[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970) › v2.c8.s5.298 # Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s5.298 Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v2.c8.s5.298 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c8.s5.298](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v2.c8.s5.298) 3. Saṇamkumāra Forth of the twelve (supreme kings) Cakkavaṭṭis of the current descending cycle in the Bharaha(2) region.¹ He lived before Titthayara Samti and after Dhamma(3).² He was son of king Āsaseṇa(1) and his queen Sahadevi of Hatthiṇāura.³ Jayā(2) was his chief wife.⁴ He was very handsome and hence was praised even by Sakka(3), the lord of the Sohamma(1) region. When he felt proud of his handsomeness, the next moment his body became ugly and he realised the futility of wordly prowess. Later on he suffered from a number of diseases and took to asceticism. After death he was born as a god in the Saṇamkumāra celestial world. In future he will attain liberation in Mahāvideha.⁵ - [Previous: v2.c8.s5.297](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v2.c8.s5.297) - [Next: v2.c8.s5.299](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v2.c8.s5.299) - [Up: v2.c8.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v2.c8.s5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v2.c8.s5.298](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v2.c8.s5.298) · Pramāṇa