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Name: Param Pujya Panyaspravar Shri Chandrashekhar Vijayaji Maharaja
Tithi of
Birth: Samvat 1990, Falgun Sud 5,
Date of Birth: 18th January, 1934
Birthplace: Erla, Mumbai.
Native place: Radhanpur (Banaskantha)
Mother’s
name: Subhadraben
Father’s Name: Kantibhai
Name before he became a saint: Indravadan
Bother’s name: Prafulbhai
Sister’s name: Manjulaben:
Now she became saint and known as Pujya sadhvIji bagavant Shri Mahanandashriji
School study: Standard 10th
(Old metric)
Date of renunciation: Samvat
2008, Vaishakh Vad - 6, i.e. 15th May 1952.
Place of renunciation: Motisha
Jain temple Auditorium, Bhayakhalla, Mumbai.
Age at the time of renunciation: 18 years and 25 days.
Guru: Gurudev Sidhhant Mahodadhi
Pujya Acharya Shri PRemsurishwarji, Maharaj Saheb.
Got training under: Vardhaman
Taponidhi Pujya Acharya Shri Bhuvanbhanusurushvarji Maharaj Saheb.
Date of final renunciation (vadi diksha) : Sanvat 2008, Ashad Sud -4.
Gurus under whom he was trained: (1) Late Acharya Shri gunanandsurishvarji Maharaj Saheb.
(2) Pandit Shri Ishwarchandraji (3) Pandit Shri Durganathji (4) Pandit Shri Prabhudasbhai Parekh
Date on which he got “Panyas and Gani Padvi”: samvat, 2041, Magsar Sud 10.
First Disciple: Late
Munishri Chandrasen Vijayaji Maharaj Saheb
Last Disciple: Munishi
Gyanhansvijayaji Maharaj Saheb
Total number of disciples (including disciples of disciples) : 94
Total years he lived as a Jain Saint: 60 years and 3 months.
Age at the time of demise: 78 years and 5 months. However, he is eternal in the hearts of billions
of people.
Place for first Chaturmas (Stay of four months of monsoon): Mumbai, Bhaykhalla.
Place for Last Chaturmas (Stay of four months of monsoon): Ahmedabad, Ambawadi, Jain Upashray.
Total number of Chaturmas: 60
Total number
of disciples who have been awarded Panyas title: 11
First Book: Sadhanani Pag Dandiye
Last Book: To Bharat no Uday Chapti Ma
Total number
of books he wrote: 261
Name of the
magazines, periodicals, weekly etc. by which he spread Jainism, Indian culture
and Patriotism:
(1) Mukti Doot
(2) Virti Doot (especially for Jain Saints)
(3) Tapal dwara Tatvagyan (Jain Philosophy by Post)
Books written by him which are useful for study of Jainism: (1) Nyaay sidhaant Muktaavali (2) Avacchedkatva Niryukti
Avacchedkatva Niryukti (3) Samanya Niryukti
Jain scriptures that he studied and got proficiency over them:
(1) Vyakaran
(2) Nyaya
(3) Karma Granthas
(4) Prakaran Grantha
(5) Darshnik Grantha
(6) Aagam Grantha
(7) 20000 stanzas he remembered.
Devotion: He was
totally immersed into the prayers to the Almighty God and very much afflicted
due to separation from the Almighty. Many a times, he used to wail and weep
because of separation from the God.
Strictness in
following Jain rules as a saint: He practiced all the rules of a Jain Saint
very minutely. He used to avoid eye-contact even with his mother. He used to save
life of even a small creature by his Ogho (the thing by which Jain Saints save
small creatures by putting them at a safe place). He firmly practiced five big oaths of a Jain
Saint namely:
(1) Absolute implementation of non-violence
(2) Absolute implementation of not speaking a lie.
(3) Absolute implementation of not to steal even a small or a trivial
thing.
(4) Absolute implementation of celibacy
(5) Absolute implementation of not hoarding and collecting material
things especially wealth.
Leadership of Jain Shasan: He established faith towards Jainism into the hearts of many Jain
and non-Jains by his sincere and touching speeches, religious camps, books and
many other activities such as prayer to God.
Acts as a savior of Jain temples: He stayed for four consecutive monsoon seasons (Chaturmas) at Antarikshji
(Shirpur- Maharashtra) to save the pilgrimage in the legal dispute with Digambar sect of Jainism. He had put
his all efforts to save many other Jain pilgrimage temples such as Sametshikharji,
Makshiji etc.
Non-violence and pity on deaf and dumb creatures: He collected funds of crores of rupees to save the lives of deaf
and dumb animals of famine-stricken areas. He successfully opposed the establishment plan of 56000 new slaughterhouses during the reign of NDA government
in 2003-04. Surprisingly, by his strong
opposition the government had to drop the proposed plan of establishing 56000
new slaughterhouses.
He successfully opposed and stopped the
modernization of the slaughterhouse of Devnaar (Maharashtra).
Humanity: He inspired many
donors to donate, save and help the earthquake, tsunami, and famine-stricken
people. He also inspired the youth to give their time to the great work of
humanity and saving humans. He really proved and lived as per the dictum:
“Service to man is the service to god.”
Remarkable virtues: Obedience
to Guru, frankness, fear of committing sin, pure celibacy, loyalty to Aagam
Granths and scriptures, guide and
trainer of many Jain saints, pure repentance, flag-bearer of Jain Shasan, introvert, pure and frank at heart, austerity, fearlessness and many more, may
be uncountable. Even it is believed that the Goddess of Knowledge Saraswati
felt difficulty in describing the virtues of Gurudev who is also known as
“:Guruma” for thousands of Tapovani students.
Onset of a long-journey: Samvat
2067, Shravan Sud 10. Date: 8th August, 2011., Time:12:40 p.m. VijayMuhurt
Place of Kaldharma (demise): Ambavadi Jain Upashraya, Ahmedabad.
Place of Shrine (Samadhi Mandir): Tapovan Sanskarpith, Amiyapur, Ahmedabad.
Disciples management: (1)
Pujya Shri Chandrajit Surishvarji Maharaj saheb (2) Pujya shri Yashobhushan vijayaji
maharaj saheb (3) Pujya shri Meghdarshan Surishvarji maharaj saheb (4) Pujya
Hansakirti Surishvarji Maharaj Saheb.
As the Upnishad Says “Schuchinaanm
Shraddhanaam Gehe Yogabhrashtobhijaayate”. According to that saying, in the
renowned family of Ravbahaadur Jivatlaal Prataapshi, Shri. Kantibhai as father, and Smt. Subhadraben as mother, on
Faalgun Sud -5 Samvat 1990, in the auspicious morning, at Andheri, great child
borne. His paternal aunt named him as “Indravadan.”
Jinshaan at the very time o birth:
Having faith in Jainshaasan, religious
mother Subhadraben uttered a great mantra in the ears of her son, “Son! Let you be the lamp of Jain Shasan.”
Future Prediction:
Pujya Premsurishwarji m.s. a revered great
personality, whatever he used to speak actually happened in the world. He
predicted, “Kantibhai! Remember, your son will be not yours only but he will be the
invaluable assets of Jainshaasan.”
Face like Full Moon:
Increasing like month’s second
day moon, with religious heritage of parents and paternal aunt, Indravadan
became disinterested in the worldly pleasures at the age of nine. At the
adolescent age of 12, his desire to renounce the world got intensified.
When Will I be a true Saint?
With the ascetic preaching of
Guru Premsurishwarji’s beloved disciple Pujya Bhanuvijayji Maharaja, Indravadan
started enjoying the piousness of austerity. Neither luxurious atmosphere of
Mumbai nor the culture of school or college could change Indravadan’s mind to
be a Jain saint. He used to go to college bare-footed, keeping a pot of boiled
water in his hand. On the other hand, day-by-day, his desire to renounce the
world was intensified. In his mind only one thing was running, “When will I be
a true saint of Jainshaasan?”
Path of renunciation:
On the holy day of Vaishaakh
Vad-6, Vikram Sanvat 2005, in the Bhaykhalla- a suburb of Mumbai , compound of
Sheth Mothsha Lane Jain Temple, by the pious hands of god Premsurishwarji m.s.,
at the young age of 18, Indravadan renounced the world and started his journey
of asceticism with full austerity. At that time, a large number of spectators astonishingly
uttered, “Present Shaalibhadra has adopted asceticism.”
On the path of self-realization:
Before starting the path of
self-realization, his Guru named him as, “Muni
Shri Chandrashekharvijayji” and gave him divine power. At that time he was
enthralled and every part of his body was full of joy because of taking
renunciation. His respect and honour towards Guru increased gradually. By
making his Guru’s command as his soul, his mind experienced extreme joy
especially for adopting the monastic order of Jainshaasan.
Dharma Prati Mulbhuta Vandanaa:
From the very young age, due
to rich heritage of previous birth (life), he got many virtues such as
sincerity, generousness, politeness etc. After accepting the path of Lord
Mahavira, his heart was full of respect for God, Gurudev and for all the elder
saints. Hence, he used to bow down heartily daily for obliging Jain Shasaan and
its various parts. He used to have great respect towards all the persons
(VidyaGurus) who taught him even a small topic or thing. He believed that
politeness is the root of all the religious activities and implementing that
ideology, he had great respect towards all his teachers (VidyaGurus). He took
special care of Panditvarya Shri Ishwarchandraji during his whole life.
Gurukrupa hi Kevalam Shisyasya Param Mangalam (Blessings of Guru is
the only cause of all the auspicious things in our life):
He experienced the grace of
late gurumaata (Pujya Premsurushwarji Dada) before he renounced the world. He
used to recite and remember 350 new stanzas of Pakkhi Sutra and Pagaam Sajjaay
within 4-5 hours only. He saw a great ascetic personality in his guru. Hence,
he used to have great respect, faith and dedication to his Guru. Such a saint
concentrated on his own soul, and disinterested from the outer world for continuous
16 years to get the grace and blessings of his guru. He used to be busy in the
service of his Guru, celibacy and study of Shashtras. Such a vigilant ascetic
recited 20000 stanzas. Every night, he used to revise 4000 stanzas. He wrote
lakhs of stanzas. He worked hard to get invaluable blessings of his guru, and he
got extreme level of blessings of his guru.
The entire Jainshaasan is experiencing the fruits of it.
My Gurudev is My God:
A saint having very soft body,
used to lift his Gurumaataa very sincerely, and people used to surprise when
they saw this scene. He served as a
doctor during the last five years of his Guru. Who don’t get surprised after
seeing a millionaire’s son walking on feet and lifting 4 purses of medicines,
water-pot and stretcher on his shoulder? Even he used to say to saints walking
along with him “See, don’t get tired; we have got a golden opportunity of
directly serving the God.”
“Shiv Swarupsya guro karunaa
Balam Astu Me Nishreyas Prapti
Hetau”
Prediction of Suridev having great character:
When Guruma had only six years
of experience as a saint, great Shaasan Prabhaavak Acharya Bhagwant Shri
Labdhisurishwarji wrote a letter to Pujya Premsurishwarji and informed about
many potential capabilities lying in Munishri Chandrashekhar Vijayji Maharaaj
Saaheb. He said, “He will be a great savior of Jain Shaasan. You take utmost
care to prepare him.” Many great
personalities saw the picture of huge banayan tree in this seed.
Purification of soul and increase in luck:
Strong implementation of
commands of Lord Mahavira, if implementation is not feasible, then extreme favor
of it, continuous purification of soul through confession etc. virtues created
power of purification of his soul. On the other hand, fortune favored him due
to increasing respect to Lord Mahavira and his Guru, great respect and devotion
to elder saints, and extreme love to ascetic life etc. Because of his
purification and fortune (Punya) he became the true leader of Jainshaasan.
Father in religious matters
-- Prabhudaasbhai Parekh:
When the Saint came to Rajkot,
he started to study Indian culture, politics, and bad political games of Britishers
from Panditvarya Prabhudasbhai Paarekh. Prabhusdasbhai evoked such a patriotic
feeling of protection of religion that his speeches started to have extreme
love towards Jain Shaasan.
Roar of Lion:
When he used to meet any Jain
Shraavak (house-holder) from the region of Kutch or Saurashtra (Kaathiyawaad),
they used to say, “When Chandrashekhar Maharaaj was delivering a speech from
the stage we felt as if a lion roars in the forest.” Gradually, his roaring for
protecting nation, culture and religion became stronger, when he saw destruction
of them by Indians as well as foreigners.
Being a valiant saint, he never feared anyone while preaching to save
nation, culture and religion. Moreover, he publicly criticized many prominent
political leaders such as Indira Gandhi, Morarji Desai, Menka Gandhi,
Shankarsingh Vaghela, Atalbihari Bajpai etc. for the welfare of nation.
Wake up Youngman!
Guruma not only woke up the lethargic
young generation amongst the herd of sheep and goats but also joined many sons
of Lord Mahavira to “Vir Sainik Dal.” i.e. Group of brave soldiers. He brought
a revolution to protect Indian culture, nation and religion. He stopped the
youth from joining modern westernized organizations such as Lions Club etc. but
gave them direction to do creative work for protection of culture, nature and religion. In
a modern and luxurious city like Mumbai, thousands of young men gathered to
attend his weekly religious camps (Shibir) in white uniform.
Good Merits (Punya Karma) – Yash Naam
karma) was in his favor; hence whatever he declared in his preaching was
heartily accepted and adopted by the young generation. When he inspired young
men to worship Tirthankara with own means, the things for worshipping God such
as aluminum boxes were quickly sold and those things were not available in the shops due to sudden demand.
If we can see numerous young men having
black hairs, in Upaashraya (place of residence of Jain Saints), Jain temples, and
preaching places; it is the result of efforts put by Panyaas Pravar Shri
Chandrashekhar Vijayji Maharaaj Saheb. "All credit for bringing and diverting
youth to Jainism goes to him". We can listen such sentences from thousands
of Jains. He was having the in-depth knowledge of current time, place and
scenario of the society. He got the mastery over the art of preaching the tough Jain philosophical ideas in a lucid, lighter and easier manner so that even a child or a newcomer can easily grasp
it. Rightly, he work according to the saying “Old Wine in New bottle.” ( This proverb is used to describe a virtue of him. And as per Jainism wine is considered as one of the biggest evil or bad habit. He inspired many to refrain from that habit. Wine is strictly prohibited in Jainism)
Late Gacchadhipati (captain of the entire group)
Pujya Acharya Bhagwant Shri Bhuvanbhanusurishwarji Maharah Saheb used to say,
“Chandrashekhar! Your preaching has a power to even awaken a corpse.”
God! I love your Shaasan the most.
He loved these four things very much; and
if anyone tried to take any exception or misbehave in that regard, he could not
bear it at all and used to get angry on him/her. These were: (1) God
(Tirthankara) (2) Shaasan of God (Tirthankara) (3) All the living creatures –
which are also the beloved of God (4) Purification of soul – which is also liked by the Almighty God the most. Moreover, he used to teach a strong lesson to the opponents of
Jain Shaasan.
Hence, he successfully opposed the
non-scriptural celebration of 2500th birthday of Lord Mahavira and
stopped many renowned persons and got marvelous victory over such
non-scriptural elements who wanted to cross the borders given by scriptures
i.e. Aagams.
He successfully opposed and stopped the
non-scriptural (Which is not according to Jain Aagams) play of Nem-Rajul.
He stopped entering many non-scriptural
and evil-minded ideologists and philosophers in Gujarat. He opposed whoever
acted or spoke against Jain Aagams.
He not only showed his readiness to
sacrifice his life to save Jain pilgrimages such as Antarikshji (Shirpur-
Maharashtra) but also awaken the Jain Sanghs of all across India by his
lion-roars.
He has established comparatively less
number of new Jain Temples but he established Jain Shaasan (Jainism) in the hearts of lakhs of Jains and
made them all devotees of God.
“We don’t want conflicts”. He implemented
this line and stopped thousands of young men from bad conflicts and disputes
and led their powers and talent to creative deeds. He diverted the power of youth
from conflicts to creativity.
“Chandrashekhar wherever you go; establish unity and harmony
in Jain Sanghs.” – He followed and implemented this instruction of his late
Gurumata and established unity and drove away conflicts in the Jain Sanghs of all
across India. Hence, he was called as “enemy of none.”
Limitless Kindness:
His beloved Lord Mahavira’s kindness was
spread in each and every region of his soul so he could not see anyone’s grief.
In the same way, he used to become sad seeing the vices of many souls. He used
to always keep himself busy in removing grief, problems and vices of others.
Samaritan to the Poor:
·
Free blanket
distribution in severe cold of winter.
·
In the
summer, free distribution of curd and chappals.
·
Relief
centers in the flood-stricken and Tsunami-stricken areas.
·
Help to the
society in the time of natural calamities such as earthquake, droughts, floods,
starvation etc.
·
Mahavir
Khichadi Ghar, established by his inspiration, provides one-time meal at free
of cost to many hunger-stricken poor people in many urban and rural areas.
·
His kindness
was spread up to the last man of the society through the donation of clothing,
food, medical camp etc.
Shelter to the dumb animals:
He stopped erection of 56000 new slaughter
houses as a part of five year plan by planning commission of India. Thus, he
did a great work of compassion in favor of animals. He gave the biggest contribution
to lakhs of animals – contribution of life (Abhay Daan).
He fought for many to stop the
slaughterhouse of Devnaar. Consequently, the proposed expansion plan of it was
dropped by the government.
He had put his sincere efforts to stop the
export of meat. However, this dream of him remained unattained. There
is a challenge and duty for his disciples and followers to attain it at any
cost.
During the three years of drought, he
maintained the Panjarapols (place where stray animals are kept to survive).
Moreover, he saved many animals at the
time of drought of Bundelkhand (M.P.).
He was having such an extreme feeling of
kindness that even the crying of a sick dog could not let him sleep during
night.
He never missed to take active
participation and interest in many court cases for saving the animals from
cruelty and for stopping the slaughterhouses.
Protection of religion:
Lakhs of people purified their lives by
taking bath in the holy wave of his speeches which started in Samvat 2024
Chaturmas (four months stay at one place in monsoon) of Limbadi.
He delivered many religious lectures on
Ramayana and Mahabharata. Thus, he prevented the common people from sins and
inspired them to join religious activities.
He purified the lived of many young boys
and girls by accepting their confession.
By joining thousands of young men into
Akhil Bharatiya Sanskruti Rakshak Dal and Vardhaman Sanskardham, he stopped
them from joining the modern organizations and made them true followers of
Jainism . Thus, he made their life virtuous.
By conducting religious camp for women, he
ignited bravery in women, by protecting their character and virtues.
He spread the fragrance of religion in the
lives of many children by establishing Tapovans and conducting religious camps
for children.
He spread Indian culture and religion by
conducting many programmes such as protection of pilgrimages, purification of
temples, tours of temples and villages and many more.
He stabilized many people in Jainism by
sending thousands of young men in various places of India and abroad to help
them to conduct the rites and rituals of Payurshana.
Protection of Indian culture:
He was not only a canvasser of Arya
(Indian) Civilization which was enlighten by the king Rushabh, but also a
protector of it. Whenever he found anything in contrast with the principles of
Indian culture, he had blindly jumped into opposition of it. Many times, he
used to get angry in his strong and acidic lectures. Consequently, many persons
having good fame in society had to accept their mistakes and to come back to
the right path.
Protection of Nation:
He spread crusade against the terrific
attacks from foreigners on Indian culture. He met and had friendship with many
Hindu saints. He persuaded many of them. He utilized many hours of life and
abilities to persuade them for protecting the Indian culture and boycotting the
western culture.
He continuously put his efforts to
persuade lakhs of Jains and non-Jains to have feeling of patriotism.
He roared against traitors (persons who
are not loyal to the country) and constantly kept the society vigilant. He
prevented thousands of Hindus from becoming Christian.
In real sense, he was a patriot and a true
favorer of Hinduism. Hence, many of the top leaders of RSS (Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh) and VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) used to give him immense
respect.
Sharp writing same as his sharp speech:
He was having deep knowledge in the
spheres of nation, culture, religion, Jain Sangh, society and family system. By
using that knowledge he created 275 great books on various subjects from Jainsm
to current politics. From those books even today we can wake up the society as
if he is still alive.
Unlimited feelings for Jains having poor financial status:
His soul always used to remain sad due to
poor financial status of several
Jain families. He was so sad that he lived his life with simplicity. With his
inspiration many Jain families in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Surat and Navsari got
their own houses scheme. Thus, he provided shelter to these families. Even when
he was sick in Sterling Hospital-Ahmedabad, he cried due to sympathy with the
Jain families having poor financial status.
Lastly, in Amiyapur Tapovan he instructed
me, “Hansbodhi! You take special care of Jain families having poor financial status.”
Adopting this ‘guru-mantra’ sentence I
took the challenge for betterment of these families. Consequently, the work of
betterment of such families is going on. All such families of Ahmedabad and a
few families of Gujarat are being benefitted because of many financial aids
such as educational aid, conducted with the inspiration of me (Munishri
Hansbodhi Vijayji M.S.)
Awakening of new generation by two Tapovans:
With his remarkable insight and knowledge
of present time and location he worked hard to protect the new generation of
children. By maintaining customs and
principles of Jainism in Tapovans he gifted a peculiar education system of
Tapovan for new generation and thus obliged the whole Jain Sangh. Late Gacchadhipati
(Chief leader of group) Pujya Acharya Bhagwant Shri Vijay Bhvanbhanusurishwarji
supported him this work and many other great deeds for the service of Jain
Shaasan.
By religious camps of children, youth and
women and preaching to female ascetics etc. he continuously tried to
spiritually uplift their lives. He joined the Jain Sangh to the devotion to
God. He touched each and every part of Jain Sangh and Jain Shaasan.
He served to the Jain Shaasan by being a
guide in several matters such as Pathshaala (religious schools where students
cram up Jain stanzas) , Ayambilshaala (place to eat food without oil, ghee, jiggery,
spices and vegetables), Vihaarsthaan (Place to stay for saints while going from
one city another on feet).
Amongst various activities of welfare of
others he maintained top most standards and principles of his ascetic life. We
cannot do welfare or wellbeing of others without protecting level of our own
purity and asceticism. This sentence had become a part of Guruma’s life as if a
part of body. He never took any exception regarding basic principles of
Jainism. Thousands of people say, “Guruma is in the hearts of lakhs of Jains
not because of his impressive preaching but due to strictness in implementation
of principles of Jainism.” Hence, he became a respectable and lovable person
amongst all the four sects (Shwetambar, Digambar, Stahnakvasi and Terapanthi) of
Jainism and his followers.
Fear of taking birth again and again (fear of rebirth):
His vision for the next birth was so
developed that he always feared of committing any sin. He always remained
effortful to remove his mistakes by condemning them and considering even a
small mistake of him as a big one. He used to weep like a child in the lap of
his solace-giving guru—presently Gacchadhipati Pujya Acharya Bhagwant Shri
Jayghoshsurishwarji Maharaj Saheb. He used to confess very frankly and
open-heartedly to pujya Jayghoshsurishwarji. He used carefully do fasting etc. considering
as repentance.
If anyone asks me which peculiarity of your
Guru attracts you the most? I will immediately reply, “Guruma was having
immense fear of taking birth again and again i.e. fear of rebirth. Consequently, he used to have continuous fear
and unwillingness towards committing even a small sin.
He was so much sad because of mistakes committed
by in exceptional cases that he used to literally cry during his preaching in
front of the audience. “Ocean of tears
is Pujya Guruma.”
King of unselfishness --
Gurumaiya
In spite of having merits of being Acharya
(a third designation in Jainism), he never accepted that designation.
He never accepted any type of honour or
respect.
He never desired various designations such
as Acharya, Upadhyaya, Panyaas, Gani etc.
He never felt proud of having 87 disciples
or being a great preacher of Jainism.
Most of the times, he kept himself away
from the welcome-ceremony with bands, elephants, horses etc. or any type of
pomp.
Chandrashekhar = Shankar.
He swallowed the sips of various insults
and negligence.
He made himself immortal by serving the
Shaaasan of Lord Mahavira even after
swallowing the draughts of insult, negligence and protest.
Imperceptible and mysterious shape of Guru:
I stayed at Opera Jain Sangh after completing
Chaturmaas (Stay of four months of monsoon at one place) at Shri Kunthunath Jain Sangh Paldi. Then one Jain
house-holder (Shraavak) came and told me
“Guruma has even written the time of his demise (Kaaldharma).” (In Jainism
demise of a saint is called Kaal Dharma. It means the time performs its duty to
send the soul from this body to another. So it is rightly called as Kaal
Dharma.)
I asked him “where?” He replied, “In the
last pages of his book “Vishva Shanti no Mooladhar” (Basic solution for peace
of the world).
I brought that book from Kamal
Prakashan and really got surprised after
reading the incident (prediction) of Guruma’s own demise (Kaal Dharma). In this book Guruma had not only mentioned
the timing of 12.40—Victorious Muhurta of his demise but also written the verse
which the disciples were going to speak in the ears of him in the last moments
of his life. The verses were the stanzas of “Chattari Mangalam” and “Santhaara
Porisi”.
After reading this chapter my heart felt
grief because I could not recognize the Guru who was the incarnate God. I will
be full of remorse till my last breath for that.
Consolation amongst Shock:
I was exhausted because if religious camp
of Shravan Sud-9 so I was taking rest in the morning of Shravan Sud-10.
At 11.30 a.m. mother-hearted Sadhviji Shri
Mahanandashriji told through Niruben ,”The health of Guruma is serious.” Pujua
Dharmabodhi vijayji and I immediately went to Ambawadi Upashraya. The situation
took a turn. From 11.45 a.m. to 12.40. p.m. I got an invaluable opportunity to
say last Stavans etc. to give Guruma indifferent mental situation towards the
world.
“Guru your virtues are endless; How can I
describe?”
Whenever his sister used to come to bow
him, he used to got scared. He forced her to go out immediately after bowing.
Even with his sister he took this much care, then we can imagine the height of
his purity regarding celibacy?
He not only kept himself away from
opposite gender but also kept on warning his disciples by making them vigilant
regarding importance of celibacy.
Late Pujya Muktichandrasurishwarji m.s.
told Guruma, “Chandrashekhar! You will face many obstacles-objections but no
one will be able to point out at your character.”
He was the Supreme Being as the emblem of
truth. We cannot describe his virtues even if we write for years and years. My
pen does not allow me to stop but to avoid writing lengthy matter. Now I want
to stop here.
That Shravan Sud- 10 became remorseful:
Great men remain indifferent regarding
their body. When the pain was continually increasing Guruma became more
enduring. Day-by-day body was withering. Guruma liked it because it would cause
less usage of woods at the time of cremation and consequently less violence. He
used to say this even in his preaching. On one direction diseases were
attacking on Guruma, on the other hand, at the same time, Guruma was attacking
on his sins such as attachment to the body and the world.
He started a fight against Karma Raja by
increasing the level of indifference and unbiasedness by implementing the Jain
philosophy which he had by-hearted during his life.
Reverred Guruma became more and more
pacified. At 12.40 p.m. –victorious muhurta, Guruma left the mortal body and
went on an eternal journey; while listening to peaceful songs of Prasham and
Samprati.
Dr. Sudhirbhai, Dr. Kirtibhai P. Shah. Dr.
Navnitbhai, Dr. Himanshubhai, Vaidhraaj Pranavbhai etc. put solid efforts to
save Gurudev. Guruma’s beloved disciples Pujya Panyas Indrajit vijayji m.s. ,
Munishri Dharmabhushan vijayji m.s. Munishri Shilrakshit vijayji m.s. etc.
saints served to Guruma very sincerely. Lifetime devotee of Guruma Lalitbhai
Dhami, Rajubhai Shah, Yogeshbhai, number one in serving—Amitbhai Shah, Prakashbhai,
and ex-tapovani Tejas, Jinay, Nirwan, and Chintan etc, served to Guruma a lot.
In
the presence of Pujya Jinsundar vijayji m.s., Munishri Dharmabhushan vijayji
m.s. and I and other saints and Sadhviji Vasantprabhashriji, Mahanandashriji,
continuously serving trustees and members of Ambavadi Jain Sangh etc., while
listening to verses stavans, Navkar Maha
Mantra, Santhaaraa Porisi, keeping the devotees
crying Guruma left his mortal body.
Pujya Panyas Shri Malaykirti vijayji m.s.
and Muni Shri Hanskirti Vijayji M.S. etc. saints came from the places where
they stayed for Chaturmaas. Bid of funeral crossed to crores of rupees. Lakhs
of people came to see the mortal body for the last time. Thousands of people
joined the palanquin which was more than 20kms long. The voice were resounding
across the ambience, “Jay Jay Nanda Jay
Jay Bhadda” and
“Dekho Dekho Kaun Aaya??
“Jin Shaasan ka Sher Aaya.”
“See, who has come?”
“It is the lion of Jain Shasan.”
The palanquin came to the compound of
Tapovan after travelling the distance of 20 kms. Amongst the 15000 devotees,
Sandipbhai Vasantlal Shah and Mahavir Sampatlal Shah Banarasi of Bardoli performed
the cremation rituals. At that time, all whosoever were present there, wept bitterly.
