Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s17.49

v1.c5.s17.49

Daḍhabhūmi (Dṛḍhabhūmi) Mahāvīra after having completed his tenth rainy season at Sāvatthi passed through Sāṇiatthu village and entered the region of Mlecchas called Daḍhabhūmi While sojourning at Peḍhālaggāma he undertook to perform mahapadimā = mahapratimā in the Polāsa shrine When Sakka(3) praised him for his unperplexed meditation god Saṃgamaa became jealous of him He tried to disturb him by creating a lot of evil phenomena He followed him up to Vāluyapamtha, also called Vāluyaggāma and again created natural calamities He continued disturbing him for a period of six months but Mahāvīra did not swerve at all Ultimately that god prayed his pardon and went away¹ Daḍhabhūmi is identified with Dalabhum in Singhbhum district.² 1 AvaN. 497 AvaCu. I p 301 Vis 1953 KaipSan. p 88 KaipV p 168 2 LAI p 278