Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 2

SR No.: 001002
Original Sutra Author: Hemchandracharya
Author: Helen M Johnson
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra
Publication Year: 1937
Total Pages: 438
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Mythology, & Story
File Size: 9 MB

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CHAPTER TWO
Together with the former number of queens, etc., sixty thousand Sāmānikas and four times as many body-guards, by means of a car of the preceding dimensions and an indradhvaja like the preceding, after going to Ratikara of Nandiśvara, he arrived at the peak of Meru.
Dharaṇendra, Hari, Veņudeva, Agniśikha, Velamba, Sughoșa, Jalakānta, Pūrņa, and Amita, the Indras respectively of the Nāga-, Vidyut-, Suparņa-, Agni-, Vāyu-, Megha-, Sarasvat-, Dvipa-, and Dikkumāras, belonging to the southern row; and those of the northern row, Bhūtānanda, Hariśikha, Venudārin, Agnimāṇava, Prabhañjana, Mahāghoşa, Jalaprabha, Avaśişța, and Amitavāhana knew the birth of the Jina by clairvoyant knowledge from the trembling of their thrones. Then the bells, Meghasvarā, Krauñcasvarā, Hansasvarā, Mañjusvarā, Nandisvarā, Nandighoşā, Susvarā, Madhurasvarā, and Mañjughoşā, belonging respectively to the Nāgas, etc., of the two divisions of the Bhavanapatis, rang, struck three times by generals named Bhadrasena belonging to Dharana, etc., and by those named Daksa belonging to Bhūtānanda, etc." Then all the Nāgas, etc., of the two rows came instantly each to his own Indra, like horses to their own stables. At their command their respective Abhiyogikagods created at once cars variegated with jewels and gold, twenty-five thousand yojanas square, with indradhvajas of two hundred and fifty yojanas. Each one attended by six queens, six thousand Sāmānikas and four times as many body-guards, and others, Trayastriňsas, etc., like Camara and Bali, they got into their cars and went to Meru to the Master.
The lords of the Piśācas, Bhūtas, Yaksas, Rakşases, Kinnaras, Kimpuruşas, Ahis, and Gandharvas: Kāla, Surüpa, Pūrņabhadra, Bhima, Kinnara, Satpuruşa, Atikāya, and Gītarati respectively, belonging to the south row, and
04 397. I.e., the bells of the north and south rows of each division of the Vyantaras had the same name; the generals of the north row of all classes were named Bhadrasena, and of the south row Daksa.