Agam 08 Ang 08 Antkrutdashang Sutra Sthanakvasi

Author(s): Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana, Rajkumar Jain, Purushottamsingh Sardar
Publisher: Padma Prakashan

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कुछ विद्वानों का मत है कि उसमें दश दशार्ह, एक राजा श्रीकृष्ण, एवं बलदेव यों बारह प्रमुख शासक (स्वामी) होने से इसका नाम वारापति पड़ा जो धीरे-धीरे द्वारापति या द्वारका कहलाई । पासादीया आदि ४ विशेषणों का अर्थ इस प्रकार है
पासादीया - जिसे देखने से प्रसन्नता अनुभव हो । दरिसणीया - जो देखने योग्य हो ।
अभिरूवा - जिसे बार-बार देखने का मन होता हो । पडवा - जिसे जब भी देखो,
सुन्दर और सुरम्य दीखे ।
As it is expressed in previous pages that the description of 51 propiliators has been given in former five sections, these all were related to Dwaraka city and the royal family of Vasudeva Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Hence first of all, the description of Dwaraka city has been given.
Elucidation
Dwaraka-It is the most popular city in History and literature of India. It was most beautiful and wealthy city. How and why it was built, the following popular episode makes it clear to understand easily.
When Śrī Kṛṣṇa murdered the cruel and tyrant ruler of Mathurā city, named Kansa, then the wife of Kansa-Jivayasa went to her father Jarasandha, who was anti-Vasudeva and ruler of Rajagṛha (really monarch of southern half of Indian penunsula). Weeping bitterly Jivayasă expressed the whole happenings and murder of her husband Kansa, to her mighty father Jarasandha. Listening all this Jarasandha became red in fury. He sent his ambassador to Soripuraruler-Samudravijaya (Samudravijaya was the great father of Kṛṣṇa and Balarama; because the father of Kṛṣṇa and Balarama-Vasudeva was the youngest brother of Samudravijaya. Kṛṣṇa Balarama both went to Šorīpura after killing Kansa).
Ambassador came to the court of Samudravijaya and spoke in harsh words-Samudravijaya! Either you send Kṛṣṇa-Balarama with me at once or my lord Jarasandha will destroy you, your city and all Yadavas exhaustively.
The harsh words were intolerable to Kṛṣṇa. He disgraced the ambassador and the ambassador returned back angrily.
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