Jainism is one of the oldest religion known today. It’s not just a religion, it’s a way of living life. Its principals, beliefs and philosophies emphasize the necessity of self-effort to move the soul towards divine consciousness and liberation. Yet due to small Jain population not many people know about it. With this Blog we wish to spread Jainism to all parts of the World.
Like other Tirthankars, important events of earlier incarnations of the being that became Bhagavan Parshvanath are available in Jain scriptures. Study of these incidents reveals that amnesty and compassion played a major part in his life and progress toward purity of soul. In every incarnation his rival, Kamath, continued to torture him and he continued to forgive and forget.
The soul that was to be Bhagavan Parshvanath was inspired to take the direction of purity in its birth as Marubhuti. He was born to the wife of Purohit Vishabhuti living in Potanpur city. His elder brother was Kamath. As Kamath was cruel, conceited, and a debauch, in spite of being the elder son it was Marubhuti who succeeded his father on the post of Rajpurohit.
The soul of Marubhuti was reborn as an elephant in the forests
of Vindhyachal. It became the leader of the herd. One day when an ascetic was standing
in meditation in the Vindhyachal area, the king elephant came near him.
The memory of its past life precipitated and it became a follower of the ascetic and
turned mellow and detached.
Shri Adeeshwara swami basadi,balnadupete located at markanja before 800 years
Kshetrapala is a guardian deity in Jainism. According to Hinduism and Hindu mythology, Kshetrapala, that is, the lord of the farmland, is a deity who was originally a deity of the farmland, particularly in the south India.