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## Adipurana
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**Uttara Purana:** This is the latter part of the Mahapurana. It contains the narratives of 23 Tirthankaras, starting with Ajitanatha, 11 Chakravartis, 6 Narayanas, 6 Balabhadra, 6 Pratinarayana, and some special individuals like Jivandhara Swami. Its composition would have been based on the prose Purana of Kavi Parameshvara. The characters of all Tirthankaras except the eighth, sixteenth, twenty-second, twenty-third, and twenty-fourth are written very briefly. In this part, the abundance of the story has impacted the poet's poetic power. It seems that the poet wants to complete the story part in any way and move forward. But still, there are many such proverbs in between which please the reader. There is a famous legend about the composition of Gunabhadracharya's Uttara Purana:
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When Jinsen Swami became convinced that his life was about to end and he would not be able to complete the Mahapurana, he called his two most worthy disciples. Calling them, he said, "Describe this dry tree standing in front of you in poetic language." Hearing the Guru's words, the first one said, "Shushkam Kastham Tishtatyagre." Then the second disciple said, "Nirastaruriha Vilasati Puratah." The Guru saw rasa in the second disciple's words, so he ordered him to complete the Mahapurana. Accepting the Guru's wish, the second disciple completed the Mahapurana. That second disciple was Gunabhadra.
**Atmanushasan:** This is a beautiful work of 272 verses written in the style of Bharti Hari's Vairagyashataka. Its simple and easy composition has an immediate impact on the heart. Its Sanskrit commentary was done by Prabhachandra. Hindi commentaries have also been done by Shri Sw. Pandit Todarmalji and Pandit Vanshidharji Shastri Solapur. It is also widely circulated in the Jain community. If its verses are memorized, they are very empowering for achieving peace of mind on occasion. At the end, the following verse is found as a praise:
"Jinseenaacharyapaadasmaranaadheenachetasam. Gunabhadra Bhadantanam Kritiraatmanushasanam."
Meaning: This Atmanushasan is the work of Gunabhadra Bhadant, whose mind is under the remembrance of the feet of Shri Jinseenaacharya.
**Jindattcharitra:** This is a small, new-creation poem written in Anushtup verses. Its story is very intriguing. Despite the short word arrangement, the sentiment is very profound in some places. Its Hindi translation has also been done by Shri Lalji Kavya Tirtham.
**Contemporary Kings**
Among the kings who were in contact with Jinsen Swami and Bhadant Gunabhadra, Amoghvarsha (First) is the most prominent. He was the son of Jagattunkadeva (Govinda Third). His household name was Boddanaray. Nripatunga, Sharva, Shanda, Atishayadhaval, Viranarayana, Prithvivallbha, Lakshmivallbha, Maharajadhiraja, Bhatar, Parambhattarak, etc. were his titles. He was also very powerful. He lived a very long life and ruled for about 63 years. Historians have fixed his reign from Saka Samvat 736 to 766. Jinsen Swami's death has been fixed around Saka Samvat 765, so Amoghvarsha was ruling at the time of Jinsen's death