Muni Shri 108 Aastikya Sagarji Maharaj-(Shraman Muni)-1984

Early Life:

While young people are in search of jobs, two twin brothers born in a city like Indore left behind everything — their home, family, degrees, and jobs — and took the Digambara monk initiation at the age of 28.There is only a 30-minute difference in the birth of the two brothers. Currently, they are known as Yamal Muni. The two were born on March 6, 1984, to Mrs. Snehlata Jain and Dr. V. K. Jain at M.Y. Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Schooling and Education:

Ketan pursued an aeronautical diploma, B.Pharma, and MBA, and left jobs in large companies such as Charak Pharma and Abbott to take the Digambara monk initiation on November 8, 2011, in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India, under the title Digambara Muni Shri Astikya Sagar Ji Maharaj.

The other brother

Chetan completed C.A., MBA, M.Com, and B.Com and resigned from his job as a professor at a management college. On October 6, 2013, in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, he took the Digambara monk initiation under the guidance of Acharya Shri 108 Vishuddha Sagar Ji Maharaj who then became Muni Shri Praneet Sagar Ji Maharaj after diksha.

He completed his school education in Gwalior (up to class 4) and Raipur (from classes 5-12) from Kiddeez Corner and Shri Balaji Vidya Mandir. Afterward, he pursued C.A. and went on to pursue B.Com, M.Com, and MBA from Nahata, Vaishnav College, and Indore. He worked as an associate professor at Adarsh Institute, Dhammoud, for nearly 2 years, and as a professor and examination department head at Renaissance Indira, Bhilai. He lived with his twin brother Ketan in Gwalior and Raipur for school and in Indore for college.

In 2012, he left home and family and joined Acharya Shri 108 Vishuddha Sagar Ji Maharaj Ji's congregation. On October 6, 2013, he took the monk initiation in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Since the initiation, he has translated more than 50 books and written numerous scripts such as Management, Suicider, Sinner, and Dozer. He translated Samayasara and wrote Bhaktamar Stotra, Shri Sahasranam, and Mangalashtak in three languages: English, Hindi, and Sanskrit. He is a skilled speaker in both English and Hindi. Muni Shri 108 Praneet Sagar Ji Maharaj is interested in writing and, until 2023, he has written around 50 texts in Hindi and English. He has translated religious scriptures such as Samayasara, and has also authored books like Management and Suicider.

Leaving the worldly Pleasures:

Both brothers share the same initiation teacher, the highly respected Digambara Jain Acharya Shri Vishuddha Sagar Ji Maharaj, who has given around 60 initiations so far. In the initiation sequence, the highly respected Shri Astikya Sagar Ji Maharaj is ranked 13th, and the highly respected Shri Praneet Sagar Ji Maharaj is ranked 16th.It's a serious matter of reflection on how the two twin brothers, having achieved so much, left everything behind. Both brothers possess mastery in Hindi, English, Sanskrit, and Prakrit languages.

Father -Mother also took Diksha!

A surprising fact is that Yamal Muni's father, Dr. Virendra Kumar Jain, held two PhDs and retired from his position as a professor at a medical college. He, too, embarked on the path of Moksha (liberation), as did their mother, Mrs. Snehlata Jain.

Among the parents and four sons, the parents and two sons have renounced the worldly path and devoted themselves to spiritual practice.