Agam 11 Ang 11 Vipak Sutra English Translation

Author(s): Dipratnasagar, Deepratnasagar
Publisher: Deepratnasagar

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VipakShrut- Ang-11- ShrutSkandh-1, Chapter-9
means of fire, poison, or weapons. With this thought they awaited the opportunity to find her alone and murder her.
Somehow Shyama Devi got to know of this conspiracy. When aware of all this, she thought—"The mothers of my four hundred ninety nine co-wives have come to know of the fact that King Simhasen, highly enamoured of Shyama Devi, spent his time madly engrossed in her thoughts without caring for our daughters. On the contrary he completely neglects them all. Therefore, it would be to our benefit to somehow kill Shyama Devi by means of fire, poison, or weapons. With this thought they look forward to an opportunity to find me alone and murder me. In this situation I do not know when, how and what wretched death they will deal me." These thoughts made her afraid, terrified, and agitated. Every part of her body trembled with fear and she came to copebhavan (the roon where an angry and displeased person spends time). There she spent her time brooding gloomily in a state of mental turmoil swinging between hop and despair.
When King Simhasen got the information about Shyama Devi's condition, he at once came to Shyama Devi in the copebhavan. Seeing her hapless and brooding gloomily in a state of mental turmoil swinging between hope and despair, he asked"Beloved of gods ! Why are you so worried and heart-broken?"
Seething in anger, like boiling milk, Shyama Devi responded with angry words
"My lord! On being aware of the fact that you are infatuated with me), the mothers of my four hundred ninety nine co-wives met at a place and deliberated—Infatuated with Shyama Devi, king Simhasen does not respect our daughters. On the contrary he completely neglects them all. Therefore, it would be to our benefit to somehow kill Shyama Devi by means of fire, poison, or weapons. Accordingly they await the opportunity to find me alone when you are not present and I am without any protection. My lord! I do not know what wretched death they will deal me. Terrified by this I came to the copebhavan (the room where an angry and displeased person spends time) and started brooding gloomily."
King Simhasen reassured Shyama Devi-"Beloved of gods ! Stop brooding gloomily in a hapless state of despair. I will certainly make arrangements to the effect that you are not caused even slightest of physical discomfort, pain or harm.
Consoling and reassuring Shyama Devi thus, with loving and sweat words, king Simhasen returned. He then called his servants and instructed—"Go outside Supratishth city and construct a large kootakarashala (camouflaged house) with hundreds of pillars, which is very beautiful, charming, attractive and fit to be a queen's residence.
Those servants left after raising their joined palms to their heads and humbly accepting the king's order. Going in the northeastern direction outside Supratishth city, they constructed a large and beautiful kootakarashala with hundreds of pillars. Once that was done they informed king Simhasen about desired kootakarashala being ready.
Then at an opportune moment king Simhasen invited the mothers of those four hundred ninety nine queens. Getting king Simhasen's invitation, those mothers of the queens got ready embellished fully with dresses and ornaments according to their respective status and came to king Simhasen in Supratishth city. King Simhasen provided them lodging in the said kootakarashala. Aagam - 11 - Vipak-Shrut
Compiled by - Deepratnasagar
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