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2d43. ] Nyāya-Kusumānjali senses he began to reflect on seeing the attendants as well as celestial objects in his room. Some of the servants came running to him and after some time one of them requested him to relate the bistory of his previous birth as it was customary The thief began to ponder over as to whether he was really in heaven or not. He just recollected the woris of Lord Mahavira about gods, which helped him in deciding that he was not really in heaven and that this was a trick played upon him. He replied that he had spent his whole life piously and no avil dead was committed by him. He thus saved his life Ho then realized that his father had deceived bim by advising him not to listen to the advice of Lord Mahavira. Afterwards he went to him and confusso: his faults before him. He then took Abhayakumara to his cave and gave away every thing that he had stolen. In the end he became a disciple of Lord Mahavira and after leading a holy life went to boaveu.
અકસ્માત કર્ણપુટ વડે ઈષ્યભાવથી અનાદરથી પણ પીધેલા તારા વચનામૃતના બિ-દુથી “રહિણેય”ચાર, શ્રેણિક * રજા તરફથી થનાર દેવાતની સજાથી મુક્ત થઈને પુનર્જીવનને પામે તો તારા સમસ્ત ઉપદેશને શ્રદ્ધાપૂર્વક સેવનાર પુરૂષ કે બને, તે હે ઈશ ! હું કલ્પી Hiddell, "-Y3
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