Silent Soil

Author(s): Vidyasagar Acharya
Publisher: Bhagwan Rishabhdev Granthmala

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In the beginning of the era he was named Kumbhakara (potter)! 'ku' means earth and 'bha' means fate. The fortunate, maker of fortune is called kumbhakara here. (Page 28)
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The donkey prays the God wishing that:
My name may be connotative, Lord! 'Gada'means disease, 'ha' means remover/destroyer, I may be the destroyer of everyone's disease ---that's all (Page 41)
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becoming a wayfarer is becoming a diamond, the word 'rahi (wayfarer) is itself inversely sayingra...hi...hi..ra
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the body and the mana (desires) will have to be turned into ashes heating them burning them into the fire of tapa (austerity). --- then alone sometime the conscious soul will become pure. The word khara (pure) itself
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