Contribution of Jainas to Sanskrit and Prakrit Literature

Author(s): Vasantkumar Bhatt, Jitendra B Shah, Dinanath Sharma
Publisher: Kasturbhai Lalbhai Smarak Nidhi Ahmedabad

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Contribution of Jainas to Sanskrit and Prakrit Literature
has Cakra as his weapon; Skanda holds Śakti; Rudra, who lives in the cemetary has the Trisula as his weapon. These are (ignorant) little children overcome with blemishes and fear, (and) are devoid of compassion. They bear strange weapons and are ever ready to strike on different animals. Which wise man will salute them ?. (28)
One who does not hold the trisula (in his hand) or seat a passionate youthful lady on his lap; (the one who) does not bear shakti or cakra or plough or musala as a weapon; the one who is totally free from worldly sorrows and has his intellect ever-ready to act up to the good of others and is the (great) resort of all beings. Let us take recourse to the feet of that great sage. (29).
Rudra, who is extremely violent and bereft of all shame bears, through (extreme) passionateness, a woman (in half his body). Visnu is more cruel and of ungrateful character; skandha destroyed his own kinsmen. Ambikā is cruel in that she killed the Mahisa and she is ever keen to taste of the marrow, meat and bones of human beings; Ganesa is ever hankering after wine. Which even insignificant fault is there in Jineśvara ?. (30)
The head of Brahma was cut; Hari became diseased in vision; the organ of Siva was broken; even the sun was and Agni became the eater of all; the moon got the mark of Kalanka. Even the Lord of heaven suffered a thousand Yonis on his body. Even in case of capaciated personalities, calamities befall if they swear from the right path. (31).
Mahāvīra is not our kinsman and other gods not our enemies. Again, we have not directly visioned even one of them. But we have resorted to Shri Mahāvīra because we have heard of his sermons and have come to know of his typical and independent great life and have nourished veneration towards his very great virtue. (32).
Sugata (= Lord Buddha) is not our father and other, tirthis are not our enemies. Again they or even Jineśvara have not give any wealth to us. (Again) Skanda etc. have not taken away anything from us. Yet, that great Lord Mahāvīra is uniquely blissful to the (whole) Universe; his sermons (lit. words) have the capacity to take away all sins; it is because of this that we have become full of devotion to him. (33).
(He is the one) who is for the all-time bliss and constantly doing good turns to the world. (He is the one) who has brought happiness to this world that