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ARA
सुपाच
चन्द्रप्रभ
सुविधि
शीतल
Jश्रेयांस
वासुपूज्य
ध्वजा
पद्म सरोवर
a son. At the time of his naming ceremony king Ashvasen announced that during her pregnancy Vama Devi one night saw a snake slithering on the bed near his flank . She woke him up and saved him from the impending aanger. As such, he was naming the new born as Parshva (flank). 7
Prince Parshva was very handsome and intelligent. His fame reached Kushasthalpur and princess Prabhavati, daughter of king Prasenjit, determined to become his wife. Before a proposal for marriage could be sent the king of Kalinga lay a seize of Kushasthalpur and sought the hand of Prabhavati in marriage. King Prasenjit, aware of the might of Yavanraj sent a messanger to Varanasi for help. King Ashvasen got irritated at the misconduct of Yavanraj and ordered his army to march. Prince Parshva requested his father to let him command the army in this battle. Ashvasen was well aware of the ability and prowess of prince Parshva; he accepted Parshva's proposal without any hesitation. (P-2/1)
Before the prince started for the battle field the king of gods sent a divine and air worthy chariot for Parshva. After reaching the battle field and prior to giving the orders to attack, Parshva sent a message to Yavanraj that now Prasenjit was under the protection of king Ashvasen, and as such he should break his seize of Kushasthalpur or face the great army of Varanasi and divine powers of Parshva. Although the youthful Yavanraj and some of his younger ministers were provoked, a senior minister informed him that the king of gods himself sided Parshva. He not only had divine powers but also the flying chariot of Indra. To fight Parshva was to embrace certain defeat. Yavanraj accepted the advice of the senior minister and surrendered before prince Parshva without a fight. He offered rich gifts to Parshva and became a friend of Prasenjit. (P-2/2)
Victorious Parshva Kumar returned to Varanasi. King Prasenjit also came to Varanasi with his daughter Prabhavati and requested king Ashvasen to marry Parshva Kumar with Prabhavati Parshva was averse to the bond of marriage. However, his parents persuaded him and he could not hurt their feelings. He was married to Prabhavati but led a simple and detached life.
One day prince Parshva was enjoying a view of the town froin the balcony of his palace. When he saw groups of men and women, carrying items for worship, passing by, he asked out of curiosity if it was some day of religious ceremonies. His attendants informed him that some mendicant named Kamath is doing a harsh penance named Panchagni Tap (five fire penance). The citizens are going to pay homage to him with all these presents: Prince Parshva also proceeded to witness this strange scene. As he was endowed with three levels of knowledge since birth, Parshva perceived every thing worth knowing about this person at once. This was the same being that had been nurturing an intense feeling of vengeance for him for many births. After completing his age in the hell he was born in a poor family. Driven by hunger and poverty he had become a mendicant
विमानभवन
राशि
निधूम अग्नि
भगवान पार्श्वनाथ
Bhagavan Parshvanath
मल्लि
harga
नमि
अरिष्टनेमि
पार्श्व
) महावीर
Jamudrater
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