Jain Journal 2001 10

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

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JAIN JOURNAL: Vol-XXXVI, No. 2 October, 2001 3. Caturvimsati-tirthankar andhathee
It is an andathee work which gives the biographical details of the 24 Tirthankaras. The 25th stanza contains the details of parents, date of birth, height and age of Bhagavān Vardhamāna Mahāvira. It speaks about the Nāthavamsa.
4. Tiru Pāmalai
This work is supposed to be the adaptation ‘Daśa Bhakti' work in Tamil. There are references to the Parinirvāņa days of all the 24 Tirthankaras in Tiru Pāmalai. In the chapter entitled 'Pañca Kalyana Ahawal, it is said that Vardhamāna, the Jinavara attained Parinirvana in the Kārtika, Caturdaśī, Svāti Naksatra.
5. Jinendra Gñāna Tirupugazh
This musical work speaks about the various Jain centres (57 in no.) in 100 songs and Tirthankaras worshipped in them. In one of the stanzas the author Muni Devarāja sings the glory of Mahāvira of Arni, a small town in North Arcot District.
6. Jiva-sambodhanai
The author of this work Muni Devendra speaks about twelve Anuprekṣās. He narrates the work with king Śreņika who pays obeisance to Lord Mahāvira, at his Samavasaraṇa on the top of Vipulācala. In this work five stanzas (27-31) sing the glory of Mahāvira. In each stanza, the last line ends "Srivardhamānan enum Thirthan Neuae' Thou the Tirthankar Sri Vardhamānan.
7. Nāgakumāra Kāvyam
It is also known by the names Naga Pancamikathā, and Pancami Kathā. The Kāvya starts with king Śreņika visiting Vipulācala hill where the Samavasarana of Lord Mahāvīra has camped. He pays obeisance to Lord Mahavira which is described in five stanzas (16-20). As in the previous work here also each of the five stanzas end in addressing "Śrī Vardhamānan enum Tirthan Neyae".
8. Cūlamani
It is one of the masterpieces of Jain Tamil Kāvyas. This Kāvya includes Tribristan-Thevittan-as one of the heroes. Thevittan is the one of the ten previous births of Lord Mahāvīra. So this Kāvya is the