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laughing on the arrival of their Lord. Black bees sang welcome songs under the pretext of their sweet humming notes. Learning from the wind that the Lord had pleased to come into this world the trees spread delicate carpets of various kinds of fragrant flowers at every place. There were good omens, too, visible every where. At last, the moment came when Lord Mahavira saw the light of the day. That auspicious day and that omenous moment will be remembered for ever in the history of the world.
It was the thirteenth day of the bright of the month of Chaitra in the year 250 Parshva Era or 599 B. C. the moon being in congunetion with 'Hastottara' when queen Trishala gave birth to a son who was exceedingly beautiful, chaming and lustrous; who was shedding lustre like that of gold; and who has possessed all the good qualities of a lion. By means of his good deeds, this child attained the title of Lord' later on and was blessed with Eternal beatitude in the end. His birth horoscope is given below:
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Mars,
Dragon's
Tail
Mercury,
Sun
Saturn
Jupiter, Dragon's
Moon
Head
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