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SHRAMAN MAHAVIR
Mahavira perceived these developments of the external world How curious! Sometimes good intentions do not yield a happy outcome He had stopped all movements to spare the pregnant mother discomfort But the outcome was gross botheration to everybody The common beings cannot stand uncommon events Mahavira resumed his foetal movements. The mother was relieved the royal family was reassured. The melodies of musical instruments again resounded. Mahavira was touched by the affection of his parents He took a vow not to renounce householdership so long as his parents lived 1 The worldly filal affection attained unworldly dimensions
Abhimanyu had also learnt of the strategy of arranging the forces (chakravyuha) while he was a foetus Such occurrences are likely to occur once a while But their rarity renders such events rationally inexplicable And still closer probe of foetal developments might someday reveal new facts to justify the seeming impossibilities
1 'Kalpasutra , 87-91.
