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63. श्री पद्मप्रभुस्वामी
बाद में कौशम्बि नगर के शासक राजा श्रीधर हुए और उनकी रानी सुसिमा थी। उन दम्पतियों को कार्तीक बहुळ द्वादशी के दिन श्री पद्मप्रभु का जन्म हुआ। २९ वर्ष की उम्र में कार्तीक शुद्ध त्रयोदशी के दिन उन्होंने सन्यास की दीक्षा ग्रहण की। समस्त कर्म छोड़कर वे केवल ज्ञान को हासिल (प्राप्त) करके अर्हत बनकर षष्टम (छठाँ) तीर्थङ्कर हो गये । मार्गशीर्ष शुद्ध एकादशी के दिन उन्होंने स्वर्ग प्राप्त किया।
63 SHRI PADMA PRABHU SWAMY
The 6 of the Tirthankaras is Shri Padmaprabhuswamy. The city of Kaushambi was then ruled by King Sridhara and his wife was Queen Susima. Shri Padmaprabhuswamy was born to this couple on a Karthika Bahula Dwadasi (corresponding to the twelfth day of waning fortnight in the eighth month of the lunar calendar). He entered the order of Sanyasis in his 2911 year on a Karthika Shuddha Trayodasi (corresponding to the thirteenth day of the waxing phase in the eighth month of the lunar calendar). Having transcended all earthly attachments and pulls Shri Padmaprabhu attained Kevalajuna and became an Arhantha on a Chaitra Pournima (corresponding to the Full Moon Day in the first month of the lunar calendar). He thus became the sixth of the Tirthankaras. Shri Padmaprabhuswamy gave up his material body on a certain Magha-Shirsha Shuddha Ekadasi (corresponding to the eleventh day of the waxing phase in the ninth month of the lunar calendar).
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