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The various benefits obtained from the influence of yoga
The first light verse 8 of Yoga Shastra destroys it. The body becomes loose, but hope does not become loose; the form goes away, but the sinful mind does not go away; old age increases, but knowledge does not increase. Damn, such a form of worldly beings! Like a drop of dew on the tip of a blade of grass, all things in this world, such as form, beauty, radiance, body, wealth, etc., are fickle. The nature of the body was today, it will not remain tomorrow. Therefore, it is the cause of attaining great fruits to perform penance with this body and to make the karma of desires dry (diminish). Thus, immersed in the feeling of detachment, the Chakravarti awakened the desire to take Muni initiation. He immediately crowned his son and handed over the kingdom, and himself went to the garden with humility and took Muni initiation from Shri Vinayadhar Suriji and adopted the restraint of the form of all virtues.
Wearing the great vows and the subsequent virtues, the Rajarshi wandered from village to village with equanimity and single-minded devotion. Just as his community follows behind the leader of the herd of elephants, so did the people follow behind the Rajarshi with deep affection. The people of that kshayarahit, indifferent, selfless, and non-possessive Rajarshi served for six months. Still, their mind did not want to return in any way. (Then the family went away) They used to take alms as per the rules. Due to not getting food on time and eating unwholesome food, many diseases took up residence in their body. Itching, swelling, fever, breathing, loss of appetite, stomach ache and eye pain, the Rajarshi endured the pain of these seven types of diseases with equanimity for seven hundred years. By enduring all the unbearable hardships and not taking any measures to prevent them, he obtained many benefits. At that time, out of wonder in his heart, Indra Maharaj praised that Muni in front of the gods - 'Leaving the glory of being a Chakravarti like a burning blade of grass, this Sanatkumar Muni is doing difficult penance, due to the influence of penance, he has obtained all the benefits. Still, he is indifferent to his body. Even they do not treat their diseases.' On Indra's words, the gods named Vijay and Vaijayant did not believe, so they came to Sanatkumar Muni in the form of a physician and said - 'Fortunate Muni! Why are you suffering from illness? We both are physicians. We treat patients all over the world, and you are sick | So give us permission! We will cure your disease in one day.' Hearing this, Sanatkumar Muni replied - 'Doctors! This creature has two types of diseases - one is physical disease and the other is emotional disease. Anger, pride, illusion and greed etc. are emotional diseases, which are suffered by the soul who has a body and follow the creature for thousands of births and give immense suffering. If you can cure those diseases, then treat them. But if you only cure the physical diseases of the body | | Then I also have the power to cure such diseases.' Saying this, he applied his phlegm on his rotten finger filled with pus. Just as copper starts to shine when applying Siddha Rasa, so that finger started to shine like gold when applying phlegm. Seeing the finger like a golden needle, those gods fell at his feet and said - 'Muni! We are the same gods who came to see your form before. Indra Maharaj had said that 'even after obtaining benefits, Sanatkumar Rajarshi is doing wonderful penance by voluntarily enduring the pain of disease.' That is why we came here. We have come here and tested you directly. You passed in it.' Saying this, both the gods saluted him and became invisible. We have given one example of the benefit of the phlegm they obtained. They had many other benefits | obtained, but we do not describe them here for fear of the book becoming too long. Other benefits obtained from the influence of yoga:. Due to the influence of yoga, the yogi's excreta is also capable of destroying diseases and it also has the fragrance of a lotus | also comes. The excreta of all body-bearers is considered to be of two types. One is the one that comes out of the ears, eyes etc. and the other is the excreta, urine, sweat etc. that comes out of the body. The yogis have such a powerful effect of yoga that their aforementioned two types of excreta remove the diseases of all patients. Both the aforementioned types of excreta have the fragrance of musk.
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