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man is not a leper, but a god in this disguise. He said, “Die soon” to me, implying "attain salvationsoon”. To you he said, “Live long”, which means, there is happiness in this life; live it as later there is sorrow and the path to hell is open for you. For Abhaya both are alike; there is no joy here or after death in his next birth as well. K la aukarika is bad both ways – neither joy in living, nor any use in dying, that is why he said, "Neither live nor die."
Hearing that the path to hell is open, re ika asked the Lord – “What is the way to save me from the sorrow of hell?” The Lord said –“If you can prevent butcher K la aukarika from killing, or can get the Brahmin woman Kapil to donate, you can be released from going to hell."
re ika tried his best. However, he did not succeed either in making butcher leave his killing profession or to make Brahminwoman become of charitable disposition. Seeing re ika defeated and sad, the Lord said -“Do not worry; you will be a T rthamkara in future." After sometime
re ika made an announcement that, whosoever wants to take initiation from the Lord was free to do so. All help would be extended to that person's dependents who would be well looked after by him. Many householders, 23 princes and 13 queens, encouraged by the announcement, took initiation. Ascetic rdraka too, came to the Lord. The Lord spent that rainy season halttoo in R jag ha.
The 8th year as Keval
After the rainy sweason halt, spending a little more time in R jag ha, the Lord arrived at Kau mb. Attracted by the beauty of Mg vat of Kau mb , the king of Ujjayin , Ca dapradyota, wanted to make her his queen. Therefore, he had surrounded Kau mb as after the death of of her husband and her son Ud yana being very young, M g vat was ruling the kingdom. Hearing the Lord's arrival, she went to listen to his sermon and, ready to renounce asked Caņdapradyota present there to give her permission. In a full assembly, helpless, not only did Caņdapradyota gave her permission, but got the Lord to give her initiation in the assembly with great pomp and show. With intelligence, Mg vat protected her chastity and followed the right path. The Lord completed that c turm sa Vai 1.
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