Book Title: Jain Center of America NY 2005 06 Pratishtha
Author(s): Jain Center of America NY
Publisher: USA Jain Center America NY
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Bharat Chakravarti Bharat was the eldest son of Adinath Bhagwan. He was obsessed to be a Chakravarti. He demanded his brothers to yield to his power. This was followed by famous Bharat/Bahubali fight. Bahubali was very much disturbed to learn that Bharat has tried to use the ChakraRatna. He raised his strong arms to punish Bharat but then he realized that he was the son of Adinath Bhagwan and should observe non-violence and renounce this materialistic world like his father. Without lowering his arms, he plucked his hairs and became a monk. Subsequently Bharat became Chakravarti.
Upon hearing of Nirvana of Adinath Bhagwan, Bharat went to Ashtapad Mountain to pay his homage. Overwhelmed by grief, he lit the funeral pyre. After cremation, he decided to construct a Ratnamay Palace in the memory of Adinath Bhagwan on Ashtapad Mountain where he installed statues of 24 Tirthankaras as per description given by Shri Adinath Bhagwan during a sermon.
Bharat Chakravarti
Areesha Mahal
Areesha Mahal Once, King Bharat, looking in the mirror in Glass) adored himself and the jewels that adorned him from head to toe. Suddenly, it struck him that his handsome looks were only skin-deep and illusionary. True beauty, he realized, did not lie in material possessions, came from within. Thus the King was able to break away from the bonds of Karma and attained Kevalgyan immediately. King Bharat was the last in his family to attain Moksha.
Gautam Swami Indrabhuti of Gautam Gotra, was well versed with Vedic knowledge, became a disciple of Mahavir and along with his 500 followers established Chaturvidh Sangh. Shri Gautam Swami became head of all monks and nuns as first Ganadhar at the age of 50.
When Gautam Swami learned about Bhagwan Mahavir's Nirvana, he broke down with grief. He went on lamenting when all of a sudden he realized the folly & futility of it and at that moment he attained absolute knowledge.
Shri Gautam Swami
Tapas-Kheer Parna
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