Reap What You Sow Diwakar Chitrakatha 022

Author(s): Pushpavati Sadhvi, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai

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REAP WHAT YOU SOW
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"Brother! What have you done? Don't turn your austerities into smoke with the fire of anger. Compassion and peace are the duties of ascetics. Forgive! Calm down! Don't consume penance by your anger."
On this counseling by ascetic Chitt, ascetic Sambhoot repented for his deeds—"Brother! I was not myself. The madness of my anger has consumed my penance." And ascetic Sambhoot drew back the Tejoleshya. In no time the clouds of smoke vanished.
Sanatkumar Chakravarti was informed-"Some soldiers mercilessly beat up an ascetic. That ascetic is burning everything with Tejoleshya."
The Chakravarti inquired—"Who instigated this?" His guards informed—“Sire! We were ordered by minister Namuchi."
The Chakravarti lost his temper and ordered-Bind this rascal with ropes and take him around the town like a thief. After that bring him back to me." When this was done the Chakravarti produced Namuchi before the ascetic and asked"Revered ascetic! The culprit is before you. Tell me how should I punish him?"
Namuchi humbly fell at the feet of ascetic Sambhoot and beseeched—"O compassionate one! Kindly forgive this sinner. Please pardon my crime."
Ascetic Sambhoot said "Sire! To pardon a sinner is the duty of an ascetic. Please release him."
The Chakravarti was impressed by the display of compassion by the ascetic. He paid him homage with sincere devotion.
When he saw the large family, beautiful women, and the divine grandeur of the Chakravarti, ascetic Sambhoot was drawn to it. He fancied"If there is any fruit of my austerities, may I own such unlimited grandeur during my next incarnation."
Completing their life spans ascetics Chitt and Sambhoot reincarnated as gods in the Nalinigulm Viman (a divine abode). After enjoying the divine pleasures and completing their life spans they descended on the earth. Sambhoot was born as Brahm-datt, the son of king Brahm of Kampilpur. I (Chitt) was born as the son of a merchant in Purimtal city. As the result of my spiritual practices during the earlier incarnation I got detached from the mundane pleasures. I turned an ascetic in my youth. Wandering from one village to another I have arrived in this garden. When! heard the gardener mumbling three lines of the verse I attained the Jati Smaran Jnana (the knowledge of the earlier incarnations) and I could know all about my five earlier births. I at once uttered the fourth line and completed the verse
"This is our sixth birth. The brothers have been separated."
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