सोगंधिया णगरी। णीलासोये उज्जाणं। सुकालो जक्खो। अप्पडिहयो राया। सुकण्हा देवी। महाचंदे कुमारे। तस्स अरहदत्ता भारिया। जिणदासो पुत्तो। तित्थयरागमणं। सावगधम्मं। पुव्वभव पुच्छा। मणिपुरं णयरे। मेहरहो राया। संभूतिविजए अणगारे पडिलाभिए जाव सिद्धे। णिक्खेवो जहा पढमस्स।।। पंचमं अज्झयणं समत्तं ।।
In the city of Saugandhika (Sogandiya), there was a garden called Nilashoka (Nilasoy). The guardian spirit was Yaksha Sukala. King Apratihata ruled there. His queen was Sukanha Devi. Their son was Prince Mahachandra (Mahachande). Mahachandra's wife was Arahadatta. Their son was Jindas (Jinadasa). The coming of the Tirthankara is described. Jindas accepted the householder's dharma. When asked about his previous birth: in the city of Manipur, there was King Meharaha. Through the monk Sambhutivijaya, Jindas attained spiritual progress, up to final liberation. The closing follows the pattern of the first chapter. The fifth chapter is completed.
This compressed sutra contains the entire fifth chapter in summary form, following the well-established narrative pattern of the Sukha Vipaak section. What makes this chapter distinct is the generational structure: Jindas is not the son of the king but the grandson. King Apratihata and Queen Sukanha have a son, Prince Mahachandra, who marries Arahadatta. Their son is Jindas. This adds an extra generational layer not seen in the earlier chapters, showing that spiritual merit can manifest not just in the immediate next generation but can skip or flow through family lines in unexpected ways.
The simple version: In the city of Saugandhika, King Apratihata's grandson Jindas heard Lord Mahavira's teachings and chose the spiritual path. His good fortune came from merit earned in a past life in Manipur, where he had practiced virtue under a wise monk's guidance. He eventually attained complete liberation.
Liberation
Past Life
Virtue
Renunciation
