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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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SHRUTSAGAR
OCTOBER 2014 in the company of those possessing similar qualities and interest. Though a crow flaps over neem fruits, the mango fruit does not lose its sweetness and its taste is in tact as before. Indrabhuti said:"Just as mango is the king of fruits so am I the king of scholars as I have defeated great scholars. There is none who can par my knowledge and greatness, and is capable of competing and facing me in any kind of scholarly debate.
लाटा दूरगताः प्रवादिनिवहा मौनं श्रिता मालवा:, मूकत्वं मगधागता गतमदा गर्जन्तिनो गूर्जराः । काश्मीराः प्रणता: पलायनपरा जातास्तिलङ्गोद्भवाः,
विश्वेचापिस नास्ति यो हि कुरुते वादं मया साम्प्रतम् ॥ The scholars of Latadesha fled away fearing defeat.
Malwa scholars imposed dumbness on speech, the debators of Gujarat gave up their wits; the scholars of Kashmir bowed their heads in shame and the Telang scholars fled from the place on hearing my name. What more to say? There is none who can dare to face me leave along trying to compete with me.
When such is the pathetic condition of all the so called great scholars, then how come there exists such an omniscient! To me, He only seems to be a magician of some kind and has attracted the gods by His magical powers”.
As Indrabhuti was deeply immersed in self-pride and self-praise, he saw the devas returning after paying their obeisance and he enquired from them about the personality of the kevali they visited. He said that it was astonishing, that being gods they could not distinguish between reality and falsehood. He begged them to tell him something about the omniscient they visited.
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