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Mahāvira swerve from his religious contemplation in the follow ing way :
1 Samgamaka showered heaps of dust causing much injury, on śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra, at an inappropriate time, and covered up all the members of his body with che mass of dust like Rāhu occluding the Moon, or a cloudy day occluding the Sun. All the passages of his body were so thickly filled up, that he was scarcely able to have a deep breath. But the Venerable Lord did not in the least, waver from his religious meditation. Will a Kula-giri ( mountain-range ) ever shake when pushed even by big elephants possessing extraordinary Birength ?
2. Having removed the mass of dust, the god produced ants with sharp mouths, and they caused much pain. They en'ered one part of his body, and came out from the other like so many needles piercing a piece of cloth. In this way, they began to bite different parts of his body. The god was unsuccessful like an unfortunate man loslag all his chances. The Venerable Bhagavān was steady.
3. During the third disturbance, Samgamaka created big gnats, There is no end to the evil deeds of wicked persons, By the milk-coloured blood flowing from various wounds, the body of śramana Bhagavān Mahāvira resembled a mountain with small streamlets issuing from it. Here again, the god was unsuccessfül.
4. During the fourth disturbance, the god created white blood--sucking ants. These blood-thirsty creatures applied themselves with their front suckers to the body of Śramana Bhagavan Mabavīra, with such tenacity that looked as if they were rows of hair growing from his body. The great Yogi ( salnt ) was 00-moved
5. The wicked god desirous of inaking Śramaqa Bhagavān Mahāvira swerve from his religious meditation, created scorpions. These scorpions resembling the sparks of fire of the time of
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