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elephant's palate was thence named Gajasukum la. With comprehensive care and upbringing, he grew up to be a young man. A Brahmin named Somila lived in Dv rik. He was a learned person. His wife's name was Soma r . They had a daughter named Som . One day, K. a saw Somila's daughter decked up in good clothes and ornaments, playing with her mats while he was going to see Arihanta Ari anemi with Gajasukum la. Distracted by Som 's beauty; the men of the royal household said, “Go to Somila and request his daughter's hand for Gajasukum la and bring her to the internal chambers with his permission.”
Thereafter, K a began to listen to the sermon of the Lord after paying obeisance him, with his brother Gajasukum la at Sahasr mravana. After the sermon, K. a returned to his palace. But Gajasukum la stayed there and after thinking for sometime told the Lord – "Lord! I have faith in your speech; it is my desire that I seek permission from my parents and accept initiation as a monk." Lord Nemin tha said, “Do as it please you."
Reaching the palace, Gajasukum la expressed to his mother his desire to become a monk. Devak fell unconscious hearing his words. When K a heard this he tried to explain to Gajasukum la, “I give everything of mine to you. What is the need for you to become a monk?" Gajasukum la said, “We have to ultimately let go of all the things in this world, hence I wish to not even accept them. Instead it is better to accept monkhood under Lord Ari anemi and accept the tradition of austerities." Thus, Gajasukum la remained steadfast in his decision and became a monk, getting initiated under Lord Ari anemi After initiation, the same day in the afternoon, with the Lord's permission; he went to Mah k la graveyard, stood like a statue and for one night, became meditative in this state.
There BrahminSomila, who had gone out of the city to get material for a sacrificial ritual, on his way back passed through the graveyard. There seeing Gajasukum la meditating, remembering a past life enmity, became angry and agitatedly started thinking – “This Gajasukum la has left my daughter Som without any fault of hers and become a monk, hence I must take revenge on Gajasukum la.” Thinking thus, he kept a wet-earth basket on Gajasukum la's head and in it, placed burning coal picked up from a burning corpse and looking here and there, went home quietly.
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