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In the morning. Kāma-dņva Śräyakawent into the Sramavasarana of Sramaņa Bhagavâna Mahăvîra and having done respectful obeisance to the Worshipful Lord, he sat down to hear the sermon
After the sermon, śramaņa Bhagavana Mahavira, addressing Kāma-deva Śrāvaka, said :- Kāma--déva! Is it true that a déva (god, assuming form of a pišáca (demon), the elephant, and a serpent, made many molestations to you, with the object of diverting your mind from religions contemplation last night ? Kāma déva said .-.Yes; My Lord It is true.
Śramana Bhagavāna Mahavira, then, addressing the Sadhus and Sadhvis said :- O Worthy Souls! When house-holders following the Religion of the Tirthankaras very calmly endure the molestations created by gods, or huinan beings, or by lower animals, you Sådhus ( monks ) and Sadhvis ( Nuns ), who have studied the various Sätras of the Jaina Siddhāntas and who are aspiring for Molsa ( Final Emancipation ) should patiently suffer molestations, chastisements and miseries from whatever source they may come.
3 Diksā of Dasārnabhadra Proin Campå Nagari, śramaņa Bhagavana Mahāvira went to Daśârņa purî
*At Daśārņapura there was a very powerful aud hightly religious king named Daśārgabhadra. He had in his harem five
Dasárnapura --The territories included in Purva ( East ) Mālvă and Bhopāla were known a Dasarana-deśa. During Maurya period, its capital town was Caitya-giri; later on, the Capital was at Bhilsă According to Jaina anuthorities, Dasārņa-déśa was an Aryan country with its capital as Mrittikāvati. This Mrittikāvati Nagart was located in the Southern Mountains of Prayāga in the southern part of Vatsa-desa
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