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he was getting supreme happiness. At the feet of Mahavir, Gautama Swami was experiencing the bliss of salvation. But when the separation took place, he experienced a terrible anguish. Madanrekha was enlightened. She was an absolutely pure and noble lady, yet she was a wife a woman dwelling in the earthly world. She had a great attachment for Yugabahu and so she began to weep.
"I am an unfortunate woman. I have lost everything that was mine. Oh! I curse my beauty. It is my beauty, that made my brother-in-law passionate and aberrated and caused the death of my husband whom I worshipped as my everything. On account of me this murder has taken place. What a terrible disaster has taken place ?", she groaned in anguish.
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MADANREKHA'S MENTAL VISION
Even at that time of sorrow, her mental vision remained intact and alert. She blamed herself for the murder of her husband. She blamed her beauty. She did not think of the heinous sinner, Manirath with abhorrence or contempt. There were soldiers who were absolutely loyal to Yugabahu. If she wanted to, she could have punished him for his sin with the help of those soldiers. She could have revealed to the world, Manirath's wicked passion. She could have said, "This wicked man wants to make me his wife. That is why he has slain his brother. He used several tricks to win me but when I did not comply with his request, he committed this wicked action. This wicked man should be severely punished."
But no, Madanrekha did not think in that ignorant manner. She thought thus, "Manirath has been infatuated with me because of my beauty. In this mundane world, the beauty of woman is the cause for the ruin of men. People in this world cannot keep their minds under control. So, they indulge in such improper ways and commit sins".
Only that person who possesses mental vision can be free from hatred for other jivas and if a man's thoughts and feelings are coloured by the right knowledge, he would not hate other beings. Thinking nobly is one thing, and entertaining thoughts
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