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his breakfast. A disciple was following him. A small frog got crushed under his feet and he was unaware of this. The disciple saw this and humbly said "Master, it seems that a frog has been crushed under your feet inadvertently. Please do atonement." He found the comment unpleasant and reprimanded the disciple.
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The disciple remained silent, thinking that he should not have passed any comment while walking. They returned to their place of stay. In the evening when it was time for doing pratikraman, considering it to be the proper time, the disciple once again conveyed his advise. The guru turned mad with anger and rushed to hit the disciple. It was dark in the upashraya. The guru collided with a pillar and fell. His skull was fractured and he died on the spot. As he died with anger filled attitude he reincarnated as a Jyotishk god.
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Completing his life-span as a god he reincarnated as the son of the rector of the Kanak Khal hermitage. He was named Kaushik. As he was extremely angry by nature, every one started calling him Chandakaushik. Once some boys from Shvetambi city came to visit the hermitage garden. While roaming around they started plucking the colourful and pretty flowers. Chandakaushik warned them not to do so but, as they belonged to the royal family, they did not care for what he said. They even misbehaved with Chandakaushik. He got infuriated, picked up an axe and ran after the boys. The quick and agile boys evaded him and ran away. Chandakaushik chased them but slipped and fell into a ditch. He was injured by the axe and bled to death. Due to extreme anger at the time of death he reincarnated as a giant serpent with venomous gaze.
The incidents of last two births flashed in the memory of the serpent and it realized about the consequences of extreme anger. The feeling of repentance melted its heart. Its inner self became awake.
Its mind became tranquil. It touched the pious feet of Bhagavan
Mahavir and resolved silently-"Prabhu, since this moment I will
never look at anyone all my life. I will not eat anything. I will not
drink also." And the now peaceful serpent put its mouth in the hole and lay still.
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the great shraman standing in meditation near the snake-hole.
Slowly they came near and saw that the serpent was lying nearby
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