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Sthulabhadra, through detachment from the world and the hypocrisy of upakośa, becomes entangled in the scriptures of yoga for the impure death of Varuci. He then performs a morning recitation and accepts this. The king said, "You have very well exposed the deception of this person in my presence." Saying this, the king, with astonished eyes, reached his palace while looking at Varuci.
Varuci became extremely enraged in his mind due to the behavior of the minister Śakaṭāla and decided to take revenge for this insult. One day, Varuci tempted one of the minister's maids and inquired about all the happenings in the minister's house. The maid told him that preparations were being made for the marriage of the minister's son Śrīyaka, and the king had also been invited for the feast. Weapons were also being prepared as gifts for the king, who was fond of weapons. Knowing the minister's weakness, Varuci gathered the children and, after giving them chickpeas to eat, taught them to say in public places, "The king does not know that the minister Śakaṭāla wants to kill the king and install Śrīyaka on the throne." The children started saying this everywhere. Gradually, the people informed the king about this. The king thought, "What children say, what noble women say, and what is spoken in an ominous language is never false." Therefore, the king sent a trusted person to investigate the matter at the minister's house. He found everything as it was and reported it to the king. When the minister presented himself before the king during service, the king turned his face away. The minister immediately understood the king's mood. He came home and told Śrīyaka, "It seems that some enemy has misled the king against us. That is why the king is angry with us. Therefore, my son, if you accept my command, our family will be saved." The command was that when the minister bows down to greet the king, Śrīyaka should immediately cut off the minister's head with a sword, saying that even if he is the father, if he is not loyal to the lord, it is appropriate to kill him. Hearing this, Śrīyaka, with a choked voice, said, "Father, even a Cāṇḍāla does not commit such a heinous act; how can I do it?" Then the minister said, "If you think this way, you will only fulfill the desires of the enemies, and the angry king, like Yama, will kill our entire family. Therefore, if the destruction of one can save the entire family, I will have no regret about it. As for the protection of your dharma, I will keep poison in my mouth while greeting the king, so you can cut off my head, so that you will not incur the sin of patricide." After much persuasion, Śrīyaka reluctantly accepted the proposal, because "wise people make the present time terrible for the auspicious future." Obeying his father's command, Śrīyaka cut off the minister's head in the royal court in front of the king. The king, astonished, asked Śrīyaka, "My child, why did you commit such a heinous act?" Śrīyaka said, "You saw that my father was a traitor to the king, so I killed him. Servants always behave according to the wishes of their master. If a fault is seen in oneself, it is worth considering, but if a fault is seen in a servant by the master, it is appropriate to immediately remedy it, and there is no need for further consideration."
After the last rites of the deceased minister Śakaṭāla, King Nandarāja called Śrīyaka and said, "You take charge of the entire administration of the kingdom, and here is the minister's seal." Śrīyaka, after paying obeisance to the king, said, "O lord! My elder brother Sthulabhadra, who, by the grace of my father, is happily enjoying life with the courtesan Upakośā, is the first entitled to the office of the minister. " Hearing this, the king summoned Sthulabhadra and asked him to accept the minister's seal. Then Sthulabhadra said, "I will first carefully consider this."