History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v1.c13.36

v1.c13.36

quartered his elephants in the Sugāṅga Palace, mentioned in the Mudrā-Rākshasa. In this campaign Khāravela compelled the Rājā of Magadha, Brihaspatimitra (Bahasafimita), to submit to him. During this campaign Khāravela brought away an image of the Jina of Kaliṅga, which had been taken away from that country by one of the Nanda Kings. It is difficult to say now who this Jina of Kaliṅga was. Most probably he was Śitalanātha, the 16th Tirthankara, who was born at Bhadalpur, probably the same as Bhadrāchalam.