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from that place and came to Lord Mahavira. God Siddhartha was waiting upon the Lord at that time, and it was in his presence that Goshala related the story of his meeting with Saint Chandracharya to Lord Mahavira. The god did not like this rude behaviour of Goshala at all. He, therefore, said to him, "Goshala, you have not yet been able to learn modesty, patience and good conduct. In spite of your being a Sadbu, you cannot control your tongue. This is certainly a blot on sainthood. Ilow could, then, your curse produce any effect on the saint, who belongs to the line of the disciples of Lord Parshvanatha ? A man ought to be kind. He must try to please every one by means of charity, hospitality and sweet words. Ile should even try to please his enemy. The power of speech that is given to you is not meant for troubling others or for thinking ill of others. You must know it for certain that your actions are allagainst the law of nature. Watch the doings of nature and reflect upon them. Man has got one tongue and two ears; he should therefore, speak less, but hear more. You should try to learn how to control your speech."
Lord Mahavira now left Kumargaon for Choraka. Here the spies of the King were in search of some thieves. When they saw Lord Mahavira aud Goshala, they took them to be thieves in disguise, arrested them; and brought them before their ruler. The ruler, too, took them for theives and ordered his soldier's to tie them hand and foot and throw into a well, The soldiers obeyed their master and threw the Lord and Goshala into a deep well in a jungle. Lord Mahavira was unaffected by tliis treatment meted out to him; but Goshala, on the other hand, thought it to be unbearable punishment.
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