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consumed, he attained Liberation on the ninth New Moon day of Bhadra-pada.
The tenth Tirthankara was Shri Shitala-Nathaji. He was born nine crores Sagaropama after the spiritual Libera. tion of the ninth Tirthankara, on the twelfth Full Moon day of Magha. His father was Dridharatha, king of Bhaddilapura, and his mother Queen Nanda Devi. He passed seventy-five thousand Purva years of his life as a family-man after which he was consecrated in the orchard of his own capital, on the twelfth Full Moon day of Magha. He attained Kevala-Jnana on the fourteenth Full Moon day of Pausha, the next year; and then practised austere self-discipline for twenty-five thousand Purva years. On the second Full Moon day of Vaisakha, he attained Liberation, after annihilating all his karmans.
The name of the eleventh Tirthankara was Shri Shreyamsaji. He was born one crore Sagaropamas minus one hundred Sagara and sixty-six lacs, twenty-six thousand years after the Nirvana of the tenth Tirthankara. The names of his father and mother were Shri Vishnu and Shrimati Vishnu Devi respectively. They were the king and the Queen of Simhapuri. Shreyanisaji lived as a worldly man for sixtythree lacs of years after which he renounced it formally in the royal orchard on the thirteenth Full Moon day of Phalguna. He attained Kevala-Jnana on the third Full Moon day of Magha, and then practised austerities for twenty-one lacs of years. He attained Liberation when all his karmans were exhausted. The Vasudeva named Triprishta was born in his time. His elder brother was Achala. Ashvagriva, the PratiVasudeva, reigned in Ratna-pura at the same time, Triprishta defeated Ashwa-Griva and took possession of his
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