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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V.N. 1000, whereas, Dev rddhi attained his Sam dhi 10 years prior to it, in 990 V.N.
In one of the stanzas of Tithog 1 painn, an ascetic called rya Satyamitra was described as the last Da a Prvadhara. It appears that the expressions narrated in Tithog 1 painn for the last Da ap rvadhara,
rya Satyamitra were linked with 28th epochal- c rya Satyamitra, due to the similarity in names and out of confusion, the authors of Pa val considered him as the last P rvadhara. Had rya Satyamitra who served as the 28th epochal- c rya from V.N. 994 to 1001 been the last Prvadhara, then, the author of Tithog I painn would not have mentioned the last descriptive- c rya Dev rddhiga K am rama a as the last P rvadhara instead of rya Satyamitra.
Profound analysis of all these facts proves that by giving the Holy Scriptures a textual form, Dev rddhi not only helped his contemporaries, but also helped millions of monks (male and female), votaries and devotees of past and future, i.e., right from 980 V.N. to the end of the 5th Araka i.e. 20020 years. After completing his extremely beneficial task, Dev rddhi attained heavenly abode in 1000 V.N.
Political conditions during
Dev rddhiga K am rama a's time Skand Gupta Vikram ditya of Gupta Dynasty (V.N. 982-994)
After the death of Kum ra Gupta in 982 V.N., his elder son Skamda Gupta inherited his vast kingdom. He reigned from 982 to 994 V.N. (455 - 467 A.D). He was a brave warrior and a valiant emperor. He was involved in wars throughout his life. Skamda Gupta, during the reign of his father, fought bravely against the huge army of Pu yamitra, and protected the Gupta Empire, by inflicting a crushing defeat on them. As soon as he took the reins of Gupt Empire, to protect the motherland, Skamda Gupta waged war against the barbarous H a invaders who came from Central Asia.
Apart from a very huge army, the H as had skilled cavalry too. At the cost of their lives, with full force, they tried to move forward. Skamda Gupta, directing and guiding the Indian army, massacred the tyrannical H as and did not allow them to progress. Incurring great loss, both in
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