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did not keep the half piece of the divine cloth with him, because he was free from avarice.
Soma Brāhmana took the piece of divine cloth to Kiingapura pagara with him and gave it to the weaver for uniting the two pieces together. The weaver combined the two pieces into one entire whole with great skill. The Brāhmaṇa then took the divine cloth to King Nandivardhana and placed it before him. After carefully examining it with curiosity, the king said • good man! How did you get this excellent cloth?" 'The Brāhmaņa replied “My Lordi It has a long story in connection with it. Nandivardhana said Be calm and tell me everything." The Brähmana giving his detailed account said, “Being overcome with poverty, I wandered in distant lands for a very long time, and when I returned home, I was severely rebuked by my wife.
Then I wenc in search of Sramana Bhagavan Mahāvira and He compassionately gave me hall the portion of the divine cloth. I showed
It to a weaver and he advised me to go o Sramaņa Bhagavān Mabăvira with a request for the other half. I went after the worshipful Bhagavān- for one year like one of his disciples wherever he went. Ac last, when the piece of divine cloth was entangled in thorns on the bank of the Suvarnakūlā river be did not stop to take it but left it there. I took it away and brought it here. The weaver then united the two pieces together" King Nandivardhana was greatly pleased on hearing his account, He gave the Brāhmaṇa one hundred thousand gold mohurs for the divine cloth and rendering him due hospitality, said "O good man! now tell me how Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahavira fares during his peregrinations The Brāhmaṇa said 'My Lord! please bear me and only attentively. The great master of ihe three worlds, come-times engages himself in deep meditation in haunts of devils terrible with roaring laughter, remaining in gozlohana asana (a posture retained while milking cows) and other postures, with his eye-sight directed to the top of his nose and remaining as immobile as Mount Méru. Sometimes remaining in Virasana (posture assumed by a warrior) on burial grounds full of fearful ghosts with rows of awful laman skulls, he withholds his breath
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