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 Sukumala). Vasudeva Shreekrushna asked and preserved her (Soma) in harem of maidens. When Gaja Sukumala accepted monkhood leaving that maiden then Somila raged in fury.
The other past causes also pointed in Agama by words-'tam veram sarairemembering the enmity' and 'anega bhava-saya sahassa sanciyam kammam udiremanenam-performing udirana of accumulated karmas of million former births'. In this context a story is popular about the former birth of Somila and Gaja Sukumala. The episode is this
The soul of Gaja Sukumala was a queen of a king in his innumerous former birth. That king had another queen also. That queen had given birth to a son so she became more beloved of that king. So the queen (soul of Gaja Sukumala) began to have feelings of detachment towards that other queen and have keen desire that her son myay die somehow.
Per chance a boil took place in the son's head. Child began to flounder due to agony. Step mother Isoul of Gaja Sukumala) said to the mother of that child that I know the treatment of this disease. The mother of child gave her son to step mother. Step mother binded hot horse-bean bread on the head of the child. Due to serious agony child floundered much and died. After a long-long period the soul of that child took birth as Somila and that of step mother as Gaja Sukumala.
Veranubandhini mahabbhayani- The bondages of enmity are most ferocious. So by the remembrance of this former enmity Somila raged in fury, and for taking the revenge, his ill feelings aroused to take wet clay to make the raised up sides on the head of monk and to fill it with the burning coals of khair fuel.
He had done such cruel deed due to former enmity [...13] Meaning
Therefore I should definitely take revenge from Gaja Sukumala-such illfeelings occupied the mind of Somila. He thought and after thinking he gazed at all directions upto far distance that whether any body was seeing him or not. Gazing all around he took moist clay from a nearby pond, came to the place where monk Gaja Sukumala was, putting that clay on the head of monk, raised it on all sides.
After that he took burning coals from a pyre in a piece of clay pitcher and put up those burning coals on the head of monk Gaja Sukumala. Then being frightened (fear lest anyone may see him) sharply he stepped backward and (running from there) he (Somila) went to the direction from which he had come.
Due to the burning embers kept on the head, most ferocious agony took place in the body of monk Gaja Sukumala that was much fiery, acute and untolerable.
Even so, monk Gaja Sukumala bore it with even mind, not becoming wrathful towards brahamana Somila, even a bit.
At that time, bearing such an acute painful, fiery, untolerable agony with calm and equanimous mind friar Gaja Sukumala entered the eighth stage of spiritual development stage-Apurwakarana by his auspicious thoughts and feelings, destroying the karmas which envelop soul-virtues.
By it monk Gaja Sukumala attained infinite knowledge and perception. Thereafter his duration completed and he became perfected (until) and free of all miseries and pains.
Thus by exhaustion (destruction) of all karmas houselss mendicant Gaja Sukumala became emancipated (who has nothing to do) omniscient-knower of every thing in Loka and Aloka, supreme calm (parinivritta)-being free from all karmas, and Aagam - 08 - Antakrud-dasha
Compiled by - Deepratnasagar
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