Bhagwan Parshvanath ki katha Jain Dharma mein bahut pavitra aur prachin mani jaati hai.

Sankshipt katha

Bhagwan Parshvanath, 24 Tirthankaron mein 23ve Tirthankar the. Unka janm Varanasi mein Raja Ashvasen aur Rani Vamadevi ke ghar hua tha. Janm ke samay hi unmein adhyatmik tejas aur vairagya ke lakshan the.

Yuvavastha mein hi unhone sansar ki anityata ko samjha aur sab sukhon ko tyag kar diksha le li. Kathin tapasya aur gahan dhyan ke baad unhe Kevalgyan prapt hua, aur phir unhone jivon ko ahimsa, satya, asteya, brahmacharya, aur aparigraha ka marg dikhaya.

Vishesh prasang

Bhagwan Parshvanath ki katha mein ek prasiddh prasang aata hai ki unhone ek tapasvi ke roop mein aag ke beech fansi hui ek sarp-yugli ko dekha. Unhone us sarp ko bahar nikalne mein daya dikhayi. Bad mein wahi sarp-dampati unki raksha se juda ek pavitra sambandh bataya jata hai. Isi karan Bhagwan Parshvanath ko karuna aur ahimsa ke pratik ke roop mein yaad kiya jata hai.

Unki shiksha

Unhone mukhya roop se yeh sandesh diya:

• Jeevon par daya rakho
• Hinsa se door raho
• Indriyon aur vishayon par vijay pao
• Atma ki shuddhi karo
• Moksh-marg par chalo

Bhagwan Parshvanath ki katha humein sikhati hai ki sahi marg, daya, aur vairagya se hi atma ki unnati hoti hai.