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KSHULLAKKUMAR
I ing Pundarik ruled in the city of Saket. He was fond
of luxuries. He was love-blind and so began to eye Yashobhadra, the wife of his own brother. In order to get her, he got his brother murdered. Yashobhadra was shocked at his sinful conduct and therefore she left the city stealthily at night.
She was pregnant and all alone. Moreover, being a widow it was difficult for her to get nourishment for herself and her child. So she embraced nunhood. In course of time she gave birth to a child who was named Kshullakkumar.
When the child was eight years old, he was initiated as a monk. Now this young monk began to learn at the feet of his preceptors but in course of time his detachment and indifference to the world became weak and loose. He became a victim of sexual uneasiness.
His mother was informed about the slackness of this young monk. So she advised him to continue the discipline for a further period of twelve years. But even after this long period, Kshullak was troubled by sexual desires.
