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From the Anat dimension, the being that was Vipulvahan descended into the womb of Queen Sena Devi, wife of king Jitari of
Shravasti. While this being was still in the mother’s womb there were sufficient rains and abundant crop. One day when the
king and queen were happily watching the lush green vegetation all around, from their rooftop, the king said, “My dear! This
time even the wasteland is filled with grain crop. It seems that all this that is impossible has been made possible (Sambhav)
due to the auspicious influence of the pious soul you carry in your womb. We shall call our son-Sambhav”. (G-2/c)
On the fourteenth day of the bright half of the month of Margshirsh, the queen gave birth to a healthy son and he was
ceremoniously named Sambhav Kumar. The little prince grew up in royal comfort but he hardly ever took more than cursory
interest in the luxurious life style. At the appropriate age Sambhav Kumar was married and coronated. After a long and
peaceful reign he became an ascetic on the fifteenth day of the bright half of the month of Margshirsh. After a fourteen-year
period of spiritual practices, he attained omniscience. Arhat Sambhavnath gave his first discourse on the ephemeral nature
of the mundane existence. For a long period he worked for the spread of religion. He got Nirvana on he fifth day of the bright
half of the month of Charitra.
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4. BHAGAVAN ABHINANDAN
Mahabal was the king of Ratnasanchay/Mangalavati town in Purvavideh. Although a king, he was a simple and humble
person. When people praised him, he thought that why people praised him even in absence of any virtues? When someone
criticized him he would humbly say, “You are my true well-wisher and a friend who helps my progress by pointing out my
faults”. When a feeling of detachment grew in him, he found an opportune moment and took Diksha from Vimal Suri. Due to
his simplicity and humility he became a very popular and ideal Shraman in his group. It is said that as a result of this rare
disposition and deep meditational practices he purified his soul to an extent that he acquired the Tirthankar-nam-and-gotrakarma.
Completing his age, he reincarnated as a god in the Vijay dimension.
When the being that was Mahabal left the Vijay dimension, he descended into the womb of queen Siddharth, wife of king
Samvar of Ayodhya. As a result of the simplicity of attitude inherited from the earlier birth, the soul in the womb of the queen
had a soothing and pacifying influence on the outer world. The people of the kingdom were suddenly filled with the feelings
of humility and fraternity. Irrespective of age, caste, creed and status every one started greeting and honoring others.
Politeness and polished manners became the thing in vogue. The augurs and other scholars confirmed that as the aura of a
pious soul influences all the people around, the effusion of politeness was caused by the soul in the womb.
The queen gave birth to the future Tirthankar on the second day of the bright half of the month of Magh. As the influence of
this soul was evident in the overt mutual greetings, the king named hi son as Abhinandan (greeting). (G-2/d)
As time passed Abhinandan lead normal mundane life with least indulgence. He ascended the throne when his father
became an ascetic. After a long and peaceful reign, he became an ascetic and indulged in rigorous penance and lofty
spiritual practices. He
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attained omniscience on the fourteenth day of the dark half of the month of Paush. For a long period
Bhagavan Abhinandan moved around to show the right path to millions of beings. On the eighth day of the bright half of the
month of Vaishakh he attained Nirvana at Sammetshikhar.
5. BHAGAVAN SUMATINATH
Vijayasen was the King of Shankhpur town in the Purva Mahavideh area. He had a son named Purushasimha. While he had
gone for a walk in the garden one day, the prince listened to the discourse of Acharya Vinayanandan Dev. He became
detached and turned ascetic. As the result of vigorous penance and higher spiritual practices, he earned the Tirthankar-namand-gotra-karma.
Completing his age, he reincarnated as a god in the Vijayant dimension.
From Vijayant dimension, the soul that was Purushasimha descended into the womb of queen Mangalavati/Sumangala, wife
of king Megh of Ayodhya. The news of the queen being pregnant made the atmosphere of Ayodhya live with happiness and
joy.
One day tow women and a little boy came to the king’s court to seek justice. One of the women put forth her case before the
king, “Sire! We both are wives of a rich seafaring merchant. Our husband has left for his heavenly abode leaving behind we
two, a son, and heaps of wealth. The child truly belongs to me but this second wife of the merchant claims it to be her. This
is nothing but a conspiracy to grab the wealth that would be inherited by the child. Save me, my Lord! I seek my son and
justice from you”.
The story narrated by the other woman was also the same. Shouting charges and counter charges at each other, both the
women claimed the possession of the child. The child could not indicate his true mother as he had got equal affection from
both. As the boy born in some remote place, there was no eyewitness available.
The king was in a quandary. Even after a lot of probing and weighing the available evidence he could not solve the problem.
Any ill-conceived solution could end up in doing injustice to the innocent. The king and his ministers all were in a fix. The night
was approaching and the king was getting late for his dinner. He adjourned the case and went into the palace for dinner.
Amar Muni - Tirthankar Charitra - Surana # 14
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