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The King left the bite from his hand in the dish and left for war. Shilsannah entered the battle field by obstructing the king and the enemy attacked him. Impressed by his celibacy, a deity made them motionless and there was a divine speech that, “Salutation to Shilsannah who is devoted to celibacy.” Then he showered flowers on Shilsannah.
Hearing the divine statement, Shilsannah fell in deep thoughts & at that time he acquired the Avadhi gyan i.e. clairvoyance. He thought that
if love towards celibacy alone can lift his soul so high then asceticism along with celibacy i.e. control over senses would create miracles. Thus, he was overwhelmed with the feelings of being an ascetic & accepted austerity then and there.
Once Shilsannah arrived at Kshitipratishthit Nagar. Rukmini came to bow before him & heard his sermon in the garden. She was overwhelmed with the feeling of asceticism. She abondoned
all the worldly relationships & Shilsannah accepted austerities. accepted austerity.
Shilsannah became an Acharya. Once Sadhvi Rukmini came to him & said, “I want to fast untill death” The preceptor (Acharya) told her, “One should confess his sins before fasting & purify the soul so as to achieve salvation. Without self-criticism, thousands of years of penance is all in vain.” She accepted to confess. She confessed various types of violence, falsehood, theft, etc, but didn't confess
38...Confession: The Path to Self-liberation
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