Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra
by Helen M. Johnson | 1931 | 742,503 words
This page describes Birth of Ananda which is the fourth part of chapter III of the English translation of the Ananda-purushapundarika-bali-caritra, contained within the 鈥淭rishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra鈥�: a massive Jain narrative relgious text composed by Hemacandra in the 12th century. Ananda, Purushapundarika and Bali in jainism refers to some of the 63 illustrious beings or worthy persons.
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Part 4: Birth of 膧苍补苍诲补
In the southern half of Bharata in 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补 there is a city Cakrapura, the ornament of the earth. Its king was Maha艣iras, by whom, like another 濒辞办补辫腻濒补, the important heads of kings had been made to bow. Of him, whose conduct was remarkable, the crest-jewel of kings, the intelligence was adorned with discernment like his 艢r墨 with power. There is no art which was not apparent in him, like the species of lives in the ocean, 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴谤补尘补峁嘺.[1] While he was ruling the earth, there were no reports of thieves; only he himself stole the minds of the noble. Causing joy in the one and fear in the other, he did not leave the heart of the noble nor of the wicked.
His wife was named 痴补颈箩补测补苍迟墨, surpassing even Apsarases in beauty; and his second wife was 尝补办峁墨惫补迟墨, like 尝补办峁墨.
The god, King 厂耻诲补谤艣补苍补, fell from 厂补丑补蝉谤腻谤补 and descended into the womb of the chief-queen 痴补颈箩补测补苍迟墨. Queen 痴补颈箩补测补苍迟墨, delighted by the four dreams indicating the birth of a Bala, conceived the best of embryos. When the time was completed, she bore a son, spotless as a full moon, twenty-nine bows tall, named 膧苍补苍诲补.
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The last ocean. See II, p. 123.