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111 Sitendra then would leave the twelth celestial world and will be Sarvaratnamati cakravarti in the Bharata kşetra. Ravana and Laksmana would leave the sixth celestial world and will be his offsprings as Indrayudha and Megharatha respectively. Strange indeed are the ways of karma! Ravana, who had abducted Sita will be reborn as her son in his tenth reincarnation, and Laksmana, who slayed Rāvana, would be born as his brother ! Cakravarti Sita's soul in this life would renounce the world and accept the order of ascetics. After death, it would reach a Anuttara devaloka named Vaijayanta.
Indrayudha, the soul of Ravana will achieve five good births and be a Tirthankara. Sita would descend from Vaijayanta and become the first disciple i.e. ganadhara of Ravana. Finally, both of them will achieve salvation.
Megharatha, the soul of Laksmana will achieve many auspicious forms after he finishes his life as the son of Sarvaratnamati cakravarti.
Then, he would be Cakravarti at the Ratnacitra nagari, which is the crest jewel of Puşkaravara island situated at end of Mahāvideha. From there, after taking few good births and becoming a Tirthankara, he will achieve salvation.
Kevalagyani Ramarsi continued to live as a nomadic ascetic for another twenty five years and after his demise, achieved salvation at Siddhagiri Mahatirtha, along with three crore Jain asectics.
Friends ! Ramayana is a vast and boundless ocean. We have churned it and found some precious jewels which have been presented in this book. May the reading of this abridged version aspire you to make a detailed study of Ramayana. May it help you achieve the spiritual elavation. Read it, discuss it with your friends, relatives, and well wishers. This Lokottara Ramayana is the ocean of detachment and salvation. It preaches that even the worst of worst soul can achieve salvation, if he truly repents and endures the fruits of his action.
A soul achieves salvation on the basis of his own endurance and efforts, which is known as Puruşārtha.
Table
Ravana Ravana
Laksmana
Sitā
12h Heaven
Vaikriya Sariri Sudarsana
(Bros.) 1st Heaven Human being
Yugalika
Heaven Jayaprabha
(Bros.) 6th Heaven Megharatha
(Son) Many good Births
Cakravarti Many good Births
Tirthankara e n
4th Hell Jinadasa
(Bros.) 1st Heaven Human being
Yugalika Heaven Jayakanta
(Bros.) 6th Heaven Indrayudha
(Son) 5 good births Tirthankara
Cakravarti
(Father) Anuttara Ganadhara
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