Book Title: Samraiccha Kaha
Author(s): Madhusudan Modi
Publisher: Gurjar Granth Ratna Karyalay

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________________ [ 23. 4. which is affectionate without cause. Then may you go to penance-forest. For myself, I am not able to see the revered patriarch as I feel tainted with the blot of this fresh carelessness.” Having so said, the king bowed to Hermit Agnis'arman, and returned. Thinking 'I should not now go,' he sent the army on Mãnbhanga. Agnis'arman also went to the penance-forest, reported the account as happened, to the patriarch who congratulated him saying, 'Well-done, my son!' and again took up the particular vow. Of him being served every day by the king, whose non-attachment to the world was increasing, the whole month went by and the fast-breaking day, with hundreds of hopes of the king, arrived. On that fast-breaking day, the queen of king Gunasena, Vasantsenā gave birth to a son. The maid with a delightful lotus-like face informed of this out of joy to the king with satisfaction. The king had his hair-ends raised on account of this joyous occasion of the birth of a son; he gave to the maid the ornaments of his body such as bracelets, earrings etc. and ordered her, “Vasundhră, send out an order on my word to the servants at their respective places. viz. Arrange to release all bonds in my kingdom by ringing time-bells; ask them to give rich alms, fitting and unexpected; give out to kings like Jitas'atru and others the tidings of my son's birth; [23] let the citizens know the auspicious occasion of the birth of a son to the queen; arrange for a town-festival which has come up unforeseen." She delivered the orders to the servants as was commanded. The servants followed the order of the king. For,

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