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PAMPA'S ADI PURANA
BY
Prof. R. Tatacharya, M.A., LT.,
(Rights Reserved) (Continued from page 35 of the last issue). THE Charana said, "The tiger was formerly Ugrasena, son of
1 Dhanadatta and Dhanadatte of Hastinapura. Anger was his fault.' He was a menace to the guards of the palace. He was imprisoned, but broke loose from his captivity, was beaten to death; and dying, became a tiger. The pig was formerly Harikanti, son of king Ananda and queen Vasantasena of Vijayapura of this country. He was disobedient to his father; he dashed his head against stone and died, and became a pig. This monkey was formerly Nagadatta son of the merchant Kuberadatta and Vasudatte of Dhanyapura. He cheated his sister, turned a thief, and a liar, and suffered for his vices, and dying became a monkey. The mongoose was the greedy Dravyalolupa of Supratishtapura. Among the bricks brought for the construction of a Chaityalaya under the orders of the king, he saw a gold brick and took it to himself. On another occasion, as he was going out of the town, he told his son to mind the purchase of bricks, but the son heeded not. So on returning home, he took a club and beat his son to death, but fell on his knees afraid of being handed over to the king's justice, broke his own legs too. The king punished him, and he dying became the mongoose.
Now these four have come to know their past history. They will go to the Bhogabhumi, and in due course when you become Adi Tirthamkara, they will become yours sons—Ananta Vira. Achyutavira etc".
The king and queen (Vajrajangha and Srimati) were thankful to the charanas for the information. They reached Pundari. kinipura, restored peace and order in the kingdom and comforted
Lakshmimatidevi. They came back to their capital Utpalakheta, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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