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became the receptacle of the happiness of svarga (heavens ) although the removal of the salya produced intense agony, and the cruel-hearted cowherd surfered terrible miseries in the Seve. nth Heil owing to his wicked intentions. Besides, that forest came ic be known as Mabā-bhairava. People had a temple built there.
When even Jinéndras suffer terrible miceries, why should people get distressed with very minor adversities? When there is such a miserable consequence of a misdeed done only once, why do people take delight in doing evil actions every day ! Jindávaras, enduring severe sufferings although they possess immenge strength, preach that evit Karmas of previous lives are de. Stroyed by patient endurance,
This was the last upsarga (trouble ) caused to Śremaga Bhagavān Mahavira during his cbadmastha avastda. ( a prepare. tory stage before the attainment of Kévala Jñana ( Perfect Know. ledge ]). This stage lasted for twelve years, and six months, and one fortnight. During this period, Śramaņa Bhagavān Mahavira patiently endured all the sufferings created by gods and human beings, and did severe penance. These troubles commenced with a cowherd, and ended with a cowherd also. Of these the one caused by Kata-pularia vyantati was jaghanya, ( comparatively little painful ) the Käla Cakra burled by Samgamaka-deva was madhyama ( more painful ), and the removal of nails from the ears of Sramaņa Bhagavāni Mahavira was ukrista ( most distressiog ).
तए णं समणे भगवं महावीरे अणगारे जाए, इरियासमिए, भासा, समिए, एसणासमिए, आयाणभंडमत्तनिक्खेवणासमिए, उच्चार-पासवण-खेल FETT-578-nifigraförarefit, fiu, FaTT, TTATEC, YGTË FTTET, ATTĒT, TÀ, fifct, Tirt, 37, TUT. 3975 3 , gat, qsa, yar, fragë, 2019, saa, fo, feria, fatta, 93 59 #717, are 7 faisut,
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