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JAINA STORIES
And here there is no water even to drink, what to speak of fruits and other edibles
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it "
"Why You may have as much of it as you please
"But, sir it's unclean
There's plenty of water in that yonder jar It is cold too
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Just now, a dog drank from
"Then bring that cage to me
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Mriga gestured and Karma brought the cage down and placed it near the yogi The yogi opened the cage and cut the thread that tied the parrot The parrot was taken out and was changed into a human being The yogi ordered him to fetch some fresh water from the tank
a hold on the yogi
By her coquettish manner, Mriga had already established. He was now casting lustful glances at All on a sudden, Mriga said,
her
"I am very hungry Give me some fruits to eat "
The yogi was now in an awkward situation, as there was none in his room So the yogi himself went out to bring some fruits Meanwhile the man (former parrot) came back with a a jar full of water. He said,
Otherwise, you
"You fly away from this place at once will have ill luck similar to that which befell my wife "
Mriga expressed a surprise and said,
"Noble man! What happened to your wife? Who are you and how you fell into his hands ?"
The man- "My name is Sajjankumar My wife is the daughter of a vidyadhara This yogi has snatched her away from me and kept her in that yonder cave As I came here in search of her and reached the cave, he changed me into a parrot and put me in the cage
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