Book Title: Jaina Gazette 1928
Author(s): Ajitprasad, C S Mallinath
Publisher: Jaina Gazettee Office

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________________ PAMPA'S ADI PURANA 153 (11) The centre of the lake being dry, Dharma will not flourish in the heart of the country, but will go far away from it to other lands. (12) The sages cannot attain Riddhi. (13) The guests for annadana will be those void of urata, opposed to the right path, addicted to vice and sinful. (14) Only the young folk will take the Jinadiksha, the aged men will not be so inclined. (15) The munis will not attain manahparyaya or abadhi. (16) The grain will become insipid, yet men have to live on it. These are remote results. Be not disheartened or disgusted. May Jina Dharma protect you against such calamities." Returning to Ayodhya, Bharata performed all santi ceremonies and built many Jaina temples throughout his empire. In the chailyalayas constructed, Bharata installed the images of all the Tirthamkaras, Sri Adinatha being the first; and made proper arrangements for their regular worship and puja. The people also followed his ways, according to the proverb 'like sovereign, like subject.' Eightyfour pubbа years Sri Adinatha spent in the Dharmavarsha with His eightyfour ganadharas, 4750 Sakala purvadharas, 4750 Sikshakas (teachers), 9000 avadhijnanis, 24000 Kevalajnanis, 26000 those attained vikriyariddhi, 12750 that attained manahparyaya, as many padis (disputants), altogether 84,084 munis, 3,50,000_aryikas including Brahmi the first; 3,00,000 Sravakas ; 5,00,000 Sravakis, suvrata being the first ; 5,00,000 devas of four kinds, birds, quadrupeds, creepers and other lower animals—were benefitted by the Dharma-amrita-vars ha. When bui fourteen days remained, in the Kailasa Siddha kuta, on Paushya Full moon day, in Yoga palyamkasana, facing east sat the Lord. Just then the King of the Earth Bharata, dreamt unpleasant dreams. The purohit interpreted them as “This tells us that Sri Adi Deva will depart from this world to the Everlasting One with a number of munis." One Ananda brought news to 20 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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