Ancient Jaina Hymns

Author(s): Charlotte Krause
Publisher: SCIndia Oriental Institute Ujain

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ANCIENT JAINA HYMNS (45) Vindhya (?) (modern Vindhya Mountains), (46) Sthambhana-nagara (modern Cambay), (47) Sittha-Mīttha-nagara (modern Set
Mahet), (48) Rājadrala (?) (modern Rajasagar Lake
in Udaipur State),' (49) Śrīnaga (modern Parwattam on the
Krishna River), (50) Kuntivihāra (Modern Nasik), (51) Pallavihāra (modern Palanpur in Gujarati, (52) Tārañagaậlia (modern Taranga Hill in
Mahikantha, Gujarat), (53) Sopāraka (modern Soparo near RY.
Station Nalasopara, north of Bombay), (1) The V. T. K., p. SS rcfcrs to a Jaina Tirtha in the VindhyaMountains.
(2) Modern "Set-Maliet", or "Saliet-Nahet", situated near the O. B. Ry. Station Balrampur, represents the site of ancient "Sråvasti", as the former part of the name suggests (ride Prác. Tirth. Saugr., Introduction, p. 36 f.). The V. T. K., p. 70, testifies that at the time of its composition (V. S. 1389), the old city of Srāvasti ("Sávatthi") was known as "Nähethi".
(3) "Rājadiaha" is an obvious equivalent of "Rājasigara", the name of the famous lake in Udaipur State, at the shore of which the ancient Jaina place of "Rajanagara" was situted. Even now, the ruins of the latter cxist, with the remains of a grand Tirthaikara Temple, known as "Dayalshab ki Hila" : tide Muni Vidyāvijaya, "Meri Mevad-yātra", p. 64 ff.
(4) "Srinaga" obviously stands for "Sriarvata", a name often mentioned in Jaina Literature, as, c. g., V. T. K., p. 86 and 105. M. D. Desai, Short History, para. 524 locates it "near Conjeeveram". Nundo Lal De identifies ancient "Srisaila or Śr iparia'a" with lanvatam, 50 m. from the G. I. P. Ry. Station Krishna.
(5) Vide V. T. 1., p. 53.
(6) Cp. Aştot., st. 100, where this sacred place is referred to as *Tá anagiri".
(7) Vide al:0 V. T. K., p. 25. The modern plac, lics 40 m. from Andher. It was once an important Jaina centre.
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