The Tirthankaras
Subhum Chakravarti
सुभूम चक्रवर्ती · સુભૂમ ચક્રવર્તી
Six lands were not enough for him, and the seventh was an ocean away
- 4 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- Best shared with a grown-up
A prince born in hiding grows up to become the eighth world emperor. He wins everything a chakravarti can win, and then he wants one thing more.
What it teaches Greed Pride Anger that returns
The opening of the children's telling
Long ago, a queen named Tara had to hide in the forest. Kind people gave her a safe room under the ground, and there her baby boy was born. Because he was born under the earth, she named him Subhum.
Subhum grew up big and strong, and one day he became an emperor. A shining magic wheel came to him, and he ruled over all six lands of the world. He had palaces, treasures, elephants and thousands of helpers.
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To carry into the day
Enough is a treasure that greed can never find.
To talk about together
Subhum already had six lands. Why do you think he still wanted a seventh?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.