Shri Prabhaspatan Tirth

Mulnayak: Nearly 115 cms high, white colored idol of Bhagawan Chandraprabhu in the Padmasana posture.

How to reach: It is in the center of Prabhaspatan at a distance of one and a half Kms. from the main Somnath temple. The nearest railway station of Veraval is at a distance of 5 Kms. from Veraval. Bus service and private vehicles are available here. There are good boarding  and lodging facilities.

Historicity: It is believed that this tirth was established by Bharat Chakravarti. While he was leading a Sangha, some great monks practicing penance on the bank of the river Saraswati told  Somyash Kumar ,son of Bahubali that the holy land would be the place of Samavasaran of eight Tirthankara Bhagawan Chandraprabhu. Hearing this, Bharat settled a city there and built a temple of Bhagawan Chandraprabhu. This ancient tirth is mentioned in ‘Shetrunjay Mahatmaya’ composed by Shri Dharmeshwarsuriji in the year 370 of the Vikram era. At the time when  Foreigner kings invaded in the first century of the Vikram era, the idols of Ambikadevi etc. came here from the Vallabhipur temple through the air route. Under the instructions, of Kalikalasarvajna Hemchandracharya, Maharaj Kumarpal built temples here. There are also documents showing that the festivals of Anjanashalaka and installation of idols were celebrated here five times under the auspicies of Shri Vijaysurishwarji before the year 1666 of the Vikram era. The temple was again renovated in the years 1876 and 2008 of the Vikram era. The idol was installed under the auspices of Shri Chandrasagarsuriji. All these are documentary and historical proof of antiquity of this tirth. Near this temple, there are seven other temples. There is also a temple in the town. In the cellar in the basement of the  temple, there is an Agam Mandir. The idols of Bhagawan Dokariya Parshwanath and of Bhagwan Mallinath are ancient, beautiful and miraculous. Since this is a very ancient tirth, the ancient Jain sculpture is also seen in the mosque in the town.

Trust: Shri Prabhaspatan Jain Svetamber Murtipujak Sangha, Derasar Khadki, Prabhaspatan-362238 Dist Junagadh, State Gujarat, India.