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In the Harivamsha Purana, Vasupujya, the Jinesvara, is described as having the color of the red Kinshuka flower. Munindra, Munisuvrata, is described as having the shade of the blue Anjana mountain. Neminatha is described as having the brilliance of a blue peacock's neck. The remaining Jina-punga-vas are described as having the color of molten gold. ||212-213||
Vasupujya, Malli, Neminatha, Parsvanatha, and Vardhamana, these five Tirthankaras took diksha in their childhood, while the remaining Tirthankaras took diksha after becoming kings. ||214||
Vrishabhadeva took diksha in Vinita, Neminatha in Dwaravati, and the remaining Tirthankaras took diksha in their respective birthplaces. ||215||
Sumatinatha and Malli took diksha after eating, and observed a three-day fast after diksha. Parsvanatha and Vasupujya observed a one-day fast after diksha, while the remaining Tirthankaras observed a two-day fast. Shreyonatha, Sumatinatha, Malli, Neminatha, and Parsvanatha took diksha in the morning, while the other Tirthankaras took diksha in the afternoon. Mahavira took diksha in Jnatrivana, Vasupujya in Krido-udyan, Vrishabhadeva in Siddharthavana, Dharmanatha in Vaprka-sthana, Munisuvrata near Neelaguha, Parsvanatha in Manorama Udyan near the tapas-vana of the tapasvis, and the remaining Tirthankaras took diksha in the gardens of the cities, starting with Sahasramra-vana. This is what the wise should know. ||216-220||
1. Sudarshana, 2. Suprabha, 3. Siddhartha, 4. Arthsiddha, 5. Abhayankari, 6. Nivrittikari, 7. Sumanorama, 8. Manohara, 9. Suryaprabha, 10. Shukraprabha, 11. Vimala-prabha, 12. Pushpabha, 13. Devadatta, 14. Sagarapatrika, 15. Nagadatta, 16. Siddharthsiddhika, 17. Vijaya, 18. Vaijayanti, 19. Jayanta, 20. Aparajita, 21. Uttara
1. Two are white like the garland of moon and snow, two are blue like the Indra-neel, two are like the Bandhuka flower, two are like the Priyangu flower. The remaining sixteen are free from birth and death, they are like molten gold, they are the sun of knowledge, they are praised by the gods, may they grant us Siddhi. ||6|| Chaitya-bhakti. 2. Nemi, Malli, Vira, Vasupujya in their childhood, Parsva also took diksha in his last life as a king. ||671||. Trai., A. 4. 3. Jayasunu, Vasupujya. 4. Tirthadarshina. * The story of Bhagavan Rishabhadeva's six-month fast after taking diksha is famous everywhere.