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Rh of Utathya's race, begat upon her several children with Gautama as their eldest. These children. however, were all wedded to covetousness and folly. The virtuous and illustrious Ditghamatas possessing complete mastery over the Vedas, soon after learnt from Surabhi's son the practices of their order and fearlessly betook himself to those practices, regarding them with reverence. (For shame is the creature of sin and can never be where there is purity of intention). Then those best of Munis that dwelt in the same asylum. beholding him transgress the limits of propriety became indignant, seeing sin where sin was not. And they said-o, this man, transgressth the limit of propriety. No longer doth he deserve a place amongst us! Therefore, shall we all cast this sinful wretch off ! And they said many other things regarding the Muni Dirghamatas. And his wife, too, having obtained children, became indignant with him.

"'The husband then addessing his wife Pradweshi, said,-Why is it that thou also hast been dissatisfied with me?--His wife answered. The husband is called the Bhartri because he supporteth the wife. He is called Pati because he protecteth her. But thou art neither, to me! O thou of great ascetic merit, on the other hand, thou hast been blind from birth, it is I who have supported thee and thy children! I shall not do so in future !

" 'Hearing these words of his wife, the Rishi became indignant and said unto her and her children,-Take me unto the Kshatriyas and thou shalt then be rich His wife replied (by saying), I desire not wealth that may be procured by thee, for that can never bring me happiness! O best of Brhmanas, do as thou likest! I shall not be able to maintain thee as before ! -At these words of his wife, Dirghamatas said, -I lay down from this day as a rule that every woman shall have to adhere to one husband for her life! Be the husband dead or alive, it shall not be lawful for a woman to have connection with another. And she who may have such connection shall certainly be regarded as fallen. A woman without husband shall always be liable to be sinful. And even if she be wealthy shall not be able to enjoy that wealth truly. Calumny and evil report shall ever dog her 1-Hearing these words of her husband Pradweshi became very angry, and commanded ber sons, saying-Throw bim into the waters of Ganga - And at the command of their mother, the wicked Gautama and his brothers, those slaves of covetousness and folly, exclaiming-Indeed, why should we support this old man ?-tied the Muni to a raft and committing him to the mercy of the stream returned home without compunction. The blind old man drifting along the stream on that rafc, passed through the territories of many kings. One day a king named Vali conversant