________________ effective enough to purify his soul. Parmatma has shown the path of liberation in the form of 73 ropes (commandments). The first amongst them is Samveg... longing for salvation. A person cannot become accomplished without total surrender. A person cannot attain salvation without total surrender. Until and unless a person surrenders at the Lotus feet of the Lord, he cannot reach the heights of spirituality (siddha shila according to Jain philosophy). There can be no Supreme accomplishment without Samveg. The attainment of emancipation is directly proportional to the act of surrendering. One should bow down at the Lotus feet of the Lord and surrender himself to the Supreme Being to follow the right and the ultimate path. When we completely surrender to Parmatma, an eternal faith is born, which serves as a lifeline for dedicated worship. Dedication without faith is like a lifeless body. Faith in religion is born out of longing for salvation. How did Chandanbala develop faith in Parmatma? When she surrendered completely at the Lotus feet of her UV -
