Jain Stories 01

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

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ORDER SEVEN *sFetch me Velvet from the Crown'
"Gorakh Yogini's seventh and final order for Amvada was, 'Fetch me the velvet from the crown of King Chandiswara of the city of Soparaka in the southern region
"With the Yogini's blessings, he started for the south, and having passed through many villages and towns, he reached a park named Devabrahma in the outskirts of the city It was a beautiful park full of many trees profusely Bearing fruits and flowers He was particularly attracted by the smell of a juicy fruit and stood beneath the tree As he was about to extend his hands, a monkey, who was perched on a branch, said, 'Sir I Listen to me first, before you touch the frut, otherwise you will be deformed' Amvada stopped The monkey continued, "To the south of this park, there's a bill, Tungagiri, on which there is a mango tree Bring a fruit from that tree, and then you are Free to touch those on this'
"Amvada was surprised What could be special about that mango tree? What's the relation between that tree and this? If there be any, why so ? He went there As, he was about to pluck a fruut, the branches of the tree shot up towards the sky But Amvada was undaunted He jumped up and was on the tree itself At this, the tree got uprooted and started floating in the air, with Amvada enjoying the landscape that was spread beneath The tree soon reached the Nandanavana, and stopped therein Amvada now alighted from the tree