Book Title: Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 2 Vibhag 2
Author(s): Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker
Publisher: Parimal Publication

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________________ 731 her husband king Shatanik to hand her over to him but this demand was outright rejected. The King of Avanti offered to fight with Shatānik. In the meantime King Shatānika expired leaving after him his boy-prince Udayana and his widow Mriga. vati. The queen could read her helplessness and told chanda Pradyota that as she was left a widow slie had no uther resort but her prince being very young it would not be reasonable for her to leave the child alone or the enemies will pounce upon the child and dethrone him. She, at the same time, showed the nead of a fort round the city. She desired him to send all matrials for the fort and also provide her with provisions like graincorn and then she hoped everything could be arranged safely. King Pradyota under the hope of gaining her, assented to that and issued orders for full arrangement. After requisite equipment, and with confidence that the place was in a position for defiance and recoitance she ordered the gates of the Port to be closed and arranged necessary forces. Subsequently, Lord Mahavira happened to arrive there. On hearing his divine sermons, she initiated herself as a nun of course with the glad consent of Chand Pradyota-Udayana was enthroned and the King went to Ujjain his capital. This event disclosing the relationship of Udayana and Pradyota occurred some years previous to the Absolution of Lord Mahavira so it can be safely said to be in the year 524-5 B. C. and the death of King Shatānik, and the invasion of King Pradyota as narrated above took place after the Omniscience of Lord Māhavira, so it is just in the vicinity of 500 B. C. Moreover, when King Chanda Pradyota attacked Rajagreha of Magadhas, King Shrenik was rather frightened with his overwhelming number of forces but due to the sheer dexterity of Abhaykumara the son of King Shrenik, he had to retreat. After wards at the instigation of King Pradyota, a harlot under the pseudonym of a Jain nun enticed Abhaykumara and took him to Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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