Book Title: Prabuddha Jivan 2016 03
Author(s): Dhanvant Shah
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh

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________________ POLSCE CECECECECECECECECECECECECECECOTECTIE MARCH 2016 PRABUDHH JIVAN PAGE No. 39 The Nineth Chakravarti Mahapadma: - By Dr. Renuka Porwal, Mob.: 098218 77327 Wave King Padmottara and Queen Jwaladevi of Hastinapur had a courageous and lucky child whom they called Vishnukumar. After few years the Queen saw fourteen dreams before second child's birth. He was Mahapadma, the Chakravarti king of Hastinapur. The elder Vishnukumar ESSERE became an ascetic. Namuchi, the Prime Minister of Avanti was very jealous of Jaina ascetics. Once in a fit of anger, he rushed to the shelter of Guruji and tried to kill him. To his surprise he turned stands till. Later on he promised the deity that such things will not happened again so devi allow him to move. E SE STESSE STESSO Namuchi ordered all Jaina monks to leave the kingdom in rainy season to harass them. They complained Vishnukumar who was at Meru parvat. He went to Namuchi with his power of flying and demanded only three steps of land, for which he agreed. Vishnukumar started expanding his body and kept one leg on earth, one on the sea and then advanced towards Namuchi's head but he surrendered. Vishnukumar became famous as a Trivikram. Mahapadma Chakravarti arrived at the palace and listened to Vishnukumar's discourses and renounced the world. Vishnukumar and Mahapadma received Kevaljnana and went to Siddhasthana while Namuchi went to hell. SEMESTE

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