Gautam Swami (Indrabhuti Gautam) ka saral aur “sampoorna” jeevan‑vivaran yahan sankshipt roop me de raha hoon:

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1. Naam, janm aur parivaar

• Pehla naam: Indrabhuti
• Lokpriya naam: Gautam Swami / Gautam Gandhar / Indrabhuti Gautam
• Janm sthan: Gaon Gobargaon (ya Gobar‑gaon), Magadh desh
• Janm samay: lagbhag 607 BCE, paramparagat Jain gananao ke anusar ( jainknowledge.com)
• Mata‑pita: Vasubhuti (pita) aur Prithvi Gautam (mata) – dono Brahmin kul ke the ( jainknowledge.com)
• Bhai: 2 chhote bhai – Agnibhuti aur Vayubhuti, dono bade ved‑vidvaan the ( jainknowledge.com)

Teeno bhai vedon ke mahan pandit the, har ek ke lagbhag 500 shishya bataye jate hain.

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2. Vidya aur purva jeevan

• Gautam Swami apne samay ke sabse bade shastrartha‑vid aur Brahmin acharya maane jate the.
• Ved, yajna, havan, bali‑pratha adi me bahut nipun the.
• Bahut aham (garv) tha ki unse bada koi pandit nahi.

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3. Somil ka Yagna aur Mahavir se pehli mulaqat

Ek baar Brahmin Somil ne Apapa nagar me bahut bada yagna rakha:

• 4000 se adhik Brahmin, aur 11 vishesh pandit, jinme sabse mukhya Indrabhuti Gautam the. ( jainknowledge.com)
• Yagna me pashu bali (bakre, bhede) dene ki tayyari chal rahi thi.

Tab:

• Achanak bahut saare dev (devata) akash se utarte dikhe. Sab ko laga yeh Somil ke yagna ko aane rahe hain.
• Par dev log yagna par nahi, balki paas ke Mahasen van me virajman Bhagwan Mahavir ke samavasaran me utar gaye. ( jainknowledge.com)
• Somil ka ahankar toot gaya, aur Indrabhuti ko bahut krodh aur irsha hui – “Yeh Mahavir kaun hai jo humari ved‑parampara ke viruddh pashu‑bali ka virodh karta hai?”

Unhone socha: “Main Mahavir se shastrartha karke use harunga.” Aur wo Mahavir ke paas gaye.

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4. Mahavir ke charanon me samarpan

Bhagwan Mahavir ne Indrabhuti ko door se aate hi naam se bula liya:

• Indrabhuti sochne lage, “Mera naam to sab jaante hain, isme kya vishesh?”
• Unke man me ek gopniya sandeh tha: “Kya atma (soul) vastav me hoti bhi hai?”
• Turant Mahavir Swami ne kaha:

“Indrabhuti, atma hai, tum ise sandeh mat karo.” ( jainknowledge.com)

Yah sunkar:

• Unhe samajh aa gaya ki Mahavir sarvagy (kevali) hain, jo man ki baat bhi jaante hain.
• Bahut gambhir darshanik charcha ke baad Indrabhuti ka mithyatva (galat darshan) toot gaya.
• Vah turant Mahavir ke sharan me aaye, diksha li, aur

Mahavir ke pratham aur mukhya shishya – Gautam Swami / Gautam Gandhar ke roop me prasiddh hue. ( jainknowledge.com)

Baad me jo anya 10 bade Brahmin pandit the, ve bhi ek‑ek karke Mahavir ke shishya ban gaye.

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5. Ganadhar aur Chaturvidh Sangh

• Bhagwan Mahavir ne jab Pavapuri me Chaturvidh Sangh (sadhu, sadhvi, shravak, shravika) ka sangathan sthapit kiya, tab

Indrabhuti Gautam ko 500 shishyon ke sahit pahla Ganadhar banaya. ( jainknowledge.com)

• Ganadhar ka kaam:

- Tirthankar ke updesh ko samajhna, - use sutron (aagamon) ke roop me sajana, - shishyo ko sikhana, - sangh ki vyavastha sambhalna.

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6. Ashtapad ki yatra aur labdhi

Ashtapad par chadhai

• Ek samay Mahavir Swami ne pravachan me kaha:

“Jo Ashtapad par chadhkar 24 Tirthankaro ki vandana kare, use isi janm me moksh mil sakta hai.” ( jainknowledge.com)

• Gautam Swami ne Anumati lekar Ashtapad parvat ki yatra ka sankalp kiya.

Neeche pahunch kar:

• 3 anya tapasvi samuh mile – har ek ke 500 shishya.
• Ek samuh sirf 1 kadam tak, doosra 2, teesra 3 kadam tak hi chadh saka – aage nahi badh pa rahe the. ( jainknowledge.com)
• Gautam Swami ne apni atma‑shakti (labdhi) se surya ki kirno ko rassi jaise pakad kar Ashtapad parvat ki choti tak pravesh kiya. ( jainknowledge.com)

Waha:

• 24 Tirthankaro ki bhakti‑vandana ki.
• Jagachintamani Sutra ke prarambhik 2 gathao ka rachana ki, aisa varnan milta hai. ( jainknowledge.com)

Akshin‑mahanasi Labdhi (prasiddh labdhi)

Wapas aate samay:

• Un 1503 tapasviyo ka samuh bhi unke sharan aaya, sab unke shishya banna chahte the.
• Gautam Swami ne kaha: “Tum sab Mahavir ke shishya bano”, par unke atyadhik anurag ke kaaran unhone unki diksha kar di. ( jainknowledge.com)
• Sabhi 3 din se upvas me the, parna ke liye sirf thodi si kheer thi.
• Gautam Swami ne apni vishesh Akshin‑mahanasi Labdhi se,

- ek chhote bartan me angutha rakha, - aur ussi kheer se 1503 sadhuo ko parna karaya, fir bhi kheer kam nahi hui. ( jainknowledge.com)

Is kahani se samajh aata hai:

• Labdhi ka uddeshya prabhav dikhana nahi,
• balki sangh ki seva, daya aur dharm‑raksha hai.

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7. Kevalgyan (Sarvagyata) aur tithiyan

Kevalgyan kalyanak

• Parampara ke anusaar, Mahavir Swami ke nirvan ke turant baad (yahi raat Diwali),

dusre din Gautam Swami ko Kevalgyan prapt hua. ( jainknowledge.com)

• Is din ko Gautam Swami Kevalgyan Kalyanak ke roop me manaaya jata hai

(zyadatar “Diwali ke agle din” ke roop me yaad kiya jata hai).

Diksha tithi

• Diksha tithi: Kartak Sud Dasham (Kartik Shukla Dashami) – Diwali ke kuch din baad. ( jainknowledge.com)

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8. Nirvan (moksh)

• Paramparagat Jain ganana ke anusaar:

- Ayushya: lagbhag 92 varsh. ( jainknowledge.com) - Nirvan ka varsh: lagbhag 515 BCE. ( jainknowledge.com)

• Nirvan sthan (Siddh kshetra):

- Bihar ke Nawada jile ke Gonawan/Gunava ji me sthit tirth, jise Gunava / Gunavaji / Gonawan Siddh Kshetra kehte hain. ( jainknowledge.com) - Yahaan Gautam Swami ke charan sthapit hain, aur isse unka nirvan sthal maana jata hai.

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9. Digambar aur Shvetambar parampara ka drishtikon

• Dono hi panth (Digambar aur Shvetambar):

- Gautam Swami ko Mahavir ke pratham Ganadhar, pradhan shishya, ati‑uttam shrut‑kevali ke roop me sweekar karte hain.

• Anter (farq):

- Kuch tithiyon, varsh‑ganana, ya kahani ke chhote‑mote detail me antar ho sakta hai (jaise kis gatha me kaunsa shabd, ya kise kitne shishya diye gaye). - Par mukhya tattva (ahankar‑tyag, samyak‑darshan, ganadhar‑pad, labdhi, kevalgyan, nirvan) me dono ki soch ek jaisi hai.

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10. Aaj ke samay me Gautam Swami ki aaradhana

• Bahut se Jain mandiro me Gautam Swami ki murti ya charan sthapit hote hain. ( jainknowledge.com)
• Unki stuti‑aaradhana se:

- vinay (namrata), - guru‑bhakti, - shastra shravan ka ruchi, - aur aham ka tyag jaise gunon ka vikas maana jata hai.

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Yahi Gautam Swami ka mukhya, paramparagat, saral sampoorna jeevan‑vivaran hai – janm se lekar, Mahavir ke sharanagati, ganadhar‑pad, Ashtapad yatra, labdhi, kevalgyan aur nirvan tak.

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