Agam 08 Ang 08 Antkruddasha Sutra English Translation

Author(s): Dipratnasagar, Deepratnasagar
Publisher: Deepratnasagar

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Antakrud-Dasha-Ang-08 - varga-3, Chapter 1 At that time, at that period wandering village to village Arihanta Arishthanemi came to Bhaddilapura, stayed at shrivana garden with due consent about every necessary thing. Congregation assembled for hearing his sermon. Anikasena Kumara also came to know about coming of Bhagavana. While he saw the people going to bow down to Bhagavana, his desire also aroused. Like Gautama Kumara, Anikasena Kumara also approached to the religious assembly, and heard sermon. Thereaftertaking the permission of parents, he accepted the consecration at the lotus feet of Bhagavana.
Speciality from Gautama Kumara is this that Anikasena Kumara learned Samayika etc., eleven Angas and fourteen Purvas, practised shramanahood upto 20 years. Remaining account is the same, he climbed upon mountain Shatrunjaya and liberated after the samlekhana of one month.
Thus 0 Jambu! ShramanaBhagavana Mahavira has described the subject matter of first chapter of third section of Eighth Anga Antakrud-dasha.
Commentary: -
Pritidaana-At any occasion of pleasure, the prize or present given wilfully and with happiness, was famous by the term pritidaana in ancient times. It is to be taken into consideration that the wealth given by relatives of bride to bridegroom which is now called dowry, in the ancient times it was called daaya. In the episode of Gautama Kumara the word daaya is used; but here is the word pritidaana and it is given by Naga Gaathapati the father of bridegroom to his thirtytwo daughters-in-law, which was distributed among them (brides).
However, pritidaana and daaya, both the words are used in Aagam according to occasion, in the same sense.
--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-XChapters - (Adhyayanani) - 2 to 6
[11] Meaning
As is description of Anikasena so is of subsequent chapters-- (2) Anantasena (3) Ajitasena (4) Anihataripu (5) Devasena and (6) Shatrusena.
These six chapters are alike. All these get the wilful pleasure, gift of thirty two crores silver and gold (coins). The consecration period of all these was twenty years. Allthese learned fourteen Purvas. All these became emancipated by samlekhanaSamthaaraa at mountain Shatrunjaya.
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Chapter- (Adhyayan) 7-Saarana-Kumar
[12] Meaning
Arya Jambu- reverend Sir! Shraman Bhagavana Mahavira as described the sixth chapter, so you have told me and I have heard attentively. Now please tell mewhat the description of seventh chapter is?
Arya Sudharam- At that time, at that period there was a city named Dwaraka. The description of that city should be known from first chapter of the first section.
Speciality was that there was ruler Vasudeva, and Dharini Devi was his queen. Dharini has seen a lion in dream. Her son was named as Saarana Kumara. After marriage he got fifty-fifty crores of silver and gold coins as wilful pleasure gift.
Saarana Kumara had studied Samayika etc. 11- Angas and 14 - Purvas. His Aagam - 08 - Antakrud-dasha
Compiled by - Deepratnasagar
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