Jain Journal 1990 01

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

Page 38

JANUARY, 1990
Colour, Height and Age of Cakravartis
The colour of the Cakravartis is bright as pure gold. The height (in dhanus) and age of the Cakravartis are as follows:
Name
Height
S. No
1234567∞a H2
8
9
10
11
12
Bharata
Sagara
Maghava Sanatkumara
Santi
Kunthu
Aranatha
Subhuma
Time of Cakravartis
500
450
42
401
40
35
30
28
20
15
Mahapadma
Harisena
Jaya Brahmadatta
(A dhanus is equal to 4 ft. in length)
12
7
Age
84 lac years
72
5
3
1
95 thousand years
84
60
30
10
37
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101
A
35
The first Cakravarti Bharata was contemporary of the 1st Tirthankara Rsabhadeva, the second Cakravarti Sagara was contemporary of the 2nd Tirthankara Ajitanatha, the third Maghava and fourth Sanatkumara happened to be in between the time of Dharmanatha and Santinatha, the 15th and 16th Tirthankaras, Santi, Kunthu and Ara were 5th, 6th and 7th Cakravartis as well as 16th, 17th and 18th Tirthankaras, 8th and 9th Cakravartis Subhuma and Mahapadma were contemporaries of Tirthankara Aranatha and MuniSuvrata, the 10th and 11th Cakravatis, Harisena and Jaya were contemporaries of 21st Tirthankara Nami and 12th Cakravarti Brahmadatta was born in between the period of Aristanemi and Parsvanatha.
7 hundred years
Strength of Cakravartis
Due to the destruction of viryāntarāya karma the Cakravartis are said to be so powerful that even a whole army consisting of elephants, cavalry, chariots and infantry alongwith 32000 kings cannot drag him sitting on the edge of a well bound in a chain but instead he would be able to drag them easily towards himself even with his left hand.