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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thronging the palace like rising waves of the ocean. ma R ja implemented a number of socially and religiously beneficial works as per the advice of Bappa Bha . These aroused a wave for religious works in the minds of commoners. There was great competition amongst them to implement activities of religious nature and of welfare of human beings. King ma R ja also got two Jain temples built as per the advice of Bappa Bha. The popularity of Bappa Bha started spreading in all directions. During the rule of King ma R ja, due to his patronage of Jainism, Jainism prospered and its dominance enhanced significantly.
One day Kingma R ja was enjoying recitation of poetry with c rya Bappa Bha . He composed a verse indicating some secret thoughts in his mind and presented the same to Bappa Bha for clarification. Bappa Bha immediately provided the desired explanations. On his deep secret being made public, ma R ja was stunned, dubious and shocked. Seeing this Bappa Bha immediately left that place for his resting place and asked his disciple to prepare for departure from there. On leaving, Bappa wrote a verse on the door which meant as follows:
'We are going. May you be blessed forever? Where will we live or how will we live? Such thoughts should never bother you or come to your mind. All the kings who are lovers of spiritual poetry will keep us on their heads.'
Afterwards, without saying anything to ma R ja, Bappa Bha with many monks and disciple groups left Kannauja (K nyakubja) and went on a routine and difficult wandering trip. Wandering through many villages etc, he finally arrived in town Lak a vat , capital of Gauda Prade a and stayed in a garden on its outskirts. The scholars and royal poet V kaprati of the Gauda king Dharma became extremely happy when he came to know of the arrival of great poet Bappa Bha in the garden outside the town. He immediately informed King Dharma of this auspicious news. King Dharma instantly became very happy and said, 'we shall be blessed and feel ourselves as very fortunate the day Kavikula Jain c rya Kumudacandra Bappa Bha come to our royal court. However, there is only one serious issue. Our relations with King
ma R ja is of animosity. If Bappa Bhastays with us and on being recalled by ma R ja, if he returns then we will have to face grave insult and hatred. Even with all these issues, we do not want to lose this golden opportunity of enjoying the sermons of c rya Bappa Bha . Under such
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