Nandishen

"Nandishen was the son of King Shrenik of Magadh. After listening to the sermon of Bhagavan Mahavir he got initiated as an ascetic. He acquired many special powers through austerities. Once a courtesan made fun of his austerities. This provoked his subdued ego. Conceit leads to one’s downfall. The courtesan seduced the ascetic and he became a householder. While caught in trap of love, Nandishen’s soul still remained awake. One day he regained his spiritual awareness and returned to the path of self-control and austerities.
The second short story in this book is ‘Importance of Dress’. Whether it was the influence of the dress or the awakening of the inner piety but the impersonator disguised as an ascetic became a true ascetic and took to the spiritual path.  The two stories included in this book inspire us to reverse the process of decline and climb the stair of spiritual rise."