Jain Legend Vol 1

Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana

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was impossible to gain cakravart status and establishment of a singular rule. Hence he sent a message to his younger brother B hubal to accept his sovereignty. But B hubal categorically refused. On the basis of his power as a cakravart Bharata had to decide upon attacking B hubal .
Bharata with his large army camped at the borders of Bahal de a. A war ensued for sometime between the two armies. But to prevent the human killing in this war, B hubal suggested that both the brothers have a decisive duel. Bharata agreed. In all the duels – with the eyes, voice, arms, fist – B hubal won. Bharata was so hurt by the victory of his younger brother over him that he hurled a cakra at his brother to behead him. Initially an angry B hubal wanted to hold the cakra but then thinking that even if his elder brother has done something disrespectful he should not indulge in a heinous crime as the killing of a brother. Since B hubal was a part of Bharata's family and one of magnificent body, the cakra circumambulated him and returned.
According to Hemacandra's Tri a i al k puru acaritra the moment B hubal raised his fists to hit Bharata he thought the tradition of V abhan tha's children is that of non-violence and not violence'. But how could he take back the hand that had been raised to fight? He placed the fists he had raised on his own head and pulling out his hair, accepted the rama a tradition (became a monk).
Even though he desired to present himself in front of V abhan tha B hubal could not take a step forward because he attained a sense of vanity in his mind as to how could he simple be present amidst his brothers already initiated. As a result he stood at that very place deep in meditation and remained in that same position for a year. Creepers grew
ver his body, his soft body shriveled up, his feet got covered by the dust of termites and yet he did not attain omniscience. When Lord V abhan tha sensed this condition of B hubal he sent Br hm and Sundar to arouse him. Both the female-monks immediately went to B hubal and in a sweet voice said, “Brother, alight from the elephant, you do not attain omniscience astride an elephant.” Hearing the inspiring, sweet voice of the female-monks B hubal understood that he was riding astride the elephant of vanity. All his vanity disappeared and the moment he lifted his feet to proceed to salute his younger brothers, he attained omniscience. After becoming anomniscienthe attended the samava ara a
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