Prakrit Proper Names Part 2

Author(s): Mohanlal Mehta, K R Chandra, Dalsukh Malvania
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Balakada
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Balakada A peak in Ņamdanavana(1) situated to the north-east of mount Mamdara(3). Its height is ten hundred yojanas. At its base its extention measures the same. Bala(11) is its presiding deity.3 1. Jam. 104, Sth. 689,
3. Jam. 104. 2. Sam. 113.
1. Balakotta Chief of a Hariesa community of the same name, father of Hariesabala and husband of Gori(3) and Gandhāri(1),1
1. UttN. and Utts. pp. 354-5, UttCu. p. 202.
2. Balakotta A Hariesa community!
1. UttN. and Utts. pp. 354–5, UttCu. p. 202. 1. Baladeva Ninth, i.e. the last Baladeva(2) of the current desoending cycle in the Bharaha(2) region. He was son of Vasudevaa and Rohini(4) and elder brother of Vasudeva(2) Kapha'(1) and belonged to the Goyama(2) lineage. He is also known as Balabhadda(6). He was king of Båravai.? He had Sumuha(1), Dummuha(2) and Küvadåraa as his sons born of his wife Dhărini(6) and Nisadha(1) etc. born of Revai(3)9. Jarakumăra was his other brother.20 Baladeva was one of the five great warriors (mahäviras) under Kanha.11 Sāgaracaída(1) was Baladeva's grandson.1a Baladeva was used to win over anger by calmness.13 When the city of Baravai was endangered with conflagration, he and Kanha tried to save their mothers Rohini and Devai as well as their father Vasudeva from the fire but they could not be successful.14 On their way to Pamdu-Mahurā, Kanha was killed in the forest of Kosamba-vana by Jarakumāra while Baladeva had left him back for fetching water.15 Baladeva being overwhelmed with the passing away of his brother accepted asceticism from Vidyādhara a disciple of Aritthaņemi. He observed penances on Tungikāgiri.17 After his death his soul ascended to the Padmottara celestial abode of the Barbhaloga region.18 As a god he wanted to give lift to the soul of Kanha which was
1. AvaBh. 41, Tir. 567, 578, Sam. 158. 9. Nir. 5.1, AvaCu. I. p. 112. 2. AvaN. 411, Sam. 158, Sth. 672, Tir. 10. UttNe. p. 37.
602, UttNe. p. 37, Uttk. p. 62, Utt. 11. Ant. 1, Nir. 5.1, Jna. 52, 117, Ava Cu. 22.1.
I. p. 355. 3. AvaN. 410, Tir. 604, Sam. 158, 12. AvaCu. I. p. 112, BrhM. p. 56. Uttk. p. 62, Utt. 22.2.
13. UttCu. p. 75, Utts. p. 118. 4. Ant. 9, UttNe. p. 37, Sam. 158, 14. UttNe. p. 39.
Mar. 497, JiVM. p. 130, SutSi. p. 11. 15. Ant. 9, UttNe. p. 40. 5. AvaN. 411.
16. UttNe. p. 43. 6. Mar. 497.
17. Jbid. p. 43. 7. His birth place was Mahurā(1) 18. Ibid. p. 44, Sth. 672, AvaN. 414, Sam. AvaN. 408.
158, Tir. 616, 8. Ant. 7.