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Lord r Padmaprabha
Lord r Padmaprabha was the sixth T rthamkara of Jain religion. He was born in the house of the king of Kau mb. He gained the n makarma of T rthamkara in his previous life as king Apar jita.
Previous Incarnation
King Apar jita ruled over the city of Sus m . He used to behave in accordance with justice and righteousness. One day, disgusted with worldly things, he accepted the path of perfection (the holy path) at the feet of the monk Pihit rava and by veneration of the arihantas and twenty causes / reflections gained the T rthamkara n makarma. At the end of his life, through meditation, after death, he became an excellent god of 31 s garas of Graiveyaka.
Birth and Naming
After completing the life-span of a Graiveyaka god, the soul of Apar jita descended from the devaloka into the womb of Sus m , queen of the king of Kau mb , on the sixth day of the dark half of the M gha month under the constellation Citr. The queen saw the 14 auspicious dreams. He was born on the 12th day of the dark fortnight of K rtika month under Citr constellation. During pregnancy, queen mother Sus m had the whim of sleeping on a lotus bed and the child's body reflected the splendour of the lotus. Hence the parents named him Padmaprabha.
Marriage and Initiation
After completing his childhood the moment Padmaprabha became a young man. King Dhara married him off to suitable womer remaining a young man for 8 lakh prvas, r Padmaprabha became king. After ruling for more than 21 lakh p rvas, realizing how futile are the karmas associated with enjoyment (or worldly things), he became inclined towards the path of salvation. On request by the lok ntika gods after giving charities for a year, he formally took initiation observing a day or two's fast. On the 13th day of the dark fortnight of K rtika month, at the same time a thousand princes and others took initiation with him.
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