Tale of Shree Nabhakraj

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

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new calamity that has arrived. Here, it is advisable that I better keep silence of speech. It is rightly said that maun = silence of speech bestows all aims and targets. The King stood speechless. Upon order from that leader woman, some women came and stood before the King with the materials of food and bath etc. They said- 'O Lord! please oblige us and take instant bath, eat the desired tasty food and have sexual pleasure & enjoyment with us for the life-long period! Here, there is no fear at all for you, from any one. Please use this cool & scented water, this sugarful grape water, this sweet and tasty Gheber (a type of sweet meat) this Kheer' ( a sweet preparation of milk, pure ghee & sugar) (ghee = purified butter). In this manner, those ladies acted in the convenient behaviour and thereafter performed even inconvenient painful behaviour. Without any mental disturbance the King remained firm on the Religious-path only. Suddenly, he found himself on the top of the holy mountain of Shree Shatrunjaya. When the King became astonished as to- 'What happened?', at that time the fragranceful flowers which had attracted many blackbees - were showered by the deities on the head of the King. A very lusterful deity appeared before him. He was with gold earings on his ears and was shouting victory of the King. He said 'In Saudharm Heaven, Devendra namely Saudharmendra appreciated your firmness-steadiness in the religion, which I could not at all bear - and it is therefore, that I created caused the favourable drama and thereafter adverse difficulties upon you. O great fortunate-one! It is myself who has thus caused trouble to you. I beg pardon for the same. Please forgive me. I have become very happy to see your sincerity in the religion, and as such please make a demand! Make a demand!'
LIVING VITARÃG DEV
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The King said 'I have gained the religion of Vitarag-Sarvagna (Conqueror of attachment-Omniscient). Therefore, I do not demand anything else; but at the moment I have a desire to bowdown to the presently existing Teerthankardev God Shree Simandharswami You fulfil this desire.' The deity accepted this. Thereafter, that most virtuous King bowed down to the Devãdhidev (i.e. Aadinath God) and to the preceptors and
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