Nature was in its full bloom, heralding the dawn of an auspicious event.. ..BIRTH. Mahavir was born in the year 599 B.C.E. on Saturday, 19 March (the 13th day of the bright half of the moon in the month of Caitra) at Kundagram, near Vaishali in Bihar. Kundagram was a republic of the Jftatri Kshatriyas.
Mahavir's father, king Siddhartha was the head of the State. His mother Trishala, also called Priyakarini was the sister or daughter of Cetak, the famous head of Vaishali Republic and was of the Licchavi clan. On conception of the son in the mother's womb, the treasure and agricultural produce increased in the state. Therefore, the father named the son VARDHAMAN. Then right from childhood, due to purity of thought and his many acts of bravery, young Vardhaman captured the titles of SANMATI and MAHAVIR.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jaykumar Jalaj
Born in Lalitpur, U.P. on 2 October, 1934 and educated and taught at Allahabad University. Also taught at Satna, Rewa, Bareli, Sehore, under the aegis of higher education, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh. Taught in the Govt. Post-Graduate College, Ratlam, as Professor and Head of the department for 10 years and then as Principal for 12 years. Authored: 'Suraj as Astha' (Poems, 1958), 'Sanskrit Natyasastra: Ek Punarvicara' (Research and review, 1962), 'Dhvani Aur Dhvanigram Sastra' (Linguistics, 1962), 'Aitihasika Bhasa Vijnan' (1972,2001), 'Sanskrit aur Hindi Nataka: Racana evam Rangakarma' (Research and review 1985,2000), 'Bhagavan Mahavir ka Buniyadi Cintan' (2002). Translated (from Sanskrit) Ratnakaranda Sravakacara, Samadhitantra (from Apbhramsa) Paramappayasu and Yogasara. Honoured by the M.P. Government's Kamata Prasada Guru, Vishvanatha and Bhoja awards. Honoured recipient of Sahitya Sarasvat title of Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, 1998.
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