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sage's attire and practices and taking five fistfuls of hair, took the five mah vratas. He observed several austerities after becoming a nirgrantha, studied the 11 Amgas and in the end, destroying all karmas, attained nirva.
After sometime, the Lord reached V jyagr ma touching Mok city from Hastin pura and stayed for the rainy season there. In this time, among the ones who became mendicants, Po ila's name is worthy of mention.
17th Year as Keval
At the end of the rainy season, the Lord moved from Videha to Magadha and reaching R jag ha, had a samava ara a at Gu a la caitya. In that year, many monks observed fasts unto death at Vipula hill in R jag ha, fulfilling their spiritual duties. The Lord spent that rainy season in R jag ha.
18th Year as Keval
Completing the c turm sa R jag ha, the Lord left for Camp and became seated in P hacamp on its western part. Hearing news of the Lord's arrival, the king of Camp, la, and his brother, prince Mah la, came to listen to the Lord's sermon and took initiation. From P hacamp, the Lord reached the P r abhadra caitya in Camp. K madeva, follower of
rama as, was also present at the samava ara a. After his sermon, the Lord told the nirgrantha monks that despite being in the householder's life, K madeva has borne all calamities with equanimity. All monks should take inspiration from him. The monks-female-monks accepted this with respect. Leaving Camp , the Lord reached Da r apura. The king there was great devotee of the Lord. He went to offer his respects with his four-fold army with great pomp and show. On the way, he felt pride wondering about others being present there with as much prosperity as him. At that time he saw the king of gods, Indra, alighting from the sky and seeing his prosperity, his pride was shattered. However, to protect his honour, he immediately took initiation and became part of the mendicants' order. Indra, who had come there with his riches to shatter his pride, felt ashamed seeing this courage of Dar abhadra, and venerating him, returned to his place.
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