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Gautama said –“A householder attains avadhij na but to this extent; you should repent your false statement.” To this, namda said _“I am speaking the truth. Perhaps you should repent.” Gautama had doubt in his mind and approached the Lord at once. The Lord said -“No, whatever namda said was right; hence you must repent your false opinion.” Hearing the Lord, without breaking his fast, Gautama went to
namda and accepting his folly, sought forgiveness. From there, wandering, the Lord reached Vai 1, and stayed there during the rains.
24th Year as Keval
After the c turm sa at Vai 1, the Lord moved to S keta in Kau ala land. A famous r vaka, Jinadeva, wandering, came to 'Ko var a' city. Kir tar ja belonged to the local Mleccha lineage lived there. Jinadeva, who had come for trade, gave him different kinds of gems. Seeing them Kir tar ja said - "Where are these produced?” Jinadeva said “our country is a veritable mine of these gems." Kir tar ja said _“With the permission of your king, take me too to your country so I can see your country and its gems." Making all arrangements for the journey, Jinadeva brought Kir tar ja along with him to stay in his house. At that time, Lord Mah v ra reached S keta. Seeing a crowd Kir tar ja enquired – “Where are people going in such large numbers?" Jinadeva said "King, a great owner, and trader of gems has arrived; people are going to see him." Saying, “then even I must go", Kir tar ja accompanied Jinadeva to Mah v ra's assembly. Seeing Mah v ra's throne and umbrella above, Kir tar ja was amazed. He saluted the Lord and asked him about his gems. The Lord said _“There are two types of gems -material gem and psychic (bh va) gem. Again, there are three types of bh va gems – dar ana (intuition), j na (knowledge and caritra (conduct). These three are such powerful gems that they not only increase the fame of the one that wears them but also improve his this-worldly and other-worldly state. Material (dravya) gems have a limited effect; they only bring joy in the present, but the bh va gems give joy for several births and lead to the true destination.” Hearing this, Kir tar ja was happy and said – "Lord, then give me the bh va gems.” The Lord got him a whiskbroom and mouth cloth (mukha vastrik ), which Kir tar ja accepted and became part of the Lord's monk order.
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