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महाकवि पुष्पदन्त विरचित महापुराण
and you with the Hindus and the Jaibas. 419, according to Hindu version and the Jain version is the elder of the two sons, 44 and 40, of 22€; but 714 who is the eighth
da of the Jaidas, has wbite complexion as against the dark complexion according to Riodus. On the other band, who is the eighth da of the Jaipag, bas dark complexion as against white complexion according to Hindus. Besides FUTU, being a resta with the Jainas, kills at who is a samica with them. Other differences in the two vergions will be noted as we proceed. 110-b All Jain versions known to us say, as here. that u apd eftir are responsible for creating wrong notions about the personalities of (149t. It is clear from this statement that Jain poets, one and all, who tried their bands on the story of 27914, have been acquainted with the versions of cute and wife, and think that they gave an altogether new interpretation of the lives of th and 244.
4. 2-13 These lines mention the तृतीरभद of राम and लक्ष्मण, In the city of रत्नपुर in the weet, there was a king named 909ft. Hie queen, tar by name, gave birth to a son who was called in (who is destined to be cu subsequently). farwy, the son of the king's minister, was a friend of .
5. 5 FRETH vi er ufofit, like a young elephant (HTE, Wu) born of a beautiful she-elephant. A marchant named t h d a son, new by name, by bis wifc dc, This श्रीदत्त was married to कुरदत्ता, daughter of कुबेर. 105 ती संणिहा का कुबेराइवताह what lady (ती, स्त्री) is comparable (संणिहा, संनिमा) toकुबेरदत्ता in beauty! पनघूस carried off this कुबेरयत्ता by force.
8. 4a fere far fer, the two boys, and furt said in deep voice, i.c., full of repentance. These two were destined to be 98 and 19 in their third subsequent birth.
9. 9a 8, rashly, in haste.
10. 45 treffer, the young monkıywand frw. Of these formed a fare on seeing सुप्रभवमवेद and पुरुषोत्तम वामुरेव to enjoy prowess similar to theira.9-10 विजय WBs born in the सनत्कुमार heaven and was called सुपर्णचूल, and चन्द्रभूम was born in the कमभप्रय विमान and was named मणिचूल.
11. 11 reft nu era 743, altbough king MET (TE) was a friend (m) to the whole carth, he was not a seat or soucre (79T, TR) of faults (WTA, 114) like the moon who is a friend of night lotuses (
5 9) and is the maker of night (ar). 12. Note that a (in former birth forre and gatve) is the son of king we of वाराणसी (and not of भयोध्या) by his queen मुबला (and not कोसस्या) and that the day of his birth is फालानकृष्णप्रयोदशी, मघा नक्षत्र (and not मंत्रशुक्ल नवमी); and that लक्ष्मण (in former birth चन्दल and मणिचूल) is the son of केयी (and not of मुमित्रा) and is born on माघ शुक्ल प्रतिपद्, fare . It is only subsequently that king << went over to get as mctioned in 14. 66 below.
16. la जं जुजिवि सग्गडु सयरु गउ, king सनर went to beaven by petforming a sacrifice. According to Jain version of the story of me, there is no mention of this sacrifice. 50 fag i.e. 274.
20. 10 fuerat, i.e., Ferra, the son of morfine and ufafarda. In 22. 36 he is called fanfare.
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