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SOCIAL CONDITIONS
397 those occurreeces have been associated with numerous Yojanas (4.907), in the Samarāyanga with twenty-five Yojanas and in the AC with 200 Gavyūtis.
(2) Cakravartins:- The Cakravartin kings are said to be the masters of fourteen great gems or excellent things and nine treasures (coddasa ya mahārayapanava nihao 461, 8.201).
(3) Baladevas :-The PCV states that Baladeva Rāma possessed three divine weapons, namely, a bow, a ploughshare and a pestle (100.8). It also mentions the presenting of a chariot to him by Garudadhipati (59.85). It is not counted as a Ratna. The TP (4. 1435) associates with the Baladevas four gems but mentions a string of gems (Ratnāvali) in place of a bow. The UP (57.93) refers to a mace and a string of gems in place of a bow and a chariot in the case of Rāma.
(4) Vasudevas:-The PCV mentions that Vasudeva Lakşmana was the master of seven gems (divvaraṇāim 91. 8). They are mentioned as a disc, a parasol, a bow, a spear, a mace, a precious stone and a sword (cakkam chattam ca dhanum satti ya gayā maņi asi ceva). The TP mentions a conch and a staff in place of a parasol and a precious stone (4. 1434). The Uttarapurāna (57. 92) follows the TP.
(5) Prativasudevas :--The PCV refers to the Sudarśanacakra (10.24) and a staff (19.44) of Rāvana. He is killed by Vasudeva Lakşmaņa with the cakra (72. 36; 73. 27). The TP mentions that Prativāsudevas are killed by Vasudevas with the former's disc (4. 1423).
The PCV further mentions that Cakravartins are immune from the effects of any Vidyā operated against them by any other person (68. 48). Similarly Vasudevas are not at all harmed by the Cakra hurled at them by the Prativāsudevas (72.36)” and the divine weapons of Cakravartins or Vasudevas and Baladevas do not harm their own kith and kin (4. 48; 100.8, 19-21)3.
(C) Supernatural occurrences The PCV reveals that supernatural occurrences affected the day to day life of the people. They can be dealt under four heads-viz. (1) Supernatural occurrences connected with the life of great persons; (2) Favourable or unfavourable disposition of celestial beings towards
1. See for details Thānanga, 7. 558; TP, 4. 1.77-86 and JP, (3. 66). 2. See UP (58, 59. 115). 3. See AP (36. 66).
