Jain Legend Vol 1

SR No.: 007594
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana
Publication Year: 2011
Total Pages: 367
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 2 MB

Page 43

Vabhan tha commenced his married life with Sumamgal and Sunand.
The Conjunction period of Bhogabh mi (enjoying sensual pleasures) and karmabh mi
(era and place of efforts)
While times had started to change even from the time of the first kulkara, yet at the time of N bhir ja the situation had changed completely as the time came close to the conjunction between the end of bhogabh mi and the rise of karmabh mi. Very few wish fulfilling (kalpavřk a) trees remained and people humankind began to plead deliverance from hunger and deficiency. Until then without efforts people were enjoying things, but it was impossible now to get food or water without making any effort. Distressed by hunger and deficiency people went to N bhir ja and informed him of their plight. N bhir ja was well aware of the intelligence and extraordinary qualities of his son V abha kum ra. He asked his son to show the path to the people thus troubled.
Calming and reassuring the people Prince V abhan tha said to them – apart from the fruits from kalpavşk a, consume sugarcane and other food that grows in the forests, drink sugarcane juice. He said to them it was possible to satiate the pangs of hunger by consuming fruits, tubers, flowers and leaves, etc available in the forest and also introduced to them some of the edible varieties of the forest. Now people carried on their lives as per the path shown by Lord V abhan tha and began to see him as the desire-fulfilling kalpavřk a.
In this way, besides depending on fruits and roots they also began to cultivate coarse grain which led to complaints of indigestion and stomach problems for some people. When they shared this with V abhakum ra he told them to consume sugarcane, grains etc. after removing the outer skin and finely pounding some of them. This was fine until they were using coarse unripe grains, but when it came to ripened grains again a problem arose. The prince then told them to drain ripe grain in water first, and after a while to soak them in water and if they ate it this way there would be no problem. Again for a while this helped but after sometime, eating food thus heated developed indigestion and pains and he taught them the art of producing fire by rubbing wooden sticks and using fire to cook.