Jain Legend Vol 3

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

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the prince. After getting permission from crya Siddha Sen, the secret soldiers escorted the prince to the K nyakubje wara King.
Ya ovarm with lot of fanfare and gaiety anointed his son ma R ja to the throne of his K nyakubja Empire. After a little while Ya ovarm died. King ma R ja sent his principal advisers and influential elders to
c rya Siddha Sena with a request to first anoint monk Bappa Bha as c rya and then send him to his palace quickly.
Considering monk Bappa Bha as fit for the post of c rya from all angels, crya Siddha Sena gladly accepted King ma R ja's request. In an auspicious time Caitra-K gth in Vikram 811, he anointed Bappa Bha to the post of c rya.
While bidding farewell to crya Bappa Bha for his sojourn in K nyakubja, Siddha Sen imparted an important lesson to him and said, 'O son! You are entering the youth of your life. Also you are a rising and shining star of Jainism. You are now going to a royal court as venerable guru of a prosperous king. In your entire life, please do not forget that being young and being venerated by a prosperous king, both these conditions are generally the prime reason for improper actions (downfall). Therefore you should always be alert and refrain from the contact of woman who is the mine of all worldly and sensual vices and protect yourself from the devilish sensual inclinations
Keeping the teachings of his teacher uppermost in his mind Bappa said,
I will never accept food from the homes of my devotees. Also I will never consume milk, curd, ghee, oil and sweets in my life as they all result in pervert thoughts and inclinations.'
To observe these two vows, Bappa Bha traditional manner from his guru.
took these two vows in a
Afterwards, paying respects to his teacher, Bappa Bha left for his wandering trip and arrived in Kannauja a few days later. ma R ja welcomed him in his city with all royal pomp and gaiety.
In this way, Bappa Bha started giving spiritually beneficial sermons to follow the right path to the king and his subjects alike. To hear his sermons, people from all over and from far and wide places kept on
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