Tale of Shree Nabhakraj

Author(s): Merutungacharya, Gunsundarvijay
Publisher: Divya Darshan Trust

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followers of Jain religion, pathshãlã (place where Jainism is taught), Upăshraya (place for jain monks and that for nuns), dharmashala (i.e. an inn) or for school, college, hospital etc.amounts to misappropriation of devdravya. And in the present time of materialistic world, somewhere - someone - Jain - trustee & other think about devdravya in such a faulty manner.
Some Jains even claim that the amount/asset from highest bidding of swapna be included or transferred to sãdhāran fund (i.e. general expenses fund account) meaning thereby that from such asset it places for monks/nuns are constructed or inns or places teaching Jainism are constructed and mananged or some needy and deserving Jains are financially supported-then such use/practice is not objectionable. The reason put forward behind this argument is that those swapnas (i.e. the dreams) had come to mother Trishalã when the soul of Lord/God Mahaveer was in her womb as an embru, and had not attained the state of Teerthankar i.e.God.
SWAPNA-DRAVYA IS DEVDRAVYA ONLY
But such a thought is a misinterpretation, fallacious & illconclusion of word 'devdravya'... because the dreams came to Trishalã mãtã not when her elder son Nandiverdhan was in her womb-but she dreamt when God/Lord Mahaveer came in her womb. Hence, behind those auspicious dreams-the reason was, of course, of the God Mahãveer alone.
Moreover, the God is the God - at all points of time. As such, the asset/wealth from the highest bidding in respect of those dreams - precisely amounts to dev-dravya. In addition, numerous highly learned and well-versed Aacharyās too-clearly state that 'the assets gathered from the bidding of swapna (dreams) are undoubtedly 'dev-dravya'. It is, therefore, desirous and fair to consider dream-income as dev-dravya, and the same could be used in all the various works concerning temples - but should not be used for the works other than that of a temple and / or that for an idol.
The present booklet 'The tale of Nābhākarāj narrates that the use of the dev-dravya beyond the boundaries laid down in the
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