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[The Previous Lives of Lord Mahavira
of Mukapuri in the Videha country, where he will be called Pottila Chakravarti.
The prophecy of Lord Rishabhadeva made the heart of Marichi beat very loudly for joy. He was so mad with joy that he would not help giving vent to his feelings. I have no ambition now to be fulfilled. I shall be the first Vasudeva of Potanapura as also the Emperor of Muka city. I shall be the last Tirthankara of this period. My family is indeed very fortune in producing some very good gems in the form of high-souled men. My grandfather is the first Tirthankara; my father in his turn is the first Chakrvartin; and I, on my part, shall be the first Vasudeva of this period. Indeed the mother of such high souls is to be called mother in the real sense of the term, and the lives of such people is really praiseworthy. On the contrary there are some people who have been of no use to the world: their mother is worse than barren and their lives in this world absolutely fruitless.
After the Liberation of Lord Rishabhadeva it was the first concern of Marichi to look to the physical and spiritual welfare of his fellow brethren. He advised them to go to the saints of lofty character and accept consecration at their feet. In the meantime he fell sick one day. The disease became serious and he had to sojourn in a certain place. But to his utter surprise he found nobody was coming to attend him; and the absence of any attendance became unbearable to him. He began to hate the world and the selfishness of worldly people. This disdain produced such a lasting effect upon his mind that he decided to have one disciple with him on recovering from illness. When he became alright, the desire to have a disciple increased all the more. By chance one Kapila of a high family came there and met Marichi.
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