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Forty-first year of Ascetic Life (B. C. 528–527).
1. Samavasarana at Raja-griba Nagara, 2. Mahagatakaji Śrăvaka 3 Dialogues. 4. Anasana of Agnibhûti and Vāyubhati.
Soon after the close of the rainy season śramana Bhagavāna Mahāvira left Mithilā, and went in the direction of Magadha dèsa. Coming to Rajagriha Nagara, the Worshipful Lord put up at Guna Šila Caitya outside the town. There was a Samavasarupa at Guna Sila Caitya.
At that time, Mahasatakaji Srăvaka an inhabitant of Rājagriha Nagara was in religious meditation without food and drink till the end of his life On account of his ausyicious notions and the destruction of his Evil Karmans, Mahasatakaji had acquired Avadhi Jnāna (Visual Knowledge); and like Ānarda Sravaka he was able to see and know all the objects existing far above, below and in the Middle World.
One day, his wife Révati' becoming drunk with wine, went to Mahāśatakaji and she tried to place obstacles in his meditation by amorous pranks and indecent language. Two or three times, Mahāśatakaji did not mind her, but when she repeatedly persisted in her silly pranks and offending talks, Mahāśatakaji could no longer curb his anger, Seeing her future condition, through Avadhi Jnana, he said:-O Death-aspiring Révati ? Why heve you become so violent? You will die miserably from an exhausting disease within seven days from now, and you will go to hell. On hearing these harsh words of Mahāśatakaji during his religious meditation, Révati besame greatly afraid, and slie thought:-Mahāśatakaji has really become very angry with me and he will some way or other, kill me cruelly". So, she walked away slowly and reached home.
As fore-told by Mahāśatakajı, Révati died within seven days. With the object of giving advice to Mahasatakaji for using
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