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Third Rainy Season. Stamaņa Bhagavăn Mabāvira then went to Campā Nagari and he lived there during the third catur--ināsa-the four months of the rainy season of the third year of his ascetic life. During this time, śramana Bhagavān Mahāvīra had two series of sasting of two months each, and he practised religious meditation in various bodily postures. He break-fasted at the end of tbe first series of two month's fasting in Campa Nagari and at the end of the second series of two month's Casting, he break-fasted outside the tuwa śramana Bhagavān Mahāvīra went in the direction of Kālāja Sanniveśa accompanied by Gośāla.
Fourth Year of Ascetic Life. (B. C. 565-64)
At Kā'āya Sanniveśa śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāviia remained in religious meditation at night in a solitary unoccupied house free from vermin and other small Insects. Gośāla, also, intolerant of confidement remained concealed behind the door of the house.
At that time, Simba a son of the chief of that village, entered the deaolate house with the object of having sexual intercourse with his maid-servant Vidyutmati. He loudly shouted. “Ah ! If there is any mendicant or a Brāhmana or a traveller in this house, then say out so, and we may go else. where ". On hearing this, Šramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra remained silent as he was already standing in religious meditation. But Gośāla cunningly gave no reply. Receiving no reply, Simba bad sexual intercourse with Vidyunmati fearlessly for some time, and when both of them were going out of the desolate house, Gesala touched the body of Vidyunmati. Vidyunmati at once shouted. “O good man ! Some one has touched my body ". On hearing this, Simha re-entered the house and seizing Gośāla by the hand, he said, “ You maliciously looked upon us when we were doing a wicked act, and you do not say that you were sitting here even though you were duly asked.” “ With these words, Simha beat Gośåla severely with his stick, and he went away. Addressing
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