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SHRAMAN MAHAVIR
It proper not to respond and the youth, infuriated, called him names 1 (3) The body of the Lord was shapely, well-built and handsome His curly hair charmed everyone His eyes resembled - a blooming blue lotus His grace maddened the maidens During one night three damsels visited him One of them said, 'Who is your consort Kumar? Is it a Brahmin female, or Ksatriya or Vaisya or Shudra ?
'None 'Would you choose one of us? Whom will you? 'None' 'What a youth to spurn us?'
Said the second beauty 'we should probe and see whether he is masculine or not'
The third said, 'I fear he is a eunuch If he were a male why would he discard us?'
The three appealed in one voice Kumar, you are still young Why waste away this youth like a flower in an unfrequented jungle? It appears your charms were shaped by the nature's plenty but your family did not please you that leads you discard it to wander alone We propose to dedicate all that we own for your sake Why alas, this waxen ball does melt in this heat of temptation ?
The lascivious gestures, wanton actions and intoxication of the vixens grew wild They spared nothing to seduce him and still the Lord was unmoved 2
The Lord meditated in all the threefold methods-upward, downward and transverse By upward meditation he had sublimated his libido The worst temptation least aroused him As if an impassable vast gulf had obstructed his way which he successfuly crossed, thanks to his ferry of meditation
A ball of earth grows red-hot in fire but it does not melt (4) Syamak is the celebrated virtuoso of Veena of Vaishali He is tuning his Veena to play upon it The Lord arrived at 1 'Acharangachurni' p 300 'Awashyakchurni ! pt p 269 2 'Awashyakchurni'l pt pp 269, 310
| SR No. | 011093 |
| Book Title | Shraman Mahavira |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Dineshchandra Sharma |
| Publisher | Mitra Parishad Calcutta |
| Publication Year | 1976 |
| Total Pages | 351 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 13 MB |