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myself from his servitude." As advised by his mother he gradually took to the path of renunciation and started leaving one wife of his each day.
When libhadra's sister Subhadr praised her brother in front of her husband Dhann Se ha he said "If he wants to leave why he doesn't leave it all at once? Leaving one by one is cowardice.” Subhadr said – “Easier said than done." Hearing this Dhann got up at once and taking
libhadra with him, both took initiation at the Lord's feet. After practising different austerities, they became gods in Sarv rthasiddha vim na. This way, giving initiation in conduct to many people the Lord completed his rainy season halt in R jag ha.
The 5th Year as Keval
Completing the monsoon period in R jag ha, the Lord went to Camp and stayed at Prabhadra there. Hearing news of his arrival there, the king of the city, Datta, came with his family. Prince 'Mah candra' awoke on hearing the Lord's sermon. He became a votary. After sometime on the Lord's arrival again he renounced everything and became a monk. After sometime, the Lord arrived at V tabhaya city after leaving Camp . The king Ud yana there was a r vakaobserving the vowsand used to stay awake in the night in his armoury. On the way to V tabhaya, the monks had to face many difficulties because of the heart. There was no habitation anywhere nearby. It was impossible to find food or water. On the way, they came across caravans loaded with sesame. The caravaneers stopped their caravans and seeing the monks, requested them to partake of the sesame. Knowing that the sesame is pure without any living beings (acitta)the Lord stopped the monks from accepting it. The water at a nearby pond was also acitta, so the Lord did not permit them to quench their thirst with it. The Lord thought if the soulless grains and water is accepted easily, in future the practice of accepting the unacceptable will develop and there will not be any control over the monk tradition. Hence even if it is faultless, for a mendicant, accepting something against the social custom is wrong. At the time of leaving V tabhaya city, king Ud yana served the Lord and many took the path of renunciation. From there the Lord arrived at V ijyagr ma and spent the rainy season there.
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