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go to Mahāśatakaji and tell him that the words used by bim towards Révati, even though they were perfectly true, were improper as they were unpleasant, and tell him to make atonement for his sins.
Gañadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama went to the monastery where Mahāśata kaji was living. On seeing Gañadhara. Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama coming to him, Mahāśatakaji was greatly pleased. Mahāśatakaji bowed down respectfully before him Gañadhara Mabārāja Indrabhūti Gautama then gave him the message of Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahavira with all its details. Mahāśata kaji accepted the words of Ganadhara Mahãıāja Indra bhūti and made atonement for his sins. Gañadhara Gautama then returned into the presence of Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra.
An account of the ten principal Stāvakas of Sramana Bhagavān Mahāvira is given in J91797tiq, Upāśa kadaśānga Sūtra (the Seventh Sutra ) and in Vardhamāna Déśanā TATA agar to which the reader is referred.
Knowing the approach of the time of his favafot Nirvana, Final Emancipation, to be near-by and thinking that Gañadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama had intense affection towards himself and bis affection was an obstacle to the acquisition of
NA Kèvala Gnāna, Perfect Knowledge, by Ganadhara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama, and with the object of cutting off the bondage of affection, in order that he may acquire Perfect Knowledge, he would cause separation, although that separation will be a great blow to him because whatever is beneficial in the end should always be done. With this idea in his mind, Sramaņa Bhagavān Mabāvira sent him to a neighbonring village for the purpose of instructing a Brahmin named aayaf Dévasarınā, in religion.
Saying "Just as your Lord pleases," Gañadbara Mahārāja Indrabhūti Gautama bowed down before śramaņa Bhagavān
