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did not leave off his firm resolution, and having died without expiating for his sinful act even on his death-bed, he was born as a god in Maha-sukra déva-loka-Seventeenth Previous Bhava as a brilliant god in Maha-sukra déva-loka with an age-limit of seventeen (17) sāgaropam years. Appendix No. I, containing Some Note-worthy Points about the Sixteenth Previous Bhava of Śramana Bhagavān Mahāvīra.
CHAPTER II. Eighteenth previous Bhava of Śramana Bhagavan Mahavira-Tripristha Vasudeva-Queen Bhadrā, the chief consort of King Ripu prati-Satru of Potanapura ) gave girth to Acala Kumāra portended by four Great DreamsAfter a few years, birth of a daughter named Mrigavati to Queen Bhadra-When Mrigavati attained youth and marriageable age, King Ripu prati-Satru becoming greatly enamoured with her exquisite beauty and blooming charms, publicly and shamelessly, contracted marraige with his own daughter, disregarding violent protestations from Queen Bhadra, Acala Kūmāra, family-members, feudal princes, ministers, religious preceptors, and from a large majority of citizens, who were painfully grieved at such an un-natural and utterly disgraceful alliance, and, having made her his Chief Queen, he began to enjoy worldly pleasures with her. Queen Bhadra-the girl's mother-becoming displeased by this heinous act, and greatly distressed by public censure, went away to her parents' house in the Deccan, and passed her days in mourning.
The parents of Queen Bhadra were very wealthy. A nice town namen Mahéśvari-complete with high city-walls, beautiful buildings, temples, dharmaśālās (inns for travellers), cattlecamps, big market-places and gardens, inhabited by wealthy merchants-was built for her, and it soon became a very flourishing city in the South.
By this heinous act on his part, King Ripu-prati-Śatru, came to be, afterwards, called Praja-pati (literally, husband of one's own progeny by the people, on account of his having a dersine of sexual intercourse with his own daughter. The sourci
| SR No. | 010679 |
| Book Title | Jiva Vichar Prakaranam |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Ratnaprabhvijay |
| Publisher | Ratnaprabhvijay |
| Publication Year | |
| Total Pages | 240 |
| Language | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 33 MB |