Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s7.296

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4. Kavila Son of Kāsava(4) and Jasā(1) of Kosambi Kāsava was a royal priest of King Jiyasattu(25) When he died his place was given to another man Jasā then sent Kavila to Sāvatthī to study under Imdadatta(4) a friend of Kasava Lodging and boarding arrangement for him was made at the house of Sālībhadda(2) a rich merchant Kavila, however fell in love with the girl servant who was appointed to serve him Once the girl told him that she could not participate in the festival observed by her community as she had no money to purchase the required material She therefore asked him to go to Dhana a merchant who used to give two guineas to the man who saluated him first in the morning Accordingly Kavila left the merchant s house at night but was seized by the police and brought before the king and to him he disclosed the whole truth The king was so pleased with him that he promised to g ve him whatever he should ask. Kavila went to the nearby garden and started considering what he should ask The more he thought about it the more he raised the sum of money This caused a change in his mind Consequently he renounced the world practi sed austerities and acquired omniscience Once he was made prisoner by some robbers and brought before their leader Balabhadda(5) who ordered him to dance On his objecting that there was none to play up they all clapped their hands to beat the time He then sang some verses They pro-ved so effective that all of them accepted asceticism¹ These verses form the eighth chapter of Uttarajjhayana ²