nilkeshi is currently in which lok and region? Is she kshetrapalni or yakshi?
Answer
In the standard Jain sources I checked,
Nilakeshi is not clearly listed as a kshetrapalni or as a yakshi. The name
Nīlakeśī is also used for a
Jain Tamil minor kāvya / literary work, which suggests that it is not a widely recognized canonical attendant goddess name in mainstream Jain classification. (
jainworld.com)
Explanation
In Jain tradition,
yakṣīs are the female attendant deities associated with the Jinas, and Jainpedia gives the standard list of
24 yakṣa-yakṣī pairs. Nilakeshi does not appear in that standard overview. Jainpedia also explains that
kṣetra-pālas are guardians of land or temple precincts, and says they live in the
lower levels of the upper world of the Jain universe. That classification applies to kṣetra-pālas in general, but I could not verify Nilakeshi under that category from the sources I found. (
jainpedia.org)
Spiritual Understanding
From a Jain perspective, the main focus remains on the
Tīrthaṅkaras. Attendant deities such as yakṣas, yakṣīs, and kṣetra-pālas are secondary and can vary by sect, region, or temple tradition. Jainpedia notes that some of these deities have developed independent regional cults, so local usage may differ from the standard canonical lists. (
jainpedia.org)
Takeaway
So the safest Jain answer is:
Nilakeshi is not a standard, universally accepted yakshi or kshetrapalni in the mainstream Jain lists I could verify. If the name is being used in a local temple or regional tradition, it may be a
local devotional name rather than a canonical classification. (
jainpedia.org)