Shree Nandishen Muni ki katha Jain granthon me do prasiddh roopon me milti hai. Ek roop me unki seva, kshama, aur samata ki pariksha batayi gayi hai; doosre roop me vishay-vikar par vijay, pashchattap, aur punah diksha ka prasang milta hai. Dono roop Jain moolyon ko hi darshate hain. ( jainsite.com)

Pratham prasiddh katha ke anusaar, Nandishen Muni ek mahaan ascetic the aur unhone monks ki seva ka dridh vrat liya tha. Ek dev unki pariksha ke liye do roop dharan karke aaya: ek bahut budhe aur rogi muni ka, aur doosra ek yuva muni ka. Jab Nandishen alms lekar laut rahe the aur unhe bataya gaya ki ek bahut kamzor muni ko madad chahiye, to ve turant paani lekar uski seva me pahunch gaye. Budhe muni ne unhe krodh se daanta, phir bhi Nandishen ne shanti, kshama aur dayabhav nahi chhoda. Unhone us muni ko paani pilaya, kapde theek kiye, baithne me madad ki, aur ant me use upashray tak le jane ko bhi taiyar ho gaye. Tab woh dev apna asli roop dharan karke unki prasansa karta hai aur var dene ki ichchha batata hai, lekin Nandishen kehte hain ki unhe kuch nahi chahiye; ve jeevan se santusht the. Dev unki vinamrata aur aparigraha ki prashansa karke chala jata hai. Is katha ka sandesh hai: tolerance, discipline, contentment, aur non-possessiveness. ( jainsite.com)

Doosri prasiddh katha me Nandishen Muni bhojan ke liye ek vesya ke ghar jaate hain. Vah mahila kehti hai ki dharma ke badle dhan chahiye. Nandishen ke man me ahankaar jagta hai, aur ve ek tinka uchhalte hain; usi se atyadhik aishwarya ka prakat hona bataya gaya hai. Phir vah stri unhe kaam-vishay me baandhne ki koshish karti hai. Tab Nandishen ko apni sthiti ka bodh hota hai, ve virakti lete hain, guru ke paas lautkar punah muni-diksha lete hain, aur kathor tapasya karke ant me moksh ki or agrasar hote hain. Is roop me katha ka kendriya sandesh hai: ahankaar aur vishay ka tyag, pashchattap, aur punaruddhar. ( jainbelief.com)

Saar: Nandishen Muni ki katha hume sikhati hai ki Jain dharma me sachchi mahanta bahari pradarshan me nahi, balki samata, vinamrata, seva, shuddh acharan, aur atma-sanyam me hoti hai. Agar aap chahen, main is katha ko saral Hindi me, kramvar “story format” me bhi likh sakta hoon.