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3. As he walked away with that lotus, Nagakumāra, the Sura, came there. The good Sura told the cowherd " I have been protecting this lake with great care. The flower which no body could take, not even a Khecara, a serpent or a Sura, has been taken away by you a man, oh fine fellow, I tell you with all respect. Now you shall obey these words of mine. Whoever be great, with his feet worshipped in the three worlds, and at whose sight sin quickly flies off, at his feet you shall offer this flower. If you do not obey my words, oh friend, I shall certainly kill you, oh inno. cent-minded!" Dhanadatta went away having accepted the words uttered by the lord of serpents. He thought" My merchant is great as he is saluted by all good men. I shall worship his feet with this flower which has been guarded by the serpent-gods.
4. So thinking, he went near the merchant and stood up humbly before him. The merchant then asked him "Why are you standing before me with folded hands?" Dhanadatto, said "Oh merchant, my father, I shall worship your feet with this lotus. " "Tell me the reason?" Being so questioned he said "I plucked this flower from a lake and a Sura has told me "Whoever is great in the three worlds, worship him. If you do not worship, I shall kill you." Hearing this, I have come, thinking, oh father, that I shall worship your feet. You are great and adorable by the people and so deserve to be worshipped with this flower. Hearing this, the merchant said "Oh son, the king is greater than myself, oh good minded!" The merchant then took him to the king's palace and saw the king in the Jina temple. Having repeated to him as before ( he said) You are great, as people bow to you. Therefore, I shall worship your feet with this flower obtained by me in the lake." Hearing this, the king replied "Greater than myself is the sage, surely. "
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5. All of them went in front of the good sage Yosodhara in order to offer that flower to him. "You are great, oh passionless, excellent sage ! I shall worship your feet with the lotus. I am not great" said the sage; 'People esteem the famous god of gods, Jinavara as the greatest of all, who has become purified having destroyed the enemies- Karmas, who is bright with knowledge, and has achieved perfection. Worship Him, steeped in devotion. Hearing his words, Dhanadatta, without washing his hands and feet, worshipped the Jina with that excellent lotus, as Indra did on
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