Book Title: Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 1
Author(s): Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker
Publisher: Parimal Publication

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________________ vi Viśva -nandi of Rajagriha Nagara. Viśvabhūti Kumāra had Bhāgavati-Diksă, and he practised severe penance. During the Seventeenth Previous Bhava, he was born as a god in Mahāśukra déva-loka, Descending from Mahāśukra déva-loka, the soul of Viśvabhuti Muni was born as Tripristha Vasudeva during the Eighteenth Previous Bhava of Śram ana Bhagavan Mahāvira. As a result of many wars causing deaths of thousands of warriors and numerous kings and other evil acts, he was born in Seventh Hell. It was during this bhava, that the soul of Śramana Bhagavan Mahavira as Tripristha Vasudeva did the cruel act of pouring molten lead into both the ears of his bed-chamber attendant for which he had to suffer the agonies of wooden sticks thrust into both his ears during his twenty-seventh bhava as a Tirthankara. During the Nineteenth Previous Bhava, he was born as as a Naraka (hellish being) in the Seventh Hell. During the Twentieth Previous Bhava, the soul of Nayasara was born as a llon. On the completion of his life as a lion, he was born as a Naraka in Fourth Hell during his Twenty-first Previous Bhava. After wandering in Samsara as a human being and as a tiryanca for several minor bhavas, the soul of Nayasara during the Twenty-second Previous Bhava was born in royal family as Prince Vimala son of King Priya-mitra of Rathapura. He was made a king. King Vimala once set free a large flock of innocent deer entrapped by a hunter. He was merciful and bene-volent King Vimala had Bhagavati Dikṣā, and as Vimala Muni, he practised severe penance. It seems there was a minor bhava as a god* after this bhava. *Sriman Guna Candra Sūri in his Prakrit Mahāvīra Cariyani mentions this bhava. Works like Trigaṣṭhi Śataka Puruşa Caritra, Avasyakacurni and some other works do not inention this bhava this be a bhava as a vyantara may or any other celestial being. Other celestial bhavas were Vaimänika, 28 Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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