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Swami Samantabhadra.
Asked. In reply, the Yogiraj said, "Your ragi-dveshi deva cannot tolerate my namaskar. Only the Jinsurya, who is free from eighteen doshas and is the illuminator of the lokas with his pure knowledge-form, is capable of tolerating my namaskar. If I perform namaskar, your deva (shivalinga) will be shattered - broken into pieces. That is why I do not perform namaskar." The king's curiosity increased and he urged him to perform namaskar, saying, "If this deva is broken into pieces, let it be. I must see the power of your namaskar." Samantabhadra agreed and promised to demonstrate his power the next day. The king said, "So be it," and kept him in the temple, arranging for a full guard outside. After two watches of the night had passed, Samantabhadra became anxious about fulfilling his promise. Ambikadevi's seat shook. She came running and assured Samantabhadra, saying, "Compose the exalted praise of the twenty-four Tirthankaras, beginning with the verse 'Swambhuva Bhutatiten Bhutale'. By its influence, everything will be accomplished quickly and this kulinga will break." Samantabhadra was pleased by this divine vision and, composing the designated praise, he became calm. In the morning (at dawn), the king came and again asked him to demonstrate his power through namaskar. Samantabhadra began to recite his great praise. When he read the verse 'Tamstamore Riv Rashmibhinnam' while praising Chandraprabha Bhagwan, the shivalinga shattered into pieces and a four-faced image of Chandraprabha Bhagwan appeared in that place.