Jaina Gazette 1928

SR No.: 034890
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ajitprasad, C S Mallinath
Publisher: Jaina Gazettee Office
Publication Year: 1928
Total Pages: 502
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 33 MB

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THE JAINA GAZETTE called them to Him, sealed them on His laps, and 'after due puja to Sarasvati began to teach them, Brahmi to His right side and Sundari to the left side.
First was taught the holy ominous incantation-Siddham namah, and then the letters of the alphabet from a to ha, vowels, consonants etc. to Brahmi ; to Sundari was taught-arithmetic, numbers and their places.
Then the Self-Made One taught glossory, study of words, Prosody, Alamkara, Literature and all the Fine Arts to the daughters, who became experts.
Thereafter Bharata learnt the science of Dramaturgy, (Bharata Sastra) and Economics ; Vrishabhasena learnt Music, Ananta-virya__Fine Art, and Astrology : Bahubali learnt Kamatantra (Art of Love) Palmisty, Archery, Ayurveda, expert knowledge of Elephants, Horses and Precious stones; and He taught all the other useful material sciences to all His sons.
Twenty purva periods of time passed away in this Kaumarakala of Vrishabhasvami.
About this time, instructed by Nabhiraja, the people came to Him complaining against the scanty yield of fruits, juice and other necessaries, which the Kalpa trees used to supply in abundance in former times, and praying for help. Promising them help, the Lord intended to fix their duties in these days of Karmabhumi, and thought of Indra, who came immediately and built in the heart of the city Jina temples, with parlours, halls etc, durgs or forts; divided the world into Kasi, Kausala, Vanga, Kashmira. Kara hata, Karnata, Chola, Kerala, Panchala, Malava. Maharashtra. Sourashtra, Banavase, Andhra, Kambhoja,......and other countries infested by hunters, wildmen etc. ; in the middle of the countries capitals were built fortified by ramparts, battlements etc. tanks, sources of water supply ; fertile tracts or Kshetras, Maba-gramas, and gardens, towns, hill stations, and Kharvadas, Madambas ( = 500 gramas or villages) seaports, river ports ; Samvahanas, cattle stations. The duties of owning, managing, taxing, working, executing, growing and exchanging and consuming were clearly defined. Since at the Lord's bid.
ding Indra huilt towns (puras), he came to be called Puranadar. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat