Bhavana Bodh

Author(s): Shrimad Rajchandra
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram

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BHAVANA BODH
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pleasure of hearing, many professional and sweet voiced dancers were ready to sing melodious songs, one for whose pleasure of sight many types of plays and instruments of fun and laughter were ready; one whose fame as a victorious king had spread far and wide like wind in the skies; one whose enemies had no occasion to sleep with ease or without fear of attack or in other words the wives of whose enemies were constantly shedding tears; one against whom none dared to fight as an enemy but none dared to even point any finger against, one in whose bidding many wise advisers were seeking his favour; one whose bodily form, beauty and lustre were mind absorbing, one in whose body valourous might,prowess, power and highly victorious actions were clearly observed one for whose pleasure resort were maintained fragrant gardens, parks and vernal woods, one whose chiefs were a number of his equally valourous and shining sons; one to take up whose commands, were ready lacs of servants in all directions, one who went whereever, there was adored with high praises and dishes of golden flowers and emeralds, one to touch whose auspicious lotus like feet were anxious like Indra, the Lord of Gods, one in whose factory of warlike armaments, the great famed divine wheel was produced, one in whose kingdom the lamp of empire was unfailingly burning bright; one on whose head the crown of six great continents victory was shining with lustre and brightness. In short whose army, whose cities, whose prowess and majesty and whose enjoyments knew no bounds from worldly point of view - such Shriman Raj Rajeshwar (king of all kings) Bharat adorned with beautiful apparels and ornaments was sitting on his royal throne in his grand mirror palace. All entrances in all directions were open, incenses of many fragrant kinds were burning and their aroma filled the space around, all sort of fragrance giving objects were spreading fine fragrance all round, various kinds of melodious musical instruments were playing melody around, cool slow and fragrant winds were blowing all around. In that palace, the great king of kings Shriman Bharat achieved imprecedented soul enlightenment while observing his adorned ornaments etc.
A ring from one of his hand fingers fell out and Bharat's attention was drawn to it and the finger without the ring seemed