Ashtapadji Mahatirth Sahitya Pratikruti Sanshodhan

Author(s): Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: USA Jain Center America NY
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001979/1

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jaina dharmanA Adi (prathama) tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadevanA nirvANakalyANakanI pAvanabhUmi zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha [sAhitya meM pratikRti meM saMzodhana] lekhaka 3 DaoN. kumArapALa desAI D

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zrI covizI aSTApade zrI Adi jinavara, vIra pAvApurI varuM, vAsupUjya caMpAnayara siddhayAM, neraivata girivaruM; sameta zikhare vIsa jinavara, mukti pahuMcyA munivaruM, cauvIsa jinavara nitya vaMduM, sayala saMgha suhekaruM. www.jainelibrary.com

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha * sAhitya * * pratikRti * * saMzodhana *

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nivedana zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha aMgenuM A pustaka pragaTa karatAM amane hRdayamAM AnaMdano anubhava thAya che. nAnakaDAM bIjamAMthI vizALa vRkSa vikase ane eka jharaNAmAMthI moTI nadI thAya e rIte zrI aSTApada mahAtIrthanI kalpanA Aje aneka kSetromAM vikasI rahI che. nyUyorkamAM AvelA jaina senTara opha amerikAe jinAlaya ane anya dhArmika pravRttionA vikAsa mATe enA nUtana bhavananuM nirmANa karyuM. ApaNe jANIe chIe ke jagatanA dharmomAM jaina dharma ati prAcIna dharma che ane vizvanA aneka dezomAM enI dharmabhAvanAonuM pAlana karanArAo vase che, AthI nyUyorkanA jaina senTare jaina dharmanA tamAma phirakA ane saMpradAyo sAthe maLIne potapotAnI rIte dharmaArAdhanA karI zake evA vicArathI jaina bhavananuM nirmANa karyuM. A bhavananA bIjA mALe bhamatImAM covIsa tIrthakaronI mUrtio birAjamAna karavAnI icchA hatI, paraMtu eTalI vizALa jagyA nahIM hovAthI ratnonI covIsa pratimA banAvIne ratnamaMdira sarjavAnuM nakkI karyuM. A samayagALAmAM jayapuramAM zrI aSTApada tIrthano paTa jovA maLyo. zrI aSTApada tIrtha eTale bhagavAna RSabhadevanA nirvANa kalyANakanI pavitra bhUmi. himAlayanI hUMphALI godamAM AvelA aSTApada parvata para bhagavAna RSabhadevanA putra cakravartI rAjA bharatadeve siMhaniSadyAprAsAda' nAmanA ratnamaMdirayukta mahela(prAsAda)nI racanA karyAno ullekha maLyo ane tene pariNAme nyUyorkanA jaina senTaramAM thanArA ratnamaMdirane aSTApada tIrthanI racanA karIne mUkavAno navIna vicAra jAgyo.

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ane tene pariNAme aSTApada vizenuM tamAma sAhitya meLavavA prayAsa karyo. prAcIna jaina ane hiMdu graMthothI mAMDIne tibeTI bhASAmAM lakhAyelA A viSayanA sAhityane ekatrita karavAmAM AvyuM. aSTApadanAM stavano, pUjA ane stutio saMgrahita karyA temaja himAlayamAM AvelA kailAsamAnasarovaranI yAtrAe gayelA pravAsIonA aSTApada parvata aMgenA anubhavonI sAhitya sAmagrI meLavI. Aje A lupta manAtA tIrthanI zodha mATe bhUstarazAstrIo ane purAtattvavido uparAMta speza seTelAITathI mAhitI meLavavA prayAsa cAle che. chellAM pAMca varSathI zrI aSTApada tIrthaviSayaka sAhitya ane saMzodhananI pravRttine gujarAtanA prasiddha sAhityakAra padmazrI DaoN. kumArapALa desAInI satata preraNA maLatI rahI che. atyArasudhImAM aSTApadanA sAhitya tathA saMzodhaka viSayaka 16 volyuma jherokSa rUpe taiyAra karyA che ane emanA prayatnane pariNAme A pustikA ame taiyAra karI zakyA chIe. A pustikAnA prakAzana mATe zrI dinezabhAI zAha, puSpAbahena zAha ane temanA parivArajanoe ApelA udAra sahayoganI ame AbhArasaha noMdha laIe chIe. A pustikA dvArA aSTApada mahAtIrthanA saMzodhana aMgenA amArA prayAsomAM Apa paNa sahabhAgI banazo evI apekSA rAkhIe chIe. jaya jinendra. - DaoN. rajanIkAMta zAha

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sva. zA kakaladAsa hIrAcaMda ajabANI gaM. sva. bhurIbena kakaladAsa ajabANI ajabANI parivAranA saujanyathI o

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ISe 5 Aja deva 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, ji na cauvise joya maNimaya mUrati mAnazuM, bharate bharAvI soya. - zrAvaka kavi RSabhadAsa (17mI sadI)

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha jaina dharma : jagatanA dharmomAM jaina dharma eka ati prAcIna dharma che. bhAratamAM uddabhavelA A dharmanA anuyAyIo bhArata uparAMta Aje vizvanA aneka dezomAM vase che. jaina dharma AgavuM tattvaciMtana, sAhitya, sthApatya, nItizAstra, AcAra-paddhati, vicAra-paddhati, dharmapraNAlI ane jIvanazailI dharAve che. "jina" zabdano artha rAga, dveSa ane mohane jItanAra evo thAya che, jemaNe enA para vijaya meLavyo teo vitarAga kahevAyA. AvA jinanA anuyAyIo te jaina ane A jine nirUpelo dharma te "jaina dharma." jaina dharmanA vartamAna samayanA 24 tIrthakaromAM bhagavAna RSabhadeva te prathama tIrthaMkara che ane bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmI te 24mA chellA tIrthakara che. jaina dharmano mukhya maMtra navakAra mahAmaMtra che. jaina dharmanA tattvajJAnamAM karmavAda vize gahana ciMtana maLe che temaja jaina dharmanA tIrthakaroe mokSamArga darzAvyo che. jaina dharmamAM pAMca yAma eTale ke pAMca mahAvratono mahimA che ane te pAMca yAma che - ahiMsA, satya, asteya, brahmacarya ane aparigraha. ahiMsAne ja parama dharma mAnanAro A dharma vaicArika ahiMsA ane sahiSNutAne vadhu mahattva Ape che. badhAM dRSTibiMduomAM rahelAM AMzika

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha satyone svIkArI temano samanvaya karavo te anekAMta che. anekAMtavAda evI vizALa dRSTi che, je vastunuM bhinna bhinna dRSTithI avalokana kare che. ahiMsAmAMthI anekAMtadRSTi janme che ane anekAMtadRSTine kAraNe ahiMsAnuM vyApaka darzana sAMpaDe che. anekAMtavAda e jaina dharmanI jagatane AgavI dena che. jaina dharmamAM mananI zakti mATe paccakhkhANa, dhyAnanI ucca bhUmikA mATe kAusagga, AMtaradoSanI oLakha mATe pratikramaNa, AMtarazuddhi mATe tapa, hRdayanI vIratA ane mananI udAratA darzAvAtI kSamApanA jevI bhAvanAo apanAvavAno bodha maLe che. tIrthaMkara : saMsAra rUpI samudramAMthI pAra UtaravA kAje jIvAtmAo mATe dharmarUpI tIrtha eTale ke ghATanI je racanA kare te tIrthaMkara. pUrvanA bhavamAM tIrthaMkara nAmakarma bAMdhI, manuSya tarIke janmI, dhAtIkarmano kSaya karI, kevaLajJAna pAmI ane sarva jIvone dharma pamADavAnI bhAvanAthI je mahAna AtmAo A bhagIratha kArya kare che, teo 'tIrthaMkara', 'arihaMta' athavA 'jinezvara' tarIke oLakhAya che. potAnuM AyuSya pUruM thatAM teo siddhagati pAme che, tyAra pachI pharI janma ke avatAra laI temane saMsA2mAM paribhramaNa karavAnuM rahetuM nathI. 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. 8

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha tIrthaM tAre te tIrtha. tIrthane pravartAve te tIrthaMkara. tIrtha eTale ghATa athavA to kinAro. ghora saMsAra samudramAM saphara karatAM jahAjone emanI saphara pUrI karAvI kAMThe pahoMcADe te tIrtha ! tAraNa sthaLa ! ahIM pahoMcyA pachI mAnavIne dunyavI jokhama veThavAnAM hotAM nathI ane e satata AdhyAtmika pragati sAdhe che. jaina dharmamAM tIrthanuM savizeSa mahattva che. svayaM tIrthaMkaro dezanA (upadeza) ApatA pahelAM samavasaraNa (dharmapariSada)mAM 'namo titvama' padanuM uccAraNa karIne tIrthano mahimA kare che ane bhAvatIrthone namaskAra kare che. AvAM tAraNasthaLo eTale ke tIrtho be AvyA che. eka bhAva tIrtha ane bIjAM dravya tIrtha. baMneno uddeza AtmAnI pavitratA jagADavAno che. rAga-dveSanA baMdhana DhIlA karIne Akhare nirmULa karavAno che. bhAvatIrtha eTale arihaMto, siddho, AcAryo, upAdhyAyo, sAdhuo ane zrAvako. prakAranA kalpavAmAM 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 9

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha upAsaka gaNAya, paraMtu svayaM tIrthasvarUpa na gaNAya. jaina dharme potAnA saMghanA sAdhu, sAdhvI uparAMta zrAvaka, zrAvikAne paNa tIrthasvarUpa hovAnuM gaurava ApyuM che. A ja bAbata mAnavI sAdhanAthI keTaluM badhuM prApta karI zake che enI 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 jainonA Thera Thera nAnAM moTAM tIrtho ane derAsaro maLe che. pAMca mukhya tIrtha : jainonA sakala tIrthomAM paNa pAMca tIrtho AMgaLIne veDhe gaNavAmAM Ave cheH aSTApada, sametazikhara, Abu, giranAra ane zatruMjaya. A pAMca mahimAvaMtA tIrthomAM ekamAtra aSTApada tIrtha Aje luptaprAya: che, te aMge atyAre saMzodhana cAlI rahyuM che. A pAMca tIrthomAM sametazikhara uttara bhAratanA bihAramAM (hAla jhArakhaMDa rAjyamAM) 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 samRddha jagamazahUra Abu delavADA 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 sametazikhara 10

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha Ave che, pachI giranAra ane tyArabAda sahuthI chello Avato paNa sakala tIrthamAM vaDu tIrtha gaNAto zatruMjaya che. pAMca kalyANakaH jaina dharmagraMthomAM tIrthaMkaranA jIvanakALamAM banatI pAMca atyaMta mahattvanI ane pavitra gaNAtI ghaTanAone "paMcakalyANaka" tarIke oLakhavAmAM Ave che. tIrthaMkarano mAtAnA 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-janmakalyANaka-no 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 kevaLajJAnakalyANaka 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 dhyeyaprApti thAya che ane teo bhavabhramaNanA pherAmAMthI sadAkALa mukti pAme che. A sthAna atipavitra ane mahimAvaMtuM gaNAya che. 24 tIrthakaro nIcenA zlokamAM darzAvyA pramANe pAMca sthaLoe nirvANa pAmyA che - aSTApade zrI Adi jinavara, vIra pAvApurI varuM vAsupUjya caMpAnayara siddhayAM, neraivata girivaru; sameta zikhare vIsa jinavara, mukti pahuMcyA munivaruM cakavIsa jinavara nitya vaMduM, sayala saMgha sahakaruM. 11

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha sa "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 covIsa tIrthakarone huM pUjyabhAve vaMdana karuM chuM." 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 siMhaniSadyAprAsAdanuM nirmANa karyuM hatuM. A prAsAda prati laI jatAM ATha pagathiyAM parathI A parvata mATe "aSTApada' zabda pracalita banyo. prathama tIrthakara bhagavAna RSabhadeva H - bhagavAna RSabhadeva mAnavasaMskRtinA Adi nirmAtA che ane emaNe ja sau prathama parivAraprathA, samAjavyavasthA, zAsanapaddhati ane rAjanItinI sthApanA karI. bhAratavarSamAM ikvAkubhUmimAM, kauzaladezamAM AvelI ayodhyA nagarImAM aMtima kulakara nAbhinA putra rUpe RSabhadevano janma thayo. dareka tIrthakaronI mAtAo je mahAsvapro jue che tevAM 14 viziSTa svapronAM emanAM mAtA marudevIne darzana thayAM. svapramAM prathama vRSabha joyo hato, tethI caitra kRSNa aSTamInA divase janmelA A zizunuM nAma RSabha rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. tatkAlIna rivAja anusAra sunaMdA ane sumaMgalA sAthe 12

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha 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 ekalavAyu jIvana gALatI mAnavajAtine parivAranI vyavasthA zIkhavI, samAja sthApyo, samAjane kalAo zIkhavI, 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 rAjazAsana 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 tIrthakara bhagavAna RSabhadeva prathama rAjA, prathama sAdhu - bhikSAcAra, prathama jina ane prathama tIrthakara che. bhagavAna RSabhadeve lokone saMdeza Apyo : "koI jIvane mAravo nahIM, badhAnI sAthe hetathI rahevuM, asatya bolavuM nahIM, corI karavI nahIM, zIlapAlana karavuM ane saMtoSathI rahevuM." bhagavAna RSabhadeve darzAvelo A dharma sahu 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 - pahelA tIrtha karanArA eTale tIrthakara thayA. ghaNAM varSo sudhI teo pRthvI paTa para vicaryA. emanA trikALa prakAzita jJAnathI lokone dharmamArga batAvyo. bhagavAna RSabhadeva 13

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha aSTApada parvata para nirvANa pAmyA. Aje paNa bhAviko prAtaHkALe UThIne bhagavAna AdinAthanuM smaraNa kare che. bhagavAna RSabhadevanA nirvANa kalyANakanI pAvana bhUmi samo. aSTApada parvata vartamAna samayamAM maLato 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 pUchayuM, "A samavasaraNamAM dezanA sAMbhaLI rahelA lokomAMthI bhaviSyamAM koI tIrthakara thaze kharAM ?" 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. 14

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha jaina Agama "zrI sUtrakRtAMga'mAM RSabhadeva bhagavAne temanA putra bharatane aSTApada para dezanA (upadeza) ApyAno ullekha maLe uttarapurANa' nAmanA graMthamAM evuM varNana maLe che ke cakravartI bharate atIta, vartamAna ane anAgata ema traNeya covIsInI eTale ke boMtera tIrthakaronI mUrtio dharAvatA suvarNamaMdiranI racanA karAvI hatI ane AcAryazrI dhanezvarasUrikRta "zatruMjaya mAhAbhya' graMthamAM rAjA bharate bhagavAna RSabhadevanI nirvANabhUmi najIka vAddhakIratna dvArA ratnamaya sihaniSadyA prAsAdanI racanA karAvI hatI. aSTApada paranI e covIsInA pratiSThAtA zrI cAraNamuni hatA. vividha tIrthakalpa' nAmanA graMthanAM "aSTApadagiri kalpamAM tathA AcAryazrI dharmaghoSasUrijInA "zrI aSTApadamahAtIrtha kalpa'mAM bhagavAna RSabhadevanA nirvANanI ghaTanAnA AlekhanamAM aSTApada giri vizenAM varNanomAM devatAoe ahIM traNa stUpa (darIo, 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 vArtakIratna zilpI pAse karAvyo, tevI gAthA sAMpaDe che. AmAM ja ullekha maLe che ke - "caityanI bhIMtomA vicitra maNimaya gavAkSa (gokhalA) racyA hatA.' vaLI ahIM eka ullekha evo che ke, "catyanA nitaMbabhAga upara vicitra ceSTAthI manohara lAgatI mANekanI pUtaLIo goThavelI hatI, 15.

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha 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 sIdhA-sapATa ane UMcA staMbhanI peThe e parvata lokone na caDI zakAya tevo thaI gayo. pachI mahArAjAe e parvatanI pharatA mekhalA jevA ane manuSyothI ullaMdhana thaI zake nahIM evA eka eka yojanane aMtare ATha pagathiyAM banAvyAM, tyArathI e parvatanuM nAma aSTApada paDyuM ane lokomAM te "harAdri', "rajatAdri', kailAsa" ane "sphaTikAcala" evAM nAmathI paNa oLakhAvA lAgyo." jaina graMthomAM aSTApada tIrtha : 1. aSTApada tIrthano sarvaprathama ullekha "AcArAMga niryuktinA 332mA zlokamAM maLe che. 2. atyaMta prAcIna jaina graMtha (ekAdaza aMgAdi Agama)mAM aSTApadano mahAtIrtha rUpe ullekha maLe che. 3. jaina Agama "zrI uttarAdhyayana sUtra'nI niryukti anusAra koI paNa carama-zarIrI (A ja bhavamAM mokSa prApta karanArA jIva) aSTApada tIrthanI yAtrA karaze, to te mokSa prApta karaze. (adhyAya 16

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha 10, sUtra 290) ane kalAsanuM varNana sonA-cAMdInA parvata tarIke karyuM che. 4. "Avazyaka niryukti'mAM paNa aSTApada tIrthanuM varNana prApta thAya 5. "kalpasUtramAM aSTApadane bhagavAna RSabhadevanI nirvANabhUmi tarIke darzAvavAmAM AvI che. nizItha cUrNimAM aSTApada parvata para tIrthakara zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanA mokSagamananuM varNana che. 7. AcArya jinaprabhasUri kRta 'vividha tIrthakalpa'mAM aSTApada tIrthanA kalpa vize eka adhyAya prApta thAya che. temAM lakhyuM che ke guru gautamasvAmI dakSiNa bAjuthI siMhaniSidyA-prAsAdamAM pravezyA hatA. AcArya dharmaghoSasUri racita "zrI aSTApada mahAtIrthakalpa'mAM A tIrtha vize varNana maLe che ane temAM lakhyuM che ke siMhaniSadyA prAsAdane cAra bAju hatI. 9. "jJAnaprakAza dIpArNave" graMthamAM aSTApada girinI racanA vize vistRta noMdha maLe che. 10. 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 chavvIsaso varSa pUrve bhagavAna mahAvIranA prathama gaNadhara zrI gautamasvAmIe 17

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha potAnI vizeSa labdhithI A tIrthanI yAtrA karI hatI ane enA para rAtrinivAsa karyA bAda stavanA karI hatI. 11. guru gautamasvAmIe "jagaciMtAmaNi sUtra'nI prathama gAthAnI racanA aSTApada tIrtha para karI hatI. (prabodha TIkA': bhAga 1) paDAvazyaka bAlAvabodha graMthamAM lakhyuM che ke temaNe "jagaciMtAmaNi sUtra'nI pahelI gAthAnI racanA sAthe tIrtha para caityavaMdana karyuM hatuM. 12. "vAsudeva hiDI' graMtha (21mA adhyayana)mAM ullekha che ke A parvata vaitADhyagiri sAthe saMbaMdhita che. enI UMcAI ATha mAIla che ane enI taLeTImAM nizadi nadI vahe che. 13. "jabUdvIpa prajJaptimAM lakhyuM che ke aSTApadagiri kozala dezanI uttara dizAmAM Avelo che. bhagavAna RSabhadevanA nirvANanA sthaLe devarAja iMdrae traNa stUpanI racanA karI hatI. (sUtra-33) 14. judA judA graMthomAM jaNAvyA pramANe aSTApada ayodhyAthI 12.5 yojana uttara dizA tarapha Avelo hato ane svaccha AkAza hoya tyAre ayodhyAthI vRkSanI Toca uparathI te joI zakAto ane tenA darzana thaI zakatA hatA. 15. siddhANaM buddhANaM sUtra (siddhastava sUtromAM aSTApadamAM je kramamAM tIrthakaronI pratimA che, te kramanuM varNana maLe che. - "cattAri-aTTa dasa-doya vaMdiyA jiNavarA-cauvvIsa." 16. zrI pUrvAcArya-racita "aSTApada kalpa" (prAcIna)mAM A tIrthanuM 18

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha mahattva tathA ahIM thayelI maMgalakArI ghaTanAonuM vistRta varNana upalabdha che. 17. kalikAlasarvajJa AcArya hemacaMdrAcAryae "triSaSTizalAkA puruSacaritra'mAM 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. 18. "abhidhAna ciMtAmaNi pramANe kailAsa parvata rajatAdri, aSTApada, sphaTikAcala, harAdri, himavata ane dhavalagiri jevAM nAmothI oLakhAya che. (4-94) anya ullekho : 1. pUjya sahajAnandaghanajI potAnA patromAM lakhe che ke 72 bibonI traNa covIsIo ahIM baraphamAM daTAyelI che. teo noMdhe che ke keTalAMka jina bimbo bauddha bhikSuo pAse che. 2. eka maMgoliyana bhikSunA mata pramANe tIrthakara 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 aSTApadakailAsa paranA nirvANanuM varNana maLe che. 19

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha tibeTI kailAsa purANa tarIke prasiddha graMtha gAMgrI karacAga (Gangri Karchag)mAM darzAvyuM che ke kailAsa samagra sRSTinuM kendra che. gaMgakAre tezI (Gangkare Teashi) emanA zveta kailAsa (White Kailas) pustakamAM darzAve che ke ahIM bauddha dharmIo pUrve jaino vasatA hatA. teo gyAla phAla pA ane 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 (mahAvIra svAmI) hatuM. A pustakamAM darzAvyA mujaba enA ghaNA siddhAMto jaina siddhAMto sAthe sAmya dharAve che. aSTApadanI racanAno vicAra ane vikAsa 4. 5. nyUyorkanA jaina senTara oNpha amerikA dvArA nirmita jinAlayamAM zrI covIsI mUkavAnI hatI, paraMtu maryAdita jagAne kAraNe e zakya na hatuM. pAchaLathI ratnonI 24 pratimAo banAvI derAsa2mAM bIje mALe gabhArAnI divAla para mUkavAnuM nakkI thayuM. A ratnamaMdirano vicAra cAlato hato, tyAre jayapuramAM DaoN. rajanIbhAI zAhane aSTApada mahAtIrthano paTa jovA maLyo ane pariNAme ratnamaMdirano vicAra zrI aSTApada tIrthanI pratikRtinA sarjanamAM parivartana pAmyo ane ratnamaMdira ane pachI aSTApada tIrthanI racanAnI kalpanA AkAra levA mAMDI. zrI aSTApada tIrtha aMge saMzodhana karatAM pahelI najare lAgyuM ke 20

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha 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 jaina sAhityanA keTalAka lekhonI jherokSa kaoNpI maLI, jemAMthI aSTApada tIrtha vize mAhitI maLavA lAgI ane dharmagraMthonI e mAhitIne lakSamAM rAkhIne aSTApada tIrthanI 'pratikRti' banAvavAnA vicArane kAryarata karavAmAM Avyo. aSTApada vizenI mAhitI aMgenA 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 : sphaTikano banelo hoya tevo parvata. aSTApada tIrthanI pratikRti banAvavAmAM graMthomAMthI upalabdha mAhitI ane varNana sahAyarUpa banyAM. pratikRtine mULane anurUpa banAvavA parvatane 21

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha sphaTika paththara (kudaratI rIte pAradarzaka ane prakAza pasAra thaI zake tevo paththara)no banAvavAmAM Avyo, jethI e parvata baraphathI chavAyelo hoya tevo jaNAya. ratnamaMdiranI kalpanA paripUrNa karavA mATe ATha pagathiyAM racavAmAM AvyAM ane parvatanI madhyamAM covIzI mATe 24 gokhalA banAvavAmAM AvyA. parvatano dekhAva lAge te rIte enI bAMdhaNI karavAmAM AvI. A rIte 24 tIrthakara bhagavAnanI covIsI dharAvatA ratnamaMdirane aSTApada parvatanI pratikRti racIne nyUyorkanA jaina senTaranA bhavya jinAlayamAM birAjamAna karavAnuM nakkI thayuM. prAcIna dharmagraMtho ane pUjya AcAryazrIonuM mArgadarzana meLavIne A kArya AgaLa dhapAvyuM. jaina senTara oNpha amerikA (nyUyorka)nA jinAlayamAM aSTApadanI racanAnI prakriyA: birAjamAna thanArA aSTApadanI racanAnI prakriyAno itihAsa joIe. enI racanA mATe sarvAgI ane zAstrIya rIte prayAsa karavAmAM Avyo. DijhAIna : aSTApada parvatanI racanA mATe sphaTika vAparavAnuM nakkI thayuM paNa te mATe jarUrI sAmagrInuM vajana Azare 10 Tana jeTaluM thAya, te bAbata nyUyaoNrkanA jaina senTaranA bhavana mATe muzkelIrUpa banI rahI. vaLI aSTApada cothA mALe AveluM hovAthI enI vajana khamavAnI kSamatAnI maryAdA hoya te svAbhAvika che. 12 TanathI vadhu vajana to na ja thavuM joIe. bAMdhaNI majabUta bane, te mATe doDha Tana vajananI 22

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha sTIlanI phrema jayapuramAM banAvavAmAM AvI. sTIla phremamAM ekanI upara bIjuM evI rIte ATha paDa banAvavAmAM AvyA che. parvatano AkAra lAge te mATe DhALa banAvavAmAM Avyo, tenI racanA e rIte karavAmAM AvI ke sauthI nIcenA bhAganI jADAI 5.1" ane sauthI uparanI jADAI mAtra 0.75' che. sphaTika ane kImatI ratno (paththara) : A mATe 30 Tana rapha phaTikanI AyAta karavAmAM AvI. tenA para karavAmAM AvatI prakriyA ane kotaraNI karyA pachI A parvatanuM kula vajana Azare 10 Tana jeTaluM thayuM che. vizvanA judA judA raMganA ratno AyAta karavAmAM AvyA ane temAMthI judA judA mApanI mUrtio ghaDavAmAM AvI. pratyeka mUrti eka ja ratnamAMthI ghaDavAmAM AvI. vaLI A dareka ratna jaimolaoNjikala 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 AvelA ratno sArI guNavattAvALA hoya te aMge khAsa dhyAna rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. A mUrtio A yojanAnuM aMtima svarUpa che. A mATe emarAlDa, rUbI, emethIsTa, kunajhAiTa, rojha kvArTsa, soDAlAiTa jevAM kimatI ratno vAparavAmAM AvyAM che. aSTApada parvatanI racanA : 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 nIce madhyamAM ATha pagathiyAM banAvavAmAM AvyAM, 23

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha - - AnA upara 24 gokhalA che. AmAM tIrthaMkara bhagavAnanI mUrtio sthApita karavAmAM AvI che ane 24 gokhalAo paNa A parvatamAM ja kotaravAmAM AvyA. parvatane sphaTikanA ATha levalamAM 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 karavAmAM AvyA. AnI sauthI uparanA bhAgamAM dhajA che. yojanA pramANe DhALa ApIne mApa pramANe parvatano dekhAva racavAmAM Avyo. vizALa AkAzamAM kelAsa parvatano khyAla maLI rahe, te mATe pAchaLanI divAla para AkAzanI sAthe kailAsa-mAnasarovarano penogrAphika khyAla ApatI tasavIra darzAvavAmAM AvI che. 24 gokhalAoH 24 pratimAjIo sthApita karavA mATe 24 gokhalA che. dareka lAinamAM dareka gokhalAnI sAijha ekasarakhI che. agAu A gokhalA svataMtra rIte banAvelA hatA, paNa pAchaLathI evuM nakkI karavAmAM AvyuM ke parvatamAM sIdhA ja kotaravA. AthI e parvatano bhAga banI gayA. dareka gokhalAmAM AgaLa be thAMbhalI, pratimA mATe gokhalo, kotaraNI sAthe chajuM ane upara zikhara racavAmAM Avela che. zarUAtamAM paddhatisaranI DijhAina banAvI hatI, paNa pAchaLathI tamAma 24 gokhalAomAM aSTa-prAtihAryanI kotaraNI karavAmAM AvI 24

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha zrI jina covIsI : vartamAna 24 tIrthakarone darzAvatI 24 pratimAo AmAM kotaravAmAM AvI che. dareka pratimAnI nIce enAM lAMchana che, jethI darzanArthI e kayA tIrthakara bhagavAnanI pratimA che te jANI zakaze. pratyeka pratimA kImatI ratnomAMthI kotaravAmAM AvI che. raMgo maLavAnI maryAdAnA kAraNe dareka tIrthaMkarano mULa raMga meLavavo muzkela 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 3thI 6), pachInI ATha pa"-7"nI UMcAInI (pratimA 7thI 14) ane chellI dasa pratimA 3'-5" UMcAInI (pratimA 1pathI 24) che, je sauthI nAnI che. Ane dharmagraMthonA AdhAre tIrthakaronA mULa UMcAInA pramANasara bhAge banAvavAmAM AvI che ane dhArmika vidhi pramANe enI sthApanA thaze. 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 karI hatI, paNa AgaLa jatAM zrI aSTApada tIrtha vize vadhu ne vadhu dharmakathAo maLatI gaI eTale badhAne ratnomAM (3 DI) judI judI kotaravAnuM nakkI thayuM. AmAMnI keTalIka ghaTanAo zrI aSTApada giri upara banelI che ane keTalIka aSTApadane lagatI ghaTanAo che. AvI kula covIsa kathAo kotaraNI sAthe jovA maLaze. 26

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha aSTapadaviSayaka 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 16 vaoNlyumamAM 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 kalAsa, mAnasarovara ane aSTApada aMgenI bhaugolika mAhitI ane pravAsIonA anubhavo AmAMthI maLe 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 enI pratikRti mATe karavAmAM AvelA prayAsonuM Alekhana maLe che. aSTApada vize prAcIna graMthomAMthI meLavelA pramANabhUta AdhAro ane ullekho uparAMta aSTApada tIrthanI stutio, sakjhAyo ane pUjAono paNa AmAM samAveza karyo che. aSTApada vizenI tamAma mAhitI dharAvatA A vaoNlyumanI DIvIDI paNa taiyAra karavAmAM AvI che ane enI sAthosAtha soLa volyumanA viSayo darzAvatI anukramaNikAnI pustikA paNa upalabdha che. A uparAMta A badhA vaoNlyumonI sAmagrImAMthI saMcaya karIne dasa TakA jeTalI sAmagrI alaga tAravavAmAM AvI che, temaja saMzodhakone mATe upayogI evI mAhitI tAravIne alAyadI sIDImAM mUkavAmAM Avaze. 26

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha A prakAranA sAhityanI vizeSa zodha mATe himAcala pradezamAM dharamazAlAnA 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 : aSTApada maoNDela ane traNe covIzI (tIrthakaranI 72 pratimA) ane anya pratimAonuM ghaNAM nagaro ane mahAnagaromAM pradarzana yojavAmAM AvyuM. Ane pariNAme vizALa dharmapriya janasamUha A traNe covIsInA darzanano pAvana lAbha pAmI zakyo che temaja deza-videzamAM vyApaka janasamUhamAM aSTApada tIrtha vize jAgRti AvI che. aSTApada tIrtha vizenuM sAhitya ane anya vigatanAM soLa volyuma paNa Thera Thera pradarzita karavAmAM AvyA. kailAsa mAnasarovaranI saMzodhana-yAtrAnI suMdara viDiyoe navo utsAha jagADyo che. aSTApada tIrthanuM A pradarzana muMbaI, nyUyorka, sUrata, enTavarpa, pAlItANA, amadAvAda, jayapura, dilhI, kolakAtA, nyUjarsI (jenA kanvenzana)mAM tathA laoNsa enjalisamAM darzAvavAmAM AvyuM, Ane pariNAme A prAcIna tIrthanA saMzodhana-kAryamAM sahune UMDo rasa jAgyo che. aSTApadanI saMzodhanayAtrA : aSTApada mahAtIrtha ane aSTApadanA parvatanuM sthAna nakkI karavA mATe 2006nA 28me thI 21 jUna sudhInA samayamAM madhya himAlayanI mulAkAta ane saMzodhana mATe pravAsanuM Ayojana karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. A pravAsamAM mukhya hetuo A pramANe hatA : 27

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha 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 ane saMzodhako sAmela hatAM. e sahunA anubhavoe eka navI dizA kholI ApI che. aApadanAM saMbhavita sthAno : aSTApadanuM saMbhavita sthAna himAlaya para che. atyAre aSTApada tIrthanI saMbhAvanA dharAvatAM sthAnonI vigato ekatrita karAI che. eka sthAna badrInAthathI uttara dizA tarapha Azare 168 mAIlanA aMtare AveluM che. A kailAsa parvata kAMga ripoce gaMga tise tarIke paNa oLakhAya che. A sthAne mAnasarovarathI uttara tarapha Azare 25 mAIlanA aMtare AveluM che. bIjo eka parvata mAnasarovara ane kailAsanI vacce Avelo (padmA hada) che, te pa-7 mAIla dakSiNa-pUrve Avelo che. te paNa aSTApada kahevAya che. A parvatanI UMcAI 8 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. bauddha yAtrIo A parvatane "kAMga zIce' kahe che. Azare 40 ki.mInA aMtare AveluM parvatanuM eka bIjuM zikhara "guralA mAMdhAtA tarIke oLakhAya che. "mAMdhAtA" zabda sagara rAjAnA pUrvajanA mULamAMthI Avyo che. kailAsa ane guralA mAMdhAtAnI vacce rAkSasa 28

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha 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 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 esa. pI. Thakkarano chello ahevAla abhyAsa karavA jevo che. (A ahevAla repharansa vaoNlyuma naM. 11nA 80mA prakaraNamAM pRSTha naM.4973 para che.) aSTApadanI saMbhavita jagyA kailAsa parvata(1938 mITara)thI dakSiNa pUrvamAM 5999 mITara UMce hovI joIe. kailAsa parvata kAMga ripoce - gaMga tise nAme oLakhAya che. A sthaLa derAphUgathI dakSiNa pUrvamAM pa ki.mI., dolyA lAthI dakSiNa-pazcima pa. kimI., jhatula phugathI uttarapazcima 7.5 ki.mI., jJAnaDraga monAsTrIthathI uttara pUrva 8 ki.mI., saralaMga gompAthI uttara-pUrva 8.5 ki.mI., Dorpoce athavA yamadAra athavA mokSadvArathI uttara-pUrva 9 ki.mI.nA aMtare AveluM che. te 13 jhIMguga kAMgyu corTanathI 2.5 ki.mI., saralaMga cekasama lAthI pUrvamAM 2.00 ki.mI. athavA gaMgapo-saMgalama lAthI dakSiNa pazcimamAM 2.50 ki.mITara 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. 29

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha (1) kailAsa parvata (2) kailAsa parvatanI najIka bonArI (3) barmA pleinsa (4) Tarboce (5) naMdI parvata (9) selga gompA ane jJAnaDraga monAsTrI vacceno parvata (7) jJAnaDraga monAsTrI (8) 13 DrigaMga kAMgya corTena (9) aSTApadanI saMbhavita jagyA je gombo phaMga athavA trinetra athavA mahAkAla tarIke oLakhAya che. (10) seTelAiTa dvArA nakkI karelI jagyA, dharmA kiMga norsaga tarIke oLakhAya che. aSTapada risarca phAunDezana aSTApada risarca inTaranezanala phAunDezana bhArata sarakAra sAthe ane cInanA bhaugolika purAtattva ane anya saMkaLAyelA vibhAga sAthe saMkalana karaze. teo A mATe vizvanI saMzodhana saMsthAono paNa saMparka sAdhaze. A TImamAM bhUstarazAstrIo ane purAtattvavido paNa joDAze. have pachInuM saMzodhana kaI rIte karavuM te aMge teo sUcana ane mArgadarzana Apaze. saMbhavita sthAno aMge vadhu jANakArI prApta karavA spesa seTelAiTa DeTA meLavavA prayatnazIla chIe. saMsthA A badhAM saMzodhano prakAzita kare che. pariNAme yuvAnavarga, vyavasAyIo ane saMzodhakomAM A saMdarbhe utsAha jAgyo che ane vadhu jAgato raheze. AnAthI judI judI gavarnamenTa ejansIo sudhI amArI vAta pahoMcADavAmAM paNa sahAya thaze. A mATe seminAra ane pradarzana paNa yojatA rahIe chIe ane avAranavAra adyatana mAhitI ApatA rahIe chIe. 30.

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrtha vizva saMskRtinuM paroDha : himAlaya parvatanA A sthAna para siMdhu nadInuM udgamasthAna che, je kailAsathI 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 nirvANa kalyANakanI 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, balake vizvasaMskRti Adi strotanI jANakArI sAMpaDaze. pariNAme A saMzodhana eka vyApaka AkAra dhAraNa karI rahyuM che ane te jaina dharmanI prAcInatA uparAMta bhAratIya saMskRti ane vizvanI sabhyatAnA Adi strota vize mUlyavAna sAmagrI ApanAruM banI raheze. ame aSTApada risarca inTaranezanala phAunDezananI sthApanA karavA prayatna karIe chIe. A saMsthAnuM rajisTrezana bhArata ane paradeza baMne jagyAe thAya. atyAre amadAvAdamAM gujarAta yunivarsiTI vistAramAM AvelI ela. DI. insTiTyUTa opha inDolojImAM AnuM kAryAlaya zarU karavAmAM AvyuM che.

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jaga-cintAmaNi caitya-vaMdana IcchA-kAraNe saMdisaha bhagavan! caityavaMdana karuM ? Icche. jaga-cintAmaNi ! jaga-nAha ! jaga-guru ! jaga-rakhaNa ! jaga-baMdhava ! jaga-santhavAha ! jaga-bhAva-viakSmaNa ! aThAvaya-saMkavia-rUva ! kammaTha-viNAsaNa ! cakavIsa pi jiNavara ! jayaMtu a-ppaDihaya-sAsaNa. ..... 1 32

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zrI aSTApada mahAtIrthanI vArtAo janma kalyANaka zrI AdinAtha bhagavAnanuM pAraNuM samavasaraNa arisA mahala tApasa ane khIranA pAraNA nAga kumAranI vArtA

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