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BHARAT CHAKRAVARTI One day Rishabh Dev called all his children and said,
Knowledge is supreme
in this world. A man with knowledge can rule over all.
Indeed father, give us knowledge. We will sincerely follow your
instructions.
knowledge to you.
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Rishabh Dev made Bharat perfect in 72 arts including language, chemistry, music, crafts, and dance. Bahubali was taught biology, and augury. Other sons were also given knowledge of various subjects. To Brahmi he taught scripts and Sundari was given the knowledge of numbers (mathematics). Once during spring festival celebrations in Ayodhya king Rishabh All of a sudden the stream of his Dev went to the garden with his family. The masses were participating thoughts took a turnin various dances, music and other recreational activities. When Rishabh Dev saw the public effused with joy, he thought
Eat, drink, and be merry, is How happy are
that the limit of happiness. my people! How joyous
Or, is their any other and they are!
more blissful happiness?
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He recalled his earlier incarnations and thought
Divine pleasure is more blissful than human pleasure. And still more blissful is the disciplined ascetic life. In fact, to dwell in discipline and meditation is the ultimate bliss. Now I should take to the path of the ultimate bliss so that my people may also
emulate me.
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