Hemchandracharya Diwakar Chitrakatha 040

Author(s): Nityanandsuri, Chidanandmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai

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KALIKALA SARVAJNA HEM CHANDRACHARYA He then continued to sing in his melodious voice- After the worship the king Whose attachment" etc, that are the
came to the main hall of germinating media of the seed of
the temple with mundane rebirths, have become
Great! extinct, to that super sou submit my Gurudev, what
Acharyashri. He sat at his namaskar, mayhe be Brahma,
a beautiful
feet and said Vishnu, Shiva, or Jina.
panegyric.
A great deity like Mahadev,
a great teacher like you, and a seeker of fundamentals like me, all three are present here. Tell me which is the true deity and what is
the true religion?
Acharyashri meditated for a few moments and said —
I will give you the answer by invoking this very deity and
allowing you to see him in person. I will start my meditation
and you should continue to sprinkle incense in the fire.
Acharyashri became still in his meditation. The hall was filled with clouds of smoke. Lamps got extinguished and it became dark. Suddenly Lord Shiva appeared from the radiant Linga. The room was filled with brilliant light.
# Aversion, lust, anger, illusion greed etc.
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