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## The Successful Chaturmas of Sthulabhadra Muni at the House of Koshaveshya
**Yoga Shastra, Third Light, Verse 131** | A trusted person, who had explained it earlier, first gave Madanphal juice to the wicked Vararuchi. | A beautiful lotus was presented. Such an amazing fragrance and such beauty is in this lotus; where could it be from? Thus | praising the lotus, the king and everyone else put their lotus to their noses. Vararuchi Bhatta also kept his lotus near his nose out of curiosity to smell it. As soon as he smelled the lotus, he vomited (Vaman) the Chandrahas-madhira he had drunk at night. Shame on this wicked man who is worthy of the death penalty in the Brahmin caste for drinking alcohol! Thus, | rejected by everyone, Vararuchi ran out of the assembly. Later, for his purification, he sought atonement from the Brahmin-pandits. | They said - the sin of drinking alcohol can only be purified by the atonement of drinking boiling hot glass juice. Vararuchi also drank the heated glass according to the atonement arrangement given by the Brahmins. | His internal body melted in a short time from drinking the hot glass and his life-birds flew away. Meanwhile, Sthulabhadra Muni also became proficient in the ocean of scriptures while worshipping knowledge, vision, and character in the presence of Acharya Shrisambhutivijay. As the rainy season approached, a Muni bowed to Guru Maharaj Shrisambhutivijay and presented his | Abhigraha (resolution) before him - Gurudev! I will spend the rainy season by fasting for four months and standing in Kaussagg (meditation) at the door of the lion's cave. Another Muni requested that I would spend four months fasting and doing Kaussagg near the nest of the Dristivisha serpent. The third Muni requested to spend four months fasting and doing Kaussagg from Mandukasana on the threshold of the well. Knowing all three sadhus to be worthy of Abhigraha, Guru Maharaj gave his permission. At that time, Sthulabhadra Muni bowed in service to Guru Maharaj and requested - Prabhu! I have made such an Abhigraha | that I will spend the four months of the rainy season eating food with six tastes, without performing penance in the picture gallery of Koshaveshya, which is full of strange Karana, Asana, etc., as mentioned in the Kama Shastra, and stimulating pictures of Shringar Rasa. Guru Maharaj looked at it with the use of Shrutagyan and knowing Sthulabhadra to be worthy of the said Abhigraha, gave his permission. Therefore, all four sadhus reached their designated places to fulfill their designated Abhigraha. Sthulabhadra Muni also reached the | door of Koshaveshya's house. As soon as Kosha got to know, she came out and stood there with folded hands to welcome him. Kosha | thought after seeing the Muni - by nature, he is delicate, unable to lift the burden of the great vow with thighs like a banana stem, | Munishri has come to my place. Therefore, immediately Kosha said - Swamin! Welcome! Please come in and give me Amba's command | what should I do? This body, mind, wealth, family is all yours. Sthulabhadra Muni said - Bhadre! Give me your picture gallery to stay in during the Chaturmas. In reply, Kosha said - Swamin! Please accept it with pleasure. And she | cleaned and dusted her picture gallery and prepared it for their stay. Therefore, Muni Sthulabhadra entered that picture gallery, which was like a place of work for Dharma, with his self-strength. After that, she would give him food with six tastes every day. Thereafter | from time to time, she would sit in front of the Muni, adorned with sixteen ornaments, to distract him from his vow; at that | time she looked like a beautiful Apsara. In this way, she started dancing, singing, gestures, glances, etc. skillfully to attract the Muni. She also started reminding him again and again of Karana, Asana, previously enjoyed Shringar-Krida, strong Suratkrida, etc. This means that Kosha tried all the aphrodisiac measures that could be used to distract the great Muni. But all those measures were futile like scratching a nail on a diamond. In this way, she tried to disturb the Muni every day. But he | did not get disturbed at all. Rather, the more Kosha, who was attacking the great Muni with upsarga, made favorable upsargas, the more the fire of meditation of the great Muni became more and more ignited; just as lightning becomes particularly bright from the rain clouds. Finally, Koshaveshya lost. She admitted her mistake and bowing down said - Swamin! | I used to expect Kamakrida with you like before because of my foolishness; but you remained firm like a rock. Shame on me! Thus, repenting, she bowed at the feet of the Muni. Impressed by the peak of the Muni's victory over the senses, Kosha accepted the Shravak Dharma and made such an Abhigraha that - if by chance