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Kummāputtachariam
Was it possible for him to catch hold of the gem, the crestgem of gems, when it had fallen into the sea however carefully he made a search for it? (88)
Similarly, a living being, being entirely subjected to a lot of mistakes, loses in a moment the human life which he obtains with considerable difficulty after hundreds of transmigrations. (89)
Blessed and virtuous, indeed, are those who cherish the Religion of the Jina in their heart. It is their human life that is praised as endowed with fruit in this world." (90)
Having heard this sermon, the Yaksa female accepted the Faith, while the prince took the initiation to the vow of the monks, so hard to practise, in the presence of the preceptor. (91)
The Prince studied from the revered old preceptor the Fourteen Pūrvas, and practising hard penance, he moved in the company of his parents. (92)
All the three-the prince and his parents-observed the life of monks, and, as a result, went to the Mandira Vimāna of the Mahāśukra Heaven. (93)
That Yaksha female, too, dropped down from Heaven and became the wife of King Bhramara having got the name Kamalā and possessive of truth and character. (94)
Afterwards, king Bhramara and queen Kamalā, both, having followed the Faith of Jina and having auspicious thought at the time of death, became gods in that very Heaven. (95)
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