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"Holy sir! What has been the pious karma of my son by virtue of which he has acquired such a large harem sosoon in bis life ?" Throwing light on this point, the learned Acharya said,
"In his previous buth, he was named as Kulaputra and he lived at Nitipli. He was initiated into the order of tronks by Acharya Sudharma. Monk Kulaputra was no ordinary person. He was ever alert in the practice of controls and restraints and in the observance of religious prescriptions But he was somewhat lax atout the control of his body. In any case, te eained great merit and was born in heaven. The same soul is now your son. As he was vigilant in the observance of seven prescriptions, he has acquired seven wives during one night. But as he was lax about the control of his body, his eighth wife has come after much difficulty.”
The Acharya concluded by saying,
"In observing spiritual prescriptions, one should not allow himself to be a victim of confusion or laxity."
The words of the Acarya inspired Purandar to, renounce the world and join the holy order. Punyasar courted the vows of a devoted follower and lived a worthy life for many years In his old age, be too joined the holy order and made. great spiritual progress
