Sthaviravali Charitra or Parisista Parva

SR No.: 010713
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hermann Jacobi
Publisher: Asiatic Society
Publication Year: 1932
Total Pages: 467
Language: Sanskrit, Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 12 MB

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CONTENTS OF THE PARISISTAPARVAN.
CANTO THE FIRST.
After a mangala of four verses, the author states that after having related the history of the sixty-three great personages of the Jain history of the world (trisastiśalakāpuruṣa) in ten books, he will now proceed to narrate the lives of the sthaviras from Jambusvamin downwards, in an additional book, the present Parisistaparvan (1-6).
The book opens with a flowery description of Magadha (712), and its capital Rajagṛha (13-21). and with a eulogy on Srenika, the king of Rajagrha (22-28)
In the courtyard of the temple Gunasila, near Rajagṛha, Mahavira had taken his residence and was preaching to the assembled Sangha Śrenika, hearing of Mahavira's arrival, set out in full state to visit the Jina (29-45).
1Two soldiers in the king's retinue observed on their way an ascetic doing severe penance. One of them admired and praised the ascetic, but the other declared those austerities would not benefit their author. The ascetic was king Prasannacandra who, on taking pravragya had left his young son and his wives in the care of his ministers. But they wanted to kill the prince, and thus the king, having become an ascetic, would cause the extinction of his line (46-56).
The ascetic overhearing this conversation was instantly seized with wrath against his vile ministers. In his rage he wildly fancied himself putting his foes to death and cutting them to pieces (57-65)
When Śrepika had come to Mahavira, and paid him his reverence, he asked him what would be the future lot of the ascetic whom he had seen on his way there
Mahāvira
1 Prasannachandra and his adventures are mentioned in the Avasyaka Niryukti X, 80 (LEUMANN.)