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With the consent of the Vidyadhara Tripriṣṭha Vasudéva made up his mind to have regular marriage with her, and having gone to Simhala-dvipa, he married her. Tripristha Vasudeva stayed there only for a few days, but returned to Potanapur leaving Vijayavati there-Coronation of Tripristha Kumāra as Vasudeva-Arrival of Tirthankara Bhagavan Śrì Śréyāmsa NâthPreaching-Acceptance of Samyaktva by Acala Knmara and Tripristha Vasudeva-Pouring of hot molten lead into the ears of his bed-chamber-attendent-Death of Tripristha Vasudeva and his birth as a hellish being in A-pratisṭhāna Narakāvāsa (dwelling place for hellish beings) of Tamas-tamä (Seventh ) Hell-Arrival of Dharma-ghosa Acarya-Preaching-Dikṣa of Acala Kumāra; Acala Muni-Severe austerities.-Mokṣa.
CHAPTER III. Nineteenth to Twenty-second Previous Bhavas.
CHAPTER IV. Twenty-third Previous Bhava-Priya-Mitra Cakravartin-Conquest of continents-To Magadha Tîrtha-To Varadāma Tirth-To Prabhasa Tirtha-To the temple of Sindhudevi-Kumāra-déva of Vaitaḍhya-giri-Kritaméla-déva of Tamisrā Gupha-Fight with mlecchas. Return to Mūkā (capital city) with thirty-two thousand feudatory kings. Coronation as a Cakravartin-Festival lasting for twelve years-Renouncing the world-Dikṣā on hearing the preaching of Pottillācārya-Ascetic life-on death-Twenty-fourth Previous Bhava-Birth as a very prosperous god in Sukra déva-loka.
CHAPTER, V. Twenty Fifth Previous Bhhava-Birth of Nandana Kumāra-With advancing age, Nandana Kumāra became proficient in various arts and sciences-At the proper age, his father King Jitasatru, thinking him quite suitable, installed him as a king in his own stead-Arrival of Pottillācārya-His Prea ching-Story of King Narasimha-Campaka-mālā-Barrenness-Consultation with ministers-Arrival of Ghorasiva-Ghoraśiva going to burial-ground for accomplishment of spells-Duel-Tight of King Narasimha with Ghorasiva Fainting of Chorašiva-Appearance of Śri-dévi-A boon from the goddess-request of Ghorasiva to allow him to enter buriat-ground-fire for purification of his sins
