Agam 08 Ang 08 Antkruddasha Sutra English Translation

Author(s): Dipratnasagar, Deepratnasagar
Publisher: Deepratnasagar

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Antakrud-Dasha-Ang-08 - varga-6, Chapter-3
In this position whatever a little but faultless he got, he accepted without becoming sorrowful, dispirited turbid, perturned, grieved, and remained in selfdiscipline, i.e., he was never filled with dispiritedness making mind fifthy, he was always avoiding inauspicious thoughts, was never becoming sorrowful, and remained contemplated by all the three activities (Yoga) of mind, speech and body, Arjna mendicant practiced seeking of alms for penance.
Thus he wandered for seeking alms. Wandering he came out of city, reached Gunsilaka garden and ame to Shramana Bhagavana Mahavira. Like Gautama Swami, he showed that food and water to Bhagavana and then getting his permission took meals without the feeling of myness, like-dislike and attachment, like a serpent entering in the hole.
Then Shramana Bhagavana Mahavira went out of Gunasilaka garden and began to wander in other areas.
Then that extremely fateful Arjuna mendicant completed his six months' period of sagehood exercising himself the noble abundant zealous, specially beneficial penances fully well; and then adopted a fast penance of half-month i.e., a fortnight, avoided thirty meals, accepted samlekhana and consecration i.e., became beatified and salvated.
[...27] Commentary: -
It is mentioned in Srenika caritra etc. (religious compositions) that the body of Arjuna garland-maker was possessed by deity Mudgarapani upto six months in this period he murded 1260 persons. Because he used to kill 7 persons.
Here one doubt arises that the person who had done such huge violence and degraded his soul to the lowest degree by this sinful deed, how could that means attain salvation by only six months' propiliation? This doubt can be rectified thus-that penance had unimaginable, unarguable and wonderful strength. As Agama assertsThe ill-deeds (karmas) accumulated even in millions of births can be exhausted by penance.
When the fire of most excessive penance burns then the army of karmas is reduced o ashes like dry grass and straw.
Besides this, it can also be said in this context that the murder done by Arjuna garland-maer, was really done by the deity. Therefore, the extremity of passions, responsible for killing persons, was not possible in Arjuna garland-maker. The heart of Arjuna garland-maker was simple and less-affected, but due to the possession of deity (Yaksa) hereturned to a murderer or assassin.
Antakrud-Dasha-Ang-08 - varga-6, Chapter-4
[28] Meaning
Jambu Swami asked polietely-o Bhagawan! I have heard the subject matter of third chapter of sixth section from you as preached by Lord Mahavira. Now please tell me, what subject matter was expressed by Bhagavana Mahavira in the fourth chapter. Sudharma Swami narrated-0 Jambu! At that time and at that period there was a city named Rajagraha. There was a garden named Gunasilaka. King Srenika ruled there. There dwelt a trader (gathapati) named Kasyapa. Like Mankai, he became monk and practiced consecration for 16 years and in the fag end of his life, he went to Vipulagiri, accepting samthara was beatified and attained salvation. Aagam - 08 - Antakrud-dasha
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