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51/जैनों का संक्षिप्त इतिहास, दर्शन, व्यवहार एवं वैज्ञानिक आधार
would undergo untold sufferings of hell, encircled by hungry wild animals'. Harikeshibal Muni was Chandāl or untouchable by birth but was highly venerated being. Mere cropping of hair, or utterance of 'OM', 'OM' would entitle no one to be, 'Sraman or Brahamin' respectively. It is equanimity- 'Samatā' and delving deep in soul, living as per its dictates would call one 'Sraman or “Brahmin". CHARACTERISTIC EVENTS OF MAHAVEER'S LIFE:
(Bhagawati- Sutra Āgam) gave a graphic account through a query from Gautam; the principal disciple of Mahaveer, to him, “why is it so that when Devananda and her husband Rihabhudtta - Brāhmin joined the congregation to pay their obesiance to Lord Mahaveer, Devnanda stood intently gazing the Lord, her bodice tightened, breasts secreted-oozing milk, hair stood on their ends. She felt such exhilaration as a kadamb tree blossomed suddenly after rains?" Mahaveer himself clarified, to Gautam "this Brahmin- lady 'Devnanda'; is my mother, looking- at me full of motherly compassion because my first birth was through her.”
Mahaveer at the age of thirty renounced world, pulled up his hair by his first undertaking, vow to schew actions inculcating sins henceforth. He dedicated himself to conquer passions of anger, pride, concert, deciet, and aversion, by undertaking severe most penances. He felt great was the burden of past sins-accumulated of previous births and exemplary effort of penances was called for. He would not lag behind in 'manliness. He even mentioned it in 'Acharang Agam,' "It was highly difficult and improbable elsewhere; as I could destroy the mighty
