Quite a while in the past in the place that is known for Jambudvipa, there was a city called Kamalapura. The lord of that city was Saharaksa. At some point, in the ruler's court came a stargazer who said the blessing and plunked down. The lord inquire as to whether he realized what would occur later on? 

The soothsayer didn't let out the slightest peep. The ruler approach him for the subsequent time, and he told the lord, "An extreme starvation is going to break out and it will clear out the city." 

The lord didn't care for what he heard. He called his clergymen and requested that they work out an arrangement where they can spare the individuals. Pastors proposed that they should purchase however much grain as could reasonably be expected. The ruler purged his fortune and purchased the grains, and put away them for terrible days, to come. 

It was the period of Ashadh (June-July). A cloud was found in the sky. The ruler gazed toward the sky, and he knew, it was going to start pouring. He said to himself, "we will get all the water we will require." 

The cloudlet the downpour tumble to the earth and the individuals had enough downpour for the harvests to endure. This refuted the stargazer was. 

A couple of days after the fact, the lord's cultivator went to the ruler with a message. The message was that Sage might want to remain for this rainstorm in his imperial park. The Sage was Kevaljnai, one who comprehends what has occurred before, what will happen now, and what will occur, later on, all simultaneously. 

The lord compensated the nursery worker for this message, and request that the individuals invite the sage and let him remain. The ruler went to visit the sage and tuned in to his heavenly words. The ruler at that point asked, "Bhante! How could it happen that the words by the stargazer were false?" The sage told the lord, "The starvation was unavoidable. However, it was turned away in view of the introduction of a devout soul in your city. The crystal gazer didn't understand that." 

The lord was anxious to think about this devout soul and his great deeds. 

Sage expressed. "In the place that is known for Bharat, there was a city called Purimatala. In the city, there was a rich man, who had unexpectedly become ill. He made an honest effort to improve his wellbeing. He didn't succeed. His riches didn't support him. At some point, he met a priest and subsequent to tuning in to his message, he chose to surrender his normal food and chose to remain on straightforward food with no flavors or salt. He additionally chose to contemplate and be chaste. His wellbeing improved in a couple of days. His vow developed much more grounded now. He proceeded with his eating regimen practice and remained chaste. He by and by began dealing with his business, and he even turned out to be more affluent. 

Once there was starvation, and he utilized all his riches to help the individuals. Individuals could endure starvation and downpour came the following year. After he completed his life, he was conceived as a deva (great blessed messenger), and from that point, he was reawakened in your city, as a child of shravika Subuddhi.

The lord was glad to hear this. Thus, after he left from that point, first, he went to Subuddhi's house to offer appreciation to the devout soul. He saw the youngster and favored him. It was right now, he gave him the name Dharmkumar. 

As Dharmkumar grew up, he was hitched to a wonderful, strict, young lady. They lived upbeat. In his later years, he joined the blessed request for priests, and in the wake of performing starknesses, and reflection he achieved Kevaljnana.