Shree Bhateva Parshwanath Shwetamber Jain Tith

During the sasan of 21st Thirthankar Shri Naminath Bhagwan King Prajapal, the ruler of Champanagari with his minister Budhisagar went on a horse-ride to test the horses. The horses flew like the wind without stopping and they came to a jungle. Not knowing how to stop the horses they both caught the branch of a tree and got off the horses. The horses also stopped when their reins were left. As dusk fell, they both thought of spending the night under the tree. In the middle of the night, they heard music being played. Both of them went to investigate the source of the music. They found that “Nargosh muni” had attained Kewalgyan and the devtas had come to celebrate the kewalgyan ceremony. Both of them heard the discourse of the muni and took an oath not to eat or drink water before praying to the idol of a Thirthankara. In the morning, their oath was tested. There was no temple in the jungle. The king was feeling hungry and thirsty. While searching for a way out of the jungle, the minister found a lake. The minister made a beautiful idol of 23rd Thirthankara Parshvanath out of sand and gave it to the king. The king could not do Abhishek of the Lord because it was made of sand. Not knowing what to do, both were praying to the Lord. Being pleased by their sincere prayers, Devi Padmavati appeared before them and said that she has made the sand idol into stone. This idol came to be called as “Bhateva Parshvanath “. The king built a beautiful temple and installed this idol there. 30,000 years later, king Bhudar of Patan had a son. He was blind, dumb and he was suffering from uncurable illness. Acharya Dharmaghosh suriji asked the king to sprinkle the bath water of Bhateva Parshvanath on his son. The prince was cured. Later on this idol was taken to Devaloka and worshipped by devatas for 5,25,000 years. This idol was given to Surchand Shravak by devatas when he prayed to Devi Padmavati. Under instructions of Acharyashri Ajitsimhasurishvarji of the Achalgachha this temple was established by Surchand Shravak in the year 1335 of the Vikram era.

A mention of Shri Bhateva Parshwanth shwetamber jain  temple has been made in “Shri Parshvanath Naammala”, “Shri Parshvanath Chaityaparipati”, “Shri Bhateva Parshvanath ki Utpatti”, ” Shri Bhateva Parshvanath Lavani”,  An idol of Bhateva Parshvanath is there in “Kalikund Parshvanath temple” in Santacruz, Mumbai, in Jiravala Tirth, in Vasupujyaswami temple in Gopipura, Surat, in Bhiladiyaji tirth and in Kareda Tirth,