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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१२७] द्वादश अध्ययन
सचित्र उत्तराध्ययन सूत्र
Tinduka effected much and being influenced he accepted the monk as his venerable and began to serve him with devotion.
One day Bhadrā, the daughter of king Kaušalika-the ruler of city, with her confederate, came to the temple of deity (Yaksa) to worship him. Circumambulating the idol of deity, her glance fell on the monk, who was in deep meditation. Seeing the ugly body filled with dirt and dirty cloths of monk, the heart of princess Bhadrã filled with hate. In the rage of hate she spat at the face of great monk.
How can Tinduka deity (Yaksa) bear such a great insult of his venerable monk. He at once entered the body of princess. Affected by deity (Yaksa), princess uttering irrelvant words and doing futile activities swooned then and there. Confederate, any how, brought her to king's palace.
King gave many treatments to his daughter, but in vain. King became concerned for the life of his daughter. Then the deity (Yakşa). who was entered in the body of princess, spoke
"Oking! No treatment can cure your daughter. She has insulted a great monk, who was meditating in my temple. For teaching the lesson of that misdeed, I myself brought her to this serious condition. If you accept to marry the princess with that great monk, then I will relinquish her, otherwise she cannot survive.”.
Every father loves his daughter. King accepted the term of deity. Deity went out of the body of princess. Princess became all-right.
King reached the temple of Tinduka deity with her daughter. The father begged pardon for the offence of his daughter, and with folded hands and taking Bhadră before the monk Harikeśabala he prayed
"Reverend! the offence of my daughter is too serious. The only expiation is, that you please wed this girl and she serve you as a fervent servant."
But the monk outrightly refused this offer, he said
"This girl committed no offence nor insulted me. What to say about wedding, I am thoroughly celebate, I can not even stay at the place where women move frequently. You take your daughter. I have no purpose with her. I do not need her.”
The king prayed to monk to get rid of the deity's anger. Monk became silent at this
point.
Then the deity spoke in his voice unto princess - "If monk does not want you, you return to your palace."
Disappointed king returned to his palace with his daughter Bhadrā.
Now the serious problem arose before king, because it was more difficult to find a groom for princess now,
He consulted his ministers. The ministers suggest that settle the princess with a brāhamana. So princess Bhadra married to a brāhmaṇa, named Rudradeva.
Rudradeva made incharge of his canopy for the performance of sacrifice (UŞTGI) his newly wed wife, princess Bhadră, and arranged for a huge sacrifice.
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