Mahasati Madanrekha Diwakar Chitrakatha 12

Author(s): Sumanmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai
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A Mahavir Seva Trust Presentation
DIWAKAR CHITRA
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MAHASATI MADANREKHA
Nature is very strange. When it gave beauty, softness and smell to the rose, it also produced sharp thorns with it. It made woman the symbol of beauty, gentleness, good character, understanding for the responsibilities and the sacrifice, it also made thorns in the form of people greedy for the beauty. These thorns have become responsible for the troubles and pain for many.
Madanrekha was not only an idol of miraculous beauty but also the live goddess of good character and adventure. The king Manirath, greedy for her beauty becomes so much obsessed with her beauty that he kills his younger brother Yugbahu who was like his son. Madanrekha runs away in the forest alone to protect her character leaving behind the attachments for family, son, house and kingdom. She protects her character till the end facing troubles and fear at every step. To her the character is even more valuable than her life.
In jain katha literature Sati Madanrekha's (Mayanreha) character is very much inspiring, popular and full of ideals.
Politeness, intellegence, adventure, good character, responsibility, patience which can't be moved, and the most important thing the inner desire to give up everything to protect her character, all these ideals and inspirations are evident through the Madanrekha's life. Madanrekha is a live goddess to the women's strength. Her life story is very exciting.
In this book Madanrekha's character is painted in a very sensitive way on the basis of the ancient literature and Uttaradhyayan Sutra and the inspirator being the Shramansangh's head advisory minister and jain literature's scholar shri Suman muniji maharaj.
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Manirath, the king of Sudarshanpur and the yuvraj Yugbahu were brothers and they loved each other very much. People compared them with Ram-Laxman pair. Manirath used to take care of all the facilities to make Yugbahu happy. And Yugbahu used to follow whatever his brother told him to do and was always ready to do anything for him. Manirath was childless. Yugbahu had a son named Chandrayash.
MADANREKHA
Brother! This game will never end... It's time for supper. Let us
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MAHASATI MADANREKHA
Once during the monsoon Manirath was looking at the sunset from the terrace of his palace. In the nearby garden of Yugbahu's palace, his wife Madanrekha was playing with her friends while swinging.
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MAHASATI MADANREKHA Suddenly Manirath saw Madanrekha.
A maid, standing near Manirath said
Vow! How beautiful! It seems that a fairy has come down from the heaven. Who is this fairy?
My lord! She is our yuvrani! God has given her everything- beauty, colour, and
intellect wholeheartedly. No one is as beautiful as her in the whole kingdom.
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Manirath kept asking about Madanrekha for quite sometime.
Manirath felt sad with deep sigh as darkness approached. He was sitting with his hand on the head.
Then the Queen entered the palace. Seeing the king sad she came nearer and asked
Master! What has happened to you today? Are you all right?
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MAHASATI MADANREKHA The king Manirath could not sleep the whole night. He became passionate. Whole night he was thinking how he could trap Madanrekha. Finally he made a plan.
I will put this plan into action ( tomorrow morning right away.
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In the morning Manirath went to the royal hall with sad face. Younger brother, yuvraj Yugbahu came to bow down. Seeing the king sad he asked
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MAHASATI MADANREKHA
Yugbahu said
Brother! The enemies on the other side of the border are giving trouble. They are robbing people repeatedly in the neighbour cities. People are unhappy. That's why I think that I should go for the war
and defeat the enemies...
No, brother! How can I sit quietly when you are sad? I can give my life for your
happiness... Don't hide anything from me. Please, tell me what's the matter?
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Brother, You worry for such a small thing. Please let me go. I will defeat the enemies and bring
them to your feet.
Here, grabbing the opportunity Manirath called maid named Rambha He gave her his pearl necklace and said
Rambha, Madanrekha has overpowered my mind. Now you have to manage to bring her to my palace. You will be re-embursed
more after the work is over.
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My lord! Your wish will
come true.
Manirath wanted the same. Yugbahu went to the border of Malay with the army.
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MAHASATI MADANREKHA
Manirath pointed at the large plate filled with the ornaments and decorative articles and told Rambha
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Rambha came to Madanrekha's palace with the large plate.
Yuvrani, the maid Rambha bows down to you! Today the king is very much pleased with you. This gift is from the king...
and give
Oh! So precious ornaments! Such good clothes and these decorative articles... What is need for these now...?
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Yuvrani! This is the favour of happiness from the king. Keep it, the king is very much pleased with you.
Madanrekha respected the king Manirath like a father. So she accepted his gift with respect.
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MAHASATI MADANREKHA
Rambha informed the king Manirath
My lord! The bird had picked up the seed. Now she is
almost trapped...

Vow!
You are great!
Rambha said with sarcastic laugh
Yuvrani! The king loves you very much. He will get hurt if you do not accept his gift. Please keep it for the king's sake...
A few days later, Manirath again sent Rambha with gift items to Madanrekha. When Rambha came again with new gifts something struck to Madanrekha. She returned them with disregard and said
I don't want all these things. What would a woman do with such decorative things whose husband is away from home? Take them away...
Clever Madanrekha immediately understood the meaning of Rambha's sarcastic laughter. She scolded her

Rambha! Be careful... You are crossing the limits.
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MAHASATI MADANREKHA
Rambha again thought it to be a joke from Madanrekha. She said with smile

Yuvrani! Your anger is also sweet in love. Really your prudery has attracted the king.
She held maid from her plate and kept an open sword on her neck. Rambha started shaking.
Yuvrani! Please, forgive me. I have done all this as per king's order.
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Madanrekha got angry as her character was being pointed.
Shameless maid! Wait, I'll now show you how my anger is...
Wicked shameless lady! You yourself jump into the mud and sprinkle it on the king. The king is like my father... You are ill-faming him wrongfuly. Beware! If you talk such things again....

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MAHASATI MADANREKHA
Rambha came to Manirath
Two days later when he got the chance Manirath himself went alone to Yügbahu's palace. He knocked at the Madanrekha's door.
My lord! Who we thought as a goat is a dangerous lioness... Today | could escape, but now I'll never go to her again.. I don't want your prize...
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Rambha went away after saying this.
Madanrekha asked loudly
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It's me! Manirath! Open the door! See, what things T have brought for you.
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Madanrekha percieved the bad intensions of Manirath. She answered from inside
Brother-in-law! You are mistaken. This is the room of your younger
brother. Your room is on the other side. Please go there.
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Manirath said
MAHASATI MADANREKHA
Madanrekha was shocked. She locked the door from inside and from the other door, she went to her mother-in-law and told her everything. Clever mother knew about the bad habbits of her son. She called Manirath
No, I want to come to your room only. Brother has gone for war, right? You are sad. That's why I've brought
some gifts for you to make you happy... Please open the door...
Manirath! You have mistaken the way! This is not your palace. It's your younger brother's palace... Go to your palace.
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Listening to mother's voice Manirath | felt as if hundreds of pots filled with water were poured on him. He quietly went to his palace hiding his face.
During this period, Yugbahu won over the enemies and returned safe to the capital. Manirath was feeling sad from within. But he showed happiness on his face and celebrated the younger brother's victory.
Long live yuvraj
Yugbahu!
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MAHASATI MADANREKHA One day Yugbahu told Madanrekha- Next day Yugbahu-Madanrekha went to the holiday
house in the royal garden to enjoy the spring. Dear! It's spring time, weather is also very good and You are going to have our
See how pleasant the second baby soon. That's why I feel like
weather is! We'll stay going to the garden and have fun.
here for a few days.
Master! Even I feel the same. Why wait, let us go.
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At the dark night of the dark half of the month, Manirath alone with an open sword in his hand went towards the garden riding on the horse. The guard stopped Manirath in the quiet night
Crooked Manirath was keeping track of every movement of Yugbahu and Madanrekha. Al spy informed himMy ford! yuvraj and yuvrani have gone to the holiday house in the garden to enjoy spring for a week... At night also, they stay there alone...They have taken
only two personal guards with them.
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Listening to this, Manirath got an idea to fulfill his desire.

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Ramsingh! It's me, the king Manirath! I have urgent work with Yugbahu.. I want to see him right now...
Please forgive me my lord! No one can go in right now...Please, wait here. I'll inform the yuvraj.
MAHASATI MADANREKHA
The guard went in and awakened Yugbahu. Yugbahu immediately changed his clothes and was ready to go out but the guard stopped him
Wait Master! Please, don't go right now. Brother-in-law is overpowered with passion. He can do anything undesirable.

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Madanrekha trembled for a while on hearing this. She remembered the past events one after another. She also tried to stop Yugbahu
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Yuvraj! Please forgive me! I find something abnormal. The king is alone and has an open sword in his hand. It is not fair to see him at this time.
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Madan! You should be ashamed. You are blaming my holy brother?

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MAHASATI MADANREKHA
Madanrekha said
When Madanrekha told about the past events, Yugbahu got very mad. He took the sword in his hand.
Master! It's not just the blame it's true. Till date I had hidden everything from you, just because the love between the two brothers shouldn't disturb. But
today I want to tell you everything that is true.
He is a rogue in the face of the brother. Now I'll teach him a lesson.
No! No Master! It's not advisable to fight
with the brother
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Madanrekha stopped Yugbahu.
By then Manirath entered the room hurridly. Before Yugbahu understands anything, he injured him severely with the sword,
And Manirath ran away from the back door. .
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MAHASATI MADANREKHA Blood flew from Yugbahu's body. He was struggling with the life. Madanrekha took his head in her lap and was giving him consolation.
Master! Now it's the time for your departure, be peaceful! Neither get angry on your brother nor keep the attachment for me. Don't be worried about the kingdom, wife or son. Please, recite Namokar Mantra only
that will uplift you and give you happiness in the other world.
Blood was flowing continuously from the Yugbahu's body and Madanrekha was trying to make his mind peaceful, free from anger and attachment. Yugbahu's anger subsided listening to the last devotion.
Suddenly he got a deep hiccough. Yugbahu closed his eyes. Madanrekha wept severely for a few minutes
Madanrekha controlled herself after weeping for sometimes
P My son Chandrayash is still young,
brother-in-law is mad with passion. He has killed his brother, now he can attack on my
character. So, I should protect my character rather than worrying about the
son and the kingdom.
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MAHASATI MADANREKHA Till then the prince Chandrayash, the minister, the commander-in-chief etc. gathered and were busy with the preparation for the funeral ceremony of the yuvraj Yugbahu. Madanrekha thought
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MAHASATI MADANREKHA
She reached near the mountain protecting herself from the wild animals. There was a large pond in the front and the wild forest on the other side. There only, she gave birth to a son. She tore one part of her saree and prepared the hammock. She hanged the child to the tree and went towards the pond to clean her body.
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She saw a mad roaring elephant, ready to attack with his trunk coming towards her.
Madanrekha tried to hide behind a huge tree.
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MAHASATI MADANREKHA The arrogant elephant picked her up with his trunk At the same time one angel named Vidhyadhar and threw her up in the air like a ball.
was passing by in his plane. He saw Madanrekha falling from the sky.
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MAHASATI MADANREKHA
Madanrekha was unconscious. Vidhyadhar was attracted by her beauty and the youth.
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A beautiful lady like a celestial damsel in this wild forest! Definitely,
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He sprinkled cold water to bring Madanrekha back to normal.
And he returned the plane in the reverse direction.
Such a charming lady will add to the beauty of my palace, I'll makeher my queen..
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MAHASATI MADANREKHA
Madanrekha regained consciousness after sometime. She was frightened to see a Vidhyadhar youngman looking at her with passion
Oh god! What a luck?... I ran away from the palace to the forest. Elephant threw me up when I went to the pond leaving the newborn behind. And now this single man is attracted towards my beauty. Oh god! How the
karmas act!
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Madanrekha first got angry but then immediately controlled herself
Vidhyadhar, youngman looked at Madanrekha with the smile. Madanrekha asked with courage
Brother! Who are you? Where are we going? Why did you save me? Why you didn't let me die?
Brother! Haven't you saved my life? Now after giving life you are talking about taking it away? Then, look... I'm ready to give my
life to protect my character.
Beautiful! The nectar is to drink and not to be spilled in the mud. Your miraculous youth and charming beauty is to enjoy the life... You stay
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Madanrekha pulled her tongue.
It's better to die then being characterless.
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Madanrekha asked Vidhyadhar after feeling comfortable
Brother! Where were you going?.. What's your name?
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Vidhyadhar got frightened. He stopped Madanrekha.
No! No! You don't give away your life! Please don't worry...I'll do as you say...

My name is Maniprabh Vidhyadhar. I was going to worship my father-monk. As you met me on the way, I thought of first dropping you to my palace.
No! No! Don't interupt good work! Please, let me also worship your father-monk,
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MAHASATI MADANREKHA Vidhyadhar reached straight to the monk's dharmasabha with Madanrekha. Monk was an expert in reading other person's mind. It took no time to understand his son's bad thoughts. So he preached on that subject
The person who looks at the other Oh! What I
woman with passion invites his ! was going to
destruction in the similar way like a butterfly on the fire. The reason for
the downfall of Ravan, Kichak, Duryodhan was also the same
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The monk's effective preaching opened the eyes of Maniprabh Vidhyadhar.
Sister! Please forgive me. I just saved you from falling on the earth, but you saved me
from falling into the hell.
Brother! I welcome your holy
thoughts.
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Then a plane came down from the sky. An angel came out from there. He came right in "space" front of Madanrekha, bowed down to her and said
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Goddess! You're great, you have elevated me.
Due to your good preaching only I've been able to become God. I am oblidged to you.
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MAHASATI MADANREKHA
Madanrekha was surprised
God said
God! Who are you? I don't know you. Then how can I
oblidge you?
Madanrekha, I'm Yugbahu. At the time of the death, I was overpowered with the anger but you taught me the lesson of peace and impartiality which cooled down my anger. Due to reciting Namokar Mantra
I got peace of the mind.
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Madanrekha said with happiness and surprise
...And my soul left with good feelings in peace. Due to its power I am born in the heaven. You have
done a great obligation on me. That's why I came to see you first.
Uplifting the husband is the success of the wife's duty. Today I've forgotten all my sorrow and pains...My life is
successful...
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MAHASATI MADANREKHA
Madanrekha said
God said
Madanrekha! The sacrifice that you have shown to protect your character, the pains you have tolerated, will bring pride to the whole women race...I could not protect you but you uplifted me... Now give me a
chance to help you....
I've got everything as your life is uplifted.. Now no desires are left, I just want to know one thing, how is my son to whom I gave
birth in the forest... Where is he?...
God, please, don't say that
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Goddess! If you want to know, then I'll let you know all the events in their
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The king of Mithila, Padmarath has come to the forest to catch the elephants.
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One huge elephant came running angrily due to the noise. It thought hidden Madanrekha as its enemy and thus threw her in the air with the trunk.
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Padmarath heard a cry of the newborn baby.
Oh, this is the cry of a baby!
The king Padmarath along with his army reached there following the elephant. The elephant ran towards the deep forest.
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MAHASATI MADANREKHA When Padmarath came cluster and saw the baby, '|| The king Padmarath returned to Mithila and he was very happy.
handed over the baby to the queen and said
Today the destiny has given a child to me who is childless.
Queen! Look at our fate! You were eager for the child and that's fulfilled today. How beautiful, bright and holy child he is! You
raise him as our child.
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The queen was also very happy to see the child. The child's birth ceremony was celebrated with grandeur in Mithila city.
After his arrival all our enemies have calmed down ('nam'), that's why we'll name him Namikumar
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God showed all these events to Madanrekha and said
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Madanrekha's eyes were filled with tears of happiness.
Even death can't destroy him, who is protected by the destiny.

Madanrekha, your younger son is under protection and he'll grow up as the yuvraj of Mithila.
How is my elder son Chandrayash?
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Brother Manirath ran in the dark after attacking me.
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While running he tripped over the black snake. Poisonous snake stung him.
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When Chandrayash came to know about this, he performed the funeral ceremony of his father and his uncle with sadness.
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God said after showing the events
Goddess, now the days of your sorrow are over... Now, wherever you want to stay with whichever son, I'll take you there.
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God Yugbahu said
Goddess, I have achieved this stage only because of you. Please give me a chance to serve you. I'll bring all the happiness of the world to you.

Madanrekha said
God, my husband
is in the heaven, sons are happy, then why should I worry...? Now I want to prosper spiritually. That's why you take me at the place where good lady monks are there. I'll accept monkhood and prosper myself on the path of meditation, self mortification and restraint.
Madanrekha said with smile
God! Why do you forget that this holy stage is achieved by you due to the power of the religion and not me. So I desire for the happiness of the soul and not the physical happiness.
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MAHASATI MADANREKHA
So, now I also want to go for the
shelter of the same religion.
Goddess, you are right: If I would not have been patient at the last moment would have gone to the hell... It's all due to the power of the religion only.
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God made Madanrekha to sit in the plane and took her to the sadhvi Sudarshana at Mithila. Looking at Madanrekha's non-attachment to worldly things, politeness and daring nature sadhviji gave her monkhood. She was named Suvrata. Sati Madanrekha became sadhvi Suvrata and attained moksha by meditation and self mortification
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The meeting of two brothers and
Namiraj's Pravrajya
The god Yugbahu took the sati Madanrekha to sadhvi Sudarshanaji at Mithila.
Sadhviji permitted Madanrekha for the nunhood looking at her non attachment to the worldly things. Then she accepted nunhood from sadhvi Sudarshanaji and absorbed herself into the penance, meditation and self mortification without meeting her sons.
Namikumar was brought up in the royal palace of the king Padmarath of Mithila. He became expert in all the fields when reached his youth. Due to his bravery and smartness in politicsmany kings started following him.
Once Namiraj's beautiful, huge elephant went crazy and ran away to the forest. Namiraj loved him very much due to his good qualities. Namiraj's army tried to catch elephant but didn't succeed. He ran away to the forests of the nearby kingdom, Sudarshanpur. Yugbahu's elder son Chandrayash ruled Sudarshanpur. People complained to the king Chandrayash that a huge elephant is destroying our fields and harassing us. Please protect us.
Chandrayash was also brave and expert in politics. He caught that elephant with his tacts and tied him in his elephant's parlour.
Namiraj's spies found out that their elephant has reached to the elephant-parlour of the king of Sudarshanpur. So they informed the king Nami. Namiraj sent a messanger to Chandrayashto return their elephant.
Chandrayash replied- "we don't know whose elephant is this, but it has harassed our people, has destroyed our fields, thus he is our accused. We can't release our accused.
"When problem couldn't be solved by messages and discussions through the spies, Namiraj attacked on Sudarshanpur. They surrounded the city from all the sides. War continued for many days, blood was shed for many days, but Namiraj's army couldn't break the doors and enter the city. Namiraj was very much apprehensive.
At night Namiraj called the commander-in-chief and ordered - "Tomorrow, anyhow, we must break the door and enter the city.
"In the morning as soon as the bell rang for the war the elephants and the army of soldeirs attacked Sudarshanpur from all the sides. Then suddenly two white clothed sadhvies entered towards the Namiraj's war-camp.
When the door-keepers stopped sadhvies at the door, sadhvi Suvrata told him- “Go and inform your king that two sadhvies want to see him.
"Namiraj was surprised to hear about the arrival of the sadhvies at the war-camp. Still he came to see sadhvies. He bowed down and said- "Aryaji, you know that sadhus-sadhvies don't come to the war-camp, then why did you do this?
"Sadhvi Suvrata said- King! I know that shramans can't enter the war-camp, but sometimes we have to choose exceptional ways to stop the violence. We came here to see you and guide you to think this over at the appropriate time.
Namiraj - "Just now I'm in a hurry for the war, this is neither the time to talk nor to listen to the religious preaching, so please tell me in short and return.
"Sadhvi Suvrata- "King! I've come to ask you just one thing, that this severe human violence is for what?":
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Namiraj said, after too much of insistance from sadhvi Suvrata-"The king of Sudarshanpur, Chandrayash has prisoned my favourite elephant. We want to take our elephant back but he's not giving up, this is the reason for the war."
Sadhvi Suvrata said with smile- "King! Whether an elephant's value is more than the blood of thousands of humans?
“Namiraj- "Aryaji! It is not a question of an elephant's value but it's a question of politics.
"Sadhvi Suvrata- "If an elder brother takes some belonging of the younger brother, then do you announce war for that?
"Namiraj got excited and said "Aryaji! It will be better if you don't raise unnecessary questions in this war-camp, I can't understand where is the situation of younger and elder brother here?"
Sadhvi Suvrata- "King! This is really the ignorance. And ignorance is the root of the misdeeds. You don't know that the king Chandrayash with whom you are doing severe war is your real elder brother."
Namiraj got excited- "Aryaji! You are bound to tell the truth. This story without any head and tail doesn't suit from your mouth. And I'm the only son of the king Padmarath. I don't have any brother. My mother had given birth to the only child."
Sadhvi Suvrata- (with smile) “King! Whatever you know is not the truth and whatever is the truth you are not aware of. This is your ignorance. You keep faith that sadhvies don't speak lie ever.
"Namiraj- "Then what is the truth? Do you know who are my mother and father?"
Sadhvi Suvrata- "Yes, I have come here to tell you about it. You are not the son of the king Padmarath but you are the second son of late king Yugbahu of Sudarshanpur, Chandrayash is your brother."
Namiraj- "Who is my mother?"
Sadhvi Suvrata- "She is standing in front of you. Look into my eyes, can't you feel the love of 'mother' in my eyes? Whether my loving talk hasn't touched your heart?"
Namiraj looked shockingly at Sadhvi Suvrataji.
Sadhviji told the whole story about the past to Namiraj. He bowed down to his mother and was eager to see the elder brother. Sadhvi Suvrataji said- "Don't be in a hurry, first I'll go to the king Chandrayash." Sadhvi Suvrataji sent message through the door keepers of the Sudarshanpur to the king Chandrayash- your mother Madanrekha wants to see you. Chandrayash came running as soon as informed. He was first surprised to see the mother in the dress of a sadhvi. Then on listening to the whole event he himself ran to see his brother Namiraj. The battle field became the meeting place of both the brothers. Sadhvi Suvrataji's timely guidance stopped the human violence and stream of love and peace flew among the people of both the cities.
At the end Chandrayash handed over the kingdom of Sudarshanpur to Namiraj and accepted the monkhood.
Namiraj ruled as a brave emperor for many years. Once he suffered from fever which couldn't be relieved after many treatments. The queens were scrubbing sandalwood for its paste to be applied on the body. Namiraj became restless due to the sound of the bengals. So the queens ware one bengal in each hand and started scrubbing sandalwood again. When Namiraj asked why there is no noise now? The queens said- The only bengal doesn't make noise.
Thinking on this answer Namiraj's inner soul was awakened, "There is a peace in the loneliness, disturbance is produced due to the friction of the two." Namiraj absorbed himself deeply into these thoughts. His fever settled down, he left the kingdom and walked alone on the path of the meditation. Uttaradhyayan Sutra's Namipavvajja adhyayan focuses on the beautiful questionairs between Namiraj and Indra maharaj which talks about his non attachment to the worldly things.
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