King Pradeshi and Keshikumar Diwakar Chitrakatha 054

Author(s): Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai

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King Pradeshi and Keshikumar Shraman Then Keshikumar Shraman said
Imagine that there Minister ! Tell me one
is a hunter with a bow thing. There is a beautiful
and arrow hiding there. garden with numerous
Now, would animals dense trees loaded with
and birds like to flowers and fruits. Animals
come there? and birds would like to come there
or not?
No ! Who will come to a place where messenger of
death is dancing ?
UN
bad
Why not. They would certainly like to come and
rest there.
Some days later while minister Chitt was sitting in his garden the guards informed him
You see, minister ! Your
Shvetambika city is like that garden. But your cruel
and irreligious king sits there like a hunter. How can sages and saints
visit that place ?
Gurudev ! Kindly pay a visit once. I feel
that in noble company the wicked king will change.
Minister sir !
Keshikumar Shraman, for whom you were waiting, has arrived in our
garden.
Great! I will soon come to pay
him homage.
After great persuasion the minister made the sage Laccept his request
The minister dismissed the guard after rewarding him.
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