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Now how was all this possible ? Only because he had
established an image of God free from illusion and deceit in
his heart. Also, he desired and tried his level best to become
like him. This is God’s real devotion and true love. Otherwise
increasing your passions and desires and then chanting God’s
name, singing devotional hymns – how will it help ?

Sage Tamali truly believed,

This birth is exclusively for God’s devotion. Why commit
the blunder of wasting it in worldly illusion and deceit ?

Therefore, “O human being ! Wake up. Leave these worldly
attractions and engross yourelf in devotion of God !" This
is how Sage Tamali became such a great sage. It clearly
indicates,

Which is God’s supreme devotion ?

Leaving all worldly illusions and attractions including the
attachment of the body and then engrossing yourself in the
devotion, meditation and appreciation of God’s virtues.
Sage Tamali had recognized God as the one free from all
worldly bondages and had thus devoted himself to God in the
true sense. In this way, if he is reborn as the head of Ishan
heaven (Ishanendra), if he becomes Lord’s true follower and
thus gets the opportunity to perform the Janmabhisheka of
innumerable Tirthankara Lords – It is not surprising ! Inspite
of not attaining Jain religion and not knowing the Tirthankara
Lords, Sage Tamali still became the Indra and devoted himself
to God because of this above mentioned fact.

(2) Here, the second reason is –

During the later period of his life, Sage Tamali had
encountered Jain saints in the forest. From them he
had learnt the true principles of Jainism, the real path
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