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he became half-dead. In anger, sait Dwaipayan did Niyanu for burning Dwarika into ashes. Krishnajee came to know about this event. So with Balbhadraji he came to the saint and begged him to calm down his anger. He clarified that, the prince and others had done mistake in intoxicated state. He requested to forgive them and advised that anger destroys penance. 14 Chetan ! An author has said that, "One angry moment does wrong for what we repent for years, can never be recovered by sorrows and tears." Hearing his request, Dwaipayan compromised that he would forgive both of them, but there would be no change in his decision. Realising it, both of them found some other way to save Dwarika by declaring in the city to do Dharma Aradhana (Good deeds) with Chhatha-Attham (two/three days fast) and Ayambil (eating once and avoiding milk, curd, ghee, oil, jaggery, sugar and their products.) DISKHA OF SHAMB, PRADYUMNA
AND OTHERS Thereafter, Lord Neminath reached to Girnar Hill with all his saints. Krishnajee went there with all his sons to bow him. There Lord Neminath preached about mortality of body, wealth and uncertainity of death. Hearing him, Shamb, Pradyumna, other princes, Rukmani, Jambuvati and other queens accepted the fact and became monks and nuns due to vairagya (nonattachment of wordly pleasures). This occasion was observed with a great celebration.
Chetan ! Today such a reformers class has come into existance that it opposes feasts and festivals of
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