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Having heard the religious preaching, Jambu Kumāra became desirous of Sun Samyama-Renunciation of the world. The venerable priest refused to give him 1991 Diksā,-Initiation into an Order of Monks-without the consent of his parents. When Jambu Kumāra was returning home, anxious of taking silsaa sila-vrata,-the Vow of Celibacy,-he saw, on the way, that THE HOT Rājagriha Nagari,-the town of Rājagrihawas surrounded by enemies and that stones were thrown by machines worked by servants of the King, sitting on the fortress. Thinking this event to be a source of impediment, Jambu Kumāra came back to Canadhara Mahārāja Sudharma Swāmi and took the Vow of Celibacy from him.
He, then, returned home and respectfully addressing his parents, he said. “O Father and Mother! I am desirous of taking arrafa alat Bhagavatı Dikşā,-Initiation into an Order of Monks-promulgated by the Jinéśvaras. Please, therefore, give me your consent. His parents replied. “You are our only son. We shall be helpless without you. In that case, what will be our condition? We are desirous of marrying you eight handsome girls. Fulfil, therefore, our well-cherished desires." Jambū Kumāra, well-considering the words of his parents, said, "I wil marry the girls, if you are very keen about it; but in case, I an able to duly enlighten them in religious subjects, they will willingly accept 1871 Diksā, along with me. If however, I am not able to convince them, I will remain a house-holder.” Jambu Kumāra, then, told the parents of his wives-elect, “I am anxious to have Hitafa T Bhāgavati Diksā," and eventually all of them informed their respective daughters " Jambu Kumāra is anxious to have hitrefa atat Bhāgavati Dikṣā, after duly instructing you in religious subjects soon after his marriage with you." All the eight girls went to Jambu Kumāra, and said “We have already accepted you as our husband. You will be our Lord during this life. If however, such an union is impossible, we all of us will take arrafa at Bhagavati Diksā at your hands. In case, however, we become competent to atract you more and more towards
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