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KEKAYA-ARDH COUNTRY
207. (a) Addressing Gautam Swami and other saints, Shraman Bhagavan Mahavir said
__“0 Gautam ! At that time and during that period (in the fourth * part of this Avasarpini period and at the time of wanderings of
Keshi Kumar Shraman), there was a state called 'Kekaya-ardh'in Bharat Kshetra (country) of this Jambu Dveep. It was prosperous with palatial buildings. It was free from internal and external disturbances. It was Samridh-rich in wealth including agricultural wealth. It had flower and fruit of all seasons. It was worth seeing and beautiful like Nandanvan. It was Prasadik-fit to provide pleasure to the mind upto extremely charming.
In Kekaya-ardh state there was a town called Seyaviya (Shvetambika). That town was prosperous and free from fear of enemies. It was very splendid.
There was Mrigavan garden in the north-east at the outskirts of Seyaviya town. That garden was pleasant, rich with flowers and fruit of all season like Nandan*van and providing happiness.
Fragrant wind was blowing in it. There was cool shade in it at many a places. That garden had unique grandeur. राजा प्रदेशी
(ख) तत्थ णं सेयवियाए णगरीए पएसी णामं राया होत्था, महयाहिमवंत जाव।
विहरइ।
___ अधम्मिए अधम्मिटे, अधम्मक्खाई, अधम्माणुए, अधम्मपलोई, अधम्मपजणणे,
अधम्मसीलसमुयायारे, अधम्मेण चेव वित्तिं कप्पेमाणे। ___ ‘हण'-छिंद-'भिंद'-पवत्तए, लोहियपाणी, पावे, रुद्दे, खुद्दे, साहस्सीए, उक्कंचण-वंचण-माया-नियडि-कूड-कवड-सायिसंजोगबहुले, निस्सीले, निव्वए, निग्गुणे, निम्मेरे, निप्पञ्चक्खाणपोसहोववासे, बहूणं दुपय-चउप्पय-मिय-पसुपक्खी-सिरिसवाण घायाए वहाए उच्छायणयाए अधम्मकेउ, समुट्टिए, गुरूणं णो अन्भुट्टेति, णो विणयं पउंजइ, सयस्स वि य णं जणवयस्स णो सम्मं करभरवित्तिं पवत्तेइ।
रायपसेणियसूत्र
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Rai-paseniya Sutra
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