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| Lord Mahavira and Goshala
One day, he was going to a village for begging food, when Goshala met him on the way. It was but natural for Goshala to have an inroduction from the nermit. Saint Chandracharya said that he was in the succession of the Nirgrantha ( passionless and possessionless ) disciples of Lord Parshuanatha. Goshala laughed at this and said to him very rudely, "Why do you boast for nothing.” Can the wearing of coloured clothes make a man a Nirgrantha ? Enough, enough! You have adopted this mood of living simply to fill up the belly without much difficulty. You sell for farthings the precious and pious name of the Lord in order to earn your living easily. Why do you not leave this habit of straying and practise penances and meditation like my venerable Guru, the great ascetic ?” This led to a dispute between them. Goshala was very angry. He pronounced a curse upon the saint and said, “Listen to me, oh so-called Sadhu; you shall have to taste the bitter fruit of this misbehaviour that you have meted out to me at this time. I say” Your Upashraya ( i. e, the place of residence for monks ) shall be burnt to ashes this very moment." The ascetic said in return, "Goshala ! it seems you are far away from being a Sadbu who is above all anger, greed, delusion etc. Had you been a Sadhu, you would not have shown so much anger to me. I, therefore, declare it strongly that your curse will not have any effect on me or my Upashraya (resting-place ). You have adopted this guise of a Sadhu, but you do not realize that you are sowing the seeds of Karmas. Why do you spoil your mind and your tongue for nothing ?” Goshala was very much ashamed to see that his curse had failed to bring about the desired effect. He, therefore, quietly walked away
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