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[17] JAMBU SWAMI
(Keval Gyan)

(1) Bhavdev (Jambu Swami in his previous birth) was
brought before Guruji by his brother (who was a monk) and
without even asking the newly wed Bhavdev, told Guruji that
Bhavdev desired to renounce the world. (2) Due to the
brotherly modesty, Bhavdev actually renounced the world
and also practiced monkshood. Only after his brother died,
he came back to his village in search of his wife Nagila. (3)
Nagila understood her husband’s worldly desire and calm
him down in his monk life. Bhavdev continued to live as a
monk and after death he attained heavenly life. (4) In his next
life, he became a prince Shivkumar, on seeing a monk, he
deeply felt the indifference to the world and was inspired to
renounce the world but his parents refused. Therefore, he
started to fast for two days followed by an Ayambil (one
meal a day made without oil, ghee, butter, milk and curd).
Thereafter, he fasted until death and took birth in heaven.
(5) In his next birth, he was born as Jambu Kumar, who herd
Sudharma Swami’s sermons and felt the transitory nature of
the world and he decided to renounce the world. (6) But his
parents insisted on him to get married. At his very first
wedding night Jambu Kumar argued with his 8 wives how
monkshood is a door to Moksha and convinced them to
renounce the world. This discussion was overheard by the
500 thieves. Thieves realised the detachment to wealth. All
of them (Jambu Kumar, his parents, his wives, their parents
and all thieves) totaling to 527 persons, renounced the world
and became Jain monks. Jambu Swami received Supreme
Knowledge (Keval Gyan) and attained Moksha.