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The Seventy-First Chapter
361. Soft, cool, smooth, and generally giving pleasure to the touch, they are like serpents, life-takers, and embodiments of sin. || 238 ||
The poison of serpents resides only in their fangs, and even then it does not kill everyone. But the poison of women resides in their entire body, it is inherent to them, and cannot be removed, and it always kills. || 239 ||
Wicked people harm others only while they are alive, not after death. But women, who are like violence, continue to harm even after death, with their compassion mixed with hatred. || 240 ||
Those who have created the concept of poison-women separately do not know that all women, by virtue of their birth or their female nature, are poison-women. || 241 ||
These women are the epitome of cunning, their cruelty knows no bounds, they are always embodiments of the five sins, and their actions are as wicked as those of a man wielding a sword. Why then should they not be considered uncivilized? || 242 ||
Thus, Subhanu, along with his brothers, renounced the world, gave away all his wealth to women, and took initiation from the venerable Vardhamana Muni. || 243 ||
His wives also practiced austerities under the guidance of the Aryika named Jindatta. This is only natural, for who would not be drawn to practice austerities in the presence of worthy souls? || 244 ||
The next day, these seven brothers arrived in the forest of Ujjayini. Vajramusti approached them, paid his respects according to the proper rituals, and asked, "Why have you taken this initiation?" They explained the true reason for their initiation. Similarly, Vajramusti's wife, Mangyi, also asked the Aryikas about the reason for their initiation and, having gained true knowledge, took initiation under their guidance. Vajramusti became a disciple of the venerable Vardhamana Muni. At the end of their lifespan, Subhanu and the other seven Munis renounced their mortal bodies and attained the realm of the Trayastrimsa gods in the first heaven. || 245 - 248 ||
Their lifespan there was as vast as two oceans. From there, by the power of their own merit, they were reborn in the Dhataki-khanda island, in the Bharat-kshetra, in the southern range of the Vijayardha mountain, in the city of Nityaloka, as the son of the beautiful queen of King Chandrachula, named Chitrangada. || 249 - 250 ||
It is not only mothers who are mothers of children, but also mothers of faults. Just as bad education leads to bad knowledge, which brings suffering, so too do women bring suffering. || 337 ||
Although these women are soft, cool, smooth, and generally give pleasure to the touch, they are like serpents, life-takers, and embodiments of sin. || 238 ||