Book Title: Stories From Jainism
Author(s): Mrugendramuni
Publisher: Jain Yoga Foundation

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________________ 23 VASURAJA A learned pandit (teacher) named Kshirkadambak conducted a school. Many students came to him to learn. Among them were Parvat, the son of a Pandit, Prince Vasu, and Narad, the son of a brahmin. When these pupils were lying on the terrace of the house of their preceptor, they heard two charan munis (monks) saying that among these pupils one would go to heaven while the other two would go to hell. Pandit Kshirkadambak heard this and his curiosity was aroused. Hence, he prepared three cocks out of flour and gave each a cock asking them to kill it in an unknown, deserted place. Now, those pupils went out with the cocks to be sacrificed. Vasu and Parvat killed their cocks. But Narad, the Brahmin boy did not kill it. He thought: "After all, God does see what we do." The Preceptor asked the brahmin boy why he disobeyed him. The boy then replied that "There is no place unknown 77

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