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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
CHAPTER XII
"अध पुण्ये सन्दिग्धम्
द्विजमचल भ्रातरं विबुधमुख्यम् । ऊचे विभुर्ययार्थम्
वेदार्थ किं न भावयसि ? "
The Lord asked Achalabhratha, the nineth great Brahmin Scholar who had come to the Samavasarana, "Why are you unable to understand the exact meaning of the vedic tenet." Achalabhratha had a doubt regarding the authenticity of Punya and also brought with him his family of 300 students. Since Lord Mahavira was an omniscient, He knew the doubt and the base for it. The Lord said, “In one particular tenet of the Vedas, it is said"
"999 ward durch e prema i.e.whatever has happened and whatever shall happen in this world is all Purusha'. You have interpreted this verse to mean that there is no Punya or any such thing. But at the same time in another context in the Vedas, it is said," "guar guera abfum" i.e.Righteousness leads to the accumulation of meritorious deeds (Punya). This verse propounds the existence of Punya tattva. Isn't this your doubt and vedas the basis for it?"
Achalabharatha said, "Oh Lord! Thou art an omniscient and knoweth the doubt over which I have been pondering since years. I think that as a person gradually frees himself from evil deeds, he begins to achieve happiness, and when he is freed from all sins he achieves eternal happiness. When it is enough to believe in the
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Purusha Tattva
Parabrahma, supreme soul reality
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