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Once a merchant named Dhan came to Rajagriha. Day and night he was busy earning money. Knowing about his enormous wealth a courtesan named Magadhasena visited his residence. The merchant was so engrossed in checking his accounts and counting gold coins that he did not even look up to see the beautiful courtesan standing at the door.
This hurt Magadhasena's ego. Inflamed with anger and with a sad face she went to the court of emperor Jarasandh. The emperor asked—“O pretty one! Why are you so sad ? Who has insulted you ?”
Magadhasena uttered tauntingly—“That immortal !" “Who is this immortal ?" Jarasandh asked with surprise.
“Merchant Dhan ! He is so obsessed with his wealth and so engrossed in counting gold coins that he was unaware of my ore approach. When he is unable to look at me how could he see his death? He considers himself to be immortal."
The author of this scripture says-A man deeply obsessed with carnal pleasures and wealth believes himself to be like an immortal. And the consequence of this deep obsession is torment, pain, disturbance and wailing. First he wails with the desire of acquiring means of pleasure and then with the worry of getting deprived of the pleasures.
Bahumayi means numerous illusions. A disorganized person is a drift in streams of illusion, anger, pride and greed. He behaves like an insane.
सदोष चिकित्सा-निषेध . 84. À DI FINE JE
तेइच्छं पंडिए पवयमाणे से हंता छेत्ता भेत्ता लुपित्ता विलुपित्ता उद्दवइत्ता ‘अकडं करिस्सामि' त्ति मण्णमाणे, जस्स वि य णं करेइ।
अलं बालस्स संगेणं, जे वा से कारेइ बाले। ण एवं अणगारस्स जायति। त्ति बेमि।
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