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Sanskrit Sub-story and Subhāṣitas in the Prakrit....
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Once their prince, named Mahāmoha, respectfully informed the king about the calamity that had befallen his kingdom. The calamity was that Prince Santosa, the son of king Cāritra had kidnapped innumerable citizens of his kingdom to his city named Sivapurī, with the assistance of his minister named Samyag-darśana and thus though accompanied by his whole army he was defeated. Thereupon the king ordered his army to uproot the Viveka fortress of king Căritra and throw the king into the ocean. At that moment the minister named Mithyādarśana requested him to delegate Prince Mahāmoha in his company to capture Prince Santosa alive and bring him there. Lokasthiti, the sister of the king also supported the plan of the minister. The king, therefore, agreed and sent a messenger named Tanniyoga to fetch as many of the citizens as were led away by Prince Santosa. On the other hand, the Prince and the minister of king Karma-parināma camped on the bank of the river named Pramattată in the forest named Cittavrtti. Tanniyoga was accompanied by Tīvra-mohodaya who showed him numerous palaces in which were innumerable apartments in which were housed countless citizens. Then Tīvramohodaya asked the minister how he should attract the citizens. The minister suggested that they have a beloved named Bhavitavyatā, having numerous forms, and having full control over all of them, who should be consulted as to which of the citizens should be transported. At this, Bhavitavyatā was summoned and consulted in the matter. She advised that she would despatch Sāṁsāri-jīva and others like him. Then, she operated from the Saṁvyavahāra city and wandered in the Sadhārana-vanaspati street along with Tīvra-mohodaya and Anantābodha attracting the citizens and despatched them to innumerable births of innumerable species. Now, the beloved of Bhavitavyatā, called Saṁsārijīva, wandered from birth to birth in these innumerable species of plants and enjoyed or suffered so much that it would be beyond human calculations. When he was at last tired of all this, his wife Bhavitavyatā told him, by way of consoling, that he would have a better luck in due course and then led him in the species of cow, and he was born as a bull. He was yoked to a cart to carry heavy burdens. In due course he broke up and sank in pain. His owner, the caravan-leader Kāmadeva took pity on him, and two munis uttered the Pañca-paramesthi mantra in his ear; this was as per the prediction of Bhavitavatyā. Bhavitavatyā reminded him that this was the excellent mantra she had predicted about. The bull listened to the Munis
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