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caring society. The virtue of a charitable act in the life of a little boy was rewarded multiple times in the life of Shalibhadra. As a result, he was able to leave all materialistic pleasures, accept monkhood & purify his soul.
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KING SHRENIK
Subhadra, "Your brother is a coward. If he wants to become a monk, then why wait for thirty two days?" Subhadra was upset to hear that, & told her husband, "It is easier said than done." This sparked awareness in Dhanna's mind & he told her, “I am leaving all eight of you right now to become a monk.” Subhadra was taken by surprise. She thought that her husband was joking. However, Dhanna said, "It is too late now. I am determined to become a monk. If you all want to join me, you are welcome." Seeing Dhanna's determination, Subhadra & his seven wives decided to become Sadhvis. Dhanna then went to his brother-in-law Shalibhadra's palace & challenged him, "Hey Shalibhadra! If you really want to leave your family &possessions, then what are you waiting for? Join me."
& QUEEN CHELNA
This is a story from the time of
Bhagawan Mahavir. At that time, King Chetak was the ruler of Vaishali. He had a beautiful daughter named Chelna. Once an artist painted a picture of Chelna & showed it to King Shrenik of Magadha. Charmed by Chelna's beauty, Shrenik fell in love with her. One day Chelna came to the city of Magadha where she saw king Shrenik & she too fell in love with him. They soon got married.
Shalibhadra heard him &accepted the challenge. He told his wives & other family members. "I am leaving you all today. He went down to join his brotherin-law. His wives joined him too. All of them went to Lord Mahavir, accepted Diksha & became Sadhus & Sadhvijis.
Stories During Bhagwan Mahavirs Life
After observing severe penances as monks, Dhanna & Shalibhadra were born as heavenly beings in heaven. From there, they will be born again as human beings & attain liberation.
Queen Chelna was a devoted follower of Jainism, while Shrenik was influenced by Buddhism. The king was very generous & had a big heart, but somehow he was not happy with his queen's devotion to Jain monks. He wanted to prove to Chelna that Jain monks were pretenders. He strongly believed that Jain monks could not follow the practice of self-restraint & non-violence to the extent that Jain philosophy claims, & that the equanimity
Selfless service always pays off. Neighbors helping neighbors reflects a
