Disclaimer: This translation does not guarantee complete accuracy, please confirm with the original page text.
## English Translation:
724
In the Harivamsha Purana, the city named Patali-khanda is auspicious. The city of Padma-khanda is beautiful, and the city of Shweta-pura is excellent. ||240||
The city of Arishta-pura is desirable, and the city of Siddhartha-pura is also from here. The city of Maha-pura is famous by name, and the city of Dhanya-vata is clear. ||241||
The city of Vardhamana-pura is known, and the city of Saumana-sa is called. Mandara, Hastina-pura, and Chakra-pura are also there. ||242||
Mithila, Rajagriha, Vira-pura, and the city of Dwaravati are also there. The city of Kamya-krita and the city of Kunda-pura are also there. ||243||
These twenty-four cities are counted in order. They are the cities of the first Parana of the twenty-four Tirthankaras, starting from Rishabha. ||244||
Shreyans, Brahmadatta, and the king Surendradatta, who is equal to Indra in wealth, are also there. Indradatta, Padmaka, Somadutta, Mahadatta, Somadeva, Pushpaka, Punarvasu, Sunanda, Jaya, Visakha, Dharmasimha, Sumitra, Dharmamitra, Aparajita, Nandishena, Vrishabhadatta, Datta, who is the holder of excellent conduct, are also there. ||245-247||
Varadatta, the king, Dhanya, and Vakula are also there. These are the donors to the Tirthankaras at the time of their first Parana. ||248||
All the Tirthankaras, and especially Vardhamana, had a rain of jewels at the time of their first Parana. This rain of jewels was in abundance, reaching twelve and a half crore, and in scarcity, twelve and a half lakh. ||249-250||
The first two donors and the last two donors were of dark complexion. All the other donors were of the color of heated gold. ||251||
Some of them attained liberation in the same birth, and some attained liberation in the third birth after the liberation of the Tirthankaras. ||252||
Rishabha, Mallinatha, and Parshvanatha attained Kevala Jnana after the fast. Vasupujya attained Kevala Jnana after one fast, and the rest of the Tirthankaras attained Kevala Jnana after the fast. ||253||
Rishabha attained Kevala Jnana in the Shakatamukha forest of the Purvatala city. Neminatha attained Kevala Jnana on the Girinar mountain. Parshvanatha attained Kevala Jnana near his hermitage. Mahavira attained Kevala Jnana on the bank of the Riju-kula river. The rest of the Tirthankaras attained Kevala Jnana in their respective places. ||254-255||
**Note:** The numbers in the text refer to the verses in the original text.