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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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Now Namala the florist used to go to the Pancasiltä Parsya. nátha temple for paying homage to the deity on the eighth and fourteenth days of every lunar fortnight, seated in a closed palanquin. Once, while she was passing along in this fashion, Lilù, the daughter of Kelhanasimha Jodha, an oil-grinder, turned away her face while yowing down to her feet on the way. She complained about this to the king, who went to the Tesidence of the oil man along with her. There they were duly respected. When Lilu, who was standing at the entrance of the worship apartment, bowed down to her, X 3 mala asked why she had turned away her face the other day.
"Because tlc odour of the oil lamp had spread into your litter," replied Lilū!
Another incident occurred when Vamala was passing by the residence of Jathaka the washerman, while going to the temple of Pancasarā Parsvanátha. His seven daughters-in-law, who were busy cloth-printing, ran to the balcony for having a sight of the queen, when, however, their sisterin-law contemptuously questioned them what it was to look at.
Feeling indignation at this she complained about it to the king, wbo went there accompanied by her. Now the king suddenly got an itchy sensation on bis back and one of the daughters-in-law spoke out:
“() Namala ! scrap His Majesty's back!"
Pleased at this the king bestowed upon her a hundredi thousand coins, Another daughter-in-law repeated the words and was rewarded with double the amount. In this manner the royal couple got delighted,
7. THE STORY OF THE JUGGLERS GAŅAYA AND MANAYA
One day when king Jayasim hadeva was sitting on the bank of the lake Sahasralinga, a disputation took place between Maniky a candra, De va sūri's disciple, and Kuinudacandra, the Digambara pontiff. At that time Pradyumna sūri, who enjoyed the title of Deaf Sarasvati', arrived there and pronounced a blessing praying divine protection for them. The king tested the capacity of the young disciple Mala y acandra by putting before him two quarters of a stanza for being completed, which was done immediately by diin to the former's utmost satisfaction.
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