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- 8
Vasudeva Krushna, after he became aware about apathy of Gaja Sukumala he came to him, embraced him, put him in his lap and said in very affectionate words. O beloved, as gods! You are my younger uterine brother. Hence I say that you should not accept consecration after tonsuring your head near Bhagavana Arishthanemi at this time. I shall anoint you with royal coronation in this city Dwaraka in a grand ceremony.
[...13] Meaning
Gaja Sukumala remained silent hearing these words of Krushna Vasudeva. After some times Gaja Sukumala spoke twice and thrice to his elder brother Krushna Vasudeva and parents
O beloveds as gods! Really amusements and rejoicings of man and his body are impure, perishable and momentary. This body is filled with stool, urine, phlegm, vomit, semen, blood etc. the dirty things. This human body and the sensual pleasures related to it are unstable, with an end, and being perishable, these are to be exhausted either now or later.
Therefore O beloveds as gods! I wish that permitted by you, I shall accept consecration (shramanahood) before Bhagavana Arishthanemi.
When Krushna Vasudeva and his parents could not become capable of moulding Gaja Sukumala towards worldly enjoyments even by loving and agreeable expressions, then being disappointed unwillingly Krushna Vasudeva and his parents spoke thus unto him
"O son! If it is so, then we want to visualize you as a king (adorned with coronation) only for one day. So you accept kingship at least for a single day.
At such insistence of parents and elder brother Gaja Sukumala remained silent. Assuming silence as acceptance with a great ceremony he was coroneted by 108 pitchers of gold and silver etc.
After enthronement of Gaja Sukumala parents asked- O son! Now what do you want? Tell, what is your wish?
Gaja Sukumala answered- I want to be consecrated.
Then according to the wish of Gaja Sukumala all the paraphernalia was provided. Sitting in the palanquin which is carried by one thousand persons Gaja Sukumala reached the religious assembly of Bhagavana Arishthanemi in great procession. Parents gave their son as pupil to Bhagavana.
Gaja Sukumala put off all ornaments himself, tonsured his head by five fists and then requested to Bhagavana that O Bhante (Bhagawan)! Now, you yourself consecrate me; give me the robe of a sage and knowledge of conduct. Bhagavana preached him (GajaSukumala) seventy rules of conduct (Carana sattari) and seventy rules of activity (Karna sattari) and consecrated him. Now Gaja Sukumala became a houseless mendicant. Practising movement incognito (until) he became deep celebate of guarded in celibacy.
[...13] Commentary: -
(1) Detailed description of coronation we get in Rayapaseniya Sutra and that of consecration in Bhagawati Sutra in the episode of Mahabala.
In the method of installing (abhisheka vidhi) the purified water mixed with all kinds of herbs is sprinkled on the head of a person with chanting mantras. In this the herb-mixed pure water is filled from seas, rivers etc. in 108 pitchers of gold, 108 pitchers of silver and 108 pitchers of clay.
Aagam - 08 - Antakrud-dasha
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Compiled by - Deepratnasagar