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Illustrated Tirthankar
Charitra |
Up-pravartak
Shri Amar Muni |
VIMALNATH BHAGAVAN -13
King Kritvarma and queen Shyanan Devi of Kampilpur 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
will give birth to a Tirthankar. It was the pious soul that in its earlier
birth was king Padmasen of Mahapuri town in Datakikhand and had descended
into the queens womb from the Mahardhik dimension of gods.
During her pregnancy the queen radiated a soothing
glow. Her temperature 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 named his new born 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 along with one thousand other kings and princes on the
fourth 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.
Bhagavan Vimalnath got Nirvana at Sammetshikhar on the
seventh day of the dark half of the month of Ashadh.
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