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Durmukha-Brother, Whatever you may say, I for one cannot approve of this action of the king. Is it not foolishness on the part of the king to see his own family being ruined his family which was instrumental in bringing him to the path of self-realisation ?
This conversation of Sumukha and Durmukha disturbed Rajarshi Prasanna Chandra in his meditation. He felt a shock in his heart and a severe agitation in his mind. Various kinds of feelings rose one after another; and in the end, he forgot even his asceticism, being tossed about in the whirlpool of reflections. He began to scold his ministers in his mind. The miserable condition of his wives and son made him sad. The feeling of anger overpowered him so much that he forgot even himself. It was at this time that king Shre. nika came there with his family and bowed down respectfully before Rajarshi Prasanna Chandra. After this, king Shrenika went to see the Lord and there paid his due respects to him. Then a conversation took place hetween the Lord and king Shrenika in the following manner.
King Shrenika-Lord, I saw Muni Prasanna Chandra on my way/to your Samavasarana He was deeply absorbed in meditation. I paid my due respects to him. Will you kindly tell me what grade of existence will he reach, if he dies in the same conditior ?
Lord Mahavira although he seemed to be quite absorbed in meditation, his mind was awfully agitated at that moment. He was full of anger and remonstrance. He is, there. fore, preparing himself for going to the seventh hell. For as man sows so he reaps. There is no doubt about it.
King Shrenika was greatly startled to hear that the
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