________________ 152 PRABUDHHA JIVAN: AAGAM PARICHAY SPECIAL AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2012 2 Some Notes: 9 Uttaradhyayana, Risibhasita, Dasasrutaskandha, Kalpa, Vyavyahara, Nishitha, etc are considered as Kalika Sutra means they are to be read at particular SWADHYAYA TIME. The influence of Shorseni dilect on Agamas might have Gstarted after Mathuri Vachana. The Nandisutra informs us that Arya Skandils Anuyoga was popular in Southern India. This Calso lead to the theory that Papaniya sect might have recognised them as they are in Shorseni Prakrit without much influenced by Maharastri Prakrit. 2 The Archaeological References: 2 There are so many sculptures excavated from Kankali Tila, Mathura which contained the carving of various stories of Avasyaka Niryukti Acharanga Sutra. Rayapaseniya Sutra etc. Some of them are described below One of the small pillar five feet height has the depiction of the Valkal-Chiri when Ganikas tried to attract him. A story of Chandanabala and Dhanasheth also beautifully carved showing her hungry. She holds a Thali with offerings. This story is depicted in three sections. The description of Preksa Griha of Yan-viman of Suryabha Deva is very similar to Deva Nirmita Stupa at Mathura. Accordingly the shalbhanjikas, auspicious symbols, Toranas, Pillars, symbolic art specimen dramatized by deities were 2 2 carved as per Rayapasenium Sutra. Dr. U. P. Shah and also some other scholar had opined that its adornment seems to be eyewitness account of Jaina Sutra of Kaushana age. Thus the availablility of life incidences of Mahavira, Chandanbala, Jivitswami, Valkalchiri establishes the antiquity of CAgam Sutra and it's Niryuktis. Complied by Dr. RENUKA PORWAL AAGAM STORY (SPEAK TRUTH BUT IN GOOD WORDS By Aacharya Shree Vatsalyadeepji Tanslation : Smt. Pushpa Parikh லலலலல்லலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலல லலலலலலலலலலல லலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலலல Once upon a time a rich man named Mahashataka Revati did not bother about anything except enwas staying in the city of Rajgrihi. He was very reli- joyment. She was busy in her own way enjoying all gious minded and daily used to visit temple for kinds of food & even drinks. She once went to see 9 darshan and puja & bhakti. He had a wife named Mahashataka. She wanted him to come back and stay Revati. She was very beautiful and was very proud with him & enjoy the worldly life. She could not con of herself. She loved enjoying life in all respects--eat- vince him, instead blamed all saintly people & the reSing, drinks and what not. She also had some bad hab- ligion. Mahashataka got excited and cursed her say its. Mahashataka being a very straightforward man ing Oh! chandike, (bad lady) you will die within seven did not like the behaviour of Revati. He tried to im- days because of Alas disease. (incurable disease) prove her in many ways but all his efforts were futile. And it happened that Revati died exactly on the sev Once upon a time during monsoon Bhagwan enth day and went to hell. Mahavir came to Rajgrihi to spend the monsoon sea- When Bhagwan Mahavir came to know about her son. (Chaturmas). The atmosphre in Rajgrihi was very death he told Gautamswami, the head of their group, religious. Mahavir Bhagwan had put up in the temple Dear brother, please go to Mahashataka and tell him of Gunshilak. Mahashataka was fed up with Revati's that even if you want to tell the truth, it should be in behaviour so he started spending more time in temple good words and not harsh. Bad and harsh language and in all kinds of religious activities like penances, does not suit your status. You should repent for your deep study of religious activities and achieved a good harsh language. progress also. He was self-enlightened and accord- Mahashataka also obeyed his guru and repented oing to Jain religion he was free from his karmas, (Sins in the way he was told to. committed in ignorance). He experienced some spiri- The moral of the story is : 9 tual light entering his body. "There should be politeness in your speech'.***
