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The eighth chapter,
Having fallen from the heaven world, he became Srivardhit. Now I will tell you about your mother's previous birth. ||135||
Once, a foreigner, suffering from hunger, wandered into a village. Not getting food in the village's eating house, he became angry and said in a harsh voice, "I will burn the whole village." As fate would have it, a fire broke out in the village at that very moment. ||166-167||
The villagers, enraged, brought him and threw him into the fire. He died a painful death and became a cook in the king's palace. ||168||
After that, he died and went to hell, suffering terrible torment. From there, he was reborn as your mother, Mitrayasha. ||136||
In Podanpur, there was a great householder named Govanij. His wife's name was Bhujapatra. Govanij died and became Simhendu, and Bhujapatra became his wife, named Rativardhani. In their previous birth, they had burdened donkeys and other animals with heavy loads, causing them pain. Therefore, they had to carry the burden of being tamboli (betel leaf sellers). ||200-201||
Saying this, May Muni Raja, illuminating the sky, went to his desired place. Srivardhit also went to the city, meeting his relatives. ||202||
Gautam Swami says, "O King! In this strange world, due to the rise of past karma, some attain a kingdom, while others lose their acquired kingdom. ||203||
Even after attaining the company of a Guru and Dharma, the path of a being is different due to death with or without a cause. ||204||
Some, filled with jewels and happiness, cross the ocean. Some sink in the middle, and some die on the shore. ||205||
Knowing this, wise people should always work for the welfare of their soul through compassion, self-control, purification of austerities, humility, and the study of scriptures. ||206||
O King! At that time, hearing the words of May Muni Raja, the entire Podanpur was pacified, and the king's mind became calm." ||207||
He became a Shravak, content with eight villages. ||164||
In the end, he went to heaven and from there became Srivardhit. Saying this, May Muni Raja said, "Now I will tell you about your mother's previous birth." ||15||