Critical Introduction to Panhavagara

Author(s): Amulyachandra Sen
Publisher: Amulyachandra Sen

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- 42 - such as ravi-sasi-sankha etc (a dvandva compound of about 80 irembers) in connection with the description (p 68a) of these kings, and of the thirty-two auspicious signs such as chatta-jjhaya-jüva etc (p 705) in connection with the description of the women-folk of Uttarakuru etc
In connection with their exploits, the Baladevas and Vasudevas“) are referred to (p 72a bottom) as balavaga-gajjanta-danta-dappitaMutthiya?)-Cânūra-mūragā”), Rıţtha-vasabha-ghātıno, kesan-muhavipphädagā, danta-naga-dappa-mahanā, jamal ajjuna-bhañjagā, mahā-Saun-Pūtană-nvū, Kamsa-mauda-modagā, Jarāsındha-māna-mahanā etc
The Jaina version of the Harivamsa legends is found in the 8th Parvan of Hemacandra s Trisastısalākā-purusa-cartra The killing of the wrestlers Mustika and Canūra by Baladeva and Krşna respectively, the killing of the bull Rista, subjugation of the snake Kālıya, breaking of the two aruna-trees, killing of Sakunı and Pūtanā, the fight with Kamsa – all exploits of Krsna, are narrated in the 5th sarga of 8th Parvan, the killing of Jarasandha“) is narrated in the 7th sarga of the same Parvan The tearing open of the mouth of a lion is attributed to the first Vásudes a called Triprsta”), for kesan-muha Abh notes a variant Kesi-mo in which case the legend refers to Kệna s tearing open the mouth of the horse Kesin, narrated in the 5th sarga of the 8th Parvan of Trişastio The Hanvamsa and Mahābhārata legends) are dealt also in other Jaina works such as Harivamsa-purāna of Jinasena, Uttara-purāna of Gunabhadra and Vasudevahındı of Samghadāsa The first two of these are in Sanskrt and the last in Prakrit An exhaustive and comparative study of the Jaina versions of the Harvamsa and Ma
1) The 24 tirthambaras, 12 cakravartins and 9 each of the Bala", Vasuo and Pratsäsuderas constitute the 63 salālā purusas of the Jamas
2) Kaustuka, a boxer, but here it is a proper name 5) From mūr = to break, Hem IV 106 4) He is the 9th Pratırāsudeva with the Jainas 5) The story is narrated by r Glasenapp, Jainismus, p 275
6) See also Jacobis's artcic, Die Jain a Legende von dem Uns tergange Dväravati's und von dem Tode Krsna's, ZDMG, xlu, p 493—529 rhere he discusses the legends on Krsna as found in the Uttarajgh commentary, Antagada and Nāyādb