[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970) › v2.c8.s4.1117 # Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s4.1117 Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v2.c8.s4.1117 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c8.s4.1117](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v2.c8.s4.1117) 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 - [Previous: v2.c8.s4.1116](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v2.c8.s4.1116) - [Next: v2.c8.s4.1118](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v2.c8.s4.1118) - [Up: v2.c8.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v2.c8.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v2.c8.s4.1117](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v2.c8.s4.1117) · Pramāṇa