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place. Narmada was in great despair, when awakened by the blood of her lover she found him dead. She buried the corpse near the wall, placed an image there, and worshipped it. Purandara returned after a few days to his house, and lived with his wife just as before. Twelve years had passed since ; five
had invited brahmans for the Srāddha. While the ceremony was being performed, Purandara said smiling to his wife, 'Why mind him still.' From these words Narmadā had concluded that her husband had murdered Arjuna, and therefore she had poisoned him. She gave poison to the dog, because he always came to the tomb. This dog was no other than Arjuna who after his death had been reborn soven times as an animal and the last time as a dog.
Meanwhilo the physicians had arrived; they cured Puran dara and his dog by an emetic. 758,17.
All of a sudden a brilliant light illuminated the whole city. For just then, as the prince explained, Jinadharma had become a god; ho had come to enlighten his wife and his friend, and afterwards ho had again ascended to heaven Samaråditva related his history. 759,19.
Jinadharma was a pious Jaina; his wife Bandhula way in love with his friend Dhanadatta. Once, during the night, Jinadharmn went to an emptyehouse near his own, and stood there motionless moditating. The same houle had been appointed by Bandhulā for a rendezvous with her lover; she brought there in the night a bed the feet of which enderd in sharp naily, and unwittingly placed one of these nails on the foot of Jina . dharma, of whose presence sho had not become aware in the dark room. When she and her lover lay on the bed dallying with each other, the nail pierced Jinadharma's foot. He bore the terrible pains without uttoring sound and persevered in pure melitation till he expired. Having ascended to Brahmaloka, he at onco returned to the same house with the intention of awakening his wife and his friend. For this purpose he minde her first and the friend soon after feel the pangs of cholera, In their helpless condition they began to repent sincerely of their infamous conduct. Now the god became visible and told them that he had come to pay homage to the pious Jinadharma.
