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"O good mani Today, you have taken rice of Kānga 'vith milk, and now you are going for the protection (care) of your bullocks; you saw a snake on your way here, and you wept in your dream. Is it true? He said "O) venerable man! All this is quite true. Incidently Siddhär! ha told him several omenous things. Becoming greatly satisfied and believing it to be a wonderful vent, the mukhi (village headman) wear into the village, and narrating the whole incident before his kinsmen, he said "There is recently come a venerabie saint who thoroughly reads the events of past, present, and future. He told me many decided opinions." The village-people out of mere curiosity, went to śramana Bhagavān Mahāvira with flowers and rice-grains in their hands. Siddhārtha Vyantara making the body of Sramana Bhagavān Mahāvira as his medium said 0! you have come here with the object of seeing the prowess of my excellent qua ities. The people replied:O Merciful Lord! It is true. He then narrated everything that had happened in the past, that they had heard, seen on their way, conversed with each other, and also everything that they had experienced during the night. He also told them what was pleasant or unpleasant, agreeable or disagreeable, and a source of happiness or misery, gain or harm. And, he also narrated everything that was to happen during the day. On seeing this curi. ous event, the village-people began to worship the Lord respectfully and they adored him. Siddhărtha was greatly delighted when numerous persons came there everyday.
Village-people began to say "O Venerable Sir! Here, there also lives another jñānin (one possessing higher knowledge named Acchandaka in this village.” Siddhārtha said “ The poor man does not know anything ” Some people of the village went to Acchandaka and informed him ". The venerable saint Bays that you do not know anything." Becomiog elated with pride, Acchandaka said " Let us go, I will speedily remove his pride of Perfect Kuowledge. It is difficult to show one's prowess before (powerful ) persons like ourselves, but it is easy to have abuse current among village-people" Showing, thus, his own cleverness, and entertaining a big thorn of envy in his heart,
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