Jaina Method Of Curing

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

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(Jhraum Jhraum naham swāhā)
Evidential Story - 13
This too, is a middle age story. Emperor Karna was seated on the throne. There was an all religion conference at the court. Scholars, Yogees, Pandits, poets and artists were present. Everybody spoke about the greatness of his own religion. Emperor Karna was not impressed. Suddenly a man said that he could give people darshan of Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh, Ganesh and Buddha. In reality he was a fraud trying to take people for a ride. Those days some people used to impress others by putting on the disguise of Gods, there by commercializing God. Such things do not have very good effect on people and the Jains never allow such things.
Karna wanted to make his kingdom secular. Whereas, his minister Sumati wanted to establish Jain religion there.
The man in disguise suddenly disappeared and a voice was heard "Beware Shankarji is arriving". People witnessed Lord Shankar sitting on Nandi with garland of snakes around his neck and ash smeared on his forehead. People admired and hailed victory to Lord Shiva. This way Ganesh, Brahma, Vishu, etc also appeared. Some people were annoyed. On the fourth day the arrival of Lord Jinendra Dev was announced. Sumati was annoyed and thought that only a person who undertakes great austerities can put on the disguise of Lord Jinendra Dev. Sumati started chanting the 12th shloka of Bhaktamar stotra with riddhi and mantra. Chakresh devi appeared in her divine splendour mounted on the chest of the fraudman and said "If you want to become Jinendra Dev then leave the path of falsehood and violence. He begged the devi to pardon him and promised not to put on the disguise of Gods any more. People shouted in joy "hail the Jain religion" and Emperor Karna announced that all his kingdom would follow the Jain religion.
Testimonial
Mrs. Shah from Ujjain had come to Nagpur as she had fear of recurrence of her breast cancer which had appeared 10 years back. She completed 3 days of chanting program workshop and her fear was overcome and felt confident starting a school of bhaktambar at Ujjain.
My sister in law's family was broken by thieves and took away all the jewelry and 100 gold coins. I told her mother to chant this shloka and the thieves were caught and all her belongings were returned.