96 1STIODUCT.ON in anusiubh metre, may be outlmed as under (1) The previous birth or birtlis, (2) the parentage, (3) the reason assigned for nomenclature, (4) the dates of entering the embryo, birtli, renunciation and sal yition, (5) the lieglot of the carlya riksa, (6) the partira (attendants) consisting of the ganadhayas (apostles), male and female ascetics, those conver- sant in the 14 Parvas, the avadha janins, the manahparzaj- ranns, the omniscient, those endowed with the rathrija labdh, experts in polemics, the devoted house bolders of both the sexcs, etc. (6) description of the s'nsana deralas, and (7) thc duration of life with the specification of the periods passed as a youth, a crown prince, a ruler (Where possibic), a chadnastha after reuunciation and an omniscient being 2 Peeterula Malukuyce Origin Before discussing the style, ctc, of this interesting and important work, we may cast a glance at its origin As the author himself mentions it was at the request of Padma, the minister (Manrın) that he undertook the composition of the noble and ennabling lives of the 7 thankaras Even before him these ware, however, beautifully depicted by various erudite scholars, mostly the Jana 37://145, amongst whon Kalknlasazajia Sri Hemicandra Sun, the versatile and voluminous writer may be especially mentioned owing to his prolific work, entitled the Trisastes'alakupa usacarılra. Itscems our author was extremely fascinated by this work, for, he has used it as his model in composing this Padurinandıı makāxut')** It should be borne in mind that prior to this compostion he wrotc 1 small work Silmarizing the lives of all the 24 Tirthankaras, which is here given as the first appendıx It appears that after liearing this small work consisting of 1726 scrses, Padma became very tager to know about them more fully To satisfy his desire and perhaps with a view to give free scope for his poetical abilities, out author undertook the preparation of the Padmananda nakakatja It seems he dealt with the lives of all the 24 Jmas lihe its prototype, as is borne out by the verses (1.30, 13- 1 For Talomation about the verLORS wathe composed by defnrant Authors, La llis cogavetlon, the reader u eletrod to my edilica of Cature 104 la ut.
