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The Attainment of Moksha
"You too know the truth. Oh Ravan! Oh Shanbuk! Since in your earlier janma as Ravan and Shambuk, you committed many enormities now you have had to experience these tortures in hell. Even now, impelled by the memories of your earlier janmas, and your hostilities of the earlier janma, you are fighting. You are attacking each other and you are out to kill each other."
Sitendra separated Ravan and Lakshman who were engaged in a fight and stopped them from fighting. The fight ended. After being silent for a while Sitendra looked towards Ravan and Lakshman, described to them, with the purpose of creating spiritual awakening in them and stopping their fight, the story of their past janmas and future janmas as narrated by Shri Rambhadra Muni. Moreover, Sitendra also narrated the important events that would take place in their future janmas.
Hearing the discourse of Sitendra, Ravan and Lakshman
said:
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"O you ocean of compassion! You have bestowed a great benefaction upon us by describing our past janmas and future janmas. You have been gracious enough to come here and you have been benevolent enough to create spiritual awakening in us. Your sweet words have made us forget all our agonies and anguish. Even then, who can save us from these hellish tortures which are the fruits of our sinful Karmas of our earlier janmas. We have to experience these tortures whether we like them or
not.
"No. No. It cannot happen so, I will carry you to the heavenly world". Saying this Sitendra lifted the three slowly and took them into his hands.
But they were jivas inhabiting hell. Their bodies were in a subtle and fluid state. As Sitendra lifted them, their bodies flowed down in the form of a fluid; fell down in the form of drops but soon they assumed their forms. Sitendra again lifted them but again their bodies fell down in the form of particles.
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