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lead the list " Then all of them began to appreciate the generosity of Bhimo Kudalio.
Then Bhimo who was highly delighted started for home but again began to think, “My wife is a stern woman and in case I return home without capital, then will arise a quarrel unnecesarily” But repeating the name of God he reached home. No sooner did he reach home, than his wife asked him, “Where had your been?, Why did you return late ? what have you earned ?" Such questions and many others were asked. In any wer Bhima told her everything regareing SatrenjayaBhimo had a dobt that she would be immediately enraged but when fate is favourable everything is favourable The quarrelsome woman also became favourable.
In the mean while seeing the peg to which the cow was tied loose, Bhimo went there to make it tight Digging the earth for this purpose he saw horded wealth in it. A pot full of four thousand gold coins was found out but look at the devotion and patience of Bhimo I His condition was entirely poor, the whole of his saved capital had been subscribed to the fund of Siddhacala and yet the pot full of gold coins could not tempt him. He atonce came to Satrūnjaya, put the pot before Bahada the minister and told him the whole incident.
Knowing the whole thing; the ministster entreated Bhimo to take away the pot back as it was a gift of his good luck but Bhimo was not prepared to do so and was not willing to accept the pot. Atläst Kavada yak'sa' appeared then and requested Bhimo to take away the pot. It was only then that Bhimo took the pot and came home. He then kept him self engrossed in reli gions riltes, used to practise penance and became happy.
On the other hand, Băhada enthusiastically started the work of the construction of the temple and entrusted different pero ons with different duties and came to Päțaga. Exactly after two
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