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PART IV STORIES DURING BHAGAWAN MAHÄVIR
However, his servant was enjoying the music and forgot to stop it. When he woke up and still heard the music playing, he was furious. To teach his servant a lesson, he had hot lead poured into his servant's ears so he would not be able to hear anything anymore. This servant was reborn as the cowherd who then proceeded to put the thorns in Mahävir swami's ears.
Moral:
Whenever we do any karma, we have to bear the consequences. In each incident of difficulty, we see the conquest of Mahävir's soul and mind over his physical pain and suffering. His meditation and penance purified his soul. It helped him to separate himself from perishable and mortal worldly things and concentrate on the liberation of his immortal soul.
22 - Questions:
1. What did the cowherd ask Bhagawan Mahavir to do? Did he do it? Why not? 2. What happened when the cowherd came back? What did the cowherd do? 3. Describe what happened when Mahävir went to village for alms.
4. Why did Mahävir have to bear this calamity?
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