Agam 08 Ang 08 Antkruddasha Sutra English Translation

Author(s): Dipratnasagar, Deepratnasagar
Publisher: Deepratnasagar

Page 39

Antakrud-Dasha- Ang-08 - varga-5, Chapters- 1
careful in restrain activities, she said-O Padmavati! You should always remain careful in practicing restrain.
Padmavati nun also accepting the instructions of her teacher Yaksini began to go ahead on restrain path. She became circumspect with five circumspections like circumspection of movement etc., and became a guarded celibate.
Thereafter that Padmavati nun (Sramani) studied Samayika etc., eleven scriptures (anga) from her teacher chief nun Yaksini. Along with she practiced fast penance of one, two, three, four, five days', fifteen days', one month's, and various types of austerities.
Thus nun Padmavati practiced conduct of nun upto twenty years. In the end she observed samlekhana of one month i.e., fast of sixty diets and (obtained salvation) the aim for which she had accepted restrain, with her last exhale-inhale relinquishing body, she became beatified and salvated.
Chapters- (Adhyayanani) - 2 to 8
[21] Meaning
Arya Jambu asked Sudharma Swami-O Bhagawan! I have heard attentively from you, the subject matter expressed by Bhagavana Mahavira of the first chapter of fifth section. Now please tell me the subject matter of second and further chapters as described by Bhagavana Mahavira.
Shree Sudharma Swami told- O Jambu! At that time and at that period, there was a city named Dwaraka. Near it was mountain Raivataka. At that mountain there was a vast garden named Nandanavana, Krushna Vasudeva was ruling over Dwaraka city. That Krushna Vasudeva had a queen named Gauri. She was describable.
Once Bhagavana Arishthanemi came to that Nandanavana garden. Krushna Vasudeva went to bow down and worship him. General public also went to listen to religious discourse. Queen Gauri also went to see and worship like queen Padmavati. Bhagavana delivered sermon. General congregation returned after hearing sermon. Krushna Vasudeva also went back to his palace. Thereafter, like queen Padmavati, Gauri Devi also accepted consecration being disinclined to worldly enjoyments and was beatified-emancipated.
In the same way further six chapters- 3. Gandhari, 4.Laksamana, 5.Susima, 6.Jambavati, 7.Satyabhama and 8. Rukmini should be known as that of Padmavati. The description of all these eight chapters should be known like that of Padmavati. All these were consecrated and salvated alike, these were the chief queens of Krushna Vasudeva.
Chapters- (Adhyayanani) - 9 & 10
[22] Meaning
Jambu Swami asked with reverence-Reverend Sir! I have heard from you. what Bhagavana Mahavira described as subject matter of eighth chapter. Now please tell me the subject matter of ninth, as expressed by Bhagavana Mahavira. Shree Sudharma Swami uttered- O Jambu! At that time and at that period, there was a city named Dwaraka, near Raivataka Mountain and at that mountain was Nandanavana garden. Krushna Vasudeva was the ruler of the zone.
Aagam - 08 - Antakrud-dasha
Compiled by - Deepratnasagar
[38]