The 57 feet tall statue situated at Shavanbelagola in Hasan district in Karnataka, India is giving this message of Jainism to mankind. Pride is too difficult to conquer-only brave and noble souls can succeed at.
The place is 158 km. distance from Bengaluru. This story of Jainism goes in this way. First Thirthankar Bhagwan Rishabhdeo has two wives namely-- Sumangala and Sunanda. Sumangala has hundred sons. Prominent-Bharat and Brami being daughter. Sunanda has one son and one daughter named Bahubali and Sundariji. Before Diksha Rishabhdeoji distributed his Vanita kingdom equally among his all
heirs. King Bharat in-process of being Chakravarty. He won all six continentals except kingdom of Bhahubali. The victory was needed.
only after it he can be declared as Chakravarty. When talks failed he declared war against his brother Bhahubali. It was agreed that first the brothers should fight to save lives of soldiers. The fight began.
After trying various methods of fight- the duo went for face to face fight for getting final supremacy decision to conclude the war..
Bahubali taken his hand up to blow on head of Bharat, Suddenly he thought my father is on way of salvation and see-- what I am doing
fighting with own brother and that too for non permanent things and wealth--I am so sorry--! So he put the hand on his head and shaved head to become monk. He regretted his decision to fight for kingdom
During the period he has done extreme Sadhana but could not to get Kevaldyana- the prior condition for salvation. Then his both sisters Brami and Sundari now being monk-- happened to meet Bahubali.
They explained to him " Bira Mhara Gaj Thaki Utaro-" Bahubali please climb down from the elephant of Pride. With a sense of pride with in mind Bahubali refused to bow down to his younger brothers who have taken Diksha and became monk before him. It a matter of self respect for him not to bow to younger one as per family tradition
That pride was causing delay in obtaining Kevaldyana for him. He immediately realized his mistake and decided to bow down to all the younger monks on getting hint from sister monks. Immediately on this determination, he obtained Kevaldyan and got desired salvation.
With passage of time all his brothers and sisters got salvation Moksh.
The message is clear. Salvation requires winning over four Kashaya-
Anger. pride ,cheating and grid. In our self pride we avoid talking to others for mutual solution and engage in avoidable fighting. Which we can decide to avoid .It can be a time saver to establish peace.
Let us overcome it while walking on path of salvation. Kashays are like boiling water. If fire is taken off ,the water gets original form of
natural coolness. Exactly it happens with soul .If Kashay is taken off soul gives up Vibhavdasha and returns to original nature of coolness. Then reaching salvation is within sight. Let us learn from Bhahubali episode. Anyhow self pride for any thing is really too irrelevant.
JAI JINENDRA--------!!!----------JAI MAHAVEER-------------!!!.
only after it he can be declared as Chakravarty. When talks failed he declared war against his brother Bhahubali. It was agreed that first the brothers should fight to save lives of soldiers. The fight began.
After trying various methods of fight- the duo went for face to face fight for getting final supremacy decision to conclude the war..
fighting with own brother and that too for non permanent things and wealth--I am so sorry--! So he put the hand on his head and shaved head to become monk. He regretted his decision to fight for kingdom
That pride was causing delay in obtaining Kevaldyana for him. He immediately realized his mistake and decided to bow down to all the younger monks on getting hint from sister monks. Immediately on this determination, he obtained Kevaldyan and got desired salvation.
With passage of time all his brothers and sisters got salvation Moksh.
The message is clear. Salvation requires winning over four Kashaya-
Let us overcome it while walking on path of salvation. Kashays are like boiling water. If fire is taken off ,the water gets original form of
JAI JINENDRA--------!!!----------JAI MAHAVEER-------------!!!.
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