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## Description of Bharat and Marudeva Mata's Attainment of Kevalgyan
Bharat, after establishing the principles of Yoga Shastra in the first chapter of the first book, built magnificent stupas for ninety-nine of his brother monks. He then returned to his capital and dedicated himself to ruling his people. As a result of his past karma, Bharat enjoyed various pleasures like Indra, the king of the gods.
One day, Bharat, adorned with clothes and jewels, went to his mirror chamber. He stood before the mirror, admiring his reflection, which was adorned with the jewels he wore. Suddenly, a ring fell from his finger, leaving his finger looking dull and lifeless. This made him ponder: if the removal of a single ring diminished the beauty of his finger, what would happen if he removed all his ornaments?
He removed all his ornaments and looked at his reflection. He saw his body, devoid of ornaments, as lifeless as a tree without leaves. He delved deeper into contemplation: "Is the beauty of this body due to ornaments? Instead of adorning this body with jewels, why not adorn my soul with the jewels of knowledge and other virtues? Those ornaments are permanent, their shine will never fade. What is the benefit of adorning this body, filled with excrement and other impurities, with external sources? It is like plastering a hollow wall to enhance its beauty. Just as rain on barren land is useless, so too does this body, adorned with camphor, musk, and other substances, only pollute those beautiful substances. Therefore, to make this body meaningful, one must renounce the attachment to the means of happiness, which are ultimately painful, and embrace the practice of austerity and self-restraint, which leads to liberation. This is how one can achieve the highest fruit."
Thus, filled with the nectar of detachment, Bharat contemplated the impermanence of all things. Through this contemplation, he attained Kevalgyan. This is the extraordinary power of Yoga!
At that time, the devout Indra presented him with the monks, including Rajoharan, and then paid his respects. He then placed Bharat's son, Aditya Yasha, on the throne. From that day to this, the lineage of the kings has continued.
A question arises: "Bharat Chakravarti had attained the experience of Yoga in a previous life by taking monastic vows. With the strength of that yogic attainment, he did not have to exert much effort to destroy his negative karma and eliminate karmic afflictions. From this perspective, it is appropriate to use the example of Bharat Maharaja to explain the greatness of Yoga. But how can a being who has not attained the three jewels (faith, knowledge, and conduct) in previous lives, and has not destroyed his karma, and has not attained human birth in a previous life, destroy the accumulated karma of countless lifetimes?"
The answer is given in the following verse:
**Verse 11:**
> Even though she had not attained Dharma in any previous birth, Marudeva Mata, filled with supreme bliss, attained the supreme state through the power of Yoga.
**Explanation:**
Marudeva Mata had not attained true Dharma in any birth, nor had she experienced the three lower realms or human birth. Only in her present birth, through the power of Yoga, did she burn away the fuel of long-accumulated karma with the great fire of Shukla Dhyana. As it is said, "Jah Marudeva Accanta Thavara Siddha" (A. Ni. 1036), meaning, "Just as Marudeva alone, without going to any other realm and without wandering in the world, directly attained liberation from the eternal, unchanging (Anadi Nigoda) state." Marudeva's character has been briefly described earlier.
Marudeva Mata had not committed intense karma in her previous lives, so she attained liberation effortlessly with a little practice of Yoga.