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(2) To get a kind of railings constructed on the sides of the
way leading up to the top of the mount Giranāra (3) To appoint my son Ambad as Danda-nayaka. (4) At the end of the life, to practise the ceremony of Niza
manā in the presence of a 'Guru'.
The warriors were set thinking when they marked such best regards of Udayana towards his teacher even at the time when the end of his life was approaching The racked their brains as to when a to bring a Jain ascetic into such a dense forest. After consulting amongst themselves one of them made a suggestion and then for appeasing the mind of Udayana they said to him, “ We try to inquire and bring a Jain ascetic in the presence of whom you can fulfil your desire to do “Nizāmanā', and we shall make Bähada to fulfil the rest of your three vows." Then they found out a Vantha' man, made him acquainted with the Jain rites, dressed him in the garments of an ascetic and brought him to the minister Seeing the saint at the time of the end of his life he derived as much joy as a person derives on getting nector. He delightfully saluted him, begged pardon from all the 84 lacs of living beings, accepted the four submissions and peacefully returned to heaven.
Conveying the news of the death of Udayana-minister to the great King Kumârapāla the warriors came to his sons Bāhad and Ambada, and acquainted him with the desires of their deceased father Bāhad gladly and most lovingly accepted everything they said and securing the permission of the King, he atonce came to Siddhāc'ala. On an anspicious moment the foundation of the temple was laid Receiving this report, the different well to do-Jains from various quarters came to the place and approaching the minister began to say, “ Your lordship is achieving matchless good by resorting to the work of repairing this best place of pilgrimage but let our wealth be kindly accepted to a
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