Tale of Shree Nabhakraj

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

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reached the Mahãvideh Kshetra (area) by sitting in the aeroplane made by that deity. There, he bowed down to the God Shree Simandhar Swami who was possessed of decorum of eight types of praise worthy things such as throne, hand fans, a circle of divine light, three canopy etc. Thereafter, he asked - 'O God! since a long period, I am facing obstacles in the religion - time and again, what is the reason?'
God Simandhar Swami narrated the strory of Samudra, Sinh and Nãg Kautumbik to the King which was told by Aacharya Shree Yugandhar.Soori! Then he said- 'O noble soul! No soul can ever escape from results - fruits - consequences of the prior karmas (deeds). Here, it is your own instance. In your birth as Sinh you had caused obstacles in the path of pilgrimage of your elder brother Samudra - from visiting the holy mountain Shatrunjaya. This resulted in the arrest of your brother samudra by the King. Consider Antaray Karma itself as the old man who pushed you from the footstep! The soul of this Nãg too, upon extinguishing the karmas in the prior birth as King Chandraditya, has become a deity in the Saudharma Heaven. That deity and the King Nãbhak heard their previous births' story from the God Shree Simandhar Swami and became pleased and they bowed down to the God and then went back to the holy mountain of Shree Shatrunjaya.
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They King Nãbhak and deity Chandrãditya performed Snãtrapooja of God Adinath Swami on the holy mountain of Shree Shatrunjaya. They worshipped the God by performing penance of Atthãi - (fasting for continuous 8 days) - with great devotion for three times and started considering themselves as highly fortunate and obliged. Thereafter, they got beautiful ornaments made for all the limbs of the God so that the God be worshiped forever. And on the occasion of the special and unique worship of the God, they made beautiful decoration etc.for the God with various ornaments etc. They provided for a unique devotion and faith by arranging for a gold flag with rubies and gems on it for that temple. In this manner, both of them being freed from worldly deception - fraud, extended the glory of the Jain religion - Jain reign of the Omniscient by their beautiful-sincere and unique devotion for a very long period.
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