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NANDISHEN
One day perversions in his mind became intense. His mind became so agitated that he started running around like a mad elephant. He thought
With the increasing intensity of my austerities my sensual desires are getting strong instead of weakening. Strange are the ways of karma. Karmas can, even force me break my vows. will be ruined if I do that..
He tied his hands, legs and other parts with strings and stood still.
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He resorted to the hardship of enduring scorching sun, standing on one leg
The protective deity saw this
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Even now the mind is not getting calm. It appears as if there is a tide in the sea.
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This will devalue the Jain order in the eyes of
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With his divine power he broke the strings Nandishen had tied.
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