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## Āgama Sūtra 39, Cheda Sūtra-5, 'Mahānishīth'
Study/Purpose/Sūtra Number Study-4-Kushīla Samsarga Sūtra-654
O Bhagvant! How did that Sumati engage in Kushīla Samsarga, that he would wander in this terrifying, painful, and endless ocean of existence, filled with suffering, devoid of liberation, with such a terrible state of being and body? He would not attain the ten virtues of forgiveness, etc., as taught by the omniscient Bhagvant, nor would he attain Samyaktva. O Gautam! This is the story:
In this Bharatavarsha, there was a country called Magadha. In it, there was a city called Kushasthal. In that city, there were two brothers, Sumati and Nagil, who were Shravakas, who understood the nature of virtue and vice, and who had a deep understanding of the true nature of beings and their livelihood. They were both wealthy and prosperous. At one time, due to the rise of Antaray Karma, their wealth was destroyed. But their character and courage remained strong. They were steadfast in their character and courage, extremely fearful of the afterlife, free from deceit, trickery, and lies, and they practiced the four types of charity and other virtues as taught by Bhagvant. They followed the Shravaka Dharma, did not harm anyone, were humble, simple in nature, like a dwelling place for the jewels of virtue, oceans of forgiveness, friends of the virtuous, and repositories of virtue, whose virtues could be described for many days.
They experienced the rise of inauspicious karma, and their wealth became insufficient for performing rituals like the Ashtahnika Mahamahotsava, honoring the wishes of the deities, honoring the righteous, and engaging in family affairs. Sūtra-655-660
Now, when guests came to their house, they could not be properly welcomed. They could not fulfill the desires of their loved ones. Their friends, relatives, family members, kin, wives, sons, nephews, and other relations distanced themselves, forgetting their ties. Then, filled with sorrow, those Shravakas thought, "O Gautam! When a man has wealth, people obey him. Even lightning avoids a cloud without water." Thinking this, Sumati first said to his brother Nagil, "Look, a man without wealth is unfortunate. Let him go to a country where he will not find relatives or a home." The other brother also said, "People come to those who have no wealth, but those who have wealth have many relatives." Sūtra-661
Thus, they agreed with each other and decided to leave the country. They decided to go to an unknown land, thinking that if their desires were not fulfilled after a long time, they would take Diksha if it was favorable to the gods. Then, they left the city of Kushasthal and decided to go abroad. Sūtra-662
Now, as they were traveling to another country, they saw five Sadhus and a sixth Shramanopasaka on the way. Then, Nagil said to Sumati, "O Sumati! Bhadramuka, look at the company of these Sadhus. Let us also go with this community of Sadhus." He said, "Alright, let's do that." They were only traveling to a single destination when Nagil said to Sumati, "O Bhadramuka! The twenty-second Tirthankara, Shri Arishtanemi Bhagvant, who was like the emerald gem, the jewel of the Harivaṃśa, with a dark complexion, was sitting comfortably at his lotus feet. When he heard this, he determined that those who take on such an innumerable form are considered Kushīla. And those who are Kushīla should not even be seen, let alone engage in any kind of contact with them. Therefore, let them go. We will go with a smaller group. Because the Tirthankara's...
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