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सचित्र उत्तराध्ययन सूत्र
Once, the king went out to roam about in the forest with his minister. There he saw a mango tree full of ripe-fruits. He could not control himself. Although the minister tried to check him, he ate one mango. The disease relapsed at once and became severe fast. The king died soon.
Man thus loses his invaluable life for ephemeral sensual pleasures.
[67] सप्तम अध्ययन
4. Fourth Parable-Three Sons of a Merchant
A merchant sent his three sons to some other country for earning money.
To each one of them he gave one thousand Kaarshaapanas as capital amount and said "Come back after one year and tell how much each one of you earned."
The three brothers left home with the money.
The first son thought-'I have money, so let me enjoy life for some time. Earnings can come later.' He took to entertainments and enjoyments and squandered all his wealth. The second son deposited his capital to earn interest. He met his expenses with the interest he earned. His capital remained as it was.
The third son invested his capital in business. Wealth comes from business, conforming this saying he earned a lot and increased his capital many folds.
After a year, when all the three came back to their father, the first one was in tatters, he had lost even the capital; the second one had retained the capital he had:; and the third one placed the multiplied capital before his father.
The commentator explains that this is a behavioural analogy. In the religious
context
Birth as a human is capital.
To gain divine rebirth is to earn profit through good deeds.
To end up in infernal genus or animal genus is to lose capital through bad deeds.
This parable inspires to embrace noble and pure conduct to acquire meritorious karmas as well as destroy karmic bondage, once being born as a human being.
5. Fifth Parable-Comparison of Divine and Human Pleasures
In this parable human and divine pleasures have been compared. Divine pleasures are shown as an ocean while the human pleasures like a dew-drop on the tip of grass.
These parables contain profound messages.
This chapter has 30 verses.
All the five parables have been vividly presented in the illustrations.
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| SR No. | 002494 |
| Book Title | Agam 30 mool 03 Uttaradhyayana Sutra Sthanakvasi |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Amarmuni |
| Publisher | Padma Prakashan |
| Publication Year | 2011 |
| Total Pages | 726 |
| Language | Hindi, Prakrit, Sanskrit |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari & agam_uttaradhyayan |
| File Size | 28 MB |