Jaina Method Of Curing

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

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Om hrim shrim klim nija dharmachintaya Jhraum kraum ram hrim namah
Riddhi (le pouvoir surnaturel)
Om hrim arham namo bohi buddhīnam (Jhraum Jhraum naham swāhā)
Evidential Story - 12
Mahi Chandra - Kam Dhenu Cow
We may read any scripture or any subject many times but unless we contemplate its meaning we achieve nothing much. What is contemplation? atma, body, truth untruth, we have to learn to discriminate a house holder who can imbibe the essence of scriptures if he contemplates on it whereas without contemplation even a yogee may not benefit much. Even a fool who reads just a sentence with utmost devotion and faith may reach great heights.compared to poison. It is due to salt in our body that the poison of snake works in us adversely. If we there is a true story of staunch devotion in 12" shloka of Bhaktamar Stotra (Yeih
abstain from salt for 12 years snake poison would be ineffective on us, as the snake it would die, after biting us. This is the reason why Mother Nature has provided us with sweet water for drinking where as 75% of the earth's surface is covered with salt water for other purposes.
Ancient puranas tell us that in south India on the banks of river Kaveri there was Ratnavatipuri kingdom. It's prince, Tarang kumar by chanting mantras had turned the salt water in a tank into
sweet water.
King Rama Rudrasen had a beautiful garden made for the Prince Turang kumar's amusement of used to recite the 11th shloka of Bhaktamar stotra with utmost faith and devotion. He got a great tank constructed in the middle of the garden to provide water for his subjects. As the earth was dug water burst out from its sources. But the water tasted salty. The king tried all the means to turn its saltiness in to sweetness. But to no avail. Al last he went for the darshan of Nirgranth or Digambar Muni Chandrakirtiji Maharaj. He asked him for a remedy for turning the salty water into sweet. Munishri asked the king to fill water in a fine kalash of gold, silver or tin, to do abhishek for the Lord. Jinendra, Later on with that salty water prepare pure food for a Digambar sadhu and feed him. But the person who had the tank constructed should only fill the water and while filling the water should chant the effective 11th shloka of Bhaktamar Stotra with riddhi and mantra. Two days later the prince did as he was and the water of the tank became sweet. His subjects were overjoyed.
Today salty water is a matter of great concern. The pure river water is polluted due to the selfish interest of man. Today we are trying to make the sea water drinkable. How shall we achieve that except by the 11th sloka of Bhaktamar stotra with utmost devotion, riddhi and mantra ? shantrag.......). King Kumarpal ruled the kingdom of Ahilyapuri in central Province (Madhya Pradesh of today). Vilachandra was his minister. His son Mahichandra was the friend of a businessman. Both studied 12th shloka of Bhaktamar stotra with riddhi and mantra from a Digambar muni. The son of the businessman learned it by heart but did not try to understand it. But the minister's son read it carefully with devotion and contemplation every day. As a result