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mind, she killed six of her co-wives by some weapon and the remaining six, she hilled by poisoning them. Treachorously acquiring their wealth and cowpens, in this way, as her own personal property Révalı began to enjoy happiness fearlessly with her husband.
Révati was very fond of flesh-eating. She was taking roasted and fried meats and she was drinking wines and spirituous liquors. Once although there was a royal proclamation prohibiting killing of any animal in the town, she used to get the flesh of two calves daily through her father's servants for herself and she was drinking wines and spirituous liquors in accordance with her own pleasure.
Fourteen years after the careful observance of the accepted vows, Mahā -satakajı entrusted the entire management of his busir.ess affairs to his eldest son and taking Pauşadha Vrata and observing complete celibacy he began to live in Pauşadhasālâ (hall for religious meditation) of the town.
One day when Mahāśatakaji was in religious meditation, his wife Révatî becoming intoxicated by the drinking of wines and spirituous liquors entered the Pausadhaśâlă with her head uncovered and her hairs loosely scattered and showing amorous pranks to her husband she said:-" O Maha-Sataka! You are desirous of dharma (virtue) punya (meritorious deeds) svarga (heavens) and Moksa (Final Emancipation) But if you go on enjoying these excellent worldly pleasures with me, what is the use of the dharma punya, svarga and Moksa to you? Revati tried to disturb the mental peace of Mehāšatakji two or three times, but when he did not in the least swerve from his religious meditation she went home disappointed.
Mahāśatakaji. then, carefully practised the Eleven Stages of Spiritual Development for a House-holder. By the practice of strict and rigorous austerities the body of Mahāśarakaji became greatly enteebled and emaciated. As a happy result of his pure
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| SR No. | 008003 |
| Book Title | Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 2 Vibhag 2 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker |
| Publisher | Parimal Publication |
| Publication Year | 1989 |
| Total Pages | 802 |
| Language | English, Sanskrit |
| Classification | Book_English, Biography, History, & Religion |
| File Size | 20 MB |