Jain Stories 03

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

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JAINA STORIES
"It is the height of impertence for a devoted son to disappear like this. It will cause your parents the greatest pain. And not to marry when everything is finalised , is indecent too on your part"
Pavapanjaya yielded and the ceremony passed off without any trouble Anjana was the happiest during the ceremony, but Payananjaya had no joy. He played his role with the greatest reluctance King Mahendra bestowed a great dowry on bis dear daughter King Prablada's joy knew no bounds to acquire such a qualified lady for his royal household He heartily blessed the couple.
It was the first night after the marriage, and Anjana was awake for Pavananjaya's arrival. A quarter of the night passed, but Pavanabjaya did not come, and not even his steps were audible Adjapa's expectation now gave way to anxiety She had in her mind a nice picture of her future life, but that had started fading out She had never dreamt that even such a calamity might fall on her. The night thus. passed and the sun was up. There was joy everywhere except in Anjana's apartment Her only companion was Vasantatilaka to whom she narrated the sorrow of her heart. Thus days passed
Apjana tried to improve her relations with Payananjaya. When food parcel or gift parcel arrived from her parents she sent them to Pavananjava, but he threw them out in a. very discourteous manner. She tried her best to scan her own conduct, and in it she found nothing that could be offensive in any way,
By nature, Adjana was serious and grave. She told her friend at last,
"At this moment, it seems, bad time is upon me, and anything I may do now will go against me So I must wait for this phase to pass out."
In this manner, long twelve years passed and there was no understanding between the two, por did the two ever mect
Once a special emissary from King Ravana of Lanka