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Lord r Suvidhin tha
The ninth T rthamkara after r Candraprabha was r Suvidhin tha. He is also known as Pu padanta. King Sugr va of K kand city and queen R m dev were his parents.
In a previous life(incarnation) as the king Mah padma of Pu kal vat Vijaya he had developed disinterest in worldly matters and taken initiation from the monk Jagannanda and through excellent austerities obtained the T rthamkara n makarma. At the end of his life-span observing a fast unto death, he became a powerful god in Vaijayanta vim na (celestial vehicle). After leaving the Vaijayanta vim na, Mah padma's soul entered into the womb of queen R m dev on the ninth day of the dark fortnight of the month of F Iguna under M la constellation. Rm dev got the 14 auspicious dreams the same night. Upon completion of her pregnancy period R m dev gave birth to a son on the fifth day of the dark fortnight of Mrgar a under M la constellation. The gods and the parents celebrated the joy of his birth and for ten days the atmosphere of K kand city was one of gaiety.
During her pregnancy the mother was happy in all ways so the king Sugr va named the boy Suvidhin tha. Durinmg her pregnancy the queen R m dev had craving for flowers so the child was also named Pu padanta. When he had completed a thousand p rvas he was married to suitable women. After his marriage, considering him eligible, he was crowned king. For a little more than 50000 p rvas he ably managed the kingdom being unattached to it.
After thus ruling r Suvidhin tha desired to take up the path of selfretrain. The lok ntikagods dutifully requested him. After giving charities for one year, he took initiation with 1000 kings. On the 6h day of the dark fortnight of Mrgar a the Lord reached Sahasr mravana and under the constellation M la, destroying all sinful karmas he became a mendicant. Soon after becoming a mendicant he attained telepathic knowledge. The next day he broke his fast with rice pudding at the house of the king of vetapura. The gods showered five kinds of things to express the greatness of the giving.
Bearing with many hardships for four months he wandered from village to village. Then coming to the same garden the Lord ascended the
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