Early History of Orissa

SR No.: 006922
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Amarchand Mittal
Publisher: Jain Cultural Research Society
Publication Year: 1957
Total Pages: 506
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 9 MB

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LINEAGE OF KHĀRAVELA
259 The Chetiya Jātakat gives a legendary geneology of Chaidya kings, taking their descent from Mahāsammata and Māndhātā. Upachara, a king of the line, had five sons, who are said to have founded the cities of Hatthipura, Assapura, Sihapura, Uttara-Panchāla and Daddarapura. Hatthipura may be identified with Hatthinipura (Hastināpura) in the Kuru country;a Assapúra with the city of that name in Anga; Sihapura with the town of Lāla in Orissa from where Vijaya went to Ceylon. Uttara-Pañchāla was Abichchhatra in Rohilkhand. Daddarapura* was apparently in the Himalayan region.
This monarch is, probably, identical with Uparichara Vasu, the Paurava King of Chedi, mentioned in the Mahā. bliārata," whose five sons also founded five lines of kings. But the Epic tradition associates the scions of Vasu's family with the cities of Kaušāmbi, Mahoilaya (Kannauj) and Girivraja.
The Mahābhārata® speaks also of other Chedi king Damaghosha, his son śiśupāla Sunītha and his sons Dhộishțaketu and Śarabha, who reigned about the time of the Bhārata war.
1. Malalasekera, DPPN, Vol. I, p. 1054. 2. See Author's work 'Hastinapura'.
3. There was also another Sinha pura in the western Punjab, Qtd Watters, Vol. I, p. 248.
4. Daddara occurs the name of a country in the Jain literature (Nayadhammakahā, 8, p. 98 etc.). It was noted for sandalwood. It is tempting to locate it so?newhere in Mysore.
There is one more name much akin to it-Dadhabhumi, which was visited by Mahāvīra, and has been identified with Singhbhum (Dr. J. C. Jaio, LAI, pp. 260 & 278).
5. I. 63. 1.2. 6. I, 63, 30. 7. Rām. I, 32, 6-9 ; Mbb. I, 63, 30-33. 8. Qtd. PHAI, P. 130.