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72 : Śramaņa, Vol 62, No. 2 April-June 2011
Rathanemi and Rājīmatī is cited in Daśvaikālikasūtra?!, where nun Rājīmatī acted as a guide in steadying the wandering mind of Rathanemi for sensual pleasures. She said that eating again the vomited stuff is not appreciable likewise embracing again ones renounced sexual urge is not worthful for you. These words steadied his mind22. Likewise the incidence of Bhāvadeva and Nāgala, where Nāgala's husband was initiated but after few years of initiation, he becomes restless and comes again to his village in search of his wife. Bhāvadeva was not able to identify his wife, but Nāgala identified him. She knew everything and sent one of the small boy to him. He suddenly vomited and began to eat vomited stuff. He came back to her and told that I had vomiting but I never let it go, I ate it back. The mother replied, well done, my son. Hearing this, monk was astonished as what she is doing. Then she began her words of sthitikaraņa that you are also doing the very same thing. You want to enjoy sexual pleasure, which you have given up. Is it praiseworthy for you? These words helped him in sthitikaraņa. When Bāhubali was guided by his two sisters Brāhmi and Sundarī that why are you riding upon the horse of pride? This pride has kept you aside from the attainment of infinite knowledge. As soon as he realized his fault, he stepped towards Rşabha, at once he attained omniscient knowledge23. Proper guide in proper time is very fortunately acquired by few. In every religious organization one of the Kalyāṇamitra or Sthavira i.e. matured spiritual guide is there, who helps to set back the oscillating mind again in the self-restrain. So Confucius, a great seer rightly said that 'our greatest glory is not in ever falling, but in rising every time we fall.' There are lots of persons in the world who laugh at a person undergoing adverse situation. There are very few, who come forward as a helping hand in times of critical moments of life, they are never forgotten. Such guides are called as 'kalyāņamitra' i.e. a friend who leads towards the correct path in all situations of life and plays a role of a well wisher. So nondeviation from the adopted path and steadiness of mind in ones chosen goal is very essential for success in all walks of life.
