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GOMMATASARA.
कामें इवानाहारे प्रकृतीनामुदय एवमादेशे । कथितोऽयं बलमाधवचन्द्रार्चित नेमिचन्द्रेण ॥ ३३२ ॥
332. In the non-assimilative (quest, i.e., in the 1st, 2nd or 4th stage in transmigration, in the 14th stage and in the 13th stage in the 3rd, 4th and 5th instants of omniscient overflow, the operation is) as in Karmic (body vibration, i. e., of 89).
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Thus the operation of sub-classes in the quests, should be known.
(All) this is told or described by Nemichandra, adored by Baldeo and Mádhava Chandra.
Commentary.
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There is a slight pun upon the name Nemi Chandra. The author seems to be very fond of it. It arises from the triple circumstances (1) that the temple in which the Great-Gommatasára was composed at the Hill Chandragiri at Shravanabelgola, contains a beautiful and impressive image of Lord Neminath, the 22nd Tirthankara. A representation of this temple and of the author preaching Gommatasára to Chámunḍaráya, the royal builder of the temple is given at page of XXXVIII Dravya Sangrah, S.B.J., Vol. I-1917; (2) that the author's name also was Nemi Chandra. As is well known, Lord Nemi Nath belonged to the clan of Yádavas in Káthiavára, during the time of the Pándavas. He was an elder cousin of the two brothers Baldeo and Krishna. Lord Nemi Nath was worshipped by these two brothers. Therefore the teaching in Gommatasára may be said to be the teaching of Lord Nemi Nath who was adored by Bal (i. e., Baldeo or Balbhadara) and Mádhava Chandra (i.e., Krishna or Nárayana), as every Tirthankara always preaches the same Jain Siddhánta or Truth. (3) And that it so chanced that our author had a brother who also bore the name of Baldeo, and a pupil whose name chanced to be Mádhava Chandra, Traividyadeva. Both these paid great reverence to Nemi Chandra, Siddhánta Chakravarti. Thus the Gathas of Gommatasára are said to be by Nemi Chandra adored by Baldeo and Mádhava Chandra.
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