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१४७] त्रयोदश अध्ययन
सचित्र उत्तराध्ययन सूत्र
last moment of his life. Still both the monks took birth as gods in celestial home named Padmagulma of the first heaven Saudharma gods' abode.
Completing the life-span of god, the soul of Sambhūta monk took birth from the womb of queen Culani, consort of Brahma rājā, the ruler of Kämpilyanagar and becoming Brahmadutta monarch (really the ruler of six regions of Bhārata) indulged in worldly pleasures.
The soul of monk Citra born as a son of very richman of Purimatāla city. When he was of age, he heard the sermon of aged and experienced sages, he recollected the memory of his former births. Accepting the monk-hood he engrossed in restrain and penances.
Monarch Brahmadutta was once seeing a drama. Visualising that drama he began to think, I have seen such drama, but when and where ? Thinking deep he recollected the memory of previous births. (see Illustration) Now he became uneasy in the momory of his beloved brother, but he had no information, where his brother was. For searching him monarch composed a line (half of śloka-couplet) which was as following
We were slaves, deers and geese,
then cāņdālas and at last gods. and announced that who will compose the second line of this śloka-Couplet, I will give him half of my kingdom.
The greed of half kingdom of a monarch is very great and immensely attractive. Though none was aware about the secret of this line, still any and every body muttered this line may he be literate or illiterate, labour or richman, of high or low class.
Wandering village to village monk Citra arrived at Kampilyapura and stayed in the garden situated outside of the city. There the garden keeper was muttering that line, pulling up the water from well. Monk heard this line, composed the second one
This is our sixth birth,
in which we are separated from each other. Thus the stanza (sloka) completed.
Hearing this the garden keeper became very glad. He rotated this second line many times, went to the court of monarch and recited as it is.
Amazingly monarch enquired-Did you compose this line ?
He told-King! I am not so literate that could compose this line. A monk has come to the garden, he composed this line.
Knowing the fact, monarch himself came to the garden, met the brother of former lives, bowed the monk and then began to talk.
The conversation we get in the text.
On account of previous lives' affection monk Citra inspired much monarch Brahmadutta to accept and practise restrain. He said to the extent that-'if you cannot practise monk-order,
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