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MOTHER MARUDEVI Around the third epoch of the current regressive cycle of time, when the era of twins was coming to an end, a pair was born in Vinita city. The male was named Nabhiraja and the female. Marudevi.
At that time the era of twins and Kulakars was at its fag end. Nabhiraja became the fourteenth Kulukar.
Marudevi gave birth to twins. There names were Rishabhdev and Sumangala.
Of the current regressive cycle of time Rishabhdev became the first king, the first kerali. the first Tirthankar and the first propagator of Jain religion. The faine of Marudevi is because of Rishabhdev because she is famous as the mother of the first Tirthankar.
Rishabhdev invented and perfected knowledge of sword (martial arts). ink (writing). farming, social system and state-craft. Later he became an ascetic ar itinerant life.
Mother Marudevi was ever worried about the wellbeing of her son, Rishabhder. Time and again she sought news of her son from Bharat Chakravarti.
When she got the news that Rishabhdev had attained Keval-inana and is stationed outside Vinita city, she was filled with joy. She sat on an elephant and went to meet her son.
Bhagavan Rishabhdev was sitting in his divine religious assembly. When Marudevi saw his grandeur she was enchanted. She thought, I was worried for no reason. My son has acquired great power.
The train of her thoughts about the grandeur of the divine pavilion and the Turthankar took a turn towards deeper contemplations. She found her londness worthless and became aware of the transient nature of mundane relations. The religious thoughts became more subline and she transcended into pure meditation where the chain of karmas gels destroyed. The chain of obstructing kumas was destroyed and soon the residual kamers also came to an end. She attained Keral-jnama and within moments after that got liberated.
Bhagavan Rishabhdev said. "Marudevi has become a Siddha, the first Siddha of this regressive cycle of time."
Thus Marudevi did not have to suffer any pain. She did not do any formal ascetic practices and got liberated. She was born with few karmas. This is the example of the fourth antakriva.
Sources : 1. Jambudveep Prajnapti, Usahachariyam
2. Trishashti Shalaka Purush Charitra
Antakriddasha Mahima
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