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handsome girls, Fulfil therefore our well-cherished desires." Jambū Kumāra, well-considering the words of bis parents, said, “I will marry the girls, if you are very keen about it; but in case, I am able to duly enlighten them in religious subjects, they will willingly accept 791 Dikšā, along with me. If however, I am not able to convince them, I will remain a householder.” Jambū Kumāra, then, told the parents of his wives-elect "I am anxious to have 1979 fa Bhāgavati Diksā," and eventually all of them informed their respective daughters “Jambū Kumāra is anxious to have 179far ter Bhāgavati Dikśā, after duly instructing you in religious subjects soon after his marriage with you.” All the eight girls went to Jambu Kumāra and said " We have already accepted you as our husband. You will be our Lord during this life. If however, such an union is impossible, we all of us will take 27019 fa la Bhāgavati Dikśā at your hands. In case, however we become competent to attract you more and more towards the pleasures of this world, you will have to become our husband. Otherwise, we will renounce the world and take 121 Diksā along with your worthy self.”
On the anspicious day of his marriage, Jambu Kumāra sitting on a gorgeously caprisoned elephant, and being fanned on both sides by milky-white yāk chowries and with a large richly embroidered umbrella held over his head, went to the house of his fathers-in-law and married the eight girls. He then returned home, under great celebration, along with his eight newly-married wives and wealth amounting to ninety crore gold coins given by bis fathers-in-law as his private property.
On the second day of his marriage, Jambu Kumāra took his eight recently married wives, at sun-set, to the seventh storey of his palatial building, for the purpose of instructing them in religious matters.
Now, it so happened that King farzet Vindhya, .of wage ayapura, near farosafaf Vindhya Mountain, disregarding the
