Answer

In Jain tradition, Bhagwan Mahavir’s father, King Siddharth, is sometimes described in popular Jain accounts as having 500 queens/wives.

However, the one who renounced worldly life and left everything behind was Bhagwan Mahavir himself.

Explanation

Bhagwan Mahavir was born as Vardhaman Kumar in the royal family of King Siddharth and Queen Trishala. Even though he was born into comfort, power, and royal surroundings, he developed deep detachment.

At the age of 30, Bhagwan Mahavir renounced worldly life and left behind:

• Royal comfort
• Family attachments
• Wealth and status
• Possessions
• Worldly pleasures

He then practiced intense austerity and spiritual discipline, ultimately attaining Keval Gyan.

Spiritual Understanding

The Jain lesson is not about the number of wives or royal luxury, but about vairagya—deep detachment from worldly attachments.

Bhagwan Mahavir showed that true greatness is not in possessing more, but in renouncing attachment and realizing the soul’s pure nature.

Takeaway

The person connected with royal luxury and “500 wives” is generally identified as King Siddharth, but the great renunciation—“leaving everything behind”—was done by Bhagwan Mahavir.