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Lord r Namin tha
After Lord Munisuvratan tha, Lord Namin tha was the 21ST rthamkara. In his past life he was the king Siddh rtha of Kau mb city in the western Videha province. On account of some factors he became disenchanted in worldly affairs. At the same time monk Sudar ana arrived, from whom he took initiation and observed special form of penance and restraint and obtained the T rthamkara n makarma. In the end, with a good feeling upon the end of his time span he became a god in the heaven named Apar jita.
After completing his years as a god, king Siddh rtha's soul left heaven and entered the womb of Vipr, the queen of the king Vijaya of Mithil , on the full moon of the bright fortnight of r va a month under A vin constellation. Queen Vipr saw the 14 auspicious dreams and started to protect the womb with appropriate food, relaxation, and conduct. On completion of the time the mother gave birth to a son of golden hue on the 8th day of the dark fortnight of the r va a month under A vin constellation. On the day of the naming ceremony the king told people that when the boy was in his mother's womb enemies had surrounded Mithil . Mother Vipr cast a kind glance at the enemies from the terrace which transformed the heart of the enemy kings and they prostrated at my feet. This was the effect of the boy in the womb; hence it would be apt to name the child Namin tha.
When Namin tha became a young man his father got him married to suitable princesses and when he was two thousand five hundred years old, prince Nami's coronation as king was held with great respect. Namin tha ruled for five thousand years and then, thought of being initiated. Lok ntika gods requested Namin tha to establish the t rthas.
After a year of gift giving, king Namin tha handed over his kingdom to prince Suprabha, and with one thousand princes proceeded to Sahasr mravana for initiation. Reaching there, observing the fast of cha habhakta, duly renouncing all the bad deeds, accepted initiation on the ninth day of the dark fortnight of ādha month. The next day, wandering, the Lord went to V rapura where he broke his fast at the house of king Datta, with rice pudding. To enhance the glory of the giving, the gods showered blessings of the five auspicious things. After
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