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Then the Arhat Arishthanemi said to Krishna Vasudeva,
"O Krishna! Do not harbor hatred towards that man. For that man has surely helped your younger brother, the monk Gajasukumal, in fulfilling his own purpose."
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Hearing this, Krishna Vasudeva, the Lord, asked Neminath,
"Bhanta! Who is that man who desires the unaskable, that is, who desires death, [who has the characteristics of a distant shore, who was born on the inauspicious fourteenth day, who is devoid of shame and wealth] who is shameless, and who has taken the life of my younger brother, the monk Gajasukumal, before his time?"
Then the Arhat Arishthanemi said to Krishna Vasudeva,
"O Krishna! Do not harbor hatred towards that man. For that man has surely helped your younger brother, the monk Gajasukumal, in fulfilling his own purpose."
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Discussion - "Akale cheva jiviao vavarovai" Here, the reading "vavarovai" seems more appropriate. However, the meaning of these words is - "He was deprived of life before his time." The word "akal mrityu" is used for untimely death. Death that occurs at the appropriate time, in a practical sense, after completing one's time, is not called "akal mrityu", it is "kal mrityu".
In Jain scriptures, there are two types of lifespan - one is "apavartaaniya" and the other is "anpavartaaniya". The lifespan that can be quickly consumed before the completion of the bondage period due to the cause of poison, weapons, etc., is "apavartaaniya" lifespan, and the lifespan that cannot be consumed before the completion of the bondage period is "anpavartaaniya" lifespan. This duality of lifespan is not natural, it is based on the intensity of the consequences. When binding the lifespan, if the consequences are slow, the binding of the lifespan will be loose, if the consequences are intense, the binding will be intense. The lifespan with loose binding decreases when the cause is found - it is consumed before the appointed time, and the lifespan with intense binding (extracted) does not decrease even when the cause is found. The "Sthananga Sutra" mentions seven causes of lifespan difference, which are as follows:
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1. Ajzhavasan - Adhyavasana - When a strong mental shock in the form of affection or fear occurs, the lifespan ends before time.
2. Nimitta - When a cause like a weapon, stick, fire, etc., is found, the lifespan ends quickly.
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3. Ahar - Eating too much food reduces lifespan.
4. Vedana - When there is unbearable pain in any part of the body, the lifespan arises before the appointed time and falls away from the soul.
5. Paraghāt - When a person falls into a pit, a roof falls on him, or suffers an external injury, the lifespan is stimulated.
6. Sparsha - When a person is bitten by a poisonous creature like a snake, or when he touches an object that is poisonous,