Agam 12 Upang 01 Aupapatik Sutra Sthanakvasi

SR No.: 002910
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Padma Prakashan
Publication Year: 2003
Total Pages: 440
Language: Hindi, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Book_English, Agam, Canon, Conduct, & agam_aupapatik
File Size: 16 MB

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and radiance. They came from rich and prosperous families bestowed with royal rewards and honours, and leading a comfortable and luxurious life. Considering mundane pleasures to be the harbingers of consequences as painful as a poisonous fruit (kimpak phal), considering life to be as ephemeral as a bubble in water or a dew drop on grass, they got detached and discarded all transient mundane things like particles of dust from a piece of cloth. They renounced their wealth including silver (hiranya), gold ornaments (suvarna), herds of cattle (dhan), stock of grains (dhanya), four pronged army (bal), vehicles, treasury (kosh), silos (koshtagar), kingdoms, states, cities (pur), women ( antahpur), abundant cash, bullion (kanak ), gems, beads, pearls, conch-shells, corals, rubies and all other valuables. They distributed and donated all this wealth to the worthy. After this, shaving their heads and abandoning the householder's life (agar) they got initiated into the homeless (anagar) life of an ascetic.
Some of these got initiated a fortnight back, some a month back, some two, three (and so on ), eleven months back, some a year, two or three back, and some many years back.
विवेचन - यह वर्णन पढ़ने से पता चलता है कि भगवान महावीर के श्रमणसंघ में प्रव्रजित श्रमण कोई ऐरे गैरे सामान्य दरिद्रता आदि से पीड़ित पेट भरने वाले नहीं थे । किन्तु वे उच्च कुलों में जन्मे, सम्मानित सम्पन्न परिवारों को छोड़कर साधना की प्रदीप्त तेजस्वितायुक्त थे। अगले सूत्रों के वर्णन से स्पष्ट होता है कि उनमें ज्ञान व तपोजन्य विभूतियाँ तथा उग्र तपश्चरण की कितनी उत्कृष्टता थी ।
Elaboration-This description informs us that the ascetics initiated into the order of Bhagavan Mahavir were not ordinary destitute who get initiated for want of food. They came from high class, honoured and prosperous families and were inspired by a burning desire for spiritual quest. Following details throw light on their accomplishments through a high degree of knowledge and austerities.
श्रमणों की आत्म- ऋद्धि का वर्णन : ज्ञान बली
२४. (क) तेणं कालेणं तेणं समएणं समणस्स भगवओ महावीरस्स अंतेवासी बहवे निग्गंथा भगवंतो अप्पेगइया आभिणिबोहियणाणी जाव केवलणाणी ।
अप्पेगइया मणबलिया, वयबलिया, काय बलिया । अप्पेगइया मणेणं सावाणुग्गहसमत्था एवं - वएणं कारणं ।
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