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a god of complete 32 s gara years of age. Mallin tha in the form of monk Mah bala is a source of inspiration for any aspirant and inspires that person to remain ever alert and awake in practice.
Birth and Naming
After completing his life as a god in the anuttaravim na named Jayanta, Mah bala monk's soul entered into the womb of Prabh vat Dev , the queen of king Kumbha of Mithil city in Bharata region of Jamb dv pa on the fourth day of the bright fortnight of F lguna month, under the A vin constellation. That same night the queen dreamt the fourteen very auspicious dreams. The next day, the dream interpreters told the king - "Oh king! The queen has seen excellent dreams. The fortunate woman who sees these dreams becomes the mother of a T rthamkara or a cakravart. The dreams the queen saw only infers that you both will soon become the parents of a child who will either be a cakravart emperor or shall establish the religious fold as a T rthamkara.” The royal couple's happiness knew no bounds hearing the dream results. After completion of the pregnancy period on the bright fortnight of the 11" day of the Mrgar a month in the middle of the night with moon conjunct with A vin constellation, the queen gave birth to a baby girl of incomparable beauty and aura. Indras, devendras, the king and subjects all celebrated the child-birth as per norms. During pregnancy the mother had a whim for sleeping on a bed of flowers of five colours, because of which the king named the daughter Mall.
Mall , the princess began to grow by the day. When she was a little less than 100 years old, she found out with her clairvoyance about her six royal friends and knowing all, began to spend her life happily with her female friends. In the meanwhile, she called the men of her family and told them that a huge beautiful hall be built in the grove of A oka trees and in its midst be erected six inner sanctums (garbha-g has) with latticed windows and in those six inner sanctums be made a raised platform.
Upon completion of the same as per her instructions, a message was sent to the princess. The princess got made a golden statue resembling her and placed one each on the raised platforms. The statue was made in such a way that anyone who saw it would feel it was Mall herself. A
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