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In the Padma Purana,
Padmaruchi, adorned with fragrant garments and garlands, dismounted from his horse and approached the ox with compassion and respect. ||41||
As he chanted the Panchanamaskara mantra into the ox's ear, the ox's soul departed from its body, having heard the mantra. ||42||
Due to the influence of the mantra, Padmaruchi was born as the son of Queen Shridatta, the wife of King Chatrachchhaya, whose karma-jāl (web of karma) had lessened. Chatrachchhaya was overjoyed at the birth of his son, as he had no children before. ||43||
The city was adorned with great splendor, and a grand festival was held with music and festivities. ||44||
Then, due to the influence of his past karma, Padmaruchi remembered his previous birth as an ox. He recalled the unbearable suffering he had endured carrying burdens, enduring heat and cold, and the pain of his feet. He also remembered the opportunity he had received to hear the Panchanamaskara mantra. Despite being engrossed in childhood games, he always kept the memory of hearing the mantra in his mind. ||45-46||
One day, while wandering, he reached the place where the ox had died. He recognized each place he had visited in his previous life. ||47||
Then, the prince, named Vrishabhadhwaja, dismounted from his elephant and, with a heavy heart, gazed at the place where the ox had died for a long time. ||48||
When he could not see the wise Padmaruchi, the giver of the jewel of Samadhi-death and the one with excellent deeds, he pondered how to find him. ||49||
Then, he built a Jain temple on that very spot, resembling the peak of Mount Kailasa. He had the stories of the great men and the Puranas inscribed on tablets and paintings within the temple. ||50||
At the entrance of the temple, he had a painting depicting his previous birth, and he stationed clever men near it to test people. ||51||
Then, with a desire to pay homage, Padmaruchi went to the temple one day and...