Indian Antiquary Vol 19

SR No.: 032511
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: John Faithfull Fleet, Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 510
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 21 MB

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August, 1890.1
THE PATTAVALI OF THE UPARESA-GACHCHHA.
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Jina-Mahendra, who was born in S. 1867, was initiated in S. 1885, became Súri in S. 1892, and died in S. 1914. He was succeeded by the present Súri, the 72nd, Jina-Mukti, who was born in S. 1887, and was initiated in S. 1907. The feast of his installation as Súri took place in S. 1915 in Benares. He is still living.
TRANSLATION The successors in the pontifical dignity (santániya?) of Parsvanátha are the following: (1) Parávanátha's first disciple was the Ganadhara Subhadatta. (2, 3) His successor was Faridatta. His successor was Aryasamudra.
(4) His successor was the Ganadhara Kasin, by whom, as related in the Rajapraśniya. Upanga, the feudatory kings (pradési-ntipa) was converted.
(5) His successor was vayam prabha-sari. Once upon a time when Svayamprabha-Suri Was giving instruction, the Vidyadhara Ratnachada, passing over him in his aërial chariot) on his way to Nandèsvara, suddenly felt his chariot to be stopped. Curious as to the cause of this stoppage, he looked down, when he saw below him the Guru engaged in giving instruction. He felt that he had been guilty of disrespect in passing over so holy a man (jangama-tirtha). So he came down and worshipped the Guru, and having listened to his preaching (dharma), he became converted (pratibudha). He now informed the Guru, that he possessed a favourite image (priyágatá pratima) of the Jina Paráva, which he regularly worshipped; that this image had been originally in a temple (chaitydlaya) of Râvaga, the king of Lanka; bat that when Lanka was destroyed by Râma, his elder brother, the prince (nara-nátha) Chandrachûda had brought it away to the banks of the river Vina ;' that it was still with him, and that henceforth he wished to devote himself to its service.10 The Guru, perceiving the advantage of the proposal, initiated him into the order (diksha dattá). He now learned, one by one, the twelve Angas and the fourteen Púrvas, and was then appointed by the Guru to be his successor, in the 52nd year after Mahavira's death. Being thus appointed to the dignity of a pontiff (Acharya), he wandered over the earth with 500 monks (Sadhu). Its namell was Sri-Lakshmi-Mahâsthåna. Its original name, in Gujarat (Gujaráta-madhya) during the Kpita-Yuga, had been Rayaņa-mâlâ (Prakrit for Ratna-mála); and the same during the Trêtå-Yuga; but in the Dvâpara-Yuga it was called Vira-nayari (Prakrit for Vîra-nagari), and in the Kali Yuga, Bhina-mâlâ.13 There Bhi. masêna was king; his son was Sripoñja ; and his son again was Utpala-Kumara (sic; Prakritic for Kumâra). Another name of the latter was Sri-Kumara. His younger brother (band hava), Surasundara, was the heir-apparent (Yuvarájá), who administered the kingdom with ability. Their ministers were two brothers of the Châņda family, Ohada and Udharaṇa, who lived there as lay-members of the Jain community (Sávaka).13 The younger brother was worth 18 krôrs of suvarnas, while the elder brother owned only 99 lákhs. Now, those who owned korðrs were allowed to live within the fort (durga), while those who owned only lákhs had to live outside (bahya). Accordingly Dhada begged of his brother the loan of one lakh ; but his
Santana is a technical term for patta-parampardya or "pontifical succession."
His name was Paest, and he was king of Seyaviya in the Kekayaddha country. His suzerain king was Jiyamttd of Skvetthi in the KunAls country.
• I cannot identify this rivor, unless it should be the Wain Gangh. There is a river Bima, a tributary of the Betw near Sågar.
10 Original : tay& saha aham charitram grihishyami. - N.B. Here and elsewhere I qnote exactly as spelled in the original MS.
11 It is not clear to what place this refors. The original has tasya abhidhanam, its name. The immediately procoding noun is dhard, 'oarth,' to which it cannot refer. Probably it refers to the place, previously called Valtata..
13 Modern Bhinmal, small place about 40 miles N.-W. of Mount Abd, on an unnamed small tributary of the Sukri river. Perhaps this unnamed rivulet is the Vina
13 The MS. has only sd, which I take to be an abbreviation of advaka or fravaka.
24 Original, uchchhtrash, uwakitifontion of the modern Gujarati uchhinaim, loan'; Apparently intended for Skr. ut-strpa.