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Chapter:-2 Collection of Examples
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Just as anger flares up in the ears when they are desired, so too, is there any possibility of discernment in the presence of the qualities of the Guru? ||74||
O Upasantas, Muni-Saras! Remember the words of the Jina-Bhasya. Cultivate compassion in your mind, and make it a refuge for the three jewels. ||75||
By speaking in this way, and by all the words of the Sangha, the entire world of gods and demons has attained peace. ||76||
In the presence of the great Pauma, one should not be arrogant, even with one's family. One should be humble, calm, and respectful in one's movements. ||77||
Therefore, the Upasantas, who are devoted to the three jewels, are known for their great virtues. They are pure, having been purified by the light of knowledge, as it is said. ||78||
In the presence of the Aryas, in the Kula-Gana-Sangha, and in the destruction of the world, they are pure, like the vast ocean. ||79||
Having attained Kevala-Jnana, the son of Vinhu became a Siddha in due course. The great Pauma, having attained the state of a Siddha, went to the Siddha-loka. ||80||
4. The story of the Nihnva of Shiva-Bhuta, from the Uttaradhyayanasutra, in the chapter on the meditation of anger.
In the city of Rath-Veer-Pura, there was a forest called Deepaka. In that forest, the Aryas, known as Krishna, were the sun. ||1||
In that city, there was a Kshatriya named Shiva-Bhuta, who was the foremost of the Sattvika. He sought to serve the king, who had a thousand warriors. ||2||
The king thought, "I will test this man's qualities of patience, etc. For a man without qualities would be a burden to his master, and not a source of happiness." ||3||
"I will give him a livelihood only after testing him. For a gift given to a man without qualities is like throwing it into the fire." ||4||
Thinking thus, the king, on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight, at the beginning of the night, gave him a goat and a pitcher of water, and said to him, ||5||
"Go to the cemetery, to the temple of the Mother Goddess, and offer the goat as a sacrifice. Do this duty for us." ||6||
Shiva-Bhuta, being courageous, took the goat and went to the cemetery. He killed the goat and offered it as a sacrifice to the Mother Goddess. ||7||
Being hungry, he began to eat the flesh of the goat right there. He was not afraid of the cemetery or the Mother Goddess. ||8||
Then, to frighten him, the king sent some men there. They went there and shouted "Shiva" and "Bhairava" all around. ||9||
He was disturbed by them, but his mind did not waver. There was no fear in his body, and no hair stood on end. ||10||
The king's men then told the king about his nature. He had eaten the flesh of the goat calmly and had gone to the outskirts of the city. ||11||
The king, having understood his courage, gave him a large livelihood. Shiva-Bhuta then served the king day and night. ||12||
On another occasion, the king ordered all his generals and soldiers, saying, "Go quickly to the city of Mathura." ||13||
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