Answer

Sulsa helped Bhagwan Mahavir by offering Him pure and suitable food with deep devotion, according to Jain tradition.

After Goshalak used tejoleshya, Bhagwan Mahavir’s body experienced severe suffering. At that time, Sulsa’s devoted offering became the cause through which Bhagwan Mahavir’s physical suffering was relieved.

Explanation

In Jain tradition, Goshalak is described as having used tejoleshya, a fiery destructive power, against Bhagwan Mahavir. Although Bhagwan Mahavir’s soul remained completely detached and unaffected, His body experienced intense physical pain.

Sulsa, a devoted Jain shravika, offered food to Bhagwan Mahavir with great purity, faith, and reverence. Her offering was not ordinary charity; it was given with:

• pure devotion,
• right faith,
• humility,
• and a deeply spiritual intention.

Because of the purity of her devotion and the suitability of the offering, Bhagwan Mahavir’s bodily suffering was relieved.

Spiritual Understanding

This incident teaches that even the greatest souls may experience the result of past karmas through the body, but their inner state remains peaceful and detached.

Sulsa’s role shows the spiritual power of pure daan given with true faith. In Jain Dharma, offering food to a worthy ascetic with devotion is considered highly meritorious when done with purity and humility.

Takeaway

Sulsa did not “cure” Bhagwan Mahavir in an ordinary worldly sense. Rather, through her pure and devotional offering, she became the blessed instrument by which Bhagwan Mahavir’s bodily suffering from Goshalak’s tejoleshya was relieved.