Tale of Shree Nabhakraj

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

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'O! How long would this muni suffer in this manner?' With such an anxiety-curiosity and wonderings, he stood there for 4 prahars (i.e. approximately 12 hours). (PRAHAR equal to 1/4th time in between Sunrise to Sunset or Sunset to Sunrise)
SANSAR IS PAINFUL ITSELF
In the morning, when the great muni completed the Kaussagga, Bhanu bowed down to him and asked - 'O great sage! Are you performing penance to obtain a big empire? And therefore, suffering the torturing?' 'Brother! we are Jain muni (monk / sãdhu / Maharaj Saheb / sage / saint), Empire is a cause leading to Hell. Why do we desire for it? All sãdhus perform penance with a desire - intention - motive - aim - target of Mukti Moksha Salvation Liberation. 'Muni added with the soft words.' What is the Moksha?' - he inquired with the muni, upon which the muni showed the clear & true characteristics of the sansar (mortal world) and that of Moksha (Liberation). Sansar is the wandering of soul in incarnations (gati) of Hell, Animal & Bird, Human being and Heaven. This is because of our attachment with subject matter of the five senses and four kashãy (inner Vices) i.e. anger, pride, deception and greed. Birth, oldage, death are physical, mental tensions. Very big problems and other thousands of sufferings are born out of the base of the sansar (mortal world). The world is painful itself, is with sorrowful fruit, with series of calamities, is full of problems and confusions. Here, even an appearately happy soul is, actually unhappy and sad. In contrary to this, Moksha - Salvation - Liberation is in terms of place of eternity-endlessness-independence-total joy and happiness. Here, there is not at all anything of ãdhi - vyadhi - upãdhi (i.e. ãdhi = mental torture, vyadhi = diseases of body, upãdhi = tension arising out of trouble / loss of or to ones' beloved lives and / or of objects / things). There is happiness, joy and happiness alone for infinite and endless period in overjoy of infinite gyan (true knowledge), darshan (true faith) and charitra (true character) O! even the deities with true knowledge do not respect, long or desire for the luxuries of Heaven. They too, aim for the superior happiness and joy of Moksha (i.e. state of no further cycle of death and re-birth).
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