Chakkammuvaeso

SR No.: 002315
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Madhusudan Modi
Publisher: Oriental Institute
Publication Year: 1972
Total Pages: 448
Language: Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 10 MB

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Lvi
[Sandhi :5:]
This Sandhi contains 14 Kaḍavakas; and 220 lines. It extols the worship of the Jina with flowers. [K. 1.] A person worshipping Jina with flowers and lotuses becomes respected and known in the world. A story in this reference is narrated here.
In Bharata, there was a town named Uttarmathurāpuri. A king named Dhanapala ruled there. There was a merchant named Dharmananda. His wife was Śrīmālā. He had a daughter named Lilavatī and a younger son named Gunadhara. [K. 2.] She was married to Sagaradatta, the son of Makaradhvaja of Dakṣiņamathura. She went with her maid Sundari to her husband's house. There her co-wife was worshipping a beautiful idol of the Jina with a garland of flowers and Lilavati became jealous of her. She asked her maid to throw off that garland. She went to the place where Jinamati, the co-wife, worshipped the Jina. K. 3.] As soon as she tried to take off the garland, she found that it was not a garland but a serpent. As Sundari could not touch it out of fear, Liālvati out of anger came at once and as soon as she touched the garland of Malati flowers, it became a serpent and coiled round her hand. She tried to shake it off but could not. Jinamati hearing her cry came there and by repeating Navakara incantation, she took off that serpent which at once turned into a garland of Malati-flowers. She placed it on the idol of the Jina. The townsmen saw this and they hailed Jinamati. [K. 4.] In the meantime, there came a monk by name Samyama-bhüṣaṇa. Sägaradatta with his wife asked him about. the duties of a Śrävaka. He said that his duty was fourfold viz. the worship of the Jina, charity, fasting and good conduct. That would lead to the beatific path. A person who worships the Jina with flowers three day-joints i.e. morning, noon. and evening, obtains heaven. He ordained him to worship the Jina with flowers. [K. 5.] Then the monk said that one who did not worship the Jina out of disregard, anger or anything, did not obtain happiness and had to suffer hell-pangs. Lilavati, on hearing that, told how she tried to take off the flower-garland from the Jina. [K. 6. ] On the advice of the monk, she began to worship the Jina with flowers thrice a day. Permitted by her husband, she went to her father's house. There her younger brother saw her worshipping and asked her about it. [K. 7.] The younger brother on being told the merits of the Jina-worship, also began to worship the Jina thrice a day. After death they became the celestial pair. Then the brother was born Jayakumāra, the son of king Padmaratha of Padmapura; and the sister was born the daughter of king Suravikrama of Surapura. [K. 8.] Her name was Vinayaśrī. She grew up to be a beautiful damsel. The king was in a fix as to whom she should be given in marriage. At last he decided to call all princes and asked her to select any out of them as her husband. [K. 9.] She did not like any prince; but when she saw the portrait of Jayakumara, she felt