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The Seventh Chapter
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Karma is the root cause of the nature of karma, while parents are merely the instruments in the plan of the world. ||199||
His two younger brothers will be experts in the path of the Jinas, filled with a multitude of virtues, possessors of excellent conduct, and oceans of good character. ||200||
Fearing a fall in the world, they will be firmly attached to virtuous deeds, devoted to truthful speech, and compassionate to all beings. ||201||
O gentle-voiced and compassionate one! The good karma accumulated by those two sons is the cause of their nature, for the fruit is always equal to the cause. ||202||
Having said this, the parents, ever vigilant, performed the worship of the Jina with a joyful heart. ||203||
Then, when the first child was in the womb, the mother's conduct became extremely cruel. She desired to conquer the group of men by force. She wished to place her foot on the heads of her enemies, who were smeared with blood and mud and were writhing in pain. ||204-205||
She even intended to command the king of the gods, Indra. Her mouth roared without any reason. ||206||
Her body became hard, she toiled excessively in conquering her enemies, her voice was harsh and grating, and her glances were sharp and silent. ||207||
Even though a mirror was present, she looked at the sword, and even in bowing to her teachers, her head bent with great difficulty. ||208||
Then, when the time was full, the child emerged from the mother's womb, shaking the seats of his enemies. What creature was as cruel as he in that entire time? ||209||
The radiance of the child, difficult to look at like the sun, caused the eyes of the people working in the delivery room to become as if covered by a dense forest. ||210||
Because of the beating by the spirits, a very loud sound arose from the drums, and headless bodies danced in the houses of the enemies, signifying destruction. ||211||
Then, the father held a grand birth celebration for his son. It was such a celebration that the people were like madmen, doing whatever they pleased. ||212||