BHAGWAN SAMBHAVNATH( 3rd TIRTHAMKAR)

Sambhavanath was third jain Tirthankar of present age. According to jain beliefs, he became a siddha. Sambhavnath was born to King Jitari Raja and Queen Rani at Sravasthi in the Lkshvaku. His birth date was fourteenth day of the Margshrsha shukla month of the Indian calendar. From the Anat dimension, the begin that was Vipulvahan descended into the womb of queen sena devi, wife of king Jitari of Shravasti. While this begin was still in the mother's womb there were sufficient rains and from their roof top, the king said,"My dear! This time even the waste land is filled with grain crop. It seems that all this that your womb. W shall call our son Sambhav." On the fourtheenth day of the bright half of the month of Margshrish, thw queen gave birth to a healthly son and he was ceremoniously named Sambhav Kumar. The little prince grew up in royal comfort but he hardly ever took more than cursory intrest in the luxurious life style. At the appropriate age Sambhav Kumar was married and crowned. After a long and paceful year period of spiritual practices, he attained omniscience Arhat Sambhabnath gave his first discourse on the ephemeral nature of the mundane existence. For a long period he worked for the apread of religion. He attained Nirvana on the 5 day of the bright half of the month of Chaitra.                                                                                            -Kripen mehta