Jain Stories 01

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

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JAINA STORIES
some time One day, I discovered that he was a debauch, and I tried to improve him, but he won't listen You can sze, this gave a major turn to my own life I joined the order of nuns. I spend my days on the bank of the Ganga At täis moment, I am on a pilgrimage, which has brought me to this city'
“The princess was impressed and happy She gave her own account to the lady, adding in the end that since good luck had brought the two together, she would be happy to make a gift of her great power to the lady. The holy woman thus acquired from the princess her power to enter into another's body
"Astrologers and soothsayers are men to whom people readily open their hearts Secrets which are kept closely guarded even from i:e very near and dear ones cease to be so to these men. The princess now felt quite free with the lady and asked about her own future The lady shut her eyes for a few moments and then said, 'Princess ! A bright future awaits thee The time for the arrival of thy suitor is not very far He will be a great hero, one among a million, a really worthy person, whom only the luckiest of the ladies may hope to get' 'But, holy mother, how shall I recognise bim 7' 'My daughter! You will know him when he sends you a flower vest' The holy woman then took leave and departed
"Amvada now turned his steps towards Devapatrana, for which he had started, and soon reached the city He accepted the hospitality of the gardener, and by virtue of his power to hypnotise, he soon attracted everybody in that household. To establish a lasting link with the family, he even married the gardener's daughter.
"One day, the mother-in-law told him, 'My son' Show us some of your powers. Next day, as the lady was