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The Mahapurana, Uttara Purana
In the Saudharma Kalpa, a deva named Chitrangada was born. From there, he went to the Jambudvipa, in the Bharat Kshetra, and was born as the son of King Susthit, the ruler of the beautiful city of Podanpur, and his queen, Sulaksana. He was a wise and well-established son, known as Supratistha. || 138-139 ||
Once, at the beginning of the rainy season, he saw two monkeys fighting on Mount Asit. This reminded him of his past lives and his actions. || 140 ||
He then approached Sudharma Acharya and took diksha. He was the same soul as Suradatta, and I, Supratistha, am his younger brother. || 141 ||
Wandering in the world, Suradatta eventually reached the banks of the Sindhu river, where he was born as the son of the ascetic Mrigayana and his wife, Vishala. He was named Gotama. Due to his wrong beliefs, he became a Jyotishka deva named Sudarsana, performing austerities amidst the five fires. || 142-143 ||
He then used his maya to harm me. Hearing this, Supratistha, the Kevali, spoke with compassion, and Sudarsana, freed from his animosity, embraced the right path. || 144 ||
Hearing about the rain of the Andhakas, King Andhakavrushti, with folded hands, asked the Jina, Supratistha, about his past lives. || 145 ||
The Jina, free from attachment, replied, "It is right to ask, for speaking words of benefit without any motive is the natural quality of those like me." || 146 ||
He said, "In this very Jambudvipa, in the city of Ayodhya, there lived a king named Anantavirya. In the same city, there lived a wealthy merchant named Surendradatt, who was like Kubera. He worshipped the Arhant with ten dinars daily, sixteen on the eighth day, forty on the new moon, and eighty on the fourteenth. He spent his wealth in this way, gave to the deserving, followed the path of virtue, and observed fasts. || 147-148 ||
Because of all this, he became known as 'Dharmashila', free from all sins. One day, he wished to travel by water to earn wealth. He planned to return after twelve years, so he entrusted his friend, the Brahmin Rudradatt, with the wealth needed for twelve years of worship of the Jina. He said, "Use this to perform Jina puja and other good deeds, for you are like me." || 149-152 ||
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