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आठवाँ अध्ययन : मल्ली
65. “Arhannak! Praise be to you. You are a highly accomplished individual as you have developed so deep a faith in the preaching of the Nirgranth; all the more so because it is evident in your conduct. Beloved of gods! Shakrendra, the king of gods had one day mentioned in the assembly of gods in the Saudharmavatansak dimension, 'In Champa city in the Bharat area of the Jambu continent lives Arhannak, a Shramanopasak, who has the knowledge of matter and soul. It is not possible for any god or demon to turn him against the preaching of the Nirgranth.'
"Beloved of gods! At that time I neither believed nor liked this statement of the king of gods. I just thought, 'Let me first go and appear before Arhannak and test him if he loves his religion? If he is resolute in his discipline? and can he be turned against his vows?'
"Thinking thus I located you with the help of my Avadhi Jnana. I proceeded in the north-east direction and with the process of Vaikriya Samudghat transformed myself into a demonic body. I rushed to the area your ship was on the high seas and created various horrors to overwhelm you. But you did not move an inch and maintained your poise. Thus the king of gods was proved right.
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"I have observed that you have been blessed with wealth, aura, fame, strength, and prowess and you have utilized them well. Beloved of gods! I beg your pardon. You have the capacity to forgive and forget. Beloved of gods! I promise not to repeat this in future." And that god fell at the feet of Arhannak with joined palms and begged pardon again and again for his misdeed. He then gifted two pairs of earrings to Arhannak and left for his abode.
सूत्र ६६. तए णं अरहन्नए निरुवसग्गमित्ति कट्टु पडिमं पारे । तए णं ते अरहन्नगपामोक्खा जाव वाणियगा दक्खिणाणुकूलेणं वाएणं जेणेव गंभीरए पोयपट्टणे तेणेव उवागच्छंति, उवागच्छित्ता पोयं लंबंति, लंबित्ता सगडिसागडं सज्जेंति, सज्जित्ता तं गणिमं धरिमं मेज्जं परिच्छेज्जं सगडिसागडं संकामेंति, संकामित्ता सगडिसागडं जोएंति, जोत्ता जेणेव मिहिला नगरी तेणेव उवागच्छंति उवागच्छित्ता मिहिलाए रायहाणीए बहिया अग्गुज्जाणंसि सगडिसागडं मोएन्ति, मोइत्ता मिहिलाए रायहाणीए तं महत्थं महग्घं महरिहं विउलं रायरिहं पाहुडं कुंडलजुयलं च गेण्हंति, गेण्हित्ता मिहिलाए रायहाणीए
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