Jain Legend Vol 2

SR No.: 007595
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana
Publication Year: 2011
Total Pages: 342
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 2 MB

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Kuberadatt to her parents' house. You make a trip to other places for some time. After you come back, I will get you married to another girl."
Soon Kuberadatta's mother sent Kuberadatt to her parents. Taking enough money with him Kuberadatt left for another town.
Upon reaching her parental home, Kuberadatt also bound her mother under oath, and asked about her and the ring. The mother also told the same story.
Listening to the entire incident, Kuberadatt was filled with contempt towards the world. She approached a Pravartin Female monk, took the oath of asceticism and following the five vows without fault, she started wandering from place to place along with the Female monk. Taking the permission of the Pravartin , she kept with herself the ring that filled her with aversion.
Leading a chaste life and practicing severe penance she acquired knowledge of previous births plus clairvoyance after few years. With her insight, she perceived that her brother Kuberadatta and their mother Kuberasen were unknowingly leading a married life. She was much shocked and pained about the contemptible and pathetic condition of the world. She thought, “Out of ignorance man commits so many absurdities". She took permission of the Pravartin and arrived at Mathura along with some nuns to preach Kuberadatta and Kuberasen. She sought a suitable place and stayed at Kuberasen 's residence. Kuberasen bore a child from Kuberadatta. Kuberasen would bring her son often with her, while visiting Kuberadatt.
In order to enlighten Kuberadatta and Kuberasen , Kuberadatt started talking to the child sweetly from a distance, “You are my brother, my husband's brother, my son, my co-wife's son, my nephew and my uncle. Dear child, your father is my brother, husband, grand father, father-inlaw and son too. Dear boy! I am going to reveal one more hidden truth to you. She is my mother from whose womb you were born, she is also my mother-in-law, co-wife, my brother's wife, my grand mother and daughter-in-law”.
Hearing to all this, a shocked Kuberadatta bowed to the Female monk and asked, “O Female monk! Why are you uttering all these
a toute Female monk
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