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THE JAINA GAZETTE The King who was longing to receive the Jina in his capital, gave order that his town should keep high festival ; therefore the ways were swept, rose odours sprinkled in the street, and the trees were hung with lamps and flags. The people in the city with their rich dress and ornaments on and taking with them flowers and frankincense went in crowds to pay their obeisance to the Thirthankara. In the middle of a tank there was a nice grove where the Lord preached to His Assembly, which consisted of Devas, men, beasts and birds. The spiritual radiance of the Blessed Jina shone round Him over a radius of considerable distance, and as a consequence of which all living beings felt whole and happy. The lame walked; the blind saw ; the dumb spoke ; the deaf heard ; and the sick men leaped laughing from beds of pain. There was friendship also among the animals and birds :
"spotted deer Broused fearless where the tigress fed her cubs, And cheetahs lapped the pool beside the bucks ; Under the eagle's rock the brown hares scoured While his fierce beak but preened an idle wing; The snake sunned all his jewels in the beam With deadly fangs in sheath; the shrike let pass
The nestling-finch ; the emerald halcyons Sate dreaming while the fishes played beneath, Nor hawked the merops, though the butterflies-- Crimson and blue and amber-flitted thick Around his perch; the spirit of our Lord
Lay potent upon man and bird and beast." And Nature herself responded to the psychic attraction from the Lord. The sky was clear and bright in all directions ; the conscious earth worshipped with waving grass and sudden flush of flowers at His feet; mild and fragrant breezes blew all around ; space resounded with shouts of Jai! Jai !. " Victory! Victory !" and all living beings became joyous. In short Pavapuri with its lovely gardens and merry crowds of people became a paradise, and our Lord continued preaching for about a month when He understood that His career in this world was approach Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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| SR No. | 034890 |
| Book Title | Jaina Gazette 1928 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Ajitprasad, C S Mallinath |
| Publisher | Jaina Gazettee Office |
| Publication Year | 1928 |
| Total Pages | 502 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 33 MB |