Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra
by Helen M. Johnson | 1931 | 742,503 words
This page describes Previous births of Harishena which is the second part of chapter XII 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 2: Previous births of Hariṣeṇa
Here in Bharata in Ananta’s tīrtha there was a king charming among men, named Narābhirāma, in the city Narapura. In the course of time, terrified of existence, he adopted mendicancy and became a powerful god in the heaven Sanatkumāra.