Agam 35 Chhed 02 Bruhatkalpa Sutra

SR No.: 002158
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: K C Lalwani
Publisher: Motilal Banarasidas
Publication Year: 1979
Total Pages: 246
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Agam, Canon, F000, F025, & agam_kalpsutra
File Size: 13 MB

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increase in weight and measures, and the performance of the rites of sthiti-pratijyā and yūpa.)
209 उसभेणं अरहा कोसलिए कासवे गोत्तेणं । तस्स णं पंच णामधेज्जा एवमाहिज्जति । तं जहा—उसमे इ वा पढम-राया इ वा पढम-भिक्खाचरे इ वा
पढम-जिणे इ वा पढम-तिथ्थयरे इ वा । Arhat Rşabha of Kośala belonged to the line of Kāśyapa and was known by five names : Rsabha, First Monarch, First Mendicant, First Jina, First Tirthankara.
210 उसभे णं अरहा कोसलिए दक्खे दक्ख-पइण्णे पडिरुवे अल्लीणे भद्दए विणीए वीसं पुव-सय-सहस्साइं कुमार-वास-मज्झे वसइ । वसित्ता तेठिं पुव्व-सय-सहस्साइं रज्ज-वास-मज्झे वसइ तेवठिं पुव-सयसहस्साइं रज्ज-वास-मज्झे वसमाणे लेहाइयायो गणिय-प्पहाणो सउण-रुय-पज्जवसाणाप्रो वावतरि कलाप्रो चउठिं च महिला-गुणे सिप्पसयं च, कम्माणं तिन्नि वि पया-हियाए उवदिसइ उवदिसइत्ता पुत्त-सयं रज्ज-सए अभिसिंचइ अभिसिंचइत्ता पुणरवि लोयंतिएहिं जिय-कप्पि-एहिं देवेहिं ताहिं इट्ठाहिं कंताहिं पियाहिं मणुण्णाहिं मणमाहिं अोरालाहिं कल्लाणाहिं सिवाहिं धण्णाहिं मंगल्लाहिं मिय-महुर-ससिरीयाहिं हियय-गमणिज्जाहिं हियय-पल्हायणिज्जाहिं गंभीराहिं अपुणरुत्ताहिं वगगृहीं अणवरयं
अभिणण्दमाणा य अभिथ्थुणमाणा य एवं वयासि । Intelligent, promising, perfect in beauty, wholly self-controlled, gentle and polite, Arhat Rşabha of Kośala lived as a prince for 20,00,000 pūrvas and as a monarch for 63,00,000 pūrvas.* During his reign, he taught, for the good of his people, 72 arts, 64 feminine accomplishments, 100 crafts and 3 professions. Of the 72 arts, the first one is writing, the most important is arithmetic, and the last one is the knowledge of the meaning of omens. Having imparted these to his people, he anointed his one hundred sons as kings. After they had been so anointed] enthroned, as per the established customs and practices, the lokāntika gods appeared and incessantly praised and hymned him with these high, kind, dear, pleasant, pleasing, noble, helpful, auspicious, fortunate, well-meaning, measured-sweet-decent, heart-appealing, heart-pleasing, grave and ever-fresh words:
*According to Hermann Jacobi, "They are those long periods by which the length of the early tirtharkara's life is measured."- Acāranga Sūtra 1-6, 3, $2 Note 1.