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accompanied by his harem and Princes, and other members of his family, also, went to give respects to śramaņa Bhagavāna Mahāvira All the persons having gone three tiines round the Worshiplul Lord with their hearts full of devotion, and having bowed down before the Lord in such a way that the five limbs of their bodies (viz two hands, two feet and the head) touched the ground, took their seats on the ground at their appropriate places. All of them, heard the religious sermon of the Lordwhich was capable of removing various sins. When, however, Bhādrā Māta, while hearing the sermon and while looking at the assembly of Sådhus, was unable to see Sall-bhadra Muni and Dhanya Muni among them, she naturally thought:-With the permission of the (Juru, they may have gone somewhere, or, they must be busy with their study-reading-teaching-repeating their lessons etc. some-where because by doing svādhyāya etc in near vicinity at the time of preaching, there may occur a hindrance in prea. ching. So that at the close of the preaching, I will ask the Jinésvara, and having gone to the place where they may be sitting, I will give my respects to them, and will invite them for food and drink-materials'.
When, at the end of the désanã (preaching) on seeing the absence of Sālıbhadra Muni and of Dhanya Muni from the assembly, Bhadrā Mātā asked the Lord:- Bhagavān! How is it that Dhanya Muni and Śalibhadra Muni are not seen here ?" Asked thus by Bhadrā Māta, Sramaņa Bhagavana Mahāvira said :- good woman ! when, with my permissinn, both the Sådhus went for gocari (alms) for a break-fast at the end of a fasting of one month to your house, they could not get 11 food and di ink-material from there, and so, the returned hack On their way back a cowherdess-mother of previous life of Salibhadra Muni-ave milk-curds as alms and on their nuturn hack, both of them, took a break-fast of milk-curds at the end of a fasting of one month On listening to the strange events of his previous life, the intelligent Sālıbhadra Muni and Dhanya Muni-both of them-accompanied by (lautama Swămi and some sådhus went to
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| SR No. | 008003 |
| Book Title | Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 2 Vibhag 2 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker |
| Publisher | Parimal Publication |
| Publication Year | 1989 |
| Total Pages | 802 |
| Language | English, Sanskrit |
| Classification | Book_English, Biography, History, & Religion |
| File Size | 20 MB |