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८. णो सुगरमेतमेगेसिं, णाभिभासे अभिवायमाणे। ___ हयपुवो तत्थ दंडेहिं, लूसियपुव्वो अप्पपुण्णेहिं ।। 8. Ņo sugarametamegesiṁ, ņäbhibhāse abhivayamāņe. Hayapuvvo tattha damạehim, lūsiyapuvvo appapunpe
hini.. The Bhagavān would not give his blessings to those who greeted him, Nor would he curse even those who would bash him up with a cudgel or would try to mutilate his limbs. This high stage of sådhanā is
sible to every sadhaka
ANNOTATION 8. According to the author of the Cürni when the Bhagavān was passing through Corapalli, efforts were made to mutilate his limbs or bite his body, (vide, Acărănga Cūrņi, p. 302).
६. फरसाइं दुत्तितिक्खाइं, अतिअच्च मुणी परक्कममाणे ।
317974-ot-tar ; 5575 TL fa 1511 9. Phārusāim duttitikkhāim, atiacca muni parakkama
māne. Āghāya-natļa-gitāim, daṁdajuddhāiṁ mutthijuddháim..
The Bhagavan would turn a deaf ear to harsh words and unbearable insults. He kept himself vigorously engrossed in spiritual pursuits. He would take no interest in graphic narratives, colourful plays, songs, cudgel-fights and boxing (and such other entertainments).
ANNOTATION I. Bhagavan Mahăvira would forbear both kinds of rigours or hardships, favourable and unfavourable. A musician was playing on a lute (vină). On seeing the Bhagavāni who happened to pass that way at that time, he said, "My Bhagavān! Please stop to hear my performance." But Bhugavān Mahavira politely refused, and quietly went away. To evince interest in any kind of entertainment colourful or euphonious, is a kind of tempting predicament for a sādhaka.
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