Mahavira Smruti Granth Part 01

SR No.: 010530
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kamtaprasad Jain, Others
Publisher: Mahavir Jain Society Agra
Total Pages: 363
Language: Hindi
Classification: Smruti_Granth
File Size: 9 MB

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The Significance of the Name Mahavira.
Br ŚRI KLATĂ PRASIDA JAIS, M. N. A. S., ALIGASI, [प्रस्तुत लेराम हमने यह निर्देश किया है कि यद्यपि भानम तार्थ करका नाममान पा, परंतु उनको प्रसिद्धि महावीरके नाममे हुई। नए इसमें गाय कारण नही पौराप्ति की थी। इन्दने उनके दर्शन करतही 'पार' कहा। सारण मुनियोंने 'सन्मांत' कादकर पुरा गमदेवने परीक्षा करके उनका नाम 'महावीर ' रसा। रहने उनको मतिरीर महापौर महा। संगमदेय मर्परूपमें उनके समक्ष आया। दुनिया के लोग सर्पको कालसरूप मानते और मे मारलेको दौटते हैं। संगमने सर्पका भयंकर रूप धारण करके युवकोर एदय और शरीर दोनो टटोरा-दोनोंको उपने अनुपम पाया। उनके हृदयमें सर्पको मारनेको समाय माना जात नहीं हुई प्रयुत उग पशु सन्तरिमे पाशविकताका सन्त करने के लिये उन्होंने उसे बाम किया था। इसलिये यह तोमद्र कौर में और महापोर नामसे ठीक प्रसिद्ध हुए। तत्कालीन पशुनासा उन्होंने अन्तकिया। यह मंघिय समार, वपशूर, दानशुर और युदयर थे। पायाँको जोतकर सफल जीवन विताना और परिवारका वीरमा उनके भादास प्रगट हुआ। -का..]
The last Tirthankara of the Tainas is generally nown by the name Mabivira. Few would suspect that Mahavira is not His name of birth. Jlis parents, Ksatriya Sıddhārtha and Ksatriyāni Trišala Priyalarini fred His Dame as Vardhamãos, because with his birth the trcalth and prosperity; fame and ment of the Jhätra clan and of Kundagrāma incrcascd. He is called 25 Sramana Vardhamīna 1a canonical Jaipa books * Yet Hc carned the name Mahīvira and came to be known as Tirthanlara Malāvica. Tradition hox. ever, makes it clear that his other games besides Vardhamāna, trec Yira, Mahavira and Atevíra-Mabāvıra The Charana ascetics gave Him the name of Sanmati, because they forebaw a great intelligence and Tcacher of m2t3kind in him, Whose mere look dispelled their doubt ond ignorance, Indra, the celestial lord, was pleased to see the child Vardhamana, in whom he saw a true Hero and he called Him by the name of VIRA" Once Indra was prassiаg the great courage of Vira Vardhamana, a celestial being pamely Sangama, took fancy to test it. Prince Vardhamāna was playing with His companions in the royal grove, Sangana Deva appcared there with its superhuman powers in the form of a huge cobra Companions of Vardhamana took to their beele seeing it, but Vardhamana was calm and quiet. He sbow
I Afggakadi, Mahävira.caritra, Sarga XVII, SI. 91 & Kalpasūtra, 32-80 2. Kalpasatra, 32-1083; Uttara purana, 74.276 3 तत्सदेहगवेताम्या चारणाभ्या स्व मजितः । अस्त्वेष सन्मतिर्देवो भावीति समुदाहृतः ॥ ४॥
२८३॥-उत्तरपुराण, + Tad,74,276.