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Mokshmala - Lesson 17. Bahubala
On the top above are twelve divine areas, nine Graiveyaka, five Anuttar Viman and above all is placed Siddh Sheela, the abode of endless happiness of
Siddhas or self realised souls. This is how the illuminator of Lokaloka, all knowing, all seeing and incomparable knowers of Kaivalya or absoluteness have shown. Thus completes in brief the Lokaswarup Bhavana.
For closing all entrances to sins are Asrav Bhavana and Samvar Bhavan, for very high fruits of penances in Nirjara Bhavana and for getting some idea of Lokaswarup is this Lokaswarup Bhavana. Thus these four Bhavanas are completed in four pictures of this philosophical lesson.
Here ends the tenth picture.
"Gyana Dhyana Vairagyamaya, Uttam Jahan Vichar;
E Bhave Shubha Bhavana, Te Utare Bhava Paar." (Meaning : Whoever reflects on best thoughts full of right knowledge, meditation and nonattachment purifies his mind, and crosses the ocean of cyclic life of birth and deaths.)
Eleventh Picture : 11. Bodhdurlabh Bhavana - To get right knowledge in this world is very difficult. And to behave accordingly is very very difficult. Thinking like this is called Bodhdurlabh Bhavana.
Twelth Picture : 12. Dharmdurlabh Bhavana :- To get right religious teacher and listening of his right preachings are very very difficult in this present world. To think like this is called Dharmdurlabh Bhavana.
EXAMPLES FROM MOKSHAMALA
LESSON-17. BAHUBALA
By Bahubala one has not to mean the strength of one's own hands or arms. But here is given a short but wonderful life story of a great man named Bahubala.
Bhagawan Rishabhadeva a king leaving all attachments, entrusting his duties as king to his two sons Bharat and Bahubala was moving as an ascetic. After some time Bharat became a sovereign ruler and in his school of weapons was produced a powerful wheel and all the land wherever this wheel moved was brought under his rule and so he became the ruler of six continents. Only Bahubala did not accept his brother's suzerainty and so there was a battle between them; for a long time none was defeated; then Bharat in bitter anger hurled the strong wheel on Bahubala, but the rule was that this wheel would be ineffective on brothers of the same father and so this hurled wheel returned to Bharat without hurting Bahubala. At this Bahubala became very much angry and raised his powerful fist to beat Bharat, but exactly at that time there was a change in Bahubala's mind, his inclinations changed and he repented for what he had done and what he was about to do. He said "What I am doing is highly censurable and the result of my that doing will be very harmful and painful to me. Let Bharat enjoy the whole kingdom. Why should we destroy each other and gain nothing ? I should not strike Bharat with my closed palm of my hand, but it is also not proper to turn back my palm." So saying Bahubala
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