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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
SHRUTSAGAR
March-2017 ry; because” aitat quet Hafallo facint" “when the meritorious Karmas begin to exhaust the Devas have to leave their abode of heaven and take birth in the human world. As an illusion is momentary, so also the heavenly pleasures are transitory. The minimum age limit of the heavenly beings is 10,000 years and the maximum age limit is 33 Sagaropama!. 'On the completion of the life span the Devas have to leave their abode. But a handful of people make note of this. In order to go to heaven, most people keep performing all kinds of righteous deeds as explained in the scriptures unaware of the transitory happiness in the heavenly abode. Very few, who know this, try to make it hard for Moksha, which is eternal happiness and infinite bliss.
What are the acts that will enable one to attain heaven? This too has been clearly explained in the Vedas. This explanation of the ways to go to heaven also proves the existence of heavenly existence. There is happiness as well as sorrow in this world. Happiness is the resultant of Punya and sorrow is the effect of Papa. Hellish creatures are always experiencing pain, against this the heaven exists where the jivatman experiences the fruits of its meritorious deeds.”
Mauryaputra then enquired from the Lord, why the Devas very rarely visited the human world though they were at total liberty to come often? The Lord Said, “Oh Mauryaputra! There are many reasons, for the Devas not visiting the Earth very often. The occassions on which the Gods desire to come here on this Earth are very rare and this mortal world when compared to heaven is not at all a beautiful place and is full of sorrow and misery.
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1 Sagaropama- a huge measure of time
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सुभाषित
जमा देख कीजे खरच व्याधि देख उपचार। हित देखी हित मांनीये समयो देख विचार । जो कछु भली न करी सके, तो बुरे पंथ मत जाय । अमृतफल चख्यां नहीं, तो विष के फल मत खाय॥ ह.प्र.-८९१२४
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