Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 1

SR No.: 008001
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker
Publisher: Parimal Publication
Publication Year: 1989
Total Pages: 650
Language: English, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_English, Biography, History, & Religion
File Size: 15 MB

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--Diksā Abandoning the burden of governing praotically the whole world, and gladdening the hearts of the miserable and beggars by showering gold coins for one year and acoompanied by tour thousand rulers of countries, like Kaccha yoo and Mabākacotia HET405 who entrusted their kingdom to their sops, Räjā Rişe bha-deva sitting in a palanquin named Sudarsanā gria ador ned with a variety of pictures and carried by gods and demigods and surrounded by the excellent splendour of his retinue, went to the pleasure-garden near the town-which was like the amusement-garden of the wealth of all pleasure-gardens; he was practising very severe austerities; and abandoning all ornaments worn on various parts of his body, he tore out all the hair of his head, mustache and beard by four handfuls-and bowing down before Siddha Bhagavantas accepted Sarva sävadya virati ed Aretetracfa i, e. Reuunciation of all Sinful Enjoyments. When he was being heartily adored by thirty-two Indras and the gods of the four kinds with a praiseworthy speech full of mowentorious meaning, Bhagavān Srt Risabha-deva, who had restrained the enjoyment of the five senses, renounoed the world and became an ascetic.
Then, carrying the divine cloth placed by Darendra on his shoulder, and accompanied by Kaccha, Mahākacoba and other ascetics Bhagavān Sri Rışabha-Swāmi, giving up Association with sinful engagement, guariling against three kinds of actions and unhindered, began to wander from village to village. At that time, people affluent with money and gold did not know what begging was and who can be its recepient; so, knowing Bhagavān who was going about as a medicant, to be their lord, they would bow down before him and would offer gold, elephants, horses, maidens, valuable garments, and other desirable articles, so Kaccha, Mahākaccha and other ascetics not getting the required food, were greatly distressed bodily by pangs of hunger on account of continuous daily fasting. Bhagavān Sri RişabhaSwāmi was all this time, observing a vow of complete silence;