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[14] ATIMUKTAK (AIMATTA)
(Severe Repenting)

(1) Atimuktak was a 6 year-old child, who offered Ganadhar
Gautam Swami (the first disciple of God Mahavir) sweets
(Laddus). (2) Atimuktak goes with Gautam Swami. Seeing
the weight that Gautam Swami was carrying, he offered to
carry the patras (wooden vessels of Jain monk). Gautam
Swami said,” Only when you become a Jain monk, you can
carry patras” (3) Hence, Atimuktak renounced the world and
became a Jain monk at the age of 6. Once, he went out to
answer a natures call to a quiet place. There, he saw
rainwater flowing. He built a small portion of mud and he
floated his patra as a boat and started playing and
screaming in joy. Other monks asked him to stop. The monks
reported this incidence to God Mahavir, “How will this cage
less child ever (who is killer of living organisms in water)
observe non-violence.” God replies, “Don’t disregard this
child. He will achieve the supreme knowledge (Keval Gyan)
before all of you.” Hearing this the monks apologized. (4)
One day, Atimuktak saw other children playing in the water
with boats made out of leaves. It reminded of his previous
play and how he had committed sin. (5) Reciting “Iriyavahiya
sutra” (repenting the killing of living organisms) in
Samavasaran (place of God’s address), he attained the
supreme knowledge (Keval Gyan) and Moksha at the tender
age of 9 due to heartfelt repenting.