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thousand purva and twenty eight purvāng in lordship. On request of Lokantik deities God began 'Varsidan'. He vowed for two days fast. Along with thousands of deities, devils and men sitting in 'Surprabha' palanquin, on sixth day of dark half of Mārgashirsh (Kartik) month God pursued initiation. Other 1000 kings also pursued initiation along with God. Immediately he attained Manparyavgyan. On the next day he broke his fats at the place of King Pushpa residing at Shwetpur city. The deities rejoiced in sky with five divyas on this occasion.
He wandered for four months as Chhadmastha. Again he came to Kākandi city, at Sahastramra forest under Malur tree God was meditating. He attained Kevalgyan on the third day of bright half of Kartik month, in Mool constellation. The deities constructed place of sermons. He was facing towards East side. He started his lecture on eight types of Karma and result of each of them. Listening to his lecture Varah etc. 88 persons became ganadhars of God. In God Suvidhinath Swami's administration, Ajit having vehicle of tortoise was the adhishthāyakdev and Sutārā having vehicle of ox was the
adhishthāyakādevi.
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