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Besides, young persons of various villages attracted by the excellent fragrance of the body of Sramaņa Bhagavān Mabavira, used to request him thus:- "O Lord, give us this perfume and show us the method of preparing it. Your body is anointed with excellent perfumes."
Young females of villages, also on seeing the eyes resembling a fresh blue lotus-flower and palăsa (Butea Frondosa) leaves, the lotuslike face with fragrant smell and the wealth of unpar. alleled beauty of śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīrs, and, on becoming pierced by the arrows of the God of Love, were cagerly inquiring about the where-abouts of the wandering Bhagavān, and they were causing him various troubles
Thus, the bees produced various injuries to the body of Śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra for a little more than four months after his Dikṣā on account of the divine flowers and perfumepowders thrown on him by the gods.
AT HERMIT'S COTTAGE
Then going further on, śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira- the ornament of the three worlds and a treasure of innumerable virtues, arrived ar Morāk Sanniveśa Tbore Jvalanāśrma- a leader of Duijjanta tāpasas (wandering mendicants), and a friend of king Siddhārtha-father of śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira,came forward to receive himn out of his previous affection towards him, and śramaņa Bhagavāı Mahāvīra also extended forward his arms as he was accustomed to do it before. The kula-patt, then joyfully made inquiries about his family affairs and said:“O Excellent Prince! you live here for sometime. This āśrama (hermitage) is perfectly free from any nuisance. There is no one who will create disturbance in meditation. So this place is fit for a dwelling during the rainy season. Hence, if you cannot live here from now, you do positively remain here during the rainy season.” The Lord accepting his request, remained there, for one night.
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