________________
AJAY has two sisters called Neela and Rekha. Abhaybhai and Karunaben treat them all equally. They all love and respect each other. Sometimes, Ajay and Neela fight with each other.
Chapter 4
RESPECT II
One day their father Abhaybhai saw them fighting. He stopped them gently and said, "Members of the same family should not fight with each other. They should love and respect each other and live peacefully together. In fact, all human beings should respect each other."
1.
He then told them two stories. The first story went as follows:
Bharat and Bahubali were two brothers. They were sons of Bhagvan Rushabhdev, the first Tirthankar. They were both great kings.
Jain Education International
Bharat had just come back from conquering the world. He was now emperor of the world. All the kings in the world were under him except one. His younger brother, Bahubali, refused to accept him as his emperor!
Bharat's ministers advised him to fight with Bahubali and make Bahubali, obey him. Bharat agreed reluctantly. Since the conflict was between the two brothers, they decided not to use their
armies in the battle. This prevented the death of many, many soldiers.
The two brothers fought five different types of duels. Even though Bharat was very strong, Bahubali was stronger. Bahubali
7
For Private & Personal Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org
