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rain stopped, he happily accompanied Bappa to the monastery. Following Bappa Bha , he also paid obeisance to c rya r.
c rya r asked the newly arrived youth about his name and particulars about village, clan etc. That youth in a very humble tone replied, ‘Yog wara! I am the only son of the K nyakubje wara of Samra Candragupta Maurya lineage. Pained by my nature of extravagance; my father wanted and tried to teach me to be prudent. Even with this beneficial advice, my ego got stronger and I left the palace without
ning even my parents. Wandering at many places, I have now come here under your shelter.'
On being asked his name by c rya, the prince wrote' ma R ja' on the door knob. Immediately the crya had inkling that he had seen this prince somewhere earlier also. Therefore a prior experience and the sight of the same emerged in his mind. About ten to twelve years ago, while wandering on his religious tour in a forest, his sight fell on a bag (with a child) on a tree in an orchard of Pl (J la) trees. After a while he realized that there was sunlight all around the child while the face and body of the child were covered by steady and stable shade. At that time itself, he was confident that this child was very fortunate and with merit. When his mother came there, she very respectfully paid obeisance to
c rya. On being asked by me about her whereabouts, she said in a very polite manner, ‘Mah tm ! I am the principal queen of King K nyakubje wara Ya ovarm. When this child was in my womb, the ego of his co-wife increased tremendously due to the fear of step son. Earlier on being extremely pleased by some act of that co-wife, the king had insisted to bless her with some gift of her choice. Instead of asking for the same immediately, she pledged the same with the king for future use. Enraged with envy, she was bent on killing my unborn child. She therefore asked the king for her pledged gift. Accordingly the king expelled me from his palace and K nyakubja territory. From my own childhood, self respect was dearer to me th Therefore after being expelled from father-in-laws home, I felt it more appropriate to come and live in desolate place than go back to my father's home. This is the reason that I am living this desolate life with self esteem.'
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