Ashtapad Maha Tirth 01 Page 177 to 248

Author(s): Rajnikant Shah, Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: USA Jain Center America NY
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/009856/1

Page #1
// prAcIna jaina tIrtha // paNDita kalyANavijayajI gaNI * upakrama : pUrvakAla meM 'tIrtha' zabda maulika rUpa se jaina pravacana athavA caturvidha saMgha ke artha meM prayukta hotA thA, aisA jaina AgamoM se jJAta hotA hai| jaina pravacanakartA aura jainasaMgha ke saMsthApaka hone se hI jinadeva tIrthaMkara kahalAte haiN| tIrtha kA zabdArtha yahA~ nadI samudra meM utarane athavA unase bAhara nikalane kA surakSita mArga hotA hai| Aja kI bhASA meM ise ghATa aura bandara kaha sakate haiN| saMsAra samudra ko pAra karAne vAle jinAgama ko aura jaina-zramaNa saMgha ko bhAvatIrtha batAyA gayA hai, aura isakI vyutpatti 'tIryate saMsArasAgaro yena tat tIrtham" isa prakAra kI gaI hai, evaM nadI samudroM ko pAra karAne vAle tIrthoM ko dravya tIrtha mAnA gayA hai| uparyukta tIrthoM ke atirikta jaina-AgamoM meM kucha aura bhI tIrtha mAne gaye haiM, jinheM pichale granthakAroM ne sthAvara-tIrthoM ke nAma se nirdiSTa kiyA hai, aura ve darzana kI zuddhi karane vAle mAne gaye haiN| ina sthAvara tIrthoM kA nirdeza AcArAMga, Avazyaka Adi sUtroM kI niyuktiyoM meM milatA hai, jo mauryakAlIna grantha haiM / (ka) jaina sthAvara tIrthoM meM (1) aSTApada, (2) ujjayanta, (3) gajAgrapada, (4) dharmacakra, (5) ahicchatra pArzvanAtha, (6) rathAvarta parvata, (7) camarotpAta, (8) zatrujaya, (9) sammetazikhara aura (10) mathurA kA deva nirmita stUpa ityAdi tIrthoM kA saMkSipta athavA vistRta varNana jainasUtroM tathA sUtroM kI niyukti va bhASyoM meM milatA hai| (kha) (1) hastinApura, (2) zaurIpura, (3) mathurA, (4) ayodhyA, (5) kAmpilyapura, (6) vArANasI (kAzI), (7) zrAvastI, (8) kSatriyakuNDa, (9) mithilA, (10) rAjagRha, (11) apApA (pAvApurI), (12) bhaddilapura, (13) campApurI, (14) kauzAmbI, (15) ratnapura, (16) candrapurI Adi sthAna bhI tIrthaMkaroM kI janma, dIkSA, jJAna, nirvANa kI bhUmiyA~ hone ke kAraNa jainoM ke Various Jain Tirth Vol. IV Ch. 21-E, Pg. 1190-1192 & Nibandh Nischay Vol. I Ch. 1-D, 6 137 Pg. 67-70 Prachin Jain Tirth

Page #2
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth prAcIna tIrtha the, parantu vartamAna samaya meM inameM se adhikAMza vilupta ho cuke haiN| kucha kalyANaka bhUmiyoM meM Aja bhI choTe-bar3e jina mandira bane hue haiM, aura yAtrika loga darzanArtha jAte bhI haiN| parantu inakA purAtana mahattva Aja nahIM rhaa| ina tIrthoM ko 'kalyANaka bhUmi' kahate haiN| (ga) ukta tIrthoM ke atirikta kucha aise bhI sthAna jaina tIrthoM ke rUpa meM prasiddha hue the jinameM se kucha to Aja nAma zeSa ho cuke haiM, aura kucha vidyamAna bhI haiN| inakI saMkSipta nAma sUcanA yaha hai - (1) prabhAsa pATana - candraprabha, (2) stambha tIrtha - stambhana pArzvanAtha, (3) bhRgukaccha azvAvabodha zakunikA vihAra - munisuvrata, (4) sUrapArka (nAlAsopArA), (5) zaMkhapura- zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha, (6) cArUpa - pArzvanAtha, (7) tAraMgAhila -ajitanAtha, (8) arbudagiri (mAuNTa AbU), (9) satyapurIya-mahAvIra, (10) svarNagiri - mahAvIra, (11) karaheTaka-pArzvanAtha, (12) vidizA (bhilasA), (13) nAsikya-candraprabha, (14) antarikSa-pArzvanAtha, (15) kulpAka-AdinAtha, (16) khaNDagiri (bhuvanezvara), (17) zravaNa belagolA ityAdi aneka jaina prAcIna tIrtha prasiddha haiN| inameM jo vidyamAna haiM, unameM kucha to maulika haiM, tathA katipaya prAcIna tIrthoM ke sthAnApanna navanirmita jinacaityoM ke rUpa meM avasthita haiN| tIsarI zreNI ke jainatIrthoM ko hama paurANika tIrtha kahate haiN| inakA prAcIna jaina sAhitya meM varNana na hone para bhI kalpoM, jaina caritragranthoM tathA prAcIna stuti, stotroM meM inakI mahimA gAyI gaI hai| ukta tIna vargoM meM se isa lekha meM hama prathama varga ke sUtrokta tIrthoM kA hI saMkSepa meM nirUpaNa kreNge| * sUtrokta tIrtha : AcArAMga niyukti kI nimnalikhita gAthAoM meM prAcIna jainatIrthoM kA nAma nirdeza milatA hai| dasaNa nANa carite tavaveragge ya hoI u pstyaa| jA ya tahA tA ya tahA saksaNaM bucchaM slkkhnno||329 / / titthagarANa bhagavao pavayaNa pAvayaNi aisiddddhiinnN| abhigamaNa namaNa darisaNa kittaNa sUMpaaNA thunnnnaa||330 / / jammAbhiseya nikkhamaNa caraNa nANuppayA ya nivvaanne| diya loabhavaNa maMdara naMdIsara bhoma nagaresaM / / 331 / / aTThAvamugjiMte gayaggapayae ya dhammacakke y| pAsa rahAvattaMga camarUppAyaM ca vaMdAmi // 332 / / arthAt darzana, samyaktva-jJAna, cAritra, tapa, vairAgya, vinaya-viSayaka bhAvanAe~ jina kAraNoM se zuddha banatI haiM, unako svalakSaNoM ke sAtha kahU~gA / / 329 / / tIrthaMkara bhagavantoM ke, unake pravacana ke, pravacana-pracAraka AcAryoM ke, kevala, manaHparyava, avadhijJAna, vaikrayAdi atizaya labdhidhArI muniyoM ke sanmukha jAne, namaskAra karane, unakA darzana karane, unake guNoM kA Prachin Jain Tirth OM 138

Page #3
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth kIrtana karane, unakI anna vastrAdi se pUjA karane se darzana, jJAna, cAritra, tapa, vairAgya sambandhI guNoM kI zuddhi hotI hai||330|| janmakalyANaka sthAna, janmAbhiSeka sthAna, dIkSA sthAna, zramaNAvasthA kI vihAra bhUmi, kevala jJAnotpatti kA sthAna, aura nirvANa kalyANaka bhUmi ko tathA devaloka asurAdi ke bhavana, meru parvata, nandIzvara ke caityoM aura vyantaradevoM ke bhUmistha nagaroM meM rahI huI jinapratimAoM kI tathA (1) aSTApada, (2) ujjayaMta, (3) gajAgrapada, (4) dharmacakra, (5) ahicchatrasthita pArzvanAtha, (6) rathAvarta - padatIrtha, (7) camarotpAta Adi nAmoM se prasiddha jainatIrthoM meM sthita jinapratimAoM ko maiM vandana karatA huuN| niyuktikAra bhagavAn bhadrabAhu svAmI ne tIrthaMkara bhagavantoM ke janma, dIkSA, vihAra, jJAnotpatti, nirvANa Adi ke sthAnoM ko tIrtha svarUpa mAnakara vahA~ rahe hae jinacaityoM ko vaMdana kiyA hai| yahI nahIM, parantu rAjapraznIya, jIvAbhigama, sthAnAMga bhagavatI Adi sUtroM meM varNita deva sthita, asura-bhavana sthita, meruparvata sthita, nandIzvara dvIpa sthita, aura vyantara devoM ke bhUmi-garbha sthita nagaroM meM rahe hae caityoM kI zAzvata jinapratimAoM ko bhI vandana kiyA hai| niyukti kI gAthA 332 vIM meM niyuktikAra se tatkAlIna bhAratavarSa meM prasiddhi pAye hue sAta azAzvata jaina-tIrthoM ko vandana kiyA hai, jinameM eka chor3akara zeSa sabhI prAcIna tIrtha vicchinna ho cuke haiN| phira bhI zAstroM tathA bhramaNa vRttAntoM meM inakA jo varNana milatA hai, unake AdhAra para inakA yahA~ saMkSepa meM nirUpaNa kiyA jaayegaa| * aSTApada : aSTApada parvata RSabhadevakAlIna ayodhyA se uttara kI dizA meM avasthita thaa| bhagavAn RSabhadeva jaba kabhI ayodhyA kI tarapha padhArate taba aSTApada parvata para Thaharate the, aura ayodhyAvAsI rAjA-prajA unakI dharma-sabhA meM darzana vandanArtha tathA dharma zravaNArtha jAte the| parantu vartamAnakAlIna ayodhyA ke uttara dizA bhAga meM aisA koI parvata dRSTigocara nahIM hotA jise aSTApada mAnA jA ske| isake kAraNa aneka jJAta hote haiN| pahalA to yaha hai ki uttaradiga vibhAga meM bhArata se lagI huI parvata zreNiyA~ usa samaya meM itanI ThaNDI aura himAcchAdita nahIM thIM, jitanI Aja haiN| dUsarA kAraNa yaha hai ki aSTApada parvata ke zikhara para bhagavAn RSabhadeva aura unake gaNadhara tathA anya ziSyoM kA nirvANa hone ke bAda devatAoM ne tIna stUpa aura bharata cakravartI ne siMhaniSadyA nAmaka jinacaitya banavAkara usameM cauvIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI varNa-mAnopeta pratimAe~ pratiSThita karavA kara caitya ke dvAroM para lohamaya yAntrika dvArapAla sthApita kiye the| itanA hI nahIM, parantu parvata ko cAroM ora se chilavAkara sAmAnya bhUmigocara manuSyoM ke liye zikhara para pahu~canA azakya banavA diyA thaa| usakI U~cAI ke ATha bhAga kara kramazaH ATha mekhalAe~ banavAI thIM, isI kAraNa se parvata kA aSTApada yaha nAma pracalita huA thaa| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke isa nirvANa sthAna ke durgama bana jAne ke bAda deva, vidyAdhara, vidyAcAraNa, labdhidhArI muni aura jaMghAcAraNa muniyoM ke sivAya anya koI bhI darzanArthI aSTApada para nahIM jA sakatA thA; aura isI kAraNa se bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI ne apanI dharma sabhA meM yaha sUcana kiyA thA ki jo manuSya apanI Atmazakti se aSTApada parvata para pahu~catA hai vaha isI bhava meM saMsAra se mukta hotA hai| -35 139 Prachin Jain Tirth

Page #4
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth aSTApada ke aprApya hone kA tIsarA kAraNa yaha bhI hai ki sagara cakravartI ke putroM ne aSTApada parvata sthita jinacaitya stUpa Adi ko apane pUrvaja vaMzya bharata cakravartI ke smAraka ke cAroM tarapha gaharI khAI khudavAkara use gaMgA ke jalapravAha se bharavA diyA thA, aisA prAcIna jaina kathAsAhitya meM kiyA gayA varNana Aja bhI upalabdha hotA hai| uparyukta aneka kAraNoM se hamArA aSTApada tIrtha jisakA nirdeza zruta kevalI bhagavAn bhadrabAhu svAmI ne apanI AcArAMga niyukti meM sarvaprathama kiyA hai, hamAre liye Aja adarzanIya aura alabhya bana cukA AcArAMga niyukti ke atirikta Avazyaka niyukti kI nimnalikhita gAthAoM se bhI aSTApada tIrtha kA vizeSa paricaya milatA hai aha bhagavaM bhavamahaNo puvvANamaNUNayaM sayasahassaM / aNupubbi viharariUNaM pattI aTThAvayaM selaM / / 433 / / ' aTThAvayammi sele caudasabhatteNa so maharisINaM / dasahiM / sahassehi samaM nivvANamaNuttaraM patto // 434 // * taba saMsAra duHkha kA anta karane vAle bhagavAn RSabhadeva sampUrNa eka lAkha pUrvavarSoM taka pRthvI para vihAra karake anukrama se aSTApada parvata para pahu~ce, aura chaH upavAsa ke tapa ke anta meM dasa hajAra munigaNa ke sAtha sarvocca nirvANa ko prApta hue || 433 || 434 / / * yaha gAthAMka Prachin Jain Tirth - nivvANaM ciigAgiI jiNassa ikkhAga - sesagANaM ca / sakahA 3 zubha jiNahare 4 jAyaga 5 teNA'hiaggiti ||435 / / * bhagavAn aura unake ziSyoM ke nirvANAntara caturnikAyoM ke devoM ne Akara unake zavoM ke agni saMskArArtha tIna citAe~ bnvaaiiN| pUrva meM golAkAra citA tIrthaMkara ke zarIra ke dAhArtha, dakSiNa meM trikoNAkAra citA ikSvAkuvaMzya gaNagharoM ke tathA mahAmuniyoM ke zavadAhArtha banavAIM, aura pazcima dizA kI tarapha caukora cA zeSa zramaNagaNa ke zarIra saMskArArtha banavAI, aura tIrthaMkara Adi ke zarIra yathAsthAna citAoM para rakhakara agnikumAra devoM ne unheM agni dvArA sulagAyA, vAyukumAra devoM ne vAyu dvArA agni ko joza diyA, aura carma-mAMsa ke jala jAne para meghakumAroM ne jalavRSTi dvArA citAoM ko ThaNDA kiyaa| taba bhagavAn ke UparI Aye jabar3e kI zakrendra ne dAhinI tarapha kI IzAnendra ne tathA nicale jabar3e kI bAMI tarapha kI camarendra ne, aura vAhinI tarapha kI dAveM balIndra ne grahaNa kii| indroM ke atirikta zeSa devoM ne bhagavAn ke zarIra kI anya asthiyA~ grahaNa kara liiN| taba vahA~ upasthita rAjAdi manuSyagaNa ne tIrthaGgara tathA muniyoM ke zarIra dahana sthAnoM kI bhasma ko bhI pavitra jAnakara grahaNa kara liyA / citAoM ke sthAna para devoM ne tIna stUpa banavAye, aura bharata cakravartI ne caubIsa tIrthaGkaroM kI varNamAnopeta saparikara murtiyA~ sthApita karane yogya jinagRha bnvaaye| usa samaya jina manuSyoM kI citAoM se asthi, bhasmAdi nahIM milA thA, unhoMne usakI prApti nibandha nizcaya kI hai / as 140 a

Page #5
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth ke liye devoM se bar3I namratA ke sAtha yAcanA kI, jisase isa avasarpiNI kAla meM yAcaka zabda pracalita huaa| citA kuNDoM meM agni cayana karane ke kAraNa tIna kuNDoM meM agni sthApana karane kA pracAra calA, aura vaisA karane vAle AhitAgni khlaaye| uparyukta sUtrokta varNana ke atirikta bhI aSTApada tIrtha se sambandha rakhane vAle aneka vRttAnta sUtroM, caritroM, tathA (paurANika) prakIrNaka jainagranthoM meM milate haiN| parantu ina saba ke varNanoM dvArA viSaya ko bar3hAnA nahIM caahte| -26 141 - Prachin Jain Tirth

Page #6
/ bhArata ke digambara jaina tIrtha / / uttarAkhaNDa janapada kSetra- kailAza (badrInAtha, kailAza, aSTApada), zrInagara aSTApada balabhadra jaina * nirvANa kSetra : aSTApada nirvANa kSetra hai / 'aTThAvayammi risaho' yaha prAkRta nirvANa bhakti kI prathama gAthA kA prathama caraNa hai| isakA artha yaha hai ki RSabhadeva bhagavAn aSTApada parvata se mukta hue| aSTApada dUsarA nAma kailAza hai| harivaMza purANa ke kartA aura AcArya jinasena ne bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke mukti-gamana se pUrva kailAza parvata para dhyAnArUr3ha hone kA bar3A mArmika citraNa kiyA hai| itthaM kRtvA samarthaM bhavajaladhijalottAraNe bhAvatIrthaM kalpAntasthAyi bhUyastribhuvanahitakRt kSetratIrthaM ca kartum / svAbhAvyAdAruroha zramaNagaNasuravAtasampUjyapAdaH kailAsAkhyaM mahardhi niSadhamiva vRSAditya iddha prabhAMDhyaH / / -harivaMza purANa, 12-80 arthAt munigaNa aura devoM se pUjita caraNoM ke dhAraka zrI vRSabha jinezvara saMsArarUpI sAgara ke jala se pAra karane meM samartha ratnatraya rUpa bhAvatIrtha kA pravartana kara kalpAnta kAla taka sthira rahanevAle evaM tribhuvana jana hitakArI kSetratIrtha ko pravartana karane ke lie svabhAvataH kailAza parvata para isa taraha ArUr3ha ho gaye, jisa taraha dedIpyamAna prabhA kA dhAraka vRSa kA sUrya niSAdhAcalapara ArUr3ha hotA hai| isake pazcAt AcArya ne kailAzagiri se bhagavAn ke mukti-gamana kA varNana karate hue likhA hai tasminnadrau jinendraH sphaTikamaNizilA jAlaramye nisspnnnno| yogAnAM sannirodhaM saha dazabhiratho yoginAM yaiH shstraiH| kRtvA kRtvAntamante caturapadamahAkarmabhedasya zarmasthAnaM sthAnaM sa saiddhaM samagamadamalasragdharAbhyaya'mAnaH / / 12 / 81 Uttarakhand - Ashtapad Vol. xv Ch. 114-C, Pg. 6695-6707 -26 142 Bharat ke Digamber Jain Tirth -- -

Page #7
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth arthAt sphaTika maNi kI zilAoM se ramaNIya usa kailAza parvata para ArUr3ha hokara bhagavAn ne eka hajAra rAjAo ke sAtha yaga nirodha kiyA aura anta meM cAra aghAtiyA karmoM kA anta kara nirmala mAlAoM ke dhAraka devo se pUjita ho ananta sukha ke sthAnabhUta mokSa sthAna ko prApta kiyaa| bharata aura vRSabhasena Adi gaNadharoM ne bhI kailAza parvata se hI mokSa prApta kiyA zailaM vRSabhasenAdyaiH kailAzamadhiruhA sH| zeSakarmakSayAnmokSamante prAptaH suraiH stutH|| -harivaMzapurANa, 136 munirAja bharata Ayu ke anta meM vRSabhasena Adi gaNadharoM ke sAtha kailAza parvata para ArUr3ha ho gaye aura zeSa karmoM kA kSaya karake vahIM se mokSa prApta kiyaa| zrI bAhubalI svAmI ko kailAza parvata se nirvANa prApta huaa| isa sambandha meM AcArya jinasena AdipurANa meM ullekha karate haiM itthaM sa vizvavidvizvaM prINayan svavaco'mRtaiH / kailAsamacalaM prApat pUtaM saMnidhinA guroH / / 36 / 203 arthAt samasta vizva ke padArthoM ko jAnanevAle bAhubalI apane vacanarUpI amRta ke dvArA samasta saMsAra ko santuSTa karate hue pUjya pitA bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke sAmIpya se pavitra hue kailAza parvata para jA phuNce| ayodhyA nagarI ke rAjA tridazaMjaya kI rAnI indurekhA thii| unake jitazatru nAmaka putra thaa| jitazatru ke sAtha podanapura nareza vyAnanda kI putrI vijayA kA vivAha huA thaa| dvitIya tIrthaMkara ajitanAtha inhIM ke kuladIpaka putra the| bhagavAn ke pitAmaha tridazaMjaya ne muni-dIkSA le lI aura kailAza parvata se mukta hue| sagara cakravartI ke uttarAdhikArI bhagIratha nareza ne kailAza meM jAkara muni-dIkSA lI aura gaMgA-taTa para tapa karake mukta hue| prAkRta nirvANa bhakti meM aSTApada se nirvANa prApta karanevAle kucha mahApuruSoM kA nAma-smaraNa karate hue unheM namaskAra kiyA gayA hai| usameM AcArya kahate haiM NAyakumAra muNindo bAla mahAbAla ceva accheyaa| aTThAvayagiri-sihare NivvANa gayA Namo tesiM / / 15 / / arthAt aSTApada zikhara se vyAla, mahAvyAla, acchedya, abhedya aura nAgakumAra muni mukta hue| hariSeNa cakravartI kA putra harivAhana thaa| usane kailAza parvata para dIkSA lI aura vahIM se nirvANa prApta kiyaa| harivAhana duddhara bahu dharahu / muni hariSeNa aMgu tau cariu / / ghAticaukka kamma khaU kiyuu| kevala NAya udaya tava hayaU / / niru sacarAcaru pekhiu lou| puNi tiNijAya diyau nirujou / / anta yAli sanyAsa kareya / aTThasiddhi guNi hiyaU dhreu|| suddha samAdhi cayeviya paann| niruvama suha pattai nivvANa / / -kavi zaMkara kRta hariSeNa carita, 707-709 (eka jIrNa guTakepara-se-racanA kAla 1526) 1. uttarapurANa, 48/141 -36 143 - - Bharat ke Digamber Jain Tirth

Page #8
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth vividha tIrthakalpa meM AcArya jinaprabha sUri ne 'aSTApada kalpa' nAmaka kalpa kI racanA kI hai| usameM likhA hai- indra ne aSTApada para ratnatraya ke pratIka tIna stUpa bnaaye| bharata cakravartI ne yahA~ para siMhaniSadyA banavAyIM, jinameM siddha pratimAe~ virAjamAna kraayiiN| inake atirikta unhoMne caubIsa tIrthaMkAroM aura apane bhAIyoM kI pratimAe~ bhI virAjamAna kraayiiN| unhoMne caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM aura ninyAnave bhAIyoM ke stUpa bhI banavAye the / bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke mokSa jAne para unakI citA devoM ne pUrva dizA meM bnaayii| bhagavAn ke sAtha jo muni mokSa gaye the, unameM jo ikSvAkuvAMzI the, unakI citA dakSiNa dizA meM tathA zeSa muniyoM kI citA pazcima dizA meM banAyI gyiiN| bAdameM tInoM dizAoM meM citAoM ke sthAna para devoM ne tIna stUpoM kI racanA kii| aneka jaina granthoM meM ullekha milatA hai ki kailAza para bharata cakravartI tathA anya aneka rAjAoM ne ratna pratimAe~ sthApita karAyI thiiN| yathA kailAza zikhare ramye yathA bharatacakriNA / sthApitAH pratimA vA jinAyatanapavitapu / / tathA sUryaprameNApi... -hariSeNa kathAkoSa, 56 / 5 jisa prakAra manohara kailAza zikhara para bharata cakravartI ne jinAlayoM kI paMktiyoM meM nAnA varNavAlI pratimAe~ sthApita kI thIM, usI prakAra sUryaprabha nareza ne malayagiri para sthApita kI / / bharata cakravartI ne covIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI jo ratna-pratimAe~ pratiSThita kI thIM, unakA astitva kaba taka rahA, yaha to spaSTa rUpa se nahIM kahA jA sakatA, kintu ina mandiroM aura mUrtiyoM kA astitva cakravartI ke pazcAt sahasrAbdiyoM taka rahA, isa prakAra ke sphuTa ullekha jaina vAGmaya meM hameM yatra-tatra milate haiN| dvitIya cakravartI sagara ke sATha hajAra putroM ne jaba apane pitA se kucha kArya karane kI AjJA mA~gI taba vicAra kara cakravartI bole rAjJApyAz2ApitA yUyaM kailAse bharatezinA / gRhAH kRtA mahAratnezcatatuvizatirarhatAm / / teSAM gaGgAM prakurvIdhyaM parikhAM paritAM girim / iti te'pi tathAkurvan daNDaratnena sattvaram / / -uttarapurANa, 48 / 107-108 arthAt rAjA sagara ne bhI AjJA dI ki bharata cakravartI ne kailAza parvata para mahAratnoM se arahantoM ke caubIsa mandira banavAye the| tuma loga usa parvata ke cAroM ora gaMgA nadI ko una mandiroM kI parikhA banA do| una rAjaputroM ne bhI pitA kI AjJAnusAra daNDaratna se vaha kAma zIghra hI kara diyaa| isa ghaTanA ke pazcAt bharata cakravartI dvArA kailAza parvata para banAye hue jina mandiroM kA ullekha vAlI muni ke prasaMga meM AtA hai| eka bAra laMkApati dazAnana nityAloka nagara ke nareza nityAloka kI putrI ratnAvalI se vivAha karake AkAza mArga se jA rahA thaa| kintu kailAza parvata ke Upara se Ur3ate samaya usakA puSpaka vimAna sahasA ruka gyaa| dazAnana ne vimAna rukane kA kAraNa jAnanA cAhA to usake Bharat ke Digamber Jain Tirth -35 144

Page #9
amAtya mArIca ne kahA- "deva! kailAza parvata para eka munirAja pratimA yoga se virAjamAna haiN| ve ghora tapasvI pratIta hote haiM isIlie yaha vimAna unako atikramaNa nahIM kara sakA hai| dazAnana ne usa parvata para uttara munirAja ke darzana kiye| kintu vaha dekhate hI pahacAna gayA ki yaha vAlI hai| usake sAtha apane pUrva saMgharSa kA smaraNa karake vaha bar3e krodha meM bolA- are durbuddhi ! tU bar3A tapa kara rahA hai ki abhimAna se merA vimAna roka liyA, maiM tere isa ahaMkAra ko abhI naSTa kiye detA hU~ tU jisa kailAza parvata para baiThA hai, use ukhAr3a kara tere hI sAtha abhI samudra meM pheMkatA hU~ / " yaha kahakara dazAnana ne jyoMhI apanI bhujAoM se vidyA - bala kI sahAyatA se kailAza ko uThAnA prArambha kiyA, munirAja vAlI ne avadhijJAna se dazAnana ke dasa dRSkRtya ko jAna liyaa| taba ve vicAra karane lage kAritaM bharatenedaM jinAyagatanamUttamam / sarvaratnamayaM tu bahurupa virAjitam / / pratyahaM bhaktisaMyuktaiH kRtapUjaM surAsuraiH / mA vinAzi calatyasmin parvate bhinna parvaNi / / Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth - padmapurANa 9 / 147- 148 arthAt bharata cakravartI ne ye nAnA prakAra ke sarva ratnamayI U~ce-U~ce jinamandira banavAye haiN| bhakti se bhare hue sura aura asura pratidina inakI pUjA karate haiN| ataH isa parvata ke vicalita ho jAnepara kahIM ye jinamandira naSTa na ho jAyeM / aisA vicAra kara munirAja ne parvata ko apane paira ke aMgUThe se dabA diyaa| dazAnana daba gayA aura burI taraha rone lgaa| tabhI se usakA nAma rAvaNa par3a gyaa| taba dayAvaza unhoMne aMgUThA DhIlA kara diyA aura rAvaNa parvata ke nIce se nikalakara nirabhimAna ho munirAja kI stuti karane lagA / mahAmuni vAlI ghora tapasyA karake kailAza se mukta hue / isa ghaTanA se yaha niSkarSa nikalatA hai ki usa kAla taka bharata dvArA nirmita jina-mandira vidyamAna the| kintu paMcama kAla meM ye naSTa ho gaye, isa prakAra kI nizcita sUcanA bhaviSyavANI ke rUpa meM hotI En kailAsa parvate santi bhavanAni jinezinAM / caturviMzati saMkhyAti kRtAni maNikAJcanaiH // surAsuranarAdhIzaivaMnditAni divAnizam / yAsyanti duHSama kAle nAzaM taskArAdibhiH // - hariSeNa bRhatkathA, koSa 199 arthAt kailAza parvata para maNiratnoM ke bane hue tIrthaMkaroM ke caubIsa bhavana haiN| sura, asura aura rAjA loga unakI dinarAta vandanA karate rahate haiN| duHSama (paMcama) kAla meM taskAra Adi ke dvArA ve naSTa ho jaayeNge| jaina purANa-granthoM se jJAta hotA hai ki caturtha kAla meM kailAza yAtrA kA bahuta rivAja thA / vidyA vimAnoM dvArA kailAza kI yAtrA ko jAte rahate the| aMjanA aura pavanaMjaya kA vivAha sambandha kailAza kI yAtrA ke samaya hI huA thA / pavanaMjaya ke pitA rAjA prahlAda aura aMjanA ke pitA rAjA mahendra donoM hI as 145 a Bharat ke Digamber Jain Tirth

Page #10
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth phAlgunI aSTAlikA meM kailAza kI vandanA ke lie gaye the| vahIM para donoM mitroM ne apane putra aura putrIkA sambandha kara vivAha kara diyaa| vidyAdharoM kI kailAza-yAtrA ke aise aneka prasaMgoM kA ullekha jaina purANa sAhitya meM upalabdha hotA * kailAza kI sthiti : kailAza kI AkRti aise liMgAkAra kI hai jo SoDaza dalavAle kamala ke madhya khar3A ho| una solaha dalavAle zikharoM meM sAmane ke do zrRMga jhukakara lambe ho gaye haiN| isI bhAga se kailAza kA jala gaurI kuNDa meM giratA hai| ___ kailAza ina parvatoM meM sabase U~cA hai / usakA raMga kasoTI ke Thosa patthara jaisA hai| kintu barpha meM Dhake rahene ke kAraNa vaha rajata varNa pratIta hotA hai| dUsare zRMga kacce lAla maTamele patthara ke haiN| kailAza ke zikhara kI U~cAI, samudra tala se 19000 phuTa hai| isakI car3hAI Der3ha mIla kI hai jo ki bahuta hI kaThina hai / kailAza kI ora dhyAna pUrvaka dekhane se eka Azcaryajanaka bAta dRSTi meM AtI hai| vaha yaha hai ki kailAza ke zikhara ke cAroM konoM meM aisI mandirAkRti svataH banI huI haiM, jaise bahuta se mandiroM ke zikharoM para cAroM ora banI hotI haiN| tibbata kI ora se yaha parvata r3halAnavAlA hai| udhara tibbatiyoM ke bahuta mandira bane hue haiN| bahuta se tibbatI to isakI battIsa mIla kI parikramA daNDavat praNipAta dvArA lagAte haiN| 'liMga-pUjA' zabda kA pracalana tibbata se hI prArambha huA hai| tibbatI bhASA meM liMga kA artha kSetra yA tIrtha hai| ataH liMgapUjA kA artha tIrtha-pUjA huaa| * kailAza aura aSTApada : prAkRta nirvANa bhakti meM 'aThThAvayammi risaho 'arthAt RSabhadeva kI nirvANa bhUmi aSTApada batalAyI gayI hai| kintu kahIM 'kailAze vRSabhasya nirvRttimahI' arthAt kailAza ko hI RSabhadeva kI nirvANa bhUmi mAnA hai| saMskRta nirvANa bhakti meM bhI aSTApada ke sthAna para kailAza ko hI RSabhadeva kA nirvANa dhAma mAnA gayA hai| (kailAzazailazikhare parinirvRto'sau / zailozibhAvamupapadya vRSo mahAtmA / / ) nirvANa-kSetroM kA nAmollekha karate hue saMskRta nirvANa kANDa meM eka sthAna para kahA gayA hai- 'sahayAcale ca himavatyapi suprtisstthe|' isameM sampUrNa himavAn parvata ko hI siddhakSetra mAnA gayA hai| yahA~ vicAraNIya yaha hai ki kyA kailAza aura aSTApada paryAyavAcI zabda haiM? yaha bhI avazya vicAraNIya hai ki kailAza athavA aSTApada ko nirvANa kSetra mAna lene ke pazcAt himAlaya parvata ko nirvANa bhUmi mAnA gayA to usameM kailAza nAmaka parvata to svayaM antarbhUta thA, phira kailAza ko pRthak nirvANa kSetra kyoM mAnA gayA? isa prakAra ke praznoM kA samAdhAna pAye binA uparyukta ArSa kathanoM meM sAmaMjasya nahIM ho paataa| pahale prazna kA samAdhAna hameM vividha tIrthakalpa (aSTApada giri kalpa 49) meM mila jAtA hai| usameM likhA hai 3. It may be mentioned here that Linga is a Tibetan word for land. The Northern most district of Bengal is caled Dorjiling, which means Thunder's land. - S.K. Roy (Pre-Historic India and Ancient Egypt, pg. 28). Bharat ke Digamber Jain Tirth -36 146

Page #11
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth "tIse (aujjhA) a uttaradisAbhAe vArasAjoaNesuM aTThAvao nAma kailAsAparabhihANo rambho nagavaro aTTajoaNuccI sacchaphAlihasilAmao, ittuccialoge dhavalagiritti pasiddho / ' arthAt ayodhyA ke uttara dizA bhAga meM bAraha yojana dUra aSTApada nAmaka suramya parvata hai, jisakA dUsarA nAma kailAza hai| yaha ATha yojana U~cA hai aura nirmala sphaTika zilAoM se yukta hai| yaha loka maiM dhavalagiri ke nAma se bhI prasiddha hai| isa ullekha se yaha siddha ho jAtA hai ki aSTApada, kailAza aura dhavalagiri ye saba samAnArthaka aura paryAyavAcI haiN| isase pahale prazna kA uttara to mila jAtA hai ki aSTApada aura kailAza paryAyavAcI haiM, kintu zeSa praznoM kA uttara khojanA zeSa raha jAtA hai / sampUrNa himAlaya ko siddha kSetra mAna lene para aSTApada aura kailAza kA pRthak siddhakSetra ke rUpa meM ullekha karane kI kyA saMgati ho sakatI hai ? kintu gaharAI se vicAra karane para hama isa niSkarSa para pahu~cate haiM ki aSTApada aura kailAza himavAn yA himAlaya ke nAmAntara mAtra haiM / dhavalagiri zabda se isa bAtakA samarthana ho jAtA hai / himAlaya hima ke kAraNa dhavala hai, isalie vaha dhavalagiri bhI kahalAtA hai| ataH dhavalagiri ke samAna himAlaya ko bhI aSTApada aura kailAza kA paryAyavAcI samajha lenA caahie| isa mAnyatA ko svIkAra kara lene para yaha niSkarSa nikalatA hai ki kailAza yA aSTApada kahane para himAlaya meM bhAgIrathI, alakanandA aura gaMgA ke taTavartI badarInAtha Adi se lekara kailAza nAmaka parvata taka kA samasta parvata pradeza A jAtA hai| isameM Ajakala ke RSikeza jozImaTha, badarInAtha, kedAranAtha, gaMgotrI, jamanotrI aura mukhya kailAza sammilita haiN| yaha parvata pradeza aSTApada bhI kahalAtA thA kyoMki isa pradeza meM parvatoM kI jo zrRMkhalA phailI huI hai, usake bar3e-bar3e aura mukhya ATha pada haiN| unake nAma isa prakAra haiM- kailAza, gaurIzaMkara, droNagiri, nandA, nara nArAyaNa, badarInAtha aura trizUlI / jaina purANoM se jJAta hotA hai ki jaba RSabhadeva rAjyabhAra saMbhAla ne yogya hue, to mahArAja nAbhirAja ne unakA rAjyAbhiSeka kara diyaa| (AdipurANa 16 / 224) / jaba RSabhadeva nIlAMjanA apsarA kI Akasmika mRtyu ke kAraNa saMsAra, zarIra aura bhogoM se virakta ho gaye aura dIkSA lI, usa samaya bhI mahArAja nAbhirAya aura rAnI marudevI anya logoM ke sAtha tapa kalyANaka kA utsava dekhane ke lie pAlakI ke pIche rahe the (AdipurANa 17 / 178) / vana meM pahuMcane para RSabhadeva ne mAtA-pitA aura bandhujanoM se AjJA lekara zramaNa-dIkSA le lii| (padmapurANa 3 / 282 ) / ina avataraNoM se yaha to spaSTa hai ki tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva ke dIkSA mahotsava ke samaya unake mAtA-pitA vidyamAna the kintu isake bAda ve donoM kitane dina jIvita rahe athavA unhoMne apanA zeSa jIvana kisa prakAra aura kahA~ vyatIta kiyA, isake sambandha meM jaina sAhitya meM abhI taka koI spaSTa ullekha hamAre dekhane meM nahIM AyA / kintu isa viSaya meM hindu purANa 'zrImadbhAgavata' meM maharSi zukadeva ne jo vivaraNa prastuta kiyA hai, vaha atyanta mahattvapUrNa hai| maharSi likhate haiM "viditAnurAgamApaura prakRti janapado rAjA nAbhirAtmajaM samayasetu rakSAyAmabhiSicya saha marudevyA vizAlAyAM prasanna nipuNena tapasA samAdhiyogena... mahimAnamavApa / " - zrImadbhAgavata 5 / 415 isakA Azaya yaha hai ki janatA bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko atyanta prema karatI thI aura unameM zraddhA rakhatI thii| yaha dekhakara rAjA nAbhirAya dharmamaryAdA kI rakSA karane ke lie apane putra RSabhadeva kA rAjyAbhiSeka 147 a Bharat ke Digamber Jain Tirth

Page #12
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth karake vizAla (badarikAzrama) meM marudevI sahita prasanna mana se ghora tapa karate hue yathAkAla jIvanmukti ko prApta hue| isa ullekha se spaSTa hai ki badarikAzrama (jise badarI vizAla yA vizAlA bhI kahate haiM) meM nAbhirAja jIvanamukta hue| isa kAraNa yaha sthAna tIrthadhAma bnaa| jahA~ mAtA marudevI ne tapasyA kI thI, vahA~ logoM ne mandira banAkara unake prati apanI bhakti pragaTa kii| vaha mandira mANAgA~va ke nikaTa hai| yaha bhAratIya sImA para antima bhAratIya gA~va hai| alakanandA ke usa pAra mANagA~va hai aura isa para mAtA kA mandira hai| sambhavataH jisa sthAna para baiThakara nAbhirAja ne jIvanamukti prApta kI thI, usa sthAna para unake caraNa sthApita kara diye gye| ye caraNa badarInAtha mandira ke pIche parvata para bane hue haiN| unake nikaTa hI bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke eka vizAla mandira kA bhI nirmANa kiyA gyaa| yaha mAnane ke paryApta kAraNa haiM ki yahA~ para prathama cakravartI bharata ne yaha mandira banavAyA thaa| unhoM ne kailAza parvata para jo 72 svarNa mandira nirmita karAye the, badarI vizAla kA mandira unameM se eka thaa| badarI nAmaka choTI jhAr3iyA~ hI yahA~ milatI haiN| yahA~ prAcIna kAla meM munijana tapasyA kiyA karate the| isa kAraNa yahA~ muniyoM kA Azrama bhI rahA hogaa| ataH ise badarikAzrama kahane lage aura yahA~ ke mUlanAyaka bhagavAn ko badarInAtha kahane lge| Aja bhI yahA~ mandira aura RSabhadeva kI mUrti vidyamAna hai| ina saba kAraNoM se spaSTataH yaha jainatIrtha hai| samrATa bharata ne ye mandira eka hI sthAna para nahIM banavAye the, apitu ve usa vistIrNa parvata pradeza ke una sthAnoM para banavAye gaye, jahA~ muniyoM ne tapasyA kI athavA jahA~ se unheM mukti-lAbha huaa| Bharat ke Digamber Jain Tirth - -36 148

Page #13
// madhya eziyA aura paMjAba meM jainadharma / / hIrAlAla duggaDa prAstAvika: madhya eziyA aura paMjAba meM jaina dharma - hIrAlAla duggaDa dvArA likhita yaha pustaka sAta adhyAyoM meM vibhAjita hai| jisameM jainadharma kI prAcInatA jaina, sAhitya, jaina dharma ke pramukha saMpradAya aura paMjAba meM usa samaya jaina dharma kI paristhiti kA vistRta varNana milatA hai| grantha kA prathama adhyAya-jaina dharma kI prAcInatA aura lokamata hai| usameM kailAza parvata ko hI aSTApada mAnakara usakA varNana kiyA gayA hai| jisakA aMza yahA~ prastuta kiyA gayA hai| isa aMza meM RSabhadeva aura ziva eka hI haiN| yaha bAta vibhinna dRSTi pUrvaka samajhAne kA prayanta kiyA gayA hai| usameM se aSTApada ke sAtha saMbandhita aMza yahA~ prastuta kiye haiN| (1) kailAza - aSTApada parvata zrI RSabhadeva ne kailAza (aSTApada) parvata para jAkara anazanapUrvaka nirvANa (zivapada) prApta kiyA thaa| ziva kA dhAma tathA tapasyA sthAna bhI kailAza mAnA jAtA hai / (2) nAsAgradRSTi - ziva ko bhI nAsAgradRSTi hai / yogIzvara RSabhadeva dhyAnAvasthA meM sadA nAsAgradRSTi rakhate the / (3) padmAsanAsIna- zrI RSabhadeva ne kailAza (aSTApada) parvata para padmAsana se dhyAnArUr3ha hokara zukladhyAna se mokSa prApta kiyA / ziva bhI padmAsana meM baiThe hue dikhalAI par3ate haiM / (4) zivarAtri - zrI RSabhadeva ne mAgha kRSNA trayodazI kI rAtri ko kailAza (aSTApada) parvata para nirvANa (mokSa) pada prApta kiyA thA / kailAza parvata tibbata kI pahAr3iyoM para sthita hai / liMgapUjA kA zabda tibbata se hI prArambha huA hai / tibbatI bhASA meM liMga kA artha indra dvArA sthApita tIrtha athavA kSetra hai / ataH liMgapUjA kA parva tibbatI bhASA meM tIrtha yA kSetra pUjA hai / jainAgamoM ke anusAra zrI RSabhadeva ke kailAza parvata para nirvANa hone se narendra (cakravartI bharata) tathA devendroM dvArA yahA~ Akara unake pArthiva zarIra kA dAha saMskAra kiyA thA, aura unakI citA sthAnoM para devendroM ne tIna stUpoM kA nirmANa 1. jainAcArya jinaprabhasari ne apane vividha tIrthakalpa meM kaI jaina tIrthoM kA liMga ke nAma se ullekha kiyA hai| yathA siMhapure pAtAlaliMgAbhidhaH zrI neminAthaH / arthAt paMjAba meM siMhapura meM pAtAla liMga (indra dvArA nirmita tIrthakSetra) nAma kA neminAtha kA mahAtIrtha hai| (vividha tIrthakalpa pR. 86 caturaziti mahAtIrthanAma klp|) 2. It may be mentioned that linga is Tibetian word of Land. Ashtapad Parvat Vol. II Ch. 9-B, Pg. 434-437 - 149 Jainism in Central Asia

Page #14
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth kiyA, tathA cakravartI bharata ne una stUpoM ke samIpastha kSetra meM zrI RSabhadeva se lekara vardhamAna mahAvIra taka caubIsa tIrthaGkaro kI una tIrthaGkaroM ko zarIra tathA varNa ke anurUpa ratnoMmayI pratimAoM vAle jinamandira kA nirmANa karAyA thA / isa prakAra narendra aura devendroM dvArA isa tIrtha kI sthApanA huI / tabhI se (gujarAtI) mAgha vadi 13 ko RSabhadeva kI nirvANa rAtri ko devoM, dAnavoM, mAnavoM, devendroM, narendroM ne milakara prabhu RSabhadeva ke nirvANa kalyANaka kI pUjA karake mahAzivarAtri kA parva manAyA, jo Ajataka cAlu hai / koI zivaliMga ke udaya (tIrtha sthApanA) kI tithi mAgha vadi 14 mAnate haiM / isakA Azaya yaha pratIta hotA hai ki zrI RSabhadeva ke nirvANa ke dUsare dina vahA~ jinamandira aura stUpoM kI nIMva rakhakara tIrthakSetra kI sthApanA kI hogI / isalie mahAzivarAtrI mAgha vadi 13 kI tathA tIrtha sthApanA (zivaliMga kA avatAra) mAgha vadi 14 kI mAnyatA cAlu huI / bharata cakravartI ne jisa jinamandira kA nirmANa karAyA thA usakA nAma siMhaniSadyA rakha diyA / siMhaniSadyA ke nirmANa ke bAda bharata cakravartI ne kailAza parvata ko kArIgaroM dvArA tarAza karavAkara ekadama sIdhI bahuta U~cI-U~cI ATha sIr3hiyoM ke rUpa meM parivartita kara diyA / tAki duSTa loga tathA matAMdha loga ise hAni na pahu~cA sakeM / tabase isa parvata kA nAma aSTApada (ATha sIr3hiyoM vAlA) prasiddha huA / dakSiNa bhArata tathA gujarAta saurASTra meM vahA~ kI mAgha vadi 13 ko zivarAtri manAI jAtI hai / uttara bhArata meM phAlguNa kRSNA (vadi) trayodazI ko manAI jAtI hai / yaha antara dakSiNa aura uttara bhArata ke paMcAMgoM ke antara ke kAraNa mAlUma hotA hai / parantu vAstava meM donoM meM eka hI rAtri Ati hai jisa rAtri ko yaha parva manAyA jAtA hai / ('kAlamAghavIyanAgara khaNDa') isa antara para spaSTa rUpa se prakAza DAlatA hai| jo isa prakAra hai .... "mAghasya zeSe yA prathame phAlguNasya ca / kRSNA trayodazI sA tu zivarAtriH prakIrtitaH // " arthAt... dakSiNa (gujarAta saurASTra Adi) bhArata vAloM ke mAgha mAsa ke uttara pakSa kI tathA uttara bhArata vAloM ke phAlguna mAsa ke prathama pakSa kI kRSNA trayodazI ko zivarAtri kahI hai / yAnI uttara bhAratavAle mAsa kA prArambha kRSNa pakSa se mAnate haiM aura dakSiNa evaM pazcima bhArata vAle mAsa kA prArambha zukla pakSa se mAnate hai / pazcAt jo kRSNa pakSa AtA hai vaha dakSiNa va pazcima bhArata vAloM kA mAgha mAsa kA kRSNa pakSa hotA hai aura vahI pakSa uttara bhArata vAloM kA phAlguna mAsa kA kRSNa pakSa hotA hai / isalie gujarAtI mAgha kRSNA trayodazI ko hI uttara bhArata kI phAlguna kRSNA-trayodazI ko zrI RSabhadeva kA nirvANa hone ke kAraNa usI varSa kI rAtri se prArambha hokara Aja taka uttara bhArata kI phAlguna vadI trayodazI kI rAtri ko hI mahAzivarAtri parva mAnane kI prathA calI A rahI hai / isalie isa parva kA sambandha zrIRSabhadeva ke nirvANa ke sAtha hI hai / aisA kahane meM koI atizayokti nahIM hai / zivopAsaka zaiva bhI isI rAtri ko zivaliMga kI upAsanA karate haiM / isase bhI RSabha aura ziva eka hI vyakti siddha hote haiM / * aSTApada yAni kailAza parvata : prAcIna samaya se yaha khoja aba taka ho rahI hai ki tIrtha aSTApada yAni kailAza parvata himAlaya meM kauna sI jagaha hai / yajJA zAstroM meM pUrvAcAryoM ne jJAna rUpI vicAroM se aura jAnakAroM ne bhI aisA likhA hai ki yaha kailAza parvata himAlaya meM hai / jahA~ se gaMgA AtI hai aura bhagavAn ziva yA zaMkara kailAzapati ke sthAna kI jagaha hai, jisakA pUrA patA nahIM laga sakA hai / jaina granthoM meM isa parvata kA sthAna ayodhyA kI uttara dizA meM hai jisako hima-pradeza batalAyA gayA hai / jaina granthoM meM isa parvata kA nAma aSTApada Jainism in Central Asia - 150

Page #15
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth tIrtha kahA gayA hai| muni zrI jayantavijayajI ne bhI apane eka gujarAtI grantha meM, jisakA nAma "pUrva bhAratanI jaina tIrtha bhUmio' meM batalAyA hai ki prAcIna jaina granthoM meM kailAza ke nAma se aSTApada tIrtha hai / aba isa parvata kI khoja karane vAlI pArTI ne patA lagAyA hai ki yaha parvata himAlaya ke bIca zikharamAlA meM sthita hai / uttara bhArata ke alamor3A zahara se yaha lagabhaga 250 mIla dUra tibbata pradeza meM hai / bhArata kI sImA isa parvata se lagabhaga 40-45 mIla para hai / yaha parvata prAkRtika nahIM hai balki kisI ne ise kATa kara tarAza karake banAyA hai - aisA mAlUma par3atA hai / prAkRtika parvata utarAI - car3hAI va DhalAnoM vAle hote haiM / jinameM kudaratI lahareM Adi hotI hai / lekina yaha parvata aisA nahIM hai / apanI zRMkhalA meM sabase U~cA hai / vaha kailAza parvata dUra se dekhane para cAroM dizAoM se eka jaisA hI dikhAI detA hai / isake cAroM ora khaMdaka haiM / parvata nIce kI tarapha cAroM ora kI golAI meM caukonA sA aura Upara kA bhAga gola hai / isa parvata kI coTI nicale bhAga se cAra, pA~ca hajAra phUTa U~cI hogI / samudra tala se U~cAI 23 hajAra phUTa hai / isa parvata kI banAvaTa aisI lagatI hai jaise samosaraNa kI racanA kI huI hai / cAroM ora kI khaMdaka meM caubIsoM ghaMTe ruI kI taraha barapha giratI rahatI hai / parvata cAroM ora barapha se DhakA huA hai / pahAr3oM para car3hanevAle loga isake naz2Idaka nahIM jA sakate / jo jAte haiM unheM cAra mIla dUra rukakara hI isa dRzya ko dekhanA par3atA hai | car3hanA atyanta kaThina hai kyoMki coTI gola gumbaja ke samAna hai aura himAcchAdita zikhara ke bIcoMbIca kalaza ke samAna barafa meM DhakA huA TIlA sA dikhalAI detA hai aura adhika U~cAI para sunaharI camaka sI bhI dikhalAI detI hai / isakI parikramA 40 mIla ghere kI hai / isa parvata ko koI kailAza yA zaMkarajI kA sthAna kahate haiM / tibbatI loga ise kA~garika cIna yA buddha kA nirvANa sthAna kahate haiM / isa parvata kI dakSiNa dizA meM sonA va uttara dizA meM cA~dI kI khAne haiM / garama pAnI ke jharane bhI kAphI haiM / alamor3A se paidala calanA par3atA hai / pahu~cane meM 25 dina lagate haiM / isa parvata ke 20 mIla dakSiNa meM mAnasarovara jhIla hai / isa jhIla kI lambAI va caur3AI 20-20 mIla hai | thor3I hI dUrI para "rakSa" jhIla hai jo uttara-dakSiNa 20 mIla va pUrva-pazcima 6-7 mIla hai / mAnasarovara kA pAnI bahuta hI nirmala haiM tathA 400 phUTa gaharA haiM / jaba havAoM kI gati madhyama hotI hai tathA lahareM uThanI banda ho jAtI haiM, taba jhIla ke pAnI meM nIce kI jamIna kA bhAga dikhAI detA hai / isa jhIla para haMsa Adi pakSI kAphI saMkhyA meM Ate jAte rahate haiM / yahA~ jaina muni svAmI praNavAnanda do-do sAla taka rahakara Ae the aura unhoMne apanI pustaka 'kailAza eka mAnasarovara" pRSTha 10 para isakA mAhAtmya likhA hai / kailAza (aSTApada) parvata tibbata kI pahAr3iyoM para sthita hai / isalie liMgapUjA kA zabda tibbata se hI prArambha huA hai| tibbatI loga isa parvata kI bar3I zraddhA se pUjA karate haiN| -16 151 - Jainism in Central Asia

Page #16
|| 10 AdinAtha RSabhadeva aura aSTApada || akhaNDa kRtitva vyApta vyaktitva latA botharA tIrthoM kI zreNI meM sabase prAcIna zAzvata tIrtha aSTApada hai jo prathama tIrthaMkara zrI RSabhadeva kI nirvANa bhUmi hai| RSabhadeva ko AdinAtha bhI kahA jAtA hai| 'AdimaM pRthivInAthaM AdimaM niSparigraham / AdimaM tIrthanAthaM ca RSabhasvAminaM stumaH ' // jo isa avasarpiNI kAla meM pahale hI rAjA, pahale hI tyAgI muni pahale hI tIrthaMkara hue una RSabhadeva svAmI kI hama stuti karate haiN| (We pay homage to Rishabhdev who was the first king, first ascetic, first Tirthankara in this Avasarpini Era. Rishabhdev, as the founder of Civilization preached a religion, started the culture & showed the path of liberation). RSabhadeva kI mAnyatA sirpha jaina granthoM meM hI nahIM, jainetara granthoM meM bhI vyApakarUpa se milatI hai| isa sandarbha meM zrI vI. jI. nAyara ne likhA hai : "Adi Bhagwan was the organiser of human society and the originator of human culture and civilization. He lived in the days of hoary antiquity. Adi Bhagwan was the first monarch, ruler, ascetic, saint, sage, omniscient teacher, law maker and architect of humanism, and humanitarianism." " nityAnubhUta nijalAbha nivRttatRSNaH zreyasvatadracanayA cirasuptabuddheH lokasya yaH karuNayAmayamAtmaloka mAkhyAnna bho bhagavate RSabhAya tasmai / " bhAgavat purANa nirantara viSaya bhogoM kI abhilASA karane ke kAraNa apane vAstavika zreya se cirakAla taka besudha hue logoM ko jinhoMne karuNAvaza nirbhaya Atmaloka kA saMdeza diyA aura jo svayaM nirantara anubhava hone vAle AtmasvarUpa kI prApti ke kAraNa saba prakAra kI tRSNAoM se mukta the una bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko namaskAra ho / Rishabhdev & Ashtapad Vol. VII Ch. 45-1, Pg. 2984-2999 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad 152 a -

Page #17
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth bhagavatapurANa kA yaha zloka RSabha saMskRti ko darzAtA hai sAtha hI unake ati prAcIna hone kA bhI saMdeza detA hai| RSabhadeva ko sirpha jaina paramparA hI nahIM varan vaidika paramparA bhI unako zalAkA puruSa mAnatI hai| vedoM aura purANoM meM unake ullekha isakI nizcita taura para puSTi karate haiM aura anekoM sAhityika pramANa isa viSaya meM Aja bhI upalabdha haiN| Rgveda va atharvaveda meM aise aneka mantra haiM, jinameM RSabhadeva kI stuti ahiMsaka, AtmasAdhakoM meM prathama, avadhUta caryA ke praNetA tathA mayoM meM sarvaprathama amaratva athavA mahAdevatva pAne vAle mahApuruSa ke rUpa meM kI gaI hai| eka sthAna para unheM jJAna kA AgAra tathA duHkhoM va zatruoM kA vidhvaMsaka batAte hue kahA gayA hai : "asUtapUrvAM vRSabho jyAyanibhA asya zuruSaH sntipuurviiH| divo na pAtA vidathasyadhIbhiH kSatraM rAjAnA pradivodadhAthe / / " -Rgveda, 5-38 jisa prakAra jala se bharA huA megha varSA kA mukhya srota hai aura jo pRthvI kI pyAsa ko bujhA detA hai, usI prakAra pUrvI arthAt jJAna ke pratipAdaka vRSabha mahAn haiN| unakA zAsana varada hai| unake zAsana meM RSi-paramparA se prApta pUrva kA jJAna AtmA ke krodhAdi zatruoM kA vidhvaMsaka ho| donoM (saMsArI aura zuddha) AtmAe~ apane hI AtmaguNoM meM camakatI haiM; ataH ve hI rAjA haiM, ve pUrNa jJAna ke AgAra haiM aura Atma-patana nahIM hone dete| Rgveda ke eka dUsare mantra meM upadeza aura vANI kI pUjanIyatA tathA zakti sampannatA ke sAtha unheM manuSyoM aura devoM meM pUrvayAvA mAnA gayA hai : "makhasya te tIvaSasya prajUtimiyabhiM vAcamRtAya bhUSan / indra kSitImAmAsa mAnuSINAM vizAM daivI nAmuta pUrvayAvA / / " -Rgveda, 2 / 34 / 2 arthAt - he AtmadRSTA prabho! param sukha pAne ke liye maiM terI zaraNa meM AtA hU~, kyoMki terA upadeza aura vANI pUjya aura zaktizAlI haiN| unako aba maiM dhAraNa karatA huuN| he prabho ! sabhI manuSyoM aura devoM meM tumhIM pahale pUrvayAvA (pUrvagat jJAna ke pratipAdaka) ho| yajurveda meM likhA hai vedAhametaM purUSaM mahAntamAdityavarNa tamasaH purastAt / tameva niditvAti mRtyumeti nAnya paMthA vidyte'ynaay|| yajurveda a.31, maMtra 8 maiMne usa mahApuruSa ko jAnA hai, jo sUrya ke samAna tejasvI, ajJAnAdi andhakAra se dUra hai| usI ko jAnakara mRtyu se pAra huA jA sakatA hai, mukti ke lie anya koI mArga nahIM hai| 'OM namo'rhanto RSabho' (yajurveda) arthAt - arhanta nAma vAle (vA) pUjya RSabhadeva ko praNAma ho| "OM RSabhaMpavitraM puruhUtamadhvaraM yajJeSu nagnaM paramaM mAhasaMstutaM vAraM zajayaMtaM puzuriMdramAhuriti svaahaa| utrAtAramidraM RSabhaMvadaMti amRtAramindrahave sugataM supArzvamindrahave zakamajitaM tadUrddhamAna puruhUtamiMdramAhuriti - 153 - - Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #18
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth svaahaa| OM svastinaH indro vRddhazravAH svastinaH pUSA vizvavedAH svastinastArkoariSTanemiH svastino bRhsptirddhaatu| dIrghAyustvAyavalAyurvAzubhajAtAyu OM rakSarakSaariSTanemi svAhA vAmadeva sAMtyartha manuvidhIyate so'smAka ariSTanemi svaahaa|" - yajurveda artha- RSabhadeva pavitra ko aura indrarUpI adhvara ko yajJoM meM nagna ko, pazu vairI ke jItane vAle iMdra ko Ahuti detA huuN| rakSA karane vAle parama aizvaryayukta aura amRta aura sugata supArzva bhagavAn jisa aise puruhuta (indra) ko RSabhadeva tathA varddhamAna kahate haiM use havi detA huuN| vRddhazravA (bahuta dhanavAlA) indra kalyANa kare, aura vizvavedA sUrya hameM kalyANa kare, tathA ariSTanemi hameM kalyANa kare aura bRhaspati hamArA kalyANa kre| (yajurveda adhyAya 25 maM. 19) dIrghAyu ko aura bala ko aura zubha maMgala ko de / aura he ariSTanemi mahArAja ! hamArI rakSA kare vAmadeva zAnti ke liye jise hama vidhAna karate haiM vaha hamArA ariSTanemi hai, use havi dete haiN| atharvaveda meM RSabha ko bhavasAgara se pAra utArane vAlA kahakara usakI stuti kI gaI hai "aMho mucaM vRSabhaM yajJiyAnAM virAjantaM prathamamadhvaraNAm / apAM na pAtamazvinA huvedhiya indriyeNa tamindriyaM / " pApoM se mukta pUjya devatAoM aura sarvazreSTha Atma sAdhakoM meM sarvaprathama bhavasAgara ke potakoM meM hRdaya se pukAratA huuN| he sahacara bandhuo ! usa sarvazreSTha vRSabha ko tuma pUrNa zraddhA dvArA usake Atmabala aura usake teja ko dhAraNa karo kyoMki vaha bhavasamudra se pAra utaaregaa| -dattabhoja/atharvaveda 19.42.4 Rgveda meM bhagavAna RSabhadeva ko anantacatuSTya kA dhArI pratipAdita kiyA hai catvArI zrRMgAtrayo asya pAdA, dai zIrSa sapta hastAsau asya tridhA baddho vRSabho zeraNIti, mahAdevI mtynivived| - Rgveda 4.58.3 artha- RSabhadeva ke ananta darzana, ananta jJAna, ananta sukha aura ananta vIrya rUpa cAra zRMga haiN| unake samyak darzana, samyak jJAna aura samyak caritra rUpI pada (caraNa) haiN| uccAsana arthAt kevala jJAna evaM mukti rUpI do zIrSa haiN| saptabhaMgI rUpa sAta hAtha haiN| mana vacana kAryarUpI tIna yogoM se baMdhakara jIva saMsArI ho jAtA hai aura ina tInoM kA nirodhakara tapasyA kara yaha AtmA paramAtmA bana jAtA hai| Age punaH stuti karate hue kahate haiM evaM vabhro vRSabha cekistAna yathA heka na haSISana hnti|' he zuddha, dIptimAna sarvajJa vRSabha ! hamAre Upara aisI kRpA karo ki hama jaldI naSTa na hoM aura na kisI ko naSTa kreN| __ kalyANa ke saMta aMka meM likhA hai- 'parama bhagavata bhakta rAjarSi bharata; bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke sau putroM meM sabase bar3e the| unhoMne pitA kI AjJA se rAjyabhAra svIkAra kiyA thaa| unhIM ke nAma para isa deza kA nAma bhArata varSa yA bharata khaNDa khlaayaa|' -kalyANa kA saMta aMka, prathama khaNDa varSa 12, pR.276 svAmI akhaNDAnanda sarasvatI ne (gItA presa gorakhapura se prakAzita) apane grantha kI TIkA meM likhA hai- "RSabhadeva ko purANoM meM bhagavAn vAsudeva kA aMza kahA hai, aura RSabhadeva kA avatAra mAnA hai Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad 154

Page #19
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth isakA kyA prayojana hai? yaha spaSTa karate hue svAmI jI ne likhA hai (mokSamArga vivakSayA avatIrNam) arthAt mokSamArga kA upadeza dene ke liye RSabhadeva ne avatAra liyA thaa| saMsAra kI lIlA dikhAne ke lie nhiiN| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne jisa jJAnadhArA kA upadeza diyA, use upaniSada meM parA-vidyA arthAt zreSTha vidyA mAnA gayA hai|" hinduoM ke prasiddha yogazAstra grantha haThayoga pradIpikA meM maMgalAcaraNa karate hue lekhaka ne bhagavAn AdinAtha kI stuti kI hai "zrI AdinAthAya namostu tasmai, yenopadiSTA haThayoga vidyaa| vibhrAjate pronnatarAja yoga, mAroDhumicchoradhirohiNIva / / " zrI AdinAtha ko namaskAra ho| jinhoMne usa haThayoga vidyA kA, sarvaprathama upadeza diyA, joki bahuta U~ce, rAjayoga para ArohaNa karane ke liye, nasainI ke samAna hai| -vIrajJAnodaya granthamAlA tIrthaGkara RSabhadeva yoga pravartaka the| kailAza (aSTApada) para unhoMne jo sAdhanA kI ve atyanta romAMcaka hone ke sAtha sAtha aneka paddhatiyoM kI AvirbhAvaka bhI thii| ve prathama yogI bana gye| unake mAtA pitA kA nAma meru aura nAbhi bhI yoga se sambaddha hai arthAta nAbhi aura meru se utpanna hone vAlA RSabha / jo nAbhi aura meru se utpanna hogA; vaha vizeSa UrjA sampanna hogaa| yaha UrjA cetanA kI hI ho sakatI hai| ataH RSabha zreSTha hai| zrImad bhAgavata meM RSabhadeva kI yogacaryA kI vistRta carcA kI gayI hai| -muni mahendra kumArajI vI. jI. naiyyara ne apane grantha meM likhA hai - "dravir3a zramaNa dharma ke anuyAyI the| zramaNadharma kA upadeza RSabhadeva ne diyA thaa| vaidika AryoM ne, unheM jainoM kA prathama tIrthaMkara mAnA hai| manu ne dravir3oM ko vrAtya kahA hai, kyoMki ve jainadharmAnuyAyI the|" -di inDasa vailI sivilAijezana eNDa RSabha - pR.2 zatapatha brAhmaNa meM likhA hai vratadhArI hone ke kAraNa (arihaMta) arhat ke upAsakoM ko vrAtya kahate the| ve pratyeka vidyAoM ke jAnakAra hone ke kAraNa drAvir3a nAma se prasiddha the| ye bar3e baliSTha, dharmaniSTha, dayAlu aura ahiMsA dharma ko mAnane vAle the| ye apane iSTadeva ko vRtra (saba ora se gherakara rahane vAlA sarvajJa) ahin sarva AdaraNIya parameSThI, paramasiddhI ke mAlika, jina, saMsAra ke vijetA, ziva AnaMdapUrNa, Izvara, mahimApUrNa Adi nAmoM se pukArate the| ye Atmazuddhi ke liye ahiMsA, saMyama aura taponiSTha mArga ke anuyAyI, tathA ye kezI (jaTAdhArI) ziznadeva (nagna sAdhuoM) ke upAsaka the| -anekAnta varSa 12, kiraNa 11, pR. 335 padmapurANa meM likhA hai-isa Arhata dharma ke pravartaka tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva kahe jAte haiM : "ArhataM sarvaimaitacca mukti dvAram sNvRtm| dharmAt vibhukte rahoyaM naH tasmAdaparaH prH|" __ -parva 13/350 padmapurANa AryamaMjuzrI mUla kAvya meM bhArata ke prAcInatama samrAToM meM nAbhirAya ke pautra samrATa bharata ko batAyA gayA hai| usameM likhA hai-nAbhi ke putra bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne himAlaya meM tapa dvArA siddhi prApta kI thI, aura ve jainadharma ke Adyadeva the "prajApate suto nAbhiH tasyApi aagmucyti| nAbhino RSabhaputro vai siddhakarma dRddhvrtH| -26 155 - Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #20
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth tasyApi maNicaro yakSaH siddho hemavate girau / RSabhasya bharataH putraH so pi majjatAt sadA jpet|" isI grantha meM eka sthAna meM kapila kA bhI ullekha hai| 'kapila muninAma RSi varo, nirgrantha tIrthaMkara RSabha nirgrantha ruupi|' jaina zAstroM meM RSabhadeva kA varNana bahuta kucha vedoM aura purANoM ke anusAra hI milatA hai| isase yaha bhI siddha huA ki jina RSabhadeva kI mahimA vedAntiyoM ke granthoM meM varNana hai, jainI bhI unhIM RSabhadeva ko pUjate haiM, dUsare ko nhiiN| "yugeyuge mahApuNyaM dRzyate dvArikA purii| avatIrNo hariyaMtra prabhAsazazibhUSaNaH / / revatAdraujino nemiyugAdirvimalAcale / RSINAmazramAdeva muktimArgasya kAraNam / / " -zrI mahAbhArata artha- yuga-yuga meM dvArikApurI mahA kSetra hai, jisameM hari kA avatAra huA hai jo prabhAsa kSetra meM candramA kI taraha zobhita hai| aura giranAra parvata para neminAtha aura kailAza (aSTApada) parvata para AdinAtha arthAt RSabhadeva hue haiN| ye kSetra RSiyoM ke Azrama hone se muktimArga ke kAraNa haiN| zrI neminAtha svAmI bhI jainiyoM ke 22veM tIrthaMkara haiM aura zrI RSabhanAtha ko AdinAtha bhI kahate haiM, kyoMki ve isa yuga ke Adi tIrthaMkara haiN| "darzayan vartma vIrANAM suraasurnmskRtH| nItitrayasya kartA yo yugAdau prathamo jinH|| sarvajJaH sarvadarzI ca srvdevnmskRtH| chatratrayIbhirApUjyo muktimArgamasau vadan / / AdityapramukhAH sarve bddhaaNjlibhiriishituH| dhyAyaMti bhAvato nityaM yadaMghriyuganIrajam / / kailAsavimale rabhye RSabhoyaM jineshvrH| cakAra svAvatAraM yo sarvaH sarvagataH shivH||" -zrI nAgapurANa artha- vIra puruSoM ko mArga dikhAte hue sura asura jinako namaskAra karate haiM jo tIna prakAra kI nIti ke banAne vAle haiM, vaha yuga ke Adi meM prathama jina arthAt AdinAtha bhagavAn hue, sarvajJa (sabako jAnane vAle), sabako dekhane vAle, sarva devoM ke pUjanIya, chatratraya karake pUjya, mokSamArga kA vyAkhyAna kahate hue, sUrya ko pramukha rakhakara saba devatA sadA hAtha jor3akara bhAva sahita jisake caraNakamala kA dhyAna karate hue aise RSabha jinezvara nirmala kailAza parvata para avatAra dhAraNa karate hue jo sarvavyApI haiM aura kalyANarUpa haiM / / 'aSTaSaSTiSu tIrtheSu yAtrAyAM yatphalaM bhavet / AdinAthasya devasya smaraNenApi taddhavet / / ' -zivapurANa artha- ar3asaTha (68) tIrthoM kI yAtrA karane kA jo phala hai, utanA phala zrI AdinAtha ke smaraNa karane hI se hotA hai| Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad -86 156

Page #21
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth agnidhrasUno bhestu RSabho'bhUt sutto dvijH| RSabhAd bharato jajJe vIraH putrazatAd vrH||39 / / so'bhiSicyarSabhaH putraM mhaapraavraajymaasthitH| tapastepe mahAbhAgaH pulahAzramasaMzayaM // 40 // himAhya dakSiNaM varSa bhAratAya pitA dadau / tasmAttu bhArataM varSa tasya nAmnA mahAtmanaH / / 4 / / -mArkaNDeyapurANa, adhyAya 40 pR.150 himA tu yadvarSa naabheraasiinmhaatmnH| tasyarSabho'bhavatputro merudevyA mahAdyutiH / / 37 / / RSabhAd bharato jajJe vIraH putraH shtaagrjH| so'bhiSicyarSabhaH putraM bharataM pRthiviiptiH||38 / / -kUrmapurANa, adhyAya 41 pR.61 jarAmRtyubhayaM nAsti dharmAdhamau yugAdikam / nAdharma madhyamaM tulyA himAdezAttu nAbhitaH / / 10 // RSabho marudevyA ca RSabhAd bharato'bhavat / RSabhodAttazrIputre zAlyagrAme hariM gtH||11|| bharatAd bhArataM varSa bharatAt sumtistvbhuut| -agnipurANa, adhyAya 10 pR.32 nAbhistvajanayatputraM marudevyA mhaadyutiH| RSabhaM pArthivazreSThaM sarvekSatrasya pUrvajam / / 50 / / RSabhAd bharato jajJe vIraH putrshtaagrjH| so'bhiSicyAtha bharataM putraM praavraajymaasthitH||41|| himAvaM dakSiNaM varSa bharatAya nyvedyt| tasmAd bhArataM varSa tasya nAmnA vidurbudhAH / / 42 // -vAyumahApurANa pUrvArdha, adhyAya 33 pR.51 nAbhistvajanayat putraM maru devyA mahAdyutim / / 59 / / RSabhaM pArthivaM zreSThaM sarvakSatrasya pUrvajam / RSabhAd bharato jajJe vIraH putrshtaagrjH||60|| so'bhiSicyarSabhaH putraM mhaapraavraajymaasthitH| himAjhaM dakSiNaM varSa tasya nAmnA vidurbudhAH / / 61 / / ___ -brahmANDapurANa pUrvArdha, anuSaGgapAda, adhyAya 14 nAbhirmarUdevyAM putramajanayat RSabhanAmAnaM, tasya bharataH putrazca tAvadagrajaH tasya bharatasya pitA RSabhaH hemAdrerdakSiNaM varSa mahad bhArataM nAma shshaas| -vArAhapurANa, adhyAya 74 pR 49 nAbhenisarga vakSyAmi himaaNke'sminnibodht| nAbhistvajanayat putraM marUdevyAM mhaamtiH||19|| RSabhaM pArthivazreSThaM sarvakSatrasya puujitm| RSabhAd bharato jajJe vIraH putrshtaagrjH||20|| so'bhiSicyAtha RSabho bharataM putrvtslH| -16 157 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #22
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth jJAnaM vairAgyamAzritya jitendriyamahoragAn / / 21 / / sarvAtmanAtmanyAsthApya paramAtmAnamIzvaram / nagno jaTo nirAhAro'cIrI dhvAntagato hi saH // 22 // nirAzastyaktasaMdehaH zaivamApa paraM pdm| himAdredakSiNaM varSa bharatAya nyavedayat // 23 // tasmAttu bhArataM varSa tasya nAmnA vidurbudhAH / na te svasti yugAvasthA kSetreSvaSTasu sarvadA / himAlayaM tu vai varSa nAbherAsInmahAtmanaH / / 27 / / tasyarSabho'bhavatputro marudevyAM mahAdyutiH / RSabhAdbharato jajJe jyeSThaH putrazatasya saH // 28 // - liMgapurANa, adhyAya 47 pR 68 nAbheH putrazca RSabhaH RSabhAd bharato'bhavat / tasya nAmnA tvidaM varSa bhArataM ceti kIrtyate / / 57 / / - viSNupurANa, dvitIyAMza, adhyAya 1 pR. 77 ina sabhI udAharaNoM se RSabhadeva kI aitihAsika prAmANikatA meM koI bhI saMdeha nahIM raha jAtA | hai ye sabhI pramANa spaSTa karate haiM ki nAbhi aura marudevI ke putra RSabha the jo yoga meM tapa meM, kSatriyoM meM, rAjAoM meM zreSTha the tathA himAlaya ke dakSiNa kSetra ko unhoMne apane putra bharata ko sauMpa diyaa| aura bharata ke nAma se hI isa kSetra kA nAma bhArata varSa pdd'aa| Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad - skandhapurANa, mAhezvarakhaNDa, kaumArakhaNDa, adhyAya 27 jisa prakAra jaina paramparA prathama tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva se hI mAnava sabhyatA ke vikAsa kA prArambha mAnatI hai, usI prakAra anya sabhI paramparAoM meM bhI yahI mAnyatA kahIM pratyakSa to kahIM apratyakSa rUpa se sthApita hai| ataH yaha nirvivAda hai ki mAnava sabhyatA aura saMskRti ke Adi janaka RSabhadeva the| isa viSaya meM Dr. Stella Gerdner ne likhA hai "The ancient rythm of history have been vibrant enough to focus enough light on jainism. As Risabh or Brisabh as he is generally known has been one of the most remarkable historical person of all times. It was he who changed the forms of society as more scientific one than it was in its primitive stage. (Formation of Identity And Other Essays Pg.313). Rgveda ke gaveSaNAtmaka adhyayana ke AdhAra para prasiddha vidvAna zrI sAgaramalajI ne arhat aura RSabhavAcI RcAyeM nAmaka lekha meM likhA hai- "Rgveda meM nA kevala sAmAnya rUpa se zramaNa paramparA aura vizeSa rUpa se jaina paramparA se sambandhita arhat, arahanta, vrAtya, vAtarasanAmuni, zramaNa Adi zabdoM kA ullekha milatA hai apitu usameM arhat paramparA ke upAsya vRSabha kA bhI zatAdhika bAra ullekha milatA haiN| mujhe Rgveda meM vRSabhavAcI 112 RcAe~ prApta huI haiN| sambhavataH kucha aura RcAe~ bhI mila sakatI haiN| yadyapi yaha kahanA kaThina hai ki ina sabhI RcAoM meM prayukta vRSabha zabda RSabhadeva kA hI vAcI hai, phira bhI kucha RcAe~ to avazya RSabhadeva se sambandhita hI mAnI jA sakatI haiN| DaoN. rAdhAkRSNana, pro. jimmara, pro. bArDiyara Adi kucha jainetara vidvAna isa mata ke pratipAdaka haiM ki Rgveda meM jainoM ke Adi tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva se saMbaMdhita nirdeza upalabdha hote haiM / bauddha sAhitya ke dhammapada meM unheM (usabhaM pavaraM vIraM 422 ) kahA gayA hai|" Prof Nathmal Kedia ke anusAra 1 "Change in times and these positive effects have as 158 a

Page #23
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth quite a number of times been contrary to the effects of society. Because of the changes in society the basic mores and systematic social strata were dwindling in ancient times. Jainism was one of the more important religion of the world which emancipated the humanistic theory thereby ethically evaluating the social strata. Rishabh Deva and Bharat along with their descendents who reigned in the primaeval Indian soil, totally changed the face of society in this very ethical manner were human beings was the supreme and nothing non existed beyond this facade no Godheads or Gods whatsoever. (Religion And Society Edited by Prof Friedrich Stam- Pg 12) agni kI stuti ke liye vaidika sUtroM meM jina-jina vizeSaNoM kA prayoga kiyA gayA hai unake adhyayana se spaSTa hai ki yaha agnideva bhautika agni na hokara inheM RSabhadeva ke liye abhihita kiyA gayA hai| kyoMki unakA karma agni ke samAna thaa| jisa prakAra sUrya jIva jagat meM prANa kA saMcAra karatA hai usI prakAra unhoMne jIva jagat meM jJAna kA saMcAra kiyaa| 'devA agni dhArayan draviNodAm' devA arthAt apane ko deva saMjJA se abhivAdana karane vAle AryagaNoM ne draviNodAm arthAt dhana aizvarya pradAna karane vAle agni ko dhArayan apane ArAdhyadeva ke rUpa meM dhAraNa kara liyaa| yaha sUtra aitihAsika dRSTi se bhI mahattvapUrNa hai| isase patA calatA hai ki bhagavAn RSabhadeva vaidika saMskRti ke pUrva ke ArAdhya deva the| kyoMki jIva jagat kA srota agni hai, sUrya ke bagaira yaha saMsAra nahIM cala sakatA usI taraha isa Are meM manuSyoM ke sAre saMskAra RSabhadeva dvArA kiye gaye isaliye unakI tulanA sUrya aura agni se kI jAtI hai| agni jIva jagat kA prANa hai usI prakAra isa jIva jagat meM manuSya ke hara saMskAra kA prANa RSabhadeva hI haiN| 'apazcamitra' (jo saMsAra kA mitra hai| 'dhipaNA ca sAdhana' (jo dhyAna dvArA sAdhya hai). 'prannathA' (jo purAtana hai), 'sahasA jAyamAnaH' (jo svayaMbhU hai) 'sadyaH kAvyAni SaDadhanta vizvA' (jo nirantara vibhinna kAvyastotroM ko dhAraNa karatA hai, arthAt jisakI sabhI jana stuti karate rahate haiM), 'devo agni dhArayan draviNodAm' (devoM ne usa dravyadAtA agni ko dhAraNa kara liyA / 'pUrvayA nividA kAvyatAsoH' (jo prAcIna nividoM dvArA stuti kiyA jAtA hai), 'yamA, prajA ajanyan manunAm' (jisane manuoM kI santAnIya prajA kI vyavasthA kI) 'vivasvatA cakSuSA dyAma paJca' (jo apane jJAna dvArA dyu aura pRthvI ko vyApta kie hue haiM, devoM ne usa dravyadAtA ko dhAraNa kara liyaa|) _ 'tamIDeta mahAsaMgha' (tuma usakI stuti karo jo sarvaprathama mokSa kA sAdhaka hai), 'arhata' (sarvapUjya) hai, 'ArIvizaH uvjaH bhRjjasAnam' (jisane svayaM zaraNa meM Ane vAlI prajA ko bala se samRddha karake), 'putraM bharataM sampradAnuM (apane putra bharata ko sauMpa diyA), 'devoM ne usa dravyadAtA agni' (agni devatA ko) 'dhArayan' (dhAraNa kara liyaa|) 'sa mAtarizvA' (vaha vAyu ke samAna nirlepa aura svatantra hai), 'puruvAra puSTi' (abhISTa vastuoM kA puSTikAraka sAdhana hai), 'usane svarvitaM' (jJAna sampanna hokara), 'tanayAya' (putra ke lie) 'gAtaM' (vidyA), 'vidada' (dedI), 'vaha vizAMgopA' (prajAoM kA saMrakSaka hai,) 'pavitArodasyoH ' (abhyudaya tathA niHzreyasa kA utpAdaka hai), 'devoM ne usa dravyadAtA agni' (agranetA ko) grahaNa kara liyaa| Rgveda ke ye sUtra RSabhadeva aura agni tathA sUrya kI samAnatA ko spaSTa karate haiN| svargIya DaoN. narendra vidyArthI ne Rgveda ke isa prathama zloka jo agni ko sambodhita hai ke sAtha bhI zabda aura bhAva sAmya donoM batAyA hai| -35 159 - Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #24
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. "o'm agni mIDe purohita yajJasya devamRtvija hotAraM ratnadhAtamam agniH pUrvabhiRSibhirIDayo nUtanaM sta sadevo eha vakSati" jisakA artha hai- maiM agranetA brahmA kI stuti karatA hU~ jo agra hitaiSI haiM jo sabhI kAryoM ke Adi meM pUjya mAne jAte haiM, jo yukti sAdhanA ke Adarza haiM, jo ratnatraya dhArI haiN| jo janma-maraNa rUpa saMsAra ko havi dene vAle haiM, jo dharma saMsthApaka haiM vaha agranetA purAne aura naye sabhI RSiyoM dvArA stutya hai vaha mujhe Atmazakti pradAna kreN| zrI e.eca. AhuvAliyA ke anusAra- "They worshipped Agni knowing that it was the terrestrial representative of the mighty sun, the source of all power and life giver argumentor of all precious things' - A.H.Ahuwalia. isI prakAra sAmaveda 1-1 meM likhA hai ki- (agna A yAhi vatiye gRNAno havyadAtaye ni hotA satsi barhirSi) arthAt Agni come! come for the good of us all. Come be anxious to participate in all that we have to offer you. yaha sabhI zloka spaSTa karate haiM ki RSigaNa bhautika agni kA AhvAn nahIM kara rahe varan jo dikhAI nahIM detI aisI sarvocca siddha zakti kA AhvAna kara rahe haiN| 'ur3IsA meM jaina dharma' kitAba kI bhUmikA meM nIlakaNTha sAhU ne likhA hai ki "jagannAtha jaina zabda hai aura RSabhanAtha ke sAtha isakI samAnatA hai| RSabhanAtha kA artha hai sUryanAtha yA jagat kA jIvana rUpI pussp| RSabha yAni sUrya hotA hai| yaha prAcIna bebIlona kA AviSkAra hai| pro. saI ne apane Hibbert Lectures (1878) meM spaSTa kahA hai ki isI sUrya ko vAsanta viSuvata meM dekhane se logoM ne samajhA ki hala jotane kA samaya ho gayA hai| ve vRSabha arthAt bailoM se hala jotate the isaliye kahA gayA ki vRSabha kA samaya ho gyaa| isa dRSTi se loka bhASA meM sUrya kA nAma RSabha yA vRSabha ho gyaa| usase pUrva sUrya jagat kA jIvana hai yaha dhAraNa logoM meM baddhamUla ho gayI thii| ataH RSabha kI aura sUrya kI upAsanA kA aikya sthApita ho gyaa| isa prakAra nIlakaNTha sAhU ne ur3IsA se bebIlona taka vyApta RSabhasaMskRti ko vyakta kiyA hai|" Age ve likhate haiM ki "ati prAcIna vaidika maMtra meM bhI kahA hai- sUrya AtmA jagat stasthuSazca / (Rgveda 1-115-1) sUrya jagat kA AtmA yA jIvana hai| bebIlona ke nikaTa jo tatkAlIna prAcIna miTTAnI rAjya thA vahA~ se yaha bAta pIche AyI thii| usa samaya miTTAnI rASTra ke rAjA (I0 pU0 caudahavIM zatAbdI) dazaratha the| unakI bahana aura putrI donoM kA vivAha mistra samrATa ke sAtha huA thaa| unhIM ke prabhAva se prabhAvita hokara caturtha AmAna heTay yA AkaneTan ne ATena (AtmAn) nAma se isa sUrya dharma kA pracAra kiyA thaa| aura yaha sUrya yA jagat kA AtmA hI parama puruSa yA puruSottama hai aisA pracAra kara eka prakAra se dharma meM pAgala hokara samasta sAmrAjya ko bhI zarta para lagAne kA itihAsa meM pramANa hai| bahuta sambhava hai ki kaliMga meM dravir3oM ke bhItara se ye jagannAtha prakaTa hue hoN| mistrIya puruSottama tathA purI ke puruSottama ye donoM isI jaina dharma ke pariNAma haiN|" sarAka jAti ke prasaMga meM bhI RSabhadeva aura agni kA sambandha parilakSita hotA hai| sarAka jAti meM pradhAnataH do gotra pAe jAte haiM - Adideva evaM RSabhadeva / hA~ kucha alpa saMkhyaka sarAkoM meM avazya kisI aura gotra kA paricaya milatA hai para ve nagaNya hI haiN| pradhAnatA Adideva evaM RSabhadeva kI hI hai| Adideva RSabhadeva kA hI eka anya nAma hai| "smaraNAtIta kAla se hI manuSya apane jAti evaM gotra ko jAnatA rahA hai| mAnavoM kA eka-eka samUha itihAsa ke saMdhi sthaloM para jisa yugapuruSa ke mAdhyama se paricAlita huA hai, jinake pravartita anuzAsana evaM rIta-nItiyoM ko mAnA hai, jinake nikaTa dIkSita hue haiM-vahIM usa samUha ke gotrapitA kahalAe evaM isa Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad -26 160

Page #25
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth gotra paricaya ke phalasvarUpa hajAroM hajAra varSoM bAda bhI manuSya apane-apane gotra ke logoM ko acchI taraha pahacAna lete haiN| " sarAka jAti ke gotrapitA RSabhadeva the, isIlie nissandeha rUpa se kahA jA sakatA hai ki inake pUrva puruSa bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke atyanta hI nikaTatama vyakti the, aisA bhI ho sakatA hai ki unake sAtha una logoM kA khUna kA riztA bhI rahA ho| isIlie, RSabhadeva dvArA pracalita anuzAsana unake lie sarvathA pAlana karane yogya thA / sarAka zabda kA sAdhAraNa artha hotA hai zrAvaka arthAt zramaNakArI / pAzcAtya paNDitoM ne hI sarvaprathama isa artha ko pracalita kiyaa| yadyapi pUre vizva meM evaM hamAre deza meM bhI prAgaitihAsika yuga se hI adhikAMza jAtiyoM ke nAma usa jAti ke jAtigata peze aura usake AdibhUmi ke AdhAra para rakhe gae haiN| isa dRSTi se bhI hama dekha sakate haiM ki sarAka, sarAga, sarAkI, sarApI tathA sarogI Adi zabda sara + Aga yA sara + AgI se Ae haiN| sara zabda kA artha hotA hai niHsRta honA evaM Agi athavA AgI kA artha hotA hai agni / ataeva sarAga va sarAMgI zabdoM kA artha hai agni se niHsRta athavA jo agni se kucha niHsRta karAte haiN| "nava pASANa yuga ke antima samaya taka manuSya yahI jAnatA thA ki agni saba kucha dhvaMsa kara detI hai| para acAnaka hI Azcarya ke sAtha unhoMne dekhA ki RSabha putragaNoM ne agni se dhvaMsa hue malavoM se kucha mahAmUlyavAna padArtha niHsRta kiye| isIlie zAyada inheM sarAga kahA gayA ho| sarAgI athavA agniputra ke rUpa meM yaha jAti zreSTha sammAna se vibhUSita huI / " (pUrvAcala meM sarAka saMskRti aura jaina dharma - titthayara) agni prayoga ke sAtha sAtha kRSi kA jJAna bhI RSabhadeva ne diyA thA / isa sandarbha meM karnala TaoNDa ne apane prasiddha grantha rAjasthAna kA itihAsa meM RSabhadeva aura nUha ke sAmya ke viSaya meM ullekha karate hue likhA hai- "Arius montanus" nAmaka mahAvidvAn ne likhA hai nUha kRSi karma se prasanna huA aura kahate isa viSaya meM vaha sabase bar3ha gyaa| isalie usI kI bhASA meM vaha iza-Ada maTha arthAt bhUmi ke kAma meM lagA rahane vAlA puruSa kahalAyA / iza-Ada-maTha kA artha pRthvI kA pahalA svAmI hotA hai / Age sAhaba kahate haiM- "uparyukta padavI, prakRti aura nivAsa sthAna jainiyoM ke prathama tIrthaMkara AdinAtha ke vRttAMta ke sAtha ThIka baiTha sakate haiM jinhoMne manuSyoM ko khetI bAr3I kA kAma aura anAja gAhane ke samaya bailoM ke mu~ha ko chIkI lagAnA sikhaayaa|" I yaha Azcarya kA viSaya hai ki RSabhadeva ke viSaya meM itane ullekha prApta hone ke bAda bhI kucha vidvAna isa satyatA ko svIkArane se katarAte haiM isakA kAraNa yA to unakI ajJAnatA hai yA dhArmika vidveSa | pro. virupAkSa vArDiyara, ema. e. vedatIrtha Adi vidvAnoM ne Rgveda meM varNita RSabhadeva ko Adi tIrthaMkara RSabha hI svIkAra kiyA hai| mohana-jo-dar3o aura har3appA se prApta sIloM se bhI Aja se 5000 varSa pahale bhI RSabhadeva kI mAnyatA ke puSTa pramANa mile haiN| mohana-jo-dar3o se kucha nagna kAyotsarga yogI mudrAe~ milI haiM, unakA saMbandha jaina saMskRti se hai / ise pramANita karate hue sva. rAya bahAdura pro. candraprasAda ramA ne apane zodhapUrNa lekha meM likhA hai "siMdhu muharoM meM se kucha muharoM para utkIrNa devamUrtiyA~ na kevala yoga mudrA meM avasthita haiM varan usa prAcIna yuga meM siMdhu ghATI meM pracalita yoga para prakAza DAlatI haiN| una muharoM meM khar3e hue devatA yoga kI khar3I mudrA bhI prakaTa karate haiM aura yaha bhI ki kAyotsarga mudrA Azcaryajanaka rUpa se jainoM se saMbandhita hai / yaha mudrA baiThakara dhyAna karane kI na hokara khar3e hokara dhyAna karane kI hai| Adi purANa sarga aThAraha meM RSabha athavA vRSabha kI tapasyA ke silasile meM kAyotsarga mudrA kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| mathurA ke karjana purAtattva saMgrahAlaya meM eka zilA phalaka para jaina RSabha kI kAyotsarga mudrA meM khar3I huI cAra pratimAe~ milatI haiM, jo IsA kI dvitIya 161 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #26
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth zatAbdI kI nizcita kI gaI haiN| mathurA kI yaha mudrA mUrti saMkhyA 12 meM pratibimbita hai| prAcIna rAjavaMzoM ke kAla kI mizrI sthApatya meM kucha aisI pratimAe~ milatI haiM jinakI bhujAe~ donoM ora laTakI huI haiN| yadyapi ye mizrI mUrtiyA~ yA grIka kuroM prAyaH usI mudrA meM milatI haiM, kintu unameM vairAgya kI vaha jhalaka nahIM hai jo siMdhughATI kI ina khar3I mUrtiyoM yA jainoM kI kAyotsarga pratimAoM meM milatI haiN| RSabha kA artha hotA hai vaRSabha aura vRSabha jina RSabha kA cihna hai|" ___- mArDana rivyu agasta 1932 pR. 156-60 pro. caMdrA ke ina vicAroM kA samarthana pro. prANanAtha vidyAlaMkAra bhI karate haiN| ve bhI siMdhughATI meM milI ina kAyotsarga pratimAoM ko RSabhadeva kI mAnate haiM, unhoMne to sIla kramAMka 449 para jinezvara zabda bhI par3hA hai| (It may also be noted that incription on the Indus seal No.449 reads according to my decipherment ""Jinesh". (Indian Historical Quarterly.) Vol. VIII No.250. isI bAta kA samarthana karate hue DaoN. rAdhAkumuda mukharjI likhate haiM ki "phalaka 12 aura 118 AkRti 7 (mArzala kRta mohanajodar3o) kAyotsarga nAmaka yogAsana meM khar3e hue devatAoM ko sUcita karatI haiN| yaha mudrA jaina yogiyoM kI tapazcaryA meM vizeSa rUpa se milatI hai| jaise mathurA saMgrahAlaya meM sthApita tIrthaMkara RSabha devatA kI mUrti meN| RSabha kA artha hai baila, jo AdinAtha kA lakSaNa hai| muhara saMkhyA EG.H. phalaka para aMkita deva mUrti meM eka baila hI banA hai| saMbhava hai yaha RSabha kA hI pUrva rUpa ho|" / -hindU sabhyatA pR. 39- jaina dharma aura darzana isI bAta kI puSTi karate hue prasiddha vidvAn rASTrakavi rAmadhArI siMha dinakara likhate haiM - "mohana-jo-dar3o kI khudAI meM yoga ke pramANa mile haiM aura jaina mArga ke Adi tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva the jinake sAtha yoga aura vairAgya kI paramparA usI prakAra lipaTI huI haiM jaise kAlAntara meM vaha ziva ke sAtha samanvita ho gyiiN| isa dRSTi se jaina vidvAnoM kA yaha mAnanA ayukti yukta nahIM dikhatA ki RSabhadeva vedollikhita hone para bhI veda pUrva haiN|" -saMskRti ke cAra adhyAya pR.62 isI saMdarbha meM prasiddha itihAsakAra DaoN. ema. ela. zarmA likhate haiM - muni zrI vidyAnandajI mahArAja ne apane lekha mohana-jo-dar3o : jaina paramparA aura pramANa meM likhA hai- bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA varNana vedoM meM nAnA sandarbho meM milatA hai| kaI mantroM meM unakA nAma AyA hai| mohana-jo-dar3o (sindhughATI) meM pA~ca hajAra varSa pUrva ke jo purAvazeSa mile haiN| unase bhI yahI siddha hotA hai ki unake dvArA pravartita dharma hajAroM sAla purAnA hai| miTTI kI jo sIleM vahA~ milI haiM, unameM RSabhanAtha kI nagna yogimUrti hai, unheM kAyotsarga mudrA meM ukerA gayA hai| "mohana-jo-dar3o se prApta muhara para jo cihna aMkita hai vaha bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA hai| yaha cihna isa bAta kA dyotaka hai ki Aja se pA~ca hajAra varSa pUrva yoga sAdhanA bhArata meM pracalita thI aura usake pravartaka jaina dharma ke Adi tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva the| siMdhu nivAsI anya devatAoM ke sAtha RSabhadeva kI pUjA karate the|" (bhArata meM saMskRti aura dharma pR.62) vidvAnoM ke anusAra prAcInakAla se do dhArAyeM cala rahI haiN| Arhat aura baarht| pANinI ne bhI donoM kA ullekha karate hue donoM meM paramparAgata zAzvata virodha batAyA hai| tArkika dRSTi se dekheM to mUladhArA eka hotI hai jisase bAda meM zAkhAe~ prazAkhAe~ nikalatI haiN| mukhya dhArA Arhat saMskRti thI jo RSabhadeva se prArambha huI aura usase vizRMkhala hue logoM ne arthAt jo usakA pAlana nahIM kara sake unhoMne alaga rAstA apanAkara vibhinna dharmoM kA prArambha kiyaa| RSabhadeva ke pautra maricI ke ziSya kapila se sAMkhya dharma kA prArambha huA aura sAMkhya dharma hI bAda meM vaidika dharma kI AdhArazilA bnaa| isIliye yadi hama kisI bhI dharma yA saMskRti ke mUla srota meM jAyeM to vahA~ hameM RSabha saMskRti ke hI darzana hogeN| Hermann Jacobi kA isa viSaya meM yaha ullekha mahattvapUrNa hai- "The interest of Jainism to the student of Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad 6 162

Page #27
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth religion consists in the fact that it goes back to a very early period, and to primitive currents of religious and metaphysical speculation, which gave rise also to the oldest Indian Philosophies - Sankhya and Yoga - and to Buddhism." DaoN. vAsudeva zaraNa agravAla bhI isase sahamata haiM unake anusAra- "yaha suvidita hai ki jaina dharma kI paramparA atyanta prAcIna hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra to antima tIrthaMkara the-bhagavAn mahAvIra se pUrva 23 tIrthaMkara ho cuke the unhIM meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva prathama tIrthaMkara the jinake kAraNa unheM AdinAtha kahA jAtA hai| jaina kalA meM unakA aMkana ghora tapazcaryA kI mudrA meM milatA hai| RSabhanAtha ke caritra kA ullekha zrImad bhAgavat meM bhI vistAra se AtA hai aura yaha socane ko bAdhya honA par3atA hai ki usakA kyA kAraNa rahA hogA? bhAgavat meM isa bAta kA bhI ullekha hai ki mahAyogI bharata, RSabha ke zat putroM meM jyeSTha the aura unhIM se yaha deza bhArata varSa khlaayaa|" -jaina sAhitya kA itihAsa prastAvanA pR.8 bhAratIya darzana ke pRSTha 88 meM zrI baladeva upAdhyAya likhate haiM- "jaina loga apane dharmapracAraka siddhoM ko tIrthaMkara kahate haiM jinameM Adya tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva the| inakI aitihAsikatA ke viSaya meM saMzaya nahIM kiyA jA sktaa|" ___ 1907 meM henarI viliyamsa dvArA sampAdita "Historians History of the World" granthAvalI ke caubIsa khaNDa meM eka zabda bhI jaina dharma yA Arhat saMskRti ke viSaya meM nahIM milatA hai yahA~ ki bhAratIya itihAsa khaNDa meM bhI jaina dharma kA koI ullekha nahIM hai| lekina RSabha tathA anya tIrthaMkaroM kA varNana vahAM bhI hai| usImeM itihAsakAra herena ne misra aura phiniziyA ke itihAsa ke viSaya meM likhA hai| "The Gods Anat and Reschuf seems to have reached the Phoenecians from North Syria at a very early period. So far indeed, it is only certain that they were worshipped by the Phoenecian colonists on Cyprus. Portraits of these deities are displayed on the monuments of the Egyptians" isa prakAra ke anekoM saMdarbha tIrthaMkaroM se saMbandhita hameM mile haiN| sIriyA aura bebIlona kI prAcIna sabhyatA meM bhI RSabha saMskRti kI jhalaka milatI hai| Thomas Maurice ne apanI kitAba The History of Hindustan, its Art, and its Science forled "The Original Sanskrit name of Babylonia is Bahubalaneeya; The realm of king Bahubali" yaha sarvavidita hai ki bAhubalI RSabhadeva ke putra the| aura unakI mAnyatA Aja bhI calI A rahI hai| isI saMdarbha meM vI. jI. nAyara likhate haiM- "There is authentic evidence to prove that it was the Phoenicians who spread the worship of Rishabha in Central Asia, Egypt and Greece. He was worshipped as 'Bull God in the features of a nude Yogi. The ancestors of Egyptians originally belonged to India. The Phoenicians had extensive cultural and trade relation with India in the pre-historic days. In foreign countries, Rishabha was called in different names like Reshef, Apollo, Tesheb, Ball, and the Bull God of the Mediterranean people. The Phoenicians worshipped Rishabha regarded as Appollo by the Greeks. Reshef has been identified as Rishabha, the son of Nabhi and Marudevi, and Nabhi been identified with the Chaldean God Nabu and MaruDevi with Murri or Muru. Rishabhdeva of the Armenians was undoubtedly Rishabha, the First Thirthankara of the Jains. A city in Syria is known as Reshafa. In Soviet Armenia was a town called Teshabani. The Sabylonion city of Isbekzur seems to be a corrupt form of Rishabhapur.......A bronze image of Reshef (Rishabha) of the 12th century B.C. was discovered at Alasia near Enkomi in Cyprus. An ancient Greek image of Appollo resembled -26 163 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #28
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Tirthankara Rishabha. The images of Rishabha were found at Malatia, Boghaz Koi and also in the monument of Isbukjur as the chief deity of the Hittite pantheon. Excavations in Soviet Armenia at Karmir-Blur near Erivan on the site of the ancient Urartian city of Teshabani have unearthed some images including one bronze statue of Rishabha" - Research In Religion Adi tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva kevala bhAratIya upAsya deva hI nahIM bhArata ke bAhara bhI unakA prabhAva dekhA jAtA hai| vizva kI prAcInatama saMskRti zramaNa saMskRti arhatopAsanA meM AsthAvAna thI tathA yaha utanI hI prAcIna hai jitanI AtmavidyA aura AtmavidyA; kSatriya paramparA rahI hai| purANoM ke anusAra kSatriyoM ke pUrvaja RSabhadeva haiN| brAhmaNa purANa 2:14 meM pArthiva zreSTha RSabhadeva ko saba kSatriyoM kA pUrvaja kahA gayA hai| mahAbhArata ke zAnti parva meM bhI likhA hai ki kSAtra dharma bhagavAn AdinAtha se pravRtta huA hai zeSa dharma usake bAda pracalita hue haiN| prAcIna bhArata kI yuddha paddhati naitika bandhanoM se jakar3I huI thii| prAcIna yuddhoM meM ucca caritra kA pradarzana hotA thaa| itanI ucca zreNI kA kSatriya caritra kA udAharaNa anyatra kahIM nahIM dIkhatA; isakA eka mAtra kAraNa RSabha saMskRti kA prabhAva hai| AryoM ne yaha bhArata kI prAcIna zramaNa paramparA se hI sIkhA hai| hindU sAhitya meM brahmA ko aneka nAmoM se sambodhita kiyA gayA hai hiraNyagarbha, prajApati, lokeza, nAbhija, caturAnana, sraSTA aura svayaMbhU Adi jinakA sAmya RSabhadeva ke caritra se bhI milatA hai| isa prakAra jaina paramparA ke Adi tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva prathama yogI the jinhoMne dhyAna paddhati kA prArambha kiyA thaa| zrImad bhAgavata meM unheM yogezvara kahA gayA hai| mahAbhArata meM hiraNyagarbha ko sabase prAcIna yogavettA mAnA gayA hai| jaina paramparA ke RSabhadeva hI anya paramparAoM meM AdinAtha, hiraNyagarbha, brahmA evaM ziva ke nAma se pracalita haiN| Rgveda ke anusAra hiraNyagarbha ko bhUta-jagat kA ekamAtra svAmI mAnA gayA hai| sAyaNa ke anusAra hiraNyagarbha dehadhArI thaa| RSabhadeva jaba garbha meM the taba rAjya meM dhanadhAnya kI vRddhi huI isIliye unheM hiraNyagarbha bhI kahA jAtA hai| mahApurANa meM bhI isa bAta kA ullekha milatA hai| Agama aura Rgveda ke vyutpatti janya artha meM adbhuta sAmya dekhane ko milatA hai| jo isa prakAra hai| 'R' kA artha hai prApta karanA yA sauNpnaa| 'k' akSara kA artha hai ziva, viSNu, brahmA (satyama zivama sundarama) ke rUpa meM bhI milatA hai| aura veda kA artha hai jJAna / arthAt brahmA, ziva (RSabhadeva) se AyA (prApta) jnyaan| Agama meM - 'A' kA artha hai AyA huA', 'adhigrahaNa' | 'ga' se gnndhr| 'ma' kA prayoga brahmA, viSNu aura maheza tInoM ke sammilita rUpa meM hotA hai aura RSabhadeva se gaNadharoM ko AyA huA rahasyamaya jJAna yA gaNadharoM dvArA grahaNa kiyA gayA rahasyamaya jnyaan| saMkSipta hindI zabda sAgara (rAmacandra varmA dvArA sampAdita nAgarI pracAraNI sabhA kAzI dvArA prakAzita) ke pRSTha 81 meM Agama kA artha veda, zAstra, tantrazAstra aura nItizAstra diyA huA hai| isase yaha patA calatA hai ki Agama sAhitya vaidika sAhitya se bhI vizAla thaa| "tantra abhinava vinizcaya" (zaiva AgamoM kA pramukha grantha) meM likhA hai ki taMtra ke Adi sraSTA ziva the| jinhoMne Agama ke rUpa meM vaha jJAna pArvatI ko diyA aura pArvatI ne loka kalyANa ke liye vaha jJAna gaNadharoM ko nigama ke rUpa meM diyaa| yaha dhAraNA isa tathya kI ora iMgita karatI hai ki Adi eka hai lekina vibhinna logoM ne alaga-alaga dRSTikoNa se usakI vyAkhyA kI hai| "ekaM sadviprA bahudhA vadanatyagnim yamaH mAtarizvAnam AhuH / " ataH mUla jJAna kA srota Agama the aura usI kA parivartita rUpa nigama bnaa| pArvatI zabda kA artha parvata meM rahane vAle loga se bhI hotA hai| jinako pAravatIya kahakara sambodhita kiyA gayA hai| isa rahasyamaya Agama jJAna ko sirpha bhArata meM hI nahIM yUropa meM bhI kaise naSTa kiyA gayA isakA eka udAharaNa yahA~ para diyA jA rahA hai| Godfrey Higgins ne apane grantha "The Celtic Druids" meM isa viSaya meM likhA hai- "After the introduction of Christianity Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad 6 164

Page #29
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth the Ogam writings not being understood by the priests, were believed to be magical and were destroyed wherever they were found. patrick is said to have burnt 300 books in those letters." "The word Agams or Ogam is mysterious" according to Sri William Jones "These Ogham Character" were the first invented letters.......the Druids of Ireland did not pretend to be the inventors of the secret system of letters but said that they inherited them from the most remote antiquity." prakhyAta ghumakkar3a, parivrAjaka, prAcIna taMtrazAstra ke jJAtA evaM zaivAgama ke vizeSajJa vidvAn zrI pramodakumAra caTarjI kA kahanA hai- "tantra dharma bhArata ke bAhara se AyA huA hai| ziva tibbata ke pArvatya aMcala meM rahA karate the| jina logoM ne tibbata ke bhaugolika mAnacitra ko dekhA hai, ve dekhegeM ki usa deza ke dakSiNa pazcima aMza meM kailAza parvata zreNI vidyamAna hai| lagabhaga cAra hajAra yA usase bhI kaI zatAbdiyoM pahale eka mahApuruSa usa aMcala meM vidyamAna the| tibbata ke kailAza aMcala meM jisa mahAmAnava ne Adi dharma kA pravartana kiyA thA, ve azeSa guNasampanna yogI the-yogezvara ke rUpa meM hI unakI prasiddhi thii| ye kabhI yogabhraSTa nahIM hue| unase hI samAja kA savizeSa vikAsa huA hai|" spaSTataH pramoda caTarjI yahA~ RSabhadeva, AdinAtha yA ziva kI tarapha izArA karate haiN| brahmA dvArA vedoM kI utpatti kI mAnyatA zramaNa saMskRti kI isa mAnyatA se aura bhI puSTa hotI hai ki mUla vedoM kI racanA bharata cakravartI dvArA apane pitA RSabhadeva ke upadezoM ko sUtrabaddha karake kI gayI thii| bAda meM veda jaba vicchinna hone lage taba unameM bhautika kAmanAoM kI pUrti ke liye hiMsaka bali, yajJa aura zaktizAlI devatAoM ko prasanna karane kI stutiyA~ paravartI bhASyakAroM ne jor3a diiN| nivRtti dharma ko gauNa kara pravRtti dharma kA prabhAva bar3hane lagA thaa| tatpazcAt vyAsa jI ne ina RcAoM ko saMkalita kara unake cAra nAma se cAra veda banA diye| prAcIna kAla meM veda jaina saMskRti meM bhI mAnya rahe haiN| isakA pramANa AcArAMga sUtra se bhI milatA hai| jahA~ kaI sthAnoM para vedavI zabda kA prayoga huA hai jo gahana anusaMdhAna kA viSaya hai| "evaM se appamAeNa vivegaM kITTati vedavI" - AcArAMga sUtra zruta 1 a. 4 u. 4 "ettha viramejja vedavI" - AcArAMga sUtra zruta 1 a. 5 u. 6 bhagavAn mahAvIra dvArA prathama samavasaraNa ke samaya gautama Adi gaNadharoM ke vaidika zrutiyoM ke viSaya meM saMdeha kA spaSTIkaraNa aura una zrutiyoM kI sahI vyAkhyA karanA isa mAnyatA ko aura bhI puSTa karatA hai ki prAcIna kAla meM veda jainiyoM ke mAnya grantha the| pArasI dharmagrantha avestA meM prAcIna vedoM kA varNana milatA hai| vida, vizvarada, virAda aura aNgirs| ye veda kharoSTi lipi meM lipibaddha the| gopatha brAhmaNa (pUrva 2-20) meM svayaMbhU kazyapa kA varNana milatA hai jo RSabhadeva haiN| bhAgavata meM aura viSNu purANa meM RSabhadeva ko viSNu kA avatAra batAyA gayA hai| viSNu zabda meM viSa kA artha- praveza karanA tathA az kA artha- vyApta karanA (dhAtu se) kiyA gayA hai| viSNu purANa meM bhI viSa dhAtu kA artha praveza karanA hai, sampUrNa vizva usa paramAtmA meM vyApta hai| Rgveda meM viSNu ko saura devatA kahA hai -S165 - Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #30
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth aura ve sUrya ke rUpa haiN| AcArya yAska ke anusAra razmiyoM dvArA samagra saMsAra ko vyApta karane ke kAraNa hI sUrya viSNu nAma se abhihita hue haiN| brahma purANa (158/24) "yazca sUryaH sa vai viSNuH sa bhAskaraH' / hamane prArambha meM hI yaha pramANita kiyA hai ki vedoM aura purANoM Adi granthoM meM RSabhadeva aura sUrya kI samAnatA kA ullekha milatA hai| jo viSNu aura sUrya-RSabha aura sUrya donoM kI samAnatA kI puSTi karatA hai| arhat RSabhadeva ne loka aura paraloka ke Adarza prastuta kiye| gRhasthadharma aura munidharma donoM kA svayaM AcaraNa karate hue rAjyAvasthA meM vizva ko sarva kalAoM kA prazikSaNa diyA tathA bAda meM putroM ko rAjyabhAra sauMpakara adhyAtmakalA dvArA sva-para kalyANa ke liye pravrajyA grahaNa kara arhat bne| zAyada yahI kAraNa hai ki zrImadbhAgavata meM unheM viSNu bhagavAn kahA hai| maharSiHtasminnaiva viSNudattaH bhagavAna paramarSibhiH prasAditaH nAbheH privacikIrSayA tadavarodhAya ne marudevyAdhamAn darzayitukAmo vAtarazanAnAH zramaNaH nAmRSINAmUrdhvamaMthinAM zuklayA tanuvAvatAra / / - 53 / 20 bhAgavata arthAt - he parIkSita ! usa yajJa meM maharSiyoM dvArA isa prakAra prasanna kiye jAne para bhagavAn mahArAja viSNu nAbhi ko priya karane ke liye unake antaHpura meM mahArAnI marudevI ke garbha se vAtarazanA (yogiyoM) zramaNoM aura UrdhvagAmI muniyoM kA dharma prakaTa karane ke liye zuddha satvamaya zarIra se prakaTa hue| zrImadbhAgavatakAra ne hI likhA hai ki yadyapi RSabhadeva paramAnandasvarUpa the, svayaM bhagavAn the phira bhI unhoMne gRhasthAzrama meM niyamita AcaraNa kiyaa| unakA yaha AcaraNa mokSasaMhitA ke viparItavat lagatA hai, kintu vaisA thA nhiiN| yathA bhagavAn RSabhasaMjJa AtmatantraH svayaM nityanivRttAnarthaparamparaH kevalAnandAnubhavaH Izvara evaM viparItavat kAraNyArabhyamAnaH kAlenAnurAtaM dharmamAcareNApaMzikSayannatadvidAM sama upazAMto maitraH kAruNiko dharmArtha yazaH prajAnandAmRtAvarodhena gRheSu loka niymyt| __ - bhAgavat 5 / 4 / 14 arthAt- bhagavAn RSabhadeva yadyapi parama svatantra hone ke kAraNa svayaM sarvadA hI saba prakAra kI anartha paramparA se rahita kevala AnandAnurUpa svarUpa aura sAkSAt Izvara hI the to bhI viparItavat pratIta hone vAle karma karate hue unhoMne kAla ke anusAra dharma kA AcaraNa karake usakA sattva na jAnane vAloM ko usI kI zikSA dii| sAtha hI sama (maitrI), zAnta (mAdhyastha), sahRda (pramoda), aura kAruNika (kRpAparatva) rahakara dharma, artha, yaza, santAnarUpa bhoga sukha tathA mokSa sukha kA anubhava karate hue gRhasthAzrama meM logoM ko niyamita kiyaa| RSabha kA eka artha dharma bhI hai| RSabhadeva sAkSAt dharma hI the| unhoMne bhAgavata meM kahA hai- merA yaha zarIra durvibhAva hai, mere hRdaya meM sattva kA nivAsa hai vahIM dharma kI sthiti hai| maiMne dharma svarUpa hokara adharma ko pIche dhakela diyA hai ataeva mujhe Arya loga RSabha kahate haiN| idaM zarIraM mama durvibhAvyaM, sattvaM hI meM hRdayaM yatra dhrmH| puSTe kRto me yadadharma ArAdhato hI mAM RSabhaM prAhurAryAH / / -bhAgavata 5 / 5 / 22 eka anya sthAna para parIkSita ne kahA hai- he dharmatattva ko jAnane vAle RSabhadeva ! Apa dharma kA upadeza kara rahe haiN| avazya hI Apa vRSabharUpa meM svayaM dharma haiN| adharma karane vAle ko jo narakAdi sthAna prApta hote haiM, ve hI ApakI nindA karane vAle ko milate haiN| yathAAdinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad -26 166

Page #31
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth dharmabRvISI dharmajJa dharmosi vRSabha rUpa dhRk / yadadharmakRtaH sthAnaM sUcakasyApi tdbhvet|| -bhAgavata 1 / 11 / 22 bhagavAn ne dharma kA upadeza diyA kyoMki ve svayaM dharmarUpa the| tIrtha kA pravartana kiyA kyoMki ve svayaM tIrthaMkara the, yaha saba kucha satya hai kintu unhoMne prajA ko saMsAra meM jIne kA upAya bhI btaayaa| (madhya eziyA aura paMjAba meM jaina dhrm)| "azvaghoSa ke buddhacarita meM ziva kA 'vRSadhvaja' tathA 'bhava' ke rUpa meM ullekha huA hai, bhAratIya nATyazAstra meM ziva ko 'paramezvara' kahA gayA hai| unakI 'trinetra' 'vRSAMka' tathA 'naTarAja' upAdhiyoM kI carcA hai| ve nRtyakalA ke mahAn AcArya haiM aura unhoMne hI nATyakalA ko tANDava diyaa| vaha isa samaya taka mahAn yogAcArya ke rUpa meM khyAta ho cuke the tathA isameM kahA gayA hai ki unhoMne hI bharataputroM ko siddhi sikhaaii| anta meM ziva ke tripuradhvaMsa kA bhI ullekha kiyA gayA hai aura batAyA gayA hai ki brahmA ke Adeza se bharata ne 'tripuradAha' nAmaka eka Dima (rUpaka kA eka prakAra) bhI racA thA aura bhagavAn ziva ke samakSa usakA abhinaya huA thaa| jaina granthoM meM varNita apsarA nIlAMjanA kA RSabhadeva kI rAjyasabhA meM nRtya kA prasaMga uparokta varNana se samAnatA darzAtA hai|" "purANoM meM ziva kA pada bar3A hI mahattvapUrNa ho gayA hai| yahA~ vaha dArzanikoM ke brahmA haiM. AtmA haiM, asIma haiM aura zAzvata haiN| vaha eka Adi puruSa haiM, parama satya haiM tathA upaniSadoM evaM vedAnta meM unakI hI mahimA kA gAna kiyA gyaa| buddhimAna aura mokSAbhilASI inhIM kA dhyAna karate haiN| vaha sarva haiM, vizvavyApI haiM, carAcara ke svAmI haiM tathA samasta prANiyoM meM AtmarUpa se basate haiN| vaha eka svayaMbhU haiM tathA vizva kA sRjana, pAlana evaM saMhAra karane ke kAraNa tIna rUpa dhAraNa karate haiN| unheM mahAyogI, tathA yogavidyA kA pramukha mAnA jAtA hai| saura tathA vAyu purANa meM ziva kI eka vizeSa yogika upAsanA vidhi kA nAma 'mAhezvara yoga' hai| inheM isa rUpa meM 'yaMtI', 'Atma-saMyamI brahmacArI' tathA 'UrdhvaretAH' bhI kahA gayA hai| zivapurANa meM ziva kA Adi tIrthaMkara vRSabhadeva ke rUpa meM avatAra lene kA ullekha hai| prabhAsapurANa meM bhI aisA hI ullekha upalabdha hotA hai|" rAmAyaNa (bAlakANDa 46 / 6 uttarAkANDa) meM bhI ziva kI hara tathA vRSabhadhvaja ina do navIna upAdhiyoM kA ullekha milatA hai| mahAbhArata meM ziva ko parabrahma, asIma, aciMtya, vizvasraSTA, mahAbhUtoM kA ekamAtra udgama, nitya aura avyakta Adi kahA gayA hai| eka sthala para unheM sAMkhya ke nAma se abhihita kiyA gayA hai aura anyatra yogiyoM ke parama puruSa nAma se| vaha svayaM mahAyogI haiM aura AtmA ke yoga tathA samasta tapasyAoM ke jJAtA hai| eka sthala para likhA hai ki ziva ko tapa aura bhakti dvArA hI pAyA jA sakatA hai aneka sthaloM para viSNu ke liye prayukta kI gaI yogezvara kI upAdhi isa tathya kA dyotaka hai ki viSNu kI upAsanA meM bhI yogAbhyAsa kA samAveza ho gayA thA, aura koI bhI mata isake vartamAna mahatva kI upekSA nahIM kara sakatA thaa| (mahAbhArata : droNaparva vanaparva) vimalasUri ke 'paumacariuM' ke maMgalAcaraNa ke prasaMga meM eka jinendra rudrASTaka kA ullekha huA hai jisameM bhagavAn kA rudra ke rUpa meM stavana kiyA gayA hai aura batAyA gayA hai ki jinendra rudra pApa rUpI andhakAsura ke vinAzaka haiM, kAma, lobha evaM moharUpI tripura ke dAhaka haiM, unakA zarIra tapa rUpI bhasma se vibhUSita hai, saMyamarUpI vRSabha para vaha ArUr3ha haiM, saMsAra rUpI karI (hAthI) ko vidIrNa karane vAle haiM, nirmala buddhirUpI candrarekhA se alaMkRta haiM, zuddhabhAvarUpI kapAla se sampanna haiM, vratarUpI sthira parvata (kailAza) para nivAsa karane vAle haiM, guNa-guNa rUpI mAnava-muNDoM ke mAlAdhArI haiM, dasa dharmarUpI khaTvAMga se yukta haiM, tapaHkIrti rUpI gaurI se maNDita haiM, sAta bhaya rUpI uddAma Damaru ko bajAnevAle haiM, arthAt vaha sarvathA -36 167 - Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #32
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth bhItirahita haiM, manogupti rUpI sarpa parikara se veSTita haiM, nirantara satyavANI rUpI vikaTa jaTA-kalApa se maNDita haiM tathA huMkAra mAtra se bhaya kA vinAza karane vAle haiN| ___ "AcArya vIrasena svAmI ne dhavalA TIkA meM arhantoM kA paurANika ziva ke rUpa meM ullekha kiyA hai aura kahA hai ki arhanta parameSThI ve haiM jinhoMne moha rUpI vRkSa ko jalA diyA hai, jo vizAla ajJAnarUpI pArAvAra se uttIrNa ho cuke haiN| jinhoMne vighnoM ke samUha ko naSTa kara diyA hai, jo sampUrNa bAdhAoM se nirmukta haiM, jo acala haiM, jinhoMne kAmadeva ke prabhAva ko dalita kara diyA hai, jinhoMne tripura arthAt moha, rAga, dveSa ko acchI taraha se bhasma kara diyA hai| jinhoMne samyakdarzana, samyakjJAna, aura samyakcAritra rUpI trizUla ko dhAraNa karake moharUpI andhakAsura ke kabandhavRnda kA haraNa kara liyA hai tathA jinhoMne sampUrNa AtmarUpa ko prApta kara liyA hai|" ___ "mahAkavi puSpadanta ne bhI apane mahApurANa meM eka sthala para bhagavAn vRSabhadeva ke liye rudra kI brahmA-viSNu-maheza rUpI trimUrti se sambandhita aneka vizeSaNoM kA prayoga kiyA hai| bhagavAn kA yaha eka stavana hai jise unake kevalajJAna hone ke bAda indra ne prastuta kiyA hai| jisameM unhoMne bhagavAn ke liye kahA hai ki ve zAnta haiM, ziva haiM, ahiMsaka haiM, rAjanya varga unake caraNoM kI pUjA karatA hai| paropakArI haiM, bhaya dUra karane vAle haiM, vAmAvimukta haiM, mithyAdarzana ke vinAzaka haiM, svayaM buddha rUpa se sampanna haiM, svayaMbhU haiM, sarvajJa haiM, sukha tathA zAntikArI zaMkara haiM, candradhara haiM, sUrya haiM, rudra haiM, ugra tapasyoM meM agragAmI haiM, saMsAra ke svAmI haiM, tathA use upazAnta karane vAle haiM, mahAdeva haiM...... pralayakAla ke liye ugrakAla haiM, gaNeza (gaNadharoM ke svAmI) haiM, gaNapatiyoM (vRSabhasena Adi gaNadharoM) ke janaka haiM, brahma haiM, brahmacArI haiM, vedAMgavAdI haiM, kamalayoni haiM, pRthvI kA uddhAra karane vAle Adi varAha haiM, hiraNya garbha haiM, paramAnanda catuSTaya (ananta darzana, ananta jJAna, ananta sukha tathA ananta vIrya) se suzobhita haiN| khajurAho ke isa saMstavana se yaha pratIta hotA hai ki bhagavAn vRSabhadeva ke rUpa meM ziva ke trimUrti tathA buddha rUpa ko bhI samanvita kara liyA gyaa| 1000 I0 ke zilAlekha nambara 5 meM ziva kA ekezvara rUpa meM tathA viSNu buddha aura jina kA unhIM ke avatAroM ke rUpa meM ullekha kiyA jAnA isI tathya kI puSTi karatA hai|" vaidika paramparA meM ziva kA vAhana vRSabha (baila) batalAyA gayA hai| jaina mAnyatAnusAra bhagavAn vRSabhadeva kA cihna baila hai| garbha meM avatarita hone ke samaya inakI mAtA marudevI ne svapna meM eka variSTha vRSabha ko apane mukha-kamala meM praveza karate hue dekhA thA, ataH inakA nAma vRSabha rakhA gyaa| sindhughATI meM prApta vRSabhAMkita mUrtiyukta mudrAe~ tathA vaidika yuktiyA~ bhI vRSabhAMkita vRSabhadeva ke astitva kI samarthaka haiN| isa prakAra vRSabha kA yoga ziva tathA vRSabhadeva ke aikya ko sampuSTa karatA hai| jainAcArya hemacandra sUri ne somezvara ke ziva mandira meM jAkara mahAdeva strota kI racanA kara ziva kI rAgadveSa rahita nirvikAra vItarAga sarvajJadeva ke rUpa meM stuti kI thii| RSabha ziva kaise bane isa viSaya para IzAna saMhitA meM likhA hai - mAgha vadi trayodazyAdi devo mhaanishi| zivaliMga tayobhUtaH koTisUrya samaprabhaH / / arthAt- mAgha vadi trayodazI kI mahAnizA ko Adi deva RSabha karor3oM sUryoM ke samAna prakAzamAna zivaliMga ke rUpa meM prakaTa hue| zivapurANa meM bhI likhA hai"itthaM prabhavaH RSabho'vatAraH zaMkarasya me| satAM gatirdInabandhurnavamaH kathitastu nH||" - zivapurANa 4 / 49 mujhe zaMkara kA RSabha avatAra hogaa| vaha sajjana logoM kI zaraNa aura dInabandhu hogA tathA usakA avatAra navAM hogaa| Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad -86 168

Page #33
jaina tIrthaMkaroM meM kevala RSabhadeva kI mUrtiyoM ke zira para kuTila kezoM kA rUpa dikhAyA jAtA hai aura vahI unakA vizeSa lakSaNa bhI mAnA jAtA hai| isIliye RSabhadeva ko kezariyA nAtha bhI kahA jAtA hai| ziva ke zira para bhI jaTAjUTa kaMdhoM para laTakate keza RSabha aura ziva kI samAnatA ko darzAte haiM / ataH niHsandeha rUpa se yaha svIkAra kiyA jA sakatA hai ki RSabhadeva aura ziva nAma mAtra se hI bhinna haiM vAstava meM bhinna nahIM haiM / isIliye ziva purANa meM 28 yoga avatAroM meM 9 vA~ avatAra RSabhadeva ko svIkAra kiyA gayA hai| Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth uttaravaidika mAnyatA ke anusAra jaba gaMgA AkAza se avatIrNa huI to dIrghakAla taka zivajI ke jaTAjUTa meM bhramaNa karatI rahI aura usake pazcAt vaha bhUtala para avatarita huii| yaha eka rUpaka hai, jisakA vAstavika rahasya yaha hai ki jaba ziva arthAt bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko asarvajJadazA meM jisa svasavittirUpI jJAna-gaMgA kI prApti huI usakI dhArA dIrghakAla taka unake mastiSka meM pravAhita hotI rahI aura unake sarvajJa hone ke pazcAt yahI dhArA unakI divya vANI ke mArga se prakaTa hokara saMsAra ke uddhAra ke lie bAhara AI tathA isa prakAra samasta AryAvarta ko pavitra evaM AplAvita kara diyaa| jaina bhaugolika mAnyatA meM gaMgAnadI himavAn parvata ke padmanAmaka sarovara se nikalatI hai vahA~ se nikalakara vaha kucha dUra taka to upara hI pUrvadizA kI ora bahatI hai, phira dakSiNa kI ora mur3akara jahA~ bhUtala para avatIrNa hotI hai, vahA~ para nIce gaMgAkUTa meM eka vistRta cabUtare para Adi jinendra vRSabhanAtha kI jaTAjUTa vAlI aneka vajramayI pratimAe~ avasthita haiM, jina para himavAn parvata ke upara se gaMgA kI dhArA giratI hai| vikrama kI caturtha zatAbdI ke mahAn jaina AcArya yativRSabha ne trilokaprajJapti meM prastuta gaMgAvataraNa kA isa prakAra varNana kiyA hai : " AdijiNappaDimAo tAo jaDha-muuDha - seharillAo / paDimovarimmi gaMgA abhisittumaNA va sA paDhadi / / " arthAta gaMgAkUTa ke Upara jaTArUpa mukuTa se zobhita Adi jinendra ( vRSabhanAtha bhagavAn) kI pratimAe~ haiM / pratIta hotA hai ki una pratimAoM kA abhiSeka karane kI abhilASA se hI gaMgA unake upara giratI hai| AcArya nemicandra siddhAntacakravartI ne bhI prastuta gaMgAvataraNa kI ghaTanA kA nimna prakAra citraNa kiyA hai: "sirigihasIsaTTiyaMbujakaNNiyasiMhAsaNaM jaDAmaelaM / jiNamabhisikSumaNA vA odiNNA matthae gaMgA / " arthAt zrI devI ke gRha ke zIrSa para sthiti kamala kI karNikA ke upara siMhAsana para virAjamAna jo jaTArUpa mukuTa vAlI jinamUrti hai, usakA abhiSeka karane ke lie hI mAnoM gaMgA usa mUrti ke mastaka para himavAn parvata se avatIrNa huI hai / vaidika paramparA meM ziva ko trizUladhArI batalAyA gayA hai tathA trizUlAMkita zivamUrtiyA~ bhI upalabdha hotI haiN| jainaparamparA meM bhI arhanta kI mUrtiyoM ko ratnatraya (samyagdarzana, samyagjJAna, samyak cAritra) ke pratIkAtmaka trizUlAMkita trizUla se sampatra dikhalAyA gayA hai| AcArya vIrasena ne eka gAthA meM trizUlAMkita arhantoM ko namaskAra kiyA hai| sindhu upatyakA se prAtya mudrAoM para bhI kucha aise yogiyoM kI mUrtiyA~ aMkita haiM, kucha mUrtiyA~ vRSabhacihna se aMkita haiN| mUrtiyoM ke ye donoM rUpa mahAn yogI vRSabhadeva se sambandhita haiN| isake atirikta khaNDagiri kI jaina guphAoM (IsApUrva dvitIya zatAbdI) meM tathA mathurA ke kuzANakAlIna jaina AyAgapaTTa Adi meM bhI trizUlacihna kA ullekha milatA hai| DaoN. roTha ne isa trizUla cihna tathA mohanajodar3o kI mudrAoM para aMkita trizUla meM Atyantika sAdRzya dikhAlAyA hai / 169 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #34
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth * RSabhadeva tathA ziva-sambandhI prAcya mAnyatAe~ : RSabhadeva ne sabase pahale kSAtradharma kI zikSA dii| mahAbhArata ke zAMtiparva meM likhA hai ki-kSAtradharma bhagavAn AdinAtha se pravRtta huA aura zeSa dharma usake pazcAt pracAlita hue| yathAkSAtro dharmo hyAdidevAt prvRtt;| pazcAdanye zeSabhUtAzca dharma / / -mahAbhArata zAMtiparva 166420 bahmANDa purANa (2014) meM prArthivazreSTha RSabhadeva ko saba kSatriyoM kA pUrvaja kahA hai / prajAoM kA rakSaNa kSAtradharma hai, aniSTa se rakSA tathA jIvanIya upAyoM se pratipAlana ye do guNa prajApati RSabhadeva meM vidyAmAna the| unhoMne svayaM donoM hAthoM meM zastra dhAraNa kara logoM ko zastravidyA sikhaaii| zastra zikSA pAne vAloM ko kSatriya nAma bhI pradAna kiyaa| kSatriya kA antarnihita bhAva vahI thaa| unhoMne sirpha zAstra vidyA kI zikSA hI nahIM dI apitu sarvaprathama kSatriya varNa kI sthApanA bhI kI thii| RSabhadeva kA yaha vacana adhika mahattvapUrNa hai ki kevala zatruoM aura duSToM se yuddha karanA hI kSAtradharmaM nahIM hai apitu viSaya, vAsanA, tRSNA aura moha Adi ko jItanA bhI kSAtradharma hai| unhoMne donoM kAma kiye| zAyada isI kAraNa Aja kSatriyoM ko adhyAtma vidyA kA puruskartA mAnA jAtA hai| jitanA aura jaisA yuddha bAhya zatruoM ko jItane ke liye anivArya hai, usase bhI adhika mohAdi antarzatruoM ko jItane ke lie anivArya hai| RSabhadeva ne sArI pRthvI-samudroM para rAjya kiyA, sAre vizva ko vyavasthita kiyA aura phira mohAdi zatruoM kA vinAza karane meM bhI vilamba nahIM kiyaa| AcArya samantabhadra ne nIce likhe zloka meM bar3A hI bhAva-bhInA varNana kiyA hai "vihAya yaH sAgara-vAri-vAsasaM vadhUmivemAM vasudhA~ vadhU stiim| mumukSurikSvAku kulAdirAtmavAn prabhu pravrAja shissnnurcyutH||" - svayaMbhU stotra 13 arthAt- samudra jala hI hai kinArA jisakA (samudra paryanta vistRta) aisI vasudhArUpI satI vadhU ko chor3akara mokSa kI icchA rakhane vAle ikSvAkuvaMzIya AtmavAn sahiSNu aura acyuta prabhu ne dIkSA le lii| unhoMne apane Antarika zatruoM ko apanI samAdhi teja se bhasma kara diyA aura kevalajJAna prApta kara aciMtya aura tInoM lokoM kI pUjA ke sthAna svarUpa arhat pada prApta kiyaa| tAtparya yaha hai ki kSatriya kA artha kevala sAMsArika vijaya hI nahIM hai apitu AdhyAtmika vijaya bhI hai| ve caturvarNI (kSatriya, vaizya, zUdra, aura bAhmaNa) vyavasthA ke sUtradhAra bne| cANakya kI arthanIti meM jisa caturvarNa vyavasthA para adhikAdhika bala diyA gayA hai, vaha RSabhadeva se prArambha ho cukI thii| bhogabhUmi ke bAda karmabhUmi ke prArambha meM dharA aura dharAvAsiyoM kI AvazyakatAoM ke samAdhAna ke prabhadeva ne jisa ghora parizrama kA paricaya diyA vahI parizrama AtmavidyA ke puraskartA hone para bhI kiyaa| ve zramaNa Arhat dhArA ke Adi pravartaka kahe jAte haiN| bhAgavatakAra ne unheM nAnA yogacaryAoM kA AcaraNa karane vAle kaivalyapati kI saMjJA to dI hI hai| (bhAgavata 5 / 6 / 64) tathA sAtha hI unheM vAtarazanA (yogiyoM), zramaNoM, RSiyoM aura UrdhvagAmI (mokSagAmI) muniyoM ke dharma kA Adi pratiSThAtA aura zramaNa dharma kA pravartaka mAnA hai (bhAgavata 5 / 4 / 20) yahA~ zramaNa se abhiprAya- "zrAmyati tapaklezaM sahate iti zramaNaH" arthAt jo tapazcaraNa kareM ve zramaNa haiN| zrI haribhadra sUri ne dazavakAlika kI TIkA meM likhA hai ki- "zrAmyantIti zramaNaH tpsyntiityrthH|" Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad - 170

Page #35
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth (1 / 3) isakA artha hai jo zrama karatA hai, kaSTa sahatA hai, tapa karatA hai vaha tapasvI zramaNa hai| bhAgavata ne vAtarazanA yogI, zramaNa, RSi ko UrdhvagAmI kahA hai| Urdhvagamana jIva kA svabhAva hai kintu karmoM kA bhAra use bahuta U~cAI taka nahIM jAne detaa| jaba jIva karmabandhana se nitAMta mukta ho jAtA hai taba apane svabhAvAnusAra loka ke anta taka Urdhvagamana karatA hai| jaisA ki tattvArtha sUtra meM kathana hai ki-tadanantaramUrdhva gacchatyA lokAntAt (10 / 5) arthAt sampUrNa karmoM ke kSaya hone ke bAda turanta hI muktajIva loka ke anta taka U~ce jAtA hai| jaina zAstroM meM jahA~ bhI mokSatattva kA varNana AyA hai vahA~ para muktajIva ke Urdhvagamana kA vistAra se varNana milatA hai| isI saMdarbha meM vaidika RSiyoM ne vAtarazanA zramaNa ke lie hI kiyA hai| aura RSabhadeva ko isakA pravartaka kahA hai| ataH RSabhadeva jainadharma ke prathama tIrthaMkara the yaha vaidika sAhitya bhI svIkAra karatA hai| baTTopAdhyAya ke anusAra jo nAtha sampradAya kA Arambha huA vaha jainiyoM ke tIrthaMkara aura unake ziSya sampradAya se huaa| mInanAtha ke guru the AdinAtha arthAt RSabhanAtha / "jaina mAnyatAnusAra jyotiSa, gaNita, vyAkaraNa Adi ke prathama jJAtA tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva haiN| isa viSaya meM vaidya prakAza candra pAMDyA ne apane lekha 'jaina jyotiSa kI prAcInatvatA' meM likhA hai ki "Rgveda meM RSabha kA ullekha aneka jagahoM meM AyA hai aura unako pUrNataH jyotiSI batalAyA hai"| "pre hotre pUrvyava coDagnaye bharatA vRht| vipI jyotiSI vibhrate na vedhse||5||7||" ___-Rgveda maM 3 a0 1 sUtra 10 Rgveda ke ukta maMDala ke Age pIche ke anya sUtroM aura prasaMga ko dekhate hue yaha nizcita rUpa se kahA jA sakatA hai ki Rgveda kI yaha RcA RSabha yA vRSabha ke liye racI gayI hai| unhoMne 72 vidyAe~ sikhAIM unameM jyotiSI vidyA bhI eka vidyA thii| isIliye vaidika RSi vRSabha kI vaMdanA karate hue Rgveda meM likhate haiM - "A no gotrA darddhahi go pate gAH samasmabhyaM su nayo yaMtuvAjA divakSA ati vRSabha satya zuSmoDasmabhyaM su maghavanbodhi godA // 21 // " -Rgveda, maMDala 3 a0 2 sU0 30 arthAt - he pRthvI ke pAlaka dev| hameM naya sahita vANiyoM ko pradAna kara Adarayukta banA, jisase hama apanI vRttiyoM aura indriyoM ko saMyata rakha skeN| he vRSabha tU sUrya ke samAna saba dizAoM meM prakAzamAna hai aura tU satya ke kAraNa balavAna hai| he aizvaryamaya mAghavana ! hameM subodhi pradAna kr| bauddhoM ke dharmakIrti dvArA racita prakhyAta grantha 'nyAyabindu' meM jaina tIrthaMkara bhagavAn RSabha aura mahAvIra Adi ko jyotiSa-jJAna meM pAragAmI hone ke kAraNa sarvajJa likhA hai "yaH sarvajJa Apto vAsa jyotirjJAnAdikamupadiSTAvAn / tadyathA RSabha vrdhmaanaadiriti||" "isa prakAra jainetara sAhitya ke anusAra Adi jyotiSI bhagavAn vRSabha yA RSabha siddha ho jAte haiN| jaina-purANoM aura kathAoM ke AdhAra para to ve pUrNataH jyotiSajJa haiN| jinasenAcArya ke "Adi purANa" ke anusAra jo hAlAMki vedoM se bAda kI racanA hai, vRSabha yA RSabha ke putra bharata ko eka bAra rAta ko solaha svapna Aye the aura una svapnoM kA jaba artha bharata ThIka-ThAka lagAne meM asamartha rahe, yadyapi ve -23 171 - Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #36
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. svayaM jyotirvida the phira bhI ve apanI becainI ko zAnta karane ke lie pitA ke pAsa kailAza parvata para pahu~ce aura unase una svapnoM kA artha samajhAne kI prArthanA kii| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne una svapnoM kA jo spaSTIkaraNa kiyA aura bhaviSyavANI kI vaha vAstava meM stabdha kara dene vAlI hai aura yaha socane aura vicArane ko bAdhya kara dene vAlI hai ki hajAroM varSoM pahale hI svapnoM ke AdhAra para bhaviSya-vANI bhArata meM hone laga gaI thii| unakA vaha svapna-bhaviSya kitanA satya thA Azcarya hotA hai|" (jaina jyotiSa ke prAcInatamatva para saMkSipta vivecana) jaina vAGmaya meM Ayurveda kA mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai| bAraha aMgoM meM antima aMga dRSTivAda meM prANavAya eka pUrva mAnA gayA hai jo Aja anupalabdha hai| sthAnAMgasUtra, samavAyAMgasUtra, nandIsUtra Adi meM isakA ullekha milatA hai| isa prANavAya nAmaka pUrva meM aSTAMgAyurveda kA varNana hai| jaina mata se Ayurveda kI utpatti ke sambandha meM paM. vhI. pI. zAstrI ne ugrarAdityAcArya kRta "kalyANakakAraka" ke sampAdakIya meM likhA hai ki isa grantha ke prArambha meM maharSi ne prANAvAya zAstra kI utpatti ke viSaya meM pramANika itihAsa likhA hai / grantha ke Adi meM zrI AdinAtha svAmI ko namaskAra kiyA gayA hai| tatpazcAt prANAvAya kA avataraNa kaise huA aura usakI spaSTataH janasamAja taka paramparA kaise pracalita huI isakA spaSTa rUpa se varNana grantha ke prastAva aMza meM kiyA gayA hai jo isa prakAra hai zrI RSabhadeva ke samavasaraNa meM bharata cakravartI Adi bhavyoM ne pahuMcakara zrI bhagavanta kI savinaya vandanA kI aura bhagavAn se nimnalikhita prakAra se pUchane lage "o svAmina ! pahale bhoga bhUmi ke samaya manuSya kalpavRkSoM se utpatra aneka prakAra ke bhogopabhoga sAmagriyoM se sukha bhogate the| yahA~ bhI khUba sukha bhogakara tadanantara svarga pahu~cakara vahA~ bhI sukha bhogate the| vahA~ se phira manuSya bhava meM Akara apane-apane puNyakarmoM ke anusAra apane-apane iSTa sthAnoM ko prApta karate the| bhagavan ! aba bhAratavarSa ko karmabhUmi kA rUpa milA hai| jo carama zarIrI haiM va janma lene vAle haiM unako to aba bhI apamaraNa nahIM hai| inako dIrgha AyuSya prApta hai| parantu aise bhI bahuta se manuSya paidA hote haiM jinakI Ayu nahIM rahatI aura unako vAta, pitta, kaphAdi doSoM kA udvega hotA rahatA hai| unake dvArA kabhI zIta aura kabhI uSNa va kAlakrama se mithyA AhAra sevana karane meM AtA hai| jisase aneka prakAra ke rogoM se pIDita hote haiN| isaliye unake svAstha rakSA ke liye yogya upAya btaayeN| isa prakAra bharata ke prArthanA karane para AdinAtha bhagavAn ne divya-dhvani ke dvArA lakSaNa, zarIra, zarIra ke bhedoM, doSotpatti, cikitsA, kAla bheda Adi sabhI bAtoM kA vistAra se varNana kiyaa|" isa prakAra divyavANI ke rUpa meM prakaTa samasta paramArtha ko sAkSAt gaNadhara ne prApta kiyaa| usake bAda gaNadhara dvArA nirUpita zAstra ko nirmala buddhi vAle muniyoM ne prApta kiyaa| isa prakAra zrI RSabhadeva ke bAda yaha zAstra tIrthaMkara mahAvIra taka calatA rhaa| divyadhvanI prakaTitaM paramArthajAtaM sAkSAtayA gaNadharo'dhijage smstm| pazcAt gaNAdhipate nirupita vAkyaprapaMcamaSTAdhI nirmaladhiyoM munyo'dhijgmuH|| evaMjinAtaMra nibandhanasiddhamArgAdAyAtamApatamanAkulamarthagADham / svAyAMbhuvaM sakalameva sanAtanaM tat sAkSAcchutazrutadalaiH zruta kevalIbhya / / spaSTa hai ki tIrthaMkaroM ne prANAvAya paramparA kA jJAna pratipAdita kiyaa| phira gaNadharoM pratigaNadharoM, zrutakevaliyoM, muniyoM ne sunakara prApta kiyaa| -jaina Ayurveda - eka paricaya - arhata vacana, varSa - 12, aMka -3 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad 6 172

Page #37
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth 'vrAtya' 'prajApati' 'parameSThI' 'pitA' aura 'pitAmaha' hai vizva vrAtya kA anusaraNa karatA hai| zraddhA se janatA kA hRdaya abhibhUta ho jAtA hai| vrAtya ke anusAra zraddhA, yajJa, loka aura gaurava anugamana karate haiM / vrAtya rAjA huA / usase rAjyadharma kA zrIgaNeza huaa| prajA, bandhubhAva, abhyudaya aura prajAtantra sabhI kA usI se udaya huA / vrAtya ne sabhA, samiti, senA Adi kA nirmANa kiyA / taM prajApatizca parameSThI ca pitA ca pitAmahazcApazca zraddhA ca varSa bhRtvAnuvyavartayantaH / enaM zraddhA gacchati enaM yajJo gacchati enaM loko gacchati / so'rajyat tato rAjanyo'jAyata, sa vizvaH sa bandhUbhayaghamabhyudatiSThit / / 1 ina zabdoM dvArA bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA prArambhika paricaya diyA gayA hai kRSi, masi, asi, karmayoga kA vyAkhyAna vrAtya ne diyaa| ayodhyA pUrva kI rAjadhAnI hai aura RSabhadeva kI janmabhUmi / phira RSabhadeva ke sanyAsa, tapa, vijJAna aura upadeza sabhI kA yathAkrama varNana hai / vrAtya ne tapa se Atma-sAkSAtkAra kiyA / suvarNamaya tejasvI AtmA kA lAbha prApta kara vrAtya mahAdeva bana gaye / (ya mahAdevo'bhUta) vrAtya pUrva kI ora gaye, pazcima kI ora gaye, uttara, dakSiNa cAroM dizAoM ko ora unmukha hue cAroM aura unake jJAna, vijJAna kA aloka phailA vizva zraddhA ke sAtha unake sAmane natamastaka ho gyaa| svayaM Rgveda meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva se prArthanA kI gaI hai : " Aditya tvamasi Aditya sad AsIt astabhrAdadhAM vRSabho aMtarikSaM jamite varimAgama pRthikA AsIta vizva bhuvanAnI samrAT vizvetAni varuNasya vacanAni" ? Rgveda 30, a. 3) " arthAt he RSabhadeva ! samrAT saMsAra meM jagatarakSaka vratoM kA pracAra kro| tuma hI isa akhaNDa pRthvI ke Aditya sUrya ho, tumhIM tvacA aura sArarUpa ho, tumhIM vizvabhUSaNa ho aura tumhIM ne apane divyajJAna se AkAza ko nApA hai|" "isa maMtra meM varuNa vacana se vratoM kA saMketa kiyA gayA hai| vAstava meM vratoM ke udgAtA bhagavAn RSabhadeva hI the| isa tathya ko veda ne nahIM, manu ne bhI svIkAra kiyA hai / yadyapi manusmRti meM unheM vaivasvata, satyapriyavrata, agniprabhanAbhi aura IrvAku (RSabhadeva) ko chaTTA manu svIkAra kiyA hai aura vedakAlIna dUsarI sUcI meM unheM vaivasvata - vena - ghRSNu batAyA gayA hai| jaina AgamoM meM 14 manuoM ke sthAna para sAta kulakaroM kA varNana prApta hotA hai aura usameM sAtaveM kulakara kA nAma nAbhi aura RSabhadeva batAyA gayA hai| isa prakAra vedoM ke AdhAra para yaha nissaMdeha kahA jA sakatA hai ki vrAtya sampradAya ke mUla saMsthApaka aura bhAratIya saMskRti ke pratiSThApaka bhagavAn RSabhadeva the| kahane kA sArAMza itanA hai ki RSabhadeva ne vrAtya dharma, tyAga dharma aura parahaMsa dharma kA pratipAdana kiyA, jisakA samAnArthI avikala aura akSuNNa rUpa jaina dharma hai| jainadharma aura vrAtyadharma donoM paryAyavAcI haiN|" - itihAsa ke anAvRta pRSTha AcArya suzIla munijI vimalasUri ne apane paumacariuM meM likhA hai ki mUlataH cAra vaMza prasiddha the jinakI utpatti RSabhadeva se huii| RSabhadeva ne bAlyAvasthA meM ikSudaMDa kutUhala se hAtha meM liyA jisase unakA ikSvAku vaMza kahalAyA / unake putra bharata se AdityayazA, siMhayazA, balabhadra, vasubala, mahAbala Adi aneka rAjA ikSvAku vaMza meM hue| AdityayazA ke nAma se Aditya arthAt sUryavaMzI kahalAye / RSabhadeva ke dUsare putra somaprabha ke nAma se somavaMza yA caMdra vaMza kI utpatti huI / RSabhadeva ke pautra namI aura vinamI ke dvArA vidyAdhara vaMza banA / ye vidhAoM se sampanna the isaliye inheM vidyAdhara kahA gayA / vidyAdhara vaMzoM ke rAjA se bacane ke liye rAjA bhIma ne eka mahAn dvIpa meM laMkA nagarI kI sthApanA kI aura isa dvIpa ko rAkSasa dvIpa kahA gayA aura usake rAjA ko mahArAkSasa isa vaMza meM meghavAhana huA jisake putra kA nAma rAkSasa thA jo itanA parAkramI thA ki usake pUre vaMza ko hI rAkSasa nAma prApta huA / ahamindra nAmaka vidyAdhara rAjA ne bhI kaNTha nAmaka putra ko laMkApati kIrtidhavala ne lavaNasAgara ke dvIpa meM bsaayaa| jahA~ vAnaroM kI bahutA thI / ataH isa dvIpa meM rahane vAloM ko vAnara kahA jAne lagA aura unakA vaMza vAnara vaMza kahalAyA / paumacariuM as 173 a Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #38
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth meM likhA hai ki jisa prakAra khaDga se khaDgadhArI, ghor3e se ghur3asavAra, hAthI se hastipAla, ikSu se ikSvAku, vidyA se vidyAdhara vaMza hotA hai usI taraha vAnaroM ke cihna se vAnaroM kA vaMza abhivyakta hotA hai| cUMki vAnara ke cihna se logoM ne chatra Adi aMkita kiye the isalie ve vidyAdhara vAnara khlaae| isa prakAra RSabhadeva se ikSvAku vaMza, sUrya vaMza, candravaMza aura vidyAdhara vaMza jisake antargata rAkSasa aura vAnara vaMza kI utpatti huii| RSabha kA artha 'zreSTha' hotA hai| 'RSi gatI' dhAtu se RSabha kA artha gatizIla bhI hai| RSabhadeva vastutaH pratyeka kuzala karma ke vikAsa patha para gatizIla rahe, agraNI rahe, zreSTha rhe| RSabha zabda gaMbhIra, spaSTa evaM madhura nAda kA vAcaka bhI hai jo saptasvaroM meM se eka hai| RSabha kA eka mahattvapUrNa artha jJAtA dRSTA bhI hai| 'R' kA artha AyA huA, 'Sa' kA artha zreSTha tathA 'bha' kA artha hai graha yA nksstr| ataH RSabha kA artha huA zreSTha nakSatroM meM AyA huaa| jaina purANa ke anusAra RSabhadeva ke dAyeM jaMghA meM baila kA cinha hone se unakA vRSabha nAma bhI vyavahArita huaa| "uttarAdhyayana 25 zloka 6 meM kAzyapa ko dharma kA Adi pravartaka batAyA gayA hai| bhagavAn RSabha Adi kAzyapa haiM unheM dharma kI aneka dhArAoM ke Adi srota ke rUpa meM khojA jA sakatA hai| yaha viSaya abhI taka ajJAta rahA hai| isa viSaya meM anusaMdhAna Avazyaka hai| (AcArya mahAprajJa jI) bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne caityakRSNA aSTamI ke dina caMdra ke uttarASAr3hA nakSatra ke sAtha yoga hone para aparAhna kAla meM dIkSA grahaNa kI thii| hemacandrAcArya ne isa viSaya meM likhA hai tadA caM caitrabahalASTamyAM cndrmsishrite| nakSatra muttarASAr3hA maho bhAge'tha pazcime // 65 / / RSabhadeva kI takSazilA yAtrA kA varNana jaina sAhitya meM milatA hai jinadatta sUri racita paMcAnanda pUjA, Avazyaka niyukti Adi granthoM meM isa viSaya para prakAza DAlA gayA hai| takSazilA meM RSabhadeva ke putra bAhubali kA rAjya thaa| vahA~ para RSabhadeva gaye the| isakA varNana pI. sI. dAsa guptA ne apane lekha "On Rishabha's visit To Taxila" meM kiyA hai| unake anusAra The legend Rishabhanan's journey to Taksasila to meet his son Bahubali is indeed incomparable in its glory and significance. In his studies in Jaina Art (Banaras, 1955) Umakant P. Shah has sumed up the story as follows: "It is said that when Rishabh went to Taksasila, he reached after dusk; Bahubali (ruling at Takshshila) thought of going to pay his homage next morning and pay due respects along with his big retinue. But the Lord went away and from here, travelled through Bahali-Adambailla, Yonaka and preached to the people of Bahali, and to Yanakas and Pahlagas Then he went to Astapada and after several years came to Purimataka near Vinita, Where he obtained Kevalajnana." According to U.P. Shah the relevant verses show that Taksasilla was probably included in the Province of Bahali (Balkh-Bactria) in the age of Avasyaka Niryukti. As regards Risabha's visit it is told that next morning when Bahubali came to know of the Master's departure he "felt disappointed and satisfiled himself only by worshipping the spot where the Lord stood by installing an emblem-the dharmachakra- over it." Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad 36 1742

Page #39
jaina dharma evaM sAhitya meM dharmacakra kA vizeSa mahatva haiM tIrthaMkaroM kI stuti meM zakrendra ne jo vizeSaNa aura guNa sUcaka vAkya prayukta kiye haiM unameM dhammavara cAuraMta cakkavaTTINaM arthAt mahAvIrAdi tIrthaMkara zreSTha dharma ko cAroM ora phailAne meM dharmacakra ke pravarttaka dharma cakravartI hote haiN| unameM pahale atizaya meM dharmacakra kA nAma AtA hai, arthAt tIrthaMkara calate haiM to unake Age-Age AkAza meM devatA dharmacakra calAte rahate haiM / ataH dharmacakra tIrthakaroM kA mahAna atizaya hai| abhidhAna - ciMtAmaNI zabdakoSa ke prathama khaNDa ke 61 veM zloka meM dharmacakra pravartana kiye jAne kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai| prAcIna samavAyAMga sUtra meM dasa atizayoM kA varNana hai, usameM AkAzagata dharmacakra bhI eka hai / bhagavAn vihAra karate haiM taba AkAza meM dedIpyamAna dharmacakra calatA hai / prAcIna stotroM meM isakA bar3A mahatva batalAyA hai| usakA dhyAna karane vAle sAdhaka sarvatra aparAjita hote haiM -- Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth "jassavara dhammacakkaM diNayaraMbiva na bhAsuracchAyaM neeNa pajjalaMtaM gacchai purao / jiNiMdassa // 19 // OM namo bhagavao mahaha mahAvIra varddhamAna sAmissa jassavara dhammacakkaM jalataM gacchai AyAsa pAyAlaM. loyANaM bhUyANaM jUe vA raNe kA rAyaMgaNe vAvAraNe thaMbhaNe moheNa thaMraNe stavasatANaM aparAjio bhavAmi svAhA / dharmacakra kA pravartana kaba se cAlu huA, isa sambandha meM AcArya hemacandra ke triSaSTizalAkA puruSa caritra meM mahatvapUrNa ullekha milatA hai| isake anusAra bhagavAn RSabhadeva chadmastha kAla meM apane putra mahArAjA bAhubalI ke pradeza meM takSazilA vana meM Aye, usakI sUcanA vanarakSaka ne bAhubalI ko dI to unheM bar3A harSa huA aura ve bhagavAn ko vaMdana karane ke liye joroM se taiyArI karane lge| isa taiyArI meM saMdhyA ho jAne se dUsare dina prAtaHkAla ve apane nagara se nikalakara jahA~ rAtri meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva dhyAnastha Thahare the vahA~ phuNce| para lazkara ke sAtha pahu~cane meM derI ho gayI aura bhagavAn RSabhadeva to apratibaddha vihArI the ataH prAtaH hote hI anyatra vihAra kara gae, phalataH bAhubalI unake darzana nahIM kara sake / mana meM bar3A duHkha huA ki mujhe bhagavAn ke Agamana kI sUcanA milate hI Akara darzana kara lenA cAhie thaa| anta meM jahA~ bhagavAn khar3e hue the vahA~ kI jamIna para bhagavAn ke pada cinha bane hue the, unhIM kA darzana vaMdana karake saMtoSa karanA par3A, pacinhoM kI rakSA karane ke lie dharmacakra banavAyA gayA, suvarNa aura ratnamayI hajAra AroM vAlA dharmacakra vahA~ sthApita kiyA gyaa| bAhubalI ne dharmacakra aura caraNa cinhoM kI pUjA kI isa taraha caraNa cinhoM kI pUjA kI paramparA zurU huI aura pahalA dharmacakra RSabhadeva ke chadmastha kAla meM banavAkara pratiSThita kiyA gayA / aSTottarI tIrthamAlA (aMcalagacchIya mahendrasUrI racitA) prAkRta bhASA kI eka mahatvapUrNa racanA hai / 111 gAthAoM kI isa racanA meM jaina tIrthoM kA varNana hai| unameM se 51vIM gAthA meM aSTApada ujjayanta, gajArApada ke bAda dharmacakra tIrtha kA ullekha hai| gAthA 56 se 58 veM taka meM dharmacakra tIrtha kI utpatti kA vivaraNa isa prakAra diyA huA hai| tavAla silAe usabho, viyAlI Agamma paDimma nujjaNe / jA bAhubalI pamAe, eItA viharinu bhayavaM / / 56 / / totehiyaM sokArai jiNa paya gaNaMmi rayaNamaya pIr3ha / taduvari joyaNa mANaM rayaNa viNimmiya daMDe / / 57 / / tassovari rayaNamaya, joyaNa parimaNDala pavara cakkaM / taM dhammacakka tittha, bhavanala tihi pavara bohiyaM ||48 // 175 a Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #40
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth aMcalagaccha paTTAvalI ke anusAra isa prAkRta tIrthamAlA ke racayitA mahendra sUri kA janma saMvata 1228 dIkSA 1237 AcArya pada 1309 meM huA thaa| ve AcArya hemacandra ke thor3e samaya bAda hI hue| AcArya hemacandra aura mahendrasUri ke lekhana kA AdhAra AvazyakacUrNi thA jisameM dharmacakra tIrtha kI utpatti kA uparyukta varNana hai| isake atirikta prAcIna jaina purAtattva se bhI dharmacakra kI mAnyatA kA samarthana hotA hai| prAcInatama mathurA ke AyAgapaTTa Adi meM dharmacakra utkIrNita hai / madhyakAla meM bhI isakA acchA pracAra rhaa| ataH aneka pASANa evaM dhAtu kI jaina mUrtiyoM ke Asana ke bIca meM dharmacakra khudA milatA hai| abhidhAna rAjendra koSa ke pRSTha 2715 meM dharmacakra saMbandhI granthoM ke pATha diye haiM / usake anusAra prAcInatama AcArAMga kI cUrNi meM 'takSazilAyAM dharmacakra' Adi pATha hai jisameM dharmacakra kI sthApanA kA tIrtha takSazilA thA, siddha hotA hai| tIrthakalpa meM bhI "takSazilAyAM bAhubalI vinirmitam dharmacakra" pATha hai| Avazyaka cUrNi meM tIrthaMkara ke liye dhammacakkavaTTI likhA hai| ataH paramparA niHsaMdeha kAphI prAcIna siddha hotI hai| jainedra siddhAnta koSa ke bhAga 2 pRSTha 475 meM do zloka uddhRta mile unameM hajAra-hajAra AroM vAle dharmacakra alaMkRta ho rahe the| yakSoM ke U~ce-U~ce mastaka para rakhe hue dharmacakra alaMkRta ho rahe the| (agaracanda nAhaTA- dharmacakra tIrtha utpatti aura mahimA-kuzala nirdeza) RSabhadeva kA prathama pAraNA akSaya tRtIyA ke dina huA thaa| isakA spaSTa lekha AcArya hemacandra sUri dvArA racita triSaSTizalAkA puruSa meM milatA hai| AryAMnAryeSu maunena, viharan bhgvaanpi| saMvatsaraM nirAhArazcintayAmAsivAnidam / / 238 / / pradIpA iva tailena, pAdapA iva vaarinnaa| AhAreNaiva vartante, zarIrANi zarIriNAm / / 239 / / svAmI manasi kRtyaivaM, bhikSArthaM clitsttH| puraM gajapuraM prApa, puramaNDalamaNDanam / / 243 / / dRSTvA svAminamAyAntaM, yuvarAjo'pi tatkSaNam / aghAvata pAdacAreNa, pattInapyAtilaMghayan // 277 / / gRhAMgaNajuSo bhartuluMThitvA paadpNkje| zreyAMso'mArjayat kezaibhramarabhramakAribhiH / / 280 / / IdRzaM kva mayA dRSTaM, liNgmitybhicintyn| vivekazAkhino bIjaM, jAtismaraNamApa sH||283|| tatovijJAtanirdoSabhikSAdAnavidhiH sa tu| gRhyatAM kalpanIyo'yaM, rasa ityavadat vibhum / / 291 / / prabhurapyaMjalIkRtya, pripaatrdhaaryt| utkSpyiotkSipya so'pIkSurasakumbhAnaloThayat / / rAdhazukla tRtIyAyAM, dAnamAsIttadakSayam / pakSiyatRtIyeti, tato'dyApi pravartate // 301 / / Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad 5 176

Page #41
Upara likhita zlokoM meM AcArya hemacandra ne spaSTataH likhA hai ki saMvatsara paryanta bhagavAn RSabhadeva mauna dhAraNa kiye hue nirAhAra hI vibhinna Arya tathA anArya kSetroM meM vicaraNa karate rahe haiN| tadanantara unhoMne vicAra kiyA ki jisa prakAra dIpakoM kA astitva tela para aura vRkSoM kA astitva pAnI para nirbhara karatA hai, usI prakAra dehadhAriyoM ke zarIra bhI AhAra para hI nirbhara karate haiM / yaha vicAra kara ve punaH bhikSArtha prasthita hue aura vibhinna sthaloM me vicaraNa karate hue antatogatvA hastinApura padhAre / hastinApura meM bhI ve bhikSArtha ghara-ghara bhramaNa karane lge| apane nagara meM prabhu kA Agamana sunate hI puravAsI apane sabhI kAryoM ko chor3a prabhu darzana ke liye umar3a pdd'e| harSavibhora hastinApura nivAsI prabhu caraNoM para loTapoTa ho unheM apane-apane ghara ko pavitra karane ke liye prArthanA karane lage / bhagavAn RSabhadeva bhikSArtha jisa-jisa ghara meM praveza karate, vahIM koI gRhasvAmI unheM snAna-majjana- vilepana kara siMhAsana para virAjamAna hone kI prArthanA karatA, koI unake samakSa ratnAbharaNAlaMkAra prastuta karatA, koI gaja, ratha, azva Adi prastuta kara, una para baiThane kI anunaya-vinayapUrvaka prArthanA karatA / sabhI gRhasvAmiyoM ne apane-apane ghara kI anamola se anamola mahArghya vastue~ to prabhu ke samakSa prastuta kI kintu AhAra pradAna karane kI vidhi se anabhijJa una logoM meM se kisI ne bhI prabhu ke samakSa vizuddha AhAra prastuta nahIM kiyaa| isa prakAra anukramazaH pratyeka ghara se vizuddha AhAra na milane ke kAraNa prabhu nirAhAra hI lauTate rahe aura mauna dhAraNa kiye hue zAnta, dAnta bhagavAn RSabhadeva eka ke pazcAt dUsare ghara meM praveza karate evaM punaH lauTate hue Age kI ora bar3ha rahe the| rAjaprAsAda ke pAsa suvizAla janasamUha kA kolAhala sunakara hastinApurAdhIza ne dauvArika se kAraNa jJAta karane ko kahA / prabhu kA Agamana suna mahArAja somaprabha aura yuvarAja zreyAMsakumAra harSavibhora ho tvarita gati se tatkAla prabhu ke sammukha phuNce| AvakSiNA pradakSiNApUrvaka bandana-namana aura caraNoM meM luNThana ke pazcAt hAtha jor3e ve donoM pitA-putra AdinAtha kI ora nirnimeSa dRSTi se dekhate hI raha gye| gahana antasthala meM chupI smRti se zreyAMsakumAra ko AbhAsa huA ki unhoMne prabhu jaisA hI veza pahale kabhI kahIM na kahIM dekhA hai / utkaTa cintana aura karmoM ke kSayopazama se zreyAMsakumAra ko tatkAla jAtismaraNa jJAna ho gyaa| jAtismaraNa - jJAna ke prabhAva se unheM prabhu ke vajranAbhAdi bhavoM ke sAtha apane pUrvabhavoM kA aura muni ko nirdoSa AhAra pradAna karane kI vidhi kA smaraNa ho gayA / zreyAMsa ne tatkAla nirdoSa - vizuddha ikSurasa kA ghar3A uThAyA aura prabhu se nivedana kiyA, he Adi prabho ! Adi tIrthezvara ! janma-janma ke Apake isa dAsa ke hAtha se yaha nirdoSa kalpanIya ikSurasa grahaNa kara ise kRtakRtya kIjiye / / Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth - I prabhu ne karadvayapuTakamayI aMjali Age kI zreyAMsa ne utkaTa zraddhA bhakti evaM bhAvanApUrvaka ikSurasa prabhu kI aMjali meM udd'elaa| isa prakAra bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne pAraNA kiyaa| devoM ne gaganamaNDala se paMca divya kI vRSTi kii| aho dAnam, aho dAnam ! ke nirghoSoM, jayaghoSoM aura divya dundubhi-ninAdoM se gagana gUMja utthaa| dazoM dizAoM meM harSa kI lahareM sI vyApta ho giiN| rAdha-zuklA arthAta vaizAkha zuklA tRtIyA ke dina yuvarAja zreyAMsa ne bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko prathama pAraNaka meM ikSurasa kA yaha akSaya dAna diyaa| isI kAraNa vaizAkha zukla tRtIyA kA dina akSaya tRtIyA ke nAma se prasiddha huA aura vaha akSaya tRtIyA kA parva Aja bhI loka meM pracalita hai| tA duMduhi kheNa bhariyaM disAvasANaM / bhaNiyA suravarehiM bho sAhu sAhu dANaM / / 1 / paMcavaNNamANikkamisiThThI gharapraMgaNi vasuhAra bariThThI / 177 apabhraMza bhASA ke mahAkavi puSpadaMta dvArA racita mahApurANa kI risahakevaNANutpattI nAmaka navama sandhi pR0 148-149 meM bhI bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke prathama pAraNe kA ullekha milatA hai / Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #42
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. NaM dIsai sasiravibiMbacchihi, kaMThabhaTTha kaMThiya nnhlcchihi| mohabaddhaNavapemmahirI viva, sagga sarovaha NAlasirI viva / rayaNasamujjalavaragayapaMti va, dANamahAtarUhalasaMpatti v| seyaMsahu ghaNaeNa NiuMjiya, ukkahiM uDamAlA iva pNjiy| pUriyasaMvacchara uvvAse, akkhavANu maNiuM prmeseN| tahu divasahu atyeNa akkhavataiya NAuM sNjaayu| gharU jAyavi bharaheM ahiNaMdiu, par3hamu dANatitthaMkarU vNdiu| ahiyaM pakkha tiNNa saviseseM, kiMcUNe diNa kahiya jiNeseM, bhoyaNavittI lahIya tamaNAse, dANatitthu ghosiu deviiseN| mahAkavi puSpadanta ne spaSTa zabdoM meM likhA hai ki jyoM hI zreyAMsakumAra ne apane rAjaprAsAda meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko ikSurasa se pAraNA karavAyA tyoM hI dundubhiyoM ke ghoSa se dazoM dizAe~ pUrita ho giiN| devoM ne 'aho dAnam aho dAnam' evaM 'sAdhu-sAdhu' ke nirghoSa punaH punaH kiye| zreyAMsa ke prAsAda ke prAMgaNa meM divya vasudhArA kI aisI prabala vRSTi huI ki cAroM ora ratnoM kI vizAla rAzi dRSTigocara hone lgii| prabhu kA saMvatsara tapa pUrNa huA aura kucha dina kama sAr3he teraha mAsa ke pazcAt bhojana vRtti prApta hone para bhagavAn ne prathama tapa kA pAraNA kiyaa| isa dAna ko akSayadAna kI saMjJA dI gii| usI dina se prabhu ke pAraNe ke dina kA nAma akSaya tRtIyA pracalita huaa| bharata cakravartI ne zreyAMsakumAra ke ghara jAkara unakA abhinandana evaM sammAna karate hue kahA, vatsa ! tuma isa avasarpiNIkAla ke dAnatIrtha ke prathama saMsthApaka ho, ataH tumheM praNAma hai| ina saba ullekhoM se yaha siddha hotA hai ki yaha mAnyatA prAcInakAla se calI A rahI hai ki bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA prathama pAraNA akSaya tRtIya ke dina huA thaa| akSaya tRtIya kA parva prabhu ke prathama pAraNe ke samaya zreyAMsakumAra dvArA diye gaye prathama akSaya dAna se sambandhita hai| vAcaspatyabhidhAna ke zloka meM bhI akSaya tRtIyA ko dAna kA ullekha milatA hai| vaizAkhamAsi rAjendra, zuklapakSe tRtiiykaa| akSayA sA tithi proktA, kRtikaarohinniiyutaa| tasyAM dAnAdikaM sarvamakSayaM samudAhRtam / ......... pravrajyA grahaNa karane ke 1000 varSa taka vicarane ke bAda RSabhadeva purimatAla nagara ke bAhara zakaTa mukha nAmaka udyAna meM Aye aura phAlguna kRSNA ekAdazI ke dina aSTama tapa ke sAtha dina ke pUrva bhAga meM, uttarASAr3hA nakSatra meM prabhu ko eka vaTa vRkSa ke nIce kevalajJAna prApta huaa| kevalajJAna dvArA jJAna kI pUrNa jyoti prApta kara lene ke pazcAt samavasaraNa meM prabhu ne prathama dezanA dii| samavasaraNa kA artha abhidhAna rAjendra koza ke anusAra "samyag ekIbhAvena avasaraNamekatra gamanaM melApakaH samavasaraNam" arthAt acchI taraha se eka sthAna para milanA, sAdhu-sAdhvI Adi saMgha kA eka saMga milanA evaM vyAkhyAna sbhaa| samavasaraNa kI racanA ke viSaya meM jaina zAstroM meM ullekha hai ki vahA~ devendra svayaM Ate haiM tathA tIna prAkAroM vAle samavasaraNa kI racanA karate haiM jisakI eka nizcita vidhi hotI hai| mAtA marUdevI apane putra RSabhadeva ke darzana hetu vyAkula ho rahI thii| pravrajyA ke bAda apane priya putra ko eka bAra bhI nahIM dekha pAyI thii| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko kevalajJAna prApta hone kA zubha saMdeza jaba samrATa bharata ne sunA to ve marUdevI ko lekara RSabhadeva ke pAsa jAte haiN| samavasaraNa meM pahu~cakara mAtA marUdevI ne jaba Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad -26 1780

Page #43
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth RSabhadeva ko dekhA to socane lagI- maiM to socatI thI ki merA putra kaSToM meM hogA lekina vaha to anirvacanIya AnandasAgara meM jhUla rahA hai| isa prakAra vicAra karate karate unake cintana kA pravAha badala gayA ve ArtadhyAna se zukla dhyAna meM ArUr3ha huIM aura kucha hI kSaNoM meM jJAna, darzana, antarAya aura moha ke bandhana ko dUra kara kevala jJAnI bana gayIM aura gajArUr3a sthiti meM hI ve mukta ho giiN| isa sandarbha meM triSaSTizalAkA purUSa caritra meM likhA hai kariskandhAdhirUDhaiva, svAmini marUdevyatha / antakRtkevalitvena, pravede padamavyayam / / -triSaSTi za. pu. caritram 1 / 3 / 530 Avazyaka cUrNikAra ke anusAra kSatra bhAyaNDAdi atizaya dekhakara marUdevI ko kevalajJAna huaa| Ayu kA avasAnakAla sannikaTa hone ke kAraNa kucha hI samaya meM zeSa cAra aghAtI karmoM ko samUla naSTakara gajArUr3ha sthiti meM siddha, buddha aura mukta ho gii| bhagavato ya chattAricchataM pecchaMtIe ceva kevalanANaM uppannaM, taM samayaM ca NaM AyuM khuDhe siddha devehiM ya se pUyA ktaa.....| -Avazyaka cUrNi (jinadAsa), pR. 181 isa prakAra isa avasarpiNI kAla meM siddha hone vAle jIvoM meM mAtA marUdevI kA prathama sthAna hai| -AcArya hastImala jI mahArAja-jaina dharma kA itihAsa Avazyaka niyukti meM ullekha hai ki- bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI phAlguna kRSNA ekAdazI ke dina prathama dezanA huii| phagguNabahule ikkArasII aha atttthmnnbhttenn| uppatraMmi aNaMte mahavvayA paMca pnnve|| -Avazyaka niyukti gAthA- 340 phAlguna kRSNA ekAdazI ke dina zuddha evaM cAritra dharma kA nirUpaNa karate hue rAtri bhojana vimaraNa sahita paMcamahAvrata dharma kA upadeza diyaa| tatpazcAt sAdhu-sAdhvI, zrAvaka-zrAvikA rUpI dharma tIrtha kI sthApanA kara bhagavAn prathama tIrthaMkara bne| unake upadezoM ko sunakara bharata ke 500 putra aura 700 pautra dIkSA lekara sAdhu bane aura brAhmI Adi 500 striyA~ sAdhvI bniiN| RSabhasena ne bhagavAn ke pAsa pravrajyA grahaNa kI aura 14 pUrva kA jJAna prApta kiyaa| bhagavAn ke 84 gaNadhara hue jinameM RSabhasena pahale gaNadhara bne| kahIM-kahIM puNDarika nAma kA ullekha bhI milatA hai parantu samavAyAMga sUtra meM RSabhasena nAma kA ullekha hai| Avazyaka cUrNI meM bhI RSabhasena nAma kA hI ullekha milatA hai| tattha usabhaseNo NAma bharahassa ranno putto so dhamma soUNa pavvaito teNa tihiM pucchAhiM coddasapuvvAiM gahitAIM uppanne vigate dhute, tattha bambhIvi pvviyaa| -A. cUrNi pR. 182 bhagavAn RSabhadeva dvArA sthApita kiye gaye dharma tIrtha kI zaraNa meM Akara anAdikAla se janma-maraNa ke cakra meM pha~se anekAneka bhavya prANiyoM ne AThoM karmoM ko kSaya karake mukti prApta kii| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne eka aisI sukhada sundara mAnava saMskRti kA Arambha kiyA jo saha astitva, vizva-bandhutva aura loka kalyANa Adi guNoM se ota-prota aura prANi mAtra ke liye sAMsArika aura AdhyAtmika donoM kSetroM meM kalyANakArI thii| -36 179 - Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #44
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth isIliye sabhI dharmoM ke prAcIna granthoM meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA pramukha sthAna hai| vedoM, purANoM, manusmRti, bauddha granthoM Adi meM RSabhadeva kA varNana aura unakI prazasti meM zloka milate haiN| mahAkavi sUradAsa ke zabdoM meMbahuri risabha bar3e jaba bhaye nAbhi rAja devanako gaye / risabha rAja parajA sukha pAyo jasa tAko saba jaga meM chAyo / - sUrasAgara RSabhadeva kI ziSya saMpadA ke viSaya meM kalpasUtra meM likhA hai ki "usabhassa NaM arahao ko saliyassa caurAsIiM gaNA, caurAsIiM gaNaharA hotthA / usabhassa NaM arahao kosa liyassa usa bhaseNa- pAmokkhAo caurAsIiM samaNa sAhassIo ukkosiyA samaNa saMpayA hotthA / usabhassa NaM arahao kosaliyassa baMbhIsuMdarI pAmokkhANaM ajjiyANaM tinni saya sAhassIo ukkosiyA ajjiyA saMpayA hotthA" arhata RSabha ke caurAsI gaNa aura caurAsI gaNadhara the| unake saMgha meM caurAsI hajAra zramaNa the jinameM vRSabhasena pramukha the| tIna lAkha zramaNiyA~ thIM jinameM brAhmI aura sundarI pramukha thiiN| ikSvAku kula aura kAzyapa gotra meM utpanna RSabhadeva isa avasarpiNI kAla ke prathama tIrthaMkara mAne jAte haiN| inheM sabhyatA aura saMskRti kA Adi puruSa kahA jAtA hai / trizaSTizalAkA puruSa caritra meM inake bAraha pUrvabhavoM kA varNana bhI hai| vaidika paramparA meM vedoM, purANoM meM bhI RSabhadeva kA varNana aneka sthAnoM para milatA hai| purAtAtvika srotoM se bhI RSabhadeva ke bAre meM sUcanAe~ milatI haiN| aba taka kI sabase prAcIna prApta mUrti jo har3appA aura mohanajodar3o meM milI hai usake viSaya meM T.N. Ramchandra (Joint director General of Indian Archaeology) ne spaSTa likhA hai- "We are perhaps recognising in Harappa statuette a fullfledged Jain Tirthankara in the Characteristic pose of physical abandon (Kayotsarga)" "The name Rishabha means bull and the bull is the emblem of Jain Rishabha "Therefore it is possible that the figures of the yogi with bull on the Indus seals represents the Mahayogi Rishabha," (Modern Review Aug. 1932). "The images of Rishabha with Trishula-like decoration on the head in a developed artistic shape are also found at a later period. Thus the figures on the Mohanjodaro seals vouch safe the prevalence of the religion and worship of Jain Rsabha at the early period on the western coast of the county." According to Jamboodwip Pragnapati, "Rishabhdeva was the first tribal leader to make invention of sword by smelting iron ore and to introduce alphabetic writing and its utilization for literary records. The age of Nabhi and his son Rishabha was the age of transition from the upper stage of Kulakarism into the dawn of civilization." "The picture of the evolution of mankind through the infancy of the human race and kulakarism to the dawn of civilization as depicted in Jain Agamas, compares well with the picture of th evolution of mankind through savegery and barbarism to the begining of civilization as sketched by F Engels." "The Harappa statuette is a male torso in nude form which resembles the torso found Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad 85 180 a

Page #45
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth in Lohanipur, Patna". Historian K. P. Jayaswal declared that "It is the oldest Jain image yet found in India... In the face of similarities the nude torso of Harappa seems to represent an image of a Jina probably of Jain Rishabha." isI sandarbha me pro0 esa.Ara. benarjI ne likhA hai- "Jainism is a very old religion. There were 24 Tirthankars in Jainism. The first was known as Adinatha or Risabha deva and the 24th Tirhankara was Bhagavan Mahavira... If Lord Mahavira is attributed to the 6th century B.C. surely Rishabha deva, the 1st Tirthankar, must have belonged to a much earlier period. It is to be noted that the name Rishabha is found in the Rigveda, which dates back to 1500 B.C." (Understanding Jain Religion in a Historical Perspective. - Dr. Satya Ranjan Banerjee) jainadharma meM tIrthaMkara ko dharma tIrtha kA saMsthApaka mAnA gayA hai| 'namotthuNaM' nAmaka prAcIna prAkRta stotra meM tIrthaMkara ko dharma kA prArambha karane vAlA, dharma tIrtha kI sthApanA karane vAlA, dharma kA pradAtA, dharma kA upadezaka, dharma kA netA, dharma mArga kA sArathI aura dharma cakravartI kahA gayA hai| namotthuNaM arihaMtANaM bhagavaMtANaM AigaraNaM, titthayarANaM, sayaMsaMbuddhANaM... purisuttamANaM, purisasIhANaM purisavarapuMDarIyANaM purisavara-gaMdhahatthINaM / loguttamANaM, loganAhANaM, logahiyANaM, loga-paIvANaM, loga-pajjoyagarANaM..... dhammadayANaM, dhammadesayANaM, dhammanAyagANaM, dhammasArahINaM, dhammavara-cAuraMta cakkavaTTINaM..... jiNANaM jAvayANaM, tinnANaM tArayANaM, buddhANaM bohayANaM muttANaM moygaannN....| (kalpasUtra) jainadharma meM tIrthaMkara kA kArya hai - svayaM satya kA sAkSAtkAra karanA aura lokamaMgala ke lie usa satyamArga yA samyaka mArga kA pravartana karanA hai| ve dharma-mArga ke upadeSTA aura dharma-mArga para calane vAloM ke mArgadarzaka haiN| unake jIvana kA lakSya hotA hai svayaM ko saMsAracakra se mukta karanA, AdhyAtmika pUrNatA ko prApta karanA aura dUsare prANiyoM ko bhI isa mukti aura AdhyAtmika pUrNatA ke liye prerita karanA aura unakI sAdhanA meM sahayoga pradAna krnaa| tIrthaMkaroM ko saMsAra samudra se pAra hone vAlA aura dUsaroM ko pAra karAne vAlA kahA gayA hai| ve puruSottama haiM, unheM siMha ke samAna zUravIra, puNDarIka kamala ke samAna vareNya aura gandhahastI ke samAna zreSTha mAnA gayA hai| ve loka meM uttama, loka ke nAtha, loka ke hitakartA, dIpaka ke samAna loka ko prakAzita karane vAle kahe gaye haiN| tIrthaGkara zabda kA prayoga AcArAMga, uttarAdhyayana, samavAyAMga, sthAnAMga evaM bhagavatI Adi meM milatA hai| saMskRti meM tIrtha zabda kA artha ghATa yA nadI hai| ataH jo kinAre lagAye vaha tIrtha hai| sAgara rUpI saMsAra se pAra lagAne ke liye dharma tIrtha kI sthApanA karane vAle ko tIrthaMkara kahate haiN| bauddha grantha dinikAya meM chaH tIrthaMkaroM kA ullekha milatA hai| (1) pUrNa kAzyapa, (2) maMkkhali gozAla, (3) ajita keza kambala, (4) prabuddha kAtyAyana, (5) saMjayabelaTiThThaputra, (6) nigaNThanAtaputra / vizeSAvazyaka bhASya meM tIrtha kI vyAkhyA karate hue batalAyA gayA hai ki jisake dvArA pAra huA jAtA haiM usako tIrtha kahate haiN| yahA~ tIrtha ke cAra bhAga batAye haiN| tIrtha nAma se saMbodhita kiye jAne vAle sthAna 'nAma tIrtha' kahalAte haiN| jina sthAnoM para bhavya AtmAoM kA janma, mukti Adi hotI hai aura unakI smRti meM mandira, pratimA Adi sthApita kiye jAte haiM ve 'sthApanA tIrtha' kahalAte haiN| jala meM DUbate hue vyakti ko pAra karAne vAle, manuSya kI pipAsA ko zAnta karane vAle aura manuSya zarIra ke mala ko dUra karane vAle 'dravya tIrtha' kahalAte haiM, jinake dvArA manuSya ke krodha Adi mAnasika vikAra dUra hote haiM tathA vyakti bhavasAgara se pAra hotA hai, vaha nirgrantha pravacana 'bhAvatIrtha' kahA jAtA hai| tIrtha hara dharma kA kendra sthala tathA zraddhA sthala haiN| tIrtha vaha sthAna hai jahA~ kisI mahApuruSa dvArA sAdhanA -36 181 - Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #46
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. kI gayI ho yA mukti prApta kI gayI ho| vaha sthAna usa vilakSaNa vyaktitva kI cetanA kI urjA se ukta ho jAtA hai tathA vahA~ kI cetanA kI saghanatA svameva usa sthAna ko tIrtha kA rUpa pradAna kara detI hai| jahA~ loga Akara darzana karate haiM sAdhanA karate haiM kyoMki vahA~ ke vAtAvaraNa meM tIrthaMkaroM aura mahApurUSoM ke caitanya ke paramANu vyApta hote haiN| unakI cetanA kI jyoti kA ghanatva Atma sAdhaka kI sAdhanA kI kSamatA ko zIghra hI bar3hA detA hai| mahopAdhyAya candraprabhajI ke zabdoM meM 'tIrtha meM pravahamAna caitanya dhArA svataH meM pravahamAna hone lagatI hai / tIrtha hamArI niSThA evaM zraddhA ke sarvopari mAdhyama haiM / tIrtha hI ve mAdhyama haiM jinake dvArA hama atIta ke AdhyAtma meM jhA~ka sakate haiN| tIrtha sadA se hamAre sAMskRtika jIvana kI dhurI rahe haiM sArI kI sArI naitika rakta nAr3iyA~ I yahIM se hokara gujaratI haiM aura hameM saMskRti tathA dharma ke tala para nayA jIvana nayI umaMga pradAna karatI haiN| yahI se hama utsAha kI maMda par3atI lau ke liye nayI jyoti pAte haiN| saMkSepa meM tIrtha hamAre Atma kalA ke sarvotkRSTa sAdhana haiM" (mahopAdhyAya zrIcandraprabha sAgarajI) prAcIna zAstroM se yaha patA calatA hai ki tIrthaMkara kI avadhAraNA kA vikAsa arihaMta kI avadhAraNA se huA hai / uttarAdhyayana meM sabase pahale hameM titthayara zabda milatA hai| tIrthaM ke liye buddha zabda kA prayoga jaina AgamoM meM tathA bauddha piTakoM meM buddhoM kA tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM prayoga milatA hai| tIrtha sthAnoM meM vyakti saba cintAoM se mukta ho bhAvavibhora ho bhakti meM lIna ho jAtA hai / ji samaya taka vahA~ rahatA hai eka vizeSa sukha zAnti kA anubhava karatA hai| tIrthoM kI garimA mandiroM se adhika hai| jaina dharma meM 24 tIrthaMkaroM kI mAnyatA hai mahAbhArata aura purANoM meM tIrtha yAtrA ke mahattva ko batalAte hue yajJoM kI tulanA me zreSTha batAyA gayA hai| bauddha paramparA meM bhI buddha ke janma, jJAna, dharmacakra pravartana aura nirvANa ina cAra sthAnoM ko pavitra mAnakara yahA~ yAtrA karane kA nirdeza milatA hai| cInI yAtrI phAhyAna hnunasAMga, itsina Adi bauddha tIrthoM kI yAtrA hetu bhArata Aye the / tIrthaMkaroM, muniyoM, RSiyoM kI caitanya vidyuta dhArA se pravAhita tIrthoM meM cetanA kI jyoti akhaNDa rahatI hai| jaina zAstroM meM tIrthaMkaroM ke nirvANa sthala, janma sthala tathA anya kalyANa bhUmiyoM ko tIrtha ke rUpa meM mAnyatA dI gayI hai tathA una sthAnoM para banAye gaye caityoM, stUpoM tathA vahA~ para jAkara mahotsava manAne kA varNana Agama sAhitya meM upalabdha milatA hai / AcArAMga niyukti, nizItha cUrNI, vyavahAra cUrNI, mahanizItha, zrI paMcAzaka prakaraNam, haribhadrasUri sArAvalI prakIrNaka, sakala tIrtha stotra, aSTottarI tIrthamAlA, prabandhagranthoM tathA jinaprabhasUri racita vividha tIrthakalpa Adi granthoM meM tIrthoM tIrtha yAtrI saMghoM dvArA tIrthoM kI yAtrA kA ullekha milatA hai tathA unakI mahattA kA bhI varNana milatA hai| 3 tIrthaMkaroM dvArA sthApita sAdhu-sAdhvI zrAvaka-zrAvikA kA caturvidha saMgha (tithyaM puNa cAuvanne samaNasaMdhe, samaNA, samaNIo, sAvayA, sAviyAo - bhagavatI sUtra zataka 20 / u0 8 / sUtra 74) bhI saMsAra rUpI samudra se pAra karAne vAlA bhAva tIrtha kahA jAtA hai| isa prakAra ke caturvidha saMgha ke nirmANa kA varNana prathama tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva se antima tIrthaMkara varddhamAna mahAvIra se hameM milatA hai jaina paramparA meM tIrtha zabda ke artha kA aitihAsika vikAsakrama dekhane ko milatA hai / yahA~ tIrtha zabda ko adhyAtmika artha pradAna kara adhyAtmika sAdhanA mArga ko tathA usa sAdhanA ke anupAlana karane vAle sAdhakoM ke saMgha ko tIrtha ke rUpa meM svIkAra kiyA gayA hai| dhArmika kriyAoM meM caturvidha zrI saMgha kI mAnyatA tathA caturvidha zrI saMgha dvArA tIrthayAtrA ko eka dhArmika kriyA ke rUpa meM mAnyatA dI gayI hai / 2 Rgveda meM tIrthoM kA varNana nahIM hai kyoMki prArambha meM vaidika loga mandira aura mUrti pUjA meM vizvAsa nahIM rakhate the| lekina zramaNa saMskRti ke prabhAva ke phalasvarUpa upaniSadoM, purANoM, mahAbhArata Adi meM tIrtha yAtrAoM Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad as 182 a

Page #47
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth kI uccakoTi kI mahattA mAnI gayI aura inakA varNana kiyA gyaa| ina tIrtha yAtrAoM kI kucha pramukha vizeSatAe~ isa prakAra thiiN| (1) ye yAtrAe~ kisI vizeSa pUjA paddhati ke anuyAyI sammilita hokara karate the| (2) inakI yAtrA kA lakSya koI pramukha tIrtha sthAna rahatA thaa| (3) isa yAtrA meM saMtoM aura muniyoM ke samAgama ko pratyeka dharma meM mahattA dI gyii| (4) ina saMghoM ke yAtrI mArga meM dharma prabhAvanA kA kArya nirantara karate the| dAna aura puNya kA bar3A mahattva samajhA jAtA thaa| (5) yAtrA ke mArga meM par3ane vAle jIrNa-zIrNa mandiroM kI vyavasthA kI jAtI thii| nirdhana varga ko sahAyatA pradAna karanA evaM mArga meM vizeSa suvidhAoM kI sthApanA karanA ati puNya kA kArya samajhA jAtA thaa| (6) isa prakAra kI yAtrAoM kA vyaya eka vyakti yA kucha vyakti sammilita hokara uThAte the| (7) mArga meM par3ane vAle rAjyoM ke zAsaka bhI saMghoM ke yAtriyoM kI vyavasthA karate the tathA yAtrI saMghoM dvArA zAsakoM ko bheTa dI jAtI thii| jisake badale ye zAsaka vibhinna prakAra kI suvidhAe~ yAtriyoM ko upalabdha karAte the| saMtoM kA prayAsa rahatA thA ki zAsaka ko dhArmika siddhAntoM kI ora prerita kre| isa prakAra hama dekhate haiM ki tIrtha aura tIrtha yAtrA saMghoM kA mahattva dhArmika tIrthoM kI dekhabhAla aura punaruddhAra ke liye, vibhinna jAtiyoM bhASA-bhASiyoM se samparka sthApita karane ke liye, mAnava jIvana ke zreSThatama mUlyoM ke prasAra ke liye, deza ke vibhinna bhAgoM kI jAnakArI evaM najadIkI sambandha sthApita karane ke liye, rAjakIya saMrakSaNa ke liye tathA zAsakoM meM dharma pracAra ke liye Avazyaka banA rhaa| tIrthaGkaroM kA janma svayaM ke kalyANa ke liye hI nahIM apitu jagat ke kalyANa ke liye hotA hai| ataH unake jIvana ke viziSTa maMgala dinoM ko kalyANaka dina kahA jAtA hai| jaina paraMparA meM tIrthaGkaroM ke paMca kalyANaka rUpa mAne jAte hai - paMca mahAkallANA savvesiM havaMti niymenn|- (paMcAzaka-haribhadra 424), jassa kammamudaeNa jIvo paMcamahAkallANANi pAvidUNa tittha duvAlasaMgaM kuNadi taM titthyrnnaam| - dhavalA 13 / 5, 101 / 366 / 6, gommaTasAra, jIvakANDa, TIkA 3816 ye paMcakalyANaka dina nimnalikhita haiM garbhakalyANaka- tIrthaGkara jaba bhI mAtA ke garbha meM avatarita hote haiM taba zvetAmbara paramparA ke anusAra mAtA 14 aura digambara paramparA ke anusAra 16 svapna dekhatI hai tathA devatA aura manuSya milakara unake garbhAvataraNa kA mahotsava manAte haiN| janmakalyANaka - jaina mAnyatAnusAra jaba tIrthaGkara kA janma hotA hai, taba svarga ke deva aura indra pRthvI para Akara tIrthaGkara kA janmakalyANaka mahotsava manAte haiM aura merU parvata para le jAkara vaha unakA janmAbhiSeka karate haiN| dIkSAkalyANaka - tIrthaGkara ke dIkSAkAla ke upasthita hone ke pUrva lokAntika deva unase pravrajyA lene kI prArthanA karate haiN| ve eka varSa taka karoDoM svarNa mudrAoM kA dAna karate haiN| dIkSA tithi ke dina devendra apane devamaNDala ke sAtha Akara unakA abhiniSkramaNa mahotsava manAte haiN| ve vizeSa pAlakI meM ArUr3ha hokara vanakhaNDa kI ora jAte haiN| jahA~ apane vastrAbhUSaNa kA tyAgakara tathA paMcamuSThi loca kara dIkSita ho jAte haiN| niyama yaha hai ki tIrthaGkara svayaM hI dIkSita hotA hai kisI gurU ke samIpa nhiiN| kaivalyakalyANaka - tIrthaGkara jaba apanI sAdhanA dvArA kaivalya jJAna prApta karate haiM usa samaya bhI svarga se indra aura devamaNDala Akara kaivalya mahotsava manAte haiN| usa samaya devatA tIrthaGkara kI dharma sabhA ke liye samavasaraNa kI racanA karate haiN| nirvANakalyANaka - tIrthaGkara ke parinirvANa prApta hone para deva dvArA unakA dAha saMskAra kara parinirvANotsava -26 183 . Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #48
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth - manAyA jAtA hai| Arambhika jaina Agama sAhitya meM siddhAntoM para mahattva diyA gayA hai tIrthoM para km| yahA~ sabase pUrva kalyANakoM ko tIrtha ke rUpa meM batAyA gayA hai| garbha (cyavana) janma, dIkSA, kevalajJAna, nirvANa / jisameM nirvANa sthala kA mahattva jyAdA hai jaina sAhitya meM pA~ca tIrthoM kI mahimA kA vizeSa varNana milatA hai- "AbU, aSTApada, giranAra, sammetazikhara, zatruJjaya saar| ye pA~ce uttama ThAma, siddhi gayA tene karU~ prnnaam|" nirvANa sthaloM ke viSaya meM ravisena ne padmapurANa meM likhA hai ki "Many are the great souls who conquered their passions and attain release in times long passed; though these great souls have now vanished from our sight, we can still see the places that they Sanctified by their glorious acts." AcArya pUjyapAda ne nirvANa bhakti meM likhA hai "Just as cakes become sweet when they are coated with sugar frosting so do places in this world become holy and pure when a Saint abides in them" (Pujyapada-nirvANa bhakti ) / jaba manuSyoM kA tIrthoM meM AvAgamana avaruddha ho jAtA hai rAjanaitika yA bhaugolika kAraNoM se to apane pahu~ca ke kSetra meM hI usa tIrtha kI yAdagAra pratIka banAkara pUjA karate haiN| aSTApada jo prathama tIrthaGkara RSabhadeva kI nirvANa bhUmi hai usake viSaya meM bhI aisA hI huA hai| lekina Aja jo sAhityika srota hamAre pAsa haiM unase hameM aSTApada kI jAnakArI milatI hai jisake AdhAra para aSTApada kI avasthiti kA patA cala sakatA hai| Adi tIrthaGkara RSabhadeva kA nirvANa aSTApada para huA thA jisakA vivaraNa kalpasUtra meM hameM milatA hai"caurAsIiM puvvasaya sahassAiM sivvAuyaM pAlaittA khINe veyaNijjAuja-NAma-gotte imIse osappiNIe susama-dussamAe samAe bahu biikkaMtAe tihiM vAsehiM addha navamehiM ya mAsehiM sesehiM je se hemaMtANaM tacce mAse paMcame pakkhe, mAha bahule, tassa NaM mAha bahulassa terasI pakkheNaM uppiM aTThAvaya sela-siharaMsi dasahiMaNagArasahara-sehiM siddhiM coisameNa bhatteNa apANaeNaM abhiiNA nakkhatteNaM jogabhuvA gaeNaM puvvaNha-kAla-samayaMsi saMpaliyaMka-nisanne kAlagae viikkaMte jAva savva-dukkha-pahINe / / 199 / / caurAsI lAkha pUrva varSa kI Ayu pUrI hone para unake vedanIya, Ayu, nAma aura gotra karmoM kA kSaya ho gyaa| usa samaya vartamAna avasarpiNI ke suSama-duSama nAmaka tIsare Are ke bIta jAne meM tIna varSa sAr3he ATha mahIne bAkI bace the| hemanta Rtu kA tIsarA mahInA aura pA~cavAM pakSa cala rahA thaa| mAgha kRSNa terasa ke dina aSTApada parvata ke zikhara para dopahara se pUrva RSabhadeva 10 hajAra zramaNoM ke sAtha jalarahita caturdaza bhakta (chaha upavAsa) tapa kA pAlana karate hue paryaMkAsana meM dhyAnamagna baiThe the| taba abhijita nakSatra kA yoga Ane para ve kAladharma ko prApta hue| samasta duHkhoM se pUrNatayA mukta ho gye| jaina paramparA ke anusAra bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne sarvajJa hone ke pazcAt AryAvartta ke samasta dezoM meM vihAra kiyA, bhavya jIvoM ko dhArmika dezanA dI aura Ayu ke anta meM aSTApada (kailAza parvata) phuNce| vahA~ pahu~cakara yoganirodha diyA aura zeSa karmoM kA kSaya karake mAgha kRSNA caturdazI ke dina akSaya zivagati (mokSa) prApta kii| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne aSTApada (kailAza) meM jisa dina zivagati prApta kI usa dina samasta sAdhu-saMgha ne dina ko upavAsa tathA rAtri ko jAgaraNa karake zivagati prApta bhagavAn kI ArAdhanA kI, jisake phalasvarUpa yaha tithi rAtri zivarAtri ke nAma se prasiddha huii| Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad -86 184

Page #49
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth uttara prAntIya jainetara varga meM prastuta zivarAtri parva phAlguna kRSNA caturdazI ko mAnA jAtA hai| uttara tathA dakSiNa dezIya paMcAMgoM meM maulika bheda isakA mUla kAraNa hai| uttaraprAnta meM mAsa kA prArambha kRSNa-pakSa se mAnA jAtA hai aura dakSiNa meM zukla-pakSa se| prAcIna mAnyatA bhI yahI hai| jainetara sAhitya meM caturdazI ke dina hI zivarAtri kA ullekha milatA hai| IzAna saMhitA meM likhA hai mAghe kRSNacaturdazyAmAdidevo mhaanishi| zivaliMgatayodbhUtaH koTisUryasamaprabhaH / prastuta uddharaNa meM jahA~ isa tathya kA saMketa hai ki mAgha kRSNA caturdazI ko hI zivarAtri mAnya kiyA jAnA cAhie, vahA~ usakI mAnyatAmUlaka aitihAsika kAraNa kA bhI nirdeza hai ki ukta tithi kI mahAnizA meM koTi sUrya prabhopama bhagavAn Adideva (vRSabhanAtha) zivarAtri prApta ho jAne se ziva isa liMga (cihna) se prakaTa hue-arthAt jo ziva pada prApta hone se pahale Adideva kahe jAte the, ve aba ziva pada prApta ho jAne se ziva kahalAne lge| uttara tathA dakSiNa prAnta kI yaha vibhinnatA kevala kRSNa-pakSa meM hI rahatI hai, para zukla-pakSa ke sambandha meM donoM hI eka mata haiN| jaba uttara bhArata meM phAlguna kRSNapakSa prArambha hogA taba dakSiNa bhArata kA vaha mAgha kRSNa-pakSa kahA jaayegaa| jainapurANoM ke praNetA prAya dakSiNa bhAratIya jainAcArya rahe haiM, ataH unake dvArA ullikhita mAgha kRSNa caturdazI uttara bhAratIya jana kI phAlguna kRSNA-caturdazI hI ho jAtI hai| kAlamAghavIya nAgara khaNDa meM prastuta mAghavaiSamya kA nimna prakAra samanvaya kiyA gayA hai mAgha mAsasya zeSe yA prathame phAlguNasya c| kRSNA caturdazI sA tu zivarAtriH prkiirtitaa| arthAt dakSiNAtya jana ke mAgha mAsa ke zeSa athavA antima pakSa kI aura uttaraprAntIya jana ke phAlguna ke prathama mAsa kI kRSNa caturdazI zivarAtri kahI gaI hai| (RSabhadeva tathA ziva sambandhI prAcya mAnyatAe~) isa prakAra vaidika sAhitya meM mAgha kRSNA caturdazI ke dina Adideva kA ziva liMga ke rUpa meM udbhava honA mAnA gayA hai aura bhagavAn AdinAtha ke ziva pada prApti kA isase sAmya pratIta hotA hai| ataH yaha sambhava hai ki bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI niSadyA (citA sthala) para jo stUpa kA nirmANa kiyA gayA vahI Age calakara stUpAkAra cihana zivaliMga ke rUpa meM loka meM pracalita ho gayA hai| bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA nirvANa hote hI saudharmendra zakra Adi 64 indroM ke Asana calAyamAna hue| ve saba indra apane-apane vizAla deva parivAra aura adbhuta divya Rddhi ke sAtha aSTApada zikhara para aae| devarAja zakra kI AjJA se devoM ne tIna citAoM aura tIna zivikAoM kA nirmANa kiyaa| zaka ne kSIrodaka se prabhu ke pArthiva zarIra ko aura dUsare devoM ne gaNadharoM tathA prabhu ke zeSa antevAsiyoM ke zarIroM ko kSIrodaka se snAna krvaayaa| una para gozIrSa candana kA vilepana kiyA gyaa| zakra ne prabhu ke aura devoM ne gaNadharoM tathA sAdhuoM ke pArthiva zarIroM ko kramazaH tIna atIva sundara zivikAoM meM rakhA / jaya jaya nandA, jaya jaya bhaddA Adi jayaghoSoM aura divya deva vAdyoM kI tumula dhvani ke sAtha indroM ne prabhu kI zivikA ko, aura devoM ne gaNadharoM tathA sAdhuoM kI donoM pRthak-pRthak zivikAoM ko utthaayaa| tInoM citAoM ke pAsa Akara eka citA para zakra ne prabhu ke pArthiva zarIra ko rakhA / devoM ne gaNadharoM ke pArthiva zarIra unake antima saMskAra ke lie nirmita dUsarI citA para aura sAdhuoM ke zarIra tIsarI citA para rkhe| zakra kI AjJA se agnikumAroM ne kramazaH tInoM citAoM meM -35 185 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #50
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. agni kI vikurvaNA kI aura vAyukumAra devoM ne agni ko prajvalita kiyaa| usa samaya agnikumAroM aura vAyukumAroM ke netra azruoM se pUrNa aura zoka se bojhila bane hue the| gozIrSa candana kI kASTha se cunI huI una citAoM meM devoM dvArA kAlAgarU Adi aneka prakAra ke sugandhita dravya DAle gye| prabhu ke aura unake antevAsiyoM ke pArthiva zarIroM kA agni-saMskAra ho jAne para zaka kI AjJA se meghakumAra devoM ne kSIrodaka se una tInoM citAoM ko ThaNDA kiyaa| sabhI devendroM ne apanI-apanI maryAdA ke anusAra prabhu kI dAr3hoM aura dA~toM ko tathA zeSa devoM ne prabhu kI asthiyoM ko grahaNa kiyaa| taduparAnta devarAja zakra ne bhavanapati, vANavyantara, jyotiSka aura vaimAnika devoM ko sambodhita karate hue kahA-devAnupriyo ! zIghratA se sarvaratnamaya vizAla AlayoM (sthAna) vAle tIna caitya-stUpoM kA nirmANa kro| unameM se eka to tIrthaGkara prabhu RSabhadeva kI citA ke sthAna para ho| una cAra prakAra ke devoM ne kramazaH prabhu kI citA para, gaNadharoM kI citA para aura aNagAroM kI citA para tIna caitya stUpoM kA nirmANa kiyaa| Avazyaka niyukti meM una devanirmita aura Avazyaka malaya meM bharata nirmita caityastUpoM ke sambandha meM jo ullekha hai, vaha isa prakAra hai : maDayaM mayassa deho, taM marUdevIe paDhama siddho tti| devehiM purA mahiyaM, jhAvaNayA aggisakkAro y||60 / / so jiNadehAINaM, devehiM kato citAsu thUbhA y|| saho ya rUNNasaho, logo vi tato tahAya kto||61 / / tathAbhagavadehAdidagdhasthAneSu bharatena stupA kRtA, tato Avazyaka malaya meM likhita hai loke'pi tata Arabhya mRtaka dAha sthAneSu stupA prvrtnte| - Avazyaka malaya AcArAMga niyukti ke atirikta Avazyaka niyukti kI nimnalikhita gAthAoM se bhI aSTApada tIrtha kA vizeSa paricaya milatA hai- Avazyaka sUtra jainAgama ke antargata cAra mUla sUtroM meM dvitIya hai| jIvana kI vaha kriyA jisake abhAva meM mAnava Age nahIM bar3ha sakatA vaha Avazyaka kahalAtI hai| Avazyaka sUtra kI sabase prAcIna vyAkhyA Avazyaka niyukti hai jisameM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke caritra kA varNana milatA hai jisake antargata unakA aSTApada para vihAra karane, nirvANa prApta karane tathA bharata dvArA caityoM kA nirmANa karane kA vivaraNa hai... titthayarANa paDhamo asabharisI vihario nirUvasaggo / aTThAvao jagavaro, agga (ya) bhUmi jiNavarassa / / 338 / / aha bhagavaM bhavahamaNo, puvvANamaNUNagaM sayasahassaM / aNuputvIM vihariUNaM, patto aTThAvayaM selaM / / 433 / / aTThAvayaMmi sele, caudasa bhatteNa so maharisINAM / / dasahi sahasse hiM samaM, nivvANamaNuttaraM patto / / 434 / / nivvANaM ciigAgiI, jiNAssa ikkhAga sesayANaM ca / sakahA thUbharajiNahare jAyaga teNAhi aggitti // 435 / / Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad -86 186

Page #51
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth taba saMsAra-duHkha kA anta karane vAle bhagavAn RSabhadeva sampUrNa eka lAkha varSoM taka pRthvI para vihAra karake anukrama se aSTApada parvata para pahu~ce aura chaH upavAsa ke anta meM dasa hajAra munigaNa ke sAtha sarvocca nirvANa ko prApta hue| bhagavAn RSabhadeva, unake gaNadharoM aura antevAsI sAdhuoM kI tIna citAoM para pRthakapRthaka tIna caityastUpoM kA nirmANa karane ke pazcAt sabhI devendra apane deva-devI parivAra ke sAtha nandIzvara dvIpa meM gye| vahA~ unhoMne bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA aSTAhnika nirvANa mahotsava manAyA aura apane-apane sthAna ko lauTa gye| RSabhadeva ke nirvANa sthAna aSTApada kA vivaraNa hameM AcArAMga niyukti, Avazyaka niyukti, uttarAdhyayana sUtra kI niyukti ke adhyayana 10 meM, nizItha cUrNi, vividha tIrtha kalpa, AcArya dharmaghoSa sUri racita jJAnaprakAza dIpa, zIlAMka kI kRti caupanna mahApurisa cariyaM (9vIM zatAbdI), Adi purANa aura uttara purANa, triSaSTizalAkA purUSa cariyaM (hemacandrAcArya), paMcamahAtIrtha, zatruJjaya mahAtmya (dhanezvarasUri kRta) vasudeva hiNDI, jambUdvIpa prajJapti, tiloyapaNNatti, paMca mahAtIrtha, aSTApada tapa, gautama rAsa, gautama aSTakam, raviSeNa ke padma carita, vimalasUri ke paumacariuM, pUjyapAda ke nirvANa bhakti, poTAlA pelesa (dalAIlAmA kA nivAsa sthAna) ke prAcIna granthoM meM, lAmacIdAsa golAlAre kA vivaraNa 'merI kailAsa yAtrA' meM sahajAnandajI ke stavana Adi meM spaSTa rUpa se prApta hotA hai| AcArAMga niyukti meM likhA hai ki aTThAvaya mujjite gayaggapada dhammacakke / pAsarahA vattanagaM camarUppAyaM ca vaMdAmi / / tiloyapaNNati kI gAthA 1186 meM likhA hai RSabhadeva mAgha kRSNA caturdazI pUrvAhna meM apane janma nakSatra (uttarASAr3hA) ke rahate kailAza parvata se 10,000 muniyoM ke sAtha mokSa ko prApta hue| harivaMza purANa (jinasena) aura mahApurANa (puSpadaMta) meM varNita hai ki jaba RSabhadeva kI Ayu ke caudaha dina zeSa raha gaye taba ve kailAza parvata para phuNce| jambUdvIpa prajJapti saTIka pUrva bhAga 158 / 1 pRSTha meM ullekha hai ki bharata ne RSabhadeva bhagavAn kI citA bhUmi para aSTApada parvata kI coTI para stUpa kA nirmANa kraayaa| "ceia thUbhe kareha" aSTApada giri kalpa meM RSabhadeva ke aSTApada para nirvANa kA vistRta rUpa se ullekha karake aSTApada kI mahimA ke viSaya meM batAyA gayA hai| (see pg. no. 76) zrI jinaprabha sUri ne apanI kRti vividha tIrtha kalpa (racanA- san 1232 I0) meM saMgrahIta apane aSTApada giri kalpa meM aSTApada kA hI apara nAma kailAza batAyA hai para sAtha hI paurANika sAhitya ke AdhAra se usakI sthiti AyodhyA nagarI se uttara dizA meM 12 yojana (150 ki0 mI0) kI dUrI para batAI hai jisakI dhavala zikhara paMktiyA~ Aja bhI AkAza nirmala hone para ayodhyA ke nikaTavartI uDDayakUTa se dikhAI par3atI haiN| isake nikaTa hI mAnasarovara hai jo paripArzva meM saMcaraNa karate jalacara, matta mora Adi pakSiyoM ke kolAhala se yukta hai tathA isakI upatyakA meM sAketavAsI loga nAnA prakAra kI krIr3Ae~ karate haiN| zrI dhanezvarasUri kRti zatruJjaya mahAtmaya meM bhI aSTApada kA vivaraNa milatA hai| (see pg no. 65) isa sAre aSTApada (kailAsa) prakaraNa meM sabase mahattvapUrNa tathya jo sAmane AyA hai vaha lauha nirmita yantramaya mAnava kI bAta / Aja jo yantramaya mAnava roboTa bana rahe haiM usakA varNana 12vIM zatAbdI meM hemacandrAcArya ne - 187 - Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #52
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth triSaSTizalAkA puruSa caritra meM kailAza ke sandarbha meM kiyA hai / RSabhadeva ke putra prathama cakravartI samrATa bharata ne aSTApada para manuSya loga vahA~ AvAgamana karake AzAtanA na kareM isaliye lohayaMtramaya ArakSaka puruSa bnvaaye| Aja hama apane ko sabhya aura susaMskRta mAnate haiM, vaijJAnika kSetra meM pragatizIla samajhate haiM / para Aja se hajAroM varSoM pahale kA vijJAna kitanA vikasita thA yaha hameM sAhitya meM varNita ullekhoM se spaSTa ho jAtA hai / vanaspati meM jIva kI avadhAraNA, aNu aura pudgala kA svarUpa aura yantramaya mAnava kA jaina sAhitya meM varNana eka bahuta hI prAmANika aura mahattvapUrNa dastAveja hai / Aja se pacAsa-pacapana varSa pUrva isa vivaraNa ko kAlpanika aura atizayokti se bharA samajhA jAtA thA / lekina Aja yantramaya mAnava roboTa ke nirmANa ne usa yathArtha ko jise kalpanA samajhate the usakI vAstavikatA ko pramANita kara diyA hai / sUrya razmiyoM ko pakar3akara gautama svAmI kA kailAsa zikhara ke ArohaNa kA artha bhI agara dekheM to yaha spaSTa hotA hai ki kailAsa ke lauha yantramaya mAnava sUrya kI kiraNoM se urjA prApta kara apanA nirdhArita kArya karate the jisako Aja kI bhASA meM solara enarjI kahate haiM / zrI dIpavijayajI kRta aSTApada pUjA ke antargata jalapUjA meM aSTApada kI avasthiti ke viSaya meM likhA jaMbUnA dakSiNa daravAjethI, vaitADhya thI madhyama bhAge re / nayarI ayodhyA bharatajI jANo, kahe gaNadhara mahAbhAga re |dhn. / / 8 / / jaMbUnA uttara daravAjethI, vaitADhya thI madhyama bhAge re / ayodhyA airAvatanI jANo, kahe gaNadhara mahAbhAga re / / dhana. // 9 // bAra yojana cha lAMbI paholI, nava yojana ne pramANa re / nayarI ayodhyA najIka aSTApada, batrIsa kosa U~cANa re // dhana. // 10 // jaina dharma meM sarvocca sthAna tIrthaMkaroM kA hai jinakI pratimAoM kI paramparA jaina AgamoM ke anusAra zAzvata hai | Adi bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke nirvANa ke bAda vahA~ stUpa tathA siMha niSadhA parvata para bharata cakravartI dvArA banAye gaye jinAlaya meM do, cAra, ATha, dasa ke krama se kula caubIsa pratimAoM kI sthApanA kI gayI jisakA varNana siddhANaM, buddhANaM (siddhastava) sUtra meM milatA hai| cattAri aTTha dasa doya, vaMdiyA jiNavarA cauvvIsaM / paramaTThaniTThiaTThA, siddhA siddhiM mama disaMtu / / 5 / / isa prakAra dakSiNa dizA meM cAra, pazcima dizA meM ATha, uttara dizA meM dasa aura pUrva dizA meM do saba milAkara caubIsa jina mUrtiyA~ haiM / gautama svAmI kI aSTApada tIrthayAtrA ke sandarbha meM mahopAdhyAya zrI vinaya sAgarajI ne gautama rAsa parizIlana kI bhUmikA meM likhA hai- gautama svAmI ki aSTApada tIrthayAtrA kA sabase prAcIna pramANa sarvamAnya AptavyAkhyAkAra jainAgama sAhitya ke mUrdhanya vidvAn yAkinImahattarAsUnu AcArya haribhadrasUri 'bhava viraha' ke upadeza nAmaka grantha kI gAthA 141 kI svopajJa TIkA meM vajrasvAmI caritra ke antargata gautama svAmI kathAnaka meM milatA hai / isameM gautama svAmI ke caritra kI mukhya ghaTanAoM meM gAgalI pratibodha, aSTApada tIrtha kI yAtrA, cakravartI bharata kArita jinacaitya bimboM kI stavanA, vajra svAmI ke jIva ko pratibodha aura unheM samyaktva kI prApti, aSTApada para 1500 tApasoM ko pratibodha, mahAvIra kA nirvANa aura gautama ko kevalajJAna kI prApti evaM nirvANa kA varNana hai / Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad 36 1882

Page #53
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth gautama svAmI caritra ke antargata aSTApada kA ullekha (saM. 925) abhayadevasUri ke bhagavatI sUtra kI TIkA (saM. 1128) devabhadrAcArya ke mahAvIra cariyaM (saM. 1139) hemacandrAcArya ke triSaSTi zalAkA puruSa caritra meM milatA hai| mahopAdhyAya vinayaprabha racita gautama rAsa meM varNana hai - jau aSTApada sela, vaMdai caDhI cauvIsa jiNa, Atama-labdhivaseNa, carama sarIrI so ya muNi / iya desaNA nisuNeha, goyama gaNahara saMcariya, tApasa panara-saeNa, tau muNi dIThau Avatu e // 25 / / gaNadhara gautama kI jijJAsA thI ki-maiM carama zarIrI hU~ yA nahIM arthAt isI mAnava zarIra se, isI bhava meM maiM nirvANa pada prApta karU~gA yA nahIM ? mahAvIra ne uttara diyA-Atmalabdhi-svavIryabala se aSTApada parvata para jAkara bharata cakravartI nirmita caitya meM virAjamAna caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI vandanA jo muni karatA hai, vaha carama zarIrI hai / prabhu kI ukta dezanA sunakara gautama svAmI aSTApada tIrtha kI yAtrA karane ke liye cala pdd'e| / usa samaya aSTApada parvata para ArohaNa karane hetu pahalI, dUsarI aura tIsarI sIr3hiyoM para kramazaH pA~ca sau-pA~ca sau aura pA~ca sau karake kula pandraha sau tapasvIgaNa apanI-apanI tapasyA ke bala para car3he hue the / unhoMne gautama svAmI ko Ate dekhA / / / 25 / / tapa sosiya niya aMga, amhAM sagati ne upajai e, kima caDhasai diDhakAya, gaja jima dIsai gAjatau e / giruau iNe abhimAna, tApasa jo mana ciMtavai e, tau muni caDhiyau vega, AlaMbavi dinakara kiraNa e // 26 / / gautama svAmI ko aSTApada parvata para car3hane ke lie prayatnazIla dekhakara ve tApasa mana meM vicAra karane lage-yaha atyanta balavAna mAnava jo madamasta hasti ke samAna jhUmatA huA A rahA hai, yaha parvata para kaise car3ha sakegA? asambhava hai, lagatA hai ki usakA apane bala para sImA se adhika abhimAna hai | are ! hamane to ugratara tapasyA karate hue svayaM ke zarIroM ko zoSita kara, asthi-paMjara mAtra banA rakhA hai, tathApi hama loga tapasyA ke bala para kramazaH eka, do, tIna sIr3hiyoM taka hI car3ha pAye, Age nahIM bar3ha pAye / tApasagaNa socate hI rahe aura unake dekhate hI dekhate gautama svAmI sUrya kI kiraNoM ke samAna Atmika balavIrya kA Alambana lekara tatkSaNa hI AThoM sIr3hiyA~ pAra kara tIrtha para pahu~ca gaye / / 26 / / kaMcana maNi niSphanna, daNDa-kalasa dhvaja vaDa sahiya, pekhavi paramANaMda, jiNahara bharahesara mahiya / niya niya kAya pramANa, ciha disi saMThiya jiNaha bimba, paNamavi mana ullAsa, goyama gaNahara tihAM vasiya / / 27 / / aSTApada parvata para cakravartI bharata mahArAja dvArA mahita pUjita jina-mandira maNiratnoM se nirmita thA, daNDakalaza yukta thA, vizAla dhvajA se zobhAyamAna thA / mandira ke bhItara pratyeka tIrthaMkara kI dehamAna ke anusAra 24 jinendroM kI ratna mUrtiyA~ cAroM dizAoM meM 4, 8, 10, 2 virAjamAna thIM / mandirastha jina mUrtiyoM ke darzana -23 189 - - Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #54
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth kara gautama svAmI kA hRdaya ullAsa se sarAbora ho gayA, hRdaya parama Ananda se khila uThA / bhakti-pUrvaka stavanA kI / sAyaMkAla ho jAne ke kAraNa mandira ke bAhara zilA para hI dhyAnAvasthA meM rAtri vyatIta kI / / 27 / / - gautamarAsa parizIlana - mahopAdhyAya vinayasAgarajI peja 118-120 zrI gautamASTakam meM bhI aSTApada kA vivaraNa isa prakAra hai - aSTApadAdrau gagane svazaktyA, yayau jinAnAM padavandanAya / nizamya tIrthAtizayaM surebhyaH, sa gautamo yacchatu vAcchitaM me / / 5 / / jaina zAstroM meM aSTApada tapa kA varNana milatA hai... Azvine'STAhnikAsveva yathAzakti tapaHkramaiH / vidheyamaSTa varSANi tapa aSTApadaM param / / aSTApada parvata para car3hane kA tapa aSTApada pAvar3I tapa kahalAtA hai / isameM Aso suda AThama se pUrNimA taka ke ATha dina ko eka aSTAnhikA (olI) kahate haiM / una dinoM meM yathAzakti upavAsAdi tapa karanA / pahalI olI meM tIrthaMkara ke pAsa svarNamaya eka sIr3hI banavAkara rakhanA / tathA usakI aSTaprakArI pUjA karanA / isa taraha ATha varSa taka ATha sIr3hiyA~ sthApita kara tapa karanA / udyApana meM bar3I snAtra vidhi se caubIsa-caubIsa pakavAna, phala Adi rakhanA / isa tapa ko karane se durlabha vastu kI prApti hotI hai / yaha zrAvaka ko karane kA agAr3ha tapa hai / / isameM zrI aSTApadatIrthAya namaH pada kI bIsa mAlA ginanA / svastika Adi ATha-ATha karanA / dUsarI vidhi : kArtika vadI amAvasyA se zurU kara ekAntare ATha upavAsa karanA / pAraNe ke dina ekAsanA karanA / isa prakAra ATha varSa karanA / udyApana meM aSTApada pUjA, ghRtamaya giri kI racanA, svarNamaya ATha-ATha sIr3hI vAlI ATha nisaraNI banavAnA / pakavAna, tathA sarva jAti ke phala caubIsa-caubIsa rakhanA / dUsarI saba vastue~ ATha-ATha rakhanA / (jaina prabodha meM isa tapa ko aSTApada olI bhI kahA hai) - tapa ratnAkara - pRSTha. 216 aSTApada kA vivaraNa raviSeNa ke padmapurANa (tIrtha vandana saMgraha pRSTha-9) meM bhI milatA hai| gurjara phAgu kAvya ke pRSTha 212 meM kavi samarakRta aSTApada phAgu kA paricaya prakAzita hai jo 64 gAthAoM kI racanA hai / pATaNa ke hemacandrAcArya jJAnabhaNDAra meM isakI hastalikhita aprakAzita prata maujUda hai| zrI dharmaghoSa sUri dvArA racita aSTApada mahAtIrtha kalpa meM aSTApada parvata ke mahAtmaya kA varNana kiyA gayA hai - (dekhie pR. 70) AcArya jinasena ne apane purANa meM aSTApada ko kailAza ke rUpa meM ullekha kiyA hai / unhoMne kailAza meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke samavasaraNa kA varNana kiyA hai jahA~ samrATa bharata unake darzana ko jA rahe haiM isakA varNana isa prakAra hai - anugaMgAtaTaM dezAn vilaMghaya sasarigirIn / kailAsazailasAnnidhya-kriNo balam // 11 // kailAsAcalamabhyarNamathAlokya rathAMgabhRt / nivezya nikaTe sainyaM prayayau jinamarcitum // 12 // cakravartI kI vaha senA gaMgA nadI ke kinAre-kinAre aneka deza, nadI aura parvatoM ko ullaMghana karatI huI krama se kailAza parvata ke samIpa jA pahu~cI / / 11 / / tadanantara cakravartI ne kailAza parvata ko samIpa hI dekhakara Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad 6 190

Page #55
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth senAoM ko vahIM pAsa meM ThaharA diyA aura svayaM jinendra bhagavAn kI pUjA karane ke liye prasthAna kiyA ||12|| aho paramamAdharya tirazvAmapi yadgaNaiH / anuyAtaM munindrANAmajJAtabhayasaMpadAm / / 55 / / so'yamaSTApadairjuSTo mRgairanvarthanAmabhiH / punaraSTApavakhyAttiM puraiti tvadupakramam ||56 | sphuranmaNitaTopAtiM tArakAcakramApatat / na yAti vyaktimasyAdrestadrocischannaNDalam ||57 / / ahA, bar3A Azcarya hai ki pazuoM ke samUha bhI, jinheM vana ke bhaya aura zobhA kA kucha bhI patA nahIM hai aise muniyoM ke pIche-pIche phira rahe haiM / / 55 / sArthaka nAma ko dhAraNa karane vAle aSTApada nAmake jIvoM se sevita huA yaha parvata Apake car3hane ke bAda aSTApada nAma ko prApta hogA || 56 || jisa para aneka maNi dedIpyamAna ho rahe haiM aise isa parvata ke kinAre ke samIpa AtA huA nakSatroM kA samUha una maNiyoM kI kiraNoM se apanA maNDala tirohita ho jAne ke prakaTatA ko prApta nahIM ho rahA hai ||57 || zuddhasphaTikasaMkAzanirmalodAravigrahaH / zuddhameva zivAyAstu tavAyamacalAdhipaH ||64|| kiMciccAntaramullaMghaya prasnenAntarAtmanA / pratyAsannajinAsthAnaM vidAmAsa vidAMvaraH ||66|| he deva, jisakA udAra zarIra zuddha sphaTika ke samAna nirmala hai aisA yaha parvatarAja kailAza zuddhAtmA kI taraha ApakA kalyANa karanevAlA ho ||64 || vidvAnoM meM zreSTha bharata cakravartI prasanna citta pUrvaka kucha hI Age bar3he the ki unheM vahA~ samIpa hI jinendradeva kA samavasaraNa jAna par3A ||66 || san 1806 meM bhUTAna nivAsI lAmacIdAsa golAlAre nAmaka vyakti ne cIna, varmA, kAmarUpa evaM aSTApada kailAza kI tIrthayAtrA kI thI, jinameM unheM 18 varSa lage / unhoMne apanI yAtrA kA varNana merI kailAza nAmaka pustikA meM kiyA hai / noTa - bra0 lAmacIdAsajI ne vikrama saMvat 1828 meM daMDakadeza aura ikavana meM uttara aura jAya vastra tyAge eka munirAya triSaNanAma tina guru se dIkSA lI, loMcakara nagnamudrA dhari munivata lekha khar3A yoga dhyAnakara maunasahita prANa tyAge / patra kA noTa-zrAvaka sarvajano saMzaya na karanI, zrAvaka jo jAya so apanI samyakta so darzana karo, jAne meM bhrama na karanA, jarUra darzana hoMge zAstra meM aisA kahA hai ki ayodhyA se uttara kI ora kailAzagiri 1600 kosa hai, so satya hai hama mAragakA phera khAte hue prathama pUrva ora, uttara ora, phira pazcima ora, phara dakSiNa ora 9894 kosaloM gaye Aye kailAsa tibbata cIna ke dakSiNa dizA meM hanavara deza meM para le kinAre para hai| tAkI talahaTI meM uttara kI ora dhIdhara bana jAnanA... so ciTThI likhita lAmacIdAsa saMvat 1828 mitI phAguNa suvI 5 ravivAra ko pUrNa karo iti| - lAmacIdAsa jI ke lekha meM cIna, barmA, ke jina mandiroM kA varNana kiyA hai jo jApAnI vidvAn okAkurA ke ullekha se bhI pramANita hotA hai| * "At one time in a single province of Loyang (China) there were more than three thousand monks and ten thousand Indian families to impress thier national religion and art on Chinese soil," Marcopolo - Chinese town canton had a temple of five hundred idols with the dragon as their symbol. unhoMne barmA meM bAhubalI kI mUrti kA varNana kiyA hai jo Aja bhI vahIM bAhubahI pagor3A ke rUpa meM hai jisake viSaya me itihAsakAra phargyUsana ne likhA hai- 'The Baubaugigi Pagoda in Prorn (city in Burma) consist of a solid mass in brick work of cylindrical form about 80 ft high raised on a triple base and surmounted by a finial carrying the Hti or 1912 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #56
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth umbrella. It is ascribed to the 7th and 8th century"-(History of Indian & Eastern Architecture. Pg. 342 of VoI II) lAmacIdAsa ke anusAra tibbata meM bhAvare aura sohanA jAti ke jainI rahate the| unhoMne tele kI tapasyA kara yakSa kI sahAyatA se aSTApada tIrtha ke darzana kiye the jisake vivaraNa meM unhoMne batAyA hai ki RSabhadeva ke ToMka meM caraNa bane hue haiM / isakI puSTi svAmI Ananda bhairava girijI ne zrI kirITa bhAI ko likhe patra meM kI hai jisameM unhoMne apanI kailAza yAtrA ke viSaya meM likhA hai / At the end he wrote: "A good devotee can enjoy the blessful and beautiful vision of Lord Kailas as Astapad and it's surroundings. If there is any love, peace and truth in the world that is here. Materialistic life is nothing to this holy place. I am graceful to the Lama, who took me to there and he is nothing but Lord Shiva in disguise of Lama. Touching of Lord Kailas is the greatest assets in my human life. Now I have no other desires in life, bacause my realization, sense of thrilling vibrations is my final achievements in this Kailas yatra." aSTApada para car3hanA sAdhAraNa manuSya ke liye bahuta hI asambhava hai| aSTApada-kailAza ko bahuta hI pUjya aura pavitra mAnA gayA hai| isakI pavitratA ko akSuNNa rakhane ke liye isa para car3hane kI koziza sAmAnya AdamiyoM ke liye varjita hai| isa viSaya meM Herbert Tichy kA yaha anubhava de rahe haiM jisameM unhoMne kailAza para car3hane kA asaphala prayAsa kiyA thA aura unakA kyA anubhava rahA yaha batAyA haiN| "Herbert Tichy during one of his travels in Tibet could not resist the temptation of climbing Kailas. All attempts by his sherpa Nima to deter him from undertaking such an attempt failed and he started climbing alone. It was a 'lovely day' according to him. Herbert Tichy in his book 'Himalaya' writes "I was still a long way from the summit when the clouds came up from the Valleys and enveloped me in icy gray pall. Soon, I was being lashed by gigantic hailstones, and unable to fine a single hositable rock behind which to shelter. I beat an ignominious retreat. Back at our camp Nima gave me a broad grin and postively enjoyed telling me that down at the camp there had not been a spot of rain the whole day indeed the earth was bone dry. Yet the mountain was still swathed in a great black cloud that was like a warning to stop frivolously desecrating the realms of God. That sacred mountain are no joke was something I learned" (Eternal Himalaya) adhyAtma yoga aura tapasyA kA mahatva bahuta hotA hai aura isake dvArA aSTApada ke darzana karake anekoM puNya AtmAoM ne apane ko dhanya kiyA hai jisameM sahajAnandajI kA nAma ullekhanIya hai| isa sandarbha meM yaha vRtAnta mahatvapUrNa hai... "baMgalora kI savitA bena choTU bhAI ne hampI jAkara kaI dina sAdhanA kI taba gurudeva sahajAnandajI ne unase jo kahA vaha sadguru saMsmaraNa patrAMka 88 meM likhA hai- maiMne pUjya gurudeva se kahA ki sugandha ke sAtha kisI ke hone kA anubhava kiyaa| taba gurudeva ne kahA ki vaha to aise hI huA karatA hai| tumako koI sAkSAt dikhAyI de aura pUche ki tumheM kyA cAhiye to kahanA ki tumheM mahAvideha kSetra ke sImandhara svAmI ke darzana cAhiye, itanA mAMganA / aisA gurudeva ne kahA thA.... vaise to maiM zAstrAbhyAsa karatI hU~ jisameM mujhe aSTApada ke viSaya meM samAdhAna nahIM huA thaa| gurudeva se maiMne prazna pUchA taba gurudeva ne unako jo aSTApada pratyakSa darzana hue the usa anubhava kI bAta ki aSTApada para tIna caubIsiyA~ haiM bahattara jinAlaya haiN| bhUta, bhAvi aura vartamAna ratna pratimAe~ haiM jinheM bharata rAjA ne banavAyA hai| yahA~ apane pAsa jo parama kRpAlu deva kI padmAsana pratimA hai usase thor3I bar3I hai|" Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad 26 192

Page #57
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Andhrapradeza kI rAjadhAnI haidarAbAda se 45 mIla uttara-pUrva meM kulyAka tIrtha hai jisakA varNana vividha tIrtha kalpa ke antargata mANikya deva kalpa ke rUpa meM prApta hotA hai| isa tIrtha kA paurANika itihAsa aSTApada se sambandhita hai jo isa prakAra hai... pUrva kAla meM bharata cakravartI ne aSTApada parvata para jina RSabhadeva kI mANikya kI eka pRthak pratimA nirmita karAI thI jo mANikya deva ke nAma se prasiddha huI / yaha atyanta prabhAvazAlI hai| kucha logoM kA aisA bhI mAnanA thA ki bharatezvara kI mudrikA meM sthita pAciratna se yaha pratimA banAyI huI hai| isa pratimA kI pUjA cirakAla taka aSTApada meM huii| usake bAda isa pratimA ko sarvaprathama vidyAdharoM ne, phira indra ne, usake bAda rAvaNa ne apane-apane yahA~ lAkara usakI pUjA kii| laMkA dahana ke samaya yaha pratimA samudra meM DAla dI gayI aura bahuta kAla bItane para kannar3a deza ke antargata kalyANa nagarI ke rAjA zaMkara ne padmAvatI devI ke saMyoga se ukta pratimA prApta kI aura use telaMga deza ke kulapAka nagara meM eka nava nirmita jinAlaya meM sthApita kara dI aura usake vyaya hetu 12 grAma pradAna kiye / aSTApada parvata RSabhadevakAlIna ayodhyA se uttara kI dizA meM avasthita thaa| bhagavAn RSabhadeva jaba kabhI ayodhyA kI tarapha padhArate, taba aSTApada parvata para Thaharate the aura ayodhyAvAsI rAjA prajA unakI dharma sabhA meM darzana - vandanArtha tathA dharma-zravaNArtha jAte the, parantu vartamAna kAlIna ayodhyA ke uttara dizA bhAga meM aisA koI parvata Aja dRSTigocara nahIM hotA jise aSTApada mAnA jA ske| isake aneka kAraNa jJAta hote haiM, pahale to yaha ki bhArata ke uttaradigvibhAga meM vidyamAna parvata zreNiyA~ usa samaya meM itanI ThaNDI aura himAcchAdita nahIM thIM jitanI Aja haiM dUsarA kAraNa hai ki aSTApada parvata ke zikhara para bhagavAn RSabhadeva, unake gaNadharoM tathA anya ziSyoM kA nirmANa hone ke bAda devatAoM ne tIna stUpa aura cakravartI bharata ne siMha niSadyA nAmaka caitya banavAkara usameM caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI varNa tathA manopaita pratimAe~ pratiSThita karavAke, caitya ke cAroM dvAroM para lohamaya yAntrika dvArapAla sthApita kiye the| itanA hI nahIM, parvata ko cAroM ora se chilavAkara sAmanya bhUmigocara manuSyoM ke lie, zikhara para pahu~canA azakya banavA diyA thaa| usakI U~cAI ke ATha bhAga kramazaH ATha mekhalAyeM banavAI thIM aura isI kAraNa se isa parvata kA aSTApada nAma pracalita huA thA bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke isa nirvANa sthAna ke durgama bana jAne ke bAda, deva, vidyAdhara, vidyAcaraNa labdhidhArI muni aura jaMghAcAraNa muniyoM ke sivAya anya koI bhI darzanArtha aSTApada para nahIM jA sakatA thA aura isI kAraNa se bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI ne apanI dharmopadeza-sabhA meM yaha kahA thA ki jo manuSya apanI Atmazakti se aSTApada parvata para pahu~catA hai vaha isI bhava meM saMsAra se mukta hotA hai| aSTApada ke aprApya hone kA tIsarA kAraNa yaha bhI hai ki sagara cakravartI ke putroM ne aSTApada parvata sthita jinacaitya, stUpa Adi ko apane pUrvaja bharata cakravartI ke smArakoM kI rakSArtha usake cAroM tarapha gaharI khAI khudavAkara use gaMgA ke jala pravAha se bharavA diyA thaa| aisA prAcIna jaina kathA sAhitya meM kiyA gayA varNana Aja bhI upalabdha hotA hai / AdinAtha RSabhadeva kI nirvANabhUmi hone ke kAraNa tIrthoM meM sabase prAcIna aSTApada tIrtha mAnA jAtA hai / jina mandiroM aura mUrtiyoM, stUpoM ke udbhavoM kI yaha mahatvapUrNa paurANika pRSThabhUmi hai| jainettara sAhitya meM ise kailAza ke nAma se sambodhita kiyA gayA hai| jaina zAstroM meM bhI aSTApada kA nAma kailAza batAyA gayA hai| "Over the high region of the Himalayas was the paradise, of Nirvana and the final resting place of the Jains above the vault of heaven.... Tirthankaras (Saviours) have abdicated and gone north to Kailasa and Mansarovar, where, dropping their mortal frames, they have ascended to their final abode." (Ascent To The Divine The Himalaya Kailasa Mansarovar). 193 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #58
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth AcArya hemacandra praNIta abhidhAna cintAmaNi meM likhA hai "rajatAdristu kailAsoDaSTApada sphaTikAcala' (abhidhAna cintAmaNi 4/94 pR. 253) arthAt kailAza parvata ke cAra nAma haiN| (1) rajatAdri, (2) kailAza, (3) aSTApada, (4) sphttikaacl| isake alAvA aura jo nAma upalabdha hote haiM vo isa prakAra haiN| ghandAvAsa, harAdri, himavat, haMsa aura isako dhavalagiri bhI kahA gyaa| kailAsa aura aSTApada donoM kA eka hI paryAyavAcI zabda haiM jisakA artha hai svarNa yA sonaa| sUrya kI kiraNeM jaba kailAsa yA aSTApada para par3atI hai to vaha svarNa kI bhA~ti camakatA hai| prAkRta meM aSTApada ko 'aTThAvaya' kahA gayA hai| jisakA artha hai svarNa yA sonaa| kailAza kA artha bhI rajatazilA hotA hai| Aja se lagabhaga do sau varSa pUrva aSTApada kA varNana sone ke paryAya ke rUpa meM baMglA lekhaka bhAratacandra ne kiyA thaa| dekhate-dekhate seuti hoilo aSTApada arthAt mAM annapUrNa ke naukA para virAjamAna hote hI naukA-patavAra Adi svarNamaya bana gye| kailAza ko prAkRta bhASA meM 'kaIlAsa' bhI kahA gayA hai| jisakA eka artha rAhU kA kRSNa pudgala vizeSa batAyA gayA hai| kAlIdAsa ne apane meghadUta meM kailAza kA kRSNa parvata ke rUpa meM ullekha kiyA hai| svAmI tapovana ne bhI kailAza ko kRSNa parvata yAnI Dark Mountain kahA hai| aSTApada kA artha ATha pAda vAlA bhI hotA hai| aSTApada nAma kA jIva ATha pairoM vAlA hotA hai aura zera se bhI jyAdA balavAna hotA hai| aisA abhidhAna cintAmaNi 310 meM ullekha milatA hai| kailAza tibbata pradeza meM sthita hai| aSTApada kailAza ke viSaya meM jAnane ke liye tibbata ke viSaya meM jAnanA Avazyaka hai| prAcIna kAla se hI tibbata aura kAzmIra ke kSetra ko svarga kahA jAtA thA aura mAnava saMskRti aura sabhyatA kA udgama sthala bhI tibbata ko mAnA jAtA hai| P. N. Oak ke anusAra The term "Tibet" is a malpronounciation of the sanskrit term 'Trivishtap' meaning paradise. The holy peak kailas, the sacred Mansarovar lake and the venetrated sources of the river Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswati, Sindhu are all in Himalayan region. The supporting Arab tradition that Adam first stepped on the earth from the heaven in India points to the fact that Tibet, Kashmir and the Himalayan foot hills may be that region which is named heaven alias paradise and which has all associations. Higgins a 3 R - The Peninsula of India would be one of the first peopled countries, and its inhabitants would have all the habits of the progenitors of man before the flood in as much perfection or more than any other nation. himAlaya parvata zrRMkhalA meM kailAza eka asamAnya parvata hai| samasta hima zikharoM se alaga aura divya / pUre kailAza kI AkRti eka vizAla zivaliMga jaisI hai| yaha AsapAsa ke sabhI parvatoM se U~cA hai| yaha kasauTI ke Thosa kAle patthara kA hai jabaki anya parvata kacce lAla maTamaile patthara ke haiN| yaha sadA barpha se DhakA rahatA hai| kailAza zikhara ko cAroM konoM ke dekhane se mandira kI AkRti banI dikhatI hai| isakI parikramA 32 mIla kI hai| jo kailAza ke cAroM ora ke parvatoM ke sAtha hotI hai| kailAza kA sparza yAtrA mArga se lagabhaga Der3ha mIla sIdhI car3hAI pAra karake hI kiyA jA sakatA hai jo atyanta kaThina hai| matsya purANa (kailAza varNanam pR.394) meM kailAza ke viSaya meM likhA hai Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad OM 1948

Page #59
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth tsyaashrmsyottrstripuraarinissevitH| nAnaratnamayaiH zrRMgaH klpdrumsmnvitaiH||1|| madhye himavataH pRSThe kailAso nAma prvtH| tasminnavasati zrImAn kuberaH saha guhyakaiH / / 2 / / apsaro'nugato rAjA modate hylkaadhipH| kailAsapAdasambhUtaM ramyaM zItajalaM zubham / / 3 / / mandArapuSparajasA pUritaM devasannibham / tasmAt pravahate divyA nadI mandAkinI zubhA / / 4 / / divyaJca nandanaM tatra tasyAstIre mahadvanam / prAguttareNa kailAsAdivyaM saugandhikaMgirim / / 5 / / sarvadhAtumaya divya suvelaM parvataM prti| candraprabho nAma giriH sa zubhro ratnasannibhaH / / 6 / / tatsamIpe saro divyamacchodaM nAma vizrutam / tasmAt prabhavate divyA nadI hyacchodikA shubhaa||7|| sUtajI ne kahA-unake Azrama se uttara dizA kI ora bhagavAn tripurAri ziva ke dvArA niSevita tathA kalpadrumoM se saMyuta evaM aneka prakAra ke ratnoM se paripUrNa zikharoM se samanvita himavAn ke madhya meM pRSTha para kailAza nAma vAlA parvata hai| usameM kubera apane guhyakoM ko sAtha meM lekara nivAsa kiyA karate haiN|1-2| vahA~ para alakApurI kA svAmI kubera rAjA sarvadA apsarAoM se anugata hokara prasannatA kA anubhava kiyA karate haiN| vahA~ kailAza ke pAda se samutpanna paramaramya evaM zubha zItala jala hai|3| jo jala mandAra nAma vAle devavRkSa ke raja parAga se pUrita rahA karatA hai aura deva ke hI sadRza hai| usI jala se eka mandAkinI nAma vAlI saritA jo parama divya hai aura atyanta zubha hai vahana kiyA karatI hai|4| usa nadI ke tIra para hI vahA~ para atIva divya evaM mahAna vana hai jisakA zubha nAma nandana hai| kailAza giri se pUrvottara meM eka ati divya sogandhika giri hai|5| yaha samasta dhAtuoM se paripUrNa divya aura parvata ke prati sundara vela vAlA hai| eka candraprabha nAma vAlA bhI vahA~ para parvata hai jo parama zubhra aura ratna ke tulya hai|6| usake hI samIpa meM eka parama divya acchoda nAma se prasiddha sarovara hai| usa taTa se eka zubha acchodikA nAma vAlI nadI utpanna hotI hai|7| tasyAstIre vanaM divyaM mahaccaitrarathaM zubham / tasmin girau nivasati maNibhadraH shaanugH|8| yakSasenApatiH krUro guhyakai privaaritH| puNyA mandAkinI nAma nadI hyacchokA shubhaa|9| mahImaNDalamadhye tu praviSTe tu mahAdadhim / kailAsadakSiNe prAcyAM zivaM savauSadhiM girim| manaH zilAmayaM divyaM suvelaparvataM prti| lohito hemazrRMgastu giriH sUryaprabho mahAn / 11 / -6 1954 - Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #60
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth tasyapAde mahAdivya lohitaM sumhtsrH| tasmin giro nivasati ykssomnnidhrovshii|12| divyAraNyaM vizokaJcatasya tIre mhddhnm| tasmin girau nivasati ykssomnnikrovshii|13| saubhyaH sudhArmikaizcaiva guhyakaiH privaariyH| kailAsAt pazcimodIcyAM kakudmAnauSadhI giriH|14| usa acchodikA saritA ke taTa para eka atyanta zubha-divya aura mahAna caitraratha nAma vAlA vana hai| usameM giri para apane anucaroM ke sAtha maNibhadra nivAsa kiyA karate haiN|8| yaha yakSoM kA atyanta krUra senApati hai jo sarvadA guhyakoM se parivArita rahA karatA hai aura vahA~ para parama puNyamayI mandAkinI nAma vAlI acchodikA zubha nadI bahA karatI hai|9| yahI maNDala ke madhya meM mahodadhi meM praviSTa hone para kailAza ke dakSiNa pUrva meM ziva sarvoSadhi giri hai|10| mainasila se paripUrNa parvata ke prati subela aura divya-hema kI zikhara vAlA-lohita nAma vAlA eka mahAna sUryaprabha giri hai jisakI prabhA sUrya ke samAna hai| usa parvata ke nicale bhAga meM mahAn divya lohita nAma vAlA hI eka sara hai| usI sara se lauhitya nAma vAlA eka vizAla nada vahana kiyA karatA hai|1112| usa nada ke tIra eka ati mahAn-divya vizokA rUpa hai| usameM parvata para vazI yakSa maNidhara nivAsa kiyA karatA hai| vaha parama saumya aura sudhArmika guhyakoM se cAroM ora meM ghirA huA rahA karatA hai| kailAza parvata se pazcimottara dizA meM kakudmAn nAma vAlA auSadhiyoM kA giri hai|13-14 / kakudmati ca rUdrasya utpattizca kkudminH| tadajanantraiH kakuda zailantrikakudaM prati / 15 / sarvadhAtumayastatrasumahAn vaidyuto giriH| tasya pAde mahaddivyaM mAnasa siddhasevitam / 16 / tasmAt prabhavate puNyA sryuulokpvrii| tasyAstIre vanaM divyaM vaibhrAjaM nAmavizruta / 17 / kuberAnucarastasmin prahetitanayo vshii| brahmadhAtA nivasati raakssso'nntvikrmH|18| kailAsAt pazcimAmAzAM divyaH srvaussdhigiriH| arUNaH parvatazreSTho rukmdhaatuvibhuussitH|19| bhavasya dayitaH shriimaanpaarvtohemsnnibhH| usa kakudmAn meM kakudmI rudra kI utpatti hotI hai| vaha binA jana vAlA trikakuda ke prati traikakuda zaila hai|15| vahIM para sampUrNa dhAtuoM se paripUrNa eka atyanta mahAn vaidyuta nAma vAlA giri hai| usa parvata ke pAda meM eka atyanta divya mAnasa vAlA sarovara hai jo sadA siddhoM ke dvArA sevita rahA karatA hai / 16 / usa sarovara se parama puNyamayI lokoM ko pAvana kara dene vAlI sarayU nAma vAlI nadI samutpanna huA karatI hai| usake taTa para eka atyanta vizAla vaibhrAjya nAma se prasiddha divya vana hai|17| vahA~ para kubera kA anucara vazI prohita kA putra brahmadhAtA nivAsa kiyA karatA hai vaha rAkSasa ananta vikrama vAlA thaa|18| kailAza parvata se pazcima dizA meM eka ati divya sarvauSadhi giri yaha parvata sampUrNa parvatoM meM zreSTha varNa vAlA aura rukma (suvarNa) dhAtu Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad 6 1964

Page #61
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth se vibhUSita hotA hai|19| astyuttareNa kailAsAcchivaH servossdhogiriH| gorantu parvatazreSThaM haritAlamayaM prti|24| hiraNyazrRMgaH sumahAn divyauSadhimayo giriH| tasyapAde mahaddivyaM saraH kAJcanabAlukam / 25 / ramyaM bindusaro nAma yatra rAjA bhgiirthH| gaMgArthe sa tu rAjarSaruvAma bahulAH smaa|26 / usa sara se parama puNyamayI aura atyanta zubha zailodakA nAma vAlI nadI samutpanna hokara bahatI hai| vaha una donoM ke madhya meM cakSuSI pazcima sAgara meM praviSTa hotI hai|23| kailAza ke uttara bhAga meM saveSidha zivagiri hai| yaha zreSTha parvata gaura haritAla maya hI hotA hai| hiraNya bhaMga bahuta hI mahAn aura divyauSadhiyoM se paripUrNa giri hai| usake caraNoM ke bhAga meM eka mahAn divya sara hai jisakI bAlukA kAJcanamayI hai| vahA~ para eka parama ramya bindusara nAma vAlA sarovara hai jahA~ para gaMgA ke lAne ke liye tapazcaryA karatA huA rAjarSi rAjA bhagIratha bahuta se varSoM taka rahA thaa| 24-26 / matsya purANa ke isa varNana meM 8veM tIrthaMkara candraprabha jinake nAma para kailAza ke pUrva meM eka parvata hai| dUsarA yakSa maNibhadra kA varNana jinakI mAnyatA kA prabhAva Aja bhI jaina mandiroM meM parilakSita hotA hai| yakSa mAnyatA jainiyoM meM anAdi kAla se pracalita hai| RSabhadeva svAmI ke nirvANa sthala para maNibhadra yakSa kA vAsa yakSoM kI paramparA ko prAcIna jaina paramparA se sIdhA jor3atA hai / jaina sAhitya meM maNibhadra yakSa ke prabhAva sambandhI aneka varNana milate haiN| mahuDI (gujarAta) meM ghaNTAkarNa kI mAnyatA jaina samAja meM bahuta hai aura yahI ghaNTAkarNa badrInAtha parvata ke kSetrapAla haiN| jisa taraha zikharajI parvata ke bhUmiyA jI, badrInAtha parvata ke ghaNTAkarNa usI taraha kailAza ke kSetrapAla maNibhadra yakSa haiN| tibbatI mAnyatA meM yaha kahA jAtA hai ki buddha bhagavAn ne isa AzaMkA se ki kahIM yakSagaNa isake zikhara ko ukhAr3akara Upara na le jAe~, ise cAroM ora se apane pairoM se dabAkara rakhA hai (kailAza ke cAroM ora buddha bhagavAn ke cAra pada-cinha haiM aisA kahA jAtA hai|) tathA nAga loga kahIM ise pAtAla meM na le jAe~, isa Dara se isake cAroM ora sAMkaleM banAI gaI haiN| kailAza kA adhiSThAta devatA demachoka hai, jo pAvoM ke nAma se bhI pukArA jAtA hai| vaha vyAdha carma kA paridhAna aura nara-muNDoM kI mAlA dhAraNa karatA hai| usake eka hAtha meM DamarU aura dusare meM trizUla hai| isake cAroM ora aise hI AbhUSaNoM se AbhUSita pratyeka paMkti meM pA~ca sau kI saMkhyA se nau sau nabbe paMktiyoM meM anyAnya devagaNa baiThe hue haiN| demachoka ke pArzva meM khar3o yA ekAjatI nAmaka devI virAjamAna haiN| isa kailAza zikhara ke dakSiNa bhAga meM vAnararAja hanumAnajI AsIna haiN| isake atirikta kailAza aura mAnasarovara meM zeSa anya devagaNoM kA nivAsa hai| yaha kathA kaDarI-karachara nAmaka tibbatI kailAzapurANa meM vistRta rUpa se varNita hai| uparyukta devatAoM ke darzana kisI-kisI puNyAtmA athavA ucca koTi ke lAmA ko hI ho sakate haiN| kailAza ke zikhara para mRdaMga, ghaMTA, tAla, zaMkha Adi aura anya katipaya vAdyoM kA svara sunAyI par3atA hai| vAlmIki0 kiSkindhA 43 meM sugrIva ne zatabala vAnara kI senA ko uttaradizA kI ora bhejate hue usa dizA ke sthAnoM meM kailAza kA bhI ullekha kiyA hai- tatu zIghramatikramba kAntAre romaharSaNama-kailAmaM pAMDuraM prApya haSTA yuyaM bhaviSyatha arthAt usa bhayAnaka bana ko pAra karane ke pazcAt zveta (himamaMDita) kailAza parvata ko dekhakara tuma prasanna ho jaaoge| - 1971 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #62
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth "Kangri Karchhak...the Tibetan Kailas Purana....says, that Kailas is in the centre of the whole universe towering right up into the sky like the handle of a mill-stone, that half-way on its side is Kalpa Vriksha (wish-fulfilling tree), that it has square sides of gold and jewels, that the eastern face is crystal, the southern sapphire, the western ruby, and the northern gold, that the peak is clothed in fragrant flowers and herbs, that there are four footprints of gacchAmaH zaraNaM devaM zUlapANi trilocanam: prasAdAd deva devasya bhaviSyatha yathA purA / / 2 / / ityuktA brAhmaNA saddhi kailAsaM girimuttamam dahazuste samAsIna mumayA sahitaM haram / / 3 / / brahmAjI ne kahA tIna netra vAle zUlapANi deva kI zaraNagati meM cleN| devoM ke bhI deva ke prasAda se jaisA pahale thA saba ho jaayegaa| brahmA dvArA isa prakAra kahe gaye ve saba brahmAjI ke sAtha meM uttama kailAza giri para gaye aura vahA~ para umA ke sAtha baiThe hue bhagavAn hara kA inhoMne darzana kiyaa| vAmana purANa bhAga do (54 a0) meM likhA hai..... tatazcakAra zarvasya gRhaM svastikalakSaNam yojanAni catuH SaSTi pramANena hiraNmayam / / 2 / / dantatoraNa nivyUha muktAjAlAntaraM zubham zuddha sphaTika sopAnaM vaiDUrya kRtaspakam // 3 // isake pazcAt vizvakarmA ne bhagavAn ziva ke liye svastika lakSaNa vAlA gRha nirmita kiyA thaa| jo hiraNyamaya thA aura pramANa meM cauMsaTha yojana ke vistAra vAlA thA ||2|| usa gRha meM danta toraNa the aura muktAoM ke jAloM se andara zobhita ho rahA thA jisameM zuddha sphaTika maNi ke sopAna (sIr3hiyA~) thIM jinameM vaiDUrya maNi kI racanA thI / / 3 / / vAmana purANa ke ina ullekhoM meM kailAza meM sphaTika maNi kI sIr3hiyoM kA varNana milatA hai jo aSTApada meM ATha sopAnoM se sAmya rakhatA hai| isake atirikta zalapANi kA varNana hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samaya bhI zUlapANi yakSAyatana kA varNana jaina sAhitya meM milatA hai| karnala TaoNDa ne apanI kitAba Annals of Rajasthan meM likhA hai.... "isa Adi parvata ko mahAdeva AdIzvara vA bAgeza kA nivAsa sthAna batAte haiM aura jaina AdinAtha kA arthAt prathama jinezvara kA vAsasthAna mAnate haiM / unake kathAnusAra unhoMne yahIM para manuSya jAti ko kRSi aura sabhyatA kI prathama zikSA dI thii| yUnAnI loga ise baikasa kA nivAsa sthAna honA pragaTa karate haiM aura isI se yaha yUnAnI kathA calI A rahI hai ki yaha devatA jupiTara kI jaMghA se utpanna huaa|" yUnAnI aura romana loga bhI kailAza se paricita the| Pococke ne apanI kitAba 'India In Greece' (peja 68) meM likhA hai Koilon is the heaven of Greeks and coelum that of the Romans. Both these derive from Vedic term Kailas, Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad 86 198

Page #63
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth vAstu zilpa ke pramukha praNetA vizvakarmA mAne jAte haiN| jinake nAma se prApta aparAjita zilpazAstra meM mahAdeva aura pArvatI samvAda rUpa meM 35 zloka prApta hote haiM jisameM sumerU zikhara para RSabhadeva kI bhavya pratimA ko dekhakara pArvatI mahAdeva se prazna karatI hai aura mahAdevI jI dvArA prabhu kA jo varNana kiyA gayA vaha isa prakAra hai sumerU zikharaM dRSTavA, gaurI pRcchati zaMkaram / ko'yaM parvata ityeSa kasyedaM maMdriM prabho! // 1 // sumerU zikhara ko dekhakara gaurI zaMkara ko pUchatI hai ki prabho ! yaha kauna-sA parvata hai aura kisakA mandira haiM? ko'yaM madhye puna devaH? pAdAntA kA ca naayikaa?| kimidaM cakra mityatra?, tadante ko mRgo mRgI? // 2 // usa mandira ke madhya bhAga meM ye kauna-se deva virAjamAna haiM ? aura unake pagoM ke nIce devI kauna hai ? isa parikara meM jo cakra hai ye kyA hai ? aura unake nIce ye mRga aura mRgI bhI kauna haiM ? ke vA siMha gajAH ke vA? ke cAmI purUSA nv?| yakSo vA yakSiNI keyaM? ke vA cAmaradhArakaH? // 3 // ye siMha, hAthI, nau puruSa, yakSa aura yakSiNI tathA cAmaradhArI ye saba kauna haiM ? ke vA mAlAdharA ete? gajArUDhAzca ke nraaH?| etAvapi mahAdeva !, kau vINA vaMza vAdakau? | // 4 // he mahAdeva ! ye mAlA dhAraNa karane vAle, gajArUDha manuSya aura vINA, vaMzI ko bajAne vAle ye kauna dundubhedakaH ko vA?, ko vA'yaM shNkhvaadkH?| chatra traya midaM kiM vA?, kiM vA bhAmaNDalaM prabho ! // 5 // he prabho ! ye dundubhi bajAne vAle, zaMkha bajAne vAle kauna haiM ? ye tIna chatra aura bhAmaNDala kyA haiM ? zrRNu devi mahAgaurI! yattvayA puSTa muttamam / ko'yaM parvata ityeSa kasyedaM mandiraM? prabho ! // 6 / / he pArvatI devI ! tumane jo pUchA ki yaha parvata kauna sA hai ? kisakA mandira hai, yaha prazna uttama hai| parvato merU rityeSa svarNaratna vibhuussitH| sarvajJa mandira caitad, ratna toraNa maNDitam / / 7 / / svarNa aura ratnoM se yukta yaha merU parvata hai aura ratnamaya toraNa se suzobhita yaha sarvajJa bhagavAn kA mandira hai| ayaM madhye punaH sAkSAd, sarvajJo jgdiishvrH| trayastriMzata koTi saMkhyA, yaM sevante surA api / / 8 / / -26 199 - Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #64
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth phira isake madhya meM haiM ve sAkSAt sarvajJa prabhu haiM jo tIna jagat ke Izvara haiM aura unakI tetIsa karor3a devatA sevA karate haiN| indriyairna jito nityaM, kevalajJAna nirmalaH pAraMgato bhavAmbhodhe, yo lokAnte vasatyalam // 9 // jo prabhu, indriyoM ke viSayoM se kabhI jIte nahIM gae, jo kevalajJAna se nirmala haiM evaM jo bhavasAgara se pAra ho gae aura loka ke antima bhAga-mokSa meM nivAsa karate haiN| ananta rUpo yastatra kaSAyaiH parivarjitaH yasya citte kRtasthAnA doSA aSTadazApi n||10|| ve mokSa sthita prabhu ananta rUpa-jJAna, darzana, cAritra, vIrya ananta catuSTaya-ke dhAraNa karane vAle haiM, kaSAyoM se rahita haiM aura jinake citra meM aThAraha doSoM ne sthAna nahIM kiyA hai| liMgarUpeNa yastatra, puMrUpeNAtra vrttte| rAga dveSa vyatikrAntaH, sa eSa prmeshvrH||11|| ve vahA~ mokSa meM liMgarUpa-jyoti rUpa meM haiM aura yahA~ puruSa-pratimA rUpa meM vartate haiM, rAga-dveSa se rahita aise ye paramezvara haiN| Adi zaktirjinendrasya, Asane garbha sNsthitaa| sahajA kulajA dhyAne, padmahastA varapradA / / 12 / / dhyAna sthita prabhu ke parikara ke Asana ke madhya bhAga meM sthita kara kamaloM se vara dene vAlI mudrA meM Adizakti zrutadevI-sarasvatI jinendra ke sAtha hI unake kula meM janmI huI haiM / dharma cakra bhiMda devimiMda ! dharma mArga prvrtkm| sattvaM nAma mRgassoyaM mRgI ca karUNA matA // 13 / / he devI ! yaha dharmacakra, dharmamArga kA pravarttakama hai yaha satva nAmaka mRga aura karuNA nAmaka mRgI hai| aSTau ca diggajA ete, gajasiMha svruuptH| AdityAdyA grahA ete, navaiva purUSAH smRtaaH||14|| ye hAthI aura siMha ke svarUpa vAle ATha dizA rUpI diggaja-hAthI haiM aura ye nau puruSa sUrya Adi nava graha haiN| yakSo'yaM gomukho nAma, AdinAthasya sevkH|| yakSiNI rucirAkArA, nAmnA cakrezvarI matA / / 15 / / yaha AdinAtha-RSabhadeva bhagavAn kA sevaka gomukha nAmaka yakSa aura yaha sundara AkRti vAlI yakSiNI cakrezvarI nAmaka devI loka meM prasiddha hai| indro pendrAH svayaM bhartu rjAtA zcAmara dhaarkaaH| pArijAto vasantazca, mAlAdharatayA sthitau / / 16 / / indra aura upendra svayameva prabhu ko cAmara DhalAne vAle haiN| pArijAta vRkSa aura vasanta Rtu mAlAdhAraNa rUpa meM sthita haiN| Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad 3200

Page #65
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth snAtraM kartuM samAyAtAH sarva saMtApa nAzanam / karpUra-kuG kumA dInAM, dhArayanto jalaM bahu / / 18 / / karpUra-kezara Adi ke pAnI ko dhAraNa karane vAle bahuta se deva sarva santApa nAzaka snAtra-mahotsava karane ke lie Aye haiN| yathA lakSmI samAkrAntaM yAcamAnA nijaM padma / tathA muktipadaM kAnta mananta sukha kAraNam / / 19 / / jaise loga lakSmI se paripUrNa apane pada yAcanA karate haiM usI prakAra uparokta deva bhI sundara ananta sukha ke kAraNabhUta mokSa pada kI yAcanA karate haiN| hU hU tumbarU nAmAnau, tau vINA vaMza vaadkau| ananta guNa saMghAtaM, gAyantau jagatAM prabhoH / / 20 / / tIna loka ke prabhu ke ananta guNa samUha ko gAne vAle ye hU hU aura tumbarU nAmaka vINA aura baMzI bajAne vAle deva haiN| vAdyamekona paJcAzad bhedabhinna mnekthaa| caturvidhA amI devA vAdayanti sva bhaktitaH // 21 // ye cAroM prakAra ke deva apanI bhakti se aneka prakAra ke bheda se 49 prakAra ke vAjitroM ko bajAte haiN| so'yaM devI mahAdevI! daityAriH shNkhvaadkH| nAnA rUpANi bibhrANa eka ko'pi surezvaraH / / 22 / / he mahAdevI ! ye zaMkha bajAne vAle, daityoM ke zatru haiM aura eka hone para bhI aneka rUpoM ko dhAraNa karane vAle devatAoM ke Izvaraadhipati indra haiN| jagattrayAdhipatyasya, hetu chatra trayaM prbhoH| amI ca dvAdazAdityA jAtA bhAmaNDalaM prabhoH / / 23 / / ye tIna loka kA svAmitva batAne vAle prabhu ke hetu bhUta tIna chatra haiM aura ye bAraha sUrya prabhU ke bhAmaMDala rUpa ho gae haiN| pRSTha lagnA amI devA yAcante mokssmuttmm| evaM sarva guNopetaH sarva siddhi pradAyakaH / / 24 / / __ ye pIche rahe hue deva uttama prakAra ke mokSa pada ko mA~gate haiN| isa prakAra ye prabhu sarva guNoM se yukta aura sarva prakAra kI siddhi ko dene vAle haiN| eSa eva mahAdeva! sarva deva nmskRtH| gopyAd gopyataraH zreSTho vyaktAvyaktatayA sthitH||25|| he mahAdevI ! yahI prabhu samasta devoM dvArA namaskRta haiM, rakSaNIya vastuoM meM sabase adhika rakSaNIya hone se zreSTha haiM aura pragaTa va apragaTa svarUpa meM sthita haiN| AdityAdyA bhUmantyete, yaM namaskartu mudytaaH| kAlo divasa-rAtribhyAM yasya sevA vidhAyakaH // 26 / / varSA kAloSNa kAlAdi zIta kAlAdi veSa bhRt| yatpUjA'rtha kRtA dhAtrA, AkarA malayAdayaH // 27 // -3201 - - Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #66
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth jina prabhu ko namaskAra karane meM udyamazIla sUryAdi bhramaNakara rahe haiN| varSA-uSNa aura zItakAlarUpI veSa dhAraNakara yaha kAla-samaya dina aura rAtri dvArA jinakI sevA karane vAlA hai| aura jinakI sevA-pUjA ke liye hI vidhAtA brahmA ne khAne aura malayAcalAdi banAye haiN| kAzmIre kuGakumaM, devi ! yatpUjA'rtha vinirmitam / rohaNe sarva ratnAni, yadbhUSaNa kRte vyadhAt // 28 // he devI ! brahmAjI ne phira inakI pUjA ke lie kAzmIra meM kuMkuma-kesara banAI hai aura rohaNagiri para sabhI prakAra ke ratna jinake AbhUSaNa alaMkAra ke lie banAye haiN| ratnAkaro'pi ratnAni, yatpUjA'rtha ca dhArayet / tArakAH kusumAyante, bhramanto yasya sarvataH / / 29 / / samudra bhI jinakI pUjA ke liye ratna dhAraNa karatA hai aura jinake Asa-pAsa bhramaNa karane vAle tAre bhI puSpa kI bhA~ti parilakSita hote haiN| evaM sAmarthya masyaiva, nA parasya prkiirtitm| anena sarva kAryANi, sidhyanto tyavadhAraya / // 30 // isa prakAra prabhu ke sAmarthya-bala kA jaisA loka meM kIrttana huA hai, dUsare kisI kA nhiiN| ataH inhIM prabhu ke dvArA sAre kArya siddha hote haiM, aisA hI devI ! tuma jAna lo ! parAtpara midaM rUpaM dhyeyAd dhyeyamidaM param asya prerakatA dRSTA carAcara jagattraye // 31 / / zreSTha puruSoM se bhI jinakA rUpa zreSTha-uttama hai aura vaha rUpa dhyAna karane yogya zreSThapuruSoM se bhI zreSTha tathA dhyAna karane yogya hai| isa carAcara tIna jagat meM inhIM prabhu kI preraNA dikhAI detI hai| digpAleSvapi sarveSu, graheSu nikhilessvpi| khyAtaH sarveSu deveSu, indropendreSu sarvadA / / 32 / / sabhI digpAloM meM, sabhI grahoM meM, sabhI devoM aura indra upendroM meM bhI ye prabhu sarvadA prasiddha haiN| iti zrutvA zivAd gaurI, pUjayAmAsa sAdaram / smarantI liMgarUpaNe, lokAnte vAsinaM jinam // 33 / / gaurI-pArvatI ne mahAdeva-ziva se yaha varNana sunakara lokAnta mokSasthita ina jinezvara prabhu kI jyoti rUpa se smaraNa karate hue Adara pUrvaka pUjA kii| brahmA viSNu stathA zakro lokapAlassa devtaaH| jinArcana ratA ete, mAnuSeSu ca kA kathA? / / 34 // brahmA, viSNu, zukra aura devoM saha sAre lokapAla bhI ina jinezvara bhagavAn kI pUjA meM tallIna haiM to phira manuSyoM kI to bAta hI kyA? jAnu dvayaM zirazcaiva, yasya ghaSTaM nmsytH| jinasya purato devi! sa yAdi paramaM padam // 35 / / he devI ! jinezvara prabhu ko namaskAra karate hue jisake donoM jAnu goDe aura mastaka ghisa gaye haiM vahI parama pada-mokSa prApta karatA hai / Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad 36 202

Page #67
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth vAstuzilpa zAstra ke ziva pArvatI uvAca meM RSabhadeva kA mahAtmya RSabhadeva kI pramANikatA kI puSTi karatA hai| __ sabhI dharmoM kA preraNA srota kailAza hai| yahA~ kI tIrthayAtrA prativarSa hajAroM yAtrI karate haiM / yaha kSetra prathama tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva kA nirvANa sthala hai sAtha hI yaha kSetra purANoM Adi granthoM meM ziva ke nAma se bhI jur3A hai / tibbatI bhASA meM ziva kA artha mukta hotA hai / isI liye bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko bhI kahIM-kahIM ziva ke nAma se bhI abhihita kiyA gayA hai...... kailAza parvate ramye vRSabho yaM jinezvara cakAra svAratAraM yaH sarvajJa sarvagaH zivaH -skandha purANa kaumAra khaNDa a0 37 kevalajJAna dvArA sarvavyApI, sarvajJAtA parama kalyANa rUpa ziva vRSabha RSabhadeva jinezvara manohara kailAzaaSTApada para padhAre / tibbatI bhASA meM liMga kA artha kSetra hotA hai- "It may be mention that Linga is a Tibetan word of Land" (S.K. Roy - History Indian & Ancient Eygpt. pg. 28). tibbatI loga isa parvata ko pavitra mAnakara ati zraddhA ke sAtha pUjA karate haiM tathA ise buddha kA nirvANakSetra kAgarika pauMca kahate haiM / yahA~ buddha kA artha arhata se hai jo buddha arthAt jJAnI the| zivaliMga kA artha mukta kSetra arthAt mokSa kSetra hotA hai / ziva bhakta bhI liMga pUjA karate the / jo prAcIna kAla meM bhI pracalita thA- "In fact Shiva and the worship of Linga and other features of popular Hinduism were well established in India long before the Aryans came" (K.M. Pannekar "A survey of Indian History' Pg-4), bAda meM tAntrikoM ne isakA artha arhata dharma ke viparIta banAkara vikRta kara diyA / kailAza kA varNana prAcIna granthoM meM milatA hai / ziva aura brahmA ne yahA~ tapasyA kI thI, marici aura vaziSTa Adi RSiyoM ne bhI yahA~ tapa kiyA thA / cakravartI sagara ke pUrvaja mandhAtA ke yahA~ Ane kA varNana milatA hai / gurulA mandhAtA parvata para unhoMne tapasyA kI thI / aisA kahA jAtA hai ki gurulA mandhAtA parvata kI zrRMkhalA ko upara se dekheM to eka bar3e AkAra ke svastika ke rUpa meM dikhAI detA hai / "The Bonpo the ancient pre Buddhist Tibetan religion refers to it as a "Nine Storey' Swastik Mountain" bIsaveM tIrthaMkara munisuvrata svAmI isa kSetra meM Aye the aisA tibbatI granthoM meM varNana hai / rAkSasa tAla ke jisa dvIpa para unhoMne tapasyA kI thI usakA svarUpa kUrma kI taraha thA / svAmI tapovana ke anusAra rAma aura lakSmaNa bhI yahA~ Aye theOn the road from Badrinath to Kailas one can see the foot prints of the two horses on which Rama and Laxman were riding when they went to Kailas. jaina aura jainetara donoM granthoM meM rAvaNa kA aSTApada jAne kA vivaraNa milatA hai / jaina zAstra meM varNita isa ghaTanA ke vivaraNa kA kAgar3A jile ke narmadezvara mandira kI eka dIvAra para bane citra se bhI puSTi hotI hai / isa viSaya meM mIrA seTha ne apanI kitAba "wall paintings of the Western Himalayas" A fateat "In one of the panel Rawana in his annoyance being ignore by Shiva is trying to shake Kailas." yahA~ bAli kI jagaha ziva ko batAyA gayA hai / svAmI tapovana ne bhI rAkSasa tAla meM rAvaNa ne tapa kiyA thA aisA ullekha kiyA hai / yaha kahA jAtA hai ki dattAtreya muni ne yahA~ tapasyA kI thI / mahAbhArata meM bhI kailAza mAnasarovara se sambandhita aneka ullekha milate haiM jinameM vyAsamuni bhIma, arjuna aura kRSNa ke kaI bAra mAnasarovara jAne kA ullekha hai / jozImaTha aura badrInAtha ke 36 2034 - Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #68
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth bIca pANDukezvara se prApta eka tAmralekha meM varNana hai ki eka kattacurI rAjA lalitasura deva aura dezatadeva ne isa kSetra ko adhikRta kiyA thA / hvenasAMga aura itsina Adi yAtriyoM ne bhArata meM isI kSetra se praveza kiyA thA / jagata guru zaMkarAcArya ke jIvana caritra meM kailAza ke nikaTa apanA zarIra chor3akara yoga dvArA kucha samaya ke liye parakAyA meM praveza kA varNana hai / kAMgarI karachaka meM varNana hai ki Geva Gozangba dvArA kailAza parikramA patha kI khoja sabase pahale kI gaI / aisA kahA jAtA hai ki bhArata se sapta RSi yahA~ Aye the / AcArya zAMtarakSita aura guru padmasambhava ne bhI yahA~ kI yAtrA kI thI / lekina isakA koI puSTa pramANa nahIM milatA hai / Lochava (Tibetan translator) aura Rinchhenzanbo 1958-1058 meM yahA~ Aye the aura bAraha varSa khocara meM rahe the / unakI gaddI Aja bhI vahA~ para hai / 1027 I. meM paNDita somanAtha jinhoMne "kAlacakra jyotiSa' kA tibbatI bhASA meM anuvAda kiyA thA unake sAtha paM. lakSmIkara aura dhanazrI yahAM Aye the / 11vIM zatAbdI meM mahAn tAMtrika siddha milarepA ne yahA~ nagna raha kaI varSa tapasyA kI thI / kailAza purANa meM unake camatkAroM kA varNana milatA hai / milarepA ke guru lAmAkArapA aura unake guru tilopA ne kailAza yAtrA kI thI / san 1042 meM vikramazilA vidyAlaya ke AcArya dIpAMkara ne yahA~ para bauddha dharma kA pracAra kiyA aura kaI kitAbeM bhI likhIM / kailAza mAnasarovara kI sadiyoM se pracalita tIrthayAtrA 1959 se 1980 taka banda rahane ke bAda 1981 meM punaH prArambha huI / usase pUrva tathA bAda meM aneka mahattvapUrNa loga isa kSetra meM gaye aura unhoMne apanI yAtrA kA vivaraNa apane lekhoM meM diyA / yUropIya vidvAnoM ne bhI yahA~ kI yAtrA kI aura mahattvapUrNa khojeM bhI kIM parantu kailAza kI pavitratA kA pUrNataH sammAna karate hue / san 1812 I0 meM William Moor Craft isa kSetra meM Aye the aura mAnasarovara para apanA zodha kiyA thA....."The first Europeans to explore the holy lakes were William Moorcroft, whose name will ever be remembered in connection with the tragic fate of the Mission to Bokhara in 1825, and Hyder Hearsey, whose wife was a daughter of the Mogul Emperor Akbar-11." "In 1812 Moorcroft and Hearsey, disguised as ascetics making a pilgrimage, entered Tibet by the Niti Pass in Garhwal, visited Gartok, which had then, as now, only a few houses, traders living in tents during the fair season, explored Rakashas and Mansarovar Lakes and saw the source of the Sutlaj river." "It was in 1824 that the first Russian caravan visited bokhara. On their return to the Almora district the two explorers were arrested by the Nepalese soldiers, but subsequently after some trouble were released (vide "Journal Royal Geog.Soc.," xxxvi.2)." (Western Tibet). sana 1898 I. meM likhita In The Forbidden Land (Vol-1) meM A. Henry Savage landor ne 16600 ft. para Lama Chokden Pass se kailAza ke saundarya kA varNana kiyA hai - "I happened to witness a very beautiful sight. To the north the clouds had dispersed, and the snow-capped sacred Kelas Mount stood majestic before us. In appearance no unlike the graceful roof of a temple, Kelas towers over the long white-capped range, contrasting in beautiful blending of tints with the warm sienna colour of the lower elevations. Kelas is some two thousand feet higher than the other peaks of the Gangir chain, with strongly defined ledges and terraces marking its stratifications, and covered with horizontal layers of snow standing out in brilliant colour against the dark ice worn rock. (In the forbidden land pg. 184) Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad 2048

Page #69
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth kailAza parikramA patha para 1800 phITa upara Dolma-La, a pass ke viSaya meM The Throne Of The God Ea Arnorld Heim and August Gansser foreca - "Now we are on pilgrimage to DolmaLa, a pass over 18,000 feet high, the highest in the circuit of Kailas. A forest of cairns indicates the holiness of the place. Great piles of human hair are encircled by little walls. A rock is covered with teeth that have been extracted, religious sacrifices made by fanatical pilgrims. Huge and savage granite crags border the pass, which is covered with new-fallen snow. My companions kneel at the tomb of a saint. Hard by is a rock showing what are said to be the holy man's footprints." ""Beside Dolma-La is an enormous crag surmounted by a flag staff......" (pg.102). Age kailAza ke viSaya meM unhoMne likhA hai- "All that is beautiful is sacred" the fundamental idea of Asiatic religions is embodied in one of the most magnificent temples I have ever seen, a sunlight temple of rock and ice. Its remarkable structure, and the peculiar harmony of its shape, justify my speaking of Kailas as the most sacred mountain in the world. Here is a meeting-place of the greatest religions of the East, and the difficult journey round the temple of the gods purifes the soul from earthly sins. The remarkable position of this mountain that towers out of the Transhimalayan plateau already indicates that it must present extremely interesting geological problems for solution. "This mountain is just as sacred to me as it is to you, for I too am a pilgrim, just as those two lamas who passed a moment ago are pilgrims. Like you, like them, I am in search of the beautiful, the sacred in this wonderful mountain.'... "The very stones of this region are sacred, and to collect specimens is sacrilege." (pg.97-98). "It is believed that one parikrama of the Kailas peak washes off the sin of one life, circuits wash off the sin of one kalpa, and 108 parikramas secure Nirvana in this very life." arthAt yaha mAnA jAtA hai ki kailAza kI eka parikramA eka jIvana ke sAre pApoM kA kSaya kara detI hai| 10 parikramA eka kalpa ke pApoM kA kSaya kara detI hai| aura 108 parikramA karane se isI janma meM nirvANa prApta hotA hai| isa kSetra meM hara bAraha varSa meM eka melA lagatA hai........ There is a big flag-staff called tarbochhe at Sershung on the western side of Kailas. A big fair is held there on Vaisakha Sukla Chaturdasi and Purnima (full - moon day in the month of May), when the old flag-staff is dug out and rehoisted with new flags." "Every horse year, and accordingly every tweleth year, crowds of pilgrims come to Kailas." (Exploration In Tibet) caturvidha saMgha kI sthApanA karake RSabhadeva isa avasarpiNI kAla ke Adi tIrthaMkara bne| samavasaraNa meM unakI dezanA hone ke uparAnta akhaNDa tUSa rahita ujjvala zAla se banAyA huA cAra prastha jitanA bali (arthAtbinA TUTe sApha sapheda cAvala) thAlI meM rakha karake samavasaraNa ke pUrva dvAra se andara lAyA gayA aura prabhu kI pradakSiNA kara uchAla diyA gyaa| usake Adhe bhAga ko devatAoM ne grahaNa kara liyA jo pRthvI para girA usakA AdhA bharata ne aura AdhA bhAga parivAra janoM ne bAMTa liyaa| una bali cAvaloM kA aisA prabhAva mAnA jAtA hai ki usake prayoga se purAne roga naSTa ho jAte haiM aura chaH mahIne taka naye roga nahIM hote| Aja bhI kailAza kI parikramA karate tIrthayAtrI vahA~ cAvala arpaNa karate haiM jisakA ullekha 'Throne Of The God' meM lekhaka ne kiyA hai..... "There are endless chains of red, brown, and yellow mountains, incredibly clear. On the far horizon we discern a new mountain range, pastel blue in the distance, with yellow -5205 - Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #70
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth glaciers. This is Transhimalaya. Out of the vast extent of these new peaks there thrusts up a white cone, a mountain of strange shape, Kailas, the holy of holies of the Asiatic religion. My companions are motionless, the snow reaching to their hips, while they say their prayers. Each of us offers up to Kailas a handful of rice, scattered down the wind which blows towards the mountain." (The Throne Of The Gods) baMgAla, bihAra aura ur3IsA ke prAcIna sarAka jAti ke logoM meM bhI bIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI nirvANa bhUmi pArasanAtha (zikhara jI) kI dizA meM dhAna (cAvala) arpaNa karane kI paramparA Aja bhI dekhane ko milate haiN| jo aSTApada para cAvala car3hAne, uchAlane kI prAcIna paramparA kA pratIka hai| sarAkoM ke gotra pitA AdinAtha yA RSabhanAtha haiN| mandiroM meM cAvala car3hAne kI prathA bhI isI prAcIna paramparA se calI A rahI hai| cAvala kI siddha zilA jisakA AkAra arddha candrAkAra banAkara usapara mukta jIva kA bindu AkAra banAyA jAtA hai| siddha zilA ke pratIka candra bindu ke nIce samyaka darzana, jJAna aura cAritra kA pratIka tIna bindu banAye jAte haiN| usake pazcAt svastika / Sven Hedin ne kailAza ke viSaya meM kahA hai- The holy ice mountain or the ice jewel is one of my most memorable recollections of Tebet, and I quite understand how the Tebetan can regard as a divine sancturary this wonderful mountain which so striking a resemblance to a chhorten, the movment which is erected in memory of a deceased saint within or without the temples. (pg.96) RSabhadeva svAmI ke nirvANa sthala para stUpa nirmANa kI jaina zAstroM meM diye gaye ullekhoM kI puSTi Sven Hedin ke isa varNana se hotI hai jo unhoMne kailAza parikramA karate samaya DiripU guphA se Age calane para kiyA hai- "On our left, northwards the mountain consist of vertical fissured granite in wild pyramidal form. Kailash is protected on the north by immense masses of granite" (Pg.195) kailAza tathA usake Asa-pAsa pracuratA se mArabala patthara kI banI prAcIreM Adi vahA~ prAcIna kAla meM caityoM aura stUpa nirmita hone kI puSTi karate haiN| zrI bharata haMsarAja zAha ne san 1953-1996 aura san 1998 meM kailAza kI tIna bAra yAtrA kii| yAtrA ke daurAna unhoMne aneka citra liye jinase yaha spaSTa hotA hai ki vahA~ kabhI mAnava nirmita bhavana the| citroM meM eka sphinex bhI dikhAI detA hai jo zAyada mistra meM bane pirAmiDoM kA Adi strota rahA hogaa| zrI bharata haMsarAja zAhA ne likhA hai "During my last two yatras, going away from stipulated and regulated route, I have tried to find any possibility. The particular place, I have visited and photographs-slides I have taken, shows excellent results inviting more study in that direction. There is a cathedral like chiselled mountanin in front of South face of Mount Kailas. An image of sitting lion can be seen on its top. ("Sinhnishadhya" prasad). Vertical sculptures are visible on its middle part. A "Sitar" like musical instrument is also visible with one of the sculptures. The tops of few mountains near this mountain are very identical. Their tops are rectangular in shape in front. The mountains themselves are also identical and are of the shape of Gopurams. There is a Gokh (Zarookha) clearly visible in one of the mountain facing Nyari Gompa across the river. In the same range there is a sphinx like huge image in a mountain. Few cubicle shaped huge stones are lying in the ares. Gear teeth shape marble stones are also seen in a pillar like shape in one of the mountains. Bevelled Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad - 6 206

Page #71
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth marble stone borders is also visible on one of the hills. Chabutara shaped ruin is also seen at a place. All this shows that is past, a large scale human work is done at this place. Only in Jain Indology it is mentioned that huge temples, chaityas, stupas were erected in Ashtapad vicinity... (Ashtapad: A Possibility) bebIlona ke prAcIna mandiroM jinako jigurAta kahate the unakI nirmANa zailI bhI aSTApada kailAza ke AdhAra para hI banI hai| "The first temple or historical monument, the Ziggurat, found in region between the river Euphrates and Tigris, carried the same message of ascent. It was built by human hands, probably in the form of a stepped receding pyramid, with a chamber on the top reached by a flight of steps. "'This architectonic model has been used much later in the Aztec temple of the Sun in South East Asia. The archetype of all these symbolic monuments is the peak of Ashtapad it self a receding pyramid". (Ascent To The Divine. The Himalaya and Monasarover In Scripture Art And Thought.) aSTApada aura jigurAta kI tulanA karate hue U.P. Shah ne "Studies in Jaina Art" meM likhA hai- "The Jain tradition speak of the first Stupa and Shrine, erected by Bharat, on the mountain on which Rushabhnath obtained the Nirvana. The shrine and the stupas erected, Bharat made eight terraces (asta-Pada) between the foot and the top of mountain hence the astapada given to the first Jaina Shrine being an eight-terraced mountain, an eight terraced Ziggurat, or an eight terraced stupa." The Ziggurat was also the mount of the Dead. Henry Frank Fort, 3142 JJ The Birth Of Civilisation meM likhA hai.... In The Near East. In Mesopotania, the mountain is the place where.... The myth express this by saying the God dies or that he is kept captive in the mountain. barmA meM bhI isI taraha kI stepped monastries dekhane ko milatI hai| jisake viSaya meM' A History Of Indian And Eastern Architecture' meM James fergusson ne likhA hai- "It may be asked, How it is possible that a Balylonian form should reach Burma with-out leaving traces of its passage through India? It is hardly a sufficient answer to say it must have come via Tibet and central Asia," (pg.365) John sneling ne apanI kitAba "The Sacred Mountain' meM kailAza parvata kI tulanA eka vizAla mandira se kI hai / ataH cAhe vaha mizra ke pirAmiDa hoM, bebIlona ke jigurAta hoM yA barmA ke pagoDA sabakI DhA~cA zailI meM eka samAnatA dekhane ko milatI hai jo yaha spaSTa karatI hai ki ina sabakA prAcIna mUla AdhAra aSTApada para nirmita stUpa evaM mandira rahe haiN| ina saba tathyoM kA tulanAtmaka adhyayana kara yaha nizcita rUpa se kahA jA sakatA hai ki kailAza kI apekSA aSTApada kA dAyarA vizAla hai jisameM pUrI kailAza zRMkhalA samAhita hai| Adi tIrthaMkara kI puNya bhUmi hone ke kAraNa isakI pavitratA evaM pUjyatA prAcIna kAla se paramparA ke rUpa meM akSuNya rUpa se calI A rahI hai| sAhitya meM upalabdha varNana ke anusAra aneka mahAn AtmAoM ne isa tIrtha kI samaya-samaya para yAtrA kii| durbhAgyavaza bhaugolika evaM rAjanaitika kAraNoM se jaba isa siddha kSetra meM AvAgamana avaruddha ho gayA to isakI smRti ko jIvanta banAye rakhane ke liye apane-apane pahu~ca ke kSetra meM aSTApada jinAlaya banAye gaye aura unake darzana pUjA se aSTApada ko cirakAla se dharohara ke rUpa meM apanI smRti meM saMjokara rkhaa| sabhI bar3e-bar3e tIrtha - 207 - Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

Page #72
Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth sthAnoM aura mandiroM meM aSTApada jinAlaya bane hue haiN| kolakattA ke bar3AbAjAra maMdira meM aSTApada banA huA hai| phalaudI ke mandira meM tathA bihAra meM bhAgalapura aura paTanA ke bIca meM 17 vIM zatAbdI meM bhagavanta dAsa zrImAla dvArA sthApita tIrtha meM aSTApada banA huA hai| zreSThI vastupAla dvArA giranAra parvata ke zikhara para aSTApada, sammetazikhara maNDapa evaM marUdevI prasAda nirmita karAye gye| prabandha cintAmaNi evaM vastupAla caritra ke anusAra prabhAsa pATana meM vastupAla dvArA aSTApada prasAda kA nirmANa karAyA thaa| tAraMgA tIrtha meM aSTApada nirmita kiyA gayA hai| zatruJjaya tIrtha meM AdinAtha jinAlaya ke bAIM tarapha satyapuriyAvatAra mandira ke pIche aSTApada jinAlaya banA huA hai| jaisalamera ke vizvavikhyAta jinAlayoM meM bhI aSTApada prasAda hai jisake Upara zAMtinAtha jinAlaya hai| aSTApada prasAda ke mUla gabhAre meM cAroM ora 7-5-7-5 - caubIsa jinezvaroM kI pratimAe~ saparikara haiN| hastinApura jahA~ bhagavAn RSabhadeva svAmI kA prathama pAraNA huA thA bhavya aSTApada jinAlaya kA nirmANa karAyA gyaa| isa prakAra anekoM tIrthoM aura mandiroM meM aSTApada jinAlaya nirmita kiye gaye haiN| ye paramparA prAcIna kAla se calI A rahI hai| isI zRMkhalA meM amerikA ke nyUyArka zahara meM DaoN. rajanIkAnta zAha dvArA jaina mandira nirmita karAyA gayA jisameM aSTApada kA nirmANa karAyA jA rahA hai| aSTApada ke Upara upalabdha sAhitya bhI unhoMne prakAzita kiyA hai| isI sandarbha meM janavarI 2005 meM aSTApada para ahamadAbAda meM vidvAnoM kI eka saMgoSThI bhI karAI gyii| isa prakAra jaina sAhitya meM AcArAMga niyukti se lekara vartamAna yuga meM zrI bharata haMsarAja zAha ke lekhoM aura citroM meM hameM aSTApada para mandiroM aura stUpoM ke nirmANa kA vistRta aura suniyojita varNana milatA hai, jo paramparA ke rUpa meM Aja bhI jaina tIrthoM aura mandiroM meM jIvanta hai| jaina dharma ke prAcIna itihAsa kI mahattvapUrNa kar3I ke rUpa meM aSTApada kI khoja aura usakI prAmANikatA sAhityika ullekhoM se aura paramparAoM se sthApita ho jAtI hai| yaha eka mahattvapUrNa viSaya hai jisase vizva itihAsa ko kevala eka nayA AyAma hI nahIM milegA balki mAnava sabhyatA aura saMskRti ke Adi srota kA patA cala skegaa| yaha hamArI asmitA kI pahacAna hai aura bhAratIya sabhyatA aura saMskRti kI prAcInatA kA akATya pramANa bhii| Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad 6208