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Sumati-Jñāna following physical tests were conducted in 2006 and tabulated. Date of Experiment
23-6-2006 Ending Date
29-6-2006 No. of seeds used Drinking Water
4 liter Container
Glass cup 250 ml Treated water used
Before going to sleep and after washing the face Precaution
Water is to be changed after 12 hrs, as the seeds go on
decaying water quality deceases Availability of seed
Local Jadibooti shops Results
The water prepared by the above method was administered on 10 persons and their opinion was
recorded. 1. When compared to ordinary water this water was cool, sweet. They felt special Stimulation in the brain, which proved the poetic words of poet Kavichakravarthi Janna, who was also a Dandadhipa (General) and built the Jina Mandira.
2. The paste of the seed was administered externally to the eyelids of a lady who had got her eyes strained by computer and DTP work. The strain was cured within 3 days.
3. The Chemical compound called Diaboline is extracted from the leaves of this plant.
4. It can be reused 2 or 3 times after drying it. The cost of the seed is about Rs.10 only for 25 gm. which is most economical. Shravanabelugola and the Inscriptions The severe draught condition for a period of 12 years in Maghada (South Bihar) in 2nd Century BC brought the Jaina Achraya Srutakevalin Bhadrabahu along with his disciples including the Maurayan King Chandragupta to Katapravara now popularly known as Shravana Belugola. This gives the clue of the draught conditions of nearly 2nd century BC. Place name Shravanabelogola has two terms in it, Shravana and Belugola
Savasa - Shramana - Shravana = Jaina Sanyasin The usual derivation of Belgola is from the two Kannada words bel, white and kola, by euphony gola a pond, evidently in allusion to the splendid pond in the middle of the village and this derivation derives the support from the Sanskrit equivalents Sveta Sarovara, Dhavala Sarovaras and Dhavala Sarovara used in the inscriptions to denote the place. The name Velgola occurs in an inscriptions of about 650, and Belgola in another of 800 AD. Changayya a disciple of Mallisena Bhatara built one of the water ponds. Nagasamudra tank (1200 AD) excavated by Deva Heggade son of Brahmadeva Heggade a disciple of Sri NayaKeerthi Sidddhanta Chakravarti of Kond Kunda lineage.
An inscription of 1123AD states that Yelasana Katte was converted into a tank and granted to Savatigandhavarana basadi by Shantaladevi Queen of Hoysala King
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