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the gun though fired, refused to go and kill the man. Annoyed by this the Maharaja crdered the man to be shot dead a third time. Fear overpowered the condemDed men but Faith filled his heart; his soul ran for protection to the Lord once more, raising his offer ing also from Rs. 75,000 to one lac. The third day also the gun refused to kill the condemned. Now the Maharaja's anger turned into surprise. He ordered for the release of the treasurer and called him to himself and inquired: "Who is your Protector " The man answered "Lord Mahavira". The Maharaja was satisfied and he himself also denoted hand-some money with which the present central temple of Lord Mahavira has been built. Thus the Image came to be installed for good in its present position.
His Holiness the Battaraka, priest of the temple was given almost Royal Honours even by the Mohammedan Emperors. One of its Batuarakas was credited with having possessed a Magic Carpet like the one mentioned in the Arabian Nights, which could take a man to any place where he wished to go. Once a Mohammedan king from Delhi sent a deputation to invite the Bhattarka to his special Durbar at Delhi. The deputation took two months to reach the Bhattarka, but the Bhattarka sat on bis buge Magic Carpet reached the Imperial Capital in three or four days' time. The king was surprised. He well received the Bhattarka but refused to allow a Royal Palanquin to bim in the procession. But by a Miracle the Bhattarka managed to make his Palanquin to go on the top of the king's own Palanquin and over the palace itself. The last Bhattarka Mahendra Kirti ji also dabbled in
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| SR No. | 010083 |
| Book Title | Bhagwan Mahavir Prati Shraddhanjaliya |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Jain Mitramandal Dharmpur |
| Publisher | Jain Mitra Mandal |
| Publication Year | 1955 |
| Total Pages | 94 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 3 MB |