Anantanātha

Within Jain canonical and devotional lists Anantanātha is placed as the fourteenth of the twenty-four Tīrthaṅkaras of the present descending half-cycle (Avasarpini). Devotional summaries record that he succeeded Vimalanātha as the 14th Tīrthaṅkara; a devotional narrative (HereNow4U) adds that in a previous incarnation he was Padmaratha, king of Ariṣṭā city in Dhātakīkhaṇḍa, noted there as courageous and brave. After his life as a Tīrthaṅkara he attained siddhahood, the liberated state attained by Tīrthaṅkaras who destroy all karmic bondage.

The supplied sources do not provide iconographic or physical descriptions of Anantanātha in the excerpts consulted. He is referenced in the sources by his canonical name and status as a Tīrthaṅkara and siddha; specific bodily attributes, iconography, or symbolic emblems are not given in the provided material.

Sources record Anantanātha's soteriological status: like other Tīrthaṅkaras he functions to re-establish and teach the dharma (showing a 'ford' across saṃsāra) and ultimately became a siddha, a liberated soul that has destroyed all karma. The provided material emphasizes his role as spiritual exemplar and revealer of the path rather than as a hostile spirit; no additional miraculous powers or miracle narratives specific to Anantanātha are documented in the supplied excerpts.