Mahayogi Sthulabhadra Diwakar Chitrakatha 043

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

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MAHAYOGI STHULABHADRA The ascetic came to Arya Sambhutivijaya and
The edifying words of Kosha awoke the atoned for his mistake. He also sought forgive
Trationality of the ascetic. Tears of repentance ness from Sthulabhadra
flowed from his eyesGreat lady ! O austere ascetic !
Mahayogi ! Kosha is no more a Please forgive courtesan. She is now
Please forgive me. I had
a shramanopasika and a me. I was jealous fallen from disciple of great ascetic
of you. my grace. Sthulabhadra. What to say
of you, no sage in the world today can match a great yogi like Sthulabhadra.
TATA
Ascetic-! you committed a mistake but were not lost for
ever. Sthulabhadra embraced his colleague.
The inner voice of the ascetic cursed him.
Once ascetic Sthulabhadra came to Pataliputra with Arya Sambhutivijaya. Prime minister Shriyak* came to pay homage. He said to SthulabhadraBrother! .
Son ! You have You got free of successfully done your the problems of this duty. Now at this honourable world but left me
juncture renounce it and tethered to this
work for uplift of post of primeminister.
your soul.
Shriyak requested Acharyashri
Gurudeva ! | want to become
an ascetic. Please do me the favour.
A
Arya Sambhutivijaya initiated Shriyak as an ascetic.
# he was the younger brother of Sthulabhadra. 17 ## 153 ANM. or years after the nirvana of Mahavir.ersonal use only