Book Title: Aspects of Brahmanical Influence On Jaina Mythology
Author(s): Shaktidhar Jha
Publisher: Bharat Bharti Bhandar

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________________ The Harz-Dynasty 165 works, for instance, recurs in JHV, as in VH, as Dahşa Prajāpalı The only originality, which Jinasena has shown, is that he has fabricated an obnoxious tale70 after the Brahmanical legend of Brahmā's incestuous marriage with his own daughter Salarūpa, l and, tacked it on to Daksa to explain his epithet Prajapal: Another difference between VPC and RPC on the one hand and JHV on the other is marked by the representation of Dakşa's son The latter work, unlike the former, does not accept Ilāvardhana as his name. Instead it calls him Aileya which is obviously an improved version of the name Ila applied to him in the VH7 However, this reckoning of Auleya or lla among the ancestors of the Yādavas is very significant from the standpoint of comparative genealogies, for, though presented in an entirely different form and reversed order, his very inclusion in the line, like the Brahmanical representation, acknowledges the race of the Yadus as sprung from the Arleya (Aila) stock 73 So far as the first three names are concerned, it is not possible to establish their definite identity with their Brahmanical counterparts Nevertheless, the names taken together with 70 The story in a nutshell, as told by Jinasena 18 that Dakşa, out of lasci. vious passion for his own daughter, made the latter his own wife Conscquently his first wife lla, (mother of his daughter-wife) together with her son, Aileya left Dakşa's kiogdom and repaired to an inaccessible place where she founded the city named Ilādardhana Now, the author suggests that Dahsa having been tbc husband of bis own 183ue acquired the nicknamc Prajāpalı on that account JHV 17 3-18 71 Matsya, p 3 30-45. 72 (Far) qafafaat qfTTe EESTI पुत्त इल गहाय सपरिवारा निग्गया ॥ -p.357 73 The radus and Pūrus together with the Anus, Druhyus and Turvasus belonged, according to the epic-Puranic tradition to the Aila race, as these all dynastics descended from Purüravas Aila Vayu P 86 6-17, 51-52, 32 1-2, 93 12-13, 15-17 MBb I 75 18-19, 24-26 80-85, HT. 10 16-17, 25 46-47, 26 10-11, 28 1-2, 30 1.2, 4-5 Also, Pargiter, Op. Cit pp 8488, 102-116

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