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beings, and ther, throw Alesh, blood, bones etc. upon the mountain. None dared visit that mountain out of his fear. Grass had also abandantly grown over all the ways. In that condition, there was but one hope : that some most powerful Acarya might visit the place, re-protect the mountain and appoint a new demigod; pilgrimage would be possible then and then only i
After the death of Bhāvada, jāvada ruled over his territory and protected the people. During this period the Moghals attacked Sausāstra and robbed away abandant wealth, corn, and carried away as slaves many persons. On the other hand,Arya Jāva. da protected his own religion also in anārya land | Once while he was travelling in that anārya territory, he met some Sådhus who, as they saw him, said, 'O! You are going to be the renovator of Śatrunjaya !" Hearing so, he went home and began to worship the Goddess Cakréswari. After one month's worship the goddess became pleased and said, "Go, directly from here to Takşasilā city, take up the Bimba of Arhanta's Pratimā from there, and with that Bimba, you go to Satrunjaya !" Just to carry out this order, Jāvada came to Madhumati. As soon as he reached the city he got the news that his ships which had been sent to China etc. formerly, had come loaded with gold. Meanwhile, Vajra Swāmi also accidentally came there ! Jāvaļa requested him to help him in protecting Satrunjaya. Fortunately there arrived-for salutation-at the same time, a person who, before his death, was preached by Vajra Swāmī and who after his death was born as a Yakşa.
Vajra Swami suggested the Yakşa also to help them; and with Jāvada started for Satrunjaya. That Kapardi Yakşa left no stone unturned to harass them on the way, but the heroic Jāvada SMāh and Vajra Swami were enough to match him. Atlast, they easily reached the mountain top. That Jain Kapardi threw the Arhant-Bimba down repeatedly for 21 times,
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