Confession Path to Self Liberation

Author(s): Gunratnasuri
Publisher: Jingun Aradhak Trust

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Sadhvi Priyamati had the pride of being a brahmin and was engaged in physical cleanliness which bound her to karmas of having birth in a lower caste. She didn't confess for the same and was born in heaven after death. The muni also had an attraction towards Priyamati. After death, the soul of Agnisharma took birth as a deity and completing the life there, was born as llachiputra at
Ilavardhan town. His wife Priyamati was 1) Agnisharma muni went to
born in a lower caste as a daughter of a heaven without confessing.
rope dancer, as she hadn't confessed for 2) Priyamati was proud of being from a brahamin tribe
being proud of her caste in her previous and engaged in hygiene, birth. Agnisharma had strong sentiments went to heaven after death.
for his wife. Inspite of being born in
a royal family as llachiputra, he got obsessed with the rope dancer's daughter seeing her perform at the street. Without thinking about his
Ilachiputra was fascinated with family status, he went away with
a rope dancer looking her perform. the rope dancer. Therefore, one should become pure by confessing the sins.
Ilachiputra, once, requested her father, “I have also become a rope dancer. Allow your daughter to marry me.” He replied, “You should acheive a reward from the King, then only I will allow
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