24 Characters of Tirthankara

Author(s): Harshshilvijay, Kulshilvijay
Publisher: Aatmashreya Prakashan

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stories describing Nirnāmikā, meeting with Yugandhar muni, her Anashan, love of Lalitang and Swayamprabhā.
She sent this picture to many kings and princes. Vajrajangh got that picture. He collapsed looking at the picture and recalled his previous birth. Seeing the picture of his previous birth's beloved, he became intense in love. Shrimati was very happy on receiving this news. Lovers met each other... Parents of both happily celebrated marriage ceremony.
Both enjoyed family comfort as anticipated. On one night enemy king created poisonous gas, which killed both of them. They both were in the conception of an initiation when they died. After that they took birth in Uttar Kuru as 'Yuglik'.
Rushabhdev's soul took birth as 'Yuglik' in seventh birth. After enjoying comforts in that birth he became deity in first heaven i.e. 'Saudharm Heaven'.
The soul of Swayamprabha also became deity in same heaven. Swayamprabha, Nirnāmikā, again Swayamprabhā, Shrimati, Yuglik and deity in first heaven like wise, this soul along with soul of God Rushabhdev participated in all comforts and pains.
After completion of life in heaven in ninth birth the soul of God Rushabh dev took birth as son of the talented royal doctor (rājvaidya) in Kshitipratishthitpur at Videhkshetra. His name was 'Jivānand'.
In same town, there was 'Mahidhar' the prince of King Ishanchandra, 'Subuddhi' son of Sunasir Mantri (Minister), 'Purnabhadra' son of Sagardutta Sārthvāh, 'Guņākar' son of Dhan
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