Ancient Jaina Hymns

Author(s): Charlotte Krause
Publisher: Oriental Institute

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ANCIENT JAINA HYMNS (45) Vindhya (?) (modern Vindhya Mountains), (46) Sthambhana-nagara (modern Cambay), (47) Sīķtha-Mīttha-nagara (modern Set
Mahet), (48) Rājadraha (?) (modern Rajasagar Lake
in Udaipur State),' (49) Śrīnaga (modern Parwattam on the
Krishna River), (50) Kuntivihāra (Modern Nasik), (51) Pallavihāra (modern Palanpur in Gujarat). (52) Tārañagadha (modern Taranga Hill in
Mahikantha, Gujarat), (53) Sopāraka (modern Soparo near RY.
Station Nalasopara, north of Bombay)," (1) The V. T. K., p. 86 refers to a faina Tirtha in the VindhyaMountains.
(2) Modern "Set-Mal:et", or "Sahet-Nahet", situated near the 0. B. Ry. Station Balrampur, represents the site of ancient "Śråvasti", as the former part of the name suggests (vide Prāc. 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 ("Săvatthi") was known as “Māhethi".
(3) "Rājadraha” is an obvious equivalent of "Rājasāgara", the name cé the famous lake in Udaipur State, at the shore of which the ancient Jaina place of "Rājanagara" wa situted. Even now, the ruins of the latter exist, with the remains of a grand Tirthaikara Temple, known as "Dayālshah kå Kila" : ride Muni Vidyāvijaya, "Meri Merād-rätra", p. 64 ff.
(1) "Śrinaga" obviously stands for "3ri arvata", a name often mentioned in Jaina Literature, as, e. g., V. T. K., p. 86 and 106. M. D. Desai, Short History, para. 524 locates it "near Conjeeveram'. Nundo Lal De identifin ancient "S:isaila (r Sriparvata" with l'arwatam, 50 m. from the G. I. P. Ry. Station Krishna.
(5) Vide V.T. K., p. 53.
(6) Cp. Astot., st. 100, wliere this sacred slace is referred to as. "Tā aṇagiri”.
(7: Vide al:o V. T. K., p. 5. The modern plac: liis 40 m. from Iridher. It was once an important Jaina centre.
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