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ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [119]

    Alexander Zeugin
    By Alexander Zeugin

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    Gātha 118

     

    Even Lord Ṛṣabha Deva, after renouncing, like worthless blades of grass, the splendour of his kingdom and accepting austerities (tapa), had to visit without self-esteem, others’ houses for food, like a famished, poor man. He did not get it (in the proper manner) and had to roam like this for a long time (six months) [note 1]. Then, should the other men – ordinary as well as illustrious – not endure afflictions for the sake of attaining their goals?

     

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      • Alexander Zeugin
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        Note 1:

        After taking to renunciation (dīkṣā), Lord Ṛṣabha Deva immersed himself in holy meditation for six months, naturally renouncing all food. After six months, he set out to seek some nourishment with the idea of letting the people know the proper manner of offering the gift of food to an ascetic. For further six months the Lord could not get food in the proper manner.

         

        Ācārya Jinasena’s Ādipurāṇa, part-1, ch. 20; p. 445-447.

         

        For the whole of Ṛṣabha’s biography, cf. ‘Saṁvara [part 2007-2210]’ ĀDĪŚVARACARITRA https://www.facebook.com/groups/692614454130155/permalink/1711178382273752.

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