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## Chapter Twenty-Seven
In the meantime, King Shrenik, sitting at ease, asked Gautama Swami, "O Muni! Who was this Vidyuddanstra? And what was his conduct?" ||1||
Thus questioned, Gautama Swami replied, "In the lineage of Namik, in the city of Gaganavallabha, there was a Vidyadhara named Vidyuddanstra, who was the lord of both the श्रेणियाँ (Shreṇīs) and possessed extraordinary prowess." ||2||
"He brought from the Western Videha region a yogi named Sanjayanta and subjected him to severe उपसर्ग (upsarga)." ||3||
Curious, King Shrenik asked, "O Lord! Why did Vidyuddanstra inflict उपसर्ग (upsarga) on Sanjayanta Muni?" In response, the Ganadhara Bhagavan narrated the Papanashaka Purana of Sanjayanta Muni. ||4||
"O King! In the Western Videha region of this Jambudvipa, there is a country called Gandhamalini. In it lies the city of Vitashoka. In that city, once upon a time, a king named Vijayanta ruled." ||5||
"His wife was named Sarvasri, who seemed like Lakshmi herself, embodying prosperity. They had two excellent sons named Sanjayanta and Jayanta." ||6||
"Once, while they were wandering, the Self-Existent Tirthankara arrived there. Hearing the Dharma from him, the father and both sons, all three, took initiation." ||7||
"While they were wandering with their Acharya, Pihitastrava, Vijayanta Muni attained Kevalgyan, the destroyer of evil karmas." ||8||
"When the Devas of the four Nikayas were paying homage to Vijayanta Muni during the celebration of Kevalgyan, Jayanta Muni saw Dharanendra and realized his destiny to become Dharanendra. As a result, he died and became Dharanendra." ||9||
"Once, Sanjayanta Muni, the elder brother of Jayanta, was seated in the terrifying cremation ground of his beautiful city, Vitashoka, performing a seven-day प्रतिमा योग (pratima yoga)." ||10||
"At that time, Vidyuddanstra, having spent a long time in the Bhadrashala forest with his wives, was returning to his city when he accidentally saw Sanjayanta Muni." ||11||
"Fueled by past animosity, he became enraged and brought Sanjayanta Muni to the southern end of the Bharat region, to a mountain called Varuna." ||12||