Sachitra Tirthankar Charitra

SR No.: 002582
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Padma Prakashan
Publication Year: 1995
Total Pages: 292
Language: Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari, History, & Story
File Size: 13 MB

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love and become the twenty second Tirthankar. Rajimati will also follow you on the path of renunciation and get liberated."
ध्वजा
पद्य
| सरोवर
The Birth as Arishtanemi
Knowing all this Shankh had a deep feeling of detachment. He gave his kingdom to his son and became an ascetic. As a result of high spiritual practices and deep devotion for Jina he earned the Tirthankar-nam-and-gotra-karma and reincarnated in the Aparajit dimension of gods.
Bhagavan Rishabhdev and twenty one other Tirthankars were born in the Ikshvaku clan. The twentieth Tirthankar Munisuvrat was born in the Harivamsh clan. The great king Vasu was also from Harivamsh clan. After a long time this clan saw another illustrious king Sauri who was the founder of the famous Sauripur town. Sauri had two sons Andhak Vrishni and Bhog Vrishni. Andhak Vrishni had ten sons, the eldest was Samudravijay and the youngest Vasudev.
The being that was Shankh descended from the Aparajit dimension of gods into the womb of queen Shiva Devi, wife of king Samudravijay of Sauripur. The fourteen great dreams indicated that this being was to become a Tirthankar. On the fifth day of the bright half of the month of Shravan queen Shiva Devi gave birth to a son. As per the convention 56 goddesses of directions arrived and performed the birth celebrations after the post-birth cleaning. (AN-1)
During the naming ceremony the king conveyed that as the queen had seen a disc with Arishta gems, the new born will be called Arishtanemi.
Vasudev, the younger brother of king Samudravijay was a charming and handsome person. His senior queen Rohini had a son named Balram (Padma) and junior queen Devaki had a son named Shrikrishna. Balaram and Shrikrishna were the ninth Baldev and Vasudev.
During those times the whole area of central India had become a disturbed area due to prevailing conspiracies among various kingdoms. Cruel Kamsa 'and oppressive Jarasandh (the Prativasudev) were the worst of these feuding principalities. In order to be away from these everyday problems and as per the advise of an astrologer, the Yadav clan, including Samudra vijay, Vasudev, Ugrasen, Shrikrishna etc. migrated from Mathura and Sauripur to the west coast. Shrikrishna constructed the large and beautiful town of Dwarka on the sea coast and near the Raivatak mountain (Girnar). Its grand architecture and strong fortification made it heavenly beautiful and unconquerable.
समद्र
विमानभवन
रत्न राशि
The Power and Prowess of Arishtanemi
One day while wandering around, youthful Arishtanemi reached the hall of weapons of Vasudev Shrikrishna. Seeing the divine weapons he first lifted the Sudarshan Chakra (the disc weapon) curiously and whirled it playfully. He then lifted the giant bow, Sarang, and bent it as if it was a thin cane. After this he भगवान अरिष्टनेमि
Bhagavan Arishtanemi
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नमि
अरिष्टनेमि
पार्श्व
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