Agam 11 Ang 11 Vipak Sutra English Translation

Author(s): Dipratnasagar, Deepratnasagar
Publisher: Deepratnasagar

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VipakShrut-Ang-11- ShrutSkandh-1, Chapter-3
she became emaciated and habitually sat staring at the ground and brooding.
When bandit-chief Vijaya saw brooding and worrying Skandashri he asked-"Beloved of gods! What makes you sad and brooding'?"
Skandashri replied to bandit-chief Vijaya-"Beloved of gods! Three months are past since I conceived. I had the aforesaid dohad. As I am unable to fulfill it, I am sad and brooding."
Bandit-chief Vijaya heard and understood the aforesaid statement of his wife Skandashri and said---"Beloved of gods! Don't worry. You can fulfill your said dohad precisely as you wish."
Skandashri was pleased and contented to hear these words of her husband. Later she took her female friends, kinfolk, close and distant relatives and other women of the hideout, along. After bathing and embellishing themselves with all kinds of ornaments she started enjoying ample food and wines as much as she liked. After this feast they gathered at a suitable place, dressed up as males, and equipped themselves with armours and other aforesaid things. In their company she moved all around fulfilling her dohad (desires of pregnant mother). Then having her dohad fulfilled and satiated she carried fetus happily.
Commentary-in this aphorism some special terms have been used in context of fulfillment of dohad. The five terms used have specific meanings and nuances. On the basis of the commentary (Tikakaar) by Abhayadev Surias follows
Sampunna dohala-one whose pregnancy-desire has been fulfilled. Sammaniya dohala-whose pregnancy-desire has been respected by providing the desired thing.
Viniya dohala-who has become free of her pregnancy-desire
Vochchhinna dohala-the craving for the desired thing has disappeared
Sampanna dohala-her mind is contented as a consequence of satiation
of pregnancy-desire.
These five terms convey the gradual changes in the state of mind of a woman with pregnancy-desire
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from her mind.
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Meaning- Then after nine months of pregnancy Skandashri, the wife of bandit, chief Vijaya, gave birth to a son. For ten days bandit-chief Vijaya performed the birth ceremonies, following his family tradition, by offering feasts and, gifts to invitees and honouring the elders. On the eleventh day after the birth he arranged for ample food (etc.) and invited his friends and relatives. After the feast he announced "When this child was conceived his motherhad a dohad. That dohad was fulfilled without any problem. Therefore, I give this boy the name Abhagriaserf (Abhagna means unbroken. As the dohad was fulfilled and not shattered, the boy was named Abhagna.)"
Gradually that boy Abhagnasen grew in the care of five nursemaids including the milk-nursemaid.
[22] Meaning-In due course boy Abhagnasen crossed adolescence and attained youth. He was married to eight young women. His parents gave him eight sets of things as marriage gifts. He lived happily in lofty mansions enjoying all these gifts.
Aagam - 11 - Vipak-Shrut
Compiled by - Deepratnasagar
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