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dynasty) in Gujarat and contributed to the dominant influence of Jainism there.
lagu a was a c rya of N gendra gaccha. Once he was going with his disciples from village to village to preach his doctrine. On the way in a village named Va omda, he saw a bag hanging from a tree branch. A child was sleeping in that bag. He keenly observed the face etc of the child. All of a sudden, he felt that this child will grow to be the great and brave lion amongst men (Puru a Simha).
Seeing the monks near her child, the mother of the child came there. She paid obeisance to lagu a and stood by the side. On being asked by
lagu a about the child, she described the same as, 'O Yog wara, I am the queen of King Jaya ekhara of Pamc sara. My name is R pa Sundar . My husband died in the battle field while fighting with ruler of Kaly Bh vada. When my husband Jaya ekhara died, I was pregnant with this child. It is a well known fact that to usurp a dynasty, people make some wicked plans. Scared of my child being killed by some enemies under the greed of our Kingdom; I ran away from the palace and started living in this forest. On Vai kha ukl 15th (full moon night) in Vikram752 I gave birth to this child in this forest. Due to divine disgrace, this child was born in this forest instead of the palace, so I named him as Vanar ja.'
This child who is light of the C potka a dynasty is spending his childhood in this forest amongst the forest animals living here. The people who plan crooked acts are very alert. They all must be looking for this child everywhere near his relatives. To protect this child from their sight, instead of going to some relatives, I started living here alone and protecting his life.
lagu a was startled to see a queen who should have been living in palaces in her youth and now is living so bravely alone in this forest amongst these violent animals so bravely. He said to R pa Sunadr, ‘Difficult days of your facing difficulties at every step and living in this forest are over. Please come with me. We shall make arrangements for your living and proper upbringing of this child. Besides us, nobody else will come to know of your real identity. You are my religious-daughter. The entire Jain community of Gurjara will protect your and your child's
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