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district Thāne. The eighth pillar inscription of Ashoka is found here which indicates its importance during the Mauryan period. It would have been Samudrapattan of Aparānta. The Sūrpāraka Jātak refers to its importance and describes the interesting seavoyage of the traders. It refers to a prince name Suppāraka Kumār of Bhřgukaccha. The Sabhāparva of Mahābhārata (31.65) mentions the victory of Sahadeva over it.
Bhsgukaccha was also one of the great sea-ports of Gujarat wherefrom Uttamakumar went to Śūnyadvīpa (Śrīlankā) through Motapallī seaport in South (Uttamakumāracarit of Jinakīrti and Jinaharşasūri of 16th C.A.D.). It comes under the territory of Sūrpāraka. It is Bhadonch of modern times. The Sabhāparva of Mahābhārata mentions that the hebitants of Bhrgukaccha went with gits to the Rājyasabhā of Yudhisthir (51.10)- Balim cakrtsnāmādaya bharukacchanivāsinah. Upaninyurmahārājā hayan gandhāradeśajan. The Girnar inscription of Rudradaman also refers to its importance.
Tilakpur was another seaport of South where Bhavisyadatta and Bandhudatta went from Hastinapur for earning the wealth. They had 500 hundred ships with them. The Bhavisayyattakahā of Dhanapāl mentions that they were robbed in Tilakpur Pattan. This seaport may be identified with Tiruvankur or Tiruvanjikalam of Keral. Smith is of opinion that Tiruvanjikalam was situated on the bank of Pariyār River (Early History of India, P. 477).
Punyapāl started his journey with seven ships from Ratnapur to Śrīlankā via Śrīpur. This Śripur is situated on the bank of Mahānadi in Raipur district. From here he went to Soparapur. Some Jaina traders also took up their journey from Virāțnagar to Simhal via Śrīpur.
The Surasundaricarit of Dhaneśvarasūri mentions that Jinadatta, the father of Ranapāl borrowed some money from Manman and kept his son Rantnapāl with him as mortgage. Ratnapāl goes to Kālakūţadvīpa for earning wealth and returns the borrowed money to Manman. Then he goes to South at Basantapur and searches his father. Now this Basantapur may be identified with Varkala in Keral, which is situated at the bank of sea. As regards the
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| SR No. | 012064 |
| Book Title | Prakrit Jainshastra aur Ahimsa Shodh Samsthan Vaishali Swarna Jayanti Gaurav Granth |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Rushabhchand Jain |
| Publisher | Prakrit Jainshastra aur Ahimsa Shodh Samsthan Vaishali |
| Publication Year | 2010 |
| Total Pages | 520 |
| Language | Hindi, English |
| Classification | Smruti_Granth & Articles |
| File Size | 13 MB |