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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to divulge the truth. Then the Saint narrated him the entire account of Mahe waradatta's father, mother, the paramour, buffalo, bitch and the son, which he had known through clairvoyance.
Mahe waradatta said, “Lord! Whatever you said is true. But would you please present some proof to confirm these facts?” The monk said, “Take the bitch to your storehouse, there she will gain the knowledge of her previous birth and will dig in the courtyard with her paws and would unearth an urn filled with jewels.” As suggested by the monk, Mahe waradatta took the bitch to his storehouse. The moment they entered the room, she recollected her previous birth and dug out the urn filled with jewels.
When the monk revealed and proved the hidden secret with evidence, Mahe waradatta felt averse to the world. He took initiation of rama a Dharma from the same monk and reformed himself.
Explaining the inference of the incident, Jamb Kum ra said, “Prabhava! This is the present situation of the ethos. Only those souls engulfed in the darkness of ignorance have a penchant for unacceptable deeds and would abstain from the acceptable. But those people, whose heart is filled with the glow of knowledge, would never show inclination towards such deeds. This world is filled with sorrows; the soul which experiences it, should try to abandon all delusions and put all its efforts and persevere to attain liberation."
Curious to understand real happiness, Prabhava asked Jamb Kum ra the last question, “Sir! What is the difference between materialistic and spiritual happiness"
Jamb Kum ra replied, "Prabhava! The happiness of liberation is indefinable and unparalleled. It never gets disrupted even for a moment and hence is endless happiness. It is limitless and not bound by time and space; hence it is eternal and imparts happiness several multitudes more than the happiness of even celestial beings. It cannot be explained and hence extremely indescribable.”
"The so-called materialistic happiness is in fact not happiness; it is an illusion of happiness and is transitory. A human being, while enjoying food, drink, anointment etc. assuming them to be happiness, in reality
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