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Mahapuraana, Uttara Puraana
Suta, this peaceful and virtuous woman, the daughter of Sukaanta, went to the Munisagar mountain to attain knowledge. ||14||
A sinner appeared there to obstruct her attainment of knowledge, but due to the rise of her virtuous deeds, her knowledge was attained. ||15||
This sinner, fearing the power of knowledge, sought your refuge. I, carrying the offerings for the worship of knowledge, arrived there at the same time. ||16||
Not seeing my daughter there, I quickly followed the same path. Thus spoke the old Vidhyadhara. Hearing all this, the king Vajrayudha, who possessed the eyes of knowledge, said, "I know the great cause of the obstruction in her knowledge." Saying this, he clearly narrated the story. ||17-18||
In this well-known Airavata region of Jambudvipa, there was a country called Gandhara. In its city of Vindhyapura, a king named Vindhyasena, adorned with virtues, ruled. ||19||
He had a son named Nalinaketu, born to his beautiful queen. In the same city, there lived a merchant named Dhanamitra. ||20||
He had a son named Sudatta, born to his wife, Shridatta. Sudatta's wife was named Preetikara. One day, Preetikara was wandering in a forest. ||21||
At that time, Prince Nalinaketu saw her and was consumed by the fire of lust. Unable to bear the burning desire, he, driven by evil thoughts, violated the law and forcibly abducted Preetikara. ||22-23||
Sudatta, deeply distressed by this incident, took initiation from the Jina named Suvrata. He performed severe austerities for a long time and, at the end of his life, renounced the world. ||24||
He became a god in the Aishana heaven, with the lifespan of a Sagar. After enjoying pleasures there for a long time, he was reborn as a virtuous being. ||25||
He was born in the city of Kanchanatilaka, located in the northern range of the Vijayardha mountain, in the Sukkacha region of Jambudvipa. ||26||
He was born as the beloved son of King Mahendravikrama and Queen Neelavega, named Ajit Sena. He was invincible in knowledge and prowess. ||27-28||
Meanwhile, Nalinaketu, witnessing a meteor shower, attained self-knowledge. He renounced his past evil deeds and, seeking refuge in the Muni Simankara, took initiation. ||29||
He purified his mind, gradually attained the state of Kevalgyan, and finally achieved the eighth stage of liberation, Moksha. ||30-31||