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parivAranA devo hatA ane teo ja ahIn tamArA purohit, sheTh ane senApati thayA chhe.
–A pramANe be munivaroe vajrajanghane tenA mantrI–purohit–sheTh ane
senApatinA pUrvabhavono sambandh kahyo.
jyAre e be munivaro vajrajanghane A badho vRuttAnt kahI rahyA hatA, tyAre
noLiyo, sinh, vAndaro ane bhUnD e chAr jIvo tyAn samIpamAn beThA hatA ane shAntithI
munirAj taraph TagaTag nIhALI rahyA hatA. te joIne AshcharyathI vajrajanghe pUchhayun: he
svAmI! A noLiyo, sinh, vAndaro ane bhUnD e chAre jIvo ahIn manuShyonI vachche paN
nirbhayapaNe ApanA mukhakamaL taraph najar mAnDIne kem beThA chhe?
tenA uttaramAn shrI munirAje kahyun: sAmbhaL, he rAjan! A sinh vagere chAre jIvo
tArun AhAradAn dekhIne param harSha pAmyA chhe.
A sinh pUrvabhave hastinApuramAn ek vepArIno putra hato paN tIvra krodhane lIdhe
te marIne sinh thayo chhe.
A bhUnD pUrvabhave ek rAjapUtra hato, paN tIvra mAnane lIdhe te marIne bhUnD thayo chhe;
A vAndaro pUrvabhave ek vaNikaputra hato, paN tIvra mAyAne lIdhe vAndaro thayo chhe;
ane A noLiyo pUrve ek halavAI hato, paN tIvra lobhane lIdhe marIne
noLiyo thayo chhe.
atyAre A chAre jIvo AhAradAn dekhIne atishay harShit thayA chhe ane te
chAreyane jAtismaraN thayun chhe tethI teo sansArathI ekadam virakta thaI gayA chhe, ane
nirbhayapaNe dharmashravaN karavAnI IchchhAthI ahIn beThA chhe.