Book Title: Confession Path to Self Liberation
Author(s): Gunratnasuri
Publisher: Jingun Aradhak Trust

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________________ musician to play while I dance and if he commits even a single mistake, I shall loose my temper and he will be punished.” Both the youth said, “We don't know to play any musical instrument.” Then they said that, “You will have to wrestle with us. They wrestled with the muni. While fighting with them, the muni displaced their bones from all the joints and returned. Both yelled with severe pain. The king came to know about the matter and ordered to search for the muni. Finally, the muni was found meditating outside the village. The king went there and to his astonishment, the muni was no other than his brother. He said, “O Master! What have you done?” Muni replied, “O King! Should this type of harassment towards saints happen in your family? Till today, you didn't listen to the people and now you want to relieve your children from punishment. It is really a big mistake on your part to overlook the insult of saints.” The king pleaded, “Forgive them as they are innocent. Now onwards they will not repeat such a mistake.” Muni said that, “By harassing virtuous souls, they have gained serious karmas. I will rearrange their bones only if they are ready to accept initiation orelse they will have to suffer the consequences of their karmas on their own.” 1) Sagarchandra muni displaced the bones of the prince and purohit's son. 2) The king begging pardon from the muni. Confession: The Path to Self-liberation...49 H For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org Jain Education International

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