Kumarpal and Hemchandracharya Diwakar Chitrakatha 041

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

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KING KUMARPAL AND HEM-CHANDRACHARYA He soon came to the Acharyashri and said after
A mouse came out from a salutationsGurudev, during my wanderings
hole near another bush. It held in jungles, hiding from the soldiers
a gold coin in its mouth. of Siddharaj, one day I was sitting concealed in a bush near the Taran Devi temple in Aravali Hills. Suddenly I saw....
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I thought
Placing the coin on the ground, the mouse returned to its hole and came out with another coin. This way it brought out 32 coins from the hole. Perched on the heap of coins it jumped with joy.
What this rat would do with these coins. I am hand to mouth at present. These coins will prove to be a
boon for me.
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