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BHAGWAN RISHABHDEV
A wave of devotion smelled in the heart of Shreyans. He came down, bowing to the lord, he I requested him to accept sugarcanejuice.
Lord! please accept this pure sugarcane
juice and thus bless me.
ma
Honoring the request, Rishabhdev drank the sugarcane juice. This auspicious day was the first third day of Vaisakh month. Lord Rishabhdev broke his one year fast by accepting sugarcane juice. Therefore according to Jain tradition this day has become famous as Akshay Trutiya.
* In memory of this day even today lakhs of people perform Varsi tap (one year fast-one day eating and next day of fast) *Taking food after fasts.
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