Mahavir was walking through the dense forest. The darkness was increasing making it quite eerie. His path was thorny. With single minded purpose he was moving on his thoughts beamed on his destination.Mahavir’s loin got caught in a thorny bush. He made no attempt to free it. He walked on and lost it to the […]
From the Jwatri Khanda royal garden Mahavir reached Kumargram. He no more cared for his food, living or sleep. On the last initiation day he had kept fast. The next day he could not remember that he needed to eat or he would not care.He went without food for two days yet it did not
After the passage of King Siddhartha and Queen Trishala to the other world the elder brother of Vardhman, Prince Nandivardhan had descended on the throne of Kundgram. Nandivardhan wanted his younger brother to share the responsibility of the state with him. But the younger brother had little interest in crowns and thrones. His mind was
This chapter of Vardhman’s life is differently told by a section of theologists.According to this version Vardhman did marry Yashodhara, the daughter of King Jitshatru of Kalinga Kingdom. They claim that he even sired a daughter by Yashodhara. The daughter later married a warrior named ‘Jamali’. Thus, Vardhman led a happy married life for a
The tilt of Vardhman towards the matters of spiritualism sometimes frightened the king and the queen. Their son was clearly on the road of the holy spiritual mission which meant that sooner or later they were going to lose their beloved son. But the two kept hoping against the hope.Their hopes rose as Prince Vardhman
Prince Vardhman was born with a lot of genetic intelligence thanks to Rishabhdev’s blessings. Many knowledges about human life he gained through practical experiences even before his formal education started. Infact he had been teaching lessons to others in compassion, love, mercy, respect, fearlessness and equality through his own acts setting examples.At the age of
The time rolled by. The days accumulated into weeks, months and years. Meanwhile the kingdom kept on prospering. The subjects were experiencing newer and news levels of happiness and contentment. There never was so much peace and progress in the entire land. Thus, seven happy years went by.Vardhman no more crawled on the floors or
The time went by. The excitement continued to build up as the delivery period closed in. The king had stopped going to the royal court. He was camping in the palace permanently so as not to miss the new born’s cry signalling his arrival in the world of the mortals.The royal physician also stayed with
It didn’t take long for the queen Trishala to show all the signs of the pregnancy the entire royal family was so eagerly waiting for. The royal family knew the significance of the pregnancy as it knew who it was in the womb. Entire kingdom burst into celebrations as every citizen and courtier was aware
After night meals the king and queen got talking to their son, Prince Nandivardhan and the daughter, Princes Sudarshana. The parents gradually broke the news of the prophecy of Lord Rishabhdev to their children. They could not help sharing the blissful joy generated by the incident with their own flesh. The prince and the princess
In pre-Christ era, ‘Kundgram’ was a capital town of incredible beauty. It boasted of magnificent regal palaces, grand mansions of rich merchants and people of wealth, bustling bazaars, gardens, ponds and houses of happy citizens.The real beauty of Kundgram was in its natural settings. The town was a jewel placed in the inner bottom of
At last Shravana carried his parents to all the major pilgrim centres that were on his list. Now the three were returning to Ayodhya. Unfortunately Vidya had already become history. Near Ayodhya on the bank of Saryu Shravana carefully put down his carry pole for a breather. They were also feeling thirsty.“Son Shravana,” Shantavana called
When Shravana set out on pilgrimage with his parents it was a very auspicious hour. King Dashratha, Sage Vashishtha, noblemen, courtiers and people had gathered to see off Shravana on his holy journey.King Dashratha said, “Son Shravana Kumar, with dedication take your parents on pilgrimage. Our good wishes are with you. We will pray for
Shravana was getting overtaken by the idea of somehow gaining eyesight back for his parents. He saw great hope in Sage Vashishtha who had worked miracles for the royal family and others. So he decided to go to the royal guru of Raghu dynasty, the rulers of Ayodhya. One day he set out for the
Shantavana and Gyanwati knew the involvement of Shravana with Vidya and all about their meetings. They were also getting interested in the girl called Vidya. The girl was not a total stranger to them. They knew her father Gyandev very well. In the good old days Shantavana and Gyandev had been friends. From a good