The recent sensation ‘Baahubali’ took us into a world of visual fantasy and left us awe struck! The enchanting storytelling , powerful performances, graphical splendor took the glory of Indian cinema to next level. Kudos to the team of Baahubali!
Every master piece is chalked from an
inspiration. So, have you ever wondered if the movie Baahubali has been
inspired by any real story of history?
Did Baahubali Exist In Real??
The Jain literature says Yes. Not
going in depth and keeping it short, The story is as follows:
Once up on a time there lived a king
Rishabha Dev also called as Adinatha.
He had two wives, Sunanda and
Sumangala. He fathered 100 sons and 2 daughters. Among these Sunanda was mother
of Bahubali, and Sumangala was the mother of Bharat.
Rishabha on developing a desire for
spiritual quest, chose the path of renunciation. Hence, he bequeathed northern
half of his kingdom with capital city as Ayodhya to his eldest son Bharata and southern
half Poudanapura to Bahubali.
Rishabha Dev
Blinded by power, Bharata thrived to
lead as a paramount emperor. He demanded submission from his own brothers.
Bahubali refused to give in. It led to a challenging of a battle between two
brothers. To avoid bloodshed and loss of lives from both the kingdoms, the wise
counsel of ministers devised a 3 level duel between the two.
It consisted of 3 contests.
Dristi Yuddha – Staring
at each other without closing the eyelids
Jala Yuddha – Splashing
water on each other till one turns his face away
Malla Yudha – Wrestling
Bahubali defeated Bharata by winning
in all the above forms of duel. Bharata was disappointed and was fuming with
anger. Finally Bharata orders his chakra – a divine wheel , a super weapon to
attack Bahubali. The chakra, however circled around Bahubali thrice and stood
suspended. It could not do any harm to him! This was the moment of total
disillusionment about the futility of material world.
Bahubali was disgusted and realized
that anger, greed and pride could lead to such fraternal conflicts. At that
stage, without even a moment hesitation renounced his kingdom and all other
worldly pleasures and decided to take sanyasa and undertake penance. Bahubali
left for meditation and purification of his soul.
Bahubali stood in Kayotsarga (standing)
posture in total meditation continuously for one year, without food and water.
Ant – hills grew by the side of his legs and serpents made these ant hills as
their abode and were moving around. Creepers grew up entwining his legs and arms
up to his shoulders He attained Kevaljnan – a perfect and complete knowledge
about the Universe.
The evidence of this story stands at the
Shravanabelagola district in Hassan district of Karnataka. The joy and bliss he
attained is manifested in the benign smile on the face of the gigantic statue of
Gommeteshwara (Gommata in kannada mans ‘huge’) consecrated by Chavundaraya.
In recent few decades, the statue has
become an attraction for worldwide tourists, especially from Europe and
America. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people come here to see the
wonder. Every 12th year, there is a big
ceremony called Mahamastakabhishek. In that year, about 2 millions of people
visit this place.
Hail Ho Bahubali, for preaching us with
your story that conquering the material world will only make us crave for more
and exploring our inner world will lead to enlightenment.
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