Here is a simple, traditional Jain narration of the life of Shri Padmaprabh Bhagwan, the 6th Tirthankar of the current time‑cycle (chhaṭhaṁ tīrthaṅkar).

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1. Previous birth and cause of Tirthankar‑hood

Before becoming Tirthankar Padmaprabh, the soul was a king named Aparājit in Purva‑Videh Kshetra.

• King Aparājit was very simple, religious and compassionate.
• He listened to the deshnā (spiritual discourse) of an Arhat and developed strong vairaagya (dispassion).
• He took dikshā from Āchārya Pīhitāśrava and practiced deep tapa (austerities), saṃyam (self‑control) and dhyān (meditation) for a long time.
• Due to his pure intention for the upliftment of all souls, he bound Tirthankar‑nāma‑gotra karma.

After completing that life, he was born as a deva (celestial being) in the Graiveyak / ninth heaven. From there, at the end of that heavenly life, he descended for his final human birth as Tirthankar Padmaprabh.

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2. Birth Kalyāṇak – Divine birth as Padmaprabh

• Place: Kaushāmbī nagarī (in Bhārat Kshetra).
• Father: Rājā Dhar / Dharan
• Mother: Rānī Susīmā

Auspicious signs

When the soul of a Tirthankar enters the mother’s womb, many mangal (auspicious) events occur:

• The queen sees auspicious dreams (traditions differ on exact listing, but they are highly shubh).
• Peace, prosperity and joy spread in the kingdom.
• Rānī Susīmā had a special desire to sleep on a bed of lotus flowers (padma‑śayyā). The devas fulfilled this wish.

On the 12th day of the dark half of Kārtik, the child was born. His face and body had a beautiful, soft pink glow like a lotus.

Therefore, he was named:

“Padmaprabh” –

• Padma = Lotus
• Prabh = Radiance / light

So, “the one whose radiance is like a lotus”.

This is his Janma Kalyāṇak (birth kalyāṇ).

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3. Childhood and youth

From childhood, Padmaprabh Kumār showed:

• Extraordinary shānti (peacefulness)
• Natural dayā (compassion) and forgiveness
• Disinterest in violent pleasures, pride, show‑off, etc.
• High vivek (discrimination between right and wrong) and bal‑vairaagya (early dispassion).

He grew up learning:

• Rāj‑nīti (administration, justice)
• Vinaya (humility, respect to elders and saints)
• Dharma (ahiṁsā, satya, brahmacharya, aparigraha, etc.)

Though surrounded by royal comforts, his mind remained detached. He easily understood the temporary nature of worldly things like body, wealth, relations, fame.

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4. Gṛhasth jeevan – King Padmaprabh

In due course, as per kshatriya custom:

• His marriage was arranged.
• After his father Rājā Dhar renounced the throne for spiritual practice, Padmaprabh became the king.

As a king, he:

• Ruled with justice, non‑violence and compassion.
• Protected the dharma and supported sādhus and sādhvīs.
• Took care that people lived with moral values and peace.

Even while ruling, his inner tendency was towards spiritual upliftment rather than enjoyment.

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5. Renunciation Kalyāṇak – Taking Dikshā

After a long and successful reign, a time came when:

• Through his special prakār ka jñān (higher level of knowledge), he realized that the right moment for renunciation had come.
• The feeling arose strongly: “This world is temporary; real happiness is only in the soul (ātmā).”

On the 13th day of the dark half of Kārtik, Bhagwan Padmaprabh:

• Gave up his kingdom, wealth and luxuries.
• Took dikshā along with many other men (traditions mention ~1000 companions).
• Adopted the life of a Muni – complete non‑possession, strict vows, deep austerities and meditation.

This is his Dikshā Kalyāṇak.

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6. Six months of intense sādhanā

After becoming a Muni, he engaged in:

• Severe tapa – fasting, bearing heat/cold, controlling senses.
• Deep dhyān – constant awareness of the soul, reflecting on the nature of karma and bondage.
• Perfect observance of:

- Mahāvrat (ahiṁsā, satya, asteya, brahmacharya, aparigraha in their highest form) - Guptis and samitis (care over mind, speech, body, and careful movement, speech, eating, etc.)

For six months he continued such pure, one‑pointed sādhanā, gradually destroying ghāti karmas (karmas that cover knowledge, perception, etc.).

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7. Keval‑jñān Kalyāṇak – Attainment of Omniscience

After these six months:

• On the full moon day (15th) of Chaitra, under a vaṭa (banyan) tree,

Bhagwan Padmaprabh attained Keval‑jñān (infinite knowledge).

At that moment:

• All four infinite qualities manifested fully:

- Anant‑jñān (infinite knowledge) - Anant‑darshan (infinite perception) - Anant‑sukh (infinite bliss) - Anant‑vīrya (infinite energy)

• The devas celebrated this event and created a Samavasaraṇ (divine preaching assembly).

This is his Keval‑jñān Kalyāṇak.

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8. Divine preaching – Upliftment of innumerable souls

In the Samavasaraṇ, beings from all four gatis (human, animal, deva, nārakī) came to listen.

Traditional accounts mention for Bhagwan Padmaprabh:

• Large numbers of Gaṇadhars (chief disciples),
• Many thousands of sādhus and sādhvīs,
• Lakhs of śrāvaks and śrāvikās accepting right faith and vows under his guidance.

(Exact numbers may differ in Digambar and Shvetāmbara sources, but both agree on the vastness of his saṅgh.)

His deshnā mainly emphasised:

• The sufferings in the four gatis (tiryanch, manushya, deva, nārak)
• The endless wandering in saṁsār because of anger, pride, deceit, greed and ignorance.
• The great value of human birth – as a chance to attain Moksha.
• The path of liberation:

- Samyak‑darshan (right faith) - Samyak‑jñān (right knowledge) - Samyak‑chāritra (right conduct) supported by austerity, restraint, forgiveness and non‑attachment.

Listening to this, countless beings developed deep vairaagya, took dikshā, and many progressed to high spiritual stages (guṇasthānas).

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9. Nirvāṇa Kalyāṇak – Final liberation at Sammed Shikhar

After a very long period of preaching and uplifting souls, the time of complete destruction of all karmas approached.

• Place of Nirvāṇa: Sammed Shikhar (Samet Shikhar ji) – the great siddha‑kṣetra where many Tirthankars attained Moksha.
• Day: 11th day of the dark half of Mārgashīrṣa.
• Together with a large group of Munis (traditions mention around 308), Bhagwan Padmaprabh attained Nirvāṇa.

At Nirvāṇa:

• The soul rose to the top of the universe (Siddha‑śilā).
• He became a Siddha Bhagwan – free from body, free from all karma, in eternal, pure, infinite bliss and knowledge, forever.

This is his Nirvāṇa Kalyāṇak.

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10. Some traditional details (from Jain scriptures and tradition)

Different Jain traditions (Digambar / Shvetāmbara) may vary slightly in numbers, exact calendars and minor details, but the main spiritual storyline is the same:

• 6th Tirthankar of the present avasarpinī.
• Birth in Kaushāmbī, to King Dhar(an) and Queen Susīmā.
• Symbol (lāñchhan): Lotus (padma) – matching his name and the lotus‑related dreams and signs.
• Very tall divine body (measured in bows/dhanush) and extremely long life‑span (measured in pūrvas) as per the time‑scale of that era.

The essence is:

• A soul that, by pure intention for others’ welfare and serious tapas and saṃyam, became worthy of Tirthankar‑hood,
• Took final birth as Padmaprabh Bhagwan,
• Lived only for the spiritual upliftment of countless jeevs,
• And finally attained eternal siddha‑pada.

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This is the life of Shri Padmaprabh Bhagwan in traditional Jain understanding – from previous birth, to Tirthankar‑hood, to final liberation – in a simple, incident‑wise form.