Jain Stories 03

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

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JAINA STORIES
gressed But there is one way out If the king marries with Princess Chandravalı, the daughter of King Amarsana of Amarpur, he will have a son from her This gap will thus be filled "
The queen expressed ber gratitude to the goddess for the advice, after which the goddess disappeared
In the morning, the queen apprised the king, and the king agreed, though with great reluctance and after much argument The queen directed the minister to arrange the marriage without delay, and the minister lost no time to meet the princess herself at Amarpur. At first meeting the minister was able to persuade her to agree to the proposal but she had one pre-condition, namely, that her husband must be a follower of the Jina path, and in this, she said, she had the support of her parents But King Chandrasehhara was not a Jaina
The minister now used his wit and said
“Princess! My master is tolerant of every religion. The Jipa path is a very good way of liberation and the king has a very high regard for it So, in a sense, you may take him to be a Jaina"
“But, sir, that's not enough You must bring my condition to the notice of your king, and if his reactions are favourable, then I am prepared to accept him as my husband ” :
The minister returned to his city and submitted the whole matter for the consideration of the royal couple But the king's instant reaction was—For the sake of this marriage, I can'nt become the follower of a Jina' The queen and the ipinister argued for long with him but to no purpose
An event to take place awaits a favourable chance, and when the chance comes, the event takes no time to