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[19] SUDARSHAN SETH
(Firm in Character)

(1) Kapila with trick and fraud called Sudarshan home and
urged for sensual pleasure. He replied “I am impotent and
thus escaped from there. (2) On the excuse of a statue, the
maidservant picks Sudarshan who was in meditation and
brought him. Because of Sudarshan's firmness and after
being helpless, the Queen screams falsely that she was
raped. (3) Hearing this, the King orders death punishment to
the meditating Sudarshan. However, given the strong and
pure character of Sudarshan, he got help of power of Deities
and the rope used for hanging him turned into a throne. He
got more respect and honour from the King. The truth gets
spilled out and the blemished character of Sudarshan is
cleared and penance of Manorama comes to an end. (4)
Due to overpowering of Yaksha (Deity) in his body,
Arjunmali (shown as demon in picture) used to kill 6 men
and 1 woman daily for many years. (5) When Arjunmali
came to kill Sudarshan, he heard chanting of Navkar from
Sudarshan. As a result, Yaksha came out of Arjunmali’s
body. Arjunmali falls on his feet and along with Sudarshan
goes to Samavsaran of God. (6) Arjunmali renounced the
world. All the relatives and loved ones of those whom
Arjunmali had killed, beat him up. He tolerated the beating
with patience due to which he received Supreme Knowledge
(Keval Gyan) and Moksha. Sudarshan also renounced the
world. The Queen who had became witch, tortured
Sudarshan but he tolerated everything smilingly and attained
Moksha.