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Lord r Candraprabha Sw m
Following Lord Sup r van tha, r Candrprabha Sw m became the 8th T rthamkara. In his previous incarnation as king Padma of Mamgal vat city in Dh tak kha da, he practised various austerities and consequently developed detachment and taking initiation from the monk Yugandhara he practiced right conduct and by 20 instruments (sth nakas) gained the T rthamkara n makarma (karmas responsible for embodiment). At the end of his lifespan he became a powerful god in Vijaya palace.
From Vijaya his soul descended into the womb of Sulak a , queen of king Mah sena of Candrapur on the fifth day of the dark fortnight of Caitra month under the Anur dh constellation. The queen saw the 14 highly auspicious dreams that same night. After completing her
cy queen Sulak a gave birth to a jewel of a son at the midnight hour on the 11th (12th) day of the dark half of the Pau a month under Anur dh constellation. His birth ceremony was celebrated with great pomp and joy by the gods and celestial beings on the Ati-P duKambala hillock.
Inviting people to his son's naming ceremony on eth 12th day king Padmasena said the pregnancy whim of the boy's mother was to enjoy the moon and the child's body reflects the aura of the moon, hence the boy is named Candraprabha.
When Candraprabha became a young man the king got him married to suitable princesses. After remaining a prince for two-and-a-half lakh p rvas he was crowned king and he conducted the affairs of the kingdom for a little more than 6 lakh p rvas and propagated righteousness. Realising the futility of the worldly pleasures the Lord resolved to get initiated as a monk. Upon prayers by the lok ntika gods and a year's giving of charities, he observed a a abhakta fast with thousand other kings. On the 12th day of the dark half of the Pau a month under Anur dh constellation, completely ridding himself of all bad karmas Lord Candraprabha was initiated into monkhood. The next day he broke the fast at the house of Somadatta, the king of Padmakha da by accepting milk, the gods showered five kinds of rain and established the importance of charity / donations.
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