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him that she was very pleased with him, and gave him a small image (moorti) of the Tirthankara Chandraprabhu. She also said that now you can ask whatever you want from me.
Ambad asked for a certain gem called Nagvalli, which could fulfil his wishes. The Goddess gave him the gem and also a small image of the Tirthankara.
Ambad now found his way through the jungle because of the radiance and the light emitted by the Tirthankara's image.
The story goes on to say that Ambad conquered many territories and had one particular Jain temple renovated in the town of Bharuch.
Ambad could find his way because of the light, which radiated from the image of the Tirthankara. Verse No 18 itself reflects this phenomenon. (Your face is like a moon which always rises and dispels the darkness of illusion, which is never obscured by the bad planet Rähu or by the clouds.......)
Story No. 8 (About Verse No.19)
This story is that of one merchant called Lakshmana, who had learnt the Bhaktämara stotra from his guru. The Goddess Chakreshvari gave him a gem, which, when thrown in the sky, stayed there and illuminated the earth like the moon does.
With the help of the gem, the merchant conquered a contemporary King. Further the story states that the merchant used to retake the gem back from the sky with the help of this verse. This verse, No 19, has the power of attracting things. If one were to read the 7th, 11th, 36th, 37th and 38th syllables, the phrase 'Shivasälini' will become readable as it means the dispeller of fear of calamities.
Story No. 9 (About Verse No 21)
A certain monk, Jivdeva-Soori, was always reciting the 21st verse of the Bhaktamara Stotra. He already had supernatural powers due to the regular recitations of this verse. Once Jivdeva-Soori went to a town named Shri-Devapattan. There was not a single Jain temple in that town. When the monk inquired, he was told that there used to be lot of Jains in the town but most of them had adopted another faith. Further no Jain monk came anymore and the people were deprived of Jain teachings. This was the reason that some Jains who were already there converted to other religions.
The monk Jivdeva-Soori was very sad to hear that. He thought of an idea and went to the famous Hindu temple at Somnäth. People followed him out of sheer curiosity. There, in the temple, Jivdeva-Soori sat down and meditated upon the form of Chakreshvari Devi. Jivdeva-Soori showed the Hindu gods Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu to the people present. By his supernatural power and by the worship of Chakreshvari, he could make other people visualise that even Lord Shiva was bowing down to the image of the Tirthankara.
Story No 10 (About Verse No 22)
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