Lay Followers
Shripal and Mayanasundari, Part 2
श्रीपाल और मयणासुंदरी, भाग 2 · શ્રીપાળ અને મયણાસુંદરી, ભાગ 2
Stuck ships, a sea voyage, a jealous merchant and the nine holy names
- 5 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- For all ages
- Shvetambar telling
Healed by faith, Prince Shripal sets out across the sea to make his own name, but a rich merchant's jealousy puts his life and his faith to the test.
What it teaches Faith Courage Forgiveness
The opening of the children's telling
Shripal and Mayanasundari lived happily in the city of Ujjain. Shripal had been very sick once, but with Mayanasundari's faith and their prayers to the Navpad, the nine holy names, he had become well again.
One day Shripal heard people say, look, there goes the king's son-in-law. Shripal thought, I want people to know me for my own good work. So he said goodbye to Mayanasundari and set off on a journey. Do not forget the Navpad, she told him with a smile.
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To carry into the day
Faith kept quietly in the heart is a boat that does not sink.
To talk about together
Shripal kept forgiving Dhaval even when Dhaval was cruel. What do you think gave him the strength to do that?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.