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used to defile lood-materials at the houses to which śramana Bhagavău Malāvira went,
The poet says :-- पलं जगद्धवंसन-रक्षणक्षम कृपा च सङ्गमेक कृताऽऽगसि । इतीव संचिन्त्य विमुच्य मानसं रुषेव रोषस्तव नाथ ! निर्ययौ ।। १ ।।
1. Belau Jagacicavamsasja saksana kşümam kripă ca Sanga
maké kritā"gasi. Itira sancintya vimucya manasan ruseva roşastava nātha ! niryayau.
1. O Lord ! Having skought that you have strength cap able of destroying the world and of proiecting it, ai i that you have such compassion towards Samgamaka who had ill-treated you, your rosa ( anger) having abandoned the mind, went away.
Through the mediuin of his Avadbi Jñana (Visual knowledge, Samgamaka was seen, śramaņa Bhagavān Mahavira came back and remained in religious contemplation. Samgamaka ivanted to ascertain whether the mind of the Jinéśvara was at all changed or not Through the medium of his vibhanga (interrupled visual) kuuwidg: Sung maka saw the Venerable Bhagavau thinking about <xclusive compassion towar.is living beings of all kinds Becoming discouraged, he though':- He was perfectly steady although he had been harassed constantly for the last six inonths. It is impossible to agitate his mind in the least even after a long time wh! all my efforts have proved futile. 1, {80. inissed divisie pleasures for a prélty long time. Ah! why did I fenelle my soul t such a degree without realising my own stre ngth! Having thus, blamed his mischievous conduci in various ways, Samgamak: falling down at the feet of Sramana Bhagavān Mahāvīra, said :-O Bhagavän I have failed in my attempt, but your resolution is absolately firm. Whatever the magnanimous Indra has said in his assembly-hall is quite true, but I committed d great mistake that at that time I did not believe in his words. Why should I prate more ? Please forgive my previous evit
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