Who is born as a yuglik manushya? What does ons have to do in his previous birth
In Jain dharma, “yuglik manuṣya” (युगलिक मनुष्य) means a human who is born together as a pair – two humans taking birth in the same “yoni”/set‑up in a special, karmically-linked way. The term comes in descriptions of special human births (like Tirthankar, Chakravarti etc.), where some are born along with a fixed companion or counterpart.
Exact details (like list of all yuglik births, names etc.) differ in depth and emphasis between Jain traditions and texts, but the basic idea is:
- It is a very rare, special type of human birth.
- It comes only because of very strong, specific karma‑bandh done in past lives.
What must one have done in previous birth?
To be born as such a yuglik manushya, Jain karma theory would say roughly:
- Very intense punya (meritorious karma)
- Lifelong dāna (charity) without pride. - Seva of sādhus–sādhvīs, shravaks–shravikās, parents, teachers. - Deep shraddhā in Tirthankars and Jain dharma.
- Strong saṃyog (bond) karma with that other jīva
- Repeatedly living and acting together (as relatives, partners, companions). - Helping each other in dharma. - Doing many joint punya–karmas, creating a joint cause to be born again closely connected.
- Low level of paap and passions
- Avoiding heavy violence (hiṃsā), lies, theft, sexual misconduct, and greed. - Controlling krodh, mān, māyā, lobh as much as possible.
In short, a yuglik human birth is the result of:
- Very pure, strong punya,
- Plus special bonding karmas with one particular soul,
- Along with relatively less powerful paap karmas.
This is a technical point from Jain karma–philosophy; it is not a general goal for everyone. The real aim in Jain dharma remains: get Right Faith, Right Knowledge, and Right Conduct, and move toward moksha, whatever type of human birth one has.