Do devas have jaati smaran
Answer
Generally, no — devas do not universally have jāti-smaraṇa as an ordinary faculty. Some devas may remember previous births due to special karmic causes or higher knowledge, but it is not considered a common or guaranteed trait for all devas.Explanation
In Jainism, jāti-smaraṇa means remembrance of past birth or past births. This can arise in certain beings because of specific karmic conditions.Devas are celestial beings, and they are often described as having higher knowledge than ordinary humans, such as avadhi jñāna in many cases. But that is not the same as saying every deva has past-life remembrance.
So the balanced Jain understanding is:
- Jāti-smaraṇa is possible in some beings
- It is not automatic for all devas
- Some devas may know their previous birth, but not all necessarily do