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persistence, he declined to take any medicine. Vijayaséna Sari was then at Lahore. Dhanavijaya set out for Lahore, but the distance was very vast.
Here, during the Paryūsaņa holidays the holy sage exponnded the Kalpa Sūtra. This also told upon his health, and at last he left this mortal world for a higher one on the eleventh day of the bright-half of Bhadrapada in V. S. 1652, while, of course, in meditation.
Śrt Hiravijayashri's funeral rites were performed and nicely celebrated by the Sangha of Diva and Ūnā. According to Rsabhadása, the night following, persons sleeping in neighbouring farms perceived many a performance on the spot where bis pyre was burnt. Further-more mangoes were seen on the mangotrees in the field (Where his dead body was committed to fire). It was really a curious thing, for, how can one ever behold mangoes in Bhädrapada ? These mangoes were sent to the leading Śrävakas of different cities and to Abul Fazal, as well as, the Emperor.
Despite the Suri's activities embracing various spheres and despite great responsibilities that he had to wield as the leader of the Caccha his firmness and steadiness in righteousness remained all unshattered It will not be out of place here to relate some illustrations to that effect from the Sari's life-story.
Having come once to the Kälupur Uyāsraya in Ahmedabad, the preceptor, at the time of instructing the Śrāvakas, asked their permission for taking his seat on the new stage prepared for him. Astonished at this curions behaviour they answered : «Revered Sire, there is no need of asking as about it. Por, the stage is specially erected for you" To this, the Guru's reply was "Oh I then, it is not suitable for me, since we are not allowed
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