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Lord r Kumthun tha
After Lord r mtin tha the 17' T rthamkara was rKumthun tha. Kumthun tha's father was the king of Hastin pura, king Vasu and his mother was queen r dev .
In his previous incarnation Lord Kumthun tha was king Simh vaha of Khadg city in east Videha. Becoming disenchanted with worldly things he took initiation from crya Samvara and through arihanta-bhakti gained the T rthamkara n makarma. Completing his life-span by fasting he emerged as a god in the Sarv rthasiddha vim na.
Descending form there the soul of Simh vaha entered into the womb of queen r dev on the ninth day of dark fortnight of rava a month under the constellation K rtika. The queen got the 14 dreams. On completion of her pregnancy, queen r dev gave birth to a son on the 14" day of the dark part of the Vai kha month under K rtika constellation. When the child was in her womb she saw the kumthu jewels in a heap, hence the boy was named Kumthun tha.
When Kumthun tha became a young man, he was married to suitable princesses. After some time, the king anointed Kumthun tha to the throne. He ruled for 22000 years as provincial king. When a cakra jewel appeared in his armouryking Kumthun tha raised his banner of victory over six parts and became cakravart emperor, ruling for 23750 years.
Disenchanted with sensual enjoyments, sensing his desire for initiation the lok ntikagods requested him to take the spiritual path. The Lord gave charities for a year and on the fifth day of the dark half of Vai kha under K rtika constellation along with 1000 kings he accepted to be initiated into monkhood and reaching Sahasr mravana, observing fast, renouncing all demerits, appropriately became a mendicant. The moment he took initiation he attained telepathic knowledge (manah paryavaj na). The next day, wandering, he broke his fast at the house of king Vy ghrasimha at Cakrapura. This way, observing austerities as a mendicant for 16 years, he reached Sahasr mravana and became meditative. On the third day of the bright fortnight of Caitra under Krtika constellation, in the second stage of deep meditation,
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