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Gajasukum la did not feel animosity for Somila even in his mind and kept bearing the unbearable pain of burning coal on his head. Even as the nerves and veins in the head started to break by the intense heat of the embers, a pure stream of knowledge began to intensify in the monk's mind. These words were echoing within him – “I am deathless, immortal, and indestructible, even if the body burns nothing of mine is burning. I can neither be burnt by fire nor can any weapon break me."
Mok a, so difficult to attain even after millions of birth, came to him within less than a day from true penance with which he proved that it is not impossible to attain it with intense penance with pure feeling and diligence.
K
a's longing for Gajasukum la
The next morning K a went to pay obeisance to Lord Ari anemi. When he did not see monk Gajasukum la, he asked the Lord. The Lord said – “
K a! Monk Gajasukum la has accomplished his task.” K a asked - "How is that?" Then Lord Ari anemi told him the entire account. K a asked in anger - "Lord, who is that, who took Gajasukum la's life before its time?”' The Lord said – “K a, do not be angry. In the same way as you helped an old Brahminby picking up bricks on your way here, that man too, helped Gajasukum la to attain liberation.” When rk a pleaded, the Lord said – “While returning to Dy rik , the man who, on seeing you, gives up his life, he is Gajasukum la's murderer.” Then, saluting the Lord, K a entered Dv rik . Filled with fear Somila began to think – “
K a has gone to meet the Lord; learning everything from the omniscient Lord, he will destroy me.” Thinking thus, Somila started to run from his house to save his life. By coincidence, he came to the same path from where K a was returning. Seeing K a, Somila fell down with fear and, out of fear, immediately died.
Monk Dhamdha a
Lord Nemin tha's monk order had monks who were all into severe penance and austerities but among all of them Dhamdha a monk is considered to the best even by the Lord Nemin tha himself. The son of Vasudeva K a and queen Dhamdha, DhamDha kum ra became
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