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२४५] विंशति अध्ययन
सचित्र उत्तराध्ययन सूत्र
Then, at the curiosity of king Śreņika, monk expressed the event of his life.
King! I am son of a very richman of Kaušāmbi city. I was grown up with love and affection. I have been married to a very beautiful and rich youth as I become young.
Once I was caught by severe eye-pain. My father lavishly expend the wealth. Physicians, mantrologists, tantrologists etc., gave the best treatment; but all of them could not even lessen my agony. My mother and wife always shed their trears, younger and elder brothers and sisters, friends etc., were always ready to serve me; but my eye-agony could not be lessened.
O king! That was my unprotectedness.
Then one night I myself resolved-If my eye-agony completely pacified, I will become a sage. That night I slept a comfortable sleep, awoke in the morning then there was not a bit of eye-pain, I became a sage.
After this Anāthi monk said-protectionness cannot be acquired by only wearing the robe of a sage. Who are gripped by the feelings of attachment, aversion, pleasures and amusements, those sages are also unprotected.
Protectors are only the pious sages.
King Śreņika understood the real meaning of with and without protection and adopted right faith.
The language of this chapter is inspirative, attractive, and full of splendour with abundance of sayings and similes.
This only chapter is capable to make a man introvert and awake his soul. This chapter contains 60 couplets.
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