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his super-human powers. But they are not proud of their acquisitions, and they have not the least desire to make use of them. Besides, they are not very greedy after attaining Moksa. All their good actions increase their disinterestedness. The minds of such fortunate persons become pervaded with the waves of their natural joy of Ever-lasting Bliss.
On hearing the valuable preaching of Sramaņa Bhagavana Malāvira, Lepa Sréşğlu was greatly pleased with a further request, śramaņa Bhagavāna Mahāvira told him.-'0 Śrésthin ! Some excellent individuals are born in this world with a large mass of meritorious acts done in their previous lives and during their present life also, they earn for themselves a heavy mass of meritorious deeds At the end of their highly meritorious life, they invariably attain the Eternal Happiness of Mokşa (Final Emancipation) like Bharata Cakravartin, Bāhūbali, Abhaya Kumāra, and a number of Saintly Personages. 2. There are some persons who obtain a high royal rank in society on account of meritorious deeds done in previous lives, but who like King Kügika of Magadha-déśa, die without doing any meritorious act. 3. Some persons are born in this world without any meritorious act to their credit, and like a very unfortunate man, they die without doing any meritorious act during their whole life. They are unhappy during their present life, and after death, they have to suffer terrible miseries of heliish life. Those who are afraid of public censure, and those who are desirous of pleasing all the individuals of this world, cannot do anything for the welfare of their Soul. There is not a single reniedy which can satisfy all. Everybody should, therefore, try for the up-lift of his Soul. 4 Besides, there are some individuals in this world, who are born without any meritorious act but who like Sulasa - the son of butcher Kâlika-amass a heavy load of meritorious dee is during their present life'.
Having heared the religious preaching, Lepa śrosthì took the Twelve Vows of a House-holder from Śramaņa Bhagavāna
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