Digambar Tirth Gersappa ke Jain Mandir Vartaman Durdarsha

Author(s): Agarchand Nahta
Publisher: Z_Deshbhushanji_Maharaj_Abhinandan_Granth_012045.pdf
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/211166/1

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digambara tIrthaM gerasappA ke jaina maMdira aura unakI vartamAna durdazA svargIya zrI agaracanda nAhaTA jaina dharma kA pracAra bhArata ke kone-kone meM huA / caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke vihAra, janma, dIkSA, kevala aura nirvANa ke sthAna tIrtha rUpa meM prasiddha hue aura Age calakara anya muniyoM Adi ke sAdhanA aura nirvANa sthala bhI tIrtha khlaae| prAcIna aura camatkArI mUrtiyoM ke kAraNa bhI tIthoM kI saMkhyA meM vRddhi hotI gii| isa taraha digambara aura zvetAmbara donoM sampradAyoM ke Aja saikar3oM tIrtha-sthAna haiN| aneka prAcIna tIrtha naSTa ho gae aura aneka naye sthApita hote gye| inameM se kucha sthAna to donoM sampradAyoM ke lie mAnya haiM, para bahuta se sthAna donoM ke alaga-alaga haiN| dakSiNa bhArata meM digambara sampradAya kA adhika pracAra rhaa| ataH unake tIrtha dakSiNa bhArata meM adhika haiN| rAjasthAna, gujarAta Adi sthAnoM para zvetAmbaroM ke tIrthoM kI adhikatA hai| ina tIrthoM ke sambandha meM aneka grantha bhI prakAzita ho cuke haiN| aise granthoM meM bhI digambaroM kI apekSA zvetAmbaroM ke tIca sambandhI grantha adhika hai| tIrthoM kI suvyavasthA ke lie vaise to alaga-alaga aneka per3hiyA haiM, para zvetAmbara tIrthoM kI sabase bar3I per3hI Ananda jI kalyANa jI kI hai, jisakA mukhya kAryAlaya ahamadAbAda meM hai / pAlItAnA Adi meM bhI isa per3hI ke kAryAlaya haiM / digambara tIrthoM kI bar3I samitikA kAryAlaya bambaI meM hai / svargIya kAnajI mahArAja ke zrAvakoM ne idhara eka naI samiti gaThita kI hai| purAnI samiti kA ko to karor3oM rupae kA ho cukA hai, isa naI samiti meM bhI lagabhaga eka karor3a rupae haiN| rupayA to samAja kI tIrthoM ke prati bhakti ke kAraNa prAyaH ekatra ho jAtA hai, kintu usakA suvyavasthita sadupayoga kiyA jAnA bahuta Avazyaka hai / hamArI dRSTi meM tIrthoM ke jIrNoddhAra kA jaisA aura jitanA kArya Ananda jI kalyANa jI per3hI ne kiyA hai, vaisA digambara samAja kI samiti ne nahIM kiyA / tIyoM ko mAnane vAle vyakti jahAM rahate haiM yahAM unakI saMbhAla, pUjA vyavasthA Adi ThIka rahatI hai, kintu aneka sthAnoM para mandira to kAphI purAne aura acche haiM parantu jainoM kI AbAdI na hone se una mandiroM kI sthiti bahuta kharAba hai / aisA hI eka digambara tIrtha gairasaNyA hai jisakA ullekha jJAnasAgara racita sarvatIrtha bandanA aura vizvabhUSaNa racita sarvatrailokya jinAtmaka jayamAlA meM pAyA jAtA hai jo DaoN0 vidyAdhara joharApurakara dvArA sampAdita 'tIrtha bandanA saMgraha grantha meM prakAzita hai| inameM se vizvabhUSaNa ne to gerasappA meM pArzvanAtha kA ullekha hI kiyA hai, kintu jJAnasAgara ne tIna chappaya isa tIrtha ke sambandha meM die haiM jinake anusAra girasopA meM rAnI bhairava devI kA rAjya hai| pArzvanAtha ke tIna bhUmi mandira hai, cAra maMjilA caturmukha mandira do sau khambhoM se suzobhita hai| isa nagara ke girasappA, gerasoppA, gerusoppe Adi vibhinna nAma milate haiM / DA0 joharApurakara ne likhA hai ki yaha nagara maisUra pradeza meM pazcimI samudra ke kinAre sthita hai| isake atirikta unhoMne aura koI vivaraNa nahIM diyaa| isase aisA pratIta hotA hai ki unhoMne svayaM isa nagara ko dekhA nahIM / hAla hI meM purAtatva aura kalA ke suprasiddha zvetAmbarI vidvAn zrI madhusUdana DhAMkI kA eka lekha prAcya vidyAmaMdira bar3audA kI zodha patrikA 'svAdhyAya' ke dIpotsava saMvat 2037 ke aMka meM prakAzita huA hai| unhoMne likhA hai ki tIsa varSa pahale gerasappA ke caturmukha jinAtmaka kA taladarzana kajinse ne prakAzita kiyA thaa| usase merA dhyAna vahAM ke mandiroM kI ora gayA / abhI cAra varSa pUrva karnATaka ke zikogApaMcaka kI ora jAne para svayaM jAkara usa digambara tIrtha ko dekhane kA avasara milA / zrI DhAMkI Ajakala 'amerikana iMsTITyUTa oNpha iNDiyana sTaDIja' ke pradhAna saMcAlaka ke rUpa meM banArasa meM rahate haiM / iMsTITyUTa kI ora se unheM bhramaNa, phoTogrAphI Adi sabhI suvidhAeM prApta haiM / ataH gerasappA ke jaina maMdiroM se sambandhita ATha sundara citra apane lekha ke sAtha prakAzita kie haiN| inameM se tIna citra jaina mUrtiyoM ke haiM, zeSa mandiroM ke / yadyapi gerasappA kI yAtrA bahuta vikaTa hai, phira bhI unhoMne sAhasa karake jaMgala meM ina digambara jaina maMdiroM ko khoja nikAlA / ye jaina mandira jaMgala meM ekAnta sthAna para gAMva se kucha dUra haiM / ina taka pahuMcane ke lie zrI DhAMkI ko naukA yAtrA karanI pdd'ii| aneka kaThinAiyoM ke bAda ve pahuMca gae aura sundara citra va pUrI jAnakArI lekara lauTe / jagat vikhyAta jogA ke phaoNla se lagabhaga AcArya ratna zrI dezabhUSaNa jI mahArAja abhinandana grantha 140

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bIsa mIla dUra Ter3he-mer3he rAste se hokara nadI pAra kara ve gAMva phuNce| vahAM kA prAkRtika dRzya dekhakara ve mugdha ho ge| cAroM ora hariyAlI aura latA-vRkSoM se ghire isa sthAna para unhoMne mandira ko khaNDahara rUpa meM dekhA jisakI dIvAreM jIrNa-zIrNa thiiN| garbhagRha meM 'pahuMcane para kAle patthara kI sundara jita-pratimA ke darzana hue| unhoMne Asa-pAsa ke jaina mandiroM ko bhI dekhA aura khaNDaharoM va pratimAoM ke citra lie| ye sabhI mandira vijaya nagara ke utkarSa kAla ke haiN| eka caturmukha jinAlaya bhI hai| mandiroM ko dekhakara unheM kaMboDiyA ke devaloM kA smaraNa ho AyA / isa mandira meM cAroM ora padmAsanastha vizAla jaina-mUrti haiN| pahale mandira kI mUrti ko to unhoMne bhagavAn neminAtha kI mAnA hai| caturmukha jinAlaya ke garbha-gRha ke pazcima dizA kI jina-mUrti kA citra 'svAdhyAya' patrikA ke mukhapRSTha para diyA hai| hiriya vasatI (bastI) ke jina caMDogra pArzvanAtha kI mUrti kA bhavya citra antima kavara pRSTha para chapA hai / pIche kuMDalAkAra sarpa haiM, Upara sAta phaNa haiN| kAyotsarga mudrA meM khar3I huI isa saparikara mUrti ko dekhate hue mana nahIM bharatA / aisI sundara na jAne kitanI mUrtiyAM 'bhAratavarSa ke kone-kone meM sarvathA upekSita, khaMDita va apUja rUpa meM par3I haiN| unakI ora to kisI kA dhyAna hI nahIM jAtA aura naI-naI aneka mUrtiyAM banatI jA rahI haiM jo kalA kI dRSTi se una upekSita par3I mUrtiyoM ke sAmane kucha bhI nahIM haiN| mUrtiyAM banAnI hI haiM to prAcIna mUrtiyoM ko sAmane rakhakara vaisI hI manohara mUrtiyAM banAnI cAhie jinheM dekhate hI dhyAna laga jAe / guptakAlIna eka aisI hI 'pArzvanAtha kI anya mUrti ke sambandha meM maiMne eka svatantra lekha likhA hai| vaha mUrti vartamAna meM paTanA meM kAnoDiyA jI ke saMgrahAlaya meM vidyamAna hai / aisI virala mUrti kA jaina samAja ko kucha bhI dhyAna nahIM hai / yadyapi gerasappA kI ukta pArzvanAtha kI mUrti utanI prAcIna nahIM hai| zrI madhusUdana DhAMkI ne to use 14vIM-15vIM zatAbdI kI batAyA hai, kintu jJAnasAgara aura vizvabhUSaNa ne isa pArzvanAtha mUrti ke kAraNa hI gerasappA ko 'pArzvanAtha tIrtha' batalAyA hai| gerasappA ke zilAlekhoM meM 12vIM zatAbdI taka ke prAcIna lekha mile haiN| 14voM-15vIM zatAbdI meM vijayanagara mahArAja ke eka sAmanta kA zAsana thaa| saghana banarAjI, pUrva aura dakSiNa meM durgama pahAr3a aura uttara meM meghavatI, sadAnIrA, irAvatI nadiyoM se ghirA yaha tIrtha vAstava meM darzanIya hai / prati varSa hone vAlI ativRSTi ke kAraNa yahAM ke nivAsI nikaTavartI sthAnoM meM jAkara basa gae aura ina mandiroM ke cAroM ora jaMgala chA gyaa| IsvI san 1625 meM eka purtagAlI pravAsI idhara se gujarA to yahAM ke rAjamahala khaMDahara ho cuke the, aisA ullekha usane kiyA hai| jaba 14vIM-15vIM zatAbdI meM yahA ke mandira bane taba yahAM kAphI dhanADhya jaina rahate the / jaina-dharma ko rAjyAzraya bhI prApta thA, isIlie itane sundara mandira yahAM bana ske| digambara muni bhI darzanArtha pahuMcate rhe| isIlie tIrtha-mAlAoM meM yahAM ke pArzvanAtha tIrtha kA ullekha milatA hai| gujarAta ke bhaTTAraka jJAnasAgara 16vI zatAbdI meM yahAM pahuMce taba yaha nagarI acche rUpa meM vidyamAna thii| bhairavIdevI yahAM zAsana karatI thIM / pArzvanAtha ke mandira ko tribhUmiyA prAsAda likhA hai / isa mandira ko dAna die jAne kA san 1421 kA zilAlekha prApta hai / gokarNa ke mahAmahezvara mandira sambandhI 15vIM zatAbdI ke zilAlekha meM yahAM kI hirika bastI ke caMdrogaha pArzvanAtha kA ullekha hai / DhAMkI jI ke anusAra yahAM kI zAMtinAtha bastI ko dAna dene kA ullekha bhI milatA hai / caturmukha jinAlaya cAra bhUmi vAlA aura 200 khambhoM vAlA hone kA ullekha brahmajJAna sAgara ne kiyA hai / isake aneka stambha aba naSTa ho cuke haiN| - san 1378 se 1362 ke madhya daMDanAyaka somaNNa ke putra rAmaNNa kI patnI rAmakke ne yahAM tIrthakara anantanAtha kI basatI nAmaka mandira ' banAyA thA aura neminAtha kI pratimA ajaya zreSThI ne banavAI thii| [vistArapUrvaka jAnakArI ke lie madhusUdana DhAMkI kA 'svAdhyAya meM prakAzita sacitra lekha dekheN| eka vinamra anurodha prAcIna tIrtha gerasappA ke sambandha meM purAtattva sarvekSaNa vibhAga varSoM pUrva se vicArAttejaka sAmagrI prastuta karatA rahA hai| kintu samAja kI udAsInatA evaM kendrIya saMgaThana ke abhAva meM digambara jaina samAja ke aneka mahattvapUrNa sAMskRtika kendra aba vismRti ke garbha meM cale gae haiN| pazcima bhArata ke purAtattva sarvekSaNa ne varSa 1892-93 meM aneka Avazyaka sUcanAeM dekara ina mandiroM ke kalAtmaka vaibhava evaM purAtAtvika mahattva se janasAdhAraNa ko paricita karAyA thaa| uparokta rapaTa meM caturmukha bastI ke jinAlaya meM caturmukha pratimA (cAra dizAoM meM cAra tIrthaMkaroM kI pratimA)kA vizeSa rUpa se ullekha kiyA gayA hai| sAtha hI vardhamAna jinAlaya evaM usameM pratiSThita jinabimba, caturmukha vastI meM bhagavAn pArzvanAtha ke jinabimba, pArzvanAtha vastI evaM vardhamAna svAmI ke mandira ke vizeSa kalAtmaka pASANoM evaM kalAtmaka vaibhava kA paricaya diyA hai| jaina samAja ko isa prakAra kI upayogI rapaToM ke AdhAra para apane upekSita tIrthoM ke vikAsa evaM sarakSaNa meM gaharI ruci lenI caahie| -sampAdaka jaina itihAsa, kalA aura saMskRti 141