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thus reaping the bad fruits of their evil doings.
Muni Kath happened to arrive at the city of Champa. Bhadra recognised him and with a suspicion that she would be exposed here also she contrived a plot to defame him. She put her own ring in some food and asked to Muni to accept food from her. The Muni accepted the food, put it in his begging bag and went. on. Soon Bhadra made hue and cry that the rogue in the garb of a Muni had stolen away her ring. People, not knowing the truth, handed over Kath to the police. Now when he was being taken to the jail, Gomati saw him from the palace of Sagardatta She told everything to the king. King Sagardatta came bare-footed, bowed to him i.e. Kath, his father and then after learning the characterss of Bhadra and the ascatic sent them into exile. :: Sagardatta arranged for Muni Kath everything. He was to spend the four
