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way, Sramana Bhagavān Mahävirs did not care for the ālambana (support) of any one. He did not depend on any one. Śramana Bhagavān Mahavira did his vihăra (saunterings) unhindered like the wind. The heart of the Jinésvara was pure like the Autumnal Moon. He had concealed his five sease-organs like & tortoise Like the single horn of a rhinoceros, the Bhagavān was alone. He was a-prematta (not careless-attentive) like the bhāranga pakşi (a fabulous bird with one body, iwo necks, three fett, humas speech, and endowed with pheaominal carefulness). During all this time, he did not become negligent except for two ghatikas (48 minutes) at the temple of SūJapāņi Yaksa. Sramaņa Bhagavan Mahavira_extremely powerful life an elephant in destroying his enemies in the form of evil Karmas; capable of bearing, like a bull the heavy burden of ascetic life; irresistible like a lion in having a victory over parisahas (troubles and sufferings,; immovable without trembling, like Mount Méru; deep like an ocean; with a cooling and pleasant light, like the Moon; brilliant like Sun; of a noble family like heated gold-fluid, and enduring ali varieties of sparsa (touch) like the earth-very carefully observed all the rules of ascetic life and he moved about everywhere without hindrance.
The prati-bandhas impediments) are in relation to dra 'ya (substance), kşeira (place), kala (time), and bhāva (intention),
By Dravya, the impediments are of three kinds viz i Sačít (living) 2, a-cit (non-liviog) 3, misra (a combination of living and non-living). Father, mother, son, daughter, and other family. members are examples of sa-cit pratibandha : living obstacles ) Tbe impediment of ornaments, jewels, wealth etc is an a-cit pratibandha (non-living obstacle). A female with ornaments in her body is an example of a misra (mixed, impediment. Śramana Bhagavan Mahāvira was free from any of these dravya pratiban dhas. He had no pratibandha for any field, village, town, house, mansion, sky etc. He had no affection or the sense of wamalv : "mine-nees" for any of these. With regard to Kala ( time) te had no pratibaudha. He never thought he would do such a thing at such a time. If any one thinks about anger, prite,
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