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Shri Suvidhināth Swāmi
At most affluent Pushkalāvati continent of eastern Pushkarvar Island, in Pundarigiņi city great King Mahāpadma was ruling.
Brilliant King Mahāpadma pursued initiation from Jagnand Muni. He did Vishasthānak penance and constituted Tirthankar Nāmkarma. He reborn as deity at heaven named Vaijyant in Anuttar plane. After completing life of thirty three sāgaropam in the next birth he came to the womb of most honourable queen Rāmādevi on the ninth day of dark half of Phālgun (Māgh) month in Mool constellation. Rāmādevi was the wife of King Sugreev, the lord of Kākandi city at southern Bharatkshetra of Jambudweep. She dreamed fourteen great dreams. On the fifth day of dark half of Mārgashirsh (Kārtik) month, in Mool constellation, she delivered a white coloured baby boy who had blot of crocodile.
56 Dikkumāris and 64 Indras celebrated exceptional birth ceremony as per their convention. King Sugreev also celebrated birth ceremony of his son. When God was in embryo parents were became more ritual and hence, God was baptized as 'Suvidhi'. As queen desired for flower God got teeth like flower and because of this only God was also famous as 'Pushpadant'
God passed 50 thousand purva in bloom of life. He passed 50
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