Aspects of Brahmanical Influence On Jaina Mythology

SR No.: 011037
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Shaktidhar Jha
Publisher: Bharat Bharti Bhandar
Publication Year: 1978
Total Pages: 315
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 12 MB

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Dynastic Lists and Genealogical Accounts
Rşabha. This representation of the Kurus, etc as IkṢvāku's kinsmen may, however, be taken as motivated by a desire to effect a synthesis between the canonical ganas and the puranic primary dynasties already mentioned And, though at the cost of the chronological and genealogical consistency, this unificatory attempt has reached its culmination in some of the later works which represent king Drupada of Virāta as a scion fo the Ugra family and derive the latter from the Kuru dynasty Similarly, the setting out of Kuru as one of the hundred sons of Iksvaku47 also tells the same tale
Now, the dynastic table according to JHV is as follows'1 Iksväkuvamśa48
(1) Adityavamsa (ii) Somavamsa
3 Ugravamsa,
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2. Kuruvamsa
4 Bhojavamsa 6 Rşıvamśa
Harivamfa49
46 JHV, 72 212
47 TSPC, vol V p 197
48 JHV, 13 33
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and
7 Vidyadharavamsa
It is conspicuous from the list that both RPP and JHV have general agreement with regard to the principal lines of Ikṣvāku, Harı, Vidyadhara and Rsı and in respect of the two main branches of the Ikṣvāku dynasty to also both the works exhibit substantial agreement But JHV holds a distinct position among the trio with regard to the lines of the Kurus, Ugras and Bhojas etc, inasmuch as unlike both the previous works it has
इक्ष्वाकु प्रथमप्रधान मुदगादादित्यवशस्तत तस्मादेव च सोमवश इति यस्त्वन्ये कुम्ग्रादय । पदचाच्छ्रीवृपभादभूदृषिगरण श्रीवश उच्चस्तराम्
इत्थ ते नृप खेचरान्वययुता वशास्तवोक्ता मया ॥
(The principal line of Ik svaku originated first and from that (line) arose the Adityavam'sa, from the same (dynasty) descended the Somavamsa, but the families of Kurus, Ugras & etc were different (in origin) Later on, from the illustrious Vr abha came into being a nobler class of Rşıs (called) Srivamso Thus I have narrated to you, O
king, the royal dynasties as well as the lines of the air moving beings 49 JHV, 13 34
50. Infra, chap V