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"He is a disciple of the Venerable Saint, so set him free.' It was with great difficulty he was left undisturbed. Gośāla then went 10 Śramaņa Bhagavān Mabāvira, and told him "Is it proper for you to be indifferent when I am so severely beaten? Why did you not stop it although I suffered happiness and misery alike for so many days? Ab! stone-like harsh heart!" Siddhārtha said "Why do you become angry with us without any cause! You control your own blameworthy soul”. Having finished the Kayot sarga, śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra went to a village nained Avarts and remained in religious contemplation in a temple of Baladéva. There also the quarrelsome Gośāla forgetting his previous pitiable state began to terrify children by contotions of his face. The children went away crying to their parents and complained about the behaviour of Gośāla. There, also, he was beaten severely. Wise men of the village trying to stop them from beating him said, "Ab / why do you uselessly beat him? The fault lies with his Guru because be dote not prevent him from doing so. There-upon, some of the village people came to śramana Bhagavän Mahāvira with strong wooden staffs with the object of beating him. The neighbouring ryantara god devoted to the service of the Jinéśvara established a plough in the hand of the idol of Baladéve with the object of frightening village-people. On seeing the idol of Baladeva in a condition never eeen before, the people of the village became seriously terrified and approaching Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra, they began to ask his pardon repeatedly.
Śrainana Bhagavān Mahāvira, then, went to Corāk Sanni. vesa and remained in religions contempletion in a solitary place. Hungry Gośāla asked Bhagavan " Are you going into village for alms today?" Siddhārtha replied “Not now; may be after some time." Gośāla went alone into the village At one place highly delicious food of various kinds was being prepared for a party of friends. Gośāla began to look at the place repeatedly with the object of knowing when the food will be ready simply owing to angteadinosi of of his mind. On that day there happened much terror from robbers. The village people thought
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