Sauryapura, Saurya-pura, Śauryapura, Shaurya-pura: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śauryapura can be transliterated into English as Sauryapura or Shauryapura, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraŚauryapura (शौर्यपुर) or simply Śaurya is the birth-place of Nemi, the twenty-second Tīrthaṅkara, according to chapter 1.6 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly: “[...] In Bharata there will be twenty-three other Arhats and eleven other Cakrins. [...] Son of Śivā and Samudravijaya, in Śauryapura, dark blue, Nemi, ten bows tall, with a life of a thousand years, will be a wandering mendicant for seven hundred years, and the interval between the mokṣa of Nami and Nemi will be five lacs of years”.
Source: Sacred Texts: Uttaradhyayana SutraŚauryapura (शौर्यपुर) is the name of an ancient city, according to the Uttarādhyayana-sūtra chapter 22 (“Rathanemi”).—Accordingly, “In the town of Śauryapura there was a powerful king, Vasudeva by name, who possessed the characteristic marks of a king. He had two wives, Rohiṇī and Devakī; each of them had a beloved son, Rāma and Keśava. In the town of Śauryapura there was (another) powerful king, Samudravijaya by name, who possessed the characteristic marks of a king. [...]”.
Note: According to the Brahmanical account Vasudeva lived in Mathurā. The name given to the town by the Jainas is apparently derived from Śauri, an epithet of Kṛṣṇa, whose grandfather was Śūra. Soriyapura may be Śaurikapura or Śauryapura. The latter rendering adopted by our commentators is based on a wrong etymology.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Source: Jainworld: Jain History (h)Sauryapura (सौर्यपुर) or Śaurīpura.—According to the Tiloyapaṇnatti, Harivaṃśapurāṇa and Ārādhanā Kathā Kosha of Nemidatta, Ariṣṭanemi was born at Śaurīpura. This place is identified with the place near Bateśvara in Agra District. The remains of old Jaina temples and images have been discovered at this place. In the medieval period, it remained a seat of the Bhaṭṭārakas of the Mūlasaṃgha. Bhaṭṭāraka Viśvabhūshaṇa of this Saṃgha constructed the Jaina temple and performed its installation ceremony in 1667 A.D
Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (History)Śauryapura (शौर्यपुर) (identified with the city of Mathura) refers to the traditional birthplace of the twenty-second Tīrthaṅkara (i.e., Nemi), as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—Cf. Dey 1927 p. 183.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shaurya, Pura.
Full-text: Shaurya, Shaurikapura, Soriya, Saurika, Soriyapura, Shauripura, Nemi.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 1: Birth of Vasudeva (parents Andhakavṛṣṇi and Subhadrā) < [Chapter II - Marriages of Vasudeva with maidens]
Part 1: Vasudevahiṇḍi (the wanderings of Vasudeva) < [Chapter IV - Vasudevahiṇḍi]
Part 1: Prophecy about destruction of Dvārakā < [Chapter XI - burning of dvārakā and the death of kṛṣṇa]
Mount Abu < [October 1956]