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cing worldly objects and adopting ascetic life ), and he is abandoning one wife every day. Within a month, he will be abandoning all his thirty-two wives, and then, he will take Bhāgavati Diksă ( ascetic life recommended by Tírthankaras ). Without my brother, my father's house will appear like a dreadful forest. The flow of tears from my eyes is really caused by the agony of imminent separation from my brother I have no other cause of distress."
On hearing these sorrowful words of Subhadrā, the highly adventurous Dhanya Śégha smilingly said :-"By abandoning one wife every day, it seems to me that sālıbhadra Śétha is a coward. Timid persons become glad on hearing the accounts of bold persons. They desire and become ready to act accordingly, but they eventually become sluggish as they possess only a slight amount of energy. Otherwise, how is it possible that a man, whose mind has been soaked into the nectar of the preachings of Śramaņa Bhagavāna Mahāvîra, and who has become ready to, renounce divine pleasures, should be so slow? A brave man always acts in strict accordance with his firm resolution. He does not forsake his determination even at the cost of his life. In the beginning, people becoine desirous of accomplishing their work within a short time, but being destitute of courage they postpone their undertakings, and they do not accomplish their wished-for object. Vigorous persons, knowing the True Essence, particularly believe in accomplishing their work without delay. They always try to accomplish speedily whatever work they have thought of doing. They do not delay at all"
On hearing these some-what boastful words of Dhanya Śétha, all his wives, becoming astonished at worldly indifference of salibhadra Śétha, told hun :-"Dear husband ! Courageous per sons can easily cross an ocean with their hands, but it is difficult to take Bhagavati Diksā in accordance with the commandments of the Jinéśvaras with a pure heart, and to practise severe
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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 |