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Dasha-Shrutskandha Sutra
Ashtami Dasha
This text clearly indicates that the age of Shri Bhagwan was seventy-two years.
If someone asks why "Hathothara" is written in place of "Uttara-Phalguni", then in the solution, one should say, "Hastaduttarasyam dishi vartmantvat, Hast Uttaro va yaasām tāḥ Hastotharaḥ-Uttara-Phalgunyah", meaning, "Due to being present in the direction east of Hast and north with the moon, the name of Uttara-Phalguni is 'Hastothara'. It is also written in the 'Ardha-Magadhi' lexicon:
Hathothara-stri (Hastothara) Uttara-Phalguni Nakshatra, which comes after Hast Nakshatra, in the language of the time, 'Hastothara' was used in place of Uttara-Phalguni.
Thus, in this Dasha, a brief glimpse of the life of Shri Veer Prabhu has been given. One should learn about the detailed life-story from other Jain texts. Every Muni should live their life according to the appropriate conduct while in the 'Paryushana Kalpa', so that they can attain the state of Nirvana by worshipping Samyak-Darshan, Samyak-Gyan, and Samyak-Charitra.
Thus, Shri Sudha Swami says to Shri Jambu Swami, "O Jambu! Just as I have heard the meaning of this Dasha from the mouth of Shri Shraman Bhagwan Mahavira Swami Ji, I have told you the same. I have not said anything from my own intellect."