Jain Journal 1971 04

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

Page 36

APRIL, 1971
Beaten by your sons, I have made a nidāna-to burn Dvaraka with its people. There is no escape from that, except of you (two)."
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Rama restrained Krsna : "Do not, brother, uselessly appease this miserable ascetic intent upon forbidden things.. This one having spoken there is no escape from the future event. ... In any case the speech of the Omniscient cannot be false."
Then burned by grief, Krsna went to his own house. Dvaipayana's nidana became known in Dvaraka. On the next day Sarngabhrt had a proclamation made in the city : "Henceforth, people, be especially devoted to dharma." All the people began (to be) so. The Blessed One, Sri Nemi, came and stopped on Mt. Raivataka, Krsna went there, bowed, and listened to a sermon resembling the sun for putting to flight the deep sleep of the world's delusion. After hearing the sermon, some princes, Pradyumna, Samba, Nisadha. Ulmuka, Saranai and others became mendicants. Many women of the Yadus, Rukmini, Jambavati, and others, afraid of existence, became mendicants at the Master's lotus feet.
Questioned by Krsna the blessed One said: "In the twelfth year Dvaipayana will burn this Dvaraka." Krsna thought: "TheySamudravijaya and the others--are fortunate who took initiation in the beginning. Shame on me, uninitiated, greedy for sovereignty." Knowing his thought the Master said: "Krsna, the Sarngins never take initiation, because they have barriers made by a nidana. They go below necessarily. You will go to Valukaprabha."
Hearing that, Krsna at once became exceedingly miserable. Again the Omniscient said: "Do not be sad, Janardana. Rising from it, you will be a mortal; then a Vaimanika. Falling, you will be the son of Jitasatru, lord of the city Gangadvara in this Bharata, and the twelfth Arhat, named Amama (in the coming Utsarpini). Bala will go to Brahmaloka and, falling, will be a mortal; then a god and, falling, will be a man in this Bharata. He will attain emancipation in the congregation of you, a Tirthakrt named Amama."
After saying this, the Lord of the World went elsewhere in his wandering. After bowing to him Vasudeva went to the city Dvaraka. Then Krsna had a proclamation made again in the same way in the city and all the pople became especially devoted to dharma. Dvaipayana died and was born among the Agnikumaras. He recalled his former enmity and went to Dvaraka. Asura Dvaipayana saw all the people