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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rya M natumga is recited even today in each and every house of Jain community with extreme faith and devotion.
The Bhakt mara Stotra has totally 48 Stanzas. At some places it is mentioned that on the recitation of the 46th stanza all bondages broke. At different times the staunch devotees have constructed yantra & mantra on each stanza of this stotra. Many miracles are famous from the use of Bhakt mara Stotra.
The Bhayahara Stotra is also considered to be composed by c rya M natumga. After serving the Jain Order for a very long time, appointing Gunkar his able and worthy disciple as c rya of the congregation, observing the vow of Samlekhan, c rya M natumga attained heaven in V.N. 758.
Rising of Gupta dynasty during the tenure of epochal- c rya rya Simha
The war of independence initiated by the Bh ra ivas was continued by the V k akas with improved strategies and was finally concluded victoriously by the Guptas, who wielded power on Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nepal, Assam, Bengal and the coastal lands of South-Western area; thus brought every nook and corner of India under one roof, providing political unity and gave a strong and centralised administration to our country.
The founder of Gupta dynasty was r gupta. According to the accounts and memoirs of the Chinese traveller it sing, who visited India in 672 AD, r gupt came to power in 190 AD and his empire extended from N land to the present Mushirabad.
The famous historian Radha Kumud Mukherj states that the reigning period of r gupta was from 240 to 280 AD, and not 190 AD. After the death of r gupta, his son Gha otkaca succeeded the Magadha throne in V.N. 807 and his son Vikram ditya became the ruler somewhere before V.N. 846, after the demise of his father.
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