Book Title: Young Yogi Jambukumar Diwakar Chitrakatha 018
Author(s): Rajendramuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai
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FOURTEEN DREAMS OF QUEEN TRISHALA
Queen Trishala had fourteen dreams when she was pregnant. All the dreams symbolized the good qualities of her child. Queen Trishala was very happy to have such a wonderful child. That child was Lord Mahavira. He showed us the path to freedom from the cycle of birth and death. Some scripts mention Queen Trishala
had sixteen dreams. The fourteen dreams were as follows: 1. Simha (The Lion) 2. Hathi (The Elephant) 3. Rushabha (The Bull) 4. Lakshmi (The Wealth) 5. Mala (The Garland) 6. Chandra (The Moon) 7. Surya (The Sun) 8. Dhwaja (The Flag) 9. Kalash (The Pitcher) 10. Padma Sarovar (The Lotus-Lake) 11. Ksheer Samudra (The Milk-Ocean) 12. Viman (The Heaventy-Vehicle) 13. Ratna Rashi (The Heap of Jewels) 14. Agni (The Fire)
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