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hating the sky by the net of the rays of the pure lustre of gem like mass of nails of your teet.
4. Besides O god ! now, having got a shelter, we shall wash away the sin of Karmas on seeing your lotus-like face like a traveller in the country of Märwår.
Having repeatedly ex'olled with a speech full of devotion intimately connected, delightful to the heart, and with a speech expanding the eyes with joy. they brought their heads low so as to touch the ground, and they again said "O god! If by your grace, we have the good fortune of acquiring a son or a daughter we shall enrich the top of your temple with gold goblets and will have your temple beautified with tall pillars, equipped with play-houses, elegant with cornices decorated with an excellent enclosing wall, and resplendent with nice dolls arranged at suitable places. We sball, also remain always devoted to you and we shall constantly arrange for the dignity of your worship.” Soon after repeating the prayers, Vaggura sétb and his wife amused themselves for some time in the pleasure-garder, and, then, both of them went home.
Through the grace of the vana-vyantari goddess of the adjoining country satisfied by the predominance of their devotion, Bhadrā śéthāņi became pregnant and Vaggura seth consequently had perfect confidence fixed in his mind. From that day, Vaggura séth commenced repair works in the temple and finished it without waste of time. He was worshipping the image three times daily with fragrant flowers of five colours, used to have dramatic per ormances done by courtezans and be used to have four kinds of musical instruments played with very sweet tunes. !a this way, Vaggura seth passed his days in devotion.
One day, a Jaina ācārya named Sūraséna doing unrestricted wandering, came there with the object of paying homage to the image ci che Tirtbankara, and remained in a suitable dwelling place nearby. During fore-noon, Sūraséna Ācārya went into the temple of Tirtbankara Mallinatha Swami and baving adored the word for a considerable time, be took bis seat at • muitablo
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