Disclaimer: This translation does not guarantee complete accuracy, please confirm with the original page text.
## VipakShrut- Ang-11- ShrutSkandh-1, Chapter-7
Gangadatta, with her forehead adorned, enters the temple of Umbaradatt Yaksh. She performs worship as before and burns incense. Once done, she returns to the pushkarini.
At the pushkarini, her companions embellish Gangadatta with various ornaments. She then enjoys the food and six kinds of wine they brought, satisfying her dohad. Once her dohad is satisfied, she returns home. Pleased by the fulfillment of her dohad, Gangadatta carries the fetus happily.
After nine months of pregnancy, Gangadatta gives birth to a son. Following their family tradition, the parents celebrate the birth of their son. They perform the naming ceremony, deciding to name the child Umbaradatt, as he was born through the favor of Umbaradatt Yaksh. Young Umbaradatt grows up under the care of five nursemaids.
Some time later, Sagaradatt Sarthavaha dies (like Vijayamitra during a sea voyage). In due course, Gangadatta also dies. Like Ujjhitak, Umbaradatt is expelled from his house by state guards, and his house is given to someone else. (Helpless, Umbaradatt starts living on alms.) At some point, Umbaradatt is afflicted by sixteen diseases, namely Asthma, Bronchitis,... and so on up to... Leprosy. Suffering from these sixteen deadly diseases and with decayed limbs, Umbaradatt leads a miserable life.
Bhagavan added, "Gautam! This way, young Umbaradatt is biding his time in excruciating pain, suffering horribly for the sinful deeds he committed in the past. That is what you just saw."
Commentary- almost all stories in this book describe a common situation where the son is expelled from the house by state officials upon the death of his parents. The commentator (Tika) surmises that at the time of going on a sea voyage for trading, the seafaring merchant must have taken loans from other merchants. When the ship capsized, he lost all his merchandise and wealth. The creditors must have appealed to the king for realization of their dues, and the king must have ordered the auction of the property after expelling the heirs. This could be the prevalent practice at that time. That must have been the reason for the sons of defaulters to go begging house to house for living.
Meaning- Gautam Swami asked, "Bhante! After his death, where will this Umbaradatt go? Where will he be reborn?"
Bhagavan replied, "Gautam! After completing his lifespan of seventy-two years, Umbaradatt will die and reincarnate as an infernal being in the first hell named Ratnaprabha. From there, he will follow the cycles of rebirths as mentioned in the first chapter in context of Mrigaputra... and so on up to... will be born millions of times in all hells, as all animals, and as all one-sensed beings.
Coming out from there, he will be born as a cock in Hastinapur city. After being killed by some evil persons, he will reincarnate as a son in a merchant family of the same Hastinapur city. There, he will gain righteousness (samyaktva). From there, he will reincarnate in the first heaven named Saudharm Devlok. Descending from there, he will take birth in Mahavideh area and follow ascetic conduct immaculately. At last, he will get enlightened and attain the status of Siddha, shedding all his karmas and ending all misery."
Aagam - 11 - Vipak-Shrut
Compiled by - Deepratnasagar
[44]| SR No. | 006821 |
| Book Title | Agam 11 Ang 11 Vipak Sutra English Translation |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Dipratnasagar, Deepratnasagar |
| Publisher | Deepratnasagar |
| Publication Year | 2013 |
| Total Pages | 71 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English & agam_vipakshrut |
| File Size | 10 MB |