Tale of Shree Nabhakraj

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

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Q. Who can get such permanent (infinite) happiness?
A. The soul which does worthy-deeds, gets such a Moksha. Among all the various worthy-deeds, the kindnessmercy-pity towards each and every life, is the prime worthy-deed as shown by the all mighty, Omnipotent & Omniscient Jain Gods. The great muni gave detailed sermons and preachings on the topics of Hinsă (violence) and Ahinsã (non-violence) including narration of degradation & tragic state of the soul in four places of birth by committment of violence, and about the peaceupgradation-prosperity-happiness which are gained by the soul by practising non-violence.
Bhanu got scared and trembled by his own sins upon hearing the tremendously dreadful tragic consequences of violence. He bowed down to the muni and requested him to give him a noble vow, not to commit violence till his lifetime. Muni explained him about the vow - well in details and gave that vow to him. Then he took the muni at his home. He gave him alms - (pure and innocent food) with great devotion. Thus, he gained a good-positiveworthy, karma/deed which bestowed goodness-peace-happiness to him. He became full of mercy and remained always merciful, and thus he himself became worshipable. He became a pious person, who looked after his livelihood with the offerings, donations etc. received from the public. At last after his death, as an outcome of those donations and religions merits, O King! you became better than even Kamdev in handsomeness-with beautiful look-limbs-appearance in next birth as a King named Nãbhak. Even the King Chandraditya too, repented for, and destroyed his own sins by erecting a beautiful temple of the God. In this manner, the King Chandrãditya became holy and sacred and became a deity in Saudharmã Devlok (1st Heaven), in the next birth.
HOW TO NULLIFY SINS?
O King! you had at that very place got demolished a beautiful meritful temple of the Gods' idol and had got built a fort around the town. Previously, you had killed a woman, a Brahmin, a child, a cow and also destroyed teerth (a place of Pilgrimage) These five killings, are the obstacles in all your religious merits.
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