Lakhansingh Deora Chauhan, the king of Nadole Kingdom, was the uncle of first Prithviraj Chauhan. 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 th
e queen was pregnant, he thought that a man can not get a child by blessing only, as it was luck that he was going to be a father of a son in his old age. He continued committing 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 Barnagar (Badana) 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. Badmataji 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 Lodha’s worship Badmata which is the Kuldevi of all Lodhas.
