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of the Lord with rejoicing, and, as a result, their own souls received deep cleansing.
The Chief Apostle of Lord Sumatinātha was sage Vajra Svāmī. Lord Sumatinatha lived for 40 lakh pūrva.
I bow to Lord Sumatinātha, the annihilator of the afflictions of the three worlds.
Lord Padmaprabha
King Dharana and Queen Suseemā were living happily in the Kauśambi town of the Bharata region. One night, when the darkness of the night was about to give way to the soft light of the morning, the Queen dreamt sixteen most auspicious dreams heralding the coming of the Lord of the Lords in her person. The devas came down to rejoice and celebrate the event; there cannot be a greater cause for rejoicing than the arrival of the true Saviour (Tirthankara) in our midst. Lord Padmaprabha had descended from the super heaven to promulgate the path to liberation for the wellbeing of all living beings.
Nine months later, on the thirteenth day of the dark half of the month of Kartika - kārtika kṛṣṇa trayodaśi - the Queen gave birth to the Tirthankara Child. This had happened after 90 thousand crore sagaropama and 10 lakh purva of the birth of the fifth Tirthankara, Lord Sumatinatha.
The Divine Child grew to a height of 250 dhanusa.
After spending 72 lakh pūrva as youth (kumārakāla), Lord Padmaprabha ruled His kingdom for 211⁄2 lakh pūrva and 16 pūrvānga (rajyakāla). He then took to great austerities that every Tirthankara accepts most willingly and cheerfully.
Lord Padmaprabha, after attaining Omniscience (kevalajñāna),
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