Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 5

SR No.: 001005
Original Sutra Author: Hemchandracharya
Author: Helen M Johnson
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra
Publication Year: 1962
Total Pages: 507
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Mythology, & Story
File Size: 11 MB

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MARRIAGES OF VASUDEVA WITH MAIDENS
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Kumbhakanthaka, in the Lavaṇa Ocean and this mountain is Karkoṭaka, where I have practiced penance.
At his question, 'How did you come here?' I related in turn the whole story of my misfortunes. Just then two Vidyadharas, equal to him in beauty, came through the air and bowed to him. From their resemblance to him I knew they were his sons. The muni said to them, 'Bow to Carudatta. ' After bowing to me, saying, 'Father, father,' they sat down. Just then a god's aerial car descended from the sky. Then a very magnificent god got out of the car and bowed to me and then circumambulated the muni and paid homage to him. Questioned by the Khecaras about the inverted order of homage,57 the god said, 'Carudatta is my teacher of religion. The story is:
Story of the goat (275-289)
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In Käsipuri there were two women ascetics, Subhadra and Sulasa, sisters, who were expert in the Vedas and Vedāngas. At that time many disputants had been defeated by them and one day an ascetic, Yājñavalkya, came for the purpose of debate. "The one who is defeated shall become the servant of the winner. Sulasă made this promise, was defeated by him, and was made a slave. Yājñavalkya had his youth renewed by Sulasă, youthful, who served him, and he became submissive to Kāma. Living not far from the city he sported with her daily and she bore a son to the Tridaṇḍin Yajñavalkya. Fearing the people's ridicule, Sulasā and Yājñavalkya abandoned their son under a pippal and fled.
When Subhadra learned that, she went and got the infant who was eating a fruit of the pippal which had fallen into his mouth of its own accord. For that reason she named him
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Pippalāda '; reared him carefully, and taught him the Vedas, et cetera. Being very intelligent, very learned, he became intolerant of the pride of disputants.
57 274. Normally, he would have paid homage to the muni first.
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