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________________ bhopAvaratIrtha kAsaMkSipta itihAsa prakAzaka: zrI zAMtinAtha jaina zve. mandira TrasTa bhopAvara, taha. saradArapura (dhAra) ma.pra.454111 phona : 07296-266830,266861,266897 pheksa : 07296266863 mo. : 94250-46397
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________________ bhagavAna ntiInAthA WER 991909911111 (CLAparArArArAtarAtapara dcccrcbercraft aisI kAyotsarga mudrAvAlI khar3I zrI zAMtinAtha prabhu kI duniyA ki eka mAtra pratimA bhopAvara me hI vidyamAna hai / 1
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________________ - bhopAvara tIrtha kA saMkSipta itihAsa * AzIvadidAtA* mAlava bhUSaNa AcAryadeva zrI navaratnasAgara sUrIzvarajI ma.sA. . * preraNA strota * gaNivarya zrI vizvaratna sAgarajI ma.sA. * vizeSa sahayogI * zrI ramaNabhAI jaina "monTeksa grupa" mumbaI * kArya saMcAlaka * , zrI surendrakumAra rAjamalajI jaina , thAra * lekhaka * .. / yarAvaMta cauhAna "rASTrIya oja kavi" bI.esa-sI.-gaNita, ema.e.-hindI sAhitya, arthazAstra
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________________ - bhopAvara tIrtha kA saMkSipta itihAsa bhopAvara tIrtha kA saMkSipta itihAsa navam saMskaraNa : 5,000 pratiyAM lekhaka : yazavaMta cauhAna prakAzaka : zrI zAMtinAtha jaina zve. mandira TrasTa bhopAvara, taha. saradArapura (dhAra) ma.pra. 454 111 phona : 07296 266830, 266861,266897 pheksa : 07296 266863 mo. : 94250 46397 mudraka : kaMcana vyaoNphiksa 1, javAhara mArga, rAjagar3ha 07296 : 235409-10 mUlya : tIsa rupayA mAtra sarvAdhikAra prakAzakAdhIna
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________________ * TrasTa maNDala* ..adhya kSa .. puSpasenabhAI pI.javerI, mumbaI mo. 098201 09478 ..ceyaramena .. ramaNabhAI jaina (moNTeksa pena), mumbaI mo. 098200 35141 .. saciva .. surendrakumAra rAjamalajI jaina, thAra mo. 094250 46397 mo. 07292 358877 .. TrasTI .. DaoN.prakAza bAMThagAnI, indaura DaoN.prakAza Ara.jaina, indaura saMjaya bI.jaina, rAjagar3ha aravinda eca.jaina, rAjagar3ha manohara bI.jaina, rAjagar3ha zAntilAla esa.jaina, rAjagar3ha sumeramalajI ke.sadAnI, beMgalora ... zAntilAla bI.jaina, rAjagar3ha
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________________ *anukrama* . ... 3. nina -- ...6 o ...10 ...12 ...14 ....23 1. navakAra mahAmaMtra 2. prakAzakIya pRSThabhUmi 4. Azirvacana 5. solahaveM tIrthaMkara : zrI zAntinAtha mahAprabhu tIryata anena iti tIrtha 7. bhopAvara kA prAdurbhAva 8. tIrtha evaM pratimA kI prAcInatA 9. atIta meM tIrtha kA svarUpa evaM vikAsa 10. bhopAvara kA aitihAsika mahatva 11. tIrtha kA jIrNoddhAra _12. navIna jinAlaya eka dRSTI meM - 13. bhopAvara kI bhaugolika sthiti 14. tIrtha para Ayojita hone vAlA uTasava 15. tIrtha para upalabdha vyavasthAe~ 16. samIpastha tIrtha sthaloM kA vivaraNa - 17. tIrtha ke lie AvAgamana ke sAdhana 18. bhaviSya kI svarNima yojanAe~ 19. tIrtha evaM pratimA kA prabhAva 20. eka nivedana 21. saMdarbha graMtha-sUci 22. sahayoga rAzi hetu baiMka-sUci ...28 ...30 ...32.' ...39 ...34 ...36 ...37 ...38 ...40 ...41
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________________ zrI khAmaNA pArakhanAtha bhagavAna
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________________ ldiy'graahksstt-phrhi naarii-guitt-subaatl fiibaatb smsyaa maamni bhngccOGhunaathpaantaan
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________________ baxttimibiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ckha nI vahema pUjya mAnavamUvaOL8AvAryava zrI GlaecolbhAvahi bhUrI2deI ma. sA.
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________________ navakAra mahAmaMtra namo arihaMtANaM namo siddhANaM namo AyariyANaM namo uvajjhAyANaM namo loe savvasAhUNaM eso paMca namukkAro savva pAvappaNAsaNo maMgalANaM ca savvesiM par3hamaM havai mNtthaalN| AD
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________________ * prakAzakIya *-. ___ dharma evaM darzana kI dRSTi se bhArata kA itihAsa atyanta gauravazAlI rahA hai| dhAra jilA bhI apanI prAcIna aitihAsika dharoharoM ke kAraNa na kevala bhArata meM apitu sampUrNa vizva meM vikhyAta hai| deza ke hRdaya sthala madhyapradeza ke dhAra jilA mukhyAlaya se 46 kilomITara evaM saradArapura tahasIla se lagabhaga 8 kilomITara dUra sthita bhopAvara tIrtha bhI hamAre gauravazAlI atIta kA eka svarNima adhyAya hai| bhopAvara tIrtha sthala para zAntinAtha prabhu kI kAusaThA mudrA me 12 phITa u~cI zyAmavarNI, lagabhaga 87 hajAra varSa prAcIna, kAMtiyukta evaM bhavya pratimA sthita hai| yaha pratimA bhagavAna neminAthajI ke samaya kI hai, yahI kAraNa hai ki bhopAvara tIrtha isa bhAratavarSa kA eka advitIya tIrtha sthala hai| vigata kAla meM yaha tIrtha rAjagar3ha nivAsI zrI premacandajI kI vyavasthA meM rahA tatpazcAta unake putra zrImAna bAgamalajI tathA unake putra maganalAlajI kI vyavasthA meM rahA / inake svargavAsa ke pazcAta inake anuja zrI ratanalAlajI ne yahA~kI vyavasthAkA kAryabhAra saMbhAlA tathA isatIrthakIsevA karatehueunakA svargavAsahuA | unakesvargavAsa ke 30 varSa pazcAta zAntinAtha prabhu kI divya preraNA evaM mahAna tapasvI pU.A.zrI navaratnasAgara sUrIzvarajI ma.sA. ke AzIrvAda se unake hI parivAra ke zrI surendrakumAra rAjamalajI jaina ne isa tIrtha kI vyavasthA kA ucarakhAyitva atyaMta sundara tarIke se sNbhaalaa| rAjagar3ha nagara ke ojasvI kavi, gItakAraevaM lekhaka yazavaMta cauhAna ne isa pAvana tIrtha ke itihAsa ko naye saMdarbho meM likhA hai| isa itihAsa meM na kevala tIrtha kA gauravazAlI atIta hai varana tIrtha ke jIrNoddhAra ke saMdarbha meM navIna jAnakArI, bhagavAna zrI zAntinAthajI kA saMkSipta jIvana vRta, tIrtha kI sacitra jAnakArI tathA bhaviSya ke lie svarNima yojanAoM kA bhI digdarzana hai| zrI yazavaMta cauhAna ne athaka parizrama se tathA navIna anveSaNa kara yaha kRti taiyAra kI hai hama unake hRdaya se AbhArI haiN| . - - prakAzaka maNDala M9 2
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________________ * pRSThabhUmi * amerikA ke vicAraka emarsana kA kathana hai - There is Properly no History, only Biography arthAta itihAsa nAma kI koI vastu nahIM hai, kevala jIvana-carita hai / vAstavika itihAsa prakRti ke kroDa se prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai, jahAM caTTAne isake pRSTha hai; aura bhagnAvazeSa usake zabda haiN| mahApuruSoM kA jIvana evaM karma svayameva itihAsa hai yA yUM kaheM ki unake jIvana evaM kAryoM ko kramabaddha tarIke se lipibaddha kara liyA jAya to vaha eka itihAsa hogA / yaha rASTra sthApatyakalA evaM zilpakalA ke dRSTikoNa se sampUrNa vizva meM siramaura rahA hai| hamAre jaina tIrtha sthala na kevala saundarya evaM viziSTa sthApatya kalA kI dRSTi se anupama evaM advitIya hai balki AtmA kI zuddhi kA kAraka bhI hai / jisa prakAra bhojana hamAre zarIra kA poSaNa karatA hai, jinAlaya hamArI AtmA kA poSaNa karate haiN| bhopAvara jaina tIrtha sthala atyaMta prAcIna evaM vaibhavazAlI hai, jahAM bhagavAna zrI zAntinAthajI kI kAusaThA mudrA meM 87000 varSa prAcIna atyaMta manohArI evaM advitIya pratimA hai / isa pratimA ke darzana mAtra se vyakti AlhAdita ho jAtA hai, usake aMtarmana meM Alaukika AnaMda kI anubhUti hotI hai / yaha tIrtha atyaMta prAcIna hone ke kAraNa isakA jIrNoddhAra bhI atyaMta Avazyaka thA / itihAsa rekhA prastara nahIM hai, isalie atIta kI mUlabhUta abhidhAraNAoM ko navIna dRSTikoNa denA na kevala samAja kA dAyitva hai balki lekhaka kA bhI / jaisA ki iliyaTa ne kahA hai, "kevala atIta hI vartamAna ko prabhAvita nahIM karatA vartamAna bhI atIta ko prabhAvita karatA hai / " isa tarka se sAhitya evaM itihAsa ke naye vikAsa rUpa usake pUrva rUpoM ke mUlyAkaMna ko prabhAvita karate haiN| yahI kAraNa hai ki hama isa tIrtha ke itihAsa kA anuzIlana kara 3
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________________ rahe haiN| cUMki yaha mandira apane gauravazAlI atIta se vartamAna svarupa taka pahu~ca rahA hai evaM tIrtha ke lie svarNima bhaviSya kI mahatI yojanAe~ bhI hai , ataH yaha atyaMta Avazyaka hai ki ina samasta mAna biMduoM ko iMgita karane vAlA koI dastAveja hamAre pAsa ho| merA prayAsa isI dizA meM hai| isa pustaka ke nauveM saMskaraNa ke lekhana evaM prakAzana meM mujhe zrI surendrakumAra rAjamalajI jaina (dhAra), zrI manoharalAlajI purANika (kukSI), zrI zAntilAlajI surANA (indaura), zrI kAMtilAla bhaMDArI (rAjagar3ha), hindI sAhitya ke variSTha zikSaka zrI TI.esa. cauhAna, zrI sunila garga (saradArapura) Adi vidvajjanoM kA vizeSa sahayoga prApta huA / pustaka kI pAMDulipi taiyAra karane meM mujhe zrI amita jaina (kaMcana vAphiksa) kA vizeSa sahayoga prApta huaa| isa kRti ke prakAzana meM mujhe jina mahAnubhavoM kA pratyakSa yA parokSa sahayoga milA maiM unakA antaHkaraNa se AbhArI huuN| meM zrI zAntinAthajI jaina mandira TrasTa maNDala bhopAvara kA vizeSa rUpa se AbhArI hU~ jinhone mujhe isa pAvana tIrtha ke itihAsa ke anuzodhana kA kArya sauNpaa| isa pustaka ke bAre meM ApakI pratikriyA kA iMtajAra rahegA tAki hama agale saMskaraNa ko aura behatara banA ske| yazavanta cauhAna "rASTrIya oja kavi" samparka : "sRjana" 144, gAMdhI mArga rAjagar3ha (dhAra) ma.pra. 454 116 207296-235309
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________________ * AzIrvacana * pa. pU. AcArya zrI navaratnasAgarajI ma.sA. zrI zaMkhezvara mahAtIrtha jaina Agama mandira saMsthA jeTha suvi 1 guruvAra bhArata bhara ke bhAvika zraddhAlu dharmapremI zrI saMgha evaM zrAvaka jana dharmalAbha devaguru kI kRpA se AnaMda maMgala bhopAvara mahAtIrtha meM 87 hajAra sAla prAcIna vizvabhara meM eka mAtra adbhuta alaukika parama prabhAvazAlI ati AlhAdaka parama zAntidAyaka kAussaThA mudrAvAlI zyAmavarNakI 12 phITa kI, khar3I zrI zAntinAtha bhagavAna kI pratimA bhAvika bhaktajanoM ko bhAvavibhora banAtI virAjamAna hai / prAcIna evaM aitihAsika isa tIrtha kA AmUla-cUla jirNoddhAra jina zAsana ke prabhAvazAlI jItArtha AcArya bhagavaMto ke AzIrvAda ke sAtha druta gati se Age bar3ha rahA hai, bhAgayazAlI lakSmIpatioM aise parama puNya ke pAtheya svarUpa Atma zuddhikAraka tIrthoddhAra ke kArya meM Apa apanI saMpatti kA udAratA ke sAtha hRdaya kI anumodanA ke sAtha lAbha lekara kRtArtha bana kara Atma zreya sAdheM yahI AMtarika zubha preraNA sabhI ko dharmalAbha dharmArAdhanA meM pragatimAna baneM, mAnava jIvana ko saphala kreN| 5 sAgara di. 20/5/2004 ch! dhadharmalAbha
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________________ * solahaveM tIrthaMkara * zrI zAntinAthajI mahAprabhu isa jambudvIpa ke bharata kSetra meM kurUdeza meM hastinApura nAma kA eka nagara thaa| yaha nagara prAkRtika sampadAoM se paripUrNa tathA samRddha thaa| isa nagara meM mahApratApI, zUravIra, nyAyapriya ikSvAku vaMza ke mahArAjA vizvasenajI kA rAja thA / acirAdevI mahArAja vizvasenajI kI rAnI thI, jo rUpa lAvaNya evaM sulakSaNoM se yukta thii| vaha sadaguNoM se paripUrNa evaM zIlavatI hone ke kAraNa apane rAjavaMza ko suzobhita karatI thI / mahArAjA evaM mahArAnI meM pragAr3ha prIti thI / una dono kA jIvana atyaMta sukhapUrvaka vyatIta ho rahA thA / usa samaya anuttara vimAnoM meM mukhya aise sarvArthasiddha mahAvimAna meM megharathajI kA jIva apanI taiMtIsa sAgaropama kI sukhamaya Ayu pUrNa kara cukA thaa| vaha vahAM se bhAdrapakSa kRSNA saptamI ko bharaNI nakSatra meM cyava kara mAhArAnI acirAdevI kI kukSi (koMkha) meM utpanna
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________________ huA / mahArAnI ne caudaha svapna dekhe / mahArAnI ne svapanoM kI bAta hai mahArAjA se khii| svapna sunakara mahArAja bahuta prasanna hue unhone kahA, mahAdevI ApakI kukSi (kokha) meM koI lokottama mahApuruSa AyA hai| mahArAnI acirAdevI kI kukSi (kokha) se utpanna bAlaka koI sAmAnya bAlaka nahIM thA, usakI niyati to cakravartI samrATa evaM tIrthakara pada ko suzobhita karane vAlI thii| kahA jAtA hai ki - honahAra biravAna ke, hota hai cikane pAta / mahArAnI acirAdevI kI kukSi meM Ae garbhastha uttama jIva ke prabhAva se usa samaya kurukSetra meM phaila rahI mahAmArI zAMta ho gayI tathA sarvatra zAMti vyApta hone lagI / yahI kAraNa thA ki jyeSTha mAsa ke kraSNa pakSa kI trayodazI ke dina bharaNI nakSatra meM jaba sabhI graha ucca sthAna para the mahArAnI acirAdevI ne jisa putra raTana ko janma diyA usakA nAma zAntinAtha rakhA gyaa| __isa adbhuta bAlaka ke janmotsava manAne 56 vikakumArI evaM 64 indra Aye evaM merUgIrI parvata para paramATamA kA abhISeka dvArA janma kalyANaka mahoTasava manAyA tathA mahArAjA vizvasenajI dvArA apane naThAra meM janmoTasava manAyA gyaa| . yauvanavaya prApta hone para rAjakumAra zAntinAtha kA aneka rAjakanyAoM ke sAtha vivAha kara diyA gayA, mahArAjA vizvasenajI ne rAjya kA bhAra putra ko de diyA aura apanA Atmahita sAdhane lge| zrI zAntinAthajI yathAvidhi rAjya kA saMcAlana karane laTho aura nikAcit karmo ke udaya se rAniyoM ke sAtha bhoThA bhogane lage / sabhI rAniyoM meM agra sthAna para mahArAnI yazomatI thI / mahArAnI yazomatI ne eka tejasvI bAlaka ko janma diyA jisakA nAma cakrAyudha rakhA gyaa| nyAya evaM nItipUrvaka rAjya kA saMcAlana karate hue mahArAjA / zAntinAthajI ko 25 hajAra varSa vyaTIta hone para astra zAlA meM cakraraTana kA prAdurbhAva huA | mahArAjA ne cakraratna kA alaaii| (7)
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________________ ---- mahoTasava kiyA isake bAda eka hajAra devoM se adhiSThita cakra ratna se astrazAlA se nikala kara pUrva dizA kI ora claa| usake pIche mahArAjA zAntinAthajI senA sahita digvijaya karane ke lie ravAnA hue| digvijaya kA kArya 800 varSoM meM pUrNa karake mahArAjA hastinApura pdhaareN| Apako caudaha ratna aura navanidhiyoM kI prApti hii| devoM aura rAjAoM ne mahArAjA ke cakravartI hone para uTasava kiyA aura mahArAjA zAntinAthajI ko isa avasarpiNI kAla kA pA~cavA cakravartI ghoSita kiyaa| isake pUrva cAra cakravartI samrATa kramazaH bharata, sagara, madhavA evaM sanatkumAra the| lokAntika deva cakravartI samrATa zrI zAntinAthajI se nivedana karane lage - he bhagavana ! aba dharma tIrtha kA pravartana kiNjie| isake bAda prabhu ne varSIdAna denA prAraMbha kara rAjakumAra cakrAyudha ko rAjya kA bhAra sauMpa diyaa| bhagavAna ne jayeSTa vidI 14 , bharaNI nakSatra ke dina dIkSA grahaNa kii| cakrAyudha Adi rAjyajanoM ne dIkSA mahoTasava kiyA / bhagavAna ko manaH paryavajJAna utpanna huA | pauSa mAsa ke zukla pakSa kI navamI kA dina thA, candra, bharaNI nakSatra meM AyA thA ki bhagavAna ko anAdikAla se lage ghAtI-karma naSTa ho gae aura prabhu ko kevalajJAna-kevaladarzana prApta ho gyaa| prabhu sarvajJa evaM sarvadarzI ho tthge| indra Adi ne prabhu kA kevalajJAna mahotsava kiyA samavasaraNa (tIrthakarako kevala jJAna utpanna hone para indra AjJA se kubera unake samavasaraNa arthAta sabhAbhavana kI racanA karate haiM, jahAM tIrthaMkara kA dharmopadeza hotA hai )kIracanA huii| bhagavAna ne dharmadezanA dI jisakA saMkSipta sAra nimna hai - - jIvoM ke lie aneka prakAra ke duHkhoM kA mUla kAraNa yaha caturgati rUpa saMsAra hai| jisa prakAra mUla sUkha jAne para vRkSa apane Apa sUkha jAtA hai| usI prakAra krodha, mAna, mAyA aura lobha ina cAra kaSAyoM ke kSINa hote hI saMsAra apane Apa kSINa ho jAtA hai| indriyoM para adhikArakie binA kaSAyoM kA kSaya asaMbhava hai| indriya
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________________ rUpI capala evaM durdAnta azva, prANI ko bala pUrvaka khIMcakara naraka kI ora le jAtA hai / indriyoM ke vazIbhUta hokara hI manuSya abhakSya bhakSaNa, apeya pAna aura agamya ke sAtha gamana karatA hai / indriyoM ke vazIbhUta hue jIva apane uttama kula aura sadAcAra se bhraSTa hokara rAga evaM moha kA dAsatva karate haiN| samajhadAra loga unheM dekhakara ha~sate hai jo dUsaroM ko vinaya, sadAcAra, dharma aura saMyama kA upadeza dete haiM kintu svayaM indriyoM se parAjita ho cuke haiN| eka vItarAga bhagavaMta ke binA indra se lekara eka kIr3e taka sabhI prANI indriyoM se hAre hue haiN| svarNa-zikhA jaisI dIpa jvAlA ke darzana se mohita hokara pataMgA dIpaka para jhapaTakara maratA hai, manohara gAyana sunane meM lubdha huA hiraNa zikArI ke bANa se ghAyala hokara jIvana se hAtha dho baiThatA hai, isalie samasta duHkhoM se mukta hone ke lie indriyoM kA damana karanA caahie| buddhimAna manuSya ko cAhie ki indriyoM ke viSaya meM rAga- -dveSa kA tyAga kare / kevala jJAna utpanna hone ke bAda bhagavAna 24999 varSoM taka vicarate rahe / nirvANa kA samaya nikaTa Ane para prabhu sammetazikhara parvata para padhAre aura 900 muniyoM ke sAtha anazana kiyA eka mAsa ke aMta meM jyeSTha - kRSNA 13 (terasa) ko bharaNI nakSatra meM una muniyoM ke sAtha bhagavAna mokSa pdhaare| bhagavAna kA kula AyuSya eka lAkha varSa kA thA / samavAyAMga sUtra ke anusAra bhagavAna zAntinAthajI ke cakrAyudha Adi 90 gaNadhara hue / 9
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________________ * tIryate anena iti tIrtha * puNya kSetre kRtaM puNyaM bahuthA RddhimRcchati / puNya kSetre kRtaM pApaM mahadaNvapi jaayte|| - zivapurANa, vidyezvara 13/36-38 tIrtha vAsa janita puNya kAyika, vAcika aura mAnasika sAre pApoM kA nAza kara detA hai| tIrtha meM kiyA huA mAnasika pApa vajalepa ho jAtA hai| vaha kalpoM taka pIchA nahIM chor3atA hai| bhAratIya saMskRti meM tIrtha sthala kA aTyadhika mahatva hai| kucha kSetra aise haiM jinhe devatAoM tathA RSiyoM ne apanA vAsa sthAna banAkara anugRhIta kiyA hai| isIlie unameM TIrthatva prakaTa ho gayA hai| tathA anya bahuta se tIrtha kSetra aise haiM jo logoM kI rakSA ke lie svayaM prAdurbhUta hue haiN| - zrI somaprabhAcAryajI ne TIrthakI mahimA punIta tIrthayAtrA karane vAle saMgha kA varNana karate hue kahA hai ki - yaH saMsAra nirAsa lAlasa matirmukyarthamutiSThaTo, yaM tIrtha kathaMyati pAvana tayA yenAsti nAnyaH samaH / yasmai tIrthapatinamasyAti satAM yasyamAcchu bhaM jAyate, sphurTiyasya parAvasati ca guNA yasminasya saMgho'ya'tAn / / arthAta jo saMsAra se udvigna hokara use chor3ane kI icchA se mokSa meM jAne ke lie tatpara banatA hai, pavitra hone ke kAraNa jJAnI puruSa jise tIrtha kahate haiM, jisake samAna jagata meM anya koI nahIM jise tIrthaMkara bhI namaskAra karate haiM, jisake dvArA satapuruSoM kA kalyANa hotA hai, jisakI atyuttama mahimA hai, jisa zrI saMgha meM aneka guNoM kA vAsa hai, usa saMgha kI tuma pUjA kro| bhArata kI tapobhUmi para aneka puNyAtmAoM ne parama upakArI jagata vallabha tIrthakara bhagavaMto ke sAkAra svarupa kI sthApanA, na kevala svakalyANa apitu janakalyANa ke lie bhI kI hai| unaka (10)
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________________ mahApuruSoM ne prabhu-pratimAoM ko sthApita kara vevavimAna sadRzya jinAlayoM ko banAkara tIrtha bhUmi ko janma diyA, jisake darzana mAtra se samasta jIvoM kI AtmAeM pavitra ho jAtI haiN| yahI kAraNa hai ki zAstrakAroM ne kahA hai ___"tIryate anena iti tIrtha" arthAta jo AtmA ko tAra de usI kA nAma tIrtha hai| yaha bhArata bhUmi RSiyoM, muniyoM evaM tapasviyoM kI tapobhUmi rahI hai| hamAre tIrtha sthala na kevala hamArI gauravazAlI sAMskRtika dharohara ke pratIka hai, balki AtmA kI zuddhi ke kendra bhI hai| cetanA ke ekIkRta vikAsa ke pUrva se hI yahAM tIrtha sthaloM kA astitva thaa| - dIrthoM kA bhAva evaM mahatva ati viziSTa hai| prabhu kI pratimA ke sparza mAtra se antarmana ke mahAsAgara kI lahareM nRtya karane lagatI hai, isa pAvana bhAratabhUmiparaaise anekaTIrthasthala haiN| ina tIrthasthaloMmeM bhopAvara jaina tIrtha sthala atyanta prAcIna, kalAtmaka evaM vaibhavazAlI hai / jahAM tIrtha ke mUlanAyaka bhagavAna zAntinAthajI kI anupama evaM advitIya prtimaahai|isaitihaasikjain tIrthapara zrIkRSNa, balarAmajItathA aneka sAdhu-saMto kI caraNaraja vidyamAna hai| niHsaMdeha tIrthoddhAra ke bAda yaha tIrtha sampUrNa bhArata varSa meM jina zAsana ke gaurakha meM abhivRddhi kregaa|
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________________ * bhopAvara kA pradurbhAva mahArAjA bhISmaka vidarbhadeza ke adhipati the / unake pAMca putra va eka sundara putrI thI / sabase bar3e putra kA nAma rukmI (rukmaNakumAra) thA, cAra choTe bhAIyoM ke nAma kramazaH rukmaratha, rukmabAhu, rukmeza aura rukmamAlI the| unakI bahina thI satI rukmiNI jo bhagavatI lakSmIjI kA avatAra thii| jaba rUkmiNI ne zrI kRSNa ke saundarya, parAkrama, guNa aura vaibhava kI prazaMsA sunI to usane zrIkRSNa ko mana hI mana meM apanA pati mAna liyA thA / zrIkRSNa bhI yaha jAnate the ki rukmiNI saundarya, zIla, svabhAva aura guNoM meM advitIya hai ataH vahI unake anurUpa paTanI hai / rukmiNI ke bhAI bandhu bhI cAhate the ki hamArI bahina kA vivAha zrIkRSNa se ho, kintu rukmI yaha nahIM cAhate the aura unhone usakA vivAha zizupAla se taya kara diyA / ve zizupAla ko hI apanI bahina ke yogya vara samajhate the / paramasuMdarI rukmiNI ko yaha bAta patA calane para, eka vizvAsa pAtra brAhmaNa ko turaMta saMdeza dekara zrIkRSNa ke pAsa bhejA evaM apanI AMtarika icchA se unhe avagata karavAyA / idhara kuDDilapura (kundanapura) mahArAjA bhISmaka apane bar3e putra rukmI ke snehavaza apanI kanyA zizupAla ko dene ke lie vivAhotsava kI taiyArI karA rahe the / rukmiNIjI antaHpura se nikalakara devIjI ke mandira ke lie clii| bahuta se sainika unakI rakSA meM niyukta the / ve svayaM mauna thIM aura mAtAeM tathA sakhI saheliyAM saba ora se unhe ghere hue thii| zUra-vIra rAjasainika hAthoM meM astra-zastra uThAe kavaca pahane unakI rakSA kara rahe the / unhone mA~ ambikA kA pUjana-arcana kiyA aura apanI manokAmanA pUrNa hone ke lie AzIrvAda maaNgaa| rukmiNI jisa prakAra utsava yAtrA ke bahAne maMda-maMda gati se calakara bhagavAna zrIkRSNa para apanA saundarya nyochAvara kara rahI thii| unake saundarya 12
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________________ ko dekhakara bar3e-bar3e narapati evaM vIra itane mohita aura behoMza ho gae ki unake hAthoM se astra-zastra chUTakara gira par3e aura ve svayaM bhIM ratha, hAthI va ghor3e se dharatI para A ge| usI samaya unhe zyAmasundara zrIkRSNa ke darzana hue rAjakumArI rukmiNIjI ratha para car3hanA hI cAhatI thI ki zrIkRSNa ne samasta zatruoM ke dekhate-dekhate unakI bhIr3a meM se rUkmiNIjI ko uThA liyA aura una saikar3oM rAjAoM ke sira para pAMva rakhakara unhe apane ratha para baiThA liyA jisakI dhvajA para garUr3a kA cinha thA, aura ve balarAmajI Adi yaduvaMziyoM ke sAtha vahAM se cala pdd'e| rukmiNIjI ke bar3e bhAI rukmI ko yaha bAta bilkula sahana nahIM huI ki merI bahina ko zrIkRSNa hara le jAe aura rAkSasa rIti se balapUrvaka unake sAtha vivAha kreN| rukmI balI to thA hI, usane eka akSauhiNI senA sAtha lI aura zrIkRSNa kA pIchA kiyaa| mahAbAhu rukmI ne kavaca pahanakara aura dhanuSa dhAraNa karake samasta narapatiyoM ke sAmane yaha pratijJA kI ki, maiM Apa logoM ke sAmane yaha zapatha grahaNa karatA hU~ ki yadi maiM yuddha meM zrIkRSNa ko na mAra sakA aura apanI bahina rUkmiNI ko na lauTA sakA to apanI rAjadhAnI kundanapura meM praveza nahI karUMgA, aura sArathI se kahA jahA~ kRSNa ho vahA~ merA ratha zIghratA se le calo / rukmI aura zrIkRSNa ke bIca ghamAsAna yuddha huA jisameM rukmI ko parAjaya prApta huI, zrIkRSNa ne rukmI ko jivita pakar3a liyA kintu bahana rukmaNI ne bhAI rukmI kI jIvana bhIkSA mAMgakara use bacAyA | rukmI ne yaha pratijJA kara lI thI kI zrIkRSNa ko mAre binA va choTI bahina ko lauTAe binA vApasa kundanapura nahIM jAyegA / ataH rukmI apanI pratijJA anusAra vApasa kundanapura nahIM gae tathA apane rahane ke lie bhojakuTa nAma kI eka bahuta bar3I nagarI basAI jo vartamAna meM bhopAvara ke nAma se jAnI jAtI haiM / 13
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________________ * tIrtha evaM pratimA kI prAcInatA * vartamAna samaya kA bhopAvara grAma atIta kA aTyanta suMdara evaM vaibhavazAlI nagara thA / isakA nAma bhojakaTa (bhojakuTa) thaa| isa nagara kI sthApanA zrI kRSNa vAsudeva kI patnI rukmiNI ke bhAIrukmI (rukmaNakumAra) ke dvArA kI gii| jisakA pramANa yaha hai ki yahA~ se 17 ki.mI. kI dUrI para kuNDinapura (kuMdanapura) jisakA vartamAna nAma amajherA hai, sthita hai|rukmii ke pitA bhISmaka yahA~ ke adhipati the / pramANa svarupa amakAjhI-jhamakAjI meM ratha ke nizAna Aja bhI maujUda hai| yahA~ eka kuNDa va devI kA mandira hai| rukmaNakumAra ne mandira kA nirmANa kara zrI zAnTiAnAtha prabhu kI vizAla 12 phUTa u~cI kAussagadhArI zyAmavarNIya pratimA jaina zAstrAnusAra pratiSThita karavAI thii| satya-ahiMsA se prerita hokara tathA zrI neminAthajI jo yaduvaMzI the evaM jaina dharma ke 22veM tIrthaMkara the unakI paraMparA kA anusaraNa karate hue rukmI ne zrI zAntinAtha prabhu kI pratimA kI sthApanA kii| yaha pratimA bhagavAna zrI neminAtha ke jamAne kI haiN| kalpasUtra ke anusAra bhagavAna zrI pArzvanAtha aura zrI neminAthajI ke samaya kA aMtara lagabhaga 84 hajAra varSa batAyA hai evaM bhagavAna zrI pArzvanAtha evaM zrI mahAvIra svAmI ke samaya kA aMtara 250 varSa hai| bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra kA kAla bhI vartamAna se 2600 varSa pUrva kA hai| isa prakAra yaha tIrtha lagabhaga 87000 varSa prAcIna hai| mUla gArbha-gRha Aja bhI yathAvata usI yuThA kA hai| pUjya nyAyavijayajI dvArA racita jaina tIrthoM kA itihAsa, prAcIna graMthoM, TIrtha mAlA strota, prAcIna TIrthamAlA saMThAha tathA pUjya zrI kanakavijayajI mahArAja dvArA racita zrI jaina tIrtha kA itihAsa meM bhI isa bAta kI puSTi kI hai ki yaha pratimA bhagavAna neminAthajI ke samaya kI hI hai| isase yaha spaSTa hai ki yaha tIrtha atyaMta prAcIn hai|
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________________ isa tIrtha kI vizAla 12 phuTa kI kAussagadhArI pratimA svayaM isa bAta kI pratIka hai ki yaha tIrtha ati prAcIna hai / kyoMki aisI divya evaM vizAla pratimA jo do pA~va para AdhArita hai, usakA nirmANa honA saMbhava nahIM hai; aisA zilpazAstriyoM kA hI kathana hai / mUla garbha gRha kA aSTa pahalU gumbaja bhI prAcInatA kA dyotaka hai, jo Aja bhI yathAvata vidyamAna hai / mathurA kI kaMkAlITIkA ke pAsa dUsarI zatAbdI meM bane jaina stUpa jise deva nirmita stUpa bhI kahA jAtA hai, usameM prApta eka zilAlekha meM usa samaya deva sthApita mUrtiyoM ke ullekha meM kRSNakAla ke jamAne kI mUrtiyoM kA jikra hai / jisameM isa vizAla mUrti kA bhI varNana hai; kyoMki mathurA kRSNa vAsudeva kI lIlA bhUmi rahI hai| mathurA se prApta Ayoga paTToM meM bhI isa prakAra kI mUrti kA dRzya akiMta hai tathA varNana bhI hai / mUrti para zilAlekha nahIM honA, mUrti ke nIce hiraNa kA cinha honA, mastaka para ghugharAle bAla jaisA zilpa honA tathA mUrti kAle prAcIna pASANa kI kalAtmaka honA, ye sabhI isake pASANa yuga ke hone kI kahAnI kahate haiN| sAtha hI prAcIna jaina tIrthoM ke sabhI lakSaNa jaise zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha Adi tIrthoM ke hai, ve sabhI yahAM pAe jAte haiM ; yathA - jaina bhAiyoM kI bastI kA abhAva, jaMgalI kSetra AdivAsIbastI, AsapAsa jalAzaya, cAroM ora prAkRtika evaM manohArI dRzya viziSTa camatkAra ityAdi / pUrva vyavasthApaka sva. seTha bAgamalajI ke jamAne meM eka vyakti ke zarIra meM vyaMtara vedanA thI / vaha bhI yaha batalAyA karatA thA ki yahA~ para 40 mandira the tathA 200 varSa pUrva yahA~ jainiyoM kI acchI bastI thI / aisI hI kiMvadaMtiyA~ yahAM ke vRddha loga bhI batAte hai / Aja bhI purAne makAna, kaI TUTI-phUTI mUrtiyoM ke avazeSa khudAI karane para khetoM se milate hai / amajherA aura bhopAvara ke bIca DAThola gA~va meM bhI kaI jaina mandira bhana sthiti meM par3e hai / agara inakI khudAI kI jAe to kaI mUrtiyA~ nikala sakatI hai| bhopAvara ke mandira ke jirNoddhAra ke samaya jaba khudAI kI gaI thI, to kitanI 15
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________________ hI mUrti ke aMgopAMThA, khaMDita mUrtiyA~, parikara deva-deviyoM kI mUrtiyA~ se jo kI atyaMta viziSTa hai, nikalI / jinameM se kaI mUrtiyA~ jo sAbUta thI, anya gA~voM meM jahAM mandira nahIM the vahAM darzana-pUjana hetu de dI gii| jIrNoddhAra ke samaya nayA raMgA maMDapa Adi banAne hetu jaba nIMva khodI gaI to khodane para vizAla purAne zikhara kA aMza (jo lAla patthara se banA huA hai ) nikalA, usakA aMta lene ke lie usakI aura khudAI kI gaI to vaha bahuta vizAla hone se tathA usake Upara sarakArI kile kI dIvAra hone se Age khoda nahIM pAe / usako vApasa bhara diyA tathA usI zikhara para nayA zikhara banavAyA / mandira ke purAne zikhara kA kucha hissA jAnakArI hetu mandira kI parikramA meM tIrtha yAtriyoM ke darzanArtha khulA rakhA hai| jisa para patthara kA eka Tukar3A rakhA hai, ise uThAkara pUrAne zikhara kA aMza zraddhAlu dekha sakate hai| isase spaSTa hai ki mandira atyaMta prAcIna hai| OM WANQUILAWA zrI aMbikA mAtA (16)
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________________ * atIta meM tIrtha kA svarUpa evaM vikAsa isa tIrtha ke vahIvaTakartA zrI bAgamalajI jaina, nivAsI rAjagar3ha vikrama saMvata : 1975 (bhopAvara tIrtha ke Adya vyavasthApaka jinake prayAsa evaM kar3I mehanata ne isa tIrtha ko vikAsa ke mArga para agrasara kiyA / inake pazcAt inake suputra zrI maganalAlajI tathA ratanalAlajI ne bhI apanA sampUrNa jIvana tIrtha vikAsa meM samarpita kiyA inake bAda supautra DaoN. prakAza jaina, indaura ne sampUrNa sampatti tIrtha ko dAna dekara apane pUrvajoM kA nAma rozana kiyA / vartamAna meM isa parivAra ke zrI surendra jaina isa tIrtha kA sampUrNa kAryabhAra saMbhAla rahe hai / ) hamArA bhArata varSa dhArmika evaM sAMskRtika rUpa se vizva guru rahA hai / isa deza kA atIta atyaMta vaibhavazAlI thA / Arthika rUpa se sampanna isa deza para aneka videzI AkramaNa hue tathA unhone na kevala isa deza kI Arthika sampannatA ko balki isa deza kI sAMskRtika evaM dhArmika virAsata ko bhI kSatigrasta kiyaa| kAlAMtara meM hamArA mAlavAMcala evaM bhopAvara tIrtha bhI isase achUtA nahIM rahA / 17
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________________ isa samaya zrAvaka seTha gaTTulAla pUnamacandajI ko chor3akara sabhI vyavasAyI AjIvikA hetu bAhara cale gae the / ve isa tIrtha kI vyavasthA dekhate the / A~kha kI bimArI ke pazcAt seTha gaTTU lAlajI evaM DuMgAjI hukmIcandajI ke harakacanda seTha ne bAgamalajI ko isa tIrtha kI vyavasthA saMvat 1970 Asoja vidi 9 ko sauNpii| seTha bAgamalajI ne mandira kI vyavasthA 1 rUpaye 7 paise kI sillaka lekara sNbhaalii| jisa samaya unhoneM mandira kI vyavasthA saMbhAlI, usa samaya mUlanAyaka ke bhoyare ke atirikta bAhara kA hissA vIrAna thA / bAgamalajI ne 82 varSa kI umra meM bimArI ke kAraNa tIrtha kI vyavasthA apane putra 'maganalAlajI va ratanalAlajI ko sauMpa dI / saMvata 1978 zubhamiti phAlguna vadI 5 ko prAtaH smaraNIya gaNadhara bhagavanta zrI sudharmA svAmIjI kI puNyavaMtI pATha paraMparA meM Ae hue 1008 zrI jaina AcArya zrImad sAgarAnaMda sUrIzvarajI mahArAja paramapUjya panyAsa motIvijayajI mahArAja tathA Adi ThANA 26 sahita bhopAvara padhAre aura zrI zAntinAtha bhagavAna ke darzana kara apUrva AnaMdita hue| adhiSThAyaka deva kA svapna bhI mahArAja sAheba ko prApta huA, jisameM tIrtha kI prAcInatA bAIsaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna neminAthajI ke samaya kI jJAta huii| mahArAja sAheba ne caumAsA evaM vihAra ke samaya sAre deza meM isa pAvana tIrtha kI mahimA logoM ko batAI aura isa tIrtha kI yAtrA ke lie unhe prerita kiyA / samagra bhArata varSa se tIrtha yAtrI bhopAvara Ane lge| tIrtha para AmadanI zurU huI aura mandira ke jIrNoddhAra kA kArya prAraMbha kiyA gayA / tIrtha sthala para eka per3hI kAyama kI gaI jisakA nAma zrI zAntinAtha. jaina zvetAmbara mandira TrasTa (per3hI) rakhA gayA / surata nivAsI seTha cunIbhAI manchUbhAI kI dharmapatnI seThAnI kaMkUbAI kI tarapha se rAjagar3ha meM Thaharane ke lie dharmazAlA banAI gii| zrI saMgha ke nivedana para tAtkAlIna riyAsatI zAsaka jivAjI rAva ziMde ne yAtriyoM ke lie saradArapura se bhopAvara taka pakkI sar3aka banavA dii| mAhI nadI para saradArapura nagarapAlikA ne eka pula kA nimArNa karavAyA jisase bhopAvara kA AvAgamana sugama ho gayA; evaM mandira kI prasiddhi bar3hane lagI / mandira kA zikhara, vartamAna kA~ca kA nayA maNDapa evaM Age 18
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________________ kA raMga maNDapa naye banavAye gaye / seTha AnaMdajI kalyANajI kI per3hI gor3I pArzvanAtha mandira se bhI sahAyatA gurumahArAja sA. kI preraNA se prApta huI / mandira meM kA~ca kI sundara kArIgarI kA kArya kuzala kArIgaroM se karavAyA gayA / khambhoM evaM dIvAroM para kathAnaka caritra tathA zilAlekha kA~ca meM aMkita karavAye gaye / jisase mandira ke saundarya meM cAra cA~da laga gaye / 1 vartamAna mandira do manjilA hai| nIce kI manjila para nae sabhA maNDapa meM dvAra ke eka aura sAgarAnaMdasUrIzvarajI mahArAja evaM bherUjI kI pratimA hai tathA dUsarI aura maNibhadrajI, jambusvAmIjI gautamasvAmIjI, AtmArAmajI mahArAja sAheba kI pratimA hai / isake atirikta mAnabhadrajI evaM kSetrapAlajI kI mUrtiyA~ bhI hai / mandira meM praveza karate hI do vizAla hAthI bane hue haiN| aisA pratIta hotA hai, mAno ve Apake svAgata ke lie tatpara hoM / dvAra para hI rAvaNamandodarI ke sundara citra baneM hue haiN| dvAra ke ThIka Upara aSTApadajI tIrtha kA sundara citra banA huA hai| ThIka sAmane mUlanAyaka bhagavAna zrI zAntinAthajI kI bhavya pratimA hai| unake caraNoM ke pAsa indraindrANI kI mUrti hai| upara mastaka ke pAsa zAntinAthajI evaM candAprabhujI kI zvetavarNI pratimA hai| mUlanAyaka kI pratimA ke dono ora svastika bane hue haiN| unake AbhA maNDala ke pIche eka cakra banA huA haiM tathA prabhu kI pratimA ke ThIka upara rajata chatra lagA huA hai / bAhara bhagavAna neminAthajI evaM RSabhadevajI kI pratimA hai / mUlanAyaka kA lepa karavAkara punaH pratiSThA prAtaH smaraNIya gaNadhara bhagavanta zrI sudharmA svAmIjI kI puNyavaMtI pATa paraMparA meM Ae hue 1008 pUjyapAda AgamoddhAraka AcArya zrImad sAgarAnaMda sUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAheba ke varada hasta se saMvata 1983 meM huI / atIta meM unhone jIrNoddhAra kA jo kArya kiyA, use yaha mAlava mATI kabhI bhI vismRta nahIM kara paaegii| mandira meM zrI vallabhasUrIjI ma. sA. kI pratimA bhI hai, nIce ke nUtana sabhA maNDapa meM zatruMjaya tIrtha kA vizAla maoNDala, kA~ca kA Agama mandira, guru mandira, hIrasUrijI mahArAja dvArA akabara bAdazAha ko pratibodha, AgarA nivAsI campAbahana kI 6 mAha kI upavAsa kI tapazcaryA tathA zAnticaMda AcArya ko bAdazAha 19
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________________ kA diyA gayA pharamAna Adi darzanIya hai / raMga maNDapa meM zrI zAntinAtha bhagavAna ke 10 bhava, zrIpAla rAjA ke 10 bhava, , zrIpAla - carita, neminAtha bhagavAna kI bArAta kA dRzya, 16 mUrtiyoM ke citra, brAhmI sundarI ke dvArA bAhubalIjI ko upadeza, naraka kI yAtanAoM ke dRzya Adi kathAnakoM kA citraNa hai| isake atirikta garur3a yakSa, zAntinAtha bhagavAna ke pagaliyAjI, aMbAjI kI kheta se prApta zvetavarNI darzanIya pratimA evaM anya sundara citra raMgamaNDapa meM sthita hai / C Upara kI manjila para zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAna ke 10 bhava tathA anya kaI kathAnakoM kA citraNa hai| sAtha hI Upara naye hAla meM padmAvati mAtAjI ke mastaka para zrI khAmaNA pArzvanAtha bhagavAna kI pratimA hai| sAtha hI hAla meM sahastraphaNA pArzvanAthajI kI pratimA hai jisakI pratiSThA zrI puSpasena pAnAcaMdajI javerI parivAra, surata vAle hAla mukAma mumbaI dvArA kI gii| Age hAla meM zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha zatruMjayAvatAra zrI Adezvara vAdA, zrI nAgezvara pArzvanAtha keAIla peMTa se bane bhavya citra haiN| surata nivAsI zrI gelAbhAI ratanacaMda neM yAtriyoM ke vizrAma hetu eka bagIyA banavAkara bheMTa kI / mandira kA zikhara bhI unakI madada se banA / gujarAta ke anya bhAiyoM ne tIrtha jIrNoddhAra kA kArya Age bddh'aayaa| unhone per3hI kA nayA bhavana banavAyA, zikhara ke pAsa hI dUsarI manjila banAI gaI jisame padmAdevI ke mastaka para sthita khAmaNA pArzvanAtha kI zyAmavarNI pratimA padmAsana mudrA meM hai| yaha pratimA pUjya AcArya dharmasUrIzvarajI kI preraNA se bar3auvA se prApta huI thI / candA prabhujI kI pratimA kI pratiSThA pUjya vijaya sAgarajI evaM kSamA sAgarajI kI nizrA meM tatkAlIna vyavasthApaka bAgamalajI premacandajI ke dvArA huI / isake sAtha hI poSa vidi dazamI ko pArzvanAtha janma kalyANaka utsava bhI Ayojita hone lagA / isa mandira para dhvajA bhI car3hAI jAtI hai / yaha tIrtha sthala atyanta prAcIna hone ke sAtha vaibhavazAlI bhI hai, evaM mAlavAMcala kA gaurava hai / 20
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________________ * bhopAvara kA aitihAsika mahatva * bhopAvara na kevala prAcInakAla meM balki madhyakAla evaM Adhunika kAla meM bhI bhAratIya itihAsa kI amUlya dharohara rahA hai| isa nagara kA abhyudya hI prAcIna bhArata kI mahAna ghaTanAoM meM se eka hai| kRSNa ke pautra aniruddha kA vivAha rukmI ko pautrI rocanA ke sAtha taya huA / aniruddha ke vivAhotsava meM sammilita hone ke lie zrI kRSNa, balarAmajI, rukmaNIjI, pradyumna AdidvArakAvAsI bhojakuTa (bhopAvara) meM padhAre the| bhopAvara (bhojakuTa) kA prAcIna kAla se hI amajherA se gaharA sambandha rahA hai| jisakI parachAI bhAratIya itihAsa ke madhyakAla evaM Adhunika kAla meM bhI dekhI . jA sakatI haiN| san 1857 ke svataMtratA saMgrAma meM mAlavAMcala kI atyanta mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA rahI hai| svataMtratA ke mahAyajJa meM aneka raNabAMkuroM meM apane prANoM kI Ahuti dekara isa mAlavamATI kA gaurava bar3hAyA hai| AjAdI ke mahAsamara meM aise hI eka balidAnI rANA bakhtAvarasiMha the, jina para na kevala isa mAlavamATI ko apitu sampUrNa bhAratavarSa ko abhimAna hai| san 1857 ke svataMtratA saMgrAma ke samaya mahArANA bakhtAvarasiMha amajherA ke rAjA the| unake pitA kA nAma rAva rAjA ajItasiMha va mAtA kA nAma indraku~vara thA / ve bAlyakAla se hI mahAna yoddhA, dRr3ha nizcayI hone ke sAtha AjAdI ke dIvAne the| san 1857 ke svataMtratA saMgrAma meM amajherA mAlavA kI sabase pahalI riyAsata thI jisakA uddezya mAlavA se kaMpanI rAjya samApta karanA thA / isI saMdarbha meM mahArAjA bakhtAvarasiMha aMgrejoM ke viruddha ho ge| bhopAvara ejeMsI sthita amajherA ke vakIla 2 julAI 1857 ko sAyaM 4 baje amajherA A ge| vakIla ne amajherA Ane kA kAraNa batAyA thA ki usake parivAra meM koI vyakti sakhta bImArathA / unhone bhopAvara ke kepTana ecisana se Adeza prApta nahIM kiyA thA / ve binA -2D
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________________ kisI Adeza evaM anumati se bhopAvara chor3akara amajherA cale aae| 3 julAI 1857 ko amajherA ke dIvAna gulAbarAya sazastra sipAhiyoM ke sAtha bhopAvara aijensI aae| unake sAtha saMdalA ke ThAkura bhavAnIsiMha bhI the / bhavAnIsiMha ke pAsa 2 baMdUkeM thI / unhone aijensI ke karmacAriyoM ko baMdI banA liyA aura samasta zAsakIya vastAveja samApta kara die| isI samaya amajherA ke sainikoM ne roSa meM Akara briTIza jhaMDA phAr3a DAlA aura use ejensI se haTA diyA / kepTana ecisana aura usake dala kA bhopAvara se 27 ki.mI. AMdolanakAriyoM ne pIchA kiyaa| AMdolanakAriyoM ke dala kA netRtva amajherA ke zrI mohanalAlajI ne kiyA thA / - amajherA ke sipAhiyoM ne bhopAvara kA posTa oNphisa, cikitsAlaya evaM ejeMsI hAusa naSTa kara diyaa| sipAhiyoM ke sahayoga ke lie kucha sthAnIya nAgarika bhI sAtha ho ge| ye loga tor3aphor3a kara pAsa ke jaMgaloM meM bhAga jAte the / isa prakAra bhopAvara amajherA ke sipAhiyoM ne vidroha kA zaMkha phUMka diyaa| amajherA ke sipAhiyoM kA vidroha bhopAvara ejeMsI ke lie eka cunautI ho gaI thI / san 1857 ke AMdolana sambandhI dastAveja (jo kI rASTrIya abhilekhAgAra naI dillI meM hai) ke adhyayana se yaha vidita hotA hai ki 1857 ke vidroha meM aMgreja adhikAriyoM ko apane parivAra sahita bhopAvara se bhAganA par3A thA / holkaroM kI nIti amajherA ke prakaraNa meM kUTanIti pUrNa rahI / aMgrez2a mahArANA bakhtAvarasiMha se bhayabhIta ho cuke the aura ve samajha cuke the ki unheM saralatA se pakar3apAnA saMbhava nahIM hai| ataH unhone mahArANA bakhtAvarasiMha ko 13 navambara 1857 ko chala pUrvaka bandI banAyA, una para mahaja dikhAve ke lie mukadamA calAyA gayA evaM 10 pharavarI 1858 ko unheM indaura ke ema. TI. eca. grAunDa para phA~sI ve dI gaI | mahArANA bakhtAvarasiMha va unake sAthiyoM ne ha~sate ha~sate isa deza kI sevA meM apanA prANoM kI Ahuti de dii| unake isa balidAna ko zat-zat naman / 22
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________________ * tIrtha kA jIrNoddhAra * Ke jina zAsana kI gauravagAthA ko pratibiMbita karane vAlA zrI bhopAvara mahAtIrtha lagabhaga 87000 varSa prAcIna hai| mAlavA ke mastaka para tilaka svarUpa yaha tIrthajaina dharma kA yazogAna karate hue zAnti kI zraddhAsthalI bana gayA hai| isa tIrtha kA tIrthoddhAra vartamAna yuga kI eka mahAna dhArmika ghaTanA hai| isa tIrtha ke vikAsa kI yAtrA bahuta lambI hai| saMvata 1978 meM pUjya AcArya AnaMdasAgara sUrIzvarajI mahArAja, prAtaH smaraNIya gaNadhara bhagavanta zrI sudharmA svAmIjI kI puNyavaMtI pATa paraMparA meM Aye hue pUjya zrIsAgarAnaMda sUrIzvarajI mahArAja aura panyAsa pravara zrI motIvijayajI mahArAja Adi gurU bhagavaMtoM ne isa tIrtha ke vikAsa ke kArya ko Age bar3hAyA aura yaha tIrtha sampUrNa bhArata meM prasiddhi pAne lgaa| isa tIrtha ke udabhava se lagAkara aba taka itihAsa ne kaI karavaTeM badalI haiN| atyaMta prAcIna hone ke kAraNa yaha tIrtha atyaMta hI jIrNa avasthA meM pahuMca cukA thA, isalie isakA jIrNoddhAra (23)
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________________ atyaMta Avazyaka thaa| jaisA ki maineM pustaka kI bhUmikA meM likhA hai ki itihAsa rekhA-prastara nahIM hotA, isake aneka pramANa he yathA khaMbAta kA cintAmaNi pArzvanAtha mandirajoI.san1108 meM banavAyA gayA thA, aura san 1295 meM isakA jIrNoddhAra karavAyA gayA thaa| vahAM ke lekhoM se patA calatA hai ki vaha samaya-samaya para mAlavA, sapavalakSa tathA citrakUTa ke aneka dharmAnuyAyiyoM ke vipula dAna ke dvArA samRddha banAyA gayA thA / hamArA prayAsa bhI isI dizA meM hai| bhagavAna zrI zAntinAthajI kI pratimA bhavya evaM zobhAvAna dikhe isalie bhavyAtibhavya jina mandira ke navanirmANa kA nizcaya kiyA gayA / pUrNa rUpa se navanirmita hone vAle jina mandira ke tIrthoddhAra kI jAnakArI zrI jina zAsana ke lagabhagA samasta gItArtha pUjya AcArya bhagavaMTo ko dene para sabhI kRpAvaMto ne vAsakSepa bhejakara isa punIta kArya ke lie apanA zubhAzISa pradAna kiyaa| aneka pratiSThita evaM anubhavI jina mandira nirmANa karane vAle somapurAoM se mandira ke lie vividha nakze tathA kharca Adi kI jAnakArI nikAlI ThAI aMtataH eka adbhuta, viziSTa nakkAzI vAle tathA ucca zikhara vAle mandira ke nakze/maoNDala ko antima rUpa de diyA gyaa| isa jinAlaya ke nirmANa kA kula kharca lagabhaga 15 karor3a rupaye A~kA gayA hai| jIrNoddhAra ke kArya meM parama pUjya AcAryadeva zrI sAgarAnaMdasUrIzvarajI mahArAja pahadhara, samudAya ke gaurava mAlava dezoddhAraka parama pUjya AcArya bhagavaMta zrI candrasAgara sUrIzvarajI mahArAja ke suziSya raTana mAlava bhUSaNa, varddhamAna taponiSTha parama pUjya AcArya deveza zrI navaratnasAgarasUrIzvarajI mahArAja kA maMgalamaya AzIrvAda evaM mArgadarzana se saMbhava ho rahA hai| ___ 12 disaMbara 2002 ke zubha dina jinAlaya ke bhUmipUjana dvArA tIrthoddhAra ke kArya kA zubhAMrabha huA | pUnA nivAsI parama gurubhakta zAha haMsarAjajI dharmAjI kaTAriyA parivAra ne udAratA pUrvaka bolI -(24)
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________________ ra bolakara bhUmipUjana kiyaa| isa zubha avasara meM maMgala svarUpa mAlavA ke itihAsa meM prathama bAra 1600 tele kA (aThama) kA AhvAna kiyA thA, jo pUrNa huaa| bhUmi pUjana tathA 1600 tele kA sampUrNa lAbha indaura nivAsI zrImatI lalitAbena himmatabhAI oghavajI gA~dhI parivAra ne liyA thaa| isake bAda bhUmi pUjana sthala para 60 phITa lambA 60 phITa caur3A tathA 27 phITa gaharA gaDDA khodA ThAyA / 5 jUna ko zubha muhUrta meM jinAlaya kA bhavyAtibhavya zilAnyAsa samapanna huaa| isa avasara para 16000 AyaMbila kA aitihAsika AhvAna kiyA gayA thA, tathA bar3e paimAne para gA~va-gA~va AyaMbila ArAdhanA huii| . zilA sthApanA samAroha kA sampUrNa lAbha rAdhanapura nivAsI mAtuzrI kaMcanabena rasikalAla gA~dhI parivAra, mumbaI ne liyA thaa| zilAnyAsa samAroha saMpanna hote hI yuddha stara para vizAla gaDDe ko pattharoM kI jur3AI karake bharA gayA tathA nIMva itanI majabUta banAI ThagaI ki bhUkampa ke bar3e jhaTakoM kA bhI jinAlaya para koI asara na / ho| ___ mandira kA jIrNoddhAra kA kArya drutagati se cala rahA hai| pU.AcArya zrI navaraTanasAgara sUrIzvarajI ma.sA. ke mArgadarzana tathA preraNA se cala rahe, isa tIrthoddhAra ke kAryako parama gurUbhaka zreSThivarya zrI ramaNalAlajI jaina (monTeksa grupa) ne abhUtapUrva sahayoga dekara uThA liyA, unhI ke netRtva meM tIrthoddhAra kA kArya cala rahA hai| zAntinAtha prabhu ke isa tIrtha kA kArya sundara evaM zreSTha ho isa hetu zreSThivarya zrI kumArapAla bhAI vI.zAha, tholakA vAloM ne bhI pUrA - pUrA sahayogA evaM mAThadirzana diyaa| TIrtha ke saMcAlana evaM jinAlaya nirmANa Adi sampUrNa kArya ko dhAra nivAsI zreSThivarya zrI surendrakumArajI rAjamalajI jaina (peTrola paMpa vAle) ne sundara rUpa se saMbhAlA hai| somapurA mahendrabhAI mANDavI, pAlItANA vAloM ne isa bhavya jinAlaya ke Diz2AIna, - nakze Adi banAkara isa tIrtha ko advitIya rUpa dene kA saMkalpa (25)
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________________ liyA hai| baMsI pahAr3apura khadAna ke zreSTha gulAbI pattharoM ke dvArA jinAlaya ke nirmANa kA kArya druta gati se cala rahA hai| 4 jUna 2003, budhavAra ko solahaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zrI zAntinAzra prabhu kA 108 abhiSeka vibhinna nadiyoM ke evaM pavitra jalakuNDa ke jala tathA auSadhiyoM se mantroccAra ke sAtha kiyA gyaa| bhopAvara mahAtIrtha meM zilA sthApanA mahotsava dinAMka 5 jUna 2003, guruvAra ko sampanna huA, jisakA puNya lAbha nimna bhAgyazAliyoM ko milA mukhya zilA agrikoNa zilA utara zilA vAyavya zilA IzAna zilA pazcima zilA pUrva zilA nairutya zilA - zrI sumeramalajI kAnamalajI sadAnI (sarata vAle), baiMgalora zrI candrasena bhAI abhecandajI jhaverI, mumbaI zrI ramaNa bhAI jaina (moNTeksa grupa), mumbaI zrI kastUracandajI bApUlAlajI parivAra zrIjasubhAI mahendrabhAI, mumbaI zrI niraMjana bhAI gulAbacanda coksI, mumbaI zrI harSavarAya vIracanda zAha zrI girIza bhAI, mumbaI 'sau.alakAbena paMkajabhAI gAMdhI, mumbaI zrI surendrakumArajI rAjamalajI jaina (peTrola paMpa vAle), dhAra zrI pradIpabhAI gulAbacandajI cauksI, mumbaI dakSiNa zilA urdhva zilA (siddha zilA) evaM mahAtIrtha ke caubIsa mahA aMga svarUpa caubIsa tatvo kI siddha-zilAoM kA sthApanA mahotsava 28 pharavarI 2004 ( miti phAlguna sudI 8 ), zanivAra ko mAlavoddhAraka AcArya bhagavaMta zrI candrasAgara sUrIzvarajI ma.sA. ke ziSyaratna evaM zaMkhezvara Agama mandira ke saMsthApaka pUjya panyAsa abhyudaya sAgarajI ke laghu, gurU- bhrAtA bhopAvara tIrthoddhAra preraka mahAna tapasvI pUjya AcArya zrI navaratnasAgara sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. evaM unake ziSya gaNIvarya zrI vizvaratnasAgarajI ma.sA. Adi sAdhu-sAdhvI ke zubha sAnidhya meM samapanna huA / 26
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________________ urdhva zilA (siddha zilA) kI sthApanA dAnavIra jainaratna zreSThivarya zrI dIpacandajI esa. gArDI, mumbaI ke kara kamaloM se huI, kAryakrama kI adhyakSatA zrI ramaNalAlajI jaina (moNTeksa grupa), mumbaI ne kii| isa avasara para vidhi-vidhAna karavAne hetu zrI raghunAthajI zAstrI (gAyatrI paMcAMga nirmAtA) evaM tIrtha zilpAcArya zrI mahendrabhAI somapurA, pAlItANA bhI upasthita the / mahAprabhAvI zrI zAntinAthajI prabhujI ke jinAlaya ke mukhya praveza dvAra se 40 phITa dUra 50 phITa kI trijyA meM eka sundara nyAsa sthAna banAyA jAyegA / dAtA parivAra ke sadasya kI pUre AkAra kI, prabhu ke darzana karatI huI mudrA meM sapheda saMgamaramara kI mUrti banAI jAegI; isake sAtha hI parivAra kI prazasti kA eka sundara zilAlekha bhI lagAyA jAyegA / mahAprabhAvI zrI zAntinAtha prabhujI kA aitihAsika mandira eka vizAla kSetra meM vistAra lie hue hai| isa tIrtha bhUmi kA praveza dvArA atyaMta kalAtmaka tathA ati bhavya rUpa meM banAne kI yojanA hai / * praveza dvAra para dAnadAtA kA nAma va praveza dvAra ke eka ora 6 phITa kI U~cAI vAlA prazasti patra likhA jAyegA / - mandira ke sabhA maNDapa aura kolI maNDapa kA nirmANa kArya bhI drutagati se cala rahA hai| isa hetu deva dravya evaM sAdhAraNa khAtoM meM dravya kI sakhta AvazyakatA hai| Apa apanI zakti ke anusAra TrasTa ke nAma baiMka DrAphTa bhejakara isa tIrtha ke vikAsa meM sahabhAgI bane evaM puNya lAbha prApta kareM / 27
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________________ ___ * navIna jinAlaya eka dRSTi meM...* kramAMka vigata .. - laM o oo o laM + oo - laM ..brahma prAsAda.. kSetraphala mukhya garbhagRha 13'-7" x 13'-7' mukhya garbhagRha rekhAeM ___ 18'-1" x 18'-1' brahma garbhagRha 27-1" x 27-11 mukhya rekhAeM 35'-11" x 35'-11' gUr3ha maMDapa 43'-11" x 43'-11' raMThA maNDapa 35'-11" x 35'-11' jina mandira kI kula lambAI 175' phITa jina mandira kI kula caur3AI 121' phITa zikharajI kI U~cAI 121' phITa . .. jina grAsAda kA vivaraNa ... prAsAda kA nAma zrI zAntinAthajI prAsAda prAsAda kA zrRMga 189 prAsAda kA tala bhAga 12 bArAItala prAsAda kI jAti nAgarAhI jAti prAsAda kI dizA pUrvAbhimukha prAsAda kA priyadeva zrI zAntinAthajI bhagavAna gUDha maNDapa kA nAma suranaMdana maNDapa raMgamaNDapa kA nAma vimAnadi maNDapa .. prAsAda kI AyAdi.. prAsAda udaya 20'-1" dhvaja Aya prAsAda bArasAkha . 12'-1'x6'-11" dhvaja Aya prAsAda kI dUsarI bhUmi 16'-9" dhvaja Aya kA Aya jina mandira kA sundara se sundara nirmANa baMsI pahAr3apura ke zreSThatam pattharoM se hogA tathA jina mandira ke andara kA sampUrNa kAma makarAnA ke zreSThatam sapheda saMgamaramara se hogaa| (28) station
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________________ mahAprabhAvI prabhu zrI zAntinAtha bhagavAna ke nirmANAdhIna mahAprAsAda meM mahAtIrtha ke 24 mahAaMga svarUpa 24 tatvoM kI siddha zilAoM kI sthApanA hetu bhAratabhara ke nimna pramukha jaina tIrtha TrasTa maNDala evaM jaina zrIsaMghoM ko AmaMtrita kiyA evaM unhone padhArakara hamAre utsAha ko dviguNita kiyA zrI seTha AnaMdajI kalyANajI TrasTa ahamadAbAda zrI seTha jIvanadAsa gor3IdAsa zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha TrasTa zaMkhezvara tIrtha zrI ke.pI. saMghavI rilIjiyasa TrasTa pAvApurI tIrtha zrI sumatinAtha jaina zvetAmbara TrasTa, mAlagA~va saMgha mAlagA~va zrI bherutAraka dhAma tIrtha zrI jaina zve. nAgezvara pArzvanAtha tIrtha per3hI zrI AdinAtha rAjendra jaina zve. per3hI TrasTa zrI rAja rAjendra tIrtha darzana TrasTa zrI pArzvanAtha rAjendra jaina zve. TrasTa zrI padmaprabhu kalyANajI jaina zve. pablika TrasTa zrI jaina zve. tIrtha per3hI zrI amIjharA pArzvanAtha jaina zve. tIrtha zrI bhaktAmara mahAtIrtha, abhyudaya dhAma nyAsa zrI avanti pArzvanAtha tIrtha mAravAr3I samAja TrasTa zrI RSabhadeva chaganIrAma per3hI TrasTa zrI jaina zve. pArasalI tIrtha zrI RSabhadevajI kezarImalajI jaina zve. per3hI ratalAma zrI candAprabhu jaina derAsara TrasTa cennaI zrI supArzvanAtha jaina upAzraya mumbaI zrI gujarAtI aMdherI samAja, , vilepArle mumbaI zrI javeracandajI pratApacandajI supArzvanAtha jaina upAzraya mumbaI zrI zAntAkruja jaina tapAgaccha jaina saMgha mumbaI zrI caupATI jaina zrIsaMgha mumbaI zrI bhanDArIyA jaina zve. mahAjana mUrtipUjaka saMgha mumbaI zrI sahastraphaNA pArzvanAtha jaina zve. derAsara mumbaI zrI uMjhA jaina zrI saMgha 29 anAvarA (sirohI). nAgezvara tIrtha " mohanakher3A tIrtha mohanakher3A tIrtha tAlanapura lakSmaNI tIrtha mANDavagar3ha tIrtha amIjharA tIrtha dhArA nagarI ujjaina tIrtha ujjaina tIrtha pArAsalI tIrtha uMjhA
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________________ * bhopAvara kI bhaugolika sthiti madhyapradeza ke mAnacitra meM bhopAvara tIrtha sthala eka daidipyamAna nakSatra kI bhA~ti hai / sampUrNa bhArata varSa meM prasiddha isa jaina tIrtha sthala kA sammohana aisA hai ki jo bhI vyakti eka bAra isa tIrtha sthala ke darzana karatA hai, vaha sadaiva ise tIrtha ke prati ArkaSaNa kA anubhava karatA hai| bhopAvara tIrtha sthala indauraahamadAbAda rASTrIya rAjamArga para sthita saradArapura tahasIla mukhyAla se mAtra 6 ki.mI. dUra hai| rAjagar3ha nagara se isa tIrtha kI dUrI saradArapura hokara lagabhaga 12 ki.mI. hai| vartamAna meM rAjagar3ha nagara se bhopAvara ke lie sIdhe sar3aka mArga kA nirmANa kArya jArI hai| jisase bhopAvara tIrtha sthala kI dUrI lagabhaga 9 ki.mI. raha jAyegI / bhopAvara tIrtha indaura se lagabhaga 107 ki.mI. va dhAra se lagabhaga 47 ki.mI. kI dUrI para sthita hai| hAla hI meM saradArapura se bhopAvara taka navIna sar3aka kA nirmANa kiyA gayA jisase isa tIrtha ke lie AvAgamana atyaMta sugama evaM suvidhAjanaka ho gayA hai| dhAra evaM indaura se Ane vAle yAtriyoM ke lie phulagA~var3I se bhopAvara taka navIna pakkI sar3aka jo 5 ki.mI. hai, kA nirmANa kiyA gayA haiM jisase dhAra se bhopAvara kI dUrI mAtra 40 ki.mI. va indaura se 100 ki.mI. ho jAyegI / yaha atyaMta Azcarya kA viSaya hai ki isa prAcIna evaM aitihAsika jaina tIrtha sthala vAle grAma me jaina samAja kA eka bhI ghara nahIM hai / mUlata: yaha vanavAsI kSetra hai / AsapAsa ke gAMvo meM yahAM bhIla - bhilAloM kI bastI hai / gA~va ke loga sahradaya evaM bholebhAle haiN| bhopAvara prAkRtika saundarya se paripUrNa hai / yaha nagara evaM tIrtha puNya salilA mAhI ke taTa para yaha basA huA hai / bhopAvara ke atyaMta samIpa hI miNDA gAMva hai, jo mAhI kA udgama sthala hai| bhopAvara kI jalavAyu samazitoSNa evaM svAsthyaprada hai / tIrtha ke cAroM ora hariyAlI chAI huI hai| grISma Rtu meM bhI yaha sthAna atyaMta zItala 30
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________________ * va suhAvanA rahatA hai / yahAM varSa-bhara hariyAlI chAI rahatI hai| mandira kA mukha pUrva dizA meM hai| jisase sUrya kI svarNima razmiyA~ isa mandira ke vizAla praveza dvAra ko prAtaH kAla se hI sparza kara prabhu ke prati AsthA prakaTa karatI hai / mandira ke sammukha thor3I dUra para hI Ama evaM amarUda ke vRkSoM se ghirA eka sundara bagIcA hai jisameM nirmala jala se yukta eka bAvar3I hai| isa bagIce me hanumAnajI kA atyaMta prAcIna mandira sthita hai / bhopAvara sthita jaina tIrtha sthala meM jaina dharma ke solahaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zrI zAntinAthajI kI bhavya pratimA isa tIrtha ke ArkaSaNa kA kendra hai| - umanita -(31)
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________________ . * tIrtha para Ayojita hone vAle utsava* ' kisI bhI tIrtha sthala para Ayojita hone vAle uTasava, hamArI prAcIna sabhyatA evaM saMskRti ke saMvAhaka hai / bhopAvAra tIrtha sthala para prativarSa mukhya rUpa se TIna uTasavoM kA Ayojana kiyA jAtA hai| prathama uTasava : zrI pArzvanAtha janma kalyANaka utsava hai, jo pauSa vidi dazamI ko manAyA jAtA hai| isa avasara para tridivasIya (navamI, dasamI, gyArasa) mahoTasava kA Ayojana kiyA jAtA hai| tIna dinoM taka pUjA, rathayAtrA, bhagavAna kI aMgaracanA, rAtri meM bhaktibhAvanA va rozanI Adi kI jAtI hai, evaM svAmIvATasala kA Ayojana hotA hai / sampUrNa bhArata varSa se darzanArthI puNyaphala prApta karane hetu isa utsava meM Ate hai| isa avasara para aneka loga apanI manokAmanAe~ lekara Ate haiN| aura unakI manokAmanAe~pUrNa bhI hotI haiN| yahA~ ke adhiSThAyaka deva jAgRta haiM; ve bhI apanA nijI utsava yahA~ racAte haiN| isa avasara para yahA~ para tIna divasIya AkarSaka melA bhI lagatA hai; jisameM hajAroM jaina evaM jainettara baMdhu mele kA AnaMda uThAte haiN| mele meM aneka AkarSaka dukAne evaM svastha manoraMjana ke aneka sAdhana dUrAMcaloM se Ate hai| ina dinoM uTasava meM Ane ke lie rAjagar3ha evaM saradArapuranaThAra se spezalavAhana suvidhA upalabdha rahatI hai| dUsarA uTasava : yaha holI ke dUsare dina Ayojita hotA hai| isa dina AdivAsI loga bar3e bhakti-bhAvanA se mandira meM Ate haiM tathA bhagavAna ke darzana karate hai| ve mandira kI parikramA kara , svastika banAkara apanI AsthA prakaTa karate hai| TIsarA utsava :jyeSTha vidi 13 (gujarAtI) ko manAyA jAtA hai| isa dina bhopAvara tIrtha ke mUlanAyaka bhagavAna zrI zAntinAthajI kAjanmakalyANakaevaM mokSa kalyANaka mahoTasava atyanta utsAha ke sAtha manAyA jAtA hai| isake atirikta yahA~ para aneka uTasava manAe jAte haiN| prativarSa isa tIrtha sthala para vAhana evaM paidala saMgha Ate haiN| -(32
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________________ * tIrtha para upalabdha jhuvidhAe~ * ___ bhopAvara tIrtha sthala uttarottara vikAsa ke mArga para agrasara hai| jahA~ eka zatAbdI pUrva isa tIrtha para vyavasthAe~ nagaNya thI, vahIM vigata kucha varSoM se tIrtha ne vikAsa ke naye AyAma sthApiTata kiye hai, aura isa tIrtha para cahuMmukhI vikAsa huA hai| TIrtha para Thaharane hetu eka vizAla navanirmita dharmazAlA hai, jo sarvasuvidhA yukta hai| isa dharmazAlA meM 20 kamare haiM jo svaccha, sApha-suthare evaM havAdAra hai| saMgho ke Thaharane ke lie yahA~ 2 vizAla haoNla hai / yahA~ para svaccha peyajala kI uttama vyavasthA hai| isake sAtha hI rAjagar3ha nagara meM bhI tIrtha kI dharmazAlA hai| mukhya mandira ke bAhara parisara meM eka vizAla upAzraya hai jahA~ sAdhu-saMTA Thaharate haiN| upAzraya ke bAhara hI zrI zAntinAtha jaina zvetAmbara TrasTa kI per3hI hai| sAdhu bhagavaMta kI vaiyAvacca, gocarI Adi kI vyavasthA hai| isa tIrtha para sarvasuvidhAyukta, atyAdhunika eka vizAla bhojanazAlA kA nirmANa kiyA gayA hai| yaha bhojanazAlA sadaiva cAlU rahatI hai| yahA~ vratadhAriyoM ke lie 12 mAha pIne ke garma pAnI kI vyavasthA upalabdha rahatI hai| bhojanazAlA meM saMgha ke Ane kI agrima sUcanA para vizeSa vyavasthA kI jA sakatI hai| bhojanazAlA kA navIna hAla itanA bar3A hai ki isameM pAMca sau vyakti eka sAtha bhojana kara sakate hai| pUrva sUcanA hone para AyaMbila kI vyavasthA bhI kI jAtI hai| prAyaH bhojana kI sabhI tithiyA~ bharI jA cukI haiN| phira bhI vartamAna mahaMgAIko dekhate hue yAtriyoM se Arthika sahayoThA kI apekSA hai| tIrtha sthala para atyAdhunika evaM sarvasuvidhAyukta 200 kamaroM kI eka vizAla naI dharmazAlA nikaTa bhaviSya meM banAne kI yojanA -(33)
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________________ * samIpastha tIrtha sthala bhopAvara tIrtha sthala eka advitIya tIrtha sthala hai| isa tIrtha sthala ke samIpa hI mohanakher3A, amijharA pArzvanAtha, bhaktAmara tIrtha (dhAra), mANDavagar3ha, hAsAmapurA, lakSmaNI, vAlanapura, ujjaina, maksI, nAgezvara parAsalI, bibar3auda, semaliyA Adi haiN| bhopAvara se mAtra 12 ki.mI. kI dUrI para prasiddha jaina tIrtha sthala zrI mohanakher3A sthita hai| isa tIrtha sthala para Adezvara bhagavAna kA mandira evaM rAjendrasUrIjI ma.sA. kA samAdhi sthala hai| samIpa hI atyaMta AkarSaka evaM darzanIya myUz2iyama (zrI rAja rAjendra tIrtha darzana) hai| jisameM jaina dharma, darzana, tatva, itihAsa Adi kA sundara samanvaya haiN| pAsa hI rAjagar3ha nagara meM 6 anya jaina mandira hai / hAthIvAlA I mandira meM mUlanAyaka bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI kI bhavya pratimA hai, jo amajherA se lAI gaI thI; isI mandira meM 22 veM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna neminAthajI kI 1100 varSa purAnI pratimA hai| jo bolA se lAI gaI thI / anya mandira bhagavAna zrI Adezvara, zrI aSTApada maMndira, zrIzAntinAtha bhagavAna tathA zrIrAjendrasUrijI ke haiN| bhopAvara se lagabhaga 30 ki.mI. kI dUrI para amijharA pArzvanAtha kI atyaMta prAcIn pratimA hai jo 1000 varSa prAcina batAI jAtI haiM, pratimAjI se kaI bAra ami jharaNeM hote hI rahate haiM isI vajaha se ise amijharA pArzvanAtha ke nAma se pukArA jAtA hai| isa tIrtha ke lie kahA jAtA hai - prabhu pratimA se amI jharI, so amIjharA kahalAe / pArzva prabhu kI sundara pratimA, zraddhA bhakti jagAe // yahAM para amakAjI - jhamakAjI kA darzanIya mandira sthita hai / isa sthala para rukmiNI haraNa ke samaya bhagavAna zrIkRSNa ke ratha ke pahiye ke nizAna Aja bhI maujUda haiN| bhopAvara se lagabhaga 45 ki.mI. kI dUrI para dhAra nagara meM 34
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________________ bhaktAmara tIrtha atyaMta AkarSaka hai| yaha tIrtha vartamAna AcArya pUjya zrI navaratnasAgarajI kI preraNA se AkAra le rahA hai / yahA~ para I pra. zrI abhyudayasAgarajI ma. sA. ki samAdhi bhI hai / dhAra jilA mukhyAlaya se lagabhaga 35 ki.mI. evaM bhopAvara tIrtha se lagabhaga 80 ki.mI. kI dUrI para vizva prasiddha paryaTana sthala mAMDavagar3ha sthita hai| isa aitihAsika nagara meM jaina dharma ke 7 veM tIrthakara supArzvanAthajI evaM 16 veM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zAntinAthajI ke atyaMta prAcIna mandira hai / isa tIrtha ke lie kahA jAtA hai 'mAMDavagar3ha no rAjIyo nAma deva supAsa' bhopAvara tIrtha sthala se lagabhaga 120 ki.mI. kI dUrI para lakSmaNI tIrtha sthita hai| isa tIrtha sthala para chaTheM tIrthaMkara va tIrtha ke mUlanAyaka zrI padmaprabhu kI 4 phITa U~cI bhavya pratimA hai / 66 rAjagar3ha nagara se lagabhaga 70 ki.mI kI dUrI para tAlanapura sthita hai / jo prasiddha jaina tIrtha sthala hai, yahAM para mukhya rUpa se do mandira hai / jinameM mUlanAyaka AdinAthajI evaM gor3IpArzvanAthajI kI pratimA haiM / ujjaina meM avanti pArzvanAtha kI zyAmavarNI pratimA arddha padmAsana mudrA meM sthita hai| maksI meM maksI pArzvanAtha, nAgezvarajI tIrtha meM nAgezvara pArzvanAtha kI pratimA, bibar3auda tIrtha sthala meM mUlanAyaka zrI AdIzvara bhagavAna kI zyAmavarNI pratimA hai, semaliyAjI tIrtha sthala meM zAntinAtha bhagavAna kI zyAmavarNI pratimA, zrI parAsalI meM mUlanAyaka zrI Adizvara bhagavAna kI padmAsana pratimA sthita hai| 35
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________________ * tIrtha ke lie AvAgamana ke sAdhana * bhopAvara tIrtha sthala indaura-ahamadAbAda rASTrIya rAjamArga para sthita saradArapura se mAtra 6 ki.mI. evaM rAjagar3ha nagara se 12 ki.mI. kI dUrI para sthita hai| tIrtha yAtriyoM ko rAjagar3ha athavA saradArapura se tIrtha ke lie tatkAla vAhana upalabdha ho jAte haiN| rAjagar3ha se basa, TeksI, Tempo Adi vAhana suvidhA bhopAvara tIrtha ke lie upalabdha hai / sIdhI gAr3iyA~ yahA~ nimna samaya para AtI hai -- prAta: 10.30 baje prAtaH 11.00 baje dhAra - rAjagar3ha prAtaH 11.30 baje dhAra - rAjagar3ha dopa. 12.00 baje vasAI - pArA vasAI - dhAra isake atirikta rAjagar3ha se dhAra, indaura, ujjaina, bhopAla, jhAbuA, dAhoda, bar3audA, ahamadAbAda Adi aneka zaharoM ke lie sugamatA se basa upalabdha ho jAtI hai| rAjagar3ha nagara se nikaTatama relave sTezana meghanagara hai jo yahA se lagabhaga 65 ki.mI. kI dUrI para sthita hai / isa relave sTezana se deza ke lagabhaga hara prAMta ke lie rela suvidhA upalabdha hai / rAjagar3ha - kukSI mArga para sthita riMganoda se bhopAvara kI dUrI lagabhaga 7 kimI. hai| bhopAvara se saradArapura ke lie kaccA mArga mAtra 1 mIla kA hai / yahA~ adhika varSA hone para bhI mAhI para bAr3ha kA pAnI 1-2 ghaNTe meM utara jAtA hai / 36
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________________ * bhaviSya kI svarNima yojanAe~ bhopAvara tIrtha sthala uttarottara vikAsa ke patha para agrasara hai. tIrtha ke TrasTIgaNa ke athaka prayAsa se tIrtha apane caramotkarSa para hai / isa tIrtha ke vikAsa hetu aneka bhAvI yojanAe~ haiM, jo nimnAnusAra hai - 1. upAzraya evaM vyAkhyAna ke lie eka bar3A hAla banAnA / 2. eka atyAdhunika 200 kamaroM kI navIna dharmazAlA kA nirmANa karanA / 3. vRddhAzrama tathA boDIMga kA nirmANa karanA / 4. svAdhyAya kendra kholanA / 5. AdivAsiyoM ke lie niHzulka cikitsAlaya kholanA | 6. prAcIna mUrtiyoM kA eka saMgrahAlaya banAnA / 7. sAdhu-santoM ke lie paThana-pAThana kA kendra banAnA / 8. yAtriyoM kI suvidhA ke lie eka nayA basa sTeNDa tathA yAtrI pratikSAlaya banavAnA | 9. gauzAlA kA nirmANa karanA / 10. tIrtha kI zeSa bhUmi para vAla bAuMDrI kA nirmANa karanA / 37 e
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________________ * tIrtha evaM pratimA kA prabhAva bhopAvara tIrtha sthala kI mahimA anaMta hai / isa tIrtha sthala para aneka aisI ghaTanAe~ huI haiM, jo isa tIrtha evaM bhagavAna zAntinAthajI -kI divya pratimA ke prabhAva ko parilakSita karatI haiN| hama aisI hI kucha ghaTanAoM kA ullekha yahA~ para kara rahe haiN| saMvata 1972 bhAdava mahIne meM mUlanAyaka bhagavAna zrI zAntinAthajI ke mUla garbha gRha meM cAra dina taka 15 DibboM ke lagabhaga dUdha nikalA jise yahA~ ke karmacAriyoM, vyavasthApaka evaM hajAroM nara-nAriyoM ne pratyakSa dekhA / saMvata 1990 ke Asauja mAha meM mUlanAyaka zrI zAntinAthajI ke pA~va meM eka sarpa Akara lipaTakara baiTha jAtA thA / jaba pujArI prakSAla karane AtA thA to usake karabaddha vinaya karane para sarpa usI a vahAM se nikalakara Age maNibhadrajI ke yahA~ lipaTakara baiTha jAtA thA / usa sthAna para punaH vinatI karane para sarpa devatA adRzya jAte the | yaha adbhUta camatkAra lagabhaga eka mAha taka lagAtAra 1 calatA rahA / saMvata 2026 ke jyeSTha mAha meM malAr3a mumbaI vAle seTha bhAgyazAlI devacanda bhAI 600 vyakti kA saMgha lekara sammetazikharajI se bhopAvara karIba 10 baje pdhaare| kucha yAtrI pUjA kara rahe the ki akasmAta dopahara 12 baje bhagavAna ke mastaka para amRta jharane lgaa| pUjana karane vAlo ne bAra-bAra aMgaluNA karane para bhI amI jharanA baMda nahIM huA bAda meM saMgha ke yAtrI vahIM Thahare evaM bhakti-bhAvanA karate rahe / saMvata 2030 bhAdavA sudI 15, budhavAra ko bhagavAna ke caraNa meM kesariyA pAnI ghuTano taka bhara jAtA thA, use pUrA sApha karane para agale dina punaH pAnI bhara jAnA kisI Alaukika zakti kA hI pariNAma ho sakatA hai| rAtri meM kabhI-kabhI mandira meM, mandira maMgala hone ke bAda bhI ghu~gharUoM kI AvAja sunAI detI hai| taba aisA pratIta 38
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________________ hotA hai mAno koI bhakti bhAvanA kara rahA ho| isa tIrtha para kabhIkabhI mAgyazAliyoM ko sapheda sarpa dikhAI detA hai taba aisA lagatA hai, mAno adhiSThAyaka deva pratyakSa rUpa se varzana de rahe hoN| tIrtha yAtrA para AI eka mahilA kI sone kI aDThI guma ho gaI thI, bhagavAna se prArthanA karane para vaha agUMThI usake sAmane hI par3I milii| dinAMka 16-12-76 poSa vivI 10 ko eka jaineTara bhAI zrI Thobale bAbU kI ghar3I guma jAnA aura vApasa mila jAnA adbhuta camatkAra hai| - pUrva saMkSipta itihAsa ke lekhaka zrI zAntilAlajI surANA 16-9-79 ko indaura se bhopAvara ke lie ravAnA hue| karIba do baje ye loga saradArapura pahu~ce hI the ki yahAM mUsalAdhAra varSAprAraMbha ho gaI thI jisase mAhI nadI kA pUla jalamaya ho gayA tathA pUla para kamara taka pAnI thA evaM pAnI kA bahAva atyaMta tIvra thA kintu unhone prabhu kA smaraNa karate hue pUla surakSita rUpa se pAra kiyaa| - san 1983 ke janavarI mAha meM do yAtrI basa ahamadAbAda se bhopAvara aaii| yAtrI logoM ne bahuta thuma-dhAma se bhagavAna zAntinAthajI kI pUjA kI, bhakti ke prabhAva se dopahara meM prabhu ke mUla garbha-gRha meM karIba do ghaMTe taka prabhu ke mastaka para amRta jharane lagA / garbha gRha meM ghuTane-ghuTane taka jala bhara gayA 30 camatkAra aneka logoM ne dekhe| .. thapakhA -39D
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________________ * eka nivedana* bhopAvara TIrtha sthala na kevala isa mAlavAMcala kA apitu isa bhArata varSa kA eka advitIya tIrtha sthala hai, jahA~ para bhagavAna zAntinAthajI kI 12 phITa u~cI kAusamAdhArI vizAla evaM bhavya pratimA hai| isa tIrtha sthala para vikAsa kI dhArA avirala rUpa se baha rahI hai| tIrtha atyanta prAcIna hone ke kAraNa jIrNa-zIrNa avasthA meM pahu~ca cukA thaa| ataH isakA jIrNoddhAra ati Avazyaka thA / isa - tIrtha ke vikAsa ke lie ApakA Arthika sahayoga apekSita hai| sabhI sadharmI baMdhuoM se nivedana hai ki isa tIrtha para pathArakara apanA jIvana saphala banAe~ tathA mukta hasta se dAna dekara apane dhana kA sadupayoga kreN| aneka bhAgyazAlI vAna dAtAoM ne isa tIrtha ke vikAsa ke lie apanA tana-mana-dhana arpita kiyA hai| - Aja bhopAvara kI gaNanA bhAratavarSa ke bar3e tIrtha sthaloM meM kI jAtI hai| kintu hamArA uttaradAyitva yahIM pUrA nahIM ho jAtA hai| isa tIrtha ke vikAsa ke lie bhaviSya meM aneka yojanAe~ haiM, Apake sahayoga ke binA ina yojanAoM ko mUrta rUpa denA saMbhava nahIM hai| ataH yathA zakti apane dhana kA sadupayoga karake tIrtha ke vikAsa meM bhAgIdAra bneN| yaha tIrtha yAmINa aMcala meM sthita hai ataH isa kSetra meM saMsAdhano kA abhAva honA svAbhAvika hai; isake bAvajUda isa mandira ke TrasTa maNDala ne tIrtha kI vyavasthA pUrNarupeNa samarpita hokara saMbhAlI. haiM kintu phira bhI kucha truTi raha jAnA svAbhAvika hai| yadi Apako kahIM koI truTi yA avyasthA lage to Apa udAratA pUrvaka hameM kSamA kreN| yaha tIrtha sabhI jaina bhAIyoM kA hai vyavasthApaka yA TrasTIgaNa to saMgha evaM tIrtha ke sevaka mAtra haiN| munirAja bhagavaMto se bhI isa tIrtha para padhArane ke lie AtmIya nivedana hai kyoMki unakI vANI meM vaha AlaukIka evaM divya zakti hai jisase tIrthakA yazogAna sampUrNa vizva meM ho sakatA hai| yaha tIrtha aura adhika samRddha ho evaM yahA~ uttarotara vikAsa ho, isa hetu Apake sujhAva sAdara AmaMtrita hai| - 40 -
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________________ * sandarbha grantha-sUcI 1. bhAratIya saMskRti meM jaina dharma kA yogadAna 2. tIrthaMkara caritra bhAga - 1 3. zrI zuka - sudhA - sAgara (mahAbhArata kA hindI rUpAMtaraNa) 4. saMkSipta zivapurANa 5. pUrva likhita bhopAvara kA saMkSipta itihAsa 6. zrImad bhAgavata gItA 7. rAmacarita mAnasa - 8. zaMkarAcArya 9. saMskRti ke cAra adhyAya 10. prazama prazna parimala 11. tIrtha darzana - DaoN hIrAlAla jaina 41 - saM. hanumAnaprasAda podvAra - - ratanalAla DosI - vedavyAsa - zrI zrImad e. sI. svAmI prabhupAda zAntilAla surANA ne - gosvAmI tulasIdAsa buka TrasTa iNDiyA - rAmadhArI siMha dinakara - muni vairAgya ratna sAgara 'vibhora" pannAlAla vaida
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________________ zrI bhopAvara tIrtha ke sampUrNa jIrNoddhAra meM lAbha lene hetu Apa se nimna sthAnoM para sahayoga rAzI jamA karavAkara puNyArjana kreN|| TrasTa Ayakara adhi. thAra 12-e ke antargata pravattadAna Ayakara vidhAna kI dhArA 80-jI ke anusAra Ayakara se mukta hai| sTeTa baiMka oNpha indaura zAkhA rAjagar3ha rAjagar3ha ji.dhAra (ma.pra.) zAkhA koDa naM. 3046, khAtA naM. 50105 sTeTa baiMka oNpha indaura zAkhA baiMgalora . 48 jarnalisTa kaoNlonI dUsarA mAlA, je.sI. ror3a,beMgalora zAkhA koDa naM. 3222 khAtA naM. 50167 sTeTa baiMka oNpha indaura zAkhA surata sUrya sRSTI, saba jela ke pAsa .. cAra rAstA riMgaror3a, surata zAkhA koDa naM. 3275 khAtA naM. 01000050483 sTeTa baiMka oNpha indaura zAkhA ahamadAbAda Azrama ror3a, rAnI hAI korTa ke pAsa ahamadAbAda (gujarAta) - - zAkhA koDa naM. 3217 khAtA naM. 01000050305 sTeTa baiMka oNpha indaura zAkhA kolakAtA kaoNTana sTrITa 161, sI.Ara. evenyU, kolakAtA zAkhA koDa naM. 3266 khAtA naM. . sTeTa baiMka oNpha indaura zAkhA bhulezvara, muMbaI bilDIMga naM. 2 bI, jayahinda sTeTa DaoN.e.ema ror3a, bhulezvara muMbaI-2 - zAkhA koDa naM. 3001 khAtA naM. 50541 (42)
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________________ sTeTa baiMka oNpha indaura zAkhA - cennaI orieNTala hAusa - 115 brADaveja, cennaI .. zAkhA koDa naM. 3220 khAtA naM. 50551 sTeTa baiMka oNpha indaura zAkhA - indaura ___37, sItalAmAtA bAjAra gorAkuNDa, indaura (ma.pra.) zAkhA koDa naM. 3020 khAtA naM. 01000051431 sTeTa baiMka oNpha indaura zAkhA - naI dillI ema.94 supara bAjAra ke sAmane naI dillI zAkhA koDa naM. 3203 khAtA naM. baiMka oNpha iNDiyA zAkhA - riMganoda riMgAnoda (dhAra) ma.pra. zAkhA koDa naM. 3813 baiMka oNpha mahArASTra zAkhA - rAjagar3ha rAjagar3ha (dhAra) ma.pra. ... zAkhA koDa naM. 1053-03 Apake dvArA uparokta kisI bhI zAkhA meM zrI zAntinAtha jaina rave.mandira TrasTa, bhopAvara ke nAma se jamA karavAI gaI sahayoga rAzi baiMka dvArA bhopAvaratIrthakoTrAMsaphara hojAvegI / kRpayA sahayoThA rAzi jamA karavAkara bhopAvara mahAtIrthako sUcanA avazya bhejeM tAki Apako rasIva bhejI jA ske| kRpayA sahayoga rAzI kisI bhI vyakti ko nagavana deveN| sahayoga | rAzi kisI baiMka meM hI jamA karAve yA DrAphTa dvArA hI bhejeN| (43)
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________________ zrI mAMDava tIrtha 35 fant. dhAra 2 kimI. zrI amIjharA tIrtha / zrI abhyudaya dhAma tIrtha 21 fentit. zrI bhopAvara tIrtha zAntinAtha dhAma 5 kimI. mAMgoda 6 kimI. 6 kimI. 8 kimI. phulagAMvar3I 17 kimI.. indaura-ahamadAbAda ror3a zrI mohanakher3A tIrtha 5 kimI. saradArapura rAjagar3ha 2 kimI.
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________________ upAzraya siitiinaalaa DORE dharmazAlA
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________________ 10330) kaMcana, rAjagar3ha, 235409-10