Book Title: Antariksh Parshwanath Tirth
Author(s): Akhil Maharashtriya Jain Shasanraksha Samiti
Publisher: Akhil Maharashtriya Jain Shasanraksha Samiti
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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jajI (2017Ine nii n2-277 @ . zrI aMtarIkSa pArzvanAthAya nama: || Mo Mai Sheng Cha Ning Lu Mo Jia Jia Jia Jia Jia Yan Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa Fei Ling Liao Xian Xian zrI jaina zvetAMbara zrI aMtarIkSa pArzvanAtha tIrtha * ItihAsa * vartamAna paristhiti * ApaNuM kartavya prakAzaka tathA prAptisthAna : akhila mahArASTrIya jaina zAsanarakSA samiti. jaina gurumaMdira, pagaThabaMda lena, nAsika - (mahArASTra) Pin - 422001. namra sUcana mUlya : pracAra Drasa granya 3ramyAsa za thaI pUrNa hote hI niyata samayAvadhi meM zIghra vApasa karane kI kRpA kareM. | nisare 3nya vIvaIUM DasA upayoga kara sakeM. . digabara bhAIoe hAryo jugArI bamaNuM ramavAnI bahAdurI batAvavA pharIthI aMtarIkSa'nA AMgaNAne jhaghaDAnuM medAna banAvIne jhaMpalAvyuM che. tevA vakhate A viSayane spaSTa karatI A pustikAne sau koI samabhAvapUrvaka vAMce, sane vicAre ane ApaNuM kartavya zuM che tene pUrNa nizcaya kare. " na Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ BOLO DODCOXIDEX.SXODUS DESXBCODXONDEO A te kevI dAdAgIrI digaMbanI ! OX aTakaoaps xxx xx zrI aMtarIkSa tIthanI mAlikI karI levA keTamAM karelA 8 badhA ja kesamAM jemane sata pachaDATa khAvI paDe tevA ghera parAjaye te sAMpaDayA paNa nyAyamUrtionA khUba ja sapta zabdonA jemane ThapakAM paNa maLyA ! ane chatAM dhAkadhamakI, dAdAgIrInA jere hajI paNa che. ke mU. pU. jainenI saMpUrNa mAlikInuM kerTomAM kareluM aMtarIkSa tIthI pacAvI levAnA dhamapachADA cAlI rahyA che. te digaMbarane che. have ApaNe badhapATha Apa ja paDaze. OBXODOXXODIODOXER 103X3DC3D9B3XEXDXDI DEBIDXOXXODODOXKO xxx A lokee saMpUrNa rIte ApaNI mAlikInA aMtarIkSajI, 8. zikharajI vagere pAMca tIrthone potAnA kabaje levA mATe eka karoDa rUpIAnuM dhruva-kuMDa karyuM che. A phaMDa mATe bahAra paDelI patrikAmAM diMgaberee aMtarIkSajI vagere tIrthone potAnI mAlikInuM jaNAvIne ApaNane AkramaNakhora kahyA che, hAya ! keTalI badhI dAdAgIrI! : zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka jaina saMghanA agraNIo ! pUjanIya I AcArya devAdi munivare, sAdhvIjI mahArAja, zrAddhavaryo, dAnavIre, zikSita, karmaTha kAryakaro, sahu jAge! ane ApanI tamAma zakti A tItharakSAnA kAryamAM lagAve. &# pu & Po na - ---- bAbarA - - 1 4 : * 60 ' na ra ) - Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - sa , che ApaNA tIthanI rakSA karavI e ApaNe trikAlAbAdhita haka che. zvetAmbara mUttipUjaka jaina saMgha e kAMI nirmAlyAne saMgha nathI, e vAta ApaNe have khUba ja sArI rIte jAheramAM mUkI devAno samaya pAkI gayo che. ApaNA aMtarIkSajI vagere tIrthonI rakSA ane sevA karavA mATe vi.saM. 2036 nA A suda dasamanA zubha divase "akhila mahArASTrIya jana zAsanarakSA samitinI nAsika mukAme sthApanA karavAmAM AvI che. hAla turatamAM A samitinA anvaye aMtarIkSajI tIrthanI rakSAnuM kArya hAthamAM levAmAM AvyuM che. A samitinuM "rIlIjIesa TrasTa banAvAyuM che ane te sarakArI daphataramAM rajisTara karavAmAM AvyuM che. dAnavIne amArI vinaMtI che ke teo A TrasTane pitAnuM aMgata udAratAbharyuM dAna savasAdhAraNa khAte Ape, tathA devadravyanI rakama paNa dAnarUpe mekale jeno upayoga saMpUrNa zAstranIti mujaba karavAmAM Avaze, A samitine anekAneka pUjanIya AcAryAdi gurudevanA AzIrvAdanuM amogha baLa prApta thayuM che. samitinuM sthaLa : jaina gurumaMdira, pagaThabaMda lena, nAsika (mahArASTra) - "akhila mahArASTrIya jaina zAsanarakSA samiti -e nAmanA eka ke DrAphaTa uparanA saranAme mokalI zakAze. ' , - - - - - - - - - - - - - Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaina zvetAMbara zrI aMtarIkSajI tIrtha / itihAsa : vartamAna paristhiti ane ApaNuM kartavya bhAratavarSane jaina che. mUrtipUjaka saMdha zAMtipriya che. e kaI jhaghaDAmAM mAnatA nathI. e zAMtipriyatAne artha kaI judo karIne, pitAnI vArasAgata dharma-milaktane keI AMcakI levA mAge che temanI sAme AMkha lAla karavAmAM te pAchaLa rahe- e banyuM nathI ane banavAnuM paNa nathI. pUrva itihAsa - zirapura (jI. akelA) mAM A prAcIna jaina zvetAMbara tIrthasthAna che, jene saMpUrNa vahIvaTa tAMbara vyavasthApake sadIothI karatA AvyA che. A maMdiranA mULanAyaka zrI aMtarIkSa pArzvanAtha svAmInI prAcIna pratimA Aje paNa jamInathI addhara che. pratimAjI ghaNuM ja prabhAvI ane camatkArika che. A ApaNuM prANapyArA tIrtha upara digaMbara jenee beTI rIte jorajulamathI bekAyadesaranA AkramaNe cAlu karyA che ane A tIrtha pacAvavAnI melI murAdathI teo varSothI zirajorI karatA AvyA che, jenI sAme ApaNane adAlatanA AMgaNe nyAyanuM dvAra khakhaDAvIne nyAya mAgavAnI vakhatovakhata pharaja paDI che. A pratimAjInI pUjA atyAre banne AmnAyanA le ke, zvetAMbarI saMgha ane digaMbarI saMdha vacce ApasamAM besIne sana 1905nI sAlamAM nakkI thaelA samayapatraka pramANe kare che. zvetAMbarIo prabhu pratimAjIne cakSu, TIke ane mugaTa, AbhuSaNe Adi caDhAvelI avasthAmAM pUje che, tyAre digaMbarIe te vastuo virahita evI avasthAmAM pUje che. A rIte pUjavAne bannene haka kAyama thaele che. samayapatraka kaI rIte thayuM? sana 1902nI sAla sudhI A tIrthamAM ApaNuM nImelA piLakara pUjArIonA hastaka vyavasthA thatI hatI. paNa piLakara adhikAranI maryAdAnuM atikramaNa karI judA judA hakko jamAvatA gayA ane maMdiranA "dAdA" banIne beThA. jethI teo mAlika evA zvetAMbarenI paNa sAme thayA. digaMbare ane zvetAMbaranI vacce athaDAmaNa UbhI karIne pitAne svArtha sAdhavAno prayAsa karavA lAgyA ane yAtrIonI paNa kanaDagata karavA lAgyA tyAre ApaNe te peLakarenI sAme vAzImanI Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pharsTa klAsa mejisTreTanI kerTamAM misI. krimInala kesa naM. 3 epha 1903ne kesa mAMDe. jemAM digaMbara bhAIonI paNa ApaNe sahAya levI paDI. piLakoe paNa ApaNI sAme sivila suTa naM. 94/1905ne dAkhala karyo, jemAM Akhare mAMDavALa (Compromise) thaI ane piLakone pUjArI tarIke haTAvI temane cAra pratinidhione maMdiranA nokara tarIke rAkhavA, sane maLIne rU. 2617 varSAsana ApavuM, ema nakkI thayuM ane bhagavAna AgaLa caDhAveluM nirmAlya tathA paisA Adi temane levAne haka ApI saMtoSa pamADavAmAM AvyuM. A varSAsananI rakama Aja divasa sudhI zvetAMbara saMdhanI peDhImAMthI apAya che. sana 1905nI sAla sudhI sthAnika digaMbara bhAIone A mUrtinI cakSu, TikA, muguTa Adi sAthe ja kaI kaI vakhata pUjA karavA detA hatA. paNa 1905nI sAlamAM teoe A bhagavAnanI temanA AmnAva mujaba pUjA karavAnI mAMgaNuM karI ane jhaghaDAnuM vAtAvaraNa UbhuM karyuM. tethI baMne pakSanA AgevAna bhAIo ekatra maLyA ane saM. 1961mAM rautra suda 5 nA divase bhegA besIne eka samayapatraka ghaDI kADhyuM, jemAM zvetAMbara tathA digaMbara bhAIone pitapotAnI mAnyatA mujaba pUjA karavA mATe lagabhaga ara-aradhe samaya vaheMcI A. zvetAMbara bhAIoe udAratApUrvaka A samayapatrakane mAnyatA ApI. jhaghaDAnA mULa pAkA thayA. AvI chUTane teo A bhayaMkara durupayoga karI A tIrthane satata azAMtinuM dhAma banAvaze evI koI kalpanA te vakhatanA vyavasthApaka bhAIoe karI nahi. ane teone evI koI zaMkA paNa upasthita thaI nahi. kAraNa ke te vakhatanA vetAMbara AgevAna bhAIo ane digaMbara AgevAna bhAIonA vyAvahArika saMbaMdha bahu ja sArA ane bhAIcArAnA hatA, tethI vahIvaTamAM paNa teo sAthe rahyA hatA paNa; samaya jatAM spaSTa thaeluM che ke vizvAsa mUkavA jatAM dAjhavA vakhata Avyo che. sana 1908nI sAla sudhI A rIte vyavasthA ane vahIvaTa cAle paNa jyAre uparanI sAlamAM prabhujInI pratimAjIne lepa karavAno vakhata AvyuM ane peDhI taraphathI rokAelA kArIgaree jane lepa utAryo tyAre digaMbara bhAIonA manamAM prabhujInI pratimAjIne digaMbarI banAvavAnI melI murAdanuM pApa jAgyuM ane kAvanuM racavAmAM AvyuM, prabhujInA aMga uparanA mULabhUta tAMbara cinha eTale "kaMdare Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6 ane koTA' A be cinhA ukheDI nAkhIe te ja A kAma siddha thAya evu jANIne lAga joI tA. 13mI phebruArI 1908nA divase kAI leDhAnA hathiyAra vaDe A e cinhA khAdI kaDhAvyA (Chiselled ). ane A rIte digaMbarerAe bhagavAnanuM bhayaMkara apamAna ane dhAra AzAtanA karIne zvetAMbara saMghanA hRdaya upara sIdheA ja ghA karyAM ane temanI dhArmika lAgaNI bahu kharAba rIte dubhAvI. uparakta banAvathI bhAratabharanA zvetAMbara saMdheAmAM bhayaMkara rASa jAgyA ane joradAra khaLabhaLATa macI gayA ane digaMbarAnA A apakRtyanA javAba mAMgavAnI mAgaNIe jora pakaDayuM. tethI zvetAMbara vyavasthApakane paNa nyAya mATe kArTane Azare levAnI pharaja paDI. . zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka saMdha A tIrthasthAnane varSothI vahIvaTa karatA AvyA hatA ane bhagavAnanI pUjA--lepa tathA saMsthAnanA vahIvaTa karavAnA temane ekalAne ja (Exclusive) adhikAra hatA. pUrve paNa lepa vigere aneka vakhata karyAnI hakIkata banI cukelI hatI. digaMbare A rIte cAlu lepamAM khATI rIte ekAyadesaranA avarAdhA UbhA karI temane ApelI savalataneA (Concession) AveA dhRSTatApUrNAMka durUpayoga karI, peAtAnuM pota prakAzita karavAthI zvetAMbara vyavasthApake paristhitine tAga pAmI turata ja nyAyakA nA AzarA levA gayA. ane akAlAnI eNDIzanala DisTrIkTa jajanI kArTImAM digaMbarAnI viruddhamAM naM. 4/10ne suprasiddha dAvA dAkhala karyAM. jemAM mUrtti -maMdira pUjA ane vahIvaTa saMbadhInA saMpUrNa hakkonI mAMgaNI karI ane mUrtine nukasAna paheAMcADanAra bhAIonI pAsethI nukasAna bharapAI ane temanI sAme pagalAM levAnI mAMgaNI karI hatI. digabarAe paNa A kesamAM (Cross-objections) dAkhala karyA ane lagabhaga zvetAMbarA jevI ja pUrA hakkonI mAMgaNI karI. sana 1918nI sAlamAM A kesanA phesalA AvatAM ane pakSane satASa thayA nahi. tethI nAgapuranI hAIkrATa jevI ke eNDi. jyuDizIala kamizanara epha senTrala preAnkrinsesa enDa gerAranI vaDI adAlatamAM pharsTa apIla naM. 39-B epha 1918nI dAkhala karavAmAM AvI. A kesamAM ApaNA taraphathI 600thI vadhu lekhita purAvAo dAkhala karavAmAM AvelA ane aneka sAkSIonI jubAnI ApavAmAM AvelI. e badhAnI Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chaNAvaTa karI banne pakSanuM pUruM sAMbhaLI laI pAMca varSa pachI 1lI okTobara 1923nI sAlamAM A kesanA khUba vistRta evA nikAla jaja mahAzaye e ApelA che, je saMpUrNa zvetAMbarIAnI tarapheNamAM ja che. avaLA pracAra sAme satya zuM che ? zrI aMtarIkSajI tInA saMdhamAM hAlamAM gibara bhAIo taraphathI va mAnapatrA, mAsikA, pAkSikA ane vividha rIte pragaTa thanAra samAcArA sAva satyathI vegaLA ane janatAmAM gerasamaja utpanna karanArA che. A gerasamaja dUra karavA ane jAhera janatAne satya hakIkatanI naNu thAya e dvaituthI AdhArabhUta satya hakIkatAne atre TUMkamAM jAhera karavAmAM Ave che, te sau koI dhyAnapUrvaka vAMce ane vicAre. pha apIla naM. 39-BmAM kADhe nakkI karelA muddAo ( Issues ). jemAMthI pAMca mahattvanA muddA nIce ApavAmAM AvyA cheH 1. Whether the Temple of Shri Antariksha Parshwanath and the main Idol therein belonged to the Shwetambari or Digambari sect of the Jain Community? 1. zuM zrI aMtarIkSa pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanuM maMdira tathA mULanAyaka bhagavAnanI pratimA jaitAnA zvetAMbara saMghanI ke diga Mbara saMpradAyanI mAlikInI che ? 2. Whether the Shwetamberi Community has the exclusive r!ght of management of the temple and properties ? . 2. zuM zvetAMbara samAjane ekalAne ja A maMdira ane madinI milakatane vahIvaTa karavAnA haka che.? 3. Whether the main Parasnath Idol was a.Shwetambari Idol with waist Tie and kachhota (Langoti) ? 3. "zuM" mULanAMyaka pArasanAtha bhagavAnanI mUrtti kadorA-kachATA sAthe evI zvetAMbarI mUtti hatI ? " . 4. Whether the Shwetambarieshad a right of laping' (Replastering) the Idol ? 4. " zuM zvetAMbarAne A mUrti ne lepa karavAne haka hatA ? "" Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . 5. Whether any of the gentlemen, chiselled the idol with some iron instrument ? (to make it appear a Digambari idol) ? 5. zuM kAI sagRhasthAe leDhAnA hathiyAra vaDe, (mUrttinuM digaMbarIkaraNa karavAnA hisAbe ) mUrti upara khAdAkhAda karI ? A ane evA khIjA aneka muddAone (Issues) cukAde sana 1923 nI 1 lI okaTobaranA divase apAyA che. jemAM nIce mujbanA muddAonA parAmaza levAyA che. 1. zrI aMtarIkSa pArzvanAthanuM maMdira tathA mUrttinI mAlikI zvetAMbare nIja che. 2. zvetAMbarAne ekalAne ja (Exclusively) A saMsthAna tathA tenI milaktanA vahIvaTa karavAnA sampUrNa haka che. 3. pArasanAtha bhagavAnanI mUrtine kadArA ane koTA hatA ane mutti zvetAMbarI ja che. '' 4. mutti ne lepa' karavAnA zvetAMbarAnA ja haka che. "" 66 5. mUrtti nA dekhAva digaMbarI thAya eTalA mATe e hetuthI maMtti uparanA dArA ane kacheTe leADhAnA hathiyAra vaDe dAyA che e vAta mAnya rakhAI paNu kANu viziSTa (Particular) vyaktie khodyo che e puravAra thayAnuM gaNavAmAM Avyu nahi. 6. khInna paNa muddAone vimaza karatAM " A pratimAjIne cakSu, TikA ane muguTa tathA dAgInA sAthe tema ja kArA-kachaTA sAthe pUjavAnA zvetAMbarAne pUrNa haka che. " ema jAhera karyuM" che. 7. sa. 1956 sudhI zvetAMbarA A sasthAnanA vahIvaTa kAI paNa avarodha ke InA paNa hastakSepa vagara abAdhita rIte karatA AvyA che. sa. 1956 grahelAM digabareAnA A saMsthAnanA vahIvaTamAM jarA paNa hastakSepa na hatA. ane saM. 1961 mAM zvetAMbarAe gibarAne pUjA karavAnI chuTa ApI hatI. 8. tema ja A pratimAjI mULathI namra nahi paNu ke dArA-kATA sAthenI che. leADhAnA hathiyAra vaDe mUttinA aMgabhUta karI ane kaheATA khAvAthI zvetAMbara jaineAnI dhArmika lAgaNI jarUra dubhAelI che. zvetAMbarAe mAMDela A kesa divAnI svarUpanA che ane tenI dakhala levAnA A kAne adhikAra cheH--dAve muddatamAM karelA che. Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A cukAdAnI sarve vigata ghaNI ja jANavA jevI che. AthI jhagaDAnA AkhA svarUpa upara svaccha prakAza paDI zake che, ane nyAya kevI rIte tenI mApIne nyAya Apyo che ane digaMbare satata beTAne Azaro laI ApaNane nAhakanA kevI rIte pajavI rahyA che te saheje jaNAI Ave tema che ! A cukAda sana 1923 nI sAlamAM Avyo hato. tene Ache paNa spaSTa khyAla Ave te mATe A kesamAM temaja te pachI thaela prihI kAunsIlanA apIlanA cukAdAmAM ane bIjI aneka divAnI ane phojadArI kesomAM vakhatovakhata je cukAdAo AvyA che temAMthI mahattvane bhAga nIce ApavAmAM Avela che? vetAMbaranI tarapheNamAM ja kerTInA cukAdAo. "Abstracts of judgement of Nagpur High Court." nAgapura hAIkorTanA cukAdAmAMthI 2 "The title and the right of Management of the Sansthan has been proved to have been enjoyed exclusively by the Plaintiffs (Shwetambaries). The Judge has come to the conclusion that the plaintiffs have clearly proved that the Management of the temple was all along in the hands of the Shwetambaries and Balapur panchas." A saMsthAne vahIvaTa ane vyavasthA karavAne haka ekalA vAdI (zvetAMbare) ene ja che e vAta puravAra thaI gaI che. mA. jajasAheba e nirNaya upara Avela che ke, vAdIoe spaSTa rIte puravAra karela che ke A maMdiranI vyavasthA pUrvAparathI zvetAMbara samAja ane bAlApura paMcanA hAthamAM hatI." "The Idol, the Judges finds was a Shwetambari one having a Katisutra and Langoti." mA. jaja mahAzayone ema jaNAya che ke A pratimA vetAMbarIya hatI ane tene kaTIsUtra ane laMgoTI hatI." "The Plaintiffs (Swhetambaries) were given a permanant inju. ction against Defendants, the Digambari Sect, restraining the latter from obstructing the plaintiffs and their sect in putting the paste on the Idol and restoring it to its former condition, namely making the Kachhota and Kargota, marks on the ears and arms." Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 ["A pratimAne lepa karavAmAM ke tene kAra ane kachoTe tema ja kAna ane hAtha uparanA cihno karI pUrva sthiti mujaba banAvavAmAM vAdIo ke vAdInA paMthane (tAMbarane) prativAdIo ke prativAdIonA paMtha taraphathI kaI harakta karavAmAM na Ave e kAyamane manAI hukama ApavAmAM Ave che."] "It seems to us that there is little doubt that the principal Idol in the temple was a Shwetambari one." ["amane ema jaNAya che ke A maMdiramAMnI mULanAyakanI pratimA zvetAMbarI hatI emAM jarAya zaMkA nathI."] "It was established that the Idol possesses ornaments and these were habitually used. It goes a long way towards showing that the deity originally belonged to the Shwetambaries. In our opinion that oral evidance adduced by the Plaintiffs (Shwetambaries) is sufficient to show that the Idol belongs to them." ["e puravAra thaI cukeluM che ke A pratimAne dAgInAo che. ane te kAyamI vaparAzamAM hatA. je uparathI ema siddha thAya che ke bhagavAna (deva) mULamAM zvetAMbarenA ja che. amArA mata pramANe vAdIo (zvetAMbarena) taraphathI je maukhika purAvAo rajU karavAmAM AvyA che te, pratimA temanI mAlikInI che e vAta puravAra karavA mATe pUratI che."] "It seems to be conclusively proved that there are ornaments used in the worship of the principal Idol in the Temple." ["e vAta cokhkhI rIte puravAra thayelI jaNAya che ke A maMdiramAM mULanAyaka bhagavAnanI pUjAmAM dAgInAo vaparAyA che."]. "We have already found that the Idol is a Shwetambari one, These two facts strongly support the plaintiffs' allegation that the temple itself belonged to the Shwetambari sect.". ["amane kharI rIte dekhAya che ke pratimAjI vetAMbarI che ane A be hakIkate "A maMdira zvetAMbaranA paMthanI mAlIkInuM che." e vAdIonA dAvAne khUba majabUtIthI AdhAra ApanArI che."] " Possession and management of the temple goes a long way towards proving its ownership." Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ["A maMdirane kabaje ane vahIvaTa uparathI tenI mAlIkI paNa siddha thAya che."] . 'We are not inclined to believe the defence witnesses on the point of ownership and its management.' If "ame maMdiranI mAlikI ane vahIvaTanA muddA upara prativAdI (digaMbare) taraphathI AvelA purAvAo upara jarAya vizvAsa mUkavA tayAra nathI."] "The Documentary evidence produced by the plaintiffs proves beyond all reasonable doubt that the mangement of the Shrine by Shwetambaries for a very long series of years." ["vAdI (zvetAMbare) taraphathI dAkhala karavAmAM AvelA lekhita purAvAo pUrNa ane nizaMka rIte puravAra karI Ape che, ke A devasthAnane vahIvaTa ghaNuM ghaNuM varSothI zvetAMbaranA hastaka hato."] "We declare that the Shwetambaries are entitled to the exclusive management of the temple and image of Shri Antariksha Parshwanathji Maharaj at kasba Shirpur with katisutra, kardoda and lape, and that They have the right to worship that image with Chakshu, Tika and Mugat and to put on ornaments over the same in accordance with the custom." _[ "ethI amo ema jAhera karIe chIe ke ekalA vetAMbarane ja kasabe zirapuramAM rahelA A maMdira ane zrI aMtarIkSa pArzvanAtha mahArAjanI pratimAne jIne vahIvaTa karavAno temaja A pratimAjIne kaMdare ane kacheTA sAthe lepa karavAne ane cakSu, TIkA, muguTa sAthe dAgInA caDhAvavApUrvaka pitAnI paddhati pramANe pUjA karavAne saMpUrNa hakka che."] . A rIte nAgapura hAIkorTamAM hArI gayA pachI digaMbaree laMDananI prihIkAunsIlamAM apIla dAkhala karI jeno naM. 69/27 hato. je apIlane nikAla sana 1929mAM AvyuM. te paNa sapUrNa digaMbarIonI viruddhamAM ja AveluM che. nAgapura hAIkorTane cukAdo ane DIkrI barAbara che evuM kahI prihI kAunsIle pitAne cukAda ane DIkrI zvetAMbaronI tarapheNamAM karI Apela che. prihI kAunsIlanA sana 1928 mAM Avela A cukAdAthI digaMbarone kAMI maLyuM hoya to temane sana 1905mAM nakkI thaela samayapatraka (Time table ) mujaba pitAnA AmnAya mujaba pUjA karavAne temane eka mAtra haka kAyama thayo, Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11 temaja temanA pUjAnA samaya daramyAna je Collection Ave te levAnI temane chUTa maLI. A sivAya khIju kAMI paNa tee A chellI kArTamAMthI meLavI zakyA nathI. prilhI kAunsIlanA jajamenTamAM nIce mujakhkha spaSTa rIte jaNAvavAmAM Avela che ke Abstracts of Judgement of the Privy Council. "Broadly the findings are in favour of Swetambaries. They had. all along been in acctual management of the Temple and Idol, their title and right of management had been cxclusive, and they had been worshiping the image with ornaments and paintings. The male organ of the deity being covered with waist tie and band for a period, which could not be definately asertained, but at any rate from 1847-48 The Digambaries had also been allowed to worship in their own way in the Temple-But the witnesses of the Digambaries, on the point of ownership of the Temple and its management were not believed." "On full consideration of the whole case their Lordships have reached to the conclusion the decree is right. and in the result therefore the appeal fails and their Lordships will humbly advice His Majesty that it be dismissed with costs." " sAmAnya rIte cukAdAo zvetAMbarAnI tarapheNamAM che. zvetAMbarA je A maMdira ane mUrtinA pUrvApara ane pratyakSa vyavasthApake che, ane jemane vahIvaTaneA ane vyavasthAnA hakka ekameva ane sampUrNa ( Exclusive ) che. eTalu ja nahi paNa te A pratimAjIne ratnA, AbhuSaNA, AMgI vaDe karIne pUjatA AvyA che. pratimAjInuM purUSacihna kArA aneka kacheTA vaDe karIne, jeneA samaya ApaNe nakkI nahIM karI zakIe paraMtu kAI paNa hisAbe chellA saMvata 1847-48 jeTalA dhaNA lAMbA vakhatathI DhaMkAeluM che. A maMdiramAM digaMbara bhAIone paNa temanI rIte pUjA karavAnI ratna ApavAmAM AvI che. paNa digaMbarA taraphathI A maMdiranI mAlikI ane tenA vahIvaTanA muddA upara rajU karavAmAM AvelA purAvA upara vizvAsa mUkayA nathI. " " A kesanA sa'pUrNa rIte vicAra karatAM mAnyavara leA zIpe! e niya upara AvyA che ke je DIkrI nAgapuranI hAIkAe karelI che te ja kharAkhara che. tethI digaMbarenI A apIla kharaca sAthe rada karavAmAM Ave che. " Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13 prilhI kAunsIlanI DIkrI "The court of the Judicial Commissoner on the 1st October 1923 made a decree setting side the decree of the lower court and ordering. (1) That the Shwetambaris are entitled to the Exclusive management of the Temple and image of Shri Antrsiksha Parasnathji Maharaj and that they have right to worship the image in accordance with their custom. (2) That the Digambaries have a right of worshiping the image in accordance with an agreement made in 1905, but are not to interfere with the Shwetambari custom of worship. (3) That the Digambari sect be permanently restrained from obstructing the Shwetamebari sect in getting the image restored to its original form and plastering the same now and hereafter.' "His Majesty having taken the said report into conssideration was pleased by and with the advice of His Privy Council to approve thereof and to order as it hereby ordered that the same be punctually observed, obeyed and carried into execution." Whereof the judges of the court of the judicial commissner of the central Proviinces for the time being and all other persons whom it may concern are to take notice and govern them selves accordingly by. nAgapura hAikrA mAMthI sana 1923mAM upara mujabanA ja cukAdo AvyA hatA tenA tatkAla pachI sana 1924mAM zvetAMbarAe bhagavAnane vilepana karAvyuM hatu tyAre paNa digaMbaree vilepanakArya sthagita karAvavA mATe kArTUnuM zaraNu svIkAryuM hatuM paNa tyAM temanuM kAMI paNa cAlyuM huM ane ke temanI vinaMtI amAnya rAkhI. tenA pariNAmasvarUpa digabarAe lepa karAelI mUrti upara pratidina garama dUdha-garama pANI AdinA prakSAla karI ane bIjA anya upAyA vaDe karIne vilepana ghasavAnA prayAsa karI temane maLelA AdhakArane sadupayega (?) karI rAjI rahyA. ane tyAra pachI teo prithI kAunsIlamAM potAnA kesa apIlanA svarUpamAM laI gayA. tyAM paNu upara jaNAvyA mujaba tene pUrNa hAra maLI. pharI 1934mAM bhagavAnane lepa karavAne prasaMga UbheA thayA tyAre pharIthI digubhAe virAdha cAlu karyA ane Old wine in new botlle. Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ e ukti pramANe e ja vAta karI navesarathI kerTa AgaLa jorazorathI rajU karI ane kerTa samei mAMgaNI karI ke " jyAM sudhI lepamAM kaTisa ane kacheTAnuM mApa nakkI nahi thAya tyAM sudhI vilepananuM kAma sthagita rAkhavuM" pharIthI akelA keTamAM kesa cAlyo ane e keTe mUrti upara karavAmAM AvatA kaTisatra ane kachaTAnuM mApa nIce mujaba nakkI karI ApyuM ane nIce mujaba Adeza Apyo : kaTisatra ceDAImAM 1" (Ica), kamarane eka khUNAthI bIjA khUNe sudhI veSita evuM banAvavuM ane jADAI 1/3" (iMca) rAkhavI. ane kachaTAnI jADAI 1/8" (Ica) ane prAraMbhamAM 2 caDAI ane aMtamAM 2 1/2 coDAI rAkhavI. temaja mUrtinA vilepananI kriyA cAlatI hoya tyArathI te pUre sukAI jAya tyAM sudhI tAMbara saMgha mUrtinI pUjA, prakSAla, abhiSeka Adi kriyA karavA upara pratibaMdha rAkhI zake che. te vakhate digaMbare virodha karI zakaze nahi. vetAMbare jyAre jyAre jarUra hoya tyAre tyAre vilepana (lepa) karAvavA svataMtra che." akelA kerTanA A Adeza pachI turata ja vetAMbaroe lepa karavAnI taiyArI karI...paNa digaMbaree tarata ja akelA kerTanA nirNaya viruddhamAM nAgapuranI kerTamAM apIla dAkhala karI. nAgapura hAIkorTanA nyAyAdhIza mahAzaya jasTIsa pilaka sAhebe tA. 8-7-1947nA divase A apIlane cukAdo ApatAM akolA keTanI AjJA kAyama rAkhI digaMbaranI apIla kADhI nAkhI ane sAthe sAthe ema paNa kahyuM ke, "digaMbare jANIbujhIne A kesane laMbAvI rahyA che jethI AvetAMbarane A aMge je kharaca thayuM che te digaMbaree temane ApavuM." hAryA chatAM vAryA nahi nAgapura hAIkorTamAM cukAde AvyA pachI jevI zvetAMbaree lepanI taiyArI karavA mAMDI ke tarata ja digaMbaree punaH hAIkeTamAM "leTarsa peTanTa' apIla karIne lepa sthagita karavAnI mAMgaNuM karI. paraMtu tA. 17-3-48 nA divase hAIkorTae emanI A apIla paNa asvIkRta karI lepa karavA mATe koI sthagiti (Stay)ne Adeza Apyo nahi. jethI zvetAMbarAe lepanuM kAma AraMvyuM ane puruM karI tA. 3-10-48 nA roja lepa sukAI javA pachI pharIthI pUja, prakSAla, abhiSeka Adi dainaMdina kAryakrama cAlu karyo. jyAre prabhu pratimAjI prathamanA karatAM aneka gaNI tejasvI, dedipyamAna ane suMdara jaNAtI hatI. Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bahu duHkha sAthe A nedha karavI paDe che ke digaMbara ane tAMbare vaccenA jhaghaDAo ATalA mAtrathI pUrA thayA nathI. eka lAMbI evI jhaghaDAonI hAramALA sarjAI che, jene varSo sudhI paNa aMta Avyo nathI. A kevaLa "pUjane hakka" ApavAnA kAraNe, vyavasthAnA kAryamAM satata hastakSepa karavAnI temane taka maLI che jethI jyAre jyAre zvetAMbare maMdiramAM sudhAre vadhAre (Structural Change) athavA riperarsa karavA athavA dharmazALA AdinuM bAMdhakAma samArakAma karavA jatA tyAre tyAre te leke eka yA bIjI rIte temAM avarodha ubhe. karI divAnI ke phejadArI kesamAM vyavasthApakene saMDovI detA AvyA che. AvA aneka kesamAMthI thoDA kesIsamAMthI thoDuM jANavA jevuM (1) sI. e. e. naM. 211/1933nA kesamAM cokakhI rIte kahevAmAM AvyuM che keH << The Digambaries have only right of worship, and they have nothing to do with structural changes in the temple," "digaMbarene ekale pUjA karavAne mAtra hakka che. maMdiranA vAstumAM pheraphAra thAya tenI sAthe temane kAMI paNa saMbaMdha nathI." (2) ki. kesa naM. 7/1936nA eka phojadArI kesamAM, jajaja mahAzAe pheMsale ApatA kahyuM che ke : " The Shwetambaries are entitled to build a dharmshala. The Digambaries are not entitled to obstract the work by any meance, whether peaceful or otherwrise," (3) maTI. apIla naM. 391/36mAM korTe spaSTapaNe kahyuM che ke "What the Digambaries have secured by the judgement of the Privy Council, above reffered to is only a right of worship at the temple according to the time table of 1905 and no. further. Any interfearance by Digambaries in the management of the temple by the Shwetambaris be that Management by necessary alterations and improvements in the temple or its property. or by construction of further structures on the temple land-would amount to an unlawful act on the part of the Digambaries." Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "prihI kAunsIlanA cukAdAthI ziMbaree 1905mAM thayelA TAIma Tebala mujaba A maMdiramAM phakta pUjA karavAnA haka sivAya bIjuM vadhArAnuM kAMI paNa meLavela nathI. ane digaMbare taraphathI maMdiranI vyavasthAmAM hastakSepa ke dakhala karavAmAM Ave te te, pachI te vyavasthApaka maMdiramAM ke maMdiranI milaktamAM jarUrI pheraphAra ke sudhAre vadhAre karatA hoya athavA keI navuM bAMdhakAma karAvatA hoya, temanuM kRtya bekAyadesaranuM gaNavAmAM Avaze." (4) kesa naM. 9/1940nA jajameMTamAM keTe pharI khulAsAthI jAhera karela che ke "Whether the Shwetambaries who have amdittedly a right of Exclusive management of the temple and image, were entitled to do overt acts in exercise of that right, Ip my openion they were entitled to do so. I hold accordingly.". zvetAMbare ke jemane ekalAne ja A maMdira ane mUrtinA vyavasthApanane saMpUrNa (Exclusive) hakaka mAnya rakhAya che, temane jarUrI dareka cIja (kArya) A hakanA upabhogamAM karavAne adhikAra che ane mAre paNa e mata che ke teo A rIte adhikArane chUTathI upayoga karI zake che, ema huM jAhera karuM chuM." vaLI AgaLa jatAM jaja mahAzaya kahe che ke - "My conclusion, Then, is that the expression with all its immplications does not mean or include a claim to worship the image with its settings and surroundings." tethI evA nirNaya upara Avyo chuM ke prihI-kAunsIlanA jajameMTamAM vaparAyelA zabdo, "with all its implications"nA arthamAM maMdiranA settings and surrounding nI sAthe pUje karavAnA hakane kaI samAveza thato nathI ane e ene artha paNa thatA nathI." (6) misi. yu. kesa naM. 3/1941 jemAM zvetAMbarIoe si. pra. ke. kalama 47 nIce digaMbaronI svataMtra gAdI (peDhI) haTAvavA mATenI mAMgaNI karI hatI temAM jajaja mahAzayae je kahyuM che te A pramANe H The learned Judge observes that the privy council decree granted a declaration only in favour of Shwetambaries so far as the right to the exclucive management of the temple and image is concerned and if there is any modification or clarification made by the Privy Council it was only with respect to the Digambari right of worship. Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 tethI teoe cukAdAmAM eTaluM ja kahyuM -- " That the present application made under section 47 C.P.C was not tenable, and that the remedy loy in a separte suit." "Asi. preA, kA.nI 47 kalama nIce karelI arajI (tenable) barAbara nathI. te mATe judA dAvA karavAne ja upAya karavA joIe." (A upara zvetAMbarIoe khIjo kAI dAve| haju sudhI karela nathI paNa kakyAreya paNa karI zake che.) misi. ri. naM. 28/1960 mAM kArTe kahyuM che ke 'The Non applicants (Shwetambaries) in this case are not aggressors, and therefore the prosecution case is misconceived." "A kesamAM saDAvAelA khIMgara adArA (zvetAMbarA) AkramaNakhArA nathI tethI temanI virUddhanA A kesa TakatA nathI." (7) san 1910mAM dAkhala thayela si. ri. kesa naM. 15/10mAM kahyuM che ke, Evidence in both cases show that the Digambaries have all .along been aggressors". "A banne kesamAM dAkhala thayelA purAvA uparathI dekhAya che ke diga MbarA ja sadA sarvakALa AkramaNakhAra che." (8) si. esa. naM. 123e/1956 mAM zirapura gAmanA bahAranA bhAgamAM Avela "valI maMdira" saMbadhI dAkhala thaela eka kesanA tA. 16 mI jAnyuArI 1965mAM cukAde ApatAM nyAyAdhIza mahAzaye spaSTa rIte phaisale Apela che ke, " The pawali temple and its adjoining flields Survey Nos. 198 .and 198l1, are the properties of Shri Antariksha Parasnath Temple and the demand by the Digambari Community for their full poss.ession and management was rejected.'' pavalI maMdira ane tene lagatA khetarA sa. naM. 197 ane 198/1-A zrI aMtarIkSa pArzvanAtha maMdiranI milakta che ane A maMdira ane khetarane kALe tathA vahIvaTanI digabAnI mAMgaNIne asvIkAra karavAmAM Ave che." (A bAbata haju nAgapura hAIkAmAM penDIMga paDelI hAvA chatAM johukamI ane baLajarI karI, nyAyakArTonA hukama, manAI hukamane avagaNIne digaMbare e A maMdiramAM aneka rIte digaMbarIkaraNa karavAnA joradAra prayAsa karela che, je khulle khullA anyAya ja che.) Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 (9) ri. kesa naM. 351/64no cukAdo ApatAM nA. hAIkorTa nAgapurae. tA. 6 eprila 1966 rAjanA jajameMTamAM kahyuM che ke, "The learned Judge has observed that the dispute. in suit is: between two rival sects of the same religion. That is not strictly a correct statement. It is no longer a matter of dispute betweet two conteoding parties. The defendants (Shwetambaries) are doing the things complained of under authority of the decisions of the civil courts, as also of the privy council. Those decisions must stand until they are set aside, in accordance with law, and till they are set aside, the dispute is between mere challengers or claimants on the one hand, and persons whose rights have been upheld by the decree of the highest tribunal on the other." [nIcalI korTanA jaje kahyuM che ke "A jhaghaDo eka ja dharmanA be virodhI saMpradAyo vacce che e vAta kharI rIte vicAra karatAM barAbara ke sAcI nathI. have A hakanI mAMgaNI karatA be pakSo vacce jhaghaDo rahyo ja nathI. prativAdI. (zvetAMbare) je kAMI paNa kare che jenI sAme vAdIoe vAMdho uThAvyA che, te nyAya karyo ane prihI kAunsIlanA cukAdAthI maLelA adhikAra mujaba ja kare che. A cukAdAonA adhikAramAM jyAM sudhI nyAyanI vidhithI pheraphAra nahi. thAya tyAM sudhI te abAdhita rahevA joIe. tyAM sudhI A jhaghaDe kevaLa geravyAjabI rIte mAMgaNI karanAra jhaghaDALuo ane jemanA adhikAre ane hakko. chellAmAM chellI kerTamAM sAbita thaI cUkayA che evA be pakSe vaccene ja jhaghaDo gaNAya."] sana 1959 mAM puna: lepane prasaMga pratimAjIne lepa ghaNA ThekANe ja thaI gayo ane yAtrIo taraphathI vAraMvAra lepa karAvavA aMgenA sUcane AvatA tIrtha kamiTIe pratimAjIne lepa karavAnuM nakakI karyuM. ane gujarAtamAMthI be kArIgarone lepa mATe teDAvI teone hAIkorTanA nakkI karelA mApa mujaba lepa karavAnI spaSTa sUcanA sAthe lepa karavA besADavA. (lepa karavA pahelAM jAhera khabara vigerenI badhI vidhi karavAmAM Avela. hatI) A prasaMgane pharI ekavAra jhaghaDo UbhuM karavAnI suMdara taka mAnI digaMbare pharIthI maMdira tathA mUrtine digaMbarI banAvavAnI pitAnI melI murAda pUrI karavAnA lebhe prathamane karatAM vadhu jozathI kAvatru karavApUrvaka jhaghaDAmAM utaryA. ane je Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 lepa prabhunA aMga uparathI utarI gayo ke tarata ja bUmAbUma karavA mAMDayA, ke, zvetAMbara mUrtine vidrupa kare che.' lepavAlAne dhamakAvIne mAra mArIne lepane sAmAna ke kAvIne, lepanuM cAlatuM kAma baMdha paDAvyuM. eTaluM ja nahi paNa chApAemAM khoTA samAcAra prasArita karyA, sarakArI adhikArIo upara kheTA majakuranI seMkaDo tAre, TapAle mekalAvI, sthAnika adhikArIone dizAbhUla karI bhaDakAvyA. jenA pariNAma svarUpe-26 jAnyuArI 1960nA(svAtaMtrya dine) prabhujInI mUtti japta karAvIne pAMjarAmAM pUrI ane vetAMbaronA lepa karavAnA kAmamAM sIdhesIdho avarodha UbhuM karIne nyAya kerTanA hukamanuM haDahaDatuM apamAna karyuM. - prabhujInI AvI ghera AzAtanA ane apamAna vetAMbarathI kema sahana thaI zake ? bhAratabharamAM cakacAra jAgI. tIrtha kamiTInA bhAIoe rAta divasa mahenata karIne adhikArIomAM phelAelI gerasamaja dUra karI, A japtIne haTAvavA hukama lAvyA. e vakhate spaSTa rIte dekhAI AvyuM ke chellA adhikArIthI mAMDIne piolIsa ophisare sudhI dareka adhikArIo tAMbaranI sAcI vAtane sAMbhaLavA paNa rAjI na hatA. ane koI paNa vAtane sIdho javAba paNa ApatA na hatA. maMtrI, taMtrI ane saMtrIo badhAnA ja cakro ulaTA gatimAna jaNAtA hatA. paNa vetAMbarIonuM puNya prabaLa hatuM ane zAsanadevanI sahAyathI mahArASTra rAjyanA te vakhata mukhya maMtrI nI. zrI yazavaMtarAva cauhANa sAheba samakSa ApaNI vAta raju karatAM teoe nyAyane barAbara khyAlamAM laIne tAMbarone lepa karavAne sIdho hukama ane te mATe jarUrI saraMkSaNa ApyuM, gRha khAtAnAM je patrathI A hukama ApyuM tene naMbara SBI/DIS:126/2732 of 16th June 1960-A hato ane orDara nIce mujaba hato. From, : The Assistant secretary to the Government of Maha rashtra, Home Department. To, : Shri Kantilal Virchand shah, Honorary secretary, shri Antariksha Parshwanath sansthan (Shirpur ), at post Malagaon, Dt. Nasik, Subject: Request for police protection for doing the work of plastering the idol of Shri Antariksha Parshwanath Maharaj. :, Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Sir, With reference to your application dated 19th March 1960, on the subject noted above, I am directed to inform you that the District Magistrate, Akola, is being asked to see that the Shwetambari Jains are allowed to plaster the Idol of Shree Antariksha Parshwanath Mabaraj, in accordence with the decision of various courts, subject to the condition that no injuction is passad by a court to the contrary. Yours faithfully Assistant secretary to tie Govt. of Maharastra Home Department. A saMbaMdhamAM vizeSa dhyAnamAM levA jevI vAta e che ke jyAre prabhune pAMjarAmAM puravAmAM AvyA tyAre bhAratabharamAM zvetAMbara jenee mahAna bhayaMkara vyathAne anubhava karyo. ane kee te mATe tapazcaryAo AdarI, ISTa vastuone tyAga karyo ane TheraThera prabhu-maMdiramAM prArthanA karI. tyAre digabara bhAIoe khuzAlI manAvI, sarakArI adhikArIonA abhinaMdane karyo ane jANe AnaMdotsava manAvyuM. ane "A tIrtha have digabaMrI thaI gayuM" e pracAra paNa cAlu karyo. kevI ghera AzAtanA ! keTale duHkhadAyI prakAra ! paNa je muMbaIthI gRhakhAtAne upara jaNAvyA mujabane hukama maLyo te ja vakhatathI ulaTA gatimAna thayelA cakro sIdhI gatithI pharavA lAgyA, ane lepanuM sthagita raheluM kAma pharIthI cAlu karavAmAM AvyuM ane pUrNa karavAmAM AvyuM. sarakArI adhikArIone paNa digaMbarIonI beTI cAlane sAro paricaya tha. ane satya zuM che te samajAI AvatA teo paNa pitAnI mAnyatAo pheravI satyanA pakSe AvIne beThA. tyAre A asatyavAdIonA hoza uDI gayA. ane cAre tarapha saMteSanuM vAtAvaraNa UbhuM thayuM. kArIgaree paNa eka prazamarasa nimagna dRSTiyugma prasannama" evI suMdara pratimAjIne banAvI pitAnuM jIvana dhanya banAvyuM. saM. 2017ne phAgaNa vada 7 ne prabhujIne aSTAdaza abhiSeka-pUjA vagere karAvI AzAtanAnuM nivAraNa karavAmAM AvyuM. A badhI dhamAlamAM zvetAMbara tIrthanI peDhIne khUba ja nukasAna, manastA5 vigere sahana karavo paDayo. jenI bharapAI mATe peDhI taraphathI nukasAna-bharapAInA Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ be dAvAo vAzimanI keTemAM mAMDavAmAM AvelA. je spezIala sibrIla suTa naM. 2/61 ane 3/61 tarIke 21 prativAdI digaMbarenA viruddhamAM meMdhavAmAM AvelA hatA. e dAvAone, nyAyAdhIza zrI pI. e. dezamukha sAheba si. ja. (si. Di.) e tA. 30-9-78nA roja cukAdo ApatA kahyuM che ke, "Thus, there is strong. material to show that defendants (Digambaries) took undue interest in the prosecution against the said Harakchand and others (Shwetambaries). Then there is ample: evidance to show that probably that prosecution was launched by some of the defendant (Digambaries) maliciously and without a reasonable and probable cause." A banne kemAM keTa digaMbarenA purAvAdAro upara jarAye bharoso rAkhyo nathI eTaluM ja nahi paNa ThekaThekANe digaMbarIonA kheTA Azayane radIo ApatA rimArka mArelA che te nIce mujabanA che : "The suspicion which was in the minds of the defendants (Digambaries), about the motive of the Shwetambaries, was false, baseless and unreasonable." "There is sufficient material on record to show that the defendants were not justified in making allegation of defilement and that their action amounted to tort." "It appears to me that the faith of Defendants (Digambaries), that the Idol is in complete naked form is only Sentimental and without possitive proof." "This state of affairs is sufficient to establish malicious intentions on the part of the conspirators in making the said tortious acts against the plaintiff (Shwetambaries). The object of the conspirators (Digambaries) in doing so was to barrass the plaintiffs' employees in order to prevent them in excercising their right and in their rightful management of the sacred Idol and its plastering." AvA rimArko mArIne keTe rU. 6000/- cha hajAra nukasAna-bharapAI tarIke digaMbaranA 21 prativAdIomAMthI 5 jaNane deSita TharAvI temanI pAsethI zvetAMbarene apAvyA che. je cukAda paNa temanI viruddhamAM ja che. Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bIjA paNa keTalAka cukAdAo sana 1930 mAM digaMbaree keTamAM vetAMbare viruddhamAM Temporary injunction (manAI hukama) navuM bAMdhakAma nahi karavA mATe meLavavA mATe eka arajI dAkhala karI, jene cukAda tA. 18-6-30 na AvyuM. je cukAdAmAM digaMbaronI mAMgaNI ke svIkArI nahi ane pote ja Apele prathamane manAI hukama pAchuM kheMcI lIdhe. jenA upara teoe eDi. jya. kamizanaranI korTamAM phasTa apIla naM. 38 bI of 30nI dAkhala karI jene nikAla paNa digaMbaranI viruddhamAM Avyo ane kharaca sAthe apIla rada thaI. sana 1932mAM pharIthI tAMbare maMdiranA svarUpamAM pheraphAra kare che tene manAI karavA mATe tatparate manAI hukama meLavavA mATe tA. 9 julAI 1932mAM temaNe eka arajI A. DJ. akelAnI keTemAM naM. mi. sI. naM 22/3ranI karI. jene pheMsale 27-1-33 nA roja Ave ane digaMbare Avo manAI hukama mAgavA hakadAra nathI, ema kahI keTe kharaca sAthe arajI rada karI. A cukAdAnI virUddhamAM teoe pharIthI nAgapuranI eDi. jyu. kamizanaranI kerTamAM rivahIjana arajI naM C. R. No. 211-B/33 nI karI. je paNa jasTIsa lika sAhebe digaMbarenI viruddhamAM cukAdo ApI kharaca sAthe rada karI. sana 1935mAM vAzimanI saba DihIjanala mejisTreTanI korTamAM eka . phojadArI kesa ApaNe dAkhala karyo. jemAM keTe sApha zabdomAM kahyuM che ke, "What we thus find in this case is that Shwetambaries commenced an act which they had a right to do." tethI digaMbarene daMDanI sajA karavAmAM AvI. kerTanA A cukAdA upara digaMbaree sezansa jaja akelAnI korTamAM phi. sI. naM 95/35nI apIla dAkhala karI. tene cukAdo ApatAM korTe spaSTa "Shwetambaries are admittedly in possesion of the temple property in Their right of exclusive management." ema kahI te apIla DIsamIsa karI. eka vakhata zvetAMbara vyavasthApake maMdiramAM ripera kAma karAvatA hatA ane dharmazALA baMdhAvatA hatA, tyAre digaMbaree beTI rIte virodha karyo. temAMthI Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23. D. D. M. vAzimanI kerTamAM Cr. c. No. 8/36 ne kesa dAkhala karavAmAM Ape. jenA cukAdAmAM mejisTreTa sAhebe kahyuM che ke - "I hold, therefore, that primafacie the Shwetambaries are entitled to build Dharmshala and Digambaries are not entitled to obstruct the work by any means whether peaceful or ortherwise." "I also hold that Digambaries have been forcibly obstructing the work," hence were ordered to execute the bond is this case." A orDara upara digaMbaree ki. ri. naM. 206/37nI arajI dAkhala karI je paNa DIsamIsa karavAmAM AvI hatI. tyAra pachI sana 1940mAM vetAMbaroe, (1) maMdiramAM eka bAkoruM (bArI) khelI. (2) maMdiranA ghaMTanI jagyA badalI ke ghaMTa kADhI nAkhe. (3) bhagavAnanI pAchaLanI cAMdInI prabhAvaLa kaDhAvI nAkhI vigere kAraNe mATe pharsTa asi. Di. jaja akelAnI kerTamAM digaMbaroe pharIthI, kesa dAkhala karyo. jenuM jajamenTa ApatAM korTa mahAzaye cekhkhI rIte kahyuM che ke, "My conclusion then, is that the expression with all its implications, does not mean or include a claim to worship the image with its settings and surroundings." "Under these circumstances, I am clearly of the opinion that these acts in Question have not in any way, interfered with the right of worship." "The matter about the alterations in the temple building is. one, which in my opinion, does not pertain to a right of worship. Therefore I hold that it does not amount to an. interferance in the right of worship." - upara pramANe kahIne keTe temane kesa DIsamIsa karyo. A orDara upara digaMbaroe pharIthI nAgapuranI hAIkorTamAM E. A. No. 287 of 44nI apIla dAkhala karI jene cukAdo tA. 8-7-47nA roja ApatAM nAmadAra hAIkorTe temanI A apIla paNa rada karatAM kahyuM che ke, "The Digambaries' appeared to ine have been generally litiga. ting for the sake of litigation and there is no reason why they should not pay the cost of the other side if the decision goes. against them." Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A upara jaNAvyA mujaba lagabhaga dareka kerTamAM ane dareka kesamAM hArI gayA pachI ane Competant (gya) kArTInA chellA cukAdAo pachI paNa digaMbare kayA meDhAthI navA navA hakko meLavavAnI AzA rAkhe che te samajAtuM nathI. paNa hAryo jugArI bamaNuM rame che, e nyAye digaMbaree paNa chelle moTo dAva lagAvyo che ane vAzimanI ekadama nIcalI kerTamAM privhIkAunsIla jevA sarvocca nyAyAlayane cukAde radabAtala karAvavAnI peravI racI che. je dAvAne naM. 288/60 evo heI A dAvAmAM nIce mujaba mukhya mAMgaNIo karela che. (1) mUrti ane maMdira digaMbarI che. (2) tyAMnI vyavasthA karavAne digaMbare ekalAne ja haka che. (3) prihI kAunsIlanI DIkrI thatAMbaroe vastusthitine chupAvIne meLa velI che tethI te rada karavAmAM AvavI joIe. (8) katAMbare pAsethI maMdiranI milaktane kabaje maLo. (5) hisAba ane jaMgama milakta maLavI; vigere kula 18 mAMgaNIone A rIte jUnI ja vAtanuM punaruccAraNa karI mAgavAmAM AvI che. A badhA dhamapachADA zA mATe ? nyAya karyomAM phAvaTa AvatI nathI, eTale have bIjA ADAavaLA rIta rIvAjane amala karavA mATe A 288/60ne dA kAmamAM Ave che. tenI majabutI mATe dareka rIte kheTo pracAra karo, zvetAMbara vyavasthApakene kAyade hAthamAM laI trAsa pamADavo, navA navA purAvAo UbhA karavA ane ApaNuM janA jUnA purAvAo naSTa karavAne upadrava cAlu karela che. sana 1960 thI 65 sudhImAM A karavAmAM paNa teo vadhu phAvI zakyA nahi. paNa 1965mAM jyAre mahArASTra rAjyanA maMtrImaMDaLamAM pheraphAra thaye ane mahArASTra rAjyanI dhurA varADanA eka maMtrI mahAzayanA hAthamAM AvI, tyAre tene lAbha levA digaMbarIe lalacAyA, ane maMtrI mahodaya ane temane meTA bhAInI pAse taddana jUThI vAta raju karI ane vetAmbarIo ja temanA upara julama kare che evuM bhAsamAna karyuM ane teo mahAzaye paNa ApaNe sAcI vAta jANyA vagara temanA rojanA saMbaMdhothI temane madada karavA prerAIne temane sahAyabhUta thavA lAgyA. tethI digaMbarIonA AkramaNanuM jora vadhyuM. adhikArI vargane paNa temanA taraphathI Adeza maLatA tethI ApaNuM uparanA julama-jabaradastIne temanA taraphathI Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ADakatarI rIte pratsAhana paNa maLI jatuM hatuM. adhikArIo paNa pitAnI lAcArI batAvI temanA kahevA mujaba vartatA ane sAcuM khoTuM jANavAnI darakAra karatA nahi. eTaluM ja nahi paNa teo ema paNa kahetA ke "amo jANIe chIe ke tamAre kesa sAce che paNa sattA AgaLa amAruM zANapaNa nakAmuM che. e satya hakIkata che." : A rIte kAyadesaranA meLavelA nyAya kerTanA cukAdAonuM ane hukamonuM haDahaDatuM apamAna karIne, kAyadAnA baMdhane phagAvI daIne, digaMbara bhAIoe A tIrthakSetramAM A mUrti-maMdira ane milakatanI vyavasthA saMbaMdhamAM jeTalA hakko che tenA uparavaTa thaIne, je anyAye karelA che tenI yAdI karavA besIe to ghaNuM pAnA bharAI jAya. te dareka anyAyanI ApaNe zirapuranA pilisa sTezanamAM nedha. karAvI che. lagabhaga 150 thI upara AvI phariyAda noMdhAelI che. paNa AzcaryanI ane duHkhanI vAta e che ke te phariyAdane sthAnika polIsa ophisaree dAda ApI nathI. ulaTAnuM digaMbarIone ja pakSa laI ApaNu lekene ja takalIphamAM mUkyA che. digaMbarIonA anyAyI AkamANe. (1) A tIrtha maMdiramAM Thera Thera navI digaMbarI pratimAo lAvIne goThavI dIdhI che. (2) bhagavAna zrI aMtarIkSa pArzvanAtha svAmInA uparanuM varSo junuM saMsthAnanuM cAMdInuM chatra baLajabarIthI kADhI tyAM digaMbara nAmavALuM chatra tA 3-11-67 nA roja goThavyuM che. (3) maMdiramAM ane upara peDhInA tathA jeTalI vadhAremAM vadhAre jagyA rokAya teTalI rokavA mATe aneka digaMbarI nAmavALI vastuo, kabATa, peTIo, pharnicara Adi lAvIne baLajabarIthI goThavI dIdhA che. (4) maMdiramAM ThekaThekANe "digaMbara vedI, "digaMbara jaina atizaya kSetra digaMbarI dharmazALA ', "digaMbara saMsthAna." ane svastikanA cinho lAla penathI citarelA che. jethI maMdira digaMbarI che e dekhAva. UbhuM thAya. - (5) tA. 5-4-67 nA roja baso-traNaso mANase ane guMDAo sAthe rAte deDha vAge AvI ApaNuM junI dharmazALAmAM tophAna macAvI ApaNe sarasAmAna bahAra pheMkAvI daI ane ApaNuM mANase-karmacArIone mArane bhaya batAvI tyAM pitAne aDDo jamAvyo che. Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (6) maMdiranA bahAranA ceAgAnamAM ApaNA saMsthAne vecAtI lIdhelI jagyAe upara maMDapa nakhAvI tyAM bhagavAnanI mUrtio padharAvI te jagyA pacAvI pADavAnI kaeNAziza karela che. (7) ApaNI mAtA padmAvatI devInI ApaNe pUrvaparathI pUjA karatA AvyA cchIe. te ApaNA rivAjanI avagaNunA karI padmAvatI mAtAnI pratimAjIne mULa jagyA uparathI pherave che ane zvetAMbara yAtrIone pUnakaratA rAke che. dhakkAmukkI kare che. dhamakAve che. eTaluM ja nahi paNa ApaNA sauMsthAnA sekreTarI zrI kAMtibhAI potAnA patnI tathA mAtAnI sAthe tA. 27-12-66nA rAja padmAvatI mAtAnI pUjA karavA jatAM gabhArAmAM ja temanA upara pittaLanI dIvI (sapaI) upADI dhasI gayA ane mAravAnA prayatna karyAM. zAsanadevanI kRpAthI te tyAre bacI gayA. (8) gabhArAmAM ApaNA pUjAnA TAImamAM aneka digaMbarI strI-purUSone jANI joIne bhegA karI ApaNI pUjamAM mApuDuM karavuM, khalela pahoMcADavI, ane avarodha UbhA karavAnA te rAja prayatna kare che. (9) peDhI upara tathA maMdiramAM aneka navA phoTA ane nAmanA pATIyA, ArDa lAvIne ekAyadesara rIte gAThavI dIdhA che. (10) ApaNA saMsthAnanI mAlikInI gAma bahAranI vADImAM eka prAcIna pavaLI maMdira che, tene paNa gerarItie tALAo vigere lagADI, temAM paNa digaMbara mUrtie padharAvI, tenuM saMpUrNa rIte khekAyadesaranuM digaMbarIkaraNa karavA prayatna karela che. ane have zvetAMbara yAtrIone tyAM jatA-AvatA rokavAmAM Ave che. (11) madiranA ceAgAnamAM ane maMdira upara navI digaMbarI dhvajAe navI navI rIte lagADavAnI temaja jagyAe jagyAe digabarI tAraNA baMdhAvI ma"diranu digabarIkaraNa karavAnA khAlIza prayatna karela che. (12) maMdiramAM temaja bahAra adhikArapaNe doraDA badhAvI zvetAMbara cAtrIone jatA AvatA rokavAmAM Ave che. (13) zvetAMbara vyavasthApAne kAMI paNu samArakAma karavA jatA baLajabarIthI rAkavAmAM Ave che. AvI AvI te keTalIya khInAo che ke jenI pUrI tedha atre ApavI zakya nathI. paNa tAjetaramAM teoe be banAva bahu ja kharAba rIte karyA che. ane pharI ekavAra digaMbaronA AMdhaLA jhanUne aMtarIkSajInA AMgaNAmAM kurukSetra khaDuM karI dIdhu che. tenI hakIkata sakaLa saMghe jANuva!-vicAravA jevI che. Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (14) tA. 16-79nA savAre 9 thI 12 ne samayamAM digaMbaroe ApaNI dhArmika bhAvanAo dubhAya e rIte prabhunA aMgabhUta kadarAne bhAga pharIthI keAI hathiyAra vaDe khodI kADhaye che. jenuM svarUpa bhayaMkara gunhAnuM havA chatAM te upara riperTa karyA chatAM koI pagalAM (Action) levAyela nathI. (15) temaja tA. 25-8-79 nA roja ApaNuM sakhta manAI hovA chatAM maMdiranA cogAnanI khullI jagyA upara eka pAkA svarUpane zeDa UbhuM karI bekAyadesaranuM AkramaNa sthAnika polIsanI madadathI karela che, jenI viruddhanI pharIAda paNa dhyAnamAM levAmAM Avela nathI. (16) maMdiramAMthI ApaNuM purAvAo naSTa karavAnI kAravAI rUpe zrI padmAvatIdevInI cAMdInI AMgI uThAvIne laI gayA che. (17) temaja zrI mANIbhadrajInA sthAna upara TiMgAvelA cAMdIne zrIphaLa paNa e ja rIte guma karAvAyA che. 18) maMdiramAM ja pujAtA evA cAMdInA zrI siddhacakrajIne maTe gaTTo, je bhagavAnanI sAme hameza rahetuM hatuM te paNa tyAMthI temanA pUjAnA samayamAM gAyaba karAvavAmAM AvyuM che. A ane AvuM badhuM ghaNuM karAvavAnI pAchaLa cokkasa rIte kAvatru racAyeluM che, emAM jarApaNa zaMkA nathI. ane badhuM 288/60 nA dAvAne puSTi ApavAmAM kAma Avaze evI temanI mAnyatA hoya temAM kAMI navAI jevuM paNa nathI. johukamIne asala namUne tA. 10-2-80 nA roja rAtanA 8 vAge digaMbare 20-25 nI saMkhyAmAM ApaNA zrI nUtana viddhahara pArzvanAtha jaina che. maMdiramAM ghusIne beThA ane ApaNuM karmacArIo tathA vyavasthApake sAthe dhamAla karI maMdira baMdha na karavA dIdhuM ane dAdAgIrI karI ApaNuM mANasa tathA munimajIne mAra mAryo. kevI guMDAgIrI! jenI pharIAda ApaNe jyuDizIyala mejesTeTa pharsTa kalAsa vAzImanI korTamAM 15 digaMbarIonI viruddhamAM tA. 21-2-80 nA roja dAkhala karela che jenI cekazInI tArIkha 29-10-80 nimAelI che. bhagavAna uparanuM chatra badalavA jatAM ane bhagavAnanI upara "zrI digaMbara aMtarIkSa pArzvanAtha bhaguvAna" evuM lakhANa lakhavAnA digaMbarane bekAyadesaranA prayAsa sAme pratikAra karavA jatA anicchanIya banAva banavA pAmyuM hatuM. seMkaDonI saMkhyAmAM digaMbara bhAIbahenoe maMdiramAM jamAvaTa karI A kRtya karavAnuM cAlu karyuM hatuM tyAre zvetAMbara vyavasthApaka taraphathI karmacArIoe te kRtyane, Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sakhata pratikAra karyo hato, jemAMthI ApaNe karmacArIo upara digaMbare tUTI paDayA hatA. tyAre jAna bacAvavA mATe svarakSaNa arthe ApaNuM karmacArIoe paNa baLane upayoga karyo hato jemAMthI banne pakSanA bhAIo ghAyala thayA hatA. haMmeza mujaba polIse e digaMbarone Akramaka nahi gaNatAM ApaNuM ja mANa upara kesa dAkhala karyo hato jemAM teone sajA paNa thaI hatI.. : A taphAnanA banAvo pachI vetAMbara saMghamAM khUba ja khaLabhaLATa macI gayuM hatuM. ane digaMbaremAM kheTA pracAranuM khUba jora vadhI gayuM hatuM. jethI ApaNu kAryakara bhAIe ciMtAtura banI gayA hatA. muMbaIthI AgevAna bhAIo deDI AvyA hatA. zrI jaina zvetAMbara kenphiransa, zeThazrI ANaMdajI kalyANajInI . akhila bhAratanI zvetAMbara saMdhanI pratinidhika peDhI. tathA ApaNuM pUjya AcArya bhagavaMte, paMnyAsajI bhagavaMto Adi munimahAtmAone zrI aMtarIkSamAM thatA anyAyI AkramaNonI jANa karavAmAM AvI hatI. pariNAmasvarUpa zrI ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhInA pramukha zeTha zrI kasturabhAI lAlabhAIe mahArASTra rAjyanA mukhyamaMtrI mahAzayane tA. 14 mArca 1968 ane tA. 13 ogasTa 1969nA reja evA be nivedane pAThavIne sAcI hakIkatathI vAkepha karI nyAyI hukamanI mAMgaNI karI hatI. temaja zeThazrI jIvatalAla pratApazInA pramukhapaNa nIce akhila bhAratIya tIrtha rakSA samitinI sthApanA karavAmAM AvatAM ghaNA bhAIoe tana, mana ane dhanathI tIrtharakSA karavAnI pratijJA lIdhI hatI. zAMtatA kamiTInI sthApanA be saMpradAyo vaccenA gharSaNa khUbaja vadhI javAthI vAtAvaraNa khUba ja tapI gaeluM hatuM, tethI mukhya maMtrI mahAzayanA bhAIzrI bAbAsAheba nAIka sAhebanI sUcanAthI banne saMpradAyanI saMmatipUrvaka pAMca paMcenI eka zAMtatA kamiTI akelAmAM bhegI thayelI miTIMgamAM nakkI karavAmAM AvI hatI, je kamiTInuM kAma (1) jhaghaDAnA mukhya muddAo ane kAraNe zodhavA, (2) te jhaghaDAnA nirAkaraNa mATe mArgo sUcavavA, jethI banne vaccenA saMbaMdha sArA rahI zake-e hatuM. A paMcakamiTInA pramukha paNa zrI bAbAsAheba nAIka ja hatA. A paMcakamiTIe tA. 17-10-69nA roja ane te pahelAM paNa 1-2 vakhata zirapuranA devasthAnanI mulAkta laI je joyuM ane jANyuM tene lekhita ahevAla tA. 10-11-69nA reja sekreTarI Tu hema DipArTamenTane sAdara karelo che. Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMca kamiTInA ripAI paNa digabarIonI virUddhamAM e riporTamAM kahyuM che ke, "It is glaringly clear from the atmosphere seen there that the entthusiasts of Digambari sect are making frantic efforts to ocupy every spot by placing new articals, Idols, and naming Them as "Digambari sansthan." Of course, in our opinion, it is contrary to the judgement of the highest judicial authorities. amane ahIMnuM vAtAvaraNa jotAM evuM spaSTapaNe jaNAyuM che ke digaMbara saMpradAyanA lokoe maMdiramAMnI ekeeka jagyAe navI navI vastuo, matio mUkIne ane tene digaMbara saMsthAnuM nAma ApIne rokavAne ajaba prayAsa karelo che, je amArA mAnavA mujaba sarvocca nyAyAlayanA cukAdAonI taddana viruddha che." A riporTa ane zeThazrI kasturabhAI lAlabhAIe suprata karelA nivedane ane tIrthakamiTInA kAryakaronI mahArASTra sarakArane temanA kAyadA khAtA mAraphata banne pakSonA hakkonI cakAsaNI karavAnI khullI opharanA pariNAmasvarUpa mahArASTra sarakAranA kAyadA khAtAe (Law Department) banne pakSonuM kahevuM sAMbhaLyA pachI tA. 18-10-69nA roja pite ja nIce mujaba hukama Apela jethI zvetAMbaranA hakkanuM saMrakSaNa karavAnI javAbadArI sarakAre svIkArI hatI. je patranI nakla vAcakenI jANa mATe jevI ne tevI ja nIce ApavAmAM Ave che: No SB/I/DIs/1262/20/99 Home Department (Special) Sachivalaya, Bombay-32 18th October-1969. From, : The Deputy secretary to the Government of Mahara shtra, Home Department." To, : Shri Kasturbhai Lalbhai, on behalf of Shri Jain Shwetambari Murtipujak Sangh of India, Pankornaka, Ahmedabad. Subject: Disputes between Digambari & Shwetambari Jains relating to the temple of Shri Antariksha Parshwnath Sansthan-at Shirpur, Disrict Akola. Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30. Sir, : I am directed to refer to your latter dated 13th August 1969, on the subject noted above, and to state that Government considers: that the dispute between the two sects of Jains been finally settled by the decisions of the judicial Commissioner, Central Provinces, in 1923 and the Privy Council in 1929, and the High Court, Nagpur Branch in its judgement dated 6th April, 1966, in civil Revision Application No. 351 of 1964, having held that these decisions would stand until they are set aside in accordance with law, the rights accruing to the two sects in accordance with these decisions should be upheld and protection afforded for enforcing the rights and preventing any thing being done contrary to these rights. Government is of the view that the rights of the respective sects should be upheld and steps taken to uphold the said rights till the decisions are modified in due course of law, the District Magistrate, Akola, has been: asked to take action accordingly. Yours faithfully Sd). K.N. Goray. Deputy secretary to the Govt. of Maharashtra Home Department. maharASTra rAjyanA gRha khAtA sAthe A aMge ghaNuM ja lAMbe patravyavahAra. thayela che. ane zeTha zrI kasturabhAInA prayatna ane ApaNuM satya hakIktanI rajuAtanA kAraNe upara mujabane tA. 18-10-69ne mahArASTra sarakAranA gRha vibhAgane patra maLe che, jemAM jaNAveluM che ke, "teo tAMbarene privhI. kAunsIla tathA anya keTenA cukAdAothI maLelA hakko mAnya rAkhe che. ane ema mAne che ke tAMbare vaccenA jhaghaDAone A rIte te cukAdAothI aMta Avela che. ane te hakko jyAM sudhI mAta pheravAyA nathI tyAM sudhI barAbara amalamAM AvavA ja joIe ane te amalamAM mukavA mATe sarakAre saMrakSaNa ApavuM joIe. ane A hakkothI viparIta kAMI paNa na thavuM joIe. te jovAnI sUcane akelAnA jillA mejesTeTane ApavAmAM AvI che." amArA jANavA pramANe mahArASTra rAjyanA gRha khAtA taraphathI ane le DIpArTamenTa taraphathI spaSTa Adeza maLyA pachI nAmadAra mukhya maMtrI mahAzaye tathA Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 31 temanA ceSTa baMdhu zrI bAbA sAheba nAyake paNa digaMbarene teoe atyAra sudhI karelA AkramaNane te ja haTAvI levAnI vAraMvAra bhalAmaNa karI hatI, eTaluM ja nahi kintu Agraha paNa rAkhyuM hatuM. paNa A kaDavI davA temanA gaLe na UtarI. ane atyAra sudhI temane sahakAra ApanAra upakArIonuM paNa apamAna. karatA digaMbarIe jarAka paNa samajyA nathI. temanI paNa teoe kiMmata gaNuM nathI. ane pitAnI johukamI dhaSTatApUrvaka cAlu ja rAkhI che te uparane banAve uparathI saheje khyAlamAM AvI zake che. ane have paisAnA jore ane bahumatInA jore nyAya meLavavAnI tamannA temane jAgI che evuM spaSTa jaNAya che. laMDanamAM maLelI hArane badalo vAzImanI keTemAMthI meLavavAnA ThagArA lebhe ja digaMbaree AgaLa vadhatA rahI pitAnuM pota prakANyuM hoya ane dAvAmAM pitAnI vahAre thAya evA khoTA purAvAo UbhA karavA ja emaNe aMtarIkSakane pharI ekavAra laDAInuM medAna banAvyuM che e saheje siddha thAya che. AkramaNanA chAMTA bIjA tIrtho upara - mahArASTranA zetrujya tarIke prasiddha evA zrI kuMbhejagiri tIrtha ane nipANI zaheranA prAcIna jinAlayamAM paNa Akramaka banIne, zvetAMbaronI zAMtipriyatAnojade artha karI temanI zaktine thakavI nAkhavAnI cAla paNa spaSTa samajI javAya. evI che. vetAMbara tIrtho upara digaMbarane A hastakSepa Ama te prAcIna kALathI. cAlate Avela che. zrI bappabhaTTasarijI ane zrI pethaDazAha maMtrIne ItihAsa enI sAkSI pUre che. paraMtu vartamAna kALamAM A hastakSepe hada vaTAvI dIdhI che, jenA dAkhalAo -- pAvApurI, sametazikharajI, makSijI, kezarIyAjI Adi tIrthomAM spaSTa rIte jovAmAM Ave che. tyAM paNa varSothI jhaghaDAe cAlu rAkhavAmAM AvyA che, ane navI navI. jamAvaTa karavAnA digaMbarenA prayAse aMkhaDa rIte cAlu che. mAruM e mAruM ane tAruM e mArA bApanuM - pitAnuM manamAnyuM karavAmAM, jhanune pahelA digaMbarIe, nyAya-anyAya kazuM jotAM nathI. Ama aitihAsika, satya, nyAya ane adAlatenA cukAdAo ApaNuMpakSe hovA chatAM digabara uparavaTa jaI kAyadAne hAthavage karavAnI dhiThThAI Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karatA AvyA che ane chellA 7-8 varSothI mAtra saMkhyAbaLa temaja guMDAgIrIne AdhAra laI e lekAe je AkramaNa karyA che ane haju johukamIne daMDe e leke phAve tema vIMjhI rahyAM che, e kAyadAnuM ane kerTInuM chaDecoka apamAna "te che ja, paNa eka mAnavatA jevA sAmAnya guNa para paNu e anyAyI Akra -maNa kALA kalaMkane kacaDe pheravI jAya evuM che. Ama laDatA rahevAthI banne pakSane zuM nukasAna nathI? (1) jena dharmanA ATalA UcA tane vArase maLela hovA chatAM -ApasamAM jhaghaDatA rahevuM e dharmatanA hArdathI virUddha ane lAMchanaprada che. (2) banne pakSe, lAkha rUpiyA, samaya ane zaktine nirarthaka apavyaya kare che. vidhAyaka ane zAsana prabhAvaka kAryonA badalAmAM, saMgharSonA nivAraNamAM ja teonI zakti kharacAya che. (3) gAya dehIne kutarIne dUdha pAvA jevI banne saMdhonI sthiti che. lAkhe rUpiyA bhegA thAya ane kerTa, kacerI, sarakArI ophIsare, vakIlo, kArakane vigere "laDatanA kAmo pAchaLa veDaphAI jAya che e dekhItI rIte anucita che. (4) eka ja dharmanA be saMghe vacce parasparamAM bhAtRbhAva naSTa thaI nakAmuM verajhera vadhe che. eka bIjA tarapha samabhAva AvavAthI Atmika pariNAmanI dhAra (lezyA) paNa bagaDe che e kaI rIte IcchanIya te nathI ja. (5) bhagavAna mahAvIradevanA dharmanA nAme eka bIjA sAthe laDe e zuM ApaNane chAje evI vAta che ? ApasamAM samAdhAnanA prayAsa A badhuM TALavAnA upAya rUpe ApaNuM jena che. mU. saMdhanI zrI ANaMdajI kalyANajI peDhIne pramukha zeThazrI kasturabhAI lAlabhAIne A samagra praznanuM nirAkaraNa karavAnuM saMpUrNa rIte soMpavAmAM AveluM. teozrIe aneka rIte aneka vakhate A digaMbara bhAIonA AgevAna pramukho sAthe vATAghATa karI ane sAmethI upAya sUcavyA temaja zrImAna karaturabhAIe karelA prayatna sivAyanA paNa aneka prayatna A praznanA zAMtimaya ukela mATe ApaNuM taraphathI aneka vAra karavAmAM AvyA che. nAmadAra sarakAra AgaLa paNa, diMgabaranA keI paNa prazno, ApaNuM sthApita hakkone bAzva na Ave, tevI rIte, vicAra karavA aMgenI ApaNe aneka vAra sauyArI batAvI che. paNa durAgrahI ane haThAgrahI valaNa dharAvatA digabara Age Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 vAnAe khATI rIte pakaDI rAkhavAthI tenA keAI ukela AvavA dIdhA nathI. tenI hakIkta ane vigata naNuvAthI uparanI hakIkatanI yathArthatA spaSTa thaI zake che. uMcA pleTaphAma uparathI ekatA nI mAMga pAkAravAthI ke TharAveA ane bhASA mAtra karIne, hRdayathI ekatAnI bhAvanAne toDIphADI nAkhanArA kAmAM sakriya evuM kAMI ja karavAnA nathI, ulaTu' te baLatAmAM ghI home che.jagatamAM ame ja sAcA ' evu tA badhA ja kahetA AvyA hoya che, jyAre sAcu* tA eka pakSe ja hoya che. A " atyAra sudhInA varSomAM digabarA eka ThekANe paNa sAcA sAkhIta thayA nathI. ameA mAnIe chIe ke ApaNA jaina dharmAMnA aneka sauMpradAyAmAM AMtarika zubhecchA ane maitrI bhAvanA hovI joIe ane e ja hetune lakSamAM rAkhI Aja sudhI gibhara sauMpradAyanA bhAIo taraphathI A tIrthamAM anekavidha muzkelIo,. ghaNuM tathA hastakSepa ItyAdi karavAmAM AvyA hovA chatAM ApaNe AvI kaDavAzathI dUra rahevAnA satata prayatna karela che. eTaluM ja nahi paNa ApaNA taraphathI eka paNa prasaMgamAM tenA hakkane bAdha Ave evuM kadI paNa banyu nathI.amAruM du:kha amAruM du:kha e che ke digaMbara saMpradAyanA bhAIe ApaNI vedanA ane satya samajatA nathI tema ApaNe sAcA kesa yathArtha paNe ApaNA samAjana netAo ane bhAIo paNu samajyA nathI. sthAnika paristhiti, tyAM cAlatI vaga, asatya, ane gerasamajathI UbhI karelI ALathI, ApaNA tathA Itara bahujana samAja, rAjyanA maMtrIo ane sarakArI karmacArIo paNa ApaNane ane digakharAne samAna kakSAe sAcA athavA kheATA mAnatA hatA. A chellAM 6-7 varSothI,. vedanA, duHkha ane bhayamAM, darareAja navI navI yAtanAone sthAnika kArya kartAone sAmanA karaveA paDayo che. kharekhara tA huMmezAM ekeeka bAbatamAM diga barA Akramaka rahyA che ane huMmeza ApaNe na chUTake bacAvamAM rahevuM paDayuM che. ApaNe ane digaMbaronA kresa, temaNe raju karelI vigatA, hakIkto-Documents ( dastAvejo- ) vigerenI talaspazI chaNuAvaTa ne cakAsaNI thaI cukI che ane have. sAbIta thaI cukayu che ke teo sAva kheTA che. tI rakSA dhruva krUDanI sthApanAdigabara jaina zrI aMtarIkSajI, makSijI, sammetazikharajI Adi tIrthanA udAharaNA TAMkIne, pAtAnA samAjamAM zvetAMbara virAdhI vAtAvaraNanI joradAra havA jamAvIne lAkhAtu phreMDa ekaThuM karI rahyA che. ane e mATe emaNe " tI rakSA Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 -bava phaMDanI sthApanA bhAratavyApI dhAraNa upara karI che, jemAM eka karoDa rUpiyAnuM phaMDa ekaThuM karavAne lakSAMka che ane lagabhaga 2 lAkha jeTaluM phaMDa te thaI paNa gayuM che. bhalene teo eka karoDanA badalAmAM daza karoDa bhegA kare temAM amane zuM harata hoya ? paNa samAjanA paisA khoTI rIte vAparIne teo pApa na bAMdhe. Aje teo saMkhyA, sattA, ane paisAne baLe ramata ramI rahyA che paNa emAM eka - zuddha tatva khuTe che, je tenA prANa samAna che ane te che "satyane abhAva." je temanI badhI vAtane mAraka karavAnuM che. kAMDIne AdhAre kAMI samudra tarI javAze ? ane chelle amArI apekSA ane abhilASA vetAMbara saMghe mATe mAtra stabdha banI javA jevA A badhA banAvo nathI. kevaLa prekSaka ke samIkSaka banIne besI rahIzuM ane jAgazuM nahi te tenuM pariNAma zuM Avaze te kahevuM muzkela nathI. A vAtanI neMdha ApaNe aneka rIte nahi laIe, to kAla uThIne ApaNe jAgatA ja jhaDapAI jaIzuM ane aMtarIkSajI uparanuM AkramaNa aneka tIrtho upara avataraze. Thera Thera digaMbarIkaraNane je phelAvA maLaze ane tyAre ApaNe mAtra prekSaka paNa nahi banI zakIe, kAraNa ke e atyAcAranA - bhaDakAthI ApaNI AMkhe aMjAI gaI haze ! AvuM kAMI bane e pahelAM ja * jAgI jaIe ane jagatane jagADavAnI sAyarana vagADIe. ApaNuM saMghanA mAnyavara netAo ane Apa sahu pAse paNa ame evI apekSA rAkhIe chIe ke A praznanI gaMbhIratA Apa jarUra lakSamAM le, kAraNake - A tIrthomAM AvatAM pariNAmenI bIjAM aneka tIrtho upara paNa bhaviSyamAM meTI asara thaze. " ApaNe A praznane zAMtimaya ukela lAvavAnA prayatane karavA chatAM ane te - aMge koIpaNa prakArathI jhaghaDo karavAnI ApaNI anicchA levA chatAM ApaNane je vAraMvAra gharSaNamAM AvavuM paDe che tene koI upAya nathI. digaMbara upara zreSabuddhithI koI pagalAM bharavAnI AmAM himAyata nathI paNa ApaNuM tIrtha simpatti upara jyAre e leke khATI mAlikI ThekI besADavA mAMgatA hoya tyAre .ApaNI javAbadArIone choDIne ApaNe bhAgI zakIe tema paNa nathI. | mATe ame ApanI pAse amArA satya prayatnamAM Apa saunI sahAnubhUti, sahakAra, ane A tIrthanA jhaghaDAonI sAcI hakIkata jANyA ane samajyA bAda tethI utpanna thatAM vizvAsa sAthe tamAre sakriya sahaga mAMgIe chIe. Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 35 A mahattvanA kAryamAM rasa dharAvatA anya koI paNu bhAIone, saMsthA Ane ane saMdhAne madada mATe amAruM hArdika AmaMtraNa che. vizeSamAM e paNa jaNAvavuM jarUrI che ke gayA 6-7 varSomAM A tIrthamAM UbhI thaelI paristhitine paheAMcI vaLavAmAM saMsthAne ghaNu mATu kharca thaela che, te mATe temaja A tIrthamAM atyAra sudhI ApaNI khIlakula vastI nahIM hovAnA kAraNe ja AvI paristhiti banI che, tethI para AvavA mATe zirapuramAM navI vastI karavAnA temaja atyAra sudhI thaelA ekAyadesaranA AkramaNA haThAvavAnA amArA prayatna cAlu che. temAM dareka saMdhe tana, mana ane dhanathI sakriya madada ApavI joIe evI amArI namra vinati che. aMtarIkSajI tIrtha e zve. mU. pUjakeAnuM ja tIrtha che ane sadAya raheze. -ApaNA e prANapyArA tInI rakSA karavI e sau kAInI pavitra pharaja che. ame te mATe purUSArtha ane prayatnA AryA che ane pU. guruvarya zrIonA amAne pUrNa AzIrvAda che. A mahAna kAryamAM Apa saune sa rIte sahakAra sAMpaDe e ja amArI abhilASA ane abhyarthanA ! pU. zramaNa saMghane namra vinaMti. 5. pU. AcArya bhagavatA, pU. upAdhyAyajI mahArAje, pU. panyAsajI "mahArAjo, tathA pU. munimahArAjo ane pU. sAdhvIjI mahArAjone amArI namra vinati che ke Apa vihAra daramyAna zrI aMtarIkSajI tIrthanI yAtrArthe padhAravAnuM rAkhaze. jyAM jyAM Apa vihAra kare tyAM tyAMnA saMdhane tIrtharakSAnA A mahAna kAryamAM sakriya sahakAra ApavAnI preraNA karazeAjI temaja A tIrtha rakSAnA kAryamAM ApanI salAhasucanA ane mArgadarzana avazya ApatA rahI, zvetAMbara saanA sattvane jagADaze ane satyanI rakSA karazeAjI, e ja vinaMti. patra vyavahAranuM saranAmu : (2) zrI guruma.i pAkavuMr hena, nAmi sITI. Pin : 422001 hi. akhila mahArASTrIya jaina zAsanarakSA samiti Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 36 kailA kobA zrI saMdha pAse amArI apekSA 1. pUjanIya sAdhu, sAdhvIjI bhagavato aMtarIkSajI tarapha vihAra karatA rahe, 2. tItharakSA mATe upayogI thatAM baMdhuo potAnI zakti A kAryamAM lagADe, amane jaNAve, ]] ]] ]] ]] ]]] ]] ]]] ]][][][][ 3. udAracarita sahasthA vadhumAM vadhu dAna tItharakSAnA A kArya mAM ApavA sajaja bane ane bIjAone paNa preraNA kare. 4. pUjanIya vidvAna vyAkhyAnakAra mahAtmAo A tIrthanI. paristhiti vyAkhyAnamAM satata sahune jaNAvatA rahe. ane A tItharakSA nimitte tapa, japa, kAnsaga anuSThAna satata kAvatI rahe, pa. sahu aMtarIkSajI tIrthanI yAtrA karavAne kAryakrama goThave, [ji, AkelA, mahArASTra) 6, kAgaLa, pahoMcabuka vagere upara zrI antarIkSajI pArzvanAthAya nama: chapAvavAnuM rAkhe. ][][][][][][]][][][][][][][] 7, zAsanasevA mATe je sUkSma te AMtarika-baLanI jarUra che tenA jaMgI utpAdana mATe samitie kArDa bahAra pADayA che jemAM AyaMbila tapa , legassano japa tathA khAvAnI eka ISTa [] vastune tyAga vagerenA saMka9pa jaNAvavAmAM AvyA che. A kArDa samiti (nAsika) nA nAmethI maMgAvIne seMkaDo snehIjanema ,mg JmSven N.gyakAya sahu zarU karI de, I rg mudraka : tejasa prina. - khAnapura, amadAvAdabaI senTa kAI senTara, khAnapura, amadA th.org