Adipurana: Sanskrit Text with English Translation
author: Shantilal Nagar
edition: 2011, Eastern Book Linkers
pages: 1288
ISBN-10: 9788178542027
Topic: Jainism
Chapter 30 - March in the Souhtern Region and Vindhyas Reaching the Western Coast
This page describes March in the Souhtern Region and Vindhyas Reaching the Western Coast which is the thirtieth chapter located on page 770 of the second volume in the book: Adipurana (Sanskrit Text with English Translation) by Shantilal Nagar. This book is the English translation of the Adi Purana which is an important piece of literature in Digambara Jainism and deals with the life story of lord Rishabhadeva and his ten incarnations while also providing a sketch of Jaina traditions, culture and history. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [by Helen M. Johnson]
Part 4: Bharata s march. Then on an auspicious day the King, after making propitious rites for the march, mounted an elephant, high as a mountain, for the march. Musical instruments for the march were played by thousands of men mounted on chariots, horses, and elephants, and on foot, resembling an army of other kings. At the sounds of the musical instruments of the march, all the soldiers came together, like concert-performers at the sounds of hand-clapping to keep time....
Read full contents: Part 4: Bharata’s march
Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) [by Riddhi J. Shah]
Haribhadrasuri says that the detached performance of action is to march on the great path of liberation. It causes the obtainment of that state reaching were a soul never returns . Haribhadrasuri has defined the state of detached performance of actions in his composition Shodashaka....
Read full contents: Chapter 4.7c - Satpravritti (detached performance of actions)
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) [by Vijay K. Jain]
According to this principle this would include only the western rivers. The term ‘Ganga, etc. , would include only the eastern rivers. Hence ‘Ganga, Sindhu, etc. , is used to include both. The word ‘nadi –river–is used in the sutra to associate this number with ‘dvigunadvigunah . Therefore, river Ganga and river Sindhu, each, has 14,000 tributaries. The groups of rivers in the other regions have twice the number of tributaries up to the Videha region....
Read full contents: Verse 3.23 - The tributaries of the rivers
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[Adipurana: Sanskrit Text with English Translation: index]
[About the author (Shantilal Nagar)]
[Preface (the Purana tradition)]
[Tradition of Translation of the early Sanskrit works]