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Being aware that his daughter-in-law was his mother, and his son a father, he did not know how to address them. He therefore decided to remain mute, whence he got the name Mūka. Thus twelve years passed away. A monk of superhuman knowledge named Meghana da came there and he sent his monk to recite to him the verge containing the description of his previous births. He replied that he would follow the advice of the saint and went to see him. The people were astonished to find him speaking; but still they called him Muka. (P, 67, I. 14.)
Padmanabha also told the god that he would be awakened on the Siddhāyatana peak of the Vaitādhya mountain on the sight of his own earrings. The god after hearing this, went to As'okadatta at Kaus'āṁbi, and narrated to him the account as told by Ti. rthankara. He led him to the Vaitadhya mountain and in a cave on the Siddhayatana peak, the earrings were deposited. The god gave him the desirg-yielding jewel in. structing that it should lead him to the Vaitadhya mountain, and that it would serve one purpose belonging to this world one day when thought over. The god went away
