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rabal. He adopted the practice control along with Malaya.
Malaya began to practise penance and do the work of character-building in the society of saintly women. Mahabal sat beside his father and gurn, Muni Surpal and buried himself in meditation. Muni Surpal afterwards went away to another place with his disciple, muni Mahabal.
Once muni Mahabal, during the course of his travel, came alone to the royal park of Pathanpur. The keeper of the park informed king Sahasrabal about the comeing of the muni. At that time it was the time of evening. Sahasrabal thought :
"I shall go to see muni Mahabal, my father, the next morning."
He, therefore, bowed to the muni with all the respectful sentiments of his mind, by staying in the palace only.
