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श्रमण भगवान महावीर स्वामी द्वारा यह वृत्तान्त सुनकर उन स्थविर मुनियों ने श्रमण भगवान महावीर स्वामी को वन्दना नमस्कार किया । फिर वे स्थविर मुनि अतिमुक्त कुमार श्रमण को अग्लान भाव से स्वीकार कर यावत् उनकी वैयावृत्य करने लगे ।
Elucidation
Besides this life sketch of Atimuktakumāra as related in Antakṛddasā Sutra, we also find one event in Bhagavati Sutra (5/4). Being interesting, necessary and important we are giving here the transliteration of original text of that episode.
Disciple of Śramana Bhagawāna Mahāvīra, was sage Atimuktakumāra. He was gentle and humble by nature. Once it rained cats and dogs. As rain stopped. Atimuktakumāra went for discharging stool and urine in an open land taking his holy broom and utensil with him.
( भगवती सूत्र ५ / ४ ) पन्द्रहवां अध्ययन समाप्त
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 is my boat.” Thus sage Atimuktakumāra began to play.
Seeing sage Atimuktakumāra thus playing, the aged sages, speaking nothing to him, directly approached Śramana Bhagawana Mahavira and bowing down and worshipping him, asked
Bhagawan! After how many births will your disciple sage Atimuktakumāra attain salvation?
Bhagawana 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., Atimuktakumára 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 Bhagawāna and then began to look after sage Atimuktakumāra.
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(-Bhagavati Sūtra 5/4)
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