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500 elephants are equal to a lion with mane; 2000 maned lions are equal to 1 asṭapada; 1, 00. 000 aṣṭapadas are equal to 1 Baladeva; 2 Baladevas are equal to 1 Vasudeva; 2 Vasudevas are equal to 1 Cakravarti;
1,00,000 Cakravartis are equal to 1 Indra of the Nagakumara gods;
An infinite number of Indras is equal to the smallest finger of the Tirthankara
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Education When Mahavira had crossed his eighth year, his parents sent him to school. The teacher was given a cocoanut as his fee and costly gifts of cloths and ments. Sweets were distributed among the students, and they were given things necessary for scholars. The teacher arranged a separate seat for the prince.
Indra was surprised at this arrangement made by King Siddhartha and Queen Trisala for the education of their boy. For, it was very much unbecoming to send one endowed with three types of knowledge to a school to be taught by an ordinary mortal. So Indra came there at once in the guise of a Brahmana. He put some typical questions on grammar to Mahavira in the presence of the teacher and senior students; but to the surprise of everybody, Mahavira took no time to provide the correct answers. The teacher and the students became very much surprised. Some of the answers even the teacher himself did not know and they got enlightenment from the answers given by Mahavira. After this demonstration, Indra said to the teacher,
"Sir! This is an exceptionally gifted boy. He is the Master of all arts. 11
On the basis of Mahavira's answers to his queries, Indra produced a new grammar to be called Indra's Grammer.
Marriage - When Mahavira stepped into his youth, his parents desired that the should marry and take a wife. Mahavira had no desire to lead a married life, but at the same time, he did not wish to disappoint his dear parents. So he married Yasoda, the daughter of a mahasamanta (15) from Vasantpura by his wife Padmavati (16).
