Jain Legend Vol 2

SR No.: 007595
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: 342
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 2 MB

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rule of the akas, the people conferred upon him the title, "ak ri Vikram ditya'. He was a very just, scholarly king of unblemished character. He brought the entire India under a single rule. Seven inscriptions of Candra Gupta Vikram ditya are available to date.
Political Scenario during rya Bh tdinna
After the demise of Candra Gupta-II, his eldest son Kum ra Gupta-I inherited the vast kingdom. His mother was Dhruva Dev . It is estimated that he reigned from 414 - 455A.D. (941 - 982 V.N.).
Except for the last five years, no significant political event occurred in his long reign of 41 years. Around V.N. 977, a tribe known as Pu yamitra, whose small kingdom was located near Narmada River in the Southern region, mobilised a vast powerful army with a firm resolution to depose Kum ra Gupta-I of Magadha and attacked him. A fierce battle broke out between the two armies. Probably, the attack was aimed at either routing out the Gupta Empire or with an ambition to seize and become the emperor of a vast empire. As he was backed by a huge army, Pu yamitra continuously won the battles one after the other. The army of Kum ra Gupta-I lost its morale. At the crucial and decisive moments of victory and defeat, Prince Skanda Gupta, the elder son of Kum ra Gupta-I took over the charge with great fervor and gallantry. He, boosting the morale of his army, gave a stubborn resistance to the enemy. He mobilised additional troops, counter-attacked and crushed the opponent's army. Thus Skanda Gupta gave his full support to his father, at the exact moment, safeguarded and protected the kingdom from falling victim into the hands of a formidable foe.
Because of these internal wars between Kum ra Gupta-I and Pu yamitras, India became vulnerable. Had this battle not taken place, the H as would not have summed up the courage to invade India.
rya Lohithya, 26th discourse- c rya
After rya Bh tadinna, rya Lohitya became the discourse- c rya of the congregation. In the words of Dev rdhiga K am rama a, rya Lohitya was an able interpreter of the Stras and a skilled exponent of
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