Agam 08 Ang 08 Antkruddasha Sutra English Translation

Author(s): Dipratnasagar, Deepratnasagar
Publisher: Deepratnasagar

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Antakrud-Dasha- Ang-08 - varga-1, Chapter- 1 to 10
division (aaraa) of present avasarpini age; and word samaya is used for the period when the description is taking place. It means when Bhagavana Mahavira and Ganadhara Sudharma were present or were in existence. Thus the meanings of kala and samaya are different.
Campa city was one of the beautiful cities of India at that time. Beauty and enrichment of this city is vividly described in Aupapatika sutra. It was the capital of Anga desha. But after the death of king Srenika, his son king Konika made this city his capital, leaving the city Rajagruha. Nirayavalika Sutra describes the episode like this---
The ruler of Magadha country, king Shrenika became very old. Among all his sons, Ashokacandra Konika, was eldest, brave and ambitious. His name was Ashokachandra; but his small finger was damaged (Kuni). So his Konika name became familiar.
King Shrenika gave two invaluable things of kingdom to his two younger sons Halla-Vihalla, one was god-given necklace (Devanami hara) and the other was elephant Senchanaka. It angried prince Konika. Inspired by eager ambition to fetch the throne, he conspired along with his ten other brothers and imprisoned king Shrenika. He himself became the ruler of entire Magadha country, and gave small territories to his ten brothers.
Being coronated and adorned with the signs of kingship Konika came to his adorable mother Chelana to bow down at her feet; but seeing the son coming, the mother turned her face to other side. Konika said-"O mother!Are you not happy seeing your son as a king?"
Queen Chelana angrily rebuked-"The most affectionate father, without caring for his own life, gave the life to his son due to hearty affection; the same son, becoming greedy of kingdom, imprisons his own father, encages him and himself becomes king; which mother will like to see the face of such father-torturing son?"
Listening the agony-hearted words of mother, the heart of Konika grieved. He asked with curiosity-"How did father give me life? Did he really love me?"
Chelana said-such a deep affection to a son can be found in the hearts of some fathers only. If you want to know, then listen. When you were in my womb then a hateful but keen desire engrossed me that I must eat the flesh of the heart of your father. I could not express such a hateful desire; but grief overtook me. Anyhow your father could know the cause of my grief. Then with courage and cleverness he fulfilled my that hateful desire.
At the moment of your birth, I was filled with hateful thoughts about you that what's the use to give birth to a father-torturing son like you? I had you thrown in a dustbin by my maid slave. There a cock cut your little finger assuming you as a lump of flesh. But as soon as your father became aware of this episode, he rebuked me, went and brought you from the dustbin, and nurtured you with enormous love. Your damaged finger became septic. Due to pus you bitterly weep in the night. Then yourfather sucked the pus of your finger by his own mouth and vomited (threw) it. In this way, he used to subside your pain.
Expressing all this eyes of Chelana became wet.
Hearing such an episode from mother, Konika wept bitterly due to repentance. He ran to prison, taking an axe in his hand, to cut the chains and fetters of his father. Seeing Konika coming, with an axe in his hand, king Srenika thought-this kingdom-greedy, stupid son is coming to kill me. So it would be better that I myself Aagam - 08 - Antakrud-dasha
Compiled by - Deepratnasagar
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