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Dasha Shruta Skandha Sutra
Tenth Dasha
"O Aryas! The meaning, cause and reason of the Dasha called Ayati Sthana, along with the Sutra meaning and both (of them) have been preached!" Thus, describing the preaching, the Sutrakar says, "Thus, O disciples! I say to you."
The tenth Dasha called Ayati Sthana ends.
Commentary- This Sutra concludes the Dasha presented. It was the fourth Aarak of the Avasarpini Kala. Shri Bhagwan Mahavira Swami was present at that time. He was seated in the Gunashil Chaitya of Rajgriha Nagar and was giving the nectar of preaching to all the people. Around him were seated many Shraman, Shramani, Shravak, Shravika, Dev, Devi and humans and Asuras. Seated in the midst of that assembly, Shri Bhagwan began to expound, thus showing the results of Nidana Karma, "O Aryas! When a person performs Nidana Karma in the aforementioned manner, he has to suffer the aforementioned sinful results. Although worldly wealth and the wealth of the Devas are attained by him, yet due to the non-attainment of Samyaktva etc., he has to experience the sufferings of hell. Therefore, the one who performs the said Karma earns only the fruit of sin. It has such a disastrous result that even for those souls who have attained the qualities of Samyaktva etc., Nidana Karma becomes a restriction or obstacle to the attainment of Shramanopasaka, Sadhutva and Moksha-pada. Therefore, it is despicable."
But those who do not perform Nidana Karma, if they can destroy Karma, attain Nirvana-pada in the same birth. There is no obstacle in their path. For the one who performs Nidana Karma, even after the destruction of all other Karmas, the same (Nidana Karma) appears as an obstacle.
"Thus, Shri Shraman Bhagwan Mahavira gave a meaningful sermon in the assembly of Devas, humans and Asuras. Although Shri Bhagwan's language is Ardhamagadhi, yet due to his extraordinary eloquence, every creature understands its meaning in his own language. Just as the water of a single-flavored cloud (rain) is transformed into the desired flavor of every tree, so should one know about the language of Bhagwan."