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में अचानक गौतम इन्द्रभूति को आसमान से श्रमण भगवान महावीर स्वामी के कुछ उपदेश देते हुए से झलक (संकेत) मिली। सिर ऊपर उठा कर देखा तो स्वामी ने केवल गौतम इन्द्रभूति को ही दर्शन देते हुए इस तरह स्पष्टरूप से उपदेश दिया कि “गौतम! पत्ता अपने काल के समाप्त होने पर - पीला होकर जैसे जमीन पर गिरेगा वैसे ही मानव बुढापे मे अपना शरीर छोडेगा । तस्मात-सावधान ! हिम की बूँद पत्र के अग्र में जैसे लटकती है वैसे ही हमारे जीवन क्षाणिक हैं। तसमात - सावधान ! भव बन्धनों से मुक्त होकर संसार-सागर को आग्रहपूर्वक पार करते हुए एक पार को पहुँचते समय आराम करे क्यों ? जल्दी करो, उस पार पहुंचकर एक मात्र ज्ञान प्राप्त करो, गौतम ! तस्मात् सावधान ! ऐसा अनुभव (तजरवा) पहले गौतम इन्द्रबूति को नहीं हुआ। इसका परमार्थ (वास्तविक सत्ता) क्या होगा - यह जानने के लिये आपापापुरी की तरफ गौतम इन्द्रभूति दौड़े।
very fond of its own body and wants to preserve it any cost. Finally the point driven home is that a person sincerely trying to realise his true self should give up his life to save the life of a fellow creature.
While he was teaching Devasharma the above stated truths, Shramana Bhagawan Mahavira Swamy himself appeared before the mind's eye of Gauthama Indrabhooti. It was a vision seen in the direction of the sky and Indrabhooti Gauthama felt that the Swamy was preaching something to him. Now, Indrabhooti Gauthama lifted up his head and saw the vision of the Swamy just in front of himself.
The Swamy then gave the analogy of a ripe fruit, which when it is ripe enough naturally falls to the ground without any external force being applied to it. So also a ripe old man gives up his body when he is ready to give up all his functions. He warned that one should always be aware of this truth and should be careful about straying away from the Truth, Just as a dew drop hanging down from a tip of a leaf, is ready to be pulled down by the gravitational force any fraction of a moment, so also, human life is also brittle and a man must be prepared to go, when the time comes. He warned that one should always be aware of this truth and should be careful about straying away from the Truth Then the Guru exhorted Gauthama Indrabhooti to hasten, now, at this time, when he, divested of all earthly bonds has been crossing the Sea of Samsara, ready to reach the shore at any moment. "Oh! Gauthama Indrabhooti, hasten! And reach the other shore to attain Kevalajnana, be Careful", said the Swamy. Gauthama Indrabhooti could hear these words clearly. But he was perplexed - the timing of this exhortation baffled him. The full meaning eluded him. So he ran post-haste towards Apapapuri to get his doubts cleared.
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