Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 2 Vibhag 1

SR No.: 008002
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker
Publisher: Parimal Publication
Publication Year: 1989
Total Pages: 623
Language: English, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_English, Biography, History, & Religion
File Size: 14 MB

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ally beholding each other's loveliness of face in the brightness of the Moon and Moon-light. Presently in the East, the Sun appearing like the colour of China Rose, the red portion of the gunja-berry safflower, flowers of Kimśuka tree, the mouth of the parrot, the red-lotus flower or dyed with saffron colour, began to rise up. Stars disappeared from the vault of the sky; cool winds of the early morning were blowing; and the beautiful damsel-the West (the setting direction) threw the perfectly round vase (the Moon) led by fibres of rays into the Western sea as if with the object of drawing water from it.
Vidyasiddha said, "O Gobhadra It is now day-break. Be ready and let us move onward. Gobhadra said "I am ready." Candralekha then went to Candrakanta with the permission of Gobhadra, and Vidyasiddha dismissed both of them with their vimāna and he began to move on Gobhadra repeatedly thinking about the incident of the previous night followed Vidyasiddha, Vidyasiddha then said "O honourable man! I sent a young woman to you last night. Did she render any useful service to to you?" Gobhadra said "O good man! She did me much service. Can any one wishing to live long, infringe your orders? During my visit to Benares Tirtha for darsana I had a vow of celibacy." On hearing this, Vidyasiddha said, "O Worshipful man! I have taken a vow of going there on foot but not that of celibacy. I consequently did a special arrangement for you. Had I but known your opinion before hand, I would also have observed celibacy, as by doing so a visit to a holy place becomes fruitful." Gobhadra said, "O honourable man! It is true. What else can be the receptacle of correct judgment except your self?" Taking their meals at unusual times and spending nights in foreign monasteries they reached Benares in due course of time. Washing their hands and feet they went into temples and did darsana and worship of Skanda ( Assailer, god of war) Mukunda (Visņu) Rudra (storm-god) and other gods. While doing darśana in other temples, nearly at sun-set time Vidyasiddha told Gobhadra "O honourable man! Now let us go to Ganga (Ganges) and taking a bath in it, let us be pure and free from sin. Gobhadra said
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