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The poet describes the river Narmada in the following verse.
तस्योपान्ते सुखयति नदी नर्मदा नर्मदोर्मि
स्तौमै रोमो दगममतिहिमैः कुर्वति नौस्थितानाम् । क्रीडद्गन्ध द्विपमदरसो दामगन्धिप्रवाहा,
चञ्चतक्रीडा वनघनतटा नाव्यनीरा गभीरा ॥ ८३ ।।
Close by the city flows the grave river Narmada with its waters made aromatic with the rutting of the elephants engaged in amorous play; the waters keep swelling high and making sweet noises as the flow. Both the banks of the river are lined with thick groves of trees and the waters are deep enough for large ships to sail.
We find a direct reference to the great guru Shri Vijayprabhsurishvarji in another verse which can be translated as under.
O you moon, that shower your sweet nector all over the world ! Your daughter Narmada will be very happy on seeing you coming; and you will be excited on seeing her too. Great is the loving tie between a father and his daughter, and the affection for one's offspring is the greatest, indeed. Your daughter will be delighted at seeing you and after being highly delighted at having seen her from a small balcony in the fort of Bharuch, with the waves of her waters splashing high as they flow, you will enter into the vicinity of Suryapur where sins cannot enter because His Holiness is putting up there at present.
These descriptions in Indudut give us an idea of the importance of Bharuch and Narmada.
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Ashwavbodh : Shakunika Vihartirth This is a very ancient holy place and its history can be traced back to the times of Shri Ajitnath. In fact, the whole of the Western India is particularly blessed by Shri Adishwarnath, Shri Neminath and the twentieth Tirthankar Muni Shri Suvrat Swami.
Thousands of years ago, Emperor Jitshatru was the ruling king of the vast empire of Bharuch. His darling horse had a very short life, but he was a very worthy being and deserved to be given higher knowledge. The Lord travelled from Pratisthanpur to Bharuch i.e. approximately 60 yojans in one night just for the sake of enlightening the horse. Thus, the whole of the city was fortunate enough to see the Divinity in person. The Lord manifested Himself, a Samavasaran occurred and there was wild
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