I’ll answer in two parts:

1. Jirawala Parshwanath Bhagwan – short story of the tirth
2. Parshwanath Bhagwan and “first Gandhar”

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1. Jirawala Parshwanath Bhagwan – tirth ki kahani

• Jirawala is a famous Shwetambar Jain tirth in Sirohi district (Rajasthan).
• The main idol (mulnayak) is Shri Jirawala Parshwanath Bhagwan, a small but very powerful and prabhavshali pratimā.

Lokprasidha katha (popular traditional story):

• Nearby a cave/hill, a cow of a Brahmin boy named Kadwā used to go every day and automatically pour all her milk at one spot.
• This was noticed again and again; people felt some divya (divine) presence there.
• A Jain shravak Seth Dhanna Shah had a swapna (divine dream) that an idol of Parshwanath Bhagwan is hidden exactly where the cow pours milk.
• On digging that place, a beautiful idol of Parshwanath Bhagwan was actually found.
• Later, Acharya Deva Gupta Suri came and properly installed (pratishtha) the idol.
• Traditional belief is that this idol is made of a mixture of sand and milk, and is very chamatkari for devotees who do bhakti with shraddhā.
• Around the main temple, 108 different idols of Parshwanath Bhagwan are installed, each with its own name and mahima.

You can read a short, simple description here

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2. Parshwanath Bhagwan ka “first Gandhar”

Who is a Gandhar?

• Gandhar = pratham shishya / mukhya shishya of a Tirthankar,

who directly listens to the Lord’s deshnā and then organizes and spreads the doctrine.

• Example (most famous):

For Bhagwan Mahavir, the first Gandhar was Indrabhuti Gautam (Gautam Swami). Iska varnan dono, Digambar aur Shwetambar paramparā, dono mein miltā hai.

About Parshwanath Bhagwan’s first Gandhar:

• All Jain traditions accept that Bhagwan Parshwanath had Ganadhars (chief disciples).
• But exact naam ki list aur “pehle Gandhar ka kaun sa naam tha” main bilkul nishchit roop se, ekdam pramāṇ ke sath nahin bata sakta.
• Jain Dharma ki pavitrata ko dhyān mein rakhte hue, main naam ya kahani apne taraf se guess ya kalpanā se nahi bata sakta.

Isliye:

• Jirawala Parshwanath tirth ki kahani upar batā di – yeh bhakti‑paramparā mein bahut lokprasidha hai.
• Parshwanath Bhagwan ke “first Gandhar” ka exact naam / vishesh kahani ke baare mein

jo bilkul spasht, sab-se-manyā, aur ek-jaisi paramparā mile, aisi pramāṇik jankari mere paas nahi hai, isliye main us par koi nishchit vārtā nahi kahunga, taaki Jain dharm ki śuddhatā bani rahe.

If you want, next time I can share aur bhakti‑kathāen of different Parshwanath Bhagwan tirths (like Ajahara, Muhari, Bareja, etc.) based only on Jain sources.