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[82. 7. king looked up and the servants left the place. Then Suvadana, who felt repentence on seeing Dharana, said, "I am, O lord, a sinful one, a dog in the form of a man and not a man as such!" He said to the king, Verily, lord, a man desists from performing things unworthy to be done; he is worthy of trust, grateful, afraid of the next world, devoted to benevolence, just as this revered sage is." The king said, "How does then one become a dog in the form of a man? Speak that relevantly. Then Suvadana narrated the incident of Dharana beginning from his seeing (Dharana) on the island and ending with the giving of eight lacs worth of gold. [82] The king was pleased. Suvadana was released. Having bowed to the revered sage, being under the sway of shame, Suvadana went away quickly. Out of love towards Dharana, he heard religion before revered Mangu, understood ignorance and took to the asectic life, with the fuel in the form of actions, burnt with the fire of repentance. The king also worshipped the revered sage and entered the city.
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