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At that time, a nephew, named Citra of the feudal prince Saikha, while returning by boat from an errand to a king of neighbour. border, saw Bhagavān in this condition, and rebuking boat-men with many harsh words, he set him free, and adored him.
Śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvîsa the last (24th) Tirthankara of the present era restraining his mind with religious meditation, affording protection to all people including movable as well as immovable objects, assuming various postures every day, censured at some places by angry unbridled persons, praised by saluting feudal princes and by gods and demi-gods, enduring several accidental miseries which can easily take away the life of ordinary people, being worshipped and glorified at some places by well-disposed persons and Bhagavān always busy in various kinds of penance and keeping a well-balanced mind like an Accurate balance, towards both, and entertaining various religious sentiments, began to move about everywhere.
The mind of śramaņa Bhagvão Mahāvîra was not in the least shaken by spring-time-delightful by bees attracted by the fragrance of newly expanded clusters of Mango-blossoms, thriving with fresh Asoka-buds, with Sarala (Pinus Longifolia, & kind of pine ) Sallaki ( Boswelia Thurifera incense tree) and other fragrant trees, endowed with the dignity of the southern wind capable of shaking the wet creeper on the fore-head of young females of Karnätaka ( a province in Southern India ); nor was his mind shaken by the spring--time which was sniivening Manmatbd (the God of Love) by the time-measured clapping of hands and by the melodivus sound of songs of hazel-eyed well--dressed young females. Even the summer in which the surface of the earth becomes fearful by the rays of the burning Sun-in which other sounds are covered by the harsh noise of thirsty cuckoo birds, and in whi:h roads are ina. ccessible by the mass of dust unpleasant to touch and set in motion by powerful winds-was not able to shake the mind of Sramaņa Bhagavan Mabāvīra. Also, the rainy season,-in which travellers were terrified by the deep roar of dense clouds, and
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