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The Great Purana, Uttara Purana
He had enjoyed all the pleasures that arose from his good deeds. Now, you have only a month left to live, so think about your own well-being. || 45 || Hearing these words, the king bowed to the two great sages and said, "Even though you have attained the state of liberation, you have done me a great favor out of your love from past lives. You are truly my well-wishers." Pleased, the two sages then returned to their own place. || 46-47 || Then, the king, giving his kingdom to his son, Pritikara, performed an eight-day worship, bid farewell to his brothers, and took up the excellent renunciation called Prayopgamana. Due to the influence of renunciation, he became Achyutendra, the lord of the Satamkara Vimana in the sixteenth heaven, with an age of twenty-two oceans, possessing great powers. He enjoyed the divine pleasures there for a long time and then fell from there. || 48-50 || In this Jambudvipa, in the Bharat Kshetra, in the Kurujangala country, he was born as the son of King Shrichandra of Hastinapur, named Supratistha, a glorious son born to his queen, Shrimati. When he reached full youth, he had a wife named Sunanda, who brought him happiness. || 51-52 || Considering his son to be very capable, King Shrichandra gave him the kingdom and himself went to the great sage, Sumandara, and took initiation. || 53 || Supratistha also became well-established in his kingdom without any obstacles. One day, he offered food to the sage Yashodhara, which led him to attain the five great virtues. || 54 || On another day, he was sitting in his beautiful palace, as bright as the moonbeams, with his inner court, looking in all directions, when he suddenly saw a meteor falling. Seeing this, he realized the impermanence of the world. Then, he performed the coronation of his eldest son, Sudrishti, and, seeking knowledge of the self, took initiation from the Jina, Sumandara. He gradually mastered the eleven Angas and contemplated the sixteen causes of meditation, including right faith, etc., and bound the pure karma of a Tirthankara. When his life came to an end, he took samadhi and practiced renunciation for a month, due to which he attained the position of Ahmendra in the Anuttar Vimana called Jayanta. There, his life was as long as thirty-three oceans, with his hands reaching up to the sky. || 55-59 ||