Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.328

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indā(2)² and was the twin brother of Sumdarī(1).³ He is also known as Bali(1).⁴ He was consecrated as the king of the Bahalī⁵ country with its capital at Takkhasilā.⁶ When he did not accept the paramountcy of his elder brother Bharaha(1), the latter attacked him. Bāhubali made his brother agree to a mutual personal fight so that the large-scale killing could be avoided. Bharaha was defeated by him in the ensuing duals of sight, speech, wrestling and boxing. As soon as subdued Bharaha took help of the staff-gem, Bāhubali, though strong enough to over-power his brother, reflected upon the worthlessness of the worldly things and passed over the territory under his rule to Bharaha, renounced the world and took to asceticism.⁷ He engaged himself in meditation in standing posture. Thus he remained standing for one full year. His feet were covered with ant-hills. Still he could not obtain omniscience. His sisters Bambhī(1) and Sumdarī cautioned him against nurturing the feeling of pride.⁸ As soon as he realised his mistake of not bowing his younger brothers in presence of Titthayara Usaha, he obtained omniscience.⁹ His son in presence of Somappabha(1) was crowned as the ruler of Takkhasilā by Bharaha at the time of Bāhubali’s renouncing the world ¹⁰ Bāhubali’s height was five hundred dhanuṣas.¹¹ He lived for eighty-four lakh pūrva years.¹²