Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 2 Vibhag 1

Author(s): Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker
Publisher: Parimal Publication

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the Brāhmaṇa served him with milk mixed with clarified butter and sugar. Five divine objects presented themselves there.
Now, taking the counterfeit coin in his hand and walking very slowly out of shame, Gośāla came to the weaver's apartment late at Sun-set. Becoming bewildered on not seeing tbe Jinéśvara there, he repeatedly and very carefully made in quiries about the Lord's where-abouts. But when he could not receive any satisfactory information from anyone, he began to move about here and there in all directions outside the Nālanda Suoniveśa as well as inside it, However, when he did not get any information about the Jinéśvara's departure, he thought; “A!: 1 Fate is adyerre with me that I am again left alone.” Repenting for some time, Gośa's left of his drawing-board and with his mustache shaved he went out of the weaver's apartments, and with his with a quick walk he reached Kollāga saoniveśa There, outside the village, people were talking with each other thus-Ahl the Brāhmaṇa is lucky and fortunate and he alone has received the good fruit of his birth and life, that there occurred a showering of gold in his house by his giving of food-materials to such a great sage and the gods also by their shouting of " Abo dana" spread his pure fame in this world". On hearing this talk from people, Gośāla joyfully thought, “ The great sage about whose supernatural powers these people are talking is Śramaņa Bhaga. vàn Mahāvira alone-my religious preceptor-whose plentiful abun. dance, hospitable reception or valour cannot be equalled by any ascetic or Brāhmaṇa”. With this determination in his mind, when Gośāla was looking out carefully outside as well as inside the village, he saw śramana Bhagavāı Mahāvira standing in Kāyotsarga. Then, with his face blooming with joy, and with a conviction as if he had acquired cintă-maņi ( the magical tho. ught-gem fulfilling its possessor's every wish ), Gośāla going thrice around Sramaņa Bhagavan Malāvira, fell down at his feet and with an anjali in front of his forehead, he said :-" O Lord ! You are a mine of excellent gelie virtuous qualities and you are worthy of respectful worship in the three worlds. Besides