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Marubhuti's head. Marubhuti's head was torn open and blood flowed from it. When he tried to get up, Kamath lifted another rock and hit him again. Marubhuti moaned and died on the spot.
Even killing Marubhuti did not pacify Kamath's anger. Burning with vengeance he kicked and tossed Marubhuti's dead body from the hilltop. He also wished—'This rascal got me insulted. I will continue taking revenge even in my next birth.'
One day an enlightened acharya (head of a group of ascetics) named Samantabhadra came to Potanpur. When king Arvind attended his discourse he too got detached- "Gurudev ! Please show me the path of spiritual uplift."
On hearing the sermon of the acharya the king handed over his kingdom to his son and got initiated. After learning scriptures he commenced austerities.
One day ascetic Arvind thought I should make my life worthwhile by doing pilgrimage of Ashtapad!
The ascetic said to a caravan chief named Saagardatt—"Gentleman! Worship at Ashtapad is meritorious for human life."
The merchant asked—“Revered one! Image of which deity is installed there and who got the image installed ?"
The ascetic told him about the importance of Ashtapad pilgrimage center—"The image of the first Tirthankar Bhagavan Risabhadeva is installed there. Indra, the king of gods, too goes there for worship. Emperor Bharat, Bhagavan Risabhadeva's son, got gem studded images of twenty four Tirthankar's installed there. A person who dose worship at that great pilgrimage center never has a bad destiny. Worship at that place leads to freedom from miseries and finally to liberation."
BHAGAVAN PARSHVA NAATH
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