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________________ jambadvIpa : eka adhyayana (jaina sammata loka-saMracanA ke sandarbha meM) AyikA jJAnamatI mAtAjI ye tIna loka anAdi-nidhana-akRtrima haiN| isako banAne vAlA koI bhI Izvara-Adi nahIM hai| isake madhyabhAga meM kucha kama teraha rajju lambI, eka rajju caur3I moTI trasanArI hai| isameM sAta rajju adholoka hai evaM sAta rajju UMcA Urdhvaloka hai, tathA madhya meM ninyAnave hajAra cAlIsa yojana UMcA aura eka rajju caur3A madhyaloka hai arthAt sumeru parvata eka lAkha cAlIsa yojana UMcA hai| isakI nIMva eka hajAra yojana hai jo ki citrA pRthvI ke andara hai| citrA pRthvI ke Upara ke samabhAga se lekara sumeru parvata kI UMcAI ninyAnave hajAra cAlIsa yojana hai| vahI isa madhyaloka kI UMcAI hai| yaha madhyaloka thAlI ke samAna cipaTA hai aura eka rajju taka vistRta hai| isake ThIka bIcoM-bIca meM eka lAkha yojana vistRta golAkAra jambUdvIpa hai| isa jambUdvIpa ke ThIka bIca meM sumeru parvata hai| isa jambUdvIpa se dUne pramANa vistAra vAlA arthAt do lAkha yojana vistRta jambUdvIpa ko cAroM tarapha se veSTita karane vAlA lavaNa samudra hai| Age isa samudra ko veSTita karake cAra lAkha yojana vistAra vAlA dhAtakIkhaNDadvIpa hai| usako cAroM ora veSTita karake ATha lAkha yojana vistAra vAlA kAlodadhi samudra hai| usako cAroM ora se veSTita karake solaha lAkha yojana vistRta puSkara dvIpa hai| aise hI eka-dUsare ko veSTita karate hue asaMkhyAta dvIpa aura samudra haiN| __ anta ke dvIpa kA nAma svayaMbhUramaNa dvIpa hai, aura anta ke samudra kA nAma svayaMbhUramaNa samudra hai| puSkara dvIpa ke bIcoM-bIca meM eka mAnuSottara parvata sthita hai jo ki cUr3I ke samAna hai| isake nimitta se isa puSkara dvIpa ke do bhAga ho gaye haiN| isameM pUrva ardhapuSkara meM dhAtakIkhaNDa ke sadRza meru, kulAcala, bharatakSetra, gaMgA-sindhu nadiyoM Adi kI vyavasthA hai| yahIM taka manuSyoM kI utpatti hai / mAnuSottara parvata ke Age kevala tiryaMca aura vyantara Adi devoM ke hI AvAsa haiM / ataH eka jambUdvIpa, dUsarA dhAtakIkhaNDa, tIsarA AdhA puSkara dvIpa--aise milakara DhAI dvIpa hote haiN| ina DhAI dvIpoM meM hI manuSyoM kI utpatti hotI hai aura inameM sthita karmabhUmi ke manuSya hI karmoM kA nAzakara mukti ko prApta kara sakate haiM, anyatra nhiiN| isa prakAra se tInoM lokoM kA dhyAna karanA caahie| dharmadhyAna ke cAra bhedoM meM antima saMsthAna-vicaya' nAma kA dharmadhyAna hai, jisake antargata tIna loka ke dhyAna karane kA varNana hai| isI prakAra virakta hote hI tIrthaMkara jaise mahApuruSa bhI jinakA cintavana karate haiM, aisI dvAdazAnuprekSA meM bhI lokAnuprekSA ke varNana meM tIna loka ke svarUpa ke cintavana kA Adeza hai| 'yojana'-pramANa loka-saMracanA ke sandarbha meM jaina AgamoM meM vividha kSetroM, dvIpoM, sAgaroM Adi ke parimANoM ke nirUpaNa meM 'yojana' zabda vyavahRta huA hai| yojana kA pramANa zAstrIya AdhAra se kyA hai ? isakA spaSTIkaraNa tiloyapaNNatti' grantha ke AdhAra se dekhiepudgala ke sabase choTe Tukar3e ko aNu-paramANu kahate haiN| aise anantAnanta paramANuoM kA 1 avasannAsanna / 8 avasannAsanna kA 1 sannAsanna 8 sannAsanna kA 1 truTireNu 8 truTireNu kA 1 trasareNu 8 nasareNu kA 1 rathareNu AcAryaratna zrI vezabhUSaNa jI mahArAja abhinandana prantha
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________________ 1 lIkha 8 rathareNu kA uttama bhogabhUmiyoM ke bAla kA 1 agrabhAga uttama bhogabhUmiyoM ke bAla ke madhyama bhogabhUmiyoM ke bAla 8 agrabhAgoM kA kA 1 agrabhAga madhyama bhogabhUmi ke bAla ke jaghanya bhogabhUmiyoM ke bAla 8 agrabhAgoM kA kA 1 agrabhAga jaghanya bhogabhUmiyoM ke bAla ke karmabhUmiyoM ke bAla kA 8 agrabhAgoM kA 1agrabhAga karmabhUmiyoM ke bAla ke 8 agrabhAgoM kI 8 lIkha kA 8 jU kA 1 java 8java kA 1 aMgula ise hI utsedhAMgula kahate haiM, isase 500 guNA pramANAMgula hotA hai| 6 utsedhAMgula 1pAda 2 pAda kA 1 bAlizta 2 bAlizta kA 1hAtha 2 hAtha kA 1 rikkU 2rikka kA 1 dhanuSa 2000 dhanuSa kA 1 kosa 4 kosa kA 1 laghuyojana 500 yojana kA 1 mahAyojana eka mahAyojana meM 2000 kosa hote haiN| noTa-2000 dhanuSa kA 1 kosa hai| ataH 1 dhanuSa meM 4 hAtha hone se 8000 hAtha kA 1 kosa huA evaM 1 kosa meM 2 mIla mAnane se 4000 hAtha kA eka mIla hotA hai| aMgula ke tIna bheda haiM-utsedhAMgula, pramANAMgula aura aatmaaNgul| bAlAgra, likSA, jUM aura jau se nirmita jo aMgula hotA hai vaha 'utsedhAMgula' hai| pAMca sau utsedhAMgula pramANa eka 'pramANAMgula' hotA hai, jisa-jisa kAla meM bharata aura airAvata kSetra meM jo manuSya huA karate haiM usausa kAla meM unhIM-unhIM manuSyoM ke aMgula kA nAma 'AtmAMgula' hai| uparyukta utsedhAMgula se hI utsedha kosa evaM cAra utsedha kosa se eka yojana banatA hai| yaha laghuyojana hai| utsedhAMgula se--deva, manuSya, tiryaMca evaM nArakIyoM ke zarIra kI UMcAI kA pramANa aura cAroM prakAra ke devoM ke nivAsa sthAna va nagara Adi kA pramANa hotA hai| pramANAMgula aura pramANa-yojana se-dvIpa, samudra, kulAcala, vedI, nadI, kuNDa, sarovara, vagatI aura bharatakSetra Adi ina sabakA pramANa jAnA jAtA hai| AtmAMgUla se-jhArI, kalaza, darpaNa, veNu, bherI, yuga, zayyA, zakaTa, hala, mUsala, zakti, tomara, bANa, nAli, akSa, cAmara, duMdubhi, pITha, chatra, manuSyoM ke nivAsa nagara aura udyAna Adi kA pramANa jAnA jAtA hai / eka mahAyojana meM 2000 kosa hote haiN| eka kosa meM 2 mIla mAnane se 1 mahAyojana meM 4000 mIla ho jAte haiN| ataH 4000 mIla ke hAtha banAne ke lie 1 mIla sambandhI 4000 hAtha se guNA karane para 4000-4000=16000000 arthAt eka mahAyojana meM 1 karoDa 60 lAkha hAtha hue| __ vartamAna meM rekhika mApa meM 1760 gaja kA eka mIla mAnate haiN| yadi eka gaja meM 2 hAtha mAneM to 176042=3520 hAtha kA eka mIla huaa| punaH uparyukta eka mahAyojana ke hAtha 16000000 meM 3520 hAtha kA bhAga dene se 16000000-35204545.2 mIla hue| parantu isa pustaka meM sthUla rUpa se vyavahAra meM 1 kosa meM 2 mIla kI prasiddhi ke anusAra suvidhA ke lie sarvatra mahAyojana ke jaina dharma evaM AcAra 17
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________________ 2000 kosa ko mIla se guNA kara eka mahAyojana 4000 mIla mAnakara usI se hI guNA kiyA gayA hai| Ajakala kucha loga aisA kaha diyA karate haiM ki patA nahIM, AcAryoM ke samaya kosa kA pramANa kyA thaa| aura yojana kA pramANa 'bhI kyA thA ! kintu jaba paramANu se lekara avasannAsanna Adi paribhASAoM se Age bar3hate hue jaghanya bhogabhUmi ke bAla ke 8 agrabhAgoM kA eka karmabhUmi kA bAlAgra hotA hai, taba isase yaha spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki bhogabhUmiyoM ke bAla kI apekSA caturthakAla ke karmabhUmi ke prArambha kA bhI bAla moTA thaa| punaH Aja paMcama kAla ke manuSyoM kA bAla to usase moTA hI hogaa| Aja ke anusaMdhAnapriya vidvAnoM kA kartavya hai ki Aja ke bAla kI moTAI ke hisAba se hI Age ke aMgula, pAda, hAtha Adi banAkara yojana ke hisAba ko samajhane kI koziza kreN| 'jambUdvIpa-paNNatti' kI prastAvanA ke 20veM peja para zrI lakSmIcanda jaina ema0 esa-sI0 ne kucha spaSTIkaraNa kiyA hai, vaha par3hane yogya hai| dekhie isa yojana kI dUrI Ajakala ke rekhika mApa meM kyA hogI? yadi hama 2 hAtha-1 gaja mAnate haiM to sthUlarUpa se 1 yojana 80,000,00 gaja ke barAbara athavA 4545.45 mIla ( MILES) ke barAbara prApta hotA hai| yadi hama 1 kosa ko Ajakala ke 2 mIla ke samAna mAna leM to 1 yojana 4000 mIla (MILES) ke barAbara prApta hotA hai| karmabhUmi ke bAlAgra kA vistAra Ajakala ke sUkSma yantroM dvArA kiye gaye mApoM ke anusAra 1/500 iMca se lekara 1/200 iMca taka hotA hai / yadi hama isa pramANa ke anusAra yojana kA mApa nikAleM to uparyukta prApta pramANoM se atyadhika bhinnatA prApta hotI hai| bAlAgra kA pramANa 1/500 iMca mAnane para 1 yojana 46648.48 mIla pramANa AtA hai| karma bhUmi kA bAlAgra 1.300 iMca mAnane se yojana 82747.47 mIla ke barAbara pAyA jAtA hai / bAlAgra ko 11200 iMca pramANa mAnane se yojana kA pramANa aura bhI bar3ha jAtA hai| isalie eka mahAyojana meM sthUla rUpa meM 4000 mIla samajhanA cAhie, kintu yaha lagabhaga pramANa hai| vAstava meM eka mahAyojana meM isase adhika hI mIla hoMge aisA hamArA anumAna hai| isa prakAra se yojana Adi ke viSaya meM tiloyapaNNatti, jambUdvIpapaNNatti, trilokasAra, zlokavArtika Adi granthoM meM dRr3ha zraddhA rakhate hue apane samyaktva ko surakSita rakhanA caahie| jaba taka kevalI, zrutakevalI ke caraNo kA sAnnidhya prApta na ho taba taka apane mana ko caMcala aura azraddhAlu nahIM karanA caahie| jambUdvIpa isa madhyaloka meM sabase pahale dvIpa kA nAma hai jmbuudviip| yaha eka lAkha yojana vistRta hai aura gola hai| isameM dakSiNa se lekara uttara taka chaha parvata haiM, jo ki pUrva-pazcima lambe haiN| unake nAma haiM-himavAna, mahAhimavAn, niSadha, nIla, rukmI aura shikhrii| ina parvatoM para eka-eka sarovara bane hue haiM unake nAma haiM padma, mahApadma, tigiccha, kesarI, mahApuNDarIka aura punnddriik| ina sarovaroM ke madhya pRthvIkAyika jAti ke bar3e-bar3e kamala haiN| una kamaloM para bhavana bane hue haiM, jinameM krama se zrI, hI, dhRti, kIrti, buddhi aura lakSmI nAma vAlI deviyAM nivAsa karatI haiN| ___ chaha kulaparvatoM ke nimitta se isa jambUdvIpa meM sAta kSetra ho gaye haiM / jinake nAma haiM - bharata, hemavata, hari, videha, ramyaka, hairaNyavata aura airaavt| himavAn parvata para jo padma sarovara hai usake pUrva va pazcima bhAga se kramaza: gaMgA-sindhu nadI nikalatI haiM jo nIce gaMgAsindhu kuNDa meM girakara Age bar3hatI huI vijayArdha parvata ke guphA-dvAra se bAhara A jAtI haiM aura Age bar3hakara bahatI huI krama se pUrva samudra aura pazcima samudra meM praveza kara jAtI haiN| bharata kSetra ke bIca meM pUrva-pazcima lambA eka vijayAdha parvata hai| isameM tIna kaTaniyAM haiN| prathama kaTanI para abhiyogya jAti ke devoM kA nivAsa hai| dUsarI kaTanI para vidyAdhara manuSyoM kA AvAsa hai, aura tRtIya kaTanI para gyAraha kUTa haiM jisameM pUrva dizA kI tarapha ke kUTa para jinamandira hai, zeSa kUToM para devoM ke bhavana bane hue haiN| chaha khaNDa-vyavasthA bharata kSetra ke bIca meM vijayA parvata ke hone se aura himavAn parvata ke sarovara se gaMgA-sindhu nadiyoM ke nikalane se isa bharata kSetra ke chaha khaNDa ho jAte haiN| inameM se samudra kI tarapha kA bIca kA bhAga Arya khaNDa kahalAtA hai, zeSa pAMca mleccha khaNDa mAne jAte haiN| uttara kI tarapha madhya ke mleccha khaNDa ke bIcoM-bIca meM eka vRSAbhAcala parvata hai jisa para cakravartI apanI prazasti likhate haiM / madhya ke AryakhaNDa meM hI hama logoM kA nivAsa hai| AcAryaratna zrI dezabhUSaNa jI mahArAja abhinandana grantha :
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________________ anya kSetroM kI vyavasthA isI padma sarovara ke uttara bhAga se rohitAsyA nadI nikalatI hai jo ki nIce girakara haimavata kSetra meM bahatI huI pazcima samudra meM mila jAtI hai / mahAhimavAn parvata ke mahApadma sarovara ke dakSiNa bhAga se rohita nadI nikalakara haimavata kSetra meM bahatI huI pUrva samudra meM praveza kara jAtI hai / isI taraha Age-Age ke kSetroM meM krama se harita-harikAntA, sItA-sItodA, nArI-narakAntA, suvarNakUlA-rUpyakUlA aura raktA-- raktodA ye do-do nadiyAM bahatI haiN| bharata kSetra ke samAna airAvata kSetra meM bhI chaha khaNDa-vyavasthA hotI hai| parvatoM ke kUTa himavAn parvata para 11 kUTa haiM, mahAhimavAn para 8, niSadha para 6, nIla para 6, rukmi para 8 aura zikharI para 11 kUTa haiN| ina sabhI parvatoM para pUrva dizA ke kUToM para jinamandira haiM aura zeSa para devoM ke aura deviyoM ke bhavana bane hue haiN| ina bhavanoM meM bhI gRha-caityAlaya ke samAna jina caityAlaya haiN| haimavata kSetra meM jaghanya bhogabhUmi kI vyavasthA hai, harikSetra meM madhyama bhogamUmi kI vyavasthA hai / aise hI ramyaka kSetra meM madhyama bhogabhUmi kI evaM hai raNyavata kSetra meM jaghanya bhogabhUmi kI vyavasthA hai| videha kSetra isa videha kSetra ke bIcoM-bIca meM sumeru parvata hai| uttara ke nIla parvata ke sarovara se sItA nadI nikalakara pUrva dizA meM bahatI huI pUrva samudra meM praveza kara jAtI hai| vaise hI niSadha parvata ke sarovara se sItodA nadI nikalakara pazcima meM bahatI huI pazcima samudra meM praviSTa ho jAtI hai| jambUdvIpa ke bIcoMbIca meM sthita sumeru parvata se videha ke pUrva aura pazcima aise do bheda ho gaye haiN| punaH sItA-sItodA nadiyoM ke nimitta se dakSiNa-uttara aise do-do bheda ho jAte haiN| pUrva videha ke uttara bhAga meM bhadrasAla kI vedI, cAra vakSAra parvata aura tIna vibhaMgA nadiyoM ke nimitta se ATha videha ho gaye haiM / aise hI pUrva videha ke dakSiNa bhAga meM ATha videha evaM pazcima videha ke dakSiNa-uttara bhAga ke AThaATha videha hone se battIsa videha ho jAte haiN| ina battIsoM videha kSetroM meM bhI chaha-chaha khaNDa mAne haiM, antara itanA hI hai ki vahAM zAzvata karmabhUmi rahatI hai, sadA caturtha kAla ke Adi kAla jaisA kAla hI vartamAna rahatA hai aura yahAM bharata kSetra va airAvata kSetra ke AryakhaNDa meM SaTakAla kA parivartana calatA rahatA hai| sItA nadI ke uttarabhAga meM videha kSetra meM sImandhara bhagavAn kA samavasaraNa sthita hai| isI nadI ke dakSiNa bhAga meM yugamandhara tIrthakara vidyamAna haiM / sItodA nadI ke dakSiNa meM bAhu jinendra evaM sItodA ke uttara bhAga meM subAhu jinendra kA satata vihAra hotA rahatA hai| jaMbUvRkSa va zAlmalIvRkSa isa videha kSetra meM meru ke dakSiNa, uttara meM devakuru aura uttarakuru nAma se uttama bhogabhUmi kI vyavasthA hai| isa uttarakuru meM IzAna dizA meM jaMbUvRkSa nAma kA eka mahAvRkSa hai jo ki pRthvIkAyika hai isakI uttarI zAkhA para eka jinamaMdira hai / aise hI devakuru meM nairRtya dizA meM zAlmalIvRkSa hai, usa para bhI dakSiNI zAkhA para eka jinamaMdira hai| ye donoM mahAvRkSa ratnoM se nirmita hote hue bhI patte, phala aura phUloM se sundara haiN| vAyu ke jhakore se inakI zAkhAe~ hilatI rahatI haiM aura inase uttama sugaMdha bhI nikalatI rahatI hai / ye vRkSa bhI akRtrima hone se anAdinidhana haiN| gajadaMta parvata sumeru parvata kI vidizAoM meM eka tarapha se sumeru ko chute hue aura dUsarI tarapha niSadha va nIla parvata ko chUte hue aise cAra gajadaMta parvata haiM / ina para bhI kUToM para devoM ke bhavana haiM aura sumeru ke nikaTa ke kUTa para jina maMdira hai| vizeSa-sabhI parvatoM kI talahaTI meM, Upara meM cAroM tarapha, sarovara, nadI, kUTa, devabhavana aura jinamaMdiroM ke bhI cAroM tarapha vedikAoM se veSTita sundara bagIce bane hue haiM / sumeru parvata isa jaMbUdvIpa ke bIca meM videha kSetra hai, usake ThIka madhya meM sumeru parvata sthita hai / yaha eka lAkha cAlIsa yojana UMcA hai| isakI nIMva pRthvI meM eka hajAra yojana hai ataH yaha isa citrA bhUmi se ninyAnave hajAra yojana UMcA hai| pRthvI para isa parvata kI caur3AI dasa hajAra jaina dharma evaM AcAra 19
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________________ yojana pramANa hai / pRthvI-tala para hI bhadrazAla vana hai jo ki pUrva-pazcima meM 22000 yojana vistRta hai aura dakSiNa-uttara meM 250 yojana pramANa hai| isa vana se pAMca sau yojana Upara jAkara naMdanavana hai jo ki aMdara meM pAMca sau yojana taka kaTanI rUpa hai| isa vana se sAr3he bAsaTha hajAra yojana Upara jAkara somanasa vana hai jo pAMca sau yojana kI kaTanI rUpa hai| isase Age chattIsa hajAra yojana para pAMDuka vana hai jo ki cAra sau caurAnave yojana pramANa kaTanI rUpa hai / isa parvata kI calikA prAraMbha meM bAraha yojana hai aura ghaTate hue agrabhAga meM cAra yojana mAna raha gaI hai| ina bhadrazAla Adi vanoM meM Amra, azoka, caMpaka Adi nAnA prakAra ke vRkSa satata phaloM aura phUloM se zobhAyamAna rahate haiN| cAraNaRddhidhArI muni, devagaNa aura vidyAdhara hamezA yahAM vicaraNa karate rahate haiN| bhadrazAla, nandana, somanasa aura pAMDuka ina cAroM vanoM kI cAroM dizAoM meM eka-eka caityAlaya hone se meru ke solaha caityAlaya ho jAte haiN| Upara ke pAMDukavana meM cAroM hI vidizAoM meM cAra zilAe~ haiM jinake pAMDuka, pAMDukaMbalA, raktA aura raktakaMbalA aise sundara nAma haiN| pAMDaka zilA para bharata kSetra ke janme hue tIrthaMkaroM kA janmAbhiSeka-mahotsava manAyA jAtA hai| pAMDukakaMbalA zilA para pazcima videha ke tIrthaMkaroM kA, raktazilA para pUrva videha ke tIrthaMkaroM kA aura raktakaMbalA zilA para airAvata kSetra ke tIrthakaroM kA janmAbhiSeka hotA hai| sumeru parvata kA mAhAtmya jaina siddhAnta ke anusAra pratyeka kRtayuga meM 24 avatAra 'tIrthaMkara' mAne gaye haiN| hama aura Apa jaise kSudra prANiyoM meM se koI bhI prANI solaha kAraNa bhAvanAoM ke bala se isa avatAra ke yogya tIrthakara prakRti nAmaka eka karma prakRti kA bandha karake tIrthaMkara mahApuruSa ke rUpa meM avatAra le sakatA hai aura kisI bhI kRtayuga ke caubIsI meM apanA nAma likhA sakatA hai / yaha mahApuruSa tIrthakara rUpa meM avatAra lekara apanA pUrNajJAna prakaTa karake isI bhava se paramapitA paramezvara ke pada ko prApta kara letA hai, punaH nitya niraMjana siddha paramAtmA hokara sadA-sadA ke lie zAzvata paramAnanda sukha kA anubhava karatA rahatA hai| aise-aise asaMkhyoM avatAra puruSoM kA jaba-jaba janma hotA hai taba-taba indroM ke Asana kampita ho uThate haiM ve bhakti meM vibhora ho apane airAvata hAthI para car3hakara isa martya loka meM A jAte haiM aura usa navajAta zizu ko prasUtigRha se lAkara isI sumeru parvata para le jAkara asaMkhya devoM ke sAtha mahAvaibhavapUrvaka 1008 kalazoM se janmAbhiSeka karake janma-kalyANaka utsava manAte haiM / isa yuga meM bhagavAn vRSabhadeva se lekara mahAvIra-paryanta caubIsa avatAra hue haiN| ina sabakA bhI janma-mahotsava isI sumeru parvata para manAyA gayA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki yaha parvata agaNita tIrthakaroM ke janmAbhiSeka se sarvotkRSTa tIrtha mAnA jAtA hai| yaha deva, indra manuSya, vidyAdhara aura mahAmuniyoM se nitya hI vaMdya hai, ataH isakA mAhAtmya acintya hai| yaha parvata yahAM se (vartamAna upalabdha vizva se) lagabhaga 20,00,00,000(bIsa karor3a) mIla kI dUrI para videha kSetra meM vidyamAna hai| yaha parvata pUre brahmANDa meM arthAt tInoM lokoM meM sabase UMcA aura mahAn hai| usI kA pratIka eka sumeru parvata 81 phuTa UMcA hastinApura meM nirmita huA hai| cAra gopura-dvAra isa jambUdvIpa ke cAroM tarapha vedI kA 'parakoTA' hai| pUrva, dakSiNa, pazcima aura uttara, ina cAroM dizAoM meM eka-eka mahAdvAra hai| inake nAma haiM-vijaya, vaijayanta, jayaMta aura apraajit| jambUdvIpa ke jina caityAlaya isa jambUdvIpa meM aThahattara akRtrima jina caityAlaya haiM / sumeru ke cAra, vana sambandhI 16+chaha, kulAcala ke 6+cAra, gajadaMta ke 4+solaha, vakSAra ke 16 +cauMtIsa, vijayA ke 34+ jambUzAlmalivRkSa ke 2=78, ye jambUdvIpa ke aThahattara akRtrima jina caityAlaya haiN| isa jambUdvIpa meM hama kahAM hai ? yaha bharata kSetra, jambUdvIpa ke 160veM bhAgaarthAt 526 6/16 yojana pramANa hai / isake chaha khaMDoM meM jo AryakhaMDa haiM usakA pramANa lagabhaga nimna prakAra hai : dakSiNa kA bharata kSetra 238 6/10 yojana kA hai| padma sarovara kI lambAI 1000 yojana hai tathA gaMgA aura siMdhu nadiyAM 5-5 sau yojana parvata para pUrva-pazcima bahakara dakSiNa meM mur3atI haiM / yaha AryakhaNDa uttara-dakSiNa meM 238 yojana caur3A hai / pUrva-pazcima meM 1000+500 AcAryaratna zrI dezabhUSaNa jI mahArAja abhinandana grantha
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________________ +500=2000 yojana lambA hai| inako Apasa meM guNA karane se 238x2000=4,76,000varga yojana pramANa Arya khaNDa kA kSetraphala ho jAtA hai / athavA 4,76,000x40,00,000=1,60,4,00,00,00,000 'eka lAkha, navve hajAra, cAra sau karor3a varga-koza' pramANa kSetraphala ho jAtA hai| AryakhaNDa isa AryakhaNDa ke madhya meM ayodhyA nagarI hai| isa ayodhyA ke dakSiNa meM 116 yojana kI dUrI para lavaNa samudra kI vedI hai aura uttara kI tarapha itanI hI dUra para vijayA parvata kI vedikA hai| ayodhyA se pUrva meM 1000 yojana kI dUrI para gaMgA nadI kI taTa vedI hai arthAt AryakhaNDa kI dakSiNa dizA meM lavaNa samudra, uttara dizA meM vijayA, pUrva dizA meM gaMgA nadI evaM pazcima dizA meM siMdhu nadI haiN| ye cAroM Arya khaNDa kI sImA rUpa haiN| ayodhyA se dakSiNa meM lagabhaga 4,76,000 koza (cAra lAkha chahattara hajAra)kosa jAne se lavaNa samudra hai aura uttara meM itanA hI jAne se vijayA parvata hai / usI prakAra ayodhyA se pUrva meM 40,00,000 (cAlIsa lAkha) kosa dUra gaMgAnadI tathA pazcima meM itanI hI dUra sindhu nadI hai| jainAcAryoM ke kathanAnusAra Aja kA sArA vizva isa AryakhaNDa meM hI hai| hama aura Apa sabhI isa AryakhaNDa ke hI bhAratavarSa meM rahate haiN| vartamAna meM jo gaMgA-sindhu nadiyAM dikhatI haiM, aura jo mahAsamudra, himAlaya parvata Adi haiM, ve saba kRtrima haiM / akRtrima nadI, samudra aura parvatoM se atirikta ye sabhI upanadI, upasamudra, upaparvata Adi haiN| ina sabhI viSayoM kA vizeSa vistAra samajhane ke lie tiloyapakSaNatti, trilokasAra, tattvArtharAjavAtika, jambUdvIpapaNNatti, trilokabhAskara Adi granthoM kA svAdhyAya karanA caahie| bhUbhramaNa-khaNDana Aja ke bhUgola ke anusAra kucha vidvAn pRthvI ko ghUmatI huI mAna rahe haiN| usake viSaya meM tattvArthazlokavArtika grantha meM tRtIya adhyAya meM bahuta acchA vivecana hai, vaha draSTavya hai koI Adhunika vidvAn kahate haiM ki jainiyoM kI mAnyatA ke anurUpa yaha pRthvI valayAkAra capaTI gola nahIM hai, kintu yaha pRthvI geMda yA nAraMgI ke samAna gola AkAra kI hai| yaha bhUmi sthira bhI nahIM hai / hamezA hI Upara-nIce ghUmatI rahatI hai, tathA sUrya, candra, zani, zukra Adi graha, azvinI, bharaNI Adi nakSatracakra, meru ke cAroM tarapha pradakSiNA rUpa se avasthita hai, ghUmate nahIM haiM / yaha pRthvI eka vizeSa vAyu ke nimitta se hI ghUmatI hai / isa pRthvI ke ghUmane se hI sUrya, candra, nakSatra Adi kA udaya, asta Adi vyavahAra bana jAtA hai, ityaadi| dUsare koI vAdI pRthvI kA hamezA adhogamana hI mAnate haiM evaM koI-koI Adhunika paMDita apanI buddhi meM yoM mAna baiThe haiM ki pRthvI dina para dina sUrya ke nikaTa hotI calI jA rahI hai| isake viruddha koI-koI vidvAna pratidina pRthvI ko sUrya se dUratama hotI huI mAna rahe haiM / isI prakAra koI-koI paripUrNa jala-bhAga se pRthvI ko udita huI mAnate haiN| kintu ukta kalpanAeM pramANoM dvArA siddha nahIM hotI haiN| thor3e hI dinoM meM paraspara eka-dUsare kA virodha karane vAle vidvAn khar3e ho jAte haiM aura pahale-pahale ke vijJAna yA jyotiSa yaMtra ke prayoga bhI yuktiyoM dvArA bigAr3a diye jAte haiN| isakA uttara jainAcArya isa prakAra dete haiM--- bhUgola kA vAyu ke dvArA bhramaNa mAnane para to samudra, nadI, sarovara Adi ke jala kI jo sthiti dekhI jAtI hai, usameM virodha AtA hai| jaise ki pASANa ke gole ko ghUmatA huA mAnane para adhika jala Thahara nahIM sakatA hai| ata: bhU acala hI hai| vaha bhramaNa nahIM karatI hai / pRthvI to satata ghUmatI rahe aura samudra Adi kA jala sarvathA jahAM kA tahAM sthira rahe, yaha bana nahIM sktaa| arthAt gaMgA nadI jaise haridvAra se kalakattA kI ora bahatI hai, pRthvI ke gola hone para ulTI bhI baha jaaegii| samudra aura kuoM ke jala gira pdd'eNge| ghUmatI huI vastu para adhika jala nahIM Thahara kara giregA hI giregaa| dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki--pRthvI svayaM bhArI hai| adya:patana svabhAva vAle bahuta se jala, bAlU, reta Adi padArtha haiM jinake Upara rahane se nAraMgI ke samAna gola pRthvI hamezA ghUmatI rahe aura pe saba Upara Thahare raheM--parvata, samudra, zahara, mahala Adi jahAM ke tahAM bane raheMyaha bAta asaMbhava hai| yahAM punaH koI bhUbhramaNavAdI kahate haiM ki ghUmatI huI isa gola pRthvI para samudra Adi ke jala ko roke rahane vAlI eka vAyu hai jisake nimitta se samudra Adi ye saba jahAM ke tahAM hI sthira bane rahate haiN| jaina dharma evaM AcAra
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________________ isa para jainAcAryoM kA uttara-jo preraka vAyu isa pRthvI ko sarvadA ghumA rahI hai, vaha vAyu ina samudra Adi ko rokane vAlI vAyu kA ghAta nahIM kara degI kyA? vaha balavAna preraka vAyu to isa dhAraka vAyu ko ghumAkara kahIM kI kahIM pheMka degii| sarvatra hI dekhA jAtA hai ki yadi AkAza meM megha chAye haiM aura havA joroM se calatI hai, taba usa megha ko dhAraNa karane vAlI vAyu ko vidhvaMsa karake megha ko titara-bitara kara detI hai, ve becAre megha naSTa ho jAte haiM, yA dezAMtara meM prayANa kara jAte haiM / usI prakAra apane balavAna vega se hamezA bhUgola ko saba tarapha se ghumAtI huI jo preraka vAyu hai, vaha vahAM para sthira hue samudra, sarovara Adi ko dhArane vAlI vAyu ko naSTa-bhraSTa kara hI degii| ataH balavAna preraka vAyu bhUgola ko hamezA ghumAtI rahe aura jala Adi kI dhAraka vAyu vahAM banI rahe, yaha nitAMta asaMbhava hai| punaH mUbhramaNavAdI kahate haiM ki pRthvI meM AkarSaNa zakti hai / ataeva sabhI bhArI padArtha bhUmi ke abhimukha hokara hI girate haiM / yadi bhUgola para se jala giregA to bhI vaha pRthvI kI ora hI girakara vahAM kA vahAM hI ThaharA rhegaa| ata: ve samudra Adi apane-apane sthAna para hI sthira rheNge| isa para jainAcArya kahate haiM ki-ApakA kathana ThIka nahIM hai| bhArI padArthoM kA to nIce kI ora giranA hI dRSTigocara ho rahA hai| arthAt-pRthvI meM eka hAtha kA lambA-caur3A gaDDhA karake usa miTTI ko gaDDhe ke eka ora DhalAU UMcI kara dIjiye / usa para geMda rakha dIjiye, vaha geMda nIce kI ora gaDDhe meM hI Dhulaka jaayegii| jabaki UparI bhAga meM miTTI adhika hai to vizeSa AkarSaNa zakti ke hone se geMda ko UparI deza meM hI cipakA rahanA cAhie thA, parantu aisA nahIM hotA hai| ataH kahanA par3atA hai ki bhale hI pRthvI meM AkarSaNa zakti hove, kintu usa AkarSaNa zakti kI sAmarthya se samudra ke jalAdikoM kA ghUmatI huI pRthvI se tirachA yA dUsarI ora giranA nahIM ruka sakatA hai| jaise ki pratyakSa meM nadI, nahara Adi kA jala DhalAU pRthvI kI ora hI yatra-tatra kidhara bhI bahatA huA dekhA jAtA hai, aura lohe ke golaka, phala Adi padArtha svasthAna se cyuta hone para (girane para) nIce kI ora hI girate haiN| isa prakAra jo loga AryabhaTTa, yA iTalIyUropa Adi dezoM ke vAsI vidvAnoM kI pustakoM ke anusAra pRthvI kA bhramaNa svIkAra karate haiM aura udAharaNa dete haiM ki jaise aparicita sthAna meM naukA meM baiThA huA koI vyakti nadI pAra kara rahA hai, use naukA to sthira laga rahI hai aura tIravartI vRkSa-makAna Adi calate hue dikha rahe haiM, parantu yaha bhrama mAtra hai, tadvat pRthvI kI sthiratA kI kalpanA bhI bhrama-mAtra hai| isa para jainAcArya kahate haiM ki sAdhAraNa manuSya ko bhI thor3A-sA hI ghUma lene para AMkhoM meM ghUmanI Ane lagatI hai, kabhI-kabhI khaNDa deza meM atyalpa bhUkampa Ane para bhI zarIra meM kaMpaka~pI, tathA mastaka meM bhrAnti hone laga jAtI hai| to yadi DAkagAr3I ke vega se bhI adhika vega rUpa pRthvI kI cAla mAnI jAegI, to aisI dazA meM mastaka, zarIra, purAne gRha, kUpajala Adi kI kyA avasthA hogI-isa para vidvAn loga hI vicAra kreN| tiloyapaNNatti, harivaMza purANa evaMjambUdIva-paNNatti ke AdhAra para jambUdvIpa meM kSetra nagara Adi kA pramANa-- (1) mahAkSetra (1) bharata, haimavata, hari, videha, ramyaka, hairaNyavata aura airAvata ye sAta varSa arthAt kSetra haiN| (2) kurukSetra (2) devakuru va uttarakuru (3) karmabhUmi (34) bharata airAvata va 32 videha (4) bhogabhUmi (6) haimavata, hari, ramyaka va hairaNyavata tathA donoM kurukSetra (5) AryakhaNDa (34) prati karmabhUmi eka (6) mleccha khaNDa (170) prati karmabhUmi pAMca (7) rAjadhAnI (34) prati karmabhUmi eka (8) vidyAdharoM ke nagara (3150) bharata va airAvata ke vijayAoM meM se pratyeka para 115 tathA 32 videhoM ke vijayAoM meM pratyeka para 110 / (-zrI jinendra varNI dvArA racita jainendra siddhAnta ke AdhAra para) AcAryaratna zrI dezabhUSaNa jI mahArAja abhinandana grantha