Book Title: Agam 44 Chulika 01 Nandi Sutra English Translation
Author(s): Dipratnasagar, Deepratnasagar
Publisher: Deepratnasagar

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________________ NandiSootra Vardhanu's room and said - "Friend, the palace is on fire and its walls are melting." Vardhanu reassured him - "Friend, don't worry." And he took the new couple to minister Dhanu's camp through the tunnel.Minister Dhanu explained the prince in details about the conspiracy of the queen and Deerghaprishta and advised Brahmadatt and Vardhanu to go to some safe place. The parinamiki buddhi of the minister saved the life of Brahmadatt. 10. Kshapak - Once an elderly ascetic, who indulged in harsh austerities, was going with his disciple to seek alms. On the way back a frog was crushed to death under his feet. When the disciple saw this he requested his guru to do pratikraman (atonement).The ascetic did not pay any attention. At the time of the evening pratikraman (critical review) the disciple again reminded him foratonement. This time the ascetic got furious and rushed to hit the disciple. In darkness he did not find the disciple and instead collided with a pillar. He suffered a fatal head injury and died on the spot. As a result of his harsh austerities he reincarnated as a Jyotishk god. After completing his life-span as a god, as a result of the karmas acquired due to his intense passion, he took rebirth as a serpent with venomous vision. As a serpent he acquired jati-smaran-jnana and he recalled all about his earlier births. He was filled with deep remorse for his misdeeds and underwent a change of heart. With the apprehension that some one could die under the spell of his venomous vision, he stopped coming out of his hole. In a nearby kingdom a prince died of snake-bite. Driven by his sorrow and anger the king issued orders to search and kill all the snakes in the area. All the snake charmers in the state took to the task. One of the snake charmers arrived at the hole of this serpent and poured some potion in the hole. Tormented by the medicine, the serpent had to come out of the hole. Concerned about the deadly effect of his venomous vision even in his near fatal condition, the serpent started slithering backwards from the hole. The snake charmer was waiting outside. As the serpent slithered out he started cutting it into pieces. Till he died, the serpent kept on tolerating even this acute agony with equanimity. The acquisition of meritorious karmas resulted in his reincarnating as the son of the same king. He was named Naagdatt. Inheriting pious attitude from his earlier birth, even as a child Naagdatt got detached, renounced the mundane life and became an ascetic. Due to his unique virtues like modesty, simplicity, care for others and clemency he became an object of worship even for gods. His glory made other ascetics jealous of him. Due to the attitude inherited from his earlier birth, ascetic Naagdatt was ravenous. As he could not remain hungry for long he also could not observe fasts. One day when other ascetics were observing a fast he also tried to follow suit. But when he could not tolerate the pangs of hunger he went out to seek alms. According to the ascetic code, he showed what he had brought to other ascetics and sought there permission to eat. One ascetic spit in his food saying that he was a starving glutton. Naagdatt abounded in equanimity and clemency. Even this incident failed to make him angry or react sharply. Criticising his own weakness he started meditating. As a result of this extremely calm! Attitude the purity of his thoughts and feelings went on increasing and he acquired Kewaljnana there itself. Gods descended to; celebrate the occasion. When the ascetics present there witnessed; this miracle they gravely repented their misbehaviour. While doing i self-reproach they also transcended into deep meditation andacquired Kewal-jnana. Aagam- 44 -NandiSootra ~88~ Compiled by- Deepratnasagar

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