Bhagvan Dharmnath dev: was born in Ratnapur, on the third day of the bright half of the month of Magh . His father name was King Bhanu and Mother name was Suvrata Devi. After long span of life time, he took diksha on the 13th day of the bright half of the month of Magh along with 1000 other men’s.
After two years of diksha and worldly life abandonment Lord Dharmnath attained (kevalgyan ) salvation on the 15th day of the bright half of the month of Paush and constellation of Pushpa.
On the 5th day of the bright half of the month of Jaisthaya, Bhagwan Dharmnath, along with other 108 saints was liberated and attained nirvana on Sammet Shikhar (mountain).
Bhagwan Dharmnath lived for 10 lakh years of which he spent 2.5 lakh years as an ascetics and two years of Meditation and Spiritual Practices.
It is believed that Dharmnath prabhu was 45 measure/unit of bow(at that time unit of measurement was bow i.e. bow of bow & arrow) in height.
Previous life of Dharmnath Bhagwan:-
The being that was to become Bhagavan Dharmnath was king Dridhrath of Bhaddilpur in Mahavideh area, in its earlier incarnation. Although he had enormous wealth and a large kingdom, he led a detached and pious life like a lotus in a pond. Even great saints praised him as the embodiment of religion. During the later part of his life king Dridhrath became an ascetic and as a result of his unblemished character and sincere spiritual practices he earned the Tirthankar-nam-and-gotra-karma. Completing his age he reincarnated as a god in the Vaijayant dimension.
Life as Tirthankara:-
This being then descended into the womb of queen Suvrata, wife of king Bhanuraja of Ratnapur. During the pregnancy the queen devoted all her time in religious activities. Even the king and all other members of the family were inclined to devote maximum time to various religious activities like charity, righteousness, penances, studies etc. On the third day of the bright half of the month of Magh a son was born to the queen. Due to the religious influence during the pregnancy period, the king gave him the name Dharmnath. In due course he became young, was married and then ascended the throne. He ruled successfully for a long period. One day he terminated all worldly attachments and became and ascetic. After two years of spiritual practices he became omniscient. His first religious discourse was attended by the fifth Vasudev Purush Simha and Sudarshan Baldev. In his first discourse he mainly dealt with the subject of form and ill effects of passions. A large audience was benefited by this eloquent discourse. At last he went to Sammetshikhar and got Nirvana. Bhagwan Dharmnath lived for 10 lakh years of which he spent 2.5 lakh years as an ascetics and two years of Meditation and Spiritual Practices.
It is believed that Dharmnath prabhu was 45 measure/unit of bow(at that time unit of measurement was bow i.e. bow of bow & arrow) in height.
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