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MAHAVIRA DARSHAN ABRIDGED LIFE AND MESSAGE OF BHAGAWAN MAHAVIRA
Prof: Pratapkumar Toliya Smt. Pauravi G Desai Smt. Kailas P. Sangani
Another humble but remarkable presentation from Vardhaman Bharati, Bangalore, the producers of "SRI BHAKTAMARA STOTRA", "ATMASIDDHI SHASTRA", "VIR VANDANA" and other spiritual LPs to commemorate the sacred occasion of BHAGAWAN MAAHAVIRA'S 2500" NIRVANA CELEBRATIONS 1975. Mahavira- In the eyes of Jain Poets: "In whose knowledge both the conscious & decay; who leads others like the sun- the witness of the world-along the path of the world shown by him-May such Bhagawan Mahavira Swamy be my guide on the path of my life."
--"MAHAVIRASHTAKA STOTRA" 1. Mahavira- In the eyes of Vedic Scriptures: "Ye worship Lord Mahavira, who is an Atithi (ascetic) adorable, fasted for months and suffered in the hardships of being naked so that the three ignorance of Samasya (skepticism) Viparyaya (wrong knowledge) and Anadhyavasaya (indifference) and the Madas (intoxicants) of wealth power and knowledge may not arise."
--"YAJURVEDA" XXX:14 Mahavira -In the eyes of Buddhist Scriptures: "Niggantha nataputta (Mahavira) was all knowing & all seeing & endowed with unlimited knowledge & vision , who alone could declare that, whether he was walking or standing still, sleeping or awake, the unlimited knowledge and vision were constantly his continuous and unperturbed."
--"MAJJHIMA NIKAYA" 92-93 The Omniscient - In the eyes of Omniscient Mahavira himself: "The omniscient knows and sees all objects, no matter whether finite or infinite; the Omniscient knows all, sees all, the Omniscient knows in all periods and in all respects and sees in all periods and all respects. The Omniscient has infinite knowledge and infinite vision. The Omniscient has no cover on his knowledge, and no cover on his vision. It is for this, till very far."
"The BHAGAVATI SUTRA": 5-4: 79-49 Tr. K.C. Lalwani. THIS CREATION.. Depicted here is the life story & philosophy of such an Omniscient world-teacher, the 24 Jain Thirthankara Bhagawan Mahavira, who transformed himself from manhood to Godhood by his rigorous and thrilling, unique "Sadhana" The hole presentation based on Bhagawan Mahavira's own philosophy as seen and simplified in the modern times by his worthy heir Srimad Rajchandraji, is produced here in chronological events of the glimpses of Bhagawan Mahavira's life in abridged form, just to present whatever possible within the limits of this one LP.
