Jain Stories 03

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

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JAINA STORIES
Surasundari drank it
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pond was very cool and sweet gentle breeze was blowing Tired as she was after a long Journey, she lay down on the bank of the pond, and soon fell fast asleeep
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At that time, a garuda bird was flying in the sky he looked down, he saw Surasundari lying on the ground He thought that she was dead He swooped down upon her, picked her up in his beak and flew away. At this disturbance, Surasundari woke up When the garuda realised that this was not a dead thing, he dropped her
But luck again saved her She dropped in the chariot of a vidyadhara who was flying at that moment When the vidyadhara saw a lady suddenly coming into his chariot at such an altitude he was surprised and asked her who she was and how she chanced to be there After Surasundari had explained her situation, the vidyadhara treater her like his own sister and asked her to accompany him She was ready, but she wanted to pay homage and obeisance to some Jaina monk
The vidyadhara agreed and both arrived at the Nandisvara island. There she met a monk named Jnani who revealed that Surasundari would meet with her husband at Benatat
Surasundari came to live at the house of the midyadhara He had four wives They received Surasundari with all the warmth and treated her as their own sister Every day they sat together and merrily spent their time.
Elsewhere, Amarkumar travelled to various places in the course of his business trips and at last he came to Venatat He saw the king and presented him with valuable gifts The king was pleased with him He permitted him to carry on his business in the city One day, as Amarkumar was talking with fellow merchants in the market place, a few guards suddenly came to him and put him under arrest.