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LUTRONUNTUT
LMU
OCTOBER 2012
PRABUDHHA JIVAN
35
This is the story of the
There entered the great FIRST TIRTHANKAR: BHAGWAN RISHHBDEV first tirthankar. He was the
monk Rishabhdev in first ascetic who left the Royal
Hastinapur. People were Palace and accepted the life
rushing on the road to bow pattern of a monk which means
down to him. Rishabhdev moving in the villages, fields and forests to meet the making his own way from the surging crowd was coming people and reduce their worries and agonies of life. towards the Palace. Rishabhdev in his wandering
Shreyanskumar was sitting in a once reached Hastinapur. It so
gallery of his Palace. From there he happened that Shreyanskumar,
too saw the monk coming towards Prince of the King Somprabha, saw
the Palace. Still his dream had not a dream at night. Somprabha was
freed his mind from the hold. He the son of Bahubali..
rushed immediately to the gate of the What it means what he saw in
Palace compound to receive the his dream, the question was
great monk. With heart felt joyous lingering in his mind constantly. He
feelings he bowed down at the feet spoke to his father King
of the monk and then spoke to him. Somprabha." I saw a dream last
'I welcome you heartily, Sir, Today! night. It was very queer. I can not
have 108 pots full of the juice of understand the meaning of it.'
Ikshu, sugarcane. Please oblige me "Tell me what it was." The king
by ending your yearlong fasting by asked.
taking a sip of this Ikshurasa. Isaw in that dream the highest
Prabh Rishabhdev brought his peaks of the great mountain Meru.
both palms together and took the Surprisingly these golden peaks
juice to end his fasting. were under dark shadows. Than I
Joy spread all around. The smiles saw I was bathing the mountain Meru. I was pouring were beaming on everyone's face. The sky echoed the from a golden pot in my hands and the mountain Meru cheer from the people of Hastinapur. That was the third receives back its original golden glory."
day of the first bright half of the month of Vaishakh. Then "Dear son, yes, it is surprising. I also saw a similar onwards the day is being celebrated as The great day of dream."
joy called AKSHAYRITIYA. As they were talking there came Sheriff of the town Moral : Await for whomsoever with true hjeart, that named Subuddhi. He also said that he too saw a dream one will definitely arrive. somewhat like this.
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BHAGWAN RISHABHDEV : HIS LIFE AND WORK
Rishabhdev was born as first son of the King Nabhiral and the Queen Marudevi. Before giving birth to her son the mother Marudevi saw 14 dreams. The first figure in it was of a bull. So the child was named as Rishabh.: A sister was also born with him. She was named Sumangla. Rishabhdev got married to Sumangla and Sunanda. Rishabhdev grew up as a most intelligent young person with sharp thinking power. He was progressive, a
visionary, and did not belive in fate but in action. O He was born in third Ara (spoke ) of descending time
cycle. • During descending time cycle the life of people go on
reducing. In Avasarpini time cycle reverse of it happened. O People at that time were living in natural condition
Rishabhdev taught them agriculture, commerce, writing, and other disciplines. O Ruling after long years he lost interest from the worldly
pleasures. He passed on reigns to his sons and he took
omniscience to attain keval Gnyan. O He continued severe penance for a thousand years. He
got divine knowledge under the banyan tree in the Fakatmukh garden of the city Vionita one day. Then onwards he lived as true Jin'. Rishabhdev taught truth, Non-violance etc for many years. A thousand monks were prepared under him. He attained Nirvan on the mountain Ashtapad.
