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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The Hari-Dynasty
pedigree untill Yadu The Trışaştı salakapuruşacarita78 too has given, in an intermittent order, only five names from Sumitra to king Vasu, both inclusive Consequently our further studies are based on JHV and its probable source, the Vasudevahindi.
However, the pedigree from Puloman down to Mahidatta, as given in JHV, does not agree with the corresponding part of the VH7° version Moreover, the genealogical information is extremely deficient Puloman, for example, is said to have two sons Pauloma and Carama. Now, Pauloma, being represented as elder, is said to have continued the line, while nothing is stated about Carama except that he had a son named Sanjaya.80 Thus from Pauloman to bing Vasu, who figures prominently also in the Brahmanical epic-Purāņic tradition, the pedigree is given only of the main line, and no reference is made to any of its branch lines This deficiency of the account is further illustrated by the fact that Mahidalta, son of Pauloma, is said to have two sons, namely Arıstanemi and Matsya 81 Now, thc Jater 18 said to have continued the line, but nothing is reported about Arıştanemi, who, having been set out as the elder son tof Mahidatta, is normally expected to have continued the line. But the skeleton account does not allow us to ascertain whether the line brahched off into two sub-lines or Aristanemi, -the real heir apparent, abdicated the throne in favour of his younger brother Matsya and carved out a new kingdom for himself or took to renunciation in accordance with the Jaina teaching or some other circumstances compelled him to give up his claim to his paternal kingdom This deficiency is common to all Puranas under investigation. The work, how. ever, prosesses to present the pedigree from Matsya onward in regular succession But as usual it takes note of only onc dcscendant of cach successor in a most imperfect way
78. Vol uv p 144 79 P 367 cf JHV 17 24-29. 80 Ibid. 17 17-881 81 Ibid 17 20.