Previous Births of Arahnath

In his previous incarnation Lord Arahnath's soul was King Dhanpati of Sushima city in Mahavideh area. He took diksha from Samvar Muni and did deep spiritual practices. As a result of his vigorous penance and devotion for the Arhant, he earned Tirthankar-nam-and-gotra. Completing his age he reincarnated in the Graiveyak dimension of gods.

Birth of Lord Arahnath

From the dimension of gods he descended into the womb of queen Mitradevi, wife of king Sudarshana of Hastinapur. Queen saw the auspicious fourteen (sixteen according to the digamabar jain beliefs) dreams. This indicated that the coming soul would be a conqueror – a chakravarti king. And these dreams also indicated that he would be a Tirthankar. On the 10th day of the Margshirsh Krishna month of the Hindu calendar, queen Mritradevi gave birth to a son.