Uttara Purana

SR No.: 002728
Original Sutra Author: Gunbhadrasuri
Author: Pannalal Jain
Publisher: Bharatiya Gyanpith
Publication Year: 2000
Total Pages: 738
Language: Hindi, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Mythology
File Size: 20 MB

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सप्ततितम पर्व
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अजन्यन्धकवृष्ट्याख्य इति तद्भावयन् सुधीः । स्वपुत्रभवसम्बन्धं सोऽन्वर्युक्त पुनर्जिनम् ॥ १८ ॥ सर्वभाषास्वभावेन ध्वनिना निजगाद सः। जम्बूपलक्षिते द्वीपे विषये मालाह्वये ॥ १८२ ॥ नृपो मेघरथो नाना पुरे मदिलनामनि । सुभद्रायां सुतस्तस्य स्थान्तदृढसंज्ञकः॥ १८३ ॥ पहबन्धं स्वपुण्येन यौवराजस्य सोऽबिभः। तत्र नन्दयशोनाम्न्यां धनदत्तवणिक्पतेः ॥ १८५॥ धनादिदेवपालाख्यौ देवपालौ जिनादिको । अर्हन्तौ दत्तदासान्तौ जिनदरा सप्तमः ॥ १८५॥ प्रिय मित्रोऽष्टमो धर्मरुचिश्चान्स्योऽभवत्सुतः। प्रियदर्शना ज्येष्टा च जाते दुहितरौ ततः ॥ १८६ ॥ नृपः सुदर्शनोचाने मन्दिरस्थविरान्तिके । कदाचिद् वणिगीशश्च पुत्रादिपरिवारितौ ॥ १८७ ॥ सक्रिय धर्ममाकर्ण्य निविंद्य स महीपतिः । दत्त्वा दृढरथायाभिषेकपूर्व स्वकं पदम् ॥ १८८ ॥ आददे संयम पश्चाच्छ्रेष्ठी च नवभिः सुतैः । ततो नन्दयशा पुत्रिकाद्वयेनागमत्तपः ॥ १८९ ॥ सुदर्शनायिकाभ्यणे तूर्णनिर्णीतसंसृतिः । क्रमाद्वाराणसीवाचं केवलज्ञानिनोऽभवन् ॥ १९ ॥ वने प्रियाखण्डाख्ये मनोहरतमद्रुमे । गुरुदंघरथो ध्यात्वा धनदत्तश्च ते त्रयः ॥ १९१ ॥ धर्मामृतमयीं वृष्टिमुनिरन्तो निरन्तरम् । जीवितान्ते तले सिद्धशिलायाः सिद्धिमत्रजन् ॥ १९२ ॥ पुरे राजगृहे पूज्यास्त्रिजगज्जननायकैः । धनदेवादिकास्तस्मिन्नेवान्येयुः शिलातले ॥ १९३ ॥ नवापि विधिना संन्यस्यन्तो वीक्ष्य सुतायुता । निदानमकरोन्नन्दयशा मे जन्मनीह वा ॥ १९४ ॥ परत्राप्येवमेवैभिर्बन्धुत्वं भवतादिति । स्वयं च कृतसंन्यासा तैः सहानतकल्पजे ॥ १९५ ॥
वह ब्राह्मण मुनिका जीव अट्ठाईस सागरकी आयु पूर्ण होने पर वहाँसे च्युत हुआ और तू अन्धकवृष्टि नामका राजा हुआ है। इस प्रकार अपने भवोंका अनुभव करता हुआ बुद्धिमान् अन्धकवृष्टि फिर भगवान्से अपने पुत्रोंके भवोंका सम्बन्ध पूछने लगा ।। १८०-१८१॥ वे भगवान् भी सर्वभाषा रूप परिणमन करनेवाली अपनी दिव्य ध्वनिसे इस प्रकार कहने लगे
जम्बूद्वीपके मङ्गला देशमें एक भद्रिलपुर नामका नगर है। उसमें मेघरथ नामका राजा राज्य करता था। उसकी देवीका नाम सुभद्रा था। उन दोनों के दृढ़रथ नामका पुत्र हुआ। अपने पुण्योदयसे उसने यौवराज्यका पट्ट धारण किया था। उसी भद्रिलपुर नगरमें एक धनदत्त नामका सेठ रहता था, उसकी स्त्रीका नाम नन्दयशा था। उन दोनोंके धनपाल, देवपाल, जिनदेव, जिनपाल, अर्हदत्त, अर्हहास, सातवाँ जिनदत्त, आठवाँ प्रियमित्र और नौवाँ धर्मरुचि ये नौ पुत्र हुए थे। इनके सिवाय प्रियदर्शना
और ज्येष्ठा ये दो पुत्रियाँ भी हुई थीं। १८२-२८६ ॥ किसी एक समय सुदर्शन नामके वनमें मन्दिरस्थविर नामके मुनिराज पधारे। राजा मेघरथ और सेठ धनदत्त दोनों ही अपने पुत्र-पौत्रादिसे परिवत होकर उनके पास गये। राजा मेघरथ क्रिया सहित धर्मका स्वरूप सुनकर विरक्त हो गया अतः अभिषेक पूर्वक दृढ़रथ नामक पुत्रके लिए अपना पद देकर उसने संयम धारण कर लिया। तदनन्तर धनदत्त सेठने भी अपने नौ पुत्रोंके साथ संयम ग्रहण कर लिया। नन्दयशा सेठानी भी अपनी दोनों पुत्रियोंके साथ सुदर्शना नामकी आर्यिकाके पास गई और शीघ्र ही संसारके स्वरूपका निर्णय कर उसने भी तप धारण कर लिया-क्रम क्रमसे विहार करते हुए वे सब बनारस पहुंचे और वहाँ बाहर अत्यन्त सुन्दर वृक्षोंसे युक्त प्रियंगुखण्ड नामके वनमें जा विराजमान हुए। वहाँ सबके गुरु मन्दिरस्थविर, मेघरथ राजा और धनदत्त सेठ तीनों ही मुनि ध्यान कर केवलज्ञानी हो गये। तदनन्तर निरन्तर धर्मामृतकी वर्षा करते हुए वे तीनों, तीनों लोकोंके इन्द्रोंके द्वारा पूज्य होकर आयु के अन्तमें राजगृह नगरके समीप सिद्ध शिलासे सिद्ध अवस्थाको प्राप्त हुए। किसी दूसरे दिन धनदेव आदि नौ भाई, दोनों बहिनों और नन्दयशाने उसी शिलातलपर विधिपूर्वक संन्यास धारण किया । पुत्र-पुत्रियोंसे युक्त नन्दयशाने उन्हें देखकर निदान किया कि जिस प्रकार ये सब इस जन्ममें मेरे पुत्र-पुत्रियाँ हुई हैं उसी प्रकार परजन्ममें भी मेरे ही पुत्र-पुत्रियाँ हों और इन सबके साथ मेरा सम्बन्ध इस जन्मकी तरह पर-जन्ममें भी बना रहें। ऐसा निदान कर उसने स्वयं
१ अविभा दधार।

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The Seventy-Seventh Chapter
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The wise one, contemplating that he was known as Ajanyandhakavrusti, again asked the Jina about the connection of his sons in previous births. || 18 ||
He, with the nature of all languages, spoke with his divine sound. || 182 ||
In the Jambudvipa, in the Mangala country, there was a city called Bhadrailpur. In that city, King Megha-ratha ruled. His queen's name was Subhadra. They had a son named Dridharatha. By his good fortune, he had received the crown of the heir apparent. || 183 ||
In the same Bhadrailpur city, there lived a merchant named Dhanadatta, whose wife's name was Nandayasha. They had nine sons: Dhanapal, Devapal, Jindev, Jinpal, Arhadatta, Arhahas, the seventh was Jindatta, the eighth was Priyamitra, and the ninth was Dharmaruchi. Besides these, they also had two daughters: Priyadarshana and Jyestha. || 185-186 ||
Once, in the Sudarshana forest, the Muni-raja named Mandir-sthavira arrived. King Megha-ratha and the merchant Dhanadatta, along with their sons, grandsons, and others, went to him. King Megha-ratha, hearing the nature of Dharma with its practices, became detached. Therefore, he gave his position to his son Dridharatha, and after his coronation, he took the vow of non-violence. After that, the merchant Dhanadatta also took the vow of non-violence with his nine sons. Nandayasha, the merchant's wife, went to the Aryika named Sudarshana with her two daughters and quickly decided on the nature of the world. She also took the vow of non-violence. Gradually, they all went to Varanasi and from there, they went to the Priyangu-khanda forest, which was full of beautiful trees. There, their Guru Mandir-sthavira, King Megha-ratha, and the merchant Dhanadatta, all three became Kevala-jnani by meditating. After that, they continuously showered the nectar of Dharma. They were worshipped by the Indras of the three worlds and at the end of their lives, they attained the state of Siddha near the Siddha-sila in the city of Rajagriha. On another day, the nine brothers, the two sisters, and Nandayasha took the vow of non-violence according to the proper procedure on the same Sila-tal. Seeing them, Nandayasha, who was with her sons and daughters, decided that just as they were her sons and daughters in this birth, they would also be her sons and daughters in the next birth. And her relationship with them would continue in the next birth just as it was in this birth. Having made this decision, she herself also took the vow of non-violence. || 187-195 ||
That Brahmin Muni, having completed the lifespan of twenty-eight Sagaras, was released from there and you became the king named Andhakavrusti. Thus, contemplating his previous births, the wise Andhakavrusti again asked the Jina about the connection of his sons in previous births. || 180-181 ||
The Jina, with his divine sound, which could transform into all languages, spoke in this way: || 182 ||