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Sudarshan Seth
[19] SUDARSHAN SETH
(Firm in Character)
(1) Kapila with trick and fraud called Sudarshan home and urged for sensual pleasure. He replied "I am impotent and thus escaped from there. (2) On the excuse of a statue, the maidservant picks Sudarshan who was in meditation and brought him. Because of Sudarshan's firmness and after being helpless, the Queen screams falsely that she was raped. (3) Hearing this, the King orders death punishment to the meditating Sudarshan. However, given the strong and pure character of Sudarshan, he got help of power of Deities and the rope used for hanging him turned into a throne. He got more respect and honour from the King. The truth gets spilled out and the blemished character of Sudarshan is cleared and penance of Manorama comes to an end. (4) Due to overpowering of Yaksha (Deity) in his body, Arjunmali (shown as demon in picture) used to kill 6 men and 1 woman daily for many years. (5) When Arjunmali came to kill Sudarshan, he heard chanting of Navkar from Sudarshan. As a result, Yaksha came out of Arjunmali's body. Arjunmali falls on his feet and along with Sudarshan goes to Samavsaran of God. (6) Arjunmali renounced the world. All the relatives and loved ones of those whom Arjunmali had killed, beat him up. He tolerated the beating with patience due to which he received Supreme Knowledge (Keval Gyan) and Moksha. Sudarshan also renounced the world. The Queen who had became witch, tortured Sudarshan but he tolerated everything smilingly and attained Moksha.
Inspired By: Jain Acharya Shri Bhuvanbhanusuriswarji Maharajsaluch
