Kesariyaji Rushabhdev Tirth Ka Itihas

Author(s): Motilal Marttand
Publisher: Mahavirprasad Chandanlal Bhanvra Jain
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/020442/1

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The True History of shree Rishabhdee zrI keza deva tIrtha :lekhaka : vidyAratna pa0 motIlAla mAtaNDa (ema. e.) prA0 saMyojaka, jaina mizana RSabhadena, (rAjasthAna) ( zrI 'RSabhacaritasAra Adi ke raciyatA ) prakAzaka ko sarvahaka svAdhIna zAha mahAvIraprasAda caMdanalAlabhavarAjana dasavI bAra 1987 For Private and Personal Use Only

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kezariyAjI prAgamana para hama ApakA hArdika abhinandana karate haiM For Private and Personal Use Only

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sAbhAra nivedana prastuta pustaka atizayakSetra zrI kezariyAjI ke saMkSipta itihAsa kA caturtha saMskararaNa hai / samayAbhAva se maiM cAhate hue bhI apekSita pramANa saMgraha nahIM kara sakA ora na bhASA zailI meM sudhAra kiyA hai, tathApi satya-pratipAdana karane se saMtoSa hai / tIrtha ke jina vidvAna itihAsakAroM se isa pustaka meM sahAyatA lI gaI hai evaM jinhoMne parimArjita rupa se dvitIya, tRtIya tathA caturtha saMskaraNa ke liye preraNA dI thI, sabako sAbhAra dhanyavAda detA huuN| zIghratA meM truTitAM raha jAnA sambhava ho ataH kSamA prArthI bhI hUM / tIrtha ke itihAsa - vidvAnoM kI dRSTi meM yadi aba bhI saMzodhana kI AvazyakatA ho to sUcita karane kA kaSTa kareM, jisase Age saMskaraNa meM sudhAra kiyA jA sake / " zrI RSabhacarita " kI racanA meM vyasta rahane se prastuta itihAsa saMkSipta hI likha sakA hUM tathA samayAbhAva se caturtha saMskaraNa bhI vaisA hI prakAzita ho rahA hai / For Private and Personal Use Only - lekhaka

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-: viSaya sUcI : 1 sAbhAra nivedana 2 vandanA 3 zrI kezariyAjI : eka paricaya 4 bha0 RSabha kI manojA pratimA 5 tIrtha kA sundara vizAla mandira 6 dhuleva grAma kA abhyudaya 7 mandira kI pratiSThA va dhvajAdaNDArohaNa 8 tIrtha kA camatkAra 6 tIrtha kA vartamAna rupa viddhAnoM kI dRSTi meM kSetrAvalokana 11 samAlocana For Private and Personal Use Only

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// shrii|| RSabha - vandanA sadama-setusaraNoMpratipAlanArtha nAbheniketanamalaMkRtavAMjinendraH / indrAdideSavibudhairabhiSiktazIrSoM mokSApradovijayateRSabhAdidevaH / / 1 / / -caupAI - / 1 // baMdau~ prabhu-pada bhava-bhayahArI puni-mana-mani saba vidhi sukhakArI jaga-bhUpana jina-dharma-prakAsI jagadAdhAra viml-gun-raaso| sura surapati gAvahiM prabhutAI guru ganadhara dhyAvahiM adhikAI / nirasahiM nija ura samyakajJAnI karata pranAma pApanidhi hAnI asa caranAmbuja jani upakArI puni baMdau~ mana-dhyAna samhArI dharI ura bhagati sahita gunagAnA varamauM yaha itihAsa suhAnA // 2 // // 3 // For Private and Personal Use Only

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// OM hrIM zrI AdinAthAya nmH|| zrI kezariyAjI RSabhadeva tIrtha kA - pramANita itihAsa : zrI kezariyA jI : eka paricaya anantaguNa sAgaraMzivamanantamadhyAkRtam / anantabhavabhanjanaMcidamanantajJAnapradam / surAsurapadAcitapragatapArijAtadrama / namAmikaruNAkaraMRSabhamAdyatIrthakaram // 1 // bhArata prasiddha atizaya kSetra zrI kezariyAjI (RSabhadeva) ko kauna nahIM jAnatA ? yugAdi jina prathama tIrthaGkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke maMgalamaya atizaya se dhuleva grAma kI bhUmi ko prasiddhi prApta karane kA saubhAgya prAtta humA hai| yadi hama isa tIrtha kA aitihAsika siMhAvalokana kareM to jJAta hogA ki mUlanAyaka bha. RSabhadeva kI cittAkarSaka vItarAga pratimA prativaprAcIna haiM / DaoN. kAmatAprasAdajI jaina ke matAnusAra "yahAM se eka mIla dUra bhagavAna kI caraNapAdukAeM haiN| vahIM se dhuliyA bhIla ke svapna ke anusAra yaha pratimA jamIna se nikalI thii| dhuliyA bhIla ke nAma ke kAraNa yaha gAMva dhuleva kahalAtA hai| __ apanI prAcIna zilpakalA se susajjita vizAla mandira bha0 kezariyAjI ke darzanArtha pAne vAle yAtriyoM kA mana mugdha kara letA hai / isakA kA nirmANa humA ? isa viSaya meM prApta For Private and Personal Use Only

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pramANoM ke AdhAra para yaha mandira dUsarI zatAbdI meM kaccI IToM kA banA thaa| athAnantara pAThavI zatAbdI meM pArevA nAmaka pattharoM se banA aura pazcAt saM. 1431 meM pukhtA patthara kA banavAyA gayA isakA pramANa mandira ke khelA maNDapa meM (uttarI dIvAra meM)laMge sabase prAcIna zilAlekha se jIrNoddhAra honA spaSTa hai / jo ki isa prakAra hai : 'zrI AdinAtha praNamya loka AzvAsitA kecana bita kAryAgna mokSa mArge tamAdinArtha praNamAdi nitya-mAditya saM. 1431 varSe vaizAkha sudI akSaya tithau budha dinAH gurAvadehA vApI kUpa prasari sarovarAlaM kata pattane rAjya zrI vijayarAjya pAlayanti sati udayarAja selayA zrI majjinendrArAdhana tatpara paMcUlI vAgaDa prati yAtrA zrI kASThAsaMgha bhaTTAraka zrI dharmakIti guropadezena vAye sAdha bIjAsuta haradAsa For Private and Personal Use Only

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bhyAm zrI RSabhezvara prAsAdasya jiloMddhAra zrI nAbhirAjavaravaMza kRtAvatAra kalpada mAmAha sevaneSu.." ukta lekha se yaha pramANita hotA haiM ki garbhagRha zikhara tamA khela maMDapa vikrama saMvat 1431 meM kASThAsaMgho bhaTTAraka dharmakiti ke upadeza se zAhaM haradAsa aura unake putra pujA tathA kitA ne jorarNoddhAra kraayaa| isase spaSTha he ki saM0 14 31 ke puva bhI purAnA madira thaa| mandira ko nocoki tathA sabhA maNDapa kA nirmANa saM. 1572 meM di0 kASThAsaMgho vAca jAti ke kAzyapa gotro kaMDiyA 'kohiyA' aura usako dhamapatnI bhamarI ke putra hisA' ne lagabhaga 800 TakA (usa samaya ko pracalita mudrA) vyaya karake banavAyA thaa| yaha pramANa holA maNDapa kI dakSiNo dovAla meM lage zilAlekha se spaSTa haiM / bAvana jinAlayo kA nirmANa utarotara humA haiM / kyoki jinAlayoM kI pratimAeM vi0 saM0 1611 se 1883 taka kI hai| mandira kA kilenumA koTa aura siMhadvAra mula saMgha ke kamalezvara gotrIya gAMdhI zrI vijayacada jAto digambara jaina nivAsI sAgavAr3A ne vi0 saM0 1863 meM banavAyA thaa| isa prakAra zrI kezariyA jI kA vizAla mandira vi0 saM0 1431 meM jIrNodvAra hokara 1886 taka banatA rhaa| yadi jIrNodvAra ke pUrva 602 varSa pahale kA purAnA mandira, mAnale to bhI yaha tIrtha prApta prayAraNoM ke mAdhAra para 1200 varSa purAnA avazya honA caahiye| For Private and Personal Use Only

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bha0 RSabhadeva kI pratimA ke prakaTa hone para isa kSetra kA atizaya bar3hane lagA aura isI atizaya ke kAraNa jina mandira kA nirmANa huA / mUla mandira digambara jaina hI hai tathApi zrI kezariyAjI ke atizaya (camatkAra) se sArvajanika dRSTikoNa se bhI vizeSa mahatva hai| tabhI to aojhAjo kahate haiM-hindustAna bhara meM yahI eka aisA mandira haiM jahA~ digambara tathA zvetAmbara jaina veSNava, zaiba, bhola evam tamAma sazUdra snAna kara samAna rupa se murti kA pUjana karate haiN|" tIrtha ke parama votarAga-nirgrantha-mUlanAyaka kI padmAsana virAjamAna pratimAjo para atyadhika kezara car3hAne se bha0 RSabhadeva ko kezariyAjI yA kezariyAnAtha bhI kahate haiM aura dhuleva nagara bho kezariyAjI kI saMjJA se prasiddha haiM / isa * pAvana bhUmi para prativarSa sahastroM naranArI pAkara hRdayahArI pratimA ke darzana kara apane ko dhanya mAnate haiM / RSabhadeva kA purAnA nAma dhulena hai / prArambha meM dhuleva grAma ke khaDaka prAnta ke "javAsa paTTa meM thA / javAsa-rAva ne jaba ise zrI kezariyAjo ko bheTa kara diyA taba grAma ki vyavasthA di0 kASThAsaMgha ke bhaTTArakoM dvArA hone lgii| taduparAnta bahuta samaya ke bAda au0 brAhmaNoM ko avasara milA aura phira kisI vizeSa kAraNa se titha kI dekhabhAla vi0 sa0 1634 ke lagabhaga udayapura ke mahArANA dvArA hone lagI zrI kezaritrAjI kA mandira (tortha) "selpha saporTiga" mAnA gayA haiM / isa samaya kA tItha kA saMrakSaNa rAjasthAna sarakAra ke antargata devasthAna vibhAga dvArA eka TrasTI ke rupa meM ho rahA hai / yaha TrasTa jaina samAja ke prati pUrNataH uttaradAyI hai / For Private and Personal Use Only

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RSabhadeva-tIrtha bhArata ke pazcima bhAga meM sthita rAjasthAna prAnta dakSiriNa bhAga meM udayapura se 65 kI.mo. dura eka pahAr3I para jo " kumArikA" yA " koyala" mado se veSThita zuzobhita ho rahA hai, gA~va kA vikAsa mandira jI ke prAge hamA hai / ataH aisA pratota hotA hai mAno tIrtha kI vandanA kara rahA ho isa tortha bhUmi para yAtriyoM ko suvidhArtha tIna dharmazAlAe banI huI haiM / yAtAyAta, rozanI, jala mAdi kA samucita prabandha haiM / bijalI, tAra-TelIphona, nala, prA0 svAsthya kendra, ucca vidyAlaya, chAtrAzrama, vizva jaina mizana kendra, pulisa thAnA, vikAsa paMcAyata Adi hone se yaha gAMva eka sundara kasbA bana gayA hai| yahAM pagalyAjo, candragiri, sUraja kuNDa, bhIma pagalyAjI, koyala ghATa, yaza kiti bhavana Adi sthAna darzanoya hai / __ yaha tIrtha apane camatkAroM ke lie sadA se prasiddha rahA hai / darzanArtha pAne vAle yAtriyoM kI mAnyatA rahI hai ki bhagavAna kI "mAnatA" lene se kArya siddha hote hai| caitra kRSNA aSTamI va navamI ko bhagavAna RSabhanAtha ke janma divasa para mele kA Ayojana hotA haiM taba sahastroM naranArI yahAM Akara bhagavAna ke darzana kA lAbha lete haiM / yaha tIrtha digambara jaina hote hue bhI sarva mAnya rahA hai, yaha manyatama vizeSatA hai| vistRta varNana pRthaka se mAge ke adhyAyoM meM kreNge| For Private and Personal Use Only

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-3 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir -2 tIrtha ke mulanAyaka bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI manojJa pratimA Adi tIrthaGkara RSabhadeva sAtizaya cittAkarSaka parama vItarAga di0 pratimA zratIva prAcIna hai| pratimA jI para kisI bhI prakAra kA lekha yA cihna nahI hai, ho sakatA hai yaha pratimA usa prAcIna kAla ko ho, jabaki logo meM zilAlekha likhane kA rivAja nahI thA / yaha bhI ho sakatA hai, lekha aba taka miTa gayA ho| pratimAjI kI pracInatA kA patA dhyAna pUrvaka dekhane se samajha meM A sakatA hai, lekha miTa jAnA to svabhAvika hai kintu prAyaH prati prAcIna pratimAoM ke lekha naho milte| kucha bhI ho pratimA ke viSaya meM tortha ke sabhI itihAsakAroM ne svIkAra kiyA hai ki pratova prAcIna hai / bha0 RSabhadeva kI mAnyatA [ mUrti-pUjA ke rupa meM bhI ] bahuta prAcIna kAla se haiN| bhArata meM hI nahIM varana videzoM meM bho pracona mUrtiyAM milI hai / mizra meM dasa hajAra varSa purAno RSabhadeva kI mUrti milI haiM / isameM koI Azcarya nahIM ki katipaya aise pramANa upalabdha hai jinake AdhAra para yaha nizcaya hotA hai ki yaha pratimA caturtha kAla kI hai / isa kSetra para bhUgarbha se yaha pratimAjI ke prakaTa hone para hI tortha kA uttarottara atizaya baDhA aura zanaiH zanaiH itane vizAla jinAlaya kA nirmAraNa huA / prApta pramANoM ke AdhAra para yaha tIrtha lagabhaga 1200 varSaM For Private and Personal Use Only

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-10 purAnA honA anumAna karate haiM / isase spaSTa hai ki pratimAjI isase bhI atIva prAcIna hai / pratimAjI kI prAcInatA ke viSaya meM to sabhI eka mata hai kintu isa kSetra para prakaTa hone ke aneka managar3anta pramANa milate haiM jo ki itihAsa kI pRSTa bhUmi para satya pramANita nahIM hote / jaise ki : (1) laMkA se zrI rAmacandra jI dvArA bha0 RSabhadeva (keza) ko pratimA ayodhyA lAnA aura phira ujjaina pazcAta Dugarapura rAjyAtargata baDaudA gAmako prApta honA anantara devaprayoga se dhulevake najadIka 'pagalA' kI jamIna meM virAjamAna rahanA aura phira prakaTa honA Adi / (2) pratimAjI ko brAhmaNa lAyA, lapasI (sIre) meM rakhI Adi-Adi / bhalI prakAra vicAra karane se yaha pramANa hI satya pratIta hotA hai ki cAMdanapura mahAvora evam bAr3A padmaprabhU kI bhAMti bhagavAna RSabha svAmI kI yaha pratimA bhI dhuliyA bhola dvArA apanI gAya ke dUdha jharane ke drazya ko dekhakara usake svapnAnusAra bhUgarbha se prakaTa huI hai jaisA ki isa viSaya meM bAbU kAmatAprasAdajI ne jaina tIrtha ora unakI yAtrA pustaka ke pRSTha 111 para ThIka hI likhA hai : For Private and Personal Use Only

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yahAM se eka mIla dUra bhagavAna kI caraNa pAdukAeM hai / vahAM se dhuliyA bhIla ke svapana anusAra yaha pratimA jamIna se nikalI thI / dhuliyA bhIla ke nAma ke kAraNa yaha gAMva dhuleva ka. lAtA hai / bAbUjI kA yaha mata prApta pramANoM meM vizeSa mAnya hai satya hai / gAya ke dudha jharane kA kathana bhI satya mAnA jA sakatA hai / pratimAjo ke prakaTa hone ke uparAMta sAtizaya cittAkarSaka dekhakara choTe se jinAlaya meM virAjamAna kI aura bAda meM bhaTTArakoM ke upadeza dAnI zrAvakoM ne krama se itane bar3e mandira kA nirmANa karAyA hai / aisA prAsta zilAlekhoM se pramANita hotA hai| pratimAjI kI pratIva prAcInatA ke viSaya meM sabhI itihAsakAra sahamata hai, isameM koI sandeha nhiiN| isa samaya mandira meM virAjamAna pratimA nija mandira meM Adi brahmA bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI sAtizaya caturthakAlIna di0 pratimAjI lagabhaga 1 phuTa UMce pAvAsaraNa para virAjamAna haiM jisameM nIce hI madhyabhAga meM do bailo ke voca devo tathA usa para hAthI, siMha, deva Adi sarva dhAtu ke bane hue haiM / usa para 16 svapana aGkita kiye hue hai, jinake Upara choDera nava jina pratimAejI hai jinheM isa samaya loga navadeva kahate haiM / mUlanAyaka ke mAju bAju tathA For Private and Personal Use Only

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-12 uparI bhAga meM sarva dhAtu kA anya teIsa tIrthaGkaroM ko prati mAeM sahita bhavya siMhAsana hai / isa prakAra parikara meM eka sAtha caubAsa tArthaGkaroM ka darzana hote haiN| bha0 AdinAtha ke donoM ora khaDgAsana lagAye do torthaGkaroM kA pratimAoM ke parama vAtaroga nirgrantha (digambara) avasthA meM darzana hote hai sabake madhya zyAmavarNa padmAsana lagabhaga tona phoTa utaMga bha0 RSabhadeva ke upara tIna chatra (eka sAtha juDe hue)tAna lokoM kA svAmopanA prakaTa karate haiM / prabhu ke poche prakhara tejasvI sabhAmaNDapa suzobhita hotA hai / dAnoM dizAoM meM eka-eka akhaNDa jyAti ke prakAza meM anupama jyoti svarupa arahata avasthA meM dharma sabhA ke madhya virAjamAna se jagata pUjya RSabha svAmo ke manohara darzana hote haiM / siMhAsana ko chor3akara sArA garbhagRha tathA garbhagRha kA dvAra cAMdI se mar3hA hUMA hai atyanta manohara garbhagRha meM bha0 RSabhanAtha kA rupa dekhate hI banatA hai / pratimAjI para atyadhika kezara car3hane se bha0 RSabhadeva ko kezariyA yA 'kezariyAnAthajo' bho kahate hai aura aba to dhuleva nagarI bho kezariyAjI se sambandhita kI jAtI hai / pratimAjI kAle pASANa kI hone se AdivAsI bhIla bhAI inhe 'kArAjI' kezariyA bAbA' kahate haiM kucha loga to bhaktivazAt "dhulevA dhaNo" aura "keriyAlAla ke nAma se jayadhvani karate haiN| isa prakAra aneka vyakti kaI prakAra se bhanavAga kI bhakti kara Annada kA anubhava karate haiM pratimAjI kA atizaya athavA tIrtha ke camatkAra kA varNana Age kareMge / For Private and Personal Use Only

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-13 -6tIrtha kA sundara vizAla mandira apanI prAcIna zilpa kalAse susajjita vizAla mandira bha0 kezariyAjI ke darzanArtha Ane vAle manuSyoM kA mana mugdha kara letA hai| prAdi brahmA bha0 RSabhadeva ke atizaya se hI isa mandira ne sAdhAraNa jinAlaya se vizAla ramaNIya mandira kA rupa pAyA hai| apanI prArambhika avasthA meM yaha mandira kesA thA? isa viSaya meM jaina prabhAta mAsika vIra saM0 2441 aMka 8 pRSTha 405 para varNana haiM ki zilAlekhoM se patA calatA haiM ki yaha mandira saMvat 2(dUsarI zatAbdI) meM kaccI IToM kA banA thA / bAda AThavIM zatAbdI meM pArevA nAma ke patthara kA banA aura (pazcAt saM0 1431 meM pukhtA patthara kA banavAyA gayA Adi / kintu dUsarI zatAbdI meM mandira hone kA koI zilAlekha prApta nahIM huA hai / tathApi mandira ke khelA maNDapa meM sabase prAcIna vi0 saM0 1431 kA zilAlekha lagA huA hai jisameM mandira kA jIrNoddhAra kA spaSTa varNana hai / jisase yaha pramANita hotA hai ki sa0 1431 ke pUrva bhI purAnA mandira thA / kahA jAtA hai kI bhagavAna kI pratimA isa kSetra para prakaTa hone para sarva prathama IToM kA mandira banavAyA gayA thA tatpazcAta usa jinA laya ke TUTa jAne para jorNoddhAra rupa pASANa kA yaha nayA mandira bhinna-2 vibhAgoM se alaga-2 samaya meM banakara taiyAra huA hai / isake pramANa meM khelA maNDapa kA dUsarA zilAlekha tathA pratimAoM para likhe gaye lekhoM se varNana milatA hai / For Private and Personal Use Only

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-14- . nija mandira meM jagata pUjya parama digambara bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI pratimA birAjamAna haiM usa garbhagRha ke Upara vizAla zikhara hai / garbhagRha ke bAhara khelAmaNDapa kI divAloM me Amane sAmane do zilAlekha hai / jinameM bAI tarapha saM0 1431 kA eka lekha aGkita hai vaha isa prakAra hai : " zrI AdinAtha praNamya loka AzvAsitA kecana bita kAryADana mokSa mArge tamAdinArtha praNamAdi nityamAditya saM0 1431 varSe vaizAkha sudI akSaya tithau budha dinAH gurAvadehA vApI kupa prasari sarovarAlaMkRta kheDavAlA pattane rAjya zrI vijaya rAjya pAlayanti sati udayarAja selayA zrI majjinendrArAdhana tatpara paMcUlI vAgar3a pratiyAtrA zrI kATaThAsaMghe bhaTTAraka zrI dharmakiti guropadezena vAye sAdha vIjAsuta haradAsa For Private and Personal Use Only

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-15 bhAryA hArU tadapatyoH saH puMraMjA kotA zrI RSabhezvara prAsAdasya jIrNo Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir yAm dvAra zrI nAbhirAMjavaravaMza kRtAvatAra ....................................................99 kalpadra umA "mAha sevaneSu ..........................................00 ukta lekha se pramANita hotA hai ki garbhagRha zikhara tathA khelA maNDapa vikrama saM0 1431 meM kASThAsaMgho bhaTTAraka dharmakIrti ke upadeza se zAha haradAsa evaM usake putra puMjA tathA kotA ne jirNoddhAra karAyA / isase yaha bhI spaSTa siddha hotA hai ki saM0 1431 ke pahale pUrAnA mandira yA jinAlaya avazya thA / yadi jirNoddhAra se pUrva 600 varSa pahale kA pUrAnA maMdira mAna le to yaha tortha 1200 varSa purAnA to avazya honA cAhiye / khelA maNDapa meM uttara dizA meM dAI ora lage dUsare zilAlekha se maMdira ko naucauko tathA sabhA maNDapa ke nirmANa hone kA pramANa milatA jo ki isa prakAra hai / ..... ................. "lokA AzvAsitAM kecana AdinAtha praNamAmi nityaM vikramAditya saMvat 1572 varSe vaizAkha sudI 5 vAra some bhaTTAraka zrI yazakirti rAjye zrI kalA bhAryA sonabAI bijirAja idA.......dhulIya grAme zrI RSabhanAtha praNamya: kAMDayA kohiyA bhAryA bharamI tasya putra hIsA bhAryA hilasade tasya putra kAnhA For Private and Personal Use Only

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devarA raMgA bhrAta veNadAsa bhAryA lAcho mrAta sAbA bhAryA pAMcI suta nAthA narapAla zrI kASThAsaMghe vAca nyAte kAzyapa gautre kaDiyA hisA maNDapaH nava caukiyoM sanI bar3a puttalA sahasa TaMkA sI 800 iTar3I kayyaH zrI RSabhajo zrI nAbhirAja kukha pujaH ukta lekha se yaha pramANita hotA hai ki khelA maNDapa se bAhara Ane para nocaukI tathA sabhA maNDapa vikrama savat 1572 meM kASThAsaMghI vAca jAti ke kAzyapa gotrA kaDiyA kohiyA aura usakI patnI, bharamI, ke putra hIsA ne lagabhaga 800 TaMkA (usa samaya ko pracalita mudrA) kharca karake banavAye the| ina donoM zilAlekhoM se yaha spaSTa pramANa milatA hai kI garbhagRha tathA usake Age kA khelA maNDapa (nija mandira) vi0 saM0 1431 meM aura naucauki tathA sabhA maNDapa 1572 meM bane haiM / khelA maNDapa meM isa samaya 23 jina pratimAeM virAjamAna haiM / uttara dakSiNa dizA meM likhe hue zilAlekhoM ke nIce siMhAsana sahita zyAmavarNa kI jo jina pratimAeM virAjamAna haiM, unhe "paMca parameSThI" kahate haiN| 'paca parameSTho, ke mulanAyaka ke donoM ora khar3I mUrtiyAM digambaratva kI dyotaka darzanIya hai / maNDapa para gumbaja banA huA hai naucaukI maNDapa ke madhya bhAga meM 1 // phiTa UMcI vedI banI huii| usake dakSiraNa stambha para zrI kSetrapAlajI kI mUrti hai tathA pAsa hI deza digpAloM kA stambha haiM / For Private and Personal Use Only

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* -17 mUla jinAlaya ke prathama pravezadvAra para bha. pArzvanAtha kI pratimA hai| naucokA ke sAmane sabhA maNDapa hai jisameM choTo so vedo bano huI hai jisa para maNDapa ko racanA kara pUjana Adi par3hate haiM / rAtri ke samaya mukhya- 2 prasaMgoM para vizeSa prakAra kI sajAvaTa jamAkara bhakta loga gAte haiM / maNDapa ke dakSiNa bhAga meM zrImadbhAgavata" likhA huA eka prAsana kA cabUtarA haiM / vi0 saMvat 1966 ke pahale yaha sthAna mAthura saghI di0 bhaTTArakoM ke zAstra par3hane ko gaddo ke rupa meM thA / tatpazcAta mandira ke hAkima zrI takhtasiMhajA ne marammata karAne ke bahAne bhAdra mAsa kI eka hI rAta meM usa prakAra kA parivartana kara diyA hai / Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir nija mandira ke cAroM ora 52 jinAlaya hai / jinameM sabhI nigrantha vItarAga jina pratimAeM virAjamAna haiM ina jinA layoM ke madhya meM Uttara, dakSiNa aura pazcima meM eka-2 maNDapa sahita mandira banA hai, jina para sundara zikhara bane hue haiM / jinameM kezayukta dhyAnasthA bha0 AdinAtha kI mUla mUrtiyAM virAjamAna haiM / ina saba jinAlayoM meM phira kara darzana - stavana karate hue nija mandira kI parikramA bhI ho jAtA hai / inho jinAlayoM meM pazcima kI pakti meM zyAma pASANa kA 6 phuTa se U~cA eka stambha hai jisa para 1000 jina pratimAeM vidya mAna hai / ata: ise sahastrakUTa caityAlaya kahate haiM / pUrva meM nija mandira ke sAmane ThIka bocoboca eka madhyama kada kA hAthI hai jisa para saM. 1711 varSe vaizAkha sudI 3 some zrI ~ For Private and Personal Use Only

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mUlasaMghe sarasvatI gacche balAtkAra gaNe zrI kuMda kuMda bhaTTAraka 'gurupadezAt lekha aGkita hai| hAtho para eka gumbada banA huA hai| hAthI ke donoM ora caraNapAdukAe~ sthApita hai, jisake nAce camara dhArI indra khaDe haiN| jinAlayoM kA nirmANa nija mandira ke bAda thoDA 2 uttarottara huA hai / bAvana jinAlaya kI pratimAeM vikrama sa. 1611 se lagAkara 1883 taka kI haiM / pratimA lekhoM se jJAta hotA hai ye jinAlaya vi0 sa0 1611 ke pUrva hI banane prArambha ho gaye the| pratimAoM para likhe gaye lekha meM se kucha nimna prakAra hai :(1) dakSiNa ke maNDapa sahita mandira ke pAsa bAI ora prathama jinAlaya meM bhagavAna AninAtha ko prAtamA virAjamAna hai| jisa para likhA hai : zrI kASThAsaMghe AdinAtha pratimA saM0 1754 varSe posa mAse kRSNapakSe paMcamyAM titho budha vAsaredhuleva grAme zrI kASThAsaMghe nadI taTa gacchevidyAgaNe bhaTTAraka zrI rAma senAnvaye tadanukrameNa bha0 rAjakoti tatpaTTe bha0 lakSmI senatatpaTTe bha0 iMdubhUSaNa tatpaTTe bha0 surendrakIrti upadezAt pratiSThitaM / hubar3a jAti baDa zAkhAyI vizvezvare gotre...|" yahI lekha usI jinAlaya ko dovAla para lagI huI pATo para bhI aGkita hai| For Private and Personal Use Only

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-16 (2) pazcima meM sahastrakUTa caityAlaya ke pAsa jinAlaya meM bha0 zAntinAtha ko pratimAjI para nimna lekha bhaGkita hai : "saMvat 1766 nA caitra vadI 5 vAra candre zrImat kASThAsaMghe nadI taTa gaccha vidyAgaNe bhaTTAraka zrIrAma senAnvaye tadanukrameNa bhaTTAraka zrI rAjakoti tadanukrameNa bha0 zrI sumatIkIti tat anukrameNa habara nyA tIta budha gotra saMdhabI zrI rAmajI bhAryA sidvaradedharmArtha zrIzAntinAtha bibaM prAcArya zrI pratApa kIrti svahastena pratiSThApita // zrI / / (3) pazcima meM maNDapa sahita mandira ke pAsa bhagavAna vAsu pUjya kI pratimA para likhA hai : " saMvat 1768 varSe magasIra mAse vidyAgaNe kandakundAcAryAnvayaM bhaTTAraka zrI sakala kIrti sttadanvaye bhaTTAraka zrI kSema kIti tatpapaTTe bha0 narendra kIrti gurupadezAta surata vAsI gAma maha prAvaoN silA'jJAti sAhA dAdA manajI zrIvAsupUjya nitya praNamati / / 1 / / For Private and Personal Use Only

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-20- . (4) dakSiNa dizA ke jinAlayoM meM khaNDita pratimA (jisakA eka pAMva khaNDita hai) para 1611 varSe zrI mUlasaMghe tathA uttara ke jinAlayoM meM pratimA para "saMba t 1612 varSe mUlasaMghe' likhA hai - ina lekho se yaha pramAriNata hotA haiM ki bha0 kunda kundAcArya ke anuyAyo mUlasaMghI evaM rAmasenAcAya ke kASThAsapo bhaTTArakoM dvArA zraddhAlu zrAvakoM ne samaya-2 para pratimAeM pratiSThata karA kara jinAlayoM meM virAjamAna karAI thii| dakSiNa ke jinAlayoM ke madhya meM maNDapa sahita jo mandira haiM usake dvAra ke samIpa dIvAla meM lage hue zilAlekha se jJAta hotA haiM ki digambara kASTAsaMgha ke nadI taTa gaccha vidyAgaNa ke bhaTTAraka zrI sUrendra koti ke samaya meM bageravAlA jAti ke gobAla gotrI saMghavI AlhA ke suputra bhoja ke kuTumbiyoM ne yaha mandira banAkara pratiSThA mahotsava kiyA / isa mandira ke pAsa eka koTharI hai jisameM upakaraNa rakhe jAte hai kiso samaya bhaTTArakajo ke rahane ke upayoga meM Ato tho / usake sAmane maNDapa meM bhaTTAraka ko gAdo hai jisa para aba bhI bhaTTAraka baiTha kara zAstra paDhate haiM / tathA kAca kA eka laghu catyAlaya bhI di0 jaina samAja kA usa para rakkhA huA hai / isase siddha hotA hai ki digambara jaina bhaTTArakoM ne isa vizAla mandira ke nirmANa kA kArya karAyA hai aura yehI vAstavika saMrakSaka rahe the| For Private and Personal Use Only

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unhIM ke upadezoM se mandira ke alaga 2 vibhAga samaya 2 para bane the| uttara ke jinAlayoM ke madhya meM jo mandira hai| vahAM bhI mUlasaMgha bhaTTArakoM kI gAdo banI huI hai| aisA jJAta hotA hai ki mandira kA uttarI bhAga mUlasaMghI tathA dakSiNI bhAga kASThAsaMghI bhaTTArakoM ke adhikAra meM thaa| isa samaya uttara ke mandira ke agrabhAga meM eka aura kezara bisane ke 'porasiyA' bane hue hai, jinameM kAphI kezara ghisI jAtI hai| dUsarI aura Age para mandirajI kA prAcIna bhaMDAra hai / mukhya mandira se dama sIDhiyAM utarane para do tAkoM meM virAjamAna padamAvatIdevI aura cakrezvarI devI ke darzana hote hai / praveza dvAra se bAhara Ane para kAle patthara ke donoM prora khaDe do hAthI dikhAI dete hai| samasta jinAlayoM ko gheratA hA jo mandira kA bAharI bhAga hai, yadyapi sAdharaNa patthara kA hai tathApi vaha bhUmi se lekara zikharoM taka adhikAMza sthAnoM para kUrA hasA hai aura usameM sthAna 2 para sundaratA pUrvaka jina pratimAeM (khaDgAsana) nirmita hai jo choTe 2 TokoM ke madhya virAjamAna hai cAroM dizAoM meM utaMga cAra zikhara tathA choTe 2 aneka zikhara haiM / madhya zikhara, jo ki mUlanAyaka para banA hai dhvajA sahita mandira kI zobhA baDhAtA hai| mUla mandira ke Age tIna khaNDa kA praveza dvAra zilpa kalA se sajA huA hai / samUcA bhavana sthApatya kalA kA eka sundara namUnA hai / parikramArtha nIce patthara jar3e hue hai| isa parikramArtha ko veSThita karatI huI aura bhI imArate banI huI haiN| For Private and Personal Use Only

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-22 dakSiNa kI aora sAmane ho eka tarapha snAnaghara jAne ke mArga meM bha0 pAzarvanAthajI kA mandira hai, jisakI pratiSThA 1801 meM huI thI usameM mUlanAyaka bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI lagabhaga 4 phoTa utaMga padmAsana virAjamAna sundara zyAma varaNaM pASANa kI pratimA hai / pratimA para sahastraphaNa phailAye dharaNendradeva nAga rupa meM chata chAyA kiye hue haiM ataH isa pratimA ko,, sahastraphaNI pArzvanAtha kahate haiM / mandira meM raMgona TAIleM jar3o huI haiN| (bha0 pArzvanAtha ke mandira meM dhyAnasta di0 saptaRSiyoM kI pratimA darzanIya hai) usake Age snAna ghara kI tarapha jAne kA mArga hai mArga meM vizrAma sthalaaura phira Age kUpa usI ke pAsa bhaktajano ke snAna karane kA sthAna hai / mula mandira ke ThIka pIche koTa meM eka dvAra banA hai usameM se mahArANA sA0 praveza kara phIra eka choTe dvAra meM hokara darzanArtha Ate the / usake mAge jAne para mandira ke uttarI bhAga meM mandira ke nirIkSaka evama anya karmacAriyoM ke kAryAlaya bane hai / ye kAryAlaya 1873 meM koTa banane ke pazcAta banAye gaye hai / isake prAge eka ora eka koTharI haiM jisameM melA Adi avasaroM para kAma pAne vAlA sAmAna rahatA hai ___ mandira ke cAroM aura pakkA koTa banA huA hai / uttara dizA meM koTa ke andara lage hae zilAlekha se jJAta hotA hai kI mulasaMgha ke balAtkAragaNa ke kamalezvara gotrIya gAMdhI zrIvijayacanda sAgavAr3A jAti digambara jaina ne vi0 saM0 1863 meM banavAyA thA / For Private and Personal Use Only

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-23 zrI kezariyAjI ke mandira kA mukhya dvAra tIna khaNDo vAlA hai mAnoM yaha batA rahA hai ki bha0 RSabhadeva tInoM lokoM ke svAmI hai / dvAra ke donoM ora eka-eka chatarI svarNa kalazoM se susajjita banI huI hai / dvAra ke praveza karane para donoM ora eka-eka pASANa kA hAthI khar3A dikhAI detA hai dvAra para naubatakhAnA banA hai, jo ki koTa ke sAtha hI juDA huA hai / isakA nirmANa bhI 1863 meM ho gayA thaa| -: niSkarSa ke rupa meM: kezariyAjI kA vizAla digambara jaina mandira vi0 saM0 1431 meM jIrNoddhata hokara 1889 taka banatA rahA isake pUrva IToM kA sAdhAraNa jinAlaya thA, jise jIrNoddhAra ke pUrva 500 varSa se kucha adhika prAcIna mAnaleM to yaha mandira 1200 varSa purAnA pramANita hotA hai / yaha mandira vaijJAnikA DhaMga meM uttama kalAkAroM dvArA nirmita huA hai / pUrva dizA meM udaya hote hue bhagavAna bhAskara (sUrya) kI dedIpyamAna kiraNeM mUlanAyaka zrI RSabhadeva ke caraNa kamaloM kI vandanA karatI jAna par3atI haiM / prAtaH sUrya deva apane svAmI ke darzana kara dina kA kAryakrama prArambha karatA hai / yaha mandira isa prakAra kA banA hai ki nIce prathama dvAra ke bAhara se hI darzana hote haiM / isa prakAra jo vyakti nIce se hI darzana karanA cAheM, ve tIrtha ke adhipati For Private and Personal Use Only

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-24 zrI kezariyAjI ke sukhaprada darzana kA lAbha le sakate hai / bha0 RSabhadeva ke atizaya kI koti ko cirasthAI rakhane ko pratiSThAcAryoM ne mUlanAyaka sahita cAroM dizAoM meM bha0 AdinAtha ko hI mUla pratimAeM virAjamAna kI haiM / sabhI pratimAeM kezara yukta dhyAnastha haiM / yaha tIrtha kI eka vizeSatA hai vaise bha0 RSabhanAtha ko jahAM bhI mUrtiyAM milI haiM vai saba jaTA-juTa yukta kezo hau citrita hai / ye tInoM murtiyAM bhI aisI ho hai jinake kandhoM para jaTAye laharAtI nikhAu gaI haiM / kyoMki prAcInakAla meM RSabhadeva kI mUrtiyAM jaTAyeM sahita hI banAI jAtI thI / mUlanAyaka bhagavAna kezariyAjI kI pratimA para bhI laharAte keza dikhAI dete hai kintu atIva prAcIna hone se kucha miTa se gaye haiM bhagavAna RSabha kI sAtizaya pratimA nIssandeha digambara jaina hI haiM joki dhyAna kI preraNA detI huI darzakoM kA citta anAyAsa AkarSita karatI hai / akhila bhArata meM eka aisA mandira hai jinakA"samatA meM koI bhI mandira nahIM hai jo ki apane Dhaga kA nirAlA hI hai For Private and Personal Use Only

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-25 dhuleva grAma kA abhyudaya yugAdi jina bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI ati manojJa pratimAjI ke prakaTa hone para eka choTA sA pAla kheDA meM sAdhAraNa jinAlaya payavAyA gayA / bAga meM atizaya ke prabhAva se vizAla mandira kA krama-krama zanaiH-zanaiH nirmANa huA / ataH dhulAyA gameto ke nAma kI bastI kA nAma dhuleva paDA / vaha bastI uttarottara bar3hane lagI aura baDhate 2 eka sundara gAMva bana gyaa| prArambha meM yaha vastI mandirajI ke uttara pazcima meM thI tIrtha ke camatkAroM se yAtrIgaNa mAne lge| taba bastI kA mandira ke mAge vikAsa hone lagA / isa samaya jo sUrajapola kA daravAjA hai, vaha bastI ke zahara koTa kA antima daravAjA thaa| holI cauka jahAM yazakIrti bhavana banA huA hai, usa samaya gAMva kA zmazAna mAnA jAtA thaa| kAla krama se bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke tIrtha kA camatkAra vizeSata: baDhane lagA / ataH AsapAsa ke gAMvoM ke mahAjana maura brAhmaNa Adi loga pAkara isa For Private and Personal Use Only

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pAvana bhUmI para basane lge| dhuleva grAma kA vikAsa sUrajapola dvAra se bAhara bar3ane lagA / aura eka acche se gA~va ke rupa meM dikhAI dene lgaa| gA~va kA vikAsa 'koyala' yA vArikA nadI hai veSThita U~cI pahADI para huA hai / darzanArthaM Ane vAle yAtriyoM ke liye mandira ke pAsa meM eka dharmazAlA banavAI gaI jise Ajakala "jUnA noharA". kahate hai / gAMva ke vikAsa ke sAtha-2 darzanArtha Ane vAle yAtriyoM meM se dAnI sajjanoM ne dharmazAlA ke vistAra meM yoga diyaa| phala svarupa tona cAra dharmazAlAe~ bana gaI / Aja ina dharmazAoM meM yAtriyoM ke liye saba prakAra kI suvidhAe~ banI huI haiM / Aja tIrtha kI pragatI hone se dhuleva gAMva ne eka choTe se kasbe kA rupa dhAraNa kiyaa| bhagavAna RSabhadeva svAmI kA tIrtha hone se gAMva kA nAma RSabhadeva prasiddha huaa| posTa prAMphisa meM (rakhabadeva) kahA jAtA hai / bhagavAna kI pratimA para adhika kezara caDhane se bAda meM gAMva kA nAma kezariyAjI bhI kahA jAne lagA |aajkl dhuleva grAma ko kezariyAjI yA RSabhadeva kahate haiM / prArambha meM dhuleva grAma svaDaka prAnta ke javAsa paTaTe meM thA / bAda meM javAsa rAva dvArA kezariyAjI ko bheMTa kara dene se isakI vyavasthA kASThAsagho ke bhaTTArakoM dvArA hone lgo| tatpazcAta bahuta samaya ke bAda kisI kAraNavaMza yaha vyavasthA praudIcya jAti ke brAhmaNo ko milI jo ki bhaNDArI kahe jAte lage / taduparAMta kinhIM vizeSa kAraNoM se tIrtha kI dekhabhAla saMvat 1932se udayapura [mevAr3a ke saMrakSaNa meM calI gaI / ataH mevAr3a sarakAra kI eka kameTI For Private and Personal Use Only

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-27 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir TrasTI ke rUpa meM isakA prabandha karane lagI / yahI vyavasthA rAjya ke rupa meM calatI huI isa samaya rAjasthAna sarakAra ke devasthAna vibhAga dvArA ho rahI hai / phalasvarupa yaha mandira selpha saporTiMga ( zrAtma nirbhara) mAnA gayA hai / yadi jaina samAja saMgaThita hokara prayatna kare to mandira samAja ko suvyasthA meM A sakatA hai, kyoMki yaha jaina mandira hai| devasthAna jo ki TrasTo kI haisiyata se tIrtha kA saMrakSaNa kara rahI hai, jaina samAja ke prati pUrNataH uttaradAyI hai / RSabhadeva kA tIrtha bhArata ke pazcimI bhAga meM sthiti rAjasthAna prAnta ke dakSiNI bhAga meM udayapura nagara se 41 mAila dUra eka UMcI pahADI para kuMvArikA nadI se veSThita suzobhita ho rahA haiN| gAMva kA vikAsa mandira ke prAge huA haiM / ataH bArA gAMva tIrthaM kI vandanA karatA huA sA pratIta hotA haiM isa kSetra para sahastroM yAtrI prati varSa darzanArtha AyA karate haiM, ataH unakI suvidhA ke liye tIna dharmazAlAeM banI huI haiN| gAMva meM pAnI kA yatheSTa prabandha haiN| yAtriyoM kI suvidhA ke lie yAtAyata kI bhI suvyavasthita prabandha haiM / For Private and Personal Use Only

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-28 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir dina meM kaI moTareM vibhinna mArgo se RSabhadeva prAtI jAtI hai / jamera se ahamadAbAda taka rASTrIya mArga ucca sar3aka jAtI hai jo ki dehalI se bhI sambandha rakhatI hai, Rsabhadeva isa mArga meM mAtA hai / ataH ajamera aura udayapura se yAtrI rAste se A jA sakate haiM / ahamadAbAda se ratanapura hote hue isI mArga dvArA RSabhadeva prAyA jAtA hai| dUsarA mArga DUMgarapura se RSabhadeva kA hai yaha bhI pakkI sar3aka hai, jo ki udayapura se DuMgarapUra taka banI huI hai aura prati dina moTare prAtI jAtI hai / tIsarA mArga IDara se vijayanagara hokara RSabhadeva AtA hai / yaha rAstA kakcI saDaka kA hai / ataH varSA kAla meM banda rahatA hai / cauthA mArga RSabhadeva se salumbara kI tarapha haiM / pAMcavA mArga RSabhadeva se cAvaNDa sarADA hokara udayapura jAtA hai / isa prakAra cAroM ora choTe moTe rAste bane hue hai udayapura ahamadAbAda taka relve lAina hai / jisase se kezariyAjo rela dvArA bhI prAyA jA sakatA hai / isa prakAra RSabhadeva thAne meM paryApta suvidhA hai / tIrtha kSetra para Adhunika yuga ko vaijJAnika suvidhAeM paryApta hai| gAMva meM bijalI tAra Telophona, nala. pI. eca.sI. ( zrauSadhAlaya ) prAyurvedika davAkhAnA, hAI skUla, pulisa thAnA vikAsa paMcAyata Adi bhI hai / For Private and Personal Use Only -

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-26 isake atirikta sevA bhAvI saMsthAeM bhI kSetra kI saphala sevAeM kara rahI haiN| isa prakAra dhuleva grAma RSabhadeva athavA kezariyAjI ke nAma se eka sundara kasbA bana gayA hai| isa samaya gAMva meM lagabhaga 3500 janasaMkhyA hai| janatA ko tortha kSetra ko sabhI suvidhAeM prApta ho rahI hai| . . mandira kI pratiSThA va dhvajAdaMDarohaNa ___ Adi brahma bha0 RSabhadeva kI mUlanAyaka pratimAjI ke isa kSetra para prakaTa hone ke uparAnta IToM se banAye gaye sAdhAraNa jinAlaya ko pratiSThA kaba aura kaise huI ? usake viSaya meM abhI taka koI pramANa bhUta aitihAsika sAmagro prApta nahIM huI hai, tathApi vi0 sa0 1431 meM mukhya mandira jIrNoddhata huA hai, isase spaSTa haiM ki sAdhAraNa jinAlaya ko pratiSThA prAja se 1001 varSa pUrva huI hogo / tatpazcAta mukhya mandira kA vi. saM. 1431 meM jArarNoddhAra huA thA taba sarva prathama mandira ko pratiSThA va dhvajAdaNDArohaNa vidhi huI thI / yaha pratiSTha di0 jainAcArya kASThAsaMgho bha. zrI dhamakarati ke tatvAdhAna meM huI thI, aisA zilAlekha se jJAta hotA hai| For Private and Personal Use Only

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tatpazcAta vi0 saM. 1572 ma nija mandira ke Age kI nau caukI aura sabhA maNDala kA nirmANa kArya pUrA honA zilAlekha se pramANita haiN| ataH usa samaya khelA maNDala meM virAjamAna 'paMca parameSTho ko ubhaya pratimAjI aura mUla mandira ko pratiSThA bhaTTAraka yazakortijI ke tatvAdhAna meM huI thA taduparAnta 1611 aura 12 meM khelA maNDala ko kucha pratimAoM kA pratiSThA mUlasagho bhaTTAraka zrI zubha vandrajA ke dvArA huI bhaa| parikramA ke sabho jinAlaya usa samaya nahIM bane the| sA pratimAe bho khelA maNDapa meM virAjamAna kI gaI thii| bAda meM unheM jinAlayoM meM pratiSThA pUrvaka virAjamAna kI gii| mUla mandira kI parikramA meM bane hue jinAlaya vi. saM. 1611 ke.pUva banane prArambha ho gaye the sA savat 1710 meM banakara taiyAra ho gye| vi.saM. 1711,meM indra indrANI ke hAthoM se sthApanA huI thI / jinAlayoM meM virAjamAna pratimAeM samaya samaya para iso kSetra para pratiSThita hone para virAjamAna huI haiN| pratimA lekhoM se jJAta hotA haiM / 1754 se 1833 taka pratiSThA ke kArya bhinna 2 samaya meM hote rahate haiN| jiname se 1757 tathA 1863 kI pratiSThAe bar3e samAroha pUrvaka huI thI jo ki tIrtha ke itihAsa meM ullekhanIya haiN| For Private and Personal Use Only

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nija mandira para 1572 ke pazcAta 1686 vi0 saM0 meM bAja jAti ke kASThAsaMgho koDiyA bhImA ke putra jasavanta ne kalaza tathA dhvajAdaNDa caDhAyA thA isakA pramANa 1730 meM likhe gaye spaSTa lekha se prApta hai / isake bAda vi0 saM0 1763 meM phira se dhvajAdaNDa caDhAne kA pramANa milA hai / jo nimna prakAra hai : saMvat 1763 mAha sudi 1 guruvAra zrI mUlasaMdhe sarasvatI gacche balAtkAra gaNe zrI kundakundAcAryAnvaye bhaTTAraka sakala kirti tad prAnnAe bhaTTAraka vijaya kAti t ziSya brahmanArAyaNopadezAt zrI sUrata vAstava hUMbaDa jAtIya laghu zAkhAyAM saghavo zrI manAharadAsa manajo suta kizoradAsa dayAladAsa, bhagavAnadAsa evaM zrI sUrata nagarAdAgatya zrI RSabha deva kalaza tathA dhvajAstambha soDayo saM0 manAharadAsa svaparika zrI RSabhadeva nitya praNamati / vi0 saMvata 1863 meM mandira kA parakoTA banA usa samaya pratiSThA huI aura dhvajadaNDa caDhAyA aihA jJAta hAtA hai / tatpazcAta prabho ho vi0 saM0 1984 meM seTha punamacandajI karamacandajI koTA vAle pATana (gujarAta) nivAso ne pAMca hajAra rUpayA nakada bheMTa karake dhvajAdaNDa caDhAne kA viphala prayAsa kiyA, taba isa utsava meM mahAna vighna huA aura vahI vighna tIrtha ke itihAsa meM For Private and Personal Use Only

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hatyAkANDa ke nAma se prakhyAta hai / ataH isa viSaya meM saMkSepa meM bhI satya varNana karanA nyAya saMgata hI hogaa| 1984 kA hatyAkANDa (1) etihAsika siMhAvalokana nija mandira ke khelA maNDala meM vi0 saM0 1431 aura 1572 ke abhaya lekhoM se yaha pramANita hotA hai ki mUla mandira kA jINoMdvAra digambara jaina bhaTTArakoM ke tatvAdhAna meM zAha haradAza ke putra pUjA tathA kotA ne evaM hIsA ne karavA kara pratiSThA karavAI thii| bAda meM jinAlayoM kA nirmANa bho kASThAsaMgho evaM mUlasaMghI bhaTTArakoM ke upadeza se hunA hai ora unhIM ke tatvAdhAna meM pratiSThAeM bhI sampanna huI thI mandira ke kilenumA koTa evaM mukhya dvAra kA nirmANa 1963meM sAgavADAke eka digambara jaina seThane karavA thA isaprakAra prApta zilAlekhoM ke AdhAra para satya pramANita hotA hai prAcIna For Private and Personal Use Only

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-33-. samaya meM mandira para digambara jainAcArya bhaTTArakoM kA Adhipatya rahA hai tortha ke mUlanAyaka bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI pratimA ke dono ora khaDgAsana meM sthita ubhaya tIrthaGkara kI pratimAeM nirgantha dazA meM digambaratva kI dyotaka hokara darzana detI haiN| mUlanAyaka ke pAvAsaNa meM 16 svapna digambara zAstrAnusAra bane haiM / evaM khelA maNDapa meM virAjamAna paMca parameSThI ke mUlanAyaka ke donoM ora khar3o nagna mUrtiyAM bhI digambaratva ko pramANita karato haiM / isase yaha siddha hotA hai kI malataH maMdira digambara hai| bAvana jinAlayoM kI sabhI pratimAeM sAkSAta digambara rupa meM birAjamAna haiM tathA sAre mandira ke bAhara zikharoM ke nice khaDgAsana nirgantha mUrtiyAM dikhAI detI haiN| ukta itihAsa isa bAta ko sAkSI hai kI mandira para mUla Adhipatya digambara jaino kA hI thA kintu bAda meM tIrtha ke camatkAroM se zvetAmbara aura anya zraddhAlu bhakto kA jhukAva isa aora huaa| kAlakrama se sthAnIya digambara jaina samAja ke hAthoM se mandira kA saMrakSaNa udayapura ke mahArANA kI dekha rekha meM tIrtha kA samucita prabandha hone lagA / usa samaya mevAr3a sarakAra meM zvetAmbara jaina karmacArIyoM kA bolA thA so mahArANA sA0 kI binA anumati ke bhI dhvajAdaNDa caDhAne kA jo prayAsa kiyA hai isa para digambara jaina samAja ne isa kArya meM apanA adhikAra siddha karate hue rokane kA prayatna kiyA kintu koI sunavAI nahIM huii| For Private and Personal Use Only

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-34 utsava ne bhayaMkara hatyAkAMDa kA rupa dhAraNa kiyA dhvajAdaMDa caDhAne ke sAtha-sAtha isa bAta kA prayatna bhI kiyA ki dakSiNa dizA vAle baDe maNDapa kI mUla pratimAnoM para mUkUTa-kuNDala bhI caDhA diye jAya / yaha dekhakara digambara jaina samAja ne tovra virodha kiyA, kintu nakkArakhAne meM tutI ko AvAja koI nahIM sunatA ko kahAvata ke anusAra koI sunavAI nahIM huii| mandira ke hAkima zrIlakSmaNasiMhajo ke Adeza se digambaroM kA mandira se pRthaka kiyA jAne lagA aura sipAhiyoM ne saMketa pAkara mArakATa zuru ko aura bhAgane vAle mandira ke dvAra para rAka diye gaye dvAra banda kara diyA gyaa| sipAhiyoM ne hAthoM meM lAThiyA Adi lekara digambaroM ko mAranA zuru kiyaa| pariNAma svarupa sarvathA niraparAdha 5 digambara bhAI mAre gye| jinake nAma isa prakAra thepaM0 giradharalAla, parasAda ke dIpacandajo nAgadA, pUnamacandajo, semAro ke mANakacandajo, 44 ghAyala hue aura bahuto ko coTa aaii| isa prakAra jaina mandira meM hatyAe hone se hatyAkANDa ho gyaa| aniSTa samaya meM caDhAyA gayA dhvajAdaNDa thoDe hI samaya ke bAda gira par3A jo aba taka nahIM caDha pAyA hai| kevala dhvajA kA stambha hI lagA hai / usI dhvajAdaNDa ke For Private and Personal Use Only

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-35 . viSaya meM bAda meM digambara tathA zvetAmbara donoM samAjoM ke Apasa meM mukadameM bAjI huI aura usake lie udayapura sarakAra ki aora se kamAzana baiThAyA gayA thA jisake nirNaya ko mukhyamukhya bAte nimna prakAra hai ( 2 ) yadyapi prArambha me ho zrI RSabhadevajI kA mandira digambarI mandira hai kintu kira bhI prAcIna kAla se yaha hindU jisameM bhIla bhI zAmila hai tathA dUsare janoM dvArA pUjA jAtA hai| ( 3 ) digambaroM aura zvetAmbaroM meM kisI samAja ko dhvajAdaNDarohaNa kI dhArmika vidhi karane se rokA gayA ho yaha siddha nahIM ho sakA hai| (4) koI bhI dala jIrNoddhAra pratiSThA yA dhvajArohaNa karanA cAhe to use sarva prathama devasthAna mahakame se prAjJA prApta karanI hogI isa prakAra nirNaya hone para mandira kI dekha bhAla kA kArya mevAr3a sarakAra ke devasthAna mahakame dvArA bahuta sAvadhAnI pUrvaka TrasTo ke rupa meM hone lgaa| pariNAma svarupa donoM samAja ke saMgharSa se mandira kI dekha bhAla eka TrasTI ke rupa meM rAjasthAna sarakAra ke antargata devasthAna vibhAga dvArA ho rahI hai| yaha tIrtha selpha saporTiga (Atma nirbhara ) mAnA gayA hai| TrasTo kI haisiyata se devasthAna vibhAga jaina samAja ke prati uttaradAyI hai| pUjana vidhAna kA kAryakrama nizcita kara dene ke samayAnusAra calatA hai| For Private and Personal Use Only

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1984 ke hatyAkAMDa ne jainiyoM kI ahiMsA meM kalaMka lagA diyaa| dharma ke lie balidAna hone vAle vora zahIda to marakara bhI amara ho gaye aura unake balidAna ne tortha ke prArambhika itihAsa ko sabake samakSa spaSTha rupa se pramANita kara diyA ki yaha tortha di0 jaina hI hai, isameM koI sandeha nahIM yahI kAraNa hai ki ucca nyAyAlaya jodhapura meM abhI hI di0 4 julAI 66 I0 ko pablika TrasTa ekTa ke anrtagata di0 jaina samAja ne riTa dAyara kara apane tIrtha kI rakSArtha stutya udyoga kiyA hai jo ki sarvathA ucita ho hai, pariNAma bhI hitakara hogA aisI prAzA haiM / aba isa prasaMga para adhika carcA nahIM kara tIrtha camatkAra kA varNana kareM geM |tiirth ke camatkAroM ne hI isa pAvana kSetra ko bhArata meM virUyAta kiyA haiM aura isI kAraNa bho lAkhoM nara nArI prativarSa darzanArthaM Akara apane ko dhanya mAnate haiN| For Private and Personal Use Only

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-- -37 -6 tIrtha ke mahatvapUrNa atizaya (camatkAra) prathama tIrthaMkara bha0 RSabhadeva kI pratimA ke isa kSetra para prakaTa hone ke uparAMta atizaya bar3hane lagA aura isI atizaya ke kAraNa vizAla jina maMdira kA nirmANa huaa| mUlanAyaka bhagavAna ke caraNa kamaloM meM ati zraddhA rakhane vAle tIrtha ke rakSaka devoM dvArA samaya samaya para Azcarya janaka camatkAra hue haiM / dazanArtha Ane vAle aneka sajjanoM kI manokAmanAeM pUrA huI hai aura aneka duHkhI vyaktiyoM ne saMGkaToM se chuTakArA pAyA haiM / bha0 RSabhadeva ke prati bhakti rakhane vAle zraddhAluoM ko aneka vipattayoM meM sahAyatA hui haiM / ataH yaha kSetra apane atizaya ke lie vizva vikhyAta ho gayA hai, tItha ke camatkAroM se na kevala jaina ho varan anya gharmAvalambI isa ora sadbhAvanA se AkarSita hue haiM / isa viSaya meM zrI ojhA sA0 ne apane rAjaputAnA tathA mevAr3a ke itihAsa meM likhA hai " Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir hindustAna bhara meM yaho eka aisA mandira hai jahAM digambara tathA zvetAmbara jaina, vaiSNava, zaiva, bhAla evaM tamAma zUdra snAna kara samAna rUpa se mUrti kA pUjana karate haiM / " For Private and Personal Use Only

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-38 jina abhimAnI vyaktiyoM ne isa tIrtha kI azraddhA kI ora camatkAra jAnanA cAhA,ve camatkAra dekhakara namastaka ho lauTa gye| udAharaNa ke lie vi0 saM0 1863 ke lagabhaga "sadAzivarAva" DUgarapura se galiyAkoTa Adi gAMvoM ko lUTakara dhuleva paayaa| yahAM Akara vaha abhimAna pUrvaka mandira meM jA ghusA aura nIce ko bedI ke pAsa khar3e rahakara zrI prabhU ke sAmane rupayA phekate hue bolA, he jaina kA deva ? yadi tU saccA hai to merA pheMkA hugrA rupayA svIkAra krle| kahate hai vaha phekA huA rupayA vApasa AyA aura usake sira para isa prakAra lagA ki khUna Tapakane lgaa| phira bhI vaha nahI samajha sakA aura apanI senA ko mandira lUTane kI AjJA de dii| taba mandira meM se bhaMvaroM kI senA TUTa pdd'ii| taba baDA duHkhI huaA aura bahuta sA sAmAna choDakara bhAga gayA / isake bAda kabhI isa aura Ane kA sAhasa nahIM kiyA yaha pramANa eka do bhajana se milatA hai aura yaha bAta itihAsa ke anya sAdhanoM se bhI satya haiM / bhajana kI do tIna paMktiyAM isa prakAra hai / suniyere bAtAM rAva sadAziva, mata caDha jAnA dhulevA / gaDhapati unakA baDA aTaGkA, mata cheDo tuma una devaa| galiyAkoTa se nikala sadAziva dhulevA gaDha ghera liyaa| topakhAnA to par3A rahA ne, rAva sadAziva bhAga gyaa| For Private and Personal Use Only

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-36 .. zrI kezariyAjI ke pavitra nAma rupI mantra ko smaraNa karane se aura kezara Adi ko mAnatA se kaThina se kaThina kArya bhI sahaja meM hI hue hai / aiso mAnatA bhaktizAt logoM meM pAI jAtI hai| udAharaNa ke lie gujarAta ke eka gAMva meM eka vidhavA bahana ke ikalaute bAlaka ko viSa bhare kAle nAga ne Dasa liyA taba usa mahilA ne kezariyAjI kA dhyAna karate hue prabhU ke citra ke sAmane ghI kA dIpaka dhupa kara, jala ko nAma rupI mantra se mantrita kara pilA diyA so bAlaka khaDA ho gayA / kucha dina bAda usane apane putra sahIta kSetra para Akara prabhU ko apane putra ke barAbara kezara cddhaaii| kahate hai eka mAravADI ne santAna nahIM jIne kI sthiti meM kezara caDhAne kI bAdhA lI to usake do santAna huI vaha putra ke rupa jIvita rahI / bAlaka ke bar3e hone para 12 varSa kI Ayu meM seThajI tIthaM para Aye aura apane putra ke tola ke barAbara kezara caDhAI isI prakAra sirohI ke sajjana ne bhI usI samaya apane tIna varSa ke bAlaka barAbara kaizara tolakara caDhAI / abhI hI eka sajjana ne 800/- rupayoM kI kezara eka sAtha caDhA gaye hai / isa prakAra kaI loga apane baccoM ko cAMdo rupaye, ghI, zakkara, guDa Adi se tolakara bhagavAna ko caDhAte hai / prAyaH yAtriyoM kI mAnyatA rahI hai ki bhagavAna kI "mAnatA" lene se kArya siddha hote hai| jinake kAya hona For Private and Personal Use Only

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-80 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir I vAle hote haiM unake lie prasAda svarupa bhagavAna kA puSpa bhI giratA haiM eka rAtri meM saMgota kAryakrama ke samaya santAna hIna mahilA ke prArthanA karane para eka sAtha tIna puSpa mile / uThAne meM eka nice gira gayA aura do hAtha meM raha gaye / phala svarupa usa mahilA ke krama se tIna putra hue kintu eka putra mara gayA isa prakAra bahutoM ke manoratha saphala hue haiM / - samudra meM DUbate hue jahAja kA prabhU ke nAma se phira se tira jAne kI bAta pratidina bhAratI ke bAda gAye jAne vAle nimna stavana se jJAta hotI haiM / 'kezariyAjI ne jahAja ko loga tirAye / mAne ehi acaraja bhArI Ayo || bIca samundarajahAjaDUbaMtA koI AdhAra nahI pAyo / RSabhanAma japyA saba sAye jahAja tira Ayo || nAbhinandana jahAja ko loka tirAyo | 1 | saMkSepa meM tothaM camatkAroM ke lie sadA se prasiddha rahA hai / ataH bhola paTela Adi jAtiyAM bhI prabhu ko zraddhA se pUjato haiM jaba ki yaha digambara jaina tIrthaM hI haiM zraddhAluoM kI prAzAeM saphala huI haiM aura jinane zubhakAmanAeM cAhI haiM, ve bhakta hue haiM kucha bhI ho bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA darzana ho pApoM kA nAza karane vAlA hone se manokAmanAeM pUrNa ho jAnA svabhAvika haiM aise tArtha kI vandanA kara yAtriyoM ko lAbha lenA cAhiye / For Private and Personal Use Only

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tIrtha kA vartamAna rUpa [1] zrI kezariyAjI kA mandira : prAcIna itihAsa yaha pramANita karatA hai ki prArambha meM mandira kI sArI dekhabhAla digambara bhaTTAraka ke saMrakSaNa meM tho / vi0 saM0 1860 ke pazcAta kASThAsaMgha ke bhaTTAraka evaM sthAniya bhaNDArI vyavasthA - kArya karane lage / tatpazcAta bhaNDAriyo kA kArya santoSaprada nahIM hone se 1634 ke lagabhaga mandira kA saMrakSaNa udayapura ke mahArANA ne apane hAtha meM le liyA ora bhanDAriyoM ko mandira ko prAya meM se 35 pratizata denA nizcata kara unako sahAyatA se eka TrasTI ke rUpa meM kSetra ko vyavasthA sambhAlane lage / taba se mandira saMrakSaNa mevAr3a dvArA ho rahA hai| jo ki isa samaya bhI rAjasthAna sarakAra ke devasthAna vibhAga dvArA ho rahA hai / hatyAkAMDa ke bAda pUjana Adi kA kAryakrama nizcata kara diyA gayA thA jo aba taka jala ghar3I ke anusAra ho rahA hai / yaha ghar3I 24 miniTa kI hotI haiN| kAryakrama isa prakAra rahatA hai : prAtaH mandira kI 2 baje arthAta 7-20 ke lagabhaga mUlanAyaka bhagavAna kA jala se abhiSeka hotA hai / 7-45 For Private and Personal Use Only

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-42- ... ke karIba 3 bajatI hai / taba dUdha prakSAla hotA hai / dUdha prakSAla ke samaya zrI jo kA mukhAravinda dekhate hI banatA hai dUdha ko prabala dhArA meM bhagavAna kA rupa dekhakara asIma Ananda kI lahara uThato / dUdha ke bAda punaH jalAbhiSeka hokara "aMgapochana" hotA haiM / kacco ghar3I kI 4 bajane para dhupakhevana hokara kezara aura puSpoM se pUjana hoto hai / tattapazcAta baiNDa bAje ke sAtha AratI hAtI hai, aura stavana gAyA jAtA hai / isake bAda dina meM 1 baje taka kezara pUjA hoto hai prakSAla pUjA ko bolI kA rupayA pujAriyo ko milatA hai bhaNDAra meM jamA nahIM hotA / dina meM 2 baje taka dundubhi bAje (kRtrima dundubhi naubata) ka sAtha prAtaH kI bhAMti jala dUdha kA abhiSeka hotA hai aura phira dhupakhavana hokara kezara pUjA hoto haiM sAMyakAla mUlanAyaka ko prAMgI dhAraNa karavAte haiM jo rAtri meM 8 baje taka rahatI haiM sandhyA samaya subaha kI bhAMti baiNDa bAje se zrI jo kI AratI utArI jAtI haiM aura phira nija mandira meM tathA sabhA maNDapa meM kezariyAjo ke guNagAna hote haiM / 10 baje ke bAda vizeSa rupa se zAnta vAtAvaraNa meM bhakti bhare stavana hote hai / isa kAryakrama meM jAne ke lie mandira kAmadAra se svIkRti lenA Avazyaka hotA haiM / isa prakAra dainika kAryakrama calatA hai darzanArtha Ane vAle yAtriyoM ko isa kAryakramAnusAra darzana pUjana kara tIrtha yAtrA kA nAma lenA caahiye| For Private and Personal Use Only

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- 3 jagata pUjya tIrthakara bhagavAna kI jaya ghoSaNA ke rupa meM pratidina brahma muharta meM cAra baje nauvata bajato haiN| tattapazcAta dina meM prAtaH madhyAhna aura sAMyakAla AratI ke samaya bhI naubata banatI hai / isa prakAra rAtri meM bho nauvata bajatI haiM, aura phira mandira kA dvAra banda ho jAtA haiN| dina meM pAMca bAra naubata bajatI haiM aura do bAra mAratI ke samaya bho beNDa bajatA haiN| isa tIrtha para samavazaraNa maNDapa athavA janmakalyANa ke mAnanda kA AbhAsa rahatA haiN| darzakoM ko prAnanda se bhagavAna ke darzana pUjana kara asoma puNya saMcaya karanA caahiye| caitra kRSNA maSTamI va navamI ko bhagavAna RSabhanAtha ke janmadina para mele kA Ayojana hotA haiM / isa mele meM sahastroM vyakti darzanArtha pAte haiM isake atirikta tIrtha para dipa mAlikA rapa Adi kA utsava bhI manAyA jAtA hai paryuSaNa parva ke dina meM sthAnIya jaina samAja dharma sAdhana kara puNya saMcaya karatI haiM / naucoki kI vedI para sthAnIya samAja kI ora se pratidina nitya niyama pUjA hotI haiM mora rAtri meM pratidina zAstra svAdhyAya hotA haiN| RSabhadeva meM jainoM ke 300 ghara haiN| mandira ko mora se yAtriyoM ke lie mandira ke nice snAna karane kI, uttama vyavasthA hai / striyoM ke zuddha vastra Adi kA prabandha hai so yAtriyoM ko zaucAdi se nivRta For Private and Personal Use Only

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hokara prAta: yahIM snAna kara zuddha vastra pahinaH kara. prakSAla meM pahu~canA cAhie / mandira kI dekhabhAla ke lie nirikSaka pradhAna ke rupa meM rahatA hai tathA anya karmacArI usake niyantraNa meM kArya karate haiM / kSetra para Ane vAle yAtriyoM ke lie Thaharane ko tIna dharmazAlAe haiM / dhamazAlAoM meM sone, bichAne bartana prakAza Adi ko vyavasthA haiM / [2] pagalyAjI : gAMva ke dakSiNa-pUrva meM tIna pharlAGga dUra pagalyAjI nAmaka sthAna hai yaha sthAna prAkRtika draSTikoNa se atyanta suhAvanA hai| bhagavAna RSabhanAtha ke caraNa cinha hone se yahAM ki bhASA ke anusAra yaha sthAna pagalyAjI kahalAtA hai bAbU kAmatAprasAdajo ke matAnusAra bhagavAna kI caraNa pAdukAoM vAle sthAna se dhuliyA bhIla ke svapna ke anusAra kezariyAjI kI pratimA jamIna se nikalI tho| pahale isa sthAna para eka cabUtarA banA huA thA / bAda meM abhI ho eka naI chatarI ora naye pagalyA birAjamAna hue haiM / usake uttarI bhAga meM mahuve ke vRkSa ke nice bhagavAna RSabhanAtha kA vizrAma sthAna banA humA haiM / kahate haiM bhagavAna isa sthAna se prakaTa hue the arthAta yahIM vizrAma kiyA thA / kintu aitihAsika dRSTi se yaha kahAM taka satya hai| nahIM kahA jA sakatA / hamArI rAya se yaha sthAna bAda meM kalpanA ke For Private and Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra cAhiye / www.kobatirth.org 45. AdhAra se banA diyA hai| caraNa pAdukAoM kI chatarI ke nikaTa jala se bharA eka kuNDa aura pAsa hI eka varSAta nAlA haiM / pagalyAjI ke dakSiNa bhAga meM prAMgaNa ke sAmane sabhA maNDapa banA hai jise yahAM kI bhASA meM " grAma khAsa" kahate hai yaha eka jinAlaya ke rupa meM haiM jisameM kezariyAjI kA sundara citra hai| mele ke samaya ratha yAtrA ke sAtha Ane vAlA jana samudAya vahAM Asina ho jAtA hai yadA kadA julusa nikalate hai taba savArI yahI AtI hai aura sabhA maNDapa meM, pAlakI yA ratha meM virAjamAna pratimA lAkara pUjI jAtI hai / vaha sabhA maNDapa bhI abhI hI banA haiM / [3] candragiri kSetra ke samIpavartI eka pahAr3I TIle para eka chatarI aura kuTIra tathA pAsa meM eka laghu chatarI banI huI hai yaha chatarI bha0 candrakirti kA smAraka hone se candragiri kahI jAtI hai kahate haiM bhagavAna candrakirti ko mAra kara mandira para usa samaya ke prabaMdha kartAoM ne apanA adhikAra jamAne kA prayatna kiyA thA / smAraka unhI bhaTTAraka kA banA huA hai / eka chatarI para 1737 kA lekha hai jisase jJAta hotA hai ki yaha smAraka 400 varSa purAnA honA : Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir bhagavAna candrakirti ke smAraka kI chatarI para nirgandha pratimAeM evaM caraNa akita haiM, yaha bar3A sundara haiM / yahA~ se For Private and Personal Use Only

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-36 1 bar3e ho kara sArA RSabhadeva dikhAI detA hai / mandira ke prA sArA gAMva phailA hai vaha aisA lagatA hai mAno mandira kI vandanA kara rahA ho / candragiri kI chatariyAM gAMva ke cAroM ora dikhAI detI hai / isa pahAr3I ke nice sUraja kuNDa hai"| isakA jala dina meM do bAra pujArI le jAtA hai / ora mUlanAyaka ke abhiSeka kAma liyA jAtA hai / kuNDa ke pAsa hI choTA kuNDa yAtriyoM ke snAnArtha banA haiM / tathA pAsa hI varSAta nAlA hai / kuNDa para chatarI bhI banI huI hai / [4] koyala tathA kuMvArikA nadI gAMva kI parikramA karatI huI eka choTI sI nahI varSa bhara jala se bharI rahatI hai| isa nadI ko koyala yA kuvArikA ke nAma se pukArA jAtA hai gAMva ke uttara meM isa nadI para yAtriyoM, evaM sthAnIya janatA ke lAbhArtha eka pakkA ghATa banA huA hai| jisa para eka chatarI bhI banI huI hai yaha ghATa abhI hI banA hai gAMva ke dakSiNa meM isa nadI para eka majabUta pAMca daravAjoM vAlA pakkA pula banA hai, jisa para moTareM AtI jAtI hai / [5] bhIma pagalyA nadI ke daravAje ke pAsa tIrtha ke hita cintaka dipambara jaina kASTAsaMgha ke suprasiddha bhaTTAraka bhImasena kA smAraka hai jo ki bhIma pagalyA se prasiddha hai / dekhane yogya hai| smAraka prAcIna haiM / For Private and Personal Use Only

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[6] bha0 yazakIti bhavana dharmazAlA ke sAmane hI holIcauka meM digambara jainAcArya bhaTTAraka yazako tijI mahArAja kA sundara bhavana banA huA hai / yaha bhavana mahArAja zrI ne vIra saM0 2465 meM banavAyA thA jo ki 100000) ru0 kI lAgata kA hai isa bhavana meM sphaTika evaM nilama kI pratimAoM sahita caityAlaya hai tathA zAstra bhaNDAra bhI hai / mahArAja zrI ne isa bhavana kA TrasTa banA diyA hai| yaha bhavana yAtriyoM ko avazya dekhanA cAhie / [7] sevAbhAvI saMsthAyeM RSabhadeva meM zikSaNArtha rAjya kI ora se ucca vidyAlaya, kanyA mAdhyamika zAlA, prArthamika zAlA, chAtrAzrama Adi haiN| tathA jaina samAja kI ora se di0 jaina vidyAlaya va chAtrAvAsa, kanyAzAlA Adi saMsthAeM haiN| ye saMsthAeM jJAna dAna de rahI haiN| dharma pracAra kI dRSTi se zrI akhila vizva jaina mizana kI zAkhA hai joki ahiMsA pracAra meM jAgaruka haiM / isakA kAryAlaya posTa praoNphisa ke pAsa hai / kSetra kI sevArtha di0 evaM zvetAmbara kI per3hI bhI haiN| . [8] caityAlaya aura mandira gAMva meM cAra caityAlaya haiM / RSabhadeva se 8 kI0 mI0 dUra udayapura ke mArga meM pIpalI nAmaka sthAna para eka sundara For Private and Personal Use Only

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-48 jaina mandira haiM / yAtriyo ko yahAM darzana karane kI suvidhAeM prApta haiM / ataH darzana karane kA prayatna karanA caahie| isa prakAra RSabhadeva eka darzanIya atizaya kSetra hai aura Aja ke yuga kI sabhI prAvazyaka suvidhAeM prApta hai / isa kSetra para prativarSa sabhI dharmAvalambI sahastroM kI saMkhyA meM Ate hai aura binA kisI bhedabhAva ke kezariyAjI ko pujana kara ghara lauTate haiM / yaha tIrtha digambara jaina hote hue bhI sarva mAnya hone se pratyanta zraddhA pUrvaka pUjA jAtA hai| yAtriyoM kI sadbhAvanA se darzana pUjana kara kSetra ke darzanIya sthAna dekhane caahiye| yuga ke sAtha sAtha svatantra bhArata meM isa kSetra ne bhI paryApta unnati kI hai aura Age bhI bhaviSya ujjavala pratIta hotA hai, mandira kI vartamAna vyavasthA ko dRSTikoNa meM lAte hue digambara jaina samAja ne 'pablika TrasTa ekTa' ke anrtagata uccanyAyAlaya jodhapura meM dinAMka 4 julAi 1966 ko eka rITa dAyara kara dI haiN| tIrtha rakSArtha digambara jaina ke lie yahI ucita haiM, pariNAma uttama hI rahegA / hamane itihAsa likhane meM niSpakSa ho kara satyatA apanAI hai| ata: yAtriyoM ko pramANita itihAsa para vicAra karate hue tIrtha yAtrA kA lAbha lenA cAhiye / bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke atizaya se vikhyAta yaha tIrtha sadaiva jayavanta ho| isa zubhakAmanA ke sAtha likhane se virAma lete haiM / For Private and Personal Use Only

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zikSA hI sabhyatA kI jannI hai / sabhyatA ke binA zikSA nirmula hai / / AIye ApakA hama hArdika svAgata karate haiN| Apake ho pavitra sthAna para eka Adhunika kArya praNAlI se paripurNa oNTomeTika mazIna dvArA sundara va kalAtmaka, AkarSaka prinTIMga ke liye sadaiva ttpr| vipazatAra:- sabhI prakAra kA kalara prinTa, bilabuka, akAunTa lejarabuka, phora kalara kelenDara prinTa, tathA reja Imboja prinTa kATUna varka - ApakA apanA : kalyANa prinToMga presa basa sTeNDa ke bAhara RSabhadeva-udayapura (rAja.) 313802 ANPANESH For Private and Personal Use Only

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prAvazyaka sacanA ApakI sevA meM jaina va vaiSNava dharma ke dhArmika gIta va bhajana ko pustake rASTrIya pramukha netAoM ke raMgona, AkarSaka citra sabhI prakAra ke citroM kI sundara va AkarSaka pha miga kA kArya ucita samaya para saste mulya meM kiyA jAtA hai / Serving JinShasan zAhamahA la bhamarAjaina 087617 gyanmandir@kobatirth.org ThahAyA udayapura rAjasthAna) For Private and Personal Use Only