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The avaricious Nanda Raja, a king devoid of energy and splendor, was approached by a messenger. After greeting the king, the messenger sat before him. Seeking permission from the king, the messenger said, "Do not be angry upon hearing my master's message. Those who speak sweetly are never well-wishers. I had heard of your misdeeds from the lineage of my ancestors, but today I have experienced them firsthand. The words of the people are not entirely baseless. Even a small portion of wealth acquired through injustice washes away all the glory of a king. Even a single seed of a gourd destroys the sweetness of jaggery. A king should consider his subjects as his own soul. It is not right for a king to destroy his subjects. A carnivore never eats its own flesh. Therefore, nourish your subjects. Nourished subjects nourish the king. Even a cow, being meek and submissive, does not give milk without being nourished with fodder and grains. Greed is the destroyer of all virtues. Therefore, abandon greed. Our beloved king has sent this message for your benefit."
Just as hot smoke rises when water falls on land burnt by a forest fire, so too, upon hearing the messenger's words, Nanda Raja uttered words like hot smoke, "Enough, be quiet, I don't need your advice. You are unworthy because you are a messenger; leave this place!" Saying this, Nanda Raja immediately got up and went to his inner chambers like a patient suffering from a headache. "Just as the Javasā does not accept the flow of water, so too, this king does not accept my flow of advice, therefore he is unworthy of advice." Thinking this, the messenger returned to Ayodhya to his king.
As a result of the sin of injustice, terrible and painful diseases arose in Nanda Raja's body. These diseases caused him so much pain, as if it were the torment inflicted by the Asuras in hell. As the king groaned in pain from this terrible suffering, the people rejoiced. Nanda Raja's body and mind were in such terrible pain, as if he were being cooked in fire, or roasted like chickpeas in a pan, or scorched in fire. For a sinner, all this is considered very little. Alas! On this earth, I have built mountains of gold, piled up heaps of gold everywhere; who will now be the owner of this? I could not enjoy even a little bit of this gold. Alas! I was only busy thinking of ways to collect gold, day and night! What will happen to me now?
Thus, lamenting and in a deep swoon over his possessions, the insatiable Nanda Raja passed away. He experienced the boundless suffering of the world. This is the story of Nanda's attachment!
Now we present the fact that even the vows of yogis who desire to acquire possessions are harmed. 169. Those yogis who are afflicted by the planet of attachment abandon the wealth of the kingdom of peace, which is the family of austerity and knowledge. 113. Meaning: Even yogis, who are afflicted by the planet of attachment, abandon the wealth of the kingdom of peace, which is the family of austerity and knowledge. 113. Explanation: Let alone ordinary humans, even yogis adorned with the three jewels of knowledge, vision, and character, if they become greedy for even a little pleasure, trapped in the clutches of the planet of attachment, they abandon the wealth of the kingdom of peace, which is the family of austerity, renunciation, and scriptural knowledge, like their subdued ghosts and spirits. That is, they abandon their fundamental virtues and become subservient to the demon of greed. 113.
Having explained the consequences of dissatisfaction, we now explain the consequences of satisfaction. 170. The happiness that is not attained by a dissatisfied person, whether he be Indra or a Chakravarti, is attained by a satisfied person like the happiness of the kingdom of peace attained by Abhayakumar. 114. Meaning: The happiness that is not attained by a dissatisfied person, whether he be Indra or a Chakravarti, is attained by a satisfied person like the happiness of the kingdom of peace attained by Abhayakumar. 114. The story of Abhayakumar, which is understood by the tradition, is as follows. 178