Jain Legend Vol 2

Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana

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your son's ceaseless crying. Kindly take him away with you. If he feels happy staying with you, I too shall find my happiness in it."
rya Dhanagiri said in clear words, "Female-votary! I am ready to take him. But one cannot rely on the words of women. To prevent any Strife in the future, you, in front of many witnesses swear that you will never utter a word about your son in future.'
Sunand in a deep sorrowful tone said, “This rya Samita (her own brother) is my witness; further, all these friends of mine are also witnesses. In front of them I pledge that after this moment, I will never talk about my son.”
Sunand then placed her son in the receptacle of rya Dhanagiri. That very instant the child feeling very happy, at once stopped crying. Monk Dhanagiri, tied strong knots around the cloth-bag and holding it tightly with his right hand, left Sunand 's place and headed towards his teacher. By the time he reached his teacher, due to the weight of the child, his shoulder pained as if it was breaking. Somehow managing the weight of the child, he came to his teacher. Seeing Dhanagiri, from a distance, leaning more towards one side, rya Simhagiri approached Dhanagiri, took the bag from him and exclaimed in astonishment, "O Monk! What did you bring today which is as heavy as a mountain (Vajra)? Behold, it is slipping out of my hands too". He then placed the receptacle on his seat and opened the knot. Inside he saw the child in the receptacle, who was as pleasant as the moon, radiating bright light. rya Simhagiri named him as Vajra and said, “He will become a promoter of the Jain religion. He must be taken care of properly.”
c rya Simhagiri entrusted the responsibility of the child to ayy tar , the lady caretaker of the lodging house for lady ascetics, and set out on his wandering
ayy tar Female-votary before taking care of her own children would feed, bathe, and massage baby Vajra. He would remain in the lodging from morning till night, after which ayy tar would take him to her house. When the child wanted to urinate or defecate, he would either with a gesture on his face or by crying, hints ayy tar and never troubled her on this account.
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