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excellent husband ?" People began saying such things. Mayana felt greatly unhappy when she heard people deriding the Jain Dharma. Therefore, she approached the Gurudev, Acharyashri Munichandrasooriji; and said, "Gurudev, kindly enlighten me regarding the way by which I can free these people from the sin of deriding Dharma. If Shripal is cured of his leprosy, people will stop condemning the Dharma and they will begin adoring the Dharma”. Hearing the entreaty of Mayanasundari, the Gurudev explained to her the way of worshipping Shri Siddhachakra Yantra. Accordingly, Mayana and Shripal worshipped Shri Siddhachakraji. Consequently, Shripal was cured of his leprosy. NOBLE PEOPLE ARE THOSE WHO HELP THE INDIGENT AND THE HELPLESS
The second virtue of noble people is to help those who are helpless and who are miserable. I will tell you how full of compassion the hearts of Shripal and Mayanasundari were. When Shripal was cured of his leprosy he remembered his seven hundred friends who were also suffering from leprosy. They were not merely companions but were actually his benefactors. They had safeguarded his life. They had saved his life.
SHRIPAL'S GRATITUDE
Shripal was born in a royal family. When he was yet a boy, his father who was the King passed away and then began intrigues and wranglings for power. Shripal's uncle, King Ajitsen tempted by the desire to possess the Kingdom hatched a conspiracy to kill Shripal. The Chief Minister of the Kingdom came to know of the conspiracy. He warned the queen against the danger and advised her to run away with the prince. The Queen Kamalaprabha took her child with her and went away from the palace in the darkness of the night. She knew that soldiers would follow her. Therefore, not caring for stones and thorns, she went running in the darkness. THE MOTHER'S ANXIETY
The queen was running through the forest. She heard the sound of soldiers on horseback following her and she was in
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