Jain Legend Vol 3

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

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The Chinese writer Huena Ts mga in his memoirs of visit to Magadha in 637-638 AD has written that a mka cut a Bodhi tree in Gay and as a result after sometime he died.
After the death of R jyavardhana, Har avardhana resolved to establish an omnipotent and all pervading empire to unite the entire country. To fulfil this dream of his, he kept on trying for a long time. He succeeded reasonably in North and East. However he could not realize completely his dream of uniting from north to south and east to west under one rule. The biggest bottleneck in fulfilment of his dream was the C lukya Kingdom of Bd m.
When Har avardhana was moving on the southern route to conquer the south and fully realize his dream, then Pulake ina-II with the support of his large army stopped the advancement of Har avardhana's army further. On the coasts of Narmad, a great war between the armies of Har avardhana and C lukya King Pulake ina-II was fought. After great fight, armies of Har avardhana had to face defeat.
Ever before his accession to throne, a number of difficulties befell on him. But he bravely continued to unite the entire country as powerful and prosperous under one rule. Even with lot of adverse conditions, he did not give up his ambition. It is an established fact that he could not unite the entire country under one rule, yet for about three decades he ruled the entire north India as a very powerful ruler. His expertise in warfare, bravery, love for literature, noble character and other such supreme values are written in the annals of the history of India. In fact he was a great ruler.
Like he was an expert in fighting with the sword, Har avardhana was also equally expert in writing literary masterpieces, and serving the scholars as well. Eminent poets of very high calibre like B a and May ra were present in his royal courts. Also he himself wrote the famous and high calibre dramas like 'Ratn val', 'Priyadar ik' and 'N g nanda'. All these three plays were extremely popular in those days and were enacted with music and songs etc at different places
As Har avardhana had no heir, so the rule of Pu pabh ti dynasty ended along with his death.
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