The World of Courtesans c12.73

c12.73

At this critical juncture, it so happened that Harini died suddenly. The ruler was informed of this. At his order the *panchayat* was summoned and was asked to select a beautiful and charming woman to serve as the head of the courtesans. All the courtesans attended dressed in their best, but the members of the *panchayat* took no notice of them. They, however, looked at Narmadasundari and at once appointed her the chief courtesan She, however, maintained the purity of her character and in the end she became a Jain nun