Bharat and Bähubali Before his renunciation of worldly life, Lord Rishabhadev or Lord Ädinäth, was known as King Rishabh and had two
wives, Sumangalä and Sunandä. By Sumangalä, he had 99 sons, of whom Bharat was the eldest and the best
known, and one daughter named Brähmi. By the second wife, Sunandä, he had one son named Bähubali and a
daughter named Sundari. All of them were given proper training in different arts and crafts. Bharat became a great
warrior and a politician. Sunandä's son was tall, well built, and strong, and hence was called Bähubali. In Sanskrit,
“Bähu” means arm and “Bali” means mighty. Brähmi attained a very high level of literary proficiency. She developed
the first known script, known as the Brähmi script. Sundari was very proficient in mathematics. After Lord
Rishabhadev attained omniscience, both girls renounced their wo...