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by day like the moon with its ligits gradually shining forth. At this juncture, there arrival the great sages Vosoblacilr'it, anul l'irabhudni, the ocean of scriptures. They were lean with the unbearable weight of penances and were accompanieil by the excellent fourfold order. Some of them were absorbed in ineclitation anıl were vcry learned, while others had their bodies covered over with a mass oflirt. When they arriver at the dreadful crematory, one of them sair a miracle there. A bamboo-cluinp harl grown from the eyes on the face of a human skull. He then asked - Tell me the cause of this, oli great sage: low has all this happenel?"
8. Hearing those words the matier was reveal. I by y'asoberlin to the younger ascctic. " These three mighty bamboos shall become the stafss of bonner, goarling hook and umbrella. In whose so-ever han.ls these bamboos vroull fall, he shall obtain the entire carth". This was hearil by a
onmati, who was stan ling close to the sage. At the close of the dlay he counciller in his own heart " The words of the sage woulil never go false". So, one day he got all the threc bamboos cut quickly. But when he was going home with them, Karalandı came up to him and wrested them from the Brahmaun. The Brahmana, through fear, allowed him to have them, not being able to withstand his might. But being disappointed he said " Whenever you obtain the kingdom, make me your minister, oh beautiful friend ". Karakanda acceded to all that was said by the lovely Brahmana, and himself went home with those bamboos and reported the matter to his guardian in sweat tones.
9. For Karakanda, the affection of the Klicon increased very much. He was taught, along with politics, grammar, logic, hundreds of dramas, poetic compositions abounding in various sentiments, Vātrāyana (erotics ), mathematics, the nine sentiments, the Jontres and all the Tantras, the art of winning thc hearts of people anl of making good machines, good use of stords, disks, spears and daggers, the science of bots, missiles and strong jarelins, wrestling, acrobatic feats, jumping, turning and rolling of the body, and the cutting of various kinds of fruits, flowers and leaves. He was made to know all these pleasent arts and he also acquired dexterity in playing upon drums, tabors, lutes and flutes. Thus, erery art that was renovuell in the world ras taught by t!le Khemire to him who had a good
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Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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