Jain Journal 1994 07

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

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JAIN JOURNAL: VOL XXIX, NO. 1, JULY 1994
plary to many who attemped to follow her footsteps. Crossing of Godavari- this event even finds references in Brahmasiva's Samayaparikshe, in which the author has paid tribute to Attimobbe, extolling her exemplary qualities and her purity of mind, thought and action. He states that the miracles of Attimobbe do not appear to have been the exaggerated accouts; rather they are events rooted in reality, and are attended during diferent occasions. It is significant that the Lakkundi inscription glorifies her 'Gunadankakarti' i.e., possessor of pious and pure qualities.
Attimobbe in Lakkundi inscription has been compared with many great legendary figures of the puranas and epics and all their virtuous qualities. She is compared to Rukmini and Satyabhama, Chelini, Rohini, Prabhavati, Sulochana, Marudevi, Sushaine Sivadevi, Lakshmane, and Vijayasena. Among these, the last five are the names of the mothers of Tirthankara Adinatha, Sambhavanatha, Neminatha, Chandranatha and Ajitanatha respectively. Ranna also extols Attimobbe and compares her to Vijayasena. Comparison to Rukmini and Satyabhama denotes that she was an embodiment of sacrifice, both saintly and beautiful. Rohini was Vasudeva's consort. Sulochana was the princess of Varanasi, and the daughter of Anukampana and Prabhavati. Sulochana was consoled by the King Bharata after her consort's death. Likewise, when Nagadeva died, Taila II, the Chalukyan king himself appears to have expressed his condolence to the grieved consort. Chelini, the daughter of Chetaka, was a Contemporary of Vardhamana Mahaveera,57 and a chief architect of Jainism of the period. It cannot be denied that the above exegesis constitute the poetic style of narration borrowed from the imaginary pen of the poets; nevertheless, they also denote multifarious abilities of Attimobbe. She was indeed a solitary instance of a great woman who championed the cause of Jainism, and was and ardent promoter in the Chalukyan kingdom.
Attimobbe was contemporary of Chamundaraya. The fame of this illustrious Ganga Minister rests on the collosus, Bahubali, which he erected in 981 A. D. Likewise, the fame of Attimobbe is implicit in her epitaph, 'Danachintamani'. The 1500 Jinalaya, 1000 Jina bimbas, and 1000 copies of Santipurana which she had built, erected and made respectively, reflect her multifarious and concrete
57. Lakkundi Sasana-Kelavu Olanotagalu.