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Padmāvatī is the protective goddess or śāsana devī (शासनदेवी) of Pārśvanātha, the twenty-third Jain tīrthāṅkara, complimenting Parshwa yaksha in Swetambara and Dharanendra in digambar the shasan deva. [1] She is a yakshini (attendant goddess) of Parshwanatha. [2]
There is another pair of souls of a nāga and nāginī who were saved by Parshwanath while being burnt alive in a log of wood by the tapas kamath, and who were subsequently reborn as Indra (Dharanendra in particular) and Padmavati (different from sashan devi) after their death. [3] According to the Jain tradition, Padmavati and her husband Dharanendra protected Lord Parshvanatha when he was harassed by Meghmali. [4] [5] After Padmavati rescued Parshvanatha grew subsequently powerful in to yakshi, a powerful tantric deity and surpassed other snake goddess Vairotya. [6]
Goddess Padmavati along with Ambika, Chakreshvari are held as esteemed deities and worshipped by Jains along with tirthankaras. [7] [8] Ambika and Padmavati are associated with tantric rituals. Both Padmavati and Dharanendra are revered exclusively as powerful intercessor deities. [1] These tantric rites involves yantra-vidhi, pitha-sthapana and mantra-puja. [9] [6] Friday of every week is particularly popular day to worship the Goddess. [10]
A snake's hood covers her head, and she sits on a lotus flower. Often a small image of the Lord Parshvanatha is placed in her crown. She may be depicted as four-armed, carrying noose and rosary (japa mala), elephant goad, lotus and a fruit. [4] Yaksha-Yakshi pair sculptures of Padmavati Ambika and Dharanendra are one of the most favoured along with Gomukha- Chakreshwari and Sarvahanabhuti- Ambika. [12]
Padmavati | |
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![]() Padmavati, 10th century,
Metropolitan Museum of Art | |
Genealogy | |
Spouse | Dharanendra |
Part of a series on |
Jainism |
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Padmāvatī is the protective goddess or śāsana devī (शासनदेवी) of Pārśvanātha, the twenty-third Jain tīrthāṅkara, complimenting Parshwa yaksha in Swetambara and Dharanendra in digambar the shasan deva. [1] She is a yakshini (attendant goddess) of Parshwanatha. [2]
There is another pair of souls of a nāga and nāginī who were saved by Parshwanath while being burnt alive in a log of wood by the tapas kamath, and who were subsequently reborn as Indra (Dharanendra in particular) and Padmavati (different from sashan devi) after their death. [3] According to the Jain tradition, Padmavati and her husband Dharanendra protected Lord Parshvanatha when he was harassed by Meghmali. [4] [5] After Padmavati rescued Parshvanatha grew subsequently powerful in to yakshi, a powerful tantric deity and surpassed other snake goddess Vairotya. [6]
Goddess Padmavati along with Ambika, Chakreshvari are held as esteemed deities and worshipped by Jains along with tirthankaras. [7] [8] Ambika and Padmavati are associated with tantric rituals. Both Padmavati and Dharanendra are revered exclusively as powerful intercessor deities. [1] These tantric rites involves yantra-vidhi, pitha-sthapana and mantra-puja. [9] [6] Friday of every week is particularly popular day to worship the Goddess. [10]
A snake's hood covers her head, and she sits on a lotus flower. Often a small image of the Lord Parshvanatha is placed in her crown. She may be depicted as four-armed, carrying noose and rosary (japa mala), elephant goad, lotus and a fruit. [4] Yaksha-Yakshi pair sculptures of Padmavati Ambika and Dharanendra are one of the most favoured along with Gomukha- Chakreshwari and Sarvahanabhuti- Ambika. [12]