Sthaviravali

Author(s): Ratnaprabhvijay
Publisher: Jain Granth Prakashak Sabha

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1. Kundarika said "Brother 1. Whatever you say is quite true. But I must act fully up to my utterances. I will undoubtedly have Dikśā. Saying so, he took Dikśā.".
Pundarika was prevented by his ministers and so he continued to govern his kingdom as a house-holder with the ideas of an ascetic.
Kundarika was mortifying his body with various severe penances and be always acted strictly in accordance with established usage. He was very popular with his companian Sādhus.
One day, however, near the approach of spring-time, the mind of Kundarika became wavering. He thought "I have nothing to do with this arfau Cārifra Dharma, the duties of an ascetic. I will accept the kingdom which my brother was offerring me before."
With these ideas supreme in his mind and with a dejected heart, Kundarika went to the capital city of his brother, began to roll, here and there, on a cool bedding of green leaves under a tree in a pleasure-garden, and he tied up his utensils and other articles serviceable for an ascetic life, to the tree, and kept them hanging there. He sent word about his arrival there, to his brother King Pundarika thru the watchman of the garden. The King went there with his minister and bowed down before him.
On seeing the bedding of green leaves and all his belongings hanging on the tree, the King inferred that his brother Kundarika had left off Caritra Dharma, Addressing his minister, King Pundarika said “Perhaps you remember that I tried to prevent Kundarika when he rashly became ready to take the vows of an ascetic life during his youth. However, even now, I am ready to give him the kingdom but I am only sorry that he has now become ready to waste the foara forta Cintāmaņi Ratna the all-wishing precious gem