Tale of Shree Nabhakraj

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

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and becomes a meritful person; otherwise he remains indebted and as such how can it at all be possible to attract religious merit? (He, thus, becomes a sinner.)
Now, if a person is not addressed by worthy-deed at the time of death (by his/her son etc.) but if that soul in its' next gati (re-birth), through use of its' gyán (a typical knowledge) comes to know that after its' death, worthy-deed is performed/donated by its' relatives and if such soul puts faith and admires it - then too, it gains the benefits of such worthy-deed.
Except in this manner, the soul of deceased person does not get benefit of worthy-deed (even) if its' relatives (son etc ) perform worthy-deed under its' name. No doubt, the relatives by performing such worthy-deed shows their love-affection-respect devotion-towards the deceased by such social and practical acts. In short, it is worth - advisable - wise to perform - donate the worthy-deed to a person before its' death-by its' relatives. (Stanza 95-100).
After the departure of the Vyanterdev, the King who had personally known and experienced the benefits of the religiousmerits got deep faith and great devotion towards the religion. If rain is not possible without clouds, if crop is not possible without seed, then how a soul can be happy without religion? King Samudrapal sent his messenger to his younger brother Sinh in city of Tāmlipti to fetch him with a desire that he too may gain the goodness-worthiness etc. which he himself gained. That messanger came back after going there and said- 'O King! delegant search was made for your brother Sinh in Tămlipti city - but his presence could not be known there. It is learnt that he has ran away from that place to some other place.'
The King now rules the Kingdom in a judicious manner. Every year he goes on pilgrimage to Shree Shatrunjaya and other holy places of pilgrim; and enjoys the peace, happiness for a long period. Upon coming to know that his elder son has become fit to rule the country, he handed over the kingdom to his son and obtained dikshã (i.e. initiation) by spending wealth in various pious, holy and worthy deeds with detachment and in well and
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