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## The Thirty-Seventh Chapter
**435** Then all the Indra's gathered together and celebrated the auspicious coronation of the parents of the Tirthankara with great joy at the time of their descent from heaven. **88** At that time, the royal palace of King Vishvasena was surpassing even heaven with its wealth. What good fortune does not come to the gathering of virtuous souls? **89** When nine months were complete, on the eleventh day of the dark fortnight of the month of Pausha, in the Anil Yoga, a son was born. **90** At that time, all the Indras, starting with Saudharma, knowing the rise of the Tirthankara from the trembling of their thrones, came to the summit of Mount Mandara. **91** After the completion of the birth, coronation, and auspicious worship, the parents named him Parth and dedicated him to them. **92** After the passing of eighty-three thousand seven hundred and fifty years from the time of Lord Neminatha, Lord Parshvanatha, the conqueror of death, was born. **93** His lifespan was one hundred years, which was included in the aforementioned interval. The radiance of his body was like that of a young paddy plant, and he was adorned with all auspicious marks. **94** He was nine cubits tall, prosperous, and born in the Ugra lineage. **95** When he reached the age of sixteen, he was in the prime of youth. **96** One day, he went out of the city with his army for recreation. **97** In the forest near the hermitage, his mother's father, King Mahipala of Mahipalapura, was performing austerities, grieving over the loss of his queen. **98** He was performing austerities in the midst of the five fires. **99** Seeing him, the prince stood near him without paying him any respect. **100** Without thinking, the angry sage, who was a noble and a seasoned ascetic, thought to himself, "I am a noble, born in a high lineage, and a seasoned ascetic, and I am the father of his mother. Yet, this ignorant prince, intoxicated with pride, stands before me without paying his respects." **101** Filled with anger, he was about to throw the axe he was holding to cut firewood into the dying fire, when the omniscient Lord Parshvanatha, raising his voice, said, "Do not cut it, there is a living being in it." **102** Even though he was warned, the prince, intent on killing, cut the wood. **103** This act resulted in the serpent and serpentess living inside the wood being cut into two pieces. Seeing this, the noble prince...