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Mahapuraana, Uttara Puraana
May the glorious Shreyanasana, the lord of the Tirthankaras, who is great in the three worlds, be your fortune, who, by expounding the Syadvada, attained Siddhi. || 66 ||
Salutations to the poet of this Puraana, who is a follower of Jinasena, and to the venerable Gunabhadra, whose feet are worshipped by the Lokasena. || 67 ||
In this Tirtha, the glorious Keshava was the first to arise, the energetic one. And in the lineage of the Chakravartis, Bharata was the first, the protector of the three continents. || 68 ||
His story is narrated from his third birth. This is a good example of the rise and fall of kings. || 69 ||
In this Jambudvipa, in the Bharat Kshetra, there is a country called Magadha. In it is the city of Rajagriha, which is superior even to Indrapuri. || 70 ||
This is the home of the kings who were born from heaven. Therefore, its name Rajagriha is meaningful, in terms of the wealth of enjoyment and enjoyment. || 71 ||
Once, Vishvabhuuti was the lord of that city of Rajagriha. His queen's name was Jaini. They had a son who was known as Vishvanandi, because he was of a nature that brought joy to all. || 72 ||
Vishvabhuuti had a younger brother named Visakhabuuti. His wife's name was Lakshmana, and they had a son named Visakha-nandi. || 73 ||
Vishvabhuuti left his kingdom to his younger brother and went for tapasya. Visakhabuuti, who had made all the kings bow down, ruled and protected the people. || 74 ||
In that city of Rajagriha, there was a beautiful garden called Nandan, adorned with various creepers, vines, and trees. This garden was dearer to Vishvanandi than his own life. || 75 ||
The son of Visakhabuuti, by scolding the forest guards, forcibly took possession of that forest. This led to a battle between the two - Vishvanandi and Visakha-nandi. || 76 ||
Visakha-nandi could not bear the battle, so he fled. Seeing this, Vishvanandi became detached and thought, "Damn this delusion!" || 77 ||
He left everything and went to the presence of the Sambhuta Guru. He made his uncle Visakhabuuti his predecessor and took diksha. || 78 ||
He was endowed with good conduct and virtues, and he performed tapasya by fasting. Once, he went to Mathurapuri to eat. || 79 ||
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