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croped up. Now I shall enjoy pleasures of the five kinds of senses with my wife without caring for any other business' but out of inevitable necessity she died unseasonably, then, what is the use of marrying another woman now ? if another woman dies after marriage, as this woman died, all the undertakings attempted again, will also become useless. Besides, what surety is there for this life ? because this body performs the function of going and coming under the pretext of every effort. How can any one have a steady presence of mind in the presence of all powerful, piti. less and a whimsical God of Death following bis own wish in creating combination and separation ?' With very slight pleasure amounting to a tiny sarsava ( rape ) seed in association with wife, wealth and kinsmen, there is certainly immemse misery resem. bling Mount Meru in their separation. Under the circumstances, enough of an ambition of sexsual pleasures with a distressing young female. Besides, at such an advanced age a desire for sensual pleasures is a source of contempt'. On knowing his firm determination people kept silence and Gobhadra remained busy in religions pursuits.
One day, accompanied by five hundred disciples Ācārya Dharmaghoşa sūri -a mine of 36 gem -like virtuous qualities, carefully attentive in protecting all animals, and fit to be remembered constantly, arrived there. Many persoas went to pay homage to the learned Ãcārya Knowing about the arrival of the priest, Gobhadra becoming disgusted with the agonies of this world, also went to him and having joyfully saluted his lotus-like feet, he respectfully took his seat on the ground nearby. The sūrisvara ( great preceptor ) then communced his preaching thus:
जीववहालिय-वजणमदत्तधण-महणमेहुण-निविची । जो य परिग्गहचाओ एवं धम्मस्स सबस्स ॥१॥ जीवबहे आसपा सत्ता अप्पयारमवि कम्म । बंधति जति नरए पार्वति य विक्खदुकखाई ॥२॥
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