Book Title: Ahimsa Mimansa
Author(s): Kanubhai Sheth, Gunvant Barvalia
Publisher: SKPG Jain Philosophical and Literary Research Centre
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Ahimsa Mimamsa such as anger, illusion, spite and revengeful tendency are not cropped up in the mind, while fighting in self defence. A violence to be performed , killing has to be done, question of survival appears for self defence and if principle aim is protection as a part of moral duty, then such violence is not undesirable and unforsaken.
The best available examples of Virodhi violence are Shri Ram and Shri Krishna. When the defence of injustice is impossible through non-violence then the support by Virodhi violence is unavoidable resistance to injustice necessary in normal life.
Ravan kindnapped Sita. When Shri Ram knew this, Ravan had moved far ahead. Sita was trapped by Ravan. There was moral responsibility of the protection of Sita on the one side, while on the other side a'violence has to be performed through mass killings in the war with Ravan. Ram was restraint person. He convinced him that he did not desire for his wealth, nor he wished to have his golden Lanka and else. He wanted his Sita back. He desired liberty of Sita. He did not have any interest and pleasure in fighting with Ravan neither he has any revengeful tendency nor spite against Ravan. He tried to convince Ravan that he himself is a king, mounted on throne, then how the people would find jusitce, if he involves himself in the act of torture, vices and rapist ? He should act for truth and morality. Ravan, however, did not listen to his single advice. Ram liffed his bow to teach a lesson to that tyarrant, guilty, rapist, and to give punishment and marched towards Ravan. There was war. Annihilation took place. Ravan was killed. Sita returned. Virodhi Violence was unavoidable here, it was on the part of duty and part of protection. There was neither a spite nor enmity in the mind of Ram towards Ravan.
Another axample is available in the history and that belongs to Shri Krishna-Arjuna. The war which took place be
