Shri Valmiki Parshvanath Bhagwan

Shri Jiravala Parsvanath,Santhu

Shri Valmiki Parshvanath Bhagwan

Jina Parshvanatha, 12th century, Chakravarti Paloja V&A Museum no. 931(IS)

Shri Valmiki Parshvanath Bhagwan

Lord Manmohan Parsvanath, Santhu

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Shri Valmiki Parshvanath Bhagwan

Lord Parshvanath in Malaviya Nagar, Jaipur

Shri Valmiki Parshvanath Bhagwan

Lord Parshvanath

Parsva endures torments from evil God Kamatha and is protected by serpent god Dharnendra and his consort Padmavati devi. Folio 15th century Jain art from Kalpasutra series.

Notable temples

Many temples are dedicated to Lord Parshvanath throughout India. There are at least 108 different images (names/ roop) by which he is honored. Some of the most famous ones are:

• Shri Jain temples of Khajuraho Parshavanath
• Shri AmijharaParshavanath
• Shri Andheshwar Parshvanath near Banswara(Raj.)
• Shri Shankheshwar Parshvanath
• Shri Nakoda Parshvanath
• Shri Nageshwar Parshvanath
• Shri Kalikund Parshvanath
• Sammet Sikhar in Jharkand
• Humbaj Padmavati in Karnataka
• Shri Chintamani Parshvanath in Navsari
• Shri Avanti Parshvanath in Ujjain
• Shri Panchasara Parshvanath in Patan, Gujarat
• Shri Adinath Jain Temple, Santhu, Bagra (Marwar), Jalore, Rajasthan.
• Shri Munisuvrata-Nemi-Parsva Jinalaya, Santhu, Bagra (Marwar), Jalore, Rajasthan.
• Shri Uvasagarham Parshavnath Jianalaya, Nagpura, Rajnandgoan, Chhattisgarh.
• Shri Appandainathar Jinalaya,Thirunarunkundram, Villupuram
• district,Tamilnadu.

Shri Valmiki Parshvanath Bhagwan

Iconography

Lord Pārśvanātha is always represented with the hood of a nāga shading his head. This nāga usually has three, seven or eleven heads. The Yaksha Dharanendra and the Yakshi Padmavati are often shown flanking him. There is a famous legend about the three of them as follows:

Parshvanath was walking one day when he saw an old man next to a fire. With a special type of knowledge called Avdhignan he could tell that a pair of snakes was in one of the logs in the fire. He quickly warned the man that he was burning the snakes, but instead of acting rapidly to save them, the man became angry at Parshvanath and denied the presence of the snakes. Parshavanath pulled out the right log and put it out, then gently split it, revealing two badly burned snakes. He recited the Navkar Mantra, a prayer, for them before they died. The two nagas reincarnated to become the two Yakshas, Dharanendra and Padmavati.^{[citation needed]}

^{Image of Lord Parsva, Parasvanatha Jain Temple, at Mt. Shatrunjay, Gujarat,India}