Jain Tirthankar
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Suparasvanath Swami
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Name |
Suparasvanath Swami |
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Symbol |
Swastik And Five Snake Hood Above Head |
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Father |
Pratisth Raja |
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Mother |
Prathvi Devi |
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Family Name |
Ikshvaku |
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Source of Descent |
Graiveyak |
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Date of Descent |
Krishna Paksh 8 |
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Place of Birth |
Varanasi |
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Date of Birth |
Shukla Paksh 12 |
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Place of Enlightenment |
Varanasi |
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Date of Diksha |
Jyeshtha Shukla Paksh 13 |
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Date of Enlightenment |
Falgun Krishna Paksh 6 |
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Place of Nirvana |
Sammetshikha |
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Date of Nirvana |
Krishna Paksh 7 |
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Period of Practices |
Months |
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Age |
Lac Purva |
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Chief Disciple |
Vidarbh |
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Number of Disciples |
95 |
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Number of Ascetics |
3 Lac |
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Head of Female Ascetics |
Soma |
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Number of Female Ascetics |
4.3 Lac |
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Male Laity |
2.57 Lac |
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Female Laity |
4.93 Lac |
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Body Colour |
Golden |
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God of Organisation |
Matang |
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Goddess of Organisation |
Shanta |
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.
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