Jain Journal 1981 04

SR No.: 520062
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publication Year: 1981
Total Pages: 79
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, India_Jain Journal, & India
File Size: 6 MB

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The first colossal statue of Bahubali 58 feet high? was established by Camundaraya (983 A.D.) and it seems that thereafter many such idols were erected.
The story of Bharata and Bahubali in Sanskrit is found first in Ravisena's Padmacarita but its main source is the Prakrit Padhamānuyogafrom which it is adopted. Prakrit works to adopt the story of Rsabha etc. are Jambūdvipaprajñapti, Vasudevahindi, Avašyakaniryukti, Višeşāvasyakabhāsya, Avasyakacūrņi, Cauppannamahāpurisacariya of Silanka etc. and Hemacandra's Trisastišalākā-puruşacaritra in Sanskrit and many such other works in Prakrit and Sanskrit. The commentaries on Avaysakaniryukti by Haribhadra and Malayagiri though in Sanskrit narrates this story in Prakrit showing thereby that its source is Prakrit and not Sanskrit.
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Vasudevahindi (pp. 157-188) (VH)
It will be better to know the whole story first, so that it will be easy to understand its development. And as the version of the story found in Avaśyakaniryukti is in catch words, it will be better if we give the version from Vasudevahindi which is generally followed by others.
The form of the story of Bahubali which is found in Vasudevahindi may be summarized thus :
Rsabha was the son of twin Nabhi, the 7th Kulakara and Marudevi (pp. 158, 183). Rsabha and Sumangala were twins and behaved like husband and wife. Sumangala gave birth to twin Bharata and Brahmi, a son and a daughter, and she also gave birth to 49 other twins of sons i.e., 98 sons (p. 162). Further, Rsabha married Sunanda who gave birth to Bahubali and Sundari (p. 162). So Rsabha had 100 sons, and
% For description of this colossal see, K, R. Srinivasan, Aspectes of Jaina Art and
Architecture, Ahmedabad, pp. 176-179. 3 Muni Punyavijayji's article on Padhamanuyoga in Acarya Vijayaballabhasuri
Smarakagrantha, Mahavira Jaina Vidyalaya, Bombay, pp. 49-56; AN, 250, 231 ; I. 1688, 1699 ; namavalinibaddham, PC, 1.8. Theory of twins (juyalaga) is accepted by JP, p. 549, and it is clearly said that in Susamasusama there were no vivahai (marriages etc.), p. 548. So is the case with Susama also, p. 550,about Susamadusama text is not clear, because Marudeva is said to have given birth to Rsabha but Sumangala is not mentioned, p. 551. According to VH also we do not find mention that Marudevi gave birth to Sumangala but as birth of twins is continued in the times of Rsabha also according to VH, we can conclude that Rsabha and Sumangala were twins, VH, P. 161.