24 Characters of Tirthankara

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

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Shreshthi. All were of same age group. The bond between them was excellent. Son of Ishvarduttsheth named 'Keshav' also joined these five. Keshav was the soul of Swayamprabha. The group of these six was famous in the town. All six used to join any virtuous action dynamically.
One day all were sitting in house of Jivanand. At that time, renunciatory lean body Mahātmā came there. The talented Jivanand identified his disease of worms. All six decided to do treatment of the Mahātmā. For the purpose of treatment 'Goshirsh Chandan', 'Lakshyapak oil', 'Ratna Kambal' etc. valuable medicines were purchased. For the purpose of treatment one religious merchant had sponsored one Ratna Kambal valued onelakh twenty five thousand (1,25,000) gold coins. Six friends came with medicine to Gunākar muni. They covered body of muni with Ratna Kambal. With the effect of Goshirsh Chandan and Lakshyapak oil all the worms came out from muni's body. And collected the same on ratna kambal. They had already kept cow's dead body ready over there; all worms were put on that. Muni bhagwant was free from the disease. They sold balance medicines and the proceeds were used to build one beautiful and grand Jain temple decorated with golden flag.
In later life all the six became renunciatory and accepted an initiation, after doing good worship all six died. They became Sāmānik deities of 'Achyutendra Mahārājā' in twelfth heaven. In Achyut heaven, this was God's tenth birth with age of twentytwosāgropam (measure for time).
In 'Pundarikgini' town at Pushkalavati continent of Easternvideh there was one brave king 'Vajrasen' and his good character queen 'Dharini'. The soul of God had become fetus to this queen Dharini with fourteen great dreams.
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