Tale of Shree Nabhakraj

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

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Shree Vartman (present) Shashanadhipati Shree Mahaveer-Vardhaman Swami Sarvagyay Namah Shrimad Vijay-Prem-Bhuvanbhānu-Jaygosh-Jagachchandra Sooreeshwarebhyo Namah
Preface
With blessings of Rev. P. Ãacharya Shree Vijay, Jagachchandra Sooriji, there was an occassion to stay at Mumbai at shree Vãsupujya Temple, Zaver Road, Mulund (West). on maun Ekadashi of V.S.-2062, (Maun Ekadashi is a festival to remain silence-becoming speechless.) There a copy of Shree Nabhakrājtale, written in Sanskrit by Shrimad Anchalgachchhesh Merutungsooreeshwararji Maharaj Sãheb, came into my hands. I read it and extremely liked it - Read it 3 to 4 times. There is a tale of 3 souls, narrated in it. One protected, preserved and saved the devdravya and as a result thereof only in 3 reincarnations/re-births. attained the salvation-liberation-moksha, While the other misappropriated the devdravya, and as such got pains and sorrows of worse, degraded and ill-re-birth/re-incarnations for the very very prolonged period of 19 kota-koti sagaropam (i.e. a period of innumerable years)
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Presently, there seems to be ill-thoughts of the Government on the wealth of the temples. Government has taken over the administration of a number of the religious temples, institutions etc. By the provisions of the acts like the Bombay Public Trusts Act, more and more attempts are made to chase and corner the wealth of the religious institutions. Exhorbitant taxes are imposed, more and more (taxes-cess-land revenue-duty etc.) are in the process of being imposed and enforced. The prevailing situation has become extremely difficult-hard-tuff.
The intelligent Jains are, those who are indeed, eager and ready to take care and protect the devdravya etc. wealth for the religious purposes at their level best. This belief of theirs' may become more firm by reading the tale of Shree Nãbhãkraj, and it is this idea which has motivated and inspired me to translate this (tale of Shree Nãbhakraj) in Gujarati language. Earlier, Yashovijay Sanskrit Päthashãlã, Mehsãnã (of Gujarat state) has published its' word to word translation in the Vikram Samvat Year 1963 (i.e. the calender related to the King Shree Vikramaditya.
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