Ashtapad Maha Tirth Part 01

Author(s): Rajnikant Shah, Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: USA Jain Center America NY
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/009853/1

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xox eX-- | [ se atopa od tebe Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth XOXO -- Part 1 Collection of Articles from Scriptures A Creation : Making of Ashtapad Maha Tirth

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Compiled & Edited By : Dr. Rajnikant Shah Dr. Kumarpal Desai Published By : Jain Center of America Inc. 43-11 Ithaca Street, Elmhurst, New York, 11373 U.S.A. Tel: (718) 478-9141 info@nyjca.org Fax: (718) 478-9144 www.nyjca.org First Edition - March 26th, 2011 (Veer Samvat 2537, Vikram Samvat 2067) Shri Rushabhadev Janma & Diksha Kalyanak, $10UPL 9EUR RAL6H - #act 31 2000 copies Designed and Typeset By : Samir Parekh CREATIVE PAGE SETTERS Fort, Mumbai - 1. Cell - 098690 08907 Printed By : Nilesh Parekh PARAS PRINTS 32, Singh Ind. Estate No.3, Ram Mandir Road, Goregaon (West), Mumbai - 400104. Tel. - (022) 2676 0142

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SHRI RUSHABHDEVAY NAMAH : nirvANaM yatra saMjAtamAdinAthasya muktidam / girimaSTApadaM vande sadAnandapradaM satAm // 1 // jyAM zrI AdinAtha bhagavAnanuM nirvANa thayuM che te muktine ApanAra tathA sajjanone AnaMda ApanAra aSTApadagirine huM vaMdana karuM chuM.

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Dedicated to all Jains around the world Ashtapad Maha Tirth written on the book ledge (side strip) is carved from Original Ammolite Stone

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Shri Chovisi aSTApade zrI Adi jinavara, vIra pAvApurI varUM, vAsupUjya caMpAnayara sidyA, nema raivata giri varUM; sammeta zikhare vIsa jinavara, mukti pahuMcyA munivarUM, cauvIsa jinavara nitya vaMdu, sayala saMgha sukhakarUM. Adinath Bhagwan attained Nirvana at Ashtapad, Mahavir Swami at Pavapuri, Vasupujya Swami at Champapuri and Neminath Bhagwan attained Nirvana at Girnar. The other 20 Tirthankars attained Nirvana at Sametshikhar. I always bow down with reverence to all the twenty four Tirthankars, which brings eternal happiness to all.

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SESE SESSIBLE ESE Tivovar Courtesy: Shri Nathmalji Chandalia, Jaipur

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Bhagwan Rushabhdev with Ashta Pratiharya MWA "pahale tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zrI deva aura pratihAI sa (apara nAma AvanAtha) A Aja daiva arihaMta namuM, samaruM tAruM nAma, jyAM jyAM pratimA jina taNI, tyAM tyAM karuM praNAma; zatruMjaya zrI Adideva, nema namuM giranAra, tAraMge zrI ajitanAtha, Abu RSabha juhAra; aSTapada giri upare, jina cadavase joya Nimaya mUrita mAnaze, bharate bharAvI soya. - zrAvaka kavi RSabhadAsa (17mI sadI) I bow down in reverence to Arihanta Bhagwan repeatedly recite the name of Arihanta with great reverence. I bow to Shri Adidev at Shatrunjay, Shri Neminath at Gimar, Shri Ajitnath at Taranga and Rushabhdev at Abu. I bow down to his idol wherever it is installed, may it be on the Ashtapad Mountain where Chakravarti Bharat has installed beautiful gemstone idols of all the twenty-four Tirthankars. Rushabhadas - 17th Century

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Message from Chairman Dear Sadharmik Brothers and Sisters Jai Jinendra It is a great pleasure to inform you that Pratishtha ceremonies of installing shri Chovisi carved from the gem stones in Shri Ashtapadji Mountain sculpted from crystal was successfully completed on June 20,2010. Eleven days event at Jain Center of America Temple, Ithaca Street, Elmhurst, Queens, NY. This event was blessed by many Gurujis and also attended by many Sadharmik brothers and sisters around the world to witness the history in making. The event was a grand success. Shri Chovisi and Shri Ashtapadji Mountain is a generous gift from Dr. Rajnikant Shah and his family to the Jain Center of America, New York. All members of Jain Center of America, New York thank Dr. Rajnikant Shah and his family and will cherish this for generations to come. Now Shri Ashtapadji Granth is being presented to Jain community around the world. This Granth is a collection of articles from scriptures compiled in XX volumes on Ashtapadji, never published before. Granth also contains two DVDs containing XX volumes along with master index to help and guide the reader to understand the contents. This Granth will shed light on history of Shri Ashtapadji. These two part Ashtapad Granth are one of a kind. Literature on Ashtapadji has never been compiled and there has not been a Granth written exclusively on Ashtapadji. Research work was done under leadership of Dr. Rajnikant Shah, who has devoted his time and efforts. Many scholars and scientist have visited Kailash Mansarover mountain region for research work. The research work has taken more than five years. Jain Center of America, New York thanks all of them for their joint efforts, time and dedication. Printing of this Granth was made possible by generous donation from Sadharmik brothers and sisters of our Center. Jain Center of America, New York thanks all sponsors for their support. 1. Shri Jayantibhai Punamchandbhai Shah 2. Shri Ravchandbhai Kakkalbhai Sanghavi 3. Shri Dhudalal Punamchandbhai Hekkad 4. Shri Lalitbhai Ratanchandbhai Kothari 5. Shri Bachubhai & Madhuben Mehta 6. Smt Chameli Bai, M/o. Kushal, Suresh & Sunita Sacheti 7. Shri Revchandbhai and Pasi Ben Shah 8. Drs. Rajnikant and Niranjana Shah Jain Center of America, New York is a unique and united Temple where all five Jain traditions pray under one umbrella. Now Shri Chovisi and Ashtapadji mountain makes it more of a very unique Jain Tirth for Jains around the world to visit. Jain Center of America, New York welcomes all. This Granth is a reminder to all Jains to keep our heritage going. I thank all our members and supporters without whom it would not have been possible. Thanks and Regards Jawahar A. Shetti Chairman, JCA

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Blessings from Pujya Ganivarya Naypadmsagar M.S. nIlAzAha nizAsana sevAratna, viddhAna sunAvaNI.. sasnerakarmasAtma. jatyaMta jAnadhyAyasamAyAra bhanIne mAyanA tathA V-C.manAsUraprayatnAMthA naSTApahamahAtIrtha zoka-punItajaryayAsoM rakhyache. prathamatIrthara manunI nirvAjAbhUmimausakhaMdArachejAmahAnatIrtha annasandinidhAna gurugItamasvAmisAyajA pavitra tIrthabheDAyejmAja-manoroyA tihAsachamAmahAtIrthano.samayasaMsAranIsAmedharmagaMdho-sanyadharmagraMthAM-tihAsApurAtatvanA manakAravidrAno tathA jApasarvahArApohelanippalazIyanusaMTara praDAzanasAyaDaravA rakhyAcho teno jatyaMta AnaMhahe. hAyamA pavitratArthanAsArasosavyavarithana-mAhItI salara-pUrga vistAra vAjAprathamagraMthasro amerIkAmAMnAye svATyI zarIratna tathA vividha ratnapratimAjoDArAsApahatIrthanI sthApanA pratiSThArAvI tepAnamAluto vizeSajAnaMhanele bhAvavarSamAzopahartA ghuTArajonachesAsamayesAjaresaMDAryajana chejAzaMthanAvAMyanosarAhanInAmAdhyame sarvAtmAnomodhyanepAmeneTamaMgasatbhAvanA eratyayayasAgara

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Blessings from Pujya Ramyadarshan Vijay M.S. 'bajhApa6 vaMduM covIza ? kalikAlanA prabhAve namna prAH thai gayela naipha ||| mahAna tIrtha saMbaMdhita saMzonna karavAnuM bIDuM zrI DaoN. raznIkAMtabhAI zAha nane rananeka mahAnubhAve prAraMvyuM,te janana 7nAgyabharI dhaTanA kahevAya. na senTara ropha namerIkA, nyuyorka nI nesta heThaLa neka kAryanI zarUMAta thaI ane aneka sthaLe bhArata daMzamAM ratnonA pratimAnuM praharzana paNa rAkhavAmAM nANuM te divaso daramyAna neka nAnakaDuM jJAusara 4 rAjeza na mAta mane jovAmAM nAvyuM. te veLAne rUAsanAtanuM moDala-rUparekhA svarUpe batAvAmAM Avela. temAM jarUrI phaMrakSara-aneka sUcana-salAha sAtheno patra amerIkAlakhatA - znIkAMtabhAI IThuM rUlara pAlItANI meLavI HvyA. tyAra bAda aneka mulAkato thato moDalamAM -nAmUlacutarivartana karavAmAM Avela,je | jayAre aMtima moDela che, te aneka sudhArA-vahArA pachInuM chelluM svarUpa che. - parazamAM vasatA tAM tramatA mane TveidazIlatAnA sAkSAta darzana zyA, te hadyasvazI che. jyAre paNaaSTApada 'selaiMdhita vAto nikaLe tyAre temAM rokatAna thai vividhumbanezanTa sAhityanosanna kvAno moko kyAreya cUkyA nathI. tenA jIsvarUpe Aje 606Jra pustaka taiyAra thayela che. je vicArakone jarUra AtmaJKkArI anubhava karAvaze. pravaE 2nAcArya 691 thIja rAmacandrasUrIzvarajIma9/ra ninI asIma vyakRpAthI nA DaryamAM mArgarzakabAnuM rasobhAgya prApta karyuM. graMthanA mAdhyame mAvAsa6 covIze kleizvaraparamAtmAnI mAtAne ziroJArya , kuranArA banIe ane anta! mokSa sukhane pAmanArA banIe, tevI ekanI neka sAmATe nI zubhAbhilAvA.... . rAma candranA , - karacacjaje - sarka'pA.va.90,33,Y Tii pArzvanAtha janmalyANaka vasamApura

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Blessings from Pujya Jinchandra M.S. A - mAda nA ... jina dharmAnurAgI suzrAvaka Do.rajanI bhAI, tIthala thI muni jina candra vilayanA dharmalAbha . nyuyorka jena senTa2nA jinA layamAM tame ratnamaya abTApaEUR9 mahItI nuM nirmANa pharIne eka navo ItihAsa racyo che. tenI sAthe sAthe apaTAyadaSTa mArInA prAthIna ItihAsane paNa tame kabahuM karAvI 2hyA te jANIne AnaMda thayo. prabhu AdinAthanI e nivaNa , ane 2 TApadaM ja mahAtItha le che... zradvAnI daSTie, ItihAsa nI dRSTie, vRzatatvanI dRSTie ano bhanna bhinna TikAro thI vividha mAhitImbara glaMza hUta karavAno je bhagIratha 52 bAtha che bhalA 10 - 12 lakhe thI tame karI rahyA che te je Ino huM atyaMta A naM da R nuM bhaluM chuM ane tamArA hRdayamAM 2 helI tItha bhakita ane zvata bhakita nI huM phArdika anu modanA karUM chuM . - a bTA paEUR 9 tItha jizenA A nahI thano dara rIte saphAza karyAno tamo ya ne rUkuLa thAjo e no ke la saM dhana mA 2 e upayo2I banI 2 ho tevI zAsana devane prArthanA karUM chuM. - muni jinacandravijaya ... tIthala.

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With Best Compliments In loving Memory of our parents, Jayaben and Hirjibhai Mehta From Madhuben and Bachubhai Mehta Pramodiniben and Hasmukhbhai Mehta

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With Best Compliments Shah Jayantibhai Punamchandbhai (Junadeesa) & Shah Shardaben Jayantibhai As a symbol of respect to our parents for showing us the path of religious values and knowledge. From SNEHAL JAYANTIBHAI SHAH VIPUL JAYANTIBHAI SHAH MEHUL JAYANTIBHAI SHAH SALONI SNEHAL SHAH KETU VIPUL SHAH ANUVI MEHUL SHAH

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With Best Compliments Chameli Bai Sacheti M/O Kushal-Suresh and Sunita Sacheti

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With Best Compliments 29 In ever grateful and reverential rememberance of Param Pujya Vardhaman Taponidhi Acharya Bhagwant Shri Vijay Bhuvan Bhanu Surishwarji Maharaja: Kesarben Ratanchand Kothari family - Lalitbhai-Sumitraben Mitesh-Rupal(Romil, Saumil, Maunil) Jagruti-Kalpesh(Himani,Prina, Parth) Sejal-Sachin (Moksh, Harsh)

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With Best Compliments Hekkad Dhudalal Punamchand Hekkad Bhuriben Dhudalal Param pujya Ba tatha Bapuji, Aapnaa sanskaar vaarsaa ne naman karie chhie. Sadaa vahetaa prem ane ashirvaad naa abhilashi chhie.. HEKKAD DHUDALAL PUNAMCHAND PARIVAR (JUNADEESA) S.VINODKUMAR USA, INC f.k.a. INDIAN DIAMOND IMPORTS, INC

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With Best Compliments e With Best Compliments pak esobecki Ravchandbhai K. Sanghavi Chanchiben R. Sanghavi Sevantibhai R. Sanghavi Vasantlal R. Sanghavi This granth is dedicated in fond memories to our belove mes! Smt. Ramilaben S. Sanghavi - Smt. Bhartiben V. Sanghavi Kirtibhai R. Sanghavi - Rameshbhai R. Sanghavi - Chandrakantbhai R. Sanghavi Sanjay - Kalpesh - Ketan - Amit - Jayesh - Abhay-Viren - Aagam - Yash (Sanghavi Family & Sanghavi Exports International Pvt. Ltd.)

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With Best Compliments SEL 13 In Loving Memory Of Revchand Bhai & Pasi Ben Shah From, Drs. Rajnikant & Niranjana Kumarpal & Mridula Smt. Subhadra Ben Tarachand Chandra & Narottam Late Bhogilal & Kamla Ben Subhash & Pramila

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With Best Compliments Dr. Rajnikant Shah With Regards Shekhar & Purvi Shah Priti & Atul Shah Sonal & Amar Munsiff Shilpa & Rahul Palawat 320 Dr. Niranjana Shah Gaurav & Heena Shah Kavita & Nakul Bafana Ankur & Aditi Shah Atika & Bhavik Jhaveri

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shtapad mo Collection Literature of Shri Asy Maha Tires A Creation & Research Volume 1 - X Courtesy: Char hameli Bai Sach cheti & Family Two Ashtapad literature DVD and the Bag was sponsored by Chameli Bai Sacheti and Family shtapad m Collection of Literature Shri Ass a Tirth A Creation & Research Volume XI - XX Courtesy: ch Chameli Bai Sach Pacheti & Family

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New York A SILVER PLATED BOOK MARK Jain Center of America FIRST CREATION Shri Adinath Bhagwan A Unity In Diversity Smt. Asha Rani M. Pandya Smt. Bharti Ben H. Shah Smt. Hansa Ben J. Sanghvi Smt. Indumati Ben G. Sanghvi Smt. Kalaben H. Shah 2010 Shri Ashtapadji With Best Compliments Smt. Lilavati Ben J. Kothari Smt. Mangla Ben K. Vakani Smt. Nimmi K. Mehta Smt. Padmavathi J. Shetti Smt. Raj Kumari R. Jain 900 SAVER All traditions took part in Ashtapad Research, Pratishtha & in preparation of Granth.

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CONTRIBUTORS FOR THREE RESEARCH TRIPS TO KAILASH MANSAROVAR Research Trip I - 2006 Ms. Jyoti Ben R. Gandhi Dr. Kirit Bhai Gosalia Fine Gems (NY) Inc. - Sunil Ji Daga Ramesh S. Lakhani Ashi Diamonds- Sanjay Babu Pandya Right Solitaire Jewelry- Naresh Bhai Shah Ms. Ulka Ben Kothari Dr. Ashok Kumar Surana Ms. Saroj Ji Ajmera Dr. Rajnikant Shah A.G. Color Ms. Niranjana Shah Research Trip II - 2007 Dilip Bhai S. Dr. Girish Bhai Sanghvi Maya Jewels Chunilal G. Shah Gems Int'l of CA Pointers Inc. Harnish Ji Kasliwal Kothari & Co Dr. Rajnikant Shah Hemendra Bhai Sheth Research Trip III - 2009 Ms. Niranjana Shah Deepankar Sogani Gyan Chand Ji Baradia Daulat Raj Singhvi Mukesh Bhai Shah Later Part of Research Work was coordinated in association with Lal Bhai, Dalpat Bhai, Institute of Indology at Ahmedabad under the supervision of Director Shri Jitendra Bhai Shah and Assisted by Archana ben Parikh Our thanks to all of them

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Following Members joined and helped in the Research Trips Our Thanks to all of them Research Trip I - 2006 Vimal Kumar Boradia Lata Kumari Bothara Umaji Boradia Niranjana Shah Dr. Rajnikant Shah. Yogeshbhai Kothari Dr. Kirit P Gosalia Bharatbhai Hansraj Shah Dr. P. S. Thakker Dr. Jitendrabhai B. Shah P. Mrigendra Vijayji MS Abhay Kumar Jain Research Trip II - 2007 Yogeshbhai Kothari Dr. P. S. Thakker Bharatbhai Hansraj Shah Abhay Kumar Jain Navin Juyal Research Trip III - 2009 Sally Walkerman John Bellazza Dr. Alok Tripathi Dr. P. S. Thakker Dr. A. K. Verma

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From Editor's Desk Jain Center of America Inc., New York has constructed a new temple for worship and other religious activities in 2005. Since then JCA has been gifted with a replica of Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth, sculpted from crystal and gemstones, which was installed at the center in 2010. To learn more about Ashtapad a lot of literature was collected from scriptures and compiled in XX Volumes. These articles are now being reviewed and a 10% selection of appx. 900 pages are being printed in 2 parts. Part 1 contains articles from scriptures (presented in this volume). While Part II which is related to research on Ashtapad will be published later on. Whole granth is divided in eight chapters. A small introduction to each chapter is as follows: Chapter 1 contains original articles from scriptures. Some articles are complete while others are abstracts which are related to Ashtapad. First reference has been found in Aacharang Niryukti. Articles are rearranged that older ones come first in a chronological order. We have tried to collect and put all the material from scriptures in the original format in this granth. Chapter 2 has analytical articles by many Acharyas and Scholars and the interpretations of articles from the scriptures. Only few articles are selected which has a direct reference to Ashtapad. For all other articles one can refer to Code A in the index with cross reference as given in volume XX chapter 157 and in the DVD. Chapter 3 has a summary about Shri Rushabhdev Bhagwan and analytical review. We have given the life of Shri Rushabhdev in short. Analytical review includes references about Shri Rushabhdev in Jain Vedic and Western Literature. For other details one can refer to Code R in the index with cross reference in the DVD. Chapter 4 has Ashtapad related stories like King Bharat, Shri Gautam Swami, and others. All the stories are given as a short summary. For other details one can refer to Code S in the index with cross reference in the DVD. Chapter 5 has Ashtapad Pooja by Shri Deepvijayji M.S. and various Stavans, Aarti and Stutis. Explanation of all the Poojas with its meanings are also given in detail. There are couple of more poojas written by others which you can find in DVD - under heading of Pooja and stavans. We also have over hundred stavans in the DVD which one can refer to. For more details refer to code P & Q in the index with cross reference in the DVD. Chapter 6 is about Jain Center of America, with details about 5 floors in the building, an information wall, floor plans, and a small description about the facilities provided. Also included is a summary of artwork including pat, paintings, panels, posters and others-A pictorial guide to Jainism. It is a place of worship for all 5 traditions - A Unity in Diversity. To best of our knowledge this is the I a

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth only temple where all 5 different traditions can worship at one place, pray at Ashtapad, meet in the Bhojanshala and eat together. Chapter 7 discusses about Ashtapad- the 10 year story of model making, development of concept, sculpting of mountain from crystal and carving of idols from gemstones. Details about various exhibits, seminars, and research work is given. Religious ceremonies including installation of Ashtapad Mountain and Shri Chovisi is described as well. This is the only Ashtapad Tirth carved from crystal and gemstones that exist. All are welcome to pray and have Darshan of this Tirth till we are able to locate the lost one. Chapter 8, the last chapter, includes a selected article index with cross reference and their code from Volume I to XX. List of authors whose articles are taken in XX volumes has also been given. Full listing of all XX volume index with cross reference and code is given in DVD which one can refer under Code I. You can also find the listing in Volume XX Ch. 157 Page 8890 to 9100 in the DVD. List of reference books is given at the end of Chapter 8. Details about each article as it appears in volume I to XX with chapter and page numbers are given at the bottom for ready reference at the beginning of each article. Granth name is printed on upper corners while article name is printed on lower corners of all the pages. All the above material is presented in over 500 pages in part 1. About one hundred pages are printed on art paper with plenty of pictures and photos about the temple, model making, exhibits, seminars, research and various functions including Pratishtha ceremonies. The cover page shows Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth as installed at New York and the back page has the building elevation. Inside cover page we have Shri Chovisi and in the back Kailash Mansarovar. Bookmark has Shri Rushabhdev idol, building elevation, and Asthapad image. The granth has a hard cover and it includes 2 DVDs of all the material collected and compiled into XX volumes. These DVDs are placed in the pockets inside the hard back cover. We have collected many articles from scriptures and various other sources. We have tried to give original reference from where the article was collected. This will give the authenticity to the article. Some articles are presented as a whole while in some articles only a part is selected which relates to Ashtapad. This was done to avoid other than Ashtapad material. We have tried to clarify this in the beginning of each article. Hope the reader and the writer will excuse us for this. Regarding the language of this granth it is multi-lingual. We have articles in Prakrut, Sanskrit, Ardh-Magadhi and Shorshaini. Also we have articles in Hindi, English and Gujarati. All the original articles have been presented in their own languages as to maintain their authenticity and with translation if necessary. A word about the part II which will follow soon: It will contain research related material on Ashtapad, field trips to Kailash Mansarovar region, satellite imaging, discussion seminars and related articles. A small summary of Tibetan history and Bon Po, an indigenous religion of Tibet, is also given. The research work done previously and at present is being put together along with analytical review. A proposal for further research is also suggested.

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth These 2 parts of the Granth is a kind of work on Ashtapad literature which has never before been compiled and there hasn't been a granth written exclusively on Ashtapad. We acknowledge with great honor and pleasure and pay our respect to all the Acharyas, scholars and authors whose articles have been collected and compiled in XX volumes specially those, whose articles have been selected and put together in this granth. Pujya Ganivarya Naypadmasagar M. S. under his guidance we organized many exhibits and seminars. With his blessings Adhar abhisek were performed at Mumbai before sending 24 idols to New York for final installation on Ashtapad mountain at JCA. Pujya Muni Shri Ramyadarshanvijay M. S. He advised and guided us regarding construction of Ashtapad model and various story carvings. He was instrumental in forcing us to do 5 Shikhar design as well as Ash Pratiharya carvings which in the beginning was thought to be not practical. Pujya Shri Jinchandra M. S. who helped us all along the way for 10 years during temple construction and till Ashtapad Pratishtha was performed. Pujya Bhadrabahu and Pujya Chandanbala shriji M. S. for their guidance and help. We wish to thank staff at Kailashsagarsuri Gyan Mandir, Koba for giving us original Granths and books whenever needed for reference. Many individuals have helped in collecting the articles from literature. We wish to mention about (Late) Shri Babubhai Kadiwala, Shri Prameshbhai Gandhi, Bharatbhai Hansaraj Shah, Dr. Lata Bothra, Dr. Ajitbhai Shah, Shri Mayurbhai Desai, (Late) Dr. Kamal Sogani and many other individuals whose list is endless. There were many helping hands without which such a long journey was not possible. We wish to thank Dr. Kumarpalbhai Desai and his staff for their help in collecting the articles and guiding us in the granth printing. Our thanks to Rahul Jain and Miss Sonali Daga who organized and put all the articles together and prepared and printed all the XX volumes at New York. At the same time we wish to thank Mr. Vimal Bordia who took care of printing at Jaipur and mailing all the volumes. He also looked after Ashtapad research activity for last 10 years at Jaipur. Our thanks to Naresh T. Shah for his help in preparing cross reference and in the selection of articles. Special thanks to Miss Archana Parikh who constantly helped in preparing the index and editing the articles including proof-reading. She also looked after Ashtapad research activities at L.D. Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad. She helped in organizing the meetings, seminars and research tours. Thanks to Miss Nirali Shah who helped all along in editing & proof reading. They both also helped in Pratishtha ceremonies at New York. We wish to thank our research team members - scholars and scientists details for which will be given in part II. Special thanks to Shri Jitendrabhai Shah, director at L. D. Institute of Indology and the staff where part of research work was co-ordinated.

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth, We wish to thank Mohnot family (Shri Nareshji, Dineshji and Rakeshji) and their staff for supervising the making of Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. Special thanks to all the artisans who carved the Mountain and the Idols. Our thanks to Shri Nilesh Parekh of Paras Prints and Shri Samir Parekh of Creative Page Setters, who took the responsibility of putting all the pages in order, from typesetting, arranging the articles, and finally printing and shipping the granth and putting it in your hand. We wish to thank all our sponsors whose generous donation has helped to print this granth (both parts) and contributed towards the DVD. We wish to thank members, executive committee and board of trustees (past and present) at Jain Center of America inc., New York for granting us the permission to construct the temple and to install Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth with Shri Chovisi at JCA. For the information of the readers, it was my desire to make Ashtapad Tirth in India. This was in my mind and heart since our first exhibit in Mumbai in year 2004. I was not present then but when I read the visitors books, I could not hold my tears. Since then I had decided that after I finish my work at New York I will take up this project in India. Some of the newer articles collected are included in the Granth. They will be put together in upcoming Volume XXI. We will continue collecting material and include them in further upcoming Volumes. I have requested the research team at L.D. Institute of Indology, Ahemdabad to continue research work and follow it up till the lost Tirth is located, I wish them success. Some of the articles related to Ashtapad may still be missing from our collections. If any reader comes across any Ashtapad related material please forward it to us, we will appreciate. Jai Jinendra. Dr. Rajnikant Shah Feb 1, 2010 Meru Teras Veer Samvat 2537 Vikram Samvat 2067 Shri Rushabhdev Nirvan Kalyanak. in qe 4224 - Het act as Some of the Granths referred here are available on JAINA e-library which readers can avail @ www.jainaelibrary.org - IV -

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Preface Dr. Kumarpal Desai 'SHRI ASHTAPAD MAHA TIRTH' is a unique volume of its kind. It is not a work, but a volume which shows the methodology of research. It provides exhaustive information about the 'Ashtapad Maha Tirth' where the First Tirthankar of the Jain Religion, Shree Rushabhdev Bhagwan, attained NIRVANA. In India, there are five prominent places of Jain pilgrimages. We find only four: Sametshikhar, Abu, Girnar and Shatrunjay, but we have not been able to find the fifth one called the Ashtapad Tirth. According to the ancient scripture, the son of Bhagwan Rushabhdev, Chakravarti Bharat, had built a palace adorned with gems on the Ashtapad mountain situated on the beautiful and serene region of the Himalayas. If one were to reach there, one had to climb eight steps and hence it was named Ashtapad. A decade ago, attempts were made to collect detils about Ashtapad from a variety of sources including religious books. While the information about the Ashtapad was being collected, references were found in the ancient Jain Aagams and in 'Avashyak Niyurkti', 'Kalpasutra', 'Nishithchurni', 'Shree Ashtapada Maha Tirthkalp', 'Trishshti Shalaka Purush charit', 'Vasudev Hindi'. 'Abhidhan Chintamani'. A couple of other references, notes and descriptions were also stumbled upon. We also came across references about the glorious stories related to this Maha Tirth. References about this Maha Tirth were also found in the religious books of Hinduism. Moreover, the most important information that was found was from the religious books written in the Tibetan language. In order to dig out more information, Dr Thomas Parmar went to Dharmashala and studied the Tibetan Literature there. The Yogis residing in Himalayas and the various places of pilgrimages also provided useful information. In some of the manuscripts, one found descriptions about the Tirth and Dr. Rajnikant Shah was of great help in guiding the research project. The present volume incorporates details about crystal and gemstones used in creating this tirth. - V -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth When the Ashtapad project was undertaken, in the initial stage a lot of valuable information about the tirth was provided by Babubhai Kadiwala. Then Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir of Koba provided useful details. Pramesh Gandhi, Bharat Hansraj Shah, Dr. Lata Bothra and others also extended their helping hand. The volumes were displayed wherever the sacred idols of Ashtapad were exhibited and Jains and non-Jains evinced keen interest in the project. The volumes were released in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Los Angles and New York. Twenty such volumes are ready. Dr. Rajnikant Shah thought of culling some very important information and details from these volumes and preparing a new volume and it has now seen the light of the day. It is a Herculean task to collect information from ancient volumes and through satellite about the lost Tirth. In order to accomplish this task, the editor had to refer to not only the Jain and Hindu scriptures but also to volumes written in the old Tibetan script. Tours to the Himalaya regions were arranged for scientists, scholars and geologists. Efforts were also made to collect archaeological and climatic evidence and through satellite useful data was obtained, which indeed is a rare thing. The Ashtapad research project helped to unearth information about the earliest human civilisation and also about Mt. Kailash and Mansarovar, Second part of this volume will incorporates all these details and it will be a guide to scientific research into a very ancient subject. Dr. Rajnikant Shah is neither a historian nor a researcher nor a scholar, but the volume shows what an individual can achieve if he is passionate about what one does. He has been working for the last 10 years and at last his painstaking research has resulted into a very exclusive volume. The Asthapad Maha Tirth Ratna Mandir in New York will inspire future researchers to undertake researches into Jainology, and the crystal and gem stones will enkindle devotion in them. It is also hoped that the stories about Ashtapad carved from gem stones will help the next generation to imbibe the Jain culture. The search for Ashtapad Tirth is still on and how long it will be on, one does not know. The present volume, which is a gold mine of information and the Ashtapad Ratna Mandir in New York, is with us today and I express my feeling of joy for the same. SS Visa

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A Ten Year Story Collection, Creation and Research Dr. Rajnikant Shah I would like to take you back in time, to the end of the 20th century. It was then that Shri Sangh first granted me permission to construct our new temple. By the end of the year, plans were drawn, submitted, and approved. The final plans were approved by the city in November of 2000 and the construction was completed in the year 2005. The building was awarded the "Best Religious Building" by the Queens Chamber of Commerce, New York, Now let's go to the main temple on 2nd floor. The area is small but many things needed to be accommodated. We wanted to accommodate Shri Chovisi around Bhamati area, however, due to the limitation of space, I could not do it. Then something unusual happened, I saw a couple of statues carved in gemstones in our office, one of which was a Tirthankar idol carved in Amethyst. This inspired me to carve 24 idols of Shri Tirthankars in gemstones and accommodate them in the Bhamati area. Thus the concept of Ratna Mandir was evolved. Our building architect, Ms. Rashmi Sen, helped a great deal with the design, drawing, and execution of the plans. Then I happened to visit a temple in Jaipur, my hometown as well as the color stone business center, to learn about temple construction, check the designs, idols and Pat details. While walking around the temple, I saw a Pat of the Ashtapad. I had heard a little about Shri Ashtapad that it was made of Crystal (Sfatik) and Gemstones (Ratnas). I began to wonder if I could use these idols and recreate a replica of Ashtapad. This was the second turning point, when building Shri Ashtapad became my dream. Looking back, it was easy to dream but twice as hard to accomplish. I had no idea on where to start this project. I spoke with my cousin, Naveen Shah, who introduced me to Shri Dineshji Mohnot and | asked him to help us to make a sample replica of the Ashtapad, which he enthusiastically agreed to. We all worked together, designing the Ashtapad on a piece of wood and then on serpentine. It took us a couple of months to finalize the concept. By April 2001 the 1st model of Ashtapad Tirth was ready. The 1st Model was 2 Dimensional, and 1' x 1' in size. - VII -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth I took the model to Mumbai where late Pujya Yashodev Suriji Maharaj gave his blessings before it was brought to New York. We then started working on the 2nd model, which was also 2 dimensional but larger in size, 2 x 2'. It was in the 3rd model that we changed the design to 3 dimensions which was carved from Serpentine stone. Story carvings were added to the model. Finally a 3 x 3 model of the Ashtapad along with story carvings was installed at the 74th street temple - the temporary abode for Shri Mahavir Swami - Mulnayak. It was in the 5th model that we transitioned from carving in serpentine to crystal. The 5th Ashtapad model was 3 x 3' and carved from natural crystal. This model was first exhibited at Mumbai. There we received very enthusiastic response and reports. This model was finally installed at the new JCA temple building on the 4th floor conservatory at Ithaca St, Elmhurst, Queens, New York. As devotees saw these models in various exhibits, many suggestions were received. Shri Pramesh Bhai Gandhi requested for Asht Pratiharya design, which I frankly said that it would not be possible to carve in Crystal. A couple of years went by, and Muni Shri Ramyadarshanvijay M.S. also asked for a similar design to be incorporated into the Ashtapad model. I realized it was possible and decided to try to incorporate the Ashta Pratiharya design in the model. We first tried carving it in marble and gained some success. We then moved to Crystal and finally all 24 Crystal gokhalas in the Ashtapad model were fully carved with Ashta Pratiharya design. Now all the 24 Tirthankar idols carved in gemstones are installed in ornate gokhalas carved with Ashta Pratiharya design. As we progressed in the project, I happened to visit a temple in New Delhi, where I saw a model of the Ashtapad with a 5 Shikhar design. Till then all models were made with peaks of mountain at the top. Upon discussing this observation with Muni Shri, he also suggested to incorporate the Shikhar design into the Ashtapad model. I agreed to correct the design, only to realize this was a major change in design, and we would have to change all the upper crystal blocks of the mountain. We started by redesigning and redrawing the model. Ultimately we created an Ashtapad Tirth replica with 5 Shikhar design with Kalash and a Dhwaja, which was incorporated in the 10th model. As the work continued in Jaipur, before carving the final 14.7" x 13.1" model, we decided to carve a full size marble model, to ensure no mistakes were made on the final crystal carving of the Ashtapad model. By the end of the year 2008, the final crystal model was ready. This model was exhibited at the JITO conference in Mumbai in January 2008. It was an arduous task to transport and assemble the Ashtapad model in Mumbai, but the joy and appreciation by over five hundred thousand devotees made every obstacle vanish. The final 11th Ashtapad model was made out of rough crystal stone imported from Brazil, weighing 7.5 tons. The rough stones were cut into blocks and subsequently a total of 59 crystal blocks were used, each weighing 50 to 750 lbs. These blocks were set on a steel frame weighing over a ton. It took 3 years, 3 engineers, 2 architects, and our team to finalize the structure of a frame which would be able to hold a concentrated weight of 10 tons. - VIII

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Simultaneously to the Ashtapad model designing and creation, various colored gemstones were collected and imported from all over the world to carve idols of the 24 Tirthankars. Each idol is made from a single piece of gemstone as found in nature. Each idol is carved precisely as per religious rules and measurements. All stones are certified by the Gemological Lab. For example a few of the precious gemstones used to carve the idols are a midnight blue Lapis Lazuli from Afghanistan, a rare deep pink Rhodocrosite from Argentina, and a translucent lavender Amethyst from Brazil. Special thanks to the Mohnot family (Shri Nareshji, Dineshji & Rakeshji). Without their dedication, many of my dreams would not have been accomplished. They have actively managed all the exhibits in India. It was the artisans from Jaipur whose skill and hard work helped to carve each model and idol to perfection. It took 5 years to construct the temple, another 5 years to complete the art work and finally this was the 10 year journey of how a replica of Ashtapad Maha Tirth was installed in the JCA temple at New York. There are five floors in the building, each representing different Jain traditions. To the best of my knowledge this is the only temple in the world that does not have the names of donors in the building. The finished building was handed over to Shri Sangh on Nov. 28th 2004, and Pratishtha was performed in June 2005. It has been five years since the temple has been operational. We recently celebrated the 5th anniversary of all of our 5 traditions at our JCA temple in June of 2010- A unity in diversity. In the last five years, after the JCA temple was inaugurated, I continued to work on Jain art to embellish the building. Over 500 pieces of artwork: Pats, posters, paintings and panels were displayed throughout the building in stairs, lobbies and halls. I often wonder how we accommodated over 500 pieces of art work in such a small space of 65' x 65'. We have talked about one side of story of the construction of the JCA temple and the Ashtapad model. However, the other side of the story was to learn about Ashtapad and locate its whereabouts in the Himalayas. This took us deep into ancient Jain literature. We started collecting literature from scriptures and from various other sources. Padmashri Kumarpal Desai was our driving force. All the collected literature and research work was put together and published in XX different volumes. Now these pages have been examined for a 10% selection, and the upcoming summarized literature will be published as Ashtapad Granth in 2 parts. Part 1 is a collection of historical articles collected from scripture relating to Ashtapad and the development and construction of the Ashtapad Tirth. Part 2 consists of articles on the possible whereabouts of the Ashtapad as written by archaeologists and scholars based on data from research trips to Mt. Kailash. These 2 parts of the granth will become a reference Granth to Ashtapad for generations to come. As per the scriptures, the Ashtapad Tirth is lost (Lupt) in time. It is believed to be situated in the Kailash Mansorovar area. We made 3 research trips to the Kailash Mountain in search of the Ashtapad Maha Tirth. Many scholars, scientists, archeologists, geologists and space satellite experts were involved. To date we have found only some clues but

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth have not been able to locate the Maha Tirth, An Ashtapad Research International Foundation (ARIF) was established, which organized four seminars and various lectures to discuss all research related issues. I wish to thank all reasearch team members, scholars and scientists for their help and guidence in this project. Shri Rishabhdev era was the dawning of world civilization and if Ashtapad is located, it will tell us about early growth of human civilization. This will open a new chapter on world history and will become a potential source of information about religion and culture of that period. All 3 research trips to Mt. Kailash have been funded by members of JCA and other Sadharmik brothers. JCA trustee board (past and present), executive committees and all members have been extremely helpful and supportive to all various research projects. Niranjana, my wife, has been my backbone. She took care of our family and supported me in every way possible, from trekking to Mt. Kailash in blistering cold to reading and correcting errors in papers. She has taken my passions and made them her own. It has been because of her care and concern that I have been able to finish this ten year endeavor. I would also like to thank my family members who remained patient with me during this period. Kumar, my brother, has taken care of the business while I was involved with the temple, and his wife, Mridulaben, supervised the construction of the temple building. I am especially grateful to my cousin, Naveen Shah, and his wife, Prabhaben, who coordinated all the work in Jaipur and helped me during all the exhibits in India. We have organized over twenty exhibits in many major cities all over the world to raise awareness about the Ashtapad Maha Tirth. The 1st exhibit at Mumbai was blessed by late Pujya Shri Yashodevsuriji M.S. and the second exhibit at Surat was blessed by late Pujya Shri Ramsuriji Dehlawala M.S. The exhibit with JITO took place in January 2007; there was introduced to Pujya Shri Nayapadmasagarji M.S. He gave a great deal of encouragement and blessings. The exhibit at Mumbai, JITO 2008, was a grand success. Over 500,000 people visited and paid their respect to Shri Chovisi and Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. We are thankful to many individuals, trustees & volunteers who helped during exhibitions and seminars. Pamphlets & flyers were duly distributed during exhibitions & seminars to make people aware about Ashtapad and on going research. This is the first time in history that a model replica of the Ashtapad Maha Tirth has been sculpted from crystal and all 24 Tirthankars idols have been carved out of colored gemstones and installed on the crystal mountain. It is worth mentioning that there aren't any replicas carved out of natural crystal and gemstone of Shri Ashtapad Tirth, similar to the original one made by King Bharat Chakravarti. You may find limited number of Tirthankar idols carved out of gemstones.

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth It will not be out of place to mention another small but important story here. Ist exhibit in year 2004 at Mumbai was organized which I could not attend. After few days when I returned to India was given visitors books. While traveling from Mumbai to Jaipur in the train ride I read those books - | virtually had tears in my eyes. Many people wrote and requested an Ashtapad Tirth should be made in India. Since then it was in my mind and heart to make an Ashtapad Tirth in India when I complete my work at JCA, New York. Project plans are already on paper and we are working to achieve this next milestone. It took nearly seven years when finally the project in India was declared by Pujya Naypadmasagar M.S. before leaving Chennai after Ashtapad exhibit there in January 2011. This is not only a replica of a tirth, but it is also a huge piece of art. You will be mesmerized by the radiance of the twenty-four colorful gemstone idols on a backdrop of pure white crystal. Installation of these idols was a history making event. The mountain soars high; it is open to the sky and looks magnificent in the sunlight and colorful with artificial lights in the night. You have to visit this masterpiece in order to truly appreciate the beauty of this work of art. To put plans on paper is easy but to carve gemstones is a different story - a totally different world. We have tried, are trying, and will keep trying until it is achieved, and achieved to the best of our knowledge, workmanship and creativity! Now you can visit the temple at New York and worship at the Ashtapad Tirth until the original one is traced and located. Not only will you be visiting the Ashtapad Tirth, you will also be visiting the only temple where all five Jain traditions worship together - A UNITY IN DIVERSITY JAI JINENDRA. -S XI

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Milestones - Chronology of Events - A Ten Year Story 2000 Ratna Mandir Concept (a Preliminary Design drawn) 2001 April-JCA temple design changed to 4 floors Concept of Ashtapad visualized. June-Ashtapad plan moved to 4th floor Idol Carvings started at Jaipur. 1st model (1'x1') carved from Serpentine Exhibited at JCA 2002 April- Mahavir to Mahatma conference - model exhibited July-JCA Shila Ropan 2nd model (2' x 1.5") carved from Serpentine Rough crystal imported. 2003 * 3rd model (3 x 3')carved from Serpentine Installed at 74th Street Temple with story carvings 5th model (3X3') carved from crystal with story carvings Exhibited at Mumbai, JCA, JAINA at Cincinnati and Antwerp 2004 Exhibited at Tuscan: AGTA Exhibited at Surat Exhibited at Palitana 2005 Ashtapad exhibit & Pooja at Ahmedabad Seminar at Ahmedabad Pratishtha at JCA Exhibited at Jaipur 2006 7th model (3'x3') carved with 3 Chovisi Exhibited at Delhi and Kolkata Lecture and DVD presentation on literature 2007 9th model (full size 14'.6" x 12.7") carved from marble Exhibited at JITO, Mumbai Exhibited at Jaina, New Jersey, and Los Angeles * 2008 . * 11th Model (14'.6" 13.1" x 5'.1")carved Exhibited at JITO, Mumbai 2009 * . Exhibited at Mumbai Adhar Abhishek and Ashtapad Pooja at Mumbai. Mountain installation at JCA, N.Y. 2010 Volume no. XX (last in the series) presented to JCA. Shri Ashtapadji Pratishtha at JCA, New York 2011 Exhibited at JITO, Chennai and Hyderabad Ashtapad Granth Part 1 Publication and Granth release Research Granth Part 2 Publication - XII

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Index Chapter 1 Collection of Articles from Scriptures Jamboodweep Pragnapti 1 2 Kalpasutra Ed. Kanaiyalalji Pujya Bhadrabahuswami Ed. Pujya Kamalsaiyamvijay/Jaykirtisuri Pujya Bhadrabahuswami Pujya Vimalsuri Uttaradhyayana-Sutra Aavashyak Niryukti Paumachariyam Vasudev Hindi 4 6 Pujya Sanghdas gani 7 Aadipooran - 1 Aadipooran - 2 Pujya Jinsen Acharya Pujya Jinsen Acharya Pujya Sakalkirti Bhattarak Vishvakarma 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Puran Sarsangrah Shri Gautam Ashtak Gyanprakash Diparnav Trishashti Shalaka Purush Charitra Shri Shatrunjay Mahatmya Shri Ashtapadkalp Ashtapadgiri Kalp Panchshati Prabandh Pratikraman Sutra Prabodh Tikka Ashtapad in Various Dictionaries References in Scriptures on Ashtapad Pujya Hemchandracharya Pujya Dhaneswarsuri Pujya Dharmghoshsuri Pujya Jinprabhsuri Pujya Shubhshil gani Pujya Bhadrankarvijay - Kalyanvijay Archana Parikh Pujya Chandanbalashriji Chapter 2 Analytical Articles by Various Authors 114 1 2 3 4 5 Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Shri Ashtapad Tirth Ashtapad Where is Ashtapad ? Where is Ashtapad ? Kumarpal Desai 103 Purvacharya Jitendra Shah 118 Pujya Darshanvijay, Gunvijay, Nyayvijay123 Ramanlal Bababhai Shah 125 -S XIII

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ 6 Period of Adinath Jitendra Shah 7 Prachin Jain Tirth Pandit Kalyanvijay Gani Balbhadra Jain 8 9 10 Bharat ke Digamber Jain Tirth Jainism in Middle Asia Adinath Rishabhdev & Ashtapad Hiralal Duggad Lata Bothra Chapter 3 Bhagwan Rushabhdev 1 Shri Rushabh Panchashika Kavi Dhanpal 211 2 Karmayogi & Aatmardh Praneta Bhagwan Rushabhdev Prem Suman Jain 215 3 Jain Puran - Kalaparak Adhyayan P. L.Vaidya 220 4 Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan Pujya Devendra Muni Shastri 224 5 Jain Dharma ka Maulik Itihas Pujya Hastimalji Maharaj 274 6 278 Rushabhdev Charitra (Summary) Diptiben Shah (Pujya Hemyashashriji) Chapter 4 Stories related to Ashtapad Bharat Chakravarti Kuvarji Aanandji 1 281 2 Sundari & 98 brothers Kuvarji Aanandji 284 3 Sagar Chakravarti's sons Kuvarji Aanandji 288 4 Ravan & Vali Muni Kuvarji Aanandji 294 5 Pujya Bhadraguptsuri 296 Ravan-Mandodari Bhakti and Dharnendra Samvad 6 Rani Virmati Pujya Manikyasuri 298 7 Gautamswami Pujya Purnanandsagar 303 8 Padlipt Suri Pujya Mahabhadrasagar 308 Hindi Stories 9 Bharat Chakravarti Pujya Dhaneshwarsuri 311 10 Ravan & Vali Muni Pujya Bhadraguptsuri 11 Mahamani Chinatamani Pujya Harshabodhivijay 317 12 Aacharya Vraj ka Itivrutt Samani Kusumpragya 322 s XIV

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Chapter 5 Ashtapad Tirth Pooja 1. Pooja Pujya Deepvijayji 2. Stavans 3. Rushabh ni Sobha Si Kahu 4. Aarti - Mangal Divo 327 360 365 Pujya Chirantanacharya 368 Chapter 6 Jain Center of America Inc., New York 1 JCA Building Elevation 371 2 Blessings from Shri Mahavir Swami 372 3 Milestones 373 4 Information Wall 374 5 JCA Activities 375 6 Building Floor Plans 377 7 A Word About Art Work 381 8 Pictorial Guide to Jainism 382 9 Temple Gabharas 383 10 Gokhalas in the Temple 384 11 Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth - Ratna Mandir 385 12 Dada Gurudeo & Shrimad Rajchandra - Life Events 386 13 Nem Rajul and Shri Sadhuji Paintings 387 14 Yantras & Bijaxar - Shri Shantinath Idol 388 15 Shri Bhaktamar Stotra 389 390 16 17 Calendar, Stamp, Coin, and Foil - Silver Panels Silver Pat & Etching Work on Glass 391 18 Ceiling Painting with 16 Vidhya Devi 392 19 Pictorial Guide Posters (300+) 393 20 A Dream Come True 394 - XV -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. 1 2 3 4 5 Development of Concept 6 Development of Ashtapad Design 7 Making of a Crystal Mountain 8 Model Making A 10 year Story Chapter 7 Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth - Ratna Mandir 9 Rough Crystal 10 Rough Gemstones 11 17 Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth A Creation Introduction Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth History References from Scripture Aesthetic Beauty of Idols 12 Ashtapad Related Stories 13 14 Research and Field Trips 15 Seminars 16 2 2 2 2 - Exhibition in Various Cities Adhar Abhishek, Pooja and Bhavana 18 Mountain Installation Ceremony 19 Ashtapad Pratishtha Mahotsav 22 23 Ratna Mandir Collection of Literature on Ashtapad 20 Ashtapad Calendar, Stamp, Coin, and Foil 21 Ashtapad Research International Foundation (ARIF) What Newspaper Says? Reflections Chapter 8 Selected Index with Cross Reference 1 Introduction for Index 2 Code Index 3 Selected Articles Index with cross reference 4 Author's Name with Code List of Reference Books as XVI a 397 398 399 401 403 405 407 409 411 412 414 420 424 426 430 433 440 442 443 451 452 453 462 471 472 474 481 484

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Chapter 1 Collection of Articles from Scriptures

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bharata mahArAjAe karelI covIza jinezvaronI stuti RSabha-ajita-saMbhava jina vaMdanA... paramesara ! saMsAraM, jahA asesaM caittha duhabhariyaM / taha nimmamovi cittaM, na cayasu kayAvi mama nUNaM // he paramezvara ! jevI rIte mamatArahita evA tame A sarva saMsArano tyAga karyo tevI rIte have kadApi mArA manano tyAga karazo nahIM. ia thuNiUNaM usahaM, pahuM tao jiNavare ya aNNe / namiuM namiuM bharaho, pattegaM vaNNiuM laggo // 1 // evI rIte AdIzvara bhagavaMtanI stuti karIne bharata bIjA dareka jinezvarone namI-namIne pratyekanI stuti karavA lAgyA. 1 visayakasAyA ajiaM, vijayAmAyara sukukkhivarahasaM / jiyasattunariMdasuyaM, namAmi ajiyaM ajiyanAhaM // 2 // viSaya kaSAyathI ajita, vijayAmAtAnI kukSimAM mANikyarUpa ane jitazatru rAjAnA putra he jagatsvAmI ajitanAtha ! tame jaya pAmo. 2 bhavagayaNa pAragamaNe, sUraM seNoyarassa vararayaNaM / naravaijiyArijAyaM, saMbhavajiNaNAhamarihAmi // 3 // saMsArarUpI AkAzanuM atikramaNa karavAmAM sUryarUpa, zrIsenAdevInA udarathI utpanna thayelA ane jitArI rAjAnA putra-evA he saMbhavanAtha ! tamane huM namaskAra karuM chuM. 3

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1 // jaMbUdvIpa prajJapti // vigata : aSTApada aura RSabhadeva saMbaMdhita vivaraNa prastAvanA : 45 Agama graMthonA 12 upAMga vibhAgamAM jaMbudrIpa prajJaptino 6ThThA upAMgarUpe samAveza thAya che. temAM paNa RSabhadeva bhagavAnanuM aSTApada para nirvANa viSayaka ullekho prApta thAya che. atre mULa graMthanI bhASAne saraLatAthI samajI zakAya te hetuthI zrI kanaiyAlAlajI mahArAja kRta bhASAMtara ApavAmAM khAyuM che. usabheNaM arahA ega vAsahassaM chaumatthapariyAyaM pAuNittA evaM puvvasayasahassaM vAsasahassUNaM kevalipariyAyaM pAuNattA egaM puvvasayasahassaM bahupaDipuNNaM sAmaNNapariyAyaM pAuNittA caurAsIiM puvvasayasahassAiM savvAuyaM pAlaittA je se hemaMtANaM tacce mAse paMcame pakkhe mAhabahule, tassa NaM mAhabahulassa terasI pakkheNaM dasa hiM aNagArasahassehiM saddhiM saMparivuDe aTThAvayaselasiharaMsiM coddasameNaM bhatteNaM apANaeNaM saMpaliyaMkaNisaNe puvvaNhakAlasamayaMsi abhIiNA NakkhatteNaM jogamuvAgaeNaM susamadUsamAe samAe egUNaNavauIhiM pakkhehiM sesehiM kAlagae vIikkaMte jAva savvadukkhapahINe / / dvitIya vakSaskAra, sUtra 45 - RSabhadeva bhagavAna chadmastha avasthA meM eka hajAra varSa rahe, eka hajAra varSa kama eka lAkha varSa taka kevaliparyAya kA unhoMne pAlana kiyA / isa taraha pUre eka lAkha pUrva taka zrAmaNya paryAya kA pAlana karake inhoMne apanI 84 lAkha pUrva kI pUrI Ayu samApta kara hemanta Rtu ke mAghakRSNa pakSa meM trayodazI ke dina daza hajAra muniyoM se samparIvRtta hue aSTApada zailazikhara se nirjala chaha upavAsa karake paryaGkAsana se, kAla ke samaya, abhijita nakSatra ke sAtha candrayoga meM mukti padhAre, jaba ye mokSa padhAre usa samaya caturtha kAla 3 varSa 8 / / mAsa bAkI the / isa prakAra janma, jarA, maraNa Adi lakSaNa vAle saMsAra kA parityAga kara ve prabhu yAvat sarva duHkhoM se prahINa ho gae / dvitIya vakSaskAra, sUtra 45 RSabhadeva bhagavAna chadmastha avasthAmAM eka hajAra varSa rahyA. eka hajAra varSa nyUna eka lAkha pUrva sudhI kevalI paryAyanuM temaNe pAlana karyuM. A rIte potAnuM 84 lAkha pUrvanuM saMpUrNa AyuSya samApta karIne hemanta RtunA mAgha kRSNa pakSamAM terasane divase dasa hajAra muniothI yukta thaIne aSTApada zaila zikharathI nirjala cha upavAsa karIne paryaMkAsanathI pUrvArdha kALanA samaye abhijita nakSatranI sAthe caMdramAno yoga thayo tyAre teozrI muktigAmI thayA. jyAre teozrI mokSe padhAryA tyAre caturtha kALanA 3 varSa ane 85 mAsa bAkI hatA. A pramANe janma, jarA, maraNa Adi lakSaNavALA saMsArano parityAga karIne te prabhu yAvat sarva duHkhothI prahINa thaI gayA. - dvitIya vakSasDAra, sUtra 45 Jamboodwip Pragnapti (Ashtapad & Rushabhdev) Vol. IV Ch. 22-B, Pg. 1272-1274 -85 3 Jamboodwip Pragnapti

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// kalpasUtra // zrI RSabhadevanuM aSTApada para nirvANa prastAvanA: kalpasUtra zrI dazAzrutaskandha nAmanA chedasUtranA "pajjovasaNAkappo' (saM. paryuSaNAkalpa) nAmanuM AThamuM adhyayana che. te cauda pUrvadhara zrI bhadrabAhusvAmInI racanA che. zvetAMbara paraMparAmAM paryuSaNA che. temAM zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanuM aSTApada para nirvANa viSayaka ullekho prApta thAya che. je atre kalpasUtranA mULa zloka 190 ane 199 dvArA darzAvavAmAM bhAvya che. * kauzalika arhat RSabhadeva : teNaM kAleNaM teNaM samaeNaM usahe arahA kosalie cau uttarAsADhe abhIr3a paMcame hotthA, taMjahA - uttarAsADhAhiM cue caittA gabbhaM vakkaMte, jAva abhIiNA parinivvue // 190 / / 190. usa kAla aura usa samaya kauzalika arhat RSabha ke cAra (kalyANaka) uttarASAr3hA nakSatra meM aura pA~cavAM abhijita nakSatra meM isa prakAra hue :- kauzalika arhat RSabhadeva svargaloka se cyuta hue aura cyuta hokara garbharUpa meM utpanna hue, yAvat abhijita nakSatra meM nirvANa ko prApta hue| 190, In that epoch, in those times, four prime events in the life of Arhat Rishabha, the Kosalin, occurred when the moon was in conjunction with the constellation uttarashadha, the fifth occurred when the moon was in conjunction with the constellation abhijit. He descended, was conceived, took birth, became a monk and attained Kevala-gyan, when the moon was in conjuction with the constellation uttarashadha. He breathed his last and attained parinirvana, when the moon was in conjuction with the constellation abhijit. teNaM kAleNaM teNaM samaeNaM usabhe arahA kosalie vIsaM puvvasayasahassAI kumAravAsamajhe vasittA NaM, tevahi~ puvvasayasahassAI mahArAyavAsamajhe vasittA NaM, tesIiM puvvasayasahassAI agAravAsamajjhe vasittA NaM, egaM vAsasahassaM chaumatthapariyAyaM pAuNittA, (egaM puvvasayasahassaM vAsasahassUNaM kevalipariyAyaM pAuNittA,) saMpuNNaM puvvasayasahassaM sAmaNNapariyAgaM pAuNittA, caurAsII puvvasayasahassAI savvAuyaM pAlaittA, khINe veyaNijjAuyanAmagotte, imIse osappiNIe susamadusamAe samAe bahuvIikkaMtAe tihiM Kalpasutra (Tirthankar Rushabhdev) Vol. IV Ch. 22-B, Pg. 1243-1248 Kalpasutra

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth vAsehiM addhanavamehi ya mAsehiM sesehiM je se hemaMtANaM tacce mAse paMcame pakkhe mAhabahale tassa NaM mAhabahulassa (graM. 900) terasIpakkheNaM uppiM aTThAvayaselasiharaMsi dasahi aNagArasahassehiM saddhiM cauddasameNaM bhatteNaM appANaeNaM abhIiNA nakkhatteNaM jogamuvAgaeNaM puvvalakAlasamayaMsi saMpaliyaMkanisaNNe kAlagae viikkaMte jAva savvadukkhappahINe / / 199 / / 199. usa kAla aura usa samaya kauzalika arhat RSabha bIsa lAkha pUrva varSa paryanta kumAra avasthA meM rahe / ve tresaTha lAkha pUrva varSoM taka mahArAjA (samrATa) ke rUpa meM rahe / ve tirAsI lAkha pUrva taka gRhavAsa meM rahe / ve eka hajAra varSa paryanta chadmastha zramaNa paryAya meM rahe / ve eka hajAra varSa nyUna eka lAkha pUrva taka kevalI paryAya meM rahe / ve saMpUrNa eka lAkha varSa pUrva taka zramaNa paryAya meM rahe / kauzalika RSabha caurAsI lAkha pUrva paryanta pUrNAyu kA pAlana kara vedanIya, Ayu, nAma aura gotrakarma ke kSINa hone para isI avasarpiNI ke suSama-duSama nAmaka tIsare Are ke bahuta kucha vyatIta ho jAne para aura isa tIsare Are ke mAtra tIna varSa, sAr3he ATha mahIne zeSa rahane para, jaba hemanta Rtu kA tIsarA mahInA, pA~cavAM pakSa mAgha kRSNa cala rahA thA taba usa mAgha kRSNa trayodazI ke dina, aSTApada parvata ke zikhara para, daza hajAra zramaNoM ke sAtha jala rahita caturdaza bhakta (chaha upavAsa) tapa karate hue, abhijita nakSatra kA yoga Ane para, pUrvAhna kAla meM, paryaGkAsana meM baiThe hue bhagavAn kAladharma ko prApta hue / samasta prakAra ke duHkhoM se pUrNarUpeNa mukta hue / 199. In that epoch, in those times, Arhat Rishabha, the Kosalin, lived the life of a prince for two million purva years and ruled as a king for six million and three hundred thousand purva years; he thus lived as a house-holder for a total of eight million and three hundred thousand purva years. He dwelt in a state of partial ignorance for a thousand years. He dwelt in a state of kevala knowledge for a hundred thousand purva years, minus a thousand years. He thus lived as a shraman for a full hundred thousand years and his total span of life comprised eight million and four hundred thousand purva years. Then, after his karmas arising due to name, gotra and a man's alloted span of life and consciousness were extinguished, he attained parinirvana and passed away into a state beyond all pain. A major part of the sushma-dushma phase of the present avasarpini was over; a period of only three years eight-and-a-half months of this phase remained, when on the thirteenth of the dark-half of Magha, that is, the third month and the fifth fortnight of the winter season, Arhat Rishabha, the Kosalin, attained parinirvana, while sitting cross-legged in meditation on the summit of mount Ashtapada. The time was forenoon. The moon was in conjunction with the constellation abhijit. Arhat & Rishbha was practising the vow of taking one meal, without water, out of fourteen regular meals. He had with him the company of ten thousand homeless mendicants. - 5 Kalpasutra

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// uttarAdhyayana sUtra // prastAvanA: uttarAdhyayana sUtra AgamagraMthano eka prakAra che, uttama prakAranA AcAra ane uttama prakAranA AcArapAlakonA dRSTAMtothI bharapUra pratyakSa paramAtmAnI dezanAnuM saMkalana eTale uttarAdhyayana sUtra. A graMtha para niryukti, cUrNi, TIkA, vRttinI racanA pUrvanA mahApuruSoe karela che. ahIM kharataragacchIya munizrI kamalasaMyama upAdhyAya viracita "sarvArthasiddhi' TIkA tathA AcArya zrI jayakIrtisUri viracita "dIpikA' TIkAno RSabhadeva tathA aSTApada saMbaMdhI saMdarbha atre ApavAmAM Avyo che. (navIna saMskaraNa saMpAdikAsAdhvI caMdanabAlAzrI, navIna saMskaraNa prakAzana - bhadraMkara prakAzana) dazamaM drumapatrIyamadhyayanam / (1) . saMyamata itazca devagIrAsIdadya vyAkhyAdidaM jinaH / naro'STApadayAtrAkRt tadbhave muktimRcchati / / 25 / / tacchutvA gautamo'pRcchad yAmyahaM caityavandanam / AdhAtuM tatra sarvajJo'nvajJAsIdamuM laghu // 26 / / tuSTo'tha gautamo'cAlIditazcaite tpsvinH| kauDinya-datta-sevalAH pratyekaM paJcAbhiH zataiH // 27 // tApasAnAM parivRtA eka-dvi-tryupavAsinaH / kramAt kandAdisevAlazuSkasevAlapAraNAH // 28 / / tapaH zaktyaikaka-dvi-trisopAnArohazaktayaH / te klizayante sma kailAsacUlikAmArurukSavaH / / 29 / / AyAntaM gautamaM dRSTvA yAvad dadhyuramI hRdi / cUlAM gantuM kathaM zaktaH sthUla eSa hi nistapAH / / 30 / / kSaNAccAraNalabdhyA'tha tAvadutplutya gautamaH / nizcitya gautamaM mArga pazyantastasthurunmukhAH // 32 / / so'pyadrizikhare siMhaniSadye jinavezmani / caturo'STau daza dvau ca vavande vidhinA'rhataH / / 33 / / sambhavAdyAnapAcyAdisthitAn dvAviMzatijinAn / natvA sRSTikramAd yAvat pUrvasyAmRSabhAjitau / / 34 / / Upcoming Vol. XXI Uttaradhyayan Sutra -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth pU. upA. kamalasaMyamakRta TIkArya pRSThicaMpAnagarImAM zAla nAmano rAjA ane mahAzAla yuvarAja che. temanI yazomatI nAmanI vhena che, te kAMpilyapuranA rAjA piTharanI patnI che. zAla vagere paramAtmA mahAvIrasvAmIne vaMdana karavA Ave che. zAlane bhagavAnanI dezanA sAMbhaLI vairAgya thAya che. mahAzAlane rAjyabhAra soMpIne dIkSA grahaNa karavA udyata thAya che. mahAzAla paNa kahe che ke, huM paNa ApanI sAthe saMyama svIkAra karIza. have kAMpilyapurathI bhANeja gAgalIne bolAvIne rAjyamAM sthApana karIne zAla ane mahAzAla dIkSA grahaNa kare che. zAla-mahAzAlanI bahena yazomatI ane tenA svAmI piThara pRSThicaMpAmAM hovAthI gautamanI sAthe zAlamahAzAla paramAtmAnI AjJAthI pRSThicaMpAmAM jAya che. tyAM gautamasvAmInI saMsAranI asAratAne batAvatI vANIne sAMbhaLIne gAgali mAtA-pitAne pratibodha karIne potAnA putrane rAjyamAM sthApIne dIkSA grahaNa kare che. gautamasvAmI teone laIne caMpAnagarImAM paramAtmA pAse javA nIkaLe che. zAla-mahAzAlane rastAmAM jatAM jatAM zubhadhyAnathI kevalajJAna thAya che ane gAgali vagere traNene zAla-mahAzAlanA upakAranuM smaraNa karatAM karatAM kevalajJAna thAya che. A rIte pAcene kevalajJAna thAya che. A pAMce sahita gautamasvAmI caMpAnA udyAnamAM jaIne pradakSiNA ApIne vIra jinane namyA. A pAMce jaNA vIraparamAtmAne vaMdana karyA vagara kevalInI parSadAmAM jAya che tyAre gautamasvAmI teone kahe che ke sarvajJa paramAtmAne vaMdana karo. paramAtmAnI AzAtanA na karo. tyAre paramAtmA gautamane kahe che ke A pAMcane kevalajJAna thayuM che. tethI kevalInI AzAtanA na kara. tethI atyaMta saMvegathI gautamasvAmI teone khamAve che ane mane haju sudhI kevalajJAna thayuM nahi e pramANe kAMIka khinna thayA. A bAju devavANI thAya che ke je manuSya aSTApadanI yAtrA kare che, te te ja bhave mukti pAme che." e pramANe sAMbhaLIne gautamasvAmIe bhagavAnane pUchyuM ke huM aSTApadanA caityone vAMdavA jauM ? bhagavAne paNa temane turaMta anujJA ApI. khuza thayelA gautamasvAmI cAlyA, kauDinya, datta, sevAla tApaso pAMcaso pAMcaso tApasothI parivarelA kramazaH eka, be, traNa upavAsanA pAraNe kaMdAdi sevAla, zulkasevAlane pAraNAmAM vApare che. tapanI zaktithI teo eka, be, traNa pagathIyAM sudhI kramazaH ArohaNa karavAnI zakti pAmyAM che. teo kailAsa parvata upara caDavA mATe A pramANe kaleza kare che. gautamasvAmIne AvatAM joIne vicAre che ke skUla, tapasyA nahi karato A kevI rIte cUlA upara javA mATe samartha thaze. gautamasvAmI to kSaNavAramAM cAraNa labdhithI pahoMcI gayA. A tApaso adhomukha rahelA gautamasvAmInA mArgane juve che. gautamasvAmI parvatanA zikhara upara rahelA siMhaniSadyAprAsAdamAM cAra-ATha-dasa ane be jinezvarone vidhipUrvaka vAMde che. saMbhava vagere pazcima dizAmAM rahelA bAvIsa jinone sRSTinA kramathI vAMcIne pUrva dizAmAM RSabha ane ajitanAtha bhagavAnane vAMde che. (2) AcArya jayakIrtisUrikRta TIkA caraNanizcalatA cAnuzAsanAt syAditi dazamaM drumapatrakAkhyAdhyayanaM gautamamuddizya zrIvIroktamAha ito yo bhUmigo'STApadamAruhya devAnnamet sa tadbhave siddhyatIti devAlApaM zrutvA tatra devAnnantuM sa svAminaM pprcch| svAmyapi tadAzayaM jJAtvA'sya sthairyArthaM tApasabodhArthamanumene, yathA sukhaM devAnupriya iti, so'rhantaM natvA tapaHzaktyA calan pAdacAreNASTApadaM gataH, itaH koDinnadinnasevAlanAmAnastrayastApasAH paJcapaJcatApasazatasahitA aSTApadadevanatyA tadbhavasiddhikatApravAdaM zrutvA'STApadamArokSyAma iti dadhyuH, koDinnaH satantrazcaturthaM kRtvA mUlakandAnadannAdyAM mekhalAmArUDhaH / dinnaH satantraH SaSThaM kRtvA zaTitapatrANyadan dvitIyamekhalAmArUDhaH / sevAlaH satantroSTamaM kRtvA zuSkasevAlamadanstRtIyamekhalAM vilagnaH, evaM te tiSThinti, gautamamudArAGgaM hRtabhuktaDittaruNAbhimAyAntaM te vIkSyocureSaH sthUladehaH kathamArohayiSyati? vayaM mahAtapaH zuSkA na zaknuma Uttaradhyayan Sutra

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth AroDhuM / gautamastu jaGghAcAraNalabdhyA lUtAtantunizrayApi calaMsteSAM pazyatAmevAgato gatazcA'dRzyatAM / te vismitAH pazyanto yadaiSa uttarettadA'syaiva ziSyA vayaM bhaviSyAma iti dadhyuH / atha gautamastatra caityAni natvezAnyAM dizi pRthivIzilApaTTe'zokadroradho rAtrivAsakaM sthitaH, ito dhanado'STApade caityAni nantumeto gautamaM natvA dezanAyAM sAdhuguNAn 'antAhArAH prAntAhArAH sAdhavaH syuH ' ityAdikAn zrutvA dadyau, yadeSa gurudevaM sAdhuguNAn vakti, svayaM ca tAM rUpazriyaM dhatte, yA devAnAmapi na, evaM tadAkUtaM gautamo jJAtvA puNDarIkAdhyayanamUce / sagaraH pUrvAGgAdhika 71 pUrvalakSairutpannacaturddazaratno jitaSaTkhaNDo bhAratarAjyaM cakre / jAtAstasya SaSTisahasrANi sutAH, teSu jyeSTho jahnukumAro rAjJo'numatyA samastabandhuyuk pRthvIM pazyannaSTApadaM prApya tadadhaH sainyaM nivezya surasAnnidhyAttacchiro'dhiruhya bharatakAritacaturviMzatijinabimbAni natvA stUpAdIMzca dRSTvA mantrimukhAt svapUrvajakAritaM ca tad jJAtvoce bho vIkSadhvametatsamamanyAdriM, tato rAjanaraiH sarvAM kSmAM nibhAlyoce svAminnAstIdRzo'driH, tato'syaiva rakSAM kurma iti sarve cakriputrA jahnumukhyA daNDaratnenASTApade paritaH parikhAM cakruH, tadA daNDaratnaM sahasrayojanAni darbhavadbhuvambhitvA'dho vyantarabhavanAnyagAt, bhinnAni ca tadbhavanAni / tadadbhutaM dRSTvA bhItA nAgAH zaraNAya jvalanaprabhavyantarendraM gatAH, uktaH svodantaH indraH sagarasutAnetyoce, bho ! vyantaralokaH sopadravo bhavati, kimetadArabdhamanAtmajJairbhavadbhiH ? tato jahnunA mRdUce bho indra ! aSTApadatIrtharakSaNArtha parikhA kRtA, nA'tha kurma idRk, kuru prasAdaM ! kSamasva mantuM ! so'kopo gataH sthAnaM, atha jahanvAdibhiH parikhA jalapUrNAstviti daNDaratnena gaGgA vAlayitvAnItA, jalaiH pUrNA parikhA, mRjjalapUro gato bhavaneSu, trasto vyantaralokaH, jvalanaprabho'vadhinA tajjahnavAdikRtaM jJAtvA kruddhA dRgviSAnnAgakumArAn svasaGgatikAMstatra praiSIt / tairjvalannaitrairIkSitA jahnumukhAH sarve bhasmIbhUtAH, mAntrisAmantAH sasainyAH prasthitA ayodhyAM prAptA mantrayanti sma, kumArAn muktvaitA rAjJaH kiM mukhaM darzayAmo vahnAveva pravizAma iti / atrAntare'STApadAsannavAsijanA etya bhUpaM vyajijJapan svAmin gaGgApravAho jahnunAnItaH parikhAM prapUrya grAmAdIn plAvayannivAryaH, tato rAjJA pautro bhagIratho'bhANi, vatsendranumatyA daNDaratnena gaGgAM pUrvAbdhau naya ! so'pyaSTApadapArzvaM gatvA'STamArAdhitavyantarendrapratyakSAdezAd gaGgAM daNDaratnakhAtabhUmArgeNa pUrvAbdhau ninye / tatrA'nekamukhavahanAd gaGgA sahastra mukhyabhUt / yatra cAbdhau patitA, tatra gaGgAsAgaraM tIrthaM jAtaM / gaGgA jahnunAnIteti jAhnavI, bhagIrathena vinIteti bhAgIrathItyuktA, sagarasya samudrayAyigaGgAkAritatvAt sAgarI kIrtirjAtA / pU. jayakIrtisUriSkRta TIkArtha uttarAdhyayanasUtramAM gautamasvAmIne uddezIne paramAtmA mahAvIrasvAmIe dhrumapatrakanAmanuM 10muM adhyayana 'dhuM che temAM pRSThicaMpAmAM paramAtmAthI pratibodha pAmIne zAla-mahAzAla rAjA ane yuvarAja dIkSA grahaNa kare che. potAnuM rAjya bhANeja gAgalane soMpe che ane gAgali temano dIkSA mahotsava kare che. zAla-mahAzAlanI vhena yazomatI ane tenA svAmI piThara pRSThicaMpAmAM hovAthI gautamanI sAthe zAla-mahAzAla paramAtmAnI AjJAthI pRSThicaMpAmAM jAya che ane tyAM gautamasvAmIe kahela dharmathI gAgali piThara-yazomatI (mAtA-pitA) nI sAthe potAnA putrane rAjyamAM sthApIne dIkSA grahaNa kare che. gautamasvAmI teone laIne caMpAnagarImAM paramAtmA pAse javA nIkaLe che. zAla-mahAzAlane rastAmAM jatAM gAgali AdinI dIkSAnA harSathI ane Uttaradhyayan Sutra *B5 8 za

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth gAgali Adi traNene zAla-mahAzAlathI ame pratibodha pAmyA ane taryA e pramANe zubha dhyAnathI kevalajJAna thayuM... pAMce jaNA caMpAmAM svAmI pAse jaIne pradakSiNA ApIne kevalInI sabhAmAM beThA. gautamasvAmI paramAtmAne vaMdIne temane kahe che- paramAtmAne vaMdana karo. svAmI kahe che ke he gautama! kevalInI AzAtanA na kara. gautamasvAmIne khamAve che ane saMvegathI vicAre che ke zuM mane siddhi prApta nahi thAya ? A bAju je bhUmi upara rahelA aSTApada upara caDIne paramAtmAne name che te, te bhave siddhi pAme che e pramANe devano AlApa sAMbhaLIne gautamasvAmIe paramAtmAne pUchyuM, paramAtmAe paNa temano Azaya jANIne emanA svairya mATe tApasIne pratibodha mATe anujJA ApI ke jema sukha upaje tema karo. gautamasvAmI arihaMta paramAtmAne namana karIne tapazaktithI cAlatAM vihAra karavA vaDe aSTApada gayA. uttarAdhyayana sUtramAM aDhAramAM saMyatIya adhyayanamAM kSatriyamuni saMjayamunine mahApuruSanA dRSTAMta vaDe sthira kare che. temAM gAthA-35mAM sagara cakravartInA dRSTAMtamAM sagara cakravartInA 60 hajAra putroe zubha AzayathI aSTApadajI tIrthanI rakSA mATe khAI karI ane daMDaratnathI gaMgAnadIne vALIne khAIne jalapUrNa karI. mATI ane jalathI nAganikAyanA devo trAsa pAmyA ane javalanaprabha vyaMtaredra avadhijJAna vaDe A jahunuM Adi sagaraputronuM kArya che ema jANIne daSTiviSa nAgakumAradevone tyAM mokalyA ane jahUnuAdi sarvene bhasmIbhUta karI nAMkhyA....!! A bAju aSTApadaparvatanI najIkamAM rahenArA lokoe AvIne rAjAnA pautra bhagIrathane kahyuM ane teNe kahyuM ke vatsa ! IndranI anumatithI daMDaratna vaDe gaMgAne pUrvasamudramAM laI jA. te paNa aSTApada pAse jaIne aThThamatapane ArAdhIne vyatarendranA pratyakSa AdezathI gaMgAne daMDaratnathI bhUmArgavaDe pUrvasamudramAM vALI tyAM anekamukhe vahana thavAthI gaMgA sahasamukhI thaI. jyAM samudramAM gaMgA paDI tyAM gaMgAsAgara tIrtha thayuM. gaMgA jahunu vaDe lavAI tethI "jAhnavI' tarIke prasiddhi pAmI, bhagIratha vaDe pAchI vALI tethI 'bhAgIrathI' tarIke prasiddha pAmI. sagara vaDe samudragAmI gaMgAne karI tethI "sAgarI' kIrtine pAmI. bhagIratha tyArapachI Indrane maLIne ayodhyA gayo ane sagare tene rAjyamAM sthApita karyo ane sagara cakravartI ajitanAtha bhagavAna pAse 72 lAkha pUrvAyu pravrajyA pALIne siddha thayA. Uttaradhyayan Sutra

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// Avazyaka niyukti / prAstAvika : avazya karaNIya anuSThAna Avazyaka kahalAtA hai| Avazyaka kI saMkhyA sAmAyika, caturviMzatistava, vaMdanA, pratikramaNa, kAyotsarga aura pratyAkhyAna isa prakAra chaha hai| jisa grantha meM yaha chaha Avazyaka kI vistRta rupa se carcA kI gaI hai vaha Avazyaka sUtra hai| isake kartA caudapUrvadhara zrI bhadrabAhusvAmI haiN| [Avazyaka niyukti-khaNDa-1 saMpAH DaoN. samaNI kusumaprajJA] isa graMtha meM bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA aSTApada para nirvANa viSayaka ullekha prApta hotA hai| jo isa prakAra hai205. titthagarANaM paDhamo, usabharisI' viharito nirUvasaggaM / aTThAvao nagavaro, aggAbhUmI jiNavarassa' / / tIrthaGkaroM meM bhagavAn RSabha hI prathama tIrthaGkara the, jinakA vihAra nirUpasarga rhaa| jinezvara deva kI agrabhUminirvANa bhUmi aSTApada parvata thaa| 228. rAyA Adiccajase, mahAjase atibale sa balabhadde / balavirie kattavirieN, jalavirie daMDavirie ya / / * ve ATha puruSa ye haiM- rAjA Adityayaza, mahAyaza, atibala, balabhadra, balavIrya, kArtavIrya, jalavIrya tathA daMDavIrya / 228/1 etehi addhabharahaM, sayalaM bhuttaM sireNa dhario y| pavaro jiNiMdamauDo, sesehi na cAio voDhuM / / inhoMne samasta artha bharata para rAjya kiyA, usakA upabhoga kiyA / inhoMne indra dvArA AnIta prathama jitendra kA mukuTa zira para dhAraNa kiyA / zeSa narapati use vahana karane meM samartha nahIM hue / 1. pallagA (ya), paNhavA (svo), pAhagA (ko)| 2. NusaTThA (ba, sa, svo, ko)| 3. svo. 263/1702 / sirI (ma, rA, lA, ko) | * sthAnAGgasUtra ke aSTama sthAna ke sU. 617 meM jo ATha siddha, buddha, mukta aura parinirvANa pAye haiM una Adityayaza vigere kA ullekha milatA hai : (sU.617) bharahassa NaM ranno cAuraMtacakkavaTTissa aTTha purisajugAI aNubaddhaM siddhAiM jAva savvadukkhappahINAI, taMjahA-Adiccajase, mahAjase, atibale, mahAbale, tetavIrite, kattavIrite, daMvavIrite, jalavIrite / (TI.) anantaroktasUkSmaviSayasaMyamamAsevya ye aSTakatayA siddhAstAnAha-bharahassetyAdi kaNThyam, kintu purisajugAI ti puruSA yugAnIva kAlavizeSA iva kamavRttitvAt puruSayugAni, anubaddhaM santatam yAvatkaraNAt 'buddhAiM mukkAI parinivvuDAI' ti, eteSAM cA''dityayazaH prabhRtInAmihoktakramasyAnyathAtvamapyupalabhyate, Aavashyak Niryukti Vol. XX Ch. 150-A, Pg. 8533-8543 Aavashyak Niryukti - 10

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth 231. puNaravi ya samosaraNe, pucchIya 'jiNaM tu'6 cakkiNo bhrhe| appuTTho ya dasAre, titthayaro kI ihaM bharahe ? / / samavasaraNa meM bharata ne vAsudevoM ke bAre meM na pUchakara tIrthaGkaroM aura cakravartiyoM ke bAre meM puuchaa| isake atirikta isa pariSad meM kauna aisA vyakti hai, jo isa bharatakSetra meM AgAmI tIrthaGkara hogA, yaha bhI pUchA / 232. jiNa-cakki-dasArANaM, vaNNa-pamANAi naam-gottaaii| Au-pura-mAi-pitaro, pariyAya-gatiM ca sAhIya // jinezvara, cakravartI tathA dazAra (vAsudeva)-inake varNa, pramANa, nAma, gotra, Ayu, pura, mAtA, pitA, paryAya tathA gati kahe jAyeMge / 232/1. aha bhaNati jiNavariMdo, "bharahe vAsammi jAriso ahayaM / erisayA tevIsaM, anne hohiMti titthayarA // jinezvara deva ne kahA--'isa bharatavarSa meM jaisA maiM hU~, vaise hI anya tevIsa tIrthaGkara hoNge|' 233. hohI ajito saMbhava, abhinaMdaNa sumati suppabha supaaso| sasi-pupphadaMta-sItala, sejjaMso vAsupujjo y2|| 234. vimalamaNaMtai dhammo, saMtI kuMthU aro ya mallI y| muNisuvvaya nami nemI, pAso taha vaddhamANo ya3 / / tevIsa tIrthaGkaroM ke nAma isa prakAra haiM-ajita, saMbhava, abhinaMdana, sumati, suprabha, (padma), supArzva, candraprabha, puSpadaMta, zItala, zreyAMsa, vAsupUjya, vimala, ananta, dharma, zAMti, kunthu, ara, malli, munisuvrata, nami, nemi, pArzva tathA varddhamAna / 236/1. paumAbha-vAsupujjA, rattA sasi-pupphadaMta sasi-gorA / suvvayanemI kAlA, pAso mallI piyaMgAbhA / / 5. pucchaI ya (rA) / 6. jiNe ya (bapA, lApA) / 7. svo 293/1738 / 8. sAhIyA (ko), AheyA (svo 294/1739), isa gAthA ke bAda jArisagA.... (svo 1740, ko 1751, hATIbhA 38) gAthA mUbhA. ullekha ke sAtha sabhI hastapratiyoM evaM TIkAoM meM milatI hai | cUrNi meM bhI isakI saMkSipta vyAkhyA milatI hai / 9. jArisao nANadaMsaNehi ahaM (ko), jArisao NANadaMsaNeNa ahaM (svo) / 10. svo 295/1741, yaha gAthA bhASya tathA TIkAoM meM nigA ke krama meM vyAkhyAta hai kintu yaha gAthA bhASya kI pratIta hotI hai| kyoMki bhASyagAthA jArisagA... (svo 1740) meM ziSya ne jo prazna kiyA hai usI kA uttara isa gAthA meM hai| ataH yaha bhASyagAthA se jur3atI hai| niyuktikAra bhASyakAra ke pUrva hue haiM, ataH yaha gAthA bhASya ko honI cAhie / isake atirikta isI zailI meM likhI huI Age Ane vAlI gAthAoM ko donoM vibhA meM nigA ke krama me svIkRta nahIM kiyA hai| isake niyukti na hone kA eka kAraNa yaha bhI hai ki 232 kI dvAragAthA sIdhI 233 se jur3atI hai / 11. hohiti (ma. svo) / 12. svo 296/1742 / 13. svo 297/1743, 14. 236/1-40 taka kI 40 gAthAe~ hA, ma, dI meM nigA ke krama meM vyAkhyAta haiM kintu donoM bhASyoM meM yaha nigA ke rUpa meM saMketita nahIM haiN| ina gAthAoM meM tIrthaGkara tathA cakravartI Adi ke varNa pramANa, saMsthAna Adi kA varNana hai| cUrNikAra ne mAtra itanA ullekha kiyA hai- 'tesiM vaNNo pamANaM NAma.....vattavvayA vibhaasiyvvaa| ye saba gAthAe~ bAda meM prakSipta sI lagatI haiM kyoMki niyuktikAra saMkSipta zailI meM apanI bAta kahate haiN| ye sabhI gAthAe~ svo me TippaNa meM dI huI haiN| inameM 236/ 17,18,20,21,26,28,30,38,39,40-ye 10 gAthAe~ svo evaM ko meM bhASya gAthA ke krama meM haiM tathA cUrNi meM bhI ina gAthAoM kA saMketa milatA hai| TIkA, bhASya evaM cUrNi kI gAthAoM meM bahuta adhika krama vyatyaya milatA hai| ina sabhI gAthAoM ko nigA ke krama meM na rakhane para bhI 236 vIM gAthA viSayavastu kI dRSTi se gA. 237 se jur3atI hai| OM 11 Aavashyak Niryukti

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth 236/2. 'vara-kaNagataviyagorA,15 solasatitthaMkarA muNeyavvA / eso vaNNavibhAgo, cauvIsAe jiNavarANaM / / caubIsa tIrthaGkaroM kA varNa-vibhAga isa prakAra hai . padmaprabha tathA vAsupUjya-rakta vrnn| candraprabha tathA puSSadaMta-candramA kI bhA~ti gaura vrnn| munisuvrata tathA nemi-kRSNa vrnn| pArzva aura malli-priMyagu ke samAna AbhA vAle (viniil)| . zeSa solaha tIrthaMkara-zuddha aura tapta kanaka kI bhA~ti svarNAbha / 236/3. paMceva addhapaMcama, cattAra'ddhaTTha taha tigaM ceva / aDhAijjA doNNi ya, divaDDamegaM dhaNusataM c|| 236/4. nauI asIi sattari, saTThI paNNAsa hoti naayvvaa| paNayAla catta paNatIsa, tIsa paNavIsa vIsA y|| 236/5. paNNarasa dasa dhaNUNi ya, nava pAso sattarayaNio viiro| nAmA puvvuttA khalu, titthagarANaM muNeyavvA / / tIrthaGkaroM kA deha-parimANa isa prakAra jAnanA cAhie1. 500 dhanuSya 2. 450 dhanuSya 3. 400 dhanuSya 4. 350 dhanuSya 5. 300 dhanuSya 6. 250 dhanuSya 7. 200 dhanuSya 8. 150 dhanuSya 9. 100 dhanuSya 10. 90 dhanuSya 11. 80 dhanuSya 12. 70 dhanuSya 13. 60 dhanuSya 14. 50 dhanuSya 15. 45 dhanuSya 16. 40 dhanuSya 17. 35 dhanuSya 18. 30 dhanuSya 19. 25 dhanuSya 20. 20 dhanuSya 21. 15 dhanuSya 22. 10 dhanuSya 23. 9 ratni 24. 7 ratni 236/6. muNisuvvao ya arihA, ariTThanemI ya goymsgottaa| sesA titthagarA khalu, kAsavagottA munneyvvaa|| munisuvrata tathA arhat ariSTanemi gotama gotrIya tathA zeSa tIrthaGkara kAzyapagotrI the| 243. tattha marIInAma, AdiparivvAyago usbhnttaa| sajjhANajutto9, egaMte jhAyai20 mhppaa|| (bharata ne RSabha se pUchA-isa dharma pariSad meM kyA koI aisA vyakti hai, jo bhaviSya meM tIrthaGkara hogA?) usa pariSad meM Adi parivrAjaka marIci thaa| vaha bhagavAn RSabha kA pautra, svAdhyAya aura dhyAna se yukta tathA ekAnta meM cintana karane vAlA mahAtmA thaa| 15. varataviyakaNaga (a, laa)| 16. isa gAthA ke bAda prAyaH sabhI hastapratiyoM meM anyA. vyA. ullekha ke sAtha nimna anyakartRkI gAthA milatI haiM usabho paMcadhaNusayaM, nava pAso sattarayaNio viiro| sesaTTha paMca aTTha ya, paNNA dasa paMca parihINA / / 17. nAmA (ba, ma, hA, dI, laa)| 18. dattA (a, lA, raa)| 19. juo (m)| 20. acchati (svo 304/1768) / Aavashyak Niryukti -36 12

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244. 245. taM dApati jiniMdo eva nariMdeNa pucchio saMto dhammavaracakkavaTTI, apacchimo vIranAmo tti / / 13 Adigaru12 dasArANaM, tiviTTunAmeNa3 poynnaahivii| piyamittacakkavaDI, mUyAi videhavAsammi / bhagavAn ne cakravartI bharata ke pUchane para marIci kI ora saMketa karate hue kahA- yaha antima dharmacakravartI hogaa| isakA nAma vIra hogA aura yaha potanA nAmaka nagarI kA adhipati tripRSTha nAmaka prathama vAsudeva hogaa| mahAvideha meM mUkA nagarI meM priyamitra nAma kA cakravartI hogA / 248. 246. taM vayaNaM soUNaM, rAyA aMciyataNUruhasarIro" / abhivaMdiUNa piyaraM, marIimabhivaMdao" jAti" / / bhagavAn ke vacanoM ko sunakara cakravartI bharata romAMcita huaa| vaha bhagavAn kI abhivandanA kara marIci ko vandanA karane calA / 247. 249. lAbhA hu te sulakhA, jaM si tumaM dhammacakkavadvINaM / hohisi dasacaudasamo, apacchimo vIranAmo tti 32 / / 248/1. Adigaru vasArANaM, tiviDunAmeNa poyaNahivaI / piyamittacakkavaDI, 'mUvAi videhavAsammi" // so 'viNaNa uvagato kAUNa payAhiNaM ca tikkhutto / vaMdati abhitthuNato, imAhi mahurAhi vammUhiM // Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth 'NAvi ya pArivvajjaM vaMdAmi ahaM imaM ca te jammaM / jaM hohisi titthagaro, apacchimo teNa vaMdAmi / / bharata vinayapUrvaka marIci ke nikaTa AyA aura tIna bAra pradakSiNA kara vandanA karate hue ina madhura vacanoM se usakI abhistavanA karane lagA - 'tumane nizcita hI bahuta lAbha arjita kiyA hai| jisake phalasvarUpa tuma vIra nAma vAle caubIsaveM antima dharmacakravartI - tIrthaGkara banoge / maiM tumhAre isa janma ke pArivrAjya ko vaMdanA nahIM krtaa| tuma antima tIrthaGkara banoge isalie vandanA karatA hU~ / ' 22. garo (cuu)| 21. svo 305/1768) / 24. svo 306/1770, dra TippaNa (248 / 1) | 23. tiviTTha (ba, hA, dI ) / 25. iMciya (a) | bapA, hATIpA, maTIpA) / 30. svo 308/1772 / 26. ApucchitUNa (svo) / 27. mabhivaMdiuM (rA, lApA, 29. eNamuva (cU) / 28. svo 307 / 1771 / 31. hukAro nipAtaH sa caivakArArthaH (mavR) / 32. svo 309/1773 / 33. mUavidehAyavAsammi (svo 310 / 1774), isa gAthA kA punarAvartana huA hai (dra. gA. 245), sa prati ke atirikta prAyaH sabhI pratiyoM meM isakA prathama caraNa hI milatA hai| hA, ma, dI meM ise punaH niyukti gAthA ke kramAMka meM nahIM jor3A hai, mAtra gAthA kA saMketa diyA hai| donoM bhASyoM meM yaha punaH nigA ke krama meM hai (svo 306/1770, 310/1774 ko 306 / 1783, 310 / 1787) / 34. Na vi te (svo), NAvi a te (ma) / 35. svo 311/1775 | -85 1324 Aavashyak Niryukti

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth - 250. 'eva NhaM'36 thoUNaM, kAUNa payAhiNaM ca tikkhutto| ApucchiUNa pitaraM, viNItanagariM aha pvitthttho|| isa prakAra marIci kI stavanA kara, tIna bAra pradakSiNA kara bharata pitA RSabha se pUchakara vinItA nagarI meM praveza kara gyaa| 251 tavvayaNaM38 soUNaM, tivaI apphoDiUNa tikkhutto| abbhahiyajAtahariso, tattha marII imaM bhnnti|| 252. jai vAsudeva0 paDhamo, 'mUyAi videha'41 ckkvttttittN| caramo 2 titthagarANaM, 'hou alaM ettiyaM mjjh3|| 253. ahagaM ca dasArANaM, pitA ya me ckkvttttivNsss| ajjo titthagarANaM, aho kulaM uttama mjjh'4|| bharata ke vacanoM ko sunakara tIna bAra pairoM ko AsphoTika kara athavA apanI sAthala para tIna bAra tAla Thokakara, atyadhika prasanna hokara marIci bolA- 'yadi maiM prathama vAsudeva, videha kI mUkA nagarI meM cakravartI aura isa bhAratavarSa meM carama tIrthaGkara banU~gA to mere lie itanA paryApta hai| maiM prathama vAsudeva, mere pitA prathama cakravartI aura mere pitAmaha RSabha prathama tIrthaGkara haiM- aho ! merA kula uttama hai|' 254. aha bhagavaM bhavamahaNo, 'puvvANamaNUNagaM satasahassaM5 / aNupuvvi56 vihariUNaM, patto aTThAvayaM selaM // bhava ko mathane vAle bhagavAn RSabha eka lAkha pUrva taka grAmAnugrAma viharaNa karate hue aSTApada parvata para phuNce| 255. aTThAvayammi sele, caudasabhatteNa so maharisINaM / dasahi sahassehi samaM, nivvANamaNuttaraM patto8 / / aSTApada parvata para maharSi RSabha chaha dinoM kI tapasyA meM dasa hajAra anagAroM ke sAtha anuttara nirvANa ko prApta hue| uparokta ullekha RSabhadeva ke nirvANa sthala aSTApada kI pUrti karate haiN| 256. nivvANa citigAgiI:49, jiNassa ikkhAga sesagANaM ca / sakahA thUbha jiNaghare jAyaga teNAhitaggi tti| 36. ehaM pAdapUtyai dI. ehamiti nipAtaH pUraNArtho vartate (maTI), evannaM (cuu)| 37. svo 312/1776 / / 38. taM vayaNaM (cuu)| 39. svo 313/1777 / 40. devu (ba, rA, hA, dii)| 41. mUyavidehAe (svo), videhi (hA, dI) videhAi (ko)| 42. carimo (ma, sa, laa)| 43. svo 314/1778, aho mae ettiyaM laddhaM (hATIpA, maTIpA, lApA, apA) 44. svo 315/1779, isa gAthA ke bAda a, ba, lA prati meM "jArisayA logagurU (hATImUbhA. 38) ityAdArabhya aMtarA ekAdazagAthA vihAya sarvA api bhASyagAthA saMbhAvyate vyA" kA ullekha milatA hai| jArisayA ke bAda hATI meM 63 niyukti gAthAe~ tathA 5 bhASya gAthAe~ haiN| bIca kI kauna sI 11 gAthAe~ chor3eM, yaha Aja spaSTa nahIM hai| 45. saMpuNNaM puvvasatasahassaM tu (svo, ko)| 46. sAmaNNaM (svo)| 47. svo 316/1780 / 48. svo 317/1781 / 49. vvANa citaga Agiti (svo, ko), NevvANa citagA (ba, cU), ciyagAgi (s)| 50. tu (a, rA, ko)| 51. svo 318/1782, isa gAthA ke bAda prAyaH sabhI hastapratiyoM evaM TIkAoM meM thUbhasaya... (ko 1796, svo 1783, hATImUbhA 45) mUla bhASya gAthA milatI hai| Aavashyak Niryukti -86 14

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth bhagavAn kA nirvANa / vRtta, yasra tathA caturasra-ina AkRtiyoM vAlI tIna citAoM kA nirmaann| eka citA tIrthaGkara ke lie, eka ikSvAkuvaMzIya anagAroM ke lie tathA eka zeSa anagAroM ke lie| sakathAhanu (dADhA), stUpa tathA jinagRha kA nirmaann| yAcaka aura AhitAgni / * Adasagharapaveso, bharahe paDaNaM ca aNguliiyss| 'sesANaM ummuyaNaM 53, saMvego nANa dikkhA y5|| AdarzagRha meM bharata cakravartI kI aMguli se aMguThI nIce gira gii| aMguli kI azobhA ko dekha, usane sAre AbhUSaNa nikAla die| saMvega se kaivalya kI upalabdhi aura pravrajyA kA svIkaraNa / * RSabha kA nirvANa : aSTApada parvata para bhagavAn ne chaha upavAsa kI tapasyA meM pAdopagamana anazana svIkAra kara liyaa| bharata ne jaba yaha samAcAra sunA to zoka-saMtapta hRdaya se paidala hI aSTApada parvata kI ora daudd'aa| usane duHkhI hRdaya se bhagavAn ko vaMdanA kii| usa samaya zakra kA Asana calita huaa| avadhijJAna se usane sArI sthiti ko jaanaa| bhagavAn ke pAsa Akara azrupUrNa nayanoM se usane bhagavAn kI vaMdanA evaM paryupAsanA kii| usa samaya ve aneka devI-devatAoM se saMvRtta the| chaTThamabhakta meM dasa hajAra anagAroM ke sAtha bhagavAn nirvANa ko prApta ho ge| bhagavAn kA nirvANa hone para zakra ne devoM ko Adeza diyA- 'naMdanavana se zIghra hI gozIrSa caMdana lAkara citA kI racanA kro| golAkAra AkRti vAlI citA pUrva dizA meM nirmita karo, vaha tIrthaMkara RSabha ke lie hogii| eka vyaMsa AkAra vAlI citA dakSiNa dizA meM nirmita karo, jo ikSvAku vaMza meM utpanna anagAroM ke lie hogii| eka caturasra citA uttara dizA meM nirmita karo, jo zeSa anagAroM ke lie hogii|' devatAoM ne usI rUpa meM citAoM kA nirmANa kiyaa| isake pazcAt indra ne Abhiyogika devoM ko bulAkara unheM Adeza diyA- 'zIghra hI kSIrodaka samudra se pAnI lekara aao| devatAoM ne usa Adeza kA pAlana kiyaa| taba zakra ne tIrthaGkara ke zarIra ko kSIra samudra ke pAnI se snAna krvaayaa| snAna karAkara zreSTha gozIrSa caMdana kA zarIra para lepa kiyaa| bhagavAn ko zveta vastra dhAraNa karavAe tathA saba prakAra ke alaMkAroM se unake zarIra ko vibhUSita kiyaa| isake pazcAt bhavanapati aura vyaMtara devoM ne gaNadhara aura zeSa anagAroM ke zarIra ko snAna karavAkara akSata devadUSya phnaae| taba indra ne bhavanapati aura vaimAnika devoM ko Adeza diyA ki aneka citroM se citrita zivikAoM kA nirmANa kro| eka bhagavAn RSabha ke lie, eka gaNadhara ke lie tathA eka avazeSa sAdhuoM ke lie| devatAoM ne Adeza ke anusAra zivikAoM kA nirmANa kara diyaa| indra ne bhagavAn ke zarIra ko zivikA meM le jAkara duHkhI hRdaya aura azrupUrNa nayanoM se citA para sthApita kiyaa| aneka bhavanapati aura vaimAnika devoM ne gaNadharoM aura zeSa anagAroM ke zarIra ko citA para rkhaa| taba indra ne agnikumAra devoM ko bulAkara tInoM citAoM meM agnikAya kI vikurvaNA karane kA Adeza diyaa| agnikumAra devoM ne mukha se agni kA prakSepa kiyA tabhI se jagat meM prasiddha ho gayA ki 'agnimukhAH vai devaaH|' vAyukumAra devoM ne vAyu kI vikurvaNA kI, jisase agni tIvra gati se prajvalita ho sake / indra ke Adeza se bhavanapati devoM ne citA meM aguru, turuSka, ghRta, madhu Adi dravya DAle, jisase zarIra kA mAMsa aura zoNita jala jaae| meghakumAra devoM ne kSIrasAgara ke pAnI se citA ko zAnta kiyaa| 53. sesANa ya omuyaNaM (svo)| 52. aMguleyassasa (svo), aMgulejjassa (ko)| 54. svo 319/1784 / ___ * dekheM pari. 3 kathAeM / - 15 - Aavashyak Niryukti

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth bhagavAn kI UparI dakSiNa dADhA ko zakra ne, vAma dADhA ko IzAnendra ne, nIce kI dakSiNa dADhA ko camara ne tathA vAma dADhA ko bali ne grahaNa kiyaa| zeSa devoM ne bhagavAn ke zeSa aMga grahaNa kie| isake pazcAt bhavanapati aura vaimAnika devoM ne indra ke Adeza se tIna caitya-stUpoM kA nirmANa kiyaa| cAroM prakAra ke deva nikAyoM ne bhagavAn kA parinirvANa mahotsava mnaayaa| phira devoM ne naMdIzvaradvIpa meM jAkara aSTAhnika mahotsava manAyA / mahotsava sampanna karake saba apanI-apanI sudharmA-sabhA ke caityastambha ke pAsa ge| vahA~ vajramaya gola Dibbe meM bhagavAn kI dADhA ko rakha diyaa| narezvaroM ne bhagavAn kI bhasma grahaNa kii| sAmAnya logoM ne bhasma ke DoMgara bnaae| taba se bhasma ke DoMgara banAne kI paramparA calane lgii| logoM ne usa bhasma ke puMDra bhI bnaae| zrAvaka logoM ne devatAoM se bhagavAn kI dADhA Adi kI yAcanA kii| yAcakoM kI atyadhika saMkhyA se abhidruta hokara devoM ne kahA- 'aho yAcaka ! aho yAcaka !' taba se yAcaka paramparA kA prArambha huaa| unhoMne vahA~ se agni grahaNa karake use apane ghara meM sthApita kara liyA isalie ve AhitAgni kahalAne lge| usa agni ko bhagavAn ke putra, ikSvAkuvaMzI anagAroM tathA zeSa anagAroM ke putra bhI le ge| bharata ne vardhakiratna se caityagRha kA nirmANa krvaayaa| usane eka yojana lambA-caur3A tathA tIna gavyUta U~cA siMhaniSadyA ke AkAra meM AyAtana bnvaayaa| koI AkramaNa na kara de isilie lohamaya yaMtrapuruSoM ko dvArapAla ke rUpa meM niyukta kiyaa| daMDaratna se aSTApada kI khudAI karavAkara eka-eka yojana para AThaATha sIr3hiyA banavA dIM / sagara ke putroM ne apanI kIrti evaM vaMza ke lie daMDaratna se gaMgA kA avataraNa krvaayaa| * bharata ko kaivalya-prApti : bhagavAn ke nirvANa ke pazcAt bharata ayodhyA A gye| kucha samaya pazcAt vaha zoka se mukta ho gayA aura pA~ca lAkha pUrva taka bhoga bhogatA rhaa| eka bAra vaha sabhI alaMkAroM se vibhUSita hokara apane AdarzagRha meM gyaa| vahA~ eka kAMca meM sarvAMga puruSa kA pratibimba dIkhatA thaa| vaha svayaM kA pratibimba dekha rahA thaa| itane meM hI usakI aMgUThI nIce gira pdd'ii| usako jJAta nahIM huaa| vaha apane pUre zarIra kA nirIkSaNa kara rahA thaa| itane meM hI usakI dRSTi apanI aMguli para pdd'ii| use vaha asundara lgii| taba usane apanA kaMkaNa bhI nikAla diyaa| isa prakAra vaha eka-eka kara sAre AbhUSaNa nikAlatA gyaa| sArA zarIra AbhUSaNa rahita ho gyaa| use padmavikala padmasarovara kI bhA~ti apanA zarIra azobhAyamAna lgaa| usake mana meM saMvega utpanna huaa| vaha socane lagA- 'Agantuka padArthoM se vibhUSita merA zarIra sundara lagatA thA para vaha svAbhAvika rUpa se suMdara nahIM hai|' isa prakAra cintana karate hue apUrvakaraNadhyAna meM upasthita bharata ko kevalajJAna kI prApti ho gii| devarAja zakra ne Akara kahA- 'Apa dravyaliMga dhAraNa kareM, jisase hama ApakA niSkramaNa-mahotsava kara skeN|' taba bharata ne paMcamuSTi luMcana kiyaa| devatAoM ne rajoharaNa, pAtra Adi upakaraNa prastuta kie / mahArAja bharata dasa hajAra rAjAoM ke sAtha pravajita ho ge| zeSa nau cakravartI hajAra-hajAra rAjAoM se pravrajita hue| zakra ne bharata ko vandanA kii| bharata eka lAkha pUrva taka kevalI paryAya kA pAlana kara mAsika saMlekhanA meM zravaNa nakSatra meM aSTApada parvata para parinirvRta ho gye| bharata ke bAda indra ne Adityayaza kA abhiSeka kiyaa| isa prakAra eka ke bAda eka ATha puruSayuga abhiSikta hue| usake bAda ke rAjA usa mukuTa ko dhAraNa karane meM samartha nahIM hue| RO 1. caityagRha ke vistRta varNana hetu dekheM AvacU. 1 pR. 224-227 / 2. Avani. 230, AvacU. 2 pR. 221-227, hATI. 1 pR. 113, maTI. pa. 245-246 / 3. Avani. 257, AvacU. 1 pR. 227-228, hATI. 1 pR. 113, 114, maTI. pa. 246 / Aavashyak Niryukti - 16

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prAstAvika paumacariyaM kI racanA AcArya vimalasUri ne IsvIsan kI tRtIya - caturtha zatAbdI meM kI thI / usakI mUla bhASA prAkRta hai / 5 || paumacariyaM // isa grantha meM padma (rAma kA apara nAma) ke caritra kA sundara varNana kiyA gayA hai| jisase grantha kA nAma sArthaka siddha hotA hai / isameM sagaraputroM evaM rAvaNa kI aSTApada yAtrA kA vistRta varNana kiyA gayA hai| jise yahA~ saMpAdita karake prastuta kiyA gayA hai / paumacariyaM ke rAkSasavaMza nAmaka adhikAra ke pAMcave uddeza meM sagaraputroM kI aSTApadayAtrA kA saMdarbhasagaraputrANAmaSTApadayAtrA nAgendreNa dahanaM ca sagaro vi cakkavaTTI, causaTThisahassajuvaikayavihavo / bhuJjai egacchattaM, sayalasamatthaM imaM bharahaM / / 168 / / amarindaruvasarisA, sadvisahassA suyANa uppnnaa| aTThAvayammi sele, bandaNahetuM samaNupattA / / 169 / / vandaNavihANapUrva, kameNa kAUNa siddhapaDimANaM aha te kumArasIhA, cehayabhavaNe pasaMsanti / / 170 / / mantIhi tANa sihaM, eyAI kAriyAI bharaheNaM tumhettha rakkhaNatthaM, kiMci uvAyaM lahuM kuNaha / / 171 / / daNDarayaNeNa ghAyaM, dAuM gaGganaIeN majjhammi / sayarasueNa u tAhe, parikhevo pavvayassa kao / / 172 / / daTThUNa ya taM vivaraM, nAgindo kohajalaNapajjalio / savve vi sayaraputte, takkhaNamettaM Dahai ruTTho / / 173 / / doNNi jaNe, tANaM majjhaTThie kumArANaM / kAUNaM aNukampaM jiNavaradhammappabhAveNaM / / 174 // maraNameyaM, sayarasuyANaM samattakhandhAro / bhairahi - bhImeNa samaM, sAeyapuriM samaNupatto / / 175 / / yadaTThU daNa Upcoming Vol. XXI sagaraputroM kI aSTApada yAtrA aura nAgendra dvArA dahana causaTha hajAra yuvatiyoM kI samRddhivAlA sagara cakravartI bhI pUrNa prabhutvayukta isa samagra bharatakSetra kA upabhoga karane lgaa| (168) usake devendra ke samAna rUpavAle sATha haz2Ara putra the / ve ekabAra aSTApada parvatake para vandana ke hetu Aye / (169) kramazaH siddha pratimAoM ke darzana evaM pUjAvidhi karake kumAroM meM siMha jaise unhoMne caityabhavana meM praveza kiyA / (170) maMtriyoM ne unase kahA ki ye caityabhavana bharata ne banavAye haiN| inakI rakSA ke liye tuma koI upAya jaldI hI karo / ( 171) isa para gaMgA nadI ke bIca daNDaratna se prahAra karake sagaraputroM ne parvata ke cAroM ora parikhA taiyAra kii| (172) isa chidra ko dekhakara ruSTa nAgendra ne krodharUpI agni se prajvalita hokara sabhI sagaraputroM ko tatkSaNa bhasma kara ddaalaa| (173) jinavara ke dharma ke prabhAva se anukampA karake una kumAroM meM se do kumAroM ko bhasmasAt na kiyA / (174) sagara ke putroM kI aisI mRtyu dekhakara bhagIratha evaM bhIma ke sAtha samasta sainya ayodhyA lauTa AyA / (175) , 172 -Paumachariyam

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth paumacariyaM ke vAlI nirvANaprApti nAmaka navameM uddeza meM rAvaNa kA aSTApadagamana tathA vAlImuni dvArA parAbhava kA saMdarbha - suggIvo vi hu kannaM, sirippamaM deha rkkhsindss| kikkindhimahAnayare, karei rajjaM guNasamiddhaM // 50 // vijjAharamaNuyANaM, kannAo ruuvjovvnndhriio| akkamiya vikkameNaM, pariNei dasANaNo tAo // 51 // niccAloe nayare, niccAloyassa kheyrindss| rayaNAvali tti duhiyA, siridevIgabbhasaMbhUyA // 52 // tIe vivAhaheDaM, pupphavimANaTThiyassa gynnyle| vaccantassa niruddhaM, jANaM aTThAvayassuvari // 53 // dahNa avaccantaM, pupphavimANaM tao prmrutthttho| pucchai rakkhasanAho, mArIi ! kimerisaM jAyaM ? // 54 // aha sAhiuM payatto, mArII ko vi nAha ! munnivsho| tappai tavaM sughoraM, sUrAbhimuho mahAsatto // 55 // rAvaNasya aSTApade avataraNam : eyassa pabhAveNaM, jANavimANaM na jAi parahuttaM / avayaraha namokkAra, kareha muNi pAvamahaNassa // 56 / / oyAriyaM vimANaM, pecchai kavilAsapavvayaM rmm| dUrunnayasiharoha, mehaM piva sAmalAyAraM // 57 / / ghnnnivh-trunntruvr-kusumaaliniliinngumugumaayaarN| nijjharavahantanimmala-salilohapphusiyavarakaDayaM / / 58 / / kaDayataDakinnaroraga-gandhavvuggIyamahuranigghosaM / maya-mahisa-saraha-kesAri-varAha-ruru-gayaulAiNNaM / / 59 / / siharakaraniyaraniggaya-nANAviharaNamaNaharAloyaM / jiNabhavaNakaNayanimmiya-ubbhAsentaM dasa disAo // 6 // avaiNNo dahavayaNo, aha pecchai sAhavaM tahiM vAlI / jhANapaiTThiyabhAvaM, AyAvantaM silAvaTTe // 1 // rAvaNa kA aSTApada-gamana tathA vAlI muni dvArA parAbhava : sugrIva ne zrIprabhA nAmaka kanyA rAkSasendra rAvaNa ko dI aura mahAnagarI kiSkindhi meM sukha, sadAcAra Adi guNoM se samRddha aisA rAjya karane lgaa|(50) balapUrvaka AkramaNa karake vidyAdhara evaM manuSyoM kI rUpa va yauvana se yukta kanyAoM ke sAtha dazAnana ne vivAha kiyaa| (51) nityAloka nAmaka nagara meM khecarendra nityAloka kI tathA zrIdevI ke garbha se utpanna ratnAvalI nAmaka lar3akI thii| (52) usake sAtha vivAha ke nimitta puSpaka vimAna meM baiThakara AkAza mArga se jAte hue rAvaNa kA vimAna aSTApada ke Upara ruka gyaa| (53) jAte hue vimAna ko isa prakAra sthira dekhakara atyanta ruSTa rAkSasanAtha pUchane lagA ki mArIci, aisA kyoM huA ? (54) isa para mArIci ne kahA ki, he nAtha ! sUrya kI ora abhimukha hokara koI mahAzaktizAlI munivara atyanta ghora tapa kara rahA hai| (55) usake prabhAva se yaha vimAna Age nahIM jA rahA hai| ataH nIce utaro aura pApa kA nAza karanevAle muni ko namaskAra kro| (56) vimAna ko nIce utArakara usane sundara, bahuta U~ce zikharoM ke samUha se yukta tthaa| bAdala sadRza zyAma varNavAle kailAsa parvata ko dekhA / (57) vaha saghana evaM taruNa vRkSarAji ke puSpoM meM lIna bhauMroM kI guMjAra se vyApta thA, bahate hue jharanoM ke nirmala pAnI ke samUha se usakA sundara madhya bhAga spRSTa thA; usakA mUla bhAga kinnara, nAga evaM gandharyoM ke sumadhura saMgIta ke nirghoSa se yukta thA; hirana, bhaiMse, gaiMDe, siMha, sUara, ruru (mRgavizeSa) va hAthI ke samUhoM se vaha vyApta thA; zikhararUpI hAthoM ke samUha meM se bAhara nikale hue aneka prakAra ke ratnoM ke manohara Aloka se vaha Alokita thA tathA dasoM dizAoM ko prakAzita karanevAle svarNavinirmita jinamandiroM se vaha yukta thaa| (58-60) aise kailAsa parvata para rAvaNa utraa| vahA~ para usane dhyAnabhAva meM sthita tathA eka gola zilA para sUrya kI dhUpa meM zarIra ko tapAte hue vAlI ko dekhA / (61) usakA vakSaHsthala bar3A aura vizAla thA, tapa kI zobhA Paumachariyam - 18

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth vitthiNNaviulavacchaM, tavasiribhariyaM palambabhuvajuyalaM / acaliyajhANArUDhaM, meruM piva niccalaM dhIraM // 62 // saMbhariya puvvaveraM, bhiuDiM kAUNa pharusavayaNehiM / aha bhaNiUNa pavatto, dahavayaNo muNivaraM sahasA // 63 // aisundaraM kayaM te, tavacaraNaM muNivareNa hoUNaM / puvvAvarAhajaNie, jeNa vimANaM niruddhaM me // 64 // katto pavvajjA te?, katto tavasaMjamo suciNNo vi? / jaM vahasi rAga-dosaM, teNa vihRtthaM tume savvaM / / 65 / / pheDemi gAravaM te, eyaM ciya pavvayaM tume samayaM / ummUliUNa sayalaM, ghattAmi lahuM salilanAhe // 66 // kAUNa ghorarUvaM, ruTTho saMbhariya sabvavijjAo / aha pavvayassa DeTThA, bhUmI bhettuM ciya paviTTo ||67 // hakkhuviUNa payatto, bhuyAsu saghAyareNa uppiccho / rosANalarattaccho, kharamuhararavaM pakuvvanto / / 68 / / AkampiyamahiveDhaM vihaDiyavaDhasandhibandhaNAmUlaM / aha pavvayaM sirovari bhuyAsu dUraM samuddhara / / 69 / / lambantavIhavisahara-bhIuyavivihAsAvaya-vihaGgaM / taDapaDaNabubhiyanijjhara calantaghaNasiharasaMghAyaM // 70 // kharapavaNareNupasariya-gayaNayalocchaiyadasadisAyakkaM / jAyaM tama - 'ndhayAraM, tahiyaM aTThAvauddharaNe // 71 // uvvellA salilanihI, vivarIyaM ciya vahanti sarisAyao / nigghAyapaDantarakhaM, ukkA -'saNigabbhiNaM bhuvanaM / / 72 / / vijjAharA vibhIyA, asi - kheDaya- kappa-tomaravihatthaM / kiM kiM ? ti ullAvantA, uppaiyA nahayalaM turiyA || 73 // paramAvahIeN bhagavaM, vAlI nAUNa girivarUddharaNaM / aNukampaM paDivanno, bharahakayANaM jiNaharANaM // 74 // eyANa rakkhaNDaM, karemi na ya jIviyavvayanimittaM / mottRNa rAga-dosaM, pavayaNavacchallabhAveNa / / 75 / / se vaha pUrNa thA, usakI donoM bhujAe~ laTaka rahI thIM, vaha nizcala dhyAna meM ArUr3ha thA aura meru kI bhA~ti vaha aDiga aura dhIra thaa| (62) pahale kA aura yAda karake dazavadana bhauheM tAnakara munivara vAlI ko ekadama kaThora vacana kahane lagA ki muni hokara ke bhI pahale ke aparAdha se utpanna roSavaza jo yaha merA vimAna tUne roka rakhA hai yaha bahuta hI sundara kiyA ! (63-64 ) terI pravrajyA kahA~ gaI ? samyag Acara saMyama aura tapa kahA~ gayA ? cU~ki tU rAga evaM dveSa dhAraNa kiye hue hai, ataH terA saba kucha vinaSTa ho gyaa| (65) maiM terA ghamaNDa aura isa parvata ko bhI tere hI sAmane cakanAcUra karatA huuN| sabako jar3amUla se ukhAr3akara samudra meM jaldI hI pheMkatA hU~ (66) isa prakAra kahakara aura sarva vidyAoM ko yAdakara ruSTa rAvaNa ne bhayaMkara rUpa dhAraNa kiyA / bAdameM z2amIna tor3akara vaha parvatake nIce praviSTa huaa| (67) roSarUpI agni se lAla-lAla A~khoM vAlA tathA kaThora evaM tumula kolAhala karatA huA vaha gusse meM Akara pUre bala ke sAtha apanI bhujAoM se use ukhAr3a lgaa| (68) pRthvI se veSTita usa parvata ko hilAkara, mUla meM se hI usake maz2abUta jor3oM ko vicchinna karake tathA sira para use dhAraNa karake bhujAoM dvArA vaha use dUra taka uThA le gayA / (69) usa parvata para bar3e-bar3e sA~pa laTaka rahe the, aneka prakAra ke pazu evaM pakSI bhayavaza idhara-udhara bhAga rahe the, kinAroM ke girane se jharane kSubdha ho uThe the aura zikharoM ke samUha bAdaloM kI taraha cala se rahe the| (70) usa samaya aSTApada ke uThAne ke kAraNa tez2a pavana meM milI dhUla ke phailane se AkAza AcchAdita ho gayA tathA sabhI dizAoM meM andhakAra vyApta ho gyaa| (71) samudra apanA kinArA lA~ghakara cAroM ora phaila gayA, nadiyA~ ulTI bahane lagIM, bijalI ke girane kA bhayaMkara zabda hone lagA aura pRthvI meM bhItara se uthala-puthala maca gii| (72) talavAra, DhAla, kalpa (zastravizeSa) evaM bANa hAthoM meM se girane ke kAraNa vidyAdhara bhI bhayabhIta ho gaye / 'yaha kyA huA ? yaha kyA huA ?' aisA bolate hue ve zIghra hI meM udd'e| (73) paramAvadhijJAna se parvata kA Upara uThAnA jAnakara bharata cakravartIkRta jinamandiroM kI rakSA ke liye bhagavAn vAlI ko dayA aaii| (74) rAga-dveSa kA tyAga karake jinopadeza ke prati vAtsalyabhAva ke kAraNa, na ki apane jIvana ke hetu, maiM inakI rakSA karatA hU~ aisA socakara usane apane paira ke a~gUThe - 19 Paumachariyam

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth eva muNiUNa teNaM, calaNaguTTeNa pIliyaM siharaM / jaha dahamuho niviTTho, gurubharabhAroNayasarIro / / 76 / / vihaDantamauDamottiya-namiyasiro gADhasiDhilasavvaGgo / pagalantatakkhaNuppannaseyasaMghAyajalanivaho // 77 // vavagayajIyAseNaM, rao kao jeNa tattha aighoro / teNaM ciya jiyaloe, vikkhAo rAvaNo nAmaM // 78 // soUNa muharavaM taM mUDhA sannajjhiUNa raNasUrA / kiM kiM ? ti ullavantA, bhamanti pAsesu calavegA / / 79 / / muNitavaguNeNa sahasA, dunduhisado nahe pavitthario / paDiyA ya kusumavuTThI, suramukkA gayaNamaggAo // 80 // jAhe aNAyareNaM, siDhilo aTuo kao sigghaM / mottUNa pavvayavaraM, viNiggao dahamuha tAhe // 81 // sigghaM gao paNAmaM, dasANaNo muNivaraM khamAveuM / thoUNa samADhatto, tava - niyamabalaM pasaMsanto // 82 // mottUNa jiNavarindaM, annassa na paNamio tumaM jaM se / tasseyaM balamaulaM, diTTha ciya pAyaDaM amhe // 83 // rUveNa ya sIleNa ya, balamAhappeNa dhIrapurisa ! tume / sariso na hoi anno, sayale vi ya mANuse loe // 84 // avakarissa maha tume, vattaM ciya jIviyaM na saMdeho / taha viyakhalo alajjo, visayavirAgaM na gacchAmi // 85 // dhannA te sappurisA, je taruNatte gayA virAgattaM / mottUNa santavihavaM, nissaGgA ceva pavvaiyA // 86 // evaM thoUNa muNI, dasANaNo jiNaharaM samallINo / niyayajuvaIhi sahio, raei pUyaM aimahantaM // 87 // to candahAsaasiNA, ukkatteUNa niyayabAhaM so / NhArumayatantinivahaM, vAei savibbhamaM vINaM // 88 // thoUNa samAdatto, puNNapavittakkharehi jiNayandaM / sattasarasaMpauttaM, gIyaM ca nivesiyaM vihiNA // 89 // I se zikhara ko aisA dabAyA ki atyanta bhAra ke kAraNa jhuke hue zarIravAlA vaha dazamukha baiTha gyaa| (75(76) usake mukuTa ke motI vikhara gaye, sira jhuka gayA, saba aMga atyanta DhIle par3a gaye aura usa samaya utpanna pasIne ke samUha se pAnI kA pravAha baha claa| (77) jIvana kI AzA naSTa hone se usane usa samaya jo ati bhayaMkara AvAja kI usase vaha jIvaloka meM rAvaNa ke nAma se vikhyAta huA / (78) mu~ha meM se nikalI huI usa AvAz2a ko sunakara mUDha subhaTa kavaca dhAraNa karake 'kyA hai ? kyA hai ?' aisA bolate hue tejI ke sAtha agala-bagala ghUmane lage / (79) usa samaya acAnaka muni ke tapa ke prabhAva se AkAza meM dundubhi kA zabda phailA gayA aura AkAzamArga meM se devatAoM dvArA mukta puSpoM kI vRSTi hone lgii| (80) jaba anAdara ke sAtha vAlI ne apanA a~gUThA avilamba zithila kiyA taba parvata kA tyAga karake dazamukha bAhara nikalA / (81) zIghra hI Akara rAvaNa ne praNAma kiyA aura munivara se kSamAyAcanA karake tapa evaM niyama ke bala kI prazaMsA karatA huA vaha una kI stuti karane lagA ki jinavarendra ko chor3akara dUsare ko praNAma na karane kI jo tumhArI pratijJA hai usakI vajaha se yaha atula bala prApta huA hai, aisA maiM samajhatA hU~ / (82-83) he dhIrapuruSa ! rUpa, zIla evaM bala kI mahattA meM tumhAre sadRza koI bhI puruSa isa manuSyaloka meM nahIM hai / (84) apakAra karanevAle mujhako tumane jIvanadAna diyA hai, isameM sandeha nahIM hai; phira bhI dhRSTa aura nirlajja maiM viSayoM meM rAgabhAva kA parityAga nahIM krtaa| (85) ve satpuruSa dhanya haiM jo taruNAvasthA meM hI virakta hue aura apane vartamAna vaibhava kA tyAga karake niHsaMga ho prabrajita hue| (86) isa prakAra muni kI stuti karake dazAnana apanI yuvatI striyoM ke sAtha jinamandira meM gayA aura vahA~ bar3I bhArI pUjA kii| (87) isake pazcAt candrahAsa nAmaka talavAra ke dvArA apanI bhujA kATakara usakI zirAoM se vINA ke tAra jor3akara usane bhaktibhAva se pUrvaka vINA bajAI / (88) isake pazcAt zubha evaM pavitra akSaroM se vaha jinacandra kI stuti karane lagA aura sAtoM svaroM kA jisameM upayoga kiyA gayA hai aisA gIta vidhipUrvaka gAne lagA ki cirakAla se utpanna moharUpI andhakAra ko jisane kevala jJAnarUpI kiraNoMse sarvadA naSTa kiyA hai aise usa RSabha jinarUpI sUrya 20 a Paumachariyam

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth aSTApadastha jinastuti : mohandhayAratimiraM, jeNeyaM nAsiyaM ciraparuDhaM / kevalakaresu dUraM, namAmi taM usabhajiNabhANuM // 10 // ajiyaM pi saMbhavajiNaM, namAmi abhinandaNaM sumainAhaM / paumappahaM supAsaM, paNao haM sasipabhaM bhayavaM // 91 / / thosAmi pupphadantaM, dantaM jeNindiyArisaMghAyaM / sivamaggadesaNayaraM, sIyalasAmiM paNamio haM // 92 / / seyaMsajiNavarindaM, indasamANandiyaM ca vasupujjaM / vimalaM aNanta dhamma, aNannamaNaso paNivayAmi // 93 / / santiM kunthu arajiNaM, malliM muNisuvvayaM nami nemiM / paNamAmi pAsa vIraM bhavaniggamakAraNaTThAe // 14 // je ya bhavissanti jiNA, aNagArA gaNaharA tavasamiddhA / te vi hu namAmi savve, vAyA-maNa-kAyajoesu / / 15 / / gAyantassa jiNathuI, dharaNo nAUNa avahivisaeNa / aha niggao turanto, aTThAvayapavvayaM patto // 16 // kAUNa mahApUyaM, vandittA jiNavaraM payatteNaM / aha pecchaha dahavayaNaM, gAyantaM paGkayadalacchaM / / 97 // to bhaNai nAgarAyA, supurisa ! aisAhasaM vavasiyaM te / jiNabhattirAyamaulaM, meruM piva niccalaM hiyayaM // 98 / / tuTTho tuhaM dasANaNa, jiNabhattiparAyaNassa hoUNaM / vatthu maNassa iTuM, jaM maggasi taM paNAvemi // 19 // laGkAhiveNa suNiuM, dharaNo phaNamaNimaUhadippanto / bhaNio kiM na ya laddhaM, jiNavandaNabhattirAeNa? // 100 / / ahiyayaraM parituTTho, dharaNindo bhaNai giNhasu pasatthA / sattI amohavijayA, jA kuNaivase suragaNA vi // 101 / / aha rAvaNeNa sattI, gahiyA ahiujiUM sirapaNAmaM / dharaNo vi jiNavarinda, thoUNa gao niyayaThANaM // 102 / / ko maiM namaskAra karatA huuN| (89-90) ajita, sambhava, jinezvara, abhinandana tathA sumatinAtha ko praNAma karatA huuN| padmaprabha, supArzva tathA bhagavAn zaziprabha (candraprabha) ko maiM vandana karatA huuN| (91) indriyarUpI zatrusamUha kA damana karanevAle puSpadanta kI maiM stuti karatA huuN| ziva-mArga kA upadeza denevAle zItala svAmI ko maiM vandana karatA huuN| (92) jinavaroM meM indratulya zreyAMsa ko, indroM ko Ananda denevAle vAsupUjya svAmI ko tathA vimala, ananta aura dharma ko ananya mana se praNAma karatA huuN| (93) zAnti, kuMthu, ara, jinezvara, malli, munisuvratasvAmI, nami, nemi, pArzva tathA mahAvIrasvAmI ko janma ke cakra meM se bAhara nikalane ke lie praNAma karatA huuN| (94) bhaviSya meM jo jina, anagAra, gaNadhara aura tapa se samRddha tapasvI hoMge una sabako maiM mana, vacana evaM kAya ina tInoM prakAra ke yoga se namaskAra karatA huuN| (95) dharaNendra se zakti kI prApti aura svadezagamana : ___ isa prakAra rAvaNa jaba stuti kara rahA thA avadhijJAna se jAnakara dharaNendra phaurana apane sthAna se nikalA aura aSTApada para A phuNcaa| (96) bar3I bhArI pUjA karake tathA AdarapUrvaka jinavaroM ko vandana karake usane kamaladala ke samAna netroM vAle rAvaNa ko gAte hue dekhaa| (97) isake bAda nAgarAja dharaNendra ne kahA- 'he supuruSa ! tumane yaha eka bahuta bar3A sAhasa kiyA hai| jinezvara ke Upara tumhArA bhaktirAga atula hai aura tumhArA hRdaya meru parvata kI bhA~ti avicala hai| (98) he dazAnana ! tuma jinavara kI bhakti meM nirata ho, isalie maiM tuma para prasanna huA huuN| tumhAre mana meM jo iSTa vastu ho vaha maaNgo| maiM use hAz2ira karatA huuN| (99) phaNoM meM sthita maNiyoM meM se nikalanevAlI kiraNoM se dedIpyamAna dharaNendra kA aisA kathana sunakara laGkAdhipa rAvaNa ne kahA ki jinezvaradeva ke vandana se tathA unameM jo bhaktirAga hai usase mujhe kyA nahIM milA ? arthAt saba kucha milA hai| (100) isa uttara se aura bhI adhika prasanna hokara dharaNendra ne kahA ki jisase devagaNa bhI vaza meM kiye jA sakate haiM aisI amoghavijayA zakti tuma grahaNa kro| (101) isake pazcAt sira se praNAma karake rAvaNa ne vaha zakti grahaNa kii| udhara dharaNendra bhI jinavarendra kI stuti karake apane sthAna para calA gyaa| (102) usa aSTApada parvata ke Upara eka mAsa vyatIta karake munIndra -83 21 -Paumachariyam

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth aTThAvayaselovari, mAsaM gamiUNa tattha dahavayaNo / aNucariuM pacchittaM, vAlimuNindaM khamAvei / / 103 / / jiNaharapayAhiNaM so, kAUNa dasANaNo tiparivAre / patto niyayapuravaraM, thughanto maGgalasaesu // 104 // jhANANaleNa kamma, dahiUNa purAkayaM naravasesaM / akkhayamayalamaNaharaM, vAlI sivasAsayaM patto // 105 / / evaMvihaM vAliviceTThiyaM je, diNAvi saghANi suNanti tuTThA / kAUNa kammakkhayadukkhamokkhaM, te janti ThANaM vimalaM kameNaM // 106 // paumacariyaM ke tIrthaMkara Adike bhavoMkA anukIrtaNa nAmaka bIsaveM uddeza meM jinavaroMke nagarI, mAtA va pitA, nakSatra, vRkSa evaM nirvANagamanasthAna ye saba kahA hai jisameM se RSabhadeva bhagavAna kA saMdarbha - tIrthakarANAM janmanagaryaH mAtA-pitavaH nakSatrANi jJAnapAdapAH nirvANasthAnaM ca sAeyaM marudevI, nAhI taha uttarA ya AsADhA / vaDarukkho aTThAvaya, paDhamajiNo maGgalaM disau / / 27 / / aTThAvayammi usabho, siddho campAe~ vAsupujjajiNo / pAvAeM vaddhamANo, nemI ujjentasiharammi // 51 // avaseso titthayarA, sammee nivvuyA sivaM pattA / jo paDhai suNai puriso, so bohiphalaM smjjei||52 / / vAlI se rAvaNa ne kSamAyAcanA kii| (103) caityakI pradakSiNA karake zatazaH maMgaloM se stuti karatA huA dazAnana saparivAra apane nagarameM A phuNcaa| (104) idhara vAlI ne bhI dhyAnarUpI agni se pahale ke kiye hue karmoM ko samUla jalAkara akSata, nirmala, manohara aura zAzvata sukharUpa mokSapada prApta kiyaa| (105) isa prakAra vAlI ke sucarita ko jo tuSTa hokara saba dina sunate haiM ve karma kA kSaya karake tathA duHkha se mukta ho kramazaH vimala mokSasthAna prApta karate haiN| (106) tIrthaMkara Adi ke bhavoM kA anukIrtana : sAketa nagarI, marudevI mAtA tathA nAbhi pitA uttarASAr3hA nakSatra vaTa vRkSa tathA aSTApada parvata-prathama jina RSabhadeva tumhArA kalyANa kreN| aSTApada parvata para RSabhadeva, campA meM vAsupUjya jina, neminAtha ujjayanta parvata ke zikhara para tathA vardhamAna svAmI pAvApurI meM siddha hue| (51) bAkI ke tIrthaMkara sammetazikhara para mukta hokara mokSa meM pahuMce haiM / jo puruSa ise par3hatA hai aura sunatA hai vaha samyaktvakA phala prApta karatA hai / (52) Paumachariyam - -6220

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che vasudeva hiMDI (priyaMgusuMdarI saMbhaka-vivaraNa) prastAvanA : zrI saMghadAsagaNi viracita (vi.saM.732) "vasudeva-hiMDI' graMtha jaina sAhityanI sarva upalabdha Agamottara kathAgraMthomAM prAcIna che. A graMthano prathama khaMDa prAkRta gadyamAM racAyelo prAyaH sADA dasa hajAra zlokapramANa che. vasudeva hiMDI" eTale vasudevanuM paribhramaNa. zrI kRSNanA pitA vasudeva potAnI yuvAvasthAmAM gRhatyAga karIne cAlI nIkaLyA. temanA aneka varSonA paribhramaNa daramyAna thayela citravicitra anubhavono vRttAMta A graMthamAM darzAvavAmAM Avyo che. vasudevanI AtmakathArUpa mukhya kathAnA vibhAgone saMbha-laMbhaka nAma ApavAmAM AvyuM che. priyaMgusuMdarI laMbhaka e 18muM laMbhaka che. temAM aSTApada tIrthanI utpatti kevI rIte thaI tenuM viziSTa varNana darzAvAmAM AvyuM che. (pR. 392 thI 401) - vasudeva hiMDI, prathama khaMDa, priyaMgusuMdarI saMbhaka. sagaranA putroe aSTApadamAM khAI khodAvI : sAketa nagaramAM ikvAku vaMzamAM janmelA be bhAIo jitazatru ane sumitra e rAjAo hatA. temanI bannenI be bhAryAo hatI-vijayA ane vaijayaMtI, te bannee A pramANe cauda mahAsvapno joyAM. te jemakegaja, vRSabha, siMha, lakSmI, mALA, caMdra, sUrya, dhvaja, kuMbha, pAsara, sAgara, vimAna ane bhavana, ratnono samUha ane agni, te rAjAoe svapnapAThakone e svapno kahyA. teoe e svapno samajAvyAM ke, "putromAMthI eka tIrthaMkara thaze, bIjo cakravartI thaze." kALe karIne te strIone prasUti thaI. bAra divasa thatAM jitazatrue putranuM nAma ajita pADayuM, ane sumitre sagara pADayuM. anukrame UcharelA teo yovanamAM AvyA, ane temane uttama rAjakanyAonuM pANigrahaNa karAvavAmAM AvyuM. anyadA jitazatru rAjAe potAnA putra ajitane rAjyagAdI upara besADyo, ane bhAInA putra sagarane yuvarAjapade sthApita karyo. pachI jitazatru rAjA zrI RSabhadevanA tIrthamAM sthavironI pAse saMyama svIkArIne siddhimAM gayo. pachI ajita rAjA paNa ghaNA kALa sudhI rAjyanuM pAlana karyA pachI te rAjyano tyAga karIne tIrthakara thayA. sagara paNa cauda ratno ane nava nidhino adhipati evo cakravartI thayo. te sagaranA jahunukumAra Adi sATha hajAra putro hatA. hAra ane mukuTane dhAraNa karanArA teo sarve pitAnI rajA mAMgI, cakravartInAM ratno ane nidhione sAthe laIne vasudhAmAM vicAravA lAgyA. sarva janone hiraNya-suvarNa Adi saMpatti ApatA ane yaza tathA kIrti upArjana karatA teo aSTApada parvata AgaLa pahoMcyA. tyAM siddhone vaMdana karIne 1. je urvalokamAMthI Ave che tenI mAtA vimAna jue che ane adholokamAMthI Ave che tenI mAtA bhuvana jue che. Vasudev Hindi Vol. XIII Ch. 96-B, Pg. 5840-5841 - 23 - Vasudev Hindi

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth jinAyatana, stUparacanA tathA pratimA joIne amAtyane pUchyuM A Ayatana koNe karAvyuM che? kyAre karAveluM che? AnA javAbamAM aSTApadatIrthanI utpattino saMbaMdhaH- aSTApada tIrthanI utpatti : | uttama lakSaNothI yukta RSabha nAme rAjA hatA. jemaNe prajAone pUrve vyavasthita karI hatI. jemaNe rAgane damyo che, je kAma bhogothI virakta che tathA jemaNe karmone dhamI nAkhyAM che evA te mahAtmA bhagavAna uttama zrAmaNya pALIne daza hajAra aNagAronI sAthe A aSTApadagiri upara moze padhAryA che temanuM A Ayatana ane sUparacanA che. bharata nAme temano putra prathama cakravartI cauda ratno ane nava nidhino adhipati hato teNe Ayatana, pratimA ane stUpa karAvyAM che. samukuTa kevalajJAnI evA te bharata zramaNya svIkArIne mokSe gayA. temano Adityayaza nAme putra hato. jeno svayaM Indra rAjA tarIke abhiSeka karyo hato. te Adityayaze sakala bhAratavarSane bhogavIne dIkSA lIdhI. vaLIne saMtuSTa ane vismita manavALA thayelA jahanakamAra vagere kumAroe "amAruM kuLa jaya pAme che e pramANe utkRSTa-siMhanAdathI gaganatala bharI dIdhuM. pachI jahunu vagere kumAro parasparane kahevA lAgyA, "ApaNI pAse paNa te ja ratno che, te ja nidhio che, te ja vasudhA ane rAjAo che, to sarvaratnamaya jinAyatana ApaNe karIe." A pramANe teo prayatna karavA lAgyA. pachI te janu vagere kumAroe potAnAM mANasone AjJA ApI, "aSTApada jevA parvatanI zodha karo." teoe zodha karI, paNa aMte "aSTApada jevo parvata nathI' e pramANe temaNe nivedana karyuM. pachI te kumAroe amAtyane puchyuM, "Ayatana kayAM sudhI raheze?" eTale amAtye kahyuM, "A avasarpiNI sudhI raheze, ema meM kevalI jinonI pAse sAMbhaLyuM che." pachI te kumAro ekabIjAne kahevA lAgyA, "A parvatanuM ja rakSaNa karIe, kema ke kALadoSathI lobhagrasta manuSyo pedA thaze, jeo Ayatanano vinAza karaze." pachI temaNe te parvatane cAre bAjue pahelA kAMDatala sudhI daMDaratna vaDe chinnakaTaka nAkhyo (arthAt caDavAnA rastA kApI nAkhyA) ane khAI khodavA lAgyA. eTale trAsa pAmelo jvalanaprabha nAga UThyo ane AvIne kumArone kahevA lAgyo, "are ! are ! mArA bhavanadvArane bhAMgazo nahIM." AthI kumAroe tene kahyuM, "A bhUmi konI che?" nAga bolyo, "tamArI che, parantu to paNa bhAMgazo nahIM, kAraNa huM pahelAMthI ahIM rahuM chuM," "jo amArI bhUmi che to tuM zA mATe aTakAve che ?' e pramANe kumAroe teno tiraskAra karyo. eTale te potAnA bhavanamAM gayo. pachI te ku dizAmAM pravAha-nadI sudhI gayA. tyAMthI daMDaratna vaDe khodIne gaMgAne udvartita karIne teo parvatanI khAI sudhI lAvyA. khAImAM paDatI gaMgA atizaya zobhAvALI lAgI. pachI santuSTa thayelA te kumAroe sUryanA zabdathI mizra evo utkRSTi-siMhanAdarUpI kolAhala karyo. te zabda sAMbhaLIne, jaLa vaDe purAtuM potAnuM bhavana joIne roSAgni vaDe prajvalita thaIne dhamadhamatA jvalanaprabha nAge bahAra AvIne te sainyamAMnA rAjAo, AmAtya ane prAkRta manuSyone choDI daIne januM vagere sATha hajAra kumArone potAnA dRSTiviSathI bALI nAkhyA. pachI bAkI rahelA rAjAo, amAtya ane sainya e sau sAketa nagaramAM AvyAM. jahunukumAra vagere sagaranA sATha hajAra putrone kupita jvalanaprabha nAme dRSTiviSanA agnithI bALIne bhasmasAt karyA che. putronuM maraNa sAMbhaLIne mUcchita rAjA jamIna upara DhaLI paDyo pachI AzvAsita thatAM bhAna AvatAM amAtyane pUchyuM- jvalanaprabha nAge mArA putrone kevI rIte bALI nAkhyA. tema ja zuM kAraNa hatuM? tyAre maMtrIe kahyuM- svAmin ! kumAroe mahAnadI gaMgAne aSTApadamAM ANI che. have AgaLa mArga nahIM maLatAM te nadI sarvajanapadono jaLathI vinAza karyo che mATe rAjanuM ! gaMgAne samudragAminI karo. pachI rAjAe putra bhAgIrathane AjJA ApI ke- A daMDaratna laIne gaMgA mahAnadIne samudramAM laI jA. pachI te Vasudev Hindi - 24 che

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth bhAgIrathIkumAra rAjAnI AjJA svIkArIne daMDaratna laI aSTApada pAse gayo tyAM aThThamabhaktanI tapazcaryA karIne darbhanA saMthArA upara rahIne jvalanaprabha nAganuM dhyAna dharato te beTho. pachI aThThamabhakta samApta thatAM te jvalanaprabha nAga bhAgIrathi pAse Avyo. pachI bhAgIrathie artha, bali, gaMdha, mAlya ane dhUpa vaDe teno satkAra karyo, eTale te bolyA, "tAruM zuM kArya karuM ?" kumAre kahyuM, "tamArI kRpAthI daMDaratna grahaNa karIne mahAnadI gaMgAne eka mArge samudragAminI karIza." eTale nAge kahyuM, "jA, jaladI tema kara. bhAratamAM je nAgo che te sarve mArA vazavartI che." pachI bhAgIrathikamAra ratha upara besIne daMDaratna vaDe gaMgAnadIne. hastinApurane sparza kare tema kurujanapadanAM madhyamAM thaIne ane kosalA janapadanI dakSiNamAM thaIne, kheMcI javA lAgyo. pazcimamAM jyAM nAgonAM bhavanane (nadInA pravAhathI) ijA AvatI hatI tyAM te bali Apato hato. te samayathI nAgabali zarU thayo. prayAganI uttare thaI, kAzInI dakSiNe thaI, koIka sthaLe vidhyamAM thaI, magadha janapadanI uttare ane aMga janapadanI dakSiNe thaI, hajAro nadIo vaDe vRddhi pAmatI gaMgAne teNe sAgaramAM utArI. tyAM gaMgAsAgara nAmanuM tIrtha thayuM. janue tene pUrve kheMcI hatI, tethI te nadI jAhnavI hevAya che. pachI bhAgIrathie kheMcI tethI bhAgIrathI kahevAya che. gaMgA mahAnadIne sAgaramAM utArIne bhAgIrathi sAketa nagara gayo, ane sagara cakravartIne kahyuM ke, "meM gaMgAne sAgaramAM utArI che." gAthA tato avvattagaM puttaM, bhAgIrahi bharahasAmiyaM Thaviya / pavvajjamabbhuvagato ajiyajiNiMdassa pAsammi / / (arthAt pachI nAnA putra bhAgIrathine bharatanA svAmI tarIke sthApita karIne sagare zrI ajitanAtha jinezvara pAse dIkSA lIdhI) sagara rAjAnA putroe bhedI nAkhyuM hatuM, tethI te bhavana (amAruM bhavana) "sAgarabhinna" (sagaranA putro vaDe bhedAyeluM) kahevAya che. tyAM huM jvalanaprabha nAganI bhAryA tarIke utpanna thaI. mAro putra A eNIputra rAjA udyAnamAM mAruM Ayatana karAvIne, tyAM mArI mUrti sthApita karIne dararoja gaMdha, mAlya ane dhUpa vaDe pUjA kare che. huM paNa pUrvagnehathI sAnnidhya karatI tene Icchita bhogo ApuM chuM. pachI putrInI IcchAvALo te koI eka vAra aThThamabhaktathI mane ArAdhIne kahevA lAgyo, "mane putrI Apa." saMbhrAnta thayelI huM 'tene putrI kevI rIte thAya ?' eno vicAra karavA lAgI. e samaye nAgarAja dharaNa aSTApada parvata upara jato hato. ame paNa tyAM gayAM ane dharmAcAryo-zAnta ane prazAnta nAme aNagAro jeo avadhijJAnI hatA temane vinaya pUrvaka vaMdana karyA ane tyAM ame saMzayo pUchavA lAgyAM. have nAgarAja dharaNe te bhagavaMtone pUchayuM, "huM sulabha bodhivALo chuM ke durlabha bodhivALo? ahIMthI udvartita thaIne huM kayAM pedA thaIza ?" eTale teoe nAgarAja dharaNane kahyuM, "tuM A indrapaNAthI udvartita thaIne airavata varSamAM avasarpiNImAM covIsamo tIrthaMkara thaIza. allA, akkA, saterA, sautrAmaNi, IndrA ane ghanavidyutA e tArI je cha agramahiSIo che temAMnI allA sivAya bAkInI pAMca tArA gaNadhara thaze. teo paikI eka devI allA AjathI sAtame divase udvartita thaIne A bhAratavarSamAM eNIputra rAjAnI putrI thaze. ardhabharatanA svAmI (kaSNa)nA pitA sAthe bhogo bhogavIne, saMyama svIkArIne te siddhimAM jaze.' e sAMbhaLIne santuSTa thayelo nAgarAja dharaNa devIonI sAthe je pramANe Avyo hato te pramANe pAcho gayo. - 25 - -Vasudev Hindi

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7 / / AdipurANa || prAstAvika : AdipurANa saMskRta-sAhitya kA eka anupama ratna hai| isake kartA jinasenAcArya haiN| aisA koI viSaya nahIM hai jisakA isameM pratipAdana na ho| yaha purANa hai, mahAkAvya hai, dharmakathA hai, dharmazAstra hai, rAjanItizAstra hai, AcArazAkha hai, aura yuga kI AyavyavasthA ko batalAne vAlA mahAn itihAsa hai| * viSaya-vastu yuga ke AdipuruSa zrI bhagavAn RSabhadeva aura unake prathama putra samrAT bharata cakravartI AdipurANa ke pradhAna nAyaka haiN| inhIM se samparka rakhane vAle anya kitane hI mahApuruSoM kI kathAoM kA bhI isameM samAveza huA hai| pratyeka kathAnAyaka kA caritra citraNa itanA sundara huA hai ki vaha yathArthatA kI ko na lA~ghatA huA bhI hRdayagrAhI mAlUma hotA hai| hare-bhare vana, vAyu ke manda manda jhakore se thirakatI huI puSpita- pallavita latAe~, kalakala karatI hui saritAe~, praphulla kamalodbhAsita sarovara, uttuMga girimAlAe~, pahAr3I, nirjhara, bijalI se zobhita zyAmala ghanaghaTAe~, cahakate hue pakSI, prAcI meM sindUrarasa kI aruNimA ko bikherane vAlA sUryodaya aura loka-locanA'hlAdakArI candrodaya Adi prAkRtika padArthoM kA citraNa kavi ne jisa cAturya pUrvaka kiyA hai vaha hRdaya meM bhArI AhlAda kI anubhUti karAtA hai / tRtIya parva meM caudahaveM kulakara zrI nAbhirAja ke samaya gaganAMgaNa meM sarvaprathama ghanaghaTA chAyI huI dikhatI hai, usameM bijalI camakatI hai, manda manda garjanA hotI hai, sUrya kI sunaharI razmiyoM ke samparka se usameM raMga-biraMge indradhanuSya dikhAyI dete haiM, kabhI madhyama aura kabhI tIvra varSA hotI hai, pRthvi jalamaya ho jAtI hai, mayUra nRtya karane lagate haiM, cirasantapta cAtaka santoSa kI sA~sa lete haiM, aura prakRSTa vAridhArA vasudhAtala meM vyAkIrNa ho jAtI hai| isa prAkRtika saundarya kA varNana kavi ne jisa sarasatA aura saralatA ke sAtha kiyA hai vaha eka adhyayana kI vastu hai / anya kaviyoM ke kAvya meM Apa yahI bAta kliSTabuddhigamya zabdoM se pariveSTita pAte haiM aura isI kAraNa sthUlaparidhAna se AvRta kAminI ke saundarya kI bhA~ti vahA~ prakRti kA saundarya apane rUpa meM prasphuTita nahIM ho pAtA hai, parantu yahA~ kavi ke sarala zabdavinyAsa se prakRti kI prAkRtika suSamA paridhAnAvRta nahIM ho sakI hai balki sUkSma... mahIna vastrAvali se suzobhita kisI sundarI ke gAtra kI avadAta AbhA kI bhA~ti atyanta prasphuTita huI hai| zrImatI aura vajrajaMgha ke bhogopabhogoM kA varNana bhogabhUmi kI bhavyatA kA vyAkhyAna, marudevI ke gAtra kI garimA, bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke janma kalyANaka kA dRzya, abhiSekakAlIna jala kA vistAra, kSIrasamudra Adipuran Vol. III Ch. 12-A, Pg. 708-715 Adipuran - 26 *

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth kA saundarya, bhagavAn kI bAlya-krIDA, pitA nAbhirAja kI preraNA se yazodA aura sunandA ke sAtha vivAha karanA, rAjyapAlana, nIlAMjanA ke vilaya kA nimitta pAkara cAra hajAra rAjAoM ke sAtha dIkSA dhAraNa karanA, chaha mAha kA yoga samApta hone para AhAra ke lie lagAtAra chaha mAha taka bhramaNa karanA, hastinApura meM rAjA somaprabha aura zreyAMsa ke dvArA ikSurasa kA AhAra diyA jAnA, tapolInatA, nami-vinami kI rAjya prArthanA, samUce sarga meM vyApta nAnAvRttamaya vijayAIgiri kI sundaratA, bharata aura bAhubalI kA mahAyuddha, sulocanA kA svayaMvara, jaya-kumAra aura arkakIrti kA adbhuta yuddha, Adi-Adi viSayoM ke sarasa sAlaMkAra - pravAhAnvita varNana meM kavi ne jo kamAla kiyA hai usase pAThaka kA hRdaya-mayUra sahasA nAca uThatA hai| barabasa mukha se nikalane lagatA hai-dhanya mahAkavi dhanya ! garbhakAlika varNana ke samaya SaT kumArikAoM aura marudevI ke bIca praznottara rUpa meM kavi ne jo prahelikA tathA citrAlaMkAra kI chaTA dikhalAyI hai vaha Azcarya meM DAlane vAlI vastu hai| yadi AcArya jinasena svAmI bhagavAn kA stavana karane baiThate haiM to itane tanmaya hue dikhate haiM ki unheM samaya kI avadhi kA bhI bhAna nahIM rahatA aura eka-do nahIM aSTottara hajAra nAmoM se bhagavAn kA vizada suyaza gAte haiN| unake aise stotra Aja sahastranAma stotra ke nAma se prasiddha haiN| ve samavasaraNa kA varNana karate haiM to pAThaka aura zrotA donoM ko aisA vidita hone lagatA hai mAno hama sAkSAt samavasaraNa kA hI darzana kara rahe haiN| caturbhedAtmaka dhyAna ke varNana se pUrA sarga bharA huA hai| usake adhyayana se aisA lagane lagatA hai ki mAno aba mujhe zukladhyAna hone vAlA hI hai aura mere samasta karmoM kI nirjarA hokara mokSa prApta huA hI cAhatA hai| bharata cakravartI kI digvijaya kA varNana par3hate samaya aisA lagane lagatA hai ki jaise maiM gaMgA, sindhu, vijayArdha, vRSabhAcala himAcala Adi kA pratyakSa avalokana kara rahA huuN| bhagavAn AdinAtha jaba brAhmI, sundarI-putriyoM aura bharata, bAhubalI Adi ko lokakalyANakArI vividha vidyAoM kI zikSA dete haiM taba aisA pratIta hotA hai mAno eka sundara vidyAmandira hai aura usameM zikSaka ke sthAna para niyukta bhagavAn RSabhadeva ziSya - maNDalI ke lie zikSA de rahe hoN| kalpavRkSoM ke naSTa ho jAne se trasta mAnava-samAja ke lie jaba bhagavAn sAntvanA dete hue SaTkarma kI vyavasthA bhArata-bhUmi para pracArita karate haiM, deza-pradeza, nagara, sva aura svAmI Adi kA vibhAga karate haiM taba-taba aisA jAna par3atA hai ki bhagavAn saMtrasta mAnava-samAja kA kalyANa karane ke lie svarga se avatIrNa hue divyAvatAra hI haiN| garbhAnvaya, dIkSAnvaya, kanvaya Adi kriyAoM kA upadeza dete hue bhagavAn jahA~ janakalyANakArI vyavahAradharma kA pratipAdana karate haiM vahA~ saMsAra kI mamatA - mAyA se virakta kara isa mAnava ko parama nivRti kI ora jAne kA bhI unhoMne upadeza diyA hai| samrAT bharata digvijaya ke bAda Azrita rAjAoM kI jisa rAjanIti kA upadeza karate haiM vaha kyA kama gaurava kI bAta hai ? yadi Aja ke jananAyaka usa nIti ko apanAkara prajA kA pAlana kareM to yaha niHsandeha kahA jA sakatA hai ki sarvatra zAnti chA jAye aura azAnti ke kAle bAdala kabhI ke kSata-vikSata ho jaayeN| antima paryoM meM guNabhadrAcArya ne jo zrIpAla Adi kA varNana kiyA hai usameM yadyapi kavitva kI mAtrA kama hai tathApi pravAhabaddha varNana-zailI pAThaka ke mana ko vismaya meM DAla detI hai| kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki zrI jinasena svAmI aura unake ziSya guNabhadrAcArya ne isa mahApurANa ke nirmANa meM jo kauzala dikhAyA hai vaha anya kaviyoM ke lie IrSyA kI vastu hai| yaha mahApurANa samasta jainapurANa-sAhitya kA ziromaNi hai| isameM sabhI anuyogoM kA vistRta varNana hai| AcArya jinasena se uttaravartI granthakAroM ne ise bar3I zraddhA kI dRSTi se dekhA hai jo Age calakara ArSa nAma se prasiddha huA aura jagaha-jagaha 'taduktaM ArSe' ina zabdoM ke sAtha isake zloka uddhRta milate haiN| isake pratipAdya -26 27 Adipuran

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth viSaya ko dekhakara yaha dRr3hatA pUrvaka kahA jA sakatA hai ki jo anyatra granthoM meM pratipAdita hai vaha isameM pratipAdita hai aura jo isameM pratipAdita nahIM hai, vaha anyatra kahIM bhI pratipAdita nahIM hai| * kathAnAyaka : mahApurANa ke kathAnAyaka triSaSTizalAkApuruSa haiN| 24 tIrthaMkara, 12 cakravartI, 9 balabhadra, 9 nArAyaNa aura 9 pratinArAyaNa-ye tresaTha 'zalAkApuruSa' kahalAte haiN| inameM se AdipurANa meM prathama tIrthaMkara zrI RSabhanAtha aura unake putra prathama cakravartI bharata kA hI varNana ho pAyA hai| anya puruSoM kA varNana guNabhadrAcArya praNIta uttarapurANa meM huA hai| AcArya jinasena svAmI ne jisa rIti se prathama tIrthaMkara aura bharata cakravartI kA varNana kiyA hai, yadi vaha jIvita rahate aura usI rIti se anya kathAnAyakoM kA varNana karate to yaha mahApurANa saMsAra ke samasta purANoM tathA kAvyoM se mahAn hotaa| zrI jinasenAcArya ke dehAvasAna ke bAda guNabhadrAcArya ne avaziSTa bhAga ko atyanta saMkSipta rIti se pUrNa kiyA hai parantu saMkSipta rIti se likhane para bhI unhoMne sArapUrNa samasta bAtoM kA samullekha kara diyA hai| vaha eka zlAghanIya samaya thA ki jaba ziSya apane gurudeva ke dvArA prArabdha kArya ko pUrNa karane kI zakti rakhate the| bhagavAn RSabhadeva isa avasarpiNI kAla ke caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM meM Adya tIrthaMkara the| tRtIya kAla ke anta meM jaba bhogabhUmi kI vyavasthA naSTa ho cukI thI aura karmabhUmi kI racanA prArambha ho rahI thI, taba usa sandhikAla meM ayodhyA ke antima manu-kulakara zrI nAbhirAja ke ghara unakI patnI marudevI se inakA janma huA thA / Apa janma se hI vilakSaNa pratibhA ke dhAraka the| kalpavRkSoM ke naSTa ho jAne ke bAda binA boye dhAna se logoM kI AjIvikA hotI thI; parantu kAlakrama se jaba vaha dhAna bhI naSTa ho gayA taba loga bhUkha-pyAsa se atyanta kSubhita ho uThe aura saba nAbhirAja ke pAsa pahu~cakara 'trAhi-trAhi karane lge| nAbhirAja zaraNAgata prajA ko bhagavAn RSabhanAtha ke pAsa le gye| logoM ne apanI karuNa-kathA unake samakSa prakaTa kii| prajAjanoM kI vihvala dazA dekhakara bhagavAn kI antarAtmA dravIbhUta ho utthii| unhoMne usI samaya avadhijJAna se videhakSetra kI vyavasthA kA smaraNa kara isa bharatakSetra meM vahI vyavasthA cAlU karane kA nizcaya kiyaa| unhoMne asi (sainika kArya), masi (lekhana kArya), kRSi (khetI), vidyA (saMgIta-nRtyagAna Adi), zilpa (vividha vastuoM kA nirmANa) aura vANijya (vyApAra) - ina chaha kAryoM kA upadeza diyA tathA indra ke sahayoga se deza, nagara, grAma Adi kI racanA krvaayii| bhagavAn ke dvArA pradarzita chaha kAryoM se logoM kI AjIvikA calane lgii| karmabhUmi prArambha ho gyii| usa samaya kI sArI vyavasthA bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne apane buddhibala se kI thI, isalie vaha Adi-puruSa, brahmA, vidhAtA Adi saMjJAoM se vyavahRta hue| nAbhirAja kI preraNA se unhoMne kaccha, mahAkaccha rAjAoM kI bahanoM yazasvatI aura sunandA ke sAtha vivAha kiyaa| nAbhirAja ke mahAn Agraha se rAjya kA bhAra svIkRta kiyaa| Apake rAjya se prajA atyanta santuSTa huii| kAlakrama se yazasvatI kI kUkha se bharata Adi 100 putra tathA brAhmI nAmaka putrI huI aura sunandA kI kUkha se bAhubalI putra tathA sundarI nAmaka putrI utpanna huii| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne apane putraputriyoM ko aneka janakalyANakArI vidyAe~ par3hAyI thIM jinake dvArA samasta prajA meM paThana-pAThana kI vyavasthA kA prArambha huA thaa| nIlAMjanA kA nRtya-kAla meM acAnaka vilIna ho jAnA bhagavAn ke vairAgya kA kAraNa bana gyaa| unhoMne bar3e putra bharata ko rAjya tathA anya putroM ko yathAyogya svAmitva dekara pravrajyA dhAraNa kara lii| cAra hajAra anya rAjA bhI unake sAtha pravrajita hue the parantu ve kSudhA, tRSA Adi kI bAdhA na saha sakane ke kAraNa kucha hI dinoM meM bhraSTa ho gye| bhagavAn ne prathamayoga chaha mAha kA liyA thaa| chaha mAha samApta hone ke bAda ve AhAra ke lie nikale, parantu usa samaya loga, muniyoM ko AhAra kisa prakAra diyA jAtA hai, yaha nahIM jAnate the| ataH Adipuran - 28

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth vidhi se na milane ke kAraNa Apako chaha mAha taka bhramaNa karanA pdd'aa| ApakA yaha vihAra ayodhyA se uttara kI ora huA aura Apa calate-calate hastinApura jA phuNce| vahA~ ke tatkAlIna rAjA somaprabha the| unake choTe bhAI kA nAma zreyAMsa thaa| isa zreyAMsa kA bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke sAtha pUrvabhava kA sambandha thaa| vajrajaMgha kI paryAya meM yaha unakI zrImatI nAma kI strI thaa| usa samaya ina donoM ne eka munirAja ke lie AhAra diyA thaa| zreyAMsa ko jAti-smaraNa hone se vaha saba ghaTanA smRta ho gyii| isalie usane bhagavAn ko dekhate hI paDagAha liyA aura ikSurasa kA AhAra diyaa| vaha AhAra vaizAkha sudI tRtIyA ko diyA gayA thA tabhI se isakA nAma 'akSayatRtIyA' prasiddha huaa| rAjA somaprabha, zreyAMsa tathA unakI rAniyoM kA logoM ne bar3A sammAna kiyaa| AhAra lene ke bAda bhagavAn vana meM cale jAte the aura vahA~ ke svaccha vAyu-maNDala meM AtmasAdhanA karate the| eka hajAra varSa ke tapazcaraNa ke bAda unheM divyajJAna-kevalajJAna prApta huaa| aba ve sarvajJa ho gaye, saMsAra ke pratyeka padArtha ko spaSTa jAnane lge| unake putra bharata prathama cakravartI hue| unhoMne cakraratna ke dvArA SaTkhaNDa bharatakSetra ko apane adhIna kiyA aura rAjanIti kA vistAra karake Azrita rAjAoM ko rAjya-zAsana kI paddhati sikhlaayii| unhoMne hI brAhmaNa varNa kI sthApanA kii| brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya aura zudra ye cAra varNa isa bhArata meM pracalita hue| isameM kSatriya, vaizya aura zUdra ye tIna varNa AjIvikA ke bheda se nirdhArita kiye gaye the aura brAhmaNa vratI ke rUpa meM sthApita hue the| saba apanI-apanI vRtti kA nirvAha karate the, isalie koI duHkhI nahIM thaa| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne sarvajJa dazA meM divya dhvani ke dvArA saMsAra ke bhUle-bhaTake prANiyoM ko hita kA upadeza diyaa| unakA samasta AryakhaNDa meM vihAra huA thaa| Ayu ke antima samaya ve kailAsa parvata para pahu~ce aura vahIM se unhoMne nirvANa prApta kiyaa| bharata cakravartI yadyapi SaTkhaNDa pRthvi ke adhipati the, phira bhI usameM Asakta nahIM rahate the| yahI kAraNa thA ki jaba unhoMne gRhavAsa se virakta hokara pravrajyAdIkSA dhAraNa kI taba antarmuhUrta meM hI unheM kevalajJAna ho gayA thaa| kevalajJAnI bharata ne bhI Arya dezoM meM vihAra kara samasta jIvoM ko hita kA upadeza diyA aura Ayu ke anta meM nirvANa prApta kiyaa| * bhagavAn RSabhadeva aura bharata kA jainetara purANAdi meM ullekha : bhagavAn RSabhadeva aura samrAT bharata hI AdipurANa ke pramukha kathAnAyaka haiN| unakA vartamAna paryAyasambandhI saMkSipta vivaraNa upara likhe anusAra hai| bhagavAn RSabhadeva aura samrAT bharata itane adhika prabhAvazAlI puNya puruSa hue haiM ki unakA jainagranthoM meM to ullekha AtA hI hai, usake sivAya veda ke mantroM, jainetara purANoM, upaniSadoM Adi meM bhI ullekha milatA hai| bhAgavata meM bhI marudevI, nAbhirAya, RSabhadeva aura unake putra bharata kA vistRta vivaraNa diyA hai| yaha dUsarI bAta hai ki vaha kitane hI aMzoM se bhinna prakAra se diyA gayA hai| isa deza kA bhArata nAma bhI bharata cakravartI ke nAma se hI prasiddha huA hai| nimnAMkita' uddharaNoM se hamAre ukta kathana kI puSTi hotI hai-- "agnidhrasUno bhestu RSabho'bhUt suto dvijH| RSabhAd bharato jajJe vIraH putrazatAd vrH||39|| so'bhiSicyarSabhaH putraM mhaapraavraajymaasthitH| tapastepe mahAbhAgaH pulhaashrmsNshyH||40|| himADhe dakSiNaM varSa bharatAya pitA ddau| tasmAttu bhArataM varSa tasya nAmnA mahAtmanaH" / / 41 // -mArkaNDeyapurANa, adhyAya 40 "himAhvayaM tu yadvarSaM naabheraasiinmhaatmnH| tasyarSabho'bhavatputro marudevyA mhaadyutiH||37 / / RSabhAd bharato jajJe vIraH putraH shtaagrjH| so'bhiSicyarSabhaH putraM bharataM pRthivIpatiH" / / 38 / / - kUrmapurANa, adhyAya 41 -6 29 - Adipuran

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth "jarAmRtyubhayaM nAsti dharmAdhamau yugAdikam / nAdharmaM madhyamaM tulyA himAdezAttu naabhitH||10|| RSabho marudevyAM ca RSabhAd bhrto'bhvt| RSabhodAttazrIputre zAlyagrAme hariM gtH||11|| bharatAd bhArataM varSa bharatAt sumatistvabhUt / / " -agnipurANa, adhyAya 10 nAbhissvajanayatputraM marudevyA mhaadyutiH| RSabhaM pArthivazreSThaM sarvakSatrasya pUrvajam / / 40 // RSabhAd bharato jajJe vIraH putrshtaagrjH| so'bhiSicyAtha bharataM putraM praavaajymaasthitH||41|| himAau~ dakSiNaM varSa bharatAya nyvedyt| tasmAd bhArataM varSa tasya nAmnA vidurbudhaaH||42|| -vAyumahApurANa pUrvArdha, adhyAya 33 "nAbhistvajanayat putraM marudevyA mahAdya tim / / 59 / / RSabhaM pArthivaM zreSThaM sarvakSatrasya puurvjm| RSabhAd bharato jajJe vIraH putrshtaagrjH||60|| so'bhiSicyarSabhaH putraM mhaapraavraajymaasthitH| himAhva dakSiNaM varSa tasya nAmnA bidurbudhaaH|| 61 // " -brahmANDapurANa pUrvArdha, anuSaDgaHpAda, adhyAya 14 "nAbhirmarUdevyAM putramajanayat RSabhanAmAnaM tasya bharataH putrazca tAvadagrajaH tasya bharatasya pitA RSabhaH hemAdrerdakSiNaM varSa mahad bhArataM nAma shshaas|" - vArAhapurANa, adhyAya 74 "nAbhenisarga vakSyAmi himaaNkeddsminnibodht| nAbhistvajanayat putraM marudevyAM mhaamtiH||19|| RSabhaM pArthivazreSThaM sarvakSatrasya puujitm| RSabhAd bharato jajJe vIraH putrshtaagrjH||20|| so'bhiSicyAtha RSabho bharataM putrvtslH| jJAnaM vairAgyamAzritya jitvendriyamahoragAn // 21 // sarvAtmanAtmanyAsthApya paramAtmAnamIzvaram / nagno jaTo nirAhAro'cIrI dhvAntagato hi sH||22|| nirAzastyaktasaMdehaH zaivamApa paraM pdm| himAdrerdakSiNaM varSa bharatAya nyvedyt|| 23 // tasmAtu bhArataM varSa tasya nAmnA vidurbudhaaH|" -liDgapurANa, adhyAya 47 "na te svasti yugAvasthA kSetreSvaSTasu srvdaa| himAhvayaM tu vai varSa naabheraasiinmhaatmnH||27|| tasyarSabho'bhavatputro marudevyAM mhaadyutiH| RSabhAdbharato jajJe jyeSThaH putrazatasya sH||28||" - viSNupurANa, dvitIyAMza, adhyAya 1 "nAbheH putrazcaya RSabhaH RSabhAva bharato'bhavat / tasya nAmnA tvidaM varSa bhArataM ceti kiirtyte||57||" -skandhapurANa, mAhezvarakhaNDa, kaumArakhaNDa, adhyAya 37 * bhagavAn RSabhadeva aura brahmA : loka meM brahmA nAma se prasiddha jo deva hai vaha jaina-paramparAnusAra, bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko chor3akara dUsarA nahIM hai| brahmA ke anya aneka nAmoM meM nimnalikhita nAma atyanta prasiddha haiM : Adipuran -36 30

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth hiraNyagarbha, prajApati, lokeza, nAbhija, caturAnana, sraSTA, svayambhU / inakI yathArtha saMgati bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke sAtha hI baiThatI hai| jaise : hiraNyagarbha - jaba bhagavAn mAtA marUdevI ke garbha meM Aye the, usake chaha mAha pahale se ayodhyA nagara meM hiraNya-suvarNa tathA ratnoM kI varSA hone lagI thI, isalie ApakA hiraNyagarbha nAma sArthaka hai| prajApati - kalpavRkSoM ke naSTa ho jAne ke bAda asi, masi, kRSi Adi chaha karmoM kA upadeza dekara Apane hI prajA kI rakSA kI thI, isalie Apa prajApati kahalAte the| lokeza - samasta loka ke svAmI the, isaliye lokeza kahalAte the| nAbhija - nAbhirAja nAmaka caudahaveM manu se utpanna hue the, isalie nAbhija kahalAte the| caturAnana - samavasaraNa meM cAroM ora se ApakA darzana hotA thA, isalie Apa caturAnana kahe jAte the| sraSTA - bhogabhUmi naSTa hone ke bAda deza, nagara Adi kA vibhAga, rAjA, prajA, guru, ziSya Adi kA vyavahAra, vivAha-prathA Adi ke Apa Adya pravartaka the, isalie sraSTA kahe jAte the| svayaMbhU - darzana-vizuddhi Adi bhAvanAoM se apane AtmA ke guNoM kA vikAsa kara svayaM hI Adya tIrthaMkara hae the, isalie svayaMbhU kahalAte the| -631 Adipuran

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// AdipurANa // prAstAvika: zrI jinasenAcArya racita mahApurANa kA Adi aMga AdipurANa hai| usameM prathama tIrthaMkara zrI RSabhadeva aura unake prathama putra bharata cakravartI ke jIvanacaritra kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| atra nirdiSTa AdipurANa ke saiMtAlIsaveM parva ke zlokoM meM bharata cakravartI zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAn ko kailAsa parvata para vaMdana karane ke lie Ate haiN| aise ullekha prApta hote haiN| yahA~ aSTApada ko kailAsa parvata ke rUpa meM darzAyA gayA hai / tadyUyaM saMsRterhetuM parityajya gRhAzramam / doSaduHkhajarAmRtyupApaprArya bhayAvahaM // 313 / / zaktimantassamAsannavineyA viditaagmaaH| guptyAdiSaDvidhaM samyaganugatya yathocitaM // 314 / / proktopekSAdibhedeSu vItarAgAdikeSu ca / pulakAdiprakAreSu vyapetAgArakAdiSu / / 315 / / pramattAdiguNa-sthAnavizeSeSu ca susthitAH / nizcavyavahAroktamupAdhvaM mokSamuttamam // 316 / / tathA gRhAzramasthAzca samyagdarzanapUrvakaM / dAnazIlopavAsArhadAdipUjopalakSitAH // 317 / / AzritaikAdazopAsakavatAH sushumaashyaaH| saMprAptaparamasthAnasaptakAH saMtu dhIdhanAH / / 318 / / iti stttttvsNdrbhgrbhvaagvibhvaatprbhoN| sasabhobharatAdhIzaH sarvamevamamanyata / / 319 / / trijnyaannetrsmyktvshuddhibhaagdeshsNytH| straSTAramabhivaMdyAyAtkailAsAnnagarottamam / / 320 / / jagattritayanAtho'pi dharmakSetreSvanArataM / uptvA saddharmabIjAni nyaSiMcaddharmavRSTibhiH // 321|| satAM satphalasaMprAptyai viharansvagaNaiH smN| caturdazadino doSa, duHkha, buDhApA, maraNa aura pApa bhare huye haiM aura jo bhayAnaka haiM aise isa gRhasthAzrama ko, chor3o ||313 / / tuma loga bhaktimAna ho, nikaTa bhavya ho aura Agama vA zAstroM ko acchI taraha jAnate ho isaliha apanI apanI yogyatAnusAra gupti, samiti, dharma anuprekSA, pariSahajaya aura cAritra ina chahoM ko acchI taraha pAlana karo / / 314 / / upekSA saMyama aura vItarAga saMyama ko pAlana karanevAle jo muni haiM tathA pulAka, bakuza, kuzIla, nirgrantha, snAtaka Adi jo muniyoM ke bheda haiM, unameM se kisI eka avasthA ko dhAraNa karo ||315 / / tathA pramatta Adi jo ucca guNasthAna haiM unameM anukrama se nivAsa karo aura isa taraha nizcaya tathA vyavahAra do prakAra ke kahe huye mokSa kA sevana karo arthAt donoM taraha kI mokSa prApta karo ||316 / / isI taraha jo gRhasthAzrama meM rahanevAle haiM, ve dAna, zIla, upavAsa, aura arahaMtAdi parameSThiyoM kI pUjA kareM / / 317 / / zubha pariNAmoM se zrAvakoM kI kahI huI gyAraha pratimAoM kA pAlana kareM aura ve hI buddhimAna sAtoM paramasthAnoM ko prApta hoM / / 318 / / isa taraha bharatezvara ne tattvoM kI racanA se bharI huI bhagavAna kI bacana rUpI vibhUti sunI aura use sunakara saba sabhA ke sAtha-sAtha jyoMkA tyoM mAnA arthAt unapara pUrNa zraddhAn kiyA / / 319 / / matijJAna, zrutajJAna aura avadhijJAna ina tInoM jJAnarUpI netroM ko tathA samyagdarzana kI vizuddhi ko dhAraNa karanevAlA aura dezasaMyamI mahArAja bharata Adi brahmA zrI RSabhadeva kI vaMdanA kara kailAsaparvata se apane uttama ayodhyA nagara ko AyA / / 320 / / idhara tInoM lokoM ke svAmI bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne nirantara hI dharmakSetra meM saddharma Adipuran Vol. V Ch. 31-A, Pg. 1946-1952 Adipuran -3632

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth petasahastrAbdonapUrvakaM / / 322|| lakSaM kailAsamAsAdya shriisiddhshikhraaNtre| paurNamAsIdine paudhe niricchaH samupAvizat / / 323 / / tadA bharatarAjedro mahAmaMdarabhUdharaM / AprAgbhAraM vyalokiSTa svapne dairyeNa saMsthitaM // 324|| daiva yuvarAjo'pi svargAditya mahauSadhiH / drumazchitvA nRNAM janmarogaM svaryAntamaikSata || 325 || kalpadrumamabhISTArthaM datvA nRbhyo niraMtaraM gRheT nizAmayAmAsa svargaprAptisamudyataM || 326 || ratnadvIpaM jighRkSubhyo nAnAratnakadaMbakaM / prAdAyAbhragamodyuktamadrAkSItsacivAgrimaH || 327 / / vajrapaMjaramudbhidya kailAsaM gaNavairiNaM / ullaMghayitumudyataM senApatimapazyata / / 328 / / Aluloke budho'naMtavIryaH zrImAn jayAtmajaH / yAntaM trailokyamAbhAsya satAraM tArakezvaraM / / 329 / / yazasvatIsunaMdAbhyAM sAddhaM zakramanaH priyA zocaMtI- viramadrAkSItsubhadrA svapnagocarA ||330|| vArANasIpatizcitrAMgado'pyAlokatAkulaH / khamutpataMtaM bhAsvaMtaM prakAzya dharaNItalaM / / 331 / / evaM Alokita svapnA rAjarAjapurassarAH / purodhasaM phalaM teSAmapRcchannaryamodaye || 332 || karmANi hatvA nirmUlaM munibhirbahubhiH samaM / puroH sarve'pi zaMsaMti svapnAH svargApragAmitAM // 333|| iti svapnaphalaM teSAM bhASamANe purohite| tadaivAnaMdanAmaitya bhartuH sthitimavedyat ||334|| dhvanau bhagavatA divye saMhRte mukulIbhavat ! karAMbujA sabhA jAtA pUSNIva sarasItyasasI / / 335 // tadAkarNanamAtreNa satvaraH sarvasaMgataH / cakravartI tamabhyetya triH parItya kRtastutiH ||336 || mahAmahamahApUjAM bhaktyA niravartayansvayaM caturdaza dinAnyevaM bhagavaMtamasevata ||337|| mAghakRSNacaturdazyAM bhagavAn 1 kA bIja boyA aura dharmavRSTi ke dvArA use sIMcA || 321|| sajjanoM ko mokSarUpa uttama phala milane ke liye unhoMne apane gaNadharoM ke sAtha-sAtha eka hajAra varSa aura caudaha dina kama eka lAkha pUrva vihAra kiyA / (unakI caurAsI lAkha pUrva kI Ayu thI usameM se bIsa lAkha pUrva kumAra kAla ke tirasaTalAkha pUrva rAjya avasthA ke, eka hajAra varSa tapazcaraNa ke, eka hajAra varSa aura caudaha dina kama eka lAkha pUrva vihAra ke aura caudaha dina yoganirodha ke the) jaba Ayu ke caudaha dina bAkI rahe taba yogoM kA nirodhakara poSa zukla paurNamAsI ke dina zrIzikhara aura siddhazikhara ke bIca meM kailAsa parvata para padmAsana se virAjamAna huye || 322- 323|| jisa dina bhagavAn yoga nirodhakara kailAsa para virAjamAna huye usI dina mahArAja bharata ne svapna meM dekhA ki sumerUparvata lambA hokara siddhakSetra taka pahu~ca gayA hai || 324 / / usI dina yuvarAja arkakIrti ne bhI svapna meM dekhA ki eka mahauSadhi kA peDa svarga se AyA thA aura manuSyoM kA janma roga naSTakara phira svarga meM calA gayA / / 325 / / usI dina gRhapati ne dekhA ki eka kalpavRkSa logoM ko sadA unakI icchAnusAra padArtha detA thA parantu aba vaha svarga jAne ke liye taiyAra huA hai || 326|| mukhyamaMtrI ne svapna meM dekhA ki eka ratnadvIpa cAhanevAle logoM ke liye aneka taraha ke ratnasamUha dekara aba AkAza meM jAne ke liye taiyAra huA hai / / 327 / / senApatine dekhA ki eka siMha vajra ke piMjaDe ko toDakara kailAsa parvata ko ullaMghana karane ke liye taiyAra huA hai / / 328|| jayakumAra ke putra zrImAn buddhimAna anaMtavIrya ne svapna meM dekhA ki caMdramA tInoM lokoM ko prakAzakara tArAoM sahita jA rahA hai || 329 / / cakravartI kI rAnI subhadrA ne svapna meM dekhA ki zrI RSabhadeva kI rAnI yazasvatI aura sunaMdA ke sAtha-sAtha baiThI huI indrANI bahuta dera taka zoka kara rahI hai ||330|| banArasa ke rAjA citrAMgada ne bhI vyAkula hokara yaha svapna dekhA ki sUrya pRthvI kA prakAza kara AkAza kI ora ur3A jA rahA hai | | 331 || isa taraha bharatAdi ko lekara saba logoMne svapna dekhe aura sUryodaya hote hI purohita se unake phala pUche ||332|| purohita ne kahA ki ye saba svapna yahI sUcita karate haiM ki bhagavAn vRSabhadeva saba karmoM ko bilkula nAzakara aneka muniyoM ke sAtha-sAtha mokSa padhAreMge || 333 || purohita ina saba svapnoM kA phala kaha hI rahA thA ki itanemeM hI AnaMda nAma kA eka manuSya AyA aura usane bhagavAn vRSabhadeva kI saba hAlata kahI ||334 | | usane kahA ki jisa prakAra sUrya ke asta ho jAne para sarovara ke kamala saba mukulita ho jAte haiM usI prakAra bhagavAna kI divyadhvani baMda ho jAne para saba sabhA hAtha jor3e huye mukulita ho rahI hai / / 335 / / yaha samAcAra sunakara vaha cakravartI bahuta hI zIghra saba logoM ke sAtha-sAtha kailAsa parva para pahu~cA, usane jAkara bhagavAn kI tIna pradakSiNAyeM dIM, stuti kI, bhaktipUrvaka apane hAtha se mahAmaha nAma 5 33 a Adipuran

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. bhaaskrodye| muhUrte'bhijiti prAptapalyaMko munibhiH samaM / / 338 || prAviGamukhastRtIyena zukladhyAnena ruddhavAn / yogatritayamatyena dhyAnenAghAtikarmaNAM / / 339 || paMcahasvasvaroccAraNapramANena saMkSayaM / kAlena viddhatprAMtaguNasthAnamadhiSThitaH || 340|| zarIratritayApAye prApya siddhatvaparyayaM / nijASTaguNasaMpUrNaH kSaNAttanuvAtakaH / / 341 / / nityo niraMjanaH kiMcidUno dehAvamUrtibhAk / sthitaH svasukhasAdbhUtaH pazyanvizvamanArataM ||342 / / tadA''gatya surAH sarve prAMtapUjAcikIrSayA pavitraM paramaM mokSasAdhanaM zuci nirmalaM ||343|| zarIraM bharturasyeti parArdhyazibikArpitaM / agnIMdraratnabhA-bhAsiprottuMGgamukuTodbhuvA ||344|| caMdanAgarukarpUrapArIkAmIrajAdibhiH / ghRtakSIrAdibhizvApta vRddhinA hutabhojinA ||345|| jagadgRhasya saugaMdhyaM saMpAdyAbhUtapUrvakaM / tadAkAropamardena paryAyAMtaramAnayan / / 346 / / abhyarcitAmagnikuMDasya gaMdhapuSpAdibhistathA / tasya dakSiNabhAge'bhUdgaNabhRtsaMskriyAnalaMH || 347|| tasyAparasmin digbhAge zeSakevalikAyagaH / evaM vanhitrayaM bhUmAvavasthApyAmarezvarAH || 348|| tato bhasma samAdAya paMcakalyANabhAginaH / vayaM caivaM bhavAmeti svalalATe bhujadvaye / / 349 / / kaMThe hRdayadeze ca tena saMspRzya bhaktitaH / tatpavitratamaM matvA dharmarAgarasAhitAH / / 350 / / toSAtsapAdayAmAMsuH saMbhUyAnaMdanATakaM / saptamopAMsakAdyAste sarve'pi brahmacAriNaH || 351 || gArhapatyAmidha, pUrvaM paramAhavanIyakaM / dakSiNAgniM tato nyasya saMdhyAsu tisRSu svayaM ||352 || tacchikhitrayasAMnnidhye cakramAtapavAraNaM / I I / kI mahApUjA kI aura isI taraha caudaha dina taka bhagavAna kI sevA kI / / 336- 337 || mAghakRSNA caturdazI ke dina sUryodaya ke zubha muhUrta aura abhijit nakSatra meM bhagavAn vRSabhadeva ne pUrva dizA kI aura mu~hakara aneka muniyoM ke sAtha-sAtha paryaMkAsana virAjamAna huye, unhoMne tIsare sUkSma - kriyApratipAti nAma ke zukla dhyAna se mana bacana kAya tInoM yogoM kA nirodha kiyA aura phira aMta ke caudahaveM guNasthAna meM Thaharakara jitanI dera meM a, i, u, R, lR, ina pA~ca hrasva akSaroM kA uccAraNa hotA hai utane hI samaya meM cauthe vyuparata kriyAnivRtti nAma ke zukladhyAna se vedanIya, Ayu, nAma, gotra ina cAroM aghAti karmoM kA nAza kiyA / / 338-340 / / audArika, tejasa, kArmaNa ina tInoM zarIroM ke nAza honese unheM siddha paryAya prApta huI, samyaktva jJAna, darzana, vIrya, sukha, sUkSmatva, avyAbAdha aura avagAhanatva ye nijake ATha guNa pUre-pUre prakaTa ho gaye, kSaNabhara meM hI (usI samaya meM) tanuvAta valaya meM jA pahu~ce tathA vahA~ para nitya, niraMjana, apane zarIra se kucha kama, amUrta, AtmA se utpanna huye sukha meM tallIna aura niraMtara saMsAra ko dekhate huye virAjamAna huye / / 341-342 / / usI samaya mokSakalyANa kI pUjA karane kI icchA karate huye saba deva Aye, unhoMne pavitra, utkRSTa, mokSa kA sAdhana, svaccha aura nirmala aise bhagavAna ke zarIra ko bahumUlya pAlakI meM virAjamAna kiyaa| tadanantara jo agnikumAra jAti ke devoM ke iMdra ke ratnoM kI kAMti se dedIpyamAna aise baDe bhArI mukuTa se utpanna huI hai tathA caMdana, agara, kapUra, kezara Adi sugandhita padArthoM se aura ghI dUdha Adi se baDhAI gaI hai aisI agni se jo pahile kabhI dekhane sunane meM nahIM AI aisI jagatrUpI thara kI sugaMdhI pragaTakara usa zarIra kA pahilA AkAra naSTakara dUsarA AkAra banA diyA arthAt use bhasma kara diyA puSpa Adi dravyoM se usa agnikuMDa kI pUjA kI tathA usake dA~I ora gaNadhara devoM ke kiyA aura bA~I ora tIrthaMkara tathA gaNadharoM ko chor3akara bAkI bace the kevalajJAniyoM ke kiyA / isa taraha indra ne pRthvI para tIna taraha kI vahni sthApita kI ||347 - 348 / / tadanaMtara saba deva aura indrone bar3I bhakti se jinake pA~coM kalyANaka huye haiM aise tIrthaMkara bhagavAn vRSabhadeva ke zarIra kI bhasma uThAI aura "hama bhI aise ho yahI socakara apane mAthe para donoM bhujAoM meM, gale meM aura chAtI para lagAI / unhoMne vaha bhasma bar3I hI pavitra mAnI aura use lagAkara, ve dharma ke rasa meM DUba gaye || 349 - 350 / / saMtuSTa hokara sabane milakara Ananda nATaka kiyA aura phira unhoMne zrAvakoM ko upadeza diyA ki "tuma logoM meM se sAtaveM upAsakAdhyayana ko par3hanevAle jo sAta, ATha, nau daza, gyArahavIM pratimA ke brahmacArI haiM unheM ve gArhapatya, paramAhavanIyaka aura dakSiNAni ye tIna agnikuNDa banAne cAhiyeM aura unameM sabere, dupahara tathA zAma || 343 - 346 / / ga~dha, zarIra kA agnisaMskAra zarIra kA agnisaMskAra Adipuran 34 a -85

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth jineMdrapratimAcaivAsthApya maMtrapuratsaraM / / 353 / / tAsikAlaM samabhyaya' gRhsthairvihitaadraaH| bhavatAtithayo yUyamityAcakhyurupAsakAn / / 354 / / sneheneSTaviyogotthaH pradIptaH shokpaavkH| tadA prabuddhamapyasya ceto'dhAkSIdadhIzituH // 355 / / gaNI vRssbhsenaakhystcchokaapniniissyaa| prAkrasta vaktuM sarveSAM sveSAM vyaktAM bhavAvalIm // 356 / / jayavarmA bhave pUrve dvitIye'bhUnmahAbalaH tRtIye lalitAMgAkhyo vajrajaMdhazcaturthaka // 357 / / paMcameM bhogabhUjo'bhUta SaSThe'yaM zrIgharo'maraH / saptame-suvidhiHkSamAbhRdaSTame'cyutanAyakaH // 358 // navame vajranAbhIzo dshme'nuttraaNtyjH| tato'vatIrya sarbedravaMdite vRSabho'bhavat / / 359 // dhanazrIrAdime janmanyato nirNAyikAM ttH| svayaMprabhA tatastasmAcchImatyAryA tato'bhavat / / 360 // svayaMprabhaH surastasmAdasmAdapi ca keshvH| tataH pratIMdrayastasmAcca dhanadatto'hamiMdratAM // 361 / / gatastatastataH zreyAn dAnatIrthasya naaykH| AzcaryapaMcakasyapi prathamo'bhUtpravartakaH // 362 / / atigRddhaH purA pazcAnnArako'nu cmuurkH| divAkaraprabho devastathA mativarAhvayaH / / 363 / / tato'hamiMdrastasmAcca subaahurhmiNdrtaaN| prApya tvaM bharato jAtaH SaTkhaMDAkhaMDapAlakaH // 364 // ina tInoM saMdhyAoM meM svayaM ina tInoM agniyoM kI sthApanA karanI caahiye| una tInoM agniyoM ke samIpa hI cakra, chatra tathA zrI jinendradeva kI sthApanA karanI cAhiye aura tInoM samaya maMtra pUrvaka unakI pUjA karanI caahiye| isa taraha gRhasthoM ke dvArA Adara-satkAra pAte huye loga atithi bno| yaha saba upadeza indrane brahmacAriyoM ko diyA / / 351-354 / / usa samaya iSTa ke viyoga se utpanna huI aura sneha se bar3hI huI bharata kI zokarUpI agni jaga uThI thI aura vaha unake prabuddha hue citta ko bhI jalA rahI thI / / 355 / / taba zrI vRSabhasena gaNadhara bharata ke zoka ko dUra karane kI icchA se apane saba logoM ke pahile bhava spaSTa rIti se kahane lage / / 356 / / ki zrI vRSabhadeva kA jIva pahile jayavarmA thA, dUsare janma meM rAjA mahAbala huA, tIsare bhava meM lalitAMga deva huA aura cauthe bhava meM rAjA suvidhi huA aura AThaveM bhava meM bhogabhUmi meM utpanna huA, chaThe meM zrIdhara deva huA, sAtave meM rAjA vajrajaMgha huA ||357 / / pA~caveM bhava meM bhogabhUmi meM utpanna huA, chaThe meM zrIdhara deva huA, sAtaveM meM rAjA suvidhi huA, aura AThaveM bhava meM acyutasvarga kA indra huA / / 358 / / nauveM bhava meM rAjA vajranAbhi huA, dazaveM bhava meM sarvArthasiddhi meM ahamindra huA aura vahA~ se Akara saba indroM ke dvArA pUjya aisA zrI vRSabhadeva huA hai / / 359 / / zreyAnaka jIva pahile dhanazrI thA, dUsare janma meM nirnAyikA, tIsare bhava meM svayaMprabhA devI, cauthe bhava meM vajrajaMgha kI rAnI zrImatI, pA~caveM bhava meM bhogabhUmi meM AryA, chaThe bhava meM svayaMprabhadeva, vahA~ se Akara sAtaveM bhava meM rAjA suvidhi kA putra kezava, AThaveM bhava meM solahaveM svarga meM pratIndra, nauveM bhava meM vajranAbhicakravartI kA gRhapati ratna dhanadatta aura phira dazaveM bhava meM ahamindra huA ||360361 / / vahA~ se AkAra dAnatIrtha kI pravRtti karanevAlA aura paMcAzcarya kA svAmI yaha rAjA zreyAn huA / / 362 / / terA jIva pahile rAjA atigRddha thaa| dUsare janma meM naraka gayA, tIsare bhava meM siMha, cauthe meM divAkaraprabha nAma kA deva aura pA~caveM bhava meM rAjA vajrajaMgha kA mativara nAmakA maMtrI huA thA / / 363 / / chaThe bhava meM ahamindra, sAtaveM bhava meM vajranAbhi cakravartI kA choTA bhAI subAhu huaa| AThaveM bhava meM ahamindra pada pAkara nauveM bhava meM chahoM khaNDa pRthvI kA pAlana karanevAlA rAjA bharata huA hai / / 364 / / - 35 Adipuran

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// 12 // // // 2 saMbaI // vigata : RSabhadevanuM kailAsa upara nirvANano ullekha prastAvanA: pUrANasAra saMgraha sakalakIrti bhaTTAraka kata digaMbara sAhityano anupama graMtha che. tenA pAMcamAM sargamAM bhagavAna RSabhadevanA jIvana viSayaka mAhitI jovA maLe che. paJcamaH sargaH jinendro'pi hitaM dhamma prajAbhyo dezayanmahIm / tArayaMzca bahUnbhavyAn vijahAra niraJjanaH // 1 // AsaMzcatuzItizca gaNA 'gaNabhRto'pi c| tAvantyeva sahasrANi munInAM mokSakAkSiNAm // 2 // AryikANAM sahasrANi triMzad dazaguNAni tu| tathoktAni tu paJcAzatsahasrANayadhikAni ca // 3 / / zrAvakANAM sahasrANi triMzad dazaguNAni tu| zrAvikANAM pramANaM tu sahasraH zatapaJcakaiH // 4 // yayuH pUrvasahasrANi zatAbhyastAni viNshtiH| kaumAre'tastrayaH SaSTiH rAjyasyaikaM ca saMyame // 5 // uktazcasaptatilakSA koTiH pttpnycaashtshsrsNyuktaa| pUrvasya tu pramANaM boddhavyA varSakoTInAm // 6 // // 70560000000000 / / nakSatraM cottarASADhaM mAGgalyeSu ca sptsu| nirvANamabhijidyoge purUdevasya pUjyate // 7 // uktazcasvargAvataraNaM janma vivAharAjyAbhiSekaniHkramaNam / kevalabogho nirvANaM sapta ca maGgalAni puroH // 8 // Puran Sarsangrah Vol. IV Ch. 22-B, Pg. 1280-1284 Puran Sarsangrah -33360

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth athA'nte'STApadaM zailaM devendrrbddsho'rcitH| caturvidhena saMghena sahAruhya jinezvaraH // 9 // sahasrardazabhiH sArddhamRSibhiH sanniviSTavAn / caturdazadinAdUrdhvaM prApya sthAnaM caturdazam // 10 // pUrvAhye zeSakarmAntaM kRtvA lokaM prakampayan / avyAbAdhaM sukhaM kSemaM samprApatparamaM padam // 11 // tataH sadevikA indrA Agamya cturssttkaaH| zarIramahimAM tasya mahA cakrurantimAm // 12 // uktazca dazabhavanendrA dvAdaza kalpendrA vyntraa'mrendraastvssttau| jyotiSkendrau dvAviti dvAtriMzatsammitA indrAH // 13 / / rAjarAjo'pi tajjJAtvA svapnairuktaH purodhsaa| sasainyastUrNamAgatya jinadehamapUjayaMt // 14 / / tto'gniindrkiriittsthcuuddaamnnijvhninaa|| dagdhvA nirvApya tadehaM gandhAmbukusumAkSataiH // 15 // gaNezAmArSabhANAJca citAM saMskRtya dkssinne| zeSANAM vAmake pArve trInapyagnIn samarcayat // 16 // athendrA nRpatIndrAya kRtvA hastaprasAraNam / AzvAsyAbhASya madhuraM gaNezastaM samarpayan / / 17 / / tato vRSabhasenastaM vilapantaM viyogtH| anuzAsti sma rAjendramitihAsamimaM bruvan // 18 / / asmAkamarhatazcApi sambandhaM zrRNu raajraatt| citrasaMsArakAntAre bhavAdArabdhamAptavAn // 19 / / yadAsId vajrajaGgho'yaM bhagavAnaSTame bhave / tadA mativaro mantrI tasyAbhUstvaM hite rataH // 20 / / sainyezo'kampano yazca so'yaM bAhubalI nRpH| svasA yA'nundarI tasya seyaM brAhmI tava svasA // 21 // yo'bhUdAnandapurodhA sa iha sundrsundrii| putrA ye vIrabAhvAdyAH zrImatyAste vayaM nRpeT // 22 / / vayaM kRtvA tapaH smygaaraadhitctussttyaaH| Adyagraiveyake sarve cAhamindrA babhUvima // 23 / / (kramazaH) -637 Puran Sarsangrah

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth purANasAra saMgraha : paJcama sarga (gAthArtha) karmamalarahita jinendra AdinAtha bhagavAn bhI prajA ke lie hitakArI dharma kA upadeza karate hue tathA bahutase bhavyoM ko tArate hue pRthvi para vihAra karane lage / / 1 / / unake samavazaraNa meM 84 gaNa the tathA caurAsI hI gaNadhara the aura utane hI hajAra mokSa cAhanevAle muni the| AryikA bhI tIna lAkha pacAsa hajAra thiiN| aura zrAvaka tIna lAkha pramANa the| zrAvikAoM kI saMkhyA pA~ca lAkha thii| bhagavAn kA bIsa lAkha pUrva varSa kumAra kAla meM, tiresaTha lAkha pUrva varSa rAjya-kAla meM tathA eka lAkha pUrva varSa saMyama kAla meM bItA / / 2-5 / / kahA bhI hai-sattara lAkha chappana hajAra kor3AkoDi varSa pramANa pUrva hotA hai / / 6 / / uttarASAr3hA nakSatra meM tathA abhijit yoga meM sAta mAMgalya yukta bhagavAn ke nirvANa pada kI pUjA kI gaI / / 7 / / kahA bhI hai- (1) svargAvataraNa, (2) janma kalyANaka, (3) vivAha, (4) rAjyAbhiSeka, (5) dIkSA kalyANaka, (6) kevalajJAna kalyANaka aura (7) nirvANa kalyANaka ye sAta bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke mAGgalya haiM / / 8 / / devendroM ke dvArA nAnA prakAra se pUjita ve bhagavAn cAra prakAra ke saMgha sahita kailAza parvata para ArUr3ha hue / / 9 / / vahA~ daza hajAra sAdhuoM ke sAtha unhoMne samAdhi lgaaii| tathA caudaha dinoM ke bAda caudahaveM guNasthAna ko prApta hue / / 10 / / unhoMne prAtaHkAla hI zeSa karmoM kA anta kara loka ko kaMpAte hue, avyAbAdha sukhavAle kalyANakArI mokSa pada ko pAyA / / 11 / / taba apanI deviyoM sahita battIsa indroM ne parivAra sahita Akara bar3e ThATa-bATa se bhagavAn kA nirvANa kalyANaka kiyA / / 12 / / kahA bhI hai- bhavanavAsI devoM ke dasa indra, kalpavAsI devoM ke bAraha indra, vyantara devoM ke ATha indra tathA jyotiSiyoM ke do indra, isa prakAra milakara battIsa indra hote haiM / / 13 / / cakravartI ko apane purohita dvArA svapna ke phalasvarUpa bhagavAn ke nirvANa kI sUcanA milI jisase sainyasahita zIghra Akara unhoMne nirvANa kalyANaka kI pUjA kI / / 14 / / taba agnikumAra devoM ke indra ke mukuTa meM lage hue cUDAmaNi ratna kI agni se, sugandhita jala, puSpa aura akSatoM se siJcita unakI deha kA dAha saMskAra kiyA / / 15 / / vRSabhasena Adi gaNadharoM kI agni ko dakSiNa bhAga meM tathA anya muniyoM ki agni ko vAma bhAga meM sthApita kara gArhapatya, dakSiNAgni tathA AhvanIya agni kI una logoM ne pUjA kI / / 16 / / isake bAda indroM ne cakravartI bharata ko hAtha phailAkara AzvAsana diyA tathA madhurAlApa kara gaNadharoM ko unheM sauMpa diyA / / 17 / / Puran Sarsangrah -6382

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taba vRSabhasena gaNadhara ne viyoga se vilApa karate hue usa cakravartI ko samajhAyA aura saba logoM kA pUrva vRtAnta kahA / / 18 / / Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth he cakravartI ! hama sabakA aura bhagavAn AdinAtha kA sambandha suno| jo isa vicitra saMsAra rUpI jaMgala meM aneka bhavoM meM ghUmate hue prApta huA / / 19 / / jaba ATha bhava pahale bhagavAn vajrajaMgha the taba tuma unake hitakArI mativara nAmake maMtrI the| jo unakA akampana nAmakA maMtrI thA vaha bAhubalI rAjA huA aura usakI jo anundarI nAmakI bahina thI vaha tumhArI brAhmI nAmakI bahina huI hai || 20-21 / / jo Ananda nAmakA purohita thA vaha sundarI nAmakI bahina huI hai aura zrImatI ke jo bIrabAhu Adi putra the ve saba hama loga hue haiM ||22|| hama logoM ne, tapakara tathA cAra ArAdhanAoM kA ArAdhanakara Adya graiveyaka meM ahamindra pada pAyA thA // 23 // 45 39 a Puran Sarsangrah

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10 | zrI gautama aSTaka | prastAvanA : gautama aSTakanA kartA ajJAta che. temAM anaMtalablinidhAna zrI gautamasvAmInuM viziSTa mahAbhya varNavI, vAMchitanI prAptinI prArthanA karavAmAM AvI che. zrI iMdrabhUti vasubhUtiputra, pRthvIbhavaM gautamagotraratna tuvanti devAH suramAnavendrAH sa gautamo yacchatu vAMchita me. (1) zrI iMdrabhUti vasubhUti ane pRthvI mAtAnA putra, gautama gotramAM thayelA che. suro ane mAnavo vaDe stuti karAyelA gautamasvAmI mane vAMchita Apo.(1) zrIvardhvamAnAt tripadImavApya, muhUrtamAtraNa kRtAni yena; aMgAni pUrvANi caturdazApi, sa gautamo yacchatu vAMchita me (2) zrI vardhamAnasvAmI pAsethI tripadIne grahaNa karIne 14 pUrvAgonI racanA karI tevA gautamasvAmI mane...(2) zrI vIranAthena purA praNIta, maMtra mahAnaMdasukhAya yasya; dhyAyaMtyamI sUrivarAH samagrAH, sa gautamo yacchatu vAMchita me. (3) zrI mahAvIrasvAmI vaDe pahelAM kahevAyelo mahAnaMda ane sukhane ApanAra maMtra, jenuM dhyAna sarve sUrivaro kare che te gautamasvAmI mane...(3) yasyAbhidhAna munayoDapi sarve, gRhanti bhikSAbhramaNamya kAleH miSTAnnapAnAmbarapUrNakAmA; sa gautamo yacchatu vAMchita me. (4) jemanuM nAma sarve munio bhikSAbhramaNanA kALe grahaNa kare che je miSTAnna, pAna, aMbaranI icchAne pUrNa kare che. te gautamasvAmI mane...(4) aSTApadAdro gagane svasakRtyA thayo jinAnAM padavaMdanAyaH nizamya tIrthAtizaya surebhyasa gautamo yacchatu vAMchita me. (5) devo pAsethI tIrthanA atizayane sAMbhaLIne jinezvaronA caraNane vaMdana karavA mATe gaganamAM svazaktithI aSTApada parvata para gayA tevA gautamasvAmI mane...(5) Pg. 1209-1213 Shri Gautam Ashtak Vol. IV Ch. 214, Shri Gautam Ashtak - 40 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth tripaMcasaMkhyA zatatApasAnAM tapa kRzAnAmapunarbhavAya; akSaNalabdhayA paramAnadAtA, sa gautamo yacchatu vAMchita me. (6) tapathI kRza thayelA 1500 tApasone apunarbhava thavA akSaNalabdhi vaDe khIranuM dAna ApyuM tevA gautamasvAmI mane...(6) sadakSiNe bhojanameva deyaM, sAdhArmika saMghasaparyayeti; kevalyavaa madada munInAM, sa gautamo yacchatu vAMchita me. (7) saMghanI pUjA mATe sAdharmikane dakSiNA sahita bhojana ane munione kevaLajJAnarUpI vastra ApanArA tevA gautamasvAmI mane...(7) zivaM gate bhartari vIranAthe, yugapradhAnatvamiTaiva mantrAH paTTAbhiSeko vidadhe surendraH sa gautamo yacchatu vAMchita me. (8) bhagavAna molamAM gaye chate yugapradhAnapaNAthI devendroe jeno paTTAbhiSeka karyo tevA gautamasvAmI mane...(2) railokyabIje parameSThibIjaM sajJAnabIje jinarAjabIjaM; yajJAma cokta vidaghAti siddhi sa gautamo yacchatu vAMchita me. (9) railokyabIja, parameSThibIja, sajJAnanuM bIja tathA jinarAjanA bIja samuM bolAyeluM jenuM nAma ja siddhine Ape che. tevA gautamasvAmI mane...(9) zrIgautamasyASTakamAdareNa prabodhakAle munipuMgavA ye; paThanti te sUripada saMdevA - nanda labhatte sutarAM krameNa (10) je munio prAtaHkALe Adara sahita zrI gautamaaSTakano pATha kare che teo krame karIne haMmezA AnaMdarUpa sUripadane prApta karanArA thAya che.(10) - 41 re - Shri Gautam Ashtak

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11 || sonaprAzapAva . uttarArdha prastAvanA : jJAnaprakAzadIpArNava maMdira nirmANane lagato prAcIna saMskRta graMtha che. tenA mULa kartA vizvakarmA che. prabhAzaMkara somapurAe A graMtha para "zilpa-prabhA' nAmanI gujarAtI TIkA racI che. A graMtha pUrvArdha ane uttarArdha ema be bhAgomAM vibhAjita che. tenA uttarArdhanA 26mAM adhyAyamAM aSTApadanuM svarUpa tathA siMhaniSadyA prAsAdanuM varNana supere karavAmAM AvyuM che. prathama tIrthakara zrI RSabhadeva svAmInA dehano agnisaMskAra aSTApada parvata upara thayo. tyAM bharata cakravartI mahArAje siMniSadyA nAme prAsAdanI racanA vArdhakIratna (zilpI - sthapati) pAse karAvI. bharatastatra ca svAmi saMskArAsannabhUtale / prAsAdaM yojayAmAsa trigavyUtisamucchrayaH / / 1 / / nAmataH siMhaniSadyA padmAnirvANavezmanaH / uccairvArddhakIratnena ratnAzmAbhirakArayat / / 2 / / bharata cakravartIe zrI RSabhadevanA agnisaMskAranA samIpa bhUmi para traNa gAu UMco ane jANe mokSa maMdiranI vedikA hoya tevo "siMhaniSadyA" nAmano prAsAda ratnamaya pASANothI vArdhakI ratna (sthapati) pAse karAvyo. tenI cAre tarapha prabhunA samavasaraNanI jema sphaTika ratnanAM cAra ramaNIya dvArA karAvyAM. te dvAronI baMne tarapha zivalakSmInA bhaMDAranI jevA ratna caMdananA soLa kaLazo racAvyA. dareka dvAranI jANe sAkSAta puNya vallI hoya tevAM soLa soLa ratnamaya toraNo racAvyAM. pharatA maMDapanA prazasti lipinA jevA aSTamaMgaLanI soLa soLa paMktio racI. jANe cAra dipAlonI sabhA tyAM lAvyA hoya tevA vizALa mukhamaMDapo racyA. te cAra mukhamaMDaponI AgaLa cAlatAM zrI vallI maMDapanI aMdara cAra prekSAsadana maMDapa 1 jema ahata jina tIrthakaronA A lokabhogya puNya phaLarUpa varelI siddhio tarIke aSTaprAtihAryo hoya che tema mahA cakravartInI pAse cauda ratno hoya che. temAM vAIkI-sthapati zilpI e temanuM chaThuM ratna kahyuM che. mahAcakravartI kahyuM te kArya te cauda ratnathI, asAdhya hoya to paNa paLavAramAM sAdhya thAya che te mahAcakravartInI sAthe ja te ratno hAjara hoya che. senApatigRhapatipurohitagajaturaga vArdhakIH strI / cakraM chatraM carma maNiH kAMkinI khaDgadaMDaH ca // 3 / / mahAcakravartInAM cauda ratnomAM senApati, gRhapati, purohita, hAthI, ghoDo, zilpI vAIkI ane strI e sAta ratno paMcendriya che. cakra, chatra, DhAla, maNi, kAMkiNI ratna, khaDaga ane daMDa e sAta ratno ekendriya che. A cauda ratno mahAcakravartInI sevAmAM sadA sarvadA hAjara hoya che. A ekeka ratnanA hajAra-hajAra devo adhiSThAyaka hoya che. (jaina darzana) Pg. 51-58 Gyanprakashdiparnav Vol. I Ch. 1-B, Gyanprakashdiparnav -aa 42 sa

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(rasika maMDapa jevA kakSAsanavALA) karAvyA. te prekSA maMDaponI madhyamAM sUryabiMbane upahAsya karanArA vajramaya akSavATa racyA ane dareka akSavATanI madhyamAM kamaLamAM kaNikAnI jema ekeka manohara siMhAsana racyuM. prekSA maMDapanI AgaLa ekeka maNipIThikA racI. tenI 52 ratnanA manohara caityastUpa racyA. te dareka caityastUpamAM AkAzane prakAzita karanArI dareka dizAe moTI maNipIThikA racI. maNipIThikoparisthAH paMcazatadhanumitAH / zAzvata pratimAH sthitA RSabha caMdrAnanayoH ||3|| vAriSeNa vardhamAna paryaMkAsanasthitAH / siMhaniSadyAprAsAde naMdIzvara dvIpasamaH // 4 // te maNipIThikAnI upara caityastUpanI sanmukha pAMcaso dhanuSya pramANavALI ratnanirmita aMgavALI RSabhAnana, caMdrAnana, vAriSeNa ane vardhamAna nAmanI cAre paryaMkAsane beThelI manohara netrarUpI poyaNAne caMdrikA samAna naMdIzvara mahAdvIpanA caityanI aMdara che tevI zAzvatajina pratimAo racAvI sthApana karI. te dareka caityastUpanI AgaLa amUlya mANikyamaya vizALa evI suMdara pIThikAo racI. tenA para ekeka IMdradhvaja racyo. jANe dareka dizAe dharme potAnA jayastaMbho AropyA hoya tevA te IMdradhvaja jaNAtA hatA. Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth dareka IMdradhvaja AgaLa traNa traNa pagathiyAM ane toraNavALI naMghA nAme puSkariNI (vAvaDIo) racI. svaccha zItala jaLathI bharelI ane vicitra kamaLothI zobhatI te puSkariNIo dadhimukha parvatanA AkArabhUta puSkariNIo jevI manohara lAgatI hatI. te siMhaniSadyA nAmanA mahAcaityanA madhya bhAgamAM moTI maNipIThikA banAvI ane samavasaraNanI jema tenA madhya bhAgamAM vicitra ratnamaya eka devachaMda racyo (jyAM prabhu caDatAM vizrAma laI dezanA de che). te caityanI bhIMtomAM vicitra maNimaya gavAkSa (jharUkhA) racyA hatA. tenA prabhApaTalathI jANe temAMthI paDadA utpanna thayelA hoya tevA jaNAtA hatA.... devacchaMde pratiSThitA: pratimAstatra nirmalAH / RSabhasvAmimukhyAnAM caturvizatirarhatAm / / 5 / / pratimAH svasvasaMsthAnA mAnavarNAdharAstu tAH / sAkSAdiva svAmino bhAsaH zaileSIdhyAnavartinaH // 6 // AgaLa kahelA devacchaMdanI upara zailezI dhyAnamAM vartatI hoya tevI dareka prabhunA potapotAnA dehanA mAna jevaDI ne potapotAnA dehanA varNa (raMga)ne dhAraNa karanArI, jANe dareka prabhu pote ja birAjamAna hoya tevI RSabha Adi covIsa ahaMtonI nirmala ratnamaya pratimA racIne sthApana karI. tatra SoDaza sauvarNA lAjavartasamadvaye / dvau sphaTika dve vaiDUrye dve ca raktamaNimaye / tAsAM cArhatpratimAnAM sarvAsAmapijavire // 7 // temAM soLa pratimA sonAvarNanI, be rAjavarNa (zyAma) ratnanI, be sphaTikanI, be (lIlA) vaiDUryanI ane be raktavarNanI (pUrve 'be', dakSiNe cAra, pazcime ATha ne uttare daza) ema covIsa pratimAo besADI devachaMda upara ujvala ratnanI covIsa ghaTAo zAmaraNa racI. BS 43 . Gyanprakashdiparnav

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth aSTApada parvatanI upara mastakanA mukuTa maNi jevA tathA naMdIzvarAdinA caityanI spardhA kare tevuM pavitra evuM te caitya bharata mahArAjanI AjJA thatAM tatkALa sarva kaLAnA jJAtA evA vArdhakI ratne (sthapati zilpIe) vidhi pramANe banAvI ApyuM. aSTApadasya zikhare maNimANikyabhUSaNam / naMdIzvarasya caityAnAM pratisparddhinaM pAvanam // 8 // caityaM bharatacatrimAt AjJAnusAraM kAritam / tena vArddhakI ratnena yathAvidhi pramANataH / / 9 / / zrI vizvakarmA uvAca bharata cakravartIe daMDaratna vaDe te parvatanA dAMtA pADI nAkhyA. tethI saraLa ane UMcA staMbhanI peThe e parvata lokone na caDI zakAya tevo thaI gayo pachI mahArAjA e parvatanI pharatI mekhalAo jevA ane manuSyothI ullaMghana thaI zake nahi evA ekeka yojanane aMtare ATha pagathiyAM banAvyA tyArathI te parvatanuM nAma "aSTApada' paDyuM. uparokta aSTApada viSayaka varNana triSaSTizalAkApuruSa caritranA AdhAre karavAmAM AvyuM che. "trirdizatAjA purUSa parva" (?) sarga 6 zloka 566 thI 636 aSTApada svarUpa (cAlu) cakriNA daMDaratnena zRMgANi ca cheditAni / RjustaMbhavatsthitatvAt manujAnaivArohanti / / 10 / / parvatamekhalA iva sopAnAnyaSTau ca kRtaH / yojanamekamuccAni tenASTApadaH prasiddhaH / / 11 / / tataH prabhRti zailo'sau nAmnASTApada ityabhUt / Gyanprakashdiparnav - adhyAya 26 - - caturviMzatirjinacaityaM zatArddhaM ca dvayAdhikam / dvayadhikasaptatistathA kAryA zatamaSTottaram // 1 // jagatyAM ca tathA proktAM maMDapaM ca tathaiva ca / samosaraNamaSTApadaM mayA proktaM suvistaraiH // 2 // zrI vizvakarmA kahe cheH covIsa jinAyatana; bAvana jinAyatana, bahotera jinAyatana ane ekaso ATha jinAyatana ane tenI jagatI ane maMDaponuM paNa meM kahyuM che; have samavasaraNa ane aSTApadanAM svarUpo vistArathI kahuM chuM. nAradovAca vizvakarmA svayaM devo vizvakarmA jagatpatiH / jinAlayaM kathaMdeva ! aSTApadasya lakSaNam ||3|| tanmadhye devatAsthAna caturdikSu jinAstathA / tad bhramairdevatAmAnaM padamAnaM kathaM prabho ! // 4 // nAradajI kahe che he vizvakarmA ! Apa svayaM vizvanA kartA jagatpati deva cho. jinAyatano ane aSTApadanAM lakSaNo mane kaho. tenI cAre dizAmAM jina devonAM sthAna ane pharatA devasthAnanAM padanA mAna mane he prabho, kaho. B5 44 ...

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth pazcima dakSiNa aSTApada uttara aSTApada tala darzana zrI vizvakarmA uvAca jagatyordhvaM ca zAlAyA garbhe ca devatApadam / dvArasya dvAramAnena staMbha kuMbhoduMbaram / / 5 / / prAsAdasya samaM jJeyam sapAdaM sArddhameva ca / dviguNaM vAtha kartavyaM maMDapasamasUtrataH / / 6 / / prAsAdA aSTabhadraM ca vAmadakSiNato'pi vA / maMDapagarbhasUtreNa kartavyaM zubhamIpsitam / / 7 / / zrI vizvakarmA kahe che. jagatanI uparanI (aSTApadanI) zAlA devanA garbhagRhanA pade karavI. thAMbhalA kuMbhIne udumbara te sarvadvAranA mAne rAkhavA. prAsAdanA jeTalo savAyo doDho ke bamaNo maMDapa karavo te zubha jANavuM. mULa maMdiranI DAbI jamaNI tarapha aSTabhadranA prAsAdo karavA. te tenA garbhasUtrane anusarIne zubha Icchita phaLanI kAmanAvALAe maMDapo karavA. bhUmizca bhUmimAnena caturdArayutaM zubham / aSTabhAgairdviraSTairvA nakhArdhaM dvAdazo'pi ca / / 8 / / prAsAdamAne pratimA kartavyA zubhamIpsitam / bhadre bhadre rAjaseno vedI sukhAsanaM zubham / / 9 / / A prAsAdamAM eka bhUmi upara bIjI ema majalAo mAnathI karavA ane tene prAsAda cAre tarapha dvAravALo karavo te zubha jANavuM. te prAsAda ATha bhAga, soLa bhAga, daza bhAga, bAra bhAga 1 dvAdazAMzairjinaistathA - pAThAnta2 - 45 Gyanprakashdiparnav

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth ke covIsa bhAgonI vibhaktino karavo. prAsAdanA pramANathI pratimAjI karatA te zubha jANavuM. prAsAdanA bhadraM bhadre rAjasenaka vedikA AsanapaTTAdi sukhAsana (kakSAsana) karavA. ekavaktro trivaktro vA caturvaktrastathaiva ca ekavaktre ca kartavyA mukhe caiva trizAlikA // 10 / / caturdikSu caturvaktraM tasyAgre maMDapaH zubhaH / / A aSTApada prAsAda eka mukhano - traNa mukhano, ke cAra mukhano karavo. eka mukhanA prAsAdane AgaLa trizAlikA karavI. cAra mukhanA prAsAdane cAre dizAmAM tenI AgaLa maMDapo karavA te zubha che. tadardhaM ca na kartavyaM zAlAvedhaH prajAyate / / 11 / / paTazAlApravezena dRzyate yasya vAstuSu / svAmisukhamAcAryazca pUjA na labhyate naraiH / / 12 / / tasmAtsarvaM prayatnena kartavyaM ca pUjAgamaH / tatkRtaM ca zubhaM jJeyaM sarvakAmaphalapradam / / 13 / / putra potra pravardhante prajArAjJajayAvaham / ......... / / 14 // rAjasena tathA vedI AsanaM matavAraNam / / 15 / / ilikAtoraNairyuktaH zAlA pUritaH shubhH| tanmadhye ca mahAmeruzcaturdikSu jinezvaram // 16 / / prathamArcA pramANena dvicaturaSTadimitAH / dRSTistu dRSTimAnena stanAntaM vA zubhaM bhavet / / 17 / / anuvAda 11 se 14 1/2 aSTApadanA cAturmukha (maMDapa)ne rAjasenaka vedikA AsanapaTTa kakSAsana karavA. zAlA- AgalI cokIne ilikAtoraNayukta suzobhita karavuM. tevA prAsAdanI madhyamAM mahAmeru jevI vedI para cAre dizAe jinezvara padharAvavA. pahelA AgalA bimbanA pramANanA pUrvAdi dizAmAM krame be, cAra, ATha ane daza ema covIsa jinabiMba sthApana karavAM. te sarvanI daSTi samasUtramAM eka rAkhavI agara sarva pratimAnA stanasUtra ekasUtramAM rAkhavA. tena mAnena kartavyamadhaH sthAnena naMdati ? Ama samasUtranA mAnathI rAkhatAM nIcenI gAdI caDAvavI. padaM ca padamAnena padaM padAnusArataH? / / 18 / / ekabhUmirdvibhUmi tribhUmirvA kRtaM zubham / AdipadAnumAnena kartavyaM bhUmimudayam / / 19 / / tadUdhai zRMgamutsedhaM jaTAyAM tatprakalpayet / tadUrdhva UrUzRMgANi aMDakaiH kalazairyutam / / 20 / / iti aSTApada / / Gyanprakashdiparnay - -646 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth aSTApada darzana padanA mAne pado rAkhavA, padanA anusAre pado rAkhavA. padanA mAnathI eka bhUmi ke be bhUmi ke traNa bhUmino prAsAda karavo te zubha che. mukhya Adi padanA mAne uparano bhUmino udaya rAkhavo. tenA upara zRMgo caDAvI jaTAnI kalpanA jevuM zikhara karavuM. tenA uruzaMgo aMDako- kaLaza yukta prAsAda karavo. | || ti aSTApa || itizrI vizvakarmAkRte jJAnaprakAzadIpArNava vAstuvidyAyAM aSTApada lakSaNAdhikAre SaDviMzatitamo'dhyAyaH / / 26 / / ItizrI vizvakarmA viracita jJAnaprakAza dIpArNavanA vAstuvidyAnA aSTApada lakSaNAdhikAra para zilpavizArada prabhAzaMkara oghaDabhAI somapurAe racelI zilpaprabhA nAmanI bhASATIkAno chavvIsamo adhyAya (26). - 47 - Gyanprakashdiparnav

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12 che zrI triSaSTi zalAkA puruSa caritra che RSabhadeva ane aSTApada prastAvanA : kalikAla sarvajJa zrI hemacaMdrAcArya racita "zrI triSaSTi zalAkA puruSa caritra''nA pahelA parvamAMthI zrI RSabhadevanA aSTApada para nirvANa tathA aSTApada sAthe saMkaLAyela vividha ghaTanAonuM saMkalana karavAmAM AvyuM che. vizvopakArI bhagavAna zrI RSabhadevajI grAma, khANa, nagara, droNamukha, karbaTa, pattana, maMDaba, Azrama ane kheDAothI paripUrNa pRthvImAM vicaratA hatA. vihAra samayamAM potAnI cAre dizAe savAso yojana sudhI lokonI vyAdhinuM nivAraNa karavAthI varSARtunA meghanI jema jagatajaMtuone zAMti pamADatA hatA; rAjA jema anItinA nivAraNathI prajAne sukha Ape tema muSaka, zuka vagere upadrava karanArA jIvonI apravRttithI sarvanuM rakSaNa karatA hatA, aMdhakAranA kSayathI sUryanI jema prANIonAM naimittika ane zAzvata vaira zAMta karavAthI sarvane prasanna karatA hatA, prathama sarva rIte svastha karanArI vyavahAra pravRttithI jema lokasamUhane AnaMda pamADyo hato, tema hAla vihAranI pravRttithI sarvane AnaMda pamADatA hatA, auSadhathI ajIrNa ane ati sudhAnI jema ativRSTi ane anAvRSTinA upadravano nAza karatA hatA, aMtaHzalyanI jema svacakra ane paracakrano bhaya dUra thavAthI tatkALa prasanna thayelA loko temano Agamana utsava karatA hatA, ane mAMtrika puruSa jema bhUta rAkSasathI rakSA kare, tema saMhArakAraka ghora durbhikSathI sarvanI rakSA karatA hatA. AvA upakArathI e mahAtmAnI sarva loko stuti karatA hatA. jANe aMdara na samAvAthI bahAra AvelI anaMta jyoti hoya tevuM ane sUryamaMDaLane jItanAruM bhAmaMDaLa teoe dhAraNa karyuM hatuM. AgaLa cAlatA cakrathI jema cakravartI zobhe tema AkAzamAM AgaLa cAlatA asAdhAraNa tejavALA dharmacakrathI teo zobhatA hatA; sarva karmano jaya karavAthI UMcA jayastaMbha jevo nAnI nAnI hajAro dhvajAo yukta eka dharmadhvaja teonI AgaLa cAlato hato; jANe temanuM prayANocita kalyANa maMgaLa karato hoya tevo potAnI meLe ja nirbhara zabda karato divyaduMdubhi temanI AgaLa vAgato hato; jANe potAno yaza hoya tevA AkAzamAM rahelA pAdapITha sahita sphaTika ratnanA siMhAsanathI teo zobhatA hatA; devatAoe saMcAra karelA suvarNa kamala upara rAjahaMsanI jema lIlA sahita teo caraNanyAsa karatA hatA; jANe temanA bhayathI rasAtalamAM pesI javAne icchatA hoya tema nIcA mukhavALA thayelA tIkSNa daMDa rUpa kaMTakathI temano ahIMthI tIrthaMkaranA atizaya saMbaMdhInuM varNana che. tIrthakara vagere tenI cotarapha savAso yojana sudhI upadravakArathI roganI zAMti thAya, parasparanA verano nAza thAya. dhAnyAdine upadravakArI jaMtuo na thAya. marakI vi. na thAya. ativRSTi na thAya. durbhikSa, duSkALa na paDe. svacakra paracakrano kSaya na thAya. e tathA prabhunA mastakanI pAchaLa bhAmaMDaLa rahe e kevaLajJAnanA pragaTa thavAthI thatA agiyAra atizaya mahAna atizaya che. Ashtapad Maha Tirth Vol. I Ch. 1-A, Pg. 16-46 Trishashti Shalaka Purush - 48 re

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth parivAra AzliSTa thato nahoto; jANe kAmadevane sahAya karavAnA pApanuM prAyazcitta karavAne IcchatI hoya tema ja stuo samakALe temanI upAsanA karatI hatI; cotarapha dUrathI nIcA namatA mArganAM vRkSo, joke teo saMjJA rahita che, to paNa jANe temane namaskAra karatA hoya tevA jaNAtA hatA. paMkhAnA vAyarAnI jema mRdu, zItaLa ane anukULa pavana temanI niraMtara sevA karato hato; svAmIthI pratikULa (vAma) varatanArAnuM zubha thAya nahIM ema jANatA hoya tema pakSIo nIce UtarI temanI pradakSiNA karI jamaNI bAjue atikramaNa karatAM hatAM; capaLa taraMgothI jema sAgara zobhe tema jaghanya koTI saMkhyAvALA ane vAraMvAra gamanAgamana karatA suraasurothI teo zobhatA hatA; bhaktivaza thaI divase paNa prabhAsahita caMdra rahyo hoya tevA AkAzamAM rahelA chatrathI teo zobhatA hatA; ane jANe caMdranA judA karelA sarvasva kiraNonA koza hoya tevA gaMgAnA taraMga jevA zveta cAmaro temanI upara DhoLAtA hatA; nakSatra gaNothI caMdramAnI jema tapathI pradIpta thayelA ane saumya evA lAkho uttama zramaNothI teo vIMTAyelA hatA. jema sUrya dareka sAgaramAM ane dareka sarovaramAM kamalane prabodha (praphullita) kare, tema e mahAtmA dareka gAma ane dareka zaheramAM bhavyajanone pratibodha karatA hatA. AvI rIte vicaratA bhagavAn RSabhadevajI ekadA aSTApada parvate AvyA. atyaMta zvetapaNAne lIdhe jANe zaradaRtunA vAdaLAno eka ThekANe kalpalo Dhagalo hoya, TharI gayelA kSIra samudrano lAvI mUkela velAkUTa hoya athavA prabhunA janmAbhiSeka vakhate Indra vaikriya karelA cAra vRSabhanA rUpa mAMheno UMcAM zRMgavALo eka vRSabha hoya evo te giri jaNAto hato. naMdIzvaradvIpa mAMhenI puSkariNI (vAvaDI)mAM rahelA dadhimukha parvatomAMthI Avelo jANe eka parvata hoya, jaMbUdvIparUpI kamalano jANe eka bisakhaMDa (nALa) hoya ane pRthvIno jANe zveta ravamaya UMco mugaTa hoya tevo te parvata zobhato hato. nirmaLa tathA prakAzavALo hovAthI devagaNo tene haMmezAM jaLathI snAna karAvatA hoya ane vastrothI jANe lUMchatA hoya tevo te jaNAto hato. vAyue uDADelA kamalanA reNuo vaDe tenA nirmaLa sphaTika maNinA taTane strIo nadInA jaLa jevo dekhAtI hatI. tenAM zikharonA agrabhAgamAM vizrAma levAne beThelI vidyAdharonI strIone te vaitADhaya ane zudra himAlayanuM smaraNa karAvato hato. svarga bhUminuM jANe aMtarIkSa darpaNa hoya, dizAonuM jANe atulya hAsya hoya ane graha-nakSatrone nirmANa karavAnI mRttikAnuM akSaya sthaLa hoya evo te jaNAto hato. tenA zikharonA madhya bhAgamAM krIDAthI zrAMta thayelAM mRgo beThelAM hatAM, tethI te aneka mRgalAMchana (caMdra)nA vibhramane batAvato hato. nijharaNAnI paMktiothI jANe nirmaLa ardhavastrane choDI deto hoya ane sUryakAMta maNionA prasaratA kiraNothI jANe UMcI patAkAvALo hoya tevo te zobhato hato. tenA UMcAM zikharanA agrabhAgamAM sUrya saMkrama thato, tethI te siddha lokonI mugdha strIone udayAcalano bhrama Apato hato. jANe mayUrapatrathI racelAM moTAM chatro hoya tevAM ati AApatravALAM vRkSothI temAM niraMtara chAyA thaI rahI hatI. khecaronI strIo kautukathI mRganA baccAMonuM lAlanapAlana karatI, tethI haraNIonA jharatA dUdha vaDe tenuM sarva latAvana siMcAtuM hatuM. kadalI patranA ardhA vastravALI zabarIonA nRtyane jovAne mATe tyAM nagaranI strIo netronI zreNI karIne rahetI hatI. ratithI zrAMta thayelI sarpiNIo tyAM vanano maMda maMda pavana pItI hatI; tenA latAvanane pavanarUpI naTe krIDAthI nacAvyuM hatuM, kinnarothI strIo ratinA AraMbhathI tenI guphAone maMdirarUpa karatI hatI, ane apasarAonA snAna karavAnA dhasArAthI tenA sarovaranuM jaLa taraMgita thayeluM hatuM. koI ThekANe sogaThAbAjI ramatA, koI ThekANe pAnagoSThI karatA ane koI ThekANe paNita (paNa) bAMdhatA yakSothI tenA madhya bhAgamAM kolAhala thaI rahyo hato. te parvata upara koI ThekANe kinnaronI strIo, koI ThekANe bhila lokonI strIo ane koI ThekANe vidyAdharanI strIo, kriIDAnAM gIta gAtI hatI. 3 ahIM sudhInA sarve atizaya devakRta che. - 49 - - Trishashti Shalaka Purush

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth koI ThekANe pAkelAM drAkSaphaLa khAIne unmatta thayelAM zuka pakSIo zabda karatAM hatAM, koI ThekANe AmranA aMkura khAvAthI unmatta thayelI kokilAo paMcama svara karatI hatI, koI ThekANe kamalataMtunA AsvAdathI unmatta thayelA haMso madhura zabda karatA hatA, koI ThekANe saritAnA taTamAM madavALAM thayelAM krauMca pakSIonA phreMkAra zabdo thatA hatA, koI ThekANe najIka rahelA meghathI ummada pAmelA mayUrono kekA zabda thato hato ane koI ThekANe sarovaramAM pharatAM sArasa pakSIonA zabdo saMbhaLAtA hatA; ethI te giri manohara lAgato hato. koI ThekANe rAtAM azokavRkSonAM patrothI jANe kasuMbI vastravALo hoya, koI ThekANe tamAla, tAla ane hitAlanAM vRkSothI jANe zyAma vastravALo hoya, koI ThekANe suMdara puSpavALA khAkharAnA vRkSothI jANe pILA vastravALo hoya ane koI ThekANe mAlatI ane mallikAnA samUhathI jANe zveta vastravALo hoya evo te parvata jaNAto hato. ATha yojana UMco hovAthI te AkAza jeTalo UMco lAgato hato. evA te aSTApada parvata upara girinA jevA gariSTha jagadguru ArUDha thayA. pavanathI kharatAM puSpothI ane nirjharaNAnA jaLathI e parvata jagatpati prabhune annapAna Apato hoya tevo jaNAto hato. prabhunAM caraNathI pavitra thayelo e parvata, prabhunA janma snAtrathI pavitra thayelA meruthI potAne nyUna mAnato nahoto. harSa pAmelA kokilAdikanA zabdanA miSathI jANe te parvata jagatpatinA guNa gAto hoya evo jaNAto hato. te parvata upara vAyukumAra devoe eka yojana pradezamAMthI mArjana karanArA sevakonI jema kSaNa vAramAM tRNa kASThAdika dUra karyuM ane meghakumAroe pANIne vahenArA pADAnI jevAM vAdaLAM vikurtIne sugaMdhI jaLathI te bhUmi upara siMcana karyuM. pachI tyAM devatAoe vizALa evI suvarNaratnanI zilAothI darpaNanA taLanI jevuM sapATa pRthvItaLa bAMdhI lIdhuM. tenI upara vyaMtara devatAoe indradhanuSanAM khaMDanI jevAM paMcavarNI puSponI jAnupramANa vRSTi karI ane jamanA nadInA taraMganI zobhAne grahaNa karanArAM vRkSonA Ardra pAtronAM cAre dizAe toraNo bAMdhyAM. cAre bAju staMbhonI upara bAMdhelAM makarAkRti toraNo siMdhunA baMne taTamAM rahelA magaranI zobhAne anusaratA zobhatA hatAM. tenA madhyamAM jANe cAra dizAonI devInA rUpAnAM darpaNo hoya tevAM cAra chatro tathA AkAzagaMgAnA capaLa taraMgonI bhrAMtine ApanArA pavane taraMgita karelA dhvajapaTo zobhatAM hatAM. te toraNonI nIce racelAM motInA svastiko 'sarva jagatanuM A maMgaLa che.' evI citralipinAM vibhramane karAvatA hatA. bAMdhelA bhUmitaLa upara vaimAnika devatAoe ratnAkaranI zobhAnA sarvasva jevAM ratnamaya gaDha karyo ane te gaDha upara mAnuSottara parvatanI sImA upara rahelI caMdra sUryanA kiraNonI mALA jevI mANekanA kAMgarAnI paMktio racI. pachI jyotiSa devatAoe valayAkAre kareluM hemAdri parvatanuM zikhara hoya tevo nirmaLa suvarNano madhyama gaDha karyo ane tenA upara ratnamaya kAMgarA karyA; temAM prekSakonAM pratibiMbo paDavAthI jANe citravALA hoya tevA te kAMgarAo jaNAtA hatA. te pachI bhavanapatioe, kuMDalAkAre thayelA zeSanAganA zarIranA bhramane ApanAro chello rUpAno gaDha karyo ane tenI upara kSIrasAgaranA taTanA jaLa upara rahelI garuDanI zreNI hoya tevI suvarNanA kAMgarAnI zreNI karI. pachI jema ayodhyA nagarInA gaDhamAM karyA hatA tema yakSoe te dareka gaDhamAM cAra cAra daravAjA karyA ane te daravAjAne mANekanAM toraNo karyAM; potAnAM prasaratAM kiraNothI jANe te toraNo zataguNA hoya tevA jaNAtA hatA. dareka dvAre vyaMtaroe netranI rekhAmAM rahelI kAjaLanI rekhAnI peThe AcaraNa karatA dhumADA rUpI Urmione dhAraNa karanArA dhUpiyAo rAkhyAM hatAM. madhyagaDhanI aMdara IzAna dizAmAM, gharamAM devAlayanI jevo prabhune vizrAma levA mATe eka devachaMda racyo. vahANanI madhyamAM jema kUvAsthaMbha hoya tevuM vyaMtaroe te samavasaraNanA madhyamAM traNa kosa UMcuM caityavRkSa racyuM. te caityavRkSanI nIce potAnAM kiraNothI jANe vRkSane mULathI ja pallavita karatI hoya tevI eka ratnamaya pITha racI ane te pITha upara caityavRkSanI zAkhAonA aMta pallavothI vAraMvAra sApha thato eka ratnachaMda racyo, tenI madhyamAM pUrva tarapha vikasita kamalakozanI madhyamAM karNikAnI jevuM, pAdapITha sahita eka ratnasiMhAsana Trishashti Shalaka Purush 350 rA -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth racyuM ane tenI upara jANe gaMgAnA AvRtti karelA traNa pravAha hoya tevA traNa chatro banAvyAM. evI rIte jANe agAuthI ja taiyAra hoya ane te koI ThekANethI lAvIne ahIM mUkI dIdhuM hoya tema kSaNa vAramAM deva ane asuroe maLIne tyAM samavasaraNa racyuM. jagatpatie bhavyajanonA hRdayanI jema mokSadvAra rUpa e samavasaraNamAM pUrvadvArathI praveza karyo. tatkALa jenI zAkhAnA prAMta pallavo potAnA karNanA AbhUSaNa rUpa thatA hatA evA azokavRkSane temaNe pradakSiNA karI. pachI pUrvadizA tarapha AvI 'namastIrghAya' ema bolI rAjahaMsa jema kamala upara bese tema teo siMhAsana upara birAjamAna thayA. tarata ja bAkInI traNa dizAnA siMhAsana upara vyaMtara devoe bhagavaMtanA traNa rUpa vikuryA. pachI sAdhu, sAdhvI ane vaimAnika devatAnI strIoe pUrva dvArathI pesI, pradakSiNA karI, bhaktipUrvaka jinezvara ane tIrthane namaskAra karyo ane prathama gaDhamAM prathama dharmarUpI udyAnanA vRkSarUpa sAdhuo pUrva ane dakSiNa dizAnA madhyamAM beThA, temanA pRSTha bhAgamAM vaimAnika devatAonI strIo UbhI rahI ane tenI pAchaLa tevI ja rIte sAdhvIono samUha Ubho rahyo. bhuvanapati, jyotiSI ane vyaMtaronI strIo dakSiNadvArathI praveza karI pUrva vidhivat pradakSiNA namaskAra karIne naiRtya dizAmAM beThI ane te traNe nikAyanA devo pazcima dvArathI praveza karI tevI ja rIte namI anukrame vAyavya dizAmAM beThA. AvI rIte prabhune samosaryA jANI, potAnAM vimAnonA samUhathI gaganane AcchAdita karato indra tyAM satvara Avyo. uttaradvArathI samavasaraNamAM praveza karI, svAmIne traNa pradakSiNA daI namaskAra karI bhaktivAn indra A pramANe stuti karavA lAgyo. "he bhagavAn ! joke uttama yogIothI paNa ApanA guNo sarva prakAre jANavA azakya che, to stuti karavAne yogya evA te ApanA guNo kyAM ane nitya pramAdI evo huM stotA kyAM ? tathApi he nAtha ! huM yathAzakti tamArA guNone stavIza. he nAtha ! pramAdarUpa nidrAmAM magna thayelA mArA jevA puruSonA kAryane mATe Apa sUryanI jema vAraMvAra gamanAgamana karo cho. jema kALe karI paththara jevuM thayeluM (TharI gayeluM) ghRta agnithI ogaLe che, tema lAkho janma vaDe karI upArjana karelAM karma tamArA darzanathI nAza pAme che. he prabhu ! ekAMta suSama kALa (bIjA ArA)thI suSama duHkhama kALa (trIjo Aro) sAro che ke je samayamAM kalpavRkSathI paNa vizeSa phaLane ApanArA tame utpanna thayA cho. he sarva bhuvananA pati ! jema rAjA gAmaDA ane bhuvanothI potAnI nagarIne utkRSTa kare che, tema tame A bhuvanane bhUSita kareluM che. je hita pitA, mAtA, guru ane svAmI e sarve karI zakatAM nathI, te hita tame eka chatAM paNa anekanI jevA thaIne karo cho. caMdrathI jema rAtrI zobhe, haMsathI jema sarovara zobhe ane tilakathI jema mukha zobhe tema tamArAthI A bhuvana zobhe che.' AvI rIte yathAvidhi bhagavAnanI stuti karIne vinayI bharatarAjA potAne yogya sthAne beThA. pachI bhagavAne yojana sudhI prasaratI ane sarva bhASAmAM samajAya tevI bhAratIthI vizvanA upakArane mATe dezanA ApI. dezanA virAma pAmyA pachI bharatarAjAe prabhune namI romAMcita zarIravALA thaI aMjali joDI A pramANe vijJapti karI, 'he nAtha ! A bharatakhaMDamAM jema Apa vizvanA hitakArI cho tema bIjA keTalA dharmacakrIo thaze ? ane keTalA cakravartIo thaze ? he prabhu ! temanAM nagara, gotra, mAtA-pitAnAM nAma, AyuSa, varNa, zarIranuM mAna, paraspara aMtara, dIkSAparyAya ane gati-e sarva Apa kaho.' bhagavAne kahyuM- 'he cakrI ! A bharatakhaMDamAM mArI pachI bIjA trevIsa arhato thaze ane tArA sivAya bIjA agiyAra cakravartI thaze. temAM vIsamA ane bAvIsamA tIrthaMkaro gautamagotrI thaze ane bIjA kAzyapagotrI thaze tathA te sarve mokSagAmI thaze. ayodhyAmAM jitru rAjA ane vijayArANInA .'51 sa Trishashti Shalaka Purush

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth putra bIjA ajita nAme tIrthakara thaze, temanuM botera lakSa pUrvanuM AyuSya, suvarNanA jevI kAMti, ane sADAcAraseM dhanuSanI kAyA thaze ane teo pUrvAge uNA lakSa pUrvanA dIkSA paryAyavALA thaze. mArA ane ajitanAthanA nirvANakALamAM pacAsalAkha koTi sAgaropamanuM aMtara che. zrAvastI nagarImAM jitArI rAjA ane senArANInA putra trIjA saMbhava nAme tIrthaMkara thaze, temano suvarNanA jevo varNa, sATha lAkha pUrvanuM AyuSya ane cAraseM dhanuSa UMcuM zarIra thaze, teo cAra pUrvAge hIna lAkha pUrvano dIkSA paryAya pALaze ane ajitanAtha tathA temanA nirvANa vacce trIsa lAkha karoDa sAgaropamanuM aMtara thaze. vinItApurImAM saMvararAjA ane siddhArthA rANInA putra cothA abhinaMdana nAme tIrthakara thaze, temanuM pacAsa lAkha pUrvanuM AyuSa, sADAtraNaseM dhanuSanI kAyA ane suvarNa jevo varNa thaze; temano dIkSA paryAya ATha pUrvAge nyUna lAkha pUrvano thaze ane daza lAkha karoDa sAgaropamanuM aMtara thaze. te ja nagarImAM megharAjA ane maMgalA rANInA putra sumati nAme pAMcamA tIrthaMkara thaze; temano suvarNa jevo varNa, cALIsa lakSa pUrva AyuSa ane traNaseM dhanuSanI kAyA thaze; vrata paryAya dvAdaza pUrvAge uNa lAkha pUrvano thaze ane aMtara nava lAkha koTi sAgaropamanuM thaze. kauzAMbI nagarImAM vararAjA ane susImA devInA putra padmaprabha nAme chaThThA tIrthakara thaze; temano raktavarNa, trIsa lakSa pUrva AyuSa ane aDhIse dhanuSanI kAyA thaze; emano vrataparyAya soLa pUrvAge nyUna lAkha pUrvano ane aMtara nevuM hajAra koTi sAgaropamanuM thaze. vArANasI nagarImAM pratiSTha rAjA ane pRthvI rANInA putra supArzva nAme sAtamA tIrthaMkara thaze; temanI suvarNa jevI krAMti, vIsa lakSa pUrva AyuSya ane baso dhanuSyanI kAyA thaze; emano vrataparyAya vIsa pUrvAge nyUna lAkha pUrvano ane nava hajAra koTi sAgaropamanuM aMtara thaze. caMdrAnana nagaramAM mahAsena rAjA ane lakSmaNA devInA putra caMdraprabha nAme AThamA tIrthaMkara thaze, temano zvetavarNa, daza lakSa pUrva AyuSa ane doDhaso dhanuSanI kAyA thaze tathA vrataparyAya covIsa pUrvAge hIna lakSapUrva ane navase koTi sAgaropamanuM aMtara thaze. kAkaMdI nagarImAM sugrIva rAjA ane rAmAdevInA putra suvidhi nAme navamA tIrthaMkara thaze. temano zvetavarNa, be lakSa pUrva AyuSa ane ekaso dhanuSanI kAyA thaze, vrataparyAya aThyAvIsa pUrvAge hIna lakSa pUrva ane nevuM koTI sAgaropamanuM aMtara thaze; bhaddilapuramAM daDharatha rAjA ane naMdA devInI putra zItaLa nAme dazamA tIrthaMkara thaze. temano suvarNanA jevo varNa, lakSa pUrvanuM AyuSa, nevuM dhanuSanI kAyA, pacIsa hajAra pUrvano vrataparyAya ane nava koTI sAgaropamanuM aMtara thaze. siMhapuramAM viSNu rAjA ane viSNu putra zreyAMsa nAme agiyAramA tIrthaMkaranI suvarNa jevI krAMti, eMzI dhanuSanI kAyA, corAzI lakSa varSanuM AyuSya, ekavIsa lAkha varSano vrataparyAya tathA chatrIsa hajAra ane chAsaTha lAkha varSe tathA so sAgaropame nyUna eka karoDa sAgaropamanuM aMtara thaze; caMpApurImAM vasupUjya rAjA ane jayAdevInA putra vAsupUjya nAme bAramA tIrthaMkara thaze; temano raktavarNa, botera lAkha varSanuM AyuSya ane sittera dhanuSa pramANa kAyA thaze; emano coppana lAkha varSano dIkSA paryAya ane cokhkhana sAgaropamanuM aMtara thaze. kAMpilya nAme nagaramAM kRtavarmA rAjA ane zyAmAdevInA putra vimala nAmanA teramA tIrthaMkara thaze; temanuM sATha lAkha varSanuM AyuSya, suvarNanA jevo varNa ane sATha dhanuSanI kAyA thaze; emane vratamAM paMdara lakSa varSa vyatIta thaze ane vAsupUjya tathA temanA mokSamAM trIsa sAgaropamanuM aMtara thaze. ayodhyAmAM siMhasena rAjA ane suyazAdevInA putra anaMta nAme bhagavAna caudamA tIrthaMkara thaze; temanI suvarNanA jevI kAMti trIsa lAkha varSa AyuSya ane pacAsa dhanuSa unnata kAyA thaze; emano sADAsAta lAkha varSano vrataparyAya tathA vimalanAtha ane temano mokSa vacce nava sAgaropamanuM aMtara thaze. ratnapuramAM bhAnurAjA ane suvratA devInA putra dharma nAme paMdaramA tIrthaMkara thazeH temano suvarNano deha daza lAkha varSanuM AyuSya ane pistAlIsa dhanuSanI kAyA thazeH emano aDhI lAkha varSano vrata paryAya ane anaMtanAtha tathA temanA mokSa vacce 1 corAsI lAkha varSa Trishashti Shalaka Purush - 52 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth cAra sAgaropamanuM aMtara thaze. gajapura nagaramAM vizvasena rAjA ane acirAdevInA putra zAMti nAme soLamA tIrthakara thaze, temano suvarNa varNa, eka lAkha varSanuM AyuSya, cALIza dhanuSanI kAyA, pachI gajapuramAM zrarAja ane zrIdevI rANInA putra kuMthu nAmanA sattaramA tIrthaMkara thaze; temano suvarNa jevo varNa, paMcANuM hajAra varSanuM AyuSya ane pAMtrIsa dhanuSanI kAyA thaze; emano vrataparyAya -vIza hajAra ane sADA sAtaso varSano ane zAMtinAtha tathA temanA mokSamAM artha palyopamanu aMtara thaze. te ja gajapura nagaramAM sudarzana rAjA ane devI rANInA ara nAme putra aDhAramA tIrthaMkara thaze; temanI survaNa jevI krAMti, corAzI hajAra varSanuM AyuSya ane trIza dhanuSanI kAyA thaze; emano vrataparyAya ekavIza hajAra varSa ane kuMthunAtha tathA temanA nirvANamAM eka hajAra koDa varSe juna palyopamanA cothA bhAganuM aMtara thaze. mithilA nagarImAM kuMbharAjA ane prabhAvatI devInA putra mallInAtha ogaNIsamA tIrthaMkara thaze; temano nIlavarNa, paMcAvana hajAra varSanuM AyuSa e paccIza dhanuSanI kAyA thaze; emano vrataparyAya copana hajAra navaso varSa tathA mokSamAM eka hajAra koTavarSanuM aMtara thaze. rAjagRha nagaramAM sumitra rAjA ane padmAdevInA putra munisuvrata nAme vazamAM tIrthakara thaze; temanI kRSNavarNa, trIza hajAra varSanuM AyuSa ane vIza dhanuSanI kAyA thaze. emano vrataparyAya sADA sAta hajAra varSa ane mokSamAM copana lAkha varSanuM aMtara thaze. mithilA nagarImAM vijaya rAjA ane vaprAdevInA putra nami nAme ekavIsamA tIrthaMkara suvarNa jevA varNavALA, daza hajAra varSanA AyuvALA ane paMdara dhanuSanI kAyAvALA thaze; emano vrataparyAya aDhI hajAra varSa ane munisuvrata tathA temanA mokSamAM cha lAkha varSanuM aMtara thaze. zauryapuramAM samudravijaya rAjA ane zivAdevInA putra nemi nAme bAvIsamA tIrthaMkara thaze; temano zyAma varNa, hajAra varSanuM AyuSa ane daza dhanuSanI kAyA thaze. emano vrataparyAya sAtaze varSa ane naminAtha tathA temanA mokSamAM pAMca lAkha varSanuM aMtara thaze. vArANasI (kAzI) nagarImAM azvasena rAjA ane vAyArANInA putra pArzvanAtha nAme trevIsamA tIrthaMkara thaze; temano nIlavarNa, so varSanuM AyuSa ane nava hAthanI kAyA thaze; emano vrataparyAya sittera varSa ane mokSamAM tyAsI hajAra ane sADA sAta varSanuM aMtara thaze; kSatriyakuMDa grAmamAM siddhArtha rAjA ane trizalA devInA putra mahAvIra nAme covIsamA tIrthaMkara thaze; temano suvarNa jevo varNa, bahotera varSanuM AyuSya ane sAta hAthanI kAyA thaze; emano vrataparyAya betALIsa varSa ane pArzvanAthanA mokSa tathA temanA mokSa vacce aDhIseM varSanuM aMtara thaze. puMDarIka vagere gaNadharothI parivarelA RSabhasvAmI vihAranA miSathI pRthvIne pavitra karatAM tyAMthI cAlI nIkaLyA. kozala dezanA lokone putranI jema kRpAthI dharmamAM kuzaLa karatA, jANe paricayavALA hoya tema magadha dezanA lokone tapamAM pravINa karatA, kamalanA kozane sUrya jema vikasvara kare tema kAzI dezanA lokone prabodha karatA, samudrane caMdranI jema dazArNa dezane AnaMda ApatA, mUcha pAmelAne sAvadhAna karatA hoya tema cedI dezane saceta (jJAnavALo) karatA, moTA vatso (baLado) nI jema mAlava dezanI pAse dharmadhurAne vahana karAvatA, devatAonI jema gurjara dezane pAparahita AzayavALo karatA ane vaidyanI jema saurASTra dezavAsIne paTu (sAvadhAna) karatA mahAtmA RSabhadeva zatruMjaya parvate AvyA. tyAM devatAoe tatkALa banAvelA samavasaraNamAM sarvahitakArI prabhu beThA ane dezanA ApavA lAgyA. ekadA bIje vihAra karavAnI icchAthI jagadgurue gaNadharamAM puMDarIka gaNadharane AjJA karI ke "he mahAmuni ! ame ahIMthI bIje vihAra karIzuM ane tame koTi muni sAthe ahIM ja raho. A kSetranA prabhAvathI parivAra sahita tamane thoDA kALamAM kevaLajJAna utpanna thaze ane zailezI dhyAnane karatA - 53 - Trishashti Shalaka Purush

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth tame parivAra sahita A ja parvata upara mokSa prApta karazo' prabhunI e AjJA aMgIkAra karIne saMvegavALA teo prabhunA jevI madhura vANIthI bIjA zramaNo pratye pramANe A kahevA lAgyA- puMDarIka gaNadharanuM nirvANa : "he munio ! jayanI icchAvALAone sImADAnI bhUmine sAdhanAra killAnI jema mokSanI icchAvALAone A parvata kSetranA prabhAvathI siddhine ApanAro che, to have ApaNe muktinA bIjA sAdhana rUpe saMlekhanA karavI joIe. te saMlekhanA dravyathI ane bhAvathI ema be prakAranI che. sAdhuoe sarva prakAranA unmAda ane mahAroganA nidAnanuM zoSaNa karavuM te dravya saMlekhanA kahevAya che, ane rAga, dveSa, moha ane sarva kaSAyarUpa svAbhAvika zatruono viccheda karavo te bhAva saMlekhanA kahevAya che. e pramANe kahIne puMDarIka gaNadhare koTi zramaNonI sAthe prathama sarva prakAranA sUkSma ane bAdara aticAranI AlocanA karI ane pachI ati zuddhine mATe pharIthI mahAvratanuM ArohaNa karyuM, kAraNa ke vastrane be-traNa vakhata dhovuM te jema vizeSa nirmaLatAnuM kAraNa che, tema aticArathI vizeSa rIte zuddha thavuM te vizeSa nirmaLatAnuM kAraNa che. pachI "sarva jIvo mane kSamA karo, huM sarvanA aparAdha khamuM chuM, mAre sarva prANIonI sAthe maitrI che, koInI sAthe mAre vera nathI' evI rIte kahIne AgAra rahita ane duSkara evuM vicarima anazana vrata temaNe sarva zramaNonI sAthe grahaNa karyuM. kSapaka zreNImAM ArUDha thayelA te parAkramI puMDarIka gaNadharanA sarva ghAtakarmo jIrNa doraDAnI jema cotaraphathI kSaya thaI gayAM. bIjA sarva sAdhuonA ghAtakarma paNa tatkALa kSaya thaI gayAM, kAraNa ke tapa sarvane sAdhAraNa che. eka mAsanI saMlekhanAne aMte caitra mAsanI pUrNimAne divase prathama puMDarIka gaNadharane kevaLajJAna thayuM ane pachI bIjA sarva sAdhuone kevaLajJAna thayuM. zukla dhyAnane cothe pAye sthita thayelA te ayogIo bAkI rahelA aghAtI karmano kSaya karI mokSapada pAmyA. te vakhate devatAoe svargamAMthI AvIne marudevInI jema bhaktithI temanA mokSagamanano utsava karyo. bhagavAna RSabhasvAmI jema prathama tIrthaMkara thayA tema e parvata paNa tyArathI prathama tIrtharUpa thayo. eka sAdhu siddha thAya te sthAna paNa pavitra tIrtha kahevAya che, to jyAM saMkhyAbaMdha maharSio siddha thayA tenI pavitratAnI utkRSTatA vize zuM kahevuM ? e zatruMjaya giri upara rAjAe meru parvatanI cUlikAnI spardhA karanAruM ratna zilAmaya eka caitya karAvyuM ane aMtaHkaraNanI madhyamAM cetanAnI jema tenI madhye puMDarIkajInI pratimA sahita bhagavaMta RSabhasvAmInI pratimA sthApanA karI. bhagavAn RSabhadevajI judA judA dezamAM vihAra karIne, cakSudAnathI aMdhanI jema bhAvi prANIone bodhibIja (samakita)nA dAnathI anugraha karatA hatA. kevaLajJAna thayuM tyArathI mAMDIne prabhunA parivAramAM corAsI hajAra sAdhuo, traNa lAkha sAdhvIo, traNa lAkhane pacAsa hajAra zrAvako, pAMca lAkhane coppana hajAra zrAvikAo, cAra hajAra sAtasone pacAsa cauda pUrvI, nava hajAra avadhijJAnI, vIsa hajAra kevaLajJAnI, ane chaso vaikriyalabdhivALA, bAra hajArane sADAchaso mana:paryavajJAnI, teTalA ja vAdIo, ane bAvIsa hajAra anuttara vimAnavAsI mahAtmAo thayA. vyavahAramAM jema prajAnuM sthApana karyuM hatuM tema Adi tIrthakare dharmamArgamAM e pramANe caturvidha saMghane sthApana karyo. dIkSA samayathI lakSa pUrva gayA te samaye potAno mokSakALa jANI e mahAtmA prabhu aSTApada tarapha padhAryA. te parvatanI najIka AvelA prabhu sahita mokSa rUpI mahelanAM pagathiyAM jevA te parvata upara caDyA. tyAM daza hajAra munionI sAthe bhagavate caturdaza tapa (cha upavAsa) karIne pAdapopagamana anazana karyuM. vizvapati prabhune AvI rIte rahelA jANIne parvatapAlakoe te vRttAMtanuM tarata ja bharata rAjAne nivedana karyuM. prabhue caturvidha AhAranuM pratyAkhyAna karyAnuM sAMbhaLIne jANe aMtaHkaraNamAM zalya peThuM hoya Trishashti Shalaka Purush - 54 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth tema bharatarAjA zokathI pIDita thayA ane vRkSa jema jaLabiMdune mUke tema ghaNA zokarUpI agnithI pIDita thayelA teo azrujaLa choDavA lAgyA. pachI durvAra duHkhathI pIDita thayelA teo aMtaHpura parivAra sahita pAdacArIpaNe aSTApada tarapha cAlyA. raste kaThora kAMkarAne paNa temaNe gaNyA nahIM, kAraNa ke harSanI jema zokathI paNa vedanA jaNAtI nathI. kAMkarAthI dabAyelA temanAM caraNamAMthI rudhiranI dhArA thavA lAgI, tethI jANe aLatAnA cihnavALI hoya tevI tenA caraNanAM pagalAMnI paddhati paDatI gaI. parvata upara caDavAmAM eka kSaNa vAra paNa gatimAM vidana na thAo ema dhArI teo sAmA AvelA lokone paNa gaNatA nahotA. tenA mAthA upara chata hatuM to paNa te ghaNA tapta thaIne cAlatA hatAM, kAraNa ke manano tApa avRtavRSTithI paNa zAMta thato nathI. zokamAM grasta thayelA cakrI hAthano Teko ApanArA sevakone paNa mArgamAM ADA AvelAM vRkSonI zAkhAnA prAMta bhAganI jema dUra karatA hatA. saritAnA vistAramAM cAlatI nAva jema tIranAM vRkSone pAchaLa kare tema AgaLa cAlatA chaDIdArone teo vegathI pAchaLa karatA hatA. cittanA veganI jema cAlavAmAM utsuka evA te pagale pagale khalanA pAmatI cAmaradhAriNInI rAha paNa jotA nahotA. vege cAlavAthI UchaLI UchaLIne chAtI upara athaDAvAne lIdhe tUTI gayelA motInA hArane paNa teo jANatA nahotA. prabhunA dhyAnamAM tenuM mana hovAthI teo pAse rahelA giripAlakone pharI pharIne prabhunI vArtA pUchavA mATe chaDIdAra pAse bolAvatA hatA. dhyAnamAM rahelA yogInI jema te rAjA bIjuM kAMI jotA nahotA ane koInuM vacana sAMbhaLatA nahotA, phakta prabhunuM ja dhyAna karatA hatA. vega vaDe mArgane jANe TUMko nAno karyo hoya tema pavananI jema kSaNa vAramAM teo aSTApada najIka AvI pahoMcyA. sAdhAraNa mANasanI jema pAdacArI chatAM parizramane jANanArA cakrI aSTApada upara caDyA. zoka harSathI Akula thayelA temaNe paryakAsane beThelA jagatpatine joyA. prabhune pradakSiNA daI, vaMdana karI, dehanI chAyAnI jema paDakhe besI cakravartI upAsanA karavA lAgyA. prabhano Avo prabhAva vartatA chatAM indro upara kema besI rahyA che !' ema jANyuM hoya tema te samaye IndranAM Asano calAyamAna thayAM. avadhijJAne AsanakaMpanuM kAraNa jANI cosaTha Indro te vakhate prabhunI pAse AvyA. jagatpatine pradakSiNA karI, viSAda pAmI jANe oLakhI lIdhA hoya tema bhagavaMtanI pAse teo beThA. A avasarpiNInA trIjA ArAnA navANuM pakSa bAkI rahyA hatA tyAre mAghamAsanI kRSNa trayodazInA pUrvAnta, abhijitanakSatramAM caMdrano yoga Avyo hato te samaye paryakAsane beThelA te mahAtmA prabhue bAdara kAyayogamAM rahI bAdara manayoga ane bAdara vacanayogane saMdhI dIdhA. pachI sUkSma kAyayogano Azraya karI bAdara kAyayoga, sUkSma manayoga tathA sUkSma vacanayogane saMdhyA. chevaTe sUkSma kAyayogano paNa asta karIne sUkSmakriya nAmanA zukladhyAnanA trIjA pAyAnA aMta prApta thayA. te pachI ucchinnakriya nAmano zukladhyAnano cotho pAyo, jeno pAMca hastAkSaranA uccAra jeTalo ja mAtra kALa che teno Azraya karyo. pachI kevaLajJAnI, kevaLadarzanI, sarva duHkhathI rahita, aSTakarma kSINa karI sarva arthane niSThita (siddha) karanAra, anaMta vIrya, anaMtasukha ane anaMta RddhivaMta-prabhu baMdhanA abhAvathI eraMDaphaLanA bIjanI jema urdhva gativALA thaIne, svabhAvathI sarala evA mArga vaDe lokAgrane prApta thayA. daza hajAra zramaNone paNa anazanavrata laI kSapaka zreNImAM AphTa thatAM kevaLajJAna utpanna thayuM ane mana vacana kAyAnA yogane sarva prakAre saMdhI teo paNa svAmInI jema tatkALa parama padane pAmyA. prabhunA nirvANa kalyANaka samaye, sukhanA lezane paNa nahIM jonArA nArakIono paNa kSaNa vAra duHkhAgni zAMta thayo. te samaye mahAzokathI AkrAMta thayelA cakravartI vajathI parvatanI jema tatkALa mUcchita thaI pRthvI upara paDyA. bhagavaMtanA virahanuM moTuM duHkha AvI paDyuM, paraMtu te samaye duHkha zithila thavAmAM kAraNarUpa rudanane koI jANatuM nahotuM, tethI cakrIne e jaNAvavA mATe tathA tene hRdayano khulAso - 55 rea Trishashti Shalaka Purush

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth thavA mATe indra cakrIne pAse besI moTo pokAra karI rudana karyuM. IndranI pachavADe sarva devatAoe paNa rudana karyuM kAraNa ke tulya duHkhavALA prANIonI sarakhI ja ceSTA thAya che. e sarvanuM rudana sAMbhaLI, saMjJA pAmI cakrIe paNa jANe brahmAMDane phoDI nAkhatA hoya tevo UMce svare AkraMda karyo. moTA pravAhanA vegathI jema pALano baMdha tUTI jAya tema evA rudanathI mahArAjAnI moTI zokagraMthi paNa tUTI gaI. te samaye deva, asura ane manuSyonA rudanathI jANe traNa lokamAM karuNarasa eka chatravALo (rAjA) thayo hoya tema jaNAvA lAgyuM. tyArathI mAMDIne jagatamAM prANIone zokasaMbhava samaye zokazalyane vizalya karanAra rudanano pracAra pravaryo. bharatarAjA svAbhAvika dhairyane paNa choDI daI, duHkhita thaI, tiryaMcone paNa rovarAvatA, A pramANe vilApa karavA lAgyAH- he jagabaMdhu ! he kRpArasasAgara ! amane ajJane A saMsAra araNyamAM kema choDI do cho ? dIpaka sivAya jema aMdhakAramAM rahI na zakAya tema kevaLajJAnathI sarvatra prakAza karanArA tamArA sivAya ame A saMsAramAM kema rahI zakIzuM he paramezvara! chabastha prANInI jema tame mauna kema aMgIkAra karyuM che ! maunano tyAga karIne dezanA do; have dezanA ApI manuSyono zuM anugraha nahIM karo ? he bhagavAna ! tame lokAgramAM jAo cho tethI bolatA nathI, paNa mane duHkhI jANIne A mArA baMdhuo paNa mane kema bolAvatA nathI ? paNa aho ! meM jANyuM ke teo to svAmInA ja anugAmI che to svAmI na bole tyAre teo paNa kema bole? aho ! ApaNA kuLamAM mArA sivAya bIjo koI Apano anugAmI nathI thayo evo nathI. traNa jagane rakSaNa karanArA Apa, bAhubalI vagere mArA nAnA bhAIo, brAhmI ane suMdarI baheno, puMDarIkAdika mArA putro, zreyAMsa vagere pautroe sarva karma rUpI zatrune haNI lokAgramAM gayA, te chatAM huM adyApi jIvitane priya mAnato jIvuM chuM ! AvA zokathI nirveda pAmelA cakrIne, jANe maravAne icchatA hoya tevA joIne indra bodha ApavAno AraMbha karyo- "he mahAsatva bharata ! ApaNA A svAmI pote saMsArasamudra tarI gayA che ane bIjAone temaNe tAryA che. kinArA vaDe mahAnadInI jema emaNe pravartAvelA zAsana vaDe saMsArI prANIo saMsArasamudra taraze. e prabhu pote kRtakRtya thayelA che ane bIjA lokone kRtArtha karavAne lakSa pUrva paryata dIkSAvasthAmAM rahelA che. he rAjA! sarva lokano anugraha karIne mokSasthAnamAM gayelA e jagatpatino zA mATe tame zoka karo cho? jeo mRtyu pAmIne mahA duHkhanA gRharUpa corAsI lakSayonimAM aneka vakhata saMcare che temano zoka karavo ghaTe, paNa mRtyu pAmI mokSasthAnamAM janArano zoka na ghaTe ! mATe he rAjA! sAdhAraNa mANasanI jema prabhuno zoka karatAM kema lAja pAmatA nathI ? zoca karanAra tamane ane zocanIya prabhune baMnene zoka ucita nathI. je eka vakhata paNa prabhunI dharmadezanA sAMbhaLe che te zoka ane harSathI jitAto nathI, to tame bahuvAra dezanA sAMbhaLyA chatAM kema jItAo cho ? moTA samudrane jema kSobha, meru parvatane kaMpa, pRthvIne udhvartana, vane kuMThatva, amRtane virasatA ane caMdrane jema uSNatA-e asaMbhavita che tema tamAre rudana karavuM te paNa asaMbhavita che. he parAdhipati ! tame dhIrA thAo ane tamArA AtmAne jANo, kema ke tame traNa jaganA prabhu ane eka dhIra evA bhagavaMtanA putra cho." evI rIte gotranA vRddha jananI jema indra prabodha karelA bharatarAjAe jaLa jema zItaLatAne dhAraNa kare tema potAnuM svAbhAvika dhairya dhAraNa karyuM. pachI indra tatkALa prabhunA aMganA saMskArane mATe upaskara lAvavA abhiyogika devatAne AjJA karI eTale teo naMdanavanamAMthI gozIrSa caMdananAM kASTho laI AvyA. IndranA AdezathI devatAoe gozIrSa caMdananAM kASThathI pUrva dizAmAM prabhunA dehane mATe eka goLAkAra citA racIpha IkvAku kuLamAM janmelA maharSione mATe dakSiNa dizAmAM bIjI trikoNAkAra citA racI ane bIjA sAdhuone mATe pAceya dizAmAM trIjI corasa citA khaDakI. pachI jANe puSkarAvarNamegha hoya tevA devatAonI pAse indra satvara kSIrasamudranuM jaLa magAvyuM. te jaLa vaDe bhagavaMtanA zarIrane snAna karAvyuM ane tenI upara gozISacaMdananA Trishashti Shalaka Purush -cha 56 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth rasathI vilepana karyuM. pachI haMsa lakSaNavALA (zveta) devaduSya vastrathI paramezvaranA zarIrane AcchAdana karyuM ane divya mANekanA AbhUSaNothI devAgraNI indra tene cotaraphathI vibhUSita karyuM. bIjA devatAoe bIjA muninAM zarIronI IndranI jema bhaktithI snAnAdika sarva kriyA karI. pachI devatAoe jANe judA judA lAvyA hoya tevA traNa jagatanAM sArA-sArA ratnothI sahastra puruSoe vahana karavA yogya traNa zibikAo taiyAra karI. Indra prabhunAM caraNane praNAma karI, svAmInA zarIrane mastaka para upADI zibikAmAM ArTsa karyuM. bIjA devoe mokSamArganA atithi evA IkvAku vaMzanA munionA zarIrane mastaka upara upADI bIjI zibikAmAM ane bIjA sarva sAdhuonA zarIrane trIjI zibikAmAM sthApana karyAM. prabhunA zarIravALI zibikAne indra pote vahana karI ane bIjA munionI zibikAone devatAoe upADI. te vakhate apsarAo eka tarapha tAlabaMdha rAsaDA letI hatI ane eka tarapha madhura svarathI gAyana karatI hatI. zibikAnI AgaLa devatAo dhUpiyAM laIne cAlatA hatA. dhUpiyAnA dhumADAnA miSathI jANe teo zokathI athupAta karatA hoya tevA jaNAtA hatA. koI devatAo zibikA upara puSpo nAkhatA hatA; koI zeSa tarIke te puSpone grahaNa karatA hatA; koI AgaLa devaduSya vastronA toraNa karatA hatA; koI yakSakadamathI AgaLa chaMTakAva karatA hatA; koI gophaNathI-pASANanI jema zibikA AgaLa ALoTatA hatA ane koI jANe mohacUrNa (mAjama)thI haNAyA hoya tema pAchaLa doDatA hatA. koI he nAtha ! he nAtha !' evA zabdo karatA hatA; "are ame maMdabhAgI mAryA gayA," ema bolI potAnA AtmAnI niMdA karatA hatAM; koI "he nAtha ! amane zikSA Apo' ema yAcanA karatA hatAM. koI ! "have amAro dharmasaMzaya koNa chedaze ?" ema bolatA hatA; "ame aMdhanI jema have kyAM jaIzuM !' ema bolI koI pazcAttApa karatA hatA; ane koI 'amane pRthvI mArga Apo' ema icchatA hatA. e pramANe vartana karatA ane vAjiMtro vagADatA devatAo tathA indra te zibikAne citA pAse lAvyA. tyAM kRtyajJa Indra putranI jema prabhunA dehane ghIme ghIme pUrva dizAnI ciMtAmAM mUkyo; bIjA devatAoe sahodaranI jema IkvAku kuLanA munionA zarIrane dakSiNa dizAnI citAmAM sthApana karyA ane ucitane jANanArA-bIjA sAdhuonA zarIrane pazcima dizAnI citAmAM sthApana karyA. pachI indranI AjJAthI agnikumAra devatAoe te citAomAM agni pragaTa karyo ane vAyukumAra devoe vAyu vikuryo, eTale cotarapha agni pragaTa thaIne baLavA lAgyo. devatAo citAmAM puSkaLa kapUra ane ghaDA bharI bharIne ghI tathA madha nAkhavA lAgyA. jyAre asthi sivAya bAkInI sarva dhAtuo dagdha thaI tyAre medhakumAra devatAoe kSIrasamudranA jaLathI citAgnine zAMta karyo. pachI potAnA vimAnamAM pratimAnI jema pUjA karavAne mATe saudharmedra prabhunI upalI jamaNI dADha grahaNa karI, IzAna Indra prabhunI upalI DAbI dADha grahaNa karI, amaredra nIcalI jamaNI dADha grahaNa karI, bali InTe nIcenI DAbI dADha grahaNa karI, bIjA Indroe prabhunA bAkInA dAMta grahaNa karyA ane devatAoe bIjAM asthi grahaNa karyA. te vakhate je zrAvako agni mAgatA hatA temane devatAoe traNa kuMDanA agni ApyA, te agni lenArA agnihotra brAhmaNo thayA. teo potAne ghera jaI prabhunA citAgnine nitya pUjavA lAgyA ane dhanapati jema nirvAta pradezamAM rAkhI lakSadvIpanuM rakSaNa kare, tema teo tenuM rakSaNa karavA lAgyA. IkvAku vaMzanA muniono citAgni zAMta thaI jato to tene svAmInA citAgnithI jAgRta karatA hatA ane bIjA munionA zAMta thayelA citAgnine ikvAkuLanA munionA citAgnithI pragaTa karatA hatA, paraMtu bIjA sAdhuonA citAgninuM bIjA be citAgni sAthe teo saMkramaNa karatA nahotA; te vidhi adyApi brAhmaNomAM pravarte che. keTalAka - 57 a - Trishashti Shalaka Purush

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth prabhunA citAgninI bhasma laIne bhaktithI te bhasmane vaMdana karatA hatA ane zarIra coLatA hatA; tyAMthI bhasmabhUSaNadhArI tApaso thayA. pachI jANe aSTApadagirinA navAM traNa zikharo hoya tevA te citAsthAne devatAoe ratnanA traNa stUpa (derIo) karyA. tyAMthI teoe naMdIzvaradvIpe jaI zAzvata pratimA samIpe aSTAbdikA utsava karyo ane pachI Indra sahita sarva devatAo potapotAne sthAne gayA. tyAM te Indro potapotAnA vimAnomAM sudharmAsabhAnI aMdara mANavaka staMbha upara vijaya goLa DAbalAmAM prabhunI dADhone AropaNa karIne pratidivasa tenI pUjA karavA lAgyA. tenA prabhAvathI temane haMmezA vijaya maMgaLa thavA lAgyuM. bharatarAjAe prabhunA saMskAra samIpanI bhUmi upara traNa gAu UMco ane jANe mokSamaMdiranI vedikA hoya tevo siMhaniSadyA nAme prAsAda ratnamaya pASANathI vAddhakaratna pAse karAvyo. tenI cotarapha prabhunA samavasaraNanI jema sphaTika ratnanA cAra ramaNIka dvAra karAvyA, ane te dareka dvAranI baMne tarapha kSmInA bhaDAranI javA ratnacaMdananA soLa kaLazo racAvyA. dareka dvAre jANe sAkSAt puNyavallI hoya tevA soLa soLa ratnamaya toraNo racAvyAM, prazasti lipinA jevI aSTamAMgalikanI soLa soLa paMktio racI ane jANe cAra dikSALonI sabhA tyAM lAvyA hoya tevA vizALa mukhamaMDapo karAvyA. te cAra mukhamaMDaponI AgaLa cAlatAM zrI vallImaMDapanI aMdara cAra prekSAsadana maMDapo karAvyA, te prekSAmaMDaponI vacamAM sUryabiMbane upahAsya karanArA vajaya akSavATa racyA ane dareka akSavATanI madhyamAM kamalamAM karNikAnI jema eka eka manohara siMhAsana racyuM. prekSAmaMDapanI AgaLa ekeka maNipIThikA racI; tenI upara ratnanA manohara caityastUpa racyA ane te dareka caityastUpamAM AkAzane prakAza karanArI dareka dizAe moTI maNipIThikA racI. te maNipIThikAnI upara caityastUpanI sanmukha pAMcaseM dhanuSyanA pramANavALI ratnanirmita aMgavALI, RSabhAnana, vardhamAna, caMdrAnana, vAriSaNa e nAmanI cAra, paryakAsane beThelI, manohara, netrarUpI poyaNAne caMdrikA samAna, naMdIzvara mahAdvIpanA caityanI aMdara che tevI, zAzvata jina pratimAo racAvIne sthApana karI. te dareka caityastUpanI AgaLa amUlya mANikyamaya vizALa evI suMdara pIThikAo racI. te dareka pIThikA upara eka eka caityavRkSa racyuM. dareka caityavRkSanI pAse bIjI ekeka maNipIThikA racI ane tenI upara ekeka Indradhvaja racyo. jANe dareka dizAe dharme potAnA jayastaMbha AropyA hoya tevA te Indradhvaja jaNAtA hatA. dareka indradhvajanI AgaLa traNa pagathiyAM ane toraNovALI naMdA nAme puSkariNI (vAvaDI) racI. svaccha, zItaLa jaLathI bharelI ane vicitra kamaLothI zobhatI te puSkariNIo, dadhimukha parvatanA AdhArabhUta puSkariNI jevI manohara lAgatI hatI. te siMhaniSadyA nAmanA mahA cetyanA madhya bhAgamAM moTI maNipIThikA banAvI ane samavasaraNanI jema tenA madhya bhAgamAM vicitra ratnamaya eka devachaMdaka racyo. tenI upara vividha varNanA vastrano caMdaravo banAvyo, te akALe paNa saMdhyAsamayanAM vAdaLAMnI zobhA utpanna karato hato. te caMdaravAnI aMdara ane paDakhe vajamaya aMkuzo racyA hatA. tathApi caMdaravAnI zobhA to nirakuMza thaI rahI hatI. te aMkuzomAM kuMbhanI jevAM goLa ane AmaLAnAM phaLa jevAM sthaLa muktAphaLothI racelA amRtanI dhArA jevA hAra laTakatA hatA. te hAranA prAMta bhAgamAM nirmaLa maNimAlikA racI, te jANe traNa jagamAMhe rahelI maNionI khANomAMthI vAnakI lAvyA hoya tevI jaNAtI hatI. maNimAlikAnA prAMta bhAgamAM rahelI nirmaLa vajamAlikA, sakhIonI jema potAnI kAMtirUpa bhujAthI paraspara AliMgana karatI hoya tevI jaNAtI hatI. te caityanI bhIMtomAM vicitra maNimaya gavAkSa (gokhalA) racyA hatA, tenA prabhApaTalathI jANe temAMthI javanikA (paDadA) utpanna thayela hoya tevA jaNAtA hatA, temAM bhaLatA agaru dhUpanA dhumADA Trishashti Shalaka Purush - 58 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth te parvata upara navI utpanna thayelI nIlacUlikAnA bhramane ApatA hatA. have pUrvokta madhya devachaMdanI upara zailezI dhyAnamAM vartatI hoya tevI, dareka prabhunA potapotAnA dehanA mAna jevaDI, potapotAnA dehanA varNane dhAraNa karanArI, jANe dareka prabhu pote ja birAjelA hoya tevI - RSabhasvAmI vagere covIsa ahaMtonI nirmaLa ratnamaya pratimAo racIne sthApanA karI. temAM soLa pratimA suvarNanI, be rAjavarta ratnanI (zyAma), be sphaTika ratnanI (ujjavaLa), be vairya maNinI (nIla) ane be zoNa maNinI (rakta) hatI. te sarva pratimAonA rohitAkSa maNinA (rakta) AbhAsavALA aMtaratnamaya (zveta) nakho hatA, ane nAbhi, kezanA mULa, jihuvA, tALuM, zrIvatsa, stanabhAga tathA hAthapaganAM taLiyAM-e suvarNanA (rakta) hatA; pAMpaNo, AMkhanI kIkIo, rUvATAM, bhamara ane mastakanA keza ariSTaratnamaya (zyAma) hatAM; oSTha paravALAmaya (rakta) hatA; dAMta sphaTika ratnamaya (zveta) hatA, mastakano bhAga vajamaya hato; ane nAsikA aMdarathI rohitAkSa maNinA pratiseka (AbhAsa) vALI-suvarNanI hatI. pratimAnI dRSTio lohitAkSa maNinA prAMta bhAgavALI ane aMkamaNithI banAvelI hatI. evI rIte aneka prakAranA maNithI banAvelI te pratimAo atyaMta zobhatI hatI. te dareka pratimAnI pachavADe eka eka yathAyogya mAnavALI chatradhArAnI ratnamaya pratimA banAvI hatI ane te chatradhAra pratimAe kuTaka puSpanI mALAe yukta motI tathA paravALA vaDe gUMthelA ane sphaTikamaNinA daMDavALA zveta chatra dharI rAkhyAM hatAM. dareka pratimAnI be bAjue ratnanI cAmara dharanArI be pratimAo ane AgaLa nAga yakSa, bhUta ane kaMDadhAranI be be pratimAo hatI. aMjali joDIne rahelI ane sarva aMge ujjavaLa evI te nAgAdika devonI ratnamaya pratimAo jANe tyAM teo pratyakSa beThA hoya tevI zobhatI hatI. devachaMdA upara ujjavaLa ratnanA covIsa ghaTAo, saMkSipta karelA sUryabiMba jevA mANikyanAM darpaNo, tenI pAse yogya sthAne mUkela suvarNanI dIvIo, ratnanA karaMDiyA, nadInI bhamarInI jevI goLAkAra puSpacaMgerio, uttama jaMgaluchaNA, AbhUSaNanA DAbalA, sonAnAM dhUpiyAM tathA AratIo, ratnonA maMgaLadIvA, ratnonI jhArIo, manohara ratnamaya thALo, suvarNanA pAtro, ratnanAM caMdanakaLazo, ratnanA siMhAsano, ratnamaya aSTamAMgalika suvarNanA telanA DAbalA, dhUpa rAkhavA mATe suvarNanA pAtro, suvarNanA kamalahastaka- e sarva covIse arvatanI pratimA pAse eka eka covIsa covIsa rAkhyAM hatAM. evI rIte nAnA prakAranAM ratnanuM ane railokyamAM ati suMdara evuM te caitya bharatacakranI AjJA thatAM tatkALa sarva prakAranI kalAne jANanArA vAddhakirane vidhi pramANe banAvI ApyuM. jANe mUrtimAn dharma hoya tevA caMdrakAMta maNinA gaDhathI, tathA citramAM AlekhelA IhAmRga (hAra), vRSabha, magara, turaMga, nara, kinnara, pakSI, bALaka, rUrUmRga, aSTApada, camarImRga, hAthI, vanalatA ane kamaLothI jANe ghaNAM vRkSovALuM udyAna hoya tevI vicitra ane adbhuta racanAthI te caitya adhika zobhatuM hatuM. tenI AsapAsa ratnanA staMbho goThavelA hatA. jANe AkAzagaMgAnI Urmio hoya tevI patAkAothI te manohara lAgatuM hatuM, UMcA karelA suvarNanA dhvajadaMDothI te unnata jaNAtuM hatuM. ane niraMtara prasaratA-dhvajAnI ghUgharIonA avAjathI vidyAdharonI strIonI kaTImekhalAnA dhvanine anusaratuM hatuM. tenI upara vizALa kAMtivALA padharAgamaNinA IMDAMthI, jANe mANikya jaDelI mudrikAvALuM hoya tevuM te zobhatuM hatuM. koI ThekANe jANe pallavita hoya, koI ThekANe jANe bakhtaravALuM hoya, koI ThekANe jANe romAMcita thayuM hoya ane koI ThekANe jANe kiraNothI lipta hoya tevuM te jaNAtuM hatuM. gorUcaMdananA rasamaya tilakothI tene lAMchita kareluM hatuM. tenA caNataranA sAMdhe sAMdhA evA meLavyA hatA ke jANe te eka pASANathI banAveluM hoya tevuM jaNAtuM hatuM. te cetyanA nitaMbabhAga upara vicitra ceSTAthI manohara lAgatI mANekanI pUtaLIo goThavelI hatI. tethI apsarAothI adhiSThita meru parvatanI jevuM te zobhatuM hatuM. tenA dvAranI baMne tarapha caMdana rasathI lIMpelA be kuMbho mUkelA hatA, tethI dvArasthaLamAM niSpanna thayelAM be paMDarIka kamaLathI -- 59 - Trishashti Shalaka Purush

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth te aMkita hoya evuM lAgatuM hatuM. dhUpita karIne tirachI bAMdhelI laTakatI mALAothI te ramaNIka lAgatuM hatuM. pAMca varNanAM puSpathI tenA taLiyA upara suMdara pagara bharyA hatA; yamunA nadInI jema kaliMda parvata plAvita rahe tema kapUra, agara ane kastUrIthI banAvelA dhUpanA dhumADAthI haMmezAM te vyAsa rahetuM hatuM, AgaLa be bAjue ane pachavADe suMdara caityavRkSo tathA mANikyanI pIThikAo racelI hatI, tethI jANe AbhUSaNa dharyA hoya tevuM jaNAtuM hatuM, ane aSTApada parvatanA zikhara upara jANe mastakanA mugaTanuM mANikya bhUSaNa hoya tathA naMdIzvarAdinA caityonI jANe spardhA karatuM hoya tema ati pavitrapaNe te zobhatuM hatuM. te caityamAM bharatarAjAe potAnA navANuM bhAIonI divya ratnamaya pratimA besADI ane prabhunI sevA karatI evI eka potAnI pratimA paNa tyAM sthApita karI, bhaktimAM atRpti e paNa eka cihuna che. caityanI bahAra bhagavAnano eka sUpa (pagalAMnI derI) karAvyo ane tenI pAse potAnA navANuM bhAIonA paNa stUpa karAvyA. tyAM AvanArA purUSo gamanAgamana vaDe enI AzAtanA na kare evuM dhArIne loDhAnA yaMtramaya ArakSaka puruSo te ThekANe UbhA rAkhyA. e yaMtramaya loDhAnA puruSothI jANe maryalokanI bahAra te sthAna rahyuM hoya ema manuSyone agamya thaI paDyuM. pachI cakravartIe daMDaratna vaDe te parvatanA dAMtA pADI nAkhyA. tethI sarala ane UMcA staMbhanI peThe e parvata lokothI na caDI zakAya tevo thaI gayo. pachI mahArAjAe e parvatanI pharatA mekhalA jevA ane manuSyothI ullaMghana thaI zake nahIM evA eka eka yojanane aMtare ATha pagathiyAM banAvyAM. tyArathI e parvatanuM nAma paDyuM ane lokomAM te harAdri, kailAsa ane sphaTikAdri evA nAmathI paNa oLakhAvA lAgyo. evI rIte caitya nirmANa karI, temAM pratiSThA karI, caMdra jema vAdaLamAM praveza kare tema zveta vastra dhAraNa karI cakravartIe temAM praveza karyo. parivAra sahita pradakSiNA karI mahArAjAe pratimAone sugaMdhI jaLathI snAna karAvyuM. pachI mArjana karyuM, eTale te pratimAo ratnanA AdarzanI peThe adhika ujjavala thaI. pachI caMdrikAnA samUha jevA nirmaLa, gADha ane sugaMdhI gorUcaMdananA rasathI vilepana karyuM tathA vicitra ratnonA AbhUSaNa, uddAma divyamALAo ane devaduSya vastrothI arcana karyuM. ghaMTA vagADatA mahArAjAe teonI pAse dhUpa karyo, jenA dhumADAnI zreNIothI e caityano aMtabhaMga jANe nIlavallIthI aMkita hoya tevo jaNAvA lAgyo. tyAra pachI jANe saMsArarUpI zItathI bhaya pAmelAne mATe jvalaMto agnikuMDa hoya tevI kapUranI AratI utArI. evI rIte pUjana karI, RSabha svAmIne namaskAra karI, zoka ane bhayathI AkrAMta thaI cakravartIe A pramANe stuti karIaSTApadanA jinaprAsAdanI aMtargata covIza jinezvaronI stutiH kallANapaMcaehiM, neraiyANaM pi dukkhtviyaannN| diNNasuhassa suhAgara ! namo tumaM tijagadIsassa // he jagasukhAkara ! he trijagatpati ! pAMca kalyANakathI nArakIone paNa sukha ApanAra evA Apane huM namaskAra karuM chuM. sAmiya ! jagahiyakAraga ! viharateNaM tae imaM vissaM / diNavaiNA viva nihilaM, aNuggahiyamettha tamagasiyaM / / he svAmin ! sUryanI peThe vizvanuM hita karanArA tame haMmezAM vihAra karIne A carAcara jagata upara anugraha karyo che. ajjANajjajaNANaM, viharato tuM sayA smsuhaay| Trishashti Shalaka Purush - 60 a

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bhavao pavaNassa ya taha, parovayArAya hojja gaI // Arya ane anArya-e baMne uparanI prItithI tame cirakALa vihAra karatA, tethI pavananI ane tamArI gati paropakArane mATe ja che. aNNesiM viharaMto, uvayariuM Asi dIhakAlamiha / uvayArAya hi bhayavaM, muttIe kAsa samuvagao || 3 prabhu ! A lokamAM manuSyono upakAra karavAne mATe tame cirakALa vihAra karyo hato, paNa muktimAM tame kono upakAra karavAne mATe gayA ? bhavayA ahiTThiyaM jaM, loyaggaM ajja logavaramAsI / maccupahANo logo, tumai viNA esa saMjAo / / tame adhiSThita kareluM lokAgra (mokSa) Aja kharekhara lokAgra thayuM che ane tame choDI dIdhela A martyaloka kharekhara mRtyuloka (mRtyu pAmavA yogya) thayo che. ajjavi sakkhamasi tumaM, tesiM sabbhAvabhUsiya bhavINaM / logANuggahakaraNiM, saraMti je desaNaM tumha / / he nAtha ! jeo vizvane anugraha karanArI tamArI dezanAne saMbhAre che te bhavya prANIone hajI paNa tame sAkSAta ja cho. rUvatthaM pi jaNA je, jiNiMda ! jhANaM tumammi juMjaMti / paccakkhameva tANaM, jogINaM pi bhayavaM tuM si // Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth jeo tamAruM rUpastha evuM dhyAna kare che tevA mahAtmAone paNa tame pratyakSa ja cho. paramesara ! saMsAraM, jahA asesaM caittha duhabhariyaM / taha nimmamovi cittaM, na cayasu kayAvi mama nUNaM // he paramezvara ! jevI rIte mamatArahita evA tame A sarva saMsArano tyAga karyo tevI rIte have kadApi mArA manano tyAga karazo nahIM. ia thuNiUNaM usahaM, pahuM tao jiNavare ya aNNevi / namiuM namiuM bharaho, pattegaM vaNNiuM laggo // 1 // evI rIte AdIzvara bhagavaMtanI stuti karIne bharata bIjA dareka jinezvarone namI-namIne pratyekanI stuti karavA lAgyA. 1 visayakasAyA ajiaM, vijayAmAyara sukukkhivarahasaM / jiyasattunariMdasuyaM, namAmi ajiyaM ajiyanAhaM // 2 // viSaya kaSAyathI ajita, vijayAmAtAnI kukSimAM mANikyarUpa ane jitazatru rAjAnA putra he jagatsvAmI ajitanAtha ! tame jaya pAmo. 2 bhavagayaNa pAragamaNe, sUraM seNoyarassa vararayaNaM / naravaijiyArijAyaM, saMbhavajiNaNAhamarihAmi ||3|| saMsArarUpI AkAzanuM atikramaNa karavAmAM sUryarUpa, zrIsenAdevInA udarathI utpanna thayelA ane jitArI rAjAnA putra-evA he saMbhavanAtha ! tamane huM namaskAra karuM chuM. 3 $ 61 sa Trishashti Shalaka Purush

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. saMvaravaMsAbharaNaM, devo siddhatthapuvvadisibhANU / abhiNaMdaNajiNayaMdo, haNeu sai amha duriyAI // 4 // saMvara rAjAnA vaMzamAM AbhuSaNarUpa, siddhArthI devIrUpI pUrva dizAmAM sUrya samAna ane vizvane AnaMdadAyI evA he abhinaMdana svAmI ! tame amane pavitra karo. 4 jaya maMgalAmaNakumuya-caMdo mehaNNayAvaNi jalaharo / sumaI jiNiMdaNAho, jo bhaviyajaNa-maNa-duhaharaNo // 5 // megharAjAnA vaMzarUpI vanamAM megha samAna ane maMgaLAmAtA rUpI meghamAlAmAM motIrUpa evA he sumatinAtha! huM tamane namaskAra karuM chuM. 5 sAmi ! dharanariMdajalahi-soma ! susImAsarovarasaroya ! / paumappaha- titthayaro !, tubbhaM sayayaM namo atthu // 6 // dhararAjA rUpI samudrane caMdra samAna ane susImAdevI rUpI gaMgA nadImAM kamalasamAna evA che padmaprabhu! tamane huM namaskAra karuM chuM. 6 jiNavara-supAsa ! rakkhasu, puDhavImalayammi caMdaNasariccha ! / siriyapaiTThanivakulA''hAravaratthaMma ! amhe vi // 7 // zrI pratiSTha rAjAnA kuLarUpI gRhanA pratiSThAstaMbharUpa ane pRthvI mAtArUpa malayAcalamAM caMdana samAna he supArzvanAtha ! mArI rakSA karo. 7 mahaseNakulamayaMko !, lakkhamaNAkukkhimANasamarAla ! / bhayavaM caMdappahajiNa !, tArasu amhe bhavodahio / / 8 / / mahAsena rAjAnA vaMzarUpI AkAzamAM caMdra samAna ane lakSmaNA devInI kukSirUpI sarovaramAM haMsa samAna evA he caMdraprabhu ! tame amArI rakSA karo. 8 suggIvataNaya ! rAmA-devI-NaMdaNavaNuvvikappatarU ! / suvihijiNo majjha disasu, paramapayapayAsagaM maggaM // 9 // sugrIvarAjAnA putra ane zrIrAmAdevI rUpa naMdanavananI bhUmimAM kalpavRkSa rUpa evA he suvidhinAtha! amAruM zIdhra kalyANa karo. 9 sirisIyalo jiNeso, naMdAdevImaNaM buhi-maMyako / daDharahanariMdataNao, maNavaMchiyadAyago majjha // 10 // daDharatha rAjAnA putra, naMdAdevInA hRdayanA AnaMdarUpa ane jagatane AlAda karavAmAM caMdrasamAna evA he zItaLasvAmI ! tame amane harSakArI thAo. 10 siriviNhu mAutaNao, viNhunariMdakulamottiyAbharaNaM / nIseyasasiriramaNo, sijjaMso deu me mokkhaM // 11 // zrI viSNudevInA putra, viSNu rAjAnA vaMzamAM motI samAna ane mokSarUpa lakSmInA bharathAra evA he zreyAMsaprabhu ! tame kalyANane mATe thAo. 11 Trishashti Shalaka Purush - 62 -

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vasupujjanariMdasuo, mAijayAhiyayapaMkayAicco / arihaMtavAsupujno, sinasTiri vinga manvALuM / / 42 / / vasupUjya rAjAnA putra, jayAdevI rUpa vidUra parvatanI bhUmimAM ratnarUpa ane jagatane pUjya evA he vAsupUjya ! tame mokSa lakSmIne Apo. 12 sAmANaNa-varacaMdo, kayavammanariMdasAgarasasaMko / ariho vimalajiNeso, hiyayaM vimalaM mahaMkuNau // / 13 / / kRtavarmA rAjAnA putra ane zyAmAdevI rUpa zamI vRkSamAMthI utpanna thayela agnisamAna evA he vimalasvAmI! tame amAruM mana nirmaLa karo. 13 sirisiMhaseNanaravai-kulamaMgaladIvago aNaMtajiNo / sunasADevIsUjjU, viyarasu bramha sumanaMta // 4 // siMhasena rAjAnA kuLamAM maMgaLadIpaka ane suyazA devInA putra he anaMta bhagavAn ! tame anaMta sukha Apo. 14 bhANunivahiyayacaMdo, suvayApuvvAyalesausiNaMsU / dhammajiNeso bhayavaM, viheu dhamme maI majjha / / 15 / / suvratA devIrUpa udayAcaLanI taTImAM sUryarUpa ane bhAnurAjAnA putra evA he dharmanAtha prabhu ! tame dharmane viSe mArI buddhi sthApana karo. 15 sirisaMtinAhajiNavara ! airAdevIvaraMgao bhavasu / nivavIsaseLanAda- vaMze ! maviyALa saMtigaro / / 6 / / Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth vizvasena rAjAnA kuLamAM AbhUSaNa rUpa ane acirA devInA putra-he zAMtinAtha bhagavAn ! tame amArA karmanI zAMtine mATe thAo. 16 sirikuMthunAha ! bhayavaM ! sUranariMdakulagayaNatimirArI ! sirinALI- svimaLI !, nagnu sammadiyamayaLamalo // 7 // zUra rAjAnA vaMzarUpa AkAzamAM sUrya samAna, zrIdevInA udarathI utpanna thayelA ane kAmadevanuM unmathana karanArA-he jagatpati kuMthunAtha ! tame jaya pAmo. 17 devImANasahaMso, sudaMsaNanariMdacittaghaNamoro / titthayaro araNAho, deu mama bhavuttaraNavarayaM // 18 // sudarzana rAjAnA putra ane devI mAtArUpa zarad lakSmImAM kumuda samAna evA he aranAtha ! tame mane saMsAra taravA rUpa vaibhavane Apo. 18 kuMbhanaresasamuddA'mayakuMbho, mallinAhajiNacaMdo / devipahAvaijAo, disau sivaM kammakhayamallo // 19 // kuMbharAjArUpa samudramAM amRtakuMbha samAna, ane karmakSaya karavAmAM mahAmalla samAna evA prabhAvatI devIthI utpanna thayelA hai mallinAtha ! tame mokSalakSmI Apo. 19 B5 63 ta Trishashti Shalaka Purush

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth paumAvai devIsua ! sumittahimavaMtapommadaharUvo ! / muNisuvvayatittheso ! paNaI amhANa tumha siyA / / 20 / / sumitra rAjArUpI himAcalamAM padmadraha samAna ane padmAvatI devInA putra-he munisuvrata prabhu ! tamane huM namaskAra karuM chuM. 20 vappAdevIrohaNa-girirayaNa ! vijayanariMdakuladIva ! / vissanamaMsiyapayakaya ! namijiNavara ! desu mattisuhaM / / 21 / / vaprAdevIrUpa vakhANanI pRthvImAM vaksamAna, vijayarAjAnA putra ane, jemanAM caraNakamaLa jagatane namaskAra karavA yogya che evA he namiprabhu ! tamane namaskAra karuM chuM. 21 arihA ariTThanemI, samuddabhUvai samuddharayaNIso / asivANi sivAsUNa, hareu bhaviyANa namirANaM / / 22 / / samudra (vijaya)ne AnaMda karavAmAM caMdrarUpa, zivAdevInA putra ane parama dayALu evA he mokSagAmI ariSTanemi bhagavaMta! tamane huM namaskAra karuM chuM. 22 pAsajiNIsaradevo, vAmANanaMdaNo pasaMtagiro / rAyA'saseNataNuo, vigghaharo hojja amhANaM / / 23 / / azvasena rAjAnA kuLamAM cUDAmaNirUpa ane vAmAdevInA putra-evA he pArzvanAtha ! tamane namaskAra karuM chuM. 23 siddhatthabhUvataNao, tisalAhiyayasararAyahaMsasamo / caramajiNeso vIro, aNaMtamakkhayapayaM dejjA // 24 / / siddhArtha rAjAnA putra, trizalA mAtAnA hRdayanA AzvAsarUpa ane siddhi prAptinA arthane siddha karanArA he mahAvIra prabhu ! tamane vaMdana karuM chuM. 24 evI rIte pratyeka tIrthakarane stutipUrvaka namaskAra karIne mahArAjA bharata e siMhaniSadyA caityanI bahAra nIkaLyA ane priya mitranI peThe e suMdara caityane vAMkA vaLI pAchI najare jotAM jotAM aSTApada parvata uparathI nIce UtaryA. potAnuM mana te parvatamAM magna thayeluM hovAthI jANe vastrano cheDo bharAyo hoya tema ayodhyApati maMda maMda gatie ayodhyA tarapha cAlyA. zokanA pUranI jema sainyathI UDelI raja vaDe dizAone AkuLa karatA-zokArta cakrI ayodhyAnI samIpe AvI pahoMcyA jANe cakrInA sahodara hoya tema temanA duHkhathI atyaMta duHkhI thayelA nagarajanoe sAgRSTie joyelA mahArAjAe potAnI vinItAnagarImAM praveza karyo. pachI bhagavaMtane saMbhArI saMbhArIne vRSTi pachI avazeSa rahelA meghanI peThe azrujaLanA biMdune varasAvatA teo potAnA rAjamahelamAM peThA. dravya haraNa thayela puruSa jema dravyanuM ja dhyAna karyA kare, tema prabhurUpI ghana haraNa thayAthI temaNe UbhA rahetA, cAlatA, sUtA ane jAgatA, bahAra ne aMdara rAtadivasa prabhunuM ja dhyAna karavA mAMDyuM. bIjA hetuthI paNa potAnI pAse aSTApada parvata taraphathI AvanArA puruSone, teo jANe pUrvanI peThe prabhune mATe kAMI kahevA AvyA hoya tema mAnavA lAgyA. Trishashti Shalaka Purush - - 64 >>

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| zrI zatruMjaya mAhAbhya che. prastAvanA : A graMthamAM zatruMjayanuM alaukika mAhAsya darzAvavAmAM AvyuM che. A graMtha mULarUpe savA lAkha zloka pramANa hato. tyArabAda manuSyone alpa AyuSyavALA jANIne zrI sudharmAsvAmIe temAMthI saMkSepa karI covIsa hajAra zloka pramANa karyuM. tyArabAda dhanezvarasUrie saraLa zailImAM samajAya tevuM saMkSipta zrI zatruMjaya mAhAbhya' vallabhIpuramAM racyuM, jemAMthI aSTApada viSayaka vigato atre saMpAdita karavAmAM AvI che. je anaMta, avyakta mUrtivALA, jagatanA sarva bhUta, bhaviSya ane vartamAna, arthathI mukta, sarvajJa, sarvadarzI, sarva janothI namaskAra karAyelA, sAdhusamUhe stuti karelA, kSaya nahi pAmanArA, sarva karmano kSaya karyo che jemaNe ane vANImArgathI jenuM svarUpa dUra che, tathA jeo prabaLa puNyathI prApta thAya che; evA zrImAnuM AdinAtha prabhu tamAruM sadA maMgala karo." he indrA have bharata cakravartI je rIte nirvANa padane pAme che te prasaMganuM suMdara caritra je karNane mATe amRta samAna che, tene tuM sAMbhaLa! tyArabAda te avasare somayazA vagerene pRthak pRthak dezanI soMpaNI karIne Azritone vize sAruM vAtsalya dhAraNa karanAra bharatezvare snehathI satkArapUrvaka te badhAyane vidAya karyA. ane bhojanavastrAdikathI sarva saMghanuM sanmAna karI bharata rAjAe pRthvIno bhAra potAnI bhujA para dhAraNa karyo. te arasAmAM bhagavAna zrI AdinAtha prabhu vihAra karatAM karatAM aSTApada giri upara samavasaryA. e zubha samAcAra udyAnapati pAsethI sAMbhaLIne bharatacakravartI prabhune vaMdana karavAnI IcchAthI tyAM aSTApada upara AvyA. zrI sarvajJaprabhunA mukhakamalathI dAnadharmano mahimA ane tenuM mahAna phaLa sAMbhaLIne cakravartIe prabhunAM caraNomAM vijJapti karI ke, "A saMyamI munio mArA dAnane grahaNa kare tema Apa pharamAvo." bharatanAM te vacanone sAMbhaLIne prabhu bolyA ke; "nirdoSa rAjapiMDa paNa munione kalpato nathI! mATe tenI prArthanA karavAthI saryuM A sAMbhaLIne bharate kahyuM, "svAmI! A jagatamAM mahApAtrarUpa to saMyamI munivaro che. jyAre temane mAruM dAna karbhe nahi, to mAre zuM karavuM?" te avasare indra bharatezvarane kahyuM, "he rAjA! jo tamAre dAna ApavuM hoya to guNothI upara sAdhu bhagavaMto pachI pAtra tarIke gaNAtA sAdharmika zrAvakone tame dAna Apo." prabhue nahi niSedha kareluM IndranuM te kathana sAMbhaLIne bharata ayodhyAmAM AvI nitya sAdharmika zrAvakone bhaktithI bhojana karAvavA lAgyA. 1. prabhuzrI mahAvIra bhagavaMta Indrane uddezIne prathama sargathI zatruMjayano mahimA varNavI rahyA che, tenA anusaMdhAnamAM varNana AgaLa vadhe che. Rushbhadev & Ashtapad Parvat Vol. Vi Ch. 36-G, Pg. 2447-2450 - 65 - Shri Shatrunjay Mahatmya

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth AvuM mahAbhojana thatuM sAMbhaLIne ghaNA loko bhojana karavA ekaThA thavA lAgyA. teonI moTI saMkhyA joI mugdhapaNAthI rasoIyAoe bharata rAjAne kahyuM ke; svAmI! "A zrAvaka che ke, A zrAvaka nathI' evo bheda amArAthI thaI zakato nathI.' te sAMbhaLI cakravartIe zrAvakonA kaMThamAM kAkiNIratnathI ratnatrayInI nizAnI tarIke dakSiNottara traNa rekhAo karI. 'tame jitAyA cho, ane bhaya varte che, mATe haNo nahi, haNo nahi" ema dararoja prAtaHkAle te zrAvakone bharata cakravartI potAne sUcanA karavA mATe kahetA, te mujaba te zrAvako niraMtara bharatezvarane jAgrata karatA hatA. te sAMbhaLIne tenA rahasyano vicAra karIne cakravartIe potAnI pramAditAno tyAga karavA mAMDyo. tyArathI teo traNa rekhAothI aMkita thayelA mAhaNa-brAhmaNanA nAmathI pRthvItalamAM prakhyAta thayA. tyAra bAda bharate aItuM, yati ane zrAvakadharmanA guNasamUhathI yukta cAra vedo te zrAvakone bhaNAvyA. bhagavaMta AdinAthanI jema dharma prarvatAvyo, tema bharatarAjAnI sAdharmika vAtsalyano krama tyArathI pravaryo. A bAju; zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAne pRthvI para vihAra karatAM caturvidha saMghanI sthApanA karI. eka lAkha, paMcAsI hajAra ane sADA chaso munio (1,85,650), traNa lAkha sAdhvIo (3,00000), traNa lAkha ane pacAsa hajAra (3,50,000) zuddha samyatvadhArI zrAvako, ane pAMca lAkha, copana hajAra zrAvikAo (5,54,000) A pramANe zrI RSabhadeva prabhuno kevaLajJAna utpanna thayA pachI teonA upadezathI pratibodha pAmelA caturvidha saMghano parivAra hato. traNa jagatanA prabhuzrI RSabhadevasvAmI eka lAkha pUrva sudhI vrata pALyA pachI, potAno mokSakALa samIpa jANI aSTApada parvata upara padhAryA. tyAM zuddha pradezamAM daza hajAra munionI sAthe jagata prabhue anazana vrata grahaNa karyuM. A samAcAra udyAnapatie kaMTha saMdhAvAthI askuTa zabdomAM bharatarAjA pAse jaIne kahyA. "prabhue anazana grahaNa karyuM che. te sAMbhaLIne kheda pAmelA bharatarAjA vAhana tathA parivArane mUkIne page ekadama cAlI nIkaLyA. potAnI pAchaLa doDatA sevakone paNa dUra choDatA, ane azrune varSAvatA, tathA kAMTA vagerene nahi gaNakAratA rata, tevI avasthAvALI strIonA samUhanI sAthe zoka sahita UMcA makAnanI jema aSTApada parvata upara AvyA. tyAM paryakAsanavALI sarva IndriyonA Amravane saMdhIne rahelA zrI RSabhadeva prabhune joIne azrujalathI yukta bharate prabhune vaMdana karyA. te samaye Asana calita thavAthI sarva indroe 5 Asana calita thavAthI sarva indroe paNa zokathI vyAkuLa banIne tyAM AvI prabhune pradakSiNA karI namana karyuM. * zrI RSabhadeva bhagavaMtanuM aSTApada parvata para nirvANa : A avasarpiNI kALanA suSama-duSama nAmanA trIjA ArAnAM nevyAzI pakhavADiyAM avazeSa rahetA, mAghamAsanI kRSNa trayodazI (vartamAnamAM poSa vadI-13)nA pUrvAkAle, candra abhijita nakSatramAM AvatAM, paryakAsane rahelA prabhu zrI RSabhadevasvAmI sthUla kAya, vApha ane cittanA yogane tyajIne, sUkSma kAyayogathI bAdarayogane saMdhI sUkSmakriya nAmanA zukladhyAnanA trIjA bhedane prApta thayA, pachI sUkSma kAyayogane paNa choDI daI ucchinnakriya nAme cothuM zukladhyAna pAmI prabhu lokAgrapadane-mokSane pAmyA. te samaye bAhubalI vagere munio paNa vidhipUrvaka zukladhyAnano Azraya karI te ja kSaNe avyayapadane prApta thayA. te kALe 2. samyagdarzana, jJAna, cAritrarUpa ratnatrayI. 3. 'tame kAmakrodhAdi zatruothI jitAyA cho, tamArA mAthA para karmarAjAno mahAbhaya vartI rahyo che; mATe tame tamArA AtmAne mA haNo! mA haNo!" e rIte zrAvako bharatezvarane niraMtara pratibodha kare che. Shri Shatrunjay Mahatmya - 66

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth prabhunAM nirvANa kalyANakanA samaye kSaNa vAra nArakIone paNa sukha thayuM, ane traNa jagatamAM udyota thaI rahyo. paMcatva pAmIne pAMcamI gatine prApta thayelA prabhune joI bharata rAjA apAra duHkhanA bhArathI mUccha pAmI pRthvI para paDI gayA. thoDI vAre sAvadhAna thaI temaNe AkraMda karavA mAMDyuM ke, "ahA! traNa jagatanA trAtA prabhu. bAhabalI vagere anujabaMdhuo. brAhmI ane suMdarI baheno. paMDarIka vagere putro, ane zreyAMsa vagere pautro karmarUpa haNI lokAgrane pAmyAM. tathApi jIvitamAM prItivALo huM bhArata adyApi jIvuM chuM." A pramANe AkraMda karatA bharatane joI indra zokathI rudana karavA mAMDyuM. eTale tyArathI rudana 'sakrandana" nAmathI prakhyAta thayuM. tyAra bAda IndranI pAchaLa devatAoe paNa rudana karavA mAMDyuM. te joI bharatarAjA rudanakriyAmAM kuzaLa thayA. tyArathI mAMDIne zokagraMthine bhedanAra tathA hRdaya ane netrane zodhanAra pUrve nahi dIThelo rudanano vyavahAra pravaryo. bharatanA moTA zabdapUrvakanA rudanathI bhUmi ane AkAzano bhAga paNa jANe zokAkula thaI gayo ane parvatanA paththara tUTavA lAgyA. tema ja jharaNAo jalarUpI AMsuonA pravAhane vahetAM karavA lAgyAM. ati zoka vaDe AkraMda thayelA hovAthI jANe maravAne icchatA hoya tevA bharatane joI temane bodha karavAne mATe Indra pavitra vANIthI A pramANe temane kahevA lAgyA. "traNa jagatanA svAmInA putra he bharata cakravartI! svAbhAvika dhairyane choDIne ajJajananI peThe zokathI Ama rudana kema karo cho ? je svAmI jagatanA AdhAra, jagatanI sthitinA karanAra, ane aharniza jagatane namavA yogya hatA, te prabhuno zoka karavAno kema hoya? arthAt te prabhu kema zocanIya hoya? jeNe anupama kAryo sAdhyAM che ane karmonA baMdhanano jeoe tyAga karyo che, evA mumukSu AtmAone mATe vizeSa rIte A prasaMga akhaMDa mahotsavarUpa gaNAya che, tema ja harSa ne zoka bane, svArthano ghAta karanArA ane pApabaMdhanane karAvanArA che; mATe buddhivAna evA tame tene choDI do ane punaHdheryane dhAraNa karo." A pramANe bharata cakravartIne AzvAsana ApI banne prabhunA aMgano saMskAra karavA mATe gozISa caMdananAM kASTho devatAonI pAse maMgAvyAM. pachI devatAoe prabhune mATe pUrva dizAmAM goLa, bIjA IkvAkuvaMzI munione mATe dakSiNa dizAmAM trikhUNI ane bAkInA sarva munio mATe cAra khUNAvALI citA racI. prabhunA zarIrane indra kSIrasamudranAM jalathI snAna karAvI ane vastrAbharaNathI zobhAvI zibikAmAM padharAvyuM. bIjA devatAoe IzvAkuvaMzanA munivaronAM zarIro bhaktithI bIjI zibikAmAM ane bAkInA sarva munionAM zarIrane trIjI zibikAmAM mUkyAM. keTalAka te avasare vAjiMtrone vagADatA hatA. keTalAka puSpavRSTi karatA hatA, keTalAka ucca svare gIta gAtA hatA ane keTalAka nRtya karatA hatA. A rIte utsava pravartI rahyo hato, te samaye devoe pUrva nirmita citAomAM te zarIrone padharAvyAM. eTale agnikumAra ane vAyukumAra devoe tatkALa te zarIrone prajvalita karyo. pachI meghakumAroe bAkI rahyAM che asthio jemAM evA te zarIrone jaLadhArAthI ThAryo. eTale sarva devatAoe prabhunAM ane bIjA munionAM dAMta ane asthi pota-potAnAM vimAnomAM pUjA karavA mATe pota-potAnI yogyatA pramANe grahaNa karyA, ane indroe prabhunI dADhone grahaNa karI. keTalAka zrAvakoe mAgaNI karavAthI devatAoe traNa kuMDano agni teone Apyo. tyArathI te zrAvako agnihotrI mAhaNa (brAhmaNa) kahevAyA. keTalAkoe te citAnI bhasmane bhaktithI vaMdana karyA, ane zarIre lagAvI, te kAraNe bhasmathI zobhatA zarIravALA teo tApasI kahevAyA. - 67 - - Shri Shatrunjay Mahatmya

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth siMniSadyA prAsAdanI sthApanA : tyArabAda te citAsthAnamAM traNa moTAM stUpone karIne sarva indroe naMdIzvara dvIpe jaI harSathI prabhunAM nirvANa kalyANakane anulakSIne aSTAbdika utsava karyo. tyAMthI pota-potAnAM sthAne AvI, te sarve devo, hRdayamAM prabhunuM smaraNa karatA vidananI zAMtine mATe bhagavaMtanAM asthinuM pUjana karavA lAgyA. ahIM citAnI najIkanI bhUmi para bharatarAjAe vArdhakIratnanI pAse eka suMdara prAsAda karAvyo. traNa koza UMcA ane eka yojana lAMbA pahoLA te prAsAdane toraNothI manohara cAra dvArA racAvyAM. te cAre kAranI pAse svargamaMDapa jevA maMDapo karyA. tenI aMdara pIThikA, devaccheda ane vedikA banAvyAM. temAM suMdara pIThikA para kamalAsana para rahelI ane ATha prAtihAryasahita ratnamaya cAra zAzvata ahaMtonI pratimAo bharata narezvare sthApanA karI. ane devachaMda upara potapotAnAM pramANa, lAMchana tathA varNasahita covIsa prabhunI maNiratnamaya pratimAo bharAvI. tyAM pratyeka pratimAnI upara bharatezvare traNa chatro, cAmaro, dhvajAo tema ja te prabhunI ArAdhanA karanArA yakSo ane kinnarone tyAM sthApita karyA. tyAra bAda tyAM bhArate potAnA pUrvajonI, baMdhuonI, tema ja brAhmI ane suMdarInI tathA bhaktithI namra evI potAnI mUrtine bhAvathI tyAM sthApana karI. te vizALa maMdiranI comera bharatezvare caityavRkSo, kalpavRkSo, sarovaro, kUvA, vAvaDIo tathA UMcAM vizrAMti sthAno karAvyAM. mUlamaMdiranI bahAra prabhu zrI RSabhadevasvAmIno UMco stUpa temaNe karAvyo. tenI AgaLa potAnA baMdhumunionAM tema ja anya munionAM maNisamUhamaya stUpo te avasare bharatanarezvare karAvyA. enI comera bhUcara manuSyothI durbhedya evA lokhaMDanA dvArapAlo karyA ane tyAM bharata cakravartInI AjJAthI maMdiranI rakSAne mATe adhiSThAyaka devatAo adhiSThita thayA. A pramANe siMhaniSadyA prAsAdane tyAM aSTApada parvata para vidhipUrvaka karAvIne bharatezvare temAM utsavapUrvaka sAdhumunivaronA samUhanI pAse pratimAono pratiSThA samAroha karAvyo. tyAra bAda pavitra tathA zveta vastrone dhAraNa karIne bharata rAjAe maMdiramAM praveza karyo ane traNa vakhata nisIhI kahIne, maMdiramAM prabhunI traNa vAra pradakSiNA karI. maMdiramAM rahela prabhu pratimAono bharatezvare pavitra evA jalathI abhiSeka karyo. komaLa vastrothI jANe sUryabiMbane tejasvI karatA hoya tema prabhu pratimAonuM bharata mahArAjAe aMgabhUMchaNa karyuM, tyAra bAda sugaMdhamaya jANe suMdara jyotsA samUha hoya tevA caMdanathI bharata narezvare prabhujIne potAnA yazathI pRthvIne vilepana karatA hoya tema vilepana karyuM. tema ja sugaMdhI evA vividha prakAranAM puSpothI temaNe prabhupUjana karyuM. A rIte aMgapUjA karyA bAda bharatezvare prabhupratimA samakSa jANe kasturInI vela karatA hoya tevI rIte dhUpa karyo. tyAra bAda prabhujIthI dUra jaIne sanmukha rahelA maNipITha para zuddha tAMdulo-akSatothI aSTamAMgalikone bharata cakravartIe AlekhyA ane phaLono samUha tyAM temaNe prabhujI samakSa mUkyo. tyAra bAda comera rahelA ajJAnarUpa aMdhakAranA samudAyane potAnA dIvAonI krAMtithI jANe apahAra karatA hoya tevA maMgaladIvAnI sAthe bharatezvare tyAM AratI utArI. uparokta dravyapUjA karyA bAda bhaktinA samUhathI jenI romarAjI ullasita thaI che, evA parama zraddhALu bharata cakravartIe harSAzrurUpa motI ane vANIrUpa sUtrathI gUMthelA hArarUpa prabhustuti A pramANe karI; "he traNa jagatanA AdhAra ! gharmanA uddhArane dhAraNa karanArI ane svarga tathA narakanI sImAsamAna Shri Shatrunjay Mahatmya - 68 ,

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth A pRthvIne tyajIne Ape durgama evA lokAgrane prApta karyo che. joke Apa to A trilokane ekadama tyajIne cAlyA gayA cho, chatAM te triloka baLAtkAre Apane spaSTapaNe potAnAM hRdayamAM dhArI rAkhaze. ApanA dhyAnarUpa dorIne avalaMbIne rahelA mArA jevA AtmAo ApanAthI dUra hovA chatAM paNa ApanI pAse ja che, to pachI he nAtha! "amane tyajIne Apa pahelAM kema cAlyA gayA? azaraNa evA amane ahIM ja mUkIne ekadama Apa jema ahIMthI cAlyA gayA, tema ame jyAM sudhI ApanI pAse na pahoMcIe, tyAM sudhI amane tyajIne Apa amArA cittamAMthI cAlyA na jatA." A pramANe bhagavAna zrI RSabhadeva svAmInI stuti karIne tema ja namratApUrvaka tyAM birAjamAna anya arihaMta prabhunI navIna ukti tathA yuktiothI namaskAra karIne bharatezvare stavanA karI. A rIte aSTApada tIrtha para zrI bharatezvare jinamaMdira baMdhAvyAM pachI, temaNe vicAra karyo ke, kAlanA prabhAvathI jeonuM santa kSINa thayuM che, evA manuSyo dvArA A ratnamaya jinaprAsAdanI AzAtanA na thAo." Ama jANIne temaNe te parvatanAM zikharone toDI nAkhI, eka-eka yojanAnA aMte daMDaratnathI ATha pagathiyAo karyA, tyArathI te parvata "aSTApada'nA nAmathI prasiddha thayo. A pramANe saghaLuM karIne bhagavAna zrI RSabhadevasvAmInA nirvANathI atizaya duHkhane dhAraNa karatA bharatezvara mAtra dehane laIne, mana tyAM rAkhI aSTApada parvata parathI nIce UtaryA. bhagavAnanA nirvANathI zoka karatA lokoe mUkelAM AMsuthI rajarahita thayelI pRthvIne laMghatA rajoguNarahita bharata mahArAjA krame vinItAnagarImAM AvyA. rAjadhAnImAM te samaye bharatezvaranuM citta gItamAM ke manorama kavitArasamAM, suMdara strIomAM ke vAvaDIomAM lAgatuM na hatuM. naMdanavanomAM, putra-parivAramAM ke caMdanamAM temane AnaMda thato na hato. manohara hAramAM ke AhAra-pANImAM paNa pitAzrI RSabhadevasvAmInA nirvANathI bharatezvarane AnaMda Upajato na hato. temanuM citta haMmezAM udvega pAmatuM hatuM. besatAM, sUtAM, cAlatAM tema ja samagra kAryamAM potAnA cittamAM kevaLa prabhunuM ja dhyAna dharatA. bhagavAna RSabhadevasvAmI, bharatarAjarSi AdinAM nirvANa sthAna zrI aSTApadatIrthano mahimA apAra che. zubha bhAvanAvALo prANI aSTApadatIrtha para ATha karmone bhedI, aSTaprakAranI zubha siddhione prApta karI, paramapadane prApta kare che. aSTApada tIrtha para birAjamAna ATha prAtihArya sahita zrI jinezvaradevane aSTaprakArI pUjAthI jo pUjyA hoya, to bhavya AtmA, ATha karmono kSayathI ATha guNonA sthAnane prApta kare che. A giri para uttama hRdayavALo prANI prasanna vadane zubha bhAvanAthI vAsita banI utkRSTa tapane AcaranAro thAya, to te saMsAranA kaSTathI mukta bane che. pavitra bhAvanAvALo je prANI, A aSTApadatIrthanI yAtrA kare che, te traNa bhava athavA sAta bhavamAM zivamaMdirane prApta kare che. kharekhara zAzvata jinamaMdiranI upamA jevA puNyarAzi, ujjavala mahAtIrtha zrI aSTApada girirAja traNeya bhuvanone sArI rIte pavitra kare che. - 69 - - Shri Shatrunjay Mahatmya

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14 // zrI aSTApadakalpaH // prastAvanA : pU. dharmaghoSasUri kRta vividhatIrthakalpamAM vividha viSayaka kalpa ApavAmAM AvyA che jenA aSTApadakalpamAM aSTApadanI stuti karavAmAM AvI che. atre mULa zloko tathA A. sUzIlasUri kRta bhASAMtara darzAvavAmAM AvyuM che. varadharmakIrti RSabho vidyAnandAzritAH pvitritvaan| devendravandito yaH, sa jayatyaSTApadagirIzaH // 1 // artha - zreSTha dharma kIrti yukta, sat jJAna AnaMda sahita tathA devendroM se vandita evaM zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAn se pavitra huA hai, aisA aSTApada girirAja jayavantA varttatA hai| (1) zreSTha dharma kIrti yukta, sat jJAna AnaMda sahita tathA devendrothI vaMdita evA zrI AdinAtha prabhue jene pAvana karela che, te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 1. ysminnssttaapd'bhuudssttaapdmukhydosslksshrH| aSTApadAbha RSabhaH sa jytyssttaapdgiriishH||2|| artha - jisa aSTApada parvata para dyUta pramukha lAkha doSoM ko haranevAle tathA svarNa-suvarNa sadRza kAntivAle zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAn ne nirvANa (mokSa) prApta kiyA hai, vaha zrI aSTApada girirAja jayavantA varttatA hai| (2) je aSTApada parvata para dhUta (jugAra) pramukha lAkho doSone haranAra tathA suvarNa sadaza kAMtivALA zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAna thayA che, (nirvANa pAmyA che) te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 2 RSabhasutA navanavatirbAhubaliprabhRtayaH prvrytyH| yasminnabhajannamRtaM sa jytyssttaapdgiriishH||3|| artha - muniyoM meM zreSTha aise zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAn ke bAhubalI ityAdi 99 putroM ne jahA~ para akSaya sukha prApta kiyA hai, aisA zrI aSTApada parvata jayavantA varttatA hai| (3) munione viSe zreSTha evA zrI RSabhadeva prabhunA bAhubalI pramukha 99 putro jyAM akSaya sukhane pAmyA che, te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 3 Pg. 084-092, 516-522 Ashtapadkalp Vol. II Ch. 10-A, Shri Ashtapadkalp -3702

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth ayujurnivRtiyogaM, viyogabhIrava iva prabhoH samakam / yatrarSidazasahasrAH, sa jytyssttaapdgiriishH||4|| artha - mAnoM prabhu ke viyoga se bhaya pAye hoM, aise prabhu ke sAtha hI dasa hajAra munivaroM ne jahA~ para mokSapada prApta kiyA hai, yaha aSTApada girirAja jayavantA varttatA hai| (4) jANe prabhunA viyogathI bhaya pAmyA hoya tema prabhunI sAthe ja daza hajAra munivaro jayAM mokSapadane pAmyA che, te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 4 yatrASTa putra-putrA yugapad, vRSabheNa navanavati putraaH| samayaikena zivamaguH, sa jytyssttaapdgiriishH||5|| artha - jahA~ para zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAn ke sAtha eka hI samaya meM unake 99 putroM tathA ATha pautroM ne zivasukha prApta kiyA hai, aisA aSTApada parvata jayavantA varttatA hai| (5) jayAM RSabhadeva prabhunI sAthe ekaja samaye temanA putro 99 ane ATha pautro samakALe zivasukhane pAmyA che, te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 5 ratnatrayamiva mUrtaM stUpatritayaM cititry-sthaane| yatrAsthApayadindraH sa jytyssttaapdgiriishH||6|| artha - zrI tIrthaMkara bhagavanta kI, gaNadhara mahArAja kI tathA munivaroM kI isa taraha citA ke sthAna para jAne sAkSAt ratnatrayI hI ho aise tIna stUpa jahA~ para indra mahArAjA ne sthApita kiye haiM, aisA aSTApada girirAja jayavantA varttatA hai| (6) tIrthakaranI, gaNadharanI ane zeSa munijanonI - ema traNa citAne sthAne jANe sAkSAt ratnatrayI ja hoya tevA traNa stUpo jayAM Indra sthApana karyA (racyA) che, te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte siddhAyatanapratimaM siMhaniSadyeti yatra sucaturddhAH / bharato'ccayacaityaM sa jytyssttaapdgiriishH||7|| artha - siddhAyatana jaisA siMhaniSadyA nAmaka cAra dvAra vAlA suzobhita, aisA bhavya jina caitya-mandira bharata cakrI ne jahA~ para nirmANa karAyA-banAyA hai, vaha aSTApada girirAja jayavantA varttatA hai| (7) zAzvata jina maMdira (siddhAyatana) jevuM siMniSadyA nAmanuM suzobhita cAra dvAravALuM jina caitya jyAM bharate nirmANa karAvyuM, te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 7 yatra virAjitaM caityaM, yojanadIrgha tadardhapRthumAnam / krozatrayoccamuccaiH, sa jayatyaSTApadagirIzaH / / 8 / / artha - eka yojana lambA, usa se AdhA yojana caur3A tathA tIna koza U~cA, aisA jina caityamandira U~ce prakAra se daidIpyamAna karatA virAjamAna hai, vaha zrI aSTApada girirAja jayavantA varttatA hai| (8) eka yojana lAMbuM tethI ardhI pahoLuM ane traNa koza UMcuM evuM jinacaitya jyAM UMce prakAre ( 12 42tu) viThe che, te aSTA56 224 4yavaMta varte cha. 8 - 71 Shri Ashtapadkalp

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth - yatra bhrAtRpratimA vyadhAccaturviMzati jinprtimaaH| bharataH sAtmapratimAH, sa jayatyaSTApadagirIzaH / / 9 / / artha - jahA~ para bharatacakravartI ne apanI pratimA yukta apane 99 bandhuoM kI pratimA tathA (zrI RSabha se lekara zrI mahAvIra taka) caubIsoM tIrthaMkara bhagavantoM kI pratimAoM kA nirmANa karavAyA, vaha zrI aSTApada girirAja jayavantA varttatA hai| (9) jyAM bharata cakrIe potAnI pratimA sahita potAnA 99 bhAIonI pratimAo ane covIsa tIrthakaranI pratimAo nirmANa karAvI, te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 9 svasvAkRtimitivarNAGka varNitAn vrtmaanjinbimbaan| bharato varNitavAniha-sa jytyssttaapdgiriishH||10|| artha - apanI-apanI AkRti pramANa, varNa aura lAJchana yukta vartamAnakAlIna 24 jinezvaroM ke bimba, jahA~ para siMhaniSadyA nAmaka caitya-mandira meM zrI bharatacakravartI mahArAjA ne sthApita kiye haiM, vaha zrI aSTApadagirirAja jayavantA varttatA hai| (10) / potapotAnI AkRti (zarIra) pramANa, varNa ane lAMchana saMyukta vartamAna 24 jinezvaronAM biMbo jayAM (sihaniSadyA nAmanA caityamAM) bharata cakrIe padharAvyAM, te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 10. sapratimAnnavanavati, bandhustUpAMstanArhata stuupm| yatrAracayacakrI, sa jayatyaSTApadagirIzaH / / 11 / / artha - jahA~ para mUrti-pratimA yukta 99 bandhuoM ke 99 stUpa tathA prabhu kA eka stUpa zrI bharatacakravartI ne nirmANa kiyA hai arthAt banAyA hai, vaha zrI aSTApada girirAja jayavantA varttatA hai| (11) jyAM pratimA sahita 99 baMdhuonA 99 stUpo tathA eka prabhuno sUpa bharata cakrIe nirmANa karyo, te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 11 bharatena mohasiMha, hantumivASTapadaH kRtaassttaapdH| zuzubhe'STayo jano yaH, sa jayatyaSTApadagirIzaH / / 12 / / artha - moharUpI siMha ko mArane ke liye samartha aSTApada jaise jinake yojana pramANa ATha sopAnapagathiyA zrI bharata cakravartI ne karavAye haiM, banavAye haiN| isaliye vaha aSTa-ATha yojana U~cA suzobhita hotA hai| aisA zrI aSTApada girirAja jayavantA varttatA hai| (12) moharUpa siMhane haNavAne samartha aSTApada (ATha pagavALA jAnavara) jevA jenA (yojana-yojana pramANa) ATha pagathiyAM bharate karAvyAM, tethI je ATha yojana UMco zobhe che, te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 12 yasminnanekakoTayo, maharSayo bhrtckrvodyaaH| siddhiM sAdhitavantaH, sa jytyssttaapdgiriishH||13|| artha - zrI bharata cakravartI ityAdi aneka koTi munivaroM ne jahA~ para siddhipada prApta kiyA hai, aisA zrI aSTApada girirAja jayavantA varttatA hai| (13) Shri Ashtapadkalp -3672

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth bharatacakrI pramukha aneka koTI munivaro jayAM siddhipadane varyA, te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 13 sagarasutAgre sarvArtha,-zivagatAn bharatavaMzarAjarSIn / yatra subuddhirakathayat, sa jytyssttaapdgiriishH||14|| artha - jahA~ para anazana kara sarvArthasiddha nAmaka vimAna meM tathA mokSa meM gaye hue zrI bharata cakravartI ke vaMza ke asaMkhya rAjarSiyoM kI bAta subuddhi nAmaka pradhAna ne sagaracakravartI ke putroM ko kahI hai, aisA zrI aSTApadagirirAja jayavantA varttatA hai| (14) jyAM anazana karI sarvArthasiddha vimAnamAM ane mokSamAM gayelA bharatavaMzanA (asaMkhya) rAjarSionI vAta subuddhi pradhAne sagaracakrInA putrone kahI, te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 14 parikhAsAgaramakaranta, sAgarAH sAgarazayA ytr| parito rakSati kRtaye, sa jytyssttaapdgiriishH||15|| artha - sAgara jaise gambhIra Azaya vAle, una sagaracakravartI ke putroM ne giri kI rakSA karane ke liye giri ke cAroM tarapha sAgara-samudra ke jaisI gaharI aura vizAla khAI jahA~ para banAI hai| aisA zrI aSTApada girirAja jayavantA varttatA hai| (15) (tethI) // 24 // gaMbhIra Azaya te sarayahIna putrobheTe RnI yobhe2 (32tI) rakSA karavA mATe sAgaranA jevI (UMDI ane vizALa) khAI nIpajAvI, te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 15 kSAlayitumiva svaino, jaino yo gaGgayAzritaH pritH| santatamullolakaraiH, sa jayatyaSTApadagirIzaH / / 16 / / artha - sarvadA U~ce prakAre nAcate capala taraMgoMrUpI apane suzobhita hastoM dvArA apanA pApa prakSAlana karane kI abhilASA vAlI aisI gaMgA nadI ne zrI jinezvara sambandhI jo girirAja kA cAroM tarapha se kiyA hai, aisA zrI aSTApada girirAja jayavantA varttatA hai| (16) sadA UMcA prakAre nAcatA capaLa taMrago rUpI potAnA suzobhita hasto vaDe jANe potAnuM pApa prakSAlana karavA icchatI hoya tevI gaMgAnadIe zrI jinezvara saMbaMdhI je girirAjano comerathI Azraya karyo, te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 16 yatra jinatilakadAnAda, damayantyA''pe kRtAnurUpaphalam / bhAla svabhAva tilakaM, sa jayatyaSTApadagirIzaH / / 17 / / artha - jahA~ para caubIsa jinezvaroM ko maNimaya tilaka car3hAne se damayantI ne usake yathArtha phalarUpa khuda apane hI bhAla-lalATa meM akRtrima svAbhAvika tilaka prApta kiyA hai arthAt usa damayantI kA kapAla sUrya ke samAna tejasvI bnaa| aisA zrI aSTApada girirAja jayavantA varttatA hai| (17) jyAM (covIsa) jinezvarane (maNimaya) tilaka caDAvavAthI damayaMtI tenA yathArtha phaLa tarIke potAnA ja lalATamAM akRtrima-svAbhAvika tilakane pAmI. matalaba ke teNInuM kapALa ja sUrya jevuM prakAzamAna thayuM, te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 17 -2 73 - Shri Ashtapadkalp

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth yamakUpAre kopAkSipannalaM vaalinaaN'hrinnaa''kmy| ArAvi rAvaNo'raM, sa jayatyaSTApadagirIzaH / / 18 / / artha - jisa parvata ko kopa se sAgara-samudra meM pheMkane kI abhilASA vAle rAvaNa ko bAlI nAmaka muni ne apane pA~va (paga) dvArA parvata ko dabAkara tatkAla rulAyA thaa| aisA zrI aSTApada girirAja jayavantA varttatA hai| (18) je girine kopathI samudramAM pheMkI devA IcchatA rAvaNane vAlI nAmanA munie potAnA pAda vaDe (parvatane) dabAvIne tatkALa rovarAvyo, te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 18 bhujatantrayA jinamahakRllaM tendro'vApa yatra dhrnnendraat| vijayA moghAM zaktiM, sa jytyssttaapdgiriishH||19|| artha - TUTe hue vINA ke tAra bhujA kI nasa se bA~dha kara vINA dvArA jinezvara bhagavAn kI bhakti karate hue rAvaNa ne jahA~ dharaNendra ke pAsa se amogha vijayA nAma kI zakti prApta kI thii| aisA zrI aSTApada girirAja jayavantA varttatA hai| (19) (prabhu ke sammukha rAnI mandodarI sahita saMgItamaya sundara bhakti karane vAle rAjA rAvaNa ne tIrthaMkara gotra kA baMdha isI aSTApada tIrtha para kiyA thaa|) (19) bhujAnI nasathI truTelI tAMta bAMdhelI vINA vaDe prabhunI bhakti karato rAvaNa jayAM dharaNendra pAsethI vijaya ApanArI amogha vijayAzaktine pAmyo, te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 19 prabhunI sanmukha rANI maMdodarI sAthe saMgItamaya suMdara bhakti karanArA rAjA rAvaNe tIrthakara gotrano baMdha A aSTApadatIrtha para karyo hato. yatrArimapi vasantaM, tIrthe praharan sukhecaro'pi syAt / vasudevamivAvidyaH, sa jytyssttaapdgiriishH||20|| artha - isa tIrtha para rahate hue zatru para prahAra karate vidyAdhara bhI vasudeva kI taraha vidyAhIna ho jAtA hai| aisA yaha zrI aSTApada girirAja jayavantA varttatA hai| (20) vasudevanI jema je tIrtha para vasatA zatru para prahAra karato vidyAdhara paNa vidyAhIna thaI jAya che, te aSTa56 // 22 // 4 4yavaMta varte cha. 20. acale'trodayamacalaM, svazaktivanditajino jano lbhte| vIro'varNayaditi yaM, sa jytyssttaapdgiriishH||21|| artha - acala udayavAle isa girivara para Akara jo bhavyAtmA nija zakti dvArA jinezvaroM ko vandana-namaskAra karatA hai, vaha isa bhava meM hI avazyameva acala mokSa ko prApta karatA hai| isa taraha zrI vIra bhagavAn ne jisakI prazaMsA kI hai, aisA zrI aSTApada girirAja jayavantA varttatA hai| (21) svazakti vaDe A girivara upara AvIne je jinone vAde, te avazya acaLa udaya (mokSa) ne pAme. evI rIte zrI vIre jene vakhANyo che. te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 21 caturazcaturo'STa, daza dvau cApAcyAdidikSu jinbimbaan| yatrAvandata guNabhRta, sa jytyssttaapdgiriishH||22|| - 74. Shri Ashtapadkalp

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7 artha dakSiNAdika cAroM dizAoM meM sthApita kiye hue cAra, ATha dasa aura do milakara caubIsa jinabimboM ko catura gaNadhara zrI gautama svAmI ne jahA~ Akara vandanA kI hai, aisA zrI aSTApada jayavantA bartatA hai| (22) dakSiNAdika cAre dizAomAM sthApelA 4-8-10 ane 2 maLIne covIse jinabiMbone catura gaNadhara zrI gautamasvAmIe jayAM vaMdanA karI che, te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 22 prabhubhaNitapuNDarIkA dhyAnAdhyayanAt suro'tra dazamo'bhUt / dazapUrvipuNDarIkaH sa jayatyaSTApadagirIzaH / / 23 / / , artha - jisa parvatara para zrI gautama svAmI dvArA upadeza kiye hue puNDarIka adhyayana kA paThana karane se tiryakjRMbhakadeva dazapUrvadhara meM pradhAna aise dasaveM paTTadhara zrI vajrasvAmI nAmavAle hue| aisA zrI aSTApada girirAja jayavantA bartatA hai| (23) Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth je parvata upara gautamasvAmIe upadezela puMDarIka adhyayananuM paThana karavAthI (sAMbhaLavAthI) tiryakarz2abhakteva dazapUrvadharamAM pradhAna evA dazamA paTTadhara (vajasvAmI nAme) thayA, te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 23 yatra stutajinanAtha dIkSita tApasa zatAni paJcadaza / zrI gautamagaNanAthaH, sa jayatyaSTApadagirIzaH // 24 // artha - jisane jinezvara devoM kI stuti kI hai, aise zrI gautama gaNAdhipa ne jahA~ pandraha sau (1500) tApasoM ko dIkSA dI hai; aisA zrI aSTApada girirAja jayavantA varttatA hai / (24) jemaNe jinezvara prabhune stavyA che, evA zrI gautama gaNAdhipe jayAM paMdaraso tApasone dIkSA ApI, te aSTApada girirAja jayavaMta varte che. 24 - ityaSTApadaparvata iva yo'STApadamayazcirasthAyI / vyAvarNi mahAtIrtha sa jayatyaSTApadagirIzaH / / 25 / / artha ATha sopAna (sIr3hiyoM) vAle aura cirakAla sthAyI rahanevAle zrI aSTApada parvata kA jaisA varNana sarvajJa prabhu ne kiyA hai, aisA zrI aSTApada girirAja aura zrI aSTApadagiri nAyaka zrI RSabhadevaAdinAtha bhagavAn jayavantA varttate haiM / (25) ATha pagathiyAMvALA ane cirakALa sthAyI rahevAvALA zrI aSTApada parvatanI jevA suvarNamaya ane nizcala vRttivALA je sarvajJa prabhue A mahAtIrthanuM varNana karyuM che, te zrI aSTApadagiri athavA aSTApada girinA nAyaka zrI Adi devaprabhu jayavaMta varte che. 25 // itizrI aSTApadakalpaH / / - 75 Shri Ashtapadkalp

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15 / / aSTApadagirikalpa // prAstAvika : zrI jinaprabhasUri kRta vividha tIrthakalpa grantha kA aitihAsika aura bhaugolika mahattva hai / isameM 14vIM zatAbdI meM vidyamAna jaina dharma ke pramukha tIrthoM kA vivaraNa kiyA gayA hai| yahA~ aSTApadagirikalpa kA mUlapATha aura usakA bhASAntara diyA hai| jisameM siMhaniSadyA prAsAda kA adbhUta varNana kiyA gayA hai| aTThAvayadehapahaM bhavakariaTThAvayaM namiya usahaM / aTThAvayassa giriNo jaMpemi samAsaoM kappaM // 1 // atthi iheva jaMbuddIve dIve bhArahe vAse dakSi (kkhi ) Nabharahadvamajjhe navajoaNavitthinnA bArasajoaNadA aujjhA nAma nyrii| sA ya siriusabha - ajia - abhinaMdaNa - sumai - aNaMtAi jiNANaM jmmbhuumii| tIse a uttaradisAbhAe bArasajoaNesuM aTThAvao nAma kelAsAparAbhihANo rambho nagavaro aTThajoaNucco saccha phAlihasilAmaoM, ittuccia loge dhavalagiritti pasiddho / ajjAvi aujjhAparisaravattiuDDayakUDovari ThiehiM nimmale nahayale dhavalA siharaparaMparA tassa dIsai / so puNa mahAsarovaraghaNa sarasapAyavanijjharavAripUraka paripAsasaM- caraMtajalaharo mattamorAivihagakulakalayalamuhalo kiMnarakheararamaNIramaNijjo ceiavaMdaNatthamAgacchaMta cAraNasamaNAilogo AloamitteNaM pi khuhApivAsAvaharaNo AsannavattimANasasarovaravirAio a / eassa uvaccayAsuM sAkeavAsiNo / jaNA nANAvihakIlAhiM kIlaMti mha / tasseva ya sihare usabhasAmI caudasamabhatteNaM paz2jaMkAsaNaTThio aNagArANAM dasahiM sahassehiM samaM mAhabahulaterasIe, abhIirikkhe puNhe nivvaannmnnuptto| tattha sAmiNo dehaM sakkAriyaM sakkAiehiM / puvvadisAe sAmiNo ciyA, dakkhiNadisAe ikkhAguvaMsINaM, pacchimadisAe sessaahuunnN| tammi ciyAThANatige devehiM thUbhatigaM kayaM / bharahacakkaTTiNA ya sAmisakkArAsannabhUyale joaNAyAmo tadabdapihulo tigAuasamUsio siMhanisijjA nAmadhijjo pAsAo rayaNovalehiM vaDairayaNeNa kArio / tas catAri duvArANi phAhimayANi / paidAraM umao pAsesuM solasa rayaNacaMdaNakalasA / paidAraM solasa rayaNamayA toraNA / dAre dAre solasa aTTamaMgalAI / tesu duvAresu cattAri visAlA muhamaMDavA / tesiM muhamaMDavANaM purao cattAri pekkhaamNddvaa| tesiM pekkhAmaMDavANaM majjhabhAgesu vairAmayA akkhavADA / akkhADe akkhADe majjhabhAge rayaNasiMhAsaNaM / patteaM pekkhAmaMDavagge maNipIDhiAo / taduvari rayaNamayA cehaathrubhA / tesiM ce athUbhANaM purao patteaM paidisaM mahaimahAliA maNipIDhiA / taduvari patteaM ceiapAyavA / paMcasayadhaNuppamANAo ceiyathUbhasaMmuhIo savvaMgarayaNanimmiA usamA vaddhamANA caMdANaNA vAriseNA naamigaao| paliaMkAsaNanisaNNAoM maNoharAoM sAsayaNajiNapaDimAoM naMdIsaradIvaceiamajjhe va hutthA / tesiM ca ceiathUbhANaM purao patteaM ceiapAyavA / teM cei apAyavANaM purao patteaM maNipIDhiAoM; tAsiM ca uvari patteaM iNdjjho| iMdajjhayANaM purao patte aM Ashtapadgirikalp Vol. II Ch. 9-B, Pg. 423-425 Ashtapadgirikalp BS 76 1

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth naMdApukkhariNI tti sovANA satoraNA sacchasIalajalA puNNA vicittakamalasAliNI maNoharA dahimuhAdhArapukkhariNInibhA / sIhanisijjAmahAceiamajjhabhAge mahaimahAliA mnnipiiddhiaa| tIe uvari cittayaraNamao devcchNdo| taduvari nANAvaNNaMsugamao ulloo| ulloassa aMtare pAsao a vairAmayA aNkusaa| tesu aMkusesu olaMbiyA kuMbhamijjaAmalagathUlamuttAhalamayA haaraa| hArapaMtesu a vimalAoM mnnimaaliaaoN| maNimAliANaM paMtesu virmaaliaaoN| ceiabhittIsu vicittamaNimayA gavakkhA DajjhamANAgarU dhuumsmuuhvmaaliaa| tammi devacchaMde rayaNamaIoM usabhAicauvIsajiNapaDimAoM nianiasaMThANa-mANa-vaNNagharAo kAriyAo bhrhckkinnaa| tattha solasa paDimAo!-usamA-ajia-saMbhava-abhinaMdaNa-sumai-supAsa-sIala-sijjaMsavimala-aNaMta-dhamma-saMti-kuMthu-ara-nami-mahAvIrANAM suvnnnnmiio| muNisuvyaya-nemINaM raayaavttttmiio| caMdappahasuvihINaM phlihmiio| malli-pAsanAhANaM veruuliamiio| paumappaha-vAsupujjANaM pumraaymiio| tAsiM ca savvAsiM paDimANaM lohiakkhapaDisegA, aMkarayaNamayA nhaa| paDisego nAma nahapajjatesu jAvayarasu va lohiakkhamaNirasasego jaM dijji| nAhI-kesaMtabhUmI-jIhA-tAlu-sirIvaccha-cUcuga-hattha-pAyatalAni tvnnijjmyaanni| nayaNapamhANi, kaNINigAo, maMsU. bhamuhAo, romANi, sirakesA ritttthrynnmyaa| uTThA vidummyaa| phAlihamayA daMtA / vayaramaIo siisghddiio| aMto lohiakkhapaDisegAo, suvaNNamaIo naasiaao| lohiakkhapaDisegapaMtAI aMkamayAiM loannaaiN| tAsiM ca paDimANaM piTe patteaM ikkikkA rayaNamaI muttA-pavAlajAla-kaMsa-koraNTa-malladAmaM phAlihamaNidaMDaM siAyavattaM dhAritI chtthrpddimaa| tAsiM ca ubhayapAse patteaM ukkhittamaNicAma- rAo rayaNamaIo cmrdhaarpddimaao| paDimANaM ca agge patteaM do do nAgapaDimAo, do do jakakhapaDimAo, do do bhUapaDimAo, do do kuMDadhArapaDimAo kayaMjalIo rayaNamaIo savvaMgujjalAo pjjuvaasiNti| tahA devacchaMde cauvIsaM rayaNaghaMTAo, cauvvIsaM mANikkadappaNA, taheva ThANaTThiadIviAo suvaNNamaIo; tahA rayaNakaraMDagAI, pupphacaMge-riAo, lomahatthAI, paDalIo, AmaraNakaraMDagAI, kaNagamayANi, dhUvadahaNANi, ArattiANi, rayaNamaMgaladIvA, rayaNabhiMgArA, rayaNatthAlANi, tavaNijjapaDiggahA, rayaNacaMdaNakalasA, rayaNasiMhasaNANi, rayaNamayANi aTThamaMgalANa, suvaNNamayA tillasamuggayA, kaNagamayANi dhUvabhaMDANi, suvaNNamayA upplhtthgaa| eaM savvaM patteaM paDimANaM purao hutthA / taM ceiaM caMdakaMtasAlasohiaM, IhAmiga-usabha-magaraturaMgama-nara-kiMnara-vihaga-vAla-rUrU-sarabha-camara-gaya-vaNalayAvicittaM rayaNathaM-bhasamAulaM, paDAgAramaNijja, kaMcaNadhayadaMDamaMDiaM, oaTTiakiMkiNIsaddamuhalaM uvari paumarAyakalasavirAiaM gosIsa caMdaNarasapAyasa (!) laMchiaM / mANikkasAlabhaMjiAhiM vicitaciTThAhaM ahiTThianiaMbaM, bAradesamuttao caMdaNarasali-bhayakalasajualaMkiaM, tiriyaM baddholaMbiadhUviyasurahidAmaramma, paMcavaNNakusumaraiyagharatalaM, kappUrAgarUmigamayaghUvaghUmaM dhAriyaM, accharagaNasaMkiNNaM., vijjAharIpariariaM, aggao pAsao pacchA ya cArUceiapAyavehiM maNipIDhiAhiM ca vibhUsiaM bharahassa ANAe jahAvihi vaDDairayaNeNa nippaaiaN| tattheva divvarayamaNasilAmAIo navanavaimAUNaM paDimAo kAriAo, appaNo a paDimA sussUsamANA kriaa| ceiAo bAhiM egaM bhagavaMtassa usabhasAmiNo thUbhaM, egUNaM ca sayaM bhAugANaM thUmaM kAraviMsu / itthaM gamaNAgamaNeNaM narA purisA mA AsAyaNaM kAhiMti ti lohajaMtamayA arakkhagapurasA kaariaa| teNa taM agammaM jaayN| giriNo a daMtA daMDarayaNeNaM chinnaa| ao so giri aNArohaNijjo jaao| joaNaMtarANi a aThThapayANi mehalArUvANi mANusaalaMghaNijjANi kaariaanni| ao ceva aTThAvao ttinAmaM pasiddhaM / tao kAlakkameNa ceiarakkhaNatthaM saTThisAhassIe sagara cakkavaTTiputtANaM daMDarayaNeNa puDhaviM khaNitA bole(!) sahassajoaNA parihA kayA, daMDarayaNeNa gaMgAtaDa vidAritA jaleNaM puuriaa| tao gaMgA khAiaM pUrittA, aTThAvayAsaNNagA-managarapurAiaM palAveuM puttaa| puNo daMDarayaNe AyaDDia kurUNaM majjhe, hatthiNAuraM dakkhiNeNa, OM 77 Ashtapadgirikalp

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. kosaladesaM pacchimeNa, payAgaM uttareNa, kAsidesassa dakkhiNeNaM, vajjhamajjhe dakkhiNeNaM, magahANaM uttareNaM, magganaIo kaTTaMtI sagarAidveNa jaNDuputteNaM bhagIrahakumAreNaM puvvasamuddamoAriA / tappabhii gaMgAsAgaratitthaM jAyaM / ittheva ya pavvae aTTha usabhasAmiNo nattuA, navanauI vAlu- valippamuhA puttA ya sAmiNa saddhiM, evaM adbhutarasayaM egasamaeNa ukkosogAhaNAe accherayamUA siddhATTu | ittha pavvae sasattIe AroDhuM jo maNuo ceiyAI vaMdae so mukkhaM iheva bhave pAuNai tti sirivaddhamANa sAmiNA sayaM vaNio eso / taM souM bhayavaM goamasAmI laddhinihI imaM nagavaramArUDho / ceiAI vaMdittA asogatarUtale vesamaNassa purao sAhUNaM tavakisiaMgattaNaM vakkhANaMto sayaM ca uvaciasarIro vesamaNassa'aho ! annahAvAI-kAri' ti viappanivAraNatthaM 'puMDarIyajjhayaNaM' paNNaviMsu / puMDarIo kila puTThasarIro vi bhAvasuddhIe savva siddhiM gao / kaMDarIo uNa dubbaladeho vi sttmpuddhviie| taMca puMDarIajjhayaNaM vesamaNasAmANieNaM avadhAriaM goamamuhAo soUNaM / so a tuMbavaNasannivese dhaNagiripattIe sunaMdAe gavbhe uvavajjia dasavvadharo varasAmI jaao| aTThAvayAo oaramANeNaM ca goamasAmiNA koDinna - dinna - sevAlitAvasA ttiuttara - paMnarasasayasaMkhA dikkhiyA / te khalu jaNaparaMparAeM ittha titthe ceiavaMdago sivaM iheva pAvai tti vIravayaNaM succA paDhama-bIataiamehalAsuM jahAsaMkhaM koDinnAiA ArUDhA ahesi / tao paraM gaMtumacayaMtA goamasAmi appaDihayamuttaraMtaM dahuM vimhi paDibuddhA nikkhatA ya / tattheva pavvae bharahacakkavaTTipamuhAo aNegA maharisikoDIo siddhAo / tattheva ya subuddhI nAma sagara cakkimahAmacco janhubhAINaM sagarasuANaM purao, AiccajasAo Arambha paMcAsalakkhe koDisAgarovamakAlamajjhe bharaha mahArAyavaMsasamubbhUANaM rAyarisINaM cittaMtaragaMDiyAe savvaTTasiddhigaI mukkhagaI ca vAharitthA / ittheva pavvae pavayaNadevayAnIyAe vIramaIe / cauvIsajiNapaDimANaM bhAle suvaNNamayA rayaNakha ciyA tilayA dinnaa| tao tIe dhUsarIbhavaM jugaladhammibhavaM devabhavaM ca laDhUNa damayaMtIbhave saMpatte timirapahayarAvahAribhAlayale sAbhAviaM tilayaM saMjAyaM / ittheva pavvae vAlimaharisI kayakAussaggo Thio / aha vimANakhalaNakuvieNa dasaggIveNa puvvaveraM saraMteNaM' talabhUmiM khaNittA, tattha pavisia eaM niaveriNaM-saha aTThAvayagiriNA uppADia lavaNasamudre khivAmi ti buddhI vijjAsahassaM sumaritA uppADIo girI / taM ca ohinANeNa nAuM ceiarakkhAnimittaM pAyaMguTTeNa girimatthayaM so rAyarisI caMpitthA / tao saMkuciagato dasANaNo muheNa ruhiraM vamaMto ArAvaM milhitthA / tattucci va tti pasiddho / tao mukko dayAluNA maharisiNA pAesu paDittA khAmittA ya sadvANaM gao / ittheva laMkAhivaI jiNANaM purao pikkhaNayaM kariMto divvavaseNa vINAtantIe tuTTAe mA pikkhaNayarasabhaMgo hoU tti niabhuAulA kaTTituM vINAe lAi / aba ( evaM?) bhuavINAvAyaNae bhattisAhasatudveNa dharaNiMdeNa titthavaMdaNAgaeNa rAvaNassa amohavijayA satirUvakAriNI vijjA dinnA / tattheva pavvae goamasAmiNA siMhanisijjA ceiassa dakkhiNaduvAre pavisaMteNa paDhamaM cauNhaM saMbhavAINaM paDimAo vaMdiAo; tao payAhiNeNaM pacchimaduvAresu pAsAINaM aTThaNhaM, tao uttaraduvAre dhammAINaM dasahaM, tao puvva duvAre do ceva usabha - ajiANaM ti / jaM titthamiNamagammaM tA phaliha vaNagahaNasamaravAlehiM / jalapaDibiMbiyaceI ajjhayakalasAI pi jaM picche || 1 // bhavio visuddhabhAvo pUANhavaNAI tattha vi kuNaMto / pAvai jattAiphalaM jaM bhAvocci phalaM disai // 2 // bharahesaranimmiviA ceiathame ihaM paDimajute / je paNamaMti mahaMti a te dhannA te sirInilayA || 3 || ia aTThAvayakappaM jiNapahasUrIhiM nimmiaM bhAvvA / bhAviMti niamaNe je tesiM kallANamullasai ||4 || aSTApadastave pUrva yo'rthaH saMkSipya kIrtitaH / vistareNa sa evAsmin kalpa'smAbhiH prakAzitaH / / 5 / / Ashtapadgirikalp 4 78

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth aSTApadagirikalpa (bhASAntara) svarNa ke samAna deha kI kAntivAle bhavarUpI hastI ke lie aSTApada ke samAna zrI RSabhadeva ko namaskAra karake aSTApada giri kA kalpa saMkSepa meM kahatA hU~ / isI jambUdvIpa nAmaka dvIpa meM dakSiNa bharatArddha meM bhAratavarSa meM nau yojana caur3I aura bAraha yojana laMbI ayodhyA nAmaka nagarI hai yahI zrI RSabha - ajita abhinaMdana - sumati anaMtAdi jinezvaroM kI janmabhUmi hai| isa ke uttara dizA meM bAraha yojana para aSTApada nAmaka kailAza apara nAmavAlA ramya girizreSTha, ATha yojana U~cA, svaccha - sphaTika zilAmaya hai| isI se logoM meM dhavala giri nAma bhI prasiddha hai / Aja bhI ayodhyA ke nikaTavartI uDDayanakUTa para sthita hone para AkAza nirmala ho to usakI dhavala zikhara paMktiyA~ dIkhatI haiN| phira vaha mahAsarovara, ghane rasavAle vRkSa, pAnI ke pUra vAle jharanoM se yukta, paripArzva meM saMcaraNa karate jaladhara, matta mora Adi pakSiyoM ke kolAhala yukta, kinnara - vidyAdhara ramaNiyoM se ramaNIka, caityoM ko vaMdana karane ke lie Ane vAle cAraNazramaNAdi logoM ke darzanamAtra se bhUkha-pyAsa haraNa karane vAlA, nikaTavartI mAnasarovara virAjita hai| isa parvata kI talahaTI meM ayodhyA-vAsI loga nAnA prakAra kI krIDAe~ karate haiM / isI ke zikhara para RSabhadeva svAmI caturdaza bhakta se paryaMkAsana sthita, dasa hajAra aNagAroM ke sAtha mAghI kRSNa trayodazI ke dina abhijita nakSatra meM pUrvArddha meM nirvANa prApta hue / ( zakrAdi ne vahA~ svAmI kA deha - saMskAra kiyaa| pUrva dizA meM svAmI kI citA, dakSiNa dizA meM ikSvAkuvaMziyoM kI aura pazcima dizA meM zeSa sAdhuoM kI thiiN| una tIna citAsthAnoM para devoM ne tIna stUpa kiye| bharata cakravartI ne svAmI ke saMskAra ke nikaTavartI bhUtala para eka yojana laMbA, AdhA yojana caur3A, tIna koza U~cA siMha - niSadyA nAmaka prAsAda ratnopala - vArddhaki ratna ke dvArA bnvaayaa| usake sphaTika ratnamaya cAra dvAra haiM / ubhaya pakSa meM solaha ratna caMdana kalaza haiN| pratyeka dvAra para solaha ratnamaya toraNa haiM / dvAra-dvAra para solaha aSTamaMgala haiN|) una dvAroM meM cAra vizAla mukhya maNDapa haiN| una mukhya maNDapoM ke Age cAra prekSAmaNDapa haiM / una prekSAmaNDapoM ke madhya bhAga meM vajramaya (akhADA) akSavATaka haiN| pratyeka akhAr3e ke bIca meM ratnasiMhAsana haiN| pratyeka prekSA maNDapa ke Age maNipIThikAeM haiN| unake Upara ratnamaya caitya- stUpa haiN| una caitya- stUpoM ke Age pratyeka ke pratidizA meM bar3I vizAla pUjA maNi pIThikA haiN| una pratyeka ke Upara caitya vRkSa hai| caitya stUpa ke sanmukha pA~ca sau dhanuSa pramANa vAlI sarvAMga ratna nirmita RSabha varddhamAna- candrAnana-vAriSeNa nAmaka paryaMkAsana virAjita manohara zAzvata jinapratimAe~, nandIzvara dvIpa caitya haiN| una caityavRkSoM ke Age maNipIThikAe~ haiN| una pratyeka ke Upara indra-dhvajAoM ke Age toraNa aura sopAna yukta, svaccha zItala jala se pUrNa, vicitra kamala zAlinI, manohara dadhi mukhAdhAra puSkariNI ke sadRza nandA puSkariNI hai / - siMha- niSadyA mahAcaitya ke madhya bhAga meM vizAla maNipIThikA haiN| unake Upara citra ratnamaya devacchaMdaka haiN| usake Upara nAnA varNa ke sugama ulloca haiM / ullocoM ke antara pArzva meM vajramaya aMkuza haiM / una aMkuzoM se avalambita ghar3e meM Ane yogya A~vale jaise pramANa ke muktAoM ke hAra haiN| hAra-paMktiyoM meM vimala maNi - mAlikAe~ haiN| maNimAlikAoM ke nIce vajramAlikAeM haiN| caitya bhittI meM vicitra maNimaya gavAkSa haiM, jinameM jalate dhUpa samUha kI mAlikAe~ haiN| hue agara usa devacchaMdaka meM ratnamaya RSabhAdi caubIsa jinapratimAe~ apane-apane saMsthAna, pramANa aura varNa vAlI bharata cakravartIkArita haiN| unameM solaha pratimAe~ RSabha, ajita, saMbhava, abhinandana, sumati, supArzva, zItala, zreyAMsa, vimala, ananta, zAnti, kunyu, ara, nami aura mahAvIra bhagavAn kI svarNamaya haiM munisuvrata aura neminAtha kI rAtAvarNamaya haiN| candraprabha aura suvidhinAtha kI sphaTika ratnamaya haiN| malli aura pArzvanAtha kI vaidUryaratnamaya haiM / padmaprabha aura vAsupUjya bhagavAn kI padmarAgamaya haiN| una saba pratimAoM ke lohitAkSa pratiSeka pUrNa aMka ratnamaya nakha haiN| nakhaparyanta jAvayara ke jaise lohitAkSa maNi rasa kA jo siMcana kiyA jAtA hai use pratiSeka kahate haiN| nAbhi, 5 79 a Ashtapadgirikalp

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth kezAntabhUmi, jihvA, tAlu, zrIvatsa, cucuka, hAtha aura pA~voM ke tale tapanIya svarNamaya haiN| nayanapadma, kanInikAe~, maMzu, bhaveM, roma aura zira ke keza ariSTa-ratnamaya haiN| oSTha vidrumamaya haiM, danta sphaTikamaya haiM, zIrSaghaTikA vajramaya haiN| andara lohitAkSa pratiSekavAlI svarNamaya nAsikAe~ haiN| lohitAkSa pratiSeka prAnta vAle aMkamaya locana haiN| una pratimAoM ke pRSTha bhAga meM pratyeka ke eka-eka muktA-pravAla-jAla-kaMsa-koraMTa malladAma vAlI, sphaTika, maNiratna ke daNDa vAlI, zveta chatra ke dhAraNa karanevAlI, chatradhara pratimAe~ haiN| unake donoM aura pratyeka uThAe hue maNicAmaroM vAlI ratnamayI cAmara-dhAriNI pratimAe~ haiN| pratimAoM ke Age do-do nAgapratimAe~, do-do yakSapratimAe~, do-do bhUtapratimAe~, do-do kuNDadhAriNI pratimAeM sarvAGgojjvala ratnamayI kRtAJjali paryupAsanA karatI haiN| tathA devachaMdA meM caubIsa ratna ghaNTe, caubIsa mANikya darpaNa aura vaise hI svarNamayI sthAna sthita dIpikAe~ haiN| tathA ratnakaraNDaka puSpa caMgeriyA~, lomahasta, paTalikAe~, AbharaNakaraNDaka kanakamaya haiN| dhUpadahanaka, AratiyA~, ratnamayamaMgaladIpa, ratnamaya bhaMgAra, ratnamaya sthAla, sone ke pratigraha, ratnacandana ke kalaza, ratnamaya siMhAsana, ratnamaya aSTamaGgala, svarNamaya tela ke Dabbe, kanakamaya dhUpabhANDa aura svarNamaya kamalahastaka haiN| ye saba pratyeka pratimA ke Age hote haiN| vaha caitya candrakAnta zAla se zobhita haiN| IhAmRga, vRSabha, makara, turaMgama, nara-kinnara, vihaga, vAlaga, rUrU, zarabha, camarI, gaja, vanalatAoM se vicitrita ratnastambhoM se samAkula hai| svarNa ke dhvajadaNDa maNDita patAkA hai| uparisthita kiMkiNI zarada se mukhara Upara padmarAga kalaza se virAjita aura gozIrSa candanarasa ke hastakoM se lAMchita hai| vicitra ceSTAoM vAlI, adhiSThita nitamba vAlI mANikya kI zAlabhaMjikAe~, candanarasa se lipta kalazayuga se alaMkRta dvAradeza ke ubhaya pakSa meM zobhAyamAna haiN| tirachI bA~dha ke laTakAI huI dhUpita-sugandhita sundara mAlAe~, paMcavarNa kusuma racita gRhatala, kapUra, agara, kastUrI, dhUpadhUma-dhArita apsarAgaNa saMkIrNa, vidyAdharIparivRtta, Age-pIche aura pArzva meM cAru caitya pAdapoM, maNipIThikAoM se vibhUSita bharata kI AjJA se yathAvidhi vArghakiratna ke dvArA niSpAdita hai| vahIM divya ratna-zilAmaya 99 bhAiyoM kI pratimAeM bnvaaiiN| suzrUSA karatI huI apanI pratimA bhI bnvaaiiN| caitya ke bAhara bhagavAn RSabhadeva svAmI kA eka stUpa aura 99 bhAiyoM ke stUpa krvaae| manuSya loga yahA~ AvAgamana karake AzAtanA na kareM isalie lohayaMtramaya ArakSaka puruSa banavAe jisase vaha agamya ho gyaa| parvata kI coTiyA~ bhI daNDaratna se tor3a dIM, ataH vaha girirAja anArohaNIya ho gyaa| yojana-yojana ke antara se mekhalArUpa ATha sIDhiyA~-padoM dvArA manuSyoM ke lie alaMdhya kara diyaa| jisase aSTApada nAma prasiddha ho gyaa| phira kAla-krama se caityarakSaNa ke nimitta sagaracakravartI ke sATha hajAra putroM ne daNDaratna se pRthvI ko khoda kara sahasra yojana kI parikhA(khAI) kii| daNDaratna se gaMgAtaTa ko vidIrNa kara jala se pUrNa kiyaa| taba gaMgA ko khAI meM bharane se aSTApadAsanna grAma-nagara, purAdi DUbane lge| ataH use daNDaratna se nikAla kara kuru deza ke bIca se, hastinApura ke dakSiNa se kozala deza ke pazcima, prayAga se uttara, kAzI deza se dakSiNa, vatsadeza meM dakSiNa se magadha ke uttara se nadI kA mArga kATate hue sagarAdiSTa jaNhaputra bhAgIratha kumAra ne pUrvI samudra meM utAra diyaa| taba se gaMgAsAgara tIrtha ho gyaa| isI parvata para RSabhadeva svAmI ke ATha pautra, aura bAhubali-pramukha ninANaveM putra bhI svAmI ke sAtha siddha hue| isa prakAra eka sau ATha utkRSTa avagAhanA se eka samaya meM AzcaryabhUta siddha hue| zrI varddhamAna svAmI ne svayaM kahA ki "jo manuSya isa parvata para svazakti se car3hakara caityoM kI vandanA karegA vaha isI bhava meM mokSa prApta hogaa|" yaha suna kara labdhinidhAna gautama svAmI isa parvatazreSTha para cddh'e| caityoM kI vandanA kara azoka vRkSa ke nIce vaizramaNa ke Age tapa se kRza aMga kA vakhAna karate hue svayaM upacita zarIra vAle anyathA vAdakArI haiM-aise usake vikalpa ko nivAraNa karane ke lie puNDarIka adhyayana praNIta kiyaa| pRSTa deha vAlA puNDarIka bhAvazuddhi se sarvArthasiddha gayA aura durbala zarIra vAlA kaNDarIka sAtavIM naraka gyaa| yaha puNDarIka adhyayana sAmAnika deva vaizramaNa ne gautama svAmI ke mukha se sunakara avadhArita kiyaa| ve hI tuMbavaNa Ashtapadgirikalp 680.

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_Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth sanniveza meM dhanagiri kI patnI sunaMdA ke garbha meM utpanna hokara daza pUrvadhara zrI vajrasvAmI hue| aSTApada se utarate hue gautama svAmI ne kauDinya-dinna-sevAli tApasoM ko pandraha sau tIna kI saMkhyA meM dIkSita kiyaa| unhoMne janaparamparA se "isa tIrtha ke caityoM kI vaMdanA karane vAlA isI bhava meM mokSa prApta karegA" - aise vIra-vacanoM ko sunakara prathama, dUsarI aura tIsarI mekhalA saMkhyAnusAra kauDinyAdi car3he aura isase Age jAne meM asamartha the| unhoMne gautama svAmI ko apratihata utarate dekhakara vismita ho pratibodha pAyA aura unake pAsa dIkSita ho ge| isI parvata para bharata cakravartI Adi aneka maharSi koTi siddha hue| vahIM sagara cakravartI ke subuddhi nAmaka mahAmAtya ne janhu Adi sagara ke putroM ke samakSa Adityayaza se lekara pacAsa lAkha koTi sAgaropama kAla meM bharata mahArAjA ke vaMza meM samudbhUta rAjarSiyoM ko citrAntara gaNDikA se sarvArthasiddhagati aura mokSa gae batalAyA hai| isI girirAja para pravacana devatAnIta vIramatI ne caubIsa jina-pratimAoM ke bhAla-sthala para ratnajaTita svarNatilaka cddh'aae| usake bAda dhUsarI bhava, yugaliyA bhava aura deva bhava prApta kara damayantI ke bhava meM andhakAra ko dUra karane vAlA bhAla-sthAna meM svAbhAvika tilaka huaa| isI parvata para bAli maharSi kAyotsarga karake sthita the| vimAnaskhalana se kupita rAvaNa ne pUrva vaira ko smaraNa kara nIce kI bhUmi khodakara, usameM praviSTa hokara apane vairI sahita aSTApada giri ko uThAkara lavaNa samudra meM pheMkane kI buddhi se hajAroM vidyAoM kA smaraNa kara parvata ko utthaayaa| una rAjarSi ne avadhijJAna se yaha jAna kara caitya-rakSA ke nimitta pera ke aMgUThe se giri-zikhara ko dabAyA / taba isase saMkucitagAtra vAlA dazAnana muMha se rudhira vamana karate hue cIkhane lgaa| jisase vaha rAvaNa nAma se prasiddha huaa| jaba dayAlu maharSi ne chor3A to vaha caraNoM meM girakara kSamAyAcanA kara svasthAna gyaa| yahIM laMkAdhipati ne jinezvaradeva ke samakSa nATaka karate hue daivayoga se vINA kI tA~ta TUTane para nATyabhaGga na ho isa vicAra se apanI bhujA kI tAMta kATakara vINA meM jor3a diyaa| isa prakAra vINAvAdana aura bhaktisAhasa se santuSTa dharaNendra ne tIrtha-vandanA ke lie Aye hue rAvaNa ko amogha vijayAzakti rUpa-kAriNI vidyA dii| isI parvata para gautama svAmI ne siMhaniSadyA caitya ke dakSiNa dvAra se praveza kara pahale saMbhavanAtha Adi cAra pratimAoM ko vandana kiyaa| phira pradakSiNA dete hue pazcima dvAra se supA di ATha tIrthaGkaroM ko, phira uttara dvAra se dharmanAthAdi daza ko, phira pUrva dvAra se RSabhadeva, ajitanAtha-jinezvaradvaya ko vandana kiyaa| yadyapi yaha tIrtha agamya hai phira bhI jala meM pratibimbita caitya ke dhvaja-kalazAdi dekhatA hai vaha bhAvavizuddhi vAlA bhavya jIva vahA~ hI pUjA nhavaNAdi karate hue yAtrA kA phala prApta karatA hai, kyoMki bhAvocita phalaprApti kahI hai| bharatezvara se nirmApita pratimAyukta isa caitya-stUpoM kA jo vandana-pUjana karate haiM ve dhanya haiM, ve zrInilaya zrI jinaprabhasUri dvArA nirmita isa aSTApada-kalpa kI jo bhavya apane mana meM bhAvanA karate haiM, unake kalyANa ullasita hote haiN| pahale aSTApada-stavana meM jo artha saMkSepa se kIrtana kiyA hai vahI hamane vistAra se isa kalpa meM prakAzita kiyA hai| zrI aSTApada tIrtha kA kalpa samApta huA, isakI grantha saMkhyA 118 hai| -681 Ashtapadgirikalp

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16 // paJcazatIprabodha (prabandha) sambandhaH // prastAvanA : A graMthanA kartA zrI zubhazIlagaNi che. A graMtha 4 adhikAramAM vibhakta che. temAM 600 thI paNa vadhu kathA-prabandhono saMgraha che. atre temAM sau prathama darzAvela zrI gautamasvAmIno aSTApada tIrtha sAtheno saMbaMdha saMpAdita karavAmAM Avyo che. prabandhapaJcazatI yugAdidevAdimavarddhamAnA-ntimAn jinAn kevalinaH parAMzca / zrIpuNDarIkAdigurUn yatIMzca, namAmyahaM bodhisamAdhihetoH // 1 // kizcidgurorAnanato nizamya, kizcinnijAnyAdikazAstratazca / granthohyayaM paJcazatIprabodha-sambandhanAmA kriyate mayA tu // 2 // lakSmIsAgarasUrINAM, paadpdmprsaadtH| ziSyeNa zubhazIlena, grantha eSa vidhIyate // 3 / / (1) atha zrIgautamasvAmyaSTApadatIrthavandanasambandhaH ekadA zrIaSTApadatIrthanamanaphalaM zrIvardhamAnajinapArzve zrutvA zrIgautamasvAmI yadA aSTApadatIrthasamIpe gataH tadA tatrasthAstApasA dadhyureSa kiM kariSyatIti, evaM teSu dhyAyatsu gautamasvAmI sUryakiraNAnavalambya tIrthasyopari yyau| tatra bharatakAritaprasAde caturviMzatijinendrAn mAnapramANadehA''kAravarNAdikAn anukrameNa vandate sma | cattAri aTTha dasa doya, vaMdiA jiNavarA cuvviisN| paramaTThaniTiaTThA, siddhA siddhiM mama disaMtu // 1 // tatra devAn namaskRtya tIrthAduttatAra yadA tadA 1503 tApasA gautamasvAmivacasA prabuddhAzcAritraM jagRhuH / tataH zrIgautamo mArge calan kasmAdgrAmAt (kutazcidgrAmAt) zuddhaM kSIrabhRtaM patadgrahamAnIya svAGguSThaM tanmadhye kSiptvA sarvAn tApasAn bhojayAmAsa / teSu jimatsu gautamasvAmilabdhiM dhyAyatsu 500 tApasAnAM kevalajJAnaM jAtam / tato vamani zrIvarddhamAnajinavarNanaM zrutvA 500 tApasAnAM kevalajJAnaM babhUva / prabhau dRkpathAgate 503 tApasAnAM jJAnamutpannam / gautamasvAmI kevalajJAnotpattimajAnan tAnprati prAha-prabhoH pradakSiNA dAsyante (dIyantAmiti) tataste pradakSiNAM dattvA yadA kevaliparSadyupaviSTAH tadA gautamaH prAha-ye mUrkhAste mUrkhA eva prabhuM na vandante jalpitA 1. pratau nAsti Panchshati Prabandh Vol. IX Ch. 61-0, Pg. 4129-4131 Panchshati Prabandh -382

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth api, tadAvag vardhamAnaH svAmI kevalyAzAtanAM mA kurU (kASIH), gautamaH prAha-bhagavAn ! kA kevalyAzAtanA ? tataH prabhuNA teSAM kevalajJAnotpattisambandhaH proktaH, tato gautamaH teSAM pAdAn natvA kSamayitvA ca prabhoH puraH prAha-yeSAmahaM dIkSAM dAsye (prAdAm) teSAM kevalajJAnaM, mama na tataH tatkhedaM gautame dadhAne prabhuH prAha tavApi kevalajJAnaM bhaviSyatIti nA? | paMcazatI prabodha saMbaMdha (bhASAMtara) (prabaMdha paMcazatI) yugAdideva zrI AdinAthathI (AraMbhIne) aMtima zrI vardhamAna svAmI sudhInA sarve jinezvarone, bIjA kevalIone, zrI puMDarIka Adi guruone, ane yatine bodhi ane samAdhinA hetuthI huM vaMdana karuM chuM. kaMIka gurunA mukhathI sAMbhaLIne karIne ane kAMIka potAnA ane anyonA zAstrathI paMcazatI prabodha saMbaMdha nAmano A graMtha mArA vaDe karAya (racAya) che. - lakSmIsAgarasUrinAM caraNa kamaLanI kRpAthI (temanA) ziSya zubhAzIla vaDe A graMtha racAya che. (1) zrI gautamasvAmIno aSTApada tIrthanaMdanano saMbaMdha : ekavAra zrI aSTApadatIrthanA namananuM phaLa zrI mahAvIra svAmI pAse sAMbhaLIne zrI gautamasvAmI jyAre aSTApadatIrthanI najIkamAM gayA tyAre tyAM rahelA tApasI dhyAna karatAM hatA. A zuM karaze ? e pramANe teo vicAravA lAgyA. gautamasvAmI sUryanA kiraNonuM avalaMbana laIne tIrthanI upara gayA. tyAM bharate karAvela prasAdamAM (covIza jinezvarone) mAna, pramANa, deha, AkAra, varNAdi yukta anukamathI vaMdana kare che. cAra, ATha, dasa ne be, vaMdA jinavaro covIsa, (o!) paramArtha-nicchitArtho, siddho! siddhi mane Apo 1 tyAM devone namaskAra karIne tIrthathI utaratA hatA tyAre 1503 tApaso gautamasvAmInA vacanothI bodha pAmyA ane cAritra grahaNa karyuM. tyAra pachI zrI gautama mArgamAM cAlatAM koIka gAmathI zuddha khIrathI bhareluM pAtra grahaNa karIne potAnA aMguThAne tenI madhyamAM boLIne sarve tApasone bhojana karAvyuM. te jamIne gautamasvAmInI labdhino vicAra karatAM 500 tApasone kevaLajJAna thayuM. tyAMthI mArgamAM jatAM zrI vardhamAna jinanuM varNana sAMbhaLIne 500 tApasone kevaLajJAna thayuM. prabhu darzanathI rastamAM jatAM 503 tApasIne jJAna utpanna thayuM. kevaLajJAnanI utpattine nahIM jANatAM evA gautamasvAmIe temano prabhune pradakSiNA devA kahyuM. tyArapachI te pradakSiNAne daIne jayAre kevalInI parSadAmAM beThA tyAre gautame kahyuM he murkhA! je mukha che te prabhune vaMdana karatAM nathI. tyAre mahAvIrasvAmIe kahyuM che gautama ! kevalInI AzAtanA na kara. gautama bolyA, he bhagavAna! zuM kevalInI AzAtanA? tyAre prabhu vaDe temanI kevalajJAna utpattino saMbaMdha kahevAyo. vAre gautame temanA caraNe namIne kSamA mAMgIne kahyuM he prabhu ! jene huM dIkSA ApuM tene kevalajJAna thAya che mane thatuM nathI. tevuM khedapUrvaka gautame prabhune kahyuM, tyAre prabhue kahyuM tane paNa kevalajJAna thaze. - 83 - Panchshati Prabandh

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Panchshati Prabandh patrazatIprabodha(prabandha)sambandhaH - prabandhapaJcazatI (racanA, vi. saM. 1521) Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth - 848 vimAna aMI sugAdidivAdimavamAnAMtimAnoMkavalinaparAMzca zrIrIkAdiyAnayatIvanamAmyAgAvisamAdhidAtA 2 kiMcidvArArA ninAnAnijAmpakiMcitritAnyadikayAmata graMghodyAyapAtIprabodhanAmAjiyAtamayA2lanImAgaramAyAdapAyamAna ta niyamAtazIlanagaravidhIyAta 3 ekadAzrIaSTApadatIdhanamanaphalaMyokamAnatinayAcakravAzrIgotamasvAmIyadA aSTA yadatIsamAgataH tadAtavasvAsnApamAdadharAmakiMkariSyati gvaaNtpsycrmotmsvaamiisurykirmaanvilNbytaamyaapriyaayo| janaratakAritAmAdayavizatininizAna mAnapramANAdadAkAravAlAdikAta anukramAbaMdAtarama cshaarishhdmaadaaybNdiyaa| nizavarAvadhAma paramamihinAmikAmihimamadimavara tabAda vAdanamakRtyatItitArayadAtadA 200 tAyamAgotamasvAmiyA vadhichAyArija tatAzrIgotAmAmAvalankasamAdhAma nakArattapatahamAnIyavAyadaMtamadhyakSidhAmIttA yamAnAnAjayAmAmAnepanimamAgotamasvAmilaviNyAyaca paca tApamAnAkavalajAnanAtaMtAtAvarmaniAzrIvaImAnajinava niRtrA papa tApamAnAMkivalanAnaMyanta pAlohagyasAgAta tApamAnAMjAnamutpannAgotamasvAmIkivalajJAnAtyattimajA nantAnapratiprAha pAnA pradakSiNAdAmyAta tatAstrapradakSisAdavA yadAkavalipachipaviSTAtadAyAtamAghAdAyamasvastimaravAyada pranavedAtalpitAapi tadAbarAvaLamAnAsvAkavalyAgAtanAmAkaru gotamaprAdanagavasakAkavalyAzAnanA tatApanagAnIka valajJAnAtmanisabaMdhaprAtaH tAnApotamAtopAdAnamavAsamAyabAca paanaamuraamaadaaydhaamiidaakssaadaamyaatghaaNkivljaanmmnaa| tataH khadAgotAmadadhAnAlApAda tavApiAkavalakAnanavipati'tizrIgotamakhAmyaSTApavatIrSavaMdanabaMdhAyakadAzrInina "anasaNyAcIrAjasvAganamAmAMgASTIvarvANAnapaviSTA sadAsatramalAyAkAdhAgatA yAkanamulANAkananiLATApikAryakAza jAlitA mAvatatranirAmaganAta mustrANAzrIvinArimamukhapratyAha hAmadadAzcaryasarimAhavaya tataHsAraNAtAvadanitA tataH A-saMjJakaprati, chANI(vaDodarA)nA zrIjaina zve. jJAnamaMdignA upA. zrIvIravijayajI zAstrasaMgrahanI pratinA prathama pRSThanI pratikRti,

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17 / pratikramaNa sUtra - prabodhaTIkA jagaciMtAmaNi-suttaM prastAvanA : prabodhaTIkA graMthamAM paMca pratikramaNa sUtronuM viziSTa-vivaraNa karavAmAM AvyuM che. dhIrajalAla TokarazI kRta A graMthamAM jagaciMtAmaNi mULa sUtra tathA tenA vivecanamAM aSTApada viSayaka vividha mAhitI upalabdha thAya che. atre mAtra aSTApada viSayaka mAhitI ja saMpAdita karavAmAM AvI che. (mAta-caityavandrana) jagaciMtAmaNi caityavaMdana icchAkAreNa saMdisaha bhagavan ! caityavaMdana karUM / icchN| (1) mULapATha : naciMtAmaNi ! nagada nAda ! naga-gura ! naga-ravA !, naga-vaMdhava ! naga-santhavAha ! naga-bhAva-vivaraNa !! uThThAvaya-saMvi-! -viUTIsa !, cauvIsaM pi jiNavara ! jayaMtu appaDihaya-sAsaNa! | // 1 // * (pAdanoMdha - caityavaMdana karanAre AmAMnA prathama vAkaya dvArA guruno Adeza mAgavAno hoya che. te Adeza maLatAM, athavA maLelo mAnIne rUchuM pada dvArA teno svIkAra sUcavavAno hoya che. A Adeza-vAkayamAM saMskRta "bhagavad !" pada keTaleka sthaLe vaparAya che, tathA caityavaMdana karuM. evI bhASA pAchaLanI keTalIka pothIomAM jovAmAM Ave che. *32 kramAMka 3vALI pothImAM mAtra 'je kiMcino ja ullekha che ke jene anya pothIomAM chaThThI gAthA gaNelI che. kramAMka 4vALI mAtra pahelI ane je kiMci' vALI gAthA ja najare paDe che. kramAMka 2, 5 ane 6vALI pothIomAM A sUtranI bIjI, pahelI ane chaThThI gAthA 'namaskAra' nAmanA sUtra tarIke kramabaddha AvelI che, jeno ullekha kramAMka -vALI pothImAM zrItaruNaprabhasUrie patra 48 upara karelo che. TuM kramAMka 12, 16vALI pothIomAM 4thI tathA pamI gAthAo najare paDatI nathI. 3 kramAMka 11, 19, 23, 2pavALI pothIomAM tathA ogaNIsamI sadImAM lakhAyelI pothIomAM 6 gAthAvALo pATha maLe che. 1. A sthaLe gitAdR pATha pracAramAM che, paraMtu prAcIna pothIomAM- kramAMka 4, 5, 6, 11, 16, 19, 23, 25 vageremAM khaTTa nA evo pATha levAya che. A pATha chaMda tathA mAtrAmeLanI najare vadhAre yogya lAge che. A sthaLe vAvIzuM pi evo pATha pracAramAM che, paraMtu prAcIna pothIomAM-kramAMka 4, 6, 11, 16, 19, 23 vageremAM vIsa vi pATha jovAmAM Ave che, je bhASA tathA chaMdanA mAtrAmeLanI dRSTie paNa adhika yogya che. A sthaLe keTalIka pothIomAM "nayaMti' ane 'yaMta' evA pATho jovAmAM Ave che, paraMtu jinavaronA saMbodhananI sAthe pracaMtu | kriyApada vizeSa baMdhabesatuM hovAthI tathA prAcIna pothIomAM tevo pATha maLI Avato hovAthI te pATha rAkhavAmAM Avyo che. A prathama padya khataragacchanAM ane vidhipakSanAM pratikramaNa sUtramAM jovAmAM AvatuM nathI. joke zrItaruNaprabhAcArye nirdiSTa karelA karmabhUmi-namaskAra'nI bIjI gAthA tarIke te prAcIna pothIomAM joI zakAya che. pothI 6 je aMcalagacchanI che, temAM paNa 3 paghavALuM "namaskArasUtra ApeluM che. A gAthA temAM najare paDe che. * gAthA- "rolAchaMda'mAM che. Jagchintamani Sutra Vol. VIII Ch. 53-A, Pg. 3673-3688 - 85 - Prabodh Tika

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. pAdanoMdha cAlu : 6. 9. 8. kammabhUmihiM kammabhUmihiM paDhamasaMghayaNi, ukkosaya sattarisaya jiNavarANa viharaMta lambhai navakoDihi kevalINa, koDisahassa nava sAhu gammai / saMpai jiNavara vIsa muNi, bihuM (hiM) koDihiM varanANi, samaNaha koDi - sahassa bui thuNijjaha" nicca vihANi // 2 // 3 3 jayau sAmiya ! jayau sAmiya" risaha ! "sattuMji, ujjati pahu-nemijiNa ! jayau vIra ! saccaura - maMDaNa ! ; bharUacchahiM muNisuvvaya ! mahuri pAsa ! duha- duria - khaMDaNa ! avara videhiM titthayarA, cihu~ disi vidisi jiM ke vi tI ANAgaya- saMpaiya 5, vaMdauM jiNa savve vi16 / / 3 / / sattANavai - sahassA, lakkhA chappanna aTThakoDIo / battIsa-saya- bAsIyAI, tialoe ceie vaMde // 4 // * 5.. DeTalI pothIyomA 'kammabhUmihiM' bhe 4 vAra sametuM nazAya che, pe| chaMchanI dRSTikhe te jarAjara nathI. bheTale nAmAM skhalanA thaI hoya tema saMbhave che. yaha DeTalI pothIoobhAM 'ukkosau', 'ukkosaI', bhevA pATho pA levAmAM Ave che. DeTalI pothIomAM mAM 5, 6, 19, 23 vagerebhAM 'sattarisau' pATha najare paDe che. DeTalI pothIyomA 'du koDi varanANa' bhevo pATha pA levAmAM Ave che to DeTalI pothIyomA 'bihUM-koDihiM varanANa' pATha jaNAya che. paraMtu dhananA anuprAsano khyAla karatAM ahIM A pATha svIkArelo che. PrabodhTika pannarasa - koDi - sayAI, koDI bAyAla lakkha aDavannA / chattIsa sahasa asII, sAsaya- biMbAI paNamAmi // 5 // * 8. 'sahassa dura' pAThAMtara. 10. DeTalI pothIma 'thuNijia' yevo pATha pAe bhane che. 11. 12. 'sAmI', 'sAmIya' pAThAMtara 'saccauri-maMDaNa' pAThAMtara. 14. 13. 15. 'saMpaI', 'saMpaya' pAThAMtara. 16.bhAMDArakara oriyanTala risarca InsTiTayuTa pUnAnI prati naM. pra-1-17 vaoNlyuma) A padha pAThAMtara sAthe nIce jaNAvyA pramANe jovAmAM Ave che: " jayau sAmiu risahu setta (ttuM ) ji, ujjita pahu- nemijiNu, jayau vIrU mohera - maMDaNuH * gAthA - 2-3 'vastuchaMbhAM che. * gAthA- 4-5 'gAhAchaMha' mAM che. 'sittaji', 'settaji' pAThAMtara 'bharU acchihiM' pAThAMtara. - bharavaTThi muNisuvvau, mahura pAsu duha- daMDa - SaMDaNu / avara videha vi tittha ya suva (rUca) hu disi vidisi ji ke vi ti (tI) ya aNAgaya saMpayai vaMdiu jiNa savve vi // 1 // " 86 a 748 / 1270 ( 2 ) / 1887 - 81mAM (DI.sI. ne yoga

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth (2) saMskRta chAyA: jagaccintAmaNayaH ! jagatAM nAthAH ! jagadguravaH ! jagadrakSaNA: ! jagadbandhavaH ! jagat-sArthavAhAH ! jagadbhAva-vicakSaNAH ! / aSTApada-saMsthApita-rUpAH ! karmASTaka-vinAzanAH ! caturviMzatir api jinavarAH ! jayantu apratihata-zAsanAH ! / / 1 / / karmabhUmiSu karmabhUmiSu prathamasaMhananinAm, utkRSTataH saptatizataM jinavarANAM viharatAM labhyate; navakoTyaH kevalinAM koTisahasrANi nava sAdhavaH gamyante / samprati jinavarAH viMzatiH, munayaH dve koTI varajJAninaH, zramaNAnAM koTisahasadvikaM stUyate nityaM vibhAte // 2 // jayatu svAmin ! jayatu svAmin ! RSabha ! zatruJjaye, ujjayante prabhunemijina ! jayatu vIra ! satyapura-maNDana ! bhRgukacche munisuvrata ! mathurAyAM pArzva ! duHkha-durita-khaNDaNa ! / apare videhe tIrthaMkarAH catasRSu dikSu vidikSu ye ke'pi, atItAnAgata-sAmpratikAn vande jinAn sarvAnapi // 3 // saptanavatiM sahasrANi lakSANi SaTpaJcAzatam aSTakoTIH / dvAtriMzatzataM dvayazItiM trailokye caityAni vande // 4 // paJcadazakoTizatAni koTIH dvicatvAriMzataM lakSANi assttpnycaashtm| SatriMzataM sahasrANi azItiM zAzvata-bimbAni praNamAmi // 5 // (3) sAmAnya ane vizeSa artha : vi.saM. 1900nA pUrvArdhamAM kavirAja zrI paghavijayajIe stavanamAM A pramANe ullekha karyo che. "4-timI tisi syuM, bh||216 2..." vagere seyo bhaNe che. jaga-ciMtAmaNi !-(jagaccintAmaNayaH)-4AtamA yiMtAmaritna-samAna ! jiNavara na vizeSa tarI // 54 saMbodhananuM gavayana cha, te jaga bhane ciMtAmaNi pothI bane che. tebhA 4'no artha 4Ata, huniyA, vizva, als, saMsAra sabhUra thAya cha bhane ciMtAmaNi no artha ciMtanamAtrathI ISTa phalane ApanAruM eka jAtanuM ratna thAya che. ahIM zrIjinezvara devone ciMtAmaNiratnasamAna kahevAnuM kAraNa e che ke jemanA hRdayamAM te virAjamAna hoya che, teo puNyAnubaMdhI puNya bAMdhe che ane tene lIdhe temanAM saghaLAM manovAMchita kAryo pUrNa thAya che tathA paraMparAe mokSanI prApti thAya che. jagaha nAha !-(jagatAM nAthAH!)- 4Atana nAtha, 4Atana svAmI ! nAha- nAtha, svAmI, ghI, 21e| 12 // 2, Azraya ApanA yoga-kSema 12nAra (na bhagesI vastu maLe, te yoga kahevAya che ane maLelI vastunuM rakSaNa thAya te kSema kahevAya che.) zrI jinezvaradevo sAcA arthamAM jagatanA nAtha che kAraNa ke je jIvo hajI dharmamArgamAM joDAyelA nathI, temane teo dharmamArgamAM joDe che ane jeo dharmamArgamAM joDAyelA che, temanuM teo upadeza Adi dvArA rakSaNa kare che. nAtha-04nI hayaMma yA bhATe huo zrIuttarAdhyayanasUtranu bhanigraMthIya namarnu 20 adhyayana. 87 Prabodh Tika

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth nA-gurU !-(nA-gurava: !)-samasta jagatanA guru ! jagatane Atma-hitano upadeza karanArA! guF- zabdanA sAmAnya ane vizeSa artha mATe juo sUtra bIjuM. zrI jinezvaradeva sakaLa jIvone uddezI sarva koInuM kalyANa thAya evo ekasarakho hitopadeza kare che, eTale teone jaga-guru jevA vAstavika vizeSaNathI saMbodhana karavAmAM Ave che. nA-ravaravA ! (narikSaUT: !)- he jagatanA rakSaka ! jagatanuM rakSaNa karanArA ! hiMsA ane pratihiMsA vaDe jagatano-jagatanI zAMtino nAza thAya che, jyAre ahiMsA ane abhayadAna vaDe jagatanuM jagata-zAMtinuM rakSaNa thAya che. zrI jinezvaradevo potAnI atizayavALI vANImAM ahiMsA ane abhayadAnanI pracaMDa udghoSaNA karatA hovAthI teo jagarakSaka kahevAya che athavA to jagatanA jIvone teo karmabaMdhanamAMthI choDAve che; eTale paNa teo jagadrakSaka tarIke saMbodhAya che. nA-vandhava ! ( na vandhava !)- jagatanA baMdhu ! jagatanA hiteSI ! vadhu - eTale bAndhava. arthAt bhAI, nikaTavartI svajana, pitarAI ke sagAM-vahAlAM. sAmAnya rIte je koI hitaiSI hoya te mATe paNa e ja zabda vaparAya che. zrIjinezvaradeva jagatanA paramahitaiSI che, kAraNa ke teo koI paNa jAtano svArtha rAkhyA vinA paramahitanuM rahasya prakAze che ane tethI jagatanA jIvonuM kalyANa thAya che. nA-santhavAha !-(natu-sArthavAda !)-jagatanA sArthavAha ! jagatanA netA ! jagatane ISTa sthaLe (mokSa) pahoMcADanAra ! sArtha- eTale ISTa sthaLe pahoMcavA Icchato musApharono samUha ke kAphalo; tene vahana karanAra, tenI sarva prakAre sArasaMbhALa karanAra je agraNI, AgevAna ke nAyaka hoya, te sArthavAha kahevAya che. matalaba ke je sArtha-nAyaka sArthane yogya raste laI jAya che, ISTa sthaLe pahoMcADe che, te sArthavAha kahevAya che. zrIjinezvaradeva jagatanA jIvone potAnA samartha netRtva nIce dhArelA sthaLe eTale ke mokSapurIe laI jAya che, tethI teo nA-saMsthavAda kahevAya che. nA-bhAva- vizva !-(-bhAva-virakSaUT: !)- jagatanA sarva bhAvone jANavAmAM tathA prakAzavAmAM nipuNa ! bhava zabda judA judA arthomAM vaparAya che. jema ke astitva, prakRti, svabhAva, padArtha, paryAya, IrAdo, vRtti, lAgaNI, tAtparya, abhiprAya, ceSTA, abhinaya, heta, prIti, AsthA, kiMmata, dara, sthiti, svarUpa, vagere. temAMthI padArtha ane paryAya artho ahIM upayukta che. padArtha eTale dravya. paryAya eTale padArthanI niraMtara palaTAtI avasthA. samaya, zakti vagerenI apekSAe te anaMta prakAranI hoya che. zrI jinezvaradeva sarvajJa hovAthI jagatanA tamAma padArthonA sarva bhAvo-paryAyo barAbara jANe che ane yogyanI AgaLa prakAzita kare che. tethI teo nA-bhAva-viSyavasthA kahevAya che. saTTAva-saMvi-va !- (MApa-saMsthApita-paI: !)- aSTApada parvata upara jemanI pratimAo sthApana thayelI che tevA ! prathama tIrthaMkara zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAna potAno mokSakAla najIka Avelo jANIne dasa hajAra munivaro sAthe aSTApada parvata upara gayA hatA ane tyAM caturdazabhakta eTale cha upavAsanI tapazvaryA Prabodh Tika - 88 -

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pUrvaka pAdapopagamana anazana karIne nirvANapadane prApta thayA hatA. A sthaLe devoe ratnanA traNa stUpa karyA hatA." aSTApada parvata kailAsa hovAno abhiprAya kalikAla-sarvajJa zrIhemacaMdrAcArye abhidhAnaciMtAmaNinA cothA bhUmikAMDamAM karyo che : 'ratnatAkhristutAso'STApadda: TiAvataH / / 4 / / ' Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth zrIjinaprabhasUrie aSTApadagiri-kalpamAM te ja abhiprAyanuM samarthana kareluM che. 'tame ga uttaradisAbhAe bArasajoaNesuM aTThAvao nAma kelAsAparAbhihANo rammo nagavaro aTTha joaNucco *" te (ayodhyA nagarI) nI uttara dizAe bAra yojana dUra aSTApada nAmano ramya parvatarAja Avelo che, jenI UMcAI ATha yojana che ane jenuM aparanAma kailAsa che; A ja abhiprAyanuM vizeSa samarthana nyAyAMbhonidhi jainAcArya zrImad vijayAnaMdasUrIzvarajIe jainatattvAdarzanA uttarArdhamAM kareluM che. tenA ekAdaza paricchedamAM jaNAvyuM che ke H zrIRSabhadevajIkA kailAsa parvatake upara nirvANa huA..... jaba bharatane kailAsa parvatake upara siMhaniSadyA nAmA maMdira banAyA, usameM Age honevAle teIsa tIrthaMkaroMkI aura zrIRSabhadevajIkI arthAt cauvIsa pratimAkI sthApanA kI / aura daMDaratnase parvatako aisA chIlA ki jisa para koI purUSa pagoMse na caDha sake / usameM ATha pada (pagathiye) rakkhe / isI vAste kailAsa parvatakA dUsarA nAma 'aSTApada' kahate hai| tabase hI kailAsa mahAdevakA parvata kahalAyA / mahAdeva arthAt baDe deva, so RSabhadeva / jisakA sthAna kailAza parvata jAnanA (pR. 409 - 410) hAlanI bhUgoLa pramANe kailAsa parvata himAlayanA tibeTa dezamAM mAnasarovaranI uttare 25 mAIla para Avelo che, jene tyAMnA loko kaMgarIpo kahe che. A parvatanuM zikhara bAre mAsa baraphathI chavAyeluM rahe che; eTale te rajatAdri ke sphaTikAcalanuM nAma sArthaka kare che. tyAMnuM havAmAna ghaNuM ja ThaMDuM ane tophAnI hovAthI tenA para ArohaNa karavuM e ghaNuM ja kaThina gaNAya che. Aja sudhImAM aneka sAhasika pravAsIoe tenA para amuka UMcAI sudhI ArohaNa karyuM che ane te saMbaMdhI bane teTalI prAmANika hakIkata meLavavAnI koziza karelI che. jaina zAstromAM evA ullekho maLe che ke je carama-zarIrI hoya arthAt te ja bhavamAM mokSe janAra hoya, te ja tenI yAtrA karI zake che. te mATe zrIuttarAdhyayanasUtranI niryuktimAM kahyuM che ke- "gharama-sarIro sAphU JarUhapha naLavAM, na annaze tti' (a. 10 gAthA 290) arthAt je sAdhu carama-zarIrI hoya te ja nagavara eTale aSTApada-parvata para caDI zake che, anya nahi. A bAbatano ullekha zrI hemacaMdrAcArye triSaSTizalAkApuruSa caritranA dasamA parvanA navamA sargamAM A pramANe karelo che H 'yo'STApade jinAn natvA, vased rAtriM sa sidhyati / ' je aSTApada-parvata para rahelI jina-pratimAene vaMdana karIne tyAM eka rAtri gALe che, te siddha thAya che, zrIgautamasvAmIe caraNalabdhi vaDe A tIrthanI yAtrA karIne tathA tyAM eka rAtri pasAra karIne potAnA carama-zarIrIpaNAnI khAtarI karI hatI evo vRddhavAda che. vi.saM. 1751mAM zrI jinavijayajIe racelA SaDAvazyaka-bAlAvabodhamAM cattAri-gaTTa-sa juo jaMbuddhIpaprajJapti-sUtra 33. * vividha tIrthaMkalpa siM. jai.graM.pR.91. * 0 89 a PrabodhTika

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth hoya'nA vivecanamAM zrI gautamasvAmIjI aSTApada upara gayA tyAre ukta krama mujaba jagaciMtAmaNinI be gAthAnI caityavaMdanA karI hatI. zrIvasudevahiMDInA 21mA laMbhakamAM aSTApada saMbaMdhI be ullekho Ave che. temAM jaNAvyuM che ke A parvata vaitADhya parvata sAthe joDAyelo che ane UMcAImAM ATha yojana UMco che, tathA tenI taLeTImAM niyaDI nAmanI nadI vahe che. aSTApada parvata kozaladezanI sImA para ke tenI najIka Avelo hovo joIe, tema jaMbUDhIpaprajJaptinA nIcenA ullekha parathI samajAya che : "dasahiM rAyavarasahassehiM saddhi saMparivuDe viNIaM rAyahANiM majjheNa Niggacchai, (NiggacchiM)ttA majjhadese suhaMsuheNa viharai, (vihari)ttA jeNeva aTThAvayapavvate teNeva uvaagcchi|" bharata cakravartIno A adhikAra che. bharata cakravartI dasa hajAra rAjAothI parivRtta thaIne vinItA nAmanI rAjadhAnInI madhyamAMthI nIkaLIne madhyadezamAM kozaladezanI madhyamAM (madhya-zanivezI maLe TI.) vicare che ane tyAMthI jyAM "aSTApada' parvata Avelo che, tyAM jAya che. vaLI, sagara cakravartInA jandukumAra Adi sATha hajAra putro, e parvatanI AsapAsa khAI khodAvIne temAM gaMgAnadInuM jala laI jAya che ane tema karatAM maraNa pAme che tathA pAchaLathI sagara cakravartIno pautra bhagIratha tyAM jaIne gaMgAnadIne daMDa vaDe AkarSe che ane tethI te (gaMgAnadI) kurudezanA madhya bhAgathI, hastinApuranI dakSiNathI, kozaladezanI pazcimathI, prayAganI uttaramAM, kAzInA dakSiNamAM ane aMga tathA magadhadezanI uttara tarapha thaIne pUrvasAgaramAM bhaLI jAya che, jayAM te gaMgA-sAgara tarIke oLakhAya che ane bhagIrathanA nAma parathI tenuM nAma bhAgIrathI paDe che. te AkhI vAta aSTApadane gaMgAnadInA mULa sAthe saMbaMdha hoya tema jaNAve che. pUrvakAle kozaladezano vistAra moTo hato ane tenI uttarasarahada himagiri sudhI vistarelI hatI, eTale A sthaLa himAlayamAM ja koIka sthaLe AveluM haze tema jaNAya che. (4) artha-saMkalanA : jagatamAM ciMtAmaNiratna ! jagatanA nAtha ! jagatanA rakSaka ! jagatanA niSkAraNa baMdhu ! jagatanA uttama sArthavAha ! jagatanA sakala padArthonA svarUpane jANavAmAM vicakSaNa ! aSTApadaparvata-para (bharata cakravartI dvArA) sthapAyelI pratimAvALA ! AThe karmono nAza karanArA ! tathA abAdhita upadeza denAra ! he RSabhAdi covIse tIrthakaro ! (Apa) jayavaMtA varto. 1. (5) sUtra-paricaya : je bhUmimAM tIrthakara, gaNadhara Adi mahApuruSo janmyA hoya che, pravrajita thayA hoya ja, vicaryA hoya che, kevalajJAna pAmyA hoya che ke nirvANane prApta thayA hoya che, te bhUmi ati pavitra gaNAya che. tethI tenI sparzanA samyakatvane nirmaLa banAve che, A kAraNe tIrthonuM mahattva paNa ghaNuM moTuM che. vaLI mUrtinI bhavyatA, prAcInatA ane devAdhiSThitatAnA kAraNe paNa tIrthonI mahattA gaNAya che. A rIte jina-pratimA, jina-maMdira ane jaina-tIrtho e traNe saMsAra taravAnAM apUrva sAdhano che ke jeno sAmAnya nirdeza caitya vaDe ja thAya che. AvAM caityone vaMdana karavuM, te caityavaMdanA kahevAya che. prastuta sUtranI yojanA te mATe thayelI che. - 90 - PrabodhTika -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth A caityavaMdana tenA prathama zabda parathI jagaciMtAmaNi tarIke oLakhAya che. vaLI prAtaHkALanI Avazyaka kriyAmAM tene khAsa sthAna maLeluM hovAthI te prabodha-caityavaMdana ke prabhAta-caityavaMdana tarIke paNa oLakhAya che. - A caityavaMdanano prAraMbha covIse tIrthakaronI sAmAnya stuti vaDe karavAmAM Avyo che, jemAM aSTApada ane tenA para baMdhAyelA maMdiro tathA tenI aMdara rahelI mUrtiono ullekha khAsa dhyAna kheMce che. samasta jaina-tIrthomAM A tIrthanI mahattA ghaNI ja che. tenuM sthAna sahuthI paheluM Ave che, kAraNa ke tyAM yugAdideva zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanuM nirvANa thayeluM ane tyAM ja bharatakhaMDanA prathama-cakravartI bharata mahArAjAe eka mAsanuM anazana karIne siddhi-gatine sAdhelI che.* (6) prakIrNaka : zrI taruNaprabhasUrie vi.saM. 1411 mAM racelI paDAvazyaka-bAlAvabodhamAM A sUtrano ullekha prabhAtamAM mAMgalika tarIke bolavAnA namaskAra tarIke maLe che- taMtra tripratima dugas | taDa pAchaDuM mmamUnihiM, -saMpabi-ItyAdi namaskAra, zrISabha-vardhamAnaka ityAdi stavana, pratilekhanAdika-kulaka (aThThAvayaMmi usaho ityAdi prabhAta-mAMgalika bhAvanA- kulaka pRSTha 48). A namaskAra, pothI 2, 5 ane 6 mAM IbhUmidaM mpabhUmiTiM, na-ciMtAmaLi nahi nahi ane naM vivi nAtittha e traNa gAthAovALo Apelo che. vi. saM. 1678mAM lakhAyelI pothI 11 mAM A pATha cha gAthAvALo najare paDe che. vi.saM. 1751mAM zrI jinavijayajIe racelA paDAvazyaka-bAlAvabodhamAM siddhastavanI vAri saTTa Trasa toga gAthAnA vivaraNa-prasaMge jaNAvyuM che keH zrI gautamasvAmI jyAre aSTApada-parvata para vaMdana karavA gayA. tyAre temaNe A gAthAmAM jaNAvelA krama pramANe jinabiMbane jagaciMtAmaNinI be gAthA vaDe caityavaMdana karyuM hatuM. cattAra aThe daza gAthAnA judA judA artho : cattAriaThadasadoyavaMdiyA jiNavarAcaUvI; paramaniSThiaThA siddhA siddhi mama disaMtu. 1 1) aSTApada upara vaMdana a (dakSiNa dizAmAM) cAra, (pazcima dizAmAM) ATha, (uttara dizAmAM) daza, ane (pUrva dizAmAM) che. e prakAre aSTApada upara vaMdana karAyelA ane paramArtha samApta karIne mokSamAM gayelA covIza tIrthakaro mane siddhi Apo. athavA - (uparanI mekhalAmAM) cAra, (vaccenI mekhalAmAM) ATha, (nIcenI mekhalAmAM) daza ane che. e pramANe paNa aSTApada upara vaMdana thAya che. kavirAja zrI padmavijayajI mahArAja, jeo vi. saM.nI ogaNIsamI sadInA prAraMbhamAM vidyamAna hatA, temaNe aSTApadanA stavanamAM jaga-ciMtAmaNi tihAM karyuM, mArA vahAlAjI re evo nirdeza karelo che. * juo jaMbUdvIpa prajJaptisUtra - 91 - Prabodh Tika

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prastAvanA : vibhinna bhASAkIya koSamAM ApelA aSTApada tathA kailAsanA vividha arthonuM arcanA parIkha dvArA atre saMkalana karavAmAM AvyuM che. (1) bhagavadgomaMDala : mahArAjA bhagavatasiMhajInI dIrghadaSTi ane bhASAprema A kozamAM jovA maLe che. temAM be lAkha, ekyAzI hajAra, traNaso sittera mULa zabdo che. 'bhagavadgomaMDala' e DikSanarI ke joDaNIkoza nahIM paNa gujarAtI bhASAnA gaurava samAna 'vizvakoza' che. tenA prathama bhAgamAM (a-aM) aSTApada zabdano artha maLe che. bhAga-1 (a-aM) aSTApada 18 // vividha koza anusAra aSTApadanAM artha // kailAsa = = puM. kailAsa parvata nuM. sonuM, suvarNa, kanaka, hiraNya, hema, kAMcana, gAMgeya, cAmIkara, jAtarupa, mahArajat, jAMbunada = kaMcana arjuna kArtasvara hema hiraNya suvarNa aSTApada hAraka puraTa zAMtakuMbha hari svarNa vi. ATha pagavALuM bhagavadgomaMDalanA prathama bhAgamAM aSTApadanA ATha artho upalabdha che jemAMthI atre abhipreta artho ahIM darzAvyA che. (bhagavadgomaMDala, bhAga-1, pR. 622) - piMgaLa laghukoza. bhAga-3 (1) puM. eka jAtanuM 7 khUNAvALuM deva maMdira. temAM ATha bhUmi ane aneka zikhara hoya che. teno vistAra aDhAra hAtha hoya che. Ashtapad in Various Dictionaries Vol. V Ch. 35- A to D, Pg. 2203-2212 Ashtapad in Various Dictionaries BS 92 (2) puM. zivanI nagarI, devatAonuM svarga. (3) puM. himAlayanuM e nAmanuM zikhara. te mAnasarovarathI pacIza mAIla dUra uttare gaMgrI parvatamALAnI pelI tarapha nItighATanI pUrve Avela che. tenA upara zaMkara bhagavAna ane pArvatI rahe che ema kahe che. zrI kRSNe ahIM tapa karyuM hatuM. badarikAzrama

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kailAsa upara Avela che. kailAsane hemakUTa paNa kahe che. jaina loko kailAsane aSTApada parvata kahe che. A parvatanI parikramaNAmAM traNa divasa lAge che. teno pacIza mAIlano gherAvo che. parikramaNa karanAre gaurIkuMDa sarovaranA pANIno sparza karavo ja joIe. A sarovaranuM pANI bAre mAsa barapha thaI gayuM hoya che. (2) sacitra ardha-mAgadhI koSa H A koSa zatAvadhAnI jainamuni zrI ratnacandrajI mahArAja dvArA taiyAra karI pAMca bhAgamAM prakAzita karavAmAM Avyo che. A koSamAM ardhamAgadhI, saMskRta, hindI, aMgrejI, gujarAtI ema pAMca bhASAono upayoga karavAmAM Avyo che. 1. aTThAvaya puM. na. aSTApada (ii) aSTApada nAmano dvIpa aSTApada nAma kA dvIpa An island called Ashtapad. atre aSTApadanA vibhinna cha jeTalAM artho maLe che jemAMthI, aSTApada. (i) jenA upara RSabhadeva svAmI nirvANa pada pAmyA, te parvata aSTApada nAme parvata. jisa parvata para se RSabhadevasvAmI ne nirvANa prApta kiyA thA, usa parvata kA nAma A mountain called Ashtapad where Rishabhadev swami obtained liberation. (V. PP. P. 4. 24) sihara na. zikhara mena puM. (zaita) bhAga-5 1 (va. 3, 3) aSTApada parvatanuM zikhara. aSTApada parvata kA zikhara Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth A summit of mount Ashtapad aSTApada nAmano parvata aSTApada nAmakA parvata The mountain named Ashtapad (ccha. 7, 27) (sacitra ardhamAgadhI koza. W 1, Page-132) suvarNa, sonA, Gold 2 aTThAvaya = kuM. TApat = aSTApadano A artha AgaLanA artha sAthe saMmilita karatAM suvarNano parvata evo artha thAya che. (sacitra ardhamAgadhI koza, Vol:5, P. 1 & 8) (3) Sanskrit - English Dictionary by Sir Monier - Williams Meaning of Ashtapad as per the dictionary is as under Ashtapada : The Mountain Kailas (Dictionary pg no. 116) ... 93 27 - Ashtapad in Various Dictionaries

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** prastAvanA : A lekhamAM jaina sAhityamAM samAviSTa Agama graMtho tathA Agametara prAcIna graMthomAM jayAMjayAM aSTApada, siMhaniSadyA prAsAda tathA tenI sAthe saMbaMdhita vividha viSayonI mAhitI prApta thAya che. te mULa zloko ane tenA sthAna sahita pU. sAdhvI caMdanabALAzrIjI dvArA saMkalita karavAmAM jAvI che. * triSaSTizalAkApuruSacaritam / prathamaM parva * // aSTApanA vividha zAstrIya useo // 19 - dIkSAkAlAt pUrvalakSaM apAlayitvA tataH prabhuH / jJAtvA svamokSakAlaM ca pratasthe'STApadaM pratiH / / 459 / / zailamaSTApadaM prApa, krameNa saparicchadaH / nirvANasaudhasopAnamivA''rohacca taM prabhuH ||460|| sAnta: puraparIvAro... pratyaSTApadamArSabhiH / / 465 / / kSaNenA'STApadAcalam / / 476 / / adhyAruroha bharatastato'STApadaparvatam / / 477 / / - SaSThasargaH siMhaniSadyA prasAdhanuM vArzana triSaSTizalAkApuruSacaritam / dvitIyaM parva paJcamasargaH ( zloka 87 taH 178 ) Various References on Ashtapad Vol. X Ch. 67-C, Various References on Ashtapad triSaSTizalAkApuruSacaritam dvitIyaM parva - paJcamasargaH te'nyadA'STApadaM prApuH zlo. 87 caityasiMhaniSadhAkhyaM... zlo. 100 sopAnabhUtAni padAnyaSTA'yuM parito vyadhAt / Pg. 4355-4363 BS 94 28

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth bharato yena tenA'yamaSTApada udIryate / / 105 / / ... aSTApadagirija'jJe, zlo. 113 / / aSTApadagirAvatra, dhanyAste pakSiNo'pi hi / / zlo. 126 aSTApadaM samaM sthAnaM... zlo. 130 / / kintvaSTApadatIrthasyA'muSya rakSaNahetave / zlo. 150 / / aSTApadAdriparikhAM, gaGagAM prApa samudravat / / 165 / / aSTApadAdriparikhApUraNArthamakRSyata / jahvanA yat tato gaGagA tataH prabhRti jAhnavI / / 167 / / triSaSTizalAkApuruSacaritam / dvitIyaM parva - SaSThasargaH ...vyagrAnaSTApadatrANe, dagdhvA'yAsIH kva re'dhunI / / 29 / / aSTApadAdriparikhApUraNAya saridvaza / ... / / 536 / / aSTApadAbhyarNavarti... zlo. / / 538 / / pUrayitvA'STApadAdriparikhAM.. zlo. // 541 / / triSaSTizalAkApuruSacaritam / dazamaM parva-navamaH sargaH / yo'STApade jinAn natvA vasedrAtriM sa sidhyati / ... zlo. 181 ... / iyeSASTApadaM gantu tIrthakRdvandanAkRte / / 182 / / ... / AdidezASTApade'rhadvandanAyAtha gautamam // 183 / / ... / vAyuvaccAraNalabdhyA kSaNAdaSTApadaM yayau / / 184 / / itazcASTApadaM mokSahetuM zrutvA tapasvinaH.... // 185 / / 186 taH 197 - 1500 tapasono saMgha yo'STApade jinAn natvA, vased rAtriM sa sidhyati / je aSTApada parvata para rahelI jina pratimAone vaMdana karIne tyAM eka rAtri gALe che, te siddha thAya che. zrI gautamasvAmIe cAraNalabdhi vaDe A tIrthanI yAtrA karIne tyAM eka rAtri pasAra karIne potAnA caramazarIrIpaNAnI khAtarI karI hatI evo vRddhavAda che. A bAbatano ullekha zrI hemacaMdrAcArya triSaSTizalAkApuruSacaritranA dasamA parvanA navamA sarganA zloka-181mAM karela che.) (amoghttii| mA-1 4gaNitAmagi caityavahana) triSaSTizalAkApuruSacaritam / saptamaM parva-dvitIyaHsarga vividhAbhigrahastapastatparaH pratimAdharaH / dhyAnavAnnirmamo:vAlImunirvyAharatAvanau // 227 / / aSTApadAdau gatvA ca kAyotsargamadatta saH / ... / / 229 / / nityAlokapure nityAlokavidyAdharezituH / kanyAM ratnAvalI nAmnA tadodvoDhuM cacAla saH // 235 / / - 95 Various References on Ashtapad

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth aSTApadAdrepari gacchatastasya puSpakam / vimAnaM skhalitaM sadyo vapre balamiva dviSAm // 236 / / zloka 237thI 243 sudhI rAvaNa kupita thAya che te varNana aSTApadaparvata nIce vAlImuni pratimAsthita hatA. krodhita evo rAvaNa vAlamunine kahe che ke parvatasahita tane upADIne lavaNasamudramAM nAkhIza. IzvamuvalvA vivArtha smImaSTApiiratane !... ra44 vAlImuni avadhijJAna vaDe rAvaNe aSTApadagiri upADyo te jANIne vicAre che ke aneka prANIno saMhAra thaze. bharatakSetrabhUSaNa evA tIrthano nAza karavA mATe rAvaNa yatna kare che huM tyakta saMgavALo chuM ityAdi.. to paNa caityanA rakSaNamAM prANIonA rakSaNa mATe rAga-dveSa vagara Ane kAMIka huM zikSA karuM. zloka 245thI 253 evaM vimRzya bhagavAn pAdAGguSThena lIlayA / aSTApadAdrermUrdhAnaM vAlI kizcidapIyat // 253 / / zloka 254thI 264 sudhI rAvaNa pazcAtApa karIne vAlImunine traNa pradakSiNA karI namaskAra kare che te varNana. zloka 265thI 276 sudhI rAvaNa bharatezvara nirmita caityamAM jAya che tyAM bhakti kare che. dharaNendra tyAM Ave che ane rAvaNanI bhaktithI saMtuSTa thaIne vidyA Ape che tenuM varNana. praNamya vAlinaM bhUyastacchailamukuTopame / jagAma rAvaNazcaitye bharatezvaranirmite / / 265 / / candrahAsAdizastrANi muktvA sAntaHpuraH svayam / arhatAmUSabhAdInAM pUjAM so'STavidhAM vyadhAt / / 266 / / rAvaNane vidyAprApti : uktvetyamoghavijayAM zaktiM rupavikAriNIm / so'dAdvidyAM rAvaNAya jagAma ca nijAzrayam // 276 / / * pU. dharmaghoSasUrikRta aSTApadamahAtIrthakalpamAM kahyuM che siddhAyatanapratimaM siMhaniSadyeti yatra sucaturkI / bharato'racayaccaityaM sa jayatyaSTApadagirIzaH // 8 // pratimAzataka - zloka - 7nI TIkAmAM - ata eva ca yatanayA grAmAnugrAmaM viharatA gautamasvAminA'STApadArohAvarohayoH jaGadhAcAraNalabdhiM prayujya taccaityavandane nirdoSatA tadvandanaM coktamuttarAdhyayananiryuktauVarious References on Ashtapad - 96 re--

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** * * "gharamasarIro sAdU mAruhadAAvara La ano" tti (. ?0 . ra0) eyaM tu udAharaNaM kAsIya tahiM jiNavariMdo soUNa taM bhavagato gacchai tahiM goyamo pahitakittI ArujjhataM NagavaraM paDimAo vaMdai jiNANaM ti, bhagavaM ca goamo jaMdhAcaraNaladvIe lUtAtaMtumi NissAe uTTaM uppaio tti cUrNi: / je sAdhu caramazarIrI hoya teja nagavara * * jaMbUdvIpaprajJapti sUtra = abhidhAnacintAmaNi: hrA6-4 mAM rajatAdristu kailAso'STApadaH sphaTikAcalaH / / 94 / / aSTApadaparvata kailAsa hovAno abhiprAya kalikAlasarvajJa zrI hemacaMdrAcArye karela che. aSTApadagirikalpamAM pU. A. jinaprabhasUrimahArAje kahyuM che a uttaradisAbhAe bArasajoaNesuM aTThAvao nAma kelAsAparAbhihANo rambho nagavaro aTTha joaNucco / Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth aSTApadaparvata upara caDI zake anya nahi. uttarAdhyayana niryukti a. 10 gA. 10 - zrI vasudevahiMDInA 21mAM laMbhakamAM aSTApada saMbaMdhI be ullekho che. temAM jaNAvyuM che ke A parvata vaitADhaya parvata sAthe joDAyelo che UMcAImAM ATha yojana UMco che, tathA tenI taLeTImAM niyaDI nAmanI nadI vahe che. (prabodhaTIkA bhA. 1 jagaciMtAmaNi sUtra) (vividhatIrthakalpa siM.. graM. pR. 91) 33mAM prathama tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva bhagavAna potAno mokSakAla najIka Avelo jANIne dasahajAra munivaro sAthe aSTApada parvata upara gayA hatA ane tyAM caturdazabhakta eTale cha upavAsanI tapazcaryApUrvaka pAdapopagamana anazana karIne nirvANapadane prApta thayA hatA. A sthaLe devoe ratnanA traNa stUpa karyA hatA. (prabodhaTIkA bhA. 1 jagaciMtAmaNi caityavaMdana) aSTApadaparvata kozaladezanI sImA para ke tenI najIka Avelo hovo joIe tema jaMbudrIpaprajJaptinA nIcenA ullekha parathI samajAya che. dasahi rAyavarasahassehiM saddhiM saMparivuDe viNIaM rAyahANi majjheNa Niggacchai NiggacchittA majjhadese suhaMsuheNa viharai, viharittA teNeva aTThAvayapavvate teNeva uvAgacchai / . 97 .. bharata cakravartIno A adhikAra che. bharata cakravartI dasa hajAra rAjAothI parivRtta thaIne vinItA nAmanI rAjadhAnInI madhyamAMthI nIkaLIne madhyadezamAM kozaladezanI madhyamAM (madhyaveza kozala vezathamadhye TI.) vicare che ane vicarIne jyAM aSTApada parvata Avelo che tyAM jAya che. - = Various References on Ashtapad

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth * nyAyAbhAnidhi jenAcArya zrImad vijayAnaMdasUrIzvarajI mahArAje jainatajvAdarzamAM 11mAM paricchedamAM jaNAvyuM che ke, zrI RSabhadevajIkA kailAsa parvatake upara nirvANa huA... jaba bharatane kailAsa parvata ke upara siMhaniSadyA nAmaka maMdira banAyA, usameM Age honevAle teIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI aura zrI RSabhadevajI kI arthAt cauvIza pratimAkI sthApanA kI / aura daMDaratna se parvata ko aiso chIlA ki jisa para koI puruSa pagoM se na caDha sake / usameM ATha pada (pagathiye) rakkhe / isI vAste kailAsaparvata kA dUsarA nAma kahate hai / tabase hI kailAsa mahAdeva kA parvata kahalAyA / mahAdeva arthAt baDe deva, so RSabhadeva / jisakA sthAna kailAsa parvata jAnanA (pR. 409-410) pratimAzataka - zloka - 67nI TIkAmAM - - savAre sUtra-2 | adhyAya rU | nihita thAyAM - rUrUra aTThAvayamujite gayaggapaye ya dhammacakke ya pAsa-rahAvattaM ciya camaruppAyaM ca vaMdAmi / / vRttiH - evamaSTApade tathA zrImaduJjayantagirau, gajAgrapade dazArNakUTavartini, tathA takSazilAyAM dharmacakre, tathA 'hicchatrAyAM zrIpArzvanAthasya dharaNendrakRtamahimAsthAne, eva rathAvarttaparvate- vairasvAminA yatra pAdapogamanaM kRtaM, yatra ca zrIvarddhamAnasvAminamAzritya camarendreNautpatanakRtam / eteSu ca sthAneSu yathAsambhavamabhigamanavandanapUjanotkIrtanAdikAH kriyAH kurvato darzanazuddhirbhavatIti (AvIraniti . rU32) gaMgAnadI bhAgIrathI kema kahevAI tenuM varNana : vaLI sagara cakravartInA jahukumAra Adi sATha hajAra putro, e parvatanI AsapAsa khAI khodAvIne temAM gaMgAnadInuM jala laI jAya che ane tema karatAM maraNa pAme che tathA pAchaLathI sagara cakravartInA pautra bhAgIratha tyAM jaIne gaMgAnadIne daMDa vaDe AkarSe che ane tethI te gaMgAnadI karadezanA madhyabhAgathI. hastinApuranI dakSiNathI, kozaladezanI pazcimathI, prayAganI uttaramAM, kAzInA dakSiNamAM,. ane aMga tathA magadha dezanI uttara tarapha thaIne pUrva sAgaramAM bhaLI jAya che, jyAM te gaMgA-sAgara tarIke oLakhAya che ane bhAgIrathanA nAma parathI tenuM nAma bhAgIrathI paDe che. te AkhI vAta aSTApadane gaMgAnadInA mULa sAthe saMbaMdha hoya tema jaNAve che. pUrvakAle kozaladezano vistAra moTo hato ane tenI uttara sarahada himagiri sudhI vistarelI hatI eTale e sthaLa himAlayamAM ja koIka sthaLe AveluM haze tema jaNAya che. (prabodha TIkA bhA.1 jagaciMtAmaNi caityavaMdana) AnA saMbaMdha mATe juoH AdhAra sthAnaHtrissssttishlaakaapurusscritm dvitIyaM parva-SaSThasargaH zloka 540 taH 576 caramazarIrI aSTApadanI yAtrA karI zake tenuM varNana : jaina zAstromAM evA ullekho maLe che ke je caramazarIrI hoya arthAt te ja bhavamAM mokSe janAra Various References on Ashtapad - - 98 -

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* hoya, te ja aSTApadanI yAtrA karI zake che. * "gharamasarIro sAduM sAruMhapha nAvara,'' na annaze tti / / A bAbatano ullekha zrI hemacaMdrAcAryasUri mahArAje triSaSTizalAkApuruSacaritranA dazamAM parvanA navamAM sargamAM A pramANe karela che. (juo uttarAdhyayana niryukti a. 10 gAthA-290) "yo aSTApade jinAn nattvA vased rAtriM sa siddhati' 11 je aSTApada parvata para rahelI jinapratimAone vaMdana karIne tyAM eka rAtri gALe che, te siddha thAya che. zrI gautamasvAmIe cAraNalabdhi vaDe A tIrthanI yAtrA karIne tyAM eka rAtri pasAra karIne potAnA caramazarIrIpaNAnI khAtarI karI hatI evo vRddhavAda che. Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth dharmasaMgraha bhA. 1 vi. 2 zloka-61mAM siddhANaM buddhANaM sUtranA arthamAM '"caMtAri-aTTha-sa-hoya, vaMJiA khiLavarA caDavvIsa paramavruniTrigaTTA, siddhA siddhi mama vinaMtu / / / / saLaMga artha ema thAya che ke "aSTApada parvata upara bharata mahArAjAe bharAvelA anukrame pUrvAdi sanmukha sthApana karelA cAra, ATha, daza ane be ema covIsa jinavaro ke jeonAM sarva kAryo sarva rItie pUrNa thayA che ane tethI jeo siddha che, teo mArAthI vaMdana karAyelA mane siddhi (mokSa)ne Apo.'' aSTApadatIrthanI vaMdanArUpa caityavaMdanAno A agIyAramo adhikAra kahyo. - - * vi.saM. 1751mAM zrI jinavijayajIe racelA paDAvazyaka bAlAvabodhamAM siddhastavanI, cattari aTTu vana hoya gAthAnA vivaraNa prasaMgamAM jaNAvyuM che ke zrI gautamasvAmI jyAre aSTApadaparvata upara vaMdana karavA gayA tyAre temaNe cattari... gAthAmAM jaNAvelA krama pramANe jinabiMbone jagaciMtAmaNinI be gAthA vaDe caitvavaMdana karyuM hatuM. .... * zrI taruNaprabhasUrie vi.saM. 1411mAM racela SaDAvazyaka bAlAvabodhamAM jagaciMtAmaNi sUtra bolavAno ullekha prabhAtamAM mAMgalika tarIke bolavAnA namaskAra tarIke maLe che. saTTAvayaMma 3saddo ityAdi prabhAta mAMgalika bhAvanAkulaka pRSTha. 48 uttarAdhyayana sUtranA 10mAM drumapatraka adhyayana ane 18mAM saMyatIya adhyayanamAM paNa aSTApada viSayaka ullekha prApta thAya che. pRSThicampAyAM prabhurjagau / atha niryuktigAthA dupatvammaM prabhu / uttarAdhyAyA :- dazamaM dumapatrakanAmAdhyayanam paramapUjyagacchAdhipatijayakIrttisUriviracitadIpikATIkAyAm prArambhe navInasaMskaraNa - bhadraMkara prakAzana, pRSTha- 151 B$ 99 . Various References on Ashtapad

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth sagaro vi sAgaraMtaM, bharahavAsaM narAhivo issariyaM kevalaM hiccA, dayAe pririvyuo||35|| niyukti gAthA - ajiyassa kumAstaM atttthaarspuvvsyshssaaii| tevannaM puvvaMgaM, rajje puvvaMgaUNa lakakhavayaM / / sagaraH zrIajitAparkhe pravrajya 72 lakSapUrvAyuH siddha : / AyaMsagharapaveso, bharahe paDaNaM ca aNguliiyss| sesANaM ummuyaNaM, saMvego nANa dikkhA ya // 1 // (A. ni./gA.436) kevalAdanu indro jJAnenaitya tenAtte ca liGge tasmai anamat / dazanRpasahastraiH saha dIkSA, kevalitve vihAro'STApade mAsAnazanAnmuktiH // 34 / / ArisA bhavanamAM praveza karatAM bharata mahArAjAnI AMgaLImAMthI vIMTI paDI gaI pachI bAkInA aMgo parathI paNa dAgInA tyAga karatAM saMvega utpanna thayo, kevaLajJAna thayuM ane dIkSA lIdhI. kevaLajJAna thayA pachI Indra jJAna vaDe jANIne temane (bharata mahArAjAne) rajoharaNa ApyuM ane temane namana karyuM. daza hajAra rAjAo sAthe dIkSA laI kevalIpaNAmAM vihAra karatAM bharata mahArAjA aSTApada parvata para eka mAsanuM anazana karI mukti pAmyAM. uttarAdhyAyAH- aSTAdazaM saMyatIyAdhyayanam paramapUjyagacchAdhipatijayakIrtisUriviracita-dIpikATIkAyAm -gAthA-35 navInasaMskaraNa-bhadraMkara prakAzana, pRSTha- 261-262 tapagacchIya bhAvavijayajI viracita uttarAdhyayana sUtranI TIkAmAM paNa 10mAM kumapatraka adhyayanamAM darzAvela gautamasvAmInI aSTApada yAtrA tathA jagaciMtAmaNi sUtranI racanA viSayaka zloko jovA bhaNe che, he // pramANo cha : gautamastu gataH zaila-maulau bharatakAritam / hRtAvasAdaM prAsAdaM darzanIyaM dadarza tam / / 45 / / mAnavarNAnvitAnAdi-jinAdIn sthApanAjinAn / nanAma nityapratimA-pratimAMstatra ca prabhuH // 46 / / sAkSAdiva jinAMstAMzca darzaM darzaM pramodabhAk / santuSTAvAtisantuSTa-cetA iti gaNAdhipaH / / 47 / / "jagaciMtAmaNi jaganAha jagaguru jagarakkhaNa jagabaMdhava jagasatthavAha jgbhaavviakkhnn| aTTAvayasaMThaviaruva kammaTThaviNAsaNa, cauvIsaM vi jiNavara jayaMtu appaDihayasAsaNa / / 48 // " iti stutvA ca natvA ca, caityAnnirgatya gautmH| uvAsa raatrivaasaayaa-'shoko'shoktrostl||49|| Various References on Ashtapad -86 1000

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abhinaMdana-sumati-padmaprabhu jina vaMdanA... saMvaravaMsAbharaNaM, devo siddhatthapuvvadisibhANU / abhiNaMdaNajiNayaMdo, haNeu sai amha duriyAiM // 4 // saMvara rAjAnA vaMzamAM AbhUSaNarUpa, siddhArthI devIrUpI pUrva dizAmAM sUrya samAna ane vizvane AnaMdadAyI evA he abhinaMdana svAmI ! tame amane pavitra karo. 4 jaya maMgalAmaNakumuya-caMdo mehaNNayAvaNi jalaharo / sumaI jiNiMdaNAho, jo bhaviyajaNa-maNa-duhaharaNo // 5 // megharAjAnA vaMzarUpI vanamAM megha samAna ane maMgaLAmAtA rUpI meghamAlAmAM motIrUpa evA he sumatinAtha ! huM tamane namaskAra karuM chuM. 5 sAmi ! dharanariMdajalahi-soma ! susImAsarovarasaroya ! / paumappaha- titthayaro !, tunbhaM sayayaM namo atthu / / 6 / / dhararAjA rUpI samudrane caMdra samAna ane susImAdevI rUpI gaMgA nadImAM kamalasamAna evA che padmaprabhu! tamane huM namaskAra karuM chuM. 6

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|| zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha che DaoN. kumArapALa desAI * jaina dharma : AjanA samayanA jagatanA dharmomAM jaina dharma eka ati prAcIna dharma che. bhAratamAM udbhavelA A dharmane anusaranArAo bhArata uparAMta Aje vizvanA aneka dezomAM vase che. jaina dharma AgavuM tattvajJAna, sAhitya, sthApatya, nItizAstra, AcAra-paddhati ane vicAra-paddhati dharAve che. "jina" zabdano artha rAga, dveSa ane mohanA vijetA evo thAya che, AthI ja jeoe enA para vijaya meLavyo teo vItarAga kahevAyA. AvA "jina"nA anuyAyIo te jaina ane A jine nirUpelo dharma te "jana dharma." jaina dharmanA vartamAna samayanA 24 tIrthakaromAM bhagavAna RSabhadeva te prathama tIrthakara che ane bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmI te 24mA chellA tIrthakara che. jena dharmano mukhya maMtra navakAra mahAmaMtra che. jaina dharmanA tattvajJAnathI karmavAdano gahanatAthI vicAra karavAmAM Avyo che tema ja jaina dharmanA tIrthakaroe mokSamArga darzAvyo che. jaina dharmamAM pAMca yAma eTale ke mahAvratono mahimA che ane te pAMca yAma che - ahiMsA, satya, asteya, brahmacarya ane parigraha. ahiMsAne ja paramadharma mAnanAro A dharma vaicArika ahiMsA ane sahiSNutAne vadhu mahattva Ape che. badhAM dRSTibiMduomAM rahelAM AMzika satyone svIkArI temano samanvaya karavo te anekAMta che. anekAMtavAda evI vizALa dRSTi che, je vastunuM bhinna bhinna dRSTithI avalokana kare che. ahiMsAmAMthI anekAMtadaSTi janme che ane anekAMtaSTine kAraNe ahiMsAnuM vyApaka darzana sAMpaDe che. anekAMtavAda e jaina dharmanI jagatane AgavI dena che. jaina dharmamAM mananI zakti mATe paccakakhANa, dhyAnanI ucca bhUmikA mATe kAusagga, AMtaradoSanI oLakha mATe pratikramaNa, AMtarazuddhi mATe paryuSaNa, vIratAnI bhAvanA mATe kSamA jevI bhAvanAo apanAvavAno bodha maLe che. 4 tIrthakara : saMsArarUpI samudramAMthI pAra UtaravA jIvAtmAo mATe dharmarUpI tIrtha eTale ke ghATanI je racanA kare te tIrthakara. je mahAna AtmAo sarva jIvone dharma pamADavAnI bhAvanA sAthe pUrvanA bhavamAM tIrthakara nAmakarma bAMdhI, manuSya tarIke janmI, ghAtakarmano kSaya karI, kevaLajJAna pAmI A bhagIratha kArya kare che, teo "tIrthakara, "arihaMta' athavA "jinezvara' tarIke oLakhAya che. potAnuM AyuSya pUruM thatAM teo siddhagati pAme che, tyAra pachI pharI janma ke avatAra laI temane saMsAramAM paribhramaNa karavAnuM rahetuM nathI. Shri Ashtapad MahaTirth Vol. XV Ch. 119-A, Pg. 6960-6972 - 103 - -Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. jaina dharmamAM sAdhu-sAdhvI-zrAvaka ane zrAvikA e caturvidha saMgha paNa 'jaMgama tIrtha' tarIke oLakhAya che. tIrthaMkaro A jaMgama tIrthanI sthApanA kare che. mATe paNa teo tIrthaMkara kahevAya che. * tIrtha H tAre te tIrtha. tIrthane pravartAve te tIrthaMkara. tIrtha eTale ghATa athavA to kinAro. ghora saMsAra samudramAM saphara karatAM jahAjone emanI saphara pUrI karAvI kADhe pahoMcADe te tIrtha ! tAraNa sthaLa ! ahIM pahoMcyA pachI mAnavIne dunyavI jokhama veThavAnAM hotAM nathI ane AdhyAtmika pragati sAdhe che. jaina dharmamAM tIrthanuM savizeSa mahattva che. svayaM tIrthaMkaro dezanA (upadeza) ApatAM pahelAM samavasaraNa (dharmapariSada)mAM 'namo tisthA' padanuM uccAraNa karIne tIrthano mahimA kare che ane bhAvatIrthone namaskAra kare che. AvAM tAraNasthaLo eTale ke tIrtho be prakAranAM kalpavAmAM AvyAM che. eka bhAva tIrtha ane bIjAM dravya tIrtha. baMneno uddeza AtmAnI pavitratA jagADavAno che. rAga-dveSanA baMdhana DhIlAM karIne Akhare nirmULa karavAnAM che. bhAvatIrtha eTale arihaMto, siddho, AcAryo, upAdhyAyo, sAdhuo ane zrAvako. jaina dharmamAM saMghane paNa eka tIrtha lekhavAmAM Avyo che. tIrthaMkara bhagavAna svayaM mokSamArgane anusaranAra evA sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka, zrAvikA jevA caturvidha saMghane tIrthanuM gaurava Ape che. A gaurava te jaina dharmanI virala viziSTatAnuM sUcana kare che. jagatanA anya dharmomAM dharmanuM pAlana karanArAone ATalo UMco darajjo ApavAmAM Avato nathI. emane tIrtha samAna hovAnuM mAna apAtuM nathI. e tIrthanA upAsaka gaNAya. paraMtu svayaM tIrthasvarUpa na gaNAya. jaina dharme potAnA saMghanAM sAdhu, sAdhvI uparAMta zrAvaka, zrAvikAne paNa tIrthasvarUpa hovAnuM gaurava ApyuM che. A ja bAbata mAnavI sAdhanAthI keTaluM badhuM prApta karI zake che eno jikara karI jAya che. AmAM tIrthaMkara Toca para birAje che ane tethI ja teo saMghanA ArAdhya deva ane devone paNa vaMdanIya evA devAdhideva gaNAya che. dravyatIrtha eTale maMdiro, derAsaro, stUpo, guphAo ane caityo. dareka dharmane jema tIrtho hoya che tema vizALa bhArata varSamAM ane videzomAM jainonAM Thera Thera nAnAM moTAM aneka derAsaro maLe che. * pAMca mukhya tIrtha H jainonAM sakala tIrthomAM paNa pAMca tIrtho AMgaLIne veDhe gaNavAmAM Ave cheH aSTApada, sammetazikhara, Abu, giranAra ane zatruMjaya. A pAMcamAM aSTApada tIrtha Aje luptaprAyaH che, te aMge atyAre saMzodhana cAlI rahyuM che. A pAMca tIrthomAM sammetazikhara uttara bhAratanA bihAramAM Avelo bhavya ane pavitra parvata che. enI parama pAvanatA eka-be nahIM, paNa vIsa vIsa tIrthaMkaronI nirvANabhUmi hovAne kAraNe jaina dharmamAM enuM vizeSa mahattvanuM sthAna che. bAkInAM traNa tIrtho gujarAtamAM AvyAM che. agiyAramI sadInA zilpa sthApatyathI jagamazahUra Abu enI kIrtithI suvikhyAta che. giranAra mahAbhAratakALathI paMkAyelo, bhagavAna ariSTanemi ane mahAsatI rAjulanI caraNarajathI pavitra thayelo pahADa che. A cAra parvatomAM Abu sauthI UMco che. te pachI sammetazikhara Ave che, pachI giranAra ane tyAra bAda sauthI chello Avato paNa sakala tIrthomAM vaDuM tIrtha gaNAto zatruMjaya che. Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth * 104 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth * pAMca kalyANaka : jaina dharmagraMthomAM tIrthakaranA jIvanakALamAM banatI pAMca atyaMta mahattvanI ane pavitra gaNAtI ghaTanAone "paMca kalyANaka' tarIke oLakhavAmAM Ave che. tIrthakarano garbhamAM praveza ane emanI mAtAne AvatAM 14 svapno te prathama ghaTanA gaNAya che, je cyavana kalyANaka kahevAya che. bIjo prasaMga te tIrthakaranA janmano bhavya rIte UjavAto janmAbhiSeka-janma kalyANakano che. tamAma bhautika sukha-samRddhi tyajIne vikaTa tapasvI jIvanano svIkAra te trIjo prasaMga dIkSA kalyANaka che. cotho prasaMga te ghaNI tapazcaryA ane dhyAna-sAdhanA pachI tIrthakarane prApta thatuM kevaLajJAna kalyANaka che. emanA jIvanano pAMcamo ane chello prasaMga te emano AtmA karmamAMthI pUrNa rIte mukta thaI siddhapadane pAme che te nirvANa kalyANakano che. A nirvANabhUmi para tIrthakara bhagavAnanA jIvananI dayeyaprApti thAya che ane teo bhavabhramaNanA pherAmAMthI sadAkALa mukti pAme che. A sthAna atipavitra ane mahimAvaMtu gaNAya che. 24 tIrthakaro nIcenA zlokamAM darzAvyA pramANe pAMca sthaLoe nirvANa pAmyA che aSTApade zrI Adi jinavara, vIra pAvApurI valaM, vAsupUjya caMpAnayara siddhyA, nema raivata giri varUM; sammeta zikhare vIsa jinavara, mukti pahuMcyA munivarsa, cauvIsa jinavara nitya vaMdUM, sayala saMgha sukhakarUM. zrI AdinAtha bhagavAna aSTApada para nirvANa pAmyA, mahAvIrasvAmI bhagavAna pAvApurImAM, vAsupUjya svAmI bhagavAna caMpApurImAM ane neminAtha bhagavAna giranAramAM nirvANa pAmI mokSe gayA. bAkInA vIsa tIrthakaro sametazikharamAM nirvANa pAmyA. sakala saMghane AMtarika sukha ApanAra A covIse tIrthakarone huM pUjyabhAve vaMdana karuM chuM." ja aSTApada : jaina dharmagraMtho pramANe prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva aSTApada parvata para nirvANa pAmyA. zrI aSTApada tIrtha e mahattvanuM tIrtha che ane e himAlayanA zAMta ane ramaNIya pradezamAM AveluM che. bhagavAna RSabhadevanI nirvANabhUmi para emanA putra cakravartI bharatadeve ratnajaDita mahela siMhaniSadyA prAsAdanuM nirmANa karyuM hatuM. A mahela prati laI jatAM ATha pagathiyAM parathI A parvata mATe "aSTApada' zabda pracalita banyo. * prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva : bhagavAna RSabhadeva mAnavasaMskRtinA Adi nirmAtA che ane emaNe ja sauprathama parivAraprathA, samAjavyavasthA, zAsanapaddhati ane rAjanItinI sthApanA karI. bhAratavarSamAM IvAkubhUmimAM, kauzaladezamAM AvelI ayodhyA nagarImAM aMtimakulakara nAbhinA putra rUpe RSabhadevano janma thayo. dareka tIrthakaronI mAtAo je mahAsvapno jue che tevA 14 viziSTa svapnonAM emanAM mAtA marudevIne darzana thayAM. svapnamAM prathama vRSabha joyo hato, tethI caitra kRSNa aSTamInA divase janmelA A zizunuM nAma RSabha rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. tatkAlIna rivAja anusAra sunaMdA ane sumaMgalA sAthe emanAM lagna thayAM. aMtimakulakara nAbhie prajAnI vinaMtIne mAna ApIne RSabhadevane rAjA banAvyA ane Ama teo pRthvInA prathama rAjA banyA. aneka varSo sudhI rAjA RSabhe rAjya karyuM. e samaye emaNe ekalavAyuM jIvana gALatI mAnavajAtine parivAra Apyo, samAja sthApyo, samAjane kalAo zIkhavI, - 105 re. Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth pRthvIne bhogabhUmine badale karmabhUmi banAvI. lokajIvana suvyavasthita karIne dharmajIvana ApyuM. tyAgane jIvanazuddhinuM, tapane jIvanakriyAnuM ane mokSane mAnavInuM aMtima lakSya hovAno upadeza Apyo. uttarAvasthAmAM rAjA RSabhadeve putra bharatane rAjyazAsana soMpIne caitra kRSNASTamInA divase dIkSA grahaNa karI. dIrgha sAdhanAne aMte temane kevaLajJAnanI prApti thaI ane e ja divase temaNe lokone ahiMsA, satya Adi mahAvratono upadeza Apyo. Adi tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva prathama rAjA, prathama sAdhu-bhikSAcAra, prathama jina ane prathama tIrthaMkara che. bhagavAna RSabhadeve lokone saMdeza ApyoH 'koI jIvane mAravo nahIM, badhAnI sAthe hetathI rahevuM, asatya bolavuM nahIM, corI karavI nahIM, zIlapAlana karavuM ane saMtoSathI rahevuM.' bhagavAna RSabhadeve kahelo A dharma sau pALavA lAgyA. emaNe saMghanI sthApanA karI. emanA upadezathI emanA saMghamAM coryAsI hajAra sAdhuo ane traNa lAkha sAdhvIo banyAM. traNa lAkha ane pacAsa hajAra zrAvaka ane pAMca lAkha ane copana hajAra zrAvikAo thayAM. A saMghane tIrtha paNa kahevAya che, tethI RSabhadeva - AdinAtha pahelAM tIrtha karanArA eTale tIrthaMkara thayA. ghaNAM varSo sudhI teo pRthvIpaTa para vicaryA. emanA trikALa prakAzita jJAnathI lokone dharmamArga batAvyo. bhagavAna RSabhadeva aSTApada parvata para nirvANa pAmyA. Aje paNa bhAviko prAtaHkALe UThIne bhagavAna AdinAthanuM smaraNa kare che. - bhagavAna RSabhadevanA nirvANakalyANakanI pAvana bhUmi samo aSTApada parvata Aje daSTigocara thato nathI. dharmagraMthomAM enAM aneka pramANo maLe che. AthI Aje e mahApavitra aSTApada tIrthane zodhavAno prayAsa thaI rahyo che. * bharata cakravartI : bhagavAna zrI RSabhadevanA putra bharata cakravartI e prathama cakravartI rAjA banyA. kevaLajJAna prApta karyA bAda bhagavAna zrI RSabhadeva samavasaraNamAM birAjIne dezanA ApatA hatA, tyAre bharata mahArAjA darzanArthe AvyA. e samaye kutUhalavaza cakravartI bharatadeve pUchyuM, "A samavasaraNamAM dezanA sAMbhaLI rahelA lokomAMthI bhaviSyamAM koI tIrthaMkara thaze kharA ?" tyAre bhagavAna zrI RSabhadeve pratyuttara Apyo ke tamAro (bharata cakravartIno) putra marIci keTalAya bhavo bAda covIsamA tIrthaMkara zrI mahAvIrasvAmI banaze. A pachI bhagavAne vartamAna covIsInI samaja ApI. A rIte cakravartI bharata rAjAne vartamAna covIsInI mAhitI jANavA maLI hatI. jaina Agama 'zrI sUtrakRtAMga'mAM RSabhadeva bhagavAne temanA putra bharatane aSTApada para dezanA (upadeza) ApyAno ullekha maLe che. 'uttarapurANa' nAmanA graMthamAM evuM varNana maLe che ke cakravartI bharate atIta, vartamAna ane anAgata ema traNeya covIsInI eTale ke boMtera tIrthaMkaronI mUrtio dharAvatA suvarNamaMdiranI racanA karI hatI ane AcAryazrI dhanezvarasUrikRta 'zatruMjaya mAhAtmya' graMthamAM rAjA bharate bhagavAna RSabhadevanI nirvANabhUmi najIka vAakIratna dvArA ratnamaya siMhaniSadyA prAsAdanI racanA karI hatI. A rIte bhinna bhinna graMthomAM aSTApada saMbaMdhe cakravartI bharata ane muni bharatanA ullekho maLe che. 'vividha tIrthakalpa' nAmanA graMthanA 'aSTApadagiri kalpa'mAM tathA AcAryazrI dharmaghoSasUrijInA 'zrI aSTApadamahAtIrtha kalpa'mAM bhagavAna RSabhadevanA nirvANanI ghaTanAnA AlekhanamAM aSTApada giri Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth OM 106

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth vizenAM varNanomAM devatAoe ahIM traNa stUpa (derIo) karyA evI noMdha che. jyAre bharatarAjAe zrI RSabhadevanAM saMskAra-samarpaNanI bhUmi para traNa gAu UMco ane jANe mokSamaMdiranI vedikA hoya tevo siMhaniSadyA nAme prAsAda ratnamaya pASANathI vAddhakIratna pAse karAvyo, tevI gAthA sAMpaDe che. AmAM ja ullekha maLe che ke- "caityanI bhIMtomAM vicitra maNimaya gavAkSa (gokhalA) racyA hatA.' vaLI, ahIM eka ullekha evo che ke "caityanA nitaMbabhAga upara vicitra ceSTAthI manohara lAgatI mANekanI pUtaLIo goThavelI hatI, tethI apsarAothI adhiSThita meru parvatanI jevuM te zobhatuM hatuM." e pachI eka vistRta, ati mahattvano ullekha A pramANe che "tyAM (aSTApada) AvanArA puruSo gamanAgamana vaDe enI AzAtanA na kare evuM dhArIne loDhAnA yaMtramaya ArakSaka puruSo te ThekANe UbhA rAkhyA. e yaMtramaya loDhAnA puruSothI jANe maryalokanI bahAra te sthAna rahyuM hoya ema manuSyone agamya thaI paDyuM. pachI cakravartIe daMDaratna vaDe te parvatanA dAMtA pADI nAkhyA, tethI saraLa ane UMcA staMbhanI peThe e parvata lokone na caDI zakAya tevo thaI gayo. pachI mahArAjAe e parvatanI pharatA mekhalA jevA ane manuSyothI ullaMghana thaI zake nahIM evA eka eka yojanane aMtare ATha pagathiyAM banAvyAM. tyArathI e parvatanuM nAma aSTApada paDyuM ane lokomAM te harADhi "rajatAdri'. kelAsa" ane "sphaTikAcala' evAM nAmathI paNa oLakhAvA lAgyo." * jaina graMthomAM aSTApada tIrtha : 1. aSTApada tIrthano sarvaprathama ullekha "AcArAMga niryuktinA 33ramAM zlokamAM maLe che, jyAre atyaMta prAcIna jaina graMtha "ekAdaza aMgAdi Agama'mAM aSTApadano mahAtIrtha rUpe ullekha maLe che. 2. jaina Agama "zrI uttarAdhyayana sUtra'nI niyukti anusAra koI paNa carama-zarIrI (A ja bhavamAM mokSa prApta karanArA jIva) aSTApada tIrthanI yAtrA karaze, to te mokSa prApta karaze. (adhyAya 10, sUtra 290) ane kailAsanuM varNana sonA-cAMdInA parvata tarIke karyuM 3. "Avazyaka niryuktimAM paNa aSTApada tIrthanuM varNana prApta thAya che. 4. "kalpasUtra'mAM aSTApadane bhagavAna RSabhadevanI nirvANabhUmi tarIke darzAvavAmAM AvI che. pa. "nizItha cUrNimAM aSTApada parvata para tIrthakara zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanA mokSagamananuM varNana che. 6. AcArya jinaprabhasUri kRta "vividha tIrthakalpa'mAM aSTApada tIrthanA kalpa vize eka adhyAya prApta thAya che. temAM lakhyuM che ke guru gautamasvAmI dakSiNa bAjuthI siMhaniSadyA prAsAdamAM pravezyA hatA. 7. AcArya dharmaghoSasUri racita "zrI aSTApada mahAtIrthakalpa'mAM A tIrtha vize varNana maLe che ane temAM lakhyuM che ke, siMhaniSadyA prAsAdane cAra bAju hatI. 8. "jJAnaprakAza dIpArNave' graMthamAM aSTApada girinI racanA vize savistara noMdha maLe che. 9. bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmIe svayaM eka vAra potAnA upadezamAM kahyuM hatuM ke je vyakti aSTApada parvatanI yAtrA karIne tyAM ArAdhanA karaze, te A janmamAM mukti pAmaze. Azare - 107 re -Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth chavvIsso varSa pUrve bhagavAna mahAvIranA prathama gaNadhara zrI gautamasvAmIe potAnI vizeSa labdhithI A tIrthanI yAtrA karI hatI ane enA para rAtrinivAsa karyA bAda pUjA karI hatI. che. guru gautamasvAmIe "jagaciMtAmaNi sUtra'nI prathama be gAthAnI racanA aSTApada tIrtha para karI hatI. ('prabodha TIkA': bhAga 1) "paDAvazyaka bAlAvabodha' graMthamAM lakhyuM che ke temaNe jagaciMtAmaNi sUtra'nI pahelI be gAthAonI racanA sAthe tIrtha para caityavaMdana karyuM hatuM. 11. "vasudeva hiMDI' graMtha (21mAM adhyayana)mAM ullekha che ke A parvata vaitADhayagiri sAthe saMbaMdhita che. enI UMcAI ATha mAIla che ane enI ghATImAM niyaDI nadI vahe che. 12. "jaMbUdvIpa prajJami'mAM lakhyuM che ke aSTApadagiri kozala dezanI uttara dizAmAM Avelo che. bhagavAna RSabhadevanA nirvANanA sthaLe devarAja indrae traNa stUpanI racanA karI hatI. (sUtra-33) 13. judA judA graMthomAM jaNAvyA pramANe aSTApada ayodhyAthI 12.5 yojana uttara dizA tarapha Avelo hato ane svaccha AkAza hoya tyAre ayodhyAnA vRkSanI Toca uparathI te joI zakAto ane darzana thaI zakatAM hatAM. 14. siddhANaM buddhANaM sUtra (siddhastava sUtromAM aSTApadamAM je kramamAM tIrthakaronI pratimA che, te kramanuM varNana maLe che.- "cattAriaTha-dasa-doya, vaMdiyA jiNavarA-cauvvIsa.' 15. zrI pUrvAcArya-racita "aSTApada kalpa" (prAcIna)mAM A tIrthanuM mahattva tathA ahIM thayelI maMgalakArI ghaTanAonuM vistRta varNana upalabdha che. 16. kalikAlasarvajJa AcArya hemacaMdrAcAryae 'triSaSTizalAkA puruSacaritramAM aSTApada tIrthanuM vigate varNana karyuM che. enA dasamA adhyayananA prAraMbhe ullekha maLe che ke je aSTApada parvata para potAnI AdhyAtmika zakti (labdhi)thI caDhe che ane tIrtha para eka rAtri vase che tene mukti prApta thAya che. 17. "abhidhAna ciMtAmaNi pramANe kailAsa parvata rajatAdri, aSTApada, sphaTikAcala, harAdri, himAvata ane dhavalagiri jevAM nAmothI oLakhAya che. (4-94) * anya ullekho : 1. pUjya sahajAnaMdaghanajI potAnA patromAM lakhe che ke 72 biMbonI traNa covIsIo ahIM baraphamAM daTAyelI che. teo noMdhe che ke keTalAMka jina biMbo bauddha bhikSuo pAse che. eka maMgoliyana bhikSanA mata pramANe tIrthaMkara zrI RSabhadeve aSTApadagiri para dhyAna ane prArthanA karyA hatAM. A ullekha kaMjUda ane taMjUda pustakomAM maLe che. 3. tibeTamAM AvelA potAlA mahela (dalAI lAmAno pUrva nivAsa)mAM keTalAka prAcIna tADapatrIya graMtha che, jemAM RSabhadevanA aSTApada kelAsa paranA nirvANanuM varNana maLe che. 4. kAMgArI karaccaka (Kangari Karochak) je graMtha tibeTI kelAsa purANa tarIke prasiddha che, te darzAve che ke kalAsa AkhI sRSTinuM kendra che. 5. gaMgakAre tezI (Gangkare Teashi) zveta kelAsa (White Kailas) nAmanA pustakamAM darzAve che ke ahIM bauddha dharmIo pUrve jaino vasatA hatA. teo gyAla phAla pA ane Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth - 108 de

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ce pu pA (Gyan Phal Pa and Chean Pu Pa) tarIke oLakhAtA hatA. temanA prathama bhagavAnanuM nAma khayu coka bhagavAna RSabhanAtha hatuM ane chellA bhagavAna phela vA arthAt mahAvIra svAmI hatuM. A pustakamAM darzAvyA mujaba enA ghaNA siddhAMto jaina siddhAMto sAthe sAmya dharAve che. - Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth * aSTApadanI racanAno vicAra ane vikAsa H nyuyorkanA jaina senTara opha amerikA dvArA nirmita jinAlayamAM zrI covIsI mUkavAnI hatI, paraMtu maryAdita jagyAne kAraNe e zakya na hatuM. pachIthI ratnonI 24 pratimAo banAvI derAsaramAM bIje mALe gabhArAnI dIvAla para mUkavAnuM nakkI thayuM. A ratnamaMdirano vicAra cAlato hato, tyAre jayapuramAM zrI aSTApada mahAtIrthano paTa jovA maLyo ane pariNAme ratnamaMdirano vicAra zrI aSTApada tIrthanI pratikRtinA sarjanamAM parivartana pAmyo. A pramANe ratnamaMdira ane pachI aSTApada tIrthanI racanAnI kalpanA AkAra levA mAMDI. zrI aSTApada tIrtha aMge saMzodhana karatAM pahelI najare lAgyuM ke A tIrtha vize khUba ochI mAhitI maLe che, paraMtu A tIrthanuM viziSTa mahattva e che ke A tIrtha prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zrI RSabhadevanI nirvANabhUmi che. nyuyorkanA jaina senTaramAM kaI rIte zrI aSTApada tIrthanI racanA karavI teno vicAra karyo. Ane mATe zrI aSTApada tIrtha vize vadhu hakIkato ane mAhitInA saMzodhana mATe kArya zarU karyuM. AmAM pU. sAdhumahArAjo ane vidvAno pAsethI keTaluMka mArgadarzana maLyuM. A viSayane lagatA prAcIna jainasAhityanA keTalAka lekhonI jherokSa kopI maLI, jemAMthI aSTApada tIrtha vize mAhitI maLavA lAgI ane dharmagraMthonI e mAhitIne lakSamAM rAkhIne aSTApada tIrthanA 'moDela' banAvavAnA vicArane kAryarata karavAmAM Avyo. aSTApada vizenI mAhitI mATenA amArA saMzodhananuM tAraNa e AvyuM ke zrI aSTApada tIrtha baraphathI chavAyelA himAlaya parvatanA zAMta vAtAvaraNamAM Avelo che. e nIcenAM nAmothI paNa prasiddha che ratnamaya : 24 tIrthaMkaronI ratnajaDita pratimAo dharAvato ratnajaDita mahela. rajatAdri : rajatAdri athavA cAMdIno parvata, kAraNa ke aSTApada parvata baraphathI chavAyelo hovAthI rajata (cAMdI)nA adri (parvata) jevo lAge che. sphaTikAcala H sphaTikano banelo hoya tevo parvata. aSTApada tIrthanA moDela banAvavAmAM graMthomAMthI upalabdha mAhitI ane varNana sahAyarUpa banyAM. mULa pratikRtine anurUpa banAvavA parvatane sphaTika paththara (kudaratI rIte pAradarzaka ane prakAza pasAra thaI zake tevA raMga)no banAvavAmAM Avyo, jethI baraphathI chavAyelo hoya tevo e parvata jaNAya. ratnamaMdiranI kalpanA paripUrNa karavA mATe ATha pagathiyAM racavAmAM AvyAM ane parvatanI madhyamAM covIsI mATe 24 gokhalA banAvavAmAM AvyA. parvatano dekhAva Ubho thAya te rIte enI bAMdhaNI karavAmAM AvI. A rIte 24 tIrthaMkara bhagavAnanI covIsI dharAvatA ratnamaMdirane nyuyorkanA derAsara para birAjamAna karavAnuM vicAryuM. Ane mATe dharmagraMtho ane pUjya AcAryazrInuM mArgadarzana meLavIne A kArya AgaLa dhapAvyuM. * 109 - -Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth * jaina senTara opha amerikA (nyuyorka)nA jinAlayamAM aSTApadanI racanAnI prakriyA : DijhAIna : parvata mATe sphaTika vAparavAnuM nakkI thayuM paNa te mATe jarUrI sAmagrInuM vajana Azare 10 Tana jeTaluM thAya, te nyuyorkanA A jaina senTaranA bhavana mATe paDakArarUpa banI rahyuM. vaLI, te aSTApada cothA mALe AveluM hovAthI enI vajana khamavAnI kSamatAnI maryAdA hoya te svAbhAvika che. 12 TanathI vadhu vajana to thavuM ja na joIe. bAMdhaNI majabUta bane te mATe eka Tana vajananI sTIlanI phrema jayapuramAM banAvavAmAM AvI. sTIla phremamAM ekanI upara bIjuM evI rIte ATha paDa banAvavAmAM AvyAM che. parvatano AkAra lAge te mATe DhALa banAvavAmAM Avyo, tenI racanA e rIte karavAmAM AvI ke sauthI nIcenA bhAganI pahoLAI 5'.1" ane sauthI uparanI pahoLAI mAtra 0.75" che. sphaTika ane kImatI ratno (paththara) : 30 Tana rapha sphaTikanI AyAta karavAmAM AvI. tenA para karavAmAM AvatI prakriyA ane kotaraNI karyA pachI A parvatanuM kula vajana Azare 10 Tana jeTaluM thayuM che. A vajana jhIlI zake te mATe 1.5 Tana sTIlanI phrema banAvavAmAM AvI che. vizvanA judA judA raMganAM ratno AyAta karavAmAM AvyA ane temAMthI judA judA prakAranI mUrtio ghaDavAmAM AvI. dareka mUrti eka ja ratnamAMthI ghaDavAmAM AvI. vaLI, A dareka ratna jemolojikala leboreTarI dvArA pramANita karavAmAM AvyA. AthI ratnamAMthI banAvelI A mUrtiomAM koI sAMdhA nathI, eTaluM ja nahIM, paraMtu dareka mUrti dhArmika niyama anusAra ane nizcita karelA mApa pramANe ghaDavAmAM AvI che. A mATe vAparavAmAM AvelAM ratno sArI guNavattAvALAM hoya te aMge khAsa dhyAna rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. A mUrtio A yojanAnuM aMtima svarUpa che. A mATe emarAlDa, bI, emethisTa, kunajhAITa, rojha kvArTsa, soDAlAITa jevAM kImatI ratno vAparavAmAM AvyAM che. aSTApada parvata parvata e mukhya aMga che ane te sphaTikano banAvavAmAM Avyo che. sphaTikanA 100thI 300 kilonuM vajana dharAvatA TukaDAone DhoLAvavALo parvata dekhAya tema goThavavAmAM AvyA. enI madhyamAM ATha pagathiyAM banAvavAmAM AvyAM, AnA upara 24 gokhalA che. AmAM tIrthakara bhagavAnanI mUrtio sthApita karavAmAM AvI che. A parvatamAM ja 24 gokhalA kotaravAmAM AvyA che. parvatane sphaTikanA ATha blokamAM kotaravAmAM Avyo che. pahelA be bhAga pagathiyAM, bIjA cAra mUrtio mATe ane chellA be zikhara mATe che. AkhI racanA maMdira jevI dekhAya te mATe Toca para pAMca zikharanI DijhAIna umeravAmAM AvI che. badhAM zikhara DijhAIna pramANe kotarIne tene suvarNakaLazathI suzobhita karela che. sauthI uparanA bhAgamAM dhajA che. atyAre cAlatI yojanA pramANe DhALa ApIne mApa pramANe parvatano dekhAva banAvavAnI yojanA karavAmAM AvI che. vizALa AkAzamAM kailAsa parvatano khyAla maLI rahe te mATe pAchaLanI dIvAla para AkAzanI sAthe kailAsa-mAnasarovara darzAvavAmAM Avela che. gokhalAo 24 pratimAjIo sthApita karavA mATe 24 gokhalA che. dareka lAInamAM dareka gokhalAnI sAIjha ekasarakhI che. agAu A gokhalA svataMtra rIte banAvelA hatA. paNa pachIthI evuM nakkI karavAmAM AvyuM ke parvatamAM sIdhA ja kotaravA. AthI e parvatano bhAga banI gayA. dareka gokhalAmAM AgaLa be thAMbhalI, pratimA mATe gokhalo, kotaraNI, chajuM ane upara zikhara racavAmAM Avela che. zarUAtamAM paddhatisaranI DijhAIna banAvI hatI, paNa pachIthI tamAma 24 gokhalAomAM aSTaprAtihAryanI kotaraNI karavAmAM AvI che. zrI jina covIsI : 24 tIrthakarone darzAvatI 24 pratimAo kotaravAmAM AvI che. dareka Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth - 110 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth pratimAnI nIce enAM lAMchana che, jethI darzanArthI A kayA tIrthaMkara bhagavAnanI pratimA che te jANI zakaze. pratyeka pratimAjI kImatI ratnomAMthI kotaravAmAM AvI che. raMgo maLavAnI maryAdAne kAraNe dareka tIrthaMkarano mULa raMga meLavavo muzkela che. agAu nakkI thayA pramANe dhArmika niyama anusAra A pratimAo sthApita thaI che. pratimAnAM kada emanI niyata jagyA anusAra nakkI karela che. nIcenI be sauthI UMcI 9'-11' (pratimA 1 ane 2), pachInI cAra 7''-9'' UMcAImAM (pratimA 3 thI 6), pachInI ATha pa''-7'' UMcAImAM (pratimA 7 thI 14) ane chellI 10 3'-pa' UMcAImAM (pratimA 15 thI 24) sauthI nAnI che. Ane dharmagraMthone AdhAre mULa UMcAInA pramANasara bhAge banAvavAmAM AvI che. kathAonI kotaraNI : zrI aSTApada tIrtha sAthe joDAyelI aneka kathAo maLe che. prAraMbhamAM A vArtAone be bhAgamAM (2-DI) darzAvavAnuM vicAryuM hatuM. parvatanI bAjunA nIcenA bhAgamAM agAunI be DijhAIna (2-DI) pramANe kotaraNI karavAnI hatI, paNa AgaLa jatAM zrI aSTApada tIrtha vize vadhu ne vadhu dharmakathAo maLatI gaI eTale badhAne ratnomAM (3-DI) judA judA kotaravAnuM nakkI thayuM. AmAMnI keTalIka ghaTanAo zrI aSTApada giri upara banelI che ane keTalIka aSTApadane saMbaMdhita ghaTanAo che. AvI kula covIsa kathAo kotaraNI sAthe maLaze. * aSTApada viSayaka sAmagrInuM saMkalana : prAcIna dharmagraMtho, yAtrALuonAM pravAsa-varNano, saMzodhakonI noMdho ane anya mAdhyama dvArA aSTApada viSayaka tamAma sAhityane ekatrita karavAnuM kAma cAlI rahyuM che. enI prApya sAmagrIne jherokSa rUpe 20 volyumamAM saMgrahita karavAmAM AvI che. zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha ane tene saMbaMdhita tamAma mAhitInuM saMkalana karavAno A bhagIratha prayAsa che. bhagavAna RSabhadevanuM jIvana, cakravartI bharatadevanI AsthA, guru gautamasvAmInI aSTApadayAtrA vizenI sAmagrI AmAMthI maLI raheze. bIjI bAju, kailAsa, mAnasarovara ane aSTApada aMgenI bhaugolika mAhitI ane pravAsIonA anubhavo AmAMthI maLI rahe che. aSTApada tIrthanuM prAcIna graMthomAM maLatuM varNana ane ene lagatI kathAonI pramANabhUta sAmagrI AmAM ekatrita karI che. aSTApada tIrthanA ratnamaya maMdiranA saMdarbhamAM ratnonI samaja ane enA moDela mATe karavAmAM AvelA prayAsonuM Alekhana maLe che. aSTApada vize prAcIna graMthomAMthI meLavelA pramANabhUta AdhAro ane ullekho uparAMta aSTApada tIrthanI stutio, sajjhAyo ane pUjAono paNa AmAM samAveza karyo che. Ama aSTApada vizenI tamAma mAhitI dharAvatA A volyumanI 2 DIvIDI paNa taiyAra karavAmAM AvI che ane enI sAthosAtha vIsa volyumanA viSayo darzAvatI anukramaNikAnI pustikA paNa upalabdha che. A uparAMta A badhA volyumanI sAmagrImAMthI saMcaya karIne dasa TakA jeTalI sAmagrI alaga tAravavAmAM AvI che, tema ja saMzodhakone mATe upayogI evI mAhitI tAravIne alAyadI sIDImAM mUkI che. A prakAranA sAhityanI vizeSa zodha mATe himAcala pradezamAM dharmazAlAnA graMthAlayamAM tibeTI graMthonI tapAsa karavAmAM AvI che. A graMthomAM rahelI mAhitI jyAre bahAra Avaze tyAre jaina dharmanI prAcInatA vize keTalIya navI navI bAbato para prakAza paDaze. * pradarzana ane seminAra H aSTApada moDela ane traNe covIsI (tIrthaMkaranI 72 pratimA) ane anya pratimAonuM ghaNAM nagaro ane mahAnagaromAM pradarzana yojavAmAM AvyuM. AvuM karavAnuM kAraNa e ke vizALa dharmapriya janasamUha x 111 - Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth A traNe covIsInA darzanano pAvana lAbha pAmI zake che. Ane kAraNe dezavidezamAM vyApaka janasamUhamAM aSTApada tIrtha vize jAgRti AvI che. aSTApada tIrtha vizenuM sAhitya ane anya vigatanAM vIsa volyuma paNa Thera Thera pradarzita karavAmAM AvyAM. kailAsa mAnasarovaranI saMzodhana-yAtrAnI suMdara viDiyoe navo utsAha jagADyo che. aSTApada tIrthanuM A pradarzana muMbaI, nyuyorka, surata, enTavarpa, pAlItANA, amadAvAda, jayapura, dilhI, kolakattA, nyujarsI (jenA kanvenzana)mAM tathA losa enjalisamAM darzAvyuM che, jenA darzanano dhArmika janasamudAye moTI saMkhyAmAM lAbha lIdho ane A prAcIna saMzodhana kAryamAM UMDo rasa lIdho che. * aSTApadanI saMzodhanayAtrA : aSTApada mahAtIrtha ane aSTApadanA parvatanuM sthAna nakkI karavA mATe traNa vakhata madhya himAlayanI mulAkAta ane saMzodhana mATe pravAsanuM Ayojana karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. A pravAsamAM mukhya hetuo A pramANe hatA : 1. atyAra sudhI je saMzodhana thayuM che, temAM umero karavo. 2. jaina sAhityamAM varNavAyelA aSTApadanA sthaLane zodhavuM. 3. bhaugolika tathA purAtattvanI dRSTie aSTApadanI bhALa meLavavI. A saMzodhanamAM vidvAno, anubhavIo saMzodhako ane vaijJAniko sAmela hatA. e saunA anubhavoe eka navI dizA kholI ApI. * aSTApadanAM saMbhavita sthAno : aSTApadanuM saMbhavita sthAna himAlaya para che. atyAre aSTApada tIrthanI saMbhAvanA dharAvatAM sthAnonI vigato ekatrita karAI che. eka sthAna badarInAthathI uttara dizA tarapha Azare 168 mAIlanA aMtare AveluM che. kailAsa parvata kAMgarimpoce tarIke paNa oLakhavAmAM Ave che. te mAnasarovarathI uttara tarapha Azare 25 mAIlanA aMtare AveluM che. bIjo eka parvata mAnasarovara (pAda) ane kelAsanI vacce Avelo che, te pa-7 mAIla dakSiNa-pUrve Avelo che. te paNa aSTApada kahevAya che. A parvatanI UMcAI 8 mAIla che (atyAre 4 mAIla che) ane sapheda khaDakothI DhaMkAyelo che tethI tene dhavalagiri tarIke paNa oLakhavAmAM Ave che. "dArecInathI 15-20 TekarIo pAra karIne 4thI 6 kalAkamAM pahoMcI zakAya che. bauddhayAtrIo A parvatane "kAMgazIce' kahe che. Azare 40 ki.mI.nA aMtare AveluM parvatanuM eka bIjuM zikhara "gulAmAMdhAtA' tarIke oLakhAya che. "mAMdhAtA" zabda sagara rAjAnA pUrvajanA mULamAMthI Avyo che. kelAsa ane guralAmAMdhAtAnI vacce rAkSasa tAla nAmanuM sarovara AveluM che. naMdI parvatanI ghaNI tasavIro lenAra ane A pradezamAM sAruM evuM bhramaNa karanArA zrI bharatabhAI haMsarAja zAhanA kahevA pramANe A parvata sAthe A aSTApadanA varNanano meLa bese tevo che. ATha pagathiyAM ane 'sleiksa' jovA maLe che. ame seTelAITa dvArA A pradezanI tasavIro levA prayatna karIe chIe, jethI koI daTAyeluM sthAna maLI Ave. A saMdarbhamAM zrI pI. esa. ThakkaranA ahevAlo abhyAsa karavA jevA che. aSTApadanI saMbhavita jagyA kelAsa parvata (6638 mITara)thI dakSiNa pUrvamAM 5996 mITara Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth - 112 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth UMce hovI joIe. kelAsa parvata kAMgarimpoce-gaMga tise nAme oLakhAya che. A sthaLa derAphUgathI dakSiNa pUrvamAM 5 ki.mI. DolyApAsathI dakSiNa-pazcima 5. ki.mI., jhutula phagathI uttara-pazcima 7.5 ki.mI., jJAnaDrega monAlDrIthI uttara pUrva 8 ki.mI., saraluMga gompAthI uttara-pUrva 8.5 ki.mI., Dorepoce athavA yamadvAra athavA mokSadvArathI uttara-pUrva 9 ki.mI.nA aMtare AveluM che. te 13 DrIMguga kAMgyuM corTanathI 2.5 ki.mI., selga akasama lAthI pUrvamAM 2.00 ki.mI. athavA gaMgapo-saMgalama lAthI dakSiNa pazcimamAM 2.50 ki.mI. dUra AveluM che. te jagyAe saralaMga cekasama lA ane gaMga-po saMglAma lAthI sahelAIthI pahoMcI zakAya che. Ama kula 10 sthAnonI saMbhAvanA aMge vicAra cAle che. (1) kelAsa parvata (2) kelAsa parvatanI najIka bonArI (3) baM pleInsa (4) Tarboce (5) naMdI parvata (6) sIMga gompA ane jJAnaDraga monAsTrI vacceno parvata (7) jJAnaDraga monAsTrI (8) 13 DrigaMga kAMgyu corTana (9) aSTApadanI saMbhavita jagyA je gombo phaMga athavA trinetra athavA mahAkAla tarIke oLakhAya che. (10) seTelAITa dvArA nakkI karelI jagyA, dharmakiMga norsaga tarIke oLakhAya che. * vizva saMskRtinuM paroDha : himAlaya parvatanA A sthAna para siMdhu nadInuM udgamasthAna che, je kelAsathI laddAkha, kAzmIra thaIne pAkistAnamAMthI pasAra thaI samudramAM maLe che. jagatanI sauthI prAcIna sabhyatA siMdhu nadInA kinAre udbhavI hatI. kadAca A saMzodhana ApaNane e Adi srotanI oLakha ApI jAya ane vizvasaMskRtinA prAraMbhakALanA sagaDa emAMthI ja maLI rahe. vaLI, bhagavAna RSabhadevanA nirvANaka bhUmi aSTApada parvata maLaze to stUpa, sthApatya, maMdira, prAcIna nagara ane jaina dharmanI prAcIna paraMparAnI mAhitI maLaze ane e rIte mAtra bhAratIya saMskRti ja nahIM, sAthosAtha vizvasaMskRtinA Adi srotanI jANakArI sAMpaDaze. pariNAme A saMzodhana eka vyApaka AkAra dhAraNa karI rahyuM che ane te jaina dharmanI prAcInatA uparAMta bhAratIya saMskRti ane vizvanI sabhyatAnA Adi srota vize mUlyavAna sAmagrI ApanAruM banI raheze. $ 113 - Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth

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// zrI aSTApada tIrtha // pUrvAcArya vizva meM jainadharma ke prAcIna-arvAcIna aneka tIrtha haiN| unameM zrIzatrujayAdi pA~ca tIrthoM kI mahimA vizeSa adhikatara hai| isaliye to kahA hai ki - AbU-aSTApada-giranAra, sammetazikhara zatrujaya saar| e pA~ce uttama ThAma, siddhi gayA tene karUM praNAma // 1 // zrI aSTApadatIrtha - aSTApada parvata isa avasarpiNI kAla meM prathama tIrthaMkara zrI RSabhadeva prabhukAlIna ayodhyA nagarI kI uttaradizA meM sthita thaa| zrIRSabhadeva bhagavAn kA nirvANa yAnI mokSa isa aSTApada parvata para huA thaa| zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAn ke prathama putra zrI bharatacakravartI ne unake nirvANa-mokSasthala para hI siMhaniSadyA nAmaka maNimaya eka vizAlakAya bhavya jinaprAsAda-jinamandira banavAyA thaa| tIna kosa U~ce aura eka yojana vistRta aise usa jinaprAsAda meM svarga ke maNDapa jaise maNDapa, usake bhItara pIThikA, devacchandikA tathA vedikA kA bhI nirmANa krvaayaa| uttama pIThikA ke kamalAsana para AsIna azoka vRkSAdi ATha prAtihArya yukta deha-zarIra-lAJchana sahita tad-tad varNa vAlI vartamAnakAlIna caubIsa tIrthaMkara bhagavantoM kI maNi-ratnoM kI bhavya mUrtiyA~-pratimAyeM birAjamAna kii| taduparAnta isa prAsAda-caitya meM zrI bharatacakravartI (mahArAjA) ne apane pUrvajoM, bhAIyoM tathA bahinoM kI vinamra bhAva se sAnnada bhakti pradarzita karate hue svayaM kI mUrti bhI bnvaaii| isa vizAlakAya siMhaniSadyA-jinaprAsAda ke cAroM tarapha caityavRkSa-kalpavRkSa-sarovara-kUpa-bAvar3iyA~ aura maTha bhI bnvaaye| isa anupama aSTApada tIrtha kI rakSA ke liye apane daNDaratna ke dvArA eka-eka yojana kI dUrI para ATha per3hiyA~ bnvaaiiN| arthAt ATha sopAna-pagathiye bnvaaye| jisase yaha prathama tIrtha aSTApada ke nAma se vizva meM prakhyAta huaa| loka ke isa anupama Adya jinaprAsAda-jinAlaya meM prathama tIrthaMkara zrI RSabhadeva-AdinAtha bhagavAn se lekara caubIsaveM carama tIrthaMkara zramaNa bhagavanta zrI mahAvIra svAmI taka caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI mahAmaMgalakArI pratiSThA karavA kara, zrI bharatacakravartI (mahArAjA) ne bhaktibhAvapUrvaka uttama ArAdhanA, arcanA evaM vandanA kii| anta meM, saMyama sAdhanA dvArA ArIsA bhavana meM kevalajJAna prApta kara ve mokSa ke ananta sukha ke bhAgI bne| tathA sAdi ananta sthiti meM sthira rhe| Shri Ashtapad Tirth, (Bharat & Rushabdev) Vol. I Ch. 1-F, Shri Ashtapad Tirth - - 114 Pg. 075-083 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth paurANika AkhyAna ke anusAra zrI sagaracakravartI ke sATha hajAra (60,000) putra the| unameM jyeSTha putra jahanu thaa| usake netRtva meM sagaracakravartI ke sATha hajAra putroM ne zrI aSTApada parvata ke cAroM ora tIrtharakSA ke liye khAI khudavAI, aura usameM parizramapUrvaka gaMgAnadI ko pravAhita kiyaa| isaliye gaMgAnadI kA nAma jAhnavI pdd'aa| zrIaSTApada parvata kI talahaTI ke nIce bhU-bhAga meM nAgakumAroM ke bhavana the, jo khAI khodane aura usameM gaMgA nadI kA jala bharane ke kAraNa vinaSTa ho gye| nAgakumAroM ne atyanta kupita hokara sagaracakravartI ke sATha hajAra putroM ko viSa-jvAlA se bhasma kara diyaa| isa tIrtha kI bhakti-sevA karane ke kAraNa hI sagaracakravartI ke ve putra bArahaveM acyutadevaloka meM devarUpa se utpanna hue| carama tIrthaMkara zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra paramAtmA ne isa aSTApada tIrtha kI mahimA kA varNana karate hue kahA hai ki 'jo manuSya apanI Atmazakti dvArA zrIaSTApada parvata para pahu~catA hai, vaha vyakti isI bhava meM isI janma meM hI avazyameva mokSa ko prApta karatA hai|' sarvajJavibhu zrI mahAvIra paramAtmA ke prathama gaNadhara anaMtalabdhi karane vAle zrI gautama svAmIjI mahArAja sUrya-razmi ke Alambana dvArA, apanI alaukika zakti se zrI aSTApada tIrtha ke aSTa sopAna-pagathiyoM ko sparza kiye binA hI zrIaSTApada parvata para phuNce| vahA~ bane hue siMhaniSadyA nAmaka jinaprAsAda-jinamandira meM jAkara, zrI jagacintAmaNi caityavandana-stotra kI svayaM racanA kara, caubIsa jinamUrtiyoM ke darzana-vandanAdi dvArA bhaktipUrvaka bhAvapUjA kii| bAda meM nIce Akara zrI aSTApada tIrtha ke sopAna-pagathiyoM para bhinna-bhinna caurAsI AsanoM meM sthira rahe hae aise pandraha sau tIna (1503) tApasoM ko pratibodhita kara, tathA saMyamamArga meM lAkara sabhI ko apanI anantalabdhi dvArA kSIrAsravI labdhi se eka choTe kASTha ke pAtra meM apane dAhine hAtha ke aMgUThe dvArA kSIra kA sparza kara pandraha sau tIna tApasoM ko kSIra (khIra) dvArA pAraNA krvaayaa| yaha prasaMga zrI aSTApadaparvata-tIrtha kI talahaTI meM huaa| laMkAdhipati rAvaNa apanI paTarANI mandodarI ke sAtha isI zrI aSTApadajI tIrtha ke jinamandira meM bhagavAn ke sanmukha bhaktibhAvapUrvaka saMgIta-nRtya meM magna bnaa| rAvaNa vINA bajA rahA hai| saMgIta cala rahA hai aura mandodarI nRtya kara rahI hai| bIca meM vINA ke tAra ke TUTane kI paravAha nahIM karate hue usI samaya rAvaNa ne apane hAtha kI nasa ke sAtha usakA anusandhAna kiyaa| jisase prabhubhakti meM aMza mAtra bhI oMca/ vyavadhAna nahIM Ane diyaa| prabhubhakti meM atimagna-lIna bane hue rAvaNa ne bhaviSya meM tIrthaGkara pada prApta karane hetu tIrthaGkara nAmakarma upArjana kiyaa| aise aneka udAharaNa isa tIrtha ke sambandha meM milate haiN| * zrI zatrujaya se aSTApada kA antara : zrI zatrujaya-siddhAcala tIrtha se zrI aSTApadajI tIrtha kA antara prAyaH eka lAkha aura pacAsI hajAra gAU kA hai| isake viSaya meM zrI dIpavijayajI kRta aSTApadajI kI pUjA ke antargata jalapUjA meM kahA hai ki- 115 Shri Ashtapad Tirth

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Azare eka lAkha Upare re, gAu pacAsI hajAra re mnvsiyaa| siddhagirithI che vegalo re, aSTApada jayakAra re gunnvsiyaa||11|| * zrI aSTApada tIrtha para caubIsa jinamUrtiyoM kA krama : zrI aSTApada parvata para Aye hue - 'siMhaniSadyA' nAmaka jinaprAsAda meM zrI bharatacakravartI dvArA sthApita kI huI caubIsa jinamUrtiyoM kA krama dizAoM kI apekSA nimnalikhita pramANa meM hai-- dakSiNa dizA meM cAra, pazcima dizA meM ATha, uttara dizA meM daza, tathA pUrva dizA meM do| saba milakara caubIsa jinamUrtiyA~ haiM / / isa viSaya meM 'siddhANaM buddhANaM (siddhastava)' sUtra meM kahA hai ki - cattAri aTTha dasa doya, vaMdiyA jiNavarA cuvviisN| paramaTTaniTiaTThA, siddhA siddhiM mama disaMtu / / 5 / / dakSiNa dizA meM - zrI sambhavanAtha, zrI abhinandana svAmI, zrI sumatinAtha, zrI padmaprabha jina paramAtmA kI mUrtiyA~ haiN| pazcima dizA meM - zrI supArzvanAtha, zrI candraprabha svAmI, zrI suvidhinAtha, zrI zItalanAtha, zrI zreyAMsanAtha, zrI vAsupUjya svAmI, zrI vimalanAtha, zrI anaMtanAtha jina paramAtmA kI mUrtiyA~ haiN| uttara dizA meM - zrI dharmanAtha, zrI zAntinAtha, zrI kunthunAtha, zrI aranAtha, zrI mallinAtha, zrI munisuvrata svAmI, zrI naminAtha, zrI neminAtha, zrI pArzvanAtha tathA zrI mahAvIra svAmI jina paramAtmA kI mUrtiyA~ haiN| pUrva dizA meM - zrI RSabhadeva tathA zrI ajitanAtha jina kI mUrtiyA~ haiN| * zrI aSTApada tIrtha kI U~cAI : jambUdvIpa kI dakSiNa dizA ke daravAje se vaitADhya parvata ke madhya bhAga meM ayodhyA nagarI zrI bharata mahArAjA kI hai| jambUdvIpa kI uttara dizA ke daravAje se tathA vaitADhya parvata evaM airAvata ke madhya bhAga meM ayodhyA nagarI (vinItA) hai, jo bAraha yojana lambI aura nau yojana caur3I hai| ayodhyA nagarI ke samIpa zrI aSTApada parvata battIsa kosa U~cA hai| isa viSaya ke sambandha meM zrI dIpavijayajI kRta aSTApada kI pUjA ke antargata jalapUjA meM kahA hai ki - jaMbUnA dakSiNa daravAjethI, vaitADhya thI madhyama bhAge re| nayarI ayodhyA bharatajI jANo, kahe gaNadhara mahAbhAga re| dhana. // 8 // jaMbUnA uttara daravAjethI, vaitADhya thI madhyama bhAge re| ayodhyA airAvatanI jANo, kahe gaNadhara mahAbhAga re| dhana. / / 9 / / bAra yojana che lAMbI paholI, nava yojana ne pramANa re| nayarI ayodhyA najIka aSTApada, batrIza koza U~cANa re||dhn. / / 10 / / * cattAri-aTTha-dasa-doya jiNaMda mUrtiyoM kI sthApanA evaM saMkalana : zrI aSTApadagiri para dasa hajAra munivaroM ke sAtha prathama tIrthaMkara zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAn ne mahA vadI terasa ke dina nirvANa-mokSa prApta kiyaa| vahA~ para devoM ne stUpa bnaaye| Shri Ashtapad Tirth -15 1168

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth zrI bharatacakravartI ne usI stUpa para siMha-niSadyA nAmaka prAsAda bnvaayaa| usameM zrI RSabhadeva se yAvat zrI mahAvIra svAmI bhagavanta paryanta caubIsa jinezvaroM kI samanAsikA vAlI, lAMchana, varNa aura dehapramANa yakSa-yakSiNI yukta maNiratnoM dvArA nirmita bhavya caubIsa mUrtiyoM meM se pUrva dizA meM do, dakSiNa dizA meM cAra, pazcima dizA meM ATha tathA uttara dizA meM dasa; kula 24 jinezvara bhagavantoM kI caubIsa mUrtiyA~ sthApita kii| inako isa taraha sthApita karane kA kAraNa yaha hai ki- zrI aSTApada parvata para dasa hajAra munivaroM ke sAtha zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAn pdhaare| nirvANa bhI vahIM para huA tathA zrI bharatacakravartI ne Akara siMhaniSadyA prAsAda bnaayaa| * sagaracakravartI ke sATha hajAra putra bhI dakSiNa dizA se hI Upara aaye| * zrI mahAvIra svAmI bhagavAn ke prathama gaNadhara zrI gautama svAmI bhI dakSiNa dizA se Upara aaye| isakA varNana zrI dIpavijayajI mahArAja dvArA racI huI zrI aSTApadajI kI pUjA meM hai| 'siddhANaM buddhANaM' meM 'cattAri-aTTha-dasa-doya' kA pATha bhI isa sambandha meM sAkSI hai| zrI aSTApada parvata harAdri, kailAza aura sphaTika ityAdi nAma se suprasiddha hai| saccidAnanda zrI AdinAtha zivazaMkara kA dhAma hone se, isako zivadhAma bhI kahate haiN| ziva kailAzavAsI kahe jAte haiN| vartamAnakAla meM yaha aSTApada parvata bharatakSetra se adRzya-lopa hai| zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAn ke prathama putraratna bharatacakravartI ne siMhaniSadyA nAmaka caitya-prAsAda ke dvAroM para lohamaya yAntrika dvArapAla niyukta kiye the, itanA hI nahIM kintu isa parvata ko cAroM tarapha se chilavA kara sAmAnya bhUmivihArI manuSyoM ke liye isake zikhara para pahu~canA azakya kara diyA thaa| aisA karane kA kAraNa yaha thA ki kAlAntara meM koI manuSya apane svArtha ke khAtira isako apavitra na kara ske| isaliye to svayaM bharata cakravartI ne isakI ATha yojana U~cAI ke ATha bhAga kara kramazaH ATha mekhalAe~ banavAI thiiN| isI kAraNa isa tIrtha parvata kA 'aSTApada' nAma prakhyAta huA hai| zrI sagaracakravartI ke putroM ne bhI isa aSTApada parvata ke cAroM ora khAI khudavAI aura usameM pavitra gaMgAjala bhrvaayaa| aisI isa tIrtha kI mahimA anupama hai| pratidina prAtaHkAla meM isa mahAn zrI aSTApadajI tIrtha ko tathA caubIsa zrI jinezvara bhagavAn ko hamArA (vividha) vandana-namaskAra ho| -36 117 Shri Ashtapad Tirth

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3 // aSTApada // mahAkavi dhanapAle RSabhadevanI stuti karatA RSabhapaMcAzikAmAM jaNAvyuM che ke, jammi tumaM ahisitto, jattha ya sivasukkha saMpayaM patto / te aTThAvayaselA, sIsAmelA girikulassa ||8|| - arthAt - "je suvarNanA giri upara tamAro (janma) abhiSeka thayo te eka aSTApada (meru) parvata tema ja jyAM tame zivasukhanI saMpattine (nirvANa) pAmyA, te (vinitAnagarInI samIpamAM rahelo ATha pagathiyAMvALo) bIjo aSTApada parvata e parvato (samasta) parvatonA samUhanA mastakane vize mukuTarUpa thayA.'' dhanapAle A zlokamAM bhagavAna RSabhadevanI stutinA AdhAre aSTApadanI paNa mahattA varNavI che. bhagavAna RSabhadevanuM nirvANa aSTApada upara thayuM hatuM tethI te tIrtha banyuM ane kAlakrame tene je mahattA maLI te meruparvatanI jeTalI ja mahAna maLI che. aSTApada parvatane samasta parvatanA samUhamAM muNDamaNi samAna gaNyo che. AthI ja sakalArhat stotramAM jyAre kalikAla sarvajJa hemacaMdrAcArya tIrthonI stuti kare che tyAre sarvaprathama aSTApadane vaMde che. khyAto'STApadaparvato gajapadaH sammetazailAbhidhaH zrImAn raivatakaH prasiddhamahimA, zatruJjayo maNDapaH / vaibhAraH kanakAcalo'rbudagiriH, zrI citrakUTAdayaH, tatra zrI RSabhAdayo jinavarA kurvantu vo maGgalam ||33|| sakalArhat stotra jitendra zAha arthAt - prasiddha evo aSTApada parvata, gajAgrapada, parvata, sammetazikhara, zobhAvALo giranAra parvata, prasiddha mahimAvALo zatruMjayagiri, mAMDavagaDha, vaibhAragiri, kanakAcala (suvarNagiri) zrI citrakuTa Adi tIrtho che. tyAM rahelA zrI RSabha vagere jinezvara tamAruM kalyANa karo. aSTApada tIrtha jaina dharmanuM eka atyaMta pavitra tIrtha manAya che. temAM Agamika sAhitya, TIkAgraMtho tIrthakalpo, caritro graMthomAM aneka ullekho upalabdha thAya che. paNa durbhAgye mULa aMga AgamamAM aSTApada tIrthano ullekha prApta thato nathI. hA ! aSTApada zabdano prayoga thayo che kharo. jJAtAdharmakathAMgasUtra ane sthAnAMgasUtramAM aSTApada zabda prayojAyo che. paraMtu tyAM puruSonI 72 kalAmAMnI eka kalArUpe prayojAyo che. tethI te ahIM te aSTApada abhipreta nathI. ahIM to ApaNe aSTApada tIrtha saMbaMdhI ullekhonI carcA karI rahyA chIe. Ashtapad Vol. XIII Ch. 96-G, Pg. 5854-5859 Ashtapad $ 118 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth aSTApada tIrtha aMgeno sahuthI prAcIna ullekha caturdazapUrvadhara pU. bhadrabAhusvAmI kRta Avazyaka niryukti (A.ni.)mAM prApta thAya che. A ni.mAM bhadrabAhusvAmIe RSabhadeva bhagavAnanA caritrano ullekha karatAM jaNAvyuM che ke bhava-saMsArane mathI nAkhanAra paramAtmA pUrvomAM anyUna zatasahastravarSa anukrame vyatIta thayA bAda vihAra karatAM karatAM paramAtmA aSTApada parvata upara AvyA. aSTApada parvata upara teoe cha divasanA upavAsa karyA ane daza hajAra munio sAthe anuttara nirvANane prApta thayA. nirvANaprApti pachI temano utsava karavAmAM Avyo ane tyAM nirvANa, citikarma, kathA, jinabhavana, yAcaka A pAMca prakAre utsava karavAmAM Avyo. mULa niryuktimAM A prasaMga varNavavAmAM Avyo che. prasaMga uparathI spaSTa thAya che ke paramAtmA RSabhadevanuM nirvANa aSTApada parvata upara thayuM hatuM. temaNe cha divasanA upavAsa karyA hatA ane daza hajAra sAdhuo sAthe nirvANa pAmyA hatA. nirvANa pAmyA bAda tyAM bharatAdi cakravartIe nirvANa mahotsava karyo hato. ane tyAM stUpa tathA jinacaityanuM nirmANa karyuM hatuM. mUlagAthAo A pramANe che. aha bhagavaM bhava mahaNo puvvANamaNUNagaM saya sahassaM / aNupuvvi vihariUNaM patto aTrAvayaM selaM / / 433 / / aTThAvayaMmi sele caudasabhatteNa so maharisINaM / dasahiM sahassehiM samaM nivvANamaNuttaraM patau / / 434 / / NivvaNAM cir3agANaI jiNassa ikkhAga se sayANaM ca / sakahA thUbha jiNahare jAyagaM teNAhi ahigatti / / 435 / / arthAtu - bhavane mathanAra bhagavAna zatasahastravarSa anyUna varSa vitAvI vihAra karatAM karatAM aSTApada parvata upara AvyA. aSTApada parvata upara cha divasanA upavAsa karI daza hajAra sAdhu sAthe anuttara nirvANane prApta thayA. nirvANa bAda tyAM stUpa ane jinacaityanuM nirmANa karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. tyAra bAda bhASyakAre jinacaitya ane stUpanI vyAkhyA karatAM jaNAvyuM che ke, thUbhasaya bhAugANA cauvIsaM ceva jiNahare kAsI / saMgvanA [vi parimA vaUUpamAdi niyahiM 46mU. bhA. arthAt - so bhAIonA stUpa nirmANa karAvyA tathA sarva jinezvaronA arthAt covIsa jinezvara bhagavAnanA potapotAnA varNAnusAra jinabiMba banAvI jinamaMdiramAM sthApita karyA. Avazyaka niryukti upara AcArya haribhadrasUri vRtti prApta thAya che. A vRtti atyaMta vistRta ane anekavidha mAhitIthI sabhara che. temAM ukta gAthAonI vRttimAM jaNAvyuM che ke paramAtmA aSTApada parvata upara mokSa pAmyA che te sAMbhaLIne tarata ja page cAlIne ( kusaMtaptamAna: paddhayAmaveva aSTApaTuM thI) aSTApada parvata upara AvyA. ane tyAM devoe mahotsava karyo. bharatacakrIe traNa mALa UMcuM yojana pramANa siMhaniSadyA jinamaMdira banAvyuM. temAM pota-potAnA varNavALI tIrthaMkara pratimAo, so bhAIonI pratimA, potAnI pratimA ane so sUpa banAvyA. koI AkramaNa na kare ane pratimA khaMDita na kare te mATe lohamaya yaMtrapuruSo ane dvArapALonI racanA karI. daMDaratnathI aSTApadane badhI ja bAjuthI chinna karyo. yojane yojane ATha pagathiyAM karyA. sagaraputroe potAnA vaMzanA anurAgathI gaMgA avatarita karI. bharaho bhagavantamuddizya vardhakIratnena yojanAyAma trigavyUtocchitaM siMhaniSadyAyatanaM kAritavAn, nijavarNapramANa yuktAH caturviMzatiH jIvAbhigamoktaparivArayuktAH, tIrthaMkara pratimAH tathA bhrAtRzatapratimA, AtmapratimAMca stUpazataM ca, mA kazcit AkrAmaNaM kariSyatIti tatraikAM bhagavataH zeSAn ekonazatasm bhrAtRNAmiti - 119 de. Ashtapad

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth tathA lohamayAn yantrapurUSAn, tadvArapAlAncakAraH, daNDaratnena aSTApada sarvattaH chinnavAn, yojane yojane aSTau padAnI ca kRtavAn sagarasUtaistu svavaMzAnurAgAdyathA parikhAM kRtvA gaMgAmavataritA tathA granthAntarato vijJeyamiti || pR. 22rU | A uparAMta digaMbara zAstromAM harivaMzapurANa, AdipurANa, hariSeNacaritra, uttarapurANa, bRhatkathA, padmapurANa AdigraMthomAM vistArathI aSTApadanA ullekho maLe che jenA AdhAre nIce mujabanI ghaTanAo aSTApada sAthe saMkaLAyelI che. (1) RSabhasena Adi gaNadharoe paNa aSTApada parvata uparathI mokSa prApta karyo. (harivaMzapurANa) AcArya jinasena. (2) bAhubalI Adi 99 putro kelAsa parathI mokSa pAmyA. (AdipurANa) (3) ajitanAtha bhagavAnanA pitAmaha (dAdA) tridazaMjaya aSTApada uparathI mokSe gayA hatA. (4) sagara cakravartInA uttarAdhikArI bhAgIratha rAjAe aSTApada upara dIkSA lIdhI ane gaMgAtaTa para tapa karatAM mokSe gayA. (uttara) (5) aSTApada zikhara uparathI vyAla, mahAvyAla, acchedya, nAgakumAra mukta thayA-prAkRta nirvANa bhakti . NAyakumAra muNindo bAla mahAbAla ceva accheyaa| aTThAvayagiri sihare NivvANa gayA Namo tesi / / 15 / / (6) hariSaNa cakravartIno putra harivahana aSTApada parvata uparathI mokSe gayA. prathama tIrthaMkara AdinAtha paramAtmAno eka vizeSa prasaMga je anyatra koI graMthamAM noMdhAyelo nathI tevo eka prasaMga bRhatkalpasUtra bhASya ane vRttimAM noMdhAyelo che. bhadrabAhusvAmI niryuktimAM jaNAve che ke eka vakhata aSTApada parvata upara RSabhadeva paramAtmA samavasaryA che te sAMbhaLI bharata mahArAjA sarvaRddhi sahita pAMcaso gADAo sAthe paramAtmA pAse jaI pahoMcyAM. paramAtmAne vaMdana karIne bhaktipUrvaka sAdhu bhagavaMtone gocarI mATe nimaMtrita kare che. rAjAnuM nimaMtraNa hovA chatAM sAdhuone AdhAkarmI, abhyAhata, rAjapiMDa doSathI dUSita gocarI kalpe nahIM ane AvI gocarI vratone pIDAkAraka hovAthI sAdhuone kahyuM nahIM. sAdhunAM AvA vacano sAMbhaLI khUba ja moTA duHkhathI dukhita thayelA rAjA sAdhu bhagavaMtone vinaMtI karI che ke te sAdhubhagavaMto! mArA para anugraha karo, zA mATe mane tyAgo cho? tema na karo! - tyAM te samaye zakra-Indra-paNa vaMdana karavA AvyA hatA. temaNe bharata mahArAjAnA bhAvo jANyA eTale tarata ja paramAtmAne avagraha aMge prazna pUchayo jethI bharatarAjAne paNa avagrahanA AcArane varNave che. A prasaMganI gAthA bRhakalpa sUtra niryuktimAM prApta thAya che te A pramANe che. aTThAvayammi sele, Adikaro, kevalI abhiyanANI / sakkassa ya bharahassa ya, uggahapucchaM parikahei / / (pR. 1284-45) arthAt - aSTApada parvata upara amitajJAnI AdinAtha bhagavAna zakendra ane bharata mahArAjA samakSa avagraha pRcchAno javAba Ape che. Ama bharatacakrInA uktiprasaMgano ullekha mAtra bRhatkalpasUtramAM prApta thAya che. A prasaMgane AdhAre eka vAta nizcita thAya che ke te kALe ayodhyAthI aSTApada najIka haze. athavA aSTApada parvatanI najIka Ashtapad : - 120 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth koI evI uttama nagarI haze je mULa ayodhyA nagarI haze je Aje naSTa thaI gaI che. A saMzodhanano viSaya che ke vartamAna kALe prApta kailAsa aSTApadanI AsapAsa koI vizALa nagarI hatI ke nahIM ? dakSiNa bharatArdha kSetranA madhya bhAgamAM AvelI ane jyAM pAMca tIrthaMkarono janma thayo che evI ayodhyA nagarIthI uttara dizAmAM bAra yojana dUra jenuM bIjuM nAma kailAsa che evo aSTApada nAmano zreSTha parvata che. te ATha yojana UMco che ane zuddha sphaTikanI zIlAovALo hovAthI A duniyAmAM dhavalagiri e nAmathI te prasiddhine pAmyo che. AjakAla paNa ayodhyAnA sImADAnAM UMcAM jhADo upara caDIne UbhA rahevAthI svaccha AkAza hoya tyAre tenAM sapheda zikharo dekhAya che. vaLI, te moTAM sarovaro, ghaNAM vRkSo, jharaNAnAM pANI ane aneka jAtanAM pakSIothI yukta che. vAdaLAMno samUha jenAthI bahu najIkamAM thaIne cAle che, ''mAnasa'" sarovara jenI pAse ja AveluM che ane ayodhyAmAM rahenAra loko jenI najIkanI bhUmimAM aneka prakAranI krIDAo kare che te aSTApada parvatanA zikhara upara zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAna temanA bAhubalI vagere navANuM putro ema 108 eka ja samayamAM mAgha vadI (gujarAtI poSa vadI) terasane divase mokSe gayA che. teonAM zarIranA agnisaMskAra mATe racelI bhagavAnanI, IkSvAku vaMzanA munionI ane anya munirAjanI ema traNa citAone sthAne devoe traNa stUpo (zUbho) banAvyA ane tyAM bharata cakravartIe "siMhaniSadyA'' nAmanuM cAra dvAravALuM bahu vizALa jinamaMdira baMdhAvyuM (A ThekANe A kalpamAM A maMdiranI racanAnuM bahu vistArathI varNana kareluM che) jenI aMdara covIsa tIrthaMkaronI svasva varNa, lAMchana ane mAna-pramANanI mUrtio ane potAnI tathA potAnA navANuM bhAIonA 99 maLIne kula ekaso (mUrti sahita) stUpo bharatarAjAe karAvyA che. loko te tIrthanI AzAtanA na kare e hetuthI bharatarAjAe loDhAnA yaMtramaya cokIdAro karAvyA ane daMDaratnathI te aSTApadane koTanA kaMdorAnI mAphaka eka yojananAM ATha pagathiyAMvALo karI nAkhyo tyArathI tenuM aSTApada evuM nAma paDyuM. kALakrame sagara cakravartInA janru vagere sATha hajAra putroe A tIrthanI rakSA karavA mATe aSTApadanI cAre tarapha cakravartInA daMDaratna vaDe UMDI khAI khodIne gaMgA nadIno pravAha vALI lAvIne temAM nAkhyo. gaMgAnA pravAhathI AkhI khAI bharAI gaI tethI te tIrtha sAdhAraNa manuSyone mATe agamya-na jaI zakAya tevuM thayuM. phakta devo ane vidyAdharone mATe ja yAtrAnuM sthAna banI gayuM te khAIne pANIthI bharI dIdhA pachI gaMgAno pravAha cAre tarapha phelAI najIkanA dezone DubADavA lAgyo. lokonuM te duHkha maTADavA mATe sagara cakravartInI AjJAthI tenA pautra bhAgIrathe daMDaratnathI jamIna khodIne gaMgAnA te pravAhane kudezamAM hastinApura tathA viMdhyAcaLa ane kAzI dezanI dakSiNamAM thaI kozaladeza (ayodhyA)nI pazcimathI prayAga (ahalAbAda)nI tathA magadhadezanI uttaramAM thaIne vacce AvatI nadIone bheLavI pUrva samudramAM meLavI dIdho. tyArathI je ThekANe gaMgA nadI samudrane maLI che te sthAna gaMgAsAgara tIrtha tarIke prasiddhine pAmyuM ane tyArathI jaTnanA nAmathI jAnhavI tathA bhAgIrathanA nAmathI bhAgIrathI evAM gaMgAnadInAM nAmo paDyAM. A aSTApada parvata upara bharata cakravartI Adi aneka karoDo munirAjo mokSe gayA che ane bharata rAjAnA aneka vaMzajo dIkSA laIne ahIMthI mokSe athavA sarvArthasiddha vimAnamAM gayA che. zrI mahAvIrasvAmI bhagavAne parSadAmAM jAhera karyuM hatuM ke mANasa potAnI labdhithI aSTApada tIrthanI yAtrA kare te e ja bhavamAM mokSe jAya, A vAta sAMbhaLIne labdhinA bhaMDAra zrI gautamasvAmIe (IndrabhUti nAmanA prathama gaNadhare) potAnI labdhithI sUryanAM kiraNono Azraya laI aSTApada upara caDIne e tIrthanI yAtrA karyA pachI maMdiranI bahAra azoka vRkSanI nIce besIne dharmadezanA devA lAgyA. dezanA sAMbhaLatAM IndranI jeTalI RddhivALA vaizramaNa (kubera) nAmanA dikpALa devanA manamAM utpanna thayela saMdehane dUra karavA mATe $ 121. Ashtapad

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth gautamasvAmIe puMDarIka adhyayananI vyAkhyA karI te sAMbhaLIne tenA manano saMdeha dUra thatA te deva pratibodha pAmyo. AyuSya pUrNa thavAthI devalokamAMthI cyavane kuberano jIva dhanagiri ane sunaMdAnA putrapaNe utpanna thayo. tyAM bAlyAvasthAmAM ja dIkSA laI teo daza pUrvadhArI vasvAmI thayA. aSTApada uparathI UtaratAM gautamasvAmIe kauDinya, citra, sevAli saMjJAthI oLakhAtA 1503 tApasone pratibodha pamADIne dIkSA ApI. zrI vIra bhagavAne kahelA puMDarIka adhyayananuM ahIM adhyayana karavAthI daza pUrvI puMDarIka munirAja dazamA devalokamAM IndranI sarakhI RddhivALA deva thayA. nala rAjAnI priyA damayaMtIe potAnA A chellA bhavathI pUrvanA cothA bhavamAM aSTApada tIrtha upara jaI bhAvapUrvaka tapasyA karIne tyAM covIze bhagavAnane ratnajaDita sonAnAM tilako caDAvyAM hatA. tethI te puNyanA prabhAvathI tyAMthI marIne te ghUsarI (rabAraNa) yugaladharmiNI ane saudharma devalokamAM dhana (kubera) bhaMDArInI devIpaNe utpanna thaI. devalokanAM sukha bhogavIne pachI chellA bhavamAM damayaMtI thaI. damayaMtInA bhavamAM tenA kapALamAM aMdhAramAM paNa prakAza karanAruM dedIpyamAna tilaka janmathI utpanna thayuM hatuM. vidyAdhara vAlI nAmanA RSi aSTApada upara kAusagnadhyAnamAM rahyA hatA te vakhate temane joIne dazagravI (rAvaNa) ne pahelAnuM vera yAda AvatAM atyaMta krodhathI parvatane ja upADIne lavaNa samudramAM nAMkhI devAnA vicArathI jamIna khodIne parvatanI nIce pesI eka hajAra vidyAonuM smaraNa karIne aSTApadane upADavA lAgyo. avadhijJAnathI A vAta vAlI munirAjanA jANavAmAM AvatAM maMdira tIrthanI rakSA karavA mATe potAnA paganA aMgUThAthI parvatane dabAvyo tethI dazagrIvanuM zarIra saMkucita thaI gayuM ane moDhe lohI vamato rADo pADIne bahAra nIkaLI Avyo. A vakhate jabarI rADa pADelI tethI tenuM nAma rAvaNa paDyuM. rAvaNa vAlI munirAjane khamAvIne potAne sthAne gayo. aSTApada parvata upara jinamaMdiramAM saMgIta karatAM devayogathI vINAno tAra tUTatA laMkApati rAvaNe potAnI bhujAmAMthI snAyu kADhI vINAmAM joDI daIne saMgIta cAlu rAkhyuM paNa saMgItanA tAnano bhaMga thavA na dIdho te vakhate caityavaMdana karavA mATe Avela dharaNendra rAvaNanI AvA prakAranI bhakti ane sAhasathI tuSThamAna thaIne amoghavijayA nAmanI zakti tathA anekarUpakAriNI vidyA rAvaNane ApI. AvA aSTApada tIrthanI jeo yAtrA-sevA-bhakti kare che teo kharekhara puNyavaMta ane bhAgyazALI che. (A aSTApadakalpa zrImAnuM jinaprabhasUrijIe vi.saM. 1387 nA bhAdaravA mAsanI dazamIne divase zrI hamIra mahaMmadanA rAjyakALamAM zrI yoginIpuramAM rahIne racI pUrNa karyo.) Ama sAhityika ullekhone AdhAre aSTApadanI mahattA jANavA maLe che. aSTApada e atyaMta pavitra ane pAvana tIrthadhAma tarIke suprasiddha hatuM te Aje to lupta thayela che. paraMtu AvA sAhityika ullekho dvArA koI bhALa maLaze to paNa moTo lAbha thayo gaNAze. Ashtapad - 122 re

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4 || aSTApada mahAtIrtha kahA~ hai ? / / kaI bAra hama zAkhoM meM aSTApadajI kA nAma sunate haiM siddhagirI, rANakapura, kapaDavaMja, ahamadAbAda Adi T aneka sthAnoM para aSTApadajI ke mandira ke darzana karate samaya - yaha tIrtha kahA~ hogA ? kyA vibhAjita - alaga alaga ho gayA hogA ? aisI jijJAsA hotI hai / koI isa tIrtha ko himAlaya meM kahatA hai koI uttara dhruva ke usa I pAra kahatA hai koI haridvAra tIrtha ke pAsa batAtA hai| darzanavijayajI, guNavijayajI evaM nyAyavijayajI yaha aSTApada tIrtha tIsare Are meM bharata cakravartI dvArA banavAyA gayA tathA jahA~ 24 tIrthaMkara kI sva-sva raMga ke anusAra zobhita ratnoM kI pratimAjI pratiSThita karAI gaIM tathA jahA~ prathama tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva prabhu ke prathama putra ne ATha sIr3hIyoM vAle isa tIrtha kA nirmANa karAyA / eka eka pAyadAna 8 x 4 = 32 kosa kI U~cAI vAlA hai / 1 kosa ko sAmAnya rUpa meM 2.25 mIla mAneM to eka pAyadAna 32 x 2.25 = 72 tathA 1 mIla kA zikhara arthAt kula 73 mIla U~cA yaha tIrtha hai / jahA~ prathama tIrthaMkara AdinAtha dAdA kA nirvANa huA / jahA~ mahArAjA rAvaNa ne vINA bajAkara tIrthaMkara nAma karma bA~dhA / ananta labdhi nidhAna zrI gauttama gaNadhara ne svalabdhi se yAtrA kara mokSa gamana ke saMdeha ko dUra kara 1500 tApasoM ko pratibodha kiyA (jJAna diyA), jahA~ vajrasvAmIjI ne pUrva janma ke devabhava meM gautama gaNadhara mahArAja se prazna pUche tathA bAlIrAjA ne isa tIrtha kI rakSA kI thI / aise pavitra tIrtha ke saMbaMdha meM pUjya zrI (abhayasAgara ma.sA.) ne aneka zAstroM, granthoM tathA ghaTanAoM kA gaharAI se manana kara aSTApadajI kA sthAna vartamAna meM kahA~ hai usa saMbaMdha meM jAnakArI dI hai usakA vicAra vimarza isa lekha meM kiyA gayA hai / - -- kevalajJAnI prabhujI ke (bhagavAn mahAvIrasvAmI) samaya meM maujUda pU. saMghadAsa gaNI mahArAja 'vasudeva hiNDI' nAmaka grantha meM batalAte haiM ki kevaiyaM puNa kAla AyayaNaM, avasijjhissaI ? tatoveNa aphleNa / bhaNiyaM jAva imA usappiNitti meM kevalI, jiNNANaM aMtie suyaM // isa zAstra vAkya ke anusAra isa avasarpiNI ke zeSa 39.5 hajAra varSa bAda bhI utsarpiNI kAla taka yaha aSTApada tIrtha ke rUpa meM sthApita rahegA / isakA artha hai ki tIrtha kA viccheda nahIM huA yaha bAta niHzaMka hai| = yaha tIrtha bharata cakravartI kI nagarI vinitA (ayodhyA) nagarI se 12 yojana dUra hai 1 yojana - 4 kosa / ise mIla meM badalane para 12 x 4 x 2.5 = 108 mIla huA | Adi kosa ke barAbara 2 mIla mAneM to 96 mIla huA / Ashtapad Tirth, Vol. VI Ch. 40-E, Pg. 2722-2726 123 a Where is Ashtapad?

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth - prabhu RSabhadeva ke nirvANa ko sunakara jUte pahane bagara turanta hI bharata cakravartI aSTApada parvata para gaye the| ataH aSTApadajI ayodhyA se kAphI najadIka hai | bharata cakravartI kI 500 dhanuSa kI kAyA thI ataH unake lie yaha sarala thA / aba mukhya bAta ayodhyA kA sthAna taya karanA hai / sAmAnya rUpa meM Aja phaijAbAda (u.pra.) ke pAsa ayodhyA hai kintu vAstava meM nAma sAmya hai / hama bhrama meM par3a kara isa ayodhyA ke AsapAsa aSTApadajI ko talAzate haiM evaM usakA patA na lagane para ulajhana meM par3a jAte haiM / kintu vAstava meM nAma sAmya ke kAraNa yaha ulajhana khar3I huI hai / bhArata meM jodhapura, jayapura, lIMbaDI Adi grAma kaI haiM / isI prakAra jAvAdvIpa meM bharUca, sUrata, ayodhyA Adi nAma vAle kaI zahara haiM / isase bhrama utpanna hotA hai / kintu jodhapura, bharUca Adi sthAna to apane sthAna para hI haiM / isI prakAra ayodhyA bhI apane sthAna para hI hai| vinitA nagarI ke pAsa aSTApadajI haiM / vizva racanA prabandha ke pRSTha kra. 110 meM 50 tripuTI ma.sA.ne likhA hai- AgamazAstroM meM spaSTa batAya gayA hai ki aSTApadajI dakSiNa bhAratArdha ke madhya kendra meM vaitADhya se dakSiNa meM 114 yojana 11 kalA tathA lavaNa sAgara se uttara meM 114 yojana 11 kalA (yahA~ 1 yojana = 3600 mIla tathA 1 kalA = 189 mIla 4 phalA~ga) para hai / usa sthAna para zAzvata svastika hai / RSabhadeva prabhu ke samaya meM indra mahArAjA ne kuberadeva dvArA 9 yojana caur3I 12 yojana lambI ayodhyA kA nirmANa karAyA thA / isalie ayodhyA dakSiNa bharatakSetra ke ThIka madhya bhAga jahA~ se uttara meM vaitADhya parvata 114 yojana 11 kalA = 4,12,583 mIla tathA dakSiNa meM lavaNa sAgara bhI 114 yojana 11 kalA = 4,12,583 mIla dUra punaH kavirAja zrI dIpa vijayajI mahArAja bhI zrI aSTApadajI pUjA meM pahale dohe kI 11vIM caupAI meM batalAte haiM ki... lagabhaga eka lAkha upara 85 hajAra kosa re mana basIyA siddha girI se hai dUra re, aSTApada jayakAra re guNa rasIyA // 11 // battIsa kosa kA parvata U~cA 8 cauke battIsa yojana yojana aMtara se kie sIDI ATha nareza ne / / 3 / / jambUdvIpa dakSiNa daravAje se baitADhya ke madhyabhAga re / nagarI ayodhyA bharatakI jAno kahe guNadhara mahAbhAga re / / 8 / / yaha bAta sunI gaI hai ki- "mUla ayodhyA ko dUra samajha kara pUrva RSi ne sthApanA ki / isase isa bAta kI puSTi hotI hai ki vartamAna ayodhyA mUla ayodhyA nahIM haiM / isakA yaha artha na lenA cAhie ki anya tIrtha bhI (mUla na hokara) sthApita tIrtha haiM / yahA~ tIrtha kA nAma, sthApanA, dravya, bhAva ye cAra nirapekSa vicAra kiyA gayA hai / isa prakAra aSTApadajI mahAtIrtha ke sthAna kA vicAra kiyA gayA / Where is Ashtapad? 36 124

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che zrI aSTApadajI mahAtIrtha kayAM ? | ramaNalAla babAbhAI zAha jema ApaNe zrI yugapradhAnothI aparicita chIe, tevI ja rIte zrI aSTApadajI tIrtha paNa ApaNA mATe aparicita che. vaLI zodhakhoLa mATenA ghaNA prayatno paNa niSphaLa gayA che. tema ja A tIrtha mATe judAM judAM sthaLo mATenAM anumAno paNa thayelAM che. himAlayamAM AvelA kalAsa zikhara mATe paNa anumAna thayeluM che, paraMtu kailAsa tathA evaresTa Adi zikharonAM saMzodhana thaI gayAM che ane tyAM aSTApadajI tIrtha nathI te nakkara hakIkata che. tethI A aSTApadajI kayAM che te mATe vizeSa vicAraNAnI AvazyakatA che. A tIrthanI zodha karatAM pahelAM keTalIka hakIkato samajI levAnI khAsa jarUra che. (1) bhAratavarSa ane bharatakSetranI tulanA. (2) himAlaya ane himavaMta tema ja viMdhyAcala ane vaitADhya parvatanI tulanA. kAraNa e che ke, bhArata ane bharatakSetra tathA himAlaya ane himavaMta parvata vagere nAmomAM sAmya hovAne kAraNe keTalIka gerasamajUtI ghaNA lAMbA samayathI cAlI AvelI che. bharatakSetranA kala 32.000 dezo paikInA 25 Arya dezone ApaNe keTalAya samayathI bhAratavarSamAM ja mAnatA AvyA chIe ane tethI ja "yugapradhAnonuM astitva tathA zrI aSTApadajI Adi tamAma mahAtIrtho tathA tIrthaMkara paramAtmAnI kalyANaka bhUmio ApaNe lagabhaga bhAratavarSamAM ja mAnIe chIe. ane A kAraNathI gUMcavADo Ubho thavAthI zAstrasaMmata keTalIka hakIkato pratye azraddhA upasthita thavAnA prasaMgo bane che. bharatakSetra pUrva thI pazcima para0 lAkha mAIla uttara thI dakSiNa 19 lAkha mAIla bhAratavarSa pUrva thI pazcima 1800 mAIla uttara thI dakSiNa 1800 mAIla himAlaya parvata ra000 x 500 x 6 mAIla laMbAI x pahoLAI X uMcAI himavaMta parvata 500 lAkha mAIla laMbAI 36 lAkha mAIla pahoLAI vA lAkha mAIla UMcAI eno artha ema karavo ke bharatavarSa ane himavaMta parvata alaga alaga hovo ke zuM te jJAnIothI samajavuM. agara bharatavarSamAM himavaMta parvata che ema zAstromAM hoya to gaNitathI samajavuM ke bharatavarSa jeTalI laMbAI ane bharatavarSathI vadhu pahoLAI vALo parvata e kSetramAM na samAI zake. - bharata zAha Ashtapad MahaTirth, Vol. II Ch. 9-F, Pg. 507-513 - 125 deza - Where is Ashtapad?

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth hakIkatamAM bhAratavarSe uttarathI dakSiNa lagabhaga 1,900 mAIla ane pUrvathI pazcima lagabhaga 1,800 mAIlavALo pradeza che, jyAre zAstrasaMmata bharatakSetra uttara sImAe 14,471 yojana X 3600= 520 lAkha-Azare 5 karoDa, 20 lAkha mAIla ane uttarathI dakSiNa para6 yojana x 3600= 18 lAkha 90 hajAra mAIlavALuM eka moTuM kSetra che. himAlaya parvata Azare be hajAra mAIla lAMbo, 500 mAIlathI paNa ocho pahoLo ane vadhumAM vadhu 6 mAIla (evaresTa zikhara) jeTalo UMco che, jyAre himavaMta parvata lagabhaga 1,500 yojana x 3600 Azare 5 karoDa mAIla lAMbo, 1,052 yojana = 36 lAkha mAIla pahoLo ane 100 yojana 3 / lAkha mAIla UMco che. himAlayanI uttaramAM tibeTa, cIna vagere dezo AvelA che, je karmabhUminA dezo che, jyAre himavaMta parvatanI uttare himavaMta nAmanuM kSetra AveluM che ane te akarmabhUminuM kSetra che. = tevI ja rIte, vaitADhaya parvata ane viMdhyAcala parvatanA mApavAmAM ane UMcAImAM paNa ghaNo taphAvata che. eTaluM ja nahi, paNa jaina zAstromAM darzAvela tamAma 25 // Arya dezo vaitADhya parvatanI dakSiNamAM AvelA che. jyAre hAlamAM jovAmAM AvatA 25 // Arya dezo paikI ghaNAkharA dezo viMdhyAcaLa parvatathI uttaranI dizAmAM AvelA che, je koI paNa rIte zAsrasaMgata nathI. tevI ja rIte, vartamAna gaMgA siMdhu nadIo paikI eka paNa nadI viMdhyAcaLa parvatamAMthI pasAra thaIne dakSiNa dizAmAM jatI nathI, jyAre gaMgA tathA siMdhu e banne mahAnadIo vaitADhya parvatanA nIcenA rastAomAMthI pasAra thaIne dakSiNa bharatakSetramAM lAMbA aMtara sudhI vahIne lavaNa samudramAM vahI jAya che. hAlanI gaMgAsiMdhu karatAM zAzvata gaMgAsiMdhu ghaNI ja moTI che. - vastutaH jo A bheda barAbara samajI laIe, to hAlamAM nA samajI zakAya tevI, zAstra ullekhanIya evI ghaNI badhI vastuo ApaNe sahelAIthI samajI zakIe; jethI azraddhAne utpanna thavAne mATe koI kAraNa rahe nahi. A hakIkata samajavA mATe zAstrakathita pramANa aMgula yojananuM mApa samajavuM jarUrI che. eka pramANa aMgula yojana barAbara 400 utsedha aMgula yojana, evA 400 yojana x 4 = 1,600 utsedha aMgula gAu, evA 1,600 utsedha aMgula gAu barAbara 3,600 mAIla Azare (1,6004 3,600) thAya. 2.25 = zrI RSabhadeva prabhunA eka viSlebha aMgula = 400 vidhyuMbha utsedha aMgula. te AvI rIte; zrI RSabhadeva prabhunuM vidhvaMbha utsedhAMgulathI 500 dhanuSyanI UMcAInuM zarIra che. eTale 500 utsedha aMgula dhanuSa X 4 hAtha = 2000 hAtha 4 24 aMgula 48,000 aMgula, utsedhAMgula thayA. A aMgula viddhaMbha aMgulanuM mApa che. have, zrI RSabhadeva prabhu potAnA hAthanA mApa 5 hAtha X 24 = 120 aMgula UMcA che. temano aMgula pramANa aMgulano che, jethI 48,000 : se 120 = 400 utsedhAMgulathI pramANaaMgula moTo thAya che. A rIte pramANa yojana paNa utsedhAMgula karatAM 400 gaNo moTo thAya che. A rIte bhAratavarSa karatAM bharatakSetra ghaNuM ja moTuM che. tenA uttara-dakSiNa be moTA vibhAgo che. uttarArdha bharata ane dakSiNArdha bharata. te bhAgo vaitADhya parvatathI judA thAya che. A bannenI vacamAM gaMgAsiMdhu nadIo vahetI hovAne kAraNe traNa traNa vibhAga (khaMDa) bane che, je uttaramAM traNa ane darekane pUrva, pazcima ane madhya khaMDa (gaMgAsiMdhu nadIo dakSiNamAM traNa ema kula cha khaMDo thAya che. vacceno) kahevAya che. Where is Ashtapad? as 126 a

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth uttara bharatakSetramAM kula 16,000 dezo ane dakSiNa bharatakSetramAM paNa 16,000 dezo AvelA che. tema ja dakSiNa bharatArdhanA madhya khaMDamAM 5,320 tathA pUrva khaMDa ane pazcima khaMDamAM 5335/ 5336 dezo che. vaLI, dakSiNArdha bharatakSetranA 5320 dezo paikI 25 // dezo ja madhya Arya dezo che, jyAre madhya khaMDanA 5,294 dezo ane pAMceya khaMDenA maLIne kule 31,974 dezo to tamAmetamAma anArya dezo che. samagra bharatakSetranuM kSetraphaLa Azare 53,80,681 yojana, dakSiNArdha bharatakSetranuM kSetraphaLa Azare 18 lAkha yojana, ane dakSiNArdha madhya khaMDanuM kSetraphaLa Azare 6 lAkha yojana (A badhuM pramANAMgulanA mApanuM che.) ane dakSiNa bharatanA madhya khaMDamAM 5,320 Azare 6 lAkha yojanamAM kSetraphaLamAM patharAyelA che, jethI dareka dezanuM sarerAza kSetraphaLa Azare 125 yojana lagabhaga che. (temAM koI dezo nAnA ane koI dezo ghaNA moTA hoI zake che.) A sarerAza lakSamAM letAM AryAvartanA 25 // Arya dezo paNa Azare 125 yojana kSetraphaLanA gaNAya. pachI bhale temAM koI deza nAnA hoya ke koI deza ghaNA moTA hoya. jo ApaNo bhAratavarSa pramANAMgulathI guNIe, to Azare 0 // yojana lAMbo ane 0 // yojana pahoLo gaNAya (1,800 mAIla 3600 mAIla = 05 yojana) jyAre hAlamAM ApaNane upalabdha bhUmi (eziyA, AphrikA, yuropa, amerikA, osTreliyA tema ja ATalAMTika, prazAMta Adi mahAsAgaro tathA dakSiNa dhruva khaMDa vagere zakaya musApharIvALI tamAma bhUmi) Azare 20,000 mAIla lAMbI ane 20,000 mAIla pahoLI che. A thayuM zakya musApharI dvArA upalabdha bhUminuM mApa je pramANAMgulathI 20,000 : 3600 = 6 yojana lAMbI ane 6 yojana pahoLI eTale Azare 36 corasa yojana pramANAMgula mApathI thAya che. A rIte, ApaNI vartamAna dRzya jagatanI samagra bhUminuM kula kSetraphaLa Azare 36 corasa yojananuM thAya che, jyAre upara jaNAvelA eka eka Arya dezanuM kSetraphaLa Azare 125 corasa yojana thAya che. A rIte dazya jagatano samagra bhUmi vistAra eka deza karatAM paNa ghaNo nAno che. ane te paNa eka dezanA lagabhaga trIjA bhAga jeTalo che, ane tethI A bhUmine eka deza kahevo tenA karatAM paNa eka pradeza (dezano vibhAga) kahevo e vadhu saMgata che. have A pradeza bharata kSetramAM kayA bhAgamAM Avelo che, te vicAravuM jarUrI che. ApaNA A pradeza (samagra dazya jagata)nI cAre bAju khArAM pANInA samudro phelAyelA che. A khAruM pANI te zrI sagara cakravartIe zrI siddhAcala tIrthanI rakSA nimitta AkarSI lAveluM lavaNa samudranuM khAruM pANI che. vaLI, A bhUmimAM 24 kalAka sUryaprakAzanuM paNa astitva che, je dakSiNa bhAratanA madhya khaMDanA cheka dakSiNa cheDe hovAnI khAsa saMbhAvanA che. ApaNA dazya jagatamAM dharmanuM paNa astitva che. vaLI, ApaNA dazya jagatamAM surya, caMdra, AdinuM paribhramaNa, covIza kalAkanA sUryaprakAzanuM astitva, cha-cha mAsanA rAtri -divasanA kiraNo vagere vartamAna bhUminuM svarUpa DhALiyA TekarA svarUpa darzAve che. je vartamAna bhUmino paridha 24,000 mAIlano ane vyAsa 8,000 mAIlano hovo joIe. tene badale 12,000 mAIla vyAsa thAya che (viSuvavRttathI 6,000 mAIla uttara tarapha ane 6,000 mAIla dakSiNa tarapha musApharI zakaya che.) tenA uparathI bhUminuM svarUpa DhALiyA-TekarAnuM siddha thAya che. A bhUmi paNa nAnA moTA dvIpomAM vaheMcAI gayelI che. jemAM bhUtakALanA traNa (1. yuropa a 127 a Where is Ashtapad?

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth 2. uttara amerikAthI sAIbiriyA ane 3 goMDavANA khaMDa dakSiNa amerikA, dakSiNa AphrikA ane dakSiNa bhArata - osTreliyA sudhInI bhUmi ane hAlanA sAta khaMDa 1. uttara amerikA, 2. dakSiNa amerikA, 3. eziyA, 4. yuropa, 5. AphrikA, 6 osTreliyA, 7 dakSiNa dhruva ane bIjA nAnA moTA TApuomAM A bhUmi vaheMcAyelI che. AthI ApaNI samagra bhUmine dvIpasamUha kahI zakAya ane te AryAvartanI bhUmi hovAthI Arya pradeza paNa kahI zakAya. A dvIpasamUhavALo Arya pradeza upara darzAvelAM kAraNosara dakSiNa bhAratanA madhya khaMDamAM AvelA 2pI Arya dezonI cheka dakSiNamAM hovAnI khAsa saMbhavAnA che. te jaMbUdvIpanI jagatInI najadIkamAM hoya tema jaNAya che ane te AryAvartanA 2pA dezothI lavaNa samudranA pANInA kAraNe chUTo paDI gayelo ja Arya pradeza jaNAya che. jyAre bAkInA AryAvartanA 2pA dezonI samagra bhUmine ApaNe bRhad AryAvartane nAme oLakhIe to vadhu sugama paDaze. have, zrI aSTApadajI tIrtha mULa ayodhyA (vinItA) nagarIthI IzAna dizAmAM bAra yojana dUra che. ayodhyA nagarI jaMbUdvIpanI jagatIthI 114 yojana dUra uttaramAM che, jyAre ApaNo Ayeza (dvIpasamUha) jaMbUdvIpanI jagatInI najadIkamAM che ane te lagabhaga 20 thI 25 yojana uttaramAM hovAnI saMbhAvanA che. A rIte 114+12=126-20=106 yojana Azare ApaNI bhUmithI uttara dizAmAM aSTApada tIrtha hovAnI khAsa saMbhAvanA che. A zAstrapramANa lakSamAM letAM vartamAna AryapradezathI Azare 100 thI 110 yojana dUra zrI aSTApada tIrtha ovaluM che. tenA mAIla karIe to Azare 4 lAkha mAIla dUra thAya ane utsadhAMgulathI 1,76,000 gAu thAya. A rIte zrI aSTApadajI tIrtha ahIMthI Azare be lAkha gAu athavA 4 lAkha mAIla dUra hovAthI tathA A ApaNo Aryapradeza khArA pANInA samudro vaDe gherAyelo hovAthI e samudronI bahAra jaI zakavAnI azakyatAne kAraNe ja zrI aSTApadajI tIrtha ApaNe mATe alabhya baneluM che. tethI zrI yugapradhAnono pratyakSa paricaya paNa A kAraNe ja alabhya banelo che. paMDita zrI dIpavijayajI zrI aSTApadajInI pUjA DhALa (pahelI) mAM kahe che- Azare eka lAkha gAu upare re, gAu paMcyAzI hajAra; zrI siddhagirithI vegaLo re, zrI aSTApada jayakAra. vaLI, zrI saubhAgyavijayajI mahArAja "vividha tIrthamALA'mAM kahe che- paMca jiNesara janamIyA, mULa ayodhyA dUrIjI, INa thiti thApI hAM, ema bole bahu sUrijI. uparokta vidhAno paNa A hakIkatane samarthana ApanArAM che. vaLI, zrI saubhAgyavijayajI mahArAjazrI jaNAve che ke, "mULa ayodhyA dUra che. (dUrI), tema ja "DUbI' zabda vAparIne DUbI gayAnuM jaNAvatA nathI. ane dUra hovAne kAraNe ja hAlanI ayodhyAnI sthApanA karelI che. "INa thiti thApI IhAM re' ema ghaNA sUrio, AcArya mahArAjo bole che (kahe che), arthAt "teo ja kahe che ema nathI, paraMtu ghaNA AcArya mahArAjo kahe che." A rIte aSTApadajI tIrthanuM astitva ApaNA A eka nAnakaDA AryapradezamAM nahi, zrI - 128 - Where is Ashtapad?

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth yugapradhAnonuM astitva paNa ApaNA nAnakaDA AryapradezamAM nahiM, kiMtu bRhad AryAvartamAM e banne avazya AvelAM che. te ApaNA bhAratavarSathI lAkho mAIla dUra Avelo che. ApaNA Aryapradeza karatAM anekagaNA muni samudAyo, AcArya bhagavaMto tathA aneka dezo - nagaronA zrI saMgho vagere bRhada AryAvartamAM vItarAga dharmanI ArAdhanA vaDe Atmahita sAdhI rahelA che. saMkSiptamAM kahI zakAya ke, ApaNuM hAlanuM dazya jagata AkhAye bharatakSetranA, dakSiNArdha bharatanA madhya khaMDanA 25 Arya dezo paikI koI eka deza (saMbhavita surASTra)no ja koI eka Arya pradeza ja che ane zrI sagara cakravartI dvArA AkarSita thayelA lavaNa samudranAM pANInA dhasArAnA kAraNe banelA nAnA-moTA pradezo yA to hIpomAM vaheMcAI jaIne dvIpasamUha banelo che. ApaNA A dvIpasamUha svarUpI AryapradezamAM zrI gautama svAmInA tathA zrI sudharma svAmInA samayamAM, zrI pArzvanAtha prabhunA samayamAM thayelA zrI kezI gaNadharanA ziSya zrI svayaMprabhasUrie zrI jaina saMskRtino pracAra karIne zrImALa (bhInamALa) baMdaranA vanzika (vahANavaTA dvArA vepAra karanAra) gRhastha kuTuMbone pratibodha ApIne zrImALI kuLanA zrAvaka kuLanI sthApanAnI zarUAta karI. teozrInA ziSya zrI ratnaprabhasUri Adie tyArabAda oziyA baMdaramAM zrI ozavALa tathA padamAvatamAM zrI poravADa kuberanI sthApanA karIne, pratibodha karIne zrAvaka banAvyA. A rIte teozrI tathA teozrInI paraMparAmAM thayelA AcArya bhagavaMto tathA sAdhu munirAjoe A bhUmi upara vicarIne aneka grAma-nagaromAM vaselA gRhasthone zrAvaka banAvIne gAmegAma zrI zrAvakasaMghonI sthApanA karI. hAlamAM, bhAratabharamAM tathA jagatanA bIjA dezomAM vasI rahelA tamAma jaino uparokta pratibodhita thayelA zrImALa, ozavALa, poravADa Adi A jaina kuLonA parivAranA ja vaMzajo che. asala mULa magadha, kAzI, kozala Adi dezonA zrAvakasaMghono parivAra ahIM upalabdha nathI, paraMtu koI koI vyakti kadAcita A bhUmi para AvI hoya paNa AvI hoya to paNa te bahu ochA pramANamAM ja. bAkInA badhA zrI saMghonA parivAro to hAlamAM bRhad AryAvartamAM ja zrI jaina dharmanI ArAdhanA karIne Atmahita sAdhI rahyA che. tevI ja rIte, zrI mahAvIra svAmI prabhunA parivAranA aneka kuLa, gaNa, gaccha AdinA parivAranA sAdhu-muni mahArAjAo tathA zrI AcArya bhagavaMto paNa vipula saMkhyAmAM e bRhada AryAvartamAM ja vicarIne AtmasAdhanA karI rahelA che. ApaNA A dvIpasamUha AryapradezamAM to eka mAtra zrI vajasenasUrIzvarajI (zrI vajasvAmInA paTTadhara) A bhUmi upara padhArIne sopAraka paTTaNanA zrI Izvara zreSThI tathA temanA ja putro zrI nAgaeNdra, caMdra, nivRtti ane vidyAdhara Adine pratibodhine ziSya banAvelA che ane temanAthI ja A bhUmi upara zrI mahAvIra prabhunI ziSyaparaMparA vicaravA lAgI. A rIte, zrI pArzvanAtha prabhunI paraMparAnA zrI svayaMprabhasvAmI sUrinI eka paraMparA tathA zrI mahAvIra svAmI prabhunA parivAranA zrI vajasenasUrinI paraMparA ema be paraMparA A bhUmi para vistAra pAmelI zrI pArzvanAtha prabhunI A paraMparAmAM thayela zrI upakeza gaccha tathA zrI koTa gacchanA munirAjo tathA zrI mahAvIra svAmI prabhunI teramI pATe thayelA zrI vajasvAmInA paTTadhara zrI vajasenasUrinI paraMparA (eTale ke koTika gaNa, vaIrI zAkhA)nA cAra kuLa (zrI nAgaeNdra kuLa, zrI caMdra kuLa, zrI nivRtti kuLa ane zrI vidyAdhara kuLa) mAM vaheMcAyelA sAdhu-munirAjAonI paraMparAnA sAdhu, munirAjo hAlamAM vicarI rahelA che. jyAre te sivAyanA bIjA kuLa, gaNa, gaccha AdinA parivAranA AcArya bhagavaMto sahita - 129 - Where is Ashtapad?

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth aneka muni mahArAjAno ghaNI ja moTI saMkhyAmAM tathA 25 // Arya dezonA deza-pradeza ane nagarogAmo vagerenA zrI zrAvakasaMghonA parivAro ghaNI ja moTI saMkhyAmAM bRhada AryAvartamAM ja zrI vItarAga dharmanI ArAdhanA dvArA Atmahita sAdhI rahyA che. A rIte ja, zrI aSTApadajI mahAtIrtha, zrI sammetazikharajI mahAtIrtha, zrI apApApurI mahAtIrtha, zrI caMpApurIjI mahAtIrtha tathA anya kalyANaka bhUmirUpI mahAtIrtho paNa bRhad AryAvartamAM ja vidyamAna che, jemAM (zrI aSTApadajI tIrtha tathA vinItA (ayodhyA nagarI) Azare cAra lAkha mAIla dUra che. mAtra zrI giranAra tIrtha ApaNA AryapradezathI najadIkamAM che. ApaNo A dvIpasamuha svarUpa Aryapradezano lagabhaga badho ja vistAra zrI siddhAcaLa tIrthabhUmi vistAromAMthI samudranAM khArAM pANInA dhasArAthI chUTI paDelI bhUmi, tenA vistArano eka vibhAga hoya tema jaNAya che. zrI RSabhadeva prabhunAM samayanA zrI zatruMjaya tIrthanI 50 yojana vistAranI tIrthabhUmimAMthI cothA ArAne aMte 12 yojana tIrthabhUmi zeSa rahI. jyAre bAkInA chUTA paDelA 38 yojana vistAranI bhUmi upara ja ApaNo A Aryapradeza mAnava vasAhato rUpe vikAsa pAmyo hoya tema jaNAya che. A bhUmi para zrI neminAtha prabhunA zAsanakALanA samayathI ja mAnava vasavATa zarU hoya tema jaNAya che. A mAnava vasavATamAM sahuprathama draviDa ane yAdava prajAno vasavATa thayo hoya tema jaNAya che. Araba ane yahUdI prajA yAdavonI vaMzajo che. jyAre gurjara tAmila vagere draviDa prajAnA vaMzajo che. bIjI aneka prajAoe tyAra bAda, anukrame A bhUmi para AvIne vasavATa karyo che. zrI neminAtha prabhu ane zrI pArzvanAtha prabhunA AMtarAnA kALamAM A pArvatika ucca bhUmie mAnava vasavATathI samuddha banIne saMskRtino vikAsa sAdhelo che. bIjI AgaMtuka, prajA jovA ke kuzasthaLathI Avela sUryavaMzI prajA bhArata, cIna, jApAna, ane irAnamAM patharAyelI che. pAMDavakAlIna manAtI maya saMskRti prazAMtanA TApuothI cheka amerikA sudhI patharAyelI che. jyAre bhAratamAM vasatA yAdavo (rA 'gRharipu' rA'kheMgAra vagere)nA pUrvajoe AphrikAmAMthI nIkaLIne tArAtaMboLa nagaranA rastethI AphrikA, IjiptamAM vasavATa karyA bAda bhAratamAM praveza karyo che. A ItihAsa ghaNo lAMbo che. jenuM saMkSipta svarUpa atre prastuta karavAmAM AvyuM che. Where is Ashtapad? B 130 ta

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/ / AdinAtha bhagavAn kA samaya / / jitendra zAha khyAtoDaSTApada-parvato gajapadaH sammeta-zailA bhidhH| zrImAn raivatakaH prasiddha mahimA zatruJjayo mnnddpH| vaibhAraH kanakADacaloDabuMdagiriH, zrI citrkuuttaadyH| tatra zrI RSabhAdayo jinavarAH kurvantu vo Ggalam // 33 // kalikAla hemacandrasUri-sakalArhata stotra. arthAt- prasiddha aSTApada parvata, gajapada tIrtha, sammetazikhara nAma kA parvata, zrImAn giranAra, prasiddha mahimAvAn zrI zatrujayagiri, mAMDavagaDha, vaibhAragiri, suvarNagiri, Abugiri evaM zrI citrakUTa-citor3a Adi tIrtha haiN| vahA~ birAjamAna zrI RSabhadeva Adi zrI jinezvara prabhu maMgala kreN| prastuta stuti meM kalikAla sarvajJa hemacandrAcAryajI ne Aryadeza ke suprasiddha tIrthoM kI stuti kI hai| isa stuti meM sarva prathama aSTApada tIrtha ko namana kiyA hai| aSTApada tIrtha kI prAcInatA evaM mahimA ko darzAtA hai| eka aSTApada tIrtha jainadharma kA pavitra tIrtha evaM prAcIna tIrtha hone ke nAte hamezA vaMdanIya evaM stutya rahA hai| na kevala saMskRta yA prAkRta meM hI kintu gujarAtI stutiyoM meM bhI aSTApada kI stuti avazya hotI rahI hai| yahA~ maiM eka gujarAtI dohA prastuta karatA huuN| "Abu aSTApada giranAra, sametazikhara zatruMjaya sAra, e pAMceya tIratha uttamaThAma, siddha gayA tene karuM praNAma." arthAt- Abu, aSTApada, giranAra, sammetazikhara evaM zatrujaya ye pA~coM tIrtha uttama haiN| ina tIrthoM se siddhagati prApta sabhI ko maiM praNAma karatA huuN| isa gujarAtI dohe meM aSTApada tIrtha ko pA~ca mukhya tIrthoM meM rakhakara tIrtha kI mahimA bar3hAI hai| isa tIrtha ke sAtha vartamAna covIsI ke prathama tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva ke jIvana kI aneka ghaTanAe~ juDI huI haiN| hama RSabhadeva paramAtmA ke jIvanakAla ke viSaya meM carcA kareM usake pUrva kucha aitihAsika tathyoM kI carcA kreNge| upalabdha sAhitya meM hameM aSTApada kA sarva prathama ullekha AcArAMga niyukti meM prApta hotA hai| usameM kahA gayA hai ki aThThAvaya ujiMte, gayaggapae a dhammacakke a| pAsarahAvattanagaM, camaruppAyaM ca vaMdAmi / / Period of Adinath Vol. XVI Ch. 124-A, Pg. 7144-7151 36 131 - Period of Adinath

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth arthAt- aSTApada, ujjayaMta giranAra, gajAgrapada, dharmacakra, pArzvarathAvartanaga evaM caccaruprAya tIrtha ko namaskAra karatA huuN| hamArA durbhAgya yaha hai ki isameM se ujjayaMta-giranAra ko choDakara bAkI sabhI tIrtha lupta ho gae haiN| isa gAthA meM aSTApada tIrtha kA ullekha prApta hotA hai| tatpazcAt Avazyaka niyukti meM kucha vistAra se varNana prApta hotA hai| yathA aha bhagavaM bhavamahaNo, pUvvANamaNUNagaM sayasahassaM / aNupuvvIM viharIUNaM, pato aThThAvayaM selaM / / 433 / / aThThAvayaMmi sele, caudasa bhatteNa so mhrisiinnN| dasahi sahassehiM samaM, nivvANamaNuttaraM patto // 434 / / nivvANaM ciigAgiI, jiNassa iravAga sesayANaM c| sakahA thUbhara jiNahare, jAyaga teNAhi ammitti // 435 / / arthAt- saMsAra ke duHkhoM kA anta karanevAle bhagavAn RSabhadeva saMpUrNa eka lAkha varSoM taka pRthvI para vihAra karake anukrama aSTApada parvata ke Upara phuNce| vahA~ chaHupavAsa ke pazcAta dasa hajAra munigaNoM ke sAtha nirvANa ko prApta hue| jahA~ bhagavAna ne nirvANa prApta kiyA thA vahA~ devoM ne stUpa banAe aura bharata cakravartI ne covIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke varNa evaM parimANa ke samAna saparikara mUrtiyA~ sthApita kI aura jinamaMdira bnaayaa| prAyaH isI taraha kA hI varNana hameM sabhI granthoM meM prApta hotA hai| hameM sabase vistRta varNana kalikAla sarvajJa AcArya zrI hemacandra viracita triSaSTizalAkA puruSa caritra ke prathama parva ke chaThe sarga meM prApta hotA hai| mahAvIra svAmI bhagavAn ke pUrvabhavoM kA varNana karate hue marici kI kathA ke antargata RSabhadeva evaM aSTApada kA varNana prApta hotA hai| ___marici ne bhagavAn RSabhadeva prarUpita saMyama mArga kI kaThoratA ko sahana karane meM asamartha hone ke kAraNa kucha chUTa lene kA vicAra kiyaa| unhoMne tridaNDI veza dhAraNa kiyA, sira muNDana karavAyA, suvarNa kI janoI rakhane lge| cAkhaDI pahananA zurU kiyA, ca~danAdi kA lepa bhI karate the evaM kaSAya vastra dhAraNa karate the| kintu jaba bhI koI unheM pUchate the taba ve apanI AcAra pAlana kI asamarthatA ko hI batAte the| evaM sabhI ko upadezAdi ke dvArA pratibodhita karake bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke pAsa hI saMyama hetu bhejate the| eka bAra paramAtmA RSabhadeva aSTApada para padhAre the| yahA~ AcArya hemacandrasUri ne aSTApada kA varNana kiyA hai vaha vizeSa dhyAnAkarSaka hai| yathA vaha parvata atyanta zveta hone ke kAraNa zarada Rtu ke bAdaloM kA eka kalpita puJja jaisA, atyanta ThaNDI ke kAraNa jama gayA ho aisA kSIra samudra ke velAkUTa jaisA, U~ce zrRMgavAlA RSabha-baila jaisA zveta dhavala aSTApada parvata thaa| usa samaya bharata cakravartI ayodhyA meM rAjya kara rahe the| vaha aSTApada para jAkara vaMdana kara ke dezanA sunate haiN| punaH RSabhadeva aSTApada Ate haiM aura bharata cakrI punaH ayodhyA se RSabhadeva bhagavAn ke pAsa pahu~cate haiM aura atyanta bhakti evaM bhAvavibhora hokara prazna pUchate haiM ki isa parSadA meM koI bhAvi tIrthaMkara haiM jinako vaMdana karake apanA jIvana caritArtha karanA cAhatA huuN| taba RSabhadeva bhagavAn ne pharamAyA kI ApakA hI putra marici isI bharatakSetra meM potanapura nAma ke nagara meM tripuSTa-tripRSTa nAma ke prathama vAsudeva hoNge| anukrama se mahAvideha meM dhanaMjaya evaM dhArINI nAma kI daMpatI ke putra priyamitra nAmaka cakravartI hoNge| evaM bahuta samaya paribhramaNa karane ke prazcAt isI bharatakSetra meM mahAvIra nAmaka caubIsaveM tIrthaMkara hoNge| __isa caritra ke anta meM darzAyA hai ki paramAtmA RSabhadeva aSTApada para aae| sAtha meM daza hajAra muni the unake sAtha bhagavAna ne chaha upavAsa kA tapa kiyA aura anta meM pAdopagamana anazana svIkAra kiyaa| Period of Adinath -61322

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth isa avasarpiNI ke tRtIya ArA ke ninyAnveM pakSa zeSa bace the arthAt karIba savAcAra varSa bAkI the taba mAgha mAsa kI kRSNatrayodazI ke pUrvAhna meM abhici nakSatra meM candra kA yoga thA taba paryaMkAsana meM sthita paramAtmA RSabhadeva ne bAdara kAyayoga meM raha kara hI bAdara manayoga evaM bAdara bacana yoga ko samApta kara diyaa| tatpazcAt aSTApada giri ke upara nUtana zikharoM ke samAna nae citA sthAna meM devoM ne ratnoM ke tIna stUpa bnaae| tatpazcAt bharata mahArAjA ne prabhu ke saMskAra ke samIpa bhUmi meM tIna gAU~ U~cA evaM mokSa mArga kI vedikA sadRza siMhaniSadyA nAmaka prAsAda ratnamaya pASANa se bnaayaa| yaha prAsAda vArdhakIratna nAmaka sthapati ke dvArA banAyA gyaa| bAda meM kalikAla sarvajJa hemacandrasUrijI ne siMhaniSadyA prAsAda kA manohara varNana kiyA hai jo sthApatyazAstra kA uttama udAharaNa svarUpa hai| tatpazcAt jo varNana hotA hai vaha bhI atyanta mahattvapUrNa hai| jisameM kahA gayA hai ki bharata mahArAjA ke kevalajJAna prApta hone ke pazcAt vaha bhI saMyama grahaNa karake saMsAra ke bhAvi jIvoM ko pratibodha karate hue, bhUmi ko pAvana karate hue aSTApada parvata para padhAre aura caturvidha AhAra kA pratyAkhyAna kara ke anazana svIkAra kiyaa| prAyaH isI prakAra kA varNana hameM sabhI granthoM meM prApta hotA hai| jJAnaprakAza dIpArNava, aSTApada girikalpa, bRhad kalpabhASya vRtti, aSTApada stavana, vasudeva hiMDI, Adi grantho meM aSTApada ke ullekha prApta hote haiN| eka aura ullekha prApta hotA hai, vaha hai aSTApadagiri kalpa kA isa jambUdvIpa ke dakSiNArddha bharata meM bhArata varSa meM nava yojana cauDI aura bAraha yojana lambI ayodhyA nAmaka nagarI hai| yaha nagarI RSabhadeva, ajitanAtha, abhinaMdana svAmI, sumatinAtha, anaMtanAtha Adi jinezvaroM kI janmabhUmi hai| usake uttaradizA meM bAraha yojana para aSTApada nAma kA parvata hai| usake anya nAma kailAza, ramyagiri, dhavalagiri, Adi haiN| vaha ATha yojana U~cA hai| svaccha sphaTikamaya hai| evaM ayodhyA ke bAhara uDDayakuTa para khar3e rahane para AkAza svaccha hone para aSTApada ke dhavala zikharoM ke darzana hote haiN| isake pazcAt ajitanAtha bhagavAn ke samaya meM sagara cakravartI ke putra, munisuvrata svAmI, gautamasvAmI, rAvaNa kA aSTApada ke sAtha sambandha milatA hai| isa prakAra sarvaprathama RSabhadeva bhagavAn kA aSTApada ke sAtha sambandha thaa| vaha jaba-jaba ayodhyA kI ora Ate the taba-taba aSTApada parvata para rukate the aura rAjA evaM prajA ko dharmopadeza dete the| kintu vartamAna ayodhyA ke uttara bhAga meM aisA koI parvata nahIM jise hama aSTApada mAna sakeM / vartamAna bhUgola ke anusAra kailAza parvata tibbata meM AyA huA hai aura vaha mAnasarovara kI uttara meM 25 mAila kI dUrI para hai| isa parvata kA zikhara hamezA himAcchAdita rahatA hai aura usa para caDhanA ati kaThina hai| usake pAsa aSTApada parvata hone kI saMbhAvanA hai| uttarAdhyayana niyukti meM kahA gayA hai kicarama sarIro sAhU Auhai nagavaraM, na anno tti| (a. 10 gAthA 290) arthAt- jo sAdhu carama zarIrI hote haiM vahI isa nagavara aSTApada parvata para car3ha sakate haiN| ina saba se hama yaha anumAna lagA sakate haiM ki aSTApada parvata para car3hanA atidurgama thaa| aura kucha samaya bAda lupta ho gyaa| -35 133 - Period of Adinath

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. * aSTApada lupta hone ke kAraNa : munizrI kalyANa vijayajI ne aSTApada lupta hone ke kAraNoM kI carcA nibandhanizcaya nAmaka grantha meM kI hai| unake anusAra atyanta ThaNDI evaM himAcchAdita parvatamAlA ke kAraNa vahA~ jAnA durgama ho gayA aura bAda meM lupta ho gayA hogaa| dUsarA kAraNa bharata ne ratnamandira banAyA aura usakI surakSA ke lie yaMtra mAnava kI racanA kI thI arthAt Ama janatA ke lie vaha tIrtha durgama bana gayA kevala devatAoM ke lie hI yaha tIrtha sugama thaa| tIsare mahattvapUrNa kAraNa kI carcA karate hue kahA hai ki sagara cakravartI ke putroM ne aSTApada ke cAroM tarapha khAI khodI thI jisake kAraNa vahA~ pahoMcanA durgama ho gayA thaa| isa prakAra bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke nirvANa ke pazcAt kucha hI samaya bAda isa tIrtha kI yAtrA karanA durgama ho gayA thaa| ataH RSabhadeva ke samaya kI carcA karanA Avazyaka hai / * RSabhadeva bhagavAn kA saMkSipta paricaya : zAstroM meM prApta jIvana caritra ke AdhAra para prathama tIrthaMkara zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAn kA saMkSipta paricaya isa prakAra hai| pitA kA nAma nAbhirAjA, mAtA kA nAma marudevI mAtA thA / paramAtmA kA lAMchana RSabha thaa| janma ayodhyA nagarI meM huA thaa| deza kozala thA / paramAtmA ke yakSa kA nAma gomukha evaM yakSI kA nAma cakkezvarI hai / zarIra kI U~cAI 500 dhanuSya kI mAnI jAtI hai / bhava saMkhyA 13 haiM / paramAtmA kA janmadina phAlguna vadI 8 mI hai| unakI kumArAvasthA 20 lAkha pUrva kI evaM rAjyAvasthA 63 lAkha pUrva kI thI unakI vo patnIyA~ sumaMgalA evaM sunaMdA thIM paramAtmA kA chadmastha kAla 1000 varSa kA, kula dIkSA paryAya 1 lAkha pUrva kA thA kevalajJAna ayodhyA nagarI meM huA thA aura nirvANa bhUmi aSTApada parvata thI / pitA lAMchana deza - yakSa zarIra kI U~cAI janmadina - kumArAvasthA patnI - chadmasthakAla kula dIkSA paryAya AyuSya - - - nAbhirAjA RSabha kozala gomukha 500 dhanuSya phAlguna kRSNa 8 mI 20 lAkha pUrva sumaMgalA evaM sunaMdA 1000 varSa 1 lAkha pUrva 84 lAkha pUrva mAtA janma yakSI - - marudevI ayodhyA cakkezvarI rAjyAvasthA 63 lAkha pUrva -- kevalajJAna ayodhyA nirvANabhUmi - aSTApada parvata RSabhadeva bhagavAn kA samaya tRtIya ArA kA antabhAga mAnA jAtA hai| jaina dharma ke anusAra vaza koDAkor3I sAgaropama kI eka avasarpiNI tathA utane hI sAgaropama kI eka utsarpiNI hotI hai| inameM pratyeka ke chaha chaha bheda haiM jisameM vastuoM kI zakti krama se ghaTatI jAtI hai use avasarpiNI kAla aura jisameM bar3hatI jAtI haiM use utsarpiNI kAla kahate haiN| inakA avasarpiNI aura utsarpiNI nAma sArthaka hai| (1) suSmA- suSmA, (2) suSmA, (3) suSmA - duSmA, (4) duSmA - suSmA, (5) duSmA aura (6) duSmA - duSmA Period of Adinath 8 134 a

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth ye avasarpiNI ke chaha bheda haiN| isake ulTe arthAt (1) duSmA-duSmA, (2) duSmA, (3) duSmA-suSmA, (4) suSmA-duSmA (5) suSmA aura suSmA-suSmA ye chaha utsarpiNI ke bheda haiN| prArambha ke tIna kAloM kA pramANa krama se cAra koDAkoDI sAgara, tIna koDAkoDI sAgara hai| cauthe kA kAla pramANa bayAlIsa hajAra varSa nyUna eka koDAkoDI sAgaropama hai| pA~caveM aura chaThe kA kAla 21-21 haz2Ara varSa pramANa hai| jisa prakAra daza koDAkor3I sAgara kA avasarpiNI kAla hai usI prakAra daza koDA koDI sAgaropama utsarpiNI kAla hai| utsarpiNI evaM avasarpiNI donoM milAkara kAlacakra kahalAtA hai| ina donoM kAla ke samaya bharataairAvata kSetra meM padArthoM kI sthiti hAni evaM vRddhi ke lie hotI hai| ina do kSetra ke sivAya anya kSetroM meM padArthoM kI sthiti hAnivRddhi se rahita hai| sAgaropama kA kAlamAna samajhane ke lie hameM yojana evaM palya kA mApa jAnanA Avazyaka hai| jo isa prakAra haiATha avasaMjJA = eka saMjJA-saMjJA ATha saMjJA-saMjJA = eka truTIreNu ATha truTIreNu eka trasareNu ATha trasareNu eka rathareNu ATha rathareNu = eka uttama bhogabhUmija manuSya ke bAla kA agrbhaag| ATha bAlAgra madhyama bhogabhUmija manuSya kA bAlAgra ATha madhyama bhogabhUmija bAlAgra = jadhanya bhogabhUmija bAlAgra ATha ja. bho. bAlAgra = karmabhUmi bhogabhUmija bAlAgra ATha bAlAgra = 1 lIkha ATha lIkha = 1 juA~ ATha juA~ = 1 java 8 java = 1 utsedhAMgula (zarIramApa ke lie) utsedhAMgula ko pA~ca sau kA guNA karane para eka pramANAMgula hotA hai / yaha pramANAMgula avasarpiNI ke prathama cakravartI kA aMgula hai| apane apane samaya meM manuSya kA jo aMgula hotA hai vaha svaaNgul| 6 aMgula = 1 pAda do pAda = 1 vitasti do vitasti = 1 hAtha do hAtha = eka kiSku do kiSku = 1 daNDa dhanuSya nADI 8 hajAra daNDoM kA eka yojana kahA gayA hai| * aba palya se lekara sAgara kA pramANa : eka aisA garta banAyA jAe jo eka yojana barAbara lambA-caur3A tathA gaharA ho jisakI paridhi isase kucha adhika gunI ho tathA jisake cAroM tarapha dIvAreM banAI jaaeN| isameM eka se lekara sAta dina ke bAlaka -36 135 Period of Adinath

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. ke bAla (jisa ke dUsare TukaDe na ho sakeM vaise bAloM se bharA jaae| aise garta ko vyavahAra palya kahA jAtA hai| sau-sau varSa ke bAda eka-eka bAla kA Tukar3A usa garta se nikAlA jAe aura jitane samaya meM vaha khAlI ho jAe utane samaya ko vyavahAra palyopama kAla kahate haiN| eka aura acchA palyopama hai| pUrvokta palya ko bAloM se bharA jAe unameM se eka-eka samaya ke bAda eka-eka Tukar3e ko nikAlane para jitane samaya meM vaha khAlI ho jAe utane samaya ko addhA palyopama kAla kahate haiN| Ayu kA pramANa batalAne ke lie isakA upayoga hotA hai| dasa koDA - koDI addhA palyo kA addhA sAgara hotA hai| isake dvArA saMsArI jIvoM kI Ayu, karma tathA saMsAra kI sthiti jAnI jAtI palyopama evaM sAgaropama ke parimANa kA savistAra varNana vyAkhyAprajJapti evaM anuyogadvAra sUtra tathA tiloyapaNNatti meM prApta hotA hai tadanusAra palyopama tIna prakAra ke haiM (1) uddhAra palyopama, (2) adA palyopama, (3) kSetra palyopama / usI prakAra sAgaropama ke bhI tIna prakAra haiM yathA ( 1 ) uddhAra sAgaropama, (2) addhA sAgaropama evaM (3) kSetra sAgaropama / vaidika paramparA ke anusAra kAla ko cAra yugoM meM vibhAjita kiyA gayA hai| kaliyuga, dvApara, tretA evaM satayuga / kaliyuga 432000 varSa kA mAnA gayA hai| 2 kaliyuga 3 kaliyuga = 1 dvApara 1 tretA 1 satyuga 4 kaliyuga cAra yugoM kA 1 caturyugI 71 caturyugI kA eka manvantara 14 manvantara evaM sAdhyAMza ke 15 satyuga kA eka kalpa kalpa barAbara 432 x 107 = 4.3 x 109 varSa 4320000000 brahmANDa kI Ayu 1-4 x 1010 varSa / Period of Adinath isa prakAra prAcIna kAla meM jo palya aura sAgara ke pramANa haiM usake sahI rUpa ko samajhakara hI hama zrI AdinAtha bhagavAn kA samaya nizcita kara pAyeMge / 864000 12,96,000 17,28,000 136 a

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// 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

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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 rahA / ina tIrthoM ko 'kalyANaka bhUmi' kahate haiM / (1) prabhAsa pATana (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 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) karaTaka 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 haiM / 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 kareMge / * sUtrokta tIrtha : -- - - AcArAMga niyukti kI nimnalikhita gAthAoM meM prAcIna jainatIrthoM kA nAma nirdeza milatA hai| daMsaNa nANa carite tavaveragge ya hoI u pasatyA / jA ya tA tA ya tahA saksaNaM bucchaM salakkhaNao / / 329 / titthagarANa bhagavao pavayaNa pAvayaNi aisaivINaM / abhigamaNa namaNa darisaNa kittaNa sUpaaNA thuNaNA / / 330 / / jammAbhise nikkhamaNa caraNa nANuppayA ya nivvANe / diya loabhavaNa maMdara naMdIsara bhoma nagaresuM / / 331 / / aTThAvamujjite gayaggapayae ya dhammacakke ya pAsa rahAvattaMga camarUppAyaM ca vaMdAmi ||332 || - arthAt darzana, samyaktva-jJAna, cAritra, tapa, vairAgya, vinaya viSayaka bhAvanAeM jina kAraNoM se zuddha banatI haiM, unako svalakSaNoM ke sAtha kahUMgA / / 329 / / - tIrthaMkara bhagavantoM ke, unake pravacana ke, pravacana- pracAraka AcAryoM ke, kevala, manaH paryava, avadhijJAna, vaikrayAdi atizaya labdhidhArI muniyoM ke sanmukha jAne, namaskAra karane, unakA darzana karane, unake guNoM kA Prachin Jain Tirth 138 ta

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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

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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

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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

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/ 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 -- -

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ne eka arthAt sphaTika maNi kI zilAoM se ramaNIya usa kailAza parvata para ArUr3ha hokara bhagavAn 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 kiyA / bharata aura vRSabhasena Adi gaNadharoM ne bhI kailAza parvata se hI mokSa prApta kiyA zailaM vRSabhasenAdyaiH kailAzamadhiruhya saH / zeSakarmakSayAnmokSamante prAptaH suraiH stutaH / / - harivaMzapurANa, 13 // 6 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 kiyA / zrI bAhubalI svAmI ko kailAza parvata se nirvANa prApta huaa| isa sambandha meM AcArya jinasena AdipurANa meM ullekha karate haiM Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth 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 thI unake jitazatru nAmaka putra thA jitazatru ke sAtha podanapura nareza vyAnanda kI putrI vijayA kA vivAha huA thA / 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 1. uttarapurANa, 48 / 141 NAyakumAra muNindo bAla mahAbAla ceva accheyA / aTThAvayagiri - sihare NivvANa gayA Namo tesiM / / 15 / / arthAt aSTApada zikhara se vyAla, mahAvyAla, accheca, ameya aura nAgakumAra muni mukta hue| hariSeNa cakravartI kA putra harivAhana thA / usane kailAza parvata para dIkSA lI aura vahIM se nirvANa prApta kiyA / harivAhana duddhara bahu dharahu muni hariSeNa aMgu taDa cariu / / ghAticaukka kamma khaU kiyuu| kevala NAya udaya tava hayaU / / niru sacarAcaru pekhiu lou| puNi tiNijAya diyau nirujou / / aTThasiddhi guNi hiyaU dhareu / / niruvama suha pattar3a nivvANa / / anta yAli sanyAsa kareya suddha samAdhi cayeviya paann| 143 -kavi zaMkara kRta hariSeNa carita, 707-709 ( eka jIrNa guTakepara se racanA kAla 1526 ) Bharat ke Digamber Jain Tirth

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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

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth amAtya mArIca ne kahA- "deva! kailAza parvata para eka munirAja pratimA-yoga se virAjamAna haiN| ve ghora tapasvI pratIta hote haiN| isIlie yaha vimAna unako atikramaNa nahIM kara sakA hai| dazAnana ne usa parvata para utara 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 huuN| tU jisa kailAza parvata para baiThA hai, use ukhAr3a kara tere hI sAtha abhI samudra meM pheMkatA huuN|'' 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 tuGgaM bahurupa virAjitam / / pratyahaM bhaktisaMyuktaiH kRtapUjaM surAsuraiH / mA vinAzi calatyasmin parvate bhinna parvaNi / / -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 jaayeN| 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 kailAsa parvate santi bhavanAni jinezinAM / caturvizati saMkhyAti kRtAni maNikAJcanaiH / / surAsura-narAdhIzaivaMnditAni divAnizam / yAsyanti duHSama kAle nAzaM taskArAdibhiH / / -hariSeNa bRhatkathA, koSa 119 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 thaa| vidyAdhara vimAnoM dvArA kailAza kI yAtrA ko jAte rahate the| aMjanA aura pavanaMjaya kA vivAha sambandha kailAza kI yAtrA ke samaya hI huA thaa| pavanaMjaya ke pitA rAjA prahlAda aura aMjanA ke pitA rAjA mahendra donoM hI - 145 Bharat ke Digamber Jain Tirth

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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

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth "tIse (aujjhA) a uttaradisAbhAe vArasAjoaNesuM aTThAvao nAma kailAsAparabhihANo rambho nagavaro aTThajoaNuccI sacchaphAlihasilAmao, ittuccialoge dhavalagiritti psiddho|" 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 meM 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 zRMkhalA phailI huI hai, usake bar3e-bar3e aura mukhya ATha pada haiN| unake nAma isa prakAra haiM- kailAza, gaurIzaMkara, droNagiri, nandA, nara, nArAyaNa, badarInAtha aura trishuulii| 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 bandhu-janoM 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 aayaa| 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... mhimaanmvaap|" -zrImadbhAgavata 5 / 4 / 5 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 -26 147 . - Bharat ke Digamber Jain Tirth

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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 banA / jahA~ mAtA marudevI ne tapasyA kI thI, vahA~ logoM ne mandira banAkara unake prati apanI bhakti pragaTa kI vaha mandira mANAgAMva 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 gayA / 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 jhADiyAM hI yahAM 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 huA / Bharat ke Digamber Jain Tirth 85 148 a

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|| madhya eziyA 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| 9 aura paMjAba meM jainadharma // 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 haiM / 1. - (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. -- hIrAlAla duggaDa (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 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 - Ashtapad Parvat Vol. II Ch. 9-B, Pg. 434-437 jainAcArya jinaprabhasUri 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 kalpa | ) It may be mentioned that linga is Tibetian word of Land. 149 a Jainism in Central Asia

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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

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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

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|| 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 -

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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

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth svAhA / OM svastinaH indro vRddhazravAH svastinaH pUSA vizvavedAH svastinastArkSIariSTanemiH svastino bRhaspatirdadhAtu / dIrghAyustvAyavalAyurvAzubhajAtAyu OM rakSarakSaariSTanemi svAhA vAmadeva sAMtyartha manuvidhIyate so'smAka ariSTanemi svAhA / " 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 haiM / - atharvaveda meM RSabha ko bhavasAgara se pAra utArane vAlA kahakara usakI stuti kI gaI hai - "aMho mucaM vRSabhaM yajiyAnAM virAjantaM prathamamadhvaraNAm / apAM napAtamazvinA 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 utAregA / - dattabhoja / atharvaveda 19.42.4 Rgveda meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko anantacatuSTya kA dhArI pratipAdita kiyA hai catvArI zrRMgAtrayo asya pAdA, dai zIrSa sapta hastAsI asya trithA baddho vRSabho zeraNIti, mahAdevI matyaniviveda / 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) haiM 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 haSISena hanti / ' 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 kahalAyA / ' - 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 as 154 a

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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 nahIM / 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 Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth "zrI AdinAthAya namostu tasmai yenopadiSTA haThayoga vidyA / vibhrAjate pronnatarAja yoga, mArodumicchoradhirohiNIva / / " 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 Rssbh| 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 thA / 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 saMvRtama / dharmAt vibhukte rahoyaM naH tasmAdaparaH paraH / " " prajApate suto nAbhiH tasyApi Agamucyati / nAbhino RSabhaputro vai siddhakarma dRDhavrataH / - 155 -- -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 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

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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

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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

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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

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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 ) amni 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 thA / jisa prakAra sUrya jIva jagat meM prANa kA saMcAra karatA hai usI prakAra unhoMne jIva jagat meM jJAna kA saMcAra kiyA '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 liyA / 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 maiM 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 kAvyatAso' (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 liyA / ) '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 liyA / ) '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' (devI), 'vaha vizAMgopA' (prajAoM kA saMrakSaka hai) 'pavitArodasyo' (abhyudaya tathA niHzreyasa kA utpAdaka hai), 'devoM ne usa dravyadAtA agni' (agranetA ko ) grahaNa kara liyA / I Rgveda ke ye sUtra RSabhadeva aura agni tathA sUrya kI samAnatA ko spaSTa karate haiM / 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 / $159 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth "oma agni mIDe purohita yajJasya devamRtvija hotAraM ratnadhAtamam agniH pUrvabhiRSibhirIDyo nUtanaM sta savevo 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 haiM 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 comel 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 AhavAn nahIM kara rahe varan jo dikhAI nahIM detI aisI sarvocca siddha zakti kA AhvAna kara rahe haiM '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 puSpa / 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 vyAptaRSabhasaMskRti 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 miTTI rAjya thA vahA~ se yaha bAta pIche AyI thI / usa samaya miTTAnI rASTra ke rAjA (I0 pU0 caudahavIM zatAbdI) dazaratha the| unakI bahana aura putrI donoM kA vivAha mistra samrATa ke sAtha huA thA / unhIM ke prabhAva se prabhAvita hokara caturtha AmAna heTay yA AkaneTan ne ATena (AtmAn ) nAma se isa sUrya dharma kA pracAra kiyA thA / 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 hoM / 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 haiN| 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 160 a

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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 thaa| sarAka zabda kA sAdhAraNa artha hotA hai zrAvaka arthAt zramaNakArI / pAzcAtya paNDitoM ne hI sarvaprathama isa artha ko pracalita kiyA / 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 haiM / 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 hA 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 huii|" (pUrvAcala meM sarAka saMskRti aura jaina dharma-titthayara) agni prayoga ke sAtha sAtha kRSi kA jJAna bhI RSabhadeva ne diyA thaa| 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 khlaayaa| iza-Ada-maTha kA artha pRthvI kA pahalA svAmI hotA hai| Age TaoNDa 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|" yaha Azcarya kA viSaya hai ki RSabhadeva ke viSaya meM itane ullekha prApta hone ke bAda bhI kucha vidvAn 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 -26 161 - - Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. zatAbdI kI nizcita kI gaI haiM / 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 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 haiM / RSabha kA artha hotA hai RSabha 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. Vill 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 haiM / yaha mudrA jaina yogiyoM kI tapazcaryA meM vizeSa rUpa se milatI hai / jaise mathurA saMgrahAlaya meM sthApita tIrthaMkara RSabha devatA kI mUrti meM / RSabha kA artha hai baila, jo AdinAtha kA lakSaNa hai| muhara saMkhyA F.G.H. phalaka para aMkita deva mUrti meM eka baila hI banA hai| saMbhava hai yaha RSabha kA hI pUrva rUpa ho / " - hindU sabhyatA pU. 39- jaina dharma aura darzana isI bAta kI puSTi karate hue prasiddha vidvAn rASTrakavi rAmadhArI siMha dinakara likhate haiM - "mohana jodar3o 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 haiM muni zrI vidyAnandajI mahArAja bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA varNana vedoM isI saMdarbha meM prasiddha itihAsakAra DaoN. ema. ela. zarmA likhate ne apane lekha mohana jodar3o jaina paramparA aura pramANa meM likhA hai meM nAnA sandarbhoM 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 jodar3o 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 bArhata 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 as 162 a

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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

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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

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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." Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth 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| 9 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 dIM / nivRttidharma 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 ga anusaMdhAna kA viSaya hai| "evaM se appamAeNa vivegaM kIdRti vedavI" AcArAMga sUtra zruta 1 a. 4. 4 "ettha viramejja vedavI" AcArAMga sUtra zruta 1 a. 5.6 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 aMgirasa ye veda kharoSTi lipi meM lipibaddha the| - 165 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 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

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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

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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

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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, midhyAdarzana 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 garma 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 gayA / 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 mahAnizi / 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 naH / / " zivapurANa 4 / 49 mujhe zaMkara kA RSabha avatAra hogaa| vaha sajjana logoM kI zaraNa aura dInabandhu hogA tathA usakA avatAra navAM hogA / Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad 168 a -

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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| cU~ki 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 nakSatra / ataH RSabha kA artha huA zreSTha nakSatroM meM AyA huA / 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 uttarASADhA nakSatra ke sAtha yoga hone para aparAhna kAla meM dIkSA grahaNa kI thI / hemacandrAcArya ne isa viSaya meM likhA hai tadA caM caitrabahulASTamyAM candramasizrite / nakSatra muttarASAr3hA maho bhAge'tha pazcime / / 65 / / RSabhadeva kI takSazilA yAtrA kA varNana jaina sAhitya meM milatA hai jinadatta sUri racita paMcAnanda pUjA, Avazyaka niryukti 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 as 174 a

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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

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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 thA / 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 rahA / 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' I 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 ) 1 RSabhadeva kA prathama pAraNA akSaya tRtIyA ke dina huA thA / isakA spaSTa lekha AcArya hemacandra sUra dvArA racita triSaSTizalAkA puruSa meM milatA hai| AryAMnAryeSu maunena, viharan bhagavAnpi / saMvatsaraM nirAhArazcintayAmAsivAnidam / / 238 / / pradIpA iva tailena, pAdapA iva vAriNA / AhAreNaiva vartante, zarIrANi zarIriNAm / / 239 / / , svAmI manasi kRtyaivaM, bhikSArthaM calitastataH / puraM gajapuraM prApa, puramaNDalamaNDanam || 243 // dRSTvA svAminamAyAntaM, yuvarAjo'pi tatkSaNam / aghAvata pAdacAreNa, pattInapyAtilaMghayan // / 277 / / gRhAMgaNajuSo bhartuluMThitvA paadpNkje| zreyAMso'mArjayat kezairbhramarabhramakAribhiH / / 280 // IdRzaM kva mayA dRSTaM, liMgamityabhicintayan / vivekazAkhino bIjaM jAtismaraNamApa saH // 283 // , tatovijJAtanirdoSabhikSAdAnavidhiH sa tu / gRhyatAM kalpanIyo'yaM rasa ityavadat vibhum / / 299 / / prabhuraNyaMjalIkRtya, paripAtradhArayat / utkSpyiotkSipya so'pIkSurasakumbhAnaloThayat // rAghazukla tRtIyAyAM dAnamAsIttavakSayama / parvAkSayatRtIyeti, tato'dyApi pravartate / / 301 // 85 176 a Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

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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

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. NaM dIsaha sasiravibiMbacchihi, kaMThabhaTTa kaMThiya Nalacchihi / mohabaddhaNavapemmahirI viva samga sarovahu NAlasirI viva rayaNasamujjalavaragayapaMti va dANamahAtarUhalasaMpatti va / seyaMsaha ghaNapaNa NiuMjiya, ukkahiM uDamAlA iva paMjiya / pUriyasaMvacchara uvvAseM, akkhavANu maNiuM parameseM / tahu divasa atyeNa akkhavataiya gAuM saMjAyau / gharU jAyavi bharaheM ahiNaMdiu, par3hamu dANatitthaMkarU vaMdiu / ahiyaM pakkha tiNNa saviseseM, kiMcUNe diNa kahiya jiNeseM, bhoyaNavittI lahIya tamaNAse, dANatitthu ghosiu devIseM / 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 lagI / prabhu kA saMvatsara pa pUrNa huA aura kucha dina kama sAr3he teraha mAsa ke pazcAt bhojana vRtti prApta hone para bhagavAn ne prathama pa pAraNA kiyaa| isa dAna ko akSayadAna kI saMjJA dI gii| usI dina se prabhu ke pAraNe ke dina kA nAma akSaya tRtIyA pracalita huA / 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 thA / 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 tRtIyakA / akSayA sA tithi proktA kRtikArohiNIyutA / / tasyAM vAnAdikaM 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 huA / 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 sabhA 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 thI / pravrajyA ke bAda apane priya putra ko eka bAra bhI nahIM dekha pAyI thI / 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 marUdebI ne jaba Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad as 178 a

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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

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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

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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

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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 haiN| 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 haiN| sArI kI sArI naitika rakta nAr3iyA~ 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| tIrthaMkara 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| jitane 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 jhunasAMga, 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 prakaraNama. haribhadrasari 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| tIrthaMkaroM dvArA sthApita sAdhu-sAdhvI, zrAvaka-zrAvikA kA caturvidha saMgha (tithyaM puNa cAuvanne samaNasaMghe, samaNA, samaNIo, sAvayA, sAviyAo -bhagavatI sUtra zataka 20/u08/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| 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 OM 182

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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 kreN| isa prakAra hama dekhate haiM ki tIrtha aura tIrtha yAtrA saMghoM kA mahattva dhArmika tIrtho 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 rahA / 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 niyameNa / (paMcAzaka haribhadra 424), jassa kammamudapaNa jIvo paMcamahAkallANANi pAvidUNa tittha duvAlasaMgaM kuNadi taM titthayaraNAma / dhavalA 13 / 5, 101 / 366 / 6, gommaTasAra, jIvakANDa, TIkA 381 / 6 Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth - ye paMcakalyANaka dina nimnalikhita haiM garbhakalyANaka tIrthakara 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 haiM / 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| -- dIkSA kalyANaka * tIrthaMkara ke dIkSAkAla ke upasthita hone ke pUrva lokAntika deva unase pravrajyA lene kI prArthanA karate haiN| ve eka varSa taka karor3oM 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 haiM / 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 nahIM / -- kevalyakalyANaka tIrthaGkara jaba apanI sAdhanA dvArA kaivalya jJAna prApta karate haiM usa samaya bhI svarga se indra aura devamaNDala Akara kaivalya mahotsava manAte haiM 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 183 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth manAyA jAtA hai| Arambhika jaina Agama sAhitya meM siddhAntoM para mahattva diyA gayA hai tIrthoM para kama 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 sAra / ye pA~ce uttama ThAma, siddhi gayA tene karU~ praNAma / " 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-fafur afara) | 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 tIrthakara 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 gaye / jaina paramparA ke anusAra bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne sarvajJa hone ke pazcAt AryAvarta 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 kI / 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 huI / Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad as 184 a

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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 mahAnizi / zivaliMgatayodbhUtaH koTisUryasamaprabhaH / Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth 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 lage / - uttara tathA dakSiNa prAnta kI yaha vibhinnatA kevala kRSNa pakSa meM hI rahatI hai, para zukla pakSa ke sambandha meM donoM hI eka mata haiM / 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 ca / kRSNA caturdazI sA tu zivarAtriH prakIrtitA / 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 cihna 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 kiyA / zakra 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 gayA / zakra ne prabhu ke aura devoM ne gaNadharoM tathA sAdhuoM ke pArthiva zarIroM ko kramazaH tIna atIva sundara zivikAoM meM rkhaa| jaya jaya nandA, jaya jaya maddA Adi jayaghoSa 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 rakhe / zakra kI AjJA se agnikumAroM ne kramazaH tInoM citAoM meM 185 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. agni kI vikurvaNA kI aura vAyukumAra devoM ne agni ko prajvalita kiyA / 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 zakra kI AjJA se meghakumAra devoM ne kSIrodaka se una tInoM citAoM ko ThaNDA kiyaa| sabhI devendroM ne apanI-apanI maryAdA ke anusAra prabhu kI dAdoM aura dAMtoM 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 tIrthaMkara 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 kiyA / 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 ya // 60 // , so jiNadehAINaM, devehiM kato citAsu thUbhA ya / saho va rUNNasaho logo vi tato tahAya kato / / 61 / / tathAbhagavaddehAdidagdhasthAneSu bharatena stupA kRtA, tato Avazyaka malaya meM likhita hai , loke'pi tata Arabhya mRtaka dAha sthAneSu stupA pravartante / / - 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 niryukti 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 / / Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad -- aha bhagavaM bhavahamaNo, puvvANamaNUNagaM sayasahassaM / aNupubbIM bihariUNaM, patto aTThAvayaM selaM / / 433 / / aTThAvayaMmi sele, caudasa bhatteNa so maharisINAM / dasahi sahassehiM samaM nivvANamaNuttaraM patto nivvANaM ciigAgiI, jiNAssa ikkhAga sesayANaM ca / sakahA thUbharajiNahare jAyaga teNAhi aggitti / / 435 / / / / 434 / / 85 186 a

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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 maiM gye| vahA~ unhoMne bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA aSTAhika nirvANa mahotsava manAyA aura apane-apane sthAna ko lauTa gaye / Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth RSabhadeva ke nirvANa sthAna aSTApada kA vivaraNa hameM AcArAMga niyukti, Avazyaka niryukti, uttarAdhyayana sUtra kI niryukti ke adhyayana 10 meM, nizItha cUrNi, vividha tIrtha kalpa, AcArya dharmaghoSa sUri racita jJAnaprakAza dIpa, zIlAMka kI kRti caupanna mahApurisa cariyaM (9 vIM 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 paumacariu, pUjyapAda ke nirvANa bhakti, poTAlA pelesa (dalAIlAmA kA nivAsa sthAna) ke prAcIna granthoM maiM, lAmacIvAsa 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 11986 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 karAyA / "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 yantrama mAnava kI bAta / Aja jo yantramaya mAnava roboTa bana rahe haiM usakA varNana 12vIM zatAbdI meM hemacandrAcArya ne 187 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

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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

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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 soya muNi / iya desaNA nisuha, goyama gaNahara saMcariya, tApasa panara-saeNa, tau muNi dIThau Avatu e / / 25 / / Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth , 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 tIrthakaroM kI bandanA jo muni karatA hai, vaha carama zarIrI hai| prabhu kI ukta dezanA sunakara gautama svAmI aSTApada tIrtha kI yAtrA karane ke liye cala par3e / 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 caDhasaha diDhakAya, gaja jima dIsaha gAjatau e / giruau iNe abhimAna, tApasa jo mana ciMtavaha e, u muni caDhiya 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 asthipaMjara 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 niSpanna, daNDa- kalasa dhvaja vaDa sahiya, pekhavi paramANaMda, jiNahara bharahesara mahiya / niya niya kAya pramANa cihna disi saMThiya jigaha 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 thiiN| mandirastha jina mUrtiyoM ke darzana 189 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

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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

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth senAoM ko vahIM pAsa meM ThaharA diyA aura svayaM jinendra bhagavAn kI pUjA karane ke liye prasthAna kiyA / / 12 / / aho paramamAzcarya tirazvAmapi yadgaNaiH / anuyAtaM munindrANAmajJAtabhayasaMpadAm / / 55 / / so'yamaSTApadairjuSTo mRgairnvrthnaambhiH| punaraSTApadakhyAttiM 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 / zuddhatmeva zivAyAstu tavAyamacalAdhipaH / / 64 // kiMciccAntaramullaMghaya prasnnenAntarAnmanA / 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 ora jAya vastra tyAge eka munirAya triSaNanAma tina guru se dIkSA lI, loMcakara nagnamudrA dhari munivata lekha khar3A yoga dhyAnakara maunasahita prANa tyaage| 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, phira 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 sudI 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 T Portal - 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 vahA~ bAhabahI 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 -85 191 - Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. umbrella. It is ascribed to the 7th and 8th century" - ( History of Indian & Eastern Architecture. Pg. 342 of Vol 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 haiM / "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| tuma koI sAkSAt dikhAyI de aura pUche ki tumheM kyA cAhiye to kahanA ki tumheM mahAvideha kSetra ke sImandhara svAmI ke varzana cAhiyeM, itanA mAMganA aisA gurudeva ne kahA thA.... vaise to maiM zAstrAbhyAsa karatI hU~ jisameM mujhe aSTApada ke viSaya meM samAdhAna nahIM huA thA / gurudeva se maiMne prazna pUchA taba gurudeva ne unako jo aSTApada pratyakSa darzana hue the usa anubhava kI bAta ki aSTApada para tIna caubIsiyoM 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 / " I Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad ss 192 a

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Andhrapradeza kI rAjadhAnI haidarAbAda se 45 mIla uttara-pUrva meM kulpAka 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 huii| yaha atyanta prabhAvazAlI pratimA 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 sake / 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 haiN| 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 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 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). -33 193 - Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

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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 haiM dhandAvAsa, harAdri, himavat, haMsa aura isako dhavalagiri bhI kahA gyaa| kailAsa aura aSTApada donoM kA eka hI paryAyavAcI zabda haiM jisakA artha hai svarNa yA sonA / sUrya kI kiraNeM jaba kailAsa yA aSTApada para par3atI hai to vaha svarNa kI bhA~ti camakatA hai| prAkRta meM aSTApada ko 'aDAvaya' 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 ke anusAra-- 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 haiM / yaha sadA barpha se r3hakA 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 mI sIdhI car3hAI pAra karake hI kiyA jA sakatA hai jo atyanta kaThina hai / matsya purANa (kailAza varNanam pU. 394 ) meM kailAza ke viSaya meM likhA hai Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad a 194 a

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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

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth tasyapAde mahAdivya lohitaM sumahatsaraH / tasmin giro nivasati yazomaNidharovazI / 12 / divyAraNyaM vizokaJcatasya tIre mahadvanam / tasmin girI nivasati yazomaNikarovazI / 13 / saubhyaiH sudhArmikaizcaiva guhyakaiH parivAriyaH / 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 haiM / 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 bAlA 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 kakudminaH / tadajananyaiH kakuda zailantrikakudaM prati / 15 / sarvadhAtumayastatrasumahAn vaidyuto giriH / tasya pAde mahaddivyaM mAnasa siddhasevitam / 16 / tasmAt prabhavate puNyA sarayUlokpavarI / tasyAstIre vanaM divyaM vaibhrAjaM nAmavizruta | 17 | kuberAnucarastasmin prahetitanayo vazI / brahmadhAtA nivasati rAkSaso'nantavikramaH / 18 / kailAsAt pazcimAmAzAM divyaH sarvauSadhigiriH / aruNaH parvatazreSTho rukmadhAtuvibhUSitaH | 19 / bhavasya dayitaH zrImAnpArvatohemasannibhaH / usa kakudamAn meM kakumI 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 thA / 18 / kailAza parvata se pazcima dizA meM eka ati vivya sarvauSadhi giri yaha parvata sampUrNa parvatoM meM zreSTha varNa vAlA aura rukma (suvarNa) dhAtu Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad as 196 a

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se vibhUSita hotA hai / 19 / astyuttareNa kailAsAcchivaH servoSadhogiriH / gorantu parvatazreSThaM haritAlamayaM prati // 24 // hiraNyabhRMgaH sumahAn divyauSadhimayo giriH / tasyapAve mahaddivyaM saraH kAJcanavAlukam // 25 // ramyaM bindusaro nAma yatra rAjA bhagIrathaH / gaMgArthe sa tu rAjarSaruvAma bahulAH samA / 26 / Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth 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 bhRMga 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 hai| tibbatI mAnyatA meM yaha kahA jAtA hai ki buddha bhagavAn ne isa AzaMkA se ki kahIM yakSagaNa isake zikhara ko ukhAr3akara Upara na le jAeM, 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 pAMca sau kI saMkhyA se nau sau nabbe paMktiyoM meM anyAnya devagaNa baiThe hue haiN| vemachoka 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 jAoge / 197 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

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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 trilocanamH 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 caleM 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 // vantatoraNa nivrvyUhaM 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 zUlapANi kA varNana hai| bhagavAn 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 baiksa 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 huA / " 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 as 198 a

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vAstuzilpa ke pramukha praNetA vizvakarmA mAne jAte haiM 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 maMdiraM 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 nAyikA ? | kimidaM cakra mityatra ?, tadante ko mRgo mRgI ? // 2 // Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth 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 bA? ke cAmI puruSA nava? | yakSo vA yakSiNI kevaM? ke vA cAmaradhArakaH 1 // 3 // ye siMha, hAthI, nau puruSa, yakSa aura yakSiNI tathA cAmaradhArI ye saba kauna haiM ? ke vA mAlAdharA ete? gajArUDhAzca ke narAH ? / etAvapi mahAdeva !, kau vINA vaMza vAdakau? // 4 // he mahAdeva ! ye mAlA dhAraNa karane vAle, gajArUDha manuSya aura vINA, vaMzI ko bajAne vAle ye kauna haiM ? dundubhervAdakaH ko vA ko vA'yaM zaMkhavAdakaH ? / , chatra trayamidaM kiM vA? kiM vA bhAmaNDalaM prabho / // 5 // 3 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 kasyevaM 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 vibhUSitaH / 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 sAkSAda, sarvajJo jagadIzvaraH / trayastriMzata koTi saMkhyA, yaM sevante surA api // 8 // 199 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

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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

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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

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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 khAneM aura malayAcalAdi banAye haiM / kAzmIre kuGkumaM, devi ! yatpUjA'rtha vinirmitam / rohaNe sarva ratnAni yadabhUSaNa 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'rthaM 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 prakIrttitam / anena sarva kAryANi, sidhyanto tyavadhAraya // 30 // isa prakAra prabhu ke sAmarthya - bala kA jaisA loka meM kIrttana huA hai, dUsare kisI kA nahIM / 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 nikhileSvapi / 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 devatAH / jinAcaMna 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 namasyataH / 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 202 a

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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 Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth - 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 / 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 thii| aisA kahA jAtA hai ki gurulA mandhAtA parvata kI zRMkhalA 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" meM likhA hai "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 thii| 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 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad 203

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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 thaa| 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 gii| aisA kahA jAtA hai ki bhArata se sapta RSi yahA~ Aye the / AcArya zAMtarakSita aura guru padmasambhava ne bhI yahA~ kI yAtrA kI thii| 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 likhiiN| 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 diyaa| yUropIya vidvAnoM ne bhI yahA~ kI yAtrA kI aura mahattvapUrNa khojeM bhI kIM parantu kailAza kI pavitratA kA pUrNataH sammAna karate hue / T 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-II." "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). san 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 as 204 a

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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 ne likhA hai- "Now we are on pilgrimage to Dolma - La, 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 bane / samavasaraNa meM unakI dezanA hone ke uparAnta akhaNDa tUSa rahita ujjvala zAla se banAyA huA cAra prastha jitanA bala (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 205 2 Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

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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

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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, 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 snelling 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 kI / 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 as 207 a Adinath Rishabhdev and Ashtapad

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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

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supArzva-caMdraprabhu-suvidhinAtha jina vaMdanA... jiNavara-supAsa ! rakkhasu, puDhavImalayammi caMdaNasariccha ! / siriyapaiTThanivakulA''hAravaratthaMma ! amhe vi / / 7 / / zrI pratiSTha rAjAnA kuLarUpI gRhanA pratiSThAstaMbharUpa ane pRthvI mAtArUpa malayAcalamAM caMdana samAna che supArzvanAtha ! mArI rakSA karo. 7 mahaseNakulamayaMko !, lakkhamaNAkukkhimANasamarAla ! / bhayavaM caMdappahajiNa !, tArasu amhe bhavodahio / / 8 / / mahAsena rAjAnA vaMzarUpI AkAzamAM caMdra samAna ane lakSmaNA devInI kukSirUpI sarovaramAM haMsa samAna evA he caMdraprabhu ! tame amArI rakSA karo. 8 suggIvataNaya ! rAmA-devI-NaMdaNavaNuvvikappatarU ! / suvihijiNo majjha disasu, paramapayapayAsagaM maggaM / / 9 / / sugrIvarAjAnA putra ane zrIrAmAdevI rUpa naMdanavananI bhUmimAM kalpavRkSa rUpa evA he suvidhinAtha! amAruM zIdhra kalyANa karo. 9

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I zrI SamapAzA || dhanapAla prastAvanA : | RSabhapaMcAzikA graMtha zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanI kAvyAtmaka stutino adbhUta graMtha che. temAM kavizrI dhanapAle alpa zabdomAM bhagavAna RSabhadevanuM jIvana caritra suMdara rIte varNavyuM che. jayajaMtukappapAyava ! caMdAyava ! rAgapaMkayavaNassa / sanamu|i|HVI|! tillogamaLa ! namo teA (jagajjantukalpapAdapa ! candrAtapa ! raagpngkjvnsy| sakalamunigrAmagrAmaNI- strilokacUDAmaNe ! nmste||) he jaganA jIvo prati vAMchita phaLa ApanAra hovAthI kalpavRkSa (samAna yogIzvara) ! rAgarUpI (sUrya vikAsI) kamalonA vana prati (tene nimIlana karanAra hovAthI) candra-prabhA (tulya paramezvara) ! he sakala (kaLAthI yukta evA) muni-gaNanA nAyaka ! he svarga, mRtyu ane pAtALa (athavA adholoka, madhyaloka ane urvaloka) rUpI tribhuvananI (siddhazilArUpI) cUDAne viSe (tenA zAzvata maMDaLarUpa hovAne lIdhe) maNi (samAna RSabhadeva ! svAminuM !) Apane (mAro trikaraNa zuddhipUrvaka) namaskAra ho. 1) jaya rosajalaNajalahara ! kulahara ! varanANadaMsaNasirINaM / motimiroviyara !, nayara ! TUTUTIUI pa3rAi gArI (jaya roSajvalanajaladhara ! kulagRha ! varajJAnadarzanazriyoH / mohatimiraughadinakara ! nagara ! guNagaNAnAM paurANAm / / ) he krodharUpI agnine (zAMta karavAmAM megha (samAna) ! he uttama (apratipAtI) jJAna ane darzananI (athavA jJAna ane darzanarUpI) lakSmIonA (AnaMda mATe) kula-gRha (tulya) ! he ajJAnarUpI aMdhakAranA samUhano (aMta ANavAmAM) sUrya (samAna) ! he (tapa, prazama ityAdi) guNonA samudAyarUpa nAgarikonA (athavA aneka guNonA samudAyonA nivAsa mATe nagara tulya ! Apa jayavaMta-sarvotkRSTa varte. (2) Upcoming Vol. XXI - 211 - Shri Rushabhpanchashika

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth diTTho kahavi vihaDie, gaMThimmi kavADasaMpuDaghaNaMmi / mohaMdhayAracArayagaeNa jiNa ! diNayaruvva tumaM / / 3 / / (dRSTaH kathamapi vighaTite granthau kpaattsmputtghne| mohAndhakAracArakagatena jina ! dinakara iva tvam / / ) (aneka bhavothI ekatrita thaela hovAthI) dvAranA yugala jevI gADha (rAga-dveSanA pariNAmarUpa) gAMThano jyAre mahAmahenate nAza thayo, tyAre te jinezvara ! (28 prakAranA) moharUpI aMdhakArathI vyApta thavA kArAgRhamAM 28 // bhane sUrya samAna mApana zana thathu. (3) bhaviakamalANa jiNaravi ! tuha daMsaNapaharisUsasaMtANaM / daDhabaddhA iva vihaDaMti, mohatamabhamaraviMdAI / / 4 / / (bhavyakamalebhyo jinarave ! tvdrshnprhrssocchvsdbhyH| dRDhavaddhAnIva vighaTante mohatamobhramara vRndaani||) (mithyAtvarUpI rAtrino nAza karanArA ane sanmArganA prakAza karanArA evA) he jina-sUrya ! ApanA darzanarUpI prakRSTa AnaMdathI vikasita thayelAM bhavya kamaLomAMthI-daDha baMdhAelA evA paNa-mohAndhakArarUpI bhrmron| samuhAyo chuutt| 53 14 che. (4) laThThattaNAhimANo, savvo savvaTThasuravimANassa / paI nAha ! nAhikulagara-, gharAvayArUmmuhe naTTho / / 5 / / (zobhanatvAbhimAnaH sarvaH srvaarthsurvimaansy| tvayi nAtha! nAbhikulakara, gRhAvatAronmukhe naSTa / / ) he nAtha ! jayAre Apa nAbhi (nAmanA sAtamA) kulakaranA gRhamAM avatAra levAne taiyAra thayA jyAre Apa temanA gharamAM avataryA, tyAre sarvAthasiddha nAmanA deva vimAnano suMdaratA (pradhAnatA) saMbaMdhI samasta garva gaLI gayo. (5) paI ciMtAdullahamukkhasukkhaphalae auvvkppdume| avainne kappataru jayaguru ! hitthA iva paotthA / / 6 / / (tvayi cintAdurlabhamokSasukhaphalade'pUrvakalpadrame / avatIrNe kalpataravo jagadguro ! hIsthA iva proSitAH // ) saMkalpa vaDe durlabha evA mokSanA sukharUpa phaLane ApanArA evA apA apUrva kalpavRkSa (A pRthvI upara) avataryA eTale ke vizvanA gurU ! kalpa vRkSo jANe zaramAI gayA hoya tema adazya thaI gayA.(6) araeNaM taieNaM, imAi osappiNIi tuha jmme| phuriaM kaNagamaeNaM, va kAlacakkikkapAsaMmi / / 7 / / (arakeNa tRtIyenAsyAmavasarpiNyAM tava janmani / sphuritaM kanakamayeneva kAlacakraikapArzve / / ) Shri Rushabhpanchashika - 212 -

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kAla-cakranA eka paDakhe A avasarpiNI (kAla) mAM ApanA janmane viSe trIjo Aro suvarNamaya hoya tema zobhI rahyo. (7) jammi tumaM ahisitto, jattha ya sivasukkhasaMpayaM patto / te aTThAvayaselA, sIsAbhelA girikulasya // 8 // (yatra tvamabhiSikto yatra ca zivasukhasaMpadaM prAptaH tAvaSTApadazailI, zIrSApIDau girIkulasya || ) je suvarNanA giri upara Apano (janma) abhiSeka thayo te eka aSTApada (merU) parvate temaja jayAM Apa ziva sukhanI saMpatti (nirvANa)ne pAmyA me (vinItA nagarInI samIpamAM rahelo ATha pagathIAvALo) bIjo aSTApada parvata, e be parvato (samasta) parvatonA samUhanA mastakane viSe mukuTarUpa thayA. (8) dhannA savimhayaM jehiM, itti kayarajjamajjaNo hariNA / ciradharianaliNapattA'bhise asalilehiM diTTho si / / 9 / / (dhanyAH savismayaM yairjhaTiti kRtarAjyamajjano hariNA / ciraghRtanalinapatrAbhiSekasalilairdRSTo'si / / ) he jagannAtha ! iMdra dvArA jaladI rAjyAbhiSeka karAyelA evA Apane vismayapUrvaka lAMbA kALa sudhI kamaLanAM patro vaDe abhiSeka-jaladhAraNa karavApUrvaka je (yugalikoe) joyA teo dhanya che. (9) dAviavijjAsippo, vajjariAsesaloavavahAro / jAo si jANa sAmia, payAotAo kayatthAo / / 10 / / Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth ( darzitavidyAzilpo vyAkRtAzeSalokavyahAraH / jAto'si yAsAM svAmI prajAstAH kRtArthAH | | ) jemaNe (zabda-lekhana-gaNita-gIta ityAdi) vidyAo ane (kuMbhakArAdika) zilpo dekhADyAM che, temaja jemaNe (khetI, pazu-pAlana, vANijya, lagna ityAdi) samasta prakArano loka-vyavahAra paNa sArI rIte samajAvyo che, evA Apa je prajAonA svAmI thayA cho, prajA paNa kRtArtha che. (10) baMdhuvihattavasumaI vaccharamacchinnadibhadhaNanivaho / jaha taM taha ko anno niamadhuraM dhIra ! paDivanno / / 11 / / ( baMdhuvibhaktavasumatiH vatsaramacchinnadattadhananivahaH / yathA tvaM tathA ko'nyo niyamadhurAM dhIra ! pratipannaH / / ) jemaNe (bharatAdika putro ane sAmantorUpI) bAndhavomAM pRthvI vaheMcI ApI che tathA jemaNe eka varSa paryaMta niraMtara dhananA samUhanuM dAna karyuM che, evA Ape jevI rIte (dIkSA-samaye samasta pApamaya AcaraNanA tyAgarUpI) niyama dhurAne dhAraNa karI, tevI rIte he dhIra ! anya koNa dhAraNa karI zake? (11) . 213.. Shri Rushabhpanchashika

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth sohasi pasAhiaMso kajjalakasiNAhiM jayaguru jddaahiN| uvagUDhavisajjiarAyalacchibAhacchaDAhiM va / / 12 / / (zobhase prasAdhitAMsaH kajjalakRSNAbhirjagadgurojaTAbhiH / apagUDhavisarjitarAjalakSmIbASpachaTAbhiriva / / ) | he jagadagura ! (rAjya samaye) AliMgana karAyelI ane (dIkSA-samaye) tyAga karAyelI evI rAjya lakSmInI jANe azrudhArA ja hoya tevI kAjaLanA jevI zyAma jaTA vaDe alaMkRta skaMdhavALA Apa zobhI rahyA cho. (12) lIna guru ! (rAjya sa Shri Rushabhpanchashika - 214 -

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2 / / karmayogI aura Atmadharma-praNetA bhagavAn bhagavAn RSabhadeva bhAratIya saMskRti meM jo prAcIna RSi, muni aura AtmavidyA ke siddhasta mahAtmA hue haiM, unameM bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA pramukha sthAna hai RSabhadeva bhAratIya saMskRti aura cintana ke vikAsa ke purodhA haiN| zramaNa saMskRti ke Adi pravartaka ke rUpa meM unheM prAcIna sAhitya aura purAtatva meM smaraNa kiyA gayA hai / bhArata meM pracalita jaina dharma ko sAmyatA ke prArambhika kAla meM zramaNa, vrAtya, Arhata, nirgrantha Adi nAmoM se jAnA jAtA thA / vaidika sAhitya meM ina zabdoM kA prayoga jaina dharma ke artha meM kiyA gayA hai aura bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko jainadharma kA Adi prarvataka mAnA gayA hai| jaina purANakAroM ne bhI bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke caritra meM yahI citraNa kiyA hai / unheM kRSi sabhyatA aura nAgarika jIvana kA janmadAtA bhI mAnA hai| bhagavAn RSabhadeva dvArA hI sthApita jaina dharma ko neminAtha, pArzvanAtha evaM mahAvIra ne apane yuga ke anusAra vibhinna rUpoM meM vikasita kiyA hai| jainadharma ke Adi praNetA bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA saMkSipta jIvana carita isa prakAra / / premasumana jaina * pUrvaja jaina mAnyatA ke anusAra sRSTi kA koI AdikAla nahIM hotA aura na hI koI aMtima kAla / sRSTi nirantara kAlacakra ke anusAra parivartita hotI rahatI hai| isI parivartana ke prArambhika kalpa meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA astitva svIkAra kiyA gayA hai, jise Adhunika itihAsakAra Adi mAnava kA pASANa yuga kahate haiM / usa samaya manuSya avikasita thA / use sAmAjika bodha nahIM thA / bhAI bahina hI pati-patnI ke rUpa meM rahane lagate the, ise yugaliyAM saMskRti kA kAla kahA jAtA hai| usa samaya vRkSoM se hI jIvana nirvAha ho jAtA thaa| ataH manuSya koI karma nahIM karatA thaa| isa kAraNa usa vana-saMskRti ko bhoga yuga bhI kahA gayA hai| jaina paurANika mAnyatA ke anusAra usa samaya caudaha kulakara hue haiM, jo tatkAlIna manuSyoM ko jIvana-nirvAha ke kAryoM kI zikSA dete the| aise kulakaroM meM caudahaveM kulakara zrI nAbhirAja hue, jinhoMne bhoga - bhUmi ke logoM ko karmUbhami kI ora gamana karanA sikhaayaa| inako manu bhI kahA gayA hai / inhIM nAbhirAja aura unakI patnI marudevI ke putra ke rUpa meM RSabhadeva kA janma huaa| * janma evaM parivAra RSabhadeva ke jIvana Adi ke sambandha meM jo vivaraNa tiloyapaNNatti, AdipurANa, harivaMzapurANa Adi prAcIna granthoM meM upalabdha haiM usake anusAra RSabhadeva kA jIva ASADha kRSNA dvitIyA ke dina mahArAnI : Karmayogi & Aatmadharma-praneta Bhagwan Rushabhdev Vol. VII Ch. 45-A, Pg. 2944-2948 as 215 a Bhagwan Rushabhdev

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth marUdevI ke garbha meM avatarita huaa| nau mAha pUrNa hone para caitra kRSNa navamI ke dina sUryodaya ke samaya marUdevI ne putraratna ko janma diyA, jisa para indra ityAdi devoM ne janmotsava mnaayaa| mAtA marUdevI ke dvArA dekhe gae svapnoM meM vRSabha (baila) kI pramukhatA hone ke kAraNa bAlaka kA nAma bhI vRSabhadeva rakha diyA gayA, jisakA artha hai- zreSTha dhrmprnnetaa| mAtA-pitA unheM RSabha nAma se pukArate the| aisI mAnyatA hai ki RSabhadeva janma se hI matijJAna, zrutajJAna aura avadhijJAna ke dhAraka the| unake zarIra aura bAlyakAla kI aneka vizeSatAe~ sAhityakAroM ne aMkita kI haiN| bhagavAn RSabhadeva tIrthaGkara paramparA ke prathama tIrthaGkara haiN| ataH mAnyatA ke anusAra unhoMne svayaM binA kisI ko guru banAe aneka vidyAoM aura kalAoM kI zikSA prApta kii| yuvAvasthA prApta hone para nAbhirAja ne yazasvatI aura sunandA nAmaka kanyAoM se RSabhadeva kA vivAha kiyaa| Avazyaka niyukti meM inake nAma sumaMgalA aura sunandA milate haiN| samaya Ane para mahAdevI yazasvatI ne putra bharata aura brAhmI nAmaka putrI ko janma diyaa| bAda meM inake 98 putra bhI hue| RSabhadeva kI dUsarI rAnI sunandA se putra bAhubalI aura putrI sundarI kA janma huaa| abhidhAna rAjendrakoza meM ina sau putroM ke nAma bhI milate haiN| zrImadbhAgavata meM bhI RSabhadeva ke sau putroM kA ullekha hai, jinameM bharata sabase bar3e the| * vidyA evaM kalAoM kI zikSA : bhagavAn RSabhadeva apane pitA nAbhirAja kI bhA~ti apane yuga kI janatA ko unake jIvana-nirvAha ke kSetra meM vibhinna karmoM kI zikSA pradAna karate rahate the| zikSA ke kSetra meM unakA vizeSa yogadAna mAnA jAtA hai| strI-zikSA ke RSabhadeva prathama guru haiN| RSabhadeva ne sAhitya ke tInoM aMgoM-vyAkaraNazAstra, chandazAstra aura alaMkArazAstra ke granthoM kI svayaM racanA kI aura unheM apanI putriyoM ko bhI pddh'aayaa| unhoMne brAhmI putrI ko lipividyA (varNamAlA) likhanA sikhAyA aura putrI sundarI ko aMkavidyA (saMkhyA) likhanA sikhaayaa| isa prakAra lipividyA aura aMkavidyA kA aviSkAra bhagavAn RSabhadeva dvArA huaa| unhoMne apane jyeSThaputra bharata ko arthazAstra aura nRtyazAstra sikhaayaa| vRSabhasena nAmaka putra ko gaMdharvazAstra kI zikSA dii| ananta vijaya nAmaka putra ko citrakalA kA abhyAsa kraayaa| prAcIna zAstroM se patA calatA hai ki RSabhadeva ne bahattara kalAoM aura causaTha vijJAnoM kI zikSA apane putroM ko dekara unakI zikSA kA prasAra janamAnasa meM bhI kiyaa| isa prakAra RSabhadeva ne zikSA ke dvArA bhogayuga ko karmayuga meM badalane ke lie apUrva zrama aura puruSArtha kiyaa| * kRSi saMskRti aura nAgara-sabhyatA kA pATha : kalpavRkSoM ke nirantara kamI hone ke kAraNa usa yuga ke manuSyoM ke jIvana kI AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti nahIM ho pAtI thii| ataH loga rAjA nAbhirAja ke pAsa ge| unhoMne prajA kI samasyAoM ke samAdhAna ke lie rAjakumAra RSabha ko saMketa kiyaa| taba RSabhadeva ne prajA ko karma karane kI zikSA dete hue asi, masi, kRSi, vidyA, vANijya aura zilpa ina chaH karmoM ko karane kI jAnakArI pradAna kii| AdipurANa aura Avazyaka cUrNi meM tatkAlIna AjIvikA ke vibhinna upAyoM aura kAryoM kA varNana prApta hotA hai / ina chaH karmoM se anAja to prApta hotA thA kintu use pakAkara kaise khAyA jAya, isase loga abhijJa the| taba RSabhadeva ne prajA ko agni ke upayoga kI jAnakArI karAI aura kumhAra ke pahiye (cAka) ke upayoga dvArA bartanoM ke nirmANa aura gati kI zikSA dii| isa prakAra ina vibhinna karmoM dvArA vana-saMskRti ke logoM Bhagwan Rushabhdev -262168

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth ne kRSi saMskRti aura nAgarika-sabhyatA ke jIvana meM praveza kiyaa| usa samaya kI prajA ne ina kAryoM kI jAnakArI ke prati RSabhadeva ko prajApati kI upAdhi se bhI sambodhita kiyA hai| yathA prajApatiryaH prathamaM jIniviSuH zazAsa kRSyAdiSu karmasu prjaaH| -(svayambhU strota) AjIvikA aura vyavasAya kI vyavasthA prArambha hone se samAja meM vargoM kA bhI nirmANa huA, jo kAryakuzalatA aura guNoM ke AdhAra para thaa| jo vipatti se rakSA karate the ve kSatriya kahalAe, aura jo jIvana-nirvAha ke lie kRSi, vyApAra, pazupAlana Adi kArya karate the ve vaizya khlaae| zilpa dvArA AjIvikA aura sevA karane vAle ko zudra kahA gyaa| mahAbhArata ke zAntiparva meM RSabhadeva ko Adideva bhI kahA gayA hai kyoMki ve chAtra dharma ke Adi prarvataka the| kSatriyoM meM se hI ahiMsA jIvana zailI ko apanAne vAle loga bAda meM brAhmaNa ke nAma se jAne ge| isI samaya Atapa, varSA aura zIta Adi se rakSA ke lie vibhinna bhavanoM, nagaroM aura janapadoM kA nirmANa huaa| isa prakAra kabIloM kI sabhyatA se nAgara sabhyatA meM praveza karAne vAle RSabhadeva ko Adi brahmA bhI kahA gayA hai| * rAjya evaM daNDa vyavasthA : jaise-jaise samAja nAgara-sabhyatA kA abhyAsI huA vaise hI vahA~ vivAha-vyavasthA aura samAja-vyavasthA kI bhI AvazyakatA huii| RSabhadeva ne isa sambandha meM bhI mArgadarzana kiyA aura prajA kI icchA se jaba unheM pitA nAbhirAja ne rAjA banAyA taba RSabhadeva ne rAjyatantra aura daNDa-vyavasthA kA bhI vidhAna kiyaa| usa samaya ke rAjAoM meM daNDadhara rAjA aura mahAmaNDalika rAjA ke pada bhI nirmita hue| kurUvaMza aura somavaMza kI sthApanA bhI huii| isa prakAra RSabhadeva ne samAja kI AvazyakatA ke anusAra vibhinna nAgarika vyavasthAoM kA sUtrapAta kiyaa| unake vividha lokopayogI kAryoM se prabhAvita hokara RSabhadeva ke lie ikSvAku, gautama, kAzyapa, purU, kuladhara, vizvakarmA Adi nAma bhI pracalita ho gae the| * tapasvI jIvana : RSabhadeva ne karmabhUmi kI racanA karake jana-kalyANa to kara liyA thA kintu ve AtmakalyANa ke mArga ko nahIM bhUle the| jIvana ke prasaMgoM se unheM saMsAra kI dazA aura manuSya jIvana kI sArthakatA kA bodha banA huA thaa| eka dina rAjadarabAra me nartakI nIlAMjanA kI acAnaka mRtyu dekhakara RSabhadeva ke mana meM sAMsArika bhogoM se vairAgya uttpanna ho gyaa| anya granthoM se jJAta hotA hai ki upavana meM bhramaNa karate hue puSpoM kI kSaNikatA dekhakara unheM vairAgya janmA thaa| RSabhadeva ke virakti bhAva kI prazaMsA devoM ne bhI Akara kii| RSabhadeva ne jyeSTha putra bharata ko ayodhyA kA rAjya dekara aura anya putroM ko vibhinna dezoM ke rAjya dekara dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| jisa sthAna para unhoMne dIkSA lI thI vaha sthAna prajAga/prayAga ke nAma se prasiddha ho gyaa| __ RSabhadeva ne muni avasthA meM kaThora tapasyA kii| unakI jaTAe~ bhI bar3ha giiN| isa kAraNa unakA kezI nAma bhI prasiddha ho gyaa| sAdhaka jIvana meM sarvaprathama rAjA zreyAMsa ne RSabhadeva ko jisa dina ikSurasa kA prathama AhAra diyA vaha dina akSaya tRtIyA ke nAma se prasiddha ho gyaa| purANoM se jJAta hotA hai ki RSabhadeva ne eka hajAra varSoM taka muni avasthA meM aneka dezoM meM vihAra kiyaa| anta meM purimatAla nagara, -35 217 - Bhagwan Rushabhdev

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth prayAga ke udyAna meM eka vaTavRkSa ke nIce ve dhyAnastha ho ge| taba unheM phAguna sudI ekAdazI ko kevalajJAna prApta huaa| vahA~ para Akara kubera ne samavasaraNa kI racanA kii| devoM kI prArthanA para bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne divyadhvani dvArA upadeza dekara dharmacakra-prarvatana kiyA, jisase sabhI prANI lAbhAnvita hue| paramparA se jJAta hotA hai ki bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke saMgha meM muniyoM kI saMkhyA caurAsI hajAra thI aura sAr3he tIna lAkha AryikAe~ thiiN| zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM kI saMkhyA ATha lAkha thii| isase jJAta hotA hai ki RSabhadeva dvArA pratipAdita tatkAlIna jaina dharma lokadharma thaa| * kailAza parvata se nirvANa : bhagavAn RSabhadeva sarvocca jJAna prApta karane ke uparAnta sampUrNa deza meM bihAra karate hue janamAnasa ko dharma svarUpa samajhAte rhe| yaha vahI Atmadharma thA jo Age calakara zramaNa paramparA aura jaina dharma ke nAma se vikhyAta huaa| RSabhadeva ne pahale gRhastha jIvana meM prajA ke bhautika jIvana aura AhAra-vihAra ko badalA tathA AtmadarzI aura kevalajJAnI banakara janamAnasa ke AcAra-vicAra ko badala diyaa| isa prakAra RSabhadeva logoM ke lie mahAdeva ke rUpa meM sthApita ho ge| anta meM unhoMne kailAzaparvata para jAkara dhyAna lagAyA aura unheM mAgha kRSNA cartudazI ko nirvANa kI prApti ho gii| yahI tithi zivajI ke liMga-udaya kI mAnI jAtI hai, jisake smaraNa meM zivarAtri parva manAyA jAtA hai| kailAza parvata prAcIna bhAratIya saMskRti ke Adideva RSabha kA mokSa-prApti-sthala hone se tIrtha bana gyaa| aura RSabhadeva samagra bhAratavAsiyoM ke Adideva bana ge| jaina sampadrAya ke jisa prakAra ve prathama tIrthaMkara haiM usI prakAra vaidika paramparA ke logoM ke lie ve rAma aura kRSNa se bhI prAcIna kalyANakArI devatA haiM, jinheM viSNu bhagavAn kA avatAra mAnA jAtA hai| isIlie atharvaveda (19.42.4) meM kahA gayA hai ki- sampUrNa pApoM se mukta tathA ahiMsaka vRttiyoM ke prathama rAjA, Aditya svarUpa zrI RSabhadeva kA maiM AvAhana karatA huuN| ve mujhe buddhi evaM indriyoM ke sAtha bala pradAna kareM aho muMcaM vRSabha yAjJimAnAM virAjantaM prathamadhvarANAm / apAM na pAnamazvinA have dhiya indriyeNa indriyNdttbhogH|| * purAtatva aura samanvaya ke AdhAra : bhArata kI prAcIna paramparAoM aura sAhitya meM yogI RSabhadeva Atmadharma ke Adi mahApuruSa siddha hote haiN| purAtatvavid rAyabahAdura candA kA kathana hai ki sindhughATI kI moharoM meM eka mUrti meM mathurA se prApta RSabhadeva kI khaDgAsana mUrti ke samAna tyAga aura vairAgya ke bhAva dRSTigocara hote haiN| DaoN. rAdhAkumuda mukharjI bhI mAnate haiM ki mohanajodar3o ke kAyotsarga devatAoM kA sAmya RSabhadeva ke yogIrUpa se hai| ataH zaivadharma kI taraha jaina dharma kA mUla bhI tAmrayugIna sindhusabhyatA taka calA jAtA hai| DaoN. ena.ena vasu kA mata hai ki lekhanakalA aura brahmavidyA kA AviSkAra RSabhadeva ne kiyA thaa| aneka purAtatvavidoM ne niSkarSa diyA ki RSabhAdi 24 tIrthaGkaroM kI mAnyatA sudUra prAcInakAla meM pracalita thii| RSabhadeva kI isI prAcInatA ke kAraNa RSabhadeva aura ziva ke svarUpa evaM vyaktitva meM kaI samAnatAe~ dRSTigocara hotI haiN| zivapurANoM meM to spaSTa kahA gayA hai ki Adideva zivaliMga ke rUpa meM prakaTa huA hai aura zaMkara kA RSabha avatAra hogaa| zivajI kA digambaratva rUpa, jaTAdhArI, tapasvI, aparigrahI, nAndIvAhana, Bhagwan Rushabhdev -35 218

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth kailAza parvata zivadhAma, gaMgAvataraNa, Adi aneka prasaMga/vizeSatAe~ RSabhadeva ke jIvana se bhI jur3I huI haiN| donoM avaidika devatA haiM aura loka devatA ke rUpa meM prasiddha haiN| kAmadeva para donoM ne vijaya prApta kI hai aura AtmajJAna kA tRtIya netra prakaTa kiyA hai| ataH RSabhadeva kisI jAti, sampradAya, varga vizeSa ke devatA nahIM haiM, apitu ve Atmadharma ke Adi praNetA haiM jinhoMne karma aura dharma kI samAna rUpa se zikSA dI hai| vAstava meM RSabhadeva bhAratIya saMskRti ke samanvaya ke sUtra haiM, jisameM sabhI dharma sarovara Akara Azraya pAte haiM aura unameM anekAnta kA kamala khilatA hai| prAcIna manISI paM. sukhalAla saMghavI ne yaha niSkarSa ThIka hI diyA hai ki- "RSabha jIvana bahuta dIrghakAla se AryajAti kA Adarza mAnA jAtA rahA hai| aura samasta mAnava jAti kA vizuddha Adarza banane kI yogyatA bhI rakhatA hai|" RSabhadeva paripUrNa puruSa the| unhoMne kAma, artha, dharma aura mokSa ina cAroM puruSArthoM ko svayaM jiyA aura dUsaroM ke lie inake Adarza sthApita kiye| mAnavIya guNoM ke vikAsa kI sabhI sImAe~ unhoMne udghATita kI haiM, yahI saccA jaina dharma hai / mUrta aura amUrta jagat ke bIca, pravRtti aura nivRtti ke bIca, abhAva aura prabhAva ke bIca santulana sthApita karane kI kalA bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne mAnava ko sikhAyI yahI unakA avadAna hai| yahI unakI pahicAna hai| vartamAna yuga kA jainadharma to RSabhadeva dvArA prarUpita Atmadharma ke paudhe kI aneka phasaloM meM se eka anamola phala hai| sandarbha : 1. tiloyapaNNatti (yativRSabha) 2. AdipurANa (jinasena) 3. harivaMzapurANa (jinasena) 4. Avazyakaniyukti, cUrNi evaM vRtti (Agamodaya samiti) 5. bhagavAn RSabhadeva-eka parizIlana-(devendra mani) 6. jainadharma- (paM. kailAzacandra zAstrI) 7. jainadharma kA prAcIna itihAsa- (paM. balabhadra jaina) 8. bhAratIya saMskRti meM jainadharma kA yogadAna-(DaoN. hIrAlAla jaina) 9. cAra tIrthaMkara- (paM. sukhalAla saMghavI) 10. hindU sabhyatA- (rAdhA kumuda mukharjI) 11. hindI vizvakoza, jild| evaM 3 12. dhammakahANuyogo- muni kanhaiyAlAla "kamala", bhAga-1 -86 219 - Bhagwan Rushabhdev

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prastAvanA : 3 // jaina mahApurANa : kalAparaka adhyayana | pI. ela. vaidya jaina purANoM meM mahApurANa niHsandeha sarvAdhika mahattvapUrNa aura vistRta hai / isa grantha meM lekhikA ne elorA kI jaina guphAoM evaM mahApurANa kI kalAparaka sAmagrI ke tulanAtmaka adhyayana kA yatheSTa prayatna kiyA hai / yahA~ isa lekha meM grantha ke tRtIya adhyAya meM se RSabhanAtha ke jIvana se sambandhita kucha ghaTanAoM kI vistArapUrvaka carcA kI hai| * RSabhanAtha (yA AdinAtha) : AdipurANa meM RSabhanAtha ko vRSabhadeva kahA gayA hai jo eka ora ziva aura dUsarI ora unake vRSabha lAMchana se sambandhita hai| jJAtavya hai ki RSabhadeva kA lAMchana vRSabha hai| vRSabhadeva vartamAna avasarpiNI kAla ke 24 tIrthaMkaroM meM Adya tIrthaMkara haiM aura inhIM se jaina dharma kA prArambha mAnA jAtA hai| Adya tIrthaMkara hone ke kAraNa hI inheM AdinAtha bhI kahA gayA hai| jaina purANoM meM inake jIvana, tapazcaraNa, kevalajJAna va dharmopadeza ke vistRta vivaraNa ke sAtha hI vaidika sAhitya jainetara purANoM tathA upaniSadoM Adi meM bhI inakA ullekha huA hai| paumacariya meM 24 tIrthaMkaroM kI vandanA ke prasaMga meM RSabhanAtha ko jinavaroM meM vRSabha ke samAna zreSTha tathA siddhadeva, kinnara, nAga, asurapati evaM bhavanendroM ke samUha dvArA pUjita batAyA gayA hai| isI prakAra eka anya sthala para RSabhanAtha ko svayaMbhU, caturmukha, pitAmaha, bhAnu, ziva, zaMkara, trilocana, mahAdeva, viSNu hiraNyagarbha, mahezvara, Izvara rudra aura svayaM sambuddha Adi nAmoM se devatA evaM manuSyoM dvArA vaMdita batAyA gayA hai / inheM prathama nRpa, prathama jina, prathama kevalI, prathama tIrthaMkara tathA prathama dharmacakravartI kahA gayA hai| zivapurANa meM ziva ke Adi tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva ke rUpa meM avatAra lene kA ullekha bhI huA hai|" RSabhadeva ke sAtha vRSabha tathA ziva ke sAtha nandI samAna rUpa se jur3A hai| isI prakAra RSabhadeva kA nirvANa sthala kailAza parvata mAnA 1 hIrAlAla jaina, 'bhAratIya saMskRti meM jainadharma kA yogadAna', pR. 11 AdipurANa, prastAvanA, pR. 13-14 / 2 paumacariya 1.1 28, 49 4.4 / 3 jambUdvIpaprajJapti 2.30 / 4 zivapurANa 4.47, 48 / Rushabhdev & Shiv in Jain Mahapuran Vol. IV Ch. 22-B, Pg. 1257-1263 Jain Mahapuran - 220 a

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6 gayA hai aura ziva bhI kailAzavAsI mAne jAte haiN| mahAbhArata ke anuzAsana parva meM jahA~ eka ora ziva kA RSabha nAma AyA hai, vahIM dUsarI ora AdipurANa meM vRSabhadeva ko zuMbha, ziva mRtyuMjaya, mahezvara, zaMkara, tripurAri tathA trilocana Adi nAmoM se saMbodhita kiyA gayA hai| ziva ke mastaka para jaTAmukuTa aura RSabhanAtha ke sAtha kaMdhoM para laTakatI jaTAoM aura yakSa ke rUpa meM gAya ke mukhavAle gomukha yakSa kI parikalpanA bhI donoM kI ekAtmakatA kA saMketa dete haiN| gomukha yakSa kA vAhana vRSabha hai aura usake eka hAtha meM parazu dikhAyA jAtA hai| aisA pratIta hotA hai ki mahAyogI ziva ke svarUpa ke AdhAra para hI jaina paramparA ke Adi tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva kI kalpanA kI gyii| bhAgavatapurANa meM varNita RSabha kA sandarbha Rgaveda ke kezI aura vAtarazanA muni ke svarUpa se sAmyatA rakhatA hai| Rgveda kI eka RcA meM kezI aura vRSabha kA eka sAtha ullekha AyA hai| Rgveda meM ullikhita vAtarazanA muniyoM ke nAyaka kezI muni kA RSabhadeva ke sAtha ekIkaraNa ho jAne se jaina dharma kI prAcInatA para mahattvapUrNa prakAza par3atA hai| isa AdhAra para jaina dharma kI saMbhavita prAcInatA I. pU. 1500 taka mAnI jA sakatI hai| zrImadbhAgavata meM bhI RSabhadeva kA ullekha AyA hai jisake anusAra bAsudeva RSabharUpa meM nAbhi aura marudevI ke yahA~ avatarita hue / jainetara purANoM mArkaNDeya purANa kUrmapurANa, agnipurANa vAyumahApurANa" brahmANDapurANa, vArAhapurANa, 13 15 ' liMgapurANa, viSNupurANa tathA skandapurANa meM RSabhadeva ke aneka ullekha haiM jo ziva se sandarbhita 3 1 RSabha kA janma indra dvArA racita ayodhyA nagarI ke rAjA va caudaha kulakaroM meM antima kulakara nAbhirAja ke yahA~ huA thA / 22 zvetAmbara paramparA meM inakA janma caitra zukla aSTamI ke dina mAnA gayA hai / 23 zvetAmbara paramparA meM RSabha ke nAmakaraNa ke sambandha meM ullekha hai ki marUdevI dvArA svapna meM vRSabha ko dekhane tathA bAlaka ke urUsthala para vRSabha kA zubhalAMchana hone ke kAraNa hI unakA nAma RSabhadeva rakhA 5. 6. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 22222 19 20 vahI, pR. 6 / RSabha tvaM pavitrANAM yoginAM niSkalaH zivaH / vArAhapurANa, adhyAya 74 / liMgapurANa, adhyAya 47 19-22 / viSNupurANa, dvitIyAMza, adhyAya 1. 27-28 / skandapurANa, mAhezvara khaNDa ke kaumArakhaNDa, adhyAya 37. 57/ 22 AdipurANa 12 3-6 / 23 skandapurANa, mAhezvara khaNDa ke kaumArakhaNDa, adhyAya 37, 57 / 21 AdipurANa 25.100-217/ hIrAlAla jaina, pU. ni., pR. 15 / karkadeva vRSabhIyukta AsId, avAvacIt sArathirasya kezI, (Rgveda 10. 102, 6) / hIrAlAla jaina, pU. ni., pR. 17/ vahI / zrImad bhAgavata 1-3.13 (hastImala, pR. 54 ) / mArkaNDeyapurANa, adhyAya 50.39-40, pR. 58-59 / kUrmapurANa, adhyAya 41. 37-38 / agnipurANa, adhyAya 10. 10-11 / vAyumahApurANa pUrvArdha, adhyAya 33. 50-51 / brahmANDapurANa pUrvArdha, anaSaigapAda, adhyAya 14.59-60 / Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth as 221 a Jain Mahapuran

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. gayA | 24 digambara paramparA meM svapna sandarbha ke sAtha hI yaha bhI ullekha hai ki indra ne inakA nAma vRSabhadeva rakhA thA / 25 aisA ullekha hai ki RSabha kA koI vaMza nahIM thA kyoMki jisa samaya unakA janma huA usa samaya mAnava samAja kisI kula, jAti yA vaMza meM vibhakta nahIM thA / 26 jaba ye lagabhaga eka varSa ke the aura eka dina pitA kI goda meM baiThe the usI samaya hAtha meM ikSudaNDa lie indra vahA~ upasthita hue| use prApta karane ke liye RSabha ne dAhinA hAtha Age bar3hAyA / indra ne ikSu-bhakSaNa kI RSabha kI ruci jAnakara unake vaMza kA nAma ikSvAkuvaMza rkhaa| jJAtavya hai ki ikSvAkuvaMza meM hI adhikAMza tIrthaMkaroM kA janma huA thaa| 27 yauvanAvasthA meM yazasvatI tathA sunandA nAmaka do rUpavatI va guNavatI rAjakanyAoM ke sAtha RSabha kA vivAha huA / 28 vRSabha ke pUrva tatkAlIna samAja meM koI vaivAhika prathA pracalita nahIM thI / 29 sarvaprathama RSabha ne hI bhAvI mAnava samAja ke hitArtha vivAha paramparA kA sUtrapAta kiyA aura mAnava mana meM baDhatI huI vAsanA ko vivAha sambandha ke mAdhyama se sImita aura niyojita kara diyA / 20 RSabhadeva kI yazasvatI nAmaka mahAdevI se prathama cakravartI bharata sahita anya 99 putra evaM brAhmI nAma kI putrI tathA dUsarI rAnI sunandA se bAhubalI nAmaka putra tathA sundarI nAma kI putrI utpanna huyIM / 31 jaina mAnyatA ke anusAra RSabha ne hI sarvaprathama karmayuga kA Arambha kiyA thA inakI rAjya vyavasthA se pUrva mAnava kalpavRkSa ke phala va apane Apa utpanna kandamUla Adi ke bhojana para hI nirbhara thaa| RSabhadeva ne sarvaprathama asi masi, kRSi, vidyA, vANijya tathA zilpa ina chaha kAryoM ke dvArA prajA ko AjIvikA kA upadeza diyA / 32 zastra dhAraNa kara sevA karanA asikarma, likhakara AjIvikA karanA masikarma, jamIna ko jotanA - bonA kRSikarma, par3hA kara athavA nRtya-gAyana dvArA AjIvikA karanA vidyAkarma, vyApAra karanA vANijyakarma tathA hasta kI kuzalatA se jIvikopArjana zilpakarma kahalatA hai|" zilpakarma dvArA AjIvikA kA sandarbha jaina paramparA meM prArambha se hI kalA ke mahatva ko spaSTa karatA hai / karmayuga kA Arambha karane ke kAraNa RSabha kRtayuga' tathA 'prajApati' kahalAye haiN| karmabhUmi ke samAna RSabha varNavyavasthA ke bhI janaka the / 35 34 RSabha ke saMsAra ke prati virakti evaM dIkSA grahaNa karane ke sambandhoM meM ullekha milatA hai ki eka dina jaba ve sabhAmaNDapa meM siMhAsana para birAjamAna the usI samaya indra ne unake mana ko rAjya va sAMsArika bhogoM se virata karane ke uddezya se nIlAMjanA nAma kI eka kSINa Ayu nRtyAMganA ko RSabha ke samakSa upasthita kiyA jo nRtya karate samaya hI mRtyu ko prApta ho gayI / 26 isa ghaTanA se RSabha ko AvazyakacUrNi (jinadAsakRta), pR. 151 / 25 AdipurANa 14.160-161; harivaMzapurANa 8.204-211 / 22222 & 24 26 27 28 hastImala, pU. ni. pR. 15 / Avazyaka niyukti gAthA 186 : niyukti dIpikAgAthA 181 / AdipurANa 15.50-70 / hastImala, pU. li., pR. 16 / Avazyaka niyuktigAthA, 199, pR. 193 / AdipurANa 16. 4-7 AdipurANa 16-131-146, 179-180 29 30 31 32 harivaMzapurANa 9 25-39/ 33 34 35 36 Jain Mahapuran AdipurANa 16. 181-182 / AdipurANa 16.189-190/ AdipurANa 16. 183 harivaMzapurANa 9.25-39 / AdipurANa 17 1-9 -85 222 a -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth samasta bhogoM se virakti ho gyii| isa avasara para lokAntika devoM ke Agamana tathA indra dvArA RSabha ke dIkSA athavA tapaH kalyANaka karane kA ullekha milatA hai|38 RSabha apane jyeSTha putra bharata ko sAmrAjya pada tathA bAhubalI ko yuvarAja pada para adhiSThita kara svayaM indra dvArA uThAye gaye pAlakI meM baiTha siddhArthaka nAmaka vana meM gaye aura vahA~ vastra, mAlA va anya AbhUSaNoM kA tyAga kara, paMcamuSTiyoM se keza-luMcana kara digambara rUpa dhAraNa kara dIkSA grahaNa kii|39 indra RSabha ke keza kSIrasAgara meM pravAhita kara tathA aneka prakAra se unakI stuti kara svarga cale gye| RSabha ke sAtha cAra hajAra anya rAjA bhI dIkSita hue the| ullekhanIya hai ki zvetAmbara paramparA meM RSabha ke cAra muSTi keza-luMcana kA ullekha milatA hai| indra kI prArthanA para RSabha ne eka muSTi keza sira para hI rahane diyA thaa| uparyukta paramparA ke kAraNa hI kuSANakAla se sabhI kSetroM kI mUrtiyoM meM RSabhanAtha ke sAtha kandhoM para laTakatI huI jaTAe~ dikhAI gyiiN| kalpasUtra evaM triSaSTizalAkApuruSacaritra meM spaSTa ullekha hai ki RSabha ke atirikta anya sabhI jinoM ne dIkSA ke pUrva apane mastaka ke sampUrNa kezoM kA pA~ca muSTiyoM meM luMcana kiyA thA / 10 yadyapi digambara paramparA meM RSabha ke paMcamuSTi keza meM luMcana kA ullekha huA hai kintu mUrta udAharaNoM meM elorA, devagar3ha, khajUrAho tathA anya sabhI digambara sthaloM para zvetAmbara udAharaNoM ke samAna hI RSabha ke kandhoM para laTakatI huI jaTAe~ dikhAyI gyiiN|41 / dIkSA dhAraNa karane ke pazcAt RSabha chaha mAha taka upavAsa kA vrata lekara tapoyoga meM adhiSThita ho gye|42 triSaSTizalAkApuruSacaritra meM kevala sAta dinoM ke mahopavAsa vrata kA ullekha hai|43 chaha mAha ke mahopavAsa vrata ke bAda bhI unakA zarIra pahale kI taraha hI dedIpyamAna banA rahA tathA keza saMskAra rahita hone ke kAraNa jaTAoM ke samAna ho gaye the|44 . aneka varSoM taka vibhinna dezoM meM vihAra karane ke bAda RSabha purimatAla nAmaka nagara meM pahu~ce aura vahA~ zakaTa nAmaka udyAna meM eka vaTa vRkSa ke nIce citta kI ekAgratA tathA vibhinna mohanIya karmoM para vijaya prApta kara phAlguna kRSNA ekAdazI ke dina uttarASADhA nakSatra meM unhoMne kevalajJAna kI prApti kii|45 tatpazcAt RSabha vibhinna devoM dvArA nirmita samavasaraNa ke tIsare pITha para sthita siMhAsana para virAjamAna hue aura kaivalya prApti ke pazcAt pahalA upadeza diyaa|46 samavasaraNa meM vibhinna tattvoM kA nirUpaNa karane ke bAda RSabha gaNadharoM ke sAtha aneka varSoM taka kAzI, avanti, kurU, kauzala, suhyA, puNDa cedi, mAlava, dazArNava vidarbha Adi dezoM meM vihAra karate rahe aura Ayu kI samApti ke caudaha dina pUrva pauSa mAsa kI pUrNamAsI ke dina kailAza parvata para virAjamAna hue|47 yahIM para mAghakRSNa caturdazI ke dina abhijita nakSatra meM aneka muniyoM ke sAtha unheM nirvANa prApta huaa|48 38 40 AdipurANa 17. 10-28) AdipurANa 17. 46-47, 72-74 / AdipurANa 17.76-77, 94, 182-190,194-201 / kezaloMca karate samaya indra ke kahane para vRSabhadeva ne kucha keza chor3a diye the jinakA ullekha pahale kiyA jA cukA hai| kalpasUtra 195, triSaSTizalAkApuruSacaritra 3.60-70 / mArutinandana tivArI, elimenTsa oNpha jaina AikanogrAphI, pR. 24, 32 / AdipurANa 18. 1-2 / triSaSTizalAkApuruSacaritra 1.6, 459-493 | AdipurANa 18. 1-2 AdipurANa 20. 218-268 / AdipurANa 23. 75 AdipurANa 25. 28747. 322-323 / AdipurANa 47. 338-342 / 47 48 -33 2232 Jain Mahapuran

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// RSabhadeva : eka parizIlana // vigata : aSTApada aura RSabhadeva saMbandhI mAhitI devendra muni zAstrI nityAnubhutanijalAbhanivRttatRSNaH zreyasyatadracanayA cirasuptabuddheH lokasya yaH karuNayAbhayamAtmalokamAkhyAnnamo bhagavate RSabhAya tasmai // - zrImadbhAgavata 516 / 19 / 569 prathama khaNDa bhAratIya sAhitya meM RSabhadeva jaina sAhitya meM RSabhadeva vaidika sAhitya meM RSabhadeva itara sAhitya meM RSabhadeva * bauddha sAhitya meM RSabhadeva * itihAsa aura purAtattva ke Aloka meM * pAzcAtya vidvAnoM kI khoja Rushabhdev Vol. IV Ch. 23-A, Pg. 1375-1458 Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan -36 224

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. jaina sAhitya meM RSabhadeva * Agama sAhitya meM RSabhadeva * niyukti sAhitya meM RSabhadeva * bhASya sAhitya meM RSabhadeva * cUrNi sAhitya meM RSabhadeva * prAkRta kAvya sAhitya meM RSabhadeva * saMskRta sAhitya meM RSabhadeva * Adhunika sAhitya meM RSabhadeva bhAratavarSa ke jina mahApuruSoM kA mAnava-jAti ke vicAroM para sthAyI prabhAva par3A hai, unameM bhagavAn zrI RSabhadeva kA sthAna pramukha hai| unake apratima vyaktitva aura abhUtapUrva kRtitva kI chApa jana-jIvana para bahuta hI gaharI hai| Aja bhI agaNita vyaktiyoM kA jIvana unake vimala vicAroM se prabhAvita va anuprerita hai| unake hRdayAkAza meM camakate hue AkAza-dIpa kI taraha ve suzobhita haiN| jaina, bauddha aura vaidika sAhitya unakI gauravagAthA se chalaka rahA hai| itihAsa aura purAtatva unakI yazogAthA ko gA rahA hai| unakA virATa vyaktitva kabhI bhI deza, kAla, sampradAya, paMtha, prAnta aura jAti ke saMkIrNa ghere meM Abaddha nahIM rhaa| jaina sAhitya meM ve Adya tIrthaGkaroM ke rUpa meM upAsya rahe haiM to vaidika sAhitya meM unake vividha rUpa prApta hote haiN| kahIM para unheM brahmA mAnakara upAsanA kI gaI hai to kahIM para viSNu aura kahIM para mahezvara kA rUpa mAnakara arcanA kI gaI hai| kahIM para agni, kahIM para kezI, kahIM para hiraNyagarbha aura kahIM para vAtarazanA ke rUpa meM ullekha hai| bauddha sAhitya meM unakA jyotirdhara vyaktitva ke rUpa meM ullekha huA hai| islAma dharma meM jinakA Adama bAbA ke rUpa meM smaraNa kiyA gayA hai jApAnI jise rokazava' kahakara pukArate haiN| madhya eziyA meM vo 'bADa Ala' ke nAma se ullikhita haiN| phaNika unake lie rezepha' zabda kA prayoga karate haiN| pAzcAtya dezoM meM bhI unakI khyAti kahI para kRSi ke devatA, kahIM para bhUmi ke devatA aura kahIM para 'sUryadeva' ke rUpa meM vizruta rahI hai| ve vastutaH mAnavatA ke jvalaMta kIrtistambha haiN| bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA samaya vartamAna itihAsa kI kAla-gaNanA paridhi meM nahIM aataa| ve prAga-aitihAsika mahApuruSa haiN| unake astitva ko siddha karane ke lie purAtattva tathA jaina tathA jainetara sAhitya hI prabala pramANa hai| unhIM ke prakAza meM agale pRSThoM meM cintana kiyA jA rahA hai| sarvaprathama jaina sAhitya meM jahA~jahA~ para RSabhadeva kA ullekha prApta hotA hai usa para anuzIlana kiyA jA rahA hai| * Agama sAhitya meM RSabhadeva : 1. sUtrakRtAMgasUtra Adhunika bhASA vaijJAnikoM ne AcArAMga va sUtrakRtAMga ke prathama zrutaskandha ko bhagavAn mahAvIra kI mUlavANI ke rUpa meM svIkAra kiyA hai| AcArAMga meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke sambandha meM kucha bhI ullekha nahIM miltaa| sUtrakRtAMga kA dvitIya adhyayana 'veyAliya' hai| isa adhyayana ke sambandha meM yadyapi mUla Agama - 225 - Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth meM aisA koI saMketa nahIM hai, ki yaha adhyayana bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne apane putroM ko kahA thA, tathApi AvazyakacUrNi', AvazyakahAribhadrIyAvRtti evaM AvazyakamalayagirivRtti tathA sUtra - kRtAMgacUrNi Adi granthoM meM spaSTa rUpa se yaha varNana hai, ki bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne prastuta adhyayana apane aTThAnaveM putroM ko kahA, jisase unheM sambodha prApta huaa| vaitAlika kA artha hai jagAne vAlA / yaha adhyayana anantakAla se soI huI AtmA ko jagAne vAlA hai| jaisA nAma hai vaisA hI guNa isa adhyayana meM rahA hai| Aja bhI isa adhyayana ko par3hakara sAdhaka Ananda vibhora ho jAtA hai aura usakI AtmA jAga jAtI hai| bhagavAn ne kahA- putro ! Atmahita kA avasara kaThinatA se prApta hotA hai / " bhaviSya meM tumheM kaSTa na bhoganA par3e ataH abhI se apane viSaya-vAsanA se dUra rakhakara anuzAsita bano jIvana-sUtra TUTa jAne ke pazcAt punaH nahIM jur3a paataa| eka hI jhapATe meM bAja jaise baTera ko mAra DAlatA hai vaise hI Ayu kSINa hone para mRtyu bhI jIvana ko hara letI hai| jo dUsaroM kA paribhava arthAt tiraskAra karatA hai vaha saMsAra vana meM dIrghakAla taka bhaTakatA rahatA hai| sAdhaka ke lie vandana aura pUjana eka bahuta bar3I daladala ke sadRza hai| bhale hI nagna rahe, mAsa-mAsa kA anazana kare aura zarIra ko kRza evaM kSINa kara DAle kintu jisake antara meM dambha rahatA hai vaha janma-maraNa ke ananta cakra meM bhaTakatA hI rahatA hai / " jo kSaNa vartamAna meM upasthita hai vahI mahatvapUrNa hai ataH use saphala banAnA cAhie / 2 samabhAva usI ko raha sakatA hai jo apane ko hara kisI bhaya se mukta rakhatA hai / putro ! abhI isa jIvana ko smjho| kyoM nahIM samajha rahe ho, marane ke bAda paraloka meM sambodhi kA milanA bahuta hI durlabha hai jaise bItI rAteM phira lauTakara nahIM AtIM isI prakAra manuSya kA gujarA huA jIvana phira hAtha nahIM AtA / 4 marane ke pazcAt sadgati sulabha nahIM hai| ataH jo kucha bhI satkarma karanA hai, yahIM karo AtmA apane svayaM ke karmoM se hI bandhana meM par3atA hai / kRtakarmoM ke phala bhoge binA mukti nahIM hai / mumukSu tapasvI apane kRta-karmo kA bahuta zIghra hI apanayana kara detA hai, jaise kI pakSI apane paMkhoM ko phar3aphar3A kara una para lagI dhUla ko jhAr3a detA hai / 7 mana meM rahe hue vikAroM ke sUkSma zalya ko nikAlanA kabhI-kabhI bahuta hI kaThina ho jAtA hai| buddhimAna ko kabhI kisI se kalaha - jhagar3A nahIM karanA caahie| kalaha se bahuta bar3I hAni hotI hai / 1 evaM veyAliyaM ajjhayaNaM bhAsaMti 'saMbujjhaha kiM na bujjhaha evaM aTThANauIvittehiM aTThANauI kumAra pavvaiyatti / AvazyakacurNi, pR. 210 pUrvabhAga, prakAzaka RSabhadeva kezarImalajI zvetAmbara saMsthA, ratalAma, san 1928 / 2 AvazyakahAribhadrIyAvRtti, prathama vibhAga, pR. 152, prakAzaka- ArAmodaya samiti, san 1996 / 3 AvazyakamalayagirivRtti, pUrvabhAga, pR. 231, prakAzaka- Agamodaya samiti, san 1928 / 4 vaitAlikA bodhkraaH| -amarakoza, kANDa 2, varga 9 zloka 97 / 5 sUtrakRtAMga 1 / 2 / 2 / 30 6 vahI 1 / 2 / 3 / 7 sUtrakRtAMga 1 / 2 / 3 / 10 7 8 vahI 1 / 2 / 1 / 2 10 vahI 1 / 2 / 2 / 11 11 12 vahI 1 | 2 | 3 |19 13 14 saMbujjhaha kiM na bujjhaha? saMbohI khalu pecca dullahA / No hUvaNamaMti rAiyo, no sulabhaM puNarAvi jIviyaM / sUtra. 16 18 15 sUtra. 1 2 / 1 / 3 17 vahI 1 / 2 / 1 / 15 - Rushabhdev: Ek Parishilan 9 vahI 1 / 2 / 2 / 1 vahI 1 2 / 1 9 vahI 1 / 2 / 2 / 17 1 / 2 / 1 / 1 vahI 1 2 / 1 4 vahI 1 / 2 / 2 / 11 $ 226 24

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sUtrakRtAMganiyukti" meM kahA hai ki bhagavAn ke preraNAprada udbodhana se prabuddha hue aThAnaveM putra mahAprabhu RSabha ke caraNoM meM dIkSita ho gye| jinatva kI sAdhanA ke, amRta-patha ke yAtrI ho gaye / unakA jIvana badala gayA aura ve Atma-rAjya ke rAjA ho gaye / 2. sthAnAMgasUtra isa sUtra kI racanA koza zailI meM kI gaI hai| inameM saMkhyAkrama se jIva, pudgala Adi kI sthApanA hone se isakA nAma sthAna hai bauddhoM kA aMguttaranikAya bhI isI prakAra kI zailI meM grathita huA hai| isa Agama meM eka se dasa sthAnoM taka kA varNana hai / yadyapi isameM bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA kramabaddha varNana nahIM milatA hai, tathApi yatra-tatra unakA ullekha prApta hotA hai aura unake jIvana kI mahattvapUrNa vizeSatAoM kA bhI patA calatA hai| jaise antakriyAoM kA varNana karate hue bharata cakravartI va marUdevI mAtA kA dRSTAnta ke rUpa meM nAmollekha kiyA hai| bharata cakravartI laghukarmA, prazasta mana-vacana-kAyA vAle, duHkhajanaka karma kA kSaya karane vAle, bAhya va Abhyantara janya pIr3A se rahita, cirakAlika pravrajyA rUpa karaNa dvArA siddha, buddha, mukta hue / cauthI antakriyA meM marUdevI mAtA kA dRSTAnta diyA gayA hai, ve laghukarmA evaM alpaparyAya se parISaha - upasargoM se rahita hokara siddha, buddha huI / 20 Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth caturtha sthAna ke tRtIya uddezaka meM bharata nareza ko 'uditodita' kahA gayA hai / 21 prathama evaM antima tIrthaGkaroM ke mArga pAMca kAraNoM se durgama batAye haiM- kaThinAI se kahA jAne vAlA, durvibhAjya vastutva ko vibhAgazaH saMsthApana karanA duHzakya hai, durdarza-kaThinAI se dikhAyA jAne vAlA, dustitikSa arthAt kaThinAI se sahA jAne vAlA, duranucara- kaThinAI se AcaraNa kiyA jAne vAlA / paJcama sthAna ke dvitIya uddezaka meM kauzala dezotpanna RSabhadeva bhagavAn, cakravartI samrAT bharata, bAhubalI, evaM sundarI kI U~cAI pAMcasau dhanuSa kI kahI gaI hai| SaSThama sthAna meM caturtha kulakara abhicandra kI U~cAI chahasau dhanuSa aura samrATa bharata kA rAjyakAla lakSa pUrva taka kA varNita kiyA hai| saptama sthAna meM vartamAna avasarpiNI ke sAta kulakara vimalavAhana, cakSuSmAn, yazasvAna, abhicandra, prasenajit, marUdeva, nAbhi tathA inakI bhAryAoM ke nAma- candrayazA, candrakAntA, surUpA, pratirUpA, cakSukAntA zrIkAntA evaM marudevI kA ullekha kiyA hai| vimalavAhana kulakara ke samaya upabhogya sapta kalpavRkSa themattAMgaka, bhRGga, citrAMga, citrarasa, maNyaGga, anagna Adi / samrATa bharata ke pazcAt ATha rAjA siddha-buddha hue- Adityayaza, mahAyaza, atibala, mahAbala, tejovIrya, kIrtivIrya, daNDavIrya aura jalavIrya / navama sthAna meM vimalavAhana kulakara kI nau sau dhanuSya kI U~cAI kA varNana hai tathA zrI RSabhadeva ke caturvidha saMgha kI sthApanA avasarpiNI kAla ke nau koTAkoTi sAgaropama pramANa kAla vyatIta hone para huI, usakA varNana hai / 19 kAmaM tu sAsaNamiNaM kahiya aDDAvayaM mi usabheNaM / aANautisuyANaM soINaM te vi paThavaiyA / / - sUtrakRtAMganiyukti 39 1 uttarAdhyayana 36 / 53 / 21 2 Avazyakaniyukti gA. 311 / 3 dekhie- lekhaka kA 'jaina AgamoM meM Azcarya' lekha / 20 sthAnAMgasUtra, 4 sthAna, paM. 30 sU. 235, pR. 133 - muni kanhaiyAlAla sampAdita, prakAzaka- Agama anuyoga, sAMDerAva (rAja.) san 1972 vahI, 4 sthAna, u. 3 $227 Rushabhdev Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth dazama sthAna meM dasa AzcaryakArI bAtoM kA varNana hai, jo anantakAla ke bAda prastuta avasarpiNI kAla meM huI thIM / isameM eka Azcarya bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke samaya kA mAnA jAtA hai, ki bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke tIrtha meM utkRSTa avagAhanA vAle 108 muni eka sAtha, eka hI samaya meM siddha hue the| yahA~ para isalie Azcarya mAnA gayA hai ki bhagavAn RSabha ke samaya utkRSTa avagAhanA thii| utkRSTa avagAhanA meM kevala eka sAtha do hI vyakti siddha ho sakate haiN|22 prastuta sUtra meM eka sau ATha vyakti utkRSTa avagAhanA meM mukta hue, ataH Azcarya hai| Avazyaka niyukti meM RSabhadeva ke dasa hajAra vyaktiyoM ke sAtha siddha hone kA ullekha hai|23 usakA tAtparya yahI hai dasa hajAra anagAroM ke eka hI nakSatra meM siddha hone ke kAraNa unakA RSabhadeva ke sAtha siddha honA batAyA hai| eka samaya meM nhiiN|24 3. samavAyAMgasUtra - isakI saMkalanA bhI sthAnAMga ke samAna hI huI hai| isake aThArahaveM samavAya meM brAhmIlipi ke lekhana ke aThAraha prakAra batAye haiN| teIsaveM samavAya meM RSabhadeva ko pUrvabhava meM caudaha pUrva ke jJAtA tathA cakravartI samrATa kahA hai| caubIsaveM samavAya meM RSabhadeva kA prathama devAdhideva ke rUpa meM ullekha hai| paccIsaveM samavAya meM prathama aura antima tIrthaGkaroM ke paJca-mahAvratoM kI paccIsa bhAvanAoM kA nirUpaNa hai|26 __ chiyAlisaveM samavAya meM brAhmIlipi ke chiyAlIsa mAtRkAkSaroM kA ullekha hai| vesaThaveM samavAya meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA 63 lAkha pUrva taka rAjya-pada bhogane kA, satahattaraveM samavAya meM bharata cakravartI ke 77 lAkha pUrva taka kumArAvasthA meM rahane kA, tirAsIveM samavAya meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva evaM bharata ke 83 lAkha pUrva taka gRhasthAvasthA ke kAla kA tathA caurAsIveM samavAya meM RSabhadeva, bharata, bAhubalI, brAhmI evaM sundarI kI sarvAyu 84 lAkha pUrva kI sthitivarNita kI gaI hai| bhagavAn ke caurAsI hajAra zramaNa the| navAsIveM samavAya meM arihaMta kauzalika zrI RSabhadeva isa avasarpiNI ke tRtIya suSama-duSama Are ke antima bhAga meM navAsI pakSa zeSa rahane para nirvANa ko prApta hue; isakA ullekha hai| tathA bhagavAn RSabhadeva aura antima tIrthaGkara bhagavAn mahAvIra kA avyavahita antara eka koTAkoTi sAgaropama kA varNita hai| inake atirikta unake pUrvabhava kA nAma, zivikA nAma, mAtA-pitA ke nAma, sarvaprathama Aha kA nAma, prathama bhikSA evaM saMvatsara meM prApta huI-isakA ullekha, jisa vRkSa ke nIce kevalajJAna utpanna huA vaha (nyagrodha) vRkSa kI (tIna kosa) U~cAI, prathama ziSya, prathama ziSyA, bharata cakravartI aura unake mAtA-pitA tathA strIratna kA nAmollekha isa aMga meM kiyA gayA hai| 4. bhagavatIsUtra bhagavatIsUtra Agama-sAhitya meM sarvAdhika vizAlakAya grantharatna hai| isameM aneka viSayoM para talasparzI carcAe~ kI gaI haiN| bhagavAn RSabhadeva se sambandhita varNana isameM yatra-tatra hI dekhane ko milatA hai| sarvaprathama isameM maMgalAcaraNa ke rUpa meM 'brAhmIlipi' ko namaskAra kiyA gayA hai| 22 uttarAdhyayana 36 / 53 23 Avazyaka niyukti gA. 311 24 dekhie- lekhaka kA 'jaina AgamoM meM Azcarya' lekha / 25 ThANAMga, samavAyAMgaH sampAdaka- dalasukha mAlavaNiyA, ahamadAbAda, san 1955 / 26 samavAyAMgasUtra, 25 vAM samavAya / 27 bhagavatIsUtra 20 / 8 / 69, aMgasuttANi bhAga 2, bhagavaI- jaina vizva bhAratI, lADanUM (rAja.) / Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan . -15 2280

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bhagavatI sUtra meM prathama aura antima tIrthaGkara bhagavAn kA paJca mahAvrata yukta tathA pratikramaNa sahita dharma ke upadeza kA kathana kiyA gayA hai| bhAvI tIrthaGkaroM meM antima tIrthaGkara kA tIrtha kauzalika bhagavAn RSabhadeva arihanta ke jina paryAya jitanA ( hajAra varSa nyUna lAkha pUrva) varNita kiyA hai| isake atirikta bhagavatI sUtra meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA kahIM bhI ullekha nahIM hai| 5. prajJApanAsUtra prajJApanA jaina Agama - sAhitya meM caturtha upAMga hai| isameM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne apanI putrI brAhmI ko jisa lipi-vidyA kA jJAna karAyA thA, una aThAraha lipiyoM kA nirdeza prastuta Agama meM kiyA gayA hai| lipiyoM ke sambandha meM hamane pariziSTa meM vistAra se vivecana kiyA hai| 19 6. jambUdvIpa prajJaptisUtra isameM bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA varNana sarvaprathama vistRta rUpa se citriti kiyA gayA hai| kulakaroM kA ullekha karate hue isameM pandraha kulakaroM ke nAma nirdeza kiye haiM- ( 1 ) sumati, (2) pratizruti, (3) sImaMkara, (4) sImaMdhara, (5) khemaMkara, (6) khemaMdhara, (7) vimalavAhana, (8) cakSuvaMta, (9) yazaH vaMta, (10) abhicandra, (11) candrAbha, (12) prasenajita, (13) marudeva, (14) nAbhi, (15) RSabha / Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth ukta pandraha kulakaroM ke samaya pracalita daMDanIti tIna prakAra kI thI- prathama pA~ca kulakaroM ke samaya 'ha' kAra daNDanIti, dvitIya pA~ca kulakaroM ke samaya 'mA' kAra daMDanIti evaM antima pA~ca kulakaroM ke samaya 'dhik' kAra daMDanIti pracalita thI / bhagavAn RSabhadeva se sambandhita unake kumArakAla, rAjyakAla, bahattara kalAoM evaM cauMsaTha kalAoM kA upaveza, bharata kA rAjyAbhiSeka, bhagavAn kA pravrajyA grahaNa, kezaloMca, dIkSAkAlIna tapa, unake sAtha dIkSita hone vAloM kI saMkhyA, eka varSa paryanta devadUSya dhAraNa, upasarga, saMyamI jIvana kA varNana, saMyamI jIvana kI upamAe~, kevalajJAna kA kAla, sthAna, upadeza, gaNa, gaNadhara evaM AdhyAtmika parivAra kA varNana hai uttarASAr3hA nakSatra meM unake pA~ca pradhAna jIvana prasaMga hue aura nirvANa abhijit meM huaa| saMhanana, saMsthAna, UMcAI, pravrajyAkAla, chadmastha jIvana, kevalI jIvana Adi kA ullekha hai| nirvANa kA dina (mAghakRSNA trayodazI), nirvANa sthAna, bhagavAn ke sAtha nirvANa hone vAle muni, nirvANa kAla kA tapa, nirvANotsava Adi viSaya para isa sUtra ke dvitIya vakSaskAra meM paryApta usake pazcAt tRtIya vakSaskAra meM bharata cakravartI kA evaM bhAratavarSa nAmakaraNa ke hetu kA savistRta varNana hai / 7. uttarAdhyayanasUtra I uttarAdhyayana bhagavAn mahAvIra ke antima pravacanoM kA saMgraha hai isameM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke sambandha meM vistRta carcA nahIM hai, kintu aThArahaveM adhyayana meM samrATa bharata kA ullekha hai, jinhoMne bhAratavarSa ke zAsana kA evaM kAma-bhogoM kA parityAga kara pravrajyA grahaNa kI thI / 30 prastuta Agama ke tevIsarve adhyayana meM 'kezI gautamIya' kI aitIhAsika carcA hai usameM gaNadhara gautama kezI zramaNa se kahA- prathama tIrthaGkara ke sAdhu Rju aura jar3a hote haiM, antima tIrthaMkara ke sAdhu vakra aura jar3a hote haiM, madhya ke bAIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke sAdhu Rju aura prAjJa hote haiN| prathama tIrthakara ke muniyoM dvArA 28 paNNavaNAsuttaMH muni puNyavijayajI dvarA sampAdita, mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya, bambaI - 36, san 1972 / 29 (ka) AcAryazrI amolakaRSijI mahArAja, haidarAbAda vI. saM. 2446 / (kha) zAnticandra vihita vRtti sahita devacanda lAlabhAI jaina pustakoddhAra phaMDa bambaI, san 1920, dhanapatasiMha, kalakattA, san 1885 / uttarAdhyayanasUtra, 18 adhyayana, gAthA 34 / 30 - $ 229 Rushabhdev Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. AcAra ko yathAvat grahaNa kara lenA kaThina hai, antima tIrthaMkara ke muniyoM dvArA kalpa ko yathAvata grahaNa karanA va usakA pAlana karanA kaThina hai, parantu madhya ke tIrthaGkaroM ke muniyoM dvArA kalpa ko yathAvat grahaNa karanA evaM usakA pAlana karanA sarala hai / yahA~ para bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke zramaNoM ke svabhAva kA citraNa kiyA gayA hai, kintu svayaM RSabhadeva kA nahIM / 31 prastuta sUtra ke paccIsaveM adhyayana meM jayaghoSa muni ne vijayaghoSa brAhmaNa se kahA- 'vedoM kA mukha agnihotra hai, yajJoM kA mukha yajJArthI hai, nakSatroM kA mukha candramA hai evaM dharmoM kA mukha kAzyapa RSabhadeva haiM / 32 jisa prakAra candramA ke sammukha yaha Adi hAtha jor3e hue vandanA - namaskAra karate hue aura vinIta bhAva se mana kA haraNa karate hue rahate haiM usI prakAra bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke sammukha saba loga rahate haiM / 33 8. kalpasUtra" kalpasUtra dazAzrutaskandha kA aSTama adhyayana hai, isameM caubIsa tIrthakaroM kA saMkSepa meM paricaya diyA gayA hai| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke paJcakalyANaka kA ullekha kiyA hai, usake pazcAt unake mAtA-pitA, janma, unake pA~ca nAma aura dIkSA grahaNa karane kA ullekha hai / yahA~ yaha smaraNa rakhanA cAhiye ki RSabhadeva ne dIkSA ke samaya cAramuSTi kezaloMca kiyA thA jisakA isameM ullekha hai / anya tIrthaGkaroM ke samAna paJcamuSTi kezaloMca nahIM kiyA / dIkSA ke eka hajAra varSa pazcAt unheM kevalajJAna huA / prastuta sUtra meM unakI ziSya - sampadA kA bhI vistRta varNana kiyA gayA hai| kalpasUtra ke mUla meM RSabhadeva ke pUrvabhavoM kA ullekha nahIM hai, kintu kalpasUtra kI vRttiyoM meM unake pUrvabhava va anya jIvana prasaMgoM para vistAra se prakAza DAlA gayA hai| * niryukti sAhitya meM RSabhadeva : mUla granthoM para vyAkhyAtmaka sAhitya likhane kI paramparA bahuta hI prAcIna hai / samavAyAMga, sthAnAMga aura nandI meM jahA~ para dvAdazAMgI kA paricaya pradAna kiyA gayA hai vahA~ para pratyeka sUtra ke sambandha meM 'saMkhejjAo nijjuttIo' yaha ullekha hai / isase yaha spaSTa hai ki niyuktiyoM kI paramparA Agama kAla meM bhI thii| unhIM niyuktiyoM ke AdhAra para bAda meM bhI AcArya racanA karate rahe hogeM aura use antima rUpa dvitIya bhadrabAhu ne pradAna kiyaa| jaise vaidika paramparA meM pAribhASika zabdoM kI vyAkhyA karane ke liye yAska maharSi ne nighaNTubhASya rUpa nirukta likhA vaise hI jaina AgamoM ke pAribhASika zabdoM kI vyAkhyA karane ke lie AcArya bhadrabAhu ne prAkRta padya meM niyuktiyoM kI racanA kI / zailI sUtrAtmaka evaM padyamaya hai| 1. Avazyaka niryuktiH" 35 AcArya dvitIya bhadrabAhu ne dasa niryuktiyoM kI racanA kI hai, unameM Avazyaka niryukti kA prathama sthAna hai| isameM aneka mahattvapUrNa viSayoM para vistRta aura vyavasthita carcAe~ kI gaI haiN| prAcIna jaina itihAsa ko vyavasthita rUpa se prastuta karane kA yaha sarvaprathama evaM prAmANika prayatna huA hai| isameM bhagavAn mahAvIra 31 32 33 vahI, a. 25, gA. 17 / 34 kalpasUtraH zrI amara jaina Agama zodha saMsthAna, gar3ha sivAnA, sampAdaka 35 Avazyaka niryukti, pUrvabhAga, prakAzaka- zrI Agamodaya samiti, san 1928 / uttarAdhyayanasUtra, 23 adhyayana, gAthA 26,27 / ...... dhammANaM kAsavo muhaM // - uttarAdhyayanasUtra, adhyayana 25, gA. 16 Rushabhdev: Ek Parishilan - 230 a zrI devendra muni zAstrI, san 1968 /

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth ke pUrvabhavoM kA varNana karate hue bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke jIvana para bhI vistAra se prakAza DAlA gayA hai| itanA hI nahIM, bhagavAn ke janma se pUrva hone vAle kulakaroM kA varNana, unakI utpatti kA hetu Adi viSayoM para bhI paryApta prakAza DAlA hai| zrI RSabhadeva se sambandhita nimna viSayoM kA nirdeza prastuta grantha meM kiyA gayA hai (1) RSabhadeva ke dvAdaza pUrvabhavoM kA kathana / (2) RSabhadeva kA janma, janma-mahotsava / (3) vaMzasthApanA, naamkrnn| (4) akAla mRtyu| (5) zrI RSabhadeva kA kanyAdvaya ke sAtha paannigrhnn| (6) sNtaanotptti| (7) raajyaabhissek| (8) khAdya-samasyA kA smaadhaan| (9) zilpAdi kalAoM kA parijJAna / (10) bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI dIkSA / (11) AhAra-dAna kI anbhijnytaa| (12) nami-vinami ko vidyAdhara Rddhi / (13) cAra hajAra sAdhuoM kA tApasa veSa grahaNa / (14) zreyAMsa ke dvArA ikSurasa kA dAna / (15) zreyAMsa ke puurvbhv| (16) kevljnyaan| (17) bharata kI digvijaya / (18) sundarI kI prvrjyaa| (19) bhArata-bAhubalI yuddha / (20) marIci kA navIna kAlpanika veSa-grahaNa / (21) vedotptti| (22) zrI RSabhadeva kA prinirvaann| (23) bharata kA kevalajJAna evaM nirvANa / RSabhadeva ke pUrvabhavoM kA varNana sarvaprathama isI grantha meM huA hai| kalpasUtra kI TIkAoM meM jo varNana huA hai, usakA bhI mUla srota yahI hai| RSabhadeva ke jIvana kI ghaTanAoM ke sAtha hI usa yuga ke AhAra, zilpa, karma, mamatA, vibhUSaNa, lekha, gaNita, rUpa, lakSaNa, mAnadaNDa, protana-pota vyavahAra, nIti, yuddha, iSuzAstra, upAsanA, cikitsA, arthazAstra, baMdha, ghAta, tADana, yajJa, utsava, samavAya, maMgala, kautuka, vastra, gaMdha, mAlya, alaMkAra, cUlA, upanayana, vivAha, datti, mRtapUjanA, dhyApanA, stUpa, zabda, khelAyana, pRcchanA Adi cAlIsa viSayoM kI ora bhI saMketa kiyA hai|36 jisake Adya pravartaka zrI RSabhadeva haiN| 36 Avazyaka niyukti gA. 185-206 / -85 231 - Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth * bhASya sAhitya meM RSabhadeva : 1. vizeSAvazyakabhASya" niyuktiyoM ke pazcAt bhASya sAhitya kA nirmANa kiyA gayA / niyuktiyoM kI taraha bhASya bhI prAkRta bhASA meM haiN| bhASya sAhitya meM vizeSAvazyakabhASya kA atyAdhika mahattva hai / yaha jinabhadragaNI kSamAzramaNa kI eka mahattvapUrNa kRti hai| jJAnavAda, pramANazAkha, AcAra, nIti, syAdvAda, nayavAda, karmavAda prabhRti sabhI viSayoM para vistAra se vizleSaNa kiyA gayA hai| prastuta grantha kI yaha mahAn vizeSatA hai ki jainatattva kA vizleSaNa, jaina dRSTi se hI na hokara anya dArzanika mAnyatAoM kI tulanA ke sAtha kiyA gayA hai| Aga sAhitya kI prAyaH sabhI mAnyatAe~ tarka rUpa meM isameM prastuta kI gaI haiN| isameM bhagavAn RSabha kA saMkSepa meM sampUrNa jIvana - vRtta AyA hai / jo Avazyaka niryukti meM gAthAe~ haiM, unhIM kA isameM prayoga hai / kucha gAthAe~ nUtana bhI haiN| isameM marIci ke bhava kulakaroM kA varNana, RSabhadeva ke caritra meM bhAvI tIrthakara, cakravartI Adi kA nirUpaNa kiyA gayA hai| * cUrNi sAhitya meM RSabhadeva : 1. Avazyaka cUrNa Agama kI vyAkhyAoM meM sarvaprathama niyuktiyA~, usake pazcAt bhASya aura usake pazcAt cUrNi sAhitya racA gayA hai| Avazyaka cUrNi, cUrNi sAhitya meM apanA viziSTa sthAna rakhatI hai / Avazyaka niryukti meM jina prasaMgoM kA saMkSepa meM varNana kiyA gayA hai unhIM prasaMgoM para cUrNi meM vistAra se varNana hai prastuta cUrNi meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva se sambandha rakhane vAlI nimna ghaTanAoM kA nirdeza milatA hai 38 (1) prathama kulakara bimalavAhana kA pUrvabhava / (2) (3) (8) (5) (6) (9) anya chaha kulakaroM kA varNana evaM daNDanIti / RSabhadeva ke sAta pUrvabhavoM kA ullekha / zrI RSabhadeva kA janma, janmotsava / nAmakaraNa, vaMzasthApana | akAla mRtyu / RSabhadeva kA sumaMgalA va sunandA ke sAtha vivAha / santAnotpatti / rAjyAbhiSeka, zilpAdi karmoM kI zikSA / (8) (9) (10) RSabhadeva kA ziSya parivAra / (11) dIkSA (yaha jo krama viparyaya huA hai vaha sabhI tIrthaGkaroM kA sAmUhika varNana hone se huA hai / ) (12) nami - vinami ko vidyAdhara Rddhi / (13) bhikSA ke abhAva meM cAra hajAra zramaNoM kA pathabhraSTa honA / (14) zreyAMsAdi ke svapna evaM bhagavAn kA pAraNA / (15) zreyAMsa ke pUrvabhava | 37 zrI jinabhadragaNI viracita, vizeSAvazyaka bhASya svopajJavRttisahita, dvitIya bhAga, sampAdaka- paMDita dalasukha mAlavaNiyA, prakAzaka- lAlabhAI dalapatabhAI, bhAratIya saMskRti vidyA maMdira, ahamadAbAda, san 1968 / Avazyaka cUrNi, RSabhadevajI kezarImalajI zvetAmbara saMsthA, ratalAma, san 1928 / Rushabhdev: Ek Parishilan - 232 a

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth (16) bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko kevalajJAna / (17) mAtA marUdevI ko kevalajJAna aura mokSa / (18) saMgha sthaapnaa| (19) bharata ko digvijaya / (20) sundarI kI prvrjyaa| (21) bharata-bAhubalI ke dRSTiyuddha, bAhuyuddha evaM muSTiyuddha kA varNana / (22) bAhubalI ko vairAgya, dIkSA aura kevljnyaan| (23) marIci dvArA svecchAnusAra parivrAjaka veSa (liMga) kI sthaapnaa| (24) braahmnnotptti| (25) bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA parinirvANa / (26) samrATa bharata ko Adarza bhavana meM kevalajJAna / * prAkRta kAvya sAhitya meM RSabhadeva : 1. vasudeva-hiMDI39 vasudeva-hiMDI kA bhAratIya kathA sAhitya meM hI nahIM apitu vizva ke kathA sAhitya meM mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai| jaise guNADhya ne paizAcI bhASA meM naravAhanadatta kI kathA likhI vaise hI saMghadAsagaNI ne prAkRta bhASA meM vasudeva ke bhramaNa kI kathA likhii| yaha kathA (prathama khaNDa) jaina sAhitya ke upalabdha sarva kathAgranthoM meM prAcInatama hai| isakI bhASA ArSa jaina mahArASTrI prAkRta hai| mukhyataH yaha gadyamaya hai, tathApi kahIMkahIM padyAtmaka zailI kA bhI prayoga kiyA gayA hai| isameM zrIkRSNa ke pitA vasudeva ke aneka varSoM ke paribhramaNa aura unakA aneka kanyAoM ke sAtha vivAha kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| jisa-jisa kanyA ke sAtha vivAha huA usa-usa ke nAma se mukhya kathA ke vibhAgoM ko 'laMbhaka' kahA gayA hai| vasudeva-hiNDI ke caturtha 'nIlayazA laMbhaka' evaM 'somazrI' laMbhaka meM zrI RSabhadeva kA caritra citraNa kiyA gayA hai| usameM nimna ghaTanAoM kA samAveza hai (1) marUdevI kA svpn-drshn| (2) RSabhadeva kA jnm| (3) devendroM aura dizAkumAriyoM dvArA bhagavAn kA jnmotsv| (4) RSabhadeva kA raajyaabhissek| RSabhadeva kI diikssaa| nami-vinami ko vidyAdhara Rddhi kI praapti| (7) RSabhadeva kA zreyAMsa ke yahA~ paarnnaa| RSabhadava pa (8) somaprabha kA zreyAMsa ko prazna puuchnaa| (9) zreyAMsa kA pratyuttara meM RSabhadeva ke pUrvabhava kA vRttaant| (10) mahAbala aura svayaMbuddha ke pUrvajoM kA vRttAnta / (11) nirnAmikA kI kathA / (12) Aryadeva kI utpatti / (13) zrI RSabhadeva kA nirvANa / 39 vasudevahiNDI, prathama khaNDa, sampAdaka- muni puNyavijayajI mahArAja, zrI jaina AtmAnanda sabhA, bhAvanagara, I. san 1931 / -16 233 - Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth (14) anAryaveda kI utpatti / (15) bAhubalI evaM bharata kA yuddha / (16) bAhubalI kI dIkSA evaM kevalajJAna / isa grantha meM 'jIvAnanda vaidya' ke sthAna para 'kezava' kA ullekha huA hai| RSabhadeva pUrvabhava meM 'kezava' nAmaka vaidya putra the evaM zreyAMsa kA jIva pUrvabhava meM zreSThiputra 'abhayaghoSa' thaa|40 RSabhadeva ke nirvANa ke prasaMga meM kahA hai, ki bhagavAn dasa hajAra sAdhuoM, ninyAnaveM putroM aura ATha pautroM ke sAtha eka hI samaya meM siddha-buddha hue the|41 jabaki kalpasUtra, Avazyaka niyukti Adi granthoM meM dasa hajAra sAdhuoM kA hI ullekha hai| bharata-bAhubalI ke yuddha-varNana meM AcArya ne uttamayuddha aura madhyamayuddha ina do yuddhoM kA varNana kiyA hai| usameM dRSTiyuddha ko uttamayuddha kahA hai aura muSTiyuddha ko madhyamayuddha batAyA hai| prastuta grantha meM gaMdhAMga, mAyAMga, rukkhamUliyA aura kAlakesA Adi vidyAoM kA varNana hai| viSayabhogoM ko duHkhadAyI pratipAdana karate hue kauve aura gIdar3a Adi kI laukika kathAe~ bhI dI haiN| 2. paumacariyaM 2 saMskRta sAhitya meM jo sthAna vAlmIki rAmAyaNa kA hai, vahI sthAna prAkRta meM prastuta carita-kAvya kA hai| isake racayitA vimalasUri haiN| ye AcArya rAhu ke praziSya, vijaya ke ziSya aura nAila-kula ke vaMzaja the| yadyapi sUrijI ne svayaM ise purANa kahA hai, phira bhI Adhunika vidvAn ise mahAkAvya mAnate haiN| paupacariyaM meM jaina-rAmAyaNa hai| vAlmIki rAmAyaNa kI taraha isameM anavaruddha kathA pravAha hai| isakI zailI udAtta hai| 'paumacariyaM' meM rAma kI kathA indrabhUti aura zreNika ke saMvAda ke rUpa meM kahI gaI hai| kathA ke prArambha meM AcArya ne loka kA varNana, utsarpiNI-avasarpiNI kAla kA nirUpaNa karate hue tRtIya Are ke anta meM kulakara vaMza kI utpati kA saMkSipta varNana kiyA hai| pratizruti kulakara se lekara caudahaveM kulakara nAbhi taka ke yugAnurUpa prasiddha kAryoM kA vivaraNa bhI prastuta kiyA hai| tadanantara tIrthaGkara janma ke sUcaka marudevI ke caudaha svapna, garbha meM Ane ke chaha mAha pUrva kubera dvArA hiraNyavRSTi, bhagavAn kA janma, indroM dvArA mandarAcala parvata para bhagavAn kA janmAbhiSeka, bhagavAn ke samaya kI tatkAlIna sthiti evaM RSabhadeva ke dvArA navanirmANa-zilpAdi kI zikSA, trivarNa kI sthApanA kA varNana ati saMkSipta rUpa se kiyA gayA hai| usake pazcAt sumaMgalA evaM nandA se unakA pANigrahaNa huaa| saMtAnotpatti ke pazcAt nIlAJjanA nAma kI apsarA ke manohArI nRtya meM mRtyu kA dRzya dekhakara RSabhadeva virakta hue aura unhoMne 'vasaMtatilaka' udyAna meM cAra sahasra anugAmiyoM ke sAtha 'paMcamuSTi loca' kara3 saMyama grahaNa kiyaa| bhikSA na milane se chaha mAsa ke bhItara cAra hajAra zramaNa patha-vicalita ho gye| AkAzavANI sunakara ve cAra hajAra zramaNa valkaladhArI banakara vRkSoM se phala, phUla, kanda Adi kA AhAra karane lge| dharaNendra dvArA nami-vinami 40 tattha sAmI piyAmaho suvihi vijjaputto kesavo nAma jaato| ahaM puNa seTThiputto abhyghoso| -vasudeva-hiMDI, nIlayazA laMbhaka, pR177 41 bhayavaca jayaguru usabhasAmI....dasahiM samaNasahassehiM....ekagUNaputasaeNa aTThahi ya nattuyaehiM saha egasamayeNa nibbuo| -vahI, somazrI laMbhaka, pR.185 42 zrI vimalasUri viracita, sampAdaka- zrI puNyavijayI mahArAja, prakAzaka- prAkRta grantha pariSad, vArANasI- 5, I. san 1962 / siddhANaM namukkAraM, kAUNa ya paJcamuTThIyaM loyaM / cauhiM sahassehiM samaM, patto ya jiNo paramadikkhaM / / -paumacariyaM 3163 Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan -6234

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth ko uttama nivAsa ke hetu zuddha rajata se nirmita pacAsa yojana vistRta vaitADhya parvata tathA aneka vidyAoM ke dAna dene kA nirUpaNa kiyA gayA hai| caturtha uddezaka meM zreyAMsa ke dAna kA, bhagavAn ke kevalajJAnotpatti kA upadeza evaM bharata-bAhubalI ke yuddha kA varNana hai| bharata apanI parAjaya se kSubhita hokara bAhubalI para cakraratna pheMkate haiM, parantu vaha cakra bAhubalI taka pahu~ca kara jyoMhI bharata kI ora mur3A to bAhubalI ke mana meM vairAgya utpanna huaa| eka varSa taka kAyotsarga kI pratijJA kara bAhubalI anta meM tapobala se kevalajJAna prApta karate hai tathA mokSa pada ke adhikArI banate haiN| prastuta uddezaka meM bharata ke vaibhava kA varNana karate hue brAhmaNa varNa kI utpatti kA hetu nirdiSTa kiyA gayA hai| anta meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke aSTApada para nirvANa prApta karane kA aura bharata cakravartI ke rAjya-lakSmI kA tyAga kara avyAbAdha para sukha prApta karane kA saMkSipta nirUpaNa kiyA gayA hai| isa kAvya meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke paMcamuSTi loca kA nirUpaNa kiyA gayA hai| 3. tiloyapaNNatti ukta grantha digambara paramparA kA mahattvapUrNa grantha hai| isameM tIrthaGkara Adi ke caritra-tathyoM kA prAcIna saMkalana prAkRta bhASA meM kiyA gayA hai| isake cauthe mahAdhikAra meM-tIrthaGkara kisa svarga se cyavakara Aye, nagarI va mAtA-pitA kA nAma, janma tithi, nakSatra, vaMza, tIrthaGkaroM kA antarAla, Ayu, kumArakAla, zarIra kI UMcAI, varNa, rAjyakAla, vairAgya kA nimitta, cinha, dIkSAtithi, nakSatra, dIkSA kA udyAna, vRkSa, prAthamika tapa, dIkSA parivAra, pAraNA, dAna meM paJcAzcarya, chadmastha kAla, kevalajJAna kI tithi, nakSatra, sthAna, kevalajJAna ke bAda antarikSa ho jAnA, kevalajJAna ke samaya indrAdi ke kArya, samavasaraNa kA sAMgopAMga varNana, yakSayakSiNI, kevalajJAna gaNadhara saMkhyA, RSi saMkhyA, pUrvadhara zikSaka, avadhijJAnI, kevalajJAnI, vikriyA RddhidhArI, vAdI Adi kI saMkhyA, AryikAoM kI saMkhyA, zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM kI saMkhyA, nirvANatithi, nakSatra, sthAna kA nAma Adi pramukha tathyoM kA vidhivat saMgraha hai| 4. cauppannamahApurisacariyaM5 ___ mahApuruSoM ke caritra kA varNana karane vAle upalabdha granthoM meM ukta grantha sarvaprathama mAnA jAtA hai| yaha grantha AcArya zIlAGka dvArA racita hai isameM vartamAna avasarpiNI ke caubIsa tIrthaGkara, bAraha cakravartI, nau baladeva aura nau vAsudeva kA caritra-citraNa kiyA gayA hai| jainAgama meM aise mahApuruSoM ko 'uttamapuruSa' yA 'zalAkApuruSa' bhI kahate haiN| zrImajjinasenAcArya tathA zrI hemacandrAcArya ne zalAkApuruSoM kI saMkhyA tresaTha dI hai| nau vAsudevoM ke zatru nau prativAsudevoM kI saMkhyA caupana meM jor3ane se tresaTha kI saMkhyA banatI hai| zrI bhadrezvarasUri ne apanI kahAvalI meM nau nAradoM kI saMkhyA ko jor3akara zalAkApuruSoM kI saMkhyA bahattara dI hai|46 zIlAMkIya prastuta grantha prAkRta bhASA meM nibaddha hai| mAtra 'vibudhAnanda nATaka' saMskRta meM hai, usameM bhI kahIM-kahIM apabhraMza subhASita Ate haiN| saMpUrNa grantha gadya-padyamaya hone para bhI kahIM-kahIM padyagandhI gadya bhI pratIta hotA hai| 44 45 yativRSabhAcArya viracita, prakAzakaH jaina saMskRti saMrakSaka saMgha, solApura, bhAga 1 san 1943, bhAga 2 san 1951 / AcArya zIlAGka viracita, sampAdaka- paMDita amRtalAla mohanalAla bhojaka, prakAzaka- prAkRta TeksTa sosAyaTI, vArANasI 5, san cavIsa jiNA, vArasa cakkI, Nava paDiharI, Nava sraamaa| hariNo, cakkiharisu ya kesu Nava nArayA hoti| uDDhagaI ciya jiNa rAmaNArayA jaMta'hogaI cey| saNiyANA ciya paNDihari- hariNo duhuvo vi cakki tti| na ya sammatta salAyArahiyA niyameNimejao tenn| hoti salAyA purisA bahattarI.... / - kahAvalI (amudrita) -332354 - Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth isameM AcArya ne sarvaprathama maMgalAcaraNa kara loka- aloka va kAla kA varNana kiyA hai| isake pazcAt sapta kulakara, 'ha' kArAdi nItiyA~, alpAnubhAva vAle kalpavRkSoM kA varNana kara zrI RSabhadeva ke dasa pUrvabhavoM kA varNana kiyA hai| RSabhadeva ke caturtha bhava meM mahAbala ko pratibodhita karane ke liye AcArya ne maMtrI dvArA 'vibudhAnaMda nATaka kI racanA karavAkara avAntara kathA ko bhI sammilita kiyA hai| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke janma ke pazcAt AcArya ne bhagavAn se sambandhita nimna bAtoM kA apane grantha meM ullekha kiyA haiikSvAku vaMza kI sthApanA / - (1) (2) RSabhasvAmI kA vivAha aura rAjyAbhiSeka / (3) (4) (5) (6) (0) (C) vinItA nagarI kI sthApanA / bharata bAhubalI Adi putra va brAhmI sundarI kanyAdvaya kA jnm| lipi-kalA-lakSaNa zAstrAdi kA prAdurbhAva / varNa vyavasthA / RSabhadeva kI dIkSA, paJcamuSTi loca / eka saMvatsara ke pazcAt bhagavAn kA pAraNA / (9) bAhubalI kRta dharmacakra / (10) kevalajJAna kI utptti| (11) marudevI mAtA ko kevalajJAna aura nirvANa (12) gaNadhara sthApanA aura brAhmI pravrajyA / (13) bharata kI vijaya yAtrA, nava nidhiyA~ / (14) bharata bAhubalI yuddha / (15) uttama, madhyama aura jaghanya - yuddha ke tIna rUpa / (16) parAjita bharata dvArA cakraratna phaiMkanA / (17) bAhubalI kI dIkSA aura kevalajJAna / (18) marIci kA svamati anusAra liMga sthApana | (19) RSabhadeva kA nirvANa (20) bharata kA kevalajJAna aura nirvANa / isa grantha meM pramukha dhyAna dene kI bAta hai - bhagavAn kA paJcamuSTi kezaluMcana ""; jabaki anya granthoM meM caturmuSTi kezaluMcana kA ullekha hai| aura dUsarA 'vibudhAnanda nATaka' kI racanA / anya zvetAmbara -granthoM maiM kahIM bhI aisA ullekha nahIM hai| yuddha kA varNana karate hue tIna taraha ke yuddha pratipAdita kiye haiM do pratispaddha rAjA sainya kA saMhAra rokane ke liye paraspara dRSTiyuddha athavA mallayuddha karate the / ina do prakAroM meM se prathama uttama aura dvitIya madhyama yuddha kahalAtA hai / raNabhUmi meM do pratispardhI rAjAoM ke sainya vividha AyudhoM se jo yuddha karate haiM vaha adhama- koTI kA hai / 5. AdinAhacariyaM prastuta grantha ke racayitA navAMgI TIkAkAra abhayadevasUri ke ziSya vardhamAnAcArya haiN| isa racanA para 'cauppannamahApurisacariyaM' kA prabhAva hai / ukta grantha kI eka gAthA saMkhyA 45 ke rUpa meM isameM jyoM kI 47 kayavajjasaNihANa paMcamuTThiloo ... pR. 40 Rushabhdev: Ek Parishilan 35 236 a

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth tyoM uddhRta kI gayI hai| RSabhadeva ke carita kA vistAra se varNana karane vAlA yaha prathama grantha hai| isameM pAMca pariccheda haiN| grantha kA pariNAma 11000 zloka pramANa hai| 6. RSabhadeva cariyaM isakA dUsarA nAma 'dharmopadezazataka' bhI hai yaha grantha-ratna tIna sau teIsa gAthAoM meM nibaddha hai| isake raciyatA bhuvanatuMgasUri haiN| 7. siri usahaNAhacariyaM8 zrI hemacandrAcArya viracita 'triSaSTizalAkA puruSa caritra' ke dasa paryoM meM se prathama parva, jisameM mukhyataH kauzalika-zrI RSabhadeva kA vistRta varNana hai usakA prAkRta rUpAntara prastuta grantha 'siri usahaNAhacariyaM' meM kiyA gayA hai| prAkRta rupAntara karane vAle prAkRta bhASA vizArada zrI vijayakastUrasUrijI haiN| 8. kahAvalI isa mahattvapUrva kRti ke raciyatA bhadrezvarasUri haiM jo abhayadevasUri ke guru the| inakA samaya 12vIM zatAbdI ke madhya ke AsapAsa mAnA jAtA hai| prastuta grantha meM tresaTha mahApuruSoM kA caritra varNita hai| isakI racanA prAkRta gadya meM kI gaI hai, tathApi yatra-tatra padya bhI saMprApta hote haiN| grantha meM kisI prakAra ke adhyAyoM kA vibhAga nahIM hai| yaha kRti pazcAt kAlIna triSaSTi zalAkApuruSa mahAcarita AcArya hemacandra viracita kI racanAoM kA AdhAra hai| isakI prati lAlabhAI dalapatabhAI bhAratIya saMskRti vidyAmandira, ahamadAbAda meM upalabdha hai| 9. bharatezvara bAhubalI vRtti prastuta grantha zubhazIlagaNI viracita hai| sampUrNa grantha prAkRta bhASA meM hone para bhI kahIM-kahIM zlokoM kI bhASA saMskRta hai| isameM vividha mahApuruSoM kA caritra-citraNa kiyA gayA hai| kula milAkara sar3asaTha mahApuruSoM evaM trepana mahAsatIyoM kI jIvana-kathAoM kA varNana prastuta grantha meM kiyA gayA hai| sarvaprathama zrI RSabhadeva ke jIvana caritra kA varNana hai| unase sambandhita nimna ghaTanAe~ isa grantha meM ullikhita haiM (1) RSabhadeva bhagavAn kI dvAdaza pUrvabhavoM kA kathana / (2) mAtA marudevI ke caudaha svpn| (3) bhagavAn kA jnm| (4) nAmakaraNa, vaMza sthApanA / akAla mRtyu| (6) bhagavAn kA vivAha, saMtAnotpatti / rAjyAbhiSeka / (8) kalAoM kA prijnyaan| (9) caturmuSTi loca evaM diikssaa| (10) eka varSa pazcAt zreyAMsa dvArA aahaar-daan| (11) nami-vinami ko vidyAdhara kI Rddhi / 48 zrI vijayakastUrasUrIzvarajI mahArAja, sampAdaka- candrodaya vijayagaNi, prakAzaka- zrI nema vijJAna kastRrasUri jJAnamaMdira, sUrata, I. san 1968 / zrI zubhazIlagaNi viracita, bhASAntara- zAha motIcanda oghavajI, prakAzaka - zAha amRtalAla oghavajI, ahamadAbAda, I. san 1938 / -36237 - Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan 49

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth (12) bhagavAn ko kevalajJAna kI utpatti / (13) mAtA marudevI ko kevalajJAna evaM nirvANa / (14) samavasaraNa, bhagavaddezanA (madhubindu kI kthaa)| (15) bharataputra puMDarIka ko prathama gaNadhara kI padavI / (16) bharata kI digvijaya kA varNana / (17) sundarI kI diikssaa| (18) bharata-bAhubalI ke paJca yuddha / (19) bAhubalI kI dIkSA evaM kevalajJAna / (20) brAhmaNa varNa kI utpatti / (21) marIci kA abhimAna / (22) prathama gaNadhara puMDarIka kI mukti| (23) bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA nirvANa / (24) bhagavAn kA agni-saMskAra / (25) bharata ko ArisA bhavana meM kevalajJAna / (26) bharata kA nirvaann| yahA~ mukhya dhyAna dene kI tIna bAteM haiM- prathama to bharataputra 'puMDarIka' kI prathama gaNadhara pdvii| triSaSTi zalAkA puruSa caritra, Avazyaka cUrNi, Avazyaka niyukti Adi meM prathama gaNadhara kA nAma 'RSabhasena' diyA hai| dvitIya pramukha bAta marudevI kA agni-saMskAra hai, jabaki anya zvetAmbara granthoM meM marudevI mAtA ke kalevara ko kSIra-samudra meM prakSipta karane kA ullekha milatA hai| bharata-bAhubalI ke yuddha meM dRSTiyuddha, bAhuyuddha, muSTiyuddha, daNDayuddha evaM vacanayuddha- ina pA~ca yuddhoM kA nirdeza kiyA hai| isase pUrva bharata evaM bAhubalI kI senA kA paraspara dvAdaza varSa taka ghamAsAna yuddha calane kA AcArya ne varNana kiyA hai| isa prakAra kathA sUtra isameM vikasita huA hai| * saMskRta-sAhitya me RSabhadeva : 1. mahApurANa prastuta grantha mahApurANa jaina purANa granthoM meM mukuTamaNi ke samAna hai| isakA dUsarA nAma 'triSaSTi lakSaNa mahApurANa saMgraha' bhI hai| isake do khaNDa haiM- prathama AdipurANa yA pUrvapurANa aura dvitIya uttrpuraann| AdipurANa saiMtAlIsa varSoM meM pUrNa huA hai, jisake bayAlIsa parva pUrNa tathA taitAlIsaveM parva ke tIna zloka jinasenAcArya ke dvArA viracita haiM aura avaziSTa pA~ca parva tathA uttarapurANa zrI jinasenAcArya ke pramukha ziSya guNabhadrAcArya dvArA nirmita haiN| prastuta grantha mAtra purANa grantha hI nahIM, apitu mahAkAvya hai| mahApurANa kA prathama khaNDa AdipurANa hai, jisameM tIrthaGkara zrI RSabhanAtha aura unake putra bharata cakravartI kA savistRta varNana kiyA gayA hai| tRtIya Are ke anta meM jaba bhogabhUmi naSTa ho rahI thI aura karmabhUmi / nava prabhAta udita ho rahA thA usa samaya bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA nAbhirAjA ke yahA~ marudevI mAtA kI kukSi meM janma dhAraNa karanA, nAbhirAja kI preraNA se kaccha, mahAkaccha rAjAoM kI bahineM yazasvatI va sunandA ke sAtha pANigrahaNa karanA, rAjyavyavasthA kA sUtrapAta, putra aura putriyoM ko vividha kalAoM meM pAraGgata karanA 50 zrI jinasenAcArya viracita, AdipurANa, saMpAdaka- pannAlAla jaina sAhityAcArya, prakAzaka- bhAratIya jJAnapITha, kAzI, san 1931 / Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan - 238

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aura anta meM nIlAJjanA kA nRtyakAla meM acAnaka vilIna ho jAnA RSabhadeva kI vairAgya-sAdhanA kA AdhAra bana gyaa| tatpazcAt unhoMne cAra hajAra rAjAoM ke sAtha saMyama grahaNa kiyA, RSabhadeva ne to chaha mAha kA anazana tapa svIkAra kara liyA, parantu anya sahadIkSita rAjA loga kSudhA tRSA Adi kI bAdhA sahana na kara sakane ke kAraNa pathabhraSTa ho gye| chaha mAha kI samApti para bhagavAn kA bhikSA ke liye ghUmanA, para AhAra - vidhi kA jJAna na hone se bhagavAn kA chaha mAha taka nirAhAra rahanA hastinApura ke rAjA somaprabha ke laghubhrAtA zreyAMsa kA ikSurasa dAna tathA anta meM ekAnta Atma-sAdhanA va ghora tapazcaryA se eka hajAra varSa pazcAt kevalajJAna kI prApti kA varNana jisa rIti se AcArya ne prastuta kiyA hai, use par3hate-par3hate hRdaya mayUra sahasA nAca uThatA hai| Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth isake bAda AcArya ne bharata kI vivijaya kA mAno AkhoM dekhA varNana kiyA hai| bharatakSetra ko apane adhIna kara samrATa bharata ne rAjanIti kA vistAra kiyA, svAzrita samrAToM kI zAsana paddhati kI zikSA dI, vratI ke rUpa meM brAhmaNa varNa kI sthApanA kI, ve SaTkhaNDa ke adhipati hote hue bhI usameM Asakta nahIM the| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne kevalajJAna ke pazcAta divyadhvani dvArA samasta AryAvarta kI janatA ko hitopadeza diyaa| Ayu ke anta meM kailAza parvata para nirvANa prApta kiyA / bharata cakravartI bhI gRhavAsa se virakta hokara dIkSA grahaNa karate haiM tathA antarmuhUrta meM hIM kevalajJAna kI jyoti ko uddhRta karate haiM kevalajJAnI bharata bhI Arya dezoM meM vicaraNa kara, samasta jIvoM ko hitopadeza dekara nirvANa ko prApta hote haiM / prastuta mahApurANa digambara paramparA kA mahattvapUrNa grantha hai| digambara paramparA ke jitane bhI anya grantha haiM una sabhI ke kathA kA mUlastrota yahI grantha hai / zvetAmbara aura digambara paramparA meM jo kathAnaka meM antara hai vaha inameM sahaja rUpa se dekhA jA sakatA hai| AcArya jinasena ne AdipurANa meM oja, mAdhurya prasAda, rasa, alaMkAra Adi kAvya guNoM se yukta bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA sampUrNa jIvana kAvyamayI zailI se citrita kiyA hai, jo yathArthatA kI paridhi ko na lAMghatA huA bhI hRdayagrAhI hai| 2. harivaMzapurANa harivaMza purANa ke racayitA AcArya jinasena punnATa saMgha ke the, ye mahApurANa ke karttA jinasena se bhinna haiN| yaha purANa bhI digambara sampradAya ke kathA sAhitya meM apanA pramukha sthAna rakhatA hai| prastuta purANa meM mukhyataH tresaTha zalAkA mahApuruSa caritra meM se do zalAkApuruSoM kA caritra varNita huA hai| eka bAIsaveM tIrthaMkara neminAtha jinake kAraNa isakA dUsarA nAma 'ariSTanemipurANa saMgraha bhI hai aura dUsarA naveM bAsudeva zrIkRSNa prasaMgopAtta saptama sarga se prayodaza sarga paryanta prathama tIrthakara bhagavAn RSabhadeva aura prathama cakravartI samrATa bharata kA caritra citraNa bhI isameM vistRta rUpa se pratipAdita kiyA gayA hai| 1 kAladravya kA nirUpaNa karate hue unhoMne kAla ko utsarpiNI aura avasarpiNI kAla ke rUpa meM do bhAgoM meM vibhakta kiyA hai| vartamAna avasarpiNI kAla ke bhogabhUmi AroM kA varNana, kulakaroM kI utpatti, unake kArya, daNDa-vyavasthA Adi kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| nAbhi kulakara ke yahAM RSabha kA janma, karmabhUmi kI racanA, kalAoM zikSA, nIlAJjanA nartakI ko dekha bhagavAn kA vairAgya, saMyama-sAdhanA, nami - vinami ko dharaNendra dvArA rAjya prApti, zreyAMsa dvArA ikSurasa kA dAna, zakaTAsya vana meM kevalajJAnopatti, bhagavAn kA sadupadeza Adi kA varNana vistRta va sundara zailI meM prastuta kiyA hai| 51 punnATa saMghIya AcArya jinasena viracita, bhAratIya jJAnapITha, kAzI, san 1962 / 239 Rushabhdev Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth samrATa bharata ke varNana meM unhoMne bharata kI digvijaya kA sAGgopAGga citra upasthita kiyA hai| bAhubalI ke sAtha hue ahiMsaka yuddha meM dRSTiyuddha, jalayuddha aura mallayuddha kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| dvAdazavai sarga meM jayakumAra va sulocanA kA varNana hai jayakumAra kA ekasau ATha rAjAoM ke sAtha dIkSA grahaNa karane Adi kA varNana hai| yaha varNana zvetAmbara - paramparA meM nahIM miltaa| isI sarga ke anta meM 84 gaNadharoM ke nAma, ziSya paramparA va bhagavAn ke saMgha kA varNana tathA bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke mokSa padhArane kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai| trayodaza sarga ke prArambha meM cakravartI bharata kA putra arkakIrti ko rAjya dekara dIkSA lenA tathA anta meM vRSabhasena Adi gaNadharoM ke sAtha kailAsa parvata para mokSa prApta karane kA varNana hai| tatpazcAt sUryavaMzI aura candravaMzI rAjAoM kA vistRta samullekha karate hue RSabhadeva caritra kI parisamApti kI gaI hai| 3. triSaSTizalAkApuruSacarita mahAkAvya * 2 yaha grantha mahAkAvya kI koTi meM AtA hai| kAvya ke jo bhI lakSaNa haiM, ve isameM pUrvatayA vidyamAna haiN| isakI racanA kalikAlasarvajJa zrImada hemacandrAcArya ne kI hai| isakI bhASA saMskRta hai / alaMkAroM, upamAoM aura subhASitoM kA yaha Akara hai| isameM tresaTha uttama puruSoM ke jIvana caritra para paryApta prakAza DAlA gayA hai| zAlAkA puruSoM ke atirikta isameM saikar3oM avAntara kathAoM kA bhI varNana hai| ukta grantha dasa parvoM meM vibhakta hai| prathama parva meM vistRta rUpa se bhagavAn RSabhadeva aura bharata cakravartI kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| saMkSepa meM RSabhadeva bhagavAn kI nimna ghaTanAoM kA isa grantha meM citraNa huA hai (1) bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke bAraha pUrva bhavoM kA varNana (2) prathama kulakara vimalavAhana kA pUrva bhava / (3) bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI mAtA ke svapna evaM unakA phala | (4) bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA janma va janmotsava / (5) nAmakaraNa, vaMzasthApana evaM rUpa vrnnn| (6) sunandA ke bhrAtA kI akAla mRtyu | (7) bhagavAn kA vivAha, santAnotpatti / (8) rAjyAbhiSeka, kalAoM kI zikSA | (9) vasantavarNana, vairAgya kA kAraNa / (10) mahAbhiniSkramaNa / (11) sAdhanAvasthA / (12) zreyAMsakumAra se ikSurasa kA pAraNA / (13) kevalajJAna, samavasaraNa / (14) mAtA marudevI ko kevalajJAna aura mokSa / (15) caturvidha sNgh-sNsthaapnaa| (16) bharata kI digvijaya kA vRttAnta / (17) bharata bAhubalI yuddha (18) bAhubalI kI dIkSA, kevljnyaan| (19) parivrAjakoM kI utpatti / - 52 kalikAla sarvajJa zrImad hemacandrAcArya viracita, saMpAdaka-muni caraNavijayajI, AtmAnanda sabhA, bhAvanagara (saurASTra ) san 1936 Rushabhdev: Ek Parishilan as 240 a

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth (20) brAhmaNo evaM yajJopavIta kI utpatti / (21) bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA dharma-parivAra, nirvANotsava / (22) bharata kA vairAgya, kevalajJAna evaM nirvaann| bhAva, bhASA aura zailI kI dRSTi se yaha utkRSTa mahAkAvya hai| 4. triSaSTismRti zAstra prastuta grantha ke racayitA prasiddha paMDita AzAdhara haiN| inhoMne lagabhaga 19 granthoM kI racanA kI hai jinameM kaI anupalabdha haiN| prastuta 'triSaSTismRtizAstra' kRti inakI mahattvapUrNa kAvya-kRti hai| isameM vesaTha zalAkA mahApuruSoM ke jIvana-carita ati saMkSipta rUpa meM varNita haiN| yaha zrImad jinasenAcArya evaM guNabhadra ke mahApurANa kA sAra rUpa grantharatna hai| isako par3hane se mahApurANa kA sArA kathA-bhAga smRti-gocara ho jAtA hai| granthakAra ne isa para svopajJa 'paMjikA' TIkA likhI hai| sampUrNa grantha kI racanA caubIsa adhyAyoM meM vibhakta hai| samasta grantha kI racanA sundara anuSTup chanda meM kI gaI hai| isa grantha kA pramANa 480 zloka hai| jo nitya svAdhyAya ke liye racA gayA thaa| isakA racanAkAla saM0 1292 hai| 5. AdipurANa-uttarapurANa isa grantha kA aparanAma 'RSabhadevacarita' tathA 'RSabhanAthacarita' bhI hai| isameM bIsa sarga haiN| ina donoM kRtiyoM ke racayitA bhaTTAraka sakalakIrti haiN| 6. rAyamallAbhyudaya isake racayitA upAdhyAya padmasundara haiM jo nAgora tapAgaccha ke bahuta bar3e vidvAn the| ye apane yuga ke eka prabhAvaka AcArya the| unhoMne digambara sampradAya ke rAyamallA (akabara ke darabArI seTha) kI abhyarthanA evaM preraNA se ukta kAvya grantha kI saMracanA kI thI, ataH isakA nAma 'rAyamallAbhyudaya' rakhA gyaa| isa grantha-ratna meM caubIsa tIrthaGkaroM kA jIvana caritra mahApurANa ke anusAra diyA gayA hai| isakI hastalikhita prati upalabdha hotI hai jo khambhAta ke 'kalyANacandra jaina pustaka bhaNDAra' meM surakSita hai| 7. laghutriSaSTizalAkApuruSacarita prastuta grantha ke racayitA meghavijaya upAdhyAya haiN| inhoMne yadyapi isa grantha kI nirmiti AcArya hemacandra ke bRhatkAya grantha 'triSaSTi zalAkA puruSa caritra' ke AdhAra para kI hai, tathApi aneka prasaMga ekadama navIna grahaNa kiye haiM jo hemacandrAcArya kI kRti meM nahIM pAye jaate| isa kRti ke nAma ke pIche do bAtoM kA anumAna kiyA jA sakatA hai| eka to yaha ki prastuta kRti AcArya hemacandra kI triSaSTizalAkApuruSacarita ko sAmane rakhakara racI gaI hai athavA AcArya hemacandra ne jina prasaMgoM ko chor3a diyA hai, una prasaMgoM ko zAmila kara lene para bhI kalevara kI dRSTi se laghukAya isa kRti kA nAma 'laghutriSaSTizalAkA' rakhane meM AyA ho| yaha kRti saMkSepa rucivAloM ke liye ati upakAraka hai| isakA granthamAna 5000 zloka pramANa hai| ye tInoM hI grantha triSaSTizalAkA puruSa carita se prabhAvita racanAe~ haiN| inake atirikta kucha anya bhI racanAe~ haiM jo triSaSTi zalAkA puruSa carita evaM mahApurANa para AdhArita haiM(1) laghu mahApurANa yA laghu triSaSTi lakSaNa mahApurANa-candramuni viracita / 53 mANikyacandra digambara, jaina granthamAlA, bambaI. 1937. jinaratnakoza, pR0 165 / -85 241 Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth (2) triSaSTizalAkApuruSacarita vimalasUri viracita / (3) triSaSTizalAkApuruSacarita vajrasenaviracita / (4) triSaSTizalAkApaMcAzikA - kalyANavijayajI ke ziSya dvArA viracita / 50 padyoM meM grathita grantha-ratna | triSaSTizalAkApuruSa vicAra - ajJAta | 63 gAthAoM meM grathita / (5) (6) tisaTThimahApurisaguNAlaMkAru (triSaSTimahApuruSaguNAlaMkAra) yA mahApurANa- isameM tresaTha zalAkA puruSoM ke caritra haiN| isake do khaNDa haiM- AdipurANa aura uttarapurANa / AdipurANa meM prathama tIrthaGkara RSabhadeva kA saMkSipta varNana hai| isake karttA mahAkavi puSpadanta haiM / yaha grantha Adhunika paddhati se susampAdita evaM prakAzita hai| 8. mahApurANa prastutu purANa grantha ke racayitA muni malliSeNa haiM / isa grantha kA racanAkAla zaka saM0 969 (vi0 1104) jyeSTha sudI 5 diyA gayA hai / ataH granthakAra kA samaya vikrama kI gyArahavIM ke anta meM aura 12vIM sadI ke prArambha meM mAnA gayA hai| ye eka mahAna maThapati the tathA kavi hone ke sAtha-sAtha bar3e maMtravAdI the| inhoMne ukta grantha kI racanA dhAravAr3a jile ke antargata mulagunda meM kI thii| isameM tresaTha zalAkA puruSoM kI saMkSipta kathA hai ataH ukta grantha kA apara nAma triSaSTimahApurANa' yA 'triSaSTi- zalAkApurANa' bhI pracalita hai| isa grantha kA parimANa do hajAra zlokoM kA hai| racanA ati sundara evaM prAsAda guNa se alaMkRta hai / 9. purANasAra isameM caubIsa tIrthaGkaroM kA saMkSipta paricaya diyA gayA hai| yaha saMkSipta racanAoM meM prAcIna racanA hai| isake racayitA lATa bAgar3asaMgha aura balAkAgaNa ke AcAryazrI nandI ke ziSya muni zrIcandra haiN| inhoMne isa grantha kI racanA vi. saM. 1080 meM samApta kI thI / inakI anya kRtiyoM meM mahAkavi puSpadanta ke mahApurANa para TippaNa tathA zivakoTi kI mUlArAdhanA para TippaNa haiN| ina granthoM ke pIche prazasti dI gaI hai jisase jJAta hotA hai, ki ye saba grantha prasiddha paramAra nareza bhojadeva ke samaya meM dhArA nagarI meM likhe gaye haiM / 10. purANasAra saMgraha prastuta grantha meM AdinAtha, candraprama, zAMtinAtha, neminAtha, pArzvanAtha aura mahAvIra ina chaha caritroM kA saMkalana kiyA gayA hai| isake 27 sargoM meM se pA~ca sargoM meM AdinAtha ke caritra kA varNana kiyA gayA hai I isake racayitA dAmanandI AcArya haiM aisA aneka sargoM ke anta meM diye gaye puSpikA vAkyoM se jJAta hotA hai / inakA samaya gyArahavIM zatAbdI ke madhya ke lagabhaga mAnA jAtA hai / 11. caturviMzatijinendra saMkSiptacaritAni prastuta grantha AcArya amaracandrasUri viracita hai| ye apane samaya ke bahuta bar3e kavi the| ukta grantha ke atirikta inake padmAnanda, bAlabhArata Adi teraha grantha aura bhI haiN| jaisA grantha ke nAma se hI jJAta hotA hai, isameM 24 tIrthaGkaroM kA saMkSipta jIvana caritra hai, jo 24 adhyAyoM evaM 1802 padyoM meM vibhakta hai / pratyeka adhyAya meM tIrthaGkaroM kA pUrvabhava, vaMza paricaya, nAmakaraNa kI sArthakatA, cyavana, garbha, janma, dIkSA, mokSa kA divasa, caityavRkSa kI U~cAI, gaNadhara, sAdhu sAdhvI, caudahapUrvadhArI, Rushabhdev: Ek Parishilan - 242 a

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth avadhijJAnI, manaHparyavajJAnI. kevalI, vikriyA RddhidhArI, vAdI, zrAvaka, zrAvikA-parivAra, Ayu, bAlyAvasthA, rAjya kAla, chadmastha avasthA, kevalI avasthA Adi kA sAragarbhita vivaraNa isameM prApta hotA hai| 12. mahApuruSacarita isa grantha ke racayitA merutuMga haiN| grantha pA~ca sargoM meM vibhakta hai| jinameM kramazaH RSabhadeva, zAMtinAtha, neminAtha, pArzvanAtha aura mahAvIra prabhu ke jIvana-caritra kA ullekha hai| prastuta grantha para eka TIkA bhI hai, jo saMbhavataH svopajJa hai| usameM ukta grantha ko 'kAvyopadezazataka' yA 'dharmopadezazataka' bhI kahA gayA hai| 13. anya caritra vaDagacchIya haribhadrasUri ne 'caubIsa tIrthaGkara caritra' kI racanA kI, jo vartamAna meM anupalabdha hai| navAMgI TIkAkAra abhayadeva ke ziSya vardhamAna sUri ne saMvat 1160 meM 'AdinAtha caritra' kA nirmANa kiyaa| bRhadgacchIya hemacandrasUri ne 'nAbhinemi dvisaMdhAnakAvya' kI racanA kii| hemavijayajI kA 'RSabhazataka' bhI upalabdha hotA hai| AcArya hemacandra ke suziSya rAmacandrasUri ne 'yugAdideva dvAtriMzikA' grantha kA nirmANa kiyaa| isI prakAra ajJAta lekhaka ke 'Adidevastava', 'nAbhistava' Adi RSabhadeva kI saMstuti ke rUpa meM sAhitya pracura mAtrA meM upalabdha hotA hai| kitane hI grantha aprakAzita haiM jo kevala bhaNDAroM meM hastalikhita pratiyoM ke rUpa meM upalabdha hote haiM aura kitane hI prakAzita ho cuke haiN| 14. bharata bAhubalimahAkAvyam prastuta grantha ke racayitA zrI pUjyakuzalagaNI haiN| ye tapAgaccha ke vijayasenasUri ke praziSya aura paNDita somakuzalagaNI ke ziSya the| prastuta kAvya kA racanA samaya satrahavIM zatAbdI ke madhya meM hai| paJjikAkAra ne ise mahAkAvya kahA hai kintu isameM jIvana kA sarvAMgINa citraNa nahIM huA hai| kevala bharata bAhubalI ke yuddha kA hI prasaMga hai| ataH yaha ekArtha-kAvya yA kAvya hai| cakravartI bharata chaha khaNDa vijaya ke pazcAt rAjadhAnI ayodhyA meM praveza karate haiM kintu unakA cakra AyudhazAlA meM praveza nahIM krtaa| usakA rahasya jJAta hone para bharata bAhubalI ke pAsa dUta preSita karate haiM aura donoM bhAI yuddhakSetra meM milate haiN| bAraha varSa taka yuddha hotA hai anta meM bAhubalI bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA patha apanAte haiM aura samrATa bharata te bhI anAsaktimaya jIvana jIte haiM aura kevalajJAna prApta karate haiN| kavi ne kamanIya kalpanA se prastuta prasaMga ko khUba hI sajAyA hai, saMvArA hai| varNana zailI atyadhika rocaka hai jisase pAThaka kahIM para bhI UbatA nahIM hai| isameM aThAraha sarga haiN| antima zloka kA chanda mukhya chanda se pRthak hai| zAnta rasa ke sAtha hI zRMgAra rasa aura vIra rasa kI pradhAnatA hai| bhASA zuddha saMskRta hai jo sarasa, sarala aura lAlityapUrNa hai| bhASA meM jaTilatA nahIM, sahajatA hai| mukhya rUpa se isameM prasAda aura lAlitya guNa AyA hai para kahIM-kahIM oja guNa bhI AyA hai| 15. padmAnanda mahAkAvya zrI amaracandrasUri viracita 'padmAnanda mahAkAvya' unnIsa sargoM meM vibhakta hai| isakA dUsarA nAma 'jinendra caritra' bhI hai| isa sampUrNa kAvya meM Adi tIrthaGkara bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke jIvana caritra kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| isakI racanA kavi ne kalikAlasarvajJa hemacandrasUri kRta 'triSaSTizalAkA puruSa caritra' ke AdhAra para kI hai| yaha kAvya saMskRta-vAGmaya kI amUlya nidhi hai| 54 anuvAdaka-muni dulaharAja, prakAzaka-jaina-vizva bhAratI lADanaM (rAjasthAna), san 1974 zrI amaracanda sUri viracita, terahavIM-caudahavIM zatAbdI ke jaina saMskRta mahAkAvya meM uddhata paricaya, pR0 301-322, lekhaka-DaoN. zyAmazaMkara dIkSita, prakAzaka-malika eNDa kampanI, caur3A rAstA, jayapura 3 san 1969 / -36 243 - Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth isake prathama sarga meM jinezvara stuti ke pazcAt kAvya-nirmANa kA kAraNa batAyA gayA hai| dvitIya sarga se lekara SaSThama sarga taka RSabhadeva ke dvAdaza pUrva-bhavoM kA ullekha hai| saptama sarga meM kulakarotpatti aura prabhu ke janmotsava kA varNana hai| aSTama sarga meM RSabhadeva kI bAla-lIlAoM tathA sumaGgalA evaM sunandA se pANigrahaNa kA varNana hai| navama sarga meM bharata, brAhmI, bAhubalI evaM sundarI ke janma kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| dazama sarga meM RSabhadeva ke rAjyAbhiSeka, vinItA nagarI kI sthApanA aura rAjyavyavasthA kA varNana hai| ekAdaza sarga meM bhagavAn ke SaDRtu vilAsa kA vistRta varNana kiyA gayA hai| dvAdaza sarga meM RSabhadeva kI vasantotsava krIDA kA varNana hai tathA lokAntika devoM kI prArthanA para unake virakta hone kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai| samrATa RSabha ke dvArA bharata kA rAjyAbhiSeka kiyA gayA aura svayaM RSabhadeva kA sAMvatsarika dAna dekara dIkSA grahaNa karane kA, evaM dIkSita hote hI manaHparyavajJAna utpanna hone kA varNana hai| isake pazcAt trayodaza sarga meM nami-vinami kI RSabhadeva meM aTUTa zraddhA-bhakti dekhakara indra kA unheM vidyAdharaizvarya pada pradAna karanA, zreyAMsa kA ikSurasa dvArA pAraNA karAnA tathA RSabhadeva ko kevalajJAna honA Adi ghaTanAoM kA varNana hai| caturdaza sarga meM prabhu kA samavasaraNa, marudevI kA Agamana aura usakI nirvANopalabdhi, samavasaraNa meM RSabhadeva kI dezanA tathA saMgha-sthApanA kA vivaraNa diyA gayA hai| paJcadaza sarga meM bharata kI digvijaya kA varNana hai| SoDaza sarga meM bharata kA cakritvAbhiSeka, sundarI kA aSTApada para RSabhadeva se dIkSA grahaNa karanA aura bharata evaM bAhubalI ke atirikta bhAiyoM ke dIkSA grahaNa kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| saptadaza sarga meM bharata-bAhubalI ke yuddha kA varNana hai| bharata kA parAjaya, bAhubalI kI dIkSA evaM kevalajJAna kA nirUpaNa kiyA gayA hai| aSTAdaza sarga meM marIci ke antima tIrthaGkara banane kI bhaviSyavANI, RSabhadeva kA aSTApada para nirvANa, bharata ke kevalajJAnopalabdhi tathA nirvANa kA varNana hai| ekonaviMza sarga meM AcArya ne apanI guru-paramparA tathA prastuta kAvya kI racanA ke preraka padmamantrI kI vaMzAvalI kA vivaraNa diyA hai| kathAnaka kI parisamApti to aSTAdaza sarga ke sAtha ho jAtI hai| 16. bhaktAmara stotra prastuta stotra ke racayitA AcArya mAnatuGga haiN| ye vArANasI ke tejasvI zAsaka harSadeva ke samakAlIna the| inake pitA kA nAma dhanadeva aura mAtA kA nAma dhanazrI thaa| mAnatuGga bAlyakAla se hI mahAn pratibhA ke dhanI the| ataH dIkSA lene para AcArya ne inheM yogya samajhakara aneka camatkArika vidyAe~ sikhlaayiiN| eka dina rAjA harSadeva ne bANa aura mayUra brAhmaNoM kI vidyAoM kA camatkAra dekhaa| bANa ke kaTe hue hAtha-paira jur3a gaye aura mayUra kA kuSTharoga naSTa ho gyaa| harSadeva atyAdhika prabhAvita hue aura unhoMne sabhA meM udghoSaNa kI ki 'Aja vizva meM camatkArika vidyAoM kA ekamAtra dhanI brAhmaNa samudAya hI hai|' rAjA kA maMtrI jaina dharmAnuyAyI thaa| usane nivedana kiyA ki isa vasundharA para aneka nararatna haiN| jainiyoM ke pAsa bhI camatkArika vidyAoM kI kamI nahIM hai| yahAM para samprati AcArya mAnatuGga haiM jo bar3e hI camatkArika haiN| rAjA ne zIghra hI apane anucaroM ko bhejakara mAnatuMga ko bulvaayaa| Ate hI rAjA ne unako cavAlIsa lohe kI jaMjIroM se bAMdhakara eka bhavana meM banda kara diyaa| AcArya mAnatuGga camatkAra pradarzana karanA nahIM cAhate the| jainadharma kI dRSTi se camatkArika prayoga karanA muni ke lie niSiddha hai| ve bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI stuti meM lIna ho gye| bhaktirasa se chalachalAte hue cavAlIsa zloka banAye aura prati zloka ke sAtha hI jaMjIreM eka-eka kara TUTa pdd'iiN| stotra bhaktAmara ke nAma se prasiddha hai| bAda meM cAra zloka aura banA diye gye| jisase vartamAna meM isa stotra meM ar3atAlIsa zloka haiN| stotra kA chanda vasantatilakA hai jo saMskRta sAhitya meM bahuta hI madhura aura zreSTha chanda mAnA jAtA hai| AcArya mAnatuGga ke prastuta prayoga se rAjA harSadeva atyadhika prabhAvita aura prasanna huA aura Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan -23 244

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth unake pAvana upadeza ko zravaNa kara vaha jaina dharmAvalaMbI bana gyaa| sampUrNa jaina samAja meM isa stotra kA sarvAdhika pracalana hai| stotra kI prArambhika zabdAvalI ke kAraNa prastuta stotra bhaktAmara ke nAma se vizruta haiN| isa stotra kA aparanAma 'RSabhadeva stotra' aura 'AdinAtha stotra' bhI hai| bhakti kI bhAgIrathI isa stotra ke pratyeka padya meM pravAhita hai| sahasroM vyaktiyoM ko yaha stotra kaNThastha hai aura pratidina zraddhA se vibhora hokara pATha bhI karate haiN| bhaktAmara stotra kI atyAdhika lokapriyatA hone se aneka bhakta kaviyoM ne isa para samasyA pUrti bhI kI hai, aura vRttiyA~ bhI likhI haiN| bhAvaprabhasUri, jinakA samaya saMvat 1711 haiM, unhoMne 'bhaktAmara samasyApUrti' stotra kI racanA kii| meghavijaya upAdhyAya ne 'bhaktAmara TIkA' kA nirmANa kiyaa| zrI guNAkara jinakA samaya saMvat 1426 hai, unhoMne 'bhaktAmarastotravRtti' likhii| sthAnakavAsI AcArya muni zrI ghAsIlAlajI mahArAja ne 'bhaktAmara stotra' ke Adi zabda ke anusAra hI 'vardhamAna bhaktAmara stotra' kI racanA kii| inake atirikta bhI anya aneka grantha bhaktAmara evaM usakI samasyA pUrti ke nAma para prApta hote haiN| bhaktAmara stotra ke atirikta RSabhadeva bhagavAn kI stuti ke aura bhI stotra upalabdha hote haiM, jinameM nimna stotra vizeSatayA jJAtavya haiM (1) RSabhajina stuti-racayitA zrI jinavallabhasUri, 12vIM shtii| (2) RSabhajina stavana-zrI jinaprabhasUri yaha padyamaya 19 chandoM kA stavana hai| (3) bharatezvara abhyudaya-paM. aashaadhrjii| (4) aadidevstv| (5) naabhistv| (6) yugAdideva dvAtriMzikA | ina tInoM ke kartA AcArya hemacanda ke ziSya rAmacandra sUri haiN|56 satrahavIM zatAbdI ke pratibhAsampanna kavi upAdhyAya yazovijayajI ne bhI 'zrI Adijinastotram' kI racanA kI hai| yaha stotra kevala chaha zlokoM meM nibaddha hai|57 * Adhunika sAhitya meM RSabhadeva : Adhunika cintakoM ne bhI bhagavAn RSabhadeva para zodhapradhAna tulanAtmaka dRSTi se likhA hai| kitane hI grantha ati mahattvapUrNa haiN| saMkSepa meM Adhunika sAhitya kA paricaya isa prakAra hai(1) cAra tIrthaGkara58 isake lekhaka prajJAmUrti paM. sukhAlAlajI haiN| unhoMne saMkSepa meM sArapUrNa bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke tejasvI vyaktitva aura kRtitva para prakAza DAlA hai| (2) bharata-mukti59 isake lekhaka AcArya tulasI haiN| grantha kI savistRta prastAvanA meM muni mahendrakumAra jI 'prathama' 56 jainastotra samuccaya, mukhi caturavijaya dvArA sampAdita, nirNaya sAgara presa bambaI vi. sa. 1984 meM mudrita pR. 26 / 57 stotrAvalI, sampAdaka-yazovijayajI, prakAzaka-yazobhAratI jaina prakAzana samiti, bambaI, san 1975 / 58 paM. zrI sukhalAlajI saMdhavI, zrI jaina saMskRti saMzodhana maMDala, banArasa-5, san 1953 / / 59 AcArya tulasI, cakravartI bharata ke jIvana para AdhArita prabandha kAvya, rAmalAla purI, saMcAlaka-AtmArAma eNDa sansa, kAzmIrI geTa, dillI 6, san 1964 / -32452 Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth ne vistAra se RSabhadeva ke jIvana se sambandhita vividha pahaluoM ko pramANa purassara nikhArane kA prayAsa kiyA hai| yaha prastAvanA aneka dRSTiyoM se mahattvapUrNa hai| yahI prastAnA 'tIrthaGkara RSabha aura cakravartI bharata' ke nAma se pRthaka pustaka ke rUpa meM bhI prakAzita huI hai| (3) jainadharma kA maulika itihAsa isake lekhaka AcArya hastimalajI mahArAja haiN| grantha meM RSabhadeva ke jIvana para prAka-aitihAsika dRSTi se prakAza DAlA gayA hai| (4) jaina sAhitya kA itihAsa isake lekhaka paNDita kailAzacandra zAstrI haiN| unhoMne saMkSepa meM RSabhadeva kI prAgaitihAsikatA ko siddha karane kA prayAsa kiyA hai| (5) bhArata kA Adi samrATa62 isake lekhaka svAmI kamanindajI haiM, jinhoMne aneka pramANoM se bharata ke sAtha RSabhadeva kI prAgaitihAsikatA ko vaidika pramANoM ke sAtha siddha karane kA prayAsa kiyA hai| (6) prAgaitihAsika jaina-paramparA63 isake lekhaka DaoN. dharmacandra jaina hai, jinhoMne vividha granthoM ke pramANa dekara jaina-paramparA ko ujAgara kiyA hai| sAtha hI RSabhadeva kA prAgaitihAsika mUlyAMkana prastuta kiyA hai| (7) bharata aura bhArata4 isake lekhaka DaoN. premasAgara jaina haiN| inhoMne bahuta hI saMkSepa meM pramANa purassara yaha siddha karane kA prayAsa kiyA hai ki samrATa bharata se hI bhArata kA nAmakaraNa huA hai| RSabhadeva ke sambandha meM bhAvuka bhakta kaviyoM ne rAjasthAnI, gujarAtI va anya prAntIya bhASAoM meM aneka caritra tathA stutiyA~, bhajana, pada va sajjhAya nirmANa kiye haiN| AcArya amolakaRSijI mahArAja ne zrI RSabhadeva kA caritra likhA hai| bhASA meM rAjasthAnI kA puTa hai| inake atirikta bhI anya aneka caritra upalabdha hote haiN| upAdhyAya yazovijayajI, mohanavijayajI, AnandaghanajI, devacandrajI vinayacandrajI prabhRti zatAdhika kaviyoM kI racanAe~ prApta hotI haiM, jinameM RSabhadeva ke prati bhakti-bhAvanA pradarzita kI gaI hai| jaina kaviyoM ne hI nahIM, apitu vaidika paramparA meM bhI sUradAsa, vAraha, rAmAnanda, rajjava, baijU, lakhanadAsa, nAbhAdAsa prabhRti kaviyoM ne RSabhadeva ke Upara padyoM kA nirmANa kiyA hai| sArAMza yaha hai ki bhagavAn RSabhadeva para saMskRta, prAkRta, apabhraMza, rAjasthAnI, gujarAtI va anya prAntIya bhASAoM meM evaM jaina paramparA ke granthoM meM jisa pracura sAhitya kA sRjana huA hai, vaha bhagavAn RSabha ke sArvabhauma vyaktitva ko prakaTa karatA hai| sAdhana, sAmagrI ke abhAva meM saMkSepa meM hamane uparyukta paMktiyoM meM jo paricaya diyA hai, usase sahaja hI parijJAta ho sakatA hai ki RSabhadeva jaina paramparA meM kitane samAhita hue haiN| prasAda varNI zAnna (vartamAna meM dehahAmaNDala, vIra saMvara3396 / 60 AcArya hastimalajI mahArAja, jaina itihAsa prakAzana samiti, lAla bhavana, caur3A rAstA, jayapura (raajsthaan)| 61 paM. kailAzacandra zAstrI, zrI gaNezaprasAda varNI granthamAlA, bhadainI, vArANasI vI. nirvANa saMvat 2486 / 62 svAmI karmAnandajI, digambara jaina samayA, mulatAna (vartamAna meM dehalI) vI. saM. 2479, vi. saM. 2006 / 63 DaoN. dharamacanda jaina, rAMkA ceriTebila TrasTa, bambaI-1, bhArata jaina mahAmaNDala, vIra saMvat 2500 / 64 DaoN. premasAgara jaina, digambara jaina kAlija prabandha samita, bar3auta (meraTha) vIra ni. saM. 2396 / Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan - 246

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vaidika sAhitya meM RSabhadeva vedoM meM RSabhadeva bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke vividha rUpa 1. RSabhadeva aura agni 2. 3. 4. 8. 5. 6. 7. 8. RSabhadeva aura paramezvara RSabhadeva aura unake tIna rUpa RSabhadeva aura rudra RSabhadeva aura ziva RSabhadeva aura hiraNyagarbha RSabhadeva aura brahmA RSabhadeva aura viSNu RSabhadeva aura gAyatrI maMtra RSabhadeva aura RSi paMcamI 9. 10. 11. vAtarazanA zramaNa 12. kezI bhAgavata meM RSabhAvatAra kA citraNa 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. pUrNa tyAgI 6. ajagara vRtti 7. abhUta avadhUta 8. mahArAjA bharata 9. 10. 11. Asakti se bharata kA mRga bananA 12. rAjarSi bharata kI mahattA smRti aura purANoM meM RSabhadeva putra yAcanA putra ke lie yajJa rAjyAbhiSeka putroM ko upadeza bharata kI sAdhanA bharata kI Asakti - 247 a Rushabhdev: Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. . vaidika sAhitya meM RSabhadeva Rgvada RSabhadeva kA mahattva kevala zramaNa-paramparA meM hI nahIM, apitu brAhmaNa-paramparA meM bhI rahA hai| parantu adhikAMzataH jaina yahI samajhate haiM, ki RSabhadeva mAtra jainoM ke hI upAsyadeva haiM, tathA anekoM jainetara vidvadvarga bhI RSabhadeva ko jaina upAsanA taka hI sImita mAnate haiN| jaina va jainetara donoM vargoM kI yaha bhUla-bharI dhAraNA hai kyoMki anekoM vaidika pramANa bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko ArAdhyadeva ke rUpa meM prastuta karane ke liye vidyamAna haiN| RgvedAdi meM unako Adi Aradhya deva mAnakara vistRta rUpa se varNana kiyA hai| yadyapi kucha sAmpradAyika abhiniveza ke kAraNa ina maMtroM ke bhASyakAroM ne eka nirAlA artha kara diyA, kintu isase vAstavikatA ko nahIM miTAyA jA sktaa| yadi RSabha, zramaNa-paramparA ke hI ArAdhyadeva hote to vaidika saMskRti meM usase milate-julate svara upalabdha nahIM ho sakate the| yahI kAraNa hai, ki DaoN. rAdhAkRSNana, DaoN. jimmara, pro. virUpAkSa vaoNDiyara prabhRti vidvAn vedoM meM jaina tIrthaGkaroM kA ullekha honA svIkAra karate haiN| * vedoM meM RSabhadeva : 1. Rgveda Rgveda vizva kA prAcInatama grantha ratna hai| usakI eka RcA meM Adi tIrthaGkara RSabhadeva kI stuti kI gaI hai| vaidika RSi bhakti-bhAvanA se vibhora hokara usa mahAprabhu kI stuti karate hue kahatA haihe AtmadRSTA prabho ! paramasukha prApta karane ke liye maiM terI zaraNa meM AnA cAhatA huuN| kyoMki terA upadeza aura terI vANI zaktizAlI hai, unako maiM avadhAraNa karatA huuN| he prabho ! sabhI manuSyoM aura devoM meM tumhI pahale pUrvayAyA (pUrvagata jJAna ke pratipAdaka) ho| Rgveda meM RSabha ko pUrvajJAna kA pratipAdaka aura duHkhoM kA nAzaka kahA hai| vahA~ batAyA hai ki jaise jala se bharA megha varSA kA mukhya srota hai, vaha pRthvI kI pyAsa bujhA detA hai, usI prakAra pUrvI arthAt jJAna ke pratipAdaka vRSabha (RSabha) mahAna haiM, unakA zAsana vara de| unake zAsana meM RSi-paramparA se prApta pUrva kA jJAna Atmika zatru krodhAdi kA vidhvaMsaka ho| donoM prakAra kI AtmAe~ (saMsArI aura siddha) svAtmaguNoM se hI camakatI haiN| ataH ve rAjA haiM, ve pUrNa jJAna ke bhaNDAra haiM aura Atma-patana nahIM hone dete / varSA kI upamA bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke dezanA rupI jala kI hI sUcaka hai| pUrvagata jJAna kA ullekha bhI jainaparamparA meM milatA hai, ataH Rgveda ke pUrvajJAtA RSabha, tIrthaGkara RSabha hI mAne jA sakate haiN| 'AtmA hI paramAtmA hai' yaha jainadarzana kA mUlabhUta siddhAnta hai| isa siddhAnta ko Rgveda ke zabdoM meM zrI RSabhadeva ne isa rUpa meM pratipAdita kiyA- "jisake cAra zRMga-anantadarzana, anantajJAna, anantasukha aura anantavIrya haiN| tIna pAda haiM- samyagdarzana, samyagjJAna aura smykcaaritr| do zIrSa haiM- kevalajJAna aura mukti tathA jo mana-vacana-kAya, ina tInoM yogoM se baddha arthAt saMyata vRSabha haiM unhoMne ghoSaNA kI, ki mahAdeva (paramAtmA) matyoM meM nivAsa karatA hai|" arthAt pratyeka AtmA meM paramAtmA kA nivAsa hai| unhoMne 1 RSabhaM mA samAnAnAM sapatnAnAM vissaashim| hatAraM zatruNAM kRdhi virAjaM gopatiM gavAm / / -Rgveda 10 / 166 / 1 2 makhasya te tIvaSasya prajUtimiyabhi vAcamRtAya bhuussn| indra kSitImAmAsa mAnuSINAM vizAM devI nAmuta puurvyaayaa|| -Rgveda 2 / 34 / 2 3 asUtapUrvA vRSabho jyAyanimA araya zuruSaH santi puurviiH| divo na pAtA vidathasyadhIbhiH kSatraM rAjanA pradivodadhAthe / / -Rgveda 52 / 38 4 (ka) appA so paramappA (kha) dAmuktaM....kAraNaparamAtmAnaM jAnAti / -niyamasAra, tAtparyavRtti, gA. 96 5 catvAri zrRGgAra trayo asya pAdA, dve zIrSe sapta hastAso asya / vidhA baddho vRSabho roravItI mahAdevo mAnAviveza / / -Rgveda 4 / 583 Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan - -6248

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth svayaM kaThora tapazcaraNa rUpa sAdhanA kara vaha Adarza jana-jana ke samakSa prastuta kiyaa| etadartha hI Rgveda ke medhAvI maharSi ne likhA hai ki "RSabha svayaM AdipuruSa the, jinhoMne sarvaprathama martyadazA meM amaratva kI upalabdhi kI thii| RSabhadeva, vizuddha prema-pujArI ke rUpa meM vikhyAta the| sabhI prANiyoM ke prati maitrI-bhAvanA kA unhoMne saMdeza diyaa| isaliye mudgala RSi para RSabhadeva kI vANI kA vilakSaNa prabhAva par3A- 'mudgala RSi ke sArathI (vidvAn netA) kezI vRSabha jo aridamana ke liye niyukta the, unakI vANI nikalI, jisake pariNAmasvarUpa mudgala RSi kI gAyeM jo durdhara ratha se yojita huI daur3a rahI thIM, ve nizcala hokara maudgalAnI kI ora lauTa pdd'ii| Rgveda kI prastuta RcA meM 'aridamana' karma rUpa zatruoM ko sUcita karatA hai| gAyeM indriyA~ haiM, aura durdhara ratha 'zarIra' ke alAvA aura kauna ho sakatA hai ? bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI amRtavANI se asthira indriyA~, sthira hokara mudgala kI svAtmavRtti kI ora lauTa aayiiN| isIliye unheM stutya batAyA gayA hai'madhurabhASI, bRhaspati, stuti yogya RSabha ko pUjA-sAdhaka mantroM dvArA vardhita karo, ve apane stotA ko nahIM chor3ate aura bhI eka jagaha kahA hai-tejasvI RSabha ke liye prerita kro| Rgveda ke rudrasUkta meM eka RcA hai, usameM kahA hai- he vRSabha ! aisI kRpA karo ki hama kabhI naSTa na hoN|10 isa prakAra Rgveda meM aneka sthaloM para unakI stuti mahAdeva ke rUpa meM, sarvaprathama amaratva pAne vAle rUpa meM, Adarza prema-pujArI ke rUpa meM aura ahiMsaka Atma-sAdhakoM ke rUpa meM kI gayI hai| 2. yajurveda yajurveda meM stuti karate hue kahA gayA hai- maiMne usa mahApuruSa ko jAnA hai jo sUryavat tejasvI tathA ajJAnAdi andhakAra se bahuta dUra haiN| usI kA parijJAna kara mRtyu se pAra huA jA sakatA hai| mukti ke liye isake sivAya anya koI mArga nhiiN|11 aisI hI stuti bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI mAnatuGgAcArya dvArA kI gaI hai|12 zabda sAmyatA kI dRSTi se bhI donoM meM vizeSa antara dRSTigata nahIM hotaa| ataH ye donoM stutiyA~ kisI eka hI vyakti ko lakSita karake honI caahiyeN| aura ve bhagavAn RSabhadeva hI ho sakate haiN| 3. atharvaveda atharvaveda kA RSi mAnavoM ko RSabhadeva kA AhvAna karane ke liye yaha preraNA karatA hai, ki-'pApoM se mukta pUjanIya devatAoM meM sarvaprathama tathA bhavasAgara ke pota ko maiM hRdaya se AhvAna karatA huuN| he sahacara bandhuo ! tuma AtmIya zraddhA dvArA usake Atmabala aura teja ko dhAraNa kro|13 kyoMki ve prema ke rAjA 6 tanmaya'sya devatya sajAtamanaH / - Rgveda 31 / 17 7 kakardave vRSabho yukta AsId avAvacIt sArathirasya kezI / dudheryuktasyA dravataH sahAnataH RcchantiSmA niSpado mudgalAnIm / / -Rgveda 10 / 10 / 2 / 6 8 anarvANaM RSabhaM mandrajihva, vRhaspati vardhayA nadhyamarke- -Rgveda 1 / 19011 9 prAgnaye vAcamIraya -vahI, 10 / 187 / 10 eva vabhro vRSabha cekitAna yathA deva na haNISaM na hNsii| -vahI, rudrasUkta, 2 / 33 / 15 11 vedAhametaM purUSaM mahAntamAdityavarNa tamasaH purastAt / tameva niditvAti mRtyumeti, nAnya panthA vidhate'yanAya / / 12 dekhiye- bhaktAmara stotra, zloka 23| 13 ahomucaM vRSabhaM yajJiyAnAM, virAjantaM prathamamadhvarANAm / apAM na pAtamazvinA hUM ve dhiya, indriyeNa indriyaM dattamojaH / / - atharvaveda, kArikA 19 / 42 / 4 -36249 Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth haiM, unhoMne usa saMgha kI sthApanA kI hai, jisameM pazu bhI mAnava ke samAna mAne jAte the, aura unako koI bhI nahIM mAra sakatA thaa| 14 / / isa prakAra vedoM meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA utkIrtana kiyA gayA hai| sAtha hI vaidika RSi vividha pratIkoM ke rUpa meM bhI RSabhadeva kI stuti karate haiN| * bhagavAn RSabha ke vividha rUpa : 1. RSabhadeva aura agni Rgveda Adi meM agnideva kI stuti kI gaI hai| isa agnideva kI stuti meM prayukta vizeSaNoM se aisA pratibodha hotA hai ki vaha stuti agnideva ke rUpa meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI hI kI gaI hai jaise-jAtavedas zabda jo agni ke liye prayukta kiyA hai, vaha janma se jJAna sampanna jyotisvarUpa bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke liye hI hai| 'ratnadharakta' arthAt jJAna, darzana, cAritra rUpa ratnatraya ko dhAraNa karane vAlA, 'vizvavedas' vizva tattva ke jJAtA, mokSa netA, 'Rtvija' dharma ke saMsthApaka Adi se jJAta hotA hai, ki vaha agni bhautika agni na hokara Adi prajApati RSabhadeva haiN| isa kathana kI puSTi atharvaveda ke eka sUkta se hotI hai jisameM RSabhadeva bhagavAn kI stuti karate hue unheM 'jAtavedas' batAyA hai| vahA~ kahA hai- 'rakSA karane vAlA, sabako apane bhItara rakhane vAlA, sthirasvabhAvI, annavAn RSabha saMsAra ke udara kA paripoSaNa karatA hai| usa dAtA RSabha ko parama aizvarya ke liye vidvAnoM ke jAne yogya mArgoM se bar3e jJAna vAlA agni ke samAna tejasvI puruSa prApta kre| 15 agnideva ke rUpa meM RSabha kI stuti kA ekamAtra hetu yahI dRSTigata hotA hai ki jaba bhagavAn RSabhadeva sthUla aura sUkSma zarIra se parinivRtta hokara siddha, buddha, mukta hue usa samaya unake parama prazAnta rUpa ko AtmasAt karane vAlI antyeSTi agni hI tatkAlIna jana-mAnasa ke liye saMsmRti kA viSaya raha gii| janatA agni-darzana se hI apane ArAdhyadeva kA smaraNa karane lgii| isIliye vedoM meM sthAna-sthAna para 'devA agnim dhArayan draviNo-dAm' zabda dvArA agnideva kI stuti kI gaI hai|16 isakA artha hai- apane ko deva saMjJA se abhihita karane vAle AryajanoM ne dhana-aizvarya pradAna karanevAle agni (prajApati RSabha) ko apanA ArAdhyadeva dhAraNa kara liyaa| isase yaha spaSTa hotA hai ki bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke nirvANa samaya se hI agni ke dvArA pUjA-vidhi kI paramparA zurU ho gaI thii| 2. RSabhadeva aura paramezvara atharvaveda ke navama kANDa meM RSabhadeva zabda se paramezvara kA hI abhiprAya grahaNa kiyA hai aura unakI stuti paramezvara ke rUpa meM atyanta bhakti ke sAtha kI gaI hai- 'isa paramezvara kA prakAzayukta sAmarthya sarva upAyoM ko dhAraNa karatA hai, vaha sahasroM parAkramayukta poSaka hai, usako hI yajJa kahate haiN| he vidvAn logo! aizvarya rUpa kA dhAraka, hRdaya meM avasthita maMgalakArI vaha RSabha (sarvadarzaka paramezvara) hamako acchI taraha se prApta ho|17 jo brAhmaNa, RSabha ko acchI taraha prasanna karatA hai, vaha zIghra saikar3oM prakAra ke tApoM se mukta ho jAtA hai, usako saba divya guNa tRpta karate haiN|18 14 'nAsya pazuna samAnAn hinAsti' -vahI 15 pumAnantarvAntsthaviraH payasvAn vasoH kabandhamUSabho vibhrti| tamindrAya pathibhirdevayAnairhatamagnirvahatu jaatvedaaH|| -atharvaveda 9 / 4 / 3 16 pUrvayA nividA kAvyatAsoH yamA prajA ajanyat manunAm / / vivasvatA cakSuSA dhAma paJca, devA agnim dhArayan draviNodAm / / 17 AjyaM bibharti ghRtamasya retaH sAhasraH poSastamu yajJamAhuH / indrasya rUpamRSabho vasAnaH so asmAn devAH ziva aitu dttH|| -atharvaveda 9 / 4 / 7 18 zatayAjaM sa yajate, nainaM nvantyagnayaH jinvanti vizve ta devA yo brAhmaNa RSamamAjuhoti / / -atharvaveda 9 / 4 / 18 Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan - -26 2500

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth isa prakAra sAre navamakANDa ke caturtha sUkta meM bhagavAn RSabha kI paramezvara ke rUpa meM stuti hai| 3. RSabhadeva aura unake tIna rUpa Rgveda ke nimnAMkita do maMtroM meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA jIvana-vRtta usI prakAra ullikhita hai, jaisA ki jaina-paramparA vidhAna karatI hai| una maMtroM meM kahA hai ki-'agni prajApati prathama devaloka meM prakaTa hue, dvitIya bAra hamAre madhya janma se hI jJAna-sampanna hokara prakaTa hue, tRtIya rUpa, inakA vaha svAdhIna evaM AtmavAn rUpa hai, jaba inhoMne bhava-samudra meM rahate hue nirmala vRtti se samasta karmendhanoM ko jalA diyaa|19 tathA 'he agranetA ! hama tere ina tIna rUpoM ko jAnate haiM, inake atirikta tere pUrva meM dhAraNa kiye hue rUpoM ko bhI hama jAnate haiM, tathA terA jo niguDha paramadhAma hai, vaha bhI hameM jJAta hai, aura jisase tU hameM prApta hotA hai usa ucca mArga se bhI hama anabhijJa nahIM hai|'20 4. RSabhadeva aura rudra kezI ko samasta jJAtavyaM viSaya ke jJAtA, sabake sakhA, sabhI ke priyakArI aura sarvotkRSTa AnandakArI mAnA hai| Rgveda ke dazama maNDala ke sUtra meM prakAzamaya, sUryamaNDala tathA jJAnamayI jaTAdhArI ko kezI kahA gayA hai,21 kezI sUtra kI antima RcA meM varNita kezI dvArA rudra ke sAtha jala pIne kI ghaTanA kA varNana hai| kezI, vAtarazanA muniyoM ke adhinAyaka the| rudra ne unake sAtha jalapAna kiyA, ataH unake rudra svabhAva meM zItalatA, dayA va jIvarakSaNa kI pravRttiyA~ sahaja hI udbhUta ho giiN| ataH vaivasvata manu ne rudra ko tIkSNa zastra ko dhAraNa karane vAle ugra svabhAvI kahA hai, sAtha hI pavitra zItala svabhAvI aura vyAdhiyoM ke upazAmaka bheSaja bhI kahA hai| eka pAtra meM jalapAna karane se unakI vRtti meM zItalatA A gaI ataH unheM jala ke rUpa meM zItalatA barasAne vAlA 'vRSa' athavA 'vRSabha' kahA gyaa| vedoM meM aneka sthaloM para vRSabha kA artha 'varSA karane vAlA' isa rUpa meM grahaNa kiyA hai| rudra kI isa dvirUpatA kA varNana purANoM meM milatA hai| kalpa kI Adi meM brahmA ke putra kumAra nIlalohita sAta bAra roye the, rone ke kAraNa unakA rudra nAma huA, sAtha hI sAta bAra rone se unake sAta nAma par3e -rudra, zarva, pazupati, ugra, azani, bhava, mahAdeva aura iishaankumaar| ye nau nAma zatapatha brAhmaNa meM agni ke vizeSaNa rUpa meM ullikhita haiM / 22 aura bhagavAn vRSabhadeva ko hI agni ke rUpa meM pUjA jAtA hai, yaha pahale spaSTa kiyA jA cukA hai, ataH rudra, mahAdeva, pazupati Adi nAma RSabhadeva ke hI nAmAntara haiN| isake atirikta Rgveda meM rudra kI jo stuti kI gaI hai, vahA~ rudra ke sthAna para 'vRSabha'23 kA ullekha pA~ca bAra AyA hai, vahA~ rudra ko 'Arhat zabda se sambodhita kiyA hai| yaha Arhat upAdhi bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI hI ho sakatI hai, kyoMki unakA calAyA huA dharma 'Arhata dharma' ke nAma se vizvavizruta hai| 'zatarudriya stotra' meM rudra kI stuti ke chiyAsaTha maMtra haiM jahA~ rudra ko 'ziva, zivatara tathA zaMkara' 19 divaspari prathamaM jajJe agnirUpa dvitIya pari jaatvedaaH| tRtIyamapsu nRmaNA ajasramiMdhAna evaM jAte svAdhIH / / -Rgveda 10.451 20 vidyA te agre tredhA vayANi vidyA te dhAma vibhUtA purunnaa| vidyA te nAma parama guhA yadvidyA tamutsaM yata AjagaMtha / / -Rgveda 10452 21 kezyAgniM viSaM kezI vibhati rodsii| kezI vizva svadeze kezIdaM jyotirucyte|| -Rgvade 10 / 126 22 tAnyetAni aSTau rudraH zarvaH pazupati ugraH azaniH bhvH| mahAna devaH ISAnaH agnirUpANi kumAro navam / / __ - zatapatha brAhmaNa 6/2/318 23 eva vabhro vRSabha cekitAna yathA deva na hRNIyaM na hNsi| -Rgveda 2 / 33 / 15 12516 Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth kahA gayA hai|24 zvetAzvatara upaniSad meM rudra ko 'Iza, mahezvara, ziva aura IzAna' kahA gayA hai| maitrAyaNI upaniSad meM inheM 'zambhu' kahA gayA hai| isake atirikta purANoM meM varNIta 'mAhezvara, tryaMbaka, hara, vRSabhadhvaja, bhava, paramezvara, trinetra, vRSAMka, naTarAja, jaTI, kapardI, digvastra, yatI, AtmasaMyamI, brahmacArI, UdhvaratA Adi vizeSaNa pUrNarUpeNa RSabhadeva tIrthaGkara ke Upara bhI lAgU hote haiN| zivapurANa meM ziva kA Adi tIrthaMkara vRSabhadeva ke rUpa meM avatAra lene kA ullekha hai|25 prabhAsa purANa meM bhI aisA hI ullekha prApta hotA hai|26 5. RSabhadeva aura ziva ziva aura RSabha kI ekatA ko siddha karane vAle kucha anya lokamAnya sAkSya bhI haiM vaidika mAnyatA meM ziva kI janma tithi zivarAtri ke rUpa meM prativarSa mAgha kRSNA caturdazI ke dina vrata rakhakara manAyI jAtI hai| jaina paramparA ke anusAra bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke zivagati gamana kI tithi bhI mAgha kRSNA caturdazI hI hai, jisa dina RSabhadeva ko zivatva utpanna huA thaa| usa dina samasta sAdhusaMgha ne dina ko upavAsa rakhA tathA rAtri meM jAgaraNa karake zivagati prApta RSabhadeva ArAdhanA kI, isa rUpa meM yaha tithi 'zivarAtri' ke nAma se prasiddha huii| vaidika paramparA meM ziva ko kailAzavAsI kahA gayA hai| jaina paramparA meM bhI bhagavAn RSabha kI zivasAdhanA rUpa tapa aura nirvANa kA kSetra kailAza parvata hai| ziva ke jIvana kA eka prasaMga hai, ki unhoMne tapa meM vighna upasthita karane vAle kAmadeva ko naSTa kara zivA se vivAha kiyaa| ziva kA yaha prasaMga bhagavAn RSabha se pUrNataH mela khAtA hai, ki unhoMne moha ko naSTa kara zivA devI ke rUpa meM 'ziva' sundarI mukti se vivAha kiyaa| uttaravaidika mAnyatA ke anusAra jaba gaMgA AkAza se avatIrNa huI, to cirakAlaparyanta vaha zaMkara kI jaTA meM hI bhramaNa karatI rahI, pazcAt vaha bhUtala para aaii| yaha eka kAlpanika tathya hai, jisakA vAstavika abhiprAya yahI hai ki ziva arthAt bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI svasaMvitti rUpI jJAnagaMgA asarvajJa dazA taka unake mastiSka meM hI pravAhita rahI, tatpazcAt sarvajJa hone ke bAda vahI dhArA saMsAra kA uddhAra karane ke lie vANI dvArA pravAhita huii| digambara jaina purANoM meM jaise RSabhadeva ke vairAgya kA kAraNa nIlAMjanA nAma kI apsarA thI usI prakAra vaidika paramparA meM nArada muni ke dvArA zaMkara-pArvatI ke sammukha 'dhuta-prapaJca' kA varNana hai aura usase prerita hokara ziva kI saMsAra se virakti, parigraha-tyAga tathA Atma-dhyAna meM tallInatA kA savistRta ullekha kiyA hai| ziva ke anuyAyI gaNa kahalAte haiM aura unake pramukha nAyaka ziva ke putra gaNeza the isI prakAra bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke tIrtha meM bhI unake anuyAyI muni gaNa kahalAte the aura jo gaNa ke adhinAyaka hote the ve gaNAdhipa, gaNeza yA gaNadhara kahalAte the| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke pramukha gaNadhara bharataputra vRSabhasena the| ziva ko jaise Damaru aura naTarAja kI mudrA se gIta, vAdya Adi kalAoM kA pravartaka mAnA jAtA 24 yajurveda (taittiriyAM saMhita) 186; vAjasaneyI 357 / 63 25 itthaM prabhAva RSabho'vatAraH zaMkarasya me| satAM gatirdInabandhurnavamaH kathitavastava / / RSabhasya caritraM hi paramaM pAvanaM mahat / svaya'zasyamAyuSyaM zrotavyaM ca prytntH|| -zivapurANa 4147-48 26 kailAze vimala ramye vRSabho'yaM jineshvrH| cakAra svAvatAraH ca sarvajJaH sarvagaH zivaH / / -prabhAsa purANa 49 ___ -zatapatha brAhmaNa 6 / 11318 Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan - -6252

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth hai usI prakAra bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne apane putra bharata Adi ko sampUrNa kalAoM meM pAraMgata banAyA / vaidika paramparA meM ziva ko 'mAhezvara' kahA hai| pANinI ne 'a i u Na' Adi sUtroM ko mahezvara se prApta hue batAyA hai aura jaina paramparA RSabhadeva ko mahezvara mAnatI hai| unhoMne sarvaprathama apanI putrI 'brAhmI' ko 'brAhmI lipi' arthAt akSara vidyA kA parijJAna kraayaa| vaidika paramparA meM ziva kA vAhana 'RSabha' batalAyA hai aura jaina mAnyatA ke anusAra bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA cihna 'vRSabha' hai / vaidika-paramparA meM ziva ko trizUladhArI batalAyA hai| jahA~ bhI ziva kI mUrtiyA~ upalabdha hotI haiM vahA~ unakA cihna svarUpa trizUla aMkita kiyA jAtA hai| jaina paramparA ke anusAra vaha trizUla samyagdarzana, samyagjJAna aura samyamcAritra kA pratIka hai| isa prakAra ziva aura RSabhadeva ke sambandha meM tulanAtmaka dRSTi se vicAra karane para mAtra ina dono meM samAnatA hI dRSTigocara nahIM hotI varan yaha niSkarSa nikalatA hai ki yaha aikya, kisI eka hI vyakti kI ora iMgita karatA hai, aura vaha vyakti bhagavAn RSabhadeva hI haiM, anya koI nahIM / 6. RSabhadeva aura hiraNyagarbha Rgveda kI eka RcA seM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko 'hiraNyagarbha' batAyA hai / ve prANImAtra ke svAmI the, unhoMne AkAza sahita pRthvI ko dhAraNa kiyA, hama havi ke dvArA kisa deva kI ArAdhanA kareM ? 27 AcArya sAyaNa ne isa para bhASya karate hue likhA hai - 'hiraNyagarbha arthAt hiraNyamaya aNDe kA garbhabhUta / athavA jisake udara meM hiraNyamaya aNDA garbha kI taraha rahatA hai, vaha hiraNyagarbha prapaJca kI utpatti se pUrva, sRSTi racanA ke icchuka paramAtamA se utpanna huaa| 28 isa prakAra sAyaNa ne hiraNyagarbha kA artha prajApati liyA hai| mahAbhArata meM hiraNyagarbha ko yoga kA vaktA batAyA hai- 'hiraNyagarbha yogamArga ke pravartaka haiM, unase aura koI purAtana nahIM / 21 sveda bhI 'hiraNyagarbhaH samavartatAgre' likhakara hiraNyagarbha kI prAcInatA ko sUcita karatA hai| jaina paramparA ke anusAra bhagavAn RSabhadeva pUrvabhava meM sarvArthasiddha vimAna meM sarvotkRSTa kanchi sampanna deva the| vahA~ se cyava kara jaba marudevI kI kukSi meM Aye, to kubera ne nAbhirAya kA bhavana hiraNya kI vRSTi se bharapUra kara diyA, ataH janma ke pazcAt bhagavAn 'hiraNyagarbha' ke rUpa meM prasiddha ho gaye / 20 7. RSabhadeva aura brahmA loka meM brahmA nAma se prasiddha jo deva hai, vaha bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko chor3akara dUsarA nahIM hai / brahmA ke anya aneka nAmoM meM nimnalikhita nAma atyanta prasiddha haiM 27 hiraNyagarbhaH samavartatAgre bhUtasya jAtaH patireka AsIt / sa dAdhAra pRthivIM dyAmutemAM kasmai devAya haviSA vidhema / - Rgveda 10 / 121 / 1 28 'hiraNyagarbhaH hiraNyamayasyANDasya garbhabhUtaH prajJApatirhiraNyagarbhaH / tathA ca taittirIyakaM - prajApatirve hiraNyagarbhaH prajApateranurUpAya / yaddhA hiraNyamayo'NDo garbhavadyasyodare vartate so'sau sUtrAtmA hiraNyagarbha ucyate / agre prapaJcotpatteH prAk samavartat mAyAdhyakSAt sisRkSoH paramAtmanaH sAkAzAt samajAyata / ... sarvasya jagataH parIzvara AsIt... / ' -taittiridhAraNyaka bhASya- sAyaNAcArya, 5 / 5 / 1 / 2 29 hiraNyagarbho yogasya vaktA nAnyaH purAtanaH / - mahAbhArata zAntiparva, 349 30 (ka) saiSA hiraNyamayI vRSTiH dhanezena nipAtitA / vibhohiraNyagarbhatvamiva bodhayituM jagat / - mahApurANa 12 / 95 (kha) gabhaTThiassa jassa u hiraNNavuTTI sakacaNA pddiyaa| teNaM hiraNNagabbho jayammi uvagijjae usabho / / - padmapurANa 3 / 68 - 253 a Rushabhdev: Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. hiraNyagarbha, prajApati, lokeza, nAbhija, caturAnana, sraSTA, svayaMbhU / ina sabakI yathArtha saMgati bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke sAtha hI baiThatI hai, jaise hiraNyagarbha - jaba bhagavAn RSabhadeva mAtA marudevI ke garbha meM Aye the usake chaha mAha pUrva hI ayodhyA nagarI meM hiraNya-suvarNa tathA ratnoM kI vRSTi hone lagI thI, ataH ApakA hiraNyagarbha nAma sArthaka hai| prajApati - kalpavRkSoM ke naSTa ho jAne ke bAda bhagavAn ne asi, maSi, kRSi Adi kA upadeza dekara prajA kI rakSA kI, ataH bhagavAn 'prajApati' kahalAte the| lokeza - akhila vizva ke svAmI hone se bhagavAn 'lokeza' kahalAte the| nAbhija - nAbhirAya ke putra hone se bhagavAn 'nAbhija' khlaae| caturAnana - samavasaraNa meM cAroM dizAoM meM bhagavAn kA darzana hotA thA, ataH bhagavAn 'caturAnana' khlaae| sraSTA - bhogabhUmi ke naSTa hone ke bAda deza, nagara Adi kA vibhAga, rAjA, prajA, guru, ziSya Adi kA vyavahAra, vivAha-prathA Adi ke bhagavAn RSabhadeva Adya pravartaka the, ataH 'sraSTA' kahe jAte the| svayambhU - darzana-vizuddhi Adi bhAvanAoM se apane Atma-guNoM kA vikAsa kara svayaM hI Adya tIrthaGkara hue the, ataH 'svayambhU' kahalAte the| 8. RSabhadeva aura viSNu vaidika sAhitya meM viSNu deva kA mukhya sthAna hai| bhAgavatapurANa meM viSNu kA hI AThavA~ avatAra RSabha ko mAnA hai, ataH viSNu aura RSabha eka hI vyakti siddha hote haiN| jaina anuzrutiyoM meM viSNu ke isI lokottara paramopakArI vyaktitva kI stuti kI gaI hai, jahA~ viSNu ke sattAIsa nAmoM kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai31 jinakI vyAkhyA isa prakAra kI gaI hai1. viSNu- kevalajJAna se vyApaka / trivikrama- samyagdarzana, aura samyagcAritra ratnatraya rUpa tIna zaktiyoM se sampanna athavA tIna loka meM viziSTa krama sarvocca sthAna ko prApta / zauri- shuurviir| zrIpati- abhyudaya-nizreyaspa zrI ke adhipati / puruSottama- vesaTha zAlAkA puruSoM meM uttama / vaikuNTha- gUDhajJAnazAlinI mA~ ke putra / puNDarIkAkSa- ApakI akSa-AtmA puNDarIkavat zreSTha hai| viSNustrivikramaH zauriH zrIpatiH puruSottamaH / vaikuNThaH puNDarIkAkSo hRSIkezo hariH svabhUH / / vizvabharo'sUradhvaMzI mAdhavo blibndhnH| adhokSajo madhudveSI kezavo vissttrshrvaaH|| zrIvatsalAJchanaH zrImAnacyuto narakAntakaH / viSvaksenazcakrapANiH padmanAbho janArdanaH / / zrIkaNTha... -paM. AzAdhara viracita sahasranAma brahmazAtakam zloka-100-102 Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan 6 254

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth 1 16. 17. hRSIkeza- hRSIka-indriyoM ko vaza meM karane vaale| 9. hari- pApoM kA haraNa karane vaale| svabhU- jJAtavya vastu ke svayaM jJAtA haiN| 11. vizvambhara- vizva kA bharaNa-poSaNa, caturgati ke duHkhoM se bacAne vAle haiN| 12. asuradhvaMsI- mohakarma rUpa asura kA nAza karane vaale| mAdhava- mA-bAhya aura Antarika lakSmI ke dhava-svAmI haiN| 14. balibandhana- bali-karma bandhana ko naSTa karane vAle haiN| 15. adhokSaja- akSa-indriyoM ko, adhaH jItane vAle sAdhuoM ko dhyAna se prApta hote haiN| madhuDheSI- madhu-moharUpa pariNAma meM duHkhadAyI zahada kA sevana nahIM karane vAle haiN| kezava- ka-Atma-svarUpa kI prApti meM Iza-samartha muniyoM ke, vaM-AzrayabhUta haiN| viSTarazravA- vistRta zrutajJAnasampanna haiN| zrIvatsalAMchana- zrIvatsa ke cinha se yukta haiN| athavA zrIvatsa-kAmadeva ko apane saundarya se lAMchita-tiraskRta karane vAle haiN| zrImAn- antaraGga tathA bahiraGga lakSmI ke svaamii| narakAntaka- naraka ke vinAzAka haiN| viSvaksena- samyak rUpa se unakI zaraNa meM sabhI prakAra ke jIva vaira-virodha rahita hokara rahate haiN| acyuta- sva-svarUpa se cyuta nahIM hone vaale| cakrapANi- hAtha meM cakra kA cinha hai, athavA dharmacakra ke pravartaka hone se sarvaziromaNi haiN| 25. padmanAbha- padmavat nAbhi yukta haiN| 26. janArdana- bhavya jIvoM ko upadeza dene vaale| 27. zrIkaNTha- muktirUpI lakSmI ke dhaark| AcArya jinasena ne bhI aise hI sAbhiprAya sArthaka zabdoM dvArA viSNu ke rUpa meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI stuti kI hai| 9. RSabhadeva aura gAyatrI maMtra 23. 24. vaidika darzana meM gAyatrI-maMtra ko sarvAdhika pradhAnatA prApta hai|32 chAndogyopaniSad meM gAyatrI kI upAsanA ko sarvazreSTha batalAyA gayA hai| upAsanA kI vibhinna mudrAoM tathA japa kI praNAliyoM kA bhI vahA~ vistRta varNana milatA hai|33 Rka tathA sAmadeva ke bhASyAnusAra ukta maMtra kA artha nimna prakAra se kiyA hai-'jo savitR-deva (sUryadeva) hamArI dhI zakti ko preraNA karate haiM, hameM unhIM savitR-deva ke prasAda se prazaMsanIya annAdi rUpa phala milatA hai|' prastuta gAyatrI-maMtra kI vyAkhyA ko dhyAnapUrvaka dekhA jAya to pratIta hotA hai, ki usameM sUrya kI 32 OM bhUrbhuvaH svaH tatsaviturvareNyaM bhargo devasya dhImahi / dhiyo yo naH pracodayAta Apo jyotirasomataM brahmAH / / -gAyatrI maMtra, Rgveda 3 / 62 / 10 33 chAndogyopaniSad 3 / 12 / 1 -36255 Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. pUjA ke rUpa meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI hI pUjA siddha hotI hai| yathA-'OM-paJca parameSThI; bhU:-sarvazreSTha, bhuvaHjanma-jarA-maraNa Adi duHkhoM ke mukta hone ke lie ratnatraya mArga ke upadeSTA; svaH-zuddhopayoga meM sthita; tat-usa OM vAcaka parameSThI ko; jo savituH -hitAhita kA mArga batalAne ke kAraNa triloka ke liye sukhadAyaka hai; vaha vareNyam - upAsanA ke yogya hai| bhargoH -rAgAdi doSa se dUSita hama logoM ke lie pratipAdita kalyANa-mArga ko; devasya -tIrthaGkara deva ko, dhImahi -dhAraNa karate haiM; una tIrthaGkara RSabhadeva ke upadeza se; naH -hamArI, dhiyaH-buddhi pracodayAt -satkAryoM meM pravRtta ho| arthAt paJcaparameSThI svarUpa Adi brahma zrI RSabhadeva ke prasAda se hamArI buddhi rAga-dveSa se rahita hokara zuddhopayoga meM lge| isa prakAra sUryadeva ke rUpa meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI hI stuti kI gaI hai| agni (brahmA) ke paryAyavAcI nAmoM meM sUrya ko bhI agni kahA hai, jo spaSTatayA RSabhadeva kI ora saMketita kiyA gayA hai| isa prakAra agnideva, viSNudeva, sUryadeva aura RSabhadeva sabhI ekArthaka haiN| 10. RSabhadeva aura RSi paMcamI bhAdrapada zuklA paMcamI jainetara varga meM 'RSi paJcamI' ke nAma se sarvatra manAI jAtI hai| yahI paJcamI jaina paramparA meM 'saMvatsarI' ke nAma se vizruta hai| jaina paramparA meM isa parva ko saba paryoM kA rAjA kahA gayA hai| jainoM kA AdhyAtmika parva hone se yaha 'parvAdhirAja' hai| isa dina sarvotama AdhyAtmika jIvana bitAne ke lie pratyeka jaina yatnazIla rahatA hai, tyAga-tapasyA, kSamA, niSparigrahatA Adi Atmika guNoM ko vikasAne vAlA, sneha aura prema kI gaMgA bahAnevAlA yaha sarvotkRSTa parva hai| vaidika aura brAhmaNa paramparA ne bhI isa divasa ko sarvocca pradhAnatA dI hai| eka hI dina bhinna-bhinna nAmoM se prasiddha ye donoM parva kisI samAna tattva ko lekara haiM, aura vaha tattva RSabhadeva kA smaraNa hI ho sakatA hai| AryajAti Arambha se hI RSabhadeva kI bhakti meM ota-prota hokara unakA smaraNa karatI thI, aura isa nimitta se bhAdrapada zuklA paJcamI parva ke rUpa meM manAI jAtI thii| Age calakara jaina paramparA nivRtti mArga kI ora mur3I, taba usane isa paJcamI ko Atmika zuddhi kA rUpa dene ke lie 'saMvatsarI' parva ke rUpa meM manAnA zurU kara diyA; jabaki vaidika paramparA ke anuyAyiyoM ne apanI pUrva paramparA ko hI cAlU rkhaa| vastatuH 'RSi paJcamI' aura 'RSabha' isa nAma meM eka hI dhvani samAI huI hai| RSi paJcamI ke sthAna para 'RSabha paJcamI' zuddha nAma honA cAhiye aura usI kA apabhraMza hokara kAlAntara meM yaha parva 'RSabha paJcamI' ke sthAna para 'RSi paJcamI' ke rUpa meM bolA jAne lagA hogaa| yadi yaha kalpanA ThIka hai, to jaina aura jainetara donoM paramparAoM meM RSabhadeva kI samAna mAnyatA kI puSTi hotI hai|34 11. vAtarazanA zramaNa jainadharma bhArata kA bahuta hI prAcIna dharma hai| yaha dharma zramaNa paramparA kA prAcInatama rUpa hai| hajAroM varSoM ke atIta meM vaha vibhinna nAmoM dvArA abhihita hotA rahA hai| vaidikakAla meM vaha 'vAtarazanA muni' ke nAma se vizruta rahA hai| 'Rgveda' meM na kevala ina muniyoM kA nAma AyA hai, apitu unako yA unakI eka vizeSa zAkhA ko 'vAtarazanA muni' kahA gayA hai| 'atIndriyArthadarzI vAtarazana muni mala dhAraNa karate haiM, jisase piMgalavarNa vAle dikhAyI dete haiN| jaba ve vAyu kI gati ko prANopAsanA dvArA dhAraNa kara lete haiM, arthAt roka dete haiM taba ve apanI tapa kI mahimA se dIptimAna hokara devatA svarUpa ko prApta ho jAte haiN| sarva laukika vyavahAra chor3akara ve mauneya kI anubhUti meM kahate haiM "munibhAva se pramudita hokara hama vAyu meM sthita ho gaye hai| maryo ! tuma hamArA zarIra mAtra 34 cAra tIrthaGkara -paM. sukhalAlajI saMghavI, pR.5| Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan -62562

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth dekhate ho / "35 ve dhyAna meM tallIna rahane ke kAraNa unmatavat pratIta hote the| vAtarazanA se abhiprAya haivAta-vAyu, rshnaa-mekhlaa| arthAt jinakA vastra vAyu ho yAni acelaka muni| rAmAyaNa kI TIkA meM jina vAtarazana muniyoM kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai, ve Rgveda meM varNita vAtarazana muni hI jJAta hote haiN| unakA varNana ukta varNana se mela bhI khAtA hai| taittiriyANyaka meM bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke ziSyoM ko vAtarazana RSi aura UrdhvamaMthI kahA hai|36 vAtarazana muni vaidika paramparA ke nahIM the| kyoMki vaidika paramparA meM sanyAsa aura muni-pada ko pahale sthAna hI nahIM thaa| zramaNa zabda kA ullekha taittiriyAraNyaka aura zrImadbhAgavata ke sAtha hI bRhadAraNyaka upaniSad37 aura rAmAyaNa meM bhI milatA hai| iNDo-grIka aura iNDo-sIthiyana ke samaya bhI jainadharma zramaNadharma ke nAma se pracalita thaa| maigasthanIja ne apanI bhArata-yAtrA ke samaya do prakAra ke mukhya dArzanikoM kA ullekha kiyA hai| zramaNa aura brAhmaNa usa yuga ke mukhya dArzanika the|39 usa samaya una zramaNoM kA bahuta Adara hotA thaa| kaoNlabuka ne jaina sampradAya para vicAra karate hue maigasthanIja dvArA ullikhita zramaNa-sambandhI anuccheda ko uddhRta karate hue likhA hai, ki zramaNa vana meM rahate the sabhI prakAra ke vyasanoM se alaga the, rAjA loga unako bahuta mAnate the aura devatA kI bhA~ti unakI pUjA-stuti karate the|40 vAtarazanA jaina paramparA ke zramaNoM se milatA-julatA hai| jinasahasranAma meM ullekha AtA hai, ki vAtarazanA, nirgrantha aura nirambara ye paryAyavAcI zabda haiM,41 isase yaha to spaSTa hotA hai ki Rgveda kI racanA ke samaya jaina zramaNa vidyamAna the, aura aise zramaNoM kI RSi-sampradAya meM indrAdivat stuti kI jAtI thii| sAyaNa ne vAtarazanA zramaNa kA ullekha kiyA hai|42 AcArya sAyaNa ke anusAra vAtarazanA muniyoM ko zramaNa va RSi bhI kahA jAtA thaa| unake matAnusAra ketu, aruNa aura vAtarazana ye tInoM RSi-saMgha the, jo citta ko ekAgra kara apramatta dazA ko pra the| inakI utpatti prajApati se huI thii| jaba prajApati brahmA ko sRSTi racane kI icchA utpanna huI, to unhoMne tapasyA kI, aura zarIra ko prakampita kiyA, usa prakampita tanu ke mAMsa se tIna RSi utpanna huearuNa, ketu aura vAtarazanA nakhoM se vaikhAnasa aura bAloM se bAlakhilya muni utpanna hue|43 ukta sRSTi-krama meM sarvaprathama RSiyoM kI utpatti batAI hai, isase pratIta hotA hai, ki yaha dhArmika 35 munayo vAta'razanAH pizaMgA basate malA / vAtasyAnu ghrAjim yanti yaddevAso aviksst| unmaditA mauneyana vAtAM A tasthimA vayam / zarIredasmAkaM yUyaM mAso abhipazyatha / / -Rgveda 101136 / 2 36 vAtarazanA havA RSayaH zramaNa Urdhvamanthino babhUvuH / -taittiriyAraNyaka 27|1,pR. 137 37 bRhadAraNyakopaniSad 4 / 3 / 22 38 tapasA bhuJjate cApi, zramaNa muJcate tathA- rAmAyaNa, bAlakANDa 14122 39 enziyenTa iNDiyA eja DiskAibDa bAya maigasthanIja eNDa eriyana, kalakattA, 1916, pR. 97-68 40 TrAnsalezana Apha da phregmenTasa Apha da iNDiyA Apha megasthanIja, bAna 1846, pR. 175 41 digvAsA vAtarazano nirgrnthejonirmbrH| -mahApurANa, jima. 25 / 204 42 vAtarazanA vAtarazanasya putrA munayo'tIndriyArthadarzino jUtivAtajUti prabhRtayaH pizaMgAH, pizaMgAniH kapilavarNAni malA malinAni valkalarUpANi vAsAMsi vasate aacchaadynti| -AcArya sAyaNa 43 sa tapo tpyt| sa tapastaptvA shriirmdhunut| tasya ynmaaNsmaasiit| tato'ruNAH ketavo vaatrshnaa| RSaya utiSThan ye nakhAH, te vaikhAnasA ye bAlAH te baal-khilyaa| -taittiriyAraNyaka bhASya, sAyaNa 1 / 23 / 2-3 -36 257 - - Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth sRSTi kA utpatti-krama hai| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne dharma kI saMsthApanA kI thI, tabhI anekoM matoM kI utpatti ho cukI thii| yadyapi usa samaya ve saba mata bhinna hote hue bhI bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko sarvazreSTha samajhate the aura svayaM ko kAyara tathApi bAhya veSa-bhUSA aura sAdhvAcAra meM antara A jAne se unakA bhagavAn se sIdhA sambandha nahIM rhaa| unakI paramparA vAtarazanA RSiyoM se sambandhita rahI hogii| zrImadbhAgavatapurANa se bhI isI tathya kI puSTi hotI hai, ki vAtarazanA zramaNa RSiyoM ke dharmoM ko prakaTa karane kI icchA se hI bhagavAn viSNu nAbhirAja kI patnI marudevI ke garbha meM avatarita hue| zrImadbhAgavata ke ukta kathana meM do bAteM vizeSa mahattvapUrNa haiM- prathama yaha ki RSabhadeva kI mAnyatA ke sambandha meM purANa, veda yA jaina darzana ke bIca koI matabheda nahIM hai| jainadarzana yadi bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko Adi tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM svIkAra karatA hai to vaidika darzana bhagavAn viSNu ke avatAra rUpa meM sAkSAt Izvara mAnatA hai| dvitIya bAta jo atyAdhika mahattvapUrNa hai, vaha yaha hai ki purANakAra ne isa avatAra ko rAma aura kRSNa ke avatAroM se bhI prAcIna svIkAra kiyA hai| jainadarzana bhI rAma aura kRSNa se asaMkhya varSoM pUrva bhagavAn ke janma ko mAnyatA detA hai| bhAgavatakAra ne bhagavAn RSabha ke nau putroM ko bhI vAtarazanA batAyA hai|44 kezI muni bhI vAtarazanA kI zreNI ke hI the|45 ukta vAtarazanA muniyoM kI jo mAnyatAe~ evaM sAdhanAe~ vaidika RcAoM meM upalabdha hotI haiM, unase zramaNa-nirgranthoM ke sAtha ekadama sAmyatA pratIta hotI hai| vaidika RSi vaise tyAgI aura tapasvI nahIM hote jitane vAtarazanA muniyoM ke tyAga kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai| vaidika RSi laukika kAmanAoM kI sampUrtihetu yajJa-yAgAdi karma karake indrAdi devI-devatAoM ko bulAte haiM, para vAtarazanA muni ukta kriyAoM se virata hote the, ve samasta gRha, parivAra, patnI, dhana-dhAnyAdi kA parityAga kara bhikSAvRtti se rahate the, snAnAdi nahIM karate the, maunavRtti dhAraNa kara kevala Atma-dhyAna meM tallIna rahate the| vastutaH vAtarazanA muniyoM kI yaha zAkhA zramaNa-paramparA kA hI prAcIna rUpa hai| 12. kezI jambUdvIpaprajJapti ke anusAra bhagavAn RSabhadeva jaba zramaNa bane to unhoMne cAra muSTi kezoM kA loMca kiyA thaa| sAmAnya rUpa se pA~ca muSTi kezaloMca kI paramparA hai| bhagavAn kezoM kA loMca kara rahe the; donoM bhAgoM ke kezoM kA loca karanA avazeSa thaa| usa samaya prathama devaloka ke indra zakra ne bhagavAn se nivedana kiyA, ki isa sundara keza-rAzi ko itanI rahane deN| bhagavAn ne indra kI prArthanA se una kezoM ko usI prakAra rahane diyA / 16 yahI kAraNa hai, ki keza rakhane se unakA eka nAma kezI yA kezariyAjI huaa| kezara, keza aura jaTA eka hI artha ke dyotaka haiN| 'saTA jaTA kesarayoH' jaise siMha apane kezoM ke kAraNa kezarI kahalAtA hai, vaise hI bhagavAn RSabha kezI, kezarI aura kezariyAnAtha ke nAma se vizruta 44 navAbhavan mahAbhAgA, munayo hyrthshNsinH| zramaNa vAtarazanA, AtmAvidyA vizAradAH / / 45 sAyaNa bhASya 10 / 13517 46 cauhiM muTThAhiM loaM karei-mUla sUtra "tIrthakRtAM paMcamuSTiloca sambhave'vi asya bhagavatazcaturmuSTika loca gocaraH zrI hemAcAryakRta RSabhacaritrAdyabhiprAyo'yaM prathamamekayAmuSTayA zmazrukUrcayoloMce tisRbhizva zirAloce kRte ekAM muSTimavaziSyamANAM pavanAndolitAM kanakAvadAtayoH prabhuskandhayorUpari luThantI marakatopa-mAnabhamAvibhutIM paramaramaNIyAM vIkSya pramodamAnena zakreNa bhagavan ! mayyanugrahaM vidhAya ghriyatAmiyamitthameveti vijJapte magavatApi sA tathaiva rkssiteti| na hye kAntamaktAnAM yAJcAmanugrahItAraH khnnddyntiiti|" -jambUdvIpaprajJapti vakSaskAra 2 / 30 / / Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan - 258 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth haiN| kezariyAnAtha para jo kezara car3hAne kI mAnyatA loka meM vizeSa rUpa se pracalita hai, vaha nAmasAmya ke kAraNa hI utpanna huI pratIta hotI hai| jaina purANoM meM bhI RSabhadeva kI jaTAoM kA ullekha kiyA hai|48 Rgveda meM bhagavAn RSabha kI stuti kezI ke rUpa meM kI hai| vahA~ kahA gayA hai- 'kezI, agni, jala, svarga tathA pRthvI ko dhAraNa karatA hai| kezI vizva ke samasta tattvoM kA darzana karAtA hai, aura kezI hI prakAzamAna 'jJAna' jyoti kahalAtA hai|49 Rgveda meM ullikhita kezI va vAtarazanA muniyoM kI tulanA bhAgavata purANa meM kathita vAtarazanA zramaNa RSi, unake adhinAyaka RSabha va unakI sAdhanAoM ke sAtha karane yogya hai| Rgveda ke 'vAtarazanA muni' aura bhAgavata purANa meM ullikhita 'vAtarazanA zramaNa RSi' to eka hI paramparA ke vAcaka haiN| isa kathana meM to tanika bhI saMdeha ko avakAza nahIM rhtaa| parantu kezI kA artha kezadhArI hotA hai, jisakA artha taittiriya AraNyaka bhASyakAra AcArya sAyaNa ne 'keza sthAnIya kiraNoM kA dhAraka' kahakara 'sUrya' artha nikAlA hai| prastuta sUkta meM jina vAtarazanA sAdhuoM kI sAdhanA kA ullekha hai, unase isa artha kI koI saMgati nahIM baitthtii| kezI, vastutaH vAtarazanA muniyoM ke pradhAna netA hI ho sakate haiM, jo maladhArI, maunavRtti aura unmattAvasthA ke rUpa meM ullikhita hai, jinheM Age ke sUkta meM devoM ke RSi va upakArI, hitacintaka sakhA kahA hai| bhAgavatapurANa meM varNita RSabhadeva kA jIvana caritra aura ukta kezI sambandhI sUkta kA tulanAtmaka adhyayana kisI eka vyakti meM pAye jAne vAle guNoM ko prakaTa karatA hai| anyatra kezI aura RSabha ke eka hI sAtha kA ullekha Rgveda kI eka RcA meM bhI prApta hotA hai, jisameM kahA hai 'mudgala RSi kI gAyeM (indriyoM) jo jute hue dardhara ratha (zarIra) ke sAtha daur3a rahI thIM ve mudgala RSi ke sArathI RSabha jo zatru-vinAza (karma rUpI zatru) ke liye niyukta, the, unake vacana se apane sthAna para lauTa aayiiN|' isa prakAra Rgveda se hI kezI aura RSabha ke ekatva kA pUrNatayA samarthana prApta ho jAtA hai| vAtarazanA muni, nirgrantha sAdhuoM ke sAtha aura kezI, bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke sAtha ekIkaraNa ko prApta hote haiN| * bhAgavata meM RSabhAvatAra kA citraNa : zrImadbhAgavata meM bhakti kI bhAgIrathI kA amara srota pravAhita hai| zrI vallabhAcArya bhAgavata ko maharSi vyAsadeva kI samAdhi bhASA kahate haiN| isakA tAtparya yaha hai ki vyAsajI ne bhAgavat ke tattvoM kA varNana samAdhi dazA meM anubhUta karake kiyA thaa| rAmAnujAcArya, vallabhAcArya, madhvAcArya, nimbArkAcArya, caitanya mahAprabhu prabhRti vijJoM kI bhakti sAdhanAoM kA mUla AdhAra bhAgavata hI thaa| vaiSNava paramparA kA bahumAnya aura sarvatra atiprasiddha grantha bhAgavata hai, jise bhAgavata-purANa bhI kahate 47 rAjasthAna ke udayapura jile kA eka prasiddha tIrtha jo 'kesariyA tIrtha' ke rUpa meM prasiddha hai| vaha digambara, zvetAmbara evaM vaiSNava Adi sabhI sampradAya vAloM ko samAna rUpa se mAnya hai| 48 (ka) vAtoddhatA jaTAstasya rejurAkulamUrtayaH -padmapurANa 3 / 288 (kha) sa pralambajaTAbhArabhrAjiSNuH -harivaMzapurANa 6 / 204 49 kezyagni viSaM kezI vibhati rodsii| kezI vizva svarduze kezIdaM jyotiruucyte| Rgveda 10 / 136 / 1 50 munirdevasya devasya sokRtyAya sakhA hitH| -Rgveda 10 / 136 / 4 51 sAhitya aura saMskRti-lekhaka devendra muni, prakAzaka-bhAratIya prakAzana, vaaraannsii| -36 259 Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth haiN| usameM RSabhadeva kA bahuta sundara aura suvistRta varNana prApta hotA hai, jo ki jaina paramparA se bahuta kucha milatA julatA hai| jaina paramparA kI taraha hI vahA~ para RSabhadeva aura bharata kA jIvanadarzana, mAtApitA ke nAma, unake sau putroM kA ullekha, unakI jJAna-sAdhanA, upadeza tathA dhArmika, sAmAjika nItiyoM kA pravartana aura bharata ke anAsakti-yoga kA vistRta varNana kiyA gayA hai| zrImadbhAgavata-purANa meM tIna sthaloM para avatAroM kA nirdeza kiyA hai- prathama skandha ke tRtIya adhyAya meM unakI saMkhyA bAIsa hai| dvitIya skandha ke saptama adhyAya meM teIsa saMkhyA ginAI hai, aura gyArahaveM skandha ke caturtha adhyAya meM solaha avatAroM kA nirdeza kiyA hai| bAIsa avatAroM meM RSabhadeva kI parigaNanAka AThaveM avatAra ke rUpa meM karate hue batAyA hai, ki"AThavIM bAra nAbhi rAjA kI marUdevI nAmaka patnI ke garbha se RSabha ne avatAra grahaNa kiyA aura sabhI Azrama jise namaskAra karate haiM, aise paramahaMsadharma kA unhoMne apadeza diyaa|"52 dvitIya skandha ke saptama adhyAya meM jahA~ teIsa avatAra ginAye haiM; lIlAvatAroM kA varNana karate hue likhA hai: "rAjA nAbhi kI patnI sudevI ke garbha se viSNu bhagavAn ne RSabha ke rUpa meM janma liyA, aura isa avatAra meM ve anAsakta rahakara, indriya tathA mana kI zAMti hetu sva-svarUpa meM avasthita rahakara samadarzI ke rUpa meM yoga-sAdhanA meM saMlagna rhe| isa sthiti ko maharSiyoM ne 'paramahaMsapada' avasthA yA 'avadhUtacaryA' kahA hai|53 bhAgavata ke paJcama skandha meM dvitIya adhyAya se caturdaza adhyAya paryanta RSabhadeva tathA bharata kA savistAra varNana kiyA hai aura RSabhAvatAra ke prati vizeSa Adara-bhAva dyotita kiyA gayA hai| RSabhAvatAra kA varNana karate hue vahA~ para likhA hai brahmA ne dekhA, ki abhI taka mAnavoM kI saMkhyA meM vRddhi nahIM huI, to unhoMne mAnavoM kI saMkhyA bar3hAne ke liye sarvaprathama svayambhU, manu aura satarUpA ko utpanna kiyaa| unake priyavrata nAmaka putra utpanna huaa| priyavrata ke AgnIdhra Adi nau putra hue| priyavrata ne AgnIdhra ko rAjya dekara tApasa-vRtti aMgIkAra kara lii| pitA ke tapasyA meM saMlagna ho jAne para AgnIdhra ne prajA kA putravat pAlana kiyaa| eka bAra AgnIdhra putra-prApti kI abhilASA se pUjA kI sAmagrI ekatra kara mandarAcala kI eka guphA meM calA gayA, aura vahA~ tapasyA meM lIna hokara brahmA kI ArAdhanA karane lgaa| AdipuruSa brahmA ne usake manogata bhAvoM ko jAnakara pUrvacitti nAmaka apsarA ko bhejaa| apsarA AgnIdhra ke samIpavartI ramaNIya udyAna meM vicaraNa karane lgii| 1. putra-yAcanA AgnIdhra bar3A tejasvI aura pratibhAsampanna thA, usane pUrvacitti apsarA ko apanI ora AkRSTa kara liyaa| apsarA usake sAtha hajAroM varSa taka rhii| tatpazcAt usake nAbhi, kiMpuruSa, harivarSa, ilAvRtta, ramyak, hiraNyamaya, kurU, bhadrAzva aura ketumAla ye nau putra kramazaH hue| pUrvacitti apsarA isake bAda Azrama se brahmA ke pAsa calI gii| AgnIdhra ne jambUdvIpa ko nau bhAgoM meM vibhAjita kara eka-eka khaNDa sabhI ko samAna rUpa se bAMTa diyA aura svayaM paralokavasI ho gyaa| pitA ke paralokagamana ke pazcAt nAbhi ne marudevI se, kiMpuruSa ne pratirUpA se, harivarSa ne ugradaMSTrI se, ilAvRtta ne latA se, ramyak ne ramyA se, hiraNyamaya ne zyAmA se, kurU ne nArI se, bhadrAzva ne bhadrA se aura ketumAla ne devatIti ke sAtha pANigrahaNa kiyaa| 52 aSTame marUdevyAM tu nAbhejati uurukrmH| darzayan vartma dhIrANAM, sarvAzrama namaskRtam / / -zrImadbhAgavata 1 / 3 / 13 53 nAmerasAvRSabha Asa sudevisUnu, ryoM bainacAra samadRk jaDayogacayAm / yat pAramahaMsyamRSayaH padamAmananti, svasthaH prazAntakaraNaH primuktsnggH|| -zrImadbhAgavata 27 / 10 Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan 62600

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth 2. putra ke lie yajJa nAbhi ko bhI apane pitA AgnIdhra kI taraha kaI varSoM taka santAna nahIM huI, to usane putra-kAmanA se apanI patnI ke sAtha ekAgracitt hokara bhagavAn yajJa-puruSa kA pUjana kiyaa| yadyapi bhagavAn viSNu kI prApti honA koI sarala bAta nahIM thI tathApi bhagavAn bhakta-vatsala hote haiN| ataeva jaba nAbhi ke yajJa meM 'pravardI' karmoM kA anuSThAna hone lagA, taba nAbhi kI zraddhA-bhakti aura vizuddha bhAvanA kA avalokana kara svayaM bhagavAn viSNu bhakti ke paravaza hue bhakta kA abhISTa siddha karane ke liye prakaTa hue| sAkSAt bhagavAn ko apane samakSa nihArakara Rtvija, sadasya aura yajamAna atyanta AlhAdita hue aura stuti karate hue kahane lage-bhagavan ! yaha rAjarSi putra prApti hetu yajJa kara rahA hai, aura Apa sadRza putra-prApti kI icchA se ApakI nirmala bhAva se ArAdhanA kara rahA hai| viSNujI ne kahA- 'RSiyo ! Apane mujhe asamaMjasa meM DAlane vAlA vara mAMgA hai| mere samAna to meM hI hU~, akhila-sRSTi meM maiM advitIya hU~, maiM hI mere sadRza hU~ to phira mere jaisA putra maiM kaise bheja sakatA huuN| tathApi brAhmaNoM ke vacana mithyA nahI hote, kyoki dvijoM meM devatulya pUjanIya vidvAna brAhmaNa merA hI mukha haiM, ataH maiM svayaM apanI aMzakalA se AgnIdhranandana nAbhi ke yahA~ avatAra luuNgaa|' mahArAnI marudevI ke samakSa nAbhi-rAjA se kRtapratijJA hokara bhagavAn antardhyAna ho gye| maharSiyoM dvArA pUrNataH prasanna kiye jAne para svayaM bhagavAn nAbhirAja ko santuSTa karane ke liye, tathA saMnyAsI aura UvaratA vAtarazanA muniyoM ke dharma ko prakaTa karane ke lie mahArAnI marudevI ke garbha meM zuddha sattvamaya zarIra se prakaTa hue|54 nAbhinandana ke aMga janmanA vajra, aMkuza Adi zreSTha cihnoM se yukta the| samatA, zAnti, vairAgya aura aizvarya Adi mahAvibhUtiyoM ke kAraNa unakA prabhAva anudina vRddhigata hone lgaa| unake sundara, suDola zarIra, vipula kIrti, teja, yaza va parAkrama Adi anupama guNoM ko dekhakara nAbhirAja ne unakA nAma 'RSabha' zreSTha rkhaa|5 eka bAra IrSyAvaza indra ne unake rAjya meM varSA nahIM kI, taba yogezvara bhagavAn RSabha ne unakI mUrkhatA para ha~sate hue apanI yogamAyA ke prabhAva se apane 'ajanAbhakhaNDa' meM khUba jala barasAyA / 56 isase indra apane kRtya para atyanta lajjita huaa| 3. rAjyAbhiSeka ___mahArAjA nAbhi manonukUla putra ko prApta kara atyanta prasanna hue| jaba unhoMne dekhA ki maMtrimaMDala, nAgarika va rASTra kI janatA RSabhadeva kA bahumAna karate haiM to unhoMne RSabha ko dharma-maryAdA kI rakSA hetu rAjyAbhiSikta kara brAhmaNoM kI dekha-rekha meM chor3a diyA aura svayaM svapatnI sahita 'badarikAzrama' cale gye| vahA~ anudvegapUrNa ahiMsA kI kaThora sAdhanA kara anta meM nara-nArAyaNa rUpa svarupa meM lIna ho gye|57 bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne apane deza ajanAbhakhaNDa ko karmabhUmi mAnakara loka-saMgraha ke lie kucha kAla meM gurukulavAsa kiyaa| gurudeva ko yathocita dakSiNA dekara gRhasthAzrama meM praveza kI AjJA lii| janatA ko gRhastha-dharma kI zikSA dene ke liye devendra pradatta kanyA jayantI se vivAha kiyA, tathA zAstropadiSTa karmoM 54 barhiSi tasminneva viSNudatta bhagavAn paramarSibhiH prasAdito nAbheH priya cikIrSayA tadavarodhAyane marudevyAM dharmAn darzayitukAmo vAtarazanAnAM zramaNanAmRSINAmUrdhva-manthinAM zuklayA tnvaavtaar| -zrImadbhAgavat 5 / 3 / 20 tasya ha vA itthaM varmaNA varIyasA bahacchalokena caujasA balena zriyA yazasA vIryazauryAbhyAM ca pitA 'RSabha' itIdaM nAma cakAra / -vahI 5 / 42 vahI 5 / 4 / 3 57 zrImadbhAgavata 5 / 4 / 5 -1 261 - Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth kA samAcaraNa karate hue svasadRza guNavAn sau putroM ke pitA bne| unameM mahAyogI bharata jyeSTha aura zreSTha the, ataH unake nAma se isa ajanAbhakhaNDa ko bhAratavarSa kahane lge| unake choTe kuzAvarta, ilAvarta, brahmAvarta, malaya, ketu, bhadrasena, indraspRka, vidarbha aura kIkaTa ye nau rAjAkumAra the / unase choTe kavi, hari, antarikSa, prabuddha, pippalAyana, Avirhotra drumila, camasa aura karabhAjana; ye nau rAjakumAra bhAgavata dharma kA pracAra karane vAle, parama zAnta aura bhagavadbhakta the| inake choTe jayantI ke ikyAsI putra ati vinIta, mahAn vedajJa aura AjJAkArI the, ve puNyakarmoM kA anuSThAna karane se brAhmaNa ho gaye / 19 yadyapi bhagavAn RSabhadeva parama svatantra hone ke kAraNa svayaM sarvadA sarva prakAra kI anartha paramparA se rahita, kevala AnandAnubhava svarUpa aura sAkSAt Izvara hI the tathApi unhoMne kAlAnusAra dharma kA AcaraNa karake usakA tattva na jAnanevAle ajJAnI mAnavoM ko dharma kI zikSA dI, sAtha hI sama, zAnta, suhRd aura kAruNika rahakara dharma, artha, kIrti, putrAdi-saMtati aura viSaya bhoga se prApta hone vAle yatheSTa AcaraNa se haTAkara samasta saMsAra ko zAstrokta AcaraNa meM lgaayaa| kyoMki 'mahAjano yena gataH saH panthAH mahApuruSa jaisA AcaraNa karate haiM, vahI vizva ke lie zAstrarUpa bana jAtA hai / yadyapi ve svayaM dharma ke rahasya ko jAnate the, tathApi brAhmaNoM dvArA kathita sAma-dAma Adi upAyoM se janatA kA pAlana karane lage, aura zAstrokta vidhi ke anusAra sau bAra yajJezvara prabhu kA yajJoM se pUjana kiyaa| unake rAjya meM brAhmaNa se lekara cANDAla taka eka bhI puruSa aisA nahIM thA jo apane paramapitA RSabharAja kI prasannatA ke alAvA anya kisI vastu kI kAmanA karatA ho| yahI nahIM, AkAzakusumAdi avidyamAna vastu kI bhA~ti koI kisI vastu kI ora dRSTipAta bhI nahIM karatA thA / 4. putroM ko upadeza eka bAra bhagavAn RSabhadeva paribhramaNa karate hue 'brahmAvarta' deza meM phuNce| vahA~ udbhaTa vidvAnoM aura brahmarSiyoM ke samakSa apane vinIta putroM ko mokSa mArga kA sundara upadeza dete hue kahA- putro ! yaha manuSya zarIra, duHkhamaya viSayabhogoM ke liye hI nahIM hai, ye bhoga to viSThAbhojI kUkara zUkarAdi ko bhI milate haiM, isa nazvara deha se antaHkaraNa kI zuddhi hetu divya-tapa kA hI AcaraNa karanA cAhiye, isI se brahmAnanda kI saMprApti hotI hai| jaba taka AtmA ko svAtmatattva kI jijJAsA nahIM hotI, tabhI taka ajJAnavaza dehAdika dvArA usakA svarUpa AvRtta rahatA hai, aura taba taka mana meM karmavAsanAeM bhI banI rahatI haiM tathA inhIM se deha-bandhana kI prApti hotI hai| svAtmakalyANa kisameM hai ? isa bAta se anabhijJa puruSa vividha kAmabhogoM meM phaMsakara paraspara vairabhAva kI vRddhi kara lete haiM, ve yaha nahIM socate ki ina vaira virodhoM ke kAraNa narakAdi ghora duHkhoM kI prApti hogI / 60 maiMne merA yaha avatAra - zarIra sarvadA acintanIya hai| zuddha sattva hRdaya meM hI dharma kI sthiti hai, adharma ko apane se bahuta dUra Dhakela diyA hai isI se satpuruSa mujhe 'RSabha' kahate haiM / 61 58 60 isa prakAra bhagavAn ne apane putroM ko zarIra, dhana Adi kI nazvaratA va svAtma - tatparatA kA sundara upadeza diyA aura anta meM kahA ki tuma saba mere zuddha sattvamaya hRdaya se utpanna hue ho ataH IrSyA bhAva 59 vahI 5 / 4 / 9-13 61 vahI 5 / 4 / 8 'lokaH svayaM zreyasi naSTadRSTi - yo'rthAn samIta nikAmakAmaH / anyonyavairaH sukhalezaheto ranantaduHkhaM ca na veda mUDhaH / - zrImadbhAgavata 5 / 5 / 16 idaM zarIraM mama durvibhAvyaM sattvaM hi me hRdayaM yatra dharmaH / pRSThe kRto me yadadharma ArAd ato hi mAmRSamaM prAhurAryAH / - vahI 5 / 5 / 19 -- Rushabhdev: Ek Parishilan as 262 a

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth kA parityAga kara apane jyeSTha bandhu bharata kI niSkapaTa buddhi se sevA karo, yahI merI saccI pUjA hai| isa taraha suzikSita kara sau putroM meM jyeSTha bharata ko bhagavad bhakta parAyaNa jAnakara aura zAsanasUtra kA nirvAha karane meM sarvathA yogya samajhakara rAjya padAsIna kara diyA / 62 5. pUrNa tyAgI bharata ko rAjyabhAra sauMpakara bhagavAn RSabha svayaM upazamazIla nivRttiparAyaNa mahAmuniyoM ko bhakti, jJAna aura vairAgyarUpa paramahaMsocita dharmoM kI zikSA dene ke liye pUrNataH virakta ho gye| unhoMne kevala zarIra mAtra kA parigraha rakhA, anya saba kucha chor3akara ve sarvathA pUrNa tyAgI ho gye| usa samaya unake bAla bikhare hue the, unmatta kA sA veSa thA, isa sthiti meM ve agnihotra kI agniyoM ko apane meM hI samAhita karake saMnyAsI banakara 'brahmAvarta' deza se bAhara nikala gye| ve sarvathA mauna ho gaye the, koI bAta karanA cAhatA to usase bAta bhI nahIM karate the| avadhUta kA veza banAkara jar3a, aMdha, badhira, gUMge athavA pizAcagrasta manuSya kI bhA~ti pAgaloM kI taraha yatra-tatra vicarane lge| mArga meM adhama puruSa unheM lalakAra kara, tAr3anA dekara, unake zarIra para mala-mUtra kara, dhUla aura patthara Adi mArakara aneka prakAra ke durvacana kahakara unheM satAte, parantu jisa prakAra vanahastI makSikAoM ke AkramaNa kI paravAha nahIM karatA, tathaiva ve bhI ina kaSToM se tanika bhI vicalita nahIM hote aura sadA Atmastha rahate the| 6. ajagara vRtti jaba bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne dekhA, ki yaha mAnava-medinI yoga-sAdhanA meM vighna rUpa hai ataH aba bIbhatsavRtti se rahanA hI ucita hai, taba unhoMne ajagara vRtti (eka hI sthAna para sthita rahakara prArabdha karmoM kA bhoga karanA) dhAraNa kii| ve leTe-leTe hI annAdi kA bhojana karate aura par3e-par3e hI mala-mUtradi kA tyAga karate, jisase unakA zarIra mala-mUtra se sana jAtA thaa| parantu unake mala-mUtra se aisI sugandha nikalatI thI, ki usase dasa yojana paryanta deza sugandhita ho uThatA thaa| isI prakAra kucha dina taka unhoMne gau, mRga va kauoM kI vRtti ko dhAraNa kiyA aura unhIM kI bhAMti kabhI khar3e hue, kabhI baiThe hue athavA kabhI leTakara AhAra-nihAra Adi vyavahAra karane lge| isa prakAra nAnAvidha yogoM kA AcaraNa karate hue bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko anekoM aNimAdi siddhiyA~ prApta huIM, para unhoMne unakI ora A~kha uThAkara bhI nahIM dekhaa| 7. adbhuta avadhUta bhagavAn RSabhadeva lokapAla ziromaNi hokara bhI saba aizvaryoM ko tRNatulya tyAga kara akele avadhUtoM kI bhA~ti vividha veSa, bhASA aura AcaraNa se apane IzvarIya prabhAva ko chipAye rahate the| ve dakSiNa prAnta ke karNATaka deza meM jAkara kUTaka parvata ke bagIce meM mukha meM patthara kA grAsa lekara cirakAla taka unmattavat keza khole ghUmate rhe| yadyapi ve jIvanmukta the, to bhI yogiyoM ko deha-tyAga kI vidhi sikhAne ke liye unhoMne sthUla zarIra kA tyAga karanA caahaa| jaise kumbhakAra kA cAka ghumAkara chor3a dene para bhI thor3I dera taka svayaM hI ghUmatA rahatA hai, usI taraha liMga-zarIra kA tyAga kara dene para bhI yogamAyA kI vAsanA dvArA bhagavAn RSabha kA sthUla zarIra saMskAravaza bhramaNa karatA huA kRTakAcala parvata ke upavana ko prApta 62 zrImadbhAgavata 5 / 528 -36263 Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. huaa| isI samaya vAyuvega se jhUmate hue bAMsoM ke gharSaNa se prabala dAvAgni dhadhaka uThI aura usane sAre vana ko apanI lAla-lAla lapaToM meM lekara RSabhadevajI ko zarIra sahita bhasma kara ddaalaa| isa prakAra RSabhadeva ne saMsAra ko paramahaMsoM ke zreSTha AcaraNa kA Adarza prastuta kara apanI lIlA saMvaraNa kii| 8. mahArAjA bharata bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI AjJA kA pAlana kara bhagavad bhakta bharata ne zAsana-sUtra saMbhAlA aura vizvarUpa kI kanyA 'paJcajanI' ke sAtha vivAha kiyaa| jisa prakAra tAmasa ahaMkAra se zabdAdi pA~ca bhUta tanmAtra utpanna hote haiM usI prakAra paJcajanI ke garbha se 'sumati, rASTrabhRta, sudarzana, AvaraNa aura dhUmraketu' nAmaka pA~ca putra utpanna hue| jo sarvathA pitAtulya the| mahArAjA bharata bhI svakarmanirata prajA kA atyanta vAtsalya bhAva se pAlana karane lge| inhoMne yajJa-puruSarUpa bhagavAn kA samaya-samaya para apane adhikAra ke anusAra 'agnihotra, darza, paurNamAsa, cAturmAsya, somayAga' prabhRti choTe-bar3e yajJoM dvArA zraddhApUrvaka ArAdhana kiyaa| usa yajJakarma se hone vAle puNyarUpa phala ko ve yajJa-puruSa bhagavAn ko arpita kara dete the| isa prakAra bhaktiyoga kA AcaraNa karate hue unheM kaI hajAra varSa vyatIta ho gye| eka karor3a varSa vyatIta ho jAne para rAjya-bhoga kA prArabdha kSINa huA aura unhoMne vaMzaparamparAgata sampatti ko yathAyogya putroM meM bA~Ta diyA, svayaM pulastya maharSi ke Azrama (harikSetra) ko cale gye| maharSi bharata gaNDakI nadI ke kinAre pulastyAzrama kI puSpa-vATikA meM rahate hue viSaya-vAsanAoM se mukta hokara aneka prakAra ke patra, puSpa, tulasIdala, jala, kanda, phala Adi sAmagriyoM se bhagavAn kI arcanA karane lge| isa prakAra satata bhagavadArAdhanA karane se unakA hRdaya bhagavatprema se bhara gayA, jisase unakI bhagavadArAdhanA ThIka taraha se nahIM ho pAtI thii| ve bhagavatprema meM itane masta ho jAte ki arcanA-vidhi vismRti ke garta meM kho jAtI thii| 9. bharatajI kI sAdhanA ____ eka dina bharatajI gaMDakI nadI meM snAna-sandhyAdika nitya naimittika karma karake oMkAra kA jApa karate hue tIna ghaNTe taka nadI-taTa para baiThe rhe| itane meM eka pyAsI hiraNI vahA~ AyI, usane jyoMhI jala pInA prArambha kiyA, ki siMha kI gambhIra garjanA se vaha bhayAkula ho gii| jala pInA chor3akara usane bar3e vega se nadI ke usa pAra chalAMga lgaayii| chalAMga mArate hue asamaya hI usakA garbhapAta ho gyaa| mRgI to nadI ke usa pAra pahu~ca gayI, kintu vaha mRga-zAvaka bIca jala-dhArA meM hI gira pdd'aa| mRgI bhI zArIrika vedanA aura bhaya se abhibhUta huI eka guphA meM pahu~cI aura mara gii| yaha samasta dRzya pratyakSa nihArakara bharatajI kA komalahRdaya karuNA se bhara gyaa| unhoMne usa zAvaka ko jala-dhArA se bAhara nikAlA, aura usa mAtRhIna mRga-chaune ko apane Azrama meM le aaye| mRga-zAvaka ke prati bharatajI kI mamatA uttarottara bar3hatI hI gayI, ve bar3e cAva se use khilAte, pilAte, hiMsaka jantuoM se usakI rakSA karate, usake zarIra ko khujalAte aura shlaate| isa prakAra dhIre-dhIre unakI mRga-zAvaka ke prati atyanta gAr3ha Asakti ho gii| isa kAraNa kucha hI dinoM meM unake yama-nimaya, aura bhagavatpUjA Adi Avazyaka kRtya chUTa gye| unakI Asakti karttavya-buddhi ke rUpa meM Akara unheM dhokhA dene lgii| ve socate ki kAlacakra ne hI isa mRga-chaune ko mAtA-pitA se chur3avAkara merI zaraNa meM pahu~cAyA hai, ataH mujhe apane Azrita kI sevA karanI caahiye| Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan -6264

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth 10. bharata kI Asakti zanaiH-zanaiH bharatajI kI Asakti mRga-chaune ke prati itanI adhika bar3ha gayI, ki baiThate, sote, uThate, Tahalate aura bhojana karate unakA citta usake dRr3ha snehapAza se Abaddha rhtaa| jaba unheM patra-puSpAdi lene jAnA hotA to bher3iyoM aura kuttoM ke bhaya se use ve sAtha hI lekara jaate| mArga meM kahIM komala dhAsa dekhakara hariNazAvaka aTaka jAtA to ve atyanta prema-pUrNa hRdaya se apane kaMdhe para car3hA lete, kabhI godI meM uThAkara chAtI se lagA lete| nityanaimittika karmoM ko karate samaya bhI rAja-rAjezvara bharata bIca-bIca meM uThakara usa mRga-zAvaka ko dekhate, aura kabhI dikhAyI nahIM detA to atyanta uddhignatApUrvaka dIna puruSa kI bhA~ti vilApa krte| 11. bharata kA mRga bananA eka divasa bharata mRga-chaune ke nikaTa hI baiThe hue the, ki akasmAt karAlakAla upasthita ho gayA, aura unhoMne mRga-zAvaka ke dhyAna meM hI prANa tyAga diye| 'anta matiH sA gatiH' isa ukti ke anusAra ve marakara mRga bane, parantu bhagavadArAdhanA ke prabhAva se unakI pUrvajanma kI smRti naSTa nahIM huii| unhoMne socA, 'are, maiMne yaha kyA anartha kara ddaalaa| eka mRga-chaune ke moha meM lakSyacyuta hokara maiMne durlabha mAnavajanma ko svayaM hI kho diyaa|' aba to ve pUrNatayA sAvadhAna ho gye| ve apane parivAra ko chor3akara janmabhUmi kAliJcara parvata se usI pulastyAzrama meM cale Aye aura vahA~ sarvasaMgoM kA parityAga kara anta meM apane zarIra ke ardhabhAga ko gaNDakI nadI meM Duboye rakhakara mRga-yoni kA tyAga kiyaa| 12. rAjarSi bharata kI mahattA anta meM rAjarSi bharata kI zreSThatA kA bayAna karate hue bhAgavata-purANakAra ne kahA hai, 'jaise garur3ajI kI hor3a koI makkhI nahIM kara sakatI, usI prakAra rAjarSi bharata ke patha kA anya koI rAjA mana se bhI anusaraNa nahIM kara sktaa|63 unhoMne ati dustyaja pRthvI, putra, svajana, sampatti aura nArI kA tathA jisake liye bar3e-bar3e devatA bhI lAlAyita rahate haiM, vaha lakSmI unheM sahaja sulabha thI, tathApi kisI bhI vastu kI lezamAtra bhI AkAMkSA nahIM kI; kyoMki jisakA citta bhagavAn madhusUdana kI sevA meM anurakta ho gayA hai, unakI dRSTi meM mokSapada bhI atyanta tuccha hai| bhAgavatapurANa meM bharatI kA putra 'sumati' batAyA hai| usane RSabhadevajI ke mArga kA anusaraNa kiyaa| isIliye kaliyuga meM bahuta se pAkhaNDI anArya puruSa apanI dRSTa-buddhi se veda viruddha kalpanA karake use deva maaneNge|64 13. smRti aura purANoM meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI stuti manusmRti meM bhI kI gaI hai| vahA~ kahA hai-ar3asaTha tIrthoM meM yAtrA karane se jisa phala kI prApti hotI hai, utanA phala eka AdinAtha bhagavAn ke smaraNa se hotA hai|65 liMga purANa meM RSabhadeva kA savistRta varNana milatA hai| nAbhirAjA ke khAnadAna kA nirUpaNa karate ArSamasyeha rAjarSemanasApi mahAtmanaH / nAnuvamahitI nRpo makSikeva garutmataH / / yo dustyajAn kssitisutsvjnaarthdaaraan| prArthyAM zriyaM suravaraiH sadayAvaMlokam / / naicchannRpastaducitaM mahatAM madhudviT sevAnuraktamanasAmabhavo'pi phalguH / / -zrImadbhAgavatapurANa, 5 / 14 / 42-44 64 bharatasyAtmajaH sumatinAmAbhihito yamu ha vAva kecitpAkhaNDIna RSabhapadavI-manuvartamAnaM cAnAryA avedasamAmnAtAM devatAM svamanISayA pApIyasyA kalau klpyissynti| -zrImadbhAgavatapurANa, 5 / 15 / 1 65 aSTaSaSTipu tIrtheSu yAtrAyAM yatphalaM bhvet| zrI AdinAthasya devasya smaraNenApi tadbhavet / / -manusmRti -25 265 Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth hue batAyA hai- nAbhi ke marudevI rAnI ke garbha se mahAn buddhidhAraka, rAjAoM meM zreSTha, samasta kSatriyoM dvArA pUjya RSabha nAmaka putra utpanna huaa| RSabhadeva apane jyeSTha putra bharata ko rAjya sauMpakara, tathA jJAna aura vairAgya kA avalambana lekara indriyoM para vijaya prApta karane lge| apanI AtmA meM hI AtmA dvArA paramAtmA kI sthApanA karake nirAhArI rahane lge| aise samaya meM unake keza bar3ha gaye the| AzAoM se vipramukta sandeha se rahita unakI sAdhanA unheM mokSa le jAne meM sahAyaka huii|66 / / zivapurANa meM RSabha kA ullekha karate hue likhA hai, ki nAbhi ke RSabhAdi munIzvara putra hue aura una RSabhadeva ke sau putra hue| una saba putroM meM bharata bar3e the| nau putroM ne dIkSA dhAraNa kara vItarAga pada ko prApta kiyaa| bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI karma-parAyaNa buddhi ne zeSa ikyAsI putroM ko kArya-kuzala banA diyA aura ve saba kArya samhAlane lge| kSatriyocita karttavya kA pAlana kara anta meM mokSa mArga ke pathika bane / 67 isI prakAra AgnepurANa,68 brahmANDa-purANa, viSNupurANa,70 kUrmapurANa 1 nAradapurANa, vArAhapurANa,73 skandhapurANa74 Adi purANoM meM RSabhadeva bhagavAn kA nAmollekha hI nahIM, varan unake jIvana kI ghaTanAe~ bhI vistRta rUpa se dI gaI haiN| isa prakAra sabhI hindu-purANa isa viSaya meM ekamata haiM, ki nAbhi ke putra RSabhadeva, unakI mAtA marudevI tathA putra bharata the jo apane sau bhAiyoM se jyeSTha the| 66 nAmenisarga vakSyAmi himAMke'sminnabodhata / nAbhistvajanayatputraM marudevyAM mahAmatiH / / RSamaM pArthivaM zreSThaM sarvakSatrasya pUjitam / RSabhAda bharato jajJe vIraH putrshtaagrjH|| so'bhiSiMcyA'pi RSabho bharataM putravatsalaH / jJAnavairAgyagAzritya jitendriya mahoragAn / / nirAzastyaktasandehaH zaivamAya paraM pdm| -liMgapurANa, 48 / 19-23 tasya putrAstadA jAtA RSabhAdyAH munIzvarAH / tasya putrazataM hyAsIdRSabhasya mhaatmnH|| sarveSAM caiva putrANAM jyeSThoM bharata eva c| navayogIndratA prAptAH vItarAgAstathA'bhavan / / janakasya tu vijJAtaM tairdattaM tu mahAtmanaH / ekAzItiH tato jAtAH karmamArgaparAyaNAH / kSatriyANAM yathAkarma kRtvA mokSaparAyaNAH / RSabhazvorvaritAnA hitAya RssisttmaaH|| -zivapurANa 5285 68 jarAmRtyubhayaM nAsti dharmAdhamoM yugAdikam / nAdharma madhyamaM tulyA himAdezAtu nAbhitaH / / RSabho marudevyAM ca RSabhAd bharato'bhavat / RSabhodAtta zrIputre zAlyagrAmeM hariM gtH|| -AgneyapurANa 1011-12 69 nAbhistvajanayat putraM marudevyAM mhaadyutim| RSabhaM pArthivaM zreSThaM sarvakSatrasya pUrvajam / / -brahmANDapurANa pUrva 14153 70 na te svasti yugAvasthA kSetreSvaSTusa sarvadA / himAhyayaM tu vai varSa nAbherAsInmahAtmanaH / / tasyarSamo'vatputro marudevyAM mahAdyutiH / RSabhAd bharato jajJe jyeSThaH putrazatasya sH|| -viSNupurANa, dvitIyAMza, a. 1 / 26-27 71 himAhyayaM tu yadvarSa naabheraasiinmhaatmnH| tasyarSabho'bhavatputro marudevyAM mhaadyutiH|| RSabhAd bharato jajJe vIraH putraH zatArAjaH / so'bhiSicyarSamaH putraM bharataM pRthivIpatiH / / -kUrmapUrANa 4137 / 38 72 nAradapurANa, pUrvakhaMDa, a. 48 73 nAbhirmarudevyAM putramajanayat RSabhanAmAnaM tasya bharataH putrshc| -vArAhapurANa a. 74 74 nAmeH putrazca RSabhaH RSabhAd bhrto'bhvt| -skandhapurANa a. 37 Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan OM 266

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. itara sAhitya meM RSabhadeva * bauddha sAhitya meM RSabhadeva * itihAsa aura purAtatva ke Aloka meM * pAzcAtya vidvAnoM kI khoja * bauddha sAhitya meM RSabhadeva : bauddha-vAGmaya meM zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jIvana-prasaMga aura nimrantha dharma kA ullekha aneka sthaloM para upalabdha hotA hai| yadyapi jaina-Agama granthoM meM mahAvIra ke samakAlIna vyakti ke rUpa meM buddha kA saMketa taka bhI nahIM milatA, kintu bauddha tripiTakoM meM 'nigaMTha nAyaputta' kA nirdeza, tathA eka prabala pratidvandI ke rUpa meM unakA vivaraNa bahutAyata se milatA hai, ataH buddha, bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samakAlIna hone se unakA ullekha bauddha sAhitya meM huA hai| jaina sAhitya meM tathAgata buddha kA ullekha na hone kA kAraNa yaha hai ki bhagavAn mahAvIra kucha pahale hue haiM aura buddha bAda meM hue haiN| mahAvIra ke samaya buddha kA itanA pracAra nahIM thA para buddha ke samaya mahAvIra kA pUrNa pracAra ho cukA thaa| ataH apane pracAra ke liye buddha ko mahAvIra kA virodha karanA Avazyaka ho gayA thaa| yaha satya hai ki bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA varNana jaisA vaidika sAhitya meM savistRta milatA hai, utanA bauddha sAhitya meM nhiiN| tathApi yatra-yatra bhagavAn mahAvIra tathA bharata ke sAtha-sAtha bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA ullekha milatA hai| dhammapada meM RSabha aura mahAvIra kA eka sAtha nAma AyA hai| jaina sAhitya meM kulakaroM kI paramparA meM nAbhi aura RSabha kA jaisA sthAna hai vaisA hI sthAna bauddha paramparA meM mahAsamaMtta kA hai|2 sAmayika paristhiti bhI donoM meM samAna rUpa se citrita huI hai| saMbhavataH bauddha paramparA meM RSabha kA hI apara nAma mahAsamatta ho| bauddhagrantha 'Arya maJjuzrI mUlakalpa' meM bhArata ke Adi-samrAToM meM nAbhiputra RSabha aura RSabhaputra bharata kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai- unhoMne himAlaya se siddhi prApta kii| ve vratoM kA paripAlana karane meM dRr3ha the, ve hI nirgrantha tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva jainoM ke Aptadeva the| isI grantha meM eka sthAna para kapila ke 1 usabhaM pavaraM vIraM mahesiM vijitAvinaM / anejaM nahAtakaM buddhaM tamahaM brUmi brAhmaNaM / / dhammapada 422 2 dIghanikAya-(ka) aggamasutta bhAga 3 (kha) jaina sAhitya kA bRhad itihAsa, bhAga 1, prastAvanA, pR0 22 / 3 jainadRSTi se siddhi-sthala aSTApada hai, himAlaya nhiiN| -lekhaka prajApateH sUto nAbhi tasyApi Agamucyati / nAbhino RSabhaputroM vai siddha kamaM dRr3havrata / / tasyApi maNicaro yakSaH siddho haimavate girau| RSabhasya bharataH putraH soDapi maMjatAna tadA japeta / / nirgrantha tIrthaMkara RSabha nirgrantha rUpi... -Arya maMjuzrI mUlakalpa zlo0 390-392 25 267 Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. sAtha bhI unakA ullekha kiyA gayA hai / " dhammapada meM RSabha ko sarvazreSTha vIra abhihita kiyA hai / 6 nyAyabindu nAmaka grantha meM dharmakIrti ne sarvajJa ke dRSTAnta meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva aura bhagavAn mahAvIra kA nAmollekha dete hue kahA hai- 'jo sarvajJa athavA Asa haiM, ve jyotirjJAnAdika ke upadeSTA hote haiM, jaiseRSabha, vardhamAna adi / " Aryadeva vicarita SaTzAstra meM bhI RSabhadeva kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai| vahA~ kapila, kaNAda Adi RSiyoM ke sAtha RSabhadeva kI mAnyatA kA varNana hai| unhoMne likhA hai kapila, RSabha aura kaNAdAdi RSi 'bhagavat' kahe jAte haiN| RSabhadeva ke ziSya nirgrantha dharma zAstroM kA paThana karate haiN| RSabha kahate haiM 'tapa kA AcaraNa karo, keza-luJcanAdi kriyAe~ karo, yahI punyamaya haiN|' unake sAtha kucha aise adhyApaka the jo vrata, upavAsa va prAyazcitta Adi karate, agni tapate, sadaiva sthira rahate, mauna-vRtti dhAraNa karate the girizikhara se pathana karate athavA aisI kriyAoM kA samAcaraNa karate the jo unheM gau- sadRza zukla banAtI thiiN| una kriyAoM ko ve puNyazAlI samajhate the, aura ve samajhate the, ki isa prakAra hama ati zukla-dharma kA AcaraNa karate haiN| trizAstra-saMpradAya ke saMsthApaka zrI ci-tsaMga ne uparyukta kathana kA vizleSaNa karate hue kahA hai'RSabha tapasvI RSi haiM, unakA sadupadeza hai, ki hamAre deha ko sukha duHkha kA anubhava hotA hai| duHkha, pUrva - saMcita karma - phala hone se isa janma meM tapa- samAdhi dvArA naSTa kiyA jA sakatA hai, duHkha kA nAza hone se sukha tatkSaNa prakaTa ho jAtA hai| RSabhadeva kA dharma grantha 'nirgrantha sUtra' ke nAma se vizruta hai aura usameM sahasroM kArikAe~ haiN|' inhoMne svaracita upAya hRdaya zAstra meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke siddhAntoM kA bhI varNana kiyA hai| unhoMne batAyA hai, ki 'RSabhadeva ke mUla siddhAnta meM paJcavidha jJAna, chaha AvaraNa aura cAra kaSAya haiM / pA~ca prakAra kA jJAna- zruta, mati, avadhi, manaH paryava aura kevala hai| chaha AvaraNa haiM- darzanAvaraNI, vedanIya, mohanIya, AyuSya, gotra ora naam| inakI vipakSI zaktiyA~ chaha aizvarya haiN| cAra kaSAya- krodha, mAna, mAyA aura lobha haiN| isa prakAra ye RSabhadeva ke mUlabhUta siddhAnta haiM, isI kAraNa ve 'bhagavat' kahe jAte haiN| zrI citsaMga ne yadyapi jainadarzana sammata siddhAntoM kA hI varNana prastuta kiyA hai tathApi kucha truTiyA~ kramApekSA aura saMkhyApekSA se haiN| unhoMne SaT - zAstra meM ullikhita ulUka, kapila, Adi RSiyoM ke bAre meM apanA mantavya prastuta karate hue kahA hai, ki " ina saba RSiyoM ke mata RSabhadeva ke dharma kI hI zAkhAe~ haiN| ye saba RSi RSabhadeva ke samAna hI upavAsAdi karate the, parantu inameM kucha RSi phala ke tIna Tukar3e dina-bhara meM grahaNa karate the, kucha RSi vAyu kA Asevana karate the aura tRNa, ghAsa Adi kA AhAra karate the tathA mauna vRtti ko dhAraNa karate the / 199 inake atirikta bauddha sAhitya meM RSabhadeva ke sambandha meM anyatra varNana nahIM milatA hai| * itihAsa aura purAtattva ke Aloka meM : bhagavAn RSabhadeva prAgaitihAsika yuga meM hue haiN| Adhunika itihAsa unake sambandha meM mauna hai| aitihAsika 5 7 8 kapila muninAma RSivaro, nirgrantha tIrthaGkara... - vahI 392 usabhaM pavaraM vIraM - dhammapada 422 yaH sarvajJa Aso vA sa jyotirjJAnAdikamupadiSTavAn tadyathA RSabhavardhamAnAdiriti / taizotripiTaka 33 | 168 9 A Commentary on the Sata Sastra, 1, 2. Taishotr. Vol. 42, p. 244. 10 These teachers are offshoots of the sect of Rishabha. 11 Vol. 42, p. 427. Rushabhdev: Ek Parishilan 8526824

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dRSTi se arhat ariSTanemi, puruSAdAnI pArzva aura mahAvIra ye tIna aitihAsika puruSa haiM, kintu RSabhadeva itihAsa kI parigaNanA ke pUrva hue haiM, tathApi purAtva Adi sAmagrI se RSabhadeva ke sambandha meM paryApta prakAza par3atA hai| Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth mohanajodar3o kI khudAI se samprApta moharoM meM eka ora nagna dhyAnastha yogI kI AkRti ati hai to dUsarI ora vRSabha kA cihna hai, jo bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA lAMchana mAnA jAtA hai, ataH vijJoM kA aisA abhimata hai, ki yaha RSabhadeva kI hI AkRti honI cAhiye, aura ve usa yuga meM jana-jana ke ArAdhya rahe hoNge| svargIya DaoN. rAmadhArIsiMha dinakara likhate haiM mohana jodar3o kI khudAI meM prApta moharoM meM se eka meM yoga ke pramANa mile haiM / eka mohara meM eka vRSabha tathA dUsarI ora dhyAnastha yogI hai aura jaina dharma ke Adi tIrthaGkara RSabhadeva the| unake sAtha bhI yoga kI paramparA isI prakAra lipaTI huI hai| yaha paramparA bAda meM ziva ke sAtha samanvita ho gii| isa dRSTi se kaI jaina vidvAnoM kA yaha mAnanA ayukti yukta nahIM dikhatA ki RSabhadeva vedollikhita hone para bhI veda - pUrva haiM / 12 mathurA ke saMgrahAlaya meM jo zilAlekha upalabdha hue haiM, ve do sahasra varSa pUrva rAjA kaniSka aura huviSka prabhRti ke zAsana kAla ke haiN| DaoN0 phUharara una zilAlekhoM ke gaMbhIra anusaMdhAna ke pazcAt isa niSkarSa para pahu~ce, ki prAcIna yuga meM RSabhadeva kA atyadhika mahatva thA, ve jana-jana ke mana meM base hue the| unheM bhakti-bhAvanA se vibhora hokara loga apanI zraddhA arpita karate the / sI. visenTa e. smitha kA yaha abhimata hai, ki mathurA se jo sAmagrI prApta huI hai, vaha likhita jaina paramparA ke samarthana meM vistAra se prakAza DAlatI hai aura sAtha hI jainadharma kI prAcInatA ke sambandha meM akATya pramANa bhI prastuta karatI hai evaM isa bAta para bala detI hai, ki prAcIna samaya meM bhI jainadharma isI rUpa meM maujUda thaa| I. san ke prArambha meM bhI apane vizeSa cihnoM ke sAtha caubIsa tIrthaGkaroM kI mAnyatA meM dRDhatama vizvAsa thaa| 13 antarrASTrIya vidvAna DaoN. harmana jekobI ne tIrthaGkaroM kI aitihAsikatA para anusaMdhAna karate hue likhA, ki pArzvanAtha ko jaina dharma kA praNetA yA saMsthApaka siddha karane ke liye koI pramANa upalabdha nahIM hai| jaina paramparA prathama tIrthaGkara RSabhadeva ko jainadharma kA saMsthApaka mAnane meM ekamata hai| isa mAnyatA meM aitihAsika satya kI sambhAvanA hai / 14 zrI sTIvensana ne DaoN. harmana jekobI ke abhimata kA samarthana karate hue likhA hai, ki jaba jaina aura brAhmaNa donoM hI RSabhadeva ko isa kalpa kAla meM jainadharma kA saMsthApaka mAnate haiM to prastuta mAnyatA ko avizvasanIya nahIM mAnA jA sktaa| 15 zrI varadAkAnta mukhopAdhyAya ema. ena. e. ne vibhinna grantha aura zilAlekhoM ke parizIlana ke pazcAt dRr3hatA ke sAtha isa bAta para bala diyA hai, ki logoM kA yaha bhramapUrNa vizvAsa hai ki pArzvanAtha jaina dharma 3 12 13 14 Ajakala, mArca 1962 pR. 8 / The discoveries have to a very large extent supplied corroboration to the written Jain tradition and they offer tangible incontrovertible proof of the antiquity of the Jain religion and of its early existence very much in its present from. The series of twentyfour pontiffs (ThirthAnkaras), each with his distinctive emblem, was evidently firmly believed in at the beginig of the Christian era. -The Jain Stup- Mathura, Intro., p. 6 There is nothing to prove that Parshva was the founder of Jainism. Jain tradition is unanimous in making Rishabha something historical in the tradition which makes him the first Tirthanakara. 15 -Indian Antiquary, Vol. IX, P. 163 It is so seldom that Jains and Brahmanas argee, that I do not see how we can refues them credit in this instance, Where they do so. -Kalpa Sutra. Intro., P. XVI 269 a Rushabhdev Ek Parishilan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. ke saMsthApaka the, kintu satya yaha hai, ki isakA prathama pracAra RSabhadeva ne kiyA aura usakI puSTi meM pramANoM kA abhAva nahIM hai / 16 kitane hI purAtattvavijJa tIrthaGkaroM ke sambandha meM anusaMdhAna kara jaina dharma ke sambandha meM apane vicAra vyakta karate hue likhate haiM ki nissaMdeha jaina dharma hI sampUrNa vizva meM eka saccA dharma hai aura yahI samasta mAnavoM kA Adi dharma hai / 17 prophesara tAna-yuna-zAna ke zabdoM meM 'ahiMsA kA pracAra vaijJAnika tathA spaSTa rUpa se jaina tIrthaGkaroM dvArA kiyA gayA hai jisameM antima mahAvIra vardhamAna the|' kendrIya dhArA sabhA ke bhUtapUrva adhyakSa SaNmukha ceDDI kA yaha abhimata hai ki bhArata ke jainI hI yahA~ ke mUlanivAsI haiM kyoMki Arya loga jaba bAhara se bhArata meM Aye the usa samaya bhArata meM jo dravIr3a loga rahate the unakA dharma jaina dharma hI thaa| mahAmahopAdhyAya DaoN. satIzacandrajI vidyAbhUSaNa, priMsipala saMskRta kAleja, kalakattA kA yaha mantavya hai ki jaina dharma taba se pracalita hai jaba se saMsAra meM sRSTi kA Arambha huA hai| mujhe isameM kisI prakAra kA ujra nahIM hai ki vaha vedAnta Adi darzanoM se pUrva kA hai| lokamAnya bAlagaMgAdhara tilaka likhate haiM- rAnyoM evaM sAmAjika AkhyAnoM se jAnA jAtA hai, ki jaina dharma anAdi hai - yaha viSaya nirvivAda evaM mata-bheda se rahita hai / sutarAM, isa viSaya meM itihAsa ke sabala pramANa haiM...... jaina dharma prAcInatA meM prathama nambara hai / pracalita dharmoM meM jo prAcIna dharma haiM, unameM bhI yaha prAcIna hai| 18 mahAmahopAdhyAya paM. rAma mizra zAstrI jaina dharma kI prAcInatA ko sapramANa prastuta karate hue likhate haiM- "jaina dharma taba se pracalita huA jaba se sRSTi kA prArambha huA / isameM mujhe kisI bhI prakAra kI Apatti nahIM hai, ki jaina dharma vedAntAdi darzanoM se pUrva kA hai|" suprasiddha itihAsajJa pro. meksamUlara jaina dharma ko anya dharma kI zAkhA na mAna kara likhate haiM"vizeSataH prAcIna bhArata meM kisI bhI dharmAntara se kucha grahaNa karake eka nUtana dharma pracAra karane kI prathA hI nahIM thii| jaina dharma hindUdharma se sarvathA svatantra hai, vaha usakI zAkhA yA rUpAntara nahIM hai / " pAzcAtya vicAraka mejara janarala je. sI. Ara. pharlAMga, epha. Ara. esa. I. ne likhA hai ki"bauddha dharma ne prAcIna IsAI dharma ko kauna se aitihAsika sAdhanoM se prabhAvita kiyA isakI gaveSaNA karate hue yaha niHsandeha svIkAra karanA hogA ki isa dharma ne jaina dharma ko svIkAra kiyA thA, jo vAstava meM araboM kharaboM varSoM se karor3oM manuSyoM kA prAcIna dharma thaa|" jaina dharma ke Arambha ko jAna pAnA asambhava hai / 20 bhAratavarSa kA sabase prAcIna dharma jainadharma hI hai / 21 sana 1956 meM jApAna meM jimuju vizvadharma pariSada kA Ayojana huA thaa| usa Ayojana meM barmA ucca nyAyAlaya ke mukhya nyAyamUrti mA yUcAna, sunaAMga ne apane adhyakSIya abhibhASaNa meM kahA-"jaina 16 jainadharma kI prAcInatA, pR. 8 17 Yea, his (Jain) religion is the only true one uponearth, the Description of the Character, 18 19 - ahiMsA vANI, varSa 6 aMka 4, julAI 56, pR0 197-198 Through What Historical channels did Buddhism influence early Christianity, We must widen this enquiry by making it embrace Jainism the undoubtedly prior faith of comparative religion. -Intro, p. 1 It is impossible to find a beginning for Jainism -Ibid., p. 13 Jainism thus appears an earliest faith of India. -Ibid., p. 15 Rushabhdev: Ek Parishilan 8 270 a 20 21 prinitive faith of all mankind. Manners and Customs of the people of India and of their institutions religious and civil.

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dharma saMsAra ke jJAta sabhI prAcIna dharmoM meM se eka hai aura usakA ghara bhArata hai| 22 *5 Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth DaoN. jimmara jaina dharma ko prAgaitihAsika tathA vaidika dharma se pRthak dharma hai isakA pratipAdana karate hue likhate haiM "brAhmaNa AryoM se jaina dharma kI utpatti nahIM huI hai, apitu vaha bahuta hI prAcIna prAk Arya uttara-pUrvI bhArata kI ucca zreNI ke sRSTi vijJAna evaM manuSya ke Adi vikAsa tathA rIti-rivAjoM ke adhyayana ko vyakta karatA hai / 23 Aja prAgaitihAsika kAla ke mahApuruSoM ke astitva ko siddha karane ke sAdhana upalabdha nahIM haiM, isakA artha yaha nahIM hai, ki ve mahApuruSa hue hI nahIM haiN| avasarpiNI kAla meM bhogabhUmi ke anta meM arthAt pASANa kAla ke avasAna para kRSikAla ke prArambha meM prathama tIrthakara RSabha hue, jinhoMne mAnava ko sabhyatA kA pATha pddh'aayaa| unake pazcAt aura bhI tIrthakara hue, jinameM se kitanoM kA ullekha vedAdi granthoM meM bhI milatA hai, ataH jaina dharma bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke kAla se calA A rahA hai| isa prakAra spaSTa hai ki, jainadharma prAgaitihAsika, ati prAcIna aura anAdi hai / atIta kAla se pracalita dharma hai aura usake saMsthApaka bhagavAn RSabhadeva haiN| samrATa bharata unake putra the| ina pramANoM ke atirikta anya itihAsa ke pramANa upalabdha nahIM hote, kyoMki bhagavAn RSabha prAgaitihAsika kAla meM hue haiM / purAtAtvika dRSTi se pRthvI para mAnava kI utpatti lagabhaga aThAraha lAkha varSa pUrva aphrikA meM huI thI, jabaki bhAratavarSa meM manuSya jAti kA AvirbhAva madhya plAyasTosina (Middle Pleistocine) kAla arthAt lagabhaga do lAkha varSa pUrva mAnA gayA hai| prArambha ke pASANayugIna mAnavoM ke aujAra to saritA ke taToM para upalabdha hue haiN| karIba paccIsa hajAra varSa pUrva ke madhya pASANayugIna mAnavoM ne zikAra ke sAtha kandamUla kA AhAra karanA bhI sIkha liyA thA, para IsA se cAra sahasra varSa pUrva taka bhAratIya mAnava ko miTTI ke pAtroM kA nirmANa karanA aura kRSi karma parijJAta nahIM thaa| kveTA ke sannikaTa kIlI gola mohammada ke purAtAttvika utkhanana se jJAta miTTI ke pAtra rahita grAmya saMskRti kA samaya kArbana - 14 kI pravidhi se 3690-85 I. pU. va 35910 -515 I. pU. nizcita kiyA gayA hai| isa samaya taka pazupAlana aura kRSi kA prArambha ho cukA thA sindhu ghATI sabhyatA ke pUrva kI koTar3ajI aura kAlIbaMgA kI saMskRti kA samaya tIna hajAra I. pUrva nizcita kiyA gayA hai| jisa samaya miTTI ke pAtra evaM suvyavasthita bhavya bhavana banAne kA kArya prArambha ho cukA thA / sindhu ghATI sabhyatA kA vistAra saurASTra tathA pazcimI rAjasthAna ke atirikta gaMgA ghATI meM Alamagirapura taka thaa| jisakA samaya paccIsa sau se aThAraha I. pUrva mAnA jAtA hai| prastuta Aryetara saMskRti ke prati ghRNA ke bhAva Rgveda ke prArambhika sUktoM meM prakaTa hue haiN| rAjasthAna evaM madhyapradeza kI tAmrAzmayugIna grAmya saMskRti kA kAla 1900 se 600 I. pUrva tathA gaMgA-yamunA kI ghATI meM vikasita Akara veyara kI grAmya saMskRti aThAraha sau se gyAraha sau I. pU. aura usI paramparA meM AryoM se sambaddha kI jAne vAlI citrita sileTI pAtroM kI saMskRti kA kAla gyAraha sau I. pU. mAnA gayA hai / "jainoM kA mata hai ki jainadharma 9 bhArata ke suprasiddha itihAsajJa zrI jayacanda vidyAlaMkAra ne likhA haiati prAcIna hai, aura mahAvIra se pUrva teIsa tIrthaGkara ho cuke haiM, jo usa dharma ke pravartaka evaM pracAraka the| sarvaprathama tIrthaMkara samrATa RSabhadeva the jinake eka putra bharata ke nAma se isa deza kA nAma bhAratavarSa prasiddha huA / " jainadharma ke Adya-saMsthApaka bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke janma, rAjyazAsana kA mukhya kendra ayodhyA aura 22 23 ahiMsA vANI, varSa 6, aMka 7 akTUbara 1956, pR. 305 / Jainism, does not derive from Brahman Aryan sources but reflects the cosmology and anthropology of a much old, Pre-Aryan upper class of north-eastern India. -The Philosophies of India, p. 217 Rushabhdev Ek Parishilan 271

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth ikSvAkubhUmi, hastinApura Adi bastI kA samaya I. pU. aThAraha sau varSa mAnate haiN| yaha jo mantavya hai vaha aitihAjisaka vidvAnoM kA hai| RSabhadeva aura paravartI tIrthaGkaroM ke vaMza, janmasthalI, varNa, nAma evaM zAsana kSetra se unheM Aryarakta mAnane kI paramparA ucita hai| yadyapi purAtatvavettA gaMgA ghATI kI citrita sileTI pAtra saMskRti ko hI AryoM se sambandhita karate haiM, kyoMki isake pUrva kI AryoM kI bhUmi ke rUpa meM saptasiMdhu pradeza aura brahmavarta pradeza kI pratiSThA vaidika sAhitya meM pragaTa hotI hai| sindhu ghATI kI Aryettara sabhyatA ke prApta dhvaMsAzeSa aura utkhananoM se bhI yahI pratIta hotA hai, ki jainadharma ke Adi saMsthApaka RSabhadeva the| yadi hama jainetara sAhityika pramANoM kA vivecana kareM, to unakA caritra paurANika manu se milatA hai| Rgveda meM varNita vAtarazanA muni va RSabhadeva zramaNa saMskuti se sambandhita haiN| Rgveda hammurAbI (I. pU. 2123-2018) ke abhilekhoM, sindhu sabhyatA, sumerU sabhyatA evaM IrAna meM vRSabha ko deva rUpa mAnA gayA thaa| sambhavataH kRSi karma kI mahattA ke kAraNa vRSabha ko yaha viziSTa gaurava pradAna kiyA gayA hogaa| bhArata kI Aryetara sindhu sabhyatA meM baila kI mRNmaya mUrtiyA~ evaM mudrAMkita zreSTha AkRtiyoM se RSabhadeva kI mahattA spaSTa hotI hai| * pAzcAtya vidvAnoM kI khoja : jaina dharma bhArata ke hI vividha aMcaloM meM nahIM apitu vaha eka dina videzoM meM bhI phailA huA thaa| hamAre prastuta kathana kI puSTi mahAn vicAraka pAdarI revareNDa ebbe je. e. DubAI ne apanI phrAnsIsI bhASA kI pustaka meM eka jagaha kI hai| ve likhate haiM- "eka yuga meM jaina dharma sampUrNa eziyA meM sAiberiyA se rAjakumArI taka aura kespIyana jhIla se lekara kemsa caTakA khAr3I taka phailA huA thaa|" revareNDa DubAI ke prastuta abhimata kI puSTi meM bhI aneka pramANa haiN| videzoM meM aneka sthaloM para khudAI karane para tIrthaGkaroM kI vibhinna mudrAe~ prApta huI haiM jo vahA~ kI anubhUtiyoM meM bhI vibhinna ghaTanAoM evaM tathyoM ko ujAgara karatI bhagavAna RSabhadeva videzoM meM bhI paramArAdhya rahe haiN| vahA~ para ve kRSi ke devatA, varSA ke devatA aura sUrya deva ke rUpa meM upAsya rahe haiN| DaoN. kAmatAprasAda jaina ne sabhI mAnyatAoM aura gaveSaNAoM kA vargIkaraNa karate hue likhA hai"pUrva meM cIna aura jApAna bhI unake nAma aura kAma se paricita haiN| bauddha-cInI tripiTaka meM unakA ullekha prApta hotA hai| jApAniyoM ne (Rok' shab) kahakara AhvAna kiyA hai| madhya eziyA, mizra aura yunAna meM ve sUryadeva jJAna kI dRSTi se ArAdhya rahe haiM, aura phoneziyA meM rezepha nAma se baila ke cihna meM udRGkita kiye gaye haiN| madhya eziyA meM RSabhadeva (Bull God) arthAt 'bADa Ala' nAma se abhihita kiye gaye haiN| phaNika logoM kI bhASA meM rezepha zabda kA artha 'sIMgoM vAlA devatA' hai, jo RSabha ke baila ke cihna kA dyotaka hai| sAtha hI 'rezepha' zabda kA sAmya bhI 'RSabha' zabda se hai|" prophesara Ara. jI. harSa ne apane anveSaNAtmaka lekha24 meM likhA hai- 'Alasipha (sAiprasa) se prApta apolo (sUrya) kI I. pUrva bArahavIM zatI kI pratikRti kA dvitIya nAma 'rezepha' (Reshf) hai| prastuta rezepha 'RSabha' kA hI apabhraMza rUpa ho sakatA hai aura sambhava hai, ki yaha RSabha hI RSabhadeva hone caahiye| 24 buleTina Apha dI Dekkana kaoNleja risarca insTITayUTa, bhAga 14, khaNDa 3, pR. 226- 236 / / Rushabhdev : Ek Parishilan 362724

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth yUnAna meM sUryadeva apolI ko aisI pratikRtiyA~ prApta huI haiM, jinakA sAmya RSabhadeva kI pratikRti ke sAtha ho sakatA haiM / " DaoNkTara kAlIdAsa nAga ne madhya eziyA meM DelphI sthala se saMprApta eka Argiva pratimUrti kA citra apanI pustaka meM diyA hai, jise ve lagabhaga dasa sahasra varSa purAnA mAnate haiM, jo bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI AkRti se milatA-julatA hai| isameM kandhoM para laharAtI jaTAe~ bhI dikhAI gaI haiM, jo unake keza rakhane kA pratIka hai| 'Argiva' zabda kA artha sambhavataH agramAnava yA agradeva ke rUpa meM ho sakatA hai| 'phaNika loga jainadharma ke upAsaka bhI the' prastuta kathana jaina kathA sAhitya meM Aye hue phaNi logoM ke udAharaNoM se jJAta hotA hai ataH phaNikoM ke bADala (Bull God) RSabha jJAta hote haiN| yaha nAma pratIkavAdI zailI meM hai| isa prakAra bhArata ke atirikta bAhya dezoM meM bhI bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA virAT vyaktitva vibhinna rUpoM meM camakA hai| sambhava hai, unhoMne mAnavoM ko kRSi kalA kA parijJAna karAyA thA ataH ve 'kRSi devatA' kahe gaye hoN| Adhunika vijJa unheM 'egrIkalcara eja' kA mAnate haiN| dezanA rUpI varSA karane se ve 'varSA ke devatA' kahe gaye haiM / kevalajJAnI hone se 'sUryadeva' ke rUpa meM mAnya rahe haiN| / RSabhadeva kA jIvana vyaktitva aura kRtitva vizva ke koTI-koTI mAnavoM ke liye kalyANarUpa, maMgalarUpa va varadAnarUpa rahA hai / ve zramaNa saMskRti va brAhmaNa saMskRti ke Adi puruSa haiM / ve bhAratIya saMskRti ke hI nahIM; mAnava saMskRti ke Adya-nirmAtA haiN| unake himAlaya sadRza virAT jIvana para dRSTipAta karane se mAnava kA mastiSka U~cA ho jAtA hai aura antarabhAva zraddhA se nata ho jAtA hai| 273 Rushabhdev: Ek Parishilan

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// jaina dharma kA maulika itihAsa // AcArya hastImalajI jaina zAstroM ke anusAra isa avasarpiNIkAla meM 24 tIrthaMkara, 12 cakravatI, 9 vAsudeva, 9 prativAsudeva aura 9 baladeva- ye 63 uttama puruSa hue haiN| inako zAstrIya paribhASA meM triSaSThi zalAkA puruSa kahA jAtA hai| inakA vistRta citraNa prAcIna jaina-jaineMtara granthoM ke AdhAra se isa grantha meM sundara rUpa se prastutikaraNa kiyA gayA hai| yahA~ isa grantha meM samAviSTa bhagavAna RSabhadeva aura aSTApada viSayaka kucha tathyoM kA nidarzana kiyA gayA hai| * dezanA aura tIrtha sthApanA : kevalajJAnI aura vItarAgI bana jAne ke pazcAt RSabhadeva pUrNa kRtakRtya ho cuke the| ve cAhate to ekAnta sAdhanA se bhI apanI mukti kara lete, phira bhI unhoMne dezanA dii| isake kaI kAraNa batAye gaye haiN| prathama to yaha ki jaba taka dezanA de kara dharmatIrtha kI sthApanA nahIM kI jAtI, taba taka tIrthaMkara nAma karma kA bhoga nahIM hotaa| dUsarA, jaisA ki praznavyAkaraNa sUtra meM kahA gayA hai, samasta jagajIvoM kI rakSA va dayA ke liye bhagavAn ne pravacana diyaa| ataH bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko zAstra meM prathama dharmopadezaka kahA gayA hai| vaidika purANoM meM bhI unheM dazavidha dharma kA pravartaka mAnA gayA hai| jisa dina bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne prathama dezanA dI, vaha phAlguna kRSNA ekAdazI kA dina thaa| usa dina bhagavAn ne zruta evaM cAritra dharma kA nirUpaNa karate hue rAtribhojana viramaNa sahita ahiMsA, satya, acaurya, brahmacarya aura aparigraharUpa paMcamahAvrata dharma kA upadeza diyaa| prabhu ne samajhAyA ki mAnava-jIvana kA lakSya bhoga nahIM yoga hai, rAga nahIM virAga hai, vAsanA nahIM sAdhanA hai, vRttiyoM kA haThAt damana nahIM apitu jJAnapUrvaka zamana hai| 1. prazna pra. sNvr| 2. brahmANDa purANa... 3. (ka) phagguNabahule ikkArasII aha aTTameNabhatteNa / uppannaMmi aNaMte mahabbayA paMca pnnve|| -Avazyaka niyukti gAthA-340 (kha) savva jagajIva rakkhaNa dayaThyAe pAvayaNaM bhagavayA sukhiyN| -prazna vyaakrnn-2|1| Pg. 119-121 Rushabhdev Vol. I Ch. 2-C, Jain Dharma ka Maulik Itihas 3274 -

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bhagavAn kI pIyUSavarSiNI vANI se nikale hue ina virAga pUrNa udgAroM ko suna kara samrAT bharata ke RSabhasena Adi pA~ca sau putroM evaM sAta sau pautroM ne sAdhu-saMgha meM aura brAhmI Adi pA~ca sau sannAriyoM ne sAdhvI saMgha meM dIkSA grahaNa kI / mahArAja bharata samyagdarzI zrAvaka hue| isI prakAra zreyAMzakumAra Adi sahasroM narapuMgavoM aura subhadrA Adi sannAriyoM ne samyagdarzana aura zrAvaka vrata grahaNa kiyaa| isa prakAra sAdhu-sAdhvI zrAvaka aura zrAvikA rUpa yaha cAra prakAra kA saMgha sthApita huaa| dharmatIrtha kI sthApanA karane se bhagavAn sarvaprathama tIrthaMkara kahalAye / RSabhasena ne bhagavAn kI vANI sunakara pravrajyA grahaNa kI aura tIna pRcchAoM se unhoMne caudaha pUrva kA jJAna prApta kiyA / bhagavAn ke caurAsI gaNadharoM meM prathama gaNadhara RSabhasena hue| kahIM-kahIM puDarIka nAma kA bhI ullekha milatA hai parantu samavAyAMga sUtra Adi ke AdhAra se puMDarIka nahIM, RSabhasena nAma hI saMgata pratIta hotA hai| RSabhadeva ke sAtha pravrajyA grahaNa karane vAle jina cAra hajAra vyaktiyoM ke liye pahale kSudhA, pipAsAdi kaSToM se ghabarA kara tApasa hone kI bAta kahI gaI thI, una logoM ne bhI jaba bhagavAn kI kevala - jJAnotpatti aura tIrtha - pravartana kI bAta sunI to, kaccha mahAkaccha ko chor3akara zeSa sabhI bhagavAn kI sevA me Aye aura ArhatI pravrajyA grahaNa kara sAdhu saMgha meM sammilita ho gye| " AcArya jinasena ke matAnusAra RSabhadeva ke 84 gaNadharoM ke nAma isa prakAra haiM : 1. vRSabhasena 2. kumbha 3. dRDharatha 4. zatrudamana 5. devazarmA 6. dhanadeva 7. nandana 8. somadatta 9. suradatta 10. vAyazarmA 4. 5. 6. 11. subAhu 12. devAgni 13. agnideva 14. agnibhUti 15. tejasvI 16. agnimitra 17. haladhara 18. mahIdhara 19. mAhendra 20. vasudeva 21. vasundhara Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth 22. acala 23. meru 24. bhUti 25. sarvasaha 26. yajJa 27. sarvagupta 28. sarvapriya 29. sarvadeva 30. vijaya 31. vijayagupta 32. vijayamitra 33. vijayazrI 34. parAkhya 35. aparAjita 36. vasumitra 275 "bhagavao sagAse pavvatA / " - A. ni. ma. pR. 230 (ba) tri. 1/3/654 harivaMza purANa, sarga 12, zloka 54-70 37. vasusena 38. sAdhusena 39. satyadeva 40. satyaveda 41. sarvagupta 42. mitra 43. satyavAn 44. vinIta 45. saMvara tattha usabhaseNo NAma bharahassa ranno puto so dhamma soUNa pavvaito teNa tihiM pucchAhiM cohasapuvvAI gahitAI uppanne vigate ghute, tattha bambhIvi pavvaiyA / - A. cUrNi pR 182 46. RSigupta 47. RSidatta 48. yajJadeva Jain Dharma ka Maulik Itihas

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth 50. yajJamitra 51. yajJadatta 52. svayaMbhuva 53. bhAgadatta 54. bhAgaphalgu 55. gupta 56. gupta phalgu 57. mitra phalgu 58. prajApati 59. satya yaza 60. varuNa 61. dhanavAhika 62. mahendradatta 63. tejorAzi 64. mahAratha 65. vijayazruti 66. mahAbala 67. suvizAla 68. vajra 69. vaira 70. candracUDa 71. meghezvara 72. kaccha 73. mahAkaccha 74. sukaccha 75. atibala bhadrAvali 76. 77. nami 78. vinami 79. bhadrabala nandI 80. 81. mahAnubhAva 82. nandImitra 83. kAmadeva 84. anupama jabaki suSama- duHSama nAmaka tIsare Araka ke samApta hone meM 89 pakSa (tIna varSa, ATha mAsa aura pandraha dina) zeSa rahe the, usa samaya prabhu RSabhadeva nirvANa ko prApta hue prabhu ke sAtha jina 10,000 sAdhuoM ne pAdapopagamana saMdhArA kiyA thA ve bhI prabhu ke sAtha siddha-buddha-mukta hue| * nirvANa mahotsava : - 276 a 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 RSi ke sAtha aSTApada parvata ke zikhara para Aye / devarAja zakra kI AjJA se devoM ne tIna citAoM aura tIna zivikAoM kA nirmANa kiyA / zakra 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 rkhaa| "jaya jaya nandA, jaya jaya bhaddA " Adi jayaghoSoM aura divya deva vAdyoM kI tumula dhvani ke sAtha indroM ne prabhu kI zibikA 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 rkhaa| devoM ne gaNadharoM ke pArthiva zarIra unake antima saMskAra ke lie nirmita dUsarI citA para aura sAdhuoM ke zarIra tIsarI citA para rakhe / zakra kI AjJA se agnikumAroM ne kramazaH tInoM citAoM meM agni kI vikurvaNA kI aura vAyukumAra devoM ne agni ko prajvalita kiyaa| usa samaya agnikumAroM aura vAyukumAroM ke netra azruoM se pUrNa aura mana zoka se bojhila bane hue the / gozIrSacandana 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 zakra 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 kiyA / taduparAnta devarAja zakra ne bhavanapati, vANavyantara, jyotiSka aura vaimAnika devoM ko sambodhita karate hue kaha- "he devAnupriyo zIghratA se sarvaratnamaya vizAla AlayoM (sthAna) vAle tIna caitya stupa kA nirmANa kro| unameM se eka to tIrthakura prabhu RSabhadeva kI citA para dUsarA gaNadharoM kI citA para aura tIsarA una vimukta aNagAroM 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 caityastUpoM kA nirmANa kiyA / Avazyaka niryukti meM una devanirmita aura Avazyaka malaya meM bharata nirmita caityastUpoM ke sambandha meM jo ullekha hai, vaha isa prakAra hai Jain Dharma ka Maulik Itihas

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth maDayaM mayasa deho, taM marudevIe paDhama siddho tti| devehiM purA mahiyaM, jhAvaNayA aggisakkAro y||60 / / so jiNadehAINaM, devehiM kato citAsu thUbhA y| saddo ya ruNNasaddo, logo vi tato tahAya kato, tato tathA bhagavadehAdidagadhasthAneSu bharatena stUpA kRtA, tato loke'pi tata Arabhya mRtaka dAha sthAneSu stUpA prvrtnte| Avazyaka mly|| bha0 RSabhadeva, unake gaNadharoM aura antevAsI sAdhuoM kI tIna citAoM para pRthak-pRthak 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| vaidika paramparA ke sAhitya meM mAgha kRSNA caturdazI ke dina Adideva kA zivaliMga ke rUpa meM udbhava honA mAnA gayA hai| bhagavAn AdinAtha ke ziva-pada prApti kA isase sAmya pratIta hotA hai| yaha sambhava hai ki bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI niSadyA (citA sthala) para jo stUpa kA nirmANa kiyA gayA vahI Age cala kara stUpAkAra cihna zivaliMga ke rUpa meM loka meM pracalita ho gayA ho| * Kevalgyan : Rushabhdev traveled extensively for a period of 100 years into Arya and Anarya Desh to annihilate the four Ghati Karmas. All along, he led an austere life, walking barefoot and freeing his mind of evil thoughts, such as pride, greed, lust and fear. He observed perfect celibacy and exercised full control over mind and senses. Most of the time he maintained complete silence (Maun-vrat) as well as fasting for days. A considerable amount of his time was spent in the highest kind of meditation. Finally he observed Attam Tap (penace consisting of three consecutive days of fasting) sitting under a banyan tree in deep meditation and on the eleventh day in the second half of the Fagun he attained Kevalyan (absoute knowledge.) Indra & other Gods thronged there to celebrate the fourth Kalyanak (Kevalgyan) They constructed a divine Assembly Hall known as Samovsarana for Adinath Bhagwan's first sermon. Samovsarana is either circular or square. There are three levels, lower is silver, middle is gold and upper is of precious stones. Lower one is for parking, middle one is for animals and uppermost for Sadhu-Sadhvis and Devta & human beings. During one of his sermons Adinath Bhagwan explained to Bharat about forth coming chovishi and 24 Tirthankars. * Moksha-Nirvana: When he learnt that his life was to come to an end he went a top Mount Ashtapad along with 10000, Jain Munis for santhara (fasting unto death). When third era was short of three year & eight half month, on the thirteenth day of second half of Maha under the influence of Abhijeet Nakshatra -after six days of fasting, Bhagwan attained Nirvana (Salvation). 7. jaMbUdvIpa prajJapti aura kalpasUtra 199. sU. 8. IzAna saMhitA (ka) mAghe kRSNe caturdazyAbhAdidevo mahAnizi zivaliMgagatayodabhUtaH kiittisuury-smprbhH|| tatkAlavyApinI grAhyA, zivarAtrivate tithiH / (kha) mAghamAsasya zeSe yA, prathame phAlgunasya c| kRSNA caturdazI sA tu, zivarAtriH prakIrtitA / / (kAlamAghavIya nAgarakhaNDa) -26 277 - Jain Dharma ka Maulik Itihas

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dIkSA (1 lAkha pUrva) , || zrI RSabhadeva caritra (saMkSipta) // dIptibena ke. zAha hAlamAM pU.sA. hemayazAzrIjI mAtA - marudevA laMchana - vRSabha pitA - nAbhirAjA varNa - suvarNa janmabhUmi - ayodhyA uMcAI - 500 dhanuSa Ayu - 84 lAkha pUrva (1 pUrva= 7056000 karoDa varSa) bhava | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 lalitAMga 'kumArAvasthA (20 lAkha parva) rAjyavasthA (63 lAkhapUrva) 11 | 12 | 13 'vidhAdhara, jIvAnaMda vaidya vajanAbha cakravartI bha ka prathama bhava... ghI vahorAvatA samyaktvanI prApti ! che. pAMcamA bhavamAM... zreyAMsakumArano jIva potAnI devI hatI. navamA bhavamAM... 5 mitro sAthe muninI cikitsA karI. dIkSA lIdhI. * agyAramo bhava... vIza sthAnakanI ArAdhanAthI tIrthaMkara nAma karmanI nikAcanA... karI. A sarvArthasiddha vimAnathI cyavyA... mAtAne vRSabhanuM svapna... tethI RSabha nAmakaraNa. ja phAgaNa vada 8- janma ikvAku vaMzanI sthApanA. * sunaMdA ane sumaMgalA sAthe vivAha... sumaMgalAthI bharata ane brAhmInuM yugala ane bIjA 49 yugala; ane sunaMdAthI bAhubalI ane suMdarInuM yugala... kula 100 putro ane 2 putrI. rAjyakALe... puruSone 72 kaLA ane strIone 64 kaLA zIkhavI. phAgaNa vada 8.. dIkSA. chaThThano tapa.. 4 muSTi loca... 4000 sAthe saMyama.. dIkSA kALe... varasItapa ! hastinApuramAM zreyAMsakumAranA hAthe zeraDInA rasathI pAraNuM. dIkSA pachI 1000 varSe aThThama tapa pUrvaka kevaLajJAna-alhAbAdamAM 84 gaNadhara. * kevaLajJAna kALe... pratyeka phAgaNa suda 8 gheTInI pAyagethI zatruMjaya upara, rAyaNa vRkSa nIce pUrva 99 vAra samosaryA ! ka poSa vada 13- nirvANa kALe... 10000 munio sAthe 6 divasanA aNasaNa pUrvaka aSTApada parvata upara mokSa. Shree Rushabhdev Charitra - 278 -

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zItaLa-zreyAMsa-vAsupUjya jina vaMdanA... sirisIyalo jiNeso, naMdAdevImaNaM buhi-maMyako / vaDharadarivato , mAvaMchiyAgo mannA ||2|| daDharatha rAjAnA putra, naMdAdevInA hRdayanA AnaMdarUpa ane jagatane AhalAda karavAmAM caMdrasamAna evA he zItaLasvAmI ! tame amane harSakArI thAo. 10 siriviNhu mAutaNao, viNhunariMdakulamottiyAbharaNaM / nIseyasasiriramaNo, sijjaMso deu me mokkhaM // 11 // zrI viSNudevInA putra, viSNu rAjAnA vaMzamAM motI samAna ane mokSarUpa lakSmInA bharathAra evA he zreyAMsaprabhu ! tame kalyANane mATe thAo. 11 vasupujjanariMdasuo, mAijayAhiyayapaMkayAicco / arihaMtavAsupujjo, simassiriM dijja bhavvANaM / / 12 / / vasupUjya rAjAnA putra, jayAdevI rUpa vidUra parvatanI bhUmimAM ratnarUpa ane jagatane pUjya evA he vAsupUjya ! tame mokSa lakSmIne Apo. 12

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che bharata cakravartI che triSaSTi zalAkA puruSa caritra caritAnuyogano mahattvapUrNa graMtha che. kalikAlasarvajJa zrI hemacaMdrAcArya viracita A graMthanA prathama parvanA 6ThThA sargamAM bharatacakrInuM aSTApada para mokSagamananuM varNana karavAmAM AvyuM che. teno aMza atre ApavAmAM Avyo che. pratyeka tIrthakarane stuti pUrvaka namaskAra karIne mahArAjA bharata siMhaniSadyA caityanI bahAra nIkaLyA ane priya mitranI peThe e suMdara caityane vAMkA vALI pAchI najare jotAM jotAM aSTApada parvata uparathI nIce utaryA. potAnuM mana te parvatamAM lagna thayeluM hovAthI jANe vastrano cheDo bharAyo hoya tema ayodhyApati maMdamaMda gatie ayodhyA tarapha cAlyA. zokanA pUranI jema sainyathI uDelI raja vaDe dizAone AkuLa karatA zokArta cakrI ayodhyAnI samIpe AvI pahoMcyA jANe cakrInA sahodara hoya tema temanA duHkhathI atyaMta duHkhI thayelA nagarajanoe sAzradaSTie joyelA mahArAjAe potAnI vinItA nagarImAM praveza karyo. pachI bhagavaMtane saMbhArI saMbhArIne vRSTi pachI avazeSa rahelA meghanI peThe azrujaLanA biMdune varasAvatA teo potAnA rAjamahelamAM peThA. dravya haraNa thayela puruSa jema dravyanuM ja dhyAna karyA kare, tema prabhurUpI dhana haraNa thayAthI temaNe UbhA rahetA, cAlatA, sutA ane jAgatA, bahAra ne aMdara rAtadivasa prabhunuM ja dhyAna karavA mAMDyuM. bIjA hetuthI paNa potAnI pAse aSTApada parvata taraphathI AvanArA puruSone, teo jANe pUrvanI peThe prabhune mATe kAMI kahevA AvyA hoya tema mAnavA lAgyA. AvI rIte zokAkuLa mahArAjAne joI maMtrIo temane kahevA lAgyA - "he mahArAjA ! ApanA pitAzrI RSabhadeva prabhue prathama gRhavAsamAM rahIne paNa pazunI peThe anna evA sarva lokone vyavahAra nItimAM pravartAvyA, tyAra pachI dIkSA laI thoDA kALamAM kevaLajJAna pAmI A jagatanA lokone bhava samudramAMthI uddhAra karavAnI icchAe dharmamAM pravartAvyA, chevaTe pote kRtArtha thaI avarajanone kRtArtha karI parama padane pAmyA, tevA parama prabhuno tame zoka kema karo cho ?" AvI rIte pratibodhita karelA cakrI dhIme dhIme rAjakAryamAM pravartavA lAgyA. rAhuthI mukta thayelA caMdranI peThe zanaiHzanaiH zokamukta thayelA bharatacakrI bahAra vihAra bhUmimAM vicaravA lAgyA. viMdhyAcaLane saMbhAratA gajeMdranI peThe prabhunA caraNane saMbhAratA ane viSAda karatA mahArAjAnI pAse AvIne Aptajano sadA vinoda karAvavA lAgyA. Bharat Chakravarti Vol. I Ch. 1-A, Pg. 046-050 - 281 - Bharat Chakravarti

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. eka divasa bharatezvara snAna karI, balikarma kalpI, devaduSya vastrathI zarIrane sApha karI, kezamAM puSpamALA guMthI, gozIrSa caMdana vaDe sarva aMgamAM vilepana karI. amUlya ane divya ratnanA AbhUSaNo sarvAge dhAraNa karI. aMtaHpuranI zreSTha strIonA parivAra sAthe chaDIdAre batAvele raste aMtaHpura mAMhenA ratnanA AdarzagRhamAM gayA. tyAM AkAza ane sphaTika mahinA jevA nirmaLa tathA potAnA sarva aMganuM rUpa pratibiMba rUpe dekhI zakAya tevA, zarIranAM pramANa jevaDA darpaNamAM potAnA svarUpane jotAM mahArAjAnI eka AMgaLImAMthI mudrikA paDI gaI. jema mayUranI kaLAmAMthI eka pIMchuM paDI jAya tenI tene khabara paDe nahIM, tema paDI gayelI te mudrikA mahArAjAnA jANavAmAM AvI nahIM. anukrame zarIranA sarvabhAgane jotAM jotAM divase caMdrikA vinAnI caMdrakaLAnI jema potAnI mudrikA rahita AMgaLI kAMtivinAnI jovAmAM AvI. "aho ! A AMgaLI zobhA rahita kema che?" ema ciMtavatA bharatarAye pRthvI upara paDelI te mudrikA joI. pachI teNe vicAryuM ke zuM bIjA aMgo paNa AbhUSaNa vinA zobhA rahita lAgatA haze ?' ema dhArI teNe bIjA AbhUSaNo paNa utAravA mAMDyA. prathama mastaka uparathI mANikyano mugaTa utAryo eTale mastaka ratnavinAnI mudrikA jevuM dekhAvA lAgyuM. kAna uparathI mANikyanA kuMDaLa utAryA eTale baMne kAna caMdra-sUrya vinAnI pUrva pazcima dizA jevA jaNAvA lAgyA. gaLacavo dUra karavAthI temanI grIvA jaLa vinAnI nadI jevI zobhA rahita jaNAvA lAgI. vakSasthaLa uparathI hAra utAryo eTale te tArA vinAnA AkAzanI jevuM zUnya lAgavA mAMDyuM. bAjubaMdha kADhI nAMkhelA baMne hAtha ardhalatApAzathI rahita thayelA be sAla vRkSa jevA jaNAvA lAgyA. hAthanA mULamAMthI kaDAM dUra karyA eTale te AmalasArA vinAnA prAsAda jevA jaNAvA lAgyA. bIjI sarva AMgaLIomAMthI mudrikAno tyAga karyo eTale te maNi rahita sarpanI phaNA jevI dekhAvA lAgI. caraNamAMthI pATakaTaka dUra karyA eTale te rAjahastInA suvarNa kaMkaNa rahita dAMtanI jevA jovAmAM AvyA. ema sarva aMganA AbhUSaNonA tyAga karavAthI patrarahita vRkSanI jema zobhA rahita thayelA potAnA zarIrane joI mahArAjA vicAravA lAgyA"aho ! A zarIrane dhikkAra che ! bhIMtane jema citrAdika kriyAthI kRtrima zobhA karAya che tema zarIranI paNa AbhUSaNothI ja kRtrima zobhA karAya che. aMdara viSTAdika maLathI ane bahAra mutrAdikanA pravAhathI malina evA A zarIramAM vicAra karatAM kAMIpaNa zobhAkArI jaNAtuM nathI. khArI jamIna jema varasAdanA jaLane dUSita kare che, tema A zarIra vilepana karelA kapUra ane kasturI vagerene paNa duSita kare che. jeo viSayathI virAga pAmIne mokSaphaLane ApanArA tapa tape che, te tattvavedI puruSo ja A zarIranuM phaLa grahaNa kare che." evI rIte vicAra karatAM samyak prakAre apUrvakaraNanA anukramathI kSapaka zreNImAM ArUDha thayelA zukladhyAnane pAmelA te mahArAjAne, vAdaLonA apagamathI jema sUryano prakAza thAya tema ghAtikarmanA kSayathI kevaLajJAna pragaTa thayuM. te vakhate tatkALa iMdranuM Asana kaMpAyamAna thayuM, kAraNa ke acetana vastuo paNa mahatu puruSonI moTI samRddhine kahI Ape che. avadhijJAnathI jANI iMdra bharata rAjAnI pAse Avyo, bhakta puruSo svAmInI peThe svAmInA putranI sevA paNa svIkAre che, to tevA svAmInA putrane kevaLajJAna utpanna thatAM zuM na kare ! iMdra tyAM AvIne kahyuM- "he kevaLajJAnI ! tame dravyaliMga svIkAra karo, jethI huM tamane vaMdanA karuM ane tamAro niSkramaNa utsava karuM." bharatezvare paNa te ja vakhate bAhubalinI jema paMcamuSTi kezotpAdanarUpa dIkSAnuM lakSaNa aMgIkAra karyuM, arthAt paMcamuSTi lonca karyo ane devatAoe ApelA rajoharaNa vagere upakaraNo svIkAryA. tyArapachI IMdra temane vaMdanA karI, kAraNa ke kevaLajJAna prApta thayuM hoya topaNa adIkSita puruSanI vaMdanA thAya Bharat Chakravarti - 282 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth nahIM evo AcAra che. te samaye bharatarAjAnA Azrita dazahajAra rAjAoe paNa dIkSA lIdhI, kema ke tevA svAmInI sevA paralokamAM paNa sukha ApanArI thAya che. pachI pRthvInA bhArane sahana karanArA bharatacakInA putra AdityayazAno iMdra rAjyAbhiSeka utsava karyo. RSabhasvAmInI jema mahAtmA bharatamunie kevaLajJAna utpanna thayA pachI grAma, khANa, nagara, araNya, giri ane droNamukha vageremAM dharmadezanAthI bhavI prANIne pratibodha karatAM, parivAra sahita lakSa pUrva paryata vihAra karyo. aMte temaNe paNa aSTApada upara jaI vidhisahita caturvidha AhAranuM pratyAkhyAna karyuM. eka mAsane aMte caMdra zravaNa nakSatrano hato teve samaye, anaMta catuSka (anaMta jJAna, anaMta darzana, anaMta cAritra ane anaMta vIrya) siddha thayA che jemane evA te maharSi siddhikSetrane prApta thayA. evI rIte bharatezvare sittotera pUrvalakSa kumArapaNAmAM nirgamana karyA, te vakhate bhagavAna RSabhadevajI pRthvInuM pratipAlana karatA hatA. bhagavaMta dIkSA laI chAstha avasthAmAM eka hajAra varSa rahyA, tema temaNe eka hajAra varSa mAMDalikapaNAmAM nirgamana karyA. eka hajAra varSe ochA evA cha lakSa pUrva temaNe cakravartIpaNAmAM nirgamana karyA. kevaLajJAna utpanna thayA pachI vizvanA anugrahane mATe divase sUryanI jema temaNe eka pUrva sudhI pRthvI upara vihAra karyo. e pramANe corAzI pUrva lakSa AyuSyane bhogavI mahAtmA bharata mokSa pratye pAmyA te vakhate tatkALa harSa pAmelA devatAonI sAthe svargapati iMdra temano mokSamahimA karyo. Ama, ahIM bharatarAjAe bhAvelI anitya bhAvanA tathA temanuM mokSagamana varNavyuM. - 283 - Bharat Chakravarti

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suMdarI ane 98 bhAIo che prastAvanA : bharata rAjA jyAre cha khaMDo jIvatA nIkaLe che tyAre temanI bahena suMdarI dIkSAnI anumati mAMge che paraMtu bharata rAjA anumati ApatA nathI. 60 hajAra varSa pachI jyAre teo cha khaMDo para vijaya prApta karIne pAchA Ave che tyAre atyaMta durbaLa thayelI suMdarIne joIne Azcaryasahita kheda pAme che. bharate suMdarIne dIkSA letAM rokI tyArathI teNe AyaMbila tapa AraMbhyo pariNAme zarIra atyaMta kaza thayuM. suMdarIe bharata sanmukha potAnI dIkSAnI bhAvanA abhivyakata karI. suMdarInI vAta sAMbhaLI bharatarAya bolyA- "aho ! pramAda athavA saralapaNAthI huM ATalA vakhata sudhI tenA vratamAM vidanakArI thaI paDayo. A putrI to pitAjIne anurUpa (sadaza) thaI ane ame putro haMmezAM viSayamAM Asakta tathA rAjyamAM atRpta rahenArA thayA! AyuSya samudranA jaLataraMganI jevuM nAzavaMta che, ema mArganuM avalokana karI levAya tema A gatvara AyuSyathI sAdhujananI jema mokSa sAdhI levo e ja yogya che. mAMsa, viSTA, mUtra, maLa, prasveda ane vyAdhimaya A zarIrane zaNagAravuM te gharanI khALane zaNagAravA jevuM che! he bena ! tamane zAbAza che ke tame A zarIrathI mokSarUpa phaLane utpanna karanAra vrata grahaNa karavAne iccho cho. nipuNa loko lavaNasamudramAMthI paNa ratnane grahaNa kare che" harSa pAmelA mahArAjAe A pramANe bolI dIkSAne mATe AjJA karavAthI, tapathI kRza thayelI suMdarI jANe puSTa hoya tema harSathI ullAsa pAmI. e samaye jagatarUpI mayUrane megha samAna bhagavAn RSabhasvAmI vihAra karatA aSTApadagirie AvIne samosaryA. jANe ratna, suvarNa ane rUpAno bIjo parvata hoya tevuM te parvata upara devatAoe samavasaraNa racyuM ane temAM besI prabhu dezanA ApavA lAgyA. giripAlakoe AvI tatkALa bharatapatine te nivedana karyuM. medinIpatine e vRttAMta sAMbhaLavAthI bharata kSetranA pakhaMDanA vijayathI paNa adhika pramoda thayo. svAmInA Agamanane kahenArA te bRtyone temaNe sADI bAra koTI sonaiyAnuM pAritoSika ApyuM ane suMdarIne kahyuM'tArA manorathanI mUrtimaMta jANe siddhi hoya tevA jagaguru vihAra karatA ahIM AvyA che." pachI cakrIe dAsIjananI jema aMtaHpuranI strIonI pAse suMdarIno niSkramaNaabhiSeka karAvyo. snAna karI, pavitra vilepana karyA pachI jANe bIjAM vilepana karyuM hoya tevA cheDAvALA ujjavaLa vastra ane uttama ratnAlaMkAra suMdarIe paheryA. jo ke teNe zIlarUpa mahAalaMkAra dhAraNa karela hato to paNa AcAra jALavavAne mATe teNe bIja alaMkAro svIkAryA. te vakhate rUpasaMpatti vaDe zobhatI jaMgama suMdarInI pAse strIratna subhadrA dAsI jevI lAgatI hatI. ziyaLa vaDe suMdara te bALA jaMgama kalpavallInI jema yAcakone je mAge te ApatI hatI. haMsI Sundari & 98 Brothers Vol. VI Ch. 39-o, Sundari & 98 Brothers Pg. 2711-2716 - 284 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth jema kamalinI upara bese tema kapUranI raja jevA sapheda vastrathI zobhatI te eka zibikAmAM ArUDha thaI. hastIo, ghoDesvAro, pAyadaLa ane rathothI pRthvIne AcchAdita karatA mahArAjA marUdevInI jema suMdarIne pachavADe cAlyA. tene be paDakhe cAmara DhoLAtA hatA, mastake zveta chatra zobhatuM hatuM ane cAraNa bhATo tenA vrata saMbaMdhI gADha saMzrayane vakhANatA hatA. bhojAIo tenA dIkSotsavanAM maMgaLika gIto gAtI hatI ane uttama strIo pagale pagale tenA uparathI lUNa utAratI hatI. evI rIte sAthe cAlanArA aneka pUrNa pAtrothI zobhatI te prabhunA caraNathI pavitra thayelA aSTApadaparvata upara AvI. caMdrasahita udayAcaLanI jema prabhue adhiSThita karelA te girine joI bharata tathA suMdarI ghaNo harSa pAmyAM. svarga ane mokSamAM javAnI jANe nisaraNI hoya tevA te vizALa zilAvALA parvata upara te baMne caDyAM ane saMsArathI bhaya pAmelA prANIone zaraNa tulya, cAra dvAravALA ane saMkSipta karelI (jaMbudvIpanI) jagati (koTa) hoya tevA samavasaraNa samIpe AvyA. samavasaraNanA uttara dvAranA mArgathI temaNe yathAvidhie praveza karyo. pachI harSa ane vinaya vaDe potAnA zarIrane ucchavAsita tathA saMkocita karatA teoe prabhune traNa pradakSiNA daI, paMcAge bhUmino sparza karI namaskAra karyo. te samaye jANe ratnabhUtaLamAM saMkrAta thayelA prabhunA biMbane jovAne teo icchatA hoya tema jaNAtuM hatuM. pachI cakravartIe bhaktithI pavitra thayelI vANI vaDe prathama dharmacakrI (tIrthaMkara) nI stuti karavAno AraMbha karyo. he prabhu! achatA guNone kahenArA manuSyo anya janonI stuti karI zake che, paNa huM to tamArA chatA guNone kahevAne paNa asamartha chuM, tethI ApanI stuti kema karI zakuM ? tathApi daridra puruSa paNa jema lakSmIvaMtane alpa bheTa kare che tema te jagannAtha ! huM ApanI stuti karIza. he prabhu ! caMdranA kiraNothI zephAlI jAtanA vRkSonAM puSpo gaLI jAya che. tema tamArA caraNakamaLanA darzana mAtrathI prANIonA anya janmanAM karelAM pApo paNa gaLI jAya che. te svAmI ! jenI cikitsA na thaI zake evA mahAmoharUpI saMnipAtavALA prANIone viSe paNa amRta auSadhinA rasa jevI tamArI vANI jayavaMtI varte che. he nAtha ! varSARtunI vRSTinI jema cakravartI ane raMkajana upara sadaza bhAvavALI tamArI dRSTi prItisaMpattinA eka kAraNarUpa che. he svAmI ! dUra karmarUpI baraphanI gAMThane gALI devAmAM sUryanI jevA Apa amArI jevAnA puNyathI ja pRthvI para vicaro cho. he prabhu! zabdAnuzAsanamAM vyApI rahelA saMjJAsUtranI jevI utpAda, vyaya ane dhrauvyamaya tame kahelI tripadI jayavaMtI varte che he bhagavan! jeo tamArI stuti kare che teone A chello bhava thAya che, to jeo tamArI sevA ane dhyAna kare tenI to vAta ja zI karavI ?' AvI rIte bhagavaMtane stavI namaskArI bharatezvara IzAna khUNAmAM yogya sthAne beThA. pachI suMdarI, bhagavAn RSabhadevane vAMdI aMjali joDI gadgad akSaravALI girAthI bolI- "he jagatpati ! ATalA kALa sudhI huM Apane manathI jotI hatI paNa Aje to ghaNA puNyathI ane bhAgyodayathI ApanA pratyakSa darzana thayAM che. A mRgatRSNA jevA mithyA sukhavALA saMsArarUpI marUpradezamAM amRtanA draha jevA tame lokone puNyathI ja prApta thayA cho. he jagannAtha ! Apa mamatArahita cho to paNa jagata upara tame vAtsalya rAkho cho, nahIM to A viSama duHkhanA samudrathI teno kema uddhAra karo ! he prabhu! mArI bena brAhmI, mArA bhatrIjAo ane temanA putro e sarva tamArA mArgane anusarIne kRtArtha thayA che, bharatanA AgrahathI meM ATalo kALa vrata grahaNa na karyuM tethI huM pote ThagAI chuM. he vizvatAraka ! have mane dInane tame tAro; AkhA gharamAM udyota karanAra dIpaka ghaDAne zuM udyota nathI Apato ? Ape che ja, mATe te vizvanuM rakSaNa karavAmAM vatsala ! Apa prasanna thAo ane saMsArasamudrane taravAmAM vahANa samAna dIkSA mane Apo.' suMdarInA evAM vacana sAMbhaLI "he mahAsattva ! tane zAbAza che ema kahI sAmAyika sUtroccArapUrvaka prabhue tene dIkSA ApI, pachI tene mahAvratarUpI vRkSonA - 285 - - Sundari & 98 Brothers

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth udyAnamAM amRtanI nIka jevI zikSAmaya dezanA ApI, eTale jANe mokSa prApta thayo hoya ema mAnatI te mahAmanA sAdhvI moTAonI pAchaLa vratinIgaNa (sAdhvIonA samUha) nI madhyamAM beThA. prabhunI dezanA sAMbhaLI temanA caraNakamaLane namI mahArAjA bharatapati harSa pAmI ayodhyA nagarImAM gayA. tyAM potAnA sarva svajanone jovAnI IcchAvALA mahArAjane adhikArIoe je AvyA tene batAvyA ane na AvyA temane saMbhArI ApyA pachI potAnA bhAIo jeo abhiSeka utsavamAM paNa AvyA nahotA temane bolAvavAne bharatarAjAe eka eka dUta mokalyo. dUtoe jaI temane kahyuM- "tame rAjyanI IcchA karatA ho to bharata rAjAnI sevA karo.' dUtonA kahevAthI teo sarve vicAra karI bolyA- "pitAe amane tathA bharatane rAjya vaheMcI ApeluM che to bharatanI sevA karavAthI te amane adhika zuM karaze ? zuM te kALa AvyuM kALane rokI zakaze? zuM dehane pakaDanArI jarArAkSasIno te nigraha karaze? zuM pIDAkArI vyAdhirUpI vyAdhone mArI zakaze ? athavA zuM uttarottara vadhatI jatI tRSNAne cUrNa karaze? jo AvI jAtanuM sevAnuM phaLa ApavAne bharata samartha na hoya to sarvasAmanya manuSyapaNAmAM koNa kone sevavA yogya che? tene ghaNuM rAjya hovA chatAM paNa teTalAthI asaMtoSI hovAne lIdhe potAnA baLathI jo amArAM rAjya grahaNa karavAnI IcchA kare to ame paNa eka pitAnA ja putro chIe, tethI te dUto ! ame pitAjIne vidita karyA sivAya tamAro svAmI ke je amAro moTo bhAI che. tenI sAthe yuddha karavAne utsAha gharatA nathI'. e pramANe dUtone kahI RSabhadevajInA te 98 putro aSTApada parvata upara samavasaraNanI aMdara birAjelA RSabhasvAmInI pAse gayA. tyAM prathama traNa pradakSiNA karI paramezvarane temaNe praNAma karyA. pachI mastake aMjali joDI teo nIce pramANe stuti karavA lAgyA. "he prabhu ! devatAo paNa tamArA guNone jANI zakatA nathI to tamArI stuti karavAne bIjuM koNa samartha thAya ? tathApi bALakanI jevI capaLatAvALA ame tamArI stuti karIe chIe. jeo haMmezAM tamane namaskAra kare che teo tapasvIthI paNa adhika che ane jeo tamArI sevA kare che teo yogIthI paNa adhika che. te vizvane prakAza karanAra sUrya ! pratidivasa namaskAra karanArA je puruSanA mastakamAM tamArA caraNanakhanAM kiraNo AbhUSaNarUpa thAya che te puruSone dhanya che ! he jagatpati ! tame koInuM kAMI paNa sAma vacanathI ke baLathI grahaNa karatA nathI tathApi tame railokayacakravartI cho. he svAminuM ! sarva jaLAzayonA jaLamAM caMdranA pratibiMbanI jema tame eka ja sarva jagatunA cittamAM rahelA cho. he deva ! tamArI stuti karanAra puruSa sarvane stuti karavA yogya thAya che, tamane pUjanAra sarvane pUjavA yogya thAya che ane tamane namaskAra karanAra sarvane namaskAra karavA yogya thAya che, tethI tamArI bhakti moTA phaLavALI kahevAya che. duHkharUpI dAvAnaLathI tapta thayelA janomAM tame megha samAna cho ane mohAMdhakArathI mUDha thayelA janone tame dIpaka samAna cho. mArgamAM vRkSanI chAyA jema rAMkanA, samarthanA, mUrkhanA ane guNIjananA eka sarakhA upakArI cho. A pramANe stuti karyA pachI bhramaranI peThe prabhunA caraNa kamaLamAM potAnI dRSTi rAkhI sarva ekaThA thaI vijJapti karavA lAgyA"he svAmin! Ape amane ane bharatane yogyatA pramANe judA judA dezanA rAjyo vaheMcI ApelAM che. ame to te rAjyathI saMtuSTa thaIne rahIe chIe, kAraNa ke svAmIe batAvelI maryAdA vinayI lokone anullaMdhya che; paraMtu he bhagavAn ! amArA moTA bhAI bharata potAnA rAjyathI ane haraNa karelA bIjAnAM rAjyothI vaDavAnaLanI jema hajI saMtoSa pAmatA nathI. jema bIjA rAjAonAM rAjya teNe kheMcI lIdhAM, tema amArAM rAjyone paNa khuMcavI levAne te icche che. e bharata rAjA apara rAjAonI peThe amArI pAse paNa potAnA dUto mokalI AjJA kare che ke tame rAjyane choDI do athavA mArI sevA karo. he prabhu ! potAne moTo mAnanArA bharatanA vacanamAtrathI ame napuMsakanI jema tAte ApelA rAjyane kema choDI daIe? temaja adhika - 286 re Sundari & 98 Brothers

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RddhimAM icchArahita evA ame tenI sevA paNa kema karIe ? je atRpta mANasa hoya te ja mAnane nAza karanArI para sevA aMgIkAra kare che. rAjya choDavuM nahIM ane sevA karavI nahIM tyAre yuddha karavuM e svataHsiddha thAya che; tathApi Apane pUchayA sivAya ame kAMI paNa karavAne samartha nathI.'' Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth putronI AvI vijJapti sAMbhaLI jemanA nirmaLa kevaLajJAnamAM sarva jagata saMkrAMta thayeluM che evA kRpALa bhagavAn AdIzvera teone A pramANe AjJA karI- "he vatso ! puruSavratadhArI vIra puruSoe to atyaMta droha karanAra vairIvarganI sAthe ja yuddha karavuM joIe rAga,dveSa, moha ane kaSAyo jIvone seMkaDo janmAMtaramAM paNa anartha ApanArA zatruo che. rAga sadgatie javAmAM loDhAnI zRMkhalA samAna baMdhanakAraka che, dveSa narakAvAsamAM nivAsa karavAne baLavAna mAnarUpa che, moha saMsArasamudranI ghumarImAM nAkhavAne paNa rUpa che ane kaSAya agninI jema potAnA Azrita janonuM dahana kare che; te mATe avinAzI upAyarUpa astrothI niraMtara yuddha karIne puruSoe te vairIne jItavA ane satyazaraNabhUta dharmanI sevA karavI, jethI zAzvata AnaMdamaya padanI prApti sulabha thAya. A rAjyalakSmI aneka yonimAM pAta karAvanArI, ati pIDA ApanArI, abhimAnarUpa phaLavALI ane nAzavaMta che. he putro ! pUrve svarganA sukhathI paNa tamArI tRSNA pUrI thaI nathI to aMgArA karanArI peThe saMbaMdhI bhogathI to te kema ja pUrI thAya ? aMgArA karanArano saMbaMdha A pramANe manuSya koI aMgArA karanAra puruSa jaLanI masaka laIne nirjaLa araNyamAM aMgAra karavAne mATe gayo. tyAM madhyAhnanA ane aMgArAnA tApathI utpanna thayelI tRSAthI te AkrAMta thayo tethI sAthe lAvelI masakanuM sarva jaLa pI gayo; to paNa tenI tRSA zAMta thaI nahIM, eTale te sUI gayo. svapnamAM jANe te ghera gayo ane gharanI aMdara rahelA kalaza, goLA ane gAgara vigerenuM sarva jaLa pI gayo, tathApi agnine telanI peThe tenI tRSA zAMta thaI nahIM eTale eNe vAva, kUvA ane sarovaranuM jaLa pIne zoSaNa karyuM, tevI ja rIte saritA ane samudranuM jaLapAna karI tenuM paNa zoSaNa karyu. topaNa nArakInA jIvonI tRSAvedanAnI jema tenI tRSA truTI nahIM. pachI marudezamAM jaIne rajjAthI darbhano pULo bAMdhI jaLane mATe temAM nAMkhyu Arta mANasa zuM na kare ? kUvAmAM jaLa bahu UMDu hatuM tethI darbhano pULo kUvAmAMthI kADhatAM madhyamAM ja jaLa jhamI gayuH topaNa bhikSuka talanuM potuM nIcovIne khAya tenI peThe te tene nIcovIne pIvA lAgyo; paNa je tRSA samudranA jaLathI paNa truTI nahIM te pULAnA nIcovelA jaLathI kema tUTe ? te pramANe tamArI paNa svarganA sukhathI nahIM chinna thayelI tRSNA rAjyalakSmIthI kema chedAze ? mATe he vatso ! vivekI evA tamoe amaMda AnaMdamAM jharArUpa ane mokSaprAptinuM kAraNa evuM saMyamarUpI rAjya grahaNa karavuM ghaTe che.'' AvAM svAmInAM vacana sAMbhaLIne te aThThANuM putrone tatkALa saMvegaraMga utpanna thayo ane te ja vakhate bhagavaMtanI pAse temaNe dIkSA lIdhI 'aho ! kevuM AmanuM dhairya ! kevuM satva ane kevI vairAgyabuddhi!' ema ciMtavana karatA dUtoe AvIne te sarva vRttAMta cakrIne nivedana karyo pachI tArAonI jyoti jema jyotiH pati (caMdra) svIkAra kare, agnionA tejano jema sUrya svIkAra kare ane sarva pravAhonA jaLano samudra svIkAra kare tema temanAM rAjyo cakravartIe svIkAryAM. 1 paNa-pratijJA (mohe evI pratijJA karI che ke sarva prANIone saMsArarUpa ghumarImAM nAkhavA.) 2 pADanArI. 3. koyalA. 4 nadI. 5. mAravADanA. .4287 .. Sundari & 98 Brothers

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che sagara cakravartInA putro che triSaSTi zalAkA puruSa caritra caritAnuyogano mahattvapUrNa graMtha che. kalikAla sarvajJa zrI hemacaMdrAcArya viracita A graMtha 36000 zloka pramANa che. je dasa parvomAM vibhAjIta che. tenA dvitIya parvanA pAMcamAM sargamAM sagara cakravartInA putronuM aSTApada tIrthanI rakSA nimitte nidhana thAya che tenuM vistRta varNana karavAmAM AvyuM che. teno aMza atre ApavAmAM Avyo che. - sagara rAjA cosaTha hajAra strIo sAthe ratisAgaramAM nimagna thaI jatI iMdranI peThe krIDA karavA lAgyA. tene aMtaHpuranA saMbhogathI thayelI glAni, vaTemArguno zrama jema dakSiNa dizAnA pavanathI nAza pAme tema strIratnanA bhogathI nAza pAmyo. evI rIte haMmezAM viSayasukha bhogavatAM temane jandukumAra vagere sATha hajAra putro thayA. udyAnapAlikAe pALelAM udyAnanA vRkSo vRddhi pAme tema dhAvamAtAe poSaNa karelA te putro anukrame vRddhi pAmyA. teo caMdranI jema dhIme dhIme sarva kaLA grahaNa karI zarIranI lakSmIrUpI vallInA upavanarUpa yauvanavayane prApta thayA. teo bIjAone potAnI astravidyAmAM kuzaLatA batAvavA lAgyA ane nyUnAdhika jANavAnI icchAthI pArakuM astrakauzalya jovA lAgyA. kaLA jANanArA teo ghoDA khelavAnI kriIDAmAM ghoDAone samudranA AvartanI lIlA vaDe bhramaNa karAvI durdama evA tophAnI ghoDAone paNa damatA hatA. devatAonI zaktinuM paNa ullaMghana karanAra teo vRkSanAM patrane paNa skaMdha upara nahIM sahana karanAra eva unmatta hAthIone temanA skaMdha upara caDIne vaza karatA hatA. madathI zabda karatA hAthIo jema viMdhyATavImAM rame tema saphaLa zaktivALA teo potAnA savayaska mitrothI parivRta thaIne svecchAe ramatA hatA. eka divase rAjasabhAmAM beThelA cakravartIne baLavAna kumAroe A pramANe vijJapti karI - "he pitAjI! pUrva dizAnuM AbhUSaNa mAgadhapati deva, dakSiNa dizAnuM tilaka varadAmapati, pazcima dizAno mugaTa prabhAsapati, pRthvInI be bhujA jevI e bAju rahelI gaMgA ane siMdhudevI, bharatakSetrarUpI kamalanI karNikA samAna vaitADhyadrikumAradeva, tamistrAguphAno adhipati kSetrapALa sadaza katamALa nAme deva ane bharatakSetranI maryAdAbhUminA staMbharUpa himAcalakumAradeva, khaMDakapAtAguphAno adhiSThAyaka utkaTa evo nATyamAla nAme deva ane naisarpa vagere nava nidhinA adhiSThAyaka nava hajAra devatAoe sarva devatAone tame sAdhAraNa manuSyanI jema sAdhya karyA che. vaLI tejasvI evA Ape aMtaraMga zatruonA pavarganI jema A pakhaMDa pRthvItala potAnI meLe ja parAjaya pamADyuM che. have tamArI bhujAnA parAkramane yogya koI paNa kArya avazeSa rahyuM nathI ke je karIne ame tamAruM putrapaNuM batAvI ApIe; mATe have to pitAjIe sAdhelA A sarva bhUtaLamAM svecchAe vihAra Sagar Chakravarti's sons Vol. I Ch. 5-A, Pg. 183-188 Sagar Chakravarti's sons - 288 re

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth karavAthI ja amAruM putrapaNe saphaLa thAo ema icchIe chIe, tema ja ApanA prasAdathI gharanA AMgaNAnI jema sarva bhUmimAM hAthInI peThe svacchede vihAra karavAne icchIe chIe." AvI potAnA putronI mAMgaNI teNe svIkArI, kAraNa ke mahAna puruSonI pAse bIjAnI paNa yAcanA vyartha thatI nathI to potAnA putronI yAcanA kema vyartha thAya? pachI pitAne praNAma karI potAnA nivAsamAM AvI teoe prayANanA maMgaLasUcaka duMdubhi vagaDAvyA. te vakhate prayANa samaye ja dhIrapuruSone paNa kSobha pamADe tevo azubha utpAta tathA azubha zukana temane thavA lAgyA. moTA sarpanA kuLathI AkuLa evA rasAtalanA dvAranI jema sUryanuM maMDaLa seMkaDo ketunA tArAthI AkuLa thayuM, caMdranA maMDaLamAM vacce chidra jaNAvA lAgyuM. tethI caMdra navA kotarelA daMtanA AkoTA jevo dekhAvA lAgyo, vAyuthI jema latA kaMpe tema pRthvI kaMpavA lAgI. zilAonA kakaDA jevA karAnI vRSTio thavA lAgI, sukAI gayelA vAdaLAnA cUrNanI jevI rajovRSTi thavA lAgI, roSa pAmelA zatrunI jevo mahAbhayaMkara vAyu vAvA lAgyo, azivakArI ziyAlaNI jamaNI tarapha rahI bolavA lAgI, jANe teonI hariphAI karatA hoya tema ghuvaDa pakSI Akroza karavA lAgyA, jANe UMce prakAre kALacakrathI krIDA karatA hoya tema AkAzamAM maMDaLAkAre thaI cAmAcIDIA UDavA lAgyAM, unALAmAM jema nadIo nirjala thaI jAya tema sugaMdhI madavALA hAthIo mada rahita thaI gayA ane rAphaDAmAMthI bhayaMkara sarpo nIkaLe tema khoMkhArA karatA ghoDAnA mukhamAMthI dhUmADA nIkaLavA lAgyA. AvA utpAta zukanane teoe gaNyA nahIM, kAraNa ke tevA utpAdAdine jANanAra puruSone bhavitavyatA ja pramANa hoya che. teoe snAna karIne prayANocita kautukamaMgaLAdi karyuM ane pachI cakravartInA sarva sainya sAthe teo tyAMthI cAlyA. mahArAjA sagare strI-ratna sivAya sarva ratno putronI sAthe mokalyAM, kAraNa potAno AtmA che te ja putra che. sarva putro tyAMthI cAlyA, temAM keTalAka uttama hAthI upara beThA hatA, teo dipALanI jevA jaNAtA hatA. keTalAka revaMta azva karatAM paNa vadhAre suMdara ghoDAo upara beThA hatA ane sUryAdika grahonI jema keTalAka rathamAM beThA hatA. sarvee mugaTa paheryA hatA. tethI teo jANe IMdro hoya tevA jaNAtA hatA. temanI chAtIo upara hAra laTakatA hatA. tethI jANe nadInA pravAhavALA parvato hoya tevA jaNAtA hatA, jANe pRthvI upara AyudhadhArI devatAo AvyA hoya tema teonA hAthamAM vividha jAtanAM hathiyAro hatAM, vRkSanA cinavALA jANe vyaMtaro hoya tema teonA mastaka upara chatro hatAM, velaMdhara devatAothI samudranI jema AtmarakSaka puruSothI teo vIMTAI rahelA hatA, UMcA hAtha karIne cAraNabhATa temanI stuti karatA hatA, ghoDAnI tIkSNa kharIothI pRthvIne khodI nAkhatA hatA, vAjiMtronA avAjathI sarva dizAone baherI karI mUkatA hatA, ghaNI UDelI pRthvInI rajathI sarva dizAone AMdhaLI karI mUkatA hatA, vicitra udyAnomAM jANe udyAnadevatA hoya, parvatonA zikharonI upara jANe manohara parvatanA adhiSThAyaka devatA hoya ane nadIonA kinArA upara jANe nadIputro hoya tema svecchAe krIDA karatA teo A bharatabhUmimAM sarva ThekANe bhamavA lAgyA. gAmaDAM, khANa, nagara, droNamukha ane kheDUlokonA nehaDAmAM paNa teo vidyAdharanI peThe jinapUjA karatA hatA. ghaNA bhoga bhogavatA, ghaNuM dhana ApatA, mitrajanane khuzI karatA, zatruono nAza karatA, rastAmAM nizAna pADavAmAM potAnuM kuzaLapaNuM batAvavA, bhamatA ane paDatA zastro pakaDI levAmAM nipuNatA dekhADatA ane zastrAzastrInI vicitra prakAranI kathAo tathA mazkarInI kathAo vAhana upara besI potAnA sarakhI vayanA rAjAonI sAthe karatA teo, anukrame jenA jovA mAtrathI sudhA ne tRSA maTI jAya tevI auSadhivALA ane puNyasaMpattinA sthAnarUpa aSTApada parvatanI samIpe AvI pahoMcyA. - 289 - - Sagar Chakravarti's sons

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth te aSTApada parvata moTA sarovarathI jANe devatAnA amRtarasano bhaMDAra hoya tevo jaNAto hato, harSa pAmelA mayUranA madhura svarathI jANe gAyana karato hoya tema dekhAto hato, jANe pUtaLIovALuM caitya hoya tema tenI upara aneka vidyAdharIo rahetI hatI, cAre bAju paDelAM ratnothI jANe ratna-maNiothI banelo pRthvIno mugaTa hoya tevo te jaNAto hato ane tyAMnA caityane vaMdanA karavAnI icchAthI haMmezAM AvatAM cAraNazramaNAdikathI te parvata naMdIzvaradvIpa jevo jaNAto hato. Avo nitya utsavavALo sphaTika ratnamaya parvata joIne te kumAroe subuddhi vagere potAnA amAtyone pUchayuM - vaimAnika devonA svargamAM rahelA kriIDAparvatomAMthI jANe eka ahIM pRthvI upara utaryo hoya evo A kayo parvata che? ane tenI upara AkAza sudhI UMcuM tathA himAlaya parvata para rahela zAzvata caitya jevuM A caitya che te koNe karAveluM che?' maMtrIoe kahyuM -"pUrve RSabhaprabhu prathama tIrthakara bhagavaMta thaI gayA che, je tamArA vaMzanA ane A bharatamAM dharmatIrthanA AdikartA thayA che, tenA putra bharata navANuM bhAIothI moTA ane pakhaMDa bharatakSetrane potAnI AjJAmAM pravartAvanAra hatA. iMdrane jema meruparvata tema te cakrIno A aSTApada nAme krIDAgiri aneka AzcaryanA sthAnabhUta che. A parvatanI upara zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAna daza hajAra sAdhuonI sAthe avyayapadane pAmelA che. RSabhasvAmInA nirvANa pachI bharatarAjAe ahIM ratnamaya pASANothI siMniSadyA nAme caitya karAveluM che, temAM RSabhasvAmI ane pachI thanArA bIjA trevIsa tIrthakaronAM biMbo nirdoSa ratnothI potapotAnA dehanA pramANa, saMsthAna, varNa ane lAMchanavALA vidhi pramANe karAvelAM che. te sarve bibonI pratiSThA A caityamAM te bharatacakrIe cAraNamunionI pAse karAvelI che ane temaNe potAnA bAhubali vagere navANuM baMdhuonAM pagalAM ane mUrtio paNa karAvI che. ahIM samavasarelA zrI bhasvAmIe bhaviSyamAM thanArA tIrthakara, cakravartI, vAsudeva, prativAsudeva ane baLarAmanuM tenI pAse varNana tuM. A parvatanI cotarapha bharatacakrIe ATha ATha pagathiyAM karAvelAM che. tethI te aSTApadagiri kahevAya A pramANenI hakIkata sAMbhaLIne "aho ! A parvata ApaNA pUrvajono che,' ema jeone harSa upajyo che evA kumAro parivAra sahita tenI upara caDyA ane te siMhaniSadyA caityamAM praveza karyo. dUrathI darzana thatAM ja teoe harSa vaDe Adi tIrthakarane praNAma karyA. ajitasvAmInA biMbane tathA bIjA tIrthakaronAM biMbone paNa teoe sarakhI zraddhAthI namaskAra karyA, kAraNa ke teo garbhazrAvaka hatA. jANe maMtrathI AkarSaNa karIne maMgAvyuM hoya tema tatkALa AvelA zuddha gaMdhodakathI kumAroe zrI arvatanAM biMbone snAna karAvyuM. te vakhate keTalAka kaLazone pANIthI bharI detA hatA. keTalAka ApatA hatA, keTalAka prabhunI upara DhoLatA hatA, keTalAka khAlI thayelA pAchA letA hatA, koI snAtravidhi bhaNatA hatA. koI cAmara vIMjhatA hatA, koI suvarNanA dhUpiyA letA hatA, koI dhUpiyAmAM uttama dhUpa nAMkhatA hatA ane koI zikhAdi vAjiMtro UMce svare vagADatA hatA te vakhate vega vaDe paDatA snAnanA gaMdhodakathI aSTApada parvata bamaNA nirjharaNAvALo thayo. pachI komaLa, korA ane devadUSya vastrothI teo dAsanI jema bhagavaMtanAM biMbonuM mArjana karavA lAgyA. pachI siraghI dAsInI jema svecchAe ghaNI bhaktivALA teoe gozISacaMdananA rasa vaDe prabhune vilepana karyuM. vicitra puSponI mALAthI tathA divya vastra ane manohara ratnAlaMkArothI temanI arcA karI. iMdranI jevA rUpavaMta teoe svAmInAM biMbonI Agala akhaMDita cokhAthI paTTa upara aSTamaMgalika AlekhyA. divya kapUranI dIveTathI teoe sUryabiMba jevI dedIpyamAna ArAtrika taiyAra karI, tenI pUjA karI ane pachI te AratI Sagar Chakravarti's sons - 290 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth utArI. pachI aMjali joDIne zakrastavaDe vaMdanA karI RSabhasvAmI vagerenI A pramANe teo stuti karavA lAgyAH "he bhagavaMta! A apAra ane ghora evA saMsArarUpI samudramAM vahANa samAna ane mokSanA kAraNabhUta evA tame amane pavitra karo. syAdvAdarUpI mahelanI pratiSThAmAM sUtradhAra (sutAra) paNAne naya pramANathI dhAraNa karatA evA tamane ame namaskAra karIe chIe. yojana sudhI prasAra pAmatI vANIrUpI nIkathI sarva jagatarUpI bAgane tuma karanAra evA tamane ame namaskAra karIe chIe. tamArA darzanathI sAmAnya jIvitavALA amArI jevA jIvo pAMcamA ArA paryata paNa jIvitanuM paramaphaLa prApta karaze. garbha, janma, dIkSA, jJAna ane muktirUpa pAMca-pAMca kalyANakothI nArakIone paNa sukha ApanAra evA tamone ame namaskAra karIe chIe. megha, vAyu, caMdra ane sUryanI jema samadRSTi rAkhanArA evA tame amane kalyANane arthe thAo. A aSTApada parvata para rahelAM pakSIone paNa dhanya che ke jeo pratidivasa niraMtarapaNe tamane jue che. tamArA darzana ane pUjana ghaNIvAra karavAthI amAruM jIvita ane vaibhava kRtArtha thayela che." evI rIte stuti karIne pharIthI atine namaskAra karI te sagaraputro harSa pAmI prAsAdamAMthI bahAra nIkaLyA. pachI bharatacakrInA bhrAtAonAM pavitra pagalAMone temaNe vaMdanA karI. pachI kAMIka vicArIne jandukumAre potAnA nAnA bhAIone kahyuM - "huM dhAruM chuM ke A aSTApadanA jevuM bIjuM koI uttama sthAna nathI, mATe ApaNe A caityanA jevuM bIjuM caitya ahIM karAvIe. aho! bharatacakrIe jo ke A bharatakSetra choDyuM che, to paNa A parvata ke je bharatakSetramAM sArabhUta che tenI upara caityanA miSathI kAyama rahIne bharatakSetrane jANe atyAre paNa teo bhogave che." vaLI pharI vicAra karIne bolyo- "he baMdhuo ! navuM caitya karAvyA karatAM bhaviSyamAM lopa thavAnA saMbhavavALA A caityanuM ApaNe rakSaNa karIe to A caitya ApaNe ja karAveluM che ema samajI zakAya, kAraNa ke jyAre duHSamakALa pravartaze tyAre arthamAM lubdha, sattva rahita ane kRtyAkRtyanA vicAra vinAnA puruSo thaze, tethI jUnAM dharmasthAnonuM rakSaNa karavuM te navA dharmasthAna karAvyAthI paNa adhika che." A pramANe sAbhaLIne sarva nAnA bhAIoe : rakSaNanimitte tenI pharatI khAI karavA sAruM daMDaratna grahaNa karyuM. pachI jANe tIvra tejathI sUrya hoya tevo jandu potAnA bhAIo sAthe nagaranI jema aSTApadanI cotarapha khAI karavAne mATe daMDaratnathI pRthvI khodavA lAgyo. temanI AjJAthI daMDarabbe hajAra yojana UMDI khAI khodI, eTale tyAM AvelAM nAgakumAranA maMdiro bhAMgavA lAgyA. potAnAM bhuvano bhAMgavAthI, samudranuM maMthana karatAM jema jaLajaMtuo kSobha pAme tema sarva nAgaloka kSobha pAmavA lAgyo. jANe paracakra AvyuM hoya, jANe agni lAgyo hoya athavA jANe mahAvAta utpanna thayo hoya tema nAgakumAra Ama tema trAsa pAmavA lAgyA. evI rIte AkuLa thayelo nAgaloka joI jvalanaprabha nAme nAgakumArono rAjA agninI jema krodhathI baLavA lAgyo. pRthvIne khodelI joIne "A zuM ?" ema saMbhramathI vicArato te bahAra nIkaLI sagaracakrInA putronI pAse Avyo. caDatA taraMgavALA samudranI jema caDAvelI bhRkuTithI te bhayaMkara lAgato hato, UMcI jvALAvALA agninI jema kopathI tenA hoTha pharakatA hatA, tapelA loDhAnA tomaranI zreNI jevI lAla dRSTi te nAkhato hato ane vajAgninI dhamaNa jevI potAnI nAsikA phulAvato hato. evA tema ja yamarAjanI jema krodha pAmelA ane pralayakALanA sUryanI jema sAmuM na joI zakAya tevA te nAgapati sagaraputrone A pramANe kahevA lAgyA - "are ! potAne parAkramI mAnanArA ane durmada evA tame bhIla lokone jema killo maLe tema daMDaratna maLavAthI A zuM karavA mAMDyuM - 291 - Sagar Chakravarti's sons

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth che ? are ! avicArapUrvaka kArya karanArA tame bhavanapationAM zAzvata bhuvanone A zo upadrava karyo? ajitasvAmInA bhAInA putra thaIne tame pizAcanI jema A dArUNa karma kema karavA mAMDyuM?' pachI jantue kahyuM - 'he nAgarAja ! amArAthI thayelA tamArA sthAnabhaMgathI pIDita thaIne tame je kaho cho te ghaTita che, paNa daMDaratnavALA amoe tamArA sthAnano bhaMga thAya evI buddhithI A pRthvI khodI nathI, kiMtu A aSTApada parvatanA rakSaNane mATe pharatI khAI karavA ame A pRthvI khodI che. ahIM amArA vaMzanA mULapuruSa bharatacakrIe ratnamaya caitya ane sarva tIrthaMkaronI ratnamaya suMdara pratimAo karAvelI che. bhaviSyamAM kALanA doSathI loko tene upadrava karaze, evI zaMkA lAvIne ame A kAma karyuM che. tamArAM sthAno to ghaNA dUra che ema jANIne amane tenA bhaMganI zaMkA thaI nahotI, paNa Ama thavAmAM A daMDaratnanI amogha zaktino ja aparAdha jaNAya che, mATe advaitanI bhaktithI avicArIpaNe ame je kAma karyuM che te tame kSamA karo ane have pharIthI ame tema karazuM nahIM? evI rIte janTukumAre prArthanA karAyelo nAgarAja zAMta thayo, kAraNa ke satpuruSonA kopAgni zAMta karavAmAM sAmavANI jaLarUpa thAya che. pachI have pharIthI tame AvuM karazo nahIM ema kahI siMha jema guphAmAM jAya tema nAgapati nAgalokamAM gayo. nAgarAja gayA pachI janTue potAnA nAnA bhAIone kahyuM- "ApaNe aSTApadanI pharatI khAI to karI, paNa pAtALa jevI gaMbhIra chatAM A khAI, mANasanI moTI AkRti paNa buddhi vinA jema zobhatI nathI tema jaLa vinA zobhatI nathI. vaLI koI kALe A pAchI rajathI pUrAI paNa jAya, kAraNa ke kALe karIne moTA khADA hoya che te paNa sthaLarUpa thaI jAya che, mATe A khAI ghaNA jaLathI avazya pUravI joIe. paNa UMcI taraMgavALI gaMgA vinA te kAma pAra paDI zakaze nahIM.'' A pramANe sAMbhaLIne 'tame kaho cho te ghaNuM sAruM che' ema tenA bhAIoe kahyuM eTale janTue jANe bIjo yamadaMDa hoya tevuM 'daMDaratna' hAthamAM lIdhuM. te daMDaratna vaDe gaMgA kAMThone iMdra jema parvatanA zikharane toDe tema toDI nAkhyo daMDe kAMTho toDavAthI te raste gaMgA cAlI, kAraNa ke sarala puruSanI jema jaLa jyAM laI jaIe tyAM jAya che. te vakhate gaMgAnadI potAnA uchaLatA moTA taraMgothI jANe teNe parvatanA zikharo UMcA karyA hoya tevI jaNAtI hatI ane taTa upara aphaLatA pANIthI utpanna thatA zabdo vaDe jANe jorathI vAjiMtro vagADatI hoya tevI dekhAtI hatI. evI rIte potAnA jaLanA vegathI daMDe karelA pRthvInA bhedane bamaNo pahoLo karatI gaMgA samudranI jema aSTApada girinI pharatI karelI khAI pAse AvI. eTale hajAra yojana UMDI ane pAtALanI jevI bhayaMkara te parikhAne pUravAne teo pravartyA. jandhue aSTApada parvatanI khAI pUravAne gaMgAne kheMcI, tethI tenuM nAma jAnhavI kahevAyuM. ghaNA jaLathI te parikhA pUrAI gayA pachI vadheluM jaLa dhArAyaMtranI jema nAgakumAronAM sthAnomAM peThuM. rAphaDAnI jema nAgakumAranA maMdiro jaLathI pUrAI gayAM, eTale dareka dizAmAM phUMphADA mAratA nAgakumAro AkuLavyAkuLa thaI trAsa pAmavA lAgyA. nAgalokanA kSobhathI sarparAja jvalanaprabha aMkuze mArelA hAthIne jema bhayaMkara AkRtipUrvaka kopAyamAna thayo ane bolyo- "e sagaranA putra pitAnA vaibhavathI durmada thayelA che, tethI teo sAmane yogya nathI, paNa gadheDAnI jema daMDane ja yogya che. amArA bhuvanono nAza karavAno eka aparAdha meM sahana karyo ane zikSA na karI to pharIthI temaNe A aparAdha karyo, mATe have cora lokone jema ArakSaka puruSa zikSA kare tema huM temane zikSA karuM.'' A pramANe ghaNA kopanA ATopathI bhayaMkara rIte bolato, akALe kALAgninI jema ghaNI dIptithI dArUNa dekhAto ane vaDavAnala jema samudrane Sagar Chakravarti's sons. 36 292 ---

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth zoSaNa karavA Icche tema jagatane baLavAnI IcchA karato te pRthvImAMthI bahAra nIkaLyo ane vajAnaLanI jema UMcI jvALAvALo te nAgarAja nAgakumAronI sAthe vegathI rasAtaLamAMthI nIkaLIne tyAM Avyo. pachI dRSTiviSa sarpanA rAjAe tatkALa kopAyamAna dRSTi vaDe sagaraputrone joyA, eTale tatkALa ghAsanA puLAnI jema agnithI te sarve bhasmarAzi thaI gayA. te vakhate lokomAM AkAza ane pRthvIne pUrI de evo eka moTo hAhAkAra zabda thayo, kAraNa ke aparAdhI mANasano nigraha paNa lokone to anukaMpAne mATe ja thAya che. A pramANe nAgarAja sagaracakrInA sATha hajAra putrone mRtyu pamADI sAyaMkALe sUryanI jema nAgaloka sahita pAcho rasAtaLamAM cAlyo gayo. -cha 293 - - Sagar Chakravarti's sons

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4 // rAvaNa ane vAlI muni // eka divase rAvaNa nityAloka nAmanA nagaramAM nityAloka nAmanA rAjAnI ratnAvaLI nAmanI kanyAne paraNavA cAlyo. mArgamAM aSTApada girinI upara AvatAM tenuM puSpaka vimAna, hliA pAse lazkara skhalita thAya tema skhalita thayuM. sAgaramAM laMgara nAMkhavAthI aTakelA vahANanI jema ane bAMdhI lIdhelA hastInI jema potAnA vimAnane aTakeluM joI rAvaNane ghaNo krodha caDyo A mArA vimAnane skhalita karanAra kayo puruSa yamarAjanA mukhamAM pesavAne icche che. A pramANe kahetA rAvaNe nIce UtarI parvatanA mastaka para joyuM, to tyAM jANe parvatamAMthI navIna zIkhara thayuM hoya tevA kAyotsarge rahelA vAlImunine potAnA vimAnanI nIce joyA. eTale rAvaNe temane kahyuM -"are vAlImuni ! zuM tuM adyApi mArI upara krodha rAkhe che ? ane zuM A jIvanane chetaravA mATe daMbha karIne vrata laI beTho che ? agAu paNa koI prakAranI mAyA vaDe mane upADI pheravyo hato. pachI 'A mArA karelAno badalo vALaze' evI zaMkAthI te tatkALa dIkSA lIdhI hatI. paNa adyApi huM rAvaNa teno te ja chuM, ane mArI bhujAo paNa tenI ja che. have mAro vakhata Avyo che to joI le, huM tArA karelAno badalo vALuM chuM; jema caMdrahAsa khaDga sahita mane upADIne tuM cAre samudra pharato karyo hato, tema have atyAre tane A parvata sahita upADI lavaNa samudramAM nAMkhI dauM chuM.'' A pramANe kahI jema svargamAMthI paDeluM vajra pRthvIne phADI nAMkhe tema rAvaNa pRthvIne phADI aSTApada girinI nIce peTho. pachI bhujabaLathI madoddhata evA rAvaNe eka sAthe sahasra vidyAnuM smaraNa karI te durdhara parvata upADyo te samaye tenA taDataDATa zabdothI vyaMtaro trAsa pAmavA lAgyA, jhalajhala zabda vaDe capala thayelA sumadrathI rasAtaLa purAvA lAgyuM, khaDakhaDa thaIne paDatA pASANothI vananA hastIo kSobha pAmavA lAgyA ane kaDakaDATa zabda karatA girinitaMbanA upavanamAMnA vRkSo bhAMgI paDavA lAgyA. AvI rIte rAvaNe parvata upADyo, te avadhijJAnathI jANI aneka labdhirUpa nadIonA sAgara ane zuddha buddhivALA mahAmuni vAlI A pramANe vicAravA lAgyA- "are ! A durmati rAvaNa adyApi mArI IrSyAthI aneka prANIono saMhAra akALe karavA taiyAra thayo che, ane bharatezvare karAvelA A caityano nAza karIne bharatakSetranA AbhUSaNarUpa A tIrthano uccheda karavAno yatna kare che. jo ke huM atyAre niHsaMga, potAnA zarIramAM paNa niHspRha, rAgadveSarahita ane samatAjaLamAM nimagna chuM, tathApi A caityanA ane prANIonA rakSaNane mATe rAgadveSa dhAraNa karyA vagara A rAvaNane jarA zikSA ApuM." Avo vicAra karI bhagavAna vAlIe paganA aMgUThA vaDe aSTApada girinA mastakane jarA dabAvyuM. tatkALa madhyAhna vakhate dehanI chAyanI peThe ane jaLanI bahAra rahelA kUrmanI peThe rAvaNanAM gAtra saMkoca pAmI gayAM, tenA bhujadaMDa bhAMgI gayAM ane mukhathI rudhira vamana karato temaja pRthvIne rovarAvato rAvaNa UMce svare rovA lAgyA. te divasathI te 'rAvaNa' kahevAyo. tenuM dIna rudana sAMbhaLI dayALu munie tene choDI mUkayo. kemake A kArya mAtra zikSAne mATe ja hatuM, krodhathI hatuM nahIM. Ravan & Vali Muni Upcoming Vol. XXI Ravan & Vali Muni % 294

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth pachI girinA taLamAMthI nIkaLIne pratApa rahita thayelo pazcAttApa karato vAlI muni pAse Avyo, ane namaskAra karI aMjali joDIne A pramANe bolyo- "je potAnI zaktine jANatA nathI, je anyAyanA karanArA che ane je lobhathI jitAyelA che te sarvamAM huM dhuraMdhara chuM. he mahAtmA ! huM nirlajja thaIne vAraMvAra tamAro aparAdha karuM chuM ane tame zaktivAna chatAM kRpALu thaIne sahana karo cho. he prabhu! have huM mAnuM che ke tame pUrve mArI upara kRpA karIne ja pRthvIne choDI dIdhI hatI, kAMI asamarthapaNe choDI dIdhI nahotI, tathApi te vakhate mArA jANavAmAM ema AvyuM nahIM. he nAtha ! jema hastIno zizu parvatane pheravavA mATe prayatna kare tema meM ajJAnathI mArI zakti toLavA mAMDI hatI. Aje mArA jANavAmAM AvyuM ke parvata ane rAphaDAmAM tathA garuDa ane cAsa pakSamAM jeTalo taphAvata che teTalo taphAvata tamArA ane mArA vacce che. te svAmI ! mRtyunI aNI upara rahelA evA mane tame prANa ApyA che, mArA jevA apakArI upara paNa tamArI AvI upakArabuddhi che, mATe tamane namaskAra che." A pramANe kahI daDha bhaktie vAlImunine khamAvyA ane traNa pradakSiNA karIne rAvaNe temane namaskAra karyA. AvA te muninA mAhAbhyathI harSa pAmelA devatAoe "sAdhu sAdhu" evA zabdo kahIne vAlImuninI upara AkAzamAMthI puSpavRSTi karI. pachI pharI vAra vAlImunine praNAma karI te parvatanA mugaTa jevA bharatarAjAnA karAvelA caitya samIpa rAvaNa Avyo. tyAM caityanI bahAra caMdrahAsa khaga vagere zastro mukI pote aMtaHpurasahita aMdara jaI RSabhAdika arvatanI aSTaprakArI pUjA karI. pachI e mahA sAhasika rAvaNe bhaktithI potAnI nasone kheMsI tenI taMtrI karIne bhajavINA vagADavA mAMDI. dazAnana grAma rAgathI ramya evI vINA vagADato hato ane tenA aMtaHpuranI strIo sapta svarathI manohara gIta gAtI hatI. tevAmAM pannagapati dharaNendra te caityanI yAtrA mATe tyAM AvyA. teNe pUjA karIne prabhune vaMdanA karI. te vakhate ahaMtanA guNamaya evA karaNa ane dhruvaka vagere gItonuM vINA vaDe gAyana karatA rAvaNane joI dharaNeDhe kahyuM- "he rAvaNa ! ahaMtanA guNonI stutimaya A gAyana bahu ja suMdara che. te paNa tArA bhAva sahita hovAthI tArI upara huM saMtuSTa thayo chuM. ahatanAM guNonI stutinuM mukhya phaLa to mokSa che, tathApi tArI saMsAravAsanA haju jIrNa thaI nathI tethI huM tane zuM ApuM? te mAgI le." rAvaNa bolyA- "he nAgaeNdra! devanA paNa deva, ahaMta prabhunA guNastavanathI tame tuSTa thayA, te tamane ucita che; kAraNa ke te tamArA hRdayamAM rahelI svAmIbhaktinuM cihna che. paraMtu jema varadAna ApavAthI tamArI svAmIbhaktino utkarSa thAya che, tema varadAna levAthI mArI svAmIbhakti hIna thAya che. nAgeDhe pharI vAra kahyuM- "he mAnada rAvaNa! tane zAbAza che ! tArI AvI niHspRhatAthI huM vizeSa saMtuSTa thayo chuM." A pramANe kahI ghareNaMdra amoghavijayA zakti ane rUpavikAriNI vidyA rAvaNane ApI potAne sthAne gayA. pachI rAvaNa tyAM rahelA sarva tIrthakarone vAMdI nityAloka nagare gayo. tyAM ratnAvalIne paraNI pAcho laMkAmAM Avyo. te samaye vAlImunine kevaLajJAna utpanna thayuM. suraasuroe AvIne kevaLajJAnano mahotsava karyo. anukrame bhavopagrAhI karmano kSaya karIne anaMta catuSTaya jenA siddha thayAM che evA vAlImuni paramapadane prApta thayA. - 295 - Ravan & Vali Muni

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5 // rAvaNa-maMdodarI bhakti ane dharaNendra saMvAda // puSpaka vimAnamAMthI rAvaNanuM aMtaHpura... parivAra vagere rAvaNanI pAse upasthita thaI gayo. badhAnI sAthe tyAMthI aSTApada parvata para bharatezvare nirmANa karelA anupama jinacaityo tarapha gayo. candrahAsa vagere zastrone bahAra mUkI te aMdara gayo. RSabhadevathI mAMDI vIra-vardhamAnasvAmI paryanta covIse tIrthaMkaronI aSTaprakArI pUjA karI. pachI zarU karI bhAvapUjA. rAvaNa vINA vAdanamAM ane maMdodarI nRtya karavAmAM kuzaLa hatAM. rAvaNe hAthamAM lIdhI vINA. vINAnA tAra jhaNajhaNI UThyA. aMtaHpuranI rANIoe jhAMjharanA jhamakAra sAthe kokilA kaMThanA kamanIya sUro cheDyA ...vINAnA sUro sAthe kaMThanA sUronuM milana thayuM... ane bhaktirasanI choLo UchaLavA mAMDI. A bAju maMdodarI prabhunI nRtyabhaktimAM ane rAvaNa vAghabhaktimAM layalIna bane che tyAM ja vINAno eka tAra tUTe che, maMdodarInI nRtyabhaktimAM bhaMga na paDe eTale siddha thayelI 'laghulAghavI vidyA' dvArA rAvaNe potAnI jAMghamAMthI eka nasa kADhIne tUTelA taMtune sAdhe che, ane vINAvAdana cAlu rAkhe che. samaya vItato jAya che... rAvaNanA dilanuM darda dInAnAthanA dilane bhIMjavI devA mathI rahyuM che... rAvaNanI sRSTimAM phakata nAtha tIrthaMkaradeva sivAya koI nathI. paramAtmasRSTinI parama mAdhurImAM masta banI rAvaNa DolI rahyo che. A prasaMgane varNavatA paumacariuM nA kartA A. vimalasUri sajjhAyamAM kyu che ke, kare maMdodarI rAnI nATaka rAvaNa taMta bajAve re, mRdaMga vINA tAra taMburo pagarava Thama ThamakAve re. bhakti bhAve nATaka karatAM TUTI taMta vicAre re, sAMdhI Apa nase nijakarathI laghu kaLA tatkALe re. dravya bhAva bhakti navI khaMDI toya akSaya pada sAdhyo re, samakita surataNuM phaLa pAmIne tIrthaMkara pada bAMdhyuM re. Ravan Mandodari Bhakti-Dharnendra Samvad Upcoming Vol. XXI Ravan-Mandodari Bhakti & Dharnedra Samvad -- 296 ...1 ...2 ...3

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth A samaye ja anya devatAothI parivarelA pAtALalokanA Indra dharaNendra aSTApada tIrthamAM prabhubhakti karavA Ave che. dharaNendra bahArathI madhura vINAvAdana sAMbhaLe che. daravAjAnI aMdara jaIne jue che to laMkApati rAvaNa vINA vagADI rahyA hatA ane maMdodarI nRtya karI rahI hatI. bhaktimAM layalIna thayelA te baMnene joIne dharaNendra vicAre che ke, atyAre jo devatAo sahita aMdara dAkhala thaIza to bhaktimAM bhaMga paDaze, AvuM vicArI vivekI dharaNendra rAvaNanI bhakti pUrNa thAya tyAre ja aMdara javuM tevo nirNaya kare che. AthI te divyapuruSa jinAlayanA ekAMta khUNAmAM ubhA-ubhA rAvaNa-maMdodarInI jinabhaktimAM lIna banI gayo. e paNa tIrthanI yAtrA karavA mATe Avyo hato. paraMtu jyAM teNe jinAlayanA bhavya dvAramAM praveza karyo tyAM ja tenA kAne divya bhAvapUjAnA sUro paDayA.. pachI to e dhIme pagale evI rIte aMdara pravezyo ke koI jANI na zake. rAvaNe jyAM pUjA pUrNa karI tyAM dharaNendra bolyo : "rAvaNa ! kamAla karI te ! arihaMtanA guNonuM je teM kIrtana karyuM, te abhUta che ! tArA para huM tuSTa thaI gayo chuM !" nA re nA. huM zuM stavanA karI zakuM ? huM to mArA bhAMgyAtUTyA..." "nA nA. te tane zobhe evI bhavya bhaktinuM phaLa mokSa che. chatAM tuM kahe ? huM tane zuM ApuM? tuM kaMIka mArI pAse mAMga." dharaNendra khUba prasanna mukhe rAvaNane kahyuM, 'nAgendra ! trilokapatinI guNastutithI tame prasanna bano te yogya ja che ! svAmIno bhakata svAmInA guNo sAMbhaLIne hase ja, nAce ja ! bAkI to he dharaNendra ! prasanna banIne tame mane vibhUti ApavA utkaMThita banyA cho te tamArI svAmIbhaktino utkarSa sUcave che, jyAre huM jo e lauM to mArI svAmibhaktinuM hINapaNuM lAge !' rAvaNanI niHspRhatA para dharaNendra tAjuba banI gayo. 'dazamukha dhanya che tArI niHspRhatAne! huM tArA para adhika tuSTa banyo chuM... tArI niHspRhatAne natamastake vAraMvAra anumoduM chuM !" kahIne dharaNendra rAvaNane "amodha-vijayA" nAmanI bahurUpakAriNI vidyA ApI ane tyAMthI cAlyo gayo. - nirAkAMkSabhaktino Adarza ApanAra dazamukhanuM kevuM ujjavala Atmatva ! prabhubhakti eTale bajAramAM sodo karavAnI vastu nathI, e vAta rAvaNanA aMtaHstalamAM kevI aMkita thaI gaI haze ? jagatanI tamAma bhautika vastuonAM mUlya karatAM paramAtmAnI bhaktinuM mUlyAMkana ene haiye kevuM caDhiyAtuM vasyuM haze ? paramAtmAnI bhaktithI jagatanI koI paNa samRddhi kharIdavAno nAno zo paNa khyAla enA manamAM na hato, te zuM rAvaNanI uttamatA puravAra karavA samartha nathI ? ahIM rAvaNane amoghavidyA varI. Ama rAvaNa-maMdodarI adbhuta prabhubhakti karI aSTApadathI parata AvyAM. Ravan Dharnendra Samvad Upcoming Vol. XXI - 297 4- Ravan-Mandodari Bhakti & Dharnedra Samvad

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6 // rANI vIramatI // damayaMtInA lalATa pradeza para svAbhAvika ja viziSTa teja hatuM. jenA mULamAM pUrva bhavano aSTApada sAthe saMkaLAyela prasaMga zrI mANikyasUri kRta nalAyanamAM jovA maLe che. jenA anuvAda rUpe damayaMtI caritrano aMza atre saMdarbha rUpe ApavAmAM Avyo che. nala rAjAno pUrvabhava praNAma karIne nala rAjA potAnI patnI damayaMtI sAthe munivaranI samakSa ubhA rahyA tyAre munivare nirmaLa vANI vaDe kahyuM ke- "he rAjan ! jema kapUramAM ApelI puSpanI suvAsa zobhe che tema svabhAvathI bhavya evA Apane apAtI dharmadezanA zobhAspada banaze. vaibhavathI paripUrNa rAjya, bhaktiparAyaNa strI, dharmavAsanAthI vAsita mana, A jo hoya to vadhAre vicAravAnuM zuM hoI zake ? he rAjan ! huM damakano gurubhAI, satya vacana bolanAra, sArthaka nAmavALo zrutasAgara e nAmathI prasiddhi pAmela muni chuM, to have vadhAre kahevAthI zuM ? tamane baMnene mArA AzIrvAda che ke tamArI jevA dharmatatpara anya rAjAo thAo !'' A pramANe bolatA te munivarane vidvAna, zatruone pralayakALanA agni sarakhA, kamaLa jevA mukhavALA, cittane haraNa karatAM nalarAjAe aMjali joDavApUrvaka kahyuM ke- "he pUjya ! huM dhanya chuM. meM Aje sarva jItI lIdhuM che ke jene Apa jevA nirmohI munivara satkAre che. meM kaline jItyo, priyAne prApta karI, bharatabhUmine jItI lIdhI. A sarva kiyAthI mane je harSa nathI thayo tethI vizeSa harSa ApanI mArA pratyenI kRpAthI thayo che. he pUjya ! sarva prakAre damayaMtI mAnavI hovA chatAM tenA lalATapradezamAM asAdhAraNa prakAzavALuM A tilaka zA mATe ? mane damayaMtI sAthe keTalAka samaya paryanta viyoga zA mATe thayo ? ane kayA kAraNathI mane bharatakSetranuM aizvaryasvAmIpaNuM prApta thayuM ?'' upara pramANe prazna karatAM nalarAjAne zrutasAgara mahAmunio jaNAvyuM ke-- "je ghaTanA je pramANe che te pramANe huM Apane jaNAvuM chuM to te Apa sAMbhaLo. kevaLajJAna sarakhA paramAvidha jJAnane lIdhe loka temaja alokane viSe mArAthI na jANI zakAya tevI koI paNa vastu nathI, arthAt huM samasta vRttAMta jANI zakuM chuM. Rani Virmati Upcoming Vol. XXI Rani Virmati "pUrve mammaNa nAmano pracaMDa parAkramI, zrImAna ane vIra rAjavI thayo hato tene vIramatI nAmanI rANI hatI. te rAjA mAtra balISTha, dAnavIra, yuvAna temaja dhairyazAlI hato, parantu anArya dezamAM janmavAne kAraNe dharmanuM vAstavika svarUpa samajato na hato. ekadA, zikAramAM Asakata te rAjA azva 298 a

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth para caDIne, khabhA para dhanuSa bharAvIne vanapradezamAM svecchApUrvaka bhramaNa karI rahyo hato. mahAzikArarUpI bhUta-grahathI vyAkuLa banelA te rAjAne, aSTApada tIrthe jato sArtha maLyo. te sArthane viSe vicitra veSa dhAraNa karanAra, vividha prakAranAM vAhanomAM beThelA, stutipAThakothI vakhANavA lAyaka evA ghaNA bhavya puruSo hatA. dANa (jagAta) ApanArA te sarvane choDI daine anItirUpI nadImAM rahetA grAha (jaLajaMtu, hastIne paNa pakaDI lenAra) sarakha te mammaNa rAjAe sArthanI madhyamAM rahelA munivarane pakaDI lIdhA. munivarane mukta karAvavAne mATe koI paNa zaktimAna thaI zakayuM nahi. haMmezAM zakti-parAkrama samAna baLavALA pratye dAkhavI zakAya che, parantu potAnA karatAM atyaMta baLavAna pratye koNa baLa dAkhavI zake ? baLapUrvaka te sArthane te sthaLamAMthI bahAra kADhI mUkIne krodha yukta dRSTivALA te rAjAe jherI dRSTithI te munine lAMbA samaya sudhI nihALyA. pRthvI para zayyA (saMthAro) karavAnA kAraNe te munine beDoLa ane kaThora zarIravALA joine "A muni bIbhatsa (gaMdA-malina) che.' ema bolIne teNe te munivara pratye kUtarAo choDI mUkayA. jema kuhADA vaDe vRkSane chedI nAkhavAmAM Ave tema te rAjAe kUtarAonA vajra jevA kaThora dAMtothI muninA zarIrane phADI nakhAvavAnuM zarU karyuM, paraMtu vajaRSabhanArAca saMghayaNavALA te munie samatAbhAvathI temaja utsAhapUrvaka te duHkha sahana karyuM. zApane badale ghAyalapaNAne-koI potAne ghAyala karato hoya tyAre mRtyune samaye saMyamanI rakSAne icchatA sAdhupuruSo lAbhane ja prApta kare che. manuSyothI vaMdAyelA munivara pratye kUtarAone choDIne mammaNa rAjavI paNa vRkSanI najIkamAM rahelA potAnA taMbUmAM beTho te samaye tenI rANI vIramatI pote bherI vagADatA aneka zakhsonI sAthe te sthaLe AvI pahoMcI. rAjA bhojana karI rahyA bAda, nIce beThelI temaja khaMjana nAmanA pakSInI jevI AMkhovALI vIramatIe potAnI najara samakSa tevA prakAranI avasthAmAM te munivarane nihALyA. te munivarane joIne jANe jaldI potAnuM sarvasva luMTAI gayuM hoya tevI, vyagra cittavALI, jaldI UbhI thayelI, pavitra AcaraNavALI teNIe kUtarAone dUra karIne, rudhirathI kharaDAyelA zarIravALA te munivarane paDelA kaSTa mATe lAMbA samaya sudhI atyaMta zoka karyo. A kaI jAtanI manuSya-mRgayA (zikAra) ! A pramAdane dhikkAra ho ! he deva ! koNa AvI durbuddhivALo haze ? atyaMta pavitra kalpavRkSanA TukaDA karI nAkhavAmAM AvyA che ane ciMtAmaNi ratna samAna A munine kaThaNa pattharo vaDe cUrNa karI nAkhavAmAM AvyA che. jo krodhe bharAyelA A munivare Apane zApa Apyo hota to A avasare ApanI zI sthiti thAta ? to cAlo, vizvajanathI vaMdAvA lAyaka, niSkalaMka yazavALA, kSamAne dhAraNa karanAra A pUjya munivarane aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka praNAma karo.'' upara pramANe vIramatIthI pratibodhAyelo himagirizRMgano rAjA (mammaNa), munivara pratye adhika bhaktiyukta banIne, kUtarAnA samUhe bharelA baTakAonI pIDAne dUra karavAne mATe prayatnazIla banyo. tyArabAda zAMta banelA rAjAne namaskAra karIne vIramatIe potAnI labdhithI potAnA thuMka vaDe ja te munivaranA zarIrane pUrve jevuM hatuM tevuM ja banAvI dIdhuM. te prakAranA Azcaryane joIne manamAM vismaya pAmela mammaNa rAjA potAnA kartavyathI potAnI mUDhatAno zoka karavA lAgyA. bAda vilApa karatA rAjAne te nirmohI munivare jaNAvyuM ke-- "he rAjan ! tame kheda na pAmo. huM have pIDA rahita banyo chuM. mArA tarapha juo. tArA jevo rAjA manuSyarUpI vRkSanA dharmarUpI phUlane jANato nathI te ja hakIkata mane kheda upajAvI rahI che. mahAtmA puruSa dvArA sarvane dharmanI prApti thAya che, jyAre a 299 a Rani Virmati

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth kharekhara khedanI vAta che ke- karelA AcaraNathI meM mArA dvArA ja pApanuM upArjana karela che. rAjAone mATe aMtaHpura ke nagara sarva sarakhuM ja che. aparAdha vinA paNa pIDA ApanAra teonI (rAjAonI) zI gati thAya ? kharekhara, dAMto vaDe tRNane grahaNa karatAM zatrane paNa loko haNatA nathI to ghAsa khAnArA prANIone vividha prakAranA zastro vaDe zA mATe haNavA joIe ? kharekhara, vizva arAjakatAthI bhareluM che; zaraNa vinAnuM che. baLavAna ajJAnI jIvothI nirbaLa pazuo zA mATe haNatA haze ? kalAvatI vigere satIo ane mitrAnaMda vigere puruSoe alpa hiMsA mAtrathI dustara sAgara jevuM duHkha prApta karyuM hatuM. brahyAnuM mastaka kApI nAkhavAthI khoparImAM bhikSA grahaNa karatA, dIna ane nagna zaMkara paNa ghaNA samaya sudhI nacAvAyA che. zuM khAvA lAyaka bIjA padArtho nathI ? athavA to zuM pavanathI jIvI zakAtuM nathI ? jIvahiMsA karIne poSaNa pAmatAM jIvitathI zuM ? karoDo bhave paNa na maLI zake tevA A ramaNIya mAnava-bhavane prApta karIne je prANI viSayano tyAga karato nathI te naukAmAM besavA chatAM DUbe che." A pramANe bolatAM zrutasAgara munivaranA vacanothI mohano tyAga karIne mammaNe vAstavika dharma prApta karyo. rANI vIramatI sAthe zrAvaka dharma svIkArIne pavitra buddhivALo mammaNa rAjavI munirAjanA caraNomAM namaskAra karIne, be hAtha joDIne kahevA lAgyo ke- "he pUjya ! mArA jevA durbaddhi, durAtmA, anArya dezamAM utpanna thayelA duSTa prANIone mApha karo te pUjya ! eka vanamAMthI bIjA vanamAM paribhramaNa karatAM Apa kaI tarapha jaI rahyA hatA te mane jaNAvo mUDha buddhivALA meM Apane ahIM lAMbA samaya sudhI rokI rAkhyA che." munivare jaNAvyuM ke- "he bhAgyazAlI ! sAMbhaLa, vizvane viSe prasiddha aSTApada nAmanuM tIrtha che. te parvatanA suMdara zikhara para bharata cakravartIe banAvela, tIrthakara bhagavaMtonI mUrtio yukta siMhaniSadyA nAmano jinaprAsAda che, vartamAnakALe te parvata para caDhavAnuM manuSyo mATe azakaya che; kAraNa ke te parvatanA ATha pagathiyA eka eka yojanI UMcAIvALA che. kALanA prabhAvathI atyAre A samayanA prANIo mATe te tIrthanI taLeTIno sparza karavAthI tIrthayAtrAnuM phaLa maLe che. je koI te aSTApada parvata para jaIne, arihaMta paramAtmAonI pratimAone vAMde che te prAyaH ATha bhavamAM mokSanI prApti kare che. ArAdhanA karavAthI prasanna banelI zAsanadevInI kRpAthI ja koIka virala vyaktine te tIrtha yAtrAnuM phaLa prApta thAya che. to he rAjana ! haM aSTApada parvata pratye javAne AraMbhelA kAryanI pUrNAhuti sivAya mane saMtoSa pAmatuM nathI. mArI yAtrAmAM thayelo A aMtarAya mArA mATe saphaLa banela che, kAraNa ke tane pratibodha ApavAthI meM mahApuNya upArjana karela che." | munivarane tIrthayAtrAe javAnI icchAvALA jANIne mammaNa rAjAe AgaLa gayelA sArthane rokavA mATe potAnA mANasone mokalyA. bhaktipurassara te munivaranI sAthe cAlane, temane sAthe sAthe bhegA karIne, temane namaskAra karIne mammaNa rAjA pAcho vaLyo. tyArathI prAraMbhIne cakravartI sarakho mammaNa rAjA, potAnI rANI vIramatI sAthe gItArtha munivaronI sevA-suzruSA karato karato dharmakRtyo karavA lAgyo. aNuvratAdi dharmarUpI jaLanA taraMgothI niraMtara AA manavALI vIramatIe aSTApada parvata para rahela caityane, devInI mAphaka vaMdana karavAnI icchA karI. te kAryanI pUrti mATe vAhana dvArA te sthaLe pahoMcavuM asAdhya jANIne, teNIe zAsanadevInI sahAyathI te kAryanI saphaLatA IcchI. te samayathI mammaNa rAjavInI senAe zAsanadevInI ArAdhanA mATe temanI vidhipurassara mUrti banAvI ane samAdhibhAvamAM rahIne bhAva pUjA zarU karI. - 300 - Rani Virmati

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth dAbhanA saMthArA para sUtelI ane zAsanadevIne tuSTa karatI vIramatInA A pramANe keTalAka divaso vyatIta thaI gayA. aSTamI tathA pUrNimAnA divase rAtrijAgaraNa karatI teNI manohara gIto dvArA traNe kALa Arati UtAravApUrvaka divaso pasAra karavA lAgI. vIramatI hajAro kanyAone vastro tathA alaMkAro temaja maharSione bhaktapAna ApatI hatI. jeno kaleza nAza pAmyo che tevI ane akhaMDita buddhivALI tathA prayatnazIla teNIe paccIza upavAsa karyAM. vIramatInI tapazcaryAthI tuSTa banelI zAsanadevIe pratyakSa thaIne nirmaLa vANIvaDe kahyuM ke-- "he putrI ! teM je A ugra tapazcaryA karI che te kharekhara kamaLanA pAMdaDAMthI loDhAno bhAra upADavA jevuM kArya che. he kRzAMgI ! jema caMdana vRkSanI maMjarInI suvAsathI tene jema nAgaNI vaza banI jAya tema A tArI tapazcaryAthI huM tAre AdhIna banI chuM. he kamaLa jevA netravALI vIramatI ! huM zIghra tArI icchA pUrNa karuM chuM to he kRzodari taiyAra thA, samaya vyatIta karavAnI jarUra nathI.'' bAda taiyAra thayela vIramatInI prazaMsA karatI zAsanedavI tene potAnA vimAnamAM besADIne aSTApada parvata para laI gaI. ATha yojana UMcA ane AThe dizAomAM prasiddhi pAmela te aSTApada parvatane teNIe sASTAMga daMDavat pramANa karyAM. kharekhara, te bharata mahArAjA sAmAnya manuSya jaNAtA nathI, kAraNa ke jemano divya yaza hajI sudhI vizvane viSe vartI rahyo che.' A pramANe aMtaHkaraNamAM vicAra karatI ane vizALa netrovALI teNIe zAsanadevInI sahAyathI te manohara jinamaMdiramAM praveza karyo. be, daza, ATha ane cArae pramANe cAre dizAmAM sthaMbha para rahelA covIza tIrthaMkara bhagavaMtone bhakti parAyaNa teNIe vaMdana karyu. te pratimAonI puSpo vaDe vidhipUrvaka dareka pratimAonA lalATapradezane viSe vividha prakAranAM ratnajaDita tilako sthApita karyAM. pachI mukatAzakti mudrA dvArA hasta joDIne, baMne jAnune bhUmi para sthApIne teNIe moha rahita, atyaMta gaMbhIrArthavALI stuti karI ke- "uttama jJAnIone, uttamottama jJAnavaMtone ane te karatAM paNa zreSTha ane sarvajJa evA tIrthaMkara bhagavaMtone namaskAra thAo !'' eka mahinA sudhI aSTApada parvata para paramAtmAne namaskAra karIne, stuti karIne pUrNa manohara maMgaLavALI ane tuSTa banela teNIe paNa prAtaHkALe potAnA svAmI mammaNa rAjavIne aSTApadanI yAtrA saMbaMdhI samasta vRttAMta jaNAvyo. pachI samasta janatAne priya evo devayAtrA saMbaMdhIno suMdara vArSika mahotsava thayo ane haMmezAM manohara saMgIta karatAM vidhavidha prakAranAM vAjiMtro cAre dizAmAM vAgavA lAgyA. dharma pratye zraddhAvALA, puSkaLa dAna ApanAra ane pramAda rahita te baMne daMpatIe potAnA AyuSyano zeSa bhAga puNya kAryomAM vyatIta karyo. pachI trIjA bhavamAM potanapura nAmanA nagaramAM mammaNa ane vIramatIne jIva dhanya ane sarI tarIke janmyA. bhadrika ane pazuonI saMpattivALA (govALa) te baMne svabhAvathI ja paraspara atyaMta prema dharAvatA hatA. te baMnee koIne paNa vANIthI dubhavyA na hatA, kaMI paNa koInuM harI lIdhuM na hatuM ane kadI paNa ziyalano bhaMga karyo na hato. teo pratidina potAnI zakti pramANe bhUkhyAne bhojana, tarasyAne pANI ApatA ane thAkI gayelAono zrama (thAka) dUra karatA. pachI koI eka divase varSARtunA samayamAM vRSTi thavAthI dhanya potAnA pazuonI saMbhALa levAne mATe bahAranA pradezamAM gayo. tyAM AgaLa varNa ane gAtra (avayava) thI pADelA nAmavALA potAnA gAya tathA bheMsa vigere pazuone dUrathI bolAvIne ucita lAlanA-pAlanA karI paMpALyA. te samaye te pradezamAM zaramane kAraNe aMga para eka mAtra vastrane dhAraNa karatAM koI eka munivarane kAyotsarga dhyAnamAM UbhA rahelA joyA. as 301 a Rani Virmati

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth vRSTine kAraNe Ardra dehavALA te munivaranA mastaka para dhanye potAnuM chatra dhAraNa karI rAkhyuM. tenI AvA prakAranI saMdhyA samaya sudhInI ekadhArI sevA-zuzrUSAthI te munivara muzkelI bharelI vAyu tathA vRSTinI pIDAne pAra karI gayA. pachI te munivarane namaskAra karIne dhanye mISTa vANIthI pUchayuM ke-- "he pUjya ! kayAMthI Avo che ane Apane kaI dizA tarapha javAnI IcchA che ? te Apa jaNAvo.'' munivare jaNAvyuM ke- "mArA guruvaryane vAMdavAnI icchAthI huM pAMDaya dezamAMthI laMkA tarapha jaI rahyo chuM, paraMtu mArgamAM ja hamaNAM varSARtu AvatI jANIne temaja pRthvI para atyaMta jIvotpatti thavAne kAraNe A sthaLe ja cAturmAsa vyatIta karavA mAguM chuM.'' A pramANe munivaranuM kathana sAMbhaLIne, potAnA AvAse te munivarane laI javAne mATe dhanye, kAdava thaI gayo hovAthI besavA mATe pADo Apyo tyAre 'amAre vAhana para caDavuM yogya nathI.'' ema kahIne munizreSTha tenI sAthe ja nagaramAM page cAlatAM gayA. potAnA ghare, bhaktitatpara dha amRta sarakhA dUdhathI te munizreSThane puNyanA kAraNarUpa pAraNuM karAvyuM. te munivara paNa dhusarI temaja dhanyane dharmopadeza ApIne, varSARtuno samaya vItAvIne, potAnA guru pAse laMkA nagarI tarapha cAlyA gayA. dharmarUpI saMpatti dvArA suMdara gRhastha dharmane dhAraNa karatAM te baMne vRddha banyA. aMtasamaye sarva saMgano tyAga karIne, dhairyazAlI temaja mahAvratadhArI te baMnee potAnA dehano tyAga karyo ane tyArabAda niraMtara sukhadAyI svarga sarakhA haimavaMta kSetramAM yugalika tarIke utpanna thayA. te haimavaMta kSetramAM suvarNanI bhUmi che, pakSIo madhura svaravALA che, pANI nirmaLa ane zItala che ane pavano sukhakara vAya che. te kSetramAM Ayune aMte yugalika eka yugalane janma Ape che ane 79 divasa paryanta te yugalanI lAlanApAlanA karIne svarge jAya che. te kSetramAM kalpavRkSo vastra, pAtra, ghara, puSpamALA, zayyA, bhojana ane Asana vigere sarva vAMchita vastuo Ape che. te yugalika paNa haimavaMta kSetramA bhAvone saMpUrNapaNe anubhavIne mATeMdra nAmanA devalokamAM deva-devI tarIke utpanna thayA. tejasvI dehane dhAraNa karatAM kSIraDiMDira ane kSIraDiMDirA nAmanA te baMne deva-devI arasa-parasa atyaMta snehabhAvathI rahato hatA. te mATeMdra devalokamAM sAta sAgaropama ane eka palyopamanuM AyuSya bhogavIne, tyAMthI cyavIne tame baMne nala tathA damayaMtI tarIke utpanna thayA. pUrve teM je munine sArthathI vikhUTA pADyA hatA tethI A bhavamAM tane tArI patnI damayaMtI sAthe viyoga thayo. jo, te samaye, te te munivarane khamAvyA na hota to Aje tAro virahAnala kaI rIte zAMta banata ? dhanyanA bhavamAM munivaranA mastaka para je teM chatra dhAraNa karI rAkhyuM hatuM tethI A bhavamAM tane ekachatra sAmrAjya prApta thayuM. "vIramatInA bhavamAM damayaMtIe aSTApada parvata para zrI tIrthaMkara bhagavaMtonA bhAlapradezamAM je tilako sthApita karyA hatA tene lIdhe damayaMtI, lalATamAM atyaMta tejasvI tilakavALI banI. pAMca bhavothI je tame daMpatIrUpe thatAM AvyA cho tethI pUrvanA bhavonA saMskArathI A bhavamAM tamAro adbhUta dAmpatya prema pragaTyo che.'' A pramANe potAno pUrvabhava sAMbhaLIne aMtaHkaraNamAM vicAraNa karatAM ane zarIrakaMpane anubhavatAM nala-damayaMtI baMne mUrchA pAmyA, darpaNamAM potAnA pratibiMbanI mAphaka svapnamAM pUrvabhavone joine, mUrchAno tyAga karIne te baMne punaH svastha thayA. traNa lokanA bhAvonA sAkSIbhUta, paramAvadhijJAnI zrI zrutasAgara munivaranI anubhavayukta vANInI stuti karatAM ane temanI adhika vaiyAvacca dvArA rAtrine vyatIta karIne teo baMne sUryodaya-samaye potAnA AvAse gayA. Rani Virmati - 302 -

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pU. munirAjazrI pUrNAnandasAgarajI mahArAja gaNadhara gautamasvAmI bhagavaMtano atre AMtara-bAhya bAyoDeTA Apyo che. sAthe emanA jIvananI banelI rahasyamaya ghaTanAono ullekha atre Apyo che. nAma goM pitA A lekhanA vAcanathI vAcakanAM cakSuo sAme gaNadhara bhagavaMtanA labdhivaMta, vinayavaMta jIvananuM adbhuta citra khaDuM thayA vinA rahetuM nathI. mAtA bhAI gAma deza rAjA varNa UMcAI ziSya dIkSA uMmara dIkSA divasa dIyAnagara dImAdAnA // guru Gautam Swami 7 gautamasvAmI : eka adhyayana // - : IndrabhUti : gautama H vabhUti vidha : pRthvImAtA ke be-agnibhUti, vAyubhUti : gobaragAma : magadha : zreNika : kaMcana H sAta hAtha sapramANa deha : 500 : 50 varSa : vaizAkha suda 11 - pAvApurI (apApApurI) * tIrthaMkara mahAvIrasvAmI dIkSA vakhate parivAra H pa0 ziSyo H bhagavAnanA keTalAmAM ziSya H prathama padavI : 1lA gaNadhara dIkSA vakhate zuM karyuM H dvAdazAMgInI racanA, cauda pUrva sahita kevI rIte racanA karI H tripadI pAmIne (bhagavAna pAsethI) tripadInuM nAma : 1. upangeI vA 2. vigameI vA 3. dhuveI vA bhagavAna mahAvIranA tIrthasthApanA sthaLa tathA dina - pAvApurI, vaizAkha suda 11 dIkSA chadmastha paryAya H 30 varSa dIkSA paryAyamAM tapazcaryA chaThThanA pAraNe chaH sApa nirvANa vakhate tapazcaryA : eka mAsanuM aAsaNa dIkSA paryAye mahattvanI bAbata : badhIya mahattvanI, paNa aSTApada parvata upara potAnI labdhithI caDhavuM, Ek Adhyayan Vol. I Ch. 4-B, Pg. 155-162 303. Gautam Swami Ek Adhyayan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth aSTApada parvata para jaI zuM karyuM ? kevaLajJAna pAmavAnuM nimitta : bhagavAnanuM nirvANa. (1) covIsa tIrthaMkara prabhune vAghA. kevaLajJAna pAmavAnuM varSa H vikrama varSa pUrva 470 varSa (2) jagaciMtAmaNi caityavaMdana racyuM. kevalI paryAya : 12 varSa (3) vasvAmInA jIva deva tiyadraMbhakane (puMDarIka kevaLajJAna pAmyA pahelAM manovedanA : zrI vIra prabhunA nirvANathI vedanA. kaMDarIka adhyayana bhaNI) pratibodha. ghasaka paDyo tava dhrAsako, upanyo kheda apAra; (4) vaLatAM 1503 tApasone pratibodha, dIkSA, vIra-vIra kahI valavale samare guNa-saMbhAra." 1. pAraNuM. pUchIza kone prazna huM, te kahI bhagavaMta; pAraNuM : uttara kuNa muja Apaze, goyama kahI guNavaMta." 2. khIra khAMDa vRta ANI, ami aqTha aMguTha kavi, - vijayamANikyasiMhasUri goyama ekaNa pAtra, karAve pAraNuM savi." zrI gautamasvAmIne kevalajJAna pUrve keTalAM jJAna : mati, (rAsa, gAthA-40) zruta, avadhi, mana:paryava-4. gocarI vAparatAM 501ne kevaLajJAna, samavasaraNa dekhatAM samakti karyuM hatuM : kSAyopathamika. 501 kevaLI, jinavANI sAMbhaLI 501 kevaLI-ema prabhu mahAvIrane keTalA gaNadhara : 11 gaNadhara bhagavaMta. sarve 1503 kevaLI thayA. prabhu mahAvIra pachI keTalA mokSe padhAryA : zrI gautama guru jene dIkSA Ape te kevaLI thAya. Ama 2. (1) zrI gautamasvAmI (2) zrI sudharmasvAmI. 50,000 gautamagurunA ziSya kevaLa pAmyA. prabhu vartamAna paTTa paraMparA kayA gaNadharanI H zrI sudharmasvAmInI mahAvIranA 700 ziSyo mokSe gayA che. paTTa paraMparA. tIrtha aSTApade Apa labdha jaI, paMdaraze traNane dIkha dIdhI, vartamAna 11 aMga konI racanA : amane pAraNe tApasa kAraNe zrI sudharmasvAmInI. (sivAya zrI bhagavatIjI) kSIra labdha karI akhUTa kIdhI.' zrI bhagavatIjImAM keTalA prazno che? (chaMda udayaratna'). 36000 prazno zrI gautamasvAmIe pUchelA. kevaLajJAna pAmavAno divasa-samaya : kArataka suda 1 (jhAyaNI) paroDhIe. 'karaNI' eka uccatama kriyApAtratAnuM sUcaka che. sAthe e paNa dhvanita thAya che ke e mahAna tattvajJAnI kevaLa-jJAnasAgarane ArapAra mApavAmAM ja kevaLa samartha na hatA, paraMtu AcArakriyAnuM paNa uccatama udAharaNa banIne hajAro varSa bAda Aje paNa jhagamagI rahelI che. gautamasvAmInI tapazcaryAnI sAthe zAntisahiSNutAno maNi-kAMcana saMyoga hato. zAntine kAraNe tapajyotithI temanuM mukha-maMDaLa dedIpyamAna hatuM. gautamasvAmIe tapa karIne Atmajyotine dedIpyamAna banAvI hatI. A tapamAM koI prakAranI kAmanA, AzaMsA ane yazakIrtinI abhilASA na hatI. samatA e sAdhanAnA kendramAM hatI ane ahiMsA, saMyama ane tapanI siddhinA mATe e sAdhanA samarpita thaI hatI. guru gautama jyAM hoya tyAM AnaMda ane prasannatAnI madhuratA prasaratI rahetI. adhyAtmanI carama sthiti para pahoMcelA sAdhaka mATe tapojanya labdhio ane siddhio temanAM caraNomAM ALoTavA lAge che. guru gautamasvAmIno puNyAnuyoga kaMIka evo viziSTa hato ke labdhionA bhaMDArarUpa banIne dIna-duHkhI jIvonA moTA AdhAra, azaraNanA zaraNa ane dInonA uddhAraka tarIke kIrtinA Gautam Swami - Ek Adhyayan - 304

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth adhikArI banI gayA hatA. emanI pUjA, bhakti ane stuti to ThIka, mAtra emanuM nAmasmaraNa paNa mahAmaMgalakArI lekhAya che. te saMkaTone dUra kare che, mananA manorathone pUrNa kare che. kavivara lAvaNyasamayajIe lakhyuM che ke- 'jo kIje gautamanuM dhyAna, to ghara vilase nave nidhAna.' gautama gaNadhara jene-jene dIkSA Ape tene-tene kevaLajJAna thAya che. temAM zAla-mahAzAlano prasaMga bane che. bhagavaMta mahAvIranI AjJAthI teo zAla-mahAzAlane pratibodha karavA jAya che. saMsAranI bhayaMkaratA samajAve che. rAga-dveSanI vinAzakAritA samajAve che. zAla-mahAzAla pratibodha pAme che. dIkSA aMgIkAra kare che. dIkSA bAda jagadguru mahAvIra bhagavaMta pAse AvatAM jemanA haiyAmAM rAga-dveSanI anarthakAritA UtarelI che tevA zAla-mahAzAla zukladhyAnanI agnimAM ghAtIkarmo khapAvI kevaLajJAna prApta kare che. samavasaraNamAM pahoMcIne bhagavaMtane vaMdanA karavA jaNAve che ke, bhagavaMta bole che, 'he gautama ! kevalInI AzAtanA karIza nahIM.'' gaNadhara gautamane AMcako lAge che. huM dIkSA ApuM tene kevalajJAna thAya che ane mane ja nathI thatuM, ema kema ? bhagavaMte kahyuM ke, je manuSya svalabdhithI aSTApadanI yAtrA kare te, te ja bhavamAM kevaLajJAna pAme. potAnuM kevalajJAna nizcita karavA vIraprabhunI AjJA meLavI gautamasvAmI jaMghAcAraNa labdhithI sUryanuM kiraNa pakaDIne aSTApada para jAya che. teo aSTApada jaI rahyA che tyAre upavAsane pAraNe upavAsa karanAra 500 tApasanuM eka vRMda aSTApadanI prathama mekhalAmAM AgaLa cAlavAne azaktimAna hovAthI raheluM che. chaThThane pAraNe chaThTha karanAra 500 tApasanuM jUtha bIjI mekhalAmAM aTakeluM che. aThThamane pAraNe aThThama karanAra 500 tApasanuM jUtha trIjI mekhalAmAM aTakeluM che. tapathI kAyA zoSAI gaI che. AvatA gautama gaNadharane joIne traNe jUthanA tApasone eka ja vicAra Ave che ke ame tapa karI kAyA zoSavI chatAM eTalI labdhi utpanna thaI nathI ke AgaLa vadhIe, to pachI A daDhakAya jIvAtmA AgaLa kevI rIte jaze ? tApaso vicAra karatA rahyA ane gaNadhara gautama sUryanAM kiraNonA AlaMbane upara pahoMcyA. bharata cakrIe bharAvelA covIze jinezvaronI bhAvabharI vaMdanA-stuti karI. jagaciMtAmaNi stotrathI bhAvapUrvaka sarva jinAlayo, sarva zAzvata biMbonI vaMdanA karI. pAMca tIrthomAM (1) zatruMjayanA AdinAtha (2) giranAranA neminAtha (3) satyapura (sAMcora, ji. jAlora, rAjasthAna)nA mahAvIrasvAmI (4) bharUcanA munisuvratasvAmI ane (5) muharI pArzvanAtha (je hAla TIMToI gAme birAjamAna che) nI gaNanA thAya che. aSTApadajI upara AvelA tiryakbhaka devanI zaMkA dUra karavA puMDarIka-kaMDarIka adhyayana kahI zaMkA dUra karI. nIce 1500 tApasanAM traNe jUtha eka ja bhAvanA kare che ke nIce Utare tyAre A puNyavAna puruSane guru banAvavA, jethI ApaNo nistAra thaze. nIce Utare tyAre badhA gautamasvAmIjI pAse dIkSA levA tatpara bane che. devatAo veSa Ape che. badhAne pAraNAno divasa che. gautamasvAmIjI upara tuMhI-tuMhI bhaktivALA hovA sAthe rAga saMsAramAM DubADe te samajatA 500 tApaso je aThThamane pAraNe aThThama karanArA che te pAraNuM karatAM kevalajJAna pAme che. pAraNuM karIne bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse jatAM samavasaraNanI Rddhi dekhIne bIjA chaThThane pAraNe chaThTha karanArAnuM jUtha kevalajJAna pAme che. upavAsane pAraNe upavAsa karanArA trIjA jUthane bhagavaMtanuM rUpa jotAM kevalajJAna Upaje che. samavasaraNamAM kevalInI parSadA tarapha jatA 1500 tApasane gaNadhara gautamasvAmI aTakAve tyAM mahAvIra paramAtmAnA zabdo kAne paDe che : "he gautama, kevalInI AzAtanA karIza nahIM.'' A zabdo sAMbhaLatAM IndrabhUti gautamane khaLabhaLATa macI jAya che. aSTApadanI yAtrA karI x 305 -- Gautam Swami - Ek Adhyayan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Avyo to paNa aSTApadane aDadhe raste nahIM pahoMcanArane kevalajJAna ane huM ema ne ema! kAraNa zuM? zuM naDe che ? AvA vicAramAM aTavAyelA 1442mAM gaNadharane kAne zabdo paDe che ? tAro mArA uparano ghaNA bhava pahelAno rAga che. cira paricita cho. rAga choDI de to hamaNAM kevalajJAna thaI jAya. gaNadhara gautama pokArI UThe che, kevalajJAna thAya ke vegaLuM rahe, mAre bhagavAna pahelAM. sAMbhaLavA pramANe bhagavaMta mahAvIranA trIjA marIcinA bhavamAM temanI dIkSA choDI parivrAjaka banelI avasthAmAM ziSya banelA kapila rAjaputra gautama IndrabhUtino jIva hato. keTalAye sAgaropama pahelAMno sneharAga anekanA sneharAga choDAvanArane potAne chUTato nathI, tenAthI vadhAre duHkhada, vadhAre karuNa zuM hoI zake? sneharAganI parAkASThA che ke rAga khoTo ja tema pratibodhI kalAkomAM kevalajJAna ApanArane romeromamAM sneharAga bharelo rahe che. keTalI viSamatA! keTalI bhayaMkaratA !! keTalA daDha dhyAnathI ApaNA jevA pAmara jIvone vicAravAnI vAta che !!! sneharAganA aDAbIDa jaMgalamAM aTavAyelA hovA chatAM jagatanA jIvo taraphano prema-lAgaNImamatAyukta ane dveSayukta IndrabhUti gautamano AtmA joIe. lagabhaga eka koDAkoDI sAgaropama jevA dIrgha saMsAramAM sneharAganI bhaThThImAM zekAvA chatAM anya jIvone zAtA-zAMti ApavA tarapha svAbhAvika ja gautama gaNadharano jIva TevAyelo che te ati addabhuta vastu che. sAmAnya rIte jyAM rAganI mAtrA tIvra hoya tyAM dveSa paNa tIvra hoya che. paraMtu gautamasvAmInA jIvanamAM tenAthI taddana viparItatA che. tenA be purAvA prasiddha che. ati ugra tapa, uttamottama bhAva ane dhyAnane kAraNe gautamasvAmIne keTalIka labdhio prApta thaI hatI. labdhi eTale AtmAnI adbhuta camatkArika zakti. gautamasvAmIe A prasaMge aSTApada tIrtha para javA mATe temanI be labdhiono-jaMghAcAraNa labdhino ane akSaNamahAnasa labdhino-upayoga karyo. jaMghAcAraNalabdhi eTale dhArelI jagyAe jaldI pahoMcavAnI paganI zakti. e zaktithI teo aSTApada parvatanI taLeTImAM pahoMcyA ane sUryakiraNa pakaDIne parvatanA zikhara upara caDI gayA. teo jyAre nIce UtaratA hatA tyAre temaNe aSTApada para caDavAne ghaNo parizrama karatA paNa saphaLa na thatA evA 1503 tApasone joyA. koDina nAmanA tApase 500 ziSyo sAthe upavAsanA pAraNe upavAsa karIne, dinna nAmanA tApase 500 ziSyo sAthe chaThThanA pAraNe chaThTha karIne, zevALa nAmanA tApase 500 ziSyo sAthe aThThamanA pAraNe aThThama karIne aSTApada para pahoMcavAno prayatna karyo. paraMtu thoDe thoDe aMtare jaI te sahu aTakI jatA. zevALa ane tenA ziSyo paNa saphaLatA pAmyA nahi. teo saue zarIre puSTa ane tejasvI evA gautamasvAmIne darzana karIne pAchA AvatA joyA. temanI zaktithI prabhAvita thaIne te sahu tApasoe temanI pAse dIkSA lIdhI ane temanA ziSya banyA. 1503 tApasone upavAsanuM pAraNuM karAvavA eka pAtramAM gautamasvAmI khIra laI AvyA. khIra thoDI hatI eTale eTalI khIra sahune pahoMce e mATe emaNe akSaNamahAnasa labdhino upayoga karyo. temaNe potAno amRtajharato aMgUTho khIranA pAtramAM mUkyo. ethI pAtramAMthI khIra khUTI nahi ane sahu tApasoe saMtoSapUrvaka pAraNuM karyuM. tethI ja gautamasvAmIno mahimA darzAvavA gavAtuM AvyuM che "aMgUThe amRta vase, labdhi taNA bhaMDAra; zrI guru gautama samarIe, vAMchita phaLa dAtAra." - 306 - Gautam Swami - Ek Adhyayan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth aSTApadajInI yAtrAnA prasaMgane sAMketika rIte ghaTAvIe to A rIte samajI zakAya H aSTApadajI eTale ATha pada. jainazAstra pramANe je vyaktine kevalajJAna-anaMta ke anAvaraNa jJAna prApta karavuM hoya teNe 13mA guNasthAnake pahoMcavuM joIe. teramA guNasthAnake pahoMcanAra vyakti te sayogI kevaLI. caudamA guNasthAne pahoMcanAra vyakti te ayogI kevaLI. cauda guNasthAna eTale jaina paribhASA pramANe saMpUrNa AtmavikAsanAM cauda pagathiyAM athavA cauda tabakkA. cauda guNasthAnamAM AThamA guNasthAnanuM nAma che apUrvakaraNa. e guNasthAne pahoMcatA jJAnAvaraNIya, darzanAvaraNIya, mohanIya ane aMtarAya e cAra ghAtIkarmo ghaNAM ja pAtaLAM paDavA lAge che. tethI AtmA alaukika zAMti anubhave che. tene vItarAgapaNAnI jhAMkhI thavA lAge che. A guNasthAne pahoMcavA mATe jJAnanI jarUra paDe che. jJAnanI sahAya vaDe ja karyo haLavAM thavA lAge che. ane uttarottara eno kSaya thavA lAge che. gautamasvAmI sUryakiraNa pakaDIne aSTApada para pahoMcyA ane tyAM temaNe vItarAga prabhunI pratimAonA darzana karyAM. zAstramAM jJAnane sUrya sAthe sarakhAvyuM che. sUrya karatAM paNa jJAnanI zakti ghaNI caDiyAtI che. gautamasvAmI sUryakiraNa pakaDIne eTale ke jJAnane sahAre doSo, karmo dUra karatAM karatAM kramazaH Atmazuddhi karatAM karatAM aSTApada upara pahoMcyA ema ghaTAvI zakAya. temane apUrva AnaMda thayo. .9 307 .. Gautam Swami - Ek Adhyayan

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che zrI pAdaliptasUri che sAdhanAnA baLe sarjAtA camatkAra ane kalpanAnA baLe racAtI kRtiono virala saMgama jovA maLaze AcAryazrI pAdaliptasUrijInA jIvanamAM. kozala nAmanA nagaramAM dharmamAM agresara vijaya nAme rAjA hato. tene nayavikramasAgara nAme maMtrI hato. ne kalla nAme buddhizALI catura evo jaina zeTha hato. tene "pratimANA" nAme zreSTha strI hatI. putra nahi hovAthI putrane mATe kheda karatI evI teNI ghaNuM dhana ApI ghaNA lokone pUchatI hatI. eka vakhata "pratimANA" e vaiTayA devIne bhaktipUrvaka tevI rIte ArAdhI ke te jaladI pratyakSa thaI. ane bolI ke he putrI ! te zA mATe ahIM mane yAda karI ? tuM potAnuM kArya mane kahe. pratibhANAe kahyuM ke hamaNAM mAre putra joIe. vairuTayAe kahyuM ke he putrI ! vidyAdhara nAmanA vaMzane viSe sarvavidyArUpI samudranA pAragAmI zrI kAlikAcArya che. te vidyAdhara gacchamAM bIjA zreSTha AcAravAlA zrI AryanAgahasti AcArya che te hamaNAM ahIM AvyA che, te AcAryanA paganuM pANI jo tuM hamaNAM pIve to tAruM ciMtaveluM ciMtavana karatAM nizcaye adhika thaze. te pachI harSa pAmelI evI te jaIne baLAtkAre ziSyanA hAthamAM rahelA pAtramAMthI gurunAM caraNanA pANIne uttama bhaktithI bhAvita evI teNIe pIdhuM. te pachI gurunAM caraNone namIne zreSThI patnIe kahyuM ke vairuTayAnA vacanathI mArA vaDe tamArA caraNanuM pANI pivAyuM che. gurue kahyuM, ke mArAthI daza hAthane AMtare rahelI che dharmazAlinI ! te amArA caraNanuM pANI pIdhuM che tethI tAro prathama putra daza yojanamAM rahelo zreSTha moTo vidyArUpI samudrano pAraMgata thaze. emAM saMzaya nathI. pachI bIjA zreSTha nava putro anukrame thaze. zreSThI patnIe kahyuM ke pahelo putra tamane Apaze. gurue kaheluM patinI AgaLa teNIe kahyuM hatuM te vakhate AdarathI harSa pAmelA zeThe kahyuM ke gurue kaheluM jaladI sAruM thaze. kAla prApta thaye chate sArA divase zeThANIe nAgendranA svapnathI zobhatAM zreSTha lakSaNathI lakSita putrane janma Apyo. pitAe janmotsava karIne putranuM nAgendra nAma ApyuM. te pachI te zarIranA avayavo vaDe ane guNo vaDe puSTi pAmyo. mAtra ATha varSanI vaye vidyAdhara gacchanA AcArya nAgati pAse dIkSA laIne muni nAgendra banyA. ane mahAbuddhizALI tene bhaNavA mATe somamuninI AgaLa mUkyo. te nAnA sAdhu bAlakapaNAmAM paNa artha ne sUtranI sAthe lakSaNa-chaMda-alaMkAra ane kavitA Adi ghaNAM zAstro bhaNyo. te pachI te kSullaka (bAlasAdhu) zrI kAlikAcAryanI pAse vizeSa zAstrone bhaNatAM gurunA vinayane kare che. Padliptsuri Vol. VIII Ch. 53-D, Pg. 3689-3695 Shri Padliptsuri - 308 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth eka vakhata pharIne AvIne muni nAgendra gocarI vahoravA gayA hatA. upAzrayamAM pAchA AvI guru vaDe preraNA karAyelo te bAlasAdhu suMdara evI gAthA vaDe pANInI AlocanA karato hato. AlocanA karyA bAda gurunI samakSa eka zloka bolyA - aMbaM taMbacchIe apupphiyaM pusskdNtpNtiie| navasAlikaMjiyaM nava vahUi kuDaeNa me dinnaM // 1 // jeno artha hato, "tAMbAnA jevA rakata netravALI, puSpasarakhA dAMtanI paMktivALI, navI paraNelI yuvAna strIe mATImaya pAtramAMthI A kAMjInuM pANI ApyuM." guru mahArAje AvuM zRMgArapUrNa varNana sAMbhaLIne ziSya para krodhAyamAna thaI kahyuM ke "nitof" arthAt tuM rAgarUpI agnithI pradIpta thayelo che." hAjarajavAbI muni nAgendra namra banIne gurune kahyuM, "palitamAM eka mAtrA vadhArIne mane pAlita banAvavAnI kRpA karo." Ano artha e hato ke mane AkAzagamana karI zakAya tevI pAdalipta vidyAnuM dAna karo jethI huM pAdalipta kahevAuM. muni nAgendranI vicakSaNa buddhi joIne AcArye "pAdalipto bhava" evA AzIrvAda ApyA, tyArathI muni nAgendranuM nAma pAdalipta tarIke prasiddha thayuM ane sAthosAtha pagamAM lepa karavAthI UDavAnI camatkArika zakti prApta thaI. potAnI A zaktithI teo roja zatruMjaya, giranAra, aSTApada, sametazikhara ane arbudagiri A pAMca tIrthonI yAtrA karyA bAda ja AhAra-pANI grahaNa karatA hatA. aTThAvayammi usabho, siddhigao vAsupujja cNpaae| pAvAe vaddhamANo, ariTThanemi ya ujjite / / 1 / / avasesA titthayarA, jaaijraamrnnbNdhnnvimukkaa| sammeyaselasihare, vIsa parinivvue vaMde // 2 // aSTApada upara zrI RSabhadeva siddhi pAmyA, caMpApurImAM vAsupUjya mokSa pAmyA. pAvApurImAM vardhamAna svAmI mokSa pAmyA. ujajayaMtagiri upara ariSTanemi mokSa pAmyA. bAkInA 20 tIrthakaro sametazikhara upara janma-jarA ne maraNanA baMdhanathI mukata thaI mokSa pAmyA. teone huM vaMdana karuM chuM. potAnA sthAnamAM AvIne pAdaliptasUrIzvara prAyaHkarIne rasavagaranA AhArane khAya che. kahyuM che ke yaDUraM yahrAradhyaM, yaccadUre vyvsthitm| tat sarvaM tapasA sAdhyaM, tapo hi duratikramam / / je dUra hoya, duHkhe karIne ArAdhI zakAya evuM hoya, dUra raheluM hoya te sarva tapa vaDe sAdhI zakAya che. kharekhara tapa durladhya che. te tapa vaDe te AcAryane aneka zreSTha vidyAo thaI. emaNe jIvAjIvotpati prAbhRta, vidyA prAkRta, siddha prAkRta ane nimitta prAbhRta evI anya cAra siddha vidhAo meLavI hatI. ekavAra nAgarjuna nAmanA siddha yogIe paththara ke lokhaMDane suvarNa banAvatA koTivera rasanuM pAtra potAnA eka ziSya sAthe mokalAvyuM. AcArya pAdaliptasUrie kahayuM ke- sAdhu mATe to suvarNa ane kAMkarA baMne samAna hoya che. mAre AnI jarUra nathI. AthI nAgArjuna gusse thayo, paraMtu pAdaliptAcArye spaze ane mUtrAdithI suvarNazilA banAvI dIdhI. pariNAme nAgArjunano garva gaLI gayo ane emanI sAthe rahevA lAgyA. pAdaliptAcArya pAsethI emaNe AkAzagAminI vidyA meLavI. nAgArjune AcAryazrIne vinaMtI karI ke - 309 ra. Shri Padliptsuri

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth mane kaMI kAmasevA pharamAvo, tyAre pAdaliptacArye kahyuM ke "tuM jIvanabhara jaina dharma pALIne AtmakalyANa sAdha.' nAgArjunane jIvanabhara jaina dharmanuM yogya rIte pAlana karyuM. eNe zrI zatruMjaya mahAtIrthanI taLeTImAM pAdaliptapura nAmanuM nagara vasAvyuM. Aje e pAlItANA tarIke oLakhAya che. koI jaina AcAryanA nAma parathI koI nagaranuM nAma paDayuM hoya tenuM A virala dRSTAMta che. nAgArjune girirAja para jinamaMdira banAvyuM temAM AcAryazrI pAdaliptasUrijInA hAthe aneka jinabiMbo sthApyA. vaLI AcAryazrInI mUrti paNa sthApI. AcAryazrI pAdaliptasUrie "taraMgavatI' nAmanI vizvanA kathAsAhityamAM AgavuM sthAna dharAvatI prAkRta mahAkAvyanI racanA karI. AcAryazrI pAdaliptasUrijIe "nirvANakalikA', "praznaprakAza', "kAlajJAna', jyotiSa karaMDaka' nI TIkA, 'taraMgalIlAkathA" ane "vIrastuti' jevI kRtionI racanA karI hatI. zrI zatruMjaya tIrtha para batrIsa divasanuM anazana karIne A pAdaliptasUri kALadharma pAmyA hatA. A rIte utkRSTa sAhitya, prabhAvaka pratibodha ane vismayajanaka siddhio dharAvatA zrI pAdaliptasUrijIe jinazAsananI yazasvI sevA karI. Shri Padliptsuri - 310 w

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9 // bharata cakravartI // yo'nanto 'vyaktamUrtirjagadakhilabhavadbhAvibhUtArthamuktaH, sarvajJaH sarvadarzI sakalajananataH saMstutaH sAdhusaMghaiH / akSINaH kSINakarmA vacanapathamatikramya yo dUravartI, sa zrImAnAdinAthastava dizatu sadA maMgalaM puNya labhyaH / / jo ananta, avyakta svarUpavAle, jagat ke sabhI bhUta, bhaviSya aura vartamAna padArthoM se mukta arthAt sarvathA udAsIna, sarvajJa, sarvadarzI, sabhI logoM dvArA praNAma kie jAte, sAdhuoM ke samUha dvArA stuta, akSaya, saba karmoM kA nAza karanevAle, vacanapatha kA atikramaNa karake arthAt anirvacanIya hokara dUra siddhakSetra meM rahanevAleaise puNya se prApta honevAle zrI AdinAtha prabhu tumhArA sarvadA maMgala kreN| bhagavAn mahAvIra kahate haiM ki - he indra ! nirvANarUpI sIr3hI ke upara car3hane meM tatpara aura isIliye kAna ke liye, amRta jaisA isa cakravartI bharata kA caritra aba tuma suno / tIrthayAtrA ke bAda ayodhyA meM vApisa lauTane para zubha kArya meM pravRtta somayaza Adi ko alaga alaga deza soMpakara atyanta vAtsalyabhAva rakhanevAle bharata cakravartI ne (sneha ke kAraNa mana na mAnane para bhI) kisI taraha bidA kiyaa| bAda meM bhojana, vastra, Adi se sakala saMgha kA sammAna karake unhoMne apanI do bhujAoM dvArA pRthvI kA bhAra svIkAra kiyaa| kucha dinoM ke bAda udyAnapati dvArA 'vicAra karate hue bhagavAn aSTApada para samavasaraNa meM padhAre haiM'- aisI bAta sunakara unheM vandana karane kI icchA se vaha vahA~ para ge| zrI sarvajJa bhagavAn ke mukharUpI kamala se dAna kA mahAn phala sunakara cakravartI ne kahA ki ye zramaNa-sAdhu merA dAna grahaNa kareM / isa para jagadguru bhagavAn ne kahA ki 'nirdoSa hone para bhI rAjapiNDa (rAjA ke ghara kA AhAra Adi) muni grahaNa nahIM kara sakate, isaliye isa bAre meM prArthanA karanA nahIM / ' isa para phira se bharatane kahA, 'he svAmina ! dAna ke yogya mahAn pAtra muni hai / yadi inheM bhI meM dAna 1 nahIM diyA jA sakatA to phira meM kyA karUM ? isa para indra ne kahA ki 'he rAjana ! yadi Apako dAna denA hI hai to guNoM meM zreSTha sAdharmika zrAvaka bhAiyoM ko dAna do / aise indra ke kathana ko sunakara ayodhyA meM pahuMcane ke bAda sAdharmika bhAiyoM ko pratidina bhojana karAne lage / jisa prakAra zrI AdIzvara prabhu se dharma kI prarvatanA huI usI prakAra bharata cakravartI se sAdharmika vAtsalya kA rivAja taba se pracAra meM AyA / Bharat Chakravarti Vol. VI Ch. 37-B, Pg. 2529-2539 as 311 a Bharat Chakravarti

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. apanA mokSakAla najhadIka jAnakara prabhu aSTApada parvata para padhAre / yahA~ dasa hajAra muniyoM ke sAtha bhagavAnane anazana grahaNa kiyA / bhagavAn kI isa avasthA ke bAre meM sunakara bharata turaMta hI aSTApada parvata para ge| vahA~ bhagavAn kA deha vilaya dekhakara rAjA bharata, zoka ke kAraNa rone lage / isa para phira se bharata aura vizva ke liye sadA namana karane yogya hai- aise bhagavAn ke bAre meM lagAtAra kaise zoka kiyA jA sakatA hai ? dUsaroM se jo zakya nahIM hai aise kArya karanevAle tathA karma - bandhana kA tyAga karanevAle mumukSuoM ke liye to yaha bhagavAn kA nirvANa vizeSarUpa se mahotsava jaisA hai ye harSa aura zoka I to svArtha kA ghAta karanevAle tathA pApa ke yogya (kAraNabhUta) haiN| isaliye zoka kA tyAga karake, he buddhirUpI dhanavAle ! Apa apanA dhairya punaH prApta kareM / isa taraha cakravartI ko AzvAsana dekara indra ne bhagavAn ke liye gola, aura dakSiNa dizA meM dUsare IkSvAku vaMziyoM ke liye trikoNa tathA dUsare muniyoM ke liye caukora citAe~ devatAoM ne banAI / bAda meM kSIrasAgara ke jala se bhagavAn ke zarIra ko nahalAkara vastra evaM alaMkAroM se sajAkara indra ne use zibikA meM rkhaa| isI prakAra dUsare devoM ne IkSvAkuoM ke tathA itara munivaroM ke bhI zarIra nahalAkara tathA unheM alaMkRta karake bhaktipUrvaka zibikA meM rkhe| isake bAda jaba koI bAje bajA rahe, koI phUloM kI bAriza kara rahe the, koI U~ce se gIta gA rahe tathA koI nAca rahe the taba citAoM para zarIra rakhe ge| agnikumAra aura vAyukumAra ke devoM ne una zarIroM ko jaldI hI jalA ddaalaa| isake bAda meghakumAroM ne bacI huI asthiyoM ko ThaNDA kiyaa| saba devoM ne apane apane gharoM meM bhagavAn ke tathA dUsaroM ke dA~ta aura asthiyoM kI yathA yogya pUjA karane ke liye unheM le liyaa| mAMgane vAle kucha zrAvakoM ko devoM ne tInoM kuNDoM kI agni dii| tabase lekara ve agnihotrI brAhmaNa khlaae| kucha logoM ne unakI bhasma prApta karake use bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra kiyA / tabase bhasma se vibhUSita zarIravAle tApasa kahalAe / isake bAda una citAsthAnoM meM tIna vizAla stUpoM kA nirmANa karake indrau ne nandIzvara dvIpa meM Ananda ke sAtha aSTAlikA mahotsava kiyaa| bAdameM apane sthAnoM para jAkara tathA hRdaya meM jinezvara bhagavAn kA smaraNa karate hue deva vighna kI zAnti ke liye bhagavAn kI asthiyoM kI pUjA karane lge| idhara bharata ne bhI citA ke pAsa kI jamIna para varddhakI ratna dvArA bhagavAn kA eka prAsAda banavAyA / tIna kosa U~ce aura eka yojana vistRta usa mandira meM toraNoM se manohara aise cAra daravAje bnvaae| ina cAroM daravAjoM ke pAsa svarga maNDapa jaise maNDapa tathA unake bhItara pIThikA, devacchandikA tathA devikA kA bhI nirmANa kiyA gyaa| usameM sundara pIThikA ke Upara kamalAsana para AsIna aura ATha prAtihArya sahita arihanta bhagavAn kI ratnamaya zAzvata cAra pratimAe~ tathA devacchanda ke Upara apanI-apanI U~cAI, lA~chana (cihna) aura varNavAlI caubIsa tIrthaGkaroM kI maNi tathA ratnoM kI mUrtiyAM sthApita kI una pratyeka mUrtiyoM ke Upara tIna tIna chatra, donoM ora do-do cAmara, ArAdhaka yajJa, kinnara aura dhvajAe~ bhI sthApita karane meM AyI / inake atirikta unhoMne apane pUrvajoM kI, bhAIyoM kI, donoM bahanoM kI tathA bhakti se vinamra aisI apanI bhI pratimA kA nirmANa kiyA / caitya ke cAroM ora caityavRkSa, kalpavRkSa, sarovara, kU~e, bAvar3iyA~ aura khUba U~ce maTha banavAe / caitya ke bAhara maNi-ratnoM kA bhagavAn kA eka U~cA stUpa aura usa stUpa ke Age dUsare bhAIyoM ke stUpa bhI khar3e kie| bharatarAjA kI AjJA se ina stUpoM ke cAroM ora pRthvI para vicaraNa karanevAle aneka prANiyoM dvArA abhedya lohapuruSa aura adhiSThAyaka deva bhI sthApita kie ge| isa prakAra rAjA ne 'siMhaniSaghA' nAmaka prAsAda kA vidhivat nirmANa karake usameM munivRnda dvArA utsavapUrvaka pratiSThA krvaaii| isake bAda pavitra aura sapheda vastra dhAraNa kie hue unhoMne jinamandira meM praveza kiyA aura 'nisIhI' karake caitya kI tIna bAra pradakSiNA kii| isake pazcAt pavitra jala se pratimAoM kA abhiSeka karake komala vastroM dvArA, mAno sUrya ko uttejita karate hoM isa taraha, unheM poMchA / sugandha se yukta sundara cA~danI ke samUha jaise candana se cakravartI ne apane yaza se jisa taraha pRthvI para lepa kiyA thA usa taraha, una pratimAoM para lepa kiyaa| isake bAda sugandhI aura aneka prakAra ke varNavAle phUloM Bharat Chakravarti - 312 a

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth se bhagavAn kI bhaktipUrvaka pUjA kI aura mAno kastUrI kI bela banA rahe hoM isa taraha dhUpa bhI jlaayaa| bAda meM bhagavAn ke Age se jarA pIche haTakara maNimaya pITha ke Upara zuddha akSata (cAvala) se aSTamaMgala kI racanA kI tathA Dhera ke r3hera phala bhI cddh'aae| isake bAda dIpaka ke prakAza se saba jagaha se mAnoM andhakAra ke samUha ko dUra kara rahe hoM isa taraha bharata cakravartI ne maMgala dIe ke sAtha hI sAtha AratI bhI utaarii| bAda bhakti ke kAraNa Upara kI ora uThe hue romAMca kI kAnti se bIdhe hue, harSa ke A~sU rUpI motI aura vANIrUpI sUta se hAra gU~thate hoM isa taraha stuti karane lage "he svAmin ! he jagadAdhAra ! jisa pRthvI para Apane dharma kA uddhAra kiyA hai usa pRthvI ko chor3akara tathA svarga evaM naraka kI chora ko bhI pAra karake atyanta kaThinAI se prApta honevAle loka ke agrabhAga (mokSa) meM tuma cale gae ho / yadyapi tuma isa triloka kA tyAga karake jaldI hI cale gae ho phira bhI vaha to apane citta meM tumhArA dhyAna balapUrvaka karatA hI rhegaa| tumhAre dhyAnarUpI rassI kA avalambana lekara mere jaise dUra rahane para bhI tumhAre pAsa hI meM haiM jaba aisA hai taba tuma pahale kyoM cale ge| azaraNa hameM yahA~ para chor3akara jaise tuma sahasA cale gae ho vaise, jaba taka hama tumhAre pAsa meM na A jAe~ taba taka, hamAre mana meM se mata cale jaanaa|" - isa prakAra zrI AdinAtha bhagavAn kI stuti karane ke bAda bharata cakravartI ne dUsare bhI arihanta bhagavAnoM ko bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra karake unakI abhinava ukti se yukta stuti kii| 'isa ratnamaya prAsAda kI kAlake jaise krUra prANI aura manuSyoM dvArA AzAtanA na ho' - aisA vicAra karake bharata ne parvata ke zikhara tor3a DAle aura daNDa-ratna dvArA eka eka yojana kI dUrI para ATha pair3iyA~ karAI jisase vaha aSTApada ke nAma se prasiddha huaa| isa taraha saba kArya vahA~ sampUrNa karake atyanta duHkhI bharata rAjA mana ko vahIM rakhakara bAkI ke deha ke sAtha parvata para se nIce utare / zokayukta manuSyoM ke dvArA bahAe gae A~suoM se pRthvI ko dhUla rahita karate hue vaha niSpApa rAjA kramazaH prayANa karate hue vinItA nagarI meM aae| vahA~ Ane ke bAda unakA mana gIta meM, kavitA ke udAtta rasa meM, sundara striyoM meM athavA krIr3A-sarovaroM meM nahIM lagatA thaa| nandanavana jaise udyAnoM meM, sukha denevAle candana meM, sundara hAra meM athavA bhojana kiMvA jala meM unheM Ananda nahIM AtA thaa| Asana meM, zayana meM, vAhana meM, dhana meM, tathA dUsare sabhI kAryoM meM eka mAtra bhagavAn kA hI dhyAna karanevAle apane svAmI se saba maMtrI kahane lage ki 'devatAoM ne jise merU parvata para nahalAyA, jisase ikSvAka kula nikalA, jisane rAjAoM kA AcAra (rAjanIti) dikhalAyA, jisase bhalI prajA santuSTa hai, jisase dharma kA prAdurbhAva huA hai, jisakA ujjvala cAritra hai aura jisameM jJAna ne sthiti kI hai - arthAt jise kevalajJAna huA hai - aise bhagavAn ke bAre meM zoka karanA yogya nahIM hai| usa paramezvara kI to stuti karanI cAhie, usakI sadA bhaktipUrvaka pUjA karo, usase Apa sanAtha hoM, usI meM apane citta ko lagAo, usase prApta kie hue bodhakA cintana karo, usake guNoM kA avalambana lo aura jo paramapada meM lIna ho gae haiM unake bAre meM mana meM moha na rakho / ' maMtriyoM dvArA kahe gae aise vacana sunakara cakravartI ne kisI taraha apanA dAruNa zoka chor3a diyA aura rAjakArya meM laga ge| Ahiste-Ahiste bhagavAn ke zoka se mukta vaha laharI rAjA sukha-vilAsa kI bhAvanA se prerita hokara U~ce mahala meM vizvasta logoM ke sAtha ramaNa karane lage / eka dina snAna karane se sundara laganevAle tathA saba aMgoM ke Upara AbhUSaNa pahane hue bharata rAjA ne darpaNAgAra (zIza mahala) meM praveza kiyaa| vahA~ para unhoMne apanI U~cAI jitane bar3e tathA sAna para car3hAne se pAnIdAra laganevAle ratna ke darpaNa meM lIlApUrvaka aMgaDAI lekara apanA rUpa dekhA / pratyeka aMga ko dekhakara prasanna honevAle bharata, a~gUThI binA kI aura isIliye pAlA par3ane se vRkSa kI jalI huI zAkhA jaisI mAlUma honevAlI apanI aMgulI dekhakara vicAra karane lage ki 'aMgUThI se jisa taraha merI aMgulI meM yaha kRtrima zobhA mAlUma 3132 Bharat Chakravarti

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth hotI hai usI taraha sira Adi aMgoM meM bhI AbhuSaNoM se kRtrima zobhA hI AI huI hai- aisA maiM mAnatA huuN|' aisA vicAra karake virakta aura prazAnta hRdayavAle bharata ne sira para mukuTa, donoM kAnoM meM se kuNDala, gale para se kaNThalA (kaNThAbharaNa), chAtI para se hAra, donoM bhujAoM para se bAjubanda, donoM hAthoM meM se vIravalaya (kar3A) aura aMguliyoM meM se aMgUThiyA~ bhAra samajha kara nikAla ddaaliiN| phAguna mahIne meM patte, phUla aura phala se rahita per3a kI taraha alaMkAroM se rahita apane zarIra ko dekhakara vaha mana meM isa taraha vicAra karane lage ki 'AbhUSaNa rUpI vibhinna vargoM ke lepa se citrita yaha zarIra rUpI dIvAra asAra hone se anityatArUpI jala se bhIgane para gira par3atI hai| rogarUpI havA ke bahane se jhar3a jAnevAle pake patte ke jaise isa zarIra para kA prANiyoM kA moha aho ! kitanA dustyaja (bar3I kaThinAI se jisakA tyAga kiyA jA sake aisA) hai ?' isa zarIra meM sArarUpa camar3I ke Upara prANI rAta-dina candana-rasa ko lepa karate haiM phira bhI vaha apanA mailApana nahIM chodd'tii| jisake liye duSkarma se prerita loga pApa karate haiM vaha deha to kamalinI ke patte para rahe hue bindu kI taraha caMcala hai| durgandhI aura zRMgAra rasa se malina aise saMsAra rUpI gande pAnI ke paranAle meM, jAnate hue bhI loga gaDr3hoM meM mailA cUMthanevAle sUara kI taraha DubakiyA~ lagAte rahate haiN| maiMne bhI sATha hajAra varSa taka isa dharAtala para ghUmaghUmakara isa zarIra ke liye na karane jaise kAma kiye haiN| mujhe to dhikkAra hai| bAhubalI vIra dhanya hai tathA dUsare bhI bhAI dhanya haiM jinhoMne isa asAra saMsAra kA tyAga kara ke mukti prApta kI hai| jahA~ para vizAla rAjya bhI calAyamAna ho, yauvana vinazvara ho aura lakSmI caMcala ho vahA~ para sthiratA kaise ho sakatI hai ? saMsArarUpI kueM meM gire hue prANiyoM ko mAtA, pitA, strI, bhAI, putra tathA dhana-koI bhI rakSA karane meM samartha nahIM hai| he tAta ! he jagadrakSaka ! jaise tumane apane dUsare putroM ko bacAyA hai vaise hI mujhe bcaao| athavA isa taraha ulAhanA dene se kyA phAyadA ? kharAba putra hone ke kAraNa unhoMne mujhe yAda nahIM kiyA hogA / dhana, zarIra, ghara aura antaHpura-inameM se maiM koI nahIM huuN| 'samatA aura Ananda ke amRta-jala meM DubakI lagAnevAlA maiM akelA hI huuN|' isa prakAra cintana karake upAdhirahita, zAnta, niSkriya, mRtyu rahita-aise cidAnanda svarUpa paramatattva meM vaha lIna ho ge| raudradhyAna se, asatyAcaraNa se, paradroha se tathA kukarma karake jo bar3A bhArI pApa ikaTThA kiyA thA use isa taraha kI vairAgya bhAvanA ne zAnta kara diyaa| zarIrarUpI miTTI ke baratana meM rakhe gae manarUpI pAre ko dhyAnarUpI agni dvArA susthira karake kalyANa kI prApti ke liye yogI bharata ne bA~dha liyA / utkRSTa bhAvanAvAle yogIzvara bharata ne satata vRddhigata upazamabhAva se kSapaka zreNI para ArUr3ha hokara kevalajJAna prApta kiyaa| indra kI AjJA se devatAoM ne muniveza unheM arpita kiyA jise dhAraNa karake unhoMne sarvavirati daNDaka kA uccAra kiyaa| bharata cakravartI ke pIche, dUsare dasa hajAra rAjAoM ne bhI pravrajyA (dIkSA) aMgIkAra kI kyoMki vaise svAmI kI sevA to parabhava meM bhI sukha denevAlI hotI hai| sarvotkRSTa pada para pahu~cane ke kAraNa dUsaroM ko vandanA na karanevAle bharata kevalI ko deva, nAgakumAra tathA manuSya bhaktipUrvaka vandana karane lge| bharata cakravartI ko kevalajJAna hone ke pazcAt indra ne pRthvI kA bhAra vahana karanevAle bharata ke putra sUryayaza kA rAjyAbhiSeka kiyaa| kevalajJAna kI utpatti se lekara, bhagavAn zrI RSabhadeva kI taraha, bharatane bhI gA~va, samUha, nagara, jaMgala, parvata aura droNamukha (400 gA~voM kI rAjadhAnI) Adi meM rahane vAle bhavya jIvoM ko dharma kI dezanA dvArA jAgRta karate hue bharata kevalI ne apane parivAra ke sAtha eka lAkha pUrva varSa taka vihAra kiyaa| bAda meM aSTApada parvata para jAkara bharata muni ne yathAvidhi caturvidha AhAra kA pratyAkhyAna (paccakkhANa-tyAga) kiyaa| eka mahIne ke anta meM zravaNa nakSatra meM, jJAnAdi ananta catuSTaya jise siddha hue haiM aise vaha zAnta mahAtmA mokSa meM gae aura unake pIche kramazaH dUsare bhI sAdhuoM ne mokSapada prApta kiyaa| isa para indroM ne bhagavAn zrI RSabhadeva prabhu kI taraha unake putra bharata kA vahA~ para nirvANa mahotsava kiyA U~ce caityoM kA nirmANa kraayaa| bharata cakravartI kumArAvasthA meM satattara lAkha pUrva, maNDalaka avasthA meM eka hajAra varSa, chaha lAkha pUrva varSa meM eka hajAra varSa kama cakravartI avasthA meM aura kevalI avasthA meM eka lAkha pUrva -isa prakAra kula caurAsI Bharat Chakravarti -35 314

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth lAkha pUrva kA sampUrNa AyuSya pUrNa karake mokSa meM ge| aSTApada parvata para AThoM karmoM ko naSTa karake ATha prakAra kI zubha siddhiyoM se sampanna manuSya zubha bhAvanAoM se bhAvika hone para mokSa rUpa parama sthAna prApta kara sakate haiN| aSTApada para Ae hue aSTa prAtihAryoM se yukta zrI jinezvara bhagavAn kI yadi aSTaprakArI pUjA kI jAya to vaha usase sone kA bar3A bhArI Dhera milatA hai arthAt use khUba khUba sampatti milatI hai| prasanna mukha aura uttama hRdayavAlA jo puruSa zuddha bhAvanA ke sAtha utkRSTa tapazcaryA karatA hai vaha saMsAra ke duHkha se chuTakArA pA letA hai| zubha bhAvanAvAlA jo puruSa isa aSTApada parvata kI yAtrA karatA hai vaha tIna athavA sAta bhavoM meM hI siddha rUpa mandira meM praveza karatA hai| zAzvata arahanta bhagavAnoM ke mandira jaisA yaha aSTApada mahAtIrtha ujjvala puNyarAzi kI taraha tInoM lokoM ko atyanta pavitra karatA hai| bharata cakravartI ke nirvANa ke pazcAt zoka meM magna sUryayaza ne aSTApada parvata para Akara nirvikAra mana se U~ce mandiroM kI zreNiyA~ bnvaaiiN| mukhya maMtriyoM dvArA nata vacanoM se samajhAe jAne para AhastA AhastA zoka se mukta hokara usane rAjya kA kArobAra apane hAthoM meM sNbhaalaa| bAdameM apane pratApa se zatruoM ko parAjita karake candra jaise ujjvala yaza dvArA kuvalaya (kamala aura ku-valaya arthAt pRthvI maNDala) kA vikAsa kiyaa| chaha khaNDAtmaka bharatakSetra ke svAmI zrI bharata cakravartI ke putra, svayaM tIna khaNDa pRthvI ke svAmI aura jisakI AjJA koI tor3a nahIM sakatA aise rAjanItijJa sUryayaza ne duSToM ko naSTa kara ddaalaa| jisa prakAra AkAza meM sUrya aura candra ina donoM kA pratApa camakatA hai usa taraha isa pRthvI para akele sUryayaza kA hI pratApa camakane lgaa| rAjya-prApti ke samaya indra dvArA pahanAyA gayA bharata cakravartI kA mukuTa sUryayaza ne dhAraNa kiyA jisase usakA dugunA udaya huaa| isa mukuTa ke mAhAtmya se zatruoM ko jItanevAlA sUryayaza rAjA devatAoM dvArA sadA sevA karane yogya huaa| usake pratApa ne zatruoM ke mahaloM meM, unake yazarUpa jala ko sukhAkara vizeSa rUpa se jalane para bhI, ghAsa ugAyA-yaha eka prakAra kI vicitratA hI hai| rAdhAvedha kA praNa pUrNa karane se prApta, kanaka vidyAdhara kI lar3akI aura sabhI striyoM meM ziramora- aisI jayazrI usakI mukhya patnI huii| do aSTamI aura do caturdazI ina cAra parvo kA to vaha vizeSa rUpa se pratyAkhyAna (paccakkhANa), pauSadha Adi tapa dvArA ArAdhana karatA thaa| apane jIvana kI apekSA parva ke pAlana meM use jo prema thA usase yahI pratIta hotA hai ki ina parva-tithiyoM ke dina vizeSarUpa se ArAdhanA karake jIvana kI sArthakatA karanI caahie| -16 315 Bharat Chakravarti

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10 // rAvaNa aura vAlI muni / / rAvaNa ne ekadina apanI rAjasabhA meM sunA ki, vAnaroM kA rAjA vAlI bahRta balavAna hai / anya ke pratApI bala se jalate hue rAvaNa ne turanta hI vAlI muni ke pAsa dUta bhejA aura pahalese calatA huA svAmI-sevaka ke saMbandha kA vRttAnta kahalavAyA aura kahA ki "isako Age bar3hAte hue Apa rAvaNa kI sevA kareM / " yaha sunakara krodhita hue vAlI ne kahA~ ki "maiM arihanta bhagavAn ke alAvA kisI kA sevaka nahIM huuN|'' vAlI kI yaha bAta sunakara rAvaNa atyanta krodhita huA aura phaurana vAlI ke sAtha ghamAsAna yuddha kiyA / zastroM dvArA usake sAtha yuddha karake antameM candrahAsa nAma kI talavAra ke sAtha laMkezvara rAvaNa ko apanI bagala meM dabAkara cAroM samudroM taka phailI huI pRthvI meM vAlI ghUma aayaa| bAda meM rAvaNa ko usane chor3a diyaa| vAlI ko vairAgya ho jAne se apane rAjya para sugrIva ko biThAkara svayaM usane pravrajyA aMgIkAra kara lii| sugrIva ne dazakaNTha rAvaNa ko apanI bahana zrIprabhA dI aura vAlI ke putra candrarazmi ko yuvarAja pada para sthApita kiyaa| eka bAra rAvaNa vaitAdayagiri ke Upara ratnAvalI ke sAtha vivAha karane ke liye AkAzamArga se jA rahA thaa| usa samaya rAste meM usakA vimAna aSTApada parvata para skhalita ho gyaa| vimAna kI isa taraha kI rukAvaTa ke kAraNa kI khoja karane para usane vahA~ para dhyAnArUr3ha aura stambha kI taraha nizcala vAlI ko dekhaa| 'aba bhI dambha se sAdhu kA veza dhAraNa karanevAlA yaha kyA mujha para krodha rakhatA hai ? pahAr3a ke sAtha ise bhI uThA karake lavaNasamudra meM pheMka dUMgA'-aisA kaha karake pRthvI ko nIce se khodakara aura usa meM praveza karake atyanta garva se vaha apanI hajAroM vidyAoM kA smaraNa karane lgaa| bAdameM jisake pattharoM ke jor3a TUTa rahe haiM, jisake pAsa kA samudra kSubdha ho uThA hai aura jisa para rahe hue prANI bhayabhIta ho gae haiM-aisA parvata usane utthaayaa| 'are ! mujha para mArtyabhAva hone se yaha isa tIrtha kA kyoM vinAza kara rahA hai ? yadyapi maiM niHsaMga-rAga-dveSa se rahita hU~ phira bhI ise daNDita karane ke liye apanA bala tanika dikhalatA huuN|' isa prakAra mana meM soca kara ke munIzvara vAlI ne apane bAe~ paira ke aMgUThe ke agale hisse se aSTApada parvata ke zikhara ko jarA dbaayaa| isa para jisakA zarIra daba gayA hai aisA vaha khUna kI ulaTI karatA hUA mAno sAre vizva ko rulAtA ho isa taraha dInapuruSa kI taraha rone lgaa| usakA dIna-rudana sunakara kRpAlu vAlI ne tatkAla hI a~gUThe se dabAnA chor3a diyA kyoMki unakA yaha kArya to kevala zikSA ke liye hI thA / krodhavaza to vaha aisA kara hI nahIM rahe the| vahA~ se bAhara nikalakara rAvaNa ne vAlI se kSamA mA~gI aura cakravartI bharata dvArA nirmita caitya meM bhagavAn kI pUjA karane ke liye gyaa| sAre ranavAsa ke sAtha usane vahA~ para bhagavAn kI aSTaprakArI pUjA kii| bAda meM vaha tIrthaMkara bhagavAnoM ko namaskAra karake nityAloka nAma ke nagara meM gayA aura vahA~ para ratnAvalI ke sAtha vivAha karake vaha punaH laMkA meM vApisa lauttaa| Ravan & Vali Muni Upcoming Vol. Ravan & Vali Muni -263168

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11 // mahAmaNi ciMtAmaNI // guru gautamasvAmI : eka adhyayana bhaddo viNIya viNao, paDhama gaNaharo sammatta sua naannii| jANatoDavi tamatthaM, vimhiya hiyao suNai savvaM / -prabhu mahAvIra-hasta-dIkSita zrI dharmadAsa gaNi viracita zrI upadezamAlA, gAthA-6 kisI samaya bhagavAn mahAvIra campAnagarI padhAra rahe the| tabhI zAla aura mahAzAla ne svajanoM ko pratibodhita karane jAne kI icchA vyakta kii| prabhu kI AjJA se gautasvAmi ke netRtva meM zramaNa zAla aura mahAzAla pRSThacampA gye| vahA~ ke rAjA gAgali, usake mAtApitA yazasvatI aura piDhara ko pratibodhita kara dIkSA pradAna kii| pazcAt ve saba cala par3e prabhu kI sevA meN| mArga meM calate-calate zAla aura mahAzAla gautamasvAmi ke guNoM kA cintana karate hue aura gAgali tathA usake mAtApitA zAla evaM mahAzAla muniyoM kI paropakAritA kA cintana karate hue adhyavasAyoM kI zuddhi ke kAraNa kaivalyatA ko prApta ho gye| sabhI bhagavAn ke pAsa phuNce| jyoM hI zAla aura mahAzAlAdi pA~coM muni kevaliyoM kI parSadA meM jAne lage to gautama ne unheM rokate hue kahA- "pahale trilokInAtha ko vandanA kro"| usI kSaNa bhagavAn ne kahA- "gautama ! ye kevalI ho cuke haiM ataH inakI AzAtanA mata kro|" gautama ne unase kSamAyAcanA kii| kintu mAnasa adhIra AkulavyAkula saMdehoM se bhara gyaa| socane lage-mere dvArA dIkSita adhikAMza ziSya kevalajJAnI ho cuke haiN| parantu mujhe abhI taka kevalajJAna nahIM huaa| kyA maiM siddhapada prApta nahIM kara pAU~gA ? eka bAra prabhumukha se aSTApada tIrtha kI mahimA kA varNana huA; prabhu ne kahA- jo sAdhaka svayaM kI Atmalabdhi ke bala para aSTApada parvata para jAkara, caityastha jinabimboM kI vandanA kara eka rAtri vahA~ nivAsa karatA hai vaha nizcaya hI mokSa kA adhikArI banatA hai| aura isI bhava meM mokSa jAtA hai| gaNadhara gautama upadeza ke samaya kahIM bAhara gaye the lauTane para unheM yaha vANI devamukha se sunane ko milii| gautama ko mArga mila gyaa| bhagavAn se anumati le kara aSTApada yAtrArtha gye| guru gautama AtmasAdhanA se prApta cAraNalabdhi ke bala para vAyuvega se aSTApada para phuNce| idhara kauDinya, dinna aura zaivAla nAma ke tIna tApasa bhI mokSaprApti kI nizcayatA hetu apane-apane 500-500 ziSyoM ke sAtha kaThora tapa sahita aSTApada car3hane kA prayatna kara rahe the| kauDinya upavAsa ke anantara pAraNA, phira upavAsa karatA thaa| pAraNA meM kaMdamUla Adi kA AhAra grahaNa karatA thaa| vaha aSTApada parvata kI ATha sopAnoM meM se eka pahalI hI sopAna car3ha pAyA thaa| Guru Gautamswami : Ek Adhyayan Vol. I Ch. 4-C-D, Pg. 163-169 -6317 Mahamani Chintamani

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth, dinna tApasa do-do upavAsa kA tapa karatA thaa| pAraNe meM nIce par3e patte hI khAkara rahatA thaa| vaha aSTApada ke do sopAna hI car3ha pAyA thA / zaivAla tApasa tIna-tIna upavAsa kI tapasyA karatA thA / pAraNe meM sUkhI zevAla khAkara rahatA thaa| vaha aSTApada kI tIna sopAna hI car3ha pAyA thaa| parvata kI ATha mekhalAyeM thiiN| antima mekhalA taka kaise pahuMcanA ve apane 1500 ziSyoM sahita isI cintA meM lage rahate the| unhoMne jaba madamasta hAthI kI taraha cAla vAle dRDhakAya gautamasvAmi ko isa taraha sahaja meM aSTApada para apanI A~kho se car3hate dekhA to vicArane lage- hamArI itanI vikaTa tapasyA aura parizrama bhI saphala nahIM hue jabaki yaha mahApuruSa to khela hI khela meM Upara pahu~ca gye| nizcaya hI isa mahAyogI ke pAsa koha mahAzakti honI caahiye| unhoMne nizcaya kiyA ki jyoM hI ye maharSi nIce utareMge hama unake ziSya bana jaayeNge| isakI zaraNa aMgIkAra karane se hamArI mokSa kI AkAMkSA avazya hI saphalIbhUta hogI / aSTApada parvata para bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA nirvANa huA thA / vahA~ para cakravartI bharata ne bhagavAn ke mukha se varNana kie gae 24 tIrthaMkaroM kI kAyapramANa evaM varNavAlI ratnamaya pratimAoM kA nirmANa karAyA thaa| aura cAroM dizA meM 4-8-10-2 kI saMkhyA meM birAjamAna kI thiiN| una pratimAoM ke darzana kara unakI romarAjI vikasita ho gaI, aura harSotphula nayanoM se darzana kiye zraddhA-bhakti pUrvaka vaMdana, namana, bhAvArcana kiyaa| rAtri eka saghana vRkSa ke nIce dharmajAgRti pUrvaka dhyAnastha hokara bitaayii| vahA~ para vajrasvAmi kA jIva vaizramaNa deva bhI tIrtha vaMdanArtha AyA thaa| guru gautamasvAmi ke iSTapuSTa tejomaya balavAna zarIra ko dekha kara mana meM vicArane lagA - kahA~ to zAstroM meM varNita kaThora tapadhArI durbala kRzakAya zramaNoM kA zarIra, aura kahA~ yaha hRSTapuSTa tejomaya zarIradhArI zramaNa ! aisA sukumAra zarIra to devoM ko bhI nahIM miltaa| to kyA yaha zramaNa zAstrokta munidharma kA pAlana karatA hogA ? yA kevala paropadezaka hI hogA ? guru gautama usa deva ke manogata bhAvoM ko jAna gaye / aura usakI zaMkA ko nirmUla karane ke liye jJAtAdharmakathA ke 19 veM adhyAya meM varNita puNDarIka kaNDarIka kA jIvanacaritra sunAne lage aura usake mAdhyama se kahA ki mahAnubhAva ! to durbala, azakta aura nisteja zarIra hI munitva kA lakSaNa bana sakatA hai, aura na hI svastha, sudRDha, hRSTapuSTa evaM tejasvI zarIra munitva kA virodhI bana sakatA hai| vAstavika munitva to zubha dhyAna dvArA sAdhanA karate hue saMyamayAtrA meM hI samAhita rahatA hai| vaizramaNa deva kI zaMkA nirmUla ho gaI aura vaha bodha pA kara zraddhAlu bana gayA / prAtaHkAla jaba gautamasvAmi parvata se nIce utare to sabhI tApasoM ne una kA rAstA roka kara kahA- "pUjyavara ! Apa hamAre guru haiM aura hama sabhI Apake ziSya haiM !" taba gautama svAmI ne kahA kI Apa sabhI mere guruvarya ke ziSya bneN| yaha sunakara tApasa sAzcarya bole "Apa jaise sAmarthyavAna ke bhI guru hai ?" gautama ne kahA- "hA~, surAsuroM evaM mAnavoM ke pUjanIya, rAgadveSa rahita sarvajJa mahAvIrasvAmi jagadguru haiM- ve hI mere guru haiN|" tApasoM ne kahA- "bhagavan! Apa hameM isI sthAna para aura abhI hI sarvajJazAsana kI dIkSA pradAna karAveM / " gautamasvAmi ne anugraha pUrvaka kauDinya dinna aura zaivAla ko pandraha sau tApasau sahita dIkSA pradAna kI aura bhagavAna ke darzanArtha cala pdd'e| rAste meM gautama ne ziSyoM se pAraNA karane ko kahA tApasau ne kahA- "Apa jaise samartha guru ko pA kara hama paramAnanda ko prApta hue haiM- ataH hama paramAnna khIra ko bhojana lekara pAraNA karanA cAhate haiN|" gautamasvAmi pAtra lekara samIpa kI vastI (gA~va) me bhikSAcaryArtha gye| labdhidhArI gautamasvAmi ko bAMchita kSIra kI prApti huii| pAtra bharakara ziSyamaNDalI ke pAsa Aye aura pAraNA hetU, bhojana maNDalI meM baiThane kI anujJA pradAna kI / navadIkSita muni Apasa meM kAnAphusI karane lage ki hama 1503 haiM, aura yaha khIra to 1503 ke tilaka lagAne barAbara bhI nahIM hai| kaise pAraNA hogA ? ziSyoM kA mana AzaMkita dekhakara usI kSaNa gautamasvAmi ziSyoM ko paMktibaddha biThAkara dAhine hAtha ke a~gUThe ko kSIrapAtra meM Dubokara pAtra dvArA khIra parosane lge| akSINamahAnasI labdhi ke prabhAva se 1503 tApasoM ne peTa bhara kara khIra kA bhojana kiyA / gautamasvAmI ke bAre meM yaha paMkti caritArtha huI Mahamani Chintamani as 318 a

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_Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth aMgUThe amRta vase, labdhi taNA bhNddaar| zrI guru gautama samariye, manavAMchita phala daataar|| kahate haiM ki 501 tApasa gautama ke guNoM se prabhAvita hokara pAraNA karate hue zukla dhyAnArUr3ha ho kevalajJAna ko prApta hue| 501 bhagavAn mahAvIra kI gurumukhI se prazaMsA suna dUra se hI samavasaraNa dekha kara rAste meM hI kevalajJAnI hue| aura zeSa 501 prabhu ke samavasaraNa kI zobhA evaM prabhu kI mukhamudrA dekha kara kevalajJAnI hI gye| gautama isa bAta se anabhijJa the| samavasaraNa meM praveza ke bAda bhagavAn ko vandanA-pradakSiNA kara sabhI ziSya kevalIoM kI parSadA kI ora jA rahe the / taba gautama svAmI ne kahA kI vahA~ baiThakara kevaliyoM kI AzAtanA mata kreN| prabhu ne gautama ko rokate hue kahA ki, ye saba kevalI hI haiN| tuma unheM roka kara AzAtanA mata kro| prabhumukha se javAba suna kara gautama avAk dekhate raha gye| mana hI mana apane kaivalya ke liye khinnatA kA anubhava karane lge| aho ! mujhe kevalajJAna kI prApti kaba hogI ! cintAtura gautama ko dekhakara prabhu bole- he gautama ! cirakAla ke paricaya ke kAraNa tumhArA mere prati urNAkara (dhAz2a ke chilake samAna) jaisA sneha hai| isa liye tumheM kevalajJAna nahIM hotA hai| devaguru-dharma ke prati prazasta rAga hone para bhI vaha yathAkhyAta cAritra kA pratibandhaka hai| jaise sUrya ke abhAva meM dina nahIM hotA, vaise yathAkhyAta cAritra ke binA kevalajJAna nahIM hotaa| ataH spaSTa hai ki jaba mere prati tumhArA utkaTa sneha-rAga samApta hogA taba tumheM avazyameva kevalajJAna kI prApti hogii| punaH bhagavAn ne kahA- gautama ! kheda mata karo isa bhava meM hI manuSyadeha chUTa jAne para hama donoM (arthAt tuma aura maiM) samAna ekArthI hoMge- siddhakSetravAsI bneNge| prabhumukha se aise vacanoM ko sunakara gautama kA viSAda samApta huaa| IsA se 517 varSa pUrva bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmi kA nirvANa huaa| nirvANa ke samaya prabhu ne gautama ko devazarmA brAhmaNa ko pratibodhita karane ke bahAne apane se dUra bhejaa| vahI dUrI gautamasvAmi ko kaivalyatA dene vAlI sAbita huii| prabhu ke nirvANa se prazasta rAga kA visarjana hote hI kArtika sudi 1kI prabhAta meM kevalI he| guru gautamasvAmi 30 varSa ke saMyama paryAya ke bAda kevalI he| kevalI hokara 12 varSa taka vicaraNa karate hue mahAvIra prabhu ke upadezoM ko jana-jana taka phuNcaayaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 14000 sAdhu, 36000 sAdhviyoM, 15900 zrAvaka evaM 31800 zrAvikA rUpa caturvidha saMgha ke tathA anya gaNadharoM ke ziSyoM ke ve eka mAtra gaNAdhipati rhe| 92 varSa kI umra meM apane deha kI paripakva avasthA dekha kara dehavilaya hetu rAjagRha ke vaibhAragiri para Aye aura eka mAsa kA pAdapopagamana anazana svIkAra kara kArtika zuklA pUrNimA ke dina nirvANa ko prApta kiyaa| siddhabuddha mukta hue| jaina paramparA meM guru gautama ke nAma se aneka tapa pracalita haiM- 1 vIra gaNadhara tapa, 2 gautama kamala tapa, 3 nirvANa dIpaka tp| ina tapoM kI ArAdhanA kara bhavyAtmAe~ mokSasukha kI kAmanA karate haiN| gautamasvAmI kA zarIra moTA-tAz2A thaa| yaha bAta granthakAra ne aisI likhI hai TIkAkAra ne, mUlagrantha meM nahIM TIkAkAra ne likhA hai| pIche kaIyoM ne ye TIkAyeM bnaaiiN| TIkAyeM yAni vizeSa arth| kaIyoM ne racanAe~ kI haiM lekina lagabhaga vivAda cAlU hai| phira sUrya kI kiraNoM kA avalaMbana le kara ke Upara padhAre, para vAstava meM cetanA sUrya kii| yaha kiraNoM ko pakar3anA aura car3hanA-to yaha koI hAtha meM thor3e hI AtI haiN| para yaha caitanya kiraNoM-jisake avalaMbana se Apa Upara pdhaare| jinako nAbhimaNDala meM dhyAna, dhAraNA aura samAdhi sthiti siddha ho sakatI hai, nAbhikamala kI kiraNoM kA upayoga sthira karake-to usake sAtha jaba vaha labdhi pragaTa ho jAtI hai, eka sAthameM hI upayoga idhara bhI rahe, sAre zarIra kA seMTara hai nAbhi-maNDala aura AkAza meM bhI rahe to yaha zarIra AkAza meM uDanA ho sakatA hai| jinako uDanA ho vaha ur3e, yaha hai pryog| upayoga idhara aura udhara AkAza meN| donoM meM eka samAnatA, usameM kSati nahIM ho, dhArA akhaNDa rahe jaba taka, taba taka uDa sakatA hai| jahA~ jAnA ho jA sakatA hai| yaha manuSyoM ko uDane kI kalA hai| ye sArI labdhiyA~ Apa meM thIM isa liye Apa udhara gye| usa vakta 1503 tApasa aSTApada parvata ke gaunA -36319 - Mahamani Chintamani

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth cAroM ora the| bharata mahArAjA ne isa prakAra racanA karAI thI ki jisase koI Upara na jA sake manuSya kisI bhI taraha bhI to yaha cAroM ora se kilebandI ke rUpa meM kaThina karake aura nIce kA samatala kara diyA, phira Upara ke bhAga meM jo aisA bhAga hotA hai, aisA aisA karake ela mArka kI taraha se kaThina kara diyaa| vaha pAyarI bana gii| isa taraha ATha pAyarI thIM Upara bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA nirvANa huA hai| aise to himAlaya pradeza meM vaha vastu hai / bahuta sI aisI zikharamAlAe~ haiM para yaha kailAza zikhara kahalAtA hai| vahI hai aSTApada | barpha ke andara ye cIjeM maujUda haiM aura abhI gupta gupta raheM isI meM majA hai| tibeTa (tibbata) bhUmi abhI cAinA ke hAtha meM hai aura usameM jo cIjeM haiM aisI cIjeM haiM jo unake hAthameM nahIM Ave usameM hI kuzalatA hai / to vahA~ 1503 tApasoM meM se eka grupa 501 kA pahalI pAyarI para car3ha sakA / itanI labdhi unako prApta huI thI, aura dUsarA grupa dUsarI pAyarI para tIsarA grupa tIsarI pAyarI para thaa| pahalI pAyarI vAle ekAntara AhAra lete the aura phalAdi se pAraNA karate the aura eka upavAsa aura phira phala grahaNa / dUsare do upavAsa aura phira sUkhe patte puSpAdi phala mila gae usase pAraNA karate the aura tIsare tIna dina ke bAda alpAhAra lete the kisakA ? sUkhI hui sevAla, yaha sevAla bhI Upara jo pAnI ke Upara tairatA hai vaha sevAla sUkhA huA hai- vaha bhI pauSTika hai aura usake iMjekzana haiM aajkl| to vaha vilArI ke paira jitanI aura tIna cullu jala lete the eka bAra / aura ye Upara jAne ke lie ArAdhanA karate the, kailAza ko vandanA / I isa taraha bhagavAn ke pAsa sabhI dIkSita bane aura bAdameM caMdanabAlA Adi bahutasI mahilAe~ vahA~ upasthita huIM, bhagavAn se dIkSA lI / zramaNa samudAya banA / caturvidha saMgha kI sthApanA zaMkha Adi zrAvaka aura zrAvioM kA samudAya sA ho gayA / jise caturvidha saMgha kahate haiM / tIrtha yAne jisakA AdhAra tirA jAyasaMsArasamudra ko pAra kiyA jAya use tIrtha kahate haiM aura use banAne vAle tIrthaMkara jinake mAdhyama se saMsArasamudra pAra utarate haiM vaha tIrthaMkara pada eka vizeSa pada hai| isalie kevaliyoM meM bhI yaha vizeSa pada hai tIrthaMkara kevalI aura ve kahalAte haiM sAmanya kevalI / caturvidha saMgha sthApana kara bhagavAn 30 varSa vizvakalyANa hetu udayAnusAra vicre| gautamasvAmI bhI adhikA~za unake sAtha hI vicare / bhagavAn kA antima cAturmAsa pAvApurI meM hastipAla rAjA kI jIrNa sabhA zuklazAlA- dANamaNDapa meM huA / vaizAlI gaNatantra ke adhIna kAzI kauzala deza ke aThAraha gaNapramukha rAjA jo saba jaina- bhagavAn ke anuyAyI the, pauSa vrata dhAraNa kara upasthita the| bhagavAn kI vANI udayAnusAra solaha prahara paryanta cAlU thii| unhoMne apanA antima samaya jJAta kara gaNadhara indrabhUti gautamasvAmI ko Adeza diyA kI Apa nikaTavartI grAma meM jA kara devazarmA brAhmaNa ko pratibodha vo ! gautamasvAmI prabhu ke ananya bhakta the| ve jise bhI dIkSita karate prabala puNyarAzi ke kAraNa bhagavAn ke zaraNa meM Ane ke bAda kevalajJAna pragaTa ho jAtA para Apa to cAra jJAnadhArI hI the / unake sampUrNa kaivalyadazAprApti meM bhagavAn ke prati prazasta bhaktirAga hI bAdhaka thA / Akhira calakara vaha bhI chor3anA par3atA hai, para vaha chUTatA nahIM thA ve socate the ki usa bhaktirAga ko chor3a dU~ to kevalajJAna ho sakatA hai| labdhi dvArA jAna sakate the, AtmajJAnI to the hI, phira bhI vAstavameM dekheM to vaha bhI chor3anA ThIka nahIM haiM, kyoMki maiM to naraka meM jAne kA kAma karatA thA, yajJAdi hiMsA adharma kA poSaNa karatA thaa| niraparAdha pazupakSI aura narabali taka ke pApakArya mere dvArA hue haiN| gati to merI naraka thI para bhagavAn ne mujhe naradeva banA diyaa| aura mokSa to koI dUra nahIM, isI janma meM hI hogaa| phira jaba taka bhagavAn haiM unake prati AdarabhAva-rAga bhAva kaise choDUM ! itanA bhaktirAga thaa| isase saMsAra kI utpatti nahIM hotI para sampUrNa kevaladazA meM yadi praveza karatA hai to yaha bhI chor3anA Avazyaka hai, anivArya hai to yaha chUTatA nahIM thaa| kaI bAra ekadama bhAvAveza meM A jAte aura bhagavAn se prArthanA karate ki prabhu ! maiM kyA aisA hI rahU~gA ! bhagavAn kahate bhAI, bhaktirAga bhI bandhana hai, isako chor3o to abhI kaivalya ho jAya tumheM ! gautamasvAmI ke mana meM yahI uttara AtA ki yaha mujhase nahIM bana pAtA / acchA hai yadi ApakI sevA mujhe mile to mokSa nahIM cAhie, kahA~ jAnevAlA hai mokSa ? yaha thA bhaktirAga / vastutaH bhakti kA Adarza the gaNadhara / 53202 Mahamani Chintamani

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth gautm| vaiSNava Adi sampradAya meM aisI bhAvanA hai, isalie unake jIvana meM kucha navInatA AtI hai| kucha adbhuta anubhUtiyA~ bhI hone lagatI haiM aura mArgAnusAritA kA vikAsa hone lagatA hai| phira koI samyak draSTA jJAnI kA suyoga mila jAe to unako jJAna pAnA koI dUra nhiiN| isalie yaha pAtratA kA vikAsa bhakti ke jariye hI hotA hai| eka bAra bhagavAn ke mukhAravinda se yaha sunA ki jo Atmalabdhi se aSTApada kI vandanA kare vaha tadbhava muktigAmI ho sakatA hai, auroM se yaha saMbhava hai| Atmalabdhi dvArA, devabhakti karane hetu| unhoMne yaha dekhA ki yaha to AkAza meM uDakara Upara jA rahA hai, yaha guru sccaa| yadi hama isake ziSya bana jAe~ to aisI zakti hama meM bhI pragaTa ho sakatI hai| aisI bhAvanA rakha karake ye baiThe rahe aura Apa Upara gye| Upara jo jinAlaya hai aise Ajakala ullekha vismRta ho gayA hai, isalie kucha kA kucha hai, mUla cIz2a anubhavagamya hai| vahA~ tIna caubIsI ke jinAlaya haiN| unameM vartamAna caubIsI ke rUpa meM AThaveM zikhara ke Upara caudaha maMdira haiM aura bAkI sAtavIM maMjila para haiN| jisa meM eka jinAlaya meM eka bimba aura caraNa, isa taraha se ratnamaya bimba to kahIM ratnamaya maMdira bhI haiN| kahIM suvarNamaya haiM isa prakAra ke haiN| vahA~ gaNadhara gautama padhAre aura vandanA kI khUba ullAsa ke saath| aura mUla maMdira ke sAmane grAUnDa hai usameM eka vRkSa hai vaha vRkSa khUba chAyAdAra, usake nIce Apa rAtri meM rahe haiN| rAtri ke samaya meM yaha vajrasvAmI kA jIva usa samaya tiryagjRmbhaka deva thA, vaha vahA~ AyA hai unako gaNadhara gautama ne pratibodha diyA, unako AtmA kI pakar3a kraaii| pratibodha kA matalaba hai deha se bhinna AtmA ko pakaDa aura pariNAma svarUpa vajrasvAmI Age cala kara choTI vaya meM hI zrutapAThI bana gae haiN| yaha hai gaNadhara gautama kI kRpaa| -6321 - Mahamani Chintamani

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12 // AcArya vraja kA itivRtta / ( tiryakjRMbhaka deva) vajrasvAmI pUrvabhava meM vaizramaNa indra ke sAmAnika deva the / bhagavAn varddhamAna svAmI pRSThacaMpA nagarI ke subhUmibhAga udyAna meM samavasRta hue| usa nagarI kA rAjA zAla tathA yuvarAja mahAzAla thaa| unakI bhaginI yazo ke pati kA nAma piThara aura putra kA nAma gAgalI thA / zAla bhagavAn ke samavasaraNa meM gyaa| dharma sunakara vaha bolA- 'bhagavAn ! maiM yuvarAja mahAzAla kA rAjyAbhiSeka kara Apake pAsa pravrajyA grahaNa kruuNgaa|' vaha apane rAjaprasAda meM Akara mahAzAla se bolA- 'tuma rAjA bana jaao| maiM pravrajyA grahaNa karU~gA / ' mahAzAla ne kahA"rAjan ! jaise Apa yahA~ hamAre meDhIbhUta haiM, vaise hI pravrajita hone para bhI hoNge| maiM bhI Apake sAtha prabrajita honA cAhatA hU~ / ' taba kAMpilyapura se gAgalI ko bulAkara usakA rAjyAbhiSeka kara diyA gyaa| usakI mAtA yazomatI kAMpilyapura meM hI thI / usake pitA piThara bhI vahIM the / rAjA banate hI gAgalI ne unako pRSThacaMpA nagarI meM bulA liyaa| usane do dIkSArthiyoM ke lie hajAra puruSoM dvArA uThAI jAne vAlI do zivikAe~ bnvaaiiN| ve donoM pravrajita ho ge| bhaginI yazomatI bhI zramaNopAsikA bana gaI una donoM ne muni banakara gyAraha aMgoM kA adhyayana kara liyA / I eka bAra bhagavAn rAjagRha meM samavasRta hue vahA~ se ve caMpAnagarI kI ora jAne lge| taba zAla aura mahAzAla- donoM muniyoM ne bhagavAn se pUchA- 'hama pRSThacaMpA nagarI jAnA cAhate haiN| vahA~ koI samyaktva - lAbha kara sakatA hai athavA koI dIkSita ho sakatA hai| bhagavAnne jAna liyA ki vahA~ kucha loga pratibuddha hoNge| bhagavAn ne unake sAtha gautamasvAmI ko bhejaa| bhagavAn caMpAnagarI meM padhAre gautamasvAmI bhI pRSThacaMpA ge| samavasaraNa meM gAgalI, piThara aura yazomatI ne darzana kie| unameM parama vairAgya kA udaya huA / dharma sunakara gAgalI apane putra kA rAjyAbhiSeka kara mAtA-pitA ke sAtha dIkSita ho gayA / gautamasvAmI unako sAtha le caMpAnagarI kI ora prasthita hue| unako caMpAnagarI kI ora jAte dekhakara zAla mahAzAla ko bahuta harSa huaa| unhoMne socA, 'saMsAra se inakA uddhAra ho gayA / tadanantara zubha adhyavasAya meM pravartamAna una donoM ko kevalajJAna kI prApti ho gaI / ' idhara gautamasvAmI ke sAtha jAte hue tInoM ne socA- 'zAla - mahAzAla ne hameM rAjya diyaa| phira hameM dharma meM sthApi kara saMsAra se mukta hone kA avasara diyaa|' isa prakAra ke cintana se zubha adhyavasAyoM meM pravartana karate hue tInoM ko kevalajJAna kI prApti ho gaI / kevalI avasthA meM ve caMpAnagarI pahu~ce / bhagavAn ko pradakSiNA aura ko namaskAra kara ve kevalI - pariSad kI ora gae / gautamasvAmI bhI bhagavAn ko pradakSiNA de unake caraNo meM vaMdanA karake uThe aura tInoM se kahA- 'kahIM jA rahe ho ? Ao, bhagavAn ko vaMdanA kro|' bhagavAn bole- 'gautama kevaliyoM kI AzAtanA mata kro|' taba gautamasvAmI ne mur3akara unase kSamAyAcanA kii| unakA saMvega bddh'aa| unhoMne socA- 'basa meM akelA hI siddha nahIM ho skuuNgaa|' Avashyak Niryukti Vol. XX Ch. 150-A, Pg. 8533-8543 Aacharya Vraj ka Itivrutt 353222

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth 'jo aSTApada parvata para car3hakara dharaNIgocara caityoM kI vaMdanA karegA, vaha usI bhava meM siddha ho jAegA / ' isa bAta ko devatA eka-dUsare ko kahate the / yaha bAta sunakara gautamasvAmI ne socA- 'acchA hai, maiM bhI aSTApada parvata para ArohaNa karU~ / ' bhagavAn ne gautama ke hRdayagat bhAvoM ko jAna liyA aura yaha bhI jAna liyA ki vahA~ tApasa pratibuddha hoMge aura isakA citta bhI sthira ho jaaegaa| ve bole 'gautama! tuma aSTApada ke caityoM kI vaMdana karane jaao|' yaha sunakara gautama bahuta prasanna hue aura aSTApada kI ora cala pdd'e| aSTApada parvata para tIna tApasa kauMDinya, datta aura zaivAla apane pA~ca sau - ziSya parivAra ke sAtha rahate the / unhoMne janazruti se gautama kI bAta sunI aura socA- 'hama bhI aSTApada parvata para ArohaNa kareM / ' kauMDinya tApasa aura usake pA~ca sau ziSya upavAsa karate aura pAraNe meM sacitta kaMda-mUla khAte the| unhoMne aSTApada para car3hane kA prayAsa kiyaa| ve parvata kI prathama mekhalA taka hI car3ha pAe / - datta tApasa apane ziSya parivAra ke sAtha bele- bele kI tapasyA karatA thA aura pAraNaka meM vRkSa se nIce gire sar3e, gale aura pIle pattoM ko khAtA thaa| usane bhI aSTApada para car3hane kA prayatna kiyA parantu vaha dUsarI mekhalA taka hI car3ha paayaa| zaivAla tApasa apane ziSyoM ke sAtha tele tale kI tapasyA karatA aura pAraNaka meM kevala mlAna zaivAla ko hI khAtA thA / vaha bhI aSTApada kI tIsarI mekhalA taka hI ArohaNa kara paayaa| idhara bhagavAn gautamasvAmI parvata para car3ha rahe the| unakA zarIra agni, taDit rekhA aura dIpta sUrya kI bhA~ti tejasvI aura sundara thA / tApasoM ne unheM Ate dekhakara vyaMgya meM kahA - "dekho ! yaha sthUlazarIrI zramaNa aba aSTApada parvata para car3hegA hama mahAtapasvI haiM, hamArA zarIra durbala aura zuSka hai! hama bhI parvata para nahIM car3ha pAe to bhalA yaha kaise car3ha pAegA ?" bhagavAn gautama jaMghAcAraNalabdhi se saMpanna the| ve makar3I ke jAle ke taMtuoM ke sahAre bhI Upara car3ha sakate the| tApasoM ne dekhA, gautama Ae aura dekhate-dekhate adRzya ho ge| ve parvata para car3ha ge| tInoM tApasa unakI prazaMsA karane lage aura vahIM khar3e-khar3e Azcaryacakita hokara dekhane lge| unhoMne socA, jaba ye parvata se nIce utareMge, taba hama saba inakA ziSyatva svIkAra kara leNge| gautamasvAmI vahA~ caityoM kI vaMdanA kara uttara-pUrva digbhAga meM azokavRkSa ke nIce pRthvIzilApaTTaka para rAta bitAne ke lie Ae aura vahA~ sthita ho ge| zakra kA lokapAla vaizramaNa bhI aSTApada ke caityoM kI vaMdanA karane aayaa| caityoM ko vaMdanA kara vaha gautamasvAmI ko vaMdanA karane phuNcaa| gautamasvAmI ne dharmakathA karate hue use anagAra ke guNa batalAte hue kahA - 'muni aMta aura prAnta AhAra karane vAle hote haiN|' vaizramaNa socA- 'ye bhagavAn anagAroM ke aise guNa batA rahe haiM lekina inake zarIra kI jaisI sukumAratA hai, vaisI devatAoM meM bhI nahIM hai|' gautama ne vaizramaNa ke manogata bhAva jAnakara puMDarIka adhyayana kA prarUpaNa karate hue batAyA - 'puMDarIkinI nagarI meM puMDarIka rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| usake yuvarAja kA nAma kaMDarIka thaa| yuvarAja kaMDarIka durbalatA ke kAraNa Artta, duHkhArtta thA / vaha marakara sAtavIM naraka meM utpanna huA / puMDarIka zarIra se hRSTa-puSTa aura balavAn thA / vaha marakara sarvArthasiddha vimAna meM utpanna huA / isalie devAnupriya ! durbalatva yA sabalatva gati meM akAraNa hai / inameM dhyAnanigraha hI parama pramANa hai / ' taba vaizramaNa ne socA- 'aho ! bhagavAn gautama ne mere hRdayagata bhAvoM ko jAna liyaa|' vaha vairAgya se bhara gayA aura vaMdanA karake lauTa gyaa| vaizramaNa deva ke eka sAmAnika deva kA nAma jRMbhaka thA / usane usa puMDarIka adhyayana kA pA~ca sau bAra pArAyaNa kiyA / isase use samyaktva kI prApti huI / dUsare dina gautama caitya-vaMdana kara aSTApada parvata se nIce utre| ve tApasa gautama ke pAsa Akara bole'Apa hamAre AcArya haiM, hama saba Apake ziSya / ' gautama bole- 'mere aura tumhAre AcArya haiM- trilokaguru bhagavAn mhaaviir|' tApasa bole- 'Apake bhI koI dUsare AcArya haiM ?' taba gautama ne bhagavAn mahAvIra ke guNoM kI stuti 323 Aacharya Vraj ka Itivrutt

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. kii| gautama ne unako pravrajita kara diyaa| devatAoM ne unake lie sAdhu ke veza prastuta kie| sabhI gautama svAmI ke sAtha cle| calate-calate bhikSAvelA ho gii| gautama ne pUchA- 'pAraNaka meM kyA lAe~ ?' tApasa bole- 'pAyasa / ' bhagavAn gautama bhikSA lene gae / ve sabhI labdhiyoM se paripUrNa the / ve ghRtamadhusaMyukta pAyasa se pAtra bharakara lAe aura apanI akSINamahAnasa labdhi se eka pAtra pAyasa se sabako pAraNA karA diyaa| phira svayaM ne bhI pAraNA kiyaa| sabhI pUrNa tRpta ho ge| zaivAla khAne vAle pA~ca sau tApasoM ko gautama svAmI kI isa labdhi ko dekhakara kevalajJAna kI prApti ho gii| datta tApasa aura usake ziSyoM ko bhagavAn mahAvIra ke chatrAtichatra atizaya dekhakara kevalajJAna utpanna ho gyaa| bhagavAn ke sAkSAt darzana kara kauDinya aura usake ziSyoM ko bhI kevalajJAna prApta ho gyaa| gautama svAmI Age cala rahe the| zeSa sabhI unake pIche cala rahe the| sabhI ne bhagavAn ko pradakSiNA dI aura jo kevalI the, ve kevalI pariSad kI ora jAne lge| gautama svAmI ne kahA- 'Ao, pahale bhagavAn ko vaMdanA kro|' taba bhagavAn mahAvIra bole- 'gautama kevaliyoM kI AzAtanA mata kro|' gautama bhagavAn kI ora mur3e aura micchAmi dukkaDaM kiyaa| bhagavAn gautama ko gaharI adhRti ho gii| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne taba kahA'devatA kA vacana grAhya hai athavA jinezvara deva kA ?' gautama bole- 'jinezvara deva kA / ' bhagavAn ne kahA- 'taba tuma adhRti kyoM kara rahe ho ?' bhagavAn ne taba cAra prakAra ke kaToM kI bAta khii| cAra prakAra ke kaTa hote haiM- zuMbakaTa, vidalakaTa, carmakaTa aura kaMbalakaTa / isI prakAra ziSya bhI cAra prakAra ke hote haiM- zuMbakaTa ke samAna, vidalakaTa ke samAna, carmakaTa ke samAna tathA kaMbalakaTa ke samAna / gautama ! tuma mere sadRza ziSya ho / tuma mere cira- saMsRSTa aura cira-paricita ho| aMtameM hama donoM samAna ho jaayeNge| taba bhagavAn ne gautamasvAmI kI nizrA meM drumapatraka adhyayana kI prajJApanA kI / vaizramaNa sAmAnika deva cyuta hokara avaMtI janapada meM tuMbavana sanniveza meM dhanagiri nAmaka zreSThi ke ghara putrarUpa utpanna hue / jo Age jAkara AcArya vajrasvAmI bane / Aacharya Vraj ka Itivrutt 324 a

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vimala-anaMta-dharmanAtha jina vaMdanA... sAmANaNa-varacaMdo, kayavammanariMdasAgarasasaMko / ariho vimalajiNeso, hiyayaM vimalaM mahaMkuNau / / 13 / / kRtavarma rAjAnA putra ane zyAmAdevI rUpa zamI vRkSamAMthI utpanna thayela agnisamAna evA che vimalasvAmI! tame amAruM mana nirmaLa karo. 13 sirisiMhaseNanaravai-kulamaMgaladIvago aNaMtajiNo / sujasAdevIsUNU, viyarasu amhaM suhamaNaMtaM / / 14 / / siMhasena rAjAnA kuLamAM maMgaLadIpaka ane suyazA devInA putra che anaMta bhagavAn ! tame anaMta sukha Apo. 14 bhANunivahiyayacaMdo, suvayApuvvAyalesausiNaMsU / dhammajiNeso bhayavaM, viheu dhamme maI majjha / / 15 / / suvratA devIrUpa udayAcaLanI taTImAM sUryarUpa ane bhAnurAjAnA putra evA he dharmanAtha prabhu ! tame dharmane viSe mArI buddhi sthApana karo. 15

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| zrI aSTApadatIrtha-pUjA . (arthasahita) mULa pUjA-racayitA zrI dIpavijayajI mahArAja sAheba vivecanakAra paMnyAsajI ma. zrI rAmavijayajI gaNivarya prastAvanA : saMsArampa tathatineti tIrtham - arthAt saMsArarUpI sAgara jenA vaDe tarAya ene "tIrtha' kahe che. evAM tIrtha be prakAre che. eka jaMgama ane bIjuM sthAvara. jemAM sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka, zrAvikA ane viharamAna zrI sImaMdhara prabhu-(je hAla mahAvideha kSetranI puSkalAvatI vijayamAM zrI puMDarIkagiri nagarImAM bhAva tIrthaMkararUpe vicarI rahyA che te) e lokottara jaMgama tIrtha kahevAya ane jemAM mukhya evA (1) zrI zatruMjaya tIrtha, (2) zrIgiranArajI tIrtha, (3) zrIAbu tIrtha, (4) zrIsametazikhara tIrtha, (5) zrIaSTApada tIrtha e pAMca lokottara ane mukhya nahi chatAM gauNa sthApanAtIrtha tarIke bhoyANI, pAnasara, tAraMgA vagere temaja dareka gAmomAM zrI jinamaMdiro, pagalAM, phoTAo, jinamUrtio vagere vagere laukika sthAvara tIrtha kahevAya che. lokottara sthAvara tIrtho paikI zrIaSTApada tIrthanI pUjA kaviratna dIpavijayajI mahArAje banAvI che. A mahApuruSe e sivAya "bharatajI kahe suNo mAvaDI' 'abolA zAne lyo cho' temaja rAsAo jevAM stavano tathA rAsonI racanA karI che, je upalabdha che. aSTApada tIrtha kyAM che tenuM pramANa AgAmomAMthI maLe che. chatAM laukika dRSTie jaina, jainetaro tene himAlayanA koka sthAnamAM hovAnuM mAne che, paraMtu e mAtra anumAna che. mULa aSTApada tIrthanI aSTApadAvatAra' rUpe jyAM tyAM sthApanA karelI jovAya che. amadAvAdamAM vidyAzALA pAsenuM derAsara, zrI zatruMjaya para dAdAnI TUMkamAM temaja pATaNa, khaMbhAta, surata vagere zaheromAM zrIaSTApada tIrthanI racanAnAM maMdiro vidyamAna che. aSTApada tIrtha kyAM che teno khyAla kaviratna zrIdIpavijayajI mahArAja Ape che. Ashtapad Tirth Pooja Vol. II Ch. 10-F, Pg. 594-660 327 - Ashtapad Tirth Pooja

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth AgamanI sAkSIrUpa vicAraNA "kSetrasamAsa' dvArA gaNita yukta batAvatAM jaNAve che - "kiha che aSTApada giri re, keTalA koSa pramANa re, mana. kema huo aSTApada giri re, varNavuM vAsa vakhANa re; mana. Azare eka lAkha upare re, gAla paMcAsI hajAra re, mana. siddhagirithI vegalo re, aSTApada jayakAra re; mana. prathama jaLapUjA DhAla pahelI kaDI, dazamI tathA agiyAramI eTale zrI siddhAcala tIrthathI vAstavika mULa aSTApada tIrtharUpe (sthApanA nikSepArUpe nahi, paraMtu bharata cakravartIkRta bhAva nikSepArUpe zrIaSTApada tIrtha-zrI siddhAcala tIrthathI eka lAkha paMcAsI hajAra gAu dUra che-tenuM gaNita A pramANe kSetrasamAsa'nI aThThayAsImI gAthA avalokavAnI sUcanA karI che. bahikhaMDato bArasadIhA navavitthaDA aujjhpurii| sA lavaNA veyaDDhA caudahiyasamaM cigArakalA // 88 / / artha - jagatanA dakSiNa kinArathI ane zAzvata vaitADhya parvatathI barAbara madhya pradezanI bhUmimAM ApaNI taraphanA dakSiNa bhAgamAM madhya Arya khaMDe-bAra yojana lAMbI nava yojana pahoLI ayodhyA nagarI AvelI che. tenI najIkamAM zrIaSTApada tIrtha mULa svarUpe che. te AvI rIte dakSiNa daravAjethI A nagarI ekaso cauda yojana-ane agiyAra kalA dUra che. vaLI, navapuDhavI vimAkuM miAsu pamAna gunevi tA A gAthArdhanA pramANathI- so so gAuno eka yojana pramANAMgule karI thAya to-ekaso ne cauda yojana tathA-agiyAra kalAne-gAu karavA sAru soLaso guNyA-agiyAra kalAnA paNa gAu pramANAMgula vaDe thAya to-kaviratna dIpavijayajI mahArAje siddhagirithI eka lAkha paMcAsI hajAra gAu dUra A tIrtha che evo je ullekha karyo che te A saMkhyA sAthe baMdhabese che A gaNitanuM pramANa ame batAvI zakIe ema chIe. jaina ane jainetaronI bhUgoLa saMbaMdhI vicAraNAmAM-biMdu ane samudramAM jeTaluM aMtara hoya che, eka paramANu ane meru parvatanuM jeTaluM aMtara hoya che, teTaluM aMtara jaina jainetara bhUgoLamAM che. eka jaMbUdvIpanA eka ja bharatanA ekeka khaMDanuM saMpUrNa svarUpa jANI zakayA nathI to jenonI bhUgoLamAM asaMkhyA dvIpo, asaMkhyA samudro kevI rIte jANI zake ? jaina bhUgoLa eTale kSetrasamAsa jenI prastAvanAlagabhaga bAvIsa pAnAnI che-temAM Adhunika jainetaronI bhUgoLa saMbaMdhI mAnyatA ane jainonI AgamapramANa mAnyatA-e baMne mAnyatAomAM upara kahyA pramANe aMtara batAvyuM che. A bhUgoLa pUjyapAda vijaya mohanasUrIzvarajInI sthApanA karelI vaDodarA jaina lAyabrerI (pustakAlaya che) taraphathI A pustaka chapAyuM che tenI prastAvanA vAMcavA bhalAmaNa che. temaja bRhasaMgrahaNI, ladhusaMgrahaNI vAMcavA jevI che. zrIbharata cakravartIe zrI RSabhadevanI nirvANabhUmi para-aSTApada tIrtha para covIsa biMba yukta siMhaniSadyA nAmano traNa gAu UMco, cAra gAu vistAramAM jaina prAsAda baMdhAvyo hato, zrIgautama gaNadhare aSTApada parvata para jaI yAtrA karI paMdaraso traNa tApasonA pratibodha arthe jagaciMtAmaNI caityavaMdana tyAM banAvyuM. prathama gAthAmAM "aThThAvaya saMDaviyarUva" e padathI zrIaSTApada tIrtha para rUva-rUpa eTale jinabiMbo - 328 re Ashtapad Tirth Pooja

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth sthApyAM e moTuM pramANa che. vaLI 'siddhANaM buddhANaM'nI chellI gAthA pramANabhUta che. vaLI, A pavitra bhUmimAM paMdaraso ne traNa tApasoe-khIra khAtA, samovasaraNa jotAM ane vIravANI sAMbhaLatAM kevalajJAnarUpa ApyaMtara lakSmI meLavI, temAM A aSTApadagirirAjanA pavitra paramANuoe kAma karyuM. dUdhamAM jema sAkara bhaLe ema pavitra paramANuo ane zrI gautama guruno upadeza - e baMne bhegA thayA ane kRtArthapaNuM upArjyuM. dhanya dhanya ! pavitra dasa hajAra munionI sAthe nirvANa pAmanArA zrI RSabhadeva prabhunI nirvANabhUmine. vaLI RSabhadeva ane ajitanAtha prabhunA aMtaramAM pacAsa lAkha koTI sAgaropama jeTalo kALa che, temAM zrI RSabhadevanA vaMzajo asaMkhya-saMkhya-paraMparAe A girirAja upara mokSe sIdhAvyA ane zrI zatruMjyagiri para paNa bharatajInI pATe mukhya paTadharo, gauNa paTadharo, brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya, zudra e cAre jAtomAMthI; vaLI temAMthI nIkaLatI navanArU-navakArU ema aDhAra varNo chatrIsa kSatriya kuLomAMthI paNa saMkhya-asaMkhya jIvo-zrI RSabhadeva prabhunA vaMzajo mokSe padhAryA, temAM ajitanAthajIthI zrImahAvIra prabhu paryaMta pacAsa lAkha kroDa sAgaropamarUpa kALamAM paNa upara pramANe zrI siddhAcalajI upara ane zrI aSTApada parvata upara saMkhyA, asaMkhyA jIvo girirAjanA kSetrarUpa nimitta pAmI mokSe padhAryA che. sAkSIrUpe'bharatane pATe bhUpati re siddhi varyA eNe ThAma saluNA, asaMkhyAtA tihAM vagere huA ajIta jinarAya saluNA, jema jema e giri bheTIere tema tema pApa palAya saluNA' A vAta siddhadaMDikA-sAta prakAranI che- tenA pAMca stavanomAM che. upAdhyAyajI vinayavijayajIkRta 'lokaprakAza' graMthamAM A bInA vistArathI samajAvI che. vaLI A vRttAMtanI sAkSImAM 'zrIThANAMgasUtra'nuM AThamuM sthAna vidyamAna che. vaLI jaMbudrIpapannatisUtra, vaLI A mokSagatinI paraMparAvALI A zrI aSTApadanI chaThThI akSata pUjAnI prathama DhALamAM upara kahelI vAtonI sAkSI pUrepUrI maLI zake che. vaLI kalpasUtranI temaja vasudevapiMDInI sAkSI paNa A aSTApada tIrthane aMge vidyamAna che. vaLI zrI bharata cakravartIe tIrtharakSA mATe yojana yojana pramANavALAM ATha pagathiyAM daMDaratnathI karAvyAM hatAM tethI paNa A tIrthanuM guNaniSpanna nAma-aSTApada ATha ApadA dUra karavAnA arthavALuM paDyuM che-temAM paNa triSaSTizalAkApuruSacaritranA pahelA-bIjA parva graMthamAM zrI RSabhadeva prabhunA caritramAM zrImad hemacaMdrasUrijIe sAro ullekha karyo che. vaLI A vRttAMtomAM zrIvajasvAmI, kaMDarIka, puMDarIka, tiryabhaka deva, prativAsudeva rAvaNa vagerenAM kathAnako puSTikartA che. A pUjAnA kartA kaviratna dIpavijayajI mahArAja che. sa. 1892 mAM temaNe A pUjA racI che. eno artha samajAvavAnuM upayogI sUcana maLatAM meM sa. 2013 kArtika suda 1 zanivAre-dAdaramuMbaI zrI zAMtinAtha maMdire comAsAmAM rahI zubhayoga saMpAdana karyo. . 329. - paM. rAmavijayagaNi Ashtapad Tirth Pooja

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zrI dIpavijayajI kRta aSTApadajInI pUjA (sAthe) cheprathama jalapUjA prAraMbha | (dohA) RSabha zAMti nemi prabhu, pArasa zrImahAvIra | namuM padapaMkaja tehanAM, je jagatAraNa dhIra 1 pUjana doya prakAranAM, jina zAsanamAM jeha | dravya bhAva pUjA bahu, mahAnizIthamAM teha pArA bhAvastava munivara kare, cAritra jina guNagrAma | jehathI zivasaMpada vare, akSaya avicala ThAma II dravyastavana jinapUjanA, vividha paMcaprakAra | ATha sattara ekavIsanI, aSTottara jayakAra pattA zrAvaka karaNI hoya che, dravya bhAva guNagrAma | sIMce bhAva jaLe karI, samakita taruvara ThAma pA bhAve bahu phaLa saMpaje, guNI guNAkara jeha | varNavuM bhAva pUjaka guNI, vartamAna guNa geha 6 artha - prathama RSabhadeva, soLamA zAntinAtha, bAvIsamA neminAtha, trevIsamA pArzvanAtha, covIsamAM mahAvIrasvAmI. e pAMca prabhu traNa jagatanA tAranArA ane dhIra evA guNathI sahita che, temanAM caraNakamalamAM huM (eTale pUjAnA racanArA zrIdIpavijayajI) namuM chuM. tenA jinazAsanamAM pUjA be prakAranI kahI che. prathama dravyapUjA ane bIjI bhAvapUjA. A banne pUjAno adhikAra ghaNA vistArathI mahAnizIthasUtramAM Apyo che. rA bhAvapUjA munivara karI zake che. temAM cAritranuM ane jinezvara bhagavAnanA guNasamUhanuM varNana kare che. A bhAva pUjAnA prabhAvathI munivaro akSaya ane avicala sthAnarUpa muktinI saMpadA vare che. kA. Ashtapad Tirth Pooja - 330 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth zrAvaka mATe dravyapUjA ane bhAvapUjA batAvI che. te bheda traNa, pAMca, ATha, sattara, ekavIsa ane ekaso ne ATha e ghaNA bhedavALI che. guNanA samUharUpa zrAvakanI karaNI dravya ane bhAva be bhede che. zrAvako bhAvapUjArUpa jaLavaDe samakitarUpa vRkSanuM mULa siMce che. pA. guNI evA guNAkara nAmanA zrAvake bhAvapUjA karI bahu phaLa prApta karyuM. te kAraNathI vartamAnakALamAM guNanA AvAsarUpa ane bhAvapUjAmAM rasika je munivaro thayA che, tenA guNanuM varNana nAmapUrvaka have pachI pahelI DhALamAM varNavIza. 6 DhALa pahelI | (zrI siddhapada ArAdhIe re-e dezI) lakSmIsUri tapagacchapati re, mRtagaMbhIra udAra re, manavasiyA bhAva stavana pUjana kiyo re, sthAnaka vIsa prakAra re guNarasiyA sthAnaka vIsane sevatAM re, tIrthaMkara pada pAya re, IImanA aho jagamAM mahimA vaDo re, kare raMkane rAya re. guNa0 rA vaLI jazavijaya vAcaka gaNi re, kIdho pUjana bhAva re, manavA siddhacakra navapada bhaNI re, pUjA vividha banAva re. guNa0 3aaaa rUpavijaya pUjana kiyo re, bhAva stavana guNagrAma re, temanA pistAlIsa Agama bhaNI re, paMcajJAna guNa dhAma re. TguNa, pArA vIravijaya varNava karyo re, bhAva stavana bhagavAna re. temanA aSTa karma sUDaNa taNI re, cosaTha pUjA jJAna re. liguNa0 pI. pistAlIsa Agama bhaNI re, vaLI navANuM prakAra re, manavA pUjA vaLI vrata bAranI re, zrAvakane hitakAra re. guNa0 6 asmalkata pUjA ache re, aDasaTha Agama deva re, ||manI gaNadhara vacano jehamAM re, bhAva stavana guNa seva re. gaNa0 zA mananA vaLI naMdIzvara dvIpanI re, mahApUjA guNa grAma re, vartamAna pUjA ache re, zrAvaka guNagaNadhAma re. guNa0 TakA - 331 2 - - Ashtapad Tirth Pooja

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth IImanA varNavuM aSTApada taNI re, pUjA aSTa prakAra re, aSTApada dUre hare re, aSTApada jayakAra re. guNa0 . kihAM che aSTApadagiri re, keTalA koza pramANa re, mananA kema huo aSTApadagiri re, varNavuM tAsa vakhANa re. guNa0 10nA Azare eka lAkha upare re, gAla paMcAsI hajAra re, manavA siddhagirithI che vegaLo re, aSTApada jayakAra re. liguNa0 11 tehano vidhi suNIe sahu re, guNIjana mana ullAsa re, manavA aSTApada mahotsava kare re, je nara bhAva prakAza re. IIguNa0 12aa joI niravadya bhUmikA re, zodhana karo vicAra re, manavA aSTApada girivara taNo re, suMdara karI AkAra re. guNa0 13. doya cAra aThTha daza prabhu re, pUrava dakSiNa jANa re, manavA pazcima uttara cihuM dize re, thApo jinavara bhANa re. guNa0 14 ATha ATha nara ciMhu dize re, kalaza grahI manohAra re. temanA eNI pare AThe dravyathI re, pUjA karo vihAra re. guNa0 15aa dIpavijaya kavirAjajI re, sahu jinavara mahArAja re, manavA caDhate bhAve pUjIe re, bhavodadhi tAraNa jahAja re. guNa0 16 artha - zrImad tapagacchanA adhipati zrutajJAnanA upayogathI udAra hRdayavALA zrI vijayalakSmIsUri mArA manamAM vaselA che. guNanA rasika evA teoe bhAvastavana pUjananA kriyAyogamAM vIsasthAnakanI pUjA banAvI che. tenA vIsasthAnakane sevatAM tIrthakara nAmakarma pAmI zakAya che. aho e vIsasthAnakano mahimA jagatamAM moTo che ane e sthAnakanA sevanathI raMka paNa rAjA banI jAya che. rA. vaLI zrImad yazovijayajI mahArAje, bhAvapUjAnI ArAdhanAmAM navapadajInI pUjA (siddhacakrajInI pUjA) vividha prakAre banAvI che. 3 vaLI paMDita zrI rUpavijayajI mahArAje bhAva pUjAnI ArAdhanA-kriyAmAM guNanA samUharUpa evI pistAlIsa AgamanI tathA guNanA sthAnarUpa paMcajJAnanI pUjAo banAvI che. jA Ashtapad Tirth Pooja - 332 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth paMDita zrI vIravijayajI mahArAje bhAva stavananA adhikAramAM karmasUdana tapanI (cosaThaprakArI pUjA) banAvI che. temaja pistAlIsa AgamanI ane zatruMjayatIrthanA mahimA garbhita navANuMprakArI pUjA temaja zrAvakane hitakArI evI bAravratanI pUjAo banAvI AtmAne hitakArI bhAvapUjananI ArAdhanA prakAzita karI che. pa-6|| ame (eTale zrI dIpavijayajIe) paNa aDasaTha Agama devanI pUjAnI racanA karI che, jemAM gaNadhara mahArAjanA vacanono ane bhAvapUjAnI sevAno apUrvabhAva darzAvyo che chA zrI dharmacaMdrajIkRta naMdIzvaradvIpanI pUjA guNanA samUha rUpa che. zrAvakanA guNano je samudAya, tenA sthAnarUpa A pUjA vartamAnakALamAM bhaNAvAya che. 58 // zrI dIpavijayajIkRta zrIaSTApadanI aSTaprakArI pUjA jIvanI ATha ApadAone hare che. A aSTApada tIrtha jayavantu varte che. zrI dIpavijayajI mahArAje aSTApadagiri ahIMthI keTalA kosa dUra che ane aSTApada evuM nAma zAthI paDayuM che tenuM varNana zAstra dvArA prakAzita karyuM che. 10nA teo jaNAve che ke, siddhagirithI Azare (utsedhAMgula pramANanA) eka lAkha paMcAsI hajAra gAuM dUra aSTApadagiri che. 11 // aSTApadatIrthanI ArAdhanA A pramANe che- he guNIjana puruSo ! mananAM ullAsapUrvaka te sAMbhaLoH je zrAvakanA hRdayamAM aSTApadatIrthanI ArAdhanA karavAno bhAva che, te prathama aSTApadatIrthanI pUjA bhaNAvavAno lAbha le che. ghara AMgaNe aSTApadatIrthanI ArAdhanA karavI hoya to sthApanA nikSepAno bhAva manamAM lAvI prathama niravadya eTale bhUmine zuddha kare ane aSTApadagirino AkAra suMdara rIte race // 12-13aa te racanAnI vidhimAM dakSiNa tarapha cAra prabhu ane pazcima tarapha ATha, uttara daza ane pUrvadizAmAM be, ema covIsa tIrthaMkaranI pratimAo cAre dizAmAM sthApana karavI. / / 14 / pachI eka eka dizAmAM ATha ATha snAtriyA, paMcAmRtathI saMpUrNa bharelA kaLazo laIne UbhA rahe, ane tenI sAthe jaLanI jema caMdana, puSpa, dhUpa, dIpaka, akSata, naivedya ane phaLa; ema aSTaprakArI pUjAno sAmAna sAthe rAkhI pUjananI kriyA dravya-bhAvathI sAcave ane jaina maMdiramAM pUjA kare. // 15 // A pUjAnA kartA zrI dIpavijayajI kavirAja kahe che ke, saMsArasamudramAM vahANa samAna evA covIsa tIrthaMkara prabhune caDhate bhAve pUjIe. he guNarasika evA zrAvako ! A rItathI aSTApada tIrthanI ArAdhanA karo ane karAvo. // 16 // // DhALa bIjI // (rAga AzAvarI; dhanya dhanya saMprati sAco rAjA-e dezI) gaI covIzInA traNa je ArA, sAgara nava koDAkoDI re tehamAM yugalano kALa gaveSo, kahe gaNadhara gaNi joDI re, dhana dhana jina Agama sAhibA // 1 // 11 . 333.. - Ashtapad Tirth Pooja

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth RSabha covIzInA traNa je ArA, temAM paNa e rIta re ! RSabha prabhujInA janma samaya lAge, aDhAra koDA-koDI jIta re ! dhana, rA aDhAra koDAkoDI sAgaramAMhe, daza kSetra sarikhA bhAva re | bhUmi thALI sama sarakhI hoI, jaMbUdvIpapannatti jIvAbhigamamAM batAve re ! dhana, IkA trIjA ArAnA varasa thAkate, corAsI lakha pUrva varase re ! nAbhinRpa sarikhAnA kulameM, pragaTe prathama jina harase re ! dhana, jA trIjA ArAnA varSa corAzI, lAkha pUrva rahe zeSa re. daza kSetre samakALe hoI, baMdara bharatakSetra pramANe hoi, vAdaLa pragaTate jaladhara varase re . dhana, pA paMca jAtinA jaladhara varase, samabhUmi jaLathI khodAya re ! nAnA moTA parvata pragaTe, samabhUmi viSama te thAya re .. dhana 6aaaa avasarpiNa utsarpiNI eDavAM, loma viloma che bhAva re . zAzvatA bhAva kahyA vItarAge, kALa svabhAva banAva re, jaMbUdvIpa-pannattimAM bhAva re ! dhana, zA jaMbUnA dakSiNa daravAjethI, vaitADhyanI madhyama bhAga re ! nayarI ayodhyA bharatanI jANo, kahe gaNadhara mahAbhAga re .. dhana, 8 jaMbUnA uttara daravAjethI, vaitADhyathI madhyama bhAga re . ayodhyA airAvatanI jANo, kahe gaNadhara mahAbhAga re ! dhana, lA bAra yojana che lAMbI pahoLI, nava yojanane pramANa re nayarI ayodhyA najIka aSTApada, batrIsa koza UMcANa re .. dhana1nA te ayodhyAmAM nAbhi narapati, kula vaha marUdevI nAra re | RSabha prabhujInAM mAtApitA eha, dhana dhana jasa avatAra re ! dhana, 11 saravArathanAM sura sukha pALI, sAgara tetrIsa Aya re ! aSADha vada cotha jina caviyA, cyavana kalyANaka thAya re ! dhana, 12aa. caitra vada nizi aSTamI janmyA, tribhuvana thayo udyota re ! dIpavijaya kavirAja prabhujI, tAraNa bhavajaLa pota re ! dhana13 Ashtapad Tirth Pooja - 334 -

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-- artha bhUtakALanI eTale utsarpiNIkALanI covIsInA chellA traNa ArA, temAM cotho Aro be koDAkoDI sAgaropamano che. pAMcamo Aro traNa koDAkoDI sAgaropamano ane chaThTho Aro cAra koDAkoDI sAgaropamano che. te maLIne nava koDAkoDI sAgaropama thAya. te pachI avasarpiNIkALano pahelo Aro cAra koDAkoDI sAgaropamano che. bIjo Aro traNa koDAkoDI sAgaropamano che. trIjo Aro be koDAkoDI sAgaropamano che. evI rIte aDhAra koDAkoDI sAgaropamano kALa viratirUpa dharma vinAno ane pAMca bharata ane pAMca airAvatamAM ema daze kSetramAM sarakhA bhAvavALo tema ja yugalika dharmavALo hoya che. te vakhate A daze kSetranI bhUmi thALI sarakhI hoya che. temAM trIjA ArAmAM corAsIlAkha pUrva ane nevAsI pakhavADiyAM bAkI hoya tyAre RSabhadeva bhagavAna jevA prathama tIrthaMkara utpanna thAya che. e vakhate eTale jyAM sudhI prathama tIrthaMkara utpanna na thAya tyAM sudhI AvI sthiti varte che, te vakhate AkAzamAM pAMca jAtinA varasAda varase che ane bharatakSetranI bhUmi baMdararUpa bane che. varasAdathI sarakhI bhUmi te paNa moTA nAnA parvatarUpe banI sama-viSamabhAva bhajave che. AvA bhAvo avasarpiNInA ane utsarpiNInA savaLA ane avaLA kramabhAve anAdianaMta sthitipaNe varte che. AvA zAzvatA ane apekSAe azAzvatA bhAvo jaMbudrIprajJapti ane jIvAbhigamasUtramAM batAvyA che. A bAbatanuM varNana zrI tIrthaMkara prabhunI tripadI pAmelA gaNadhara mahArAjAoe potAnA svamukhe kaheluM che. / / 1 thI 7 | Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth jaMbudrIpanA dakSiNa jagatInA daravAjAthI ane vaitADhacanA madhyama pradezamAM bharatakSetranI aMdara ayodhyA nAmanI nagarI gaNadhara mahArAjAe darzAvI che. evI rIte jaMbudrIpanA uttara jagatInA daravAjAthI vaitADhyanA madhya pradezamAM airavata kSetramAM ayodhyA nagarI AvelI che. te bAra yojana lAMbI ane nava yojana pahoLI evI ayodhyA nagarI je dakSiNa bharatArdhanA madhya pradeze che, tenI najIkamAM batrIsa koza UMco aSTApada nAmano parvata Avelo che. AvI suMdara vANI gaNadhara prabhue kahelI che. jinezvara bhagavAne prakAzelA artharUpa ane gaNadhara mahArAjAe gUMthelA sUtrarUpa Agamone vAraMvAra dhanyavAda ghaTe che. // 8 thI 10 // bharatakSetranI ayodhyA nagarImAM nAbhi kulakara thayA. temane marUdevI nAme rANI hatI. A daMpatinA prathama tIrthaMkara zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAna putra thAya. teo sarvArthasiddha nAmanA pAMcamA anuttara vimAnathI tetrIsa sAgaropamanuM AyuSa pUruM karI, aSADha vadI cothe cyavIne marUdevI mAtAnI kukSImAM padhAryA, te vakhate prathama tIrthaMkaranuM cyavana kalyANaka thayuM. tyAra pachI garbhakALa pUro thatAM caitra vadI AThamane divase, jenAthI traNa bhuvanamAM udyota thAya ane saMsArasamudramAM taravA tathA tarAvavAmAM vahANa samAna bane evA prathama tIrthaMkara janmyA. te vakhate zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanuM janma kalyANaka thayuM. kavirAja zrI dIpavijayajI mahArAja AgamonuM avalokana karI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanA jANavA yogya bhAvo A rIte prathama jaLapUjAnI bIjI DhALamAM pradarzita kare che. / / 11 thI 13 || // maMtra // OMOM hrIM zrI paramapuruSAya, paramezvarAya, janma-jarAmRtyunivAraNAya, zrImate jineMdrAyA pUrvadizAsaMsthita RSabha // 1 // ajita // 2 // dakSiNa dizAsaMsthita saMbhava // 1 // abhinaMdana // 2 // sumati 5NA padmaprabha // 4 // pazcima dizAsaMsthita supArzva // 1 // candraprabha // 2 // suvidhi AnA zItala // 4 // zreyAMsa // 5 // vAsupUjya // 6 // vimala prajJA anaMta // 8 // uttaradizA-saMsthita dharma // 1 // zAnti rA kuMthu "jJA ar // 4 // malli / / munisuvrata // 6 // nami // aa nemi // 8 // pArzva // 9 // vardhamAna // 10 // niSkalaMkAya, cattAri aThTha dasa doya jinavizvanAthAya, dehavarNalAMchanasahitAya, caturviMzatijinAdhipAya, jalaM yajAmahe svAhA | // cAre kore kaLaza DhoLe / / 44 335 3. Ashtapad Tirth Pooja

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth che atha zloka che vimalakevalabhAsanabhAskara, jagati jantumahodayakAraNam jinavara bahumAnajalIghara, zucimanA snApayAmi vizuddhaye 15 maMtrano artha che artha - 3OM hrIM zrI evA prakAranA maMtrapUrvaka paramapuruSa evA prabhu, vaLI, parama aizvaryavALA, ane janma temaja mRtyune nivAraNa karanArA, bAhya ane atyaMtara lakSmIyukta, vaLI rAgadveSanA jitanArA, vaLI bharata cakravartIe aSTApada parvata upara pratimArUpe sthApana karela prathama tIrthaMkara zrI RSabhadeva ane ajitanAtha, temaja dakSiNa dizAmAM sthApana karelA zrI saMbhavanAtha, zrIabhinaMdana svAmI, sumatinAtha ane padmaprabha ema cAra tIrthaMkara; vaLI, pazcima dizAmAM sthApana karelA supArzvanAtha, caMdraprabha, sa zItalanAtha, zreyAMsanAtha, vAsupUjya svAmI, vimalanAtha, ane anaMtanAtha ema ATha tIrthaMkara; vaLI, uttara dizAmAM sthApana karelA dharmanAtha, zAntinAtha, kuMthunAtha, aranAtha, mallinAtha, munisuvratasvAmI, naminAtha, pArzvanAtha, ane vardhamAnasvAmI, ema daza tIrthaMkara-evI rIte be, cAra, ATha ane daza ema covIsa tIrthakara thAya, te sarve karmakalaMkathI rahita che; rAgadveSanA jItanAra che, vizvanA nAtha che ane temanA dehano varNa, lAMchana ane zarIranI UMcAI pramANe bharata cakravartIe covIsa prabhunAM biMba bharAvyA che. evA covIsa tIrthaMkara prabhunI jaLapUjA ame karIe chIe. AvI rIte maMtrAkSaromAM "svAhA' zabdathI kaheluM che. (have zlokano artha jaNAve che) nirmaLa kevaLajJAnathI lokAlokanA bhAva pragaTa karavAmAM sUrya samAna; vaLI, traNa jagatanA jantanA mahodayamAM kAraNabhUta evA jinezvara prabhunuM bahumAnapUrvaka jaLanA samUhathI prabhunI jaLapUjA huM zuci manavALo thaIne AtmAnI zuddhine arthe karuM chuM. ne dvitIya caMdana pUjA prAraMbha (dohA) bIjI pUjA bhavi karo, caMdananI sukhakAra che. caMdanathI tanu lepatAM, vAMchita phala dAtAra 1. artha - he bhavya jIvo ! caMdananI sukhAkArI evI bIjI pUjA karo. caMdanathI prabhunA zarIra upara lepa karatAM vAMchita phaLanI prApti thAya che. AvA che DhALa bIjI | (dala vAdalanAM pANI kuNa bhare- e dezI) aSTamI caitra vadInI madhya rayaNI, RSabhanA janma sohAya che re jenAM mAMgalika nAma gavAya che | koDA koDI deva iMdra merugiri lAve, jotAM te AnaMda pAya che re che jenAMnA. Ashtapad Tirth Pooja - 336 -

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pAMca rUpa iMdra kare bahu lAbha levA, joI joI citta harakhAya che re // jenAM0 // grahe prabhu eka rUpa vaLI rUpe camara eka, rUpe chatrane dharAya che re // jenAM0 // 2 // Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth rUpa ekathI grahI vajrane ulALe, prabhune AgaLa ujAya che re / zuM kAma kare devarAja deva upare, sukRta lAbha kamAya che re / jenAM0 // jenAM 5gA kaLazA eka koDa sATha lAkha saMkhyA, te sahu nIrathI bharAya che re jenAM0 // aDhIze vAra abhiSeka prabhu upare, devanAM jIta e jaNAya che re // jenAM0 // 4 // bahu ciraMjIva mAna marUdevI jAyA, ima AziSa kahAya che re / jenAM0 // cAra ghaDI zeSa rAta pAchalI je vAre, marUdevI mAta pAsa lAya che re // jenAM0 // aMgUThaDe te amRta ThavAya che re, jenAM mAMgalika nAma gavAya che re pA nAbhi nRpati iMdra maLI prabhujInAM, RSabhadeva te ThAma ThavAya che re / jenAM0 // rANI sunaMdA sumaMgalAnI joDalI, so beTA do beTaDI thAya che re // jenAM0 // 6 // - bhAI benanA saMbhoga nivArI, yugalA dharmane harAya che re, jenAM0 // bAhubaLI brAhmI ne bharatane suMdarI sagapaNa vivAha TharAya che re // jenAM 5gA ArA avasarpiNInA anaMtA, eha rIta jIta te lakhAya che re / jenAM0 // dIpavijaya kavirAja dharma nityae, RSabha prabhunA pasAya che re / jenAM0 // 8 // artha caitra mahinAnI vadI AThama hatI te rAtrinA madhya samayamAM RSabhadeva bhagavAnano janma thAya che te vakhate koDA-koDI devo maLIne prabhuno abhiSeka karavA merugiri upara Ave che. iMdra mahArAjA pAMca rUpa kare che. eka rUpathI prabhune khoLAmAM grahaNa kare che. be rUpathI be bAju cAmara DhALe che. eka rUpathI chatra dhAraNa kare che. ekarUpathI vajra hAthamAM laIne uchALe che. pachI merU parvata upara eka kroDa ane sATha lAkha saMkhyAvALA bahoLA pramANavALA abhiSekathI prabhuno janma mahotsava kare che. A bAbatamAM ATha jAtinA cosaTha hajAra kaLaza ane aDhIze abhiSekathI prabhune snAtra thatuM hovAthI cosaTha hajArane aDhIzee guNIe to kaLazAnA abhiSekanI saMkhyA barAbara maLI rahe che. aDhIze . 337 - Ashtapad Tirth Pooja

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth abhiSekonA nAma pUjAnA vizeSa bhAvArthamAM kahevAze. A abhiSeka karavAno IMdrono anAdikALano kalpa che ane bhaviSyamAM anaMtakALamAM paNa A prakArano kalpa vidyamAna raheze. // 1 thI 4 / / te vakhate iMdra mahArAjA marUdevI mAtAne sArIsArI AziSo Ape che. cAra ghaDI rAta pAchalI bAkI rahe che tyAre meruparvatanA snAtranI pUrNAhuti karI prabhujIne mAtA pAse lAve che ane avasvApinI nidrA harI laI prabhune suprata kare che. jamaNA aMgUThAmAM indra amRtanuM siMcana kare che. tyArabAda nAbhirAjA ane indra maLIne prabhujInuM zrI RSabhadeva evuM nAma sthApana kare che. tyAra pachI uMmara thaye sunaMdA ane sumaMgalAnI sAthe bhagavAnanuM pANigrahaNa thAya che. prabhujIne saMtatimAM so putra ane be putrIo thAya che. prabhujI bhAI-bahenanA saMbhoga nivArI yugalAdharmanuM nivAraNa kare che. bAhubalInI sAthe brAhmInuM ane bharatanI sAthe suMdarInuM sagapaNa (vivAha) TharAve che. AvA avasarpiNIkALanA anaMtA ArA kalpa pramANe thayA che, thAya che, ane thaze, kaviratna zrI dIpavijayajI mahArAja kahe che ke RSabha prabhunA pasAyathI amane haMmezAM dharmanI prApti thAo. e mATe prabhunI bhaktinA rasika jIvo mAMgalika nAmo ahoniza gAya che. 5-6-7-8 // | DhALa || (gIta huM to mohI re naMdalAla moralIne tAne, tathAmahAre dIvALI thaI Aja, prabhumukha jovAne--e dezI) RSabhanA vaMza ne gotra vakhANuM, sthApyAM je surarAje re // eka koDAkoDIsAgara mAMhe, pratyakSa varate Aja // 1 // dhanadhana e kulane re // jemAM pragaTayA jina bAvIsa, dhana dhana e kulane re e AMkaNI paMca meghathI huI vanarAI, huo kAza samudAya re / sAta vAra pharI pharIne Uge, zelaDI tehanI thAya // dhana0 / jemAM // 2 // prabhunAM gotra vaMzane karavA, hari ucharaMge jAye cA mAragamAMthI zelaDI sAMTho, leI jina pAse Ave hAtha pasArI leI RSabhajI, indre avasara jANI re / / kAzyapa gotra vaMza IzvAga e, thApe kahI suravANI nemanAtha munisuvrata jinano, zrI e doya prabhunA guNa ratnAkara, bAvIsa jina sahu kAzyapagotrI, e mAMhethI chatrIsa phula pragaTayA, Ashtapad Tirth Pooja // dhana0 / jemAM ANA // dhana0 / jemAM 54 // harivaMza sohAve re // gautama gotra sohAve // dhana0 / jemAM pA IkSvAga vaMzI chAje re / rAjakulI jeha rAje // dhana0 | jemAM0 // 6 // 6 338 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth IztAgamAMthI sUrajavaMzI, bharatezvara nRpa dIpe re ! IsvAgamAMthI candravaMza te, bAhubaLI jaga jIte dhana jemAM zA RSabhAdika covIsa jinavaranAM, gotrane vaMza vakhANyAM re dIpavijaya kavirAja prabhujI, kalpasUtrathI jANyAM | dhana che jemAM, meTA, artha - have zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanAM Indra mahArAjAe sthApana karelAM vaMza ane gotra ema bannene vakhANuM chuM. te vaMza ane gotra cothA ArAnA eka koDAkoDI sAgaropamamAM hAla pratyakSa rIte varte che. evA RSabhadeva bhagavAnanA vaMza ane gotrane dhanya ho ! jemanAM vaMza ane gotramAM zrI neminAtha ane zrI munisuvratasvAmI e banne tIrthakarane choDI daIne bAkInA bAvIsa tIrthaMkara thayA che. zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanA vakhatamAM pAMca meghathI jaMgalanI sarva vanaspati praphullita thaI ane sAta vAra pharIpharIne nava pallavita thaI, temAM zeraDInI paNa utpatti thaI. prabhunA gotra ane vaMzanA nAma sthApana karavAne mATe prathama kalpanA Indrane harSollAsa thayo. AkAzamAMthI UtarI manuSyalokanA bharatakSetramAM AvI zeraDIno sAMTho lIdho. zrI nAbhirAjAnA khoLAmAM beThelA eka varSanI uMmaravALA prabhu pAse zeraDInuM bheTazuM karyuM, prabhue hAtha pasArI zeraDI lIdhI, te vakhate Indra mahArAjAe kAzyapa gotra ane IkvAku vaMza evA nAmathI gotra ane vaMzanI sthApanA karI. A bAvIsa tIrthaMkaranAM gotra ane vaMza prabhujInA nAmavALAM ja hatAM paraMtu neminAtha ane munisuvratasvAmI e banne tIrthaMkaro harivaMza ane gautamatIrtha gotrIyA hatA. RSabhadeva bhagavAnanA vaMza ane gotramAMthI chatrIsa prakAranA kSatriya rAjakula pragaTyAM. temAM IkvAku vaMzamAM bharatanA putra sUryayazAthI sUryavaMza pragaTyo, tema ja ikvAku vaMzamAMthI bAhubalInA putra caMdrayazAthI candravaMza pragaTyo. tenA mukhya vaDavAnA vaDavA bharata cakravartI hatA ane candra vaMzamAM bAhubalIjI hatA. kaviratna zrI dIpavijayajI mahArAja kalpasUtramAMthI jANIne A caMdana pUjAnI bIjI DhALamAM covIse tIrthakaronAM gotra ane vaMza vakhANe che. AvA zrI RSabhadeva prabhunAM vaMza ane gotrane dhanyavAda ho || 1 thI 8 che. maMtra pUrvavat jANavo. caMdana pUjAno zloka A pramANesakalamohanamisavinAzana, paramazItalabhAvayuta jinam | vinayakuMkumadarzanacaMdane, sahajatattvavikAzakRteDarcaye 13 artha - sarva moharUpI aMdhakArane nAza karanAra ane parama zItala bhAvayukta tathA rAgadveSane jItanAra evA tIrthakara devanI svabhAvika tattvanA vikAsane mATe vinayarUpa darzana ane kaMkarUpa caMdana vaDe huM pUjA karuM chuM 1 che tRtIya puSpapUjA prAraMbha che (dohA) trIjI pUjA kusumanI, kIje bhavi guNa heta ! Ihabhava parabhava sukha lahe, siddhitaNA saMketa che 1 | - 339 ra. - Ashtapad Tirth Pooja

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth mAlatI marUo mogaro, ketakI jAI phUla // jinavarahita jatanA karI, pUjo bhAva amUla // 2 // artha he bhavijIvo guNanA hetune mATe A bhava ane para bhavanAM sukha prApta karAvanArI ane muktivadhUnAM saMketarUpa trIjI puSpapUjA karo. // 1 // mAlatI, vaLI, marUo tathA mogaro, ketakI jAI vagerenAM phUla yatanApUrvaka prabhunAM aMga upara caDhAvIne amUlya evo bhAva hRdayamAM prabhunI puSpapUjAthI lAvo // 2 // // DhALa // (veNa ma vAjyo re, viThThala vArU tamane--e dezI) IMdre kIdhI karaNI // prabhunI rAjanIti have varNavuM, kosa aDatAlIsa pharato maMDapa, jema doya rANI paraNI // 1 // avasara pAmI re prathama jiNaMdano, jIta utsarpiNImAM re kulagaranI e rIta // e AMkaNI // siMhAsana upara prabhu thApe, jaLaodhe navarAve // camara chatrane rAjacihna vaLI, alaMkAra pahirAve // a0 rA yugala sahu jaLa leI Ave, ThAma nahi abhiSeka // jamaNe aMgUThe jaLa siMce, mana ANI suviveka // a0 // 3 // jugala sahuno vinaya jANI, vinItA nayarIvAsI // nayarI ayodhyA ehi ja vinItA, maMdira jALa ujAsI // 20 // 4 // ekaso pacavIza yojana mAne, dakSiNa daravAjethI // ekaso pacavIza yojana mAne, madhya vaitADhaya parvatathI // a0 // 5 // nayarI ayodhyA beTu madhya bhAge, bIju vinItA nAma // jaMbudIvapannattimAMhi, kahe gaNadhara guNagrAma 11 240 1111 te vinItAno rAjA thaI, paMca zilpa pragaTAve // vIsa vIsa eka ekanI pAchaLa, ekaso zilpa batAve // a0 ||zA puruSakaLA bahotara ne cosaTha, nArIkaLA pragaTAve // lekhana gaNita kriyA aSTAdaza, Ima sahu nitya batAve // a0 // 8 // nija naMdanane nAme mahoTA, mahoTA deza vasAve / / rAjanIti sevA caturaMgI, A rAja khaMDa sohAve // a0 // kumarapaNe lakhavIsa pUrvane, tresaTha lakha pUrvarAja // varasa trAsI lakha pUrava prabhunI, gRhavAse jinarAja | a0 10nA caitra vadI AThamane divase, laI saMyama zubha dhyAna // cAra hajAra munivara sAthe, purimatAla udyAna // a0 // 11 // namo siddhANaM pada uccaratAM, pragaTe cothuM jJAna // avaThiya bhAva anaMtA jinanA, bhUta bhaviSya vartamAna // a0 // 12 // % 340 Ashtapad Tirth Pooja

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth eka hajAra varasa lage jinajI, chadmasthAlaya pALe che. tehamAM eka varSa tapa kIdhuM, sakala karmamala TALe che a) 13 pAraNuM kIdhuM IzurasathI, dAtA nRpa zreyAMsa che. citta vitta ne pAtra vaDAI, IkSAgakulaavataMsa che aO I14mA RSabha prabhune IkSarasa che, trevIsa jinane khIra che. RSabha prabhune dAtA kSatrI, trevIsa brAhmaNa dhIra a. 1pa niyamA devalokanAM Ayu, bAMdhe ke ziva jAve che. dIpavijaya kavirAja dAnanA, mahimA e kahAve che aO |16II artha - have prabhunI rAjanIti vakhANe che. indra aDatAlIsa kosano maMDapa racI, prabhujIne sunaMdA ane sumaMgalA nAmanI rANIo paraNAvI. avasara pAmIne A avasarpiNIkALamAM prathama tIrthaMkarano sAMsArika ane dhArmika vahevAra sAcavyo. evI rIte utsarpiNIkALamAM chellA tIrthakara zrI RSabhadeva prabhu jevA thaze te samayamAM kulakara vagerenI vahevAranIti paNa Indra sAcavaze. have prabhujIne siMhAsana upara sthApana kare che. jaLa abhiSeka bahoLA pramANamAM kare che; cAmara ane chatra vagere rAjacihno ane alaMkAra prabhune arpaNa kare che. te vakhate yugaliyAo kamalanA paDiyAmAM jaLa grahaNa karIne prabhuno abhiSeka karavA Ave che. prabhuno aMgUTho jaLa vaDe siMcana kare che kAraNa ke zarIra upara jo abhiSeka kare to prabhunAM vastrAdika bhIMjAI jAya. te vakhate yugaliyAono Avo viveka jANI yugaliyA vinIta hovAthI te vAtAvaraNanuM dhyAna ApIne Indra mahArAje vinItA nagarI vasAvI. A nagarInuM bIjuM nAma ayodhyA che. te nagarIne maMdiro vagerethI suzobhita banAvI. A nagarI jaMbUdvIpanI dakSiNa dizAnA daravAjAthI ekasone pacIsa yojana dUra che. tema ja madhya vaitADhya parvatathI paNa vinItA nagarI ekaso pacIsa yojana dUra che. A vAta jaMbUdvIpaprajJaptimAM guNanA samUharUpa evA gaNadhara bhagavaMto prakAzita kare che. tyAra pachI RSabhadeva prabhu prathama rAjA banI pAMca zilpa (kaLAvizeSa) pragaTAve che. A kaLAnA vIsa vIsa bheda hovAthI so (100) bheda thAya che. tyAra pachI puruSanI bahotera kaLA ane strIonI cosaTha kaLA tema ja lekhana, gaNita ane aDhAra prakAranI lipi prabhu batAve che. pachI potAnA so (100) putrone judA judA deza ApI, potAno vahevAra (kalpa) sAcave che. vaLI, rAjanIti ane caturaMgiNI senA vaDe AryakhaMDarUpa bharatakSetrane suzobhita banAve che. te 1 thI 9 || zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAna kumAra avasthAmAM trIsa lAkha pUrva rahyA, tresaThalAkha pUrva rAjya pALyuM. evI rIte gRhasthAvAsamAM tyAsI lAkha pUrva vyatIta thayAM, pachI saMvatsarI dAna daI bhogya karmane kSINa karI, caitra vadI AThamane divase prabhu cAra hajAra munivaranI sAthe ayodhyA nagarInA purimatAla nAmanA udyAnamAM saMyama grahaNa kare che. "namo siddhANa..." pada bolI anAdikALanuM zAzvata sUtra "karemi sAmAIye" ItyAdi uccArI sarvavirati grahaNa kare che. te vakhate prabhunuM dIkSA kalyANaka thatAM caturtha mana:paryavajJAna utpanna thAya che. AvA traNe kALamAM anAdi anaMta sthiti paNe avasthita bhAvo thayA, thAya che ane thaze. te 10 thI 12 che dIkSA grahaNa karyA bAda eka hajAra (1000) varSa chadmastha avasthAnAM vyatIta thayAM. temAM varasItapa vagere tapa karI karmamalane ghaNAM dhoI nAkhyAM. varasItapanuM pAraNuM zrI zreyAMsakumAranA hAthathI zeraDInA rasa vaDe thayuM. te vakhate citta, vitta ane pAtranI vaDAI thaI. IkvAku kuLanA mugaTa samAna bhagavAna zobhavA lAgyA. RSabhadevaprabhune prathama IkSarasathI pAraNuM thayuM, ane trevIsa jinane paramAna (eTale khIra)thI pAraNuM thayuM. RSabhadeva bhagavAnane supAtradAnamAM vahorAvanAra koI kSatriya puruSa hato - 341 2 Ashtapad Tirth Pooja

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth ane trevIsa prabhune supAtradAna ApanAra sarva brAhmaNo hatA. prabhune dAna ApanAra nizcayathI devalokamAM jAya athavA mokSe jAya. AvI rIte kaviratna zrIdIpavijayajI mahArAje dAnano mahimA prabhunA dIkSA kalyANaka nAmanI pUjAmAM, puSpa pUjA vakhate varNavyo. // 13 thI 16 / / // maMtra pUrvavat jANavo. // // zloka // vikacanirmalazuddhamano name, vizadacetanabhAvasamudbhaveH / / supariNAmaprasannadhanernaveH paramatattvamahaM hi yajAmyaham // 1 // - artha vikasvara ane nirmaLa zuddha mana che jenuM evo huM, supariNAmathI thatI evI ja prasannatA, te rUpa navIna sikkAo rUpI je dhana, tenI upamA sadaza vizALa cetanAnA je bhAvo, tenAthI utpanna thayelAM jJAnanI sugaMdharUpa je puSpo, e puSpovaDe paramatattvanI IcchAvALo huM prabhunI puSpapUjA karuM chuM. // 1 // // caturtha dhUpa pUjA prAraMbha // (dohA) pUjA dhUpataNI karo, cothI catura sneha // bhAva vRkSane sIMcavA, mAnuM amRta meha // 1 // artha pUjA e amRtanA megha samAna che ema huM zraddhApUrvaka mAnuM chuM // 1 // // DhALa dharmanI caturAI ane dharmasnehane vadhAranArI ane bhAvavRkSane sIMcavAne mATe cothI dhUpanI (ame vATa tumArI jotAM re, sAcuM bolo zAmaLiyA-e dezI) vicaratA prabhujI AyA re, jagajIvana jaga sAhebiyA // vinItA nayarI sukhadAyA re vada AThama phAguNa mAse re jasa dhyAna zukala ujAze re caughAtI karma khapAve re doya kevala nipajAve re Ashtapad Tirth Pooja thayA lokAloka prakAzI re jina rekhA hAtha ujAsI re nRpa bharatajI vaMdana Ave re marUdevA mADI re lAve re nisuNI mAtA suravANI re suta mukha jovA harakhANI re phATyAM doya paDala te dekhe re mukha joI mAtA harakhe re as 342 a // jagata I // jagata " // jagata II // jagata I // jagata 11211 // jagata II // jagata // // jagata m // jagata 11211 // // jagata // jagata // jagata jagata II " // 11311

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth mAtAne navi bolAvyAM re / jagai che. mADI mana bahu duHkha pAvyA re | jaga0 | e to vItarAga niHsnehI re | jaga0 | thayA baMdhana prema vichohI re jaga0 | gaja skaMdhe pada ziva variyAM re ! jaga0 | trIje bhava bhavajaLa tariyAM re / jaga0 | jinapANI amRtadhArA re | jaga0 | mADInA zoka nivAryA re | jaga0 pA prabhu saMdha caturvidha sthApe re | jaga0 | jasa kIrti jagamAM vyApe re | jagai che. gaNI RSabhasena gaNadhAra re | jaga0 | sAdhavI brAhmI vratadhAra re | jaga0 I6aaaa zrAvaka nRpa bharata subhadrA re | jagai che. zrAvaka guNa maNimudrA re / jaga0 || e saMgha caturvidha sthApI re jaga0 | hitazikSA sahune ApI re e jaga0 ILA eka lAkha pUrava varSa nirmaLa re ! jaga0 pALe prabhu avicaLa kevala re | jagai che. nirvANa bhUmikA jANI re / jaga0 | aSTApada caDhIyA nANI re | jaga0 pATA daza sahastra munivara saMge re ! jaga0 | kIdhAM aNasaNa mana raMge re | jaga0 che. mahA vadI terasa jayakArI re jaga0 . ziva pahotA jagata tArI re / jaga0 lA cosaTha surapati sura Ave re | jaga0 | kSIrodake jina navarAve re | jaga0 | jina gaNadhara munivara kAje re | jaga0 | kIdhI traNa caya surarAje re | jaga0 I1nA tihAM agnikamAra ujALe re jaga0 || caMdanakASTa parajALe re | jagai che. karI pITha pAdukA sthApe re jaga0 | kIrti jagamAM jasa vyApe re | jaga0 11 jao jaMbadvIpapannatti re jagai che. nirakho Avazyaka niryukti re che jagai . ema pUjA cAramAM varNavI re | jaga0 | prabhu RSabhataNI AcaraNI re ! jaga0 I12 - 343 - Ashtapad Tirth Pooja

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth have varNavuM aSTApada giri re je vaMde ahoniza suranara re prabhu dIpavijaya kavirAje re jasa paDaho jagamAM vAje re - // jagada // jagata 11 // jagata II // jaga 112311 artha traNa jagatanA jIvanarUpa ane traNa jagatanA svAmI zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAna vicaratAM vicaratAM vanItA nagarImAM padhAryA. phAgaNa vadI AThamane divase ujjavala evA zukala dhyAnanA pahelA ane bIjA pAyAnuM dhyAna karatAM cAra ghanaghAtI karma khapAvIne lokAlokane prakAza karanAruM ane hAthanI rekhA jema pratyakSa dekhAya che, tema sarva duniyAnI vastune jANanAruM ane bhAvatejarUpa kevalajJAna ane kevaladarzananuM yugala prApta thayuM. te vakhate prabhunuM jJAnakalyANaka thayuM. zrI bharatacakravartI marUdevI mAtA sahita vaMdana karavA AvyAM. A vakhate marUdevI mAtAne hAthInI aMbADI upara besADelAM hatAM. RSabhadeva bhagavAnanA virahamAM mAtAne putra upara sneha ghaNo hato, tethI putra virahamAM temaNe rudana karIne AMkho khoI nAkhI hatI. paDala AvyAM hatAM paraMtu samovasaraNamAM vAjAno svara sAMbhaLIne harSanAM AMsu AvyAM. paDala dUra thayAM. carmacakSuthI prabhunI aSTamahAprAtihArya yukta samovasaraNanI samRddhi joI ghaNAM khuzI thayAM. te vakhate tIrthaMkara prabhu RSabhadevasvAmI nIrAgI hatA mATe mAtAne kema bolAve ? AvA vAtAvaraNathI mAtAnA hRdayamAM duHkha pedA thayuM. dhikkAra ho ekapAkSika sneha rAgane; evI te vakhate apUrva bhAvanA bhAvatAM ane premanAM baMdhana tUTavAnI sAthe cAra ghanaghAtI karmanAM baMdhano paNa tUTI gayAM. kSapakazreNi para ArUDha thayelAM marUdevA mAtAne kevalajJAna utpanna thayuM. tyAra bAda aMtarmuhUrta mAtra AyuSkarma udayagata hovAthI te paNa pUrNAhuti pAmyuM. te AyuSarUpa aghAtI karmanI sAthe bIjAM vedanIya, nAma, ane gotrakarma paNa kSaya thayA. aSTavidhakarma kSaya thavAthI hAthInA skaMdha upara marUdevA mAtA mokSe padhAryAM. marUdevI mAtAno jIva anAdikALathI avyavahArAzimAM hato, te pratyeka vanaspatirUpa keLamAM AvI, trIjA bhavamAM prathama tIrthaMkaranI mAtA banI mokSa sIdhAvyAM. tyAra pachI jinezvara bhagavAnanI amRtanI dhArA samAna vANI sAMbhaLatA mAtAjInA zokanuM nivAraNa bharatacakravartIe karyuM. (1 thI 5) pachI prabhue caturvidha saMghanI sthApanA karI, tethI yazakIrti jagatamAM vyApI. RSabhasena nAmanA bhAratanA naMdana prathama gaNadhara thayA ke jeo puMDarIkasvAmI nAmathI prasiddha che. sAdhvI vargamAM prathama brAhmI thayAM ane zrAvaka vargamAM bharata cakravartI thayA ane zrAvikAvargamAM subhadrA zrAvikA thaI. evI rIte caturvidha saMghanI sthApanA karI, zrAvakadharmanI ane sAdhu dharmanI ema banne prakAre hitazikSA ApI. saMyama lIdhA bAda eka hajAra (1000) varSa pachI prabhune kevaLajJAna thayuM ane eka lAkha pUrvamAM hajAra varSa nyUna kevalI avasthA rahI. evI rIte gaNatAM eka lAkha pUrva prabhu saMyama avasthAmAM rahyA pachI nirvANa samaya jANIne prabhu aSTApadagiri padhAryA. dazahajAra munionI sAthe anazana karI mahA vadI terase eTale gujarAtI poSa vadI terase (meru terase) prabhu aSTavidha karma kSaya thatAM mukti padhAryA, cosaTha indronuM Agamana thayuM. prabhunuM nirvANa kalyANaka UjavAyuM, tenuM vivecana A pramANe prathama tIrthaMkara prabhunA zarIrane, pachI gaNadhara mahArAjanA zarIrane ane trIjI kakSAmAM sAmAnya munivaronAM zarIrane kSIrasamudranA dUdha jevA pANI vaDe navarAvyAM. traNa citA racI, agnikumAra devatAe agni utpanna karyo, caMdana vagerenAM lAkaDAM agnijavALAmAM homavAmAM AvyAM. tyAra pachI citAo zAMta thatAM nirvANasthAna upara prabhunI pAdukA sthApana karavAmAM AvI. tyAra bAda bharatacakravartIe covIsa tIrthaMkara bhagavAnanuM dehapramANa ane varNa pramANe ane jemanI nAsikA maLatI Ashtapad Tirth Pooja 4 344 4

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Ave evI apUrva zilpa zAstranI zailI pramANe eka jaina maMdira baMdhAvyuM, te prathama tIrthaMkaranI nirvANabhUmi jANavI. A vAta jaMbUdvIpapatti ane Avazyaka sUtranI niyuktimAM pragaTa rIte batAvela che. IcchAvALAe A sUtro jovAM athavA to sAMbhaLavAM. evI rIte jaLa, caMdana, puSpa ane dhUpa e nAmanI cAra pUjAnI DhALomAM prabhu RSabhadeva bhagavAnanI AcaraNA eTale cyavana, janma, dikSA, jJAna, ane nirvANa, ema pAMca kalyANakanuM varNana karI have pachInI DhALomAM aSTApadagirinuM varNana kaviratna zrI dIpavijayajI mahArAja kaheze ane A caritranI vAta sura ane manuSyavargamAM paNa niraMtara kahevAze. AvI mahApuruSonI kRtithI kavirAja kahe che ke jagatamAM yazarUpa paDaha (Dhola) vAge che. AvA jagatanA jIvanarUpa prathama tIrthakara jayavaMtA varto. | maMtra pUrvavat jANavo. te zloka che. sakalakarma mahendhanadAhana, vimalabhAvasugaMdhasudhUpanam | azubhapudgalasaMgavivarjita, jinapateH puratoDasti saharSitam |1| artha - sakala karmarUpI moTAM je IMdhaNAM tene bALanAra, ane azubha pulanA saMganuM nivAraNa karanAra nirmaLa bhAvarUpI sugaMdhIne ApanAra che, evA dhUpanuM pUjana jinezvara bhagavAnanI AgaLa harSasahita paMcama dIpa pUjA prAraMbha che (dohA) pUjA pAMcamI dIpanI, kIje maMgala heta . dravya bhAva dIpaka thakI, Icchita phaLa saMketa artha - pAMcamI dIpakanI pUjA dravya ane bhAva ema be bhedavALI che. A pUjA Icchita phaLa (mokSarUpa) tenA saMketavALI hovAthI mAMgalika hetune mATe karavI. tenA | DhALa che (kapUra hoye ati ujaLo re- e dezI) tAtanuM nirvANa sAMbhaLI re, bharatajI zoka karAya che. Avyo giri aSTApade re, parikara leI samudAya re nA prabhujI dIyo darzana mahArAja, IkvAkukulanI lAja re; pra0 kAzyapavaMza ziratAja re, mokSa vagaranI pAja re, pra0 tAraNataraNa jahAja re | pra0 | e AMkaNI | vaMdI ghUMbhane pagalAM prabhunAM, bese tehane tIra che vinati kare saMbhArI, nayane jharate nIra re | prava kerA zUbha pare prAsAda karAve, tihAM niSedhA nAma che maMDape corAsi cihuM pAse, caumukha jinanA dhAma re | prava zA - 345 a - Ashtapad Tirth Pooja

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth nija nija deha pramANe jinanI, pratimA bharAve nareza II RSabhathI vIra jiNaMda lage re, covIsa tribhuvana Iza re che pra kA pUrva dizi doya cAra dakSiNa, ATha pazcima dizi jANa che. uttara dizi dasa prabhujI birAje, nAsikA bhAga samAna re | pra0 pA lAMchana varNa ne deha pramANa, jaNiI ja pramANa che caumukhI sarakhI bhUmi birAje, pratyakSa mukti sopAna re | prava 6 bhAI navANuM ne marUdevI brAhmI, suMdarI sahu parivAra che rayaNamAM pratimA sahunI bharAve, bharatajI jayajayakAra re prava gA. | (IhAM AgaLathI zera daza tAMdula kezare pILA karI rAkhavA, temAM sonA-rUpAnAM phUlaDe cAre kora vadhAvatA javuM ane bharatajInuM nAma bhaNatA javuM, pachI vartamAna pUjAkAraka tathA saMghanuM nAma bhaNatA javuM, ane tAMdula phUla vadhAvatA javuM khelA hoya te paNa rame.) (rAga - mArU) rayaNe vadhAve re, bharatarAya rAyaNe vadhAve re phUle vadhAve re, prabhune rayaNe vadhAve re sUryajatA rayANe vadhAve re, vadhAre vadhAre vadhAve re, candrayazAjI muktAe vadhAve re, jinane malhAve re , subhadrAjI rayaNe vadhAve re, IkSAgakula-ajuvALe, prabhujIne phUle vadhAve re ! - I have pUjAkAraka saMghanI vinati rayaNe vadhAve re, sakala saMgha phUle vadhAve re ! sa0 | kUle che. aSTApada motIye vadhAvo re | aO | mo0 | saMghapati phule vadhAvo re | saMghapati phale vadhAvo re | artha - zrI bharata cakravartI zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanuM (eTale potAnA pitAjInuM) nirvANa sAMbhaLI potAnA samudAyane laIne zrI aSTApadagiri AvyA ane zoka karatA karatA, he prabhujI ! mane darzana Apo ema vinaMti karavA lAgyAH he prabhu ! Apa IkvAkukuLanI parama lAja (eTale zobhA) rUpa cho. vaLI, he prabhu ! Apa kAzyapavaMzanA mugaTa samAna cho. saMsArasamudramAM taravA tathA bIjAne tAravAne mATe vahANa samAna cho. AvI rIte bharata prabhunI nirvANabhUmi je aSTApadagiri che, te sthAnamAM AvIne prabhunA stUpa ane pagalAne vaMdana karavA lAgyA ane prabhunA upakAra saMbhArI netramAM zokanAM AMsu lAvI vinaMti karavA lAgyA prabhu ! mane darzana dyo, darzana dyo. pachI nirvANabhUmi upara indra mahArAje jyAM pagalAM sthApana karyAM hatAM te bhUmi upara "siMhaniSadyA" nAmano traNa gAu UMco ane cAra gAu pahoLo tema ja corAsI maMDapavALo, cAra mukhe jinezvara bhagavAnanAM pratibiMbavALo jaina prAsAda racAvyo. tIrthaMkara devanI zarIranI je kAnti hatI, e kAntine anusAra, dehanA pramANane anusAre prabhunI mUrtio RSabhadevathI mAMDI mahAvIra svAmI sudhInI bharAvI. emAM eTale caumukhajInA maMdiramAM pUrva dizAmAM pahelA, bIjA tIrthakara ane dakSiNa dizAmAM trIjA, cothA, pAMcamA, chaThThA ema cAra tIrthakara ane pazcima dizAmAM sAtamA, AThamA, navamA, dazamA, agiAramA, bAramA, teramA ane caudamA ema ATha tIrthakaronI mUrtio banAvI ane uttara dizAmAM paMdaramA dharmanAthathI mAMDIne Ashtapad Tirth Pooja - 346 ,

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zrI mahAvIrasvAmI sudhInA daza tIrthaMkaronAM bibo bharAvyAM. A prabhunAM bibonI nAsikAno agrabhAga sarakho rAkhyo ane lAMchano, varNa, dehapramANa, yakSa ane yakSaNIo, badhAMnI mUrtio pramANasara bharAvI. temAM lAMchana ane varNano raMga yathAsthita eTale jevo hato tevo batAvyo. potAnA sivAya navANu bhrAtA, marUdevI mAtA, ane brAhmI suMdarI baheno pramukha parivAra sahita ratnanI pratimAo bharAvI tethI zrI aSTApadatIrtha pratyakSa muktinA pagathiyAMrUpa hoya evuM bhAsavA lAgyuM. AvuM aSTApadatIrtha jaya pAmo ane bharatajIne paNa dhanyavAda ho ! have tIrtharAjane vadhAvavAnI vidhi dekhADe che- kesarathI pILA karelA cokhAne thALamAM bharI prabhune vadhAvo evI udghoSaNA karavAmAM AvI, ratne vadhAvo. phUlaDe vadhAvo temAM bharatanAM naMdana sUryayazA paNa ratne karIne vadhAve che. tyAra pachI candrayazA motIe vadhAve che. subhadrA zrAvikA paNa ratne vadhAve che. ikSvAkukuLamAM ajavALuM thAya che. saMghanI vinaMtithI saMghavIo ane pUjA karanArao zrI aSTApadatIrthane cokhAthI phUlathI ane sAcA motIthI vadhAvo kare che. AvuM zrI aSTApadatIrtha jayavattuM varto. Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth / / DhALa | (abolA zyAnA lyo cho-e dezI) bharatajI ciMte AgaLa bhAvI, koDAkoDI sAgaramAna // tIrtha eha jaga jayavaMtu // AgaLa viSama kALathI hoze, lobhI loka ajANa 11 cilio 11911 tIratha azAtanA koI karaze, ciMte bharata nareza, tIrtha parvata bhAganI bhUmi je, viSama kIdhI pAja praveza anukrame ATha pATa lage kevaLa, ThANAMgasUtramAM AThame ThANe, jo batrIsa kozano parvata UMco, ATha coka batrIsa, tIrtha yojana yojana aMtare kIdhAM, pagathiyAM ATha nareza // tIrtha "jJA Ima aSTApada tIratha sthApI, anubhavI bharata mahAraja, tIrtha ArisA bhuvanamAM kevala lahIne, lIdhAM muktinAM rAja 11 clei 0 11811 ArisA jo nAma // tIrtha0 // 2 // bhuvana majhAra, tIrtha vicAra // tIrtha "pA pAMcamI pUjAmAM tIratha sthApana, aSTApada girirAja, tIrtha dIpavijaya kavirAja prabhujI, covIse jinarAja // tIrtha // 6 // artha bharatacakravartI aSTApadajInI rakSAne mATe bhAre vicAra kare che. cothA ArAnuM eka koDAkoDI sAgaropamanuM mApa che. te cothA ArAmAM dinapratidina viSamakALa hovAthI tema ja avasarpiNI kALa hovAthI bhaviSyamAM koI AzAtanA na kare, tethI aSTApadajInI bhUmi upara praveza karavA mATe . 347 - Ashtapad Tirth Pooja

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth parvatanI bhUmi viSama karavAmAM AvI. batrIsa koza UMco evo aSTApada parvata che. temAM eka eka yojanane AMtare yojana yojana pramANanAM ATha pagathiyAM sthApyAM. ema aSTApada tIrthanI sthApanA karI pachI bharata mahArAjA ArisAbhavanamAM kevaLajJAna pAmI muktipadane pAmyA. anukrame ATha pATa sudhI paTadhArIoe ArisAbhavanamAM kevaLajJAna meLavyuM. A vAta ThANAMga sUtranA AThamA sthAnamAM jaNAvelI che. A cAlatI pAMcamI pUjAmAM zrI aSTApadagirinI sthApanA tathA covIse prabhunA jaina prAsAdo vagerenuM varNana kavirAja zrI dIpavijayajI mahArAje prakAzita karela che. artha - bhavika jIvane nirmaLa bodha karavAmAM sUrya samAna ane suguNano je rAga te rUpa vATathI sahita evA jinagRhamAM zubha dIpaka prabhunI AgaLa dhAro // 1 // // maMtra pUrvavat jANavo. zlokA bhavikanirmalabodhadivAkara, jinagRhe zubhadIpakadIpakam // suguNarAgasuvRttisamanvita, dadhata nAthapuraH zubhadIpakam // - // SaSTha akSata pUjA prAraMbha // (dohA) artha he bhavya jIvo ! akSatanI pUjA sukhane devAvALI che. vidyAdhare jema sukha meLavyuM tema ghaNA prakArothI tame chaThThI pUjA karo // 1 // chaThThI pUjA bhavI karo, akSatanI sukhakAra // jima vidyAdhara sukha lahe, kIje teha prakAra // 1 // Ashtapad Tirth Pooja // DhALa || (tIrathapati arihA namuM, dharmadhuraMdhara dhIrojI e dezI) pacAsa lAkha koDI sAgarU, Arya Rddhi pramANajI // zAsana acala prabhu RSabhanuM, surapada zivapada khANajI surane zivapada khANa paragaTa, pAda asaMkhya mugate gayA // vaLI sarvArthasiddha pahoMtA, siddhadaMDImAM kahyA // pada vinA nRpa siddhi variyA, saMkhya asaMkhya gaNanA kahI // nRparAja baLiyA siMha samavaDa, varNana AgamamAM sahI. // 1 // - brahma kSatriya vaizya vaLI zUdra, je varNa e cAra aDhArajI // eka ekamAM ziva padavI varyAM, saMkhya asaMkhya apArajI // saMkhya asaMkhya jina mukti pahoMtA, varNa cAra aDhAramAM // dhanya dhanya sahu e RSabha zAsana, kRtAratha jayakAramAM // dIppeze tApasa jogI jaMgama, mithyA guNa ThANuM tajI || samakita pAmI kSAyaka zreNI, vege siddhivahu bhajI // 2 // as 348 a

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth ardha ArAmAM eka RSabhanuM, zAsana avicaLa jANajI | ardhamAM trevIsa jinapati, zAsana guNamaNi khANajI | zAsana guNa maNi khANa jinanA, tIrtha sthApana rIta e che dvAdazAMgI prabhu saMgha tIratha, saMgha caturvidha rIta e che trevIza zAsanamAMhi munivara, saMkhya asaMkhya siddhivaryA che kavirAja dIpa aSTApade te, vege bhavasAgara taryA 3 artha - pacAsa lAkha kroDa sAgaro sudhI AryaRddhinA pramANabhUta ane devagati ane mokSagatinA khANabhUta evuM RSabhadeva bhagavAnanuM sthApana kareluM tIrtha cAlyuM; arthAt RSabhadeva bhagavAnathI ajitanAtha bhagavAna sudhI ardha cothA ArAnA pramANabhUta AMtaruM che. eTale RSabhadeva bhagavAnathI pacAsa lAkha kroDa sAgaropame ajitanAtha thayA, te vakhate bIjA tIrthaMkara prabhue potAnuM tIrtha sthApyuM. A ardha ArArUpa thiMkaranA zAsanamAM bhAratanI asaMkhyAta pATa sudhI AMtarA rahita paraMparAmAM asaMkhya paTadharoe sarvArthasiddha vimAna ane muktipada sivAya bIjuM sthAna meLavyuM nathI. vaLI, A paTadharo sivAya bIjA ane siddhinAM sthAna alaMkRta karyA che. A muktipada pAmanArA prabhunA vaMzajo siMhanA jevA banI, moharAjAne harAvI AtmakalyANa karyuM tethI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanI paraMparAmAM ghaNA asaMkhya jIvo prathama tIrthaMkaranA zAsanamAM muktipada pAmyA. A vAta jaina siddhAMtomAM tema ja "zrI siddhadaMDikA" stavanamAM vistArarUpe varNana karelI che. vaLI, A RSabhadeva prabhunA zAsanamAM brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya ane zudrarUpa aDhAra varNamAnAM mAnavoe eka eka jAtimAM saMkhya ane asaMkhya pramANavALI jIvonI saMkhyAthI muktipada meLavyAM che. AvuM zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanuM zAsana jayavaMtu vanyuM che. DhALa | (ATha kUvA nava vAvaDI huM to se miSe dekhaNa jAuM mahArAja dadhino dANI kAnuDo - e dezI) RSabha prabhujIne pATa paraMpara, siddhine kaI anuttara rAja . Aja sakala dina e rUDo, huM varNavuM tribhuvananA ThAkora rAja ! Aja0 e AMkaNI nA prabhujIno vaMza guNagaNa Akara, pATa asaMkhya prabhAkara rAja || Aja0 | RSabha prabhune cakrI bharatajI, ajitane cakrI sagarajI rAja || Aja0 | jitazatru nRpanA putra savAI, puNya atula adhikAI rAja ! Aja mArA mahA suda aSTamI ajita jinezvara, jamyA jaga paramezvara rAja Aja0 || - 349 - - Ashtapad Tirth Pooja

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth ajita prabhu jina cakrI sagarajI, bAMdhava doye guNakara rAja ! Aja0 na eka jinapati eka cakrI birAje, joDI jagata birAje rAja Aja0 | dIpavijaya kavirAja savAI, jeThanI jagata vaDAI rAja che Aja0 4o. artha - zrI RSabhaprabhunI paraMparAmAM mokSagati ane anuttara vimAnamAM asaMkhya jIvoe devanAM sukha ane muktinAM sukho anubhavyAM che. AvA traNa bhuvananA ThAkora zrI AdIzvara bhagavAnanA guNa huM gAuM chuM, guNagAthAno divasa paNa mAro saphaLa jANavo. zrI prabhujIno vaMza guNarUpI ratnonI khANa che. aMsakhya pATa sudhI asaMkhya narapatioe AtmAnI divyaprabhA cakacakita banAvI che. zrI RSabhadeva prabhunA vakhatamAM zrI bharata cakravartI ane ajitanAtha bhagavAnanA samayamAM sagara cakravartI zobhatA hatA. jitazatru rAjAnA putra tIrthanI ArAdhanAne laIne puNyabaLamAM adhika adhika savAyA kahevAyA. arthAt puNyAnubaMdhI puNyanI prakRtio meLavIne tenA te ja bhavamAM muktipada meLavanArA thayA. vaLI, jagatanA paramezvara evA zrI ajitanAtha tIrthaMkara prabhu mAha sudi AThamane divase janmyA. ajitanAtha prabhu ane sagara cakravartI eka ja kuTuMbavALA thaI guNanA bhaMDArarUpa bAMdhava kahevAyA. temAM eka ajitanAtha tIrthaMkara thayA ane bIjA sagara nAme cakravartI thayA. temanI joDI jagatane zobhAvanArI thaI. jagatanI aMdara jemanI yaza tathA guNanI vaDAI savAI kaviratna zrIdIpavijayajI mahArAje muktakaMThathI gAI ane gavarAvI. Ajano divasa mAre to saphaLa ane rUDo pragaTyo 1-4 | maMtra pUrvavatu jANavo. .. | | zloka | bhavikanirmalabodhadivAkara, jinagRhe zubhaakSataDhokanam | suguNarAgavRttisamanvita, dadhata nAthapuroDakSatasvastikam 1 artha - bhavi jIvone nirmala bodha karavAmAM sUrya samAna, vaLI suguNano je rAga tenI pravRtti vaDe karIne sahita evuM zubha akSatanuM mUkavuM te rUpa akSatano sAthiyo jinezvara bhagavAnanA maMdiramAM prabhu AgaLa karo che saptama phala pUjA prAraMbha che (dohA) pUjA phalanI sAtamI, mahAphaLa kAraNa heta che kIje bhavi bhAve karI, puNya taNA saMketa nA artha - he bhavya jIva ! mahAphaLanA kAraNabhUta ane puNyanA saMketarUpa bhAvapUrvaka sAtamI phalapUjA karo nA Ashtapad Tirth Pooja - 350 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth DhALa sAtamI che (avinAzInI sejalaDIe raMga, lAgo morI sajanIjI re-e dezI) aSTApadagiri vaMdane, raMga lAgo mArI sajanIjI re che e AMkaNI | cakrI sagaranA balavaMta yoddhA, putra te sATha hajArajI re ! aSTApada jivaMdana caDhiyA, dakSiNa dizi prAkAra che sAMbhaLa sajanI re | I15 dakSiNa dizie zrI saMbhavathI, padmaprabhu lage cArajI | vItarAganAM vaMdana kIdhAM, taravA bhavajaLa pAra sAMva merA pazcima dizi supArtha prabhuthI, anaMta prabhu lage AThajI ! vaMdana kIdhAM bhAva bhale re, niryuktimAM pATha sAM vA uttara dizi daza dharma prabhujI, vardhamAna lage vaMdejI | pUrva dizi doya zubha ajitane, praNamI mana AnaMde | sAMva mejI pacAsa lAkha kroDa sAgaranAM, pUrvaja prati saMbhALajI ! ApaNA kuLamAM bharata naresara, kIdhA eha vihAra | sAMva pA dhana bharatezvara dhana marUdevA, dhana navANuM bhAIjI ! lAbha hetue sukRta kIdhAM, e ApaNA pItarAI ! sAM6 AgaLa viSama kALane jANI, tIratha rakSA kIjejI | yojana yojanA aMtara kIdhAM. pagathiyAM ATha samAna lIje pa sAM0 dhana tIratha aSTApada girivara, dhana bharatezvara rAyAjI | dIpavijaya kavirAja panotA, je jasa sukRta kamAyA sAMva meTA artha - A DhALamAM zraddhA sakhI ane cetanA sakhI te banneno guNadAyaka susaMvAda che. zrI aSTApadagirinA vaMdanathI thayelo AnaMda ane sakhIo arasaparasa suMdara AlApa karI prabhubhaktino AnaMda potAne tathA parane UpajAve che. ema (sajanI) evA zabdathI bhAva prakAzita thAya che. te sajanI ! (he sakhI) ! zrI aSTApadagirinA vaMdanamAM mane raMga lAgyo che. huM kahuM chuM te vAta to tuM sAMbhaLa ! zrI sagara cakravartInA baLavaMta yoddhArUpa sATha hajAra putro hatA, te aSTApadagirimAM jinavaMdana karavAne mATe dakSiNa dizAnA daravAjAthI caDhayA. dakSiNa dizAmAM zrI saMbhavanAtha bhagavAnathI mAMDIne padmaprabha bhagavAna sudhInA cAra tIrthakaronAM biMbone saMsAra samudrano pAra pAmavAne mATe vaMdana karyuM. vaLI, pazcima dizAmAM sAtamA supArzvanAtha bhagavAnathI mAMDIne anaMtanAtha prabhu sudhI ATha prabhune vaMdana karyuM. uttara dizAmAM dharmanAthathI mAMDIne vardhamAnasvAmI sudhInA daza tIrthakarone vaMdana karyuM ane pUrva dizAmAM zrI RSabhadeva tathA ajitanAtha bhagavAnane vAMdI bhaktino apUrva AnaMda meLavyo. teo sATha hajAra putro anyonya potAnA pUrvajone saMbhAravA lAgyA. ApaNA kuLamAM ane prathama vaDavArUpa pacAsa lAkha - 351 - Ashtapad Tirth Pooja

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth kroDa sAgaropama pahelAM zrI bharata cakravartI thayA. temaNe zrI aSTApada tIrtha upara zrI jainamaMdira baMdhAvyuM. dhanya ho ! bharatezvarajIne, dhanya ho ! navANuM bhAIone ! e ApaNA pitarAIoe jinabiMbo vagere sthApI ghaNAM puNyanAM kAma karyAM. AgaLa kALano prabhAva viSama jANIne, zrI bharata cakravartIe tIrthanI rakSAne mATe daMDaratna vaDe eka eka yojananAM eka eka pagathiyAM evAM ATha yojananAM ATha pagathiyAM karAvyAM. dhanya ho ! A tIrthane, dhanya ho ! bharata cakravartIne ! kaviratna zrIdIpavijayajI mahArAja jaNAve che ke AvA tIrthanA rakSaka puruSoe apUrva yazakIrti utpanna karI. sukRtarUpa puNyanI kamANI karI ane chevaTe te ja bhavamAM mukti meLavI. sAMbhaLa "sajanIjI re" evA zabdothI A bhAva sUcaka phaLapUjAnI DhALa kahI // 1 thI 8 // // DhALa | (gopI mahi vecavA cAlI, maTukImAM gorasa ghAlI-e dezI) ciMtI tihAM sATha hajAra, tIrtha rakSAnA lAbha apAra // aSTApada AgaLa khAI, karIe to sukRta thAI / / 1 / / pahoLI cAra gAu pramANo, zetruMjA mahAtamamAM vakhANo // kharI raja reNa nAga nikAI, nAga AvI kahe suNa bhAI // 2 // - karI bALaka buddhi upAdhi, nAga lokanA cho aparAdhI // aparAdha juo manamAMhi, bALI bhasma karuM kSaNamAMhi // aa paNa RSabhavaMzI cho sapUtA, tethI krodha ame nathI karatA bhuvana ratna taNAM je kahAya, raja reNuthI melAM thAya // 4 // ama hitazikSA suNo saMtA, have mApha karo guNavaMtA // kahI nAga gayA je vAre, cakrI naMdana ema vicAre // 5 // gaMgA nIrathI bharIe jo khAI, bahukALa rahe thira hrAI // Ima ciMtIne ThaMDaratanathI, gaMgA khodIne lAvyA jatanathI // 6 // gaMgAjaLathI khAI bharAya, nIra pahotAM. nAganikAya / / dhamadhamatA sura samakALe, sATha hajAra prajALe |ALA tIratha bahu bhAvasama hotA, sahu bArame svarge pahotAM // kahe dIpavijaya kavirAja, juo tIrthataNA sAmrAjya ALA artha sATha hajAra putrone tIrtharakSAno apAra lAbha jANI eka vicAra hRdayamAM utpanna thayo. aSTApada tIrathanAM pagathiyAM yojana yojana pramANavALAM tIrtharakSAne mATe bharatacakravartIe karyAM che, chatAM paNa jo pharatI khAI karavAmAM Ave to viziSTa prakAre tIrtharakSAnuM puNya thAya ane AzAtanA dUra thAya. sATha hajAra putroe cakravartInA viziSTa prakAranA daMDaratnAdikanA baLathI cAra gAu pramANa pahoLI tIrthanI cAre bAjue khAI karAvI. A vAta 'zatruMjaya mAhAtmya'mAM vakhANI che. A khAI karatAM pRthvInuM daLa adhobhAgamAM DhIluM paDI javAthI raja reNuM vagere nAgalokanA rahevAnA sthAna sudhI kharI paDI. te vakhate nAganikAyanA IMdre AvIne temane (sATha hajAra putrone) Thapako Apyo. tame bALakabuddhi vAparI che, nAgalokanA aparAdhI banyA cho. ame tamane badhAne bALIne bhasma karI daIzuM, paraMtu Apa sarve Ashtapad Tirth Pooja 4352 -

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kumAro prathama tIrthaMkara zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanA vaMzanA suputro cho tethI ame krodhano udaya dabAvI daI kAMI karI zakatA nathI. havethI AvuM kAma karatA nahi, kAraNa ke tamArA A prayatnathI amArA ratnanAM bhavano rajareNuthI melAM thaI gayAM che. te pachI nAgadevo potAnA sthAnamAM gayA. tyAra pachI bhavitavyatA baLavAna hovAthI ane aSTApada jevA mahAtIrthanI AzAtanA dUra karavA mATe rakSaNa atiAvazyakatA bhareluM lAgavAthI eka judo vicAra kare che. ekalI khAIthI barAbara rakSaNa na thAya mATe gaMgAnadInAM pANIthI e khAI ApaNe bharI daIe ke jethI ghaNA kALaparyaMta tIrtharakSA thAya. Ama ciMtavI daMDaratnanA baLathI gaMgA nadInuM pANI AkarSI khAI bharAvI. tyArabAda pANInAM moTAM pUro nAganikAyane malIna karavA lAgyAM. tethI nAgalokano krodha pAcho pharI vikarALarUpe pragaTa thayo. AthI sATha hajAra kumArone bALIne bhasma karyA. paraMtu tIrthanA rakSaNano bhAva hovAthI ane samudAya karmanA udayane bhogavIne badhA sAThe hajAra kumAro bArame devaloke gayA. zrI dIpavijayajI mahArAja jaNAve che ke juo juo ! zrI aSTApadatIrthanuM sAmrAjya tathA sATha hajAra kumAronI tIrthabhakti ! // 1 thI 8 / / // maMtraH pUrvavat jANavo. // zloka // kaTukakarma vipAkavinAzanaM, sarasapakavaphalakRtaDhokanam // vihitavRkSaphalasya vibhoH puraH, kuruta siddhiphalAya mahAjanAH // 1 // artha he mahAn jano ! (pUjAnA rasika jIvo) kaTuka karmanA vipAkane nAza karanAra, sarasa pakava phalathI karAyeluM evuM vRkSanA phalanuM bheTaNuM vidhisara prabhunI AgaLa muktinA phaLane arthe dharo // 1 // = // aSTama naivedya pUjA prAraMbha // (dohA) naivedya pUjA AThamI, bhAti zata pakavAnna / / thALa bharI jina AgaLe, viye catura sujANa // 1 // - artha sahita thALa bharIne jinezvara bhagavAnanI AgaLa sthApana karo // 1 // Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth he catura sujANa ! (pUjArasika jIvo !) AThamI naivedya pUjAmAM hajAro jAtinAM pakavAnna // DhALa AThamI // (zrAvaNa varase re svAmI. melI na jAo re aMtarajAmI-e dezI) bharatezvarane 2e vAre, aSTApada thayuM te vAre // cakrI sagarathI re khAI, aSTApada girirAja vaDAI // 1 // vaMdo tIratha 2e vAru, covIza jina paDimA jagatAru // vaMdo tIratha0 // paMcama Aro aMta pramANo // bAvIsa jinapati guNaratnAkara // // vaMdo // covIza0 // 2 // ajita jinezvarathI re jANo, pacAsa lAkha kroDa re sAgara, aDadho Aro guNa ratnAkara .. 353 - Ashtapad Tirth Poojal

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth vardhamAna jinane re vAre, gautama gaNadhara jagajayakAra che. aSTApadagiri re jAve, dakSiNadvAra praveza sohAve vaMdone covIza0 vA pahelAM vaMdyA re cAra, jinavaMdyA cakrIsuta pAra che carAri aThadaza doya bhAti, cAlI tehathI jagamAM khyAti | vaMdone covIza0 4 paraseM traNa tApasa tAre, bhavajaLathI pAra utAre che. tApasa jamatAM re bhAve, pAcase ekane kevala thAve ! vaMdo) covIza0 pA samavasaraNane re jotAM, pAMcase ekane kevala hotAM ! prabhujInI suNI re vANI, pAMcaseM eka huA tihAM nANI | vaMdone covIza0 6 namo tiththassa Ima kahI mukhavANI, kevalI parakhadA bese nANI ! dIpavijaya kavirAja savAI, aSTApada girirAja vaDAI che. vaMdo) | covIza0 zA artha - bharatezvarane vAre yojana pramANa ATha ATha pagathiyAM karavAthI aSTApada evuM nAma prasiddhine pAmyuM. sagara cakravartInA putroe tIrthanI rakSAne mATe khAI vagere karIne aSTApada girirAjanI vaDAI eTale mAhAbhya vadhAryuM evA zrI aSTApada tIrthane he bhavyajano ! vaMdana karo. te tIrtha upara zrI bharata cakravartIe sthApana karelAM covIsa bhagavAnanAM biMbone vaMdana karo. A tIrtha saMsArarUpI samudra taravAmAM tAru eTale vahANa samAna che. A tIrtha zrI RSabhadevathI mAMDIne pAMcamA ArAnA paryanta sudhI jayavanta raheze ane ajitanAthathI jo gaNIe to pAMcamA ArAnA aMta sudhImAM cothA ArAnA ardha pramANavALA kALathI pacAsa lAkha kroDa sAgaropama thAya. A cothA ardhA ArAmAM prathama tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva tathA ajitanAtha bhagavAnane choDI daIne mahAvIra svAmI paryanta bAvIsa tIrthaMkara thayA. A kAraNathI bAvIsa tIrthaMkaro paNa guNanA bhaMDAra kahevAyA ane aDadhA ArAno kALa paNa AMtare AMtare tIrthakara bhagavAnanA tIrthanI sthApanAthI paNa guNano bhaMDAra kahevAya che. chellA zrI vardhamAna svAmInA jIvananA vArAmAM zrI gautama gaNadhara prabhue labdhi dvArA sUryanA kiraNonuM avalaMbana laI aSTApadagiri para caDhI ane dakSiNa dvArathI praveza karIne cAra ATha daza ane be-ema covIsa tIrthaMkara prabhune vAMdyA. prathama cAra tIrthakarane vAMdyA hovAthI "cattAri aTha daza doya' evI khyAti duniyAmAM cAlI. tene mATe "siddhANaM buddhANaM"nI pAMcamI gAthA vicAravI. vaLI, vardhamAnasvAmI mahArAjanA tIrthamAM paMdaraso ane traNa tApasoe A aSTApadagiri tIrthanI yAtrAthI AtmasAdhanA karI pAMcase ne ekane kSIra jamatAM jamatAM ane girirAjanA guNa gAtAM gAtAM, AtmaguNanuM avalokana karatAM karatAM kevaLajJAna utpanna thayuM. vaLI, pAMcaso eka samavasaraNa dekhatAM kevalI thayA ane trIjA pAMcaso ne eka mahAvIra prabhunI vANI sAMbhaLatAM kevalI thayA, ane "namo tiththassa" kahIne mahAvIra prabhunA samavasaraNamAM jaIne kevalI parSadAmAM beThA. kaviratna zrI dIpavijayajI mahArAja kahe che ke A girirAjanI savAI ane vaDAI meM suMdara kaMThathI gAI che. tevA suMdara tIrthane vaMdana karo 1 thI 7 || Ashtapad Tirth Pooja - 354 re

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth DhALa | (rAgaH dhanAzrI-giruA re guNa tuma taNA-e dezI) cAri aTha daza doya maLIne, covIsa jina guNa gAyA re ! kailAsa zikhare prabhujI birAje, aSTApada girie prabhujI birAje; bharate biMba bharAyA re, lAMchana varNa sohAyA re . deha pramANa kahAyA re, gAyA re meM jinapati gAyA nA tapagacchapati vijayAnaMdasUri, lakSmIsUrigaccharAyA re tAsa paraMparA dhara sUrIzvara, dhanezvarasUri savAyA re _ gAyA rA. rAdera baMdara saMgha vivekI, lAyaka guNa nipajAyA re | aSTApadanA mahotsava kAraNa, pUjA guNa gavarAyA re | | gAyA, kAAM Agama abhyAsI upadezI, rAjendravijaya kahAyA re | tehanA vacana saMketane hete, sukRta lAbha kamAyA re | | gAyA. 4 saMvat aDhAra bANuM varase, phAgaNamAsa sohAyA re premaratna guru caraNa pasAthe, amRta ghana varasAyA re | gAyA, paNa dIpavijaya kavirAja savAI, maMgala dhavala savAyA re che. mugatA akSata phUla vadhAvo, aSTApadagiri rAyA re | gAyA, 6aa artha - cAra, ATha, daza ane be ema maLIne covIsa prabhunA guNa gAyA. kailAsanA zikhara upara eTale bIjA nAma tarIke aSTApadagiri upara bharate bharAvelAM biMba zobhe che. lAMchana, varNa ane dehapramANa vagere zilpazAstranA niyamapUrvaka e apUrva beThakanI racanA meM kahI ane jinezvara bhagavAnanA guNa gAyA che. have A pUjAnA racayitA potAnA nAmapUrvaka potAnA vaDerA gacchAdhipationAM nAmo saMbhAre che (1) tapagacchanA adhipati zrIvijayAnaMdasUri, pachI zrIvijayalakSmIsUri (gacchanA adhipati) temanI paraMparAne dhAraNa karanArA zrIdhanezvarasUri rAdara baMdaramAM rahI vivekI saMghanI vinaMtithI aSTApada tIrthanA mahotsavane kAraNe pUjAnA guNa gavarAvyA. vaLI, AgamanA abhyAsI a mahArAja thayA, temanA vacananA saMketathI A pUjA banAvIne puNyanI kamANI prApta karI. te vakhate saMvat 1892nI sAla cAlatI hatI. phAgaNa mAsa zobhato hato. jemanA guru premaratna mahArAja hatA temanA pasAyathI amRtanA varasAdarUpa pUjAnI kRti temanA ziSya zrI dIpavijayajI kavirAje racI ane maMgaLa dhavaLanA savAyAM gIto gavAyAM ane zrI aSTApada girirAjane motIthI ane akSatathI tema ja puSpothI vadhAvyA. evA zrI covIsa tIrthaMkara prabhunA guNonuM gAna karyuM che1 thI 6 / | maMtra pUrvavat jANavo. - 355 Ashtapad Tirth Pooja

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth - // zlokaH // sakalapudgalasaMgavivarjana, sahajacetanabhAvavilAsanam / sarasabhojanakasya nivedanAt, paramanivRtibhAvamAM sRje // 1 // artha samasta pudgalanA saMgathI rahita, ane svabhAvika caitanyanA je bhAvonA vilAsarUpe ane paramanivRtti ApanAruM evuM Trasa bhojananuM je naivedya te anAhArI pada prApta karavAne mATe AvA naivedyathI prabhunI AThamI pUjA huM racuM chuM. // 1 // iti kavivara zrI dIpavijayajI kRta aSTApadajInI pUjA samApta. itizrI aSTama naivedya pUjA samApta // // parizeSa (pUjAno bhAvArtha) pahelI pUjA mATe vizeSa bhAvArtha prathama jala pUjAnA prakAro traNa, pAMca, ATha, sattara, ekavIsa ane ekaso ne ATha che. A prakArone mATe zrI AnaMdaghanajIkRta navamA bhagavAnanuM stavana arthapUrvaka joI levuM. te bhedone mATe stavanakartAe uttarAdhyayanasUtranI sAkSI ApI che. prathamapUjAnI DhALamAM je je kavimunivaroe pUjAo banAvI che temanAM nAmono ullekha karyo che. vaLI, te ja DhALanI dazamI ane agiyAramI kaDInA praznottaramAM siddhAcalatIrthathI aSTApadagiri mahAtIrtha eka lAkha ane paMcAsI hajAra gAu dUra kaheluM che. tenI samajUtI A pramANe jANavI - 'zrI laghukSetrasamAsa'nI aThyAsImI gAthAmAM lavaNa samudranA dakSiNa daravAjAthI dakSiNArdha bharatanA vaccovacca rahelI ayodhyAnagarI ekaso cauda yojana ane agiyAra kaLA dUra che (114 yo. 11ka.) tenA pramANAMgule gAu kahIe to ekaso cauda ne soLasothI guNavA. kAraNa ke soLaso gAunuM eka yojana pramANAMgulavALA mApathI thAya che. jaMbudrIpAdika kSetro mApaNImAM pramANAMgule karIne mApelAM che. vaLI, aSTApadagiri ayodhyAnagarInI najIkamAM Avela che. tenA gAu karatAM eka lAkha chayAsI hajAra ekaso cAra gAu upara 6 kaLA vadhe che. (186104 gAu, 6 kaLA) A pramANa dakSiNa daravAjAthI gaNAyuM che tethI dakSiNa daravAjAthI zrI siddhAcaLa tIrtha Azare agiyAraso cAra gAu 6 kaLA (1104 gAu 6 kaLA) dUra hovo joIe, kAraNa ke upalI gaNatarIthI 186104 gAu, 6 kaLA eTalI saMkhyA maLe che ane kaviratna dIpavijayajI mahArAja 185000 hajAra gAu siddhAcalathI aSTApadagiri dUra batAve che. thoDI ghaNI saMkhyAmAM je phera rahe che tenuM svarUpa bahuzruto ane sarvajJo jANI zake paraMtu A pramANa kSetrasamAsane AdhAre ane pramANAMgula vaDe karIne kSetranI gaNanA karatAM A saMkhyA meLavI zakAI che. A pUjAnI bIjI DhALa A pUjAnI bIjI DhALamAM je bhAvo bharatakSetramAM kahyA che tevA ja bhAvo pAMca bharata ane pAMca airAvatamAM samajavA. vaLI, vIsakoDAkoDI sAgaropamanuM eka kALacakra thAya che, temAM cha utsarpiNInA ane cha avasarpiNInA ema bAra ArA hoya che. utsarpiNInA chellA traNa ArA ane avasarpiNInA pahelA traNa ArA che, tenA aDhAra koDAkoDI sogaropama thAya che. temAM yugalikadharma pravarte che. zrAvaka Ashtapad Tirth Pooja 14356...

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth ane sAdhuno dharma vicchedarUpa hoya che. bAkInA be koDAkoDI sAgaropamamAM eka covIsI utsarpiNInI ane eka covIsI avasarpiNInI thAya che. temAM prabhuno kahelo zrAvakadharma tathA sAdhudharma tIrtha sthApananA tejathI jhaLake che. A bhAvo anAdi anaMtarUpe bhUtakALamAM varyAM che, varte che ane bhaviSyakALamAM vartaze ema pavitra Agamo sUcave che. bIjI caMdanapUjA 8 vizeSa bhAvArtha - prabhunA eka kroDa ane sATha lAkha (1,60,00,000) kaLazanA adhikAramAM A saMkhyA pradarzita karelI che. temAM kaLazanI saMkhyA eka-eka jAtinA ATha-ATha hajAranI hovAthI cosaTha hajAra kaLazanI saMkhyA thAya che. eka-eka kaLazathI aDhIso vakhata abhiSeka thato hovAthI cosaTha hajAra ne aDhIsothI guNIe to eka kroDa ane sATha lAkha (1,60,00,000) nI saMkhyA kaLazanI nahi paNa abhiSekanI thAya. A vAta "Atmabhakti maLyA keI devA" e padathI zarU thatI zrI vIravijayajIkRta snAtrapUjAnI chellI DhALamAM aDhIso abhiSekanI gaNanApUrvaka abhiSekanI saMkhyA upara kahyA mujaba jaNAvavAmAM AvI che. " "aDhIseM' abhiSeka A pramANe che." 10 vaimAnika bAra devalokanA daza iMdra, tenA daza abhiSeka 20 bhuvanapatinA vIsa iMdranA vIsa abhiSeka. 32 vyaMtaranA batrIza iMdranA batrIza abhiSeka 132 jayotiSI aDhIdvIpa mAMhelA chAsaTha caMdra ane-chAsaTha sUrya maLI ekaso batrIzanA ekaso batrIza abhiSeka. saudharmendranI ATha agramahiSInA ATha abhiSeka IzAneMdranI ATha agramahiSInA ATha abhiSeka caramendranI pAMca agramahiSInA pAMca abhiSeka dharaNaMdranI cha paTarANInA cha abhiSeka bhUtAnedranI cha paTarANInA cha abhiSeka vyaMtaranI cAra agramahiSInA cAra abhiSeka jyotiSInI cAra agramahiSInA cAra abhiSeka lokapAlanA cAra abhiSeka aMgarakSaka devano eka abhiSeka. sAmAnaka devano eka abhiSeka. kaTakanA devano eka abhiSeka trAyazciMza devano eka abhiSeka parSadAnA devano eka abhiSeka. 1 pannaga surano eTale prajJAsthAna devano eka abhiSeka. - 357 ra- Ashtapad Tirth Pooja

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth prakIrNaka A jaLa-abhiSekano bhAva jaLapUjAnI sAthe saMlagna hoya chatAM caMdanapUjAmAM A jaLa-abhiSekano bhAva kaviratna dIpavijaya mahArAja lAvyA che, tenuM kAraNa to prAye ema jANavAmAM Ave che ke prabhujIne abhiSeka karyA pachI tarata ja caMdanAdinI pUjA Indra mahArAjAe karI tethI saMlagnapaNAno bhAva jaLa ane caMdana pUjAmAM che, tethI abhiSekano bhAva caMdanapUjAmAM lAvyA hoya, ane te ucita jaNAya che. vizeSa bhAvArtha - caMdanapUjAnI bIjI DhALamAM zrI RSabhadeva prabhunA vaMza ane gotra vakhANyAM che. tenI sAthe chatrIsa rAjakula sUryavaMza, candravaMza, tema ja A caMdana pUjAnI DhALomAM zrI RSabhadeva prabhunI saMtati Adi vRtAnto batAvyAM che. trIjI puSpapUjA vizeSa bhAvArtha - prabhunI rAjanIti, vinItA nagarIne vasAvavI (jaMbUdvIpapattinI sAkSI pUrvaka), tyArabAda ekaso (100) zilpapuruSonI bahotera ane strIonI cosaTha kaLAo tema ja caturaMgiNI senAnuM varNana karyuM che. vaLI, zrI RSabhadeva prabhunI cAra hajAra (4000)nI sAthe dIkSAkalyANakanI vicAraNA darzAvI che. vaLI, covIsa tIrthaMkara prabhunA dIkSAnI zarUAtamAM konA hAthathI ane kaIkaI vastuthI pAraNAM thayAM ane supAtra dAna ApanAra jIvonI kaI kaI zubha gati thaI tenuM varNana kareluM che. cothI dhUpapUjA vizeSa bhAvArtha - A pUjAmAM RSabhadeva prabhune kevaLajJAna ane marUdevI mAtAne kevaLajJAna ane mokSa thayo te svarUpa darzAvyuM che. tema ja caturvidha saMghanI sthApanA ane jinadezanA paNa darzAvI che. tema ja zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanuM nirvANa aSTApadajI parvata upara thayuM te vakhate cosaTha Indroe UjaveluM prabhunuM nirvANa kalyANaka pragaTa rIte dekhADayuM che. temAM sAkSIbhUta ("jaMbUdvIpapatti ane AvazyakasUtranI niryukti")nAM pramANo batAvyAM che. pAMcamI dIpakapUjA vizeSa bhAvArtha - A pUjAnI prathama DhALamAM covIsa bhagavAnanA deha vagerenAM pramANa ane te maMdiranuM nAma siMhaniSadyA batAveluM che. pachI zrI aSTApada girirAjamAM bharata vageree karelA vadhAvA darzAvyA che. DhALa bIjI vizeSa bhAvArtha - A DhALamAM yojana yojanA pramANanAM pagathiyAnuM varNana ane bharatanI ATha pATa sudhI ArisAbhavanamAM kevaLajJAna vagere "ThANAMga sUtra"nI sAkSIthI pradarzita karyA che. chaThThI akSatapUjA vizeSa bhAvArtha - A pUjAnI prathama DhALamAM zrI RSabhadeva prabhunA zAsanamAM asaMkhya pATaparaMparAe jIvo ekAvatArI thaI sarvArthasiddha vimAnamAM pahoMcyA, ane asaMkhya jIvo mokSe gayA evA bhAvArthathI sUcavatI sAta prakAranI siddhadaMDikA eTale devagati ane mokSagatinI paraMparA asaMkhyAta zabdathI prasiddha hovAnI vigata batAvI che. A siddhadaMDikAnAM stavano stavanAvalIomAM mahAkaviratnoe gUMcyAM che. evI rIte sAta siddhadaMDikAnuM svarUpa sagara cakravartInA sATha hajAra putroe subuddhi nAmanA cakrInA maMtrIrAjane Ashtapad Tirth Pooja - 358

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth pUchavAthI teoe batAvyuM che ane e vAta sAMbhaLIne sATha hajAra putrone dharmanI ghaNI ja anumodanA thaI che. jema ke aho dhanya che ke amArA pUrvakALanA vaDavAoe mukhya pATaparaMparAthI sarvArthasiddha vimAna ane mokSa sivAya bIjI gati paNa meLavI nathI. A sAta siddhadaMDikAnuM svarUpa upAdhyAyajI zrI vinayavijayajI mahArAje "lokaprakAzanA graMthamAM varNavyuM che. vaLI, paMdaraso ne traNa tApaso kevaLajJAna pAmyA enuM svarUpa paNa A DhALamAM che. DhALa bIjI vizeSa bhAvArtha - A DhALamAM zrI ajitanAtha prabhunA tIrthamAM sagara cakravartI ane tenA sATha hajAra putroe zrI aSTApada tIrthanI ArAdhanA suMdara rIte karI, tenuM svarUpa batAvyuM che. sAtamI phaLapUjA vizeSa bhAvArtha - A pUjAnI prathama DhALamAM aSTApadagirimAM caturmukhavALA prAsAdamAM cAra, ATha, daza ne be evI saMkhyAnI gaNatarIpUrvaka sATha hajAra putroe aSTApadatIrthanuM guNagAna karyuM che. DhALa bIjI vizeSa bhAvArtha - A DhALamAM aSTApada tIrthanI khAI tIrtha rakSaNa mATe sagara cakravartInA sATha hajAra putroe karI che ane gaMgA nadInuM pANI paNa temAM lAvyA hatA te sATha hajAranuM sAmudAyika karyu hatuM. temane nAgakumAre bALIne bhasma karyA. tIrtha rakSaNanA suMdara AzayathI puNyAnubaMdhI puNyanI prakRti utpanna karIne bArame devaloka pahoMcyA vagerenuM varNana che. AThamI naivedyapUjA vizeSa bhAvArtha - A DhALamAM zrI aSTApada tIrtha pAMcamAM ArAnA aMta sudhI raheze e vAta kahI che. tema ja aSTApadagiri upara caDhatAM eka be pAvaDiyA upara caDhelA tApasone aSTApadagirinA vaMdanathI ane gautamasvAmIe karAvelAM pAraNAMthI camatkAra pAmI zapakakSeNi para ArUDha thaI kevalajJAna pAmyA vagerenuM varNana che. DhALa bIjI vizeSa bhAvArtha - A DhALamAM kaviratna zrI dIpavijayajI mahArAjanI gurUnI paraMparAnAM pavitra nAmo pradarzita karelAM che. ane zrI dIpavijayajI mahArAje vikrama saMvat 1892nA phAgaNa mAsamAM A pUjAnI racanA karI che te noMdhyuM che. zrI dIpavijayajI mahArAja eka kaviratna hatA ane Agamano bodha sAro hovAthI zrI aSTApada tIrthanuM varNana Agama dvArA jANI aSTaprakArI pUjA rAgarAgiNIpUrvaka aneka DhALothI racI che. OM hrIM zrIM aSTApadatIrthAya namo namaH | Iti maMgalam . - 359 a Ashtapad Tirth Pooja

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| aSTApadanA stavano che (nIMdaraNI veraNa huI rahI e dezI) zrI aSTApada upare, jANI avasara to AvyA AdinAtha ke, bhAve cosaTha indra zuM, samavasaraNe ho malyo moTo sAtha ke. zrI. 1 vinitA purIthI AvI, bahu sAthe ho valI bharata bhUpAla ke, vAMdI hIyaDA hejazuM, tAta muratI ho nike nayaNe nihAla ke. zrI ra leI lAkhINAM bhAmaNAM, kahe vayaNalAM ho morA nayaNalAM dhanna ke, viNa sAMkala viNa dorabAMdhI lIdhuM ho vahAlA teM magna ke. zrI. 3 laghubhAIe lAkaDA, te to tAtajI ho rAkhyA haiDA hajura che, dezanA suNI vAMdI vade, vanya jIvaDA ho je taryA bhava pUra ke. zrI .4 pUche preme pUrIyo, A bharate ho Agala jagadIsa ke, tIrthakara ketA hoze, bhaNe RSabhajI ho ama pachI trevIza ke. zrI. 5 mAghanI sAmalI teraze, prabhu pAmyA ho pada paramAnaMda ke, sAMbhaLI bharatezvara kahe, sasanehI ho nAbhirAyanA naMda ke. zrI. 6 manamohana dina eTalA, muja sAthe ho rUpaNI navI lIdha ke, heja haiyAno paraharI, Aja UMDA ho abolaDA lIdha ke. zrI. 7 viNa vAke kAMI visarIyA, teM toDyA ho prabhu premanA trAga ke, indra bharatane bujhavyA, doSa ma dIyo ho e jina vItarAga ke. zrI.. zoka mukI bharate sarU, vArdikane ho valI dIdha Adeza ke, zubha karo jiNa thAna ke, saMskAro ho tAtajI rIsahasake. zrI. Ashtapad Tirth Stavan - - 360 to

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth valI baMdhava bIjA sAdhunI, tihAM kIdhI ho traNa zubha anupake, UMco sphaTikano kuTako, dekhI DuMgara ho harakhyo bhaNe bhUpa ke. zrI. 10 ratana kanaka zubha DhaMkaDI, karyo kaMcana ho prAsAda uttaLa ke, cobAro cUpe karI, eka joyaNa ho mAna mana raMga ke. zrI. 11 siMhaniSadhA nAmanA, corAsI ho maMDapa prasAda ke, traNa koza uMco kanakano, dhvaja kalaze to kare meru zuM vAda ke. zrI. 12 vAna pramANe lAMchana, jina sarikhI ho tihAM pratimA kIdha ke, doya cAra ATha dasa bhalI, RSabhAdika ho pUrave para siddha ke. zrI. 13 kaMcanamaNi kamale ivI, pratimAnI ho ANI nAzIkA joDa ke, deva chaMdo raMga aMdhe, nIlAM toraNa ho karI koraTI koDa ke. zrI. 14 baMdhava bena mAta taNI, moTI murati ho maNi ratane bharAya che, marUdevA mayagala caDhI, sevA karatA ho nija muratInI pAya che. zrI. 15 pADihAraja chatra cAmarA, ja kSAdika ho kIdhA animeSa ke, gomukha catura cakkasarI, gaDhavADI ho kuMDa vAvya vizeSa ke. zrI. 16 pratiSThA pratimA taNI, karAve ho rAjA munivara pAsa ke, pUjA snAtra prabhAvanA, saMgha bhagatI ho kharace ghaNI Atha ke. zrI. 17 paDate Are pApIyA, mata pADo to koI virUi vATa ke, eka eka joyaNa AMtare, Ima ciMtavI ho kare pAvaDIyA ATha ke zrI. 18 deva prabhAve e dehara, raheze avicala ho chaThThA ArAnI sIma ke, vAMde Apa labdhi baLe, nara teNe bhava ho bhavasAgara khIma. zrI. 19 kailAsa girinA rAjIyA, dIyo darizaNa ho kAMI ma karo DhIla ke, arathI hoye utAvalA, mata rAkho to amathuM aDakhIla ke. zrI. 20 mana mAnyAne meLavo, AvA sthAne ho koI na male mitra ke, aMtara jAmI milyA pachI, kima cAle ho raMga lAgyo majITha ke. zrI 21 RSabhajI siddhi vadhu varyA, cAMdalIyA ho te deula dekhADa ke, bhale bhAve vAdI karI, mAguM muktinA ho muja bAra ughADa ke. zrI. 22 aSTApadanI jAtarA, phala pAme ho bhAve bhaNe bhAsa ke, zrI bhAvavijaya uvajajhAyano, bhANa bhAkhe to phale saghalI Asa ke. zrI.23 - 361 de-- - Ashtapad Tirth Stavan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth (cAra zaraNa nitya thAIe, e dezI) aSTApada Adi jiNaMda, darzanacita hulAsAya mere lAla, atIzaya labdhIko nahI, darzana kema karI thAya mere lAla, aSTApada. 1 e AMkaNI. pAMkha nathI AvuM uDI, deva taNI nathI sahAya mere lAla, vidyAdhara male nahI, mana mAruM akulAya mere lAla. aSTApada. 2 bharate bharAvyA biMba tyAM, covIsa jina nijakAya mere lAla, varNavarNa meM thApIyA, cAra ATha daza ne doya mere lAla. aSTApada. 3, janma saphaLa thAya mAharo, jo pujuM prabhunA pAya mere lAla, gautama aSTApada caDayA, labdhIvaMta kahAya mere lAla. aSTApada. 4. zakatI nathI sevaka taNI, kima karI AvuM huM hajura mere lAla, vijaya kalyANasUrI taNo, durlabhavijaya guNa gAya mere lAla. aSTApada. 5 (garabAnI dezI) aSTApada AdijiNaMdajI, darzana citta tulasAya sAheba sAMbhaLajo ! atizaya labdhi koI nathIjI, darzana kima kari thAya sAheba. ||1|| pAMkha nahIM AvuM uDIjI, suranI nahIM paNa sahAya sAheba. | vidyAdhara malatA nathIjI, mana mAruM akulAya sAheba. rA gajavara mana revA vasejI, vAcharaDA mana mAya sAheba. cAtaka cAhe mehalojI, mana mAruM jinarAya sAheba. 3 bharata banAvyA ratnAnAjI, tIrthaMkara samakAya sAheba che. nija nija varSe thApiyAjI, biMba bhalA jinarAya sAheba. jo cAra ATha daza doya chejI, vaMdana mana lalacAya sAheba. | janma saphala che tehanojI, pUje prabhunA pAya sAheba. pA. vIra jinaMda prabhu ekabAjI, bhASe parSadAmAya sAheba. che. bhUcara nija labdha kare che, yAtrA upara jAya sAheba. pA tiebhava mukti te varejI, emAM zaMkA na koya sAheba. | sAMbhalI gautama AvIyAjI, vAMde mana vacakAya sAheba I7. Ashtapad Tirth Stavan - - 362 -

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paMdaraso tApasa tapejI, dekhI mana harSAya sAheba. 11 gautamane guru thApIejI, sahunA manamAM bhAya sAheba. ATA dIkSA laI guru thApiyAjI, gautama mahAmunirAya sAheba. // vIravaMdanane AvatAjI, ke vala jJAna upAya sAheba. tAlA Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth ema aneka siddha thayAjI, AThe karma khapAya sAheba. / / sAdi anaMta padavI varIjI,punarAgamana miTAya sAheba. / / 10 / zakti nathI AvavAtaNIjI, bhakti vize guNagAya sAheba. / / Atama lakSmI ApajojI, vallabha ziva sukha thAya sAheba. / / 11 / / 4 (kuMvara gabhAro najare dekhatAMjI -e dezI) cau aTha dasa doya vaMdIejI, vartamAna jagadIza re 11 aSTApadagiri uparejI, namatAM vAdhe jagIza re 11 bharata bharatapati jinamukhejI,uccarIyAMvrata bAra re darzanazuddhine kAraNejI covIza prabhuno || vihAra re ||cau.||1|| vistAra re 11 para upagAra re ||cau.||2|| 11 uMcapaNe kosa tiga kahyujI, yojana eka nija nija mAna pramANa bharAvIyAMjI, biMba sva ajitAdika cau dAhiNejI, pazcime paDimA ATha re anaMta Ade daza uttarejI, pUrave riSabha vIra pATha re riSabha ajita pUrve rahyAjI, e paNa Agama pATha re / / Atmazakate kare jAtarAjI, te bhavimukti vare haNI ATha re cau.||4|| dekho acaMbo zrI siddhAcaLejI, huA asaMkhya uddhAra re / Aja dine paNa eNe girijI, jhagamaga caitya udAra re ||cau.||5|| .'363. ||cau.5NA raheze utsarpiNI lagejI, devamahimA guNa dAkha re // siMha niSadyAdika thirapaNejI, vasude vahiMDInI zAkha re ||cau.||6|| kevaLI jinamukha meM suNyujI, eNe vidhe pATha paDhAya re zrI zubhavIra vacana rasejI, gayA rikhava ziva ThAya re ||cau.||7|| 11 Ashtapad Tirth Stavan

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth pa aSTApada giri puSpaka zrI jina pujI lAla, samakti nirmala kIje, nayaNe nirakhI ho lAla, narabhava saphalo kIje, haiyaDe harakhI lAla, samatA saMga karIja, AMkaNI. caumukha cagati haraNa prAsAde, cavIse jina beThA; caudazi siMhAsana samanAsA, pUrava disi doya jiThThA. zrI. saMbhava Ade dakSiNa cAre, pazcima ATha suSAsA; evaMjina cavIsA. zrI. dhama; Adi uttaradizi jANo, yAtrA karaNahuM; rAvaNa pratihari AyA; nAme vimAne besI, maMdodarI suhAyA. beThA siMha taNe AkAre, jiNahara bharate kIdhAM; rayaNa biMba mUrati thApIne, jaga jazavAda prasiddhA. zrI. kare maMdodarI rANI nATaka, rAvaNa tAMta bajAve; vINA tAla taMburo, pagarava Thama ThamakAve. zrI. bhakti bhAve ema nATaka karatAM, truTI taMtI vicAle; sAMdhI Apa nasA nija karanI, laghu kalAzu tatakAle. zrI. mAdala Ashtapad Tirth Stavan dravya bhAvazuM bhakti na khaMDI, to akSaya pada sAdhyuM; samakti surata rU phala pAmIne; tIrthaMkara pada bAMdhyuM. zrI. eNipare bhavijana je Age, bahu pare bhAvanA bhAve; jJAnavimala guNa tehanA ahanizA, suranara nAyaka gAve. zrI. . 364 1 3 ma 5 6 7

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3 // RSabhanI zobhA huM zI kavi dhanapAla dvArA prAkRta bhASAmaM racita tathA munizrI dhuraMdharavijayajI dvArA anuvAdita bhAvabhInI prathama tIrthaMkara-stavanA bAlattaNimi sAmiya, sumerU siharaMmi kaNayakalasehiM / tigamAyurendui viJo, te dhannA nehiM vidyApti zA je janmasamaye megirinI svarNaraMgI Toca para, lai jai tamone devane ghanavagaNo bhAve sabhara; kroDo kanaka kaLazo vaDe karatA mahA abhiSekane, tyAre tamone jemaNe joyA haze te dhanya che.1 tiasiMdakayavivAho, devI sumaMgalA sunaMdAe / navakaMkaNo si sAmia, te dhannA jehiM diTThosi ||2|| sohAmaNI sumaMgalAne vaLI sunaMdA sAthamAM, caturAithI corI racI indre karela vivAhamAM; mIMDhoLabaMdhA vara banI zobhI rahyAtA je same, tyAre tamone jemaNe joyA haze te dhanya che. 2 rAyAbhiseyakAle, viNIyanagarIi tiasalogaMmi / nhavio mihuNanarehiM, te dhannA jehiM diTThosi // 3 // kahuM ? // nagarI vinItAmAM suro rAjyabhiSeka ruDo kare, thApe tamone svarNanA siMhAsane te avasare; vinayI yugaliyA mAtra aMgUThe kare abhiSekane, tyAre tamone jemaNe joyA haze te dhanya che.3 dANaM dAUNa puNo, rajjaM caiUNa jagagurU paDhamo / nikkhamaNamahimakAle, te dhannA jehiM diTThosi ||4|| i dAna saMvatsara lagI daridraya jaganuM saMharyuM, ne jagataguru te vizvanuM sAmrAjya paLamAM paraharyuM; saMsArathI niSkramaNa kero prathama bhavya prasaMga te, tyAre tamone jemaNe joyA haze te dhanya che. 4 sibiavimANArUDho, jaIA taM nAha dikkhasamami / patto siddhatthavaNaM, te dhannA jehiM diTThosi // 5 // re deva-devendro narendroe vahana jene karI, thai divya zibikAruDha cAlyA samaya saMyamano kaLI; siddhArtha vanamAM sarvatyAga karI rahyA'tA je same, tyAre tamone jemaNe joyA haze te dhanya che.pa kAuNa ya caumuTThi, loyaM bhayavaM pi sakkavayaNeNaM / vAsasahassaM viharar3a, te dhannA jehiM diTThosi // 6 // tyAM locanI veLA vacana je indra deve uccaryA, tethI karyo caumuSTi loca pachI mahAvrata AryA; ne varSe eka sahasra kIdho nitya pAda vihArane, tyAre tamone jemaNe joyA haze te dhanya che.6 Ashtapad Tirth Stavan as 365 a

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth raMjato vaNarAI, kaMcaNavanneNa nAha deheNa / dhannAI mayakulAiM, te dhannA jehiM diTThosi / / 7 / / kAyA tamArI kanakavaraNI, tejapuMja vikheratI, vanarAI pUrNa vihArapathanI tethI raMgAI jatI; te dRzyanA sAkSI mRgonA vRMda paNa ati dhanya che, tyAre tamone jemaNe joyA haze te dhanya che.7 namivinamI rAyANo, taha payapaumaMmi nAhamallINA / pattA vaMchiyariddhiM, te dhannA jehiM diTThosi / / 8 / / be bhAI nami ne vinamie tuja caraNarupI padhamAM, thaI lIna kIdhI sevanA kevI gajaba vana bhomamAM; ke sarva vAMchita riddhi siddhi prApta thaItI emane, tyAre tamone jemaNe joyA haze te dhanya che.8 gayapura seyaMsarAiNo, paDhamadinnapAraNae / ikkhurasaM viharaMto, te dhannA jehiM diTThosi / / 9 / / sohAmaNuM te hastinApura nagara pahelA pAraNe, jyAM Apa jaI UbhA hatA, zreyAMsanRpane bAraNe; vahoryo hato tyAM IkSarasa karayugala laMbAvI tame, tyAre tamone jemaNe joyA haze te dhanya che. adhdhaterasakoDIo, mukkA suravarehI tumhe (he) hiM / ukkosA vasuhArA, te dhannA jehi diTThosi / / 10 / / avasarpiNInA prathama e bhikSA grahaNanAM avasare, thaI harakha ghelA devagaNa utkRSTa vasudhArA kare; thaI sADI bAra karoDa sonaiyAnI vRSTi AMgaNe, tyAre tamone jemaNe joyA haze te dhanya che.10 chaTThaThTha madasamaduvAlasehiM mAsaddhamAsakhamaNehiM / uggaM tavaM tavaMto, te dhannA jehiM diTThosi / / 11 / / chadhastha kALe chaTha aThama dazama dvAdaza bhaktane, pannara vaLI mAsakSamaNanA ugra tapa AcArane; prabhu nitya karatA'tA umaMge Apa vAraMvAra che, tyAre tamone jemaNe joyA haze te dhanya che.11 laMbatabAhuju(ju)yalo, niccalakAo pasannacittamaNo / dhammajjJANaMmi Thio, te dhannA jehiM diTThosi / / 12 / / ekAMtamAM jyAre tame be hAthane lAMbA karI, kAyA karI thira cittane mana suprasannapaNe dharI; niSkapa kAyotsargamAM dharatA dharamanA dhyAna ne, tyAre tamone jemaNe joyA haze te dhanya che.12 taha purimatAlanayare, naggohadumassa saMThio hiThThA / kevalamahimA gahio, te dhannA jehiM diTThosi / / 13 / / ruDI aho te purimatAla purI ayodhyAnuM paruM, ruDo hajAro DALathI te vistarelo vaTataru; jyAM dhyAnanI dhUNI dhakhAvI varyA kevaLajJAnane, tyAre tamone jemaNe joyA haze te dhanya che.13 paumesu ThaviacalaNo, bohaMto bhaviakamalasaMDAi / sAmia teccia dhannA, te dhannA jehiM diTThosi / / 14 / / nava kanaka kamaLa pAya ThavatAM vicaratAM pRthvItaLa, bhavya rupI kamaLavanane khIlave pravacanabaLe; tuja dezanAthI je thayA pratibaddha te atidhanya che, tyAre tamone jemaNe joyA haze te dhanya che.14 Ashtapad Tirth Stavan - 366 rekha

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth tiasAsuramajjhagao, kaMcaNapIDhaMmi saMThiMo nAha ! dhammaM vAgaramANo, te dhannA jehiM diTThosi / / 15 / / he traNa bhuvananA nAtha besI svarNanA siMhAsane, sura asura kerI parSadAthI vIMTaLAI te kSaNe; detA apUrava dharma kerI dezanAne Apa je; tyAre tamone jemaNe joyA haze te dhanya che.15 te dhannA kayapunnA, jehiM jiNo vaMdio tayA kAle / vevana (4?) nAimithe, te dhannA naMdi ri iTddA je vaMdanIya banyA niraMtara devatAnA vRndathI, kevalya pAmyA bAda tevA nAthane bahu bhAvathI; jeNe karyA vaMdana aho te dhanya che kRtyapuNya che, tyAre tamone jemaNe joyA haze te dhanya che.16 dhannehiM tumaM dIsasi, navia ahannehiM akaya punnehiM / tuha dasaNarahiyANaM, niratthayaM mANusaM jamma / / 17 / / je dhanya che tene ja tAruM divyadarzana sAMpaDe, re puNyahIna abhAgiyAnI najaramAM tuM nA paDe; teno janama niSphaLa gayo jeNe nihALyo nA tane, tyAre tamone jemaNe joyA haze te dhanya che.17 micchattatimiravAmohiaMmi, jayanAha tihaaNe sayale / ummIlIUNa nayaNe, te dhannA jehiM diTThosi / / 18 / / mithyAtva keruM ghora aMdhAruM chavAyuM vizvamAM, vyAmUDha thayuM traNa bhuvana pUruM mohanA atijozamAM; he traNa bhuvananA nAtha kholI moha ghelI AMkhane, tyAre tamone jemaNe joyA haze te dhanya che.18 aThThAvayaMmi sele, caudasabhatteNa mukkhamaNupatto / dasahi sahassehi samaM, te dhannA jehiM dilosi / / 19 / / rajatAdrinA zikhare banI AruDha paryakAsane, dasa sahasa munivara vRMda sAthe tuM lahyo nirvANane; pacakhANa caudaza bhaktanuM pacakhyuM hatuM sahue tame, tyAre tamone jemaNe joyA haze te dhanya che.19 iacvnn-jmm-nikkhmnn-naann-nivvaannkaalsmyNmi| bhatibbhara nibbharehiM, te dhannA jehiM diTrosi // 20 // tuja cyavana, janma, vratagrahaNa kevalya mukita avasare, je devatAo paMca kalyANaka taNA occhava kare; temAM bhaLI uranA uchaLatA bhakti bhAve ArTa zai, tyAre tamone jemaNe joyA haze te dhanya che.20 Dha-mUDha-yA, matti saMtho tathA mayad | taM kuNasu nAbhinaMdaNa!, puNo vi jiNasAsaNe bohIM (hiM) / / 21 / / atimUDha ne ajJAnathI paripUrNa chuM toye vibho ! bahu bhakitabhAve ApanI stavanA karI che meM prabho!; to trijagavaMdana nAbhinaMdana eTalI karajo have, kaNA tamAruM divyazAsana prApta thAya bhavobhave.21 - $ 367 - Ashtapad Tirth Stavan

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// zrI aSTApada tIrtha kI AratI // caubIsa jinezvara AratI kIje __ mana vAMchita phala ziva sukha lIje....(1) caubIsa jinezvara mUrata bharAI bharata mahArAje aSTApadajI (2) guru gautama kI mahimA nyArI, ananta labdhi ke guru bhaMDArI (3) jo jana nita uTha gautama dhyAveM roga zoka nahI kabhI saMtAve (4) rAvaNa nRpa ne bhakti karake, gotra tIrthaMkara yahA~ bAMdhA re (5) sahaja sarala aura zubha bhAva se bhakti kare jo mukti pAve. (6) tIratha tirane kA sthala re, AratI gAveM 'mayUra' bhAva se // aSTApadajI maMgala dIvo // dIvo re dIvo prabhu maMgalika dIvo / prabhu bhakti mAM bahu lAvo / jo jana bhakti kare, bahu bhAve / mukti pUrI no paMtha vo pAve / maMgala caturvidha saMgha no thAve / aivI bhAvanA sahuai bhAve / aSTApadajI jina caubIsa AratI utAre rAjA kumArapAla birAje AratI utAre rAjA bharata mahArAje hila mila saha prabhu caraNe Aye kanaka saMga saha dIvo gAve.....dIvo re dIvo prabhu maMgalika dIvo / / Ashtapad Tirth Aarti - - 368 -

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Chapter 6 Jain Center of America Inc., New York

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zAMti-kuMthu-aranAtha jina vaMdanA... sirisaMtinAhajiNavara ! airAdevIvaraMgao bhavasu / nivavIsaseNakulaNaha- caMdo ! bhaviyANa saMtigaro / / 16 / / vizvasena rAjAnA kuLamAM AbhUSaNa rUpa ane acirA devInA putra-he zAMtinAtha bhagavAna ! tame amArA karmanI zAMti mATe thAo. 16 sirikuMthunAha ! bhayavaM ! sUranariMdakulagayaNatimirArI ! sirijaNaNI- kukkhimaNI !, jaesu ummahiyamayaNamao / / 17 / / zUra rAjAnA vaMzarUpa AkAzamAM sUrya samAna, zrIdevInA udarathI utpanna thayelA ane kAmadevanuM unmathana karanArA-he jagatpati kuMthunAtha ! tame jaya pAmo. 17 devImANasahaMso, sudaMsaNanariMdacittaghaNamoro / titthayaro araNAho, deu mama bhavuttaraNavarayaM / / 18 / / sudarzana rAjAnA putra ane devI mAtArUpa zarada lakSmImAM kumuda samAna evA che aranAtha ! tame mane saMsAra taravA rUpa vaibhavane Apo. 18.

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JAIN CENTER OF AMERICA INC., NEW YORK We Believe in Truth and Non-Violence - 371 _ Jain Center of America Inc., New York

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth. MILESTONES Important Dates and Events in JCA History 1981 43-11 Ithaca Street, Elmhurst, NY property purchased. 1982 Shri Mahavir Swami Mulnayak Idol installed in the building. 2000 Decided to construct a new building. Planning and permission process started. City Permission granted. 2001 Uthapan Ceremony of Mulnayak Idol, followed by demolition of old temple building. Bhoomi Poojan Ceremony followed by Shila Ropan / Shila Sthapana Panch Kalyanak (Pran Pratishtha) performed in Agra, India. 2004 Anjanshalaka (Pran Pratishtha) performed in Surat, India 2004 Key Handover Ceremony - On behalf of Jain Community of Diamond and Colorstone Industry, keys were handed over to the Chairman, J.C.A. 2005 Opening Ceremony of 1) Building 2) Upashraya 3) Library 4) Bhojanshala 5) Art Gallery in May, Pratishtha Ceremonies were performed by all traditions in June. Making of a Temple Building-A Dream Come True What Mind can Conceive - Man can Achieve Collection of Literature - A look in the Past Research for Lost Tirth - A look in the Future Ratna Mandir - A New Concept Making of a Model - A creation 24 Idols - Carved in Gemstones Asht Pratiharya Design - Carving in Crystal Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth - A History Making Event A Ten Year Story - As told in Gemstones Pictorial Guide Living a Jain Way of Life Dedicated to All - Who follow Principles and Practice Jainism Jain Center of America Inc. - A Unity in Diversity WE BELIEVE IN TRUTH AND NON-VIOLENCE Jain Center of America Inc., New York as 372 a

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth BLESSINGS FROM SHRI MAHAVIR SWAMI 01.22.2009 22: An Enigmatic Figure View from all angles Building Model TEACHINGS OF MAHAVIRA * * * * Live and let live. Love all and serve all. Where there is Love there is Life. Know thyself, recognize thyself, be immersed in thyself - you will attain Godhood. Desire, like the sky, is endless. Essential nature of a thing is called Dharma. Destroy anger through calmness, overcome ego by modesty, discard deceit by straight forwardness, and defeat greed by contentment. "Parasparopagraho Jivanam" - All Souls influence each other. They live interdependently * "Samyag-darshana-jnana-charitrani Mokshamargah" - Goal of life is liberation. The doctrine of multiplicity of viewpoints (Anekanta Vad) means acceptance of all viewpoints. ART IN 3-D -SS 373 Jain Center of America Inc., New York

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth INFORMATION WALL - VARIOUS FLOOR DETAILS ARTWORK FACILITIES BUILDING DIRECTORY Floor Reverence to Shri Saadhuj! Gurudev's Life Events ASHTAPAD Bhojanshala Ayambilshala Kitchen Rest Rooms DINING HALL DADAWADI Shatavdhani Shrimad Rajchandra Bhaktamar ADINATH TEMPLE MEDITATION HALL Shrimad Hall Pathshala Apt and Office Scholar's Room LIBRARY Das Laxana 12 Bhavana MAHAVIR TEMPLE Mahavir Swami Life Events Panch Kalyanak Jain Art Upashraya Navkar Mantra Chandan Room Shower Rooms LECTURE HALL PARKING Senior Center Coat Rooms Gift Shop Rest Rooms Parking Gokhala with Jina Chandkoshlo Nag Building Award RECEPTION LAO MULTIPURPOSE HALL Youth Center Art Gallery Mini Theater Utilities CELLAR Building and Artwork Directory- Information Wall TEMPLE ELEVATION ARTWORK Dadawadi Ashtapad Shri Chovisi Ashtapad Research TYY Adinath Jinalaya Marble Pat Hrim Shrimad Rajchandra Navkar Mantra Adinath Chomukhi Ceiling Art Silver Door Panel Mahavir Temple Shetrunjay Pat Siddha Chakra Yantra Kalash / Chinha Bhomiyaj Jal Jinendra Building Model Dwarpal 3D-Image Pictorial Guide Nem Rajul Artwork Asht Pratiharya Bldg Elevation A UNITY IN DIVERSITY Jain Center of America Inc., New York SS 374 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth JAIN CENTER OF AMERICA INC., NEW YORK CENTER FOR RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES FOR JAINS The new Jain Center proposal includes a four-story temple building with cellar and parking facility. The blueprint reflects an architectural design addressing the multiple requirements of Jain community. This building closely resembles the true essence of religious temple construction where architecture and religion embrace one another creating a truly sacred space. Within the same walls, places are allotted for religious gatherings, education, dining, residence etc. Along with the spiritual and social aspect, this temple is fully equipped with the latest technology for future generations. General: Total height of the building with kalash is 66 - 5". Rising from the 3rd floor, the Shikhar is 26'9" high and Kalash is 2-9" high. The building has a 3' wide landscaped garden at the front with a small fence for protection. In the rear of the building there is 60' x 75' (4500 sq. ft.) space for parking - 30' x 65' is covered and 30' x 75' is open. There is 8'.8" wide driveway on the right side. Building has centralized heating, air-conditioning, communication and security systems. Total construction area is 16623-sq. ft. (four stories with a cellar). Each floor has 2 sets of stairs and one elevator. Public facilities are provided on 1st & 4th floor, Stairs lead into lobbies A & B on either side of the temple and are decorated with various Jain themes - A Pictorial Guide to Jainism. A full set of glass windows in the back provides plenty of natural light on upper floors. * Cellar - Ht. 8'-8"Area 2350 sq.ft. * * * * * A 1000 sq. ft. (40x25') multipurpose hall (youth center) with a capacity for 65 people, Walls enclosing the Hall decorated with artwork, turning it into a mobile art gallery. Tables along the wall will serve the purpose of art object display. Hall is equipped with audio-visual technology for theatrical requirements. Amenities include: Children's room, Computer Area and various utilities. First Floor -A (Hall) Ht.8.2"/9' Area 2350 sq.ft. B (Parking) 8': Area 4000 sq.ft. * Public entry is from Ithaca Street and another one - the main entry is from the rear through the parking lot. Street level parking is in the rear for 11 cars, including handicap parking. An 860 (26'x34') sq.ft. Reception area serves as a Welcome Center/ Senior Center with a small office including security, a gift shop and public facilities Bhomiyaji idol is located at the back entry vestibule where two elephants and dwarpal, artistically carved on marble panel will welcome all. On the walls we have Building information, Shilalekh, Bulletin Boards, Welcome, 3-D image, building model and etc. Amenities include: Coat and shoe rooms, rest rooms, T.V. Screen, Public Address System, etc, Second Floor - A(Temple) Hf. 14'.8" Area 870 sq.ft. B(Upashraya) 12.10": area 1850 sq.ft. * Entrance onto the second floor is through two lobbies A & B: 8 x 35 = 280 sq ft, leading into the temple. Rang Mandap is 870 sq.feet (25'-8" x 34'-5") inviting devotees into the temple and announcing the Garbha Griha. Marble flooring is provided with radiant heating. The main Garbha Griha size is 7'-7"x 10-7". It has a Samran style Ghummat, Kalash & Dhaja. On Pabasan, there is Shri Mahavir Swamiji's idol as Mulnayak along with two idols by the side which are of Shri Neminathji and Shri Sambhavnathji as per name JCA & place NY City. - 375 Jain Center of America Inc., New York

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth * * * * Adjacent small shrines house Shri Parshwanathji in black stone and Shri Shantinathji (Panch Dhatu-Metal), both in sitting posture. Both have open Gabhara and Ghummat with Kalash. Behind the main shrine, in the walk around area (Bhamati) is Shri Adinathji Choumukhi, Rang Mandap walls are decorated with artistic pilasters. In between these pilasters there are 10 Gokhalas with statues of various Devi-Devtas and various PATS & Paintings for Darshan. Adjacent to but separate from the temple Rang mandap, there is another sacred space, Upashraya - Lecture Hall-1850 sq.ft. (28'x65') Ht.12'- 10", with a capacity to hold 250 people. A folding wood and glass partition between the temple and Upashraya allows the spaces to be joined for larger gatherings and still provide full light to temple area. It has wooden flooring. Navkar Mantra is depicted in a niche on the east wall carved in crystal with inlay in gemstones. Amenities include: Chandan room and separate Shower Rooms for Men & Women. B(Shrimadji & Library) 9'.6" Third Floor: A(Temple) Ht. 11'.2" Area 780 sq.ft. Area 930 sq.ft.: * Main lobby A leads into the Rang Mandap-680 sq.ft. (25.5'x 26.5') This houses a second sacred space with main Garbha Griha 5'-5"x7'-1"dedicated to Shri Adinathji. Two idols by the side are of Shri Padma Prabhuji and Shri Chandra Prabhuji. Adjacent shrines are dedicated to standing idols of Shri Parshwanathji & Shri Bahubaliji carved in black and pink marble. Rang Mandap walls has 5 Gokhalas on side and 4 flat Gokhalas on north wall. Adjacent but separated by a Hall Way is the 500-sq. ft. (23.7'x21.3') Meditation Hall, a smaller Dhyan Mandir, dedicated to Shrimad Rajchandra. It has facilities for Samayak, Pratikraman, Swadhyay Sadhana and Bhakti Bhavana. Adjacent to it is a 430-sq. ft. (18'-3"x23'-7") Library (Gyan Mandir), separated by a folding partition. This joint space can be used for education and deliberation purposes; like Shibirs, pathshala, swadhyay and conferences. JCA office is located in the apartment. It is fully furnished and equipped with latest technology. One residential unit is for caretaker and another one for visiting scholars. Hallway and Lobby walls are decorated with artwork (a pictorial guide) depicting Jain Themes. Fourth Floor - A - Dadawadi, Ht. 11'.1"Area 375 sq.ft. B Dining, 9'.5"Area 1200 sq.ft.: 26'-9" high Shikhar with a Kalash 2'-9"on the top is rising from the third floor temple. Its design is based on Jain architecture. Two smaller Shikhar flank on the either side. Dadawadi is 375 sq.ft. (15'x25'). It houses Shri Jin Kushal Suri Gurudev idol & charan It has a roof garden between Dadawadi & Shikhar, Shri Ashthapad Tirth is located on the 4th floor in the Dadawadi area. Adjacent but separated by a partition wall is the 1200 sq. ft. (29'x 41') Dining Hall (Bhojan Shala and Ayambil Shala). This accommodates 96 people with table and chair seating. Amenities include Kitchen 360sq.ft. (17'x21'), Storage, Drinking water-fountains & Rest rooms Theme: During the planning of this project, careful attention has been given to facilitate easy access and exit of large groups of people. Particular themes-linked closely to the philosophy of Jainismare poignantly viewed, through painting, sculpture or narrative remarks, on the empty walls throughout the building (five lobbies and five halls). Since temples/upashraya are meant to stir the inner soul of each devotee, this idea of decorating the walls with Jain themes evokes a greater spirituality, consciousness and awareness for all; this Jain Center aims to absorb the mind, soul and body of every worshipper that comes to its doorstep. We have abided by civic regulations and spiritual guidance in constructing this center for Jains. Jain Center of America Inc., New York JAI JINENDRA 376 a

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Floor Details Cellar I STAIR COMPUTER YOUTH Height. 8'-8" Area 2350 sq. ft. Elevator 2 Set of Stairs Various Utilities Multipurpose hall 1000 sq.ft.- 65 people Youth Center Computer Area Art Gallery Mini Theatre Children's Room NINT parasparopayo jIvAnAm Live and Let Live Jaln Chinh BHOMIAJI First Floor MAIN ENTRY REST ROOMS INFORMATION WALL Height 8'-2"&9' Area 2350 sq. ft. Drive-way to 11 -car Parking lot Handicap Parking Front & Back entrance Coat & Shoe Rooms Rest Rooms Reception Hall 860 sq.ft Welcome Center Small office, including security and gift shop Shri Bhomiaji Jain Chinh/3-D Image Senior Citizen Center T.V. Screen & Public Address System Information wall Shilalekh Bulletin Boards SEATING AREA -S$ 377 - Jain Center of America Inc., New York

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Second Floor SHRI NAVKAR MANTRA UPASHRAYA LOBBY & SHRI MAHAVIR SWAMI HSNamo loe sabasAhUNaM / / / eso paMca yuvakArI maMgalANa va sanesi LECTURE HALL LOBBY A FLIVATO SARASWATI DEVI LAXMI DEVI PADMAVATI DEVI GAUTAM SWAMI Base MTWARE Shri Mahavir Swami Temple 3 CHAKRESH WARI DEVI GHANTAKARNA MAHAVIR 6 DESTE NAKODA BHAIRAV MANIBHADRA VEER SIMANDHAR SWANT A YUAN Lecture Hall/ Sthanak Mahavir Swami Temple Ht. 12-10" Area 1850 sq. ft. (169 people) A folding partition to temple Wall Niche-Navkar Mantra Provision for Stage with audio visual facilities Ht. 14-8" / Area 870 sq. ft. (52 people) Entrance through two lobbies - 280 sq. ft. Main Garbhagruha with Ghummat, Kalash & Dhwaja Mahavir Swami main idol with Neminath & Sambhavnath on side A small Chovisi on the wall inside the Gabhara Parshwanath & Shantinath (Gokhalas on sides) Bhamati for Parikrama & Adinath Chomukhi 10 Dev Devi Gokhalas, various PATS & Art Work Chandan Room / Shower Rooms Jain Center of America Inc., New York - 378 sa

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Third Floor CARETAKER'S APARTMENT LOBBY LIBRARY (GYAN MANDIR) JCA OFFICE MEDITATION HALL (DHYAN MANDIR) LOBBY A RAJCHANDRA Meditation Hall Height. 9' - 6' area 500 sq. ft. dedicated to Shrimad Rajchandra Facilities for Samayik, Pratikraman, Bhakti & Sadhana A folding partition to Library Adinath Temple Height 11-2" / Area 780 sq. ft. (41 people) Main Garbhagruha with 3 Shikhars, Kalash & Dhwaja dedicated to Adinath, Padma Prabhu and Chandra Prabhu Gokhalas have Mahavir Swami & Shantinath Idol, Jin Vani, Panch Meru, Om Rhim Parshwanath & Bahubali on sides (Standing) 10 Laxana and 12 Bhavna Library 430 sq. ft. (Total area 930 sq.ft) Lobby & Hallway walls contain artwork Scholar's Room - for Sadhus, Sadhvis & Scholars. Residential Unit: for Caretaker APT - J.C.A. Office Shri Adinath Parshwanath Padmaprabhu Chandraprabhu Bahubali Shri Adinath Temple -S$ 379 -Jain Center of America Inc., New York

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Fourth Floor REST ROOMS Son KITCHEN LOBBY OL ASHTAPAD SHIKHAR H LOBBY Dining Hall Height 9'-5" Area 1200 sq. ft. Accommodation 100 people Bhojan Shala and Ayambil Shala Kitchen & Storage Drinking Water - Fountains Public Facilities A folding partition to Dadawadi Dadawadi Height on sides: 11'- 1" Skylight Ht. 15'-7" W. 6' L. 25 Area 375 Sq. Feet Shri Guru-Mandir Roof Garden & Shikhar Ashtapad Tirth Ht. - 13.1' W. - 14.7" D. - 5'.1" Area- 105 sq.ft. Shri Chovisi Glass-Panel wall in front. Model #3 W 3' X Ht 3' Jain Center of America Inc., New York $ 380 -

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* * * * * * * * * All major traditions are represented here. A unity in diversity. We have tried to encompass many aspects of our heritage in a limited space. - This artwork is for everyone - young and old, Jain and non-Jain, present generation and generations to come. * * * * * A WORD ABOUT ART WORK * * Jainism is a way of life and an art of living. Its rich heritage of art work has been an inspiration to us and to all. Jain literature is vast and deals with all subjects. Jain principles exhibited here are in close adherence with Jain scriptures. Jain practices are presented with simple explanations along with pictures, Practicing religion with understanding will guide one on the right path to spiritual peace. * Pictures have been collected from many different sources but we have not been able to get permission from each and everyone. Nonetheless we want to thank all of them. ART WORK - GENERAL Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth The art work is divided in various categories- see page 32 for Artwork by Code details. Detailed charts for exhibits in the temple, halls, lobbies & stairs are given on page 5, 6, 87. Visit all floors of the temple to see original Paintings, Marble Pats, and Silver Panels which were made by many artists and artisans in India. Be sure to visit the library on the third floor to learn more about Jainism. Pictorial Guide (consists of 500+ posters, paintings, PATS & panels) is available on DVD. Two DVDs containing 3000+ general pictures collected code-wise for artwork are available. If there are any errors, please bring them to our attention. We wish to make due corrections. Suggestions are welcome. Our sincere thanks to all, who have helped in this project. JAI JINENDRA as 381 a -Jain Center of America Inc., New York

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth #CODE 3 #CODE SUBJECT A00 A PICTORIAL GUIDE TO JAINISM-PRINCIPLES & PRACTICES - ART WORK BY CODE-LISTING CODE SUBJECT SUBJECT Jain Practices - III 1 G08 Yoga & Meditation 1 G09 Vegetarianism Forgiveness 8 NOO SILVER DOOR PANELS ESSENCE OF JAINISM Jain Theory A01 2 000 NAVKAR MANTRA A02 Jina A03 1 G10 Shri Chovisi B00 SOUL & KARMA THEORY B01 Soul and its Quality B02 Karma Theory/8 Types B03 Six Universal Substances B04 Matter & Energy B05 9 Tattva - 9 Reals B06 Char Gati COO JAIN PRINCIPLES C01 Ahimsa (Non-Violence) C02 Anekant (Non-Absolutism) C03 Blind Man & Elephant C04 Aparigraha DOO JAINISM & SCIENCE D01 Ecology D02 Astronomy in General D03 Astronomy & Stones D04 Astronomy & Nav Graha D05 Time Cycle & Units D06 Biology Mathematics D07 D08 Psychology D09 Anatomy & Physiology D10 Cosmology D11 Applied Physics D12 Atomic Science D13 Astro & Bio Physics D14 Science & Religion E00 SCRIPTURES/BHAKTAMAR E01 Scriptures - General E02 Agam and Other Scriptures E03 Gyaan, Pooja & Others E04 Bhaktamar E1 to E9 FOO F01 F02 JAINISM-A WAY OF LIFE 12 Vrata/5 Great Vows 18 Papasthanak 14 Gunasthana / 11 Steps Vis Sthanak Pad & Nav Pad Holy Death/Siddha Shila 3 Jewel-Samyag Jnan Samyag Darshan F03 F04 F05 F06 F07 F08 Samyag Charitra F09 Dana-Shiyal - Tapa - Bhava JAIN PRACTICES -I Bhakti/Worship / Pooja G00 G01 G02 General - Yantra G03 Special G04 Six Observances PICTORIAL GUIDE TO JAINISM Jain Practices - II G05 Samayika / Pratikraman G06 Swadhyaya / Vandana G07 9 H00 4 H01 1 H02 1 H03 1 H04 1 H05 1 H06 H07 8 H08 3 2 100 1 101 Jain Center of America Inc., New York 2 102 103 13 104 1 105 1 106 1 107 1 108 1 109 1 110 1 111 1 1 J00 1 JO1 1 J02 1 J03 1 J04 J05 58 4 K00 2 K01 2 K02 50 K03 K04 17 K05 2 2 L00 2 L01 2 L02 2 L03 1 L04 2 L05 1 L06 1 L07 L08 8 L09 4 L10 1 MOO 2 MO1 1 M02 10 M03 CHATURVIDH SANGH Acharyas Shravak / Shravika Scholars-India /Overseas Reverence to Saadhuji Gunadharavada Women in Jainism Children in Jainism Famous Legends JAIN HISTORY Major Traditions Unity in Diversity Statistics Jain History Jain Festivals Jain Communities JAINA JCA/Visitor's Book Jains Today & Tomorrow Youth Center -Y.J.A Senior Center Young Professional-Y.J.P PILGRIMAGE Tirth in India Tirth in America Tirth Overseas Pilgrimage General Chhari Palit Sangh JAINISM IN ACTION Social Activism Humanitarian Services Vaiya Vachha Sahadharmik Bhakti CARXE-S 4 P00 STAMPS/COINS 2 P01 P02 8 Q00 1 ROO QUOTATIONS 1 R01 Quotes 1 - 1 S00 1 S01 1 S02 1 S03 ART GALLERY POSTERS JAINA Art Gallery Posters Pictorial Guide Posters Ashtapad/ Bhaktamar P. S04 Temple Artwork S05 Artwork Strips 7 S06 1 S07 Teachings of Mahavira Theory Posters 1 2 U00 6 U01 1U02 2 TOO SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA 1 1 V00 1 V01 1 V02 11/07/2010 X00 5 X01 1 X02 1 X03 1 X04 1 X05 1 X06 X07 Stamps & 1st Day Covers Coins COMICS 93 9 YOO 7 Y01 5 Y02 3 Y03 Shilalekh & Jain Chinha Welcome / Jai Jinendra 4 M04 Circular and Pamplets 2 M05 Building Elevation/Model M06 Temple Information ART OF LIVING-A JAIN WAY OF LIFE 382 a 1 V03 V04 6 V05 2 V06 1 V07 1 1 WOO ASHTAPAD T. MODEL 1 DADA GURUDEO Dada Gurudeo - General Dada Chitra Samput EDUCATION Library, Website, & Links Pathshala Jain Alphabet Symbols & Others Jain Languages University & Degree Jainism - Theory Posters TEMPLE ARTWK 2nd Fl. Abstract Designs Mahavir Life Events Pancha Kalyanak 2 2 30 Adi/ Shanti / Parshvanath Nem Rajul & Sh. Saadhuji Ceiling Art-16 Vidhya Devi Statue and Gokhalas General + Art Work Strips 20 Glass Etching - Silver WK 15 Y04 PAT - Marble etc. 10 BLDG INFORMATION Information Wall GENERAL 5 ZOO 1 Z01 Conflict Resolution 1 Z02 Common Misconceptions 2 Z03 Paradoxical Commands Z04 Politics-Democracy 1 Z05 Comparative Religion Z06 Research/Rissios TEMPLE ARTWK 3rd Fl. 12 Bhavana Das Lakshana Om Hreem Shrim Arhum PAT - Marble Temple Activities General Jain Geography - Universe ARTWK/POSTER LISTING Artwork by Code Index Temple Artwork Listing Pictorial Guide Listing A) Master Listing B) Alphabetical Listing C) Listing by Code D) Listing by Location Art Work Booklet # 36 1 6 4 2 4 18 11 187 226 128 190 38 7 19 10 10 10 42 1 1 2 14 2 2 20 1 42 12 10 4 4 4 3 5 6 1 1 1 1 1

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Shri Choumukhji TEMPLE GABHARAS Shri Mahavir Swami Temple 2nd Floor E CEPRES Shri Adinathji Temple 3rd Floor IDOLS AND PAT Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Shri Mahavirji Tirth ART IN MAKING OF A TEMPLE as 383 a ROCCOL Shri Dadawadi -Jain Center of America Inc., New York

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth GOKHALAS IN THE TEMPLE Dev - Devi on 2nd Floor Jain Center of America Inc., New York Jin Vani Panch Meru on 3rd Floor NAVKAR MANTRA Namo arihaMtANaM // Namo siddhANaM // Namo AyariyANa Namo uvajjhAyANaM || Namo loe savvasAhUNaM // eso paMca NamukkAro. savva paavppnnaasnno| maMgalANaM ca savvesiM; paDhamaM havai maMgalaM // Carved In Crystal & Gemstones ART ON TEMPLE WALLS as 384 a

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth SHRI ASHTAPAD MAHA TIRTH - RATNA MANDIR SHRI CHOVISI Ashtapad Mountain carved from Crystal Idols carved from various colored Gemstones SHRI ASHTAPAD TIRTH RELATED STORIES NAUDO Janma Kalyanak Adinath - Parna Naag Kumar Samavsaran Tapas Kheer Parna Areesa Mahal ART IN MAKING ASHTAPAD MAHA TIRTH FROM CRYSTAL AND GEMSTONES -SS 385 Jain Center of America Inc., New York

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth W ww attent estet wer b theber wighting mat Four Famous Dadawadi DADA GURUDEO-LIFE EVENTS SHRIMAD RAJCHANDRA LIFE EVENTS Chitra-Pat and Charan Restoration of Sight to a Blind Man of Surat Jain Center of America Inc., New York Reading 'Dravyasangrah" to the monks ART IN FAITH AND TEACHINGS 386

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth NEM RAJUL AND SHRI SADHUJI PAINTINGS Nem Rajul Marriage Procession and Vairagya Paying Respect to Shri Sadhuji on Arrival VARIOUS RELIGIOUS PAINTINGS TASTE Gokhala and Pillars - Delwada ART IN PAINTINGS -86 387 Jain Center of America Inc., New York

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth YANTRAS & BIJAXAR - SHRI SHANTINATH IDOL IT ET zrI siddhacakra mahAyantram Sle Rushi Mandal Yantra Siddha Chakra Yantra Om with Panch Parmeshthi ca 20 Hrim with Shri Chovisi Molded In Panch Dhatu ART IN METAL AND GOLD Jain Center of America Inc., New York - 388 -

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ja SHRI BHAKTAMAR STOTRA yAtra Uttam Kshama - Forgiveness bhaktAmara praNata- mauli maNiprabhANAmudyotakaM dalita-pApa-tamovitAnam / samyak praNamya jina-pAdayugaM yugAdAvAlambanaM bhavajale patatAM janAnAm // 1 // bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke caraNa-yugala meM bhaktipUrvaka namana karate hue devatAoM ke mukuTameM jar3I maNiyA~ prabhu ke caraNoM kI divya kAnti se aura adhika camakane lagatI haiN| bhagavAna ke una pavitra caraNoM kA sparza hI prANiyoM ke pApoM kA nAza karane vAlA hai, tathA jo unake caraNa-yugala kA Alambana letA hai, vaha saMsArasamudra se pAra ho jAtA hai| isa yuga ke prArambha meM dharma kA pravartana karane vAle prathama tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva ke caraNa-yugala meM vidhivat praNAma karake meM stuti karatA huuN||| bhaktisabhara vaMdana karanAra devonA namelA mugaTanA maNionI kAMtine vadhAranAra, pAparUpI aMdhakAra nAza karanAra, saMsAra samudramAM bhaTakatAM jIvono uddhAra karanAra, evA AdiyuganA prathama dharmapravartaka zrI AdinAtha prabhunA alaukika caraNonuM bAlaMbana jAuM, bhaktipUrvaka vaMdana karI huM A stutino AraMbha rIza. 1. 10 LAKSHANA - 12 BHAVANA Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth When men and Gods bow down to Bhagwan Rishabhdev, his radiance dissipates the darkness of souls. Those who fall at his feet will find forgiveness and shall be free from the seas of sin. I begin this prayer by bowing down at the feet of Bhagwan Rishabhdev. (1) ANITYA BHAVANA ART FROM SCRIPTURES as 389 a Anitya Bhavana Impermanence anitya bhAvanA -Jain Center of America Inc., New York

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth THE JCenter of New Vark-Sh CALENDAR, STAMP, COIN, AND FOIL ZAZZLE.COM Jain Center of America Inc., New York U.S. POSTAGE 44 New York Jain Center of America SILVER PANELS ON TEMPLE DOORS ART ON SILVER 390 a Fine Silver FIRST CREATION Shri Adinath Bhagwan 999 10 gm 2010 Shri Ashtapadj

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth SILVER PAT & ETCHING WORK ON GLASS 14 Dreams Chand Koshio Nag TTTTTTTTTTTTT E R Champapuri Tirth ART ON GLASS -65 391 - Jain Center of America Inc., New York

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth CEILING PAINTING WITH 16 VIDHYA DEVI Sora 312 PAINTING WITH GEMSTONES SMS Shri Adinath Bhagwan with Asht Pratiharya ART IN PAINTING WITH GOLD AND GEMS Jain Center of America Inc., New York $ 392 a

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth PICTORIAL GUIDE - POSTERS (300+) Science & Religion jainadarzananAM vaijJAnikarahasya (Scientific Secrets of Jainism) Religion and science both pose profound questions for humankind. Both are sciences; one of the soul, the other of nature, they are complementary. Science is constantly evolving and not absolute. Religious texts are limited by the compiler and language. Thus, Mahavirswami made it clear that your own wisdom in the only yardstick against which you can meaure "Truth" "Religion without science is blind, Science without religion in lame - Albert Einstein PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE Kailash - Ashtapad Tirth Sunset and Moon Rise ART AND SCIENCE - 393 - Jain Center of America Inc., New York

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth A DREAM COME TRUE How Dreams Become Goals a history masing tacking in begins with your De Qe's not just about where out dreams will take you ti wereya take your dreams "Happy are those who dream dreams, and are ready to pay the price" darshan gydan charitra www ... What mind can conceive - Man can achieve WELCOME JAI JINENDRA, It gives us great pleasure to welcome you to this sacred place of worship. We hope you find spiritual, mental and physical happiness and peace. Be sure to abide by religious observations to help maintain the sanctity of the place. Please forgive us for any shortcomings. AhatA parasparopagraho jIvAnAm Live and Let Live MICHHAMI DUKKDAM Jain Center of America Inc., New York SS 394 -

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malTi-munisuvrata-nami jina vaMdanA... kuMbhanaresasamuddA'mayakuMbho, mallinAhajiNacaMdo / devipahAvaijAo, disau sivaM kammakhayamallo // 19 // kuMbharAjArUpa samudramAM amRtakuMbha samAna, ane karmakSaya karavAmAM mahAmalla samAna evA prabhAvatI devIthI utpanna thayelA che mallinAtha ! tame mokSalakSmI Apo. 19 paumAvai devIsua ! sumittahimavaMtapommadaharUvo ! / muNisuvvayatittheso ! paNaI amhANa tumha siyA ||20|| sumitra rAjArUpI himAcalamAM padmadraha samAna ane padmAvatI devInA putrahe munisuvrata prabhu ! tamane huM namaskAra karuM chuM. 20 vappAvevIrodaLa-giriyaLa ! vinayanarivadyutavIva !! vistanamaMsiyayaya ! naminiAvara ! vesu mattisu N / / 2oII vaprAdevIrUpa vakhANanI pRthvImAM vajsamAna, vijayarAjAnA putra ane, jemanAM caraNakamaLa jagatane namaskAra karavA yogya che evA he namiprabhu ! tamane namaskAra karuM chuM. 21

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SHRI ASHTAPAD MAHA TIRTH RATNA MANDIR - A CREATION ASHTAPAD MAHA TIRTH GAWAN SERNON TAPASKHEER PARK SHRASHTAPAZ MAHA TIRTH KING BHARAT CHAKRAVART A AA (Model # 10) 3 Chovisi - 72 Tirthankars 5 Shikar Design 397 a BIRTH CELEBRATION AREESHA MAHAL -Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ Introduction The Jain religion is one of the oldest religions in the world. It originated in India and spread all over the world. It derives its name from the word Jin which means the conqueror or the Victorious ones. These spiritual victors are also known as Tirthankars. They are the ones who established the religious order-Chaturvidh Sangh. Places where we worship Tirthankars for spiritual salvation are called Tirth. Even the Tirthankars bow to the Tirth - which are of two types: spiritual and physical. Spiritual ones are Arihant, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyaya, and Sadhu. Physical ones are the temples, stupas, caves, and chaityas. There are many temples- places of Worship, all over India. Out of all of these there are five main ones where all 24 Tirthankars attained salvation as per following verse from scripture given below. aSTApade zrI Adi jinavara, vIra pAvApurI varUM, vAsupUjya caMpAnayara sidyA, nema raivata giri varUM; sammeta zikhare vIsa jinavara, mukti pahuMcyA munivarUM, cauvIsa jinavara nitya vaMdu, sayala saMgha sukhakarUM. Adinath Bhagawan attained Nirvana at Ashtapad, Mahavir Swami at Pavapuri, Vasupujya Swami at Champapuri and, Neminath Bhagawan attained Nirvana at Girnar. The other 20 Tirthankars attained Nirvana at Sametshikhar. I always bow down with reverence to all the twenty four Tirthankars, which brings eternal happiness to all. Four of these Tirths are in existence now where one can go and worship but the fifth one, Ashtapad Maha Tirth, is lost lupt) in time, which members of Jain Center of America are trying to rediscover. We are going to talk about this Tirth in detail in the following pages. SHR CHAMPAPURI MAHATIRTH Shri Sametshikhar Tirth Shri Champapuri Tirth Shri Sametshikhar Tirth Shri dimar Tirth Shri Girnar Tirth Shri Pavapuri Tirth Ratna Mandir 398 -

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Jatha es-26 SAMOVSARAN Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Ashtapad Tirth is one of the five major Tirths in Jain Religion which is regarded as lost. It is believed to be situated in the tranquil heights of snow clad Himalayas where it is open to the skies. Jain Center of America Inc., New York has received a replica of this Tirth carved out of crystal & gemstones which is installed in the conservatory on the 4th floor of the temple building. The Jain scripture has singled out five central events (known as Pancha Kalyanak) that occur in a Tirthankar's lifetime as the most auspicious moments. First is Chyavan Kalyanak, second is Janma Kalyanak, third is Diksha Kalyanak. After very deep contemplation and meditation, the Tirthankar attains omniscience, KevalJnan Kalyanak, - the fourth life-changing event. The last event is Nirvana Kalyanak, where the soul gets free from all karmic bonds and is liberated to attain Siddha status. Once after attaining absolute knowledge, Shri Rishabhadev Bhagwan was delivering a sermon while seated in Samavasaran. Out of curiosity, King Bharat asked if any human being living here would become a Tirthankar in the future. He replied affirmatively and said that his son Marichi will become the 24th Tirthankar after many life cycles and will be known as Mahavir. He subsequently explained the upcoming Chovisi (24 Tirthankars). This is how King Bharat came to know the details about the present Chovisi. 399 Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ QEAVER SP Location Present Status When Constructed In Memory Of Constructed by Name of Palace Name of Architect Material Design Eight Steps Synonyms Ratna Mandir The last event is where the soul gets finally free from all the karmic bonds and is liberated to attain Siddha status. Nirvana-bhoomi, or the places where the Tirthankars attained the ultimate goal of breaking away from the circle of life, have turned into key pilgrimage places. All 24 Tirthankars attained nirvana at five places (Five Maha Tirth). As per Jain scriptures, the first Tirthankar Bhagawan Shri Rishabhadev had attained nirvana on Ashtapad Mountain. Chakravarti King Bharat (son of Shri Rishabhadev) had built a palace of crystal and installed 24 idols of Shri Tirthankars carved out of gemstones at this place as a memorial to commemorate the nirvana of Bhagawan Shri Rishabhadev. The name "Ashtapad" is derived from the fact that there are eight (Ashta) steps (Pad) leading to the palace. Details of Ashtapad Maha-Tirth Ashtapad Mountain: Kailash- Himalayas. Not known (JCANY is trying to locate) Millions of years ago Bhagawan Rishabhadev (Nirvana Kalyanak) King Bharat (Son of Shri Rishabhadev) Sinha Nishadhya Prasad Varddhaki Ratna Crystal and Gemstones Omni-directional/Four Sided Hence the name Ashtapad Haradri, Rajatadri, Sfatikachal, Ratnamay $400

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth History - References from Scripture 1. Ekadash Angadi Agam, oldest text, mentions Ashtapad as Tirth. a. Acharanga Niryukti, verse 332 -the first to mention Ashtapad Tirth. b. Sutra Krutangasutra mentions that Rishabhdev gave discourse to his son, King Bharat, on Ashtapad. c. Uttaradhyayan Sutra Niryukti says that anyone (Charam Shariri) who can scale Ashtapad Tirth will attain nirvana or Moksha (Chapter 10) and describes Kailash as a Mountain of Gold and Silver. d. Avashyak Sutra Niryukti has the description of Ashtapad. e. Kalpasutra mentions Nirvana Bhoomi of Rishabhdev at Ashtapad. f. Nishith Churni Divine has a description about Nirvana of Rishabhdev Bhagwan on Ashtapad Mountain. g. Vividh Tirth Kalpa - Jinaprabh Suri wrote in Ashtapad Giri Kalpa, that Gautam Swami entered Sinha Nishadhya Prasad from South. 2. Acharya Dharma Ghosh Suriji's "Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Kalp" describes this Tirth as Sinha Nishadhya Prasad which has 4 sides. 3. Gyan Prakash Deeparnave discusses construction of Tirth in detail. 4. Uttar Puran has the description of Jain Tirthankar Rishabhdev and that, his son, King Bharat, constructed a golden temple with 72 idols of all the three Chovisis (24 Tirthankars of Past, Present, & Future). 5. Bhagwan Mahavir during his sermon said that any human being, who can scale this mountain & stay overnight, will attain liberation in his life time. Gautam Swami, 2600 years ago, scaled this Tirth with his special powers, stayed overnight & worshiped there. 6. Gautam Swami wrote 1st verse of Jag Chintamani Sutra there (Probodh Tika Part 1). Shadavashyak Balavabodha mentions that he performed Chaitya Vandan with Jag-Chintamani Sutra. 7. Vasudev Hindi - 21st chapter says this mountain is related to Vaitadhya Mountain, it is 8 miles in ht & Niyadi River is flowing at the foothills. 8. Jambu Dweep Pragnapti says Ashtapad Mountain is north of Koshal Desh. At the place of Adinath or Rishabhdev Nirvana, the heavenly god Indra erected 3 Stups. (Sutra 33) 9. As per scriptures, Ashtapad is situated 12.5 yojan north of Ayodhya & on a clear morning, one can see & have Darshan from a tree top. 10. Siddhanam Buddhanam Siddhastav Sutra describes the sitting arrangement of idols as "Chattari Aattha Das Doy (Four, Eight, Ten, and Two) Vandiya Jeenvara Chovisam". 11. "Ashtapad Kalpa (old)", written by Purvacharya (Ancient Acharyas) describes in detail the importance of this place & all the events that took place. 12. Hemchandracharya in "Trishashti Shalaka Purush Charitra" describes Ashtapad in detail. Chapter 10 says one who climbs the mountain with his spiritual powers (labhdhi) and stays there overnight can get liberated in the same life. 13. Dhaneshwar Suri writes in Shatrunjay Mahatmya, that King Bharat constructed a palace with the help of Varddhaki Ratna near the Nirvana Bhoomi of Bhagwan Rishabhdev. 14. According to Abhidhan Chintamani, Mount Kailash has many names: Rajatadri, Ashtapad, Sfatikachal, Haradri, and Dhawalgiri. (ref 4-94). - 401 - Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ 15. Shahajanand Dhanji in his letters says that the 3 Chovisi idols (Total 72 idols of past present & future Chovisi) are buried under the snow & some Tirthankar idols are under the control of Buddhist monks. 16. As per the Jain scriptures, we have Avasarpini and Utsarpini era of the time cycle. Each era has 24 Tirthankars. Rishabhdev is the first of 24 Tirthankars of this present era. His life is mentioned in various scriptures and in the Vedas and Puran. He was the first king who taught Defense Art and Agriculture (Ashi, Masi and Krishi). He was the first saint and the first Tirthankar in present times. 17. As per the historians, ancient civilization is 10-12 thousand years old. According to M.I.T. human civilization started at Tibet. The ancient history of western Tibet, Kashmir & Himachal confirms this view. 18. Around 1400 BC, there were semi Tibetan people called Jian mixed with Shang people. Jian may be a synonym of Jina (Tirthankar), which means conqueror. 19. Lord Munisuvrat Nath (Swami) did meditation & penance there as per Tibetan literature. 20. According to one Mongolian monk, Shri Rishabhdev meditated and prayed on Ashtapad which is mentioned in Kanjur & Tanjur books. 21. Potala Palace has some old books, written on palm leaves which describe Nirvana of Rishabhdev at Ashtapad-Kailash. 22. Gangri Karchag - Tibetan Kailash Puran mentions that Kailash is the center of the whole universe. 23. Gangkare Teashi, White Kailash, mentions that Jains lived here before Buddhist known as Gyal Phal Pa & Chear Pu Pa. Their first god's name is Khyu Chok, Lord Rushyanath. Mahavir is Phel Wa. According to this book a lot of Jain principles match. 24. Dr. Lata Bothra is doing a lot of work on antiquities of Jainism, and her book on Ashtapad has a lot of cross references on this subject. 25. The literature obtained from various sources describing Ashtapad has been compiled into 20 volumes. These volumes have lot of information from scriptures & history & ongoing research work. 26. Mahakavi Dhanpal wrote a Stuti in Rishabh Panchshika for Shri Rishabhdev's birth on Meru Parvat & Nirvan on Ashtapad Parvat. 27. Bhadra Bahu Swami wrote in Aavashyak Niryukti about Nirvana of Shri Rishabhdev on Ashtapad and five types of celebration that followed-a. Nirvan b. Chitikarm c. Katha d. Jin Bhavan e. Yachak 28. As per Hari Bhadra Suri Vriti, Bharat constructed 3 floor high Sinha Nishadhya-Jin Mandir with an installed idols of all Tirthankar, his brothers & his own statue. 29. Excerpts from various Pooran Rishabhsen & other Gandhar got liberated on Ashtapad (Hari Vansh Pooran -Acharya Jinsen) Bahubali & other 98 sons got liberated here (Aadi Pooran) Grandfather of Bhagwan Ajitnath, Tridanshjay got liberated here. King Bhaghirath became ascetic on Ashtapad (Uttar Pooran) According to Acharya Shri Gun Bhadra Suri, Vyal- Mahavyal, Achhedhya, & Naag Kumar got liberated here (Prakrut Nirvan Bhakti) Hari Vasam, son of Chakravarti Harishen got liberated here. Acharya Ravisen writes in Padma Pooran (Chapter 22) about renovation of Ashtapad Tirth & described Bali Muni story. 30. Bruhat Kalpa Sutra Bhashya & Vriti mentions that Rishabhdev explained about Samagra Aavgraha Aachar in reply to a question of Shakendra & Bharat on Ashtapad (Brahad Kalpa Sutra Niryukti) 31. Tarun Prabh Suri (written in 1411) in Shadavashyak Balavbodh, mentions about Jag Chintamani Suttam (Rola Chhand) (Volume X, Chapter 57, Article A, Page 4351) Ratna Mandir - 35 402 a

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bhagavAna zrI manira FACILITIES Floor Bhojanshala Ayambilshala Kitchen Rest Rooms Development of Concept - Ratna Mandir Shrimad Hall Pathshala Office Scholar's Room Upashraya Navkar Mantra Chandan Room Shower Rooms 2-Blue Since then the thought process started as how to achieve this, while temple building drawings were being finalized. Meanwhile we saw couple of idols carved from gemstones in our office and thought of making 24 idols out of gemstone and house them in Ratna Mandir around the Gabhara wall on 2nd floor. This would need a much smaller space. At this stage a preliminary design of the Ratna Mandir was drawn. Jain Center Temple Building Directory Senior Center Coat Rooms Gift Shop Rest Rooms Youth Center Art Gallery Mini Theater Utilities Si areas of 2-Green DINING HALL BUILDING DIRECTORY MEDITATION HALL LIBRARY The Jain center of America Inc., in New York, has constructed a new building for its temple and other religious activities. As a tribute to 24 Tirthankars, it is customary to make idols of 24 Tirthankars in a temple and place them around Gabhara (Main place of worship in a temple). We wanted to install Shri Chovisi (24 idols of Tirthankaras) in the Bhamati area but due to lack of space this could not be done. LECTURE HALL bhagavAna candra prabha 2-White PARKING ASHTAPAD DADAWADI ADINATH TEMPLE MAHAVIR TEMPLE Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth RECEPTION MULTIPURPOSE HALL CELLAR as 403 a bhagavAna zrIvAsapUjya jI 2-Red bhagavAna zItalanAtha 16-Gold TEMPLE ELEVATION -Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ 1.16218 While the idea of the Ratna Mandir was taking shape, one happened to visit a temple in Jaipur (India) and saw an Ashtapad PAT; this was the turning point from the "Ratna Mandir" concept into "Ashtapad". Now our energies were focused on one thought: How to morph "Ratna Mandir" into "Shri Ashtapad" this led us to research further into the facts about "Shri Ashtapad". Courtesy: Sh Nathmalji Chandalia, Jaipur A mountain should be carved out of crystal stones that could provide the look and feel of the snowcovered mountain. Provide eight steps at the base as per name of Ashtapad (8 steps) and 24 niches (Gokhalas) for Shri Chovisi in the center of the mountain. That would fulfill the desire of "Ratna Mandir". The whole structure would be assembled to appear as a mountain. Thus the idea of making a model of "Shri Ashtapad" with "Ratna Mandir" Chovisi (24 Tirthankar idols) installed on the Ashtapad Mountain was born. Courtesy: Shrenuj & Company, Mumbai Shri Ashtapad Tirth Pat carved on Glass with silver at Ahmedabad depicting the details about Ashtapad and related stories. Courtesy: Shrimad Rajchandra Tradition. Ratna Mandir s 404 -

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ID ID eri D bAla ASHTAPAD DARSHAN 19 na 4 Development of Ashtapad Design Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth The original design of Ashtapad was four sided as per the picture given, also called Sarvatomukhi-Omni-directional. (Gyan Prakash Deeparnave). The sitting arrangement of idols in multiple rows as shown in the photos was done as per the following verse (Shloka) from scripture; cattArI aTThadasadoyavaMdiyA jiNavarAcauvvIsaM; paramaTTa - niTTaaTThA siddhA mama disaMtu - siddhANaM buddhANaM sUtra cattAri aTTha daza gAthAnA judA judA artho cAra dakSiNa dizAmAM, ATha pazcima dizAmAM, daza uttara dizAmAM, ane ve pUrva dizAmAM, ema aSTApada upara vaMdana karAyalA ane jemaNe paramArthane (mokSa) saMpUrNa siddha karyo che tevA covIsa tIrthaMkaro mane siddhi Apo. athavA cAra uparanI mekhalAmAM, ATha vaccenI mekhalAmAM, daza nIcenI mekhalAmAM, ane be sauthI nIcenI mekhalAmAM, e pramANe paNa aSTApada upara vaMdana thAya che. This verse indicates that the four Tirthankars are sitting at upper level (numbers 3 to 6), eight at the middle level (numbers 7 to 14), ten at the lower level (numbers 15 to 24), and two at the lowest level (number 1 and 2). This way the idol positions were determined for a unidirectional unit in four horizontal rows, one above the other. Dimensions of the idols will vary as per available space in each row. Space constraint forced us to make a unidirectional unit viewable only from the front. Now an architectural blueprint was developed to a scale based on the available space accordingly. Height and width of the mountain (Ht 13'.1" x W 14'.7" x D 5'.1") were determined. We also installed a sky light at the top to give an effect of the Ashtapad Mountain being open to the sky. We added Kailash and Mansarovar photos in the background and the ceiling was painted in blue with clouds to give a special effect of Ashtapad in Kailash area open to the sky. $ 405 a -Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ / / / / - The weight of the crystal, which is about 10 tons became a structural challenge. Overriding constraint was the weight bearing capacity of the temple on the 4th floor. Permissible weight was not to exceed 10 tons. A steel frame weighing one ton was designed in Jaipur to hold the whole structure. There are eight layers, one above the other, in the steel framing. As this is a mountain the slope was taken into consideration. The whole structure has 5.1' depth at the bottom but only 0.75' depth at the top. EBU 3 engineers, 2 architects, and Ashtapad Team members took part in final designing of the frame. It took almost 3 years to come to a final framing design. Ratna Mandir S$ 406 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Making of Crystal Mountain Steps, Gokhlas and Shikhar The mountain is the main body and is made of crystal quartz. Various blocks of crystal (59), each weighing 75 to 750 lbs, were assembled to replicate the appearance of a real mountain & to provide a sloping pattern on the front and on the sides as in a mountain. Eight steps were constructed in the center leading to the first row of the Gokhala. 24 Gokhalas were sculpted in the mountain itself where the idols will be installed. Model #5 was the first model carved in crystal, which was 1/5th size of the final model. The mountain consists of eight layers of crystal blocks. First two layers are for steps, next four are for idols and last two layers are for Shikhar. Layers of Crystal Blocks Ashtapad Mountain Dimension Height at Center Height on Sides Width Depth Depth from Glass Size of the Steps 13.1" 9 14.7" 5.1" 2.3" 15' X 1'8" X 2'6" Crystal Blocks are arranged one above the other and side by side, to make up the mountain. Crystal model # 5 - 3'* 3' -$ 407 - -Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ Yorkton NOXIOMEMA Hover 217 La C Ratna Mandir Tatto Ashtapad has derived its name from the fact that it has eight steps. 8 steps were carved at the bottom of the mountain in the center. Above that 4 layers of Gokhlas were carved as per the scripture. A design with regular carving was done in the beginning but later on a Asht Pratiharya design was added and hence all 24 Gokhalas have a Asht Pratiharya design. Individual Yaksh Yakshini are carved at the base next to the Sinhasan. A five Shikhar design has been added at the top to give the whole structure, the appearance of a temple. All Shikhars are carved as per the design in the scripture, and will be adomed with gold kalash. The Dhwaja (flag) will be at the top in the center. Mountain & Shri Chovisi will be illuminated from the front using LED lights. As well as it will be illuminated from the back using color lights, giving it an amazing effect. 408

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Model Making- A 10 year Story Model #: 1 Year: 2001 Size: 1'x1' Carved from: Serpentine Stories carved on sides Brought to N.Y on April 2001 Exhibited at JCA Model #: 3 Year: 2002 Size: 3' x 3 Carved from: Serpentine Story carving done in 3-D Installed at 74th Street Temple from 2002 to 2005 Model #: 5 Year: 2003 Size: 3x3 Carved from: Crystal 1st Crystal Model Exhibited at Ithaca street Temple from 2005 to 2009. -S$ 409 -Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ Model Making- A 10 year Story Model #: 7 Year: 2006 Size: 3' x 3 Carved from: Crystal Model with 3 Chovisi Exhibited in many cities in India Model #: 9 Year: 2007 Size: 14.7" x 12.7" Carved from: Marble First full sized model. Model #: 11 Year: 2008 Size: 14.7" x 13.1" Carved from: Crystal Has 5 Shikhar and Kalash All Gokhalas have Asht Partiharya carving Mountain installed at JCA on 21st June, 2009 Many of the related stories carved from gemstones are installed on the mountain itself. Ratna Mandir S$ 410 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Rough Crystal 30 tons of rough crystal stone was imported. After processing and carving the final weight of the mountain is 7.5 tons. This is supported on a 1 ton steel frame. 24 1:2 Crystal Blocks - Total of 59 blocks were cut and arranged in 8 layers to make the mountain, each weighing 75 to 750 lbs. Carving on Steps - Eight steps were carved at bottom of the mountain in the center, heading up to Gokhala level. Carving on Ghummat and Chhaja - All 24 Gokhlas have Ghummat with Chhaja and are fully carved, all around US - 411 - -Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ Rough Gemstones Name: Rose Quartz Color: Strong pink, pale pink Hardness: 7 Density: 2.65 Transparency: Transparent, Translucent Country: Brazil, Madagascar, India, Mozambique, Namibia, Sri Lanka and United States SILICATE (Tectosilicate, Silica Group) a-SiO2 (Silicon oxide) Rose quartz is often cracled, usually a little turbid. Rose quartz is one of the most desirable varieties of quartz. The pink to rose red color is completely unique, unlike any other pink mineral species. Rose quartz is used as an ornamental stone and as a gemstone. It is also an alternate birthstone for the month of January Name: Tiger's Eye Color: Gold-yellow, gold-brown Hardness: 6 1/2 - 7 Density: 2.58 -2.64 Transparency: Opaque Country: South Africa, Australia, Burma, India, Namibia, United States Typically display stripes, because included fibers are crooked or bent. It is sensitive to acids. Found together with hawk's eye in slabs of a few inches thickness. Name: Calcite Color: colorless, yellow, brown and various other color Hardness: 3 Density: 2.69 -2.71 Transparency: Transparent to Translucent Country: South Africa, Australia, Burma, India, Namibia, United States, Zambia, Germany m NITRATES, CARBONATES, BORATES. CaCO3 (Calcium carbonate). Calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate. The other polymorphs are the minerals aragonite and vaterite. Aragonite will change to calcite at 470degC, and vaterite is even less stable. Ratna Mandir - $$ 412

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Rough Gemstones Name: Chalcedony Color: Bluish, white gray gold-brown, iridescent Hardness: 6 1/2 - 7 Density: 2.58 - 2.64 Transparency: Dull, Translucent Country: Belize, Denmark, Eritrea, Greenland, India Traditionally defined as a fibrous cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, more recently, it has been shown that much Chalcedony is a mixture of Quartz and Morganite, silica mineral. When it is concentrically banded (often in rather wild patterns) it is called by the sub variety name Agate. When it is in flat layers/bands it is called by the sub variety name Onyx Name: Sodalite Color: White, blue, gray Hardness: 5 1/2 - 6 Density: 2.14 - 2.40 Transparency: Transparent to Opaque Country: Brazil, Greenland, India, Canada, Namibia. Russia and U.S.A. SILICATES (Tectosilicates, Sodalite Group) Na Ala(SiO4)3Cl (Sodium aluminum silicate chloride) The name sodalite refers to its sodium content. For jewelry, only blue tones are used sometimes they have a violet tint; frequently they are dispersed with white veins from white calcite. Name: Jasper Color: All colors, mostly spotted or striped Hardness: 6 1/2 - 7 Density: 2.58 -2.91 Transparency: Opaque, even in thin slabs Country: Egypt, Australia, Brazil, India, Canada, Kazakhstan, Madagascar, Russia Uniformly colored jasper is rare. Usually it is multicolored, striped or flamed. Sometimes jasper is grown together with agate or opal. -S$ 413 -Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ 1-e1-e1 Ratna Mandir Aesthetic Beauty of Shri Chovisi Name: Rushabhdev Color: Orange Stone Name: Calcite Country of Origin: Mexico Weight: 28645 Carats Size: 11.25" x 8.8" x4.5" The first one of the 24 Tirthankaras "Lord Rishabdev" idol is carved out of an energizing orange Mexican calcite. This luxurious idol stands radiant with the bull chinha on the sinhasan (platform). Majestic body proportions, harmonious expressions and gold with black accents highlight the idol. This enlightened ascetic attained "nirvana" on the Ashtapad. Name: Ajitnath Color: Light Pink Size: 11.25" x 9" x 4.5" An alluring baby pink statue of the second Tirthankar, "Lord Ajitnath" idol has innocent eyes, an expressive face, well chiseled hands and feet combined with calm and perfect padmasan posture. The srivatsa symbol on the chest and the elephant chinha on the sinhasan (platform) add divinity to the statue. Stone Name: Rose Quartz Country of Origin: Brazil Weight: 33025 Carats Name: Sambhavnath Color: Light Brown Stone Name: Aventurine Country of Origin: India Weight: 17835 Carats Size: 9.29" x 7.7" x 3.78" A classic and elegant Pujyaniya statue of "Lord Sambhavnath" in hues of yellow ochre with beautiful accents in gold, red and green - the colors of life and fire. A very calm and serene face with well demarcated features. The horse chinha on the platform signifies the pure soul. Extremely royal looking statue with rich ornamentation lend grandiose to the Tirthankar Idol statue. A luxurious and glamorous piece of art. Name: Abhinandan Color: Silver-grey stripes Size: 9" x 7.3" x 3.25" 414 a Stone Name: Flintstone Country of Origin: Russia Weight: 15430 Carats Swirled patterns of the Flintstone boulder cut and placed in a beautiful "Lord Abhinandan" idol. Classic body proportions calm and poised facial expressions along with the srivatsa symbol stands out splendidly on the plain torso. The monkey chinha add divinity and serenity to the Tirthankar idol. A brilliant piece of art indeed.

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Aesthetic Beauty of Shri Chovisi Name: Sumatinath Color: Light Green Size: 9.25" x 7.4" x 3.75" Stone Name: Aventurine Country of Origin: India Weight: 18260 Carats Aluxurious and soothing green blue colored Aventurine has been transformed into a mesmerizing "Lord Sumatinath" idol. Intense eyes, eyelashes and eyebrows add depth to his face. Well proportioned body parts and the perfect padmasan posture combined with the goose chinha give a sense of completeness to the statue. Name: Padmaprabha Stone Name: Sodalite Color: Navy Blue Country of origin: Brazil Size: 9" x 7.3" x 3.25" Weight: 13360 Carats Feeling of cyclonic movement going around the idollending life to this already vibrant statue in blue. The quest of the sculptor to balance the lines has been met beautifully. A well poised, expressive face and eyebrows seem like they are meeting in the center that add a mystic flavor to this idol of "Lord Padmaprabha". Delicate ornamental beauty added by the hints of gold and red along with the red lotus on the platform makes this a fine piece of art. Name: Suparshvanath Color: Blue Size: 7.13" x 5.5" x 2.6" Stone Name: Lapis Lazuli Country: Afghanistan Weight: 7550 Carats A splendid idol of "Lord Suparshvanath" in Lapis Lazuli, one of the most prized gemstones of Ancient Egypt. An interesting curve on the ends of the Sinhasan platform together with the immaculate proportions of the body parts adds to the beauty of the idol. The Swastika chinha beautifully symbolizes the Tirthankar embodied in the lapis lazuli rock. Name: Chandraprabha Color: Pink with white spots Size: 7" x 5.7" x 2.75" Stone Name: Thulite Country of origin: Norway Weight: 8525 Carats Calm, serene & enlightened is the feeling you get when looking at the idol of Lord Chandraprabha". A remarkable piece created by the sculptor in an opaque, deep pink variety of Zoisite. The natural color and pattern of thulite combined with exceptional lapidary craftsmanship add to the crescent moon symbolic statue. The ultimate signified liberated soul! -35 415 - -Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Aesthetic Beauty of Shri Chovisi Name: Suvidhinath Color: Dark Khaki Size: 7" x 5.5" x 2.75" Stone Name: Onyx Country: Argentina Weight: 7690 Carats Nature has creatively striped this "Lord Suvidhinath" idol made of onyx. It appears radiant with its crocodile chinha. A classic example of fine lapidary skills denoted by a perfect padmasan posture, highlighted by composed facial expressions. The khaki green rock from Argentina beautifully transformed into an epitome of purity and enlightenment. Name: Shitalnath Stone Name: Chalcedony Color: Whitish- Purple Country of Origin: Turkey Size: 7" x 5.7" X 2.75" Weight: 8175 Carats A harmonious amalgamation of twin colors- white & purple. Well poised and calm expressions together with well distinguished hands and feet make this a fine piece of art. The srivatsa symbol on the chest adds to the supremacy of the "Lord Shitalnath" statue. The bluish purple color on the head seems to emit eternal aura from the statue. The shrivatsa symbol on the platform adds to the purity of this statue. Name: Shreyansnath Color: Lt. Blue & white spots Size: 7.25" x 5.6" x 2.75" Stone Name: Calcite Country of Origin: Spain Weight: 8520 Carats Exquisitely carved from a single boulder of soft Spanish calcite, a very calm and serene idol of "Lord Shreyansanath". A slight accent with gold and pink on the face highlight the statue beautifully. An admirable and appealing piece of art with mysterious shades of blue and white. The rhinoceros depicted on the platform symbolizes the enlightened soul. Name: Vasupujya - swami Color: Grey & Lt. brown Size: 7" x 5.5" x 2.75" Stone Name: Jasper Country: South Africa Weight: 7195 Carats A fascinating ornamental rock fashioned into a majestic "Lord Vasupujya" idol. Grey bands & patterns with a touch of rose brown in the center add a mystic value. Highlights of gold add refineness to the already calm and poised statue. Fine craftsmanship combined with balanced proportions of the body makes this a connoisseur piece. Majestic tilak, buffalo chinha and perfect padmasan posture radiate the idol's purity of mind and soul. Ratna Mandir -S$ 416 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Aesthetic Beauty of Shri Chovisi Name: Vimalnath Color: Salmon & white Size: 7.25" x 5.5" x 2.75" Stone Name: Maukite Country: USA Weight: 8100 Carats Placid and composed expressions are the highlights of this beautiful salmon shaded siltstone, Maukite. Exquisite craftsmanship has brought out the lustrous and mesmerizing "Lord Vimalnath" statue. Perfect posture in padmasan , well chiseled hands and feet, gold accents together with the boar on the Sinhasan platform make this a connoisseur's piece. Name: Anantnath Color: Gold & Black Size: 7.36" x 5.7" x 2.83" Stone Name: Tiger's Eye Country: South Africa Weight: 8848 Carats An outstanding example of gold yellow on the deep colored body highlights "Lord Anantnath" idol made of Tiger Eye. Fine craftsmanship can be seen in the fine facial features and overall balance of the body. The hawk chinha identifies the Tirthankar along with the golden accents add a touch of ornamentation to the idol. Name: Dharmanath Color: Dark Pink Size: 5.25" x 4" x 2" Stone Name: Ruby Country: Kenya Weight: 4095 Carats A classic "Lord Dharmanath" idol in the undisputed ruler of the gemstone world, Ruby. An elevated sinhasan platform with the srivatsa symbol on the chest, finely chiseled features and Vajra (thunderbolt) chinha make this a fine piece of art. An epitome of beauty carved by the lapidary in the fascinating gemstone of love, passion and power. Name: Shantinath Color: Blackish Blue Size: 5.04" x 4.1" x 2.01" Stone Name: Sapphire Country: India Weight: 4135 Carats A magnificent "Lord Shantinath" idol is the ultimate colors of truth, nobility and serenity. Intense, mesmerizing features and eyes combined with the perfect padmasan posture add to the divinity and beauty of this statue. An exceptional deep shade of blue has been carved luxuriously in a fine piece of art. The deer symbol adds grace to the statue. -S$ 417 - -Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ Ratna Mandir Aesthetic Beauty of Shri Chovisi Name: Kunthunath Color: Orange & Yellow. Stone Name: Aventurine Country of Origin: India Weight: 3107 Carats Size: 5.24" x 4.0" x 2.17" A remarkable play of red, orange and yellow, the colors of fire is the highlight of this "Lord Kuntunath" idol. Half and half shading on the face lend a tinge of mystical beauty to the statue. Only a master of the lapidary could use the color distributions to further beautify the statue. Calm and serene eyes, perfect posture, and male goat chinha make this a fine piece of art. Name: Aranath Color: Transparent Purple Stone Name: Amethyst Country of Origin: Brazil Weight: 2890 Carats Size: 5.08" x 4.1" x 1.97" The epitome of simplicity and divinity evident in this charismatic "Lord Aranath" idol symbolized by the presence of the Nandavarta. Well defined eyes and facial features together with the perfect padmasan posture add to the creative energy unleashed by this statue. An exceptional visual delight to the viewer in the royal purple translucent hues of amethyst. Name: Mallinath Color: Transparent Size: 5.25" x 4" x 1.75" A transparent single piece of crystal quartz transformed beautifully into" Lord Mallinath" idol. The clarity of the crystal signifies the purity of the idol's soul. Calm and serene facial expressions enhance the beauty of the well proportioned body parts. Exemplary craftsmanship of the sculptor is captured in this fascinating divine creation. The seating posture is perfect with Kumbha chinha and the face expressive and liberated. In all, a fantastic piece of art. Name: Munisuvrat Swami Color: White Size: 5.30" x 4.0" x 2" Stone: Crystal Quartz Country of Origin: Brazil Weight: 2530 Carats - 418 Stone Name: Onyx Country: Argentina Weight: 3204 Carats A stunning "Munisuvrat swami" idol in the color of, purity, white. The well defined facial features stand out beautifully. Another classy example of fine lapidary craftsmanship. A glamorous pujniya statue with tortoise symbol on the platform adds opulence to the statue.

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Aesthetic Beauty of Shri Chovisi Name: Naminath Color: Light Grey Size: 5.25" x 4.0" x 2" Stone Name: Chalcedony Country of Origin: Brazil Weight: 3060 Carats A classic "Lord Naminath" idol transmitting soothing vibes all around. Facial expressions showing tranquility and peace. Well defined eyes and lips add serenity to the statue. A refreshing gold accent together with the blue lotus symbol on the chinha lends a soothing touch to the fine piece of art. Name: Neminath Color: Pink Size: 5" x 3.8" x 2.5" Stone Name: Pink Opal Country of Origin: Peru Weight: 2550 Carats A mesmerizing "Lord Neminath" statue rare, opulent baby pink opal. Very calm and poised expressions on the face together with skillfully carved hands and feet add divinity to this composed statue. Light ornamentation with gold and red adds glamour to the statue. The conch chinha symbolizes the ascetic's enlightenment. Name: Parshvanath Color: Smoky Size: 5.5" x 4" x 2" Stone: Smoky Quartz Country of Origin: Brazil Weight: 2857 Carats Beautiful transparency combines with a splendid color distribution of smoky add uniqueness to this "Lord Parshvanath" statue. A broad forehead highlighted beautifully with color and equal proportions between the upper and lower part of the face together with the serpent chinha show the purity and supremacy of the Tirthankar idol. An exquisite and refined piece for a true devotee. Name: Mahavir Swami Color: Steel Grey Size: 5.25" x 4" x 2" Stone Name: Gun Metal Country of Origin: India Weight: 5375 Carats A charismatic and enticing creation of the reformer, propagator, the last of the 24 Tirthankars, Lord Mahavira by the lapidary. Classic body proportions, majestic facial expressions together with the lion chinha on the platform signifying the existence of the enlightened soul. The little golden accents add regality to the dark grey statue carved out of a single rock of gun metal. - 419 - Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ Ashtapad Related Stories 1. Shri Rishabhdev Janma Kalyanak 2. Shri Rishabhdev Varsi Tap Parna (fast breaking ceremony) 3. Shri Rishabhdev Bhagwan in Samavasaran 4. Shri Rishabhdev - Nirvana Kalyanak. 5. King Bharat Chakravarti. 6. King Bharat at Rang Mandap* on Ashtapad 7. King Bharat in Areesa Mahal (palace of mirrors) 8. King Sagar's sons and Naag Kumar. 9. Gautam Swami seeking permission from Bhagwan Mahavir to visit Ashtapad. 10. Gautam Swami climbing Ashtapad with the help of Sun-rays (Atma Labhdhi).* Sunrays with Laser Effect.* 11. Gautam Swami - scripting of Jag-Chintamani Sutra.* 12. 5 Tapas on each of the first 3 steps, total 15 - representing 1503.* 13. Gautam Swami and Tapas - Kheer Parna. 14. Gautam Swami and Tiryank Jrumbhak Dev Updesh.* 15. Vali Muni and Ravan Viman.* 16. Ravan lifting Ashtapad.* 17. Ravan and Mandodari devotion (Bhakti).* 18. Ravan and Dharnendra Dev Dialogue. 19. Rani Veermati (previous life of Damayanti) and 'Tilak' Story.* 20. Shri Padlipta Suri's Visit to Ashtapad. 21. Indra Viman and Angels with Garland." 22. Sun, Moon, Animals, Birds, Trees and other carvings. 23. Bahubali Story. 24. Sundari and 98 Brothers. * On the mountain and others are in front of the mountain T Josfaaliy for= -1 prathamagaNadhara sAvana gautamasvAbhi viracitam // ] ( TE ) $out-o ut Hifche ! #tra-arga atatia ? Sa. M-ferrari for! FM-HTE! M-TE! MT-Trau! M-aera! HT- RTCITE! HT-9a-fa3raut! aTThAvaya-saMThavia-rUva! kammaTTha-viNAsaNa! cauvIsaM pi jiNavara! jayaMtu a-ppaDihaya-sAsaNa. Jag-Chintamani Sutram Oh all the 24 Jineshvars! Like the desire yielding jewel of the universe! The lord of the universe! The protector of the living beings of the universe! The brother of the living beings! The supreme guide of the living beings! Proficient in knowing and manifesting all the truths of the universe! Such whose idols are consecrated on Ashtapad Mountain! The annihilator of all 8 karmas! & whose precept prevails unobstructed forever, may you be Victorious! Ratna Mandir $420 a

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth There are many legends associated with Shri Ashtapad Tirth, out of which the following 24 have been depicted in individual carved units. Related stories are briefly narrated separately. Initially, the stories were carved in a two-dimensional design at the base, on the sides of the mountain, in the first two prototypes. As the concept matured, these carvings depicting various stories related to Shri Ashtapad were developed into separate three-dimensional carved units. Janma Kalyanak During the third era, King Nabhiraj and Queen Marudevi ruled over Bharat Kshetra. The Queen gave birth to a son named Rishabha. Shri Rishabh became King, ruling well and teaching various skills to his people. As his life went by, Rishabh decided to renounce worldly life. He donated all his possessions and became a monk. Varsi Tap Parna As a monk, Rishabhdev wandered from house to house for thirteen months. People offered him gold and other valuables, not knowing that he would only accept food. It wasn't until Rishabhdev reached the city of Hastinapur in northern India; at that time King Shreyans Kumar bowed down and offered Rishabhdev fresh sugarcane juice as Gochari. Since then, the Varsi Tap (penance) and the corresponding fast breaking ceremony of drinking sugar cane juice during Parna have been followed. Bharat Chakravarti Bharat was the eldest son of Rishabhdev. After his father renounced the throne, Bharat became the King. When King Bharat heard about Rishabhdev Bhagwan's nirvana, he went to Ashtapad to pay homage. There, Bharat not only constructed a gemstone-studded palace, but also installed the idols of the 24 Tirthankaras as Rishabhdev had described in his sermon. Areesa Mahal King Bharat was looking in the mirror in his palace. When one of the rings fell off of his finger, King Bharat saw his bare finger and wondered what he would look like without any ornamentation. As he removed all his jewelrv. he realized his material possessions were creating the illusion of beauty & that true beauty comes from within. With his newfound awareness, King Bharat entered deep thought, where he was able to destroy all his Ghati Karma & reach Keval-Jnan. -35 421 -Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ Shri Gautam Swami shtapad the same life mission from When Bhagwan Mahavir established the Chaturvidha Sangha, Indrabhuti Gautam was his first disciple. Bhagwan Mahavir said in his sermon, "A person who scales Ashtapad & offers prayers to 24 Tirthankars attains Moksha in the same life." When Gautam Swami heard this, he requested permission from Bhagwan Mahavir to go to Ashtapad. With the help of spiritual power, Gautam Swami scaled Ashtapad Mountain by holding onto sunrays as a rope. He offered his prayers to 24 Tirthankars & compiled the first verse of Jag-Chintamani Sutram. spiritual Tapas Kheer Parna When Gautam Swami arrived at the bottom of the Ashtapad Mountain, he saw 3 ascetics, with 500 disciples each trying to scale Mount Ashtapad, who could not climb more than 3 steps. Next morning when he came down, all 1503 Tapas were impressed by his achievement and wanted to be his disciples. Due to their earnest desire he initiated them. As all the Tapas were fasting for 3 days, Gautam Swami arranged Kheer (rice cooked in milk) for Parna. Even though the quantity of Kheer was not enough, due to his spiritual power he could feed Kheer to all of them by putting his thumb in the vessel. Upon arrival, they saw Mahavir Swami in Samavasaran, and Gautam Swami asked all Tapas to sit along with other Sadhu. Then Bhagwan Mahavir said, "Gautam! You need to bow to these Kevalis." Now Gautam Swami realized that all Tapas had become Kevali. Tiryank Jrumbhak Dev That night a heavenly god named Vaishraman (Tiryank Jrumbhak dev, in one of the previous life of a great sage Vajra-swami) also came there to worship. He saw Gautam Swami who looked very handsome and healthy. He thought how can this monk do penance and still look this healthy. Gautam Swami read his mind and told the story of Pundarik and Kandarik and explained that an emaciated body is not the indication of penance. But to control the soul through meritorious meditation is real penance. This way he cleared the doubt of the heavenly god. Ratna Mandir S$ 422 -

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_Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Nag Kumar & Sagar's sons King Sagar had sixty thousand sons who went to Mount Ashtapad and prayed to all 24 Tirthankars. In order to protect the temple, they dug a big trench all around the mountain that disturbed the King of serpents who lived there. Nag Kumar Dev was very angry, but when the Princes apologized to Nag Kumar he pardoned them & went away. The princes thought the trench will be filled up over the period, so they decided to fill it up with holy water from the Ganges & disturbed Nag Kumar Dev again, so he came out & burned all 60,000 princes to ashes. CONNU Ravan & Bali Muni King Ravan was flying over Mount Ashtapad when his Viman suddenly stopped because Ravan had failed to pay respect to a monk named Bali Muni, who was meditating there. This angered Ravan as he remembered his previous revenge. So he decided to uproot the whole mountain and throw it in the ocean along with Bali Muni. With his special Avadhi-Jnan knowledge, Bali knew what Ravan was planning so he held down the mountain by pressing with his toe. Ravan was unable to handle the pressure and begged for forgiveness. Ravan & Mandodari Bhakti Ravan and his wife Mandodari went to Mount Ashtapad to pray. Mandodari started dancing while Ravan started playing the Veena, a musical instrument. When a string from the Veena accidentally broke, Ravan pulled a vein from his thigh, replaced the broken string, and continued playing the Veena. Afterwards they performed pooja & offered prayers to the idols. Thus Ravan earned Tirthankar Nam-karma, ensuring a place in the future Chovisi. Rani Veermati While traveling King Mamman and Queen Veermati met a monk named Muniraj who was on his way to Ashtapad Tirth. Since then, Queen Veermati wanted to visit Ashtapad Tirth and pray there. After the Queen completed a long penance, Shasan Devi, a goddess, assisted Veermati to Ashtapad. The Queen prayed to all 24 Tirthankaras and placed a gemstone studded gold tilak on the forehead of all the idols. In a later life, as Queen Damayanti, her forehead was glowing like the ruby tilak that she had previously adorned on all the Tirthankaras. $$ 423 a -Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ Collection of Literature on Ashtapad ASHTAPAD LITERATURE Collection of Ashtapad Literature Volume I to XX Total pages 0001 to 9100 Content - Original literature from scriptures Historical facts and findings Bhagwan Rishabhdev and King Bharat, Shri Gautam Swami and Related stories Pooja, stavan, and stutis Research related topics and reports Crystals, Gemstones and Nav Graha. Exhibits and seminars JAN SAM Volume XX Literature on Ashtanud Collection of Articles Research Material Ashtapad Literature Master Index Language English Content - Cross reference with Code index Selected and edited material Subject and Authors reference Bibliography SHIRLASHTARA MALATT BATRAM DELA CREATION Ashtapad Pamphlet Language: Hindi. English, Gujarati SAHAPA TIRTH Content - Development of Concept Development of Design Model making Crystal and gemstones Shri Chovisi Related stories Exhibits and Seminars Research Chova - Shia Dig List of Available DVD on Ashtapad Literature and Research Literature DVD Volume 1-X Literature DVD Volume XI-XX Index Booklet with Cross Reference Kailash Tour Video (KM Video) Kailash Mansarovar Photo DVD Geology (Research) DVD Ratna Mandir Video Pooja and Stavans DVD Powerpoint Presentations DVD Ratna Mandir $ 424 -

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Collection of Literature on Ashtapad zrI aSTApadatIrtha pUjA zrI aSTApadatIrthAya namonamaH ever Guan racayitA tIrthaprabhASaka AcArya zrImadIrI mahArAja zrI aSTApadatIrtha stavano stuti ane pUjA (gul) zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Ashtapad Pooja Booklet Language: Gujarati and Hindi Content Shri Deepvijayji Ashtapad Pooja Shri Shushilsuriswarji Ashtapad Pooja Ashtapad Stavan Booklet Language: Gujarati and Hindi Content - Collection of Stavans and stutis from scriptures and from modern times Ashtapad Parichay Pustika Language: Gujarati By Padmashri Kumarpal Desail Contents - Describing details about Ashtapad Making of the model Research work 425 a Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ Research and Field Trips Jain Center of America Inc., New York (JCA) has constructed a model of Ashtapad. This Center is interested in locating Ashtapad Maha Tirth and Ashtapad Mountain. Three research trips were organized by JCA to visit and research the Kailash Mansarovar area from 2006 to 2009. The main objectives of this excursion were to: 1. Add depth and breadth to the research already conducted. 2. Find the location/existence of Ashtapad as described in scripture. 3. Prove the existence of Ashtapad geographically and archaeologically. Ashtapad Research International Foundation (ARIF) In recent history, no one has witnessed the actual Ashtapad Tirth as described in the scriptures. Pilgrims and visitors travel to the mountain where this Tirth is believed to be hidden somewhere. Many individuals and organizations are involved in research to unravel the mysteries of this legendry place. We are currently working on the following: * We are collecting literature on Ashtapad from scripture & have put it in XX volumes. It includes details on Ashtapad, pooja, stavans, exhibits, research etc. * An index booklet with cross-references from XX Volumes Ashtapad Parichaya Pustika and pamphlet regarding Ashtapad Maha Tirth (Ratna Mandir) in English, Hindi & Gujarati have been published. * We are working on 10% selection of articles to put them in two volumes. Collection of literature and research material is available in DVD formats. We are publishing articles on Ashtapad on and off for information to public. The Ashtapad Model - a replica and all 3 Chovisi (72 idols of Tirthankars) & other idols were exhibited in many major cities where there was a tremendous turn out. * Making of Ashtapad & research trip to Kailash video was very well received. * We held 3 seminars at Ahmedabad & Mumbai & planning an International one. * We have visited Dharamshala and we are coordinating the studies from Tibetan literature and Bon Po- the indigenous religion of Tibet at that time. * We have already undertaken 3 field trips to KM region to do preliminary research. Satellite studies have helped us a lot in trying to locate the buried structure. We are also trying to get high resolution satellite data for better interpretation. * We are preparing a proposal for research which will be sent to many research institutions globally & to International Geological Correlation Program at UN. Ratna Mandir - 426 -

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Pyramid Mount Kailash Wall like structure TRENCH Research and Field Trips Kailash at A.M. Mount Ashtapad Wall like structure Wall like structure as 427 a Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Kailash Mountain also known as KANG RIM POCHE is 25 miles north of Mansarovar up in the Himalayas. Between Mansarovar (Padma Had) and Kailash, about 5-7 miles North-East, is another mountain called Ashtapad. This mountain is 8 miles in height as per scriptures and is covered with white snow and hence known as Dhawalgiri. You can walk from "DARECHIN" after crossing about 15-20 mountain hills, and one will reach there in 4 to 6 hours. Buddhist pilgrims call this mountain "Kang Siche." Nandi Parvat: Shri Bharatbhai Hansraj Shah thinks this could be Ashtapad. He has taken several pictures of the mountain to prove that this is "Sinh Nishadhya Prasad" Kailash and Nandi in the front Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ Research and Field Trips KM Tour # 3, research group June-July 2009 Area east of Kailash Ruins found around Kailash region Ratna Mandir S$ 428 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Research and Field Trips Probable Site for Ashtapad (1) Mount Kailash, (2) Bonari near Kailash, (3) Barkha plains, (4) Tarboche, (5) Nandi Parvat, (6) Mountain between Serlung Gompa and Gyandrag Monastry, (7) Gyandrag Monastry, (8) 13 Drigung Kagyu Chorten, (9) Probable site of Ashtapad known as Gombo Phang or Trinetra or Mahakal, (10) The site was detected using satellite data by Mr. P.S. Thakker and known as Dharma King Norsang. Pla i nofBar kh a We are working with the satellite images (high resolution data) so that we can locate any buried structure. Latest report by Mr. P.S. Thakker is being studied. Conclusion: Shri Adinath era was the dawning of world civilization & if located, it will tell us about early growth of human civilization. This will open a new chapter on world history and will become a potential source of information about religion and culture of that period. Thanks to the financial, technical and intellectual support of several individuals, we have been able to sustain the ongoing projects of ARIF. The project has recently moved into a new phase of initiatives, and as a result, we need additional funding to support our activities. We welcome your participation in this research work. - 429 - Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ Seminars Seminar at Ahmedabad January 2005 AMENTE DE AMERICA Seminar at Delhi November 2005 Ratna Mandir - 430 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ Seminars Seminar at Mumbai April 2009, there was a keen interest from the public. ASHTAPAD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL HUNDATION Ines aSTApadasiyodhana rASTrIya semInAra Seminar at Mumbai April 2009. Presentation of Ashtapad Literature Volume and DVD. Seminar at Mumbai April 2009, Ashtapad Literature Volume and DVD Presentation ASHTAPAD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION adhyApadIya semInAra Seminar at Mumbai April 2009 Scientists and researchers from KM Tour # 3 delivered their research reports. Ratna Mandir 432 -

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CENTER OF AMERICA WYORK Exhibitions in Various Cities LL Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Exhibition at Mumbai June 2003 Cleveland- July JCA, New York - August Antwerp- November Exhibition and Anjanshalaka at Surat May 2004 Acharya Shri Ramchandsuri (Dehlawala) gave the blessings. Tuscan AGTA-February 2004 Key Handover ceremony-November 2004 Exhibition at Palitana - December 2004 Many Acharyas visited and gave blessings 8 433 a -Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ Exhibitions in various cities Exhibition and Ashtapad Pooja at Ahmedabad - January 2005 JCA Pratishtha- June 2005 Exhibition at Jaipur 2005 Acharya Shri Maha Pragyaji gave the blessings Jaipur exhibition 2005 Many Sadhuji and Sadhviji gave blessings Ratna Mandir SS 434 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Exhibitions in various cities Exhibit at Delhi November 2005 Lieutenant Governor Mr. B Joshi of Delhi, and M.P. Mr. Pushp Jain Visited the exhibit. Exhibit at Kolkata November 2005 Governor of Hariyana, Mr. A. R. Kidvai visited the Exhibit Exhibit at Jaipur, 2006 Acharya Shri Bhanu Chandra Suriji gave blessings. Jaipur Jewelry Show, 2006 -$ 435 - -Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ Exhibitions in various cities jaina paviliyana Exhibition at Mumbai January 2007. JITO Triple Event - Jain Pavilion Pujya Ganivarya Naypadmasagar Maharaj Saheb gave the blessings 1021225) ( Exhibition at JAINA Convention, New Jersey, July 2007 Attending Gurudev gave the blessings. Many scholars visited the exhibit. Exhibit at L.A., 2007 Sadhvi Shri Shilapiji gave blessings. Ratna Mandir SS 436 -

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R$ 3 Exhibitions in various cities 71 2008 Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Exhibition at Mumbai January 2008. JITO Triple Event-Jain Pavillion Pujya Ganivarya Naypadmasagar Maharaj Saheb gave the blessings Ashtapad Mountain with Shri Chovisi was temporarily exhibited here. The mountain is now permanently installed at our temple in New York. Gurudev Rakeshbhai gave blessings. 85 437 a -Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ Ratna Mandir Exhibitions in various cities Exhibit at Jaipur 2008 Ex-Vice President of India Shri Bhairon Singhji Shekhawat visited the exhibit Many Sadhuji gave blessings. Many Sadhviji gave blessings. 438

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Exhibitions in various cities Exhibit at Dhanera October 2008. Pujya Shri Jagatchandrasuriji MaharajSaheb gave the blessings Pujya Shri Abhaydevsuriji Maharaj Saheb gave the blessings at RamSan (near Dhanera) Exhibit at Mumbai April 2009 Pujya Ganivarya Naypadmasagarji Maharajsaheb gave blessings. Exhibit at Bangalore May 2010 Sadhvi Mayana Shriji gave blessings. -S$ 439 Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ Ratna Mandir Adhar Abhishek, Pooja and Bhavana - Mumbai Adhar Abhishek of Shri Ashtapad Mountain and Chovisi at Mumbai April 2009, under the Nishra of Pujya Ganivarya Naypadmasagarji Maharajsaheb, where 11 Sangh from Mumbai took part. Adhar Abhishek at Mumbai April 2009 Adhar Abhishek at Mumbai April 2009 Adhar Abhishek at Mumbai April 2009 440

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Adhar Abhishek, Pooja and Bhavana - Mumbai Shri Ashtapadji Pooja (Shri DeepVijayji Maharaj) Mumbai April 2009 Shri Ashtapadji Pooja at Mumbai April 2009 Shri Ashtapadji Pooja at Mumbai April 2009 Bhavana Mumbai April 2009 -S$ 441 - Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Mountain Installation Ceremony - New York Shri Ashtapadji Mountain Installation Ceremonies at the temple Jain Center of America Inc., New York, June 2009 Members putting Nav Graha stones under Shila no. 1 and 2 Mountain Installation Ceremony at New York June 2009 Members installing 1st Shila Mountain Installation Ceremony at New York June 2009 Members installing 2nd Shila Mountain Installation Ceremony at New York June 2009 Ratna Mandir S$ 442 -

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Ashtapad Pratishtha Mahotsav - June 10th to 21st, 2010 Patrika Writing Sangh Pati writing the Patrika April 22, 2010 Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Patrika Writing Sangh Pati writing the Patrika April 22, 2010 Kumbh Stapana June 10th 2010 Kumbh Stapana June 10th 2010 85 443 a -Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Ashtapad Pratishtha Mahotsav -Opening Ceremony June 11th, 2010 925 Ratna Mandir 444 Jain Center of Ameri Jan Center of America Center of America

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Ashtapad Pratishtha Mahotsav - Varghodo June 12th, 2010 -S$ 445 -Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ Ashtapad Pratishtha Mahotsav - Nagar Pravesh/Exhibition - June 12th 32. SHINEMINAH 6. zrI aSTa prAtihAya che PALLI Viti W LE 2. Ratna Mandir s 446 -

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Ashtapad Pratishtha Mahotsav Ashtapad Pooja / Culture Program 13 2010 JUN 13 2010 PH - COLOR OF AME 85 447 a STAPLES ALARY Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth RE TEL PAL JUN 13/2010 JUN 2010 DAN Jain Center of America JUN 18 2010 -Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Ashtapad Calendar, Stamp, Coin, and Foil Shri Ashtapad Mountain and Shri Chovisi Pictures were Printed in Jaina Calendar for the month of June 2010 along with description of Ashtapad. wie Central Americ Yurks Asiapadi U.S. POSTAGE ZAZZLE.COM A first class stamp was specially designed with the picture of Shri Ashtapad mountain with Shri Chovisi for mailing purposes. 999 109 Fine Silve A Coin was specially minted with Shri Adinath Bhagwan picture on one side and Shri Ashtapad Picture on other side during Adhar Abhishek at Mumbai. New York 1232 2010 BAS Jain Center of America Shri Adinath Bhagwan Shri Ashtapadji MBLER A silver note and Bookmark -35 451 - Ratna Mandir

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth_ Upcoming Ashtapad Granth Ratna Mandir Part 2 Looking for the Lost (Lupt) Tirth (Research on Ashtapad) Ashtapad Research International Foundation (ARIF) ARIF Dr. R. Shah 6 East, 45th Street Suite 1100 New York, NY 10017 doctorrshah@yahoo.com ARIF Dr. Jitendra B. Shah L.D. Institue of Indology Nr. Gujarat University, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009. Jitendrabshah@yahoo.com 104, Shri Gopalnagar, Gopalpura Byepass, P.O. Shyamnagar. Jaipur-302019, India vbordia@gmail.com Jain Center of America Inc. 43-11 Ithaca Street Elmhurst, NY 11373 Tel: (718) 478-9141 Fax: (718) 478-9144 info@nyjca.org www.nyjca.org as 452 a ARIF

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What Newspaper Says ? amUlya pratimAoH sAcA ratnomAMthI jaina dharmanA 24 tIrthaMkaranI pratimAo jaina senTara opha amerikA dvArA nirmita karavAmAM AvI che. sthApanA nyuyorka khAte karavAmAM Ave e pahelA zaheramAM jaina samAja mATe darzana mATe mukavAmAM AvI hatI. nyUyorka laI javA pUrve sUratamAM lavAyelI ratno jaDita ra4 tIrthakaronI pratimAo (pratinidhi) surata, tA. 29 bAda pAMca varSa pahelA mUrti banAvavAno kAla sudhI zaherIjano karI zakaze. tyAra sadIo purANA jaina dharmanI bhAratIya prAraMbha thayo hato. jemAM hemarala, rUbI, bAda pratimAone sIdhI nyuyorka laI samAjamAM eka viziSTa pratibhA upasI TopAjha, marakasa, emaesasIsa vagere javAmAM Avaze. che. bhagavAna mahAvIranA siddhAMtone sAcA ratnono upayoga karavAmAM Avyo. sAmAnya rIte bhagavAnanI pratimAo saMpUrNa varelA jaina samAja atyAdhunika paththaramAMthI ke ArasamAMthI banAvavAmAM vijJAna so paNa kadama mIlAvIne dharmano krisTala bAjhilathI AvatI hoya che paraMtu sAcA ratnomAMthI pracAra kare che. jenA bhAgarUpe ja 24 magAvAyA bAda pAMca varSa ekI sAthe 40 jeTalI pratimAo tIrthakaranI sAcA bahumUlya ratnomAMthI banAvavAnuM bhagIratha kAryana senTara opha banAvavAmAM AvelI 40 jeTalI amUlya pUrve mUrtio banAvavAno amerikA dvArA pAra pADavAmAM AvyuM che. pratimAo nyuyorkanA maMdiramAM laI prAraMbha thayo hato hAlamAM nyuyorka khAte banI rahelA jaina javAya e pahelA surata zaheramAM darzana maMdiramAM A pratimAo prasthApita mATe lAvavAmAM AvI hatI. che. bhArata bharamAM saMbhavata sAcAM karavAmAM Avaze. mUrtinI laMbAI duniyAbharamAM kalAtmaka mUrtio ratnomAMthI AvI amUlya mUrti bhAgye ja lagabhaga 7 thI 8 IcanI che.. banAvavA mATe prakhyAta sthaLa jayapura jovA maLI zake. koIpaNa kiMmata aMdAjhI AvatI kAla sudhI aThavAlAInsa khAte khAte sAcA ratnomAMthI banAvavAmAM na zakAya evI 24 tIrthakara bhagavAnanI sthita jaina maMdira sAme plejhanTa plAjhA AvelI 40 jeTalI mUrtinI vigato alaga- alaga pratimAo nyuyorka khAte bilDIMganI bAjumAM AvelA jaina upAzraya mujaba mUrti banAvavA mATe mukhya hisso jaina senTara opha amerikA dvArA nirmita khAte amUlya pratimAonA darzana karI krisTala brAjhIlathI maMgAvavAmAM AvyA karavAmAM AvI che. jenA darzana AvatI zakAze. - 453 - What Newspaper Says ?

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth ASHTAPAD & GEMSTONE JINA PRATIMAS 2 AAAAAAAA The star attraction of the Jain Pavilion will be the Ashtapad made of pure crystal depicting the place of Nirvana kalyanak of Tirthankar Adinath. The Ashtapad Tirth model carved in crystal is 14.6 ft. wide 12.7ft. height and 5 ft. deep weighing 11 tonnes, perhaps the largest of its kind in the world. Visitors will get a glimpse of upcoming Nav Graha Temple (9 Tirthankara idols & 9 Graha stones). Shri Munisuvrat Swami Idol 51" height and 41" wide carved from Sodalite stone - one piece is a beautiful exhibit. 108 Jain Pratimas carved from various gemstones namely Emerald, Ruby, Aquamarine, Tourmaline, Amethyst, Kunzite, Morganite, Smoky, Rose Quartz, Malachite and so on will be displayed. Some of them are rare by any description. Shri Munisuvrat Swami What Newspaper Says ? -35 454 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth cennaI ke neharu inaDora sTeDiyama meM ravivAra ko dIpa prajvalana karate jIto kI naI kAryakAriNI ke pdaadhikaarii| 'jaina dharma vizva kA sabase prAcIna jIto ke padAdhikAriyoM ko dilAI zapatha kAryAlaya saMvAdadAtA @ cennaI nae padAdhikArI - muni ne batAyA ki amarIkA ke jIto epeksa ke rASTrIya adhyakSa DaoN. rajanIza bhAI jinhoMne jaina jaina iMTaranezanala TreDa ArgenAIjezana campAlAla varddhana, jIto epeksa ke tIrthaMkaroM kI hIre va bahumUlya ratna (jIto) ke praNetA va gaNivarya ceyaramaina nareMdra baladotA, mahAmaMtrI jaDita martiyAM bhArata meM hI rakhane kA utkarSa bhAI, mahAmaMtrI rAkeza nayapadama sAgara ma. kA kahanA hai ki jaina dharma vizva kA sabase prAcIna dharma mehatA va koSadhyakSa ke alAvA phaisalA kiyA hai ke sahayoga se hai| ve yahAM neharu inaDora sTeDiyama meM nidezaka maNDala ke 27 sadasyoM pAlItANA meM jalda hI eka maMdira ne zapatha lii| ravivAra ko jIto ke padAdhikAriyoM banegA jahAM ina mUrtiyoM ko sthApita ko zapatha dilAne se pahale muthuta deza kI sImAoM se pare haiN| yaha AtmA kiyA jaaegaa| isa mauke para jIto phAineMsa ke ceyaramaina ema. jI. jaoNrja kI pavitratA va vizvAsa ko mAnatA cennaI ke adhyakSa sareza muthA, jotoM ke ke bhASaNa ke daurAna jaina dharma ko hai aura pUrI taraha se niSpakSa hai| muni aMtararASTrIya adhyakSa zaileSa mehatA va sabase prAcIna batAe jAne kA havAlA ne isa mauke para jIto kI naI udyoga jagata va jaina samAja kI viziSTa de rahe the| kAryakAriNI ke padAdhikAriyoM ko hastiyAM upasthita thiiN| mani ne smaraNa dilAyA ki jaba zapatha dilaaii| __ 3455 What Newspaper Says ?

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth RSabhadevanA nirvANA tIrthanI nyUyorkamAM pratiSThA karAze - amadAvAda, ravivAra tIrthaMkaronI nirvANa bhUmi vize zAstromAM jaina dharmanA covIsa tIrthaMkaro paikInA pUrI mAhitI upalabdha che. aSTApada prathama tIrthaMkara zrI kaSabhadeva bhagavAnanI mahAtIrthanA sthaLane vize chellAM keTalAye nirvANa bhUmi zrI aSTApada mahAtIrthanuM varSothI vistRta pAyA para saMzodhana thaI amerikAmAM nyUyorkamAM Avela jaina senTara rahyuM che ane prasthApita thaI gayuM che ke opha amerikA dvArA ArAdhanA bhavana te mAnasarovara ane kailAsanI vacce AveluM sahita nUtana jInAlayanuM nirmANa thanAra che. A aSTApada mahAtIrtha jJAna-bhakti che. A mahAtIrthanuM hAla bhAratamAM jayapura mahotsavanA bhAgarUpa aSTApada ane kalAsa vagere sthaLoe nirmANa kArya taDAmAra eka ja che ke judA judA e vize Aje cAlI rahyuM che. amadAvAdamAM eka senTare 1981 mAM | nivArNa tIrthanA cokakasa viziSTa parisaMvAda nAnA pAye sthAnika yojAI gayo. sthaLa vize vidvAno ane jainone dharma A ta2 2Akha ya saMzodhakono yojAyelo. ArAdhanAmAM sahAya pariSadomAM jaina dharma karavA eka nAnakaDuM parisaMvAda vizenA vyAkhyAtA derAsara prasthApita ane rASTrasaMgha khAtenA kareluM jemAMthI te Aje eka vaTavRkSa sama pUrva rAjadUta tathA arthazAstrI DaoN. ena.pI. saMkula banI gayuM che. senTare vadhArAnI jene parisaMvAdana saMbodhatA jaNAvyuM hatuM jamIna meLavIne zrI aSTApada mahAtIrthanI ke, meM videzomAM rahetA aneka jaina parivAro bhavyatAne sAkAra karavAnA hetuthI moTApAye sAthe karelI. vAtacItamAM eka vAta spaSTa mahAtIrthanuM nirmANa karavAnuM bIDuM jhaDapyuM che ke dezanI aMdaranA karatAM deza bahAra che. jemAM aneka jaina dharma ane vidvAno vasatA jainoe jaina saMskRti TakAvI sahAya karI rahyA che. I.sa. 2%6 nA rAkhavAmAM moTo phALo Apyo che. jo ke mahinAmAM akhAtrIjanA pAvana divase jenoe mAtra zAkAhArI banI rahevA nyUyorkanA A derAsaramAM zrI aSTApada uparAtaM mAnavatAvAdI paNa banavAnuM che. mahAtIrthanI pratiSThA karavAnuM Ayojana che. khuda gAMdhIjIe emanA AdarzorUpe jaina agraNI DaoN. rajanIbhAI zAha, saMsada karuNapradhAna, sahiSNutA pradhAna sahitanI sabhya puSpa jaina, tapana zAha vageree ahiMsAne Azraya laIne svAtaMtryanI jaNAvyuM hatuM ke, jaina dharmanA trevIsa jeTalA caLavaLa calAvI hatI. "Shri Ashapad Mahatirth Darshan" (Ratna Mandir at Nirvanbhoomi of first Tirthankar Adinath) The Jain centre of America in New York is creating a unique "Shri Asthapad Mahatirth" made of real gem stones (Ratna Mandir) at its temple. For this project, religious leaders.scholars, friends and artists from Jaipur are Working hard to desing a unique "Ratna Mandir" Which Will be as popular as Ranakpur or DelWada. More than 100 Jain Pratima (IDOLS) are already prepered from Valuable gem stones like Aquamarine, Aventurine, Amethyst, Blue Topez, Crystals, Emerald. Mellette, Ruby Rose Quartz, Tourmaline, Smoky Quartsn etc; at Jaipur. These Pratimas Will be elegantly exhibited in the JAIN PAVALION. The star attraction of the Jain Pavilion Will be the Ashtapad made of Pure crystal depicting the place of Nirvana kalyanak of Tirthankar Adinath. The Ashtapad Tirth Model carved in crystal is 14.6ft.Wide 12.7ft.height and 5ft. deep Weighing 11 tonnes.perhaps the largest of its kind in the World. Visitors will get a glimpse of upcoming Nav Graha Temple (9 Tirthankara idols & 9 Graha stones). Shri Munisuvrat Swami Idol 51" height and 41" Wide carved from Sodalite stone-one piece is a beautiful exhibit. 108 Jain Pratimas carved from various gemstones namely Emerald, Ruby, Aquamarine Tourmaline, Amethyst, Kunzite, Morganite, Smoky, Rose Quartz, Malachite and so on will be displayed. Some of them are rare by any description. RARE MINIATURE ON DISPLAY AT JAIN TEMPLE TIMES NEWS NETWORK AHMEDABED: A miniature model of the largest-ever Ashtapad Tirth of its kind, comprising idols of 72 Jain Tirthankars made of precious and semi-precious stones, is on display at the Hutheesing Jain Temple here, this weekend. The original Tirth, which will be set up in New York in 2006, is under construction and 14.5 feet in breadth, it is being made of 80 kinds of precious and semi-precious stones. The raw material is mostly being imported and 30 tonnes of crystal has been acquired from Brazil, of which 12 tonnes will be used for the Tirth. The stones being unique and colourful, a miniature modeal is being displaye at various Jain temples in Palitana, Surat, Ahmedabad and Mumbai. What Newspaper Says ? As 456 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth GUJARAT NEWS & FEATURES AGENCY (MONITORING & PRESS CLIPPING SERVICE) Fax request for any specific requirement to: H. P. Shah, Editor, GNFA J/4/41, Aklibarnagar, Nava Wadaj. Alumedabad-380013. 'Tel : 27622591, 27623318(T'.ly Name of Newspaper : fujadat Schacha_(Daily/Weekly) D.9. 1. 2005 Place of Publication : Almedabad/Surat/Dcosa/Palun/Bhavnagar/Valsad/Rajkot aSTApada mahAtIrthanuM rahasya ukelavA vyApaka saMzodhananI jarUra amadAvAda, zanivAra yAtrA daramiyAna nadI parvata joyA ane RSabhadevajInA putra cakravartI bharate sthApyuM jainonA trevIsa tIrthakaro jyA nirvANa temane lAgyuM ke A kudaratI nahIM paraMtu hatuM. temaNe ahI ratnajaDita mahela AMdhyo pAmyA te parvato giranAra, pAvApurI, mAnavasarjita bhaparvata che ane zakya che ke hato jemAM jaina tIrthakaronI 24 mUrtio sametazikhara ane caMpApurInuM ThekANuM to maLe aSTApada tIrtha ahI hoya. ullekhanIya che hatI. Aje yojAyelA parisaMvAdamAM Do. che ane A tIrtho jainonI yAtrA ane ke naMdI e tIrthakara RSabhadevanuM lAMchana che. latA bodharAe temanA saMzodhananA AdhAre bhaktithI sabhara paNa rahe che. paraMtu sauthI potAnI mAnyatA ane zodhane AgaLa evI mAhitI ApI hatI ke prAcIna sumeru pahelA tIrthakara AdinAthajI RSabhadeva jyAM calAvatA temaNe 1996 ane 1998mAM maMdiro ane aSTApada tIrthanA varNana vacce nirvANa pAmyA hatA te aSTApada tIrtha kyAM pharIthI kalAsanI mulAkAta lIdhI jemAM sAmyatA jovA maLe che. rAjasthAnanA che te Aje paNa eka koyaDo che. prAcIna temaNe bIjA yAtrIothI alaga thaIne eka bhAjapanA jaina saMsadasabhya zrI puSya jene graMthomAM AdhArabhUta rIte aSTApada tIrthano gAIDa laI saMzodhana kyuM. A mATe temaNe kahyuM hatuM ke pote aSTApadanA saMzodhanakAmamAM ullekha che paraMtu A tIrtha kyAM che te spaSTa lekhita bonDa paNa lakhI Apavo paDyo. tamAma madada karavA taiyAra che. bhArata cIna rIta jANavA maLI zakyuM nathI. amadAvAdamAM zrI zAhe A vistAronA puSkaLa phoTogrApha maitrI saMghano upayoga mAtra vyApAra viSayaka Aje A viSaya para vimarza mATe semInAra paNa lIdhA che ke temaNe ArkiyolojI vAto mATe nahIM paNa AvI sAskRtika yojavAmAM Avyo hato. vibhAgane batAvyA to vibhAga taraphathI ema bAbato mATe paNa thaI zake. aSTApada mATe | graMthomAMthI nIkaLatI kaDI mujaba aSTApada kahevAmAM AvyuM ke A phoTAmAMnA parvata kelAsa javA saMzodhakonI TIma ravAnA thAya tIrtha hAlanA tibeTanA kelAsa mAnasarovara kudaratI rIte racAyelA che. paraMtu zrI zAhanuM to pote paNa temAM joDAvAnI temaja cIna vistAramAM hovAnuM manAya che. bharata haMsarAja kahevuM che ke je rIte cIlInA pIrAmIDa sarakAra sAthe vAta karavA mATe seturUpa zAha nAmanA bhAIe aSTApada tIrtha zodhavI kudaratI mAnavAmAM AvatA hatA paraMtu banavAnI taiyArI batAvI hatI. jaina senTara mATe pAchalA varSomAM traNa vakhata kelAsa mAnavasarjita hovAnuM pachIthI siddha thayuM che. opha amerikA yojita A parisaMvAdamAM mAnasarovaranI mulAkAta lIdhI che. Aje tevuMja A kissAmAM banavA joga che. temanuM aSTApada tIrtha vize vyApaka saMzodhanane parisaMvAdamAM temanA lIdhelA saMbhavita kahevu che ke aSTApadanA sthaLe RSabhadevanA protsAhana ApavAnuM, A tIrtha aMge aSTApada tIrthanA phoTogrApha batAvyA hatA. so putro ane dasa hajAra anuyAyIonI zAstrAdhArita saMzodhanone pustakarUpe prakAzita temanuM kahevuM che ke 1993mAM jyAre teo hAjArI hatI, A eka virATa tIrtha kSetra karavAnuM, me 2M6nA akhAtrIjamAM nyUyorkamAM sau prathama vakhata kelAsa yAtrAe gayo tyAre hatuM. ahIM baraphamAM hAla 72 jinAlayo aSTApadajI mahAtIrthanI pratiSThA karavAnuM temane apAyelA sarakArI pustakAmAM daTAyelA paDyA hovAnI eka mAnyatA che. ane aSTApada tIrtha vize jenomAM jAgRti aSTApadano ullekha hato. temaNe kelAsa aSTApada tIrtha Adi tIrthakara zrI ANavAnuM nakkI karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. tibeTanA baraphamAM 72 jinAlayo daTAyelA hovAnuM manAya che. prAcIna sumeru maMdiro aSTApada tIrthanA varNana sAthe meLa dharAve che. - 457 deza What Newspaper Says ?

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Ainn Daa ma to e AMtararASTrIya jaina vepArameLo ghaNA lokoe banAvyo che, paNa zAstromAM jyAM jyAM hato, paNa lokone vepArIonA sTaoNlsa A tIrthano ullekha che eno talasparzI abhyAsa karatAM jaina mUrti, jaina zilpa ane jaina vArasAnI karyA bAda zAstromAMnAM varNana pramANe ja ame aSTapadanI mAhitI Apato vibhAga eTale ke jaina peviliyanamAM racanA karI che. bIjuM, ATalA moTA kadano pahADa laTAra mAravAnuM vadhu gamatuM hatuM. Aja sudhI koIe banAvyo nathI. muMbaImAM yojAI gayelA jaina InTaranaeNzanala TreDa *AN e kahe che ke ame pAMca varSathI aSTapada taiyAra oNrgenAIjhezana (jito)nA A vepArameLAne jovA karatA hatA. pahelAM ame dasa moDela banAvyAM ane hajAro jaina ane jainetaro UmaTI paDyA hatA. jo ke pachI kAma zarU karyuM. ame sAdhu-saMtonI salAha lIdhI emAMnA amuka to evA hatA ke emane mAtra jaina che. trIsa TananA paththaramAMthI dasa TananuM A tIrtha peviliyanamanI abhuta mUrti ane citro jovAmAM ja lata pahADanAM TiMdhya pratajJatA kotaravAmAM AvyuM. enI UMcAI Azare tera phUTa ane rasa hato. UMDAI pAMca phUTa jeTalI che. jaina peviliyanamAM pradarzita asaMkhya cIjomAM sauthI AkarSaNanuM kendra aSTapada zuddha krisTala (sphaTika)mAMthI banAvavAmAM AvelA A pahADanI pratikRti parvata hato. jaino mATe A parvatanuM bahu dhArmika mahattva che. kelAsa mAnasarovara pAchaLa keTalAno kharca thayo eno AMkaDo rAkezabhAI ApavAnuM TALe che. vistAramAM A parvata hato, je atyAre lupta thaI gayo che. e parvata para jainonA jaina peviliyamAM amuka ratna ke paththaranAM nAma koIe na sAMbhaLyAM hoya prathama tIrthakara AdinAtha bhagavAnanuM nirvANa thayuM hatuM. emanA nirvANa bAda emAMthI taiyAra karavAmAM AvelI mUrti paNa ahIM pradarzita karavAmAM AvelI. e emanA putra cakravartI rAjA bharate tyAM ratnono mahela banAvelo. mahelamAM dAkhala uparAMta, ekjhibizanamAM benamUna jaina citro ane zilpa joIne paNa loko thavA mATe ATha pagathiyAM hatAM eTale e aSTapada tarIke oLakhAya che. gagaha tha gayekSA dasa Tana vajanavALA A aSTapada pahADane jayapuranA mohanota jhaverIbaMdhue eka mulAkAtIe evI TippaNI karI ke dara varSe vepArameLo yojAya ke na taiyAra karyo che ane amerikAnA nyu yorkanA derAsaramAM enI pratiSThA thavAnI che. yojAya, paNa AvA pradarzanano lAbha to dara varSe amane maLavo ja joIe. | citralekhA sAthe vAta karatAM rAkeza mohanota kahe che ke Ama to aSTapada pahADa pa bimala mahezvarI 58 citralekhA' 21 jAnyuArI, 2008 muMbai 72. aSThApada banA AkarSaNa kA kendra cennaI. ayanAvarama kUnnUra hAI roDa para vibhinna rala evaM upa rana kAma meM se ratna maMgavAe gae haiN| jAne vAle ke mana ko chU rahA hai| sthita jaina dAdAvAr3I meM zukravAra se lie gae haiN| behatarIna saMgraha mohanota jemsa ke nareza mohanota, zurU hue tIna divasIya jaina khAsa bAta yaha hai ki dekhane meM inameM . dineza mohanota evaM rAkeza mohanota inTaranezanala TreDa pheyara ke tahata jaina se kaI mUrtiyAM mArabala se banI pratIta yahAM pratimAoM ko dekhane Ae ina sabhI pratimAoM ke bAre meM yahAM paiveliyana vizeSa AkarSaNa kA kendra hotI hai lekina inameM koI bhI mUrti rAjasthAna esosiesana ke vijaya Ane vAle darzakoM ko vizeSa banA huA hai| jaina paiveliyana meM jaina mArabala se nahIM banI hai| kumAra bAphanA ne batAyA ki aisA jAnakArI upalabdha karA rahe haiN| unhoMne kalA evaM saMskRti ko pradarzita kiyA navagaha bhI AkarSaNa kA saMgraha kahIM dekhane ko nahIM miltaa| batAyA ki aba taka aisI 10 gayA hai| vAkaI yaha behatarIna kalekzana hai aura pradarzaniyAM lagAI jA cukI haiN| isa isa paiveliyana meM AThavIM evaM dasavIM kandra ise sabhI ko dekhanA caahie| pradarzanI sthala ko dekhane se maMdira numA zatAbdI kI jaina ratna pratimAeM evaM rUpa hI lagatA hai| bIca meM eka katAra se sabhI 24 bhI jaina peMTiMga ko vizeSa rUpa se sajAyA vahIM navagraha (jaina) bhI logoM ke lie mana ko chU rahI pratimAe gayA hai| yaha pratimAeM vibhinna sthAnoM rUci kA viSaya banA huA hai| sabase AkarSaka bhAga yahAM sAta phITa tIrthaMkara kI pratimAeM eka katAra meM se yahAM lAI gaI hai| padamAvatI kI tInoM pratimAeM krisTala kA sphaTika kA aSThApada hai| aisA sajAI gaI hai| vahIM donoM tarapha dIvAra caubIsa jaina tIrthaMkaroM kI karIba 200 kI banI huI hai| yahAM samUce vizva bhara kahA jAtA hai ki kailAza mAnasarovara ke sahAre bhI 50-50 pratimAeM rakhI se adhika pratimAeM logoM ke lie kA saMgraha rakhA huA hai| vizeSa bAta meM pahale aSThApada thA dolapta ho gyaa| gaI haiN| yaha sabhI pratimAeM pannA, khAsa AkarSaNa kA kendra banI huI hai| yaha hai ki isameM bhArata kA saMgraha eka isake sAtha hI yahAM aSThApada ke sAtha mANaka, nIlama, motI, pukharAja sameta mohanota jemsa jayapara kI ora se ye bhI pratimA meM nahIM hai| aphrAMkA, kI kahAniyAM bhI banAI gaI hai| ina anya kI banI huI hai| isake alAvA pratimAeM taiyAra kI gaI hai| ina mUrtiyoM brAjIla, pAkistAna, aphagAnistAna, aSThApada meM 24 tIrthakara kI pratimAeM yahAM padamAvatI devI kI tIna pratimAeM meM 160 se adhika vairAyaTI ke jApAna, iMDoneziyA sameta anya dezoM lagI hai| yaha manamohaka dRzya hara Ane bhI rakhI gaI hai| pAraMparika tarIke se manAyA poMgala What Newspaper Says ? - - 4582

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth sUryorka zaheramAM garaoNrAja aSTApataMjInuM rajamoDhera ! laMkApati rAvaNa-maMdodarI prabhu samakSa nRtya daramyAna bhAvavibhora thayA ane tirthaMkaranAma karma bAMdhyuM. prAcIna graMthomAMthI maLatA varNanane AdhAre A arvAcIna, adyatana samayamAM sphaTika paththaramAMthI kotarIne aSTApada parvata taiyAra karAyo. A ratnamaMdirano sphaTika kudaratI, pAradarzaka ane prakAza pasAra thAya tevA raMgano che ! nyuyorkanI athAgA sTrITamAM AvelA jaina senTara opha amerikA (nyuyorka)nA bhavya derAsaramAM zrI aSTApadajI mahotsava UjavAyo. 20mI jUna, ravivAre yojAyelo A pratiSThA mahotsava e eka Agavo pratiSThA mahotsava hato ane enAM be kAraNa che. eka che himAlayanI godamAM kyAMka luptA thayelA zrI aSTApada mahAtIrthanuM pAvana smaraNa ane enuM bIjuM kAraNa che A aSTApada ratnamaMdiranI atyaMta mUlyavAna evI 24pratimAo.. himAlayanI godamAM Avelo A aSTApada parvata Aje maLato nathI. e parvata te jaina dharmanA prathama tIrthaka 2 bhagavAna RSabhadevanA putra bharata cakravartIe ahIM pitRsmRti rUpe siMhaniSadyA nAmano asalI ratnajaDita mahela banAvyo hato. A parvatanuM nAma aSTApada e mATe paDyuM ke tenA para javA mATe aSTa eTale ATha paga ke caraNa che. prAcIna graMthomAM enA rajatAdri, sphaTikAcala, harAdi jevAM nAmo prApta thAya che. pavitra ke lAsa parvatanI pAse amerikAnA nyuyorka zaheramAM abhUta ratnamaMdirano sphaTika aSTApada mAna sarovara na jI ka Ave la e parvata jemAM 24 tirthaMkaronI maNI-mANekanI mUrti birAjamAna che.. aSTApadatIrtha Aje astitvamAM nathI. Aje jaina senTara opha amerikA (nyuyorka)nA ArAdhanA bhavanamAM zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha ratnamaMdiranI pratiSThA thaI rahI che. kyAM himAlayanI godamAM, dharatInI aMdara chupAyeluM aSTApada ane kyAM amerikAnA nyu yorka zaheranI ithAkA sTrITamAM sarjana pAmeluM aSTApada. e prAcIna aSTApada tIrtha kevuM haze, tenI prArTIna graMthane AdhAre kalpanA karavAmAM AvI. nyuyorkanA ratnamaMdirano sphaTika kudaratI, pAradarzaka ane prakAza pasAra thaI zake tevA raMgamAM prApta thayo. pariNAme parvata baraphathI chavAyelo hoya tevo dekhAva Ubho karI zakAyo. vaLI jaina senTaranA sauthI uparanA mALe bArIo ane temAMthI AvatA prakAzane kAraNe pAchaLa khullA AkAzano anubhava thaI zake tevI racanA thaI. e pachI upalabdha sthAna anusAra vAstuzAstranI dRSTie vAstavika pramANamAM aSTApada mahAtIrthano nakazo taiyAra karavAmAM Avyo. prAcIna aSTApamAM caumukhI pratimAo hatI, paraMtu ahIM nyuyorkamAM jagyAnI maryAdAne kAraNe eka dizAmAM pratimAo rAkhavAmAM AvI. parvatanI UMcAI ane pahoLAInuM pramANa paNa upalabdha sthAna anusAra karavAmAM AvyuM. prAcIna graMthonA varNanane AdhAre nyu yorkanA A aSTApada ratnamaMdiramAM eka pachI eka cAra haroLamAM tIrthakara bhagavAnonI mUrtio goThavavAmAM AvI ane parvatamAM ene mATenA gokhalAo kotarIne emAM mUrti mUkavAmAM AvI. nyuyorkanA A aSTApada mahAtIrthanA samagra aSTApadaparvatanuM vajana 10 Tana jeTaluM thAya che. A aSTApadaparvatabilIrapaththaramAMthI banelo che. ene jadAdAsAThabhAgathI joDIne banAvavAmAM Avyo che. temAM paNa aSTApadaparanAM sUryakiraNo darzAvavA mATe lesarano upayoga karavAmAM Avyo che. parvatanA DhoLAvano AkAra ane enI AsapAsanuM jIvaMta vAtAvaraNa paNa racavAmAM AvyuM che ane have e aSTApadaparvatano manorama zikhara para suMdara ane kaLAmaya kaLaza tema ja dhvaja mUkavAmAM Avaze. A parvatanAvibhinna AkAranA covIsa gokhalA che, je billora, rojhakvArTasa, naila akIka ane maragajavagere kImatI paththaronA banelA che. AmAM be ghaNA moTA che. cAra moTA, ATha madhyama pramANanA ane dasa nAnA che. eka gokhalAmAM be staMbha ane eka chatrI che. AgaLanA staMbhomAM cAmaradhArI prabhubhaktanI prabhAvaka dazyAvali upasAvavAmAM AvI che.gokhalAomAM atyaMta kamanIya rIte aSTapratihAryanI kotaraNI che.. covIsa tIrthakaronI covIsa mUrtionI sAthe emanAM lAMchano (pratIko) paNa kotaravAmAM AvyAM che. Ama judA judA covIsa raMganA ratno jaDelA amUlya covIsa mUrtio dRSTigocara thAya che. A uparAMta kaTelA, sunelA, dhunelA, pAnA, mANeka, magaja ane akIka jevAM ratnothI paNa mUrtio 'banAvAI che. raMgIna ratnomAM raci rAkhanAra ATalAM badhAM vaividhyamaya ratno joIne tAjuba thaI jAya che. vaLI A raMgIna ratnomAM thayelI mUrtionI kArIgarImAM bhAratanA jayapuranA kaLAkArono anero kasaba jovA maLe che. AmAM aSTApada tIrthane lagatI ATha prAcIna kathAonI alaga alaga triAyAmI (thrI-DAyamenzana) dharAvatI zilpAkRti maLe che, jemAM bhagavAna RSabhadevanuM janmakalyANaka, emanAM pAraNAM, emanuM samovasaraNa, cakravatI bharatadeva, arIsAMmahelanI kathA, gIrtamasvAmI dvArA tApasIne khIranAM pAraNAM, upadeza ApatA gautamasvAmI ane nAgakumAranI kathA ahIM zilpamAM jIvaMta karavAmAM AvI che. - DaoN. kumArapALa desAI mAThuM-mArsa-apa pATaNa - 459 - What Newspaper Says ?

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth jaiina dharmanA prathama tIrthakara zrI28SabhadevanA nirvANa tIrthanI nyuyorkamAM pratiSThA karAze nirvANa tIrthanA cokkasa sthaLa viSe vidvAno ane saMzodhakono yojAyelo parisaMvAda . . amadavAda | kumArapALa desAI ane zrI bharata haMsarAja 1 che. A pada mahAtIrthajJAna-bhakti 'jaina dharmanA covIsa tIrthakaro paikInA | zAhae.gaIkAle amadAvAdamAM khAsa mahotsavanA bhAgarUpe aApada ane prathama tIrthakara zrI Sabhadeva bhagavAnanI yojAyela zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha zAna-kalAsa eka ja che . judAjudA e vize nirvANabhUmi zrI aSTApadajI mahAtIrthanuM bhakti mahotsava parisaMvAdamAM A tIrthanuM gaIkAle amadAvAdamAM eka viziSTa amerikAmAM nyuyorkamAM Avela jainanuM mahatva samajAvatAM jaNAvyuM hatuM ke jenI parisaMvAda yojAI gayo. AMtararASTrIya senTara opha amerikA dvArA ArAdhanA | dharmanAtrevIsa jeTalA tIrthakaronI nirvANa pariSadomAM jaina dharma vizenA vyAkhyAtA bhavana sahita nUtana jInAlayanuM nirmANa | bhUmi viSe zAstromAM pUrI mAhItI | ane rASTrasaMdha khAtenApUrvarAja tathA thanAra che. A mahAtIrthanuM hAla bhAratamAM upalabdha che paraMtu jaina dharmanA prathama arthazAstrI DaoN. ena.pI. je. jayapura vagere sthaLoe nirmANa kArya tIrthakara evA zrI kaSabhadevanI nirvANa parisaMvAdane saMbodhatAM jaNAvyuM hatuM ke meM taDAmAra cAlI rahyuM che. ' . ' | bhUmi aApadanA sthaLa viSe |videzomAM rahetAM aneka jaina parivAro senTare 1981mAM nAnA pAye sthAnika cokasAIpUrvakanI jANakArI nathI. jana| sAthe karelI vAtacItamAM eka taspaSTa jainone dharma ArAdhanAmAM sahAya karavA dharmanA prAcIna mukhya tIrthomAM zrI| che ke dezanI aMdaranA karatA deza bahAra eka nAnakaDuM derAsara-prasthApita kareluM | aSTApada mahAtIrtha che. ehimAcchAdita vasatA jainoe jana saMskRti TakAvI jemAMthI te Aje eka vaTavRkSa samu saMkula] himAlayanA zAMta zikharo vacce AveluM rAkhavAmAM moTo phALo Apyo che. jo ke, banI gayuM che. senTare vadhArAnI jamIna che. badrInAthajI 168 mAIla uttaramAM jainoe mAtra zAkAhArI banI rahevA meLavIne zrI azapada mahAtIrthanI | klAsa parvatanA rastA para mAnasarovarathI { uparAMta mAnavatAvAdI paNa banavAnuM che. bhavyatAne sAkAra karavAnA hetuthI moTA Azare 5-7 mAIla dura AveluM che paraMtu khuda gAMdhIjIne emanA Arzo rUpe pAye mahAtIrthanuM nirmANa karavAnuM bIDuM arvAcIna samayanA ItihAsamAM karUkhadhAna, sahiSmatApradhAna sahitanI jhaDapyuM che, je eka jUna dharma ane zAstromAM varNavelA A tIrthane airUpamAM ahiMsAno Azraya laIne svAtaMtryanI vidvAno sahAMdha karI rahyA che ane I.sa. | koIe nathI joyuM. yAtrALuo ane| caLavaLa calAvI hatI. parisaMvAdane ra008nA me mahinAmAM akhAtrIjanA | saMzodhako mAtra e parvata sudhI jAya che, 1 anya vidvAna ane saMzodhakoDo. jItendra pAvana divase korTanA A derAsaramAM evI mAnyatA che ke A tIrtha dharatImAM zAha, zrI latA bothA, sarayu mahetA, zrI aApadajI. pahAtIrthanI pratiSThA | daTAI gayuM haze, zrI aSTApadajI) DaoN. bipIna dozI, chAyAbena zAha, Do. karavAnuM Ayojana che " ' | mahAtIrtha sthaLane viSe chellA keTalAye dInAnAtha zarmA, zrI niraja vorA '' A bhagIratha kAryamAM tanamanadhanathI | varSothI vistRta:pAyA para saMzodhana thaI vageree paNa saMbodhana karIne bhagavAna kAryarata evI rajanIbhAI zAha, rahyuM che ane prasthApita thaI gayuM che ke, kaSabhadevanAM jIvana ane kavananA saMsada sabhya zrI pukha jana, Do. | mAnasarovara aneblAsanI vacce AveluMvividha pApanI ApI hatI What Newspaper Says ? - 460 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth haThIsiMhanI vADImAM amulya hIrA, mANekanI banelI aSTApada tIrthanA tIrthaMkaronI mUrtio lokadarzana mATe mUkAI amadAvAda,zukavAra (pratinidhi taraphathI) amerikAmAM nyuyorkamAM ITATA sTrITamAM batAvelA bhavyAtibhavya derAsaramAM sAmanA karavA mATe jayapuranA kuzaLa kArIgaroe traNa varA sudhI pratimA taiyAra karavAmAM AvelA aSTApada tIrthamAM birAjamAna ane kalaronI ane jaina dharmanI preraka kathAone sAkAra karatI adbhUta mUrtionuM sarjana karyuM che. A tamAma mUrtio hIrA, zoka, pannA,niyA, TIka, emerAlDa, phirojhA, opala, yallo lozAITa, grIna corAITa, soDolAITa,TAIgara AI, sITrIna, elosToja je ati kiMmatI paththaromAMthI banAvelA che. chathI ATha IMcanI ane keTalAka kissAomAM bAreka IMcanI akhaMDa mUrtio taiyAra karavAmAM AvI che. varasItapanA sAcA vijJone pUrtimaMta karavAmA AvyA che. A tamAma mUrtio akhaMDa kiMmatI paththaramAMthI kaMDAvaravAmAM AvI che. eka mUrti taiyAra karatAM cha mahinAthI mAMDIne doDha varasa jeTalo samaya lAgyo che. aMdAje 50 jeTalI mUrtio lokadarzanArthe mUkavAmAM AvI che. | jaina dharmanA prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadevanA nirvANanI bhUmi himAlayamAM aSTApada parvata para AvelI che. A aSTApadaM parvata vize vyApaka saMzodhana cAlI rahyuM che. A saMzodhana mATe himAlaya khuMdI AvelA bharatabhAI zAha ane bhAIlAlabhAI jhaverI temanuM prejhanTezana amadAvAdanA TAgora holamAM zanivArathI yojAnArA parisaMvAdamAM rajU karaze. temAM dezanA jaina dharmanA niSNAto ane vidvAno bhAga leze. amadAvAdamAM haThIsiMhanA derAmAM AvelA jaina upAzrayamAM Aje sAdhavI mahArAjane hAthe pUjA-arcanA karAvyA pachI A pratimAo AgAmI ravivAra sudhI lokadarzanArthe khullI rAkhavAmAM AvI che. A mUrtio banAvavA mATe brAjhila ane vizvanA anya dezomAMthI kiMmatI paththaronI AyAta karavAmAM AvI che. jayapuramAM riyala sTonano bijhanesa dharAvatA ane mULa dhAnerAnA vatanI rajanikAMta zAhe A tamAma mUrtio taiyAra karAvaDAvI che. nyuyorka jaina senTaranA upakrame temaNe A kAma pAra pADyuM che. jayapuranA 100thI vadhu kArIgaroe satata traNa varasa sudhI parizrama karIne A akhaMDa mUrtio taiyAra karI che. A mUrtio taiyAra karavA pAchaLa karoDono kharca thayo che. nyuyorkanI ithATA sTrITamAM bAMdhavAmAM AveluM atibhavya derAsara amadAvAdanA DijhAInara amadAvAdanA ja kiraNa trivedI ane vIrendra trivedI che. temaNe kompyuTara nyumarikala kaMTrolanI madadathI AkhA derAsaranI DijhAIna taiyAra karI hatI. A DijhAInane AdhAre atyAdhunika iTAliyana TekrolojInI madadathI aMbAjInA vhAITa mArbalamAMthI cAMgodaramAM AvelI phekTarImAM nyuyorkanA derAsaranA mALakhAnA judA judA pIsa taiyAra karIna karIne nyuyorka mokalI ApyA hatA. nyuyorkamAM mAtra traNa ja mahinAmAM A pUrajAo pharnicaranI pArTsanI jema joDI daIne AkhuM derAsara traNa mahinAnA TUMkA gALAmAM UbhuM karI devAmAM AvyuM hatuM. A mUrtio dvAra jayapuranA kaLAkAroe jaina dharmanI nAgakumAra ane sagaraputranI kathA tathA mahAvIra svAmInA upadezanI sabhA, dhAnerAnA rajanIkAnta zAhe nyuyorka jaina senTara mATe karoDonA kharce tIrthaMkaronI pratimAo taiyAra karAvI 461 - What Newspaper Says?

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Reflections aMtarane AnaMdadAyaka. bhavabhramaNanI bhramaNAne TALanArI alaukika prabhujInI pratimAo nayanaramya che, ane A jIvanane zAMta sudhArasa pAnArI che. |- sA. nityodayAzrIjI ma. sA. | abhUta... zabdo ochA paDe ane bhAva vahyA kare. A kalekzana batAvIne ApaNo vaibhava ApaNe jANI zakyA. jaina hovAnuM vadhAre abhimAna thayuM. yuvAvargane tame rasto batAvyo. AbhAra, aMtaranI zubhecchA. | sammadarzananI zuddhi karanAra, paramatattva lagI | pahoMcADanAra paramAtmAnA darzana karI haiyuM atiullIta banyuM che. je A pratimAnA darzana karaze tenuM samyagdarzana nirmaLa banaze. | - sA. rAjacaMdrAzrIjI ma. sA. A pattharanI mUrtio jANe sAkSAt na hoya tevo anubhava thayo che. phakta A mUrtione darzanIya na rAkhatA AgaLa vadhIne vaMdanIya, tenAthI AgaLa vadhIne pUjanIya banAvavA pUrato prayAsa thAya to sAruM, kAraNa dhAtu/Arasa to ghaNA pUjanIya joyA che. paNa alaga-alaga ratnonI pratimA pUjanIya ghaNI ochI joI che. - sA. tattvapUrNAzrIjI ma. sA. kaliyuganA paMcama ArAmAM paNa devonI alaukika adazya sahAyatA bhakatone maLe che, ame AvI suMdara, nayanaramya, adbhuta mUrtionA darzana karIne bhavanA A pherAmAM dhanyatA ane zAMtino anubhava karyo. jyAM paNa A mUrtinI sthApanA thaze. kharekhara e bhUmi, zahera, gAmamAM anaMtA puNyanA prabhAve AvI mUrtionA darzana karIne sarva jIvo dhanyatA anubhavaze. adbhuta 80 varSanI uMmaramAM ATalI judIjudI pASANanI banelI ati suMdara pratimAo jovAnI taka maLI nathI. rajanIbhAInI maherabAnIthI jIMdagImAM na joyeluM khUba ja suMdara pradarzana jovA maLyuM. khUba khUba anumodanA. - zreNikabhAI kasturabhAI zAha je svapna jovAnuM paNa muzkela che te svapna ahIM sAkAra thaI rahayuM che. 'na khaluM evuM bhua'- A kalpasUtranA zabdo ahIM jIvaMta banyA che. ApaNA dharmanuM abhimAna jAge tevI suMdara ane sAkAra kalpanA. | - vairAgyarativijaya, prazamarativijaya Reflections - 462 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth jIMdagImAM kyAreya jovA na maLe tevI mUrtionAM muMbaIvAsIoe darzana karI dhanyatA anubhavI che. jayapurathI muMbaI mUrtio lAvanAra bhAvika AtmAone khUba khUba dhanyavAda che. emAM sahakAra ApanAra tamAma bhAIo-baheno dhanyavAdane pAtra che AvI bhavyamUrtionAM darzanathI jIvana dhanya banyuM che mUrtio ghaNI suMdara hatI., - yazodevasUri A kalikAlanA paMcama ArAnA bharata mahArAjA banI ratnamaya aSTApada banAvavAnI tamArI alokika bhAvanAne jeTalI anumodIe eTalI ochI che ke jenA dvArA kaMika AtmAo darzana-vaMdana dvArA nirmala samyagadarzana prApta karI le ane kaMIka AtmAo rAvaNa jevI jinabhakti dvArA apratima puNyAnubaMdhI evA jinanAmakarma nikAcita karavA dvArA zreya sAdhe... sAthosAtha tamArI A yazogAthA vizvavyApI banI tamArA parivAranuM zreya sAdhanArI bane ane A vizvamAM jinazAsananI Ana-bAna ane zAna vadhAranArI bane evI covIsa prabhune aMtaranI Arajhu... bhagavAna zrI mahAvIrasvAmIjIne mokSa gaye 2500 varasa thayA ApaNe sau 2500 varasano itihAsa vAMcIe chIe. haju pAMcamA ArAne 18,500 varasa bAkI che. 18,500 varasanA itihAsamAM pa. pU sAhityaka lAratna A. zrI vijaya yazodevasUrIzvarajI ma. sA tathA Do. zrI rajanIbhAI jevA zAsanabhakato pAnA mukI rahyA che. tAjetaramAM vAlakezvara- derAsara, upAzrayamAM ratnonI pratimAone darzanArthe mukIne itihAsa saryo che. darzanArthe birAjamAna karelI mUrtio suMdara, AkarSaka, dedIpyamAna tathA prabhAvazALI hatI. jemaNe e mUrtionA darzana karyA che teonuM jIvana dhanya banI gayuM che. - jayabhadravijaya pratimAnAM darzana karyA pachI aMtaranI icchA A paramAtmAnI pratimA bhArata bhUmimAM ja birAjamAna thavI joine ane bhAratamAM AvI mUrtinAM darzana thavAthI jIvana dhanya thaI gayuM che ane amerikAmAM to AnA darzana karyA pachI to ApaNane thaze ke A zuM joyuM ane A zenA darzana karyA che? o A to abhUta pratimAnAM darzana karyA che ane tethI to ApaNuM jIvana dhanya banI gayuM. - mIta dozI (10 varSa) Excellent, really hats off to you people. All pratimajis are very very good. No word to say more. keep it up. Reflections. 5 463 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth mokSamArganI ArAdhanAmAM tatpara evA rajanIbhAI parama tAraka paramAtmAnA zAsanane pAmelA suzrAvakone avazya ratnanI pratimA bharAvavI ja joIe zakita na hoya to sonAnI, cAMdInI anukrame utaratA mATInI eka aMgula pratimA bharAvavI joIe. Apa keTalA puNyazALI ke Apane sIdhA ja ratnanI pratimA bharAvavAnA manoratha jAgyA che paramAtmAnI AjJA mujaba jinapratimA ane jinAlaya bAMdhI puNyAnubaMdhI puNya bAMdhI mokSagAmI bano. dharaNazAha ane vimala maMtrInI yAdI apAve evA he zrAvakabhAI...! | bahu dIrdha bhaviSya vicArajo. atre darzana karanArA ane zraddhAnvita thanArA mahAbhAgyazALIno varga che. jaina zAsananAM dravya-kSetra-kALa-bhAvanI uttamatA A bhUmine varelI che. ahiMsAnAM prANa A bhUmimAM sIMcAyelA che. vaLI zAzvata girirAja upara paramAtmAne birAjamAna karI zrAvaka jyAM vasatA hoya tyAMthI darzana karavA jAya. tema tamo amerikAthI InDIyA darzana karavA padhArazo. ApaNA pUrvanAM mahAna zrAvakoe mahAna vArasA mATe Arya deza ja pasaMda karyo sAthe sAthe InDIyAnuM ujjavaLa bhAvi najIkamAM ja dekhAya che. A InDIyAnuM greatest jinAlaya banaze. - mAlInIyazAzrIjI ApanA mahAbhAvonA darzana A ratnanA pratimAjIomAM sakaLa saMgha tathA amoe karyA. ApaNA utkRSTa bhAvothI AvI suMdara alaukika pratimAjIo banI zakI che. amArA evA sabhAgya ke amane temanA darzana Ape karAvyA. have Apane Best of Luck ApIe chIe ke ApanuM A bhavya jinAlaya khUba ja sArI rIte taiyAra thaI rahe. te sAthe ame sahu amAre tyAM India mAM AvuM ratnanI pratimAjIonuM jinAlaya Apa banAvI Apo tevI vinaMtI karIe chIe. jethI haMmezA aSTApadajInA darzana badhAne anukULa thAya. TrasTI - zrI vAlakezvara derAsara bAbu amIcaMdajI panAlAla. sArtha vizeSaNo joyatA nahIM jaDe, bhAva varNana mATe zabdo nahIM maLe. prabhu pratimA nathI A sAkSAta haze, pratItI evI ama saMghAta raheze. jIvanaparyata A darzananA saMbhAraNA, rAha joIzuM pAvana karo ama AMgaNA. alaukika amulya tejasvI bhAvakArI, jhAMkhI che paramAtmAnI ama para upakArI. - mAdhurI zAha (muMbaI) | I am ready and willing to offer all my intellectual support to make this project generate spiritual vibrations in the western world. - Dr. N. P. Jain | - 464 dea Reflections

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Setting up Ashtapad Maha Tirth in New York is creating history. It will be a spiritual bridge between India & USA/East & West. which will globadise the Jinwani. kalpanAmAM paNa kalpI na zakAya tevA haiye vaselA nAthanI ajaba suMdara murti dhaDanAra kalAkAranI kalA kArIgIrI haiyuM hacamacAvI de tevI ramya che. AvI ajaba suMdara mUrtinAM darzana karavAthI anaMtA pApa karmono nAza thaI gayo. evuM lAge che ke sAkSAt devAdhidevanA darzana thaI rahyAM hoya. A pratimAnA dhaDanArA kalAkAro paNa dhanya che. je nI kalAkArIgarIthI ApaNe AvI pratimAjInAM darzana karI zakyA chIe. bharata mahArAjAe zrI aSTApadajI parvata upara ratnapratimAo bharAvI hatI ane je utkRSTa puNya upArjana karyuM hatuM. teno AMzika anubhava hRdayane Aje pulakita karI gayo. bhavyAtibhavya pratimAonA darzananuM sadbhAgya prApta thayuM e prApta thayuM e amArA jIvananI sArthakatA. aSTApadajI parvata upara cakravartI bharata mahArAjAe 24 jina pratimAo maNimaya bharAvI hatI. je stuti-stavanamAM ghaNI vakhata gAyuM che Aje eno sAkSAtkAra thatAM jIvana kRtakRtya banyuM evI adbhuta anubhUti | thaI. he mahAna suzrAvaka... tamAruM svapna jadImAM jaldI sAkAra bane ane kaI AtmAonAM hRdayamAM dharmanAM bIjanAM AropaNa thAya ane jaina zAsanathI zobhA ane jaina zAsananuM satya vizvamAM cAre dizAmAM prasare e ja abhyarthanA. bhArata ApaNo Aryadeza che. tenI gauravagAthA akhaMDita bane te rIte A mahAna tIrthanI bhAvanA rAkhajo. A khUbaja suMdara pratimAo che tenA darzanano lAbha levAthI anaMtA bhavo sudharI jAya che. manamAM vasI mUrti mArA dilamAM vasI mUrti mane haTavuM nA game, khasavuM nA game, judAM savAranA, judAM baporanA, sAMje dekhAvo judA svarupamAM, harakhe nyArI tArI mUrti judA samaye ho pyAra jInavara. Unique collection. Wonderful presentation. Excellent art and great idea. can be forwarded for "Guiness World Record" competition. Reflections . $ 465 -

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Excellent and marvelous work! great collection! To be truthful seeing your collection any man can get the feeling of being a great individual in life and can really believe in god. Thanks a lot for this great discovery of yours. This is real Ashtapadji on earth in Present era, because this generation has never seen Ashtapadji and it seems difficult to find out Ashtapad in Himalayas. so eveybody feel and experience Ashtapad after crossing seven seas in New York - USA. It is one of the 7 wonders of the world. Its like the heaven come true on earth. Though these statues are not in temple but is not less than a holy place. This Jain Tirthankars and Ashtapad put in wonderful art of carving in 72 different "RATANS" of different countries provides another wonder of the world. 8 466 a Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Divine excellent, Priceless no language can describe this Precious collection of idols & photographs. This priceless precious work should be permanently displayed & exhibited in India forever for the future genenation strictly. kulapAkajImAM bharatagakInAM nIlamamAMthI banelI pratimAjInI vAta sAMbhaLI, phorTamAM darzana karyA. paNa A paramAtmAnAM to sAkSAt darzana karatAM AMkhamAMthI harSanAM AMsu, haiyAmAMthI bhAvapUrNa udgAra sarI paDe che. dhanya che A mahAna AtmAne... A kalikALamAM jaipha vaye A bhAvanA... A puruSArtha... kharekhara tama-mana-dhana sarvasva paramAtmAne caraNe dharyuM che. dhanya... dhanya.... nya.... A very brilliant initiative by Jains. Need to involve and reach out to interested people who may not have required qualifications for research work. Reflections

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth "Very nice. God ! I like very very Much". - Dhrumi (Mumbai) 5 yr. Apane hama yahAM baiThe jIvo ko bhI darzana karavA kara jIvana saphala banAyA / ye pratimAe~ videza meM jAkara sarva jIvo ko zIghratA se zIghra gharaghara meM zAMti evaM mokSa prApta karavAe evaM Apa aura Apake parijano ko bhI avihaDa prIti ho yaha shubhecchaa| zabdomAM samAya nahi evuM A mahAna, kema karI gAvA mATe tamArA guNagAna. jenuM varNana karavA amArI pAse zabdo nathI, jene joIne AMkhomAM AMjIne kAyama rAkhI zaDIo. evI amArI dRSTi nathI. jenA rUpanuM varNana, karI zakAya tevuM amArI pAse hRdaya nathI. badhu khubaja suMdara "Perfect" in everything. This exhibition will revive the spirit of Jainism. I am proud that I belong to such a great religion. The sculptures are very beautiful and no one else would have done it better. "A tear drop on the cheek of time." -Rabindranath Tagore- is what I would comment on this great architecture. keep it up. prabhujI kI pratimAe~ hai itanI nyArI, lagatI hai sabako vo ati pyArI, mUrtiyAM hai sabake manako haranArI, dhanya ho gaye Aja saba nrnaarii| tIrthaMkara paramAtmA kA sAkSAt darzana jaisA AnaMda bhagavAna kI pratimAoM kA darzana karate hue hama seMkaDo AtmAe~ samyaga darzana pAegI vo lAbha sau. nIrUbena rajanIbhAI ko mila rahA hai yaha bhI ho sakatA hai ki vo zIghra mokSa meM jAnevAlI AtmA ho esA mahasusa ho rahA hai| basa eka hI kAmanA karma tUTe mokSa mIle / The arrangement of your group is very beautiful so nicely the facilities are given. This is the eight wonder of the world. Never before I have seen this type of exhibition in life. It is fabulous. Reflections. 36467 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth "Very nice God! I like very very Much" - Dhrumi (Mumbai) 5 yr. prabhujI kI pratimAeM hai itanI nyArI, lagatI hai sabako vo ati pyArI, mUrtiyAM hai sabake manako haranArI, dhanya ho gaye Aja saba naranArI / vAraMvAra joIe to paNa mana na bharAya, aMhasthI me 4 tRsse|| 24... hoy|| 4 . ...hoy|| 4 ... chagImA iza yAzya, nahi maLe AvI durlabha vastunA darzana. jIvana kharekhara dhanya banI gayuM. Apane hama yahAM baiThe jIvo ko bhI darzana karavA kara jIvana saphala banAyA / ye pratimAeM videza meM jAkara sarva jIvo ko zIghratA se zIghra ghara-ghara meM zAMti evaM mokSa prApta karavAe evaM Apa aura Apake parijano ko bhI avihADa prIti ho yaha zubhecchA / atisuM42, pUna sarasa, Magnificant. je prabhunI mUrti mAtra ATalI suMdara hoya to prabhu kevA suMdara haze ? khUbaja sarasa kalA temaja sAthe prabhutAno samanvaya che. pRthvInA kaNakaNamAM prabhu samAyela che ane teja kaNonA samuhathI banela ratnonI A pratimA jovAno AnaMda avarNanIya che. tIrthaMkara paramAtmA kA sAkSAt darzana jaisA AnaMda bhagavAna kI pratimAoM kA darzana karate hae hama seMkaDo AtmAeM samyag darzana pAegI vo lAbha sau. nIrUbena rajanIbhAI ko mila rahA hai / yaha bhI ho sakatA hai ki vo zIghra mokSa meM jAnevAlI AtmA ho aisA mahasusa ho rahA hai / basa eka hI kAmanA karma tUTe mokSa mIle. Unbelievable to show unity and strength of Jain Community, this type of exhibition is very necessary. It will give popularity of Jain religion. Reflections. 33 4682

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Chapter 8 Selected Index with Cross Reference

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ariSTanemi-pArzva-mahAvIra jina vaMdanA... arihA ariTThanemI, samuddabhUvai samuddharayaNIso / asivANi sivAsUjjU, dareka viyALa namirALa // 22 // samudra (vijaya)ne AnaMda karavAmAM caMdrarUpa, zivAdevInA putra ane parama dayALu evA he mokSagAmI ariSTanemi bhagavaMta ! tamane huM namaskAra karuM chuM. 22 pAsajiNIsaradevo, vAmANanaMdaNo pasaMtagiro / rAyA'saseNataNuo, vigghaharo hojja amhANaM // 23 // azvasena rAjAnA kuLamAM cUDAmaNirUpa ane vAmAdevInA putra-evA he pArzvanAtha ! tamane namaskAra karuM chuM. 23 siddhatthabhUvataNao, tisalAhiyayasararAyahaMsasamo / caramajiNeso vIro, anaMtamakkhayapayaM dejjA // 24 // siddhArtha rAjAnA putra, trizalA mAtAnA hRdayanA AzvAsarUpa ane siddhi prAptinA arthane siddha karanArA he mahAvIra prabhu ! tamane vaMdana karuM chuM. 24

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Introduction for Index We have been collecting a lot of literature from the scriptures and books related to Ashtapad. We have also been collecting all the research related material including geology and Kailash. Literature on Tirthankar, Nav-Graha and other Ashtapad Tirths have also been put together. Making of Ashtapad Tirth, model making and details about gemstones have also been added. Many exhibits and seminars were held. Those details including visitors' books have been included. Many photos of various ceremonies and maps from the research tour have been added into these volumes. A cross reference has been added to the original index of all the articles, chapters and volumes. Then all these material have been coded and each subject or topic has been given a special code letter. The codes given are arranged in an alphabetical order from A to Z. These codes have been further subdivided into sub codes as per specific topics, which is included in the code index. It has the language of the articles and page numbers also. This code index has been given in the beginning of this chapter. This has made the presentation of all the material in a more classified and easier manner and easy to look for any specific subject, article and authors. Further to make the material collected (9000 pages) more interesting and useful, we have selected few important articles and given them a color shade. We have not printed the master index of all volumes here in the granth, only a list of selected articles with cross reference along with codes in this chapter to make it easier to refer. Now the master index with cross reference and code index is given in volume XX, chapter 157. To make it more user-friendly this has also been included in a DVD where one can go and filter out article of their choice on any subject. We have also given a list of authors whose articles have been included in this collection of XX volumes. Each author has been given a specific numerical code to make it easier to identify their articles from all xx volumes. After chapter VIII we have given a list of books from which all this material has been collected and put together in XX volumes. Some of these granths are also available on www.jainaelibrary.com which reader can refer to. $ 471 - Introduction for Index

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Code Index JASHTAPAD LITERATURE AA Analytical Articles AG General AS Articles from Scriptures INAV GRAHA NG INav Graha NP Pooja/poojan/stuti/stotra NT Tirthankara NZ Nav Graha Pictures BHARAT BB Bharat & Bahubali BC Bharat Chakravarti 1 BR Bharat & Rushabhdev BS Sinha Nishadhya Prasad OTHERS - TIRTH AND PAT OA Other Ashtapad Tirth OG General OP Pat OT Tirth-general C COLORED GEM STONES CC Colored Stones description CE Energy Field CG Gem Stones + Graha CM Medicines and Science CN Names CP Paintings CS Scripture CZ Stones & Zodiac Signs POOJA / POOJAN / AARTI/ TAP PA Adhar Abhishek/Tirthankar pooja & Aarti PD Deepvijayji Pooja PO Others - General PS Shushil Surji Pooja RT Tar JO ADDRESSES/Dictionary DA Address of Acharyas DI Indologist and resource persons DJ Jain scholars DO Others DR Dictionary DS Address of Scholars STAVAN/STUTV/CHAITYAVANDAN/RAS QA Stavan QB Bhakti geet QC Chatyavandan QS Stuti QR Adinath Ras EXHIBITIONS & SEMINARS EA Year 2005 Ahmedabad Palitana EB Year-2007-Jito-Mumbai EC Year-2008 - Jito Mumbai ED Year 2005 - Delhi - Kolkata - Jaipur EE Year 2009- Adhar Abhishek Mumbai EF Year 2010- Bangalore El International Seminars EJ Year 2007 - Jaina Exibit - NJ EL Year 2007 - L.A. Temple EM Year 2003 - Mumbai EN Seminar Ahmedabad - 2009 EP Seminar Ahmedabad - 2005 ER Seminar Mumbai - 2009 ES Year 2004 - Surat RUSHABHDEV - ADINATH RA Rushabhdev & Ashtapad RB Rushabhdev & Bharat RC Rushabhdev Charitra RD Marudevi Mata RF Rushabh's Family RG General RH Rushabhdev and Hastinapur RK Rushabhdev & Kailash RM Marichi RN Nirvana RP Varsi Tap Parna RS Rushabhdev & Shiv RELATED STORIES SA Ajitnath SC Sagar Chakravarti Charitra SN Nagkumar / Sagar's Son SO Other Stories SP Padliptasuri SR Ravan SS Shreyanshkumar GEOLOGY FA Anatomy of Himalayas FE Earthquake in Himalayas FG Geology & geography FH Geology of Himalays FI Geology of glaciers FP Geological picture plates/maps TIRTHANKARAS TB Biography TG General TN Tirthankars Name TS Sarravasaran GAUTAM SWAMI GA Gautam Swami & Ashtapad GG General Code Index $ 472 -

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H J K L M GT Gautam Swami & Tapas HISTORY HB Bon Po HG Buddhism HH Hinduism HJ Jainism HK Kailash HS Jainism & Science HT Tibetan History INDEX IV Volume I to XX - MASTER INDEX Volume I Pages from 1 to 393 Volume II Pages from394 to 660 Volume III Pages from 661 to 1116 Volume IV Pages from 1117 to 1935 Volume V Pages from 1936 to 2310 Volume VI Pages from2311 to 2737 Volume VII Pages from 2738 to 3189 Volume VIII Pages from 3190 to 3814 Volume IX Pages from 3815 to 4339 Volume X Pages from 4340 to 4798 Volume XI Pages from 4799 to 5265 Volume XII Pages from 5266 to 5708 Volume XIII Pages from 5709 to 6177 Volume XIV Pages from 6179 to 6581 Volume XV Pages from 6582 to 7079 Volume XVI Pages from 7081 to 7523 Volume XVII Pages from 7524 to 7956 Volume XVIII Pages from 7957 to 8260 Volume XIX Pages from 8261 to 8522 Volume XX Pages from 8523 to 9100 IM Master Index JAIN CENTER OF AMERICA - NY JA Adhar Abhishek - Photo Gallery JC JCA NY JP Pratishtha at JCA KAILASH KA Kailash Articles KM Mansarovar KR Kailash and Origin of Rivers KS Kailash and Shiv KY Yatra LETTERS LA Acharya Shri Letters LC Correspondence LG General Letters LO Other Literature MODEL AND STATUES MD Model Drawings/Designs MM Models and statues MS Statue carving U V W X Y Z RESEARCH UA Archaeology UB Ashtapad Research UC Correspondence UF Ashtapad Research Int Foundation UG Geology Report UL Research Letter UR Research Articles US Satellite Report UT Tour Report VISITOR'S BOOK VA Year 2005-Ahmedabad-Palitana VB Visitor's Book VD Year 2006-Delhi - Kolkata - Jaipur VJ Year 2008- Jito VK Year 2009-Adhar Abhishek Mumbai VL Year 2007-Jaina - LA VM Year 2003- Mumbai VN Year 2010- Bangalore - New York VS Year 2004-Surat REFERENCES WA Master Index sorted Alphabetically WB Reference Books WC Cross references sorted Codewise WR Author's References and number Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth SELECTED LITERATURE XL Selected literature on Ashtapad XR Research related articles PAMPHLET AND ARTICLES YA Articles/Ashtapad Pustika YB Ashtapad Posters YP Pamphlets - Hindi, English, Gujarati ZH Photos ZM Maps ZP Pictures E EG MAPS, PICTURES, PHOTOS, VIDEOS LANGUAGES ENGLISH EH G GUJARATI ENGLISH-GUJARATI ENGLISH-HINDI 473 a GM GUJARATI-MARATHI H HINDI MARATHI M O OTHERS P PRAKRIT PE PRAKRIT-ENGLISH PG PRAKRIT-GUJARATI S SANSKRIT Note: A to Z - Main Subject code AA-AB etc Sub topic code Volumes, Chapters, Articles are as per Master Index -Code Index

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Vol. Chp. Artic. 1 1 A 1 1 1 1 1 A 1 1 1 1 1 -------- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ----2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 << < A 9 9 2 3 3 3 + + + + AAA ABCD B 9 C D F A Bharat Chakravarti G H < O 5 5 679 C 2 Selected Index with Cross Reference C Rushabhdev A Selected Articles Rushabhdev and Maricchi A B Rushabhdev Nirvana B Bharat Chakravarti & Rushabhdev Hem chandrachayra-048 Hem chandrachayra-048 Hem chandrachayra-048 Vishwakarma-162 s Mahamani Chintamani 5 A Trishashti Shalaka Purush Gyan Prakash Deeparnav Vividh Tirth Kalp-Ashtapadgiri Kalp Nibhand Nischaya-Ashtapad Shri Ashtapad Tirth Shri Ashtapad Kalp Jain Tirth sarvasangrahRushabhdev Rushabhdev Nirvana Sinh Nishadhya Prasad Bharat Chakravarti General Mahamani Chintamani Hindi-Mahamani Chintamani Gautamswami and Tapas A Rushabhdev & Ashtapadji Vividh tirth kalp Ravan / Mandodar Ashtapadji Pooja (Pooja Sangrah) a) Shri Ashtapad - A possibility c) Ashtapad Giri Kalp d) Ashtapad Maha Tirth Kalp f) Jainism in Central Asia & Punjab B Selected Index with Cross Reference Code Sub Lang Hem chandrachayra-048 R RM G Author's Name Jinprabhsuri-059 Kalyanvijayji-205 Purvacharya rachit-225 Purvacharya rachit-225 AanandjiKalyanji Pedhi (prakashak)-232 Sh. Hastimalji Maharaj-140 Dhaneswar Suriji-33 Dhaneswar Suriji-33 Dhaneswar Suriji-33 Pumanandsagarji-088 Purnanandsagarji -088 Pumanandsagarji-088 Pumanandsagarji-088 Hem chandrachayra-048 Jinprabhsuri-059 Deepvijayji m.s-030 Kumar Pal Desai-073 Bharat Hansraj Shah-020 Jinprabhsuri-059 Dharmghoshsurij-189 Hiralalji Duggar-050 8 474 a B R B A <<<< A A A << < EGG O R R B B G BR G G RN G A AH H SS PAAAAH 2 2 2 2 2 AS G R RC AS BC G 046-050 AS 2 8 7 8 8 8 3 3 RA G BC GG BS G GA GA 52 2 2 2 2 2 GT SN I I SR H PD AR AH H RN G 135-136 G G H H G H G Pg. # 014-018 G 027-035 035-040 AS S 051-058 HJ H 059-066 067-070 075-083 G 157-162 084-092 094-095 101-121 137-138 139-142 155-156 163-165 166-169 181-188 193-194 196-219 G 396-400 289-296 AS P 423-425 426 434-437

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Chp. Artic. Selected Articles Author's Name Code Sub Lang. Pg. # | v I Picture Hiralalji-050 437 | v g) Prabodh Tika- Jagchintamani Bhadrankarvijayji Kalyanvijayji -178 Q G 438-443 h) Kailash- Mansarovar Swami Pranavanandji-145 444-448 Other General references-Letters Shajanandji'sletter-137 464-465 Where is Ashtapad Maha Tirth? Ramanlal B.Shah-123 507-514 Ashtapad Kalp Dharmghoshsuriji-189 516-522 Ashtapadjini Pooja Deepvijayji M.S-030 594-653 Adipooran Indroduction Jinsenacharya-201 708-715 Adipooran Introduction Mahendrakumar Nyayacharya-080 |n | NJ 716-724 3 12 C Tray Strishttam Parva Mahendrakumar Nyayacharya-080 725 Kailash and Ashtapad Mahendrakumar Nyayacharya-080 726-730 12C BharatChakravarti and Samovasaran Mahendrakumar Nyayacharya-080 731-744 Uttar Pooran Mahapuran : Sagar Chakravarti Nu Varnan Mahendrakumar Nyayacharya-080 3 In 1 m00 I mm 0 0 I I II I IODO Im 749-756 Research of Ashtapadji Kumar Pal Desai-073 827-834 I Ashtapad research article Kumar Pal Desai-073 859-864 Abstract from "Mandala" : The Cosmos Martin Brauen-081 E 1144-1151 E 1152 Abstract from "The Sacred Mountain" John Snelling-063 Prachin Jain Tirth Pandit Kalyan Vijayji-106 H 1190-1192 1209-1211 Jag Chintamani Chaitya Vandan Gautamswamiji-193 Shri Gautam Ashtak Sakalkirti Bhattarak-230 1212-1213 Life may have been first in Tibet The Times of India-148 1231-1232 Ashtapad Tirth Baboo Bhai Kadiwala-016 A 1239 1. Kalpa Sutra-T. Rushabhdev 3. Jain Mahapuran Kalaparak Adhyayan 6. Jamboo Dweep Pragnapti A.Bhadrabahuswami-164 R 1243-1245 P.L.Vaidya-220 RRSH 1257-1263 Jamboo Dweep Pragnapti R RAM 1272-1274 475 - -Selected Index with Cross Reference -5

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Vol. Chp. Artic. Selected Articles Author's Name Code Sub Pg. # Lang. 1280-1284 8. Puran Sar Sangrah-1 Sakalkirti Bhattarak-246 16. Jain Tirtho no Itihas 1353-1359 Rushabhdev in Jain literature Devendra Muni-032 1375-1412 Rushabhdev in vedic literature Devendra Muni-032 30 III w w 1413-1445 Rushabhdev in other literature Devendra Muni-032 1446-1458 Kailash-Mansarovar Swami Pranavanandji-145 1524-1530 Details of slides exhibition E 1689-1699 List of books on Ashtapad Kumar Pal Desai-073 G 1817-1829 1850-1854 Kailash- list of books Hiren C. Sampat-051 w Books on Mount Kailashlibrary of Tibetan works & archivesPramesh Gandhi MIT-1110 W E 1855-1859 Some references Pramesh Gandhi MIT-111 G 1860-1868 I Ashtapad article M.A. Dhaky-078 R H 1874-1875 Other references GM 1876-1886 Adi Pooran Acharya Jinsen-167 H 1946-1952 Adi Pooran Part 2 Acharya Jinsen-167 1954-1956 Shri Ashtapad Kalp Karpurvijayji-209 1958-1960 II 0 0 0 0 0 Shri Ashtapad Kalp - Summary Karpurvijayji-209 1961-1962 News Paper Report Newspaper Article-096 G 2151-2156 Ashtapad Parvat Jawahar Shah-055 2178 Ashtapad Tirth Dharma Priya-034 2179 Various Articles on Shri Ashtapadjil Kumar Pal Desai-073 2200-2202 Bhagwad go Mandal Part 1 Bhagwat Sinh-179 G 2203-2204 Bhagwad go Mandal Part 3 Bhagwat Sinh-179 2205-2206 Pictorial Ardh Magadhi Dictionary Ratanchandraji M.S-228 0 0 3 wo 2207-2210 2211-2212 Sanskrit English Dictonary Monier Williams-213 Bhagwan Shri Adinath Muniraj Shantivijayji-085 2400 Bharat Chakravarti BBC G 2401-2405 Muniraj Shantivijayji-085 Devendra Muni-032 36 F Rushabhdev and His Family I 2424-2432 Selected Index with Cross Reference - 476 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Vol. Chp. Artic. Selected Articles Author's Name Code Sub Lang. Pg. # RRCG 2433-2456 0 Shatrunjay Mahatmya Dhaneswar Suriji-33 0 Bharat Charitra Dharma Kathanu Yog Muni Shri kanayalalji & Dalsukhmalvaniya-218 H 2470-2528 I 0 Shantranjay Mahatmya Dhaneswar Suriji-33 2529-2539 I 0 Bharat Chakravarti Shatrunjay Kalp Vruti Kapoorchand Ranchhoddas Varaiya-070 o Katchh Mahakatchh Story Hemchandrachayra-048 o Story of Sundari and 98 Brothers Hemchandrachayra-048 G 2540-2543 2707-2710 2711-2716 2718-2719 2723-2724 Some Slokas from Literature o Where is Ashtapad? I E Ashtapadavatar Darshanvijayji, Gunvijayji. Nyayvijayji-187 o Press Reports Newspaper Article-096 2725-2726 G2756-2770 2771-2778 News Paper Cuttings Newspaper Article-096 o Karma Yogi & Atma Dharma Praneta Bhagwan Rushabhdev PremSuman Jain-114 00 00 00 vvvvvvvv 0 0 0 0 0 H 2944-2948 2949-2954 45 B Adinath in Ved-Puran Tithayan magazine-079 I Bhagwan Rushabhdev and Bhagwan Shiv Thomas Parmar-149 O 2964-2971 Rushabhdev and Ashtapad Lata Bothara-076 I 2984-2999 Rushabhdev Hazime Nakamura-044 I Rushabhdev & Ashtapad Lata Bothara-076 3000-3014 3015-3073 3207-3209 I Past, Present & Future Kumar Pal Desai-073 p Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth, Kumar Pal Desai-073 AAG o 3210-3216 Installation ceremony (Pratishtha) Unity in Diversity Kumar Pal Desai-073 p E 3217-3221 49 A Books on Kailash Swami Bikash Giri-144 E 3245-3248 Kailash : Jain Religion Heinrich Harrer-045 p E 3304-3305 o cooo 0 00 Tibet Me Jain Dharma H HJH 13315 Gemstones & Graha 3449-3513 Rushabh Dev Champat Rai Jain-025 RRGE 3657-3671 -S 477 Selected Index with Cross Reference

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Vol. Chp. Artic. Selected Articles Author's Name Code Sub Lang. Pg. # 52 A Jag Chintamani Chaitya Vandan- Prabodh Tika Bhadrankarvijayji & Kalyan vijayji-178 O o 3673-3688 List of references from the book Lata Bothara-076 3 H 3808-3813 Panchshati Prabandh t Virvijayji-158 < 4129 Panchshati Prabandh Jinprabhsuri-059 t < 4131 Shri Ashtapad Girikalp Dharmghoshsuriji-189 < G 4132-4133 Sacred Mountain Rusell Jhonson-129 KAI E 4087-4088 t Where is Asthapad? Abhaysagar suriji-003 < t H 4089-4092 Asthapad Design Ramya Darshan Vijay-089 3 o 4097 4103-4117 Adinath & Ashtapad Research Lata Bothara-076 t Identity of Rushabh & Shiva Sadhvi Manjula-131 p E 4118-4120 Kailash Mansarover Ki Anubhuti Sandeep Gupt-135 t 4256-4265 to "Jag- Chintamani Suttam" Muni Mrigendra Vijayji-087 r 4351 Ashtapad- A Historical Perspective Jitendra B.Shah-060 o WWB G 4355-4363 Adinath Rushabhdev & Ashtapad - 1 Lata Bothara-076 < t H 4364-4368 Adinath Rushabhdev & Ashtapad - 2 Lata Bothara-076 EH 4369-4379 < Shri Shetrunjay Mahatmya Dhaneswar Suriji-33 G 4392 < On the sacredness of Mount Kailash in Indian & Tibetan sources Andrea Loseries-010 X ddo p 4396-4407 Jain Dharma and Lord Rushabhdev |GyaniniGyanmati Mataji- 41 I t H E 4413-4424 Hindi & English words in Tibetan lang. 0 p E 4484-4486 List of Tibetologist Thomas Parmar-149 3 WB G 4488-4489 Panyas Nandighoshvijay letter |PanyasNandighoshvijayji-108| UL o G 4506-4507 I The project to find references of Ashtapad in Tibetan Manuscript Thomas Parmar-149 p E 4516-4520 | AI Rudra- Shiv- Rushabh Shantilal K. Shah-138 RS H 4690-4695 I Jainism as a pre-Aryan Religion Radhakrishnan S.-117 p Z E 4807-4811 Geology & Geogrpahy of Mt. Kailash Mayur B. Desai-082 O t E 4939-4957 11 o 80 E | A Tibetan Words Meeting With G.S.I. at Kolkata O & g 5070-5076 E 5467-5473 Letter p Selected Index with Cross Reference - 478 -

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Vol. Chp. Artic. 12 86 B 12 86 D 13 96 B 13 96 G v) 15 119 A 15 114 A 15 114 C 15 114 F 15 115 A 15 117 A 15 117 E 15 119 A 16 124 A 16 124 E 16 124 F 16 124 H 16 124 I 16 124 J 17 130 E 18 137 17 131 B 17 131 C 18 134 E 18 136 D 18 141 20 150 A 21 151 B Selected Articles Geological Perspective at Kailash Yatra Area In Searches Archaeological Remote Sensing Sagar chakravati Ashtapad Article Gujarati Article Search for Jainism's first Tirthankar ends at Mt Kailash Author's Name K.K. Sharma-064 Tom Sever-240 Jitendra B.Shah-060 Kumar Pal Desai-073 Newspaper Article-096 Uttarkhand Ashtapad Ashtapad and Satellite Ashtapad project Tibetan Words - Translation in Eng. Influence of Jainism on Tibetan Liter. Gujarati Article Kumar Pal Desai-073 Period of Shri Adinath Jitendra B.Shah-060 Clues for identifying Ashtapad site Narendra Bhandari-254 Shri Ashtapad A possibility Bon and Jain Religion Tibetan Studies Antiquity of Jain religion Bon & Jain Religion Ancient Tibet The Yeshe De Project Maps of the profound Ashtapad Research Human Presence in Tibet Gujarati Pamphlet Tibetean Studies Avashyak Niryukti Pauma Chariyam Kumar Pal Desai-073 Narendra Bhandari-093 BharatHansrajShah-020 $479 Prashant Dave-257 ThomasParmar-149 Lata Bothara-076 Prashant Dave-257 Jeffrey Hopkins-264 Kumarpal Desai-073 Dr.Zang Dr.R.Shah Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth Vimalsuri Code KHKH < > A Y S SC G 5840-5841 YAAo K U I I < < KH KH KH > KH A Sub Lang. I < ! C III UG E 5474-5494 US E 5506-5508 AA YA KA AR AR UL HT HT AA AA UR UR UR Pg. # E 6873-6878 G 6959-6972 H 7144-7151 E 7277-7305 AA G 7306-7313 G 7334-7339 E 7340-7342 HHT UR G 5853-5859 FG Thomas Parmar-149 Samani Kusumpragya A AS A AS G 6959-6972 E 6688 H 6695-6707 UR H 7343-7352 HT G 6712-6713 HJ G 7699-7709 E 6761-6763 H HT E 7801-7852 E 6834-6842 E 7853-7860 8022 YP G 8130-8181 8095-8097 E 8254-8260 P 8533-8543 Selected Index with Cross Reference

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth, Selected Articles Author's Name Pg. # Vol. Chp. Artic. 21 151 Aavashyak Niryukti Samani Kusumpragya | A AS P/H ID Uttradhyayana-Sutra Kamalsaiyamvijay, Jaykirtisuri Trishasti Shalaka Purush Charitra Sushilvijay 151 F Jain Ramayana Shri Priyadarshan Rushabh Panchashika Dhanpal Muni 151 H Ravan Dharnendra Samvad Jinchandraji M.S. 151 Sthanang Sutra (Pragnavbodh) Brahmachari Govardhandas 21 152 A Rani Virmati Shri Manikyasuri 21 152 B Bharat Chakravarti Dhaneshwarsuri Selected Index with Cross Reference -SS 480 -

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Author's list and code CODE AUTHOR'S NAME CODE AUTHOR'S NAME Abhay Kasliwal Abhayji Jain Abhay Sagarsuriji Acharya MahaPragna Ajit Shah Alex Mckay Alka Chattopadhyaya AmarMuni Amritlal Tillavala Andrea Loseries Ashlesh Shah AtmaVallabh Pooja Sangrah Avvai Natarajan B.C. Gurung B.R. Srikanth (mag.) Baboobhai Kadiwala Bal Patil (newspaper) Bal Yogi Neelkanth Benoy K. Behl (magazine) Bharat Hansraj Shah Bhavvijayji Broughton Coburn & LieslClark Bruno Baumann BudhhiSagar Suriji Champat Rai Jain Chandanamati Shriji Chhaya Shah Darshanratnavijayji DarshanSagar Upadhaya Deepvijayji m.s. Devendrakumar Jain Devendra Muni Dhaneswarsuriji Dharma Priya Dharmendra M.Master DhirajLal T. Shah Dr. R. Shah Durlabhvijayji Flaviu Huber Freny Manecksha (mag) Gyanini Gyanmati Mataji Gyanvimalji Harish Johari Hazime Nakamura Heinrich Harrer Helen M. Johnson Hemchandrachayra Hemchandra Suriji Hemratna Suriji Hiralalji Hiren C. Sampay HulasChand Golicha Jamboovijayji Maharaj Jasvantrai J. Busa Jawahar Shah Jean Monahan Jinchandraji (Bandhutriputi) Jinendra Namaskaradi Sangrah Jinprabhsuri Jitendra B. Shah John Vincent Bellazza JohnNobleWilford JohnSnelling K.K. Sharma K.M. Sadivala Kailash Ashram Kala Shah (newspaper) Kalyan magazine Kamal Sogani Kapoorchand Ranchhoddas Varaiya Chandanbalashriji Kirit Gosalia Kumarpal Desai Lalit Nahtta LamchiDas Bhrahmchari Lata Bothra Liu Tung Sheng M.A. Dhaky Magazine Mahendrakumar Nyayacharya Martin Brauen Mayur B.Desai Muni Anant Chandravijay Muni Mahendrakumar Muniraj Shantivijayji Muni Shri Couthmalji Maharaj 43 SS 481 - -Author's list and Code

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth CODE AUTHOR'S NAME CODE AUTHOR'S NAME 134 135 136 137 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 102 103 105 153 106 107 154 108 155 109 156 Muni Shri Mrigendra Vijayji Muni Shri Purnanandsagarjim.s. Muni Shri Ramyadarshan Vijay Muni Shri Roopchandji Namkhai Norbu Nandghosh Suriji Narendra Bhandari Navin Juyal Navneet Parekh NewspaperArticle Nilesh D. Nathwani Nilkanth Das Niranjanaben Vora P. Pandian P.S. Thakker Padamchandra Shastri Padmavijayji Panalal J.Masalia Pandit Hiralal Pandit Kalyan Vijayji Pandit Ramvijaygani Panyas Shri Nandighoshvijayji Panyas Sushilganiji Pete Winn Pramesh K. Gandhi MIT Pratap Bhogilal Premal Kapadia Prem Suman Jain R.S. Jain Radhakrishnan Pillai Radhakrishnan S. Radhika Sewak (mag.) Rajguru Shri Rajeshwaranand Rajkumar Jain Raj Roop Tank Rama Jain Ramanlal Bababhai Shah Ramanlal C.Shah Rampura Bhankoda Jain Sangh Ravi Boothalingam Robert Simmons Roger Bilham Rusell Jhonson S. Mathur Sadhvi Manjula Sahjanand Dhanji Sajjan Jain 110 111 157 Sal Patil Sandeep Gupt Saryu Mehta Shajanandji's letter Shantilal Khemchand Shah Shiv Darsan Adventure Shri Hastimalji Maharaj Shushil Suriswarji Maharaj Sujata S.Shastri Swami Anand Bhairav Giri Swami Bikash Giri Swami Pranavanandji T. U. Mehta Tarun Vijayji The Times of India Thomas Parmar Tikamchand Jain Toni Huber Upadhyaya Kanaknandi Vaishali Shah Vedavathi B. S. Vijaydharmasuri Jain Granthmala Vijayanandsuri & Vallabhvijayji Vimal Prakash Jain Virvijayji Winand M.Callewaert Yogesh Kothari Yogeshwar Dutt Dev Gyan Prakash Deeparnwe-Vishwakarma Aaryika Chandnamati Acharya Bhadrabahuswami Acharya Dharmaghoshsuriji Acharya Hastimalji Maharaj Acharya Jinsen Acharya Samantbhadra Acharya shri kunkundswami Akshay patel Amal Jhaveri Amarchandra Nahatta (Vividh Tirth Kalp) Andre Ticheier Apna Bharat Pravas Tour operator August Gansser B.G. Nayar Basant Lal Mukim Bhadrankarvijayji & Kalyan vijayji Bhagwat Sinh Bharat K.Shah 158 159 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 124 125 126 127 128 132 133 Author's list and Code $$ 482 -

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Shri Ashtapad Maha Tirth CODE AUTHOR'S NAME HS NAME CODE AUTHOR'S NAME 181 182 228 229 230 231 184 186 187 188 189 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 190 191 192 193 194 241 195 242 196 243 197 198 199 244 245 246 247 200 201 Bhavarlal Nahta (translator) Birdhilal Sethi Dr. Mahesh Sharma Chimanbhai Bhaylalbhai Seth Chinmayananda Danvijayji Darshanvijayji, Gunvijayji, Nyayvijayji Dharamchand Shastri Dharmghoshsuriji Digital Himalaya Balbhadra Jain Falguni Zaveri Gautamswamiji GeoEye Ghasilalji Gyatsho Tshering (director) H.B.Medlicott, Blanford, V.Ball & F.R.Mallet Himalayan Publication Map House J. M. Shah Jain Atmanand Sabha(Bhavnagar) Jinsenacharya Jivvijayji John Lewis Burik Harat Joseph Mcclellan Kalyanvijayji Kamlesh Lulla Kanakraj Palrecha (Mayur) Kanhiyalal Sethiya Karpurvijayji Kshamavijayji Mahendrakumar Jain Mark W. Williams Monier Williams Kavi Gaan Muni Jasvijayji Muni Ramsundaren Muni Shri Jayantvijayji Shri Kanayalalji & Dalsukhmalvaniya N. C. Sompura P. L. Vaidya (Puspadant rachit) Pandit Ramdayalu Sharma Prabhashankar Odadbhai Sompura Pragya Shriji M.S. Pratapvijay gani Purvacharya rachit Radhakrishna Nevatiya Ranjansuri dev 248 249 250 251 252 204 Ratanchandraji Maharaj (editor) Sadhvi Shri Vachamyamashriji Samaysundarji Sammatshikharji Jirnodhar Samiti Sheth Aanandji-Kalyanji ni Pedhi Shri Surendra Bothra Subhvir Rasik Sunandaben Vohra Sven Hedin Swami Sachitanandji Swami Tapovanam Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche (1992) Tom Sever Triten Narbutse Uday Mahurkar Vijay Rajendrasuri Ram Sharma acharya (Shiv Mahapuran) Dahyabhai Derasari Sakalkirti Bhattarak Phyllis Granoff Swami Hansdevji Lalit Vijayji Bhadrankarsuriswarji m.s. Hemchandrasagarji m.s Ravi Bafana Dr. Alok Tripathi Shashikant Sharma Vajranatha Y.K.Dhangyampa Prashant Dave Yadubir Rawat Dpal Idan tshul khrims Giuseppe Tucci Robert Beer Dr. A. K. Verma Dr. Bipinbhai Doshi Jeffrey Hopkins Ms. Sally Walkerman Nutan Dhanki Tenzin Namdak Jigisha Jain Archana Parikh Bharati Shelat Dr. Zang Muni Hitvardhan Vijayji Chirantan Muni Rajmal Jain 205 206 253 254 255 256 257 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 258 259 260 261 262 263 218 264 265 219 266 267 220 221 222 268 269 270 223 224 271 225 272 273 226 274 5 483 - Author's list and Code

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No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 Abhidhan VyutpattiPrakriya Kosh -1 Adinath charitra 5 17 18 19 20 21 22 Book Name 23 23 Tirthankar 24 24 Tirthankar charitra Aadi Puran - 1 Ashtapad ni Shodhma Ashtapad Tirth ni Bhavyatra Ashtapad Yatra Lata Bothra Ashtapad, Sammetshikhar, Karpurvijayji Girnar tirth na Kalp Bhagvad go Mandal - 1 15 Bhagvad go Mandal-8 16 Aadi Puran - 2 AagamSutra Aavashyak Niryukti, Part - 1 Bharat na Jain Tirtho no Itihas Bharat Tirth Yatra Bhartiya Shilpa Sanhita Charitavali, Part-3 Abhidhan Rajendra Kosh, Rajendrasuriji M.S. Part-1 to 7 Dharma kathanuyog, Part - 1 List of Reference Books Dharmakathanuyog, Part-2 Dipamav Author Chimanbhai Bhailalbhai Kirtikarbhai Chunilal Shah, Ahmedabad Aatmashrey Prakashan Bhartiya Gyanpith Prakashan, 10th Edition Bhartiya Gyanpith Prakashan, 10th Edition Gautam Ashtak Harshshil Vijayji M.S. Dr. Pannalal Jain List of Reference Books Dr. Pannalal Jain Muni Deepratnasagar Samani Kusumprabha Hemchandracharya, Ed. Purnachandravijayji Anantchandra Vijayji Panalal Masalia Chaupanna Purush Chariya Hemsagar surij Hitvardhanvijayji Bhagvatsinghji Bhagvatsinghji Chandulal Jethalal Prabhashankar Oghadbhai Ramniklal M. Shah Ramniklal M. Shah Prabhashankar Sompura Publisher $ 484 Shree Shrutprakashan Nidhi Jain Vishvabharti Sansthan, ladnu 1st Edition Abhidhan Rajendra Kosh, Ahmedabad Jinshashan Aaradhana Trust, 1st Edition Parshva Prakashan, Ahmedabad - 1st Edition Kusum - amrut Trust, Vapi (west) 2nd Edition Jain Bhavan, Kolkata Jain Dharma Prasarak Sabha, Bhavnagar Pravin Prakashan, 2nd Edition Pravin Prakashan, 2nd Edition Mumbai Harihar Pustakalay,Surat Somaiya Publication, Mumbai Jain Dharma - Prasarak Sabha, Bhavnagar Motichand Maganbhai Choksi 1st Edition Aagam Anuyog Trust Aagam Anuyog Trust Prabhashankar sompura, Palitana 1st Edition Year 2028 V.S. G 2004 A.D. S/H 2005 A.D. S/H 2001 A.D. H 2001 A.D. H 1986 A.D. P/S 2044 V.S. 1990 A.D. 2011 A.D. 2006 A.D. 1969 V.S. 1986 A.D. 1986 A.D. 2034 V.S. 1975 A.D. Lang. G 1962 V.S. 1969 A.D. 2043 V.S. 2047 V.S. 1960 A.D. G G G G H G G G G G H G G G G G G

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