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________________ zrI arbudAcala aura tatpArzvavartI pradakSiNA jainatIrtha - zrI jodhasiMhajI mehatA, B. A., LL.B. vizvavikhyAta delavAr3A jaina mandira : delavAr3A kA prAcIna nAma 'deva kula pATaka' hai / jo arbudAcala zrAbU para samudra kI sataha se lagabhaga 4000 phITa U~cA hai / jaina mAnyatA ke anusAra, isa parvata para araba ( sau karor3a ) munivaroM ne tapArAdhanA kI aura bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke darzana kara kRtakRtya hue| dUsarA kathana yaha bhI milatA hai| ki jo yahA~ ke mUlanAyaka bhagavAn zrI AdIzvarajI ke sanmukha jo vastu bheMTa kI jAya, usakA phala AgAmI bhava meM arbuda guNA (daza karor3a gunA ) prApta hotA hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki isa parvata kA nAma arbudAcala hai| cakravartI ne apane pitA bhagavAn RSabhadeva . yaha bhI kahA jAtA hai ki bahuta prAcIna samaya meM bharata kA catumukha prAsAda isI zrAbU parvata para nirmANa karavAyA thA, jo kAlAntara meM vidhvaMsa ho gayA aura phira madhyakAlIna yuga meM vi. saM. 1088 (san 1031) meM gujarAta ke rAjA bhImadeva prathama ke maMtrI aura senApati vimalazAha jaba candrAvatI nagarI ( Aja vidhvaMsa rUpa aura AbUroDa relve sTezana se 4 mIla) ke zAsaka rahe, taba prAcArya zrI dharmaghoSasUri ke sadupadeza se isa purAtana tIrtha kA uddhAra karAyA / delavAr3A meM 18 karor3a aura 53 lAkha rupaye kA sadvyaya karake gujarAta ke vaDanagara ke pAsa ke prasiddha sUtradhAra kIrtizvara dvArA apane nAma se 'vimala vasahi' nAma kA maMdira nirmANa krvaayaa| isa zveta saMgamaramara ke maMdira ko banAne meM 1500 kArIgaroM va 1200 majadUroM ne mahAn parizrama kiyA aura saMsAra meM saMgatarAzI kA manohara aura mahAn kArIgarI kA anupama kautuka 14 varSoM meM khar3A kiyA jisako 'saMgamaramara kA saundarya' kahA jAya to koI atizayokti nahIM hogii| aisA hI dUsarA mandira isake pArzva meM kucha U~cAI para gujarAta ke rAjA vIradhavala ke do bhrAtA maMtrI vastupAla aura tejapAla ne 12 karor3a aura 53 lAkha rupaye kharcakara, apane bar3e bhAI lUNasiMha kI smRti meM banavAkara, usakA nAma lUgigavasahi rkhaa| isa ramaNIya kArIgarI vAle mandira kA sUtradhAra gujarAta kA somapuriyA zilpI zobhanadeva thA / isa mandira kA nirmANa vi. saM. 1288 (san 1230 I.) meM huA thA / vi. saM 1368 (san 1311 I.) meM yavana senA, sambhavataH allAuddIna khilajI kI senA ne jo jAlora jIta kara, AbUroDa hokara kUca kara rahI thI, ina mandiroM ko kucha dhvaMsa kiyA jisake dasa varSa bAda vi. saM. 1378 (san 1331 I.) meM uttama zrAvaka lalla aura bIjaDane vimala vasahi kA aura vyApArI caMDasiMha ke putra pIthar3a ne lUNiga vasahi kA jIrNoddhAra karavAyA zraura usa samaya donoM maMdiroM meM prasthApita mUrtiyoM ke sthAna para zveta aura zyAma pASANa zrI Arya kalyANa gautama smRtigraMtha
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________________ WRITIHAARAKHARImamaARARIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALIMIRIRIKLARIW[29] kI mUrtiyAM kramazaH bhagavAn RSabhadeva aura bhagavAna neminAtha kI pratiSThApita kI gaI jo aAja vidyamAna haiN| antima jIrNoddhAra seTha ANaMdajI kalyANajI akhila bhAratIya zvetAmbara jaina pratinidhi peDhI (ahamadAbAda) ne vi. saM 2007 se 2019 taka somapurA ke sUtradhAra zrI amRtalAla mUlazaMkara trivedI dvArA karavAyA thaa| ina mukhya maMdiroM ke atirikta tIna jaina maMdira aura haiM jo bAda ke bane hue haiN| isa maMdira ke zveta saMgamaramara ke pASANa, ghaMTanAda karate hue hAthiyoM kI pITha para, AbUroDa se karIba 14 mIla dUra ArAsura pahAr3a se Aye haiM / vimala vasahi aura lUNigavasahi donoM jaina maMdira kevala prAcInatA ke kAraNa hI prasiddha nahIM hai kintu saMsAra kI vAstu aura sthApatyakalA ke utkRSTa aura alaukika namUne haiN| ye mandira kalAkRtiyoM kI apUrva nidhi hai jisako nihArate hue, darzaka vimugdha hokara apane bhAna ko bhUla jAte haiN| karnala ersa kina (Col. Erskin) ne ina donoM maMdiroM ke viSaya meM bhUri bhUri prazaMsA, ina zabdoM meM kI hai "kArIgara kI TAMkI se, ina saba aparimita. vyaya se kiye gaye pradarzanoM meM, do maMdira arthAta AdinAtha aura neminAtha ke maMdira sarvottama paura vizeSa darzanIya aura prazaMsanIya pAye jAte haiN| donoM pUre saMgamaramara ke bane hue haiM aura tamAma bArIkI aura alaMkAra kI pracuratA se jo ki bhAratIya kalA ke srota inako nirmANa ke samaya pradAna kara sakate the, khude hue haiN|" prasiddha itihAsakAra karnala TADa ne, isa maMdira ko bhArata kA sarvottama maMdira aura tAja se tulanA karane yogya batalAyA hai| pazcima bhArata ke sthApatya kalA kA sabase bar3hiyA namUnA hai aura solaMkI samaya kA cAlukya sTAila dikhAI detA hai| vimala vasahi : isa maMdira ke nirmANa ke pUrva, vimalazAha ke rAste meM kucha bAdhAe~ AyIM, jisako unhoMne sAhasa, daDhatA aura daivika zakti se pAra kara anokhe maMdira ko saMpUrNa karane meM saphalatA prApta kii| yadyapi vimalamaMtrI ne rAjA bhImadeva se maMdira banAne kI AjJA prApta kara lI thI, phira bhI unhoMne 140' x 90' varga phITa bhUmi kA, jisa para yaha maMdira khar3A haA hai, mUlya isake sannikaTa kanyAkumArI ke pAsa prAcIna viSNu aura zaiva devAlayoM ke joziyoM ko, suvarNa ko caukora mudrAyeM bichA kara cukaayaa| ve cAhate to rAjakIya prabhAva se kAma le sakate the kintu dhArmika prayojana hetu, unhoMne yaha ucita nahIM smjhaa| yahI nahIM, joziyoM (brAhmaNoM) ne unakA prAdhipatya hone se vimalamaMtrI ko jaina maMdira banAne se rokA to unhoMne tIna roja kA upavAsa kara zrI aMbA mAtAjI kI prArAdhanA kI jisase prasanna hokara devI ne pAsa hI bhUmi meM chipI huI 2500 varSa purAnI jina mUrti svapna meM batalAI, jisake pratyakSa hone para, brAhmaNoM ko AbU parvata para jaina dharma kA astitva hone kA pukhta pramANa milA aura phira maMdira kA kArya prArambha hone lgaa| jaba maMdira kA kArya cala rahA thA taba kSetrapAla vAlInAtha vyaMtara ne vyAdhi paidA kI jisase dina bhara kA kAma rAta bhara meM sApha ho jAtA thaa| vyaMtara ne mAMsa aura madirA kI bali mAMgI parantu jaina hone ke nAte inkAra hokara anAja aura miThAI denA svIkAra kiyaa| isako nahIM mAnane para vimalazAha ne dvandva yuddha kara, kSetrapAla para vijaya prApta kI aura nirmANa kArya Age calane lgaa| aMbA devI kI sundara mUrti 2500 varSa kI prAcIna jaina pratimA aura vAlinAtha kI mati, vimala vasahi ke dakSiNa pazcima kone kI aora, Aja bhI vidyamAna hai| isa maMdira ke, mukhya bhAgamUla gaMbhArA, gUDha maNDapa, nau caukI, raMga maNDapa, bAvana jinAlaya hai| mUla gaMbhArA meM zveta saMgamaramara kI che. A kathAmaMgotaHspatigraMtha hiB)
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________________ [30] s vizAlakAya bhagavAn zrI AdIzvara jI ( zrI RSabhadevajI ) kI mUrti mUlanAyaka tarIke sthApita hai jisake bAhara gUr3ha maMDapa upAsanA hetu nirmita hai| gUDha maNDapa yadyapi sAde saMgamaramara kA banA huA hai kintu isake tIna dvAroM kI bAhara kI kArIgarI bahuta mahAna aura pracura hai| gUDha maNDapa ke pUrvIya dvAra para nau caukI hai jisakI chata, nau bhAgoM meM vibhakta hai / pratyeka chata para bhAMti-bhAMti ke kamala, puSpoM, putaliyoM Adi kI prAkRtiyA~ atisundara aura manamohaka haiN| nau caukI se nIce utarane para, isa maMdira kI sabase sundara racanA raMga maNDapa hai jo 12 kalAmaya staMbhoM para prAzrita hai| raMga maMDapa ke toraNa aura madhyavartI ghumaTa kI nakkAzI bahuta hI mahAna aura cittAkarSaka hai / ghumaTa, gyAraha nAnA prakAra ke hAthI, ghur3asavAra ghor3e, batakha zrAdi hAra mAlAoM se prAvRta hai jo samAnAntara para lagAI huI SoDaza 16 vidyAdeviyAM apane-apane alaga-alaga cinhoM se suzobhita haiM / vidyAdeviyoM ke nIce staMbhoM ke UparI bhAga para Azrita, kamanIya kamara jhukatI huI tathA vividha vAjitroM ko bhakti-bhAva ke sAtha bajAtI huI putaliyAM dRSTigocara hotI haiN| ghumaTa ke kendra bindu para, bar3A manamohaka jhumaka laTakatA huA dikhAI detA hai jo sArA kA sArA sarvotkRSTa khudAI ke kAma se khacita hai / aisA pratIta hotA hai jaise ise moma se DhAla kara hI banAyA gayA ho| isake pUrva kI tarapha, tIna choTe choTe gumbaja haiM jinameM kArIgarI kA anupama sauMdarya TapakatA hai / raMga maMDapa, naucokI, gUDha maNDapa aura mUla gaMbhArA kA saMyukta AkAra krizciyana kraoNsa jaisA dikhAI detA hai| jisake cAroM ora isake UparI bhAga meM bAvana jinAlaya deva kulikAzroM ke zrA gaye haiM / antima jIrNoddhAra meM ina choTI devariyoM kI saMkhyA 54 se 56 ho gayI hai / pratyeka devarI ke dvAra aura dvAra ke sAmane kI chateM, bhinna-bhinna prakAra ke kamala kaliyoM, kamala puSpoM aura kamala pattiyoM kI prAkRtiyoM evaM sihoM, azvoM, hIroM, manuSyoM aura ghur3asavAroM Adi kI mAlAoM se alaMkRta haiM / chatoM aura dIvAroM para, kahIM kahIM hindU aura jaina dharma ke zAstroM meM varNita prAkhyAna - bharata bAhubalI kA dvandva yuddha, tIrthaMkaroM ke janma kalyANaka, samabasararaNa, gurUpAsanA, kAliyA nAga - damana, lakSmI, zItalAdevI, sarasvatI, pAtAla - kanyA, hiraNya kazyapa vadha, narasiMha avatAra Adi aneka kalAkRtiyA~ khudI huI dikhAI detI haiM / dakSiNa pazcima kone meM, do dvAra vAlI devarI meM 2500 varSa prAcIna bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI zyAma varNa vAlI vizAla mUrti ke sAmane samrATa akabara ke pratibodhaka jagadguru mahAna jainAcArya zrI hIravijayasUrijI kI saM. 1661 kI zveta aura sundara mUrti hai| isake atirikta, isa mandira meM sthAna sthAna para zilAlekha milate haiM jisakI saMkhyA 259 hai / ina zilAlekhoM kI pratilipiyA~, sva. munirAja zrI jayaMtavijayajI likhita "zrI arbuda jaina lekha saMdoha ' ( zrAbU dUsarA bhAga) meM milatI hai / sabase prAcIna zilAlekha vi. saM. 1919 kA hai / vividha sthApatya ke namUnoM aura zilAlekhoM kA adhyayana karane se tatkAlIna sUtradhAroM kA zAstra nihita parijJAna aura parizrama evaM sAmAjika, rAjanaitika aura sAMskRtika jIvana kA paricaya prApta hotA hai / vimala vasahi ke mukhya dvAra ke sanmukha, vimala zAha kI hastizAlA hai jisameM dasa saMgamaramara ke sapheda bar3e hAthI aura vimalamaMtrI kI azvArohI mUrti hai / lUNa vasahi eka aisA hI dUsarA anupama maMdira hai jo vimala vasahi ke pAsa kucha adhika UMcAI para sthita hai / isakI vi. saM. 1287 phAlguna vadi 3 ravivAra ko nAgendragacchake prAcArya zrI vijayasena zrI Arya kalyANautanna smRtigraMtha ********
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________________ sarijI ne bAisaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zrI neminAtha kI mUrti kI pratiSThA karAI thii| isa avasara para 4 mahAdhara, 12 mAMDAlika 84 rANA aura 84 jAtiyoM ke mahAjana aura anya loga ekatrita hue the| isa maMdira kI parikramA nau caukI, raMgamaNDapa aura hasti-zAlA kI kArIgarI kI zailI vimala vasahi kI zailI se bhinna aura bahuta bArIka mAnI jAtA hai| isameM dvArakA nagarI, kRSNalIlA, derAnI jeThAnI ke gokhale (jharokhe), raMgamaMDapa ke staMbha toraNa aura kendra ke nanhe nanhe puSpoMse pAcchAdita jhUmaka, evaM raMgamaMDapake dakSiNa-pazcima kone ke pAsa kI chata para, kamalakI paMkhur3iyoM para natikAoM kA sundara paTTa darzanIya hai / antima paTTa bhAratIya nATyakalA kA eka advitIya namUnA hai jisameM pratyeka nartakI kA bhinna-bhinna hAva-bhAva aura aMga maroDa, saMgamaramara ke pASANa para parilakSita hotA hai| chatoM para kamala ke puSpoM, vividha prakAra ke hAthI, ghor3e siMha, strI puruSa, devI devatAAdi kI kalAkRtiyA~, bhAvabhIne aura manamohaka DhaMga se pradarzita kI gaI haiM aura ve sthira nahIM dikhAI dekara, sakriya pratIta hotI haiM / isake atirikta, rAja darabAra, rAjakIya savArI, varaghor3A, barAta, vivAhotsava Adi ke kaI prasaMga, hUbahU aMkita kiye gaye haiN| nATaka, saMgIta, yuddha saMgrAma, pazu pakSI, saMgha yAtrA, gvAloMkA jIvana Adi dRzyoM meM tatkAlIna rAjakIya, sAmAjika, vyApArika aura vyAvahArika jIvana kI pratyakSa jhAMkI najara AtI hai| jaina aura vaiSNava donoM ho dharmoM kI mahatvapUrNa ghaTanAoM ko zilpakAra ne sajIva rUpa diyA hai| derAnI jeThAnI ke gokhaloM meM, jisako nau lakhiye gokhale bhI kahate haiM, gahana aura bArIka TAMkI se khodakara nikAle gaye patthara ke cUre ke barAbara svarNa tola kara diyA gyaa| janazruti ke AdhAra para vastupAla aura tejapAlakI dharmapatniyoM ke nirmANa karavAye hue, ye gavAkSa haiM kintu aitihAsika pramANa se tejapAla kI dUsarI strI suhaMdA devI kI smRti meM ye banAye gaye haiN| vicitra zailI kA yaha maMdira, vimala vasahi ke nirmANa kAla se 200 varSa pazcAt, maMtrI tejapAla kI dharmAtmA patnI anupamA devI kI preraNA se banA thaa| zobhanadeva sUtradhAra ne sAta varSa meM isa maMdira kA nirmANa kiyA thaa| isa maMdira kI pazcima dizA meM bar3I hasti-zAlA hai jisameM prAbhUSaNoM evaM rassiyoM se sujajjita 10 hAthI zveta saMgamaramara ke darzanIya haiN| anya maMdira uparokta vizvavikhyAta do maMdiroM ke atirikta, pItalahara bhagavAn RSabhadevakA maMdira, bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI kA maMdira, aura kArIgaroM kA maMdira (kharatara vasahi) haiN| pItalahara maMdira meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI 108 mana vajana kI mati hai| kucha zilAlekhoM ke AdhAra para, isakA nirmANakAla vi. sa. 1373 aura vi. saM. 1487 ke bIca mAnA jAtA hai| isakA nirmAtA, gujarAta kA bhImAzAha gurjara thA aura vi. sa. 1525 meM vartamAna mUrti kI pratiSThA ahamadAbAda ke sultAna mahamUda vegaDA ke maMtrI sundara aura gadA ne bar3e dhAmadhUma se karAI thii| isa maMdira ke antargata, navaveM tIrthakara bhagavAna zrI suvidhinAtha kA bar3A devarA hai jisameM cAroM ora choTI bar3I mUrtiyA~ sthApita haiM usameM puDarika svAmI ko bhI eka mUrti bahuta manamohaka hai / pItalahara ke pAsa hI 200-300 varSa purAnA 24 veM tIrthakara bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI kA choTA maMdira hai jisake bAhara, gahare lAla raMga ke vicitra puSpa, kabUtara, rAja darabAra, hAthI ghor3e, nartaka natikAtroM ke dRzya vicitra haiM jisako vi. saM. 1821 meM sirohI ke kArIgaroM ne citrita kiye haiN| isakA nirmANakAla saM. 1639 aura 1821 ke bIca meM honA kahA jAtA hai|| zrI Arya karayANa gautama smRti graMtha
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________________ [32] mmmwwIMVARIAAAAAAS kArIgaroM kA maMdira ina cAra pAMca mandiroM ke sannikaTa, eka unnata, vizAla aura tIna maMjilA, cartu mukha bhagavAn zrI cintAmaNI pArzvanAtha kA maMdira hai jisako kArIgaroM kA mandira' kahate haiN| janazruti yaha hai ki kArIgaroM ne, do prasiddha maMdiroM ke bhagnAvazeSoM se, binA parizrama liye ise banAyA thaa| kintu kucha cihnoM se yaha maMdira kisI kharataragaccha ke zrAvaka kA banAyA huA mAluma hotA hai| isako kharatara vasahi bhI kahate haiN| mandira ke vizAla maNDapa haiM aura mandira ke nIce ke bAharI bhAga meM, cAroM tarapha vidyAdeviyoM, yakSaNiyoM aura zAla-bhaMjikAoM tathA yugala deva-deviyoM kI matiyAM bar3e hAva-bhAva pradarzita karatI haI aMkita haiN| sabase UMcI tIsarI maMjila se pAzvavartI parvatamAlAoM, harI bharI ghATiyoM ke dRzya sundara aura suhAvane dikhAI dete haiN| isa mandira kA nirmANakAla vi. saM. 1487 ke pazcAt aura vi. saM. 1515 ke pUrva samajhA jAtA hai / lUriNaga vasahi aura pItalahara mandira ke bAca ke cauka meM rANA kumbhA dvArA vi. saM. 1506 meM nirmita kIrtistaMbha aura puSpa kyAriyoM se ghirI haI saghana vakSoM kI chAyA meM kharataragaccha ke prasiddha AcArya dAdA sAhaba zrI jinadattasUrijI kI chatrI hai / delavAr3A AbU ke jaina mandiroM kA digdarzana karane ke pazcAt yAtrI, parvata ke nIce ke maidAnoM ke astavyasta jIvana kI nIrasatA ko bhUla kara, ekAkIpana meM zAnti anubhava karatA hai| vimala vasahi aura lUriNaga vasahi kI, saMgamaramara ke pASANa para aMkita, pracura, sundara aizvaryayukta aura anupama kalAkRtiyoM ko nihAra kara svargika Ananda kA AbhAsa karane lagatA hai / yoM dekhA jAya to patthara [pASANa] manuSya ko samudra meM DubA dete haiM, kintu ina mandiroM ke patthara, jina para daivika aura Adhidaivika kalAmaya prAkRtiyAM khudI huI haiM, manuSya ko bhavodadhi se ubhAra tarA detA hai| isa prakhyAta maMdira kI vyavasthA, rAjasthAna kI purAnI aura prasiddha seTha kalyANa jI paramAnanda jI peDhI sirohI TrasTa kuzalatA pUrvaka kara rahI hai / isa purAtana aura kalAkRta vizvavikhyAta maMdira ke bAhya aura pArzvavartI bhAga ke vikAsa ke liye TrasTa aura rAjasthAna sarakAra ne mila kara saMyukta punarvikAsa yojanA san 27-5-69 ko banAI hai jisako kAryAnvita karane ke prayAsa cala rahe haiN| acalagar3ha ke mandira : delavAr3A se 4 mIla dUra, AbU parvata para, 4600 phITa U~cAI para, eka dUsarA prAcIna acalagar3ha hai jahAM para tIna jaina mandira haiN| inameM se zrI AdinAtha bhagavAn ke domaMjilA caumukhA maMdira meM birAjamAna caudaha mUrtiyoM kA vajana 1444 mana ke karIba ginA jAtA hai| ina mUrtiyoM kI pratiSThA vi. saM. 1134, 1518, 1526, 1566 aura 1668 meM huI hai| caturmukha maMdira sabase unnata zikhara para hai aura isake nIce ke sthAna para bhagavAn zrI RSamadeva kA saM.1721 kA eka anya maMdira hai jisake pArzva meM 24 devariyAM hai| yahA~ para sarasvatIdevI kI bhI eka mUrti thI jo caturmukha maMdira ke bAhara sthApita kI gaI hai| isase vidita hotA hai ki prAcIna kAla meM acalagar3ha durga para sarasvatI devI kI pUjA humA karatI thii| dUsarA maMdira gar3ha ke daravAje ke pAsa acalagar3ha peDhI ke purAne kAryAlaya meM bhagavAn zrI kunthunAtha kA vi. saM 1529 kA maMdira hai jahA~ para mUlanAyaka bhagavAn kI kA~sekI mUrti hai aura kaI paMcadhAtu kI pratimAeM haiM / purAne kAryAlaya ke dAlAna meM yogIrAja svargastha zrI rahI . zrI Arya kalyANagautamasmRtigraMtha
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________________ zAntisUrijI kA citra rakhA huaA hai jahA~ inakA san 1942 I. meM svargavAsa huA thaa| acalagar3ha ke nIce, talahaTI meM, tIsarA maMdira bhagavAna zrI zAntinAthakA, vizAla aura kalAmaya hai jisako gujarAta ke jaina rAjA kamA nirmANa karAyA thaa| isa maMdira ko 'kumAra vihAra' bhI kahA jAtA hai / yahA~ kI zilpakalA sundara aura AkarSaka hai / candrAvatI, mugathalA aura jIrAvalA tIrtha : AbUroDa se 4 mIla, dakSiNa meM vidhvaMsa tIrtha candrAvatI hai jahA~ ki isa mandira ke khaNDahara hI vidyamAna haiN| IsA ke pUrva cauthI zatAbdI se san 1686 I. taka kA itihAsa jaina sAhitya meM upalabdha hai| prAcIna jaina mandiroM ke bhagnAvazeSoM meM, kalAmaya zikhara, gumbaja, stambha, toraNa, maNDapAdi hI pAye gaye the jisameM se bhAratIya kalA ke zreSTha namUnArUpa eka hI patthara meM donoM tarapha zrI zaMkhezvara deva kI adbhuta aMlakAroM se suzobhita mUrti hai|' AbUroDa se 4 mIla pazcima meM, mugathalA (muDa sthala) tIrtha hai jahA~ para chamAvasthA meM, apanI 37 varSa kI Ayu meM arbuda bhUmi kI aora zrI mahAvIra bhagavAn ke vihAra karane kA zilAlekha milA hai aura usI varSa meM yahA~ mandira rAjA pUrNarAja ne bhagavAn mahAvIra kA bimba nirmANa karA kara zrI kezImuni se pratiSThA karAI thii|2 AbUroDa se lagabhaga 28 mIla kI dUrI para vikhyAta jIrAvalA tIrtha hai jahA~ para grAma koDinAra kI guphA se nikalI huI san 200 IsA pUrva (vi. saM 143) varSa kI prAcIna mUrti bhagavAn pAzvanArtha kI hai jo seTha anarAsA ko milI thI aura jinhone hI milane ke 4 varSa bAda jIrAvalA grAma meM sthApita karAI thii| isa mandira kA vi.saM. 293, 563, 951, meM jIrNoddhAra hue tathA kucha jainAcAryoM aura jaina zrAvakoM ne san 506 I. se 1324 I. ke bIca meM yahA~ para adbhuta camatkAra dekhe / vartamAna meM mUlanAyaka tarIke para, bhagavAn zrI neminAthajI kI mUrti hai / isa tIrtha kA prAcIna nAma (jIrA pallI) jIrikA pallI milatA hai| cAroM ora parvatamAlAoM se AveSThita hai| vi. saM. 1354 se 1851 ke lekha haiN| unameM se saM. 1483 ke zilAlekha meM aMcalagaccha ke prasiddha merUtugasUri kI paTTadharaNa gacchAdhIzvara zrI jayakIrtisUri kA varNana hai / dUsarA isI saM. kA tapAgaccha nAyaka zrI devendrasUri paTTe zrI somasundarasUrijI, muni sundarasUri, zrI jayacandasUrijI, zrI bhuvanasundara sari kA ullekha hai| piMDavAr3A, nANA, diyANA, nAdiyA va bAmaNavADAjI : AbUroDa se 28 mIla dUra, aura sirohIroDa relve sTezana se lagabhaga 13 mIla para, piMDavAr3A AtA hai, piMDavAr3A 'jaina purI' kahalAtI hai| aura yahA~ para zrI mahAvIra bhagavAn ke bAvana jinAlaya vAle mandira meM, dhAtu ke do bar3e kAusaggiye (dhyAna meM khar3I jina mUrtiyAM) prati adbhuta aura anupama haiN| vastra kI racanA to kamAla kI hai aura eka para vi. saM. 744 kA prAcIna kharoSTi lipi kA lekha hai / guptakAlIna kalA ke sundara namUne jo ki vasantagar3ha ke prAcIna kile se lAye hue haiM, isa jaina mandira meM milate haiN| nANA, dIyANA, nAdiyA, vAmaNavADAjI aura ajArI mAravAr3a kI choTI paMcatIrthoM meM AtI hai| isa pradeza meM kahAvata prasiddha hai ki "nANA, 1. muni jJAna sundarajI : bhagavAn pArzvanAtha kI paramparA kA itihAsa (i. 1027 se 1026) 2. pUrva chadmasthakAle buda bhuvi yaminaH kurvataH saddhihAraM sapta trizoca varSe vahati bhagavati janmataH kAritArhacca zrI devAryasya yasyo blasaduyalamayI pUrNa-rAjena rAjJA zrI kezI supratiSThi, sa jayati hi jinastIrtha musthalasya / 1426 sva jayantavijayajI 'arbudAcala pradakSiNA jaina lekha saMdoha / lekhAMka 48 nma taH kAritArhacca zrI devAryasya yasa Tha, se jayati hi jinastIrtha ma yajI ... arbudAcala A Arya kayANA gautama smRtigraMtha e
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________________ [34]MAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII dIyANA ne nAdiyA, jIvita svAmI vAMdiyA" arthAta ina tInoM tIrthoM meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kI jIvitakAla kI mUrtiyAM haiN| nANA, piMDavADA se 12 mIla para aura nAraNA relve sTezana se 13 mIla para hai| yahA~ ke bAvana jinAlaya ke maMdira meM bAdAmI raMga kI vIra prabhu kI sundara pratimA hai| dIyAraNA sarUpagaMja sTezana se karIba 10 mIla dUra hai aura yahA~ para bhI prAcIna, hRdayaMgama aura manohara, zrI mahAvIra svAmIkI mati hai jisake parikara kI gAdI para vi. saM. 999 kA kharoSTI lipi kA lekha hai aura nAdiyAM (prAcIna nAma nandipura) meM jo ki sirohIroDa relve sTezana se 13 aura bAmaNavADAjI se 4 mIla para hai, bAvana jinAlayayukta prAcIna vIra caitya hai jisameM bhagavAn mahAvIra kI adbhuta vizAlakAya aura manohara mUrti ko unake baDe bhAI naMdIvardhana ne bharAI thii| isa mUrti ke prAsana para bhI kharoSTI meM lekha hai| mandira ke bAhara, UMcI TekarI para eka devarI hai jisameM caMDakoziyA nAga ko, vIra prabhu ko DaMka mArate hue pradarzita kiyA gayA hai| loTANA tIrtha : nAMdiyA se 4 mIla dakSiNa kI tarapha, loTANA gA~va se prAdhe mIla para, pahAr3a kI talahaTI meM eka sundara prAcIna tIrtha hai jahA~ para mulanAyaka, zrI RSamadeva bhagavAna kI bhavya adbhuta mati darzanIya hai| yaha aura parama sAtvika, lagabhaga DhAI yA tIna hAtha baDI hai| bAhara raMgamaNDapa meM prAcIna kAusaggiye bhagavAn pArzvanAtha jI ke haiM jinameM dhotI kI rekhAoM kA zilpa adbhuta hai| dAhinI ora ke kAusaggiye para saMvat 1137 kA lekha hai aura nivRtti kula ke zrImad AmradevAcArya kA ullekha AtA hai / bAMI ora zrI vIra prabhu kI sudara parikara sahita mUrti hai jisake kAusaggiye meM saMvat 1144 kA lekha khudA huA hai| jisameM aMkita hai ki loTAragA ke caitya meM prAmvATavaMzIya zreSThi aAhINa ne zreSThi DIva prAmadeva ne zrI varddhamAna svAmI kI pratimA karAI thii| bAmaNavADA jI sirohIroDa relve sTezana se 5 mIla para hai| yaha prAcIna sthApanA tIrtha kahA jAtA hai| yahA~ para lagabhaga 2200 varSa prAcIna rAjA saMprati ke samaya kA, bAvana jinAlaya sahita ati ramaNika mandira hai| isake bAre meM aisI mAnyatA hai ki chadmAvasthA meM vIra bhagavAn jaba yahA~ vicare the taba ghora upasarga hokara, bhagavAn ke kAnoM meM kIle Thoke gaye the, ve usa sthAna para nikAle gaye the aura isa jagaha, prabhu kI caraNapAdukA, eka choTI devarI meM sthApita kI gaI hai / mandira ke bAharI bhAga meM, zrI mahAvIra prabhu ke pUrva ke 27 bhava, raMge hue saMgamaramara ke paTToM para bar3e rocaka dikhAI dete haiM / pAsa kI pahAr3I para sammetazikhara kI racanA nirmANa ho rahA hai| ajArI: piMDavAr3A se tIna mIla ke antara para hai jahA~ para bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra kA bAvana jinAlaya vAlA maMdira hai| kalikAlasarvajJa prasiddha jainAcArya zrI hemacandrasarijI ne, sarasvatI devI kI ArAdhanA kI thI jisase yaha tIrtha 'sarasvatI tIrtha' bhI kahalAtA hai| yahA~ se karIba 4 mIla para basantagar3ha ke prAcIna jaina mandiroM ke khaMDahara dRSTigocara hote haiN| uparokta choTI paMcatIrthoM ke varNana se spaSTa hai ki inakA bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jIvitakAla se bahuta sambandha hai| kintu aitihAsika anusaMdhAna karane kI parama AvazyakatA hai| sirohI aura mIrapura : sirohI, bAmaNavADAjI se karIba 8 mIla para hai| yahAM para 18 jaina maMdira haiM jisameM se 15 maMdira eka hI mohalle meM hone se 'deharAzerI' kahalAtI hai| isameM se tIna maMjilA caumukhAjI kA maMdira prasiddha hai, isakI pratiSThA 2) ama Arya kayANAgatama smRtigraMtha
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________________ mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm m mmmmmmmuTRARAMAIRATRAILIAWAIIA[35] vi. saM. 1634 meM poravADa jJAtIya saMghavI ke vaMzaja zreSTha mehAjAla ne, prAcArya zrI vijayasenasarijI dvArA karAI thii|' mIrapura sirohI se praNAdarA jAte hae, moTara basa mArga para meDA AtA hai, jahA~ se mIrapura tIrtha 4 mIla dUra hai| yaha eka prAcIna tIrthasthAna hai jahA~ pahAr3a ke nIce sundara cAra maMdira haiN| delavADA AbU ke sadRza, ina maMdiroM kA sthApatya mAnA jAtA hai / isakA dUsarA nAma hamIragaDha hai / pArAsaNa (kumbhArIyAjI) tIrtha : AbU pradakSiNA kA pArAsaraNa (kumbhArIyAjI) tIrtha, pAbUroDa se karIba 16 mIla hai aura gujarAta rAjya ke antargata AtA hai| isakA ati prAcIna nAma 'kuntI nagarI' thaa| kahA jAtA hai ki vi. saM. 370 se 400 ke yahAM 300 mandira the / isa samaya pAMca mandira 11vIM sadI ke nimita haiN| sabase prAcIna lekha yahAM para vi. saM. 1110 kA hai| 1. sabase bar3A UMcA aura vistRta mandira bhagavAn zrI neminAthajI kA hai jisake bAhya bhAga meM deva deviyoM, yakSa yakSariNayoM kI bar3I sundara prAkRtiyA~ khudI huI haiM tathA mandira ke bhItara, zRgAra caukI, raMga maNDapa aura sabhAmaNDapa hai aura garbhAgAra meM mUlanAyaka bhagavAn zrI neminAthajI kI sundara cittAkarSaka mUrti virAjamAna hai| vi. saM. 1214 se 1575 ke lekha milate haiM kintu yaha mandira pArAsaraNa ke maMtrI pAsila kA vi. saM. 1174 ke karIba nirmANa karAyA jAnA pAyA jAtA hai| 2. dUsarA kalA aura kArIgarI kA mandira bhagavAn zrI mahAvIra svAmI kA hai| isa mandira kI kalAkRtiyAM bhavya aura adbhuta haiM jinakI samAnatA delavAr3A pAbU ke jinamandiroM se kI jA sakatI hai / stambhoM para sundara natya mudrAoM meM deva deviyoM kI mUrtiyA~ aMkita haiM aura gaMbhArA meM vicitra bArIka khudAI kI huI hai| 3. zrI pArzvanAthajI kA mandira bhI bahuta AlIzAna hai / sabhAmaNDapa meM do bar3e kAussa ggiye haiM jina para vi. saM. 1106 ke lekha haiM tathA cAra stambhoM aura toraNoM kI kalAkRtiyA~ ati manohara haiN| vi. saM. 1675 meM isakI pratiSThA huI taba dvAroM aura ghumaToM ko kalAyukta banAyA gayA thaa| 4. zrI zAntinAthajI ke mandira kA sthApatya, stambhoM kI racanA, toraNa aura chata bhI mahAvIra svAmI ke mandira ke sadRza hai| prAcIna lekha vi. saM. 1110 aura 1138 ke haiM jisase pAyA jAtA hai ki yaha mandira kumbhAriyAjI ke mandira meM sabase prathama nirmANa huA hai| 5. zrI sambhavanAthajI kA mandira, anya mandiroM se kucha dUrI para hai| koI lekha isake nirmANa ke viSaya meM nahIM miltaa| kisI dhanI puruSa kA banAyA huA karIba 1000 varSa prAcIna mandira hai jabaki pArAsaNa aura candrAvatI nagarI kI jAho-jalAlI thii| kumbhAriyAjo ke mandira, gujarAta ke maMtrI vimalazAha ne nirmANa karAye haiN| ina mandiroM ko alAuddIna khilajI ne vidhvaMsa kiye the aura vi. saM. 1675 meM jIrNoddhAra huA hai| arbudAcala pradakSiNA se 72 gAMvoM ke jinameM prasiddha va prAcIna jaina tIrthoM kA uparokta varNana kiyA hai jina-mandira haiN| kula 71 jinamandiroM ke lekhoM kA saMpAdana aura anuvAda itihAsa-premI sva. munirAja zrI jayantavijayajI kI pustaka-arbudAcala pradakSiNA jaina lekha saMdoha, AbU bhAga-5 meM milatA hai| inameM vi. saM. 744 ke prAcIna lekha ko chor3akara, kula lekha vi. saM. 1017 se 1977 taka ke bIca ke haiN| yaha pustaka vi. saM. 2005 vIra saMvata 2475 meM zrI yazovijayajI jaina granthamAlA bhAvanagara se prakAzita huI hai| 00 1. 'mahApuruSa mahAjAla nAma, tIrtha thApyu avicala dhAma' [paM. zIlavijayajI racita tIrthamAlA] 2. jaina tIrthono itihAsa' pU. 330 [lekhaka : tripuTI mahArAja] mAM zrI Arya kayANagautama smRti prAMthI rAjI .