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जो देवाणवि देवो, जं देवा पंजलि नमसंति । तं देवदेवमहिअं, सिरसा वंदे महावीरं ।।
(I bow down my head in obeisance to Mahavir, who is worshipped by the great gods, who is the god of gods and to whom gods pray with folded hands.)
Before Bhagwan Mahavir was born, every soul upon this earth was in intense distress. A few men in their vain belief in a so-called heaven turned life on earth into hell. Men had come to give up all effort and to believe in fate entirely. Their hands, legs and minds had become inert. What will be-they thought.
In those days temples had become hunts of trickery and deceit. all religious life was reduced to the performance of sacrificial rites and offerings. The way to redemption lay through sacrificial killings, people believed. Many living beings were consumed by the blazing fire of sacrifices. Thousands of beasts lost their lives
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