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[8. BHAVA. in proof of the truth of his deposition. Now Dharaṇa stated that all ingots were stamped, on the inside, with his name. Accordingly a goldsmith was ordered to open one, which indeed had Dharana's name inside. The guilt of the defendants being thus proved, the king, in great anger, condemned Suvadana to death, banished Lakşmi from his kingdom, and returned the gold to its owner. But Dharana prevailed on the king to pardon Suvadana, to whom besides he made a present of eight lakhs. Then he returned with Toppa to his house and made him accept, much against his will, the precious stones he had deposited with him. 462, 19.
Dharaņa now returned to his native town, where he was welcomed by his parents and honoured by the king. The latter desired to give him the command of some towns, but Dharana declined this favour, instead of which he asked the king to release all prisoners in his kingdom. 464, 14.
Dharaṇa whom the experience of his wife's treachery had imbued with a dislike of the life of a householder, once met, in a park, the monk Arhaddatta, and declared to him his desire of taking the vows. In order to test the sincerity of his intention, the saint first enlarged on the hardships of monastic
life, and at last yielded to his entreaties. In illustration of what "he had said, he related his own shistory. 467, 13.
Arhaddatta's tale. 467. 14–489, 15. The king of Acalapura, he said, had two sons, Aparājita, the Yuvarāja, and Samaraketu, viceroy of Ujjayini. Aparājita after a successful campaign, met the ācārya Raha 1 and was initiated by him. Once, in Tagar.. he learnt from his brethren that, in Ujjayini, the prince and the son of the Purohita gave trouble to the monks ; in order to teach them manners, he went to Ujjayini. On his bogging tour he entered the mansion of the prince and shouted the dharmalābha, upon hearing which the prince and his friend came down at once, locked up the door, and bade the monk dance. Aparajita replied he could maly dance to somebody's singing, and when the two
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Probably Radha; Rahu in the Bamkwepa is apparently a mistako.
