Mahavir Swami Janam Kalyanak

• Tithi: Chaitra Shukla Trayodashi (Chaitra Sud 13). Is din Bhagwan Mahavir ka divya janm hua.
• Sthan: Kshatriyakund (Kundagrama), Vaishali ke nikat.
• Mata–Pita: Raja Siddharth aur Rani Trishala.
• Naam: Vardhaman (arth—jo nirantar vruddhi kare).
• Panch Kalyanak me se doosra: Janam Kalyanak Tirthankar ke jeevan ka atyant pavitra avsar hai.

Paramparagat vishesh

• Shwetambar ke anusar Rani Trishala ne janm se pehle 14 shubh swapn dekhe; Digambar parampara me 16 swapn ka varnan milta hai.
• Shwetambar granthon me garbh–parivartan ki katha aati hai; Digambar parampara ise svikaar nahin karti.
• Dono paramparayon me Mahavir Bhagwan ka lanchhan (chinha) Sinh maana jata hai.
• Devendra (Indra) dwara Meru par abhishek ka varnan aata hai, jo sabhi Tirthankaron ke Janam Kalyanak ki lakshanika ghatna hai.

Aadhyatmik arth (saral bhaasha me)

• Janam Kalyanak humein batata hai ki ahimsa, sanyam, satya, asteya aur aparigraha ko jeevan me dharan karke manushya apne karmon ko kshiin kar sakta hai.
• Ye din bhakti, vinamrata, daya aur samyam ko badhane ka avsar hai.

Paramparik anushthan

• Snatra Pooja aur Bhagwan ke bimb ka abhishek.
• Janmavanchan (Shwetambar parampara me Kalpasutra se) ka shravan.
• Palna‑ji (palna sthaapana/झूला) ka bhav-purvak samaroh.
• Rath‑yatra/vargodo, stavano ka gayan, daan–seva, jiv‑daya, samayik, pratikraman, swadhyay.

Aur adhik padhein

• Mahavir Janma Kalyanak ka mool arth, sthal, aur samaroho par saral samgrah
• Janma‑Vanchan aur Janma‑Kalyanak me antar (Shwetambar/Digambar drishti)
• Mahavir Janmakalyanak ki kahani aur 14 shubh swapn ka varnan

Is uttar ka uddeshya keval Jain parampara ke shuddh aur paramparagat drishtikon ko saral roop me rakhna hai.