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king of Ayodhya, and saw the light of this world on the second New Moon day of Magha. It is said that the reign of king Sambara was so good that all the feudal vassals were pleased with him; and, in order to show their gratitude, they presented many welcome-addresses to him during the period intervening between his son's coming into the womb of his mother and taking birth into this world. His subjects, too, indulged in great rejoicings on this occasion. It was in consideration of this general happiness of the people that the parents gave the new-born child the name of 'Abhinandana' (All joy). He enjoyed his inherited property like a prince for a period of forty-nine lacs of Purva year, and then accepted consecration on the twelth New Moon day of Magha, in an orchard near Ayodhya. After twenty-eight years, he attained Kevala-Jnana on the fourteenth Full Moon day of Pausha. After having consumed all his Karmans by means of practising penances for one lac of Purvas, he attained Liberation on the eighth New Moon day of Vaisakha.
Nine lac crore (9000000000000) Sagaropamas after the fourth Tirthankara's attaining Liberation, the fifth Tirthankara Sumati Nathaji, was born of Queen Mangala, wife of Megha, king of Ayodhya, on the eighth New Moon day of Vaisakha. He led a family life for thirty nine lacs of Purvas, after which he was consecrated in a garden near Ayodhya, on the ninth New Moon day of Vaisakha. He attained KevalaJnana just after twenty years after his consecration on the eleventh New Moon day of Chaitra; and observed the vow of renunciation for a period of one lac of Purvas more. In the end, having exhausted all his Karmans by means of ShuklaDhyana (Pure meditation ), he attained Liberation, on the
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