Jain Legend Vol 3

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

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Dhanap la was a childhood friend of King Bhoja. He got love and affection of King Bhumja (father of King Bhoja) similar to what King Bhoja got. Also Dhanap la had deep faith in his right belief. Hence in a fearless tone he said, 'O king! By making the aforementioned changes in this text, its condition will be same as the milk in the hand of a Brahmin mixed with a drop of wine. Under such circumstances these changes cannot be incorporated in this text. O King of kings! The result of incorporating these unholy changes will be the significant destruction of my lineage and your kingdom.'
Seeing his request being turned down in this manner, the anger of King Bhoja spread like wild fire. Immediately he put ‘Tilakamamjar ' lying by his side in the rising flames of fire in the fireplace near him. The text became ashes in front of all.
This episode created a deep hurt to Dhanap la. He could only utter, in anger and hopeless words said, 'O King Bhoja! You are a true M lav ya. From where have you inherited these flaws of insulting your own people and disrespect to poetic works?'
Expressing his hurt to King Bhoja, Dhanap la immediately left the royal court. On reaching home, he was in deep pain and immersed in a deep ocean of worries laid down on his bed. Seeing such a pitiable condition, all family members were stunned and started talking of here and there. During this period his nine years old daughter came to him and in a very affectionate manner asked her father the cause of his deep worry?
Knowing the cause of her father, she in a very pacifying and encouraging tone said, 'Father! Please do not worry a bit for burning of your text. I remember each word, each line and each page of that text verbatim.' Saying so, the child started reciting ‘Tilakamamjar' from the beginning to her father. Hearing this, Dhanap la felt happiness. Dhanap la relieved himself, took a bath and food and then started writing the text 'Tilakamamjar' on hearing the same from his daughter. In a few days, Dhanap la wrote 24000 out of 27000 verses of ‘Tilakamamjar' recited by his daughter. There were some blanks left where the child could not remember and hence recite the verses. In this 3000 verses of ‘Tilakamamjar' got vanished in fire. Immediately on completion of writing ‘Tilakamamjar ’, Dhanap la with his family left Dh r nagar and went towards west and reached Satyapura (now J lora) of Mar dhar.
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