Adipurana: Sanskrit Text with English Translation
author: Shantilal Nagar
edition: 2011, Eastern Book Linkers
pages: 1288
ISBN-10: 9788178542027
Topic: Jainism
Chapter 34 - Bharata's brothers Receive Dikas
This page describes Bharata's brothers Receive Dikas which is the thirty-fourth chapter located on page 844 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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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Bharata's brothers Receive Dikas ” according to 9 books dealing with Jainism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [by Helen M. Johnson]
“He is certainly King Bharata s messenger who has come.” “Is there some other king here on earth?” “The elder brother of Bahubali, Lord of Bharata, in Ayodhya.” “Why did he send a messenger here?” “To summon his brother, King Shri Bahubali.” “Where was our master s brother gone for so long?” “He was gone to conquer the six parts of Bharatakshetra.” “Why does he now eagerly summon his younger brother?” “To have him do the service common to other kings.”...
Read full contents: Part 1: Negotiations with Bahubali
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) [by K. C. Lalwani]
The scorpion type is capable of spreading through, and filling up with, its poison a body as large as half the size of the land of Bharata. But this is only a capacity which, in reality, has never been used in the past, nor is it being currently used, nor will it ever be used in future. Q. 72. Bhante! What is the extent of the capacity to poison of the frog type? A. 72. Gautama!...
Read full contents: Part 1 - Poisonous beings
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) [by Vijay K. Jain]
All ‘laukan-tika deva have come to the end of transmigration. After completing their lifetime as the ‘laukantika deva, they take one birth as a human being and attain liberation (nirvana)....
Read full contents: Verse 4.24 - Those who have the Brahmaloka as their abode
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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]