Agam 08 Ang 08 Antkrutdashang Sutra Sthanakvasi

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

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Samudravijaya called a meeting of his kiths and kins, ministers and royal astrologers and then asked-What should be done in present circumstances?
Premier Astrologer told-Though in your family there are three highly great persons-(1) Tirathamkara Aristanemi, (2) Vasudeva Krsna and (3) Baladeva Balarama, so none can harm you, may he be mighty like Yama; but this land (territory) is not favourable for Yadavas. So for avoiding the struggle and peacelessness of everyday, you should leave this place and go to south-west direction with all your families and citizens. You please stop at the place, where Satyabhāmā, wife of Sri Kṛṣṇa, give the birth to a son. That land would be favourable to Yadavas and there you will prosper.
According to the counsel of royal astrologer, Samudrovijaya, Vasudeva, Kṛṣṇa, Balarama etc., whole Yadava family and citizens went out from Soripura and approached the south-west coast of ocean (Lavaṇa samudra; present Arabian gulf.) Here all encamped near Raivataka mountain. At that place Satyabhama gave birth to two sons-(1) Bhānu and (2) Bhramara. Yadavas decided to establish their capital at that very place. Observing three days' fast Śr Kṛṣṇa called a deity. Susthita deity came. Vasudeva expressed his desire-Please, construct a new city for me. Deity went to his ruler-Indra and gave words to the desire of Kṛṣṇa. Indra ordered Vaisramaṇa- Kubera (god of wealth) to construct a very beautiful, heart.-pleasing great and vast city for Vasudeva Śrī Krsna.
Kubera constructed a vast and grand city which was twelve yojanas in length and nine yojanas in breadth. In this city there were many great and small gates, so it was named as Dwaraka.
According to Acarya Hemacandra previously at this place was situated first Vasudeva's Dwaraka city which was drowned in the sea afterwards. Kubera created at same place, the city, which was like old city. Therefore it is also named as Dwarakā, (Triṣasti Salākā, 8-151)
Some scholars opine that in this city there were twelve rulers (chief administrators-ten Daśārhas, Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, so it is called Bārāpati, which laterly became Dwarapati, Bāravai and finally Dwarakā.
Modern Historians and archaelogists say that this city was the centre of seatrade from Arabian contries and middle east Asia in ancient time so it was called as western gateway of India. Hence this city became popular as Dwarakā.
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