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## Fifth Study Summary
There was a city named Alavhika in North India. There was a garden called Shankhavan in that city. Jitashatru was the king of that city. In that city, a wealthy merchant named Chullashatak resided. He had six crore gold coins secured in his treasury, an equal amount engaged in trade, and an equal amount used for the splendor and equipment of his home. He had six Gokuls of ten thousand cows each.
Shraman Bhagwan Mahavira once arrived in Alavhika during his Janapad-Vihar. Like other people, Chullashatak also went to see him. He was impressed by his Dharma-Deshana and accepted the Grihastha-Dharma or Shravak-Vrat.
Even while living as a householder, Chullashatak was very interested in the worship of Vrats and Dharma. There was a beautiful harmony of the worldly and the spiritual in his life. He continued to perform Vrat-Sadhana-Abhyas, etc. One day, he was engrossed in Dharma-Upasana, having accepted Brahmacharya and Poshad-Vrat in the Poshadshala. It was midnight, when suddenly a Dev appeared before him. He wanted to distract Chullashatak from his Sadhana. Just as it happened with Chulni-Pita, the same thing happened to Chullashatak at the hands of this Dev. The Dev killed his three sons in front of him, cutting them into seven pieces each. He sprinkled their blood and flesh on him. But Chullashatak was elevated above both affection and anger. Therefore, he did not deviate from his Vrat. He remained engrossed in Dharma-Dhyan.
The Dev then thought, "In the world, everyone has a great attachment and affection for wealth. Humans can bear everything, but the blow of wealth is heavy for them. Therefore, I should do the same to him now." The Dev spoke to Chullashatak in an angry and harsh voice, "Accept it, break your Vrats. Look, if you don't break them, I will take your six crore gold coins from your treasury and scatter them all over the streets and crossroads of Alavhika city. You will become a beggar and a pauper. You will become so distressed and sorrowful that you will not be able to live!" Even after hearing this, Chullashatak remained steadfast in his Dharma-Sadhana.
The Dev said the same thing again in a thunderous voice, and then a third time. Chullashatak, who was until now steady in his Upasana, suddenly trembled. A lightning-like flash ran through his entire body, and the terrifying vision of impending poverty began to dance before his eyes. He became frightened. The thought kept coming to his mind, "There is nothing in this world that cannot be achieved with wealth." The one who has wealth...