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Adhyayana, and gave all of them, t he free Bhāgavati Dikşā, (Initiation into the Order of Monks preached by the Tirthankaras.)
These ascetics, appearing beautiful by their highly wellbehaved conduct as Sādhûs, who had destroyed their remaining injurious Karmas and whose feet were worshipped by the entire population, eventually acquired ora Kèvala Jnana, Perfeot Knowledge, and they began to move about on the earth adorned with beautiful villages and towns, in company with Bhagavān Śrt Riṣabha Swāmi.
Now, Bharata Mahārājā sent a messenger to his younger brother info Bāhubali, who, having insulted the messenger commenced a fight with Bharat Mahārājá but becoming vehe. mently disgusted with worldly enjoyments, finally took urafit
HT Bhāgavati Dikṣā, Initiation into an Order of Monks prea ched by the Tirthankaras, out of his own accord.
After taking up the duties of an ascetio, an idea ocurred to Bāhubali “ Why should I do respectful salutation to my younger brothers who have adopted asceticism previously? With this idea in his mind, Bāhubali remained in Petani Kāyotsarga, an act of stopping the activities of the body and merlitating upon the Soul.
Bhagavan Si Rişabha Swami, sent two nuns viz ment Brāhwi and A Sunlari to the spot, for the purpose of instructing him to the Right Path, and both of them advised him by citing an example of an intoxicated elephant which he was riding. As soon as Bāhubali Muni raised up his foot with the object of going to Jindśvara Bhagavān Sri Rişabha Swāmi for the purpose of bowing down before his younger brothers, he acquired percuma Kavala Jžāna, Perfect Knowledge.
Bharata Mahārajā, then, conquered all his enemies, and, remaining in his capital city, governed his extensive kingdom very judiciously, to the best of his abilities.
Marici Muni, while striotly observing the ten principal kinds
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