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He did Masakshaman in sequence. Such a great penance was done by him non stop for one lakh years. During self conduct span of one lakh years, he did 11,80,645 Māsakshaman... He did Vishasthānak penance with Māsakshaman... With a great feeling in the heart that "If I have such a power so that I can divert all lives towards religion" (Jo Hove Muj Shakti Aaisi Savi Jeev Karu Shashanrasi) he constituted Tirthankar Namkarma. After having peaceful death in the twenty sixth birth he became Mahardhik deity at Pränat heaven.
BIRTH-27
The last birth of the honourable skipper God Mahaveer...
At Jambudweep's Bharatkshetra, near Kshatriyakund city, in Brahmankund village, one learned Brahmin Rushabhdutt was living. The soul of God came to the womb of his wife Devanandā. Generally, God never belongs to Brahmin lineage (Bhikshachari). In the birth of Marichi God did pride of his lineage and constituted Neech Gotra Karma. Due to this his soul passed eighty two days in the womb of Devananda who was belonging to the Brahmin lineage. By order of Saudharmendra Mahārājā Haringamaishi deity done the womb transplant from embryo of Devananda to embryo of queen Trishala. The queen Trishala was the wife of King Sidhhartha ruling over Kshatriyakund city. God came to the womb of Devānanda on the sixth day of bright half of Ashadh month and came to the womb of Trishaladevi on thirteenth day of dark half of Ashwin month. When God was in embryo of Devanandā, the
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