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Upasargas by God Sangama
that fresh Karmas can be tasted by one who has not done them. For, there is no room for such contraries in the realm of Karmas. Neither man, nor divine beings, nor even God Himself has got the power of breaking the eternal law of Karmas. Nature tells us that we can never suffer for an action which we have not done previously. Lord Mahavira knew quite well the secret of the Upasargas that were caused to him by god Sangama; and it was for this reason that he neither tried to prevent him from making mischiefs por allowed his supernatural power of penances to counteract their effect. He thought that Sangama was not responsible for the mischief that he had done. People might have thought that Lord Mahavira was suffering at the hands of Sangama, but for the Lord in fact, he proved to be a great helper in bringing him nearer Kevala Jnana or Omniscience. Had Lord Mahavira given a tit for tat to the god who was treating him very cruelly, or had given him some defeat, the moral balance of the Universe would have terribly suffered. It was quite possible that another individual more powerful than Sangama might have come in the field to fight with the Lord, this struggle would have continued until order had been restored in Nature, and Lord Mahavira had to keep himself at a distance from Kevala-Jnana until he had completely destroyed his Karmas.
Indra was quite a ware of the fact that Lord Mahavira was being harrassed by the Upasargas of god Sangama, and he could have removed them in a minute if the Lord had so desired. He felt very much afflicted at heart, because he had a deep love for the Lord. However, he did not want to do anything against the will of the Lord. He already knew the
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