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to th Bhagavān Arihanta. So let us go, pay homage and obeisance to Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira, welcome him in our midst and adore him. He is the giver of the greatest goods, the greatest bliss. He is even superior to Gods and immensely wise. Let us go to him and worship him. This will be good for us in this life, and also in the next life, for our happiness, for our welfare, for our liberation, till for terminating the bondage of rebirth".
On hearing all this, Queen Celanā became immensely delighted and happy.
She took her bath and put on costly garments and jewellery. With King Srenika, she sat on the special chariot that was to carry them to Bhagavān Mahavira. They arrived at Gunasila caitya. Taking precedence, she stood in front of Bhagavan Mahāvira, moved round him thrice and bowed before him. Enquiries were made about health and well-being, and then the king taking precedence over her, the royal couple resumed their seats to attend the sermon.
Bhagavan Mahavira delivered his sermon. After the sermon was over, people went away. Some of the monks of the order who were immensely impressed by the display of the wealth of King Srenika, had a thought as follows in their mind,
"How very fortunate must be King Bhambhasara who has a queen like Celaņā and a kingdom like Magadha. If our austere penances have any effect, we would like to have fine.wordly pleasures like this".
Seeing the great fortune of Queen Celanā, some of the nuns thought in their mind,
"How very fortunate must be Queen Celanā ! If our austere penances have any effect, we would like to have a fine wordly life like this".
By dint of his supreme knowledge, Bhagavan Mahavira came to know about the thinking of these monks and nuns. He collected them round him and apprised them of the evil consequences of this kind of thinking. Thereon the monks and nuns confessed their guilt.
