Book Title: Lalit Vistara
Author(s): Bhadrankarsuri, Vikramsenvijay
Publisher: Bhuvan Bhadrankar Sahitya Prachar Kendra

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________________ . wowo તિ-વિખરા જ ભાવ રચિત ASUS A-363 sentiments of belevolence in the heart of Sri Tirthankara gods. The thought that they only can be the masters of the Universe and that they only can have the worthiness of becoming the leaders of all the three worlds and the decision to assert that the Arhat Sway is logically sautless, harmonious and unanimous might have created the state of steadiness in Sri Siddharsi, mightn't it? It is unanimously accepted that in the Universe there is such a supreme power as does regularly the welfare of all living beings in the world, and it is known as righteousness (Dharma) in scriptures. A battle between Devilish property and celestial property, Righteousness and Unrighteousness has been going on from the time immemorial. In that battle the Celestrial property vanquished. There must be some reason behind this. There are virtuous men thinking good of living beings in this world, and in the same way, there are wicked men thinking bad of all. The wicked think to injure others but all don't get injured. Besides, at the most within six months at least one soul being free from all bondage of 'Karmas' attains salvation. In that case, the diligence of that soul works. Who provides him with inspiration and equipment? It may be rightly said that the sentiments of Sri Tirthankaras desirous of doing endless good to all living beings and their super-human, unimagined powers are so intense that the sentiments of Tirthankaras are successful. Thousand and millions of souls in this world put forth opposing thoughts which are overcome by the godly sentiments of the Tirthankaras. The power of good is, verily, superior to that of bad. Even today we directly experience in our life the power of good and bad sentiments. The very experience compel us to comprehand that owing to the excellent sentiment and super-human power of the Tirthankaras, the embodied souls of this worldly life, though sinful, are able to obtain a little happiness, and after a long time becoming religious they are able to acquire Bliss of Salvation. Taking all this into consideration it is felt that there is only one Almighty and it is Sway of Sri Tirthankara gods, for their sentiment is fir the mass welfare of the whole world for ever, Moreover, they hace enloghtened the universe, and according to it self-siscipline and ardous efforts for self-realization as well as self liberation are being done continuously in this world. Reverend Sri Hemachandracharya asserts that obedience is for salvation and disobedience is for bondge (in wordily life). Why is the word Ajna (command) is used here ? Ajna means Rule or Sway. Ajna implied the meaning, 'Control of super power. Everyone of us believes that the power of 'Karmas' is a super power, but we www zid stojales - SRER .

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