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he put his fingers into both the ears to plug his ears and walked on along his way.
After going over a little distance, a thorn pricked his foot. So he removed his fingers from his ears and he heard Lord Mahavir say, "Gods don't wink. Their garlands do not wither. They remain some four inches above the ground and they do not perspire."
Meanwhile, he pulled out the thorn but the words began to disturb him.
One day Rohiniya was caught by the Kotwal (Police-Officer) while stealing at night. He was brought to the king who ordered him to be punished severely.
Then Abhayakumar, the king's chief minister, intervened and asked the thief to give correct facts. But Rohiniya was clever and so he identified himself as Durgachand living in Shaligram and he said he was arrested while he was asleep in a temple.
On inquiry it was found that the robber's statement was correct. Now, in order to ascertain what the correct facts were, Abhayakumar put this robber in a palace where courtesans sang and tried to tempt him. The palace looked like the residence of gods. Here he was intoxicated by alcoholic drinks. He was pleased to be among the courtesans. They said that Rohiniya was born there, as a god, and he was requested to enjoy himself with them.
Meanwhile, a servant stopped them from accepting him as a god. He told them to find out from the newcomer the story of his past life.
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