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Smaller or greater extent so as to let us have a share of the good and to enable us to make our selves purified thereby." Knowing of the eagerness of the Jain-brother the great minister started to prepare the list of the donors to the fund. At this time Bhimo-the Kūdalio' of the town called Timānā had come on a pilgrimage to the Śatrunjaya Tîrtha. Seeing the gathering of the society and being eager to know what was going on, he came to the spot but on account of great rush he could not enter. The minister Bāhada guessed even from the distance his eagerness to enter and he sent for him and asked him to sit beside him. The moment the names began to be entered into the list of donors and subscribers, Bhimo also wanted to contribute, but where big sums were being offered, how can his meagre sum have any importance ? Thinking so, he got confused in his mind. The great minister could know his intention and said, “ Whatever subscription you desire to give will be gladly accepted." These words of the minister made him more ashamed and he began to relate his life-history.
I belong to the town named Timână. Lifting a Kūdali (a small pot) of ghee I wander in streets to sell it and hence I am called 'Kudalio.' On account of my house being very old i sleep in the street and earn my living by resorting to labour; but knowing your presence here I came here any how. I have the capital of six drāms' (a kind of coin) and by wandering have recently earned one drām and one rupee. From the income of the rupee, the flowers have been purchased and with them ! have worshipped the Lord. The remaining seven drāms should be accepted as subscripiion to the fund.
Hearing this the, great minister put first on the list of subscribers the name of Bhimo-Kudalio. Seeing this, out of the rest of the subscribers who had paid thousands, one asked the reason of this as, “ The sums you have willingly contributed are inrısignificant in compan son with your capital but Bhimo has contributed the whole of his savings. Therefore, his name should
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