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These are some points in brief. Considering every single
feature, you will get ample food for thought. Learned
Upadhyay Yashovijayji Maharaj has mentioned in his Stavana –

"nma Z Amdo g_aVm§, Vw_ JwU-CnH$ma,Z Amdo g_aVm§, Vw_ JwU-CnH$ma,
"nma Z Amdo g_aVm§, Vw_ JwU-CnH$ma,Z Amdo g_aVm§, Vw_ JwU-CnH$ma,
"nma Z Amdo g_aVm§, Vw_ JwU-CnH$ma,
"nma
"nma
_oao gm{h~ Vw_ hr hmo, OrdZ AmYma...'gm{h~ Vw_ hr hmo, OrdZ AmYma...'
_oao _oao gm{h~ Vw_ hr hmo, OrdZ AmYma...'gm{h~ Vw_ hr hmo, OrdZ AmYma...'
_oao _oao gm{h~ Vw_ hr hmo, OrdZ AmYma...'
“Paar na maane samarta, tum gun-upkaar,
Mere Sahib tum hi ho, jivan adhara...”
It means, “O Lord! Your virtues and favours are so many that
I will never finish remembering them, pondering over them.
Life is too short compared to your virtues. Contemplating on
your virtues is one of life’s most important tasks which has the

power to make you Parmatma. Who else but Lord can show
these tasks? Thus, you are my only Lord, my saviour and
protector, my life-support system.”

If you consider only the last Tirthankara Lord Mahavira, you
will have so much to think about, for example the numerous
dreadful and painful incidents that He had to go through
and how they did not affect Him at all. Do we have to
tolerate such adverse situations? How disturbed is our mental
state at that time? How desperately we try to eliminate the

difficulty! Instead what did Lord Mahavira do? Sit back and
contemplate on this.

His greatest favour bestowed upon us –
He became our idol and inspiration

He Himself happily bore all adversities, thus becoming a
perfect role model for us. Facing tough times becomes easier

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