Atmatatva Vichar Or Philosophy Of Soul

SR No.: 023322
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Vijaylakshmansuri, Ghanshyam Joshi, Kirtivijay Gani
Publisher: Mohanlal D Mehta
Publication Year: 1963
Total Pages: 568
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 39 MB

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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
not worry at all. We shall carry the Lord to the mountain of Meru for the consecration ceremony". With these words Indra places the symbolic idol of the lord by the side of the Prophet's mother. In the case of Lord Mahavir also, after all the ceremony was over, Indra had prepared five such forms. One of the forms carried the lord, two of them began to swing the choweries, one form held the umbrella and the rest held Vajra in hand and proceeded further in the capacity of a body-guard. The Gods walked in front and behind the lord in a procession with joy. This procession reached the mountain Meru in no time.
SPIRITUAL BATH CEREMONY ON THE MOUNT MERU
When the procession of Saudharmendra and other Gods reached the mountain Meru then the thrones of sixty-three Indras began to tremble, therefore they also got themselves ready and arrived on the mountain Meru with their paraphernalia.
Then the Indra of the twelfth heaven ordered the Abhiyogya Gods to keep ready the materials for the consecration. There are about 250 consecration ceremonies in the holy bath ceremony of the lord Tirthankar. In this sacred bath ceremony, pitchers are very small and a lay-man cannot have any idea about them. These pitchers contain water of the milky ocean as that water is very sweet in taste and white in colour like milk.
SAUDHARMA'S DOUBT AND THE MANIFESTATION OF THE LORD'S POWER
First sacred bath of the Lord is accomplished by Indra of the twelfth heaven. Water is poured with force from the sacred bath pitchers over the prophet Mahavir's body. These waters have so much force that they could carry away elephants. Saudharmendra for the first time entertained a doubt: "How would the Lord withstand the force of these floods of water ?” Indra's heart is full of devotion and he knows this is God himself, still God could know with his divine power that Indra entertained such doubt. God pressed his toe of the left foot on the throne to convince Indra of His divine powers with the consequence that the throne and the entire mountain Meru began to tremble. The whole Jambu Island trembled and the Ocean Lavan was also agitated. All these happenings occurred in the wink of an eye. Still the