Bharat Chakravarti Diwakar Chitrakatha 035

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

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The gods requested Indra —
BHARAT CHAKRAVARTI
With hundreds of gods Indra approached chakravarti Bharat and Bahubali and said
O king of gods, this war will destroy the whole world. The
earth will turn red with human blood. Convince them any way to desist from entering into this
terrible war.
O sons of Rishabh, please turn around from
this terrible confrontation.
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In the end Indra requested
Bharat explained about his compulsion. Bahubali also conveyed to indra
I don't want a war with brother Bharat, I am being
pushed by the circumstances.
If you cannot
avoid war, at least don't make it a despicable war*. Noble people even fight nobly*
To avoid a terrible holocaust they both
agreed to this contest of individual strength. # In a despicable war armies fight with highly destructive weapons and millions of beings are killed. 15 # In a noble war the opponents use a five way contest of individual strength as combat. For
www.jainelibrary.org Jain exampleterstaring contest, sound contest, wrestling, fist-fight, and mace-due. # The king of gods.