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“I bow to Arihantas upto all those who have reached (the Siddha state) the liberated state. I bow to Keshi Kumar Shraman my master and guide in dharma staying here, I bow to the perfect souls existing in zone of liberated souls. Let the Bhagavan from there see me bowing to him from here.
Earlier also I have taken the vow of discarding gross violence upto gross attachment from Keshi Kumar Shraman. Now again, remembering and feeling presence of him, I take vow of restraining from all violence (hurting the life-force of any person) upto all attachment, the eighteen sins namely anger upto wrong belief throughout my life. I restrain myself from all worthless acts in the category of sin and evil mind, word and deed for my entire lifeperiod. I also discard all the four types of food from now onwards till my death.
Although I have loved my body uptil today, I have taken proper care to ensure that it does not get any disease, but from today I discard attachment of my body till my last breath."
After deciding in this manner, he again made full and voluntary confession (Aalochana) and self-analysis and repentance for faults
(Pratikraman) and then adopted a state of equanimity. After some 9 time he died and then he was re-born as Suryabh Dev in Upapat
Sabha (chamber of birth) of Suryabh Viman in Saudharma kalp
(the name of first heaven). The entire description earlier mentioned South (of Suryabh Viman) may be considered here. The earlier life of
Suryabh Dev was thus narrated by Bhagavan Mahavir to Gautam Swami.
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केशीकुमार श्रमण और प्रदेशी राजा
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Kesh Kumar Shraman and King Pradeshi
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