Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra
by Helen M. Johnson | 1931 | 742,503 words
This page describes Invocation which is the first part of chapter I of the English translation of the Shri Kunthusvami-caritra, contained within the “Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra”: a massive Jain narrative relgious text composed by Hemacandra in the 12th century. Shri Kunthusvami in jainism is one of the 63 illustrious beings or worthy persons.
Part 1: Invocation
May the teaching of victorious Kunthu Svāmin, which resembles the current of a river for destroying the stones of dense delusion, prevail. I narrate (herewith) the purifying biography of Kunthu, master of the three worlds, which resembles Mt. Manthana in stirring the ocean of worldly existence.