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APRIL, 2014
PRABUDHH JEEVAN
Prosperity of Shalibhadra - By Dr.Renuka Porwal
In his previous birth, Shalibhadra was a cowherd's son. One day, his mother prepared delicious Kheer.
He was about to taste it, just then he saw an ascetic. At that very moment, his heart filled with great devotion for the revered one, and...
Father, Why do we write in our business books 'Prosperity like Shalibhadra'? Who was he?"
MRADIO
"Listen carefully my dear child."
On growing up Shalibhadra was married to 32 beautiful girls. Now he was spending all his time in the palace.
"Oh! I have a master! Am I the subject of a king? What is the worth of glory of a dependent?
I should become my own master.
Lord Mahavira will surely have a solution to my problem. Let me approach him with my brother-in-law Dhanna."
"Please accept the kheer"
"Dharmalabha"
Once mother Bhadra saw some disappointed Nepali traders.
"Gentlemen, don't be sad, I will take all your goods."
"When King Shrenik cannot afford our gem studded blankets, who else will?"
Dhanna and Shalibhadra both listened carefully to the sermons of Lord Mahavira.
"Prabhu, we want to renounce the world."
"Bless You
Due to this auspicious Karma,
he was reborn as the son of a wealthy merchant.
"We will call him Shalibhadra."
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"Welcome, my lord. Long live the king."
"We are lucky to have such a lovely child."
King Shrenik came to know about Bhadra's acquisition. He was astonished at their grandeur and visited their palace.
Both became Jaina seers and performed severe austerities. They embraced death with peace and were reincarnated as Gods.
