Dharanendra is the protecting goddess of Pārśvanātha, the twenty-third the Tīrthaṅkara.
Padmavati and her husband Dharanendra were the king and queen of snakes in a previous birth, where their lives were saved and enlightened by Tirthankara Parshvanatha. Padmavati and Dharanendra were reborn in heaven and serve as the attendant deities of Lord Parshvanatha.