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1. My good friend Kurakanda, I tell you. Make a start immediately. A good and auspicious omen ( forebodes ) that you will obtain the happiness of wife along with many acquisitions. “Tell me, oh courageous Khecara marrior, as a result of what omen shall I obtain a wife?” The Khecara told him " See the sage in front of you; the divine-eyed one is sure to give you the fruit". "Tell me who has obtained the fruit of the omen ". Then the Rhecara told him who had obtained the fruit. A certain Brahmana, hungry and decaying in body, started from his country, leaving his home. He saw an ascetic in the forest and great satisfaction entered his mind. Holding in mind the auspicious omen, he began to dance, stretching up his arms. A certain prince sporting in hunting soon reached there. He saw the Brahmana joyfully dancing alone in the forest." Oh respectable Brahmana, I ask you, why are you dancing freely in the forest ? Have you obtained some thing beautiful or have you gone mad, my brother ?".
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2. The Brahmana then told him " Oh simple-hearted, I am not seized by the wind, my friend. By the passing of one devoid of ornaments and clothes and enjoying the great relish of bliss, I have obtained the auspicious omen here where the mighty lion dwells. As a result of this, I shall gain royal fortune and enjoy the green-bowelled earth. Then the prince quickly said to the Brahmana. "Oh master, I am your pupil. Give to me this omen, my respected sir, and take my ornaments and this divine-bodied horse." Taking the horse along with the ornaments, the Brahmana went home, giving to him the omen. The prince, tender-bodied like fresh lotus-fibre, went forth full of joy. Then the Jina-tutelary-goddess, abandoning the body that she had put on formerly by means of her Vidyā, took up another by which the mind of the on-lookers may be attracted.
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Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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