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Sheetalnath was born on the Twelfth Day of the dark half of the month of Magh. When he grew older he married at the
request of his parents. At the proper time, king Dridhrath coronated him and took Diksha. After a long and successful reign
Sheetalnath left his home and became an ascetic. He attained omniscience under a peepal tree on the fourteenth day of the
dark half of the month of Paush. After wandering and preaching for a long time, he came to Sammetshikhar and attained
Nirvana on the second day of the dark half of the month of Vaishakh.
11. BHAGAVAN SHREYANSNATH
In his earlier incarnation, the being that was to become Bhagavan Shreyansnath purified his soul as king Nalingulm, and went
to the Mahashakra dimension of gods. From there he descended and took birth as Shreyans Kumar, the son of king Vishnuraja
and queen Vishnu Devi of Simhapur. Shreyans Kumar was born on the Twelfth Day of the dark half of the month of Bhadrapad.
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He had a normal princely life and ascended the throne when Vishnuraja retired. After a long reign Shreyans Kumar became
a Shraman and within a short span of two months attained omniscience on the fifteenth day of the dark half of the month of
Magh under a mango tree. He got Nirvana at Sammetshikhar on the third day of the dark half of the month of Shravan.
It was during his period that the being that was to be Bhagavan Mahavir reigned as the first Vasudev Triprishtha. After the
death of Triprishtha, his brother Baldev Achal became a disciple of Dharmaghosh who was a follower of Shreyansnath. Achal
got liberated in his birth.
12. BHAGAVAN VASUPUJYA
King Padmottar ruled over Mangalavati town of Ardhapushkar Island. He was a person devoted to spiritual pursuits. In later
of his life he took Diksha from Acharya Vajranabh. Reducing the garnishment of Karma by penance and spiritual practices he
earned the Tirthankar-nam-and-gotra-karma and incarnated as a god in the Pranat dimension.
Vasupujya was the king of Champa town in the Bharat sub-continent. His queen was Jaya Devi. Besides being a great
warrior King Vasupujya was a compassionate and charitable person. The queen too was benevolent and she inspired the
king in his charitable activities.
The being that was Padmottar was born to queen Jaya Devi. It is said that when the queen was pregnant, the king of gods
came to convey his veneration to the future Tirthankar and his mother. As Indra is also known as Vasu, the newborn was
named Vasupujya (venerated by Vasu).
As Vasupujya grew, so grew his inherent detachment and apathy for mundane affairs. He had not attraction for the regal
splendor and grandeur. When he became a young his parents wanted him to marry but he declined. He even conveyed that
he had no intention of ascending the worldly life and became a Shraman on the fifteenth day of the dark half of the month of
Phalgun alongwith six hundred other persons.
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The intensity of his spiritual practices was so deep that he became an omniscient within one month. At that moment he was
practicing under a patal tree in a garden outside Champa town. He established the four pronged religious ford and preached
for a long period.
The second Vasudev, Dwiprishtha, was his devotee. He and his brother Baldev Shrivijay conquered Prativasudev Tarak and
brought his oppressive rule to an end. Shrivijay later joined the ascetic order of Bhagavan Vasupujya.
Bhagavan Vasupujya got Nirvana in Champa town on the fourteenth day of the bright half of the month of Ashadh.
13. BHAGAVAN VIMALNATH
King Kritvarma and Queen Shyama Devi of Kampilapur were both spiritualists and devotees of the Jina. The queen one-day
saw fourteen auspicious things in her dream and the augurs announced that she would give birth to a Tirthankar. It was the
pious soul that in its earlier birth was king Padmasen of Mahapuri town in Dhatakikhand and had descended into the queen’s
womb from the Mahardhik dimension of gods.
During her pregnancy the queen radiated a soothing glow. Her temperament also became congenial, kind and generous.
When the child was born the whole atmosphere was also filled with a soothing glow. Inspired by this spread of purity, the king
names hi newborn son as Vimal (pure/untarnished).
In due course, prince Vimal Kumar became young, was married, and then ascended the throne. After a long and successful
reign he became a Shraman alongwith one thousand other kings and princes on the forth day of the bright half of the month
of Magh. After two years of spiritual practices he attained omniscience and established the religious ford. Merak Prativasudev,
Svayambhu Vasudev and Bhadra Baldev were his contemporaries.
Amar Muni - Tirthankar Charitra - Surana # 17
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