Confession Path to Self Liberation

Author(s): Gunratnasuri
Publisher: Jingun Aradhak Trust

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6) METARAJMUNI'S
LOWER CASTE AND attamMENT OF DURLABHBODHINESS
There was an emperor named Munichandra ruling over Ujjain nagar. His elder brother Sagarchandra accepted monkhood, leaving materialistic life. The prince and chiefminister's son Souvastik were very imprudent and mischievous. Any saint coming to Ujjain was invited to their palace and forced to dance. In case they refused, they were beaten and tortured. The saints brought this matter to the notice of Sagarchandra. He felt that, if saints will stop coming to Ujjain then people will be aversed from religion resulting to their spiritual degeneration. Therefore, he arrived at Ujjain. The prince and his friend Souvastik forced him to dance saying, “We have forced many saints even by beating them.” After realizing the ignorance of this two youths, Sagarchandra said that, “I want a
Every
guilty person is his own hangman
- Seneca
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