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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
SHRUTSAGAR
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MARCH-2015 वैराण्याजन्मजातान्यपि गलितमदा जन्तवो न्ये त्यजन्ति श्रुत्वा साम्यैकरूढ प्रशमित कलुष योगिनं क्षीणमोहम् ।।
One who is equanimous and impartial to all creatures and one who has conquered all passions and sense-pleasures, only His speech can be so powerful and effective on hearing which even staunch enemies abandon their enmity and become friends.
Whenever the great Tirthankars sermoned (preached), the deer and the lions' cubs, the cow and the tiger's young one, the wild cats and the swans lived together in one place, as if they all belonged to one and the same family. The peacock and the snake too live happily in one place without any fear, and this is all due to the powerful speech and equanimous personality of the Supreme Lord. It has rightly been said:
अहिंसा प्रतिष्ठायां तत्सन्निधौ वैरत्यागः ॥
i.e. wherever Ahimsa i.e.non-violence, has been installed, the creatures living there, abandon enmity and fear and live together. The whole atmosphere and surroundings undergo a complete transformation. The place becomes holy and hence the animals which are enemies by birth become friendly. A very interesting incident took place which is worth illustrating in this context.
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