Jain Legend Vol 1

Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana

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Training of the Progeny
The omniscient Lord V abhan tha knew the end of bhoga-yuga was near and karma-yuga was to commence where there would be deficiency of conveniences and human society would need to toil for a living. He thought if the hundred sons including Bharata and two daughters Br hm and Sundar were given comprehensive training in all the useful arts and skills these would be of great use to humanity at the appropriate time. At that time all my children would go to far-off places and give people the information they need to make their lives easier and happy.
With this foresight the Lord first taught Br hm 18 kinds of scripts with his right hand, and with this left, taught mathematics to Sundar. Thereafter, he taught 72 arts of the men to Bharata and to B hubal he imparted the knowledge of living beings. He then taught the two daughters all the 64 womanly skills. In this manner, in the form of original disciples of the declining happiness era Bharata and his brothers, and sisters Br hm and Sundar learnt with great devotion a the feet of their original teacher, Lord V abhan tha the arts and skills of writing, painting, music, yurveda (medical science), economics, sculpture, war skills, etc and gained expertise in these.
The coronation of Lord V abhan tha
The form of nature began to change at great speed. The bounties of nature, such as kalpavřk a trees, etc and other kinds of conveniences began to disappear gradually. The yield of fruits, roots, tubers, crops, etc declined and became inadequate. The extraordinary power inherent in medicines and the vegetable world began to lose its effect. Thus with decline in the quantity of necessities of life a situation of deficiency developed. Due to deficiency the number of complainants increased. Criminal tendencies began to develop in the minds of people struck by deficiency, jostling and fighting started, and so did mutual quarrels. People's peaceful character changed and they became harsh.
Consequently, even the dhikk ra (admonition) method of the final kulakaras became ineffective and fruitless and lost its impact. Worried by these difficult times, twins went to their benefactor, the preceptor Vabhan tha and apprising him of the situation, and appealed to him to
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