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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
moment, and help in time much lesser than that we take to express orally this thought.
SAUDHARMENDRA
When these maidens have finished with their duties the throne of Saudharmendra trembles. He is the Lord of Saudharma Heaven with 32 lacs of Vimanas (heavens). Soon he applies his divine vision and knows that the prophet is born. Then he orders the God Harinaigomeshi: “Inform all the Gods that the Lord Tirthankara is born and now Indra is proceeding for his coronation. Let all the Gods be ready and appear before Indra”.
There is a special method of informing the Gods. There is a gigantic bell in Saudharma Assembly Hall in Saudharma Heaven in the Vimana known as Saudharmavatansaka. This bell is hammered by God Harinaigameshi and consequently all the bells of 32 lacs of heavens begin to sound. This bell is sounded three times. Every Vimana is provided with spacious and permanently set up palaces. Each palace has provisions for entertainments and therefore the Gods are all-the-while engaged in sports and entertainments. Bells are fixed up at the outer parts of these palaces. When Harinaijameshi sounds the bell, the local bell of Vimana re-sounds and all the bells attached to these palaces begin to sound.
We have been narrating these things to establish the gigantic power of soul and its influence on Indras and Gods. Indras address the prophets as "Lords”. This means that Indras who are the Lords of all the profound prosperity and mystical powers accept the servitude of the prophets.
NARGHAJI'S PRIDE FOR HIS NAME
The position of a jain Shravaka is also similar to that of Indra before the religious preacher but now-a-days if some rich merchant is not addressed as "Sheth” (wealthy man's epithet) by the preceptor he is likely to be offended! He is also likely to pass scandals against the preacher.
Few years back when Shri Vijayakamal Surishwarji was the Acharya (religious head), Shri Vir Vijayji was the "Upadhyaya" (Vice-head). The latter was preaching in Marwar. He was very humorous and he addressed the persons individually by name.
