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21. upalâsphälanak sepa-dvipa-samghāta-ghattitam
pibams tovam nirāhārah păranāyām mahā-balah
The very strong one drank (only) water pressed by the bodies of elephants when rubbing and striking against rocks, and abstained from food until the conclusion of a fast.
22. ciram evam tapar kurvan kşina-deha-parākramah;
kadäcit pätum āvāto vegavatyä hrade 'patat 23. parike punah samutthātum vihitêho 'py aśaknuvan
Kamathena ku-vrttena kukkutâhitvam iyusā 24. purva-vairânubandhena dașto nirnasta-jīvitah
abhūt kalpe Sahasrâre sodaśabdhy upamâvusā
For a long time it pursued penance in this way and its physical strength diminished. Once when it came to drink, it violently fell in a pool and was unable to rise again from the mud, despite the efforts made. Because of its enmity from a former birth, bitten by the wicked Kamatha, who was reborn as a cock with a snake head, its life was extinguished. It was reborn (a god) with a life-span equal to 16 sāgaras in the Sahasrâra heaven.
25. tatra bhogān vatha-yogyam bhuktvā prānte tataś cyutah
dvipe 'smin prag Videhe 'sti vişayah Puskalāvati
30 This is also "a legendary serpent with the tail of a serpent and the head of a cock. The vehicle of the sasanaderi of Pārsvanāth is usually portrayed as a kurkuļāhi" (Johnson II 1949 note 276). Bloomfield 1919: 42 says in note 36 that this fabulous serpent is first found in Bhd 1,858 which, however, occurs in ŚC 250,3. For a reproduction see Pal 1994: 165 (plate 65) and Nagarajaiah 1999, plate 59, who informs us on p. xv that this snake is the lāncana of Padmāvati. the presiding deity of Hombuja kşerra and the family goddess of the Säntara and Ganga dynasties. On this plate, however, it is a wild cock with a snake's head as mentioned in the introduction to Nemicandra's Dravyasamgraha, p. xxix. On the colour illustration in a MS in Pal 1994: 88 the the cock has no snake head; possibly there was a scribal error in the MS used for the printed cd. (Shah 1987: 268). More on the kukkutôraga in Nāgarajaiah 1999: 3 and 4911.
51 In Hemac.. Trio IX 2.109, his life-span is 17 sāgaras.
52 For this heaven see Kirfel 1920: 292-315.
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| SR No. | 022773 |
| Book Title | International Journal Of Jaina Studies Vol 01 To 03 2005 To 2007 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Peter Flugel |
| Publisher | Hindi Granth Karyalay |
| Publication Year | 2008 |
| Total Pages | 202 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 19 MB |