Jasahar Chariu

SR No.: 001841
Original Sutra Author: Pushpadant
Author: Parshuram Lakshman Vaidya, Hiralal Jain
Publisher: Bharatiya Gyanpith
Publication Year: 1972
Total Pages: 320
Language: Apbhramsa
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Story
File Size: 22 MB

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JASAHARACARIU
pariccheda by appealing to Maridatta that if he understood the significance of the narrative, he should give up doing injury to creatures and should resort to the doctrine of Puspadanta, the ninth Tirthamkara (or the words of the poet Puspadanta).
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1. The first six kadavakas of this pariccheda describe the next birth of Candramati who was born as a crocodile, and of Jasahara who was born as a big fish in the river Sipra near Ujjayini. The first kadavaka gives a fine description of the river in Duvai metre rounded off by the usual Ghatta. In fact the kadavakas in this pariccheda open with a Duvai and close with a Ghatta. 1. 13. manthuvayantha is a clean bank adjoining the river which was resorted to by ascetics.
2. 20. Daiyaviyambhiyau. Sk. daivavijṛmbhita, the wonderful working of destiny.
3. 3. Gomini etc., are the names of maids.
4. The great fish was caught and was shown to king Jasavai who got it examined by Brahmins. They said the fish belonged to that species from which the Matsyavatara of Visnu came; 4. 6. Thotta is either sthula or samartha according to marginal notes; 4-9. dhammaniddhaḍai, from which dharma has disappeared.
5. Jasavai took the fish to his mother Amṛtamati who cooked, fried and seasoned it.
6. 7-12. In the next birth Candramati was born a she-goat. Jasahara became her child; while in youth he began to enjoy sexual pleasures with the mother-shegoat when he was killed by his father-goat.
7. Jasahara was again born into the womb of his mother she-goat. King. Jasavai caught the pregnant she-goat one day as he did not get any other chase, and when he cut the she-goat into two, he found the child alive and handed it over to the shepherd. 7. 10. Kusumavali, the name of Jasavai's queen.
8. One day Jasavai made a promise to the goddess that he would offer as victim a buffalo if he would find good chase in the forest. 8. 14. Parivaevi after having offered the flesh of the buffalo to the goddess in a particular way. This act of parivarana is usually expressed by uttarana and consists of raising the offering from the ground, showing it to the deity and then again placing it on the ground.
9. One day Jasavai performed the annual śraddha of his father. For this various articles of food were prepared, and were offered to Brahmins, friends and relatives. Amṛtamati did not figure amongst these as she was suffering from leprosy and maids were openly talking of this. 9. 13. Angu vai, the body of Amṛtamati is giving out this bad smell.
10. Condition of the body of Amṛtamati is described here. 10. 12-14 Amṛtamati did not like the flesh of buffalo and asked for some other kind of meat.