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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
SHRUTSAGAR
December-2015
accidents. Please do not worry". The Seth replied, "The need of the hour is not your bill before the parliament but your help is of utmost importance. Otherwise I shall lose my life". "The leader then said to the Seth that It will be very nice if the Seth loses his life. for the bill will then be treated as urgent and shall be passed immediately by the parliament.
After the leader left the place, a god fearing and religious householder came that way. He heard the cry and took the rope which he was carrying with him, lowered it in the well so as to reach the Seth and asked the Seth to catch hold of it and come out of the well. He said "It is written in our holy scriptures that if you rescue a person who has fallen into the well; you earn a lot of 'Punya' enabling you to reach the heaven after death. Since many years I have been carrying this rope to earn some punya but did not get an opportunity to do so. Now that I have got a chance, my patience and hard work shall now bear fruit”.
The Seth thanked the kind householder and caught hold of the rope and came out of the well. As soon as he pulled him out, the ranatic house holder immediately pushed, him into the well and when the troubled person asked him why did he take all the trouble to pull him out, if he wanted to push him in the well, the ignorant fellow replied that if he did this again and again he shall acquire lot of Punya securing a high place in the heaven.
When the Seth said that if the householder kept doing this again and again he will be acutely hurt and may also lose his life. The fellow then said "I am least bothered with what happens to you. I am only interested in acquiring Punya and booking a place in the heaven.
After a long wait I have got this rare chance and I shall utilize it to the greatest possible extent."
The above illustration is given to explain the confusion
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