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The Seventy-Seventh Chapter
Having conquered the upsargas and overcome all the obstacles, he became a Kevali by destroying the enemies through meditation. ||24||
The gods, along with Andhakavrsti, came to worship him. Andhakavrsti asked, "O Dev, why did this Dev do this great upsarga upon you, who is worthy of worship?" ||125||
The Jinenadra, the Kevali, Suprithistha, explained, "In this Jambudvipa, in the Bharat Kshetra, in the Kalinga country, in the city of Kaji, there lived two Vaisya sons, named Suradatta and Sudatta. ||126-127||
They went to Lanka and other islands and earned a lot of wealth as they wished. When they returned and were about to enter the city, they were afraid of having to pay taxes on their wealth. Out of fear, they buried the wealth outside the city, under a bush, and marked it with some signs. The next day, a man came there to dig up the roots of trees suitable for making liquor. While digging, he found the huge wealth. Seeing the wealth, he thought, "What is the use of digging up these roots for a small profit? I have now found a huge wealth. This will remove all my poverty. I will enjoy the pleasures of this wealth until death." With this thought, he took all the wealth and left. ||128-131||
The next day, when the Vaisya sons came to that place, they did not see their wealth. They accused each other of taking the wealth and fought with each other, killing each other. Due to anger and greed, they were bound to the hell of Narakayu and went to the first hell. After suffering the torments there for a long time, they came out and became rams in the caves of Vindhyachal. There, they killed each other again and became bulls in Gokul, which was situated on the banks of the Ganga. There too, due to the poison of past lives, they fought and died and became monkeys on the Sammed Shikhar, who were wise and equal to humans. ||132-135||
There too, they quarreled over the water coming out of the stone. One of them died quickly, and the other died with his throat choked. At that time, two Charana Munirajas, named Suraguru and Devguru, who were Siddhacharis, arrived there. They recited the Pancha Namaskar Mantra to him, which he listened to with great eagerness. He died after listening to the Dharma Shravana and went to the Saudharma heaven.