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[ 10 17.8You should honour this ( coremonial ). Sixteen canopies and flags jinging with small bells, shoall be presented to a Jina temple. By the fast of this beautiful vow you shall obtain all your desired happiness."
10 18. Again, she asked the great sage who had brought the lord of gode to his lotus.feet " Oh excellent sage, has any one observed this any where and obtained the fruit of the vow?" Hearing that, the lord of sages spoke so that the doubt of her mind might be removed " Sumitrā the young daughter of the king of Ujjaini took this vow in her mind. 5 At the first frst she died and was born in the home of a Brahmana in Ujjaini. By observing the fast for two Ghatikus only, she changed her miserable female sex. While the child was yet in wonnh, the father died. The mother looked after all his happiness. One day, the mother quarrelled and expelled her son from home. Feeling angry, 10 he went out of the town and lodged in an old temple at night. There came a multitude of Vidyādhara women, seeing whom he felt excited.
19, He caught the border of the garment cf one of them. All of them fed away by his fear. But the garment fell into his hand. The hero then returned home. The mother welcomed bim and took the cloth to a big mercbant. The merchant purchased it for money and presented the excellent cloth to the king. The king asked him “ Hare you got another ? 5 Il you bring one more I shall give you an elephant.” He sail “ The son of the Brabmana might bring another such cloth, oh lord :” The king sent him out with money. The Brahmana went back to the forest. There he saw & Rakshasa woman sharpening a sickle with her hand. Knowing her to be a Rokshas woman, the Brahmana stretched his stick over her 10 head. The Rohshasa woman, then, folding her hands, stood in front of the Brahmana, shaking with fear, and said
20. “I have committed no crime; why have you got enraged with mo?” The Brabmana spoke unpleasant words to her “ This stick devours hundreds of Rakohsas." With scared eyes and trembling with fear, she elung to his feet at once." Do not beat me, lord; hold back. I shall do U that you say,” He then made her assume a beautiful appearance and 5
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