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dancers were dancing in tune with the music, & divine musicians were getting ready for a musical concert.
without proof of his identity? When the king asked him about his identity, Rohineya replied that he was a farmer named Durgachandra & belonged to the Shaligram village. He had come to Rajgrihi to visit the capital & was returning home when the watchmen apprehended him. Rohineya had made arrangements for that assumed identity with the residents of the village. When inquiries were made in that village, the people confirmed what Rohineya had stated in court.
Rohineya could not make out where he was. He asked one of the girls where he was & why all of them were serving him so well. The girl replied that he was their new king in heaven. He had attained all the divine comforts, which now belonged to him. He could live like Indra, the king of heaven, & enjoy life with heavenly damsels.
"Could this be true for a burglar like me?" he asked himself. However, he then remembered that he was helpful to the poor & needy, & he was sure that God had been just. Or could this be the plan of Abhaykumar?' he thought again. It was hard for him to decide what the truth really was. He therefore thought it was best to wait & see.
Abhaykumar had to devise a plan for getting a confession from Rohineya regarding the burglaries. He came to know that Rohineya was fond of drinks. He therefore arranged to serve an excessive amount of wine to the thief. The excessive wine made him unconscious. While unconscious, Rohineya was cleaned, dressed in extravagantly perfumed royal garments, & adorned with valuable jewellry. He was then placed on a luxurious velvet bed of sandalwood on the top floor of a palatial building. As Rohineya regains: consciousness, he saw himself in heavenly surroundings. There was a breathtaking view all around; walls, ceiling & floor were crystalline, beautiful maidens were waving scented air with diamond studded fans, soft serene music was heard in the background, & fairylike
Stories During Bhagwan Mahavir's Life
After a while, a luxuriously clad person entered with a golden staff & a book in his hand. Is your new Lord awake?' he asked one of the damsels. The girl replied that their new Lord had just woken up & that they were getting ready to celebrate his arrival in heaven by presenting the divine concert. 'Let me make sure that all preparations pertaining to his arrival have been completed before you start your concert: & let me also get some information from
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