Spiritual Pilgrimmage of Chha Gau

Author(s): Gunratnasuri
Publisher: Jingun Aradhak Trust

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DESTRUCTION OF DWARIKA Once, Lord Neminath was preaching in a Samavasaran (a place where Lord addresses the people) held on out-skirts of Dwarika. When the preaching ended, Krishnajee asked Lord Neminath, "Whether Dwarika would exist for eternal time or would be destroyed ? If it will be destroyed then who will ruin it and whether he would die by fate or otherwise ?" Answering to him Lord replied, “Those who are born are destined to die. Parting is connected with meeting. You are fascinated by Dwarika. Oh Krishna ! Shamb and your other sons in the drunken state, will beat saint Dwaipayan. So being angry he will, in his next birth, become a diety doing Niyanu (penance for wordly pleasures) and will burn Dwarika into ashes. The son of queen Jara will kill you.” Hearing these words, Jarakumar went into the forest, so that he might not be the murderer of his brother and wandered there. Saint Dwaipayan also went into the forest. Then Krishnajee called all his subjects and advised them that, due to wine Dwarika would be destroyed, so nobody should drink wine. He ordered the people to throw all the wine in the outskirts of Dwarika into the Shila Kund (reservoir) of Kadambari cave. The trees and creepers grew on the bank of the kund and flowers fell into it. So the wine became scented and tasty. Unfortunately, Shamb came there. Reaching there, he and all his friends feeling thirsty drank too much of wine and became arrogant. They went into a cave where they saw saint Dwaipayan and became angry. Thinking that, he would destroy Dwarika, they started beating him with sticks and fist. Due to this,
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