Bhagavana Mahavira

Author(s): Chauthmal Maharaj
Publisher: Jainoday Pustak Prakashan Samiti Ratlam

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(28) "INDRAJALA" Magic:-The instruction in the following matters was imparted through this art; to perform various feats of jugglery; to cut a thing into pieces and then rejoin its parts; to cause a man to appear lifeless to the audience and then to enliven him; to snatch anything from any body and put it elsewhere; to affect the vision of the on-lookers so that they actually see whatever is said to them; to eat up a thing after breaking it into pieces and then to draw it out in its original form from the nose, or arm-pit, or ear; to transform a man into a goat or cat; to draw pictures of various colours on a white paper without ink or pencil; etc. etc.
(29) "KRISHI-KARMA" Agriculture:-A complete knowledge of the following items was given to the agriculturists by means of this art:-What is the quality of a certain soil? Which soil is able to produce a certain kind of crop in abundance? When should a particular kind of crop be grown and what specific manure should be used for it? What implements are necessary for farming? How many times and when should be the digging, watering and tilling as well as sowing, reaping and harvesting of a certain crop be done in a year? How can it be known that the soil is well prepared for sowing the seeds? Why and when is a particular crop destroyed by certain insects? What are the methods to save the crops from such insects and to do away the insects if they have already attacked them? What kind of physique, food and drink should the agriculturist or farmers have? Who is the bread-gainer of the society: the king or the peasant? What means should be adopted for producing any kind of crop in largest quantities from a certain piece of ground. ?