Agam 30 Mool 03 Uttaradhyayana Sutra Sthanakvasi

SR No.: 002912
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Atmagyan Pith
Total Pages: 652
Language: Hindi, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Book_English, Agam, Canon, Conduct, & agam_uttaradhyayan
File Size: 21 MB

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तर सचित्र उत्तराध्ययन सूत्र
सप्तम अध्ययन [६८
harmful to you, like poison. If you had eaten even a bit of mango, then none could save your life. Death will be inevitable to you.
Once king went to enjoy the fresh air of forest with his minister. There he saw the mango trees full of ripe-fruits. He could not check himself. Minister denied much but due to the lust of taste king ate the mango. The disease agitated so fiercely that the king died at the spot. For transient sensual pleasures men lose their valuable lives.
4. Fourth Example-Three Merchant-sons One merchant send his three sons to other country for earning money. He gave one thousand Karşāpaņas to each of his son as capital amount and told-You all the three retum after one year and show me your earnings.
All the three merchant-sons went away taking the capital amount given by their father.
The first-eldest thought-I have money, so I enjoy pleasures now; afterwards I shall earn money. In rejoicings and amusements he lost whole the capital he had.
The second, invested his capital for interest. He met up his expenses by the interest he earned. His capital remained safe-as it was.
The third was brilliant, talented and brave. He was business-minded. Investing his capital in various profitable trades, he earned a lot. Only in one year his captal increased many times.
After a year, when all the three approached to their father, the first was torned having nothing, he had lost the capital even; the second preserved the capital and the third presented many times of the capital before his father.
Here the scripture writer asserts that it is the behavioural example. In the religious sphereHuman life is capital. To be god is to earn profit through human life. Loss of capital means to take birth in animals and hells.
This example is an inspiration for good and pure conduct, doing meritorious deeds and destruction of karmas by utilising manhood. 5. Fifth Example-Comparison of Divine and
Humane Pleasures By this example humane and divine pleasures are compared to each other. The divine pleasures are narrated like an ocean while the humane pleasures are like a drop of dew at the point of grass.
These examples carry much importance. They illustrate the doctrines, give the instructions useful in every sphere of life. They bears the deep secret and make the duty clear to much extent.
These parables efficiently show the path of success in life. These are useful in behavioural, practical and religious sphere alike. These are too instructive.
All these examples have been illustrated revealing their dimensions. This chapter has 30 couplets.
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