Upasakdasha and Anuttarau Papatikdasha sutra Sachitra

Author(s): Amarmuni, Tarunmuni, Shreechand Surana, Trilok Sharma
Publisher: Padma Prakashan

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# + Chulanipita Gathapatilived in Varanasi. Shyama washis wife. He —&
: was extremely rich, and prosperousin agricultural wealth and food-
y stock. His wealth was much more than that of Anand and Kamdev.
9 He had eighty million goldcoins in his treasure, eighty million in
5 business and eighty million in residential set-up including (@
household. It was a custom in that period that the moneyin business, %
‘ in cash and in property was almostidentical. It is thus evident that
S Chulanipita was an extremelywealthy person ofthat period. vs
+ At the arrival of Bhagavan Mahavir, Anand and Kamdev had given §
a new direction to their way oflife by observing detachment and ©.
restraint in their worldly activities and spiritual practices. The {&
same thing happened with Chulanipita. When Bhagavan Mahavir
reached Varanasi, Chulanipita also heard his sermon. He also
S accepted vows of a householder and became a Shravak. No account (&
g is available about his way of life before undertaking vows of a %%
AS, householder. ,
< + One day he observed Brahmacharya (sex-restraint) and Paushadh Y
vow. He was engaged in spiritual meditation in the &
S Paushadhshala. At mid-night a demon-god appeared to disturb
6 him. With a sword in his hand, he told Chulanipita—“You discard
the vows otherwise I shall pick up your eldest son and cut himinto ®&
oe three pieces in your presence. Then I shall roast them in boiling oil
in a vessel. Later, I shall throw the boiling meat of your son and
his blood on you.” .
+ It was heart-rending situation but Chulanipita remained firm in his ‘
meditation and spiritual practices. It enraged the demon. He did the {&
9 same as he had earlier declared. It was a very dreadful and
condemnable act. Evena hard-hearted man would have been affected
by such an incident; but Chulanipita remainedfirm in his meditation. ¥
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