Lord Vimalnath:-
lord Vimalnath dev was born in Kampilpur, on 3rd day of the bright half of the month of Magh. His father name was Kritvarma and Mother name was Shyama Devi. After long span of life time, he took diksha 4th day of the bright half of the month of Magh along with 1000 other men’s.
After two months of diksha and worldly life abandonment Lord Vimalnath attained (kevalgyan ) salvation on 6th day of the bright half of the month of Paush and constellation of Uttar Bhadrapad.
On the 7th day of the dark half of the month of Aashaadh, Bhagwan Vimalnath, along with other 6000 saints was liberated and attained nirvana on Sammet Shikhar (mountain).
Bhagwan Vimalnath lived for 60 lakh years of which he spent 15 lakh as an ascetics and 2 months of Meditation and Spiritual Practices (sadhana/tap).
It is believed that Vimalnath prabhu was 60 measure of bow(at that time unit of measurement was bow i.e. bow of bow & arrow) in height.
Birth of Lord Vimalnath:-
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).
Life as Tirthankara:-
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. Bhagwan Vimalnath lived for 60 lakh years of which he spent 15 lakh as an ascetics and 2 months of Meditation and Spiritual Practices (sadhana/tap).
It is believed that Vimalnath prabhu was 60 measure of bow(at that time unit of measurement was bow i.e. bow of bow & arrow) in height.
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