This is a story from the time of Bhagwän Mahävir. At that time, King Chetak was the ruler of Vaishäli and he had a beautiful daughter named Chelna. One day, an artist called Bharat painted a picture of Chelna and showed it to King Shrenik of Magadh. Charmed by Chelna's beauty, Shrenik fell in love with her. One day Chelna came to the city of Magadh where she saw King Shrenik and she also fell in love with him. They soon got married. Queen Chelna was an ardent follower of Jainism, while Shrenik was influenced by Buddhism. The king was very generous with a big heart, but somehow he was not satisfied with his queen's dedication towards the Jain monks. He wanted to prove to Chelna that the Jain monks were suitors. He firmly believed that no man could follow the practice of restraint and non-violence to this extent, and that the equanimity exhibited by Jain monks was superficial. Chelna was greatly disturbed. One day, King Shrenik went on a hunting trip where he saw a Jain monk, Yamadhar, engaged in deep meditation. Shrenik let his hunting dogs pursue Yamadhar but the monk remained silent. Seeing the calm and composure of the monk, the dogs fell silent. King Shrenik got angry and thought that the monk had played a trick on them. So he started shooting arrows at the monk, but they still missed him. Becoming even more upset, he finally put a dead snake around Yamadhar's neck and returned to his palace. The king narrated the whole incident to Chelna. The queen felt very sorry and took the king back to the meditation place of Yamadhar. Because of the dead snake, ants and other insects were crawling all over the monk's body, but the monk didn't even move. The couple witnessed the limits of human endurance. The queen gently removed the ants and snake from the monk's body and cleaned his wounds. She applied sandalwood paste. After some time, Yamadhar opened his eyes and blessed them both. The monk did not distinguish between the king who had caused him pain and the queen who had relieved his pain. King Shrenik was very impressed and convinced that the Jain monks were truly beyond attachment and aversion. Thus, King Shrenik and Queen Chelna devoted themselves to Jainism and believed in Bhagwän Mahävir. This is a story from the times of Bhagwän Mahävir..