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________________ 160 On seeng the monkey, the queen said "O monkey! remonstrated with you, but you became very avaracious. Now, be wise and dance. Leave aside your remorse. Do not weep. Because, गते शोको न कर्तव्यो, भविष्य न च चिन्तयेत् । वर्तमान कालेन वर्तयन्ति विचक्षणाः ॥ १ ॥ 1. Gaté śoko na kartavyo, bhavisyam na ca cintayėt; Vartamānéna kaléna, vārtayanti vicakṣaṇāh. 1 One should not feel sorry for what is past, and he should not think about the future Clear-sighted persons, act in accordance with the present time. खेदं क्त्वाऽधुना सद्यस्त्वं नृत्यं कुरु वानर ! । qres fxað eå aiemshfa mag: || 3 || 2. Khédam muktvā'diunā sadyastvam nrityam kuru vānara! Yadriṣam kriyaté karma tãdrigāpnoti mānavalı. 2. 2 O monkey! Leaving aside your grief, now dance immediately. Mankind obtains ( a recompense) similar to the actions he does. Jain Education International The monkey thus advised, pleased the king by wonderful dancing unfraudulently performed. Having satisfied the owner of the monkey with wealth, the king asked his queen, "Who is this monkey? and why did he weep? The queen said, 'O Lord! At Padmadraha, in the Nandana forest, there lived a couplea male monkey and a female monkey. Becoming distressed with excessive heat, one day, the couple jumped into water, from the branch of a tree. Having fallen into water, the couple was transformed into a human couple a male and a female. The monkey said, "As human beings, we shall have to work hard for cultivation and other trades; as beasts we shall have to suffer much hardship from exposure to cold, and For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.008006
Book TitleShraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 5
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorRatnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker
PublisherParimal Publication
Publication Year1989
Total Pages616
LanguageEnglish, Sanskrit
ClassificationBook_English, Biography, History, & Religion
File Size14 MB
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