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Worshipped Here : Arrested There
Change is the essence of life Monotony is a mere fancy of man The stream of life meanders through hill and dale. Where be such terrain that maintains an even level all along? (1) The Lord reached Svetavya from Vachala 1 King Pradeshi made obeisance to the Lord The latter however would pay deference to the worship he was engaged in rather than the one offered to him by the prince Hence the worshipful treatment left him untouched Then he left Svetavya for Surabhipur He met five princes of Naiyak dynasty They were on way to see king Pradeshi On seeing the Lord they alighted from their chariots and left only when they had worshipped him (2) Once the Lord went to Punimtal town 3 A trader by caste named Vaggur lived there Bhadra was his wife He had worshipped all the deities to seek the blessing of a son, Hitherto the wish had remained unfulfilled Once the Vaggur couple went to a garden for recreation There Vaggur saw the ruined temple of Arhat Malli The businessman resolved that in case he be blessed with a son he would reconstruct the temple It so happened that he begot a son The temple was restored
Once the couple was going to the temple to worship the deity Mahavira was meditating there A celestial, spirit com
1 Second year of the pursuit. 2. 'Awashyakchurni' 1 pt pp 279-280. 3. Eighth year of the pursuit
