Parsva was reborn as an elephant as he had been conscious of regretting death in his previous life. For a long time, he roamed in the forest raging wildly, frightened pious ascetics, until he one day came face to face with his former king. The king had renounced the world and he immediately recognised in the elephant his former minister. He succeeded in calming the elephant and imparted religious instruction to him. Transformed into an elephant practising asceticism, his brother who had now been reborn as a huge snake again killed Parsva. Since he now died peacefully and surrendered to death, he was reborn as a god, whereas Kamatha reappeared as a hell being.
View of the sanctum's southern side with statue of AdinathaThus, a cycle of three pious lives as human being, animal and god was completed and an evil counterpart was always at his side. The animal existence represents the primary stages of religious experience for the seeker. In Christianity, the corresponding level would probably be that of the Lamb of God.
Richly with ornaments decorated ceiling in the southern meghanada-mandapa. The medallion-like ornament is showing Krishna surrounded by cobras (nagdaman) Richly with ornaments decorated ceiling in the southern meghanada-mandapa.
The medallion-like ornament is showing Krishna surrounded by cobras (nagdaman)
