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way to Potana Asrama which is so dear to you,' the charioteer gave some money to Valkalacîri and went home.
Having gone to Potanapura Nagara, Valkalacîrí, asking citizens which way he should go, became a little bewildered on seeing magnificent buildings The innocent Muni, thinking about all males and females as hermits was creating laughter in the minds of the towns-people by saying "O Tata ! I salute you.' After wandering for some time, he happened to go to the house of a prostitute, and saying 'O Tata! I salute you. O Maharsi you give me a hut to live in, and you take this money as a hire. ' The prostitute said .-O Good Muni! This asrama is yours. You accept it' Then she called a barber and told him to make the hermit's body clean. The barber was not willing to touch the Mun's body, but with much persuation, Valkalacîrî's long sharppointed spade-like nails were cut short His bark garments were removed and his body was given a good cleaning bath. At the time of removing his bark-garments, when Valkalacîrī said :--O Tapodhana (a person with whom penance is wealth) you do not remove the bark-garments which I have put on from my birth', the prostitute said :--Why do you not allow us to do hos pitality, towards you as our guest in this aśrrama of great sages ? O Maha Muni! (great ascetic), If you follow the usage of our asrama, then and then only you will have a place of lodging in our own āśrama' Then, like a serpent under the mantric influence of a garudi (senake-charmer) Valkalacîrî, with a desire of getting a lodging there, put on excellent garments. The prostitute, then, applied scented oil to the entangled mass of the hair of the great Muni and gently made them smooth and shining. Then, by the gentle rubbing of oil on his body, the eyes of Valkalacîrî became heavy as if he would have sleept like a cow feeling sleepy after she is well-rubbed Then, Valkalacîrî was given a finishing bath with tepid scented waters, and decorated with valuable ornaments. Finally, Valkalaciri was married with a daughter of the prostitute The girl standing by the side of the Muni, appeared charming as if she were Laksmi (the God
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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 |