Atimukta and Arjun Malakar Diwakar Chitrakatha 059

Author(s): Virendramuni, Sanjay Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai

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Atimukta Kumar Also, I don't know why a soul is born in infernal, animal, divine or human genus;
but I know that his birth in those worlds is due to his auspicious
or inauspicious karmas.
Listening to such deep and mysterious speech by Atimukta the parents realized that his determination was firm. His wish to renounce the world was very strong. Still they tried to frighten him by cleverly telling about the hardships on the path of self-restraint
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Son! The path of selfrestraint is harder than walking on fire.It is like
walking on sword's edge. It is like swimming
across an ocean.
ITO