Mahavir Bhagwan ke 27 bhav ka arth yeh hai ki unki atma ne kevalgyan aur moksh se pehle 27 janm liye, jinmein dheere–dheere punya, tapa, sadachar aur virakti barhte gaye. Sadharan roop se unke 27 bhav is prakaar bataye jaate hain:

1. Nayasar – ek raja; daya, dharm aur sanyam ki shuruaat.
2. Divankar – dev lok; dharm palan aur punya ka vruddhi.
3. Marichi – Rajkumar; tapa aur sanyam ka pehla anubhav.
4. Pranand – shravak / dharmik jeevan; sadhuon ke prati shraddha.
5. Kinri – dev janm; punya karmon ka sangrah.
6. Drummi – dev janm; gyaan aur vivek ka vikas.
7. Nanda – raja; nyay, kartavya aur dharm ki raksha.
8. Vijay – dev janm; satya-darshan ki prerna.
9. Raja – raja; virakti ke beej lagna shuru.
10. Dev – dev janm; sat-karm aur upasana.
11. Raja – raja; daya, daan aur lok-hit ka vikas.
12. Dev – dev janm; punya se upar uthne ki ichchha.
13. Raja – raja; ahinsa aur dharm kahaniyon se prerna.
14. Dev – dev janm; tyag-sadhana ki bhavana majboot.
15. Raja – raja; ahinsa, satya adi vrato ka adhik palan.
16. Dev – dev janm; samyak gyaan ki or agrasara.
17. Raja – raja; neetik jeevan, kartavya-bodh.
18. Dev – dev janm; tapa, sahanshilta ka vikas.
19. Raja – raja; karm bandhan todne ka prayatna.
20. Dev – dev janm; uttarottar shuddh achar-vichar.
21. Raja – raja; shanti, karuna aur kshama ka abhyaas.
22. Dev – dev janm; daya aur dharm ki gahri bhavna.
23. Raja – raja; lok-kalyan ke saath virakti ka vikas.
24. Dev – dev janm; gyaan aur dhyan ki gati tez.
25. Sadbhav – manushya janm; manav roop mein bahut shubh karm.
26. Dev – dev janm; nirantar aaradhana, bhakti aur seva.
27. Mahavir Swami – antim manushya janm;

sampoorn virag, kathor sadhana, kevalgyan aur ant mein moksh.

• Digambar aur Shwetambar granthon mein kuchh naam ya kram mein chhoti–moti fark mil sakti hai, lekin mul tatva yahi hai ki in 27 bhavon se unki atma dhire–dhire pura shuddh hote–hote, 27ve bhav mein Mahavir roop se kevalgyan prapt karke moksh ko pahunchti hai.

Aur vistaar se, saare 27 bhav ki saral suchi yahan dekh sakte hain