Book Title: 24 Characters of Tirthankara
Author(s): Harshshilvijay, Kulshilvijay
Publisher: Aatmashreya Prakashan

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________________ offering various precious gifts telling, “Oh... Lord! We are obedient to you. Kindly order us appropriate task.” There was no need to fight. King Shāntināth automatically became lord of all the six continents. He returned to Hastināpur. He got coroneted. The sovereign has fourteen jewels and nine nidhis (divine things). Thousands of Yakshas continuously nurse sovereign. His bedroom always remains romantic with presence of 64 thousand queens. The sovereign has 84 lacs elephants, horses, chariots etc. He has great opportunities of enjoying luxuries. God Shāntināth passed 25 thousand years as sovereign. Time is unstoppable. Lokāntik deities requested God to establish sacrament and God started 'Varsidān'. | At last after handing over responsibility of kingdom to son Chakrayudh, along with thousands of deities and men he settled in Sarvārthā' palanquin and reached Sahastrāmra forest at Hastināpur. He abandoned all the comforts of sovereign. He had two days fast. Along with 1000 other kings God pursued initiation, in Bharani constellation, on fourteenth day of dark half of Jyeshtha (Vaishākh) month. Immediately he attained Manparyavgyān. On the next day he broke his fast at the place of King Sumitra. The deities rejoiced in sky with five divyas on this occasion. He Interational For Priva 133 ersonal use only

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