Question
Match List I with List IIList I
Yakshinis or Sasana devataList II
Association with Tirthankaras(A) Siddhayika (I) Adinatha (B) Chakresvari (II) Neminatha (C) Ambika (III) Parsvanatha (D) Padmavati (IV) Mahavira
The correct answer is
(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
Matching Jain Yakshinis and Tirthankaras
This question requires matching the Yakshinis (also known as Sasana devatas) from List I with their corresponding Tirthankaras from List II in Jainism.
Correct Matches
| List I: Yakshini / Sasana devata | List II: Associated Tirthankara |
| (A) Siddhayika | (IV) Mahavira |
| (B) Chakresvari | (I) Adinatha |
| (C) Ambika | (II) Neminatha |
| (D) Padmavati | (III) Parsvanatha |
Explanation of Associations
- Siddhayika is associated with Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara.
- Chakresvari, the first Yakshini mentioned in Jain texts, is the attendant deity of Adinatha (Rishabhanatha), the 1st Tirthankara.
- Ambika is the Yakshini associated with Neminatha, the 22nd Tirthankara.
- Padmavati is the Yakshini linked to Parsvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara.
Therefore, the correct matching is (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III).
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