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raka-Nagara. At that time, the whole land was under the dark shadow of severe famine. Inspite of spending a lot of money people were not able to get food. In that city there lived a merchant who had a beloved named Išvari. She had four sons named Nagendra, Nirvruti, Candra and Vidyadhara. Being tired of starvation they made up their minds to mix some poison into Lakṣa-pāka (food prepared at the cost of one lac of rupees.) Vajra Swami who had the previous knowledge of things going to happen, at once told Vajraséra that just on the next day of the day when the poison would be added the famine would be over and a period of abundance would begin. Fortunately, one day, Vajraséna came to the house of Išvari who most cheerfully welcomed him. She told him how they had become tired of starvation, how life had become burden-some to them, and hence, her determination to take poison! Guruji consoled her and told her emphatically that the days of starvat:on would soon be over. And to her wonder, his words proved to be true; as, just on the next day, anchored on the shore of Soparaka their ships fully loaded with corn! The miracle opened her eyes, and she began to think, "Had I added poison to the food, we would have been no more! Then, why not to dedicate this life to the cause of the holy religion which has restored it to me? Why not to take up Dikṣā (Renunciation) ?" Thinking so, she with all her four sons took up Dikā. From the names of the four sons started four different lineages (Kulas). It is also said that each of them established 21 Acaryas; and, thus, started "the corāśī Gaccha" (The-84-lineages). The Nirvrurti-Kula, soon ended; but the other three continued for a long time and in it flourished many majestic souls.
THE CREATION OF KAPARDI-YAKŞA:*
Once, while travelling Vajrasena Sūri came to the city of Madhumati in Soratha-Country.
* These facts are noted, here from "The Tapa Gaccha-Paṭṭāvali" of Śri Jain Svetambara Conference Herald.
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