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SHRAMAN MAHAVIR
thie holy feet' Said the Lord, 'Will you take me across the vast expanse of water?' The sailor said, 'Sire, notice the question that I have Shall you not ferry me across my Lord?'
The Lord kept quiet His silence was indicative of the need of one's own heroic effort to go across Let's both help each other, he seemed to imply
The Lord boarded the ferry It had many other passengers, one of whom could predict by observing nature His name was Khemil The moment they set the sail an owl hooted on the right Khemil said, 'It is an ill-omen A tempest is impending' Other passengers were trembling with fear
As the ferry touched midstream there was a terrific tempest The gigantic waves leaped up to the sky The ferry tossed like a tiny leaf The rollers rocked them They apprehended the cold hand of death any moment And quiet sat the Lord in those moments of fright, motionless and tranquil He was devoid of an urge to live and he had no scare of death The one unscared of death is never perturbed by a typhoon
The tempest passed away as fast as it had arisen The erstwhile stormy minds of the passengers were also, once again quiet The Lord was at peace with himself as ever Said Khemil, 'This saint is our saviour today 'They all bowed their heads to the holy feet The ferryman said, 'Sire, you have carried my boat through this day I hope the ferry of my life shall see the other bank solely by your grace'
The ferry saw the other bank The passengers took to their destinations The Lord moved towards Thunak!
1 Awashyakchumi' I pt pp 280, 281
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| SR No. | 011093 |
| Book Title | Shraman Mahavira |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Dineshchandra Sharma |
| Publisher | Mitra Parishad Calcutta |
| Publication Year | 1976 |
| Total Pages | 351 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 13 MB |