Jain Ramayana Part 1

SR No.: 002021
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Bhadraguptasuri
Publisher: Vishvakalyan Prakashan Trust Mehsana
Publication Year: 2000
Total Pages: 452
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Mythology, & Story
File Size: 21 MB

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Meeting Narad
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realizing it his heart began to palpitate. Moreover, a large number of kings and princes were going into the palace; and coming out. He could hear hymns being recited somewhere. He felt that he could not walk further. He stopped there; called to his side a young boy who had a calm and pleasant face, by means of a wave of his hand. He began to converse with the boy. He heard from the boy that really the animals were meant to be sacrificed and his heart was greatly agitated. The boy flitted away on seeing that the divine sage was angry and agitated.
Narad's tender heart was lacerated. Seeing the violence that was being committed under the name of Dharma, he was plunged in the ocean of grief. That was absolutely unjust and an act of dissimulation. He shook with compassion for the dumb animals and decided to stop the killing of animals; and he began planning out his course of action.
“Oh! Dear sir !"
"Why? What do you want ?”
"But, you please wait a little”.
"Why are you speaking thus in a pointless manner ? Come on. Say what you want to say".
Narad tried, in vain, to stop him who was going towards the pavilion. He had a pot-belly; his legs were sturdy like pillars and he was ugly to look at. Narad wanted to speak to him; but he went away angrily towards the pavilion, in the twinkling of an eye.
Narad made a decision; and went towards the pavilion where the Sacrifice was going on. He thought that the Yajna
being performed by a king who was the root-cause of all that violence that was going to be committed. He had taken a decision, on his own to carry out the Yajna; and he had not been advised to do so by anyone.
Narad hurriedly approached the king and said to him :