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with cruel intentions in various undertakings involving the destruction of numerous lives with the object of acquiring immense wealth, earned for himself an existence as a Näraka (hellisb being) during his next life, and having died after an age-limit of eighty-four hundred thousand years, was born as a Nārska with a body of 00 Dhanusa in the hellish abode of named Apratisthan one hundred thousand yojans in the seventh hellish region named तमस्तमा Tamastama
There also, overwhelmed completely by extremely hedl. ous, and terrible evil deeds done during previous lives, suffering unbearable sharp pains, being cut and pierced by Vajra (thunderbolt), lances, and sharp-pointed daggers from all sides, and lamenting moaningly at every moment with piteous cries, the soul of Tripristha Vasudeva began to think thus :-"Ah! What an amount of evil deeds must I have done in my previous lives that I am born in this eternally dark, and filthy locality!" Besides, being cruelly tormented, at every moment by terrible agonies, his soul remained frequently lamenting there like a lameman lodged in a house burning fiercely on all sides.
Tripristha Vasudeva was a Kumāra (prince) for twentyfive thousand years and a feudatory king for twenty-five thousand years. He spent one thousand years in conquering the kings of the three continents, eighty-three hundred and forty nine thousand years in enjoying the sovereignty of the three continents, and having lived a total life-limit of eighty-four hundred thousand years he was born as a Naraka with an agelimit of thirty-three sāgaropams during his nineteenth previous Bhava as Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra in the hellish abode named Apratisthāna of the seventh hellish region.
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Then, having performed the funeral ceremony of Tripistha Vasudeva, his elder brother Acala Baladéva who was greatly distressed, did not care for his most favourite beloved persons regarding his own palace like a cremation ground, considered his relatives as so many bondages, thinking sensual pleasures as poison, did not care to cast a glance even for a moment
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