Vivagasuya 2.9: Adhyayana 9: mahācaṃdra

2.9.45

navamassa ukkhevao|
caṃpā nayarī| puṇṇabhadde ujjāne| puṇṇabhadde jakkhe| datte rāyā| rattavatī devī| mahacaṃde kumāre juvarāyā| sirikaṃtāpāmokkhā ṇaṃ paṃcasayā jāva puvvabhavo| tigiṃchī nayarī| jiyasattū rāyā| dhammavīrie anagāre paḍilābhie jāva siddhe|

The foreword of the ninth chapter should be read as before. (Jambu Swami asked "Bhante what is the text and meaning of the ninth chapter as preached by Shraman Bhagavan Mahavir?" Sudharma Swami replied-)
(The story in brief is--) There was a city named Champa. It had a garden named Purnabhadra. In that garden was a temple of Purnabhadra Yaksh. That city was ruled by king Datt. His queen was named Raktavati. They had a son named Mahachandra Kumar, who was the crown prince. He was married to five hundred girls, chief among them being Shrikanta.
Bhagavan Mahavir arrived. Prince Mahachandra accepted Shravak-Dharma. On being asked by Gautam about his past birth, Bhagavan Mahavir replied
(In past birth) There was a city named Chikitsika. King Jitashatru ruled there. He gave faultless food as alms to ascetic Dharmavirya and as a consequence acquired Ayushya karma (life span determining karma) to be a human being. Completing his life span there, he has reincarnated as Mahachandra. ... And so on up to... At last he will immaculately follow the ascetic code and at the end of this very life become Siddha (perfect), Buddha (enlightened) and Mukta (liberated) and attain nirvana ending all misery.
Conclusion should be read as before.
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