Amtagadadasao 1.2.6

1.2.6

evaṃ khalu jaṃbū! samaṇeṇaṃ bhagavayā mahāvīreṇaṃ jāva saṃpatteṇaṃ aṭṭhamassa aṃgassa aṃtagaḍadasāṇaṃ paḍhamassa vaggassa paḍhamassa ajjhayaṇassa ayamaṭṭhe pannatte|
evaṃ jahā goyamo tahā sesā| aṃdhagavaṇhī piyā, dhāriṇī māyā| samudde, sāgare, thimie, gaṃbhīre, ayale, kaṃpille, akkhobhe, paseṇaī, viṇhū ee egagamā|

Arya Sudharm- Jambu! Thus ShramanaBhagavana Mahavira has expressed the subject matter of first chapter of first section of Antakrud-dasha sutra.
Thus, as the description of ascetic Gautama has been given, in the same way the description of other 9 chapters should he known and understood. Father of all these was Andhakvrushni and mother was queen Dharini; but the names of Kumaras were- (2) Samudra Kumara, (3) Sagara Kumara (4) Gambhira Kumara (5) Stimita Kumara, (6) Achalakumara, (7) Kampilyakumara (8) Akshobhakumara (9) Prasenajita, and (10) Vishnu Kumara.
The subject matter of all these chapters is like monk Gautama. Thus these ten chapters are said.
Commentary: -
Special Resolution of Monk (Bhikshu Pratima)- Ascetic Gautama had practised 12 Bhikshu Pratimas (Special resolution of a monk) like great monk Skandaka. The conception of Bhikshu Pratimas is as following
The practiser of first Bhiksu pratima-takes one datti of food and one datti of water till one month. The regular flow of food and water, which is being given by a giver, is termed as datti.From first to seven Pratimas, the time-period of every following pratima increases by one month, As the period of first pratima is one month, second of two months, third of three months, fourth of four months, fifth of five months, sixth of six months and seventh of seven months.
Likewise the number of dattis also increases. As during first Pratima the sage accepts one datti of food and one datti of water, in second two dattis of food and two dattis of water, in third three dattis, in fourth four dattis, in fifth five dattis, in sixth six dattis and in seventh seven dattis of food and water the sage accepts. The time period of eighth pratima is of seven days and nights and so is the case with ninth & tenth pratimas. All these eighth, nineth, tenth pratimas are practiced Observing complete fast, not even to take water on alternate days. l.e. on first, third Aagam - 08 - Antakrud-dasha
Fifth and seventh day.
The time period of eleventh Bhiksu Pratima is of one day-night only. It is also practised with two days complete fast penance, meaning to eat and drink nothing - to renounce all the four types of food Annam, paanam, khaadim, swaadim.
The time period of twelth Bhiksu-Pratima is of one night only. It is practiced with complete three days' fast penance.
Vanakhand denotes a part of wood in which various kinds of trees are found. Andhaka-Vrushni had ten sons, who were called dasharhas, and their names were- (1) Samudravjaya, (2) Akshobhya, (3) Stimita, (4) Sagara, (5) Himavana, (6) Achala (7) Dharana (8) Purana (9) Abhichandra and (10) Vasudev.
Ishvara- The word Ishvar is used for crown prince. Mandalika raja (territorial ruler), Amatya (minister), Samanta (government or gazetted officers), they all are rich and wealthy persons etc.
Daaya-Daata denotes the things which are given wilfully by their fathersat the occasion of the marriage of their daughters
Devanupriya (Prakruta form Devaanuppiya)-It is a word used specially in Jain scriptures denoting sweet and honourable address. In Jain world it was a frequent address. Being sweet it was used for father, son, husband, general persons, kings etc., all and even to teacher, disciple, and gods.
Gunaratna Sathvatsara Tapa (Penance):
Antakrud-Dasha- Ang-08 - varga-1, Chapter- 1 to 10
Gunaratna penance completes in 16 months. Among them 407 days are of fast and 73 days are of Paaranaa (to take food). During first month one day fast and second day Paaranaa this order is followed. In second month two days' fast and third day Paaranaa, in third month three days' fast and one day Paaranaa. Increasing in this way in 16th month Paaranaa is taken after sixteen days' fast. In this penance during day the practiser sits in sun-rays with Utkatuka posture and in the night, putting off all clothes the practiser meditates with Virasana posture.
Month
First Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Eighth
Nineth
Tenth
Eleventh
Twelfth
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
Fifteenth Sixteenth
Total
Table of Gunaratna Sainvatsara Tapa (Penance) Penance (fast) and Penance no.
Days of fast Penance
Days of Parana
15 fast 10 two days' fast
8 three days' fast
6 four days' fast
5 five days' fast
4 six days' fast
3 seven days' fast
3 eight days' fast
3 nine days fast
3 ten days' fast
3eleven days' fast 2 twelve clays'fast 2thirteendays'fast 2fourteendaysfast 2 fifteen days' fast 2sixteen days'fast
Aagam-08 Antakrud-dasha
15
20
24
24
25
24
21
24
27
30
33
24
26
28
30
32
407
15
10
30
30
32
30
30
04
28
03
24
03
27
03
30
03
33
03
36
02
26
02
28
02
30
02
32
02
34
73
480
Total
08
06
05
►Thinking like Skandhaka:
Skandhaka was a great sage in Jain Sutras. His thinking was very deep and famous. So the simile of Gautama mendicant is given to Skandhaka sage.
Once, on a night during religious awakening monk Gautama began to think like this-Due to different types of severe penances my body has become lean and withered and strength of body hase also diminished. Only by self-strength I stand and move. While I stand or move my bones crackle and make sound. Until I have strength, valour, etc., it would be better for me that I should propitiate the religious rites which are practised at the end of life. So in the morning I will go to Bhagavana and by bowing down worship him, myself propitiating five great vows, begging pardon of all saints and nuns, climbing on the mount Shatrunjaya with elder sages, watch a rock, taking bed of grass, making my own soul faultless by samlekhana, and renouncing food and water, lying like a broken branch of a tree (Padapopa-gamana santhara) and should remain steadfast in it. This is thebest for me.