In Muzaffarnagar, 100 kilometres from Budhana, a strange case has come to light in which Lord Chandraprabhu is being made to flee from a 500-year-old Jain temple. The incident involves the former Jain-dominated village in the Budhana. Previously, the village’s landlord belonged to the Jain community, but now due to demographic changes, it has become a Muslim dominated area.
Following a series of murders, dacoity committed in the village, the villagers are forced to migrated to another place. The only thing that remains of the community is the 500-year-old Jain temple and idols of Lord Chandraprabhu.
Hussainpur Kalan village of Muzaffarnagar has been in discussion across the country for some time now. The situation has worsened that now Jain society is bringing the idols of Lord Chandraprabhu Samosharan ji from Hussainpur to Muzaffarnagar. Today, not only the Jain community was displaced from Hussainpur Kalan, but Lord Chandraprabhu, the eighth Tirthankara of the Jain sect, also had to be displaced.
The reason for being displaced is the increase of Muslim population in the village. As soon as the Muslim population increased in Hussainpur Kalan, gradually the Hindus and Jains started leaving the village. A time came when only Lord Chandraprabhu of the Jain sect of Hindu religion was left in the village. No one had even imagined that when the Muslim population increased, they would have to run away from their own village.
About 500 years old Jain temple of Shri 1008 Chandraprabhu Bhagwan of Jain society is situated in village Hussainpur Kalan, five km away from Budhana town. A total of 11 idols are present in this temple along with Mulnayak Chandraprabhu. Three of these idols are ancient.
Among the idols there are idols of Mulnayak Chandraprabhu Bhagwan, Shantinath, Adinath, Sheetalnath, Padam Prabhu, Parasnath, Mallinath, Mahavir Swami, Siddha Bhagwan, Twenty-four Bhagwans.
This is an unfortunate situation, but running away from any problem is not the solution, but it is solved only by facing it. History is witness that wherever the Muslim population has increased, non-Muslims have had to flee from there. This is what happened in Kashmir, Bengal, or in Kerala as well.
The increasing population of Muslims is gradually becoming a big problem. Wherever people are running away from it, this problem is spreading further and wherever people are facing it, it has stopped.
The displacement of God is indeed a matter of sorrow, pain and anger. All the non-Muslim people of the country should take a lesson from the Hussainpur Kalan incident and take a vow that no matter what happens, they will never leave their native land. We must remember that Lord Rama had also told Lakshmana that mother and birthplace are greater than heaven.