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a blazing flame in burning away the trees of the Sahsāra, and who was appearing extremely glorious by the eight kinds of excellent attendant miraculous objects.
Marici, now, passed his days, going in company with Bhagavān Śri Risabha Swāmī, to towns and villages, enlightening, at the same time, numerons individuals in the True Religion, censuring always his blame-worthy conduct, having predeliction for worthy ascetics; meditating on the various interpretations of Sacred Books; and wearing the apparel of a Ra Parivrā jaka, (a wandering religious mendicant) invented by himself.
When one day, Bhagavān Śrt Risabha Swami, going from town to town and village to village, went to Mount Z Aṣṭāpada for a pilgrimage, Bharata Cakravartin, on hearing that his younger brothers had taken Diksā, became extremely sorry. With the idea that they may still accept the management and control of kingdoms, Bharata Cakravartin respectfully prostrated himself before Bhagavan Śri Risabha Swami, and requested his younger brothers to accept the pleasures of enjoyment of kingdoms. His younger brothers who were not the least desirous of the pleasures of this world, replied, O illustrious king! Having once abandoned, out of our own free will, the enjoyment of worldly pleasures which are the source of a multitude of miseries, and which are like a secret thorn to our hearts, how can we possibly accept them again? These enjoyments may appear delightful as they are associated with erotic sentiments of sexual pleasures with affectionate young women, but we do not desire to hear anything about them.
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When his brothers renounced everything in this world, Bharata Mahārājā thought "Since my brothers have abandoned all objects of worldly enjoyments, let me acquire g Punya, Merit, by giving them articles of food and drink."
With this idea in his miud he ordered five hundred bullockcarts full of excellent food-materials to be brought there and requested the Sadhus to accept the food-material from them,
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| SR No. | 008001 |
| Book Title | Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 1 |
| 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 |