Mahasati Madanrekha Diwakar Chitrakatha 12

Author(s): Sumanmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai

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Namiraj said, after too much of insistance from sadhvi Suvrata-"The king of Sudarshanpur, Chandrayash has prisoned my favourite elephant. We want to take our elephant back but he's not giving up, this is the reason for the war."
Sadhvi Suvrata said with smile- "King! Whether an elephant's value is more than the blood of thousands of humans?
“Namiraj- "Aryaji! It is not a question of an elephant's value but it's a question of politics.
"Sadhvi Suvrata- "If an elder brother takes some belonging of the younger brother, then do you announce war for that?
"Namiraj got excited and said "Aryaji! It will be better if you don't raise unnecessary questions in this war-camp, I can't understand where is the situation of younger and elder brother here?"
Sadhvi Suvrata- "King! This is really the ignorance. And ignorance is the root of the misdeeds. You don't know that the king Chandrayash with whom you are doing severe war is your real elder brother."
Namiraj got excited- "Aryaji! You are bound to tell the truth. This story without any head and tail doesn't suit from your mouth. And I'm the only son of the king Padmarath. I don't have any brother. My mother had given birth to the only child."
Sadhvi Suvrata- (with smile) “King! Whatever you know is not the truth and whatever is the truth you are not aware of. This is your ignorance. You keep faith that sadhvies don't speak lie ever.
"Namiraj- "Then what is the truth? Do you know who are my mother and father?"
Sadhvi Suvrata- "Yes, I have come here to tell you about it. You are not the son of the king Padmarath but you are the second son of late king Yugbahu of Sudarshanpur, Chandrayash is your brother."
Namiraj- "Who is my mother?"
Sadhvi Suvrata- "She is standing in front of you. Look into my eyes, can't you feel the love of 'mother' in my eyes? Whether my loving talk hasn't touched your heart?"
Namiraj looked shockingly at Sadhvi Suvrataji.
Sadhviji told the whole story about the past to Namiraj. He bowed down to his mother and was eager to see the elder brother. Sadhvi Suvrataji said- "Don't be in a hurry, first I'll go to the king Chandrayash." Sadhvi Suvrataji sent message through the door keepers of the Sudarshanpur to the king Chandrayash- your mother Madanrekha wants to see you. Chandrayash came running as soon as informed. He was first surprised to see the mother in the dress of a sadhvi. Then on listening to the whole event he himself ran to see his brother Namiraj. The battle field became the meeting place of both the brothers. Sadhvi Suvrataji's timely guidance stopped the human violence and stream of love and peace flew among the people of both the cities.
At the end Chandrayash handed over the kingdom of Sudarshanpur to Namiraj and accepted the monkhood.
Namiraj ruled as a brave emperor for many years. Once he suffered from fever which couldn't be relieved after many treatments. The queens were scrubbing sandalwood for its paste to be applied on the body. Namiraj became restless due to the sound of the bengals. So the queens ware one bengal in each hand and started scrubbing sandalwood again. When Namiraj asked why there is no noise now? The queens said- The only bengal doesn't make noise.
Thinking on this answer Namiraj's inner soul was awakened, "There is a peace in the loneliness, disturbance is produced due to the friction of the two." Namiraj absorbed himself deeply into these thoughts. His fever settled down, he left the kingdom and walked alone on the path of the meditation. Uttaradhyayan Sutra's Namipavvajja adhyayan focuses on the beautiful questionairs between Namiraj and Indra maharaj which talks about his non attachment to the worldly things.
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