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The Fifth Dasha
With Hindi Commentary.
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Bahiya - Outside, in the north-north-east direction, in the north-east quadrant, there should be a cheiya-vyantarayatan called Dooti-Palasa, Dooti-Palashak. The description of this cheiya-chaitya should be narrated, just as King Jitashatru and his queen Dharani were there. All the samosaranam-samavasaran should be narrated until the Lord was seated on the silapattak of the earth. Then the parisa-parivad of the city came out. Dharma was spoken, meaning dharma-upadesh was given. Then the parisa-parishat, having heard the dharma-katha, went back to the city.
Original Meaning - In that time and at that time, the city of Banijgram was inhabited. Outside that city, in the north-east corner, there was a garden called Dooti-Palashak. There, King Jitashatru ruled. His queen was named Dharani. The Lord was seated on a silapattak of the earth in that chaitya (garden). There, the city's council (to hear the story from the mouth of the Lord) was present. Then the Lord gave dharma-upadesh to that council and (pleased with it, the people praised the Lord and) went back to the city.
Commentary - This sutra is in the form of an introduction. A detailed description of this introduction is given at the beginning of the Aupapatik Sutra. There, this (introduction) is divided into five parts. For example, the description of the city, the description of the chaitya (yakshayatan and garden) outside the city, the description of the king and queen, the description of the Lord being seated in the chaitya, and the description of the king hearing dharma-upadesh from the Lord. In addition to all this, the description of the king's journey is given with great ceremony and celebration. Along with this, the king's daily routine and his various exercises, the gymnasium, and the activities of bathing, etc., are also shown. The dharma-upadesh given by the Lord is also described smoothly. Those who are particularly interested in this subject or who are curious about it should learn about these topics from the Aupapatik Sutra. Here, only a brief description is given.