24 Characters of Tirthankara

Author(s): Harshshilvijay, Kulshilvijay
Publisher: Aatmashreya Prakashan

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the Caravan Thousands of people have joined it. Give me opportunity of serving you with innocent food, water and other appropriate things."
Caravan left from Kshitipratishthitpur. The area where that caravan was taking rest along with hundreds of elephants, horses, camels, ox, mules etc. and large group of people it was looking like a village...
As and on..... Days and months passed. The monsoon commenced. All roads were blocked due to torrential rainfall.
Caravan was stuck in a big forest. To get protection against the rain everyone constructed small huts of bamboo and started living in it.
Dhan's friend Manibhadra has also constructed a beautiful hut
and requested Acharyabhagwant to stay in it.
Mahātmā accepted innocent place for living.
Monsoon season was too long.... In the forest it was also difficult to obtain grain. The hungry people started eating fruits,
roots etc.
Due to such terrible situation of caravan Dhan sarthvāh was
nervous.
"Oh... What a terrible situation of my companions!" Suddenly he evoked Dharmghoshsurishwarji Mahārājā and other mahātmās.
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