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 Mat, 1873.] THE TIRTHAHKARAS. 137 came disgusted with the world, and Lok&ntika Deva gave him religious instruction, on which he transferred his kingdom to his son A r i n j a y a * getting into the conveyance called Sdgaradattat he went to the Sayetthuka Yana, perform¬ ing six fastings, in company with 1000 Princes, he adopted a penitential life on the 12th of the dark half of the month Jyeshta, in the evening under the star Revati, on which he acquired the fourth degree of knowledge, and on the next day went to Ayodhyapuri to beg, and Yisshoka N r i p a, of the colour of gold, granted alms, on which the five wonders were exhibited, and after 12 years had expired, in dumb contemplation, he obtained to the Kevaladnydna under an Aswattha tree in the abovementioned garden, on the last day of the dark half of the month Chaitra, in the evening under the star Revati; Saudherma Indr a performed the happy ceremony of be¬ coming a Kevaladny&ni, and giving him the 1008 virtuouB names, he returned. He had 52 Qanadharas from Jayadh&ma downwards. 1.000 Purvadharas. 39,000 Sikshakaras. 4,032 Avadijnyanis. 5.000 K e v a 1 i s. 8.000 Yicriurdis. 5.000 Manapariyagny&ni. 2.00. 000 Yadis. 1,08,000 Aryakaras from Survasi down¬ wards. 2.00. 000 Sravanas. 4.00. 000 &r&vakas, D e v a s and D e v i s, without number. Quadrupeds and birds without number. With all these, inculcating religiouB morals in the world for 12 years less than seven hundred and fifty thousand years, in Ary a Kshetra, after which coming to SumeruParvat, and leav¬ ing his Samopasaranam, and in company with 500 Munis remaining in the Prathama Yuga for one month, on the first quarter of the night, of the last day of the dark half of month Chaitra, un¬ der the star Revati, Ananta Bhatt&raka obtained beatitude and Saudherma Indra performed the Pari Nirodna Kalydna Pujd, and dancing with happiness, he returned to his dwell¬ ing. The Story ofSuprabha the Baladeva and Purushottama the Y&sudeva, the de¬ scendants of Srimad Anant& Tirthan- k ar Sushena, the king of Padmapura, in the BharataKshetra,in Jambudvipa, had 500 consorts: the state queen was called Priy&nandaDevi, with whom he enjoyed every felicity. One day Chandrabhfisha- n a, the Adhipati of Malaya d e 6 a, coming to this city from motives of friendship, saw the queen and fell deeply in love with her, and made use of every stratagem and carried her away with him. The king (Sushena) became very much grieved at this misfortune, and said, I am really unfortunate, and have not performed any virtuous action: he then forsook the world, and after re¬ maining some time thus, he went one day to S r e - y&msaGanadhar, and obtained from him the state of an ascetic, and performed the penance of Simhavikririta, and wishing as the accomplish¬ ment of his penance, that he might be reborn in his next birth, with so much beauty that he might be admired by all who saw him, and that there should be none to oppose his authority: remaining for one month in this state and with this wish, he quitted his body, and was born in the SaJuisrdra Kalpa as a god (Deva) and enjoyed every felicity there for 18 sdgaras of years, Afterwards Mah& Bala, the Arasu of Anandapurain the eastern hemisphere of Jam- bud v S p a, becoming disgusted with the world went to P r a j & p & 1 a n a Jaina, and obtained the rules of asceticism from him, and performed the penance of Simhavikriritaf and in the perfect state of a Sanyasi quitting his earthly frame : he was bom in the Sahasrdra KaXpat the pleasures and happiness of which world he enjoyed for 18 sdgaras of years. SomaPrabhaRaja, having descended from the Mahendra Kalpa, ruled over Dvaravti- patana, situated in the Bharata Kshetra in Jambudvipa, with a life of 42,000 years : his size was 90 yards in length, his State Queen was called Jayavati, who on a certain night dreamt an auspicious dream: on the Bh&drapada Nakshatra, M a h & Bala Cherra was born to her by the name of Suprabha, and to another of his con¬ sorts named S i t &, Susena Cherra was born by the name of Parushottama, they were both sumamed Baladeva and Y&sudeva, the former was of a white colour, and the latter of a blue colour; they were each of the height of 50 yards, their lives were to last for five hundred thousand years, and they were ruling over the kingdom of their father. In course of time M&dhu Kaitabha, the king ofYar&nasiPatanain the K&slDeSa, sent word to them to become tributary to him, but they being unwilling to pay tribute, drove away the ambassadors, whose sovereign on hear¬ ing of the indignity they had suffered, assembled his army and came to give them battle: on meet¬ ing he flung his chakra at Purushottama,