Pat Darshan

SR No.: 032780
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kalpana K Sheth, Nalini Balbir
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Publication Year: 2010
Total Pages: 154
Language: Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 30 MB

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11) Episode adduced to account for the name of the place known as Kadambagiri. It is narrated by king Bharata in answer to the question asked by Saktisimha, an ascetic who was his nephew. The hill owes this name to the fact that it was the place of Emancipation of Kadamba, the chief-disciple (ganadhara) of the Jina Nirvana, the second among the 24 Jinas of the past, and that this had been predicted to him by the Jina. > SatrMah. V.714ff. 12) Origin of the name Bahubala given to an enclosure: Bharata built a temple dedicated to Bahubali on the mountain Taladhvaja (sic), the place where his nephew Saktisimha told him that Bahubali had reached Emancipation. > SatrMah. V.695ff. The mountain named Taladhvaja (sic) is mentioned in V.711. - From here up to 15) below, a few episodes are not related to Shatrunjaya but to Girnar: under the conduct of Saktisimha, Bharata travels to various places of pilgrimage and learns about their tradition. The same narrative frame is found in SatrMah, chap. V. 13) The mountain Satudi. There people started to die without reason. A flying ascetic came and explained that this was caused by a barbarous king who had sent a disease. The ascetic went away after having advised the people to bathe in the curing waters of the river, saying that contact with its water would cause the disappearance of the disease. They did so and were cured. 14) Episode meant to explain the origin of the place Hastikalpa. Bharata had an elephant who was his favourite. He founded the village of Hastinagapura at the place where the elephant died. There he built a temple dedicated to Rsabha. From that time the place was known as Hastikalpa. >SatrMah. V.730: the name of the hill is Hastisena. 15) A story meant to explain the origin of the name Baradagiri at Girnar. Girnar has its origin in the temple that was built in honour of Neminatha to celebrate three of the five auspicious events (kalyanaka) of his life. Four temples were built on each of the mountains located in each of the four directions. From there the mountain called Barada or Varada can be seen. On this mountain lived a raksasa who used to trouble the population. Nobody was able to have power over him. Bharata sent Susena his commander-in-chief who was able to defeat the raksasa. Bharata built a temple dedicated to the Lord at this place. > SatrMah. V.890ff. 16) A story meant to explain the origin of the name Hamsavatara. Dravana, one of Rsabha's sons, had two sons, Dravida and Varisena. The two brothers were fighting for the kingdom. The rainyseason came. Millions of people had died in the battle. Then autumn came. There on the bank of the Ganga, there was a gathering of ascetics. After having heard the teaching of a leading ascetic, the two brothers became ascetics. They were accompanied by ten crores of persons. A flying ascetic came to the forest where they were staying and told about the power of Siddhacala. They went there. On the way, they came across a pool where swans had gathered. One of them, who was old and weak, stayed there, while the others flew away when they heard the noise of approaching men. The monk gave water to the old swan and took it with him. After having fasted unto death the swan died and was reborn as a deity. A new temple was built at this place which then got the name Hamsavatara. > Satr Mah. VII, esp. 188-220 (episode of the swan); Satr Kalpa 24; Kanchansagarsuri (1982) p. 13; Gunratna Surishwar (1998) pp. 35-36. पटदर्शन 133