Book Title: Jain Stories 01
Author(s): Mahendramuni, K C Lalwani
Publisher: A B Jain Shwetambar Terapanth Samaj

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________________ JAINA STORIES visible from there, roaming in the neighbourhood. This was Dhannya's chance He killed it But luck proved othes-- wise, and he was caught and chained. The guards waited for the performance to be over, so that they would receive the king's order about the culpnt "'While still dancing, the lady saw that her guest had been caught When the dance was over, the king made her an offer of three things, for one of which she sought her guest's life For, meanwhile, he had been condemned to death for having slaughtered the royal musk deer Dhannya was thus saved from the jaws of death "As Dhannya was now preparing to return, the lady started with him She remained in the park, while Dhanaya proceeded to his home to watch his wife from hiding He stood in a corner in the house covered by darkness At about midnight, thete came a man to Shrimati and they were together for a long time, enjoying in all postures. When they were exhausted, they fell asleep At this moment, Dhannya took out his sword and cut the man very silently. Then he fled When later the lady got up, and saw the man dead beside her, to avoid public notice, she dug a grave in a corner of the courtyard and buried the man. ' 'Dhannya and the lady returned to Rajagriha since he had no more inclination to live with an unfaithful wife Many days passed like this His weakness for his own wife, however come up once again and he returned to her, who received him well, forgetting not to mention about the long separation which, Dhannya said, had really become unavoidable.He regretted that he could not find the musk deer. . " 'Dhannya noticed that as soon as food was cooked everyday, before it was served, the lady would take out a portion and place it on the grave, This showed that she was still devoted to the dead man So, one day, he asked her

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