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Lord rrey msan tha
The 11" T rthamkara after Lord r talan tha was r rey msan tha.
r rey msan tha was the son of Vi udev , queen of the king Vi u of Siddhapur city. In his previous incarnation he was the king Nalinagulma of the island Pu kara. Giving up royal enjoyments which seemed akin to the disease of (obsession for) royalty he took initiation under monk Vajradanta and wandering about and devoid of passions he obtained the T rthamkara n makarma by 20 instruments / reflections (sth nakas). Ultimately, completing his life-span in pure meditation Nalinagulma became a god with extraordinary powers (ddhidh r ) in the Mah ukra kalpa (heaven).
On the 6th day of the dark half of the month Jye ha under rava a constellation Nalinagulma's soul left the heavenly abode and entered queen Vi udev's womb. The mother saw 14 auspicious dreams that night. Completing her pregnancy period, she gave birth to a son on the 12th day of the dark fortnight of F Iguna. The entire royal family and the kingdom benefitted from the birth of the boy hence his parents named him rey msan tha. When he entered his youth, on his father's request he married suitable women. At the age of 21 lakh years he became the king. For 22 lakh years he managed the kingdom judiciously.
After his karmas of enjoyment became futile when he expressed the desire to follow the spiritual path accordingly the lok ntika gods requested him. For a year he gave charities and on the 13" day of the dark fortnight of F lguna under constellation rava a; he, along with 1000 other kings, observed the 'bel’ fast, taking initiation as a mendicant. At Sahasr mravana under the A oka tree, renouncing all bad karmas he became a monk / renouncer. The next day he broke his fast at the home of king Nanda of Siddh rthapura with rice pudding. After initiation he wandered about for two months as mendicant, bearing with all kinds of hardships with determination and firmness. Observing a fast, ascending the k apaka re on the day of the new moon in conjunction in the month of M gha, destroying obscuring karmas, he attained pure intuition and pure knowledge. This way, becoming a keval , Lord
rey msan tha addressed a large gathering of gods-men about scripture and conduct and establishing the four-fold order, became a T rthamkara. After attaining pure knowledge, Lord rey msan tha,
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