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Glimpses of Hisotry of Jains/54
explanation. The mute Mahaveer infuriated him all the more, "are these ears of yours, earthen cups, filled with oil"? He was excited with uncontrollable rage and as such thrust two nail like wooden pokers in his ears. At the house of one Siddharth Baniya, Khark-Physician noticed melancholy Mahaveer and with great efforts pulled them out, leaving gushing blood, oozing out. Then at the end of 12/2 years of such austerities at the bank of Rijubalika under a Shall tree on vaishakh Sud 10, he attained ominscience, radiating all the directions with brilliance.
Goshālak who had been with Mahāveer, for as long period of six years; during the period of observing penances; was often beaten severally for his curiosities in amorous delights and licentious habits besides Mahaveer and he being at times treated spies of some king and so in sheer desperation he left Mahaveer and after some period would again join him. Goshālak also possesed in some miraculous powers and was head of sect called 'Azivikās' professed fatalism and even proclaimed himself 'Omniscient. Gautam asked Mahaveer about it to whom he said Goshalak does possess powers of 'Tejoleshyā' and can destroy some of his enemies but not omniscients. He is not omniscient. Goshalak used Tejoleshya in anger on Mahaveer but after making three rounds of him and causing certain hurt to him entered the body of Goshalak. Yet Goshalak threatened Mahaveer that he would die due to it in six months. Mahaveer said, "It is not truth, I would still be alive for sixteen years though you would die in a week undoubtedly". Goshalak began gulping more and more liquor to assuage, the intense heat he was suffering from and began dancing
