Jaina Method Of Curing

Author(s): Manju Jain
Publisher: International School for Jain Studies

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Evidential Story - 8
It is a mockery of nature to have a name such as Nayansukh when the person is blind. Or shersinath who is a coward. There is not much in a name. It is only the karma of the past life that decides the fate of a person. A good name can only bring self satisfaction.
Vaishya Dhanpal also had such a fate. He was a Jain, a merchant and kindhearted but he was very poor and childless. Although he had by hearted the Bhaktamar stotra he did not understand the meaning or had any feelings.
One day two benevolent sages, chandrakirti and Mahakirti visited the town. Dhanpal bowed before them told them and about his misfortunes. The sages advised him to understand the Bhaktamar Stotra. They told him the meaning of 2nd bhav of the first few shlokas. By the grace of the sages Dhanpal started unraveling the meaning of the shlokas, as he had the darshan of gyan jyoti, he started reciting the eighth shloka with utmost faith and devotion every day. When once he was immersed in meditation Devi Mahima the deity of the eighth shloka appeared to him and said that she was aware of the two worries he had but she would only remove one of them.
Dhanpal pondered over it and opted for wealth as without wealth he could not look after his progeny properly. Wealth could be used for the benefit of mankind, as well thereby he could earn good name also.
As a result of chanting the eighth shloka with devotion and purity of heart, he became very wealthy.
The moral of the story is that by reciting a stotra without understanding one can benefit to some extent only. But if the same is recited with clear understanding the virtues of the Lord start shining in words as well.
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