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JAINA STORIES "You get out of my house You will be received back only when you come with the ornament. Otherwise, I don't want to see your face"
This was a great shock for the young man Silently he moved out from his home. At night, he took shelter in the hollow of a bangan tree.
When, at night, the sresthi's wife enquired about her son, the stesthe gava a very angry reply
"He is a wicked fellow Don't talk about him He has stolen the king's ornament So I have turned him out.”
"What ?" said the affectionate mother, “You have turned him out at this hour of the night? What will happen to him? Go and bring him back at once"
Purandar searched the whole town, but he did not find his son So he dared not come back The lady sat at her door fixing her eyes on the street, but without her son and without her husband. Thought she,
"The srest) : acted foolishly in turning out the boy, and I have acted foolishly in turning out my man"
Seated in the hollow, Punyasar saw two divine damsels arrive there One of them said,
"It ia a lovely night I feel like strolling leisurely The second said,
"I don't like an aimless stroll If there is something interesting anywhere, we may go there."
"If that be your desire, then we should go to Ballabhpur In that city, a sresthi named Dhana has seven daughters from his wife whose name is Dhanavati The daughters are named Dharmasundari, Dhanasundari, Kamasundari, Muktisundarı, Bhagyasundari, Saubhagyasundari and Gunasundarı, For getting suitable groom for his daughters, the saesthe propitiated Lambodara
