The being that
was to be Suparshvanath had done harsh penance
and deep spiritual practices in his earlier birth
as king Nandisen of Kshetrapuri. He then reincarnated
as a god in the sixth Graveyak dimension.
From the dimension of gods this soul descended
into the womb of queen Prithvi Devi, wife of king
Pratishthasen of Varanasi. During her pregnancy
the queen did not lose her normal shapely figure,
as generally happens. As her flanks still remained
attractive, the child, when born, was named Suparshva.
When Suparshva became young he was married and
later ascended the throne. He ably conducted the
affairs of he state and looked after the well
being of his people. One day while he was enjoying
the nature sitting at the roof top, he observed
the falling of leaves and wilting of flowers.
Suddenly he became aware of the transient nature
of life. This gave a rising to the feeling of
detachment and desire for spiritual upliftment.
He gave his kingdom to his son and became an ascetic.
After nine months of disciplined practices he
became an omniscient on the sixth day of the dark
half of the month of Phalgun. For a long period
he worked for the spread of right knowledge. He
got liberated on the seventh day of the bright
half of he month of Palgun at Sammetshikhar.
