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हुए संभाषण को जान लिया और तुरन्त प्रवचन किया कि गौतम इन्द्रभूति ने भूल की है, चाहे गृहस्थ ही क्यों न हो, उसके लिये अतीन्द्रिय दृष्टि सिद्ध करने योग्य (सहज या सरल ) है, मुख्यतया अब श्रवणोपासक आनन्द ने उसे अनायास ही सिद्ध कर लिया है, उतने बरे श्रमण पर सन्देह करने के कारण सिर्फ़ गौतम इन्द्र भूतिको ही प्रायश्चित कर लेना चाहिये । प्रायश्चित कर लेने के पश्चात इन्द्रभूति ने शेष गणधारियों ( नेताओं ) सहित स्वामी से आनन्द के भवितव्य ( होनहार) की बात पूछी। उस पर स्वामी ने अपने अवधी से प्रकट किया कि आनन्द देह-त्याग के अनन्तर स्वर्ग में पहुँचकर देवत्व को साधने के पीछे महा विदेह देश में अर्हत होगा ।
"गोयमा महा विदेहवासे सिज्जिहि "
attainment by a Householder. He then advised Ananda to perform certain propitiatory rites to negate the evil effect of a false claim. He then left the spot and went to where Mahavira Swamy was in Dhyana and in this state itself the latter knew about the arrival of Gauthama Indrabhooti and also what had happened betwen him and Shramanopasaka Ananda. As soon as Indrabhooti came near the Swamy, the latter opened his eyes and told Gauthama Indrabhooti that what he had thought and done had been wrong. It is quite possible even for a householder to atain Supra-Sensory Sight, according to the Swamy. He informed Gauthama Indrabhooti that Shramanopasaka Ananda had attained these powers quite easily and for the sin of doubting such a sincere effort and attainment, he Gauthama Indrabhooti himself must make atonement. Gauthama Indrabhooti obediently carried out the Swamy's instructions and returned to him followed by his associates. He was curious to know what further successes were in store for Ananda. The Swami, in reply, informed that Shramanopasaka Ananda would reach Heaven after his death, would attain divinity and after all these holy rewards have been spent, would be reborn as a human being in the country of Mahavideha. He would also become an Arhantha. In this way, the Swamy with his Avadhijnana forecast the future of Shramanopasaka Ananda.
“GOYAMA, MAHAVIDEHE VASE SIJJIHI”
Gauthama Indrabhooti for his part attained Sampoornajnana as a result of this experience.
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