Suvas 1939 06 Pustak 01 Ank 12

SR No.: 034624
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Suvas Karyalay
Publisher: Suvas Karyalay
Publication Year: 1939
Total Pages: 70
Language: Gujarati
Classification: Magazine, India_Suvas, & India
File Size: 5 MB

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Specimen-exracts from ancient India Vol. IL... FRE
capital in a corner of it. Again, as we know, as long as Priyadaráin was not born, Dasarath was appointed as the next heir by Asoka.
When, however, Priyadarsin was born, Asoka His capital appointed Dasarath as the governor of Magadha
province, with Pāțliputra as its capital. The dutiful Priyadarsin continued the arrangement of his grandfather and hence arose the necessity of choosing a new capital for the empire
As we have already seen, the political importance of Avanti was only next to that of Magadh. It was, indeed, a custom to appoint the heir-apparent as the governor of this province. Moreover, it was situated in the centre of the empire. From the astrological and astronomical point of view the experts had given their choice to this city.68 The famous astrologer Varāhamihir 6 9 and his elder brother Bhadrabāhu-the great Jaina monk under whom Chandragupta had entered the Jaina holy order,—who was more proficient than his brother'', had started the calculations of latitude from Ujjain'l. From the religious point of view, also Avanti scored the palm as against any province'. The two capitals of the two divisions of Avanti'',---Vidiša of the east, and Ujjaini of the west-were flourishing industrial and commercial?
(67) Pp. 152 f. n. no. 47. (68) Pp. 53 above.
(69) The Vedic books tell us that he lived during the 5th or 6th century B. C.; but that Varahamihir must have been another individual. The one whom we refer to here lived in about A. M. 140=B. C. 387. A native of Paithan in the south, he had become a Jaina monk like his elder brother, Bhadrabāhu. For details read Bharatešvar Bahubali.
(70) The Bharateśvara Bahubali throws much light on the learnedness of these two brothers. His elder brother's superiority was the cause which made Varāhamibir enter the Jaina holy orders.
(71) It may have been before their time. As no proofs are, however, available, we have taken this time as the beginning.
(72) For details, vide the account of Chandragupta.
(73) Vol. I. pp. 178-181; E. I. vol. VIIT; Sudarsan lake inscription, pp. 39 and further.