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things are good for Abhaya Kumāra. In case of butcher Kālasaurika, the leper god said. You need not live and and you need not die' meaning there-by that, even if he lived long he would be doing more sinful acts, and whenever he died, he was sure to be born in hell. So both these things are not good for him.
King Śrénik's Disappointment On hearing about himself that he would go to hell after death, the mind of King Srépika became greatly disturbed. He requested śramaņa Bhagavāna Mahävîra to find out a remedy by which his birth in hell, could be averted. Śramana Bhagavana Mahavīra said: - King! Just as, it is impossible to expect a Brāhmin female residing in this town to give gift to a Jaina Sådhu, and just as it is impossible to prevent butcher *Kālasaurika from killing animals, in the same way, it is impossible to escape the punishment of one's evil deeds. But then, the Venerable Bhagavāna cheering up King Śréņika fore-told :-0 Good King! You need not be so disappointed. You will become the First Tirthankara named Padmanabha, in the next Future Series of Tirtharikaras during the next Utsarpiņi Kala.
Although King Śrenika was not able to lead an ascetic life, he made a firm resolution never to put any hindrance in the way of persons who were willing to accept Bhāgavatî Dikşā.
At this time, a young prince named Ārdra Kumārā came to Sramapa Bhagavana Mahavira from a non-aryan country named Ārdraka.
Ārdra Kumāra In a non-āryan country named Ardraka located very far off, on the coastline of a big sea, there lived a non-äryan king Ārdraka in his capital town named Ardraka. King Ardraka had his wife nained Ārdrikā and a son named Ardra Kumāra.
*Käla sāurika was killing five hundred bulls every day.
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