Acharya Bhadrabahu Diwakar Chitrakatha 053

Author(s): Jinottamsuri, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai

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Acharya Yashobhadra Suri was sick due to old age. Realizing that his end was near, Acharya Yashobhadra Suri one day called the four-limbed Sangh and said
Varahamihir was an egotist hungry of worship and rituals. He started showing miracles to people after studying scriptures like Chandra Prajnapti, Surya Prajnapti, and Ashtanga Nimitt.
Go eight miles O sage! to the east of this Please tell me I place and dig the how to acquire roots of a Kadamb wealth. tree there. You
will get wealth प्रेत बाट
Among my disciples ascetic Sambhoot Vijaya and Bhadrabahu are two eyes of the Sangh. They both are Chaturdash Purvadhar. I make the two of
them my successors.
Fiat,
One householder said
Ascetic Varahamihir is also a scholar
of many subjects. Yes. But he
considers his little knowledge
to be as vast as an ocean
Giving an example Acharyashri explained there attitude Bhadrabahu is
Varahamihir like a great fish that is like a small moves calmly and fish with a rapid smoothly even in the and swift movevast water body of Ament in handful an ocean.
of water.
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