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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सचित्र उत्तराध्ययन सूत्र
त्रयोदश अध्ययन [१४४
CHAPTER 13 CITRA AND SAMBHŪTA
Foreview
The name of this chapter is Citra-Samhúta (FF- T), based on the principal characters.
Citra and Sambhūta were brothers. In the former five births, both brothers born, lived and died together. But separated in the sixth birth. The cause of this separation was the volition (FEF-strong desire for getting worldly pleasures as a fruit of penance and religious activities in the life to come) of Sambhūta, while he was a monk.
In the previous twelfth chapter 'Harikeśa' there was a description of magnificence of a rigorous penancer in an amazing method. While in this chapter the downfall of monk is shown due to his lust for worldly pleasures. Along with salvation of desireless monk is also ascertained.
Thus in this chapter the combat of worldly pleasures and contemplation and their ill and well consequences are described. This chapter is based on union and separation. Happenings of Five Previous births of Citra-Sambhūta.
The description of five former births of Citra-Sambhūta, in nutshell, as follows
The ruler of Säketa (19) region was king Candrávatansaka ( Tacito). After him his son Municandra enthroned. He reigned for a long time. Long time reigning caused a disgust in his mind about kingdom and kingship. He accepted Jain consecration from the monk Sāgaradutta (HITEGTI) and began to observe rigorous penances.
Once he was going from a city to another through the forest path, with a trader's group. The group hault for cooking food. Monk Municandra went to getting alms in a nearby village. Taking alms he returned, then he saw that trader's group has gone far away. Being unknown to forest-path monk Municandra went astray in jungle. He swooned due to the agony of hunger and thirst.
Not far four lads of cowmen were grazing their cowherd in a pasture. They saw the swooned monk, served him. Monk came to consciousness. He bestowed religious path to them. All the four lads (the sons of cowmen) enlightened. They accepted restrainment, began to observe ascetic-order.
Among them two practise pure monk-order but remaining two engrossed with hate due to their dirty cloths, still they do practise the monk-order, though outwardly.
As a result of practising monk-order, the two sages, bearing hate, took birth in heaven as gods.
Completing the god-duration, they took birth as twin from the womb of Ysomati, the slave-maid of Sandilya brāhmaṇa, in Daśārnapura (Daśapura).
Once both the brothers were sleeping under a tree in the night in a field, a poisonous snake bite them and they died. It was their first life.