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goldsmith were trembling with fear, because it was very difficult to escape the net work of detectives cast by Abhay kumar. So they returned the necklace back to (their father) the monkey.
The monkey also found it very embarassing to wander, with the necklace in his possession. The monkey was all the while searching for a proper person and a safe place."
Munishri Munipati contuning to tell the story to Sheth Kunchika added :
"That monkey once found that Acharya Suhasti was engrossed in Kayotsarg meditation completely neglectful of his body. The monkey found this incident as a fine chance. So he put the necklace round the neck of the Acharya Suhasti, and jumped away from tree to tree, very far.
The principal minister Abhaykumar was doing religious practices along with the monks having Paushadh Vows to their credit. From amongst the four disciples
