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Shri Shitalnath Swami
In striking city Susima of Vajra continent at eastern Pushkarvar Island, greatest King Padmottar was ruling. The King was renunciatory by nature and was unenthusiastically taking up the responsibility of family. When time ripe he pursued initiation from Acharyabhagwant Tristãghsuriji. He did Vishasthanak penance and constituted Tirthankar Namkarma. After peaceful death, he reborn as deity at tenth heaven named Pränat. After completing life of twenty sāgaropam in the next birth he came to the womb of queen Nanda on sixth day of dark half of Vaishakh (Chaitra) month, in Purvashādhā constellation. Nanda was the wife of confident King Dradhrath, the lord of Bhadilpur city, at Bharatkshetra of Jambudweep.
She dreamed fourteen great dreams. On the twelfth day of dark half of Magh (Paush) month, in Purvashādhā constellation, she delivered golden coloured baby boy who had blot of Shrivatsa. Gleeful atmosphere was spread over the palace.
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56 Dikkumāris and 64 Indras celebrated outstanding birth ceremony as per their convention. When God was in embryo Nandadevi chilled the heated body of King Dradhrath by her breezy
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