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to face the consequences ? Then get ready.”The king answered,
“I am ready. I am still going to say ‘Hit the Mundiya’. Let’s
see what he does.”The queen could not tolerate the mockery
of Jain Sadhus and immediately went and told about the
occurrence to her brother. King Kumarpal got ready for war.
His sister was not concerned and was fearless about the fact
that if her husband died in war she would become a widow.
Real love for religion is unique and priceless. When one sees
religion being insulted and religion in danger, a real lover of
religion is ready to sacrifice anything for its protection and
uplifment. “I will become a widow but not tolerate religion
being insulted.” This was her loyalty and love for religion.
If your children go against religion, do you bother ? Do
you become ready to sacrifice anything that is required and
bring them back on the right track ? As soon as the queen
went to king Kumarpal, Arnoraja understood the upcoming
trouble. Hence, he secretly bribed Kumarpal’s chief soldiers
and commanders. Kumarpal marched towards Arnoraja with
his army. But when he ordered his army to attack, they stood
still. No one moved ahead. King Kumarpal was seated on
the elephant. He asked the Mahavat*, “What is happening ?”
The Mahavat replied, “O Noble One! The army seems to be
bribed. Everyone is on the opposition’s side.” King Kumarpal
asked, “Then who is ours ?”

The Mahavat replied, “The elephant and I. At present, only the
two of us seem to be in our party.”King Kumarpal understood
the situation. He was alert and cautious. The situation did
not scare him because he knew that there was no use crying
over spilt milk. It wouldn’t benefit him in any way. Instead
it was wise to face the situation with courage and valor. You
can hope for good results by taking appropriate efforts and
not by weeping over the lost chance.

*Mahavat - The one who controls the elephant
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