Dhanapāla's Ṛishabhapañcāśikā (a collection of 50 verses on the 1st of the 24 Seers)
Dhanapāla's Ṛishabhapañcāśikā (a collection of 50 verses on the 1st of the 24 Seers) transl. Joh. Klatt ZdMG 33 (1879)
Ṛishabhapañcāśikā [11 of 50]
11. Thou who hast divided the kingdom among thy kinsmen, and hast given away heaps of gold for a whole year without ceasing, who else hath attained the summit of mortification like thee, O hero?[1]
[continuation … → Vers 12… https://www.om-arham.org/blog/view/18802/dhanapalas-%25E1%25B9%259Bishabhapancasika-a-collection-of-50-verses-on-the-1st-of-the-24-seers]
[1]Comm.: Atha dīkshām adhikṛitya gāthā-dvayaṃ (11 and 12) prāha.
Śatr.- uddhāra, sarga 2,
49. Cakriṇaṃ Bharataṃ (Ṛishabha's son) rājya-dhāriṇaṃ kṛitavāṅs tatah ||
50. Anyebhyo ‘pi Bāhubali - (also Ṛishabha's son) prabhṛitibhyo yathocitaṃ |
sva-sva-nāmāṇkitaṃ deśaṃ vibhajyādāj jagat-prabhuḥ ||
51. Nirdhūta-rājya-bhāraḥ san dānaṃ saṃvatsarāvadhiḥ |
ārebhe Vṛishabho date jagad-ānṛinya-kāraṇaṃ ||
Then Ṛishabha's penances are described.
