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Mahapuraana, Uttarapuraana: King Surendrasena, the ruler of the Kaurava dynasty, was of the Kashyapa gotra. His queen was Shreekantā, who was a devoted wife and had received blessings from the gods in the form of rain of jewels and other offerings. 12-13
On the tenth day of the dark fortnight of Shraavana, in the western part of the night, during the Krittika constellation, when the time of the demise of the great god Sarvarthasiddhi was approaching, Shreekantā saw sixteen auspicious dreams, one of which was of an elephant entering her mouth. 14-15
Upon hearing the auspicious sounds of the morning, she woke up, performed her daily rituals, bathed, adorned herself with auspicious ornaments, and surrounded by a few trusted people, she illuminated the royal court like lightning, resembling another Lakshmi. With due respect, she sat on the half-seat of her husband. She narrated all the dreams to her husband, who was a master of interpreting dreams, and inquired about their meaning. As she learned the auspicious interpretations of the dreams, her lotus-like face blossomed like a lotus touched by the rays of the sun. 16-19
At that very moment, the gods performed the auspicious ceremony of conception for King Surendrasena and Queen Shreekantā, offered various forms of worship, and departed after being pleased. 20
Just as a conch shell becomes pregnant with a pearl, Queen Shreekantā became pregnant with a son. And just as the line of clouds adorned with the moon shines brightly, Queen Shreekantā, carrying her son in her womb, shone brightly. 21
On the first day of the bright fortnight of Vaisakha, after nine months had passed, Queen Shreekantā gave birth to her son in the Agni yoga, just as the moon rises in the west. 22
At that time, all the gods, led by Indra, arrived and took the child to Mount Sumeru. They bathed him in the waters of the Milky Ocean, adorned him with ornaments, named him Kunthu, and returned him to his parents. Finally, everyone went back to their respective places. 23-25
After the liberation of Shantinatha Tirthankara, when half a Paly had passed, the ocean of merit, Shri Kunthunatha Bhagavan, was born. His lifespan was also included in this interval. 25
His lifespan was ninety thousand years, his body was thirty-five Dhanus high, and his complexion was like polished gold. 26
After twenty-three thousand seven hundred and fifty years of his childhood, he attained kingship.