The birthday of Lord Mahaveer is called "Mahaveer Janma Kalyanak" and also popularly known as Mahaveer Jayanti.
Five hundred and forty-three years before Vikrama Era(in 599 B.C.) Bhagwan Mahaveer, the twenty-fourth and the last Tirthankar was born at midnight on the thirteenth day of the bright half of the month Chaitra. He was in the womb of Devananda for 82 days and in the womb of Trishala for a period of 195 days and a half.
The birth of this great saviour spread divine light in the whole universe. All beings were steeped in divine bliss. In accordance with the established convention, the thrones of the fifty-six goddesses presiding over all the directions, started receiving tremors and realising that it was the signal of the great event of the birth of the saviour,they all flew towards Bhagwan Mahaveer and his blessed mother. They bowed down to them, bathed them, applied scented pastes, dressed and decked them artistically. With their mission fulfilled, they returned to their respective abodes.
Five hundred and forty-three years before Vikrama Era(in 599 B.C.) Bhagwan Mahaveer, the twenty-fourth and the last Tirthankar was born at midnight on the thirteenth day of the bright half of the month Chaitra. He was in the womb of Devananda for 82 days and in the womb of Trishala for a period of 195 days and a half.
The birth of this great saviour spread divine light in the whole universe. All beings were steeped in divine bliss. In accordance with the established convention, the thrones of the fifty-six goddesses presiding over all the directions, started receiving tremors and realising that it was the signal of the great event of the birth of the saviour,they all flew towards Bhagwan Mahaveer and his blessed mother. They bowed down to them, bathed them, applied scented pastes, dressed and decked them artistically. With their mission fulfilled, they returned to their respective abodes.
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