Amtagadadasao 3.1: Adhyayana 1: anīyaśa

3.1.10

jai ṇaṃ bhaṃte! samaṇeṇaṃ bhagavayā mahāvīreṇaṃ aṭṭhamassa aṃgassa aṃtagaḍadasāṇaṃ doccassa vaggassa ayamaṭṭhe pannatte taccassa ṇaṃ bhaṃte! vaggassa aṃtagaḍadasāṇaṃ samaṇeṇaṃ bhagavayā mahāvīreṇaṃ ke aṭṭhe pannatte?
evaṃ khalu jaṃbū! samaṇeṇaṃ bhagavayā mahāvīreṇaṃ aṭṭhamassa aṃgassa aṃtagaḍadasāṇaṃ taccassa vaggassa terasa ajjhayaṇā pannattā, taṃ jahā–1. anīyase 2. anaṃtasene 3. ajiyasene 4. aṇihayariū 5. devasene 6. sattusene 7. sāraṇe 8. gae 9. samudde 10. dummuhe 11. kūvae 12. dārue 13. anāhiṭṭhī|
jai ṇaṃ bhaṃte! samaṇeṇaṃ bhagavayā mahāvīreṇaṃ aṭṭhamassa aṃgassa aṃtagaḍadasāṇaṃ taccassa vaggassa terasa ajjhayaṇā pannattā, paḍhamassa ṇaṃ bhaṃte! ajjhayaṇassa aṃtagaḍadasāṇaṃ ke aṭṭhe pannatte?
evaṃ khalu jaṃbū! teṇaṃ kāleṇaṃ teṇaṃ samaeṇaṃ bhaddilapure nāmaṃ nagare hotthā–vannao|
tassa ṇaṃ bhaddilapurassa uttarapuratthime disībhāe sirivaṇe nāmaṃ ujjāṇe hotthā–vannao| jiyasattū rāyā|
tattha ṇaṃ bhaddilapure nayare nāge nāmaṃ gāhāvaī hotthā–aḍḍhe jāva aparibhūe|
tassa ṇaṃ nāgassa gāhāvaissa sulasā nāmaṃ bhāriyā hotthā–sūmālā jāva surūvā|
tassa ṇaṃ nāgassa gāhāvaissa putte sulasāe bhāriyāe attae anīyase nāmaṃ kumāre hotthā–sūmāle jāva surūve paṃcadhā-iparikkhitte jahā daḍhapaiṇṇe jāva girikaṃdaramallīṇe viva caṃpagavarapāyave nivvāghāyaṃsi suhaṃsuheṇaṃ parivaḍḍhai|
tae ṇaṃ taṃ anīyasaṃ kumāraṃ sātiregaaṭṭhavāsajāyaṃ [jāṇittā?] ammāpiyaro kalāyariyassa uvaṇeṃti jāva bhogasamatthe jāe yāvi hotthā|
tae ṇaṃ taṃ anīyasaṃ kumāraṃ ummukkabālabhāvaṃ jāṇittā ammāpiyaro sarisiyāṇaṃ sarivvayāṇaṃ sarittayāṇaṃ sarisalāvanna-rūva-jovanna-guṇovaveyāṇaṃ sarisaehiṃto ibbhakulehiṃto āṇilliyāṇaṃ battīsāe ibbhavarakannagāṇaṃ egadivaseṇaṃ pāṇiṃ geṇhāveṃti|
tae ṇaṃ se nāge gāhāvaī anīyasassa kumārassa imaṃ eyārūvaṃ pīidāṇaṃ dalayai, taṃ jahā–battīsa hirannakoḍīo jahā mahabbalassa jāva uppiṃ pāsāyavaragae phuṭṭamāṇehiṃ muiṃgamatthaehiṃ bhogabhogāiṃ bhuṃjamāṇe viharai|
teṇaṃ kāleṇaṃ teṇaṃ samaeṇaṃ arahā ariṭṭhanemī jeṇeva bhaddilapure nayare jeṇeva sirivaṇe ujjāṇe teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā ahāpaḍirūvaṃ oggahaṃ ogiṇhittā saṃjameṇaṃ tavasā appāṇaṃ bhāvemāṇe viharai| parisā niggayā|
tae ṇaṃ tassa anīyasassa kumārassa taṃ mahā jaṇasaddaṃ ca jaṇakalakalaṃ ca suṇettā ya pāsettā ya imeyārūve ajjhatthie ciṃtie patthie manogae saṃkappe samuppajjitthā| jahā goyame tahā anagāre jāe, navaraṃ–sāmāiyamāiyāiṃ coddasapuvvāiṃ ahijjai| bīsaṃ vāsāiṃ pariyāo| sesaṃ taheva jāva settuṃje pavvae māsiyāe saṃlehaṇāe attāṇaṃ jjhūsittā saṭṭhiṃ bhattāiṃ aṇasaṇāe chedittā jāva kevalavaranāṇadaṃsaṇaṃ samuppāḍettā tao pacchāsiddhe|
evaṃ khalu jaṃbū! samaṇeṇaṃ bhagavayā mahāvīreṇaṃ aṭṭhamassa aṃgassa aṃtagaḍadasāṇaṃ taccassa vaggassa paḍhamassa ajjhayaṇassa ayamaṭṭhe pannatte|

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Arya Jambu-Reverend sir! I heard attentively description given by Shramana Bhagavana Mahavira ofthe second section of Eighth Anga Antakrud-dasha, please tell me what ShramanaBhagavanaMahavira told in third section of this Anga.
Sudharma Swami- Jambu! ShramanaBhagavana Mahavira has described thirteen chapters in the third section of Eighth Anga Antakrud-dasha Sutra, which are as follows
(1) Anikasena, (2) Anantasena, (3) Ajitasena, (4) Anihataripu, (5) Devasena, (6) Shatrusena, (7) Saarana, (8) Gaja Sukumala, (9) Sumukha, (10) Durmukha, (11) kupaka, (12) Daruka and (13) Anaadhrusti.
Arya Jambu-Reverend Sir! If ShramanaBhagavanaMahavira has said 13 chapters in the third section of Eighth Anga Antakrud-Dasha, then what description he has given of first chapter.
Chapter- (Adhyayan) 1- Anikasena-Kumar
Sudharma Swami- Jambu! At that time, at that period, there was a city named Bhaddilapura. That had many characterstics like great cities, opulated with wealth& agriculture products, gardens and parks, buildings and palaces and free from fear. So it was describable.
Out of that city Bhaddilapttra, in its north-east direction, there was situated a garden (park) named Shrivan.The ruler of Bhaddilapura was king jitashatru.
In that city lived Naaga Gaathapati (trader). He was wealthy and respected. He was not daunted by any task.
Sulsa was the wife of Naga Gaathapati. She was beautiful and tender-bodied. She gave birth to a son named Anikasena. He was also beautiful and tender. He was nurtured by five foster mothers (dhatri mata).
These were- (1) Foster mother-[who make him to drink milk], (2) Majjan dhatri-[bathing mother), (3) Mandana dhatri-[the mother who adorns him by clothes and ornaments), (4) Kridadhatri, (she was supporter to him in play], (5) Lap mother[who fondles him in her lap).
Anikasena was growing like Drejhapratijna Kumara, as the fragrant tree of campaka grows up without any hinderance in a cave of mountain and lonely place.
Aupapatika Sutra vividly explains the description of Drdhapratijna Kumara.
When Anikasena Kumara crossed the age of eight years then his parents sent him to an able teacher for education. He became at home in various arts and crafts and branchesof learning and along with he became adolescent and capable to enjoy worldly pleasures.
Then knowing this state his parents married him with thirty two richmen's daughters in only one day. The maidens were like him, in age, colour, beauty, charm and youth.
After marriage, Naga Gaathapati gave such a present (Pritidaana) to his son Anikasena Kumara, as thirty two crores silver and gold (coins) etc. Its description should be known like Mahabala (until) time of Anikasena was passing pleasurefully with sweet recitation of songs and orchestra-[musical instruments etc). Aagam - 08 - Antakrud-dasha
At that time, at that period wandering village to village Arihanta Arishthanemi came to Bhaddilapura, stayed at shrivana garden with due consent about every necessary thing. Congregation assembled for hearing his sermon. Anikasena Kumara also came to know about coming of Bhagavana. While he saw the people going to bow down to Bhagavana, his desire also aroused. Like Gautama Kumara, Anikasena Kumara also approached to the religious assembly, and heard sermon. Thereaftertaking the permission of parents, he accepted the consecration at the lotus feet of Bhagavana.
Speciality from Gautama Kumara is this that Anikasena Kumara learned Samayika etc., eleven Angas and fourteen Purvas, practised shramanahood upto 20 years. Remaining account is the same, he climbed upon mountain Shatrunjaya and liberated after the samlekhana of one month.
Thus 0 Jambu! ShramanaBhagavana Mahavira has described the subject matter of first chapter of third section of Eighth Anga Antakrud-dasha.
Commentary: -
Pritidaana-At any occasion of pleasure, the prize or present given wilfully and with happiness, was famous by the term pritidaana in ancient times. It is to be taken into consideration that the wealth given by relatives of bride to bridegroom which is now called dowry, in the ancient times it was called daaya. In the episode of Gautama Kumara the word daaya is used; but here is the word pritidaana and it is given by Naga Gaathapati the father of bridegroom to his thirtytwo daughters-in-law, which was distributed among them (brides).
However, pritidaana and daaya, both the words are used in Aagam according to occasion, in the same sense.
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