Shraman Mahavira

Author(s): Dineshchandra Sharma
Publisher: Mitra Parishad Calcutta

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THE LORD'S BIOGRAPHY SOME IMAGES AND SKETCHES
event was conveyed by the officers of the state The entire town was aglow with happiness 1
Naming the Child :
Time passes on incessantly Each being is nurtured by each progressive moment The moving hands of the clock exemplify selfless work by delivering foetus, evolving a newborn into a child, the latter into a youth and thence to age before laying him as a corpse The wheel of time evolved the child of Trishala The infant was twelve days old He is still not named Each one of us arrives here nameless The preceding generation names him for the facility of indentification Human soul is abstract It eludes identification The dual means of indentifying it are its looks and name Looks he inherits from the invisible creation and name is imposed upon him once he emerges into the manifest creation The royal parents accosted the invitees
"Since the day this child was conceived, new dimensions have been added to the prosperity of our state State coffers are swollen with currency, silver and gold, gems and jewellery The armed forces and the fleet of chariots are waxing It is in the fitness of things to name him 'Vardhaman'a We presume you would endorse our choice of name
The guests unaminously commended the choice of the royal couple The child was called 'Vardhman' The ceremony was concluded with a loud declamation of applause for King Siddhartha and queen Trishala
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The Sport around Amla tree :
Prince Vardhman was running his eighth year There are indications of the imminent all round physical progress His prowess is no more dormant The, undaunted valour of a martial race is evident
1
'Kalpasutra', Sutra 96-100, Ibid Commentary pp 12-13
2 Ibid, Sutra 85-86