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desires of Kayan; he thought : "What is the use of having any relations with a woman who does not have any love or attachment for me ?” and one day, he went away discarding Sarasa.
Sarasa was alone. She was alone in the wild forest of Samsar. She began to travel alone through that fores. As she kept wandering, she one day came to a town. While she was wandering in the town, she met a Sadhvi by chance. She saluted the Sadhviji and began following her. In course of time, she liked the life of a Sadhvi. She became a Sadhvi and began to endeavour to attain spiritual elevation. When the span of her life ended, she was born in the heavenly world called Ishan.
Atibhuti who had a deep attachment for Sarasa became a prey of into lerable grief. He became weak and decrepit; and ultimately he fell a victim to cruel death.
Yet his emotions prompted by infatuation did not abate; and he continued his search for Sarasa through various janmas in various states of existence. Thus in one of his jarmas he was born as a beautiful swan. When the swan was yet a young one; it fell a victim to a dog and unexpectedly, a muni came there. The muni recited Shri Namaskar Mahamantra to the dying swan; the swan attained great peace. After its death, the swan was born as a Kinnar (a demi god) in the heavenly world. In fact, the efficacy of Shri Namaskar Mahamantra is inconceivable and immeasurable.
After completing his span of life in the heavenly world of Kinnaras, he was born in the city of Vidaghdanagar. He was born as Kundalamandit, the only son of King Prakashasimha and Queen Pravaravali.
Kayan, whose sensual desires remained unsatisfied, kept knocking about from place to place. He had to wander through the Samsar for a long time. After many janmas, he was born in the city of Chakrapur, as the son of the Court-priest, Dhumakesh and was named Pingal.
Pingal went to study under the teacher who was also the teacher of Atisundari, the daughter of Chakradhwaja, the King
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