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________________ koraTAjI tIrtha kA prAcIna itihAsa AcAryadeva yatIndrasUrijI......) D deza mAravAr3a meM jisa prakAra osiyA~, AbU, kuMbhAriyA, nAmaka TIkA aura ratnaprabhAcAryapUjA meM likhA hai ki rANakapura aura jaisalamera Adi pavitra aura prAcIna tIrtha upakezagacchIya zrI ratnaprabhasUrijI ne osiyA~ aura koraMTaka mAne jAte haiM, usI prakAra koraMTaka (koraTAjI) tIrtha bhI prAcInatA nagara meM eka hI lagna meM do rUpa karake mahAvIra pratimA kI kI dRSTi se kama prasiddha nahIM hai| yaha pavitra aura pUjanIya sthAna pratiSThAMjanazalAkA kii| prasiddha jainAcArya AtmArAmajI ne bhI jodhapura riyAsata ke bAlI paragane meM eranapurA sTezana se 13 mIla svaracita jainadharma viSayaka praznottara ke pRSTha 81 para likhA hai - pazcima meM hai| yaha kisI samaya bar3A AbAda nagara thaa| vartamAna meM 'eranapurA kI chAbanI se 3 koza ke lagabhaga koraMTa nAmA nagara yahA~ sabhI jAtiyoM kI gRha-saMkhyA 408 aura janasaMkhyA lagabhaga Ujar3a par3A hai, jisa jago koraTA nAma kA Aja ke kAla meM 1750 hai| inameM vIsA aura osavAla-jainoM ke 67 ghara haiM, jina gAma basatA hai, vahA~ bhI zrI mahAvIrajI kI pratimA zrI ratnaprabhasUrijI meM isa samaya puruSa 122 aura striyA~ 113 haiN| isa samaya yaha kI pratiSThA karI huI hai| vidyamAna kAla meM so eka choTe grAma ke rUpa meM dekha par3atA hai| isase lagI huI eka paNDita dhanapAla ne vi.saM. 1081 ke lagabhaga 'satyapurIya choTI, paraMtu bar3I vikaTa pahAr3I hai| pahAr3I ke Upara anantarAma zrI mahAvIra utsAha banAyA hai| usakI 13vIM gAthA ke 'koriMTa sAMkalA ne apane zAsanakAla meM eka sudRr3ha durga banavAyA thA jo sirimAla dhAra AhaDa narANau' isa prathama caraNa meM koraMTa tIrtha dholAgar3ha ke nAma se prasiddha thA aura aba bhI isI nAma se kA bhI namaskaraNIya ullekha kiyA gayA hai| tapAgacchIya pahacAnA jAtA hai| isa samaya yaha durga naSTaprAya hai| durga ke madhyabhAga somasandarajI ke samaya meM megha (meha) kavi ne svaracita tIrthamAlA meM pahAr3I kI coTI para 'varaverajI' nAmaka mAtA kA sthAna aura meM 'koraMTau', paMnyAsa zivavijayajI ke ziSya zIlavijayajI ne usI ke pAsa eka choTI guphA hai| guphA ke bhItarI kakSa meM kisI kasA apanI tIrthamAlA meM 'vIra koraTi mayAla', aura jJAnavimalasUrijI tapasvI kI dhUnI mAlUma par3atI hai| isa samaya guphA meM na koI ne nija tIrthamAlA meM 'koraTaiM jIvitasvAmIvIra' ina vAkyoM se rahatA hai aura na koI AtA jAtA hai| koraTAjI ke cAroM tarapha ke itara tIthoM ke sAtha-sAtha isa tIrtha ko bhI vaMdana kiyA hai| ina khaNDahara, purAne jainamaMdira, Adi ke dekhane se prAcIna kAla meM kathanoM se bhI jAna par3atA hai ki vikrama kI 11vIM zatI se lekara yaha koI bar3A bhArI nagara rahA hogA aisA sahaja hI anumAna ho / 18vIM taka yahA~ aneka sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka, zrAvikA yAtrA sakatA hai| isakA pazcima-dakSiNa bhAga jhArolI gA~va ke pahAr3a se karane ko Ate the| ataeva yaha pavitra pUjanIya tIrtha hai, aura lagA huA hai| ati prAcIna pratIta hotA hai| prAcIna zrI mahAvIramaMdira pratimA-parivartana . isakI prAcInatA siddha karane vAlA zrI mahAvIra prabhu kA AcArya ratnaprabhasUri-pratiSThita zrI mahAvIra pratimA kaba maMdira hai| yaha dholAgar3ha pahAr3I se, athavA koraTAjI se pauna aura kisa kAraNa se khaMDita yA utthApita huI jJAta nhiiN| saMvat mIla dakSiNa meM 'naharavA' nAmaka sthAna meM sthita hai| zrI vIranirvANa 1728 meM vijayaprabhasUri ke zAsanakAla meM jayavijayagaNi ke ke 70 varSa bAda isa bhavya maMdira kI pratiSThA huI hai aisA upadeza se jo mahAvIra-pratimA sthApita kI gaI thI, usakA isa upakezagaccha-paTTAvalI se vidita hotA hai| isake cAroM tarapha maMdira ke maNDapagata eka stambha ke lekha se patA lagatA hai| lekha sadRr3ha parikoSTa aura bhItarI AMgana meM prAcIna samaya kA pracchanna tarI Agana ma prAcAna samaya kA pracchanna isa prakAra haibhUmigRha (talaghara) banA huA hai| zrI kalpasUtra kI kalpadramakalikA didndramdabrdabriudnisorditoriuordionorrowdoribu6-135/-ordinarondiniorditoriwomorrordwairbudhionironironidroordar
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________________ -tIndranandha - itihAsa"saMvat 1628 varSe zrAvaNa zudi 1 dine, bhaTTAraka-zrI aisA vRddhapravAda hai| isa kathana se isakI samRddhatA evaM sampannAvasthA vijayaprabhasUrIzvararAjye, koraTAnagare paNDita zrI 5 zrI kA to sahaja anumAna ho sakatA hai| zrIjayavijayagaNinA upadezathI mu. jetA purasiMgabhAryA, mu. koraMTagaccha 1 mahArAyasiMga bhA. saM. bIkA, sAMvaradAsa, ko. udharaNA, mu. jesaMga, sA. gAMgadAsa, sA. lAdhA, sA. khImA, sA. chAMjara, sA. nArAyaNa, jisa samaya yaha nagara atIva sampanna evaM prasiddha thA, usa sA. kacarA pramukha samasta saMgha bhelA huI ne zrI mahAvIra pabAsaNa samaya isake nAma se 'koraMTagaccha' nAmaka gaccha bhI nikalA thaa| baisArtho che, likhitaM gaNi maNivijayakezaravijayena. voharA mahavada vaha vikramIya 16vIM zatAbdI taka vidyamAna thaa| isa gaccha ke suta lAdhA padama lakhataM samasta saghaMnai mAMgalikaM bhavati zabhaM mUla utpAdaka AcAryazrI kanakaprabhasUrijI mAne jAte haiN| uesvNshbhvtu|" sthApaka zrutakevalI zrIratnaprabhasUrijI ke ve choTe gurubhrAtA the| isa gaccha ke AcAryoM kI pratiSThita jina pratimAe~ aneka gA~voM meM isa pratimA ke bhI zikhA, kAna, nAsikA, lAMchana, parikara, pAI jAtI haiN| vi.saM. 1515 ke lagabhaga isa sthAna meM hI 'koraMTa hastAMgulI aura caraNAMguliyA~ khaMDita ho gaI thiiN| ataH pUjane aura tapA' nAma kI eka zAkhA bhI nikalI thii| mAlUma hotA hai ki sudhArane ke yogya na hone se usake sthAna para navIna mahAvIra yaha gaccha apanI zAkhA ke sahita vikrama kI 18vIM zatAbdI meM pratimA vi. saM. 1959 vaizAkha zudi 15 guruvAra ke dina mahArAja vilIna ho gyaa| isa samaya isakA nAmazeSa hI rahA jAna par3atA hai| zrI vijayarAjendrasUrijI ne sthApita kI jo vidyamAna hai aura jayavijayagaNi-sthApita khaNDita pratimA bhI smRti ke lie eka tAmrapatra kA patA gUDhamaNDapa meM virAjamAna rakkhI gaI hai| vikrama saMvat 1601 meM jaba mATuMgAnivAsI IgaliyA nAmaka navIna mahAvIra-pratimA koraTA ke ThAkura vijayasiMha ke mareThA mAravADa ko lUTane ke lie AyA thA, taba vaha koraTA se samaya meM siyANA (mAravAr3a)-nivAsI prAgvATa pomAjI luMbAjI eka tAmrapatra aura kAlikAdevI kI mUrti le gayA thaa| kahA ne banavAI hai| jo lagabhaga 7 phuTa U~cI hai, aura bahuta suMdara hai| jAtA hai ki vaha tAmrapatra aba bhI mATuMgA meM eka mahAjana ke pAsa pratiSThA ke samaya jo eka choTA prazasti-lekha lagAyA gayA thA. hai| koraTA ke mahAjana pratApajI kI bahI meM ukta tAmrapatra se usase jAna par3atA hai ki mahAvIra-pratimA koraTAjI ke rahane caudaha kakAra utAre gae haiN| ve isa prakAra hai-kaNayApurapATaNa 1, vAle osavAla kastUracaMda yazarAja ne virAjamAna kI thii| haranAtha kanakadhara rAjA 2, kanakAvatI rANI 3, kanaiyAM kuvara 4, kanakesara TekacaMda ne vIramaMdira para kalazAropaNa kiyA thA, pomAvA-nivAsI mutA 5, kAlikAdevI 6, kAMbIvAva 7, kedAranAtha 8, seTha haranAtha khamAjI ne dhvajA aura kalApurA-nivAsI osavAla kakuAtAlAva 9, kalaravAva 10, kedAriyA bAMbhaNa 11, ratanAjI ke putroM ne daNDAropaNa kiyA thaa| kanakAvalI vezyA 12, kizanamaMdira 13, kezariyAnAtha 14 / ina caudaha kakAroM meM se kisana (cArabhujA) kA maMdira koraMTakanagara kI prAcIna jAhojalAlI gA~va ke bIca meM, kAlikAdevI aura kukuAtAlAva gA~va ke isa grAma ke koraMTapura, koraMTaka, koraMTI, kaNayApura, dakSiNa meM, kAMbIvAva aura kedAranAtha gA~va se pauna mIla pUrvakolApala kramazaH parivartita nAma milate haiN| vi.saM. 1241 ke dakSiNa koNa meM, kalaravAva dholAgaDha aura bAMbhaNerA gA~va ke lekhoM meM isakA koraMTa nAma sarvaprathama likhA huA jJAta hotA hai| madhya meM tathA kesariyAnAthabiMba koraTAjI ke nae maMdira meM isase pUrva ke lekhoM meM yaha nAma nahIM pAyA jaataa| upadezataraMgiNI virAjamAna haiN| graMtha se patA calatA hai ki saMvat 1252 meM yahA~ zrI vRddhadevasUrijI' kiMvadantI hai ki AnandacokalA ke rAjyakAla meM nAhaDa ne caumAsA kara ke maMtrI nAhar3a aura sAliga ke pAMca sau kuTuMbI maMtrI ne kAlikA maMdira kedAranAtha khetalAdevala mahAdevadevala ko pratibodha dekara jaina banAyA thaa| inake pahale bhI koraTanagara meM aura kAMbIvAva ina pA~ca sthAnoM se saMbaMdhita unake bhamisthala zrI vRddhadevasUrijI ne tIsa hajAra jainetara kuTumboM ko jaina banAyA thA, 1, mahAvIra prabhu kI sevA meM arpaNa kie the, paraMtu Aja kAMbIvAva
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________________ vanIndrasUri smAraka grantha - itihAsa atirikta anya koI sthAna mahAvIra prabhu ke maMdira ke adhikAra meM nahIM hai| dUsare do prAcIna jinamaMdira gA~va se pazcima meM dholAgar3ha kI DhAlU bhUmi para pahalA maMdira zrI AdinAtha kA aura dUsarA gA~va meM uttara kI ora hai| ina donoM maMdiroM kI staMbhamAlAoM ke eka stambha para 'OM nAr3hA' akSara utkIrNita hue dekhAI par3ate haiN| isase jJAta hotA hai ki ye maMdira nAha ke putra DhAkalajI ne apane zreya ke lie banavAe hoNge| nAha aura sAliga ke kuTuMbiyoM dvArA koraMTAdi nagaroM meM nAhaDavasahi ra pramukha 72 jinAlaya banavAne kA ullekha upadezataraMgiNI ke granthakAra ne kiyA bhI hai| inameM prathama jinAlaya kI maNDapa stambhamAlAe~ yazozcandropAdhyAya ke ziSya padmacandra upAdhyAya ne apanI mAtA sUrI aura kakubhAcArya ke ziSya bhaTTAraka sthUlabhadra ne nija mAtA cehaNI ke zreyArtha banavAI hai, aisA do stambhoM ke lekhoM se jJAta hotA hai| ina donoM kI prAcIna mUlanAyaka pratimAe~ khaNDita ho jAne se, unako maMdiroM kI bhramatI meM bhaMDAra dI gaI aura unake sthAna para eka RSabhadeva pratimA saMvat 1903 mAgha zu. 5 maMgalavAra ke dina aura dUsarI pArzvanAtha pratimA saM. 1955 phAlguNa kR. 5 ko pratiSThita evaM virAjamAna kI gaI haiN| prathama ke pratiSThAkAra sAgaragacchIya zrI zAMtisAgarasUrijI aura dvitIya ke saudharma bRhattapAgacchIya zrI vijayarAjendrasUrIzvarajI haiN| jo sabhI prAcIna aura sarvAMgasuMdara haiN| inake pratiSThAkAra devasUrijI, zAMtisUrijI aura +++ sUrijI Adi AcArya haiN| koraTAvAsiyoM kA kahanA hai ki yadi dasa-bIsa hajAra kA kharca uThAkara yahA~ kI jamIna ko khodane kA kAma karAyA jAe to saikar3oM prAcIna jina pratimAe~ nikalane kI saMbhAvanA hai| prAcIna mUrtiyoM kI prApti sabase prAcIna jisa mahAvIra maMdira kA Upara ullekha kiyA gayA hai, usake parikoSTa kA saMbhArakArya karAte samaya bAyIM ora kI jamIna khodane para do hAtha nIce saM. 1911 jyeSTha zu. 8 ke dina pA~ca phuTa bar3I sapheda pASANa kI akhaMDita zrI RSabhadeva bhagavAna kI eka pratimA aura utane hI bar3e kAyotsargastha do biMba evaM tIna jina pratimAe~ nikalI thiiN| kAyotsargastha pratimAoM meM eka saMbhavanAtha aura dUsarI zAMtinAtha bhagavAna kI hai| inakI pratiSThA saM. 1143 vaizAkha zu. 2 guruvAra ke dina bRhadgacchIya zrI vijayasiMhasUrijI ne kA hai| isI prakAra saMvat 1974 meM naharavA nAmaka sthAna kI jamIna se 13 toraNa aura cAra dhAtumaya jina pratimAe~ nikalI thiiN| aba taka samaya-samaya para koraTAjI kI AsapAsa kI jamIna se choTe-bar3I 50 pratimAe~ upalabdha huI haiN| For Private nayA jaina maMdira yaha maMdira koraTAjI ke pUrva pakSa para ati vizAla, ramaNIya evaM zikharabaddha hai| bhUmi se nirgata uparyukta vizAla, prAcIna aura sarvAGgasuMdara zrI RSabhadevasvAmI kI pratimA do kAusagiyoM ke sahita virAjamAna hai| isa vizAlakAya maMdira kI pratiSThA aura isI utsava meM navIna tIna sau jinabimboM kI aMjanazalAkA saM. 1959 vaizAkha zu. 15 guruvAra ke dina zrImadvijayarAjendrasUrIzvarajI mahArAja ne kI hai| rAjya - parivartana koTAjI jAgIra para prAcIna samaya meM kisa-kisa rAjA sAmaMta evaM ThAkura kA adhikAra rahA, yaha batalAnA ati kaThina hai| paraMtu prApta sAmagriyoM se jAna par3atA hai ki isa para bhInamAla ke rAjA raNahastI vatsarAja, jayaMtasiMha- udayasiMha aura cAcigadeva kA, caMdrAvatI aura AbU ke paramAra rAjAoM kA, aNahilavADa (pATaNa) ke cAvaDA aura solaMkiyoM kA, nADaula aura jAlora ke sonagarA cauhAnoM kA, sirohI ke lAkhAvata devar3A cauhAnoM kA, AMbera aura mevAr3a ke mahArANAoM kA kramazaH adhikAra rhaa| saM. 1813 aura 1819 ke madhya meM udayapura mahArANA kI kRpA se pA~ca gA~voM ke sAtha koraTA jAgIra vAMkalI ke ThAkura rAmasiMha ko milii| goDavAr3a paraganA jaba jodhapura ke mahArAjA ko milA taba mahArAjA vijayasiMhajI ne saM. 1831 jeTha kR. 11 ko ThAkura rAmasiMha ko koraTA, bAMbhaNerA, 3 poINA, 4 nAkhI, 5 pomAvA, 6 jAkor3A aura 7 vAgINa ina sAta gA~voM kI jAgIra kI sanada kara dI aura aba taka usI ke vaMzajoM ke adhikAra meM rahI hai| koraTAjI tIrtha kA melA isa prAcInatama tIrtha kI samunnati ke lie kUNIpaTTI ke 27 gA~voM ke jainoM ne vidvAn munivaroM kI sammati mAnakara kArttika zu. 15 aura caitra zu. 15 ke do mele saM. 1970 se prAraMbha kie 137 Personal Use Only
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________________ - yatIndrasUrismAraka grantha - itihAsajo Aja taka prativarSa bharate cale A rahe haiN| yAtriyoM ke vAle yAtriyoM ko isa prAcInatama tIrtha kI yAtrA kA bhI lAbha ArAma ke lie eka vizAla dharmazAlA aura eka prAcIna upAsarA avazya lenA caahie| bhI hai| sandarbha jainiyoM ke lie saMkSipta sUcanA ekadA koraNTasthAne vRddhazrIdevasUrayo vikramAt saM. 1252 yahA~ tIna prAcIna aura eka navIna evaM cAra saudhazikharI varSe caturmAsIM sthitA; tatra maMtri nAhar3o laghubhrAtA sAligastayoH jinamaMdira haiN| sabase prAcInatama zrImahAvIra prabhu kA maMdira hai| yaha 500 kuTumbAnAM ca pratibodhastata.mudrita upadezataraMgiNI' pR.102 tIrtha eranapurAroDa sTezana se 12 mIla pazcima meM hai| eranapurAroDa maMtriNA DhadharmaraGgeNa / 72 jainavihArA nAhar3avasahi pramukhAH se koraTAjI taka moTara, bailagAr3I, tA~gA, U~Ta Adi savAriyAM kAritA: koraMTAdiSu pratiSThitAH / upadezataraMgiNI 5. 103 milatI haiN| AbUrAja aura goDavAr3a kI paMcatIrthI kI yAtrA karane awardworivaridrodrowdrivardwonitororanowardiniorid[138/6brdwidwoboroubrobridorodusarowarBrootbrowomar