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Shri Vasupujya Swāmi
At Pushkarvar Island, in Mangalavati continent of eastern videh, the famous King Padmottar was ruling. The innocent King always had renunciatory feelings in his heart. Afterwards he pursued initiation from Vajranabh Muni, he did Vishasthanak penance and constituted Tirthankar Namkarma. After peaceful death, he became deity in tenth heaven named Prāṇat.
After completing life at heaven, he got birth in scenic city called Champā, at Bharatkshetra of Jambudweep. He came to the womb of queen Jayadevi, wife of mighty King Vasupujya, on ninth day of bright half of Jyeshtha month, in Shatbhisha constellation. Jayadevi dreamed fourteen great dreams.
She delivered red coloured healthy baby boy having blot of hebuffalo on the fourteenth day of dark half of Phalgun (Magh) month in Shatbhisha constellation. 56 Dikkumaris and 64 Indras celebrated stupendous birth ceremony as per their convention.
As infant was son of King Vasupujya he was named as Vasupujya. King celebrated excellent birth ceremony.
God was having height of seventy bows. When God became matured parents forced him to marry. However, God hunched with his knowledge that his Bhogavalikarma are fewer and hence, he didn't marry. (According to book named 'Trishashthi Shalākā Purush Charitra' God was bachelor. However, other books have mentioned about God's marriage)
God passed 18 lacs purva in world. On request of Lokantik deities God began 'Varsidān'.
Along with thousands of deities and people sitting in 'Pruthvi' palanquin God came to finest garden called Vihārgraha. He was having fast for one day. On last day of dark half of Phalgun (Magh) month, in Shatbhisha constellation he pursued initiation along with 600 other kings. Immediately he attained Manparyavgyan.
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