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second question was “Does a soul have a natural eligibility to attain mok a or as a causal one?” The Lord said – “The eligibility for mok a is a natural inclination not causal." Jayamt 's next question was – “Will all the Siddhas attain mok a?” The Lord said _“Yes, all the righteous souls will attain mok a." The fourth question was _“When all such souls attain mok a would the world be devoid of great souls?” The Lord's answer was "No, soul is immortal; even if the Siddha souls will remain liberated always yet the world will not be devoid of righteous souls." To Jayamt 's other question the Lord said it is better for the unrighteous people and the people who preach unrighteous things to remain asleep; when they are asleep, unrighteousness will not prosper in the world. The Lord also said that goodness or wrongfulness of power, wealth, and material depends on their good use or bad use. Happy with the Lord's skillful answers to her questions, Jayamt accepted the path of restraint and self-redemption and welfare of others.
From Kau mb the Lord arrived at r vast. There Sumanobhadra and Suprati ha took initiation. They attained liberation in time after excellent austerities. From there the Lord arrived at V ijyagr ma where he awakened householder Anamda and initiated him into the householder's conduct and completed his rainy season stay there.
The 4th Year as Keval
After the end of the monsoons, the Lord moved from V ijyagr ma to Magadha and stayed at “Gu a la caitya in R jag ha. libhadra, son of a merchant, used to stay there. libhadra's father was Gobhadra, a resident of the abode of gods. Out of love for libhadra, he used to bring clothes, ornaments and food from the heaven for his son and his wives. libhadra's mother Bhadr was so magnanimous she would give the gem-studded blankets that even king re ika could not buy to her daughters-in-law to wipe their feet. Even king re ika was amazed at Bhadr 's magnanimity. He reached Bhadr 's house. He was amazed to see libhadra's wealth. When Bhadr called libhadra to meet the king he said “What is the necessity for me to come and meet? Whaveter Whatever is valuable, see it and keep it in the godown." To this the mother said “This is not a thing that can be bought; this is our Lord (n tha)." Hearing the word 'n tha' libhadra was surprised. “So there is some Lord over me as well. And I must do some good deed to release
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