Bhagvana Parshwanath Diwakar Chitrakatha 055 056

Author(s): Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai

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(STORIES FROM EARLIER BIRTHS)
BHAGAVAN PARSHVA NAATH :
THE PROPHET OF FORGIVENESS Kamath and Marubhuti
This is a story from the very remote past. There was a city called Potanpur. King Arvind ruled there. Vishvabhuti was his priest.
Vishvabhuti was a scholar of politics and religion. By nature he was contented, kind and simple. One cloudy evening Vishvabhuti was sitting in his home-garden. He saw a rainbow in the sky. For a long time Vishvabhuti observed the fading and reappearing colours of the rainbow. He thought — 'Human life is just like a rainbow. Every moment its colours keep changing. Sometimes happiness, sometimes misery;joy one moment and sadness next moment. How unstable is life? There is no way to know what will happen the next moment?
Then he thought about his own life — I have grown old. How long can I continue to shoulder responsibilities of the state and the family ? Why not get free of these burdens and lead a peacefui life devoted to spiritual practices in solitude.
BHAGAVAN PARSHVA NAATH
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