Mahayogi Sthulabhadra Diwakar Chitrakatha 043

Author(s): Nityanandsuri, Chidanandmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai

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MAHAYOGI STHULABHADRA threw it into the sewerage canal. The ascetic lost Kosha broke into a laughter. The ascetic became This temper
wild
(Ha...Ha...Ha...
Stupid ! You are making
fun of me.
Kosha ! What is this? Suffering great hardship I brought this gem-blanket worth one hundred twenty five
thousand rupees. You have thrown it
into gutter.
Kosha said
Then Kosha threw numerous gem-blankets before the ascetic and said,
O fallen ascetic ! It is you who are stupid. You are throwing the invaluable gem of your long practices of ascetic-discipline into the
gutter of carnality.
See ascetic ! Even my maids have such gem-blankets. But the
gem-like asceticdiscipline you have tarnished is rare even
for gods.
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