A well known Marathi poet Chimna Pandit has written about this Kshtra as under:-
‘Badva:ni nayar dakshin bha:gi:
Chu :lgiri parvat ta pa:hei: veigi:
Indraji:t Kumbhkarn ubhay yo:gi:
Jjapo:nidhi: jha:lei shiv sukh bho:gi: '
Bhatarak Udaykirti in his composition ‘Tirth Vandna' has asserted Indrajit the son of Ravan attaining salvation from Badvani.
‘Badva:niz; tsz;bsn unu patt.
Haun badaun indjit mani pavitt.'
Ascetic Madankirti who lived in 12 th -13 th century has mentioned in his shasan chatastrasika that the idol of Lord Adinath has 52 hands and was called Brahmdev.It was got engraved on a single stone by King Akankirti. The place was called ‘Aadi Nishadhika' and the town was called Vahattapar.
Dwa:va: panchashad nanpana: parma :nman ram karah panchabhih
Yam chakram jinmak ki:rtin pati gri:van meixam mahat.
Janna:mna: sa bahatpar vavbahad devia:khy-ya: ga:ytei
Shri matya:dinishidri keiyam vata:d digva:s sa:m sha:san. |