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In his previous life Lord Vasupujya was King Padmottar who ruled over Mangalavati town of Ardhapushkar land. He was devoted to spiritual practices. In later part of his life he took Diksha from Acharya Vajranabh. Reducing his Karmas by penance and spiritual practices he earned the Tirthankar padh and incarnated as a god in the Pranat dimension.
Vasupujya was the king of Champa town in the Bharat sub-continent his wife was Jaya Devi. Besides being a great warrior King Vasupujya was a compassionate, charitable person who love peace. The Queen too was benevolent and she inspired the king in his charitable activities. The soul that was Padmottar after completing his age in Pranant dimension descended into the womb of Queen Jaya Devi.
It's morning and sun was shining brightly over Ganga River, on the third floor of a beautiful palace near the shore of Ganga, was King Vasupujya sitting in his deep thoughts when Queen Jaya Devi came to him and expressed her anxiousness to know the meaning of fourteen auspicious dreams she saw early in the morning. King was very happy and explained that these dreams are seen by a women who is about to give birth to a pious soul, a Tirthankar. On the fourteenth day of the Falgun Krishna month(according to Jain Calender), queen Jaya Devi gave birth to a son.
It is said that when the queen was pregnant, the king of gods Indra came to convey his veneration to the future Tirthankar and his mother. As Indra is also known as Vasu, the new born was named Vasupujya (venerated by Vasu).
As Vasupujya grew up, he grew his inherent detachment and apathy for materialistic things. He had no attraction for the regal splendor and grandeur. When he became young his parents wanted him to marry but he declined their offer. He even conveyed them that he had no intention of ascending the throne. In spite of all persuasions from his family members, he renounced the worldly life and became a Shraman on the fifteenth day of he dark half of the month of Phalgun along with six hundred other persons.
After becoming a saint, Vasupujya went roaming from place to place spreading the message of peace and religion. On the second day of Magh Shukla, he came to the same place where he started his religious journey, under the same Patal Tree. And during meditation all the ghati Karmas destroyed and he attained Kevala Gyana. The second day a Samavsharan was organized in Champa town itself and light of knowledge was spreading all over. Bhagvan Vasupujya came to Dwarka. King of Dwarka was Dwiprishtha, brother of Vasupujya ji and his one of the devotees. He came to Vasupujya ji and asked him that why did he had to kill the neighboring king Tarak. On this Bhagvan Vasupujya ji told him that in the past life he was king Parvat and there was a very beautiful girl in your kingdom, Gunmanjari. Your neighbouring king was Vindyashakti who was very powerful and cruel. He asked the girl from you and you refused to do so. He attacked your kingdom and you lost the battle. Being beaten you were very sad and depressed so, you took diksha and went on the path of devotion and meditation. But even then you could not forget and forgive Vindyashakti. So, in the next birth you became what you are today and he became King Tarak. This is why, you killed him.
Hearing all this Dwiprishtha went on the feet’s of Vasupujya and took Diksha from him joined his divine army.
Bhagwan Vasupujya got Nirvana in Champa town on the fourteenth day of the bright half of the month of Ashad (according to Jain Calendar). He is associated with Buffalo emblem.
