Shankheshwar Parshwanath ki kahani

• Kahani ki shuruat Ashadhi Shravak se hoti hai. Damodar Swami ne use bataya ki Parshwanath hi 23rd Tirthankar hain, aur aage anant kaal me Bharatkshetra me aap nirvana paenge. Ashadhi Shravak ne Parshwanath ki pratima banayi aur use mandir me sthapit kiya. Kahani ke anusaar, is pratima ko aagey badha kar SANKHESHWAR Parshwanath ke roop me pooja kiya gaya. ( jainknowledge.com)

• Krishna ki kahani bhi is sambandh me aati hai. Parshwanath ki murti ki jai ke sath, Krishna ne Parshwanath ki puja ki aur yudh ke dauran us murti ki kripa se apne sena ko jeevit dekh liya. Is anugraha se Krishna ne Parshwanath ki mandir sthapna ki soch ko majboot kiya. Yahi kahani Shankhpur ya Shankheshwar ki sthapna ki kahani se judi hoti hai. ( jainknowledge.com)

• Shankheshwar Parshwanath Temple, Gujarat ke Shankheswar me sthit hai. Yahan par Parshwanath Bhagwan ki murti ko mulnayak mana jata hai. Is mandir ki jankariyon me bataya gaya hai ki is sthaan ki khaniyon me kai bade-renovations hue, aur 11th-12th sadi me Solanki rajaon ke samay is mandir ki zyada prathna bani. Aaj bhi yahan par bhakto ki bhari bheed rehti hai. ( en.wikipedia.org)

• Shankheshwar ki kahaniyon aur mandir ki jankariyon ko samjhne ke liye aap Jain Knowledge ki in pathon ko padh sakte hain:

- Shankheshwar Parshwanath Bhagwan ki kahani: Story of Shankheshwar Parshwanath Bhagwan. - Shankheshwar Parshwanath Gruh Jinalaya aur Shankheshwar Jinalaya ki jankari: Shankheshwar Parshwanath Gruh Jinalaya. - Shankheshwar Parshwanath Jinalaya (Shwetambar temple) ki jankari: Shankheshwar Parshwanath Jain Jinalaya.

Note: Shankheshwar Parshwanath ke bare me Digambar aur Shwetambar dono parivaron me kuch chhote-mote vyakhya bhinn ho sakte hain. Mul tatva yahi hai ki Parshwanath 23rd Tirthankar hain aur Shankheshwar temple Parshwanath ki pooja ke liye mashhoor hai.