Lodha

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Lodha are basically Sthanak wasi Svetambara Jain, excelling in all domains, including education, business, and Information Technology.

[edit] Origin

Lakhansingh Deora Chauhan, the king of Nadole Kingdom, was the uncle of first Prithviraj Chauhan. Lakhansingh had no son so he was worried. Acharya Shri Raviprabh Suri did his chaturmas in VS 700 at Nadole. One day on the advice of his minister Lakhansingh went to see the Acharya and told him his trouble. Acharya said, “If you leave violence and be a Jain by heart then I can bless you.” The king agreed, so the Acharya blessed him. When the queen was pregnant, he thought that a man can not get a child by blessing only, it was luck that he was going to be a father of a son in his old age, and so on. He continued doing violence, hunting and forgot the oaths taken. The minister reminded him but he did not care.

After 9 months the queen gave a birth to a ball of flesh in the shape of a Lodh. Then Lakhansingh realised his mistake, but it was too late. His minister advised him to go search for the Acharya. Only the Acharya could tell him the remedy.

Lakhansingh found the Acharya near Badnagar (Bhadana) in a forest. He was meditating under a banyan tree. The king apologized, requested for the remedy and wept bitterly. He regretted his blunder. At last the Acharya decided to help him, so he called Badmata (a goddess) and asked her to do the king a favour.

Badmata ordered Lakhansingh to put the ball of flesh in the shape of a Lodh in red cloth and put that in the hole of the banyan tree. She gave some water, and ordered him to pour it on the ball of flesh. A miracle happened and the fleshball turned into a beautiful child. From that day all successors are called Lodha. From that day all Lodhas worship Badmata which is Kul Devi of all Lodhas. All Lodha are OSWAL we should pray Lodha Kuldevi Bad Mata as follows:- Ridhi de Siddhi de Asta Nav Nidhi de, Jagat me Vradhi de Vakya waani, Hradhya [Heart] mai Gyan de Chitt mai Dhyan de, Moy ko vardan de Sambhav Rani, Dukh ko door kar Kal Chakra Churkar, Sukh Bharpur kar Raj Rani, Gunan ki Reet de Senn se Preet de, Jagat me Jeet de Sadaa Jai Bhawani, BOLO BAD MATA KI JAI

[edit] Lodha instructions

Badmata Kul Devi gave many instructions to Lakhansingh, which he promised to follow in future by heart. They were:

1. we have to Pray daily in addition to Navratri of Kuldevi Bad Mata:- here written by Dr Rakshak Mal Lodha

as follows:- Rishi de Siddhi de Ast Nav Nidhi de, Jagat me Vradhi de Vakya Waani, Hradya [Heart] mai Gyan de Chit [Mind]me Dhyan de, Moy ko vardan de Sambhav Rani, Dukh ko door kar, Kal Chakra Churkar, Sukh Bharpur Kar Raj Rani, Gunan ki Reet de, Senn se Preet de, Jagat mai Jeet de, Sadaa Jai Bhawani, BOLO BAD MATA JI KI JAI

1. Never believe in violence and follow Jainism by heart.
2. Never use black cloth or have black shoes, and leather items.
3. On birth of a son, and on Surya [Sun] Puja [worship] day child should wear a silver coin [Phool] in MOILI of Bheruji in his neck, and should wear golden/silver rings [KUDKA] in both ears and has to wear Copper KADA in both legs to be remain there for at least 30 days and his mother should keep Rs 101/- in her pillow up to 30 days or up to cleaning her head then donate those Copper Kada to child's sister or Bhua and after that whenever they have time mother/father should go to Badmata temple with the baby to get blessings.
4. Build a temple there, and keep an idol or photo of Bad Mata in the house for daily worship.
5. Celebrate Mundan sanskar before her in the temple.
6. On the marriage of the son, bride and bridegroom must come for the blessing.
7. His every son must worship and have faith, then she would help them in the trouble.
8. They should worship her by lapsi of gur, coconut and prashad.
9. Only holy people should be allowed to enter the temple.
10. Ladies must not use mehandi during Navratri days.
11. Do not misuse any leaf or stick of the banyan tree.
12. What ever given to the mother of newly born baby must first be offered to Badmata.
13. Before marriage, first invite Badmata.
14. Only the priest or unmarried girls can eat the prashad of puja plate.
15. Ladies must not do any sewing work in Navratri days.
16. The Deepak will be of pure ghee only and not of oil.
17. Do not purchase Junjuna, Palna, or Chakla of any material.
18. During menses period ladies should not enter into Badmata temple.
19. During Navratri do not use soap and do not cut Hairs and do not shave on all nine days

[edit] Badmata Mundava Temple

Kul devi of Lodhas is Badmata, Mundwa, District Nagore, Jodhpur division, Rajasthan state, India Badmata Mundava Temple is well connected by train from Nagore, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and well connected by bus and By taxi. The distance from Jodhpur to Nagore is 125 km. and from Nagore to Badmata Mundava Temple is 16km.

There are rooms for holy persons to take rest, and there is a kitchen where they can enjoy only vegetarian food food in the premises of the Temple.

for more information any Lodha person can contact me Dr Rakshak Mal Lodha at:- rakshakmal@gmail.com or Phone no + 91 291 2620975 Lodha's constructed few years back one more Lodha's Kul Devi Temple at Banar, which is 14km. away from Jodhpur city