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THE WAY OF LIFE
your sexual passion by means of the contact with the person you marry. THE TIME OF YUGALIKAS OR TWINS
The custom of marriage appeared in Bharat (India) on account of this reason. The custom of marriage was first instituted by Rishabhdev in accordance with the Jain tradition. Before that the yugalik people existed. Yugal means a pair or twins. A boy and girl used to be born as twins; they used to grow up together; and later they became husband and wife. Of course, they were not married but sexual intimacy appeared between them naturally. The twin husband and wife used to be very loyal to each other; and they were happy and peaceful. The husband never desired the company of another woman. Each pair gave birth to one pair of twins, and intimacy appeared between the two. In those days, there were no quarrels or hostilities on account of women or wealth. Therefore, in those days, there were no governments; and there were no courts. All human beings lived in conformity with the laws of nature. That was their religion. They never caused violence to any jiva; they never uttered lies; they never had immoral sexual contacts; and they never had any attachment for possessions. Was it not a great Dharma ? On account of their Dharma, all Yugaliks or twins attained the heavenly state of existence after their death in this world. No twins went to hell, and no yugaliks were reborn in the state of human life or of animals and birds. In those days, not only human beings but also animals were peaceful and happy.
During the time of Bhagwan Rishabhdev, an unhappy event occurred. Of one pair of twins, the boy died; and the girl was alive. The people thought: “What shall we do with this girl ?" They took that young woman to Nabhikulakar, the father of Rishabhadev. They described the situation to Nabhikulakar. He said that the girl should marry Prince Rishabh; and the girl married Rishabh. In this manner, in India, the custom of marriage began for the first time; and the custom of a man marrying two wives also began. Bhagwan Rishabhdev had two wives, namely Sunanda and Sumangala. The Yugalik husband used to have only one wife.
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