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king Haricandra with his queen Ratnavati, son Prabhanjana and daughter Bandhusundari. Bandhusundari was married to Bhanugati, the king of Camarachancha. After some time she got a daughter named Citralekhā and a son Citragati. King Haricandra, after leading a pleasant life, throned to his son Prabhañjana as a king and himself got initiated in monastic order. Dissipating his all karmas through severe austerity he became Kevali under a Caraṇa Rși named Sumukha.
Prabhañjana had two queens named Kalahamsi and Mañjūṣā respectively. Kalahamsī gave birth to a elder son Jwalanaprbha and Mañjūṣā to a younger son Kankaprabha. Chitralekha, the daughter of Bandhusundari got married to Jwalanaprabha and started to enjoy her life with her husband at Suranandana city. (11-46)
Once Prabhanjana seeing a moon-like white temple in the clouds decided to construct a splendid Jina-temple in the same manner. He tried to sketch the design of that temple but suddenly the clouds disappeared. He felt that all the worldly things are temporary alike the same. All the pleasures and life itself are momentary only. So he decided to give away his kingdom and wealth etc. He told his feelings to his nearby Vidyadharas. There arrived a monk named Sughoṣa possessing four types of knowledge i.e., sensory, scriptural, clairvoyance and telepathy. The king Prabhañjana gave his kingdom to Jwalanaprabha and Prajñapti-vidya to Kanakaprabha and took monastic order under Muni Sughoṣa. Kanakaprabha by using that Prajñapti-vidya snatched his elder brother Jwalanaprabha's kingdom. After loosing his kingdom Jwalanaprabha goes back to his father-inlaw Bhānugati in Chamarchanchā. (46-69)
O Chitravega! Jwalanaprabha started to live there in Caramchancha. Once he went with his brother-in law Citragati to a nearby garden. He saw there a Kevalajñānī monk sitting beneath the red Aśoka tree on a golden lotus whom many of the Vidyadharas, gods, and citizens were paying respect. He recognized that monk as his father Prabhanjana. He worshiped his father and started to listen his preachings. Muni Prabhañjana told that the wealth is moveable like a child elephant's ear. Nothing is eternal in this world. Many of
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