Book Title: Tirthankar Mahavir
Author(s): Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: Jaybhikkhu Sahitya Trust

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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.org Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir to Ujjaini with his army. Queen Mrugavati's plan worked. She found time to make her army strong. She fortified her fort. She collected arms and ammunition. She stored food in sufficient quantity. She made all the necessary preparations for the imminent war. King Pradyota was eagerly awaiting Queen Mrugavati's invitation. Many days passed but he did not hear anything from Mrugavati. So he sent a messenger to her. She told the messenger to tell the King that she would send a letter of invitation within a few days. The King waited for some more days. Then he sent message after message but there was no response from ing Chandpradyot and Queen Mnganuti d Mrugavati getting mitation AYA? the queen. So his anger flared up and he gave orders to make preparations for war against Kaushambi. He did not want to waste any more time. He wanted to invade and defeat Kaushambi and to carry away the Queen with him as soon as possible. 123 For Private And Personal Use Only

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