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birth-rights of his eldest son 4 Prabhava, gåve away his whole kingdom to his younger son ** Suprabhava.
Prabhava enraged at this insult, went to a get a Palli, a settlement of wild tribes, became the head of five hundred robbers and commenced robbery with them in neighbouring kingdoms and towns. There, Prabhava acquired two mysterious spells viz 1 argeaftal Avasvāpini, sleep-producing and 2 arata. giftal Tālodghātinī, opening of locks.
Hearing that marriage-celebration of Jambû Kumāra had taken place on a grand scale, Prabhava, entered the house of *747 93 Rishabha-datta Sheth at Rajagrihu during night, and having opened the locks by the arataifeat faol Tālodghātini Vidyā, the art of opening locks, and having put all tbe members of his family, to sleep by the 372749tfoal fugt Avasvāpini Vidyā, the science of putting to sleep, plundered his whole house with the aid of his five hundred comrades.
Prabhava then went to the place where Jambū Kumāra was instructing his beautiful wives, sitting beside him, decorated with costly garments and precious ornaments and tried to induce all of them to sleep. Under The influence of the spell, the eight wives of Jambū Kumāra fell to sleep and Prabhava, commenced taking away their ornaments but it had no effect on Jambu Kumāra.
Meanwhile 'Jambu Kumāra. made all the robbers immovabe and they stood fixed like pictures painted on a wall. Prabhava, highly disquieted, said “O Jambu Kumāra! You teach me your safewalfayi Stambhini Vidyā, the art of making objects immovable, and I will teach you Avasvāpini Vidyā and Talodgbātini Vidyā. Jambu Kumāra said "What ise have I for these vicious arts ? I am going to instruct my eight wives during the night and renouncing all my wealth, I am going to take inafa 11 Bhāgavati Diksa in the morning.
