Samraditya

Author(s): Pushkarmuni, Devendramuni
Publisher: Shree Lakshmi Pustak Bhandar

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forest was 'Sangparitosh.' The forest had many types of thickly covered trees. They were fruit-trees, ordinary trees giving shades and many flower plants. The rivulets of sweet water made the forest more beautiful. On all sides, there were small huts of sages and monks, who did hard penance.
The atmosphere there was so much peaceful, full of spiritual feelings and awe-inspiring that the persons who were restless or unhappy immediately felt peace of mind. Acharya Aijava Kaundinya was the chief Acharya and Guru of this divine place. Under his guidance, many sages were doing “Sadhanas' or spiritual practices.
Agnisharma became guest to this forest after being insulted and hated by Gunsen. Now there was nobody here to tease him and to get pleasure from it.
In the cool shades of the mango tree, the Engenia tree, the Jonesia Asoka tree