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under a date-palm tree in his compound and take it. 'On. hearing this, Viraghoşa went to the spot along with villagepeople and on digging at the indicated places he found out his small cup. People yelling merrily, then, returned to śramana Bhagavān Mahāvīra. Siddhārtha again said "Now hear another thing. Is there a house holder here named Indra Śarmā?" People said " Yes". On hearing his name Indra Sarma got up and said “Please order me. I am the same person'. Siddhārtha said “Was a lamb belonging to you lost before! He replied “ Yes". Siddhā. rthw said, “Accbandaka bas killed the lamb and eaten his flesh. The bones of the lamb have been thrown away on the southern side of the berry tree on the dung-heap. They are till now lying there. If you have the curiosity to see them go and have a look at them". People ran in that direction and on seeing the bones there they returned to śramaņa Bhagavan Mahāvira shouting & confused cry. Siddhārtha again sald “ This is his second misbehaviour, and there is a third act of his misbehaviour. But I am not going to say it out".
The people earnestly began to request Siddhārtha Vyantara saying "O déva! O! great lord ! You please do us the favour of explaining the half-exposed event. We shall not put you any more questions". The more the celestial being refused to say out, the greater became the insistence on the part of the people to know it. Under the influence of undue pressure, Siddhārtha said "Ah! Do not be hasty. It is not fit to be spoken by us If you are really bent upon hearing it, you go and ask his wife; she will tell you everything'. Village people ran to Acchandaka's house. On that day Accandaka has punished his wife. She was angrily thinking thus "It is much better that his fingers have been cut off, and that he has been reproached by the viliagepeople. If the people of the village come to me, I will expose all his misconduct ". While she was thinking in this way, the people of the village came to her house, and asked her. She told them, “ You do not take the name of that despicable wretch before me. He enjoys sexual inter-course with his own sister and he does not like me ” On hearing thus, people went
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