Jaina Method Of Curing

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

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mad. Some started crying while some started shrieking felling some mired their bodies. Some tore off their transparent clothes, some were laughing and pushing the king into the water. The king tried to save himself from the frenzy queens. A merchant's son was crossing the dense forest on his way to business. Seeing the king he went to greet him but the half mad queens played havoc with him. The king was annoyed with them but the queens played havoc with him too. These misbehavior made the king and the merchant's son worried. Now the song and dance party had gone astray. At last the merchant son suggested that they seek refuge with Shanti Kirti muniraj in the nearby forest. Seeing the lustful naked digambar muniraj the queens botching with desire became even more aroused. The principal wife of the king threw away her clothes and spreading her arms as she proceeded towards munishree she felt that someone had tied her feet with iron chains. She could not move. Everybody stood stunned as if paralised. The supremelypeaceful. Sober and kind Shantikirti muniraj took a handful of water from his pot, chanting the 24th shloka (twamvyayam vibhamchintyam Sankhymadyam) and the 25th shloka (Buddhist vamd
eva vibudharchit padpites) repeated by sprinking water on the aroused queens as if playing holi. But this was not the water play held earlier. Instead it was the hollt (play) of detachment. As a result of these two shlokas of Bhaktamar stotra, an agitated or mad person also gets healed. This supremely effective Bhaktamar Stotra is auspicious for everyone always. When the king and the queens regained consciousness they felt very ashamed of their semi naked state. The maids ran towards the royal palace to bring new clothes. Everybody faithfully payed obeisance to the muniraj. The king promised the muniraj that he would keep away from sensuous life.
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