Book Title: Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 4
Author(s): Hemchandracharya, Helen M Johnson
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra

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________________ CHAPTER IV THE BIRTH, MARRIAGE, AND RETREAT TO THE FOREST OF RĀMA AND LAKŞMAŅA. Now in the city Mithilā there were a king in the Harivansa, Väsavaketu by name, and his wife, Vipulā. Their son, with no less glory, became king, Janaka by name, like a father (janaka) of his subjects, famous on earth. Rāma's lineage (3-110) Now since the time of the kingdom of Ķsabha Svāmin in the city Ayodhyā there had been innumerable kings in the solar race in the Iksvāku-line, of whom some had attained emancipation and some had gone to heaven. In the expanding congregation of the twentieth Arhat, there were a king Vijaya and his wife, Himacālā; and they had two sons, Vajrabāhu and Purandara. Story of Kirtidhara and Sukošala (6-65) Now in the city Nāgapura lived King Ibhavāhana and his wifez Cūdāmaņi, and daughter, Manoramā. When she had reached rising youth, Vajrabāhu married her with a great festival, like the moon marrying Rohiņi. He took Manoramā and started for his city with his wife's brother, Udayasundara, accompanying him from devotion. As he went along, he saw the great muni, Guņasāgara, practicing penance on Mt. Vasanta, like the sun on the eastern mountain, powerful with the brilliance of penance, looking up like a spectator of the road to emancipation, engaged in endurance of the sun's heat. Delighted at seeing him, like a peacock at the sight of a cloud, the prince halted his mount at once and said: “Look! Some noble muni worthy to be honored has been seen by me, like a wishing-gem, because of great merit." Udayasundara said, "Prince, do you wish to Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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