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Pushpika -Upang-10- Chapter-1
and other deliberations. He was the spine, manager, provider and guide of his family. He lead the family in every walk of life.
During that period of time Purushadaniya Arhat Parshva, the propagator of a religion similar to Bhagavan Mahavir, was living. He was nine cubits tall. Moving from one village to another with his ascetic group of sixteen thousand Shramans (male ascetics) and thirty eight thousand Aryaas (female ascetics), Arhat Parshva arrived at Koshthak Chaitya (in Shravasti). People came to behold and pay homage to him.
On getting the news of Bhagavan's arrival Angati Gathapati was pleased and, like Kartik merchant, he came out of his house... and so on up to... and commenced worship. After listening to and understanding the sermon he said to Bhagavan"Beloved of gods ! I would make my eldest son the head of my family and after that I will get initiated by you." In due course he got initiated like Gang-datt... and so on up to... became an absolutely celibate anagar (homeless ascetic).(Kartik merchant and Gang-datt both lived during the period of influence of the twentieth Tirthankar Bhagavan Munisuvrat. Their stories are available in Bhagavati Sutra, and Gyata Dharma katha)
After studying all the eleven Angas (canons) including Samayik from the senior ascetic disciples of Arhat Parshva and enkindling his soul by observing a variety of austerities including fasting, he immaculately followed the ascetic code for many years. In the end he took the ultimate vow (sallekhana) of half a month duration and met his end at the conclusion of fortnight long fast (avoiding thirty meals). As he died without doing pratikraman (critical review) his soul has reincarnated instantaneously (upapat) as Chandra, king of Chandra Jyotishk gods, in divine bed covered with divine cloth in the Upapat- hall of Chandravatansak viman.
Thereafter Chandra, the king of Chandra Jyotishk gods attained the state of full development (paryapt) through five kinds of full development (paryapti) namely, ahar (food) paryapti, sharira (body) paryapti, indriya (sense organs) paryapti, shvasochhavas (breathing) paryapti, and bhasha-man (speech and mind) paryapti.
Gautam Swami asked Bhagavan Mahavir-"Bhante! What is the life span of Chandra, the king of Chandra Jyotishk gods?"
"Gautam! His life span there is one hundred thousand years more than one Palyopam. Thus, Gautam ! that Chandra, the king of Chandra Jyotishk gods acquired that divine opulence and power."
Gautam Swami again asked, "Bhante ! Completing the age, state, and life of the dimension of gods where will Chandra, the king of Chandra Jyotishk gods, be born?" Bhagavan said, "Gautam ! He will be born as a human being in the Mahavideh area and finally become a Siddha (liberated soul)."
SudharmaSwami told-- "Jambu! Shraman Bhagavan Mahavir, who has attained nirvana, has narrated this text and meaning of first chapter of Pushpika. So I state."
Meaning [with Commentary] of Chapter -1-[Chandra] Compiled by Muni DeepratnaSagar is Finished
Aagam - 21 - Pushpika
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Compiled by - Deepratnasagar
