Bhagwan Parshvanath ke “kai naam” hone ka mool karan bhakti‑parampara aur shastriya maryada hai. Ek hi Tirthankar ke anek naam/upadhiyaan isliye milti hain:

• Gunon ke adhaar par upadhi: Arihant, Vitrag, Jineshwar, Tirthankar, Shasan‑Nayak adi. Ye sab Parshvanath ke param shuddh gunon ki stuti hai.
• Bhasha‑roop aur uccharan ke bhed: Sanskrit/Prakrit/boli ke anusar Parshvanath, Parshva, Pārsanāth, Parasnath jaise roop prachalit hue.
• Tirth‑kshetra/mandir ke anusar nam: Kisi vishesh sthaan ya pratima se jude chamatkar/itihas ke kaaran alag‑alag naam prachalit ho gaye—jaise Nakoda Parshvanath, Shankheshwar Parshvanath, Godiji Parshvanath, Pallaviya Parshvanath, Jotingada Parshvanath, Sultan Parshvanath, adi. Inmein “Parshvanath” wahi hain, par sthaan‑vishesh ki pehchaan judti hai.
• Murti‑lakshan ke adhaar par pukar: Parshvanath ka lanchhan sarp (nāg) hai, isliye “Nāg‑phani Parshvanath”, “Sahastra‑phani Parshvanath” jaise naam bhi milte hain.
• Stavan/namavali ki parampara: Bhakti mein 108‑naam (Ashtottara) adi ka paath hota hai. Ye 108 naam Parshvanath ke gun, kshetra aur krupa‑anubhuti ki stuti ke roop hain—“108 Parshvanath ke naam” kehkar bhi log ullekh karte hain.

Digambar aur Shvetambar—dono paramparaye Parshvanath ko 23ven Tirthankar ke roop mein ek‑svar se svikaar karti hain. Murtishilp/pooja‑riwazon mein kuchh bhed ho sakta hai, par anek naamon ka mool karan dono mein wahi hai: gun‑stuti, tirth‑pehchaan, aur bhakti‑parampara.

Saral bhaav: Alag‑alag naam, ek hi Vitrag ke gunon, sthaapon aur anubhavon ki alag‑alag madhur yaad hain.