Shri Sthambhan Parshwanath Tirth

Sacred Details

Sacred History

• It was also known as Trambavati, which served as a large seaport for trade.
• Kalikal Sarvagna Hemchandrasuriji Maharaj's diksha occasion was held here in Sagad Vasahi in VK 1150.
• Udayan Mantri (the Mantri of Sidhraj Jai Sinh and Raja Kumarpal) lived here.
• A long time ago, during the era of Shri Naminath (of the past chobisi), a devotee named Ashadhi Shravak created a beautiful pratima.
• This pratima was later taken to Devaloka (heaven) and was worshipped for many ages.
• Later, Nagaraj built a temple by the sea, where people continued to worship it for a long time.
• Shree Ramchandra ji also worshipped this pratimaji; due to its grace, he crossed the sea to Lanka.
• Because of this divine miracle where the waters were stopped to make a way, he gave the name Stambhan Parshwanath.
• Even Krishna Maharaja brought it to Dwaraka and workshipped .
• When Dwaraka was destroyed, the Pratima was placed in the ocean to keep it safe and was worshipped by divine beings for thousands of years.
• Many years later, a businessman named Dhan from Kantipur was traveling by sea.
• Suddenly, his ships stopped and could not move; he became very worried and considered jumping into the sea.
• A divine voice told him not to jump and instead to retrieve the miraculous pratima from the ocean.
• Dhan found the Pratima along with two others and performed the pratishta at Kantipur.
• Pratishtha of the other two Pratimas was done in Charup and Patan, where they can still be seen today.
• Two thousand years later, a yogi named Nagarjun took this pratima for his spiritual practice.
• It was later kept beneath the earth beside the Shedi river, under a Palash tree.
• once Acharya Abhaydevsuri ji became seriously ill when he was young and intended to fast unto death.
• A divine voice told him about the Pratima of Stambhan Parshwanath hidden near the Shedi river and was also advised to sprinkle the abhishek jal on himself, which later cured him.
• A temple was built on the riverbank and pratishtha was performed there; in the year VK 1368, the Pratima was moved to Khambat.
• Over time, the temple has been renovated several times, with the last major Jirnodhar in VK 1984 under the guidance of Acharya Shri Nemisuri ji Maharaj.
• At present, there are more than 64 Jinalays in Khambat.

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Shri Jain Shwetambar Murtipujak Sangh, Khambhat

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