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long time and also enjoying Gotra, Nāma, and Mohaniya karmas, get rid of the clutches of falsity (Mithyat va). All kinds of work, which leads to violence, are Savadya-yoga and not to be indulge in that is Samyak-cāritra. The Lord preached the audience not to be involved in telling a lie. Being influenced by Rşabhadeva's sermon Bharata along with his sons and grandsons took initiation from the Lord. Rşabhasena, son of Bharata took initiation together with four hundred ninety-nine other sons and seventy grandsons of Bharata. Bharata's dear son Marīci asked Brāhmī to take initiation. She also took initiation. Sundarī obtained permission to take vow, but was restrained by Bharata, and became the first laywoman'. Bharata also adopted laymanship at the Master's feet. Many persons took different kinds of austerity or vrata according to their capability. Those were Sädhuvrata, Śrāvakavrata. Samyaktva and so on. From that time four groups of ascetics came in vogue. Rşabhasena (Pundarika) and others became sådhu. Ladies who had similar capability like Brāhms became Sadhvi. Bharata and who had similar grasping power of Lord's sermon became Śrāvaka. Sundari who were of similar potential in spiritualism became Śrāvikā. At that time Lord taught the holy three steps (tripadī) - origination (utpăda), decay (vyaya) and permanence (Dhrauvya) to eighty-four gaṇabhrts-39. Thus, we see that Lord Rşabhadeva started giving shape to Jainism with valuable examples and precepts.
Nami and Vinami who were the sons of Kachha and Mahākaccha were advised by Řșabhadeva that the worldly conquest is futile. Samyam Sâmrājya is greater conquest than mundane Empire. They took initiation under the mastership of the Lord. In an uncompromising battle between Bharata and Bāhubalī, Bharata broke the rule and Bāhubali decided to break Bharata's cakra but at that very moment a feeling of vairagya or sarvega over came him. He was engrossed in Kāyotsarga. Ķşabhadeva's message, from Astăpada by Brahmi and Sundars, that pride should be given up absolutely made Bāhubalī destroying his ghāti-karmas40. He became Kevali by
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