Bhavana Bodh

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

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BHAVANA BODH
followed his commands, on the contrary they began to hate him as he was no good in either life. Kundarika, after adopting the rulership of Pundarikini kingdom, indulged in overeating and so one night, he suffered much pain and vomitted; but due to hate towards him none went near him and so he got very angry and decided to punish, all those who did not help him, next morning soon after he got relief from his pain. As he entertained high anger he died and met with seventh hell, inviting all sorts of sufferings and miseries for a very very long time. What a terrible entrance of incoming sins !!
Here ends the ASRAV BHAVANA in the Seventh Print.
EIGHTH PRINT SAMVAR BHAVANA
SAMVAR BHAVANA :- What are described in seventh print, are the fifty seven entrances for incoming sins and to close these entrances completly is to stop all sins from entering our soul and that is known as Samvar Bhavana.
Example : (1) (Connecting the life of Kundarika as described in Seventh Print) Pundarika, as referred in seventh print, adopted the broom of wool and mouth bandage, left by his brother Kundarika in Ashokwadi in Pundarikini city and decided that he should approach a great enlightened saint and determined not to eat or drink till he succeeded in searching such a master. Wandering in search of a proper master, he travelled far and wide on bare foot and his feet bled profusely as pierced by brambles and stones and yet he bore all this pain with equanimity with a firm determination to succeed in reaching a fit master who can guide him in his ascetic life. As a result this greatman, Pundarika got all benefits of a good and noble life and was born as a supermost deity in SARVARTHA SIDDH VIMAN, endowed with a very very long life. Just see! What a miserable and pathetic fall of Kundarika by ASRAV and what a great height of achievement obtained by his brother Pundarika by SAMVAR or stopping all entries of sin to his soul!