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INTERVENING STORIES
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Two brothers Prathama and Paścima, inhabitants of Kośāmbi bacame monks after listening to a religious discourse from Muni Bhavadatta. Once Paścima, on seeing the splendour of king Nandi, resolved to become his son in the next life. Accordingly he was reborn as Rativardhana, the son of that king and his queen Induvadanā, Prathama who had become a celestial being once narrated to Rativardhana, the latter's previous birth. On being enlightened Rativardhana became a monk and after his death he was reborn as a Vaimānikadeva. Then both the brothers were reborn as brother kings in Vibuddhanagara in the Vijayadeśa. After observing penances, they passing through the life of celestial beings, were reborn as Indrajit and Ghanavāhana respectively who were possessed of supernatural powers, strength and handsomeness. Induvadană was reborn as Mandodarī.
The PCR (78.63-80) mentions Nandi as a śreșthin. The RPS (p. 161) calls Prathama as Pūrva and Bhavadatta as Sridhara. It was Purva who resolved. Nandi is mentioned as Sukradyuti, Induvadanā as Nandădevi and Vibuddhanagara as Vijayapura. The TSP (IV. p. 298) follows the PCV.
Mayopakhyana 46-50. Following the re-union of Rāma with Sitā at Lanka, Gautama refers to the ascetic career of Maya. At that time on some enquiries from Sreņika, Gautama narrates the story of Maya. This story is a mess of corelated five stories. The first story of Agnila and Kararuha illustrates the consequences of unfaithfulness of a woman. The second story of Mitrayaśā and Srivardhita explains the good results of a woman having virtue. It is in this story that Maya appears. The third, the fourth and the fifth story which are the previous birth stories of the characters of the second story are narrated by Muni Maya. They illustrate the fruits of observing, vows, the consequences of uttering abusive words and the result of behaving cruelly with the animals respectively (77.67-117).
46. Agnila and Kararuha;
A certain brahmin fled away along with his wife, Agnila from his village Dhānyagrāma when an epidemic broke out in the
1. These stories hang loosely without properly explaining the points raised
by Srenika.
| SR No. | 022643 |
| Book Title | Critical Study Of Paumacariyam |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | K R Chandra |
| Publisher | Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology and Ahimsa |
| Publication Year | 1970 |
| Total Pages | 672 |
| Language | English, Sanskrit |
| Classification | Book_English & Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 18 MB |