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________________ 182 The remaining seven vig Cakra, chatra, carma, mari, kānkani, khadga, and Danda are one-seased The cakra-rataa moves in front and shows the path along which the six contl. nents are to be reached and conquered; khadga-raina cuts asun. der the head of the enemy; chatra-ratna is one dhanu long but by the touch of the Cakravartin's hand, it attains an extent of twelve yojans, Carma-ratna is two hands long and two bands broad but whenever required, it can attain an extent of twelve yojans by the touch of the hand of the Cakravartin. A unique pecullarity of this Carma is that fruits and corn grown under it in the morning become ripe for use in the evening. Danda-ratna is one dhanu long. It removes irregularities in ground. It cuts through one thousand yojans of ground and it does the work of ground and it does the work of opening the doors of Tamisrá and other caves; mani-ratna is four fingers long and and two flngers wide. The supernatural power of this ratra la that, if tied on the arm or applied to the head, it removes diseasea of all kinds, and it spreads its brightness for twelve yojans. The Kangini-ratna is made of gold and it is four fingers long. It is useful in making forty-nlne circles on both the walls of the Cave on Vaitādbya mountain, Cakra, khadga, chatra and dapça are produced in the the armoury of the Cakravartin. Carma, Mani and Käigini-ratna are produced in the Cakravartin's treasure-house. The nava nidbānas (nine treasures] acqured by a Cakravartin are obtaloed from the Mukha-source of the sluer Ganges, They are Naisarpa itert 2. Panduka (0 ) 3. Pingala (for) 4. Sarva-ratna ( ) 5. Mahāpadma ( a a ) 6. Kāla (10) 7. Maha Käla (HET ) 8. Mänavakah (aparars) and 9. Sankha (ay) Each of these pine treasures is presided over by a god of the same name and hence the treasure is known by the name of the god presiding over it The individual god presiding over each treasure helpe the Cakravartin, by his divine Valkriyaka Labdhi with the materials at his command in the treasure and Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.008001
Book TitleShraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 1
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorRatnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker
PublisherParimal Publication
Publication Year1989
Total Pages650
LanguageEnglish, Sanskrit
ClassificationBook_English, Biography, History, & Religion
File Size15 MB
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