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cloth merchants, grain merchants, shoomakers, dealers in vessels, gardeners, jewellers, oil and ghee dealers, washermen, dyers, etc. were as if the symbols of different classes of people.
King named Samantpal ruled in such lovely and great Champnagari. Samantpal, the best among men, was just, philosopher and a religious king. He was devoted to the Shramanas (Jain Sadhus). People of every caste, creed and profession lived in Champanagari. It was however a city of wealthy merchants. These wealthy merchants possessed wealth like that of Kuber. Amonget these merchants there lived a merchant named Vrudhdhdatt. Vrudhdhdatt owned a palace, a gaushala, carts, carriages and a shopping centre. In addition to these, he owned ninety-six crores of gold mohurs in cash. Sheth Vrudhdhdatt's younger brother was named Sadhudatt. Befitting his name, Sadhudatt was a man of good nature.
