Jain Legend Vol 1

SR No.: 007594
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana
Publication Year: 2011
Total Pages: 367
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 2 MB

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gamas, besides observing austerities. For a long time he observed with purity the five attitudes of carefulness (samitis) the three attitudes of restraint (guptis) and for a long time destroyed the karmas accumulatedover a long time. He practiced many of the twenty sth nakas such as devotion to the Arihanta and obtained the T rthamkara n ma karma. In the end, giving up food, completing his time, he emerged in the form of a god, 33 ocean measured periods (s garas) of age, in the Vijaya palace in Anuttara vim na.
Conception and Entry into the Womb
In the island in Bharata was a city named Vint. Here, after innumerable kings of the Ik v ku clan of Lord V abhan tha, a great, brave and religious king named Jita atru was born. His pious wife was named Vijay · Queen Vijay was endowed with all good qualities, was beautiful in body and form and a religious, intellectual and chaste woman. The royal couple looked after the subjects with a sense of justice, while enjoying the best of worldly pleasures, followed the rama a religion regularly.
On the 13th day of the bright fortnight of Vai kha month, upon completion of 33s garas the god of Anuttara vim na, 71 lakh p rvas less 50 lakh crore s garas after the nirv a of Lord V abhan tha, under the Rohi constellation being in conjunction with the moon, with mind based, verbal testimony and clairvoyant knowledge under the Caitra constellation, Vimalav hana moved from Vijaya palace into the king Jita atru's queen Vijay 's womb. On the last quarter of that very night the queen saw the 14 dreams in a half-asleep, half-awake state. Very delighted, the queen narrated her dreams to the king Jita atru. King Jita atru was also happy. He said we will get a very brave son venerated by the world.
The Second Cakravart 's entry into the womb
On that same night the young princess of Jita atru's younger brother Sumitravijaya, Vaijayant , too, saw 14 great dreams whose refulgence was dull compared to the dreams of queen Vijay. The next day king Jita atru asked able dream-interpreters to explain the meaning of the dreams and after some analysis they said queen Vijay dev shall give
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