Jain Journal 1977 07

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

Page 13

JULY, 1977
“We bow to the Lord sanctified, By His presence Bharata is purified For His lotus footprints will lead All freewill living beings to a pacific creed. May chants to the Lord fill our festival days, May worship to the Lord fill our hearts always."
Then the infant was returned to his birthplace, Mother made thanks for his faultless form and face, And father decreed his birth celebration, A festival of life for the royal occasion -Royal, for father was eldest brother to Krsna's father And mother of the five Pandavas called both kings brother.
Thus unlike a matted village mendicant Whose poor-mouthed renunciation was irrevelant, The young prince would be adrift in luxury From a master space of sovereignty When he would renounce his wedding procession And go forth barefoot, his only possession One thousand eight lucky marks on his body, O, karmic badge of identity.
Historically, the Yadavas fell into a family feud Multiplied in magnitude Till kinsmen stood opposed on the battlefield, Bold-faced with pride that would not yield. Lightning arrows ... and war elephants Clashing like unto thunders in attendance As the flat lands near to modern Agra Turned red, O, blood of the epic Mahabharata”.
For blue Krsna, a woeful victory, Decimated was the Yadava extended family. The Yamuna city-kingdoms then took abdication, Westward they moved in a migration To the rose stone cliffs of the rocking sea Where they raised up their own, Dvaraka-city.
2 The two main sects of Jainism differ in their acceptance of the Mahabharata.
The Svetambaras give it little prominence; the Digambaras hold the Jaina version within their traditions. Both sects accept a Yadava family migration to Dvaraka as an aftermath of war.