Some Historical Jaina Kings and Heros

Author(s): Kamtaprasad Jain
Publisher: Jain Mitra Mandal

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alike. It was the reason why every rich votary of Jainism hastened to erect a Jina temple. It was one great source of accumulating great merit (punya) and the Ratta Kings, queens and princes, like other Jains, were not behind in making good use of it. Ratta King Kartavirya IV, with his consort Padmaldevi, was another name among the Rattas famous for piety and love of religion. Queen Padmaldevi was thought to be an incarnation of Indrani, so much was her adoration for the Lord Jinendra?
These Kings used to devote their time in visiting famous Jain shrines and Tirthas. During the reign of King Kartavirya IV, Kalana was the general of a Shilahara King, who were also feudatory lords of the Rahstrakutas and who ruled lands adjoining the Rattas over Belgaum and Konkan”. General Kalana was leading a happy life with his wife, children and friends. "One day it occurred to him that the only thing that conduced to one's welfare here and hereafter was dharma, and he, therefore, built the Nemis. vara basadi, and endowing it (with lands), made it over to the Mahamandalacarya Vijayakirti of the Punnagavrksamula gana, and disciple of Kalana's own guru Kumarakirti Traividya....... The basadi attained celebrity for the regular conduct of service,
1. Br. Sitalaprasada, loc. cit., p 85. 2. Jysore arch: Report for 1916, pp. 48-49.