Nandishen Diwakar Chitrakatha 048

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

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After some time she gave birth to a male. She thought
I should
return to the herd otherwise the rogue will know.
Dood
Leaving the newborn in the care of the hermits she returned to the
herd.
While growing, the young elephant also played around with the hermits. He watered the plants bringing water in pitchers and sometimes just in his trunk, Observing this the sages said
Here, Sechanak eat these bananas
arl-Jon! Bod
NANDISHEN
Here, in the hermitage, the sages fed the little elephant bananas and green vegetation and took proper care.
When called Sechanak' he would come to the sages.
Great! He alone waters all the plants.
He has become our sechanak (one who waters/ plants).
Thus the name Sechanak stuck to him.
Once Sechanak was drinking water at the riverbank. That aged rogue elephant also came there. The moment he saw Sechanak, he got enraged and attacked.
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Наши
How this young was left alive? I
will kill him at once.