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182 TWO PRAKRIT VERSIONS OF THE MAŅIPATI-CARITA 580. Whosoever has taken the necklace with the eighteen
links or knows about it let him tell, and he shall suffer
no physical violence; otherwise punishment shall fall 581. on his people, both asleep and awake.' Then the monkey
taking the necklace handed it to his eldest son who
hid it. 582. The necklace not being found, the king instructed Prince
Abhaya : Find the necklace within seven days and
bring it to me. 583. If you do not bring it I will subject you to the punishment
of a thief. Abhaya agreed and made a great search
for the necklace. 584. Now there were four sādhus, Siva, Suvrata, Dhanada and
Yaunaka and their guru was Susthita. 585. At that time the latter was engaged in a fivefold meditation
for the purpose of accomplishing the jina-kalpa. 586. With tapas and sattva and sūtra and ekatva and bala the
meditation is described as fivefold : thus let the jina
kalpa be carried out. - First the meditation on tapas : 587. If any man practises any tapas demanding courage or to'
any other quality he shall carry this out three times in order to overcome hunger : the illustrative story is
that of the lion by the mountain stream. 588. The lion, crossing pertinaciously the water-swollen moun
tain stream, traversed it obliquely, when it failed to
swim straight across. 589. He practises austerities one by one and to such an extent
only that no harm results from their being carried out
even though there should be an upasarga for six months. - Now the sattva-bhāvanā: . 590. The first kind is performed in a muni's dwelling, the second
outdoors, the third in a courtyard, the fourth in a
Śūnya-gyha and the fifth in a cemetery. . 591. In a place devoid of comfort, in deep darkness, in an
inner apartment, or on a terrace, either awake or half asleep he shall, for the sake of meditation, overcome fear
| SR No. | 007017 |
| Book Title | Two Prakrit Versions of Manipati Charitra |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | R Williams |
| Publisher | Royal Asiatic Society |
| Publication Year | 1959 |
| Total Pages | 384 |
| Language | English, Prakrit |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 9 MB |