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In the Pauṣadhavrat, the steadfast Culanīpītā Śrāvaka
Yogaśāstra, Third Light, Verse 86
The example of the Culanīpītā is as follows:
The steadfastness of the Śrāvaka-vratadharī Culanīpītā in the Pauṣadha:
On the banks of the Ganges River, in the beautiful city of Vārāṇasī, which is like a jewel on the earth, with its intricate creations, there lived a great merchant named Mahāseṭha, who was like embodied Dharma among humans. He had a son named Culanīpītā. Just as the dark night (Śyāma) is the companion of the moon, which brings joy to the world, so too was his beautiful wife, Śyāma, who was his equal in Dharma. | Culanīpītā had a total wealth of 24 crore gold coins - eight crore gold coins were kept safe in the form of treasure in the ground, eight crore coins were invested in interest, and eight crore coins were used to run his business. | He had eight Gokulas, each with ten thousand cows. He had many other kinds of wealth in his house. In this way, he was the owner of a lot of land and property. Once, while wandering outside Vārāṇasī in the Koṣṭhaka garden, the supreme Tirthankara Śramaṇa Bhagavān Mahāvīrasvāmī arrived. Indra, along with the gods and goddesses, came to pay homage to the Lord's lotus feet, and the king of the city, Jitasatru, also arrived. When Culanīpītā heard this, he was overjoyed and, wearing appropriate clothes and ornaments for the Dharma assembly, he walked on foot to pay homage to the Lord of the Three Worlds. After paying homage and bowing to the Lord, he sat in the Dharma assembly and listened to the Lord's sermon with great devotion. | When the sermon was over, Culanīpītā bowed respectfully and requested the Lord, "Swāmin! Just as the sun travels only to illuminate the world, and has no other purpose, so too do you travel on the earth to enlighten people like me. In the world, everyone else is begged, and some give, some don't; but you, without begging, go to them directly and give Dharma-deśanā. This is due to your selfless grace. I know that I should accept the Anāgāra-dharma from you; but this unfortunate one does not yet have the ability, capacity, and strength to bear the burden of such a high character; | Blessed are those who bear the burden of complete character, who take initiation. I have a desire to receive the Śrāvakadharma from you. | I beg you to please grant me the Śrāvakadharma. The ocean is full of water, but a pot can only take as much water as it can hold.
The Lord replied, "Devānupriya! Do as you please. But do not delay in the work of Dharma." After that, Culanīpītā received twelve vows from the Lord as follows: He renounced gross violence, gross falsehood, gross non-giving, | and all women except his wife Śyāma. He made a rule not to keep more than eight crore gold coins in safe deposit, more than eight crore in business, and more than eight crore in interest. He kept land for farming that could be cultivated by 500 ploughs. He kept 500 carts for foreign trade and 500 carts for carrying loads. He renounced anything more than this. He also made a rule not to keep more than four large ships. In the seventh vow, the vow of consumption, he limited some of the things in the 26 categories as follows: 1. Clothing, except for fragrant kāṣāya-vastra (towel) for wiping the body, 2. Toothbrush, except for a green toothbrush from the mahūḍa tree, 3. Fruit, except for the āṁvala fruit, 4. Oil, except for sahasrapāka and śatpāka oil, 5. Applying anything to the body, except for gandhāḍhya, 6. Water for bathing, except for more than eight uṣṭrikās (large earthen pots), 7. Clothing, except for two cotton clothes, 8. Applying anything to the body, except for saffron, agarwood, and sandalwood, 9. Garlands of flowers, except for lotus flowers, 10. Ornaments, except for working ornaments and a named ring, 11. Incense, except for Turkish incense, 12. Beverages, except for beverages heated by fuel, 13. Food, except for khajā and ghévar, 14. Rice, except for kalambashālī (a type of rice) odana, 15. Soup, except for peas, mung beans, and black gram, 16. Ghee, except for ghee made from cow's milk in the autumn, 17. Greens, except for spinach and mandūki greens,
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