Agam 08 Ang 08 Antkrutdashang Sutra Sthanakvasi

Author(s): Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana, Rajkumar Jain, Purushottamsingh Sardar
Publisher: Padma Prakashan

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Celana 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 enrormous love. Your damaged finger became septic. Due to pus you bitterly weep in the night. Then your father sucked the pus of your finger by his own mouth and vomitted (threw) it. In this way, he used to subside your pain.
Expressing all this the eyes of Celana became wet.
Hearing such an episode from mother, Konika wept bitterly due to repentance. He ran to the 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 Śrenika thought-this kingdom-greedy, stupid son is coming to kill me. So it would be better that I myself die than to die such a cruel death. Thinking thus, he gave up his life by sucking and crushing the diamond studded in his ring.
Due to the death of the father, Konika was engrossed with great grief. He wept bitterly remembering his father. For many a days he was drowned in sorrow. While walking in park etc., sorrow lessened but as he sat on the throne he became sorrowful in the memory of his late father. (Nirayavalikā sūtra)
For relief of this great sorrow, in the end according to the council of his ministers he left Rajagṛha and made Campă city as his capital.
Although king Konika, due to his lustfulness for kingdom, had done a most shameful deed-imprisoning his father; but afterwards by the advice and admonishment of his mother, he repented much and was filled with feelings of respect towards his parents.
Thereby he is called courteous to his parents in Jain Agamas. He was also a great devotee of Bhagawana Mahāvīra.
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