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TWO PRAKRIT VERSIONS OF THE MANIPATI-CARITA 216. he ransomed me and brought me here to our parents and now that I am here I go every day to the feet of my husband.
217. Having taken on myself the obligations of a lay disciple and a pure vow of chastity for my life long, I shall not grow angry with anyone even when a great offence is committed.
218. My father procured this oil from the physicians in order to heal my wounds and bring back the colour to my body its name is Lakṣapāka.
219. Thus having experienced the magnitude of anger how shall I become angry, reverend sir?' Meantime the god from Saudharma suddenly became manifest.
220. He said: 'Bravo! Bravo! disciple, you have overcome anger. Sakra extolling the conquest of anger in the midst of the gods,
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221. cited as an argument your state of soul. Blessed are you and full of merit,' he said and as he went to his abode he created a rain of jewels and similar objects. The sādhus delighted by her supernatural power praised her virtue and went back to Kuñcika.
223. Handing over the oil they said: 'Disciple tell us what we are to do.' The disciple replied: 'Go to your own abode
224. Whatever else is to be done that will I do by means of an inanimate substance.' Then when the sadhus had gone he oiled Manipati
225. and by the potency of that oil his pain was assuaged and that sadhu conceived of himself as fallen into an ocean of ambrosia.
226. He was tended by the good disciple Kuñcika and in course of time became free of disease and strong in body. Then the rainy season arrived.
227. The rainy season, a king, black from the sin of killing many unhappy women through the sorrow of separation slew with arrows that were rain showers the hostile king, the hot season, that tormented the minds of men.
