Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s4.1117
Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v2.c8.s4.1117
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Viyabhaya (Vītabhaya) Capital of Simdhusovīra where king Udāyaṇa(1) reigned.¹ Miyavaṇa park was situated to its north-east.² Titthayara Mahāvīra is said to have gone there and initiated Udāyaṇa.³ This city is also called Vidarbhakanagara.⁴ It is mentioned as a port,⁵ situated at a distance of eighty yojanas from Ujjeni.⁶ It was destroyed by a god when Kesi(2) the then ruler of this city poisoned monk Udāyaṇa(1) to death.⁷ It is identified with Bhera, a town on the bank of Jhelum in the Saharanpur district of Punjab.⁸