Book Title: Jaipur aur Nagpur ke Jain Granth Bhandar
Author(s): Premchand Jain
Publisher: University of Rajasthan
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We shall work with you immediately. -The TFIC Team. Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jain Granth Bhandars in Jaipur and Nagaur Edited by Prem chand Jain M.A., PhD. Jain Darsanacharya' Foreword by Devendra Kaushik M.A. Ph, D. (Tashkent) Head of the Department of History and Indian Culture and Director, Centre for Jain Studies, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. Centre for Jain Studies, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Published by: .. . Director, Centre for Jain Studies, University of Rajasthan, JAIPUR-302 004 Price: Rs, 25.00 Pamatuod si Printers, Jaipur-3 Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FOREWORD The Centre for Jain Studies, University of Rajasthan, has undertaken to conduct a survey of the various Jain temple Granth Bhandars in Jaipur and Nagaur and publish a catalogue of important manuscripts throwing valuable light on the political, social and cultural history of the country and the contribution of the Jain scholars to it. The present volume is the first in a series planned to be published by the Centre to bring to .. light the rich literary heritage preserved in these Jain Granth Bhandars. The : editor, Dr. P. C. Jain, deserves to be congratulated for his painstaking work in scanning the vast literature preserved in the Jain temples of Jaipur and Nagaur and carefully selecting the manuscripts for being catalogued in the present volume. It is hoped the publication of the present volume would be welcomed by all those scholars who are engaged in the great task of reconstructing the past from the hitherto untapped sources. DEVENDRA KAUSHIK Head of the Department of History and Indian Culture Director, Centre for Jain Studies. University of Rajasthan. Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Acknowledgement To express my gratitude to persons without whose encouragement and assistance the present volume could not have been what it has come to be is my most pleasent duty. First of all let me offer my sincere thanks to Professor G. N. Sharma, former Director, Centre for Jain Studies, whose valuable guidance enabled me to complete this work in time. I am deeply grateful to him. I am extremely thankful to Dr. Devendra Kaushik, Director, Centre for Jain Studies, University of Rajasthan, whose munificence and interest are responsible for the publication of this book. I am equally thankful to Dr. K. C. Kasliwal. Director, Shahitya Sodha Sansthan, Mahavir Bhawan, S. M. S. Highway, Jaipur, who inspired me to take up the research work, I am also thankful to the staff of Centre for Jain studies and Centre for Rajasthan Studies. Thanks are also due to Shri Arun Shah for help in proof reading, and also to G. D. Sharma for his valuable suggestions. I am also thankful to all the managing committees of the Granth Bhandars, especially Shri Dungar Malji Jain, Shri Jiva Rajji Jain, Shri Sikhare Lalji Jain, Shri Madan Lalji Bakliwal and Shri Panna Lalji Jain of Nagaur for their kind co-operation and research assistance. My thanks are also due to Shri Kapoor Chand Jain for seeing the present work through the Press. PREM CHAND JAIN Datcd 30th August , 1978 Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CONTENTS PAGES vii-- X 1- 9 10-13 14-19 20--23 24-27 28-33 34--38 39-45 46-50 Introduction 1. Amber Shastra Bhandar 2. Baba Dulichand, Bada Mandir Granth Bhandar . 3. Badhi Chandji Mandir Granth Bhandar 4. Bairathiyan Jain Temple Granth Bhandar 5. Chhotadiwanji Jain Temple Granth Bhandar 6. Godha Jain Temple Granth Bhandar 7. Jatti Yashoda Nandji Temple Granth Bhandar i 8. Jivu Bai Jain Temple Granth Bhandar 9. Jobner Jain Temple Granth Bhandar :. 10. Khattargachhiya Gyana Bhandar Jain Upasraya, Siviji Ram Bhawan 11. Laskara Jain Temple Granth Bhandar 12. Maruji Jain Temple Granth Bhandar **. 13. Pandya Lunkaran Jain Temple Granth Bhandar . 14. Parshvanath Jain Temple Granth Bhandar 15. Patodi Jain Temple Granth Bhandar 16. Sangheeji Jain Temple Granth Bhandar Saraswati Bhawan Bada Mandir Granth Bhandar 18. Tholia Jain Temple Granth Bhandar 19. Bisapanthi Digambar Jain Temple Granth ! . Bhandar Bada Mandir Nagaur 20 Index (i ) (Authors, Writers and Copiests) Index (ii) (Manuscripts) 51--54 55-60 61-65 66-71 72-78 79-85 86-96 97--107 108--117 118--146 147-149 150--152 Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ INTRODUCTION .: The Jain Granth Bhandars of Jaipur and Nagaur are the store houses of the manuscripts, both religious and secular, written on palm leaves, cloth and paper. The number of manuscripts preserved in these Granth Bhandars is quite large, about more than fifty thousand. The religious manuscripts deal with principles as well as rituals of Jain religion, where as the secular manuscripts cover a wide range of subjects such as poetry, drama, medicine, astronomy, mathematics, music, aesthetics and fiction. The collections are centuries old. They are the result of hard and continuous efforts of several generations. Two manuscripts on palm leaves namely BHAKTAMAR STOTRA and TATVARTHA SUTRA are available in the Jain Temple Patodi Granth Bhandar, Jaipur. The Parshvanath Jain Temple Granth Bhandar of Jaipur" contains a manuscript written on cloth dating back 'to 1459 A. D. The condition of cloth is still good notwithstanding its five hundred years of age. Another cloth munuscript contained Jobner Jain Temple Granth Bhandar, Jaipur is embroidered with glass :.beads illustrating the i6 objects of dream seen by the mother of :: TIRTHANKAR MAHAVIR. Some maps of Jambu Dwipa, Adhai Dwipa and some YANTRAS on cloth are also preserved in the Patodi Jain Temple Granth Bhandar of Jaipur, The bulk of the manuscripts are, however, written on paper with ordinary, silver and golden ink. Many of them are beautifully illustrated. The folios are numbered only on one side and their edges are decorated with various kinds of paintings and lines in red and blue :ink, The earliest among these manuscripts written on paper is PANCHASTIKAYA by Acharya Kundkund which is preserved in the Bada Mandir Jain Granth Bhandar of Jaipur. The manuscript was copied in V.S. 1329 i.e. 1272 A.D. in Delhi which was as Yoginipur. The Jain Granth Bhandars owe their origin to the indefitigua able efforts of the BHTTARAKAS and JATTIS who travelled quite Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viii ] extensively and stayed in temples during the rainy season. They collected a lot of manuscripts and other works of art which were deposited in the specially constructed vaults in the Jain Temples. The Jain Temples of Jaipur and Nagaur still have underground rooms which were used for preserving precious relics of art and literature. The Granth Bhandar of Amber was established by Bhattaraka Mahendra Kirti in 17th century. The Granth Bhandar of Nagaur dates back to an earlier period. It was established by Bhattaraka Ratna Kirti in 1524 A.D. The SRAVAKAS later took over the management of the Granth Bhandars from the BHATTARAKAS and JATTIS and made a notable contribution to their further development. The Granth Bhandars were well looked after upto the end of the 19th century. However, with the advent of the printing presses they began to be neglected. Sometimes the manuscripts in remained locked for years without any proper care. In several Jain Temples of Jaipur and Nagaur the manuscripts. contained in the Granth Bhandars are entered in registers called GRANTH. SUCHI which contain the names of the manuscripts, their authors and the languages in which they are written. The manuscripts are placed :: either in cloth bags or in wooden boxes. These Granth Bhandars have : not been throughly surveyed sofar. In many cases, even their catalogues. have not been prepared and a few that exist are not prepared in a scientific manner. The present volume which is a catalogue of important manus.... cripts preserved in the Granth Bhandars of Jaipur and Nagaur, is far from cxaustive. Among the preserved manuscripts in these Granth Bhandars are some 'dynastic chronologies, contained in such works as--- Tiloyapannati, Harivamsa Purana, Haribhadra's Avasyaka-Vriti. Titthogali Painnal and Mahapurana and in a number of later works like : Trilokasara, Parisistaparva, Tirthodhara-Prakarana etc. Some works, exclusively related to history have also found place in these, A manuscript called RAJAVALI preserved in the Pandya Lunakarn Jain Temple Granth Bhandar of Jaipur gives a history of the foundation of Delhi from the time of Anangpal when the city was called "Dhilli'. The manuscript gives information about the emperors who sat on the throne Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [ ix of Delhi. Another manuscript called RAJA VANSA VARNAN preserved in the Bada Jain Mandir Granth Bhandar of Jaipur, gives a more detailed discription of the rulers of Delhi. Some manuscripts preserved in these Granth Bhandars throw interesting light not only on the rulers of Delhi but also provide valuable information about local history. Thus NEMINATH CHARITRA by Ajay Raja Patni (1735 A, D.) preserved in the Amber Sastra Bhandar gives a vivid description of Amber. Another manuscript : BHAVISYA DATTA CHARITRA by Brahma Raimal (1576 A.D.) preserved in the Bada Jain Temple Granth Bhandar, portrays the life in the city of Sanganer as follows : desa DhUMDhAhaDa sobhA ghaNI, pUje tahA~ ali maNa tgii| nirmala tale nadI bahu phire, sukha se basa bahu sAMgAneri / cahuM dizi baNayA bhalA bAjAra, bhare paTolA motI dvAra / bhavana utuga jinezvara taNA, saubhe caMdavA toraNa ghaNA / rAjA rAje bhagavaMtadAsa, rAjakaMvara sevahiM bahu tAsa / parajA loga sukha sukha basa, dukhI dalidrI pukhai Asa / A later manuscript, SUKUMAL CHARITRA by Nathu Mal (1918 V.S.) 1861 A.D. gives a description of the Jaipur city. The catalogue lists a number of biographical account dealing with the life stories of Lord Krishna, Rama, Parshvanath, Mahavir, Gautama, Jambu, Bhadrabhahu, Sthulbhadra, Karakandu, Srenika, Abhaya kumara, Jivandhara, Sudarsanu Seth, Kalaksuri, Kundkund, Pujyapada, Jinsena, Haribhadra, Gunabhadra, etc. Some religious works like TILOYAPANNATI, JAMBUDWIPA, DHAWALA, JAIDHAWALA, HARIVAMSA PADAM and ADI PURANA, KALPA. SUTRA, the CHURNIS of the AVASYAKA and the NANDI SUTRA, DARSAN SARA, SRUTAVATARA, MERUTUNGA'S STHIRVIRAL VALI, etc, containing an account of pointifical succession after Mahavir, history of JAIN SANGHAS and its various schisms have also been catalogued in the present volume. The authors and the copiests of the manuscripts have at times lest a description of the cities and towns where they were wrote or Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ x ] copied, as well as the rulers whose patronage they enjoyed. Such PRASASTIS or colophones are generally found at the end or the beginning of the works. They form a valuable source of information about the past. Catalogued in the present volume include works on literature, in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhramsa, Hindi, Rajasthani and other allied Indian languages. Among some of the unpublished rare works preserved in these Bhandars mention may be made of the following: PASA NATH CHARIU, by Kavi Devendra (Prakrit) preserved in Bisapanthi Digamber Jain Granth Bhandar Nagaur; DHURTAKHYAN by Haribhadra (Prakrit) preserved in Amber Sastra Bhandar; PAUMA CHARIU TIPPANA by Svayambhu (Apabhramsa) preserved in Saraswati Bhawan Granth Bhandar; SHRIPAL CHARIU by Damodar (Apabhramsa) preserved in Bhadhi Chandji Granth Bhandar; NEMI NATH CHARIU by Damodar (Apabhramsa) preserved in Patodi Granth Bhandar; YOGASARA by Bhattaraka Sruta Kirti (Apabhramsa) preserved in Saraswati Bhawan Granth Bhandar; CHARPATA SATAKA (Sanskrit) preserved in Pandya Lunkaran Granth Bhandar; RAJAJANSA VARNANA (Sanskrit) preserved in Saraswati Bhawan Granth Bhandar; BARAHAKHARI DOHA, by Mala Chand (Hindi) preserved. in Patodi Granth Bhandar; HOLI RASA, by Brahma Jindas (Rajasthani) preserved in Saraswati Bhawan Granth Bhandar, Jaipur. In all about 250 manuscripts from Granth Bhandars of Jaipur and Nagaur have been catalogued in the present volume which it is hoped, would attract the attention of scholars, historians and researchers interested in studying the country's rich cultural heritage to which the Jain community has made a significant contribution, -PREMCHAND JAIN Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Amber Shastra Bhandar :: The Amber Shastra Bhandar, formerly known as the Bhattarak Devendrakirti Bhandar, was originally lodged in the Digambar Jain Temple of Neminath, Amber. The learned Bhattarak (18th century) collected a large number of manuscripts during his life time and made the Bhandar a Centre of Jain Studies. In course of time, the collection was removed from Amber and was placed in the Mahavir Bhawan MANIHARON KA RASTA, Jaipur. . . The Bhandar possesses a valuable collection of 2605 rare manuiscripts and 150 Gutakas in languages like Apabhramsa, Sanskrit, Prakrit Rajasthani, Hindi, Gujarati, etc. It is also a growing library of published works which helps the researchers to check up references. Some notable and rare manuscripts are the UTTARPURAN of Mahakavi Puspadanta (copy dated 1334 A, D.) and the AMAR SEN CHARITA of Manikaraj. Some of the old manuscripts of the Bhandar are the PARASHVAPURANA of Padam kirti (10th century). A commentary on Kiratar juniya and transcript copies of the works of Sakala Kirti, Brahma jinadas, Banarsidas, Keshava and Bibari also belong to this collection, The happy feature regarding the Bhandar is that it has brought out a series of catalogues of the manuscripts preserved not only in this Bhandar b'it also in other Bhandars of neighbouring region. Among other activities of the Bhandar may be mentioned, the publication of literature relating to Jainism. It is financed by a fund belonging to religious Endowment of the Digambar order, We propose to give below the details of some of the manuscripts which are of religious, secular, cultural and historical value. 1. Dr. K.C, Kashliwal-Jain Granth Bhandars ip Rajasthan, pp. 44-45 Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 21 No. 1 Author Size Extent Date of the Original Date of the copy Subject Begins Ends Description Country paper, rough and grey, Devanagari characters in bold, big, legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines; red chalk and yellow pigment used; it is in a good state of preservation and a complete work, written in Hindi verse. No. 2 Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur BANDA UDAI SATTA CHOPAI -SHRI LAL -12" x 6" -- 6 Folics Author Size Extent -V. S. 1881 Ref. No. 823 -V. S. 1905 -Jain Sidhanta vimala jinezvara praraNabhu pA~ya, munisuvrata kUM sIsa navAya / sataguru sArada hiraMdai dharU vaMdha udayaM sattA ucarU // 1 // vaMdha udai sattA vakhArau, grantha tribhaMgIsAra te jAriNa / suddha asuddha sudhA rasa nAraNa, alpa buddhi maiM karUM bakhANa ||12|| . sAhiva rAma mujha ka budha daI, nagara paMcevara mAhi lahI / mujha utapata DagI ke mAhi, zrAvaka kula gaMgavAla kahAhi // 13 // kAla pAya ke paMDita bhayo, nairaNacaMda ke ziSya madhyo / mukta darzaraNa diyo || 14 || jAkara rahata bhayo / nagara pacevara mAhi gayo, zrAdinAtha pApa karma to bichata bhayo, lAva zItalaM jinakU kari pariNAma, sva para kAraNa teM kaheM bakhAra // 15 // saMvat aThAraha se kA kahayA, pravara ikyAsI upara lahyA / paDhata suragata agha khaya.. hoya, punya baMdha vudhi bahu hoya // 16 // iti zrIudaya baMdha samAptAH / CHANDAN MALAYAGIRI KATHA ---BHADRASEN -11"x5" -6 Folios... D scription ~~~Country paper, thin, rough and greyish, Devanagari characters in bold, clear and beautiful hand-vriting:. Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Amber Shastra Bhandar. . . [3 borders ruled in three lines and edges in one, yellow pigment used; it is a complete work in good state of preservation, written in Hindi. ..." Date of the Original --Fairly old. Subject --KATHA. Begins. ---svasti zrI vikramapure, praNamau zrI jagadIza / tana mana jIvana sukha karaNa pUrata jagata jagIsa // 1 // ... varadAIka zruta devatA, mati vistAraNa mAta / ... praNamauM mana dhari mauda sauM hare vighana saMghAta // 2 // mama upakAri. parama guru, guNa akSara dAtAra / / vaMde tAke caraNa jUga bhadramena muni sAra // 3 // kahA~ candana kahA~ malayAgirI kahA~ sAgara kahAM. niir| kahiye tAMki vAratA suNauM sabai vara vIra / / 4 / / Ends. --kumAra pitA pAina khuvai, bhIra lie pura sNg| Asuna kI dhArA DhUMTI mAno nahAvaraNa gaMga / / 17 / / . dukha ju manaM meM sugva, bhaye apurava joga / 'kacchavi caMdana rAyA, kacchava malayagirIvite / . . * kaccha johi puNyavala hoI diDhatA saMjogoM havaI eva // 188 / / Size. No. 3 Ref. No. 1814 CHHANDKIYA KAVITT ' - Author ---BHATTARAK UPENDRA KIRTI --12"x61" Extent -9 Folios Description - Country paper, thick, rough and white, Devanagari characters in bold, clear and elegant hand-writing, borders .. ruled in four lines, edges ruled in two lines; the condition of the manuscript is fair; red chalk and yellow pigment : is a complete work, written in Sanskrit. Date of the Original :-Fairly old Subject -GRAMMER Scribal remarks-iti zrI chaMdakIyakavitve kAmadhenvAkhye bhaTTAraka zrI surendrakIrti viracite .. samavRta prakaraNa smaapt| Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 ] No. 4 Author Size Extent Date of the Copy Subject Begins Ends - No. 5 - Description -Country paper, thick and greyish; Devanagari Characters in bold clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines; yellow pigment used; it is in a good state of preservation; it is a Complete work written in Sanskrit. Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur GYANARNAVA Author Size Extent Description SRUTA SAGAR 10" x 4" 73 Folios - Date of the Original Date of the Copy Subject --Kartik Sudi 5, V. S. 1669. -GRAMMER OM namaH siddhebhyaH / zivo'yaM vainateyazca smazcAsyaitra kIrtitaH aNimAdi guNA'rghyaratna vAdhirbudhairmataH // 1 // AcAryariha zuddha tatvamatibhiH zrI siMhanadhAvhayaiH saMprAyaM zrutasAgaraM kavivaraM bhASyaM zubhaM kAritam / gadyAnAM guNavatpriyaM vinayato jJAnArNavasyAntare vidyAnanda guru- prasAda janitaM deyAdamayaM sukhama // iti zrI jJAnArNava sthita gadya TIkA tatvatrayaMprakAzinI samAptA PARASHVANATH CHOPAI - PT. LAKHO -12X5 -17 Folios Ref. No. 247 Kartik Sudi 6, V. S. 1734 -Jestha Vadi 2, V. 1793 -PUJA Ref. No. 123 Country paper, rough and white, Devanagari Characters in big, legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines and edges in one; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory; it is a complete Manuscript written in Hindi. Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ... Amber Shastra Bhander ............ ["5 Scribal remarks- ...................... .... .. . saMvat satarAsai cautIsa, kArtika zukla pakSa zubha diis|.. nauraMga tapa dillI sulitAna, savai nRpati vahai piri prANa / / 266| nAgara cAla deza zubha ThAma, nagara baNahaTo uttama dhAma / / saba zrAvaka pUje jinadharma, karai bhakti pAvai bahu zarma // 267 // karmakSaya kAraNa zubha heta pArzvanAtha caupaI saMta / paNDita lAkho lAkha sabhAva sevA dharma lakho zubhanAtha / 268 // prAcArya zrI mahendrakIti ke ziSya pANDe dayArAma sonI ne bhaTTAraka mahendrakIti ke zAsana meM dillI ke jayasiMhapurA ke deura meM pratilipi kI thii| ". Copy No. 6. SRAVAKACHAR SARODHAR Author ----MUNI PADAM NANDI Size -101"xal" Extent -21 Folios. Description-Country paper, thin and greyish, Devanagari characters big, bold, clear and elegant hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines; red chalk and yellow pigment also used; 18 to 21 folios damaged, the crndition of the manuscript is fair; It is a complete work written in Sanskrit. Date of the --Chaitra Sudi 9, V.S. 1668 Subject -ACHARA SHASTRA -~~-iti zrAvakAcArasAroddhAre zrI padmanaMdimuniviracite dvAdazavata varNano nAma tRtIya paricchedo smaaptH| . Scribal remarks : __ yasya tIrthakarasyeva mahimA bhuvnaatigaa| ratnakIrtiryatiH stutya sa na keSAmazeSavit // 1 // ahaMkAra . sphArI bhavadamitavedAMtavivudho- - : lasAtsiddhAMta ' . zreNikSapaNanipuNoktidhutibharaH / adhItI jainendra'jani * rajaninAtha-pratinidhiH ....., prabhAcandra sAndrodayazamitApadyativaraH / / 2 / / ..." mahAvati .. puraMdaraH prazmadagdhAGkaraH . . . sphuratya .."; parapauruSa sthitirazeSazAstrArthavit / / yazobhara - manoharIkRtaH samastavizvaMbharaH . . . . / paropakRti-tatparo : "jayati . padmanandIzvaraH // 3 // Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6-1 Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagour zrImatprabhenduprabhUpAdasevA-hevAkicettA'prasaratyaprabhAvaH ........ saccachAvakAcAramudAragenaM zrI padmanandI racanAM cakAraH // 4 // zrIlavaMkadhukkule vitatAMtarikSe, kurvan svbaaNdhvsrojvikaaslkssmii| lupan vipakSakumudanajarikAMti, gokarNahelirudiyAya lasatpratApaH / / 5 / / bhuvi sUpakArasAraM pUNyavatA yena nirmame karmA / / bhImaiva somadevo gokarNAtsobhavatputraH / / 6 / / ....... . satI matAllikA tasya yazaH kusumavallikA / . patnI zrI somadevasya premA premaparAyaNA / / 7.11. vizuddhayoH svabhAvena jJAnalakSmI jItendriyoH / .... nayA ivA'bhavan saptagaMbhIrAstanayAstayoH / / 8 / / vAsAdhara harirAjI prahalAdaH zuddhadhIzca mahArAjaH / bhavarAjo ratnAkhyaH satanAsyazcetyabhI sapta // 6 // vAsAdharasyAd bhutabhAgyarAzemiSAttayovezmani kalpavRkSaH / agaNyapuNyodayato'vatIrNo vitIrNaceto'bhimatArthasArtha // 10 // vAsAdhareNa suciyA gAMbhIryAdyadi RNikRto nAbdhiH / kathamanyathA sa bar3avAjvalanajvalanasUtrasthitodvalati // 11 // sAMdrAnandasvarUpAdbhutamahimaparabrahmavidyAvinodA ccAtaM jainendrapAdAccana vimalavidhau pAtrAdAnAcca pANi / vANI sanmantrajApI pravacanavacanAkarNanAtkarNa yugmaM lokAlokAvalokAnna viramati yazaH sAdhu vAsAdharasya // 12 // zItAMzarAjahaMsatyamitakuvalayatyullasattArakAlistigmAMzuH smera raktotthasthalati jagadidaM cAMtarIyatyazeSa / jaMbAlatyaMtarikSa kanakagirirayaM cakravAkatyudanaH / sAdhovAsAdharaudArya guNa nilaya . yazovAripUro tvadIyaH // 13 // dvitIyApyadvitIyo . bhUddhodAryAdibhirguNaiH / / putraH : somadevasya harirAja'midhaH / sUdhIH // 14 // guNaiH sadA sampratipakSabhUtaH saMga: karotyeSa vivekacakSu: / : ... itova seSyaharirAjasAdhu pairavAlokitazIlasiMdhuH / / 15 / / ..... saMprApya * ratna tritayekapAtraM : ratna sUtaM maMDanamuddharAyAH / . .. zrIsomadevaH svakuTumba mAra-nihiciMtA-rahito babhUvaH // 16 // hRSTaM . ziSTajanaH . sapatlakamalaiH kutrApi lInaM javAdathi proddhatanIlakaMThanivahezchatraM ... , pramodo.. humAn / tuSNAghUlikaraNotkaraivigalitaM sthAne munIndraH sthiti / .. vRSTi dAna marthavinvati * parAM. ratnAM : karombhodharo // 17 // Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Amber Shastra Bhandar No.::7 saMtonAmnAM jina rAjadhyAnakRtasaharirAjaH / putraM dharmAdutpAdayAmAsa / 18 // pattyAM manaH sukhAkhyaM sati prabhUtve'pi mado na yasya ratiH parastrISu na yauvane'pi / paropakAraikanidhiH sa sAdhurdhamrmAtsukhaH kasya na mAnanIyaH // 16 // jainendrAM sirojabhaktiracalA buddhirvivekAMcitA lakSmIrdInasamarpitA sakaruNaM ceta: sudhAyugvacaH / rUpaM zIlataM paropakaraNavyApAra niSTha vapuH zAstraM cApi manaH sukhe gatamadaM kAle kalau dRzyate // 20 // saMghabhAradharo dhIraH sAdhurvAsAdharaH sudhIH / zrAvakAcAramacIkaradamu vasumatI siddhaye mudA // 21 // yAvatsAgaramekhalA svararI . kula saMkugamitaM tAvannaMda putra-pautra sahito vAsAdharaH zrAvakaH // 22 // Author Size Extent Description Date of the Original Subject SWARODAI --MOHANDAS KAYASTH -12" X 5" --12 Folios, yAvatsuvarNAcala: -- Maghashirs Sudi 7, V. S. 1687 -AYURVEDA Scribal Remarks: 1 Country paper, rough and grey; Devanagari characters in bold, big and elegant hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines; edges in two lines; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory; it is a complet work written in Hindi. [ 7 asthAna || vikhyAta | tAta // sAta / kavi kAitha kula ahiThAna | kathita mohanadAsa zrI garga ke 'kula Dhiga nemakhAra ke nikaTa hI kanoje ke kurastha gA~va tahA~ hamaro vAsu nijU zrI jAdau mama savata sauraha saM racyo upari asI vikramate, bIteM vasa mAraga sudi tIthI sAta // iti zrI pavana vijaya svarodaya grantha mohanadAsa kAyatha ahiThAna viracite bhApA granthaM nivRtti pravRtti mArgakhaMDa brahmANDa jJAna tathA zubhAzubha nAma daziNaM svara tana bhaya vicAra kAla sAdhana sampUrNa | Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 81 Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagour No. 8 Ref. No. 1733 VAIDYA VINOD Author -BHATT SHANKAR Size --10" x 5" Extent -112 Folios Description --Country paper, rough and grey; Devanagari characters in .. bold big and clear hand; cdgcs ruled in two lines; it is in a good state of preservation; the manuscript is complet, written in Sanskrit. Date of the Copy -V.S. 1877 Subject - AYURVEDA Scribal remarks : saMvat 1756 vaizAkha sudI 5 vAra candravAsare va zAke 1623 pAtizAha jI nauraMgavajI mahArAjAjI zrI jayasiMha rAjya hAkima phoz2adAra khAnaabadullAkhAM jI ke nAyaba rUplamakhAM syAhI jI zrI syAhayAlama jI kI tarapha miyAM sAhaba jI abdula phatejI kA rAjya zrImastu kalyANaka / saM0 1877 zAke 1742 pradattamAne kArtika 12 guruvAra likhitaM . mizralAla jI kasya putra rAmanArAyaNe paThanArthaM / / / .. No.9 ... Ref. No. 1997 VARDHAMAN VIDYAKALPA Author -SINGH TILAK. Size -10x41". Extent ---6 to 26 Folios ... :: Description ---Country paper thin and greyish; Devanagari Characters in bold, big, legible and elegant hand-writing; borders and edges ruled in two lines; yellow pigment used; Fols. No. 1 to 5, 7, 10, 15, 16, 19 to 21 are missing; the condition of the manuscript is not satisfactory; it is an incomplete manuscript, written in Sanskrit and Hindi. . Date of the Copy -V.S. 1495 . . Subject --MANTRA SHASTRA Ends --iti varddhamAna vidyAkalpastRtIyAdhikAraH // granthAgrantha 175 akSara 16, saM0 1465 varSe sagarakUpa zAlAyAM pariNahalla pATakapara paryAye zrI mattanama-: haangre'lekhi| Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Amber Shastra Bhandar Size: No. 10 VASANTARAJ TIKA CHANDRA GANI : -10" x 5" Extent ---200 Folios. Description - Country paper, thin and white; Devanagari characters in big, bold and good hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines, edges in two; it is in a satisfactory condition and .. . complete work, written in Sanskrit. Date of the Copy: --Shravan Vadi 7, V.S. 1859 Subject :miSAKUN SHASTRA ..: Scribal remarks : : .. zrI zatrujaMyakara mocanAdi sukRtakAri mahopAdhyAya bhAnucandragariNa viracitAyAM vasaMtarAja TIkAyAm grantha prabhAvaka kathanaM nAma vizatitamo sargaH / Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AYA A 1 Baba Dulichand, Bada Mandir Granth Bhandar This Granth Bhandar af forms it harulc unit of ik II sds Mandir, situated in the GHEEWALAN KA RASTA, 11.18 119 eximple in the collection of manuscripts by rengle fond. Shri Bana Dulichand who was himself a writer and collector >> manuscripts. He travelled krcati... out our land. During the course of his travel sh<< JAINA SR SVAKAS : presented to him manuscripis. As i result of this equiere a lupt. .. collection of the manuscripts, numbering 350, cating on riivaus on: sccular subjects had been collected. This vilgatste collcetion de prescricu . in this temple. Thus the Blandat contains many a file york klonim to Sanskrit and Hindi literature and to the Jains as well molaina systems of thought and interest. Among the Manuscripis alte 1333tuscripts of the commentary of VADDHAMANA KAVYA. the HIARIVASSA PURANA U PRADYUMNA CHARITRA are worthy of 1014, The details of other manuscripts are as No. 1 AGAMVILAS Author -DHANATRAI Size --101" X 611 Extent ----73 Folios Description --Country paper, rough and very thin and croyish; Devi. nagari characters in small and legible hand-writing: - borders ruicd in four lines; red chalk used; the condition of thc manuscript is satisfactory; ine work is complctc;... language- Hindi verse. Date of the Original -V.S. 1783 Date of the Copy -V.S. 1928 Subject DHARMA Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Baba Dulichand, Bada Mandir Granth Bhandar Ref; No. 2 Author Size Extent Description Subject Ends Commentator-PT. NAYAVILAS: No. 3 Author Size Extent Description Subject Ends: [:11 - prArambha dhAnatarAya ne kiyA / kintu bIca meM hI svargavAsa ho jAne se " jagatarAya ne 1784 meM menapurI meM kRti ko pUrNa kiyA No. GYANARNAVA TIKA --SHUBHACHANDRACHARYA -13" X.8" -279 Folios Country paper, thick and grey; Davanagari characters in big, legible, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines, edges ruled in three lines; red chalk used; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory; the manuscript is complete; it contains: both text and commentary; written in Sanskrit.. Ref. No. 227 -YOGA - iti zubhacandrAcArya viracita yoga pradIpAdhikAra paM0 nayavilAsena sAhA pAzA tatpUtra sAha ToDaramala tatkulakamala divAkara sAha RSidAsasya zravaraNArthaM paM0 jinadAsoM dharmanAkArApitA mokSaprakaraNa samAptaM / JINSHATAKA TIKA -SHANBHU SADHU : 10141 --26 Folios. Ref. No. 191 Country paper rough and greyish; Devanagari characters; borders ruled in three lines and edges in two; the condition of tlie manuscript on the whole is satisfactory; the manus cript contains both text and a commentary; it is a complete work. VAGBHATTALANKARAVACHURI -STOTRA - iti zaMbu sAdhuH viracita jinazataka paMjikAyAM vAgvarNana nAma caturthapariccheda samApta / Ref. No. 655 Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 1 Author Size Extent Date of the Copy Subject Begins -- VADIRAI -91" x 51" -99 Folios Description-Country paper, thin and greyish; Devanagari characters in legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines, edges ruled in two lines; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory; it is a complete manuscript containing both the text and commentary; written in Sanskrit. Ends Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur -V.S. 1731 ~ALANKAR - anaMtAnaMta saMsArapAragaM pArzvamIzvaraM / pramANanaya bhaMgAndhi muktibhUyopsitaM stuve // 1 // vAgma kavIndra racitAlaMkArasyAvacUriyamamAlA / jinavacanagurukRpAto viracyate vAdirAjena // 2 // dhanaMjayA''zAgharavAMgbhaTTAnAM dhattaM padaM saMprati vAdirAjaH / khAMDilyavaMzodbhavapomasutu jinottapIyUSasutRptacittaH // 3 // - saMvatsarenidhi zvazazAMkayukta dIpotsavAkhya divase sugurau lagne'linAmni zubhe ca giraH prasAdAt sadvAdirAjaracitA kavicandriyaM // 1 // sacitre | zrIrAjasahanRpatirjayasiMha eva zrI takSakAkhyanagarI bharaNa hillatU lyA zrIvAdirAja vibudho'paravAgbhaTToyaM, zrIsUtravRttiriha naMdatu cAkaMcandraH ||2 // zrImadbhImanTapAtmajasya valinaH zrI rAjasiMhastha me sevAyAmavakAzamApya vihitA TIkA zizUnAM hitaM hInAdhikya vacoyadatra likhitaM tadvabudhaiH kSamyatAm gAIsyayAvaninAtha sevana dhiyA kaH svasthatAmApnuyAt / / 3 / / iti zrI vAgbhaTTAlaMkAra TIkAyAM pomarAja zreSTisutavAdirAja viracitAyAM kavicandrikAyAM paMcamaH paricchedaH samAptaH / Scribal remarks: takSaka gar3ha meM mahArAjA mAnasiMha ke zAsana kAla meM.. 'saugANI gotra vAle samrATa gayAsuddIna se sammAnita sAha mahilA ..... vAdirAja kI bhAryA lauhar3I ne isa grantha kI pratilipi karavAI / khaNDelavAlAnvaye. sAha pomA suta Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Baba Dulichand, Bada Mandir Granth Bhandar [ 13 2. No. 5. YATIDINCHARYA Author -DEVASURI Size -10"] x41" Extent -21 Folios * Description --Country paper, thin and greyish; in big, bold, clear and elegant hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines; red chalk and yellow pigment also used; 18 to 21 folios damaged; condition of the manuscript is not satisfactory; it is a com plete work written in Prakrit. Date of the Copy --Chaitra Sudi 9, V.S. 1668 Subject -ACHARA SHASTRA Ends -iti zrI suvihita ziromaNi zrI devasUri virAcita yati dinacaryA sampUrNa / / Scribal remarks : __ saMvat 1668 varSe caitramAse zukla pakSe navamI bhaumavAsare zrImattapAgacchAdhirAja - bhaTTAraka zrI zrI 5 vijayasena sUrIzvarAya likhitaM jyotisI udhava zrI zujAulapure / Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Badhi Chand Ji Mandir Granth Bhandar This Bhandar belongs to the Jaina mandir of Badhi Chand ji at the third crossing of GHEEWALAN KA KASTA, Johari Bazar, Jaipur. The establishment of the Bhandar goes back to the year 1735 A.D. It contains 1278 manuscripts including 162 GUTKAS, in APABHRAMSA, PRAKRIT, Sanskrit, and Hindi. The collection mainly deals with the subjects like Purana, Puja, Pratistha, Katha, Kavya, etc. The works written by Kalidas, Kabir, Kesavadasa and Bihari constitute the worthy collections of the Bhandar. It is significant to note that the famous Pandit Todarmal and his son Gumani Ram wrote their works here and presented their writings to the Bhandar.1 EARLIEST AND LATEST MANUSCRIPT The earliest manuscript available in the Bhandar is the commentary on VDDHAMANA KAVYA written in Samvat 1431. This is a Sanskrit commentary on Apabhiramsa work. The latest manuscript is ABHAIDWIPA PUJA which was written in Samvat 1987. Some notable manuscripts are still unpublished and others are rare one. The manuscript of HARIVANSA PURANA an Apabhramsa work of Mahakavi Swayambhu, is in the collection of this Bhandar. This is onc of the rare manuscripts of the three or four copies available throughout India. The commentary on VADDHMANA KAVYA in Sanskrit is also rare one. Manuscript of PRADYUMANA CHARITA, a Hindi work composed in 1354 A. D. is also a rare one written by Sadharu in Hindi. Gutkas of this Bhandar possess several small works of Hindi scholars. 1. Dr. K. C. Kashliwal, J. G. B. R., pp. 49-50 Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Badhi Chand Ji Mandir Granth Bnandar [ 15 The Details or Some Of The Manuscripts Are :No. 1 BHAKTAMAR STOTRA VRATI Author --BRAHAM RAYAMALL Size -10" x41" Exient -54 Folios, 8 lines per pagc, 32 letters per line. Description Country paper thin and grey; Devanagari characters in clear and fair hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines, all the four edges ruled in two lines; Manuscript contains both the text and commentary in Sanskrit. It is in a good state of preservation and the work is complete. Date of the original -V. S. 1667 Subject -STOTRA Begins -OM jinAya namaH / / zrI vardhamAnaM praNipatya mUrnA doSairvyapetaM hyaviruddhavAcaM / vakSye phalaM tavRSabhastavasya sUrIzvarairyatkathitaM krameNa // 1 // Ends --sakalendroNuro bhrAturjeseti vaNinaH sataH / pAdasnehena siddha yaM vRttiH sAra samuccayA // 3 // After this there is a note ou Kavya in two Verses. zrI mad hUMbaDa vaMza maMDaNamaNimahya ti nAmA vaNik / tadbhAyo guNa maNDitA vratayutA campAmitItAbhidhA // 6 // tatputro jinapAdapakaMja madhupo rAyAdimallo vratI / cakra vRttimimAM stavasya nitarAM natvA zrI vAdIdaka // 7 // sapta SaSThaya kite varSe SoDazAkhye hi saMvate / ASADha zvetapakSasya paMcamyAM budhavAra ke // 8 // grIvApure mahAsindhostaTabhAga samAzrite / prottaga-dUrga saMyukta zrI caMdraprabha samani // 9 // vaNinaH karmasInAmnaH vacanAt mayakA'raci / . bhaktAmarasya savRtti rAyamallena vaNinA / / 1 / / iti zrI brahmarAyamalla viracitA bhaktAmarastotra vRttiH smaaptaa| Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 ] No. 2 Author Size Extent -SHUBH CHANDRA -10" 41". - 49 Folios, 8 lines per page, 35 letters per line. Description Country paper, thin and greyish; Devanagari characters in small, legible and elegant hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines, yellow pigment used; the edges of first and last folio worn out; the condition of the manuscript on the whole is satisfactory; it is a complete work. Age Subject Begins Ends PARSVAKAVYA PANJIKA Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur -Fairly old -KAVYA - zrI jinAyanamaH zrI pArzva pArzvamAnasya supArzva - nihitottamam / pada vaipamya-saMbhetroM vakSye tatkAvya paMjikAm // 1 // - - zrImUlasaMghe'jani naMdisaMghastatrAbhavaccha sakalAdikIrtiH / zAstrArthaMkArI khalu tasya paTTe bhaTTArakaH zrI bhUvanAdikIrtiH // 1 // tatpaTTodaya parvate ravirabhUt zrI jJAnabhUSo yatiH mithyAmArga mahAndhakAra taraNizcaritra cUDAmaNiH / samyak svIkRta zAstra sadvratabharaH sacchAmalIlAyutaH pAyAdvo bhavaduHkhatastrijagati prakhyAtanAmA muniH // 2 // prakaTatatpAdapaMkajabhAnUmAn sakalatArkikavaMdita padya ugaH / vijayakIrti gusIgaNa sAgaraH sa bhavatAma vratAdhatinAyakaH // 3 // tadIya-paTTa parvata - pracaNDa-caNDadIdhiti: sphuravazAH sudhIdhanaH kRpAparaH parodayaH / sutavya-bhavya-gadya-padya gIti-rIti vedaka: suzobhacandra sanmunireNAdhipaH punAtu naH // 4 // vAdavidyA vinodena raJjitAneka bhUpati / sobhadraH me zriyaM deyAdvAcA tarpita sajjanaH // 5 // " vijita vAdigaNo gatmatsaraH sakala sUriguNodaya sundaraH / zamamayaH sukulaH suvidAMvaraH suzubhacandra gurugu NavaMdhuraH ||6|| durvyAkhyedaM maMdavIbhiH pArzvakAvyaM subhAkaram / matveti matimAMstasya paMjikAmakarodgariNa // 7 // ' Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Badhi Chand Ji Mandir Granth Bhandar [ 17. zrI bhUSaNaH svasya guroH suziSyaH sUriH svayaM zAstravidAM matazca / tadA......"cchI zubhacandra devaH cakre supaMjI jinakAvyavANyAH // 8 // variNa zrIpAlanAmA matimatamahito mArgasa! nisargAdagrastravidha vidyA vidhivikacasaro jAta bhAsvadvivasvAna / sArtha nathArthavettA vizadamidamaraM pustakaM prAk supArvakAvyasya vai supaMjyAH likhita lalitavAk vAgminAM copajIvyaH / / 6 / / paMjikeyaM ciraM citte sthayAtsadviduSAM sthiram / kRtA zrI zubhacandraraNa zrI bhUSaNasamAgrahAt // 10 // zrI pArzva pUjyapAdo gaNigaNavinutaH zrI prabhAcandradevaH siddhaH zrI vardhamAno varavijaya yazAH jJAnabhUSo'kalaMkaH / divya zrI bhUSaNo avaravidhi viduSAM zAsvata zrI zubhenduH zrIpAlaH pAtu pApAtpramitipariNatirvAdirAjazca yuSmAn // 11 // iti zrI pArzvanAtha-kAvya-paMjikA smaaptaa| " Size No. 3 RAM CHARITRA Author --BRAHM JINDAS -12"x6" Extent -460 Folios, 10 lines per page, 40 letters per line. Description - Country paper rough and greyish; Devanagari characters in clear and beautiful hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines and edges in one line; red chalk and yellow pigment used; Manuscript contains only the text in Sanskrit verses; it is a complete work in good condition. Age -Fairly old. Subject -CHARITA ...... Begins .-surendramukuTAzliSTa pAdapadmAMzu kezaram / . praNamAmi mahAvIraM loka tritayamaMgalam // 1 // 'siddha saMpUrNa bhavyArtha sidde kAraNamuttamam / prazastadarzana jJAna-cAritra pratipAdanam // 2 // muni suvratatIrthezaM suvrataM varaceSTitam / .. praNamAmi sadA bhaktyA bhavya maMgaladAyakam // 3 // Ends --zrImadrAma caritramuttamamidaM nAnA kathApUritaM . pApAdhvAnta vinAzanakataraNi kArUNyavallIvanaM / Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ___ 18 ] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur. bhavyazreriNamanaH pramodasadanaM bhaktyAnaghaM kIrtitaM...... nAnAsatpuruSAliveSTanayutaM puSyaM zubhaM pAvanam // 180 // zrIvarddhamAnena jinezvareNa trailokyavaMdena yaduktamAdau / tataH paraM gautamasaMghakena gaNezvareNa prathitaM janAnAM // 18 // tataH kramAcchI raviSeraNa nAmnA''cAyaNa jainAgamako videna / satkAvya kelI sadanena pRthvyAM nItaM prasiddhi caritaM raghozca // 182 // zrI kundakundAnvayo bhUpaNo'tha babhUva vidvAna kila padmanaMdi / / munIzvaro vAdigajendrasiMha pratApavAna bhUvalaye prasiddhiH // 183 // tatpaTTapaMkejavikAsabhAsvAna babhUva nirga thaMvaraH pratApI / mahAkavitvAdi kalApravINastaponidhiH zrI sakalAdikItiH // 184 // paTTe tadIye guNavAna manIpI kSamAnidhAnaM bhUvanAdikItiH / jIyAcciraM bhavya samUha bandho nAnAyatI prAta nipevaNIyaH // 185 / / jagati bhUvanakotibhUtalakhyAtakIrtiH zrutajalanidhivettA'naMgamAna prbhettaa| vimalaguNanivAsaH chinnasaMsArapAzaH sa jayati yatirAjaH sAdhurAjIsamAjaH / 186 sa brahmacArI guru purvako'sya bhrAtA guNajJo'sti vizuddha cittaH / jinasya dAso jinadAsanAmA kAmArijetA vidito dharitryAM // 187 // tena prazastaM caritaM pavitraM rAmasya nItvA raviSeNa sUreH / samuddhRtaM svAnyasukha pravodha hetozciraM nandatu bhUmipIThe // 18 // zrImajjinezvara padAMvujacaMcarIkastacchAtra sadaguruSu bhakti vighAnadakSaH / sArthAbhivo'sau jinadAsa nAmA dayAnivAso bhuvi rAjate ca // 186 // na khyAti pujAbhimAna lobhAd granthaM kRto'yaM pratibodha hetoH / nijAnyayoH kintu hitAya cApi paropakArAya jinAgamouktaH // 10 // jina prasAdAdidameva yAce duHkhakSayaM zAzvata saukhya hetoH / karmakSayaM bodha caritra lAbhaM zumAM gatiM ceha na cAnyadeva // 11 // yatkitridatrasvarasaMdhi: jAtaM padAdikaM calitaM pramAdAt / kSamasva tadbhArati ! tuccha vudde mamAsu no muhyati kaH zru tAndhI // 162 / / tathA ca dhImadbhiridaM vizodhya mUnIzvara nirmalacittayuktaH / / kRtvAnukampA mayi janazAstra vizAradaiH sarvakapAyamuktaH // 163 // .. yAvanmahImerunagaH pRthivyAM zazI ca sUryaH paramANavazca / / zrImajjinendrasya girazca tAvannandatvidaM. rAmacaritramAryam // 16 // . . rakSAM saMghasya kurvantu jinazAsana devatAH / pAlayato'khilaM lokaM bhavya sajjanavatsalaH // 16 // __iti zrIrAma caritre bhaTTAraka sakalakItiziSya brahma jinadAsa viracite valadeva nirvANa kathano nAma tryazItitamaH sargaH // 83 // .. .. .. . . .. Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Badhi Chand Ji Mandir Granith Bhandar. [19 copy No. 4 Ref. No. 384 VARANGA CHARITA ... Author KAMALNAYAN i Size -9"x53" Extent 121 Folios Description Country paper, thin and grey; Devanagari characters in small, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines; thc cdges of the first folio is slightly worn out; the condition of the manuscript is fair; it is a completc work written in Hindi. Date of tlic -Kartika Vadi 7.V. S. 1938 - Subject --KAVYA ... Scribal remarks: jAti vudelevaMsa paTu, mainapurI sukhavAsa / nAgaevAra kahAvate, kAsiyo tasu tAsu / / nandarAma ika sAha taha, puravAsina sira maura / hai haracaMda sudAma taha, vaidya kriyAdhara aura / / tinahI ke suta doya haiM, bhASU tinake nAma / kSitapati dUjo kaMjadRga, dharai bhAva ura sAma / laghu suta kInI jaha kathA, bhASA kari citalyAya / maMgala karau bhavIna ko, hUje saba sukhadAya // ena samaya dharatai calikaM, varavAsa kiyo tu parAga majhArI / hIgAmala suta lAlajI tAso tahA dharma saneha vADhA adhikArI / / taha tinako upadezahi pAyaka kInI kathA ruci sau suvicAri / .. . hohU sadA savako sukhadAyaka rAma varAgaM kI kIrati bhaarii|| dohA -- saMvat navaite sahI sataka upari phuni bhASi / yugma sapta doudharI akaMvAma gati sAkhi // iha vidhi saba gana lIjiye kari vicAri mana bIca / jeTha sudI puno divasa purana kari tihi khIMca / / iti lipikRtaM paM0 sAkhuriNastha amIcanda ziSya jugarAja vArAbaMkI navAbagaMja madhye saMvat 1938 kA kArtika kRSNA 7 // Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Bairathiyan Jain Temple Granth Bhandar 5. The granth Bhandar is situated in the Jaina Temple of Bairathiyan in MOTI SINGH BHOMIYAN KA RASTA, Johari Bazar Jaipur. The total number of manuscripts in this granth Bhandar is 150. The earliest manuscript available in the granth Bhandar is. CHANDRA PRABH CHARITRA composed by Vira Nandi in Sanskrit. This was compiled in Vikram Svt. 1524, Bhadwa Vadi 7 (1467 A.D.). Some of the important manuscripts are : 1. UTTAR PURANA Gun Bliadracharya V.S. 1606 2. HARIVANSA PURANA Braham Jindas V.S. 1641 3. GYANA DARPANA Deep Chandra DASH LAKSANA KATHA Loksena COMMENTARY OF SASTHYADHIK SHATAKA Raj Hansopadhya V.S. 1579 : ATHAIES MULA GUNA RASA Braham Jindas 7. DANA KATHA Braham Jindas : : S. HANSA TILAK RASA Braham Ajita The manuscripts of RISHIMANDAL STOTRA, RISHIM. ANDAL PUJA, NIRVANA KANDA AND ASTANHIKA JAIMAL are written in golden ink. They are remarkable for their border decoration representing various kinds of floral designs and geometrical patterns. The details of some of the manuscripts are asNo. 1 Ref. No. 75 BHAVISHYADATT CHARITA Author ---PT. SHRIDHAR Size |-101" X 48" Extent 70' Folios 1. Dru'K.C. Kasliwal, Granth Bhandars in Rajasthan, pp. 58. Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Bjarathiyan Jain Temple Granth Bhandar'. [21 Description:-Country paper, thick, rough and greyish; , Devanagari i n characters in small, clear and good hand-writing; borders . . . . . ruled in four lines; edges also in three lines; red chalki used; the first folio slightly worn out; its condition is fair; it is a complete manuscript, written in Sanskrit, Date of the Copy -V.S. 1662 ..Subject ~CHARITA .." Begins ~ zrImataM vijagannAthaM namAmi vRSabhaM jinaM / / indrAdibhiH sadA yasya pAdapadmadvayI natA / / 1 / / Ends. --candraprabhasya jagatAmadhipasya tIrthe yAteyamadbhutakathA kavikaMThabhUpA / vistAritA ca muninAthagaNaH krameNajJAtA mayApya parasUrimukhAmbujebhyaH / / 5 / / bhakatyA'na ye caritametadanUnavuddhayA zRNvaMti saMsadi paThaMti ca pAThayati / datvA dhanaM nijakareNa ca lekhayaMti vyudgrAhabhAvarahitAzca likhati saMtaH // 52 / / te bhavaMti balalakSaNazuddhAH zrIdharAmalamukhA janamukhyAH / prAptaciMtitasamastasukhArthAH zubhrakIrtidhavalIkRtalokAH / / 53 / / iti zrI bhaviSyadatta carite vivudhazrIdharaviracite sAdhulakSmaNanAmAMkite zrIvardhana . naMdivarddhana mokSagamanavarNanaM nAma pacaMdazaH sarga samAptaH / Scribal Note : . mer3atA nivAsI sAha zrI Isara saugANI ke vaMza meM se sA0 rAicandra kI bhAryA rahaNAde ne pratilipi karavAkara maNDalAcArya zrI bhUpaNa ke ziSya rUpacanda ko karmakSayArtha nimitta diyaa| Ref. No. 32 .. CHANDRA PRABH CHARITA: Author -VIRNANDI Size - ... . . . -11"-X 5". . . . . . . . . . . Extent :. . .-87 Folios. ... ... ... . . Description:--Country paper, thin and greyish;. Devanagari characters in bold, legible and clear hand-writing; borders ruled in ... three lines; it is in a satisfactory state of preservation, . written in Sanskrit; the manuscript:is complete. Date of the No.2 ..... 1: - TV. Rhadwa...Vadi-7:..: 15A . 13:44 ........... :..:. : . . Subject :: : -CHARITA::.: . ::: ::;.:. Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 ] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur Scribal remarks : zrImarakheDalavaMze vivadha muni janAnaMdakaMde prasiddha rUpAnAmaiti sAdhu sakalakalimalakSAlanaka pravINa maghatyastasyaputra jinavara vacanArAdhako dAnattyAstenedaM cArUkAvyaM nijakara likhitaM candranAthasya sArthaM / saM0 1524 varSe bhAdravadI 7 granthalikhitaM krmkssyaanimitt| Size No. 3 Ref. No. 61 PRADYUMNA CHARITA Author --ACHARYA SOMAKIRTI -111" x 51 Extent -224 Folios Description -- Country paper, thin and greyish; Devanagari characters in bold, clear and elegant. hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines; the manuscript is written in Sanskrit; it is a: complete work in a satisfactory state of preservation. Date of the Copy . -V.S. 1802 Subject -CHARITA General Note-yaha prati hAMsI (jhAMsI) vAle bhaiyA zrI Dhamalla agravAla zrAvaka ne jJAnAvarNI karmakSayArtha pratilipi karavAI thii| tathA bAda meM paM0 jayarAmadAsa ke ziSya rAmacandra ko samarpaNa kI gii| No.4 Ref. No. 47: : SHASTYADHIKASHATAK TIKKA Author of the Commentary -RAJHANSOPADHYA Size -10" x 5" . : ... .. . Extent -31 Folios Description -Country paper thin and greyish; Devanagari characters in .. . _bold, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in two . . . lines; the manuscript is complete and in a satisfactory * state of preservation; it is in Sanskrit. ..... Scribal remarks : . . .. . . zrImajjaDakaTAbhikho: gotre : gotrAvataMsike / suzrAvaka ziroratna delnAkhyo sambhUtapurA / / 1 / / ... svajana jaladhi candastattanujo vitaMdo, ghivudhakumudacandraH sarvavidyAsamudraH / jayati prakRti bhadraH prAjyarAjye samudraH khalu hariNA harIndro rAyacandro mahIndra / / 2 / - Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Bairathiyan Jain Temple Granth Bhandar . [ 23 .. tadaMga janma jina . jainabhaktaH- paropakAra .. vyasanaikazaktaH / sadA sadAcAra vicAraH vijJaH sihagarAja. sukRtIkRtajJa // 3 // zrImAla : bhUmAla kulapradIpa samedinI mallaI pAvanIya / nadyAdamaMdya ... gurumAdadhAna, : tansUnuranyUnaguNapradhAna // 4 // bhAvidhaguNairAryA karamApativratA, kamaleva. harestasya yAmbAmAMge virAjate // 5 // tatputrImadhacaMdrosti bhavyazcandra ivAparaH / / 'nibhaMyonizkalaMkazca niSkuraMgaH kalAnidhiH // 6 // tasyAbhyarthanayA nayA viracinA zrI rAjahaMsAbhighoSAdhyAya, zataSaSThikasya vimalAvRtiH zizunAM hitAH / varSe naMda' munipucaMdra sahite sAvAcyamAnA budhai, mAse . bhAdrapade sikaMdarapure nadyAccira bhUtale // 7 // svacche - khataragacche zrImArjanadattasUrisaMtAne / jinatilaka sUri suguro ziSya zrIharSa tilako'bhUta // 8 // tacchiSyena kRteyaM pAThaka mukhyena rAjahaMsena / SaSThyadhikazataprakaraNa TIkA: . naMdhAccira mahyAM // 6 // iti SaSThyadhikazataprakaraNasya TIkA kRtA zrI rAjahaMsopAdhyAya / . samaya . . haMsena li0 // saMvat 1576 samaya agahaNa budi 6 ravivAsare lekhaka zrI bhikhArIdAsena lkhi| . Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Chhotadiwanji Jain Temple Granth Bhandar This granth Bhandar is situated in the Jaina temple Chhota Diwan ji at LAL JI SAND-KA-RASTA in Chowkari Modi Khana, Jaipur. The total number of manuscripts of the Bhandar is : 850. Out of these 350 manuscripts are incomplete. The subjects covered by these manuscripts pertaing to PUJA, PURANA, KATHA, STOTRA. The manuscripts have been properly classified and arranged in serial number. The details of some of the manuscripts are as No. 1 BHAGAWATI ARADHANA in Author --SHIVACHARYA . . .. . Commentator-SADASUKHA . . . Size - 12}" X 8" Extent -630 Folios, 13 lines per page, 36 Letters per line Description - Country paper, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters ..., in bold, clear and fair hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines, red chalk used; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory; it is a complete work; Languages-Text ini Prakrit and commentary in Sanskrit. Date of the Copy _V.S. 1908 Subject -ACHAR SHASTRA . Begins - 77: fe pt: 11 gAthA-siddhe jayapya sidde cauvihArAhaNa . . . phalaMpatte / FECT A FITTEST WHAT 11 9 11 Ends. -khamadamaNiyama .. varANaM dhudarayasuhadukha vippajuttANaM trusife q emauf zu fouTu!! P860 !!! artha-pUrva avasthA meM dhAraNa kiyA hai kSamA aura indriyana kA damana para niyama :- jinaneM para bahuri naSTa kiyA hai / karmarUparaMja jinane para indriya janita sukha Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Chhotadiwanji Jain Temple Granth Bhandar [ 25 - dukha kara rahita ara kevala jJAna kari udhota kari hai sallekhanA jinane aise jinavara ke ................. hamArA bhalai prakAra mana vacana kAya kari namaskAra Scribal remarks : sana ugaNIsa ju adhika SaT saMvat vikrama bhUpa / mAgha kRSNA dvAdazakIyo prArambha adhika anupa / ATha adhika unnIsa meM saMvata bhAdavAmAsa / zukla dojipUrana bhaI dezavacanikA jAsa / / caupaI " saba nagarani ke bhUpa samAna, nagara savAI jayapura thAna / rAmasiMha valadhara bhUpAla, saba varNAzrama ko pratipAla / jainIloka tahAM vahu vase, baddhivaMtahu dhana kari laseM / tinameM terApaMtha vikhyAt, zubhamina ko jahA~ vahusAtha / jina bhASita zru ta meM atirAga, nyAya siddhAnta par3ha" 3 bhAga / tatvArtha kI carcA kara, naya pramANa bina cita nahIM dharai / khaNDelaja zrAvaka kucha dhAma, tina maiM eka sadAsukha nAma / gotra kAsalIvAla ju kahe, nita jinavAnI sevana cahai / tAke mana meM bhayo hulAsa, sevu' ArAdhana duHkhanAsa / jo ArAdhana mo mana vasai, to saMsAra dUkhasaba nasa / ArAdhana bhagavatI grantha, jA meM mokSa gamana ko pathaM / zivAcArya kRta prAkRta lIM, vAMcata mithyA bhava ju naseM / jA ku gaNadhara muni nita cahai, so pArAdhanA yArauM laheM / jAke sunata nija prAtama joI, anubhava kari paramAtmA hoI // maiM yA anubhava jaba kiyA, manuja janama phala nija sukha liyA / kAla ananta vitIna ju bhayA, aArAdhana amRta aba piyA / / yAkuM cita meM dhAraNa kiyA, taba merA mana ati hulasiyA / deza vacanikA yA meM jo hoya, to yAku vaoNcai saba koya / merA hita hone yA vicAra udhama maiM kiyA, maMda buddhi mAphika likha diyA / bAMci par3ho anubhava niti karo, pApa pUja mala nita prati hro| merA hita hone kU aura, dikhe nahIM jagata meM Thora / yAta bhagavatI zaraNa juga hI, maraNa pArAdhana pAU~ shii| ... he. bhagavatI. tere paramAda, maraNa samai hohu viSAda / paMca parama guru pada kari Dhoka, saMyama sahita lahu~ para lok| : haro dukha jagata ke sakala, karo sadA sukha kadaM / ... - laso. loka meM bhagavatI, ArAdhanA amaMda / / Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 ] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur iti zrI zivAcArya viracita bhagavatI ArAdhanA nAma grantha kI dezabhASA maya . vacanikA samApta || mItI mahA budI 13 budhavAra saMvata 1955 kaa| No. 2 Ref. No. 317 LABDHI VIDHAN KATHA Author -PT. ABHRADEV Size --11" x 41" Extent -9 Folios Description -Country paper, thin and grey; Devanagari characters in bold, clear, elegant hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines; the edges and corners worn out here and there; the ... : condition of the manuscript is not satisfactory; red chalk and yellow pigment used, it is a complete manuscript, written in Sanskrit language. Date of the Original -Bhadrapad Sudi 14. V.S. 1607 Scribal Note saMvat 1607 varSe bhAdavA sUdI 14 somavAsare zrI AdinAtha caitAlaye takSagar3ha ..... mahAdUrge mahArAjA zrI rAmacandra rAjya parvattamAne zrI mUlasaMghe balAtkAragaNe sarasvatIgacche kundakundAcAryAnvaye ..................... maNDalAcArya dharmacandrAmnAye khaNDelavAlAnvaye ajamerAgotre ... sA. padmA tadbhAryA kelamade ..........................."sA kAlU idaM kathA"......................... . maNDalAcArya dharmacandrAcArya dttN| .. No. 3 NEMINATH PURANA Author -BRAHM NEMIDATT. Size -10" x 41 Extent ---270 Folios . Description --Country paper, thin and greyish; Devanagari characters in ... bold, clear and beautiful hand-writing; borders and edges - ruled in two lines; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory; it is a complete work; written in Sanskrit... Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Chhotadiwanji Jain Temple Granth Bhandar [ 27 Date of the Original Subject : Begins --V.S. 1646. --PURANA . . .. ~zrI mannemi jinaM natvA lokAlokaprakAzakam / tatpurANamahaM vakSye / bhavyAnAM saukhyadAyakam / / 1 / / --iti zrI tribhUvanaika cuDAmaNi zrI nemijinapurANe bhaTTAraka zrI mallibhUSaNa ziSyAcArya siMhanadinAmAMkite brahmanemidatta viracite zrI nemitIrthaGkaraparamadeva paMcakalyANaka vyAvarNano nAma SoDazo'dhikAraH / . Ends. . No. 4 Rel. No. 343 SHILOCHHA KOSHA Author --KAVI SARASWAT ... Size .. -10x5" Extent' 17 Folios Description --Country paper, very thin, smooth and greyish; Devanagari : : characters in big, bold, lcgible, uniform and good liand writing; borders ruled in three lines; red chalk and yellow pigment used; the first folio worn "out; the condition of of the manuscript is not satisfactory; it is complete mamu 'script, written in Sanskrit. Date of the Copy --Fairly old ... Ends. ... ... kaveramahasiMhasya . kRtireSAti nirmalA / ... zrI candratArakaM . bhUyAnnAmaliMgAnuzAsanam / / padmAnibodhayatyarkaH zAstrANi kurUte kaviH / tatsaurabhanabhasvataH saMtastanvanti tadguNAH / / .... lUnesvamarasiMhena, nAmaliMgeSu zAliSu / eSa vAGgamayavapreyuSa zilocha kriyate mayA // Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Godha Jain Temple Granth Bhandari The Jaina Temple of Godha, situated in NAGORIYAN KA CHAUK, has a Bhandar containing 718 Manuscripts, dealing with the subjects like PURANA, CHARITA, KAVYA, STOTRA etc. in Sanskrit and Hindi belonging to 17th to 19th century. The carliest manuscript available in the Bhandar is "VRIHAT KATHA KOSHA" of "SRUTA :.. SAGAR" in Sanskrit. This manuscript was copied in Samvat" 1586. The latest manuscript is "TIN LOKA KI PUJA" in Hindi which was copied in Samvat 1993. The Bhandar claims a transcript copy of the BIHARI AI with original DOHAS with translations both in Hindi prose and poetry. It was copied in Jaipur in 1733 A. D. The details of some of the important manuscripts of the Bhandar are as follows :S. No. Name of the manuscript Author Language Time (=V.S). 1. Chintamani Jayamal Thakur Kavi Hindi .. 16th 2. Simandar Stavan ..-do-- -do- do3. Geeta & Adinath Stavan khal Kavi -do : :: 17th . 4. Nemiswar Choumasa Muni Singh Nandi-do- -do5. Chetangeet -do- -do- :--do6. Nemiswar Ras Muni Ratana Kirti--dom -do7. Dravya Sangrah Bhasha Hemraj 1719 8. Nemiswar Hindolna Muni Ratna Kirti -do . . 17th , 9. Chaturdasi Katha . Daluram do : 1795 10. Vimalnath Purana Arurmani. : Sanskrit :: 1696 11. Holika Chopai Dungar Kavi " Hindi 1629 12. Panch Parmesthi - Uma Swami Sanskrit :: 13. Dhanya Kumar Charitra 'Gunshadracharya -do- :;" 1652 14. Vidagdh Mukh Mandan -doin 1683 1. Dr. K. C. Kashliwal, pp. 56-57 Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Godha Jain Temple Granth Bhandar [ 29 15. Sarswat Deepika -do 1657 . 16. Nam Mala Dhananjya -do . 1643 17. Dharm Parikslia Ameet Gati -do 1653 18. Samaya Sar Natak Banarsi Das Hindi 1705 19. Panch Kalyanak Pad Harchand -do20. Sundar Srangar Sundar Kavi -do 1688 Some other works of the Bhandar arc as: No. 1 Ref. No. 110 DHARMA PANCHVINSHTIKA - Author. -BRAHM JINADAS Size --111x410 .. Extent -3 Folios Description - Country paper, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters in small, uniform, legible and elegant hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines, the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory, it is a complete work written in Prakrit. Date of the original. ---Fiftcenth Century . . Date of the copy - --Posha Vadi 9, V. S. 1827 Subjeci ---DHARMA -Begins. -bhavva kamala mAyaMDaM siddha jiNati huyAriNada sada pujjaM / eNemi sasi gurUvIra paNamiyatiya sudhibhava mahaNaM // 1 // sasAmajjhi jIvo hiDiyamicchata visayasaMsatto / alahaMtA jivammaM bahuviyaJjAya giraheI // 2 // Ends. -jiraNadhamma mokkhachaM araNaMNa havehi hiMsagAyaraNaM / iya jANi bhavva jIvA jiNaakkhiya dhammu Ayarahi // 20 // himmala dasaNabhattI vayaaNupehAya bhAvaNA cariyA / aMte salehaNa karijjaI icchahi muttivararamaNi // 21 // . mehA kumaiNi caMdaM bhavadu sAyarahaM jANapattamirapaM / dhamma vilAsa sudahaM bhariNadaM jiNadAsa vamheNa // 22 // iti trividha saiddhAntika cakravAcArya zrI nemicandrasya ziSya bra0 zrI jinadAsa ... viracitaM dharmapaMcavizaMtikA nAma zAstraM samAptam / zrIcandena pratilipi kRtaM / Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 J No. 2 Author Size Extent Date of the Copy Subject Begins. No. 3 Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur Description --Country paper, very thin, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters in bold, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines; it is a complete work in a satisfactory state, written in Sanskrit. Author Size Extent PRSHASTI KASHIKA - BALKRISHNA -93" 41" - 19 Folios -Copied Kartik Vadi 8, V. S. 1842, -DHARMA - natvA gaNapati devaM sarvavighna vinAzanaM / guru ca karuNAnAthaM brahmAnaMdAbhidhAnaka // 1 // prazastikAzikA divyA vAlakRSNena racyate / sarveSAmupakArAya lekhanAya tripAThinA // 2 // caturNAmapi varNAnAM kramataH kAryakArikA / likhyate sarva vidyArthi prabodhAya prazastikA ||3|| yasyA lekhanamAtreNa vidyAkIrtipayogI ca / pratiSThA labhyate zIghramanAyAsena dhImatA // 4 // iti vakhta rAmasya ziSya zaMbhUnAthena pratilipi kRtA / Ref. No 278 RATNAMALA -ACHARYA SHIVA KOTI -11"x4" - -4 Folios Ref. No. 74 Description Country paper, thin and greyish; Devanagari characters in clear and beautiful hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines; the 4th folio badly damaged; general condition of the manuscript is tolerably; it is a complete work written in Sanskrit. Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Godha Jain Temple Granth Bhandar Date of the copy Subject Begins. Ends. Scribal remarks: No. 4 Author Size Extent '~~Fairly old -ACHARA SHASTRA - sarvajJaM sarvavAgIzaM vIraM mAramadAyahaM / praNamAmi mahAmohazAMtaye muktiprAptaye // 1 // sAraM yatsarvasAreSu vaMgha yaha piteSvapi / anekAMtamayaM vaMde tadarhat vacanaM sadA // 2 // - yo nityaM paThati zrImAn ratnabhAlAmimAM parA / sa zuddhacaraNe nUtaM zivakoTitvamApnuyAt // Ends. iti zrI samantabhadra svAmI ziSya zivakoTTayAcArya viracitA ratnamAlA samAptA / Date of the copy Subject Begins. SUDARSHAN CHARITA -VIDYANANDI -10"X43" -77 Folios Description -Country paper thin, rough and greyish; Devanagari. characters in big, legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines; red chalk used; the condition of the manuscript on the whole satisfactory; it is a complete work written in Sanskrit. [ 31 - Bhadwa Vadi 11, V. S. 1665 --CHARITA Ref. No. 48 -- natvA paMcagurun bhaktyA pacam gatinAyakAn / sudarzanamunezcArucaritraM racayAmyahaM // 1 // yeSAM smaraNamAtreNa sarvevighnA ghanA yathA / vAyunA pralayaM yAti tAnstuve parameSThinaH // 2 // - gAMdhArapuryAM jinanAthagehe chAtradhvajAdya: parizobhite zratra / kRtaM caritraM svaparopakAra - kRte pavitra hi sudarzanasya // 46 // zrImUlasaMghe vara bhAratIye gacche balAtkAragaNe'tiramye / zrI ku ku dAyanIndravaMze jAtaH prabhAcandra mahAmUnIndraH // 47 // 1. Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ____32] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur paTTe tadIye munipadmanaMdI bhaTTArako bhavyasarojabhAnuH / jAto jagattrayahito guNaratnasiMyuH kuryAtsatAM sArasukhaM yatIzaH // 48 // tatpa? padmAkarabhAskaro'tra devendrakItimunicakravartI / . tatpAdapaMkeja subhakti yukto vidyAdinadi caritaM cakAraH // 46 // tatpa? jinamallibhUSaNa guruzcAritra cUDAmaNiH . . . saMsArAmbudhitAraNaka caturazcintAmariNaH prANinAM ! ... sUrizrIzrutasAgaro guNanidhiH zrIsiMhanandIguruH ... .. sarve te yatisattamAH zubhatarAM kurvantu vo maMgalaM // 50 // . guruNAmupadezena saccaritramidaM zubhaM / . .. nemidatto vratI bhaktyA bhAvayAmAsa zarmadaM // 51 // . . ............. iti zrI sudarzanacarite paMcanamaskAramAhAtmyapradarzake brahma zrI nemidatta viracite ekadazamodhikAraH / Scribal remarks : atha saMvatsareti zrI nRpati vikramAdityarAjye gatAbda saMvat 1665 varSa bhAdau budi 11 guruvAsare kRSNapakSe agralApura-dUrgazubhasthAne azvapati gajapati narapati rAjatraya mudrAdhipati zrImansAhisalemarAjyapavartamAne zrImat kASThAsaMghe mAthuragacche puskaragariNa lohAcAryAnvaye bhaTTAraka zrI malayakIti devAstat paTTe zrIguNabhadradevAstatpa? bhaTTAraka zrI bhAnUkIrtidevA tatpaTTe bhaTTAraka zrI kumArazroNistadAmnAye IkSvAkuvaMze jaisavAlAnvaye ThAkurANigotre pAlavaM zubhasthAne jina caityAlaye AcArya guNakItinA paThanArthaM likhitaM / / No. 5 Ref. No. 18 VIMALNATH PURANA Author -BRAHMD KRISHNADAS Size -12"x53" .. Extent.-74 Folios : Description --Country paper, rough and some what greyish; Devanagari characters in big, legible and. good hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines; red . chalk and yellow - pigment used; edges of some of the folios slightly damaged; the condition of the manuscript on the whole is satisfactory; it is a complete work, written in Sanskrit. Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Godha Jain Temple Granth Bhandar .. [33 . Date of the Copy -Jesth Vadi 6, V. S. 1696 Subject ' --PURANA Scribal remarks : . .. saMvat 1666 varSe jyeSThamAse kRSNa pakSe zrI pemalAsA mahAnagare zrI AdinAtha caitAlye zrImat kASThAsaMghe naMdItaTagacche vidyAgaNe bhaTTAraka zrI rAmasenAnvaye etadanukrameNa bha0 zrI ratnabhUSaNa tatpar3he bha0 zrI jayakIrti maMgalAgraja sthavirAcArya zrI kezavasena tat ziSyopAdhyAya zrI vizvakIrti tatguru bhA0 ba0 zrI dIpajI bra0 zrI rAjasAgara yukta likhitaM svajJAnArtha . karmakSayArtha / bha0 zrI 5 vizvasena tat ziSya maNDalAcArya zrI 5 jayakIti paM0 dIpacandra paM0 mayAcadaM yukta Atma paThanArthaM / Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jatti Yashoda Nandji Temple Granth Bhandar The Granth Bhandar is situated in the Jaina Temple Jatti: Yashodanandji near LOKWANI PRESS, CHAURA RASTA, Jaipur, There are 390 manuscripts in it. This number includes the.. GUTKADS also which are 4.5. The manuscripts are in Sanskrit, Prakrit, , Hindi and Rajasthani in the subjects like PURANA, PUJA, KATHA etc. They are in a satisfactory state of preservation and they have been arranged properly. The details of some of the manuscripts are asNo. 1 Ref. No. 247 BIMBANIRVAN VIDHI Author of the Commentary-KASTOOR CHAND SHASTRI Size -8}"X63" Extent -36 Folios Description - Country paper, very thin, rough and greyish; devanagari characters; borders ruled in two lines; red chalk used; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory; it is a complete manuscript; written in Hindi, Date of the copy Fairly old Subicct -ART No. ? Ref. No. 25 GYANARNAVA Author --SHUBHA CHANDRACHARYA Size -10" X 51" Extent -97 Folios. Description --Country paper, thin, smooth and grey; Devanagari chara: cters in big, bold and good hand-writirig; the borders ruled in four lines; it is a complete tranuscript, written in : Sanskrit. Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jatti Yashoda Nandji Temple Granth Bhandar... Date of the copy Subject Scribal remarks: No -- Phalgun Sudi 1, V. S. 1581.... --YOGA saMvat 1581 varSa phAguNa sudI 1 budhavAra dine / atha zrI mUlasaMghe valAtkAragaNe sarasvatIgacche zrI kundakundAcAryAnvaye bhaTTAraka zrI padmanaMdIdevA tatpaTTe bha0 zrI zubhacandradevA tatpaTTe jitendriya bhaTTAraka zrI jinacandra devA tatpaTTe sakala vidhA nidhAnasvAdhyAyadhyAnatatparasakalamunijana madhyalabdhapratiSThA bhaTTAraka zrI prabhAcandra devA zrAvera gaNasthAnat / kUramavaMze mahArAjAdhirAja pRthvIrAjarAjye khaNDelavAlAnvaye samasta goThI paMcAyatazAstraM jJAnArAva likhApitaM trepana kiyAvataM nivaMtabAI dhanAiyoga ghaTApitaM kammaMkSayanimittaM / Author: Size: Extent : PANCHATANTRA -PT VISHNU SHARMA - 10 " x 43" --54 to 198 Folios [ 35 Date of the copy. Scribal Note.. Description Country paper, rough and whitish ; Devanagari characters in clear and fair hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines; all the four edges ruled in two lines; the condition of the manuscript on the whole is fair; it is an incomplete work written in Sanskrit. -V. S. 1832 Ref No. 194 prandra suradvArA: saMghoSita purohita bhAgIra, pallIvAla brAhmaNa ne savAI jayanagara ( jayapura ) meM pRthvI jI ke zAsanakAla meM pratitiSi kI pii| isa pratikA jIrNoddhAra saM0 1955 cuTI meM huA / Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 ] No. 4 Author Size Extent Description Subject Ends. No. 5 Size Extent PRAMANA PARIKSHA -ACHARYA VIDYANANDI --111" x 51'' -48 Folios Date of the Original Date of the copy Subject Begins. Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur. Ref. No. 25 Country paper, thin, rough and greyish; Devanagari, characters in big, bold, clear and fair hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines; the edges ruled in two lines; the condition of the manuscript is fair; it is a complete work written in sanskrit, -NYAYA DARSHAN - iti prasAraNa parIkSA samAptA / miti SADhamAsasya pakSezlAmalake tithI zatarai xaruier qeten fafaat eg ||2u TINLOKA VARNAN -91" x 61" -96 Folios Description -Country paper, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters in bold, big, clear and good hand-writing; borders neatly ruled in three lines; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory; it is a complete, written in Hindi prose. -Sravan Sudi 2, V. S. 1861 -Bhadrapad Sudi 10, V. S. 1911. -LOKA VIGHYAN Ref. No. 10 Scribal remarks: -dAra deza meM savAIjayapura nagara sthita AcArya ziromaNi zrI yazodAnandasvAmI ke ziSya paM0 sadAsukha ke ziSya paM0 patte halAla ne likhi / : gopAla vyAsa uriyAvAsa vAle ne pratilipi kI / bhAdavA sudI 10 saM0 1611 / Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jatti:Yashoda! Nandiji Temple Granth'Bhandar [ 37 * No 6 Ref. No. 14 *VARDHAMAN-STOTRA Author .--ACHARYA'GUNBHADRA :Size ---41" x que Extent .-12 Folios Description---Country paper + thin, 'smooth and whitish; 'Devanagari characters i in bold, : big, clear and good hand-writing; 'borders ruled in three lines; the condition of the manus cript is 'satisfactory; it is a complete work written in Sanskrit. verse, Date of ihe copy. ---Ashoj Sudi 8, iv. S 11:933 Subject ---STOTRA Ends. Efa ATAFSTANT. IF Themef ca Emiratstaf I : Scriba): remarks:: pUrNacaMdra sUri dvArA 'saMzodhita, 'purohita bhAgIratha pallIvAla brAhmaNa ne savAI jayanagara (jayapura) meM pRthvIsiMha jI ke zAsana kAla meM pratilipi kI thii| isa prati kA jIrNoddhAra saM0 1855 phAgaNa budi 3 meM huaa| No. 7. Ref, No. 188 YASHODHRA CHARITRA Author -SAKAL KIRTI Size -101" X 6 Extent -663 Folios ...Description ----Country paper, 'rough and greyish; Devanagri characters; it is an illustrated manuscript; the condition of the manuscript on the whole is satisfactory; it is a completc. :work. Date of the Fairly old Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 ] : Jain Granth Bhandars. In Jaipur & Nagaur . Subject --CHARITA Begins. -praNamya vRSabhadevaM lokAlokaprakAzakaM / astitvopadeSTAraM jagata pUjya niraMjanaM // 1 // arhatastri jagatapUjyAnnaSTa dhAti ctuprnnmyii| sadA saMtAnA vizva vighnaprazAMtapa // 2 // Ends. -yasyAdhApica siSyoya, pUrNa devo mahItale / jagata mandira murhata kIrtistaMbhI virAjate / / 326 / / / so vyAghrI suvrata sazvataH bhavyAnAMbhakti kAriNA / yasya tIrthe samutpanna yazodharaM mahIbhUja // 327 / / / Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jivu Bai Jain Temple Granth Bhandar This Granth Bhandar is 'preserved in the Digamber Jaina Temple of Jivu-Bai at MOTI SINGH BHOMIYON-KA-RASTA, Johari Bazar. There are 230 manuscripts in this Granth Bhandar. This number includes the GUTKAS also. The manuscripts of this Granth Bhandar are mainly in two language i.e. Sanskrit and Hindi. Hindi manuscripts are the translation of Sanskrit texts. The subject dealt withi in the manuscripts are mainly the PURAN, KATHA, CHARITA etc. The descriptions of some of the important manuscripts are given below :No. 1 ASHTANHIKA KATHA BHASHA Author ..-114" X 61" Extent -14 Folios, 14 lines per page; 25 letters per line Description Country paper, thin and greyish; Devanagari characters .:. : in big, bold, legible and elegant hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines; red chalk used; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory; it is a completed work written in Hindi, Date of the -V.S. 1924 Subject -VIRT VIDHAN KATHA -OM namaH siddha bhyaH / atha bhaSTAhnikA kI kathA bhASA likhyate / praNamya paramAtmAnaM jagatAnaMda dAyaka siddhacakra kathAM vakSye bhavyAnAM zubhaM Size Copy Begins Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 401 ____ Jain Granth Bhandams In Jaipur & Nagaus Ends... -padmanaMdi munirAja paTTamAMhi bhayo / zubha cadara bhaTTAraka zubha * upadezayo / / bhavya kamAla -kau. bhAnU samAta... kayA karI : siddhi cakravata kI pAta vasuMvidhi garI / / 1 / / samyaka dRSTi zuddha svabhAba jina dharmI meM 'Rtsala cAla hai . kathA karAI jAla ke nAma zrAvaka zubhakAriNI zubhadhAma // 2 // phAguNa sukala paM.casI vAra, zazi uga ripasa, bAisa- sAra / bhASA siddhacakra.. kI karI,. nathamala par3ho, bhanya aghhrii..|| 3.1bhUli cUki kaU likhi yo hoya, maMda jJAna teM sudho soya / bahu jJAnI je samajhe sAra, kathA saMskRta ke anusAra / / 4 // siddhacakra vrata bhavi nAcarI, kAtI phAguNa sADha na karI / / minakha janma ati durlabha pAMga, vana vina ika kSaNa vhana gamAya // 5 // ... Scribal remarks : iti zrI siddhacakra vrata kI kathA dezabhASA bacAnakA maya, samAtA / mIti sAcaNAH . . vudi 10 vIsapatavAra saMvat 1924 kA // zrI // zrI | zrI // No.2 BRAHM VILAS Author -BHAGAVATIDAS . . . . . . . ..... .. Size -~-13"x7 Extent -164 Folios, 11 lines per page, 40 letters per Time : . Description - Country paper thin and greyish; Devanagari Characterii im sufficiently big, legible and elegant hand-writing; borders Tuled in three lunes; the condition of the manuscript is ' satisfactory; it is a complete work, written in Hindi. . Date of the -V.S.1754 Subject --ACHAR Begins -OM namaH siddhebhyaH atha brahma vilAsa likhyate / prathama puNya paccIsI likhyate / . . : chapa-prathama. praNami arihaMta vahuripi. ... siddhanami: / prAcArajU ukjhAya, tAsa .. pada vaMdana kI: / / sAvu. . sakala . guragavaMta saMta . mudrA lakhi baMdo / zrAvaka pratimA gharaNa caraNa nami pApa nikaMdo // . .., . Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * Jivu Bai Jain Temple Granth Bhandar : 141 samyakavaMta subhAva dhari jIva, kugata mAhi hohi jhita / .: tita titaM trikAla vaMdita bhavika, bhAvasahita sira nAya nit| Ends -puNya pApa jaga mUla pacIsI, sAvu parisaha bIsa ru doya / chayAliSa niko tajibI, zrI jina dharma pacIsI hoya // anAdi battIsI samudaghAta jo mUDhASTaka varana - soya / samyaka au vairAgya pacIsI paramAtma chattIsI joya // 6 // nATika nAma pacIsI sudara upAdAna arU nimitta savAda / caubIsa jinavara jayamAla, paDhatai upajai ati prahalAda / / paca indrani kI parama caupaI, phuni pacIsa Izvara niraNAdi / kartA kona akartA ko hai, saba vidhi janita jahuunamAMda // 7 // diSTAMta pacIsI mana battIsI suni prAriNa apanI mana lAya / supanna chattIsI jaga kI racanA su aa battIsI sunata sahAya // jotika gratha kavi trachaicyArika pada parabhAti harSa dhari gAya / phuTakara kavi napamaM pada mahimA brahma vilAsa samadhi saba prAya // 8 // Scribal remarks :: prathagraMthakaratAnAma likhyate / / caupaI-jabUdIpa mai dachana bhata / tAmai prAjaM khaDa vistataM / tahAM ugrasena purathAMna / nagara Agarau nAma pradhAna // 1 // tahAM basa jina dharmI loka / punyavaMta bahuguna ke thoka / / / vuddhivaMta vahu caracA karai / are bhaMDAra dharma ko bharai // 2 // : : narapati tahAM - . rAjai avaraMga / jAkI mAgyA bahai abhaMga / / Ita bhIta vyApa nahiM koi / yaha upagAra nRpati ko hoI // 3 // tahA~ nyati uttama bahu basaiM / tAmaiM vosavAla puni lasa~ / tinake gota bahuta visatAra / nAva kahata na Avai pAra // 4 // sabateM : 'choTo gota . . prasiddha : / nAva kaTAriyA ridhi saMgradhi / dazaratha sAha puNya ke dhanI / tinake ridhi vRddhi atidhani // 5 // tinake putra "lAlajI / bhaye / dharamavaMta gunaganAniramaye / tinake putra bhagotidAsa / jina yaha kInauM brahmavilAsa // 6 // jAmai nija Atama kI kathA / brahma vilAsa nAma hai yathA / / / buddhivaMta hasiyo mati / koi alpamatI bhASA kabi hoya // 7 // bhala cUka nija naina nihAri / zuddha kIjiyo artha vicAri / saMvata satrahasa . paMcAvana / ritu bazataM baisAkha suhAvana // 8 // sukala pakSa tritiyA ravivAra / saMgha catura vidhi. ko jaikAra / paDhata sunata saba :: ko kalyAna / pragaTa hoya nija prAtamagyAna If 6 // Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42:]. Jain Granth:Bhandars In Jaipur.& Nagaur.. atIta " anAgata pratimAna vaMdana : karI / deva bhagavAna / bhayAnAma bhagotIdAsa / pragaTa hoU : tihi brahma vilAsa // 10 // vahuta - bAta kahiyai . kahAyanI / yaha - jIva.. tribhUvana ko.dhanI // 11 // pragaTa hoya. jaba kevala gyAnAH / zuddha..... sarUpa. bahai : bhagavAna // 12 // iti zrI brahma vilAsa savaiyA bhagautIdAsa-kRta. sampUrNa // zrIrastu / kalyANamastu ___ saMvat 1782 kA sAdaraNa sudi 10, zanivAra likhataM mahAtmA phakIradAsa lavAMriNamadhye // No. 3 CHARCHA SAMADHAN Author Size --937x53" Extent --79 Folios; 1.1: lines per page,:48 to 50 letters per line Description -Country: paper, thih and. some. what. 'greyish; Devanagari characters in bold legible and good-writing; the.condition : of the manuscript is satiifactory;- it is a complete work, ___ written in Sanskrit. . . Date of thers. Copy _V.S. 1879 Subject : --SHRAVAKACHAR .. Begins --OM namaH siddha bhyH| atha caracA samAdhAna likhataM .. dohA-jayo vIra jina': candramA, : udai apuraba: jAsa kaliyuga : kAla: pApa meM. kIno, timiraH vinAsaH vaMdI vAnI bhagavatI / bimala, jau:: 'vhajagamAhi bharama : tApa: jAsauM : mitt| bhavi. saroja viMgasAMhi / .. .. ... gotama guru ke pada : kamala hRdaya 'sarovara : mAna.. namauM namauM niti : "bhAvasau kari aSTAMga vidhAna // 3 // Ends' caupaI - jaina dharama kula hai: jagamAMhi / viniseye siMvadAyaka : nAhi / .. .. .. samajhi". soci ura dekho bhalai / :: koDhi dharai dhAna nahI .. phalaH // 15 // atha avasAM namagala dohA - . deva . rAja pUjata carana asaraNa saraNa udAra / ..... ...... caU saMga maMgala kara kupriya. kAraNI. kura // 16 // iti zrI caracA samAdhAna graMtha nAma caracA 13 saMpUrNa // . / .... . . koDhi ghara kA" Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jivn Bai Jain Temple Granth : Bhandar: Scribal No. 4 -- jahAM laga dhutArI Daga hai tA laga sasisUra :jA lagiyA pothI sadA raha jo guNa bharapUra / / 1 / / zloka-yAdarza - pustakaM dRSTaM tAdRzaM likhataM mayA doSo na dIyate // 1 // . yadi zuddhamazuddhaH vA mama bhagna pRSThi kaTi : grIvA vanahiSTiradhomukhaM kaSTena likhitaM zAstraM yatnena paripAlayet // 2 // jalaM rakSet tailairakSet sthibaMdhanaH / mUrkha haste na dAttavyaM evaM vadaMti pustikA // 3 // 15 iti zrI saMpUrNa / miti phAlguNa kRSNapakSatithI 7 somavAre saMvat 1876 kA likhyataM mAhAtmArAdhAkRSNa savAI jayapura madhyavAsItkRSNagaDha kA // zrI // zrI // zrI // KRIYAKOSHA KATHA BHASHA ---KISHAN SINGH' -11"x5" Ends Author Size Extent --116 Folios, 12 lines per page, 40 letters per line... Description ~~~Country paper, thin and greyish; Davanagari: characters in Date of the: Copyi Subject : Begins: bold, clear and good hand-writing; borders. ruled in three lines; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory; it is complete work written in Hindi. :: :-V. S. 1795. -COMMENTARY. -- // OM namaH siddhabhyaH // zratha trepana kriyA kathA bhASAH baMdha likhyate / / dohA :- samavasaraNa lachimI: sahata, varadhamAna jitarAya | bhavijana 25 namIM vivudha vaMditaH caraNa jAkai : gyAna parakAsa meM loka jima samudrarigaMgA:: yapura, jathA vRSabhanAtha jina zrAdiH de * manavAcakAyA bhAva va samakita kAla kauM : sukhadAyaH // 1 // : : manaMtaH sabhAva 1, nIra: darasAvaH / / 2 // pArasalauM : teIsa [43 dhari baMdI kara ghari sosa - // 3 // - zAdi : jUtta, praNama siddha maMhata 11: thiti, loke siSaranivasataH ||AUM zrI - anaMtAnaMta 1 - paMDelIvAla vasaM vizAlaM nAgaracAlaM : desathiyaM 14 dharmaprakAsa prarATa kiyaM // rAmApura vAsaMga devanivAsaM Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44 ] Jain Granth Bhandar's In Jaipur & Nagaur saMgahI kalyANaM savaguragajAgaM gotrapATaNI sujasaliye / pUMjI jinarAya zra raMgurapAyaM nameM saMkali jinadAna diyaM // 47 // tasu suta duya rAvaM guru sukha devaM laghurau zrANaMda siMgha suraNoM / sukhadeva sunadana jina pada vaMdana thAna mAMna kisane sumaraNoM // kisane iha kInI kathA navInI nija hita cInI surapadakI / suSadAya kriyA bhani iha manavacataMni suddhaya leM duragati rada kI // 48 // dohA - madhura rAya vasaMta ko jAMne saMkala jihAMna pradhAna suta kI tanuja, kisanasyaMdha mana mAMna // 46 // tasu suSa lahI / Dilla - petra vipAkI karma udai java Aiyo / nijapura taji ke sAMgAnera basAiyo / taha jina dharma prasAda gamaiM dina sA gharamI jana sajana mAMnade hita gahI // 50 // dohA - ihi vicAra mata prAniyo, kiyA kathana vidha sAra | hoi caupaI baMdhato, savajana ko upagAra // 51 // ... Scribal remarks: selese satraha saMvata caurAsIyA subhAdau mAsa varapA rita sveta tithi pUnyoM ravivAra hai saMti viSari vidhRtinAma joga kuMbha sasisyaMgha kI dine samaphurata atisAra hai / / - duDhAhara desa jAMna vase sAMgAnera thAMna jaisyaMgha savAI mahArAja nIti dhAra hai / tAke rAjasamaM paripUraNa kI iha kathA bhavyana ke hiradai phulAsadaina hAra hai // 61 // isa covana paiMtIsa ikatIsA marahaTA pAMcasaya pAMcasayavIsa ThAne hai / sAtasaya vANavaisu caupaI chabIsa chappa paghaDIpaiMtIsa terA soraThA bakhAne hai / : 3 - Dilla vahatari nArAca ATha mItA dasa kuDaMlIyA tIna chaha teIsA pramAne hai / drutaM tavilaMbita cyAri grATha hai bhujaMgI tIna troTaka trIbhaMgI navachaMda ete Ane hai // 62 // chaMda kahai isa graMtha mabhAri lie gati je ukataMcagharAI / doI hajAra mahila vidhATi picyAsI yarAha pramAna karA hI jo na mile tuka akSara mAta tadApunarukta na doSa TharAhI / to mujha ko lapi dIna pravIna he so mati maiM tuma pAya parA hI // 63 // graMtha liye iha lepaka koi kahe marajAdasi loka kitI hai / chaMdani ke saba akSara jorarUpaddhati aMka ju saMdhi titI hai // te sava varNa baMtIsa pramAMraNa silokanikI giragatI jUr3atI hai / doya hajAra parI navarsa lapi le phUni suddha matI hai // 64 // chappa -- maMgala zrI sidha maMgala sivadAyaka / - mAvu guru 'lAyaka || arahaMta prAcAriNa. uvajhAya maMgala Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jivu Bai Jain Temple Granth Bhandar maMgala jina muSaSirI divya dhuni maya jinavANI / maMgala zrAvaka nitya sama kItI maMgala jAnI // . maMgala juH natha iha jAniyo vakatA muSi maMgala sadA / .. . zrotA ju suraNe nija guNa guNeM maMgala kari tinakauM sadA // 65 // ....: dohA-kisana siMgha kavi vInatI, jina zruta guru sauM eha / maMgala nija tana supadalaSi, muka hI mokSa pada deha / / 66 / / . .. : caupaI-jaba lauM dharma jinezvara sAra, jagata mAMhi barata sukhakAra / / tabalauM visatara jyau iha graMtha bhavijana sura sivadAyaka paMtha / / 1867 // iti zrI kriyAkosa bhASA mUla trepana kriyA nai Adi de ara aura graMthA kI sASi kA mUla kathana upara vrata saMpUrNa // mitI dutiya Asoja kRSNa saptamIravibAsare saMvat 1765 pacyANavai savAI jaipura madhye // likhataM vaMsatarAma pATaNI sAMgA sAha kaa| unatIsa siloka kI ginatI jAMnijyo / graMtha liSAyA cAhai suni cAhemAMnilyo / / yA :mai phera na sAra sahI tuma jAnijyo / / sadagurU ke parasAda ju uttama tthaaniyo||1|| - - - Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jobner Temple Granth Bhandar This Bhandar is lodged in the Jain Temple of Jobner, KHEJARONKA-RASTA, Chandpol Bazar, Jaipur. It contains 340 manuscripts in Sanskrit and Hindi. The PANCHVINSATI of Padmnandi (copied in V.S. 1578), the SABHASARA NATAKA of Raghuraj, the ANJANA, RASA OF SANTI KUSAL, BEHARI SATSAI (copied in 1716 A. D.), Raghuvamsh (copied in 1623 A. D.) and RUKMANI VIVAHLO of Prithaviraj are some of the important manuscripts of the Bhandar. The illustrated manuscript of SANGRAHANI SUTRA of the 18th century preserves significant paintings of religious-, and philosophical themes." They throw sufficient light on the mode of life and living in the 18thcentury. The details of some of the manuscripts of the Bhandar are as : No. 1 ANJANARAS Author -SHANTIKUSHAL Size -10" X 43" Extent -12 to 27 Folios Description - Country paper, thin and some what grey; Devanagari" characters in bold, big and good hand-writing; borders rulcd in three lines; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory; it is an incomplete manuscript, written in Rajasthani. . . Date of the Original - Maha Sudi 2, V. S. 1667 Date of the copy -V. S. 1676. .. Subject :-KATHA : Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jobner Temple Granth Bhandar [ 47 rAsa racyU satI aJjanA maha jUnI caupaI joI re / adhika uchaDaM kahya mujha mithyA dokar3a hoI re // ... saMvat solaha sataha saThi mAhA zudinI bIja bakhANu re / ...... sauvana girirAsa mAMjhIu jaha solai pharU jANu re // tapa gacha nAyaka guNa nilau vijayasena sUrI saragAja hare / AcArija mahimA dhaNo vijadeva sUrI pada chAjaI re / / tAta pacAiNi dI palu jasa mahimA kIrati mariDasa / mAtaprema lade Dari dharayA deva kaI pATaNe avatarii re / / vinaya kuzala paMDita varu paragArI guragadariu re / caraNa kamala sevA lahI zAnti kuzAla ibha rAsa karii re // avicala kIrati aJjanA jA ravi sasa hIuI AkAza re / par3he guNaii jai sAMbhalaI rahi lakhimI tasa dhara pAsaha re // ........ KRIYAKALPA TIKA Size -13"x5" Extent : . -91 Folios Description - Country paper, thick, rough and greyish; Devanagar: ... characters in bold and elegant hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory; it is a complete manuscript; language of the manuscript is Sanskrit. Date of the copy ... : . -Bhadava Vadi 5, v. S. 1539 Subject :-DHARMA Scribal remarks : : .. . rAjAdhirAja mAMDIgaDha dUrge zrI sulatAna gayAsuddIna rAjye 'canderI deze mahAzerakhAna. vyAprIyamAne vesare grAme vAstavya kAyastha padamasI tatpUtra zrI rAdhI likhataM / .............. Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 ] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur No. 3 ........... .. Ref. No. 103 .... PADMNANDI PANCHVINSTIKA Author -PADMNANDI Size --12x5 Extent -56 Folios. . . ... ... ... ... ... .... Description -Country paper, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters. in bold, legible and good i hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines and edges in one line; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory; the manuscript is written in Sanskrit; it is a complete work:- . .. ... ... . . . . Date of the copy --Magh sudi 2, V.S: 1578 : ... Subject --DHARAMA Scribal remarks : saMvat 1578 mAgha sudI 2 vudhe zrImUlasaMghe sarasvatI gacche balAtkAragaNe zrI kundakundAcAryAnvaye bhaTTAraka zrI padmanadi devAstatpa? bhaTTAraka zrI sakalakIrti devAstatpa? bhaTTAraka zrI bhUvanakIrti devAstatmAtu prAcArya zrI jJAnakIti devAstat ziSya AcArya zrI ratnakItiH / devAstacchiSya prAcArya zrI yazaHkIti upadezAt havaMr3a jJAtIya bAgar3adeze sAgavAr3a zubhasthAne zrI AdinAtha caitAlye hubaMDa jJAtIya gAMdhI zrI popaTa bhAryA dharmAdestayoH suta gAMdhIrAmA bhAryA , rAmAde suta hUgara bhAryA dADimade tAbhyAM svajJAnaMvarNI karmakSayArtha likhApya iyaM paMcaviMzatikA dattA / Sizc . .. .. . . No. 4 Ref. 105 PARYUSHN KALPA --1130X4" Extent -100 Folios Description -Country paper, thin, smooth and grey; : Devanagari. .. .. ... characters in bold; big, .. legible and very good hand writing; borders ruled in four lines; red chalk used; Folios ..... Nos. 93, 95 to 99 are missing; condition of the manus. . cript is satisfactory; the manuscript is written in Sanskrit;::. * the work is incomplete. .. . FEN Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jobner Temple Granth Bhandar Date of the copy Subject No. 5 Author Size Extent Description Scribal remarks : saMvat 1696 varSe mUlatAraNa madhye suzrAvaka sonU tat baghU harasI tat sutA sulakhaNI melUSu ghaTAna vadhu tena eSAM prati paM0 zrI rAjakIrti gaNinAM vihare'rpitA svapunyAya / No. 6 *.. -V. S. 1696 -CHARIT .. Author Size Extent SINHASAN DWATRINSHIKA --KSHEMANKARA MUNI Date of the copy Subject Scribal remarks: -10" X 4" -27 Folios Country paper, thick, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters in bold, legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines, edges ruled in two lines; red chalk used; the condition of the manuscript is fair; it is a complete work; the manuscript is written in Sanskrit language. -Fairly old -KATHA 149 zrI vikramAditya narezvarasya caritrametata kavibhirnibaddha purAmahArASTra paribhraSTabhASA mayaM mahAMzcaryakaraM narANAm // .. kSemaMkareNa muninA varapadyagadyabadya ena muktikRta saMskRtavaMdhureNa / vizvopakAra vilasat guNakIrtinayacakre cirAdama rapaNDita harSa hetuH / VASUNANDI SHRAVAKACHAR BHASHA -PANNALAL -121"x7" -218 Folios Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 1 Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur Description Country paper rough and white; Devanagari characters in big, legible and very good hand-writing;. borders ruled in three lines and edges in one; condition of the manuscript. is satisfactory; it is a complete manuscript; language. Hindi; the manuscript contains both the text and the Commentary. Date of the original Date of the copy Subject No. 7 Author Size Extent - Kartik Vadi 7, V. S. 1930. -Maha Vadi 7, V. S. 1938 1 -ACHAR SHASTRA YASHODHAR CHARITA -x -12"x4" -105 Folios, 10 to 12 lines per page, 35 to 38 letters per line. Description -Country paper, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters in bold, big, legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines; its condition is satisfactory; it is a complete manuscript. Date of the copy Subject Scribal remarks. Ref. No. 453 -V. S. 1788 -CHARITA.... saMvat 1788 zrAsoja mAse zukla pakSe dazamyAM tithau budhavAsare vRndAvatyAM nagaryAM khaNDelavAlAnvaye ajamerA gotre aitaSAM madhye ciraMjIvi rAyacandajI tenedaM yazodhara caritra nijajJArnAvarNI karmakSayArtha bhaTTAraka zrI jagatakIrti tat zipya paMDita lUNakaraNAya ghaTApitaM / kalyANaMbhavatU / zrI // zrI // zrI // Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Khattargachhiya Gyana Bhandar Jain Upasraya, Siviji Ram Bhawan This Granth Bhandar is situated in the Jain-Upasra in MOTI: : SINGH BHOMIYON-KA-RASTA, Johari Bazar, Jaipur: - The Granth Bhandar is one of the biggest Granth Bhandar of the Jaipur City. The r total"number of the. -Manuscripts:collected in the :: .: Granth Bhandar.is : more than.-4500,- out of which fourthousands are *. independent manuscripts and remaining five hundred are GUTKAS. All the manuscripts are written on paper. Some of the manuscripts are ..quite old, belonging to the 14th century: Appreciable attention has been given to the preservation of the manuscript. Every manuscript after its being kept between the two wooden plates bounded by a string and then about a hundred or more of them have been rapped in the VESTAS. Such VESTAS have been placed in - .. big thick wooden boxes... Manuscripts are mainly in five languages i.e. Sanskrit; Prakrit, Apabhramsa, Hindi and Rajasthani.": Manuscripts, of various: subjects have been collected in this :..Granth Bhandar such as AGAM SIDHANTA, PURANA, KATHA, CHARITA, PUJA, STOTRA, VIDHAN, KAVYA, DHARAMA, AYURVEDA, JYOTISA, MATHEMATICS, SANGEETA, RASA, :: ALANKAR etc. Some of the important manuscripts are as follows:-- :: Nool. : GIRINAK TIRATH:MAHIMA PRABANDH Size : -9}"x42". Extent 9 Folios; 13. lines per page; 46 letters per line. Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur Description Country paper thick and grey, Devanagari characters in: bold, legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines, the condition of the manuscript is good; it is a complete work. 52 1 Date of the original Subject Begins Ends No. 2 Author Size Extent - V. S. 1670 -MAHIMA - zrI gurubhyo namaH // zrastu // saMyalavAsava- 2 vasaipayamuli namisu niraMtarabhaktibharasaMti karaNa pauvIsa jiraNavara ! Date of the Copy Subject Begins - iti zrI giranAra tIrathodvAra mahimA prabaMdha sampUrNaH / saMvat 1670 varSe phAguraNa sudi 7 ravivAsare zrI raMtavata bhatA dharmAdhyAnakSaptaM // zrI // // zrI // zrI // PANNAVANSUTTA --SYAMACHARYA -103"x4". --234 Folios, 13 lines per page and 42 Letters per line... Description Country paper, rough aud greyish in colour; Devanagari characters in bold, big, Uniform, legible and beautiful hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines; edges of first and last folio slightly damaged; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory; it is a complete work written in PRAKRIT Ref. No. 16/29 -V. S. 1663 DARSAN - zrI vItarAgAya namaH || namo arihaMtANa / Namo siddhANaM / rAmo AyariyANaM / gamo uvajjhAyANaM / Namo loe savva sAhUNaM / nicchiNNasanvadukkhA jAti jarAmaraNavaMdharAvimuktA * sAmayamavvAbAha ciTThati suhI su haM pattA |cha: Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Khattargachhiya Gyan Bhandar Jain. Upasraya, Siviji Ram Bhawan [ 53: Ends -iti zrI paNNavaNAe bhagavaIe samugdhAyapadaM chatIsaimaM sammatta ch| pratyakSaragaNanayA anuSTupa chadaMsA mAnamidaM pranthAna 7784 // zrI pannavaraNa upAMga sUtra samApta / / Scribal remarks : saMvat 1663 caitra badi 4 dine laSitaM / cha / cha / cha // shre||ch / . No.3 Ref. No. 7/33 UPASAGDASHANG SUTAA Author -SUDHARMA SWAMI Size : -10"X Extent --24 Folios, 13 lines per page, 38 letters per line, . Description -Country paper thin and greyish; Devanagari characters . . in a big legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in S . . .three lines; edges of the first two folios slightly damaged; the condition of the manuscript is on the whole satisfactory; it is a complete work written in Prakrit. * Date of the Copy -V. S. 1862 Subject -JAINA PHILOSOPHY ____OM namaH zrI sarvajJAya namaH // teNa kAleNa teNa samaeNaM caMpAnAmanayarI hotthA... || Ends --evaM khalu jaMbUsemaNeNaM jAvasaMpataNaM sattamassa aMgassa uvAsagadasANaM dasamassa adhbhayaNassaya prathama paNatte ||v| uvAphagasAusammatA // uvAsagadasAraNaM sattamassaragosuyarakaM chodasa akSayaNAM ekkasaraNaM dasasucevAdivasesu uddisaMti teusuyarakaM dhosamuddhisati araguNavijhadi dosu divase suaMgaM taheva ||10||ch|| granthAna 812 cha |......."iti zrI upAsagadasAgaM sUtraM / saM0 1862 kA .. cha / / cha / / ch| , - ......--- No. 4 M . .: Author __.. - Size Ref. No. 45/415 VIKRAMADITYA CHARITA -SUBHASHEEL SURI -1010x41" --149 Folios, 16 lines per page, 52 letters per line; Extent . . ' Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur. & Nagaur Description --- Country paper, thin and greyish; Devanagari characters, in small, bold, legible and beautiful hand-writing; borders' ruled in four lines; the condition of the manuscript is good and it is a complete work, Date of the Copy Subject Begins Ends -V. S. 1556 -CHARITA - paramaguru prabhU zrI sUrasuMdara sUrigurubhyo namaH // yasyAgre gunulAdhRtR pradyotaH puSpadaMtayoH / - nidhAna nidhi siddhi duvatsarota vikramaketaH zubhazIla yatizcake / zvaritra vikramoisagoH // 97 // iti zrI tapAgacchanAyaka zrI somasuMdara sUri paTTAlaMkeraraNa zrI surasuMdara sUri zrI jayacaMda sUri ziSya paMDita zubhazIlara cita zrI vikramAditya caritre canvazcama rahA rivarsTana vikrama caritra rAyo paMca zatayAtrA karaNa svarga gamanonAmamahAdazaH // iti samAptaH / granthAna 6612 chaH / Scribal remarks: -zrI muni suMdarasUri zivaneyaH zubhazIlakaH cakAra vikramAditya caritraM saMdadhIrapi // 12 // prAsAdaM vibudheH kRtvAmAmApari niraMtaraM / yatnena zodhanA yo'yaM graMthaH kuTApasArataH // 13 // chaH || zubhaMbhavatu / yathAgra 6912 / / cha // saMvat 1556 varSe kArtika budi 4 some laSitaH samAptaH // chaH // zrI // 33 , // cha // Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Laskara Jain Temple Granth Bhandar : This Granth Bhandar is lodged in the Digambar Jaina Temple Laskara in the BORDI-KA-RASTA, Kishan" Pole Bazar, 'CHOKARI: MODI KHANA, Jaipur. The total number of manuscripts in this Bhandar is 828. This number includes the number of GUTKAS. The manuscripts of the Bhandar deal with the variety of subjects like Purana, Puja, Katha, Charita, Kavya, Grammer, Jyotisa etc. in Sanskrit, Hindi, Prakrit and Rajasthani. . The condition of the Granth Bhandar is satisfactory. All the manuscripts have been arranged in serial number. Some of the important manuscripts are :No. 1 BHOJ CHARIT Author -BHAWANIDAS VYAS 10"1 X 43." Extent ::_35 Folios Description Country paper, thin, smooth and white; Devanagari characters in big, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines in black ink; red chalk and yellow * pigment used; it is in a good condition; the work is com. plete and written in Hindi. Date of the Copy ---V.S. 1825 Subject:: KAVYA Scribal remarks : gaDha jodhANa satola dhAma AI vilAI / pIra pAThakalyANa sujasa gurU gIta gvaadd'e|| bhoja carita tiNa su ko kaviyaNa sukhapAve / SATA staratete far. Fiz dana ura IL Sie! Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 ] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur suNI pravandha cAraNa prate bhojarAja bIna kahyo / kalyANadAsa bhUpAla ko dharma dhvajAgharI kahyo / / . ___ iti zrI bhojarAja caritraM saMpUrNam / saMvat 1825 varSemiti kAtiga budi 4 dine cAvIDhAre likhitaM / paMcAyaka vijeyaNa zrImannAgapure zrI pArzvanAtha prasAdAt / No. 2 Ref. No. 24. CHOBISTHANA CHARCHA Author -ACHARYA NEMICHANDRA ........... .." Size -~-~-10" x4 Extent -52 Folios Description -Country paper, thin and greyish; Devanagari characters . . . . in big, legible, and elegant liand-writing; borders and edges ruled in two lines; red chalk and yellow pigment used; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory and .. it is a complete work written in Sanskrit, Date of the Copy -Phalguna Sudi 12, V.S. 1784 Subject --SIDHANTA Scrival remarks: saMvatsare 1784 phAguNa-mAse zuklapakSe dvAdazatithau ravivAre udayapura nagare zrI pArzvanAtha caitAlye zrI mUlasaMghe bhaTTArakendra bhaTTArakajI zrI 108 zrI devendrakIrti jI prAcArya zrI zubhacaMndra jI tat ziSyAcArya varyAcArya jI zrI 108 kSemakIti jI tacchiSya pAMDe gorddhanAkhyastenedaM pustakaM likhitaM / .. ................................ No. 3 . . Author ..Size . Ref. No. 202 GITAVITARAG -PANDITACHARYA ABAINAVACHARYAKIRTI . -~-10" x 5", ---26 Folios -Country paper rough and greyish; Devanagari characters in bold, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in - Extent Description Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Laskara Jain Temple Granth Bhandar Date of the Copy Subject . No. 4 Author Size . Extent Description : Date of the Subject Begins Ends four lines; red chalk used; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory; it is a complete work written in Sanskrit. -V.S. 1889 -STOTRA KATANTRAVIBHRAM SUTRAVCHURI -CHARITTRA SINGH -101" X 4" - 13 Folios [57 Ref. No. 247 : -Country paper, thick and greyish; Devanagari characters in bold, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines; yellow pigment used; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory; it is a complete work written in Sanskrit. --GRAMMER - natvA jinendra svagurU ca bhaktyA tatsatprasAdApta siddhizaktyAM / satsaMpradAyAdavacUriNametAM likhAmi sArasvata sUtra prAyaH prayogAdurjJeyAH kilakAMtaMtra yuktyAM // 1 // vibhramo / yepu mo muhyate zreSThaH yathAH jar3aH // 2 // zAbdikospi sAmprataM kAtrasUtra - visara: yannAti svasyetarasya khalu prasiddha iha cAti kharogarIyAn / ca 'subodhavivarddhanArthI grastvityaM mamAtra - bAraNAzciSaDadumite zrI saphalo likhana prayAsaH // 3 // saMvvati dhavalakkapukhare samahe kharatara gaNapuSkara sudivApuSTa prakArANAM // 1 // jinamA kyAbhidyasUrINAM sakala sArvabhaumAnAM / kare vijayiSu zrImajjinacadrasUrirAjeSu // 2 // 'vAcakamati bhadragaraNeH ziSyastadupAstyavApta paramArthaH / sugamAM // 3 // zrI paTTe. cAritra siMha sAdhurvyadadhadavacUriNamiha 'yallikhitaM.' matimAdhAnRtaM praznottaraiva kicidapi / svaparopakArAya // 4 // tatsamyak prAjJavaraiH zodhyaM Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 ] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Naguar iti kAtaMtravibhramAvacUriH sampUrNA likhanataH / prAcArya zrI ratnabhUSaNastAcchiSya paMDita kezavaH teneyaM lipi kRtA aAtmApaThanArtha / zubhaM bhavatu / saMvat 1666 varSe kArtika sUdI 5 tithau / No.5 PADMACHARITA TIPPANA Author -SHRI CHAND MUNI Size --1030x5" Extent -28 Folios Description -Country paper, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters' .. in quite, legible, big, uniform, and good hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines; it is a complete work;. the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory, written, in Sanskrit. Date of the Copy -Chetra Sudi 2, V.S, 1511 Subject. --PURANA Scribal remarks: saMvat 1511 varSe caitra sudi 2 zrImUlasaMve balAtkAra gaNe sarasvatI gacche zrI kundakundAcAryAnvaye bhaTTAraka zrI padmanaMdi devAstatpaTTa bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacandra devAH tatpa? bhaTTAraka zrI jinacaMdra devA bhaTTAraka zrI padmanandi ziSya muni madanakIrti tat ziSya brahma narasiMgha nimitta .... khaNDelavAlAnvaye nAyake gautre sAha udharatasya bhAryA udaya zrI tayo putra mAlhA sauDhA DAlu idaM zAstraM karmakSaya nimitt| No. 6. .. Ref. No. 794 SHRAINIK CHOPAI . Author -DUNGA VAIDA. .. .. Size ..-9" x 41" Extent -~-14 Folios Description . --~-Country paper, thick and grey; Devanagari characters in bold, legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in four ....... ... lines; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory; ii is a complete worlk written in Hindi: verse.. Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Laskara Jain Temple:Granth: Bhandar 59 Ends Date of the Original V.S. 1699 Date of the Copy:. -.S. 1826 - Subject : -KATHA - Begins. . ! -atha zroNika caupaI likhate AdinAtha vaMdI jagadIsa / jAhi carita the hoI jagIsa / dUjA baMdI gura niragaMtha / bhUlA bhavya dikhAvaraNa paMtha // 1 // tIjA sAdhU savai kA paaii| cauthA sarasvatI karo sahAya / jehI saiyA the saba budhi hoya / karau caupaI mana sudhi joI // 2 // mAtA hamane karo shaaii| akhyara hINa savAro AI / zreNika carita bAta meM lhii| jaisI jAraNI caupaI kahI // 3 // rAjA sahI celanA jAriNa / dharma jaini seve mani ANi / rAjA dharma calAve bodha / jaina dharma ko kATa khodha // 4 // -bheda bhalo jANo ikasAra / je suriNasI te utara pAra / hIna pada akSara jo hoya / jako savAro guNiyara loya / / 286 / / maiM mhArI buddha sArU khii| guriNayara loga savAro sahI / je tA taNo kahai niratAya / sUNatA sagalA pAtiga jaaii|| 260 / / likhivA cAlyo sukha nita laho, jai sAdhA kA guNa yo khii| yA mai bholo koi nahIM, igai baida caupaI kahI / / 261 / / vAsa bhalo mAlapuro jANi / ToMka mahI sA kiyo bakhANa / jaThe basai mahAjana loga / pAna phUla kA kIjai joga // 262 // pauriNa chatIsauM lIlA karai / dUkha the peTa na koi bharai / rAhasyaMdha jI rAjA bakhAriNaH / caura vAhana rAkSa ANi / / 263 / / jIva dayA ko adhika subhAva / sabai bhalAI sAdhai DAva / patisAhA baMdi dInhI choDi / curI kahI bhavi suriNa vahoDi / / 294 / / dhani hidaMvAraNoM rAja bakhAriNa / jaha maiM sIsodhA so jAgi / jIva dayA ko vIcAri / raiti taNoM rAkhai AdhAra / / 265 // kIrati kahI kahA lagi jANi / jIva dayA saha pAlai prANi / iha vidhi sagalA karai jagIsa / rAjA jIjyau sau arU bIsa / / 266 / / - etA varasa bhai bholo nahIM / veTA potA phala jyo sahI / dukhiyA kA dukha TAle prAya / paramezvara jI kara sahAya / / 267 / / .... i pUNya taNo koi nahI pAra / vaidi khalAsa karai te sAra / bAkI curI kahai nara koii| janma prApaNI cAlai khoI / / 268 Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 ] Jain Granth Bhandars Jaipur & Nagaur saMvat saulaha sai pramANa / upara sahI itAsI jANa / ninyAyavai kahyA niradoSa / jIva savai pAvai poSa / / 266 // bhAdrava sudi terasa sanivAra / kar3A tIna se par3ha adhikAya / ' i suNatA sukha pAsI deha / zrApa samAhI karai saneha / / 300 / / iti zrI zreNika caupaI saMpUraNa mItI kAtika sudi 13 sanIsaravAra karke saM0 1826 kADI grAme lIkhataM bakhtasAgara bAce jahanai nimsakAra namostaM vAMca jyo jii| No.7 ": Ref. No. 254 VAIDARBHI VIVAHA Author ----PEMRAJ Size --10" x 14" Extent --6 Folios Description - Country paper, thin, and greyish; Devanagari characters in good hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines; the . condition of the manuscript is not satisfactory; it is com plete work written in Rajasthani Verse. Subject ----KATHA Begins -jiNa gharama mAhI dIpatA karo dharama suraMga so rAdhA rAjA rANei . DhAla. bhavahu raMga // 1 // raMgaciNaratya na bhAvasI kiMvatA karo vicAra / paDhatA savi sukha saMpaja hUrasa :bhAna hAraI bhAva / / . mukha mAmaNe ho raMga mahala meM nisa bhAra poDhI seja jii| dogha anatA uphaNyA jANenadAra vichorAcha meha jI / ..... Ends --kavanAtha . sujANa cha / vaidarabhI vesvAra / ... sukhamanatA. bhogiyA huvA : araNagAra / / dAna deI 'cArita lIyo, hovA to jaya jayakAra / . . pemarAja guru ima bhaNI, mukata gayA tatkAla // .. 'bharaNe guNai jai sAMbhalI. vaidarabhI taNo vivAha / * bhaeNa tAsa ve sukha saMpaje pahutyA mukata maMjhAra // iti vaidarabhI vivAha saMpUrNa / / Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Maruji Jain Temple Granth Bhandar : The granth Bhandar is situated in the Jaina Temple of Maruji . . in the MARU-JI-KA-CHOK, MOTISINGH BHOMIYO-KA-RASTA, . .: Johari Bazar, Jaipur. The total number of manuscripts in this Granth Bhandar is 275. The manuscripts in the Granth Bhandar deals with a variety of subjects like Purana, Charita, Kavya, Grammer and various aspects of ... Jaina religion. The languages used are Prakrit Sanskrit, and Hindi. The works on the Puja and Stotra form a substantial part of the collection. . : No. 1 CHATURVINSATI PUJA : Author ---DHARMA CHAND Copist - RAMCHANDRA Size ---140x8" Extent. -51 Folios; 12 to 13 lines per page; 52 to 55 letters per - line. Description Country paper, thick and greyish; Devanagari characters in good hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines in red ink; redchalk used; the condition of the Ms on the whole good; it is a complete work, written in Hindi. Date of the - Copy -~-Asada Sudi 2, V. S. 1941 Subject --PUJA * Begins . -OM namaH siddhebhyaH / atha caturvizati pUjA likhyate / vaMdo pAMco paramaguru surugurU vaMdata jAza / vighna harana maMgala karana, pUraNa parama prakAza / / 1 / / ..--- RSabhadeva koM Adi anta zrI vaImAna jinavara sukhakAra / .. S, tinake caraNa kamalako pUje jo prANI guNamAla ucAra / / tAke putra mitra dhana jovana sukha samAja guNa mile apAra / pada bhogya cakrI he anukamala haiM mokSa pada sAra // iti bhAzivAdaH / Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 1 Scribal remarks: iti zrI vartamAna covIsa tIrthakara pUjA jayamAla paMcakalyANaka pUjA vRdAMvana kIrti : sampUrNaM / natha kavinAma tathA zailInAma 'jananA tathA nagranAma tathA sahAI nAma |maharana chaH // kAzIjI meM kAzInAtha hUM jI; anaMtarAma mUlacaMda Adata su rAma jAniyo / sajjana aneka tahA~ dharmacaMdajI ko nandavRdAvana agravAla gola gotI vAniyo / tani raci yA pATha yamantalAla ko sahAya bAlabuddhi anusAra suno sara dhAniyo / tAmeM bhUlacUka hoya tathA zodha zuddha karo, jo mohi alpajJa vanichi mAMDA zrAniyo // iti sampUrNa / likhataM rAmacandra vAmaNa vAsI nAyalA kA hAla savAI jayapura kA saMvat 1941 mI0 AsADha sUdI 2 | No. 2 Author Size Extent Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur Date of the Copy Subject Begins V CHATURVINSATI PUJA -VRANDAVAN KIRTI -10" X 63" -- 80 Folios, 11 lines per page; 28 to 30 letters per line. Description Country paper, rough and grey; Devanagari Characters in big, legible, bold and good hand-writing; borders ruled. in two lines; the condition of the manuscript on the whole is satisfactory; it is a complete work, written in Hindi. - V. S. 1922 -PUJA Ref. No. 77 - zrI mahAgaNAdhipa namaH / siddhi bhAH zratha caturviMzatIrthaMkara / pUjA. vidvAvanakRta likhate / atha namaskAra // vaMdI pAMco parama guru, suru guru vaMdata jAza vighna harana maMgala karata pUrana parama prakAza - // 1 // Scribal remarks :: iti pATha caturviMzati jinasaMpUraNaM // likhate cunilAla bhAvasAM zrAvaka khaNDelavAla vAsI basavA kA hAla jaina nagara vAsa saugANyA kA mohallA meM saMvat 1922 vaisAkha sudi 15 ma likhi // Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Mafuji Jain Temple Grantli-Bhandar... [63 No. za, . Ref. No: 77. ROHINI VRAT MANDAL VIDHA : Author -BRAHMSEN -10" X 69" Extent -17 Folios, 11 lines per page, 28 to 30 letters per line. Description --Country paper, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters in big, legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines; its condition is very good; it is a complete work, written in Sanskrit. Date of the -Fairly old Subject --VRITA VIDHAN Begins --OM namo siddhebhyaH / / rohiNI nakSatra nAmAMkita vrata maNDala vidhAna likhyate .. prathama maMgala vAcaka kAvyaM / vigatarAja jinA, jagadIzvaraM / paramadeva frissity farafaat: 1 Ends -vimala kamala bodha dharAjineH sumati sanmAni yojana sevitaH / parama maMgaladAna samula ko bhavatu me satataM sukhasAgaraH // Scribal remarks : iti zrI maNDalAcArya kezavena tathA brahmasena viracitaM rohiNI vratodyApanaM ||smpuurnn // Copy. Extent No. 4 Ref. No: 84 SARASWATI PRAKRIYA PRATHAMAVRATI Author -PARAMAHANSA PAKIVRAJAK -12" x 5" -79 Folios, 8 lines per page, 35-letters per line. Description - Country paper, thick and greyish; Devanagari characters in clear and good: hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines; red chalk and yellow pigment used; its condition ! ! on the wliole is good; it is a complete work-written in :: : : Sanskrit: Date of the . . Copy : --Kartika Vadi 11, V.: S::1852. * Subject :.-GRAMMER Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 ] Begins Ends No. 5 Scribal remarks: iti zrI paramahaMsa parivrAjakAcArya anubhuta svarAcArya viracitAyAM sArasvatI prakriyAyAM prathamAvRtiH sampUrNaH // lipI kI likhAI kaMvaralAla jI netatpUtra sUryamala jI sAha kA mIti kArtika budI 11 saM0 1852 kA / Author Size Extent Date of the Copy Subject Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur - zrI gaNezasAya namaH // praraNamya paramAtmAnam vAlavI vRddhi siddhaye sArasvatI RjU kurve prakriyA nAti vistarAma // SAMAYASAR VRATTI -BHATTARAK JINCHANDRACHARYA SURI -10" X 6" -121 Folios; 12 lines per page; 32 to 35 letters per line. Description Country paper, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters in big, bold, clear and elegant hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines; the manuscript contains both the text and commentary; it is in a satisfactory condition; it is a complete work, written in Prakrit and Sanskrit. Begins - yA saMkhyA epAM te sati kA saMkhyA yeSAM te sakAti // 1 // lokAzrayapya siddhiH / Ends. Ref. No, 34 8 -Fairly old -THE TEXT ALONG WITH THE COMMENTARY. SANSKRIT - OM namoM kAMtAya // zrI sarvvajJa jinaM tatvA sarvvaM satvahitAvahaM / padArtha dIpikA sArAM TIkAM kuvvaMsuH kaumalAm // 1 // namaH samayasArAya . svAnubhUtyA.. cakAzate / cittasvabhAvAya sarvabhAvAntara chidra // 2 // ! YIN - amRtacaMdra sUre: kiMcitkartta vyanAsti / zramRtacaMdrasUriH grotha kanRnAmatasya amRta caMdrasya kiM citkimapi nATakasamayasArasya karttavyaM nAsti / graMthakarttAnAmtasya amRtacaMdranAmAcAryAsti / tathApi mahAtaMsAra viraktAye grAMthakaraNAbhi* mAnaMna kurvanti kIdRzasya samayasya amRtacaMdrasUreH / svarUpa guptasya dvAdazAgaM Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [65 : sUtraM zranAdinidhanaM tasya kopi karttA na iti jJAtvA granthasya katRtvaM na mAnitaM / samayasya iyaM vyAkhyA zabdaH / svazaktitAsamayasya zuddhajIvasya iyaM vyAkhyA kRtA // kaH zabdaH / vacanAtmakaiH gavvarAzibhiH // kIdRzaiH zabdaH // svazakti saMsUcita prakAzitaM ca vastu jIvAdi padArthAH tasya tattvaM dravyaguNaparyAyaM supaM vA utpAda vyaya dhovyarUpaM vA heyopAdeyarUpaM vastu nizcayo yastataH : / / 33 / / iti zrI syAdvAd cUlikA sampUrNaH / iti zrI amRtacaMdrAcArya viracitaM samayasAra nATakaM sampUrNaM // Maruji Jain Temple Granth Bhandar athavaracaSTayukta sapteMndrayute varSe manohare / zukle bhAdrapada mAse caturdazyAM zubhetithau // 1 // isa radeti sadgrAmeTIkeyaM pUrNatAmitA // bhaTTArakaH jagatakIrte : paTTe devendrakIrtinA // 2 // duH karma hAnaye ziSya manoharA girAM kRtA / TIkAsamayasArasya sugamAtatvabodhinI // 3 // buddhimadmadya : hAsyakattvaryaM no vivekibhiH / zodhanIyaM prayatnena yato vistAraM tAM vajret // 4 // buddhaH saM pATyamAnaM ca vAcyamAnaM zubhaM sadA / zAstrametazubhaMkAri ciraM sAMtidhatAmuvi // 5 // pUjya devendrakIrtiH saM ziSyeNa svAMtahAriNA // nAmneyaM likhitA TIkA svahastena svabuddhaye ||6|| saMvatsare vasunAga munI dramite 1788 bhAdrapadamAse zuklapakSa caturdazItithI IsaradA (nanagare | zrI ajitasiMha rAjye pravartamAMne zrI candraprabhacaMtAlye zrI mUlasaMghena dyAmnAye balAtkAragaNe sarasvatIgacche zrI kundakundAcAryAnvaye aMbAvatyAM bhaTTAraka jI zrI surendra kIrtistatpaTTe bhaTTAraka jI zrI jagatakIti jI tatpaTTe sugambhIyaM kSamAguraNasahItaH bhaTTAraka ziromaNi zrImat devendra kIrtisteneyaM samayasAra TIkA svaziSya manohara / Scribal remarks: mUlatrAraNa nagare likhitA samayasAra vRtti zrIrastalekhaka pAvakayoH / zrI // zrI // 2000 Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Pandya Lunkaran Jain Temple Granth Bhandar This Granth Bhardar is situated in Jaina Temple of Pandya : Lunkaran in THAKUR PACHEWAR JI KA RASTA, Chaukari Ram Chandra ji, Jaipur. The total number of manuscripts and GUTKAS in the Bhandari is 807 and 225 respectively. Manuscripts are mainly in three languages. i.e. Sanskrit, Hindi and Prakrit. All the manuscripts are written on paper and there is no palm leaf manuscript in the collection. The manuscript of PARMATMA PRAKASH is the earliest one. This was copied in Vikram Samvat 1407. The latest manuscript is NAMOKARA KATHA which was written in V, S. 1955. There are so many manuscripts in the collection which are illustrated. One of them the manuscript of YASODHAR CHARITA of Sakal Kirti which is profusely illustrated. The manuscript has 35 coloured pictures fully based on the story text. Except this all the manuscript which have roloured illustrations are related to the mantra shastra. The coloured pictures of Jwala Malini, Bhariava, Padmavati, Ganesh ji and Dharnendra "are very attractive. The main subjects on which the manuscripts are available are both to religions and secular subjects. But main are Jyotisa, Ayurveda: aud Mantra Sastra. Manuscripts of Mahav-Nidhan, Yoga Chintamani, Vaidya-Mahotsava, Bhairava Padamavati Kalpa, Vidyanuvadh are also there. The Granth Bhandar is completely systematic. One manuscript has been kept in one vesthana and the Granths has been placed in serial number. The catalogue of this Bhandar has been already published by "Digambar Jain Atisaya Ksetra Shri Mahavir Ji". The deatails of some of the Manuscripts of the Bhandar are as :-- . . Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Pandya Lunkaran Jain Temple Granth Bhandar No. i Author Size Extent Description Date of the Copy Subject Begins Ends No 2 Author ANANTA JIN VRITA PUJA -BHATTARAKA GUNA CHANDRA -10" X 63" -59 Folios, 11 lines per page, 28 to 30 letters per line. Country paper, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters in big, legible, bold and good hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines in red in; condition on the whole good; it is a complete work written, in Sanskrit. - V. S. 1633 -PUJA - zrI sarvajJaM namaskRtya siddha sAdhU anantannata mukhasya pUjAM kuva -ityanaMtavidheH pUjAM vyaracad guNacandrakaH / zloka : saptazatI paMcasaptatyUnA yatIzvaraH / / 1 / saMvat SoDaSatrizatreSya phala ke pakSe bhavadAte titho pakSatyAM guruvAsare purujineT zrI zAkamAga pure / zrImadhumDavaMza padma savitA harSAkhyadUrgI vaNik soyaM kAritavAnanaMta jinasatpUjAM vare vAgvare // / 2 / / zrImUla saMghavighAti nahi pradyotamAne'nyamatAni nezuH / sArasvato gaccha ihaiva naMdyAt zrI madbalAtkAragaraNa bhiyukta / / 3 / / zrI ratnakIrti bhagavajjagatAM vareNyazcAritraratnanivahasya babhAra bhAram / stridhA punaH / Ref. No. 1.23 [ 67 yathAkramam // 1 // JAMBHU SWAMI CHARITRA --BRAHM JINDAS taddIkSito yativaro yaza kIrti kIrtizcAritra raMjitajanodvAhitA sukIrtiH / / 4 / / ' tacchiSyo guNacandrasarirabhavaccAritra cetohara - stenedaM varapUjanaM jinavarAnantasya ye'tra jJAnavikArilo yativarAstaM nadyAdAravicaMdramakSayataraM saMghasya yuktyA'raci / zodhyametaddha vaM mAMgalyakRta // 5 // ityAcAryaguNa candraviracitA zrI anantanAtha jinapujA udyApana sahitA samAptA / Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68] Size Extent Date of the Copy Subject Begins Description -Country paper very thin and greyish, Devanagari charac ters in big, bold, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines in black ink, condition of the manuscript on the whole is very good; it is a complete work, written in Sanskrit. Ends --41" X 43'' 137 - 118 Folios. : --Fairly Old --CHARITRA Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur zrI varddha mAnatIrtheza kAruNyajaladhi deva -jayati jagati bahuta kusumazara vibudhajananiSevyaH sakala bhUvana kIrtivizva jana vijetA kIrtiH vaMde muktivadhUvaram / devAdhipa - namaskRtama // 1 // nivAsa : yuktaH paTapaMkejabhAnu vikhyAtkIrtiH / sarva sAvadyamutaH bhavyasanmArga netA / / 25 / / satkRtAnekakAvyaH prApta. paramaguNa sadvratAlIvilAsaH / vijitakaraNamAraH saMsArapAraH sabhavatu gatadoSaH zarmaNe va saMtoSaH / / 26 / / . SaSTASTamAdeStapaso vidhAtA, kSamAmidhaH zrInilayaM varitryAm / jIyAjjitAnekaparISahAriH, saMvodhayan bhavyagaNaM ciraM saH // 27 // tAsti tasya prathitaH pRthivyAM sadbrahmacArI jinadAsa nAmA / teneti tena caritaM pavitraM jaMbvAdi nAmno munisattamasya // 28 // deze videze satataM bihAraM, vitanvatA yena kRta sulokAH / vizuddha sarvajJaH mata pravINAH, paropakAravrata tatpareNa // 26 // sabrahmacArI kila dharmadAsastasyAsti ziSyaH kavibaddhasakhyaH / saujanyavallI jaladaH kRtoyaM, tadyogato. vyAkaraNa pravINaH // 30 // kavi maha deva iti prasiddhastanmitramAste dvijavaMza ratnam / mahItale nunama saukRtazca sAhAyya tastasya sudharmahetoH / / 31 / graMthaH kRto'yaM jinanAtha bhaktyA guraNAnurAgAcca mahAmunInAm 1 pUjAbhidhAnAdrahitena nityaM mahAprazataH paramArthabuddhayAH // 32 nizcitam // 37 // Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Pandya Lunkaran Jain Temple Granth Bhandar 169 iti zrI jambUsvAmi cari bhaM0 sakalakIrti ziSya brahmajinadAsa viracite. vidhupara-: mahAmuni sarvArthasiddhi gamano nAmaikAdazamaH sargaH // 11 // .. .. ... ... ... ... ..... . . . No. 3 PANDAVA PURANA Author - BHATTARAK SHUBHA CHANDRA Size . . . -103" x 5t" Extent: -184 Folios Description --Country paper, rough and greyish; Devanagri characters in big, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines in red ink, edges coloured red, red chalk and yellow pigment used; condition on the whole good, it is a complete work, written in Sanskrit. .... : Date of the Copy ivis. 1608 . -:. Subject - PURANA .. ... Begins --siddha / siddhArthasarvasvaM siddhidaM .siddhisatpadaM / .. ...pramANa naya-saMsiddha . sarvajJaM maumi siddhaye / / 1 / / -...:: : vaSabhaM vRSabhaM bhAMtaM vRSabhAMka vaSonnataM / jagatsRSTi vidhAtAraM vande brahmANAmAdim // 2 // ... . .. .candrAbhaM candrazobhADhyaM candrAya' candrasaMstutaM / . candraprabhaMsadAcandramIDe saccandralAMchanaM / / 3 / / : zAnti .... zAnte vidhAtAraM suzAMtaM . zAtaMkilviSam / tannamAmi nirastA'ghaM mRgAMka SoDazaM jinam // 4 // nemirdharmarathenemiH zAstu saMzitazAsanaH / jagajjagat trayInAtho nijitAnaMgasammadaH / / 5 // --zrImadvikramabhUpatexikahate . spaSTASTa saMkhye zate ramye'STAdhikavatsare sukhakare bhAdra dvitIyAtithI / zrImadvAgvara nIvRtIdamatule zrI zAkavATepure .. zrImaccha nIpuradhAmni ca viracitaM stheyAtpurANaM ciraM / / 186 // : .. iti zrI pAMDavapurANe bhArata nAmni bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacandra praNIte brahma zrIpAla 2. 'Ends . Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70] : Jain Granth Bhandars. In Jaipur;& Nagaur : sAhAyyaM sAjhe pAMDavopaMsarga sahana-kevalotpatti-mukti sarvArthasiddhigamana zrI neminirvANa gamanavarNanaM nAma paMcaviMzatitamaM panaH // 25 // ... :::::: :::::: : : No.4 RAVIVRIT KATHA Author -BRAHM SRUTA SAGAR Size -10" x 6 Extent ~17 Folios, 11 lincs per page, 28"to: 30 letters per line: Description -Country paper, rough and greyish, Devanagari characters in big, legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines in red ink; the condition of the work is very goor.; it is complete work, written in Sanskrit. Date of the Copy --Fairly Old Subject VRITA VIDHAN KATHA Begins ---praNamya zirasAhantaM siddhAMstralokya . maMgalAn / munIstaramavAgdevyo . ravivratamahaM ... buve // 1 / / Ends --sarasvatIgaccha-surata mAvalIvalIDa bhUsecanadhIghanApanaH / niraM ca devendrayazA munirmama pragAmakAmAgnizamaM prayacchatu / / 61 / / bhaTTAraka ghaTAmadhye . yatpratApo . virAjate / tArAsviya, raveH .. zrIdo vidyAnaMdIzvaro'stu me / / 62 / / pramANalakSaNacchaMdo'laMpAramaNi maMDitaH / . paMTitastasya ziSyo'yaM zrataratnAkarAbhiSaH / / 63 // puroranuzAmadhigamya dhopanazcakAra nasAra samudratArakaH / rApAnamAya prata satkayAnaka satAM nitAMta zra tasAgaraH zriye / / 64 // .. ti ravinata phayA samAptA / . . Ref. No. 34 VAIDYAK SHASTRA! . HARI PAL ... fum . 21. Folios, 12 lines per page, 32 10 35 letters per line Decimient-Chamun iapier, tough end geyish; Devanagari characters 26. 1. sold, clea: arid clecsnt hand-writing; borders Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Pandya Lunkaran Jain Temple Granth Bhandar . [.71 Tuled in three lines in red ink; space between the sentence coloured red; each of the folio numbered; good condition; it is a complete work, written in Prakrit. . . Date of the '. Copy -Fairly Old: .. ....... ... Subject -THE TEXT ALONGWITH THE COMMENTARY IN SANSKRIT Begins: miUNa jiyo vijjo bhavabhamaNevAhi pheDaNasamattho / puraNa vijjayaM payAsami jaM bhariNayaM puvvasUrIhiM // 1 // gAhavaMdhe virayami dehiNaM roya pAsaNaM paramaM / harivAlo jaM vullai taM sijjhai gurupasAeNa // 2 // Ends -haraDaI vAti samaMjali teNa suNIreNa pakkhAlijjA / . . liMge vAhi pasAmai bhAsijjai joya sArehiM // 255 / / harivAleNa ya raiyaM puvvavijjehiM jaM jji NidiLeM / buhayaNa taM mahu khamiyahu hIrAhiye jaM ji kavvoya / / 256 // , ... iti parAkRta vaidyaka samAptam / Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Parshvanath Jain Temple Granth Bhandar - . This Shastra Bhandar is situated in the Jaina Temple Parshvanath in KHAWAS-JI-KA-RASTA, CHOKARI RAM CHANDRA :1, Jaipur. The total number of the manuscripts and the GUTKAS in the Granth Bhandar is 540 and 20 respectively. The manuscripts are written in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi and Apabhramsa languages.. .: Some notable and rare manuscripts are the PRATISTHA. KATHA of Ashadhar-written on cloth; in Samvat 1516, YASODHAR CHARITRA and AJITA: NATH PURANA in Apabhramsa language. Some of the old manuscripts of the Bhandar are :S.No. Particular Author Samvt. Language: 1. Sata Pahuda Kund Kund 1516Prakrit 2. Vardhman Kavya Padam nandi 1518 Sanskrit." 3. Syadvada-mangari Mallisena Suri 1521 >> Nami Nath Chariyu Damodar 1582 Apabhramsa : Commentary on Yashodhar Charitra Prabha Chandra 1585 Sanskrit 6. Sagar Dharmamrit Ashadhar . 1595 do : Katha Kosa Harisenacharya 1567 do : Jin Sataka Teeka Nar Singh Bhatta 1694. doi 9. Tatvarth Ratna Prabhaka: Prabha Chandra 1933 do'... . 10. Ksatra Chudamani Vadiba Singh : 1505 il. Dhanya Kumar Charita . Acharya G'ina 1603 do ., Bhadra 12. Naga Kumar Charita Dharma Dhar 1606. doi: The Granth Bhandar has arranged and preserved the manuscripts in a systematical way. The catalogue of this Granth Bhandar is prepared and published by Digambar Jain * Atisaya setra Shri : Mahavirji. 8. dor do'. Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ H a rstiyanatli Jain Temple Granth Bhandar ... No. 1 ... ....... AMRIT DHARM RAS KAVYA.. Author -GUNA CHANDRA DEVA Sized -103" x 43" Extent -~~-3 to 69 Folios. Description -Country paper, thin and greyish; Devanagari characters in bold, clear and beautiful hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines; the first two folios missing; the condition of the manuscript is not satisfactory; it is an incomplet manuscript, written in Hindi verse. . Date of the Copy ---Posa Sudi 1, V.S. 1685 Subject -ACHAR SHASTRA - iti zrI guNacandra deva viracita amRta dharma rAsa kAnya vyAvarNanaM zAvakavata nirUpaNaM, caturviMzati prakaraNa saMpUrNa / Scribal remarks : paTTe zrI kundakundAcArya tatpaTTe zrI sahasrakIti tatpaTTa tribhUvanakIrti devabhaTTAraka tatpaTTe zrI padmanaMdi deva bhaTTAraka tatpa? zrI jasakItidena tatpa? zrI lalitakIti deva tatpa? zrI ... gururatnakIrti tatpa? zrI pUjya guNacandradeva bhaTTAraka viracitaM mahAgranthaM karmakSayArthaM / lohaTasuta paMDita zrI sAMvaladAsa paThanArtha antisIkSyasAvapaTTaprakAzana dharma upadezakanArtha / candraprabha caitAlyaM mAgha mAse kRSNa pakSe pUNyanakSatre pArthiva dine 1 zukravAsare saM0 1685 varSe vairAgaranAme caudharI . candrasenisahAye tatsUta catubhuja jaganmani parasarAmu khemarAja bhrAtA paMca sahAyikA / zubhaM Ends. bhavatu / 10.20. . .No.2 Ref. No.28 BHAKTAMAR STOTRA Author ... .. --~-RAIMALLA .. Size ---11" x 53" Extent ---48 Folios, Description --Country paper, very thin, smooth and greyish; Devanagari characters in big, bold and elegant hand-writing; borders: ... and edges ruled in two lines; yellow'pigment used; the Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 747 Jain Granth Bhardars In Jaipur & Nagaur condition of the manuscript is good; it is a complete worki written in Sanskrit. Date of the Copy -Phalgun Vadi 8, V.S. 1688 Subject -STOTRA Scribal remarks : samvat 1688 va phAguNa vudI 8 zukravAra nakSatra anurAdha vyAtipAta nAma joge mahArAjAdhirAja zrI mahArAjArAva chatrasAla jI bUdI rAjye idaM pustakaM likhAitaM / sAha zrI ..... syopA- tat putra sahalAla tat putra sAha zrI ghaNarAja bhAI manarAja gotre paTavor3a jAti vagheravAla idaM pustakaM pulikhya dIyate / likhataM josI nraainn| No. 3 Ref. No. 21 PANCHASTIKAYA TIKA Author -KUNDAKUNDACHARYA Size -- 10" x 51 Extent -~-49 Folios Commentator:-AMRITACHANDRA SURI. Description -Country paper, thin, rough.. and greyish; Devanagari characters in big, legible and very good hand-writing;: borders ruled in three lines and edges in one; red chaik used; several folios are worm eaten; it is a complete work, . written in Sanskrit: Date of the Copy -Kartik Vadi 14, v. .S..1541 Subject --PRINCIPLES Scribal remarks : candrapurI vAstavye khaNDelavAlAnvaye sA0 phaharI bhAryA dhamalA tayoH putra dhAnu tasya bhAryA dhanasiri tAbhyAM putra sA0 holu bhAryA sunakhata tasya domAda sA0 hasarAja tasya bhrAtA : devapati evaM pustakaM paMcAstikAyA vidhaM likhAyAM kulabhUSaNasya karmakSayArtha dtt| . : No. 4 .. . ... PRADYUMNACHARITA: - Pt. MAHASENACHARYA ....: Author Mor . ... Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : Parshvanath Jain Temple Granth Bhandar { 75 Size -1030x48 . .. .. : ::: : :: Extent : '.-118 Folios Description --Country paper, very thin and greyish; Devanagari cha. racters in big, clear and good hand-writing; borders clear and good neatly and carefully ruled in three lines, the condition of the manuscript on the whole very good, it is a complete work, written in Sanskrit. Date of the Copy: --Jestha Vadi 4, V, S. 1595 Subject -CHARITRA Scribal remarks : saMvat 1565 varSe jyeSTha budI caturthI dine gurUvAsare siddhiyoge mUlanakSatre zrI mUlasaMghe naMdyAmnAye balAtkAragaNe sarasvatIgacche zrI kundakundAcAryAnvaye bha0 padmanaMdi devAstatpaTTe, bha0 zrI zubhacandradevA tatpaTTa bha0 zrI jinacandradevAstaspaTTe bha0 zrI prabhAcandradevA stacchiSya maNDalAcArya zrI dharmacandra devAstadAmnAye rAmasaranagare.zrI candraprabha caityAlaye khaNDelavAlanvaye kAMTarAvAlagotre sA0 vIramastadrabhAryA haraSakhU / tatputra sA0 velA tamAryA vIlhA tatputrI dvI prathama sAha dAmA dvitIya sAha pUnA / sA dAmA tadbhAryA koila tayoH putra sA0 kharahatha eteSAM madhye jinapUjApUradareNa sA0 celAkhyena idaM zrI pradya mna zAstra likhApya jJAnAvaraNIkamma-kSayArtha nimitta satyAtrAyamaM zrI dharmacandraya prdtt| Size : : No. 5 Ref. No. 44 RATNA MANJUSHIKA ... Author - -~~-101"x5" - Extent .' . . -27 Folios :: - Description -Country paper, thick, rough and greyish; Devanagari char... .. acters in bold, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines; edges in one line; condition of the manus." cript is good; it is a complete work, written in Sanskrit. Date of the Copy..... -Fairly Old Subject :- JAIN PRINCIPALS Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 ] Jain Granth Bhandars. In Jaipur Nagaur . Begins Ends - F#: 0943 #FCEFETT AT 7: 1 --iti ratnamaMjUSikAyAM chaMdo vicityAbhASyato'STa'madhyAyaH / No. 6 SAGAR DHARMAMRIT Author Pt. ASHADHAR Size -103" X 43" Extent --69 Folios Description -Country paper, rough and grey; Devanagari characters in big, bold, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines; edges rulec in two lines; it is a complete work in good condition; written in Sanskrit. Date of the --Flalguna Sudi 2, V. S. 1595 film sed; ys 1505 Copy , Subject -ACHAR AND DHARMA Scribal remarks : ___ khaNDelavAlAnvaye ajamerAgotre pAMDe DIDA idaM dharmAmRtanAmopAdhayena AcArya, nemicandrAya datta / bha0 prabhAcandra devastat ziSya bha0 dharmacandrAmnAye / / : No. 7 SHRAVAKACHAR Author GUNABHUSHANACHARYA Size --103" x 5" Extent -11 Folios Description - Country paper, thick, rough and grey; Devanagari char acter in bold, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled : : in three lines; the condition of the manuscripi is on th: whole good; it is complete work, written in Sanskrit, Date of the Copy -Bhadawa Vadi 1, V.S. 1529 Subject -ACHAR SHASTRA ::. Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Parashvanath Jain Temple Granth Bhandar [77 : Scribal remarks : . sambat 1526 varSe bhAdrapada 1 pakSo zrI mUlasaMghe bhaTTAraka zrI jinacandra 70 narasiMdha khaNDelavAlAnvaye saM0 jhAlaya bhAryA zrI putra hAsya likhAvadatu / No. S. Size Ref. No. 133 SAMAYASAR KALASHA Author - -AMRITCHANDRACHARYA 11"x5" Extent -184 Folios Description Couniry paper, rough and greyish; Devanagari Characters in big, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in four, lines; edges coloured red; red chalk and yellow pigment used; the condition of the manuscript is on the whole good; it is a coniplctc work written, in Sanskrt. Date of the Copy. --Ashoja Sudi 7, V.S. 1697 Subject -RELIGION Scribal remarks : - samvat 1667 varSe pApADha budi saptamyAM zukravAsare mahArAjAdhirAja zrI jaisiMhajI pratApe aMvAvatI madhye likhAitaM saMghI mohanadAsajI paThanArtha / likhitaM jozI bhalirAja / No. 9 VRITA KATHA SANGRAHA Author : Size -12" X 43". Extent:'.-123 Folios Description : - Country paper, thick and grey; Devanagari characters in big, legible, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines, red chalk and yellow pigment used; the condition of the manuscript is good; it is a complete work, written in Sanskrit and Apabhramsa. . Date of the Copy .--Shravan Vadi 15, V.S. 1519 Subject,... --KATHA ... . Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 ] Jaiu Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur Begins -jinaM praNamya nemIzaM saMsArArNavatArakaM / ; .. __ rUkmiNi caritaM dakSye bhavyAnAM vodhakAraNaM / / / Ends --iti chatrasena viracitA naradeva kArApitA rUkmiNi vidhAna kathA samApta / Scribal remarks : - samvat 1516 varSe zrAvaNa budI 15 zrI mUlasaMdhe sarasvatIgacche balAtkAragaNe bha0. zrI padmanaMdi devA tatpaTTe bha0 zrI zubhacandradevAstatpa? bha* zrI jinacandra devA bhaTTAraka zrI.... padmanaMdi ziSya muni madanakIti ziSya bra0 narasiMha timitta / khaNDelavAlAnvaye dosI gotre saMghI rAjA bhAryA denu suputra chIchA bhAryA gaNIputra kAtu padamA dharmA AtmakarmakSayArthaM idaM zAstraM likhApya jJAna pAtrAya dtt| No. 10 VASUNANDI SHRAVAKACHAR Author -VASUNANDI Size -10"x41 Extent -22 Folios Description --Country paper, thin, and greyish; Devanagari characters in bold, clear and elegant hand-writing; the numbered sides marked with one small circular in the centre, border: ruled in two lines; it is a complete work, good condition; written in Prakrit. Date of the Copy -Bhadava Vadi 12, V.S. 1598 Subject -SHRAVAK DHARMA Scribal remarks : ___ samvat 1568 varSe bhAdavA budi 12 guru dine puSpa nakSatre amRtasiddhinAma upayoge zrIpathasthAne mUlasaMdhe sarasvatI gacche valAtkAragaNe zrIkundakundAcAryAnvaye bhaTTAraka zrI prabhAcandra devA tasya ziSyA maNDalAcArya dharmakIrti dvitIya maNDalAcArya zrI dharmacandra eteSAM madhye maNDalAcArya zrI dharmakIti tat zipya muni vIranaMdine idaM zAstraM likhApitaM paM0 rAmacandra ne pratilipi karake saM0 1867 meM pArzvanAtha (soniyo) ke mandira meM caDhAyA / ...: ---- .. Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Patodi Jain Temple Granth Bhandar The granth Bhandar is situated in the Jaina Temple of Patodi *L MANIHARON KA RASTA in CHAUKARI MODI KHANA, Jaipur. 1 . There are 2565 manuscripts in tlic granth Bhandar. This number includes the number of GUTKAS also which arc 308. Out of these about 500 manuscripts are related purely to Vedic Literaturc. All the i manuscripts are written on paper except two "BHAKTAMAR" and TATVARTHA SUTRA" which are on palm leaves. There are some maps of 'JAMBU DWIPA, ADHAL DWIPA, some Yantras which are on cloth, and some maps are fully illustrated. : The manuscripts in the shastra Bhandar are mainly in five Languages-SANSKRIT, HINDI, PRAKRIT, APABHRAMSA and RAJASTHANI. . . This collection pertains to manuscripts written by Jaina and non Jaina authors. Works written by Jaina authors deal with various subjects pertaining to religion such as Sidhanta, Puja, Pratistha and Virt Vidhan and secular subjects like Purana, Kavya, Katha, short kavya, Charita, Philosophy and scientific subjects like grammer, prosody, Jyotisa and Ayurveda. Works written by non--Jaina authors pertains mainly io Kavya Grammer, Veda, Ayurveda, Jyotisa and Sexualogy etc, The Granth Bhandar is in a good state of preservation and systematically arranged. The manuscripts are placed in the Vesthanas. The complete catalogue of the manuscripts has been prepared and published by Digambar Jain Atisaya K setra Sri Mahavir ji. Some of the importaat Mss. are : * No. 1 i . Ref. No. 497. :: ANANTA VRATODYAPAN PUJA | Author --ACHARYA GUNCHANDRA . -12" x 5" -Extent . -18 Folios. Size Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 ] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur Description --Country paper, thin and greyish; Devanagari characters in big, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines; red chalk used; Condition of the manuscript on the whole is satisfactory; it is a complete manuscript, written in Sanskrit. Date of the original Date of the Copy Subject Begins No. 2 -V. S. 1630 Author Size Extent -Ashoja Sudi 4, V. S. 1845 -PUJA Scribal remarks: saMvat 1845 kA azvinI. mAse zuklapakSe tithau ca cauthi likhitaM pirAgadAsa moha, kA jAti vAkalIvAla pratApasiMha rAjye surendrakIrti bhaTTAraka virAjamAne sati paM0 kalyANadAsa. tatsevaka AjJAkArI paNDita khusyAlacandreNa idaM zranantavratodyApana likhApitaM // 1 // -- ityAcAryA zrI guNacandra viracitA zrI anantanAtha vrata pUjA paripUrNA samApta || ASHTANHIKA PUJA KATHA -SURENDRA KIRTI -10'' x 5'' -6 Folios. Description -Country paper, thin, rough and grey; Devanagari characters in big, bold and beautiful hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines; yellow pigment used; the condition of the manuscript on the whole good; it is a complete work, written in Sanskrit. Date of the original Date of the copy Subject -PUJA AND KATHA -V. S. 1851 Ref. No 566 -Ashada Sudi 10, V. S. 1878 Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Patodi Jain Temple Granth Bhandar . ! Ends. -~-bhaTTArako'bhUjjagadAdikIrti zrImUlasaMghe varazAradAyAH / gacchehi tatpaTTasurAjirAji devendrakIrti sama'bhUtatazca / / 137 / / tatpaTTapUrvAcala bhAnUkakSaH zrI kundakundAnvayalabdhamUkhyaH / mahendrakIrti parvabhUvapaTTe kSemendrakIrti gururastha me'bhUt / / 138 / / yo'bhUta kSemendrakIrti bhUvi saguNabharazcArucAritradhAri , zrImadbhaTTArakakendro vilasadavagamo bhavya saMdhai prabaMdhaH / tasya zrIkAra ziSyAgama jaladhipaTuH zrI surendrakIrti , renAM puNyAcaMkAra pralaghumatividAM vodhatApArjazabdaiH // 139 / / Scribal remarks : * miti prASADhamAse zuklapakSe dazamyAM tithau savat 1878 kA jayapura ke zrI RSabhadeva caitAlye nivAsa paM0 kalyANadAsasya ziSya khuzAlacandra Na sva hastena lipIkRtaM jodharAja pATodI kRta caityAlaye ||shuubhN bhUyAt // No. 3 Ref.2177 ............: CHANDRAPRABHA CHARITA Author . -VIRNANDI . Size. : -111x5" Extent --57 to 74 Folios Description -Country paper, rough and grey; Devanagari characters in poor hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines in red ink; it is an incomplete work; the manuscript is in good condition; written in Sanskrit. Date of the copy -V. S. 1585 Subject -CHARITA Scribal remarks : saMvat 1585 varSe phAguNa budI 7 ravivAsare zrI mUlasaMghe balAtkAragaNe zrI kunda....: kundAcAryAnvaye bhaTTAraka zrI padmanaMdi devA tatpaTTa bhaTTAraka zrI devendrakIti devA tatpaTTe bhaTTAraka .. zrI tribhUvanakIrti devA tatpaTTa bhaTTAraka zrI sahasakIti devA tat ziSya bra0 saMjayati idaM zAstraM jJAnAvaraNI karmakSayArtha nimitta likhAyitvA ThokuradArasthAno..........."sAdhu likhitaM / . COU. Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .82.] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur ....... - Ref. No. 1561.. No. 4 DHOLAMARU KI BATA Author --X Size 6" x 83" Extent --2 to 77 Folios Description - Country paper, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters in bold, big, clear and elegant hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines; edges in two lines; folios no. 1, 4 to 6 missing; the second and last folios slightly worn out; .. the condition is not satisfactory; it is an incomplete work, written in Hindi prose and poetry. Date of the copy -Ashada Sudi 8, V. S. 1900 Subject -KATHA Ends -mArujI pIharana kAgada likhi prohita ne sikha diinii| I bhAti naravala ko rAja karai chai mArujI kI kUkha kaMvara lich maNasyaMgha jI huvA / mAlavaraNa kI kakhi kaMvara vIrabhAraNa jI huvaa| doya kaMvara DholA jI ka huvA / DholA jI kI mAra jI zrI mahAdeva jI kI kirapA su amara jor3I huI / lichamaNasyaMgha jI kaMvara suaulAda kachuhA kI caalii| DholA sU rAjA-rAmasyaMgha jI tAI kI pIDhI eka sau dasa huI / rAjAdhirAja mahArAjA. zrI savAI IsarIsiMha jI . . taur3I: pIDhI eka sau bAra huI / . .. Scribal remarks.: iti zrI DholAmAru jI vA rAjA nala kA viSA kI vAratA saMpUraNa / mitI sADha sUdI 8 budhavAra saM0 1600 kA lichamaNarAma cAMdavAr3a kI pothI su utAra likhita............. rAmagaMja meM ....... | zrI / shrii| . No. ... ... . .. ... ... . . . ' GYANADIPAKA - Author -X. ... ... . : Size ... -11"x51m Extent : -27 to 64 Folios. .....: " . . . . ... Ref. No...61...: . .. ..... ... ........ : . ... Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Farodi Jain Temple Granth Bhandar - [83% : Description Country paper, thin and white; Davanagari characters in bold, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines; red chalk used; the condition of the manuscript is good; it is a incomplete work, written in Hindi verse.. Date of the copy - Cheitra Vadi 7, V. S. 1856 Subject -NYAYA Scribal remarks : 'iso 'jJAna dIpaka tha ta paDho surago ciMtadhAra / saba vidyA ko la ye yA vinaM sakala' aMsAraH / / iti jJAnadIpaka nAmA nyAyazrata sampUrNa / _.No. 6 Author Ref. No. 2144 KATANTRA RUPMALA VRATI -DURGA SINGH -9x4" Extent -4 to:89 Folios: Description Country paper, thih and white; Devanagari characters in big, bold and clear hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines in red ink; the first three folios missing; it is in a good condition;' it'is an incomplete manuscript; written '' in Sanskrit. Date of the Copy : ---Kartik Sudi 5, V. S. 1524 Subject . . -GRAMMER ...Scribal remarks : : saMvat 1524 varSe kArtika cudI 5 dine zrI ToMkapattane suratrANe alAvadInarAjye parvattamAne zrI mUlasaMghe balAtkAragaNe sarasvatI gacche zrI kundakundAcAryAnvaye bhaTTAraka zrI padmanaMdi devAstatpa? bhaTTAraka zrIzubhacandra devA tatpaTTe bhaTTAraka zrI jinacandra devAstat ziSya brahmatIkama.. ... nimitta / khaNDelavAlAnvaye pATaNIgotre saM0 dhannA bhAryA dhanazrI pUtra saM* divarAjA, dodA, mUlAprabhatayaH aiteSAM madhye sA0 dodA idaM pustakaM jJAnAvaraNI karmakSayanimitta likhApya jJAnapAtrAya, 'dtt| ... ... ..... Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 84 ] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur No. 7 . . ... ... ... Ref. No. 2257 . NEMIJI-KA-CHARITA Author -ANANDA Size -9"x41" Extent -2 to 5 Folios. Description -Country paper, thin and grey; Devanagari characters in..:. bold, legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines in black ink, space between the verses coloured red; ... the condition of the manuscript is tolerable; it is a :*** complete work, written in Hindi. Date of the Original ---Falguna Sudi 5, V. S. 1804 Date of the Copy --V. S. 1874 Subject --CHARITA Ends -nema tasa tAta sadhara madhye re rahyA ja ruDa bhAvA / carata pAlye sAta sAre sahasa varasanA prAvA // sahasa barasanA Avaja purA jiNavara karur3I dhiirudd'ii| . ATha karma kIdhA cakapUrA pAMca sa chaH tAsa saMdhAta purA jii| saMvat 18 cir3ottara phAguNa mAsa , maMjhAro / suda paMcamI sanIsara Rs kIgho carita udaaro|| kIdho carata udAra ANaMdA ima jANI.chAr3A graha phaMdA / dhana dhana samuda girAnaMdA RSajema laha nema jiNaMdA // 52 // iti zrI nemajI ko caritra samApta / .... , Scribal remarks : ... saM0 1851 ke sAla zrI zrI bhojarAja jI lIkhataM kalyANa jI rAjagaDha madhye / Ref. No. 349... Author .... .... . .. .. SAPTANAYAVABODHA -MUNI NETRA SINGH Size -10' X4" .. .. . Extent -6 Folios. M . ..Sib9 Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Patodi Jain Temple Granth Bhandar [ 85 Description --Country paper, thin and white; Devanagari characters in bold, uniform, legible and beautiful hand-writing; 'borders ruled in three lines; the condition of the manuscript is very good; it is a complete manuscript contained the text and commentary; written in Sanskrit. | Date of the Copy . :-y. S. 1745 Subject --SAPTA NAYAS IN JAIN PHILOSOPHY Begins -vinaya muni nayakhyAH sarvabhAvA muvisthA / jinamata kRti gamyA netereSAM suramyAH / / upakRta gurupADhAssevyamAnA sadA me , vidadhatu sukRpAMte granthe aramyamANe // 1 // After these lines, Teeka nIyate prApyate artho anenaneti nayaH raNIJa prApaNe iti vacanAt ............ Ends -tatpuNyaM munidharmakarmanidhanaM mokSaM phalaM nimaMlaM / lavdhaM yena janena nizcayanayAt zrI netrasidhoditaH // syAdvAdamArgAzrayiNo janAH ye zroSyaMti zAstra sunayAvodhaM / mocyaMti caikAtaMmataM sudoSaM mokSaM gamiSyaMti sukhena bhavyA // ... . Sribal remarks: iti zrI saptanayAvabodha zAstra muni netrasiMhena viracitaM zubhaM ceyaM / Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Sangheeji Jain Temple Granth Bhandar This granth Bhandar is situated in the Digambar Jaina Temple Sanghee ji, Rasta Pt. SIVDEEN-JI-KA-CHOKARI-MODI-KHANA, Jaipur. The Bhandar possesses a valuable collection of 640 manuscripts and 60 GUTKAS pertains 15th to 19th century in the Languages like Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi and Rajasthani. All the manuscripts are written on paper. The main subjects on which the manuscripts are available like katha, Puja, Purana and Virt Vidhan. Some notable and rare manuscripts are the "SAPTA VYASANA:.. CHARITRA of BHATTARAK SOMA KIRTI: (Copied dated Samvat 1529) and the "MADHU MATI KATHA" of "CHATUR BHUJA" . which is illustrated. This manuscript is containing 15 coloured painting illustrations representing Rajasthani art. Now we propose to give the details of the manuscripts which are of religious, secular, cultural and historical value. No. 1 ADISWAR PHAGA Author --GYANA BHUSANA -103" x 41" Extent --38 Folios, 7 lines per page, 32 letters per line. Description - Country paper, thick and greyish, Devanagari characters in bold, uniform, big letters and beautiful hand-writing: borders ruled in three lines in red ink; the condition of the manuscript is good; it is a complete world, written in : Sanskrit Verse, Age --Fairly old Subject -PHAGU Size Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Sangheeji Jain Temple Granth Bhandar [ 87 ... Begins ..... OMnamaH siddhebhyH| . ... yo vadAraka-da-baMdita-pado jAto yugAdI jayI / hatvA dujarya mohanIyamakhilaM zeSaM ca ghAtitrayaM // Ends -ye kecinipuNA likhati likhanete viktavANe svayaMmanodaH kila lekhayaMnu ca aparA kalyANavyAvarNanaM iti phAga samAptaH / chH| Size '. Copy No. 2 ADITYA VIRTA PARSVANATH PUJA Author --KESAVASEN ---11:45 Extent --7 Folios, 10 lincs per page, 42 letters per line. Description -Country paper, thin and greyish; Devanagari characters bold, clear, fair and beautiful hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines in red ink; condition of the manuscript is fair, it is a complete work, written in Sanskrit and Hindi verse. Date of the -V. S. 1783 Subject -PUJA :: Begins . ... -zrI gaNezasAya namaH // atha dItavAra udyApaNa // zrI majjinaM jagannAthaM mAdaM __ pApa chidaM zadaM yaM stautismeMdra devAlistaM cApa paramezvaram // 1 // svasti zrI .. * daMjanAnaM guraNAguNanilayaM zrI jinendra suntAvakSehaM sUrya pArzvavrata mahani vidhi ...... svAstikaM kariNakAna koSTa zcadrASTabhirvai yutamiha sakalAnaMda heto: purApi prArabdhaM sUrya varitatagaditaM sadirAditya nAma // 2 // yasmAdvighnA prayAMti suragaNanikarANtyakArya prakuyU lakSmI lIlAjavena sadana parigatA bhAti bhA bhArarupaM ca candrapratAya zvarati bhuvisadAtaccakurvantu bhavyAH surIndrANAM nidezAt kavijana mahitotmagaMlAgrodbhavAnAM // 3 // padmAvatI dharaNa pUjitapAda padma padmAvatI paramanIlamaNi prabhAgaM / pArzvajinaM surasurAri munInda baMdhe / ca caryayAmi bhavatApanivAraNAya / / 4 / / .. -atha jayamAlA lakSate / / sakala kala mukheMdu lIlayA sevitaaNgH| surapatiriva - nityaM devanAthAM citAMbhiH jayati jaya karosmin / kezavAcaMtasena zatatuti hitakArI pArzvanAtho mahezaH / / 1 / / jayaM kamala.kamala kamalezadeva / jaya kamala Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 1 Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipuri & Nagaur kalApa kalAra leva / dizadizamadhIra vilAsa madha / kuru kuru karuNAM jina paramapadya / / 2 / / dharaNAMcita pAda prayaprajAta. guNa sAgara hata jana vighna bAta / diza0 // 3 // visuta sutadaMdamitari pakSa / nutasara diti stutanRpa nekara pakSa / ... diza0 // 4 // mada madana bhUz2aga garuDogradeva / phariNapati patnIkRta satataHsevA / / diza0 // 5 // hari hara ravi kavi guru vidhi sutAbhiriha haritamaNi kaca... yasmikAbha / dizadizamadhIra vilAsa madya / kurU kurU karUNAM jina parama padya // 6 / / ghatA / / iti varajayamAlA guNa gaNa zAlA kezauseNa bharipApadye / . solaha gaNistaraM bahu guNasaMpada cakkI zakSNa raviviraye // 7 // mahAgha zriyaM ... yazaH kAMtimarogatAzaMparopagAraM zru tame vidhaM / dizatukAmAdhika rupamatrajinezvarA kezavasena pUjyAH // 8 // iti prAzivAdaH / zrI ratnabhUSaNa gurozcaraNavidaM natvA mudA paramatte bhagajAriNA ca bhaktayA kRtA munigaggA-...... ccitarmagaMlasya / bhrAtrA mune parama kezavasevakeka 6 // ityAdityavrata pArzvanAthapUjAnAmnaM pUrNa samAptA / / zubhaM bhavatu / ' saMvat 1783 varSe sAvaraNa zuklapakSe tithavuH namI maMgalavAsare 'zubhaM bhavatu // . Size No.3 Ref. No: 3 GYANA SURYODAYA NATAKA ... Author -VADI CHANDRA SURI Translator --PARASVDAS NIGOTIYA -12"x71" Extent --14 Folios; 15 lines per page, 40 to 44 letters per line. Description - Country paper, very thin and greyish; Devanagari characters in clear and fair hand-writing; borders ruled in two.to four lines in red ink; edges ruled in two lines in the red. ink; the manuscript contains only the translation.in local.. : Language; condition of the manuscript is * very .poor; : ' '.. it is a complete work, written in prose and verse.. Date of the Copy.... -Posa Sudi 11, v. S. 1917 Subject .. --NATAKA . ... .:":"...... . . Begins -OM namaH siddha bhyaH sadguravenamaH zrI sarasvatyainamaH / atha jJAnasUryodaya nATaka ... ... .. nAma grantha kI dezabhASAmaya vacanikA kariye haiM / / prathama hI maMgala rUpa paMca parameSThI ko vacaka jo OMkAra pada tokoM namaskAra kari deva zAstra guru * namaskAra rUpa. maMgalAcaraNa, kariye hai / / ... : . Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : Sangheeji. Jain Temple Granthi Bliandar dohA Ends. " -paMca varaNa maya mantra yaha hai ju anAdi anaMta / zrI OMkAra namU sadA mahimA jAsu mahaMta // -aru jJAna anaMta gaNana dhAraNa kiyA sarva prakAra sarva padArthanikI anaMtAnaMta: paraNatina-kAla sabaMdhI jAta hai| aru jAke zakti eke kAla lakSaNamAtra kari jagata ke uddhAra karaNa vipe samartha hai| aru jAke sokhya vAdhA rahita. bhayA ase siddha prabhU dehAdi kaMpI jare rahitaM huve teha mArI rakSA kara hU~ yA prakAra nATaka samApta bhayA / aba sakala hI nATaka ke akhADai te nIsari gyo| Scribal remarks: uttama jana kI hai yaha rIti kiMcita guNa lakhi kari hai prIti durjana kachu bhauguNa lakhi le tave to sau prakAsa kari deta / maiM nijapara upagAra nimitta vanikA kari sucita aura prayojana meM jina maMdira bane sumanAya taNaM haiM ghane hama hU mAphika dhana bana vApareSama deva svAmI padharAya 25 / chAMhI baiThI vacanikA kara / sAdharmI subha madya pAcarai / vAce zrata bhagatAvara laal| ujjala buddhi kAsalIvAla / 26 // hama re yA pari- prIti visesa gommaTasAra paDhata hai| vesa putra mitra sama maraM yahI hai yA samAna aura nahIM // 27 // jayapura meM basU eka zrAvaka khaNDelavAla jainI nigotyA pArzvadAsa yUM kahAyo hai / sailI ke prasAda samajhi mithyA vipa vama kI yo sadAsukha jU sAhiba pAsi nATaka suni pAyo hai| syAdvAda rUpa chahU dravya ko svarUpa jANi prAtmarUpa parakhyo anubhUti rUpa gAyo hai / nATaka vanikA kari bAMco sAdharmI jana anubhava ko grantha bhAva mAya yo racAyo hai // 28 // caupaI / / maMgala zrI zrI pAzrvajinaMda maMgala / zrI nira-graMtha munidaM maMgala shrii| dazalakSaNa dharma / puNya bhara aura hare ku karma // 26 // dohA / --hai anubhava ko grantha 'yaha vAcoM suNoM sujiiv"| ura bIca anubhava kIjiyo pAvo sokhya atIva // 30 // vAdicandra sUrI kiyo mUla pratha parakAsa // deza vanikA maya racyo tAkU pArasadAsa // 31 // samata ugaNI sai ko sAla tA parisatarA likho // visAla eka mAsa meM puraNa bhayo budi vaisAkha chaThi likha diyo // 32 // .. " iti zrI vAdicaMdra sUrI viracita jJAnasUryodaya nATakaM nAma saMskRta grantha tAkI" desabhASA maya vacanikA pArzvadAsa nigotyA 'kRta saMpUrNa // 1 // zrI ) lIkhyoM gayo mIti posa sudo 11 na saMvat 1617 kaa| zrI zrI shrii|| : .. . Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ____90 ] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Naguar No. 4 Author Size Extent ..... . ..Ref. No. 109 KALYANAKA SAMANTA BHADRA --103" x 43" --5 Folios -Country paper, thin, rough and white; Devanagari characters in very small, legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines in black ink, red chalk used; condition of the work is good; it is a complete work, ...... written in Prakrit. Description Date of the Copy - Fairly old Subject -STOTRA Begins -paraNavivi carUvisavi titthayara : ......... suraNara visahara thUva calaNA / / puNu bhaNAmi paMcakalyANa diNa bhaviyahu Nisubaha ikkamaNA // ___Ends -kari kallANapuJja jiNaNAhaho araNu diSu citta avicalaM kahiya samucca eNa te kaviNA lijjaI imaraNuva bhava phalaM . iti zrI samantabhadra kRtaM kalyANaka samAptA // ... . . . . . . . SIA epUja ji . No.5 . Ref. No. 312 PRAKRIT RUPA MALA... ...... Author : -VARADA RAJ . ..... Size .. .-9" x 43".... ... ... .... ... ..... Extent . -47 Folios, 11. lines per page, 36 letters per line.....-- Description -Country paper, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters ...in rough hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines in red. ink; it is a complete work; written in Sanskrit..... .... . Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : SangheeJi Jain Temple Granth Bhandar : [91 __Date of the : - Copy -. S. 1729 Subject :-GRAMMER Begins ... . -OM namaH siddha bhyaH / RjaMtahalaMtakrameNa purastrI napusaMka liMga bhedena prAkRta siddha rUpa mAlA mugdhabodhArtha likhyate / tatra akArAnta puliMga zaila zabdasya rUpANi / =: Ends ... : -iti varadarAjena viracitAyAM prAkRtarUpamAlAyAM Nija tanayastRtIya __pricchedH| Scribal remarks : ' li0 prAcArya kanakakIrtinA dravyapura madhye saMvat 1726 varSe prASADha mAse kRSNa - pakSe divase zrI candraprabha caitAlye // 1 // zubhaM bhavatu // .: No. 6 .. Ref. No. 130 PURANA-SARA Author -MUNI SRI CHAND : Size : -138" x 51" - Extent - 69 Folios, 10 lines per page, 56 letters per line. Description --Country paper, thin and ' black greyish; Devanagari characters in bold, uniform and beautiful hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines in black ink; condition of the manuscript is very poor, it is a complete manuscript, written in Sanskrit verse. Date of the Copy. ... -v.s. 1543 Subject... -PURANA :: Begins : ..: -OM namo vighnarAjAya // nazaditaH sakalatIrtha kRtArthInusa; prakArini matAM: ... strividhena nihya.........."mahApurANaM / / .... .......... Scribal remarks : mAditya saMvatsare saptatyadhika varSa sahastra purANasArAtidhArA samApteti // saMvat 1543 varSe phAlguna mAse prathama pakSe dazamyAM titho zanivAsare likhitaM / Miss Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 92 ] No. 7 Author Size Extent Date of the Copy Subject Begins Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur. & Nagaur Ref. No. 553: - 10 Folios, 11 lines per page, 50 letters per line. Description Country paper, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters in big, bold and clear hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines in black ink; condition of the manuscript is good; the work is complete, written in Sanskrit: and Hindi. ROHINI VRITODHYAPANA ---KESAVASEN -12"x57" Ends -Fairly old -VRITA VIDHAN --OM namaH siddha ebhyaH // zrI jinAyanamaH // atha rohiNI nakSatra nAmAkita vratamaNDala vidhAna likhyate / prathamaM maMgala vAcakaM kAvyaM // vitarAga jinAjagadIzvarAH, paramadeva nikAya, nizevitA / sakalA jantu mahAkaruraNA karA, vratavatAM vitaratu sumaMgalA // evaM paThitvA svastiko paripuSpAMjali kSipet / zragre RSabhadeva stuti pATha: jagadavasta pAdapayoruhaM / namita devapharaNe. maheza pharozinaM / lalita dIdhitidyotarasAMtalaM / bhaja manovRSabhaM jagadIzvaraM // 1 // - -- zratha pATha sUcanikA -- prathama hI mahinA kA dina tIsA tathA guraNatIsA ke hisAva varaMSa eka kA dina 354 tIna sau cauvana hoya / ti madhya sattAisaveM dina rohiNI nakSatra bhAvai / tAhi dina ko upavAsa' kare so varasa eka aura tIna dina meM terA vAra rohiNI / zrAve so terA hI vAsa kareM / tadantara . maNDala sahita sAdharmI jana saMyuktA yathA zakti: udyApana kre| maNDala racanA- sAta pAMkhar3I ke madhya valaya meM kamala kreN| tAhIM upara sAta koThA bar3A kareM | tyAha meM trayodaza pramita artha caDhAveM / zrava sandeha nirAkaraNa praznottara likhajai chai ki rohiNI vrata zAstrokta nahIM, so sAkSi likhane cha / vasunaMdi siddhAnta cakravartI upAsakAcAra nAmaka grantha madhya gyArahavIM pratImA kA vyAkhyAna meM aisA likhA hai Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Sangheeij Jain Temple Granth Bhandar [ 93 - gAthA -vihiNa gahi uNavihiM rohiNIrirakaM paMcavAsANi / ...... - paMcayamAsA jAva''vavacAsAM tamirarakammi // 1 // - vasunaMdi prAcArya pAMca varSa pAMca mAsa ko hI vrata kahyo chai| aura bhI eka sAkha .... likha jai chai / sakalakIrti jI nAma prAcArya vrata kathAkoza madhya aise kahyo chazloka --rohinyA trINi varSANi kriyate ca sukhArthinaH / ___ yathAzaktiH tathA kArya niyamoM hi zubhapadaH // sakalakIrti tIna varSa kI hI maryAdA likhI chai / aura eka sAdharamI aisA bharama . upajAvai chai ki yo rohiNI nakSatra koI zubhAzubha karavA lAyaka cha ? tAko samAdhAna maru deza meM : kRtikA nakSatra meM megha barasai taba kRtikA kalyANi kahai chai / vyopArI ke vyApAra karavA kI pAsA . . 19. vardhe aura kitAka baDabhAgI rAjA puSya nakSatra meM hI kSorakarma karAve hai| svAti nakSatra meM megha kI bUda ko samudra kI sIpaM kA mukha meM prApti hoya teM motI jamai ch| bAlaka ko janma aniSTa- ... / kArI jANa jai / pUrvASADha nakSatra meM megha garajA hoya to saMvatsara zreSTha hoya aura vivekI puruSa . vivAhAdika gamanAgamana zubha kArya mUharta dekha ke karai chai / so mUharta bhI to zubhAzubha grahoM ko saMketa hI hai / aura bhI eka nakSatra phala nakSatra dije chai| garbhavatI strI tathA dhoDA kai chAni kA ghara meM sUdhI sUtAM chAnikA stroM meM hora cAMda kI cAMdanI kadAcita' dikhe to cAMda grahalo bAlaka .. hoya / ara caur3e sove to doSa nhiiN| ghoMDI kA bacherA bacherI na cAMda mAra jAve chai / aura bhI ... eka sAkSi garbhavatI strI grahaNa na dekhatI jAya aura nAr3o bAMdhatI jAya to bAlaka dumAthyo hoya / bhAvArtha-mAtho lambo hoya so yA bAta- zAstrAM meM likhI hai tIsu nakSatra phala satya hI ch.| jaise. rohiNI nakSatra bhI. zubhAzubha ko kartA chai / jaise cakrI tathA ardha cakrI digvijaya kA. samaya meM samudra tathA vijayA himavAna parvata ke samIpa jAya to dharavai taba deva vidyAdhara -: prANa. mile / kRSNa nAma. nArAyaNa kSAra samuMdra ke nikaTavartI telo kiyo tava deva azva svarUpa dhAri kRSNa ne samudra meM le gayo / dvArakA basAbAne nirbhaya jamIM vtaaii| vo telo kAmArthI nimitta - hai.| : purNAthi nimitta nahIM taise. hI rohiNI nakSatra ko bhI vrata kAmArthI nimitta hai| puNAthi - nimitta nahIM / taise hI rohiNI nakSatra ko bhI vrata kAmArthI jana kA karabai yogya cha / manokAmanA . siddha karai chai / jaba saMsArI jIva aniSTa vastu kI vikalpa upajai chai taba bheru bhomyA kSetrapAla .. mAnato phire chai / so vAM devatA sau yo hI prAcho cha / - No. 8 Author Size: :. Extent" SAPTA VYASAN CHARITRA -BHATTARAK SOMAKIRTI -12" x 81" : --109 Folios, 13 lines per 'page, 46 letters: per line. . Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 94 ] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur Description --Country paper, thin and greyish; Devanagari characters in .. big, bold, clear and beautiful hand-writing; the numbered sides marked with one small circular dise in the Centre; . the numbered having over and above this two more, one *** in each margin, the fourth fol. badly damaged; borders ruled in three lines in red-ink and both sides corner also ruled in two lines in red ink; manuscript contains only: the translation of the Saptavyasan of Sanskrit; Condition of the manuscript is good; it is a complete work, written in Hindi prose: Date of the Copy -V. S. 1529 Subject .... --CHARITRA Begins -OM namaH // zrI vItarAgAya namaH / atha saptavyasana caritra likhyate / zrI somakoti bhaTTAraka ke saMskRta graMtha kA hindI anuvAda / / grantha kI Adi / meM antaraMga aura bahiraMga parigraha rahita tathA saMsArI jIvoM ke lie unakI abhilASA ke anusAra manoratha ke pUrNa karane vAlI zrI paJca parameSThI ko .. kalyANa kI paramparA kI latA aura jina bhagavAna ke mukha kamala se utpanna.. huI zrI zAradA devI ko tathA guruoM ke padapaMkaja ko sapramoda bhakti pUrvaka namaskAra karake jIvoM ke sukha ke lie apanI buddhi ke anusAra saptavyasana ke likhane kA prArambha karatA huuN| una vyasanoM ke nAma ye haiM-jUyA kA : : khelanA, mAMsa kA khAnA, madirA kA pInA, vezyAoM kA sevana karanA, :.:. zikAra kA khelanA, caurI karanA, tathA parAI striyoM ke sAtha vyabhicAra - krnaa| ina sAtoM vyasanoM meM eka-eka vyasana ke sevana se jina-jina ... logoM ne aneka taraha ke duHkha bhoge haiM unhIM kA vizeSa cAritra kahane kI merI icchA hai| Ends -kugati bahana guna gahana dahana dAvAnala sI hai / sujasa candra dhana ghaTA kRza karana khaI hai / / .. ghanadasokha na dhUpa dharama dina . sAU / ... vipati bhUjaMga nivAsa vA~ baI veda bkhaanii|| iha vidha aneka aura gunabharI prona harana phAMsI prabala mata karahUM mitra, yaha jAna jiya para vanitA su pratiphala / / ... Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Sanglieeji Jain Temple Granth Bhandar [ 95 jo vicArazIla mahAtmA svarga aura mokSa kA sukha cAhate haiM unheM ina pApa vyasanoM ko chor3a denA caahie| ina vyasanoM ke chor3ane para hI ve dharma grahaNa karane ke pAtra bana sakegeM, kyoMki avivekI aura vyasanoM ke sevana karane vAloM kI acchI gati nahIM hotI / ve sarvatra niMdA ke pAtra hote haiM, aura inake dvArA dharma ko bhI kalaMka lagatA hai| na mujhe vyAkaraNa kA jJAna hai aura na nyAya kA, aura na merI purANa aura kAvyoM meM gati hai / isalie yaha sambhava hai ki isa anya meM bahuta sI truTiyAM rahIM hoNgii| vidvAnoM se merI prArthanA hai ki isa grantha kA saMzodhana / kareM, kyoMki isake dvArA bhI sarva sAdhAraNa lAbha uThA skeNge| jo isakA abhyAsa kareMge athavA bAra-cAra manana kareMge aura par3hegeM ve sukhI hoveNge| unakI vRddhi dino dina nirmala hotI rahegI aura pApa vAsanA unheM kabhI chU taka nahIM skegii| nadI taTa gaccha meM zrI bhImasena mUni ho gaye hai / unakI kRpA se mujha manda buddhi ne yaha grantha racA hai / ava isakA vistAra karanA sajjanoM ke hAtha hai / mujha manda buddhi somakIti ke banAye hue isa grantha kA jo zraddhA aura bhakti sahita svAdhyAya kareMge aura sunegeM ve niyama se sukha sampatti ke bhogane vAle hoveNge| Scribal remarks : vikrama mahArAja kI mRtyu ke bAda 1526 samvat meM mAghasUdI pratipadA somavAra ke dina maiMne (saumakIti) isa grantha ko samApta kiyaa| iti samApto'yaM granthaH // No. 9 Ref. No. 566 SRUTABODH Author --KALIDASA : Size -11"X51" Extent --7 Folios, 5 lines per page, 40 letters per line. : Description -Country paper, thin and grey; Devanagari characters in big, . legible and good hand-writing; borders unruled, folios No. 1 blank, edges of some of the folios slightly damaged; condition of the manuscript is good; it is a complete work, . . . : written in Sanskrit. Date of the - Copp . .. .. --V. S. 1891 * Subject -ALANKAR :: : Begins -zrI gaNezasAya namaH // chandasAM lakSaNena zrutamAtreNa vudhyate tamahaM / ... kathiSyAmi zrutabodhavistaram // 1 // Ends. .. - -bho bhumi zriyamAtanotiyajalaMvRddhikhaMvRddhirmati , so vAyu para dUradezagamanaM taM vyoma zunyaM phalam / Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 96 ] Jain Granth. Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur NaH suryokaz2amAdadhAti vipulaM bhedUryaH so nirmalaM no nAkaH / . sukhamacyutaM prakurute prokta gaNanAM phalam // 45 // : .... Scribal remarks: iti zrI kAlidAsa viracitaH zrutabodha: smaaptm| zrI zrI miti : phAgaNa budi saM0 1.861 kAH pustagaH zrutabodha likhitaM mannAlAla pApalyA paDhavA, kA vaast| ... ... No. 10. Ref. No. 24. UPDESH RATNAMALA Author. --ACHARYA SAKAL BHUSANA.. Size 10" x 54" . Extent --128. Folios, 12 lines.per. page,.48.letters. per line. ....... Description - Country paper; rough and greyish, Devanagari characters, in big, bold and beautiful hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines in red ink; folios numbered in the right side, . condition of the manuscript is good; it is a complete work, written iu Sanskrit. Date of the Copy -V. S. 1627 Subject -ACHAR SASTRA Begins ----OM namaH siddhebhyaH / / vaMde zrI vRSabhadevaM divya lakSaNa; lakSitaM ....... prINita. prANI saharga yugAdiH puruSottama // 1 // ..... Ends. --sahastra tritayaM caiva trizatryazitisayutaM / / anuSTupadasA cAsya pramANaM nizcitaM budhaiH // 43 // iti shrii|| Scribal remarks : iti zrI bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacandra ziSyAcArya zrI sakalabhUSaNa viracitAyAmupadezaratnamAlAyAM puNyakarma prakAzIkI va tapodAna mahAtmyaM varNano nAmAsTadaza paricchedaH sampUrNam / Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Saraswati Bhawan Bada Mandir Granth Bhandar This Bhandar originally belonged to the emionent Jains of the towns of AMBER and SANGANER. With the growth of Jaipur many of these persons who migrated to the city and lodged their manuscripts with this Bada Mandir, located in the GHEEWALON-KA-RASTA, -Gradually this collection grew up in an enoromous size of 2630 manus. cripts including therein 324 GUTAKAS. The collection belongs to various disciplines pertaining to KAVYA, KATHA, GRAMMER, PHILOSOPHY, BIOGRAPHIES, PURANS, AGAM, ASTRONOMY, ASTROLOGY, AURVEDA, MATHEMATICS etc., written in Prakrit Apabhramsa, Sanskrit, Hindi and Rajasthani languages. The works of Acharya Kund Kund, Bihari, Bharvi, Kalidas, Jambu Swami, Pushpadanta, Keshava etc. are some of the rare manuscripts preserved in this Bhandar in either original or transcripted forms. I . .. This big collection of the Jains and the con-Jains writers - shows that the study of both religious and secular subjects was closely linked with the manuscripts in those days. Thus this Bhandar is a representative library of manuscripts of this region. : .: The earliest manuscript which is available in the collection is "PANCHASTI KAYA of Acharya Kund Kund. This manuscript was copied in Vikram Samvat 1329. It was written in Delhi (Yoginipur). The latest manuscript named "DHARMOPDESHA RATNAMALA" of Duli Chand was written in Vikram Samvat 1964 (1907 A.D.). It contains also two Sanskrit commentaries on JAMBU . SWAMI CHARIU and PAUMA CHARIU which are not available in any other Bhandar. There is also one manuscript of ADIPURANA of Puspadanta which is profusely illustrated containing 558 illustrations. 1, Dr. K.C. Kashliwal, J.G.B.R., pp. 45-46, Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 98 ] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur The details of other important manuscripts are :No. 1 ___CHAUBISH GITA ... ..... ..... .... Author --DELHA Size -10" x.61 Extent --16 Folios. Description -Country paper, thin and white; Devanagari, characters small, quite clear and good hand-writing;:condition of the gutka is good; it is complete; written in old Hindi.. . . Date of the Original --v.s. 1381. (1324 A. D.) , Date of the copy -V.S. 1490 (1433 -A.D.) Subject KAVYA General Note--CHAUBISI GITA was composed by: DELHA in V.S: 1381. It contains 26 verses which 24:verses are written: in the praise of twenty four TIRTHANKARS and remaint ....... ing two describe the poet:and when it was. composed. The' .. language of the work is an old Hindi, prevalant at that time. From linguistic point of viewi the work presents a .good material for research. It exists' iu a GUTKA which : was written in V.S: 1490. ... ... .. ... ... :: ... Begins Adi risaha paNavepiragu, anta vIrU jiNaNAhu / arahu siddha prAcArya; :arUM ujjhApati sAhu / / gaNaharaH deu naepiNu, sArada ' karaI . psaau| ... ... ... hauMcauvIsI gAu, kari tisuddha samabhAu / / . sA tana' sahajAnandaNu, bolaI vaccha niruutt| . kammakkhaya kAraNa-Nimitta, delha tumhi racaha kavitta / / dasamu kAlu paMcama, dhamma kI dina dina hANI / bodhi karahu phalu lehu, kahahu cauvIsa bakhANI / / ........ . "gaurau 'pabhaNai NisuriNa, NAha hau dAsi tumhaarii| jiNaca uvIsa. kathaMtarU, so. muhi kahaha.. vicArI / / Ends... -kahAM jAriNaH kulu prApaNa paravAdu bharaNA / ... . dhamme sAhuhi. paNatiu .. Ajihi paMtu nAu // .' Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Sarasivati Bhawan Bada Mandir" Granth Bhandar udaisohi diu~ bhIyA~ e tIniu laghu bhaaii| 'Tihir3A gayari vasanta delha caubIsI gAI / / hau~ tumhi gorau puchiu buddhi kahA mahApAI / terahasai ikahattare saMvaccharU hoI / / .... mAsu vasantu. atItau alakhaI tija dina hoI / guruvAsarU paNijjai rohiNi risu . guMzoI / / paDhaI paDhAvaI NisuNAi, lihi lihA jo deI / bhava samudu so uttarai mokkhapuraha so jAi / No. 2 . : Ref. No. DHARMOPDESH PIYUSH Author BRAHAM NEMI DUTTA Size. -104" x54 Extent." '-41 Folios, 11 lines per page, 42 Letters per line. Description -Country paper very thin aud greyish; Devanagari char acters in bold, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in 'four lines; it is a complete work, in satisfactory con dition. Date of the Copy Pretty Old Subject -ADHYATMA - Begins. -zrI sarvajJaM praNamyoccaiH kevalajJAnalocanaM / saddhamma dezayAmyeSaM bhavyAnAM zarmahetaveM // 1 // Ends -itthaM zrI jinabhASitaM zubhatara dharma jagadyotaka / sadratnatrayalakSaNaM dvitayagaM devendracandrAcitaM / / ye bhavyA nijazaktibhaktisahitAH saMpAlayaMtyAdarAt / .. ..teM nAkIMdra narendra cakrI padavI bhuktvA zivaMyAti ca / / 16 // gacche zrImati mUla' tilake sArasvatIye . zubhe vidyAnaMdi guruprepaTTakaMmalollAsaMprado bhAskaraH / zrI bhaTTAraka mallibhUpaNaguruH siddhAMtasiMdhurmahAMstacchiNyo munisiMhanadi sugururjIyAt satAM bhUtale // 17 // teSAM pAdAja yugme nihitanijamatinarmidataH svazaktyA bhaktyA zAstraM cakAra pracura sukhakareM zrAvakAcAramucyaH / Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100] ... Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur :: nityaM bhayaM vizuddha : sakalaguNanidhaH prApti hetuH ca matvA yuktyA saMsevito'sau dizatu zubhatamaM maMgala sajjanAnAM // 18 // lekhakAnAM vAcakAnAM pAThakAnAM tathaiva ca / pAlakAnAM sukhaM kuryAnnityaM zAstramidaM zubhaM // 16 // iti dharmopadezapIyUSavarSanAmazrAvakAcAre bhaTTAraka zrI mallibhUSaNaziSya brahma nemidatta virAcite sallekhanAkrama-pAvarNano nAma paMcamodhikAraH / No. 3 __Ref. No. 82 DVEESANDHANKAVYA TIKA Author --Pt. NEMI CHAND Size -123"x47" Extent ---134 Folios, 13 lines per page, 46 Letters per line. .. . . Description -Country paper, thin and white; Devanagari characters in legible, bold and good hand-writing; borders ruled in four 'lines; the intermediate space between the pairs col. ;:. oured red; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory;.. it is a complete work. Date of the Copy -Pretty old Subject -GRAMMER Begins -zrImAn zivAnaMdanayIzavaMdyo bhUyAdvibhUtyai munisuvrato vaH / ... saddharmasaMbhUtinarendrapUjyo . bhinnendranIlollasadaMgakAMti // 1 // jIyAnmRgendro vinayendunAmA saMvitsadArAjitakaMThapIThaH / .. . prakSIvavAdIma kapolabhitti pramAkSaraiH . svarnakharavidAyaM // 2 // tasyAtha ziSyo'jani devanaMdi sadbrahmacaryavrata. devanaMdi // . pAdAmvujaddhamaniMdyamacyaM . tasyottamAMgena.. namaskaromi // 3 // .. . trailokyakItaizcaraNAravidaM pAraM / bhAvArNodhitaTI praNamya / pipAsatAM rAghava pAMDavIyAM TIkAM kariSye padakaumadI tAM // 4 // ..... .. -iti niravadyavighAmaNDanamaNDita-paNDitamaNDalI-maNDitasya paTatarkacakravartinaH. . . zrImadvinayacandrapaNDitasya guroraMtevAsino devanandinAmnaH ziSyeNa sakalakalograva-cAlcAturI-caMdrikAcakoreNa nemicaMdreNa viracitAyAM dvisaMdhAnakaverdhanajayasya rAghava. pAMDavIyAparanAmnaH kAvyasya 'padakomadI' nAma dadhAnAyAM . Ends Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Saraswati Bhawan Bada Mandir Granth Bhandar [101 nAmASTAdazaH sarga ... : TIkAyAM zrIrAmakRSNayudhiSTharAbhyudayavarNanaM . ... samAptaH // 18 // .: No. 4 : Ref. No. 1080 HARI VANSH PURANA . . . - Author -Pt. RAM CHANDRA Size --103"x6" Extent -60 Folios, 10 lines per page, 46 letters per line. Description -Country paper, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters in legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory; it is a complete work. Date of the Copy -Fairly Old . Subject -~-PURANA Begins -~-zrImate neminAthAya kevala-jJAnamUrtaye syAdvAdavAdine nityaM namostu bhavahAriNe // 1 // yallokendrAnalaM nemi prahikRtya guNArNavam / / harivaMzapurANasya samAso varNyate mayA // 2 // jinasena samudrasya pAraM gantuna pAryate bhavyaiH kAlaprabhAvena tadartha zruti sundaraH // 3 // lambakaMcukavaMze'sau jAto jana manoharaH / zobhanAGgI subhagAravyo devakI yasya vallabhA // 4 // tadAtmajaH . kalAvedI vizvaguraNa vibhUSitaH / rAmacandrAbhidhaH zreSThI malhaNA vanitA priyA // 5 // . tatsunurjana vikhyAtaH zIlapUjAdyalaMkRtaH / ... abhimanyurmahAdAnI tatpArthanavazAdasau // 6 // zRNvanti ya idaM bhavatyA bhavyAH sukRtamUrtayaH / prApnuvanti mahAbhogAntapo'pavargamacyutam // 7 // cAruvAkyaprabodhena kathA saMkalanAtmanA / ... procyate jinasenena zRNvantu bhuvi kovidaH // 8 // . -~-yAdavAnvaya vibhUSiNI-bhUvA dAna-pUjana-vinoda-cetasA / kAriteyamabhimanyunA mudA sAnvaya zravaNahetukA. kathA // 3 // Ends Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . 102] * Jain Granth Bhandara in Jaipur & Nagaur yaduktaM . jinasenena sUriyA bhavyaradhunA / tanmayA rAmacandreNa saMkSepeNava bhApitam // 8 // yAvadratnAkaro loke yAvanmerUdhurINitA / tAvadayaM samAso hi tiSThatAM mahadAzaye // 5 // iti zrI harivaMzapurANa samAse abhimanyu preSThinAmAMkite neminAtha parinirvANa-... varNanaM paJcamAdhikaraNa samAptam // No.5 Ref. No. 169, JYOTISA RATNAMALA TIKA. Author -PT, VAIJA Commentator-SHRIPATI BHATT Size - 11x51" Extent -110 Folios, 15 to 18 lines per page, 30 10 41 letters per .. line. Description -Country paper, thin and greyish; Devanagari characters in small,. legible and good . hand-writing; this manus. .. cript .contains both the . text and commentary; borders : ruled in for lines; the condition of the manuscript on the whole satisfactory; it. is a complete manuscript. Date of the Original -v.s. 1516. Subject - JYOTISA" Ends --- jyotipa ratnamAlA vipradharA zrIpati madhyeya tasyA suTIkA prakaTArtha yuktAM dinamimivADavANavIjAgodhAnvaye dhAnya iti prasiddho gotravabhUvAkhilazAstravettA somezvara caM guru hastu vaijAdAlAvavodha saMcakAra TIkA / iti zrI . zrIpati bhaTTa viracitAyaM jyotipa paMDita vaijAkRta TIkAyAM pratiSTa prakaraNAni.... zarta prakaraNa samApta / Saribal remarks : . sambat 1516 pravartamAne baTAdvayorma madhye sobhana nAma saMvatsare // sambat 1651. varSe caita sudi pratipadA 1 maMgalavAre caMpAvatI koTAtR madhye likhitaM. akabara rAjye likhitaM. pArAsara gotre pa0 gvemacanda Atmaja putra paThanArtha mohana likhitaM / Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Saraswati Bhawan Bada Mandir Granth Bhandar No. 6 Author * Size Extent Description Date of the Copy Subject Begins Ends NEMINATHA RASA -JINASENA -10" X 5" -4 Folios. Country paper, very thin, rough and white; Devanagari characters in very small, legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines in black ink, red chalk used, edges of almost every fol. Slightly worn out; the condi* tion of the work is on the whole good; it is a complete work, written in Rajasthani. (103 -V. S. 1551 --RASA - atha zrI nemInAtharAsa likhyate / sArada samiriNa mAMgU mAne, tujha calo citta lAgU vyAne / avirala akSara AludAne re, mujha mUrakha mati zrAvisAMna re / gAu rAjA ralIyA maraNa re, yAdavanA kula maMDarA sAra re / nAmi nemIzvara jAriNa jyo re, tasu guraNa pahuvina lAbhi pAra re // - zrIyaza: kIrati sUrati sUrIzvara kahI / mahIyali mahimA pAra na lahIi / jJAtarUpa varasi nitavANI / sarasa sakomala amIyasa mAraNI / rAsa re / tAsa calaraMga ciMtalAI ure / gAiu eMha apUrava jinasena yugati karI re / teharA vayaraNaM tarAu vAsare | jAriNa jala nidhi tavasI nIre / jA lagi acala meri giri dhore / jAgaraNaNaNaM si cadaMni sUra re / tAM lagi rAsa rahUM bhara pUri re / yugati sahita yAdava tara re / bhAMva sahita bharAMsi bharatAri re / tehani puNya hosi ghaNo re / pApa taNu karasi parihAri re / caMdravaNa saMvacchara kiiji| paMcAraNu puNya, pAsi dIji / mAgha sudi paMcamI bhagIji re / guruvAri siddha yoga uvIji re / juvA dhanuSa rajjarie jAraNIi ke re / tIrthaMkara valI kahIi sAra re 1 J zAMtinAtha tihAM solamu re / kandurAma teha bhavaraNa majhAre re / / 'iti zrI neminAtharAsa zrAcArya jinasena kRta samAptaH / Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104] jain Granth Bhandars. In Jaipur & Nagaur.. No. 7 PASA NATHA CHARIU (PARASVANATH CHARITRA) Author ---ASAWALA Size ---10" x52" Extent -121 Folios. Description -Country paper, thin and greyish; Devanagari character.::.. in big, bold, legible and beautiful hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines in red ink; red chalk used; edges .. of the foll. 2, 7, 15, 23, 29, 31 to 33 and 86 worn out to a smaller or greater extent; the manuscript is in good. condition; it is a complete work, written in Prakrit :. language. Date of the Copy -V.S. 1479 Subject CHARITRA Begins ----sivasuha sara sAraMgaho suya sAraMgaho sAraMgakahIM guNa bhariyo / . . . bhaNAmi bhuaraNa sAraMgaho khamasAragaho paNavivi pAsa jiNaho cariyo / bhAviya siri mulsNghcrnnu| sirivalayAragaNa vittharaNu // para hariyakumayapo mAyariu / Ayariya sAmi guNaguNa bhariu / / dharamacaMdu va pahacaMdAyariyo / prAyariya rayaNa jasa paha dhariyo / dhari paMcamahanvaya kAmaraNu / raNukAya paMcidiya" saMharaNu / / vara dhamma payAsau sAvayahaM / vayadhAri muriNasara bhAvayahaM // bhaviyaNa maNa pomANaMdayarU / muraNapomaNaMdi taho paTTa varU / hari samau Na bhaviyaNu tuccha maNu, maNaharai paiTTha jiNavara bhavaNu / Ends -jAjiNa muha riNaggaya saggA subhagama giratai loNa ho sArI / jaM kiu hINAhiu kAimi sAhiu tamahu khamau bhaNDArI / / . . iha pAsaNAha carie AyamasAre suvagga cahu bharie / buha asavAla viraie saMghAhipa karaNaNAharaNa siripAsaNAha NivvANa gamaNo NAma terahamo pariccheno sammato // 13 // No.8 Ref. No. 342 Author Size . . RATRI BHOJAN TYAG KATHA ---BRAHAM NEMI DUTT --10}" x 43" Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Saraswati Bhawan Bada Mandir Granth Bhandar [105 Extent: 20 Folios; 15 lines per page; 50 letters per line. Description Country paper, rough and white; Devanagari characters in sufficiently big, bold, legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines; the condition of the manus cript is satisfactory; it is a complete work. Date of the Copy -Fairly old Subject -KATHA Begins" -zrImajjinaM jagatpUjyaM bhAratI bhuvanottamAm / natvA gurupravakSye'haM rAtribhojanavarjanam // 1 // Ends . -jinapatimukhapadmAt nirgatA divyabhASA munipatizatasevyA sAratattvaprakAzA / kumatitimiranAzA bhAnumeva prazasyA dizatumama sukhAni savaMlokaikabhUSA // 1 // zrI bhaTTAraka mallibhUSaNaguruH sUrizru tAdhiH sudhIrAcAryo varasiMha nandI suguruH kuryAtsatAM maMgalam // 2 / / iti bhaTTAraka zrI mallibhUSaNa ziSyAcArya zrI siMhanandigurupadezena brahma namidatta viracitA rAtribhojana parityAga phaladRSTAnta zrI nAgazrI kathA smaaptaa| Size . ." ...: No. 9 VIKRAMADITYA CHARITA Author -NAYANAMBHUDHI --123" x 7" Extent -~-21 Folios. Description -Country paper, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters . in big, legible and good liand-writing; borders ruled in two lines and edges in one in red ink; the condition of the manuscript is excellent; it is a complete work. Date of the Copy -.V.S. 1580 Subject --CHARIT Begins -devi sarasati sarasati prathama paNamevi / .. ... vINA pustaka dhAriNI, caDavi haMsi suprasasi callai / Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 1 Ens No. 10 Author Size Extent Description Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur Date of the Copy Subject Begins kAsamIrapura maDavAsiNI, deha nAraNa annAraNa pillei // kaviyaraNa ni tu mAlalI, diu mujha budhi vizAla // jima vikrama rAjA tAu, kahau prabaMdha rasAla // 1 // - saMvata panarahasai asIi "1580", e carati nisuNI harasIyai / sAhasIka jo hoi nisaMka, kAyara kaMpaI je vali raMka // / 603 // zrI uvaesa kiraNa prapUra | tiriNa vinoda caupaI rasAla / kIdhI suragatA sukha visAla / / 606 / / // iti zrI vikramAdityanRpacaritraM samAptaM / / raNathaha / / 604 / / teha nai vAcaka harSa samudra jasu jasa ujjavala pIra samudra / suvineyavi nayAMvudhi eha / raciu prabaMdha niraSi tiri tyeha / / 605. / / paMca daMDa nAmA su caritra | dekhI ne hanu dha vicitra | Ref. No. 1662 YASHODHAR CHARITRA -VASAVSEN MUNI -101" x 51" -- 76 Folios, 13 to 15 lines per page, 44 letters per line. Country paper, thin and greyish; Devanagari characters in: small, legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in for lines; yellow pigment used; edges of the first and last. folios worn out; the condition of the manuscript is satisfactory; it is a complete work. Fairly old -CHARITRA -jitAMrAtIna jinAnnatvA siddhAn siddhathasaMmmadaH sUrInAcArasaMpannAnupAdhyAyAstathA yatIn // 1 // jananyA samavetasya yazodhara caritaM pAvanaM vakSye yathAzakti mahIbhujaH / yathAgamaM / / 2 / Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Saraswati Bhawan Bada Mandir Granth Bhandar Edns mAnyaiH pUrva yadukta tatkathaM zakyaM tathApi tatkramAMbhoja 'sarvazAstravidAM prabhaMjanAdibhiH -mAridatAdayazcAye sarvazAstravizAradaH / haripeNa samanvitaiH // 3 // mayA vAlena bhASituM / praNAmAjjita prAyasaMgha puNyataH / / 4 / tathaiva ca / nAkamAzritAH // 187 // [107 sodharmAdika vaidyaparyaMtaM kRtirvAsavasenasya vAgaDhAnvayajanmanaH imAM yazodharAbhiyAM saMzodhyAyatAM budhaH // 188 // iti yazodhara carite munivAsavasena kRte kAvye zrabhayarUci bhaTTAraka prabhayamatyoH svargagamano camArI-dharmalAbho yazomatyAdayonye yathAyathaM nAkanivAsino nAma zraSTamaH sargaH samAptaH / Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Tholia Jain Temple Granth Bhandar It is situated in Digambar Jaina Temple Tholiyan in GHEE WALON-KA-RASTA, Johari Bazar, Jaipur. The total number of manuscripts and GUTAKAS is 515 and 143: respectively. Though the number of the manuscripts is not great but from the point of material and rare works, it is a remarkable Bhandar.. Manuscripts are mainly in two languages i. e. Sanskrit and Hindi. The manuscript of DRAVYA SANGRAHA of Brahma Deva written in Sanskrit is the earliest one This manuscript was copied in V.S. 1416. This manuscript was written in Yoginipur (Delhi). The commentary of "PARMATMA PRAKASH" of Yogindra Deva, SHABDANUSHASAN of Hem Chandracharya and ADIPURANA of Puspadanta are also important one. The GUTAKAS which are 143 in number contains good collection of Hindi works. Several other works of Bhattaraka Hemaraja Subha Chandra, Raghunath, Brahm Jinadasa, Brahm Gyana Sagar etc. are in these GUTAKAS. No. 1 Author Size Extent DHARMA PARIKSHA. Date of the Original -AMITGATI -11" x 5" -70 Folios. Description --Country paper, thin and some what greyish; Devanagari characters in big, legible and good hand-writing; borders and edges ruled in three and two lines in black ink; it is a complete work in good condition; written in Sanskrit. Ref. No. -V. S. 1070 Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . [ 109 ... Tholia Jain Temple Granth Bhandar - Date of the Copy _Kartika Badi 5, V. S. 1537 Subject :-DHARAM Scribal remarks : . saMvat 1537 varSe phAtika budi 5 somavAsare isavArI sthAne zrI ajitanAtha caitAlye rAjAdhirAja zrI ajayamalla vijaya rAjye zrImat kASThAsaMghe naMdI taTagacche vidyAgaNe bha. zrI rAmasenAnvaye bha0 ratnakIti tatpaTTa bha0 lakhamasena tatpaTTe dharaNadhIra paTTAcArya bha0 zrI somakIrti tat ziSya prAcArya zrI vIrasenAcArya vimalasena muni vijayasena muni jayasena 70 vIrama / na0 kAnhA / 70 gaNIva / na0 zAmaNa / prAyikA vAI jinamatI / prAyikA vinayasUri / prAcArya jinaziri / kSullikA bAI nAI / kSu0 gaajii| paM. assii| paMDita velA / paM0 jinarAja / paM0 narasiMha / paM0 vImapAlI chAtra vaalaa| .No. 2 GYANASURYODAYA NATAK VACHNIKA Author --VADICHANDRA SURI Translator -VIRANANDI Size --111x51" Extent -90 Folios, 9 lines per page, 33 to 35 letters per line. Description -Country paper, rough and grey; Devanagari characters in big, legible and clear hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines, edges in two lines; yellow pigment used; It is a complete work in good condition; written in Sanskrit, .. Prakrit and Hindi. Date of the Copy -Fairly old . Subject -NATAKA Begins -OM namaH siddhebhyaH / / atha jJAnasUryodaya nATaka kI vacanikA likhyate / .... .... dohA -vaMdo kevala jJAna ravi udaya aMkha kita 'jAsaH / : :. ..... jo bhramatama hara mokSapura mari karata prakAza // 1 // . . . . : asa maMgalakari jJAnasUryodaya nAma nATaka kI vanikA likhiye haiM / chaH / / .... Enda - digdara mata viSa tisajJAnabhUSaNa prAcArya paTTa kA nirmala grAbhUSaNa camakatA jo mayUra kA pichatA kari sahita hai ! hasta jAkA prabhAcandra prAcArya hotA bhayA / paisA so ati pravINa sohai hai / tAkai paTTa viSa vAdIna ke samuha kA Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . 110 ] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur tilaka samAna zrI vAdicandrapati upajyA / tA kari bhavya kamalanikoM vikAsa karane vAlA jJAnasuryodayanATaka racyA // ase sUrya zrI vAdicandra kari viracita jJAnasUryodayanATaka viSa cauthA adhyAya samApta bhayA // 4 // Scribal remarks: mohAdika bhAva saba upAdhi rUpa cetana ke dUkhadAI jAni vRthA citta nA bhramAiyai / jJAnAdika bhAva te to zrApa hI ke haiM svabhAva tinako hitakArI jAni citta ko ramAiyai / / jinavAnI jora vina bhaI. dezaM vacanikA sAra / ... paDho paDhA bahucitta vahu bAcaUM likha hulikha meM sudhAra // 5 // ||chppy|| vaMdo zrI arahanta mokSapura patha prakAzaka / vaMdU siddha samUdhyAna jisa bhramatama nAsaka / / vaMdU sAdhu samasta suddha ratnatraya sAdhaka / vaMdU pUna jinadharma jIva SaTkAya abAdhaka // ye cAra parama maMgala vimala ye hI lokottama vidita / ye hI zaraNa jagajIva ko jAni bhaja ura jo cahata hita // 6 // .......... ' iti zrI jJAnasUryodaya nAma nATaka kI vanikA sampUrNa // cha // mItI jeTha zukla dvitIyA 2 vAra zanivAra saMvat 1626 kA nai pUraNa kII // mItI bhAdavA sudi 14 nai mukaMdarAma jI bar3ajAtyA kI mA nai vrata pUrNa kI ta tiva meM madira jI caDhAyA bhImarAja kI kAkI gulAba nai saMvat 1950 kA meM nichAvara kA lAgyA 5) 10 mAnA / Size . No.3 .." Ref. No.57 . KARMA VIPAKA SUTRA CHOPAI Author -111x51" - Extent .. -127 Folios: ...... .. ............ Description --Country paper, rough and grey; Devanagari characters in big, bold and elegant hand-writing; it is in a fair .. : : condition; it is a complete manuscript, written in Hindi. Date of the Copy . . -Fairly old. ....... Subject : SIDHANTARAN .. he . . Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Tholia Jain Temple Granth Bhandar . .. Ends. -zrI paramAtmane namaH / zrI sarasvatyai nmH| deva niranjaraNane namu, alakha ajara abhirAma / ghaTa ghaTa antara prAtamA, parama jota pariNAma // 1 // sAvada vacana sabai taji, rAjaridha bhaNDAra / vanavAsI munivara ne namu, je zraddhA araNagAra // 2 // jinavara vANI ne namu, bhavika jIva hitakAra / janma maraNa nA dUkha cakrI TUTe te niradhAra // 3 // zilavaMta nara nAra nai, samakIta varata sahIta / harapa ghaTI tehanai namu, karma subhaTa jairaNe jIta // 4 // santoSI kavale sadA samatA sahita sujANa / DaryA visar2yA rahe sadA te pahuMce niravANa // 2407 // prAgamavANI ucara ura na bole bola // dayA para 4 rAtadina haMsAye rahe abola // 2408 / / eka bhagata cUke nahIM pAche jala no tyAga / / prAtma hita jANe sahI te samajhe jina mArga // 2406 / / . para niMdA mukha navi gameM hAsyAdi na krt:| . saMkA kAMkSA koye nahIM jItyo. te zivamaMta // 2410 // ehane mAraga jai cale te nara jAgo sAdha / eNa kI bIjA je narA te saba jANo bAdha // 2411 iti zrI karma-vipAka sUtra caupaI sampUrNam / zrI udayapura nagara madhye lipi kRtaa| " No. 4 Size : ..Extent . : ... .. Description NIRGHANTU DHANVANTARI -930x41" . -168 Folios, 8 lines per page, 25 letters per line. -Country paper, rough and grey; Devanagari characters in big, legible and clear Mand-writing; borders ruled in four. lines in red ink, edges ruled in two lines in red ink; it is . a complete manuscript, in good condition, written in Sanskrit. . Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 ] Jain Granthi Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur Copy Date of the --Fairly old. Subject --KOSA Begins - zrI pArzvanAthAya namaH / zrI bhUvanakItibhyo namaH / zrI dhanvaMtarAya namaH / / prabhAvAtsarvabhUtAnAM manasyunmattatAMgate / yo vibhAti namastasmai vizvarUpAya vedhase // 1 // namAmi dhanvaMtarimAdidevaM surAsurai vaMdita pAdapadmaloke / jarA sAmya mRtyunAzaM dhArAmIzaM vividhopadhInAM // 2 // anekadezAntara bhASiteSu sarveSvApi prAkRta guDheSu / guDhepu ca nAsti saMkhyA dravyA vidhAnepu tayaupadhISu // 3 // -vAlaM vRddhAtruraM dagdhaM, mRtaM vA suvigAhitaM / vyagracchaM ca viSaM mAsaM saghohati maMdokhilaM // 78 / / Scribal remarks : ___ iti zrI AdipurupaM dhanvaMtari viracite nighaMTu mAma saMgrahe nighaNTu granthenAcimo. sarva mAsavarga samApta / / 9 / / yAdRzaM pustakaM dRSTvA tAdRzaM likhitam mayA / yadi zuddhamazuddha vA mama doSo na dIyate / zrI AdinAtha caityAlaya likhitaM paM0 mita giradhArI majItamala rUpanagare zrI rastu zrI kalyANamastu maMgalaM bhUvaH / / Ends No.5 Ref. No. 534 PARAMATMA PRAKASH TIKA Author -~-JIVARAJ Size --11"x5" Extent ---35 Folios. Description -Country paper, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters. in big, bold, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines, edges in two lines in red ink; it is a ::.. complete work in fair condition; written in Hindi. Date of the Original . -V. S. 1762 Date of the . Copy .. -Magh Sudi 5, V. S. 1872.. . Subject : ADHYATMA Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Tholia Jain Temple Granth Bhandar 1113 Scribal remarks: zrAvaka kula moTa mujasa. khaNDelavAla bakhANa / sAhabar3A sAkhA bar3I, bhIma jIva kula bhANa // 1 // rAja tasu suta rekhajI puNyavaMta supramANa / / tAko kula siMgAra, suta jIvarAja subhajANa // 2 // pura nIlAhI meM prasiddha, rAja sabhA ko rUpa / jIvarAja jina dharma meM, samajha pAtama rUpa // 3 // kari bAdara bahu tina karo, zrI dharmasI uvajhAya / paramAtma parakAsa ko, vArtika dehu banAya // 4 // paramAtma parakAsa ko zAstra athAha samudra / meThA artha gambhIra bharaNe dalai agyAna dalidra // 5 // suguru gyAna avaka saje pAye kIye pratadha / artha ratana dhari jatana su, dekho parakho padya / / 6 / / sataraha-sai vAsaThi samai, pakhayaju suraNasAra / paramAtma parakAsa ko vArtika kahyo vicAri // 7 // kIrati sundara sumakalA, ciraMjIva jIvarAja / zrI jina zAsana sAnadhe sudharma subhikha surAja // 6 // iti zrI yogInda deva viracite tInasopaMtAlIsa dohA pada pramANa paramAtmaprakAsa - kA vAlAvabodha sampUrNa saMvat 1872 varSe mAhavudi 5 nai likhitaM / . No. 6 . Author Size : Extent Description Ref. No. 18 SAMAYASAR -AMRITCHANDRACHARYA -1010x4" -~-191 Folios. -Country paper, rough and white; Devanagari characters in big, legible, .clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines in black ink, edges in two; it is in a fair condition, the manuscript is complete; written in Prakrit anri Sanskrit; the manuscript contains both the text and commentary. Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 ] Date of the Copy Subject Scribal remarks: svasti zrI saMvat 1463 varSe mAghakRSNA cayodazyAM somavAsare graha zrI kAlavI nagare samasta rAjAvalI samAlaMkRta vinijitAkhili pracaMDa mahArAjAdhirAja suratrANa zrI mahamUdasAhi vijaya rAjyaparvata mAne asmin rAjye zrI kASThAsaMghe mAthurAnvaye puSkaragacche lohAcAryAnvaye pratiSThAcArya zrI anantakIrti devA tasya paTTa gaganAMgaNe bhaTTAraka kalpAH zrI kSemakIrti devAH tatpaTTe zrI hemakIrti devAH tat ziSya zrI dharmacandra devaH tasya dharmopadezAmRtena hRdisthita manovallI sicyamAnenAM rohitAsa nagare vAstavya zrI kAlavInagarasthita zrotakAnvaya mIttala gotrIya pUrNa puruSa sAbu khetanAmni tasya vaMse dIvAraNa ThAM0 prasiddha sarva kAryakuzala sAbu nayaraNa tasya dvau bhAryau kokilA sAMtA nAmno eteSAM kukSe utpanaH ekAdaza pratimA dhArakaH tA sahajapAla hRda rati prati sAdhu zrI narapati kulamaMDaNa sAdhu hemarAjI sA0 narapati bhAryA sAdhu " namii ana bhI patra jiraNadAsa vIlhA vIradAsa / sA0 hemarAja putra gaNarAja gurudAsa putra sAdhu narapati putra sAbu zrI vAlhacandra tasya ho bhAryau sAbunI jaiNamAla hI lahuvar3a nAmni anayo putra sAdhu devarAja tasya bhAryA rAvhI nAmni etayoH putra pahacanda etaiH jinapraNIta mArga rataiH caturvidha dAnadAyakaiH saMghanAyakaiH jinapujA puradaMraiH eteSAM madhye sAdhu nairaMga pautreNa sAdhu narapati putreNa sAbu zrI valhacandra devena sAvuni jogapAla hI lahuvaDi kotena sAvurAja jAtena pautra sAdhu zrI pAlhaNa candra samudbhavena zrI samayasAra pustakaM likhApya saMsAra: samudrotAraNArthaM duritaduSTaM vidhvaMsanArthaM jJAnAvaraNAdyapRka karmakSayArtha zrI dharmahetoH suguroH dharmacandra devebhyaH pustakadAnaM datta / No. 7 Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagan Author Extent Date of the Copy Subject -Mangsir Badi 13, V. S. 1463 -RELIGION SUKUMAL CHARITRA -BHATTARAKA SAKAL KIRTI - 44 Folios. Description - Country paper, thin brittle greyish; Devanagari characters. in bold, clear, uniform and clegant hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines in black ink, edges ruled in two lines;. the condition is very fair; it is a complete work; written in Sanskrit. Ref. No. 411 - Posa Sudi 10, V. S. 1537 -CHARITRA Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Tholia Jain Temple Granth Bhandar Scribal remarks: saMvat 1537 varSe poSa sudI 10 mUlasaMghe balAtkAragaNe sarasvatIgacche kundakundAcAryAnvaye bha0 zrI padmanandidevA tatpaTTe bha0 zubhacandra devA tatpaTTe bha0 jinacandradevA tat ziSya * muni zrI jai naMdi tadAmnAye khaNDelavAlAnvaye zreSThi gotra saM0 vIlhA bhAryA peDhI tatputrAH saM0 vAdUpArzva, vADhU bhAryA DalhU tatputra sA0 golhA vAlirAja, bhojA, coyA, cApA aiteSAM madhye vAlirAjena idaM sukumAla svAmI granthaM likhApyataM / paM0 zrasuyoga paThanArtha nimitta samarpitaH / . No. 8 Author Size Extent Date of the Copy Subject. Begins YASHODHARA CHARITRA -PADAMNABH KAYASTHA Ends -11" X 5" ---87 Folios, 10 lines per page, 40 letters per line. Description Country paper, thin and some what whitish; Devanagari characters in bold, clear and fair hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines in red ink, all the four edges ruled in two lines in red ink; the manuscript is in good condition and incomplete form. -Fairly old -CHARITRA [ 115 - OM namaH siddhebhyaH // paramAnaMda jananIM sAgara tAriNIM / satAM hi tanutAM jJAnalakSmI candraprabhaH prabhuH // 1 // bhava - upadezena grantho'yaM guNakIrti mahAmuneH / kAyastha padmanAbhena racitaH pUrva sUtrataH // 107 // pramodinA / saMtoSa jaisavAlena saMtuSTena pratizlAghito grantho'yamartha saMgrahakAriNA // 108 // jaisavAlAnvayasya ca / sAdhovijayasiMhas sutena prathvirAjena grantho'yamanumoditaH // 106 // iti zrI yazovara caritra dayAsundarAbhidhAne mahAkAvye sAdhu zrI kuzarAjakArApite kAyastha zrI padmanAbha - viracite abhayaruci prabhRti sarvaSAM svargagamanaMvarNano navamaH sargaH / Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 ] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagarit Scribal remarks: jAtaH zrIvIrasiMhaH sakala ripu kula vAtanirdhAta pAto, vaMze zrI tomarANAM nija vimala yazovyAptadika cakravAlaH / dAnaH mAnaH vivekaiH na bhavati samatA yena sAkaM nRpANAM / keSAmepAM kavInAM prabhavati dhipaNA varNane tadguNAnAM // 1 // Izvara cUr3AratnaM vinihatakaraghAta vRtta saMhAtaH candra iva dugdha sidhostasmAduddharaNa bhUpatirjanitaH // 2 // yasya hi nRpateH yazasA sahasA zubhrIkRtatribhUvane'smin / kailAzapati girinikaraH kSIrati nIra zucIyate timiraM // 3 // tatputro vIramendraH sakalavasumatIpAla : cUDAmaNiH yaH prakhyAtasarvaloke sakalavudha kalAnaMdakArI vizepAt / tasmin bhUpAlaratne nikhilanidhigrahe gopadUrga prasiddhi maMjAne prAjyarAjyaM vigataripubhayaM suprajaH sevyamAnaM // 4 // vaMze'bhUjjaisavAle vimalaguNanidhi laNaH .. - sAdhuratnaM sAdhuzrIjainapAlo bhavaduditayAstatsuto dAnazIlaH / jainendrArAdhaneSu pramuditahRdayaH . sevakaH . sadgururaNAM loNAkhyA satyazIlA'jani vimalamatijainapAlasya bhAryA // 5 // jAtA SaT tanayAstayoH sukRtinoH zrIhaMsarAjobhavat teSAmAdyatamastatastadanujaH sairAjanAmA'jani / ...... rairAjo bhavarAjakaH samajani prakhyAtakItirmahA sAdhu zrIkuzarAjakastadanu ca zrIkSemarAjo. laghuH // 6 // jAtaH zrIkuzarAja evaM sakalakSamApAla cUDAmaNeH zrImattomara vIramasya vidito vizvAsapAtraM mahAn maMtrI maMtravicakSaNaH . kSaNamayaH kSINAripakSaH kSaNAt kSoNImIkSaNarakSaNakSamamatijainendrapUjArataH // 7 // . . svargaspaddhismRddhikotivimalazcaityAlayaH kArito lokAnAM hRdayaMgamo bahudhanaizcandraprabhasya prabhoH / / yenaitatsamakAlamevaruciraM bhavyaM ca kAvyaM tathA sAdhu zrIkuzarAjakena sudhiyA kIrtazcirasthApakaM / / 8 / / tristrastasyaiva bhAryA. guraNacaritayuSastAsu ralhobhidhAnA patnI dhanyA caritrA vrataniyamayutA zIlazaucena yuktaa| dAtrI devArcanADhyA gRhakRtikuzalA tatsutaH kAmarUpo . . . . . . dAtA kalyANa siMho jinagurucaraNArAdhane tatparo'bhUta // 6 // Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Tholia, Jain Temple Granth Bhandar [ 117 lakSaNI: dvitIyA mUtsuzIlA ca pativratA / kauzIrA ca tRtIyeyamabhUdguNavatI satI // 10 // zAMti zasya bhUyAttadanu narapateH suprajAnAM janAnAM vaktRNAM / vAcakAnAM tthaiv.........||11|| . yAvatpUrmasya pRSThe gujagapatirayaM tatra tiSThedgariSThe yAvattamApi caMcadvikaTaphariNaphaNAmaMDale kSoNirepA / yAvatkSoNI samasta nidazapati vRtazcArucAmIkarAdistAvad bhavyaM vizuddha' jagati vijayatAM kAvyametaccirAya // 12 // kAyastha pAnAbhena budhapAdAMjaregunA / kRtirepAM vijayatAM syeyAdAcandratArakaM // 13 // iti zrI pamanAbha-kAyastha viracitaM yazogharacaritraM samAptam / zubhaMbhavatu kayANamastu / zrI zrI // zrI // zrI // Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Bisapanthi Digambar Jain Temple Granth Bhandar Bada Mandir Nagaur The Granth Bhandar is situated in the Digambar Jaina Temple BISAPANTHI BADA MANDIR DEVARA-KI-GALI, Purani Nagaur. According to Bhattaraka Pattavali, Bhattaraka Ratnakirti established an independent Bhattaraka Gadi in Samvat 158 1 and also established a great Granth Bhandar in Nagaur. The Bhandar possesses a valuable collecticn of 20 thousand manuscripts. This number includes the GUTKAS also. The manuscripts are quite old. The manuscripts are mainly in 5 languages i.e. SANSKRIT, PRAKRIT, APABHRAMSA, HINDI, RAJASTHANI. All the manus , cripts are written on paper, there is no manuscript on palm leaf. .... SUBJECT DEALT WITH This collection pertains to books written by Jaina and 'nonJaina authors. Works written by Jaina authors deal with various subjects pertaining to religion such as SIDHANTA, PUJA, PRATISTHA,.. KATHA, CHARITRA, STOTKA, VRIT-VIDHAN, PURANA and Secular subjects like PURANA, KAVYA, KATHA, SHORT KAVYA; PHILOSOPHY and Sientific subjects like GRAMMER, PROSODY, LAXICOGRAPHY, JYOTISA and AYURVEDA. Works written by nonJaina authors pertains mainly to KAVYA, GRAMMER; AYURVEDA, JYOTISA and SEXUALOGY etc.' Some of the important manuscripts are given below :Name of the Manuscript :: Author Year Language Trisati Rawal Sharangadhar 1751. Sanskrit 2. Sidhanta Chandrika Ramchandra Shrana 1. Bhattaraka Sampradaya by V.P. Joharapurkar Pace 121. - Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Bisapanthi Dig. Jain Temple Granth Bhandar Nagaur . [119 -3. Ratna Karanda Sravakachar Samanta Bhadra- 1543 Sanskrit charya 14. Prasnotur Sravakachar Bhattaraka Sakala 1590 -do Kirti 5. Kshatra Chudaniani Wadiba Singh Suri 1544 6. Sudarsana Charitra Mumukshu Vidhya' 1682 -do-- Nandi". 7 Ramayan Shastra Chirantan Muni . 1463 -do:: 8. Rama Purana Soma Sena - -do9:- Bhoja Praband Kavi Bhallalal . 1558 -do10. Naga Kumar Charitra Dharm Dhar' 1596 -do11. Samaya Sara Tika Banarsi Das 1723 Hindi 12. Parsvanath Purana Bhudhar Das. 1838 -do13. Vuchhatti Tri Bhangi Nemi Chandra '1562 Prakrit 4; Ratnakaranda Sravakachar Shri Chand 1651 Apabhramsa 15. Tri Sasti Mahapurana Puspadanta 1493 -do16.' Shripal Charitra Pt. Raidhu 1595 -do1:17. Sudarsana Charitra Nainandi 1570 -do18. Vardhamana Kavya Pt. Narsena 1475 -dc19. Jasahara Chariu Puspadanta 1505 -doWe propose to give below the details of some of the manuscripts which are of religious, secular, cultural and historical value :-* No. 1 Ref. No. 2715jA * AMBADA CHARITRA Author --Pt. AMAR SUNDAR 93" X 415" ...Extent -31 Folios, 13 lines per page, 42 letters per line.. , Description --Country paper, thin and dark grey; Devanagari characters in big, legible, uniform, and 'good' hand-writing; borders , ruled in four lines; the condition of the manuscript is: :: very poor; it is a complete manuscript; written" ini ... Sanskrit. Sanskrit. . . . . . , Date of the ti. .. . . . . Copy: :: -V:5.648261 visit Size Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120] Subject Begins Ends No. 2 Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur Scribal remarks: iti caritre saptAdezaH samAptaH / zloka saMkhyA ni0 1300 saMpUrNam // saMvat 1826 rA mIti Asoja kRSNa pakSe 13 tIyo lipIkRtvA / subhaTapura madhye // zrI paramAtmAva namaH || Author Size Extent Description -CHARITRA --maya aMbaDacaritraM likhyate / dhammatsiMpadyate lakSmI varmA pardaniMditaM / dharmAtsavvaM samIhitaM // 1 // dhamrmmAtsaubhAgyaJca er dharmopari zraMvar3a kSatriyasya saMbaMdha: kavyate / zrasmin bharata kSetre zrIvAsanagare tatra vikramasiMharAja rAjyaM karoti / - uNAM kRtvA sva saMvatsaraH pravattApitaH tasmin siMhAsane ciraM rAjya kRtvA dharma samArAdhya ya svaH zarIraM muktvA svarge gataH yataH sagAdviyA narezAH surapati sadRzAnAM ki nodAna veMr3A kurvanti kiMkaratva gangamaH kRtametra vivopavA vAH citAratnAdi : saMpata bhavati hiniyataM dharmma kammArtha siddhi saMpadyate / yadArthA sakala sukha rAzvAvamasyaiva pupAH // 1 // saMpadaM / niMditaM // 3 // sarasa kArtika ramya kathAnakaM zravaNahAra nizamya vinodakRta amarasuMdara pamitasAbunA sugamagadyamayaM jayatA ciraM // 2 // dharmAtsaMpadyate bhogA dharmAcca sukhaM dhamrmAtsvargApavargoM ca dharmaH cintAmaNi zreSTho vammaM kalpadrumo paraH / dhammaM kAma duvAvetuH dhammaM sukhA vahA // 4 // akSara mAtrA pada svarahInaM vyaJjana sandhi vinajitareSaM / sAbubhireva mamadvamitavyaM kotra na muhyati zAstra samudeH // 5 // ajJAta dopAtmativibhramAhA padArtha hInaM likhitaM yAtu / tadarthamAyu parizodhanIyaM prAyeNa hanmuhyati lekhakAnAM // 6 // BARAHAKHADI SHRI PARSAVADASA -11"x5" Ref. No. 3424/A -7 Folios, 7 lines per page, 31 letters per line. -Country paper, rough and grey; Devanagari characters in bold, clear and good hand-writing; red chalk used; the numbered sides marked circular dise in the centre; Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Bisapanthi Dig. Jain Temple Granth Bhandar Nagaur Date of the . Copy. Subject Begins. No. 3. [ 1 21 11 borders are unruled; the manuscript written in Hindi language; it is a complete work in good condition. .:20 - Posa Badi 9, V. S. 1899 -ADHYATMA - OM namaH siddha / atha vArahakhar3I likhyate / 1 dohA - zrI jinavara vRSa kU namU namU jinottama vAriNa / raca, sva parahita jANi // 1 // bArakhar3I upadeza maya Author Size Extent Description Date of the Copy Subject Begins End's ' " kAkA kAMI Rs kara to phira tu bhAlaM jaMjAla / sIkha na mAnI ra gurAM kI yeka gyAnIjIva / viSayabhoga meM rahe lipa ghora hai tU bAMdha karma / dharma na jAne Rs kyA hoya samyakgyAnIjIva // 1 // BHAGAWATI SUTRA Ref. No. 222 / A -101" x 41" ---45 Folios, 11 lines per page, 33 letters per line. -Country paper, thin and greyish; Devanagari characters in bold, legible and elegant hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines in black ink; the work is in good condition; it is a complete work, written in Prakrit Language. -Chetra Sudi 15, Saturday, V.S. 1609 ACHARA SHASTRA ------taraNa kAleraNa / teMraNaM samaeNaM / sAvachInayarI hochA // ---evaM jahAMuvAtiya jAvaM savvaddha rakANa aMta kAhiti / sevaMtaMtese vartate tri jAva viharati te ya nimmaMgo saMmmato // 7 // Scribal remarks: saMvat 1609 varSe caitra sudi pUrNimAsyAM titha zanivAsare zrI lAbhapura madhye likhitaM haridAsena // devA paThanArthaM / yostu / yAdarza pustakaM draSTaM tAdRzaM likhitaM mayA / yadi zuddhamazuddha vA mama doSo na dIyate // Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur bhagna pRSThi kaTi grIvA adhorapTiradhomukhaM / kaNTena likhitaM zAstraM yatnena pratipAlayet // 2 // No. 4 Ref. No. 408/A CHAKRADHAR PURANA (With commentary) Author --JIN SENACHARYA Size -11x52" Extent ---139 Folios, 13 lines per page, 50 letters per line. Description -Country paper, thin and grey; Devanagari characters in bold, uniform, small and elegant hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines, edges in two lincs in black ink; the condition of the manuscript is good; it is a complete work, written in Sanskrit poetry and prose; manuscript coniains both the text and commentary. Date of the Copy -Fairly old. Subject -PURANA Begins -OM namaH siddha bhyaH / prmaa| prakaSTa jJAna / / 3 // vizAsita vinAzitA / / muskila zauka zAsanaM // mutkila lakSmyAH / / ekameva zAsanaM naya-smAnnana // 4 // Ends -neteva senApatiriva / senApatiriva / catuH sAdhanaH / dhanu vihasarAdhanA sAdhanaH / AbhAsvaraM / prA samantAt vA svaraM / / 403 / / jIvana vidhiH jivita vikalpatArodhavimuktA AvaraNa vimuktA / udayAdi utpanna vA ataMmaH antimaH akhilAva niyate taratasya // 404 // svarAparArtha siddhi svaparArthajJAnaM / smykjnyaanmityrthH| vRSabhaH zreSThaH // va // prathamaH .. ...tithaMkara cakradhara purANa / / sapta catvAriMzatamaM parva parisamAptam / / 47 // zrI // 1 // 2 // Scribal remarks i ..... maNDalAcArya zrI bhUvanakIti tat ziSya AcArya zrI vizAlakIrti likhApitaM // .. Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Bisapanthi Dig: Jain Temple Granth Bhandar Nagaur . . [123 Extent: No.5" - Ref. No. 746/B CHATURVINSATI JIN STAVAN Author : - X Size .... -133"x6" -4 Folios. .. Description -Country paper, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters in big, bold, legible and good hand-writing; borders and edges ruled in three lines, the condition of the manuscript is fair; it is a complete work; written in Hindi verse. Date of the Copy --Asoja Badi 6, Friday, V.S. 1754 Subject -STOTRA Begins -atha caturvizaMti jinastavana / sarvayA-prathama jinaMda caMda sukha kaMdanAbhinanda varNa ida pAya pariviMda se| mana bhAyajU / Adi utpatti tithi, gati mati pragaTa karana hari sakala saMsAre sukha dAyajU / kaMcana varaNa tana, vRSabha lakSana, dhanuSa pAMcase zarIra vIra dhIra giri rAyajU / kahe jina harSa nitAjI jinarAja Aja bhavasiMdhu ko jighaja RSibha kahAyajU // 1 // dUsaro ajitanAtha sugatapurI ke sAtha jAke nAma ThAma ThAma navanidhi pAyo hai| jitazatru vijayA ko naMda mukhacaMda bimba kaMcana sI jyoti tanu zadhika suhAyo hai| parama kRpAla surazAla sukumAla bhAva advitIya ahi masi ziva sAla sura nara gAyo hai / mAtana ke peTa rahayo tAta jU manAI hAra tAte jina harSa sUajita kahAyo hai // 2 // saMbhava nAtha anAtha ko pIhara, saMkaTa koTi nikaTa hrai| jAke nAma gahe vRtti mataMga japaMtri hama haNa hasaMti mile su parai / caturaMga mahAvala sainya parai bala bhIla mulaka samAla bhara / manavAMchita pUraNa kAma huvA jina harSa namoM kara jori karai / / 3 // tAraka nAma kahAvata kAhe ko tArayoM maiM ko una dekhyau he te toN| tArata hai apanI karaNI sada lokana ko prabhU jAnata maiM toN| . mo guna hI ko nivAsa hai sAhiba tIna suvana sujasa lahe to / zrI abhinanda pAUM gahai jina harSa tirai bhavi hAtha gahai to / / 4 // tero mukha dinakara karata barAbari, so mUr3ha mati kachuana samajhata jJAna meM / arU vAMkI jyoti sahi jAta nahIM nainana zarIra teja dekha tero bhayA haM narAna meM / graha vAMkU rAhU duHkha deta hai para vadhyo petI terI seva kare rahe apane sadhyAna meN| sumati ke dAtA jina harSa sumatinAtha prabhU, jaiso sura koU aura dekhyo nahIM Ana meM // 5 // Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1241 . Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur dvijarAja samAvara prabhU ko bakhAne jo kumada mati samajhata kachu nahIM libhAra jU / / zazi kalA hIna dina dina hota kSINa, tanu terI kalA dina dina bar3he apAra jU / koU para tiyA virahaNI * satAvata, jina kUsava lokana kUsukha upagAra jU / bharayo hai kalaMka huM maiM to, tU to nikalaMka jina harSa kahata mo padma prabhU tArajU // 6 // Ends - mallinAtha milyA mere bhAga vase sukha sampatti Aja dazA pragaTI / . manu merU varAvara mero bhayo ghari prAMgaNa gaMga nadI ulaTI / . dRga dekhata hI bhae zItala doU, parAkRta pAtti karI sNghttii| jina harpa kahe prabhU tere darazana, jIva ajJAna kI .,vAkI ghaTI // 16 // ... caMdra vadana sadana madana ko jAriNa , vidhAtA. ko zrApa upAI / caMcala naina sU vairaNa amolaka dela, jaga maga joti banAI / . pIna payodhara tArana meM hari, laMka priyA gaja cAli harAI / deva triyA muni suvrata ke jina harSa kahe paya. bandhana prAI // 20 // mohana mUrati, zazi vadana, saroja naina, jUha kI kuTilAI adhika virAje hai| sAraMga zikhA avAta nAsikA taisI dikhata mUgiyAM se hoMTha kiMdhU bAla chAje haiM / dasana hIrA sI paMkti, chavi mugatA kI chu ti, kokilA kaMTha, vANI jaladhara gAje hai / aisI bhAMti upadeza suNe. naminAtha ko. jina ... harSa bhramaNa bhaya bhAje haiM // 2 // sIla. ko sanAha, aMga sakIraNa. araNa bhaMga jure madana sau jaga nemaH prabhU gAji ke / kSamA kI ajaba DhAla, tapa kInI karapAla, bhAvanA zarIra DhAla, dhIra Topa sAz2a ke / jJAna gajarAja, suni dharama rAje, kahai jina harapa, jetI suguNa pAMi dala rAji ke / dayA ke ure niSAraNa upakalaI bhUta dhyAna kAma dazA jIvI rahe murati virAja ke // 22 // arace jasu pAI, surAsura rAma pramu guNa gAI su seva karai / sukhadAyaka dAyaka loka hai jAkI kIti loka loka phirai / atulI vala eka aneka virAjata. roga vijoga samUla harai / jina harSa kahe prabhU pAsa jinanda kI seva karo bhayA cita kharai // 23 // kaMcana gAta suhAta hai murati, kSatrI. kulai. avatAra liyo / hari praka nizaMka upakRta, sukRta kaMda prabhu udayo / jina zAsana nAyaka dAyaka vAMchita dekhata hI duHkha dUri gayo / jina harSa kahe, mahAvIra jinezvara nAma niraMjana siddha jayau // 24 // iti zrI caturvizaMti jinAnAM stuti savaiyA sampUrNam, likhitaM saMvat 1754 va Asoja badI 6, shukrvaasre| .. // zrI // zrI // Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Bisapanthi Dig. Jain Temple Granth Bhandar Nagaur [125 : No. 6 - Ref. No. 558/A DHARMA PARIKSHA Author: --Pt. HARISENA Size -83" X 3.5" Extent --117 Folios, 9 lines per page, 34 to 40 letters per line. Description -Country paper, thin and grey; Devanagari characters, in bold, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in two and edges in three lines in black ink; each folio has three big tikkas in big size; the condition of the work is very poor; it is a incomplete work, written in Apabhramsa language. Age -- Fairly old Subject -KAVYA Begins -~-OM namo vItarAgAya / siddhi puraMdhi haikaMtu / suddha taNumaNavayaNeM / bhatti ejiraguNNavevi citiUvuha hariSeNaM // maraNujaM me buddhiye kiM kishii| maraNaharU jAye kaU nrijjii| Ends ---iyaM dhamma parirakA e ca uvagnA hi hi vA e citrAe / buha hariSeNa kathAye eyAra samotaMthI paricheddhasamatto // 11 11 0 11 EFAT FESTET HATTIIN U16 il oll :: No. 7 Ref. No. 728 GYAN TARANGINI Author MUMUKSHU BHATTARAKA PUJYA GYANA BHUSANA Size -12" X 51" : Extent --38 Folios, 6 lines per page, 36. letters per line. Description - Country paper, rough and grey; Devanagari characters in small, legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines in red ink; extert 18 chapters; the cor.dition of the manuscript on the whole good;" it is a complete work; written in Sanskrit verse Date of the Original","1:-V. S. 1506 Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur: Date of the Copy -VS. 1819 Subject - JAINA PHILOSOPHY Begins -OM nmH| OM namaH zuddha cidra pAya praNamyazudrapasyanaMdaM jagaduttamaM taghnnakSaNAdikaMvami tadartha tasya lsscye.||1|| ... .. Ends -yadeva vikramAtItAH zatapaMca dazAdhikAH / paSTi saMvatsarA jAtAstadevyaM nirmitA kRti // 23 // prantha saMkhyAtra vijJeyA lekhaka pAvakaiH kilA / dvizadadhikA paMcazatI zrojanairapi , itiH // 24 // iti zrI mumukSu bhaTTAraka zrI jJAnabhUSaNa viracitAyAM tacca jJAnataragiNyAM zuddha cidru paprApti krama pratipAdako aSTAdazodhyAyaH // 18 // Scribal remarks : ___samvat 1816 varSe mAsottamemAse zukla pakSe dvAdazI tithau 12 guru dine zrImatapUjya parama pUjya bhaTTAraka jI zrI zrI zrI zrI 108 zrI candrakIrti tat ziSya svarUpa caMdraNa likhApitaM. sevaga sukharAma kA vAsI Deha kA zrI nAgapura madhye kRtaM / zrI // zrI // zrI // shrii|| Size No.8 . .. Ref. 377/A JIVA. PRARUPANA Author -GUN KAYNA BHUSHANA -1010x43" Extent -28 Folios, 12 lines per page, 42 letters per line. .. . Description -Country paper, very thin and greyish; Devanagari char _acters in bold, big, clear and elegant hand-writing; borders . ruled in four lines in black ink, edges ruled in one line in red ink; the condition of the work on the whole poor; the .. manuscript is complete; written in Prakrit language. .. Date of the... Copy .. -Chetra Sudi 2, V. S. 1511 Subject - EXPLANATION OF JIVA TATVA'. Begins:. -OM namo vItarAgAya / / siddha zuddha paNamiyA / jiNe draveNemicadaMmakalaM kAM . .. gurU guru rayaNabhUparaNudayaM / / jIvasya patnavaNaM boche / / 1 // ___Ends : - -Niya bhAvaraNa rimamitramayekadaM NiyamasAraNAma sUdaM / .. gaccA jigovade saM pubAvarA dosAriNa, . mukkaM 88 / / iti / . Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "Bisapanthi Dig. Jain Temple Granth Bhandar Nagaur [127 Scribal remarks : ...... samvat 1411 caitra sUdi 2 ughAtasya bhAryA udaya zrI tayo putra mAlhA soDhA DAlu idaM granthaM prAtmIkarmakSaya nimitta likhAyi // Size . .. No.9 Ref. No. 507/A GYAN SURYODAYA NATAKA Author ZVADI CHANDRA -10" x41" Extent -31 Folios, 11 lines per page, 37 to 40 letters per line. . Description -Country paper, rough, smooth and grey; Devanagari char. acters in big, legible, uniform and good hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines in black ink; red chalk and yellow pigment used; foll 1 blank; condition of the work is very good; the manuscript is complete; written in Prakrit and Sanskrit. ...Date of the Copy --2nd Sravan Sudi 3, V. S. 1798 Subject -NATAKA Begins -pratha jJAnasUryodaya nATaka likhyate / / zrI jinAyanamaH anAdyanaMtarUpAya paMca varNAptamUrtaye / antamahimAptAya vaMdo kAra namostu te // 1 // tasmAd bhinnarUpasya vRSabhasya : jinezituH natvA tasya, padAMbhoja bhUSitAkhilaM bhUtalaM // 2 // bhUpIva bhrAnta bhUtAnAM bhUyeSTAnaMdadAyinAM, bhaje bhayAvaha bhASAM, bhava. bhramaNa.. bhjnaaN.|| yugmaM // yeSAM granthasya sandarbha, pospharItividohadi / ... va vaMdetAna gurUn bhayo, bhaktibhAraH namaH zirAH // 4 // Ends - kAvyaM tat paTAmalabhUSaNaM samabhavaddhargavarIyameta ca cahakaraH sa bhAti cataraH zrImAna prabhA candra tatpa? janibAdivRdatilakaH zrI vAdicandro jani stenAyaM vyaraprabodhataraNi bhavyAMvja saMbodhanaH // 86 // vasuvedasAbjAMke : varSe mAghe sitASTamI divase / zrImatmadhukanagare siddhoyaM bodhasaMrabhaM // iti samAptam / / Scribal remarks : ............... ... ...... . ........ . " iti zrI vAdicandra viracito jJAnasUryodaya nAma nATake caturtho adhyAyaH 4 iti Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1283 Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur nATaka sampUrNa / samvat 1768 varSe miti dvitIyA zrAvaNa zukla tRtIyA lipi kRtaM maNDala sUri zrI candrakIrtinA lUNavA madhye svAtmArtham lekhakavAcakayoH zivaM bhUyAt // 1 // No. 10 Ref. No. 523/A MULACHAR VRITTI Author -KUNDKUNDACHARYA . . Commentetor-VASUNANDI Size -12]"x6" Extent --216 Folios, 15 lines per page, 55 letters per line." Description -Country paper, rough and grey; Devanagari characters in : . big, bold, legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in: two lines in red ink; red chalk and yellow pigment used;:. edges ruled in two lines in red ink; the work is in good condition; it is a complete work; written in Prakrit and Sanskrit. Date of the Copy -V. S. 1805 Subject --ACHARA SHASTRA Begins . ---OM namaH zrI paramAtmanenamaH // . . . zrI makSuhendavogha sakalaguNa nidhi niSTatAzeSakArya vaktAraM satyavRtte nihatamatizakasaMvaMditA kiM bhartAmukti vaMdyA vimala sukhagate kArikAyAH samaMtA- : dAvArasyAttanIte paramajina kRte nomyihaM vRtti hetoH // 1 // Euds -vRttiH savArthasiddhiH sakalaguNanidhi sukSmabhAvAnuvRtticAraH syAnnIteH parama jinapate khyAt nirdoSavRttaH zuddhaH vAkyaiH susiddhAkalimalamathanIkArya siddhi-. munInAM svecchayA jaineGa mAga ciratarabhavannI vAsunandI subhAvaH // 1 // iti zrI mUlAcAra vivRtau dvAdazodhyAyaH // 12 // ",.. Scribal remarks: : ... kundakundAcArya praNIta mUlAcArAkhya vivRtiH pripuurnnH| kRtiriyaM vasunaMdinaH zrI zramaNasya / / 1 / / . . - savatsare vikramarAja nirgate, vANAnvite zunyaMdharAku same mAse zubhe vAsvini :zubhacAdi meM tithI variSTAM likhitaM zubhAvataH // anadhe mUlasave'smin gacche sArasvatIyake balAtkAragaNe tasmin kundakundomunizvaraH / tadAnvaye zAMtakapAya vRdo / tatvArthavAdI paramAtmarUpaH Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .. Bisapanthi Dig. Jain Temple Granth Bhandar Nagaur [129. satazIlasvadhyAnadayAdirUDhaH jiyAciraM padmanaMdImunIzaH // 3 // jJAna dhyAna viluptakarmani vahaH caritra jur3AmaNiH / sadyoddhaprasarojasvAtmaparamanaSTASTa karma dviSaH jIyA zrI muni jJAnabhUSaNa guru ziSyaH praziSyapradaH // tatpa? sUrIzvara candrakIrti kI. jagatyAyani / vyApatAMtaH vabhUvasvAcAhA -parAyaNebhyaH guNakanurakSamadava hArI // 4 // jayati jagata uddharaNa dana hastAvalaM ca / bhava jalanIdhi paritaMtrusetu bhUtoyacAsIt // 5 // ananyaguNa samAnAM zrovRkAna dharmadAyI / vimalasUbhagamUrti candrakIrti variSTaH // 6 // tat ziSya guNa candreNa munineda likhApitaM / AcArAgasya cAgaMsya vRtti sa sudhidAyinI // 7 // yAvatmarUdharAkAza jyotirgaNa vibhAvyate / tAvat nandanugranthoM'yaM vidhAyakaH // 8 // likhataM sevaka khemA nAgapura madhye vAcakAnAM zubhaM bhUyAt / : No. 11 Ref. No. 660/B MULASANGH BHATTARK BHADRABAHU ETC. -GURUKI NAMAWALI (Pattavaji) Author Size -11" x 43" Extent' ---2 Folios, 17 lines per page, 37 letters per line. , Description --Country paper, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters in big, legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled, in.. three lines in red ink; edges and corners ruled in two lines in red ink; it is a complete manuscript; written in Sanskrit prose. Age -Fairly old Subject . -SIDHANTA Begins -zrImAnazeSanaranAyakAn vaMditA itiH zrI gupti gupta iti vizra tanAmadheyaM / yo bhadrabAhUmuni puMgava paTTa padma sUryoH sarvodizatu nirmala saMgha vRddhi // 1 // ..... zrI mUlasaMghe jani naMdi saMghastasmin balAtkAragaNetiramyaH // .. .. Ends -urjayatagirI tena gacchaH ...smarasvato bhavet // atastasmai, muniMdAya namaH . zrI padmanaMdinaiH // iti / Scribal remarks : iti paTAnuja gurUnnAmAvalI samarthitAH / .... balanirguhyA pArzvasthAmUlAcArotiyojayet // 36 // .. iti zrI mUlasaMdhe bhaTTAraka zrI bhadravAhAdi gurUNAM nAmAvalI samAptA zrI / / Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur No. 12 RefNo. 3127/A RAMAGYA Author --TULSIDASA Size -8?" X 62" Extent - Folios, 14 'lines per page, 29 lettersi per line. Description --Country paper, thin, rough and some what whitish; Dev. anagari characters in bold, big, clear, uniform and good hand-writing; red chalk and yellow pigment used; borders ruled in two lines; the manuscript is written in Hindi; it is a complete work; the condition of the manuscript is very good Date of the Copy Not Modern Subject --RAMA KATHA Begins -zrI gaNezAyanamaH / atha gusAMI tulasIdAsa kRta rAma prAjJA likhyate / dohA-bAMNi vinaya vara vigaraharamArameza samarikaranjasabaMkAja zubha maMgala deza videza / / 1 / / Ends -ha yahAM ke phira daSiNa disi heri heri hi hinAta / bhaye niSAda visvAdavAsa avaMdhiSAmu hi jAta // 4 // saM cita soca vyAkula sunata prasaguna avAsi pravesa // samApta / / No. 13 Ref. No. 266 RAMA PURANA Author: -BHATTARAKA SOMASENE Size 12" x 6" Extent --188 Folios, 15 lines per page, 45 letters per line. . Description Counrty paper, rough and gre'y; Devanagari characters": in small, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in : three lines and edges ruled in two lines in red ink; red chalk and yellow pigment used; the condition of the work . is l'air; it is a complete work, written in Sanskrit. Date of the Original ...Sravan Sudi 13, Wednesday, V.S. 1656 Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Bispanthi Dig. Jain Temple Granth Bliandar Nagaur [131 Subject : - Begins: Ends -PURANA . -zrI jinAyanamaH vaMdehaM suvratadevaM paMcakalyANanAyaGkA devadevAdibhiH sevyaM bhavyabRda sukhapradaM // 1 // zeSAna siddha jinAn sarIna pAThakAnAM sAvU saMyuktAn / natvA vajhe hi panasya, purANa guNa sAgaraM // 2 // vande. vRpabhasenAdina gaNadhIzAna yatozvarAn / / hA dazAMga zrutayazca kRtaM mokSasya hetave / / 3 / / vaMde samantabhadraM taM zrutasAgara pAragaM bhaviSyat samaye yo'na, tIrthanAtho . bhaviSyati / .4 / ----saptadaza sahastrANi varSANi rAdhavasyevai / jJeyaM hi paramAyuzca sukhasaMtati saMpadaM // 14 // aNTAdaza sahastrANi varSANi lakSmaNasya ca Ayu ....... paramaM saukhyaM, bhoga sampatti dAyakaM / 15 // rAmasya caritaM ramyaM, zRNotiyazca dhArmikaH / labhate saH zivasthAnaM, sarvasukhAkaraM paraM // 16 // vikramasya gate zAke poDapa (1656) zatavarSakezatapaJcAzata samAyukta mAse zrAvaNike tathA / / 17 // zuklapakSa trayo dazyAM budhavAre zubhe dine / niSpanna caritaM ramyaM rAmacandrasya pAvanaM // 18 // mahendrakIti yogIndra prAsAdAt ca kRtaM mayA / somasena rAmasya, purANa puNya hetave // 16 // yadukta rivaperaNena purANaM vistarA....... devARca saMkucya kiJcita vikathitaM mayA // 20 // garveNa na kRtaM zAstraM, nApi kIrti phalAptaye kevalaM pUNya hetvartha, stutA rAmaguNA mayA / / 21 / / nAhaM jAnAmi zAstrANi, na chando na nATakaM tathApi ca vinodena, kRtaM rAmapurANaka // 22 // ye saMtati vipuSo loke moghayaM ucaMte mama, zAstraM paropakArAya te kRtA brahmaNAmuvi // 23 // kathA mAtraM ca padmasya vatta te varNAnAM . vinA, asmin granthe ubhI bhavyAH zRNvantu sAvadhAnataH // 24 // vistAra rUcinaH sivyA ye saMti bhadramAnasAH te aNvantu purANaM hi: raviperaNasya nirmilaM // 25 // Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132] No. 14 Scribal remarks: iti zrI rAmapurANe bhaTTAraka zrI somasena viracite rAmasvAmino nirvANavaranAma trayastrizaMttamovikAraH ||33|| chaH // granthAgrantha 7300 || miti zrI jinAyanamaH // zrI // Author Size Extent Description Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur yAvatparvattate, raviSeNa kR granthe kathA tAvat ca sakalAtrApi varttate varaNaM mAM vinA // 26 // vayaM viSaye ramye jinUra nagare vare mandire pArzvanAthasya siddha granyaH senagaNeti vikhyAti : guNabhadro zubhe dine ||27|| bhavanmuniH, paTTe tasyaiva saMjAtaH somaseno yatIzvaraH ||28|| nirmitaM zAstra, rAmadevasya bhaktitaH / tenedaM svasya nivArNa hetvartha saMkSeperaNa yasmin nidapure zAstraM zRNvanti ca tatra sarva sukhakSemaM paraM bhavati maMgalaM ||30|| dharmAt labhante ziva-sokhya sampadaH svargAdi rAjyAriNa bhavanti / dharmAt tasmAt kurvanti jinadharmamekaM vihAya pApaM narakAdi kArakaM // 31 // seraNagaNe yAti paraM pavitre vRSabhaSeNa gaNadhara zubhavaMze guNabhadrojanikaH vijana mukhya pamitavargA sukhAkara jAtaH // 32 // zrI mUlasaMghe vara puSkArAkhye gacche, sujAto guNabhadrasUriH, paTTe ca tasyaiva susomaseno bhaTTArako bhuvi viduSAM ziromaNi // 33 // sahastraM saptazataM trINi, varttate bhuvi vistarAt somasenamidaM va ciraMjIva cirajIvitaM ||34|| Date of the Copy mahAtmanaH // 26 // paThanti va SAKALA VIDHI VIDHAN KATHA -MUNIVARA NAINANDI -10"X43" --Falguna Badi 2, V. S. 1628 Ref. No. 566/ A -324 Folios, 10 lines per page, 40 letters per line. -Country paper, rough and dark grey; Devanagari char acters in big, legible, uniform and good hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines in black ink; edges in two lines. in black ink; the condition of the work is very poor; the manuscript is complete; written in Apabhramsa. Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Bisapanthi Dig. Jain Temple Granth Bhandar Nagaur Subject: Begins, Ends No. 15 Author Size Extent Description -JAINA SIDHANTAS - zrI jinAyanamaH // dhavala maMgala nadaM janavaha muhalaMmi siddha chariNava maMdiraM minaraloya hari suvAsaMkAsmin sagrAujiraNu / jayA uparima kallAraNa kalasuvA grahaNaM siddhi va vimalumattAva lihiriNamivu / sahasu triraNapiya kAriNiraNa sippi himitti uriku // 1 // - iti svargAvatAra vastru ahasamavika pramANiu hapamuhasutta vRtta mArAhaNAya kuDusaMghI havasmamotra || saMdhi 48 // zubhaM bhavatu // zrI rastu // Scribal remarks: samvat 1628 varSa phAguraNa vadi 2 dine zukavAsare pAtisAha akabara rAje jobora sthAne zrI mUlasaMghe balAtkAragaNe sarasvatI gacche / naMdyAmanAye zrI kundakundAcAryAnvaye bhaTTAraka zrI padmanaMdi deva tatpaTTe bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacandra deva tatpaTTe bhaTTAraka jinacandra devA tatpaTTe zrI prabhAcandra devAdvitIya ziSya maNDalAcArya zrI ratnakIrti devAstat ziSya zrAcArya zrI bhUvanakIrti devA tat ziSyAcArya dharmakIrti devA zrI bhUvanakIrti dvitIya ziSya maNDalAcAya zrI vizAla kIrti devA tat ziSya maNDalAcArya zrI lakSmIcandra devA tadAmnAye khaNDevAlAnvaye dhurandhara upadeza nirvAhaka AhArabhaya bhaiSajya zAstradAna vitaraNapravIraNa svargApavarga sukhadAyaka zrI dazalAkSaNIka dharmArAdhaneka caturaH / paJca prakAra bhava bhramaNa nivAraka zrI paJca parameSThI maMtrArAdhanaiH kanturaH sAhalAkha tata yantrI sIlasAlinI dAnAdi zreSThi guraNadhAriNi sAdhvI mAnAM tat putrau dvI prathama putra sajarUpradeza nirvAhaka tripacAzata kriyA pratipAlanaka caMtura zuddha samyaktAdvira varabhAvanaika samartha ekAdaza pratimA dhArakasya pAdAravinda sevanaika SaTpaTa ciraMjA tejA dvitIyo prAno muniH saMjAtaH / maNDalAcArya zrI vizAlakIrti tat ziSya maNDalAcArya zrI lakSmIcanda tat ziSya zrI tejAtenedaM jJAnAvAjJAna dAnena nirbhayobhayadAnataH / zrannadAtA sukhInityaM nirbhayobhaya dAnataH // 1 // [133 SAMADHITANTRA -KUNDKUNDACHARYA Ref. No 1333 / A -83"X4" -- 5 Folios, 11 lines per page, 40 letters per line. - Country paper, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters in legible, small and good hand-writing; borders raled in Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1343 Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur . two lines in black ink; the condition of the manuscript on the whole good; it is a complete work, written in Sanskrit. Date of the Copy -~-V. S. 1723 Subject --DARSANA Begins -zrI paramAtmane namaH // yenAtmA'vudhyatAtmaiva paratvenaiva ca paraM / akSayAnaMtavodhAya / tasmaisiddhAtmanenamaH // 1 // jayanti yasyA'vadato'pi bhAratI vibhUtayastIrghakRto'pyanIhituH / zivAya dhAtre sugatAya viSNave jinAya tasmai sakalAtmane namaH // 2 // thatena liMgena yathAtmazakti, samAhitAntaH karona samyak / samIkSya kaivalya sukhaspRhANAM, viviktamAtmAnamathAbhidhAsye // 3 // Ends -aduHkha bhAvitaM jJAnaM kSIyate duHkhasannidhau / tasmAdyathAvalaM duHkhairAtmAnaM bhAvayena muniH // 102 // prayatnAdAtmano vAyuricchAdapa pravartitAt / . vAyoH zarIrayaMtrANi vartante svepu karmesu // 103 // tAnyAtmani samAropya sAkSANyAste'sukhaM jaDaH / tyavatvA'ropaM punavidvAn prApnoti paramaM padaM // 104 / / muktvA paratra parabuddhimahaM dhiyaM ca , saMsAra dUkhAjananI jananAdhi muktaH / jyotirmayaM susamupaiti, paramAtmaniSThastanamArga etadadhigamya samAdhitantram // 10 // Scribal remarks : iti zrI kundakundAcArya viracitaM samAdhitantra paramAgamaM samAptam / saMvat 1723. varSe // Note. - zAnti sAgara jaina siddhAnta prakAzinI saMsthA se prakAzita samAdhitantra isase mela khAtA hai| usake racayitA pUjyapAda batAye gaye haiM jabaki isa hasta. likhita prati meM kundakundAcArya ke hone kA ullekha milatA hai / No. 17 Author Size SHREE PAL RASA YASHA VIJAIGANI --101"x4 Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Bisapanthi Dig. Jain Temple Granth Bhandar Nagaur [ 135 Extent: -26 Folios, 22 lines per page, 48 to 50 letters per Jice. Description ---Country paper, thin, smooth and white; Devanagari characters big, bold, clear and elegant hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines in red ink; red chalk and yellow pigment used; condition of the work is fair; it is a complete work, written in Hindi verse. Date of the Copy -Beshakha Badi 11, V.S. 1932 Subject :-CHARITRA .:Begins -zrI paramAtmane namaH / atha zrIpAlarAsa likhyate // -kalpaveli kaviyaraNa taNI, sarasati kari susAya / siddha cakra guNa gAMvatAM pura manoratha mAya // 1 // ali vighana sabhI upa sameM japatA jina vo vIsa / namatAM nijaguru payakamala jagamAM baMdhe jagosa // 2 // guru gautama rAja yahI pAgyA prabhu Adeza / zrImukha zreNika prabhU khanai iNa paridhai upadeza // 3 // upagArI arahaMta siddhabhajo bhagavanta / AcArija uvajjAya tima sAkSukala guNavanta // 4 // darisaNa durilabha jJAna guNa cAritra tapa suvicAra / siddha cakrarA sevatAM pAMmI jai bhavapAra // 5 // iNa bhava para bhavarAda thI sphasaMpatti suvisAla / roga soga rokha Tale jima narapati zrIpAla // 6 // purva zreNika rAya prabhU te kuraNa punya pavitra / indra bhuli taba upadise zrI zrIpAlacaritra // 7 // -tasa vizvAsa bhAjana tasa puraNa, prema patrika kahAyA jI / zrI naya vijaya bibUdhapaya sevaka sUjasa vijaya uvajAyA jI // bhAga thAkaM to kIhase, tAsa vacana saMketa jI / te bali samakita dRSTi nara je, te hato rita hite jI / te bhAve e bhariNasyai guNasyai, tasadhara maMgala mAlA jI / vaMdhura sundara sidura miMdara, * lahasya jJAna vIsAlA jI // iti zrIpAlarAsa samAptam / / Scribal remarks : yAya jI zrI kIrti vijayagaNi zipyopAdhyAyaH / zrI vinaya Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 ] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur vijayagariNa visvate / zrI zrI yazaH vijaya gariNa viracite zrIpAlarAsa caturthaM aMka sampUrNam / savat 1632 mIti vaizAkha budi 11 tItho zanivAsare likhataM paM0 vaganasAgareNa zrI alAyare zloka saMkhyA 1800 pramANa chaiH // No. 18 SIDHI PRIYA STOTRA ---DEVANANDI -8"X3" --3 Folios, 13 lines per page, 33 letters per line. Description-Country paper, rough and grey; Devanagari characters in Author Size Extent Date of the Copy Subject Begins legible, uniform and good hand-writing; borders ruled in two lines in red ink, red chalk used; it is a complete work; the condition of the work is very good; the work is written in Sanskrit. -Very old -STOTRA // zrom // " -- // atha siddhi priya stotraM likhyate // siddhi-priyaiH pratidinaM pratibhAsamAnaiH janma prabaMdhamathanaiH pratibhA'samAnaiH / zrInAbhirAja tanubhU pada vIkSaNena, prApe jana vitanubhUpada vIkSaNena // 1 // zrutvA vacAMsi tava saMbhava ! komalAni : no tRpyati pravara saMbhava ! ko'malAni / deva pramukta - sumano'bhavanA''zanAni, 'svArthasya saMsRti manobhava nAzanAni // 2 // yena smarAsstra nikarairaparAjitena siddhirvadhU dhrurvamabodhi parA'jitena / saMvRddha dhammaM sudhiyA kavirAjamA naH kSipraM karota yazasA sa virAjamAnaH // 3 // yasmin vibhAti kalahaMsarakhaira zokaH chindyAt sa bhinna- bhava matsara - vaira - zokaH : / devo'bhinandana - jino guru me'dha jAlaM zaMpetra parvata-taTI: gurumeghajAlaM ||4| 2 Ref. No. 53 * 1 Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Bisapanthi Dig. Jain Temple Granth Bhandar Nagaur 1137 yena stuto'si gata kutala-tApa-hAra ! . . cakrA'si cApa zara kutalatA'pahAra !.. bhavya-prabho ! sumatinAtha ! varA na tena , kA mA''zritA sumatinAtha varAnatena // 5 // moha-pramAda-mada kopa ratA'panAzaH , paMcendriyA'rtha madako'para-tApa-nAzaH / padmaprabho dizatu me kamalAM varANAM , muktAtmanAM vigata-zoka-malA'mbarANAM // 6 // ye tvAM namanti vinayena mahI-nabho gAH , zrI matsupArzva ! vinayena mahIna bhogA: / te bhakta-bhavya-suraloka ! vi-mAna-mAyAH , IzA bhavanti suraloka vimAna mAyAH / / 7 / / aAkarNya . tAvaka vaco vaninAyako'pi . zAtiM manaH zama dhiyA'vani-nAyako'pi / candraprabhaH ! prabhajati sma ramA'vinAzaM , dordaNDamaNDita-rati-smara-mA-vinAzaM // 8 // zrI puSpadanta jina janmani kA mamA''zA , yAmi priye ! vitanUtAM ca nikAmamAzA / itthaM rati nigadatA'tanunA surANAM / sthAnaM vyadhAyi hRdaye tanunA'surANAM // 9 // zrI zItalA'dhipa ! tavA'dhi sabhaM janAnAM , bhavyAtmanAM prasUti saMsRti bhaMjanAnAm / prItiM karoti vitatAM surasAtimukti , muktAtmanAM jina ! yathA surasA'ramuktiH / / 10 / / pAdadvaye mudita-mAnasamAnatAnAM , zreyan ! mune ! vigata-mAna ! samAnatAnAm / zobhAM karoti tava kAM ca na bhAsurANAM , devA'dhideva ! maNikAMcana bhAsurANAm / / 11 / / ghorAndhakAra--naraka- kSata vAraNAni , zrI vAsupUjya ! jinadakSa ! taMvA'raNAni / muktyai bhavanti bhava sAgara tAraNAni , vAkyAni citta bhava sAgaratAraNAni // 12 // Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 ] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur bhavya - prajA- kumudinI - vidhurajanAnAM hatA vibhAsi dalayan vidhuraM janAnAM itthaM svarUpamakhilaM tava ye vidanti " " 1 rAja nAmA, " rAjyaM bhajantiH vimalezvara ! te vidanti // 13 // svargApavarga sukhapAtra ! jinA'ti mAtraM yastvAM smagnu bhuvana mitra ! jinAtimAtram / zrImannananta varanivRtti kAnta ! kAtAM bhavyaH sa yAti padavIM vRti kAnta kAntAM // 14 // janmA'bhiSekamakarotsura yasyAssyAzrito guNa guNaiH surarAja nAmA dharmaH karotu'nalasaM prati baudhanAni siddhayai sa naH sapadi saMprati vodhanAni // 15 // nAstAni yAni mahasA vinA'mitAni cetastamAMsi tapasA vibunA mitAni / ityA''caran vara tapo gata kAmi nIti zAMti padaM dikSatu me'gata kAminIti // 16 // kuthuH kSitau kSiti-pati- garta - mAna- senaH pUrva punarmunirabhUdbhuta mAnamenaH / yo'sau karotu mama jaMtu dayA nidhInAM saMvRddhanAni vividha rddhayu dayAni dhInAM // 17 // yA te zRNoti nitarAmuditAni dAnaM yacchatya bhipsati na vA muditA nidAnam / sAno karoti janatA'ja ! na kopitA'pi 1 ? citta jinA'ra ! guraNa bhAjana ! kopi tApI // 18 // mallervacAMsyanikRtIni sabhAvanAni 1 dharmopadezana kRtI ni saMbhAvanAni / kurvantu bhavya nivahasya nabho gatAnAM zrayaM kRtamudaM na bhogatAnAm // 16 // . saMstUyase zubhavatA muninAyakena nIto jinA''zu bhavatA muni-nAyakena nAthena - nAtha ! munisuvrata ! mukti mAnAM mukti caran sa muniH suvrata muktamAnAm ||20|| citta ena meru giri-vIra ! dayAlunA'si sarvopakAra-kRta- dhIra. dayAlunAsI / CG * Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Bisapanthi Dig. Jain Temple Granth Bhandar Nagaur. ... 1139 . itthaM stuto nami-muni mamatA'pasAnAM :,.... lakSmIM karotu mama nirmama ! tApasAnAM // 21 // yenodyazRMga giranAra girAMvinA'pi , nemi stuto'pi pazunA'pi girAvinA'pi / kandarpa darpa dalanaH kSata moha tAnaH , tasya zriyo dizatu dakSatamo'hatA naH // 22 // gandharva yakSa nara kinnara dRzyamAnaH , prItiM kariSyati na kinnara dRzyamAnaH / bhAnu-prabhA-pravika satkamalopamAyAM , pArzvaH prasUta janatA kamalo'pa mAyAm // 23 // zrI varddhamAna vacasA para mA kareNa , ratna trayottama nidheH paramA''kareNa / kurvanti yAni munayo'janatA hi tAni , vRttAni santu satataM janatA-hi tAni // 24 // . vRtyAtsamullasita citta vacaH prasUteH , zrIdevanaMdi muni citta vacaH prasUteH / yaH pAThako'lpatara jalpa kRte strisaMdhyaM ,. loka trayaM samunaraMjayati trisaMdhyam // 25 // tuSTiM dezanayA janasya manaso yena sthitaM ditsatA , sarvaM vastu vijAnatA zamavatA yena kSatA kRcchatA / bhavyA''nanda kareNa yena mahatI tatva praNotiH kRtA , tApaM hantu jinaH sa me zubha dhiyAM tAtaH satAmozitA // 26 // ' iti zrI devanaMdi viracitAyAM siddhiprayestotraM sampUrNa / / : No. 19 Ref. No. 382/A TATTVA DHARMAMRIT Author -CHANDRA KIRTI - Size: : . . -111x51" Extent. -33 Folios, 10 lines per page, 40 letters per line. Description --Country paper, rough and greyish; Devanagari characters ....... in big, bold, clear and elegant hand-writing; borders ruled Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 140 ] Date of the Copy Subject Begins Ends Scribal remarks: // cha // zrI // No. 20 Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur in two lines, edges ruled in two lines in black ink; the condition of the manuscript is poor; the work is complete; written in Sanskrit verse. -Fairly old -JAINA PRINCIPLES - siddha zrI jinAyanamaH | zuddhAtmarUpamApana praNipatya gurorgurAM / tattvadharmAmRtaM nAma vakSye saMptaH zRNuH // 1 // gharmezkRtepApamupaiti nAzaM dhammaMzkRte puNyamupaiti vRddhi / svargAya varga pravarorusosyaM dharmazkRte revana cAnyato'sti | 2|| - eka eva kSamA dopo dvitIya nopalakSyate / padenaM kSamayA yuktAM prazaktaM manyate janaH // 68 // rajanikaraH kila zIto rajanikarAtcandanaM mahAzItaM / rajanikara vadanAbhyAM sajjana vacanAni nizItAni // 66 // krodho mUlamanarthAnAM krodhaH saMsAra varddhanaM / dharma kSayakaraH kodhastasmAt aparivarjayet // 100 // sthAnaM pradhAnaM nicalapravAnaM sthitaH kApuruSo'pi dhIraH / tena tvayA vAsugi vAcanIyaM kaMgasthito garjasi zaMkarasya // 101 // pratyuntamAMge vRthA puSpamAlA mRSAgaMdha dhupaM vinAnAsikAyAM / vinA zrotra netra vRthA gItanRtye mukhAbhAvatazvaivadayaM havizva // 102 // lalaTaM vinA paTTa baMdhe ca hAsya, anaMge'pivastraM mahA hAsyametat / pAde piyAda praNAmaM ca hAsyaM vayaM lajjitA devatA sevayAvaM // 103 // iti dharmAmRta samAptaM // Author Size Extent kalatra nigar3a datvA na santuSTaH prajApati: bhasopiyatya rupeNa va baMdha bhalaSTa khalaM Tel. No. 2046 MUNI SUVRIT PURANA PUNYA -SHRI MUNI KESAVASENACHARYA -103"x6" -111 Folios, 13 lines per page, 4 letters per line. CHANDRODAYA Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - Bisapanthi Dig. Jain Temple Granth Bhandar Nagaur ... [141 ...Description -- Country paper, thick and grey; Devanagari characters in ___bold, big, clear and beautiful hand-writing; borders ruled .... in two lines in red. ink; the condition of the manuscript is _fair; it is a complete work, written in Sanskrit prose and verse. Date of the Copy --Chetra Badi 7, V. S. 1867 . . . . Subject --PURANA ....Begins : ... -zrI gaNezasAya namaH / zrI vRSabhAyanAmaH / zrI sarasvatyai namaH / zrI gurubhyo namaH / devendrAcita satpAdapaMkaja praNamAmyahaM / AdIzvaraM jagannAthAM sRSTidharma karaM bhuvi // 1 // kanatkachUrasachAyaM vRSabhAM kaM vRSoddha raM / vRSabha jagatAM sAkSAtdharmaNe'naMta siddhaye // 2 // - yugma -ajitaM jitakaNimanaMta mahaM majinaM / gajAM ke darpakaM darpa sarpa sapari vikramaM // 3 // aSTA padmahAvAyaM jAtaM zrI vRSabhAntare / paJcAzatkoTi vardhAnAM bhaMjake bhuvanezvaraM // 4 // - paMcaviMzati saMyukta sahasUcamuttam / ___zloka saMkhyetinirdiSTA kRhmanaka vivedhasA / / 6 / / Scribal remarks : ... iti zrI. puNyacandrodaya munisuvratapurANe puramadhyaloke bhaTTAraka zrI jayakIti tadAmnAye AcArya zrI kezavasena viracite rAmadeva zivagamanaM nAma trayoviMzatitamaH skadhaH sampUrNam // saMvat 1867 caitra budi 7 lIkhataM dadhIca vyAsa sadAkaraNa nAgapura madhye / zrI // zrI ||shrii // Ends : No. 21 Ref. No 419 TARKA BHASHA PRAKASHIKA: Author: -BALBHADRA -Size : ... -103" x 31". Extent.*".-73 Folios, 8 lines per page, 42 letters per line. Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 ] . Jain G:anth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur Description -Country paper, thin and greyish; Devanagari characters in small, legible and good . hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines in black ink; the condition of the work is very. poor; it is a complete work; written in Sanskrit. Date of the Copy -V. S. 1623 Subject -TARK SHASTRA . Begins -OM zrI gajavaMdanAyanamaH // 1 // gaja nija khairitarjana paraM caMDIzaMmudaNDakaM stromi stutya mameyagatra nivRtta ca kRpAlolvaNaM / caNDIrigaNacAruvRttakamalaM deva mudA bhairavam // yogidhyeyama ... khaNDacitta vilasaddhabhekarUpaM paraM // 1 // Ends --tathAhi / na vidyate upayukta pe'lpstaany| No. 22 Ref. No. 409/A TRISASTI LAKSHANA PURANA Author --GUNA BHADRACHARYA Size --113" x 530 Extent ----96 Folios, 13 lines per page, 48 to 50 letters per line... ::: Description - Country paper, thin and grey; Devanagari: characters - in small, quite, clear and good hand-writing; borders ruled in four lines, edges ruled in two lines in black ink; the condition of the work is good; it is a complete work; written in Sanskrit. . . Date of the -Fairly old Subiect --PURANA Begins -OM namo vItarAgAya // 1 // vineyAnAM vyAnAM avAmbhogodakSiNabhAge // praNAyitaH // saMta / vRNateSma . bhajatiSmaH // zakti siddhiH yopetaH prabhUsAha mantrazaktayAstistraH // . . . . . . - --purupAnkRteH vyApArasya vitechA: yatanA vitecchA vivicAmapi dRSTa virodha vihitA dRSTa virodha vivAdaH NA vihitAH // va // kRtyA bhagavata Copy Ends Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Bisapanthi Dig. Jain Temple Granth Bhandar Nagaur guNabhadrAcArya praNIte triSaSThi lakSaNa mahApurANe saMgrahe zrI. varddhamAna tIrthaMkara purANaM parisamAptaM SaTsaptatitamaM parvaH // 76: // ba || zubhaM bhavatu // . Scribal remarks : .. maNDalAcArya zrI bhUvanakIti tat ziSya prAcArya zrI vizAlakIrti likhApitaM // No. 23 Ref. No. 1904/B TRIVARNACHAR -JAINASENACHARYA Author Size -1."x8" Extent Description -253 Folios, 15 lines per page, 35 to 37 letters per line. - Country paper, rough and grey; Devanagari characters in bold, big and good hand-writing; borders ruled up to foll No. 172 in three lines in red ink; the condition of the manuscript is good; the work is complete; written in Sanskrit language. Date of the Copy Subject Begins -~-Fairly old ---JAINA SIDHANTA --OM namo siddha bhyaH // zrI paJcaparamagurubhyo namaH zrI sarasvatyai namaH / tat kathitaparamaM jyotisamaM samastairanaM taparyAyaH / darpaNatala iva sakalA pratiphalAti padArtha mAlikAtratha // 1 // - saMsArArNavatAraNA yazatataM dharmo jinarbhASito dhrmoN| jIva samuharakSaraNa tayA jAyeta bhavyAtmAnAm // 14 // iti // :: Ends Scribal remarks : dharmArthakAmAyakRtaM suzAstraM zrI janasenena zivArthamapi grahastha dhammaSu sadAratAye kurvantu te'bhyAsa mahojanAste 215 ityA zrI bhagavanmukhAravinda dvinirgate zrI gautama RSi pAda padmarAdhakena zrI jinasenAcAyaNa viracite trivarNAcAre upAsakAdhyayana sAroddhAre kakSudvikathIyanAma aSTAdazaparva 'iti vivarNAcAra samAptaM / granthAgrantha saMkhyA 7210 zloka chaiH / ... - - Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 ] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagar No. 24 Author Ref. No. 443) VARDHAMANA KAVYA . -~-JAI MITRA HALA -~-101":43" -~-56 Folios, 12 lines per page, 37 to 40 letters per line. Size Extent Description - Country paper, thin and some what greyish; Devanaga characters in big, bold, clear and good hand-writin, borders ruled in three lines in black ink; the work is i good condition and complete; written in Apabhram: language. Date of the copy -Fairly old Subject --KAVYA'. Begins. - OM namo vItarAgAya // ... pnnveviariNgdho| crmjiriNgdho| vIra ho dasaNaNavahA / seriNaya hoNa daU kuvalaiJca daho / Nisajahota vihoyavara kahA ahserinn| Ends -~- iyasiri vaddamAraNa kanve / payaDiya cauvaggamagarasanavve seNiya abha crite| viraIyajAmijahattva sukaitra / bhaviyaNa jaNamaNa haraNe / mehi vaha livmkrnnhrnne| mamma iti gANi chAraNa gamaraNo NAmaNyA rahamo bhaM dhAM samtano // 1 // iti zrI varddhamAna kAvye : / / ekAdaza sandhi // 11 zrI rastu / / Scribal remarks : saMvat 1647 varSe jeSTha sudi 11 budhavAsare zrI mUlasaMdhe naMdyAmnAye balAtkAragara sarasvatI gacche zrI kundakundAcAryAnvaye bhaTTAraka zrI padmanaMdidevA tatpaTTe bhaTTAraka zrI zubhacana devA tatpaTTa jinacandra devA tatpa? bhaTTAraka prabhAcandra devA dvitIyA ziSya maNDalAcArya ratna kIrti devA tat zipya maNDalAcArya zrI bhUvanakIrti tat ziSya maNDalAcArya zrI dharmakIti deva dvitIya ziSya maNDalAcArya zrI vizAlakIti devA tat zipya maNDalAcArya zrI lakSmIcanda deva tat paTTa maNDalAcArya zrI sahasakIti * devA tatpa? maNDalAcArya zrI zrI nemacandra tadAmnA agaravAlAnvaye maMgali gotre sA0 jINa tasya bhAryA sAdhvI ThakurahI tayo putrA paMca prathama putra sa jetA tasya bhAryA sAdhvI chAjAhI sA0 jIraNA dvitIya putra sA0 jaMtA tasya bhAryA bAdhA Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Bisapanthi Dig. Jain Temple Granth Bhanciar Nagaur [ 145 - tayoH putrA nayaH prathama putra sAnde IdAsasya bhAryA mAtRhi dvitIyA putra dhAH trayaH prathama putra ci. saivantI dvitIya putra ci0 sAgA tRtiya putra ci0 vaturA dvitIya putra sA0 punA tasya bhAryA gujarahI tRtIyA putra sAnvIramA tasya bhAryA mAnuhi sA0 jINA tasya tRtIya putra sA sAMvatasya bhAryA nAnyapagAhI tayo putrI dvau prathama putra sA0 govindasya bhAryA padArthahI tayo putra ci0 dharmadAsa dvitIya ci0 mohanadAsa jA jINA tasya caturtha putra sA0 mallu tasya bhAryA sAdhvI nivAhI tayoH putrA trayaH prathama sA0 brahmadAsa tasya bhAryA sAdhvI dhanarAjahI tayo putra ci dUragAdAsa dvitIya putra sA0 mahAdAsa tasya bhAryA udAhI / / tRtIya putra TemA tasya bhAryA samoSaNahI sA0 jINA tasya paJcamaputra sAdhu tasya bhAryA holAhI tayo putra ci0 sAMvaladAsa tasya bhAryA sAdhvI pUrAhI aiteSAM madhye sA0 mallUbhedazAM jJAnAvaraNI karma kSayanirmitaM li vApya .. maNDalAcArya zrI lakSmIcanda tat ajikA zAnti zrI jogighaTApyataM // 6 // jJAnAvAjJAna dAnena nirbhayobhaya dAnataH / annadAnAt sukhInityaM nirvyAdhi bheSajAt bhavet // 1 // samyakta mUla RtaM pIvaMbadho dAnAdi sAkhA guraNa palavADhya yasaH / prasUno jina dharma kalpadra mo manorISTa kalAvostu // 2 // tele rakSaM jale rakSaM, rakSaM sithila vandhanaM / murkhahaste na dAtavyaM, evaM vadaMti pustakaM / 3 // bhagna dRSTikaTigrIvA urdva va dRSTi adhonmukhaM / kaSTena likhitaM zAstraM yatnena pratipAlayet / / 4 / / .No. 25 Ref. No. 326 VRISABHA CHARITRA Author -SA KALA KIRTI ----1010x41" ~~-326 Folios, 8 lines per page, 32 letters per line. Extent: ... Description . -Country paper, thin and grey; Devanagari characters in clear and fair hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines .. .in red ink, all the four edges ruled in two lines in red ink; the manuscript contains only the text; it is a complet work, written in Sanskrit verse. Date of the ---Mangsir Sudi 3, V. S. 1605 Subject Charitra COP Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 ] Jain Granth Bhandars In Jaipur & Nagaur ' Begins Ends -OM namaH siddhebhyaH / / chaH zrImataM triujagannAthamAditIrthaMkaraM prN| - phaNIdeMdra narendrAcArya vaMde naM tu guNAsrya vaM 1.1 // -jinavara mUkhajAtaM vaditaM zrI gaNezaramulaguNa nidhAnaM vizvalokAnadIpaM / tri bhU-patimAnyaM jJAnatIrthapavitraM jayatu sakala kIrtyA vadAste sudharmA // 180 / / aSTAviMzAdhikA bhoH praSTa catvAriMzadhata prabhAH / asya dharhasya syuH slokapi jitA budha !181 // Scribal remarks : iti zrI bRpabhanAtha caritre bhaTTAraka zrI sakalakIti viracite vRSabhanAtha nirvAssi nAma viMzaH sargaH samAptaH likhataM janA mahipAlA kAlA kA beTA / zubhaM bhavatu / 1605 mAMgasiya sRdi 3 ko dinI Adi purANa sA0 mA bhaumau sovego ko ghaTipitaM vAI savItaM nauH mojamAbadA mdhyedhii|| Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ INDEX I AUTHORS, WRITERS AND COPIESTS Abhra Deva-26 -Amar Sundar-119, Amita Gati-29, 108 Amrit Chandracharya-74, 77, 133 Anand-84, Arunmani-28, : ; Asawala-140, Ashadhar-72, 76, Bal Krisna-30, Bal Bhadra-141, Banarsidasa-29, 119, Bhadrasena-2, Bhagavati Dasa-40, Bhanu Chandra Gani-9, Bhawani Dasa Vyasa-55, Bhudhar Dasa-119, Bhalla (Kavi)-119, Brahm Ajita-20, .Brahm Deva-108, Brahm Gyan Sagar-108, Brahm Krisna Dasa-32 Brahm Jindasa-1, 17, 20, 29, 67, 108, * Brahm Nemidutta-26, 104, Brahm Raimall-15, Brahm Sena-63, . Brahm Sruta Sagar-70, ... Chandra Kirti-139, 1:.... Chirantan Muni-119, . Charitra Singh-57, Chaturbhuja-86, Dalu Ram-28, Damodar-72 Dalha-98, Deep Chandra-20, Deva Nandi-136, Deva Suri-13, Dhananjaya-29, Dhanat Rai-10, Dharam Chand-61, Dhanvantari-111, Dunga Vaid-58, Dungar Kavi-28, Duli Chand-97, Durga Singh-83, Guna Bhadracharya-20, 28, 37, 68, : 72, 125, 142. Guna Bhusanacharya-76. 126, Guna Chandracharya' ...i Guna Chandra (Bhattaraka)-67, 79, Gumani Ram-14, . Guna Rayan Bhusana-126, Harchand-29, Hari Pal-70, Hari Sena-125, Hema Chandracharya-108, .... . :: Hema Raj-108, Jai Mitra Hal-144, ...: :. Jinasenacharya-122, 143. . : 19 Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 ] Jina Chandracharya Suri (Bhattaraka)-64, Jinasen-103, Jivaraj-112, Kalidasa-95, Kamal Nayan-95, Kastoor Chand Shastri-34, Kavi Saraswat-27, Kesava-1, Kesavasena-87, 92, 140. Kishan Singh-43, Kshemankara Muni-49, Kund Kundacharya-72, 74, 97, 128, 133. Lakho (Pt.)-4, Lokasena-20, Mahasenacharya (P1.)-74, Mallisena Suri-72, Manika Raja-1, Mohandas KayasthNaya Nambhudi-105, Naya Nandi-119, 132, Naya Vilas (Pt.)-11. Narsena (Pt.)-119, Nemi Chand (Pt.)-100, 119, Nemi Chandracharya-56, Nemi Dutta (Brahm)-99, Netra Singh (Muni)-84, Padam Kirti-1, Padam Nabha Kayasth-115, Padam Nandi (Muni)-5, 46, 48, 72, Panna Lal-49, Paramahansa Parivrajaka-63, Parasavadas Nigotiya-88, 120, Pem Raja-60, Prithvi Raj-46, Puspadanta-1, 97, 108, 119, Raghunath-108, Raghu Raja-46, Raimall-73, Raj Hansopadhya-20,22, Ram Chandra-61, Ram Chandra (Pt.) * Ram Chandra Sharma-118, Raidhu (Pt.) 119, Ratna Kirti-28, Rawal Sarang Dhar-118, Rahal Kavi-28, Sadasukha-24, Sadharu-14, Sakal Kirti, 1, 37, 66, 114, 119, 145 Sakal Bhusana-96, Samantabhadra-90, 119, Shiva Kotti-30, Shivacharya-24, Shanti Kusal-46, Shambu Sadhu-11, Shankar Bhattaraka-8, Shripati Bhatta-102, Shri Lal-2, Shri Dhar-20, Soma Kirti (Bhattaraka)-86, 93, Singh Nandi-28; Singh Tilaka-8, Subha Chandracharya-1 15:34," Subha Chandra-16, Subha Sheel Suri-53, Subha Chandra (Bhattaraka) 69, 108. Sudharma Swami-53, Sundar Kavi-29, Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Surendra Kirti (Bhattaraka)-3, 80, Shanti Sagar-4, Svayambhu-14, Syamacharya-52, Todar Mal (Pt,)-14, Thakur Kavi-28, Tulsidasa-130, Uma Swami-28, Vadibha Singh-72, 119, Vadi Chandra Suri-88, 109, 127, Vadi Raj-12, Vaija 102, Varadaraj-43, Vasava Sena-106, (Muni) Vasu Nandi-78, 128, Vidhya Nandi-31, 36, 119, Vir Nandi-20, 21, 81, 109, Vishnu Sharma-35, Vrindavan Kirti-62. Yogindra Deva-108, Yasha Vijai Gani-1,34, [ 149 Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ INDEX 2 (MANUSCRIPTS-GRANTHS) Adhai Dwipa Puja-14, Adhia Dwipa-79 .. Adipurana-97, 108, Adiswar Phaga-86, Aditya Vrita Paraswanath Puja-87, Agni Vilas-10, Ajitapaiba Purana-172, Ambada Charitra-119, Amarsena Charitra-1, Amrit Dharmaras Kavya-73, Ananta Jain Vrita Puja Katha-67, Anjana Rasa-46, Aranta Vritodhyapan puja-69, Astanhika Jaimala-20, Astanhika. Katha Bhasha-30, 80, Athaics Mula Guna Rasa-20, Banda Udai Satta Chopai-2, Bisrahakhadi-120, Bchari Satsaj-28, 46, Bhagwati Aradhana-24, Bhagawati Sutra-121, Bhaktamar Stotra Vriti-15,73, 69, Bli-vishyadatta Charitra-20, Bhoja Charitra-55, Bhoja Prabanda-119, Rimba Nirvana Vidhi-34, 1. hm Vilas3-10, Chakradhar Purana-122, Chandan Malayagiri K 1h2-), Chandra Prabha Charitra-20, 21, 81; Cbarcha Samadhian-42, Chaturdashi Katha-28, . Chatur Vinsati Jin Stavan-121, Chatur Vinsati Puja-61, 62, Chaubisi Geet-98, Chetan Geet-28, Chhandakiya Kavitta-3, Chintamani Jaimal-28, Chobisa Thana Charcha-56, Dana Katha-20, Dasha Laksana Katha-20, Dhanya Kumar Charitra-28, 72, Dharma Panchvinsatika-29, .. Dharma Pariks Dharmopodesh Piysusa-99, ... Dharmopadesh Ratnamala-97, Dhola Maru Ki Bala-82, Dravya Sangraha Bhasha-28, 108, Deveesandhan Kavya Tika-100, Geeta and Adinath Stavan-28, Getta Vitaraga-56, Girinar Tirth Mahima Prabanda-51, Gyana Darpana-20, Gyada Decpika-72, Gyana Suryodai Nataka-88, 109, 137, Gyana Tarangini-12; Gyanarnya-4, 34, Gyanarnava Tika-1); Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [ 151 Hansa Tilak Rasa-20, Harivamsa Purana-10, 14, 20, 102, Holika Chopai-28, Jambbu Dwipa-79, Jambhu Swami Chariu-97, Jambhu Swami Charitra-67, ... Jasahara Chariu-119, Jina Shatak Tika-11, 72, - Jiva Prarupana-126, Jyotisa Ratnamala Tika-102, Kalyanak-90, Karma Vipaka Sutra Chopai-110, Kshtra Chudamani-72, 119, Katha Kosa-72, Katantra Roopmala Vriti-83, Katantra Vibhrama Sutravachuri-57, Kiratarjuniya-27, . . Kriya Kalpa Tika-47, Kriya Kosa Katha Bhasha-43, Labdhi Vidhan KathaMadhu Malti Katha-86 Mulachar Vritti-128, ::: Mula Sangh Bhattaraka Bhidrabhahu etc Gur ki Natnavali (Patiavali)-.29. Naga Kumar Charitra-72, 119, Nama Mala-29, . : Namokar Katha-66, Nemiji ka Charitra-84, Nemi Nath Purana-26, Nemi Nath Rasa-103, Nemi Nath Chariu-72, Nemiswar Chomasa-28, Nemiswar Hindolna-28, Nemiswar Rasa-28, Nirghantu-111, . . Nirvana Kanda-20, Padam Charitra Tippapa-58, Padam Nandi Panchvinsatika-48, Panchastikaya-74, 97, . Panch Kalyanaka Pada-29 Panch Parmcsthi-28, Panchtantra-35, Panchvitsati-16, Pandava Purana-69, Pannavann Sutta-52, Parmaima. Prakash-66, 108, 112, Parswa Kavya Panjika-16 : Parswanath Chopai-4, Parswanath Puranal, 119, Paryusana Kalpa-48, Pasa Nath Chopai-104, Pauma Cbariu-104, Prakrit Roopmala-90 Pradyumna Charitra-10. 14, 31, 71, Pramana Pariksha-36, . Prasnotur Sravakachar-119, Prasasti Kashika-30, Pratistha Katha-72, Paranasara-91, Punya Chandrodai Muni Suvrita Purana-140, Rama Charitra-17, Rama Pura: a-119, 130, Ramagya-130, Ramayana Shastra-119, Raghuvansa-46 Ratoa Karanda Sravakachar-119, Ritnamala-30, Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _