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born a Jain, he had a very virtuous personality. Despite his horrible monetary condition, his dexterity at many forms of handicrafts and his hard working nature, he was not inclined to make an extra effort to acquire wealth. He was as satisfied with his meager wealth as he was with his work. One night in a secluded forest, a friend of Gobhadra Brahmin was engrossed in merriment with a young lady in a room next to his. The lady's younger sister, who was as beautiful as a nymph, offered herself to him (Gobhadra) for sexual pleasure, but he was unmoved and kept his morality intact. He even made the beautiful lady, who had no qualms in offering herself as his 'bharya', his genuine sister. He was not vain about his virtues nor did he indulge in any self-praise. He did not scorn others even on seeing them indulge in evil activities. He was always benevolent. Even when he was in need of money, he was not prepared to sell his art or beg for it. Two men, who had become extremely powerful due to their ‘mantrik' and 'tantrik' destructive abilities, were on the verge of killing each other due to their intense enmity. Gobhadra had the perseverance and the skill to make them forget their deep-rooted, mutual hatred and become affectionate towards each other. When one reads about incidents from Gobhadra's life, in the book 'Shri Mahavir Chariyam', one cannot fail to admire his many such good virtues.
Bharya = wife
Mantrik = power achieved due to the accomplishment of a mantra; a spell
Tantrik = pertaining to occultism, a formula having miraculous power
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