Aspects of Brahmanical Influence On Jaina Mythology

Author(s): Shaktidhar Jha
Publisher: Bharat Bharti Bhandar

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The Epics and the Jaina Purānas faculty of dying at his own will81, Pārt ha (son of Pţtha=Arjuna) is referred to as having derived his strength from Lord Krşna, 82 Karna is stated to be (ever) under the protection of Raur (the sun.god83) and the extraordinary power of Paulastya (Rāvana) Is attributed to (the grace of) Bhava (Siva) 84
As has already been pointed out, the CMC is in deep debt to Bana's Kādambari for many a jewel of ideas, expressions and phrases Its various descriptive sections are but Prakrit renderingses and recasts of the immortal romance. Apart from the
81. "भीष्मोऽमौ युधि नैव शकितमना स्वच्छन्दमृत्युर्यत"--
-CMC p 20, V 20a, and compare Bh 1 100 102-103, 0119 34, 35 107, 108, which tell us that Bhisma's gratificd father, Santanu, had granted him "the boon that dcath would never comc to him as long as hc desired to live " Thc boon gave him the power of
controlling even dcath at his will 82 "पार्थोऽपीश्वरकेशवापितवल"
CMC, p 20, V 13b 83 "रावेयरक्षारवे"
-Ibid, 20, V 13b It is to be borne in mind that the Jaina Purānas do not connect Radheya (Karna) with the Sun-god Instead, all the works represent him as the son of Pându procreated by the latter on Fiunti before she was duly married to him The departure from the Jaina tradition makes the reference significant Cf JHV, 45
37a UP 10 109-13 84 "पौलस्त्योऽतिवलोऽभवत्"
CMC P 20 V 13c 86 eg (a) CMC, p 248
भारहचरिय विम जायपडुवयरट्ठपक्खविक्खोह । (a) Kada, P 266
भारतमिव पाण्डुधार्तराष्ट्रकुलपक्षकृतक्षोभम् । (b) CMC, P 248
विझारण्ण विन वियम्भमारणवरपुण्डरीमोहम् । (b) Kada, p 286
अरण्यमिव विज़म्भमाणपुण्डरीकम् । (c) CMC, p 248
कसवल विश्न भमनउलगीयमुहकुवलयावीढ ।