Agam 08 Ang 08 Antkruddasha Sutra English Translation

Author(s): Dipratnasagar, Deepratnasagar
Publisher: Deepratnasagar

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Antakrud-Dasha-Ang-08 - varga-5, Chapters-1
term it in folk language as niyana. Volition never brings bliss.
The person, who dies making a sinful resolugion, even after getting the fruit according to that resolution, he cannot attain salvation. The appellation of Vasudeva is the fruit of sinful strong volition made in previous birth. Hence, in the life span of Vasudeva no person can enter monk-order, giving up worldly pleasures.
For detailed study of sinful strong volition (nidana) readers are suggested to see the book Antakrddasa Mahima.
[...20] Meaning
The Krushna Vasudeva spoke thus to Arihanta Arishthanemi-O Bhagawan! Leaving the body at the time of death, where shall I go? Where shall I take birth?
Arihanta Arishthanemi said thus to Krushna Vasudeva-O Krushna! Dwaraka city will be burnt and destroyed due to the causes-wine, fire and wrath of Dwaipayana and at the loss of your parents and family members you will also be bereaved. Then you with Rama-Baladeva will start along southern coast of sea towards the city of Pandumathura, to go to Yudhisthira (elder) (Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva). The five sons of king Pandu-five Pandavas. In between you will reach Kosambi forest. For taking rest you will sleep under a huge banyan tree, and on a stone-rock covering your body with a yellow robe. At that time, you will be pierced in the left food by a sharp arrow released from the bow in the delusion of a deer) of Jara Kumara. Thus you will leave this body.
[...20] Commentary: - Description of Dwaraka-Destruction and Body-releasement by Krushna.
According to prevailing narrative, it is said that knowing wine as the cause of Dwaraka-destruction Shree Krushna announced wine-prohibition in whole Dwaraka city and remaining quantity of wine was ordered to he thrown away out of the city. So the wine had been thrown away in hills surrounding Dwaraka city. That wine accumulated in ditches of mountain.
Once some princes riding on horses went out of the city for a walk. Being thirsty princes drank up that wine. Nearby Dwaipayana Rishi was sitting in deep meditation. Yadava princes became fanatic due to intoxication of wine. As they saw (penance) Dwaipayana, they filled with anger bearing in mind that this penance will destroy our beautiful city so he should be murdered just now.
They caused their horses to jump over penance. Corpse of a snake was lying down there, the princes put it round the neck of penance and began to beat him cruelly and when penance became half-dead, those princes returned to the city, thinking that now the penance will die.
Due to cruel beating and even without any causes the anger of Dwaipayana penance raised to highest degree. He made a firm sinful volition-If there is any consequence of my penance, then I must kill all the Yadavas and burn this Dwaraka city to ashes.
As soon as, Krushna became aware of this painful event, he quickly reached to penance, with his elder brother Balarama, Krushna begged pardon for the offence of princes and requested that he should withdraw his volition. Being satisfied by the courtesy of Shree Krushna, penance Dwaipayana assured him that you and your elder brother-both will go safely out of city; but I (Dwaipayana) will not withdraw my volition. Thus saying penance Dwaipayana died and took birth in the class of fiery gods (Agnikumara god). Both the brothers, being disappointed returned from there. Aagam - 08 - Antakrud-dasha
Compiled by - Deepratnasagar
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