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performed, and based on this, in each futsarpani', this great festival gets startedt”.
This story tells us only how in each ‘utsarpani period the restarting of this festival takes place. By this story, the eternity of the great festival of ten virtues does not get affected.
This story itself is also an eternal story which has been repeated many times and will be repeated. Because, at the end of the fifth era of 'Avasarpani', whenever people will get separated from these virtues of supreme forbearance etc., and in the beginning of “Utsarpant" period, whenever it will be repeated (reobserved), in that era, the great festival of “Dasha Lakshna Mahaparva" will get started in this way. In fact, this story is related to the beginning of the era and not to the beginning of this festival. In this way, from eternity, through various eras, this festival is being celebrated and will continue to be celebrated in future also.
Its eternity (beginninglessness and endlessness) has already been proved in the scriptures and is logical too. Because, ever since this ‘Jiva' (embodied soul) is there, it is possessing a virtuous nature of forgiveness etc.. though, simultaneously, is also holding, ever since, the emotional foulness, anger etc, in its modification. On account of this, although possessing knowledge and blissful nature, it is ignorant and unbappy. Since it is unhappy from beginningless time, the necessity of happiness is also there eversipce. As all 'Jivas' (cmbodied mundane souls) are from the beginningless period, the necessity of virtues like supreme forbearance etc., the root cause of happiness, is also from the beginningless period.
Similarly, although, infinite souls got liberated from the state of anger etc. (alien dispositions) by taking shelter of the supreme forbearance and other virtues of the self, yet, infinite-times more souls than the liberated ones are still lying in the states of foulness, anger etc. and are unhappy. Therefore, even today, there is an immense need of the adoration of these virtues. More over, in the distant futurc, too, there will be many unhappy souls holding emotional foulness, anger etc; hence, in future also, thic usefulness of these virtues is beyond doubt.
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