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become completely detached from worldly life, you may kindly come here out of benevolence. You must come here to lift me out of this ocean of Samsar (worldly life). Kindly come here once; and by having your darshan (sight) I would feel blessed".
Rudrasoma gave this message to Phalgurakshit with a voice shaken by emotion, to be conveyed to Aryarakshit. Phalgurakshit set off to Ujjaini.
Have you heard the sublime message of Rudrasoma? was a moving message. Rudrasoma mentioned some important and significant ideas in her message. The first idea is that it touches the life of a sadhu. A Sadhu is one who is detached; who renounces the samsar and begins to lead the life of a mendicant. A sadhu does not have attachment for father and mother; and for brothers and sisters. But in the heart of a Sadhu there ought to be human affection and compassion. Affection is not infatuation. Compassion is not infatuation.
Even after becoming a sadhu, one should not forget the benefactions bestowed upon him by his parents. A sadhu must have the feeling that he should return the kindness of his parents who have bestowed benefactions on him. That is why Rudrasoma gave the example of Bhagwan Mahaveer. When the Tirtankars themselves have affection for their mothers, it goes without saying that others can and ought to have affection for their mothers. The hearts of Sadhus and Sadhvis must be full of affection. Their hearts should be overflowing with compassion.
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Rudrasoma mentioned such ideas in her message as would nonplus him; and rather confound his heart and mind. She expressed the desire of following the charitramarg (the life of mendicancy) that he had been pursuing. What a tremendous love for her son ! "The path liked by my son is acceptable to me also". Not only this; she also mentioned that her desire was to impel her husband, her daughter and her younger son also to pursue, the path of Moksha.
After Aryarakshit went away, Rudrasoma noticed some change in the way of her husband's life. She also noticed
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