Beyond Doubt

Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation

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when the meritorious Karmas begin to exhaust the Devas have to leave their abode of heaven and take birth in the human world. As an illusion is momentary, so also the heavenly pleasures are transitory. The minimum age limt of the heavenly beings is 10,000 years and the maximum age limit is 33 Sagaropama'. 'On the completion of the life span the Devas have to leave their abode. But a handful of people make note of this. In order to go to heaven, most people keep performing all kinds of righteous deeds as explained in the scriptures unaware of the transitory happiness in the heavenly abode. Very few, who know this, try to make it hard for Moksha, which is eternal happiness and infinite bliss.
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What are the acts that will enable one to attain heaven? This too has been clearly explained in the Vedas. This explanation of the ways to go to heaven also proves the existence of heavenly existence. There is happiness as well as sorrow in this world. Happiness is the resultant of Punya and sorrow is the effect of Papa. Hellish creatures are always experiencing pain, against this the heaven exists where the jivatman experiences the fruits of its meritorious deeds."
Mauryaputra then enquired from the Lord, why the Devas very rarely visited the human world though they were at total liberty to come often? The Lord Said, “Oh Mauryaputra! There are many reasons, for the Devas not visiting the Earth very often. The occassions on which the Gods desire to come here on this Earth are very rare and this mortal world when compared to heaven is not at all a beautiful place and is full of sorrow and misery. However the following are some of the occassions on which the Devas visit this world.
Sagaropama Diksha Mahotsava
a huge measure of time renunciation ceremony festival
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