Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra
by Helen M. Johnson | 1931 | 742,503 words
This page describes Accepting the kingdom given by his father which is the sixth part of chapter XI of the English translation of the Jain Ramayana, contained within the “Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra”: a massive Jain narrative relgious text composed by Hemacandra in the 12th century. This Jain Ramayana contains the biographies of Rama, Lakshmana, Ravana, Naminatha, Harishena-cakravartin and Jaya-cakravartin: all included in the list of 63 illustrious beings or worthy persons.
Part 6: Accepting the kingdom given by his father
Childhood left behind, fifteen bows tall, the Master married a maiden at his father’s command. After he had passed twenty-five hundred years from birth, he accepted the kingdom given by his father, knowing the fruit of pleasure-karma. When five thousand years had passed from the time he took the kingdom, the Lokāntika-gods said to the Lord, “Found a congregation.” After establishing his son, Suprabha, on the throne, Lord Nami gave gifts for a year with money brought by the Jṛmbhakas.