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dents, Vaggura Seth went in the direction Tirthankara Maliinātha.
At that time, on seeing Śramana Bhagavān Mahavira standing in religious contemplation in pleasure-garden Sakatamukha through the medium of his Avadhi Jñana, lśāna Indra accompanied by several crores of gods, came there in a vimāna ( aerial car ) prepared from precious stones of five kinds, and having respectfully gone three times round Sramanı Bhagavān Mabävīra with a pure heart, he took his seat, resting his vision on the lotus-like face of the Jinéśvara, and singing his virtuous qualities with an anjali in front of his forehead.
Vaggura Śéth, passing by the place where Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira was standing, went towards the temple of Tīrthankara Mallināth. On seeing Vaggura Śéth thus going away, Išāaa lodra said, "Ah! Vaggura ! you have proved the correctness of the popular saying." That distant gods are deserving of more veneration, that without giving attention to the living l'irthankara, you are going to worship the image of a past Tirthanlara. Do you not kaow thar Sra naņa Bhagavāı Mahāvīra courageous in rescuing people of the three worlds falling into the formidable whirl-wind of worldly existence-is himself here." On hearing this, Vaggura Śéth, sorrowfully expressing regret at bis negligence, went three times round Sra naga Bhagavån Mahāvira, and bowing down low, he began to sing his praises, repeatedly. Iśāns Indra then, went away, and Vaggura Seth went into the temple of Tirthankara Mallināth.
Sramana Bhagavão Mabăvira now, went in the direction of Tunnäka Sannivesa. On his way there, Gośála, on seeing a newly-ínarried couple, with both their ears resembling those of an elephant, with eyes resernbling those of a cat, with a very long and extensive abdomen, with long necks, with dark-colo ured and deformed bodies, and with their teeth protruding from their lips, contentedly began to say out of fun, " Ah ! with the grace of my revered teacher, I wandered over numerous coua tries,
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