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The Yaksha shrine of Mudgarpani was located near the Pushparama, a flower garden, and was connected to the ancestral lineage of Arjun Mali, the gardener. It was as old as the Purnabhadra Chaitya, divine and imbued with truth. Inside the shrine was a statue of the Yaksha Mudgarpani, holding a mudgar (a mace) made of iron, weighing a thousand palas (approximately 62 seers or 57 kilograms in modern weight).
Arjun Mali, from his childhood, was a devotee of the Yaksha Mudgarpani. Every day, he would take a bamboo basket and go to his flower garden outside the city of Rajgriha, collecting flowers. He would then select the finest flowers and offer them to the Yaksha Mudgarpani. Thus, he would worship the Yaksha with the best flowers, prostrating himself before the deity. Afterward, he would sit in the market by the roadside and sell the flowers, earning his livelihood.
**Discussion:** This sutra marks the beginning of the third study of the sixth section. This study is called "Moggarapaani." The protagonist of this study is Arjun Mali. Mudgarpani is a Yaksha who brings a great storm into the life of his servant, Arjun Mali. However, the storm subsides through the contact of a Shravak named Sudarshan, a resident of the same city. The Yaksha mentioned in this chapter is named Mudgarpani because he possessed a special weapon called Mudgar in his hand (pani). This is why he was known by this name.
The sutrakar, describing Mudgarpani, says - "Palasahassanipfannm" - meaning that it was made from a thousand palas. The word "pala" means two karsha (one karsha is equal to 10 masha). "Kobhyam palam proktam, karshah syaddashamashaka" (Shangaadhar Samhita). Thus, one pala is equal to 20 masha. Other dictionaries state that "pala" is a very small weight, equal to four tola (Prakatashabdamahaarnavapaiyasaddamahaannavoo). One tola (a specific unit - Arddhamaagadhi Kosh) is equal to four tola. If one pala is considered to be four tola, then the Yaksha held a huge mudgar weighing 1 mana and 10 seers. Another interpretation is that one pala is equal to the weight of five rupees today. One seer is equal to 16 palas. Thus, 1000 palas are equal to 62 and a half seers. This is called "Palasahasar-nispann."
The word "Pachchipidagai" is composed of two words: "Pachchi" and "Pitak." "Pachchi" is a word from the local language used for a small basket. The word "Pitak" also signifies a box. The use of two synonymous words indicates various types of boxes or baskets. The meaning is that Arjun Mali would go to the flower garden with various types of baskets.
**The Immorality of the Gosthik Men**
3 - "Taththa nam Raayagihe nayare Lallia naamm gotthi parivasai - adda jaav aparibhuyaa jankayasukaya yaavi hottha."
"Tae nam Raayagihe nayare annayaya kayaai pamode ghudhe yaavi hottha."
"Tae nam se ajjuane maalaagaare kallan pabhuuyataraaehimm pupfhehimm kajjam iti katu pacchuusakaalasamayansi bandhumaee bariaae..."