Lilavati Sara

Author(s): Jinratnasuri, H C Bhayani, N M Kansara
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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to a goddess to acquire a magic charm, but getting suspicious about their design Yasoravi escaped.
On his way to his native place, he met a man who was going to fetch rasa from a well which could transform copper into gold. Yeseravi became his partner. Overcoming the initial resistence from an elephant, lion and a he-buffalo, they reached the rasa-well. Yasoravi descended into the well by means of a rope. The alchemist had promised to pull him out after he pulled out the filled rasa-pot. Warned by a man who was thown there in the well previously by the alchemist, Yasoravi insisted insisted that the alchemist should pull out him and the rasa-pot together. Angered by this, the alchemist threw away the rope in the well and went away. Yasoravi somehow managed to come out, holding the tale of the ichneumon that had come to drink the liquid. He started again for his native place.
On his way he saw a sprout of Palasa tree that had entered in the earth. He surmised there should be a buried. treasure underlying it, and he started digging, A divine voice warned him several times to desist. As he did not heed, the god threw him several miles away. Roaming here and there, Yasoravi saw a Yakṣint on a tree, and he began to worship her. On the seventh day when she was pleased and ready to bless him, he asked for sexual enjoyment with her. At this she slapped him and he turned mad. He reached his native place in that condition. His father propitiated the Yakşini and Yasoravi was cured. Once again Yasoravi thought of going to Garjanaka for trade, but his father did not allow him. Being upset at this, he administered poison to his father, who died. He feigned great distress and after having performed the obsequies, he set out for trade towards Garjanaka. On the way a terrible fire caught the whole caravan and destroyed it. Yasoravi too died and was consigned to hell for a long time to suffer there.
The Story of Vasunanda (236-355)
In the reign of king Drdharatha of Mithilapuri. there was a merchant named Vasumitra. To his wife Sudhava, the soul of Yasoravi was bor as son, who was named Vasunanda. He was married in due course to Manorama. Being of a greedy nature he acquired knowledge of alchemy etc. to get quickly rich. But his efforts did not bear any fruit. In order to dissuade him from his fads which involved him with bad characters, his father told him the following instructive story: