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BHARAT CHAKRAVARTI Resolving thus, Rishabh Dev called his sons, including Bharat, and ministers and said,
Renouncing the grandeur of the kingdom I want to go into the forest for spiritual practices. Therefore
I hand over the reigns of this kingdom 0001
to Bharat, my eldest son.
HU
1000000
mo
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He than gave the state of Bahali to Bahubali and various other areas to his other sons.
On Chaitra Krishna eighth Rishabh Dev started on the ascetic path. Hundreds of kings and princes and thousands of men and women were following Rishabh Dev sitting in the divine palanquin. Reaching the garden and standing under an Ashoka tree, Rishabh Dev pulled out four fistful of his hair, formally accepting Shraman-diksha".
One day Rishabh Dev's mother, Maru Devi asked her grandson Bharat
Where is my son VOOOOO Rishabh? A long time has passed since his
100000 renunciation.
ensin
Grandmother, my reporters are expected
back soon with the news of my father.
After this he accepted the vow of silence and commenced his itinerant life.
Je# formal initiation as Jain ascetic.
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