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of ten chapters was composed at a single sitting, on an evening and therefore came to be styled Dasavaikălika. It forms "a monument of a father's love
persisting even in the ascetic life". S. No 10: This udāharana (example or illustration is based on
Dasa N., p. 72. It is cited to illustrate Kālāpāya. Haribhadra says that apāya is fourfold : 1. dravyāpāya, 2. ksetrāpāya, 3. kālāpaya and 4. bhāvāpāya. He further explains : तत्र द्रव्यादपायो द्रव्यापायः अपायः अनिष्ट प्राप्ति : द्रव्यमेव वा अपायो द्रव्यापायः अपायहेतुत्वादि त्यर्थः एवं क्षेत्रादिष्वपि भावनीयम्। ... द्वैपायनश्च काले द्वैपायन ऋषि काल इत्य- त्रापि कालादपायः कालापायः काल एव वा Traiturraifefa .... (p. €8, p. 62) Apāya means destruction, death, annihilation, misfortune, evil, calamity. Here it means destruction (of Dvāravati) as foretold by Lord Aristanemi at the
end of twelve years at the hands of Dvaipāyana. S. No. 11 : This legend of Kapila is based on Säntisūri's
commentary, pp. 287-289; Cf. Uttarã D. pp. 1236125. Devendra says that this legend dwells on 'freedom from desire', 'desirelessness', 'unavariciousness'- 'nirlobhatvam. The moral in the words of Kapila is as follows:
"And if somebody should give the whole earth to one man, he would not have enough; so difficult is it to satisfy any body.
The more you get, the more you want; your desires increase with your means. Though two māsas would do to supply your want, still you would scarcely think ten millions sufficient."
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