________________
Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
www.kobatirth.org
Acharya Shri Kailassagarsun Gyanmandir
hear nothing. Have you filled your ears with oil? Just see how I clean them
row."
The shepherd brought two thick roots of darbha grass. He sharpened them, made them as pointed as large nails and then thrust them in Mahavira's ears, hammering them deep with a heavy stone. He cut the outer ends of the roots so that no one could pull them out.
Anger is as wild as fire. The angry shepherd had lost his power of discrimination. He thought that he had rightly punished Mahavira. Under this illusion, he went away.
Sheperd thrusting tiden rails a the
Dar und canya Kratak and Siddhartit
pulng them in
The pointed roots stuck into Mahavira's ears caused him unbearable pain but Mahavira remainec peaceful and patient. His face did not show any
40
For Private And Personal Use Only
