Book Title: Jain Legend Vol 2
Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana
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any benevolent person comes forward and says, “O miserable mortal! Hold my hand; I will pull you out of this wretched place”, will this grieving person want to be rescued or not?
Prabhava replied, “Of course he would want to be rescued”.
Jamb Kum ra then said, “If a person engrossed in the delusion of relishing the drop of honey, out of ignorance says that he should first be allowed to savour its taste and get thoroughly satisfied, and then only be
led out, then, he will not be freed from sorrow because, in this way he will never be satiated. The moment the branch that he is holding on to, is completely gnawed by the rats, he will fall to his death, into the mouth of the python.
Prabhava! After understanding the truth about existence, I will not delay even a minute to come out of the well of mundane life.
Acknowledging the truth of the facts illustrated by Jamb Sw m, Prabhava asked, “Whatever you said is true; however, what grievous situation are you in that you are willing to abandon all your dear ones, who love you more than life itself, in such an inopportune moment?
The enormous suffering of the World: Jamb Kum ra replied, “Prabhava! Is staying in the womb a normal suffering! person, who is aware of the pain of being in the womb, does not require any other reason to be detached from life and to renounce". Saying this, Jamb Kum ra narrated the incident of Lalitamg in relation to the agony of being present in the womb.
Incident of Lalit mga
“Long time ago, a king by the name of at yudha ruled over the kingdom of Vasantpur. One day, one of his queens, Lalit , saw a handsome youth. At the very first sight itself, she was totally enamoured by him and yearned for his association. She sent her trustworthy maid and gathered all the information about him. She got to know that the youth was Lalit mga, the son of a merchant called Samudrpriya and that he too resides in Vasantpura. She sent a love letter to him, through her maid.
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