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break all kinds of bondage and inspire and show the path to others to do the same. How is it better to free oneself from these bonds and again go back to them? We would like it if, instead of pulling us back into the world, you too, accept initiation into monkhood to break the root-cause of sorrow, the karma bondage.” Saying this, they returned to serve Lord Nemin tha.
A sorrowful Devak too reached the Lord's samava ara a following her monk-sons. The Lord soothed the fire of her sorrow with his explanation of how horrible is the bondage of karma.
A description more or less similar to that in Amtagada-S tra is available in Tri a i al k puru acaritra: - Hearing the words of the all-knowing Lord, Devak was filled with joy. Happily, she prayed to the six monks, and praising her luck, said –“One son born form my womb has set up a grand empire and other sons have accepted initiation which gives the ultimate empire. But it is my lack of good deeds that I have remained away from bringing up even a single son from childhood.”
Soothing Devak, the Lord said - "Devak, stop feeling bad unnecessarily. The fact is that in your previous birth, you had stolen your co-wife's seven gems and after her incessant sobbing, you returned one of the gems back and retained six with you. This karma of yours has resulted in six of your sons going elsewhere and just one remaining with
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The epitome of compassion, the monk Gajasukum la
Devak returned to her palace after attending the Lord's samava ara a. Hearing the revelation of her six sons form the Lord's mouth, her mind became overwhelmed with love for her sons. In this tension, she stopped eating. K a got worried seeing his mother in this condition. He understood his mother's anguish, and for fulfillment of her desire, invoked the deity with a three-day fast. Hari aigame appeared. K a told him – “I want a younger brother.” The god said, “A soul will exit the realm of gods and shall be born as your brother, but when he has passed childhood and becomes a young adult, he will accept initiation from Lord Ari anemi.” Happily K a told his mother about the birth of a son. In time, Devak gave birth to a son, whose body being as soft as an
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