Jain Stories 03

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

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JAINA STORIES
arrangement for her stay with Kanakbahu When at times she remembered her past life, her susband, her son, the stigma that separated her from her near and dear ones, the dangers through which she had passed, she felt very sad For the rest, she now completely planted herself into spiritual lite
Elsewhere, her son Surendradatta had earned success in business and was now the master of a fabulous foutune Now that the son had grown up and was well established, Baisravana thought it fit to tell him all about his past, more particularly because his wife was not favourably disposed towards him and desired to get him out of the way of her own sons who were born afterwards
He gave him his father's ring and explained the circumstances in which he was rescued from the mouth of a dog and brought to his home Then he advised him to leave the place at once for the sake of safety to himself
Surendradatta moved out from there and settled at Tamraliptı An able men, he earned enough money even here and then thought of finding out his parents But he hnew not where and how he would find them so he propitiated the goddess Chakreswart, the attendant deity of Arhat Risablia who directed him to the park outside Siddharthapur a month hence The deity told him that there would be no particular difficulty for hum to recognise his parents Surendradatta then took the road to Siddharihapur.
Meanwhile, the war waged by Avantisena ended in a Victory for himself It had lasted for 16 years Sagarchandra returned liome and met his parents Next, he visited his wife's apartment which had a deserted lookThere was no trace of his dear wife anyvvhere When his parents tried to explain the circumstances under which they had turned her out, chi could not approve of it, more particularly so when