Book Title: Jain Legend Vol 2
Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana
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kings. After the demise of Ud y, the Emperor of Magadha, the ancestor of this family, "Kalpaka" was appointed the Prime Minister of the Magadha kingdom by the first Nanda. Since then, i.e. from the tenure of the first Nanda until the ninth Nanda, the head of the same Brahmin family always graced the post of the Prime Minister. The name of the Prime Minister of the nineth Nanda was aka ra or akad la. rya Sth labhadra was the son of this Brahmin akad la of Gautama lineage. The name of Sth labhadra's mother was Lak m Dev.
The Prime Minister akad la was a high standing politician of his times, an educationist and an efficient administrator. During akad la's tenure as the Prime Minister, the boundaries of Magadha kingdom grew remarkably and the revenues of the treasury increased tremendously.
Thus Sth labhadra belonged to such a prominent ministerial family. Sth labhadra's younger brother was r yaka. Yak a, Yak adinn, Bh t, Bh tadinn, Sai Mai and Rai were their seven sisters. The revered minister aka ra made necessary arrangements for the education of his two sons and seven daughters and made them proficient in all branches of learning.
Life with Ko a
Even after becoming an outstanding scholar, the young Sth labhadra was unaware of sensual pleasures. To provide the detached Sth labhadra practical training and to draw him towards household life, the Minister aka ra sent him to a shrewd concubine named Ko Within a few days of their acquaintance, both the teacher Ko and the student Sth labhadra were so captivated by each others' attributes, that even a moment's absence from one another made them feel lifeless. This mutual attraction eventually reached to such an extent that for about 12 years they were so extremely fond of each other, that they had never seen any face other than that of their servants.
r yaka would accompany his father to the court of the ninth Nanda and help him in the royal duties.
Contention of Vararuchi
Under the direction of the intelligent and capable aka ra, Nanda's reign was running smooth, just like how an automatic machine moves on
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