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religious fellow therefore special care should be taken of him. The elephant observed fasts and reached the celestial world after death."
This story reveals that sins committed by sight can prove dreadful. As. Rupsen didn't confess, his seven births had been spoilt. What an amazing act of confession & atonement is, by which Sunanda had uplifted her soul. She became a sadhviji & being free from every guilt, achieved complete knowledge & salvation thereby. Thus everyone should purify himself by making confession
11) CHANDRA 8 Sarga DIDN'T CONFESS FOR ANGER
In Vardhaman town there lived Sughad's wife Chandra with her son Sarga. One day Chandra went to work at somebody's house. She got late due to the excess work over there. Her son came with a bundle of firewood from the forest. He was very hungry & searched for food everywhere in the house but didn't find any. He was greatly perplexed due to hunger. Chandra also returned from the work suffering from hunger & thrust. Sarga asked her with anger, “Did you go to mount on a spear?” “Why did you take so much time to come here?” Hearing the words of anger & hatred, Chandra too lost her temper & told him, “Were
your wrists cut off? Coudn't you take the food from the case”. After saying these words in anger they didn't confess. It is said in the scriptures, “Te puna mudhatanai kathavi naloyai kahavi”. It means, due to ignorance one doesn't confess. After death, the soul of Sarga took birth as the son of a tradesman in Tamralipta nagar. His name was Arundeva, whereas Chandra took birth as the daughter of Jasaditya in Patliputra. Her name was Devani. After attaining youth, coincidently, Arundeva & Devani were married. What a strange coincidence of karmas! The relationship of a mother & son, in previous birth, turned into
66...Confession: The Path to Self-liberation
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| SR No. | 006944 |
| Book Title | Confession Path to Self Liberation |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Gunratnasuri |
| Publisher | Jingun Aradhak Trust |
| Publication Year | |
| Total Pages | 146 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 16 MB |