Jain Journal 1973 04

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

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APRIL, 1973
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in fears and dangers alike, for his ability to bear all hardships, like hunger, thirst, etc., for being a great forgiver when forgiveness was called for, for his adherence to the precise rules of penance, for his great wisdom, for his being alike in quiet and restlessness, for his being master of all controls, and for his gifts of vitality. 108
The father of Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira belonged to the Kasyapa line and he had three' names (too) which were : Siddhartha, Sreyamsa and Yasamsa. The mother of Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira belonged to the Vasistha line and she had three names which were Trisala, Videhadatta and Priyakarini. The uncle of Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira was Suparsva, his. elder brother Nandivardhana, and his sister Sudarsana ; and wife Yasoda was of the Kaundinya line. The daughter of Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira belonged to the Kasyapa line and she was known by two names, which were Anavadya and Priyadarsana. Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira's grand-daughter (from the side of his daughter) belonged to the line of Kausika and she was known by two names, which were Sesavati and Yasovati. 109
Intelligent, with aspirations of an intelligent man, the very perfection of beauty, with full controls, bearing auspicious marks, polite, wellknown, himself a Jnatri-ksatriya, the son of Jnatri-ksatriya, the moon of the Jnatri-ksatriya, Vaideha, the son of Videhadatta, the best among the Vaidehas, the tendermost among the Vaidehas, Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira, having spent thirty years in the country of Videha, fulfilled his promise, on the death of his parents and with the permission of the elders and superiors; and on this occasion, following the established customs and practices, the Laukantika gods incessantly praised and hymned him with these high, kind, dear, pleasant, pleasing, noble, helpful, auspicious, fortunate, well-meaning, measured-sweet-decent, heartappealing, heart-pleasing, grave and ever-fresh words : 110
"Victory be to the joy of the world! Victory be to one with auspicious marks! Glory be to thee, oh bull among best ksatriyas. Awake, oh Lord, Master of the Universe, establish religion and order for the well-being of all living beings. These will bring supreme benefit, the best of welfare and happiness, to all beings in all the worlds." So saying, they shouted 'victory' again and again. 111
Even before Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira courted the life of a house-holder, so coveted by the habits of men, he was in possession of unprecedented, unlimited and unimpeded knowledge and faith. So, with this precedented and unlimited knowledge and faith, Sramana