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BHAGWAN
VIMALNATHJI
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.
As Vasupujya grew, so grew his inherent detachment
and apathy for mundane affairs. He had no attraction
for the regal splendor and grandeur. When he became
young his parents wanted him to marry but he declined.
He even conveyed that he had no intention of ascending
the throne. In spite of all persuasions from his
family members, he renounced the worldly life
and became a Shraman on the fifteenth day of he
dark half of the month of Phalgun along with six
hundred other persons.
Bhagavan Vimalnath got Nirvana at Sammetshikhar
on the seventh day of the dark half of the month
of Ashadh.
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