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A CRITICAL STUDY OF PAUMACARIYA峁�
(2) Soma Vamsa
About its origin it is said in the PCV that it came to be known as
Soma Vamsa after the name of Somaprabha who was the son of B膩hu-
bali. Bahubali was the son of R峁�abha and the younger brother of
Bharata (5.10). The VH (p. 164) mentions Somaprabha in the same
relation. The PCR (5.11), the RPS (p. 8) and the HVPJ (13.16) agree
with the PCV. It is called Sasi Va峁僺a also (PCV, 5.13).
According to the Brahmanical tradition Candramas, the grandson
of Brahma and son of Atri (a Prajapati) once kidnapped T膩r膩, the
wife of B峁沨aspati, the Preceptor of the Devas and begot a son
on her.
Then there issued a battle between the two parties, one assisted by the
Asuras and the other by the Devas. Brahm膩 intervened and stopped
the battle and restored T膩r膩 to B峁沨aspati. Her son begot by Candramas
was named Budha. Then from his (Budha) procreator's (Candramas)
name the line came to be known as Soma or Candra Va峁冡梗a (Vi峁ａ箛u-
pura峁嘺, 4.6.5f; Bhagavatpura峁嘺, 9.14.1-14). Thus according to both
the traditions, Soma Va峁僺a originates with the grandson of the first
Yuga-puru峁�a (the first T墨rthankara in the case of the Jaina tradition
and the creator, Brahm膩 in the case of the Brahmanical tradition).
The details of its genealogy are lacking in the PCV.
(3) Vidy膩dhara Va峁兣沘
According to the PCV, R峁�abha after distributing his kingdom
among his sons, becomes a monk. Nami and Vinami approach him for
their share in the kingdom. At that time Dharanendra, the lord of the
N膩gas (N膩gar膩ya) establishes Nami and Vinami as the first kings of the
southern and the northern parts of the Vijay膩rdha mouniain,
Rathanupuracakrav膩lapura and Gaganavallabhapura being their
respective capitals (3. 144-152). On the same occasion Dharanendra
confers on them many Vidy膩s (superhuman powers or lores). On
accoont of their hold on those Vidyas they are known as Vidyadharas
(Vijj膩har膩峁嘺 vijj膩e 6.88). They are also called Khecaras (5. 257)
because they fared in the sky by the power of their Vidy膩s.
The Vasudevahi峁囜笉墨 agrees with the PCV and further tells us that
Nami and Vinami were (sambandhikum膩ras) some relatives of R峁�abha.
It also mentions that the Vidyas conferred on them were helpful in
soaring them in the sky (gaganagama峁嘺 jogg茫o vijj膩o p. 163). The
PCR agrees with the PCV. It adds that Dharanendra assumed the
form of the Jina (R峁�abha) and then favoured them with kingdoms and
Vidy膩s (3. 308). The HVPJ also mentions that Nami and Vinami