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-15
When parents could not prevail upon Atimuktakumara by various reasons and arguments, they spoke-Son! We desire to see your royal splendor may be for even one day i.e. We want to coronate you.
Then Atimuktakumara remained silent at the words of his parents. Then his anointment ceremony was celebrated like Mahabala. Then he accepted consecration in presence of Bhagavana Mahavira, studied Samayika etc., eleven Holy Scriptures (angas), practiced sage conduct for many years and observed Gunaratna Samvatsara austerity until he was beatified on Vipulagiri.
Commentary: -
Besides this life sketch of Atimuktakumara as related in Antakrddasa Sutra, we also find one event in Bhagavati Sutra Being interesting, necessary and important we are giving here the transliteration of original text of that episode.
Disciple of Shramana Bhagavana Mahavira was sage Atimuktakumara. He was gentle and humble by nature. Once it rained cats and dogs. As rain stopped Atimuktakumara went for discharging stool and urine in an open land taking his holy broom and utensil with him.
In the way he saw a small rivulet full of water. First of all he made the fence of clay to stop the flow of water. After that as the sailor moves his boat in water of a river, in the same way he placed his utensil on the water of that small rivulet and began to float that utensil, uttering-"this is my boat, this my boat." Thus sage Atimuktakumara began to play.
Seeing sage Atimuktakumara thus playing, the aged sages, speaking nothing to him, directly approached Shramana Bhagavana Mahavira and bowing down and worshipping him, asked
Bhagawan! After how many births will your disciple sage Atimuktakumara attain salvation?
Bhagavana told-My disciple sage Atimuktakumara will attain liberation in this very life span and end all miseries. It is his last physical body. Therefore you must not regret, abuse and disgrace him, but serve him with decorum, help him and give assistance in food etc., Atimuktakumara is going to exhaust his all karmas and attain salvation in this very life span.
Hearing all this, those aged sages bowed down and worshipped Bhagavana and then began to look after sage Atimuktakumara.
Antakrud-Dasha-Ang-08 - varga-6, Chapter-16
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Arya Jambu said-Bhagawan! I have heard the subject matter of fifteenth chapter. What has Bhagavana described in sixteenth chapter? Kindly tell me.
Sudharma Swami began to narrate-At that time and at that period, there was a Kama Mahavana garden in Varanasi city. Alaksa was the king of Varanasi.
At that time and at that period, Shramana Bhagavana Mahavira arrived at that garden. Public congregation went out for bowing down to Bhagavana.
King Alaka also became glad as he heard that Bhagavana Mahavira had come and like king Konika he also beagn to serve and worship Bhagavana Mahavira. Bhagavana delivered religious discourse.
Then like Udayana, king Alaksa accepted sage consecration, in presence of Shramana Bhagavana Mahavira. Accepting; he coronated his eldest son.
Aagam - 08 - Antakrud-dasha
Compiled by - Deepratnasagar
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