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The second dream consisted in the sight of a lion followed by a number of deers. This signified that in the time of the last Tirthamkara all saints would not be able to adhere to the high ideal of saintship, and there would arise many householders who would propagate and spread false doctrines and recommend ' easier ' conduct.
In the third dream Bharata had seen a horse burdened with the load of an elephant. This meant that the Saints in the panchama kāla would undertake vows beyond their capacity and endurance.
A number of goats were seen grazing on dry leaves in the fourth dream, which portended that people would generally abandon the principles of true piety and defile their vows in the panchama kāla (the current age)!
In his fifth dream Bharata saw a monkey seated on an elephant in place of man ! The WORLD TEACHER explained it to mean that in the fifth 'age' kingship would pass out of the hands of true Kshatriya races and be enjoyed by those who would be as far away from true Kshatriya traditions as a monkey is from man !
In the sixth dream a swan was being attacked by a number of crows. Its significance was that the Jaina Saints would be persecuted by men of other creeds.
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