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found in lives of human beings and in the lives of lower animals, there is, at the same time, sone happiness too. Besides, in the lives either of human beings or of lower animals, there is never found as much affliction as is generally found in the lives of denizens of hell The fruit of great sins is to suffer acute and perpetual affliction, and hence, it should be believed that a person committing great sins has to remain in hell as a Nāraka (a helldweller), and he has to suffer terrible agonies from acute and perpetual miseries.
011 hearing the words of the Lord in this way, the doubt of Arya Akampita was cleared and he was convinced of the existence of hell-dwellers. His doubt having been removed Ärya Akampita along with his three hundred disciples accepted Diksã from the Lord.
End of Discussion with the Eighth (anadhara
Discussion with Capadhara Acala-bhrātā. Coming to know of the renunciation of the eight upādhyayas including Indrabhūti and others, the ninth upādhyāya named Acala-bhrātā said to himself · The eminent preceptor who has been respected as their Guru by Indrabhūti and others, deserves veneration from me too, and I also should approach him and get my doubt solved. Thinking thus in his mind, Arya Acala-bhrātā accompanied by his three hundred disciples went to the Lord.
अथ पुण्ये सन्दिग्धं द्विजमचलभ्रातर विबुधमुख्यम् । ऊचे विभुर्यथास्थं वेदार्थ किन भावयसि ? ॥१॥ Atha Punyé sandigdham dvijamacalabhrātaram vibudha
mukhyam Ücé vilbhu-r -yathästham Védáratham kim na bhāvayası ?
To the Brāhmaṇa great scholar Acala-bhrātā who had a doubt whether Punya-religious merit or piety-and Pāpa-sinexist or not, the Lord said;-Why do you not consider the correct meaning of the Vedic verse ? Your doubt is the outcome
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