Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra
by Helen M. Johnson | 1931 | 742,503 words
This page describes Marriage with the Matangi, Nilayashas which is the fifteenth part of chapter II of the English translation of the Neminatha-caritra, contained within the 鈥淭rishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra鈥�: a massive Jain narrative relgious text composed by Hemacandra in the 12th century. Neminatha in jainism is the twenty-second Tirthankara (Jina) and one of the 63 illustrious beings or worthy persons.
Go directly to: Footnotes.
Part 15: Marriage with the M膩ta峁単墨, N墨laya艣as
After hearing her story from C膩rudatta, V峁涐梗峁噄鈥檚 son, very delighted, sported with Gandharvasen膩. In Caitra, as he was going with her in a chariot to a garden, he saw a girl in a M膩ta峁単a-dress, surrounded by M膩ta峁単as.[1] When Gandharvasen膩 saw that they were becoming interested in each other, red-eyed (from anger), she said to the charioteer, 鈥淪peed up the horses.鈥�
After Vasudeva had gone quickly to the garden and had played with her, he went again to the city 颁补尘辫腻. Then an old M膩ta峁単a-woman came from the group of M膩ta峁単as, approached Vasudeva, gave him her blessing, and said:
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
M膩ta峁単a here is the name of a Vidy膩dara-line. See I, p. 176. For Nami, see 1, p. 170.