Dharanendra is the ''
Yaksha
The yakshas ( sa, यक्ष ; pi, yakkha, i=yes) are a broad class of nature-spirits, usually benevolent, but sometimes mischievous or capricious, connected with water, fertility, trees, the forest, treasure and wilderness. They appear in ...
'' (attendant deity) of
Parshvanatha, twenty-third ''
Tirthankara
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'' in
Jainism
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. He enjoys an independent religious life and is very popular amongst Jains. According to the Jain tradition, when Lord Parshvanatha was a prince, he saved two snakes that had been trapped in a log in an Kamath’s fire. Later, these snakes were reborn as Dharanendra, the lord of the underworld
Naga Kingdom
The Naga Kingdom is the territory of a hardy and warlike tribe called Nagas. They were also considered one of the supernatural races like the Kinnaras.
Etymology
The word ''Naga'' in the Sanskrit language means ''snake'' or ''serpent''. It se ...
, and
Padmavati. They, then sheltered Parshvanatha when he was harassed by
Meghalin (Kamath reborn).
Śvētāmbara tradition, however, does not list Padmavati among the main queens of Dharanendra.
Western Ganga literature states that Dharanendra was worshipped for acquiring sons.
In the
Panchakuta Basadi at
Kambadahalli ,Dharanendra is seen holding a bow and blowing a
shankha
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. A five-hooded serpent makes a canopy over him.
Yaksha
The yakshas ( sa, यक्ष ; pi, yakkha, i=yes) are a broad class of nature-spirits, usually benevolent, but sometimes mischievous or capricious, connected with water, fertility, trees, the forest, treasure and wilderness. They appear in ...
Dharanendra (left) and Yakshini
''Yakshinis'' or ''yakshis'' (यक्षिणी sa, yakṣiṇī or ''yakṣī''; pi, yakkhiṇī or ''yakkhī'') are a class of female nature spirits in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain religious mythologies that are different from devas and ...
Padmavati (right)
File:Pārśvanātha-closeup-Kalugumalai.jpg, Image portraying Pārśvanātha sheltered by his yaksha Dharaṇendra at Kalugumalai Jain Beds
File:Parsva and Dharnendra.jpg, Dharanendra with Parshva, Kalpa sutra
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Uvasagharam Stotra
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Parshvanatha
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Padmavati (Jainism)
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. She is a yak ...
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