Tale of Shree Nabhakraj

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

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KING NABHÄK BECOMES SRAVAK
On his way, many Kings were greeting the King (Nãbhak) with various gifts and offerings. Thus; the King whose wealth, glory and luxury were increasing, reached his Kingdom. The Gurus also explained the 12 anuvrat (small vows to be accepted by the shravaks) including samyaktva to the King Shree Nãbhak and made him pronounce the same, (accept the same). The preceptors stayed in the garden outside the town.
The King Nãbhak had assistance & help from the deity and as such he easily won the three continents of Bharatkshetra area of southern side just like Vasudev. He had 16,000/- Kings under his command. Thus, he looked after his kingdom as also his Religion. He gained the fruit in terms of the State / Kingdom. He used to worship the God for three times-a-day, and used to perform 6 aãvashyak (necessary acts) at both the times-a-day.
He got erected high temples of God ARIHANT which had decorated high arched festoons - hangings in each village, also inns were built in thousands, he got abolished motives and intentions of violence untruthfulness, cheating, lie, false-blaming, back-biting, quarrel, envy, speaking ill of others' etc. from his Kingdom and especially got de-rooted the seven vices of gambling-hunting-big robbery-eating non-vegetarian-drinking intoxicants-indulgance in sex with others' woman-having sex with prostitute etc. If any citizen resident used to commit mithyatva (false faith), sin, injustice even in thoughts - then too, the deity himself used to give punishment for the same. Therefore, the residents of that State used to follow the path of the King with a sense-idea of religious merits only. It is rightly said that As is the King - such are his countrymen.
THE GOOD FRUITS OF JAIN RELIGION
As the religious merits started increasing on the earth, it resulted in terms of timely rain, gain of ample crop & grain, trees got ample flowers and fruits, cow started giving more milk, gaining of plenty of gems and jewels from mines, rise in business income, going abroad / foreign country became easier and safer, people became diseaseless, fearless, greatly comfortful, got
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