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[Upasakadasanga Sutra: Bhagwan Mahavira arrives. Samavasaran takes place. Just like Gathapati Anand, Gathapati Kamadeva also left his home and reached Bhagwan, accepting the Shravak-Dharma.
_ The further event is also the same as Anand's. After taking permission from his elder son, friends and caste people, Kamadeva came to the place where the Poshad-Shala was, (and like Anand, he cleaned the Poshad-Shala, marked the place for defecation and urination, laid a bed of Kusha grass, and sat on it. After doing so, he accepted the Poshad in the Poshad-Shala,) and became engrossed in worship, following the Dharma-Pragyapti and Dharma-Shiksha taught by Shraman Bhagwan Mahavira.
**Attack by a Dev in the form of a Pisach**
93. Then, during the time of the night, a deceitful Dev, with a false view, appeared before Shraman Upasak Kamadeva.
_ (After that, at some time) in the middle of the night, a deceitful Dev, with a false view, appeared before Shraman Upasak Kamadeva.
**Discussion**
In Indian literature, there are many descriptions of obstacles that arise in the context of excellent penance, practice, and religious observance, which are both fear-inducing and delusion-inducing. While there are mentions of cruel and brutal acts of demons and Pisachs to instill fear in the mind of the seeker, there are also characters who are driven by lust and desire, who try to attract and delude the seeker towards pleasure and enjoyment.
In Vedic literature, there are descriptions in many Puranas and other literature of demons disturbing and corrupting the penance and Yajna rituals of the Rishis. On the other hand, there are also accounts of beautiful celestial beings trying to seduce them and distract them from their religious practices.
In Buddhist literature, too, there are descriptions of this kind in many incidents like the 'Mar-Vijay' of Bhagwan Buddha.
Jain literature also has its own tradition of such descriptions. There are vivid and exciting descriptions in many Agam-Granths and other literature of attacks and disturbances caused by Devas, Pisachs, etc., to disrupt and destroy excellent and commendable religious practices, where all three emotions - Raudra, Bhayankar, and Vibhats - appear embodied.
The present description is a vivid example of this.
94. Then, that Dev transformed into a huge Pisach-like form. That Dev, in the form of a Pisach, had these characteristics: his body was adorned with these colors and clothes, his head was like a cow's head, and he was covered in hair.