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Both monks said, 'O great poet! Please put some colour of alat in this curd.' As soon as Dhanap la put the colour in curd, a number of germs of the same colour which were invisible till now started moving on the surface of curd.
Seeing so many germs moving here and there on the surface of curd, all doubts concerning Jainism which had so far clouded Dhanap la mind were soon removed. All foggy clouds of delusion about Jain doctrine in his mind disappeared.
On being asked by poet Dhanap la with folded hands, one of the monks told him, 'They have come from Gurjara Prade a. Up dhy ya obhanadeva, disciple of crya Mahendra S ri is our guru and we are staying in a Jain monastery near Lord din tha's temple.' Immediately both the monks returned in the same direction from where they came.
Immersed in deep thoughts, Dhanap la after taking the bath left for the monastery to have a sight of Up dhy ya obhanadeva. As he entered the monastery, Up dhy ya obhanadeva with lot of respect went in front of Dhanap la. Dhanap la moved at a very fast pace and embraced his younger brother.
Up dhy ya obhanadeva in a respectful manner suggested his elder brother to sit at a half seat adjacent to him. But Dhanap la sat on the floor in front of obhanadeva and said, 'You have accepted the rama a religion of great Jain philosophy. You are venerable not only by me but by the whole world. I have earned great demerit by requesting King Bhoja to ban the entry of monks of this great religion in the kingdom of M law. I feel greatly pained by this sinful act of mine. Now I am desirous of completely purifying my sin.'
On listening to deep spiritual sermons from his brother, Dhanap la's mind became inquisitive with for more knowledge. Brimming with deep determination, Dhanap la with folded hands and in a firm tone said to Up dhy ya obhanadeva, 'O Ocean of knowledge! From the bottom of my heart I accept the Jain religion which is the true path to attain a virtuous destiny.'
First of all Dhanap la resolved to free himself from the grave he committed by asking King Bhoja to ban the entry of Jain monks in the
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