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Cakravart Hari e a
In the time of the 21ST rthamkara Lord Namin tha, came the tenth cakravart of Bharata, emperor Hari e a. In the P mc la region of Bharata in Jamb dy pa was a city named K mpilya ruled by the Ik v ku king Mah hari. Queen Mahi one night saw the 14 auspicious dreams. Upon completion of the pregnancy period queen Mahi gave birth to a bright son endowed with all qualities of a cakravart. The parents named their son Hari e a. The prince was brought up with a lot of love and royal splendour and was trained in suitable skills and arts. When he became young he was married to princesses of good lineage. When he was 325 years old, king Mah hari placed him on the throne.
Ruling as a provincial king, when 325 years had passed, a heavenly cakra jewel appeared in his armoury. In 150 years, king Hari e a won over the entire Bharata and became cakravart emperor and the Lord of 14 jewels and nine treasures. He ruled over Bharata as a cakravart emperor for 8850 years. Thereafter, he developed disinterest in his mind. Sacrificing all sensual pleasures and wealth, he took initiation as a mendicant. Monk Hari e a did intense penance and observed pure restraint for 350 years and ending all the eight karmas, obtained the blissful state of liberation/ salvationat the age of ten thousand years.
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