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THE JAINA GAZETTE
From Kapitha Kalpa in due course he came down as Harishena son of Vajrasena (and his wife Susila), ruler of Ujjayini in Malava. Vajrasena after a glorious reign took the dihsha under Srutasagara-muni. Harishena in his turn took the diksha under the famous sage--Supratishtha, and after due tapas passed on to-Mahasukra Kalpa where he became known as Pritimkara in the Pritivardhana-vimana.
Finishing his term of ten Sagara years in Mahasukra Kalpa, Pritemkara-chara came down as Priyamitra-son of Sumitra of Pundarikinipura in Pushkalavati country-East Videha. Dhataki-Shanda.
One day Sumitra attended the Samavasarana of Kshemamkara Jina, and became an ascetic. Priyamitra became the king and the Chakra-ratna came to him. He ruled with all the splendour of a Chakravati for 83 pubba yeara. Once becoming aware of his old age by looking in a mirror, he got tired of the world, made over the kingship to his son Sarvamitra Chakravarti, took the Jina diksha under Kshemamkara Tirthamkara, and performed the austere rites of a muni.
In due course he went to Sahasrara Kalpa, and spent in the Ruchaka Vimana the term of 18 Sagara years with the appellation Suryaprabha.
Thereafter he was born as Nandana son of King Nandi. vardhana and Viravati of Sitachcha City in Purvadesa in Bharatakhanda Jambudvipa. This Nandana married Priyamkari. One day King Nandivardhana witnessed the several changes a cloud underwent in the sky, grew disgusted with Samsara, resigned the kingdom to his son Nandana, took digambara diksha under sage Pihitasrava. Now Nandana begat Nanda to whom he made over the kingdom. He became in his turn a disciple of Pihitasrava Guru, took to tapas, retired to the Vindhya mountains, took to prayopagamana and passed away in a month.
Nandana-muni attained the sixteenth Kalpa called the Achyuta Kalpa. He was spending his term of 22 sagara years there in the Pushpottara Vimana.
(To be continued.) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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