Adipurana: Sanskrit Text with English Translation
author: Shantilal Nagar
edition: 2011, Eastern Book Linkers
pages: 1288
ISBN-10: 9788178542027
Topic: Jainism
Chapter 47 - Bharata Cakaravarti Achieves Diksa
This page describes Bharata Cakaravarti Achieves Diksa which is the forty-seventh chapter located on page 1204 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 Cakaravarti Achieves Diksa” according to 7 books dealing with Jainism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [by Helen M. Johnson]
The Indra to Glory, by whom the glory of a Cakravartin had been completed, by whom Six-part Bharata had been conquered, went then to Kampilya. His enthronement as cakrin was made by gods and men and a great festival was held in the city for twelve years. His commands being observed by kings in all Bharata, long-armed, he enjoyed pleasures without injury to dharma....
Read full contents: Part 5: Expedition of conquest
Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) [by Riddhi J. Shah]
Just like it the beholder of dipra drishti achieves spiritual elevation by listening to the doctrinal matters attentively . Here Haribhadrasuri further elaborates this simile by saying that it is not the salty water but the sweet water that causes growth of the seed. Similarly it is not the salty water like worldly existence/transmigration but the sweet water like attentive hearing that yields the fruit of spiritual growth to the subject in question ....
Read full contents: Chapter 4.4c - Tattvashravana (attentive listening to doctrinal matters )
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
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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]