Bhavana Bodh

Author(s): Shrimad Rajchandra
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram

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BHAVANA BODH
sorrow.
Here completes the life story of Mrugaputra in the sixth print.i.e. SANSAR BHAVANA or the correct assessment of worldly life as a part of internal sight.
SEVENTH PRINT ASRAV BHAVANA
Twelve Avirati, Sixteen Kashayas, Nine Nokashayas, Five Mithyatva and fifteen Yoga, all these are totaliing fifty seven entrances for incoming of sin.
Example : Two brothers named Pundarika and Kundarika were ruling quite well on the throne of the kingdom of vast Pundarikini city situated in Mahavideha country. Once a great Self-- enlightened monk, in his moving from place to place arrived there. Hearing his teachings, advising non-attachment, Kundarika got initiated in a life of non-attachment and then returning home, entrusting his duties of a ruler to his brother Pundarika, he adopted an ascetic life. By taking all sorts of food, good and bad in a short period of time, he fell ill and so he experienced a fall from ascetic discipline and returning to Ashokwadi, an orchard in Pundarikini city, he hung his broom of wool and mouth bandage, the signs of a Jain ascetic and halting there constantly, began to brood as to whether his brother Pundarika would willingly return to him his status as a ruler of Pundarikini kingdom. The keeper of Ashokwadi recognised Kundarika as Pundarika's brother and going to Pundarika, he said, 'Your brother Kundarika is ailing in Ashokwadi and he is much worried about regaining his status as your co-ruler of the kingdom'. Pundarika, hearing this, came to Ashokwadi and observed the mental condition of his brother Kundarika and seeing him as instable in his ascetic discipline, he gave him correct advice and he entrusted to him all duties of the kingdom of Pundarikini and returned home.
But seeing Kundarika, fallen from high ascetic life and return to worldly life, neither his advisers nor his other attendants