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Valkalacirin seeing in the hut the implements of the ascetic lying about, rubbed them clean with his clothes Thus employed he fancied that he had been in a similar situation he did not know when and where He strained his memory, when all of a sudden the remembrance of his former births came upon him. of the times when he had been a pious monk Concentrating his thoughts he quickly passed through the different stages of contemplation, and at last reached the Kerala-knowledge. Some unseen power presented him with the marks of a yatı, thus Valkalacirin had become a Pratyekabuddha He entrusted his father to the care of Mahāvira who happened to be near Potana, and went himself somewhere else Prasannacandra returned to his residence, but loathing worldly life was at last ordained by Mahavira (247-258)
Thus Mahavira ended his tale In the same moment Prasannacandra reached the Kevala, and the gods appeared in the air to celebrate the event Śremika then asked who would be the last Kevalın Mahavira answered: the god Vidyunmålin, who with his four wives was in the crowd of gods come to celebrate Prasannacandra's Kevala, would after seven days be born in Rajagrha, as Jambu, son of Rshabhadatta, he would be the last Kevalın His divine splendour had not yet left him, though the moment of his new birth was close at hand, for the gods who are to enter upon their last existence retain their divine splendour undiminished to the last One of the gods present, Anadrta, lord of Jambudvipa, overhearing this discourse, loudly praised his family. Śremika asked for the motives of the god's strange behaviour, and Mahavira explained as follows (259-268).
The merchant Guptamati in Rajagrha had two sons the elder, Rsabhadatta, led a virtuous life, while the younger, Junadasa, was given to gambling and all sorts of vices The elder disowned Jinadasa. but when the latter in a quarrel with a gambler was vitally wounded. Rṣabhadatta went to tend him Jinadasa, however, felt that he was dying he therefore asked hus brother for spiritual guidance and died the death of
| SR No. | 010713 |
| Book Title | Sthaviravali Charitra or Parisista Parva |
| 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 |