Book Title: Sachitra Tirthankar Charitra
Author(s): Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Padma Prakashan

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________________ = ऋषभ अजित a* - सम्भव अभिनन्दन *-O - O सुमति पद्मप्रभ R:6 Now came a giant whirlwind; lifting and swirling everything that came in its path. Mahavir's body swirled but his mind remained stable. At last Sangam nimself lifted a large mace and hit Mahavir. It was a heavy blow that buried Mahavir in the ground upto his knees but he did not even blink. After all these physical blows, Sangam resorted to a psychological attack. He arrived in his divine form riding a Viman (space vehicle) and said to Mahavir, "Why are you suffering so much and still standing on the earth. Come, I will take you to heaven with this mortal body of yours." Mahavir did not respond. Lastly Sangam produced sparsely clad fairies who approached Mahavir and undulated their voluptious bodies invitingly. He also created an atmosphere conducive to lust. Mahavir never even shifted his icy gaze and his body remained reactionless. All these twenty afflictions drained Sangam's energy and he was tired. On the other hand even after tolerating these painful tortures Mahavir remained poised in his elevated state of meditation. (M-22) गज वृषभ लक्ष्मी पुष्पमाला Refuge to the Demon King In the Vindhya range there lived a hermit named Puran. As a result of his rigorous penances he was reincarnated as the king of demons, Chamarendra. He had a bloated ego due to his natural powers and miraculous capacities. When, through his demonic perception, he came to know that the king of gods, Shakrendra, had more glory and luxuries, his ego was hurt. He decided to subjugate the king of gods. He prepared to attack the abode of Shakrendra, the Saudharm Viman, with his demonic arsenal. But in case he faced defeat he wanted support from someone more powerful than him. On searching he found that Shraman Mahavir was the most suitable person. He immediately rushed to Sumsumarpur, where Mahavir was standing in meditation. After bowing to Mahavir he said, "Bhante ! I, demon king Chamarendra, am going to fight with Saudharmendra Shakra, please protect me.” Saying thus and without waiting for a reply, he rushed to the assembly of gods and challanged the king of gods. For a moment Shakrendra was taken aback but when he saw that it was demon king Chamarendra, he calmly lifted his most potent weapon, the Vajra, and launched it at the demon king. (M-23/1) As the Vajra sped in the direction of Chamarendra it emitted bright sparks and thunderous sound. Afraid of this fierce weapon Chamarendra fled in the direction of the tree under which Mahavir stood in meditation. When Shakrendra realized where Chamarendra was heading, he became worried about any possible damage the Vajra could cause to Mahavir. He at once rushed after fleeing Chamarendra to defuse the Vajra. It was a strange seen in the sky; first Illustrated Tirthankar Charitra (840) सचित्र तीर्थंकर चरित्र चन्द्र सूर्य विमल अनन्त धर्म (20) शान्ति कन्थ अर mentioned Porrivate Personaroserom www.jainelibrary.org

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