Prabuddha Jivan 2016 08 Bar Bhavna Visheshank

SR No.: 526097
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sejal Shah
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh
Publication Year: 2016
Total Pages: 148
Language: Gujarati
Classification: Magazine, India_Prabuddha Jivan, & India
File Size: 5 MB

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પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવત : બાર ભાવતા વિશેષાંક
પૃષ્ઠ ૧૪૬ % પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન : બાર ભાવના વિશેષાંક ળ ઓગસ્ટ ૨૦૧૬ પર ભાવતા વિશેષાંક # પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવત :
THE STORY OF MALLINATHA
## પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન : બાર ભાવતા વિશેષાંક ## પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન : બીર પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન : બાર ભાવતા વિશેષુક HR પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન બાર ભાવતા વિશેષાંક BE પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવત : બાર ભાવતા વિશેષાંક BN પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવત : બાર ભાવતા વિશેષાંક
The nineteenth Tirthankara Mallinatha was a Hastinapur, Ayodhya, Champa, Kashi, Kampilyapur female according to Svetambara and male as per and Shravasti respectively. These six kings(previous Digambara canons. Her life and preaching is a very birth's six friends) heard about the beauty of the good example of explaining Ashuchi-bhavana. Our Mallikumari and decided to marry her. Mallikumari body is full of unwanted wastage material so we was observing penance and austerity to reach Moksa must concentrate only on our soul (atma). Thus she in that life. While meditating on paramatma she came clarified the necessity of meditation on pure soul to know the reason behind above kings' will. She : which leads to salvation.
recollected past life and recognised her friends. She Mallinatha was born as Rajkumari at Mithila in wanted to make them free from the cycle of birthBharatksetra. Her parents King Kumbha and Queen death and attain moksa, so invited them. She 2 Padmavati were very happy to receive the charming
thought of a plan, accordingly she made very beautiful child. Devas and Indras took her to appropriate statue of herself and kept it open from Merushikhara for Abhisheka after giving Avasvapini- top. The maid servant was advised by her to put nidra to her mother. All celestial beings celebrated little food daily inside the statue. That food became her birth. She earned Tirthankara-nama-karma after rotten and spread foul smell when opened. severe austerity performed in last birth. The story Now Malli called her friends. All entered the of her last birth is very interesting.
drawing room from different doors and were In previous birth. Mallinath was a king named shocked to see the charming Mallikumari statue as * Mahabal ruling in Veetashoka region of Jambudvipa. it was looking real. Malli entered the hall secretly and ! King Mahabal had six childhood friends, all were very open the top cover of the statue. The whole room close and doing everything together without hiding was smelling dirty. Now, she explained to them the from one another. Once all friends went to hear difference between body and soul. Our body is made sermons of a well-known Jain Acharva. They up of blood, flesh bones, etc. which is mortal while realised that the world is full of misery and pain so our soul is immortal. The human life is very important renounced the world and became ascetics. All friends as one attains moksa in the same Manushya-gati
started performing severe austerities and meditation.only. She elucidated that they were friends in - Mahabal had extreme wish to free all living beings previous births and why she was born as a female. ** from pain and misery. This wish lead him to All friends were convinced with her explanation, 7 acquisition of Tirthankara-nama-karma. Sometimes performed meditation and became Siddha. 3 he observed longer austerities without knowledge Mallikumari took diksa and destroyed herghatiof his friends. This secrecy followed with the binding karma in a very short period and received kevaljnana. of karma, would cause him to take birth as a female. She attains liberation at Sametshikhara. All friends including Mahabal continued performing Though Mallinatha was a female Jina as per austerities throughout their lives and attained Svetambara tradition, her image is carved as other $ heavenly abode. After completing celestial life span Jinas because Tirthankara images represent the $ all friends were born as Rajkumaras except qualities of Arihanta not their physical bodies. Mahabal's jiva who became a Rajkumari named Though one of her image from 10th century with Malli.
feminine features is found in U. P. now in Lucknow Malli, the Rajkumari grew up to be a very attractive Museum. girl and his six friends became powerful kings of ‘પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન” કોર્પસ ફંડમાં ત્રણ લાખનું અનુદાન આપી પંદર વર્ષ સુધી કોઈ પણ એક મહિનાનું સૌજન્ય પ્રાપ્ત કરો ,
8 પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવત : બાર ભાવના વિરોષક પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન : બાર ભાવના વિશેષાંક 8 પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવત: બીર ભાવતા વિશેષાંક ક્ષણ પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન બાર ભાવના વિશેષાંક # પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન બાર ભાવની વિશેષાંક B પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન : બાર
સ્વજનને શબ્દાંજલિ જ્ઞાનકર્મથી અર્ધી જ્ઞાનપુણ્ય પ્રાપ્ત કરો
પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવત : બાર ભાવના વિશેષાંક કદ પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવત બાર ભાવતા વિશેષાંક કદ પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવત: બાર ભાવતા વિશેષાંક કદ પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવત : બાર ભાવતા વિશેષાંક : પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન: