Lilavati Sara

SR No.: 002651
Original Sutra Author: Jinratnasuri
Author: H C Bhayani, N M Kansara
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1983
Total Pages: 514
Language: Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Literature
File Size: 19 MB

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Introduction
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and the young Vidyadhara king was married to Madanaman jūšā. Madan. salākā remained unmarried as she did not like any of the extremely handsome Vidyadhara youths who asked for her hand..
Both Mahāśanijava and Madanaman jūşă enjoyed life during all the seasons. Meanwhile, the fifteenth Tirthankara. Dharma arrived in the city of Ayodhya. The gods prepared the Samavasaraņa for his sermon. At that time Mahāśanijava, who was proceeding to the north in company of his beloveds, noticed the aerial cars of Vidyadharas heading for the west. The Prajñapti Vidyā informed him about the event. Mahāśanijava immediately turned bis car westwards, reached Ayodhyā, paid homage to the Lord and listened to the religious discourse.
At this juncture a god approached the Vidyadhara couple and informed Madanaman jūşã that her younger sister Madanaśalākā was to marry Amaraketu, who was her husband in her former birth. On enquiry about Amaraketu and his past birih the god recounted the followiog story :
(The Sub-story of Somāditya) (173-275)
The learned Brahmin Somadatta of Candrapura had by bis wife Somabhadra a son named Somāditya, who was married to a Brahmin girl named Sudarsana.
Once, when the Jaina preceptor Drdhadharmasūri arrived in the city king Jitāri of that city went to pay respects to him. At this Somāditya was jealous and decided to challenge the Jina monk at a debate and thereby win the king's favour. To this end he went to the preceptor and bad an altercation with him in which he was defeated himself. So te requested the preceptor to initiate him. The preceptor asked him to get the reinission of his parents. Sorrāditya convinced bis parents about ite rightress of the Jain faith visavis tbe Vedic faith. Consequently, they along with their daughter-in-law joined Somāditya in getting initiation.
Once during a terrible summer Somāditya could not stand the heat. His earlier habit asserted itself, and he indulged in wasbing bis body. Due to this transgression, he had to stay in a separate monks-hostel. Somadatta requested the preceptor to bring him to the proper path. But the preceptor thought his advice will not be effective. In course of time, Somadatta was reborn as the lord of a heaven and Somāditya was rehorni as his servant. Their earthly vives were also reborn as their present