Confession Path to Self Liberation

Author(s): Gunratnasuri
Publisher: Jingun Aradhak Trust

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Chakravarti king Sanatkumar's queen's hairs touches the feet of Sambhuti muni.
acquired the karmas of gaining birth in a lower caste. They didn't confess for the same and after death, took birth as Chitrak and Sambhuti.
explained them the prominence of human life. Both of them accepted asceticism and visited different towns and villages.
They arrived at Hastinapur and went for Gochari at the end of a months fast. The minister of emperor Sanatumar, Namuchi, remembered his enemity and ordered to remove them out of the town. Sambhuti muni couldn't tolerate this insult and prepared himself to throw tejoleshya (a destructive power) on Namuchi. Flames of fire emerged out from his mouth. People were afraid seeing this. Emperor Sanatkumar apologized before the muni alongwith minister Namuchi. Chitrak muni also advocated Sambhuti muni to cool down and he did forgive them. Both the munis realized that they had to do many unrighteous deeds only for the survival of their body. As a remedy to this both of them observed a severe fast in the forest,
People praised their penance. Hearing this, the chief queen came to bow the munis
Both of them had a melodious voice which attracted a huge crowd of people and ladies in particular. The king considered this to be a cause of misdeeds in
future therefore exiled both of them.
Endorsed with grievance, both of them attempted to commit suicide by jumping from à mountain. A muni arrived over there and
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