Hell for Me I Dare Not even Think of

Author(s): Vimalprabhvijay
Publisher: Vimalprabhvijayji

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* निगोदेष्वथ तिर्यक्षु तथा नरकावासिषु ।
उत्पद्यन्ते मृषावादप्रसादेन शरीरिणः ॥
Due to telling lies, life enters in the next birth in the Nigod containing infinite lives. The life goes on the taking birth for innumerable times in the circle of Nigod, Where within a blink of an eye the life takes birth and dies for 17.5 times. For speaking a lie, a very long period of time passes away in such dreadfully tortureful condition i.e. in birth as birds and animals which has language that cannot be communicated or expressed. A life also suffers in 7 Hells due to speaking lie, it has to suffer even the Tiryanch yoni. Imagine Nigod, Hell and Tiryanch these three are the yoni [i.e. places of births) of the higher limits where those who are persistent liers - reach.
[23] RESULT OF THE SIN OF THEFT - "SEVERE PUNISHMENT TO A THIEF CALLED ABHAGNASEN :"
The 3rd chapter of Dukh Vipak from the Vipak Sutra contains the incident of a thief called - Abhagnasen.
Mahabal was King of Purimtāl city in India. A park named Amodhyadarshan was situated outside this city. Once, God Mahavir with his large number of desciples including Gautam Swami, arrived in Purimtaal city. God stayed in the park. Devtas (deities) organised Samvasaran. God gave deshană [religious preachings/ sermons] . After hearing the God, the residents of the city returned back. With the consent of the God, Indrabhooti Gautam went to collect Gocheri [ Collection of innocent/alm/sinless food). He passed from the royal path of Purimtaal city, there, he saw one incident.
Several elephants and horses were standing by, armoured soldiers were also standing by, admist all of them, - one man was hanged in the position of Shirshasan [a - kind of yogasan (posture) being upside down i.e.head facing down side and legs towards upwards), tied up with the sacrificial alter, and his ears and nose were cut off, he was placed in a particular place in the city and beaten up with whip by the strong wrestlers. After that, his & uncles were beaten up, then his 8 aunties were beaten, then his sons, then daughters in law, then daughters, then son in law, then grandson and granddaughter, then his wife, then his maternal uncle - aunty friends, and relatives all were badly beaten up by the soldiers, in such place & such manner so that the man to be crucified can see all these, and experience great sorrow. It was even much greater pitiable when this man who was being pierced with
spears, was also forced to eat his own such flesh and was forced to drink his own such blood coming out from the wounds.
Upon seeing this brutal, cruel and pitiable incident, while Gautam Swami while he passed by the royal path - he uttered, “Alas ! This appears to be scenario of the Hell." His heart was filled with sorrow. He went to the Lord (God) Mahaveer who was on his seat in a Samvãsaran and narrated the incident that he saw, and questioned, " Oh Thy Mercy! who is that person, what sin had he committed? His such sin is of present life or the previous life?"
God Mahaveer answered, Oh Gautam! There is a big area called chorpalli outside this city of Purimtaal, it is in the midst of the mountains. There are caves too, in it. A famous and very dangerous thief named Vijay was residing in that area. He was very cruel and violent. He was very strong and brave. He was crazy of other's women and was expert in every type of sin. He even used to teach and train others, to steal and rob. He used to rob the travellers, villagers, he used to murder and use to commit various sins. He was passing his full time in committing all such sinful acts.
He had one child (boy)from his wife named Skaandshri. The name of the child was Abhagnasen. Abhagnasen was the trader of eggs in his previous life. In his previous life he was named as Ninhav and had well flourished his business of eggs and he used to sell thousands of eggs of birds, used to eat eggs himself and also used to make others - eat eggs. He had 500 assistants in his this business. They used to go to the jungle and bring the eggs of various birds. They used to cook them, sell them. In this way they were conducting sinful business in various manner. Ninhav committed such types of greatly severe sins. After completing his life span period of one thousand years, he got born in 3rd Hell. He was severally punished and mercilessly tortured by the Paramãdhamees as also by other Hell - lives, in Hell for a period of 7 sãgaropam ( infinite years) and after completing his life span in Hell he was born as Abhagnasen in the house of a thief named Vijay at chorpalli.
Due to the culture of his previous - life, he got birth as humanbeing; but due to the sins of previous births - he became a great thief. He re-started the sinful activities.his father died. As a result of this, he was made the commander-in-chief of 500 robbers. The son overtook father, in the robbing business. He started stealing resulting in havoc for citizens. The King of
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Oh God! Hell for me ?!... I dare not even think of..