Book Title: Sirisirwal Kaha Part 01
Author(s): Vadilal Jivabhai Chokshi
Publisher: Vadilal Jivabhai Chokshi

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________________ Notes: 119 Jaina शासन or. Order, or शासनदेव as - he is generally called. Such maaaas are said to be 24 in number, the गोमुखयक्ष being the chief of them. सासणदेवि. (Sk. शासनदेवी). Corresponding to the शासनदेवs mentioned above, there are the शासनदेवीs which are also 24 in number, चक्केसरी (Sk. चक्रेश्वरी) being the chief of them. मुलगहं ( Sk. मूलग्रहं i. e. कलशभूलग्रह). Having the planets at the base of the whole kalas'a-like Yantra. The planets are nine in number and they are mentioned in the following verst:__सूर्यश्चन्द्रो मंगलश्च बुद्धश्चापि बृहस्पतिः / शुक्रः शनैश्चरो राहुः केतुश्चेति ग्रहा नव // कंठणिहिं (Sk. कंठनिधि) Having the Niahis or Treasures which form the neck of the whole kalas'a-like Yantra. The Nidhis are also nine in number and are enumerated in the Jaina scriptures thus: " नैसर्पः 1 पाण्डकश्चाथ, 2 पिङ्गलः 3 सर्वरत्नकः / / महापद्मः 5 काल 6 महाकालौ 7 माणव 8 शखका 9 // There is some difference, as will be seen, in this list and the list of the nine nidhis of Kubera enumerated in Apte's Dictionary in the following shloka : “महापन्नश्च पन्नश्च, शङ्खो मकरकच्छपी मुकुंदकुंदनीलाच, खर्वश्च निधयो नव // "

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