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Glorious Story Of Our Sixteenth Tirthankar

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Just as Vaiclik literature describes series of 24 births, Jain literature also has descriptions of a series of 24 Tirthankars. In this sacred series, 16th Tirthankar was Bhagwan Shantinath.

Bhagwan Shantinath was King Meghrath in one of his previous births when he demonstrated his compassion by offering his own flesh for saving the life of a pigeon who had. come to him for protection. His sacrifice is a shining example of compassionate Indian culture. In Vaiclik series also, a similar story is famous for King Shivi.

Bhagwan Shantinath was born in Hastinapur, the capital of Ikshvaku clan of kings. At the time of his birth, the whole country was attacked by an epidemic which got settled after his mother Achiradevi chanted Shanti Stotra. During his life, his kingdom was never affected by any calamity. That's why he became popular as the incarnation of peace (Shanti). He became the fifth Chakravarti Samrat and then after renouncing his kingdom became the sixteenth Tirthankar:

He became popular as Incarnation of Peace during the time of Bhagwan Mahavir only. The proor-of this lies in a statement by Bhagwan Mahavir "Santi Santikare Loe" meaning-Shantinath will establish peace in the world.

'lbday also, Shantinath is respected and worshipped by whole Jain society as the incarnation of peace. Whenever there is a natural calamity like epidemic, fear, fire etc. the devotees collectively chant Shanti Mantra to tackle them. They _pray to and worship Shantinath and feel the miracle by which .~he calamity recedes.

In this picture story, the short narration of Bhagwan Shantinath's variou~ births is prepared by Sadhvi Dr. Vidyut Prabhashri based on Trishashti Shalaka Purush Charitra by Hemchandracharya etc.

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his story beg·ins much . before Bhag~an hantinath took birth as a 'Tirtbankar'. He took irths as Shrisen, Meghrath etc .. many brave mperors and later became Tirthankar by racticing severe enance. · -<

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Shrise11 was a renowned king of Ratnapur kirigqom. 'H~ was _ver; religious, great oonor and . benevolent. The king had. two beautiful and nice quee:ns Abhinandita _aJid-S~ikhanandita: ~ hinandita was loved by everyone,eeca~s~ ?t.hergopd·nat~re. .

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After some time Queen Abninand1ta gave . . _, . birth to attractive twin sons.

Wow ! We'll name them as lndusen and

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s·oth the brothers were very clever. They became experts in all fields very fast.

When King Bal of Kaushambi heard abo~t them, he thought of marrying his daughter to lndusen · and sent the princess to Ratnapur. She was accompanied by a beautiful maid. Both the brothers got attracted to the maid.

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th the brothers fought for the maid and took But King's efforts~ ent in vain. Sad King returned their swords. Ki · to his room. . . 1---------------c=-~

Sons! You both are fighting just for a

maid? It's a shame! Stop this.

Both the brothers are keen to take the life of the other just for a woman. Now royal wealth

will not last very long.

King_ Shrisen and Queen Abhinandita took rebirth in North Kurukshetra as husband and wife.

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Co~pleti~g a1simple and peac~ful living, Shrisen and .

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Once King Shrivijay was strolling in.the garden with Queen Sutara.· A Vldyadharnamed Agnighosh l passing from there in an aetoplane, got a~ra~t~d to Sutara on seeing her. ·

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Where are yo~ darling? I got a snake

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He·prepared th~e funeral-pyre, sat on it with ~ loving Oueen'.s dead bodv. ln his lap and put it on fire. Then, two Vidyadhar .came there ~nd extinguished fire by sprinkling miracul~us water .

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On hearing Queen's· voice, Shriv'ijay rushed the · . . d d re and was shocked to see her ea . · ' •

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We are assistants of King Amittej. On seeing you burning yourself, we came to

save you. Your wife is kidnaped by~ Vidyadhar n_amed Agnighosh and this

lady is not your wife, but ~n illusion created by him.

How dare he do that? Go and bring him in

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Lord ! A Vidyadhar named Agnighosh has kidnaped your

sister Sutara.

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He sent a huge ·army with Shrivijay to fight _against Vidyadh.ar Agnighosh. ~ _.

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Shrivijay attacked Agnighosh with his army. Both the armies used their · weapons· and tricks. Finally, Shrivijay cut Agnighosh in two pieces by his sword.

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But,-what a surprise? Both the pieces became Agnighosh ·and contin -· ·

At that time Amittej reached_ there after acquiring Mahajwala Vidya. H_e threw Mahajwala Vidya on Agnighosh. - ~ . ~

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Agnighosh~fried to hide at many places.

Agnighosh reached the southern border · · a Vidya ,came behind hi

Oh! How can I enter? Even Indra's .weapon can't

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Vidya narrated everything to Amittej after returning. Amittej and Shrivijay decided to go there soon. i Bhagwan's meeting by an aeroplan

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Anger and malice keep a human soul burning birth after birth. It can get

peace only through for ivin .

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Listenin_g to the Kevali Bhagwan·s lectur~ Amittej and Shrivijay's hearts changed. Agnighosh also re ented for his deeds.

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Don't worry, A gnigho$h ! We

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In the ninth birth from now, you'll become the fifth A .. 1 Chakravarty and leaving the position of Chakravarty

fjf you'll become sixteenth Tirthankar named 1Shantinath'. · Shriyijay will be your first 'Ganadhar' (student).

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Once Amittej and Shrivijay went to see an Avadhigyani* saint. Saint told them-

y ords! Only enty six days are left in 'your lives

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Shocked, both the kings immediately returned to the kingdom, handed over the kingdom to their sons and engrossed themselves into meditation.

They died after twenty six days.-

There after, pc3:5sing through many births, Amittej's soul took birth in Hatna Sanchaya city as a prince of King Kshemankar. He was named as Vajrayudh.

Since childhood only Vajrayudl was very brave and adventurous • Avadhigyani-Who knows about the past and the future:

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Vajrayudh set out to conquer six divisions of Bharat Kshetra with his Chakra Ratna. He got the distincti9n of a Chakravarty for this victory .

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tter some time King Kshemankar took 0.k (ada~ted monkhood) after handing over the ki

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to Vairayudh. Once while Vajrayudh was sittingn~ 0rn ro_Yal hall, a soldier came from the armory- in the

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After spending life in the third heaven, Vajrayudh's soul took· birth as a ki'ng. named Meghrath· in Pundarikini city. Because of the ·deep meditation in past lives, King Meghrath was very kind _and

· sott-hearteq tb all living beings. Once .while King Meghrath, observing Paushadh Vrat, was giving relig·ious lecture, suddenly a frightened pigeon fell flying in his lap. · ,1 /

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e quiet. Don't worry. You won't · ave any danger

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' He's come to me for shelter I've assured him prot~ction_.

You can't kill him.

Satisfy your hunger with other eatables. You'll get whatever

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don't eat him I'll die · with hunger. ·

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I'm a non-vegetarian. . I only want meat.

When the hawk didn't agree to anything, King said- The hawk bird agreed. for the meat we,ighing eqwal to the pigeon. The pigeon was ke~t on one -side of the weighing scale and the meat cut from his body was kept on the other.

If you want meat only, you

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I won't hand over the bird.

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But surprisingly, the pigeon's· , side was still heavier !

Who is this divine person?

1// ) Seeing King cutting h1s meat everybody inclU(l'19 {lueens, ministers, citizens screamed with pain.

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Lord! Don't kill yourself for a pigeon.

Lord's body ~lso has· - become normal like before!

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-Long live merciful King Meghrath! Pardon me my Lord. I'd done this trick test your compassion and

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onth, King Meghrath . G in dee meditation. ·

Oh worldly sai"nt! · Great ascetic! ·I

, bow down to you.

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You're great. All generations will remember your sacrifice.

for guarding the one who comes to your shelter.

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~ Lord ! Whom are you bowing down?

Indra said-

King Meghrath is engrossed in self meditation on the human world. His

non-attachment is unique. His meditatio~ is deeper than Ksheersagar.

n ram I n t Ike Meghratti s praise by Indra. ·J lndrani came to the human world alongwith two goddesses to interrupt King Meghrath's meditation. They tried many different romantic gestures to lure him.

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· Oh soul victor! Great saint! Your non a~achment, is great. Your meditatio

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And lndrani returned to heaven alongwith the goddesses. '

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After some time King Meghrath lett worldly pleasures and accepted monkhooa. He He became god in S~rvarth showed the wa; of achieving self realisation by doing different types of penance, Siddha Vimaan after death. meditation etc. to the masses tor one lakh years. He worshipped twenty sacred places and established the Tirthankar Karma*

~ , ~. .. ,. ·---.. ... , •After completing life in Sarvarth Siddha Vimaan, Meghratn's soul enterect"'in the womb of Queen AQhir9devi, wife of lkshvakuvanshi _King Vishvasen of Hastinapur. Queen savi fourteen great dreams representing a linthankar's birth

• Tirthankar Karma-After establishing this, one becomes a Tirthankar in the next birth.


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_. spread. Hundreds of people died everyday: Horrified people came t9 King Vishvasen.

My Lord! Protect us, from this dangerous'

calamity.

I'll starve until this calamity settles

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His intense meditation moved Indra He came to 1

the king and said- \, ~~ > ;/. - - - --------~---- I~~ King! How stran-ge it is ~~ /, Vishvasen bec~me engrossed in deep meditation , \... • that in Queen's womb an

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0 God! Save our state from the calamity

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Wow! It's peace everywhere as if nothing has happened.

ln' t~e kingdo~ today none I

died, none 1s sick and there's no calamity, too.

Queen gave birth to a son on thirteenth ·day of the darker half of Jyeshtha month. All three universes were illuminated on the child-birtb. There was joy everywhere. Thousands of Goas including Indra came on the~to;; \, · · -

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Once King Shaotinath was roaming in the kingdom to know his people's. welfare. He saw groups of people sitting. He went near and asked them-

My lord! We are from the neighboring state. Except your kingdom, all

neighboring kingdoms are facing drough since last three years. We are very much longing for food. We have come to your

kingdom to protect our lives.

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Shantinath felt pity on seeing their condition. He immediately ordered his minister.

Open our royal store ·houses. Help everybody_in, \ . pain or trouble fully with

food, clothes etc.

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No one should remain hungry or thirsty in my

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There was happiness everywhere in Shantinath's kingdom. People were not aware about things like robbery and murders. There was neither drought nor calamity anytime in his kingdom.

· Lord Shantinath ruled over the kingdom for twenty five thousand years with justice and morality. Due to the power of past religious deeds a1Chakra Ratna a_epeared in the armory. King worshipp~d the Chakra Ratna and cele~rated the occasion. =---::----._ -;- - . ( - ~ , ~~-., '"" - _ - C ~ - --- , -. _:::=- -- - - c_:---:-~ ~-r11 /J// -~ ;"'": -

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taler, the Chakra Ratna came out of the armory and moved towards the East. Lord Shan~nath_ 1alongwith his huge _army followed it to conquer six divisions. · - r ~~-~~r~Fi

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l Army halted at the sea shore. The king sat on a throne faci -~agadhtirth's guardian Magadhdev's throne s-!_arted vibratin

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Oh! He· is the fifth Chakravarty

Shantinathji. I should'. go in his service.

. My lord! I, Magadh~ev, the guardian of the East have

come in your serv_ice.

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fMagadhdev accepted Shantinath's subordination . by_ offering many divine gifts .

Chakra Ratna went towards the South. The kings there also accepted Shantinath's subordination without any war. Similarly, Shantinath conquered six divisions and returned to Hastinapur with his huge army.

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S~ nl!!h rul8d gvj,r the six divisions for thousands o~ ar~ with his strength and religious ~ nduct. _

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BHAGWAN SHANTINATH AN INCARNATION OF PEACE .---------- ffiiti., ... One day Chakravarty Shantinath was thinking.

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Dharma Tirth and show people the_ way of penance

Chakravarty Shantinath opened his royal treasure for an year for all. All, poor or rich, were happy to get the things they wanted ...-------n~ r-----: ~~!'I

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Due to good deeds in my previous births, I've got lots of strength and wealth but finally all this is physical and is going to end in

sorrow. I want to achieve . infinite self satisfaction. For that sacrifice and penance

is the only sol~ti_on.

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on the eleventh day of the darker half of Jyeshtha month, Shantinath adopted monkhood alongwtth 1000 others after handing over the huge ~mpire to his son Chakrayudh

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A year after accepting monkhood, Bhagwan Shantinath came again to Hastinapur and got absorbed in

deep meditation below a Nandi tree in Sahastramra garden. Due to the power of his meditation divine

peace spread in the aii. Animals like lion, deer, cow, peacock, snake etc. forgot animosity amongst

themselves and experienced peace in the presence of Bhagwan Shanti

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It had beautiful and sweet fruits. Tired passers-by used to take rest below It and eat Its f rults also if hungry. But immediately ~fter eati~g fruits they used to either become unconscious or d10. _

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Cut this tree from its roots and throw it away so that in the future no life is in danger.

Once the king of that kingdom also rested under the same tree with his army. That time the forest's guard came and told the king-

Lordi Don't sit under this poisonous tree. Whoever sits under it becomes ill

and whoever eats its fruits. dies.

gwan · · ' Brothers and sisters! Kashaay is also such a -

poisonous tree. Anger, ego, attachment, g~ee~ are its poisonous fruits. One wh~ ta_stes th~se fruits finds his

good intentions becom1~9 1neffect1v~ or dead. If a learned person cuts this tree from its roots, h¢

becomes free from fear of births and deaths forever.

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Aft r beCOming a Tirthankar, Bhagwan Shantinath guided people through his speech. On knowing his end

co~ing nearer, he went to Sammedshikhar mountains with one thousand monks, obse,ved Anshan for a

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As per Jain traditions, the history of Hastinapur is related to the times of Bhagwan Adinath. Yugad i dev Bhagwan Adinath (Rishabhdev) reached H a s t i n a p u .r journeying without any food or water on the third day of the brighter half of Vaishakh month, 400 days after his adopting monkhood. There, Shreyanskumar, the grandson of Shri Bahubaliji offered him sugarcane juice to

. end the year long fasting (Varshitap). In the memory of that event, today also, thousands of Jains feel re.verent to visit this place and end their year long fasting (Varshitap) there.

After Bhagwan Adinath, Bhagwan Shantinath was also born in the same place. After that, this lan~ became very satred after the births of Bhagwan Kunthunath and Bhagwan Arnath. The all 12 Kalyanakas (Chyavan, Janma, Diksha, Kevalgnan etc.) of all these Tirthankaras took place in this same holy place. In addition to that, six out of the twelve Chakravarties were also born in this land. In the times of Ramayan, Veer Parshuramji was born in Hastinapur. In Mahabharat times, Hastinapur was the great capital of Pandavs and Kauravs.

This way, Hastinapur has remained a great, flourishing centre of religious and political powers. Here, huge religious fairs are organized on Kartika Purnima and on the third day of the brighter half of Vaishakh month. This place is located only 60 ~s. away from Indian capital Delh:i · and only 37 kms away from Meerut (U.P.).

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