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out spiritual power. Who will listen to him who has no spiritual power ? Really speaking, karma is to be done for the realization of spiritual knowledge and power, then only one can do his desireless work. Mahavira first left the worldly life and worked hard for spiritual realization in himself. After the attainment of his Kevalajñana and Kevaladarśana by observance of severe austerities and meditation, he had done his desireless work of preaching religion to the people for their spiritual welfare with his spiritual power. That is why he could build up śramaņic tradition on the basis of five principles-non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing, chastity and non-possessions on the metaphysical foundation.
Mahāvīra who had spiritually known and seen paramātmā by his Kevalajñāna and Kevaladarśana respectively did not write the Sāstras (Scriptures). He was absorbed in his own spiritual thoughts. The Gañadhara scholars, having listened to his holy teachings, transmitted them from the ācāryas to the acāryas and later on the ācārya-scholars had written down the oral scriptures passed by guru paramparā according to their own intellect and learning, while going to reduce them to writing at Mathura and Balabhi Councils or elsewhere.
There must be the capacity in the preacher of religion for lokaśikṣā (people's education) in religion. Like the steamship Mahāvira crossed the sea of the world and took others also over to the shore of liberation. What is the capacity of a man to liberate others from the worldly bondage. Only paramātmă can emancipate Jivātma from the worldly illusion. There is no other alternative saccidananda guru like Mahāvīra, Buddha, Ramakršna, etc. Mahāvira was the able mature guru. That is why he could liberate many people by enlightending them with his teachings in religion.''
If there is divine command, there is nothing wrong in imparting holy teachings to the people. Nobody can lose them in such a case, if they are given by a spiritual teacher. If the ray of power comes to any one from the goddess of learning, such a power gets generated in bim that the great pandits become small like earth worms before him, for the so-called pandits devoid of conscience are not pandits at all. Mahavira was self-illuminated light which enlightened many people with his spiritual knowledge and power.
If a lamp is lighted, many insects come to it in flights. There is no necessity to call them. Similarly, if there is the light of divine command in anyone, no call for the people is necessary that there will be his lectures at such a place and at such a time. Because of his magnetic attraction the people will flock to him in thousands and lakhs. The kings, the so-called Maharājas princes and the aristocrats all come to him in groups and batches. And they earnestly request him to know what he will accept from them whether fruits, sweets, rupees etc. But the Siddhapurusa says, "take them away, I don't want that, I don't like that.” Mahävira was the perfect spiritual guru having divine command, so the common people, kings, lords and others came to him in thousands and lakhs without any propaganda call for the religious congregation because
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