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Svayambhūstotra
The youth-period (kumārakāla) of the third Tirthankara, Lord Sambhavanatha, was 15 lakh pūrva after which He ruled His kingdom for 44 lakh pūrva and 4 pūrvānga.
Lord Sambhavanatha lived for 60 lakh pūrva and attained liberation (nirvāṇa) from Sammeda Śikhara on the sixth day of the bright half of the month of Caitra - caitra śukla ṣaṣṭhi.
The Chief Apostle of the Lord was sage Carudatta Svāmi. I bow to Lord Sambhavanatha so as to augment my intellect.
Lord Abhinandananatha
After 10 lakh crore sagaropama and 10 lakh pūrva of the birth of the third Tirthankara, Lord Sambhavanatha, it was time again for the lords of the devas and the men to rejoice as Sāketapuri town of the Bharata region was soon going to witness the arrival of the Lord of the Lords, the fourth Tirthankara, Lord Abhinandananatha. Queen Siddhartha had dreamt, nine months earlier, the sixteen most auspicious dreams, and on the twelfth day of the bright half of the month of Magha - magha śukla dvādasi - gifted to her husband, King Samvara, and to the world, the most precious gift ever, the Tirthankara Child. The lord of the devas, accompanied by queen Śaci, a large contingent of other devas and the majestic elephant Airāvata, descended from the heaven to perform the abhiṣeka of the Divine Child at Mount Meru. The ceremonial bath does not in any way harm or injure the Divine Child as those who are destined to attain to salvation are born in their last earthly incarnation with a bone formation that is possessed of adamantine strength and sturdiness (vajraṛṣabhanaracasamhanana). The Divine Child was named 'Abhinandana' due to His growing acclaim for virtues.
With the passage of time, the Child grew to a height of 350
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