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(the God of Love-Cupid) ? Seeing such conflicting qualites in his master's life, the body of this Bhrūngt seems to have become lean. Resorting to such methods Dhanopāla pointed out defects in Śhrūti, Smriti (the holy books of the Hindus) and the religious ries to be performed at the time of offering sacrifices to gods and this enraged the king. He decided in his mind to kill this Brāhmin. Dhanapala could know the secret resolution of the king and hence he contrived to ward off the anger of the king He naturally got an opportunity.
An old dame was standing with a little girl on the way The head of the dame was nodding. Being attracted at the sight, the king asked with curiosity the great poet Dhanapāla the reason why the dame was nodding her head, whereupon the poet Dhanapāla replied, "Your Majesty, this girl asks the dame, • Is this. Nandi or Murāri ?, Kamadeva, Sankara or Küber ? Vidyādhara, Surpati, the god Moon or Vidhātā ?” That dame in reply to the girl says by nodding her head, my daughter, this person is none of them, but this is the King Bhoja who is engrossed in merrymakings. The King was pleased at such intelligent expressions of Dhanapāla and his anger abated.
Once, while there were the celebrations of Pavitrāroha (Purification ) in the temple of Mahākāla ( the god Shiva ) the King said to Dhanapala, " Friend, as the ceremony of the purification of your dieties is never performed it seems that they are impure." In reply to this Dhanapala said, “That which is pure can purify impure, but as Jineśewar (The Jain Supreme Deity) is himselfopure, the ceremony of purification is out of question”
On account of the knowledge of the holy books, the intelligence of Dhanapāla had now reached its climax. He was well known as a true speaker, and it seldom happened that what he
The names of various dieties-or gods.
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