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PRABUDHHA JIVAN
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THIRD TIRTHANKAR BHAGWAN SAMBHAVNATH
'It is a sign of great soul that is to come on the earth!" Jitari was a king of Shravasti. His queen's name was was to be crowned, he was not ready to be a king, He Sonadevi. Once upon a time in monsoon the king and did not want to enjoy the worldly life. He always thought the queen while sitting in the varandah of their palace, about renouncing th worldly life. He ultimately observed saw a beautiful greenary in mon
the Anagaar Penance. He lived a soon which was a rare scene in
simple ascetic life for fourteen their town. The farmers were very
years. Then he had Keval Gyan. happy. The fields were full of green
He lived as a Tirthankar and crops. It looked like a green car
achieved Moksha from pet. Normaly every monsoon was
Sammedshikhar i.e. he achieved not like this.
Nirvan from there. The queen asked king about
During his later life he used to the reason for such a nice crop.
give sermons on relinquishing, The king said, 'It is a sign of
penance, and meditation. He had great soul that is to come on the
lived the life throughout serving the earth. The queen gave a typical
people. smile and conveyed the news of
In his past life he was a king her pregnancy to the king.
named Vipulvahan of Kshempuri After some months the queen
in Eravat area of Mahavideh. gave birth to a son on the four
He was the living idol of morale, teenth day of the birght half of the
justice and compassion. It was his month of Magshar. The son was
standing order to the manager in named 'Sambhav'.
the kitchen to see that nobody As Sambhav grew up the town
went hungry and unserved. In the was flowrished with good crops and not a single tree time of famine once his kitchen was really a blessing to was found to be leafless.
the people. Kumar Sambhav was a saintly person. When he Such was our third Tirthankar Sambhavnath'.
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WHAT IS RELIGION? What is Religion?
Nature teaches us in the womb I do not want religion that teaches animosity
But Dogmas, wrong values, prevent the mind Makes you selfish, self-centred and greedy
The worst comes out of us I would like to remain just human -
We become embittered, frustrated Have religious thoughts of love and compassion
Separate in the name of relgion Lift the downtrodden, become one with humanity We kill the very meaning of Religion What else is religion for?
Let us forget all religions, for once What meaning ? What benefit?
behave like a children in all their innocence If it cannot make better man of every human
So that the real meaning of religion Every religion is pathway to God
Which disappears in the outer commotion How can a path be more important than the ultimate? Will dawn like a beautiful sunrise Religion is a way of life
Never to set as long as we live. Smt. Vimla Bajaj
