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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७९] अष्टम अध्ययन
सचित्र उत्तराध्ययन सूत्र in
presented him before the king of Srāvasti-Rāja Prasenajita. Kapila narrated whole episode to the king.
Being influenced by truthfulness and straightforwardness of Kapila, the king gave words"Tell, how much money you want? I will give you." Taking some time to consider, Kapila went to the garden and sitting at a place began to think
How much money should I ask? Hundred gold-coins? No, these are naught. Then two hundred coins? These are also insufficient.
Thus his desire went on increasing. Even crore gold coins, he thought insufficient His ambitional desire ran up with leaps and bounds upto palaces and kingship.
Just then his mind took a sharp tum-Oh ! the work which may be accomplished by two måsă gold, for the same the crore gold coins are not sufficient ! The ditch of desires is impossible to be fulfilled.
The mind of Kapila aversed. He came to king and spoke firmly"O king ! Now I want nothing. Whatever I wish to obtain, I have obtained that." Saying this Kapila went out the court of king,
He became knotless (ute) sage (STU). Upto six months he practised various penances for destruction of vitiating karmas. After destruction of vitiating karmas he became Kevalin-possessor of extreme knowledge i. e., the supreme and limitless knowledge.
Once Kapila Kevalin was going through the wide-spread forest of 18 yojanas between the cities Śrāvasti to Rājagļhi. In between that huge and dense forest five hundred thieves encircled him.
Then Kapila Kevalin delivered a sentimental, thought-provoking smattering exhortation to the thieves, that awakened all of them.
The same sermon is compiled in this chapter. The orator of this chapter is Kapila Kevalin, so the title of this chapter is Kāvilīyam.
In the preceding seventh chapter, the effort was made to disincline the adept from attraction, detraction, worldly pleasures and rejoicings by many parables. While in this Chapter by showing the cyclic wheel of gain and greed, which is impossible to fulfil, attempt made to disincline the adept from the lust of riches-money.
Sexuality and greed are the biggest hindrances for attaining liberation. The present chapter analyses in inspiring words the former inclination, internal and mal possessions-grantha (Te) knots, tastiness, devising astrology and symptomology, clination towards women and momentariness of worldly pleasures. The escaping devices from lower states are also expressed-restrain, discretion and iclination. It is also narrated that disinclinement of enjoyments, renouncing of issions are helpful for obtaining liberation. he message of this chapter is-seeing the worldly rejoicings the adept should treat them jeen, he should ignore them. his chapter is composed in singable (metric) stanzas (poems). There are 20 couplets in this chapter.