Tale of Shree Nabhakraj

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

Page 54

longer-life and with increase in growth of generation - children such as son-grandson etc. Yes! all these are extremely easy where the religion is dominant and supreme, Where is the surprise in it?
BE AWAY FROM MISAPPROPRIATION OF DEVDRAVYA
Upon seeing the religion and the happiness of the residents of the Kingdom of the King Shree Nãbhak, it appeared that the deities without Religion ran away to the Heaven. as if feeling shy. In this manner, the King steadily ruled the vast kingdom for a very long period. At the end of the life, that intelligent person did anAshan (i.e fasting till death) peacefully and died and then (in next re-birth) his soul reached in 12th Achyut Heaven and got born as a Riddhimant (Full of wealth) dev deity. After death there, he would get incarnation as a human-being and then shall get Salvation-Moksha-Liberation. The soul of the deity Chandrãditya too, shall get born as a human-being and by performing the Religion in beautiful and sincere manner shall be bestowed with eternal happiness and joy in Moksha. The King Samudrapal got Moksha-Mukti-in third re-birth by protecting the Devdravya. While Sinh and Nãg kautimbik got tremendous pains and sorrows in the world for a very long period of 19 Kotākoti Sãgaropam (innumerable years) by the misappropriation of the Devdravya. On knowing the tale of this King Shree Nãbhak and Chandrãditya deity - the sensible intelligent people should always remain away from the acts of misappropriation misuse of the Dev-dravya (i.e. the asset / wealth of the Idol of God i.e. what is already offerred to the God.) This tale has been written by Shrimad Anchalgachchesh Aacharya Shree Merutoong sooreeshwarjee Maharaj Saheb in Vikram Samvat year 1464.
=
Thus, the tale of King Shree Nãbhãk is completed on the subject of the Dev-dravya.
APPENDIX
(1) THE DEVOTEE SOUL GIVES CREDIT FOR ITS' ALL WORTHY GAINS to the favour and blessings of the dev-guru i.e. God & Preceptor. The devotee-soul has firm belief and faith
...48
-
————