Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra
by Helen M. Johnson | 1931 | 742,503 words
This page describes Invocation which is the first part of chapter II of the English translation of the Shri Aranatha-caritra, contained within the “Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra”: a massive Jain narrative relgious text composed by Hemacandra in the 12th century. Shri Aranatha in jainism is one of the 63 illustrious beings or worthy persons.
Part 1: Invocation
May the Lord Jina Ara, the tilaka of the Ikṣvāku family, who is the beautiful color of gorocanā,[1] the haṃsa in the pool of the fourth division of time, grant protection I shall relate the brilliant life of the holy Lord Jina Ara, a moon for the delight of the night-blooming lotus of the three worlds, supreme lord.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
I.e., golden. Cf. I, n. 177.