Indian Antiquary Vol 04

SR No.: 032496
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jas Burgess
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 410
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 18 MB

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THE DVAIASHARAYA.
SEPTEMBER, 1875.]
of Mahavira Svami, and he served the Sangha there. Jayasiñha went after this to ask the Rajas of Panchâldesa (himself travelling on foot) to do pilgrimage at Somanâtha. Many Brahmans were with him. The king arrived at Deva Pattan in a few days and beheld Somanâtha. He gave dakshina to Brahmans. The Raja of Deva Paṭṭan, when he heard of Jayasiñha's coming, went to meet him with his son, his brother, and family. He brought Jayasinha to his court, and worshipped him with madhupush, &c. Jayasinha worshipped Somanatha with jewels of many kinds. He gave dán to Brahmans and other Yâchaks, and dismissed them; then he sent his own servant away and sat alone to meditate. Mahadeva then appeared to him visibly and promised him victory over all rajas. The king entreated that he might have a son. Mahadeva then told him that his brother Tribhuvana pâla's son Kumarapala should sit on his throne. The god then became invisible.
After this Jayasiñha with great splendour ascended Girnar,* and went to the temple of Neminatha and worshipped there.
He went thence to Singhapur,t the Brahmans' village, and finally retrrned to Pattan. The king caused to be made the Sahasralinga tank, and also many wars, wells, tanks, Deramandirs, gardens, &c., and at the tanks he established sadávratas. He established also schools for learning the Jotish-sástras, Nyaya-sastras, and Puranas, and he caused a hundred and eight temples of Chandika Deva and others to be built at that tank.
At last Siddharaja, recollecting what Mahadeva had told him about Ku mâr apâla's succeeding him, took the vow of "ashan." The next day, reflecting on the god, he went to Swarga (A.D. 1143).
The Sixteenth Sarga. Afterwards Kumarapala mounted the throne of his uncle. Brâhmans performed abhisheka. On Jayasinha's death the Raja of the Sapad Laksha Desa,§ whose name was Âna, supposing the government to be new and Kumarapala to be weak, quarrelled with him. The people also that lived on the banks of the Saivahara quarrelled with him. Ana
Rás Máló, vol. I. p. 171. + Or Sihor, ib. p. 174.
b. pp. 111, 117.
§ Nagor, Mirutunga styles him Anka, the grandson of Visala Deva Chauhín.-ás Müld, vol. I. pp. 184-186.
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was called Raja of the North, and Kumâra pâla of the West. A na began to make friends of Vallâl the king of Avanti, and of the Rajas on the banks of the Pârâ river, and of the Raja of the country on the west of Gujarat. He held out threats, too, that when he had conquered K u mâra pâla he would conquer them unless they joined him. The Gujarat sovereign, knowing the Sapad Laksha Raja was advancing, prepared for him. In Ana's army there were several rajas and chiefs skilled in foreign languages. Ana Râja first made an attack upon the west of Gujarat. Kumârapâla's spics made this known to him, informing him also that the Raja of Kanthagâm had joined Âna, and that a leader of his own army, Châhad, intended to do so. They said, too, that Ana was well informed of the state of Gujarât by traders who were in the habit of coming to this country, and that Vallal, the Raja of Ujjain, was to attack Gujarat on his side when Ân a made his attack. Kumarapâla was much enraged when he heard this. At that time the Pattan people called Ana "Raja of Kâsi": they said that he had been as it were the servant of Jayasinha, and was only now beginning to be known. Vallal had joined him, and tl. Rája of Pâtaliputra, who was "like a jackal." Ana's army was led by a Brâhman named R â ka.
Kumarapala was joined by several rajas and by Kolis (Kolaka)-very celebrated horsemen-who assembled from all sides. Many wild tribes also joined his army. The people of Kachh, his tributaries, joined him (whose horses were splendid), with the Sindhis also. Kumarapala advanced towards Abu, and was there joined by the mountain people dressed in the skins of deer. The Raja of Abu at this time was Vikrama Singh. The men of Jalandhardeśa (Jalor) followed him: he looked on Kumarapâla as his lord. He came to meet Kumarapala and said:-"Vishvamitra Rishi produced our Parmara race to rule in this place, nevertheless you have a tribute (lar) upon us: still we are prosperous. These Ku mâris (Deris) that dwell on A bu are not subject to you, yet as your predecessors, kings of the Solanki race, have protected
Kanthkot?
Mentioned in a copper-plate in the Jain Library at Nadol dated Sam. 1214; Mírutunga says it was Wahad that joined Ana.-Râs Mâlâ, vol. I. pp. 187, 427.