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falling of leaves and wilting of flowers. Suddenly he became aware of the transient nature of life. This gave a rise to the
feeling of detachment and desire for spiritual upliftment. He gave his kingdom to his son and became an ascetic. After nine
months of disciplined practices he became an omniscient on the sixth day of the dark half of the month of Phalgun. For a long
period he worked for the spread of right knowledge. He got liberated on the seventh day of the bright half of the month of
Phalgun at Sammetshikhar.
8. BHAGAVAN CHANDRAPRABH
In his birth as king Padma of Mangalavati town of Dhatkikhand, the being that was to become Bhagavan Chandraprabh
earned Tirthankar-nam-and-gotra-karma. Spending a lifetime as a god in Anuttar Vijay dimension he descended into the
womb of queen Lakshmana, wife of king Mahasen of Chandranana town.
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During her pregnancy, one day the queen was looking at the splendorous and glowing full moon. All of a sudden she had a
strange desire to drink the glowing streak of moonlight. The king cleverly managed to satisfy strange desire of a pregnant
mother.
On the thirteenth day of the dark half of the month of Paush the queen gave birth to a healthy son who was fair and glowing
like the moon. He was named Chandraprabh (glow of the moon).
Chandraprabh was apathetic towards the mundane pleasures and princely grandeur. After he ascended the throne his reign
was short lived. He became an ascetic in the prime of his youth and just after three months of acute spiritual practices he
became an omniscient. For a considerably long period he continued to enlighten the people and propagate the true religion.
When his end approached he went to Sammetshikhar and after a month long fast and meditation got liberated.
9. BHAGAVAN SUVIDHINATH
In the tradition started by Bhagavan Rishabhdev the ninth Tirthankar who re-established the four-pronged religious ford was
Bhagavan Suvidhinath. During his earlier incarnation as emperor Mahapadma of Pushkalavati Vijay he purified his soul to the
extent of earning Tirthankar-nam-and-gotra-karma. He took birth in the Vijayant dimension of gods and from there he
descended into the womb of queen Rama Devi, wife of king Sugriva of Kakandi town.
During the period of pregnancy queen Rama developed a strange capacity to develop processes for doing even the most
difficult of tasks. Everyone got astonished at her skill. When the child was born the king accordingly named him as Suvidhi
(correct procedure). During the teething period of the child the mother get a craving for playing with flowers. As such, he was
also popularly known as Pushpadant (flower-tooth).
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Suvidhinath had a normal princely life, but with detachment. He became an ascetic at an early age and attained omniscience
only after four months of rigorous spiritual practices. He got Nirvana at Sammetshikhar on the ninth day of the dark half of the
month of Kartik.
Extinction of the Religious Ford
The tradition of the four pronged religious ford started by Bhagavan Rishabhdev gradually became extinct after the Nirvana of
Bhagavan Suvidhinath. After his death, first the ascetic organization disintegrated and a time came when there was no
ascetic left. Common citizens or Shravaks too gave the religious discourses. Slowly the influence of wealth became overpowering
and people started forgetting the principals of five vows including Ahimsa and truthfulness. The discipline of
spiritual principles gave way to ritualistic exchanges of wealth and total indiscipline.
10. BHAGAVAN SHEETALNATH
The being that was to be Bhagavan Sheetalnath, in his previous but one birth was the king of Susima town in the Pushkarvar
Island. His name was Padmottar. When his son reached adulthood the religious king gave his kingdom to the son and took
Diksha from Tristadha Muni. Vigorous spiritual practices and worship of the pious states as mentioned in the scriptures
resulted in his acquiring the Tirthankar-nam-and-gotra-karma. Completing his age he reincarnated as the king of the Pranat
dimension of gods.
In Bhaddilpur town in the sub-continent of Bharat, ruled king Dridhrath. In the womb of his queen, Nanda, descended the
being that was Padmottar, when he completed his age in the dimension of gods.
One day due to some strange ailment, king Dridhrath had high fever and acute burning sensation in his body. He did not get
any relief even after applying a variety of ointments. Out of anxiety and to comfort the king, the queen put her palm on his
body. This mere touch of the queen removed the burning sensation and a feeling of soothing relief swept his body. After this
incident the king decided to name the new born as Sheetal (cool/calm). (G/c).
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