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(Seed sounds for calling and connection ie. Om, Am..... Hreem) I bow to you, Lord Mani Bhadra. You are the protector of this place, You are black in colour, You have four arms representing Ahinsa, Truth, Love and Karmayoga You are the devotee of the Arihanta tradition (seed sounds for calling and connection ie. Hili Hili, Mili Mili, Kili Kili) Appear before my eyes!
The Mantra Jap of Mother Padmavati:
In the Jain tradition there are 24 tirthankaras out of which the 23rd was Bhagwan Parshwanath.
They say that all the tithankaras have the same powers and capacity and all of them are equally worthy of worship, however the events in the life of Bhagwan Parshwanath are exceptional.
Dharanendra and Padmavati were the loyal servants of Lord Parshwanath (who was the ruler at that
time) like Hanuman Ji was to Idol of Padmavati Devi at Dada Bari
Lord Ram. The story goes that Dharanendra and Padmavati were male and female serpents in their previous lives. A yogi called Kamath was burning logs of wood in
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