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Today is the 6th day of Mahaparv Paryushan.
KalpaSootra Vachan is the most integral part of the festival.
At this day the actual incident that depicts the love and kindness Bhagwan Mahavirswami had for JeevMatra is recited,that has,since...

the first time I heard it, filled me with surprise.
Going to share it with my Twamily.
This incident is of the time when Bhagwan had not attained Keval Gyan and was doing Vihar, when he went to the village of Vachala,
On the way, he would have to go through a forest where

lived a poisonous cobra snake named Chandkaushik. It was said that Chandkaushik could kill a person or animal just by casting its evil, angry glance at them. All the people from the villages near that forest lived in absolute terror.

(EVEN IN THE PRESENT DAY, THE LAND OF THE VILLAGE IS VERY INFERTILE DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE VENOM OF CHANDAKOSHIK, AS TOLD TO ME BY MY FRIENDS WHO VISITED THERE)
When the villagers learned about Mahavir’s intention to pass through the forest,they begged him to take another route

Mahavir had no fear. He practiced supreme non-violence. He had no hatred towards anyone, and considered fear and hatred as violence to the self. He was at peace with himself and all other living beings. There was a glow of serenity and compassion on the Bhagawan’s face.

He convinced the people that everything would be all right, and he took the dangerous path. After a while, he noticed the beautiful green land fading out and a deserted, bacon land came. Trees and plants were dead, so he thought this must be the land that the villagers were

talking about where Chandkaushik lived. So Mahavir stopped there to meditate. Peace, tranquillity, and compassion for the well being of each and every living being flowed from Mahavir’s heart
Chandkaushik sensed that someone had come near his land, so he came out of his abode.

To his surprise, he saw a man standing there. He became furious thinking, “How dare he came this close to my land?” Chandkaushik started hissing to threaten Mahavir. He did not understand Mahavir’s tranquillity. He became angry and came closer to the Lord and swayed his head,

ready to strike. He saw no sign that this man would run away or even felt threatened. This made Chandkaushik angrier and he blew poisonous venom towards Mahavir three times. The venom neither affected Mahavir nor disturbed his meditation. Chandkaushik was not ready for this.

Now,he became more irritated and bit Mahavir’s toe.When he looked at the man again, he was flabbergasted that not only had nothing happened to him, but instead of blood,milk flowed from his toe
It is said that the blood in breast area of a woman before giving birth becomes...

milk out of Vatsalya (mother's love for her children),
Bhagwan due to their Samta(equal love for every being that exists) had his whole body of milk instead of blood and would pour out milk even if bit,
My head bows to such affection for JeevMatra
Jay MahaVeer