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SĀRĀVALĪ PRAKĪRŅAKA : 7 St. Narada quickly came there and was surprised to see monk Atimuktaka surrounded by the four types of gods.
Praising monk Atimuktaka, who was born in the family of great king Ugrasena, and who was shining with the radiance of omniscience, St. Narada bowed to him.
(St. Nārada said) "O noble omniscient Atimukta kumāra ! I humbly ask you as to why is this summit worthy of worship and why is it called Pundarīka?"
(Omniscient Atimukta Kumāra said) "O Narada! I shall presently tell you about the fruit of pilgrimage to this Pundarika summit and as to why it is known as such."
The first prophet (Tīrthankara) in the present descendent time cycle (Avasarpinī-kāla) was Lord Rsabhadeva, his son was Bharata and his son, in turn, was Pundarīka.
On Lord Rsabhasvami's enlightenment Pundarīka was motivated (to become a monk in His order) during the very first of his sermons.
In this world everyone is afraid of death. Due to this fear the noble ones practice piety, the ordinary beings bear it with forbearance and the lowly ones become miserable.
The living of the sub-human species experience great pain, the hellish beings experience much greater pain, but the unrighteous men suffer the greatest pain of all. Even the gods fear their casting off from the heaven (death).
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