Jain Journal 1973 04

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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Jalandhara, wife of Brahmana Risabhadatta of the line of Kodala, in Bharatavarsa in the isle of Jambu. 20
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'In such a situation, it has been the eternal practice of the Sakras, the king of gods and the highest of gods, in all (the three) periods, past, present and future, to have the Arhatas or the Bhagavatas transferred from such low families, mean families, poor families, beggar families or miserly families to Ugra families, Bhoga families, Rajanya families, Jnatri-ksatriya families, families in the race of Hari, or any other of pure breed and pure descent. So now, it is my bounden duty that I transfer the embryo of Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira, the last of the Tirthankaras, whose advent had been predicted by the Tirthankaras, preceding him, from the womb of Brahmani Devananda of the line of Jalandhara, wife of Brahmana Risabhadatta of the Kodala line in the city of Brahmana Kundagrama, and lodge the embryo in the womb of the Ksatriyani Trisala of the line of Vasistha, wife of Ksatriya Siddhartha, in the clan of the Jnatri-ksatriyas, in the line of Kasyapa, in the city of Ksatriya Kundagrama. And also do I transfer the embryo from the womb of Ksatriyani Trisala, and lodge it in the womb of Brahmani Devananda of, the Jalandhara line.' Thus decided he looked around and called Deva Harinegamesi, the commander of the divine infantry, and having called Deva Harinegamesi, said he thus: 21
"Indeed, oh beloved of the gods, it has never been, nor is, nor will ever be, that either an Arhat or a Cakravarti, a Baladeva or a Vasudeva, has ever come, comes or will ever come in low families, mean families, degraded families, poor families miserly families, beggar families or brahmin families. Indeed, an Arhat, a Cakravarti, a Baladeva or a Vasudeva, has come, comes or will come in families in the race of Ugra, Bhoga, Rajanya Jnatri-ksatriyas or of Iksvaku or Hari, or any other of pure descent and pure race. 22
"Or, may it be so that such an unusual event has taken place in the time-flow of ascensions and descensions. May be, for reasons unknown, for not being able to exhaust or win over the bondage of nama-karma concerning race and clan, some Arhat, Cakravarti, Baladeva or Vasudeva has, does or will come, and has been, is or will be lodged as an embryo in an womb in a low family, mean family, degraded family, poor family, beggar family, or miserly family; but certain it is that such one has never been, nor is nor will ever be brought forth by birth from such (lowly) womb. 23
"This Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira is (at this time) staying lodged as an embryo in the womb of Brahmani Devananda of the line of Jalan