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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Indrabh ti could not digest his own people praising Lord Mah v ra. He was agitated and said, “Indeed he is a very big fraud. I am baffled to see that he kept everyone in illusion. I cannot tolerate his claim of omniscience even for a moment, because I am just like the sun that never waits to dispel darkness. I defeated the greatest of the great scholars in philosophical discussions and silenced them forever, after all, what is he?”
Sometimes ego combined with arrogance makes the person so spiteful that it not only destroys him but at times becomes the reason for the destruction of the entire human society.
It was a very normal reaction for Indrabh ti to get momentarily carried away by his pride, as he had never in his life time, encountered a person superior to him. However, there was no trace of either prejudice or tenacity and self-righteousness within his heart and his inner conscience was free from all such qualities. He was keen to know the Truth and was liberal and receptive to accept the truth. This quality helped him in course of time to angels his unilateral personality into a gigantic personality of the times.
With his ego manifested to its fullest extent, Indrabh ti prepared to engage Lord Mah v ra in a philosophical debate and headed towards the religious congregation / gathering (Samava ara a). He thought "By my fortune this debator has arrived here. I will certainly silence his tongue for ever". With this thought, together with all his 500 disciples he approached the Samava ara a. Seeing the eight auspicious things / signs (mah pratih ryas) and the splendid spiritual wealth of Lord Mah v ra he stood stunned on the stairs and went on staring at him without even blinking. He started pondering, 'Is he Brahm , Vi u or iva himself? Is he a Moon or Sun? Is he a Meru Mountain? No, he cannot be, for, they all do have some flaw in them. Somehow I am forced to feel that He is the last T rthamkara with an unblemished all virtuous character.”
At the very moment when Indrabh ti stood like a rock immersed in his deep thoughts, Lord Mah v ra in a sweet voice, excelling the sweetness of ambrosia, addressed him with his Gotra name. "O! Indrabh ti Gautama, welcome. Being benevolent for yourself and others, your coming here is good and useful. Listening to it, Indrabh ti started
