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pious thoughts accrue for me, abundance of merits. Thus only shall be my release from the agonies of worldly existence.
Blessed shall be that hour (Samay) and the finest shall be that moment (Sunder) when holding in mind great sayings of Jina as I take exit from life, I shall cross this ocean of existence."
मुजने वैर नहि कोईशुं सर्वशुं मैत्रीभावोजी; गणि समयसुंदर एम कहे, पामी पुण्य प्रभावोजी. संसारना संकट थकी, छूटीश जिनवचने अवतोराजी; धन्य समयसुंदर ते घडी, हुं पामीश हं पामीश भवनो पारोजी.
As he defines the life Samay Sunder further says, "He only, in true sense, lives who is endowed with virtues and love for religion. To one, who is bereft of virtues and devotion for religion, whatever life he lives, is lived in vain".
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स जीवति गुणा यस्य धर्मो यस्य स जीवति । धर्म गुणविहींनो यो, निष्फलं तस्य जीवितम् ॥
Thus he inter-links a way of life with the way of dying both acts forming parts of an unbroken continuity of spiritual existence which may span many life times, till soul is saved. Some examples of awakened souls rising to lofty ways of spiritual living by Grace of God and by sustained efforts of their own starting with Chandanbala and Mrigavati, who were Guru and disciple after initiation and were also inter-related as a niece and an aunt by a sister's relation prior to initiation.
(1) Chandanbala and Mrigavati :
Once Sun-god and Moon-god visited Lord Mahavir; to make their obeisence, in their luminous vehicles. Chandanbala and Mrigavati happened to be in audience. Chandanbala sensed that evening hour was drawing to an end and returned to her resting place. However, Mrigavati did not follow suit. She remained behind, enchanted by the discourse given in a marvellously melodious voice, by Lord Mahavir and misguided by a rare occuarace in nature as Day light continued to linger on long after the Sunset hour till gods departed. Suddenly, darkness fell every where. Perplexed and unnerved by it. Mrigavati hastened back to her place. By then, Chandanbala had gone to sleep. As she woke up to find Mrigavati entering the place late at night, she rebuked her for her lapse as unbecoming of a lady. A queen that once
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