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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carefully. Eighty four; Here there are rows of 84 high skyscraper palaces. Each row of palaces has eighty four crossings (four way intersection). Similarly there are eighty four b z ras built in this Dh r nagar . This is the description of Dh r nagar.'
Hearing this S r с rya asked, “O king! Please have one b z ra made of all the eighty four b z ras. What is the use of so many b z ras? By making one b z ra I place of eighty four b z ras, people will not have to wander here and there looking for things and get the desired things at one place.
The king said, 'By making people assemble looking for different things at one place will cause lot of hardship and mismanagement. With this view only I got eighty four b z ras built.'
On hearing this S r с rya in a joking manner said, 'O king! You are a great scholar. When you are unable to dismantle these 84 b z ras and build one b z ra, then why are so keen to destroy these six philosophies prevailing from immemorable times. Like people go to different b to get their different things, similarly the people looking for worldly comforts go to Crv kas; for worldly honours and grace they go to Vedics; and those seeking liberation go to worshippers of formless and non violent Jainism etc go to different religions. People are bound with their conceptions built over several generations. Under such circumstances O king! Please think how can these philosophies unite?'
The king felt this logic very true. He immediately gave up his insistence and offered food with dignity to the principals of all philosophies and let them go their respective places.
One day King Bhoja invited S r с rya alongwith B a Saraswati in his royal court. They both presented themselves in King Bhoja's royal court. The king had one rock placed in the Par van tha square of his court and with a desire to demonstrate his unique skill, got a hole pieced in this rock. Then he got that hole closed with sand of the same colour as the rock. As the king saw coming to the royal court, he put his bow and keeping it near his ear pulled the string for his arrow to piece the hole and go through that rock. Every one present there saw clearly that the arrow of the king pierced the rock and the arrow went through it.
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