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[Sixth Section]
[135] The Venerable Lord Mahavira addressed those senior monks, saying, "O Aryas! From nature, the one who is virtuous, from nature, the one who is humble, my Antyavasī, Atimukta Kumāra, will attain Siddhi in this very birth, and will end all sorrows. Therefore, O Aryas! Do not mock, slander, harm, criticize, or insult the Atimukta Kumāra Śramaṇa. But you should accept the Atimukta Kumāra Śramaṇa with a cheerful mind. Help him and offer him food and water with humility. The Atimukta Kumāra Śramaṇa is a Charmaśarīrī and will destroy all karmas in this very birth." Hearing this account from the Venerable Lord Mahavira, those senior monks paid homage and bowed to the Venerable Lord Mahavira. Then, they accepted the Atimukta Kumāra Śramaṇa with a cheerful mind and began to serve him.
Sixteenth Study: Alaka
20- At that time, in that era, there was a garden called Kāmamāhvana in the city of Vārāṇasī. In that city of Vārāṇasī, there was a king named Alaka.
At that time, in that era, the Venerable Lord Mahavira was staying in the Kāmamāhvana garden. The assembly went out. Hearing that the Venerable Lord Mahavira had arrived, King Alaka was delighted and, like King Kuṇika, he began to worship the Lord. The Lord preached the Dharma.
Then, King Alaka, like Udayana, took Śramaṇa-dīkṣā from the Venerable Lord Mahavira. Notably, he placed his eldest son on the throne. He studied the eleven Angas. He followed the Śramaṇa-charitra for many years, until he attained Siddhi on the Vipulagiri mountain.
Thus, O Jambū! The Venerable Lord Mahavira has explained this meaning of the sixth section of the eighth Anga, Antagada-daśā.
Discussion: This sixteenth study mentions the life of King Alaka of the city of Vārāṇasī. King Alaka was a devout devotee of the Venerable Lord Mahavira. To illustrate his devotion and faith in the Lord, the Sūtra-kāra has pointed to King Kuṇika of Champa, whose story is found in: 1. Section 6, Sūtra 15, 2. Uvvaiya 3, Section 1, Sūtra 9.