Book Title: Jain Legend Vol 2
Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana
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deserve for my improper actions!" Contemplating on his actions, he peacefully breathed his last and entered into the womb of G mgil . Soon he was born as a son to G mgil . In this way, the paramour who was the enemy of Mahe waradatta became his beloved son. Mahe waradatta loved him more dearly than his own life.
In course of time, Mahe waradatta bought a buffalo to perform his father's libation as per the family customs. Incidentally, the buffalo he bought for the purpose was his father, reborn. He killed the buffalo and served its cooked meat as food to the guests of the ceremony. The next day, Mahe waradatta was eating the meat with liquor, with great relish. He was offering pieces of beef to his son (the soul of paramour) who sat on his lap simultaneously beating his mother who was sitting nearby, reborn in the form of a dog, with a stick. Just then a Saint came to Mahe waradatta's house, seeking alms.
The Saint saw Mahe waradatta eating the beef, mollycoddling his son and beating the dog. With his clairvoyance, the monk knew the reality and thought to himself, “Oh! How ironic ignorance is! Due to ignorance this human being is not only carrying his enemy on his lap, but also beating his mother and offering libation by killing the soul of his father on his death anniversary, relishing it and also offering it to others." Saying aloud, “Oh, what an outrageous action!” he turned back from the entrance itself.
Mahe waradatta wondered as to why the monk turned back from the door itself without taking any alms, and just saying “Oh what an outrageous action!” He thought that he should know the reason from the monk and set out in search of him and reached the place where the monk stayed. Saluting the Saint Mahe waradatta asked him why he uttered those words and left without taking alms.
The monk replied, “Sir! It is inconceivable for rama as to take alms from the house of those who consume meat and from those who lack respect. Eating meat is absolutely violent and repulsive and hence we do not receive alms from households where non-vegetarian food is consumed. Moreover in your house ......"
Without completing the sentence the monk remained silent. Mahe waradatta bowed his head at the feet of the monk and pleaded him
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