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________________ mAlavA ke zvetAmbara jaina bhASA - kavi D sAhitya vAcaspati zrI agaracanda nAhaTA, bIkAnera / mAlava pradeza ke sAtha jainadharma kA sambandha bahuta prAcIna hai, vizeSataH ujjayinI aura dazapura (mandasaura) ke to prAcIna jaina ullekha bahuta hI mahattvapUrNa haiM / madhyakAla meM dhAra, nalapura, naravara, sAraMgapura, devAsa, mAMDavagar3ha Adi sthAnoM ke bhI ullekha jaina sAhitya meM milate hI haiM / vahA~ jainadharma kA acchA pracAra rahA hai / samRddhizAlI va dharmapremI jaina zrAvakoM ke vahA~ nivAsa karane ke kAraNa vidvAna jainAcAryoM aura muniyoM kA vihAra bhI mAlavA meM sarvatra hotA rahA hai ina sthAnoM meM rahate hue unhoMne anekoM graMtha bhI banAye haiM / kheda hai ki abhI taka mAlava pradeza ke jainadharma ke pracAra vAle kendra sthAnoM ke jaina itihAsa kI koI khoja nahIM kI gii| udhara ke jaina jJAna bhaMDAra bhI abhI taka ajJAta avasthA meM par3e haiM / ataH mAlavA meM bane hue bahuta se jaina grantha abhI taka prakAza meM nahIM A pAye / digambara aura zvetAmbara donoM sampradAyoM ke mAlava pradeza meM aneka hastalikhita graMtha saMgrahAlayoM meM hoMge / unakA anveSaNa bhalI-bhAMti kiyA jAnA cAhie / indaura aura ujjaina ke jaina jJAna bhaNDAroM kI to thor3I jAnakArI mujhe hai / indaura ke do jaina bhaNDAroM ke sUcI - patra bhI maiMne dekhe the aura ujjaina ke eka yati premavijayajI ke jaina bhaNDAra kA sUcI patra to chapA bhI thA, para sunA hai, aba yaha saba grantha surakSita nahIM rahe / mAMDavagar3ha kA jaina itihAsa to bahuta hI gauravazAlI hai / para vahA~ ke prAcIna jaina mandira aura jJAna bhaNDAra saba naSTa ho cuke haiM / dhAra meM bhI jainoM kA acchA prabhAva thA, vahA~ kucha purAnI mUrtiyA~ to haiM, para jJAna bhaNDAra jAnakArI meM nahIM AyA / ujjaina ke Asa-pAsa meM bikhare hue jaina purAtattva kA saMgraha paM0 satyadharajI seThI ne kiyA hai, para jaina jJAna bhaNDAroM ke sambandha meM abhI taka kisI ne khoja nahIM kI / ujjaina ke siMdhiyA oriyaMTala insTITyUTa meM eka yatijI kA saMgraha AyA hai aura abhI taka aura bhI kaI yatiyoM aura zrAvakoM ke saMgraha idhara-udhara ajJAtAvasthA meM par3e haiM jinakI jAnakArI abhI taka prakAza meM nahIM AI hai / nAcAryoM aura muniyoM ke sambandha meM yaha kahanA bahuta kaThina hai ki ve mAlavA ke kavi the kyoMki ve to bhramaNazIla saMta the / ve kabhI rAjasthAna se gujarAta jAte haiM to kabhI rAjasthAna se mAlavA jAte haiM / isa taraha aneka prAntoM meM dharma-pracAra ke lie ghUmate rahate haiM / jahA~ dharma pracAra vizeSa hotA dikhAI detA hai evaM zrAvakoM kA vizeSa
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________________ 270 munidvaya abhinandana grantha anurodha hotA hai vahIM ve varSAkAla ke 4 mAha Thaharate haiN| unakA jIvana bahuta saMyamI hone se ve bahuta sA samaya paThana-pAThana graMtha racane va likhane meM lagAte rahe haiN| isalie eka hI kavi kI eka racanA rAjasthAna meM huI hai, to dUsarI gujarAta meM aura tIsarI mAlavA meM, ata: yaha nahIM kahA jA sakatA ki ve amuka prAMta ke kavi haiM / bahuta se sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kA janma evaM dIkSA to mAlavA meM huI para unakA vihAra kSetra-rAjasthAna, gujarAta meM hI adhika rahA / 19vIM zatAbdI meM viziSTa paristhitiyoM ke kAraNa kucha jaina yati sthAyI rUpa se yA adhikAMza rUpa se eka sthAna para apanA upAsarA banAkara rahane lge| aba una yatiyoM ke adhikAMza upAsare khAlI par3e haiM, arthAt unake ziSya-praziSya kI saMtati nahIM rhii| hAM yaha avazya sambhava hai ki vahAM unake grantha bhaNDAra abhI taka par3e hoN| para mAlavA ke aise yatijanoM ke grantha bhaNDAroM kI abhI taka khoja hI nahIM huI / ataH mAlavA pradeza meM racita jaina sAhitya kI bahuta hI kama jAnakArI prakAza meM AyI hai| digambara sampradAya meM sAdhu-sAdhvI to bahuta hI kama rahe para zrAvakoM meM svAdhyAya kA krama barAbara calatA rhaa| isalie jahAM-jahA~ bhI digambara jaina mandira haiM vahAM thor3ebahuta hastalikhita zAstra avazya hI mileNge| unakI bhI khoja kI jAnI Avazyaka hai| prAkRta, saMskRta, apabhraMza, hindI aura gujarAtI ina pAMcoM bhASAoM meM mAlavA pradeza meM kAphI jaina sAhitya racA gayA hai / ata: eka-eka bhASA ke sAhitya kI svataMtra rUpa se khoja kI jAnI Avazyaka hai| digambara, zvetAmbara donoM sampradAyoM aura zvetAmbara sampradAya ke sthAnakavAsI sampradAya kA bhI mAlavA pradeza meM gAMva-gAMva meM nivAsa hai| bahuta se granthakAroM ne apane granthoM kI aMtima prazastiyoM meM grAma nagaroM ke nAma diye haiM para unameM pradeza kA ullekha nahIM milaa| ata: ve grAma kisa pradeza ke haiM, yaha ThIka se nahIM kahA jA sakatA / kyoMki eka hI nAma vAle kaI grAma nagara bhinna-bhinna pradezoM meM bhI pAye jAte haiM / ataH prastuta lekha meM mAlava pradeza ke jina-jina sthAnoM ke racita sAhitya kI nizcita jAnakArI milI haiM unhIM kA vivaraNa diyA jaaygaa| prAkRta, saMskRta, apabhraMza, hindI aura digambara sAhitya kI carcA isa lekha meM nahIM kI jA rahI hai| kyoMki isakI khoja meM kAphI samaya va zrama apekSita hai / ata: kevala zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka sampradAya ke una kaviyoM kI racanAoM kA hI vivaraNa isa lekha meM denA sambhava hogA ki jinhoMne mAlava pradeza ke kisI grAma nagara meM race jAne kA spaSTa ullekha apanI racanAoM meM kiyA hai| yahA~ eka aura bhI spaSTIkaraNa kara denA Avazyaka samajhatA hU~ ki mAlava pradeza kI bolI sAdhAraNa-sI bhinnatA rahate hue bhI rAjasthAnI hI rahI hai / prAcInakAla meM to bahuta vyApaka pradeza kI bhASA eka prAkRta hI rhii| phira usameM se apabhraMza kA vikAsa huaa| para usameM bhI prAntIya bheda, kama se kama sAhityika racanAoM meM to adhika spaSTa nahIM hai| isI taraha apabhraMza se jina prAntIya bhASAoM kA vikAsa huA unameM bhI pahale adhika antara nahIM thaa| kramazaH vaha antara jyoM-jyoM adhika spaSTa
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________________ mAlavA ke zvetAmbara jaina bhASA-kavi 271 vivaraNa isa hotA gayA tyoM-tyoM prAMtIya bhASAoM ke nAma alaga se prasiddha hote gye| jisa bhASA ko vidvAnoM ne prAcIna rAjasthAnI yA maru-gurjara kA nAma diyA hai vaha mAlavA meM bhI cAlU rahI hai / mAlavA ke adhikAMza jaina zvetAmbara zrAvaka to rAjasthAna se hI vahAM gaye hue haiN| vaise rAjasthAna aura mAlavA kI sImAeM bhI milI huI haiN| kaI grAma-nagara to zAsakoM ke Adhipatya ko lekara kabhI mAlavA meM sammilita ho gaye to kabhI rAjasthAna meM / isalie zvetAmbara jaina bhASA kaviyoM ne mAlavA meM rahate hue bhI jo kAvya racanA kI hai, usakI bhASA rAjasthAnI se bhinna nahIM hai| bhASA-vijJAna kI dRSTi se vicAra karane para rAjasthAna, gujarAta aura mAlavA kI bhASA ekasI rahI hai| bolacAla kI bhASA meM to "bAraha kose bolI badale" kI ukti prasiddha hI hai| Age calakara mAlavA kI bolI para nikaTavartI pradeza kI bolI hindI kA prabhAva bhI pdd'aa| ata: vartamAna mAlavI bolI rAjasthAnI aura hindI donoM se prabhAvita lagatI hai| phira bhI usameM rAjasthAnI kA prabhAva hI adhika hai / isIlie bhASA vaijJAnikoM ne mAlavI ko rAjasthAnI bhASA samUha kI boliyoM ke antargata samAvezita kiyA hai| mAlavA pradeza meM racita jina zvetAmbara bhASA kaviyoM aura unakI racanAoM kA vivaraNa isa lekha meM diyA jA rahA hai| unakA AdhAra graMtha jaina gurjara kaviyo bhAga 1-2-3, nAmaka graMtha haiM / jo gujarAtI lipi meM jaina zvetAmbara kAnphreMsa, bambaI se 30-40 varSa pahale chape the aura ina granthoM ko kaI varSoM ke zrama se aneka jaina jJAna bhaNDAroM kA avalokana karake jaina sAhitya mahArathI svargIya mohanalAla dulIcanda desAI ne taiyAra kiyA thaa| unhoMne isI taraha prAkRta saMskRta ke jaina sAhitya aura jaina itihAsa kA vivaraNa apane 'jaina sAhityano saMkSipta itihAsa' nAmaka graMtha meM diyA hai para kheda hai ina mahattvapUrNa sandarbha granthoM kA upayoga jainetara vidvAnoM kI bAta to jAne hI deM, para jaina vidvAna bhI samucita rUpa se nahIM kara rahe haiM / gujarAtI lipi aura bhASA meM hone se kucha jaina vidvAnoM ko inake upayoga meM kaThinAI ho sakatI hai para gujarAtI lipi to nAgarI lipi se bahuta kucha milatI-julatI sI hai| kevala ATha-dasa akSaroM ko dhyAna se samajha liyA jAya to bAkI sAre akSara to nAgarI lipi jaise hI haiN| ataH hamAre vidvAnoM ko aise mahattvapUrNa jaina granthoM se avazya lAbha uThAnA caahie| ___ mAlavA ke zvetAmbara jaina rAjasthAnI kaviyoM meM sabase pahalA kavi kauna aura kaba huA tathA usane kauna-sI racanA kI yaha to abhI anveSaNIya hai| sAdhAraNatayA vidyA-vilAsI mahArAjA bhoja ke sabhA paNDita evaM tiloka maMjarI ke racayitA mahAkavi dhanapAla kA jo 'satyapurIya mahAvIra utsAha' nAmaka laghu stuti kAvya milatA hai| usameM apabhraMza ke sAtha kucha samaya taka loka bhASA ke vikasita rUpa bhI milate haiN| usase mAlavI bhASA ke vikAsa ke sUtra khoje jA sakate haiN| usake bAda meM 15vIM sadI taka bhI mAlava pradeza meM bahuta se jaina kavi hue haiM para unakI racanAoM meM racanA sthAna kA ullekha nahIM hone se yahA~ unakA ullekha nahIM kiyA jA sakA hai|
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________________ 272 munidvaya abhinandana grantha solahavIM zatAbdI se mAlavA ke grAma nagaroM meM race jAne kI spaSTa sUcanA dene vAlI racanAe~ milane lagatI haiN| ata: vahIM se zvetAmbara jaina kaviyoM aura unakI racanAoM kA vivaraNa denA prArambha kara rahA huuN| karIba 400 varSoM taka yaha paramparA ThIka se calatI rahI hai| ata: isa lekha meM 16vIM zatAbdI ke prArambha se 18vIM zatAbdI taka kI 300 varSoM ke mAlavA meM racita zvetAmbara jaina bhASA sAhitya kA saMkSipta ullekha kiyA jaayegaa| 1. samvat 1507 meM osavaMzIya Ananda muni ne dharma lakSmI mahatarA bhAkha nAmaka 53 padyoM kA aitihAsika kAvya banAyA jo ki 'jaina aitihAsika gurjara kAvya saMcaya' nAmaka graMtha meM prakAzita bhI ho cukA hai| isameM ratnAkaragaccha ke ratnasiMha sUri ke samudAya kI dharmalakSmI mahatarA kA aitihAsika paricaya diyA jAtA hai / ve vihAra karatI huI mAMDavagar3ha pahu~catI haiM, usakA varNana karate hue kavi likhatA hai mAMDavagar3ha giri AvIyA me nanihiM manoratha lAhi / zrI dharma lakSmI muhatara vAMduu, saphala janma tumha hohiM // 36 // bhAgya vizeSii puhatAM zrI ratnasiMha sUriMda / zrIdharmalakSmI muhatara sAcihu, pekhavi ati ANaMda // 37 // iNa avasari nita mahA mahotsava, zrI saMghapati ullAsa / / mAlavadesa nayari gaThi maMdiri pUraI vaMchita Asa // 38 // haMsa gamaNi mRga loyaNi sundari, ahavi karai siNgaar|| hasamasi nAri vadhAvai motI, iNa pari raMga apAra // 36 // diye upadeza asyoma anopama, bUjhai jANa-ajANa / bhala vidavAsa tathA cita camakai, mahimA meru samANa // 40 / / anta meM kavi ne racanAkAla, sthAna va mAMDavagar3ha ke zrAvakoM kA ullekha karate hue likhA hai : guruA a AcAra, kIdhA guNa navi vIsaraI / jANatI a guru uvayAra, zrIdharmalakSmI muhatarA // maMDavU a nayara pravesi, saMvata (1507) panarasatotarai / zrI muhataru bhAsa karesi, osavaMsi AnaMda muni / / zrI saMgha a siM anadina maMDaNa bhIma sahodaru me| sotI o bhojA tana, saMghapati mANika paya namai // dhAmiNi me do AsIsa, zrI rayaNasiMha sUri parivAra sahA / jIvU o koDI varIsa, zrI dharmalakSmI mahatarA ai / / dUhA-zrI dharmalakSmI muhatarA, avicala jI sasibhANa / aha nisi aha guNa gAitAM, riddhi vRddhi kalyANa / /
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________________ mAlavA ke zvetAmbara jaina bhASA kavi 273 2. samvat 1516 meM kharataragaccha kI piTapalaka zAkhA ke sthApaka vidvAna jainAcArya jinavarddhanasUri ke ziSya nyAyasundara upAdhyAya ne vidyA vilAsa narendra caupAI kI racanA naravara meM kI / 357 padyoM kA yaha caritra - kAvya abhI aprakAzita hai / isake ve aMtima tIna padya nIce diye jA rahe haiM jinameM kavi ne grantha kA nAma, guru va apanA nAma tathA racanAkAla evaM sthAna kA ullekha kiyA hai iNi pari pUrau pAlI AU / devaloka pahutau nara rAu | kharataragaccha jinavardhana sUri / tAsu sIsa bahu ANaMda pUri // zrI a nyAya sundara uvajhAya / naravara kidha prabandha subhAga // saMvat panara sola (1516) varasaMmi / saMgha vayaNa se vihiyA suraMmi // vidyA vilAsa nariMda caritra / bhaviya loya kahU~ ava pavitra // jenara paDhaI suI sAMbhalaI | puNya prabhAva manoratha phalaI // 3. samvat 1561 meM kavi Izvara sUri ne lalitAMga caritra nAmaka sundara kAvya dazapura (mandasaura) meM banAyA / kAvya kI dRSTi se yaha bahuta ullekhanIya evaM manohara hai / isakI prazasti meM kucha aitihAsika tathya bhI prApta haiN| isakI bhASA bhI kucha apabhraMza prabhAvita hai / ise avazya prakAzita karanA cAhiye / pATaNa bhaNDAra meM isakI prati hai / isameM chandoM kA vaividhya bhI ullekhanIya hai / prazasti dekhiye - parivAra jutra // mahi mahati mAlava deza, ghaNA kaNaya lacchi nivesa | siMha nayara maMDava dugga, ahi navau jANa ki sagga || siMha atula bala guNavaMta, zrI gyAsa suta jayavaMta / samaratha sAhasa dhIra, zrI pAtisAha nisIra // tasu rajji sakala pradhAna, guru ruva rayaNa nidhAna / hinduA rAya vajIra, zrI puMja mayaNaha dhIra // zrImAla vaMza vayaMza, mAninI mAnasa haMsa sonA rAya jIvana putra bahu putra zrI malika mAkara pahi, haya gaya sudRr3ha bahu cahi / zrI puMja puja narIndra bahu kavita keli suchaMda // daza puraha nayara majhAri, zrI saMgha taNai AdhAri / zrI zAMti sUri supasAI, duha duriya dUra pulAI // sesi rasu vikrama kAla (1561), e cariya raciu rasAla / jAM dhruva ravi sasi nabhara, tahA~ jayau gaccha saMDera || vAcaMta vIra carita, viccharau jagi jaya tasu maNua bhava dhanna, zrI pAsanAhu kitti / prasanna // dhana
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________________ 274 munidvaya abhinandana grantha isakA apara nAma 'rAsaka cUr3AmaNi puNya prabandha' bhI diyA hai| isameM gAthA, dUhA, SaTapada, kuNDaliyA, rasAvalA vastu, indravajrA, aDilla, sUra bolI, varNana bolI, yamaka bolI, soraThI Adi 16 taraha ke chanda prayukta haiN| 4. samvat 1565 ke bhAdavA sudi 7 guruvAra ko maNDapa durga meM maladhAra gaccha ke kavi hIrAnanda ne 'vidyA-vilAsa pavAr3oM' nAmaka carita-kAvya bnaayaa| usakI prati bhaNDArakara oriyaNTala insTITyUTa pUnA ke saMgraha meM hai / 5. 17vIM zatAbdI ke AgamagacchIya kavi maMgala maNika ne ujjayinI meM rahate hue do sundara loka kathA kAvya banAye / jinameM se prathama vikrama rAjA aura khAparA cora rAsa kI racanA samvat 1638 ke mAgha sudI 7 ke ravivAra ko pUrNa huii| dUsarI racanAambar3a kathAnI caupAI kA prArambha to samvat 1638 ke jeTha sudI pAMcama guruvAra ko kara diyA gayA thA para usakI pUrNAhuti samvat 1636 ke kArtika sudI 13 ke dina ujjayinI meM huii| isakI prazasti meM bhaTTI khAsa nijAma aura bhAnu bhaTTa evaM mitra lADajI kA ullekha kiyA hai / mitra lADajI dariyA guNI kI prArthanA aura muni lADasa ke Adara ke kAraNa hI isa rAsa kI racanA kI gaI hai| ujeNIi rahI comAsi, kathA racI o zAstra vibhAsi / vinoda budhi vIra rasa bAta, paNDita rasika mAMhi vikhyAta / / 57 / / bharI khAMna nadU ja jAma pasAya, vidyA bhaNI bhAnu mera pAya / mitra lADajI suNi vA kAli, vAcI kathA viDAladhI rAji / kahaI vAcakaya maMgala mANikya, ambar3a kathA rasaI Adhikya / / te guru kRpA taNo Adeza, pUrA sAta huA Adeza // 58 / / 6. samvat 1662 ke vaizAkha sudI 15 guruvAra ko ujjaina meM tapAgacchIya kavi premavijaya ne 185 dohoM kA 'Atma-zikSA' nAmaka upayogI grantha banavAyA jo prakAzita bhI ho cukA hai| saMvat sola vAsaTha (1662), vaizAkha punyama joya / vAra guru sahi dina bhalo, a saMvatsara hoya / / nagara ujeNIyAM valI, Atama zikSA nAma / mana bhAva dharI ne tihAM, karI sIdhAM vaMchita kAma // akazata azI pAMca a, ihA ati abhirAma / bhaNe suNe je sAMbhaNe te, lahe ziva ThAma // 185 / / 7. samvat 1672 ke magasira sudI 12 ko ujjaina meM kavi kRpAsAgara ne nemisAgara upAdhyAya nirvANa rAsa 10 DhAloM, 135 padyoM kA bnaayaa| yaha eka aitihAsika kAvya hai| isake prathama padya meM ujjaina ke avantI pArzvanAtha kA smaraNa kiyA gayA hai| racanA samvat va sthAna kA ullekha isa prakAra hai
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________________ mAlavA ke zvetAmbara jaina bhASA-kavi 275 samvata sola bihuttarai, nayara ujeNI majhAra jii| magasira sudi vArasa dine, thuNiU zrI aNagArojI / jaina gurjara kaviyo bhAga 1 pRSTha 184 ke anusAra yaha rAsa prakAzita bhI ho cukA hai| 8. isI bIca samvat 1661 meM tapAgacchIya kavi vijayakuzala ke ziSya ne zIla ratna rAsa kI racanA kii| isa rAsa kA prArambha ujjaina ke nikaTavartI sAmera nagara meM kiyA gayA thA / pUrNAhuti magasI pArzvanAtha ke prasAda se huI hai| mAlava deza manohara dIDhi mohi mana / zelaDI syAlya godhuma viNA, ahavaU heza ratanna // 11 // zrI magasI pAsa pasAUli, kIdhau rAsa ratanna / bhavika jIva tane sAMbhalI, karayo zIla jatanna // 12 // sAmera nagara sohAmaNu, nayara UjANI pAsa / vADI vana sara zobhatu jihAM chi deva nIvAsa // 13 // samvata sola akasaThi kIdhaU rAsa rasAla / zIla taNA guNami kahi mUkI Ala prapAla // 14 // 6. samvat 1676 ke sAvaNa badI 6 guruvAra ko dazapura meM vijaya gaccha ke kavi manoharadAsa ne 'yazodhara caritra' kAvya banAyA, jisakI prati bar3audA senTrala lAyabrerI meM hai| samvata sola chahataraI sAra / zrAvaNavadi SaSThi guruvAra / dazapura navakaNa pAsa pasAya / racyo caritra sabai sukhadAya // vijayagacchi guNa sUri sUriMda / jasa darasaNa huI paramANaMda // zrImuni devarAja sukhakanda / tAsa ziSya mallidAsa muninda / / tasa pada paMkaja sevaka sadA / manoharadAsa kahaI muni mudA // jA mandira avanI cira rahaI / tAM lagi a caritra gaha gahaI / rAya jasodhara taNo caritra / sAMbhalatAM huI puNya pavitra // o caritra naranArI bhaNaI / tehanai lichamI ghara AMgaNaI // 10. samvat 1663 ke jeTha vadI 13 guruvAra ko sAraMgapura gujarAtI lokAgacchIya kavi rAmadAsa ne dAna ke mahAtmya para puNyapAla kA rAsa bnaayaa| isameM cAra khaNDa haiM, kula gAthAe~ 823 haiN| samvata sola trayANuvA (1693) varSe, mAlava deza majhAri / sAraMgapura sundara nagare, jeTha vadi terasare vRhaspativAra / punyapAla carita sohAmaNo, sAMbhale je nara sujANa / Rddhi samRddha sukha-sampadA, te pagi pagi pAmere koDi kalyANa //
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________________ 276 munidvaya abhinandana grantha 11. samvat 1730 ke vijayadazamI guruvAra ko mAlavA ke zAhapura meM 'satI mRgAMkalekhArAsa' tapAgacchIya kavi viveka vijaya ne cAra khaNDoM vAlA bnaayaa| usameM 35 DhAleM haiN| zrI vIra vijaya guru supasAyo, mRgAMka lekhA rAsa gAyo re / zrI RSabhadeva saMgha sAniddhe, sarasa sambandha savAyo re| sukhIyAne suNaMtA sukha vAddhe, viraha Tale. vijogo re / vivekavijaya satI guNa suNyAM pAMge vaMchita bhogA re| samvata sataraMjIvA (1730) varace, vijaya dazamI guruvAra re / sAhapura so bhIta mAlave rAsa racyo jayakAra re / 12. samvat 1718 ke vaizAkha sudI 10 ko bhopAvara meM zAntinAthajI ke prasAda se tapAgacchIya kavi zrI mAnavijaya ne nava tatva rAsa banAyA jo 15 DhAloM meM hai| samvata satara aThAraI, vaizAkha sudi dazamI saar| zrI zAntIsara sudasAya, pura bhopAvara mAMhi // mAlavA pradeza meM katipaya jaina tIrtha bhI haiM jinameM magasI pArasanAtha zvetAmbara evaM digambara donoM sampradAyoM ke mAnya haiN| zvetAmbara sampradAya ke aneka kavi jinhoMne isa tIrtha kI yAtrA kI thI unhoMne yahA~ ke pArzvanAtha ke kaI stuti-kAvya banAye haiN| unameM se vijayagacchIya zrI udayasAgarasUri racita 'magasI pArzvanAtha stavana' kI kucha paMktiyA~ nIce dI jA rahI haiM isa pAsasAmI siddhi gAmI, mAlava desaIM jANIyai / magasiya maMDaNa durita khaMDaNa, nAma hiyaDai aanniiyii| zrI udayasAgara sUri pAya praNamai ahanisa pAsa jaNaMda o| jinarAja Aja dayA dITha tu mana huvaI AMNada / pRSTha 530 meM subuddhi vijaya ke magasIjI pAzrva 10 bhava stavana kA vivaraNa jai0 gu0 kA0 bhA0 3 meM hai| kaI racanAoM kA racanA sthAna saMdigdha hai jaise 15vIM zatAbdI ke anta yA 16vIM zatAbdI ke prArambha meM race eka mahAvIra stavana kA vivaraNa jaina gurjara kaviyoM bhAga-1 pRSTha 33 meM chapA hai| usameM yAna vihAra kA anta meM ullekha hai jise zrI desAI ne ujjaina meM batAyA hai| para uddharita padoM meM mAlava yA ujjaina kA kahIM ullekha nahIM hai / kavi kA nAma bhAva sundara batalAyA hai vaha bhI saMdigdha hai| kyoMki vahA~ isa nAma kA dUsarA artha bhI ho sakatA hai| prArambha meM somasundara sUri ko smaraNa kiyA hai ataH stavana prAcIna hai / aMtima padya meM yAna vihAra pATha chapA hai / desAI ne Upara ke vivaraNa meM pAna vihAra diyA hai / patA nahIM zuddha pATha kaunasA hai| ujjaina meM isa nAma kA kaunasA vihAra yA maMdira hai-yaha mujhe to patA nahIM hai| desAI ne ise ujjaina meM batAyA hai, isakA AdhAra ajJAta hai|
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________________ mAlavA ke zvetAmbara jaina bhASA - kavi 277 padya racanAoM kI taraha rAjasthAnI gadya meM likhI huyI mAlava pradeza kI kucha gadya racanAe~ milI haiM jinameM se eka kA ullekha yahA~ kiyA jA rahA hai / 16vIM zatAbdI ke kharataragacchIya muni merusundara bahuta bar3e gadya lekhaka hue haiM / unhoMne mAMDavagar3ha meM rahate hue kaI jaina granthoM kI bhASA TIkAe~ 'bAlAvabodha' ke nAma se likhI haiM jinameM se 'zIlopadezamAlA bAlAvabodha' samvat 1525 meM mAMDava durga ke zrImAla jAtIya saMghapati dhanarAja kI abhyarthanA se racA gayA hai / yathA- zrI merusundara gaNerguNabhakti parAyaNaH / nAnA puNyajanAkIrNe durge zrI mAMDapAbhidhe // udAra carita khayAta zrImAla tAti sambhavaH / saMghAdhipa dhanarAjo vijayo sati dayA para // tasyAbhyarthanayA bhavyajanopakRtidetave / zIlopadeza mAlAyA bAlAvabodho mayA racitaH // tatva 52 vrata caMDa' mite varSe harSeNa meruNA racitaH / tAvannandatu sojyaM bhAva jina vIra tIrthamidaM // mAMDavagar3ha meM 16vIM zatAbdI meM kAphI jaina maMdira the / una maMdiroM kA vivaraNa kharataragacchIya kavi khemarAja ne maMDapAcala caitya paripATI meM diyA hai / 23 padyoM kI isa aitihAsika racanA ko maiM prakAzita bhI kara cukA hU~ / Adi anta ke padya nIce diye jA rahe haiM jisameM ise 'phAga baMdhI' zailI meM race jAne kA ullekha kiyA hai / pAsa jiNesara paya namiya, kAmiya phala dAtAro / phAga baMdhi saMNisu, jiNavira biMba apAro // iNipari caitya pravArI racI mAMDavagar3ha hari siddhi / saMcIya sukRta bhaMDAra suguru somadharmagaNi sIsihi // phAga baMdhi je puNyavaMta nArI nara gAvaI / khemarAja gaNi bhaNaI teI yAtrA phala pAvaI / / mAlava pradeza ne aneka jaina AcAryoM, muniyoM kaviyoM tathA dhanImAnI zrAvakoM ko janma dene kA zreya prApta kiyA hai / una sabakI khoja kI jAya to eka bar3A zodha prabandha taiyAra ho sakatA hai / kevala eka mAMDavagar3ha ke jaina itihAsa kI bhI itanI bar3I sAmagrI prApta hai ki usa para bhI mahatvapUrNa zodha-prabandha likhA jA sakatA hai / DA0 subhadrAdevI krAubhe ne mAMDavagaDha ke jaina itihAsa kI acchI sAmagrI ikaTThI kI thI / aura kucha lekha bhI likhe haiM, para ve zodha prabandha kA kAma pUrA nahIM kara sakI haiN| ve aba kAphI vRddha ho cukI haiM ataH unakI saMgrahIta sAmagrI hI unase prApta karake yadi prakAzita karadI jAya to koI bhI vyakti usa para zIghra hI zodha prabandha taiyAra kara sakegA | mAMDavagar3ha ke mahAn sAhityakAra maMtrI maMDana tathA maMtrI saMgrAmasiMha evaM jAvaDa Adi sambandhI mere bhI kaI lekha prakAzita ho cuke haiN| isI taraha dhArA nagarI ke jaina itihAsa aura sAhityakAra sambandhI merA lekha kaI varSa pUrva prakAzita ho cukA hai /
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________________ 278 munidvaya abhinandana grantha 17vIM zatAbdI ke prArambha meM pUnamagaccha meM eka mAlavI RSi ho gaye haiN| mAlava pradeza meM utpanna hone ke kAraNa hI unakA nAma 'mAlavI RSi' par3a gyaa| unake jIvana se sambandhita eka aitihAsika ghaTanA mAlava itihAsa kA eka AvRta pRSTha kholatI hai / isake sambandha meM merA eka lekha pUrva prakAzita ho cukA hai| samvat 1616 ke bhAdavA mAsa kI paMcamI ko mAlava RSi kI sajjhAya racI gayI hai jisameM ukta ghaTanA kA ullekha hai / isa racanA ke kucha padya yahAM uddhRta kiye jA rahe haiN| mAlavIya RSi mahimA vaDure je huI saMgha leI desi / mAlavadeza mahiya devAsa grAma nidhi jehanI parasiddhi jANIi o| tehanau desa-ghaNI Rddhi chAI jAsa dhaNI, sillAdI narAyava sANI // 16vIM zatAbdI meM mAlavA ke AjaNoDha gAMva ke solaMkI rAvata padamarAya kI patnI sItA ke do putra hue jinameM brahmakumAra kA janma samvat 1568 ke magasira sudi 15 guruvAra ko huA thaa| ve apane bar3e bhAI ke sAtha dvArakA tIrtha kI yAtrA karane ko samvata 1576 meM gye| vahAM se giranAra jAne para raMgamaMDana mani se donoM bha dIkSA grahaNa kii| unameM se Age calakara brahmamuni pArzvacandra sUri kI paramparA meM vinayadeva sUri nAmaka AcArya bane / ye bahuta acche kavi the / samvat 1564 se 1636 ke bIca inhoMne cAra pratyekabuddha caupAI, sudharmA gaccha parIkSA, surdazana seTha caupAI, neminAtha vivAhalA Adi bahuta se kAvya race / yadyapi una racanAoM meM racanA-sthAna kA ullekha nahIM hai para ye brahmamUni mAlava ke jainetara kuTumba meM janma lekara jaina AcAra bane / isalie inakA ullekha yahA~ kara denA Avazyaka smjhaa| inakI jIvanI sambandhI manajI RSi racita do racanAyeM prApta haiN| inameM se prathama racanA vijayadeva sUri 'vivAhalo' kI kucha paMktiyA~ nIce dI jA rahI haiN| mAlava deza sohAmaNo, gAma nagara pura DhAma / zrAvaka vasai vyavahAriyAe, lii jiNavara nUM nAma // 14 // AjaNoTha nayara sohAmaNaM, ghaNA rAuta nA ddhaam| padamo rAuta tihAM vasai, nAri sItA de nAma // 15 // sItA de kukhi iM avataryA, dhana brahmariSi gururAya / bhavika jIva pratibodhatA, AvyA mAlava desh||ki0||16|| khoja karane para aura bhI bahuta sI aisI racanAyeM mileMgI jo mAlava pradeza ke sAhitya aura itihAsa kI jAnakArI meM abhivRddhi kreNgii| madhya pradeza sandeza ke tA0 5 agasta 1972 ke aMka meM tejasiMha gaur3a kA prAcIna mAlava ke jaina vidvAna aura unakI racanAyeM nAmaka lekha prakAzita huA hai / usameM saMskRta, prAkRta aura apabhraMza sAhitya ke racayitA jaina vidvAnoM kA vivaraNa diyA gaya hai| ataH prastuta lekha apUrNa raha gayA hai| usakI pUrti ke lie yaha khoja pUrNa lekha bar3e parizrama se taiyAra karake prakAzita kiyA jA rahA hai / isa sambandha meM abhI aura khoja kI jAnI Avazyaka hai kyoMki mAlava pradeza se jainadharma kA bahuta prAcIna aura ghaniSTha sambandha rahA hai / ataH vahAM pracura sAhitya racA gayA hogA / vAstava meM yaha viSaya eka pI-eca0 DI0 ke zodha prabandha kA hai|