Manava Dharma

Author(s): Bhurmal Shastri, Nihalchandra Jain
Publisher: Aacharya Gyansagar Vagartha Vimarsha Kendra

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MANAV DHARMA / 57 take birth in hells or in animal life. They escape from neuter or female sexes, lower grades of life, lower grade of castes, physical deformity, short life and poverty. What status and position they get at the time of rebirth is explained below :
ओजस्तेजो-विद्यावीर्य-यशोवृद्धि-विजयविभव-सनाथाः।
महाकुला महार्था मानवतिलका भवन्ति दर्शन पूताः ॥३६॥ Explanation :
Those, whose hearts have been purified by Right Faith, become the Lords of splendour, energy, wisdom, prowess, fame, wealth, victory and greatness; they are bom in high families and possess the ability to realise the highest ideals, religion, (Dharma) artha (Wealth) and kama (enjoyment) and Moksha (Salvation) of life, they are best of men. They are considered the idealistic people in the world and on their departure from this world, they take their re-birth in heaven only.
अष्ट-गुण-पुष्टि-तुष्टा दृष्टि-विशिष्टाः प्रकृष्टशोभाजुष्टाः ।
अमराप्सरसां परिषदि चिरं रमन्ते जिनेन्द्र भक्ताः स्वर्गे ॥३७॥ Explanation :
Those who have the Right Faith, are born in heaven - worlds, where they become the devotees of Lord Jinendra, and endowed with eight kinds of miraculous powers and great splendour, enjoy themselves for long millenniums (here very great periods of time) in the company of 'Devas' and female sex - “Devanganas”. Description :
The Gods have eight special qualities to assume (1) tiny form (2) a huge form (3) light weight body (4) heavy weight body (5) power of invisibility (6) power of controlling others (7) the power of being illuminous (8) power of getting all desired objects.
This miraculous power is more or less found in all Gods and goddesses. But those great spiritual powers, when take re-birth in heaven, are greatly endowed with these miraculous powers comparatively more than other gods. They are more respected and honoured by other gods and goddesses and they possess a wonderful splendour and enjoy a very long long period of life with all sensual pleasures and after enjoying this heavenly abode for a millennium period, they again incamate on earth and take their re-birth as human being. Thus having enjoyed for a very long long period, they are born as man upon this earth.