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pistă (pistachio nuts) etc. The king was greatly pleased. With a delighted heart, the king told Bhadra Séṭhāņi "O fortunate lady! Protect your illustrious son with great care If there be any work fit to be done by me, you immediately send word to me. Do not at all think that the relation between myself and your family is that of a master and his servant. Reckon my whole kingdom as yours. Salibhadra Śétha is an ornament of the town, my kingdom, and of the whole country. He is dearer to me than my life itself" Saying these praise-worthy words to the Séṭhāņî, King Śrénika went away.
King Śrèn ka went; but Salibhadra had intense emotion of renouncing worldly enjoyments in his mind. With a sad heart, he thought I may not have done meritorious deeds in large numbers during my previous lives. I may not have faithfully obeyed the commands of the Jinéśvaras. Therefore, I have acquired happiness mixed with dependence on others like sweet-meats combined with poison. Happiness combined with dependence on others is a misery. I never before knew that I had no other master except the Jinéśvara who is the donor of Mukti (Final Emancipation). But today I came to know that I have another master also. Living as a dependent on others, is futile Let me, therefore, make me master of my own self and let me try in the accomplishment of eternal independent Bliss" When Salibhadra Śétha was meditating thus, he heard the sound of the beating of dundubhi (kettle-drum). He made inquiries and he was told - Śramaņa Bhagavāna Mahāvīra Swami-capable of dispelling the darkness of Moha (infatuation) like the Sun, removing the darkness of the night-has very fortunataly arrived on Vaibhāra giri, and so, the gods are beating divine kettle-drums.
On hearing the news of the arrival of His Most Exalted Holiness, Śramaņa Bhagavana Mahavira, the pious Salibhadra Śétha was greatly pleased. Filled with a burden of joyful devction, Sâlibhadra Sétha put costly garments and precious ornaments, and accompanied by a large retinue he ascended Vaibhāra
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| SR No. | 008003 |
| Book Title | Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 2 Vibhag 2 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker |
| Publisher | Parimal Publication |
| Publication Year | 1989 |
| Total Pages | 802 |
| Language | English, Sanskrit |
| Classification | Book_English, Biography, History, & Religion |
| File Size | 20 MB |