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Shri Arnāth Swāmi
At eastern Jambudweep on the bank of Sitā River, in Susimā city of Vatsa continent prosperous King Dhanpati was ruling. The people were contended in all respect under the lordship of King Dhanpati. The religious King pursued initiation from Sanvar Muni. He did Vishasthānak penance and constituted Tirthankar Nāmkarma. After peaceful death, in the next birth he became Mahardhik deity at ninth graiveyak.
After completing life at heaven he came to the womb of queen Mahādevi on second day of bright half of Phālgun month in Revati constellation. Queen Mahādevi was the wife of King Sudarshan ruling over Hastināpur city at Jambudweep's Bharatkshetra. The queen dreamed fourteen great dreams indicating that fetus will be the Tirthankar and sovereign.
In Revati constellation, on tenth day of bright half of Mārgashirsh month queen delivered a baby boy. 56 Dikkumāris and 64 Indras celebrated outstanding birth ceremony as per their convention.
King Sudarshan also celebrated birth ceremony of his son. The mother dreamed strokes of wheel and hence, God was baptized as Ar. Having height of 30 bows God passed 21,000 years in bloom of life. After handling kingdom for 21,000 years, the bright wheel i.e.
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