Book Title: Prabuddha Jivan 2016 03
Author(s): Dhanvant Shah
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh

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________________ 38 PRABUDDH JEEVAN MARCH 2016 right knowledge and thereby acquire the ability to already acquired karmas fall of gradually in the destroy the Karmas due to his purity of thought and presence of causes that lead to dissociation of Karmas. action. He alone will be able to cast away his Karmas. Owing to the absence of the cause of bondage and Who on an account of his right knowledge contemplates the functioning of dissociation indicate the case on the self with full concentration. The force with right denoting cause. Therefore Liberation is the total belief, right-knowledge and non-attachment generates destruction of all Karmas at the same time, after becomes the course of premature shedding of Karmas. Leveling down the duration of all the remaining Karmas, Pursuit of self-absorption results in shedding karmas so as to be equal to that of the age - Karma (Ayuby thoughts (Bhāva-nirjarā) first followed by Karmic Karma). shedding (dravya-nirjarā.) The final stage of self-realization is the stage 7.0 Moksa (salvation / liberation) absolute perfection in this stage of sukladhyāna. This The last element of the seven elements is called stage lasts only for the period of time required to Mokşa. This is the ultimate goal of every religious pronounce five shorts syllables. At the end of this period practitioner like Sādhu, muni or monk, when the self is the soul attains perfect and disembodied liberation. This freed from the bondage of Karma and has passed is a stage of perfection. However, the joint conception beyond the possibility of rebirth it is said to have of mokşa does not obliterate the individuality of each attained mokşa. Moksa is the highest ideal to be soul. It is neither merged nor is identical with anything attained by the self at the time of perfection. According higher than itself. Its individuality is not lost. This is the to Umā Svāmi. permanent personality of the soul even in the state of Bandh a hetv a bhāniri arābhyam perfection immediately after attaining release from all Kitsnakarmavipramokso mokşah. (TS/X/2) Karmas the soul darts up to the end of the universe. Owing to the absence of the cause of bondage and Tadnantaramūradvam gacchtyalokantāt. (TS/X/5) with the functioning of the dissociation of Karmas, the [To be continued] annihilation of all Karmas is Liberation. 76-C, Mangal Flat No. 15, 3rd Floor, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road, No new karmas flow in owing to the absence of Matunga, Mumbai-400019. Mo: 96193/79589/98191 79589 causes such as perverted faith and as on. And the Email : kaminigogri@gmail.com Story of the Nineth Chakravarti Mahapadma The NinethChakravarti Mahapadma wasa contemporary of twentieth Tirthankara Munisuvrata-svami ofHastinapur. The queen, Jwaladevi of the state delivered a courageous child whom they called Vishnukumar.King Padmottarawas very happy to welcome the lucky Rajkumar as the queen saw a lion in her dream before his birth. After few years shesaw fourteen dreams before the second child's birth. They called the child Mahapadma who later on became Chakravarti king. Both brothers Vishnukumar and Mahapadmawere masters in all sorts of art, sports, war, etc. They received spiritual knowledge and vidyatoo through learned panditas by performing meditation under his guidance. Both children grew up together but the elder Vishnukumar became an ascetic whileMahapdmabecameking of Hastinapur. He and his kingdom Hastinapurwas very famous in Uttar Pradesh. During his reign, King Shrivarma of Avantiin Madhya Pradesh had a vast empire whose Prime Minister was Namuchi. He was very jealous of Jaina ascetics as well as the community. Once the King Shrivarma and minister Namuchi went to a garden to hear the sermons of Jaina monks. Many people gathered for same purpose which wasn't like by Namuchi but he could not speak anything in the presence of King. He asked some questions which weresatisfactorily answered by the ascetics. Namuchi went to his home but couldn't control his anger. He rushed to the shelter of Guruji and tried to kill him. To his surprise he turned standstill with open sword in his hand. After few hours Namuchi promised the deity that such things will not happened again in future so devi allow him to move. OnceNamuchi got a chance to harass Jaina ascetics, he ordered all Jaina monks to leave the kingdom in rainy season. Monks immediately contacted Vishnukumar, who was at Meru parvat and explained the situation. He first listened to all monks and then went to Namuchi with his power of flying. He demanded only three steps land for which Namuchi agreed. Vishnukumar started expanding his body and kept one leg on earth, one on the sea and for the third step, advanced towards Namuchi's head but he surrendered. Vishnukumar became famous as a Trivikram. MahapadmaChakravarti arrived at the palace, met his brother and listened to his discourses.He renounced the world after giving responsibilities to his sons. Vishnukumar and Mahapadma received Kevaljnana and went to Siddhasthana while Namuchi went to hell.

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