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every day by him as by the god of death, the feeling of averseness to the world was born. He thought,
“Men, smitten with the contempt of all people, mocked at by all people and having not meritorious deeds done in the past, have to put up with the insults of others. (36)
If the religion, which is followed by good people and which brings surely happiness even in the next birth, is not practised by (me) an unfortunate one of a foolish mind, (37)
Now having seen the terrible consequence of the unmeritorious, I shall observe the religion which is followed by the ascetics and which serves as a relative in the next world; ( 38 )
So that I may not obtain even in the next birth such a terrible mocking treatment which is laughed at by all men.” ( 39 )
Having thought so, he who had grasped the path of the aversion to worldly life, went out of the city. Within a month, he arrived at a penance-forest; which was situated on the border of that country; which was full of trees like Bakula, Campaka, As'oka, Punnaga, Naga etc; in which antagonistic wild beasts like deer and
lions etc. were peaceful; where there was a thick cloud of · smoke, bearing the smell of fragrant oblations; whose wild sides were adorned with pure water, moutains and rivers; and which brought contentment to the hearts of anchorites. Its name was Suparitosa.
