Hell for Me I Dare Not even Think of

Author(s): Vimalprabhvijay
Publisher: Vimalprabhvijayji

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Then the God tells, “Oh Gautam ! What you have asked me, now I tell you about the characteristics of the Karma against which the soul becomes helpless and gets controlled by their own Karma, listen to it."
Saying this the God answers the 48 questions, asked earlier.
you could become happy in your next birth." Saying this Soor returned back to his place [Devlok/ Heaven) Similarly if any person who doesnot practice religious acts and good and moral deeds in birth as human beings, has to repent in future. Therefore all should practice Religion.
King Shashi, after his death went to 3rd Hell and Soor prabh-after completing his, life span, went to 5th Devlok. [ Heaven). These are the fruits of Karma and Dharma [i.e. sinful acts & religious moral-meritful acts.]
There is a tale of an old lady showing that there would not be pain, hunger and thirst felt by the soul who is listening to the preachings / sermons of the God. [42] A STORY OF AN OLD WOMAN:
Once, there lived a Vanik [ a business man) in some village, he had an old woman as a maid - servant in his house. One day the old woman went to jungle to collect pieces of wood for fire for the cooking purpose. In the midway, she became hungry and thirsty, so she collected a very little amount of wood and returned back. The master saw this and told the old woman, "Why have you collected so little amount of woods? Go again, and bring some more." The old woman left instantly, it was a sunny and a very hot noon, she struggled, suffered the great heat, collected few more wooden pieces and kept on walking. In the midway, a piece of wood fell down, she picked it up, while doing that, she heard the voice of God Mahaveer, She stopped there. All her pains of the thirst, hunger and tiredness vanished. She returned home happily hearing the God's sermons and preachings. The master questioned the old woman, the reason for her being late. The old woman told the truth to the master. As such, the master also came to know the God Mahaveer's Preachings. The master realized the virtues of the old woman and so he showed great respect to her. Thus, she became happy. This is how on hearing the sermons and preachings of the God [Parmeshwar), sorrows & pains get Vanished.
II E II જિનવરવાણી જે સુણે, નરનારી સુવિહાણ //
સૂમબાદર જીવની, રક્ષા કરે સુજાણ ll૧ll
The male-female who follow the sermons/ preachings of the Jin [ i.e. the God), they protect all the lives-the big as also the minute.
The story of an old woman on the importance of Shri Jinwāni. [i.e. God's words).
Answer to the 1st question.
जे धायइ सत्ताई, अलियं जंपेइ परधणं हरइ ॥ परदारं चियवंचइ, बहुपाव परिग्गहासतो ||१५|| चंडो माणो धिट्ठो, मायावी निवरो खरो पावो ॥ पिसुणो संगहसीलो, साहूणं निंदओ अहमो ||१६||
आलप्पाल पसंगी, दुट्ठो बुद्धिइ जो कयग्धो य ॥ बहुदुरक सोग पउरे, मरिउ नरयम्मि सो जाइ ||१७||
Meaning:- Those who kill/ murder lives, tell lies, steal, indulge in sex with other's wife, are afflicted towards greed and hoarding, who oppose or act in contravention of the 5 anuvrats, [i.e. smaller vow] , such persons are destined for Hell in the future birth. Those who are obstinate towards nature, are proudy, fraudulent, treacherers, cunning, cruel hearted, wicked, hot and harsh tempered, sinners, those who backbite, those who make bad friends, hoarding for sinful activity, disobey and disregard the religious preceptor are of degraded nature, who speak vulgar language, and those who are evil minded persons and those who are ungreatful persons such people after their death, go to Hell to suffer tremendous pains and sorrows.
The 8th emperor-Subhoom, after firstly committing sins of violence and there after various other sins-went to Hell. [43] SUBHOOM CHAKRAWORTY :
Subhoom had never seen the world outside a cellar, so once he asked his mother, “ Oh mother! Whether the earth is this much only?" Mother said, " No son ! Earth is very large, but Parshuram had killed your father and plundered/robbed his province, so due to his fear we are staying in this cellar." And she further narrated the entire incident.
Hearing this, Subhoom got very angry on Parshuram. With the blessings of his mother he along with Meghnãd a Vidhyadhar [ i.e. one with divine energy / powers) went to Hastinãpur. There, he first visited to Dãnshāla. He looked at the plate filled with cereals and pulses laid on the throne. With his glance towards the plate, those cereals / liquid food and pulses turned into a khir. (a sweet dish of rice and hot milk) Subhoom ate up all the khir. Hearing this news,
Oh God! Hell for me? ... I dare not even think of...
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