Jain Journal 1973 04

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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Thus, showing pride in caste, clapping his hands repeatedly, Marici acquired karma called 'low-family' (nica-gotra).
After Risabha's emancipation, he wandered with the sādhus and after he had enlightened bhavyas, he sent them to the sādhus.
One day, when he was attacked by sickness, the sädhus said, "He does not practise self-control," and did not take care of him. III, he reflected to himself: 'Shame on these sādhus, discourteous, devoid of compassion, devoted to nothing but their own affairs, averse to dealing with people, since they do not even look at me, much less take care of me, though I am intimate (with them), friendly, initiated by the same teacher and'polite. And yet, this is an evil thought on my part. Since they do not care for their own bodies, why then should they care for me when I am ill ? When I have recovered from this illness, therefore, I shall make some disciple an attendant of my own and, indeed, with this same garb.' Thus reflecting, Marici recovered by the power of fate.
One day, a well-born youth, Kapila, met him. He informed Kapila, who was seeking dharma, about the religion of the Arbats. “Why do you not practise it yourself ?" Kapila asked him. Marici replied. “I am not able to practise that dharma.”
Kapila enquired, “Is not dharma found on your path ?" Knowing that he was weak in the religion of the Jina and desiring a disciple, he told him, “Dharma is found both on the path of the Jina and on my
path."
Then Kapila became his disciple. From the teaching of false dharma Marici acquired a crores of sāgaras in worldly existence. 25-70
Without confessing that, Marici died from fasting and became a god in Brahmaloka with a life-duration of ten sāgaropamas. 71
Kapila made Asuri and others his disciples, taught his practices, died, and also became a god in Brahmaloka. After he had known his former birth through clairvoyance and had come to earth because of delusions, he communicated the Sankhya doctrine composed by himself to Asuri and others. From his teaching handed down orally the Sankhya philosophy developed here. For the majority of people engage in practices which can be observed with comfort. 72-74