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through masses of water. He possessed a carma-ratna (an excellent leather canopy by means of which, as if securely placed on very big steamers, he was able to make long voyages on high seas with the greatest ease. He was being constantly attended by twenty-five thousand presiding deibies of the fourteen gems (precious articles) and of nine treasures Although Subhūma.Cakravartin possessed an enormous retinue of gods and materials, at the time of his evil karmas, he could not get any help from any of his extensive possessions, owing to his pride of possessions when he was drowned in sea.
During the continuance of the influence of his meritorious deeds, the divine cakra (discus) by which he conquered the six continents, became manifest readily without any mantric prayoga (use of incantations rituals etc ) in a way that could not even be imagined and came into his hands uninvited, but during the influence of his evil Karmas, although the same divine Cakra ( discus ) was in his possession, it was not able to help him in any way.
When Jarākumāra heard from a question to Tirthankara Bhagavana Šri Nemināth by Krisna Vasudeva, that "Krişņa Väsudéva's death will be caused at the hands of Jarākumara" he became greatly afflicted and with the noble idea that such a heinous act should not be done by him, he renounced the happiness of his kingdom and secretly went away into a neighbouring forest. However, it so happened that under evil stars the death of Sri Krişna Vasudeva was caused by an arrow thrown by Jarākumāra.
Keen affection towards one's family members is useless, and a constant effort for increasing it is fruitless. The supreme authority-the matured result of one's own good or evil karmas (deeds) --the elder brother of Moha ( infatuation )-- makes the soul dance like a monkey in the hands of a monkey-dancer from times immemorial without a pause even for a moment. Their associated
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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 |