Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra
by Helen M. Johnson | 1931 | 742,503 words
This page describes Invocation which is the first part of chapter VI of the English translation of the Shri Mallinatha-caritra, contained within the “Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra”: a massive Jain narrative relgious text composed by Hemacandra in the 12th century. Shri Mallinatha in jainism is one of the 63 illustrious beings or worthy persons.
Part 1: Invocation
May Mallinātha’s words, spotless as a wreath of jasmine, eagerly sipped by the bees of people capable of emancipation, prevail. Now we shall narrate Śrī Malli Svāmin’s life, wonderful, like a stream of nectar for the ears of the listeners.