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of renounciation and had thus identified Tirthankara
Lord – free from love and hatred. His devotion towards
Tirthankara Lords naturally overflowed because of which
he was reborn as the Ishanendra wherein he got an
amazing opportunity to rever God. It is sung in thoya.
(4 paragraph verses)
“Te Jinpujathi Aaradhaka Ishana Indra Kahayaji”

Sage Tamali became the Ishan Indra in his next birth because
of extra ordinary feelings of devotion towards Lord. He used
to regularly join himself in the reverence of the beautiful idols
of Tirthankaras present in his heavenly abode. He carried out
the transformation and beautification of the temples present
on the eternal Shatrunjay Mountain. Thus, because of all this
he was considered to be Lord’s true devotee. The root of all
this lies in his previous birth.
Therefore coming back to Sita, attainment of the 12th heaven
and the golden opportunity for God’s devotion was a result
of the exceptional devotion towards the Arihantas that she
had cultivated in the previous birth as a sadhvi (nun).Her
position as an Indra as well as the chance to perform the
Janmabhisheka innumerable times was an outcome of terrific
devotion towards the Arihantas.

From this we can deduce that devotion towards God is
life’s first and foremost “thing to do.”
We are living a precious human life. Thus, devotion and
reverence for God becomes a must for each and every one.
To constantly increase this devotion, we must forsake as many
worldly attachments as we can. This will glorify our devotion
and faith in the Arihantas. Only and only during this human
birth, can we adopt such devotion and renounciation. If
we keep this in mind,then we can progress on the path of
devotion and renounciation.
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