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Muni-life and Emergencies.
"The Maharaj had taken the Jain initiation. But instead of writing the king of Shivkote, 6 Kanchi or 'Navtailang' country, he has revealed the king of 'Varanasi' (Kashibanaras), this is a difference*.
Now we should see, where does the king of 'Shivkote' prove from history. As far as we have examined the ancient history of India, which has been compiled so far, it seems silent on this subject - there is no achievement of a king named Shivkote - almost nothing is known about the contemporary kings of Banaras. At the very beginning of the historical period - about 600 years before the Christian era - the small principality of Banaras, or Kashi, was merged into the 'Kosala' kingdom, and had apparently lost its independence. After this, in the fourth century BC, the 'Kosala' kingdom was also incorporated into the 'Magadha' kingdom by Ajatashatru, and from that time there is no mention of it as an independent kingdom+. It is probably for this reason that no particular account of the kings or nobles of this small dependent principality is available. As for the kings of Kanchi, in history the most
* As - Varanasiं tataḥ prāptaḥ kulaghoshaḥ samanyitām. Yogilingaṁ tatha tatra gṛhītvā paryatanpure || 19 || Sa yogī līlayā tatra śivakoṭimahibhujā. Kāritaṁ śivadevoruprāsādaṁ samvilokya ca || 20 ||
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+ V. A. Smith's Early History of India, III Edition, p. 30-35. Vincent A. Smith Sahib's Early History of India, Third Edition, p. 30-35.
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