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When nine Sagaropama years had elapsed after the Thirteenth Tirthankar's attaining Liberation, Shri Anantanathaji, the fourteenth Tirthankara, was born in this world. He was born of queen Suyasha wife of Simha-Sena, king of Ayodhya, on the thirteenth Full Moon day of Vaishakha. He enjoyed all the pleasures of a family life for twenty-two lacs-and-a-half of years, and, then, in order to obtain Freedom from falling into the succession of births and deaths he got himself initiated into the order of monks in the royal garden, on the fourteenth Full Moon day of Vaishakha. He attained Kevala-Jnana on fourteenth Full Moon day of Vaishakha. He practised severe austerities for a period of seven lacs and a half of years. When all his Karmans were exhausted he reached the exalted position of Nirvana, on the fifth New Moon day of Chaitra.
The Baladeva named Suprabha was born, in his time, of queen Sudarshana, wife of Soma, king of Dvaraka; Sita, the second queen of Soma, gave birth to the fourth Vasudeva named Purushottama. At the time, king Vilasa reigned in Prithvipura. His wife named Gunavati gave birth to Madhu, the Prati-Vasudeva. Purushottama, killed Madhu, annexed his territories to his own kingdom, and became the sole monarch of the three Khandas ( continents ).
When a period of four Sagaropama years had elapsed after the Fourteenth Tirthankara's obtaining Nirvana-Pada, Shri Dharma-natha Maharaja, the Fifteenth Tirthankara, took his birth in the city of Ratanpuri on the third NewMoon day of Magha. His father was king Bhanu and mother, Suvrata. He enjoyed his worldly life for nine lacs of years after which he entered the order of monks, in the royal
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