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140TWO PRAKRIT VERSIONS OF THE MAŅIPATI-CARITA 67. From us unhappy ones that love, that tenderness, that
passion, that graciousness of yours has fled all at once.' 68. Hearing such cries the king said: 'Ladies, put aside your
grief, since unions end in separations 69. Understand that everything is impermanent-kingdom,
wives, royal lakṣmi, health, youth, strength, beauty,
and that all this is to be taken from you, 70. 'for it is very blameworthy; that sensual pleasures are
the cause of an evil fate; and that the cycle of trans
migration has no firm foundation, but that the solid -- basis is the initiation prescribed by the Jina.' 71. Divested of desires, the king by this and similar teaching
enlightened the women of the harem, chamberlains, serving men and women, attendants and other inhabi
tants of the city. 72. Having held ceremonies in the Jaina temples and donated
manifold gifts he mounted a chariot together with the
queen, after bathing and anointing his body, 73. With great pomp he went to an attractive grove of trees
and received the initiation in the presence of Damaghoşa
Sūri according to the prescribed rule, 74. whilst Pșthvi was entrusted to and initiated by the nun
Suvratā. Municandra having bowed down to the guru
and to his father and mother went home. 75. After going away from Manipatikā the distinguished
ganadhara Damaghoşa wandered in many countries
accompanied by his retinue. 76. Manipati became very proficient in the eleven angas
including the sāmāyika and then studied the third
vastu of the ninth pūrva. 77. Having received the assent of his guru the muni embarked
on the solitary wandering life moving about, regardless
of such a cold season, 78. with hair tied up, ... not attached to a wife, full of
love, bearing the discomfort of cold, of ill aspect, steadfast,
