Book Title: Lilavati Sara Author(s): Jinratnasuri, H C Bhayani, N M Kansara Publisher: L D Indology AhmedabadPage 35
________________ 26 Lilăv. ti-sāra I had gone to pay toy respects to him. During the religious discourse the saint parrated the story of the leper Vasumitra, who had come there. At my request the monk told about Vasumitra's sufferings in the past births and explained that all that was the result of his addiction to meateating in one of his former births, when as a prince named Kanakadhvaja in Kancipuri, he killed innumerable animals and birds and accumulated a huge amount of sin. Reminded thus of his past births, Vasumitra requested the saint to save him from further suffering. He abstained from food and adopted the religious mode of voluntary death (The sub-story ends here) (The story of Jitāri resumed) Prince Jitārt, however, took this report of the minister as a clever trick to dupe him. The minister as also the king and the queen, gave up all hope of reforming him. They were overtaken by anxiety about the future of the prince and the kingdom. It was decided that the king should continue to rule till the younger prince Yaśorāja came of age. Once Jitāri went for hunting and pursued a jackal which led him astray. During the hot pursuit, the princo fell from the horse. He died and was consigned to hell. He was reborn as a daughter named Satyamati to Satyahari and Sarvadevi in a village uamed Gobbara in the Magadha wountry. She was married to a youth named Satya. She gave birth to a son who was named Någadeva. Once a nun came to her, displayed her magical powers and tempted her to join her creed. She did so, killed her eldest son towards an offering to a Yogini, mastered the Sākiri-mantra and became a cannibal. Once she kidoapped the son of a buffalo-keeper. The latter consulted the witch doctors, Ibey detected the culprits, who were condemned to be burnt alive. On her way Satyamatı saw Jaina puns and mentally extolled their pious life. She was burnt. She died and was reborn as a son named Jaya$āsana to Jayadevi, the wife of the minister Buddhisāgara. Reminded thus of his past births, the minister prayed to the preceptor to initiate him in the monastic order. The latter adviced him to wait for a while. Canto 9 The Consequences of Addiction to the Pleasures of the Sense of Smell Next day the preceptor started elaborating on the consequences of Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.orgPage Navigation
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