24 Characters of Tirthankara

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

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Chaitra (Phalgun) month, at midnight Marudevāmātā gave birth to brilliant baby boy and his twin baby (Yugal)
Birth of God spread glee everywhere. Everyone including live in hell and moss felt relief for a while.
As per convention 56 Dikkumāris celebrated God's birth ceremony. Saudharmendra Mahārājā called up all deities at Meru Mountain via Haringamaishi deity for celebrating birth ceremony.
After marvellous celebration all went back to their places. Nabhi Kulkar also invited family and friends for celebration. As Marudevāmātā had seen Ox in the first dream and hence, God was baptized as 'Rushabh' and twin baby was baptized as 'Sumangala' Baby Rushabh was nurturing slowly and gradually with the help of Indra Mahārājā's thumb nectar and five wardens.
When God reached one year of age Indra Mahārājā came to God for establishing lineage. He gifted sugarcane to baby Rushabh. God cheerfully accepted the gift and hence, lineage was named 'Ikshwaku'
In Yuglik tradition brother marries his twin sister.
God's wedding was fixed with Sumangalā. However, on one day a Yuglik were playing in the garden and suddenly a big fruit from Palmyra tree fell down on Yuglikboy and he expired on the spot. Unfortunately, this was happened for the first time. When that girl became 54 days old her parents also passed away. Other people
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