Book Title: tman_and_moksa
Author(s): G N Joshi
Publisher: Gujarat University

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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.org Acharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir 688 Atman and Mokpa the Lord are not to be literally understood. They are symbolic of her supersensuous participation in the Divine sports of the Lord. It is believed that Mirā once said that she regards that there is only one male person in the universe and that is her Lord Kršņa. The men (male persons) on the earth also are like females to Kțşņa. Her love for Krsna was highly sublimated and spiritual, and hence, it was free from passions and sexuality. It is pure and supersensuous. Mirá had that singu. larity of devotion and profundity of love which finally lifted her to the realm of Kışņa. She expe. rienced that thrill and excitement of love for the Lord which Chaitanya had. Mīrā ultimately secured identity with the Lord by means of her powerful and pure love for Him. She is reported to have finally disappeared in her Lord in her final trance. Narasimha Mehta During the medieval ages every province produced great saints who were most powerful personalities, devoted to God, and who attained liberation on the strength of their faith in and devotion to God. In the galaxy of such reputed saints of India, Narasimha Mehta shines with his own brilliance which was original in him. Narasimha Mehta was a famous Gujarati saint and poet; he was born in the 15th century in the year 1414 A.D. and died at the age of 66, in the year 1480 A.D. His birth date is not still out of controversy, however, it is certain that he lived in the 15th century and was contemporary of Mīrā and Caitanya. For Private And Personal

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