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प्रथम अध्ययन : उत्क्षिप्त ज्ञात
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का अवसान होने पर सूर्योदय के समय भगवान महावीर से आज्ञा लेकर पुनः गृहवास में चला जाऊँ।' इन विचारों से उत्पन्न आर्तध्यान से पीड़ित, विकल्पों से व्याकुल मन लिए मेघकुमार ने शेष रात्रि जैसे-तैसें बिताई। दूसरे दिन प्रातःकाल प्रदीप्त सूर्य के उदय होने पर वे भगवान महावीर के पास गये, यथाविधि वन्दन-नमस्कार करके हाथ जोड़ भगवान की पर्युपासना करने लगे। ASCETIC MEGH'S DILEMMA
121. This disturbance put Ascetic Megh in a dilemma -
"I am the son of King Shrenik and queen Dharini and said to be as rare as a Gular flower. When I was a house-holder the ascetics recognized me as a pious prince and used to bestow honour, respect, and greetings on me. They used to talk to me in loving and pleasing tone, answered to my questions, and explained meanings, causes, and reasons. But since I became an ascetic they have stopped respecting me and talking to me. When they go out for some work and return, my sleep is disturbed due to the painful touch they inflict. It becomes impossible to sleep even for a moment. It would be good for me if I seek permission from Shraman Bhagavan Mahavir, first thing in the morning, and return back to my mundane life.”
Suffering the misery and dilemma caused by these thoughts Ascetic Megh somehow spent the rest of the night. As soon as the sun dawned the next morning, he went to Shraman Bhagavan Mahavir and after formal obeisance sat down with joined palms before him in worship.
सूत्र १२२. तए णं 'मेहा' इ समणे भगवं महावीरे मेहं कुमारं एवं वयासी-“से गूण तुमं मेहा ! राओ पुव्वरत्तावरत्तकालसमयंसि समणेहिं निग्गंथेहिं वायणाए पुच्छणाए जाव महालियं च णं राइं णो संचाएमि मुहत्तमवि अच्छि निमीलावेत्तए" तए णं तुब्भं मेहा ! इमे एयारूवे अज्झथिए समुप्पज्जित्था-"जया णं अहं अगारमज्झे वसामि तया णं मम समणा निग्गंथा आढायंति जाव परियाणंति, जप्पभिई च णं मुंडे भवित्ता अगाराओ अणगारियं पव्वायामि, तप्पभिदं च णं मम समणा णो आढायंति, जाव नो परियाणंति। अदुत्तरं च णं समणा निग्गंथा राओ अप्पेगइया वायणाए जाव पाय-रय-रेणुगुंडियं करेन्ति। तं सेयं खलु मम कल्लं पाउप्पभायाए समणं भगवं महावीरं आपुच्छित्ता पुणरवि अगारमज्झे आवसित्तए" त्ति कटु एवं संपेहेसि। संपेहित्ता अट्टदुहट्टवसट्टमाणसे जाव
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CHAPTER-1: UTKSHIPTA JNATA
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