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Mahavira must have been staying there. He, therefore, made enquiries about his whereabouts and, at last, was successful in his attempts to reach near him. When he saw the Lord, he said, “Lord, you left the Dharma-shala, without giving any instructions to me. Now I will never leave you. I have made a firm determination to be your disciple from today; you are my 'Religious Prececptor', and I am your humble disciple!" Thus Goshala became the disciple of the Lord. Soon after this, the Lord resumed his Vihara and came to the village Brahmana-gaon..
This village was divided into two main quarters--one was in the possession of Nanda and the other in the possession of Upa-Nanda. Nanda and Upa-Nanda were the two brothers of whom the latter was wealthier. Lord Mahavira went to the house of Nanda to beg food for him; but Goshala who was tempted by the inansion of Upa-Nanda, left the company of the Lord and went to beg his food from UpaNanda's liouse. Lord Mahavira did not object to it, for personally he made no distinction between the rich and the poor. On the contrary, Goshala bad not yet been able to control his senses and to check his desires. In the very beginning, even when he intended to become the disciple of the Lord, the idea of Nidana ( remunerative hankering ) was there. And as such it was quite natural that he should make distinctions between man and man. However, he came to the house of Upa-Nanda, while Lord Mahavira reached the house of Nanda. Nanda received the Lord very warmly and offered pure food and water to him very respectfully. But when Upananda saw Goshala coming towards his house for begging food, he ordered his maid servant to give him the
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