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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with the well-equipped army. Coming close to the river Simdhu the chief commander held up Bharata Cakravart 's cakra jewel. The cakra jewel turned into a huge boat. The commander-in-chief sat inside that boat along with the entire army and after sometime, alighting at the western part of the River Simdhu, started his victory campaign. He gained victory over Simhala, Amgaloka, and the island of the Yavanas (Yavanadv pa), Arabia, Rome, all countries up north up to the mountain Vaitādhya. The kings of the countries that were won over gave Cakravart Bharata gifts of hoards of invaluable things through the army-general and accepted emperor Bharata as their sovereign and took refuge under him.
The General offered them all due respect and after some political discussions, sent them back. Following emperor Bharata's instructions over all the defeated provinces crossing the Simdhu River, the General came to the emperor. After giving the General and the army some days of rest, one day emperor Bharata ordered General Su e a to open the southern entrance of the Timisra cave. As per the emperor's instructions, the General offered worship to the K atam la Lord through a fast in the fasting hall and at the end of it, reached the southern entrance of the Timisra cave along with all the materials of worship. There was also a group of many provincial chiefs, caravan and its maids and attendants with the General. After due worship of the entrance the General saluted the door with folded hands and hit the door with full force using the powerful and competent staff of emperor Bharata. Thus, after hitting the door thrice the doors made a huge rumbling sound and moved backward and opened up wide. The General went to the emperor and gave him news of the doors opening, making the emperor very happy. He honoured the army-general.
At the same time, the cakra jewel too, came out of the armoury and began to move in the direction of the southern entrance of the Timisra cave. Emperor Bharata, too, reached the southern entrance and entered the cave. While entering that dark cave named Timisraprabh emperor Bharata took in his hands a K ki gem. With its impact the Timisra cave became luminescent with light that shone as far as 12 yojanas. Two fearsome rivers named Unmagnajal and Nimagnajal flow in the middle of Timisraprabh cave. These two rivers rise out of the eastern part of the cave and merge into River Simdhu on the west. River Unmagnajal throws out anything that falls into it after whirling it thrice, whereas
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