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word to Hîravijaya Sari that he would respect him provided he respected Somasundara Sûri, to which the prceptor returned, "How can it be done by us, when our preceptor has not done
so ?"
At such a reply the mendicants grew envious of the Sürı and reported falsely to Kalā Khân, the Governor of Patan, that Hiravîjaya Suri had stopped the rains ! No man in his senses would ever think such a bluffing as a reality. The Governor, however, did so and sent no less than a hundred horse-inen in order to arrest the preceptor ! This small army surrounded village , but, securing the help of one Tolā Dhămni of Vadávali, Sri Hiravijaya Sûri could make good his escape from Kuņagera and went away to Vadāvali, che soldiers also, after a futile search in Kusagera, followed him to Vadávalı Even there they could not trace the sage and returned detected to Pätan !
To avoid this disturbance the Sūri had to conceal himself under-ground for full three months.
When the Sūri came to Ahmedabad in V S. 1636, somebody again sent a mal-report to the Governor Shihab Khān to the effect that Hira Suri had stopped the very rain 'Shihab Khăn instantly sent forth the Sûri and aked him what the matter was The Suri returned, "What need is there for us to prevent the rains from falling ! For, in absence of rains the people would lose all peace ; and when the masses are not peaceful, how and from what source can we secure quietude ?'
While thus they were talking, a Jaina gentleman of Ahme. dābād, Kuvaraji by name, happened to arrive there, who infor. med the Governor about the spotless thoughts and actions of the Jaina mendicants as also about their self-restraint Thereafter, the Sūri was made free. At this occasion gifts were generous ly distributed among the poor. But while this was going on,
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