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A householder, a protector of the Shravak Dharma, invited the author of the Yoga Shastra, the Third Light, to his home and offered him food. Then, in front of everyone, he entrusted all the responsibilities of his family to his eldest son. After paying respects to his friends, relatives, and family members and seeking their permission, he went to the dispensary with the desire to engage in religious activities. There, following the teachings of the great soul, Anand Bhagwan, he began to practice Dharma with the same dedication as he would for his own soul, striving to overcome the karmas arising from passions and to nourish his body. He ascended the eleven stages of a Shravak, like a person climbing a mountain, aiming for heaven and liberation. This great soul, through intense austerities, dried up his blood and flesh, leaving his body looking like a piece of wood wrapped in leather. One night, Anand, the Shravak, was awake, engaged in Dharma and finding joy in his constant austerities. He thought to himself, "As long as I have the strength to stand, as long as I am able to call others, and as long as my Dharma teachers are here, I will accept both types of fatal Sanlekhanas, renounce all four types of food, and fast until death." Having made this decision, Anand the Shravak carried it out. The thoughts and actions of great souls never waver. Anand, with equanimity and detachment towards life and death, attained Avadhi knowledge through the destruction of the Avadhijnana Avaraniya karma.
Meanwhile, the glorious Lord Vira, while traveling, arrived at the Dyutipalash garden. After his Dharma discourse was completed, Shri Gautam Ganadhar entered the city to beg for alms. While begging, he came across Anand, the Shravak, adorned in a beautiful Kollarak garment, and accepted food and water from him. The people were astonished at the arrival of Gautam Swami. They gathered on the road and told Gautam Swami, "Anand, the virtuous Shravak disciple of the glorious Lord Vira, has undertaken a fast unto death. He has no desire for any worldly pleasures." Hearing this, Gautam Swami thought, "I should go and see this Shravak." With this thought, he went to his dispensary. Anand, the Shravak, was overjoyed at the unexpected sight of Gautam Swami, like a shower of precious jewels. He bowed down and said, "O Bhagwan! I am unable to stand due to the difficult fast I am undertaking. Please come closer so that I can touch your lotus feet." The great sage Gautam stood near Anand, the Shravak, who then bowed his head at his feet and offered a pure threefold salutation. Then, with confidence, he asked, "O Bhagwan! Can a householder attain Avadhi knowledge?" In response, Gautam Swami said, "Yes, they can." Anand then said, "O Bhagwan! By the grace of my Gurudev, I, a householder, have attained Avadhi knowledge. I can see for a hundred yojanas in all three directions - east, south, and west - and the waters of the oceans, and in the north, I can see the Himalayas. Similarly, O Lord, I can see up to the Saudharma heaven and down to the Loluyachchuy Pathde (a division of hell) in the Ratnaprabaha earth." Hearing this, Gautam Swami said, "Anand! A householder can indeed attain Avadhi knowledge, but not knowledge of such vast subjects. Therefore, you must perform atonement." Anand said, "O Bhagwan! I have this Avadhi knowledge. So, is it atonement to speak the truth about existing things? If it is atonement, O Bhagwan! You should take it upon yourself." When Anand spoke to Gautam Swami in this way, he also had some doubts. He went directly to the glorious Lord Vira, informed him about the food and water, and expressed his doubts about Anand's Avadhi knowledge. He asked the Lord directly, "O Lord! In this matter, is Anand the one who should perform atonement, or am I? Should I be criticized, or should Anand?" The Lord said, "Gautam! You should give him the Miccha Mi Dukkadam and go to Anand and ask for forgiveness." Following the Lord's command, Gautam Swami, the repository of forgiveness, apologized to Anand, the Shravak. In this way, Anand, the Shravak, lived for twenty years, observing the Shravak Dharma, and completed his lifespan through fasting. He became a deva in the celestial vehicle called Arunavar. From there, after completing his lifespan, he will be born in Mahavideha and attain the supreme liberation, Moksha. This is the account of Anand, the Shravak's, death in Samadhi and his successful journey through life.
The future destiny of the Shravak is described in two verses, as follows:
"He attained Indrahood in kalpas, or some other superior position. He rejoices, being endowed with the merit of an unsurpassed kingdom." (153)