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JAINISM IN SOUTH INDIA
Lines 20-21.
Ah how supreme among the ascetics is that great teacher Kondakunda to whom the whole earth became subservient while he was ruling over the kingdom of austerities, fortified by the decisive victory which was his sublime character and the diplomatic code which was his severance of the karma!
Lines 22-29. The teachers who followed him as his spiritual disciples in succession, are as follows: Gridhrapiñchhacharya, Balākapiñchhācharya, Gunanandi-Panditadeva, Devendra-Siddhantadēva, Vasunandi-Bhaṭṭāraka, Ravichandra-Bhaṭṭāraka, Pūrṇachandra-Siddhantadēva, Damanandi-Siddhantadēva, Śrīdharadēva, Maladharidēva, Chandrakirti-Bhaṭṭāraka, Nayanandidēva, Vardhamanadeva who was far-famed, the senior Divakaranandi-Siddhantadēva who was a Traividya, Mahāmantravādi Jinachandradēva, Sarvanandi-Siddhāntadēva, Balachandra, Maladhāridēva who preserved as a trophy of his victory over the mighty Cupid, the accumulated dust on his body hardened into a thick crust; Kalyāņakīrtidēva.
Verse 11. After him Arhanandi. When he was practising the Vow of Trunk-of-a-tree (Vrikshamulavrata), it appeared, the Rainy Season offered worship at his feet, with the circle of clouds for the fuming incense, the drops of rain for the rice-grains, the long and ceaseless showers for the wreaths of flowers, the flashes of lightning for the lights and the thunders for the sounding of bells.
Lines 32-48. A lay disciple of the spiritual son (i. e., disciple) of this Arhanandi, alias Beṭṭada-Deva (Ascetic of the Mount), is Rakkasayya. He is born of Kōṭirāja, the foremost among the Vipras and Tailabbe. He belongs to the Atreyagōtra and is the guardian of the Jaina doctrine. He indulges in bestowing the four-fold gifts, viz., mercy, food, holy doctrine and medicine.
People admire the great quality of determination in this Chaudhare Rakkasayya, which was exhibited when he restored the lost fortunes of his ancestors. He is kind and courteous to all and exceedingly tranquil. Despite this all, it passes one's comprehension why people should call him Rakkasa i. e., Evil Spirit. His faithful and pious wife is Akkanabbe. Their son is Santa or Santivarma. He is fortunate in having Lord Jina for his favourite deity and the teacher Balachandra for his guru. His wife is Malliyakka.
Lines 43-47. Hail! In the Chalukya-Vikrama year 23rd and the oyolio year Bahudhānya, on the occasion of the solar eclipse on the new-moon day of the month Jyeshtha, when Tribhuvanamalladēva was (in his camp) at the Kōṭitirtha on the river Godavari' and having performed the Tulāpurusha
1 Godavari is a mistake for Narmada; see the introductory discussion.
