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In the Mahapurana, the Uttara Purana, she was born in the Shatankara Vimana and enjoyed its pleasures. After twenty oceans of lifespan, she was born as your queen, Subhadra. Her sons, Dhandeva and others, were renowned for their valor, like Samudravijaya. Her daughters, Priyadarshana and the eldest, Kunti and Madri, were also famous. After hearing all this, the king of Andhaka-Vrishni, asked the well-established Jina about the lineage of Vasudeva. 187-198
The Jina also spoke about the auspicious lineage of Vasudeva in his deep voice, saying, "It is right, for their nature is such that they always bless the worthy beings." 166
He said, "In the village of Palashakuta in the Kuru country, there lived a Brahmin named Somasharma. He was poor from birth. He had a son named Nandi. Nandi's maternal uncle was named Devasharma. He had seven daughters. Nandi wanted to marry his maternal uncle's daughters and was always with him. But because of his lack of merit, Devasharma gave his daughters to someone else. Nandi was very sad because he did not get the daughters." 200-202
Then, one day, out of curiosity, he went to see a performance by actors. There was a crowd of strong warriors there, which he could not bear. He fell down. Seeing him fall, the others clapped their hands and laughed at him. He was very ashamed of this incident and decided to jump from the top of a mountain. 203-204
He climbed to the top of the mountain and stood on a rock that was cut by a chisel. He thought about jumping, but he was afraid and could not do it. He kept getting ready to jump and then backing away. 205
Below, on the earth, there were two monks, Shankha and Nirnaamik, sitting near the Muni Raja, Drumashena, who possessed the three knowledges of Mati, Shruta, and Avadhi. They respectfully asked Drumashena Muni Raja, "Whose shadow is this?" He replied, "The one whose shadow this is, will be the father of both of you in the third existence." 206-207
Hearing their teacher's words, his two promising sons went to Nandi and asked, "Brother, why do you want to die? If you want fortune, good fortune, and other things from this death, you will get them all through the attainment of tapas." Thus, they made him take up tapas. 208-209
1. टङ्कछिनैः घ० । टकच्छन्ने ख० ।
2. दिति ख०, घ० ।