May, 1873.]
THE TIRTHANKARAS.
came disgusted with the world, and Lok fin tika Dev a gave him religious instruction, on which he transferred his kingdom to his son A r in jay a , getting into the conveyance called Sigaradatta, he went to the S a yet thu ka V ana, perform ing six fastings, in company with 1000 Princes, he adopted a penitential life on the 12th of the dark
half of the month Jyeshta, in the evening under the star Rev a ti, on which he acquired the fourth degree of knowledge, and on the next day went to Ayodhyapuri to beg, and V is s h oka Nripa, of the colour of gold, granted alms, on which the five wonders were exhibited, and after
12 years had expired, in dumb contemplation, he obtained to the Kevaladnyama under an Aswattha tree in the abovementioned garden, on the last day of the dark half of the month Chaitra, in the evening under the star Revati; Saud her m a In dra performed the happy ceremony of be coming a Kevaladnyfini, and giving him the 1008 virtuous names, he returned.
He had 52 Ganadharas from Jay adh á m a Pur v ad h a ras . Siksh a kara s.
A v a dijn y a n is . Kev a l is . W ic r i u r d is .
Man a par iy a gn y á n i. V ad is .
A ry a kara s from Survasi down wards.
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| Priy in and a Devi, with whom he enjoyed every felicity. One day Chan drab h a s h a na, the Ad hip at i of M a lay a de Ša, coming to this city from motives of friendship, saw the queen and fell deeply in love with her, and made use of every stratagem and carried her away with him. The king (Sushena) became very much grieved at this misfortune, and said, I am really unfortunate, and have not performed any virtuous action: he then forsook the world, and after re
maining some time thus, he went one day to Sre y à m s a G an a dhar, and obtained from him the state of an ascetic, and performed the penance of Simhavikririta, and wishing as the accomplish ment of his penance, that he might be reborn in his next birth, with so much beauty that he might be admired by all who saw him, and that there should be none to oppose his authority: remaining for one month in this state and with this wish, he
quitted his body, and was born in the Sahasrāra Kalpa as a god (Deva) and enjoyed every felicity there for 18 sagaras of years. Afterwards Mah fi Bala, the A r a su
downwards.
1,000 39,000 4,032 5,000 8,000 5,000 2,00,000 1,08,000
137
Sr a v an a s.
4,00,000 $ rāvak as, Dev as and De v i s , without number.
Quadrupeds and birds without number. With all these, inculcating religious morals in the world for 12 years less than seven hundred and fifty thousand years, in Ary a K s h e tra, after which coming to Sum eru Parv at , and leav
ing his Samopasaranam, and in company with
of
An and a pura in the eastern hemisphereof Jam bud v i p a , becoming disgusted with the world went to Prajá p à la na Jain a , and obtained the rules of asceticism from him, and performed the penance of Simhavikririta, and in the perfect state of a Sanyasi quitting his earthly frame : he was born in the Sahasrāra Kalpa, the pleasures and happiness of which world he enjoyed for 18 sdgaras of years. Som a Prabha Raja, having descended from the Mahendra Kalpa, ruled over D v ar a v t i p at a na, situated in the Bharata Kshetra in Jambudvipa, with a life of 42,000 years: his size was 90 yards in length, his State Queen was called Jay a v a ti, who on a certain night dreamt an auspicious dream : on the Bhādrapada Nakshatra, Mahā Bala Cherr a was born to her by the name of Suprabha, and to another of his con sorts named S it ā, Susen a C her r a was born
500 Munis remaining in the Prathama Yuga for one month, on the first quarter of the night, of the last day of the dark half of month Chaitra, un
by the name of Parus hot tama, they were both surnamed Bala de va and V a su de va, the former was of a white colour, and the latter
der the star Revati, A n a n ta Bh a t t à r a ka obtained beatitude and Saud her m a. In dra
performed the Pari Nirvána Kalyāna Pujá, and dancing with happiness, he returned to his dwell ing.
of a blue colour; they were each of the height of 50 yards, their lives were to last for five hundred thousand years, and they were ruling over the kingdom of their father. In course of time Mā dhu Ka it a b ha, the
The Story of Suprabh a the B a la deva and Purush o t t a m a the Vä su de va, the de scendants of Sri mad A n ant à Tirth a fi k a r :—
Su s h ena, the king of Padmap ura, in
the Bhar at a Kshe tra, in Jam bu d vipa, had 500 consorts: the state queen was
called
king of War an a si Patana in the Kási De Ša, sent word to them to become tributary to him, but they being unwilling to pay tribute, drove away the ambassadors, whose sovereign on hear ing of the indignity they had suffered, assembled his army and came to give them battle: on meet ing he flung his chakra at Purus hot tama,