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In the Uttarapurana of the Mahapurana, in the Aparavideha island, on the northern bank of the Sitodana river, in the Gandhamalini country, there reigned King Vitashoka. 109 || The king, having a wife named Sarvasri, had two sons, Sanjayanta and Jayanta, who were endowed with the qualities of princes. || 110 || These two, inspired by the renunciation of worldly pleasures after hearing the Dharma from the self-existent Tirthankara, in the Asoka forest, near the Tirthankara. || 111 || Giving his kingdom to his son, the wise Vijayanta, Sanjayanta, along with his father, embraced the path of renunciation. || 112 || In the seventh stage of renunciation, having destroyed all the karmas, Vijayanta, having attained perfect harmony and freedom from attachment, attained the state of Jinesvara. || 113 || Seeing the beauty and great wealth of the king of the earth, who had come to celebrate the attainment of Kevalgyan by his father, the sage Jayanta, due to the influence of that vision, became the king of the earth after his death. It is not difficult to obtain a thing of great value for a very small price. || 114-115 || One day, Sanjayanta Muni was seated in the Bhima forest, near the Manohara city, in the posture of the image. || 116 || From there, a Vidyadhara named Vidyudishta emerged. He was unable to control his anger, which arose from the memory of his past enmity. He, driven by that intense rage, carried away the Muni and left him in the deep waters of the rivers Kusumavati, Haravati, Suvarnavati, Gajavati, and Chandavega, which meet at the southern end of the mountain called Ila in the Bharat Kshetra. || 117-118 || Not only that, he also incited the innocent Vidyadharas with the following words. He said, "This is a great-bodied, man-eating, sinful demon. He is standing silently, ready to eat us all one by one. Let us all together kill this merciless, all-devouring, and all-hating demon with a multitude of weapons like arrows and spears. Look, he is hungry, his stomach is shrinking from hunger. If he is neglected, he will surely devour women, children, and animals in the night." || 119-122 || "Therefore, you should understand my words. Am I speaking in vain? Am I speaking falsely? Do I have any personal enmity with him?" || 123 || Thus, the birds, deceived by him, were again urged by him. Saying, "Yes," all the groups of weapons, terrified of death, || 124 || began to kill the virtuous, wise, and calm-minded, with great confidence and greed. || 125 ||