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2. A giant elephant' having four tusks,
3. A lion,
4. Goddess Laxmi seated on a lotus,
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large white bull was entering her mouth. The other things she saw in her dream are as follows
5. A garland of flowers,
6. The full moon resplendent in the sky,
7. The scintillating sun,
8. A fluttering flag,
9. A golden urn,
10. A pond full of lotus flowers,
11. A sea of milk,
12. A space vehicle of gods,
13. A heap of gems,
14. Smokeless fire. (R-1/a)
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शीतल
Nabhiraja was an experienced and scholarly person. When he heard about these dreams from Marudeva, he said, "Devi ! You will give birth to a highly endowed soul who will show the path of peace and happiness to this world."
Birth Celebrations
[On the eighth day of the dark half of the month of Chaitra, around midnight, healthy Marudeva gave birth to twins. This pious birth influenced the surroundings. The sky became filled with a soothing glow, the wind became fragrant and the whole atmosphere became impregnated with unprecedented joy that was hard to describe.]
[From all around came the fifty six goddesses of directions. They circumambulated the Tirthankar's mother and bowed before her. They also sang in praise of the child that was to become Tirthankar and then proceeded to perform post-birth cleaning rituals.]
मल्लि
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At that instant the king of gods of the Saudharm dimension, Saudharmendra Shakra, also came to know that the first Tirthankar has taken birth. He arrived with his large ratinue of gods and, bowed before the mother,
"O great mother! I, Saudharmendra Shakra, bow before you and offer my salutations."
मुनिसुव्रत
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After the salutations the mother was put to sleep. Saudharmendra created five look alike bodies of himself. With one body he carefully lifted the baby in his hands. With the second body he took an umbrella in his hands and stationed the प्रथम तीर्थंकर भगवान ऋषभदेव (39) Bhagavan Rishabhdev, The First Tirthankar
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| SR No. | 002582 |
| Book Title | Sachitra Tirthankar Charitra |
| 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 |