Padmavati (Jainism)

Padmavati
Walkeshwar Jain Temple, Mumbai
Consort	Dharanendra

Padmāvatī is the protective goddess or shashan devi of Lord Parshvanatha, twenty-third Jain tirthankara complimenting parshwa yaksha, the sashan dev. there ia another pair of souls of a nag and nagin which was saved by lord while being burnt alive in a log of wood by the tapas kamath, who became indra( dharnendra in particular)and padmavati( different from sashan devi) after their death. According to the tradition, Padmavati and her husband Dharanendra protected Lord Parshvanatha when he was harassed by Meghmali.^[1] Svetambara tradition, however, does not list Padmavati among the main queens of Dharnendra.^[2] A snakes hood covers her head, and she sits on a lotus flower. Often a small image of the Lord Parshvanatha is placed in her crown.

Main temples

• Padmakshi Gutta
• Humcha

Photo Gallery

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  Padmavati Basadi, Karkala, Karnataka
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  Humcha Padmavati temple, Karnataka
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  'Mandala of Padmavati' - bronze statue of Goddess Padmavati in Walters Art Museum, 11th century
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  Goddess Padmavati at Hanumantal Bada Jain Mandir, Jabalpur
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  Goddess Padmavati at Walkeshwar Jain Temple
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  Sculpture of Goddess Padmavati in Akkana Basadi, Shravanabelagola, 12th century

See also

• Humcha
• Hanumantal Bada Jain Mandir

Notes

1. Jain & Fischer 1978, p. 21.
2. Shah 1987, p. 267.

References

• Shah, Umakant P. (1987), Jaina Iconography, Abhinav Publications, pp. 267–, ISBN 978-81-7017-208-6
• Jain, Jyotindra; Fischer, Eberhard (1978), Jaina Iconography, BRILL, pp. 21–, ISBN 978-90-04-05259-8