Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s2.827
Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v2.c8.s2.827
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2. Mahissara ( Maheśvara ) Son begot by mendicant Peḍhāla(1) on nun Sujeṭṭhā. He was named Saccai(1). He acquired the Mahārohiṇī Vidyā which entered his body causing a hole in the middle of his forehead. This aperture was acclaimed by the gods as his third eye. He killed Peḍhāla and Kalasaṃdīva. The celestial lord named him Mahissara. As he outraged the modesty of women, king Pajjoa got him killed with the help of courtezan Umā(2)¹.
1. AvaCu. II. pp. 174-176. This is Jain version of the origin of Maheśvara or Śiva.