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[The Trevious Lives of Lord Mahavira
this world at the end of my mortal or transitory physical life. I hope you would give a serious consideration to what I have said and would not insist in following after me to the forest. Achala was dumb found to hear all this. He could not speak a word in reply. He understood all the intricate riddless of religion and politics and had to stop where he was. He could not grasp any idea with which he could criticise the views of his warrior brother and accompany him upto his destination.
Now Prince Triprishtha proceeded forward alone, he had no chariotor, no conveyance with him. His only conveyance was his two legs, he left behind his followers and companions also. Not only this he had flung away even his own weapons, which were the outward marks of his being a Kshatriya. When he reached the cave of the lion he found that the lion was sleeping in his den. The Prince, if he liked, could have very easily killed the lion in his sleep. But he did not think it proper from the point of view of his duty as a Kshatriya. He therefore shouted aloud to wake up the lion. The lion heard the challenge, got up from his sleep and angrily rushed on the tender and handsome body of the Prince. A memory of his previous Karmans suddenly flashed in the lion's mind; he was reminded of his birth and valour; and as soon as he sprang on the prince, the latter managed with the lightness of electricity to reach near the former the prince caught hold of the lion, placed one hand on the upper jaw and other on the lower jaw and bravely tore them off in two, just as an expert draper tears off his cloth in no time.
Being thus wounded the lion fell on the ground roaring and writhing in agony of death. The forest shook, and everything was still. The lion who was so proud of his strength
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| SR No. | 002027 |
| Book Title | Bhagavana Mahavira |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Chauthmal Maharaj |
| Publisher | Jainoday Pustak Prakashan Samiti Ratlam |
| Publication Year | 1942 |
| Total Pages | 630 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Story, & Biography |
| File Size | 12 MB |