Agam 11 Ang 11 Vipak Sutra English Translation

Author(s): Dipratnasagar, Deepratnasagar
Publisher: Deepratnasagar

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VipakShrut-Ang-11- ShrutSkandh-1, Chapter-2
Boy Ujjhitak was brought up under the care of five nurse-maids. They were (1) Kshir Dhatri or milk-nurse-maid—the one who took charge of feeding; (2) Majjan Dhatri or bathnurse-maid—the one who took charge of giving a bath; (3) Mandan Dhatri or dress-nursemaidthe one who took charge of putting on dress and ornaments; (4) Kridayan Dhatri or play-nurse- maid the one who took charge of playing with the baby; (5) Anka Dhatri or lapnurse-maid—the one who took charge of keeping the baby in her lap. Under the care of these nursemaids, like Dridhapratijna, he grew happily as a Champa tree grows in a mountain cave undisturbed by the blowing winds.
Commentary. In this connection the commentator (Tikakaar) informs that during that period there was a general belief that when more than one offspring died on birth, a mother performed rituals like throwing the nextinfant on a heap of trash, placing it on a winnowing basket, etc. That wasthe reason Subhadra threw the new born on a heap of trash and brought him back.
O Meaning. One day Vijayamitra Sarthavaha set out for a sea voyage in the Lavan Samudra. He filled the holds of his ship with a variety of merchandise. This included the four categories of goods-Ganim or the goods that are sold in numbers, such as coconut. Dharim or the goods that are sold by weight, such as sugar, butter, oil, etc. Meya or the goods that are sold by measurement, such as cloth, tape etc. Paaricchedya or the goods that are sold in pieces after testing, such as diamond, emerald, etc. After loading, the ship sailed. But the ship capsized in the Lavan Samudra andall the valuable merchandise belonging to Vijayamitra drowned in the sea. In absence of any protection or refuge, he himself died helplessly.
When numerous influential and rich persons (ishvar), knights of honour (talavar), landlords (mandavik), heads of large families (kautumbik), affluent people (ibhya), established merchants (shreshti), and caravan chiefs (sarthavaha) living in Vanijyagram got the news that Vijayamitra's ship had capsized in the Lavan Samudra, all the valuable merchandise belonging to Vijayamitra was swept away in the sea, and he himself had died, they eloped from Vanijyagram with hastnikshep (deposits without any witness) and bahya bhaandasar (deposits made in presence of a witness) belonging to Vijayamitra.
When Subhadra Sarthavahi got the news that Vijayamitra's ship had capsized in the Lavan Samudra, all the valuable merchandise belonging to Vijayamitra was swept away in the sea, and he himself had died, she was overwhelmed with the grief of loosing her husband. She fell prostrate on the ground like a cut Champak creeper. After some time she regained consciousness. Then surrounded by her friends and relatives she performed the last rites of Vijayamitra crying, weeping and wailing.
Brooding about her husband's sea voyage, ship wreck, loss of wealth and husband, that grief stricken Subhadra Sarthavahi also met her end soon.
(16) Meaning- On getting the news of the demise of Subhadra Sarthavahi the city guards and officers expelled young Ujjhitak from his house and handed over the house to some other person who was a creditor of Ujjhitak's father, house was given to him, Uttamarn, in exchange of the due amount). On being expelled from his house, young Ujjhitak started roaming around the trisections, crossings, roads, streets, gambling dens, whorehouses and bars. Thus leading an unrestricted, freewheeling and unbridled life he got addicted
Aagam - 11 - Vipak-Shrut
Compiled by - Deepratnasagar
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