Tirthankar Mahavira A Biographical in Verse

Author(s): Mukesh Chhajer
Publisher: Mukesh Chhajer

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Mukesh Chhajer
Stay for two more years, to lessen my sorrow Respectfully acceding to the elder brother's request Though his life increasingly resembled That of a perfect monk
The time, at last, was upon him For which the prince had been, eagerly waiting Devas of the heavens arrived in great numbers To remind the prince of his, awaiting destiny
On the tenth day of the dark fortnight of the month of Margshirsh The prince set foot in a palanquin, for the last time Followed by the relatives and citizens of Vaishali To arrive at the Jnatkhand, under an Ashoka tree Giving up all his princely possessions Pulled out his hairs in five fistful strokes With a single robe, an offering by Lord Indra And the utterance of the sacred mantra, “Namo Siddhanam” The prince assumed, the life of a wandering monk
From here on, he will adhere to the five great vows Of non-harming, non-possession, non-stealing Of truth and celibacy, in their strictest sense Life of an ascetic with no possessions The young monk now travels from place to place, bare-foot Undertaking arduous penance, undergoing many hardships At the hands of the nature and ignorant human beings
The boiling pot of karma was ready To test the resolve of the young monk, immediately
As he arrived near the town of Kurmargram A cowherd with an oxen, approached the monk Asking the monk to take its care
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