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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Not finding the army of R jagiri next morning, he surrounded the fort of R jagiri from all sides. That fort was strong like iron. ma R ja used all types of weapons and strategies to break into the fort but could not succeed. So he asked crya Bappa Bha, 'O seer! How can this rock like fort is won and when?' c rya Bappa Bha, on the basis of Cd ma i text said, “O king! Your grand son Bhoja will rule this fort.'
King ma R ja considered it as an insult to return without winning the fort. So he continued his seizure of the fort for twelve years. In the meantime his son, Prince Dunduka's wife gave birth to a son.
As per the direction of ma R ja, his elders brought the newly born prince while sleeping in a cradle to him. The face of the child was kept towards the top of the fort. The top of the fort was then brought in his line of sight and fired upon with bullets and bombs. In a fraction of time, the fort fell on the ground like the fall of lightening.
King Samudra Sena Gupta with his family escaped from the fort alive by using some secret passages. ma R ja with his army entered the fort and brought it under his rule.
ma R ja through some supernatural powers realized that he will die after six months near Maga od village while crossing Gamg river enroute M gadha pilgrimage.
Leaving R jagiri with c rya Bappa Bha on several pilgrimages, ma R ja reached K nyakubja again. After anointing his son to the throne, he along with his teacher crya Bappa Bha left for the pilgrimage of M gadha. When he was crossing the river Gamg with Bappa Bha , he saw smoke emanating from water near his boat.
Seeing the smoke rise from water, crya Bappa Bha said to ma R ja, 'O king! Your end is nearing. Look Magațod has come. Even at your last time, please adopt Jainism.'
Immediately ma took initiation into Jainism from Bappa Bha and took shelter in omniscient and all pervading Lord Jina. c rya Bappa Bha told ma R ja that he (Bappa Bhathi) still had five years of his life left.
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