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Sunsum rapura, as follows:- The Lord said – “At the time when I had spent 11 years of mendicancy, breaking fasts regularly, I reached Sunsum rapura's forest stretch and focusing my gaze on a stone I became meditative under an A oka tree. At that time, the soul of an ascetic P ra a of Camaracamc had become an Indra. There through his clairvoyant knowledge the saw akrendra seated on a throne enjoying divine pleasures. He became envious. With the idea of destroying
akrendra's splendour, he came to me and said – “Lord, I want to take refuge in you and make the Indra akra corrupt with his splendour.” After this taking a celestial bodyfrom me, he went to Saudharma realm of gods and started saying unpleasant things to akrendra. The king of gods, Indra, in anger hurled his thunderbolt at Camarendra. Seeing that, the demonking Camara, started running and fell at my feet. After releasing the thunderbolt, Indra thought Camara on his own does not have the courage to insult me; perhaps he has somebody's assistance in this. Through his avadhij na when he found out Camara has taken refuge in me, with great speed he held his thunderbolt four amgula and left Camarendra and."
From Sumsum rapura the Lord reached Bhojapura, Nandigr ma and Medhiy gr ma. From Medhiy gr ma he reached Kau mb and on the first day of the dark fortnight of Pau a month he took the following Vows:
“In substance it should be udada-d la pods; 2 Should be at the corner of a winnowing basket; 3 In terms of place, should be in the middle of the threshold; 4 In terms of time the time for giving alms should have passed; 5 In terms of existence, a princess should have become a slave girl; 6 With chained feet; 7 Should be with shaven head; 8 Should have tears in her eyes; 10 She should have observed a fast. If I get alms from a person of this kind, I shall accept it, not otherwise."
With this resolve, Mah v ra would go everyday seeking alms; people would come with eagerness and hope to give. Mah v ra would return without accepting anything due to the resolve being not fulfilled. Four months passed off this way without his accepting alms. All over the city people expressed surprise at this. Once, the Lord went to the minister of Kau mb , Sugupta's house. The minister's wife, Namd , a pious devotee, went with great devotion to give alms, but Mah v ra went away without accepting anything thereby making her unhappy.
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