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The Upasakadasanga Sutra is a religious text. I will cut it into three pieces with this sharp sword in front of you. Just as your sons were boiled in a cauldron of boiling water, I will boil it too, and in the same way, I will splash your body with its boiling flesh and blood.
At the time of the brutal murder of his three sons, his heart did not waver even a little, he remained deeply engrossed in religious meditation with utmost firmness and devotion. When the question of the murder of his revered and affectionate mother came before him, his patience broke. He thought to himself, this wicked man will do such a vile act before my very eyes. This can never happen. I will catch this wicked man right now. Thus, enraged, Chulani Pita got up to catch him, his hands outstretched. It was a conspiracy of the gods. That god disappeared into the sky and the pillar of the Poshadshala came into Chulani Pita's hands, which was in front of him. Chulani Pita was stunned. He started shouting loudly.
When Bhadra Sarthavahi heard this noise, she came there immediately and said to her son, what happened, why are you doing this? Chulani Pita told her the whole incident that had happened. His mother said, son! This was a calamity caused by the gods, it was all divine illusion. Everyone is safe, no one was killed. You broke your vow in anger. You made this mistake, you will have to do penance for it, so that you can be purified. Chulani Pita accepted his mother's words. He accepted penance.
The human mind is very weak. The devotee is expected to be vigilant every moment. As soon as a little caution is broken, weakness arises in the heart. The devotee deviates from his path. It is not impossible to make a mistake with someone, but when the mistake is known, the person should become aware immediately, he should feel internal regret for that mistake. He should be determined that it should not happen again. The above incident sheds light on all these things. Thus.
Chulani Pita continued to progress in the worship of religion. He nurtured his soul through vows and worship, followed the Shravak Dharma for twenty years, worshipped the eleven Upasak images properly, completed the final Sanlekhana of one month and fasting of one month, and gave up his body in Samadhi. He was born as a god in the Arunaprabha Vimana in the Saudharma Devaloka.