Mahavir Pat Parampara

Author(s): Chidanandvijay
Publisher: Vijayvallabh Sadhna Kendra
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/002464/1

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mahAvIra pATa paramparA paMnyAsa cidAnanda vijayajI

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zrata prakAzana ke lAbhArthI : vikrama saMvata 2070 (IsvI san 2014 ) meM paMnyAsapravara zrI cidAnanda vijaya jI ma. ke sAMcor3I (rAja.) cAturmAsa Ayojaka tripuTI bandhu zA. hIrAcandajI jeThamalajI solaMkI zA. tejarAjajI vorIdAsajI luniyA zA. pravINakumArajI hIrAcandajI luniyA

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/ / zrI mahAvIra - svAmine namaH / / mahAvIra pATa paramparA lekhaka zAsanapati bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI jI kI kramika pATa paraMparA ke 77 veM paTTadhara, zAMtidUta, zAsanadivAkara, gacchAdhipati - jainAcArya zrImad vijaya nityAnanda sUrIzvara jI ma.sA. ke jyeSTha suziSyaratna tattvacintaka, prakhara pravacanakAra paMnyAsapravara zrI cidAnaMda vijaya jI ma. prakAzaka zrI vijaya vallabha sAdhanA kendra, jaitapurA (rAja.)

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- mahAvIra pATa paraMparA - zubhAzIrvAdaH AcArya zrImad vijaya nityAnaMda sUrIzvara jI - lekhakaH paMnyAsa zrI cidAnanda vijaya jI - saMpAdakaH himAMzu jaina 'ligA' - prathama saMskaraNa, san 2016 - pratiyA~: 1000 - mUlyaH mAtra 250/- rupaye - prApti sthAnaH (1) zrI mahAvIra zikSaNa saMsthAna, rAnI sTezana, jilA-pAlI (rAjasthAna) (2) zrI AtmAnaMda jaina sabhA, 2/88, rUpanagara, dillI-110007 (3) zrI vIrabhUSaNa jaina, pradhAna, zrI Atma-vallabha jaina dhArmika pAThazAlA, ludhiyAnA (paMjAba), saMparka: 9316991999 (4) zrI amita jaina, zrI nitya-vallabha nivAsa-8898/5, aMbAlA (hariyANA) saMparka: 9888636767

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namana guru pATa paramparA ko namana bahuratnA vasuMdharA ko jinakA samyak darzana samyak jJAna samyak cAritra Aja bhI hameM Alokita karatA hai jinakA nirmala saMyama jIvana Aja bhI hameM gauravAnvita karatA hai zraddhA samarpaNa yukta hokara kaSAya kAlimA mukta hokara vandana ho vandana ho vandana ho...

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maMgala AzIrvacana jaina dharma, darzana evaM saMskRti apanI maulikatA ke kAraNa apane astitva ko eka zAzvata dharma ke rUpa meM abhivyakti de rahI hai| caramatIrthapati, zAsananAyaka, vizvavaMdyavibhUti bhagavAn zrI mahAvIra svAmI jI ne janamAnasa para apAra karuNA kI amIvarSA karate hue sAdhu-sAdhvI, zrAvaka-zrAvikA rUpI caturvidha dharmasaMgha kI sthApanA kii| tIrthaMkara paramAtmA kI anupasthiti meM AcArya bhagavanta hI saMgha saMcAlana ke mahattvapUrNa dAyitva kA nirvahaNa karate haiN| taba se lekara aba taka anekoM AcAryoM tathA AcAryatulya gurudevoM ne bhagavAn mahAvIra kI pATa paramparA ko akSuNNa rakhA hai evaM apane viziSTa samyagdarzana-jJAna-cAritra evaM netRttva bala se jinazAsana ke saMrakSaNa evaM saMvadha na meM mahatI bhUmikA nibhAI hai| unhoMne apanI pratyeka zvAsa se, prasveda kI pratyeka bUMda se, rakta ke pratyeka kaNa se isa jinazAsana ko sIMcA hai, jisake phalasvarUpa hI hameM paramAtma-zAsana samyak . rUpa meM milA hai| mere lie ve sadA hI preraNA aura Adarza ke akhaMDa srota rahe haiN| kisI bhI saMskRti kA itihAsa usake bhaviSya ko parilakSita karatA hai| zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kI uttarakAlIna pATa paramparA kA jAjvalyamAna gauravapUrNa itihAsa rahA hai| jinazAsana kI jar3oM se jur3anA hai, to itihAsa kA adhyayana Avazyaka hai| prabhu vIra kI pATa paramparA kA kramika itihAsa svayaM hI aneka praznoM ke samAdhAna ko anAvarita kara detA hai| eka vRkSa kI zAkhA-prazAkhAoM kI bhA~ti dharmasaMgha meM bhI aneka paramparAoM kA udbhava huaa| tapAgaccha paTTAvalI meM guru Atma-vallabha kI pATa paramparA amiTa itihAsa kA dyotaka hai| mujhe prasannatA hai ki mere jyeSTha ziSya, paMnyAsapravara zrI cidAnanda vijaya jI ma. ne 'mahAvIra pATa paramparA' pustaka kA suMdara lekhana kiyA hai| saMkIrNatA ke vyAmoha se mukta hokara bhagavAn mahAvIra kI pATa paramparA kA itivRtta isameM suyogya rUpa se huA hai| isakA uddezya kicit, mAtra bhI kisI vivAda ko janma denA nahIM hai, balki pAThakoM meM guru pATa paramparA ke samyak jJAna ke saMvAda ko janma denA hai| isa pustaka ke mAdhyama se hama saMyamavibhUtiyoM ke nirmala-niraticAra saMyama dharma kI anumodana karate-karate saMyamapathAnurAgI banane kA bhAva rakheM, yahI maMgala bhAvanA....... - vijaya nityAnaMda sUri . iv

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Amukha sAdha saMsAra-dAvAnala-dAha nIraM sammoha-dhUlI-haraNe smiirN| mAyA rasA dAraNa-sAra-sIraM namAmi vIraM giri-saar-dhiirN|| saMsAra rUpI dAvAnala meM tApa ko zAMta karane meM jala ke samAna, ajJAnarUpI dhUla ko dUra karane meM vAyu ke samAna, mAyA rUpI pRthvI ko cIrane meM tIkhe hala samAna aura meru parvata jaise sthira-zrI mahAvIra prabhu ko koTizaH koTizaH nmn| karuNAnidhi-kRpAnidhAna zAsanapati bhagavAn zrI mahAvIra svAmI jI ne jaba kevalajJAna-kevaladarzana rUpI lakSmI kA varaNa kiyA, taba unhoMne isa saMsAra meM kevala duHkha hI duHkha dekhaa| unakI karuNA apAra thii| isa vizva kI pratyeka AtmA ke lie unameM asIma dayA thii| satat rUpa meM dharmagaMgA pravAhita hotI rahe, bhavya jIva isa saMsAra sAgara se tira sake, isa uddezya se unhoMne caturvidha saMgha kI sthApanA kI - -saadhvii-shraavk-shraavikaa| isa saMgha ko ve svayaM bhI namaskAra karate haiN| caturvidha saMgha ke samucita saMcAlana hetu prabhu ne apUrva vyavasthA kA nirUpaNa kiyaa| yU~ to saMgha meM niraticAra-nirdoSa saMyama kA pratipAdana aura pAlana hotA rahe, tIrthaMkara paramAtmA kI vANI kA yathAvat pravAha hotA rahe, isakA dAyitva saMgha ke eka-eka sadasya kA hai, kiMtu usameM bhI 'Namo AyariyANaM' pada meM vaMdanIya, aise zAsanaprabhAvaka sUri samrATa-AcArya bhagavaMtoM kA vizeSa dAyitva hotA hai| saMbodha prakaraNa meM kahA gayA hai "so bhAvasUri titthayara-tullo jo jiNamayaM payAsei" arthAt - jo AcArya jinezvara paramAtmA ke mata ko yathArtha rUpa se prakAzita karate haiM, ve bhAvAcArya tIrthaMkara tulya hai| saMgha kA yoga aura kSema karanA AcArya bhagavaMtoM kA mahattvapUrNa dAyitva hotA hai arthAt samyak darzana-jJAna-cAritra rUpI prApta karAnA evaM sthiratA se vRddhi ko prApta kraanaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI jI kI paramparA meM jinadharma-jinazAsana ko samarpita anekAneka guru bhagavaMta hue haiN| unameM bhI prabhu mahAvIra

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kI paramojjvala pATa paramparA ko dedIpyamAna karane vAle, apanI dharmadRSTi se samUce saMgha kA netRttva kara jinazAsana kA saMvahana karane vAle paTTa prabhAvaka sUri bhagavaMtoM kI zrRMkhalA gauravAnvita karane vAlI hai| jisa taraha eka vRkSa kI jar3a, usakA mUla eka hI hotA hai kiMtu usakI anekoM zAkhAeM-prazAkhAeM vikasita hotI haiM jo vRkSa ko samRddhi evaM vizAlatA kI ora le jAtI hai, usI prakAra bhagavAn mahAvIra kI paramparA meM samaya-samaya para anekoM gaccha, samudAya rUpI zAkhAeM-prazAkhAeM vikasita huI jo usakI vizAlatA kI dyotaka hai| vartamAna samaya meM zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka AmnAya meM tapAgaccha gaganadinamaNi samAna jinazAsana ko Alokita karatA hai| usameM bhI guru Atmavallabha kI paramparA kA savizeSa sthAna hai| ___guru bhagavaMtoM kA jIvana anaMta preraNA kA srota hai| svAdhyAya ko eka tapa kahA gayA hai| guruoM ke jIvana kA svAdhyAya mahAna tapa hai| unake jIvana meM kyA guNa the, kisa prakAra unhoMne zAsana prabhAvanA kI, kisa prakAra unhoMne saMgha kA netRttva kiyA - isake anuzIlana se mAtra guNAnuvAda nahIM, balki guNAnurAga aura guNAnupAlana hotA hai| karanA, karAnA, anamodana karanA - ye 3 karaNa kahe gae haiN| cAritra kI anumodanA se cAritra mohanIya karma kA kSayopazama hotA hai| isI kAraNa uccatama cAritra ke dhanI, bhagavAn mahAvIra kI akSuNNa pATa paramparA ko ciraMjIvI banAkara saMgha ke saMrakSaNa aura saMvardhana se preraNAtmaka Adarza sthApita karane vAle guru bhagavaMtoM kA jIvana svAdhyAya yogya hai| prastuta pustaka 'mahAvIra pATa paramparA' meM jainAcArya zrImad vijaya nityAnaMda sUrIzvara jI ma. ke prathama ziSyaratna paMnyAsapravara zrI cidAnanda vijaya jI ma.sA. ne gauravazAlI guru pATa paraMparA kA varNana karate hue pAThakavarga ke lie sarala evaM sarasa zailI meM lekhana-saMkalana kara janopayogI. zrutaratna piroyA hai| eka eka gurudeva kA jIvana hameM jinazAsana ke prati gaurava kI anubhUti karAtA hai| guru bhagavaMtoM ke jIvana viSayaka samyak jJAna ke pracAra kA yaha uttama prayAsa hai| saMpAdana sambandhI sabhI truTiyoM, galatiyoM, skhalanAoM ke lie sabhI se AtmIya kssmaayaacnaa| akhaMDa saMyama sarvavirati dhanI, suguru svasti sthAna, guru pATa paraMparA paramopakArI, sama sUrya dediipymaan| deva-guru aura dharma kRpA se, maMgala prayAsa vegavAna, ratnatrayI svAdhyAya sAdhanA, ho jIvana jaajvlymaan|| yaha kRti janopayogI bane, janapriya bane, yahI maMgala abhilASA..... - himAMzu jaina "ligA vi

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bhUmikA jaina dharma adhyAtma pradhAna dharma hai| kaSAyoM aura karmo kI kAlimA ko dUra kara AtmA ko paramAtmA banAnA hI jinadharma kA uddezya hai| tIrthaMkara paramAtmA isa vizva kI alaukika-advitIya vibhUti hote haiN| unake hRdaya meM saMsAra kI pratyeka AtmA ke prati apAra karuNA hotI hai| zAzvata sukha se yukta siddha avasthA hI avyAbAdha aura akSaya sukha hai| saMsAra meM janma-jarA-mRtyu ke nirantara baMdhana dukha rUpa hote haiN| tIrthaMkara isa tathya kI sAkSAt anubhUti karate haiM evaM vizva ke sabhI jIvoM ko mokSamArga se jor3ane kI prabalatama bhAvanA rakhate haiN| kiMtu sabhI gatiyoM ke jIvoM kA puNya eka jaisA nahIM hotaa| gatiyA~ cAra hotI haiM - naraka gati, tiryaca gati, deva gati evaM manuSya gti| naraka gati ke jIva paramAtmA kI vANI na suna sakate haiM, na par3ha sakate haiN| tiryaca gati ke jIva paramAtmA kI vANI suna to sakate haiM, lekina pUrI taraha samajha nahIM skte| devagati ke jIva paramAtmA kI vANI suna-par3ha to sakate haiM, samajha bhI sakate haiM lekina pUrI taraha AcaraNa (pAlana) nahIM kara sakate kyoMki ve vrata, niyama paccakkhAna grahaNa nahIM kara skte| kevala manuSya gati ke jIva hI aise puNya ke dhanI haiM jo paramAtmA kI vANI suna-par3ha bhI sakate haiM, samajha bhI sakate haiM evaM AcaraNa kara siddhatva ko prApta bhI kara sakate haiN| tIrthaMkara paramAtmA 'tIrthaMkara' isIlie kahalAte haiM kyoMki vo tIrtha kI sthApanA karate haiN| sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka, zrAvikA-isa caturvidha saMgha ko tIrtha kahate haiN| paramAtmA zAsana ko sthApita karate haiM evaM AcArya Adi sAdhu-sAdhvI jI zAsana kA saMvahana karate haiM, Age bar3hAte haiN| isa saMgha kA netRttva karane vAle gurudevoM kI paramparA ko pATa paramparA kahA jAtA hai| vartamAna zAsana caubIsaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI jI kA hai| ataH vartamAna meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kI pATa paramparA gatimAna hai, aisA kahA jA sakatA hai| pratyeka tIrthaMkara ke viraha (abhAva) meM unakI paramparA calatI hai| bhagavAn RSabhadeva jI ke nirvANa ke pazcAt unakI pATa paramparA kA vistAra huaa| tatpazcAt zrI ajitanAtha jI dvArA tIrtha sthApanA ke pazcAt unakA zAsanakAla claa| usI taraha jaba pArzvanAtha jI ko kevalajJAna huA, unake dvArA caturvidha saMgha vii

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kI sthApanA kI gii| unake prathama paTTadhara gaNadhara zubhadatta hue, dvitIya paTTadhara AcArya haridatta sUri jI, tRtIya paTTadhara AcArya samudra sUri jI hue| pArzvanAtha jI kA zAsana sabase kama varSoM taka claa| unake cauthe paTTadhara AcArya kezI zramaNa ne bhagavAn mahAvIra dvArA saMsthApita zAsanadharmasaMgha meM sammilita ho paMca mahAvratoM kI upasaMpadA grahaNa kI evaM bhagavAn mahAvIra kI paramparA meM samAhita ho ge| tAtparya yaha ki bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jina-zAsana meM vartamAna meM unakI pATa paramparA pravahamAna hai| - dharmasaMgha sthApanA : tIrthaMkara nAmakarma ke suprabhAva se tIrthaMkara paramAtmA niyamapUrvaka tIrtha kI sthApanA karate haiN| 'tArayate iti tIrtham' jo AtmA ko isa bhavasAgara se tirAne kA sAmarthya rakhatA hai, use tIrtha kahA gayA hai| mAnava jIvana meM mA~sAhAra, juA, zikAra, balAtkAra, hatyA, corI Adi pApoM kA sevana karane se AtmA nissaMdeha rUpa se durgati meM hI jAtI hai| jIvana ke sadguNoM va sadAcAra kA pAlana hI zubha pariNAma detA hai| tIrthaMkara paramAtmA ko jaba kevalajJAna prakaTa hotA hai, taba bhUta-bhaviSya-vartamAnaUrdhvaloka-madhyaloka- adholoka Adi vizva kA anaMta jJAna unheM hotA hai| ve jaba saMsAra ke dukha aura siddhatva ke sukha se sAkSAtkAra karate haiM, to unheM prANImAtra ke prati apAra karuNA aura asIma dayA kA anubhava hotA hai| ve svayaM to mokSagAmI hI hote haiM kiMtu anya mAnava kisa prakAra se isa saMsAra sAgara se tira sakeM, isa bhAva se ve tIrtha kI sthApanA karate haiN| ve eka aisI vyavasthA ko janma dete haiM tAki unake bAda bhI dharma kI pravRtti sadA gatimAna rhe| zrI bhagavatIsUtra kI TIkA meM kahA hai - 'titthaM puNa cAuvannAinne samaNasaMgho samaNa, samaNIo, sAvayA, saaviyaao|' sarvavirati yAni sabhI pApoM ke tyAgI evaM dIkSita zramaNa (sAdhu) evaM zramaNI (saadhvii)| dezavirati yAni sthUla pApoM ke tyAgI evaM zramaNa-zramaNI varga ke upAsaka zrAvaka evaM shraavikaa| yaha caturvidha saMgha hI tIrtha hai| zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne vaizAkha zuklA 11, IsA pUrva 557 (vikrama pUrva 500) ke dina caturvidha saMgha kI sthApanA kI thii| indrabhUti gautama Adi ko unhoMne dIkSita kara sarvavirati dharma pradAna kiyaa| candanabAlA bhI prabhu caraNoM meM dIkSita hokara sAdhvI samudAya kI agraNI bnii| usake bAda hajAroM nara-nAriyoM ne prabhu vIra se zrAvaka dharma ke vrata aMgIkAra kie| tIrthaMkara paramAtmA viii

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svayaM samavasaraNa meM dezanA dene se pUrva ' Namo titthassa' (Namo saMghassa) kahakara caturvidha saMgha rUpI tIrtha ko namana karate haiN| pichale janmoM meM tIrthaMkara svayaM bhI kisI anya tIrthaMkara dvArA sthApita dharmasaMgha ke aMga rahe hoMge jahA~ para unhoMne dharma kI utkRSTa ArAdhanA kara AtmA kA kalyANa kiyA evaM tIrthaMkara nAma karma jitanA puNya ikaTThA kiyaa| vartamAna meM bhI ve isI tIrtha ke kAraNa tIrthaMkara kahalAte haiN| ataH vinaya kA adbhuta udAharaNa prastuta karate hue tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ne bhI saMgha rUpI tIrtha ko namana kiyaa| tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke 11 gaNadhara the| sAdhu bhagavaMtoM ke samUha ko gaNa kahA gayA hai evaM usa sAdhu samudAya kI vyavasthA kA saMcAlana karane vAle ko gaNadhara zabda se saMbodhita kiyA hai / tIrthaMkara paramAtmA kI artharUpa vANI ko sUtra rUpa meM gUMthakara gaNadhara bhagavanta apane ziSya samudAya ko usakI vAcanA dete haiN| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 11 gaNadharoM meM se 7 gaNadharoM kI vAcanA pRthak-pRthak (alaga-alaga ) huI para akaMpita aura acalabhrAtA gaNadhara kI vAcanA eka samAna huI evaM metArya aura prabhAsa gaNadhara kI bhI eka vAcanA huii| isa prakAra bhagavAn ke 11 gaNadharoM ke 9 gaNa hue| O prathama paTTadhara : gaNadhara sudharma bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jaba tIrtha kI sthApanA kI, taba indrabhUti gautama Adi gyAraha gaNadhara prabhu ke sammukha vinayavaMta mudrA meM khar3e hue| kucha kSaNa ke lie devoM ne vAdyanAda banda kie| prabhu ne apane paMcama gaNadhara Arya sudharma ko ciraMjIvI samajhakara sabhI gaNadharoM ke Age khar3A kiyA evaM zrImukha se pharamAyA maiM tumheM dhurI ke sthAna para rakha gaNa evaM pATa kI anujJA detA huuN|" isa prakAra kaha sugaMdhita cUrNa ( vAsakSepa ) zIghra DAlakara 'nitthAragapAragAhoha' yAni isa saMsAra sAgara se nistArA ho, aisA AzIrvAda diyA / 1 samavasaraNa meM tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke bAda anya gaNadhara bhI upadeza dete haiN| usake bhI kaI kAraNa hote haiN| jaise - ziSyoM kI yogyatA ko bar3hAnA, paramAtmA kA guNAnuvAda karanA, zrotAoM ko vizvAsa dilAnA ki gaNadhara bhI tIrthaMkara jaisA hI upadeza dete haiM evaM bhagavAn ne jaisI artharUpa vANI pharamAI, vaisI hI sUtrarUpa vANI kI vAcanA gaNadhara karate haiM evaM tIrthaMkara paramAtmA ke bAda jinazAsana ke saMvahana ke pUrNa yogya haiN| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 9 gaNadhara unake jIvanakAla meM hI mokSa pada prApta kara ge| jisa-jisa gaNadhara kA kAladharma hotA gayA, una-una kI ziSya paramparA zrI sudharma svAmI jI ke gaNa meM

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sammilita hotI gii| zrI kalpasUtra meM bhI pharamAyA gayA hai - "je ime ajjattAe samaNA niggaMthA viharaMti ee NaM savve ajja-suhammassa aNagArassa AvaccijjA, avasesA gaNaharA niravaccA vocchinnA" arthAt Ajakala jo bhI zramaNa-nigraMtha vicara rahe haiM, ve sabhI Arya sudharma kI paramparA ke santAnIya haiM, avazeSa gaNadharoM kI paramparA vicchinna (vilupta) ho cukI hai| jisa rAtri bhagavAn mahAvIra kA nirvANa huA, usI rAtri prathama gaNadhara zrI indrabhUti gautama svAmI jI ko kevalajJAna huaa| usa samaya taka sudharma svAmI jI ko kevalajJAna nahIM huA thA yAni ve chadmastha avasthA meM hI the| aba prazna upasthita hotA hai ki bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jyeSTha ziSya zrI gautama svAmI jI kI upasthiti meM unheM chor3a sudharma svAmI jI ko paTTadhara kyoM banAyA? isake uttara meM pharamAyA gayA hai ki kevalajJAnI svayaM samasta padArthoM ke pUrNa jJAtA hone se apane jJAna ke AdhAra para upadeza dete haiM, na ki anya kisI ke upadeza ke AdhAra se| chadmastha kahate haiM - "bhagavAn ne aisA pharamAyA hai" yA maiMne prabhu ke mukha se jaisA sunA, vaisA hI kahatA huuN|" kevalajJAnI aisA nahIM kara skte| ve to kahate haiM - maiM kevalajJAna meM aisA dekhatA hU~" ityaadi| jinazAsana ke saMcAlana meM prathama pakSa kI hI AvazyakatA hotI hai arthAt chadmastha hI paramparA kA saMvahana karate haiN| kevalajJAnI ghAti karma se mukta hote haiN| saMgha ke saMcAlana ke lie sAraNA-vAraNA-coyaNA-paDicoyaNA kI AvazyakatA hotI hai, kabhI ziSyoM para krodha bhI karanA hotA hai kiMtu kevalajJAnI aisA karane meM asamartha hote haiN| tIrthaMkara paramAtmA kevalajJAna ke dhanI the| isa kAraNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne sudharma svAmI jI ko paTTadhara pada kA dAyitva pahale hI pradAna kara diyA thaa| ThIka usI taraha jisa taraha eka rAjA apane bhAvI rAjA ko sthApita karatA hai| prabhu ke nirvANa pazcAt kArtika zukla pratipadA ke dina unakA paTTa pradAna mahotsava kahA jAtA hai| anekoM AcArya, upAdhyAya, sthavira Adi sAdhu-sAdhvI jI unakI AjJA meM rhe| AcArya bhagavanta sUri maMtra kI viziSTa sAdhanA karate haiM, jisake bala se hI unheM jinazAsana prabhAvanA kI zaktiyA~ prApta hotI haiN| vaha sUrimaMtra bhI paramparA se sudharma svAmI jI kI vAcanA se hI prApta hotA hai| .. vartamAnakAlIna paripATI meM prayukta sthApanAcArya jI bhI sudharma svAmI jI kA pratIka hai| anekoM jagaha unheM 'sudharmA' zabda se saMbodhita kiyA jAtA hai kiMtu anekoM prAcIna graMthoM meM ajjasuhammassa (kalpasUtra), suhammaM (nandIsUtra), sirisuhamma (duSamAkAla zrI zramaNa saMgha stotra), sudharmasvAmibhASitA (prabhAvaka caritra), ajjasuhamme (nirayAvaliyA), sudharmasvAmino (Avazyaka niyukti), sudhammasAmI X

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(tiloyapannatI), ajjasuhamassa aNagArassa (jJAtAdharmakathA, anuttaraupapAtika Adi), suhammasAmissa (vividha tIrthakalpa) Adi ke rUpAMtaraNa se 'sudharma' zabda upayukta pratIta hotA hai| - paTTa paramparA kA mahattva bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jisa caturvidha saMgha kI sthApanA kI, usakI samucita vyavasthA rakhanA bhI Avazyaka hai| yU~ to sAdhu-sAdhvI jI zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM ko dharmopadeza dete haiM, jinezvara paramAtmA kI vANI kA bodha karAte haiM, parantu zrAvaka-zrAvikA bhI sAdhu-sAdhvI jI ke mAtA-pitA ke rUpa meM unheM dharma mArga meM pravRtta rakhate haiN| yaha svayaM meM hI eka apUrva vyavasthA hai| ise aura adhika sudRr3ha karane hetu AcArya bhagavanta saMgha kA netRttva karate haiM evaM saMgha meM utsarga-apavAda, sahI-galata Adi kA samyak saMcAra kara zAsana prabhAvanA ke AyAma prApta karate haiN| gacchAcAra prakIrNaka meM pharamAyA bhI hai titthayarasamo sUrI samma jo jiNamayaM pyaasei| ANaM aikkamaMto so kApuriso na sppuriso|| jo AcArya samyak rUpa se jinamata prakAzita karate haiM, ve sAkSAt tIrthaMkara ke samAna haiM aura jo jinezvara paramAtmA kI AjJA kA ullaMghana karate haiM, vo kApuruSa haiM, satpuruSa nhiiN| jisa taraha eka rAjA apane rAjasiMhAsana para AgAmI rAjA ko biThAtA hai athavA prajA milakara eka rAjA cunatI haiM tAki rAjakIya vyavasthA bhalI prakAra se cala sake evaM rAjA ke netRttva meM rAjya hamezA vRddhi ko prApta ho, usI prakAra bhagavAn kA zAsana samucita rUpa se vyavasthAbaddha tarIke se cala sake, jisake netRttva meM jinazAsana sadA uttarottara vRddhi ko prApta karatA rahe, usa uddezya se prabhu kI paramparA meM paTTadhara kA kartavyapUrNa pada hotA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra kI paramparA meM pahale eka paTTadhara paramparA hI thI arthAt eka AcAryadeva hI suvizAla zramaNa-zramaNI gaNa kA dAyitva saMbhAlate the| kAlakrama se yaha zAkhA-prazAkhA ke rUpa meM vikasita hote ge| jisa taraha eka vRkSa kI jar3a, usakA mUla eka hI hotA hai lekina jyoM-jyoM vaha vRddhi ko prApta hotA hai, usameM anekoM DAliyA~, TahaniyA~, zAkhAe~ nikala jAtI haiM, usI prakAra prabhu vIra ke saMgha meM anekoM zAkhAeM-prazAkhAeM niklii| xi

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isake anekoM kAraNa haiN| vartamAna meM pArasparika saMparka ke jitane sAdhana haiM, utane prAcInakAla meM nahIM the| eka niyamita kSetra meM vicaraNa karane vAle sAdhu-sAdhvI jI bhagavaMtoM ne kaI bAra apane netRttva ke lie nUtana guru bhagavaMtoM kA cayana kara liyaa| jaba zramaNa samudAya ati vizAlatA ko prApta karatA hai evaM dUra-sudUra jagahoM meM bhI vicaraNa karatA hai, taba usakI vyavasthA kA dAyitva bA~Tane hetu zAkhAeM bana gii| kaI bAra eka AcArya ke kaI ziSya haiM, ve sabhI AcArya pada ko prApta hue| unake Age ziSyoM ne apane guru kI paramparA ko Age bar3hAkara naI zAkhA pracalita kara dii| matabheda aura manabheda ke kAraNa bhI kaI zAkhAoM-prazAkhAoM kA janma huaa| siddhAMta aura samAcArI viSayaka matabhedoM meM kaI paramparAeM bhinna huI haiM athavA netRttva hetu niyukta AcArya se vyavahAra athavA AcAra Adi bhedoM ke kAraNa bhI anekoM zAkhA-prazAkhAoM kA janma huaa| svagaccha-dRSTirAga ke abhAva meM yaha vyavasthA poSaka kahI jA sakatI hai| isakA Adi (prAraMbha) hai kintu anta dRSTigocara nahIM hotaa| kauna sahI hai, kauna galata hai - isa vyAyoha meM par3anA uddezya nahIM hai| / bhagavAn mahAvIra kI prabhAvazAlI pATa paramparA kA gauravapUrNa itihAsa rahA hai| yadyapi bhagavAn mahAvIra ke janma graha ko bhasma graha ne saMkrAnta kara liyA thA, jisake duSprabhAva se prabhu vIra ke nirvANa ke do hajAra varSoM taka jinazAsana kI pragati meM antarAyoM kI bAta thI kiMtu itihAsa sAkSI hai ki paTTAcAryoM ne apanI darzana-jJAna-cAritra sampannatA ke bala para pratikUla paristhitiyoM meM bhI saMgha ke saMrakSaNa aura saMvardhana kA mahattvapUrNa dAyitva kuzalatApUrNa rUpa meM nibhaayaa| pATa paramparA, guru paramparA, sthavira paramparA, yugapradhAna paramparA (apane kAla meM huI viziSTa guNoM se yukta AtmAe~ yugapradhAna kahalAtI haiM) Adi ke samyak anuzIlana se yaha vidita hotA hai ki AcArya sudharma svAmI jI yaha paramparA. aneka rUpoM meM viziSTa hai| - saMgha saMcAlana kA dAyitva saMgha kI sAraNA-vAraNA-coyaNA-paDicoyaNA kA dAyitva paTTAcAryoM ke pAsa surakSita hotA hai| jisa taraha eka guru ke pAsa apane ziSya hita ke lie yaha adhikAra hote haiM, usI prakAra paTTadhara guru ke pAsa caturvidha saMgha ke lie yaha adhikAra hote haiN| sAraNA yAni smaraNa karAnA xii

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(AcaraNa viSayaka karttavya yAda karAnA), vAraNA yAni TokanA (anucita pravRtti para TokanA), coyaNA yAni preraNA (sadAcAra hetu prerita karanA), paDicoyaNA yAni bArambAra preraNA denA (kaSAya-pUrvaka bhI satpAtra ko bAra-bAra samajhAnA Adi) sAdhu-sAdhvI jI ke samUha kA jo netRttva kara rahe haiM, aise paTTadhara para samUce saMgha kA dAyitva hotA hai| vihAra kI sImA, zAstrArtha vivecanA, prAyazcitta pradAna, sAdhvAcAra samAcArI pAlana, kSetra-kAla anusAra nirNaya Adi gItArtha paTTAcArya hI prAyaH lete haiN| gaNa-kula-gaccha Adi zabda bhI viziSTa haiN| jinakI vAcanA paddhati samAna hotI hai, vaha zramaNa samUha gaNa kahalAtA hai| eka AcArya kA ziSya parivAra kula kahalAtA hai| zAstra meM pharamAyA hai - tiNha kulANamiho puNa, sAvikkhANaM gaNo hoi| arthAt eka dUsare se sAMbhogika (vastra, AhAra Adi) vyavahAra rakhane vAle tIna kuloM kA samudAya gaNa kahalAtA hai| ATha sAdhuoM ke Upara eka guru sthavira ho, tabhI vaha kula kahalAtA hai| usI prakAra gaNa meM 27 sAdhu evaM eka gaNasthavira Avazyaka hai| kiMtu samaya ke prabhAva se ina zabdoM kI mahattA kama ho gaI evaM 'gaccha' zabda adhika pracalita ho gayA kyoMki bRhatkalpabhASya meM 3 se lekara 32,000 taka kI zramaNa saMkhyA ko gaccha nAma se nirdiSTa kara diyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI paramparA meM anekoM gaccha hue| kisI bhI sAdhu-sAdhvI jI ko eka gaccha meM sammilita rahanA hI caahie| gacchAcAra prakIrNaka meM kahA hai - gaccho mahAnubhAvo tattha vasaMtANa nijjarA viulaa| sAraNa-vAraNa-coyaNamAIhiM na dospddivttii|| arthAt - gaccha mahAprabhAvazAlI hai kyoMki usameM rahane vAloM kI bar3I karmanirjarA hotI hai| sAraNA, vAraNA aura preraNA Adi dvArA unheM doSoM kI prApti bhI nahIM hotii| gacchAcAra prakIrNaka, mahAnizItha sUtra, saMbodha prakaraNa Adi graMthoM meM gaccha kA svarUpa, usakI maryAdA evaM mahattA kA vistArapUrvaka vivecana hai| zrI mahAnizItha sUtra meM pharamAyA hai ki gaNadhara gautama svAmI jI bhagavAn mahAvIra se pUchate haiM - se bhayavaM! kerisa-guNajuttassa NaM guruNo gaccha nikkhevaM kAyavvaM? yAni he bhagavanta kaise guNoM se yukta guru gaccha kA nikSepa (nAyakatva) kara sakate haiM? to prabhu ne pharamAyA hai suMdara zIlavAle, strIkathA-bhojanakathA-corakathA ke viruddha hoM, pApabhIrU hoM, zatru aura mitra, donoM ke prati samAna bhAva vAle hoM, bahuzruta jJAna ke dhAraka, dravya-kSetra-kAla-bhAva evaM anya bhAvanAntaroM ke jJAtA xiii

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hoM, bAla-vRddha-glAna sAdhu ke saMyama ko pravartAne meM kurAla ho, gaMbhIra hoM, .... ityAdi guNoM se yukta guru hI gaNa evaM gaccha ke bhAra ko sthApana karane ke yogya haiM anyathA he gautama! AjJA kA bhaMga hotA hai| isI prakAra gaNa, gaccha Adi para sthApita karane yogya guruoM kI yogyatA kA bhI Agama-graMthoM meM ullekha hai| pratyakSa athavA parokSa rUpa se yaha paTTadhara viSayaka guNoM va yogyatAoM kI bhI puSTi karatA hai| jisa taraha eka pratiSThita jinamaMdira athavA tIrtha meM varSoM ke aMtarAla ke bAda usakA DhA~cA kamajora par3a jAtA hai| kabhI use sAmAnya marammata se ThIka karanA par3atA hai evaM kabhI pUrA jIrNa-zIrNa hone para jIrNoddhAra karAnA par3atA hai, usI prakAra dravya-kSetra-bhAva ke kAraNa sAdhu-sAdhvI jI ke AcAra meM bhI parivartana Ane kI saMbhAvanAeM hotI haiN| unake DhIle athavA Agama-pratikUla AcAra ko zithilAcAra kahA jAtA hai| paTTadhara guru bhagavantoM kA yaha dAyitva hotA hai ki samUce saMgha meM darzana-jJAna-cAritra kA samyak pAlana rkheN| sAdhu-sAdhvI jI meM zithilAcAra praveza karane para jo asuvihita pravRttiyoM kA tyAga kara suvihita mArga para calate haiM evaM vaisA hI pAlana apane AjJAnuvartI sAdhu-sAdhvI samudAya meM ho, aisA sunizcita karate haiM, usa kriyA ko 'kriyoddhAra' kI saMjJA se abhihita kiyA gayA hai| paTTadhara guru bhagavaMtoM dvArA yaha saMgha-saMrakSaNa, jinAjJA pAlana evaM dAyitva pUrti kA hI sAraNA-vAraNA Adi kA vistRta rUpa rahA hai| prabhu vIra kI paramparA meM kaI bAra zithilAcAra vyApta huA jaise - sAdhuoM dvArA dhana saMgraha karanA, niSkAraNa ekAkI vihAra, Agama viruddha prarupaNA, sAdhvI dvArA lAe AhAra kA sAdhu dvArA grahaNa karanA ityAdi jisakA samaya-samaya para kriyoddhAra hamAre pUrvagurudevoM ne kiyA hai| Aja jo caturvidha saMgha kA mahimAvaMta svarUpa dikhatA hai, jinapratimA - jinamaMdira-jinAgama Adi kSetra poSita dikhate haiM, yaha saba hamAre gurudevoM kA puruSArtha haiM jinhoMne saMyama dharma kI maryAdA meM rahakara jinadharma-jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| - tapAgaccha evaM 84 gaccha bhagavAn mahAvIra ke prathama paTTadhara AcArya sudharma svAmI jI ke samaya meM saMpUrNa zramaNa samudAya kI prasiddhi 'nirgrantha gaccha athavA sudharma gaccha' ke nAma se thii| kAlAntara meM zAkhAoM-prazAkhAoM se anekoM gaccha prasiddha hue| kaI jagaha 84 gaccha hone kI bAta kahI jAtI xiv

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hai, kiMtu itihAsa sAkSI hai ki usase bhI kaI adhika gaccha vyavahata ho cuke haiN| kucha kA varNana isa prakAra hai1) nirgrantha gaccha : sudharma svAmI jI dvArA pravartita yaha gaccha AThaveM paTTadhara Arya mahAgiri evaM Arya suhastI sUri jI taka claa| 2) koTika gaccha : navameM paTTadhara AcArya susthita evaM supratibuddha sUri jI dvArA koTi bAra sUrimaMtra kA jApa karane se yaha nirgrantha gaccha kA nAma pdd'aa| 3) caMdra gaccha : paMdrahaveM paTTadhara AcArya candra sUri jI ke samaya meM isakA nAma candra gaccha pdd'aa| . vanavAsI gaccha : solahaveM paTTadhara samaMtabhadra sUri jI ke vanavAsI hone se koTika gaccha kA nAma vanavAsI gaccha pdd'aa| 5) bar3agaccha : paiMtIsaveM paTTadhara AcArya udyotana sUri jI dvArA vaTavRkSa ke nIce ziSyoM ko AcArya pada dene se yaha nAma pdd'aa| tapAgaccha : cavAlIsaveM paTTadhara AcArya jagaccaMdra sUri jI kI tapasyA se unheM 'tapA' biruda milaa| ataH unakI ziSya saMpadA bar3agaccha ke bAda tapAgaccha ke nAma se vizruta huii| uparilikhita 5 nAma tapAgaccha ke janaka haiN| isake uparAMta bhI anekoM gaccha hue| jaise upakeza gaccha, brahmadvIpa gaccha, malladhArI gaccha, sAMDeragaccha, koraMTa gaccha, citravAla gaccha, Agamika gaccha, rAjagaccha, pUnamiyA gaccha, thArApadrIya gaccha, pArzvacaMdra gaccha ityaadi| kiMtu ziSya paraMparA ke abhAva meM athavA mUla paMraparA meM vApisa jur3a jAne se anekoM gacchoM kA astitva nahIM rhaa| vartamAna meM tapAgaccha, kharataragaccha, AMcalagaccha, pArzvacaMdragaccha vimala gaccha Adi vIra zAsana ko dedIpyamAna kara rahe haiN| tapAgaccha meM bhI anekoM samudAya vidyamAna haiM zrI bhakti sUri samudAya . zrI buddhisAgara sUri samudAya . zrI nemi sUri samudAya - zrI dharma sUri samudAya 6) XV

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zrI bhuvanabhAnu sUri samudAya zrI dharma vijaya samudAya (DahelAvAlA) . zrI labdhi sUri samudAya . zrI nIti sUri samudAya zrI kesara sUri samudAya zrI sAgarAnanda sUri samudAya zrI siddhi sUri samudAya zrI zAMticaMdra sUri samudAya zrI kalApUrNa sUri samudAya zrI rAmacandra sUri samudAya zrI vallabha sUri samudAya zrI vimalagaccha / zrI mohanalAla jI samudAya . zrI himAcala sUri samudAya zrI amRta sUri samudAya prastuta pustaka meM prathama paTTadhara gaNadhara sudharma svAmI jI se lekara tapAgaccha ke zrI Atma vallabha samudAya ke vartamAna nAyaka, 77veM paTTadhara AcArya vijaya nityAnaMda sUrIzvara jI taka kA jIvana nibaddha hai| lekhana zailI na ati laghu na ati vistRta rakhI gaI hai evaM paTTadhara gurudevoM ke samakAlIna rahe viziSTa prabhAvaka AcArya Adi kA bhI paricayAtmaka ullekha kiyA hai| ___ zvetAmbara paramparAnusAra vIra nirvANa saMvat 609 (vi.saM.) meM zivabhUti se boTika mata nikalA jo kAlAntara meM digaMbara mata meM vikasita huaa| isI prakAra lokAzAha dvArA sthAnakavAsI mata kA vikAsa huaa| samaya-samaya para anekoM paraMparAeM niklii| - saMvat paricaya aitihAsika pariprekSya meM samaya ke pravAha ko samajhanA Avazyaka hai| samaya kI anukramaNikA kA vyavasthAbaddha vivecana karane ke lie san athavA saMvat kI suMdara paramparA gatimAna hai| itihAsa ke viSaya meM AcAryo, rAjAoM, pratiSThA mahotsava, zAstra racanA, kAladharma Adi meM ThIka-ThIka kAlanirNaya karane kI jarUrata rahatI hai| usI ke anusAra yaha jJAta hotA hai ki kyA kisake bAda huA yA Aja se kitane varSa pUrva huaa| jainAgamoM meM eka varSa ko eka saMvatsara kahA gayA hai| vahIM se 'saMvat' zabda pracalita hai| jainagraMthoM meM pramukha rUpa se 3 saMvatoM kA prayoga sarvAdhika hotA hai| prastuta pustaka meM bhI unhIM kA upayoga huA hai1. vIra saMvat - vIra saMvat yAni vIra nirvaann| caubIsaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra svAmI xvi

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jI kA kArtika vadi amAvasyA ke dina nirvANa mahotsava huaa| usake agale dina-kArtika sudi ekama se vIra saMvat kI prathA kA prAdurbhAva huaa| tadanusAra 15 akTUbara 527 B.C. se vIra saMvat cAlU huaa| vIra saMvat aura vikrama saMvat meM 470 varSoM kA aMtara huaa| akhaMDa bhAratavarSa meM prayoga kiyA jAne vAlA yaha prAcInatama saMvatoM meM se eka hai| vikrama saMvat - bhagavAn mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke 470 varSa bAda vikrama saMvat cAlU huaa| itihAsa ke anusAra pratiSThAnapura / ujjaina ke mahAna samrATa zrI vikramAditya ke rAjyAbhiSeka athavA mRtyu se vikrama saMvat pracalita huaa| caitra sudi ekama se nayA vikrama saMvat cAlU hotA hai| isa saMvat ke AraMbha se pUrva kI ghaTanAoM kA Akalana 'vikrama pUrva' saMvat se kara diyA jAtA hai| vikrama saMvat cAlU hone ke 57 varSa bAda IsvI saMvat (IsvI san) kA pracalana huaa| 3. . IsvI saMvat - vartamAna meM yaha sabase adhika prasiddha evaM pracalita hai evaM sabhI isase paricita haiN| IsA masIha ke janma se yaha saMvat prAraMbha huaa| aMgrejI sAmrAjya ke vistAra ke sAtha yaha vizvabhara meM prasiddha huaa| yadyapi kaI itihAsajJoM kA isa viSaya meM matabheda hai kiMtu sAmAnya mAnava meM yahI prasiddha hai| isa saMvat se pahale kI ghaTanAoM ko IsA pUrva/IsvI pUrva/B.C. (Before Christ/Before Common Era) ke nAma se saMbodhita karate haiN| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA nirvANa IsvI pUrva 527 meM huA yAni unake nirvANa ke 527 varSoM bAda yaha san cAlU huaa| vartamAna meM jo 1 janavarI se nayA varSa manAyA jAtA hai, vaha eka dRSTi se aMgrejI navavarSa hI hotA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke prathama paTTadhara gaNadhara AcArya zrI sudharma svAmI jI ne vIra nirvANa saMvat 1, vikrama pUrva 470, IsA pUrva 527 meM paTTadhara pada kA dAyitva grahaNa kiyaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 77veM paTTadhara AcArya zrI vijaya nityAnaMda sUrIzvara jI ne vIra nirvANa savat 2531, vikrama saMvat 2061, IsvI san 2005 meM paTTadhara pada ke dAyitva kA saMvahana kiyaa| isa sudIrghAvadhi kI gauravapUrNa itihAsa meM jinazAsana kI dhavala yaza candrikA ko dedIpyamAna karane vAlI pATa paramparA meM anekoM gurudeva hue jinhoMne apane vividha yogabala se jinadharma kI mahatI prabhAvanA kI hai| - itihAsa ke pramukha srotaH xvii

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_ 'itihAsa' zabda 'iti+ha+Asa' se banA hai, arthAt nizcita rUpa se aisA huA thaa| grIsa ke loga itihAsa ke lie hisTrI zabda kA prayoga karate the, jisakA zAbdika artha hai bunnaa| jJAta ghaTanAoM ko vyavasthita rUpa se pironA evaM jaisA huA, vaisA citraNa karanA - itihAsa hai| vartamAna kAla aura bhaviSyakAla ke lie bhUtakAla eka Adarza preraNA bhI bana sakatA hai aura sIkha bhii| itihAsa, isI kAraNa se paThanIya evaM grahaNIya viSaya hotA hai| jinazAsana ke dIrghakAlIna itihAsa meM pATa paramparA kA vizeSa mahattva hai, ataH usameM niSpakSatA evaM taTasthatA ke viSaya meM vizvasanIyatA rakhanA bhI ati Avazyaka hai| sudharma svAmI jI se lekara Aja taka kI pATa paramparA kiMcit mAtra bhI kalpanA. athavA anumAna para AdhArita nahIM hai| isameM kisI prakAra kA bhI saMdeha nahIM karanA caahie| isakA varNana tathyapUrNa itihAsa sAmagrI ke satya dharAtala para kiyA gayA hai| kaI vyakti yaha prazna karate haiM ki hameM kaise patA calA ki kauna kisake guru the, kauna kisake ziSya the, kisakA kAladharma kaba huA, kisane pratiSThA kaba karAI, ityAdi nAnA prakAra kI bAtoM kA varNana kisa AdhAra para kiyA jAtA hai? ise sarala rUpa se samajhanA Avazyaka hai| mAno Aja koI gurudeva haiN| unakI AcArya padavI kI patrikA chpii| ve kahIM para aMjanazlAkA-pratiSThA karAte haiM to usakI bhI patrikA chapatI haiN| jo lAbha lete haiM, vo bhI isakA pracAra karate haiN| ve gurudeva koI pustaka likhate haiM, to usameM bhI unakA paricaya chapatA hai| unake nAma se anekoM loga paricita hote haiN| gurudeva ke kAladharma pazcAt unake ziSya apane ziSyoM ko batAte haiM ki hamAre gurudeva kaise the? unhoMne kyA-kyA kArya kiye the| mAno usake 50-100-200 varSoM bAda koI itihAsa likhegA to patrikA, pustakoM, pratimA-lekhoM, anuzrutiyoM ke AdhAra se prAmANika tathyoM se paripUrNa sAmagrI kI racanA karegA phira bhale hI ve patrikA yA pustakeM kabhI dhUmila bhI ho jAeM lekina graMtha, pratimAeM Adi sadiyoM taka itihAsa kI gavAhI deNgii| sthUla rUpa se dekhA jAe to itihAsa isI prakAra likhA gayA hai| usameM kalpanAoM kA sthAna nahIM hotaa| hA~, kaI bAra atizayokti alaMkAra athavA bar3hA car3hAkara likhanA yA pakSapAtapUrNa svadRSTi se itihAsa likhanA ghAtaka hotA hai| xviiil

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vartamAna meM bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI jI kI pATa paramparA kI itihAsa viSayaka sAmagrI ke aneka srota haiM - paTTAvaliyA~ - aitihAsika mahattva kI dRSTi se paTTAvaliyoM kA mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai| guru pATa paramparA viSayaka aneka prAcIna graMtha hote haiN| naMdIsUtra Agama evaM zrI kalpasUtra meM prApta sthavirAvaliyAM kAphI prAcIna haiN| tatpazcAt, samaya-samaya para anekoM maharSiyoM ne gurumAlA, gurupaTTAvalI, paTTAvalI sAroddhAra, sUri paramparA, yugapradhAna paTTAvalI, tapAgaccha paTTAvalI, kharataragaccha paTTAvalI Adi anekoM graMthoM kI racanA kara hameM upakRta kiyA hai| - prazastiyA~ - dhAtu athavA pASANa kI pratimAoM ke pIche athavA AsanoM para athavA bhinna paTTa svarUpa pratimAlekha athavA zilAlekhoM para nirmANa samaya, pratiSThAcArya, guru paramparA, lAbhArthI zrAvaka paricaya, gaccha, zAsaka Adi kA vivaraNa milatA hai jo tAtkAlika jAnakAriyA~ pradAna karatA hai| pratimAjI ke vibhinna nagaroM-maMdiroM meM jAne para bhI usakA itihAsa surakSita rahatA hai| - anya - sAhitya ke vizAla kSetra meM jIvana caritra, aitihAsika rAsa, prabandha racanA, rAjakIya pharamAna Adi kA bhI mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai| kiMvadaMtiyA~ yA anuzrutiyA~ jo zruta paramparA ke AdhAra se pIr3hI dara pIr3hI calatI haiM, ve likhita athavA maukhika rUpa se bhI ho sakatA hai| usameM satya tathya kI puSTi anusaMdhAna kA viSaya ho sakatI hai kiMtu 'puruSa vizvAse, vacana vizvAse' ke AdhAra para kaI bAtoM kI svIkRti kI jAtI hai| - prastuta pustaka ke viSaya meM : prastuta pustaka meM zAsanapati bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI jI ke prathama paTTadhara gaNadhara sudharma svAmI jI se 77veM paTTadhara AcArya zrImad vijaya nityAnaMda sUrIzvara jI taka kA saMkSipta jIvana lipibaddha hai| samaya-samaya para vibhinna zAkhAoM-prazAkhAoM kA udbhava huA jisake phalasvarUpa aneka gaccha, samudAya, paTTadhara Adi hue| hamArA kisI se bhI koI dveSa nahIM hai| hamArA uddezya kevala apanI guru pATa paramparA kA varNana karanA hai| gujarAtI bhASA meM aneka paTTAvalI graMtha prakAzita haiM, jisase hindI bhASI logoM meM hindI bhASA meM isa prakAra kI pustaka kI utkaMThA thii| ___ aneka loga bhagavAn mahAvIra kI pATa paramparA se anabhijJa haiN| jaina dharma ke aise mahimAvaMta itihAsa se paricita honA Avazyaka hai| jainatva jAgaraNa ke zaMkhanAda hetu Adarza itihAsa se

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preraNA lenA jarUrI hai| gacchavAda kI AlocanA, samudAyamamatva ke kAraNa anyoM kI samIkSA Adi isa pustaka kA aMza nahIM hai| jaina samAja kI bhAvI pIr3hI meM saMskAra siMcana kI zubha bhAvanA ke uddezya se isa kRti kA sarjana kiyA gayA hai| svAdhyAya hamAre jIvana kA eka abhinna aMga honA caahie| samyagdarzana-jJAna-cAritra kI prApti aura sthiratA meM svAdhyAya kI ahama bhUmikA hotI hai| isa pustaka ke svAdhyAya se ye tInoM ratna hamArI AtmA meM parilakSita hoM, aisA hamArA prayAsa rhe| sadgurudevoM kI saccaritra jIvana jhAMkI se hamAre hRdaya meM sudeva-suguru-sudharma ke prati asIma zraddhAguNa svarUpa samyagdarzana vikasita ho, sadgurudevoM ke jIvana saMbaMdhita jAnakArI se jJAna svarUpa samyagjJAna vikasita ho, sadgurudevoM ke cAritra anumodana se cAritra mohanIya karma kSaya ho tathA AcaraNa meM samyagcAritra vikasita ho, isI zubha bhAvanA se lekhana kiyA gayA hai evaM adhyayana bhI isI rUpa meM kiyA jAe, to hI hamArI AtmA kA kalyANa hogaa| ___ isa pustaka ke saMpAdana meM himAMzu jaina 'ligA', prUpha rIDiMga meM zrImatI anitA vIrendra jaina evaM prakAzana meM zrI pratIka jI maraDiyA kA anumodanIya yogadAna rhaa| isa pustaka meM kucha bhI jinAjJA viruddha likhA gayA ho athavA azuddha/apUrNa likha diyA gayA ho, usake lie sabhI se 'micchAmi dukkdd'| yaha kRti janopayogI bane, janagrAhya bane, yahI bhAvanA........ paMnyAsa cidAnaMda vijaya

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anukramaNikA .......................... IV 2. 3.. 4 . 5. 6. * NO o --- ..... --- maMgala AzIrvacana. Amukha .................................... .........V bhUmikA .................... ............................ tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra svAmI jI. paMcama gaNadhara zrI sudharma svAmI jI ............... antima mokSagAmI zrI jambU svAmI jI.. zrutakevalI AcArya zrI prabhava svAmI jI... AcArya zrImad zayyaMbhava sUrIzvara jI....... AcArya zrImad yazobhadra sUrIzvara jI .................. AcArya zrImad saMbhUta vijaya jI AcArya zrImad bhadrabAhu svAmI jI .. AcArya zrImad sthUlibhadra svAmI jI. AcArya zrImad mahAgiri sUrIzvara jI AcArya zrImad suhastI sUrIzvara jI. AcArya zrImad susthita sUrIzvara jI AcArya zrImad supratibuddha sUrIzvara jI AcArya zrImad indradinna sUrIzvara jI..... AcArya zrImad dinna sUrIzvara jI........... AcArya zrImad siMhagiri sUrIzvara jI. aMtima 10 pUrvadhara AcArya zrI vajra svAmI jI.............. AcArya zrImad vajrasena sUrIzvara jI ... ............. AcArya zrImad candra sUrIzvara jI ........................... AcArya zrImad samantabhadra sUrIzvara jI ................. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. ..................... 16. ......................

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............ 17. 18. 19. 20. jI........ 28. 30. AcArya zrImad vRddhadeva sUrIzvara jI .. AcArya zrImad pradyotana sUrIzvara jI AcArya zrImad mAnadeva sUrIzvara jI. AcArya zrImad mAnatuMga sUrIzvara jI .. AcArya zrImad vIra sUrIzvara jI...... AcArya zrImad jayadeva sUrIzvara jI.. ................... AcArya zrImad devAnanda sUrIzvara jI.. AcArya zrImad vikrama sUrIzvara jI AcArya zrImad narasiMha sUrIzvara jI. AcArya zrImad samudra sUrIzvara jI.... ............... AcArya zrImad mAnadeva sUrIzvara jI AcArya zrImad vibudhaprabha sUrIzvara jI. AcArya zrImad jayAnanda sUrIzvara jI........... AcArya zrImad raviprabha sUrIzvara jI ... AcArya zrImad yazodeva sUrIzvara jI... AcArya zrImad pradyumna sUrIzvara jI... AcArya zrImad mAnadeva sUrIzvara jI .. AcArya zrImad vimalacandra sUrIzvara jI AcArya zrImad udyotana sUrIzvara jI. AcArya zrImad sarvadeva sUrIzvara jI.... AcArya zrImad deva sUrIzvara jI......... AcArya zrImad sarvadeva sUrIzvara jI... AcArya zrImad yazobhadra sUrIzvara jI AcArya zrImad nemicandra sUrIzvara jI....... AcArya zrImad municandra sUrIzvara jI.. AcArya zrImad ajitadeva sUrIzvara jI........ AcArya zrImad siMha sUrIzvara jI......... A ............ ....101 ...... 104 ........... 106 107 109 ....... 114 ...... 117 121 ........... 129 42.

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...... 135 ....... 140 143 .....148 ...153 162 166 ..... 174 ..... 179 184 189 43. AcArya zrImad somaprabha sUrIzvara jI AcArya zrImad maNiratna sUrIzvara jI. AcArya zrImad jagaccandra sUrIzvara jI AcArya zrImad devendra sUrIzvara jI... 46. AcArya zrImad dharmaghoSa sUrIzvara jI........... AcArya zrImad somaprabha sUrIzvara jI ............... AcArya zrImad somatilaka sUrIzvara jI. AcArya zrImad devasundara sUrIzvara jI. AcArya zrImad somasundara sUrIzvara jI.. 51. AcArya zrImad munisundara sUrIzvara jI ........ AcArya zrImad ratnazekhara sUrIzvara jI.......... 53. AcArya zrImad lakSmIsAgara sUrIzvara jI... AcArya zrImad sumatisAdhu sUrIzvara jI...... 55. AcArya zrImad hemavimala sUrIzvara jI... AcArya zrImad Anandavimala sUrIzvara jI. ................... AcArya zrImad vijaya dAna sUrIzvara jI ... 58. AcArya zrImad vijaya hIra sUrIzvara jI ... AcArya zrImad vijaya sena sUrIzvara jI . ___ AcArya zrImad vijaya deva sUrIzvara jI. * AcArya zrImad vijaya siMha sUrIzvara jI .. paMnyAsa zrImad satya vijaya jI gaNi ........ paMnyAsa zrImad karpUra vijaya jI gaNi. paMnyAsa zrImad kSamA vijaya jI gaNi.. paMnyAsa zrImad jina vijaya jI gaNi. 66. paMnyAsa zrImad uttama vijaya jI gaNi......... 67. paMnyAsa zrImad padma vijaya jI gaNi..... ___paMnyAsa zrImad rUpa vijaya jI gaNi.......... .....194 ........................ . 199 207 212 219 224 .....235 240 .......242 245 .. 248 xxiii

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259 69. paMnyAsa zrImad kIrti vijaya jI gaNi..... 256 70. paMnyAsa zrImad kastUra vijaya jI gaNi ................. ................. 258 71. paMnyAsa zrImad maNi vijaya jI gaNi.. paMnyAsa zrImad buddhi vijaya jI gaNi (bUTerAya jI) ........ ..... 263 73. AcArya zrImad vijayAnaMda sUrIzvara jI. 267 74. AcArya zrImad vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI ............. 75. AcArya zrImad vijaya samudra sUrIzvara jI ............... 76. AcArya zrImad vijaya indradinna sUrIzvara jI ..... 284 77. AcArya zrImad vijaya nityAnaMda sUrIzvara jI ....... ..........289 sahAyaka graMtha sUcI.. 294 .... 273 279 xxiv

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bhagavAna mahAvIra kI akhaNDa paramojjvala pATa paraMparA 13veM paTTadhara AcArya zrImad vijayAnaMda sUrIzvara jI 75veM paTTadhara AcArya zrImad vijaya samudra sUrIzvara jI 74veM paTTadhara AcArya zrImad vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI 76veM paTTadhara AcArya zrImad vijaya iMdradinna sUrIzvara jI 77veM paTTadhara AcArya zrImad vijaya nityAnaMda sUrIzvara jI

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tIrthaMkara bhagavAn zrI mahAvIra svAmI jI vartamAna avasarpiNI kAla meM sva- para kalyANa meM anurakta, dharmadhurAsaMvAhaka, atizayavaMta puNyavibhUtiyoM kI zrRMkhalA meM zrI RSabhadeva jI, ajitanAtha jI Adi 24 tIrthaMkaroM ne dharmatIrtha kI sthApanA kara mAnava jAti para ananya upakAra kiyA hai| caubIsaveM tIrthaMkara zAsananAyaka bhagavAn zrI mahAvIra svAmI jI kA jIvana zUnya se pUrNatA kI ora mahAprayANa kA avirala udAharaNa hai| # cyavana : nayasAra ke bhava se samyaktva prApta kara evaM nandana muni ke bhava meM tIrthaMkara nAma karma upArjita kara bhavayAtrA kI pUrNAhuti karate hue ASAr3ha zuklA 6 ke dina prANata devaloka se cyavita hokara eka divyAtmA kA brAhmaNakuMDa nagara nivAsI RSabhadatta brAhmaNa kI patnI devAnaMdA brAhmaNI kI kukSi meM avataraNa huA / garbhAdhAna ke samaya devAnandA ne 14 mahAsvapna dekhe / dampatI ko eka viziSTa vilakSaNa putra kI saMbhAvanA prabala huii| tIrthaMkara kA janma kabhI vipra ( brAhmaNa) kula meM nahIM hotA / devaloka ke zakrendra kI AjJA se hariNaigamaiSI deva ne devAnaMdA ke kukSidhAraNa kI 83vIM rAtri ko devAnaMdA kA garbha atikuzalatApUrvaka tarIke se kSatriyakuMDa nagara ke rAjA siddhArtha kI patnI rAnI trizalA ke garbha meM prasthApita kiyaa| usa rAta devAnaMdA brAhmaNI ne 14 zubha svapnoM ko mu~ha se bAhara jAte dekhA aura trizalA devI ne ardhanidrita avasthA meM hAthI, vRSabha, siMha, lakSmI, puSpamAlA, caMdra, sUrya, dhvajA, kuMbha, padmasarovara, samudra, devavimAna, ratnarAzi evaM nirdhUma agni ina 14 svapnoM ko apane mukha meM praveza karate hue dekhaa| svapna pAThakoM ne ina uttamottama svapnoM kA suphala batAte hue kahA ki mahArAnI ke garbha se lakSaNa vyaMjana yukta yugapravartaka dharmacakravartI putra kA janma hogaa| rAjA siddhArtha-rAnI trizalA atyaMta harSita hue / janma : nau mAsa sAr3he sAta dina kI garbhAvasthA pUrNa kara trizalA kSatriyANI ne eka tejasvI putra ko janma diyaa| chappana dikkumArI deviyoM ne sUtikA karma karake janmotsava mnaayaa| devaloka ke anekAneka devI devatA bhI usa bAlaka kA janmotsava manAne madhyaloka aae| zakrendra ne bhagavAn mahAvIra pATa paramparA 1

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ko aura mAtA trizalA ko 3 bAra pradakSiNA kara namaskAra kiyaa| zizu kA eka pratibiMba banAkara mAtA ke pAsa rakhA evaM avasvApinI nidrA meM mAtA ko sulAkara bAlaka ko meru parvata para le gae jahA~ zuddha jala se prabhu kA abhiSeka kiyaa| ___ 'anekoM indroM dvArA eka sAtha meM kI jAtI huI abhiSeka dhArAoM ko yaha nanhA sA bAlaka kisa prakAra sahana karegA' - isakI AzaMkA indra ke aMtarmAnasa meM jgii| bAlaka avadhijJAna kA dhanI thaa| avadhijJAna se jaba zizu ne indra kI aisI zaMkA ko jAnA, taba zizu ne paira ke eka aMgUThe se meru parvata ko prakampita kara diyaa| zizu kA divya zArIrika bala evaM dRr3ha Atmabala jAnakara indra ne zaMkA ke lie prabhu se kSamA maaNgii| janmAbhiSeka kA mahotsava sampanna kara indra ne bAlaka ko punaH mAtA ke pAsa lAkara sulA diyaa| rAjA siddhArtha ne rAjyastara para bAlaka kA janma mahotsava mnaayaa| bArahaveM dina nAma saMskAra kiyA gyaa| mAtA-pitA ne pharamAyA ki jaba se yaha bAlaka garbha meM AyA, tabhI se dhanadhAnya-hiraNya-suvarNa-yaza-kIrti Adi vRddhi ko prApta ho rahe haiM ataH isa bAlaka kA nAma 'varddhamAna' rakhA jAtA hai| bAlyakAla se hI bAlaka varddhamAna sAhasI, parAkramI evaM vIra the| sabhI mAnava evaM devatAgaNa use 'mahAvIra' bulAne lge| - dIkSA : ____ yuvAvasthA se hI mahAvIra kA hRdaya saMyama patha para agrasara hone kA thA kiMtu mAtA-pitA ke ati-Agraha ke kAraNa vasaMtapura ke mahAsAmaMta samaravIra kI putrI yazodA ke sAtha pANigrahaNa karanA huaa| unakI putrI kA nAma priyadarzanA pdd'aa| jaba mahAvIra 28 varSa ke the, taba unake mAtA-pitA kA svargavAsa ho gyaa| ve dIkSA grahaNa kara AtmakalyANa ke mArga para agrasara honA cAhate the lekina agraja naMdIvardhana ne kahA ki abhI hama mAtA-pitA ke dehAvasAna ke dukha ko vismRta nahIM kara sake aura aise samaya meM tumhArI pravrajyA bahuta dukhadAyI hogii| ataH do varSa bAda dIkSA lenaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhAI kI bAta svIkAra kI kiMtu virakta bhAva se hI rhe| rAtri bhojana tyAga, pUrNa brahmacarya, prAsuka AhAra, bhUmi zayana Adi karate the| ___ jaba ve 30 varSa ke hue taba lokAntika devoM ne Akara prabhu mahAvIra ko dharmatIrtha kA pravartana karane kI vinatI kii| prabhu vIra ne satat 1 varSa taka dAna diyA evaM mArgazIrSa vadI 10 ko paMcamuSTi mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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kezaloca kara, vastrAbhUSaNa parityAga kara evaM "karemi sAmAiyaM sAvajjaM jogaM paccakkhAmi jAva vosirAmi" kA uccAraNa kara vizva ke sabhI jIvoM ko abhayadAna dete hue dIkSA aMgIkAra kii| garbha se hI prabhu mati-zruta-avadhi ye 3 jJAna ke dhAraka the| dIkSA lete hI unheM cauthA mana paryava jJAna prakaTa huaa| indra ne unheM devadUSya vastra pradAna kiyA jo jItAcAra samajhakara mahAvIra prabhu ne dhAraNa kiyaa| dIkSA pazcAt prathama cAturmAsa meM mahAvIra ne 5 pratijJAe~ grahaNa kI - aprItikAraka sthAna meM nahIM rahUMgA, sadA dhyAnastha rahUMgA, mauna rakhUgA, hAtha meM bhojana karU~gA, gRhasthoM kA vinaya nahIM kruuNgaa| unake dIkSA jIvana meM zUlapANi yakSa, saMgama deva, kaTapUtanA devI, gvAle, gozAlaka, pazu-pakSI Adi ne upasarga para upasarga die kiMtu mahAvIra prabhu ne samabhAvapUrvaka sahana kie evaM prANimAtra ke prati kevala aura kevala karuNA kA siMcana kiyaa| - kevalajJAna : . Arya-anArya kSetroM meM vicaraNa karate hue, AtmA para lage karmoM ke AvaraNa ko dUra karate hue evaM AtmA se paramAtma pada kI kaMTakAkIrNa yAtrA karate hue dIkSA ke pazcAt 12 varSoM taka ghora laMbI sAdhanA ke bAda unheM paripUrNa jJAna prApta huaa| kula 12 varSa ke sAdhaka jIvana meM unhoMne kevala 349 dina AhAra grahaNa kiyA evaM 4166 dina nirjala tapasyA kii| vaizAkha zuklA 10 ke divasa ke aMtima prahara meM goduhikAsana meM jaMbhiyagrAma ke nikaTa RjubAlukA nadI ke kinAre kheta meM mohanIya-jJAnAvaraNIya-darzanAvaraNIya-antarAya ina cAra ghAti karmoM ke kSaya se anaMta kevalajJAna - kevala darzana prakaTa huaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI jI ko kevalajJAna prakaTa hone para devatAgaNa Ae evaM prabhu ke dharmopadeza dene hetu bhavya samavasaraNa kI racanA kii| kiMtu usa prathama dezanA meM kevala devI-devatA evaM pazu-pakSI hI the| sarvavirati yogya na hone se prabhu ne 1 muhUrta bAda vahAM se vihAra kiyA aura pAvApurI pdhaare| madhyama pAvA meM yajJa karane hetu indrabhUti gautama, vAyubhUti, agnibhUti, vyakta, sudharma, maMDita, mauryaputra, aMkapita, acalabhrAtA, metArya aura prabhAsa - ye 11 brAhmaNa apane suvizAla chAtrasaMgha ke sAtha padhAre the| vAda-vivAda meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ko parAsta karane gae ye vidvAna prabhu se pratibodhita hokara unake ziSya bana gae the| ___ataH vaizAkha zuklA 11 ke dina prabhu mahAvIra ne tIrtha kI sthApanA kii| sAdhu-sAdhvI-zrAvaka-zrAvikA yaha caturvidha saMgha rUpI tIrtha ko prabhu ne sarvavirati dharma evaM dezavirati dharma kA sadbodha diyaa| gautama svAmI, sudharma svAmI jaise sAdhu, caMdanabAlA - mRgAvatI jaisI sAdhviyA~, AnaMda-kAmadeva-zaMkha jaise mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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zrAvaka, sulasA-revatI-jayaMtI jaisI zrAvikAe~ bhagavAn mahAvIra ke tIrtha ke aMga the| gaNadhara bhagavaMtoM bhagavAn mahAvIra ke anaMta jJAna ko grahaNa kara Agama kI racanA kii| O nirvANa : tIrthaMkara bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI jI ne 30 varSoM taka kevalI paryAya meM vicaraNa kara sthAna-sthAna para dharmopadeza diyA evaM anekoM bhavya AtmAoM ko mokSa mArga kA pathika bnaayaa| bhagavAn ke 9 gaNadhara unake jIvana kAla meM hI mokSagAmI ho ge| unake ziSya sudharma svAmI jI ke gaNa meM sammilita hote gae / jaba mahAvIra svAmI jI ke parinirvANa kA aMtima samaya nikaTa AyA to zakrendra ne prabhu vIra ko namra nivedana karate hue kahA " bhagavan! Apake garbha, janma, dIkSA aura kevalajJAna meM hastottarA nakSatra thaa| isa samaya usameM bhasmagraha saMkrAnta hone vAlA hai| vaha graha Apake janma nakSatra meM Akara 2,000 varSoM taka Apake jinazAsana ke prabhAva ke uttarottara vikAsa meM atyadhika bAdhaka ho sakatA hai| isIlie, jaba taka vaha Apake janma nakSatra meM saMkramaNa kara rahA hai, taba taka Apa apanA AyuSya bala sthita rkheN| " taba bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA 'zakra ! AyuSya kabhI bar3hAyA nahIM jA sktaa| aisA na kabhI huA hai, na kabhI hogA / dUSama kAla ke prabhAva se jiMnazAsana meM agara bAdhA hotI hai, vaha to hogI hI / " prabhu ke vacana suna zakrendra zAMta rahA / - tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ne pAvApurI ke rAjA hastipAla kI rajjukasabhA meM aMtima cAturmAsa kiyaa| unakI aMtima dezanA 16 prahara (48 ghaMTe) kI thii| chaTha kI tapasyA karate-karate, pradhAna nAmaka adhyayana kahate kahate, kArtika mAsa kI amAvasyA ke dina zailezI avasthA ko prApta kara zeSa aghAtI karmoM kA kSaya kara mahAvIra svAmI jI mukta avasthA ko prApta hue arthAt nirvANa (mokSagamana) huaa| kula 72 varSa kI Ayu bhogakara IsApUrva 527 meM unakA nirvANa huaa| usI rAtri bhagavAn ke jyeSTha ziSya indrabhUti gautama svAmI jI ko kevalajJAna kI prApti huii| amAvasyA kI usa rAtri devoM ke Agamana se bhUmaMDala Alokita huA evaM bhAva udyota ke viraha se mAnavoM ne dravya udyota svarUpa dIpa saMjoye / usa dina se dIpamAlotsava (dIpAvalI) kA parva prAraMbha huaa| kArtika zukla ekama se paMcama dIrghajIvI gaNadhara zrI sudharma svAmI jI kA paTTAlaMkaraNa huA evaM unhoMne zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kI paramparA kA saMvahana kiyaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 4

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1. paMcama gaNadhara zrI sudharma svAmI jI "saMyama sUrya zrI sudharma svAmI, jJAnarazmi daataar| sthApanAcArye nitya vaMdie, nit vaMdana baarmbaar||" muniyoM ke samUha ko gaNa kahate haiN| tIrthaMkara ke pradhAna ziSya jo sAdhuoM ke samUha (gaNa) kA netRttva karate haiM, unheM gaNadhara kahate haiN| prabhu mahAvIra ke 11 gaNadhara the| unameM pA~cave gaNadhara AcArya sudharma svAmI jI unake prathama pATa para sthApita hue| vartamAna meM prApta saMpUrNa zruta sAhitya-Agama-graMtha zAstroM ke bIjarUpa 11 aMga kI saMpadA unhIM kI dena hai| janma evaM dIkSA : videha pradeza ke aMtargata kollAga sanniveza meM dhammila nAmaka brAhmaNa evaM bhaddilA brAhmaNI rahate the| vikrama pUrva 550 (IsvI pUrva 607) meM unake ghara putraratna kA janma huA jisakA nAma 'sudharma' rakhA gyaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra kI taraha hI Arya sudharma kA janma nakSatra bhI uttarAphAlgunI aura janma rAzi kanyA thI, jo saMbhavataH unakI dIrghakAlIna ziSya va zruta paramparA kA dyotaka hai| unakA pArivArika gautra agni vaizyAyana thaa| ___ sudharma vaidika sAhitya ke prakANDa vidvAna bne| Rgveda, sAmaveda, yajurveda, atharvaveda, zikSA, kalpa, vyAkaraNa, nirukta, chaMda, jyotiSa, mImAMsA, nyAya, dharmazAstra aura purANa, ina 14 vidyAoM meM ve pAraMgata bana ge| unake pAsa 500 ziSya adhyayana karate the| unakI vidvattA sarvavikhyAta thii| magadha aura videha deza ke bhU-bhAga meM unakI prasiddhi yazasvI brAhmaNoM meM hotI thii| unake mukha para brahmacarya kA apUrva teja thaa| jJAna kI bhAMti unakA rUpa bhI unheM sabase bhinna banAtA thaa| ___ eka bAra somila nAmaka brAhmaNa ne madhyama pAvA nagara meM mahAyajJa anuSThAna Ayojita kiyA aura bhinna-bhinna sthAnoM ke 11 mahApaMDitoM ko AmaMtrita kiyaa| indrabhUti gautama, vAyubhUti gautama, agnibhUti gautama, vyakta, sudharma, maNDita, mauryaputra, akaMpita, acalabhrAtA, metArya aura prabhAsa jaise vaidika karmakANDoM ke mahAprabhAvaka 11 vidvAna usa yajJa meM sammilita hone pdhaare| yU~ to sudharma brAhmaNa atyaMta vidvAna the, lekina phira bhI unake mana meM eka jijJAsA thI ki isa bhava mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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meM jo jaisA hotA hai, vaha parabhava meM bhI kyA vaisA hI hotA hai? lekina apane ahaM ke kAraNa unhoMne kabhI yaha kisI se nahIM puuchaa| madhyama pAvA meM eka ora mahAyajJa kA Ayojana ho rahA thA, dUsarI ora rAga-dveSa se sarvathA mukta, ananta kevalajJAna ke dhAraka, 34 atizayoM se yukta zrI mahAvIra svAmI jI devatAkRta samavasaraNa meM avirala madhura dhArA meM upadeza gaMgA pravAhita kara rahe the| use sunane ke lie vaimAnika devatA AkAza meM deva duMdubhi bajAte hue A rahe the| usa duMdubhi kA nAda sunakara yajJa kara rahe brAhmaNa atyaMta harSita hokara socane lage ki hamAre yajJamaMtra se prabhAvita hokara devatA bhI A rahe haiM, lekina devatA yajJamaMDapa chor3akara zrI mahAvIra ke samavasaraNa kI ora cale ge| yaha dekhakara sabhI apamAnita mahasUsa karane lge| ve vicAra-maMtraNA karane lage ki isa madhyama pAvA nagarI meM aisA kauna-sA vyakti hai, jisakA prabhAva hamAre pavitra mantroccAraNa se bhI adhika hai| aura jisako vaMdana karane anekAneka devI-devatA devaloka se isa pRthvI para Ae haiN| __ yaha dekha indrabhUti gautama Adi brAhmaNa abhimAna sahita krodhita ho ge| 'mere alAvA sarvajJa kauna ho sakatA hai, abhI use zAstrArtha meM parAjita karake AtA hU~' isa bhAva ke sAtha indrabhUti gautama prabhu vIra ko parAsta karane gae, kintu karuNAnidhAna tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke jJAna ke teja se indrabhUti gautama unake caraNoM meM natamastaka ho ge| apane 500 medhAvI ziSyoM ke sAtha unase pratibodhita hokara vahIM dIkSita ho ge| jaba indrabhUti kI dIkSA kI bAta anyoM ne sunI, to agnibhUti samavasaraNa meM gyaa| vaha bhI prabhu se pratibodhita hokara dIkSita ho gyaa| isI prakAra vAyubhUti aura avyakta bhI dIkSita ho ge| jaba cAra-cAra tejasvI brAhmaNa apanI ziSya saMpadA sahita 'mahAvIra' ke caraNoM meM dIkSita hone ke lie dRr3hasaMkalpI ho gae, yaha samAcAra sunakara sudharma brAhmaNa bhI krodhita ho ge| unheM lagA ki yaha mahAvIra koI indrajAliyA hai, koI pAkhaMDI hai, jisane iMdrabhUti Adi ko phaMsA liyA hai| ataH use parAsta karane ke lie mujhe jAnA hI caahie| sudharma svAmI apane 500 ziSyoM ke sAtha mahAvIra svAmI jI ke samavasaraNa meM ge| prabhu mahAvIra kI atyaMta saumya mukhAkRti ko dekhakara hI sudharma bhAva vihvala ho ge| samavasaraNa meM atizayoM se vibhUSita bhagavAn mahAvIra ko dekhakara ve stabdha raha ge| unhoMne mana meM socA ki maiMne vAdI to kaI dekhe lekina aisA tejasvI vAdI kahIM nahIM dekhaa| ve vicArane lage - "kyA ye brahmA hai? nahIM! ve haMsavAhana haiN| kyA ye viSNu haiM? nahI! ve cakradhArI haiN| kyA ye indra haiM? nahIM! kyA ye kAmadeva haiM? nahIM!" ve isa prakAra kA ciMtana kara rahI rahe the mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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ki tabhI apanI zItala vANI meM prabhu ne kahA he sudharma ! tumhAre mana meM yaha zaMkA hai ki pratyeka jIva jaisA isa bhava meM hai, kyA marane ke bAda bhI vaisA hI hogA? apanI isa zaMkA ko tuma kutarkoM se zAnta karane meM asaphala rahate ho| lekina yaha satya nahIM! pratyeka jIva manayoga-vacanayoga-kAyayoga se jaisA karma karatA hai, vaise hI acchI-burI gati, rUpa, aizvarya, Ayu Adi ko prApta hotA hai / veda meM bhI likhA hai - ' zRgAlo vai jAyate yaH sa puruSo dahyate' yAni jo puruSa jalatA hai, vaha puruSa marakara siyAra banatA hai / ataH tuma apanI isa zaMkA kA tyAga kro| " - . bhagavAn mahAvIra kI amogha vANI ko sunakara Arya sudharma ke mana prabhu ke prati pragAr3ha 1 zraddhA utpanna huii| vaizAkha zuklA 11, vi. pU. 500 ke dina 50 varSa kI Ayu meM sudharma ne prabhu vIra ke pAsa dIkSA grahaNa kii| unake sAtha unake 500 ziSyoM ne bhI dIkSA grahaNa kii| isa prakAra 11. brAhmaNoM ne 4400 ziSyoM ke sAtha sarvavirati zramaNa vrata svIkAra kiyA evaM prabhu vIra ne jinazAsana kI sthApanA isa dina kI / madhyama pAvA (pAvApurI) ke mahAsena udyAna meM 24veM tIrthaMkara bhagavAn zrI mahAvIra svAmI jI ne sAdhu-sAdhvI, zrAvaka-zrAvikA rUpI tIrtha (caturvidha saMgha) kI sthApanA kii| isa avasara para indra mahArAja ratnathAla meM vAsakSepa lekara hAz2ira hue| bhagavAn ne muTThI bhara kara 11 gaNadharoM ko gaNa kI anujJA pradAna karake vAsakSepa DAlA tathA tIrtha sthApanA kii| anuzruti hai ki sabako eka bAra kiMtu sudharma svAmI ko do bAra vAsakSepa pradAna kiyA eka dIkSA kA aura eka prathama paTTadhara hone kA / -- zAsana prabhAvanA : tapAe hue sone ke samAna tejomayI lAlimA se yukta deha kAnti ke dhanI sudharma svAmI jI atula bala, adamya vinaya, athAha gAMbhIrya aura zAnti kSamA ke dUta the| dIkSoparAnta gaNadhara tIrthaMkara prabhu se prazna karate haiM- bhaMte! kim tattaM ? " yAni prabhu tattva kyA hai? taba prabhu ke mukhAraviMda se nikale - upannei vA ( utpAda), vigamei vA (vyaya), dhuvei vA (dhrauvya) 'upannei vA' yAni saba utpanna hotA hai| 'vigamei vA' yAni saba naSTa hotA hai| 'dhuvei vA' yAni saba sthira (nizcala) rahatA hai| saMsAra meM dravyoM ke aneka dharmoM kI aisI anekAMtamayI vyAkhyA sunakara gaNadhara bhagavaMtoM kI bIjabuddhi labdhi ( arthAt eka pada se sabhI padoM kA jJAna honA) ke AdhAra para do ghar3I (48 minaTa) meM zruta sAhitya kA AdhAra - dvAdazAMgI va pUrvo kI sUtra rUpa meM racanA karate haiN| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 7

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bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jIvanakAla meM hI unake 9 gaNadhara mokSa pada ko prApta cuke the| jisa-jisa kA nirvANa hotA gayA, unakI ziSya saMpadA ( gaNa ) sudharma svAmI jI ke gaNa meM sammilita hotI gyii| karIba 30 varSa taka sudharma svAmI jI ko bhagavAn mahAvIra kI chatrachAyA prApta huii| dIpAvalI kI jisa rAtri ko bhagavAna mahAvIra mokSa pada ko prApta hue, usI samaya gaNadhara gautama bhI kevala jJAna ko prApta hue| yAni prabhu vIra ke nirvANa pazcAt sirpha gautama svAmI jI aura sudharma svAmI jI hI jIvita rahe kiMtu yaha zAzvata niyama hai ki zAsana kA saMvahana chadmastha hI karate haiN| ataH kArtika zukla pratipadA, vi. pU. 470 ( IsvI pUrva 527) ke dina sudharma svAmI jI bhagavAn mahAvIra ke prathama paTTadhara bne| isa samaya unakI Ayu 80 varSa kI thii| AcArya sudharma kA tatkAlIna rAjavaMzoM ko jina dharma ke anuyAyI banAe rakhane meM mahattvapUrNa yogadAna thaa| samrATa zreNika kA putra magadha nareza koNika unakA parama bhakta thaa| jisa dina sudharma svAmI ne vIra zAsana kA dAyitva saMbhAlA, usI dina avanti kA zAsana caMDapradyota ke putra pAlaka ne sNbhaalaa| vaha bhI sudharma svAmI jI se atyaMta prabhAvita thA / pAlaka ke choTe bhAI gopAlaka ne sudharma svAmI jI ke pAsa muni dIkSA grahaNa kara AtmasAmrAjya prApta kiyaa| anuzruti anusAra unhoMne aneka pratimAoM kI aMjanazlAkA pratiSThA kI thI, jo bhadrezvara, jIrAvalA, kumAragiri parvata Adi tIrthoM meM virAjamAna huI / sAhitya racanA : saMpUrNa jaina zAsana AcArya sudharma svAmI jI kA anaMta AbhArI hai| tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ne apane jJAna gaMgA ke pravAha meM jo upadezita kiyA, vaha sabhI gaNadharoM ne zabdoM - sUtroM ke rUpa meM racA / zabdoM kI apekSA se bhinna ho jAne para bhI sabakA bhAva samAna hotA hai| dIrghajIvI gaNadhara dharma prabhu vIra ke prathama paTTadhara bane / ataH unake dvArA pradatta vAcanA hI Aja calakara hamAre pAsa AI hai| unake dvArA sUtrabaddha 12 'aMga' aura 14 'pUrva' racanAoM meM se kevala 11 aMga hI Aja hamAre pAsa upalabdha haiN| unakA paricaya isa prakAra hai 1) AcArAMga sUtra - isameM zramaNa nirgrantha ( sAdhu-sAdhvI jI ) ke AcaraNa viSayaka, vinaya, svAdhyAya, pratilekhanA, gocarI, vastra, tapasyA, pAtra Adi viSayoM kA sUkSma pratipAdana kiyA huA hai| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 8

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2) sUtrakRtAMga sUtra - isameM loka, aloka, jIva, ajIva, svasamaya, parasamaya Adi kA nirdezana evaM kriyAvAdI, akriyAvAdI Adi 363 pAkhaMDa matoM para cintana kiyA hai| sthAnAMga sUtra - isameM 1 se lekara 10 taka ke bhedoM vAlI jJAnavardhaka vastuoM / sthAnoM para vizada varNana hai| prathama prakaraNa meM 1-1, dUsare meM 2-2 ityAdi anukrama se haiN| samavAyAMga sUtra - isameM bhI sthAnAMga kI bhA~ti 1 se 100 tathA uttarottara krama ke saMgraha koza rUpa bhI vividha jJAnavardhaka vastuoM kA samAvatAra hai| 5) vyAkhyA prajJapti (bhagavatI sUtra) - praznottara zailI meM nibaddha isa Agama meM prabhu vIra dvArA gautamAdi ziSyoM ko pradAna kie gae 36000 praznoM ke samAdhAna saMkalita haiN| 6) jJAtAdharmakathAMga sUtra- isameM udAharaNa aura upadeza pradhAna dharmakathAeM saMgrahita haiN| meghakumAra, thAvaccAputra, dhannA sArthavAha, mallinAtha jI Adi kathAeM va aneka upadezAtmaka adhyayana isameM haiN| 7) upAsakadazAMga sUtra - isameM bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 12 vratadhArI pramukha 10 upAsakoM (zrAvakoM) ke sAdhanAmayI jIvana kA ullekha hai evaM zrAvaka kI AcAra saMhitA kA suMdara prastutIkaraNa kiyA gayA hai| 8) antakRddazAMga sUtra - isameM gajasukumAla muni, arjunamAlI, atimuktaka muni, sudarzana aNagAra Adi mahApuruSoM kA varNana hai, jinhoMne bhautikatA para AdhyAtmikatA se vijaya prApta kara mokSapada ko prApta kiyaa| 9) anuttaraupapAtika-dazAMga sUtra - isa aMga meM dhannA aNagAra Adi mahApuruSoM kA caritra hai, jinhoMne ghora tapazcaraNa kara vizuddha saMyama kI sAdhanA kI tathA kara anuttara vimAna devaloka meM deva bne| 10) prazna vyAkaraNa sUtra - isameM 108 prazna, 108 aprazna Adi tathA anekoM maMtra vidyAeM thIM, kintu Aja kAlaprabhAva se isa viSaya ke sthAna para Azrava aura saMvara kA vizada vivecana lipibaddha hai| 11) vipAka sUtra - karma ke phala ko vipAka kahate haiN| isameM mRgAputra Adi 10 duHkhavipAka aura subAhu Adi 10 sukhavipAka kI kathAeM haiN| karmasiddhAMta ko yaha graMtha suMdara rUpa meM puSTa karatA hai| mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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12) dRSTivAda - isameM 5 vibhAga the - parikarma, sUtra, pUrvagata, anuyoga aura cuulikaa| pUrvagata meM suvizAla 14 pUrva samAhita the, jo anaMta jJAna ke srota the| kiMtu dhIre-dhIre yaha pUrNarUpa se vilupta ho gyaa| ataH Aja upalabdha nahIM hai| isake AdhAra para vividha anya Agama grantha race ge| jo aMga Agama gaNadhara zrI sudharma svAmI jI ne race the evaM jo aMga Agama vartamAna meM prApta hote haiM, unameM aneka aMtara haiN| pahale AgamoM kA lekhana nahIM hotA thA, suyogya muniyoM kI smaraNazakti acchI hone se ve paraMparA se zruta rUpa meM prApta hote the| kiMtu kAla ke prabhAva se kaI pATha choTe kara die gae, kaI maMtroM se bhare pAThoM ko bhaNDArastha kara diyA gayA, kaI pATha bhulA die ge| isa kAraNa se aMga AgamoM kA svarUpa prakSipta ho gyaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vANI hI AgamoM meM lipibaddha hotI AI hai| zatrujaya mAhAtmya nAmaka graMtha meM kahA gayA hai ki bhagavAn mahAvIra ke mukha se zatrujaya tIrtha kI mahimA sunakara sudharma svAmI jI ne dasa hajAra zloka pramANa zatrujaya mAhAtmya kI racanA kI thI kiMtu kAla ke duSprabhAva se vaha bhI prakSipta (choTA) kara diyA gyaa| kAladharma : ___ 12 varSa taka jinazAsana kA samyak saMcAlana karate hue AcArya sudharma svAmI jI ko 92 varSa kI Ayu meM vI.ni.12 (vi.pU.458) meM kevala jJAna - kevala darzana kI Atma saMpadA ko prApta hue| usI kSaNa jaMbU svAmI jI ne pATa paramparA kA vahana kiyaa| 8 varSoM taka sarvajJa rUpa meM vicaraNa kara 100 varSa kI Ayu meM vaibhAragiri parvata para mAsika anazana ke sAtha vI.ni. 20 meM mokSa pada ko prApta hue| gaNadhara sudharma svAmI jI bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI jI ke prathama paTTadhara the| unake zarIra para 5 zaMkha kI AkRtiyA~ (cinha) the| sadgurU kI sAkSI meM kI gaI kriyA ke bhAvoM kI zuddhi bhI adhika hotI hai| ataH isa paraMparA se Aja bhI pratyeka sAdhu-sAdhvI jI sudharma svAmI jI ke pratIka svarUpa 5 zaMkha yukta sthApanAcArya ke Age hI gurusAkSI se hara kriyA karate haiN| mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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2. antima mokSagAmI zrI jambU svAmI jI yoga-tyAga ke avirala sAdhaka, yuvA jmbuukumaar| antima kevalajJAnI guruvara, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| zAsanapati tIrthaMkara mahAvIra svAmI jI ke dvitIya paTTAlaMkAra AcArya zrI jaMbU svAmI jI avasarpiNI kAla meM bharata kSetra se mokSa jAne vAlI aMtima bhavyAtmA the| pratyeka mumukSu ke lie prakAzastaMbha kI taraha patha pradarzaka jambU svAmI jI kA jIvana AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kI amiTa saMkalpa zakti kI lau se prakAzita hai| janma evaM dIkSA : magadha kI rAjadhAnI-rAjagRha meM RSabhadatta zreSThI apanI dharmapatnI dhAriNI ke sAtha sukhapUrvaka jIvana vyatIta kara rahe the| lakSmI kI una para apAra kRpA thii| dhAriNI bhI vinaya-viveka Adi guNoM se yukta saddharmacAriNI zrAvikA thii| sabhI prakAra ke sukha hone para bhI saMtAna na hone se vaha ciMtita rahatI thii| - eka bAra bhagavAn mahAvIra kA Agamana rAjagRhI ke vaibhAragiri parvata para huaa| ve donoM bhI prabhu kI dezanA sunane hetu ge| upadeza zravaNa karate-karate dhAriNI ne mana meM hI prabhu se pUchane kA socA ki use putra-prApti meM ho rahe antarAya ko dUra karane ke lie kisa deva ko anukUla karanA cAhie? saMyoga se prabhu ne apanI dezanA meM namaskAra maMtra ke puNya pratApa se devatva ko prApta hue jaMbUdvIpa ke adhiSThAyaka anAdRta deva kA vRttAMta sunaayaa| dhAriNI ne ise hI apanA uttara samajhate hue jambUdvIpAdhipati ke nAma para 108 Ayambila kI tapasyA prAraMbha kii| sAtaveM dina hI vidyunmAlI nAmaka deva kA jIva brahmadevaloka se cyavita hokara RSabhadatta kI patnI dhAriNI kI kukSi meM avatarita huaa| madhyarAtri meM ardhanidrita avasthA meM dhAriNI ne svapna meM jaMbU vRkSa dekhaa| vIra nirvANa se 16 varSa pUrva (vikrama pUrva 486) dhAriNI kI kukSi se putraratna kA janma huA aura usakA nAma - jaMbU kumAra rakhA gyaa| bAlaka jaMbU atyaMta rUpasaMpanna, tejasvI, mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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vinaya-vivekI thaa| usake yuvAvasthA meM praveza karate hI mAtA-pitA ne apane ekamAtra putra kA vivAha - samudrazrI, padmazrI, padmasenA, kanakasenA, nabhasenA, kanakazrI, kanakavatI, jayazrI - ina ATha kanyAoM ke sAtha karane kA nizcaya kiyaa| kiMtu 16 varSa ke jaMbU kumAra kA hRdaya to sudharma svAmI jI se prabhAvita hokara vairAgya rasa se ota-prota ho rahA thaa| ___bhagavAn mahAvIra ke prathama paTTadhara AcArya sudharma svAmI jI kI dharmadezanA sunakara jaMbUkumAra ke hRdaya meM vairAgya ke bIja sudRr3ha hue| usane dIkSA lene kI bhAvanA abhivyakta kI kiMtu gurudeva ne samajhAyA ki binA mAtA-pitA kI AjJA se dIkSA saMbhava nahIM hai| mAtA-pitA kI AjJA lene ke lie vaha ghara kI ora gyaa| jaba jaMbU kumAra ghara kI ora jA rahA thA, taba rAste meM yaMtra se uThAyA huA eka patthara jaMbU ke pAsa Akara giraa| taba jaMbU ne vicAra kiyA ki yadi yaha topa kA golA mujhe abhI laga jAtA, to merI avrata avasthA meM hI mRtyu ho jaatii| ataH kama se kama abhI sudharmasvAmI jI ke pAsa punaH lauTakara zrAvaka ke samyaktva mUla 12 vrata to le hI lene caahie| ataH vaha vahIM se vApisa sudharma svAmI jI ke pAsa gayA evaM zrAvaka ke 12 vrata lie tathA cauthe vrata meM aisA tyAga kiyA ki mAtA-pitA ke Agraha se yadi vivAha bhI karanA par3e, to bhI viSaya bhoga nahIM kruuNgaa| usake bAda vaha phira se dIkSA kI AjJA lene ghara kI ora cala pdd'aa| jaMbU kumAra ne apane mAtA-pitA se dIkSA kI AjJA maaNgii| ikalaute putra kI aisI bhAvanA suna mAtA-pitA sanna raha ge| mAtA-pitA ne use bahuta samajhAyA kiMtu ve saphala na hue| mAtA ko lagA ki eka bAra isakA vivAha ho jAegA to bhoga sampanna jIvana meM vyasta hokara dIkSA ke vicAroM kA tyAga kara degaa| aMtataH unhoMne kaha diyA ki hama tumhArI dIkSA meM bAdhA nahIM bananA cAhate kiMtu 8 kanyAoM ke sAtha tumhArA sambandha ho gayA hai| vivAha ke lie hama vacanabaddha haiN| tuma hamAre AjJAkArI putra ho| ataH abhI hamArI bAta svIkAra kro| ___na cAhate hue bhI jaMbU kumAra ko mAtA-pitA kI AjJA svIkAra karanI pdd'ii| maMgalavelA meM dhUmadhAma se jaMbU kumAra kA vivAha sampanna huaa| AbhUSaNoM se susajjita apsarAoM jaisI 8 bahuoM se dhAriNI kA hRdaya AnaMda vibhora ho gyaa| daheja se prApta 99 karor3a kI rAzi se AMgana bhI zazimahala kI taraha camaka rahA thaa| eka ora 500 sAthiyoM ke sAtha cora prabhava ne dhana kI corI ke uddezya se ghara meM praveza kiyA aura dUsarI ora vivAha kI prathama rAtri para AThoM patniyoM ke madhya baiThA jaMbU tyAga aura virAga kI carcA kara rahA thaa| vivAha rAtri mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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ke samaya zayyA para baiThakara jaMbU ne AThoM patniyoM se kahA ki yaha sArA saMsAra to asAra hai, anitya hai| ataH maiM dIkSA hI luuNgaa| navavivAhita kanyAoM ne kahA ki he svAmI! Apa isa samaya dIkSA kI bAta na kreN| aba to saMsAra kA jo sukha milA hai, usI ko acchI taraha se bhogakara dIkSA lenaa| samudrazrI Adi AThoM patniyAM jaMbU ko saMsAra aura bhoga kI ora khIMcanA cAha rahI thIM jabaki jaMbU unheM vairAgya patha kA mahattva samajhAnA cAha rahA thaa| unakI yaha carcA prabhava cora bhI sunatA rahA / samudrazrI Adi AThoM patniyoM ne krama se 1-1 kahAnI saMsAra meM AkarSita karane hetu kahI kiMtu jaMbU ne bhI pratyeka kathA ke uttara meM 1-1 kathA kahI aura aMta meM vairAgyapUrNa vANI se sabhI ko saMyama raMga se raMga diyaa| kAma vAsanA ke bANa jaMbU ko parAbhUta karane meM niSphala rhe| dhIre-dhIre eka hI rAtri meM jaMbU svAmI jI ne prabhava Adi 500 coroM ko, AThoM patniyoM ko, mAtA-pitA ko, sabhI sAsa-sasuroM ko pratibodhita kara diyaa| subaha hote hI rAjagRha meM yaha samAcAra vidyuta-vega kI taraha phaila gyaa| 99 karor3a svarNa mudrAoM ko dharmakSetra meM lagAkara sabhI 528 vyaktiyoM kI dIkSA kA varaghor3A niklaa| eka dina pUrva janatA ne vivAha kA varaghor3A dekhA aura agale hI dina vairAgya kA varaghor3A ! jayajayakAra se saMpUrNa rAjagRhI gUMja utthii| vIra nirvANa saMvat 1 meM sudharma svAmI jI ke karakamaloM se sabhI kI bhAgavatI dIkSA huii| jaMbUdvIpa adhipati anAdRta deva, magadha adhipati samrATa koNika bhI dIkSA mahotsava meM saharSa sammilita hue| zAsana prabhAvanA : zramaNadharma meM praviSTa hone ke pazcAt jaMbU svAmI jI ne apane guru sudharma svAmI jI ke caraNoM meM rahakara aharniza parizrama se zrutArAdhana kiyaa| ve zIghra hI dvAdazAMgI ke jJAtA bne| jisa prakAra gaNadhara gautama apanI aMtara kI jijJAsAoM ke samAdhAna hetu pUrNa vinaya se mahAvIra svAmI jI se pUchate the, usI prakAra jaMbU aNagAra ko koI bhI zaMkA yA jijJAsA hotI thI to guru sudharma svAmI jI ke samakSa vinIta bhAva se upasthita hote the| upalabdha AgamoM kA jo svarUpa Aja hai, vaha spaSTa karatA hai ki bhagavAn mahAvIra kI arthapUrNa vANI sunakara sudharma svAmI jI ne zabdarUpa meM gUMthA, aura jisa rUpa meM jaMbU svAmI jI ne pRcchA kara AgamajJAna prApta kiyA, usI svarUpa meM vaha vidyamAna hai| ataH AgamoM kI avicchinna paramparA meM jaMbUsvAmI jI kA bahuta bar3A yogadAna hai| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 13

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anekoM jagaha AgamoM meM AcArya sudharma svAmI jI kA yaha vAkya prasiddha hai - 'jaMbU ! sarvajJa zrI vItarAga bhagavAn mahAvIra se maiMne aisA sunA hai|' jaMbU svAmI jI apane guru dharma svAmI jI kA pUrNa vinaya karate the| jisa taraha mahAvIra svAmI aura gautama svAmI jI kA pragAr3ha sambandha thA, usI prakAra ina donoM kA bhI thA / 'jaMbUsAmIcariu' graMtha meM sudharma svAmI evaM jaMbU svAmI jI ke pUrvabhavoM kA vRtAMta milatA hai| eka bhava meM donoM kA bhAI-bhAI kA riztA thA / bhavadatta ( sudharma svAmI jI kI AtmA ) ne bhavadeva (jaMbU svAmI jI kI AtmA) ko bodha dekara dIkSA dii| ve donoM devaloka meM ge| vahA~ se cyavakara sAgaradatta aura zivakumAra nAma ke rAjakumAra hue| sAgaradatta ( sudharma svAmI jI kI AtmA) ne munidIkSA grahaNa kI tathA zivakumAra (jaMbU svAmI jI kI AtmA) ko bodha dekara zrAvakatva meM dRr3ha kiyaa| vahA~ se kAloparAnta ve deva bane evaM usake bAda manuSya bhava meM kramazaH sudharma svAmI evaM jaMbU svAmI bane / vI. ni. 12 meM sudharma svAmI jI ko kevala jJAna huaa| tabhI se saMgha kI sAraNA-vAraNA-coyaNA - paDicoyaNA kA dAyitva jaMbU svAmI jI ne sNbhaalaa| vI.ni. 20 meM sudharma svAmI jI ko nirvANa (mokSa prApti) huA evaM jaMbU svAmI jI kA AcArya padArohaNa evaM kevalajJAna huaa| ananta jJAna - darzana - cAritra se yukta zrI jaMbU svAmI jI ne 44 varSa taka dvitIya paTTadhara ke rUpa meM dharA ko Alokita kiyaa| cUMki ve svayaM kevalajJAnI the, prabhava svAmI jI ne saMgha saMcAlana meM unake AjJAnusAra vyavasthA rkhii| AcArya jaMbU ke zAsanakAla meM kaI rAjasattAeM parivartita huii| kiMtu jaMbU svAmI jI sabhI ke ArAdhya - pUjya guru the / magadha meM zizunAga vaMza ke samrATa koNika aura tatputra udAyI kA rAjya huA / udAyI rAjA to jaMbU svAmI jI ke sannikaTa aSTamI, caudasa ko pauSadha kI ArAdhanA karatA thaa| samrATa udAyI kA dehAvasAna bhI pauSadha meM huA / avantI meM pradyota vaMza ke samrATa pAlaka aura tatputra avantivardhana kA rAjya huA / avantivardhana kI bhAbhI (rASTravardhana kI patnI) dhAriNI ne jaMbUsvAmI jI ke hAthoM se dIkSA grahaNa kii| bAda meM avantivardhana ne bhI jaina dIkSA lii| kauzAmbI meM paurava rAjavaMza ke samrATa ajitasena aura unake uttarAdhikArI samrATa maNiprabha ne rAjya kiyaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra, jaMbU svAmI jI evaM nirgrantha jaina dharma ke prati unakI pUrNa AsthA thI / kaliMga mahAvIra pATa paramparA 14

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meM cedi rAjavaMza ke samrATa sulocana aura unake uttarAdhikArI samrATa zobhanarAya ne rAjya kiyaa| zobhanarAya ceTaka kA putra thaa| ataH jaMbU svAmI jI ke AzIrvAda se jainadharma meM pragAr3ha AsthA rakhane vAlA zrAvaka thaa| vIra. ni. 23 meM devacandra nAmaka suzrAvaka ne bhadrezvara tIrtha meM bhagavAn zrI pArzvanAtha jI kA maMdira banavAyA thA, jisakI pratimAoM para vAsakSepa jaMbU svAmI jI dvArA hI DAlA gayA thaa| kAladharmaH AcArya jaMbU svAmI jI isa kAla ke aMtima sarvajJa aura aMtima mokSagAmI the| vIra nirvANa saMvat 64 (IsA pUrva 463) meM 80 varSa kI AyuSya meM jaMbU svAmI jI kA nirvANa huA aura jana-jana ko jJAna razmiyoM se Alokita kara mukti vadhU ke varaNa se zAzvata siddha-buddha avasthA ko prApta hue| unake nirvANa ke pazcAt jaMbUdvIpa ke bharata kSetra meM 10 vastueM vilupta ho gaI. 1. manaH paryava jJAna, 2. paramAvadhijJAna, ____3. pulAkalabdhi, 4. AhAraka zarIra, 5. kSapaka zreNI, 6. upazama zreNI, 7. jinakalpa, 8. kevalajJAna 9. mokSa aura 10. tIna cAritra (parihAra vizuddhi, sUkSma saMparAya, yathAkhyAta), inake bAda bharata kSetra se mokSa ke dvAra baMda ho ge| --- ..... -- mahAvIra pATa paramparA 15

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3. zrutakevalI AcArya zrI prabhava svAmI jI cauryakarma kI dakSavibhUti, Atmacaurya saMskAra / parivrAT puMgava prabhava svAmI jI, nit vaMdana bArambAra // sarvajJatva saMpadA viccheda hone ke bAda zrutadharoM kI paramparA prAraMbha huii| bAraha aMgoM jaise anaMta suvizAla zrutajJAna ke dhanI zrutakevalI hue| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke tRtIya paTTaprabhAvaka AcArya prabhava svAmI jI ne isa zrutajJAna kI paramparA kA saMvahana kiyA / dIrghAyu meM caturvidha saMgha kA kuzala netRttva kara dharma kI mahatI prabhAvanA kI / janma evaM dIkSA : vindhyAMcala kI talahaTI meM sthita jayapura nAmaka rAjya meM gurukAtyAyana gautra ke mahArAja vindhya rAjya karate the| vIra nirvANa pUrva 30 ( IsA pUrva 557 ) meM prabhava nAmaka putra kA janma unake yahA~ huaa| prabhava ke choTe bhAI kA nAma suprabha (vinayaMdhara) thaa| prabhava ke pAsa do pramukha vidyAeM thIM avasvApinI (jisake bala se vaha sabhI ko nidrAdhIna kara sakatA thA) aura tAlodghATinI ( jisake bala se vaha majabUta tAloM ko bhI khola sakatA thA ) / jaba rAjakumAra prabhava yuvA huA, taba kisI kAraNa se usake pitA usa para kupita hue / Aveza meM Akara pitA ne prabhava ko rAjyAdhikAra se vaMcita kara choTe beTe suprabha ko apanA uttarAdhikArI ghoSita kiyaa| isakA prabhava para mAnasika AghAta phuNcaa| krodhita hokara vaha rAjamahala ko tyAgakara vindhya parvata ke bhayAnaka jaMgaloM meM rahane lgaa| vahA~ ke luTeroM ne usase saMparka sthApita kiyA aura usake vidyA bala se corI aura lUTa karane lge| vaha buddhi kA svAmI aura zArIrika zakti se sampanna thaa| apanI vidyAoM ke dvArA vaha coroM kI pallI meM janasamUha ko lUTatA huA vindhyAcala kI ghATiyoM meM zera kI taraha nirbhIka dahAr3atA huA, dhIre - dhIre 500 coroM kA netA bana gayA / eka bAra DAkU saradAra prabhava ko sUcanA milI ki rAjagRha meM RSabhadatta zreSThI ke putra jaMbU kumAra ke vivAha para 99 karor3a mudrAoM kA daheja Ane vAlA hai| vaha sabhI 500 sAthiyoM ke mahAvIra pATa paramparA 16

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sAtha corI karane jaMbU ke ghara phuNcaa| apanI vidyA ke bala se usane tAlA kholakara prAyaH prAyaH sabhI vyaktiyoM ko sulA diyA aura unake AbhUSaNa, daheja Adi ikaTThe karane lge| jaMbU ne apane ucca prAsAda se coroM dvArA saMpatti kA apaharaNa hote hue dekhA aura unheM saceta kiyaa| 99 karor3a suvarNamudrAoM ko gaThariyoM meM bA~dhakara le jAne kI taiyArI cala rahI thii| hAlAMki jaMbU kumAra ko dhana-dravya para bilkula bhI Asakti nahIM thii| phira bhI usane vicArA ki mujhe to subaha dIkSA lenI hai, lekina Aja ye cora dravya le jAeMge to loga kaheMge ki dhana cale jAne ke kAraNa yaha sira muMDA rahA hai| isa taraha dharma kI niMdA hogii| yaha ucita nahIM hai| yaha socakara vaha bhAvapUrvaka navakAra ginane lgaa| navakAra maMtra ke prabhAva se 500 coroM ke paira staMbhita ho ge| apanI pUrI zakti kA jora lagA lene ke bAda bhI ve 500 cora iMcamAtra bhI hila ske| prabhava ne apanI avasvApinI vidyA kA prayoga jaMbU para kiyA kiMtu vaha niSprabhAvI rhii| prabhava stabdha aura avAk raha gayA kyoMki Aja taka usakI vidyA kabhI niSprabhAvI nahIM gii| prabhava ne jaMbU ko bolA - mujhe nizcaya ho gayA hai ki Apa koI mahApuruSa haiN| maiM Apake sAtha maitrI sambandha karanA cAhatA huuN| kRpA kara Apa apanI vidyAeM-staMbhinI aura vimocanI mujhe sikhA dIjie, maiM apanI vidyAeM-avasvApinI aura tAlodghATinI Apako sikhA detA huuN|" ___ jaMbU ne uttara diyA - "mere pAsa koI vidyA nahIM hai| maiM basa paMca parameSThI kA dhyAna karatA hU~, isI kAraNa koI deva yA vidyA mujhe vaza nahIM kara sakatI aura vaise bhI kala subaha hI maiM apanA tana-mana sabhI saMpadAoM kA tyAga kara sudharma svAmI jI ke caraNoM meM apanA jIvana samarpita karane vAlA huuN|" jaMbU kI bAta sunakara prabhava avAk raha gyaa| sabhI sAMsArika sukha suvidyAeM bhoga-vilAsa saralatA se prApta hone para inakA tyAga koI kaise kara sakatA hai? isI manovaijJAnika ciMtana meM prabhava kA citta anurakta ho gyaa| eka hitaiSI ke rUpa meM jaMbU ko vaha sahasA bola par3A - "saMtAnahIna vyakti naraka meM jAtA hai| ataH putra ko prApta kara bhAvI saMtati kA vistAra kA pitRRNa se mukta bno| usake bAda saMyamI honA zobhAspada hai| loga to aise sAMsArika sukhoM ke lie tarasate haiM, aura Apa...?" prabhava cora kI bAtoM ko jaMbU kumAra ne dhyAna se sunA aura phira vairAgya rasa se poSita dharmagaMgA bhaaii| saMsAra kA bhayAnaka svarUpa, sukha-duHkha kI kSaNabhaMguratA, Atmadharma kI mahattA evaM zAzvata Atmasukha kA svarUpa, ityAdi viSayoM para jaMbU kumAra ne kuberadattA Adi dRSTAntoM ke mAdhyama se corAdhipati prabhava ke adhyAtma netroM ko anAvarita kara diyaa| rAtribhara kI jJAnagoSThI se prabhava kA hRdaya saMyama mArga para bar3hane ko tatpara ho gyaa| apane adhipati ke isa mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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Atma-krAMtiyukta nirNaya se 500 coroM ke saMpUrNa stenadala meM bhI krAMti ghaTita ho gii| isa pratibodha se ve bhI jaMbU kumAra kI bhAMti dIkSA lene ke lie Atura bne| suvizAla mumukSuoM se susajjita varaghor3A agale hI dina nikala gyaa| magadha ke rAjA koNika bhI caturaMginI senA ke sAtha isa mahotsava pdhaare| dIkSArthI yuvAyogI jaMbU kumAra ko saMbodhita karate hue samrATa ne kahA, - "dhIra puruSa jaMbU! tumhArA janma kRtArtha huaa| mere lie kucha yogya kArya ho to mukta bhAva se kho|" jaMbU kumAra ne prabhava kI ora saMketa karate hue kahA - "rAjana! yaha prabhava cora bhI vairAgya bhAva ko prApta kara mere sAtha muni banane jA rahA hai| Apake rAjya meM isane jo bhI aparAdha kie haiM, usake lie Apa Aja se ise kSamA kreN|" koNika ne prema bhAva se prabhava cora ke sabhI aparAdhoM ko kSamA kiyA evaM niraticAra saMyama jIvana kI kAmanA kii| jaMbU kumAra ke sAtha hI vIra ni.1 meM prabhava ne sarvavirati dharma ko svIkAra kara sudharma svAmI jI ke pAsa dIkSA grhnn| eka corAdhipati se kisa prakAra prabhava Atma cetanA kA adhipati bana gayA, yaha saMpUrNa Arya nivAsiyoM ke lie preraNA evaM Adarza kA kendra bana gyaa| pariziSTa parva ke anusAra, prabhava kI dIkSA jaMbU kI dIkSA ke eka dina bAda hue| anyamatAnusAra donoM kI dIkSA eka hI dina hone para bhI jaMbU svAmI jI ko dIkSA kA vAsakSepa pahale milaa| umra meM prabhava svAmI bar3e the, kiMtu dIkSA meM jaMbU svAmI jI bar3e the| zAsana prabhAvanA : muni dIkSA grahaNa karane ke pazcAt prabhava svAmI jI ne vinayapUrvaka sudharma svAmI jI - jaMbU svAmI jI ke pAsa 11 aMgoM aura 14 pUrvo kA samyak rUpa se adhyayana kiyaa| kaThora tapazcaryA se unhoMne apane karmoM kI nirjarA kii| jaMbU svAmI jI kI 64 varSa taka aharniza sevA karate hue zramaNa dharma meM uttarottara utthAna ko prApta hue| vIra nirvANa saMvat 64 meM Arya jaMbU svAmI jI dvArA AcArya pada pradAna kie jAne para AcArya prabhava svAmI jI ne yugapradhAna AcArya ke rUpa meM jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| zAstroM meM kahA gayA hai - 'je kamme sUrA, te dhamme sUrA' aura unakA jIvana isakA zreSTha udAharaNa bnaa| ___ AcArya kA eka pramukha dAyitva bhAvI paTTadhara kA nirvAcana hotA hai| eka bAra rAtri ke samaya AcArya prabhava svAmI yogasamAdhi lagAe dhyAnamagna the| dhyAna kI parisamApti ke bAda sahasA mahAvIra pATa paramparA 18

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unake mana meM vicAra AyA ki unake pazcAt prabhu vIra ke isa dharmasaMgha kA sahI saMcAlana karane hetu paTTadhara kise banAyA jAe? upayoga dene para bhI unheM zramaNa saMgha va zrAvaka saMgha meM gaNabhAra vahana yogya koI vyakti dRSTigata nahIM huaa| ataH apane jJAnabala se unhoMne kisI anya vyakti ko khojane kA prayatna kiyaa| unheM rAjagRha nagarI meM yajJaniSTha brAhmaNa zayyaMbhava bhaTTa dikhAI diyaa| dUsare hI dina AcArya prabhava svAmI apane sAdhuoM ke sAtha rAjagRhI nagarI pdhaare| jaina mata ke kaTTara dveSI zayyaMbhava bhaTTa ko kisa prakAra jinadharma kA upAsaka banAyA jAe, isakA ciMtana manana kara unhoMne do sAdhuoM ko taiyAra kiyaa| AcArya prabhava dharmacarcA se zayyaMbhava bhaTTa ko jainadharma ke prati prabhAvita kara sakate the| para unheM prabhava svAmI jI ke sAmane zAMta bhAva se upasthita karanA sarala kArya nahIM thaa| ataH dharmasaMgha ke hita kI bhAvanA se unhoMne yaha yukti bnaaii| AcArya prabhava svAmI jI ke AdezAnusAra do sAdhu zayyaMbhava bhaTTa ke yajJa meM ge| unhoMne dvAra para khar3e hokara dharmalAbha kahA evaM bhikSA kI yAcanA kii| yajJa meM upasthita sabhI vyaktiyoM ne jaina muniyoM ko AhAra dene kA niSedha kiyA evaM ghora apamAna kiyaa| ve zramaNa bole - "aho kaSTamahokaSTaM tattvaM vijJAyate na hi" aho! yaha atyaMta du:kha kI bAta hai, tattva ko sahI rUpa meM samajhA nahIM jA rhaa| tattva ko nahIM jAnane kI bAta mahAbhimAnI udbhaTTa vidvAna zayyaMbhava ke mastiSka meM ttkraaii| vaha bhalI-bhA~ti jAnatA thA ki jaina muni kaise bhI hoM, ve kabhI jhUTha nahIM bolte| donoM muniyoM ke jAte hI zayyaMbhava hAtha meM talavAra lekara apane guru (adhyApaka) ke pAsa pahuMce aura tattva kA svarUpa puuchaa| adhyApaka ne kahA - "svarga va mokSa dene vAle veda hI parama tattva haiN|" zayyaMbhava bhaTTa ne atyaMta kruddha svara meM kahA - "jaina muni kabhI jhUTha nahIM bolte| saca-saca bolo anyathA tumhArA ziraccheda kara duuNgaa|" ___adhyApaka samajha gae ki aba satya bAta batAe binA prANarakSA asaMbhava hai| unhoMne kahA - "arhat bhagavAn dvArA prarUpita dharma hI satya aura vAstavika dharma hai| are! tU jo yaha yajJa kara rahA hai, usa yajJa ke kIlaka ke nIce arhat zrI "zAntinAtha jI" kI pratimA hai| yajJa se kucha nahIM hotA, usa pratimA ke prabhAva se zAMti hotI hai|" yaha saba suna zayyaMbhava kiMkartavyavimUr3ha sA ho gyaa| usane yajJa ke kIlaka ke nIce se jaina dharma ke 16veM tIrthaMkara zrI zAntinAtha jI kI pratimA nikaalii| usa saumya vItarAgI paramAtmA kI pratimA dekha unheM pratibodha huaa| yajJa sAmagrI adhyApaka ko pakar3Akara ve jaina zramaNoM kI khoja meM nikala par3e evaM AcArya prabhava svAmI jI ke pAsa phuNce| AcArya prabhava svAmI jI ne unheM yajJa kA yathArtha svarUpa samajhAyA evaM Arhat (jaina) mahAvIra pATa paramparA 19

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dharma ke samyak tattvoM kI prarUpaNA kara na kevala samyaktva paripakva kara diyA balki muni dIkSA pradAna kara yogya paTTadhara niyukta kiyaa| zayyaMbhava jaise ahaMkArI, nirgrantha pravacana ke ghora pratidvandI vidvAna ko bhagavAn mahAvIra ke saMgha meM dIkSita karanA prabhava svAmI jI kI kSamatA, dUradarzitA evaM jJAnabala kA prabala udAharaNa bnaa| __ bhagavAn zrI pArzvanAtha jI ke caturtha paTTadhara zrI kezI zramaNa ne bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI jI ke pAsa upasaMpadA grahaNa kI thii| unakI ziSya paraMparA upakeza gaccha ke nAma se vizruta huii| upakezagacchIya AcArya ratnaprabha sUri jI dvArA isa kAla meM mAgha sudi 5, guruvAra, vI.ni. saM. 70 ke dina osiyA jI evaM koraTA jI tIrtha meM bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI jI kI prabhAvaka pratimA pratiSThita kii| osavAla vaMza kI sthApanA bhI inake dvArA huii| kAladharma : zrutakevalI AcArya prabhava ko mahAvIra saMgha kA uttarAdhikAra avazya milA, parantu sarvajJatva . (kevalajJAna) kI saMpadA unheM prApta nahIM ho sakI kyoMki jaMbU svAmI jI ke kAladharma pazcAt kevalajJAna-mokSa kA viccheda ho gyaa| prabhava svAmI jI 30 varSa taka gRhasthAvasthA meM rhe| kula 75 varSa ke saMyama paryAya (64 varSa muni paryAya va 11 varSa AcArya paryAya) kA pAlana karate hue vI.ni. 75 (vikrama pUrva 395) meM ve anazanapUrvaka svargagAmI hue| --- ..... ---.. mahAvIra pATa paramparA 20

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4. AcArya zrImad zayyaMbhava sUrIzvara jI bhavabhIrU bhaTTa zayyaMbhava, jJAna gaMgA dvaar| AtmayajJa meM kaSAya Ahuti, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI jI ke cauthe paTTadhararatna AcArya zrI zayyaMbhava sUri jI kA jIvana brAhmaNa saMskRti se zramaNa saMskRti meM praveza kI preraNA kA prabala udAharaNa hai| pUrvajJAna se niyUMDha sUtra racanA kA prAraMbha kara 'zrI dazavaikAlika sUtra" jaisI anupama zrutakRti kI racanA unake adhyAtma jJAna ke UrdhvArohaNa kA pratibimba hai| janma evaM dIkSA : - rAjagRha nagarI ke vatsa gautrIya parivAra meM vI.ni. 36 (vi.pU. 434) meM zayyaMbhava bhaTTa kA janma huaa| veda-vedAMgoM kA adhyayana karake vo viziSTa vidvAna bne| yuvA avasthA meM unakA vivAha sampanna huaa| unakA zArIrika bala sudRr3ha evaM daihika rUpa nayanaramya thaa| yajJa evaM usake dvArA maMtroccAra sAdhanA meM use aTUTa zraddhA thii| zayyaMbhava kI bauddhika kSamatA bhI tejasvI thii| yadyapi ve jainadharma ke dveSI the, kiMtu phira bhI unheM vyAmoha na thaa| ve mAnate the ki tapasvI jaina muni kabhI jhUTha nahIM bolte| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke tIsare paTTadhara AcArya prabhava svAmI jI ne apane jJAna ne dekhA ki yadi zayyaMbhava brAhmaNa kI yogyatA ko sahI dizA dI jAe, to vaha jaina saMgha kA dedIpyamAna sUrya pramANita hogaa| unhoMne yuktibaddha tarIke se brAhmaNa zayyaMbhava jI ko pratibodhita kiyaa| yajJa ke maMDapa ke nIce zAMtinAtha jI kI pratimA dekhakara zayyaMbhava bhaTTa ko vItarAga jinezvara deva para anurAga huaa| __zrutakevalI AcArya prabhava svAmI jI ne unheM jaina dharma darzana kA yathArtha jJAna dekara jaina dharma zAsana meM sammilita kiyaa| 28 varSa kI vaya meM unhoMne prabhava svAmI jI ke upadeza se prabhAvita hokara zramaNa dIkSA grahaNa kii| zayyaMbhava jaba vI.ni. 64 dIkSita hue, taba unakI navayuvatI patnI garbhavatI thI, kintu sabhI AsaktiyoM kA tyAga kara zayyaMbhava AtmasAdhanA ke utkRSTa uddezya se zramaNa saMgha meM praviSTa hue| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 21

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zAsana prabhAvanA : zayyaMbhava bhaTTa AtmakalyANa ke mArga para ArUr3ha hokara saMsAra se saMnyAsa kI ora agrasara hue| brAhmaNa samAja meM isa para carcA prAraMbha huii| ve kahane lage ki zayyaMbhava bhaTTa niSThura-atiniSThura haiM, jo isa bharI javAnI meM patnI kA tyAga kara diyA aura jaina sAdhu bana gye| mahilAeM bhI zayyaMbhava kI patnI ko sAMtvanA dene aaii| nArI ke lie pati ke abhAva meM putra kA hI AlaMbana (sahArA) hotA hai| Asa-par3osa kI striyoM ne zayyaMbhava kI patnI se pUchA - bahana! kyA garbha kI saMbhAvanA hai? zayyaMbhava kI patnI ne saMkoca karate hue kahA - "maNayaM" yAni hA~, kucha hai| anukrama se usane eka putra ko janma diyA aura nAma - 'manaka' rkhaa| ___ bAlaka jaba 8 varSa kA huA, taba eka dina utsukatAvaza mAtA se prazna kiyA - "mA~! maiMne kabhI mere pitA ko nahIM dekhaa| batalAo mere pitA kauna haiM aura kahA~ haiM?" mAtA apane azru roka nahIM skiiN| usane kahA - vatsa! tumhAre pitA kA nAma zayyaMbhava bhaTTa hai| jaba tuma garbha meM the, usa samaya tumhAre pitA ne zramaNadharma kI jaina dIkSA grahaNa kara lI thii| aba ve eka jaina muni haiN|" mAtA ke mukha se pitA kA varNana sunakara manaka ke hRdaya meM pitA ko dekhane kI utkaTa abhilASA jaga gii| haThapUrvaka mAtA kI AjJA lekara vaha pitA se milane nikala pdd'aa| ___AcArya zayyaMbhava sUri jI usa samaya campApurI padhAre hue the| daivayoga se bAlaka maNaka bhI pitA kI khoja karatA-karatA aneka nagaroM-gAMvoM meM bhaTakA lekina usake mana meM pitA se milane kI AzA kama nahIM huii| eka dina vaha campA nagarI A phuNcaa| zauca-nivRtti ke lie Ae eka jaina muni para manaka kI najara gii| 'avazya hI ye mere pitA ke sahayogI muni hoMge' - aisA samajhakara bAlaka manaka ne unheM vinayapUrvaka vaMdana kiyaa| bAlaka ke mukha kA teja apUrva thaa| bAlaka ne apanA paricaya diyA evaM pUchA ki "mere pitA AcArya zayyaMbhava kahA~ haiM? Apa unheM jAnate haiM? maiM unakA anusaraNa karanA cAhatA huuN|" ve jaina muni aura koI nahIM, balki AcArya zayyaMbhava the| apane sAMsArika putra ko dekha unakI manodazA kisa prakAra kI rahI hogI, vaha anubhavagamya hI hai| samudra sama gaMbhIra AcArya zayyaMbhava sUri jI ne svayaM ko zayyaMbhava kA abhinna mitra muni batAkara bAlaka ko pratibodhita kiyaa| preraNApada upadezoM ko suna komala hRdayI bAlaka manaka kA hRdaya bhI pitA kI bhA~ti vairAgya patha para bar3hane ko dRr3ha huaa| bAlaka manaka ko upAzraya A jAne para jaba yaha jJAta huA ki ve hI AcArya zayyaMbhava haiM, usane unase nivedana mahAvIra pATa paramparA - 22

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kiyA ki mujhe bhI zramaNa dIkSA pradAna kIjie, aba maiM Apase pRthaka (alaga) nahIM rhuuNgaa| AcArya ne kahA ki yadi tU hama donoM kA pitA putra hone kA sambandha kisI se bhI nahIM kahegA, to hI tujhe dIkSA duuNgaa| manaka ne svIkAra kiyaa| aba vaha bAlamuni manaka bnaa| usakI dIkSA sampanna huii| zrutakevalI AcArya zayyaMbhava hastarekhA vidyA ke jAnakAra the| unheM AbhAsa ho gayA manaka muni kA AyuSya bahuta hI kama hai| ataH kama Ayu meM jyAdA zrutajJAna kA adhyayana saMbhava nahIM hai| usake alpAyuSya meM bhI AtmakalyANa kA bodha prApta kara sake, isa zubha bhAva se unhoMne vibhinna pUrvo se sAra lekara daza adhyayana vAlA sUtragraMtha taiyAra kara sAMyakAla ke vikAla meM pUrNa kiyaa| usakA nAma 'dazavaikAlika' rakhA gyaa| AcArya zayyaMbhava sUri jI svayaM bAlamuni manaka ko dazavaikAlika sUtra kI vAcanA dete the| dIkSA meM choTA hone ke kAraNa manakamuni sabhI vaDila muniyoM kI vaiyAvRtya bhI karate the| isa prakAra 6 mIhane taka bAlamuni kA jIvana svAdhyAya aura sevA meM samarpita rhaa| yaha sUtra manaka muni ne 6 mahIne meM hI par3ha liyaa| usake bAda hI manaka muni kA kAladharma ho gyaa| manaka muni ke zarIra kA agnisaMskAra karake zrAvaka guru ke pAsa aae| usa samaya yazobhadra jI pramukha aneka ziSya guru ke pAsa baiThe hue the| zayyaMbhava sUri jI ne zrAvakoM ko upadeza diyA kiMtu Aja unakI A~khoM meM A~sU A ge| sabhI ne pUchA ki gurudeva! Apake aneka ziSya paraloka jAte haiM, para ApakI A~khoM meM A~sU kabhI nahIM dekhe| Aja aisA kyoM? taba zayyaMbhava sUri jI ne rahasya udghATita karate hue kahA ki manaka merA sAMsArika putra thaa| taba sAdhuoM ne pUchA ki gurudeva! Apane hameM yaha pahale sUcita kyoM nahIM kiyA ki bAlamuni manaka Apake putra haiM? isa prazna para AcArya zayyaMbhava sUri jI ne pharamAyA - yadi tumheM yaha patA hotA to tuma usase vaiyAvRtya Adi nahIM karavAte, phira use muni jIvana kA yaha adbhuta lAbha kaise milatA? itane kama saMyama paryAya meM sevA kA aisA sunaharA avasara muni manaka ko mile, isIlie isa bAta ko maiMne kabhI udghATita nahIM kiyaa| zayyaMbhava sUri jI gaMbhIratA dekhakara saMpUrNa saMgha Azcaryacakita ho unake caraNoM meM natamastaka ho gyaa| jyoM hI zayyaMbhava sUri jI dazavaikAlika sUtra kA saMvaraNa punaH pUrvo meM karane lage, taba saMgha ne ise alpabuddhi-alpAyuSyI sAdhakoM ke uddezya se svataMtra rUpa meM rakhane kA nivedana kiyaa| AcAryazrI ne vicAra kara saMgha kI prArthanA ko svIkAra kiyaa| usa samaya magadha meM naMdavaMza kA rAjya thaa| AcArya zayyaMbhava ne amAtya pada para AsIna kalpaka nAmaka brAhmaNa ko mahAvIra pATa paramparA 23

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pratibodhita kiyA evaM jaina dharma meM sthira kara zAsana prabhAvanA ke aneka kAryoM kA saMpAdana kiyaa| anekoM brAhmaNoM ko yajJa kA AdhyAtmika svarUpa samajhAkara unako jaina dharma ke anukUla banAyA evaM anekoM prakAra se jinazAsana kI zobhA meM abhivRddhi kI / sAhitya racanA : dazavaikAlika muni jIvana kI AcAra saMhitA viSayaka upayogI graMtha hai| isakA caturtha adhyayana AtmapravAda pUrva meM, paMcama adhyayana karmapravAda pUrva meM se, saptama adhyayana satyapravAda pUrva meM se evaM zeSa adhyayana pratyAkhyAna pravAda pUrva meM se nihita hai| graMtha ke maMgalAcaraNa svarUpa prathama gAthA isa prakAra hai arthAt - ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa se suzobhita dharma utkRSTa maMgalakArI hai aura jo isa dharma kI ArAdhanA karate haiM, use deva bhI namaskAra karate haiN| Aja bhI dIkSA pazcAt anivArya rUpa se sAdhu-sAdhvI jI prathamataH isakA hI svadhyAya karate haiN| isameM 10 adhyayana isa prakAra se haiM: 1) drumapuSpikA adhyayana : isameM dharma kA svarUpa, dharma kA mahattva evaM zramaNa jIvana kA paricaya haiN| gAthAeM 5 haiN| 'dhammo maMgala mukkiTaM, ahiMsA saMjamo tavo / devA vi taM namasaMti, jassa dhamme sayA maNo' 2) zramaNapUrvika adhyayana : isakI 11 gAthAoM meM paudgolika vastuoM para mohatyAga evaM dharma meM apramatta (Alasarahita) hone ko kahA hai| 3) 4) 5) kSullakAcAra adhyayana : isakI 15 gAthAoM meM AcAra aura anAcAra, saMyama kA phala Adi likhA hai| dharmaprajJapti (SaDjIvanikAya) : isa adhyayana kI 28 gAthAoM meM jIvana ke 6 kAya evaM jayaNApUrvaka saMyama jIvana jIne kA varNana hai / piNDaiSaNA adhyayana : isakI 150 gAthAoM meM gocarI evaM bhikSA saMbaMdhI kalpya - akalpya bAtoM kA vivecana hai| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 24

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6) 7 ) vacanazuddhi adhyayana : isakI 57 gAthAoM meM bhASA viveka para bala diyA gayA hai evaM madhura, satya evaM zuddha vANI kA mahattva varNita hai| 8) mahAcArakathA adhyayana : isameM dharma-artha- kAma kA AkhyAna evaM utsarga apavAda mArga rUpI dharma kA kathana hai| isameM 68 gAthAeM haiN| 9) AcAra praNidhAna adhyayana : isakI 63 gAthAoM meM kaSAya tyAga, indriyavijaya Adi AcAroM kA pratipAdana haiN| vinayasamAdhi adhyayana : isameM vinaya, zruta, tapa aura AcAra kA varNana 62 gAthAoM meM hai| 10) sabhikSu adhyayana : isakI 21 gAthAoM meM Adarza bhikSu kA svarUpa varNita hai| kAladharma : unhoMne 28 varSa kI Ayu meM vI. ni. 64 (vi. pU. 406) meM dIkSA grahaNa kI thii| zAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA karate ve vI. ni. 75 meM AcArya pada para ArUr3ha hue evaM 62 varSa kI Ayu meM yazobhadrasUri jI ko paTTadhara niyukta kara vI. ni. 98 ( IsvI pUrva 429 ) meM svargavAsI bane / ina cAra samAdhiyoM mahAvIra pATa paramparA 25

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5. AcArya zrImad yazobhadra sUrIzvara jI saumya svabhAvI, guNAnurAgI, mithyAtva mata sNhaar| yazasvI guruvara yazobhadra jI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| apane vizada jJAna prakAza se aMga, magadha aura videha Adi kSetroM ko Alokita kara brAhmaNa paramparA para bhI prabhutva prApta karane vAle zrutakevalI yugapradhAna AcArya yazobhadra sUri jI zAsanapati mahAvIra svAmI jI ke pA~cave paTTavibhUSaka bne| caturdaza pUrva kI suvizAla jJAnarAzi ko unhoMne cAritrAcAra meM AtmasAt kiyaa| janma evaM dIkSA : vIra nirvANa 62 (IsvI pUrva 465) meM pATalIputra ke tuMgikAyana gautrIya brAhmaNa parivAra meM unakA janma huaa| ve karmakANDI brAhmaNa the aura vizAla yajJoM kA saphalatApUrvaka saMcAra karate the, kiMtu AcArya zayyaMbhava sUri jI ke satsaMga yoga se yazobhadra kA hRdaya jinezvara paramAtmA kI vANI se virakti kI dhArA meM pravAhita ho utthaa| brAhmaNa samAja para unake prabhAvazAlI vyaktittva kI chApa thI kiMtu AcArya zayyaMbhava ke prabhAvaka pravacanoM se prerita hokara 22 varSa kI yuvAvasthA meM vI.ni. 84 (vi.pU. 386) meM unake pAsa jaina muni dIkSA grahaNa kii| zAsana prabhAvanA : AcArya zayyaMbhava sUri jI ke caraNoM meM vinayavaMta rahakara yazobhadra muni ne saMpUrNa 12 aMgoM kA gahana adhyayana kiyaa| unake svargavAsa pazcAt caturvidha saMgha ke vahana kA dAyitva una para aayaa| vI.ni. 98 meM ve AcArya pada para AsIna hue| magadha, aMga aura videha kSetroM meM ahiMsA dharma kA unhoMne khUba pracAra kiyaa| usa samaya brAhmaNa varga dvArA yajJoM-havanoM kA pracAra parAkASThA para thaa| aise samaya meM brAhmaNa varga meM bhagavatI ahiMsA dharma kA pracAra kara adhyAtma kI ora unmukha kiyaa| tatkAlIna rAjavaMzoM para bhI AcArya yazobhadra sUri jI kA bahuta prabhutva thaa| magadha ke naMdavaMza ke rAjAoM tathA maMtriyoM ko bhI unhoMne ahiMsA dharma kA mahattva samajhAyA mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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evaM hiMsAyukta baliyAM, yajJa Adi ruukvaaye| ve zrutakevalI evaM yugapradhAna AcArya rhe| unakI ugra tapasyA kA bhI janatA meM vyApaka prabhAva pdd'aa| caudaha pUrvo kI saMpadA kA samyak jJAna unhoMne apane suyogya ziSyoM ko bhI diyaa| eka bAra eka muni agnidatta ne unase prazna kiyA ki - " he jJAnezvara ! bhaviSya meM jinazAsana kA kyA hAla hogA? isakA udyota karane vAlA kauna hogA?" taba zrutakevalI evaM avadhijJAnI yazobhadrasUri jI ne bhaviSya meM hone vAle samrATa samprati Adi kA kathana kiyaa| unhoMne Age ke saikar3oM varSoM bAda hone vAlI ghaTanAoM kA bhI nirUpaNa kiyA, jo 'vaMgacUliyA' graMtha meM lipibaddha huI / graMtha lekhana ke bAda bhI ghaTanAeM sabhI saca pramANita huii| unhoMne jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kI / saMgha vyavasthA : yazobhadrasUri jI ke cAlIsa se bhI adhika mahAprabhAvaka ziSyaratna the / bhagavAn mahAvIra se lekara yazobhadra sUri jI taka eka paTTadhara paramparA calI, kiMtu suvizAla zramaNa- zramaNI samudAya evaM ziSyoM kI yogyatA ko dekhate hue yazobhadra sUri jI ne sambhUtavijaya jI evaM bhadrabAhu svAmI jI ko AcArya evaM paTTadhara pada para niyukta kiyaa| kAladharma : AcArya yazobhadra sUri jI kI suMdara upadeza - zailI, asAdhAraNa vidvattA, uttama caritra evaM saumya svabhAvI mudrA unake svAbhAvika guNa the| causaTha varSa ke saMyama paryAya meM 50 varSoM taka unhoMne yugapradhAna va AcArya pada ko suzobhita kiyaa| jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA karate hue 86 varSa kI kula AyuSya pUrNa kara AcArya yazobhadra sUrIzvara jI vI. ni. 148 (vi.pU. 322 ) meM devaloka ko prApta hue| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 177 27

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6. AcArya zrImad sambhUta vijaya jI AcArya zrImad bhadrabAhu svAmI jI pravacanaprabhAvaka saMbhUtavijaya jI, bhadrikatA apaar| bhadrasvabhAvI bhadrabAhu jI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| jinazAsana meM zrutakevalI kI paramparA ko dedIpyamAna karane vAle A. yazobhadra sUri jI ke suyogya AcAryadvaya ziSyaratna - AcArya saMbhUta vijaya jI evaM AcArya zrI bhadrabAhu svAmI jI bhagavAn mahAvIra kI paramparA ke chaThe paTTadhara bne| ve donoM saMyama sAdhanA evaM jJAna-ArAdhanA ke jAjvalyamAna sUrya the| janma evaM dIkSA : AcArya sambhUtavijaya kA janma vIra nirvANa saMvat 66 (IsavI pUrva 461) meM mADhara gautrIya brAhmaNa parivAra meM huA evaM 42 varSa taka gRhavAsa meM rahane ke pazcAt AcArya yazobhadra sUri jI ke upadeza se vI.ni. 108 meM zramaNa dIkSA aMgIkAra kii| ___ AcArya bhadrabAhu kA janma vI.ni. 94 (vi.pU. 433) meM prAcIna (pAINa) gautrIya brAhmaNa parivAra meM huaa| cUMki unakI bhujAeM atyaMta laMbI evaM suMdara thIM, isI kAraNa ve 'bhadrabAhu' ke nAma se prasiddha hue the| gRhasthAvasthA meM 45 varSa rahane ke pazcAt jinadharma ke prati agAdha AsthA hone se vI.ni. 139 yazobhadra sUri jI ke karakamaloM se bhAgavatI pravrajyA grahaNa kii| (itihAsavidoM ke anusAra, prastuta AcArya bhadrabAhu evaM suprasiddha uvasaggaharaM stotra ke racayitA AcArya bhadrabAhu se bhinna haiM) AcArya saMbhUtavijaya evaM bhadrabAhu ke dIkSA paryAya meM 31 varSoM kA aMtara thaa| zAsana bhAvanA : AcArya yazobhadra sUrIzvara jI jaise gItArtha gurudeva kI kalpavRkSa-sama nizrA meM munidvaya kA uttarottara vikAsa huaa| donoM ne AgamoM kA aharniza adhyayana kara 14 pUrvo kA sArtha jJAna arjita kiyaa| donoM kI dIkSA meM kAphI aMtara thaa| ataH bhadrabAhu svAmI jI ke saMbhUta vijaya jI bhI gurutulya the| yazobhadra sUri jI ne bhIma aura kAnta guNoM se yukta hone ke kAraNa evaM saMgha ke mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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yoga-kSema meM sakSama saMbhUta vijaya jI evaM bhadrabAhu svAmI jI donoM ko apane paTTa para sthApita kiyA / avasthA meM jyeSTha hone ke kAraNa yaha dAyitva prathamataH saMbhUtavijaya jI ne sNbhaalaa| vI. ni. 148 (vi.pU. 322) meM AcArya yazobhadrasUri jI ke kAloparAnta saMbhUtavijaya jI AcArya pada para AsIna hue| usa samaya ve lagabhaga 82 varSa ke the| ATha varSoM taka isa dAyitva kA vahana karane ke pazcAt bhadrabAhu svAmI jI vI.ni. 156 (vi.pU. 314 ) meM AcArya bane / AcArya saMbhUtavijaya jI ke zAsanakAla meM nanda rAjya utkarSa para thaa| naMdoM ke 155 varSo ke zAsanakAla meM 9 naMda hue, jisameM nauveM naMda ke mahAmAtya pada para zakaDAla maMtrI suzobhita the| unake sabhI putra-putriyoM ne saMsAra se virakta hokara saMbhUtavijaya jI ke pAsa dIkSA grahaNa kI thii| yaha usa yuga meM atyaMta preraNA kA srota bnii| unakI pratibodhazakti evaM upadeza - zailI bahuta tejasvI mAnI jAtI thii| eka bAra cAra viziSTa sAdhaka muni AcArya saMbhUta vijaya jI ke pAsa aae| eka ne siMha kI guphA meM, dUsare ne sarpa kI bAMbI para, tIsare ne kueM kI muMDera para tapapUrvaka cAturmAsa karane kA abhigraha dhAraNa kiyA aura guru AjJA se vihAra kiyaa| cauthe muni sthUlabhadra ne guru AjJA se vaha cAturmAsa pUrva paricitA gaNikA kozA vezyA kI citrazAlA meM kiyaa| cAroM muniyoM ne ve cAturmAsa saphalatApUrvaka kara saMbhUtavijaya jI ke vizvAsa ko sudRr3ha rkhaa| unake gurubhAI AcArya bhadrabAhu svAmI jI bhI jaina saMgha ke samartha jyotirdhara the| AcArya saMbhUtavijaya jI ke bAda bhadrabAhu svAmI jI ne caturvidha saMgha kA dAyitva sNbhaalaa| AcArya bhadrabAhu svAmI jI artha kI dRSTi se aMtima zrutadhara the| vIra nirvANa kI dvitIya zatAbdI ke madhyakAla meM bhUmi - bhArata ke vibhinna prAntoM ko bhayaMkara duSkAla (sUkhe) ke vAtyAcakra se jUjhanA pdd'aa| ucita bhikSA Adi ke abhAva meM aneka zrutasampanna muni kAla kavalita ho ge| AcArya bhadrabAhu ke atirikta saMpUrNa saMgha meM koI bhI 14 pUrvadhArI na bcaa| usa samaya AcArya bhadrabAhu nepAla kI pahAr3I meM mahAprANadhyAna kI viziSTa sAdhanA karane ke lie cale ge| mahAprANadhyAna aisI vizeSa sAdhanA paddhati hai jisake bala se 14 pUrva jJAnarAzi kA muhUrta mAtra (48 minaTa) meM parAvartana kara lene kI kSamatA A jAtI hai| isa sAdhanA meM 12 varSa lagate haiN| kiMtu dharmasaMgha ko atyadhika ciMtA huI ki yadi unhoMne jJAnasaMpadA ko duSkAla se bace hue yogya muniyoM ko pradAna na kiyA gayA, to yaha jinazAsana zrutavihIna ho jaaegaa| ataH zramaNa saMghATaka nepAla phuNce| karabaddha hokara zramaNoM ne bhadrabAhu svAmI jI se prArthanA kI saMgha kA nivedana hai ki mahAvIra pATa paramparA 29

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Apa vahA~ (pATalIputra) padhAra kara muniyoM ko dRSTivAda kI jJAna rAzi se lAbhAnvita kreN| AcArya bhadrabAhu nirapekSa svara meM bole - "zramaNoM! merA AyuSkAla kama raha gayA hai| itane kama samaya meM dRSTivAda sUtra kI vAcanA dene meM maiM asamartha huuN| maiM samagra bhAva se aba kevala Atma sAdhanA ko hI samarpita huuN|" bhadrabAhu svAmI jI ke isa nirAzAjanaka uttara se zramaNa duHkhI ho ge| kiMtu zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu svAmI jI kI satyaniSThA para unheM koI saMdeha nahIM thaa| yuktipUrvaka unhoMne bhadrabAhu svAmI se punaH prazna kiyA- "saMgha kI prArthanA (AjJA) asvIkRta karane kA kyA daMDa (prAyazcita) AtA hai?" AcArya bhadrabAhu ke dvArA yathArtha nirUpaNa hogA, yaha sabako vizvAsa thA aura yahI huA AcAryazrI ne pharamAyA - vaha vyakti saMgha se bahiSkRta karane yogya hai| zrutakevalI AcArya pravara isa akIrtikara pravRtti se saMbhala ge| unhoMne sabhI ko santoSa dete hue kahA ki maiM mahAprANadhyAna sAdhanA meM pravRtta huuN| saMgha se nivedana hai ki medhAvI sAdhuoM ko yahA~ bhejA jaae| maiM unheM pratidina 7 vAcanAeM dene kA prayatna kruuNgaa| isa prakAra sunakara zramaNa prasanna hue| saMgha kI AjJA pAkara atyaMta mehanatI evaM medhAvI 500 sAdhu bhagavanta nepAla meM AcArya bhadrabAhu ke pAsa phuNce| AcAryazrI jI pratidina 7 vAcanAeM pradAna karate the| eka vAcanA bhikSAcaryA (gocarI) se Ate samaya, 3 vAcanAeM vikAla belA meM aura 3 vAcanAeM pratikramaNa ke bAda rAtrikAla meN| kiMtu dRSTivAda kA adhyayana bahuta kaThina thaa| vAcanA pradAna kA krama bhI bahuta mandagati se cala rahA thaa| medhAvI muniyoM kA dhairya Dola utthaa| eka-eka karake 499 zikSAzIla muni vAcanA krama ko chor3akara cale ge| kevala 1 muni sthUlibhadra hI vahA~ bce| vAstava meM ve ucita pAtra the| sIkhane kA unakA dhairya, parizrama evaM medhA kucha bhinna hI thii| ATha varSoM meM unhoMne 8 pUrvo kA adhyayana kara liyA thaa| mahAprANadhyAna - sAdhanA pUrNa hone taka AcArya bhadrabAhu svAmI jI muni sthUlibhadra ko 2 vastu kama 10 pUrvo kA jJAna pradAna kiyaa| tatpazcAt ve donoM vihAra karake pATaliputra phuNce| vahA~ sthUlibhadra svAmI jI ne unheM apanA suyogya paTTadhara ghoSita kiyaa| __ AcArya sambhUtavijaya jI ne apanI ziSya saMpadA se evaM AcArya bhadrabAhu svAmI jI ne apanI zruta saMpadA se jinazAsana kI bhUri-bhUri prabhAvanA kii| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 30

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sAhitya racanA : AcArya bhadrabAhu ke zAsanakAla meM jaba 12 varSIya bhayaMkara duSkAla se bhArata ke vividha prAnta grasta the, taba kucha varSa AcArya zrI jI sasaMgha baMgAla ke sannikaTa samudrI kinAroM para yA taTavartI bastiyoM meM vicaraNa karate the| isI pradeza meM unhoMne saMbhavataH cheda sUtroM kI racanA kI evaM tatpazcAt ve akele mahAprANadhyAna sAdhanA hetu nepAla cale gae the| AgamoM meM cheda sUtroM kA atyaMta mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai| cheda nAmaka eka prAyazcitta ke AdhAra para saMbhavataH ina sabhI ko cheda sUtra kahA jAtA hai| AcAra zuddhi ke lie vibhinna prakAra ke prAyazcita sambandhI vidhi-vidhAnoM kA ullekha isameM hai| cheda sUtroM kI saMkhyA 6 hai, jisameM se 4-5 AcArya bhadrabAhu svAmI jI dvArA racita mAne jAte haiM1) dazAzrutaskandha (AcAradazA) : isameM 10 dazAeM (adhyayana) haiN| isameM mUlataH muni bhagavanta kI AcAra saMhitA kA varNana haiprathama adhyayana : 20 asamAdhi sthAna dvitIya adhyayana: 21 zabala doSa tRtIya adhyayana : 33 AzAtanA caturtha adhyayana : 8 gaNI saMpadA paMcama adhyayana : 10 citta samAdhi SaSThama adhyayana : 11 upAsaka pratimA saptama adhyayana : 12 bhikSu pratimA aSTama adhyayana : paryuSaNA kalpa navama adhyayana : 30 mohanIya sthAna dazama adhyayana : vibhinna nidAna karma ityAdi kA savistRta varNana hai| kalpasUtra : vartamAna samaya meM zAstroM meM kalpasUtra kA ullekhanIya mahattva hai| isa graMtha kA bhI zreya AcArya bhadrabAhu svAmI jI ko jAtA hai| unhoMne dIrghadarzitA ke AdhAra para navameM pratyAkhyAna-pravAda pUrva meM se yaha uddhRta kiyA evaM dazAzruta skaMdha Agama ke AThaveM adhyayana-pajjoSaNA meM sammilita kiyaa| kAlakrama se yaha svataMtra graMtha ke rUpa meM prasiddha huaa| mUla kalpasUtra 1215 gAthA hone se yaha bArasA sUtra ke nAma se bhI pracalita hai evaM isameM sAdhu-sAdhvI jI ke 10 kalpa, tIrthaMkara caritAvalI evaM sthavirAvalI kA savizeSa ullekha hai| jaina dharma ke pramukha parva-paryuSaNa meM pratyeka jagaha kalpasUtra kA vAMcana kiyA jAtA hai| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 31

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2) bRhatkalpa sUtra : AcArya bhadrabAhu svAmI jI kI isa gadyAtmaka racanA ke 6 uddezaka haiN| sAdhvAcAra kI maryAdAoM kA nAma kalpa hai, evaM isa laghukAya graMtha meM bRhat rUpa se zramaNa-zramaNiyoM ke mAsakalpa, vastra, rajoharaNa, dIkSA kI yogyatA, kucha prAyazcita, AhAra Adi vidhi-vidhAnoM kA varNana hai| isameM 473 gAthAyeM haiN| vyavahAra sUtra : isameM 10 uddezaka evaM lagabhaga 300 sUtra haiN| yaha bhI gadyAtmaka zailI meM nibaddha haiN| sAdhu-sAdhvI jI ke pArasparika vyavahAra kI aneka zikSAoM ko ujAgara karane vAlA yaha sUtra sAdhu-sAdhvI jI ke lie vizeSa upayogI hai| AcArya, upAdhyAya, sthavira, pravartinI kI yogyatA va mahattA tathA upakaraNa, vyavahAra, vaiyAvRtya, Adi vividha viSayoM kA jJAna hai| nizItha sUtra : nizItha zabda kA artha hai aprakAza, gopniiy| doSa vizuddhi ke prAyazcitta viSayaka bAteM sabake samakSa gopanIya hone se isakA nAma nizItha hai evaM isake adhyayana ke lie ati-vizeSa yogyatA cAhie hotI hai| isake 20 uddezyoM kI lagabhaga 1500 gAthAoM meM gurumAsika, laghumAsika, guru cAturmAsika, laghu cAturmAsika - prAyazcitta kA varNana hai| 5) paMcakalpa sUtra : 1133 gAthAoM meM nibaddha isa Agama meM bhI sAdhu-sAdhvI jI ke jIvanopayogI kalpa (AcAra) kA sundara varNana hai| kahIM-kahIM isake sthAna para jItakalpa sUtra batAyA hai| anekoM vidvAnoM ke anusAra, isa samaya taka anekoM AgamoM kI racanA gItArthoM ne kI thii| jisa prakAra dazavaikAlika kI racanA AcArya zayyaMbhava ne kI thI, usI prakAra anya Agama graMtha bhI race gae the| AcArya bhadrabAhu svAmI jI ne unakI vivecanA ke lie, arthoM ko aura adhi ka spaSTa karane ke lie 'niyukti' sAhitya rcaa| unhoMne vividha niyukti graMtha race- Avazyaka niyukti - dazavaikAlika niyukti / - uttarAdhyayana niyukti AcArAMga niyukti - sUtrakRtAMga niyukti - dazAzrutaskaMdha niyukti . bRhadkalpa niyukti . vyavahAra niyukti - sUryaprajJapti niyukti - RSibhASita niyukti - piMDa-niyukti - oghaniyukti paryuSaNAkalpa niyukti - saMsakta niyukti Adi mahAvIra pATa paramparA 32

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grahazAnti stotra bhI AcArya bhadrabAhu kI racanA mAnI jAtI hai| saMgha-vyavasthA : AcArya sambhUtavijaya jI kA vizAla ziSya parivAra thaa| zrI kalpasUtra sthavirAvalI ke anusAra unake pramukha 12 sthavira ziSya isa prakAra the 1. nandanabhadra 2. upanaMdanabhadra 3. tiSyabhadra 4. yazobhadra 5. sumaNibhadra 6. maNibhadra 7. puNyabhadra 8. sthUlibhadra 9. Rjumati 10. jaMbU 11. dIrghabhadra 12. pANDubhadra unakA zramaNI samudAya bhI atyaMta vizAla thaa| sthUlibhadra jI kI sAtoM bahanoM ne bhI inake karakamaloM se dIkSA lI thii| yakSA, yakSadinnA, bhUtA, bhUtadinnA, seNA, veNA, reNA - ye sabhI zramaNIvarga ko Alokita karatI thiiN| AcArya bhadrabAhu svAmI jI ke pramukha 4 ziSya the - sthavira godAsa, sthavira agnidatta, yajJadatta evaM somadatta kiMtu inakI ziSya saMpadA vikasita na ho skii| usa samaya bhayaMkara duSkAla ke samaya anekoM sAdhu-sAdhvI kAla kavalita ho gae, taba bhadrabAhu svAmI jI saMgharakSA hetu baMgAla cale ge| taduparAnta mahAprANa dhyAna kI sAdhanA hetu ve nepAla padhAra ge| saMgha kI prArthanA para unhoMne duSkAla meM bace sAdhuoM ko vAcanA denI prAraMbha kii| sthUlibhadra jI ke dIkSA guru saMbhUtavijaya jI the kiMtu zikSA guru bhadrabAhu svAmI jI rhe| una donoM kI pATa paramparA ke sthAna ke yogya uttarAdhikArI ke rUpa meM unhoMne dAyitva kA vahana kiyaa| kAladharma : __AcArya saMbhUtavijaya jI ne apanI jJAna-razmiyoM se bhavyajanoM kA patha Alokita karate hue 90 varSa kI Ayu meM anazanapUrvaka vI.ni. 156 (vi.pU. 314, I.pU. 371) meM kAladharma ko prApta kiyaa| usa samaya AcArya bhadrabAhu svAmI jI ne 62 varSa kI Ayu meM saMgha saMcAlana kA dAyitva sNbhaalaa| pATalIputra nareza candragupta maurya para bhI AcArya bhadrabAhu svAmI jI kA acchA prabhAva rhaa| __ jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA karate hue zrutakevalI AcArya bhadrabAhu svAmI jI vI.ni. 170 (vi.pU.300, I.pU. 357) meM devaloka ko prApta hue| unhIM ke sAtha artha vAcanA kI dRSTi se zrutakevalI kA viccheda ho gyaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 33

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7. AcArya zrImad sthUlibhadra svAmI jI kAmavijetA-nAmavijetA, vismita vijita vikaar| saptama paTTe sthUlibhadra jI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| 84 caubIsI taka jinakA amara rahegA, aise kandarpa vijetA evaM darpa vijetA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sAtaveM paTTaprabhAvaka bne| sUtra kI apekSA se ve aMtima zrutakevalI the| maMgalaM bhagavAn vIro, maMgalaM gautmprbhu| maMgalaM sthUlibhadrAdyA, jainadharmostu mNgl| janma evaM dIkSA : magadha kI rAjadhAnI pATaliputra meM navameM nanda rAjA ke mahAmAtya kA nAma zakaDAla thaa| usakI dharmapatnI kA nAma lakSmI thaa| gautama gautrIya brAhmaNa hone para bhI unakI jinadharma para pUrI AsthA thii| vI.ni. 116 (IsvI pUrva 411) meM unhoMne sadgArhasthya se sthUlibhadra jaise putraratna kA janma huaa| tatpazcAt zrIyaka nAmaka putra bhI huaa| yakSA, yakSadinnA, bhUtA, bhUtadinnA, seNA, veNA, reNA - ye 7 putriyA~ bhI thiiN| pUrvabhava ke puNyodaya se yakSA ko eka bAra sunane para, dUsarI putrI ko do bAra sunane para, isa prakAra kramazaH sAtavIM putrI ko sAta bAra sunane para vaha jyoM kA tyoM kaMThastha (yAda) ho jAtA thaa| sakala vidyAoM meM pAraMgata hone ke uparAnta bhI medhAsaMpanna yuvaka sthUlibhadra bhoga mArga se anabhijJa the| ataH saMsAra se virakta sthUlibhadra ko kAmakalA kA prazikSaNa dene ke lie maMtrI zakaDAla ne use kozA gaNikA (vezyA) ke pAsa bhejaa| vaha atyaMta rUpasaMpanna evaM catura thii| magadha kA yuvAvarga usakI zobhA kI kRpA pAne ke lie lAlAyita rahatA thaa| kAmakalA se anabhijJa sthUlibhadra kozA ke dvAra para pahu~cakara punaH ghara nahIM lauttaa| usakA bhAvuka mana kozA ke anupama rUpa para mugdha ho gyaa| eka varSa, do varSa, tIna varSa kyA ... 12 varSoM taka kozA vezyA ke sauMdarya bhoga meM ramaNa karate sthUlibhadra ko mAno aba usake alAvA kucha sUjhatA nahIM thaa| maMtrI mahAvIra pATa paramparA 34

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zakaDAla ko sthUlibhadra ke jIvana se anubhava milaa| usane apane zrIyaka putra ko vahA~ bhejane kI bhUla na kii| vaha use rAjya saMcAlana kA prazikSaNa dene hetu apane sAtha rakhatA thaa| ____ rAjya saMcAlana hamezA rAjanIti kA kendra rahA hai| kAryakuzala zrIyaka rAjA ko atyaMta priya lagane ke kAraNa vaha unakA aMgarakSaka banA diyA gyaa| rAjanItivaza, zakaDAla ke kaTTara virodha kavi vararuci ne yuktibaddha tarIke se rAjA ko zakaDAla ke pratikula kara diyaa| vizvAsaghAta evaM rAjadroha ke anargala AropoM se grasta zakaDAla bevajaha rAjA ke krodha va vaira kA kAraNa bana gyaa| zakaDAla evaM usake parivAra ko kabhI bhI mauta ke ghATa utAra dene kA rAjakIya Adeza kabhI bhI A sakatA thaa| aise vipattikAla ke samaya meM dharmaniSTha-karttavyaniSTha evaM dIrghadarzI zakaDAla ko yaha anubhava ho gayA ki parivAra kI surakSA aura yaza ko niSkalaMka rakhane ke lie mere jIvana kA balidAna Avazyaka hai| usane apane putra zrIyaka ko bulAkara kahA - "yaha kArya aba tumheM karanA hogaa| jisa samaya maiM rAjA ke caraNoM meM namaskAra hetu jhukU~, usa samaya niHzaMka hokara merA prANAnta kara denaa| isa samaya pitR prANoM kA vyAmoha adUradarzitA kA pariNAma hogaa|" zrIyaka stabdha raha gyaa| vaha apane pitA kI hatyA kare, isa ciMtA meM vaha vyAkula ho gyaa| anekoM ghaMTe unakI carcA calatI rhii| aMta meM rAjabhaya se AtaMkita pitA ke kaThora Adeza ko anyamanaska bhAva se svIkAra karanA pdd'aa| pitA putra donoM rAjasabhA meM upasthiti hue| zakaDAla maMtrI jaise hI rAjA naMda ko praNAma karane jhukA, zrIyaka ne zastra prahAra dvArA pitA zakaDAla kA sira dhar3a se alaga kara diyaa| rAjA naMda ke vicAroM meM uthala-puthala maca gii| zrIyaka kI rAjaparivAra ke prati AsthA dekhakara naMda ke hRdaya meM zakaDAla kI rAjabhakti punarjIvita ho utthii| sudakSa amAtya ko khone kA rAjA ko bhArI gama huaa| mahAmaMtrI zakaDAla kI daihika kriyAeM pUrNa karane para rAjA ne zrIyaka ko maMtrI pada grahaNa karane ko khaa| zrIyaka namra hokara bolA - "mere pitRtulya agraja sthUlibhadra, jo 12 varSoM se kozA gaNikA ke yahA~ haiM, ve isa dAyitva ke yogya haiN|" rAjA naMda kA nimaMtraNa sthUlibhadra ke pAsa phuNcaa| rAjAjJA prApta sthUlibhadra ne 12 varSa bAda pahalI bAra kozA ke prAsAda se bAhara paira rkhaa| apane pitA kI mRtyu ke samAcAra se vaha dravita ho cukA thaa| apane pitA kI mauta ke SaDyaMtra se usakA dila pasIja gyaa| vivekasaMpanna sthUlibhadra ne sAmrAjya ke vyAmoha meM vimUr3ha hokara binA soce-samajhe maMtrI pada turaMta svIkAra karane kI bhUla na kii| rAjA kI AjJA se azoka vATikA meM vaha cintana-manana karane lgaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 35

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" jaisI hAlata pitAjI kI huI, vaisI bhI merI hogI / parAnuzAsita vyakti ko sukha kI anubhUti nahIM hotii| rAjya ke kAma na hI isa loka kA sukha haiM, na hI paraloka kaa|" isa prakAra kA satat cintana karate-karate sthUlibhadra meM vairAgya ke bIja prasphuTita hue| usane saMsAra ke saba prapaMcoM ko chor3a AtmakalyANa kA nizcaya dRr3ha kara liyaa| unhoMne tatkSaNa hI kezaloca kara evaM ratnakaMbala ke phaliyoM kA oghA (rajoharaNa) banAkara sAdhu rUpa meM prakaTa hue evaM kahA "maiM rAga kA nahIM, tyAga kA upAsaka bananA cAhatA hU~ / " yaha kahakara vaha rAjaprAsAda se bAhara nikalakara kozA vezyA kI nahIM, balki jaMgala kI ora cala pdd'e| usake ciMtana meM vAsanA kA sthAna pUrNarUpa se vairAgya ne le liyA thaa| jainAcArya saMbhUtavijaya jI ke caraNoM meM vaha upasthita huaa| AcArya zrI jI ne use munidharma kA upadeza diyaa| phalataH 30 varSa kI Ayu meM vI. ni. 146 (vi.pU. 324, I. pU. 381 ) meM AcArya saMbhUtavijaya jI ke pAsa sthUlibhadra ne vidhivat dIkSA aMgIkAra kI / zAsana prabhAvanA : AcArya saMbhUtavijaya jI kI zramaNa maMDalI meM sthUlibhadra atyaMta guNavAn zramaNa the| unhoMne AgamoM kA gaMbhIra adhyayana kiyA tathA municaryA kA prazikSaNa liyaa| dhairya, samatA Adi guNoM kA vikAsa kara ve saMbhUtavijaya jI ke vizvAsapAtra bana ge| eka bAra cAturmAsa Ane para sthUlibhadra ne gurudeva se kozA vezyA ke ghara cAturmAsa kI AjJA mA~gI / sthUlibhadra para atyaMta vizvAsa hone se gurudeva ne 'tahatti' kahakara AjJA pradAna kii| varSA Rtu, 84 Asana citrita citrazAlA, SaT rasayukta bhojana, lAvaNyayukta kozA vezyA - ye kisI meM bhI bhoga kI vAMchA jAgRta karane meM sakSama the, kintu muni sthUlabhadra aba tana-mana se bhogI se yogI bana cuke the| sthUlabhadra ke Agamana se kozA vezyA ko lagA ki pahale vAle sthUlabhadra vApisa A gae, kiMtu muni sthUlabhadra ne apanI maryAdA batAte hue cAturmAsa kI anumati maaNgii| kozA ko lagA bhale hI abhI ye yogI rUpa meM Ae haiM, kiMtu yahA~ rahakara maiM punaH inheM bhogI banA hI duuNgii| cAturmAsa kAla meM vaha citrazAlA kAmasthala se dharmasthala bana gii| kozA pratidina bahumUlya AbhUSaNoM se susajjita hokara unake samakSa AtI, kAmottejaka nRtya karatI, pUrva bhogoM kA smaraNa karAtI kiMtu sthUlibhadra apane vratoM meM himAlaya kI taraha acala the| brahmacarya kA teja unake lalATa para camaka rahA thaa| unakI saMyama sAdhanA kI sarvotkRSTa parIkSA meM ve saphala ho ge| AkhirakAra kozA hAra gii| usake sabhI prayAsa viphala hue| vaha eka saMyamI mahAvIra pATa paramparA 36

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kI sAdhanA ko bhaMga karane kA prayatna karane ke lie svayaM ko dhikkArane lgii| jisa taraha jale hue lohe para hathaur3A mArate haiM, usI prakAra sthUlibhadra muni ne kozA ko isa prakAra pratibodhita kiyA, isa prakAra dharmopadeza diyA ki kozA jaisI vezyA bhI adhyAtma ke marma ko samajhakara vratadha pariNI zrAvikA banI aura vikalpa ke sAtha jIvanabhara ke lie brahmacarya vrata svIkAra kiyaa| isa prakAra kAjala kI koTharI meM rahakara bhI muni sthUlibhadra na kevala bedAga rahe, balki apanI pratibodha zakti se jinazAsana kI bhUri-bhUri prabhAvanA kii| cAturmAsa samApta hone ke bAda jaba ve punaH saMbhUtavijaya jI ke pAsa lauTe, taba AcAryazrI 7-8 kadama sAmane calakara Ae aura 'duSkara-duSkara kriyA ke sAdhaka' kahakara kAmavijetA sthUlibhadra kA sammAna kiyaa| samaya ke pravAha meM calate-calate saMbhUtavijaya jI ke devaloka prasthAna evaM duSkAla Agamana se zrutajJAna kI dhArA chinna-bhinna ho rahI thI, taba dRSTivAda (14 pUrva kA jJAna) viccheda hotA jA rahA thaa| saMgha ke nivedana se bhadrabAhu svAmI jI ne 500 zramaNoM ko nepAla meM atyaMta duSkara dRSTivAda kI vAcanA denI svIkAra kii| eka-eka karake 499 muni vAcanA ko grahaNa na kara pAne ke kAraNa cale ge| kevala eka sthUlibhadra jI hI rhe| ATha varSoM taka satat vAcanA lene ke bAda eka dina sthUlibhadra jI ne bhadrabAhu svAmI jI se pUchA - maiMne 8 varSoM meM kitanA adhyayana kiyA hai aura aba kitanA zeSa hai? AcArya bhadrabAhu ne kahA - mune! sarSapa mAtra jitanA grahaNa kiyA hai, meru jitanA avaziSTa (zeSa) hai| dRSTivAda ke athAha jJAna sAgara se abhI taka biMdu mAtra liyA hai|" Arya sthUlibhadra ne nivedana kiyA - prabho! maiM agAdha jJAna kI sUcanA pAkara hatotsAhita nahIM hU~, para mujhe vAcanA alpamAtrA meM mila rahI hai| aise meM meru jitanA jJAna kaise grahaNa karU~gA?" taba AcAryazrI ne AzvAsana diyA ki merI mahAprANadhyAna sAdhanA sampannaprAyaH hai| tatpazcAt maiM tumheM rAta-dina yatheSTa samaya vAcanA ke lie duuNgaa| Arya sthUlibhadra nai 10 pUrvo kI vAcanA grahaNa kara lii| taba ve pATaliputra pdhaare| yakSA Adi (sthUlibhadra jI kI bahana) sAdhviyA~ bhadrabAhu svAmI jI ko vaMdanArtha padhArI usa samaya sthUlibhadra jI ekAMta meM dhyAnarata the| AcArya bhadrabAhu svAmI jI ke pAsa apane jyeSTha bhrAtA muni ko na dekhakara sAdhvI jI ne unase jijJAsA rakhI ki hamAre sAMsArika bhAI muni sthUlibhadra kahAM haiM? AcArya zrI ne sthUlibhadra ke sthAna kA nirdeza kiyaa| yakSA Adi sAdhviyA~ vahA~ phuNcii| unheM Ate dekhakara sthUlibhadra jI jJAna kA camatkAra dikhAne ke lie kutUhalavaza siMha (zera) mahAvIra pATa paramparA 37

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kA rUpa banAkara baiTha ge| vahA~ zera ko dekhakara sAdhviyA~ Darakara punaH bhadrabAhu svAmI jI ke pAsa Akara bolI ki mahArAja ! vahA~ siMha baiThA hai| lagatA hai usane hamAre bhAI kA bhakSaNa kara liyA hai| zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu ne samagra sthiti ko jJAnopayoga se jAnA aura kahA ki vahA~ punaH jAo / sthUlabhadra vahIM haiM / sAdhvIjI punaH usI sthAna para gaI / isa bAra vahAM siMha ke sthAna para sthUlabhadra jI hI the| bahana sAdhviyoM ne harSAtireka hokara sthUlibhadra jI ko vaMdana kiyaa| isI prakAra apane vidyA bala se inhIM dinoM meM sthUlibhadra jI ne apane bacapana kisI brAhmaNa mitra ko gar3e hue dhana ke bAre meM btaayaa| usake bAda sthUlabhadra jI zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu svAmI jI ke pAsa vAcanA lene aae| AcAryazrI pharamAyA vatsa! jJAna kA ahaM Atma vikAsa meM bAdhaka hai| tumane zakti kA pradarzana kara svayaM ko jJAna ke lie apAtra siddha kara diyA hai| aba se tuma vAcanA ke yogya nahIM ho| " sthUlabhadra jI ke pairoM tale jamIna khisaka gii| unheM apanI bhUla samajha A gii| unhoMne bahuta kSamA mA~gI, bahuta rUdana kiyA kiMtu bhadrabAhu svAmI jI ne unakI prArthanA svIkAra nahIM kii| taba sakala saMgha ne sthUlabhadra ko hI dRSTivAda ke lie yogya jAnate hue AcArya zrI jI se punarvicAra karane hetu khaa| taba AcArya bhadrabAhu ne pharamAyA muni sthUlabhadra atyaMta pratibhA sampanna haiM / ve kaMdarpavijetA to the hI, aba darpavijetA bhI ho ge| kiMtu bhaviSya meM inase maMda sattva sAdhaka hoNge| pAtratA ke abhAva meM jJAnadAna jJAna kI AzAtanA hai| isI uddezya se maiM sthUlibhadra ko aMtima 4 pUrva kevala mUla se par3hAUMgA, artha nahIM evaM ye 4 pUrva sUtrarUpa meM bhI tuma Age kisI ko nahIM denaa| isa prakAra sthUlibhadra jI sUtra kI apekSA se 14 pUrvadhara the, kiMtu artha kI apekSA se 10 pUrvadhara bane / - isI kAla meM AcArya sthUlibhadra jI kI bahana sAdhvI yakSA mahAvideha kSetra meM virAjita sImaMdhara svAmI jI ke mukha se 4 adhyayana bharata kSetra meM lAI thii| zrIyaka muni tapasyA nahIM kara pAte the, lekina saMvatsarI ke dina sAdhvI yakSA ne navakArasI, porisI karA - karAke unase upavAsa karAyA lekina usI dina zrIyaka muni kA kAladharma ho gyaa| sAdhvI yakSA AtmaglAni se bhara gaI ki unake kAraNa hI munizrI kI mRtyu huii| saMgha ne bahuta samajhAyA ki aisA nahIM hai| unakA to AyuSya pUrA ho gayA thaa| taba sAdhvI yakSA nahIM mAnI aura zramaNasaMgha se prAyazcita maaNgaa| sAdhvI jI ne kahA "yadi tIrthaMkara paramAtmA sAkSAt kaheM ki maiM nirdoSa hUM, tabhI merA hRdaya zAMta hogA / " saMgha ne zAsanadevI kI ArAdhanA ke lie mahAvIra pATa paramparA 1 38

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kAusagga kiyaa| zAsanadevI sAdhvI yakSA ko sImaMdhara svAmI jI ke pAsa le gii| vahAM jo prabhu ne dezanA dI thI, sAdhvI yakSA ko eka bAra sunate hI yAda ho gii| dezanA pazcAt prabhu ne samAdhAna karate hue kahA ki sAdhvI yakSA nirdoSa hai| ve punaH bharata kSetra vApisa A ge| prabhu ke mukha se sune hue - bhAvanA, vimukti, ratikalpa evaM viviktacaryA - ye adhyayana cUlikA rUpa meM AcArAMga aura dazavaikAlika sUtra meM jor3a die ge| isa kAla meM mauryavaMza kA atyadhika vikAsa huaa| mauryavaMza ke Adya mArgadarzaka arthazAstra racayitA mahAmAtya cANakya (kauTilya) bhI isa yuga kI bahucarcita vibhUti the| unhoMne bhI jinadharma ke siddhAMtoM kA gahana adhyayana kiyA thaa| kAladharma : AcArya bhadrabAhu ke bAda vI.ni. 170 meM sthUlibhadra jI ne AcArya pada kA netRttva saMbhAlA evaM 45 varSoM bAda rAjagRha ke vaibhAragiri parvata para 15 dina ke anazana ke sAtha vI.ni. 215 (vi.pU. 255) meM svargavAsI bne| unake kAladharma ke bAda hI - cAra pUrvo kA jJAna, mahAprANadhyAna sAdhanA, samacaturastra saMsthAna evaM vajraRSabhanArAca saMhanana kA bhI viccheda ho gyaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 39

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8. AcArya zrImad mahAgiri svAmI jI AcArya zrImad suhastI sUrIzvara jI merugiri sama avicala sAdhaka, mahAgiri gunnaagaar| samprati bodhaka guru suhastI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| zAsananAyaka bhagavAn mahAvIra kI pATa paramparA ke AThaveM krama para AcArya sthUlibhadra svAmI jI ke 2 samartha ziSya - AcArya mahAgiri evaM AcArya suhastI jI zobhAyamAna hue| mahAgiri jI jinakalpa tulya tapa ke kaThora sAdhaka evaM AcArya suhasti dIrghadarzitA evaM jinazAsana prabhAvanA kI atula pratibodhazakti ke dhanI the| janma evaM dIkSA : AcArya mahAgiri kA janma elApatya gautrIya parivAra meM vI.ni. 145 (vi.pU.325, I.pU. 382) meM huaa| AcArya suhastI kA janma vaziSTha gautrIya parivAra meM vI.ni. 191 (vi.pU. 325, I. pU. 336) meM huaa| pariziSTa parva meM pharamAyA gayA hai| Arya mahAgiri evaM Arya suhasti kA bAlyakAla meM pAlana AryA yakSA sAdhvI jI ke Azraya meM huaa| isI kAraNa se unake nAma se pUrva 'Arya' vizeSaNa jur3A huA hai| (lokazruti anusAra 'Arya' zabda kI paraMparA yahIM se prAraMbha huii| sudharma svAmI, jaMbU svAmI Adi ko bhI 'Arya' likha diyA jAtA hai|) donoM ne kramazaH 30-30 varSa kI Ayu meM AcArya sthUlibhadra ke kara-kamaloM se pravrajyA grahaNa kii| ___ AcArya mahAgiri, AcArya suhastI se Ayu evaM dIkSA paryAya meM 46 varSa bar3e the| suhastI sUri jI kI dIkSA ke samaya sthUlibhadra jI aMtAvasthA meM the| ataeva unake gurubhAI ne unake guru kI bhA~ti unakA pAlana kiyaa| zAsana prabhAvanA : AcArya sthUlibhadra jI ne AcArya mahAgiri ko suyogya jAnakara 11 aMga evaM 10 pUrvo kA arthasahita jJAna pradAna kiyaa| lagabhaga 40 varSoM taka mahAgiri jI apane guru ke sAtha rhe| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 40

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AcArya pada nirNaya ke samaya zrutadhara, dIrghadarzI AcArya sthUlibhadra jI ne apane donoM medha vI ziSyoM - mahAgiri jI evaM suhastI jI ko apanA paTTadhara sthApita kiyaa| dIkSA krama va anubhava meM jyeSTha hone ke kAraNa mahAgiri jI kA dAyitva prathama aayaa| AcArya suhastI suvinIta ziSya kI taraha unakI AjJA kA pAlana karate the| kiMtu AcArya mahAgiri gUDha AtmasAdhaka the| eka dina unhoMne socA ki, "mere aneka sthiramati ziSya sUtrArtha ke jJAtA haiM evaM gaccha ko saMbhAlane meM suhastI dakSa (kuzala) haiN| vaise jinakalpa viccheda ho cukA hai kiMtu jinakalpa tulya tapa Aja bhI karmoM kA vinAza karane meM sakSama hai| ataH isa gurutara dAyitva se nivRtta hokara Atmahita hetu jinakalpa tulya tapa meM pravRtta houuN|" nirjana vanoM meM, zamazAna vanoM meM, bhayAvaha upasargoM ko sahana karate hue ve svataMtra vicaraNa karane lge| ve kevala AhAra grahaNa karane hetu hI nagaroM meM Ate the| ' eka dina AcArya suhastI sUri jI pATaliputra meM seTha vasubhUti ke ghara para dharmopadeza de rahe the| saMyoga se AcArya mahAgiri bhI vahA~ AhArArtha (gocarI ke lie) padhAra ge| unheM dekhate hI suhastI sUri jI binA vilaMba kie khar3e ho ge| Age bar3hakara suhastI sUri jI ne unheM vidhivat vaMdana kiyaa| AcArya mahAgiri ke lie suhastI sUri jI kA aisA vinaya dekhakara zreSThI vasubhUti hairAna raha gyaa| mahAgiri jI ke jAne ke bAda usane pUchA ki Apake guru to kAla-kavalita ho ge| Apa zrutasaMpanna haiN| kyA ye bhI Apake guru haiM? taba suhastI sUri jI unheM guru kahakara stavanA kI evaM unakI atiduSkara sAdhanA kA bhI varNana kiyaa| yaha Arya suhastI ke vinaya-viveka kA paricAyaka hai| AcArya mahAgiri ke svargavAsa pazcAt zramaNa saMgha saMcAlana evaM dharma pracAra ke AdhikArika AcArya pada kA vahana AcArya suhastI sUri ne vI.ni. 245 (vi.pU. 225) meM sNbhaalaa| AcArya suhastI sUri jI eka bAra avantI meM zreSThI patnI bhadrA ke sthAna meM viraaje| rAtri ke prathama prahara meM 'nalinIgulma' nAmaka adhyayana kA svAdhyAya karate-karate bhadrA ke putra, 32 patniyoM ke svAmI avanti-sukumAla ko vaha sunate-sunate ciMtana-manana karate jAtismaraNa jJAna ho gyaa| avaMti-sukumAla bacapana se hI moma ke dAnta samAna komala evaM sabhI prasAdhanoM se yukta thaa| kiMtu usake hRdaya meM aba vairAgya kI bhAvanA kA siMcana ho gyaa| usakI rUpavatI 32 patniyAM bhI use saMsAra meM roka nahIM skii| phalataH avaMti sukumAla ne dIkSA grahaNa kI kiMtu prathama hI dina naMge pAMvoM ke kAraNa, pazu ke upasarga ke kAraNa ve kAla-kavalita ho ge| usake sAMsArika mahAvIra pATa paramparA 41

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putra ne pitA kI smRti meM avanti pArzvanAtha (mahAkAla) kI pratimA bhraaii| saMbhavataH usakI pratiSThA AcArya suhastI sUri jI ke varadahastoM se huii| ____AcArya suhastI sUri jI dharmadhurA ke saphala saMvAhaka the| unake AcAryakAla meM jainadharma ke pracAra-prasAra kI sImA magadha, saurASTra, avanti, dakSiNa evaM anArya kSetroM meM bhI vistRta huii| isakA pramukha kAraNa samrATa samprati maurya rhe| samrATa samprati evaM jaina dharma : eka bAra AcArya mahAgiri evaM yuvAcArya suhastI vizAla ziSya parivAra ke sAtha kauzAmbI pdhaare| sthAna kI saMkIrNatA ke kAraNa donoM kA ziSya parivAra bhinna-bhinna sthAnoM para tthhraa| usa samaya bhayaMkara sUkhA par3A huA thaa| janatA duSkAla se pIr3ita thii| sAdhAraNa manuSya ke lie paryApta bhojana milanA kaThina thA, kiMtu jaina sAdhuoM ke prati AsthA va bhakti ke hone se bhakta unheM to paryApta bhojana voharAte the| bhikSA hetu AcArya suhastI ke ziSya eka gRhastha ke ghara phuNce| unake pIche-pIche eka dIna-hIna daridra bhikhArI ne bhI usI ghara meM praveza kiyaa| gRhastha ne sAdhu ko to paryApta mAtrA meM bhojana bhaktibhAva se diyA kiMtu usa bhikhArI ko kucha bhI nahIM diyaa| vaha bhUkhA bhikSuka sAdhuoM ke pIche ho liyA aura unase bhojana kI yAcanA karane lgaa| sAdhuoM ne samajhAyA ki unakA AcAra evaM unake guru kI aisI AjJA nahIM hai| vaha bhikSuka unake pIche-pIche upAzraya pahu~ca gayA aura suhastI sUri jI ko unakA guru jAnakara unase bhojana kI yAcanA karane lgaa| AcArya suhastI ne gaMbhIra dRSTi se usako dekhA va jJAnopayoga se jAnA ki yaha raMka bhavAntara meM pravacanAdhAra bnegaa| unhoMne usase kahA - jo hamAre jaisA hotA hai, hama use hI de sakate haiN| muni jIvana svIkAra karane para hI tumheM bhojana de sakate haiN|" bhikSuka ko bhojana ke abhAva se mRtyu lene kI apekSA kaThora muni jIvana behatara lgaa| AcArya suhastI ne use dIkSA pradAna kii| kSudhA se pIr3ita bhikSuka ko mAnoM kaI dinoM-haphtoM ke bAda paryApta bhojana milaa| ataH AhAra kI maryAdA kA viveka na rhaa| adhika bhojana kara lene se navadIkSita muni ko peTa kA bhayaMkara darda ho uThA, saMpUrNa zarIra vedanA se karAha utthaa| kala taka jo unheM gAlI dekara bhagA dete the, ve seTha Aja unake caraNoM kI sevA kara rahe haiN| yaha saba sAdhuveza kI mahimA evaM guru ke upakAra kI anumodanA karate-karate dIkSA dina kI prathama rAtri meM hI vaha navadIkSita muni kAladharma ko prApta kara gyaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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vaha bhikSuka kAladharma ko prApta kara suprasiddha magadha nareza azoka maurya kA pautra tathA avanti nareza kuNAla evaM usakI patnI zaratzrI ke putra 'saMprati' rAjakumAra ke rUpa meM janma liyaa| jaba vaha rAjakumAra 15-16 sAla kA huA, taba AcArya suhastI sUri jI kA padArpaNa usa ujjayinI meM huaa| ve jIvita svAmI kI pratimA kI rathayAtrA ke sAtha bhavya zobhA yAtrA meM calate hue rAjamArga se nikle| usa samaya yuvarAja saMprati rAjaprAsAda ke gavAkSa meM baiThA huA thaa| usane zramaNavRMda se parivRtta AcArya suhastI ko jaba bAra-bAra gaura se dekhA, taba usake mana meM aisA bhAva AyA ki aise paramopakArI gurudeva ko kahIM dekhA hai| UhApoha karate-karate rAjA saMprati ko jAtismaraNa jJAna ho gyaa| rAjA saMprati ne apane pUrvabhava ko jaanaa| isase jinadharma ke siddhAMtoM evaM AcArya suhastI jaise sadguru para unheM atyaMta gaurava evaM AlAda huaa| ve bhAgakara nIce utarakara aae| AcArya suhastI ko vaMdana kiyA aura vinamra mudrA meM pUchA - gurudeva! Apa mujhe pahacAnate haiM?. paramajJAnI AcArya suhastI ne apane jJAna ke upayoga se dekhakara saMprati mahArAjA evaM unakA sambandha jAnA aura vistArapUrvaka btaayaa| saMprati maurya ne praNata hokara nivedana kiyA - "gurudeva! Apane mujhe pUrvabhava meM saMyamadAna dekara AtmA kA uddhAra kiyaa| eka dina kI dIkSA ke prabhAva se tIna khaMDoM kA rAjya mujhe prApta huaa| isa janma meM bhI maiM Apako guru rUpa meM svIkAra karatA huuN| mujhe apanA dharmaputra mAnakara zikSA se anugrahita kareM evaM mere bhavobhava ke kalyANa hetu viziSTa kartavyoM ko sUcita kreN|" AcArya suhastI sUri jI ne pharamAyA ki tumheM yaha saba puNyapratApa dharma ke kAraNa milA hai, ataH isase dharma kI prabhAvanA karanA tumhArA karttavya hai| AcAryazrI ke upadeza se saMprati mahArAja ne samyaktva yukta zrAvaka ke 12 vrata aMgIkAra kie| samrATa saMprati ne jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kI- savA lAkha nae jinamaMdira, savA karor3a jinapratimAoM kI pratiSThA, chattIsa hajAra jIrNoddhAra, 95 hajAra pItala kI pratimAeM, 700 dAnazAlAeM saMprati mahArAjA ne apane 53 varSoM ke zAsana meM dharatI ko jinamaMdiroM se AcchAdita kara diyA thA, yahI nahIM gItArtha guru suhastI kI AjJA se apane subhaToM ko sAdhu veza pahanAkara anArya deza bhejakara logoM meM jaina sAdhu ke viSaya meM, AhAra, kalpa Adi kA samyakjJAna karAkara anArya kSetroM ko bhI sAdhu-sAdhvI jI ke vihAra ke yogya bnaayaa| cIna, barmA, silona, aphagAnistAna, nepAla, bhUTAna Adi dUra-dUra taka saMprati mahArAja ne jinadharma phailaayaa| mathurA ke kaMkAlI TIle meM Aja bhI usa samaya ke zilAlekha, prazastiyA~ vidyamAna haiN| jinazAsana kI mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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amUlya prabhAvanA karane vAle saMprati mahArAja ko zAstroM meM 'paramArhat' ke vizeSaNa se saMbodhita kiyA hai| saMgha vyavasthA : AcArya mahAgiri ke 8 ziSya pramukha the - uttara, balissaha, dhanADhya, zrI ADhya, kauDinya, nAga, nAgamitra evaM rohgupt| inake aMtima ziSya rohagupta ke jinavANI viruddha prarUpaNA karane se use ninhava ghoSita kiyA gayA evaM usase trairAzika mata kA udbhava huaa| __ AcArya suhastI ke pramukha ziSya 12 the - Arya rohaNa, yazobhadra, meghagaNI, kAmarddhi gaNI, susthita, supratibuddha, rakSita, rohagupta, RSigupta, zrIgupta, brahmagaNI, somgnnii| AcArya suhastI ne hamezA mahAgiri jI ke nirNayoM ko gurvAjJA maanaa| isI kAraNa saMgha meM sadaiva ekatA rhii| kiMtu duSkAla ke samaya meM anekoM bAra sAdhu-sAdhvI jI kI bhikSA kA lAbha rAjadravya se hotA thaa| mahAgiri jI jinakalpa tulya sAdhaka the| ataeva unake lie yaha pUrNataH ayogya thaa| kiMtu suhastI sUri jI ne ise dravya-kSetra-kAla-bhAva evaM rAjadravya kI sarvavyApakatA ko apavAda svarUpa svIkAra kara liyA thaa| ataH zithilAcAra evaM sadoSa AhAra kI AzaMkA se AcArya mahAgiri ne AcArya suhastI se apanA sAMbhogika (bhojana Adi kA vyavahAra) sambandha viccheda kara liyA thA, kiMtu suhastI sUri jI kI vinayapUrNa kSamApaNA ke kAraNa aisA pratibaMdha haTA liyaa| aisA kathAnaka katipaya graMthoM meM milatA hai| kAladharma : ___ 30 varSa gRhasthAvasthA , 40 varSa muni avasthA, 30 varSa AcArya avasthA isa prakAra zatAyudhanI AcArya mahAgiri kA kAladharma mAlava pradeza ke gajAgrapada (gajendrapura) meM vI.ni. 245 (vi.pU. 225) meM huaa| tatpazcAt 46 varSa taka yugapradhAna AcArya pada ko alaMkRta karane ke bAda zatAyu dhanI AcArya suhastI kA kAladharma ujjaina (vartamAna madhya pradeza) vI.ni. 291 (I. pU. 236) meM huaa| inake pATa para AcArya susthita va AcArya supratibuddha hue| - ..... --- mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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9. AcArya zrImad susthita sUrIzvara jI AcArya zrImad supratibuddha sUrIzvara jI --- ..... --- bhrAtRdaya sAdhaka zrI susthita, supratibuddha durvaar| koTika gaccha ke Adya pravartaka, nit vandana baarmbaar|| caramatIrthapati bhagavAn zrI mahAvIra svAmI jI kI nauMvI pATa para AcAryabaMdhu dvaya susthita sUri jI evaM supratibuddha sUri jI virAjamAna hue| ina donoM kI nizrA meM huI Agama vAcanA aitihAsika rahI evaM aba taka prabhu vIra kA zramaNa saMgha aba koTika gaccha kahalAyA jAne lgaa| janma evaM dIkSA : ___ Arya susthita evaM supratibuddha - ye donoM sahodara (sage) bhAI the| inakA janma vyAghrApAtya gautrIya rAjakula meM, kAkaMdI nagarI meM huA thaa| AcArya susthita kA janma vI.ni. 243 (vi.saM. 227, I.pU. 284) meM huaa| 31 varSoM taka gRhastha avasthA meM rahakara ve zrutasaMpanna AcArya suhastI ke ziSya bne| supratibuddha.bhI unake gurubhAI bne| zAsana prabhAvanA : AcArya suhastI sUri jI kI chatrachAyA meM donoM kA uttarottara vikAsa huA evaM samyagdarzana-jJAna-cAritra ke kSetroM meM donoM kI avicAraNIya abhivRddhi huii| vI.ni. 291 meM AcArya suhastI sUri jI ke svargavAsa pazcAt unake gaNa kA dAyitva AcArya susthita ne sNbhaalaa| pada grahaNa ke samaya unakI avasthA 48 varSa kI thii| gaccha ke pramukha saMcAlaka saMbhavataH AcArya susthita the kintu unake sAMsArika baMdhu evaM gurubaMdhu AcArya supratibuddha unake ananya sahayogI the| ve donoM atyaMta viziSTa jJAna ke dhanI the| tIrthaMkara dRSTa dravyoM ke karor3ave aMza ko pratyakSa dekhane meM samartha the| ___ vIra nirvANa saMvat 190 ke AsapAsa pATalIputra (paTanA) meM AcArya zrI sthUlibhadra sUri jI kI adhyakSatA meM pahalI AgamavAcanA huI thii| kiMtu kAlakrama se muniyoM ke paThana-pAThana kI avyavasthA hone se aba dUsarI vAcanA kI AvazyakatA pratIta huii| paTanA meM bauddhoM kA Adhipatya mahAvIra pATa paramparA 45

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prabala ho jAne se sAdhu-sAdhvI jI kaliMga deza kI tarapha A ge| kaliMga deza ke rAjA mahAmeghavAhana bhikSurAja khAravela ke netRttva meM bhuvanezvara ke nikaTa kumAragiri parvata para aitihAsika zramaNa sammelana evaM Agama vAcanA kA mahattvapUrNa kArya huA / AcArya susthita, AcArya supratibuddha, zyAmAcArya Adi 300 sthavirakalpI sAdhu, Arya balissaha, devAcArya A. dharmasena Adi 200 muni A. mahAgiri kI paramparA ke jinakalpa kI tulanA karane vAle sAdhu, bhikSurAja, sIvaMda, cUrNaka, selaka Adi 700 zrAvaka evaM mahArAnI pUrNamitrA Adi 700 zrAvikAoM kI upasthiti meM vaha aitihAsika zramaNa sammelana huA / vAcanAcArya Arya balissaha ne isa avasara para vidyApravAda pUrva ke AdhAra para ' aMgavidyA' Adi zAstroM kI racanA kI / jinadharmopAsaka samrATa khAravela ne jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kI / mAtra 13 varSa kI alpAyu meM hI unhoMne zrAvaka ke 12 vrata svIkAre / prabhu bhakti nimitte unhoMne 38 lAkha cAMdI kI mohareM kharca kara mahAvijayI nAma kA bhavya jinaprAsAda banavAyA thA / zramaNabhakti nimitte unhoMne apane rAjya 117 guphAeM banavAI tAki sAdhu-sAdhvI jI ko anukUlatA rhe| vI. ni. 327 ke Asa-pAsa usI ke sadprayAsoM se kumAragiri para zramaNasammelana Ayojita huaa| isa avasara para dvAdazAMgI ke vismRta pAThoM ko vyavasthita kiyA gyaa| kumAragiri parvata kaliMga deza kA zatruMjaya- avatAra kahA jAtA thaa| rAjA zreNika ke samakAlIna rAjA sulocana rAya (zobhana rAya) ne isa parvata para paMcama gaNadhara AcArya sudharma svAmI jI ke hAthoM se RSabhadeva jI kI suvarNa pratimA kI bhavya aMjanazlAkA pratiSThA karAI thii| usI sthAna para AcArya susthita sUri jI evaM AcArya supratibuddha sUri jI ne kaThina tapasyApUrvaka eka karor3a bAra sUrimaMtra kA aitihAsika jApa kiyaa| isa uccatama sAdhanA ke phalasvarUpa prabhu vIra kA sAdhu-samudAya nirgrantha gaccha ke bajAe koTika gaccha ke nAma se prasiddha huaa| jaina itihAsa meM vaMkacUla kI kahAnI ati - prasiddha hai| kaI itihAsakAra usa prakaraNa ko kinhIM AcArya candrayaza sUrIzvara jI athavA AcArya jJAnatuMga sUrIzvara jI se jor3ate haiM kiMtu prabaMdha koza graMtha meM vaha prasaMga prastuta AcArya susthita sUri jI se jor3A gayA hai jisakA varNana kucha isa prakAra hai rAjA vimalayaza evaM rAnI sumaMgalA ke putra kA nAma puSpacUla thA aura putrI kA nAma puSpacUlA thaa| bAlyakAla se hI puSpacUla kA caMcala mana anarthaka kAryoM meM rahatA thA jisake kAraNa use kacUla kahA jAne lagA / eka dina rAjA ne krodhita hokara vaMkacUla ko rAjamahala se nikAla diyaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 46

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vaMkacUla corI-DakaitI ityAdi karake apanA jIvana yApana karatA thaa| jaMgala meM bhIloM ne usa rAjaputra vakacUla ko pallIpati banA liyaa| eka bAra varSA kAla se pUrva AcArya susthita sUri jI kA usa jaMgala meM Agamana huaa| unhoMne cAturmAsa kAla vyatIta karane hetu vaMkacUla se thor3I jagaha kA Agraha kiyaa| vaMkacUla ne satya udghATita kiyA ki vaha cora hai ityAdi kiMtu susthita sUri jI usase vicalita nahIM hue| cAturmAsa ke cAra mahInoM meM AcAryazrI jI ke samyak cAritra kI suvAsa se pUrI pallI mahaka utthii| vakacUla kA samarpaNa bhI AcArya susthita sUri jI ke prati bar3hatA gayA / yadyapi usakI dharmapAlana meM kucha bhI ruci nahIM thI, lekina use basa guru se AkarSaNa - sA ho gayA thaa| jaba cAturmAsa samApta huA aura AcAryazrI ke vihAra kI velA AI taba unake upadezAmRta se prabhAvita hokara vaMkacUla ne basa 4 niyama grahaNa kie (1) ajJAta-anajAnA phala nahIM khaanaa| (2) kisI para prahAra / AghAta karane se pahale 7-8 kadama pIche haTanA / (3) rAnI ko mAtA ke samAna mAnanA / (4) kaue ke mA~sa kA bhakSaNa nahIM karanA / ina cAroM niyamoM ke prabhAva se samaya-samaya para vaMkacUla kI rakSA huI evaM burA hone se Tala gyaa| vaha sadaiva A. susthita sUrijI kA kRtajJa rhaa| AcArya susthita ke ziSya - RSidatta (dharmaRSi) evaM arhaddatta ( dharmadatta ) ne bhI vaMkacUla ko eka bAra sadupadeza diyA jisake prabhAva se usane cambala ghATI ke pAsa eka jinamaMdira kA nirmANa karAyA aura bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI jI kI pratimA pratiSThita kraaii| vaha sthala DhIMpurI ke nAma se prakhyAta huA kiMtu kAlakrama se vaha vilupta ho gyaa| saMgha vyavasthA : AcArya susthita evaM AcArya supratibuddha ke antevAsI 5 ziSya pramukha the - AcArya indradinna, AcArya priyagrantha, vidyAdhara gopAla, AcArya RSidatta evaM AcArya arhadatta / inake paTTadhara samartha dIrghajIvI AcArya indradinna sUri jI bane / isa samaya meM saMgha kI suvizAlatA ke kAraNa gaNAcArya kI bhA~ti vAcanAcArya evaM yugapradhAnAcArya kI paramparA bhI sudRr3ha rUpa se vikasita huii| AcArya mahAvIra pATa paramparA 47

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mahAgiri kI paramparA ke jinakalpatulya sAdhanA karane vAle zramaNa bhI acchI saMkhyA meM the| sAdhu-sAdhvI jI ke lie svAdhyAya - yoga evaM japayoga kI vizeSa pradhAnatA usa samaya rahatI thii| yogya pAtroM ko hI pUrvo kA gUr3ha jJAna diyA jAtA thaa| kAladharma : 68 varSoM ke saMyama paryAya meM 48 varSoM taka zramaNa saMgha kA netRttva karate hue 96 varSoM kI Ayu ko pUrNa kara vI. ni. 339 AcArya susthita sUri jI kaliMga ke kumAragiri parvata para svargavAsI bane / isa parvata ko Aja khaNDagiri parvata athavA udayagiri parvata ke nAma se jAnA jAtA hai evaM usa samaya ke anekAneka zilAlekha vahA~ upalabdha hote haiN| AcArya supratibuddha bhI saMbhavata: usI kSetra meM svargavAsI bane / mahAvIra pATa paramparA 48

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10. AcArya zrImad indradinna sUrIzvara jI deva - devendra - narendra pUjita, sUri indradinna AdhAra / jinazAsana ke mahAprabhAvaka, nit vandana bArambAra // bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirvANa kI cauthI zatAbdI meM hue AcArya indradinna sUri jI jinazAsana ke mahAn prabhAvaka AcArya evaM vIra paramparA ke 10veM paTTadhara hue| AcArya susthita - AcArya supratibuddha ke svargagamana pazcAt vI. ni. 339 meM kauzika gautrIya Arya indradinna gaNAcArya/paTTAcArya niyukta kie ge| . vizeSata: gujarAta ke moDherA pradeza meM unhoMne dharma kI mahatI prabhAvanA kI evaM anekoM bhavya janoM ko dIkSA pradAna kI / inake guru bhAI AcArya priyagraMtha sUri maMtra vidyA ke viziSTa jJAtA the| cittaur3a ke sannikaTa harSapura nagara meM unake dvArA mantrita vAsakSepa ke divya prabhAva se na kevala bakaroM kI bali ruka gaI balki brAhmaNa samAja bhI jinadharma ke prabhAva se camatkRta raha gyaa| indradinna sUri jI ke pATa para AcArya Aryadinna sUri jI AsIna hue| zyAmAcArya jaise zAsanaprabhAvaka vidvAn AcArya bhI A. bhI indradinna sUri jI samakAlIna hue / samakAlIna prabhAvaka AcArya * zrI zyAmAcArya (kAlakAcArya) : vAcanAcArya zyAma (jinheM kAlakAcArya prathama bhI kahate haiM) kA janma vI.ni. 280 (vi.pU. 190, I.pU. 247) evaM dIkSA vI. ni. 300 (vi.pU. 170) meM hue / mahAvIra pATa paramparA 49

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eka bAra mahAvideha kSetra meM sImaMdhara svAmI jI se sUkSma nigoda kI sarala va saMkliSTa vyAkhyA saudharmendra ne sunii| usane prazna kiyA - "bhagavan! kyA bharata kSetra meM nigoda sambandhI aisI hI vyAkhyA karane vAle koI gurudeva haiM?" sImaMdhara svAmI jI ne kevalajJAna ke Aloka meM dekhate hue AcArya zyAma (kAlaka) kA nAmollekha kiyaa| saudharmendra vRddha brAhmaNa ke rUpa meM zyAmAcArya ke pAsa aayaa| hastarekhA ke AdhAra para unhoMne jAna liyA ki isa jIva kI AyuSya palyopama pramANa hai| ataH yaha vRddha sAdhAraNa nhiiN| unhoMne kahA - tuma mAnava nahIM, deva ho| indra santoSapUrvaka apane svarUpa meM prakaTa huA evaM nigoda kA svarUpa puuchaa| jaisA vivecana sImaMdhara svAmI jI ne kiyA thA, vaisA hI sAMgopAMga vivecana zyAmAcArya jI ne kiyaa| indra abhibhUta ho gayA evaM rahasya udghATita kiyA ki sImaMdhara svAmI se unakA paricaya sunakara hI unake jJAna kI vizAlatA jAnane hI vaha vahA~ aayaa| zyAmAcArya ne bhAvapUrvaka zrI sImaMdhara svAmI ko vaMdana kiyaa| indra Agamana kI ghaTanA sabhI ke lie jinavANI meM AsthAzIla banAe, isa uddezya se apane Ane ke sAMketika cinha svarUpa indra ne upAzraya kA dvAra pUrva se pazcimAbhimukha kara diyaa| unake ziSya gocarI karake lauTe, taba upAzraya kA dAra ulTI dizA meM dekhakara tathA gurumukha se saMpUrNa vRttAMta sunakara vismayAbhibhUta ho ge| ve eka gItArtha AcArya the| AcArya zyAma (kAlaka) ne cauthe upAMga Agama zrI prajJApanA (pannavaNA) sUtra jaise vizAlakAya tattvajJAna koSa kI racanA kara hama sabhI para bahuta upakAra kiyaa| jIva evaM ajIva tattvoM kI bahuta sundara vivecanA isa Agama sUtra meM kI gaI hai| isameM 36 prakaraNa haiN| yaha samavAyAMge sUtra (aMga Agama) kA upAMga mAnA jAtA hai| yaha Agama dravyAnuyoga kA hissA hai| ___apanI jJAna nidhi se jinazAsana ko Alokita karate-karate AcArya zyAma (kAlaka) 96 varSa 1 mAsa meM 1 dina kama Ayu bhogakara vI.ni. 376 (IsvI pUrva 151) meM svargavAsI hue| --- ..... --- mahAvIra pATa paramparA 50

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11. AcArya zrImad dinna sUrIzvara jI parama tapasvI, parama manasvI, vIra paTTa agyaar| dinna sUri jI AtmasAdhaka, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| zAsananAyaka bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI kI 11vIM pATa para AcArya dinna sUri jI suzobhita hue| ve vIra nirvANa kI pA~cavI zatAbdI ke agragaNya vidvAna the| inakA sAMsArika gautra gautama thaa| . AcArya indradinna sUri jI ke moDherA deza meM padArpaNa se zAsana prabhAvanA kI naI gatividhiyA~ sampanna huii| usI kA vistAra inake zAsanakAla meM huaa| dakSiNa ke karnATaka kSetra meM bhI inakI dharmasparzanA huI jisase na kevala vividha pratiSThA prasaMga hue balki anekoM ne sarvavirati evaM dezavirati vrata aMgIkAra kie| usa samaya kI paraMparA anusAra koI bhI sAdhu-sAdhvI jI kAladharma prApta karate the, to anya muni unake pArthiva deha ko jaMgala yA kisI bhI nirjana sthAna para lAkara paraTha dete the| pariNAmasvarUpa, vaha zarIra jAnavaroM ke kAma AtA thaa| isa prakAra kI pravRtti saMgha meM gatimAna thii| AcArya dinna sUrIzvara jI ke samaya meM caMderI nagara meM eka sAdhu kAladharma ko prApta kara ge| anya sAdhuoM ne unake deha ko vosirA diyA kiMtu pIche gRhastha zrAvakoM ne usa pArthiva deha kA agni saMskAra kiyaa| taba se AcArya dinna sUri jI kI mauna svIkRti se isa prakAra kI prathA kA AraMbha huaa| yaha agnidAna kI prathA Aja paryanta cAlU hai| ___ ve atyaMta tyAgI aura tapasvI the| pratidina nIvi kA paccakkhANa unakI dinacaryA kA hissA thaa| upadhi meM mAtra kula 14 upakaraNa hI ve rakhate the| unake 2 ziSya pramukha the - 1. Arya zAntizreNika (zAntisena)-inase uccanAgarI zAkhA kA udbhava huaa| tattvArthasUtra racayitA AcArya umAsvAti bhI isI paramparA ke the; 2. Arya siMhagiri-ve jAtismaraNa jJAna ke dhAraka the evaM dinna sUri jI ke paTTadhara bne| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 51

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. samakAlIna prabhAvaka AcArya . zrI kAlakAcArya (dvitIya): dhArAnagarI ke rAjA vIrasiMha evaM rAnI surasundarI ke putra rAjakumAra kAlaka hue| unakI bahana kA nAma sarasvatI thaa| donoM bhAI-bahana guNAkara muni ke sadupadeza se udbodhita hue evaM dIkSA grahaNa kii| alpa samaya meM hI ve zAstroM ke pAragAmI bana ge| maMtra zAstra kI zakti unameM viziSTa thii| unakI yogyatA ko dekhate hue vIra ni. 453 meM ve AcArya pada se vibhUSita kie ge| pratiSThAnapura meM anya- dharmiyoM se unhoMne nimittavidyA va maMtravidyA kA usI varSa abhyAsa kiyA thaa| ___ ujjayinI nagarI kA rAjA gardabhilla unakI bahana sAdhvI sarasvatI zrI ke rUpa sauMdarya ko dekhakara maMtramugdha ho gayA thaa| ataH usane sAdhvIzrI kA jabarana apaharaNa karavA liyaa| saMrakSaka ke isa bhakSaka-sama kRtya se kAlakAcArya uttejita ho ge| unhoMne use samajhAne kA prayatna kiyA kiMtu mohArUr3ha, anyAyI, adhama rAjA apane ahaMkAra meM rhaa| sAdhvI sarasvatI kI zIla surakSA evaM jinazAsana para Ae aise saMkaTa se kAlakAcArya kA kSatriya-teja uddIpta ho gayA evaM jinapravacana ke ahita sAdhaka rAjA gardabhilla ko rAjasiMhAsana se haTAne kI kaThora pratijJA unhoMne lii| kAlakAcArya jI siMdha pradeza se zakoM ko vidyA se prabhAvita kara unheM bhArata lAe evaM yojanAbaddha tarIke se rAjA gardabhilla ko parAsta kraayaa| AcArya kAlaka ne zrIsaMgha kI sAkSI se sAdhvI sarasvatI ko punaH dIkSita kiyA evaM svayaM bhI isakA prAyazcitta grahaNa kiyaa| pazcima meM IrAna, dakSiNa pUrva meM jAvA, sumAtrA Adi sudUra kSetroM taka padayAtrA kara kAlakAcArya jI ne dharma kA sarvatra udyota kara jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| itihAsakAroM ke anusAra, zakoM ne ujjayinI para zAsana sthApita kara liyA thA, kiMtu gardabhilla rAjA ke putra vikramAditya ne bar3e hokara mAlava deza ke sahayogiyoM ke sAtha milakara punaH zakoM ko harA diyA aura rAjya sattA prApta kii| yaha ghaTanA vIra nirvANa saMvat 470 meM huii| tabhI se vikrama rAjA ke nAma para vikrama saMvat prAraMbha huaa| vIra saMvat aura vikrama saMvata meM 470 varSa kA hI aMtara rahatA hai| mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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12. AcArya zrImad siMhagiri sUrIzvara jI matijJAna-zrutajJAna dhanI, suguru padavI dhaar| nirbhIka niDara siMhagiri sUri, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| jAtismaraNa jJAna ke dhanI, siMha samAna jinavANI kI garjanA karane vAle AcArya siMhagiri bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI jI kI jAjvalyamAna pATa paramparA ke 12veM paTTAlaMkAra hue| inakA sAMsArika gautra kauzika thA tathA ve eka vidvAna jainAcArya the| inake cAra pramukha ziSyaratna the1. sthavira Arya samita - ve AcArya vajrasvAmI ke sAMsArika mAmA the| inake saMyama ke atizaya se prabhAvita hokara brahmadvIpa ke tApasoM ne inake pAsa dIkSA grahaNa kii| ataH vIra nirvANa saMvat 584 meM inake ziSya parivAra kI brahmadIpikA zAkhA prasiddha huii| 2. sthavira Arya dhanagiri - ve AcArya vajrasvAmI ke sAMsArika pitA the| apanI sagarbhA patnI ko chor3akara unhoMne saMyama patha kA varaNa kiyA evaM AcArya siMhagiri evaM apane putra ke guru-ziSya sambandha meM nimitta bne| ___ 3. sthavira Arya vajrasvAmI - ve AcArya siMhagiri ke paTTadhara bne| 4. sthavira Arya arhaddatta ___AcArya siMhagiri sUri jI samartha jJAnI the| unheM zakuna vijJAna evaM sAmudrika zAstra kA bhI paripUrNa jJAna thaa| eka bAra jaba ve tuMbavana padhAre, taba muni samita aura muni dhanagiri ne bhikSATana hetu AjJA maaNgii| usa kSaNa unheM pakSI kA vizeSa kalarava (AvAja) sunAI diyA jisakA upayoga dete hue unhoMne muniyoM ko AjJA dI ki Aja jo bhI acitta (jIva rahita) yA sacitta (jIva sahita) padArtha mile, vo le jaanaa| donoM muniyoM ne 'tahatti' kahakara svIkAra kiyaa| yaha usI kA pariNAma huA ki vajrasvAmI jaise samartha mahApuruSa jinazAsana ko prApta hue| siMhagiri sUri jI ko bAlamuni vajra se vizeSa anurAga thaa| bAlamuni kI vAcanA zakti dekhakara unhoMne samUce sAdhu samudAya kI vAcanA kA dAyitva unheM sauMpa diyA thaa| kahA jAtA hai ki AcArya siMhagiri sUri jI ke samaya meM IsAI mata (Christianity) mahAvIra pATa paramparA 53

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ke Adi pravartaka IsAmasIha bhAratavarSa Ae the| unhoMne jaina dharma kA adhyayana kiyA thA evaM jainadharma kI khUbiyoM ko apane mata meM sammilita kiyaa| AcArya siMhagiri sUri jI jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kara vI. 547 meM kAladharma ko prApta hue| samakAlIna prabhAvaka AcArya . AcArya pAdalipta sUri jI : ___ inakA janma ayodhyA nagarI meM huA thaa| inake pitA kA nAma phullacaMdra aura mAtA kA nAma pratimA thaa| saMgrAmasiMha sUri jI inake dIkSAdAtA, nAgahastI sUri jI inake dIkSA guru evaM maNDana sUri jI inake zikSA guru the| inakA prathama nAma muni nAgendra thA kiMtu apane guru nAgahastI se pAdalepa-vidyA grahaNa kI, jisake prabhAva se pairoM meM auSadhiyoM kA lepa lagAkara gagana meM vicaraNa karane kI asAdhAraNa kSamatA ke dhanI ho gae evaM phalasvarUpa 'pAdalipta' ke nAma se prasiddha hue| unake pAsa maMtra aura taMtra kI viziSTa cAmatkArika zaktiyA~ thiiN| unake mUtra se patthara bhI sonA bana sake aisI zaktiyA~ unameM thii| 8 varSa kI umra meM dIkSA lekara, 10 varSa kI Ayu meM ve AcArya pada para pratiSThita hue jo unakI prakhara yogyatA kA sUcaka hai| maMtra-vidyA kA prayoga kara pAdalipta sUri jI ne pATaNa ke rAjA muruNDa ko, mAnakheTa ke rAjA kRSNa ko. oMkArapura ke rAjA bhIma ko, pratiSThAnapura ke rAjA zAtavAhana Adi ko prabhAvita kara dharmapracAra meM unheM sahayogI bnaayaa| unakI kavitva zakti bhI anupama thii| ve apane yuga ke vizruta vidvAna the| dasa hajAra padyayukta gaMbhIra kRti - taraMgavatI kathA, dIkSA evaM pratiSThA viSayaka kRti nirvANakalikA tathA jyotiSa viSayaka kRti - praznaprakAza Adi graMtha unakI amUlya dena hai| ___pAdalipta sUri jI ne zatrujaya para mahAvIra svAmI jI kI pratimA pratiSThita kii| prabhu pratimA ke samakSa unhoMne 2 padyoM meM prabhu stuti kii| una padyoM meM suvarNa siddhi va gaganagAminI vidyA kA saMketa the, jo Aja bhI gupta hI haiN| yogavidyAsiddha AcArya pAdalipta sUri jI 32 dinoM ke anazana se zatrujaya girirAja para svarga sidhaare| unakA samaya vIra nirvANa kI chaThI-sAtavIM zatAbdI rhaa| unake gRhastha ziSya nAgArjuna ne gurubhakti nimitte pAdaliptasUri jI ke nAma para zajaya tIrtha kI talahaTI para 'pAdaliptapura' nAmaka nagara basAyA jo bAda meM 'pAlItANA' kahalAyA jAne lgaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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13. aMtima 10 pUrvadhara AcArya zrI vajrasvAmI jI vilakSaNa vAgmI vajrasvAmI jI, dhanya cAritrAcAra / saMgharakSaka jinazAsanasevaka, nit vaMdana bArambAra // utsarga - apavAda jJAnapUrvaka viziSTa zaktiyoM se jinazAsana ke saMrakSaNa va saMvardhana kA dAyitva ati- kuzalatApUrvaka tarIke se nibhAkara AcArya pada ke dAyitva dvArA saMgha kA yoga-kSema karane vAle AcArya vajrasvAmI bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 13veM paTTaprabhAvaka bane / pUrvakRta puNyodaya se zaizavakAla se hI unakA hRdaya virakti se paripUrNa rhaa| janma evaM dIkSA : avanti pradeza meM tumbavana nAmaka nagara meM 'dhana' nAmaka vyakti kA vaizya parivAra rahatA thaa| usake putra kA nAma dhanagiri thA / dharnAgiri kA mana bAlyakAla se hI vairAgyamayI thA / dhanagiri ke mitra samita ne jainAcArya siMhagiri ke sannikaTa dIkSA grahaNa kI huI thii| dhanagiri kI icchA bhI unake pAsa saMyama grahaNa karane kI thI kintu bhogAvalI karmoM ke kAraNa mAtA-pitA ke Agraha ke kAraNa usakI icchA na hote hue bhI samita kI sAMsArika bahana sunaMdA ke sAtha vivAha ho gyaa| sAMsArika bhogoM ko saMtoSapUrvaka bhogate hue vI. ni. 496 (vi. saM. 26, IsvI pUrva 31 ) meM sunandA garbhavatI huii| garbhasUcaka zubha svapna se donoM ko dRr3ha vizvAsa ho gayA ki unheM atyaMta saubhAgyazAlI putraratna kI prApti hogii| ise apane dAyitva kI paripUrti samajhakara dhanagiri ne saMyama mArga para agrasara hone kI AjJA sunandA se mA~gI / punaH punaH vinatI karane para vivaza hokara sunandA ne AjJA pradAna kI / svIkRti milate hI dhanagiri dIkSita ho gae aura zreSThI Arya samita Adi sahavartI muniyoM evaM guru ke mArgadarzana meM muni dhanagiri saMyama jIvana kA uttarottara vikAsa karate rhe| idhara garbhakAla sampanna hone para sunandA ne eka tejasvI putra ratna ko janma diyA / putra ke janmotsava para nArI samUha meM AlApa - saMlApa - vArtAlApa hone lge| kisI ne sahasA kahA - "yadi isa bAlaka ke pitA dhanagiri dIkSita na hue hote to aura bhI ullAsa hotA / " isa prakAra kI bAteM sunakara mahAvIra pATa paramparA 55

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kSayopazama se navajAta zizu ke mana meM UhApoha prAraMbha huaa| vaha bAra-bAra usa 'dIkSA' zabda kA cintana karatA rahA, jisake kAraNa usako 'jAtismaraNa jJAna' kI prApti huii| usane dekhA ki gautamasvAmI jI dvArA aSTApada parvata para pratibodha pAkara kaMDarika - puMDarika ke adhyayana ko roja svAdhyAya karane vAle vaizramaNa deva kA jIva hI vaha hai / usakI ciMtana dhArA Age bar3hI / " puNya bhAga pitA ne saMyama grahaNa kara liyA hai, mere lie bhI aba yahI mArga zreSTha hai| isa uttama patha kI svIkRti meM mA~ kI mamatA bAdhaka bana sakatI hai|" bAlaka ne socA ki jaba taka merI mAM kA mujhapara moha hai, taba taka merI dIkSA kA mArga prazasta nahI ho sakatA / ataH mamatA ke baMdhana ko tor3ane ke lie bAlaka ne rUdana prAraMbha kiyaa| vaha niraMtara rotA rahatA / sunaMdA kI loriyAM, khilaune, stanapAna, auSadhi, maMtra kucha bhI use cupa nahIM karA pAtA thaa| 6-6 mahIne taka vaha bAlaka rotA rahA / sunaMdA bAlaka ke nirantara rone se duHkhI ho gaI / 6 mahIne bAda ekadA tuMbavana meM siMhagiri sUri jI pdhaare| unheM pakSiyoM kA kalarava sunAI diyA / zakuna vijJAna ke AdhAra para unhoMne muni dhanagiri va samita ko kahA ki Aja jo acitta sacitta mile, le aanaa| muni dhanagiri kA padArpaNa apane hI ghara meM huaa| bAlaka rUdana se taMga A cukI sunaMdA ne unheM pitA ke dAyitva kA upAlaMbha dete hue vaha 6 mAha kA bAlaka apane bhAI muni samita va sakhiyoM kI sAkSI meM bAlaka ko munirAja ke pAtra meM voharA diyaa| muni dhanagiri ke pAsa Ate hI bAlaka cupa ho gyaa| pAtra bhArI hone se muni kA kaMdhA jhuka gyaa| ve punaH upAzraya Ae / AcArya siMhagiri ke mukha se sahasA nikala gayA ye vajra jaisA kyA lAe ho? pAtra meM bAlaka kA saumya vadana, tejasvI bhAla evaM camakate netroM se AcArya siMhagiri ko AbhAsa ho gayA ki yaha bAlaka bhaviSya meM jaina jagat kA sUrya banegA / vaha bAlaka 'vajra' ke nAma se jAnA jAne lgaa| sAdhviyoM ke upAzraya meM zayyAtara mahilA ko zizu saMrakSaNa kA dAyitva saMbhalAkara AcArya siMhagiri ne vahA~ se vihAra kara diyA / jhUle meM jhUlate bAlaka vajra kA adhikAMza samaya sAdhvI vRMda ke pAsa meM bItatA / bAlaka vajra padAnusAriNI labdhi kA dhAraka thA, jisake prabhAva se sAdhviyoM ke svAdhyAya ke dhyAnapUrvaka sunane mAtra se bAlaka vajra ko 11 aMgoM kA pUrNajJAna ho gyaa| jaise-jaise sAdhvI jI sUtroM kA uccAraNa karate, bAlaka vajra bhI usakA vaise hI smaraNa kara letA / aba prasannavadana putra ko dekha mA~ sunandA kI mamatA jAga utthii| jaba bAlaka vajra 3 varSa kA ho gayA, taba AcArya siMhagiri kA dobArA tumbavana meM Agamana huaa| sunandA ne apane putra mahAvIra pATa paramparA 56

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kI unase mA~ga kii| sabhI sAdhu-sAdhvI jI bhagavaMtoM ne sunandA ko samajhAyA ki jisa prakAra guru ko AhAra, vastra Adi voharAne ke bAda puna: vApisa nahIM lie jA sakate, usI prakAra putra para aba guru kA hI adhikAra hai| nirUpAya sunandA rAjA ke pAsa pahu~cI evaM nyAya maaNgaa| AcArya siMhagiri ko bhI zramaNa parivAra sahita rAjadarabAra bulAyA gyaa| sArA vRttAnta rAjA ko sunAyA gyaa| rAjA ne aMta meM AjJA dI ki bAlaka svecchA se jisako cAhegA, vaha usI kA hogaa| eka ora khilaune aura miThAI se putra ko mA~ AkarSita karatI rahI, kiMtu bAlaka vajra udAsIna bhAva se mauna baiThA rhaa| taba pitA muni dhanagiri ne rajoharaNa (oghA) vajra ke sAmane rkhaa| vajra uchalate-uchalate Akara vaha rajoharaNa grahaNa karatA hai aura khuzI se nAca uThatA hai| nyAya muni dhanagiri ko milaa| jinazAsana kI jaya-jayakAra se rAjasabhA gUMja utthii| sunandA ne AtmaciMtana kara socA ki mere bhAI aura pati dIkSita haiM / putra bhI dIkSA ke lie saMkalpabaddha hai| ataH mujhe bhI AtmakalyANa hetu isa patha kA anusaraNa karanA caahie| yaha socakara sunandA ne bhI AcArya siMhagiri ke pAsa dIkSA grahaNa kii| bAlaka vajra kA pAlana-poSaNa zrAvikAeM karatI rhiiN| bAlaka vajra jaba 8 varSa kA ho gayA, taba vI. ni. 504 (vi.saM. 34 ) meM AcArya siMhagiri ne use dIkSA pradAna kI evaM vajra muni ko apanA ziSya ghoSita kiyaa| zAsana prabhAvanA : bAlamuni vajra vinayaM - viveka aura upazama ke guNoM se yukta the| suvinIta muni vajra ne guru ke sannikaTa rahakara zrutajJAna kA gaMbhIra adhyayana kiyaa| unakI prakhara yogyatA ke kAraNa ve guru ke bhI priya pAtra bana gae / par3hane ke sAtha-sAtha par3hAne meM bhI ve kuzala bana rahe the| eka bAra ekAnta meM upakaraNoM ko hI zramaNa mAnakara ve utsukatAvaza vAcanA pradAna karane lge| AcArya siMhagiri jaba lauTe, to mAtrA - biMdu sahita zuddha zabda evaM sarasa- sarala zailI sunakara unheM atyaMta harSa huaa| jJAnasaMpanna bAlamuni vajra ko unhoMne anya sAdhuoM ko vAcanA pradAna karane ke lie niyukta kiyaa| sabhI muni guru ke isa nirNaya se acaMbhita ho gae kiMtu bAda meM unheM isakA aucitya patA lgaa| eka bAra bAlamuni vajra ke viveka kI parIkSA lene, unake pUrvabhava ke mitra jRMbhaka deva ne kutUhalavaza unake sAmane akalpya AhAra prastuta kiyaa| lekina vajra muni jI akhaMDa saMyama ke dhanI the| akalpya bhojana ko unhoMne sparza taka nahIM kiyaa| bAlamuni ke AcAra kauzala se deva atyaMta prasanna huA evaM vajramuni ko vaikriya vidyA evaM gaganagAminI vidyA pradAna kii| guru ne bhI bAlamuni ko isake yogya jaanaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 57

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avanti meM virAjita dazapUrvadhara AcArya bhadragupta se tapoyogapUrvaka muni vajra ne 10 pUrvo kI suvizAla jJAnarAzi ko gaMbhIratApUrvaka ati alpa samaya meM grahaNa kiyaa| vI.ni. 548 (vi.saM. 78, IsvI san 21) meM ve AcArya pada se vibhUSita kie ge| ve 500 zramaNoM ke sAtha vicaraNa karate the| ___ AcArya vajrasvAmI kA bAhya rUpa evaM AMtarika rUpa donoM hI uttama koTi ke the| pATaliputra ke dhana seTha kI putrI rUkmiNI AcAryazrI ke rUpa para mohita ho gii| usane ThAna lI ki maiM vajrasvAmI ke sAtha vivAha karU~gI anyathA agnidAha (AtmahatyA) kara luuNgii| AcArya vajrasvAmI to bAla brahmacArI, akhaMDa zIla ke svAmI the| rUkmiNI (dhana seTha kI putrI) ke saba anunaya-vinaya vyartha hI gae kyoMki AcArya zrI apane brahmacarya vrata meM aDiga-aDola-aTala the| AcArya vajrasvAmI ne apanI AtmasparzI vANI meM rUkmiNI ko samajhAyA ki saMyama rUpI dhana kI tulanA meM ye viSaya bhoga tuccha haiN| yadi tuma mere meM anurakta ho, to anurakti kI dizA mere dvArA svIkRta jJAna, darzana yukta caritra mArga meM mor3o tathA anusaraNa kro| sahaja sumadhura upadezadhArA se rUkmiNI ke antarnayana khula ge| usane vajrasvAmI se dIkSA grahaNa kI tathA zramaNI samudAya meM sammilita hokara Atma kalyANa kiyaa| zrI AcArAMga sUtra ke mahAparijJA adhyayana se vajrasvAmI jI ne gaganagAminI vidyA ko uddhRta kiyaa| isake prabhAva se jaMbUdvIpa ke mAnuSottara parvata taka nirbAdha gati se AkAza mArga se jAne kI kSamatA A jAtI hai| vajrasvAmI ke jIvanakAla meM 2 bAra duSkAla kI sthiti bnii| prathama 12 varSIya duSkAla ke samaya unakA pardApaNa pUrva se uttarApatha kI ora huaa| bharyakara sUkhe se trAhi-trAhi maca gii| taba saMgha ke Agraha se vajrasvAmI jI ne apanI AkAzagAminI vidyA ke prayoga se saMgha ko uttara bhArata se mahApurI (jagannAthapurI) le aae| yahA~ sukAla kI sthiti thI evaM sabhI jaina vahA~ sukhapUrvaka rahane lge| vahA~ ke jinamaMdiroM kI bhI AcAryazrI ne acchI vyavasthA kraaii| mahApurI ke bauddha dharmAnuyAyI rAjA ne paryuSaNa parva meM aneka bAdhAeM pahu~cAne kA prayatna kiyA kiMtu vajrasvAmI ke vidyA prayoga se saba nirasta ho gii| prajA sahita rAjA bhI vajrasvAmI jI kA bhakta bana gyaa| __vI.sa. 578 (vi.saM. 108) ke sannikaTa jAvar3azAha ne zatrujaya girirAja para nayA jinaprAsAda nirmita kraayaa| vajrasvAmI jI jaba zatrujaya padhAre taka 21 dina taka eka deva ne khUba upadrava kiyA thA, lekina AcAryazrI ke vidyAbala se vaha nirasta ho gyaa| jAvar3azAha ne zatrujaya parvata mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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ko dUdha aura zatrujaya nadI ke jala se dhulvaayaa| AcArya zrI vajrasvAmI jI ke karakamaloM se takSazilA se AI bhagavAn RSabhadeva svAmI jI kI jinapratimA kI aMjanazlAkA-pratiSThA sampanna huii| dasa pUrvo kI vizAla jJAnarAzi ke ve aMtima saMrakSaka the| mahAnizItha sUtra ke tRtIya adhyayana meM prApta ullekhAnusAra paMcamaMgala-mahAzrutaskaMdha (namaskAra mahAmaMtra) ko svataMtra graMtha ke bajAe mUla sUtroM ke sAtha niyojita karane kA mahattvapUrNa kArya unhoMne kiyaa| kAladharma : vi.saM. 110 (IsvI san 53) meM 12 varSIya duSkAla kA punaH prakopa huaa| AcArya vajrasvAmI ko yaha duSkAla pichale vAle se bhayAvaha pratIta huaa| aba unheM apanI AyuSya kI alpatA evaM zArIrika kSINatA kA anumAna ho cukA thaa| vi.saM. 114 meM duSkAla apanI carama sImA para thaa| prAsuka AhAra kI upalabdhi atyaMta kaThina ho gaI thii| vajrasvAmI ne ApAtakAlIna sthiti meM bhUkha kI zAMti ke lie labdhi piNDa (labdhi dvArA nirmita bhojya sAmagrI) grahaNa karane kA yA anazana svIkAra karane kA vicAra apane sabhI sAdhuoM ke sAmane rkhaa| saMyamaniSTha zramaNoM ne kahA - "bhagavan! doSa sahita AhAra hameM kisI bhI sthiti meM svIkAra nahIM hai| aba hama anazanapUrvaka cAritra dharma kI hI ArAdhanA kreNge|" muniyoM kA dRr3ha Atmabala dekha vajrasvAmI jI prasanna hue| gaNa surakSA hetu svayaM se dIkSA paryAya meM jyeSTha AcArya vajrasena sUri ko gaNAcArya niyukta kara 500 yogya zramaNoM ke sAtha kuMkuNa deza meM vicaraNa karane kA Adeza diyaa| ___ ve svayaM antAvasthA jAnakara anazana karane ke icchuka the unakA vizAla zramaNa samudAya bhI unake patha kA anusaraNa karanA cAhatA thaa| ___munimaNDala meM sabase choTA eka bAlamuni thaa| vajrasvAmI jI usakI bAlyAvasthA ke kAraNa use anazana meM sAtha nahIM lenA cAhate the| unhoMne kahA - "vatsa! anazana kA mArga bahuta kaThina hai| tuma bAlaka ho| tuma yahIM nagara meM rUka jaao|" lekina bAlamuni rUkane ko taiyAra nahI huaa| anazana kI kaThoratA se vaha vicalita nahIM huaa| vajrasvAmI jI ne kisI kAma ke bahAne se bAlamuni ko zahara meM bhejA aura svayaM sasaMgha vahAM se vihAra kara ge| eka parvata ke zikhara para pahuMcakara vajrasvAmI jI evaM 500 zramaNoM ne yAvajjIvana anazana svIkAra kiyaa| udhara, jaba vaha bAlamuni kArya karake upAzraya vApisa lauTA, to use eka bhI sAdhu dikhAI nahIM diyaa| vaha du:khI huA aura ciMtana karane lagA - "kyA mahAvIra pATa paramparA 59

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maiM itanA nirbala hU~ jo isa paMDita maraNa meM gurudeva ne apane sAtha mujhe nahIM liyA?" prabhu aura guru ko smaraNa karatA huA vaha vahAM se calakara vajrasvAmI jisa parvatamAlA para anazana kara rahe the, usI parvata kI talahaTI meM patthara kI zilA para anazana grahaNa kara khar3e ho ge| garmI ke tApa se bAlamuni kA komala zarIra jhulasane lgaa| vaha zaikSa muni una sabase pahale svarga kA adhikArI bnaa| bAlamuni kI uccatama sAdhanA ke prabhAva se devatAgaNa mahotsava hetu aae| devAgamana dekhakara vajrasvAmI jI ne jJAnabala se bAlamuni ke devalokagamana kA samAcAra sabhI zramaNoM ko diyaa| sabhI zramaNoM ne bAlamuni ke saMyama ko vandana kiyaa| vajrasvAmI jI bhI 500 zramaNoM sahita zIghra hI samAdhikaraNa kara kAladharma ko prApta hue| unake saMyama ke prabhAva se devaloka se indra bhI AyA aura ratha meM baiThe indra ne usa parvata kI pradakSiNA dii| usa parvata kA nAma 'rathAvarta parvata' ho gyaa| apane jIvanakAla meM unhoMne AcArya AryarakSita ko sAr3he nau pUrvo kA jJAna diyaa| ataH AcArya vajrasvAmI jI kA kAladharma hote hI 1) dasaveM pUrva kI jJAna saMpadA, 2) cauthA ardhanArAca zArIrika saMhanana evaM 3) cauthA saMsthAna - ina 3 vastuoM ko viccheda ho gyaa| gaganagAminI vidyA vajrasvAmI ke pAsa thI, kiMtu bhaviSya meM koI bhI galata upayoga na kare, isalie unhoMne yaha vidyA kisI ko nahIM dii| * samakAlIna prabhAvaka AcArya . AcArya siddhasena sUri jI : ujjayinI nivAsI brAhmaNa devarSi aura devazrI ke putra vidvAna siddhasena ko apane pAMDitya kA khUba abhimAna thaa| jainAcArya vRddhavAdI sUri jI zAstrArtha va vAda-vivAda meM atyaMta kuzala the| apanI pratijJA anusAra siddhasena unhIM kA ziSyatva grahaNa karatA, jisase vaha parAsta ho| vRddhavAdI sUri jI ne gopAlakoM kI sAkSI meM akATya tarko se use parAsta kiyA evaM use dIkSA pradAna kara nAma kumudacandra muni rkhaa| ve kuzAgra buddhi ke dhanI evaM Azu kavi the| AcArya pada para ArUr3ha hone ke bAda ve AcArya siddhasena sUri ke nAma se vizruta hue| citrakUTa (cittaur3a) meM bhaMDAra meM se sainya sarjana vidyA va svarNa siddhi vidyA unheM prApta mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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ho gaI thii| avantinareza samrATa vikramAditya Adi 18 rAjA unake parama bhakta bne| rAjA devapAla ne unheM 'divAkara' kA biruda pradAna kiyaa| rAja suvidyAoM ke AkarSaNa se siddhasena divAkara jI ke jIvana meM zithilatA Ane lgii| sacitta jala, aneSaNIya AhAra, hAthI para baiThanA Adi vRttiyAM unake jIvana meM praveza kara ge| unake apayaza kI isa gAthA se dUra deza meM baiThe guru vRddhavAdI ko duHkha huaa| AcArya vRddhavAdI ne yuktipUrvaka siddhasena sUri jI ke abhimAna ko khaMDita kiyA evaM prAyazcitapUrvaka dharma meM sthira kiyaa| sanmatitarka, nyAyAvatAra, 32 dvAtriMzikAeM Adi graMthoM kI unhoMne racanA kii| ujjayinI ke mahAkAla maMdira meM rUdraliMga kA sphoTana kara pArzvanAtha jI kI pratimA kA prakaTana, unake dvArA racita mahAprabhAvaka kalyANamaMdira stotra se saMbhava huaa| AcArya AryarakSita sUri jI : madhyapradeza antargata mAlava meM dazapura (maMdasaura) meM inakA janma huaa| mA~ rUdrasomA kI bhAvanA ko sAkAra karane hetu unhoMne dRSTivAda ke adhyayana hetu AcArya toSaliputra ke pAsa dIkSA grahaNa kii| vi.saM. 74 meM 22 varSa kI yuvAvasthA meM ve dIkSita hue| AgamoM ke talasparzI adhyayana ke bAda AcArya bhadragupta sUri jI evaM AcArya vajrasvAmI jI se 9.5 pUrvo kA arthasahita adhyayana kiyaa| AryarakSita sUri jI svastha paramparA ke poSaka the| unhoMne cAturmAsa kI sthiti meM 2 pAtra rakhane kI pravRtti svIkAra kara naI paramparA ko janma diyaa| ___ unake zAsanakAla meM sarvAdhika mahattvapUrNa kArya anuyoga vyavasthA kA huaa| pahale AgamoM kA adhyayana sabhI naya evaM sabhI anuyogoM ke sAtha hotA thaa| yaha eka jaTila vyavasthA thii| asthiramati ziSyoM kA dhairya Dola jAtA thaa| AcArya AryarakSita sUri jI ko apane viMdhya muni jaise prakhara ziSyoM ko ho rahI vismRti ke nimitta se anuyoga vyavasthA kA vicAra aayaa| ataH Agama vAcanA ko sarala banAne hetu krama ke 4 anuyogoM meM vibhakta kiyA gayA - caraNa karaNAnuyoga (zramaNadharma, saMyama, gupti, samiti pradhAna AcArAMga Adi), dharmakathAnuyoga (dharmakathA pradhAna uttarAdhyayana, jJAtAdharmakathA Adi), gaNitAnuyoga (gaNita pradhAna sUryaprajJapti Adi) evaM dravyAnuyoga (dravya, paryAya pradhAna dRSTivAda aadi)| unakA kAladharma vI.ni. 597 (vi.saM. 127) meM huaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 61

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14. AcArya zrImad vajrasena sUrIzvara jI vivekasiMdhu vinayavibhUti, prakaTe kuladIpaka cAra / dIrghAyudhanI vajrasena jI, nit vaMdana bArambAra // yugapradhAna AcArya vajrasena sUri jI ne apane 128 varSa ke sudIrgha jIvanakAla meM zAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kI / bhagavAn mahAvIra kI paramparA meM 14veM pATa para ve suzobhita hue tathA zramaNa saMgha ke 4 kula - nAgendra, nivRtti, caMdra evaM vidyAdhara inhIM ke pramukha ziSyoM ke dvArA udbhava meM aae| uttara bhArata unakA pramukha vicaraNa kSetra rhaa| janma evaM dIkSA : inakA janma kauzika ( bhAradvAja) gautrIya parivAra meM vi. saM. 22 ( IsvI pUrva 35 ) meM huA / umra kA eka dazaka bhI pUrNa nahIM ho pAyA ki ve tyAga ke kaliza - kaThora patha para agrasara hone ko utsuka hue| pUrNa vairAgya ke sAtha 9 varSa kI Ayu meM vi. saM. 31 (I.pU. 26) meM unhoMne muni jIvana meM praveza kiyaa| inake dIkSAguru saMbhavataH gaNAcArya siMhagiri sUri jI the| Ayu evaM saMyama paryAya meM ve vajrasvAmI se bar3e the kiMtu unake kAloparAnta hI unhoMne saMgha kA dAyitva sNbhaalaa| zAsana prabhAvanA : Agama Adi sAhitya kA gaMbhIra adhyayana kara muni vajrasena jaina darzana ke viziSTa jJAtA bane / vIra nirvANa kI chaThI zatAbdI kA uttarArdha bhISaNa saMkaTa kA samaya thA / vajrasena jI ne apane jIvanakAla meM 2 bhayaMkara bAraha varSIya duSkAla dekhe| eka 12 varSIya duSkAla vajrasvAmI ke AcArya kAla meM par3A tathA dUsarA vajrasena sUri jI ke samaya meM par3A / vi.saM. 110 ( IsvI san 53 ) meM dUsarA duSkAla prAraMbha huaa| AcArya vajrasvAmI taba vRddhAvasthA meM the| vi.saM. 114 meM vajrasvAmI ne vajrasena jI ko gaNAcArya pada para niyukta kara kuMkuNa deza meM vicaraNa karane kA Adeza diyaa| vajrasvAmI jI ne AcArya vajrasena sUri jI ko kahA ki jisa dina 1 lAkha mudrA mUlya ke zAli pAka kI upalabdhi hogI, vahI duSkAla kA samApti dina hogaa| vajrasena sUri jI ko gaNa kI mahAvIra pATa paramparA 62

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anujJA sauMpa kara vajrasvAmI jI kAla kavalita ho gae / duSkAla kI bhayaMkaratA ne janatA meM trAhi-trAhi macA dI thii| itanA sUkhA par3A ki anna kA dAnA bhI milanA durlabha ho gyaa| kaI logoM ne viSa bhakSaNa kara duSkAla se pIchA chudd'aayaa| bahuta kama kSetra the jahA~ para sukAla thA / usa samaya sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke lie bhikSA kA kAma bhI bahuta kaThina thA kiMtu katipaya zrAvaka logoM kI itanI bhakti thI ki unako thor3A bahuta bhojana milatA to bhI pahale sAdhuoM ko voharAkara hI svayaM khAte the, nahIM to sAdhu bhagavaMta bhI kSudhA vedanIya kA udaya samajhakara tapasyA karate the| vi.saM. 122 (IsvI san 65 ) meM munivRMdoM se parivRtta AcArya vajrasena sUri jI kA padArpaNa kukuMNa deza ke sopAraka nagara meM huaa| duSkAla isa samaya samApti para thA / vahA~ kA dhanI zreSThI jinadatta nirgrantha dharma kA upAsaka thaa| usakI patnI kA nAma IzvarI evaM putroM ke nAma- nAgendra, nivRtti, candra evaM vidyAdhara thA / vipula saMpatti kA svAmI hote hue bhI duSkAla ke ugra prakopa se vikSubdha ho utthaa| ve khAne ke lie eka-eka dAne ke mohatAja ho ge| zrAvikA IzvarI bhI jIvana kI AzA kho cukI thI / pArivArika janoM ne paraspara parAmarzapUrvaka bace bhojana meM jahara khAkara prANAnta karane kI socii| seThAnI IzvarI ne 1 lAkha svarNa mudrA mUlya ke zAli pkaae| vaha bhojana meM viSa milAne kA prayatna kara rahI thii| tabhI AcArya vajrasena sUri jI Adi munivRMda jinadatta ke ghara padhAre evaM dharmalAbha kA AzIrvAda diyA / zarma ke mAre seThAnI ne apanA mu~ha nIce kara liyaa| kAraNa- -muniyoM ko dAna dene ke lie unake pAsa kucha nahIM thaa| IzvarI kI A~khoM se azrudhArA bahane lagI / IzvarI ne kahA ki Apa jaise kalpavRkSa hamAre ghara padhAre paraMtu duHkha isa bAta kA hai ki hama svayaM viSa milAkara yaha bhojana karane vAle haiN| viSa se bhare pAtra ko bhojana se dUra rakha lAkha mUlya ke zAli ( cAvala ) gurudeva ko vizuddha bhAva se voharAe evaM samasta vRttAMta kaha sunaayaa| AcArya vajrasena sUri jI ko 10 pUrvadhara vajrasvAmI jI ke kathana kA smaraNa ho aayaa| unhoMne jinadatta zreSThI ke samUce parivAra ko AzvAsana dete hue kahA ki bhojana meM jahara mata milaao| aba yaha adhika kaSTa kA samaya nahIM hai | duSkAla apanI carama sImA para pahu~ca gayA hai| AcArya vajrasena ke vacanoM ko sunakara parivAra ko AtmasaMtoSa evaM AzA kA anubhava huaa| sArA parivAra sukAla kI pratIkSA meM samatA se kAlayApana karane lgaa| dUsare hI dina samudramArga se bahuta se anAja kI jahAjeM A pahu~cI evaM nagara meM pracuratA ke sAtha anAja milane laga mahAvIra pATa paramparA 63

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gyaa| sUkhA bhI samApta ho gyaa| seThAnI IzvarI ne socA yadi sadguru ne Akara hamako cetAyA nahIM hotA to Aja hama jIvita na hote| AcArya vajrasena ne bhI atyaMta viveka se parivAra ke isa ahobhAva ko vairAgyabhAva meM parivartita kiyaa| ataH saMsAra se virakta hokara zreSThI jinadatta tathA zrAvikA IzvarI ne apane cAroM putra - nAgendra, nivRtti, caMdra evaM vidyAdhara ke sAtha usI varSa vi.saM. 122 meM AcArya vajrasena sUri jI ke pAsa dIkSA grahaNa kii| 125 varSa kI Ayu meM vajrasena sUri jI ne AcArya durbalikA puSyamitra ke kAladharma pazcAt yugapradhAna kA dAyitva 3 varSa taka nibhaayaa| apane dIrghakAlIna saMyama jIvana meM prAkRtika ApadAoM se jainadharma ko pahu~cI kSati ke hone para bhI yathAzakti caturvidha saMgha kA kuzala vahana kiyA evaM zAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| jisa varSa inakA kAladharma huA, usI varSa vi.saM. 150 meM inakI preraNA se giranAra tIrtha kA uddhAra huaa| saMgha vyavasthA : AcArya vajrasena ke pramukha 4 ziSya the:1. muni nAgendra, 2. muni nivRtti, 3. muni candra, 4. muni vidyaadhr| ina cAroM ziSyoM se kramazaH cAra kuloM kA udbhava huaa| yathA1. nAgendra kula, 2. nivRtti kula, 3. candra kula, 4. vidyAdhara kul| . duSkAla ke kAraNa bahuta se muniyoM kA svargavAsa ho gayA thaa| bhagavAn pArzvanAtha kI upakezagaccha kI paramparA ke AcArya yakSadeva sUrijI hI anuyogadhara raha gae the| AcArya vajrasena sUri jI ne AcArya yakSadeva sUri jI se prArthanA kI, ki uparokta cAroM muniyoM sahita unakI AjJA ke 500 sAdhu evaM 700 sAdhviyoM ityAdi bace hue sAdhuoM ko AgamoM kI vAcanA pradAna kreN| AcArya yakSadeva sUri jI ke jJAna se saMpUrNa saMgha ko lAbha huA evaM unake jaise aneka vidvAna sAdhu taiyAra hue| AcArya vajrasena sUri jI ke kAladharma para AcArya yakSadeva sUri jI ne hI cAroM pramukha muniyoM ko yogya jAnakara sUri (AcArya) pada para sthApita kiyaa| yugapradhAna AcArya ke krama meM AcArya vajrasvAmI ke bAda AcArya AryarakSita, unake bAda AcArya durbalikA puSyamitra evaM unake bAda AcArya vajrasena sUri jI hue| . mahAvIra pATa paramparA 64

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isa samaya jinakalpa kA viccheda ho jAne se sabhI jaina sAdhu-sAdhvI jI zveta (sapheda) aura sAde vastra pahanate the| kiMtu vI.saM. 609 meM rathavIrapura meM AcArya kRSNarSi ke ziSya zivabhUti ne vastra - pAtra chor3akara nayA mata sthApita kiyA jo boTika mata khlaayaa| yaha digambara paramparA meM vikasita huaa| kapardI yakSa kI utpatti : eka bAra vihAra karate-karate AcArya vajrasena sUri jI saurASTra ke madhumatI (mahuvA) nagara meM pdhaare| vahA~ kapardI nAma kA vaNakara rahatA thaa| usakI Ar3I va kuhAr3I nAmaka 2 patniyAM thiiN| kapardI abhakSya aura apeya meM Asakta hokara mA~sa madirA kA sevana karatA thaa| eka dina zarAbI zAlavI ko donoM striyoM ne upAlambha diyA jisase vaha kapardI jaMgala meM jAkara ciMtana avasthA meM baiTha gyaa| idhara se AcArya vajrasena sUri jI jaMgala meM sthaMDila bhUmi padhAra rahe the| kapardI ne AcAryazrI ko vaMdana kiyaa| AcArya zrI ko AbhAsa ho gayA ki isa vyakti kI Ayu aba adhika nahIM hai| unhoMne use alpAyu vAlA jAna upadeza diyA ki tuma kucha vrata niyama lo jisase kucha kalyANa ho / kapardI ne kahA " Apako jo ucita lage, vaha paccakkhANa do / " vajrasena sUri jI ne kahA " tU gaMThasI paccakkhANa kara yAni jaba bhojana kare taba usase pahale kaMdorA kI DorI kI gAMTha chor3a 'Namo arihaMtANa' aura jaba bhojana kara lo taba punaH gAMTha lagA denaa| jaba taka gA~Tha rahe kucha khAnA nahI / gA~Tha chor3ane taka navakAra maMtra kahakara khAnA khA sakate ho|" kapardI ne guruvacana svIkAra kiyaa| bhAgyayoga se usane usI dina se niyama pAlana cAlU kiyA kiMtu usI dina sarpa ke garalayukta mA~sa bhojana se kapardI kI mRtyu ho gaI / niyama ke prabhAva se vaha mRtyu ke uparAnta vaha vyaMtara nikAya kI yoni meM deva banA / - kapardI ke maraNa ke bAda usakI donoM striyoM ko yaha prasaMga patA claa| una donoM ne rAjA ke pAsa AcArya vajrasena sUri ke viruddha phariyAda kii| rAjA ne eka pakSa kI bAteM suna AcAryazrI ko pahare meM biThavA diyA / vyaMtara nikAya meM deva bane kapardI ko yaha jJAta huA ki mere parama upakArI guru kA itanA apamAna ho rahA hai, ve saMkaTa meM haiN| kapardI vyaMtara ne zahara pramANa zilA vikurvI aura loka meM AkAzavANI karavAI ki AcArya vajrasena sUri jI atyaMta saMyamI, mahA-upakArI tathA nirdoSa haiN| rAjA tathA prajA ne tatkSaNa hI AcArya vajrasena sUri jI se kSamAyAcanA kI tathA bahumAna pUrvaka sammAna kiyA / mahAvIra pATa paramparA 65

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kapardI deva ne AcAryazrI ke caraNoM meM prakaTa hokara kahA - "pUjyavara maiMne jIvanaparyanta pApa hI pApa kA siMcana kiyA hai| Apake nimitta se navakAra ke eka bAra smaraNa mAtra se maiM isa deva Rddhi ko prApta huaa| kRpA karake koI kArya batalAyeM ki maiM pApa kI nivRtti kruuN|" gurudeva ne kahA tumhArI icchA ho to zAzvata tIrtha zatrujaya kI sevA bhakti kara sulabhabodhi kA upArjana kro| guruvacana ko svIkAra kara kapardI yakSa zatrujaya tIrtha ke adhiSThAyaka deva bne| (kaI itihAsakAra yaha prasaMga AcArya vajrasena sUri jI ke bajAe AcArya vajrasvAmI se bhI jor3ate haiM) kAladharma : mAtra 9 varSa kI Ayu meM cAritra aMgIkAra kara 119 varSa kA saMyama jIvana vyApana karane ke bAda 128 varSa kI Ayu meM vIra nirvANa saMvat 620 (vi.saM. 150, IsvI san 93) meM svargavAsI hue| inake prabhAvaka ziSya muni candra yAvat AcArya candra sUri jI inake suyogya paTTadhara hue| AcArya durbalikA puSyamitra unake samakAlIna hue| . samakAlIna prabhAvaka AcArya . AcArya durbalikA puSyamitra : jJAnayoga tathA dhyAnayoga ke viziSTa sAdhaka AcArya durbalikA puSyamitra ne 17 varSa kI Ayu meM vi.saM. 97 (IsvI san 40) meM AcArya AryarakSita sUri jI ke pAsa dIkSA grahaNa kii| unase unhoMne 9 pUrvo kA adhyayana kiyaa| zAstroM ke anavarata manana-ciMtana-punarAvartana-tapomayI duSkara dhyAna sAdhanA ke pariNAmasvarUpa unakA zarIra atyaMta kRza ho gayA thaa| durbalikA puSyamitra - unakA yaha nAma unakI zArIrika durbalatA ke kAraNa thaa| eka bAra bauddha bhikSu AcArya AryarakSita ke pAsa aae| unhoMne bauddhoM kI dhyAna praNAlI kI prazaMsA kI tathA jaina saMgha kI dhyAna sAdhanA para kaTAkSa kiyaa| AcArya AryarakSita ne durbalikA puSyamitra ko lakSita kiyA tathA apramatta dhyAna sAdhaka btaayaa| bauddha upAsaka ko zaMkA huI ki muni ke daurbalya kA kAraNa sAdhanA nahIM balki yogya AhAra kA abhAva hai| guru AjJA se durbalikA puSyamitra kaI dina bauddha upAsakoM ke sAtha rhe| unakI dinacaryA, utkRSTa sAdhanA, saMyama jIvana kI phira bauddhoM ne bhI prazaMsA kii| mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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AcArya AryarakSita ke kaI samartha ziSya the - durbalikA puSyamitra, phalgurakSita, viMdhya, goSThAmAhila, ghRta puSyamitra, vastra puSyamitra ityAdi / AcArya zrI ne durbalikA puSyamitra ko apane pATa para sthApita kiyA / vi.saM. 127 meM durbalikA puSyamitra AcArya bane tathA saMgha kA dAyitva kiyaa| kiMtu unake gurubhAI goSThAmAhila tArkika evaM vAdI tathA mahattvakAMkSI muni the| svayaM ko AcArya na banAe jAne ke kAraNa ve durbalikA puSyamitra se IrSyA karane karane lge| AryarakSita sUri jI ke kAladharma pazcAt goSThAmAhila saMgha meM sammilita nahIM huaa| mohanIya karma kI prabalatA tathA ugra ahaMkAra ke kAraNa goSThAmAhila meM mithyA abhiniveza utpanna huaa| AgamoM meM karmabaMdhana kI prakriyA ko par3hate samaya vaha ulajha gyaa| goSThAmAhila kA abhimata thA ki Atma pradezoM ke sAtha karma kA kevala spRSTa avasthA meM hI baMdha hotA hai, anya rUpa se nhiiN| AgamoM ke vacana usane svIkAra nahIM kie| AcArya durbalikA puSyamitra ke bAra-bAra samajhAne para bhI goSThAmAhila yahI mAnatA rahA ki baddha tathA baddha-spRSTa jaise baMdha nahIM hote| ataH usane apanA nayA mata cAlU kiyA jo usa samaya 'abaddhika mata' ke nAma se jAnA gyaa| goSThAmAhila ko jaina paramparA meM sAtavAM ninhava mAnA gayA hai| viziSTa dhyAna sAdhanA se AtmA ko bhASita kara AcArya durbalikA puSyamitra vi.saM. 147 ( IsvI san 90 ) meM svarga saMpadA ke svAmI bne| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 67

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15. AcArya zrImad candra sUrIzvara jI yugacandra prakAzaka caMdra sUri jI, caMdragaccha avatAra / zAnti - saumyatA - zazikalAyukta, nit vaMdana bArambAra // yathA AcArya vajrasena sUri jI ke 4 pramukha ziSyoM se zramaNa paramparA kI 4 zAkhAeM nikalIM / nivRtti kula, vidyAdhara kula, nAgendra kula tathA candra kula / unameM se sabase vizAla tathA dIrghajIvI candrakula ke Adya unnAyaka AcArya candra sUri jI bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 15veM paTTadhara hue evaM unake nAma se 'candra gaccha' yaha nAma prasiddha huA / - janma evaM dIkSA : kuMkuNa deza ke sopAraka nagara meM rAjA jitazatru evaM rAnI dhAriNI kA sAmrAjya thaa| vahA~ jaina dharma kA paramopAsaka zreSThI jinadatta evaM usakI patnI IzvarI thiiN| vi.saM. 106 meM unake ghara meM putraratna utpanna huA jisakA nAma candra rakhA gyaa| usake nivRtti, nAgendra tathA vidyAdhara nAma ke 3 bhAI bhI the| ve sallahar3a / upakeza gautrIya the| jaba candra 4 sAla kA thA, taba adhikatama bhAratavarSa meM sUkhA par3A thaa| yaha duSkAla 12 varSa taka rhaa| duSkAla meM inakI hAlata bhI jarjara ho cukI thI, jIvana se adhika mRtyu kI icchA ho rahI thI, kintu vajrasena sUri jI ke saddbodha se dhairya bA~dhA / isakA saMpUrNa vivaraNa AcArya vajrasena sUri jI ke jIvana meM ullekha kiyA jA cukA hai| duSkAla kI samApti para vairAgya bhAvanA se ota-prota hokara 16 varSa kI Ayu meM vi.saM. 122 (IsvI san 65 ) meM candra ne mAtA-pitA tathA bhAiyoM sahita AcArya vajrasena sUri jI ke pAsa pravrajyA grahaNa kii| zAsana prabhAvanA : muni candra jI ne gurunizrA meM rahate hue Agama zAstroM kA gaMbhIra svAdhyAya kiyA / viziSTa jJAnArjana kA avasara jAnakara vajrasena sUri jI ne muni candra sahita sabhI sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko par3hane hetu anuyogadhara AgamavijJa AcArya yakSadeva sUri jI ke pAsa bhI bhejaa| muni candra vijaya jI viziSTa smRti zakti evaM ameya pratibhA ke dhanI the| ve 10 se kucha kama pUrvoM ke jJAtA the| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 68

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___ A. vajrasena sUri jI ke cAroM pramukha ziSyoM se zramaNoM kI 4 zAkhAoM kA udbhava huaa| vi.saM. 136 meM nivRtti kula, nAgendra kula, vidyAdhara kula evaM candra kula kI sthApanA huii| A. vajrasena sUri jI ne candra ko samartha evaM pratApI jAnA evaM candra kula kI bhaviSya meM suvizAlatA tathA sudIrghAyu va zAsana prabhAvanA meM sahayoga ko dekhate hue candra sUri jI ko apanI pATa para sthApita kiyaa| vi.saM. 150 meM vajrasena sUri jI kA kAladharma ho gyaa| ataH unakI bhAvanA ko mUrta rUpa dete hue vidyAguru AcArya yakSadeva sUri jI ne caMdra muni ko AcArya padavI pradAna kI tathA vajrasena sUri jI kA paTTadhara ghoSita kiyaa| ___caMdra sUri jI kA vihAra kSetra koMkaNa, saurASTra, AvaMtI, medapATa tathA marudhara prAMta taka rhaa| zAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA karate hue inhoMne aneka mumukSuoM ko mokSa mArga kA patha pradarzita kiyA tathA saMyama pradAna kiyaa| vizAla ziSya samudAya hone para dhIre-dhIre inakA gaccha nigraMtha gaccha kA nAma candra gaccha hI par3a gyaa| anekAneka prabhAvaka AcArya inakI paramparA meM hue| anya kula ke zramaNa-zramaNiyoM ke hRdaya meM bhI candra sUri jI ke prati bahuta bahumAna kA bhAva thaa| kisI bhI sAdhu-sAdhvI ko dIkSA dete samaya garva se kahA jAtA - tumhArA koTika gaNa, vajra zAkhA tathA candra kula hai| apane 23 varSa ke yugapradhAna (AcArya) kAla meM candra sUri jI ne aneka kArya kie tathA sarva mahattvapUrNa - bhaviSya kI zramaNa paramparA ke lie suMdara nIMva rkhii| kAladharma : sva-para kalyANa kI uttamottama bhAvanA se yukta A. candra sUri jI kA kAladharma vIra nirvANa saMvat 643 athavA 650 meM huaa| 67 varSa / 74 varSa kI Ayu meM apanI pATa para A. samantabhadra sUri jI ko biThAkara ve devaloka kI ora gatimAna hue| AcArya bhadrabAhu bhI inake kAla meM hue| ve nimitta tathA jyotiSa vidyA meM pAraMgata the| unake bhAI varAhamihira bhI vidvAna the, kintu ahaM bhAva se puSTa the| jainAcArya bhadrabAhu ne apane jJAnabala se jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| unake bhAI varAhamihira mRtyu prApta kara vyantara deva bne| unhoMne pRthvItala para logoM para upadrava karanA cAlU kiyaa| usa upadrava se kSubdha janamAnasa ko zAnti pradAna karane ke lie AcArya bhadrabAhu ne pArzvanAtha jI kI stuti svarUpa vighnavinAzaka 'uvasaggaharaM stotra' kI racanA kii| yaha stotra atyaMta camatkArI siddha huaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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16. AcArya zrImad samantabhadra sUrIzvara jI sarasvatI ke saumya sAdhaka, saMskRta prabhutva adhikaar| zrI samaMtabhadra vanavAsI nAme, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| saMskRta bhASA ke vilakSaNa vidvAna AcArya samantabhadra sUri jI bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 16veM paTTavibhUSaka the| zvetAmbara evaM digambara donoM paramparAoM meM inakI svIkAryatA hai kyoMki inakI jIvana zailI atyaMta utkRSTa thii| pramukha rUpa se vanoM meM vicaraNa karane se inake samaya meM nigraMtha gaccha / candra gaccha vanavAsI gaccha ke nAma se pracalita huaa| janma evaM dIkSA : inake prAraMbhika jIvana ke viSaya meM aitihAsika sAkSyoM kA abhAva hai| kucha itihAsavidoM ne inake viSaya kI zvetAmbara tathA digambara sAmagrI kA anuzIlana kara pharamAyA hai ki ve dakSiNa bhArata ke uragapura nareza ke kSatriya putra the| prathamataH unhoMne digambara paramparA meM dIkSA grahaNa kii| eka bAra muni samantabhadra ko bhISaNa bhasmaka vyAdhi ne AkrAnta kara liyA, jisake kAraNa ve jo bhI kucha khAte vaha agni meM gire hue kaNa kI bhA~ti bhasma ho jaataa| bhUkha asahya ho gii| koI upacAra na dekhakara unhoMne anazana karane kA socA kiMtu guru ne unheM AjJA nahIM dii| digambara muni samantabhadra ne rogopacAra hetu muni mudrA kA parityAga kara diyaa| vArANasI Akara ve rogamukta hue| eka zivaliMga para tIrthaMkara stuti karane se kAzI meM caMdraprabha svAmI jI kI pratimA prakaTa huii| tabhI se unakI kAvyazakti kA vikAsa prAraMbha huaa| vyAdhimukta hone ke bAda unhoMne zvetAmbara paramparA meM candra gaccha ke AcArya candra sUri jI ke pAsa dIkSA lii| samantabhadra ko suyogya jAnakara candra sUri jI ne unheM muni veza pradAna kiyaa| zAsana prabhAvanA : muni samantabhadra jI ne AcArya candra sUrIzvara jI kI nizrA meM rahate hue Agama graMtha-zAstroM kA talasparzI adhyayana kiyaa| unakI kAvya zakti va pravacana zakti acchI thii| sAdhutA ke prati unake hRdaya meM bahuta ahobhAva thaa| ve prAyaH saMgha-samAja se dUra rahakara svAdhyAya, jApa Adi meM lIna rahate the| unakI yogyatA dekhate hue unheM AcArya padavI pradAna kI gii| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 70

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AcArya samantabhadra sUri jI 11 aMgoM evaM kucha pUrvo ke jJAtA the| bhASA para unakA vizeSa Adhipatya thaa| pATalIputra, vArANasI, ujjaina, dhAra, paMjAba, siMdha, kAMcIvaram (dakSiNa pradeza) ityAdi kSetroM meM vicaraNa kara A. samantabhadra sUri jI ne zAstrArtho meM apane akATya tarko se mithyAtva matoM ko parAjita kiyA evaM jaina siddhAMtoM ko sarvatra phailAkara jinadharma kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| samantabhadra sUri jI nagaroM kI apekSA upavanoM - jaMgaloM meM rahanA vizeSa pasaMda thaa| gRhastha se paricaya kama, upadhi kama, dhyAna yoga kI suvidhA ityAdi lAbhoM ke kAraNa ve vanoM meM adhika vicaraNa karate the| isI kAraNa inake samaya meM candra gaccha kA nAma 'vanavAsI gaccha' par3a gyaa| inase pUrva hI jainazAsana meM zvetAmbara vaM digambara paramparAeM ba~Ta gaI thii| AcAryazrI ne ina donoM ko eka banAne kA khUba prayatna kiyA kiMtu unake ye prayatna saphala nahIM hue| jaMgaloM meM rahane ke kAraNa evaM digaMbara paramparA se pUrva meM bhI sambandha hone ke kAraNa digambara paramparA unheM samAna dRSTi se mAnate haiN| vizAla kSetra meM vihAra kara unhoMne zAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| sAhitya racanA : AcArya samantabhadra sUri jI bauddha, naiyAyika, sAMkhya, vedAnta Adi vibhinna darzanoM ke jJAtA the| sabhI darzanoM kI samIkSA karate hue unhoMne uttama koTi ke sAhitya kA sarjana kiyaa| unakI pramukha racanAeM isa prakAra haiM1) Apta mImAMsA (devAgama stotra) - AcArya samantabhadra sUri jI kI isa prathama racanA meM 10 pariccheda tathA 114 zloka haiN| ekAntavAdI dRSTikoNoM kA ucita tarko kI kasauTI para vizleSaNa tathA Apta puruSoM ke Aptattva kI samyak mImAMsA hone se yaha Apta mImAMsA ke nAma se jAnA gyaa| isa kRti kA prAraMbha 'devAgama' zabda se huA hai| vidvAnoM ne ise uccakoTi kA graMtha mAnA hai| syAdvAda sambandhI vistRta vivecanA sarvaprathama isa graMtha meM huI mAnI jAtI hai| digaMbara AcArya akalaMka, zvetAmbara upAdhyAya yazovijayajI Adi ne isa para suMdara TIkAeM racI haiN| 2) svayaMbhU stotra (caturvizati jinastuti) - vasanta, iMdravajrA ityAdi 13 chaMdoM meM race isa graMtha meM 143 padya haiN| alaMkArapUrNa sarala bhASA meM 24 tIrthaMkaroM kI stuti kI gaI mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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hai| stotra kA prathama zabda svayaMbhU hone se yaha svayaMbhU stotra ke nAma se jAnA gyaa| stuti pradhAna hone para bhI nyAya evaM darzana ke maulika biMduoM kI abhivyakti tathA aitihAsika biMduoM kA samAveza racanAkAra A. samantabhadra sUri jI ke bahumukhI vyaktittva ko pradarzita karatA hai| yuktyanuzAsana - artha garimA se paripUrNa isa dArzanika graMtha meM 64 padya haiN| vibhinna darzanoM ke vividha viSayoM kA paryApta vivecana evaM sva-para mata ke guNa doSoM kA yuktipUrNa nirUpaNa hai| jinadharma ke prati agAdha AsthA ko prakaTa karane hetu ve likhate haiM - "jina! tvadIyaM matamadvitIyam" yAni he jinezvara! ApakA mata hI advitIya hai| yaha eka praur3ha, gaMbhIra va saMkSipta sUtrAtmaka racanA hai| 'yuktyanuzAsana' zabda kI vyAkhyA karate hue ve likhate haiM - '-'dRSTAgamAbhayAmaviruddhamarthaprarUpaNaM yuktyanuzAsanaM te" yAni yuktipUrvaka pratyakSa aura Agama sammata arthapratipAdana kA anuzAsita krama hI yuktyanuzAsana hai| stuti vidyA (jina-stuti-zataka) - 116 padyayukta isa stavanA pradhAna kRti meM tIrthaMkara paramAtmAoM kA guNotkIrtana kiyA hai| yaha kRti unakI vidyatA kI paricAyaka hai| eka zloka meM eka hI akSara dvArA pUrA zloka banAyA hai tatotitA tu tetItaH totRtotItitotRtaH tato'tAtitatotote tatatA te tato ttH||" isa prakAra unhoMne anya zloka bhI race eka zloka kI racanA kevala 4 akSaroM se hI huI hai yeyAyAyAyayeyAya naanaannaannaann| mamAmamAmamAmAmi taattiititiititH|| kaI padya aise haiM jo anuloma-pratiloma zailI meM likhe haiN| eka zloka ke akSaroM ko ulTA kara ke nayA zloka banA hai| jaise rakSamAkSaravAmeza zamIcArurucAnutaH bho vibhonazanajorunanena vijraamy|| (anuloma krama) mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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yamarAja vinamrena rujonAzana bho vibho / tanucArurucAmIza zamevArakSa mAkSara // ( pratiloma krama) ye saba kevala zabda haiM, aisA nahIM hai| inameM bahuta gahare bhAva chipe haiN| eka-eka zloka ke kaI zloka ke kaI artha nikalate haiN| zabda saMyojana kI aisI kalA bahuta muzkila hai, lekina samantabhadra sUri jI nissaMdeha ucca koTi ke vidvAna the| isake alAvA bhI jIvasiddhi, tattvAnuzAsana, prAkRtavyAkhyAna, pramANapadArtha, karmaprAbhRta TIkA Adi graMtha inakI racanAeM haiN| kAladharma : vihAra karate-karate koraMTA tIrtha meM upAdhyAya devacandra ko zuddha saMyama dharma meM sthira kara apane pada para sthApita kiyA tathA zatruMjaya tIrtha para anazana svIkAra kara kAla dharma ko prApta hue| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke lagabhaga 653 varSoM bAda ve kAladharma ko prApta hue| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 73

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17. AcArya zrImad vRddhadeva sUrIzvara jI AtmadivyatA deva pada, asaMyama paMka dhikkaar| bodhivRkSa guru vRddhadeva jI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| caityavAsa arthAt sAdhu dvArA maMdiroM meM baserA isa yuga meM udbhava meM aayaa| prabhAvaka caritra ke anusAra ye sarvaprathama apane jIvana ke pUrvArdha meM caityavAsI zramaNa hue kiMtu AcArya samantabhadra sUri jI ke sadbodha evaM sanmArga darzana se ve vizuddha saMyama evaM AcAra pradhAna zramaNa hue| janma evaM dIkSA : saptatideza (sirohI aura mAravAr3a kI sarahada) meM koraMTapura (vartamAna meM zivagaMja ke pAsa koraTA) nagara thaa| upAdhyAya devacandra nAmaka eka vidvAna tathA saMyamI zramaNa ko koraMTapura ke bhagavan mahAvIra jinAlaya para atyaMta Asakti ho gii| ataH upAdhyAya devacaMdra jI ne apane ziSyoM ko vicaraNa kI AjJA dI kiMtu svayaM usa maMdira meM rahane lge| usa maMdira kI saMpUrNa vyavasthA ve svayaM dekhte| ___ niSkAraNa eka jagaha rahanA, sAdhu dharma ke lie akalpanIya hai, aisA ve jAnate the kiMtu usa jinamaMdira se rAga kA aisA apanatva bana cukA thA ki ve caityavAsI bana gae the| eka bAra utkRSTa saMyamI A. samantabhadrasUri jI vArANasI se vihAra kara zatrujaya girirAja kI ora jA rahe the| grAmAnugrAma vicaraNa karate unakA padArpaNa koraMTapura huaa| zrIsaMgha ne AcAryazrI kA bhavya svAgata kiyaa| AcAryazrI ko upAdhyAya devacandra ke viSaya meM jJAta huaa| upAdhyAya devacandra kI pAtratA evaM vilakSaNatA kI anubhUti kara AcArya samaMtabhadra sUri jI ne upAdhyAya devacandra ko apane hitopakArI va madhura upadeza se vizuddha saMyama dharma kI mahattA tathA mArga smjhaayaa| upAdhyAya devacandra jI ne AcArya zrI jI kA upadeza svIkAra kara karmanirjarA evaM zAsana sevA ke uddezya se caityavAsa kA sadA ke lie parityAga kiyA evaM A. samaMtabhadra sUri jI kA sAmIpya svIkAra kiyaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 74

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zAsana prabhAvanA: apanI Ayu alpa jAnakara A. samantabhadra sUri jI ne upAdhyAya devacaMdra ko AcArya pada pradAna kara nAma 'AcArya deva sUri' rakhA tathA apanA paTTadhara ghoSita kiyaa| yaha bAta lagabhaga vI.ni. 653 kI hai| kintu zarIra se vRddha hone ke kAraNa ve vRddhadeva sUri jI ke nAma se prasiddha hue| koraMTaka nagara meM hI maMtrI nAhar3a tathA usakA bhAI sAliga rahate the| vRddhadeva sUri jI ne unakI jainadharma para zraddhA ko dRr3ha kiyaa| Asoja sudi 9 kI tithi para donoM bhAiyoM kI gautradevI caMDikA pAr3A (eka jAnavara) kA balidAna mA~gatI thii| nAhar3a maMtrI ne vRddhadeva sUri jI ko isa bAta se avagata karAyA evaM upAya puuchaa| AcArya vRddhadeva sUri jI kI sAdhanAzakti bahuta U~cI thii| rAtri ke samaya unhoMne apanI zakti se gautra, devI cAmuNDA (caMDikA) ko bulAyA evaM siMhanAda kiyA - devI! tU apane pUrvabhava kA smaraNa kr| hiMsA ke ghRNita kArya tumhAre yogya nahIM haiN| pUrvabhava meM tU dhanasAra zreSThI kI patnI tathA jinavacanAnurAgI parama zrAvikA thii| paMcamI ko upavAsa karane ke kAraNa tUne nae vastra pahane the| apane putra ko ghara meM chor3a tuma jina maMdira jAne ke lie ghara se nikala gii| caMcalatA ke kAraNa tumhArA putra 'mA~-mA~' kahatA huA tumhAre pIche Ane kI koziza karatA rhaa| usI samaya tumhAre nae vastroM kI AvAja se eka pAr3A bhar3aka gayA tathA tumhAre pIche A rahe putra para prahAra kara diyaa| durbhAgya se putra akasmAt hI mRtyu ko prApta ho gyaa| apane putra kI aMtima cIkha sunakara va usakI aMtima avasthA dekhakara tumhArA hRdaya bhI baMda ho gyaa| mRtyu pAkara tuma cAmuMDA nAma kI devI banI eMva pAr3oM ke prati krUra vaira bhAva ke kAraNa apane putra kI mRtyu tithi - Asoja sudi 9 ko pAr3oM kI bali lene lgii|" tatpazcAt gurudeva ne devI ko ahiMsA dharma kA upadeza diyaa| apanA pUrvabhava tathA guruvANI suna devI samyagdharmI bnii| nAhar3a maMtrI bhI pApakArya se mukta huaa| A. vRddhadeva sUri jI ke sadupadeza se nAhar3a maMtrI ne 72 jinAlayoM kA nirmANa kraayaa| vIra nirvANa 595 meM koraMTA meM, vIra nirvANa 670 meM sAMcora meM ityAdi sthAnoM para jinapratimAoM kI aMjanazlAkA - pratiSThAeM krvaaii| nAhar3a maMtrI ne hI unake upadeza se satyapura meM mahAvIra svAmI kI pratimA sthApita kii| apanI aMtima avasthA meM muni pradyotana ko AcArya banAkara vIra nirvANa 673 arthAt vi.saM. 203 meM samAdhipUrvaka kAladharma ko prApta hue| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 75

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18. AcArya zrImad pradyotana sUrIzvara jI paTTapradyotaka sUri pradyotana, mahAvIra paTTa aDhAra / janapratimA karI prANapratiSThita, nit vaMdana bArambAra // zAsana nAyaka bhagavAna mahAvIra kI dedIpyamAna pATa paramparA ke 18veM krama para AcArya vijaya pradyotana sUri jI viraaje| AcArya vRddhadeva sUri jI ne inakI vidvattA, dIrghAyu tathA zAsana prabhAvanA kI suyogyatA, dekhate hue inheM AcArya padavI pradAna kI tathA apane pATa para virAjita kiyaa| AcArya pradyotana sUri jI ne ajamera meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva svAmI kI bhavya pratimA kI prANa pratiSThA sampanna karAI thii| inakI preraNA se dhanapati dAMzI nAmaka zrAvaka ne suvarNagiri (svarNagiri) para yakSavasahI nAmaka derAsara kA nirmANa karAyA jisameM AcArya pradyotana sUri jI ne vi. saM. 210 meM mUlanAyaka bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI kI jinapratimA pratiSThita kii| - pradyotana sUri jI eka bAra mAravAr3a kSetra ke nAradapurI (nADola ) nagara meM pdhaare| AcAryazrI jI kA pravacana sadA vairAgyarasa se otaprota hotA thaa| eka bAlaka mAnadeva bhI unakA pravacana niyamita sunatA thaa| zreSThiputra mAnadeva para unake pravacanoM kA gaharA asara pdd'aa| eka dina vyAkhyAna ke bAda vaha sahasA gurudeva ko bola par3A - " he gurudeva ! maiM mAtA - pitA se AjJA lekara zIghra hI Apake pAsa dIkSA luuNgaa|" tejasvI bAlaka ke mukha se aise vacana suna pradyotana sUri jI bole - " jahA sukham " vaha bAlaka mAnadeva anukrama se unakA ziSya bana unake paTTadhara AcArya mAnadeva sUri ke nAma se prakhyAta huA / ve eka sadguru kI bhAMti rahe / unheM pratipala - pratikSaNa ciMtA hotI ki kahIM unakA koI ziSya asaMyama ke daladala meM na pha~sa jaae| jaba muni mAnadeva kI AcArya padavI huI taba 2 deviyA~ nUtana AcAryazrI ke kaMdhe para A gaI, jisase sadguru pradyotana sUri jI ko ciMtA huI ki kahIM mAnadeva isa Rddhi meM Asakta na ho jaae| lekina unakI paravariza bahuta majabUta thI / mAnadeva sUri jI unake suyogya uttarAdhikArI bne| jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA karate hue vi. saM. 228 (vI.ni. 698) meM pradyotana sUri jI devaloka sidhAra gae / mahAvIra pATa paramparA 76

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19. AcArya zrImad mAnadeva sUrIzvara jI mAnavijaya abhimAnavijayI, laghuzAnti rcnaakaar| ___ mukti maMtra medhA dhanI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| jaina samAja meM ati prasiddha mahAmaMgalakArI laghu zAMti (choTI zAMti) evaM mahAprabhAvaka tijayapahutta stotra ke racayitA vIra zAsana paramparA ke 19veM paTTaprabhAvaka AcArya mAnadeva sUri jI atyaMta vidvAna tathA tapasvI vibhUti the| caturvidha saMgha ke saMrakSaNa tathA saMvarddhana hetu unhoMne aneka kArya kie tathA jinazAsana kI dig-diganta prabhAvanA kii| janma evaM dIkSA : nADola (rAja.) nagara meM dhanezvara (jinadatta) nAma kA prakhyAta zreSThI rahatA thaa| usakI dharmapatnI kA nAma dhAriNI thaa| donoM ke sadgArhasthya se unheM eka putraratna kI prApti huii| bAlaka atyaMta rUpavAna thaa| usakA nAma 'mAnadeva' rakhA gyaa| candramA kI 16 kalAoM kI bhA~ti putra kI kalAeM dina-pratidina nikharatI rhii| __ vihAra karate-karate AcArya pradyotana sUri jI nADola nagara meM pdhaare| unake kucha dina kI sthiratA meM unake dvArA barasAe jinavANI ke pravacana rUpI motiyoM se mAnadeva ko bhI mokSa mArga ke patha para calane hetu sarvavirati dharma kI abhilASA huii| mAtA-pitA ne kisI taraha apane hRdaya ko vaza meM kara mAnadeva kA jJAnagarbhita vairAgya dekha dIkSA kI AjJA dii| zubha muhUrta meM AcArya pradyotana sUri jI kI parama tAraka nizrA meM bAlaka kI pravrajyA sampanna huii| zAsana prabhAvanA : muni mAnadeva kI smaraNazakti apUrva thii| alpa samaya meM hI gurunizrA meM rahakara unhoMne 11 oM ko, cheda sUtroM Adi kA gahana adhyayana kiyaa| apane ziSya ko hara kasauTI para kharA mAnakara AcArya pradyotana sUra jI ne unheM AcArya pada pradAna kiyA tathA ve 'AcArya mAnadeva sUra' ke nAma se prasiddha hue| unake sUripada pradAna mahotsava ke samaya sarasvatI aura lakSmI nAmaka 2 deviyA~ sAkSAt unake kaMdhoM para prakaTa huii| saMpUrNa janamAnasa meM AcArya mAnadeva sUri jI kI vidvattA evaM Rddhi kA mahAvIra pATa paramparA 77

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harSollAsa pUrvaka pracAra huA kintu yaha dRzya dekhakara unake sadguru AcArya pradyotana sUri jI ko unakI AtmA kI cintA huii| isa Rddhi se mAnadeva cAritra se bhraSTa ho jaaegaa| aise durvicAra se pradyotana sUri jI khinna rahane lge| AcArya mAnadeva bhI buddhimAna the| apane guru kI manovedanA ve samajha ge| apane guru kI citta zAMti ke lie unhoMne unake Age aisA niyama liyA ki " bhakti vAle gRhastha ke ghara kI bhikSA nahIM lUMgA / ajJAta kula kI hI gocarI lUMgA evaM dUdha, dahI, ghI, mIThA, tela ityAdi vigayoM kA AjIvana tyAga kruuNgaa|" pradyotana sUri jI ko A. mAnadeva sUri jI ke isa nirNaya para bahuta prasannatA huI evaM ve unake niraticAra saMyama ko lekara Azvasta hue| A. mAnadeva sUri jI ke vizuddha tapa evaM utkRSTa saMyama ke prabhAva se 1. padmA, 2. jayA, 3. vijayA, 4. aparAjitA ye cAra deviyA~ unake sAnidhya meM rahatI thI evaM pratidina unako vandana karane AtI thii| dhIre-dhIre unakI prasiddhi sarvatra ho gii| - unhoMne siMdha tathA paMjAba pradeza meM bhI vihAra kiyA / ucca nagara ( takSazilA kA eka kSetra) derAula, mAravAr3a ityAdi kSetroM meM vicaraNa kara sAMThA rAjapUtoM ko pratibodha dekara unheM osavAla jaina bnaayaa| mAnadeva sUri jI ne jJAna, darzana, cAritra yukta saMyama se dharma kI mahatI prabhAvanA kI evaM 'jainam jayati zAsanam' kA sarvatra udghoSa kraayaa| laghu zAMti kI racanA : paMjAba kI sarahada para takSazilA nAmaka nagarI thii| vaha jaina saMskRti kA bahuta bar3A kendra thaa| vahA~ jainoM ke 500 maMdira tathA lAkhoM jaina parivAra base the| sadaiva paristhitiyA~ eka jaisI nahIM rhtii| takSazilA jaisI suMdara nagarI meM 'marakI' kA upadrava ho gyaa| isa vyAdhi ke kAraNa hajAroM manuSyoM kI mRtyu ho gaI / dina-pratidina lAzoM kA Dhera bar3hatA jA rahA thaa| aise viSama saMkaTa ke samaya takSazilA ke jaina saMgha ne maMdira meM ikaTThe hokara vicAra carcA kii| unhoMne ciMtana kiyA ki sukha-zAMti - anuSThAna - parvoM ke dinoM meM deva - deviyA~ darzana bhI dete haiM para Aja isa mahAna saMkaTa ke samaya meM maMdiroM va manuSyoM ke niSkAraNa saMhAra ke avasara para saba deva-devI kahA~ cale gaye? samUce zrIsaMgha ke isa santApa ke prabhAva se zAsanadevI adRzya prakaTa huI aura bolI Apa isa prakAra kheda kyoM karate ho?. rUpa mahAvIra pATa paramparA 78

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isameM zAsana deva-devI kA koI doSa nahIM|duSTa mlecchoM ke devoM ne marakI roga ke upadrava ko janma diyA hai| usake sAmane hamArI kucha nahIM cala sakatI hai| vaise bhI 3 varSoM bAda turkiyoM dvArA isa takSazilA nagarI kA patana/bhaMga hogaa| taba taka yadi isa takSazilA ke maMdiroM va manuSyoM kA rakSaNa karanA hai to nADola meM virAja rahe AcArya mAnadeva sUri jI ko takSazilA meM lAne kA prayatna kro| unake tapa kA aisA prabhAva hai ki kaisA bhI upadrava kyoM na ho, unake padhArane se saba zAnta ho jAtA hai| kintu dhyAna rahe 3 sAla bAda isa nagarI kA dhvaMsa nizcita hai| taba taka loga anyatra cale jaaeN|" ityAdi kahakara zAsanadevI to adRzya ho gii| samUce saMgha meM vicAra maMthana cAlU huaa| - samaya kI pukAra yahI thI ki vartamAna meM marakI roga ko dUra kara prANa surakSita kie jaae| ataH AcArya mAnadeva sUrIzvara jI ko takSazilA bulAne para vicAra kiyaa| kiMtu aisI vikaTa paristhiti meM koI ghara kuTumba ko chor3a jAne ko taiyAra na huaa| aMtataH yaha jimmedArI vIradatta nAma ke zrAvaka ne svIkAra kI tathA saMgha kA vinatIpatra lekara vaha cala pdd'aa| vIradatta zrAvaka nAradapurI (nADola) phuNcaa| mAnadeva sUri jI ke darzanArtha vinatI patra lekara usane upAzraya meM praveza kiyaa| isa samaya A. mAnadeva sUri jI paryakAsana lagAkara nAka ke agrabhAga ke Upara dRSTi sthApita kara dhyAna avasthA meM lIna the| usa samaya jayA aura vijayA nAma kI 2 deviyAM AcArya zrI ko vaMdana karane AI thIM kintu unakA dhyAna askhalita rahe, isa bhAvanA se kone meM baiThI rhii| yaha dRzya dekhakara vIradatta kA mana saMkalpoM-vikalpoM se bhara gyaa| zaMkA aura saMdeha se usane vicAra kiyA eka to madhyAnha kA samaya, Upara se do rUpavatI atisuMdara striyA~ sAdhu ke pAsa ekAnta meM baiThI haiN| avazya hI inakA dhyAna bhI DhoMga hai| kyA aise vyabhicArI AcAryoM se kabhI upadrava zAnta ho sakatA hai? zAsanadevI ne nizcita hamase chala athavA majAka kiyA hai| bAhara baiThakara vaha aise kuvikalpa ciMtana karane lgaa| jaise hI mAnadeva sUri jI ne apanA dhyAna pArA, vIradatta ne aMdara Ate-Ate avajJA-AzAtanA-avinayapUrvaka gurudeva kA vaMdana kiyaa| unheM AbhAsa ho gayA ki isa zrAvaka ne hama deviyoM ke Agamana ko galata samajhA hai aura vaha AcAryazrI ke saMyama para saMdeha kara rahA hai| usake durbhAvoM kA AbhAsa hote hI deviyAM krodhita ho gii| jayAdevI ne use sabaka sikhAne ke lie jakar3a kara bA~dha liyA aura kahane lagI - "duSTa! tujhe dikhatA nahIM hamAre paira bhUmi se 4 aMgula Upara haiN| hamAre netroM kI palakeM nahIM jhpktiiN| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 79

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hamAre gale kI puSpamAlA vikasita hai| hama manuSya nahIM, devAMganAeM haiN| guru bhakti se prerita hokara hamezA vaMdana karane AyA karatI haiN| aise mahAprabhAvaka bAlabrahmacArI vidvAna AcArya ke zIla va saMyama ke viSaya meM aise duSTa vicAra lAnA tumhArI vivekazUnyatA hai|" yaha saba sunakara vIradatta zrAvaka bahuta zarmindA huaa| apane durbhAva va durvyavahAra ke lie use behada pazcAtApa huaa| usane sabhI se kSamAyAcanA kii| mAnadeva sUri jI ke kahane para devI ne use baMdhanamukta kiyaa| tatpazcAt vIradatta ne takSazilA nagarI kA burA hAla batAte hue vahAM padhArane kI vinatI kI evaM zrIsaMgha kA nivedana patra bhI mAnadeva sUri jI ko sauNpaa| AcAryazrI ne kahA - saMgha sarvopari hai| saMgha kI AjJA pAlana karanA merA karttavya hai parantu kucha kAraNavaza isa samaya to merA takSazilA AnA saMbhava nahIM ho paaegaa| kiMtu saMgha kA saMrakSaNa merA abhinna dAyitva hai| maiM yahA~ baiThA hI tumhAre upadrava kI zAMti karane kA pUrNataH prayatna kruuNgaa| ___ ataH viziSTa zaktizAlI maMtrAkSaroM se yukta laghu zAMti svarUpa 'zAnti stava' racA tathA usakI ArAdhanA kI saMpUrNa vidhi vIradatta zrAvaka ko btaaii| guru mahArAja kA diyA huA zAMtistava vIradatta lekara punaH takSazilA calA gyaa| guru dvArA batAI gaI vidhi se zAMti stava kA pATha karane se saMgha meM harSollAsa kA mAhaula chA gyaa| nagara meM sarvatra zAnti ho gii| jo upacArahIna batAyA jA rahA thA, aise marakI roga kA laghuzAMti dvArA nivAraNa huA evaM lAkhoM logoM ke prANa surakSita hue| __ jaina evaM jainettara saba logoM ne AcArya mAnadeva sUri jI evaM jainadharma kA mahAn upakAra smjhaa| jaba mAhaula sAmAnya huA tathA sabhI ko jIvanadAna milane kI anubhUti huI, taba unheM zAsanadevI kI takSazilA bhaMga kI cetAvanI kA dhyAna aayaa| dhIre-dhIre logoM ne vahA~ se nikalanA cAlU kara diyaa| jitanI ho sakI, jinapratimAoM ko unhoMne surakSita sthAnoM para bhijavA diyaa| 3 varSoM ke bAda turko ne takSazilA para AkramaNa kara vahA~ ke manuSyoM ke saMhAra evaM saMskRti ke dhvaMsa dvArA takSazilA jaisI sampanna nagarI ko bhaMga kara diyaa| anekoM jinamaMdiroM kI isa prakaraNa meM kSati huii| usake kaI arasoM bAda bAdazAha gaz2anI ne takSazilA kA punarUddhAra kiyA tathA usakA nayA nAma 'gajanI' rakha diyaa| laghu zAMti meM zrI zAMtinAtha bhagavAn, zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAn evaM jayA-vijayA devI kI stuti kI gaI hai| stotra ke anusAra isakA pATha karane se jala, agni, viSa, sarpa, rAjA, duSTagraha, mahAvIra pATa paramparA 80

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roga evaM yuddha kA bhaya tathA rAkSasa, zatrusamUha, mahAmArI, cora, pazu, zikArI bhUta pizAca va DAkiniyoM kA upadrava zAMta hotA hai| "OM namo namo hrA~ hrIM hU~ hraH yaH kSaH hrIM phuT phuT (phaT phaT) svAhA " maMtra bhI prayoga kiyA hai| aMtima gAthA meM apanA nAmollekha karate hue ve likhate haiM "yazcainaM paThati sadA, zrRNoti bhAvayati vA yathAyogam / sa hi zAntipadaM yAyAt, sUriH zrI mAnadevazca // " laghu zAMti kI taraha zAkaMbharI nagarI meM zAkinI vyaMtarI ke upadrava ko zAMta karane ke lie unhoMne prasiddha 'tijayapahutta' stotra kI racanA kI / tijayapahutta stotra meM 170 tIrthaMkara paramAtmAoM kI stavanA hai| yaha 14 gAthAoM kA hai| stotra ke pATha "OM ha ra huM haH sa ra suM saH, ha ra huM haH" ke AdhAra para hI mahAprabhAvaka sarvatobhadra yaMtra kI saMracanA kI gaI hai| kAladharma : jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA karate hue mAnatuMga sUri jI ko apane pATa para sthApita kara unhoMne giranAra parvata para jinakalpa sadRza saMlekhanApUrvaka anazana svIkAra kiyA / vi. saM. 261 ( vIra nirvANa 731 ) meM giranAra tIrtha para ve svargavAsI bane / mahAvIra pATa paramparA - 81

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20. AcArya zrImad mAnatuMga sUrIzvara jI mahimAvaMta guru mAnatuMga jI, jAna asAra sNsaar| mokSamArga saMvAhaka AcAryavara, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| jaina itihAsa meM AcArya mAnatuMga sUri jI nAma ke 2 AcArya prasiddha hue haiM - eka vikrama kI cauthI zatAbdI meM hue mAnadeva sUri jI ke paTTadhara yAni bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 20veM paTTadhara A. mAnatuMga sUri jI evaM dUsare vikrama kI AThavIM zatAbdI meM hue bhaktAmara stotra ke racayitA AcArya mAnatuMga sUri jii| kucha itihAsakAroM ne donoM mAnatuMga sUri jI ko eka mAnakara uparokta mAnatuMga sUri jI dvArA bhaktAmara stotra kI racanA kA ullekha kiyA hai| kintu zodha evaM anusaMdhAnoM se donoM ke bhinna-bhinna hone ke spaSTa pramANa milate haiN| __ina AcArya mAnatuMga sUri jI ne grAma-grAma vicaraNa kara aneka logoM ko jaina bnaayaa| isa samaya bhArata kI rAjanaitika paristhitiyAM kAphI asthira rhii| guptavaMza, kuSANa-rAjavaMza, bhAraziva vaMza Adi aneka rAjavaMza Ae tathA ge| sAmAnya prajA para bhI isakA svAbhAvika asara par3atA hai| jaina samAja para bhI isakA vyApaka asara pdd'aa| jinamaMdiroM, jinAgamoM kA saMrakSaNa kie rakhanA samAja ke pratyeka vyakti kA dAyitva sA bana gyaa| ___ mAnatuMga sUri jI satAIsa varSoM taka gacchanAyaka ke rUpa meM jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA karate hue AcArya vIra sUri jI ko apanA paTTadhara ghoSita kara ke vi.saM. 288 (vIra nirvANa 758) meM kAladharma ko prApta hue| lagabhaga isI kAlakrama meM AcArya vimala sUri jI hue| unakI 2 racanAe~ pramukha haiM - paumacariu (padmacaritra) aura harivaMza cariu (harivaMza caritra) jo kramazaH jaina rAmAyaNa aura jaina mahAbhArata ke nAma se bhI prasiddha hai| ye racanAe~ prAkRta meM hai, kiMtu inakA saTIka samaya prApta nahIM hotaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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21. AcArya zrImad vIra sUrIzvara jI dhIra sudhIra gaMbhIra guruvara, mahAvIra maMgalAcAra / vIra sUri jI vimala vicAraka, nit vaMdana bArambAra // AcArya mAnatuMga sUrIzvara jI ke kAloparAnta vIra sUri jI bhagavAn mahAvIra kI akSuNNa pATa paramparA ke kramika 21veM paTTadhara hue| apanI upadeza zakti ke bala para tathA saMyama sAdhanA kI suvAsa ke kAraNa nUtana jaina banAkara, nUtana jinAlaya banAkara jinadharma - jinazAsana kI prabhAvanA ke kArya gatimAna rakhe / zAsana prabhAvanA : vIra saMvat 770 arthAt vi.saM. 300 meM nAgapura meM tIrthaMkara zrI naminAtha jI kI pratiSThA karAkara apanI dhavala yaza candrikA ko caturdik meM vistRta kiyaa| vIra vaMzAvalI ke ullekhAnusAra- isa pratiSThA ke samaya inhoMne kaI ajaina baMdhuoM ko jaina banAyA evaM upakeza vaMza yAni osavAloM meM sammilita kiyA, aise ullekha prApta haiN| vIra sUri jI ne sAMcora meM bhI zAsanapati bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI kI pratimA kI pratiSThA kraaii| prabhAvaka caritra meM kinhIM AcArya vIra sUri jI ke caritra meM yaha likhA hai ki daivIya sahAyatA se vijaya vIra sUrIzvara jI aSTApada girirAja kI yAtrA karane ge| kiMtu vahA~ yAtrA ke lie Ae hue deva kA teja ve saha nahIM pA rahe the / ataH unhoMne maMdira ke putalI ke khaMbhe kI Ar3a meM khar3e rahakara prabhu ke darzana kie aura smRti cinha ke rUpa meM devoM dvArA car3hAe gae akSata (cAvala) ke 4-5 dAne le lie| upAzraya meM lauTakara unhoMne ve dAne khule rakhe to cAroM ora sugaMdha phaila gii| Azcaryamugdha bane hue ziSyoM ne jaba ye akSatakaNa dekhe taba patA calA ki eka-eka kaNa karIbana 12 iMca laMbA va 1 iMca caur3A thA / uparokta saMdarbha meM kathita vIra sUrIzvara jI bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 21veM paTTadhara hue vIra sUri jI hI haiM, aisA nissaMdeha nahIM kahA jA sktaa| vIra sUri jI kA kAladharma vIra saM. 793 yAni vi. saM. 323 meM huA / mahAvIra pATa paramparA 333 83

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22. AcArya zrImad jayadeva sUrIzvara jI jaya guru jayadeva sUri jI, vizuddha darzanAcAra / jayaNAdharma ke saphala pracAraka, nit vaMdana bArambAra || zAsananAyaka bhagavAn mahAvIra kI paramojjvala pATa paramparA ke 22veM krama para AcArya jayadeva sUri jI hue / 'vIra vaMzAvalI' nAmaka graMtha meM ullekha hai ki AcArya jayadeva sUri jI ne raNathaMbhaura nagara ke uttuMgagiri para tIrthaMkara padmaprabha jI kI pratimA kI bhavya prANa pratiSThA karAI evaM devI padmAvatI kI bhI mUrti sthApita karavAI / inakA vihAra kSetra pramukhataH marudhara ( mAravAr3a) hI rahA / anekAneka rAjapUtoM aura kSatriyoM ko upadeza dekara unheM jainadharmAnuyAyI banAyA evaM jayaNA ke kAphI kArya kraae| usa samaya upakezagaccha evaM koraMTa gaccha ke AcArya ajainoM kI zuddhi kara unheM jaina banA rahe the| AcArya jayadeva sUri jI kA bhI usameM abhUtapUrva sahayoga rhaa| zAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA karate hue ve vIra saM. 833 meM svargavAsI bane / inake kAla meM vAcanAcArya skaMdila sUri jI, vAcaka umAsvAti jI ityAdi dhuraMdhara vidvAna hue / samakAlIna prabhAvaka AcArya * AcArya umAsvAti jI : AcArya zrI umAsvAti jI kI svIkAryatA zvetAmbara evaM digaMbara paramparA meM samAna rUpa se hai| itihAsavidoM ke anusAra ve saMbhavataH yApanIya paramparA se saMbaMdhita the| yApanIya saMgha meM kucha dhAraNAeM zvetAmbaroM kI evaM kucha dhAraNAeM digaMbaroM kI thii| prasiddha tattvArtha sUtra ke racayitA umAsvAti jI bhI zAyada isI yApanIya saMgha ke dhuraMdhara vidvAna the| inakA janma nyagrodhikA gAMva meM brAhmaNa svAti kI patnI umA kI kukSi se huA jisase inakA nAma 'umAsvAti' prasiddha huaa| ve saMskRta bhASA ke adhikRta jJAtA the / brAhmaNa vaMza meM utpanna hone ke kAraNa saMskRta bhASA mahAvIra pATa paramparA 84

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. kA jJAna unheM prAraMbha se hI thaa| ghoSanandi zramaNa (zramaNa balissaha) ke pAsa ve jaina dharma meM pravrajita hue| ve 500 graMthoM ke racanAkAra the| unake pramukha graMtha isa prakAra haiM 1. tattvArtha sUtra : jJAna, bhUgola, khagola, karmasiddhAnta, Atma tattva, padArtha vijJAna, mokSa mArga ityAdi viSayoM kA vistRta varNana hai| isameM 10 adhyAya haiM prathama - jJAna ke 5 bheda sambandhI 33 sUtra dvitIya - saMsArI jIvoM ke bhedoM-upabhedoM sambandhI 53 sUtra tRtIya adholoka-madhyaloka sambandhI 39 sUtra caturtha - devaloka (Urdhvaloka) sambandhI 42 sUtra paMcama dharma-adharma Adi dravya sambandhI 42 sUtra SaSThama - Azrava tattva sambandhI 27 sUtra saptama saMvara tattva sambandhI 39 sUtra aSTama karmabandha sambandhI 26 sUtra dazama - mokSa mArga sambandhI 9 sUtra 2. jaMbUdvIpa samAsa prakaraNa 3. pUjA prakaraNa 4. zrAvaka prajJapti 5. prazamarati prakaraNa 6. kSetra vicAra 7. tattvArthasUtra bhASya 8. paMcAzaka vRtti 9. uttarAdhyayana TIkA 10. sthAnAMga TIkA aadi| janazruti ke anusAra, unhoMne eka bAra patthara kI pratimA ke mukha se zabdoccAraNa karAyA, aisI siddhiyA~ unameM nihita thiiN| vikrama kI tIsarI-cauthI zatAbdI meM hue AcArya umAsvAti ne jaina vAGmaya kI paramparA meM mahanIya yogadAna diyaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 85

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23. AcArya zrImada devAnanda sUrIzvara jI sudeva-suguru-sudharma samarpita, zAstrArtha kuzala vyvhaar| AnaMdalIna guru devAnaMda jI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| AcArya jayadeva sUrIzvara jI ke paTTa para hue pa.pU.A. devAnaMda sUri jI ne zAsana prabhAvanA ke aneka kArya kie evaM mahAvIra svAmI ke 23veM suyogya paTTadhara siddha hue| ___ inhoMne prabhAsa pATaNa (devakIpaTTana) meM zrIsaMgha ke Agraha se puruSAdAnIya zrI pArzvanAtha jI ke jinamaMdira kI vidhivat pratiSThA kraaii| kaccha-sutharI meM zivadharmopAsaka zaivoM ko zAstrArtha meM parAjita kara jainadharma ke jayanAda kA udghoSa karAyA va jinamaMdira kI pratiSThA kraaii| ina suavasaroM para unhoMne anekoM kSatriyoM ko jaina bnaayaa| kaI devI-devoM kI unheM sahAyatA rhii| inake jIvanakAla meM aneka mahattvapUrNa prasaMga hue1) mathurA evaM vallabhI meM cauthI Agama vaacnaa| yaha vAcanA AgamoM ke pAThoM ko zuddha aura arthoM ko spaSTa karane meM sahayogI rhii| vi.saM. 375 meM vallabhI nagarI kA bhNg| gajanI turkoM ne AkramaNa kiyA jisake kAraNa amUlya pratimAeM bhInamAla Adi meM lAnI pdd'ii| vAdivetAla zAMti sUri jI ne saMgha kI rakSA kii| 3) vi.saM. 412 meM katipaya sAdhu-sAdhviyoM meM caityasthiti kA zithilAcAra utpanna huA thaa| ve maThoM / maMdiroM meM rahane lage, jinapratimA becane lage, dhana kA saMcaya karane lage ityaadi| 4) vi.saM. 416 meM brahmadIpikA zAkhA utpanna huii| isakA saMbaMdha AcArya vajrasvAmI jI ke mAmA AcArya samita sUri jI kI ziSya paramparA se rhaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 86

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. samakAlIna prabhAvaka AcArya . AcArya mallavAdI jI : anaMta prajJA ke dhanI evaM vAdakuzala AcArya mallavAdI sUri jI zAsana prabhAvaka gurudeva hue| inakA janma vallabhIpura meM huaa| inakA bAlyakAla kA nAma - malla thA evaM apanI mAtA durlabhadevI ke sAtha unhoMne AcArya jinAnaMda sRri jI ke pAsa dIkSA lI evaM mallamuni ke nAma se jAne ge| eka bAra guru AjJA ke binA jJAnapravAda nAmaka pUrva meM se uddhRta 'nayacakra' nAmaka graMtha par3hane para zAsana devI ne rUSTa hokara unase graMtha chIna liyaa| kiMtu inakI tapasyA evaM buddhibala se prasanna hokara deva ne graMtha kI punarracanA kA rahasyodghATana kiyaa| malla muni ne 10,000 zloka parimANa nayacakra nAmaka graMtha kA nirmANa kiyaa| isake 12 adhyAyoM meM naya tathA anekAMta darzana kA vistRta varNana hone se yaha dvAdazAranayacakra ke nAma se prasiddha hai| _ vi.saM. 1334 ke AsapAsa yaha amUlya graMtha vilupta ho gayA thaa| kiMtu yazovijaya jI jaMbuvijaya jI Adi vidvAna gurubhagavaMtoM ne samaya-samaya para isakA saMkalana va saMpAdana kiyaa| vallabhI meM AcArya jinAnaMda sUri jI ne malla muni ko sarvathA yogya jAna AcArya pada para ArUr3ha kiyaa| mallamuni kI dIkSA se pahale bharUca meM AcArya jinAnaMda sUri jI kA bauddha bhikSu naMda ke sAtha zAstrArtha huA, jisameM jinAnaMda sUri jI kI hAra huii| isake kAraNa vahA~ jinazAsana kI kSati huI evaM unakA niSkAsana ho gyaa| sthavira munijanoM se jaba yaha vRttAnta malla sUri jI ko patA lagA to unheM guru kI parAjaya kA evaM jinazAsana kI avahelanA kA asahya duHkha huaa| bharUca pahu~cakara unhoMne bauddha bhikSu naMda se rAjasabhA meM zAstrArtha kiyaa| vaha 6 mahIne taka calA aura antataH vAkpaTu AcArya mallavijayI hue| vi.saM. 414 meM hue isa zAstrArtha meM rAjA ne prasanna hokara AcArya malla sUri ko 'vAdI' kA biruda diyaa| tabhI se ve AcArya mallavAdI ke nAma se prasiddha hue| apane guru A. jinAnaMda sUri jI kA bharUca meM praveza karAkara unhoMne Adarza ziSya evaM Adarza lekhaka ke rUpa meM zAsana kI amUlya sevA kii| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 87

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24. AcArya zrImad vikrama sUrIzvara jI tapomArga se tapta tejasvI, ghora abhigraha dhaar| caubIsaveM krama vikrama sUri jI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| apane jJAnarUpI prakAza se ajJAna rUpI aMdhakAra kA nAza karane vAle A. vikrama sUri jI vIra zAsana ke 24veM paTTaprabhAvaka hue| inakA vihAra bahudhA gujarAta kI dharmabhUmi para huA kiMtu marUdhara, mer3hapATa, AvaMtI, lATa tathA saurASTra meM bhI unakI dharmasparzanA huii| eka bAra gurjara prAnta meM vicaraNa karate hue sarasvatI nadI ke kinAre 'kharasAr3I' gA~va meM pdhaare| vahA~ sAdhanAnukUla sthAna jAnakara do mahIne kI jalarahita cauvihAra upavAsa kI ugra tapazcaryA kii| unakI ArAdhanA se prabhAvita hokara vINAvAdinI devI sarasvatI prakaTa huI evaM AcAryazrI ke caraNoM meM namaskAra kiyA tathA jJAna ke kSetra meM unake sAtha rahane kA AzvAsana diyA evaM vijayI hone kI bAta khii| AcAryazrI ne bhI varadAna ko tathAstu kahakara svIkAra kiyaa| AcAryazrI ke tapa prabhAva se varSoM se sUkhA par3A huA samIpa ke pIpala kA per3a harA-bharA ho gyaa| jana sAmAnya meM vikrama sUri jI ke jJAna, tapasyA evaM saMyama kI kIrti phaila gii| dhAMdhAra (gAMdhAra) deza ke gAlA nagara meM aneka paramAra kSatriyoM ko pratibodhita karake jainadharmI bnaayaa| apane nirmala saMyama jIvana kA nirvahana karate hue unhoMne aneka mithyAtva vAdiyoM ko parAsta kiyA evaM jainadharma kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| vikrama kI isa cauthI-pA~cavI sadI meM A. zivazarma sUri, A. vimalacaMdra sUri, A. caMdrarSi mahattara, dharmadAsagaNI mahattara ityAdi vibhUtiyA~ bhI huii| ye sabhI samartha graMthakAra hue evaM inakI racanAeM Aja bhI par3hI jAtI haiM; jaise - AcArya zivazarma sUri jI dvArA viracita karma prAbhRta evaM karmagraMtha * AcArya candrarSi mahattara jI dvArA viracita paMcasaMgraha . vAcaka zrI saMghadAsa gaNi jI dvArA viracita vasudevahiNDI, bRhatkalpa-laghubhASya * AcArya dharmadAsa mahattara jI dvArA viracita upadezamAlA ityaadi| -..... mahAvIra pATa paramparA 88

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25. AcArya zrImad narasiMha sUrIzvara jI paTTasiMhAsana narasiMha sUri jI, pratibodha kuzala vicAra / amAripravartaka, AtmasAdhaka, nit vaMdana bArambAra || zAsanapati mahAvIra svAmI ke kramika 25veM paTTadhara A. narasiMha sUri jI tathA guNa, naroM meM siMha kI bhA~ti jinavANI kI nirbhIka garjanA karane vAle hue| eka bAra ve apane ziSya samudAya sahita narasiMhapura nagara meM padhAre / yahA~ para eka mithyAtvI yakSa bhaiMsoM-bakaroM kI bali liyA karatA thaa| gA~va ke loga bhI maraNabhaya se bhayabhIta hokara isa prakAra kI jIva hiMsA kiyA karate the| A. narasiMha sUri jI rAtabhara yakSAyatana meM rhe| yakSa krodhita hokara AcAryazrI ko upasarga dene ke lie prayatnazIla huaa| kiMtu AcAryazrI ke saMyama ke prabhAva se unakA bAla bhI bA~kA nahIM kara skaa| rAtri bhara meM narasiMha sUri jI ne yakSa ko isa prakAra pratibodhita kara DAlA ki yakSa ne na kevala jIvahiMsA kA tyAga kiyA balki zAsana prabhAvanA ke kAryoM meM AcAryazrI kI sahAyatA kii| inake lie kahA gayA hai yathA nAma narasiMhasUrirAsIdato'khilagranthapArago yena / yakSo narasiMhapure, mAMsarati tyAjitaH svagirA // arthAt - narasiMha sUri jI, samasta siddhAMtoM aura graMthoM ke pAragAmI the| unhoMne narasiMhapura meM sarvabhakSI yakSa ko pratibodha kara mAMsa bhakSaNa kA tyAgI bnaayaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA narasiMha sUri jI prakharavaktA evaM saphala upadezaka the| amarakoTa tathA AsapAsa ke nagaroM meM navarAtri parva ke AThaveM dina pAr3A (jAnavara) kA balidAna liyA jAtA thaa| unhoMne vo bhI baMda karAke anekAneka mUka pazuoM kI prANarakSA evaM logoM ko bhayaMkara karma baMdhana se bcaayaa| mevAr3a ke khumANa kula ke sUryavaMzI rAjapUtoM ko bhI jinadharma kA marma batalAkara unakI AsthA jainadharma meM sthira kii| khomANakula ke hI tejasvI rAjakumAra samudra ne unase pratibodhita hokara dIkSA grahaNa kii| apane ziSyoM kA candramA kI bhAMti pUrNa vikAsa kara unheM yogya dAyitva die| AcArya samudra sUri jI ko gaccha kI anujJA sauMpa kara ve zAsana prabhAvanA karate-karate Atma tattva meM vilIna ho ge| 89

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26. AcArya zrImad samudra sUrIzvara jI savi jIva karUM zAsanarasI, mahAvIra svapna saakaar| siddhi sopAna samudra sUri jI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| AcArya samudra sUri jI sUryavaMzI kSatriya, mahApratApI, tapasvI, vidvAna evaM vAdakuzala the| vIra zAsana ke 26veM paTTadhara ke rUpa meM unhoMne zAsana kI vistRta prabhAvanA kii| ye zilAditya vaMza meM rAula jI ke putra rAjA khumANa ke putra the| sisodiyA vaMza ke nAma se ve prasiddha the| jinadharma ke siddhAMtoM se prabhAvita hokara unhoMne jainadharma meM dIkSA svIkAra kii| cittaur3a kA rANA inakA sAMsArika kuTumba thA, ataH inakI prasiddhi sarvatra huii| inake samaya meM digambara AmnAya kI vRddhi ho rahI thii| vairATanagara meM zAstrArtha meM digambaroM ko parAjita kara unhoMne zvetAmbara dharma kA phailAva kiyaa| nAgahada nAmaka tIrtha jahA~ para digaMbaroM ne apanA ekachatrIya Adhipatya sthApita kara liyA thA, vahA~ para bhI A. samudra sUri jI ne bharasaka prayatna kara punaH zvetAmbaroM kA adhikAra meM kraayaa| ___ bhaiMse aura bakare kI bali lene vAlI cAmuMDA devI ko bhI pratibodha dekara mUka prANiyoM ko abhayadAna dilAyA evaM devI ko bhI samyagdRSTi bnaayaa| bAr3amera, koTar3A Adi ajaina pradezoM meM bhI vicarakara unhoMne logoM ko jainadharma ke prati AkarSita kiyA evaM jodd'aa| tapasyA meM bhI samudra sUri jI nitAnta ekAgra rahate the| inake kAla meM var3anagara meM AcArya kAlaka sUri dvArA kalpasUtra ko saMgha ke samakSa par3hA gyaa| tathA A. devardhigaNI kSamAzramaNa, A. satyamitra sUri, A. bhUtadinna sUri jI ityAdi zAsana prabhAvaka AcArya bhI hue| mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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. samakAlIna prabhAvaka AcArya . AcArya devarddhigaNI kSamAzramaNa : AgamajJAna ko sthAyI banAne hetu zruta lekhana kA mahattvapUrNa kArya karane hetu A. devarddhigaNI kA nAma jaina itihAsa meM svarNima akSaroM se aMkita hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA garbhaharaNa jisane kiyA, ve deva hariNaigamaiSI kI hI AtmA ne saurASTra ke kAmarddhi kSatriya kI patnI kalAvatI kI kukSi se janma liyaa| svapna meM Rddhi sampanna deva dekhane ke kAraNa mAtA ne putra kA nAma devarddhi rkhaa| mitra deva dvArA udbodhana milane para usane dIkSA grahaNa kii| . bhayaMkara duSkAla ke kAraNa sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kI smRti zakti kSINa ho gaI tathA aneka zrutadha ra kAla kavalita ho ge| duSkAla kI samApti ke bAda, vallabhI meM samUcA jaina saMgha ekatrita huaa| viziSTa vAcanAcArya zrI devarddhigaNI kSamAzramaNa isa zramaNa sammelana ke adhyakSa the| zAsana deva kI sahAyatA evaM 500 AcAryoM ke sahayoga se AgamoM kI surakSA ke lie unheM lipibaddha karane kA kArya prAraMbha huaa| jisako jitanA yAda thA, jaisA yAda thA, una sabakA saMkalana, truTiyoM kA nivAraNa, vAcanAbheda meM taTasthatA ityAdi kArya hue| A. devarddhigaNI ke netRttva meM samagra AgamoM kA jo vyavasthita saMkalana evaM lipikaraNa huA, vaha apUrva thaa| vahI sabhI sAhityoM kA Adha para bnaa| usa samaya 84 Agama lipibaddha hue the| vi.saM. 510 (vIra nirvANa saMvat 980) meM yaha huaa| 84 AgamoM ke nAma1) AcArAMga 2) sUtrakRtAMga 3) sthAnAMga 4) samavAyAMga 5) vivAhaprajJapti 6) jJAtAdharmakathA 7) upAsakadazAMga 8) aMtakRta-dazAMga 9) anuttaraupapAtika 10) praznavyAkaraNa 11) vipAkazruta 12) Avazyaka sUtra 13) dazavaikAlika 14) kalpitAkalpita 15) laghukalpazruta 16) mahAkalpazruta 17) aupapAtika 18) rAjapraznIya 19) jIvajIvAbhigama 20) prajJApanA sUtra 21) mahAprajJApanA mahAvIra pATa paramparA 91

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22) pramAdApramAda 23) naMdIsUtra 24) anuyogadvAra sUtra 25) devendrastava 26) taMdulavaicArika 27) candravedhyaka 28) sUryaprajJapti 29) porisImaMDaNa 30) maMDalapraveza 31) vidyAcaraNavinizcaya 32) gaNividyA 33) dhyAnavibhakti 34) maraNavibhakti 35) Atmavizuddhi 36) vItarAgazruta 37) saMleSaNAzruta 38) vihArakalpa 39) caraNavidhi 40) AturapratyAkhyAna 41) mahApratyAkhyAna 42) uttarAdhyayana 43) dazAzrutaskaMdha 44) bRhatkalpa sUtra 45) vyavahAra sUtra 46) nizItha sUtra 47) mahAnizItha sUtra 48) RSibhASita 49) jaMbUdvIpaprajJapti 50) dvIpasAgaraprajJapti 51) caMdraprajJapti 52) laghuvimAna pravibhakti 53) mahAvimAna pravibhakti 54) aMgacUlikA 55) vargacUlikA 56) vivAhacUlikA 57) aruNopapAta 58) varuNopapAta 59) garuDopapAta 60) dharaNopapAta 61) vaizramaNopapAta 62) velaMdharopapAta 63) devendropapAta 64) utthAna sUtra 65) samutthAna sUtra 66) nAgapariyAvalikA 67) nirayAvalikA 68) kalpAvataMsikA 69) puSpikA 70) pUSpacUlA 71) vRSNidazA 72) AzIviSabhAvanA 73) dRSTiviSabhAvanA 74) cAraNasvapnabhAvanA 75) mahAsvapnabhAvanA 76) tejogninisarga 77) dogiddhidazA .. 78) dIrghadazA 79) baMdhadazA 80) saMkSiptadazA 81) praznavyAkaraNa dazA 82) paMcakalpa 83) gatipravAda 84) saMsaktaniyukti ina 84 AgamoM meM prathama 11 sudharma svAmI praNIta evaM zeSa bhagavAn ke ziSyoM, pratyekabuddhoM evaM pUrvadharoM kI racanAeM haiN| anekAneka graMtha vilupta 12veM aMga dRSTivAda se uddhRta the| prAkRta mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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(ardhamAgadhI) bhASA meM ye lipibaddha hue| aitihAsika krama meM AgamoM kA lekhana eka krAMtikArI kadama thaa| ina 84 meM se bhI vartamAna meM 45 Agama prApta haiN| ina AgamoM ke atirikta bhI anekAneka graMtha va zAstra isa samaya meM lipibaddha hue| jaise-jIvasamAsa, nayacakra, paMcasaMgraha, pratiSThAkalpa, aMgavidyA, jyotiSa karaMDaka, jyotiSa prAbhRta, padmacaritra ityaadi| Agama lekhana kArya se unhoMne jisa prakAra vItarAga vANI ko dIrghakAlavattA pradAna kI hai evaM jaina Agama nidhi ko surakSita karane kA mahanIya kArya kiyA hai, usake lie jaina zAsana unakA yugoM-yugoM taka AbhArI rhegaa| lagabhaga isI samaya saMvatsarI parva paMcamI se cautha ko manAyA jAne lagA, jisakA sarjana AcArya kAlaka (caturtha) ne kiyaa| vi.saM. 993 ke AsapAsa AnaMdapura (vaDhanagara) se paryuSaNa parva meM kalpasUtra kA caturvidha saMgha ke samakSa vAMcana prAraMbha huaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 93

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27. AcArya zrImad mAnadeva sUrIzvara jI sUrimaMtra samArAdhaka, tapayogI bhnnddaar| sUripuraMdara mAnadeva jI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| AcArya mAnadeva sUri jI (dvitIya) bhagavAn mahAvIra kI 27vIM pATa para virAjita atyaMta pratibhAsaMpanna AcArya rhe| aneka gA~voM-nagaroM meM vihAra kara jainadharma kI khUba prabhAvanA kii| vi. saM. 582 meM samudra sUri jI ne apane isa ziSya kI yogyatA jAnakara sUri pada para sthApita kiyA evaM AcArya mAnadeva sUri nAma pradAna kiyaa| vi.saM. 582 meM AcArya padavI grahaNa ke avasara para unheM guru paramparA meM candrakula kA sUrimaMtra prApta huaa| tatpazcAt vidyAdhara zAkhA ke apane mitra AcArya haribhadra se unheM dUsarA sUri maMtra bhI milaa| maMtrapadoM kI samAnatA, dArUNa duSkAla, lokamaraNa evaM bImArI - ye cAra kAraNoM se ve 'sUrimaMtra' bhUla ge| sUrimaMtra zAsana kI amUlya saMpadA hai evaM usake vismRta ho jAne kA unheM bahuta duHkha huaa| ve pazcAtApa kI bhAvanA meM jalane lge| ataH punaH sUrimaMtra kI prApti ke lie unhoMne zrI giranAra tIrtha para padhArakara cauvihAra upavAsa kI tapazcaryA karanA AraMbha kiyaa| tapa karate-karate unheM pUre 2 mahIne vyatIta ho ge| unakA deha pahale se adhika kRza ho gayA kintu unakI bhAvanA atyaMta tIvra thii| saMgha bhI unake prayojana kI pUrti hetu choTe-bar3e anuSThAna karane lgaa| aMtataH unake tapa ke teja se prabhAvita hokara vahA~ kI adhiSThAyikA devI ambikA prakaTa huii| usane AcArya mAnadeva sUrIzvara jI se tapasyA kA kAraNa puuchaa| AcAryazrI ne saba vRttAMta btaayaa| eka mAnyatA anusAra aMbikA devI mahAvideha kSetra meM virAjita zrI sImaMdhara svAmI paramAtmA se sUrimaMtra lekara AI evaM mAnadeva sUri jI ko pradAna kiyaa| dvitIya mAnyatAnusAra aMbikA devI ne devI vijayA se saMparka kiyA evaM A. mAnadeva sUri jI ko sUrimaMtra kI smRti kraaii| bRhadgaccha kI sUrividyApATha kI prazasti-puSpikA meM bhI mAnadeva sUri jI (dvitIya) evaM sUrimaMtra kA vRttAMta vistRta rUpa se likhA hai| vIra saMvat 1000 ke AsapAsa ve vidyamAna the| mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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28. AcArya zrImad vibudhaprabha sUrIzvara jI ameya buddhi ke dhanI, jinazAsana alNkaar| AcAryaratna vibudhaprabha sUri jI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI kI jAjvalyamAna pATa paramparA ke 28veM paTTadhara AcArya vibudhaprabha sUrIzvara jI hue| inake samaya meM kulapAka jI tIrtha kI sthApanA huii| dakSiNa bhArata ke rAjA zaMkara ne nagara meM phaile marakI roga ko zAMta karane ke lie bharata cakravartI dvArA mANeka ratna se banAI evaM aMjanazlAkA kI huI AdinAtha jI kI pratimA ko karnATaka ke kulapAka nagara meM sthApita kiyaa| vaha sthAna kulapAka tIrtha aura pratimA mANeka svAmI ke nAma se vikhyAta huii| yaha ghaTanA vi.saM. 640 ke AsapAsa kI hai| Agama sAhitya ke vyAkhyA graMtha ke kSetra meM isa yuga meM 'bhASya' race ge| niyuktiyoM kI bhA~ti bhASya padyabaddha prAkRta bhASA meM hai| niyukti sAhitya meM pAribhASika zabdoM kI vyAkhyA karanA mukhya prayojana thA kintu gUDha-artha ko adhika spaSTatA se samajhane ke lie bhASya race ge| suprasiddha bhASyakAra jinabhadragaNi kSamAzramaNa AcArya vibudhaprabha sUri jI ke samakAlIna kahe jAte haiN| * samakAlIna prabhAvaka AcArya . AcArya jinabhadragaNi kSamAzramaNa : ye AgamoM ke marmajJa vidvAna the| mathurA meM jinabhadragaNi kSamAzramaNa ne 15 dina kI dIrghakAlIna tapo- sAdhanA se devanirmita stUpa ke adhiSThAyaka deva ko pratyakSa kiyA thaa| isI deva kI sahAyatA se unhoMne kIr3oM dvArA lagabhaga naSTa ho cuke mahAnizItha sUtra kA uddhAra kiyaa| inake dvArA racita aneka graMtha prasiddha haiM1) vizeSAvazyaka bhASya - Avazyaka sUtra (Agama) ke prathama adhyayana sAmAyika sUtra para yaha bhASya AdhArita hai| isameM 3603 gAthAeM haiN| isameM anekavidha viSayoM kA mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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3) vizAlakAya varNana hai| jaise - karma, jJAna, vargaNA, nikSepa, siddha, gaNadharavAda, ninhava, anekAntavAda ityaadi| jItakalpa bhASya - isameM sUtra kI 103 aura bhASya kI 2606 gAthAeM haiN| prAraMbha meM Agama, zruta, AjJA, dhAraNA aura jIta - ina 5 vyavahAroM kA varNana hai| prAyazcita vidhi kA pratipAdana bhI pramukhataH jIva vyavahAra ke AdhAra para kiyA hai| bRhatsaMgrahaNI - isameM jaina darzana sammata deva-nArakI-manuSya-tiryaMca sambandhI sabhI prakAra kI jAnakArI saMgrahita hai| saMgrahaNI nAma ke isI prakAra kaI graMtha milate haiN| sabhI kI ___ apekSA yaha graMtha bar3A hone se bRhat-saMgrahaNI ke nAma se prasiddha hai| 4) bRhat kSetra samAsa - isameM jaina darzana anusAra bhUgola sambandhI vistRta jAnakAriyA~ haiN| kSetra samAsa nAma kI kaI kRtiyA~ haiN| jinabhadra gaNi jI kI sabase vistRta, vizvasanIya evaM janopayogI hone se bRhat kSetra samAsa ke nAma se prasiddha hai| 5) vizeSaNavatI - isa graMtha meM Agama mAnyatAoM ko puSTa kiyA gayA hai| jaina siddhAMta sammata viSayoM kA varNana evaM asaMgatiyoM kA nirAkaraNa isameM hai| yaha 400 padya parimANa haiN| isake alAvA bhI anuyogadvAra cUrNi, dhyAnazataka ityAdi graMtha unake dvArA likhita graMtha sAhitya jagata ke anamola ratna haiN| Agamika paramparA ko surakSita rakha use puSpita - pallavita karane kA zreya AcArya jinabhadra gaNi kSamAzramaNa jI ko bhI jAtA hai| vizeSAvazyaka bhASya kI racanA ko saMskRta bhASiyoM ke lie upayogI banAne hetu usa para saMskRta vRtti likhanA bhI unhoMne prAraMbha kiyA kiMtu chaThe gaNadhara vyakta svAmI taka TIkA racane ke bAda hI ve Akasmika rUpa se kAla kavalita ho ge| ataH koTyAcArya ne avaziSTa TIkA racanA ko 13,700 zloka parimANa meM pUrNa kiyaa| ve vi.saM. 650 ke AsapAsa vidyamAna the| mahAvIra pATa paramparA

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29. AcArya zrImad jayAnaMda sUrIzvara jI dharmopadezaka, prakhara vyAkhyAtA, koTi jIrNoddhAra / jinAgama siMdhu jayAnaMda jI, nit vaMdana bArambAra // AcArya vibudhaprabha sUri jI ke pazcAt AcArya jayAnaMda sUri jI zAsanapati mahAvIra svAmI ke 29veM paTTaprabhAvaka hue| ve prakhara upadezaka kahe jAte haiN| unhIM ke sadupadeza evaM pAvana preraNA se prAgvATa (poravAla) maMtrI sAmaMta ne paramArhat samrATa samprati dvArA nirmita 900 maMdiroM kA jIrNoddhAra karAyA kyoMki zatAbdiyoM bAda ve zocanIya avasthA meM A gae the| hamIragar3ha, vIjApura, varamANa, nAMdiyA, bAmaNavAr3A evaM muharInagara ityAdi sthAnoM para bhavya rUpa se jIrNoddhAra karAe ge| ve samayajJa AcArya the| unhoMne nUtana jinamaMdiroM ke nirmANa se pahale prAcIna aitihAsika jinamaMdiroM ke jIrNoddhAra para bala diyaa| yaha virAsata yugoM-yugoM taka vidyamAna rahe, aisI unakI paramotkRSTa bhAvanA thii| ve vikrama kI sAtavIM zatAbdI ke uttarArdha meM hue / ullekhAnusAra karaher3A tIrtha meM pArzvanAtha jI kI pratimA kI pratiSThA bhI unhoMne karAI | inake kAla meM koTyAcArya mahattara, A. siMha sUri jI, A. mAnatuMgasUri jI, digaMbarAcArya 'akalaMkadeva ityAdi mahApuruSa hue| samakAlIna prabhAvaka AcArya AcArya mAnatuMga sUrIzvara jI : bhaktAmara stotra evaM namiUNa stotra jaise sumadhura ucca koTi ke kAvyoM ke racanAkAra A. mAnatuMga sUri jI apane yuga ke eka yazasvI vidvAna the| prathamataH unhoMne digaMbarAcArya cArukIrti ke ziSya mahAkIrti ke rUpa meM dIkSA grahaNa kI kiMtu sAMsArika bahana ke pratibodha se zvetAMbarAcArya ajitasiMha (jinasiMha) ke ziSya mAnatuMga ke rUpa meM saMyamaveza dhAraNa kiyaa| ve buddhi ke dhanI va kuzala kAvyakAra the| apanI yogyatA ke bala para ve AcArya pada se vibhUSita hue / mahAvIra pATa paramparA 97

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usa samaya vArANasI meM rAjA harSadeva kA rAjya thaa| vidvaziromaNi harSadeva kavijanoM kA vizeSa Adara karatA thA / cAmatkArika vidyAoM ke kAraNa mayUra kavi evaM bANa kavi kA rAjasabhA meM bahuta sammAna thaa| rAjA ke brAhmaNa varga ke prati jhukAva hone se jaina maMtrI ne rAjAjJA se mAnatuMga sUri jI ko rAjasabhA meM AmaMtrita kiyA / kintu cAmatkArika vidyAoM ke prayoga se kosoM dUra cAritradhArI mAnatuMga sUri jI ne rAjA ko bhI mokSa mArga kA upadeza de DAlA! krodhi ta hokara rAjA harSadeva ne Adeza dekara rAjasevakoM dvArA mAnatuMga sUri jI ko 44 loha zrRMkhalAoM ke tAloM se bA~dhakara aMdhakAramaya koTharI meM baMda kara diyaa| AcArya mAnatuMga cAmatkArika vidyAoM kA prayoga nahIM karanA cAhate the kiMtu jinazAsana prabhAvanA ke uddezya ko madhya rakha ve prathama tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva jI kI stuti meM lIna hue| jaise-jaise ve zloka racate gae, unake 44 tA TUTate cale ge| subaha ke samaya 44 tAloM se mukta tejasvI sUrya kI bhA~ti tejasvI mukhamaMDala ke dhanI A. mAnatuMga sUri jI ne rAjyasabhA meM upasthita hokara sabhI ko Azcaryacakita kiyaa| rAjA ne unake saMyama se prabhAvita hokara jainadharma svIkAra kiyA evaM vaha stuti bhaktAmara stotra ke rUpa meM pracalita huI jo Aja bhI nitya rUpa se bolI jAtI hai| - bhaktAmara stotra saMskRta bhASA meM racI huI bahuta suMdara stuti hai / kaI vidvAna ise 48 gAthAyukta kahate haiM, jisameM prabhu ke 8 prAtihArya yukta zlokoM ko atirikta jor3A jAtA hai| AcArya mAnatuMga sUri jI itane jJAnI hone para bhI svayaM ko 'alpazruta' hI likhate haiM, jo unakI laghutA kA paricAyaka hai| aMtima gAthA meM 'taM mAnatuMgamavazA - samupaiti lakSmIH ' zabdoM se bhaktAmara ke racayitA kA spaSTa digdarzana hotA hai| eka bAra mAnatuMga sUri jI asvastha ho ge| unhoMne anazana karane kA vicAra kiyA lekina tabhI dharaNendra deva ne prakaTa hokara 18 akSaroM kA eka maMtra unheM diyA aura kahA ki ApakI AyuSya abhI laMbI hai| Apa anazana na kreN| una maMtrAkSaroM ke AdhAra para prAkRta meM AcAryazrI ne bhayahara stotra kI racanA kI evaM rogamukta hue| Aja vaha stotra 'namiUNa' ke nAma se sarvatra prasiddha hai| Atma zuddhi ke lakSya se paripUrNa unakA jIvana rahA / unakI racanAeM unakI bhautika siddhi kA nahIM, agAdha AsthA kA pariNAma thaa| vikrama kI 7vIM zatAbdI ke ve pratiSThita vidvAn the| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 98

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30. AcArya zrImad raviprabha sUrIzvara jI zramaNa sahastrAMzu sUrivara, ravi bhAse andhkaar| AcAryadeva raviprabha sUri jI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| vikrama kI AThavIM zatAbdI ke pUrvArdha meM hue AcArya raviprabha sUri jI bhagavAn mahAvIra kI dedIpyamAna pATa paramparA ke 30veM samartha paTTadhararatna hue| vi.saM. 700 (vIra nirvANa saM. 1070) meM raviprabha sUri jI ne nADola nagara ke mukhya derAsara meM utsavapUrvaka mUlanAyaka bhagavAn zrI neminAtha jI ityAdi jinabiMbo kI aMjanazlAkA-pratiSThA kraaii| samyagdarzana - jJAna aura cAritra kI jAgRti hetu unhoMne vividha rUpoM meM jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| inake kAla meM saMskRta bhASA kA abhyudaya ho rahA thaa| ataH AgamoM kI vistRta vyAkhyA hetu niyukti evaM bhASya ke bAda gadyamaya prAkRta pradhAna cUrNi sAhitya kI racanAeM prAraMbha huii| yugapradhAna A. svAti, A. siddhasena gaNi, A. jinadAsa gaNi ityAdi inake samakAlIna the| * samakAlIna prabhAvaka AcArya . AcArya jinadAsa gaNi mahattara : jaina sAhitya kI paramparA meM jinadAsa mahattara jI kA viziSTa sthAna haiN| inake sAMsArika pitAzrI kA nAma 'nAga' evaM mAtAzrI kA nAma 'gopA' thaa| koTikagaNa-vajrazAkhA ke gopAla gaNi mahattara evaM pradyumna kSamAzramaNa inake dIkSAguru evaM zikSAguru the| saMskRta evaM prAkRta bhASA meM bhAvapradhAna vyAkhyA sAhitya - gadya zailI meM likhe cUrNi sAhitya meM cUrNikAra zrI jinadAsa gaNi mahattara kA viziSTa avadAna haiN| Agama prabhAkara munirAja puNya vijaya jI ke anusAra inake dvArA likhita pramukha 3 cUrNiyA~ haiM1) nandI sUtra cUrNi - yaha jinadAsa mahattara jI kI prathama racanA saMbhava hai| aitihAsika dRSTi mahAvIra pATa paramparA 99

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2) se yaha cUrNi adhika mahattvapUrNa hai| isameM mAthurI Agama vAcanA kA itihAsa hai evaM bhagavAn mahAvIra nirvANottaravartI AcAryoM ke kramabaddha itihAsa ko jAnane ke lie bhI isameM mahattvapUrNa sAmagrI hai| anuyogadvAra sUtra cUrNi - isameM udyAna, zivikA Adi zabdoM kI vyAkhyA hai| jaina zAstra sammata AtmAMgula, utsedhAMgula, pramANAMgula, saptasvara, navarasa ityAdi viSayoM ko samajhane ke lie vizeSa upayogI hai| 3) nizItha sUtra cUrNa isa cUrNi kI racanA mUla sUtra, niryukti evaM bhASya gAthAoM ke AdhAra para huii| graMtha ke 20 uddezaka haiN| isameM jaina zramaNa AcAra ke vidhi niSedhoM kI vistAra se paricarcA aura utsarga mArga tathA apavAda mArga kA paryApta varNana hai| graMtha racanA meM saMskRta, prAkRta ubhaya bhASA kA mizraNa hai| - AcArAMga sUtra para evaM sUtrakRtAMga sUtra para prApta cUrNiyoM ke lekhakoM kA nAma upalabdha nahIM . hai| saMbhava hai ki ye bhI jinadAsa mahattara jI kI racanAeM thiiN| unakI maulikatA evaM ciMtana kI uccatA ke kAraNa unakA sAhitya lokopayogI bnaa| naMdIsUtra cUrNi meM unhoMne apanA nAmollekha bar3e alaga DhaMga se kiyA hai| ve likhate haiM "Ni reNagamattaNahasadAji, kayA // pasupati - saMkha - gajaThitAM.. arthAt Ni (1), re (2), Na (3), ga (4), ma ( 5 ), ta ( 6 ), Na (7), ha (8), sa (9), naMdIsUtra cUrNi ke racanAkAra banate hai / dA (10), ji (11) ina 11 aTapaTA akSaroM ko jor3ane se Age ve zabdoM ke krama ko spaSTa karate kahate haiN| pahale pazupati 7- Na), gaja (yAni 10 - dA) Adi / isa prakAra unakA nAma prakAra kI rahasyamayI zailI unhoMne nizIthacUrNi meM likhI hai mahAvIra pATa paramparA " (yAni 11 - ji ), phira zaMkha (yAni jiNadAsagaNimahatteraNa banatA hai| isI - "ti cau paNa aTThamavaggA tipaNa ti tiga akkharA va tesi", yAni ca varga ke tRtIya akSara (ja) para a varga kI tRtIya mAtra (i), Ta varga kA paMcama akSara (Na), ta varga kA tRtIya akSara (da) para A kI mAtrA evaM aSTama varga kA tRtIya akSara ( sa ) / isa prakAra unakA nAma 'jinadAsa' banatA hai| naMdI cUrNi kI racanA vi.saM. 733 meM huI thI / ataH ye vikrama kI AThavIM zatAbdI ke pUrvArddha ke niSNAt vidvAna the| 100

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31. AcArya zrImad yazodeva sUrIzvara jI yugapraharI sUri yazodeva jI, brahama teja sNcaar| sarasvatI ke sAdhanA pAtra, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| zAsanapati bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 31veM paTTavibhUSaka AcArya zrImad yazodeva sUri jI vikrama kI AThavIM sadI ke uttarArdha ke samartha AcArya hue| AcArya munisuMdara sUri jI ne unakA paricaya dete hue likhA - ajani-rajanijAni rabrAhmaNAnAM vipulakulapayodhau shriiyshodevsuuriH| prabaracaraNacArI bhAratIkaNThaniSkA bharaNabirUdadhArI shaasnodyotkaarii|| sAMsArika avasthA meM ve brAhmaNa-jAti ke vidvAna the kintu jinadharma kA mUla samajhakara ve jainadharma meM dIkSita hue| AgamoM va Agamottara-SaDdarzana ke pAragAmI vidvAna evaM uttama pratibodha ka hone ke kAraNa unheM zrI 'sarasvatI kaNThAbharaNa' kA birUd prApta thaa| unhoMne jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| inake samaya meM tharAda nagara se nayA thArApadragaccha niklaa| A. haribhadra sUri, A. zIlaguNa sUri, A. devacandra sUri, vanarAja cAvar3A jaisI aitihAsika vibhUtiyA~ inake sAmrAjyakAla meM huii| * samakAlIna prabhAvaka AcArya . AcArya haribhadra sUrIzvara jI : jainAcArya haribhadra' sUri jI jaina paramparA ke itihAsa ke ati vidvAna evaM ucca koTi ke sAhityakAra hue| ve 1444 graMthoM ke racanAkAra mAne jAte haiN| unakA janma citrakUTa (cittaur3a) nivAsI brAhmaNa parivAra meM huA thaa| unakI mAtA kA nAma gaMgA aura pitA kA nAma zaMkarabhaTTa thaa| paMDita haribhadra 14 vidyAoM meM nipuNa thaa| pAMDitya ke abhimAna se ve svayaM ko zAstrArtha meM ajeya mAnate the| jaina dharma ke ve kaTTara dveSI the| 'hastinA tADyamAno'pi na gacchet jainamandiram' arthAt hAthI mArane Ae phira bhI jaina maMdira meM nahIM jAnA cAhie, isa prakAra kI soca thii| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 101

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eka bAra rAta ko rAjasabhA se lauTate hue purohita haribhadra jaina upAzraya ke pAsa se gujre| upAzraya meM sAdhvI saMgha kI pravartinI yAkinI mahattarA gAthA kA jApa kara rahI thI cakki dugaM haripaNagaM paNagaM cakkINa kesavo ckkii| kesava cakkI kesava, ducakkI kesI ya ckkiiy||" zloka kI AvAja haribhadra ke kAnoM se ttkraaii| unhoMne bAra-bAra yaha gAthA sunI, buddhi ko pUrI taraha se jhakajhora diyA kiMtu phira bhI svayaM ko sarvazreSTha mAnane vAlA haribhadra isakA artha samajha nahIM paayaa| haribhadra ke ahaMkAra para yaha pahalI karArI coTa thii| artha jAnane kI tIvra jijJAsA unheM upAzraya ke bhItara le gii| upAzraya ke bhItara praveza dvAra para khar3e abhimAnI haribhadra ne vakra bhASA meM prazna kiyA - isa sthAna para cakacakAhaTa kyoM ho rahI hai? arthahIna padya kA purAvartana kyoM kiyA jA rahA hai?" sAdhvI yAkinI mahattaza dhIra-gaMbhIra evaM viduSI sAdhvI thii| unhoMne mIThe zabdoM meM kahA - "nUtanaM liptaM cigacigAyate (nayA lipA huA AMgana cakacakAhaTa karatA hai) yaha zAstrIya pATha hai| guru ke binA ise samajhA nahIM jA sktaa|" haribhadra ke ati-Agraha para sAdhvI yAkinI mahattarAjI ne unheM nikaTa upAzraya meM vidyamAna AcArya jinabhadra (jinabhaTTa) sUri jI se isakA artha jAnane kA nirdeza diyaa| prAtaH kAla hote hI vaha AcAryazrI ke pAsa phuNcaa| use sakArAtmaka UrjA aura sAtvika prasannatA huii| jhukakara namana kiyA aura jijJAsA rkhii| A. jinabhadra sUri jI ne kahA ki pUrvApara saMdarbha sahita siddhAMtoM ko samajhane ke lie muni jIvana Avazyaka hai| jinabhadra sUri jI ko haribhadra kI yogyatA evaM ujjvala bhaviSya kA AbhAsa ho cukA thaa| haribhadra meM zlokArtha jAnane kI tIvra jijJAsA thii| ve muni banane ko taiyAra ho ge| A. jinabhaTTa ne haribhadra ko muni dIkSA pradAna kI, gahana adhyayana karAyA, zlokArtha samajhAyA evaM unake vairAgya ko jJAnagarbhita vairAgya bnaayaa| guru ne unako sarvatomukhI yogyatA ke AdhAra para AcArya pada para niyukta kiyaa| A. haribhadra sUri jI ke haMsa evaM paramahaMsa nAma ke 2 ziSya the| unhoMne una donoM ko pramANa zAstra kA vizeSa prazikSaNa diyaa| donoM ziSyoM ne bauddha pramANazAstra par3hane kI icchA prakaTa kI lekina haribhadra sUri jI ko aniSTa ghaTanA kA AbhAsa huA kiMtu phira bhI donoM ziSya unakI AjJA kI avahelanA kara veza badalakara bauddhapITha meM praviSTa hue evaM adhyayana cAlU kiyA kiMtu mahAvIra pATa paramparA 102

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unake sAmAna se prApta pratimA / patroM Adi se sabako zaka ho gayA ki ve jaina haiN| kisI taraha unhoMne apane prANa bacAkara bhAgane kA prayatna kiyA kiMtu haMsa ko rAste meM mAra diyA gayA va paramahaMsa ne kisI prakAra cittaur3a pahu~ca pustaka patra haribhadra sUri jI ke hAtha sauMpe aura vaha bhI rAta meM mAra diyA gyaa| ___ aparna nirnA ziSyA ke khUna se sanaM hue rajAharaNa ko dekha A. haribhadra sUri jI ko krodha aura Aveza kI agni meM jala utthe| mahArAja sUrapAla kI adhyakSatA meM unhoMne bauddhoM ke sAtha zAstrArtha kiyaa| parAsta dala ko tela ke kuNDa meM jalane kI pratijJA ke sAtha zAstrArtha prAraMbha huaa| A. haribhadra sUri jI vijayI hue kiMtu unakI vijaya hiMsA meM parivartita hone jA rahI thii| jaise unake guru A. jinabhaTTa sUri jI ke netra AtmaciMtana se azrupUrita ho ge| jina 1444 bauddha bhikSuoM kA vadha karane kA upakrama unhoMne banAyA thA, usake prAyazcitta meM unhoMne 1444 graMthoM kI racanA kii| kaI sthAnoM para aisA varNana hai ki sAdhvI yAkinI mahattarA ne dha rmabodha dekara unheM zAMta kiyaa| sAhitya racanA meM lalliga nAma ke zrAvaka ne unheM khUba sahayoga diyaa| vaha rAta meM upAzraya meM eka viziSTa maNi rakha jAtA thA jisake prakAza meM AcAryazrI sAhitya racanA karate the| unake adhikAMza graMtha Aja upalabdha nahIM haiM kiMtu prApta racanAeM uttama koTi kI haiN| anuyogadvAra vRtti, anekAMta jayapatAkA, anekAMtavAda praveza, aSTaka prakaraNa, Atmasiddhi, Avazyaka vRtti, oghaniyukti vRtti, kSetrasamAsa vRtti, caityavaMdana bhASya, jaMbUdvIpa saMgrahaNI, jiNahara pratimAstotra, tattvataraMgiNI, tattvArthasUtravRtti, darzanazuddhi, dazavaikAlika sUtra TIkA, dharmabiMdu, dharmasaMgrahaNI, dhUrtAkhyAna kathA, nyAyapraveza vRtti, yogabiMdu, yogadRSTi samuccaya, lalitavistarA, lokatattvanirNaya, vizeSAvazyaka vRtti, vyavahArakalpa vRtti zAstravArtAsamuccaya, zrAvakaprajJapti, SaDdarzanasamuccaya, saMsAra dAvAnala stuti, samarAiccakahA, saMbodha sittarI, sarvajJasiddhi, sAvagadhammasamAsa, zAzvatajinakIrtana, hiMsASTaka-avacUri ityaadi-ityaadi| mahAnizItha sUtra kA jIrNoddhAra bhI AcArya zrI jI ne kiyaa| haribhadra sUri jI 'bhavaviraha meM prayatnazIla bano' aisA AzIrvAda dete the| ve bhavaviraha evaM yAkinImahattarAsunU ke nAma se bhI prasiddha hue| vikrama kI 8vIM sadI ke ve ucca vidvAna the| saMsAradAvAnala sUtra kI cauthI gAthA kA prathama caraNa banAte hue ve kAladharma ko prApta hue| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 103

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32. AcArya zrImad pradyumna sUrIzvara jI prabala pracAraka pradyumna sUri jI, pUrva deza uddhAra / mArgadarzaka zAsana zilpI, nit vaMdana bArambAra // jaba zaMkarAcArya anuyAyiyoM dvArA jaina dharma para sazastra AkramaNa ho rahe the, paMcAsara aura vallabhIpura jaisI jaina nagariyoM kA vinAza ho rahA thA, bhinna-bhinna pradezoM meM duSkAla phaila rahA aise vikaTa samaya meM jaina saMgha kA pratinidhitva evaM nAyakatva karane vAle vijaya pradyumna sUri jI ne vIrazAsana ke 32veM paTTadhara ke rUpa meM jinazAsana kA kuzala saMvahana kiyA / thA, zAsana prabhAvanA : inake samaya meM jainoM ke smAraka, sAhitya evaM sAdhuoM para bahuta hamale hue| baMgAla ke asalI jainoM ko majabUrI meM jainadharma ko tyAganA pdd'aa| yaha jAti Aja 'sarAka jAti' ke nAma se vikhyAta hai evaM Aja bhI pUrNataH sAtvika, zAkAhArI jIvana yukta hai| baMgAla evaM uttara bhArata ke kaI jainoM ko apane sthAnoM se palAyana karanA par3A evaM ve mevAr3a tathA rAjapUta kSetra meM A base / ve apane sAtha aneka jinapratimAoM ko bhI lekara Ae jo saMbhavata: nAMdiyA, nANA, diyANA, bAmaNavAr3A, muMDasthala, bhInamAla ityAdi kSetroM meM virAjita kI gii| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jIvita avasthA meM unakI banAI gaI pratimA jIvita svAmI bhI lAI gii| aisI bhayAvaha evaM jaina samAja kI vikaTa paristhitiyoM meM pradyumna sUri jI ne yathAzakti sthiti kA niyaMtraNa karane kI koziza kii| jaina saMskRti kI rakSA hetu ve aneka bAra pUrva bhArata meM pdhaare| magadha - pATaliputra Adi kSetroM kA unhoMne vicaraNa kiyA evaM zaMkarAcArya ke dvArA jainadharma kI huI kSati kI kSatipUrti karane kA saMkalpa liyaa| unhoMne 7 bAra sammeta zikhara kI yAtrA kii| unake upadeza se baMgAla Adi pUrva pradezoM meM 17 ( 70 ) nae jinAlaya banavAe gae, aneka jIrNoddhAra karAe gae, majabUrI meM jainadharma tyAga cuke logoM meM punaH jainatva jAgaraNa kA zaMkhanAda kiyA evaM sAhitya surakSA hetu 11 zAstrabhaMDAra sthApita kie| pradyumna sUri jI kA mAnanA thA ki ekatA meM bala hai| ve jAnate the ki cunautI bar3I hai mahAvIra pATa paramparA 104

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evaM isa pratikUla paristhiti meM jainadharma kI dhvajA laharAne meM sabhI ke prayAsoM ko saMgaThita karane kI AvazyakatA hai| A. saMbhUti sUri jI, A. zAMti sUri jI, A. nannasUri jI, A. udyotana sUri jI, A. kRSNarSi jI, A. dhanezvara sUri jI, A. bappabhaTTi sUri jI, A. govinda sUri jI ityAdi prabhAvaka AcAryoM ke sAtha milakara unhoMne jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kI / samakAlIna prabhAvaka AcArya AcArya bappabhaTTi sUrIzvara jI : ve apane yuga ke bahucarcita AcArya the| unakA janma bhAdrapada zukla 3 ravivAra vi. saM. 800 ko gujarAta pradeza ke DumbAudhi gA~va meM huaa| unake pitA kA nAma 'bappa' evaM mAtA kA nAma 'bhaTTi' thaa| unake bacapana kA nAma sUrapAla thA kiMtu ve bappabhaTTi ke nAma se prasiddha the| sAta varSa kI Ayu meM unhoMne mor3ha gaccha ke AcArya siddhasena ke pAsa dIkSA lI thii| unakA nAma muni bhadrakIrti rakhA gayA / mAtrA 11 varSa kI alpAyu meM unheM AcArya jaisA garimAmayI, gaMbhIra evaM dAyitvapUrNa pada milA jisase unakI vilakSaNa pratibhA patA calatI hai| unakI prasiddhi sadA AcArya bappabhaTTi sUri ke nAma se huI / kAnyakubja (kannauja) pradeza ke gopAlagiri ke rAjA 'Ama' ko A. bappabhaTTi sUri jI ne pratibodhita kiyA aura jainadharma kI mahatI prabhAvanA kraaii| aneka zAstrArthoM meM vijaya prApta karane ke kAraNa unheM 'vAdikuMjarakesarI' kA birUd prApta huaa| AkAzagAminI vidyA ke bala se ve nitya rUpa se siddhAcala tIrtha meM zrI AdinAtha paramAtmA ; giranAra tIrtha meM zrI neminAtha paramAtmA ; bharUca tIrtha meM zrI munisuvrata paramAtmA ; mathurA tIrtha meM zrI supArzvanAtha paramAtmA ; gvAliyara ( gopAlagiri) ke jinAlaya meM; ina pAMcoM tIrthoM kI caitya paripArTI karake hI anna-jala grahaNa karate the| giranAra tIrtha para zvetAmbara paramparA ke Adhi patya meM AcArya zrI evaM Ama rAjA kI acchI bhUmikA rhii| kannauja, gvAliyara Adi aneka sthAnoM para unake karakamaloM se pratiSThAeM huii| zAradAstotra, vIrastava, caturviMzatikA Adi unakI kRtiyA~ haiN| 84 varSoM taka dharmasaMgha ke dAyitva kA vahana karate 95 varSa kI Ayu meM bhAdrapada zuklA 8, vi.saM. 895 meM unakA devalokagamana huA / mahAvIra pATa paramparA 105

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33. AcArya zrImad mAnadeva sUrIzvara jI mananazIla sUri mAnadeva jI, upadhAna vidhi AbhAra / mahAmanISI mahAprAjJa, nit vaMdana bArambAra // AcArya mAnadeva sUri jI nAma ke kaI AcArya jaina paramparA ke itihAsa meM hue| ye A. mAnadeva sUri jI bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 33veM paTTAlaMkAra hue| " vikrama kI navamIM sadI ke uttara bhAga meM hue mAnadeva sUri jI ne pradyumna sUri jI ke kAladha rma pazcAt jaina saMgha kA kuzala saMcAlana kiyA / zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM ke lie ati upayogI 'upadhAna vAcya' (upadhAna vidhi ) graMtha likhakara upadhAna tapa kI zuddha vidhi batAI / paMcamaMgala-mahAzrutaskaMdha yAni navakAra maMtra evaM anya sUtroM ke vAMcana ke adhikAra ke lie upadha na tapa eka atyaMta mahattvapUrNa kriyA hai| alpa AyuSya hone ke bAda bhI jinazAsana ke mahanIya kArya karate hue ve svargavAsI hue / inake sAmrAjya kAla meM AcArya dhanezvara sUri jI jaise vidvAna AcArya bhI hue| samakAlIna prabhAvaka AcArya AcArya dhanezvara sUrIzvara jI : A. dhanezvara sUri jI ne vallabhI nagarI ke bauddha rAjA zilAditya ko upadeza dekara jaina bnaayaa| rAjA zilAditya ke nimitta se AcAryazrI ne vi. saM. 852 meM 'zatruMjaya mAhAtmya' nAmaka vistRta evaM mahattvapUrNa graMtha racanA kI, jisameM zAzvata tIrtha - siddhAcala yAni zatruMjaya kA vizAla itihAsa, mahimA evaM prabhAva kA varNana hai| ve mUlata: prAcIna caitrapurI gaccha se saMbaMdhita the kiMtu inase inake ziSyoM ne dhanezvara gaccha likhanA prAraMbha kiyA / isa gaccha kA AyuSya kama hI thA / jaina smAraka (tIrtha) evaM jaina sAhitya ( Agama zAstra) kA vilupta gaurava punaH lAne meM dhanezvara sUri jI ne sakArAtmaka prayAsa kie| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 106

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34. AcArya zrImad vimalacandra sUrIzvara jI samyaktva prakAzaka mithyAtva vinAzaka, gAmI ugra vihaar| hasadRSTi vimalacandra sUri jI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| AcArya mAnadeva sUri jI ke pATa para hue AcArya vimalacandra sUri jI vikrama kI dasavIM zatAbdI ke prabhAvaka AcArya evaM vIra-paramparA ke 34veM suyogya paTTadhara hue| ve ugravihArI the| bhAratabhara meM anekoM jagaha vicaraNa kara apanI pratibodhazakti se rAjA-prajA ko jainatva ke saMskAra pradAna kara jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| zAsana prabhAvanA : A. vimalacandra sUri jI ko citrakUTa (cittaur3a) parvata para devI padmAvatI kI sahAyatA se 'suvarNasiddhi' vidyA prApta huii| cittaur3a kA rAjA allaTarAja inakA parama upAsaka thaa| cittaur3a ke kile meM bhI jinamaMdira kI pratiSThA unhoMne kraaii| ve samarthavAdI the| gvAliyara (gopagiri) meM rAjA mihirabhoja kI sabhA meM zAstrArtha meM apanI vidvattA, tarkazakti va buddhibala se sabhI pratidvaMdiyoM ko parAsta kara diyaa| usa kSetra ke rAjA bhI inake bhakta bne| gvAliyara ke kile meM bhI vimalacaMdra sUri jI ne jinAlaya kI aMjanazlAkA-pratiSThA sampanna kraaii| dIrghAyuSya ke dhanI AcAryazrI ugravihArI the| apane ziSya parivAra ke sAtha unhoMne pUrva deza meM mathurA, sammetazikhara jI ityAdi tIrthoM kI aneka bAra yAtrA kii| eka bAra ve mathurA se vihAra kara sAMcora pdhaare| vahA~ unhoMne bhInamAla ke zivanAga vyApArI ke tapasvI va pauSadhadhArI putra-vIra ko dekhaa| unhoMne jAnA ki isakI AyuSya alpa hai kiMtu yaha Asanna bhavyAtmA hai| upadeza dekara unhoMne use vairAgya patha para agrasara kiyA evaM nAma vIra muni rakhA gyaa| tharAda meM caitya meM RSabhadeva jI ke darzana kara unhoMne vIra muni ko aMgavijjA graMtha pradAna kiyA evaM "yaha graMtha tumheM jaldI Ae", aisA AzIrvAda diyaa| tIna dinoM meM muni ne usa bRhad graMtha kA artha sahita adhyayana kara smaraNa kara liyaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 107

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gujarAta, saurASTra, mAravAr3a, baMgAla, mAlavA ityAdi aneka kSetra meM vimalacandra sUri jI ne vicaraNa kiyaa| ve 100 varSa kI Ayu meM zatrujaya tIrtha padhAre jahA~ ve vi.saM. 980 meM anazana pUrvaka svargavAsI bne| unake paTTadhara A. udyotana sUri jI hue| * samakAlIna prabhAvaka AcArya . AcArya siddharSi : gujarAta ke zrImAlapura meM zubhaMkara seTha kI patnI lakSmI kI kukSi se siddha (siddharSi) kA janma huA evaM dhanyA nAmaka kanyA se vivAha huaa| siddha ko chUta (jue) kA nazA thaa| __ vaha prAyaH AdhI rAta meM ghara lauTatA thaa| patnI ko bhI siddha kI pratIkSA meM rAtri jAgaraNa karanA par3atA thaa| pati kI isa Adata se patnI khinna rahane lgii| eka dina sAsU ne bahu kI udAsI kA kAraNa puuchaa| bahu ne siddha ke juA khelane kI Adata aura rAta ko dera se Ane kI bAta batA dii| sAsU ne kahA ki Aja tuma so jaanaa| rAtri jAgaraNa maiM kruuNgii| usa rAtri usakI mA~ ne apane putra ke lie daravAjA nahIM kholA aura kahA "jahA~ dvAra khulA mile, vahA~ cale jaa|" siddha vApasa cala pdd'aa| siddha upAzraya pahu~ca gyaa| rAtri ke samaya siddha ko kevala upAzraya ke dvAra hI khule mile| apane jIvana se siddha taMga A gayA thaa| vahA~ garSi ke upadeza se prabhAvita ho usane muni dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| A. haribhadra unake dIkSA guru the| eka bAra siddharSi ko bauddhoM ke pAsa se bauddha darzana par3hane kI icchA huii| guru kI manAhI ke bAda bhI vo cale ge| vahA~ ve bauddha sAdhu bana ge| unhoMne socA ki apane jaina guru ko bolakara AnA cAhie ki aba maiM bauddha bhikSu bana gayA huuN| jaba ve haribhadra sUri jI ke pAsa Ae, to punaH jaina muni bana ge| phira punaH bauddha bhikSu se milane para bauddha bhikSu bana ge| isa prakAra unhoMne 21 bAra jainoM aura bauddhoM ke bIca AvRtti kii| bAisavIM bAra meM aMtataH gurudeva dvArA lalita vistarA vRtti par3hAne para siddharSi gaNI jaina dharma meM sadA ke lie sthira hue| vi. saM. 962 meM bhInamAla meM A. siddharSi ne 'upamitibhavaprapaJca kathA' nAmaka suMdara graMtha rcaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 108

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35. AcArya zrImad udyotana sUrIzvara jI bhAvodyotaka udyotana sUri jI, bar3a gaccha alNkaar| karuNAvRSTi-dUradRSTi, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| bhagavAn mahAvIra kI paramparA ke 35veM paTTadhara AcArya udyotana sUri jI se 'bar3agaccha' nAma pracalita huaa| unake nirmala vyavahAra, kaThora AcAra evaM jJAna-vicAra ke bala se zAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA huI evaM unakA ziSya parivAra vaTavRkSa kI bhA~ti vistRta huaa| jIvana vRtAnta : AcArya vimalacaMdra sUri jI ke kAladharma para unake paTTa para udyotana sUri jI alaMkRta hue| ve dIrghajIvI-laMbI AyuSya ke dhanI the| unakA AcArya paryAya kAphI adhika thaa| uttarAdhyayana sUtravRtti ityAdi graMthoM meM unheM caMdramA samAna zItala, parvata kI bhA~ti sthira, azubha bhAvanA se rahita, kSamAdhara, jIvanta dharmasvarUpa, nirmala guNavAlA, vidyAvAn ityAdi vizeSaNoM se alaMkRta kiyA hai| AcArya udyotana sUri jI kA cAritra bhI uttamottama thaa| ve navakalpa vidhAna ke anusAra hI vihAra karate hue jinAjJA kA pAlana karate the| ve pratidina eka bAra hI AhAra lete the arthAt jIvanaparyanta eka bhakta ekAsaNA karate the| unake dvArA vi.saM. 937 meM pratiSThita bhagavantoM kI pratimA Aja bhI prApta hotI hai| unakA vicaraNa kSetra bahudhA gujarAta, rAjasthAna ityAdi rhaa| anekoM tIrthayAtrAeM kara sva-para kalyANa kI bhAvanA meM anurakta udyotana sUri jI kA pRthvItala para vicaraNa rhaa| saMgha vyavasthA : udyotana sUri jI vizuddha zramaNAcAra kA pAlana karane vAle udbhaTa vidvAna the| vi.saM. 994 tadanusAra vIra saMvat 1464 meM AcArya udyotana sUri jI AbU parvata kI talahaTI meM avasthita TelIpura kI sImA ke vana meM dina Dhalate-Dhalate vihAra karake phuNce| rAtri vizrAma va sAdhanA ke uddezya se AcAryazrI jI evaM samasta zramaNa parivAra vana ke eka vizAla vaTavRkSa ke nIce tthhre| AdhI rAta meM udyotana sUri jI ne Akaza meM dekhA ki rohiNI zakaTa meM bRhaspati praveza mahAvIra pATa paramparA 109

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kara rahA hai| apanI jyotiSa vidyA ke bala se unhoMne jAnA ki isa ucca nakSatra yoga meM saMtAna vRddhi yAni ziSya parivAra vRddhi kI advitIya saMbhAvanA hai| tabhI sarvAnubhUti yakSa nAmaka deva bhI prakaTa huA evaM gurudeva ke ziSya vRddhi se zAsana prabhAvanA kA saMketa diyaa| isa vicAra se agale hI dina sahaja yoga evaM zuddha velA meM apane ziSyazrI sarvadeva, zrI mAnadeva, zrI mahezvara, zrI pradyotana ityAdi 8 muni bhagavaMtoM ko vaTa vRkSa ( bar3a kA per3a) ke nIce zubha muhUrta meM AcArya padavI pradAna kii| zramaNa gaNa ko logoM ne 'vaTa gaccha' ke nAma se prasiddha kiyA aura dhIredhIre guNI zramaNoM kI vRddhi hone se vaTagaccha kA hI nAmAMtara 'bRhadgaccha' prasiddha huA jo kAlAMtara meM bar3agaccha ke nAma se vikhyAta huaa| nigraMtha gaccha aba bar3agaccha kahalAne lgaa| ___kucha graMtha gurvAvalI ke anusAra 83 vibhinna sAdhu samudAyoM ke sthaviroM ne apane-apane samudAya se eka-eka medhAvI muni ko udyotana sUri jI jaise caritraniSTha vidvAna zramaNazreSTha ke pAsa adhyayana hetu bhejaa| apane ziSya sarvadeva muni evaM anya 83 sAdhuoM ke adhyayana kI pUrNatA unakI yogyatA-pAtratA va zAsanarasikatA ko madhya najara rakhate hue unhoMne ye vicAra kiyA ki sabhI 84 ziSya AcArya (sUri) pada ke lAyaka haiN| sabhI ke sAtha vihAra karate-karate udyotana sUri jI ko ehasAsa huA ki maiM jisa kisI ke sira para hAtha rakha dUM, to vaha prasiddhi.va 'ziSya yoga' ko prApta hogaa| zAsanadeva ne bhI AcArya pada pradAna hetu vinatI kii| udyotana sUri jI ne vAsacUrNa (vAsakSepa) ko abhimaMtrita kara sabhI 84 ziSyoM ko AcArya pada kI anujJA dii| ___ 1. zrI sarvadeva sUri 2. zrI prabhAcaMdra sUri 3. zrI hariyAnaMda sUri 4. zrI zivadeva sUri 5. zrI jinendra sUri 6. zrI dayAnaMda sUri 7. .............. 8. zrI AnaMda sUri 9. zrI dharmAnaMda sUri 10. zrI rAjAnaMda sUri 11. zrI saubhAgyacaMdra sUri 12. zrI devendra sUri 13. ......... ___ 14. zrI prajJAnaMda sUri ___15. zrI sarvAnaMda sUri 16. zrI saMghAnaMda sUri 17. zrI somAnaMda sUri 18. zrI yakSAyaNa sUri 19. ............... 20. zrI sAmaMta sRri 21. zrI zivaprabha sUri 22. zrI udayarAja sUri 23. zrI devarAja sUri 24. zrI gAMgeya sUri 25. zrI prabha sUri 26. zrI dharmasiMha sUri 27. zrI saMghasena sUri mahAvIra pATa paramparA 110

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28. zrI senatilaka sUri 31. zrI nRsiMha sUri 34. zrI vallabha sUri 37. zrI rAjadeva sUri 40. zrI somaprabha sUri 43. zrI padmAnaMda sUri 46. zrI bhAvadeva sUri 49. zrI nAgarAja sUri 52. zrI DoDa sUri 55. zrI sovIra sUri 58. zrI jinasiMha sUri 61. zrI zIladeva sUri 64. zrI AzAnaMda sUri 67. zrI prabhAsena sUra 29. zrI cAritra sUri 32. zrI vinaya sUri 35. zrI pAnadeva sUri 38. zrI jogAnaMda sUri 41. zrI kRSNaprabha sUri 44. zrI nArAyaNa sUri mahAvIra pATa paramparA 47. 50. zrI pAMDu sUri 53. zrI khIma sUri 56. zrI mathurA sUri 59. zrI vIra sUri 62. zrI zAmba sUri 65. zrI rAma sUra 68. zrI AnaMdarAja sUri 71. zrI ratnarAja sUri 74. zrI meghAnaMda sUri 30. 33. zrI vijayAnaMda sUri 36. 39. zrI bhImarAja sUri 42. 45. zrI karmacaMdra sUri 48. zrI illa sUri 51. zrI puSkala sUri 54. 57. zrI maMgala sUri 60. zrI lADaNa sUri 63. zrI priyAMga sUri 66. zrI ravi sUri 69. zrI prajJAprabha sUri 72. zrI bAhaTa sUri 75. zrI bhojarAja sUri 78. zrI bhUtasaMgha sUri 70. zrI brahmasUri 73. zrI karNya sUri 76. zrI sAriMga sUri 77. zrI raMgaprabha sUri 79. zrI gokarNa sUri 80. zrI sahadeva sUri ityAdi / uparokta sUcI zrI dAnasAgara jaina jJAna bhaMDAra, bIkAnera meM prApta hotI hai| kiMtu tapAgaccha paTTAvaliyoM meM mAtra 8 ziSyoM ko hI AcArya padavI dene kI bAta pracalita hai| eka mAnyatA yaha bhI hai ki kevala apane paTTaziSya sarvadeva sUri jI ko AcAryapada pradAna kiyaa| dhIre-dhIre bhinna-bhinna guru paramparAoM ke kAraNa samAcArI bhedoM ke kAraNa bar3a gaccha samaya ke prabhAva se bar3hatA calA gayA evaM jisa prakAra vaTa vRkSa kI zAkhAeM vRddhi ko pUrNatayA prApta hotI hai, usI prakAra bAkI gacchoM kI utpatti huii| Aja se saikar3oM varSa pUrva anekoM gaccha the, 84 pramukha haiM 111

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1. tapA birUd gaccha 4. bar3I pozAla gaccha 7. vidhipakSa gaccha 10. sAMDerAva gaccha 13. citravAla gaccha 16. pallIvAla gaccha 19. bhinnamAlIyA gaccha 22. bhaMDerA gaccha 25. surANA gaccha 28. saMkhalA gaccha 31. koraMTavAla gaccha 34. nIMbaliyA gaccha 37. rUdoliyA gaccha 40. vAchitavAla gaccha 43. lallavANiyA gaccha 46. khaMbhAtiyA gaccha 49. sojaMtariyA gaccha 52. khImasarA gaccha 55. baMbhaNiyA gaccha 58. bhaTTerA gaccha 61. kakkariyA gaccha 64. begar3A gaccha 67. dhuMdhakiyA gaccha mahAvIra pATa paramparA 2. nAgorI tapAgaccha 5. bar3A kharataragaccha 8. dharmaghoSa gaccha 11. kinnarasA gaccha 14. osavAla gaccha 17. AgamiyA gaccha 20. nAgendra gaccha 23. jaIlavAla gaccha 26. bharUca gaccha 29. bhAvaDaharA gaccha 32. brAhmaNiyA gaccha 35. khelAharA gaccha 38. paMtheravAla gaccha 41. jIrAvalA gaccha 44. tAtahar3a gaccha 47. zaMkhavAliyA gaccha 50. pIpaliyA gaccha 53. coraveDiyA gaccha 56. goyavAla gaccha 59. nAbariyA gaccha 62. rekavAla gaccha 65. vIsalapurA gaccha 68. vidyAdhara gaccha 3. khar3atapAgaccha 6. lahur3A kharataragaccha 9. dovaMdanIka gaccha 12. malladhArI gaccha 15. nANAvAla gaccha 18. bokar3iyA gaccha 21. sevaMtariyA gaccha 24. bhANasoliyA gaccha 27. katabapurA gaccha 30. jAkhar3iyA gaccha 33. maMDAhar3A gaccha 36. ucchiMtavAla gaccha 39. khejar3iyA gaccha 42. jaisalamerA gaccha 45. chAjahaju gaccha 48. kamalakalazA gaccha 51. sojatiyA gaccha 54. pAmecA gaccha 57. vagdherA gaccha 60. bAhar3amerA gaccha 63. borasavA gaccha 66. saMvADiyA gaccha 69. AyariyA gaccha 112

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70. harasorA gaccha 71. koTikagaNa gaccha 72. vajrIzAkhA gaccha 73. vADiyagaNa gaccha ___74. uDuvADiyagaNa gaccha 75. uttaravAlasaha gaccha 76. udehagaNa gaccha 77. AkoliyA gaccha __78. luNiyA gaccha 79. mAjavagaNA gaccha 80. cAraNagaNa gaccha 81. sArdhapUnamiyA gaccha 82. strAMgaDiyA gaccha . 83. nIMbajIyA gaccha 84. sAMcorA gaccha prAcIna samaya meM ziSya apane gurudeva ke nAma se gaccha pracalita kara lete the yA kriyoddhAra ke bhAva se alaga gaccha sthApita kara lete the ityaadi| lekina kisI gaccha kA itanA puNya nahIM rahA ki zatAbdiyoM taka ttike| vartamAna meM mAtra tapAgaccha, kharataragaccha, aMcalagaccha, vimala gaccha evaM pAyacaMdagaccha hI mUlataH dRSTigocara hote haiM kyoMki anyoM meM yA to ziSya paramparA dhIredhIre zUnya ho gaI athavA tapAgaccha Adi meM hI vApisa vilIna ho gii| tapAgaccha kI paramparA sabase virATa va sadA se hI vRddhivaMta rahI hai| udyotana sUri jI se jisa bar3agaccha kI zAkhA kA prArdubhAva huA, usameM tapAgaccha kI zAkhA dedIpyamAna va jAjvalyamAna paramparA rhii| kAladharma : kuvalayamAlA nAmaka prasiddha graMtha ke racayitA AcArya udyotana sUri jI, ina udyotana sUri jI se bhinna the evaM zatAbdI pUrva hue the| A. udyotana sUri jI grAmAnugrAma vicaraNa karate hue meghapATa ke dhavala nAmaka nagara meM pdhaare| vi.saM. 1010 ke AsapAsa mAlavA se zatrujaya jAte hue dhavala nAmaka nagara meM vRddhAvasthA ke kAraNa A. udyotana sUri jI kA samAdhipUrvaka kAladharma ho gyaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 113

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36. AcArya zrImad sarvadeva sUrIzvara jI siddhapuruSa sUri sarvadeva jI, Rddhi siddhi bhnnddaar| nara-narendra pratibodha kuzala, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| caramatIrthapati bhagavAn mahAvIra kI mUla paramparA kA nAma unake 36veM paTTadhararatna AcArya sarvadeva sUri jI se vaTa gaccha (bar3agaccha) huaa| taba se isa gaccha meM vidvAna AcAryoM va zramaNoM kI saMkhyA bar3hatI hI gii| pariNAmasvarUpa caMdrakula vaTavRkSa kI bhA~ti aneka zAkhAoM meM vistRta huA va nAgendra, nivRtti aura vidyAdhara kula isake vistAra ke nIce Dhaka se ge| janma evaM dIkSA : choTI Ayu meM hI inakI dIkSA AcArya udyotana sUri jI ke pAsa huii| usa samaya isa samudAya meM A. mAnadeva, A. ajitadeva, paM. Amradeva, paM. yazodeva ityAdi devAnta (jinake nAma ke anta meM deva zabda AtA ho) nAma vAle aneka sAdhu bhagavanta hue| inakA nAma sarvadeva rakhA gyaa| alpa samaya meM hI inhoMne guru ke samIpa rahakara zAstroM kA gaMbhIra adhyayana kiyaa| zAsana prabhAvanA : AcArya udyotana sUri jI ne vi.saM. 994 meM TelI gA~va meM bar3a ke per3a ke nIce inheM AcArya padavI pradAna kI evaM inakA nAma AcArya sarvadeva sUri rkhaa| sarvAnubhUti yakSa ke saMketAnusAra gaccha kI anujJA bhI inhIM ko dii| ___ sUrimaMtra ke prabhAva se A. sarvadeva sUri jI RddhidhArI the| eka bAra ve apane ziSya parivAra ke sAtha vihAra karate-karate bharUca nagara meM pdhaare| rAjA tathA prajA ne AcAryazrI ke nagara padArpaNa para bhavyAtibhavya Ayojana kiyaa| usI nagara meM kAnhaDIo nAmaka eka yogI rahatA thaa| vaha yogI vazIkaraNa vidyA meM nipuNa thaa| nagara ke sabhI jaharIle sAMpoM ko usane apane vaza meM kara liyA thaa| usase bhayabhIta hokara sabhI loga usakA bahumAna karate the kiMtu sarvadeva sUri jI ke bharUca Ane para loga unakA sammAna satkAra karane lge| isa bAta se yogI ke AtmasammAna ko Thokara lgii| apane ahaMkAra meM puSTa vaha yogI 84 viSaile sAMpoM ko lekara upAzraya gayA evaM AcAryazrI jI ko vAda ke lie lalakArane lgaa| kiMtu sarvadeva sUri jI hamezA kI bhA~ti karuNA mahAvIra pATa paramparA 114

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rasa meM nimagna evaM prasanna vadana the| yogI ne sarpoM ko AcAryoM ke pAsa bar3hane kA saMketa diyaa| deva - guru-dharma kA smaraNa karate hue AcArya sarvadeva sUri jI ne apanI kaniSThA (sabase choTI) aMgulI se apane AsapAsa valayAkAra (golAkAra) 3 rekhAeM bnaaii| unakI saMyama zakti evaM Rddhi-siddhi ke prabhAva se eka bhI sarpa usa valaya AkAra ke aMdara praveza hI na kara skaa| yogI kAnhaDIo kA krodha sAtaveM AsamAna para thA / aMtataH usane sabase viSailA siMdUrI sarpa bhejA / kintu vaha bhI sarvadeva sUri jI ke pAsa jA hI nahIM paayaa| upAzraya ke pAsa hI pIpala ke per3a para nivAsa kara rahI 64 yoginI deviyoM meM se kurUtullA nAma kI yoginI devI ne ye saba dRzya dekhe / AcAryazrI ke saMyama va tapa se prabhAvita hote hI vaha upAzraya meM AI evaM gururakSA hetu sabhI sAMpoM va siMdurI sAMpa kA mu~ha baMda karake anyatra chor3akara AI / sarvadeva sUri jI ke aise acintya prabhAva ko dekhate hI yogI zarma se pAnI-pAnI ho gayA evaM mAphI mA~ga kara calA gyaa| apanI zaktiyoM kA A. sarvadeva sUri jI ne sadA zAsanahita meM upayoga kiyaa| vi.saM. 988 meM AcArya sarvadeva sUri jI ne hathur3I rAva jagamAla ko saparivAra jaina banAyA evaM AmaDa gautra kI sthApanA kii| vi.saM. 1021 meM AbU ke pAsa DhelaDiyA ke pavAra saMgharAva ko sapiravAra jaina banAyA evaM AcAryazrI kI preraNA se unake putra zrI vijayarAva ne yAtrAsaMgha nikAlA tathA 'saMghavI' gautra kI sthApanA kI / sarvadeva sUri jI kI pratibodhakuzalatA bhI viziSTa thI / candrAvalI ke rAjA araNyarAja paramAra ke maMtrI kuMkuNa ne caMdrAvatI meM vizAla jinaprAsAda banavAe / vi.saM. 1010 meM AcAryazrI ke hAtha se pratiSThA karAI tathA unake kuzala pratibodha se maMtrI kuMkuNa ne vairAgya- vasita hokara unake pAsa dIkSA grahaNa kii| pratiSThita jinapratimA : AcArya sarvadeva sUri jI ke sadupadeza se rAjA raghusena ne rAmasena nagara ( rAmasainyapura) meM prAcIna jinAlayoM kA jIrNoddhAra karAyA va 'rAjavihAra' kI sthApanA kii| yaha sthAna gujarAta rAjya ke banAsakAThA jilAMtargata 'DIsA' gAMva se 25 ki.mI. dUra sthita hai| Aja bhI gAMva se 1 mIla dUra dhAtu kI eka pratimA kA parikara prApta hotA hai jisameM pratiSThA kA lekha utkIrNa hai| vahA~ para vi.saM. 1010 meM sarvadeva sUri jI ne aMjanazlAkA kara apane karakamaloM se zrI candraprabha svAmI, zrI ajitanAtha svAmI, zrI RSabhadeva svAmI ityAdi pratimAoM ko prANapratiSThita kraayaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 115

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usa samaya sarvadeva sUri jI dvArA pratiSThita bhagavAn ajitanAtha jI kI kalApUrNa khaDgAsana pratimA Aja vartamAna meM ahamadAbAda ke jhaverIvAr3a sthita bhagavAn ajitanAtha derAsara kI bhamatI (pradakSiNA kI jagaha ) kI deharI meM vidyamAna hai| kAladharma : jaina zAsana kI kramika unnati karate hue vi.saM. 1055 ke AsapAsa AcArya sarvadeva sUra jI kA dehAvasAna huA / inake paTTadhara A. devasUri hue| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 116

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37. AcArya zrImad deva sUrIzvara jI divya rUpa tathA divya svarUpa, divya Atma zrRMgAra / divyavibhUti zrI deva sUri jI, nit vaMdana bArambAra // bhagavAn mahAvIra kI 37vIM pATa para AcArya zrImad vijaya deva sUri jI ma.sA. hue| gujarAtI paTTAvalI meM unakA dUsarA nAma vijaya ajitadeva sUri ullikhita hai kintu unakA nAma deva sUri hI prasiddha rhaa| jIvana vRttAnta : AcArya deva sUri jI bahuta suMdara rUpa ke dhanI the| unakI zarIra saMpadA - rUpasaMpadA sabhI ko AkarSita karatI thii| isIlie gujarAta pradeza ke hAlAra nagara ke rAjA karNasiMha ne unheM 'rUpazrI' birud pradAna kiyaa| AcAryazrI ne pratibodha dekara usa rAjA karNasiMha (karNadeva) ko jainadharmAnuyAyI banAyA evaM zAsana prabhAvanA ke vividha kArya saMpAdita kie| unake pratibodha evaM upadeza zakti se prabhAvita hokara 'gopa' nAmaka zrAvaka ne 9 nUtana jinamaMdira banavAe evaM unase pratiSThA krvaaii| AcArya deva sUri jI kA vihArakSetra vistRta thaa| mAlavA meM bhI kucha 'paurU' gRhasthoM ko pratibodha dekara unheM poravAla jaina banAne kA zreya bhI deva sUri jI ko jAtA hai| vi.saM. 1088 meM AbU ke vimalavasahI maMdira meM RSabhadevajI Adi pratimAoM kI pratiSThA ke samaya ye gujarAta meM vicara rahe the| caMdragaccha meM rAjagaccha ke AcArya zIlabhadra usa pratiSThA meM sammilita hue| itihAsavidoM ko anusAra unakA kAladharma vi.saM. 1110 ke AsapAsa athavA 1125 ke AsapAsa huaa| samakAlIna prabhAvaka AcArya * navAMgI TIkAkAra AcArya abhayadeva sUri jI : AcArya abhayadeva jaina paramparA ke itihAsa ke prasiddha AcArya haiN| patyapadrapura meM rAtri ke samaya AcArya abhayadeva sUri jI dhyAna meM baiThe the| tabhI zAsanadevI prakaTa huI evaM nivedana kiyA mahAvIra pATa paramparA 117

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ki- " he mune! AcArya zIlAMka va koTyAcArya viracita TIkA sAhitya meM sirpha AcArAMga aura sUtrakRtAMga Agama kI TIkAeM hI surakSita haiN| zeSa samaya ke duSprabhAva se lupta ho gaI haiN| ataH isa kSatipUrti ke lie saMgha hitArtha Apa prayatnazIla baneM evaM TIkA racanA kA kArya prAraMbha kareM / ' AcArya abhayadeva sUri jI ne kahA " devI! mere jaise jar3amati vyakti ke lie sudharma svAmI jI kRta AgamoM ko pUrNataH samajhanA bhI kaThina hai| ajJAnavaza kahIM utsUtraprarUpaNA ho jAne para yaha kArya anaMta saMsAra kI vRddhi kA nimitta bana sakatA hai| zAsanadevI ke vacanoM kA ullaMghana karanA bhI ucita nahIM / " taba devI ne kahA "siddhAMtoM ke samucita artha ko grahaNa karane meM sarvathA yogya samajhakara hI maiMne aisI prArthanA kii| Agama pAThoM kI vyAkhyA meM jahA~ bhI Apako saMdeha ho, usa samaya merA smaraNa kara lenaa| maiM zrI sImaMdhara svAmI se pUchakara Apake praznoM kA samAdhAna dene kA prayatna kruuNgii|" - usa samaya AgamoM kI pratilipiyoM meM aneka galatiyAM thIM, AgamoM kI adhyayana paramparA bhinna-bhinna thI, evaM artha viSayaka nAnA dhAraNAeM thiiN| phira bhI atyaMta sAvadhAnI pUrvaka ekaniSThA se Ayambila tapa prAraMbha kiyA aura TIkAeM racI 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) sthAnAMga sUtravRtti samavAyAMga sUtravRtti vyAkhyA prajJapti vRtti jJAtAdharmakathA vRtti upAsakadazAMga vRtti aMtakRt-dazAMga vRtti anuttaraupapAtika sUtravRtti praznavyAkaraNa sUtravRtti vipAka sUtravRtti 9) TIkA racanA karane ke bAda eka bAra abhayadeva sUri jI dhavalakapura pdhaare| niraMtara AyaMbila evaM rAtri jAgaraNa se unheM kuSTha roga ho gyaa| virodhIjanoM ne unake apayaza hetu aisI aphavAha phailAyI ki abhayadeva sUri jI dvArA TIkA racanA meM utsUtra prarUpaNA ke kAraNa zAsanadevI unheM mahAvIra pATa paramparA 14250 padya parimANa (vi.saM. 1120) 3575 zloka parimANa (vi.saM. 1120) 18,616 zloka parimANa (vi.saM. 1128) zu 3800 padya parimANa 1812 padya parimANa 899 padya parimANa 192 zloka parimANa 4630 padya parimANa 900 padya parimANa 118

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kuSTha roga dvArA daMDita kara rahI hai| lokApavAda sunakara abhayadeva sUri jI kA vizvAsa Dola gyaa| lekina zAsana hitaiSI dharaNendra deva ne AcAryazrI ko Azvasta kiyaa| dharaNendra deva ke nivedana para zrAvaka saMgha ke sAtha AcArya abhayadeva sUri jI stambhana gA~va meM aae| vahA~ unhoMne 32 zlokoM vAle 'jayatihuaNa stotra' kI racanA kI jisase pArzvanAtha jI kI divya pratimA seDhikA nadI se prakaTa huI tathA AcArya abhayadeva kA kuSTha roga bhI calA gyaa| isake bAda virodhI janoM kI bhrAntiyA~ bhI miTa gii| dharaNendra deva ne stotra kI 2 prabhAvaka gAthAoM ko lupta kara diyaa| Agama sAhitya ke niSNAt vidvAn AcArya abhayadeva jI 16 varSa kI Ayu meM AcArya bane evaM 67 varSa kI Ayu meM kAladharma ko prApta hue| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 119

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38. AcArya zrImad sarvadeva sUrIzvara jI (dvitIya) saMyamadharma saMpadA dhanI, ziSya nidhi upahAra / sarvadeva sUri jI saralamanA, nit vaMdana bArambAra // samyak jJAna, darzana va cAritra ke dhanI AcArya sarvadeva sUri jI bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 38veM paTTavibhUSaka bane evaM devasUri jI ke paTTadhara bne| nissaMdeha rUpa se ye sarvadeva sUri apane dAdAgurUdeva 36veM paTTadhara sarvadeva sUri jI se bhinna the| jIvana vRttAnta : AcArya sarvadeva sUri jI (dvitIya) ke viSaya meM vizeSa ullekha prApta nahIM hotA / inakA ziSya samudAya ati vizAla thaa| 1) AcArya vijayacaMdra sUri, 2) AcArya yazobhadrasUri, 3) AcArya jayasiMha sUri, 4) AcArya nemicaMdra sUri, 5) AcArya raviprabha sUri, 6) AcArya candraprabha sUri ( prabhAcandra sUri ), 7) AcArya Ananda sUri ityAdi 8 ko AcArya padavI sarvadeva sUri jI ne hI pradAna kI thii| zaMkhezvara tIrtha meM lohiyANa rAjA ko sarvadeva sUri jI ne bAraha vratadhArI zrAvaka banAyA, jisase janatA meM unakI jaya-jayakAra huii| inake ziSyoM ne vividha kSetroM meM vicaraNa kara 'jainam jayati zAsanam' kA sarvatra udghoSa kiyaa| aMtarikSa pArzvanAtha tIrtha kI sthApanA inake kAla meM huii| jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA karate hue sarvadeva sUri jI vi.saM. 1130 se 1165 ke bIca meM svargavAsI hue| inakI pATa para AcAryadvaya sthApita hue jinhoMne caturvidha saMgha kA kuzala rUpa se vahana kiyaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 120

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39. AcArya zrImad yazobhadra sUrIzvara jI AcArya zrImad nemicandra sUrIzvara jI yoga-kSema nipuNa yazobhadra jI, vairAgya rasa aagaar| jJAnanidhAna zrI nemicandra jI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| AcArya sarvadeva sUri jI ne jina 8 zramaNa bhagavantoM ko AcArya pada pradAna kiyA, unameM se yazobhadra sUri jI evaM nemicaMdra sUri jI ko zaktizAlI-samartha evaM eka-dUsare kA pUraka jAnakara donoM gurubhAIyoM ko apanI pATa para sthApita kiyaa| ataH donoM bhagavAn mahAvIra kI gauravazAlI paramparA ke 39veM paTTaprabhAvaka bne| janma evaM dIkSA : AcArya nemicaMdra sUri jI bRhdagacchIya AcArya udyotana sUri jI ke praziSya the| unakI dIkSA udyotana jI ke ziSya upAdhyAya Amradeva dvArA huI evaM unakA nAma- muni devendra rakhA gyaa| dIkSA ke alpa kAla meM gaNi pada prApta kara devendra gaNI ne anekoM graMtha rce| AcArya pada para ArUr3ha hone para unakA nAma sarvadeva sUri jI ne - nemicaMdra sUri rkhaa| AcArya yazobhadra sUri jI ke dIkSA guru vijayacandra sUri jI the| donoM kA vihAra kSetra pramukhataH gujarAta va rAjasthAna rhaa| samudAya ke anya guru bhagavanta jaise pradyumna sUri jI ke ziSya parivAra Adi se bhI unakA acchA sambandha thaa| sAhitya racanA : AcArya nemicaMdra sUri jI kI gaNanA jaina vidyA ke manISI TIkAkAroM meM hotI hai| ve saMskRta tathA prAkRta donoM bhASAoM ke adhikRta vidvAna the| jaina dharma ke vividha viSayoM kA adhyayana kara use adhika sarasa banAne hetu aneka graMthoM kA lekhana-saMkalana-saMpAdana kiyaa| 1) AkhyAna-maNikoza - nemicaMdra sUri jI kI yaha prathama racanA hai| isameM mUla 52 gAthAe~ hai| isake 41 adhikAra (adhyayana) evaM 146 AkhyAna (kathA Adi) haiN| devendra gaNI mahAvIra pATa paramparA 121

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(tatpazcAt nemicaMdra sUri) kI isa graMtha lekhana meM gurubhAI paM. guNAkara va paM. pArzvadeva ne bhI sahAyatA kii| vi.saM. 1129 meM isakI racanA huii| 2) Atmabodha kulaka - yaha 22 gAthAoM kI laghu racanA hai| isameM AtmA se saMbaMdhita vividha rUpoM meM upadeza diyA gayA hai| isa kRti kA dUsarA nAma - dharmopadeza kulaka bhI kahA gayA hai| rayaNacUr3a-tilayasuMdarIkahA - devendra vijaya gaNI ne prAkRta gadya va padya rUpa meM isa graMtha kI racanA kii| isa kRti kA kathAnaka gaNadhara gautama ne apane mukha se samrATa zreNika ko sunAyA thaa| ratnacUr3a isa kathAnaka kA mukhya pAtra thaa| yaha kAvya guNoM se maMDita evaM zikSAtmaka sUktiyoM se paripUrNa racanA hai| pradyumna sUri ke praziSya paMnyAsa yazodevagaNI ne isa 3081 zloka pramANa graMtha kI prathama prati likhii| mahAvIra cariyaM - vi.saM. 1141 meM rAjA karNadeva ke aNahillapura pATaNa meM zreSThI dohir3I kI vasati (bastI) meM rahakara nemicaMdra sUri jI ne 3000 prAkRta padya pramANa isa graMtha kI racanA kii| isameM bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pUrvabhavoM kA va kalyANakoM kA vizada varNana hai| yaha AcArya vijaya nemicaMdra sUri jI kI aMtima racanA mAnI jAtI hai| 5) pravacana sAroddhAra - jaina AgamoM meM se atyaMta upayogI prAkRta gAthAoM kA saMgraha rUpa kiyaa| isake Upara aneka jainAcAryoM ne parizrama kara isake upayoga ko bar3hAyA hai| nemicaMdra sUri jI kA maulika saMkalana prApta hotA hai| uttarAdhyayana sUtra kI sukhabodha vRtti - vi.saM. 1129 meM aNahillapura pATaNa meM apane paTTadhara va gurubhrAtA - municaMdra jI kI preraNA se dohar3a zreSThI kI bastI (vasati) meM rahakara Agama uttarAdhyayana sUtra para isa laghu TIkA kI racanA kii| TIkA racanA kA mukhya AdhAra vAdivetAla zAMti sUri jI kI 'ziSyahitA' TIkA rhii| isa racanA kA nAma sukhabodhA vRtti hai| saMkSepa ruci ke pAThakoM ke lie matAntaroM se mukta sarala-spaSTa-sarasa zailI meM bhAva pradhAna rUpa meM racA gayA yaha graMtha 'sukhabodhA' nAma ko sArthaka karatA hai va Aja bhI upayogI hai| isameM 12,000 (14,000) padya haiM tathA yaha 125 prAkRta kathAoM se paripUrNa hai| isa TIkA kI viziSTatAoM se pAzcAtya vidvAna zArapenTiyara, DaoN. harmana jekobI Adi bhI bahuta prabhAvita hue haiN| leje meyara ne isakA san 1909 meM aMgrejI anuvAda bhI kiyaa| pAzcAtya vidvAna lyUmena mahAvIra pATa paramparA 122

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ne niHsaMkoca bhAva se nemicaMdra sUri jI kI isa racanA ko dRSTivAda ( vilupta aMga Agama) ke aMza kA sUcaka mAnA hai| yaha TIkA saMkSipta mUla pATha kA sparza karatI huI artha gaurava se paripUrNa hai| vairAgyarasa se pariplAvita kathAoM se TIkA meM prANavattA A gaI hai| AcArya nemicaMdra sUri jI kI yaha racanA sarvAdhika lokapriya evaM sArvajanika upayogI siddha hotI hai| ina sabake atirikta unhoMne vi.saM. 1160 meM saravAla gaccha ke vAcanAcArya vIragaNI jI kI racita piMDaniyukti graMtha kI ziSyahitA nAmaka vRtti (TIkA) kA pATaNa meM saMzodhana kiyA evaM vi.saM. 1162 meM AcArya devasUri jI dvArA racita jIvAnuzAsana saTIka kA bhI saMzodhana kiyA va sAhitya jagat ke ujjvala nakSatra ke rUpa meM zrutaprabhAvanA kI / dharma : zAMti, sevA va sAdhanA ke bhAva meM anurakta AcArya yazobhadra sUri jI ma.sA. evaM sAhitya, samarpaNa va sahayoga ke bhAva meM anurakta AcArya nemicaMdra sUri jI ma. sA. ne sAtha milakara caturvidha saMgha ke yoga-kSema kA dAyitva nibhaayaa| inake sAhitya sAdhanA kA pramukha kSetra gujarAta tathA rAjasthAna rhaa| gujarAta meM usa samaya caulukyavaMzI rAjAoM kA rAjya thA evaM sthiti jinadharma ke anukUla rhii| yazobhadrasUri jI kA kAladharma zIghra ho gyaa| AcArya nemicaMdra sUri jI zAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA karate hue vi.saM. 1169 ke AsapAsa kAladharma ko prApta hue| AcArya nemicaMdra sUri jI ne apane gurubhAI upAdhyAya vinayacaMdra jI ke ziSya zrI municaMdra ko AcArya padavI pradAna kI evaM yogyatA jAnakara apane bAda gaccha kI anujJA pradAna kii| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 123

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40. AcArya zrImad municandra sUrIzvara jI dRr3ha saMkalpI - sAhitya zilpI, zikSA kSetra hoziyAra / zruta caMdra, municaMdra sUri jI, nit vaMdana bArambAra || AcArya yazobhadra jI evaM AcArya nemicaMdra sUri jI ke paTTAlaMkAra AcArya municaMdra sUri jI vIra zAsana ke 40veM pATa para ArUr3ha hue| inakA dUsarA nAma candrasUri rahA / jJAnayoga ke zikhara para vidyamAna AcArya municaMdra sUri jI ne saMyama prabhAvanA evaM sAhitya sarjanA dvArA 'jainam jayati zAsanam' ke udghoSa ko sarvatra pracArita kiyaa| janma evaM dIkSA : DabhoI (gujarAta) ke zrAvaka cintaka kI dharmapatnI moMghIbAI kI ratnakukSi se inakA janma huA evaM inakA nAma zAntika rakhA gyaa| jinapUjA, sAmAyika, gocarI voharAnA tapasyA ityAdi dhArmika saMskAroM ke prabhAva se bAlaka ke hRdaya meM jinazAsana ke prati apUrva apanatva ke bhAva kA siMcana huaa| gA~va meM padhAre AcArya yazobhadrasUri jI ke pravacanoM se bAlaka ko sahI dizA milI evaM vairAgyarasa poSita - pallavita huaa| mAtA - pitA ke lADale hone ke kAraNa prathamataH dIkSA hetu anumati nahIM milI, kiMtu dharmasaMskAroM ke AvaraNa meM putra ke AtmakalyANa ke mArga kA cayana karane para mAtA-pitA ne antataH prasannacitta se cAritra aMgIkAra karane kI AjJA dI / alpAyu meM unhoMne AcArya yazobhadrasUri jI ke pAsa dIkSA lI evaM dIkSA lete hI apane saMyama jIvana ko tapasyA se maMDita rakhate hue abhigraha bhI dhAraNa kie, jaise 1) jIvanaparyanta eka dina ke AhAra meM mAtra 12 vastuoM (dravyoM) ko grahaNa karanA / 2) jIvanaparyanta sovIrapANI (dAla yA cAvala kA dhoyA huA acitta pAnI ) grahaNa karanA / 3) jIvanaparyanta 6 vigayoM evaM khAne kI aneka vastuoM kA tyaag| 4) pratidina kama se kama Ayambila kI tapasyA karanI hI / uparokta abhigrahoM se bAlabrahmacArI nUtanadIkSita bAlamuni municandra ne pramANita kiyA ki unakA dIkSA kA nirNaya unake bAlapana kA nahIM apitu bauddhika paripakvatA va saMyama ke prati AtmIya anurAga kA phala hai| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 124

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zAsana prabhAvanA : upAdhyAya vinayacaMdra jI ke sannikaTa rahakara inhoMne vidyAdhyayana kiyaa| eka bAra vi.saM 1094 ke AsapAsa ve apane vidyAguru ke sAtha pATaNa meM caitya-paripATI hetu pdhaare| isa samaya pATaNa meM caityavAsiyoM kA bhArI prabhAva thaa| saMvegI sAdhuoM ke rahane ke lie yogya sthAna / pozAla nahIM thii| munizrI eka dina thArApadragaccha ke caitya meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke darzana kara pAsa ke sthAna meM nivAsa kara rahe vAdivetAla AcArya zAMti sUri jI ke sarasa vyAkhyAna sunane hetu niraMtara 10 dinoM taka ve unake sthAna para jAte rhe| citta va buddhi kI ekAgratA va vidyAdhyayana meM kuzAgratA ke kAraNa munizrI ke pAsa koI pustaka yA adhyayana sAmagrI na hote hue bhI gurudeva dvArA par3hAyA saMpUrNa pATha unheM smaraNa rhaa| AcArya zAMti sUri jI ke 32 ziSyoM meM se koI bhI unake par3hAe pATha ko dhAraNa nahIM kara sakA - isa bAta kA AcArya zAMti sUri jI ko kheda huA kiMtu 10 dina se A rahe eka zaikSa muni ne binA pustaka saba kucha yAda rakhA, taba unako unakI smaraNazakti para Azcarya huA, evaM prasannatA huii| zAntyAcArya ne munizrI ko kahA - mere lie to tuma dhUla se nikale eka bahumUlya ratna ho| tuma mere pAsa rahakara nyAyazAstra kA abhyAsa kro| AcAryazrI jAnate the ki pATaNa meM saMvegI sAdhuoM ke utarane yogya sthAna nahIM hai| ataH TaMkazAla ke pIche seTha dohar3iyA ke ghara meM Thaharane kI vyavasthA kI evaM nyAyazAstra - SaDdarzana ityAdi viSaya pddh'aae| municaMdra jI ne athaka parizrama se zAstroM kA talasparzI abhyAsa kiyaa| AcArya nemicaMdra sUri jI ko AcArya sarvadeva sUri jI ne vi.saM. 1129 se vi.saM. 1139 ke bIca kisI varSa sUripada para pratiSThita kiyA thaa| svayaM AcArya banane ke kucha varSa bAda hI municaMdra jI ko yogya jAnakara nemicaMdra sUri jI ne sUripada pradAna kiyaa| unakA nAma municaMdra sUri jI rakhA gyaa| sAMbhara nAmaka nagara meM rAjA arNorAja kI sabhA meM AcArya municaMdra sUri jI ne zaiva (ziva mata upAsaka) vAdiyoM ko parAsta kiyaa| digambara vAdI guNacaMdra evaM zvetAmbara rAjagaccha ke vAdI dharmaghoSa sUri jI ke madhya zAstrArtha huA, jisameM municaMdra sUri jI ne dharmaghoSa sUri jI kI sahAyatA kI tathA ve jIta ge| unakI buddhi, unake tarko ko bheda pAnA atyaMta duSkara mAnA jAtA thaa| ataH unheM 'tArkikaziromaNi' ke vizeSaNa se vibhUSita kiyA jAtA thaa| ve karmaprakRti prAbhRta aura kaSAyaprAbhRta ke bahuta acche jAnakAra the| khaMbhAta aura nAgaura ke kSetra meM unakI dharmasparzanA prabhAvaka rhii| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 125

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eka zrAvaka ne vi.saM. 1149 meM pratiSThA karAI jisameM AcArya municaMdra sUri, unake gurubhAI AcArya candraprabha sUri ityAdi AcArya vidyamAna the| municaMdra sUri jI ne pratiSThA ke sAre kArya kie| AcArya caMdraprabha ko unakI kaI bAtoM se apanA apamAna lgaa| ataH pUnama ke dina unhoMne naI prarUpaNAeM cAlU kii| unakA mata-pUnamiyA mata khlaayaa| AcArya caMdraprabha jI ne darzanazuddhi ora prameyaratnakoza graMthoM kI racanA kii| ataH isa mata ke anuyAyiyoM ko pratibodha dene hetu AcArya municaMdra sUri jI ne pAkSika saptatikA (Avazyaka sattarI) nAmaka graMtha banAkara unmArga kA unmUlana va sanmArga kA saMsthApana kiyaa| kAlakrama se pUnamiyA mata vilupta ho gyaa| AcArya municaMdra sUri jI zAnta, tyAgI, jJAnI, satyaniSTha, nirbhIka, nirdoSa vasati aura AhAra ke gaveSaka tathA zrIsaMgha ke mAnanIya vidvAna the| bar3agaccha ke saMpUrNa sAdhu-sAdhvI unheM apanA AdhAra staMbha mAnate the| zAsaka prabhAvanA ke aneka kArya unakI adhyakSatA meM sampanna hue| sAhitya racanA : municaMdra sUri jI saMskRta va prAkRta bhASA ke adhikRta vidvAna the| aneka stavana, graMthoM kI TIkAeM, pravacana, praznottara Adi zailI meM unakI racanAeM prApta hotI haiN| 1) prAbhAtika stuti vasantatilakA chanda, zloka 9 aMgulasattari svopajJa vRtti sahita, gAthA 70 vanaspati sattari gAthA 70 Avazyaka pAkSika sattari gAthA 70 upadeza paMcAzikA gAthA 50 mokSopadeza paMcAzaka gAthA 51 upadeza paMzavIzikA gAthA 25, dayA Adi kA svarUpa viSaya niMdA kulaka gAthA 25 sAmAnya guNopadeza kulaka gAthA 25 anuzAsana aMkuza kulaka gAthA 25 titthamAlAthayaM gAthA 112 12) paryuSaNA parva vicAra gAthA 125 10) 11) mahAvIra pATa paramparA 126

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13) gAthAkoza gAthA 304 14) praznAvalI upadeza pada sukha saMbodhinI TIkA (pATaNa vi.saM 1171) 14,000 zloka pramANa karmaprakRti vizeSa vRtti graM. 1950 17) dharmabiMdu vRtti saM. 1181 lalitavistarA paMjikA graM. 1800 anekAnta-jaya-patAkodyota-dIpikA-TippaNam 20) zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha stavana . zloka 10 kalikuMDa pArzvanAtha stavana zloka 10 samyaktvotpAda vidhi gAthA 29 maMDaNa vicAra kulaka gAthA 25 24) kAla zataka gAthA 100 25). zokahara upadezaka kulaka 26) devendra narakendra prakaraNa vRtti mUla ciraMtanAcArya dvArA viracita 27) sUkSmArtha sArdhazataka para cUrNi vi.saM. 1170 28) naiSadhakAvya TIkA zloka 1200 29) dvAdaza varga (bArasavayaM) gAthA 94, ASADha sudi 3 vi.saM. 1186 30) suhumatthavicAralava aprApya vi.saM. 1170 isake alAvA bhI AcArya municaMdra sUri jI kI aneka kRtiyAM prApta hotI haiN| zrutaprabhAvanA ke kSetra meM unakA kArya mahanIya thaa| usa samaya ke kaI lekhakoM ne prazastiyoM meM saiddhAMtika sahAyatA hetu municaMdra sUri jI kA AbhAra vyakta kiyA hai, jisase jJAta hotA hai ki AcAryazrI jI kA jJAna ke prati kitanA anurAga thaa| saMgha vyavasthA : ____ kAla ke prabhAva se kaI varSoM taka jo sulabha nirdoSa vasati saMvegI sAdhu bhagavantoM ko nahIM mahAvIra pATa paramparA 127

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mila pAtI thI, vo inake samaya meM punaH milane lgii| AcArya municaMdra sUri jI svayaM navakalpavihArI the evaM saMpUrNa gaccha meM usakA saMbhavataH pAlana karavAte the| AcArya AnaMda sUri jI, AcArya devaprabha sUri jI, AcArya mAnadeva sUri jI, AcArya ajitaprabha sUri jI, AcArya ajitadeva sUri jI, AcArya ratnasiMha sUri jI ityAdi se maMDita sAdhu samudAya kI sAraNA-vAraNA-coyaNA - paDicoyaNA kara zAsana prabhAvaka ratnoM ko taiyAra kiyaa| inake parivAra meM jaghanya 500 sAdhu bhagavaMta AjJA meM the evaM aneka sAdhvI jI bhI the| inhoMne caityavAsa kA sadA virodha kiyA evaM zithilAcAra meM DUbe munirAjoM ko gaccha se bahiSkRta kiyaa| vi.saM. 1174 meM caMdanabAlA nAmaka sAdhvI jI ko unhoMne mahattarA pada diyA / kAladharma : khaMbhAta, nAgaura Adi sthaloM para cAturmAsa karate hue ye kAladharma ko prApta hue| grAmAnugrAma vicaraNa karate hue dIrghAyu ko prApta A. municaMdra sUri jI ma.sA. kA kAladharma kArtika vadi 5 kI roja vi.saM. 1178 meM unakI karmabhUmi pATaNa meM samAdhipUrvaka huA / ambikA devI kI sUcanAnusAra unake ziSya AcArya vAdideva sUri jI apane ziSya parivAra ke sAtha hAjira rhe| usa samaya unhoMne 'guruvirahavilApa' evaM 'muNicaMda sUri thuI' kI racanA kI / municaMdra sUri jI ke dehAvasAna se saMpUrNa saMgha meM zUnyatA kA AbhAsa hone lagA / gaccha saMcAlana hetu unake yogya uttarAdhikArI ke rUpa meM AcArya ajitadeva sUri jI unake paTTadhararatna bane / mahAvIra pATa paramparA 128

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41. AcArya zrImad ajitadeva sUrIzvara jI jana hitaiSI sUri ajitadeva jI, jIrAvalA daataar| tarka-vitarka-kutarka vijetA, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| zAsananAyaka bhagavAn mahAvIra kI jAjvalyamAna pATa paramparA ke kramika 41veM paTTadhararatna AcArya zrI ajitadeva sUri jI eka zAsana prabhAvaka AcArya rhe| nyAya evaM SaDdarzana para unakA vizeSa prabhutva thaa| saMskRta ke gadya-padya ve dhArApravAha rUpa meM racane va bolane meM sAmarthyavAna the| vaha yuga vAda-vivAda kA yuga thaa| jaina darzana kI pavitra mAnyatAoM va siddhAMtoM kA nirbhIka pracAra kara unhoMne aneka vAdiyoM ko parAsta kiyaa| unakA vicaraNa sudIrghAvadhi taka saurASTra pradeza meM huaa| isake suphala svarUpa inakI preraNA se vi.saM. 1191 meM atizayakArI jIrAvalA tIrtha kI sthApanA saMbhava huii| varamANa ke seTha dhAMdhala zrImAlI ke puruSArtha se atiprAcIna zrI pArzvanAtha jI kI pratimA jIrAvalA tIrtha meM mahAvIra svAmI jI ke derAsara meM AcAryazrI dvArA pratiSThita huii| usa samaya jIrApallI tIrtha prasiddhi ko prApta thaa| ___ gujarAta nareza siddharAja jayasiMha bhI inakA parama bhakta thaa| vaha kaI ghaMToM taka AcAryazrI ke pAsa baiThakara dharmacarcA karatA thaa| vastutaH vaha ajaina thA kiMtu ajitadeva sUri jI evaM hemacandra sUri jI kI kRpA jainadharma se judd'aa| ___ ajitadeva sUri jI ke gurubhAI vAdIdeva sUri jI bhI mahAprabhAvaka AcArya hue| kharataragaccha kI utpatti bhI lagabhaga isI samaya meM huii| kalikAla-sarvajJa AcArya hemacaMdra sUri jI inake samakAlIna hue| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 129

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* samakAlIna prabhAvaka AcArya . AcArya hemacaMdra sUri jI : __kalikAla sarvajJa, sarasvatI putra AcArya zrImad hemacandra sUrIzvara jI ma. jaina jagat ke eka ati jAjvalyamAna nakSatra haiN| unakA janma vi.saM. 1145 (IsvI san 1088) meM kArtika pUrNimA kI rAtri ko gujarAta pradezAntargata dhaMdhukA nagarI meM huaa| mA~ pAhiNI se unheM jainadharma ke susaMskAra mile evaM gurudeva AcArya devacandra sUri jI ke sadupadeza se unakA bAlavaya kA uddezya bhaviSya meM dharmodyota bana gyaa| mAgha zuklA 14, vi.saM. 1154 meM nau varSIya cAMgadeva kI dIkSA sampanna huI evaM unakA nAmakaraNa - muni somacaMdra rakhA gyaa| unakI pratibhA atyaMta prakhara thii| sAhitya kI vividha vidyAoM kA unhoMne gaMbhIra adhyayana kiyaa| jJAnArAdhanA kI adhika zakti ko prApta karane hetu unhoMne kazmIra kI ora yAtrA prAraMbha kI, kiMtu siddhacakra yaMtra evaM jJAnapada kI ArAdhanA se sarasvatI devI (vimalezvara deva) ne prakaTa hokara unheM jJAnasAdhanA meM anukUlatA kI bAta khii| kucha hI varSoM meM muni somacaMdra uttama koTi ke vidvAnoM meM gaNanA hone lgii| zAsanadevI ne unheM kucha viziSTa maMtra va vidyAeM bhI pradAna kI thii| unakI bahumukhI pratibhA ko dekhate hue caturvidha saMgha kI upasthiti meM akSaya tRtIyA ke pAvana dina vi.saM. 1166 meM unheM AcArya padavI pradAna kI gii| isa avasara para AcArya devacandra sUri jI ne pharamAyA ki yaha hema (svarNa) kI bhA~ti jJAnazakti se sarvatra prakAza karegA evaM candra kI bhA~ti zItala prakAza se saMgha ke saMrakSaNa va saMvardhana kA dAyitva nibhaaegaa| ataH unakA nAma AcArya hemacaMdra sUri ghoSita kiyA gyaa| isI prasaMga para unhoMne apanI sAMsArika mA~ pAhiNI ko bhI bhAgavatI dIkSA pradAna kii| mAtra 21 varSa kI Ayu meM AcArya pada para pratiSThita hemacandrAcArya jI ne jinazAsana kI khUba prabhAvanA kii| yuvAcArya hemacaMdra sUri jI ne gujarAta nareza samrATa siddharAja jayasiMha ko bhI pratibodhita kiyaa| rAjA ke Agraha para AcAryazrI ne vyAkaraNa graMtha kI racanA kI, jisakA nAma 'siddhahemazabdAnuzAsana' rakhA gyaa| saMskRta va prAkRta bhASA kI vyAkaraNa se saMbaMdhita 4791 sUtroM meM race isa uttama graMtha se rAjA atyaMta prasanna huaa| isa graMtha kA hAthI kI aMbADI para nagara bhramaNa karAyA gayA va kaccha, kAzI, kurukSetra, jAlaMdhara, kaliMga, haridvAra Adi zrutakendroM taka bhI pahu~cAyA gii| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 130

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rAjA siddharAja ke bAda gujarAta ke siMhAsana para kumArapAla ArUr3ha huaa| usa samaya AcArya hemacandra kI Ayu 54 varSa va kumArapAla kI 50 varSa thii| pUrvabhava meM kumArapAla naravIra (jayatAka) nAmaka rAjakumAra thA jo kAlakrama se DAkU bana gayA thA evaM AcArya yazobhadra sUri (jo hemacandrAcArya bane) ke pratibodha se sanmArga para AyA evaM prabhu pUjA meM tallIna huaa| isa bhava meM bhI donoM kA sambandha guru-ziSya sA thaa| gurudeva ke pratibodha se kumArapAla mahArAja ne zrAvaka ke sabhI 12 vrata grahaNa kie evaM tAraMgA, kuMbhAriyAjI, khaMbhAta, pATaNa Adi vividha sthaloM para 1444 jinamaMdira banavAe, 16,000 purAne jinamaMdiroM kA jIrNoddhAra karAyA evaM 36,000 jinapratimAeM bhraaii| gurudeva ke sadupadeza se kumArapAla ke zAsanakAla meM gujarAta hiMsA-mukta rAjya bana gayA thaa| kumArapAla mahArAjA ne 70 hasta-lekhakoM ko. AcAryazrI kI sevA meM niyukta kiyA tAki hemacandrAcArya jI ke zrutalekhana meM koI bAdhA na A ske| AcArya hemacandra ne kaMTakezvarI devI ko bhI apanI pratibodha va maMtrazakti se jaina bnaayaa| AcArya hemacaMdra sUri jI ne suvizAla sAhitya kI racanA kI1. abhidhAna ciMtAmaNi koza ; 2. anekArtha saMgraha koza ; 3. nighaNTu koza ; 4. dezI nAma mAlA koza ; 5. siddhahemazabdAnuzAsana ; 6. kAvyAnuzAsana ; 7. chandonuzAsana ; 8. pramANa mImAMsA ; 9. anyayoga - vyavacchedikA 10. ayogavyavacchedikA ; 11. dvayAzraya mahAkAvya (kumArapAla caritra) ; 12. yogazAstra (svopajJavRtti sahita) ; 13. pariziSTa parva ; 14. vItarAga stotra ; 15. triSaSTizlAkApuruSacaritra ityaadi| vartamAna meM pracalita 'sakalArhat stotra' triSaSTizlAkApuruSacaritra graMtha ke hI antargata hai| unakI anupama jJAna sAdhanA ke kAraNa siddharAja jayasiMha evaM paramArhat samrATa kumArapAla ne unheM 'kalikAla sarvajJa' kA birud pradAna kiyaa| zruta sAhitya ke kSetra meM hemacandrAcArya jI kA anupama avadAna rhaa| hemacandrAcArya jI ke avismaraNIya kAryoM kI smRti meM Aja bhI gujarAta ke pATaNa meM rAjyastarIya vizvavidyAlaya kA nAma hemacandra sUri para hai, jo atyaMta hI gaurava kA viSaya hai| hemacandrAcArya jI kA svargavAsa vI.ni. 1699 (vi.saM. 1229) meM 84 varSa kI Ayu meM huaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 131

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42. AcArya zrImad siMha sUrIzvara jI adbhuta niSThA - adbhuta zakti, mitabhASI saMskAra / siMha sUri jI samatA sAgara, nit vaMdana bArambAra // yathA nAma tathA guNa jinavANI kI siMha sama garjanA kara jainazAsana kA varcasva sthApita karane vAle AcArya siMha sUri jI bhagavAn mahAvIra kI paramojjvala pATa paramparA ke 42veM paTTapradyotaka bne| ve mitabhASI ( kama bolane vAle), hitabhASI ( hita kA bolane vAle) evaM miSThabhASI (mIThA bolane vAle) AcAryaratna the| zAsana prabhAvanA : AcArya ajitadeva sUri jI ke paTTadhara siMha sUri jI samarthavAdI AcArya the| unakI vidvattA evaM tarkazakti adbhuta thii| dvisaMdhAna kAvya graMtha ke anusAra siMha sUri jI atyaMta rUpavAn evaM sukomala zarIra saMpadA ke dhanI the| tatkAlIna samaya meM loga unheM kAmadeva ke samAna rUpavaMta va mohaka mAnate the kiMtu siMha sUri jI naiSThika brahmacArI rahe evaM apane saMyama jIvana kI sAdhanA ke bala se ve jagatpUjya bane / vi.saM. 1206 meM siMha sUri jI ne ArAsaNa tIrtha meM jinapratimAoM kI aMjanazlAkA pratiSThA kraaii| vaha lekha Aja bhI vidyamAna hai| gujarAta - mAravAr3a hI unakA pramukha vihAra kSetra rhaa| sAhitya racanA : prasiddha kavi zrAvaka AsaDa dvArA viracita 'vivekamaMjarI' nAmaka graMtha ko zuddha kara usa para 'vivekamaMjarI vRtti' nAma se TIkA AcAryapravara siMha sUrIzvara jI ne rcii| AsaDa kavi kA 'rAjaDa' nAma kA putra bAla avasthA meM hI Akasmika mRtyu ko prApta ho gayA thaa| isase AsaDa kavi ko gaharA sadamA pahu~cA / duHkha evaM nakArAtmakatA se paripUrNa AsaDa zrAvaka ko kalikAlagautama kahe jAne vAle AcArya abhayadeva sUri jI ne apane udbodhana se zAMta karAyA evaM dharmamArga para punaH pravRtta kiyA / AcAryazrI ke bodhavAkyoM kA anusaraNa karate hue kavi mahAvIra pATa paramparA 132

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AsaDa ne 'vivekamaMjarI' nAmaka graMtha kI racanA kI tathA siMha sUri jI ne usako zuddha kara TIkA rcaa| saMgha vyavasthA : siMha sUri jI ne atyaMta kuzala rUpa meM jinazAsana va caturvidha saMgha kA nAyakatva kiyaa| unakA ziSya samudAya bhI vistRta thaa| siMha sUri jI ke pramukha 3 ziSya AcArya the1) AcArya hemacandra sUri jI : inhoMne saMsAra duHkha ko dUra karane vAle vairAgyarasapoSita 'nAbheyanemi - dvisaMdhAna kAvya' racA jisakA kavi cakravartI zrIpAla poravAla ne saMzodhana kiyaa| isakI prazasti meM AcArya municaMdra sUri ityAdi guruparamparA kA bhI vivaraNa hai| AcArya somaprabha sUri jI : ye zatArthI ke rUpa meM prasiddha the, jo eka zloka ke 100 artha karane meM samartha the| tarkazAstra meM paTutA, kAvya meM dakSatA evaM vyAkhyAna zailI meM inakI vilakSaNatA viziSTa thii| 3) AcArya maNiratna sUri jI : ye dIrghajIvI AcArya the| tapAgaccha unnAyaka AcArya jagaccaMdra sUri jI inake ziSya the| siMha sUri jI ke pATa para unake ziSyadvaya - AcArya somaprabha sUri jI evaM AcArya maNiratna sUri jI virAjamAna hue| kAladharma : jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA karate hue AcArya siMha jI vi.saM. 1235 ke AsapAsa svargavAsI bne| jainAcArya malayagiri sUri jI inake samakAlIna hue| . samakAlIna prabhAvaka AcArya . AcArya malayagiri sUri jI : ___AcArya malayagiri sUri jI nAma se bhI malayagiri evaM jJAna se bhI malayagiri the| saMskRta bhASA para unakA prabhutva thaa| AcArya hemacandra sUri jI, AcArya devendra sUri jI evaM AcArya mahAvIra pATa paramparA 133

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zloka malayagiri - tInoM ne aMbAdevI kI sahAyatA se siddhacakra yaMtra kI viziSTa ArAdhanA kii| siddhacakra ke adhiSThAyaka 'vimalezvara' deva ne tInoM se unake uddezya kA varadAna mA~gane kA nivedana kiyaa| usa samaya AcArya malayagiri ne jaina AgamoM va graMthoM kI sulabha bodhi hetu TIkA sAhitya racane meM deva kI anukUlatA maaNgii| AcArya malayagiri jI kI TIkAeM AtmasparzI va vyAkhyAnAtmaka haiN| hemacandrAcArya jI ke vaiduSya kA bhI unake jIvana para prabhAva rhaa| unhoMne 25 se adhika suvizAla zloka pramANa TIkA sAhitya kI racanA kI, jinameM nimna mukhya haiMvRtti (TIkA) zloka vatti (TIkA) 1. bhagavatI sUtra dvitIyazataka vRtti 3750 2. jIvAbhigama TIkA 13,000 3. rAjapraznIya sUtra vRtti 3700 4. prajJApanA sUtra TIkA 16,000 5. candraprajJapti sUtra vRtti 9500 6. sUryaprajJapti sUtra TIkA. 9500 . 7. nandIsUtra vRtti 7732 8. vyavahAra sUtra TIkA 33625 9. bRhatkalpapIThikA vRtti 4600 10. Avazyaka sUtra TIkA . 22,000 11. piNDaniyukti vRtti 6700 12. jyotiSakaraNDaka TIkA 5000 13. dharmasaMgrahaNI vRtti 10,000 14. karmaprakRti TIkA 8000 15. paMcasaMgrahaNI vRtti 18,500 16. SaDazIti TIkA . 2000 17. saptatikA vRtti 3780 18. bRhatsaMgrahaNI TIkA 5000 19. bRhatkSetrasamAsa vRtti 9500. 20. jaMbUdvIpaprajJapti TIkA - 21. oghaniyukti vRtti 22. tattvArthAdhigama TIkA 23. dharmasAraprakaraNa vRtti 24. zabdAnuzAsana TIkA 5000 25. muSTi vyAkaraNa 26. dezInAmamAlA lagabhaga 2 lAkha zlokoM se adhika unakI racanAeM huii| TIkA sAhitya dvArA zrutajJAna kI paramparA ko dIrghajIvI banAne meM AcArya malayagiri kA mahattvapUrNa yogadAna hai| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 134

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43. AcArya zrImad somaprabha sUrIzvara jI AcArya zrImad maNiratna sUrIzvara jI sAhitya jagat ke ujjvala sUrya, sUri somaprabha jJAna dAtAra / vinayavibhUti zrI maNiratna sUri, nit vaMdana bArambAra // zAsananAyaka tIrthaMkara mahAvIra svAmI kI bar3agacchIya 43vIM pATa para siMha sUri jI ke ziSyadvaya AcArya somaprabha sUri jI evaM AcArya maNiratna sUri jI virAjamAna hue| isa samaya sAdhu-sAdhvI jI kA AcAra dhIre-dhIre aniyojita rUpa se zithila hotA jA rahA kintu donoM ne zakti anusAra caturvidha saMgha kA kuzala saMvahana kiyA / janma evaM dIkSA : somaprabha sUri jI kA janma vaizya vaMza ke prAgvAT (poravAla) parivAra meM huA thaa| unake dAdA kA nAma mahAmaMtrI jinadeva thA, jo hamezA jinapUjA karate the evaM pitA kA nAma sarvadeva zreSTha thaa| sAMsArika avasthA meM unakA nAma - somadeva thA / parivAra ke dharma ke prati AsthAzIla hone ke kAraNa bAlaka somadeva ko dharma ke saMskAra sahaja rUpa se prApta hue / AcArya siMha sUri jI kI vANI se ojasvI pravacanoM ko suna, tejasvI rUpa ko dekha tathA yazasvI saMyama ko dekha bAlaka somadeva ne kumArAvasthA meM dIkSA kI bhAvanA abhivyakta kii| bAlaka kA adbhuta yoga dekhakara siMha sUri jI ne dIkSA pradAna kI evaM nAma muni somaprabha rakhA gyaa| - AghATapura nagara meM udyotana sUri jI ke ziSya pradyotana sUri jI ne duggar3a vaMza kI sthApanA kI thii| usa vaMza ke parivAra meM pAlhaNa (pUrNadeva) zreSThI ke 3 putra the| usameM se eka putra ne bAlya avasthA meM hI AcArya siMha sUri jI ke pAsa dIkSA grahaNa kara muni maNiratna nAma pAyA thaa| zAsana prabhAvanA : siMha sUri jI kuzala adhyApaka evaM unake ziSyadvaya kuzala vidyArthI the| somaprabha sUri jI guru caraNoM meM rahakara Agama zAstroM kA gahana adhyayana kiyA tathA vizeSa rUpa se ve nyAyazAstra, ne mahAvIra pATa paramparA 135

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tarkazAstra va vyAkaraNa ke niSNAt vidvAna bane / unakI upadeza - zakti evaM vyAkhyAna kuzalatA bhI atyuttama thii| ve donoM AcArya pada se vibhUSita hue / mAgha sudi 4 zanivAra vi. saM. 1238 meM somaprabha sUrIzvara jI ne mAtRkA - caturviMzatipaTTa kI pratiSThA karAI thii| yaha paTTa Aja bhI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha tIrtha meM vidyamAna hai evaM pUjA jAtA hai / vi.saM. 1283 meM unhoMne bhIlaDiyA tIrtha meM pArzvanAtha tIrtha kI yAtrA kI evaM vi.saM. 1284 meM saMgha ke sAtha zatruMjaya tIrtha kI yAtrA kii| AcArya maNiratnasUri jI atyaMta vinayI the| somaprabha sUri jI unake gurubhAI the kiMtu ve to unheM guru kI taraha hI mAnate the| isIlie apane ziSya parivAra ko apane kAladharma pazcAt somaprabha sUri jI kI sevA meM rahane kA nirdeza diyaa| maNiratna sUri jI ne paMjAba meM bhI vihAra kiyaa|' duggar3a vaMzAvalI meM ullekha hai ki uccanagara ke zrI Izvaracandra jI duggar3a ke suputra thiradeva ne maNiratna sUri jI kI pAvana nizrA meM paMjAba ke jaina tIrthoM kI yAtrA ke lie cha: rI pAlita saMgha nikAlA thaa| likhA hai - " zrI thiradevena uccanagarAt zrI maNiratnasUri-sArthaM yAtrAsaMgha - sahitena kRtvA saMghapati padaM dattaM " isa samaya AcArya zrI jI kI Ayu lagabhaga 80 varSa kI thii| ve munirala sUri jI ke nAma se bhI prakhyAta the| inake sAMsArika bhAI ne inake pAsa dIkSA lI thI aura ve jagaccaMdra sUri jI bane / AcAryadvaya ne sAtha milakara zAsana kI apUrva prabhAvanA kI / sAhitya racanA : AcArya somaprabha sUri jI kuzala kavi, madhura lekhaka evaM samartha graMthakAra - sAhityakAra the| unakI racanAeM saMkhyA meM kama haiM paraMtu sabhI lokopayogI haiN| unake zatArtha kAvya ke kAraNa ve zatArthI ke rUpa meM prasiddha the| unakI pramukha kRtiyoM kA paricaya isa prakAra hai 1) 2) - sumatinAha cariya (samutinAtha caritra ) yaha racanA 9500 zloka parimANa hai| isakA prAraMbha vi.saM. 1240 meM kiyA tathA pUrNAhuti vi.saM. 1241 meM huI / kavi zrIpAla ke putra mahAmAtya siddhapAla kI pATaNa meM vasati ( poSAla) meM rahakara somaprabha sUri jI ne isakI racanA kii| kumArapAla paDiboho (kumArapAla pratibodha ) - mahAvIra pATa paramparA yaha AcArya somaprabha sUri jI kI 136

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prAkRta racanA hai| vi.saM. 1241 meM pATaNa meM gurjaranareza kumArapAla ke prItipAtra kavicakravartI siddhapAla kI vasati meM rahakara yaha graMtha racA gyaa| paramArhat rAjA kumArapAla jaina paramparA ke itihAsa meM atyaMta prasiddha haiN| kalikAlasarvajJa AcArya hemacaMdra sUri jI ke ziSya AcArya mahendra sUri, paM. vardhamAna gaNi. paM. guNacaMdra gaNi ityAdi ne isa graMtha kA zravaNa kiyA evaM anumodana kiyaa| rAjA kumArapAla ke nidhana ke 12 varSoM bAda isa graMtha kI racanA huii| hemacandrAcArya jI dvArA kumArapAla rAjA ko dI gaI vividha zikSAoM kA varNana tathA rUr3ha kathAeM isa graMtha meM haiN| seTha neminAga mor3ha ke putra abhayakumAra, patnI padmA, putra harizcandra, putrI devI ityAdi ne isa amUlya graMtha kI pratiyAM likhvaaii| 3) zrRMgAra vairAgya taraMginI - isameM 46 zloka haiN| zrRMgAra ke dUSaNa batAkara vairAgya ko puSTa karane vAlI yaha kRti vairAgyarasapradhAna hai| sindUraprakara (sUktamuktAvalI) - yaha somaprabha sUri jI kI saMskRta bhASA meM laghu racanA hai| isa kRti meM ahiMsA Adi 20 viSayoM para sarala, subodha va hRdayaMgama 100 zloka / subhASita haiN| ataeva, isakA dUsarA nAma 'somazataka' bhI hai| jIvanopayogI hone se jaina-ajaina bhI ise mAnya karate the| aisA mAnA jAtA hai ki isa prakaraNa kI 20 viSayoM kI bhinna-bhinna dRSTikoNa se ArAdhanA karane ke kAraNa digaMbara jainoM meM bIsapaMthI aura terApaMthI kA bheda pdd'aa| isa graMtha ke aneka zloka 'kumArapAla pratibodha' ke kucha zlokoM se mela khAte haiN| isa kRti kA racanAkAla vi.saM. 1250 mAnA gayA hai| sAhitya jagat meM yaha graMtha atyaMta prasiddha huA, jisa para kharataragacchIya AcArya cAritravardhana sUri jI ne tathA nAgorI tapAgaccha ke AcArya harSakIrti sUri jI ne TIkAeM racI evaM digaMbara vidvAn paM. banArasIdAsa jI ne bhI hindI padyAnuvAda kiyaa| 5) zatArtha kAvya (kalyANasAra) - somaprabha sUri jI kI yaha kRti unake buddhikauzala kA paricAyaka hai| unhoMne eka zloka kI racanA kara usake 100 artha ghaTita kie| jaina paramparA ke itihAsa meM isase bhI pUrva anekArtha sAhitya racA gayA thAAcArya bappabhaTTI sUri jI ne 'tattAsIalI' aSTazatArthI - 108 arthavAlA kAvya bnaayaa| kavi zrIpAla ne 'bhUbhAroddharaNo.' Adi padavAlA 100 arthavAlA padya bnaayaa| paM. harSakula mahAvIra pATa paramparA 137

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ne 'Namo arihaMtANaM' ke 110 artha kie| AcArya devaratna sUri jI ne 'Namo loesavvasAhUNaM' meM 'savva' ke 36 artha kie| mahopAdhyAya samayasuMdara gaNi ne 'rAjAno dadate saukhyaM' para aSTalakSArthI vivaraNa rcaa| isI zrRMkhalA meM somaprabha sUri jI kA zatArthI kalyANa sAra kAvya bhI hai| yaha zloka isa prakAra hai klyaannsaarsvitaanhrekssmohkaantaarvaarnnsmaanjyaadydev| dhrmaarthkaamdmhodyviirdhiirsomprbhaavprmaagmsiddhsuureH||" isa zloka para somaprabha sUri jI ne svopajJavRtti bhI racI, jisameM isake 100 artha ghaTita kie haiN| pahale nAma die haiM phira eka-eka karake rahasya batAkara artha ghaTita kie haiM(1-24) tIrthaMkara (25) puMDarika (26) sUri (27) upAdhyAya (28) siddha (29) muni (30) gautama svAmI (31)sudharma svAmI (32-36) paMca mahAvrata (37) Agama (38) zrutadevI (39-42) cAra puruSArtha (43) vidhi (44) nArada (45) veda (46) viSNu (47) baladeva (48) lakSmI (49) pradyumna (50) cakra . (51) zaMkha (52) ziva (53) pArvatI (54) skanda (55) heraMba (56) kailAza (57-65) navagraha (66-72) ATha digpAla (73) jayanta (74) dhana (75) madirA (76) sonA (77) samudra (78) siMha (79) ghor3A (80) hAthI (81) kamala (82) sarpa . (83) zukra (84) araNya (85) mAnasarovara (86) dhanuSa (87) astravaidha(88) hanumAna (89) patnI (90) A. siddhasena divAkara (91) A. haribhadra sUri (92) A. vAdideva sUri (93) A. hemacandra sUri (94) rAjA siddharAja (95) rAjA kumArapAla (96) rAjA ajayapAla (97) rAjA mUlarAja (98) kavi dhanapAla, siddhapAla (99) A. ajitadeva sUri (100) A. vijayasiMha sUri (101) zatArthI somaprabha sUri mahAvIra pATa paramparA 138

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yaha zloka mUlataH vasaMtatilakA vRtta chaMda (bhaktAmara vAlI tarja) para hai| isake atirikta dugdhachaMda, zaMkhachaMda, zubhra, strIchaMda ityAdi chaMda bhI isa choTe se zloka meM upayukta hai| saMgha vyavasthA : ___AcArya maNiratna sUri jI ke svargavAsa pazcAt somaprabha sUri jI ne maNiratna sUri jI ke bhAI va ziSya ko AcArya padavI pradAna kI va gacchanAyaka padAsIna kiyaa| ve AcArya jagaccaMdra sUri jI ke nAma se prasiddha hue, jinase bar3agaccha kA nAma tapAgaccha pdd'aa| isa kAla meM zramaNa-zramaNI varga meM zithilAcAra kI vRddhi hotI jA rahI thii| anukUlatA suvidyAvAda ke kAraNa aneka samAcArI meM zanaiHzanai svacchaMdavAda meM vizvAsa kara rahe sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ne parivartana karanA prAraMbha kiyA, jisakA samUce saMgha meM duSprabhAva pdd'aa| vRddhAvasthA ityAdi aneka kAraNoM se somaprabha sUri jI saMbhavataH kriyoddhAra nahIM kara pAe kiMtu unake paTTadhara jagaccaMdra sUri jI ne apane gacchanAyaka pada ke ati-alpa kAla meM isa gurubhAvanA ko sAkAra kiyaa| kAladharma : __ AcArya maNiratna sUri jI vi.saM. 1274 (vI.ni. 1744) meM thirApadra (tharAda) nagara meM svargavAsI hue| tatpazcAt AcArya somaprabha sUri jI ne paTTadhara jagaccaMdra sUri sAtha rakhakara zAsana ke vividha kArya sNbhaale| vi.saM. 1283 meM bhIDaliyA tIrtha kI yAtrA kara vaDAlI (vaDAvalI) meM cAturmAsa kiyaa| tatpazcAt vi.saM. 1284 meM gujarAta ke suprasiddha zAzvata tIrthAdhirAja zatrujaya kI saMgha sahita yAtrA kI evaM usa varSa kA cAturmAsa aMkevAliyA (AghATapura) meM kiyaa| cAturmAsa ke daramyAna hI rUgNatA ke kAraNa AcArya somaprabha sUri jI kA kAladharma ho gyaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 139

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44. AcArya zrImad jagaccandra sUrIzvara jI jagaccaMdra jI jagadunnAyaka, tapAgaccha lokprcaar| jinamata jAjvalyamAna hIraka, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| ugra tapazcaryA, kaThora saMyama evaM arimita jJAna jinakA AbhUSaNa thA evaM 'tapAgaccha' isa nAma kI sArthakatA kA itihAsa jinase jur3A hai, aise pa.pU. AcArya jagaccandra sUri jI bhagavAn mahAvIra kI 44vIM pATa para virAjamAna hue| yathA nAma tathA guNa - isa kathana ko caritArtha kara apanI saMyama sAdhanA ke bala para saMpUrNa jagata meM caMdra kI bhA~ti cmke| janma evaM dIkSA : ____ jagaccaMdra sUri jI kA janma AghATapura meM prAgvAT (poravAla) vaMza meM huaa| unake pitA kA nAma pUrNadeva thaa| zreSThI pUrNadeva ke 3 putra the - salakSaNa, varadeva aura jindev| inake eka putra ne A. siMha sUri jI ke pAsa bAlyAvasthA meM dIkSA lI thI aura ve 'AcArya maNiratna sUri jI' bne| tInoM putroM meM jinadeva sabase choTa the tathA bacapana se hI zAMtavRtti ke dhanI dharmapremI thaa| jaba jinadeva yuvA avasthA meM Aye, taba parivAra ke Agraha se usakA vivAha eka suMdara kanyA se kara diyA gyaa| unakA eka putra bhI huA, jisakA nAma jasadeva rakhA gyaa| kiMtu jinadeva ko ina sAMsArika saMbaMdhoM meM bilkula Asakti nahIM thii| mokSamArga kI abhilASA se unhoMne bhAI A. maNiratnasUri jI ke pAsa muni dIkSA grahaNa kI tathA unakA nAma muni jagaccandra rakhA gyaa| zAstroM kA gaMbhIra adhyayana kara unhoMne bahumukhI yogyatA kA saMpUrNa vikAsa kiyaa| zAsana prabhAvanA : ___muni jagaccaMdra kI bahumukhI yogyatA se sabhI Azcaryacakita rahate the| unheM gaNi pada diyA gyaa| vi.saM. 1274 meM AcArya maNiratnasUri jI ka dehAvasAna ke bAda paM. jagaccandra gaNi ne Ayambila ke tapa prAraMbha kie evaM A. somaprabha sUri jI kI sevA meM rahakara jJAna saMpAdana ke kArya kie| unakI yogyatA jAnate hue somaprabha sRri jI ne unheM AcArya pada evaM gacchanAyaka mahAvIra pATa paramparA 140

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pada pradAna kiyA tathA ve 'AcArya jagaccandra sUri' ke nAma se prasiddha hue| eka bAra mevAr3a ke cittaur3a meM 7 digaMbara sahita 32 vidvAnoM ke sAtha unakA zAstrArtha huaa| askhalita vANI meM dhArApravAha sabhI vAdiyoM ko unhoMne nirUttara kiyaa| AcAryazrI jI ke tarka hIre kI taraha abhedya/akATya rahe tathA sabhI vidvAnoM meM ve rUpa va jJAna saMpadA ke kAraNa hIre kI taraha cmke| jagaccandra sUri jI ke buddhi kauzala se prabhAvita hokara cittaur3a nareza jaitrasiMha rANA ne unheM 'hIraka' (hIralA) kA birUd diyA evaM ve hIralA jagaccandra sUri ke nAma se vikhyAta hue| rANA jaitrasiMha ke vi.saM. 1270 se vi.saM. 1309 taka ke zilAlekha Aja bhI prApta hote haiN| inake sAMsArika bhAI varadeva kI cAra saMtAne thiiN| unameM se bar3e putra kA nAma sADhAla thaa| zreSThI sADhala ke dhINAka Adi 5 putroM meM kSemasiMha aura devasiMha ne jagaccandra sUri jI ke pAsa bhAgavatI pravrajyA grahaNa kii| dhINAka ne bhI jaina sAhitya kI surakSA meM tana-mana-dhana se yogadAna diyaa| AcArya zrI ne bhI jaina sAhitya ke saMrakSaNa hetu vIrA dizApAla Adi mahaMtoM se graMthoM kA lekhana kArya krvaayaa| vIrA dizApAla ne vi.saM. 1295 meM pATaNa meM bhImadeva rAjA ke rAjya meM rahate hue jJAtAdharmakathA (nAyAdhammakahAo) Adi 6 aMga AgamoM ko TIkA sahita likhavAyA thaa| jaina itihAsa ke ati prasiddha deva-guru-dharmopasAka vastupAla aura tejapAla amAtya, donoM isa yuga kI divya vibhUtiyA~ thiiN| mahAmAtya vastupAla ne mevAr3a deza meM vicara rahe AcArya jagaccandra sUri jI ko gujarAta padhArane ke lie AmaMtraNa diyaa| AcAryazrI jI mahAmAtya ke guru banakara gujarAta padhAre evaM gujarAta kI janatA ne unakA hArdika svAgata kiyaa| mahAmaMtrI vastupAla ke zatrujaya tIrtha ke cha:rI pAlita saMgha meM jagaccandra sUri jI bhI padhAre evaM giranAra, AbU aneka tIrthoM ke pratiSThotsavoM meM hAjira rhe| zAsana prabhAvanA ke vividha kArya karane hetu bhAtRdvaya ko unhoMne mArgadarzana diyaa| AcArya jagaccandra sUri jI ko AyaMbila kI tapazcaryA karate hue 12 varSa ho ge| unake cehare para tapasyA ke prabhAva se alaga hI nUra thaa| udayapura ke pAsa AyaDa nagara meM nadI kinAre ve nitya AtApanA lekara dhyAna karate the jisake prabhAva se unakA rUpa atyaMta nikhara aayaa| mevAr3a ke narakesarI rANA jaitrasiMha vi.saM. 1285 meM AcAryazrI jI kI taposAdhanA se prabhAvita hokara unake darzanArtha nadI kinAre AyA evaM unake camakate zarIra va utkRSTa tapasyA ko dekha unheM 'mahAtapA' kA birUd pradAna kiyaa| dhIre-dhIre bar3a gaccha kA nAma 'tapAgaccha' ho gayA jo mahAvIra pATa paramparA 141

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unakI hI dena hai| kaI itihAsakAroM kA mata hai ki suprasiddha kezariyA (kesariyA) jI tIrtha (rAjasthAna) kI sthApanA bhI jagaccandra sUri jI ke varad-hasta se huii| saMgha vyavasthA : jagaccandra sUri jI ke samaya sAdhuoM meM zithilAcAra kI vRddhi ho rahI thii| yaha dekhakara jagaccandra sUri jI ko bahuta duHkha huaa| AcArya somaprabha sUri jI ke kAladharma uparAMta unhoMne mevAr3a kI ora vihAra kiyaa| eka bAra caitravAla gaccha ke paM. devabhadra, gaNI jI unake saMparka meM aae| paM. devabhadra gaNI jI saMvegI, zuddha AcAra pAlaka evaM AgamAnusAra sarvavirati dharma ke ArAdhaka the| saMyama suvAsa se maMDita do divya vibhUtiyoM kA milana advitIya thaa| saMgha meM chAye zithilAcAra ko kar3I cunautI dekara AcArya jagaccandra sUri jI meM kriyoddhAra karane kI utsukatA pahale se hI thI evaM devabhadra gaNI jI kA yoga isa kArya ko saMpAdita karane hetu sahAyaka huaa| ataH donoM ne milakara vizuddha sAdhvAcAra kI saMgha meM punarsthApanA kii| AcArya jagaccaMdra sUri jI, paM. devabhadra gaNi jI, paM. devakuzala jI, paM. devendra gaNi jI kI nizrA meM anya gacchoM ke bhI aneka suvihita munivaroM ne bhI apane-apane gaccha meM kriyoddhAra kiyaa| inake pramukha 2 ziSya the - AcArya vijayacaMdra sUri evaM AcArya devendra suuri| vijaya caMdra sUri jI ke hRdaya meM AgamAnusAra saMyamI jIvana pravRtti ke prati asthiratA dekhate hue jagaccandra sUri jI ne devendra sUri jI ko apanI pATa para sthApita kiyaa| kyoMki devendra sUri jI kriyoddhAra meM sadA unake sAtha rhe| vijaya caMdra sUri jI se tapAgaccha kI vRddhapaizAlika zAkhA kA udbhava huaa| . kAladharma : apane jIvana ke aMtima varSoM meM jagaccandra sUri jI kA vicaraNa mevAr3a meM rhaa| vahIM unakA svargavAsa vI.ni. 1757 (vi.saM. 1295) ke caitra ke mahIne meM vIrazAli grAma meM huaa| inakA ziSya parivAra 'tapAgaccha' ke nAma se vizruta huA jo sadiyoM bAda Aja bhI pracalita hai| isake sAtha AcArya jagaccandra sUri jI kI ghora tapazcaryA ke puNya kA pratyakSa prabhAva jur3A hai jo Aja dRSTigocara hai kisa prakAra zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka AmnAya meM tapAgaccha bhArata bhara meM . vidyamAna hai evaM koTi-koTi janoM kI zraddhA va vizvAsa kA kendra hai| -..... mahAvIra pATa paramparA 142

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45. AcArya zrImad devendra sUrIzvara jI sarala pratibodhaka, suMdara lekhaka, sarasa vyAkhyAkAra / cAritra dhanI devendra sUri jI, nit vaMdana bArambAra // jainadarzana sammata karmavAda siddhAMta ke tattva - niSNAt AcAryoM meM zAsananAyaka bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 45veM paTTavibhUSaka AcArya devendra sUri jI kA mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai| ve advitIya pratibodha zakti evaM vizuddha cAritra ke dhanI the| vijaya caMdra sUri jI se gacchabheda hone para bhI saMvegI va kriyApravartaka rahakara unhoMne apane guru dvArA pradatta dAyitva kA vahana kiyA / janma evaM dIkSA : AcArya jagaccaMdra sUri jI ke sAMsArika agraja pUrNadeva ke pautra devasiMha ne unake pravacanoM se prabhAvita hokara AtmakalyANArtha zaizava - avasthA meM unake pAsa dIkSA grahaNa kii| jagaccaMdra jI ne bAlavaya meM dIkSA dekara muni devendra ko vidyAdhyayana kraayaa| muni zrI pratibhA sampanna the| jJAnArjana unakA dhyeya bana gayA evaM jijJAsApUrti karate-karate ve vyAkaraNa, kAvya, tattva, itihAsa Adi sAhitya - paThana meM pravINa bane / zAsana prabhAvanA : AcArya jagaccaMdra sUri jI ke kriyoddhAra meM paga-paga muni devendra vijaya unake sAtha rhe| munirAja kI darzana kI divyatA, jJAna kI gaMbhIratA evaM cAritra kI camaka dekhate hue jagaccaMdra sUri jI ne unheM sUrimaMtra pradAna kara AcArya pada para pratiSThita kiyaa| ve AcArya devendra sUri ke nAma se prakhyAta hue| eka ullekhAnusAra jagaccandra sUri jI ne kAladharma se kucha mAha pUrva hI muni devendra ko upAdhyAya padavI pradAna kI thI evaM AcAryazrI ke kAladharma pazcAt saMgha ke jagaccandra jI kI bhAvanA anurUpa upAdhyAya devendra ko AcArya padavI pradAna kI / mevAr3a kA rANA jaitrasiMha, rANA tejasiMha - rAnI jayalatA (jayatallA) devI, rANA samarasiMha ityAdi inake ananya bhakta the| devendra sUri jI ke sadupadeza se rAnI jayalatA devI ne cittaur3a mahAvIra pATa paramparA 143

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ke kile meM zAmaliyA pArzvanAtha kA jinamaMdira bnvaayaa| rANA tejasiMha ne bhI AcAryazrI kI preraNA se apane adhikAra kSetra meM katla khAne baMda kara amAripAlana (ahiMsA dharma) kA Ayojana kraayaa| apane gurudeva ke sAtha devendra sUri jI ne zatruMjaya, giranAra, AbU Adi yAtrAeM kii| AcArya devendra sUri, AcArya vijayacaMdra sUri, upAdhyAya devabhadra gaNI Adi sAdhuoM kA phAlguna badi 13 zanivAra vi. saM. 1301 ke divasa pAlanapura meM bhavyatibhavya praveza huaa| vahA~ Asadeva zrAvaka se upAsaka dazAMga sUtra kI vRtti likhavAI | ujjaina meM seTha jinabhadra ke putra vIra dhavala ke vivAha kI taiyAriyA~ cala rahI thIM ki devendra sUri jI kA vahA~ Agamana huA / vIradhavala ko vivAhotsava ke daurAna bhI vairAgya kA upadeza devendra sUri jI ne diyaa| vIradhavala ne atyaMta himmata kA siMcana kara vivAha nahIM kiyA aura devendra sUri jI ke pAsa dIkSA grahaNa kii| usakA nAma muni vidyAnaMda vijaya rakhA gyaa| usakA choTA bhAI bhI zramaNadharma meM unake pAsa dIkSita huA va usakA nAma muni dharmakIrti vijaya rakhA gayA / vi.saM. 1304 meM donoM munibhagavaMtoM ko gaNi pada pradAna kiyA gyaa| AcArya devendra sUri jI tathA AcArya vijaya caMdra sUri jI kI preraNA se mahuvA meM vi.saM. 1309 meM sarasvatI graMtha bhaMDAra banavAyA / isake pazcAt AcAryazrI jI ne gujarAta se mAlavA kI ora vihAra kiyA evaM 12 varSa taka vahA~ zAsana kI prabhAvanA kI / pAlanapura ke saMgha kI vinatI ko svIkAra karate hue vi.saM. 1322 meM ve pAlanapura padhAre evaM pallavIyA pArzvanAtha jI kI nizrA meM apane ziSya vidyAnaMda jI ko AcArya pada evaM dharmakIrti jI ko upAdhyAya pada para pratiSThita kiyaa| isa samaya jinamaMdira jI meM kesara kI amIvRSTi huI thI, jo samUce saMgha meM Azcarya aura AnaMda kA kAraNa bnaa| AcArya vidyAnaMda sUri jI ko gujarAta meM vicaraNa karane kI AjJA dekara ve upAdhyAya dharmakIrti jI ke sAtha punaH mAlavA pdhaare| AcArya devendra sUri jI evaM AcArya amitasiMha sUri jI ke upadeza se mevAr3a nareza samarasiMha ne apane rAjya meM katlakhAne, zarAbakhAne baMda karAkara amAri pravartana karavAyA thaa| rAjapUtoM ke itihAsa saMbaMdhI graMthoM meM ve pharamAna bhI prApta hote haiN| inakI vyAkhyAna zakti adbhuta thii| maMtrIzvara vastupAla jaise zrAvaka inakA vyAkhyAna zravaNa mahAvIra pATa paramparA 144

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karane nitya Ate the| unakI samajhAne kI zakti gajaba thI / AgamoM kI kaThina se kaThina koI bhI viSaya ho, ve sarala rUpa se samajhAne meM saphala rahate the| khambhAta zahara meM devendra sUri jI kI vyAkhyAna sabhA meM kama se kama 1800 zrAvaka to sAmAyika lete hI the| khaMbhAta cauka ke kumArapAla vihAra upAzraya meM dharmopadeza dete hue unhoMne vaidika dharma ke 4 vedoM para AdhyAtmika pravacana diyaa| jaine aura jainettara hajAroM loga unake pravacana zramaNa karate the| mahAmAtya vastupAla ne sAmAyika lene vAle 1800 zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM meM muMhapattI kI prabhAvanA kI thii| isa prakAra inhoMne zAsana ke sacce zrAvaka taiyAra kie aura caturmukhI dizA meM jinadharma kA pracAra- prasAra kara saMyamadharma meM agraNIya rhe| sAhitya racanA : devendra sUri jI tAttvika graMthoM ke racanAkAra the| saMskRta evaM prAkRta bhASA ke ve adhikRta vidvAna the| unhoMne adhikAMzataH siddhAMtaparaka sAhitya kI racanA kii| inake dvArA likhita vizAla sAhitya hai 1) karmagraMtha : prAcIna graMthoM ke AdhAra para karmagraMthoM jaisI upayogI kRtiyoM meM devendra sUri jI ne gUr3ha anusaMdhAna kara karmoM kA svarUpa, unake pariNAma, guNasthAnaka ityAdi viSaya acchI taraha se samajhAe haiN| karmagraMthoM kI saMkhyA 5 hai: prathama karmagraMtha dvitIya karmagraMtha tRtIya karmagraMtha karmavipAka meM 60 gAthAe~ haiM / karmastava meM 34 gAthAe~ haiM / baMdhasvAmitva meM 24 gAthAe~ haiN| SaDazIti meM 86 gAthAe~ haiM / zataka meM 100 gAthAe~ haiM / caturtha karmagraMtha paMcama karmagraMtha inake aura adhika vivecana hetu devendra sUri jI ne ina para svopajJa vivaraNa bhI rcaa| 2) dharmaratna prakaraNa bRhada vRtti 3) zrAddhadinakRtya ( zrAvakadinakRtya) sUtra vRtti 4) siddhapaMcAzikA sUtra ( vRtti sahita ) 5) vaMdArU vRtti ( zrAddhapratikramaNa sUtra TIkA) 6) caityavaMdana bhASya 8) paccakkhAna bhASya 10) siriusahavaddhamANa Adi mahAvIra pATa paramparA 7) guruvaMdana bhASya 9) sudarzanA caritra 11) dAna, zIla, tapa, bhAva kulaka 145

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aneka stavana 12) yugapradhAna svarUpa yaMtra 13) dhAraNAyaMtre 14) siddhadaNDikA ityaadi| saMgha vyavasthA : ___ 12 varSa se adhika samaya taka mAlavA meM vicara kara vApisa gujarAta Akara AcArya devendra sUri jI khaMbhAta pahuMce, to unake gurubhAI vijaya caMdra sUri jI 12 varSoM se khaMbhAta meM hI rahe hue the| apane sAdhuoM ke AcAra meM unhoMne aneka zithilatAeM kara dI. jaise pratyeka sAdhu ko vastra dhone kI AjJA, sAdhvI dvArA lAyA AhAra sAdhu dvArA lene kI chUTa, tatkAla utArA huA garma jala lene kI AjJA ityaadi| jagaccaMdra sUri jI ne devadravyAdi dUSita jisa pauSadhazAlA meM utaranA niSiddha kiyA thA, usI vRddha pozAla (pauSadhazAlA) meM 12 varSa taka vijaya caMdra sUri Thahare rhe| jina kAmoM meM guru athavA gacchanAyaka kI AjJA lenI avazya hotI hai, una kAryoM ko bhI vijaya caMdra sUri jI karane lage the| ina sabhI bAtoM kA AcArya devendra sUri jI ko patA laga cukA thaa| isalie khaMbhAta padhArane para bhI ve vijayacaMdrasUri vAlI pauSadhazAlA meM unase milane bhI nahIM ge| ve dUsarI pauSadha zAlA meM Thahare, jo usakI apekSAkRta choTI thii| isa prakAra jagaccaMdra sUri jI kA ziSya parivAra khaMbhAta meM hote hue bhinna-bhinna upAzrayoM meM tthhraa| vijaya caMdra sUri jI kA ziSya parivAra vRddhapauzAlika zAkhA ke nAma se vizruta huA evaM devendra sUri jI kA ziSya parivAra laghupauzAlika zAkhA ke nAma se prasiddha huA jisase tapAgaccha kI mUla zAkhA Age bddh'ii| devendra sUri jI kA zAMtarasamayI vAtsalyapUrNa vANI ke dharmopadeza ye aMcalagaccha ke 44veM paTTadhara AcArya mahendrasiMha sUri jI ne vi.saM. 1307 ke lagabhaga tharAda meM kriyoddhAra kara zuddhamArga svIkAra kiyaa| AcArya jagaccaMdra sUri jI ne jisa Agamasammata AcAra kA udghoSa apane saMgha meM kiyA, usI kA anusaraNa devendra sUri jI ne kiyaa| unake sAdhu cAritra meM zreSTha mAne jAte the| devendra sUri jI ke AcAra sampanna pramukha ziSyoM meM AcArya vidyAnaMda sUri jI evaM upAdhyAya dharmakIrti kA nAma carcita thaa| devendra sUri jI ke kAladharma ke 13 dinoM meM hI vidyAnaMda sUri jI kA bhI kAladharma ho gyaa| kinhIM samAna gautrIya AcArya ne upAdhyAya dharmakIrti ko AcArya pada pradAna kara nAma 'dharmaghoSa sUri' rakhA evaM ve devendra sUri jI ke yogya paTTadhara bne| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 146

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kAladharma : gacchabheda hone para zrAvaka-zrAvikA varga meM bhI Azcarya chA gyaa| vicArazIla zrAvakoM ne jinapratimA samakSa tapasyA va ArAdhanA kii| zAsanadevI prakaTa huii| saMgrAma sonI kI jijJAsA para zAsanadevI ne kahA ki AcArya devendra sUri yugottama AcArya puMgava hai| unakI gaccha paramparA anekoM sadiyoM taka clegii| ve kriyAparAyaNa gurudeva haiN| samUce saMgha meM AcArya devendra sUri jI adhika pUjanIya bne| A. devendra sUri jI vi.saM. 1327 meM mAlavA meM svargavAsI bne| yaha samAcAra samUce saMgha meM jaMgala kI Aga kI bhA~ti phaila gyaa| khaMbhAta ke zrAvaka bhIma (bhImadeva) ke hRdaya para vajrAghAta huaa| vaha devendra sUri jI ko apane prANoM se bhI adhika cAhatA thaa| ataH zoka evaM duHkha ke adhIna hokara 12 varSoM taka usane anna (anAja) kA eka dAnA bhI nahIM khaayaa| aise prabhAvaka gurudeva sabhI ke hRdayasamrATa bana gae the| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 147

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46. AcArya zrImad dharmaghoSa sUrIzvara jI dharmaghoSa sUri jI dharmaprabhAvaka, camake cAritrAcAraM / pethar3a pratibodhaka, avirala lekhaka, nit vaMdana bArambAra || caramatIrthapati mahAvIra svAmI kI jAjvalyamAna pATa paramparA ke 46veM paTTa para alaMkRta AcArya dharmaghoSa sUri jI jJAna evaM dhyAna ke adbhuta yogI the| ve itihAsa ke prasiddha zrAvaka per3azAha ke dharmaguru rahe / kAvyakalA evaM maMtrazakti unakI viziSTa zakti thii| dharma kA divya saMdeza saMpUrNa bhArata meM udghoSita kara unhoMne jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kI / janma evaM dIkSA : bIjApura meM seTha jinacaMdra ( jinabhadra) varahuDiyA aura patnI cAhiNIdevI ke 5 putra the devacaMdra, nAmadhara (nAgadhara), mahIdhara, vIradhavala evaM bhImadeva tathA dhAhiNI nAmaka putrI thI / bhImadeva sabhI se choTA hone ke kAraNa sabhI kA priyapAtra thaa| putra vIradhavala ke vivAha kI taiyAriyAM cala rahI thiiN| usI samaya tapAgacchAcArya devendra sUri jI kA bIjApura meM padArpaNa huaa| unake upadeza meM saMsAra kI asAratA, dharma ke prati anurAga ityAdi viSayoM para askhalita pravAha kA sabhI para prabhAva huaa| vIradhavala kA hRdaya bhI vivAha aura vairAgya ke bIca asamaMjasa meM pha~sa gyaa| kiMtu aMtataH apane vivAha ke dina vivAha maMDapa ko chor3akara vaha devendra sUri jI ke sannikaTa dIkSA grahaNa karane calA gyaa| choTe bhAI bhImadeva ne bhI apane bhAI ke sAtha hI cAritra aMgIkAra karane kA nizcaya kiyaa| vi.saM. 1302 meM bIjApura meM donoM ne AcArya devendra sUri jI ke pAsa dIkSA grahaNa kii| vIradhavala kA nAma muni vidyAnaMda evaM bhImadeva kA nAma muni dharmakIrti rakhA gyaa| ati alpa samaya meM donoM ne gahana adhyayana kara vividha viSayoM para Adhipatya prApta kiyaa| zAsana prabhAvanA : mAtra thor3e hI samaya meM muni dharmakIrti jI ne Agama graMthoM kA arthapUrvaka abhyAsa kara liyA / vi.saM. 1304 meM AcArya devendra sUri jI ne unheM paMnyAsa pada se alaMkRta kiyA / vi.saM. mahAvIra pATa paramparA 148

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1323 meM pAlanapura meM pallaviyA pArzvanAtha jinAlaya ke paTTAMgaNa meM devendra sUri jI ne muni dharmakIrti jI ko upAdhyAya (vAcaka) pada pradAna kiyaa| usa kSaNa sabhAmaMDapa meM kesara kI daivIya vRSTi se samUce saMgha meM Azcarya aura AnaMda vyApta ho gyaa| vi.saM. 1327 meM devendra sUri jI kA kAladharma ho gayA evaM usake 13 dinoM meM hI AcArya vidyAnaMda sUri jI kA bhI bIjApura meM kAladharma ho gyaa| zrIsaMgha chatravihIna sA ho gyaa| saMgha ne upAdhyAya dharmakIrti ko AcArya pada pradAna kara gaccha kA nAyakatva karane ke dAyitva ke prastAva kA samarthana kiyaa| gurudeva ke kAla ke mahIne bAda vi.saM. 1328 meM bar3agacchIya saMgautrI vRddhapoSAlika A. kSemakIrti sUri jI ne samayasUcakatA vAparake upAdhyAya dharmakIrti ko bIjApura meM AcArya pada pradAna kiyaa| unakA nUtana nAma 'AcArya dharmaghoSa sUri' rakhA gayA evaM ve devendra sUri jI ke paTTa para sthApita kie ge| AcArya dharmaghoSa sUri jI atyaMta vidvAna, camatkArI siddha puruSa evaM yugapradhAna sama prabhAvaka AcArya the| unake mAMDavagar3ha padhArane para garIba zrAvaka pethar3a ne zrAvaka ke 12 vrata unake pAsa svIkAra kie| gurukRpA se dhIre-dhIre vaha dhanavAn banA evaM 84 jinAlaya, 7 graMthabhaNDAra, kaI saMgha cha:rIpAlita ityAdi kArya kraae| mAtra battIsa varSa kI Ayu meM pethar3azAha ne brahmacarya vrata svIkAra kiyaa| yaha saba gurudeva ke AzIrvAda se huaa| dharmaghoSa sUri jI ko apane jJAna se pUrvAnumAna thA ki pRthvIdhara (pethar3a) yadi abhI parigraha parimANa kA aNuvrata legA to bhaMga ho jAegA kyoMki bhaviSya meM yaha dhanavAna bnegaa| bhaMga ke doSa se unhoMne vaha paMcamANuvrata kI vistRta sImA dii| pethar3a jaba mA~Davagar3ha kA maMtrI banA taba use guru kI aisI AjJA kA rahasya samajha aayaa| eka bAra brahma maMDala nAmaka sthAna para AcAryazrI ko sAMpa ne kATa liyaa| isase saMgha vicalita ho gyaa| sau se adhika upAya upAya kie kiMtu kucha bhI saphala nahIM huaa| taba dharmaghoSa sUri jI ne saMgha ko sAtvanA dete hue kahA ki pUrva dizA ke daravAje ke kaThiyAra kI lakar3iyoM meM viSahAriNI bela hai| usako jhUDa ke sAtha ghisakara DaMka ke Upara lgaao| saMgha ne vaisA hI kiyaa| AcAryazrI jI ko ArAma bhI A gayA evaM ve svastha ho gae kiMtu zarIra para mamatva ke bhAva kI AtmaglAni se ve jUjhate rhe| ataH prAyazcitta svarUpa unhoMne jIvana paryanta sabhI 6 vigaya kA tyAga kara diyA va jovAra kI nIrasa roTI khAte the| unake aise bhAva saMyama ko sabhI zat-zat namana karate the| godharA meM zAkinI vyaMtarI devI kA itanA upasarga thA ki upAzraya ke daravAje bhI rAtri mahAvIra pATa paramparA 149

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meM maMtroccAraNa baMda karane par3ate the| eka bAra sabhI sAdhugaNa maMtrapUrvaka daravAjA baMda karanA bhUla ge| upAzraya ke dvArA khule dekha zAkinI ne vahA~ upasarga dene hetu praveza kiyaa| AcArya dharmaghoSa sUri jI pATa para baiThakara dhyAna kara rahe the| jAgRta avasthA meM baiThe-baiThe gurudeva ne niDara hokara siMha kI bhA~ti garjanA kI - 'mere sAdhuoM ko parezAna karanA nhiiN| calI jaa|' zAsana rakSA ke uddezya se cAritra kI suvAsa ke dhanI AcAryazrI kI rakta raMjita A~khoM se prabhAvita ho zAkinI sadA ke lie calI gii| ___ AcArya dharmaghoSa sUri jI puNyaprabhAvI evaM camatkArI siddhapuruSa the| eka bAra prabhAsapATaNa ke samudra kinAre khar3e rahakara unhoMne 'maMtramaya samudrastotra' bnaayaa| usI samaya samudra kI UMcI laharoM ke sAtha hI aneka ratna uchalakara bAhara A ge| una ratnoM ko jinamaMdira meM bheMTa karAyA gyaa| AcAryazrI jI ne maMtra dhyAna se zatrujaya ke kapardI yakSa ko smaraNa kiyA aura use prabhAsapATaNa meM amUlya jina pratimAoM kA adhiSThAyaka bnaayaa| isI prakAra ujjayinI meM eka yogI jaina sAdhuoM ko rahane nahIM detA thaa| jaba dharmaghoSa sUri jI vahA~ Ae to yogI ne munivRMdoM se bahasa kI aura kaTAkSa karane lgaa| usane sAdhuoM ko dAMta dikhAe to sAdhuoM ne use kohanI dikhaaii| sAdhuoM ne yaha saba vRttAMta apane guru dharmaghoSa sUri jI ko kahA yogI ne upAzraya meM vidyAbala se bahuta cUhe utpanna kara die| saba sAdhu Dara ge| AcAryazrI ne ghar3e kA mukha vastra se Dhaka kara aisA maMtra japA kI, yogI bhAgatA huA AcAryazrI ke pairoM meM par3a gayA aura apane aparAdha kI kSamA mA~gane lgaa| bhadrapariNAmI jAna sabhI ne kSamA dii| AcArya dharmaghoSa sUri jI kI adhyakSatA meM pethar3a maMtrI ne 7,00,000 zrAvakoM ko sAtha lekara zatrujaya-giranAra kA bhavyAtibhavya cha:rI pAlita saMgha nikAlA thaa| zatrujaya tIrtha para bhagavAn AdIzvara jinaprAsAda ke zikhara para suvarNakalaza car3hAyA gayA evaM mArga meM Ae sabhI maMdiroM para sone-cAMdI kI dhvajA car3hAI gii| jaina zAsana meM AcArya ke do vizeSa guNa haiM - bhIma aura kaant| dharmaghoSa sUri jI ke jIvana meM yaha donoM guNa parilakSita hote haiM - jaba AvazyakatA rahI to unhoMne atyaMta karuNA evaM vAtsalya ke bhAva se kArya kie| jaba AvazyakatA rahI, to zAsana rakSA ke lie, satya prarUpaNA ke lie ugra bhAvoM kA bhI pradarzana kiyaa| unake jIvana meM zAsana prabhAvanA ke kaI dRSTAnta milate haiN| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 150

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sAhitya racanA : AcArya dharmaghoSa sUri jI kI lekhana kalA va kAvya kalA, donoM adbhuta the| unake dvArA racita kucha graMtha / kAvya isa prakAra haiM1) saMghAcAra bhASya 2) zrAddhajItakalpa 3) kAyasthiti stavana 4) bhavasthiti stavana 5) dehasthiti prakaraNa 6) parigraha pramANa stavana 7) duSamAkAla saMgha stavana 8) yugapradhAna stotra 9) giranAra kalpa 10) aSTApada kalpa 11) RSimaMDala stotra 12) caturvizatijina stavana saMgraha 13) strastAzarma stotra zloka 8 14) jayavRSabha aSTa yamaka stuti 15) sammetazikhara tIrthakalpa 16) zatrujaya mahAtIrthakalpa 17) samavasaraNa prakaraNa 18) lokAntika devaloka jina stavana 19) lokanAlikA zloka 32 20) bhAvI caubIsI ke tIrthaMkaroM ke stavana 21) jIvavicAra stava 22) suadhammastava 23) maMtragarbhita pArzvanAtha stotra 24) bhavatrayastavana dharmaghoSa sUri jI vidvattA evaM kAvyakalA meM niSNAt the| eka bAra eka maMtrI ne ahaMkArapUrvaka 8 yamaka kAvya kaha kara sunaae| usane kahA ki aise suMdara kAvya aba koI bhI nahIM banA sktaa| AcArya dharmaghoSa sUri jI ne kahA aisA nahIM hai| maMtrI ne kahA ki koI kavi ho to batAo! taba AcAryazrI ne jayavRSabha - ityAdi 8 yamakamaya stutiyA~ eka rAta meM banAkara maMtrI ko sunaaii| maMtrI Azcaryacakita - stabdha ho gayA va taduparAnta unakA bhakta banA va jainadharma se judd'aa| prAkRta meM AcArya dharmaghoSa sUri jI dvArA racita 'risimaMDalathottaM' (RSimaMDala stotra) meM sabhI tIrthaMkaroM, gaNadharoM, bharata-bAhubalI, caudaha pUrvadhArI, rathanemi, viSNukumAra, jAli-mayAli, gajasukumAla, DhaMDhaNa muni Adi anekAneka mahApuruSoM ke vaiziSTya kI stuti hai| AgamoM meM varNita adhikAMza RSiyoM kA isa stotra meM ullekha hai, jo lAlityapUrNa hai| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 151

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inake dvArA racita 9 padyoM meM jinastavana meM pratyeka padya kA pUrvArdha (pahalA bhAga) saMskRta meM hai aura uttarArdha (agalA bhAga) prAkRta meM hai, jo atyaMta viziSTa hai| kAladharma : AcAryazrI jI maMtra kalA meM pAraMgata the| sarva prakAra ke maMtroM ke jJAtA the| apane aMta samaya meM AcArya somaprabha sUri jI ko unhoMne viziSTa pustikA bheMTa kI kiMtu unhoMne bhI 'gurubhirgIyamAnAyAM maMtrapustikAyAM yacchatacaritraM maMtrapustikAM ca' ityAdi' zabda kahakara yogya na samajhate hue svIkAra na kii| bhaviSya meM koI isakA durUpayoga na kare, isIlie dharmaghoSa sUri jI aura somaprabha sUri jI ne pustaka ko jalazaraNa kraayaa| mAgha sudi 13 vi.saM. 1349 meM dharmaghoSa sUri jI ke upadeza se diyANA meM graMtha bhaNDAra kI sthApanA kI gii| zAsana ke vividha kAryoM ko saMpAdita karate hue vi.saM. 1357 meM 55 sAla kA caritra pAlate hue dharmaghoSa sUri jI svargavAsI bne| unake pATa para A. somaprabha sUri jI virAjita hue| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 152

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47. AcArya zrImad somaprabha sUrIzvara jI sAhitya-smAraka-sAdhu triveNI, samakita sthira krnaar| sUri samrATa AcArya somaprabha jI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| somaprabha sUri jI nAma ke aneka AcArya hue haiN| zAsanapati bhagavAn mahAvIra kI pATa paramparA ke 47veM paTTadhara somaprabha sUri jI mahAjJAnI evaM kriyAparAyaNa hue| ve jyotiSa zAstroM ke pAragAmI vidvAna the evaM kaI zAsanaprabhAvaka ziSyoM ko unhoMne taiyAra kiyaa| Aja dRSTigocara anekoM tIrtha AcAryazrI jI kI hI amUlya dena haiN| janma evaM dIkSA: __inakA janma vi.saM. 1310 meM poravAla vaMzIya parivAra meM huA thA evaM 11 varSa kI Ayu meM hRdaya meM vairAgya ke bIja aMkurita hone se vi.saM. 1310 meM huA meM dharmaghoSa sUri jI ke parivAra meM dIkSA grahaNa kii| alpa samaya meM hI aharniza jJAna sAdhanA kara ve prakANDa vidvAna bana gae kiMtu abhimAna se sadA kosoM dUra rhe| zAsana prabhAvanA : __apanI pAtratA ke bala para mAtra 22 varSa kI Ayu meM vi.saM. 1322 meM unheM AcArya pada pradAna kiyA gayA evaM nAma - 'AcArya somaprabha sUri' rakhA gyaa| cAritra pAlana meM bhI ativizuddha parAyaNa the| guru dharmaghoSa sUri jI ne inako yogya mAnakara eka ati prabhAvaka maMtragarbhita pustikA pradAna kI aura kahA - "yaha maMtra zAstra kI atyaMta viziSTa pustikA hai| mere alAvA dUsarA koI isake bAre meM nahIM jaantaa| yaha pustaka yogya hAthoM meM hI jAnI caahie|" kiMtu somaprabha sUri jI laghutA ke dhanI evaM bhaviSyadarzI AcArya the| unhoMne yaha pustikA svIkAra nahIM kI evaM yogya pAtra ke abhAva meM usa zAstra ko jalazaraNa karavAyA, aisI unameM laghutA evaM dUradarzitA thii| __inheM saMpUrNa AcArAMga, sthAnAMga Adi 11 aMga kaMThastha the evaM ve nitya unakA svAdhyAya karate the| cittaur3a meM brAhmaNoM kI sabhA meM mithyAtva ke aMdhakAra ko dUra kara samyakatva kA prakAza kiyA tathA vijayI bne| graMthoM ke anusAra jaba ve cittaur3agar3ha meM the, taba unake Upara prabhAchatra, mahAvIra pATa paramparA 153

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bhAmaMDala Adi va AkAza meM bhI svayameva AzcaryakArI ghaTanAeM ghaTita huI jo nizcita unake ujjvala bhaviSya kI sUcaka bnii| . somaprabha sUri jI jyotiSa ke prakANDa vidvAna the| isI kI sahAyatA se unhoMne zAsana rakSA ke mahanIya kArya kie| vi.saM. 1353 meM unakA cAturmAsa bhImapallI (vartamAna meM DIsA ke sannikaTa bhIlar3I gA~va) meM thaa| bar3I saMkhyA meM jainoM kI vahAM bastI the| bhinna-bhinna gacchoM ke 11 jainAcAryo kA cAturmAsa vahA~ thaa| usa sAla kArtika ke do mahIne the| cAturmAsa daramyAna eka rAta somaprabha sUri jI ne AkAza meM jaise hI grahoM kI cAla dekhI, nimitta zAstra ke AdhAra se unheM jJAta ho gayA ki thor3e dinoM meM bhIlar3iyA nagara kA vinAza hone vAlA hai| ataH adhika samaya taka yahA~ rukanA ucita nahIM hai| anya AcAryoM ne inakI bAta para vizvAsa nahIM kiyaa| ataH prathama kArtika mahIne kI sudI 14 ko cAturmAsika pratikramaNa kara sudI 15 ko unhoMne apane ziSya samudAya sahita bhIlar3iyA ke vihAra kara diyaa| sabhI sAdhu-sAdhviyoM sahita unhoMne rAdhanapura nagara bsaayaa| anya AcAryoM ne dUsare kArtika mAsa meM cAturmAsa pUrNa karane kA socA thA, kiMtu usase pahale hI prAkRtika upadravoM ke prabhAva se bhImapallI nagara vinAza kI ora bar3ha gayA evaM vihAra na karane vAle AcAryoM ko musIbata meM utaranA pdd'aa| somaprabha sUri jI ke jJAna tathA caturvidha saMgha kA rakSaNa karane ke kAruNya bhAva para sabhI unake prati natamastaka hue| kharataragaccha ke AcArya jinaprabha sUri jI ke sAtha inakI pragAr3ha maitrI thii| unake sAtha rahakara bhI jyotiSa evaM maMtraviSayaka graMthoM kA abhyAsa karate the| vi.saM. 1371 meM samarAzAha ne zatrujaya mahAtIrtha kA 15vAM uddhAra karAyA thaa| AcArya somaprabha sUri jI kI bhI usameM khAsI preraNA.rahI va usa avasara para ve apane ziSya samudAya sahita sammilita hokara aitihAsika kSaNa ke sAkSI bne| sAhitya racanA : AcArya somaprabha jI dvArA racita katipaya graMtha Aja upalabdha hote hai| jaise 1. yatijIta-kalpasUtra, 2. aTThAIsa yamaka-stutiyA~, 3. zrImaccharma-stotra (zrImad dharma stotra) 4. ArAdhanA payanno Adi saMgha vyavasthA : dharmaghoSa sUri jI vi.saM. 1357 meM svargavAsI hue| usI varSa AcArya somaprabha sUri jI ne mahAvIra pATa paramparA 154

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apane pramukha ziSya vimalaprabha ko AcArya pada diyA thaa| vimalaprabha sUri jI kI AyuSya alpa thI evaM usI varSa hI ve bhI Akasmika kAladharma ko prApta ho ge| ataH somaprabha sUri jI ne somatilaka sUri jI ko paTTadhara bnaayaa| inake aneka ziSya the, kiMtu pramukha 4 AcArya baneAcArya vimalaprabha sUri , AcArya paramAnaMda sUri, AcArya padmatilaka sUri, AcArya somatilaka sUri, sabhI zAsana prabhAvaka hue| saMpUrNa gaccha ke yoga-kSema meM ve nipuNa the| dravya-kSetra-kAla-bhAva kI paristhiti jAnakara unhoMne eka mahattvapUrNa nirNaya liyA thaa| koMkaNa deza (gujarAta) meM atyadhika varSA hone se evaM mAravAr3a meM pAnI kI kamI ke kAraNa apkAya kI virAdhanA ke bhaya se koMkaNa deza meM aura zuddha jala kI durlabhatA se mAravAr3a meM apane sabhI sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kA vihAra baMda kraayaa| pratiSThita jinapratimAe~ : ___mAMDavagar3ha kA maMtrI pethar3azAha AcArya dharmaghoSa sUri jI kA parama bhakta thaa| dharmaghoSa sUri jI ke kAladharmoparAnta pethar3azAha ne bhinna-bhinna sthAnoM meM 84 jina prAsAda pratiSThita karAe evaM somaprabha sUri jI ke karakamaloM ke sthApita kraae| AcArya somatilaka sUri kRta 'pRthvIdhara sAdhupratiSThita jinastotra' evaM munisuMdara sUri kRta 'gurvAvalI' meM ina 84 jinAlayoM kA jikra hai| inameM se anekoM jina pratimAeM pratyakSa yA parokSa rUpa se Aja bhI jana-jana ke zraddhA ke kendra hai| usameM se pramukha 76 ke nAma prApta hote haiMsthAna mUla pratimA sthAna mUla 1) mANDavagar3ha AdinAtha jI 2) nimbasthUranagara neminAtha jI 3) nimbasthUra taleTI pArzvanAtha jI 4) ujjaina pArzvanAtha jI 5) vikramapura neminAtha jI 6) mukuTikApurI pArzvanAtha jI 7) mukuTikApurI AdinAtha jI 8) vighnapura mallinAtha jI 9) AzApura pArzvanAtha jI __10) ghoSakI nagara AdinAtha jI 11) AryApura zAMtinAtha jI 12) dhArAnagara neminAtha jI 13) vardhanapura(badanAvara) neminAtha jI 14) caMdrakapura (caMDAvalI) AdinAtha jI pratimA mahAvIra pATa paramparA 155

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15) jIrApura AdinAtha jI 16) jalapadra (jalagAMva) pArzvanAtha jI 17) dADaDapura (dAhoda) pArzvanAtha jI 18) hAMsalapura mahAvIra svAmI 19) mAMdhAtA pahAr3a taleTI ajitanAtha jI 20) ghanamAtRkA mahAvIra svAmI 21) maMgalapura abhinaMdana svAmI 22) cIkhalI pArzvanAtha jI 23) jayasiMhapura mahAvIra svAmI 24) siMhAnaka neminAtha jI 25) zaMkhalapura pArzvanAtha jI 26) aindrapura (iMdaura) / pArzvanAtha jI 27) tAlhaNapura zAMtinAtha jI 28) hastinApura (nImADa) aranAtha jI 29) karaheDA (karer3A) pArzvanAtha jI 30) nalapura neminAtha jI 31) naladurga neminAtha jI 32) bihAra mahAvIra svAmI 33) laMbakarNIpura mahAvIra svAmI 34) khaNDavA (khaMDolA) kuMthunAtha jI 35) cittaur3a kilA AdinAtha jI 36) pAnavihAra (mAlavA) AdinAtha jI 37) candrAnaka pArzvanAtha jI 38) baMkI AdinAtha jI 39) nIlakapura ajitanAtha jI 40) nAgaura AdinAtha jI 41) madhyakapura pArzvanAtha jI 42) DabhoI caMdraprabha svAmI 43) nAgadA neminAtha jI 44 ) dholakA mallinAtha jI 45) jUnAgar3ha kilA pArzvanAtha jI 46) somanAtha pATaNa pArzvanAtha jI 47) zaMkhezvara (zaMkhapura) munisuvrata svAmI 48) sauvartaka mahAvIra svAmI 49) vanasthalI neminAtha jI 50) nAsika caMdraprabha svAmI 51) sopArA pArzvanAtha jI 52) aruNanagara pArzvanAtha jI 53) uraMgala pArzvanAtha jI 54) peDaNa pArzvanAtha jI 55) setubaMdha neminAtha jI 56) vaTapadra mahAvIra svAmI 57) nAgalapura mahAvIra svAmI 58) jAlaMdhara mahAvIra svAmI 59) devapAlapura mahAvIra svAmI ___60) devagiri (daulatAbAda) mahAvIra svAmI mahAvIra pATa paramparA 156

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61) ukka deza mahAvIra svAmI 62) cArUpa tIrtha zAMtinAtha jI 63) droNAta neminAtha jI 64) ratnapura (ratalAma) neminAtha jI 65) arbudapura ajitanAtha jI 66) koraTA mallinAtha jI 67) Dhora samaMta deza pArzvanAtha jI 68) pATaNa pArzvanAtha jI 69) zatrujaya tIrtha zAMtinAtha jI 70) tArApura AdinAtha jI 71) vardhamAnapura munisuvrata svAmI 72) vaTapadra AdinAtha jI 73) gogapura (ghoghA) AdinAtha jI 74) piracchana caMdraprabha svAmI 75) vikkana nagara neminAtha jI 76) celakapura AdinAtha jI kAladharma : gujarAta, mAlavA Adi kSetroM meM vihAra karate hue 63 varSa kI Ayu meM vi.saM. 1373 meM khaMbhAta meM kAladharma ko prApta hue| aisI anuzruti hai ki AcAryazrI ke svargavAsa pazcAt jisa upAzraya meM kAladharma huA, vahA~ svarga kA vimAna laghu rUpa meM AyA thA, jisase saMbhavataH ve saudharma devaloka meM sAmAnika deva ke rUpa meM utpanna hue, aisA pracalita huaa| vi.saM. 1373 meM hI apane ziSya-paramAnaMda aura somatilaka ko sUri pada pradAna kie va usake 3 mahIne pazcAt hI svayaM zrI caraNoM meM vilIna hue| somaprabha sUrijI ke paTTa para AcArya somatilaka sUri jI virAjita hue| * samakAlIna prabhAvaka AcArya . AcArya ratnAkara sUri jI : vairAgyarasapoSaka suprasiddha racanA - 'ratnAkara paccIsI' ke racayitA AcArya ratnAkara sUrIzvara jI vIra nirvANa kI 18vIM zatAbdI (vikrama kI 14vIM sadI) ke mahAprabhAvaka AcArya rhe| ___ gRhasthAvasthA meM ve atyadhika dhanavAn seTha the jinheM apane eka amUlya ratna se asIma rAga thaa| AcArya devaprabha sUri jI ke mArmika upadezoM se ghara-parivAra-vyApAra se unakA moha TUTa gyaa| unhoMne unake pAsa dIkSA le lI kiMtu ratna se apanA moha ve tyAga nahIM ske| unhoMne mahAvIra pATa paramparA 157

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apane sAMsArika putra ke nimitta se vaha ratna voharA liyA / nissaMdeha unakA AgamAdhyayana-jJAnasarjana suvizAla thaa| unakI vaktRtva kalA bhI nissaMdeha prabhAvaka thii| kiMtu ve basa apane ratnoM ke prati Asakti kA tyAga nahIM kara pA rahe the| kAlakrama meM ve AcArya pada se vibhUSita hue| unakA Agamana eka bAra dhavalaka nagara meM huaa| subaha pravacana zravaNa kara gayA sughana zrAvaka (vIzA poravADa) dopahara meM vaMdana karane AyA to usane upakaraNa kA paDilehaNa karate AcArya ratnAkara sUri ke sannikaTa ratna par3e dekhe| usakA samyak zrAvakatva jAgRta ho utthaa| unake jaise vidvAna, bahuzruta AcAryavRMda ko usane yuktipUrvaka sanmArga para lAne kI pratijJA kI / usa vivekI zrAvaka ne pAsa jAkara unheM vaMdanA kI aura bolA ki maiM eka gAthA kA artha pUchanA cAhatA huuN| ratnAkara sUri jI ne svIkRti dI to vaha bolA - mahAvIra pATa paramparA dosasaya mUla jAlaM puvvarisi vivajjiyaM jaivaMtaM / atthaM vahasi anatthaM kIsa anatthaM tavaM carasi ? chaha mahIne taka bAra-bAra vaha eka hI zloka kA artha unase pUchatA rahA / antataH ratnAkara sUri jI jaisI bhadrika saralAtmA kA AtmaciMtana jagA jisase unheM atyaMta AtmaglAni huii| unakI najara apane hI ratnoM para gaI aura unhoMne socA ki jaba taka maiM yaha 'jAla' apane pAsa rakhUMgA taba taka parigraha tyAga kA artha kaise kara sakUMgA? usa dina unhoMne zrAvaka ko ghaMToM taka usa zloka kA artha samajhAyA aura ratnoM kA cUrA - cUrA kara diyA evaM mAgha sudi 7 vi.saM. 1371 ke dina zatruMjaya tIrtha para huI aitihAsika pratiSThA ke samaya 25 zlokoM Atma- AlocanA va vairAgyataraMgiNI yukta saMskRta bhASA meM 'ratnAkara paccIsI' kI racanA kii| 158

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48. AcArya zrImad somatilaka sUrIzvara jI saMgha-tilaka sUri somatilaka jI, jJAna rUpa aakaar| gacchamohamukta medhAdhAraka, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| AcArya somaprabha sUrIzvara jI ke anya ziSyoM se adhika dIrghAyu evaM yogya hone para somatilaka sUri jI bhagavAna mahAvIra kI paramojjvala pATa paramparA ke 48veM paTTadhara bne| ve rUpasaMpadA evaM jJAna saMpadA ke dhanI the| kaI mahattvapUrNa racanAoM ke ve sarjaka rhe| unhoMne apane kaI ziSyoM ko zAsana prabhAvanA ke lie taiyAra kiyA thaa| janma evaM dIkSA : vi.saM. 1355 ke mAgha mahIne meM unakA isa pRthvItala para janma huaa| janma se hI ve zArIrika kAMti ke sAtha bauddhika zakti ke dhanI the| unakA pArivArika saMbaMdha prAgvAT (poravAla) jAti se thaa| caudaha varSa kI Ayu meM vi.saM. 1369 meM unhoMne dIkSA grahaNa kI tathA ve tapAgacchIya somaprabha sUri jI ke ziSya bne| unakI nizrA meM rahakara ve saMyama sAdhanA ke zikhara taka phuNce| zAsana prabhAvanA : somatilaka sUri jI apane saMyama meM itanI drutagati se Age bar3he ki mAtra 18 varSa kI Ayu meM AcArya somaprabha sUri jI ne unheM mahattvapUrNa - sUri pada para pratiSThita kara diyaa| somaprabha sUri jI kI chAyA meM vikasita hue bahupratApI somatilaka jI kI AcArya padavI vi.saM. 1373 meM hue| unake AcArya padavI mahotsava para jaMgharAla ke saMghapati gajarAja ne 2.5 lAkha TakA kharca kiyaa| isake kucha mahIne bAda hI AcArya somaprabha sUri jI kAladharma ko prApta hue evaM gaccha saMcAlana kA saMpUrNa dAyitva ina para A gyaa| usa kAla kI prazastiyoM meM inake rUpa lAvaNya kI prazaMsA karate hue aneka vizeSaNa die haiN| jaise - caMdragacche pradyotanAbha, sarvAbhimata-sumati, jJAnendukAMtivirAjamAna, sarvAgAvayavasuMdara ityAdi jisase inake zarIra va jJAna kA teja jJAta hotA hai| inakA dUsarA nAma vidyAtilaka thaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 159

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gacchamamatva meM AcAryazrI kA vizvAsa nahIM thaa| anya gacchoM ke bhinna-bhinna sAdhuoM se inakA bahuta prema thaa| isI se prabhAvita hokara kharataragacchIya AcArya jinaprabha sUri jI ke ziSya ne 700 nae stotra race aura somatilaka sUri jI ko samarpita kie| yaha usa samaya kI advitIya Azcaryajanaka ghaTanA thii| AcArya somatilaka sUri jI ke zrAvaka bhakta-seTha jagatasiMha evaM unake putra mahaNa siMha itihAsa ke prasiddha jaina zrAvaka haiM jinhoMne jaMgala meM yA jela meM, kabhI pratikramaNa nahIM chor3A, yaha saba sUri jI kA hI prabhAva rhaa| anekoM jainoM ko paramAtmA kA saccA upAsaka banAkara somatilaka sUri jI ne zAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| / sAhitya racanA : isake dvArA racita kucha mahattvapUrNa kRtiyAM isa prakAra haiM1) vi.saM. 1387 (IsvI san 1321) meM racita - saptatizatasthAna prakaraNa 2) 387 gAthAyukta bRhannavyakSetra-samAsa sUtra 3) somaprabha sUri jI dvArA racita 28 yamaka stutiyoM para TIkA (vRtti) 4) pRthvIdharasAdhu-pratiSThita-jinastotra 5) 'zrImadvIra stuveH' ityAdi kamalabaMdha stavana 6) siddhAMta stava para avacUri 7) caturvizatijinastavana vRtti 8) zajayAtrAvarNana va tIrtharAjastuti 1) paccIsa arthayukta kAvya evaM aneka stotra-stavana 10) SaDdarzanasamuccaya para 1252 zlokapramANa laghuvRtti unakI varNanAtmaka zailI suMdara thii| 'zatrujayayAtrA vRttAMta' meM unhoMne zatrujaya (pAlItANA) tIrtha kI yAtrA daramyAna kitane jinamaMdira, kisa maMdira kA nAma kyA, kisa jagaha kitanI pratimAeM - ityAdi bAtoM kA suMdara vivecana kara bhAvapUrvaka stavanA kI hai jo usa samaya kI bAtoM ko spaSTa ujAgara karatA hai| 'sattarisayaThANa pagaraNa' (saptatizatasthAna prakaraNa) meM tIrthaMkara paramAtmA saMbaMdhI 170 bAtoM mahAvIra pATa paramparA 160

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kA rocaka varNana hai| isakI racanA saMghapati hema kI vinatI para AcAryazrIjI ne kI thii| saMgha vyavasthA : vi.saM. 1377 meM varSA ke abhAva meM gujarAta meM bhayaMkara duSkAla par3A thaa| usa samaya inhoMne apane gaccha kA kuzala saMrakSaNa va mArgadarzana kiyaa| gaccha ke saMcAlana va vyavasthA ke lie inhoMne padamtilaka jI, jo inase dIkSA meM eka varSa bar3he the, unako AcAryapada pradAna kiyA evaM anukrama se apane bhI 3 prabhAvaka ziSyoM kA AcArya pada para pratiSThita kiyA1) AcArya caMdrazekhara sUri - inakA janma vi.saM. 1373 meM huaa| bAraha varSa kI Ayu meM inhoMne dIkSA lI aura 20 varSa kI Ayu meM AcArya bane va vi.saM. 1423 meM kAladharma ko prApta hue| ve maMtra zAstra meM nipuNa the evaM choTe bar3e upadravoM kA nirAkaraNa karane meM samartha the| AcArya jayAnaMda sUri - inakA janma vi.saM. 1380 meM huaa| bAraha varSa kI Ayu meM dha rAnagarI meM inakI dIkSA, vi.saM. 1420 meM AcArya pada va vi.saM. 1441 meM kAladharma huaa| unakI sthUlibhadracaritra, devaprabhastotra, sAdhAraNa jinastotra Adi kRtiyAM ullekhanIya haiN| anekoM brAhmaNoM ko bhI inhoMne pratibodhita kiyaa| AcArya devasuMdara sUri - AcArya somatilaka sUri jI ne koDinAra meM aMbikA devI ko sAkSya kara agalA gacchanAyaka kauna ho, aisA puuchaa| ataH unhoMne devasuMdara sUri ko apanA paTTadhara ghoSita kiyaa| jayAnaMda sUri jI kA bhI ve pUrNa bahumAna karate the| kAladharma : . grAmAnugrAma vicaraNa kara sarvavirati evaM dezavirati dharma se logoM ko jor3ate-jor3ate 69 varSa kI Ayu meM ve vi.saM. 1424 meM kAladharma ko prApta hue| ziSya AcArya caMdrazekhara kA jisa varSa kAladharma huA, usake agale hI varSa inakA bhI svargavAsa sabhI ke lie AghAta rhaa| 'gurvAvalI' graMtha ke anusAra usa dina AkAza meM viziSTa prakAza chAyA tathA devI padmAvatI ne sabhI caturvidha saMgha ko sUcita kiyA ki AcArya somatilaka sUri jI svarga meM saudharmendra samAna deva bane haiN| 3) mahAvIra pATa paramparA 161

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49. AcArya zrImad devasundara sUrIzvara jI jJAnaguNabhUSaNa bhaviSyadarzI saMrakSaNa zAstrabhaMDAra / suMdaratama AcArya devasuMdara jI, nit vaMdana bArambAra // apane kAla meM meM vinaSTa hote jA rahe Agama ityAdi zAstroM kI prAcIna pratiyoM kI pratilipi karAne vAle bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI ke 49veM paTTadhara AcArya devasuMdara sUri jI ne anekoM graMtha bhaNDAroM kA jIrNoddhAra karAyA jisake lie vartamAna meM bhI saba inake RNI haiN| janma evaM dIkSA : vi.saM. 1396 meM pa.pU. devasuMdara sUri jI kA janma huA / ATha varSa kI Ayu meM pUjya somatilaka sUri jI ke pravacanoM se prerita hokara vairAgya kI bhAvanA jagI / ataH vi.saM. 1404. meM mahezvara gA~va (mahesANA ) meM unake karakamaloM se dIkSA grahaNa kI evaM unake ziSya bane / unake zarIra para uttama lakSaNa evaM cinha the jisase sabhI prabhAvita hote the aura vo inakI bhavyatA kA saMketa bnaa| zAsana prabhAvanA : inakI zAsana prabhAvanA kI yogyatA dekhate hue AcArya somatilaka sUri jI ne caitra sudi 10 vi.saM. 1420 pATaNa meM siMhAka pallIvAla dvArA Ayojita atibhavya utsava meM AcArya pada pradAna kiyA tathA nAma AcArya devasudaMra sUri rkhaa| aMbikA devI ke saMketa se unhoMne devasuMdara sUri jI ko apanA uttarAdhikArI niyukta kiyaa| pahale zAstroM ko tAr3apatroM para likhavAne kI prathA thI kiMtu devasuMdara sUri jI ke samaya isa prathA meM pheraphAra huA / tAr3apatroM kI prApti durlabha hotI gaI evaM kAgajoM kI pravRtti bar3hatI gii| tAr3apatroM kA sthAna kAgaja lene lage evaM purAne graMthoM kA nAza hone lgaa| ataH apane paTTaziSya somasuMdara sUri jI ke sAtha milakara devasuMdara sUri jI ne khaMbhAta va pATaNa ke graMthoM kI pratilipiyAM kAgaja para krvaaii| unake hRdaya meM basa eka hI bhAva thA ki mere Ane vAlI pIr3hiyoM ko jinavANI ke anamola graMthoM kA abhAva na ho| aneka zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM ko bhI unhoMne isa kArya meM mahAvIra pATa paramparA 162

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jor3A | seTha narasiMha osavAla ke putra mAlajI ko upadeza dekara vi.saM. 1437 meM Azvina vadI 1, zanivAra ko khaMbhAta meM 'dharmasaMgrahaNI' graMtha likhvaayaa| malayasiMha poravAla kI patnI sAudevI ko upadeza dekara pATaNa meM vi.saM. 1444 meM zrI Avazyaka sUtra, caityavaMdana cUrNi Adi graMtha tAr3apatra va kAgaja para likhvaae| AbU ke 'sudarzanA caritra' ko likhavAkara pATaNa jJAnabhaMDAra ko bheMTa karavAI ityAdi / AcArya jayAnaMda sUri jI aura AcArya devasuMdara sUri jI ke upadeza se unake gurudeva ke nAma para khaMbhAta meM vi.saM. 1447 meM bhaTTAraka somaMtilakasUri graMthabhaMDAra sthApita huA / jainadharma ke kaTTara virodhI vaDodarA ke maMtrI sAraMga ke vedoM-upaniSadoM ke praznoM ko bhI samAdhAna pradAna kara vidvattA kA paricaya diyA evaM use bhI jaina bnaayaa| isI prakAra inake lakSaNoM se prabhAvita hokara pATaNa meM 300 yogiyoM ke guru udayIpA yogI ne devasuMdara sUri jI ke pAsa Akara vaMdana va sASTAMga namaskAra kiyaa| isa prakAra jainoM va jainettaroM meM apanA prabhAva chor3ate hue jinazAsana prabhAvanA ke aneka kArya pUjya AcArya devasuMdara sUri jI ne kie| inake eka ajJAta ziSya ne usa kAla meM race graMtha meM devasuMdara jI ko guru rUpa meM vaMdana karate hue tatkAlIna bhASA meM likhA hai arihaMta siddha Ayariya uvajjhAya, sAhu suguru devasuMdara sUri pAya / vaMdiya suya sAmaNi samarevi, dhamma kakkapa bhaNisu saMkheti || sAhitya racanA : AcArya devasuMdara sUri jI dvArA likhA gayA 'staMbhana pArzvanAtha stavana' upalabdha hotA hai| yaha 25 zlokoM meM nibaddha bhaktipradhAna kRti hai| inakI preraNA se inake ziSyaratnoM ne anekAneka sAhitya rcaa| inake sAnidhya meM aneka jJAnabhaMDAra vikasita hue / saMgha vyavasthA : AcArya devasuMdara sUri jI ke nAyakatva meM tapAgaccha unnati ko prApta thaa| zuddha samAcArI kA pAlana karanA, Apasa meM dveSa ke bajAe prema kI sthApanA karanA, Agama ke pratyeka vacana ke prati vaphAdArI rakhanA evaM AtmA kA kalyANa karanA, aise caturmukhI AdhAra para saMgha kA unhoMne saMcAlana kiyA / inakA ziSya parivAra bRhad thA, usameM vizeSa rUpa se 5 ziSya AcArya pada ko prApta hue mahAvIra pATa paramparA 163

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1) AcArya jJAnasAgara sUri - inhoMne Avazyaka sUtra, oghaniyukti Adi graMthoM para avacUrI, munisuvrata svAmI stavana, ghanaughanavakhaNDa pArzvanAtha stavana Adi kI racanA kii| AcArya kulamaMDana sUri - inhoMne siddhAntAlApakoddhAra, vizvazrIdhara Adi 18 cakrabandha stavana, hArabaMdha stavana ityAdi kI racanA kii| AcArya guNaratna sUri - inakA cAritra duSkara kahA jAtA thA, utkRSTa niyamoM ko pAlate the| inhoMne kriyAratnasamuccaya, SaDdarzana samuccaya kI bRhavRtti, oghaniyukti uddhAra, guruparvakramavarNanam Adi rce| 4) AcArya somasuMdara sUri - ye inake paTTadhara bne| inakA vizeSa paricaya AgAmI pRSThoM meM diyA gayA hai| 5) AcArya sAdhuratna sUri - inake kRta graMtha - yatijItakalpavRtti evaM navatattva avacUri prasiddha hai| inakI preraNA se zaMkhalapura ke 12 gAMvoM meM jIvadayA pAlI gii| inake uparAnta bhI 84 padavIdhara vibhUtiyAM inake ziSya evaM AjJAnuvartI parivAra ko Alokita karatI thiiN| mahattarA sAdhvI cAritracUlA, mahattarA sAdhvI bhuvanacUlA Adi bhI zramaNIsaMgha ke uttarottara utthAna meM prayAsarata thii| pratiSThita jinapratimAeM - inake dvArA pratiSThApita kucha jinapratimAeM prApta hotI haiN| jaise - 1. pArzvanAtha derAsara, narasiMhajI kI pola, bar3odarA meM prApta phAlguna sudi 8 vi.saM. 1447 kI prtimaa| 2. anupUrti lekha, AbU ke lekha anusAra phAlguna sudi 2 budhavAra vi.saM. 1458 meM pratiSThita prtimaa| 3. bar3A maMdira, nAgaura meM prApta zrAvaNa sudi 11, guruvAra vi.saM. 1461 kI pratiSThita prtimaa| 4. AdinAtha jinAlaya, mAlapurA meM prApta jyeSTha vadi 11 vi.saM. 1465 kI pratiSThita prtimaa| 5. AdinAtha maMdira, kherAlu meM prApta zrAvaNa sudi 10 vi.saM. 1466 kI pratiSThita prtimaa| 6. ciMtAmaNi pArzvanAtha jinAlaya, bIkAnare meM prApta vaizAkha sudi 7 vi.saM. 1467 kI prtimaa| 7. mAdhavalAla bAbU kA derAsara, pAlItANA meM prApta pratiSThita jinprtimaa| 8. jagavallabha pArzvanAtha derAsara, nIzApola, ahamadAbAda meM prApta phAlguna sudi 3 vi.saM. 1469 mahAvIra pATa paramparA 164

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kI pratiSThita jinprtimaa| kAladharma : rAyakhaMDa vaDalI ke vIzA poravAr3a ne tAraMgA tIrtha meM ajitanAtha jI kI pratiSThA krvaaii| usake bAda vi.saM. 1492 meM pa.pU devasuMdara sUri jI oDachA meM isa nazvara deha kA parityAga kara kAladharma ko prApta hue| usa samaya unake paTTaziSya AcArya somasuMdara sUri jI devapATaNa meM vicara rahe the| devasuMdara sUri jI ke parama bhakta seTha dhArazI ne 15 dinoM kA upavAsa karake zAsana deva ko sAdhya kiyaa| usa deva ne seTha ko batAyA ki mahAvideha kSetra virAjita zrI sImaMdhara svAmI ne pharamAyA hai ki devasuMdara sUri jI tIsare bhava meM janma-jarA-mRtyu se mukta hokara mokSa prApta kreNge| aise Asanna bhavya gurudeva ko smaraNakara caturvidha saMgha ne svayaM ko kRtArtha mahasUsa kiyaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 165

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50. AcArya zrImad somasuMdara sUrIzvara jI tapa japa jJAna saMyama suvAsI, ardhazataka pttttdhaar| saddharmadhurINa AcArya somasuMdara, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| jJAnayoga-bhaktiyoga-tapayoga-karmayoga ke caturmukhI dharmaratha dvArA jinavANI kI siMha garjanA karake zAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 50veM paTTadhara AcArya vijaya somasuMdara sUri jI mahArAja ne apane yuga meM adbhuta saMyama krAMti kA zaMkhanAda kiyA evaM vIra zAsana kA pratyeka puSpa sadiyoM taka gauravAnvita ho, aise mahanIya kArya kie| janma evaM dIkSA : ___ pAlanapura meM seTha sajjanasiMha evaM unakI patnI mANakadevI ke sadgArhasthya ke yoga se unheM saMtAnotpatti kA sukha milane vAlA thaa| garbhAvasthA ke daurAna mAtrA ne soma (caMdramA) apane svapnoM meM dekhaa| ataH mArgazIrSa (mAgha) vadi 14 zukravAra vi.saM. 1430 meM janmeM uttama lakSaNoM vAle putra kA nAma unhoMne 'somacaMda' rkhaa| ___ mAtra 7 varSa kI alpAyu meM mAtA-pitA kI AjJA lekara bAlaka ne vi.saM. 1437 meM AcArya jayAnaMda sUri jI kA ziSyatva grahaNa kiyaa| usakA nAma - 'muni somasuMdara' rakhA gyaa| bAlavaya meM kaccI miTTI kI taraha buddhi ke dhanI hone ke kAraNa unake gurudevoM ne kuzala zilpakAra kI bhA~ti muni somasuMdara ko bahuta acche se pddh'aayaa| jJAnasAgara sUri jI Adi gItArtho kI nizrA meM vidyAdhyayana kara munirAja caMdramA kI zazikalAoM kI bhA~ti vikasita hue| zAsana prabhAvanA: _ vi.saM. 1450 meM unheM upAdhyAya pada para pratiSThita kiyA gayA evaM mAtra 27 varSa kI Ayu meM vi.saM. 1457 meM pATaNa meM seTha narasiMha osavAla ke utsava meM AcArya devasuMdara sUri jI ne apane hAtha se inheM AcArya pada kA vAsakSepa diyA tathA ye AcArya somasundara sUri ke nAma se prakhyAta hue| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 166

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devasuMdara sUri jI ke sAtha milakara pATaNa aura khaMbhAta ke jJAnabhaMDAroM ke tADapatrIya graMtha kahIM naSTa na ho jAe, isa bhAvanA se unheM punaH kAgajoM para likhvaayaa| musalamAnoM ke bar3hate prabhAva se jaina muni, jina pratimAeM evaM jinavANI svarUpa zAstroM ko kSati ho rahI thI kiMtu AcArya zrI jI ne yathAzakti sabakA DaTakara sAmanA kiyaa| vi.saM. 1470 meM unhoMne mAMDavagar3ha meM cAturmAsa kiyaa| saMgrAma siMha sonI zrAvaka gurudeva kI vANI se isa prakAra prabhAvita thA ki bhagavatI sUtra para gurudeva ke vyAkhyAna meM " goyamA " zabda AtA, to vaha eka-eka suvarNa mohara arpita karatA thA / usane 36,000 sonAmohareM, usakI mAtA ne 18,000 tathA usakI patnI ne 9000 sonAmohareM car3hAI thii| isa jJAnadravya se usane sacitra kalpasUtra kI pratiyAM, kAlikAcArya kathA Adi likhavAkara sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko vohraaii| somasuMdara sUri jI ke mukha se lakSmI aura sarasvatI donoM, pravAhita hotI thI, aisA kahane meM koI atizayokti nahIM hai| AcAryazrI jI ke upadeza se zA. meghajI osavAla ne bhI pAvAgar3ha, sopArA, sultAnapura, mahAkAMThA Adi anekoM jagaha jIrNoddhAra, upAzraya nirmANa, jinapratimA pratiSThA Adi ke lAbha lie / Aja jo nayanaramya-nayanAbhirAma zrI rANakapura tIrtha dRSTigocara hotA hai, usakI pratiSThA kA zreya bhI AcAryazrI ko hI jAtA hai| dharaNAzAha poravAla dvArA nirmita caturmukha trailokya dIpaka jinaprAsAda (rANakapura) kI pratiSThA AcArya somasuMdara sUri jI ne phAlguna vadi 5, vi.saM. 1496 meM kraaii| usa samaya 4 AcArya, 9 upAdhyAya evaM 500 munivara vidyamAna the| AcArya somasuMdara sUri jI ne pauSa sudi 5. vi.saM. 1478 meM mevAr3a meM jAvara grAma meM zrAvaka dhanapAla ke saMgha meM zAMtinAtha jI ke jinaprAsAda kI pratiSThA kraaii| usa avasara para unake sAtha AcArya munisuMdara sUri, AcArya jayacaMdra sUri, AcArya bhuvanasuMdara sUri, AcArya jinasuMdara sUri, AcArya jinakIrti sUri, AcArya vizAlarAja sUri, AcArya ratnazekhara sUri, AcArya udayanaMdI sUri, mahopAdhyAya satyazekhara gaNI, maho. sUrasuMdara gaNi Adi suvizAla zramaNa - zramaNI parivAra upasthita thaa| isI prakAra posInA ke nagaraseTha vijayasiMha ke dAnavIra putra gopAla ne posInA meM pArzvanAtha jI ke 2 maMDapavAlA jinAlaya baMdhavAyA / AcArya zrI jI ne usakI pratiSThA vi.saM. 1477 meM kii| gopAla seTha ke putra arjuna ne bhI vi.saM. 1491 meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva jI kI pratimA kI pratiSThA kraaii| AcAryazrI jI ke upadeza se sonI saMgrAmasiMha ne mAMDavagar3ha meM supArzvanAtha jI kA, makSI mahAvIra pATa paramparA 167

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meM pArzvanAtha jI kA maMdira bnvaayaa| unameM se 21 jIrNoddhAra AcAryazrI dvArA hue| IDara ke nagaraseTha saMghavI vatsarAja osavAla ke putra goviMda ne AcAryazrI kI nizrA meM zatrujaya, giranAra, tAraMgA Adi tIrthoM kA saMgha nikAlA evaM vi.saM. 1479 meM somasuMdara sUri jI ke hAthoM tAraMgA tIrtha ke kumAravihAra meM ajitanAtha jI kI naI pratimA bhraaii| __ zAstroM kI surakSA hetu bhI somasuMdara sUri jI pratibaddha the| unake sadupadeza se seTha dharamazI poravAr3a ne pATaNa meM graMthabhaMDAra sthApita kiyaa| usake lie vi.saM. 1474 meM 1,00,000 zloka aura vi.saM. 1481 meM 2,00,000 zlokAtmaka Agama Adi graMtha likhvaae| vi.saM. 1498 meM unakI preraNA se 'jaina siddhAMta bhaNDAra' kI sthApanA kI gii| caturmukhI dizA meM jainadharma kI jAho-jalAlI ho rahI thii| zAsana ke vividha kSetroM ke kArya AcAryazrI ne sampanna kraae| sAhitya racanA : AcArya somasuMdara sUri jI dvArA racita kRtiyAM isa prakAra haiM1) ArAdhanA rAsa (vi.saM. 1450) 2) upadezamAlA bAlAvabodha (vi.saM. 1485) 3) SaSThizataka bAlAvabodha (vi.saM. 1496) 4) yogazAstra bAlAvabodha 5) bhaktAmara stotra bAlAvabodha 6) ArAdhanA patAkA bAlAvabodha 7) SaDAvazyaka bAlAvabodha 8) navatattva bAlAvabodha (vi.saM.1502) . 9) aSTAdaza stavI (vi.saM. 1490) ___10) AturapratyAkhyAna TIkA 11) Avazyaka niyukti avacUri 12) ilAdurgaRSabha-jinastavana 13) caityavandana sUtra bhASya ttiikaa| 14) jinakalyANakAdi stavana 15) jinabhava stotra 16) pArzva stotra 17) zrAddhajIta kalpavRtti 18) SaTbhASAmaya stava 19) saptatikA sUtra-cUrNi 20) sAdhu sAmAcArI kulaka 21) yatijItakalpa ratnakoza 22) arbudakalpa neminAtha navarasa (vi.saM. 1480) 23) sthUlibhadra phAga (vi.saM. 1491) 24) navakhaMDa pArzvanAthASTaka mahAvIra pATa paramparA 168

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25) zabda navastava 26) bhASyatrayacUrNi Adi 27) catuH zaraNa prakIrNaka saMskRta avacUri vividha viSayoM para AcAryazrI kI lekhanI unakI vidvattA kA paricAyaka hai| unake graMthoM kI zailI sarala, spaSTa evaM suMdara thI evaM kAvyabaddha racanAeM bhI bhASA ke sauMdarya se paripUrNa rhii| saMgha vyavasthA : inakI nizrA meM 1800 kriyApAtra sAdhu vicarate the| inake anekAneka samartha ziSya the, jinameM inake paTTadhara AcArya munisuMdara sUri jI, 'kRSNasarasvatI' birud dhAraka AcArya jayasuMdara sUri jI, mahAvidyA viDambana Tippana lekhaka AcArya bhuvanasundara sUri jI, dIpAvalI kalpa racayitA AcArya jinasuMdara sUri jI ityAdi haiN| ___ AcAryapada prApti ke dina se hI gaccha ke yoga aura kSema kA dAyitva inhoMne sNbhaalaa| apane gaccha meM zithilAcAra ke unmUlana ke lie aneka prakAra ke kadama utthaae| vi.saM. 1457 meM kriyoddhAraparaka kaThora kadama ke rUpa meM sAdhumaryAdA-paTTaka bnaayaa| jo usakA paripAlana nahIM karatA thA, use saMgha se bahiSkRta karane kA sAmarthya unameM thaa| caityavAsa kA bhI khUba virodha unhoMne kiyaa| sAdhu-sAdhvI jI ke 36 bola isa prakAra haiM1) jJAnArAdhana hetu pratidina 5 gAthA yAda karanA aura kramavAra guru samIpe artha grahaNa krnaa| 2) dUsaroM ko par3hAne hetu 5 gAthA likhanI aura par3hane vAle ko kramAnusAra 5-5 gAthA pddh'aanii| 3) varSA Rtu meM 500, zizira Rtu meM 800, grISma Rtu meM 300 gAthA kA sajjhAya 4) navapadAtmaka navakAra maMtra kA pratidina 100 bAra raTana krnaa| 5) eka vakta 5 bar3e namutthuNaM kA devavandana athavA 2-3 vakta yathAzakti Alasarahita devavaMdana krnaa| 6) hara aSTamI, caudasa ke dina nikaTatama sabhI maMdira juhAranA aura sabhI munibhagavatoM ko vaMdana krnaa| zeSa dinoM meM 1 jinamaMdira to avazya hI jaanaa| 7) hamezA vaDila sAdhu ko trikAla vaMdana karanA aura bImAra, vRddhAdi muniyoM kI vaiyAvacca mahAvIra pATa paramparA 169

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krnaa| 8) sthaMDila-mAtrA jAne hetu yA AhArapAnI voharane jAte rAste meM IryAsamiti paalnaa| pramArjanApUrvaka hI calanA athavA 5 khamAsamaNa kI AlocanA lenaa| 10) bhASAsamiti pAlanA athavA IriyAvahiya pUrvaka 1 logassa kI aalocnaa| 11) pratilekhanA karate samaya bolanA nhiiN| 12) eSaNAsamiti pAlanA, dhovaNa vAlA sacitta jala nahIM lenaa| ' 13) AdAnabhaMDamattanikSepaNA samiti paalnaa| upadhi pramukha pU~jI pramArjI bhUmi para sthApita krnaa| 14) DAMDA pramukha upadhi badaleM to 1 AyaMbila athavA 100 gAthA kA sajjhAya krnaa| 15) pAriSThApanikA samiti paalnaa| bhojana paraThate kisI jIva kA nAza ho to nIvi krnaa| 16) sthaMDila, mAtrA vagairaha karane ke paraThane sthAna para 'aNujANaha jassuggaho' prathama kahanA aura paraThane ke bAda 3 bAra 'vosire' khnaa| 17) mana/vacana rAgAkula ho to 1 nIvi krnaa| kAyA kI kuceSTA ho to upavAsa (Ayabila) krnaa| 18) beindriya pramukha jIvoM kI virAdhanA ho to jitanI indriyA~, utane nIvi krnaa| 19) guru dvArA gocarI dekhe binA nahIM vaaprnaa| 20) eka strI ke sAtha vArtAlApa nahIM krnaa| 21) sUryAsta se 2 ghar3I pUrva jalapAna khatma krnaa| rAtri meM ukAlA-pAnI na vaaprnaa| 22) sUryodaya ke bAda sUrya dikha jAne para jalapAna krnaa| aNAhArI auSadhi bhI upAzraya meM rakhanA-rakhavAnA nhiiN| 23) yathAzakti tapAcAra pAlanA / yogavahana kare binA avagrahita bhikSA na laanaa| 24) AyaMbila / nIvi meM vigaya nahIM vAparanA athavA AlocanA lenaa| 25) usa daramyAna 3 nIvI lagAtAra ho aura vigaI vAparane ke dina niviyAtAM grahaNa na karanA aura 2 dina lagAtAra khAsa kAraNa ke binA vigaI nahIM vaaprnaa| 26) pratyeka aSTamI caudasa ko yathAzakti upavAsa krnaa| 27) pratidina dravya-kSetra-kAla-bhAva kA abhigraha lenA athavA jItakalpAnusAra praayshcit| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 170

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28) vIryAcAra yathAzakti pAlanA / pA~ca gAthAoM ke artha kA ciMtana karanA / 29) saMyama mArga prasAdaka mahAtmAoM se 5 hitazikSA grahaNa karanA va anyoM ko denA / hara roja karmakSaya ke hetu 20-24 logassa kA kAusagga karanA / 31 ) nidrAdi pramAda na karanA / mANDalI ke niyama kA pAlana karanA / 30) 32) bAla sAdhu, glAna (bImAra ) sAdhu, vRddha sAdhu kI paDilehana meM sahAyatA karanA / 33) upAzraya meM praveza karate samaya nisIhi nikalate samaya Avassahi khnaa| nahIM to jahA~ yAda Ae vahA~ navakAra maMtra ginanA / 34-35) kArya prasaMge vRddha sAdhuoM ko 'he bhagavan pasAya karI' aura choTe sAdhuzrI ko 'icchakAra ' kahane kA bhUla jAe, to jaba-jaba yAda Ave, taba-taba micchAmi dukkar3a kahanA va vaha bhUla jAve, to koI yAda dilAve to turaMta navakAramaMtra ginanA / 36 ) vaDila sAdhu ke pUche binA koI vizeSa vastu lenA-denA nahIM ityAdi / sAdhu maryAdA paTTaka ke uparokta niyama atyaMta saMkSepa meM yahA~ likhe haiN| somasuMdara sUri jI vistRta rUpa se inakA ullekha kiyaa| inake parizIlana se jJAta hotA hai ki sAmAnya sAdha . - sAdhvI jI meM zithilAcAra inatA adhika ho cukA thA ki AcAryazrI jI ko zramaNa - zramaNI varga ko unake maulika mUlabhUta samAcArI kA punaH smaraNa karAnA pdd'aa| isake anusaMdhAna se jJAta hotA hai ki inase pUrva kinhIM vijaya caMdra sUri jI ne apane sAdhu sAdhviyoM ko anekoM chUTa de dI, jaise sAdhu ko vastroM ke poTale rakhane kI chUTa hamezA vigaya vAparane kI chUTa vastra dhone kI chUTa gocarI meM phala-sabjI grahaNa karane kI chUTa nIvi ke paccakkhAna meM ghI vAparane kI chUTa sAdhvI dvArA lAe AhAra kI sAdhu ko vAparane kI chUTa gRhasthoM ke sAtha sadA pratikramaNa karane kI chUTa mahAvIra pATa paramparA 171

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- lepa kI sannidhi rakhane kI chUTa, ityaadi| ye dhIre-dhIre itane jyAdA vistRta ho gaI ki sAdhu-sAdhviyoM meM paryApta mAtrA meM zithilAcAra vyApta ho gayA evaM isI kAraNa somasuMdara jI ko unheM sahI mArga para lAne hetu aise paTTaka kI racanA kara unheM AgamAnusAra AcaraNa karane kA mArgadarzana va nirdezana pradAna kiyaa| anya gaccha vAle sAdhu-sAdhvI jI bhI prAyazcitta lene inake pAsa Ate the| pratiSThita jinapratimAeM : . ___ AcArya somasuMdara sUri jI ne anekoM sthaloM para hajAroM pratimAoM kI pratiSThAeM kraaii| usa samaya kI pratiSThita pratimAeM Aja kucha mUlasthAna para hI haiM. evaM kucha anyatra pahu~ca gii| bhinna-bhinna sthaloM para unake dvArA pratiSThita pratimAeM prApta hotI haiN| unameM se kucha isa prakAra haiM1) munisuvrata jinAlaya, mAlapurA meM prApta munisuvrata svAmI jI kI pASANa (patthara) prtimaa| (lekhAnusAra jyeSTha sudi 5, vi.saM. 1470 meM pratiSThita) 2) kharataragacchIya bar3A maMdira, tUlapaTTI, kalakattA meM prApta pArzvanAtha jI kI dhAtu kI prtimaa| (lekhAnusAra mAgha vadi 11 ravivAra vi.saM. 1475 meM pratiSThita) . 3) kuMthunAtha derAsara, vaDanagara meM prApta abhinaMdana svAmI jI kI dhAtu kI prtimaa| (lekhAnusAra mAgha vadi 4 vi.saM. 1479 meM prtisstthit)| ciMtAmaNi jI kA maMdira, gvAliyara meM prApta mahAvIra svAmI jI kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra phAlguna sudi 3 zanivAra, vi.saM. 1482 meM pratiSThita) kalyANa pArzvanAtha derAsara, vIsanagara meM prApta dharmanAtha jI kI dhAtu kI jinapratimA (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha sudi 3 vi.saM. 1484 meM pratiSThita) . bAvana jinAlaya, udayapura ke bhUgarbha meM saMrakSita prApta naMdIzvara paTTa para utkIrNa lekha ke anusAra vaizAkha sudi 3 budhavAra vi.saM. 1485 meM prtisstthit| 7) jaina maMdira, bhIlaDiyA tIrtha meM prApta pArzvanAtha jI kI pratimA para utkIrNa lekha ke anusAra mArgazIrSa vadi 5 guruvAra vi.saM. 1488 meM prtisstthit| 8) zAMtinAtha jinAlaya, rAdhanapura meM prApta pArzvanAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekha ke mahAvIra pATa paramparA 172

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anusAra vaizAkha sudi 3 vi.saM. 1490 meM pratiSThita) 9) ajitanAtha jinAlaya, sirohI meM prApta AdinAtha jI kI paMcatIrthI pratimA (lekha ke anusAra mAgha sudi 5, vi.saM. 1495 meM pratiSThita) trailokya dIpaka prAsAda, rANakapura to sarvaprasiddha hI hai| inake alAvA ahamadAbAda, AbU, ajamera, bhaiMsarogar3ha, kherAlu, ratalAma, delavAr3A, cavelI, mer3atA, pATar3I, khaMbhAta, IDara, jayapura, baDodarA, tAraMgA, bharUca, madrAsa, pATaNa, nADola, sAMDesara, karer3A, tharAda, koTA ityAdi anekoM-anekoM jagaha unake dvArA usa samaya kI pratiSThita jinapratimAeM Aja bhI prApta hotI haiM aura pUjI jAtI haiN| kAladharma : somasuMdara sUri jI ke vizuddha zramaNAcAra kI kIrti cAroM ora prasArita ho gii| isase zithilAcArI yati varga ke mana meM unake prati vidveSAgni prajvalita huii| yati varga ne apane vizvasta . upAsaka se eka hiMsaka prakRti ke puruSa ko 500 Take (dravya) kA lAlaca dekara rAtri ke samaya somasuMdara sUri jI kA prANAnta kara dene ke lie bhejaa| vaha vyakti rAtri meM upAzraya meM praviSTa huaa| ekAnta meM soe hue AcAryazrI jI para zastra se prahAra karane ke lie jaise hI Age bar3hA, usI samaya nidrA meM karavaTa badalate hue somasuMdara sUri jI ne apane rajoharaNa se apane zarIra qA evaM pAsa kI jagaha kA pramArjana kiyA aura karavaTa badalakara so ge| caMdramA ke prakAza meM yaha adbhuta dRzya dekhate hI vaha puruSa stabdha raha gyaa| usake mana meM sahasA vicAra AyA - "jo mahApuruSa nidrita avasthA meM bhI sUkSma-atisUkSma jIva jaMtuoM para karuNA kara unheM rajoharaNa se bacAne kA prayatna karatA hai, aise karuNAnidhAna mahAn saMta kA vadha kara maiM nizcita rUpa se anaMtakAla taka dAruNa duHkha bhogatA rhuuNgaa| dhikkAra hai mujhe!" __ AtmaglAni ke bhAva se bharakara vaha puruSa AcArya zrI somasuMdara sUri jI ke caraNoM meM gira gyaa| vyakti kA sparza anubhava kara AcAryazrI jI jaage| vyakti ne saMpUrNa vRttAMta sunAyA aura kSamA maaNgii| sUrivara ne zAMta, madhura zabdoM meM usa puruSa ko Azvasta kara samyaktva kA bodha diyaa| AcArya zrI jI kA saMyamI jIvana eka Adarza udAharaNa bnaa| apane gaccha meM Agamokta cAritra kI yathAsaMbhava paripAlanA karavAte hue nADola meM vi.saM. 1499 (vi.saM. 1501) ke cAturmAsa dararamyAna meM AyuSya karma ke prabhAva se kAladharma ko prApta hue| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 173

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51. AcArya zrImad munisuMdara sUrIzvara jI sahastrAvadhAnI sUri munisuMdara jI, sAhitya ratna daataar| sarasvatI labdha prasAda guruvara, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| bhagavAn mahAvIra kI 51vIM pATa paramparA para vibhUSita evaM atiprasiddha saMtikaraM stotra ke racayitA AcArya munisuMdara sUri jI siddhasArasvata vidvAn vyaktittva the| apane aparimita jJAna ke dvArA inhoMne zrutasAgara ke aneka motI hameM pradAna kie| unakI sUrimaMtra kI sAdhanA bhI atyaMta duSkara thI, jisake bala para unhoMne jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| janma evaM dIkSA : AcArya vijaya munisuMdara sUri jI kA janma vi.saM. 1436 meM zubha nakSatra meM huaa| unakI smaraNazakti apUrva thii| sabhI unakI yAddAzta se atyaMta prabhAvita the| mAtra 7 varSa kI alpAyu meM vi.saM. 1443 meM unakI dIkSA huii| bacapana se hI unheM jJAnArjana meM ruci thii| par3hanA aura par3hate rahanA hI unheM sabase adhika priya lagatA thaa| sabhI gurudevoM ko unameM bhaviSya kA eka vidvAn saMta dikhatA thaa| devasuMdara sUri jI ke hAthoM se inakI dIkSA huii| ye somasuMdara jI ke pramukha ziSya aura jayAnaMda sUri jI ke vidyAziSya the| inakA nAma - 'muni mohananaMdana' rakhA gyaa| zAsana prabhAvanA : apane buddhikauzala evaM smaraNazakti ke kAraNa ve sahastrAvadhAnI the| sahastrAvadhAnI yAni eka hajAra praznoM ko sunakara unako yAda rakhanA evaM koI bhI saMkhyA bolane para unake dvArA usa naMbara ke prazna kA uttara denaa| tathA eka hajAra nAmoM ko dhAraNa kara unheM usI krama meM sunAnA ityaadi| muni mohananaMdana (munisuMdara) to 108 kaTorI kI AvAja sunakara unameM bhI bheda kara pAte the, aise pratibhAsaMpanna the| unheM upAdhyAya pada para pratiSThita kiyA gayA aura ve upAdhyAya munisuMdara ke nAma se vikhyAta hue| mAtra 19 varSa kI Ayu meM unhoMne nyAya, vyAkaraNa aura kAvya, ye 3 viSayoM ke paricayAtmaka 'traivedyagoSThI' graMtha likhaa| AcArya somasuMdara sUri jI ne vi.saM. 1478 taka kisI ko bhI paTTadhara sthApita nahIM kiyA thaa| eka bAra vaDanagara nivAsI seTha devarAja zrAvaka ne gurudeva ko vinatI kI, "gurudeva! Apa mahAvIra pATa paramparA 174

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apane pATa para yogya gacchanAyaka kI sthApanA kara lakSmI ke sadupayoga kA lAbha mujhe do| " AcAryazrI kI dRSTi munimaMDala para gaI evaM upAdhyAya munisuMdara gaNI para dRSTi sthira huii| devasuMdara sUri jI ke sevA meM 108 hAtha laMbA patra ' vijJapti triveNI' nAmaka kAvya munisuMdara jI ne racA jo sabhI ko siddhasena divAkara jI kI yAda dilAtA thaa| ve sadA prasannacitta rahate evaM suvizuddha AcaraNa ke dhanI the| ataH unakI yogyatA ko dekhate hue var3anagara meM mahotsava karake somasuMdara sUri jI ne unheM AcArya pada pradAna kiyA tathA apane pATa para sthApita hone kA mahattvapUrNa dAyitva sauNpaa| unheM 'AcArya munisuMdara sUri' nAma pradAna kiyA gyaa| eka bAra khaMbhAta meM vidvasabhA meM unhoMne apane jJAna kI gaMgA pravAhita kI / dakSiNa deza ke kisI paMDita kavi ne unheM 'zyAma (kAlI) sarasvatI' kA birUda pradAna kiyaa| vAdakuzala hone se unheM 'vAdigokulasAMDa' kA bhI vizeSaNa diyA gyaa| AcArya munisuMdara sUri jI ne sUrimaMtra kI 24 bAra vidhipUrvaka pIThikA sahita ArAdhanA kii| chaTTha-aThThama Adi tapasyA bhI ve niyamita rUpa se karate the| sUrimaMtra kI siddhi evaM tapasyA ke prabhAva se devI padmAvatI Adi deviyA~ - AcAryazrI ko pratyakSa thI evaM anekoM bAra vaMdana karane AtI thii| apanI pratibodhazakti ke bala para 24 bAra unhoMne caMpakarAja Adi rAjAoM se bhinna-bhinna kSetroM ke prajA para lage kara (Taiksa) mApha karAe va amAri pravartana (jIvarakSA) ke vividha kArya kie| sirohI (velavAr3A) meM utpanna duSTa devI ke marakI roga ke upadrava ko zAMta karane hetu prAkRta meM 13 gAthA vAle mahAprabhAvaka saMtikaraM stotra kI racanA kI, jo Aja bhI devasia pratikramaNa meM, pratyeka ghara meM bolA jAtA hai| yaha racanA vi.saM. 1502 meM kii| sAhitya racanA : munisuMdara sUri jI dvArA racita anekoM graMtha, stavana Adi milate haiN| devasuMdara sUri jI ko bhejA 108 hAtha laMbA mahAvijJaptipatra - tridazataraMgiNI ke nAma se vikhyAta thaa| sAhitya ke kSetra meM isakA sthAna ajor3a hai| isameM prAsAda, cakra, kamala, siMhAsana, azoka vRkSa, bherI ityAdi citroM ke sAtha 3 stotra evaM 61 taraMgoM ke sAtha unhoMne isakI racanA kI thI kiMtu Aja usameM se kevala 'gurvAvalI' nAmaka 500 zloka (gadya) vAlA vibhAga prApta haiM, jisameM mahAvIra svAmI se lekara unake samaya taka ke tapAgaccha ke AcAryoM kA saMkSipta varNana hai| apane jJAna se parilakSita mahAvIra pATa paramparA 175

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evaM bhASA ke sauMdarya se paripUrNa unakI aneka kRtiyAM Aja prApta hotI haiN| * traividhagoSThI vi.saM. 1455 (IsvI san 1399) . adhyAtma kalpadruma vi.saM. 1484 * zAMtasudhArasa vi.saM. 1455 * tridazataraMgiNI vi.saM. 1466 (IsvI san 1410) * caturvizatistotra - ratnakoza vi.saM. 1455 (IsvI san 1398) . jayAnaMda carita mahAkAvya (75000 zloka) vi.saM. 1483 (IsvI san 1427) mitracatuSkakathA vi.saM. 1487 (IsvI san 1431) * upadezaratnAkara (svopajJa vRti sahita) vi.saM. 1493 (IsvI san 1437) saMtikaraM (zAMtikara) stotra vi.saM. 1493/1503 * sImaMdhara stuti, * pAkSika sattarI, . yogazAstra ke caturtha prakAza para bAlAvabodha, vanaspati sattarI, * aMgula sattarI, * jIrApallI-pArzvanAtha-stavana vi.saM. 1473 (IsvI san 1417) * zatrujaya zrI AdinAtha-stotram vi.saM. 1476 (IsvI san 1420) . giranAramaulimaMDana-zrI-neminAtha stavana vi.saM. 1476 (IsvI san 1420) * sImaMdhara svAmi-stavanam vi.saM. 1482 (IsvI san 1426) * zrIjinapati-dvAtriMzikA vi.saM. 1483 (IsvI san 1427) * caturvizatijinakalyANaka stavanam, vRddhanagarastha - AdinAtha stavanam, ilAdurgAlaMkAra-zrIRSabhadeva stavanam, sAraNadurga-ajitanAtha-stotram, vardhamAnajinastavanam Adi inakI racanAeM haiN| ve 'siddhasArasvata' ke nAma se bhI vikhyAta the| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 176

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saMgha vyavasthA : AcArya munisuMdara sUri jI ke aneka prabhAvaka ziSya the| AcArya somasuMdara sUri jI ma. ne kriyoddhAraparaka saMgha saMcAlana kI jisa vyavasthA kA punarUddhAra kiyA thA, AcArya munisuMdara sUri jI ne bhI usI kA anusaraNa karate hue caturvidha saMgha kA kuzala saMcAlana kiyaa| munisuMdara sUri jI ke ziSyoM meM vizAlarAja sUri jI, mahopAdhyAya lakSmIbhadra gaNi jI, upAdhyAya zivasamudra gaNi jI, paM. zubhazIla gaNi jI Adi aneka sAdhu the| inakI pATa para AcArya ratnazekhara sUri jI virAjita hue| pratiSThita jinapratimAe~ : AcAryazrI jI ke karakamaloM se pratiSThita anekoM prabhu pratimAe~ Aja yatra-tatra prApta hotI haiN| unameM se pramukha isa prakAra haiM1). manamohana pArzvanAtha jinAlaya, jIrAravAr3o, khaMbhAta meM prApta tIrthaMkara prabhu kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha sudi 3 vi.saM. 1489 meM pratiSThita) 2) pArzvanAtha derAsara, nADola meM prApta AdinAtha (RSabhadeva) jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha vadi 4 vi.saM. 1497 meM pratiSThita) sumatinAtha mukhyaM bAvana jinAlaya, mAtara meM prApta munisuvrata svAmI kI dhAtu pratimA (lekhAnusAra Azvina sudi 10 vi.saM. 1499 meM pratiSThita) zrIsvAmI jI kA maMdira, rozanamohallA, AgarA meM prApta caMdraprabha svAmI jI kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha sudi 5, guruvAra, vi.saM. 1500 meM pratiSThita) zAMtinAtha jinAlaya, dezanoMka meM prApta kuMthunAtha jI kI pratimA (lekha ke anusAra vaizAkha vadi 5, somavAra, vi.saM. 1501 meM pratiSThita) / bhIDabhaMjana pArzvanAtha jinAlaya, kher3A meM prApta zItalanAtha jI caubIsI pratimA (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha sudi 2, zanivAra, vi.saM. 1501 meM pratiSThita) 7) jainamaMdira, itavArI bAjAra, nAgapura meM prApta abhinaMdana svAmI jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra jyeSTha sudi 10 vi.saM. 1501 meM pratiSThita) mahAvIra pATa paramparA 177

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8) saMbhavanAtha, derAsara, jhaverIvAr3a, ahamadAbAda evaM caMdraprabha jinAlaya, seMDaharsTa roDa, muMbaI meM prApta AdinAtha jI kI dhAtu pratimA (lekhAnusAra ASAr3ha sudi 2 vi.saM. 1501 meM pratiSThita) 9) gor3I pArzvanAtha jinAlaya, udayapura meM prApta sumatinAtha jI kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra mAgha vadI 5, guruvAra, vi.saM. 1501 meM pratiSThita) 10) ciMtAmaNi jI kA maMdira, bIkAnera meM prApta zAMtinAtha jI, vimalanAtha jI, munisuvrata __svAmI kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra mAgha vadi 6 vi.saM. 1501 meM pratiSThita) kAladharma : saMgha saMcAlana, sAhitya racanA evaM smAraka nirmANa Adi kArya karate hue pUjya AcArya munisuMdara sUri jI ne zAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| sahastrAvadhAnI AcArya vijaya munisuMdara sUri jI 67 varSa kI Ayu meM kArtika zuklA pratipadA vi.saM. 1503 ke dina zrI caraNoM meM vilIna ho ge| unakI jIvana jyoti bujha jAne para bhI unakI sAhitya jyoti ne sadA hI jinazAsana ke lie prakAza kA sarjana kiyaa| apanI puNya upAdeyatA ke bala para Aja bhI sarvatra 'saMtikara' kA paThana karate hue unakA nAma uccAraNa kara jihvA ko pavitra kiyA jAtA hai evaM tapAgaccha kI aisI divya vibhUti ko smaraNa kiyA jAtA hai| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 178

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52. AcArya zrImad ratnazekhara sUrIzvara jI zAsanaratna AcArya ratnazekhara, sAhitya apanA apaar| zrutasevA pUrNa zrutasamarpaNa, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| zAsana nAyaka tIrthaMkara mahAvIra svAmI kI 52vIM pATa para vibhUSita AcArya ratnazekhara sUri jI ameya medhA va atula vidvattA ke dhanI the| inakI jihvA va kalama donoM devI sarasvatI ke kRpA prAsAda rhe| apane sAhitya evaM hastapratiSThita smArakoM ke dvArA inakA nAma zAsana prabhAvanA meM agraNIya rhaa| janma evaM dIkSA : ____ inakA janma vi.saM. 1457 (matAMtara se 1452) meM huA thaa| bAlyakAla meM AcArya sAdhuratna sUri jI mahArAja ke sAmIpya se inameM vairAgya ke bIja aMkurita hue evaM unakI dIkSA kI bhAvanA vi.saM. 1463 meM sAkAra huii| inakI dIkSA AcArya somasuMdara sUri jI ke hAtha se sampanna huI evaM inakA nAma 'muni ratnacaMdra' rakhA thaa| prakhara buddhi ke dhanI munizrI ke jJAna ke prati anurAga-vaza ve zIghra hI zAstroM ke marmajJa evaM gUr3ha jJAnI bne| zAsana prabhAvanA : jJAnArjana ke tIvra utkaMThA ke kAraNa unhoMne aneka gItArtha gurudevoM ke vidyA-ziSya bana zAstrAbhyAsa meM nipuNa bne| AcArya bhuvanasuMdara sUri jI, mahopAdhyAya lakSmIbhadra gaNi jI Adi gItArthoM ko apanA zikSA guru banAyA va jJAna kI pipAsA ko tRpta karate ge| bAla avasthA meM hI ve vAda vidyA meM pAraMgata ho ge| yauvana vaya meM eka bAra unhoMne dakSiNa ke vAdiyoM ko parAsta kara diyaa| isase prabhAvita hokara khaMbhAta ke eka bAMbI nAmaka vidvAna ne unheM 'bAla-sarasvatI' kA birUda diyaa| muni ratnacaMdra vijaya jI kI vidvattA evaM yogyatA dekhate hue vi.saM. 1483 meM unheM paMDita pada diyA gyaa| devagiri (daulatAbAda) ke bahuzruta zrAvaka mahAdeva zreSThI kI yathocita vinatI ko svIkAra kara vi.saM. 1493 meM mahotsavapUrvaka unheM vAcaka (upAdhyAya) kA pada pradAna kiyA mahAvIra pATa paramparA 179

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gyaa| vi.saM. 1502 meM munisuMdara sUrIzvara jI ne yogya muhUrta dekhate hue ratnacaMdra jI ko sUri (AcArya) pada para vibhUSita kiyA evaM nUtana nAma 'AcArya ratnazekhara sUri' pradAna kiyaa| vi.saM. 1503 meM vijaya munisuMdara sUri jI kA kAladharma hone para unhoMne tapAgaccha ke nAyakatva kA dAyitva unake kaMdhoM para aayaa| dazavaikAlika sUtra kI vi.saM. 1511 meM likhI gaI prati kI puSpikA se jJAta hotA hai ki inake upadeza se hAthAdi parivAra ne 1,00,000 zloka pramANa graMthoM kA pratilekhana karAyA thaa| inhIM ke upadeza se vi.saM. 1515 meM zrAvaka jaittA aura usakI patnI jayataladevI dvArA vidvadjanoM ke par3hane ke lie 'puSpamAlA prakaraNa' kI pratilipi karAI gii| anekoM kSetroM ke rAjAoM ko inhoMne pratibodhita kiyA va dharma ke mArga para anurakta kiyaa| pAlItANAA, rANakapura Adi tIrthoM para cha:rI pAlita saMgha lekara gae tathA sadupadeza se yogya sthaloM ke jIrNoddhAra kraae| sAhitya racanA : AcArya vijaya ratnazekhara sUri jI kA jJAna evaM bhASA ke Upara unakA Adhipatya unake dvArA racita-saMkalita-saMpAdita sAhitya meM parilakSita hotA hai| unake dvArA racita vibhinna kRtiyoM meM pramukha isa prakAra haiM1) zrAddha pratikramaNa sUtra para arthadIpikA nAmaka vRtti (isakA saMzodhana upAdhyAya zrI lakSmIbhadra gaNi jI ne kiyA thaa|) zrAddhavidhi graMtha kI vidhikaumudI nAmaka vRtti (vi.saM. 1506) AcAra pradIpa (4065 zloka pramANa vi.saM. 1516 meM likhA svataMtra graMtha, jinahaMsa gaNi jI ne praNayana va saMzodhana meM sahAyatA kI) 4) ratnacUr3arAsa (vi.saM. 1510 ke AsapAsa) 5) SaDAvazyaka vRtti 6) laghukSetrasamAsa-avacUri 7) haimavyAkaraNa-avacUri 8) prabodha-caMdrodaya-vRtti 9) mehasANA-maMDana-pArzvanAtha stavana 10) navakhaMDa pArzvanAtha jina stavana mahAvIra pATa paramparA 180

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11) arbudAdrimaMDana pArzvanemi-stavana 12) caturvizati jina stavana AcAryazrI jI kI bhA~ti unake ziSya bhI sAhitya racanA meM kuzala the| unakI upasthiti meM hI race gae unake ziSya somadeva vijaya jI kRta kathAmahodadhi, siddhAMta stava Adi graMtha prApta hote haiM ityaadi| zrAddhapratikramaNa vRtti, zrAddhavidhi vRtti evaM AcAra pradIpa atyaMta mahattvapUrNa graMtha hai evaM Aja bhI vistRta rUpa se upayoga kie jAte haiN| zrAddhavidhi kI TIkA kI prazasti meM unhoMne pratyakSa-apratyakSa rUpa se upakArI anekoM gurudevoM kA nAmollekha kiyA hai evaM kahA hai eSAM zrIsuguruNAM, prasAdataH SaTkhatithimite (1506 ) vsse| . zrAddhavidhisUtravRttiM, vyadhita zrIratnazekharaH suuriH|| arthAt - yaha kRti unhIM sugurudevoM ke AzISa rUpI prasAda kA phala hai| yaha unakI laghutA pradarzita karatA hai| lukA mata utpatti : AcArya ratnazekhara sUri jI ke samaya meM vi.saM. 1508 meM loMkAzAha dvArA jinapratimA kA virodhI 'lukAmata' pravRtta huaa| lokAzAha ahamadAbAda meM lahiyA (nakala navIz2a) ke rUpa meM nANAvaTI kA tathA likhane kA dhaMdhA karatA thaa| jJAnajI nAmaka yati ke pAsa upAzraya meM zAstroM ke nakala kara AjIvikA calAtA thaa| vaha AgamoM kI do-doM nakaleM karake eka yati jI ko detA thA evaM eka svayaM rakhatA thaa| eka bAra usane eka graMtha kI likhAI meM 7 pannoM meM gar3abar3a kI aura saMyogavaza usakI AjIvikA ke sAr3he sAta dokar3e dene zeSa raha ge| loMkAzAha aura zrAvakoM ke bIca Apasa meM takarAra ho gii| yatiyoM ne kahA, paise dene kA kArya zrAvakoM kA hai| lokAzAha atyaMta kruddha huaa| sAdhuoM kI niMdA karate hue apane apamAna kA kar3avA ghUTa pIkara vaha bAjAra meM eka hATa para Akara baiTha gyaa| eka musalamAna mitra se usakI carcA huI, jisase loMkAzAha kI buddhi meM vikAra huaa| ataH usane pratimA pUjana kA, hiMsaka kriyA kANDoM kA, yatioM ke anucita AcaraNa kA virodha cAlU kiyaa| usane jo AgamoM kA lekhana khuda kiyA thA, usameM se mUrtipUjA ke pATha nikAla die tathA anya pAThoM ke manaH kalpita artha kie| jina kSetroM meM jaina sAdhu-sAdhvI jI kA vicaraNa nahIM ho pA rahA thA, una kSetroM meM anekoM logoM ko mUrtipUjA ke vimukha bnaayaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 181

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___ isa prakAra dhIre-dhIre loMkAzAha ne mUrtivirodhaka lukAmata pravRtta kiyaa| loMkAzAha ne svayaM dIkSA nahIM lii| lukAmata meM vi.saM. 1533 meM 'bhANA' nAmaka prathama sAdhuvezadhArI huaa| isa paramparA ke kaI varSoM bAda lavajI RSi ne mukha para muMhapattI bAMdhane kA sAdhu kA niyama bnaayaa| usa samaya caitya mAnane vAloM kI saMkhyA 7 karor3a kI thI evaM aneka gacchoM meM bar3e-bar3e vidvAna dharmaprabhAvaka AcArya vidyamAna the - tapAgacchAcArya ratnazekhara sUri jI - upakezagacchAcArya devagupta sUri jI - aMcalagacchAcArya jayasiMha sUri jI - kharataragacchAcArya jinacaMdra sUri jI AgamagacchAcArya hemaratna sUri jI - nAgendragacchAcArya guNadeva sUri jI - pUrNimiyagacchAcArya sAdhusiMha sUri jI - maladhArIgacchAcArya guNanirmala sUri jI - sAMDerAvagacchAcArya zAMti sUri jI - nivRttigacchAcArya mANakacaMdra sUri jI - pAlIvAlagacchAcArya yazodeva sUri jI - vidyAdharagacchAcArya hemacaMdra sUri jI Adi . nizcita rUpa se kisI bhI AcArya ko aMdezA nahIM huA hogA ki luMkAmata bhaviSya meM itanA vizAla rUpa dhAraNa karegA evaM sthAnakavAsI saMpradAya kA rUpa legaa| . pratiSThita jinapratimAeM : ___ pa.pU. AcArya ratnazekhara sUri jI mahArAja dvArA pratiSThita jinapratimAeM Aja anekoM sthaloM para yatra-tatra prApta hotI hai| kAla ke prabhAva se ve mUrtiyAM bhinna-bhinna jagahoM para milatI haiN| kucha isa prakAra haiM1) supArzvanAtha jI kA paMcAyatI bar3A maMdira, jayapura meM prApta kuMthunAtha jI kA paMcatIrthI pratimA (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha vadi 5 vi.saM. 1502 meM pratiSThita) 2) AdinAtha jinAlaya, tharAda meM prApta vimalanAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra mAgha sudi 13 vi.saM. 1503 meM pratiSThita) caMdraprabha jinAlaya, koTA meM prApta ajitanAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pA~catIrthI pratimA (lekhAnusAra phAlguna sudi 9 vi.saM. 1506 meM pratiSThita) zAMtinAtha jinAlaya, hanumAnagar3ha meM prApta naminAtha jI kI caubIsI pratimA (lekhAnusAra jyeSTha vadi 7 guruvAra vi.saM. 1507 meM pratiSThita) mahAvIra pATa paramparA 182

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5) bar3A jaina maMdira, lImbar3I va AdinAtha jinAlaya, vAsA meM prApta caMdraprabha jI, saMbhavanAtha jI kI kramazaH pratimAeM (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha sudi 3 vi.saM. 1508 meM pratiSThita) pArzvanAtha derAsara, sANaMda meM prApta pArzvanAtha jI kI dhAtu pratimA (lekhAnusAra jyeSTha vadi 5 vi.saM. 1509 meM pratiSThita) 7) bAlAvasahI, zatrujaya meM prApta AdinAtha (RSabhadeva) jI kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha sudi 2 vi.saM. 1510 meM pratiSThita) 8) pArzvanAtha jinAlaya, lazkara, gvAliyara meM prApta saMbhavanAtha jI kI pratimA (lekha ke anusAra phAlguna sudi 9 ravivAra vi.saM. 1511 meM pratiSThita) AdinAtha jinAlaya, pUnA meM prApta munisuvrata svAmI jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekha anusAra pauSa sudi 10 budhavAra vi.saM. 1513 meM pratiSThita) kAladharma : 54 varSa kA ugra saMyama paryAya pAlate hue sthAna-sthAna para jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA karate hue pUjyazrI jI kA vi.saM. 1517 meM kAladharma huaa| ve atyaMta madhura evaM kaThora cAritra ke pAlaka the| unake dehAvasAna se jaina saMgha meM zoka kI lahara daur3a pdd'ii| inakI pATa para virAjamAna hokara AcArya lakSmIsAgara sUri jI ne tapAgaccha kA netRttva svIkAra kiyaa| . . . . . mahAvIra pATa paramparA 183

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53. AcArya zrImad lakSmIsAgara sUrIzvara jI sarala svabhAvI - sarasa prabhAvI, suyogya saMgha saMcAra / AtmalakSmIdhanI sUri lakSmIsAgara, nit vaMdana bArambAra // nIrakSIravivekI evaM haMsadRSTi ke pAragAmI, prazAntasvabhAvI AcArya vijaya lakSmIsAgara sUri jI bhagavAn mahAvIra kI pATa paramparA ke kramika 53veM paTTadhara hue| apane jJAna sAgara se Atma lakSmI kA sAkSAtkAra kara unhoMne siddhAMta pracAra ke uddezya se apratima saMgha vyavasthA karake yugapradhAnasama jinazAsana ke aneka kArya sampanna kraae| janma evaM dIkSA : bhAdrapada vadi 2 vi.saM. 1464 meM azvinI nakSatra tathA kuMbha lagna meM gujarAta ke umatA (umApura) gA~va meM seTha karamazI kI patnI karmAdevI kI kukSi se eka tejasvI bAlaka kA janma huaa| usakA nAma 'devarAja' rakhA gayA / bAlAvasthA se hI muni bhagavaMtoM ke paricaya evaM Ane-jAne se bAlaka ko vairAgya kA bhAva utpanna huA / pUrvabhava ke ucca saMskAroM ke kAraNa oghe aura pAtre hI devarAja ko apane khilaune lagate the| mAtA kI AjJA se zizu AcArya munisuMdara sUri jI kI sevA meM rahane lagA / chaha varSa kI Ayu meM pATaNa nagara meM vi.saM. 1470 meM mAtA kI AjJA se bAlaka dIkSA grahaNa kii| unakA nAma 'muni lakSmIsAgara' rakhA gyaa| zAsana prabhAvanA : bAlavaya meM dIkSA lekara kuzAgra buddhi ke dhanI muni lakSmIsAgara aharniza jJAnasAdhanA evaM AtmotthAna meM agrasara rahe / siddhAMta carcA meM bAkhata meM vAdiyoM ko parAsta kiyA tathA jIrNadurga ke rAjA mahIpAla ko prabhAvita kiyA / vivAhaprajJapti ( bhagavatI sUtra ) ke yogodvahana ke pazcAt 1478 meM gaNipada prApta kara lene ke bAda vi. saM. 1489 meM AcArya zrI somasuMdara sUri jI ne devagiri meM mahAdeva zAha ke mahotsava ke daurAna paMnyAsa (paMDita) pada pradAna kiyaa| AcArya munisuMdara sUri jI ne vi.saM. 1501 meM muMDasthala meM upAdhyAya pada pradAna kiyaa| unakI hI bhAvanA ko mUrtarUpa dete mahAvIra pATa paramparA 184

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hue AcArya ratnazekhara sUri jI evaM AcArya udayanaMdi sUri jI ne mevAr3a ke majjApadra (majerA) meM vi.saM. 1508 meM AcArya pada pradAna kiyaa| unakA nAma 'AcArya lakSmIsAgara sUri' rakhA gayA evaM isa mahotsava kA saMpUrNa lAbha saMghapati bhIma zrAvaka ne liyA / AcArya lakSmIsAgara sUri jI kA vyaktittva atyaMta zAMta thaa| kisI bhI prakAra kI kalaha, rAjanIti ityAdi se ve dUra rahate the| vi.saM. 1517 meM pUjya zrI ke gacchanAyaka banane para khaMbhAta nagara meM ratnamaMDana sUri jI va somadeva sUri jI ne gacchabheda kara liyA va alaga-alaga pakSa banA liye| sabako eka karane ke mahanIya prayAsa lakSmIsAgara sUri jI ne kie / AcArya ratnazekhara sUri jI ke kAladharma uparAMta IDara ke seTha zrIpAla aura var3anagara ke seTha mahAdeva ne vizAla utsava karake saMgha kI AjJA va sAkSI se tapAgaccha kA nAyakatva pradAna kiyA evaM upasthita AcArya upAdhyAya - paMnyAsa - muni- mahattarA - pravartinI - sAdhvIjI - zrAvaka-zrAvikA Adi saMgha ne unheM 'yugapradhAna ' kI saMjJA se abhihita kiyA / AcArya lakSmIsAgara sUri jI mahArAja kI vANI madha tA se paripUrNa thI evaM unakA mukha tapasyA ke teja se ota-prota thA / gujarAta, mAravAr3a Adi kSetroM meM yogya samaya vicaraNa karane se bahuta zrImaMta zrAvaka inake bhakta bane evaM inake karakamaloM se prANa-pratiSThA Adi zubha kArya karAe / AcAryazrI jI ke upadezoM se prerita hokara giripura ( DuMgarapura) ke upakeza jAti ke zrAvaka zAha sAlha ne 120 maNa pItala kI jinamUrti banavAkara AcAryazrI jI se pratiSThA kraaii| mAMDavagar3ha ke nivAsI saMghapati caMdrasAdhu (cAMdA zAha) ne 72 kASThamaya ( lakar3I ke ) jinAlaya evaM dhAtu ke 24 tIrthaMkaroM ke paTTa AcArya lakSmIsAgara sUri jI kI preraNA se banavAe / anyAnya jagahoM para pratiSThA tathA pratibodha karate hue zAsana kI prabhAvanA karate hue ve vicarate rhe| sAhitya racanA : vartamAna samaya meM AcArya lakSmIsAgara sUri jI kI eka kRti milatI hai - 'vastupAla rAsa' jo bhASA, vyAkaraNa, prAmANikatA, paripUrNatA kI dRSTi se eka sundara racanA mAnI jAtI hai| inake sadupadeza se ahamadAbAda ke eka gRhastha ne prajJApanA sUtra kI pratilipi taiyAra kI thii| saMgha vyavasthA : AcArya zrI lakSmIsAgara sUri jI kI AjJA meM hajAroM sAdhu-sAdhvI jI kA vizAla saMgha mahAvIra pATa paramparA 185

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maujUda thaa| vi.saM. 1522 meM 'gaccha-paridhApanikA' mahotsava meM unhoMne aneka yogya sAdhuoM kI AcArya pada, vAcaka (upAdhyAya) pada, paMDita (paMnyAsa) pada Adi pradAna kie tathA alaga-alaga jimmedAriyAM vibhAjita kara zrIsaMgha kI samucita suMdara vyavasthA kii| somacAritra gaNI jI dvArA racita 'guruguNaratnAkara' graMtha ke anusAra AcAryazrI jI kI nizrA meM jo pramukha gurudeva the, ve isa prakAra hai - - AcArya sudhAnaMdana sUri jI Adi 29 - AcArya zubharatna sUri. jI Adi 14 - AcArya somajaya sUri jI Adi 25 - AcArya jinasoma sUri jI Adi 15 - AcArya jinahaMsa sUri jI Adi 39 - AcArya sumatisuMdara sUri jI Adi 53 - AcArya sumatisAdhu sUri jI Adi 57 - AcArya rAjapriya sUri jI Adi 12 - AcArya indranandI sUri jI Adi 11 - upA. mahIsamudra jI Adi 29 - upA. labdhisamudra jI Adi 31/27 - upA. amaranandI jI Adi 27 - upA. jinamANikya jI Adi 31/21 - upA. dharmahaMsa jI Adi 12 - upA. AgamamaMDana jI Adi 12 - upA. guNasoma jI Adi 11 - upA. anaMtahaMsa jI Adi 12 - upA. saMghasAdhu jI Adi 14 yaha sUcI atyaMta bRhad hai| hama eka pala ko vicAre jinazAsana kA kitanA ThATha hotA hogA, usa samaya jaba tapAgaccha ke ekasUtrIya sAmrAjya meM aise vidvAn sAmarthyavAn bhinna-bhinna kSetroM meM vicaraNa kara jinavANI kI siMhagarjanA karate hoNge| pATaNa ke seTha chADA poravAla ke vaMza meM utpanna huI kumArI purI ko bhI AcAryazrI jI ne ekabAra AzApallI gA~va meM dIkSA dI aura nAma sAdhvI somalabdhi zrI rkhaa| gaccha paridhApanikA mahotsava meM zramaNI saMgha ko bhI atyaMta Adara sahita vibhUSita kiyA gyaa| AcArya lakSmIsAgara sUri jI ne sAdhvI somalabdhi Adi 8 sAdhviyoM ko 'pravartinI' pada pradAna kiyA tathA sAdhvI udayacUlA zrI ko 'mahattarA' pada se vibhUSita kiyaa| usa kAla meM saba jagaha 'jainam jayati zAsanam' kA udghoSa ho rahA thaa| hara AyAma se jaina saMgha samRddhi evaM vistAra ko prApta thaa| pratiSThita jinapratimAe~ : mahAvIra pATa paramparA 186

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AcArya lakSmIsAgara sUri jI ne zatAdhika sthAnoM para sahastrAdhika jinapratimAoM kI aMjanazalAkA-prANapratiSThA kraaii| Aja bhI saiMkar3oM sthAnoM para tIrthaMkaroM kI pratimAeM prApta hotI haiM, jinakI sthApanA AcAryazrI jI ne karAI thI tathA kAla ke prabhAva se unakA mUla pratiSThA sthAna jJAta nahIM / vi.saM. 1513 se lekara 1542 taka pratiSThita prApta pratimAoM meM se kucha isa prakAra hai 1) naughare kA maMdira, cAMdanI cauka, dillI meM prApta zAMtinAtha jI kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha sudi 8, vi.saM. 1517 meM pratiSThita ) 2) 3) jaina maMdira, gAMbhU meM prApta padmaprabha svAmI jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra jyeSTha sudi. 3, zanivAra vi. saM. 1519 meM pratiSThita ) 5) 6) 7) 8) AdinAtha jinAlaya, selavAr3A gA~va meM prApta naminAtha jI kI dhAtu kI paMcatIrthI pratimA (lekhAnusAra phAlguna vadi 5, vi.saM. 1518 meM pratiSThita ) 9) zrI AdinAtha jinAlaya, pUNe meM prApta sumatinAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha sudi 10 ravivAra vi. saM. 1521 meM pratiSThita) neminAtha jI kA paMcAyatI bar3A maMdira, ajImagaMja meM prApta pArzvanAtha jI kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha vadi 4 guruvAra vi. saM. 1523 meM pratiSThita ) paTanA ke jinamaMdira meM prApta vAsupUjya svAmI kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha sudi 13 vi.saM. 1524 meM pratiSThita ) neminAtha jinAlaya, AgarA va saMbhavanAtha derAsara, pAdarA meM prApta supArzvanAtha jI kI paMcatIrthI pratimA (lekhAnusAra vi.saM. 1525 meM pratiSThita ) kuMthunAtha prAsAda, acalagar3ha meM prApta zrI kuMthunAtha jI kI jinapratimA (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha sudi 8 vi.saM. 1527 meM pratiSThita ) AdinAtha jinAlaya, vAsA meM prApta vAsupUjya jI, munisuvrata svAmI, AdinAtha jI kI pratimAeM (lekhAnusAra kArtika sudi 9 vi.saM. 1532 meM pratiSThita ) 10) jaina maMdira, vajANA evaM bAlAvasahI, zatruMjaya meM prApta sumatinAtha jI kI dhAtupratimA (lekhAnusAra pauSa vadi 9 vi.saM. 1535 meM pratiSThita) mahAvIra pATa paramparA 187

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11) seTha cAMdamala kA derAsara, jaisalamera meM prApta sumatinAtha jI kI dhAtu kI paMcatIrthI mUrti (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha sudi 5 budhavAra vi.saM. 1537 meM pratiSThita) 12) AdinAtha jinAlaya, nAgapura meM prApta AdinAtha jI kI dhAtu kI caubIsI pratimA (lekhAnusAra mAgha sudi 10 ravivAra vi.saM. 1542 meM pratiSThita) ahamadAbAda, tharAda, pATaNa khaMbhAta, bIkAnera, kizanagar3ha, kar3I, U~jhA, nAgaura, pATar3I, bar3audA, murzidAbAda, ratalAma, amarAvatI, jayapura, ajamera, IDara, nadiyAr3a, chANI, kher3A, mANasA, udayapura, sailAnA, lakhanaU, maMDAra, vIsanagara, koTA, muMbaI, mAlapurA, dAhoda, savAI mAdhopura, jAmanagara, mahimApura, bIjApura Adi saiMkar3oM jagaha acchI mAtrA meM lakSmIsAgara sUri jI ke abhilekha vAlI pratimAeM prApta hotI haiN| kAladharma : jinazAsana kI sarvatra jaya-jayaghoSa karate hue vizuddha saMyama kI paripAlanA karate hue 83 varSa kI Ayu meM samAdhipUrvaka vi.saM. 1547 meM unakA kAladharma huaa| gaccha kI suMdara vyavasthA ke sarjana evaM gaccha bheda kA nivAraNa kara ekatA kA zaMkhanAda kara lakSmIsAgara sUri jI kA nAma atyaMta Adara ke sAtha liyA jAtA thaa| unake devalokagamana se zrIsaMgha se mAno vRkSa kI chAyA vihIna ho gii| unake paTTa para sarvasahamati se pUjya AcArya sumatisAdhu sUri jI ko sthApita kiyA gyaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 188

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54. AcArya zrImad sumatisAdhu sUrIzvara jI kumatinivAraka, sumatipradAyaka, apazcima anngaar| AcAryadeva zrI sumatisAdhu, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| zAnta svabhAvI, sUrimaMtra samArAdhaka sumatisAdhu sUri jI bhagavAn mahAvIra kI 54vIM pATa para virAjamAna hue evaM apane gurudevoM dvArA pradatta tapAgaccha ke yoga kSema ke karttavya ko nibhaayaa| isa kAla meM sAdhu-sAdhvI jI samudAya meM dhIre-dhIre zithilAcAra praveza karanA AraMbha ho cukA thA, taduparAnta bhI AcAryazrI jI ne kuzala saMvahana kiyaa| janma evaM dIkSA : mevAr3a pradeza ke jAvarA nAmaka gA~va meM seTha gajapati kI dharmapatnI-saMpUrI devI rahate the| vahAM zrI zAMtinAtha jI kA suMdara derAsara thaa| saMpUrI devI ne apanI ratnakukSi se eka ratna samAna bAlaka ko janma diyaa| garbha ke prabhAva se mAtA ko zatrujaya yAtrA, sAdharmika vAtsalya Adi ke svapna Ae the| vi.saM. 1494 meM janmeM usa bAlaka kA nAma naparAja rakhA gyaa| apanI medhAvI chavi evaM saumya prakRti ke kAraNa vaha bAlaka saMpUrNa gA~va kA vAtsalya pAtra bana cukA thaa| - AcArya ratnazekhara sUri jI ma.sA. kI pravacana prabhAvanA va saMyama pAlanA ke prabhAva se bAlaka ke hRdaya meM bhI vairAgya ke bIca aMkurita hue| mAtA-pitA bAlaka kI dIkSA se vicalita ho gae lekina AcAryazrI ne samajhAyA ki tumhArA putra abhI kula dIpaka hai va gA~va kA vAtsalya pAtra hai| agara yaha dIkSA letA hai to nizcita zAsana kA dIpaka tathA saMpUrNa caturvidha saMgha kA vAtsalya pAtra bnegaa| vi.saM. 1511 meM 17 varSa kI yuvAvasthA meM bAlaka kI dIkSA huI evaM usakA nAma 'muni sumatisAdhu' rakhA gyaa| zAsana prabhAvanA : muni sumatisAdhu dIkSA pazcAt sevA aura svAdhyAya meM agrasara rhe| inakI yogyatA ko dekhate hue AcArya ratnazekhara sUri jI ne pATaNa meM inheM paMnyAsa padavI se alaMkRta kiyaa| mahotsava kA saMpUrNa Ayojana pATaNa ke zivarAja zAha ne kiyaa| vi.saM. 1518 meM dIkSA ke sAtaveM varSa meM hI AcArya lakSmIsAgara sUri jI ne AcArya pada pradAna kiyA evaM inakA nAma - 'AcArya mahAvIra pATa paramparA 189

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samutisAdhu sUri' rakhA gyaa| unake kAladharma ke uparAMta tapAgaccha ke nAyaka ke rUpa meM inhoMne apane dAyitva kA kuzala vahana kiyaa| inake AcArya pada / gacchanAyaka pada pradAna mahotsava kA saMpUrNa Ayojana seTha sAyara koThArI evaM zrAvaka zrIpAla ne kiyaa| vaTapallI nagara meM zrI zAmalA pArzvanAtha jI kI chatrachAyA meM sAdhanArat rahakara inhoMne 3 mahIne taka vidhipUrvaka sUrimaMtra kI samArAdhanA kii| usameM bhI koI eka sapheda vastu ke bhojana se hI AyaMbila kI kaThora tapasyA karate the| isake prabhAva se adhiSThAyaka deva ne pratyakSa hokara zAsana prabhAvanA meM gurudeva kI sahAyatA kii| eka bAra AcAryazrI jI kA praveza maMDapadurga nAmaka nagara meM huaa| zAha jIujI ne vahA~ AcAryazrI samutisAdhu sUri Adi sAdhu-sAdhvI vRMda kA bhavyAtibhavya praveza krvaayaa| usa seTha ko pratibodha dekara AcAryazrI ne vastutaH sahI artha meM jinadharma se jodd'aa| seTha ne 11 zera vajana kI suvarNa (sone kI) pratimA evaM 22 zera vajana kI cAMdI kA bhavya pratimAjI nirmita karAI evaM sumatisAdhu sUri jI se pratiSThita kraaii| aisI rocaka bAtoM kA varNana paM. lAvaNyasamaya gaNi jI kRta 'sumatisAdhusUri vivAhalo' graMtha meM hai| zrI sumatisAdhu sUri jI zAMta pravRtti ke tathA sAdagI priya the| apane gaccha meM kisI prakAra kA kleza unheM pasaMda nahIM the| ugra tapasyA ke prabhAva se unake pAsa saMyama jIvana kI viziSTa zaktiyAM rhii| mahIne kI pA~coM parvatithi ko ve AyaMbila karate the| unhoMne aneka avasara para vardhamAna tapa AyaMbila kI olI kI duSkara ArAdhanA kii| grAmAnugrAma jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kara aneka ziSyoM ko unhoMne taiyAra kiyaa| sAhitya racanA : AcArya sumatisAdhu sUrIzvara jI kI adhika kRtiyAM prApta nahIM hotI haiN| unakI do pramukha racanAeM haiM - dazavaikAlika sUtra Agama kI laghu TIkA evaM somasaubhAgyakAvya jisameM unhoMne apane pUrvAcArya zrI somasuMdara sUri jI kA jIvana caritra padyabaddha tarIke se suMdara rUpa meM prastuta kiyA hai| saMgha vyavasthA : tapAgaccha meM kisI prakAra ke aMtaraMga bheda utpanna na ho evaM virodha ke svara prakaTa na ho, mahAvIra pATa paramparA 190

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aisA pUrNa prayatna AcArya sumatisAdhu sUri jI ne kiyaa| inakI AjJA meM 9 AcArya, anekoM upAdhyAya, paMnyAsa Adi the| inhoMne 600 bhavya AtmAoM ko dIkSA dii| inake parivAra meM kula 1800 sAdhu the| sarvagaNi jI, amara gaNi jI, kamala gaNi jI Adi aneka samartha sAdhu inake ziSya the| inake kAla meM sAdhu-sAdhvI jI ke AcAra meM avAMchanIya parivartana Ane cAlU ho gae the| samaya ke prabhAva se suvidhAvAda ke kAraNa AcAra zithilatA kI ora bar3hatA jA rahA thaa| AcArya sumatisAdhu sUri jI ne usakA yathAzakti nivAraNa kara svayaM ko sadA Adarza rUpa meM sthApita kiyaa| vi.saM. 1551 meM AcArya zrI jI khaMbhAta pdhaare| ApasI matabheda ke kAraNa AcArya vijaya indranandI sUri jI, AcArya kamalakalaza sUri jI kisI anya ko paTTadhara banAne pakSa meM nahIM the| kiMtu apanA uttarAdhikArI cunane kA nirNaya gacchAcArya kA svataMtra hotA hai| sumatisAdhu sUri jI sAvadhAna ho ge| unheM aMdezA ho gayA ki nUtana paTTadhara ke kAraNa gacchabheda na ho| ____ AcArya sumatisAdhu sUri jI ne sUrimaMtra kI ArAdhanA prAraMbha kii| adhiSThAyaka deva kI ora se unheM saMketa aayaa| graMthoM ke anusAra devatA ne da, na, A - ye tIna akSara pradAna kiye| isa hisAba se AcArya dAnadhIra sUri kA vicAra sumatisAdhu sUri jI ko AyA kiMtu usake 6 mahIne meM hI dAnadhIra sUri jI kA Akasmika kAladharma ho gyaa| ataH sumatisAdhu sUri jI ne "aMkAnA vAmato gatiH" isa nyAya ke anukrama se sarva prakAra se yogya jAnakara AcArya hemavimala sUri jI ko hI apanA kramika uttarAdhikArI ghoSita kiyA evaM antotgatvA AcArya AnaMdavimala sUri jI bhaviSya meM kriyoddhAra kareMge, yahI bhAvanA rkhii| AcArya indranandI sUri jI se kutubapurAgaccha evaM AcArya kamalakalaza sUri jI se kamalakalaza gaccha niklaa| pratiSThita jinapratimAe~ : jinamaMdira-jinapratimAoM kI sthApanA evaM unake rakSaNa ke lie AcArya sumatisAdhu sUri jI ne aneka kArya kie| itihAsa batAtA hai ki saMghapati jAvar3a ne 84 hajAra caukhaMDA (mudrA) kharca kara unakA praveza mAMDavagar3ha meM karAyA aura 11 lAkha caukhaMDA (mudrA) kharca kara unake hAtha meM mahAvIra pATa paramparA 191

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pratiSThAeM kraaii| vahA~ para 104 dhAtuoM kI pratimAeM unhoMne pratiSThita kii| isa prakAra unhoMne anekoM sthaloM para pratiSThAeM karAI jo Aja kaI sthAnoM para prApta hotI haiM1) AdinAtha jinAlaya, kher3A meM prApta suvidhinAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha sudI 10 vi.saM. 1537 meM pratiSThita) 2) choTA jinAlaya, mANasA meM prApta anaMtanAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha sudi 3 vi.saM. 1544 meM pratiSThita) AdinAtha jinamaMdira, hadrANA meM prApta padmaprabha svAmI jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra jyeSTha vadi 11 ravivAra vi.saM. 1545 meM pratiSThita) 4) sumatinAtha mukhya bAvana jinAlaya, mAtara meM prApta saMbhavanAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra mAgha sudi 3 zanivAra vi.saM. 1546 meM pratiSThita) 5) munisuvrata jinAlaya, jAmanagara meM prApta naminAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra . vaizAkha vadi 5 vi.saM. 1547 meM pratiSThita) vAsupUjya jinAlaya, bIkAnera meM prApta AdinAtha jI kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra phAlguna mAgha sudi 13 ravivAra vi.saM. 1546 meM pratiSThita) zAMtinAtha jinAlaya, kar3AkoTar3I, khaMbhAta meM prApta viharamAna tIrthakara vizAlasvAmI kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra mAgha sudi 13 ravivAra vi.saM. 1547 meM pratiSThita) . pArzvanAtha derAsara, devasAno pADo, ahamadAbAda meM prApta zItalanAtha jI kI pratimA ___ (lekhAnusAra mAgha sudi 13 ravivAra vi.saM. 1547 meM pratiSThita) 9) zItalanAtha jinAlaya, riNI, tArAnagara meM prApta viharamAna jinapratimA (lekhAnusAra mAgha sudi 13 ravivAra vi.saM. 1547 meM pratiSThita) ahamadAbAda ke seTha dalapatabhAI bhagubhAI ke ghara maMdira meM mUlanAyaka zAMtinAtha jI kI paMcatIrthI pratimA vidyamAna hai| usa para pratimA lekha isa prakAra hai "saM. 1547 varSe mAgha sudi 13 khau zrImAlI zre. colAkena bhA. lIlU pramukha kuTuMbayutena nijazreyase zrI zAMtinAtha biMbaM kA. prati. tapAzrI lakSmIsAgarasUri paTTe zrI sumatisAdhusUribhiH" mahAvIra pATa paramparA 192

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jinapratimA ke atirikta ciMtAmaNi pArzvanAtha jinAlaya, khaMbhAta meM AcArya sumatisAdhu sUri jI dvArA pratiSThita aMbikA devI (tIrthaMkara neminAtha jI kI adhiSThAyikA yakSiNI) kI bhI dhAtu kI pratimA prApta hotI hai| (vaizAkha sudi 3 somavAra vi.saM. 1547 ke dina sthApita) kAladharma : jaisalamera, kizanagar3ha, AbU delavAr3A, vaDhanagara, khaMbhAta, gaMdhAra, IDara Adi ke vividha gItArthoM ke sAtha rahakara sumatisAdhu sUri jI ne zAsana rakSA ke vividha kArya kie| __ vi.saM. 1551 meM AcArya hemavimala sUri jI ko gaccha kI rakSA, vRddhi Adi javAbadArI sauMpakara gacchanAyaka ke bhAra se nivRtta hue| tIsa varSoM taka samAja se bhinna rahakara ve niSkriya rUpa se sAdhanA evaM jinavANI-graMthabhaMDAra- jinAlayoM kI rakSA Adi kAryoM meM rat rhe| ve punaH caturvidha saMgha kI ora abhimukha na hokara AtmonmukhI bane va dhyAna-sAdhanA meM rhe| vi.saM. 1581 meM amaNUra nAmaka gA~va meM unakA kAladharma huaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 193

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55. AcArya zrImad hemavimala sUrIzvara jI hema-svarNa sama sadguNa prakAzaka, Atma vimala shrRNgaar| hemavimala sUrirAja guruvara, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| __ bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI jI kI 55vIM pATa para zrI hemavimala sUri jI ke samaya meM sAdha -samudAya meM paryApta zithilatA phaila gayI thI, phira bhI hemavimala sUri jI kI nizrA meM rahane vAle sAdhu-sAdhvI brahmacarya, niSparigrahapana evaM zAstrAnusAra AcAra meM sarvaprasiddha the| inakA AcArasaMpanna jIvana caritra AdarzarUpa hai| janma evaM dIkSA : inakA janma mAravAr3a ke jIrAvalA tIrtha ke sannikaTa bar3anAmA gAMva meM huA thaa| gaMgAdhara nAma ke vaNika (baniye) zrAvaka kI dharmapatnI gaMgA devI kI ratnakukSi se kArtika sudi 5 ko saMvat 1520 meM eka putraratna paidA huaa| mAtA-pitA-svajana Adi ne rIti anusAra sUtaka karma karake zizu kA nAma 'audharAja' rkhaa| apanI kuzAgra buddhi ke bala para bAlaka dhArmika vidyA evaM sAMsArika vidyA meM pAraMgata bnaa| bAlaka kI umra jaba 8 varSa kI thI, taba usa gA~va meM vicarate-vicarate AcArya vijaya lakSmIsAgara sUri jI mahArAja pdhaare| unake mukha se jinavANI kI siMhagarjanA sunakara aneka bhavya jIvoM ne dharma kA sanmArga apnaayaa| bAlaka audharAja bhI niyamita rUpa se unake darzana kara jJAnArjana karatA thaa| gurudeva se saMsAra kI asAratA jAnakara audharAja ke hRdaya meM vairAgya utpanna huaa| putra kI dRr3hatA dekha mAtA-pitA kI AjJA se saMvat 1528 meM vijaya lakSmIsAgara sUri jI kI nizrA meM dIkSA huI evaM usakA nAma - 'muni hemadharma' rakhA gayA tathA ve AcArya sumati sAdhu sUri jI ke ziSya ghoSita hue| zAsana prabhAvanA : AcArya sumati sAdhu sUrIzvara jI ne unakI yogyatA jAnakara paMcAlasa gA~va meM saMgha mahotsava karake saMvat 1548 meM unheM AcArya pada se vibhUSita kara caturvidha-saMgha ke yoga aura kSema kA dAyitva sauNpaa| unakA nAma AcArya hemavimala sUri rakhA gyaa| vicarate-vicarate ve IDara (mevAr3a) mahAvIra pATa paramparA 194

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meM pdhaare| usa samaya gujarAta, mAravAr3a, mAlavA, saurASTra Adi pradezoM ke saMghoM kI upasthiti meM saMpUrNa gaccha kI vyavasthA kA kAryabhAra sauNpaa| kuThArI sAgara aura zrIpAla zrAvaka pramukha ne isa viSaya meM mahotsava kiyaa| vidvAnoM ne unheM 'vAdiviDambana' kA bhI birud pradAna kiyA thA / vi.saM. 1549 meM ve khaMbhAta pdhaare| cAturmAsa daramyAna unheM eka rAtri tIrthayAtrA kA svapna AyA / svapna anusAra unhoMne zatruMjaya tIrtha kA saMgha ko nikAlane kA sadupadeza diyA / phalasvarUpa cAturmAsa bAda 11 AcAryoM kI nizrA meM siddhAcala tIrtha kA bhavya chaHrI pAlita saMgha niklaa| saMvat 1570 meM AcArya hemavimala sUri jI kI nizrA meM staMbhana tIrtha meM vizAla mahotsava huaa| isa avasara para unhoMne apane ziSya muni amRtameru ko AcArya pada pradAna kiyA aura AnaMdavimala nAma pradAna kiyaa| dAnazekhara va mAnazekhara muniyoM ko gaNI padavI evaM eka viduSI vaDila sAdhvI ko mahattarA pada pradAna kiyaa| vahA~ se vihAra kara ve kapaDavaMja pdhaare| kapaDavaMja meM nagaravAsiyoM ne gurunizrA meM paramAtmabhakti va gurubhakti ke vividha bhavya Ayojana kie| eka cugalakhora ne bAdazAha mudIphera ko kahA ki - dekho! ina jainoM ne jo mahotsava kiyA hai, vaha mahotsava ApakA honA cAhie thA / yaha ApakA apamAna hai|" yaha sunakara bAdazAha ne Aveza meM Akara hukuma diyA ki jaina AcArya ko pakar3a kara lAo / itane meM hemavimala sUri jI vihAra karake staMbhana tIrtha pahuMca cuke the| savAroM ke dvArA jaba yaha jJAta huA, to unhoMne sUri jI ko vahIM para baMdIkhAne meM rkhaa| isase samUce saMgha meM hAhAkAra maca gyaa| bAdazAha ne prastAva rakhA ki kapaDavaMja ke zrAvaka yadi 12 hajAra TakA jIrNa (mudrA) deMge, to ve AcArya ko chor3a deMge / zrAvaka asamartha the phira bhI gurubhaktivaza unhoMne lekha likhakara mudrA dene kA AzvAsana diyA evaM gurudeva ko chur3avA liyaa| AcArya hemavimala sUri jI ne AyaMbila kI tapasyA prAraMbha kI evaM mahAprabhAvaka sUri maMtra kA ArAdhana cAlU kiyaa| devatA prakaTa huA evaM kahA ki dravya pIche milegA, Apa cAra sAdhuoM ko caMpAnera bhejo| AcAryazrI ne paM. harSakuzala siMha - harSakuzalasaMyama Adi ko va kavi zubhazIla ko bhejA jinhoMne apane bahuta suMdara kAvya se bAdazAha ko khuza kiyA / bAdazAha prabhAvita huA, daNDa mApha kiyA evaM svayaM Akara sUri jI ko namana - vaMdana kiyaa| isa prakAra saMgha para AI vipatti ke samakSa khar3e raha AcArya hemavimala sUri jI ne saMgha kI rakSA kii| saMvat 1572 meM unakA cAturmAsa pATaNa meM huaa| vahA~ 5 vyaktiyoM ko unhoMne cauthA brahmacarya mahAvIra pATa paramparA 195

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kA vrata diyaa| vahA~ se vihAra kara staMbhana tIrtha meM paiMsaTha maNa kA rUpA kA maTha krvaayaa| tatpazcAt bIjApura meM 61 mana jinapaTTa kI pratiSThA karavAI jisakA koThArI - zrIpAla ne lAbha liyaa| isa prakAra dharma kI prabhAvanA ke aneka kArya kie| vi.saM. 1548 meM AcArya hemavijaya sUri jI ne IDara ke koThArI sAyara zrIpAla kRta utsava meM lagabhaga 500 strI-puruSoM ko dIkSA dii| inake sadupadeza se vi.saM. 1556 meM hamIragar3ha ke jinAlaya kA jIrNoddhAra huaa| sAhitya racanA : AcArya hemavimala sUri jI dvArA racI gaI kucha kRtiyAM milatI haiM- pArzvajinastavana (32 zloka) - varakANA pArzvanAtha stotra, bhaktAmara stotra evaM kalyANamaMdira stotra kI pAdapUrti rUpa 46 zloka - teraha kAThiyAnI sajjhAya (15 kar3iyA~) - mRgAputra sajjhAya yA mRgAputra caupAI - sUtrakRtAMga sUtra para dIpikA nAmaka TIkA saMgha vyavasthA : hemavimala sUri jI kA AcaraNa prasiddha thaa| usa samaya meM vyApta zithilAcAra meM unakA va unake sAdhu samudAya kA zAstrokta AcAra carcita thaa| kSamAzramaNa Adi vidhi se zrAvaka ke ghara se lAyA huA AhAra ve grahaNa nahIM karate the| unheM apane samudAya meM koI dravyadhArI kriyAbhraSTa yati jJAta hotA, to use gaccha se nikAla dete the| unakI isI ni:spRha vRtti ko dekhakara lukAmata (sthAnakavAsI sampradAya) ke RSi hAnA, RSi zrIpati, RSi gaNapati Adi aneka AtmArthI luMkAmata kA tyAga kara zrI hemavimala sUri jI kI zaraNa meM Ae the| pUjya zrI jI ke AnaMdavimala sUri jI, dayAvardhana gaNi, kulacara gaNi, sAdhuvijaya, harSakula, saubhAgyaharSa jI, anaMtahaMsa jI Adi aneka ziSya the| hemavimala sUri jI ne apane jIvana meM 500 mumukSuoM ko dIkSA dI thii| isI kAla meM saMvat 1562 meM "Ajakala zAstrokta sAdhu dRSTigocara nahIM hote' isa prakAra kI prarUpaNA karane vAle kaTuka nAma gRhastha ne kaTuka (kaDuA) mahAvIra pATa paramparA 196

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mata nikaalaa| luMkAmata (sthAnakavAsI) se nikala kara vijaya RSi ne saMvat 1570 meM 'bIjA mata' ko pracalita kiyaa| saMvat 1572 meM zrI nAgapurIya tapAgaccha se nikala kara upAdhyAya zrI pArzvacaMdra (pArzvacaMdra sUri jI) bhinna rUpa se nikale, jo pAyacaMda gaccha (pArzvacaMdra gaccha) ke nAma se prasiddha huaa| pratiSThita jina pratimAe~ : AcArya hemavimala sUri jI ne anekoM jinapratimAoM kI aMjanazlAkA-pratiSThAeM sampanna kraaii| unameM se anekoM pratimAeM Aja bhI upalabdha hotI haiM, jina para pratiSThA ke pratimAlekha bhI upalabdha hote haiN| 1) bAlAvasahI, zatrujaya meM prApta AdinAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha sudi 13 guruvAra, saMvat 1551 meM pratiSThita) ciMtAmaNi jI kA maMdira, bIkAnera meM prApta naminAtha jI kI pratimA (zilAlekha anusAra vaizAkha sudi 14, saMvat 1552 meM pratiSThita) saMbhavanAtha jinAlaya, phUlavAlI galI, lakhanaU meM prApta zAMtinAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra jyeSTha sudi 13, saMvat 1552 meM pratiSThita) gor3I. pArzvanAtha jinAlaya, AgarA meM prApta suvidhinAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra mAgha vadi 2, budhavAra saMvat 1554 meM pratiSThita) munisuvrata jinAlaya, bharUca meM prApta naminAtha jI kI dhAtu pratimA (zilAlekhAnusAra vaizAkha sudi 3, zanivAra, saMvat 1555 meM pratiSThita) vimalanAtha jinAlaya, savAI mAdhopura meM prApta pArzvanAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra jyeSTha sudi 2, saMvat 1556 meM pratiSThita) 7) sumatinAtha jinAlaya, jayapura meM prApta pArzvanAtha jI kI dhAtu pratimA (lekhAnusAra jyeSTha vadi 8 ravivAra saMvat 1560 meM pratiSThita) 8) gor3I pArzvanAtha jinAlaya, pAyadhunI, muMbaI meM prApta munisuvrata svAmI jI kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra mAgha vadi 5 saMvat 1566 meM pratiSThita) mahAvIra pATa paramparA 197

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9) aranAtha derAsara, bIjApura meM prApta pArzvanAtha jI kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra mAgha vadi 8 ravivAra saMvat 1578 meM pratiSThita) AcAryadeva hemavimala sUri jI ma.sA. ne anekoM pratimAeM pratiSThita kara jinazAsana kI prabhAvanA kii| Aja bhI bUMdI, ahamadAbAda, pAlItANA, ajImagaMja, mer3atA, bIkAnera, kher3A, vaDodarA, DabhoI, khaMbhAta, lUNakaraNasara, udayapura, IDara ityAdi anekoM sthala para pratimAeM prApta hotI haiM, jina para pratimAlekha meM gurudeva dvArA pratiSThA kA ullekha hai jo kAlAMtara se yatra-tatra phuNcii| kAladharma : AcArya hemavimala sUrIzvara jI ne saMvat 1583 kA cAturmAsa vizAlA nagarI (vIsanagara) meM kiyaa| apane pramukha ziSya AnaMdavimala sUri jI ko paTTadhara mAna ve Azvasta bhAva se vRddhAvasthA se saMyama jIvana kA paripAlana kara rahe the| Azvina mAsa meM ve bImAra ho ge| unhoMne AnaMdavimala sUri jI ko kahA, "aba mere jIne kA bharosA nahIM hai| tuma saMgha kI sAra saMbhAla kro|" ziSya ne uttara diyA ki merI itanI zakti, itanA sAmarthya nahIM ki saMpUrNa gaccha kI vyavasthA dekha sakU va kSamA maaNgii| ataH unhoMne saMgha ke samakSa zrI saubhAgyaharSa jI ko sUri pada va paTTadhara pradAna kiyaa| Asoja sudi 13 saMvat 1583 ko AcArya hemavimala sUri jI samAdhi pUrvaka kAladharma ko prApta hue| sabhI ko unake nidhana kA AghAta lgaa| nagaravAsiyoM ne bar3e mahotsava ke sAtha pUjya zrI ke deha kA agni saMskAra kiyaa| inake prathama paTTadhara AnaMdavimala jI se tapAgaccha kI mUla paMraparA Age calI aura dvitIya paTTadhara saubhAgyaharSa jI kI ziSya paramparA laghu pauzAlika zAkhA ke nAma se vizruta huii| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 198

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56. AcArya zrImad AnaMdavimala sUrIzvara jI mANibhadra saMsthApaka sUrIzvara, paiMtIsa bola prakAra / AtmAnaMdI AnaMdavimala jI, nit vaMdana bArambAra // prabhu vIra ke zramaNa varga meM praviSTa zithilAcAra ke samaya meM apane jJAna, saMyama evaM zuddha AcaraNa se kriyoddhAra kara saMgha ko kuzala netRttva dene meM samartha evaM jinake prabhAva se mANibhadra deva tapAgaccha ke adhiSThAyaka deva bane, aise bhagavAn mahAvIra kI 56vIM pATa para vibhUSita AcArya AnaMdavimala sUri jI ma.sA. ko sadA smaraNa kiyA jAtA hai| janma evaM dIkSA : mevAr3a pradeza ke IlAdurga - IDara nagara ke zrImAla jAti ke zrAvaka meghajI ( vasantamala) kI bhAryA mANekadevI ke pAvana kukSi se vi.saM. 1547 meM putra kA janma huA jisakA nAma vAgha jI ku~vara (bogAmala) rakhA gyaa| mAtA-pitA ke vAtsalya kI chatrachAyA meM bAlaka niraMtara vRddhi ko prApta thaa| jaba bAlaka 5 varSa kA huA, taba zAsana ke vividha kArya karate hue grAmAnugrAma vicarate hue hemavimala sUri jI kA padArpaNa IDara meM huA / pUjyazrI kI AcArasaMpannatA evaM pravacana prabhAvanA se sabhI AkRSTa hote the| unake vairAgyarasa - poSaka upadeza ne bAlaka bAghajI ku~vara ke hRdaya meM bhI uthala-puthala macA dI / hemavimala sUri jI vihAra karake anyatra padhAra gae evaM kucha mahIne bAda puna: IDara aae| pUrvabhavoM ke utkRSTa saMskAroM ke yoga evaM sadguru ke nimitta se 5 varSIya bAlaka ne saMyama svIkAra karane kA nizcaya kiyaa| mAtA-pitA ne apane ekamAtra putra ko bahuta samajhAyA, aneka pralobhana die kiMtu vaha bAlaka meru kI taraha acala rahA / aMtataH vi.saM. 1552 meM pA~ca sAla kI alpAyu meM vaha bAlaka hemavimala sUrIzvara jI kA ziSya bnaa| gurudeva ne mumukSu kI jihvA meM amRta kA AsvAda jAnakara va merU jaisI dRr3hatA usakA nAma 'muni amRtamerU' ( AnaMdavimala) nAma pradAna kiyA / zAsana prabhAvanA : mahAvIra pATa paramparA 199

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AcArya hemavimala sUri jI kI nizrA meM Atmonnati ko prApta karate hue ve vyAkaraNa, nyAya, kAvya, SaDdarzana Adi meM pAraMgata bane / unakI jJAna zakti ko dekhate hue saMvat 1568 meM lAlapura nagara meM upAdhyAya pada se vibhUSita kiyA gayA evaM saMvat 1570 meM unakI yogyatA ko jAnate hue DAvala gA~va (staMbhana tIrtha ) meM caturvidha saMgha ke Agraha evaM sAkSI se AcArya padavI se alaMkRta kiyA gayA tathA 'AcArya AnaMdavimala sUri' nAma pradAna kiyA gyaa| isa mahotsava kA sArA kharca zrAvaka sonI jIvarAja ne kiyaa| guru AjJA se unhoMne anekoM pradezoM meM svataMtra vicaraNa kara jinadharma kI patAkA bahumukhI dizA meM lhraaii| zatruMjaya mahAtIrtha para jinaprAsAdoM kI jIrNa avasthA dekhakara ve atyaMta dravita hue evaM jIrNoddhAra kI bhAvanA abhivyakta kii| cittaur3agar3ha ke osavAla vaMzI karamAzA ne unakI preraNA se vi.saM. 1587 meM girirAja zatruMjaya kA jIrNoddhAra karAyA / AnaMdavimala sUri jI mahAna tapazcaryA ke dhanI the| caudaha varSa paryanta taka unhoMne chaTTha ke pAraNe AyaMbila kI ghora tapasyA kii| isake uparAMta 181 upavAsa, vIsa sthAnaka tapa, 400 cauthavaNI sthAnaka tapa, bIsa viharamAnoM ke 20 chaTTha tapa, pratyeka karma ke kSaya nimitta viziSTa tapasyA kii| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 229 chaTTha, nAmakarma sivAya 7 karmoM kI uttara prakRti kI saMkhyA pramANa 5, 9, 2, 28, 4, 2, 5 upavAsa, caudasa - pUnama evaM caudasa - amAvasa ke chaThTha ityAdi bahuta duSkara tapasyA kii| apane saMgama jIvana meM jJAna yoga, bhakti yoga, karmayoga evaM tapayoga ke dvArA sva-para kalyANa kI bhAvanA se unhoMne jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| saMgha vyavasthA : pUrvakAla meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 47veM paTTadhara AcArya somaprabha sUri jI ne zuddha jala ke abhAva meM sAdhu-sAdhvI jI kA vicaraNa mAravAr3a Adi kSetra meM niSiddha (manA) kiyA thaa| AcArya AnaMdavimala sUrIzvara jI ne anubhava kiyA ki aba isa kAraNa se loga kumata ko grahaNa kara rahe haiM evaM aba jala kA bhI abhAva nahIM hai| ataH unhoMne ina kSetroM meM sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kA vihAra khulA kiyaa| jaisalamera Adi meM 64 maMdiroM ko tAle lagA die gae the| gurudeva ne sAdhuoM ko vihAra kI AjJA dekara una tAloM ko tur3avAkara jinamaMdira puna: pUjanIya avasthA meM laae| loMkAgaccha (sthAnakavAsI ) mata ke RSi vImA ( vAnara), RSi guNA, RSi jIvA Adi mahAvIra pATa paramparA 200

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75 sAdhuoM ne AnaMdavimala sUri jI se samyakatva grahaNa kara unake pAsa Akara punaH dIkSA grahaNa kii| apanI pratibodhakuzalatA tathA AcArasaMpannatA se unhoMne 500 se adhika bhavya jIvoM ko dIkSA dii| usa samaya unakI AjJA meM 1800 sAdhu vicarate the| zramaNa samudAya meM zanaiHzanaiH ghusa rahe parigrahavRtti ityAdi zithilAcAra ke virodha meM apane svaroM ko mukharita kara vi.saM. 1582 meM vaizAkha sudI 3 ke divasa vaDAlI (cANasmA tIrtha ke pAsa vaDAvalI) gAMva meM kaI saMvigna sAdhuoM ko sAtha lekara vRddha gurudeva hemavimala sUri jI kI AjJA se kriyoddhAra kiyaa| svayaM kA evaM apanI AjJA meM rahe sabhI sAdhu-sAdhvI vRMda kA AcAra zAstrAnusAra ho, aisA bala unhoMne diyaa| prAraMbha meM 500 sAdhuoM ke sAtha cANasmA ke pAsa vaDAvalI grAma meM kriyoddhAra kiyaa| kalpasUtra kI eka TIkA meM pharamAyA hai ki paramAtmA mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke 2000 varSa taka bhasmagraha kA prabhAva rahA jisake kAraNa jinazAsana ke kAryoM meM kAphI bAdhAeM aaii| isa samaya taka bhasmagraha utara gayA thA evaM yaha kriyoddhAra dharmasaMgha meM cAritrAcAra ke vikAsa meM sahAyaka bnaa| kriyoddhAra ke bAda vi.saM. 1583 meM pATaNa meM virAjate hue AnaMdavimala sUri jI ne saba sAdhuoM ke lie 35 bola ke niyama jArI kiye| pramukha rUpa se 35 bola / niyama isa prakAra the1) guru kI AjJApUrvaka hI vihAra krnaa| 2) vaNik ke sivAya kisI ko dIkSA nahIM denii| 3) sAdhvI ko gItArtha kI nizrA meM dIkSA denii| guru mahArAja dUrastha ho to anya gItArtha ke pAsa koI dIkSA lene Ae to parIkSA bAda hI vidhipUrvaka dIkSA pradAna krnaa| 5) pATaNa meM gItArtha kA samUha rahe, vo cAturmAsa hetu nagara meM 6 ThANA va grAma meM 3 ThANA kama se kama rheN| 6) guru mahArAja dUrastha hoM to kAgaja se AjJA mNgvaanaa| 7) ekala (akelA) vihAra nahIM krnaa| 8) koI sAdhu akele vihAra karake Ae to mAMDalI meM kisI ko nahIM bitthaanaa| 9) dUja, paMcamI, aSTamI, ekAdazI, caudasa, amAvasyA aura pUrNimA mahIne meM 12 dina vigaya mahAvIra pATa paramparA 201

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na voharAnA aura yathAzakti tapa karanA / 10) koI tithi do hoM, to eka divasa vigaya na voharAnA / 11) pAtroM ko rogana (raMga) nahIM karanA / pAtrA kAlA kATulA vAparanA (zobhita nahIM karanA) 12) 13) yoga hue binA siddhAMta kI vAcanA na karanA / 14) eka samAcArI vAlA sAdhu dUsare upAzraya meM rahane Ae to prathama gItArtha ko vaMdana kreN| usake bAda zayyAtara gRha se vohraaeN| 15) divasa meM 8 thoya vAlA devavaMdana karanA / 16) dina meM 2500 gAthA kA svAdhyAya karanA / na ho sake to kama se 100 gAthA kA sajjhAya- dhyAna avazya karanA / 17) vastra, pAtra, kAMbalI Adi upakaraNa svayaM uThAnA, gRhastha se nahIM uThAnA / 18) varSa meM eka hI bAra kApa nikAlanA ( kapar3e dhonA ) / dUsarI bAra nahIM nikAlanA / 19) posAla (pauSadhazAlA) meM kisI ko nahIM jAnA / 20) posAla meM par3hane ke lie nahIM jAnA / 21) eka hajAra zloka se jyAdA lahiyA (lekhaka) ke pAsa nahIM likhvaanaa|. 22) dravya (dhana) dekara koI bhI brAhmaNa ke pAsa na pddh'e| 23) jisa gA~va meM caumAsA rahe ho, caumAsA utarane ke bAda vastra vahoranA nahIM kalpatA / 24) akAla svAdhyAya para AyaMbila krnaa| 25) sadaiva ekAzaNA ( ekAsanA) karanA / 26) belA Adi ke pAraNe guru kahe to tapa karanA / 27) 'pariTThAvaNiyAgAreNaM' na kiyA jaae| aSTamI, caudasa, zukla paMcamI aisI 5 tithi para upavAsa karanA / 28) 29 ) aSTamI - caudasa ko vihAra nahIM karanA / mahAvIra pATa paramparA - 202

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30) nIvi meM eka nIvi se jyAdA nahIM lenaa| 31) 84 gaccha meM se kisI bhI mahAtmA ko guru ke kahe binA na rkhnaa| 32) guru se pUche binA naI prarUpaNA - naI samAcArI zuru nahIM krnaa| 33) eka nivAsa sthAna na dhaareN| 34) korapANa vAlA vastra na liyA jaae| 35) kore vastra meM salavaTa DAleM jAeM, ekadama nayA aboTa vastra gItArtha muni ko chor3a anya koI sAdhu apane kAma meM na leN| isa prakAra 35 boloM kI ghoSaNA ke pazcAt AnaMdavimala sUri jI ne samUce gaccha meM unakA pAlana sunizcita kiyaa| tatpazcAt ghUma-ghUmakara unhoMne unmArga kA unmUlana va sanmArga kI sthApanA kara tapAgaccha ko sudRr3ha kiyaa| kriyoddhAra ke bAda sudIrgha avadhi taka ke bele-bele kI tapasyA karate rahe jisase unheM niraMtara saMgha saMcAlana kI asIma zakti milatI thii| unake pradhAna ziSya dAna sUri jI sadaiva unake dAhine hAtha ke rUpa meM sAtha rhe| zithilAcAra ke virodha meM zuddha cAritradhArI susAdhuoM ke lie kAthe (kesariyA) raMga ke vastra cAlU kie| saMvegI sAdhu svayaM kAthA kUTate the evaM raMga karate the| guru hemavimala sUri jI kRta 13 kAThiyoM kI sajjhAya meM kahA hai "igyArameM jIva ciMtave isyuM, ai guru kAtho kUTe kIsyuM" pratiSThita jinapratimAe~ : ___jinazAsana ke mukhya aMgabhUta jinapratimAoM kI upekSA AcArya AnaMdavimala sUri jI ko sadaiva ciMtita karatI thii| bhakta zrAvakoM meM jainatva jAgaraNa kara unhoMne ajamera (ajayameru), sAMgAnera (sAMgAnagara), jaisalamera, maMDovara, nAgora, nADalAI, sAdar3I, sirohI, pAlItANA, jUnAgar3ha, pATaNa, rAdhanapura, ahamadAbAda, mahesANA, kAvI, gaMdhAra, IDara, kapar3avaMja, khaMbhAta Adi aneka sthAnoM para pratyakSa parokSa rUpa se unhoMne pratiSThA aMjanazlAkA kI athavA krvaaii| unake dvArA pratiSThita pratimAeM vartamAna meM kaI jagaha milatI haiM1) zrI zAMtinAtha jinAlaya, nadiyAr3a evaM bhIDabhaMjana pArzvanAtha jinAlaya, kher3A meM prApta pArzvanAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (pratimAlekha anusAra mAgha vadi 2 budhavAra saMvat mahAvIra pATa paramparA 203

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1585 meM pratiSThita) 2) jaina maMdira, ghar3akaNa meM prApta ajitanAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (pratimAlekha ke anusAra mAgha vadi 2 budhavAra saMvat 1585 meM pratiSThita) 3) zAMtinAtha jinAlaya, chANI evaM jagavallabha pArzvanAtha derAsara nIzApola, ahamadAbAda meM prApta RSabhadeva jI kI pratimA (pratimA lekha ke anusAra mAgha sudi 21 zukravAra saMvat 1585 meM pratiSThita) mANibhadra deva bane tapAgaccha ke adhiSThAyaka : mANibhadra deva tapAgaccha ke adhiSThAyaka deva ke rUpa meM zramaNa-zramaNI varga evaM jinazAsana para Ae upadravoM se rakSA karate haiN| isakA saMpUrNa zreya AcArya AnaMdavimala sUri jI mahArAja ko jAtA hai| _ vi.saM. 1584 meM hemavimala sUri jI ke kAladharma ke bAda AnaMdavimala sUri jI ne mAlavA kI ora vihAra kiyaa| ujjaina ke pAsa kSiprA nadI ke kinAre gaMdharva zamazAna meM dhyAna sAdhanA ke uddezya se AnaMdavimala sUri jI ne kAusagga AraMbha kiyaa| ujjaina meM mANekacaMda nAma kA seTha rahatA thaa| pahale to vo jainadharma parAyaNa thA kiMtu yativarga kI zithilatA evaM luMkAmata (sthAnakavAsI) varga se AkarSita hokara vaha susAdhuoM kA dveSI ho gayA thaa| mANekacaMda kI mAtA dRr3ha samyaktvI evaM prabhu vIra ke zAsana ke prati samarpita zrAvikA thii| unakI mAtA ne mANekacaMda se kahA - "guru mahArAja kI eka mahIne kI tapasyA pUrNa ho rahI hai| zamazAna meM unhoMne dhyAna lagAyA huA hai| kala unakA pAraNA divasa hai| unheM gocarI ke lie ghara bulAnA hai|" ___ mANekacaMda gurudeva ko ghara bulAnA nahIM cAhatA thA, kiMtu mAtA ke prati Adara va pUjyabhAva se vaha manA bhI nahIM kara skaa| kautuhalavaza apanI ghRNApUrNa buddhi se vaha rAtri meM hI AnaMdavimala sUri jI kI parIkSA lene mazAla lekara zamazAna aayaa| gurudeva kAyotsarga meM the| mANekacaMda ne mazAla se unakI dAr3hI jalA dii| mANekacaMda ko lagA thA ki vo vicalita hoMge evaM kAyotsarga ko chor3akara usa para krodhita hoMge aura vaha unakA DhoMga pramANita kara degaa| kintu dAr3hI ke bAla jala jAne para bhI AnaMdavimala sUri jI zAMtumudrA meM kAusagga meM lIna rhe| aMtataH mANekacaMda ko bahuta pachatAvA huaa| subaha-subaha va punaH gurudeva ke pAsa aayaa| usane kSamA maaNgii| gurudeva mahAvIra pATa paramparA 204

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ke vAtsalya evaM karuNA se abhibhUta hokara mANekacaMda unakA bhakta bana gyaa| gurudeva prema se usake ghara gocarI hetu pdhaare| mANekacaMda seTha kA vyApAra hetu pAlI meM AvAgamana hotA rahatA thaa| usake Agraha se AnaMdavimala sUrIzvara jI ne eka cAturmAsa pAlI kiyaa| cAturmAsa daramyAna gurumukha se zatrujaya mAhAtmya dvArA tIrthAdhirAja zajaya (pAlItANA) kI mahimA sunii| usI kSaNa usane yaha pratijJA lI ki jaba taka girirAja ke darzana nahIM karatA, anna jala grahaNa nahIM kruuNgaa| pAlI se upavAsa ke paccakkhANa ke sAtha paidala hI usane zatrujaya kI ora prasthAna kiyaa| upavAsa ke sAtaveM dina vaha pAlanapura ke pAsa magaravAr3A ke jaMgala se gujaratA huA jA rahA thaa| vahA~ bhIla logoM ne usa para hamalA kiyA, saba vastueM le lI aura mAra ddaalaa| zatrujayaM tIrtha ke zubha bhAva meM mANekacaMda seTha vyaMtara nikAya meM mANibhadra nAmaka deva huaa| idhara zithilAcAra ke sAtha-sAtha gacchoM se dRSTi rAga kI bhI atyaMta vRddhi ho rahI thii| gaccha mamatva se yena-kena-prakAreNa anya gaccha ke sAdhu kama ho, kSINa ho, durbala ho, aise prayAsoM ko bhI kriyAnvita kiyA jA rahA hai| AcArya AnaMdavimala sUri jI ke bhI eka-eka karate-karate 500 sAdhu rUgNa (bImAra) hokara akAraNa kAladharma ko prApta ho ge| unheM jJAta huA ki kharataragaccha ke kisI sAdhu ne bhairava deva ko vaza meM karake aisA duSkRtya kiyA hai| AcAryazrI jI bahuta duHkhI hue| apane sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kI rakSA kA dAyitva paripUrNa na kara pAne se ve atyaMta duHkhI hue| vihAra karate-karate AnaMdavimala sUri jI magaravAr3A pdhaare| zAsanarakSA kI bhAvanA se ve rAtri meM dhyAnarUr3ha hue| pUrvabhava ke upakAra ko smaraNa karate hue mANibhadra deva guru bhagavaMta ke samakSa prakaTa hue| mANibhadra deva ne saMpUrNa vRttAMta sunAyA evaM sevA kA avasara maaNgaa| ___ gurudeva ne mANibhadra deva ko saMpUrNa prakaraNa batAyA evaM sAdhuoM kI rakSA kI bAta kii| zAsanabhakti se prerita ho deva ne gurvAjJA svIkAra kI evaM kahA ki mujhe ApakA kathana svIkAra hai kiMtu sAtha hI tapAgaccha ke upAzrayoM meM merI mUrti sthApita ho jisase mujhe sadaiva sugurudarzana kA lAbha milatA rhe| gurudeva ne svIkAra kiyA, tabhI se mANibhadra deva tapAgaccha ke adhiSThAyaka deva ke rUpa meM jAne jAte haiN| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 205

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kAladharma : vihAra karate-karate AnaMdavimala sUri jI ziSya parivAra sahita rAjanagara (ahamadAbAda) pdhaare| AcAryazrI kA zarIra dhIre-dhIre azakta hotA calA gyaa| aneka vyAdhiyAM utpanna ho gii| saMgha ne aneka upacAroM se gurudeva ko punaH svastha karane kA prayatna kiyA kiMtu asaphala rhe| AcAryazrI ko AbhAsa ho gayA ki unakI AyuSya alpa hai| ataH unhoMne anazana vrata svIkAra kiyaa| navameM upavAsa meM nijAmapurA (ahamadAbAda) meM vi.saM. 1596 caitra sudi 7 (5) ko prAtaH kAla meM 59 varSa kI Ayu meM kAladharma ko prApta hue| mahAtapasvI, kriyoddhAraka, suvihita ziromaNi AnaMdavimala sUri jI ke devalokagamana para zrAvaka varga ne zoka manAyA tathA sAbaramatI nadI ke kinAre mahotsava ke sAtha agni saMskAra kiyA evaM stUpa nirmita kraayaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 206

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57. AcArya zrImad vijaya dAna sUrIzvara jI lokoddhAraka dAna sUri jI, asaMyama bhisskaar| zAsana prabhAvanA zakti dhanI, nit vaMdana baarNbaar|| AcArya AnaMdavimala sUrIzvara jI ma. ke kAladharma pazcAt gaccha meM sarvAdhika vaDila evaM yogya hone se gaccha kA kAryabhAra AcArya dAna sUrIzvara jI ke kaMdhoM para AyA evaM ve prabhu mahAvIra kI jAjvalyamAna pATa paramparA ke 57veM krama para vibhUSita hue| saMgha kA yoga-kSema kara kuzala netRttva unhoMne pradAna kiyA evaM inase tapAgaccha kI 'vijaya' zAkhA kA prAdurbhAva huaa| janma evaM dIkSA : inakA janma gujarAta pradeza meM ahamadAbAda ke pAsa jAmalA nAmaka gA~va meM vi.saM. 1553 meM huaa| unake pitA karamiyA gautra ke zA. jagamAla (bhAmozA vIzA osavAla) evaM mAtA sUryAdevI thii| inake 3 bhAI the, 1 bahana aura vijaya va lakSmaNa nAmaka 2 bhAnaje the| pUrA parivAra dharma saMskAroM se paripUrNa thaa| nau varSa kI alpAyu meM vi.saM. 1562 meM dIkSA grahaNa kI evaM unakA nAma 'muni udayadharma' rakhA gyaa| gurudevoM kI nizrA meM rahate hue unhoMne anekoM AgamoM, graMthoM, zAstroM kA talasparzI adhyayana kiyaa| zAsana prabhAvanA : muni udayadharma kA tana-mana gurucaraNoM meM samarpita thaa| eka bAra gurvAjJA se ve 100 sAdha bhagavantoM kI gocarI laae| sabhI ne gocarI vApara lI lekina phira bhI 3 logoM jitanI gocarI baca gii| AcArya AnaMdavimala sUri jI bacI gocarI ko paraThanA nahIM cAhate the kyoMki use pheMkane se jIva hiMsA kI saMbhAvanA rahatI hai| AcAryazrI jI ne sabhI 100 sAdhuoM ko kahA ki jo bhI sAdhu isa bace hue AhAra ko vAparegA, use maiM manapasaMda kAmbalI duuNgaa| sabhI sAdha gocarI kara cuke the| ataH kisI ne yaha bAta svIkAra nahIM kii| ___ taba kevala muni udayadharma jI Age Ae aura vaha bacI huI gocarI khaaii| agale dina unhoMne adhika gocarI vAparane ke prAyazcitta svarUpa 3 upavAsa kA paccakkhANa liyaa| cauthe dina mahAvIra pATa paramparA 207

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AnaMdavimala sUri jI ne unheM pAraNA karAyA aura pUchA ki tujhe kauna-sI kAmbalI cAhie? taba munirAja ne kahA ki mujhe koI bhI kAmbalI nahIM caahie| ApakI bhAvanA thI ki vaha AhAra paraThA na jaae| jaba merA tana mana Apako samarpita hai to ApakI icchA kaise pUrI na karatA? Apa basa mujhe AzIrvAda dete raho! AcAryazrI jI ne muni udayadharma ko gale se lagA liyaa| vi.saM. 1587 meM sirohI meM AcArya AnaMdavimala sUri jI ma. ne apane ziSya kI yogyatA dekhate hue caturvidha saMgha ke samakSa parameSThI ke tRtIya pada - AcArya pada se vibhUSita kiyA evaM nAma vijaya dAna sUri rkhaa| kabhI guru ke sAtha to kabhI gurvAjJA se svataMtra vicaraNa karate the| dakSiNa gujarAta, mAlavA, mAravAr3a, koMkaNa Adi aneka kSetroM meM askhalita rUpa se tapasyA sahita vicre| chaTTha athavA aTThama kI aneka kramika tapazcaryAeM ve karate the tathA AjIvana ke lie ghI ke sivAya 5 vigaya (dUdha dahI ityAdi) kA jIvanaparyanta tyAga rkhaa| AgamAdhyayana karate karAte anekoM bAra AcArAMga sUtra, sthAnAMga sUtra Adi 11 aMgoM ko zuddha kiyaa| tIrthaMkara paramAtmA kI vANI ke prati unako bahuta ahobhAva thaa| mevAr3a, mAravAr3a, mAlavA, gujarAta, saurASTra, koMkaNa Adi kSetroM meM Agama vAcanA ke mAdhyama se evaM anya gItArthaM AcAryoM ke sahayoga se 45 AgamoM kA saMzodhana kiyaa| eka bAra vicarate-vicarate ve ajamera nagara meM aae| anekoM zrAvaka ne jinapratimA utthApaka lokAzAha ke mata ko svIkAra kiyA huA thA kyoMki unake anusAra vahA~ kisI loMkAgacchIya (sthAnakavAsI) kI mRtyu bAda vo vyaMtara deva banA thA jisake kAraNa aisA huA ki vaha dAna sUrIzvara jI ma.sA. ke kucha ziSyoM ko vyaMtara deva rAtri meM DarAne lgaa| vividha rUpoM meM unapara upadrava karane lgaa| isa prakAra pratidina hI vaha vyaMtara sAdhuvRMdoM ko kaSTa dene lgaa| sabhI sAdhuoM ne eka svara meM dAna sUri jI ko yaha prakaraNa batAyA va rakSA kA nivedana kiyaa| pratikramaNa uparAMta sabhI muniyoM ne saMthArA lagAyA va nidrA lii| dAna sUri jI ekAnta ThikAne meM baiThakara sUri maMtra kA jApa karane lge| vaha duSTa vyaMtara punaH AyA evaM AcAryazrI jI para upasarga karane lagA, DarAne lagA, jApa se vicalita karane lagA parantu usake sabhI prayAsa niSphala rhe| bhayabhIta hokara vaha vyaMtara ajamera se calA gyaa| agale dina AcAryazrI ne sabako sUcita kiyA vaha vyaMtara deva aba nahIM aaegaa| sabhI sAdhu va zrAvaka prasanna hue| unake jinamata sambandhI upadezoM ko sunakara aneka zrAvaka unake anurAgI ho gae evaM zuddha mUrtipUjaka dharma grahaNa kiyaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 208

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khaMbhAta, ahamadAbAda, pATaNa, kaMdhAra Adi kSetroM meM praveza kara divya jaina dharma kI patAkA lhraaii| usa samaya ke bAdazAha mohammada ko bhI dharmopadeza dekara dharmAnurAgI bnaayaa| zrI vijaya dAna sUri jI ke upadeza se hI bAdazAha muhammada ke mAnya maMtrI gularAja ne jo 'mAlika zrI nagadala' kahalAtA thA, usase zatruMjaya mahAtIrtha ko 6 mahIne taka ke lie sabhI karoM (Tax) se mukta karAyA thA evaM saba jagaha kuMkumapatrikA Adi ko bhijavAkara anekoM deza, nagara, gA~voM ke saMghoM ke sAtha milakara zatruMjaya girirAja kA bhavyAtibhavya saMgha nikaalaa| dAna sUrIzvara jI ke upadezAmRta ke prabhAva se gaMdhAra nagara ke zrAvaka rAmAjI tathA ahamadAbAda ke zAha ku~vara jI Adi zreSThiyoM ne milakara zatruMjaya maMdira kA jIrNoddhAra karAyA evaM caumukha jI, aSTApada maMdira Adi jinAlayoM kA nirmANa karavAyA evaM isake uparAMta raivatagiri giranAra tIrtha para jIrNa avasthA meM rahe jinamaMdiroM kA uddhAra krvaayaa| isa prakAra zAsana prabhAvanA ke vividha kArya unake haste sampanna hue / saMgha vyavasthA : AcArya AnaMdavimala sUri jI se virAsata meM prApta vizAla sAdhu-sAdhvI samudAya kA kuzala saMvardhana evaM netRttva pUjya dAna sUri jI ne kiyA / loMkAgaccha ke bhI aneka sAdhuoM ne jainAgamoM kA zuddha artha samajhakara unakA ziSyatva grahaNa kiyaa| inhIM ke samaya meM upAdhyAya dharmasAgara 'jI ne sabhI gacchoM kI aziSTocita AlocanA karake asaMtoSa kA vAtAvaraNa utpanna kara diyA jisase zvetAmbara samAja meM paraspara tIvra vaimanasya hone lgaa| ataH vijaya dAna sUri jI ne upAdhyAya dharmasAgara jI ko gaccha se niSkAsita kara diyA aura unake dvArA likhita tathAkathita graMtha "kumatikuddAla" ko jalazaraNa karA diyaa| dAna sUri jI apane ziSyoM ke lie jJAnArjana evaM zuddha sAdhvAcAra ko pramukhatA dete the| rAjavimala jI, hIra sUri jI Adi anekAneka ziSyoM ne dAna sUri ke nAma ko sArthaka kiyaa| inhoMne bhI sAdhu-sAdhvI ke sadAcAra viSayaka 7 boloM kI AjJA jArI kI thii| 44 vijaya dAna sUrIzvara jI kI saMyama zakti ke prabhAva se mANibhadra deva bhI unheM pratyakSa the| mANibhadra deva ne unheM saMketa diyA ki ve abase apanI ziSya-praziSya paramparA meM 'vijaya' zAkhA sthApita kareM arthAt nAma meM vijaya zabda sammilita kareM tathA devatA ne sadA unakI ziSya paraMparA ko sahayoga kA AzvAsana diyaa| tabhI se tapAgacchIya muni ke nAma meM bAda meM tathA mahAvIra pATa paramparA 209

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AcArya ke nAma meM pahale 'vijaya' zabda lagAyA jAne lgaa| pratiSThita jinapratimAe~ : pa.pU. dAna sUri jI ma.sA. ne khaMbhAta, ahamadAbAda, pATaNa, mahesANA, gaMdhAra, baMdara Adi aneka sthAnoM meM saiMkar3oM jinabiMboM kI pratiSThA karAI thii| kAlakrama se Aja ve yatra-tatra prApta hotI hai| vartamAna samaya meM unake hAthoM pratiSThita pratimAeM nimna sthAnoM para upalabdha haiM 1) munisuvrata svAmI jinAlaya, bharUca meM prApta pArzvanAtha jI kI dhAtuM kI jinapratimA (lekha anusAra mAgha sudi 12 zukravAra vi. saM. 1592 meM pratiSThita ) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) sumatinAtha mukhya bAvana jinAlaya, mAtara meM prApta AdinAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekha anusAra vaizAkha sudi 6 somavAra vi. saM. 1595 meM pratiSThita ) upakezagacchIya zAMtinAtha jinAlaya, mer3atA siTI meM prApta AdinAtha jI kI dhAtupratimA (lekha anusAra vaizAkha sudi 5 guruvAra vi. saM. 1598 meM pratiSThita ) mahAvIra jinAlaya, pIr3avAr3A meM mahAvIra prAsAda kI deharI para utkIrNa zilAlekha ke anusAra mAgha vadi 8 zukravAra vi. saM. 1603 meM pratiSThita zAMtinAtha jinAlaya, kumArapAr3o va somapArzvanAtha jinAlaya, saMghavI pAr3A - khaMbhAta meM prApta jinapratimAeM (lekha anusAra vaizAkha sudi 7 vi.saM. 1605 meM pratiSThita ) AdinAtha jinAlaya, paToliyA pola- var3odarA meM prApta pArzvanAtha jI kI dhAtu pratimA (lekha anusAra vaizAkha sudi 7 vi.saM. 1605 meM pratiSThita) thIrUzAha kA derAsara, jaisalamera meM prApta AdinAtha jI kI pratimA (pratimA lekha ke anusAra phAlguna vadi 2 somavAra vi. saM. 1610 meM pratiSThita ) zAMtinAtha jinAlaya, koTa, muMbaI meM prApta AdinAtha jI kI caubIsI pratimA (lekha anusAra vaizAkha sudi 10 ravivAra vi. saM. 1616 meM pratiSThita ) dharmanAtha jinAlaya, ratnapurI, ayodhyA meM prApta padmaprabha jI kI pratimA (pratimAlekha anusAra jyeSTha sudi 5 somavAra vi. saM. 1617 meM pratiSThita ) mahAvIra pATa paramparA 210

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10) zAMtinAtha jinAlaya, sutAra kI zerI, tharAda meM prApta zItalanAtha jI kI dhAtupratimA (lekha anusAra jyeSTha sudi 5 somavAra vi.saM. 1617 meM pratiSThita) 11) AdinAtha jinAlaya, zatrujaya ke devakulikA meM abhilekhAnusAra vaizAkha sudi 2 vi.saM. 1620 meM pratiSThita) inake atirikta bhI dAnasUri jI ma.sA. ke karakamaloM dvArA pratiSThita jinapratimAeM anekoM sthAnoM para upalabdha hotI haiN| kAladharma : vicarate-vicarate anta samaya meM ve pATaNa ke pAsa var3AvalI (vaTapallI) gA~va meM pdhaare| nirantara unakA svAsthya kSINa hotA rhaa| anazana svIkAra kara samyak ArAdhanA karate hue vaizAkha sudi 12 vikrama saMvat 1622 (IsvI san 1565) meM ve kAladharma ko prApta hue| zrAvakavarga ne zokAkula hRdaya se mahotsava kara agnisaMskAra kiyA evaM smRti ke stUpa banavAyA evaM caraNa pAdukA pdhraaii| vijaya dAna sUri jI ke eka ziSya vijaya rAja sUri jI se tapAgaccha kI ratnazAkhA kA prAdurbhAva huA jabaki dUsare ziSya vijaya hIra sUri jI se tapAgaccha kI mUla paramparA Age clii| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 211

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58. AcArya zrImad vijaya hIra sUrIzvara jI akabara pratibodhaka hIra sUri jI, prabhAvI dharma prcaar| jagadguru birudadhArI guruvara, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| mugala kAla meM pratikUla paristhitiyoM meM bhI jinazAsana kI divya patAkA phaharAne vAle, zAsanapati bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 58vIM pATa para Ae AcArya vijaya hIra sUri jI kI gaNanA jaina paramparA ke samRddha itihAsa meM zAsana prabhAvaka AcArya vRMdoM meM hotI hai| mugala bAdazAha akabara ko pratibodhita kara use bhI ahiMsApremI banAne kA zreya unheM jAtA hai| janma evaM dIkSAH pAlanapura ke osavAla vaMzIya zrAvaka kuMrAzAha evaM unakI dharmapatnI nAthIbAI ke tIna putrasiMgA jI, sUracaMda aura zrIpAla va tIna putriyA~-rambhA, rAnI aura vimalA thiiN| mArgazIrSa sudi navamI vi. sa. 1583 (san 1526) ko uttama nakSatroM-grahoM ke yoga eka anya bAlaka kA janma huaa| bAlaka kA nAma 'hIra jI' rakhA gyaa| bAlyakAla se hI vaha prakhara buddhi kA dhanI thaa| eka dina tapAgaccha ke vidvad AcArya dAna sUri jI kA vahA~ padArpaNa huA jisase usa bAlaka ke hRdayaM meM dharma ke bIja aMkurita hue| ___ bAlaka kI umra jaba 10-12 sAla kI thI, taba pitRchAyA kA viyoga ho gyaa| hIra jI apanI vivAhita bahanoM ke sAtha pATaNa rahane lgaa| vi.saM. 1596 (san 1539) meM dAna sUri jI pATaNa pdhaare| apane bhAI-bahanoM kI AjJA lekara 13 varSa kI umra meM bAlaka hIra ne dIkSA lii| usI varSa kArtika vadI 2 ko pATaNa meM usakI dIkSA sampanna huii| vaha dAna sUri jI kA ziSya banA evaM nAma 'muni hIraharSa vijaya' rakhA gyaa| saMyama jIvana va zAsana prabhAvanA : dAna sUri jI ke sAnidhya meM muni hIraharSa vijaya jI ne aharniza anathaka prayAsoM se jaina zAstroM kA gaMbhIra adhyayana kiyaa| eka dina dAna sUri jI munivara ke pANDitya kI yogyatA mahAvIra pATa paramparA 212

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dekhate hue vicAra karate haiM ki unheM nyAyazAstra evaM jyotiSa meM bhI pravINa banAnA caahie| dakSiNa meM devagiri (daulatAbAda) isa hetu se uttama thA / ataH unhoMne dharmasAgara jI, rAjavimala jI evaM hIraharSa jI ko par3hane ke lie devagiri bhejA / do-tIna sAla tInoM munivRMdoM ne khUba par3hAI kii| zikSaka evaM rahane kA sampUrNa kharcA daulatAbAda ke seTha zAha devIdAsa ne kiyaa| vidyAdhyayana kara unhoMne punaH gujarAta- mAravAr3a kI ora dAna sUri jI ke pAsa jAne hetu vihAra kiyaa| nADalAI nagara meM guru dAna sUri ke darzana kara muni hIraharSa jI bahuta AnaMdita hue evaM 108 kAvya kI racanA kara guru kI stuti kii| dAna sUri jI ko atyaMta prasannatA huI ki nyAyazAstra ke kaThina se kaThina graMtha kA pUrNa abhyAsa muniyoM ne kiyaa| saMvat 1607 (san 1550 ) meM nAradapurI ( nADalAI ) mAravAr3a meM tInoM muniyoM ko paNDita pada pradAna kiyaa| agale hI varSa saMvat 1608 meM mAgha sudI paMcamI ko neminAtha jI ke derAsara va varakANA pArzvanAtha derAsara - nADola meM tInoM sAdhuoM ko upAdhyAya pada se vibhUSita kiyaa| hIraharSa jI kI yogyatA ko dekhate hue vijaya dAna sUri jI ma. ne hIraharSa vijaya jI ko pauSa sudI paMcamI saMvat 1610 ( san 1553) meM sirohI ( mAravAr3a) meM AcArya padavI se alaMkRta kara unakA nAma 'AcArya vijaya hIra sUri' ( matAMtara se AcArya hIravijaya sUri) rkhaa| hIra sUri jI apane guru ke sAtha mehasANA, ahamadAbAda hote hue pATaNa meM pdhaare| vahA~ AcArya vijaya dAna sUri jI ne hIra sUri jI ko apanA paTTadhara ghoSita kiyaa| paTTa - mahotsava para vahA~ ke sUbedAra zeskhAna ke maMtrI bhaMsAlI samara ne atula dhana kharca kiyaa| saMvat 1622 (san 1565 ) meM gurudeva ke kAla kara jAne para saMgha ke saMvahana kA dAyitva hIra sUri jI ne nibhaayaa| ve viziSTa zaktiyoM ke dhanI the| eka bAra muni lAbha vijaya jI ko viSaile sAMpa ne kaattaa| unakI jIvana jyoti bujha rahI thI kiMtu AcArya hIra sUri jI ne hAtha pherA to viSa aise utarA mAno kucha huA hI na ho| anekoM bAra unheM rAjadroha athavA jhUThe mukadamoM ke nAma para pakar3ane kI sAjiza huI kiMtu apane niSkalaMka saMyama se ve zAsanarakSA karate rahe / hIra sUri jI ne aneka muslima bAdazAhoM ko pratibodhita kiyA jinameM 18 pramukha the 2. jApharabega AzIphakhAna 1. akabara bAdazAha 4. abulaphajala 5. kAsima khA~ kAmalI mahAvIra pATa paramparA 3. mullAzAha muhammada 6. zAhabAdI 213

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7. kAlekhA~ phaijI 8. abdula samada 9. susmahamahAda 10. zekha mubAraka 11. AjamakhAna kokA 12. sadara jahAna 13. mIra zarIpha amalI 14. navI zAstarI 15. sultAna rAjA sadara 16. zekhaz2AdA gosalA 17. bIrabala 18. mirjA jAnI hAkamaTThA anekoM ne apane sAmrAjya meM jIvahiMsA-katlakhAne banda karAe the| mevAr3a kA rANA pratApa bhI sUri jI kA bhakta thaa| vijaya hIra sUri jI ne bhinna-bhinna kSetroM meM cAturmAsa kie| Ananda kAvya mahodadhi graMtha ke pA~caveM bhAga ke anusAra pATaNa-8, khaMbhAta-7, ahamadAbAda-6, sirohI-2, sAMcora-2, AgarA-2, mehasAnA-1, borasada-1, rAdhanapura-1, kunadhera-2, amoda-1, abharAmAbAda, phatehapura sIkarI-1, sajotarA-1, gaMdhAra-1, nAgora, UnA-1, dillI-1, lAhaura-1, jAlora-1 tathA ilAhAbAda, mathurA, mAlapurA, sUrata, AbU, phalaudI, rANakupura, nADalAI. pAlItANA, devI aura UnA ityAdi jagahoM para anya matAnusAra cAturmAsa kie| unakI tapasyA unakI zAsana prabhAvanA kA mukhya AdhAra rhii| vijaya hIra sUri jI ne AjIvana bahuta tapasyA kii| kucha kA varNana isa prakAra hai- 81 aTTama, 225 chaTTha, 3600 upavAsa, 2000 Ayambila, 2000 nIvi, vIsa sthAnaka kI tapasyA 20 bAra, sUrimaMtra kI vidhi sahita tapazcaryA, darzana, jJAna, cAritra pado kI ugra tapasyA (22 mahIne) evaM gurubhakti tapa meM bhI 13 mahIne kI ugra tapazcaryA Adi se rasanendriya ko vaza kiyaa| bAdazAha akabara ko pratibodhaH vijaya hIra sUri jI ke jIvana vRttAMta kI sarvAdhika ghaTanAe~ pratyakSa-parokSa rUpa se bAdazAha akabara ke sAtha jur3I haiM kyoMki akabara bAdazAha ke dvArA jinadharma ke siddhAMto ke prati ahobhAva prakaTa karAnA eka mahanIya kArya thaa| phatehapura sIkarI (AgarA ke nikaTa) meM akabara bAdazAha apane mahala meM baiThA huA thaa| tabhI campA nAmaka jaina zrAvikA kI 6 mahIne kI ugra tapasyA kI anumodanA meM vahA~ vizAla julUsa nikala rahA thaa| bAdazAha akabara ne jaba julUsa kA kAraNa pUchA to vaha bahuta acambhita huA ki hama musalamAna to 1 mahIne ke roje karate haiM aura peTa bhara khAte hai| kaise isa strI mahAvIra pATa paramparA 214

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ne 6 mAsa kI tapasyA kI? bAdazAha ne maMgala caudharI aura kamara khA~- do bhAIyoM ko yaha jAnane ke lie bhejaa| caMpA zrAvikA ne kahA-bhAI yaha merI zakti nhiiN| hamAre 18 dUSaNoM se rahita RSabhadeva jI se lekara mahAvIra paryaMta 24 tIrthaMkara deva evaM pUrNa virAgI-bhoga vilAsoM ke tyAgI jainAcArya vijaya hIra sUri jI kI zakti se yai tapasyA huii| bAdazAha ke mana meM vicAra huA ki aise guru mahArAja ko jarUra bulAnA caahie| usa samaya ve gAMdhAra nagara meM virAjamAna the| sUbe kI ora se vijaya hIra sUri jI ko phatehapura padhArane kA patra bhejA gyaa| zrAvaka varga se vicAra-vimarza karake rAjA kA Agraha unhoMne svIkAra kiyaa| bAdazAha ne yaha bhI likhA ki hAthI-ghor3A-pAlakI-jisakI bhI AvazyakatA ho, vo upalabdha karAe jAeMge kintu hIra sUri jI AcAra ke pakke the, isalie saba manA kara diyaa| sUri jI ne vihAra cAlU kiyaa| jyeSTha sudi 12 saMvat 1639 ko gurudeva kA phatehapura sIkarI meM 66 sAdhuoM sahita bhavya praveza sampanna huaa| terasa ko vijaya hIra sUri jI- saiddhAntika ziromaNi upAdhyAya vimalaharSa jI, zatAvadha nI zAnticaMdra jI, paMnyAsa sahajasAgara jI, paMnyAsa siMhavimala jI, paMnyAsa hemavijaya, vyAkaraNa cUr3amaNi lAbhavijaya jI Adi 13 sAdhuoM ke sAtha bAdazAha ke darabAra phuNce| kiMtu galIce ke Upara ve nahIM cle| hIra sUri jI ne kahA hama jIvoM kI rakSA karate hue hI calate haiN| rAjA ne galIcA uThavAyA to hajAroM kIr3e nIce the| bAdazAha unakI pravRtti se prabhAvita huaa| dhIredhIre una dono kA samIpya bar3hatA gayA evaM gurudeva ne jainadharma kA jJAna pravAhita kara bAdazAha kI pipAsA ko tRpta kiyaa| ahiMsA kA mahattva samajhakara bAdazAha kA hRdaya pasIja AtA thaa| use AtmaglAni huI ki usane 14,000 hiraNa, 12,000 cIte, 500 bAgha, 22,000 kuttoM ko mArA, savA sera cir3iyoM kI jihvA khAtA rhaa| hIra sUri jI ne pAvana upadeza se akabara bAdazAha ne jina dharma kA mahattva samajha aneka kArya kie1. gujarAta, mAlabA, bihAra, ayodhyA, prayAga, phatehapura, dillI, lAhaura, mulatAna, kAbula, ajamera va baMgAla-12 sUboM meM SaNmAsika (6 mahInoM kI) amAri pravartana karAyA va jaz2iyA Taiksa baMda kii| 2. paryuSaNa ke 8 va Asa-pAsa ke 4 dinoM meM saMpUrNa rAjya meM bUcar3akhAne, katlakhAne, zikAra Adi para pUrNa pAbandI yAni sarvatra ahiMsA kA sNdesh| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 215

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3. akabara bAdazAha dvArA gaThita dharma carcA sabhA ke 140 sadasya the jo pA~ca zreNI meM vibhakta the| vijaya hIra sUri jI kA nAma prathama zreNI meM thaa| bAdazAha ke hRdaya meM mUrtipUjA kA virodha thA evaM jainadharma kI nAstikavAdI chavi banI huI thI hIra sUri jI ne usakA pUrNatala se nivAraNa kiyaa| bAdazAha ko yahI lagatA thA hIra sUri jI mAtra jainoM ke guru nahIM, saMpUrNa jagat ke guru hai| ataH saMvat 1640 meM unhoMne AcAryazrI ko 'jagadguru' kA viruda diyaa| isa prakAra bAdazAha akabara hIra sUri jI kA parama bhakta banA evaM aneka kArya kie| bAdazAha dharma se vimukha nA ho, isa hitaciMtana ke bhAva se svayaM usa kSetra se vihAra kara jAne para bhI apane ziSyoM-praziSyoM ko usa kSetra meM vicaraNa karane kI AjJA dii| sAhitya racanA : vijaya hIra sUri jI atyaMta uttama koTi ke vidvAna the| kiMvadantI anusAra unhoMne zatAdhika graMtha likhe the kiMtu unameM se Aja kucha hI upalabdha haiN| ve haiM: - zrI zAntinAtha rAsa ; zrI dvAdaza jina vicAra ; mRgAvatI caritra (prabhAtiyu) ; aMtarikSa pArzvanAtha stava ; jambUdvIpa-prajJapti para saMskRta TIkA saMgha vyavasthAH usa samaya 2,500 sAdhu evaM 3,000 sAdhvI jI inakI AjJA meM the| eka sau sATha (160) vyaktiyoM ko dIkSA, 160 ko paNDita pada evaM 8 ko upAdhyAya pada unhoMne pradAna kiyaa| rAjakIya sammAna prApta hone para unameM tilamAtra bhI zithilAcAra nahIM AyA evaM na hI unhoMne aisI bhAvanA kA saMgha meM saMcAra hone diyaa| eka bAra zrAvakoM ne ahamadAbAda meM pUjya gurudeva ke sammAna meM unake baiThane ke lie viziSTa gokhalA bnaayaa| zrAvakoM ne sUri jI ko kahA ki Apa baiThie to sUri jI ne kahA ki cUMki yaha hamAre nimitta banAyA hai, isa para baiThanA mujhe nahIM klptaa| isI prakAra kI sakhta samAcArI kA pAlana unake gaccha meM kiyA jAtA thaa| ahamadAbAda meM lukAmata (sthAnakavAsI) ke AcArya zrI meghajI ne apane 25 muniyoM sahita jainAgamoM kI satyatA jAnakara hIra sUri jI ke pAsa dIkSA lii| AjJAnuvartI sabhI sAdhu-sAdhvI mahAvIra pATa paramparA 216

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tala saM jI kI paThana-pAThana vyavasthA, vicaraNa kSetra ityAdi kA nirdhAraNa hIra sUri jI karate the| pratiSThita jina pratimAe~: hIra sUri jI ma. sA. ne sirohI, nADalAI, ahamadAbAda, pATaNa Adi 50 maMdiroM kI pratiSThA svayaM karAI evaM unake kahane se anya 500 maMdira taiyAra hue| hajAroM pratimAoM kI unhoMne aMjanazlAkA kraaii| vartamAna samaya meM unake dvArA pratiSThita jina pratimAe~ yatra-tatra prAta hotI haiM jina para unakI pratiSThA kI tithi bhI milatI hai kiMtu mUla sthAna vartamAna sthAna bhI ho sakatA hai evaM anya bhii| 1. trailokya dIpaka prasAda, rANakapura meM sabhAmaMDapa ke khaMbhe para utkIrNa zilAlekha anusAra vaizAkha sudi 13 saMvat 1611 meM pratiSThita 2: padmaprabha jinAlaya, cUr3IvAlI galI, lakhanaU meM prApta kuMthunAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA lekha anusAra mAgha vadi-1 guruvAra saMvat 1617 meM prtisstthit| cintAmaNi pArzvanAtha jinAlaya, bhaiMsara ror3agar3ha meM prApta AdinAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekha anusAra phAlguna vadi 12, budhavAra, saMvat 1620 meM prtisstthit)| vimalavasahI, AbU ke zilAlekha anusAra pauSa vadi 13 zukravAra vi. saM. 1621 meM pratiSThita jaina maMdira jUnAver3A (mAravAr3a) meM prApta zAntinAtha jI kI prtimaa| (abhilekha ke anusAra vaizAkha sudi 10 zukravAra saMvat 1624 meM prtisstthit)| zrImAloM kA maMdira, jayapura meM prApta padmaprabha svAmI jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekha ke anusAra mAgha sudi 6 somavAra vi. saM 1624 meM pratiSThita) 7. U~jhA ke jainamandira meM prApta AdinAtha RSabhadeva jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekha ke anusAra ___ mAgha sudi 6 somavAra vi.saM. 1624 meM pratiSThita) saMbhavanAtha derAsara, jaisalamera meM saMbhavanAtha jI kI pratimA para utkIrNa lekha anusAra phAlguna sudi 8, somavAra vi.saM. 1626 meM prtisstthit| nANA, khaMbhAta, kher3A, bharuca, zatrujaya, jayapura, pATaNa, bar3audA, nauhara, bhaMDAra, udayapura, mumbaI, ajImagaMja, nAgaura, sirohI, kalakattA, IDara, bIjApura, varakher3A, sAMgAnera, Adi anekAneka sthaloM mahAvIra pATa paramparA 0 0 217

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para Aja bhI ve pratimAe~ prApta hotI haiM jinakI aMjanazlAkA athavA pratiSThA hIra sUri jI ma. sA. ne karavAI thii| kAladharmaH 3 zAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA karate-karate vijaya hIra sUri jI saMvat 1651 (san 1594) ke UnA (gujarAta) cAturmAsa meM ve asvastha ho ge| isalie cAturmAsa ke bAda zrIsaMgha ne unheM vihAra nahIM karane diyaa| zrIsaMgha ke Agraha para bhI kisI taraha kI auSadhi kA sevana nahIM kiyaa| dina-pratidina unakI rugNatA bar3hatI gaI phira bhI saMvat 1652 meM paryuSaNoM meM kalpasUtra unhoMne hI vAMcA / bhAdrapada sudI 11 saMvat 1652 (san 1595) ke dina antima zabdoccAraNa karate hue apane antevAsiyoM ko kahA, 'aba maiM apane kArya meM lIna hotA huuN| tumane himmata nahIM hAranI / dharmakArya karane meM vIratA dikhAnI hai" ityAdi / isake bAda sUrijI padmAsana meM virAjamAna hokara mAlA karane lge| cAra mAlAe~ pUrI kara jaise hI pA~cavIM mAlA phera rahe the, vaise hI mAlA unake hAtha se gira par3I evaM tapAgaccha kA dedIpyamAna nakSatra asta ho gyaa| 44 agale hI dina vahA~ para logoM ne Ama ke per3oM para phala dekhe| jina para kabhI phala bhI nahIM Ate the, una para bhI bhAdoM (bhAdrapada) ke mahIne meM Ama lage the, jo nissaMdeha divyAtmA ke puNya pratApa kA phala thaa| bAdazAha akabara ko bhI sUri jI ke dehAvasAna kA apAra duHkha huA kiMtu usa sthala ke Ama jo unheM bheje gae the, to dekhakara gurudeva ke prati atula zraddhA kA saMcAra huaa| jisa bagIce meM sUri jI kA saMskAra huA, ve bagIcA aura usake Asa-pAsa kI 22 bIghA jamIna bAdazAha akabara ne jainoM ko dI jahA~ para dIvakI lADakI bAI ne stUpa banavAkara AcArya zrI kI caraNa pAdukAe~ sthApita kii| AcAryazrI kI rugNAvasthA jAnakara vijaya sena sUri jI ne UnA kI ora vihAra kiyA thA kiMtu kAraNavaza ve unase dUra the evaM aMta samaya meM unake darzana nahIM kara ske| kavi RSabhadAsa ke anusAra unake saMskAra meM 21 mana caMdana, 4 mana agara, 15 sera ambara kastUrI evaM aDhAI sera kesara DAlA gayA va ve kAloparAnta dUsare devaloka meM gae the| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 218

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59. AcArya zrImad vijaya sena sUrIzvara jI savAI sUri AcArya zrI sena, vAkpaTu sdvicaar| akabara prabhAvaka - saMgha sudhAraka, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| zAsana nAyaka bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI jI kI pATa paramparA ke 59veM krama para AcArya vijaya sena sUri jI hue| apane vyaktittva se bAdazAha akabara ko prabhAvita kara jainadharma meM unakI AsthA ko sudRr3ha karane kA evaM apane guru vijaya hIra sUri jI kI khyAti ko aura adhika vistRta kara zAsana kI prabhAvanA karane kA zreya inheM jAtA hai| janma evaM dIkSAH nADalAI (mAravAr3a) meM phAlguna sudi pUrNimA vi.saM. 1604 (san 1547) ko pitA kurAMzAha (kumezAha) va mAtA. kuDabhI devI ke sadgArhasthya se uttama lakSaNa vAle putra kA janma huaa| sAmudrika zAstra ke jJAtA vidvAnoM ne bAlaka ke prabala yaza nAma karma kA kathana kiyaa| mAtA-pitA ne putra kA nAma- 'jaya siMha kumAra' rkhaa| ____ jaba bAlaka 7 varSa kA thA, taba usake pitA ne apanI dharma patnI kI AjJA se saM. 1611 meM vijaya dAna sUrIzvara jI ma ke pAsa dIkSA grahaNa kii| mAtA-putra donoM saMsAra meM apanA jIvana nirvAha kara rahe the| eka dina jayasiMha kumAra evaM usakI mAtA ne vicAra kiyA ki vijaya dAna sUri jI ke darzana hetu sUrata jaae| kahA gayA hai- halke karmI jIva ko upadeza jaldI laga jAtA hai| dAna sUri jI kI dezanA suna jaya siMha kumAra va mAtA ko vairAgya huA evaM donoM ne dIkSA lene kA nizcaya kiyaa| jyeSTha sudi 11 saMvat 1613 (san 1556) ko sUrata meM mAtA-putra kI dIkSA huii| inakA dIkSA kA nAma- 'muni jayavimala vijaya' diyA gayA evaM ve hIra sUri jI ke ziSya ghoSita hue hIra sUri jI kI nizrA meM rahate unhoMne nyAya, vyAkaraNa, tarka Adi graMthoM kA abhyAsa kiyaa| zAsana prabhAvanAH khaMbhAta meM phAlguna sudi 10 vi.saM. 1626 (san 1569) meM muni jayavimala vijaya jI ko mahAvIra pATa paramparA 219

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paMDita pada diyA gyaa| khaMbhAta se vihAra kara guru ke sAtha vicarate hue ve ahamadAbAda padhAre jahA~ phAlguna sudi 7 saMvat 1628 (san 1571) kA ApazrI jI ko upAdhyAya va AcArya pada se vibhUSita kiyA gyaa| vijaya hIra sUri jI ne inakA AcArya paryAya kA nAma-vijaya sena sUri rkhaa| mUlA seTha aura vIpA pArikha ne pUrA mahotsava kiyaa| AcArya vijaya hIra sUri jI ma. ne sUri maMtra kI sAdhanA ke daurAna devatA se prazna kiyaa| devatA ne kahA ki apane pATa para jayavimala jI (sena sUri) ko bitthaanaa| jaba hIra vijaya sUri jI bAdazAha akabara ke nimaMtraNa para phatehapura Ae, to pIche sena sUri jI ko gujarAta kA dAyitva dekera aae| sena sUri jI ke hRdaya meM apAra guru bhakti thii| jaba guru ne vihAra kiyA, taba sirohI taka chor3a Ae evaM 4 sAla bAda jaba hIra sUri jI vApisa Ae, taba bhI sirohI taka lene ge| __ saMvat 1646 kA cAturmAsa gaMdhAra kara saMvat 1647 ko cAturmAsa hIra sUri jI ke sAtha hI rAdhanapura meM kiyaa| akabara bAdazAha ne taba pharamAna bhejA ki "gurujI! Apa kahate the Apa punaH yahA~ pdhaaroge| ApakI anukUlatA nahIM hai to sena sUri mahArAja ko hI bheja diijie| yahA~ bhAnucaMdra jI ke mukha se unakI apAra prazaMsA sunI hai|" sAdhu maMDalI meM ciMtana-manana cAlU huaa| aMtataH vijaya sena sUri jI ne gurvAjJA se vidyA vijaya jI Adi sAdhuoM ke sAtha mArgazIrSa sudi 3 ko vihAra cAlU kiyA va rAdhanapura ne pATaNa- siddha pura- salotara- muMDasthala- AbUsirohI- rANakapura- mer3atA- sAMgAnera- revAr3I- sAmAnA- ludhiyAnA hokara jyeSTha sudi 12 vi. saM. 1650 meM dillI meM praveza kiyA va bAdazAha se mile| kazmIrI mohalle meM jinacandra sUri jI (kharataragacchIya) ke sAtha milakara cAturmAsa kiyA evaM brAhmaNa aura muslimoM ko bhI pratibodhita kiyaa| vijaya sena sUri jI meM vijaya hIra sUri jI kA pratibiMba dekha bAdazAha harSita huaa| ___ eka jainAcArya ke samakSa bAdazAha kA itanA jhukAva aura satkAra dekhakara kisI bhaTTa ne bAdazAha ke kAna bhare ki jaina loga Izvara ko nahIM mAnate, sUrya ko- gaMgA ko nahIM mAnate ityaadi| rAjA ko mAnasika kopa huA kiMtu zAnta rhaa| bAdazAha ne vijaya sena sUri jI yaha bAteM prakaTa kii| utsUtra prarupaNAM bhI na hoM- rAjA krodhita bhI na ho- bhaTTa ko bhI uttara mila jAe, isa prakAra kI sarasa vivecanapUrNa zailI meM vividha dharmoM ke saMdarbha lekara bhI sUri jI ne jaina siddhAMta ko smjhaayaa| bAdazAha atyaMta prasanna huaa| bAdazAha ke Agraha se vijayasena sUri jI ne 2 cAturmAsa lAhaura kie| sena sUri jI kI preraNA se gAya- baila- bhaiMsA- bhaiMsa kI hatyA, nAaulAda mahAvIra pATa paramparA 220

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kA dravya lenA, aura niraparAdhI pazu-pakSiyoM kI kaida- ina sabhI bAtoM para roka lgii| jaba unheM apane guru hIra sUri jI kI asvasthatA ke samAcAra mile, tabhI unhoMne lAhaura se vihAra cAlU kiyaa| mArga laMbA hone se eka cAturmAsa unheM sAdar3I karanA par3A aura usI cAturmAsa meM hIra sUri kI kAladharma ho gyaa| gaccha kA saMpUrNa dAyitva ina para aayaa| vijaya sena sUri jI se prabhAvita ho bAdazAha akabara ne unheM 'savAI sUri' kI upAdhi dii| AcArya vijaya sena sUri jI vAda vidyA meM bhI bahuta nipuNa the| hIra sUri jI se prabhAvita ho jo sthAnakavAsI mata ke medhajI RSi Adi sAdhu ne saMvegI dIkSA lI, usakA zreya bhI inheM hI jAtA hai| akabara kI sabhA meM brAhmaNa vidvAnoM ke sAtha unhoMne kaI zAstrArtha kie aura ve saphala rhe| zAstrArtha jaya ke prasaMga para akabara bAdazAha ne svayaM inheM usI samaya- 'kAlI sarasvatI' kI upAdhi pradAna kI thii| vi.saM. 1632 meM sUrata baMdara meM zrImizra cintAmaNi pramukha vidvAnoM kI sAkSI meM vijaya sena sUri jI ne zAstrArtha meM bhUSaNa nAmaka digambara bhaTTAraka ko jiitaa| gujarAta, mAravAr3a Adi meM anekAneka kSetroM logoM meM jinavANI kI siMhagarjanA karate hue unhoMne jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| sAhitya racanAH vijaya sena sUri jI vidvattA ke dhanI the| yogazAstra ke prathama zloka namo durvAra-rAgAdi, vairivaar-nivaarinne| arhate yoginAthAya, mahAvIrAya taayine||" isa eka zloka ke 700 artha unhoMne kie jo unakI bhASA para Adhipatya kA pratIka hai| isake alAvA unake dvArA racita kucha graMtha jaise sUktAvali, sumitrarAsa ityAdi graMtha yatra-tatra prApta hote haiN| saMgha vyavasthAH 2000 sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kA 20 varSa taka kuzala netRtva kiyaa| vijaya sena sUri jI ne 8 sAdhuoM ko vAcaka (upAdhyAya) pada diyA evaM 150 sAdhuoM ko paMDita pada pradAna kiyaa| anya mata ke kaI sAdhu unase prabhAvita hokara jinadharma meM dIkSita hue| vijaya sena sUri jI zithilAcAra mahAvIra pATa paramparA 221

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ke utane hI virodhI the jitane unake pUrvaguru the| unhoMne apane gaccha kI anujJA pATaNa meM vi. saM. 1658 meM pauSa kRSNA 6 ke dina apane vidvAna ziSya vijayadeva sUri jI ko dii| pratiSThita jinapratimAe~: AcArya vijaya sena sUri jI ne cAra lAkha jina pratimAoM kI aMjanazalAkA - pratiSThAe~ kI, krvaaii| unake jIvana vRttAMta se jJAta hotA hai ki unhoMne gaMdhAra baMdara meM indrajI seTha ke ghara mahAvIra svAmI kI pratimA, dhanAI zrAvikA ke ghara meM pratiSThA, gaMdhAra meM hI ciMtAmaNi pArzvanAtha tathA mahAvIra svAmI jI kI pratimA virAjamAna kI / khaMbhAta meM rajiyA-rajiyA ke ghara meM pratiSThA tathA 1654 meM ahamadAbAda meM jamIna se nikalI vijaya ciMtAmaNi pArzvanAtha kI pratimA zakandarapura meM sthApita kii| ahamadapura, rAjanagara, rAdhanapura, staMbhana tIrtha, akabarapura, zatruMjaya, nAraMgapura, rANakapura Adi sthaloM para AcAryazrI dvArA pratiSThAe~ karAne kA varNana AtA hai| AcAryazrI dvArA pratiSThita pratimAe~ Aja bhI aneka jagaha yatra-tatra prApta hotI haiN| kucha isa prakAra 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. caMdraprabha jinAlaya, jAnIserI ( bar3audA ) meM prApta vimalanAtha jI kI pASANa kI pratimA (lekha anusAra jyeSTha sudi 2 somavAra vi. saM. 1643 meM pratiSThita ) / naugharA maMdira, cAMdanI cauka, dillI meM prApta zItalanAtha jI kI pratimA (lekha ke anusAra phAlguna sudi 11, guruvAra, vi.saM. 1643 meM pratiSThita ) / zAntinAtha jinAlaya, pAdarA evaM hiMdavijaya presa vAloM kA ghara derAsara, bar3odarA meM prApta zrI zAntinAtha jI kI dhAtu pratimA (lekhAnusAra jyeSTha sudi 12 vi.saM. 1644 meM pratiSThita ) / pArzvanAtha jinAlaya, mer3atA siTI meM prApta zItalanAtha jI, aranAtha jI, mahAvIra svAmI jI kI pASANa pratimA (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha sudi 4 budhavAra vi. saM. 1653 meM prtisstthit)| ajamera ke saMgrahAlaya meM prApta sumatinAtha jI kI pASANa kI pratimA (lekha anusAra mAgha sudi 12, budhavAra vi. saM. 1654 meM pratiSThita ) / zAntinAtha jAlaya, kizanagar3ha meM prApta kuMthunAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekha ke mahAvIra pATa paramparA 222

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'anusAra vaizAkha sudi 13 somavAra vi.saM. 1660 meM prtisstthit)| 7. vimalanAtha jinAlaya, savAI mAdhopura meM mUlanAyaka vimalanAtha jI kI pASANa kI pratimA lekha anusAra ASAr3ha sudi-2, zanivAra vi.saM. 1668 meM prtisstthit| pArzvanAtha jinAlaya, mANeka cauka, khaMbhAta meM ciMtAmaNi pArzvanAtha ke parikara para utkIrNa lekha anusAra ASAr3ha sudi-2 zanivAra vi.saM. 1608 meM prtisstthit| derAsara, jayapura meM prApta sumatinAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA ke parikara para utkIrNa (lekha anusAra vaizAkha sudi 5 somavAra vi.saM. 1670 meM prtisstthit)| 10. sumatinAtha jinAlaya, mAdhavalAla bAbU kI dharmazAlA, pAlItANA meM prApta AdinAtha jI __ kI prtimaa| (lekha anusAra mAgha sudi-2 vi.saM. 1670 meM prtisstthit)| kAladharmaH gA~va-gA~va meM jina dharma kA pracAra karate-karate jyeSTha vadI 11 vi.saM. 1671 (san 1714) meM khaMbhAta ke pAsa akabara pura meM vijaya sena sUri jI kA svargavAsa ho gyaa| akabarapurA meM jahA~ sUrijI kA agni saMskAra huA, vahA~ unakA stUpa banAne ke lie bAdazAha jahAMgIra ne 10 bIghA jamIna jaina zrIsaMgha ko dii| vahA~ para khaMbhAta nivAsI zAha jagasI ke putra soma jI zAha ne sUrijI kA bhavya stUpa bnvaayaa| vartamAna meM akabarapura meM kucha bhI nahIM hai lekina khaMbhAta ke bhoyarAvADe meM zAntinAtha jI kA maMdira hai| mUla gaMbhAre meM mUlavedI ke bAyeM hAtha kI tarapha eka pAdukA vAlA patthara hai aura usake lekha se yahI jJAta hotA hai- yaha vahI pAdukA hai jisakA nirmANa somajI zAha ne karAyA aura vi.saM. 1672 (san- 1715) meM devasUri jI kI nizrA meM pratiSThita kii| saMbhavataH kAla ke prabhAva se akabarapura kI sthiti kharAba ho jAne para pAdukA vAlA patthara yahA~ lAyA gayA hogaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 223

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60. AcArya zrImad vijaya deva sUrIzvara jI duSkara tapasvI mahAtapA, jahAMgIra anusaar| devasUri jI divya vibhUti, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| dharma pracAra ke sAtha-sAtha jinakA tapomaya jIvana janatA ke lie vizeSa AkarSaNa kA viSaya thA, aise bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI kI 60 vIM pATa-paramparA para suzobhita vijayadeva sUri jI ma. sA. ne jinazAsana kI abhUtapUrva prabhAvanA kii| apane gaccha kA antaraMga virodha hone para bhI unakI vyApaka vicAradhArA ne unako janapriya bnaayaa| janma evaM dIkSA : vijaya deva sUri jI kA janma gujarAta pradezAntargata ilAdurga (IDara) gA~va nivAsI mahAjana parivAra meM pauSa zuklA 13 vi.saM. 1634 ke dina uttama nakSatroM ke yoga meM huaa| unake pitA kA nAma 'sthira' evaM mAtA kA nAma 'rupAdevI' thaa| mAtA-pitA ne zizu kA nAma vAsakumAra (vAsadeva) rkhaa| vAsadeva ko mAtA-pitA ke dhArmika vicAroM se preraNA milatI rahatI jisase usakA mana uttarottara tyAga kI ora jhukatA gyaa| mAtA rupA devI aura bAlaka vAsakumAra ne dIkSA lene kA nizcaya kiyaa| mAgha zuklA 10 vi.saM. 1643 ke zubha dina ahamadAbAda ke hAjA paTela kI pola meM vijaya sena sUri jI ke hAthoM se bhAgavatI dIkSA sampanna huii| muni jIvana meM inakA nAma 'muni vidyA vijaya' rakhA gayA nAma ke anurUpa ve sadA vidyA arjana meM tatpara rahate evaM zIghra hI 6,36,000 zloka unhoMne kaNThastha kie| zAsana prabhAvanAH inakI yogyatA ko dekhate hue vijaya saina sUri jI ne mArgazIrSa kRSNA 5 vi.saM. 1655 ke dina khaMbhAta meM paNDita pada pradAna kiyA, vaizAkha zukalA 4 vi.saM. 1656 ke dina sUrimaMtra pUrvaka sUri (AcArya) pada para pratiSThita kiyA gyaa| pATaNa meM pauSa kRSNA 6 vi.saM. 1658 ke dina se sUri jI ne inheM gaccha kI anujJA pradAna kI tathA ye apane AcArya paryAya ke nAma 'vijaya deva sUri' ke nAma se vikhyAta hue| vandana mahotsava kI vyavasthA zrAvaka sahastravIra ne harSollAsa - pUrvaka kii| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 224

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jaba bAdazAha akabara ke uttarAdhikArI bAdazAha jahAMgIra mAMDu meM Ae, taba unhoMne anekoM logoM ke mukha se hIra sUri jI evaM unakI gauravazAlI ziSya-praziSya paraMparA ke bAre meM sunaa| khaMbhAta meM virAja rahe deva sUri jI ko usane nimaMtraNa bhejaa| Azvina sudi 13 ko deva sUri jI mAMDu pahuMce evaM bAdazAha se mile| sUrijI kI vidvattA evaM tejasvitA se jahAMgIra bahuta prabhAvita huaa| bAdazAha akabara ke putra bAdazAha jahA~gIra para deva sUri jI kA bahuta acchA prabhAva thaa| jaba jahA~gIra mAMDU meM thA, taba usane AcArya vijaya deva sUri jI ke bAre meM sunA to jaina dha rmopadeza sunane hetu AmaMtrita kiyaa| khaMbhAta se vihAra kara ve Azvina zukla trayodazI vi.saM. 1673 (san 1616) ko mAMDU phuNce| bAdazAha inake vyaktittva se bahuta prabhAvita huaa| bAdazAha ne kahA- zrI hIra sUri jI tathA zrI sena sUri jI ke paTTa para sarvAdhikAra pAne ke yogya ye hI AcArya haiM" ityaadi| - vijaya sena sUri jI bahuta tapasvI the| ghI ko chor3a zeSa 5 vigaI kA unakA tyAga thA va 11 dravya se adhika nahIM vAparate the| ve Ayambila, nIvi, upavAsa, chaTTha, aTThama, abhigraha Adi koI na koI tapazcaryA avazya karate the va pAraNe ke dina bhI ekAsaNA hI karate the| aThAraha yakSa sAnidhya meM rahate the| unake varcasvI vyaktittva kI khyAti janatA meM prasArita hone lgii| vijaya deva sUri jI kI tapo-sAdhanA se prabhAvita hokara bAdazAha jahA~gIra ne vi.saM. 1664 meM mAMDavagar3ha meM 'mahAtapA' kA vizeSaNa pradAna kiyaa| vaha khuda vijaya deva sUri jI ke pAsa 6-6 ghaMTe jAkara dharmacarcA karatA thaa| usako pratibodha dekara jIvadayA ke aneka kArya kAryAnvita kie| udayapura kA rANA jagat siMha bhI inase bahuta prabhAvita thaa| vijayadeva sUri jI ke samakSa rANA ne 4 bAtoM kI pratijJA lI - Aja se pichaulA aura udayasAgara tAlAba meM machalI nahIM pakar3I jAegI, rAjyAbhiSeka ke dina, guruvAra ko saMpUrNa jIvahiMsA kA niSedha rahegA, apane janma mAsa- bhAdrapada mahIne meM jIvahiMsA kataI nahIM hogI, maciMdagar3ha meM kuMbhalavihAra Adi jina caityoM kA jIrNoddhAra karAyA jaaegaa| rANAjI kI ukta 4 pratijJAe~ sunakara sabhI ko Azcarya huaa| AcArya zrI kA laukika va lokottara prabhAva dina pratidina vRddhi ko prApta thaa| eka bAra AcArya zrI jI kA cAturmAsa sirohI huaa| AsapAsa ke aneka sthAnoM ke zrAvaka vaMdanArtha aae| sAdar3I ke zrAvakoM ne phariyAda karate hue kahA- hamAre nagara meM lukAMmata mahAvIra pATa paramparA 225

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(sthAnakavAsI) kA pracAra joroM se bar3ha rahA haiM aura hamArA samudAya - samyak jinadharma nirbala ho rahA hai| yaha sunakara deva sUri jI vyathita hue| zAsana kI apabhrAjanA unheM svIkAra na thii| AcArya zrI ne apane pAsa ke gItArthoM ko sAdar3I bhejA aura vahA~ jAkara luMkAmatavAdiyoM ko zAstrArtha ke lie bulvaayaa| luMpakoM ko parAjita kara rANAjI se sahI vAlA AjJA patra likhavAyA ki tapAgaccha vAle sacce haiM aura luMke jhUThe haiN| rANAjI kA yaha patra sAdar3I ke cauka meM par3hA gayA aura luMkoM kA prAbalya httaayaa| jina zAsana ke satya mArga se sabako jor3ane kA uttama bhAva devasUri jI ke hRdaya meM sadA rahatA thA / pATaNa ke sUbedAra ko upadeza dekara vijaya hIra sUri jI ( dAdAguru) ke smAraka kA nirmANa kraayaa| sUbedAra ne 100 bIghA z2amIna dI / vartamAna meM bhI yaha smAraka 'dAdAvAr3I' ke 'nAma se suprasiddha haiN| sUri jI puNya ke dhanI the| sUri jI ke mAravAr3a praveza se hI vahA~ kA durbhikSa dUra ho gayA, acchI bAriza huI jisase vaha zuSka pradeza bhI nadI mAtRka ho gyaa| telaMga, bIjApura, jodhapura, IDara, kizanagar3ha Adi sthAna-sthAna para mAtra dharma prabhAvanA hI nahIM ki apitu bAdazAha, rANA athavA sUbedAra ko pratibodha dekara jIvadayA ke aneka kArya karavAe / IDara (IDaragar3ha) meM musalamAnoM dvArA RSabhadeva jI kI pratimA khaMDita ho gaI thii| isalie vahA~ ke zrAvakoM ne deva sUri jI kI preraNA se usI pramANa kA nayA jinabimba banavAkara naDiyAda kI bar3I pratiSThA meM AcArya vijayadeva sUri jI dvArA pratiSThita karavA kara IDara ke kile ke caitya meM sthApita kara dii| inhoMne kaI sajjhAyoM kI racanA kii| bhArata bhara ke vibhinna sthAnoM meM vicaraNa kara pUjya zrI jI ne aneka zrAvaka banAe, anekoM kA samyaktva dRr3ha kiyA evaM jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kI / saMgha vyavasthAH AcArya vijaya sena sUri jI ke samaya meM hI vijaya hIra sUri jI kI vizAla santati meM paraspara vicAra bheda bar3hate-bar3hate ugra ho gy| vi.saM. 1671 meM sena sUri jI ke kAladharma pazcAt unake 2 paTTadhara ho gae-vijaya deva sUri aura vijaya tilaka sUri / una dinoM upAdhyAya dharmasAgara jI dvArA prasArita saiddhAntika matabheda ke kAraNa vAtAvaraNa tanAvapUrNa thaa| dAna sUri jI, hIra sUri jI ne unheM gaccha se bahiSkRta kiyaa| dharma sAgara jI - vijayadeva sUri jI ke sAMsarika mAmA lagate the| vijaya deva sUri jI kahIM apane mAmA kA sAtha na de deM, isa kAraNa se bhrAnta dhAraNA vaza vijaya tilaka sUri jI ko bhI mahAvIra pATa paramparA 226

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paTTadhara banAyA gyaa| vijaya deva sUri jI ke hRdaya meM kisI prakAra kA anyathA bhAva guru, gurvAjJA athavA saMgha ke prati nahIM thaa| vijayadeva sUri jI se tapAgaccha kI mUla paramparA Age bar3hI tathA vijaya tilaka sUri jI se nayI zAkhA-Ananda sUri zAkhA bnii| vijaya deva sUri jI ke 200 ziSya the| pramukha-kanaka vijaya aura laavnnyvijy| apane vidvAn ziSya kanakavijaya ko devasUrijI ne vi.saM. 1682 meM apanA paTTadhara banAyA aura nAma siMha sUri diyA kiMtu unake hI jIvanakAla meM unake uttarAdhikArI kA svargavAsa ho gyaa| ataH unhoMne anya sAdhu ko uttarAdhikArI bnaayaa| kula 2500 sAdhu-sAdhvI inakI AjJA mAnate the| do ko AcArya pada, 25 ko vAcaka (upAdhyAya) pada evaM 500 se adhika ko paMDita pada pradAna kiyaa| sAta lAkha zrAvaka inakI AjJA mAnate the| . inake kAla meM yatra-tatra jagahoM para jaina paramparA meM yatiyoM, RSiyoM, zrIpUjoM kI khyAti evaM Adhipatya zanaiH-zanaiH sthApita ho rahA thA, jo ciMtA kA viSaya thaa| inake samaya meM tapAgaccha ke bhI sAdhu-sAdhviyoM meM samAcArI meM badalAva aayaa| vaizAkha sudi 7 budhavAra vi.saM. 1677 meM unhoMne 58 bola kA paTTaka jArI kiyA tathA mAgha sudi 13 vi.saM. 1709 meM pATaNa meM sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke lie hI 45 bola kA paTTaka bnaayaa| prathama caitra sudi 9 ko kAlupura ahamadAbAra vi.saM. 1681 meM tapAgaccha muniyoM kA sammelana bhI huaa| kiMtu aneka kAraNoM se saMgha meM dhIre-dhIre vighaTana, suvidhAnusAra AcAra Adi praviSTa hote cale ge| usake hisAba se deva sUri jI ne saMgha ko kuzala netRtva pradAna kiyaa| pratiSThita jinapratimAe~: AcArya vijayadeva sUri jI kA jIvana caritra vizada rUpa meM prApta hotA hai| unhoMne kahA~ para, kaba aura kitanI pratimAe~ virAjamAna kI, isakA mUla rUpa se vivaraNa rAsa, kAvya, caritra graMtha Adi meM milatA hai| vartamAna meM bhI unake dvArA pratiSThita saikar3oM jinapratimAe~ prApta hotI haiN| kucha isa prakAra haiM1. jaina mandira, gavAr3A meM prApta dharmanAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekha anusAra pauSa vadi 2, budhavAra, vi.saM. 1664 meM prtisstthit)| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 227

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2. AdinAtha jinAlaya, mAlapurA meM prApta suvidhinAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra jyeSTha zudi 5 zukravAra vi.saM. 1672 meM prtisstthit)| kuMthunAtha jinAlaya, mer3atA siTI meM prApta mahAvIra svAmI, pArzvanAtha jI, sumatinAtha jI kI pASANa pratimA (lekhAnusAra mAgha vadi 1 guruvAda vi.saM. 1674 meM pratiSThita) rozana mohallA, AgarA ke jinamaMdira meM prApta munisuvrata svAmI jI kI pratimA (lekha anusAra mAgha vadi 1, guruvAda vi.saM. 1674 meM prtisstthit)| ciMtAmaNi pArzvanAtha jinAlaya, kizanagar3ha meM prApta caMdraprabha svAmI kI pratimA (lekha anusAra jyeSTha sudi 13 vi.saM. 1677 meM prtisstthit)| caumukha jI kA maMdira, jAlora meM prApta AdinAtha (RSabhadeva) jI kI pratimA (lekha anusAra prathama caitra vadi 5 guruvAra vi.saM. 1681 meM prtisstthit)| gor3I, pArzvanAtha jinAlaya, kolara meM prApta sumatinAtha jI pratimA (lekha anusAra ASAr3ha . vadi 4 guruvAra vi.saM. 1683 meM prtisstthit)| 8. paMcAyatI jaina maMdira, gvAliyara meM prApta saMbhavanAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekha anusAra vaizAkha, sudi 15 vi.saM. 1685 meM prtisstthit)| kAladharma : vijayadeva sUri jI 24 varSa kI avasthA meM gaccha nAyaka bne| unakI kula Ayu 79 varSa ke lagabhaga thii| zAsana kI prabhAvanA karate-karate ve dIva (UnA) padhAre jahA~ bhakti bhAva se zrAvakoM ne svAgata kiyaa| apane dAdAguru zrI vijaya hIra sUri jI kI samAdhi ke bhAvapUrvaka darzana kara unhIM ke sAnidhya meM apane aMta kSaNa bitaae| ASAr3ha sudi 11 vi.saM. 1713 (san 1656) meM deva-guru-dharma kI triveNI dhArA ko citta meM dhAraNa karate unakA vahIM kAladharma huaa| usa samaya AkAza meM divya teja huaa| hIra vijaya sUri jI ke samAdhisthala ke pAsa hI inakA samAdhi sthala banAyA gayA ---..... --- mahAvIra pATa paramparA 228

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61. AcArya zrImad vijaya siMha sUrIzvara jI alpAyu kArya uttuMga, zubha bhAvanA kriyoddhaar| sthApatya sahayogI siMha sUri jI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| __vijaya deva sUri jI dvArA apane uttarAdhikArI ke rUpa meM niyukta bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI jI kI 61vIM pATa para Ae vijayasiMha sUri jI ne apane alpa AyuSya meM bhI uttama cAritra pAlakara jinazAsana kI apUrva prabhAvanA kI kiMtu saMpUrNa saMgha meM vRddhi ko prApta zithilAcAra ke nirodha ke lie kriyoddhAra kI unakI bhAvanA apUrNa raha gii| janma evaM dIkSAH mAravAr3a meM medinIpura (mer3atA) meM nathamala seTha nAmaka zrAvaka rahatA thA jisakI bhAryA kA nAma nAyakA devI thaa| unake ghara 5 putroM kA janma huA- jeThamala, jasarAja, kezavalAla, karmacanda aura kpuurcNd| cauthe putra karmacanda kA janma phAlguna sudi 2 vi.saM. 1644 meM huA thaa| usa nagara meM vicarate-vicarate hIrasUri jI ke paTTadhara vijaya sena sUri jI pdhaare| bhavya upadeza se saMpUrNa parivAra ko dIkSA kI bhAvanA jAgRta huii| jeThamala aura jasarAja ne ghara meM rahane kA vicAra kiyaa| ahamadAbAda ke akamIpurA meM mAtA-pitA tathA tIna putroM ne mAgha sudi 2 ko vi.saM. 1654 meM vijayasena sUri jI ke pAsa dIkSA grahaNa kii| nathamala seTha muni nemivijaya bane, kezavalAla kAMtivijaya bane. karmacanda kanaka vijaya kare. kaparacanda kaberavijaya bane evaM mAtA nAyakA devI-sAdhvI nyAyazrI bne| muni kanaka vijaya jI AcArya deva sUri jI ke ziSya bne| kanaka vijaya jI kI buddhi prakhara thii| ataH ve zIghra hI zAstroM ke marmajJa bne| zAsana prabhAvanAH / saMvat 1670 meM pATaNa meM inheM paMnyAsa padavI dI gaI aura khaMbhAta meM vi.saM. 1673 meM khaMbhAta meM vAcaka (upAdhyAya) pada pradAna kiyA gyaa| anyamatAnusAra pATaNa meM pauSa vadi 5, vi.saM. 1673 ke zubha dina zrI AdinAtha paramAtmA kI sphaTika pratimA ke parikara pratiSThA mahotsava meM mahotsava daramyAna hI unheM caturvidha saMgha kI sAkSI meM upAdhyAya padavI deva sUri jI ne pradAna kii| vijaya mahAvIra pATa paramparA 229

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deva sUri jI, upAdhyAya kanaka vijaya jI taduparAnta rAdhanapura - pAlanapura hote hue IDara pdhaare| rAjA kalyANamala ne nagarotsava karake praveza kraayaa| rAjA kA maMtrI seTha sahaju thaa| usane kanaka vijaya ma. kI buddhi dekhI to stabdha raha gyaa| maMtrI sahajuzAha ne vijayadeva sUri jI se kahA - "gurudeva kucha lAbha do!" AcAryazrI ne pUchA - "kyA lAbha?" maMtrI ne nivedana kiyA ki kanaka vijaya jI jaise suvihita saMyamI, vidvAn sAdhu ko sUri pada para sthApita kIjie usa samaya vijayadevasUri jI ne kahA jaba samaya AegA dekhA jaaegaa| vijayadevasUrijI ne usake bAda gahana ciMtana kiyA evaM maMtrI kA kathana yathArtha paayaa| kanaka vijaya jI zAstroM ke jJAtA, pravacana prabhAvaka aura saMyama ke dhanI the| ataH sUri pada ke pUrNataH yogya the| vaizAkha sudi 6 vi. saM. 1682 ko IDara meM vizAla janamedinI ke madhya unheM AcArya pada se alaMkRta kiyA gayA tathA unakA nUtana nAma 'vijaya siMha sUri' aisA pradAna kiyA gyaa| jIvana kSaNabhaMgura hai| AyuSya kaba samApta ho, patA nhiiN| yahI vicArate hue pauSa sudi 6 vi.saM. 1684 meM jAlora ke maMtrI jayamala ke sahayoga se vijaya siMha sUri jI ko saMpUrNa gaccha kI anujJA pradAna kii| vijayadevasUri jI aura vijaya siMha sUri jI kabhI sAtha-sAtha vicarate to kabhI judA-judA / vijaya siMha sUri jI ne bhI jina zAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kI / mevAr3a ke rANA jagatsiMha ko upadeza dekara unhoMne use jaina dharmAnuyAyI banAyA evaM varakANA tIrtha kI jakAta mApha kraaii| use preraNA dekara caudasa ke dina zikAra saMgha baMda brvaae| ityAdi jIvadayA ke kAma kraae| unhoMne jaine tIrthoM meM upadeza dvArA satraha bhedI pUjA kA pracAra krvaayaa| AlhaNapura se Ae hue zrI maheza dAsa ke maMtrI zrI suguNa ne suvarNamudrAoM se pUjana kara kizanagar3ha meM virAjita vijaya siMha sUri jI ko vaMdana kiyaa| mer3atA, mAlyapura, bUMdI, catalera, jaitAraNa, svarNagiri, pATaNa, ahamadAbAda Adi aneka sthAnoM para mevAr3a - mAravAr3a - gujarAta ke vividha prAMtoM meM vicaraNa kara zAsana sevA kii| saMgha vyavasthAH AcArya vijaya siMha sUrIzvara jI ma. ke paMnyAsa satya vijaya jI Adi 17 pramukha ziSya the| IDaragar3ha meM saMvat 1705 meM pratiSThA ke samaya unhoMne 64 vidvAnoM ko paNDita pada para pratiSThita kiyaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 230

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vijaya deva sUri jI, vijaya siMha sUri jI ke samaya meM jaina saMgha meM zithilAcAra vRddhi ko prApta thaa| sAdhu vaMza meM rahakara yaticaryA kA pAlana karane vAle sAdhu-sAdhvI jI kI saMkhyA bar3hatI jA rahI thii| siMha sUri jI kI kriyoddhAra kI bhAvanA atyaMta prabala thI kiMtu unake AyuSya karma ne unakA sahayoga nahIM diyA evaM guru deva sUri jI kI hAz2irI meM hI unakA kAladharma ho gyaa| __ jisa varSa pUjya siMha sUri jI kA kAla huA, usI varSa apane dehAvasAna se kucha mahIne pUrva mAgha sudi 13 guruvAra vi.saM. 1709 meM puSya nakSatra ke yoga meM vijayadeva sUri jI kI nizrA meM saMvegI (zuddhapakSa) evaM madhyastha yatioM ke lie 45 bola kA maryAdApaTTaka banAyA tathA saMvegI mArga ko prakAza meM lAne kI koziza kii| bola nambara 41 ke anusAra tapAgaccha kI samAcArI ke Upara, paMcAMgI (mala, bhASya Adi) ke Upara tathA vItarAga bhagavaMta kI pUjA ke Upara jise avizvAsa ho usake sAtha kisI bhI prakAra kA vyavahAra nahIM krnaa| isake alAvA jaina saMgha meM suvidhAnusAra jaina zramaNa-zramaNI kA cAritra hrAsa hotA jA rahA thaa| vijaya deva sUri jI vRddhAvasthA ke kAraNa kriyoddhAra svayaM na kara sake evaM vijaya siMha sUri jI kI prabala bhAvanA thI, jo unake kAladharma uparAMta unake jyeSTha ziSya paMnyAsa satya vijaya ne sAkAra kii| pratiSThita jinapratimAe~: vijaya siMha sUrIzvara jI ne apane jIvanakAla meM anekoM sthAna para aMjanazlAkA-pratiSThAe~ sampanna kraaii| Aja bhI anekoM jagahoM para usa samaya kI pratimAe~ milatI hai| unameM se kucha pramukha kI gaNanA va vivaraNa nimnalikhita prakAra se hai:1. gor3I pArzvanAtha jinAlaya, ajamera meM prApta pArzvanAtha jI kI paMcatIrthI kI pratimA (lekhanusAra ASAr3ha sudi 13 guruvAra vi.saM. 1679 meM prtisstthit)| 2. navalakhA pArzvanAtha jinAlaya, pAlI meM prApta pArzvanAtha jI, mahAvIra svAmI evaM supArzvanAtha jI kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha sudi 8 zanivAra vi.saM. 1686 meM / prtisstthit)| AdinAtha jinAlaya, sevAr3I meM prApta mUlanAyaka AdinAtha jI kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha sudi 8 zanivAra vi.saM. 1686 meM prtisstthit)| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 231

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4. naughare kA maMdira, cA~danI cauka, dillI meM prApta sumatinAtha jI kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra jyeSTha sudi 13 guruvAra vi.saM. 1687 meM prtisstthit)| zAntinAtha jinAlaya curu (rAja.) meM prApta mUlanAyaka zAntinAtha jI kI pratimA (lekhAnusAna vaizAkha sudi 3 vi.saM. 1687 meM prtisstthit)| zrI mANikaMcada jI kA maMdira, bhadrAvatI (ma.pra.) meM prApta kuMcunAtha jI kI dhAtupratimA (lekhAnusAra phAlguna sudi 3 vi.saM. 1693 meM prtisstthit)| ' jainamaMdira, nAsika meM prApta pArzvanAtha jI kI pratimA ke rajata (cA~dI) parikara para utkIrNa lekhAnusAra vaizAkha vadI 2 vi.saM. 1697 meM prtisstthit)| ciMtAmaNi pArzvanAtha jinAlaya, kizanagar3ha meM mUlanAyaka ciMtAmaNi pArzvanAtha jI ke siMhAsana para utkIrNa (lekhAnusAra bhAdrapada sudi 5 vi.saM. 1698 meM prtisstthit)| pArzvacandragaccha upAzraya, jayapura meM suvidhinAtha jI kI dhAtu kI paMcatIrthI pratimA (lekhAnusAra mAgha vadi 1 guruvAra vi.saM. 1699 meM pratiSThita) 10. mahAvIra jinAlaya, sudhITolA, lakhanaU meM prApta naminAtha jI kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra mArgazIrSa vadi 10 vi.saM. 1701 meM prtisstthit)| 11. sumatinAtha jinAlaya, udayapura meM prApta munisuvrata svAmI kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra mArgazIrSa sudi 1, vi.saM. 1703 meM prtisstthit)| 12. mahAvIra jinAlaya, jhaverIvAr3a, ahamadAbAda meM prApta saMbhavanAtha jI kI dhAtu kI pratimA (lekhAnusAra vaizAkha vadi 2 vi.saM. 1705 meM prtisstthit)| 'jaina paramparA no itihAsa' meM tripuTI mahArAja ne likhA hai ki AcArya vijaya siMha sUri jI ne jaina pratimA vidhAna evaM sthApatya kalA Adi meM zAstrAnusAra naI-naI zodha ko Avazyaka samajha kalA premiyoM ke lie nae Adarza sthApita kie| yathA ka. prAcIna pratimAoM meM parikara nirmaann| kha. lakar3I meM nirmita kalAmaya jinaaly| ga. tIrthakaroM kA kamalavAlA smvsrnn| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 232

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gha. sahastrakUTa kI racanA ityaadi| sahastrakUTa vijaya siMha sUri jI ke zAstra zodha kA suMdara phala thaa| sahastrakUTa meM 1008 athavA 1024 tIrthakaroM kI sthApanA hotI hai| unhoMne isakA Adarza rUpa banAyA jisakA anusaraNa karate hue zatrujaya tIrtha meM 2 evaM pATaNa meM 1 sahastrakUTa kI saMracanA kI gii| yaha AcAryazrI jI kI anumodanIya dena rhii| kAladharmaH __pATaNa, rAjanagara, khaMbhAta cAturmAsa karate hue grAmAnugrAma vicaraNa karate hue unakA padArpaNa ahamadAbAda huaa| vahA~ virAjita devasUri jI ma. ke darzana kara siMhasUri jI ne kRtakRtya anubhava kiyaa| acAnaka se kisI vyAdhi ne unake deha para prakopa kiyaa| zArIrika vedanA ko sahana karate-karate evaM hRdaya meM sudaiva-suguru-sudharma ko sthApita rakheM, ASAr3ha sudi 2 zanivAra vi.saM. 1709 meM ahamadAbAda ke nikaTavartI navInapura (nAnApurA) meM ve kAladharma ko prApta hue| ___65 varSa kI Ayu meM vijaya siMha sUri jI kA nidhana ho gayA evaM vijaya devasUri jI ke hote hue unake paTadhara kA devalokagamana sabhI ke stabdha evaM acambhita kara gyaa| saMgha meM niraMtara yatiyoM kA prAbalya bar3ha rahA thaa| ataH unake kriyoddhAra kI bhAvanA ko mUrtarUpa unake ziSya paMnyAsa satya vijaya jI ne kiyaa| . samakAlIna prabhAvaka gurudeva . mahopAdhyAya vinaya vijaya jI: upAdhyAya zrI vinaya vijaya jI kA janma vaNik tejapAla kI patnI rAjazrI kI kukSi se huA evaM hIravijaya sUri jI ke ziSya upAdhyAya kIrti vijaya jI ke ve ziSya bne| jJAna ke prati inakA tIvra anurAga thaa| vikrama kI 17 vIM-18vIM zatAbdI ke ve adhikRta vidvAn the| siMha sUri jI kI preraNA se jisa sahastrakUTa kA nirmANa karAyA gayA, usakI pratiSThA unake kAloparAnta jeTha sudi 6 vi.saM. 1710 ke dina pAlItANA para vinaya vijaya jI ne hI karAI thii| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 233

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inakA sAhitya lekhana suvizAla thaa| yantrarAja grantha, kalpasUtra para 9580 zloka pramANa kalpasubodhikA TIkA, nayakusumAMjali (nayakarNikA), lokaprakAza, paTTAvalI sajjhAya, adhyAtma gItA, upamiti bhavaprapaMca stavana jinasahastranAma stotra, haimaprakriyA vyAkaraNa graMtha, bhagavatI sUtra sajjhAya, ityAdi anekAneka racanAe~ mahopAdhyAya vinaya vijaya jI kI hai| ve yazovijaya jI ke sahapAThI bhI rhe| stavana-sajjhAya ke krama meM unake dvArA racita AdinAtha vinaMti, vinaya-vilAsa, zAzvatajinabhASa, mahAvIra stavana, upadhAnastavana, SaDAvazyaka stavana, paccakkhAna sajjhAya, AyaMbila sajjhAya Adi suMdara zabda saMracanA ke pariNAma hai| unakI sabhI racanAoM meM kalpasubodhikA, zAMtasudhArasa evaM zrIpAla rAsa atyanta jagaprasiddha haiN| zAntasudhArasa meM 12 bhAvanAoM para AdhyAtmika AtmasparzI cintana kiyA gayA hai| isakI racanA unhoMne gaMdhAra meM vi.saM. 1723 meM kii| vi.saM. 1738 meM rAMdera meM unhoMne navapadArAdhaka zrIpAla-mayaNAsuMdarI rAsa kI racanA prArambha kii| kiMtu 750 gAthA racane ke bAda ve kAladharma ko prApta ho ge| ataeva unakI bhAvanA anusAra isakI pUrNAhuti mahopAdhyAya yazovijaya jI ne kii| vinaya vijaya kI zruta sAdhanA anupama rhii| apane zrutaratnoM ke mAdhyama se unhoMne jaina jagat ko mahattvapUrNa dena dii| Aja bhI unake aneka graMtha vAMce jAte haiN| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 234

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62. paMnyAsa zrImad satya vijaya jI gaNi satyavijaya jI paMnyAsa pade, nivAraka shithilaacaar| saccaritra svastha saMpoSaka, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| jaba zithilAcArI sAdhu yati ke rUpa meM prabalatA ko prApta ho rahe the, taba vijaya siMha sUri jI kI kriyoddhAra kI bhAvanA ko mUrta rUpa dene vAle paMnyAsa satya vijaya jI vIra zAsana ke 62 veM paTTAlaMkAra hue| niSparigraha vRtti, dUradarzitA, nirmala saMyama sAdhanA evaM niraticAra sAdhutA ke dvArA unhoMne sabhI cAritravAn saMvegI sAdhuoM kA netRtva kiyaa| janma evaM dIkSAH ___ mAlavA saptalakSya pradeza meM lADalu (lADaNu) nAmaka gA~va meM duggar3a gautrIya zrAvaka zA. vIracaMda osavAla kI dharmapatnI vIramadevI kI kukSi se vi.saM. 1656 (matAMtara 1674) meM eka putraratna kA janma huaa| mAtA-pitA ne zizu kA nAma zivarAja rkhaa| bAlyakAla se hI vaha kuzAgra buddhi kA dhanI thaa| gA~va meM mUrtipUjaka cAritravAn sAdhu, loMkAgacchIya sthAnakavAsI sAdhu evaM zrAvaka-sAdhu sammizrita-yati varga kA AvAgamana hotA rhtaa| sabhI ke vastra zveta (sapheda) the| jaba zivarAja kI 14 varSa kI Ayu huI taba use saMsAra kI asAratA kA anubhava huaa| puNyodaya se vairAgya bhAva se AtmA poSita huii| zivarAja kI dRr3hatA ke samakSa mAtA-pitA ko jhukanA pdd'aa| unhoMne kahA ki loMkAgaccha ke sAdhu ke pAsa dIkSA lenaa| kiMtu zivarAja ne atyaMta gaMbhIratApUrvaka kahA ki na hI gRhasthoM ke dvArA calAe mata meM dIkSA lU~gA na hI parigrahadhArI yatiyoM ke pAsa dIkSA luuNgaa| zuddha cAritra ke pAlaka A. deva sUri jI ke paTTadhara A. siMha sUri jI ke pAsa hI dIkSA luuNgaa| aMtataH vi.saM. 1671 (matAMtara 1688) meM AcArya vijaya deva sUri jI ke varadhastoM se zivarAja kI dIkSA hue| ve A. siMha sUri jI ke ziSya bane evaM unakA nAma muni satya vijaya ghoSita huaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 235

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zAsana prabhAvanAH gItArthoM kI nizrA meM rahakara muni satya vijaya jI ne zAstra-siddhAnta Adi kA abhyAsa kiyaa| vijaya siMha sUri jI kI AtmIya bhAvanA thI ki tapAgaccha meM jisa zithilAcAra kI vRddhi evaM yati paramparA kA prAdurbhAva ho cukA thA, zAsana rakSA ke uddezya se kriyoddhAra kiyA jaae| ataH isa kArya ko saphala banAne hetu unhoMne satya vijaya jI, vIra vijaya jI, Rddhi vijaya jI Adi sAdhuoM ko taiyAra kiyaa| siMha sUri jI satya vijaya jI ko AcArya pada denA cAhate the, kintu satya vijaya jI ne use svIkAra na kiyaa| ___ mAgha sudi 13, guruvAra vi.saM. 1709 meM siMha sUri jI ne zithilatA nivAraNa hetu 45 boloM ke paTTaka kI racanA pATaNa meM kI thI, usameM satyavijaya jI ke bhI hastAkSara haiN| kintu kucha hI mahInoM meM siMha sUri jI kA kAladharma ho gyaa| apane paTTadhara ziSya kA dehAvasAna kisI bhI guru ke lie ghAtaka evaM hRdayavidAraka hotA hai| vijaya deva sUri jI ne agale varSa vi.saM. 1710 meM paMnyAsa vIra vijaya ko AcArya pada pradAna kara unakA nAma vijaya prabha sUri rakhA evaM agrima paTTadhara ghoSita kiyA kyoMki satya vijaya jI ne punaH padavI grahaNa se manA kara diyaa| vai.su. 13 guruvAra vi.saM. 1711 ke dina pATaNa meM puSya nakSatra ke yoga meM devasUri jI kI AjJA se siMha sUri jI dvArA nirdhArita kriyoddhAra kI yojanA ko satya vijaya jI ne mUrtarUpa pradAna kiyaa| unhoMne anekoM sAdhuoM ke sAtha saMvegIpanA svIkAra kiyaa| bhinna-bhinna guruparamparAoM ke AcArya jJAnavimala sUri jI, upAdhyAya yazovijaya jI, upAdhyAya vinayavijaya jI, upAdhyAya mAna vijaya, upAdhyAya dharmamandira vijaya, upAdhyAya lAvaNyasuMdara vijaya jI Adi saccaritravAn-zuddhAcArapAlaka sAdhuoM ko bhI unhoMne isa kriyoddhAra meM sammilita kiyaa| saMgha dvArA satya vijaya jI ko paMnyAsa pada se alaMkRta kiyA gyaa| ve atyaMta zAMta, tyAgI, vairAgI evaM vidvAn the, zuddha kriyA ke premI the| suprasiddha adhyAtmayogI Anandaghana jI ke sAtha ve kaI varSoM taka vana meM rhe| mer3atA, nAgaura, jodhapura, sojata, sAdar3I. udayapura, pATaNa ityAdi nagaroM meM apane upadezAmRta se paMnyAsa satya vijaya jI ne anekoM bhavya AtmAoM ko dharmapatha se jodd'aa| saMgha vyavasthAH AcArya vijaya siMha sUri jI ne jisa niyamAvalI paTTaka kI racanA kI thI, usI ke AdhAra para satya vijaya jI ne kriyoddhAra kiyA evaM saMvegI sAdhu-sAdhvI vRndoM kI vyavasthA mahAvIra pATa paramparA 236

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kA saMcAlana kiyaa| satya vijaya jI dIkSA paryAya, anubhava evaM AcAra zreSThatA meM AcArya vijaya prabha sUri jI se bar3e the| prabha sUri jI kaba Dere dhArI ho gaye, yati paramparA meM sammizrita ho gae, isakA patA nhiiN| kintu tabhI se isa paramparA kA sarjana huA jahA~ zuddha cAritravAn saMvegI sAdhuoM ko yatioM kI AjJA meM rahanA par3atA thaa| prabha sUri jI se tapAgaccha kI 'zrIpUjya-yati' paramparA kI zAkhA nikalI jabaki satya vijaya se saMvegI zAkhA ke rUpa meM mUla paramparA Age bddh'ii| __ anuzruti hai ki yati, saMvegI sAdhuoM ko paMnyAsa pada se Upara bar3hane nahIM dete the evaM svayaM ke nAma meM 'sUri' lagA lete the| isI kAraNa isa kAlakrama ke 250 varSoM taka koI bhI zuddha cAritravAn sAdhu AcArya nahIM bana skaa| zrIpUja prabha sUri jI to satya vijaya jI kA pUrNa Adara karate the| evaM gaccha saMcAlana meM sahAyatA lete the tAki yati evaM saMvegI sAdhuvarga kI ekatA zakti se zAsana prabhAvanA ho kiMtu kAlAMtara kI paramparAoM meM isane manabheda kA rUpa le liyaa| itihAsa ke anusAra vi.saM. 1732 se vi.saM. 1735 meM vijaya prabha sUri jI ne mAravAr3a meM vicaraNa kiyaa| bagar3I gA~va ke unake cAturmAsa meM paM. hema vijaya paM. vimalavijaya, paM. udayavimala, paM. satyavijaya gaNI, pratApa vijaya gaNI Adi gItArtha muni bhI the| ataH yaha spaSTa hai ki usa samaya prabha sUri jI aura satya vijaya jI meM ApasI sambandha acche the kintu Age AI zrIpUjya yati paramparA ne saMvegI sAdhuoM ke hrAsa aneka prayatna kie kintu satya vijaya jI kI saMvegI paraMparA ne upasargoM pariSahoM ko sahana karate hue samyak sAdhutA surakSita rkhii| yativarga kI cAdara bhI sapheda thI evaM sAdhuvarga kI cAdara bhI sapheda thii| kauna sAdhu hai, kauna yati hai, isakA Akalana eka pala ke lie asaMbhava sA thA! isI kAraNa kriyoddhAra ke samaya satya vijaya jI ne Anandavimala sUri jI ke paTTaka ke AdhAra se vi.saM. 1711 meM zuddha saMvegI AcAravAn sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke lie Upara ke mukhya vastra cAdara kA raMga kAthe (pAna ke katthe kA halkA raMga) raMga sI kesarI pIlI cAdara prArambha kii| karIbana 700-800 sAdhu-sAdhvI jI satya vijaya jI kI AjJA meM rahate the| kAladharmaH paMnyAsa satya vijaya jI ne vi.saM. 1754 kA cAturmAsa ahamadAbAda meM kiyA tathA vi.saM. mahAvIra pATa paramparA 237

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1755 kA cAturmAsa pATaNa meM kiyaa| kriyA kI ugratA se unakA deha kRza ho cukA thA, pA~va se calane kI zakti bhI nahIM rhii| ataH taba ve aNahilapura pATaNa meM hI rhe| rAjanagara ke seTha sokara zAha ke putra sukhanda zAha ne satya vijaya ke darzana kie, jJAnapUjA kI, tapasyA ke paccakkhANa lie| vi.saM. 1756 ke pauSa mAsa meM satya vijaya jI atyaMta bImAra ho ge| pA~ca divasa kI bImArI ko sahate-sahate 82 varSa kI Ayu meM pauSa sudi 12 vi.saM. 1756 zanivAra ke dina siddhiyoga meM anazana svIkAra kara samAdhipUrvaka kAla-dharma ko prApta hue| unake jaise niSparigrahI, saMyamaziromaNi, cAritrapAlaka guru ke kAladharma se saMvegI sAdhuvarga meM netRtva zUnyatA ho gaI jisakI, paripUrti satya vijaya jI ke ziSya karpUra vijaya ke rUpa meM huii| - C . samakAlIna prabhAvaka gurudeva . mahopAdhyAya yazovijaya jI : jaina-dharma darzana ke tattva-mahodadhi, parama prajJA evaM tvarita gAminI lekhinI ke dvArA adhyAtma ke sAhitya jagat kI mahatI prabhAvanA karane vAle mahopAdhyAya yazovijaya jI atyaMta prasiddha haiN| unakA janma vi.saM. 1665 meM huaa| unake pitA kA nAma nArAyaNa aura mAtA kA nAma saubhAgyadevI thaa| unakI mA~ kA niyama thA ki gurumukha se pratidina bhaktAmara Adi zravaNa karake hI anna-jala grahaNa kruuNgii| apane isa putra ko bhI vaha pratidina sAtha lekara jAtI thii| eka dina atyanta varSA ke kAraNa mA~ upAzraya nahIM jA skii| mA~ ko bhUkhA-pyAsA dekha bAlaka ne kAraNa puuchaa| bAlaka jaza ne kahA agara maiM bhaktAmara sunA dU~ to? mA~ ne kahA koI bhI bhaktAmara sunAe, to hI anna-jala grahaNa kruuNgii| kevala 5 varSa kA bAlaka jaza, jise roja sunane mAtra se bhaktAmara yAda ho gayA, usane vaisA hI zuddha bhaktAmara mA~ ko sunA diyaa| tIna-cAra dina taba bAriza calatI rhii| jaza mAtA ko bhaktAmara sunAne lgaa| guru nayavijaya jI ko pratIta huA ki bahana kA to telA hI ho gayA hogA kyoMki vo niyama meM aDiga haiN| jaba cauthe dina vaha upAzraya AI aura prasannacitta se putra kI smaraNazakti kI bAta nayavijaya jI ko batAI, to bAlaka jaza kI hastarekhA dekara guru ko AbhAsa ho gayA ki yaha bAlaka zruta sAhitya kI apUrva prabhAvanA kregaa| mA~ ne apane putra ko guru caraNoM meM samarpita kara diyaa| dIkSita hokara mahAvIra pATa paramparA 238

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vaha bAlaka jaza aba muni yazovijaya jI ke nAma se prasiddha huaa| yazovijaya jI svAdhyAya rasika evaM jJAnapipAsu the| unhoMne vyAkaraNa, jyotiSa, kAvya, SaDdarzana Adi viSayoM kA aharniza talasparzI adhyayana kiyA evaM prabhutva prApta kiyaa| gurvAjJA se vi.saM. 1699 meM ve nyAya sambandhI vizeSa adhyayana ke lie kAzI ge| vahA~ unhoMne sabhI bhAratIya darzanoM para dakSatA hAsila kii| eka hI dina meM 700 zlokoM ko kaNThastha kara vArANasI ke vidvAnoM ko unhoMne camatkRta kara diyaa| zrAvaka dhanajIsUrA ne unake adhyayana kA saMpUrNa kharcA utthaayaa| ___eka bAra unheM 'dvAdazAra nayacakra' nAmaka graMtha kI jIrNa-zIrNa prati milii| yaha usa samaya meM usa graMtha kI antima prati thii| unake mana meM AyA yadi isa jJAnapradAyaka viziSTa grantha kA punarlekhana nahIM kiyA gayA to bhaviSya kI pIr3hI isa jJAna se vaMcita raha jaaegii| apanI sabhI bhUkha-pyAsa chor3akara ve usake saMzodhana va punarlekhana ke kArya meM juTa ge| aise hitacintaka susAdhuoM ke kAraNa hI zruta sAhitya kI akSuNNa paramparA hama taka pahu~ca sakI hai| visaM 1718 meM unheM upAdhyAya padavI se alaMkRta kiyA gyaa| vi.saM. 1726 meM khambhAta meM unhoMne paNDitoM kI sabhA meM saMskRta meM prabhAvazAlI udbodhana diyaa| usakI vizeSatA yaha thI ki kahIM kisI zabda meM saMyuktAkSara aura anusvAra nahIM thaa| saMskRta para unake prabhutva se sabhI Azcaryacakita ho ge| vi.saM. 1730 ke jAmanagara cAturmAsa meM unhoMne uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke 'saMjogA vipmukkassa' sUtra para 4 mahIne taka pravacana diyaa| vibhinna jagahoM se unheM nyAyavizArada, tArkika. ziromaNi, nyAyAcArya Adi biruda prApta hue| ___ avadhAna vidyA para bhI mahopAdhyAya yazovijaya jI kA vilakSaNa prabhutva thaa| isameM tIvra smaraNazakti va buddhi kauzala kA anupama prayoga hotA hai| saMgha ke madhya ahamadAbAda meM musalamAna sUboM kI rAjasabhA meM avadhAna vidyA ke saphala prayoga se sabhI maMtramugdha ho ge| ve apanI ziSya saMpadA nahIM, balki zrutasampadA ke AdhAra para ciraMjIvI bne| jaina tarka bhASA, jJAna bindu, jJAna prakaraNa, aSTa-sahastrI vivaraNa, syAdvAda kalpalatA, nayapradIpa, naya rahasya, nayAmRta taraMgiNI, adhyAtmasAra, adhyAtma parIkSA, vairAgya kalpalatA ityAdi zatAdhika grantharatnoM kI racanA kara mokSamArga ke pathikoM para anaMta upakAra kiyaa| Anandaghana jI ke 22 jina-stavanoM para bAlAvabodha gujarAtI TIkA kI bhI unhoMne racanA kii| vi.saM. 1743 (1745) meM gujarAta ke bar3audA zahara se 19 mIla dUra darbhAvatI (DabhoI) zahara meM unakA kAladharma huaa| jJAnayoga kI gaMbhIratA ko AtmasAt kara unhoMne prabhAvaka AcAryoM kI bhA~ti jinazAsana kI vizeSa prabhAvanA kii| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 239

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63. paMnyAsa zrImad karpUra vijaya jI gaNi gaNanAyaka pada gaNi adhiSThita, sUri sama kaarybhaar| kAryakuzala karpUra vijaya jI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| zAsananAyaka bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI jI kI 63 vIM pATa para kriyoddhAraka paMnyAsa satya vijaya jI gaNi ke ziSya karpUra vijaya jI gaNi hue| guru dvArA pradatta pravahamAna saMyama saMskAra salilA se ota-prota hokara unhoMne hrAsa hotI saMvegI sAdhu paramparA kA suyogya netRtva tathA mArgadarzana kiyaa| janma evaM dIkSAH gujarAta meM pATaNa nAmaka zahara ke sannikaTa bAgaror3a nAma kA gA~va hai| vahA~ poravAla vaMza ke zAha bhIma jI bhAI apanI patnI vIrA bAI ke sAtha sukhamayI sAMsArika jIvana vyatIta kara rahe the| vi.saM. 1704 meM unake ghara putra ratna kA janma huaa| putra kA nAma kAnajI rakhA gyaa| saMyoga aura viyoga saMsAra ke niyama haiN| kAnajI kI choTI sI umra meM hI mAtA-pitA donoM kI mRtyu ho gii| kAnajI kA lAlana-pAlana-poSaNa usakI buA ke ghara pATaNa meM huaa| jaba kAnajI kI umra 14 varSa kI huI, taba usane satya vijaya jI ke darzana pahalI bAra kie| pATaNa meM padhAre satya vijaya jI kI sarala va sacoTa vyAkhyAna zailI kAnajI ke hRdaya meM basa gii| unakI tyAga-tapasyA, niSparigrahavRtti, saralatA evaM apramatta avasthA se kAnajI ke artamana meM bhI vairAgya ke bIja prasphuTita hue| kAnajI ke cAritra kI utkaMThA kI parIkSA lekara satyavijaya jI ne mArgazIrSa sudi vi.saM. 1720 meM zubha muhUrte dIkSA pradAna kI evaM 'muni karpUra vijaya' nAma pradAna kiyaa| zAsana prabhAvanAH muni karpUra vijaya jI ne gurunizrA meM rahakara zAstrAbhyAsa kiyA ve niyamita rUpa se AvazyakAdi sUtroM kA adhyayana karate evaM zuddha sAdhucaryA kA pAlana krte| vijaya prabha sUri jI ne karpUravijaya jI ko yogya jAnate hue Anandapura meM paNDita pada (paMnyAsa pada) se alaMkRta mahAvIra pATa paramparA 240

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kiyaa| guru satya vijaya jI ke svargastha hone para unake paTTadhara karpUra vijaya jI bne| paM. karpUra vijaya jI ne vaDhIyAra, mAravAr3a, gujarAta, saurASTra, ahamadAbAda, rAdhanapura, sAMcaura, sAdarA, sojItrA, vaDhanagara ityAdi vividha sthaloM meM vicaraNa tathA cAturmAsa kie| apanI vRddhAvasthA meM ve pATaNa padhAre jahA~ upadhAna, mAlAropaNa, biMba pratiSThA Adi aneka dharmakRtya kraae| usa samaya pATaNa ke mukhya zrAvaka seTha RkhabadAsa jI the| kula 700 jinapratimAe~ saMvat 1774 ke madhu mAsa meM paMnyAsa karpUra vijaya jI dvArA sthApita karAI gii| apane anta samaya ke dasa cAturmAsa karpUra vijaya jI ne vRddhAvasthA ke kAraNa pATaNa-ahamadAbAda kie| apane cAritra kI suvAsa se unhoMne zAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| saMgha vyavasthAH ' rASTrIya pariprekSya meM mugaloM ke Adhipatya se evaM sAmAjika pariprekSya meM yatiyoM ke Adhipatya se jaina sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke lie sthitiyA~ pratikUla banatI jA rahI thii| ataH saMvegI sAdhu-sAdhvI jI kI saMkhyA kama ho rahI thii| paMnyAsa karpUra vijaya jI ke pramukha 3 ziSya rahe1. paMnyAsa vRddhi vijaya jI ; 2. paMnyAsa kSamA vijaya jI ; 3. paMnyAsa maNi vijaya jI kAladharmaH apanI antima avasthA meM paMnyAsa karpUra vijaya jI ne pATaNa tathA ahamadAbAda ke bhinna-bhinna saMghoM meM vicaraNa kara dharmajAgRti kii| apane ziSya kSamA vijaya ko unhoMne apane pAsa bulaayaa| kSamA vijaya jI ke pATaNa padhArane para logoM ne mahotsava kiyaa| isI avasara para unheM paMnyAsa pada diyA gyaa| zrI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha kI yAtrA pazcAt karpUra vijaya jI punaH pATaNa meM sthira hue| zrAvaNa vadi 14, somavAra, vi.saM. 1775 ke dina pATaNa meM paMnyAsa karpUra vijaya jI kA devaloka gamana huaa| jaya jaya nandA, jaya jaya bhaddA ke udghoSa se zrI saMgha ne bahumAnapUrvaka maraNottara kriyA kii| inakI caraNa pAdukA karI DheDeravAr3e maMdira meM padharAI gii| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 241

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64. paMnyAsa zrImad kSamA vijaya jI gaNi kSamAguNa-sAdhaka, zAntipriya, durita timira apahAra / kSamA vijaya jI kSamAzUra sama, nit vaMdana bArambAra || saMyama sAdhanA kI pratikUla paristhitiyoM meM bhI tapAgaccha kI saMvegI paramparA kA saMvahana karane vAle bhagavAn mahAvIra kI jAjvalyamAna paramparA ke 64veM akSuNNa paTTaprabhAvaka paMnyAsa kSamAvijaya jI gaNi ne samyak jJAna- darzana - cAritra kI ratnatraya kI paripAlanA se jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| janma evaM dIkSA : mAravAr3a ke girirAja AbU tIrtha ke sannikaTa poyandrA gA~va hai, jahA~ zrI pArzvanAtha prabhu kA suMdara maMdira hai| yahA~ osavAlavaMzI cAmuMDAgautra ke zAha kaluzA (kalA) evaM unakI patnI banAM (vanAM) bAI dAmpatya jIvana vyatIta karate the| unake suputra kA nAma khemacaMda thaa| mAtA-pitA kI nizrA meM usakA dhArmika evaM vyAvahArika zikSaNa pragati patha para thaa| eka bAra khemacaMda kA kisI kAraNa se ahamadAbAda ( rAjanagara ) meM Agamana huaa| usake sage- sambandhI varga ne use premapurA ( ahamadAbAda) utAra liyaa| saMyoga se paMnyAsa zrI karpUra vijaya jI ke ziSya paMnyAsa vRddhi vijaya jI kA premapurA meM cAturmAsika praveza usI varSa huaa| vRddhi vijaya jI ke dhArApravAha pravacanoM se kumAra khemacaMda ke yuvA hRdaya meM vairAgya kI bIjAMkuraNa huaa| sAMsArika va dhArmika par3hAI kara 22 varSa kI Ayu meM khemacaMda kI dIkSA sampanna huI / jyeSTha sudi 13 vi.saM. 1744 ke dina ve sAdhu jIvana meM praviSTa hue tathA unakA nAma muni kSamA vijaya rakhA gyaa| zAsana prabhAvanA : guru kI sevA evaM siddhAMta - zAstroM ke adhyayana dvArA kSamAvijaya jI apane saMyama jIvana meM agrasara the| tatpazcAt guru kI AjJA se AbU, acalagar3ha, sirohI, siddhapura, mehasANA, cANasmA, rAdhanapura, sAMcora, tAraMgA Adi tIrthoM kI dharma sparzanA karate hue ahamadAbAda pdhaare| guru karpUra mahAvIra pATa paramparA 242

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vijaya jI ke sAtha pATaNa meM zAsana kI prabhAvanA karate hue vicare jahA~ unheM paMnyAsa pada pradAna kiyA gyaa| saMvat 1744 meM pATaNa meM karpUra vijaya jI, kSamA vijaya jI kI nizrA meM 700 ke AsapAsa jinavaroM kI prANapratiSThA huii| agale hI varSa paMnyAsa karpUra vijaya jI kA kAladharma ho gayA evaM saMvegI sAdhuoM ke netRttva kA uttaradAyitva paMnyAsa kSamA vijaya jI ke kaMdhoM para A gyaa| basaMtapura, sAdar3I, rANakapura, ghANerAva, lor3hANA, varakANA, nADola, nADalAI, DuMgarapura, kesariyAjI (dhulevA), IDara, bar3hanagara, bIsalapura Adi anyAnya kSetroM meM inakA vicaraNa rahA jahA~ pratimAoM kI pratiSThA, upadhAna, graMtha bhaMDAroM kI sthApanA, jIrNoddhAra Adi kArya saMpanna hue| gurudeva ke kAladharma pazcAt saMgha kI vinatI ko mAna dete hue khaMbhAta, bhoyarA, jaMbUsara, bharUca Adi kI sparzanA karate hue sUrata padhAre / pUjya kSamA vijaya jI kA saMvat 1780 kA cAturmAsa sUrata huaa| sAhitya racanA : panyAsa kSamA vijaya jI ne 'pArzvanAtha stavana' kI racanA kii| yaha kRti bhaktipradhAna rhii| unakI preraNA se unake ziSya muni mANeka vijaya jI ne paryuSaNA vyAkhyAna, AyaMbila varNana Adi pustakeM likhiiN| saMgha vyavasthA : usa samaya paristhatiyAM atyaMta viSama thii| saMvegI paramparA ke sAdhu bhagavaMtoM kI saMkhyA kama hotI jA rahI thI evaM sAdhvI jI kI saMkhyA bhI atyaMta hrAsa ke mArga para thI / paMnyAsa kSamA vijaya jI ne sva zakti anusAra saMgha kA kuzala netRttva kiyaa| unake pramukha 3 ziSya the 1. jina vijaya jI ye inake paTTadhara bane / 2. jaza vijaya jI paMDita vIra vijaya jI inake praziSya bane / 3. mANeka vijaya jI inhoMne paryuSaNA vyAkhyAna Adi graMtha likhe / saMvat 1780 meM sUrata kA cAturmAsa sampanna kara kSamA vijaya jI ne jaMbUsara kI ora vihAra mahAvIra pATa paramparA 243

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kiyA jahA~ se ve ahamadAbAda pdhaare| unake vidvAna ziSya jina vijaya jI ko unhoMne apane pAsa bulAyA evaM gaccha kI paripAlanA kA dAyitva unheM sauNpaa| kAladharma. 1:3 vi.saM. 1786 (1782 ) meM paMnyAsa kSamA vijaya jI, paMnyAsa jina vijaya jI Adi ne dozIvAr3A (ahamadAbAda) meM cAturmAsa kiyaa| Asoja sudi ekAdazI ke dina 42 varSa kA saMyama paryAya pAlate hue 64 varSa kI Ayu meM ve kAladharma ko prApta hue / zrIsaMgha ne sAbaramatI nadI ke kinAre unake deha kA uttama kASTha, caMdana, kesara Adi sAmagrI se agni saMskAra kiyA evaM smaraNArthe stUpa (samAdhi) kA bhI nirmANa kiyA / mahAvIra pATa paramparA 244

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65. paMnyAsa zrImad jina vijaya jI gaNi khuzahAla khuzAla bane jinavijaya jI, uttama racanAkAra / nirmala saMyama jIvana dhanI, nit vaMdana bArambAra // krodha - mAna-mAyA - lobha rUpI kaSAyoM ko jItane vAle paMnyAsa jina vijaya jI bhagavAna mahAvIra kI kramika pATa paramparA ke 65veM pATa para zobhAyamAna hue| apane jIvana kAla meM anekAneka tIrthoM kI yAtrA kara gurudevoM kI sevA - vaiyAvRtya kara prabhu bhakti va guru bhakti kA anumodanIya paricaya diyA / janma evaM dIkSA : * rAjanagara ( ahamadAbAda) meM zrImAlI zA. dharmadAsa nAmaka zrAvaka rahatA thaa| lADakuMvara bAI nAma kI usakI patnI bhI atyaMta saMskArazIla thii| unake sadgArhasthya ke prabhAva se vi.saM. 1752 ke AsapAsa eka putra kA janma huaa| mAtA - pitA ne usakI mukhAkRti khuzanumA dekha zizu kA 'khuzAla' rakha diyaa| nAma - khuzAla apane vyAvahArika zikSaNa meM prakhara thaa| jaba usakI umra 16 varSa kI huI taba panyAsa kSamA vijaya jI vihAra karate-karate ahamadAbAda Ae / usa samaya zAmaladAsa kI pola meM rAyacaMda bhAI nAma ke gurubhakta zrAvaka rahate the| ve deza videza meM jAte the kiMtu pairoM meM jUtA nahIM pahanate the| hamezA garama pAnI pIte the| khuzAla ne yativarga kI parigraha Asakti dekhI thii| ataH use dharma meM itanI ruci nahIM aaii| kiMtu eka bAra rAmacaMda bhAI ke kahane se khuzAla unake sAtha kSamA vijaya jI ke pAsa AyA / unakI niSparigraha vRtti, pravacana prabhAvanA evaM mukha para saMyama kA teja dekha usakA hRdaya parivartana ho gyaa| saMsAra kI asAratA ko jAna usane dIkSA lene kA praNa liyaa| mAtA-pitA kI AjJA lekara kArtika vadi 6 budhavAra vi.saM. 1770 ke dina usakI dIkSA sampanna huI evaM nAma muni jina vijaya rakhA gyaa| - zAsana prabhAvanA : jina vijaya jI ne guru ke samIpa rahakara zAstroM kA adhyayana kiyA tathA sevA zuzrUSA mahAvIra pATa paramparA 245

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dvArA AtmA ko nirmala bnaayaa| jaba saMvat 1774 meM jaba karpUra vijaya jI ne aitihAsika 700 jinabiMboM kI pratiSThA karAI, usa samaya jina vijaya jI kA dIkSA paryAya 4 varSa kA thA evaM ve bhI aise aitihAsika kSaNa ke sAkSI bane the| saMvat 1774 kI vijayAdazamI, zanivAra ke dina muni sumati vijaya jI kI preraNA se jina vijaya jI ne apane dAdAguru paMnyAsa zrI karpUra vijaya jI kA jIvana caritra svarUpa rAsa rcaa| saMvat 1775 meM karpUra vijaya kA devalokagamana huaa| tatpazcAt kSamA vijaya jI paTTadhara hue| kucha varSoM bAda apanA aMtima samaya jAnakara paMnyAsa kSamA vijaya jI ne muni jina vijaya jI ko suyogya jAnakara unheM apanA uttarAdhikArI ghoSita kiyaa| zAzvata girirAja siddhAcala (pAlItANA) evaM zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha kI yAtrA karane ke bAda ve pATaNa Ae jahA~ se unakI nizrA meM AbU taka kA cha:rI pAlita saMgha nikAlA gyaa| tatpazcAt sAdar3I, rANakapura, ghANerAva vicarate hue nADola meM cAturmAsa kiyaa| bAda meM nADalAI, varakANA pArzvanAtha hote hue cAturmAsArtha pATaNa padhAre jahA~ se unakI nizrA meM zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha taka kA saMgha nikAlA gyaa| isa prakAra bhAvanagara, giranAra, baDaudA, gaMdhAra, jaMbUsara, sUrata, ahamadAbAda Adi vistRta kSetra meM vicaraNa kiyaa| apane 29 varSa ke choTe se dIkSA paryAya meM unhoMne AcaraNa evaM vicaraNa se zAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| ___ inake aneka ziSya the| jaise- uttama vijaya jI, amRta vijaya jI, khImA vijaya jI ityaadi| usa samaya meM isa saMvegI paraMparA ke cAritra se prabhAvita hokara kinhIM paM. suracaMdragaNi jI ke ziSya paM. hemacandra gaNi jI ne kriyoddhAra kara saMvegImArga svIkAra kiyaa| sAhitya racanA : paMnyAsa jina vijaya jI eka kuzala va sarasa racanAkAra the| unakI kucha kRtiyAM isa prakAra haiM- karpUra vijaya jI rAsa - pATaNa (vi.saM. 1774) - kSamA vijaya jI rAsa - var3anagara (vi.saM. 1786) - jinastavana caubIsI - ahamadAbAda (vi.saM. 1786) - jinastavana bAvIsI - ahamadAbAda (vi.saM. 1786) - jJAnapaMcamI stavana - pATaNa (vi.saM. 1783) mahAvIra pATa paramparA 246

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- mahAvrata kI 25 bhAvanA kI sajjhAya : DhAla 5, paryuSaNa sajjhAya ityaadi| kAladharma : ___ gaMdhAra, amoda, jaMbUsara vicaraNa karate hue paMnyAsa jina vijaya jI apane ziSya parivAra ke sAtha pAdarA cAturmAsArtha pdhaare| kisI bhayaMkara vyAdhi se grasta ho jAne ke kAraNa 8 divasa kI bImArI ke bAda zrAvaNa sudi 10 maMgalavAra vi.saM. 1799 ke dina isa deha ko tyAgakara pAdarA kI puNyabhUmi meM kAla kavalita ho ge| usa samaya unakI Ayu mAtra 47 varSa kI thii| unake pArthiva deha kA agni saMskAra nagara ke bAhara sarovara ke pAsa caMdana se kiyA gyaa| vahA~ kisana nAmaka zrAvaka pramukha ne stUpa bnvaayaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 247

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66. paMnyAsa zrImad uttama vijaya jI gaNi darzana jJAna cAritra upAsaka, sImaMdhara svapna saakaar| lokottama zrI uttama vijaya jI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| caubIsaveM tIrthAdhipati bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI jI kI saMvegI sAdhu bhagavantoM kI jAjvalyamAna pATa paramparA ke 66veM krama para paMnyAsa uttama vijaya jI hue| inakA vicaraNa kSetra vistRta thaa| apanI medhAvI pratibhA evaM jJAna gAmbhIrya ke guNa se inhoMne kaI zAstrArtha kie, kaI graMtha race evaM anekoM ke jIvana ko sanmArga kI ora modd'aa| janma evaM dIkSA : ahamadAbAda meM zAmalA pola meM seTha bAlacaMda evaM unakI patnI mANeka bAI ke ghara 3 putrI. evaM 1 putra kA anukrama se janma huaa| vi.saM. 1760 meM janmeM prasanna vadana putra kA nAma 'pUMjAzAha' rakhA gyaa| jaba pUMjAzAha 18 varSa kA ho gayA, taba mAtA-pitA kI AjJA se jaina vidhi vidhAna kA jJAna prApta karane vaha kharataragaccha ke paM. devacandra gaNi jI ke sAtha rahane lgaa| navatattva, jIva vicAra, saMgrahaNI, tIna bhASya, kSetra samAsa, paMca saMgraha, karmagraMtha, darzana sattarI ityAdi anekAneka graMthoM kA rahasyapUrvaka, vinayapUrvaka adhyayana pU~jAzAha ne devacaMdra jI ke pAsa kiyaa| anekoM varSa vaha unhIM ke sAtha rhaa| vi.saM. 1794 meM paM. devacandra jI ke sadupadeza se sUrata ke seTha kacarA kIkA bhAI ne relave-basa dvArA sammetazikhara kA yAtrA saMgha lekara jAne kA sunizcita kiyaa| ve devacandra jI ke pAsa Ae aura nivedana kiyA ki vidhi-vidhAna, pUjana, pravacana ke lie kisI paMDita puruSa ko bheja deN| yogAnuyoga paM. devacandra jI ne pU~jAzAha ko sAtha le jAne ko khaa| pU~jAzAha bhI yAtrA meM gyaa| una dinoM gA~va ke mukhiyA ne kisI kAraNa sammeta zikhara kI car3hAI baMda kara dI thii| zAma ko jaba sabhI talahaTI para pahu~ce to sabhI nirAza hue| tabhI eka Azcaryajanaka ghaTanA ghaTita huii| pU~jAzAha jaba rAta ko soyA thA, taba svapna meM use eka deva ne darzana die| vaha deva pU~jAzAha ke mitra - khuzAlazAha kA hI agalA bhava thaa| deva pU~jAzAha ko svapna meM hI nandIzvara dvIpa mahAvIra pATa paramparA 248

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ke mArga se mahAvideha kSetra - sImaMdhara svAmI ke pAsa le gyaa| pU~jA ne sImaMdhara svAmI se pUchA ki maiM bhavya hU~ yA abhavya ? samyaktvI hU~ yA mithyAtvI ? evaM prabhu ne apanI mIThI vANI meM kahA tU bhavya hai aura Aja hI tujhe samakita kI prApti hogI / svapna meM yaha bAta sunate hI pU~jAzAha kA zarIra divya UrjA se bhara gyaa| tabhI saMghapati kacarA kIkA bhAI vahA~ Ae aura pU~jAzAha ko uThAyA aura kahA ki uTho! zikharajI Upara jAne kI AjJA mukhiyA ne de dI hai, usa dina pUMjAzAha ne 20 tIrthaMkaroM kI nirvANa bhUmi sammetazikhara jI para pUjA kI evaM karAI evaM svayaM ko prabhu caraNoM meM samarpita kara diyaa| - vahA~ se vApasI meM paTanA meM unakA digaMbaroM ke sAtha tathA AgarA meM sthAnakavAsiyoM ke sAtha vAda-vivAda huA jisameM pU~jAzAha saphala (vijayI) rhe| kiMtu unakI mA~ kI mamatA sadA unake dIkSA ke mArga meM kaNTaka (kAMTe) ke samAna banI rhii| unakI mAtA ne unase vacana liyA ki jaba taka maiM jIvita hU~, taba taka tU dIkSA nahIM legaa| mAtR sevA ko pU~jAzAha ne apanA dharma samajhA evaM unake anta samaya taka unakI sevA meM bhI rhaa| unakI mAtA kI mRtyu pazcAt vairAgya bhAva se poSita pU~jAzAha ne paMnyAsa jina vijaya jI ke pAsa cAritra aMgIkAra kiyA / vaizAkha sudi 6 vi.saM. 1796 meM ahamadAbAda meM yaha dIkSA sampanna huI evaM pU~jAzAha kA nAma muni uttama vijaya jI rakhA gyaa| zAsana prabhAvanA : panyAsa jina vijaya jI evaM muni uttama vijaya jI jJAnAnurAgI the| donoM ne ati alpa samaya meM devacaMdra gaNi jI ke pAsa rahakara dravyAnuyoga, bhaTTAraka dayA sUri jI se bhagavatI sUtra va naMdI. sUtra, yati suvidhi vijaya jI ke pAsa maMtrazAstra kA adhyayana kiyA / vi.saM. 1799 meM paMnyAsa jina vijaya jI ke dehAvasAna pazcAt uttama vijaya jI ne mehanata jArI rkhii| unake adhyyana evaM zAsanakAryoM meM sUrata ke kacarA kIkA bhAI kA Arthika sahayoga anumodanIya rhaa| saMghavI phatecanda kI patnI ratanabAI tathA saMghavI tArAcaMda jI ne mA.va. 2 guruvAra vi.saM. 1821 ko sUrata se gor3I pArzvanAtha ( vartamAna pAkistAna) kA saMgha nikAlA jisameM uttamavijaya jI (tapAgaccha saMvegI zAkhA), puNyasAgara jI (tapAgaccha sAgarazAkhA), hemacandra jI (Agamagaccha), jJAnasAgara jI (aMcalagaccha) Adi susAdhuoM kI nizrA rhii| paMnyAsa uttama vijaya jI kI nizrA meM sUrata, rAdhanapura, luMbar3I meM upadhAna tapa, siddhAcala, mahAvIra pATa paramparA 249

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sAregAma bhAvanagara meM pratiSThA Adi maMgalakArya sampanna hue| ahamadAbAda, kher3A, bharUca, sUrata, giranAra, jAmanagara, burAnapura, cAMpAnera, lUMbar3I, pATaNa, rAdhanapura ityAdi anekoM jagaha cAturmAsa kie| sAhitya racanA : paMnyAsa uttama vijaya jI ne kavitva zailI meM kRtiyAM rcii| mahAvIra stavana - rAdhanapura (vi. saM. 1809) ; saMyamazreNi bhagavAn mahAvIra stavana - sUrata (vi.saM. 1799) ; aSTaprakArI pUjA (vi.saM. 1823) ; paM. jina vijaya rAsa - sUrata (vi.saM. 1799) ; zatrujaya tIrtha kA stavana - zatrujaya (vi.saM. 1827) / kAladharma : paMnyAsa uttama vijaya jI ko A~khoM kI atyadhika pIr3A huii| sabhI auSadhiyAM niSprabhAva huii| upacAra ke lie ve rAjanagara (ahamadAbAda) pdhaare| eka dina unheM tApa (bukhAra) aayaa| nau dina taka unheM asahya vedanA huI kiMtu ve dharmadhyAna meM lIna rhe| mAgha sudi 8 vi.saM. 1827 ke dina 67 varSa kI Ayu meM unakA dehAvasAna ho gyaa| saMgha meM zoka kI lahara daur3a pdd'ii| gurubhakta zrAvakoM ne pArthiva deha kA agni saMskAra kiyA evaM haripurA meM smaraNArtha stUpa nirmita kiyA gyaa| unake paTTadhara paMnyAsa padma vijaya jI hue| ___ inake zAsanakAla meM hI terApaMtha saMpradAya kA udbhava huaa| sthAnakavAsI AcArya raghunAtha jI ke ziSya bhIkhaNa jI (bhikSu jI) ne pramukha rUpa se dAna aura dayA ke viSaya meM laukika aura lokottara bheda rekhA khIMcI aura caitra zuklA 9, vi.saM. 1817 (IsvI san 1760) ke dina sthAnakavAsI paramparA se saMbaMdha viccheda kara unase alaga ho ge| ___ AcArya bhikSu ne isI varSa kelavA gAMva meM ASADha zuklA pUrNimA ko apane sAthiyoM sahita naI dIkSA grahaNa kii| jodhapura ke tatkAlIna dIvAna phatehacaMda siMghavI ne yaha jAnA ki ve teraha (13) zramaNa haiN| rAjasthAnI bhASA meM teraha ko terA kahA jAtA hai| pAsa khar3e eka bhojaka kavi ne pada kI racanA kI aura unheM 'terApaMthI' nAma se saMbodhita kiyaa| vahIM se terApaMtha nAma kA pracalana ho gayA aura jainadharma ke nae saMpradAya kA udbhava huaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 250

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67. paMnyAsa zrImad padma vijaya jI gaNi ___puNyazloka prabhApuMja pradIpa, parameSThI praannaadhaar| uttama-ziSya padma vijaya jI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| tIrthabhUmiyoM ke sparza se apanA samyagdarzana vizuddha karane vAle, stavana - sajjhAya - zlokoM kI racanA se apanA samyagjJAna vizuddha karane vAle, yatiyoM ke sAmrAjyakAla meM bhI apanI niSparigraha sAdhuvRtti se apanA samyak cAritra vizuddha karane vAle prabhu vIra kI paramparA ke kramika 67veM paTTadhara paMnyAsa padma vijaya jI hue| janma evaM dIkSA : ahamadAbAda nagara meM zAmaladAsa kI pola meM gaNezadAsa nAma kA zrImAlI zrAvaka rahatA thaa| usakI patnI kA nAma jhamakubAI thaa| bhAdrapada sudi 2 vi.saM. 1792 ke dina unake ghara putra kA janma huaa| navajAta zizu kA nAma pAnAcaMda rakhA gyaa| jaba bAlaka 6 varSa kA thA, taba usakI mAtA kA dehAnta ho gayA thaa| ataH usakA lAlana-pAlana-poSaNa usakI mausI - jIvIbAI ne kiyaa| jIvIbAI paramaniSTha zrAvikA evaM jIvavicAra, navatattvaprakaraNa Adi zAstroM meM niSNAt thI evaM usane apane bhANaje pAnAcaMda ko bhI dhArmika saMskAroM se otaprota rkhaa| ___jaba pAnAcaMda kI Ayu 13 varSa kI thI. taba vaha apane mausAjI ke sAtha paM. uttama vijaya jI ke vyAkhyAna zravaNa hetu jAtA thaa| subaha pravacana meM prajJApanA sUtra vAMcA jAtA evaM dopahara meM RSabhadeva caritra vAMcA jAtA thaa| usameM mahAbala muni ke adhikAra kA zravaNa karate-karate pAnAcaMda ke hRdaya meM vairAgya ke bIja prasphuTita hue| usane apanI bhAvanA ko dRr3ha rakhA evaM sudi 5 (vasanta paMcamI) vi.saM. 1805 ke dina cAritra grahaNa kI bhAvanA ne mUrta rUpa liyaa| pAcchAvAr3I, ahamadAbAda meM yaha dIkSA sampanna huI evaM ve paMnyAsa uttama vijaya jI ke ziSya muni padma vijaya jI ghoSita hue| zAsana prabhAvanA : muni padma vijaya jI vidyAnurAgI the| yativarya suvidhi vijaya jI se unhoMne sUrata meM zabdazAstra, paMcakAvya, chaMda-alaMkAra zAstra siikhe| gItArtha guruoM se aMga-upAMga Adi AgamoM meM dakSatA prApta mahAvIra pATa paramparA 251

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kii| seTha tArAcaMda saMghavI kI sahAyatA se unake nyAya zAstra sIkhane kA prabaMdha huaa| tapAgaccha zrIpUjya paramparA ke bhaTTAraka dharmasUri jI ne vi.saM. 1810 meM rAdhanapura meM muni padma vijaya jI ko paMDita (panyAsa) pada pradAna kiyaa| unakI nizrA meM anekoM charI pAlita saMgha nikAle ge| paData padavI pazcAt rAdhanapura se giranAra, siddhapura-pAlanapura se AlU, lIbar3I se goDIjI, ahamadAbAda se pAlItANA ityAdi saMgha ko kuzala Ayojana huaa| saMvat 1814 ke sUrata cAturmAsa pazcAt ve burahAnapura saMgha kI vinatI svIkAra kara vahA~ pdhaare| vahA~ vAda-vivAda meM unhoMne mUrtipUjA virodhI sthAnakavAsI mata ko nirUttara kiyaa| saMvat 1815-16 ke do cAturmAsa unhoMne burahAnapura kie| tatpazcAt khaMbhAta padhAre evaM gurudeva uttama vijaya jI ke darzanArtha zatrujaya ge| pAlItANA meM seTha rUpacaMda bhIma ne suMdara prAsAda nirmita kie jinameM pratiSThA padma vijaya jI ne kraaii| ghoghA meM caMdraprabha svAmI derAsara pratiSThita kie| saMvat 1821 kA cAturmAsa unhoMne siddhapura kiyaa| vahA~ se ahamadAbAda - sUrata hote hue pAlItANA padhAre jahA~ tArAcaMda saMghavI kI bhAvanAnusAra 195 jinapratimAoM kI pratiSThA kraaii| tatpazcAt ve sammeta zikhara kI yAtrArtha pdhaare| mAdAbAda nivAsI sagAlacaMda osavAla dvArA nirmita bhavya jinAlaya kI pratiSThA sampanna kraaii| vi.saM. 1827 meM paM. uttama vijaya jI kA kAladharma huaa| taba saMvegI paramparA kA dAyitva bhI padma vijaya jI para A gyaa| .. vi.saM. 1838 meM lIMbar3I meM cAturmAsa kiyA evaM bhavya rUpa se upadhAna kraayaa| saMvat 1839 kA bhI cAturmAsa unhoMne lIMbar3I kiyaa| taba 109 (75) mAsakSamaNoM kI anumodanIya tapazcaryA huii| rAMdera meM bhI sthAnakavAsiyoM ke sAtha zAstrArtha meM satya mata prarUpaka paM. padma vijaya jI vijayI hue| zrAvaNa vadi 8, somavAra, vi.saM. 1821 ke dina unhoMne preraNA dekara sUtrakRtAMganiyukti kI prati seTha kasalacaMda dvArA likhvaaii| vi.saM. 1854 meM zrImAlI jAti ke lakSmIcaMda seTha ne zrI sahastraphaNA pArzvanAtha jI kI pratimA pratiSThA ahamadAbAda meM mAgha vadI 5 vi.saM. 1854 meM padma vijaya jI ke hAthoM kraaii| tathA 472 anya jinapratimAeM va 49 siddhacakra yaMtra bhI bhraae| inake pravacana bhI jaina Agama para hI pUrNataH AdhArita hote the| sUtrakRtAMga sUtra, rAyapaseNI sUtra, prajJApanA sUtra, jaMbUdvIpaprajJapti, anuyogadvAra sUtra, bRhatkalpa sUtra ityAdi Agama graMtha ve pravacana meM sarasa zailI meM vAMcate the| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 252

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vi.saM. 1857 meM unhoMne saMgha ko sammetazikhara tIrtha ke jIrNoddhAra kI preraNA dI, jisake phalasvarUpa zrI khemAlAla zAha ne yaha kArya hAtha meM liyaa| ratnatrayI kI ArAdhanA karate-karate unhoMne zAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| sAhitya racanA : paM. padma vijaya jI bahuzruta vidvAna the| unhoMne 5500 nae zlokoM kI racanA kii| unakI kucha kRtiyAM isa prakAra haiM- cAturmAsika devavaMdana mAlA ___ - jaina kathA ratna koSa - uttama vijaya jI rAsa - - navapada pUjA - samarAditya kevalI rAsa (vi.saM. 1842) - jayAnaMda kevalI rAsa (vi.saM. 1859) - neminAtha caritra - caubIsI, bIsI, stavana, sajjhAya inake ziSya ne pAlI bhASA meM adhyAtmasAra sArtha praznottara kI racanA kii| kAladharma : padma vijaya jI ne apane jIvana meM pAlItANA tIrtha kI 13 bAra, giranAra tIrtha kI 3 bAra, zaMkhezvara jI tIrtha kI 21 bAra, gor3I jI tIrtha kI 3 bAra, tAraMgA jI tIrtha kI 5 bAra, AbU-sammeta zikhara tIrtha kI 1-1 bAra yAtrA kii| sattAvana varSa kA cAritra pAlate hue ahamadAbAda meM mastaka ke ardhabhAga kI vyAdhi samAdhi bhAva se sahateM evaM taduparAnta bhI 28 dinoM taka uttarAdhyayana sUtra kI ArAdhanA karate-karate caitra sudi 4 budhavAra vi.saM. 1862 ke dina zAma ko pratikramaNa ke bAda ve samAdhimaraNa kara deha kA tyAga kara devaloka kI ora agrasara hue| unake paTTadhara paMnyAsa rUpa vijaya jI hue| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 253

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68. paMnyAsa zrImad rUpa vijaya jI gaNi 1) pRthvAcana saMvegI susAdhu paramparA, ramaNIya rcnaakaar| paMnyAsapravara zrI rUpavijaya jI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| paMnyAsa padma vijaya jI ke ziSya paMnyAsa rUpa vijaya jI vIra zAsana kI saMvegI paramparA ke 68veM paTTAlaMkAra hue| prabhu bhakti evaM sAhitya sAdhanA inake jIvana ke pramukha alaMkAra the| unnIsavIM sadI ke mahAna kavi evaM vidvAn rUpavijaya jI vaidyaka zAstroM meM ati-nipuNa the| sAhitya racanA : zrImAna rUpa vijaya jI ne aneka zAstroM, pUjAoM evaM sajjhAyoM kI racanA kii| unake dvArA saMvat 1880 meM vikrama rAjA ke samaya ke ambaDa viSaya kA rAsa upalabdha hai, jisameM vikrama rAjA ke parAkrama, paMcadaNDa Adi adbhuta bAteM haiN| isake alAvA bhI unakI aneka kRtiyAM milatI haiM pRthvIcaMdra guNasAgara jIvana caritra bhASAMtara (vi.saM. 1880) 2) padmavijaya gaNi nirvANa rAsa (vi.saM. 1892) vimalamaMtrI rAsa (vi.saM. 1900) paMca kalyANaka pUjA (vi.saM. 1885) paMca jJAna pUjA (vi.saM. 1887) vIsa sthAnaka pUjA (vi.saM. 1884-85) pistAlIsa (45) Agama pUjA (vi.saM. 1885) snAtra pUjA caitrI pUnama kA devavaMdana Atmabodha sajjhAya 11) manaH sthirIkaraNa sajjhAya ityaadi| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 254

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saMgha vyavasthA : paMnyAsa rUpa vijaya jI ne samaya meM sAdhvI saMpadA kA kAphI abhAva rahA kyoMki rAjanaitika-sAmAjika paristhitiyoM ke kAraNa dIkSAeM adhika nahIM ho pA rahI haiN| inake 3 ziSya pramukha rahe - kIrti vijaya jI, udyota vijaya jI evaM amI vijaya jI / paMnyAsa amI vijaya jI kI paraMparA meM saubhAgya vijaya jI, ratnavijaya jI, bhAva vijaya jI, harSa sUri jI, nIti sUri jI Adi anukrama se hue| paTTadhara kIrti vijaya jI kI paramparA bhI vistRta huii| kAladharma : rUpavijaya jI ne apane jJAna, darzana, cAritra ke bala para zAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kI / yatiyoM ke sAmrAjya evaM sAdhutva kI pratikUla paristhitiyoM meM bhI unhoMne saMvegI paramparA kA kuzala saMvahana kiyaa| paMnyAsa rUpa vijaya jI kA kAladharma vi.saM. 1905 (1910) ke AsapAsa huaa| unake pATa para zrI kIrti vijaya jI sthApita hue| pATaNa kSetravAsI ke maMdira meM zrImad rUpavijaya jI mahArAja kI mUrti / pratimA sthApita hai| mumbaI (tatkAlIna bambaI ) meM suprasiddha zrI gor3I pArzvanAtha jinAlaya, ( pAyadhunI) evaM bhAyakhalA ke jinamaMdira nirmAtA parama prabhubhakta - gurubhakta zrI motIzAha seTha bhI paMnyAsa rUpavijaya jI ke samakAlIna hue| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 255

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69. paMnyAsa zrImad kIrti vijaya jI gaNi dharma saMskAra kIrti prakAzita, bhavya AtmoddhAra / dhRtimatiyukta zrI kIrti vijaya jI, nit vaMdana bArambAra || apane AcAra evaM vicAroM ke prabhAva se dig-digaMta kIrti ko prApta paMnyAsa kIrti vijaya jI tapAgaccha kI saMvegI paramparA ke 69 veM paTTadhara hue / unakI zArIrika kAnti, jJAna tejasvitA evaM vANI ojasvitA se vividha kSetroM meM vicaraNa kara unhoMne zAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kI / janma evaM dIkSA : unakA janma vi.saM. 1816 meM pAlanapura/khaMbhAta ke kinhIM vIzA osavAla jAti ke suzrAvaka ke ghara huA thaa| gRhastha avasthA meM unakA nAma kapUracaMda thaa| AtmakalyANa kI bhAvanA se svayaM ko sarjita kara 45 varSa kI Ayu meM unhoMne pAlItANA meM paMnyAsa rUpa vijaya jI ke pAsa dIkSA aMgIkAra kI evaM inakA nAma muni kIrti vijaya rakhA gyaa| zAsana prabhAvanA : saMskAravAn hone se dezavirati se sarvavirati meM praveza karane para unakA sAdhu jIvana nirmala rhaa| vi.saM. 1880 kA cAturmAsa unhoMne ahamadAbAda kI luhAra pola meM kiyaa| taba unake sAtha kastUra vijaya jI, udyota vijaya jI, lakSmI vijaya jI, zAMti vijaya jI, catura vijaya jI, lAbhavijaya jI, maNivijaya (dAdA), megha vijayajI, manohara vijaya jI, motI vijaya jI evaM vRddhi vijaya jI bhI the| rUpa vijaya jI ke dAhine hAtha ke rUpa meM unhoMne gujarAta, mAravAr3a, mevAr3a va mAlavA meM vicaraNa kara aneka bhavyAtmAoM ko zAsana ke anurAgI bnaayaa| inakA AyuSya alpa thA / kIrti vijaya jI ke 15 ziSya the| kucha isa prakAra theye atyaMta tapasvI the| AyuSya alpa thaa| kastUra vijaya jI 1) mahAvIra pATa paramparA 256

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2) 3) 4) 5) udyota vijaya jI - inakI zAkhA bhinna niklii| jIva vijaya jI - ye aneka lokapriya stavana, sajjhAyoM ke sarjaka the| sakala tIrtha vaMdanA, avadhu sadA magana meM rahanA Adi inakI racanAeM thiiN| mAtA marUdevI ke naMda, zrI AdIzvara antaryAmI Adi ke racanAkAra saMskRta gadya meM aTThAI vyAkhyAna kI racanA kI / mANeka vijaya jI lakSmI vijaya jI mahAvIra pATa paramparA - - 257

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70. paMnyAsa zrImad kastUra vijaya jI gaNi kastUrI sama madhura suvAsita, kastUra vijaya tpaacaar| mitabhASI-hitabhASI guruvara, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| zAsanapati bhagavAn mahAvIra kI jAjvalyamAna saMvegI tapAgaccha paramparA ke 70veM pATa para paMnyAsa kastUra vijaya jI hue| tapazcaryA ke mArga para karmoM kI nirjarA karanA unakA pramukha dhyeya thaa| unakA svarga gamana apane dAdAguru rUpa vijaya jI kI vRddhAvasthA ke samaya ho gayA thaa| janma evaM dIkSA : unakA janma gujarAta ke pAlanapura nagara meM vi.saM. 1833 meM kinhIM sadgRhastha jaina parivAra ke ghara . huaa| sthAnakavAsI evaM yatiyoM kI siddhAMta-samAcArI se inakA mohabhaMga huA evaM rUpavijaya jI - kIrti vijaya jI ke AcAra se ve atyaMta prabhAvita hue| vi.saM. 1870 meM inakI dIkSA sampanna huii| inakA nAma muni kastUra vijaya rakhA gayA evaM ve kIrti jI ke ziSya ghoSita hue| zAsana prabhAvanA : sAdhuveza meM kastUra vijaya jI ne zAstroM kA gahana adhyayana kiyaa| ve tapayogI the - ugra tapasyA dvArA karmoM ko jalAkara zAMti ke patha para jIvana ko sArthaka banAne meM rat rahate the| unakA apanI indriyoM para asAdhAraNa kAbU thaa| gocarI meM bahuta kama dravya vAparate the| apanI vRtti se unhoMne bhavya jIvoM ko samyak tapa se jodd'aa| paMnyAsa zrI maNi vijaya jI dAdA, inake prabhAvaka ziSyoM meM se eka the| kAladharma : 33 varSa kA cAritra paryAya pAlate hue 65 varSa kI Ayu meM paM. zrI kastUra vijaya jI kA vi.saM. 1903 meM baDodarA (bar3audA) meM kAladharma huaa| unake dAdAguru zrI rUpavijaya jI saMbhavataH vRddhAvasthA meM avanitala para vicaraNa kara rahe the| aise tapasvI saMta kA hRdayavidAraka devalokagamana guru evaM saMgha ke lie apUraNIya kSati rhii| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 258

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71. paMnyAsa zrImad maNi vijaya jI gaNi dharmakrAnti ke sakSama sarjaka, maNi akATya dhaar| mahAmanA zrI maNivijaya jI, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| apanI saMyama sAdhanA evaM pravacana prabhAvanA ke bala para saMvegI sAdhuoM kI paramparA ko vistRta kara zAsana prabhAvaka ziSyoM ko taiyAra karane vAle evaM yati paramparA ke unmUlana ke zubha bhAva se vistRta kSetroM meM vihAra kara paMnyAsa zrI maNi vijaya jI vIrazAsana ke kramika 71veM paTTadhara hue| janma evaM dIkSA : - gujarAta pradeza ke vIramagAma evaM rAmapurA ke 5 kosa dUra eka AdhAra nAmaka gA~va hai| vahA~ zrImAlI seTha jIvanalAla evaM unakI patnI gulAbadevI sukhapUrvaka sAMsArika jIvana vyatIta karate the| vi.saM. 1852 (IsvI san 1795) ke bhAdrapada mahIne meM eka putra kA janma huaa| usakA nAma motIcaMda rakhA gyaa| rUpacaMda, motIcaMda, nAnakacaMda aura pAnAcaMda, ina cAra saMtAnoM ke sAtha pitA dazaratha kI anubhUti mAnakara rahate the| vyApAra ke uddezya se pUrA parivAra kher3A jile ke peTalI gA~va meM Akara basa gyaa| puNyayoga se paMnyAsa kIrti vijaya jI vahA~ pdhaare| jIvanalAla jI kuTumba ke sAtha gurudarzana evaM jinavANI zravaNa hetu upAzraya meM aae| kIrti vijaya jI ne manuSya bhava kI durlabhatA kA varNana evaM ise sArthaka banAne kA AhvAna apane pravacana meM kiyaa| vyAkhyAna ke bAda motIcaMda (seTha kA dvitIya putra) guru mahArAja ke pAsa Akara baiTha gayA evaM kahA ki "gurudeva! mujhe saMsAra se pAra utaaro| dIkSA pradAna kro|" gurudeva ne kahA ki mAtA-pitA kI AjJA ke binA hama dIkSA nahIM dete| kIrti vijaya jI ne bAlaka kI hAtha kI rekhAeM dekhii| bAlaka kI tejasvitA jinazAsana ke pracAra meM sahAyaka hogI, aisA anubhava unheM ho gyaa| seTha jIvanalAla jaba apane ghara jAne lage taba gurudeva ne seTha ko kahA ki "tumhAre putra kI bhAvanA dIkSA lene kI hai|" seTha ne bAta para gaura nahIM kiyaa| lekina ghara Akara to motIcaMda ke AcAra aura vicAroM meM AzAtIta parivartana A cukA thaa| seTha ko taba kIrti vijaya jI kI bAta kA smaraNa ho aayaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 259

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kucha samaya pazcAt kIrti vijaya jI kI nizrA meM ahamadAbAda se rAdhanapura kA saMgha niklaa| sAdhutA kI bhAvanA meM dRr3hatA ko prApta kara cukA motIcaMda mAtA-pitA kI AjJA lekara rAdhanapura AyA evaM vidyAbhyAsa karane lgaa| kIrti vijaya jI ke sAtha vihAra karate-karate tAraMgA, AbU, sirohI, nAMdiyA, rANakapura, sAdar3I, ghANerAva Adi tIrtho kI sparzanA para darzana aura jJAna ko dRr3ha kara motIcaMda pAlI aayaa| pAlI ke zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM ne sunA ki motIcaMda bhAI dIkSA lene vAlA hai| saMgha ne guru mahArAja ko bAra-bAra vinatI kI ki dIkSA pradAna kA aisA anamola lAbha pAlI saMgha ko pradAna kiijie| mAtA-pitA kI bhI AjJA le lI gii| aMtataH 25 varSa kI Ayu meM motIcaMda ne vi.saM. 1877 (IsvI 1820) meM dIkSA svIkAra kii| paMnyAsa kIrti vijaya jI mahArAja ne usakA nAma - muni maNi vijaya rakhA evaM paMnyAsa zrI kastUra vijaya jI kA ziSya ghoSita kiyaa| zAsana prabhAvanA : muni maNivijaya jI ne sAdhu pratikramaNa, paDilehaNa Adi kriyAoM kA vidhipUrvaka abhyAsa kiyA evaM dazavakAlika - AcArAMga Adi kA talasparzI adhyayana kiyaa| kastUra vijaya jI aura maNi vijaya jI, donoM jJAna-dhyAna evaM tapasyA meM lIna rhte| paMnyAsa kIrti vijaya jI kI AjJA se guru-cele ne sAtha vihAra kiyA evaM vi.saM. 1877 kA cAturmAsa mer3atA meM kiyaa| _ vi.saM. 1878 (IsvI san 1821) kA cAturmAsa rAdhanapura evaM agale tIna cAturmAsa ahamadAbAda meM kie| ahamadAbAda ke prathama caumAse meM maNi vijaya jI ekAsanA ThAma cauvihAra, upavAsa Adi tapasyAeM karane lage evaM eka sAtha 16 upavAsa kie| vi.saM. 1880 meM eka mahIne ke evaM vi.saM. 1887 meM 32 upavAsa kie| vi.saM. 1890 kA cAturmAsa unhoMne banArasa (vArANasI) kiyA evaM tatpazcAt sammeta zikhara mahAtIrtha kI yAtrA kii| jyeSTha sudi 13 vi.saM. 1923 ke dina paMnyAsa dayAvimala jI gaNi ne ahamadAbAda meM saMgha sAkSI meM maNi vijaya jI ko paMnyAsa padavI pradAna kii| maNi vijaya jI ne satya prarUpaNA kara ke jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| vi.saM. 1912 meM paMjAba se Ae hue RSi bUTerAya jI, RSi mUlacaMda jI, RSi vRddhicaMda jI, tInoM sthAnakavAsI sAdhuoM kA samyagdarzana sudRr3ha kara zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka paramparA meM saMvegI dIkSA pradAna kara jinazAsana ke susAdhuoM meM zlAghanIya abhivRddhi kii| unake nAma kramazaH buddhivijaya jI, mukti mahAvIra pATa paramparA 260

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vijaya jI, vRddhivijaya jI rkhaa| maNivijaya jI evaM buddhivijaya jI kI ziSya paramparA meM anekAneka samartha zAsanaprabhAvaka saMta hue jinhoMne cahu~ dizAoM meM vicaraNa kara yatiyoM ke sAmrAjya ko bhedakara zAsana kI prabhAvanA kii| paMnyAsa maNi vijaya jI ne ahamadAbAda meM lagAtAra 14 cAturmAsa kie| isake alAvA khaMbhAta, rAdhanapura, ajamera, banArasa, kizanagar3ha, pAlItANA, pIranagara (yaha aba jalastha hai), phalaudI, vIra kaccha, jAmanagara, lIMbaDI, bIkAnera, vizAlapura, bhISmanagara Adi jagahoM para cAturmAsa karake zAsana kI ajor3a-bejor3a prabhAvanA kii| aneka sthAnoM para pratiSThA bhI unake karakamaloM se sampanna huii| saMgha vyavasthA : ____ usa samaya zrAvaka samudAya yatiyoM aura zrIpUjyoM ke zikaMje meM pUrNa rUpa se jakar3A thaa| jaina zAstroM meM jo AcArya ke lakSaNa kahe gaye haiM, usake pratikUla AraMbha samAraMbha karanA, dravyAdi saMgraha karanA, sacitta AhAra karanA, pAlakI meM savArI honA, svArthapUrti hetu maMtroccAra karanA ina yatiyoM kA dyotaka thaa| nissaMdeha inakA jJAna bahuta thA, logoM ko dharma se jor3ane kI zakti bhI khUba thI kiMtu cAritra samyak na hone se caturvidha saMgha kI vyavasthA prabhAvita thii| ____panyAsa maNi vijaya jI ne yati paramparA ke unmUlana ke lie apane ziSyoM ko taiyAra kiyA evaM paMjAba, saurASTra, mAravAr3a Adi meM bhejakara saMvegI paramparA kA anumodanIya vistAra kiyaa| unake pramukha ziSya isa prakAra the| 1) muni amRta vijaya jI 2) muni padma vijaya jI 3) paMnyAsa buddhi vijaya jI (bUTerAya jI) 4) paMnyAsa gulAba vijaya jI 5) muni hIra vijaya jI 6) paMnyAsa zubha vijaya jI 7) AcArya siddhi sUri jI buddhi vijaya jI evaM siddhi sUri jI kA ziSya parivAra ati vistRta huaa| siddhi sUri jI kI dIkSA maNi vijaya jI ke kAladharma se kucha mAha pUrva hI huii| saMvegI paramparA ke 235 se adhika varSoM taka koI AcArya nahIM bana pAyA thaa| buddhi vijaya jI ke samartha ziSya vijayAnaMda sUri jI kI AcArya padavI vi.saM. 1943 meM sampanna huii| siddhi sUri jI kI AcArya padavI vi.saM. 1957 meM sampanna huii| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 261

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paMnyAsa zrI maNi vijaya jI dAdA ne jisa dharmodyota kA bIr3A uThAyA, unake samartha ziSyoM - praziSyoM ne unake saMkalpa ko zIghra hI pUrNa kiyA / kAladharma : maNi vijaya jI kI Ayu jaba 69 varSa ke pAra ho gaI, taba unakA svAsthya pratikUla rahane lgaa| apane ziSyoM ko yogya dAyitva pradAna kara, ve vi.saM. 1921 se vi.saM. 1935 ( IsvI san 1864 se 1878) taka ahamadAbAda meM hI rahe / 83 varSa kI Ayu meM Asoja sudi 8 vi.saM. 1935 ( IsvI san 1878) meM 24 upavAsoM kI tapasyA karate hue cauvihAra upavAsa meM samAdhipUrvaka ahamadAbAda meM kAladharma ko prApta hue| unake devalokagamana se unakA vizAla ziSya samudAya ziracchatra vihIna sA ho gayA kiMtu unake saMkalpoM kI paripUrti hetu agrasara rhaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 262

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72. paMnyAsa zrImad buddhi vijaya jI gaNi samyaktva bodha buddhi dhanI, samyaktva rUpa aacaar| bUTerAya jI buddhivijaya zrI, nit vaMdana bArambAra // satya kI zodha, prApti evaM rakSA jinake jIvana kA bahumukhI lakSya thA, aise saddharma saMrakSaka paMnyAsapravara zrImad buddhi vijaya jI (bUTerAya jI) zAsanapati bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI kI akSuNNa paramparA meM 72veM paTTadhara hue| sva para kalyANa kI zubha bhAvanA se unakA jIvana paripUrita thaa| janma evaM dIkSA : paMjAba kI vIra prasUtA bhUmi para sarahiMda se 5-6 mIla dUra dulUA nAmaka gA~va thaa| vahA~ sikha dharmAnuyAyI saradAra TekasiMha kI patnI karmodevI kI kukSi se vi.saM. 1863 (IsvI san 1806) meM. eka putraratna kA janma huA / usakA nAma TalasiMha rakhA gayA kiMtu bAlaka kI zUravIratA ke kAraNa vaha dalasiMha ke nAma se jAnA jAne lgaa| kucha varSoM bAda TekasiMha aura karmodevI usa gA~va ko chor3akara bar3A koTa sAbaravAna gA~va meM A base / isa gA~va ke loga bAlaka ko ' bUTAsiMha' bulAne lge| bUTA yAni harA-bharA vRkSa / siMha yAni zreSTha / bUTAsiMha sadA se hI dhArmika pravRtti kA thA / gurudvAre maMdira meM vaha samaya-samaya para jAyA karatA thaa| jaba vaha 15 - 16 varSa kA thA, taba usakA mana ghara-saMsAra se ucATa ho gyaa| mAtA-pitA kI AjJA se vaha ghara se nikala gyaa| use aise guru kI talAza thI jo usako sadguNoM se saMskArita kara ske| anekoM varSoM taka vaha phakIroM, maThoM, gurudvAroM, pahAr3oM meM ghUmatA rahA kiMtu kalpanArUpa tyAga, vaha guru meM nahIM milaa| eka bAra use sthAnakavAsI sampradAya ke sAdhu nAgaramala jI ke darzana hue| bUTAsiMha ne aneka taraha se unako parakhA evaM unakA cAritra use bahuta pasaMda aayaa| kucha samaya mumukSu avasthA meM rahakara jaina sAdhu ke AcAroM ko jAnane ke bAda vi.saM. 1888 (IsvI san 1831 ) meM 25 varSa kI Ayu meM dillI meM nAgaramala jI ke pAsa dIkSA grahaNa kI evaM nAma bUTerAya RSi prApta kiyaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 263

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zanaiH zanaiH AcArAMga Adi vizAla zruta sAhitya kA adhyayana karate jinadharma para unakI zraddhA pragAr3ha hotI gaI kiMtu unheM nAgaramala jI Adi sthAnakavAsI saMtoM kI jIvana zailI zAstroM ke anurUpa na lgii| usa samaya paMjAba kSetra meM sthAnakamArgI RSi evaM caityavAsI yati, ye donoM hI jainadharma ke tyAgIvarga meM the parantu saMvegI (tapAgaccha Adi zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka) sAdhu jI kA vihAra na hone ke kAraNa bUTerAya jI ke sAmane Agama-anukUla samAcArI pAlana karane vAlA koI sAdhu-sAdhvI na thaa| kiMtu zAstrAdhyayana se satya kI puSTi bUTerAya jI ko hotI jA rahI thii| mithyAmata vidroha ke svara U~ce uThate jA rahe the| bUTerAya jI kI 'satyaniSThA se mUlacaMda jI evaM vRddhicaMda bhI prabhAvita the| eka bAra una tInoM kA padArpaNa kesariyA jI tIrtha para huA jahA~ saMghapati dvArA unheM gujarAta kI bhavya jinamaMdira smAraka saMpadA evaM zuddha AcAravAn saMvegI sAdhu saMpadA kA jJAna huaa| bUTerAya jI sudeva-suguru-sudharma kI triveNI ke prati anurakta ho ge| vi.saM. 1908 meM unhoMne mukhapattI kA DorA todd'aa| caitra sudi 13, vi.saM. 1911 (IsvI san 1854) ko ve pAlItANA tIrtha phuNce| paramAtmA ke darzana se unhoMne jo apAra harSa kA anubhava kiyA, vaha avarNanIya hai| yahA~ bhI kaI paMDitoM se RSi bUTerAya jI ne samyak jJAna arjita kiyaa| dhIre-dhIre saMvegI paramparA ke guru bhagavaMtoM se unakA sAmIpya huaa| aba unheM parama AnaMda kI anubhUti huI ki jisa sadguru kI khoja meM itane varSoM se kara rahA thA, vaha Aja pUrI huii| vi.saM. 1912 (IsvI san 1855) meM ahamadAbAda meM maNi vijaya jI ke karakamaloM se tapAgaccha kI bar3I saMvegI dIkSA sampanna huii| bUTerAya jI maNi vijaya jI ke ziSya bane evaM unakA nAma - muni buddhi vijaya rakhA gyaa| mUlacaMda jI aura vRddhicaMdra jI kramazaH mukti vijaya jI evaM vRddhivijaya jI ke rUpa meM buddhi vijaya jI ke ziSya bne| zAsana prabhAvanA : buddhi vijaya jI parama tyAgI, zAMta svabhAvI, svAdhyAya rasika evaM niraticAra cAritrapAlaka the| saMvegI dIkSA pazcAt jJAnapipAsA ko ekAkAra dete hue unhoMne yogohvahanapUrvaka 45 AgamoM kA paMcAMgI sahita (mUla, niyukti, bhASya, cUrNi. TIkA) abhyAsa pUrNa kiyaa| ahamadAbAda evaM bhAvanagara cAturmAsa karane ke pazcAt buddhivijaya jI ne IsvI san 1860 kA cAturmAsa pAlI (rAjasthAna) meM tathA 1861 kA cAturmAsa dillI meM kiyaa| tatpazcAt ve apanI janmabhUmi paMjAba pdhaare| apanI pratibodhakuzalatA ke bala se aneka zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM mahAvIra pATa paramparA 264

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kI AsthA unhoMne vizuddha sanAtana jainadharma ke prati dRr3ha kI / IsvI san 1862 kA cAturmAsa unhoMne gujarAvAlAM kiyA evaM 1863 kA rAmanagara meM / agrima dillI cAturmAsa ke pazcAt unakI parama pAvana nizrA meM dillI meM hastinApura tIrtha kA chaHrI pAlita saMgha nikalA / lAhaura, jAlaMdhara, ludhiyAnA, sAmAnA Adi paMjAba ke vibhinna kSetroM meM samyak dharma kI siMhagarjanA karate hue ve vicare / samaya-samaya para unhoMneM zAstrArtha karake jinavANI ko vijayI bnaayaa| vibhinna kSetroM kI dharmasparzanA karate hue unakA padArpaNa punaH gujarAta kI dharmadharA para huaa| jisa taraha sthAnakavAsI sampradAya meM dIkSita hokara satyadharma evaM sadguru kI zodha karate hue buddhi vijaya jI kA AzAtIta AtmotthAna huA, usI prakAra AtmArAma jI Adi 16 sthAnakamArgI, sAdhu bhI satyazodha evaM sadguru kI khoja kara rahe the| buddhi vijaya jI ke jIvana meM svayaM kA pratibiMba dekhate hue evaM unakI pratibodhakuzalatA, AcArasaMpanna - jIvana, ni:spRha vRtti ko dekhakara unheM apanA guru dhAraNa kiyA / vi.saM. 1932 ( IsvI san 1875) ke ASAr3ha mAsa meM ahamadAbAda meM yaha yugacarcita saMvegI mahAdIkSA kA kAryakrama huaa| zrI buddhi vijaya jI ne AtmArAma jI ko AnaMda vijaya nAma pradAna kiyA evaM vAsakSepa DAlakara eka suyogya pratibhAvAn ziSya ke guru banane kA zreya prApta kiyaa| * sAhitya racanA : saddharma- saMrakSaka buddhi vijaya jI ne apanI AtmakathA meM mukhavastrikA viSayaka carcAoM kA pramukha ullekha kiyA, jo 'mukhapattI carcA' nAma se vikhyAta huI / vi.saM. 1919 ( IsvI san 1862) meM gujarAvAlAM meM padhArakara 24 tIrthakara kA eka 'caturviMzatistava' rcaa| pratiSThita jinamaMdira : buddhi vijaya jI ma.sA. ne aneka sthaloM meM samyagdarzana kI dRr3hatA hetu jinamaMdira sthApita kie 1) vaizAkha vadi 13, vi.saM. 1920 meM gujarAvAlAM meM mUlanAyaka zrI ciMtAmaNi pArzvanAtha jI jinAlaya Asoja sudi 10, vi.saM. 1922 meM papanAkhAM meM pratiSThita zrI suvidhinAtha paramAtmA kA mahAvIra pATa paramparA 2) 265

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3) jinAlaya vaizAkha vadi 3, vi.saM. 1923 meM kilA - dIdArasiMha meM zrI vAsupUjya svAmI jI kA jinamaMdira 4) 5) 6) vaizAkha vadi 7, vi.saM. 1924 meM rAmanagara meM pratiSThita zrI ciMtAmaNi pArzvanAtha jinAlaya vaizAkha sudi 6, vi.saM. 1926 meM piMDadAdanakhAM meM zrI sumatinAtha svAmI prAcIna jinamaMdira jammUtavI meM pratiSThita zrI mahAvIra svAmI jinAlaya / isakA jIrNoddhAra inakI hI kramika pATa paramparA para Ae samudra sUri jI ma. ne karAyA / kAladharma : saddharma saMrakSaka buddhi vijaya (bUTerAya) jI ke pramukha 7 ziSya gaNi mukti vijaya (mUlacaMda ) jI, vRddhivijaya jI, nitya (nIti) vijaya jI, AnaMda vijaya jI, motI vijaya jI, ' khAMti vijaya jI evaM AcArya vijayAnaMda sUri ( AtmArAma ) jI mahArAja saptarSi ke nAma se prasiddha the| - mahAvIra pATa paramparA - tyAga-tapasyA evaM dhyAna ke dvArA buddhivijaya jI ne ahamadAbAda meM seTha dalapata bhAI, bhaggUbhAI ke vaMDe meM eka alaga kamareM meM hI jIvana kI aMtima ghar3iyoM taka nivAsa kiyA / vi.saM. 1932 se vi. saM. 1937 taka 6 cAturmAsa unhoMne ahamadAbAda meM kie / caitra vadi amAvasyA vi.saM. 1938 ke dina 13 dina kI bImArI ke bAda rAtri ke samaya samAdhipUrvaka vahIM kAladharma ho gyaa| sAbaramatI naMdI ke kinAre caMdana kI citA meM unake nazvara deha kA agni saMskAra kiyA gyaa| 266

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73. AcArya zrImad vijaya AnaMda sUrIzvara jI (zrI AtmArAma jI) samyak dharma ke yugapracAraka, zuddha saMyama aNgiikaar| vijayAnaMda sUri AtmArAme, nit vaMdana baarmbaar|| zAsanapati bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI kI paramojjvala pATa paramparA para 73veM paTTadhara ke rUpa meM AcArya zrImad vijayAnaMda sUri jI (AtmArAma) jI eka samartha AcArya hue| svayaM ke samyagdarzana, jJAna aura cAritra kI zuddhi ke sudRr3ha pakSadhara hokara unhoMne zruta paramparA evaM ziSya paramparA kA anudAna dekara zAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| janma evaM dIkSA : paMjAba pradeza ke phirojapura jile ke jIrA tahasIla meM choTe se gA~va - laharA meM kapUra kSatriyavaMzI gaNezacandra kI dharmapatnI rUpAdevI kI kukSi se vi.saM. 1894 meM kSetrIya navavarSa caitra sudi ekama ke dina eka divya nakSatra kA janma huaa| vaha bAlaka mAno navayuga kA nirmANa karane avarita huA ho| usakA nAma AtmArAma rakhA gyaa| vaha 'dittA' ke nAma se bhI prakhyAta huaa| pitA gaNezacandra ko eka vijayI yoddhA ke rUpa meM prasiddhi hAsila thI kiMtu bhArata kI DUbatI rAjasattA evaM IsTa iMDiyA kaMpanI ke vistAra ke kAraNa aba unakA jIvana asthira bana gayA thaa| unheM na jIvana kI AzA thI, na hI mRtyu kA khaupha! rUpAdevI bhI apane pati ke sAtha thii| unheM kevala apane putra kI ciMtA thii| vi.saM. 1906 meM apane 12 varSIya putra ko unhoMne jIrA meM rahane vAle mitra jodhAmala ko sauMpa diyaa| jodhAmala jI jainadharmI the| unhoMne dharmapitA kI bhA~ti dittA/AtmArAma ko susaMskAroM se poSita kiyaa| phalasvarUpa bAlaka bhI jaina siddhAMtoM ko AtmasAt karane lagA evaM vairAgya bhAvanA se ota-prota ho gyaa| una dinoM mAlerakoTalA meM sthAnakavAsI jaina saMta jIvanarAma jI kA padArpaNa huA thaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 267

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yuvAvasthA ko prApta bAlaka AtmArAma ne jaina muni dIkSA aMgIkAra karane kA dRr3ha vicAra kiyaa| mArgazIrSa zuklA 5, vi.saM. 1910 ke dina mAlerakoTalA meM unhoMne dIkSA aMgIkAra kI evaM jaina muni AtmArAma bne| muni AtmArAma jI svabhAva se svAdhyAya prema, satyaniSTha evaM kaThora cAritra pAlaka the| unakI satya zodha kI jJAna pipAsA vizAla thI / vyAkaraNa evaM Agama jJAna par3hate-par3hate unakA satya se sAkSAtkAra bar3hatA calA gyaa| sthAnakavAsI mata dvArA jinapratimA (mUrti) kA niSedha, AgamoM ke vyAkhyA sAhitya kA asvIkAra, Agamaviruddha vezabhUSA Adi ko dabAne kA nirarthaka prayatna huA, kiMtu muni AtmArAma nirbhIka the| AgarA meM sthAnakavAsI vRddha muni ratnacaMdra jI ne sadguru ke rUpa meM AgamoM ke pAThoM kA rahasya anAvarita kiyA evaM mUrtipUjA kA mAhAtmya batAkara AtmArAma jI ko bhaviSya meM satyamArga prarUpaNA ke lie apAra AzIrvAda diyaa| guru Atma ne sthAnakavAsI avasthA meM hI rahakara jahA~ se bhI jJAna milA, vaha grahaNa kiyA evaM samyak dharma kA pracAra cAlU kiyaa| unakI dRr3ha satyaniSThA, pratibodhakuzalatA evaM zAsanarasikatA ke prabhAva se aneka sahavartI muni bhI unake sAtha jur3a ge| vi.saM. 1931 meM sunAma se hA~sI jAte hue unhoMne evaM 16 anya sAdhuoM ne mu~ha para mukhvastrikA bA~dhane kI Agamaviruddha prathA chor3a dii| tatpazcAt varakANA, rANakapura, sirohI, AbU, acalagar3ha, pAlanapura, bhoyaNI meM sthAna-sthAna para mahAprabhAvaka prAcIna jinapratimAoM ke darzana kara svayaM ke nayanoM ko pavitra kiyaa| grAmAnugrAma vicaraNa karate hue sabhI sAdhu zAzvata tIrtha pAlItANA pdhaare| sabhI sAdhuoM ne kRtakRtya hokara AnaMda vibhora hokara zrI AdIzvara dAdA ke darzana kie| muni AtmArAma jI kI A~kheM to nama ho gii| unheM Atma - glAni hone lagI ki paramAtmA rUpI pratimA kA kSaNa mAtra bhI virodha karanA ajJAnadazA kA sUcaka hai evaM itane varSoM taka unheM isa samyak dharma se dUra rahanA pdd'aa| unhoMne stavana kI racanA kI " aba to pAra bhaye hama sAdho, zrI siddhAcala darza karIre / " ahamadAbAda meM saddharma saMrakSaka zrI buddhi vijaya jI ma. ke AgamAnukUla jIvana ko dekhakara evaM unake jIvana kI satyaniSThA ke saMgharSoM meM svayaM ke pratibimba ko dekhakara muni AtmArAma jI evaM anya sabhI muniyoM ne unake caraNoM meM natamastaka hokara vi.saM. 1932 (IsvI san 1876) ke ASAr3ha vadI 10 ke dina ahamadAbAda kI suvizAla janamedinI ke bIca zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka mahAvIra pATa paramparA 268

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tapAgaccha paramparA meM saMvegI dIkSA grahaNa kii| vAsakSepa dete hue vRddha guru zrI buddhivijaya jI ma. ne AtmArAma jI kA nAmakaraNa - muni zrI AnaMda vijaya jI ke rUpa meM kiyaa| anya sAdhuoM ke bhI nAma parivartita hue| bizanacaMda jI lakSmIvijaya jI bane, nihAlacaMda jI harSavijaya jI bane, rAmalAla jI kamalavijaya jI bane, ityaadi| zAsana prabhAvanA : ___ muni zrI buddhivijaya jI (bUTerAya jI) evaM muni zrI AnaMda vijaya jI (AtmArAma jI) kI aMta:karaNa kI bhAvanA thI ki paMjAba kSetra meM dharma kA punarUddhAra kara zuddha prAcIna mUrtipUjaka jaina paramparA ko punarjIvita kiyA jaae| ahamadAbAda, bhAvanagara, jodhapura cAturmAsa karane ke bAda guru AjJA se AnaMda vijaya jI ne paMjAba kI ora prayANa kiyaa| ___ usa samaya unakA ghora virodha kiyA gayA, anya sampradAya ke dRSTirAgiyoM dvArA unheM gocarI - pAnI - sthAnaka Adi kucha bhI upalabdha nahIM karAyA jAtA thA, kiMtu munizrI bhI sAhasI the| ve kabhI jhuke nhiiN| unhoMne jinamaMdiroM ke punarUddhAra cAlU kie evaM paramAtmA ko pUjane vAle sacce jaina zrAvaka taiyAra karane lge| saMpUrNa bhArata bhara meM unakI dharmakrAMti kI vijaya duMdubhi baja utthii| mer3atA meM eka yati se unheM rogopahAriNI, aparAjitA Adi vidyAyeM bhI prApta huii| vi.saM. 1943 meM unhoMne zatrujaya girirAja meM cAturmAsa kiyaa| bhArata bhara ke saMghoM ne eka svara se unheM AcArya pada grahaNa karane kI prArthanA kii| jaina saMgha meM 235 varSoM se tapAgaccha zramaNa paramparA meM AcArya pada khAlI rhaa| samaya kI mA~ga evaM ati Agraha ke kAraNa munizrI ne yaha dAyitva sviikaaraa| mArgazIrSa vadi 5 ke zubha muhUrta meM 40,000 logoM kI suvizAla janamedinI ke madhya AnaMda vijaya jI ko harSa aura ullAsa ke sAtha AcAryapada pradAna kiyaa| aba ve AcArya vijaya AnaMda sUrIzvara jI (vijayAnaMda sUri jI) ke nAma se prakhyAta hue| yaha saMpUrNa zramaNa paramparA ke lie atyaMta gaurava kI bAta bnii| vi.saM. 1944 (IsvI san 1887) meM unhoMne tejasvI yuvaka chagana ko rAdhanapura meM dIkSA pradAna kI jo muni vallabha vijaya jI bne| guru Atma kA ziSya-praziSya parivAra zanaiHzanaiH vRddhi ko hI prApta hotA rhaa| apane 42 caumAsoM meM unhoMne paMjAba meM 23, mAravAr3a meM 6, u. pra. meM 4, gujarAta meM 5, saurASTra meM 2 evaM dillI mAlavA meM 1-1 caumAse kiye| paMjAba unakI kRpA kA vizeSa kendra thaa| paMjAbI guru bhakta unase pUchate the ki gurudeva! Apa hameM kisake mahAvIra pATa paramparA 269

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sahAre chor3akara jAoge? taba guru Atma muni vallabha vijaya jI kI ora izArA karate the| AcArya vijayAnaMda sUri jI samartha dharmanAyaka, utkRSTa vidvAna evaM prakhara vaktA kI bhA~ti uttama cAritra pAlaka the| eka dina meM 300-350 gAthA taka ve kaNThastha kara lete the| sabhI 45 Agama unheM kaNThastha the| AgamoM meM jaisA varNita hai, vaise hI rAta ko sote samaya bhI pramArjanA karake hI karavaTa badalate the, aisI cAritra kI sUkSmatA unake roma-roma meM thI / pAlItANA tIrtha para sAdhutva surakSA evaM yati sAmyatA ke kAraNa paMnyAsa satya vijaya jI kI bhA~ti unhoMne pIlI cAdara dhAraNa kii| " san 1893 (vi.saM. 1949 ) meM amerikA ke zikAgo zahara meM vizva dharma pariSad (Parliament of World Religions) ke Ayojana kA nizcita huaa| taba jainadharma kA pratinidhitva karane kA sammAnajanaka AmaMtraNa AcArya vijayAnaMda sUri jI ko milA paraMtu jaina sAdhu kI AcAra maryAdA ke kAraNa vahA~ jAnA saMbhava na thaa| muni vallabhavijaya jI ke sujhAva anusAra unhoMne apanI ora se svalikhita nibaMdha ke sAtha zrI vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhI nAmaka suzrAvaka ko taiyAra kara usa pariSad meM jainadharma ke pratinidhi ke rUpa meM bhejaa| yaha jinazAsana kI videzoM meM mahatI prabhAvanA kA nimitta bnaa| pa. pU. vijaya AnaMda sUri jI (AtmArAma ) jI kA saMpUrNa jIvana satya kI prApti usakI surakSA evaM usake pracAra meM lagA / jaMgamayugapradhAna ke rUpa meM unhoMne jinadharma - jinazAsana ke lie apanA pratyeka zvAsa samarpita kara diyaa| sAhitya racanA : AcArya vijayAnaMda sUri jI kA sAhitya vizvavyApI banAyA jisake mAdhyama se unhoMne jaina siddhAMtoM kA sarvatra pracAra-prasAra kiyaa| pramukha kRtiyAM 1) navatattva ( binaulI meM lekhana AraMbha aura bar3auta meM pUrNa, vi.saM. 1924) 2) jaina tattvAdarza (gujarAvAlAM meM saM. 1937 meM prAraMbha, hoziyArapura saM. 1938 meM pUrNa ) 3) ajJAnatimira bhAskara ( aMbAlA meM saM. 1939 meM prAraMbha, khaMbhAta meM 1942 meM pUrNa ) 4) samyaktva zalyoddhAra ( ahamadAbAda, vi.saM. 1941 ) mahAvIra pATa paramparA 270

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5) jaina mata vRkSa (sUrata, vi.saM. 1942) 6) caturtha stuti nirNaya prathama bhAga (rAdhanapura, vi.saM. 1944) 7) caturtha stuti nirNaya dvitIya bhAga (paTTI, vi.saM. 1948) 8) jainadharma viSayaka praznottara (pAlanapura, vi.saM. 1945) 1) cikAgo praznottara (amRtasara, vi.saM. 1949) 10) tattvanirNayaprAsAda (jIrA meM saM. 1951 meM prAraMbha, gujarAvAlA meM saM. 1953 meM pUrNa) 11) IsAImata samIkSA 12) jainadharma kA svarUpa 13) AtmabAvanI (binaulI, saM. 1927) 14) stavanAvalI (aMbAlA, saM. 1930) 15) sataraha bhedI pUjA (aMbAlA, saM. 1939) 16) bIsasthAnaka pUjA (bIkAnera, saM. 1940) 17) aSTaprakArI pUjA (pAlItANA, saM. 1943) 18) navapada pUjA (paTTI, saM. 1948) 19) snAtra pUjA (jaMDiyAlA guru, saM. 1950) pratiSThita jinapratimAeM : AcArya vijayAnaMda sUri jI ma. ne paMjAba meM kaI jinamaMdiroM kI pratiSThA karAI1) vaizAkha sudI 6, vi.saM. 1948 ke dina amRtasara meM 2) mArgazIrSa sudI 11, vi.saM. 1948 ke dina jIrA meM 3) mAgha sudi 5, vi.saM. 1948 ke dina hoziyArapura meM mahAvIra pATa paramparA 271

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4) mAgha sudi 13, vi.saM. 1951 ke dina paTTI meM 5) mArgazIrSa sudI pUrNimA, vi.saM. 1952 ke dina aMbAlA zahara meM 6) vaizAkha sudI pUrNimA, vi.saM. 1953 ke dina sanakhatarA meM kAladharma : vi.saM. 1953 (san 1897) ke cAturmAsa ke lie pa.pU. vijayAnaMda sUri jI gujarAvAlA padha re| vahA~ jaina gurukula sthApanA kI yojanA thI kiMtu Akasmika rUpa se unakA svAsthya bigar3ane lgaa| jyeSTha sudI 7 kI rAtri unake zvAsa kA vega bigar3a gyaa| samUce ziSya parivAra se unhoMne aMtima micchAmi dukkaDaM kiyA, muni vallabha vijaya jI ko vidyA maMdiroM ko sthApita karane kI bAta smaraNa karAI evaM "lo bhaI! aba hama calate haiM aura sabako khamAte haiM" kahate-kahate 59 varSa 59 dina kI Ayu meM kAladharma ho gyaa| saMpUrNa saMgha meM zUnyatA vyApta ho gii| unake kAladharma ke 5 varSoM bAda pATaNa meM muni kamalavijaya jI evaM 28 varSoM bAda lAhaura meM muni vallabha vijaya jI ko AcArya pada pradAna kiyA gayA evaM guru Atma ke suyogya paTTadhara ke rUpa meM pratiSThita kiyA gyaa| paMjAba dezoddhAraka ke guru Atma ke AdezoM-upadezoM ko vijaya vallabha sUri jI mahArAja ne pUrNarUpa se AtmasAt kiyaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 272

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74. AcArya zrImad vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI AjIvana arihaMtazaraNa samarpita, zAnti ekatA pracAra / janavallabha vijaya vallabha sUri jI, nit vaMdana bArambAra // samyak darzana - jJAna aura cAritra ko akhaMDa rakhakara dharmakrAMti ke agradUta banakara sAmAjika navacetanA lAne vAle prabhu bhakti, gurubhakti evaM zAsanabhakti ko samarpita AcArya vijaya vallabha sUri jI bhagavAn mahAvIra kI akSuNNa dedIpyamAna pATa paramparA ke 74veM paTTavibhUSaka bane / apane nAma anurUpa ve lokavallabha ( janapriya) bane / janma evaM dIkSA : unakA janma kArtika zuklA 2 (bhAIdUja ) ke dina vi.saM. 1927 meM gujarAta rAjya kI bar3audA (bar3odarA) nagarI meM huaa| pitA kA nAma dIpacaMda bhAI evaM mAtA kA nAma icchAbAI thaa| inakA svayaM kA nAma chaganalAla thA evaM ve kula 4 bhAI - 3 bahaneM the| kiMtu mAtA - pitA kI chatrachAyA unheM adhika nasIba nahIM thI / pahale to zrI dIpacaMda bhAI kA dehAvasAna huA evaM bAda meM icchA mA~ bhI mRtyu zayyA para leTa gyii| bAlaka chagana ne bhadrikatA se mA~ se pUchA - "mA~ tU mujhe kisake sahAre chor3akara jA rahI hai?" taba mA~ ne apane lADale chagana ko snehayukta svara meM AzvAsana dete hue kahA 44 'arihaMta kI zaraNa svIkAra karanA ! anaMta sukha ke dhAma meM pahu~cAe, aise zAzvata dharmadhana ko prApta karanA !" mAtA ke ve aMtima zabda 10-12 varSIya chagana ke hRdaya para aMkita ho ge| - eka bAra AcArya vijayAnaMda sUri jI ma. bar3audA pdhaare| jAnIserI upAzraya meM unakA pravacana huaa| chagana bhI upAzraya meM dharmadezanA sunane jAne lagA / vijayAnaMda sUri jI to vyAkhyAna vAcaspati the| unake dharmopadeza sabhI ko hRdayaMgama ho jAte the| eka dina dharmadezanA ke bAda sabhI cale gae kiMtu chagana vahIM baiThA rahA / gurudeva ne pUchA - " tU abhI bhI kyoM baiThA hai ? tujhe kyA cAhie ?" chagana kI A~kheM nama ho gii| guru Atma ne pUchA ki kyA tujhe dhana kI AvazyakatA hai? chagana ne kahA "hA~!" guruvara ne kahA " hama to sAdhu haiM, hama dhana nahIM rkhte| tU kala AnA ! kisI mahAvIra pATa paramparA 273

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seTha se kahakara dilavA duuNgaa| kiMtu chagana bolA - mujhe paisA nahIM cAhie! Apake pAsa jo akhUTa saMyamadhana hai, zAzvata dharmadhana hai, mujhe vaha cAhie!" AtmArAma jI ma. ne bhA~pa liyA ki isa bAlaka meM bhakti, zakti aura buddhi kA triveNI saMgama hai evaM yaha jinazAsana kA ujjvala sitArA bnegaa| parivAra kI sahamati binA dIkSA muzkila thii| jyeSTha bhrAtA khImacaMda, chagana ke dIkSA ke nirNaya ke virodha meM DaTakara khar3e rahe kiMtu kaI mahInoM ke chagana ke puruSArtha ke bAda bhAI ko bhI jhukanA pdd'aa| vaizAkha zukla 13 vi.saM. 1944, guruvAra arthAt 5 maI 1887 ko rAdhanapura meM AcArya zrImad vijayAnaMda sUri jI ke varadahastoM se chagana kI dIkSA sampanna huii| unakA nAma muni vallabha vijaya rakhA gayA evaM ve guru Atma ke ziSya lakSmIvijaya jI ke ziSya muni harSavijaya jI ke ziSya ghoSita kie ge| muni vallabha vijaya jI kI bar3I dIkSA vi.saM. 1946 meM pAlI meM sampanna huI evaM usI varSa guru harSavijaya jI kA svargavAsa ho gyaa| zAsana prabhAvanA : munivarya harSavijaya jI ke alpakAlIna sahavAsa meM bhI muni vallabha vijaya jI kI pratibhA kA AzAtIta vikAsa huaa| taduparAnta AcArya vijayAnaMda sUri jI hI unake zikSAguru bne| dAdAguru ke sAnidhya meM unhoMne karma, nyAya, vyAkaraNa, darzana, tarka, itihAsa viSayaka anekAneka graMthoM-zAstroM kA adhyayana kiyaa| guru Atma ke dAe~ hAtha ke rUpa meM muni vallabha vijaya jI ke darzana, jJAna aura cAritra kI uttarottara vRddhi hotI rhii| guru Atma kI bhAvanA thI ki muni vallabha vijaya jI hI unake bAda paMjAba meM jaina dharma kI prabhAvanA karane meM sarvAdhika samartha haiN| aise mahAn jyortidhara ke sAnidhya meM svAdhyAya aura sevA kA yoga kevala 8-9 varSa kA hI bnaa| vi.saM. 1953 meM gujarAvAlA (vartamAna pAkistAna) meM guru Atma kA kAladharma ho gyaa| _ vi.saM. 1953 meM paMjAba saMgha ke AgevAnoM ne mahArAjazrI ko AcArya pada se vibhUSita karane kI bAta kI, kiMtu vallabha vijaya padavI ke lie anAsakta rhe| vi.saM. 1957 meM pATaNa meM vayovRddha muni kamala vijaya jI ko AcArya pada se alaMkRta kiyA gyaa| unakI icchA vallabha vijaya jI ko upAdhyAya banAne kI thI kiMtu unhoMne vivekapUrvaka inakAra kara diyaa| laMbe prayAsoM ke bAda aMtataH vayovRddha muni sumativijaya jI Adi kI nizrA meM samasta saMghoM ke nivedana ke mahAvIra pATa paramparA 274

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bAda mArgazIrSa sudI 5, somavAra, vi.saM. 1981 meM lAhaura meM pratiSThA ke avasara para caturvidha saMgha kI sAkSI se AcArya pada pradAna kiyA gayA evaM guru Atma ke paTTadhara ke rUpa meM alaMkRta kiyA gyaa| AcArya vijaya vallabha sUrIzvara jI ma. ne vividha yogoM dvArA jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| unameM tapayoga kI viziSTa tejasvitA thii| ve prAyaH ekAsanA hI karate the evaM usameM bhI 8 dravya hI vAparate the| bAraha tithiyoM ko ve mauna vrata svIkAra karate the| zAsana ke kAryoM ke lie samaya-samaya para unhoMne dUdha va dUdha kI vastuoM kA tyAga Adi aneka abhigraha kie| guru Atma kI icchA anurUpa unhoMne sthAna-sthAna para zikSA va jJAna ke kendra sthApita kraae| jaise___ - zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya (muMbaI, bar3audA, ahamadAbAda, pUnA) - - zrI AtmAnaMda jaina pAThazAlA (aMbAlA zahara, verAvala, khuDAlA) -- zrI AtmAnaMda jaina hAIskUla (ludhiyAnA, mAlerakoTalA, aMbAlA, bagavAr3A) - zrI AtmAnaMda jaina lAyabrerI (amRtasara, pUnA, jUnAgar3ha, verAvala, aMbAlA) - zrI hemacaMdrAcArya jaina jJAna maMdira (pATana, gujarAta) - zrI pArzvanAtha jaina maMdira (varakANA, rAjasthAna) - zrI AtmAnaMda jaina kaoNleja (aMbAlA, mAlerakoTalA) - zrI AtmAnaMda jaina gurukula (gujarAvAlA, pAkistAna) ityAdi anekAneka gurukula, pAThazAlA, skUla, kaoNleja, vAcanAlaya, auSadhAlaya, gurudeva kI pAvana preraNA se sthApita kie ge| anekoM vyaktiyoM ne unake isa sukRtoM kA ghora virodha kiyA, kiMtu guru vallabha na hI kabhI vicalita hue evaM na hI kabhI apane nirmala saMyama dharma para koI AMca Ane dii| yugavIra, samayajJa AcArya vijaya vallabha sUri jI ne zAsana kI prabhAvanA ke uddezya se aneka krAMtiyoM kA sUtrapAta kiyaa| unhoMne sAdhvI samudAya ko sAmUhika rUpa meM pravacana evaM kalpasUtra mahAvIra pATa paramparA 275

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vAMcana kI AjJA pradAna kii| isI kAraNa sAdhvI mRgAvatI zrI jI jaisI samartha sAdhvI jI jana-jana meM dharmapracAra kI agraNI bnii| paMjAba pradeza meM saura (sUrya kI gaNanA anusAra) mAsa parivartana ke kAraNa aneka jaina hindU maMdiroM-paMDitoM ke pAsa jAte the| jainoM para karuNA varSA kara dravya-kSetra-kAla-bhAva kA vicAra kara vi.saM. 1997 se gujarAvAlA (pAkistAna) se pratimAsa sUrya saMkrAMti ke dina saMgha samakSa mahAmAMgalika mahotsava kI zuruAta kii| bhArata kI svataMtratA ke samaya unhoMne mahAtmA gAMdhI ke ahiMsAvAdI vicAroM tathA nirdoSa-zuddha svadezI khAdI vastroM kA bharapUra samarthana kiyA thaa| bhArata-pAka vibhAjana ke samaya vijaya vallabha sUri jI kA cAturmAsa gujarAvAlAM (pAkistAna) meM thaa| bhArata se nemi sUri jI Adi AcAryoM ne unheM sarakAra dvArA bhijavAe jA rahe apavAda svarUpa havAI jahAja meM baiThakara punaH bhArata lauTane kA Agraha kiyA kiMtu guru vallabha ne yahI kahA ki "jaba taka eka bhI jaina baccA yahA~ phaMsA hai, maiM akele bhArata meM nahIM aauuNgaa|" yaha gurudeva ke puNya kA hI pratApa thA ki sikha phaujiyoM kI sahAyatA se guru vallabha na kevala surakSita bhArata Ae balki aneka TrakoM meM sabhI jaina bhAI bahana, gujarAvAlA kA zruta sAhitya Adi bhI sAtha lekara aae| yahI nahIM, aisI trAsadI se Arthika-sAmAjika-mAnasika rUpa se pIr3ita madhyama varga ke utthAna ke lie samAja ke dhanakuberoM ko sAdhArmika vAtsalya ke sahI artha kA udbodhana bhI diyaa| guru vallabha kI upadeza zailI bhI gajaba thii| apane sAdhu-sAdhvI jI parivAra ko ghaMToM taka Agama-zAstroM kI talasparzI rahasyodghATaka gUDha vAcanAeM dete the| evaM hinduoM, muslimoM, sikhoM ko bhI sarala bhASA meM jainadharma kA marma samajhAkara unheM paramAtmA se jor3ane meM saphala rhe| jahA~ saddharma saMrakSaNa kI bAta thI, vahA~ unhoMne anyoM se zAstrArtha bhI kie evaM jahA~ AvazyakatA par3I, vahA~ apanI gItArtha dRSTi se sarvadharmasamabhAva rakhakara mAnavatAvAdI dRSTikoNa apanAkara kArya kie| kAparaDAjI, pAlItANA, dillI, aMbAlA, hastinApura, bar3audA, rAyakoTa, muMbaI Adi aneka sthAnoM para gurudeva ke sadupadeza se upAzraya - dharmazAlAeM nirmita huii| unakI nizrA meM vi.saM. 1964 meM dillI se hastinApura, vi.saM. 1966 meM rAdhanapara se pAlItANA vi.saM. 1976 meM zivagaMja se kesariyAjI, vi. saM. 1980, 1997 meM hoziyArapura se kAMgar3AjI Adi aneka cha:rI pAlita saMgha Ayojita hue| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 276

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sAhitya racanA : AcArya vijaya vallabha sUri jI bhaktiyoga meM DUbe Azu kavi the| ve jisa bhI maMdira meM jAte, nae-nae stavanoM kI racanA kara dete| hoI AnaMda bahAra re, naz2ara Tuka mehara kI karake, poM meM parva pajusana hai, ityAdi zatAdhika stavana-sajjhAya-stuti unakI racanAeM haiM jo 'vallabha kAvya sudhA' meM saMkalita haiN| jaina bhAnu, dUMDhakamatasamIkSA, gappadIpikAsamIra, navayuga nirmAtA (guru Atma kA jIvana caritra) unakI anupama kRtiyAM hai| anekoM pUjAoM kI bhI unhoneM racanA kii| 1) paMca parameSThI pUjA 2) paMcatIrthI pUjA 3) aSTApada tIrtha pUjA 4) AdinAtha paMcakalyANaka pUjA 5) ninyAnave prakArI pUjA 6) naMdIzvara dvIpa pUjA 7) zAMtinAtha paMcakalyANaka pUjA 8) ikkIsa prakArI pUjA 9) RSimaNDala pUjA 10) pArzvanAtha paMcakalyANaka pUjA 11) ekAdaza gaNadhara pUjA 12) dvAdaza vrata pUjA 13) mahAvIra paMcakalyANaka pUjA 14) vijayAnaMda sUri pUjASTaka 15) paMcajJAna pUjA Adi pratiSThita jinapratimAeM : guru vallabha ne anekoM sthAnoM para jinamaMdiroM kI pratiSThA kI- jaMDiyAlA guru (paMjAba) - vi.saM. 1957 - sUrata (gujarAta) - vi.saM. 1974 - samAnA (paMjAba) - vi.saM. 1979 - lAhaura (pAkistAna) - vi.saM. 1981 binaulI (uttara pradeza) - vi.saM. 1983 - alavara (rAjasthAna) - vi.saM. 1983 - cArUpa, karacaliyA (gujarAta) - vi.saM. 1985- akolA (mahArASTra) - vi.saM. 1988 mahAvIra pATa paramparA 277

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- jauharI bAjAra (muMbaI) - vi.saM. 1992 - khaMbhAta (gujarAta) - vi.saM. 1994 - saDhaurA (paMjAba) - vi.saM. 1995 - bar3auta (uttara pradeza) - vi.saM. 1995 - rAyakoTa (paMjAba) - vi.saM. 2000 - sAdar3I (rAjasthAna) - vi.saM. 2005 - bIjApura (rAjasthAna) - vi.saM. 2006 - mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya (muMbaI) Adi pAlItANA tIrtha para zAMtimUrti ha~savijaya jI dvArA pratiSThita guru Atma (vijayAnaMda sUri jI) kI paMcadhAtu kI pratimA kI punarpratiSThA bhI vi.saM. 2007 meM guruvallabha ke karakamaloM se huii| kAladharma : san 1953 meM guru vallabha ne apane praziSya samudra vijaya jI ko muMbaI meM AcArya pada pradAna kara apanA paTTadhara ghoSita kiyaa| guru Atma kI AjJA svarUpa pIlI cAdara ko unhoMne cAlU rkhaa| unakA svAsthya zanaiHzanaiH maMda hone lgaa| unako bhAvanA thI ki svAsthya acchA hote hI ve punaH paMjAba padhAreM, lekina karmagati kA yaha svIkAra na thaa| Asoja vadi 10, vi.saM. 2011 maMgalavAra (23 sitaMbara san 1954) rAtri 2:32 minaTa para puSya nakSatra meM arhat nAmoccAraNa karate, sabako mauna AzISa dete hue 84 varSa kI AyuSya meM bhAyakhalA (muMbaI) meM kAladharma ko prApta hue| unakI aMtima yAtrA meM sabhI dharmo ke lAkhoM loga sammilita jo unake lokaguru hone kA gaurava darzAtI rhii| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 278

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75. AcArya zrImad vijaya samudra sUrIzvara jI vAk zakti kA suniyojana, mRdubhASI sdvyvhaar| guru samudra jinazAsanaratna, nit vandana baarmbaar|| __ mauna sAdhanA ke avirala sAdhaka, japa-tapa aura saMyama meM anurakta AcArya zrImad vijaya samudra sUrIzvara jI caramatIrthapati bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI jI kI pAvana paramparA ke 75veM paTTAcArya hue| unakA vyaktittva na kevala samudra sama gaMbhIra thA, balki ananta guNaratnoM ko AtmasAt kie hue thaa| janma evaM dIkSA : rAjasthAna ke pAlI zahara meM zrI zobhAcaMda jI bAgarecA ke ghara dharmaparAyaNA patnI dhAriNI kI kukSi se mArgazIrSa zuklA 11 (mauna ekAdazI) vi.saM. 1948 ke dina eka putraratna kA janma huaa| usakA nAma sukharAja rakhA gyaa| sukharAja ke bar3e bhAI kA nAma pukharAja aura bar3I bahana kA nAma chogAdevI thaa| - sukharAja ke bAlavaya meM hI usakI mA~ rUgNAvasthA ke kAraNa cala bsii| unakA lAlana pAlana unakI bahana-bahanoI ke ghara bar3audA meM huA kiMtu kucha varSa bAda hI unakI bahana bhI kAla ke garbha meM samA gii| pitA zobhAcaMda jI bhI devalokavAsI ho ge| apanI A~khoM ke sAmane mAtA-pitA aura bahana kI karuNa mRtyu dekhakara sukharAja kA hRdaya saMsAra kI asAratA ke ciMtana meM nimagna rhtaa| vi.saM. 1966 meM pAlItANA tIrtha para paMnyAsa kamala vijaya jI evaM muni mohana vijaya jI ke upadeza se sukharAja ke mana meM vairAgya kA bIja prasphuTita huaa| usI varSa A. vallabha sUri jI ma. kA cAturmAsa bar3audA meM huaa| AcAryazrI evaM muni sohana vijaya jI ke AcAra-vicAra-vyavahAra se saMyama kA raMga sukharAja ke mana para car3ha gyaa| phalasvarUpa phAlguna vadi 6, vi.saM. 1967 ravivAra ko sUrata ke gopIpurA meM 19 varSIya sukharAja kI dIkSA AcArya vijaya vallabha sUri jI kI nizrA meM huii| ve upAdhyAya sohana vijaya jI ke ziSya kahalAe evaM unakA nAma 'muni samudra vijaya' mahAvIra pATa paramparA 279

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rakhA gyaa| unakI bar3I dIkSA phAlguna sudI 5 ko bharUca meM paMnyAsa siddhi vijaya jI kI nizrA meM huii| zAsana prabhAvanA : ____ muni samudra vijaya ke dIkSoparAnta unakA carama evaM parama lakSya-svAdhyAya evaM gurusevA rhaa| unake sAMsArika bhAI-pukharAja ne bhI dIkSA grahaNa kI evaM unakA nAma sAgara vijaya jI rakhA gyaa| samudra vijaya jI kI pratibhA advitIya thii| unhoMne zAstroM kA gaMbhIra adhyayana kiyaa| unakI saralatA unakI amogha zakti thii| unako zAsana prabhAvanA kI kuzalatA kA nae dAyitvoM ko AyAma dete hue vi.saM. 1993 meM gaNi va paMnyAsa padavI tathA vi.saM. 2008 meM upAdhyAya padavI se alaMkRta kiyA gyaa| isI zrRMkhalA meM muMbaI ke thAnA nagara meM mAgha zuklA 5 (vasaMta paMcamI) vi.saM. 2009 ke divasa Atmavallabha nagara ke nirmANa mAlAropaNa prasaMge A. vijaya vallabha sUri . jI ma.sA. kI pAvana nizrA meM samudra vijaya ko AcArya pada se vibhUSita kiyA gyaa| isa maMgala avasara para guru vallabha ne unheM apanA paTTadhara ghoSita kiyaa| agale hI varSa vallabha sUri jI kA kAla ho gayA evaM samUce saMgha kA dAyitva nRtana AcArya zrI para A gyaa| AcArya vijaya samudra sUrIzvara jI ma. ne jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kI evaM tIrthaMkara paramAtmA evaM guru bhagavaMta kI AjJA anurUpa dharmapracAra kara aneka kAryoM ko kiyaa| unhoMne jaisalamera ke navAba ko pratibodhita kiyaa| unakI upadeza labdhi gajaba thii| jaisalamera nareza ko upadeza dekara unhoMne ekAdazI aura amAvasyA ke dina zikAra na karanA tathA mA~sa-madirA na khAne kI pratijJA dilvaaii| pAlanapura kA navAba bhI AcAryazrI kA parama bhakta thaa| vi.saM. 2016 meM ve AgarA (u.pra.) padhAre evaM lohAmaNDI jela meM kaidiyoM ko upadeza dene pdhaare| unake mArmika aura hRdayasparzI pravacana ke prabhAva se kaidiyoM kI A~kheM A~suoM se bhara gaI evaM unhoMne zeSa jIvana nirdoSa jIne kA saMkalpa liyaa| __san 1962 meM jaba cIna ne bhArata para AkramaNa kiyA thA, taba 23 navaMbara 1962 ke dina ludhiyAnA meM rASTra dharma kA ananya udAharaNa prastuta karate hue rASTra rakSA hetu jIvana samarpaNa kA preraNAtmaka udbodhana diyA thaa| isase dezaprema meM unmatta logoM ne rASTrakoSa meM kAphI sonA dAna diyaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 280

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unhIM dinoM AcAryazrI ko jJAta huA ki paMjAba kI kairosiMha sarakAra ne skUla ke vidyArthiyoM ko nAzte meM 2-2 aMDe dene ke Adeza die haiN| ahiMsA dharma kA mUla hai| samudra sUri jI ne sthAna-sthAna para isa Adeza ke virodha meM sabhAeM kI evaM vistRta janamata taiyAra kiyA, sarakAra ko virodha patra likhe| phalasvarUpa paMjAba sarakAra ko apanA adharmapUrNa Adeza vApisa lenA pdd'aa| AcArya samudra sUri jI ke sadprayAsoM se jIrA (paMjAba) meM paryuSaNoM meM sabhI bUcar3akhAne baMda rhe| ___13 pharavarI 1970 ko pAlItANA meM A. samudra sUri jI ne girirAja kI mUla DhUMka meM zrI vijayAnaMda sUri jI (AtmArAma jI) kI pratimA pratiSThita karAI thii| unhIM kI preraNA se muMbaI meM pAyadhunI cauka kA nAma 'vijaya vallabha cauka' rakhA gyaa| sAdhu-sAdhvI jI ke utthAna ko bhI ve pUrNa samarpita rhe| unakI nizrA meM bar3audA ke jAnIzerI upAzraya meM sAdhvI sammelana huA, jisameM sAdhvI bhagavaMtoM kI adhyayana-adhyApana vyavasthA kA vizeSa anuzIlana huaa| guru vallabha ke svapna anurUpa sAdharmika bhAIyoM ke utthAna hetu nAlAsopArA (muMbaI) meM sAdharmika baMdhuoM ke niHzulka AvAsa hetu 'Atma-vallabha nagara' kA nirmANa bhI unakI preraNA se huaa| AcArya zrI samudra sUri jI ne mAnava kalyANa hetu vibhinna saMsthAoM ke gaThana kI preraNA dI, jisake suprabhAva se anekoM jIva lAbhAnvita hue - jagarAvAM meM zrI Atmavallabha jaina auSadhAlaya (vi.saM. 2022) - bIkAnera meM vijaya vallabha rilIpha sosAyaTI (vi.saM. 2025) - bar3audA meM vijaya vallabha aspatAla (vi.saM. 2029) -- pAlI meM Atma vallabha samudra jaina vihAra (vi.saM. 2031) - paMjAba meM lArDa mahAvIra phAuMDezana evaM mahAvIra jaina saMgha ityaadi| tapa kI tejasvitA unake mukhamaMDala para pratyakSa hotI thii| vRddhAvasthA meM bhI ve anekoM abhigrahoM kA pAlana karate the| jaise- pratyeka aSTamI, caturdazI tathA sudI paMcamI ko mauna sAdhanA, gocarI meM 11 dravyoM se adhika nahIM vAparanA, zakkara, gur3a, khAMDa Adi miSThAnna kA pUrNa tyAga, aSTamI caudasa ko upavAsa evaM anya tithi tyAga, bhUla se bhI kisI ko niSprayojana kaTuvacana kahane para ekAsaNA, ityAdi anekoM niyamoM-abhigrahoM kA ve tana mana jIvanAMta taka pAlana karate rhe| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 281

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apane Adarza dAdAguru-guru vallabha ke saMpUrNa jIvana para AdhArita vizAlakAya graMtha 'Adarza jIvana' (jisakA lekhana kRSNalAla varmA Adi ne kiyA) kA saphala saMpAdana kiyaa| vi.saM. 227 (IsvI san 1968) meM zAsanapati bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI jI kA 2500 vAM nirvANa kalyANaka zatAbdI samAroha dillI meM rASTrIya stara meM Ayojita huaa| isa nimitta sabhI sampradAya se saMbaMdhita baMdhuoM ne ekatA kA abhUtapUrva paricaya diyaa| AcArya samudra sUrIzvara jI kI adhyakSatA meM cAroM jaina sampradAyoM ne aitihAsika rUpa meM samAroha Ayojita kiyA gyaa| isa avasara para AcAryazrI jI ko 'jinazAsanaratna' alaMkaraNa se vibhUSita kiyA gyaa| anekoM zaharoM se pUjya zrI jI ko abhinaMdana patra bheMTa kie| ve anekoM suzrAvakoM ko 'bhAgyazAlI' zabda se saMbodhita karate the evaM saca meM, jise bhI vaha 'bhAgyazAlI' kahate the, usake bhAgya ke dvAra khula jAte the| samatA, saralatA aura sahiSNutA - unake svabhAvI guNa the| niSkalaMka - niraticAra saMyama dvArA anekoM bhavya jIvoM ko dharma mArga meM agrasara kara unhoMne jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kii| pratiSThita jinapratimAeM : AcArya vijaya samudra sUrIzvara jI ne samyaktva sthiratA evaM samyaktva vizuddhi ke uddezya se sthAna-sthAna para jinamaMdiroM kI prANapratiSThA karAI thii| jaise- boDelI (gujarAta) meM vaizAkha sudI 7 vi.saM. 2012 ko mahAvIra svAmI jI kI - pATaNa (gujarAta) meM mAgha sudI 3 vi.saM. 2013 ko kokAliyAvAsa maMdira kI - nADola (rAjasthAna) meM mArgazIrSa zuklA 6 vi.saM. 2016 ko - rUpanagara (dillI) meM 27 janavarI san 1961 ko zAMtinAtha jinAlaya kI - hastinApura (u.pra.) meM mArgazIrSa sudI 10 vi.saM. 2021 ko prAcIna zrI zAMtinAtha jinAlaya kA jIrNoddhAra - phAlanA (rAjasthAna) meM mArgazIrSa sudI 6 vi.saM. 2026 ko vallabha vihAra maMdira - varalI (muMbaI) meM 2 pharavarI 1971 ko isa prakAra sUrata, pAlItANA, bijovA, varakANA, sAdar3I, bharatapura, bar3auta, jammU, amRtasara, paTTI, gaMgAnagara Adi anekoM sthaloM para jinezvara paramAtmA kI pratimAoM ko pratiSThita kiyaa| "dara kI . mahAvIra pATa paramparA 282

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kAladharma : AcArya samudra sUrIzvara jI ma. dvArA 22 maI 1977 ko murAdAbAda (u.pra.) meM zrI sumatinAtha jinamaMdira kI pratiSThA kA muhUrta nizcita huA kiMtu gurudeva ne use parivartita kara 1 maI 1977 karane kA Adeza diyaa| ___ 1 maI 1977 ko murAdAbAda meM vidhividhAnapUrvaka-ullAsa aura umaMga ke sAtha jinamaMdira kI pratiSThA unakI maMgala nizrA meM sampanna huii| usake bAda hI unakA svAsthya DhIlA par3atA gyaa| sabhI munigaNa unakI sevA-zuzruSA meM juTa gae kiMtu aba unakA AyuSya karma pUrNatA kI ora thaa| jyeSTha vadI aSTamI, vi.saM. 2034 tadanusAra 10 maI 1971 ko prAtaH kAla brahma velA meM sarvajIvarAzi ko khamAte hue isa loka se mahAprayANa kara ge| unake devalokagamana se zrIsaMgha meM zUnyatA vyApta huI evaM unakI AjJAnusAra AcArya indradinna sUri jI ne saMgha saMcAlana kA mahattvapUrNa dAyitva svIkAra kara guru bhAvanA ko pUrNa kiyaa| . . mahAvIra pATa paramparA 283

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76. AcArya zrImad vijaya indradinna sUrIzvara jI UrjAkendra guru indradinna sUri, paramArakSatriyoddhAra / cAritra ratna ahamindra dhanI, nit vandana bArambAra // karuNAnidhAna, zAsanapati bhagavAn zrI mahAvIra svAmI jI kI paramojjvala pATa paramparA ke 76veM paTTaprabhAvaka, gacchAdhipati AcArya vijaya indradinna sUrIzvara jI ne saMyama sAdhanA ke alaukika sUrya ke rUpa meM jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA kI evaM lAkhoM paramAra kSatriyoM ko jainadharma se jor3akara apUrva dharmakrAMti kA udyota kiyaa| janma evaM dIkSA : gujarAta kI dharmadharA para bar3audA se pUrvadizA meM paramAra kSatriyoM ke saikar3oM gA~va base haiM, jo kRSaka (kisAna), AdivAsI Adi ke rUpa meM jIvana yApana karate haiN| sAlapurA gA~va meM kisAna raNachor3abhAI kI dharmapatnI bAlU bena ne kArtika vadI 9, vi.saM. 1980 ke dina ekaM putraratna ko janma diyaa| sabake mana ko mohane vAle usa bAlaka kA nAma 'mohana' rakhA gyaa| pAsa ke gA~va DUmA kI prAimarI pAThazAlA meM bAlaka mohana kI prAraMbhika zikSA huii| vaha kuzAgrabuddhi kA dhanI thaa| sAlapurA se 22 ki.mI. dUra DabhoI meM siddhi sUri jI ke ziSya paMnyAsa raMgavijaya jI ke sAmIpya se mohana ko jainadharma ke siddhAMtoM kA paMca pratikramaNa, tIna bhASya Adi bhI kaNThastha kara lie| bAlaka mohana jaba 11-12 sAla kA ho gayA, taba laMbI bImArI ke kAraNa mA~ divya loka sidhAra gii| mA~ ke dehAvasAna kA ghAva abhI bharA nahIM thA ki kucha mahInoM bAda pitAzrI bhI paraloka ke pathika bana ge| karmavipAka se saMvat 1993 meM paMnyAsa raMga vijaya jI kA bhI kAladharma ko prApta ho ge| mohana ke komala hRdaya para saMsAra kI asAratA kA gaharA AghAta huaa| mohana jaba 17 varSa kA ho gayA, taba parivArajanoM ne usakA vivAha karA diyA lekina vivAha mahAvIra pATa paramparA 284

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ke bAda mohana prAyaH udAsa rahane lgaa| use saMsAra meM nahIM, saMyama meM sukha kI cAhanA hone lgii| pUrvabhava ke puNyodaya se vijaya vallabha sUri jI ke praziSya sAhitya premI muni vinaya vijaya se mohana kA sAmIpya bar3hA jinhoMne usakI dIkSA ko bhAvanA ko puSTa kiyaa| mohana ne parivAra kI AjJA bhI yadA-kadA prApta kara lii| ___ narasaMDA gA~va (jilA kher3A) gujarAta meM phAlguna zukla 5 vi.saM. 1998 ke dina mohana bhAI kI dIkSA muni vinaya vijaya jI kI nizrA meM huI aura ve 'muni indra vijaya' ke nAma se vibhUSita hue| unakI bar3I dIkSA mahendra paMcAMga ke racayitA A. vikAsacandra sUri jI kI nizrA meM agale varSa vijovA (rAja) meM sampanna huii| jJAta itihAsa anusAra, paramAra kSatriyoM meM sarvaprathama jaina muni hone kA gaurava muni indra vijaya jI ne prApta kiyaa| zAsana prabhAvanA : - muni indra vijaya jI jJAnArjana ke zikhara para ArUr3ha hote ge| DhUMDhora, pAlanapura, rAjakoTa, pAlItANA Adi jagahoM para prAraMbhika cAturmAsa zrI vinaya vijaya jI ke sAtha sampanna hue| taduparAnta unheM vijaya vallabha sUri jI evaM vijaya samudra sUri jI kI kalpataru sama nizrA prApta huii| unakA jJAnArjana aura adhika bar3ha gyaa| gurudevoM ke AcAra-vicAra AdarzoM kA bhI indra vijaya jI para amiTa prabhAva pdd'aa| aMga-upAMga Adi AgamoM ke yogodvahana kie| saMvat 2010 meM muMbaI meM lAla bAga ke upAzraya meM thumbA (rAja) ke pratApacandra dIkSita hue evaM indra vijaya jI ke prathama ziSya - oMkAra vijaya jI bne| indra vijaya jI kI prakharatA evaM yogyatA dekhate hue AcArya samudra sUri jI ne sUrata ke vaDAcauTA ke upAzraya meM caitra vadI 3, vi.saM. 2011 ko indra vijaya jI ko gaNi padavI pradAna kii| unakI zAsana prabhAvanA kI ajor3a zakti ko dekhate hue unhoMne hI mAgha zuklA 5, vi.saM. 2027 ko varalI (muMbaI) ke aMjanazlAkA pratiSThA mahotsava para indravijaya jI ko 'AcArya' pada se vibhUSita kiyA evaM 'AcArya vijaya indradinna sUri' nAma pradAna kiyaa| isa prasaMga para samudra sUri jI ne pharamAyA - 'gaNi zrI indra vijaya jI paramAra-kSetriyoddhAraka munipuMgava haiN| ve madhura vaktA, zrI saMgha nipuNa evaM saMyama pAlana meM zUra haiN| ataH unheM AcArya padavI dete hue mujhe atizaya AnaMda kA anubhava ho rahA hai|" pUnA meM samudra sUri jI ne zrI indradinna sUri jI kI ghoSaNA paTTadhara ke rUpa meM kii| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 285

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AcArya vijaya indradinna sUrIzvara jI ne vividha rUpoM se bRhad zAsana sevA kii| unakI nizrA meM aneka cha:rI pAlita saMgha Ayojita hue - * baTAlA se kAMgar3A jI tIrtha * AgarA se zaurIpura tIrtha - boDelI se lakSmaNI tIrtha * DIgrasa se bhadrAvatI tIrtha * saradhanA se hastinApura tIrtha * dillI se hastinApura tIrtha * bar3audA se kAvI tIrtha * lonAra se aMtarikSa pArzvanAtha tIrtha * bADamera se nAkor3A tIrtha * nAgaura se phalavRddhi pArzvanAtha tIrtha unhoMne bIkAnera, hiMgaNaghATa, thANA, lAThArA, hastinApura, ludhiyAnA, kAMgar3A Adi sthaloM para upadhAna tapa kI bhI ArAdhanA kraaii| unakI preraNA se ludhiyAnA (paMjAba) meM sAdharmika zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM ke lie 750 gharoM kI AvAsIya kaoNlonI - 'vijaya indra nagara' kA nirmANa huaa| isI prakAra jayapura meM 'vijaya samudra indra sAdharmika koSa' kI sthApanA huii| bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI jI kA 2600 vAM janmakalyANaka mahotsava aMtarrASTrIya stara para deza kI rAjadhAnI - dillI meM tatkAlIna pradhAnamaMtrI zrI aTala bihArI vAjapeyI ke mukhya Atithya meM gurudeva kI nizrA meM sampanna huaa| dillI meM guru samudra kI bhAvanA anurUpa evaM sAdhvI mRgAvatI zrI jI ke adamya parizrama se nirmita zrI vijaya vallabha smAraka kI aitihAsika pratiSThA bhI AcArya vijaya indradinna sUri Adi suvizAla zramaNa-zramaNI vRMda kI pAvana nizrA meM sampanna huI thii| AcArya vijaya indradinna sUrIzvara jI apane niraticAra saMyama ke lie suvikhyAta rhe| apanI kriyA ke lie ve sadA samayabaddha the| do-do bAyapAsa sarjarI hone para bhI ve varSItapa aura vardhamAna tapa kI oliyo kI ArAdhanA karate rhe| isI kAraNa ve janasAmAnya meM 'cAritra cUr3AmaNi' ke alaMkaraNa se vikhyAta hue| anuzruti hai ki pAvAgar3ha kI puNyadharA para tapAgaccha adhiSThAyaka zrI mANibhadra deva ke pratyakSa darzana unheM hue the| paramAra - kSatriyoddhAra : mahAvIra pATa paramparA 286

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gujarAta ke anekoM prAMtoM meM paramAra kSatriya base haiM jo kAla ke prabhAva se jinadharma se vimukha ho ge| AcArya indradinna sUrIzvara jI ne anekoM varSoM taka ina kSetroM meM rahakara jinavANI kI amogha garjanA kii| peDoM ke nIce, caurAhoM meM - jahA~ para bhI saMbhava huA, vahA~ unheM ahiMsA dharma ke upadeza se vikRti se saMskRti meM lAe evaM taduparAnta 12 varSoM taka isa kSetra meM ghara-ghara, galI-galI, gA~va-gA~va ghUmakara jinadharma se jodd'aa| unake puruSArtha ke pariNAma svarUpa isa kSetra meM 1,00,000 paramAra kSatriya bhAI-bahana (jinameM paTela bhI sammilita hai) nae jaina bne| ve svayaM paramArakSatriya the| ataH kise kisa prakAra se pratibodhita kiyA jAe, isakA jJAna unheM sahaja thaa| unakI preraNA se 60 gA~voM meM nae jinamaMdira bane aura utane hI gA~voM meM jaina dhArmika pAThazAlAeM kholI gii| pAvAgar3ha tIrtha kA uddhAra aura vahA~ jaina kanyA chAtrAlaya kI sthApanA kI preraNA isa kArya kA pramukha caraNa pramANita huaa| vyasanamukti, zAkAhAra ke unhoMne vizeSa AMdolana claae| unake paramArakSatriyoddhAra ke svarNasaMkalpI kArya meM kaI pariSada, kaI vighna Ae kiMtu unhoMne samabhAva se saba sahaja kiyaa| . unakI pAvana preraNA se paramAra kSatriyoM kI jinadharma - dIkSA kA krama askhalita rUpa se bddh'aa| AcArya ratnAkara sUri jI, AcArya jagaccandra sUri jI, AcArya vIrendra sUri jI, AcArya aruNaprabha sUri jI Adi anekAneka zAsanaprabhAvaka muni bhI unake paramArakSatriyoddhAra kA pariNAma rhaa| unhoMne 120 se adhika paramAra-kSatriya bhAI-bahanoM ko jinazAsana meM dIkSita kiyaa| boDelI aura choTA udayapura (gujarAta) kA kSetra unakI kRpAdRSTi kA vizeSa pAtra bnaa| isI kAraNa se ve 'paramArakSatriyoddhAraka' ke alaMkAra se suvikhyAta hue| unakI adbhuta dharmakrAMti 20vIM zatAbdI ke itihAsa meM svarNAkSaroM se aMkita hai| pratiSThita jinapratimAeM : AcArya vijaya indradinna sUrIzvara jI ma. ne sthAna-sthAna para saMgha kI AvazyakatA anusAra bhaviSyonmukhI bana kaI jinamaMdiroM kI aMjanazlAkA pratiSThAeM karavAIM - - gujarAta meM pAvAgar3ha, bar3audA, mAsararoDa, khor3asala, bhamariyA, DUmA, zAMtalAvAr3I, dharoliyA - mahArASTra meM akolA, muMbaI - rAjasthAna meM bIkAnera, jajo, lUNakaraNasara, nAgaura, jayapura, ber3A mahAvIra pATa paramparA 287

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* hariyANA meM jagAdharI, ambAlA uttara pradeza meM murAdAbAda ( samAdhi maMdira), AgarA, gopAlapurA, mujaphpharanagara * dillI meM vijaya vallabha smAraka sthita jinamaMdira gurumaMdira paMjAba meM ludhiyAnA (suMdara nagara, indra nagara ), phAjilkA Adi / kAladharma : - - -- san 1995 meM pAlItANA mahAtIrtha kI puNyadharA para caturvidha saMgha kI upasthiti meM AcArya vijaya indradinna sUrIzvara jI ne aitihAsika dharmasabhA meM 3 sAdhuoM ko AcArya padavI pradAna kI ratnAkara vijaya jI bane AcArya vijaya ratnAkara sUri jI jagaccaMdra vijaya jI bane AcArya vijaya jagaccaMdra sUri jI nityAnaMda vijaya jI bane AcArya vijaya nityAnaMda sUri kI isa avasara para unhoMneM AcArya vijaya nityAnaMda sUri jI ko paMjAba kA vizeSa dAyitva sauMpakara mahatI kRpA kii| jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA karate hue apanI priyabhUmi - gurubhUmi - paMjAba kSetra ke ambAlA zahara meM pauSa kRSNA 6 tadanusAra 4 janavarI 2002 ke dina kAladharma ko prApta kara devaloka ke vAsI bne| mahAyogI kA mahAprayANa jinazAsana kI eka apUraNIya kSati bnaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 288

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77. AcArya zrImad vijaya nityAnaMda sUrIzvara jI prasanna vadana karuNA- nayana, zAsanahita ugra vihAra / zAsanaprabhAvaka sUri nityAnaMda jI, nit vandana bArambAra || jJAnayoga-bhaktiyoga-tapayoga - karmayoga ke avirala sAdhaka, zAMti - ekatA - sadbhAva ke agraNIya ArAdhaka, gacchAdhipati AcAryadeveza zrImad vijaya nityAnaMda sUrIzvara jI ma. bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI jI ke 77veM paTTAlaMkAra haiN| jinakI sumadhura vANI se sarasvatI aura lakSmI sAkSAt pravAhita hotI hai, aise saddharmadhurAsaMvAhaka gurudeva jinazAsana ke agaNita kAryoM kA saMpAdana kara rahe haiN| janma evaM dIkSA : jIrA (paMjAba) meM lAlA cimanalAla jI kA janma huA thaa| yuvAvasthA meM dharmaparAyaNA rAjarAnI jI se unakA vivAha sampanna huA evaM vaM dillI Akara jIvanayApana karane lage / anila evaM sunIla nAmaka unake do tejasvI putra hue| anukrama se dvitIya zrAvaNa vadi 4, vi.saM. 2015 ko mA~ rAjarAnI kI kukSi se tRtIya putra kA janma huA evaM nAma pravINa rakhA gyaa| usa samaya muni prakAza vijaya jI ne unheM hastinApura Akara gRhapati ke pada para bAlAzrama meM kArya karane kA sujhAva diyaa| phalataH lAlA cimanalAla jI saparivAra hastinApura A gae aura niHsvArtha sevA karane lge| unake tInoM putra bhI bAlAzrama meM adhyayana karate the| pUrA parivAra prabhu bhakti meM tallIna rahatA thaa| lAlAjI ke vairAgya raMga meM pUrA parivAra hI raMga gyaa| bhautika cakAcauMdha se kosoM dUra pUrA parivAra zramaNa dharma meM praveza karane ko icchuka thaa| una bAlakoM kI Ayu kramazaH 13, 11 evaM 9 varSa thii| anekoM logoM bAladIkSA kA virodha kiyA kiMtu tInoM bAlaka saMyama patha para calane ko aDiga rahe / phalasvarUpa mArgazIrSa zuklA 10 vi.saM. 2024 ke dina bar3auta (u.pra.) meM AcArya zrImad vijaya samudra sUrIzvara jI ma. kI nizrA meM aitihAsika dIkSA mahotsava sampanna huaa| lAlA vilAyatIrAma jI bane muni nayacaMdra vijaya jI lAla cimanalAla jI bane muni anekAnta vijaya jI zrImatI rAjarAnI jI banI sAdhvI amitaguNA zrI jI mahAvIra pATa paramparA 289

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anila kumAra bane muni jayAnaMda vijaya jI sunIla kumAra bane muni dharmadhuraMdhara vijaya jI pravINa kumAra bane muni nityAnaMda vijaya jI 9 varSIya muni nityAnaMda vijaya jI kI ojasvI AbhA se mukha maMDala dedIpyamAna thaa| guru samudra ne unheM sAMsArika pitA muni anekAnta vijaya kA ziSya tathA svayaM kA praziSya ghoSita kiyaa| isa avasara para AcAryazrI jI ne apane prabhAvaka udbodhana meM kahA.- "bAlamuniyoM kI sAra saMbhAla karanA koI AsAna kAma nahIM hai kiMtu mujhe vizvAsa hai ki dUja ke caMdramA ke samAna ye bAlamuni apanI kalA avazya vikasita kareMge aura eka dina pUjya gurudevoM kA hI nahIM saMpUrNa jaina jagat kA nAma rozana kreNge|" zAsana prabhAvanA : muni nityAnaMda vijaya jI bAlyakAla se hI ameya medhA ke dhanI rhe| guru samudra sUri jI kI chatrachAyA meM bAlamuniyoM kA AzAtIta vikAsa huaa| saMskRta-prAkRta-kAvya-darzana itihAsa Adi anekoM vidyAoM kA unhoMne gahana adhyayana kiyaa| unakA pravacana kauzala bhI utthAna kI ora thaa| mAtra 13 varSa kI alpAyu meM hI muni nityAnaMda vijaya jI guru samudra ke patra vyavahAra kA kArya bhAra saMbhAlane lge| sAMsArika pitAzrI evaM dIkSAguru munipuMgava anekAnta vijaya jI maunapUrvaka dIrgha tapazcaryA meM lIna rhe| pahale 51, phira 61 upavAsoM kI tapasyA kii| tRtIya cAturmAsa meM unakI bhAvanA 71 upavAsa kI thI kiMtu 64veM upavAsa meM pAyadhunI ke gor3I pArzvanAtha jinAlaya ke upAzraya meM svAsthya bigar3ane se 19.9.1970 ko pAraNA karanA par3A evaM kucha dina bAda 24.9.1970 ko ve kAla kavalita ho ge| bAlamuniyoM ko saMyama dharma saMskAroM se suvAsita karane meM guru samudra ne snehapUrNa bhUmikA nibhaaii| ___AcArya samudra sUri jI jaba asvastha hue, taba unhoMne bAlamuniyoM kI sAra saMbhAla kA dAyitva gaNivarya zrI janaka vijaya jI (AcArya janakacaMdra sUri jI) ko sauNpaa| muni nityAnaMda vijaya jI ne unakI nizrA meM rahakara aharniza parizrama kiyA evaM gurusevA evaM svAdhyAya meM lIna rhe| samudra sUri jI ke paTTadhara AcArya indradinna sUri jI ke caraNasevaka ke rUpa meM bhI unhoMne zAsana prabhAvanA ke aneka kArya kie| unakI yogyatA ko nUtana AyAma dete hue AcArya indradinna sUrIzvara jI ne muni nityAnaMda vijaya jI ko vi.saM. 2044 meM ThANA (muMbaI) meM gaNi padavI, mahAvIra pATa paramparA 2900

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vi.saM. 2047 meM vijaya vallabha smAraka, dillI meM paMnyAsa padavI se alaMkRta kiyaa| pAlItANA kI bhUmi para vaizAkha sudI 2, vi.saM. 2050 ke pAvana divasa para caturvidha saMgha kI sAkSI se suvizAla janamedinI ke madhya AcArya vijaya indradinna sUri jI ne paMnyAsa nityAnaMda vijaya jI ko AcArya pada ke mahimAvaMta pada se vibhUSita kiyA evaM paMjAba Adi uttara bhArata meM dharmarakSA - dharmapracAra kA vizeSa dAyitva diyaa| vinaya, viveka aura vizvAsa kI viziSTa tripadI AcAryazrI kI kAryazailI kA abhinna aMga hai| vaDIla gurudevoM ke prati vinaya unakI laghutA kA pratibimba hai| AcArya indradinna sUri jI, janakacaMdra sUri jI, vasaMta sUri jI, jayAnaMda sUri jI Adi ko unhoMne sadA pitRtulya maanaa| unake sadAzIrvAda se bhagavAn mahAvIra kI paramparA ke saMrakSaNa evaM saMvardhana meM gurutara dAyitva nibhA rahe haiN| AcArya indradinna sUri jI ma. ke san 2002 meM devalokagamana se saMgha meM vyApta zUnyatA kI paripUrti hetu samudAya - vaDila AcArya janakacaMdra sUrIzvara jI ma. ke zubhAzIrvAda, anekoM zramaNa- zramaNiyoM ke Agraha evaM vividha saMghoM kI bhAvabhInI vinatI ko svIkAra kara pauSa sudI 6 vi. saM. 2061 ke zubha dina vijaya vallabha smAraka, dillI kI dhanya dharA para AcArya indradinna sUrIzvara jI ke kramika paTTadhara ke rUpa meM unheM vibhUSita kiyA gayA tathA sAmAnA (paMjAba) meM unakI gacchAdhipati padavI huii| AcArya vijaya nityAnaMda sUri jI ma. ne sammetazikhara, ayodhyA, ratnapurI, RjubAlukA, hastinApura, zrAvastI, kSatriyakuNDa Adi aneka kalyANaka bhUmiyoM ke uddhAra karavAe haiN| isI kAraNa ayodhyA tIrtha meM aMjanazalAkA - pratiSThA mahotsava meM saMgha dvArA 'kalyANaka tIrthoddhAraka' kA biruda pradAna kiyA gyaa| pIlIbaMgA hanumAnagar3ha, sUratagar3ha, nohara bhAdarA Adi kSetroM meM varSoM se baMda par3e jinamaMdiroM ke jIrNoddhAra kA unhoMne puruSArtha kiyaa| unakI pAvana nizrA meM anekoM zikharabaddha jinAlayoM kI aMjanazlAkA pratiSThA, upadhAna tapa, cha:rI SAlita yAtrAsaMgha Ayojita hue haiN| guru bhAvanA anurUpa anekoM skUla, kaoNleja, aspatAla, gauzAlA, ArAdhanA bhavana Adi ke nirmANa kI pAvana preraNA dekara samAjakalyANa evaM janasevA meM mAnavadharma kA Adarza sthApita kiyaa| zAMti, ekatA evaM saMgaThana ke agradUta ke rUpa meM bhI AcArya vijaya nityAnaMda sUrIzvara jI kI prasiddhi hai| jAlanA (mahArASTra) meM do guToM ke vivAda ko AcAryazrI jI ne mArmika pravacana ke mAdhyama se suljhaayaa| isI prakAra anekoM sthAnoM para unhoMne dveSa ke dAvAnala ko zAMta mahAvIra pATa paramparA 291

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kara maitrI bhAva kA saMcAra kiyaa| 'zAMtidUta' unakA vizeSaNa nahIM, paryAyavAcI bana gayA hai| ___sAdhanA kA prabhApuMja unake mukhamaMDala para daidIpyamAna hotA hai| mahAprabhAvazAlI sUrimaMtra kI bhI vidhivat pA~ca pIThikAoM kI sAdhanA unhoMne kI hai| kaI samaya se ve niraMtara ekAsane kI tapasyA kara rahe haiM aura usameM bhI ve 8 dravyoM se adhika nahIM vaaprte| akhaMDa saMyama sAdhanA meM pravRtta AcAryazrI jI niraMtara AdhyAtmika unnati ke zikhara para agrasara haiN| sAhitya racanA : pravacana prabhAvaka AcArya vijaya nityAnaMda sUrIzvara jI ma. ke janapriya pravacanoM - vyAkhyAnoM ne samAja meM navacetanA kA saMcAra kiyA hai| pravacana saMbaMdhI unakI pustakeM sAhitya jagat meM prakAzamAna haiN| jaise- navapada pUje, zivapada pAve, Agama jJAna gaMgA, bhAva kare bhava pAra, zruta samudra kI maNiyAM, sadbhAva sAdhanA, janakalyANasakArI jainadharma, puNyapuruSa pethar3azAha, dAnavIra jagaDUzAha, zramaNa mahAvIra, zrutazIlavAridhi, tanAvoM se mukti pAne kI kalA ityAdi anekoM pravacana AdhArita pustakeM, laghu pustikAeM, citrakathAoM kA prakAzana AcArya zrI jI ke prabala puruSArtha se huaa| pratiSThita jinapratimAeM : zAMtidUta AcArya vijaya nityAnaMda sUrIzvara jI ma. ne saikar3oM sthAnoM para aMjanazlAkA - prANapratiSThA sampanna karAI hai| riyAvar3I gA~va (nAgaura), dillI, jaMDiyAlAguru, sarahiMda (paMjAba), bhAdarA (rAjasthAna), sirasA, rAniyAM, pharIdAbAda, devakIkalAM, jasanagara, pArzvavallabha indra dhAma (kaccha), IDara, cidambaram, utakoTA, puruSAvAkama Adi anekoM sthaloM para jinapratimAoM kI pratiSThA kraaii| zrI hastinApura mahAtIrtha kI chatrachAyA meM nirmita aSTApada jinAlaya, zrI uvasaggaharaM mahAtIrtha kI chatrachAyA meM nirmita 7 zikharabaddha jinAlaya, zrI hrIMkAra tIrtha, khuDAlA, jaitapurA, jammU Adi bhI anekoM atizayakArI pratiSThotsavoM se saMgha meM Azcarya aura AnaMda kI anubhUti hai| vi.saM. 2072 (IsvI san 2016) meM tapAgaccha ke 18 samudAyoM kA virATa zramaNa sammelana pAlItANA ke pAraNA bhavana meM Ayojita huA / usameM bhI AcArya bhagavaMta zrImad vijaya nityAnaMda sUrIzvara jI ne vallabha samudAya ke gacchAdhipati ke rUpa meM saphala pratinidhitva kiyaa| mahAvIra pATa paramparA 292

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vartamAna samaya meM vibhinna gaccho-vibhinna samudAyoM ke anekAneka AcArya bhagavanta caturvidha saMgha kA netRttva kara rahe haiN| sabhI kA parama uddezya jinazAsana kI isa akhaMDa akSuNNa dhArA ko vegavAn banAe rakhanA evaM zAsana-nAyaka bhagavAn zrI mahAvIra svAmI ke saMdezoM-upadezoM ko sadA maulika rUpa meM pravAhita rakhanA hai| aise zAsanaprabhAvaka AcAryoM meM pa.pU.A. zrImad vijaya nityAnaMda sUrIzvara jI ma. kA yazasvI sthAna hai| prabhAvazAlI pUrvAcAryoM ke aharniza puruSArtha se saMpadA rUpa prApta caturvidha saMgha kI dazA evaM dizA ke uttarottara utthAna meM unakA mahanIya yogadAna rahA hai| ve isI prakAra netRttva kuzalatA se pATa paramparA ko Alokita rakheM evaM yaha guru paramparA yugoM-yugoM taka bhagavAn mahAvIra evaM unake zAsana kI prabhAvanA kara ciraMjIvI banAeM, yaha jana-jana kI AtmIya kAmanA hai| ... isa paMcama Are ke aMtima AcArya duppassaha sUrIzvara jI taka yaha pATa paramparA satat pravahamAna rahegI, aisA sarvajJa prabhu mahAvIra kA kathana hai| gaNa-gaccha-samudAya kI saMkIrNatA se mukta saMyama dharma kI sArvabhaumikatA se yukta isa jinazAsana ke dharmasaMgha kA netRttva sadA hI uccatama vyaktittva kI dhanI vibhUtiyoM ne kiyA hai, kara rahe haiM aura karate rheNge| netRttva kuzalatA ke suprabhAva se hI bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vANI yugoM-yugoM taka guMjAyamAna rhegii| aisI mahimAzAlI, gauravazAlI guru pATa paramparA ko koTizaH koTizaH namana.... mahAvIra pATa paramparA 293

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sahAyaka graMtha sUcI zrI nandIsUtra Agama zrI devavAcaka kSamAzramaNa zrI kalpasUtra bAlAvabodha - AcArya yatIndra sUrIzvara jI upAdhyAya dharmasAgara vijaya jI tapAgaccha paTTAvalI tapagaccha paTTAvalI - muni ziva vijaya jI tapAgaccha kA itihAsa- DaoN. zivaprasAda jI tapAgaccha zramaNa vaMza vRkSa paTTAvalI parAga saMgraha paTTAvalI samuccaya - muni jaina paramparA no itihAsa jaina tattvAdarza - AcArya zrI vijayAnaMda sUrIzvara jI jaina dharma kA maulika itihAsa AcArya zrI hastImala jI mahAvIra pATa paramparA jayaMtIlAla choTAlAla zAha paM. kalyANa vijaya jI bhagavAn pArzvanAtha paramparA kA itihAsa muni jJAnasuMdara vijaya jI jaina dharma ke prabhAvaka AcArya - sAdhvI saMghamitrA - darzana - jJAna - nyAya vijaya jI muni darzana - jJAna - nyAya vijaya jI - - nemicaMdra zAstrI tIrthaMkara mahAvIra aura unakI AcArya paramparA aitihAsika rAsa saMgraha vijaya dharma sUri jI, vidyAvijaya jI prabhAvaka caritra - AcArya prabhAcandra jI vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla gaNanA pariziSTa parva - AcArya hemacandra sUrIzvara jI jaina dhAtu pratimA lekha - buddhisAgara jI jaina zilAlekha saMgraha hIrAlAla jaina jaina sAhitya kA bRhad itihAsa - pArzvanAtha vidyApITha - - paM. kalyANa vijaya jI 294

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caubIsaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra svAmI jI ne hama para asIma karuNA kI varSA karate hue samyak dharma kI prarUpaNA kI / unake dvArA pravAhita zruta paraMparA ko usI rUpa meM vegavAna banAye rakhane meM unakI ziSya paraMparA kA mahattvapUrNa yogadAna rahA hai| paramAtmA ne sAdhu-sAdhvI-zrAvaka-zrAvikA rUpI caturvidha saMgha kI sthApanA kI / isa jinazAsana kA saMvahana karate hue bhagavAna mahAvIra kI pATa paraMparA vigata 2500 se adhika varSoM se akSuNNa - akhaNDa rUpa se prakAzamAna rahI hai jisane sadA hI jinAjJA anusAra saMgha kA netRtva kiyA hai| samaya-samaya para vaTavRkSa kI bhAMti vizAlatA ko prApta caturvidha saMgha kI anekoM zAkhAe~ - dhArAe~ prasphuTita huI haiM / isa kAraNa anekoM gaccha, anekoM samudAya astitva meM Aye / prastuta pustaka meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke prathama paTTadhara gaNadhara sudharma svAmI jI se lekara 77veM paTTadhara evaM tapAgacchIya zrI vallabha sUri jI ma. samudAya ke vartamAna gacchAdhipati AcArya vijaya nityAnaMda sUrIzvara jI ma. ke jIvana ke pramukha biMduoM kA sundara saMkalana - saMgrahaNa - lekhana kiyA gayA hai / jaina dharma ke gauravazAlI itihAsa sambandhI janamAnasa ke kaI svAbhAvika praznoM ke samAdhAnoM ko bhI anAvarita kiyA gayA hai| paMnyAsapravara zrI cidAnaMda vijaya jI ma. ke athaka parizrama ke phalasvarUpa prastuta pustaka - mahAvIra pATa paraMparA biMdu meM siMdhu ke samAna pAThakagaNoM meM samyak darzana - samyak jJAna evaM samyak cAritra kI triveNI ko sudRr3ha karegI , yahI bhAvanA... - vijaya vasaMta sUri

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paricaya ke parilekha meM paMnyAsa zrI cidAnanda vijayajI dharmaparAyaNa saMskRti se paripUrNa vizvaguru bhArata meM eka ora jahA~ bhautikatA kA tAMDava ho rahA hai, vahIM dUsarI ora ahiraMta vANI ko kriyAtmaka rUpa dene vAlI aneka vibhUtiyA~ Aja bhI isa dharA ko Alokita kara rahI haiN| prakhara pravacanakAra, tatvaciMtaka paMnyAsapravara zrI cidAnaMda vijayajI ma. bhI apane samyak sAdhutva se sva-para kalyANa meM agrasara haiN| paMnyAsa zrI jI kA janma zivapurI nagara (ma.pra.) nivAsI suzrAvaka zrI khajAMcIlAlajI ligA kI dharma patnI zrImatI kazmIrAvaMtIjI kI pAvana kukSi se huaa| bAlyakAla se hI ve racanAtmaka aura kriyAtmaka kalAoM meM niSNAta rhe| caubIsa varSa kI yuvAvasthA meM unake vairAgya bhAva ko sarvavirati dharma kA Azraya milaa| IsvI sana 1984 meM baDaudA (gujarAta) kI dhanyadharA para AcArya vijaya indradinna sUrIzvarajI ma. ke varadahasta se dIkSA grahaNa kii| zivapurI ke kapilakumAra ko muni cidAnanda vijaya nAma pradAna kiyA gayA evaM ve AcArya vijaya nityAnaMda sarIzvarajI ke prathama ziSya bane / svAdhyAya, sevA aura sAdhanA hI unake saMyama jIvana ke adhyAya haiN| AcArya vijaya dharmadhuraMdhara sUrIzvarajI ke sAnidhya meM rahakara unhoMne vividha bhASAoM kA adhikAra prApta kiyA evaM Agama, nyAya, darzana Adi kA talasparzI adhyayana kiyaa| AcArya vijaya janakacaMdra sUrIzvarajI ma. ke antevAsI ke rupa meM adhyAtma dhyAna sAdhanA ke nUtana AyAma dete hue AcArya vijaya nityAnaMda sUrIzvarajI ne caturvidha saMgha kI sAkSI meM jaitapurA (rAja.) meM unheM 'paMnyAsa' padavI se alaMkRta kiyaa| paMnyAsa zrI jI kI vivecanA zakti adbhuta hai, kaThina viSayoM ko bhI ve saralatA se samajhAne kI pratibhA rakhate haiN| jJAnayoga kI gaMbhIratA unake mukhamaMDala para dedIpyamAna hotI hai| bhArata ke vibhinna kSetroM meM vicaraNa kara jinazAsana kI mahatI prabhAvanA unhoMne kI hai| aisI virala-vimala-vibhUti ke caraNoM meM.... ......koTizaH koTizaH nmn|