The account on this page occurs in the Svetambara tradition.
The Soul of Mahavira came to earth and was conceived in the womb
of Brahmin lady named Devananda.
After 82 days, the thirteenth day of month of Aaso,
Saudharma Indra, King of Angels, was in his court. His throne
started shaking, so he used his Avadhignan knowledge, a special
mental power through which one can see things far distance, to
see what was going on. He learned that Lord Mahavir's soul was
conceived in Devananda's womb. For a moment, he was puzzled but
then he realized that this was the result of Lord Mahavir's karmas
from his previous life. He said to himself, "No, Tirthankar
Bhagwan is ever born in low status family. This will not happen.
I will exchange his soul to high status family."
Indra Saudharma summoned Angel Harinaigamesin
to his court. Indra commanded Angel Harinaigamesin to
transplant the fetus from the womb of Devananda to the womb of
Queen Trishala, the wife of King Sidharth, and to put Queen Trishala's
fetus in Devananda's womb.
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