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Lord r Sumatin tha
After a large time gap of nine lakh crores s garas from fourth T rthamkara, Abhinandana came the fifth Trthamkara, Lord r Sumatin tha.
There was a beautiful town full of happy and prosperous people called Pu kal vat Vijaya in Jamb dv pa. A king named Vijayasena ruled there. King Vijayasena's wife was Sudar an . They did not have any children.
One day, on some occasion, people of all classes gathered for some fun and frolic in a large garden. Sitting on her palanquin queen Sudar an saw in that garden a woman enjoying herself and surrounded by eight newly-wed women. She was curious to find out about that woman. Her female attendant told her that she is the merchant Nandi e a's wife Sulak a . She has two sons and these are her eight daughters-in-law
Hearing this, Sudar an felt very sad at her childless state. She disliked herself that she could not become a mother of even a single child. She started thinking of what use is a woman's life, youth, wealth and prosperity if she did not have the joy of having a child. With these thoughts the queen went into deep depression. The ambience of the garden started to feel like a graveyard to her. Immediately, she returned to the palace.
Reaching her bedroom in the palace, she began to cry her heart out. A female attendant immediately informed the king of the situation. On hearing this, the king rushed to Sudar an at once. He wanted to know the reason for her sorrow so the person responsible may be punished.
The queen said, “Lord, I am responsible for this state of mine. I dislike this meaningless life of mine that I could not beget even a single child." King Vijayasena reassured her in every way and said, “I shall not leave a stone unturned to fulfill your desire through appropriate remedies, medicines, etc.”
One day, king Vijayasena undertook the bel fast and worshipped the family goddess, thus pleasing the goddess who visited him in his dream and said, “You needn't lose hope. Soon you will get a glorious son.”
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