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59. श्री अजितनाथ स्वामी
बाद में द्वितीय तीर्थङ्कर श्री अजितनाथ स्वामी हुए। श्री अजित नाथ स्वामी ने माघमास के कृष्ण पक्ष (बहुळ पक्ष) के अष्टमी तिथि के जन्म लिया। उनके पिता अयोध्या के राजा जितशत्रु थे और माता रानी विजया थी। उन्होंने राज्य के सब सुखों को भोगा, बाद इसके माघ बहुळ नवमी दिन सन्यास की दीक्षा ली, समस्त कर्मों को चोड़कर पुष्य बहुळ एकादशी के दिन केवल ज्ञान को प्राप्त कर अर्हत होकर द्वितीय तीर्थङ्कर हो गये। इस स्वामी का नाम अजित नाथ कैसे पड़ा इस प्रश्न के पूछने पर स्वामी की माँ ने जवाब दिया कि मैंने अपने पति के साथ शतरंज जितनी बार खेली उतनी ही बार मैं ने ही जीत पायी। इसी कारण से इनका नाम अजित नाथ पड़ा । स्वामी का निर्याण चैत्र बहुल पंचमी के दिन हुआ था।
59 SHRI AJITHANATHA SWAMY
The second Tirthankara is Shri Ajithanatha Swamy. Shri Ajith was born to king Jita Shatru and queen Vijaya of the realm of Ayodhya on a Magha Bahula Ashtami (corresponding to the eighth day of the waning phase in the eleventh month of the lunar calendar). Having enjoyed all the royal pleasures, he decided upon giving them up and entered monkhood on a Magha Bahula Navami (corresponding to the ninth day of waning fortnight of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar). He was freed from all bonds of Karma (action - inaction) and obtained Kevalajnana (the Supreme Knowledge) on a Pushya Bahula Ekadasi (corresponding to the eleventh day of the waring phase in the tenth month of the lunar calendar). Thus he became an Arhantha and the second of the Tirthankaras. There is an interesting story about his having been given the name of Ajithanatha. It goes as follows. When queen Vijaya was conceived of the holy foetus she never lost a game of chess that she played with her husband (the royal couple used to play this game to pass time). The holy foetus must have been responsible for the invincible record of his mother and so he was given the name Shri Ajithanathaswamy, and rightly so. He attained Supreme Bliss on a Chaitra Bahulu Panchami (corresponding to the fifth day of waning fortnight of the first lunar month)
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