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________________ - . - -. - . -. -. -. -. - . . . mevAr3a ke zAsaka evaM jainadharma zrI jasavantalAla mehatA, eDavokeTa (jagadIza mandira roDa, udayapura 313001) mevAr3a bhAratavarSa ke prAcInatama sthAnoM meM hai| mevAr3a meM jainadharma utanA hI prAcIna hai, jitanA usakA itihAsa / ati prAcIna kAla se mevAr3a pradeza jainadharma kA mukhya kendra rahA hai| ajamera-meravAr3A ke grAma bar3alI ke zilAlekha meM madhyamikA nagarI kA ullekha hai|' madhyamikA cittaur3a se kevala 7 mIla dUra hai jo vartamAna meM nagarI ke nAma se prakhyAta hai| brAhmI lipi kA vIra sambat 84 kA yaha bar3alI zilAlekha bhAratavarSa kA prAcInatama zilAlekha mAnA jAtA hai| majjhimillA evaM madhyamA zAkhA bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 10veM paTTadhara suhasti sUri (vIra saMvat 260) ke ziSya Arya susthita sUri evaM supratibuddha sUri (vIra saMvat 327) ne karor3a bAra sUri mantra kA jApa kara koTika gaccha nikaalaa| koTika gaccha kI cAra zAkhAyeM-uccAnAgarI, vidyAdharI, vayaMrI evaM majjhimillA nikalIM / susthita-supratibuddha ke ziSya priyagranthasUri the. jinakA vihAra-kSetra mukhyatayA ajamera ke pAsa kA kSetra rhaa| unase madhyamA zAkhA niklii| usa kAla meM AcAryoM ke nAma athavA kArya ke sAtha-sAtha nagara evaM kSetra ke nAma para bhI gaccha evaM zAkhAoM ke nAma hone laga gaye the| aisI sthiti meM ukta majjhimillA athavA madhyamA zAkhA kA nAma bhI isa madhyamikA nagarI ke AdhAra para rahA hai| uparokta mahAvIra nirvANa saMvat 84 ke zilAlekha meM isa nagarI kA nAma 'majjhimike' aMkita hai| ardha mAgadhI meM ise 'majjhamiyA' kahA gayA hai, prAkRta evaM rAjasthAnI bhASAoM meM 'majhimikA' kahA gayA hai / madhyamikA isI zabda kA paravartI rUpa hai| isa AdhAra para bhI mevAr3a kI isa nagarI ke nAma para jaina dharma kI ina zAkhAoM kA nAmakaraNa honA athavA yahIM se inakA udbhava honA mAnanA ucita pratIta hotA hai| prAcIna kAla meM kaI jaina sAhityakAra, dArzanika, bhakta evaM lekhaka mevAr3a meM hue| jainAcArya devaguptasUri (76 vi0 pU0) evaM yajJadevasUri (235 vi0) Adi kA isa kSetra meM vicaraNa karane kA ullekha milatA hai / 2 vRddhivAdIsUri ne kumudacandra brAhmaNa ko jIta kara apanA ziSya banAyA aura AcArya pada diyA jo siddhasena divAkara ke nAma se prakhyAta hue / siddhasena divAkara kA AvirbhAva kAla rAjA vikramAditya ko pratibodha dene vAle hone se vikramI saMvat ke pravartaka vikramAditya ke kAla se adhikAMza granthoM meM mAnA gayA hai| siddhasena divAkara mevAr3a meM dIrghakAla taka rahe the| siddhasena divAkara ne eka bAra cittaur3a ke eka caitya ke pAsa eka vicitra stambha dekhA jisameM kaI grantha saMgrahIta the, unhoMne zAsanadeva kI kRpA se kaI grantha prApta kiye / siddhasena divAkara dvArA viracita granthoM meM nyAyAvatAra, sanmati prakaraNa mukhya 0 1. nAhara jaina saMgraha bhAga 1, pR067. 2. vIrabhami cittaur3a zrI rAmavallabha somAnI, pR0 152. 3. kalpasUtra, sthavirAvalI.
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________________ karmayogI bhI romalajI surANA, abhinandana grantha maTha para grantha haiN| siddhasena divAkara ko jaina zAstra kA AdipuruSa kahA jAtA hai, unake tarkazAstra kI vyAkhyAe~ Aja bhI akhaNDita haiM / siddhasena divAkara dvArA viracita kalyANamandirastotra, dvAtriMzakA Adi kaI grantha haiN| mevAr3a ke dUsare prasiddha prAcInakAla ke AcArya haribhadrasUri haiM jo cittaur3a ke rAjA jitAri ke rAjapurohita the| unake AvirbhAva kAla ke sambandha meM bhI matabheda haiM / munisundara kRta gurvAvalI meM inako mAnadeva sUri kA samakAlIna mAnA hai / ataH inakA AvirbhAvakAla pAMcavI zatAbdI hotA hai lekina jinavijayajI ne kuvalayamAlA ke AdhAra para inakA kAla vikrama kI AThavIM zatAbdI mAnA hai / haribhadrasUri bahuzruta vidvAna the| unhoMne samarAiccakahA, dhUrtAkhyAna, SaDdarzana samuccaya, zAstravArtA samuccaya anekAntajayapatAkA, dharmasaMhiNI yoga zataka, yogadRSTisamuccaya, yogabindu, yogavizikA, pUjA paMcAzikA, paMcAzaka, aSTaka, SoDazakA Adi 1444 prakaraNa banAye / kaI grantha cittaur3a meM viracita kiye| haribhadrasUri ko dhArmika preraNA dene vAlI prakhyAta viduSI evaM tapasvinI sAdhvI 'yAkinI mahattarA kI janma bhUmi bhI mevAr3a hai / zvetAmbara sampradAya ke siddhasena divAkara evaM haribhadra sUri ke atirikta kRSNarSi, pradyumna sUri, jinavallabhasUri jinadattasUri evaM digambara vidvAna elAcArya vIrasenAcArya, mahAkavi uDDA, hariSeNa sakalakIrti, bhuvanakIti mevAr3a meM ullekhanIya vidvAn hue haiN| kRSNa vikrama kI navIM zatAbdI meM bar3e vikhyAta jaina sAdhu hue, jinhoMne cittaur3a meM kaI vyaktiyoM ko dIkSita kiyA / inhoMne aneka mandiroM kA nirmANa karAyA / sUrikA mevAr3a ke guhila rAjA allaTa (vi0sa0 1008 se 1026) kI rAjasabhA meM bar3A sammAna thA / jinavallabhasUri prArambha meM kurvapurIya gaccha ke zrI jinezvara sUri ke ziSya the jo caityavAsI the, phira zrI abhayadeva sUri ke pAsa zikSArtha Aye evaM caityavAsiyoM kI zAstraviruddha prakriyAoM se aprasanna hokara ise tyAga diyA evaM vi0saM0 1138 ke AsapAsa zrI abhayadeva sUri ke pAsa dIkSA lii| inakA bahuta kAla taka mevAr3a meM vicaraNa huA / cittor3a meM usa samaya caivAsI adhika the jinakI AlocanA kI evaM vidhi caityoM kI saMsthApanA karavAI, cittaur3a usa samaya mAlavA ke rAjA naravarmA ke adhikAra meM thA / rAjA ke darabAra meM eka samasyA 'kaNThe kuThAra, kamaThe ThakAra' eka dakSiNI paMDita ne bhejI, isakI pUrti koI nahIM kara sakA / ataH jinavallabhasUri ke pAsa cittaur3a bhejI gaI, sUrijI ne zIghra pUrti kara dI, isase rAjA naravama bar3A prasanna huA evaM 2 lAkha mudrA denA cAhA, sUrijI ne inkAra kara diyA, evaM rAjA ko cittaur3a ke navanirmita mandira kI vyavasthA ke lie kahA, jo kI gaI vi0saM0] 1167 meM jinavallabhari kA paTTa mahotsava cittaur3a meM huA / unake ziSya jinadattasUri ko paTTadhara banAne kA bhavya mahotsava bhI cittaur3a meM huA / mevAr3a meM jaina dharma ke sabhI sampradAyoM ne dharma pracAra meM hAtha ba~TAyA hai / tapAgaccha evaM terApaMtha sampradAya kA to udbhavasthAna mevAr3a hI hai| sthAnakavAsI samAja kA bhI Arambha se hI prabhAva pAyA jAtA hai / zvetAmbara ke sAtha-sAtha digambara sampradAya kA bhI mevAr3a dIrghakAla taka vidyA kA kendra rahA hai / yahA~ para prasiddha sAdhu elAcArya hue jinase vIrasena ne vittaur3a meM dIkSA prApta kii| vIrasenAcA jyoti chandatAstra pramANa aura nyAyazAstra ke acche jJAtA the, jinhoMne ghavalA TIkA pUrNa kI, isameM 62000 zloka batAye jAte haiM, isa grantha kI parisamApti zaka saM0 738 meM huI / hariSeNa cittaur3a kA rahane vAlA vidvAn thA jisane dharmaparIkSA grantha vi0saM0 1044 meM pUrA kiyA / prAgvATa (poravAr3a) jAtIya jaina vidvAn mahAkavi DaDDhA kA prAkRta grantha paMca saMgraha bhI bahuta prasiddha hai / AcArya sakalakIrti aura bhuvanakIrti mevAr3a ke bar3e ullekhanIya digambara vidvAn the / 1. jaina sAhitya saMzodhaka, aMka 1 khaNDa 1. 2. kharataragaccha paTTAvalI / 3. vIrabhUmi cittaur3a, zrI rAmavallabha somAnI, pR0 120. .
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________________ mevADa ke zAsaka evaM jainadharma 29 ..............................................................0.0.0.00.0. aitihAsika ghaTanAe~, purAtana mahattva aura kalAtmaka sthApatya yaha pramANita karate haiM ki jaina zramaNa saMskRti kA isa vIra-bhUmi para vizAla evaM gauravazAlI prabhAva rahA hai| mevAr3a ke zAsakoM kA jaina dharma ke prati zatAbdiyoM se saMrakSaNa evaM zraddhA bhI isakA eka mukhya kAraNa hai| mevAr3a ke mahArANAoM ne jaina dharma ko sambala diyA, isa sambandha meM katipaya pramANoM kA saMkSipta ullekha draSTavya hai yaha bar3e kheda kA viSaya hai ki kaI mahatvapUrNa pramANoM ko hamane hI lupta athavA naSTa kara diye haiM / sUkSmadRSTi se isa bindu para vicAra karane para yaha eka anahonI bAta pratIta hogI kyoMki hama hI aise pramANoM ko lupta athavA naSTa kyoM kareM? lekina jitanA gahana adhyayana kiyA jAve, isakI puSTi aura jyAdA majabUtI ke sAtha hotI hai / sarvaprathama mandiroM ke jIrNoddhAra evaM pratiSThA ke prazna ko hI liyA jaave| jaina mandiroM ke jIrNoddhAra ke samaya kaI sthAnoM para mandira ke purAtattva ko miTAne kA prayAsa kiyA jAtA hai / purAnI prazasti haTA dI jAtI hai tAki yaha mAlUma nahIM ho sake ki pUrva meM kaba aura kisa vyakti dvArA mandira nirmANa evaM kisa AcArya kI nizrA meM pratiSThA athavA jIrNoddhAra kA kArya sampanna huA hai| isake do kAraNa haiM, prathama to naye jIrNoddhAra karAne va karane vAle kI yaha icchA rahe ki usI kI nAmavarI ho / dvitIya pUrva ke una AcAryoM kA nAma jAhira nahIM ho pAye jo anya gaccha ke the| naye jIrNoddhAra kiye mandiroM meM jIrNoddhAra karAne vAle munigaNa kI nAmAvalI kA kaI paTTAvalI taka varNana mila jAvegA aura bar3e-bar3e zilAlekhoM para isakA sundara lipi meM aMkana milegA lekina mandira nirmANa evaM pUrva ke jIrNoddhAra karane va karAne vAle mahAnubhAvoM kA koI varNana nahIM milegA / phalataH aise sthAnoM kA itihAsa jAnanA kaThina hI nahIM, asambhava ho jAtA hai ataH dantakathAoM kA Azraya liyA jAtA hai jo itihAsakAra kabhI pasanda nahIM karatA / kyA hI acchA ho, navIna jIrNoddhAra ke lekha ke sAtha pUrva ke jIrNoddhAra va mandira nirmANa kA bhI saMkSipta vivaraNa diyA jaave| dvitIya, hastalikhita pustakoM ke saMkalana evaM prakAzana kI ora koI khAsa dhyAna nahIM diyA gayA hai| bahuta sI amUlya sAmagrI pATana, khambhAta, ahamadAbAda Adi sthAnoM para calI gaI hai, kucha tAle meM banda hai / vigata kaI varSoM se mevAr3a meM sAdhu, muni-rAja dvArA vicaraNa prAyaH banda sA ho jAne se evaM yati samudAya kI ora dhyAna nahIM dene se yaha sAmagrI bhI lupta ho rahI hai evaM patA lagAnA bhI kaThina ho rahA hai| isa sambandha meM yaha batAnA ucita samajhatA hU~ ki agara jaina muniyoM ke kucha grantha nahIM milate to mevAr3a kA itihAsa adhUrA hI rahatA / yaha mata merA hI nahIM apitu kaI suprasiddha itihAsakAroM kA bhI hai / suprasiddha itihAsakAra karnala TADa ne mAMDala upAsare ke yati zrI jJAnacandrajI ko apanA guru mAnA hai evaM isa upAsare ke saMgraha ke AdhAra para itihAsa ke kaI pRSTha likhe haiN| kyA hI acchA ho, munivarga isa ora bhI apanA dhyAna deveM aura isa amUlya nidhi kA saMkalana hI nahIM apitu anuvAda ke sAtha prakAzana karAveM / maurya vaMza, rAjA saMprati evaM citrAMga samasta pazcimI bhArata para samrATa azoka ke pautra samprati kA rAjya thA aura mevAr3a isI rAjya kA eka aMga thA / samprati jaina dharma kA mahAna pracAraka thaa| usa samaya jIvahiMsA kA pUrNa niSedha thaa| cittaur3agar3ha ko maurya vaMza ke jaina rAjA citrAMga ne basAyA / cittaur3a meM sAtavIM zatAbdI taka mauryoM kA hI rAjya rahA / rAjA bhartR bhaTa, allaTa evaM vairisiMha mevAr3a ke rAjAoM kI jaina zramaNa saMskRti ke prati zraddhA ke prazna para rAjA guhila se mevAr3a ke zAsakoM kI vaMzAvalI kI zRMkhalA lI jAve to isa zRMkhalA ke anusAra satrahavIM pIr3hI meM bhartR bhaTa dvitIya rAjA huA jisane vi0saM0 1000 meM bhartRpura (bhaTevara) gAMva basA gar3ha banavAyA to sarvaprathama zrI AdinAtha bhagavAna ke caitya ke nirmANa kA kArya prArambha kiyA evaM isakA nAma guhila vihAra rakhA gyaa| isI gA~va se jainoM kA bhartR purIya (bhaTevara) gaccha niklaa| inhIM rAjA bhartR bhaTa kA putra rAjA allaTa (AlUrAvala) thA jo rAjagaccha ke AcArya pradyumnasUri kA bhakta thaa| rAnA
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________________ 3. karmayogI zrI kesarImalajI surANA abhinandana granya : SaSTha khaNDa allaTa ne cittaur3a kile para mahAvIra svAmI kA mandira banavAyA', rAjA allaTa ne AghATapura (Ayar3a) meM jinAlaya nirmANa karAkara zrI yazobhadrasUri dvArA zrI pArzvanAtha prabhu kI mUrti kI pratiSThA kraaii| rAvala allaTa ke samaya meM zvetAmbaroM ko rAjyAzraya milA, allaTa ke mantriyoM meM kaI jaina the jinhoMne kaI mandira bnvaaye| allaTa kI rANI hariyAdevI ko revatI doSa thA jise balabhadra sUri ne dUra kiyA / 2 allaTa ne sAre rAjya meM viziSTa dina jIvahiMsA evaM rAtribhojana niSedha kara diyaa| rAjA allaTa ke bAda vairisiMha ke samaya Ayar3a meM jainadharma ke bar3e-bar3e samAroha hue evaM 500 pramukha jainAcAryoM kI eka mahattvapUrNa saMgati Ayojita huii| rAjA jaisiMha evaM tapAgaccha rAjA jaitrasiMha (vi0saM0 1270 se 1306) ke rAjyakAla meM AghATapura (Ayar3a) meM prakhyAta jainAcArya zrI jagaccandra sUri dvArA 12 varSoM taka kaThora AyaMbila tapasyA kara kaI bhaTTAraka ko jitane se rAjA jaitrasiMha prabhAvita hue evaM AcArya zrI jagaccandra sUri ko vikrama saM0 1285 meM tapAviruda diyA jisase tapAgaccha claa| cittaur3a kI rAjyasabhA meM inhIM rAjA ne jagaccandra sUri ko 'hirA' kA viruda diyA, jisase inakA rAma 'hiralA jagaccandra suri prakhyAta huaa| rAjA karNasiMha evaM osavAla gotropti vikrama kI terahavIM zatAbdI meM mevAr3a ke rAjA karNasiMha ke putra mAhapa, rAhapa, zravaNa, sakhaNa hue jinase rANA zAkhA niklii| isa samaya isa rAjya parivAra se osavAla vaMza kI do gotroM kA prAdurbhAva huaa| zizodiyA sarUpariyA gotra mevAr3a ke rAjA rAvala karNasiMha ke putra zravaNajI ne vikrama kI terahavIM zatAbdI meM yati zrI yazobhadrasUri (zAntisUri) se jaina dharma evaM zrAvaka ke bAraha vrata aMgIkAra kiye taba hI se inake vaMzaja jaina matAnuyAyI hue aura zizodiyA gotra ke nAma se prasiddha hue| isa gotra kI do zAkhAeM bAda meM huii| eka beMgU aura dUsarI udayapura meM basa gaI / isI gotra meM Age jAkara DUMgarasiMha nAmI vyakti hue jo rANA lAkhA ke koThAra ke kAma para niyukta the, inakI sevAoM se prasanna hokara mahArANA ne saropAva evaM sUrapura gA~va jAgIra meM diyA, taba se zizodiyA gotra kI yaha zAkhA sUrapura nAma para sarUpariyA nAma se vikhyAta huI / DUMgarasiMha ne indaura sTeTa meM rAmapurA ke pAsa zrI Adizvara kA mandira bnvaayaa| isI khAnadAna meM dayAladAsa ke nAma ke prasiddha vyakti hue jinako rANA rAjasiMha ne pradhAnamantrI banAyA jinake dvArA rAjasamudra ke pAsa vAlI pahAr3I para zrI AdinAthajI kA bhavya mandira banavAyA gayA jo dayAlazAha ke devare ke nAma se prasiddha hai| zizodiyA mehatA gotra mevAr3a ke rAvala karNasiMha ke sabase choTe putra sakhaNa ne jainadharma aMgIkAra kiyA / sakhaNa ke putra sarIpata ko rANA rAhapa ne sAta gAMva jAgIra meM de mehatA padavI dI, tabase inake vaMza vAle mehatA (zizodiyA mehatA) kahalAte haiN| inakI tIsarI pIr3hI meM harisiMha evaM caturbhujajI nAmAMkita vyakti hue, jinako pA~ca gA~va ke paTTe mile, jinako inhoMne 1. jaina paramparA no itihAsa, tripuTi mahArAja, pR0462. 2. vIrabhUmi cittaur3a, zrI rAmavallabha somAnI, pR0 157. 3. jaina paramparA no itihAsa, tripuTi mahArAja, pR0 463. 4. vahI. 5. osavAla jAti kA itihAsa, zrI sukhasampatarAja, pR0 393. 6. bhosavAla jAti kA itihAsa, sukhasampatarAja bhaNDArI, pR0 363.
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________________ mevAr3a ke zAsaka evaM jainadharma 31 .................... .................. ..-.--.-.-.-.-.-. -.-.-.-.-. -.-.-. -.. basAye' |sriipt ke vaMzaja samrATa akabara dvArA kiye gaye cittaur3a para AkramaNa ke samaya cittaur3a ke antima (tIsare) sAke meM lar3e aura kAma Aye, kevala megharAja jo rANA udayasiMhajI ke bar3e vizvAsapAtra the, ve isa lar3AI ke pUrva hI mahArANA udayasiMha ke sAtha cittaur3a se nikala gaye aura baca gaye / vartamAna kA sArA kuTumba megharAja kA vaMza hai| mehatA megharAja ne udayapura meM mehatoM kA TimbA basAyA evaM sabase pahalA zrI zItalanAthajI kA vizAla jaina mandira banavAyA / 2 udayapura nagara ke mahaloM kA sabase purAnA bhAga rAya AMgana, nekA kI caupar3a, pANDe kI ovarI, janAnA rAvalA (koThAra), naucokI sahita pAneDA, mahArANA udayasiMhajI ne banavAye / purAnI paramparA thI ki gar3ha kI nIMva ke sAtha mandira kI nIMva dI jAtI thii| tadanusAra rAjamahala ke isa nirmANa kArya ke sAtha zrI zItalanAthajI ke ukta mandira kA zilAnyAsa eka hI dina vi0saM0 1624 meM sampanna huaa| batAte haiM, isa mandira ke mUlanAyaka kI pratimA bhI cittor3a se lAI gaI thii| isI mandira ke sAtha eka vizAla upAzraya bhI hai jo tapAgaccha kA mUla sthAna hai jahA~ ke paTTa AcArya zrIpUjyajI kahalAte the jinake susaMcAlana meM bhArata ke samasta tapAgaccha kI pravRttiyAM calatI thiiN| saMvegI sAdhu samAja kA prAdUpa hone ke pazcAt bhI tapAgaccha ke saMvegI munivarga ko udayapura nagara meM vyAkhyAna hetu anumati lenI par3atI thii| itanA hI nahIM, yahAM ke zrIpUjyoM ko rAjya-mAnyatA thii| jaba kabhI zrIpUjyajI kA udayapura nagara meM praveza hotA to yahA~ ke mahArANA apane mahaloM se karIba do mIla Age teliyoM kI sarAya, vartamAna bhUpAla nobalsa kaoNleja taka agavAI ke lie jAte the| pratikramaNa meM laghuzAnti kI praviSTi bhI isI sthAna se huii| mehatA megharAja ke putra verIsAla se do zAkhAyeM calIM-jyeSTha putra annAjI kI santAta Timbe vAle evaM laghu putra sonAjI kI santati DyoDhI vAle mehatA ke nAma se prasiddha huI, jo sadiyoM se janAnI DyoDhI kA kArya karate rahe haiN| mehatA megharAja kI 11vIM pIr3hI meM mehatA mAladAsa hue jinhoMne vi0saM0 1844 meM mevAr3a evaM koTA kI saMyukta senA ke senApati hokara marahaThoM se nikumbha, jiraNa, nimbAher3A lekara ina para adhikAra kiyA aura haDakyAkhAla ke pAsa yuddha kA netRtva kiyaa| inhIM ke nAma se mAladAsajI kI seharI, udayapura nagara kA samRddha mohallA hai| rANAoM ke purohita aisA kahate haiM ki rANA rAhapa ko kuSTha roga ho gayA jisakA ilAja sAMDerAva (gor3avADa) ke yati ne kiyaa| jaba se ina yati evaM inake ziSya paramparA kA sammAna mevAr3a ke rANAoM meM hotA rahA / ukta yati ke kahane se unake eka ziSya saravala, jo pallIvAla jAti ke brAhmaNa kA putra thA, ko rAhapa ne apanA purohita banAyA, taba se mevAr3a ke rANAoM ke purohita pallIvAla brAhmaNa cale Ate haiN| isake pUrva caubIse brAhmaNa the| DUMgarapura evaM bAMsavAr3A ke rAjAoM ke purohita aba taka caubIse brAhmaNa haiN| mahArANA tejasiMha evaM samarasiMha jasiMha ke pIche usakA putra tejasiMha mevAr3a kA svAmI huA jisake viruda mahArAjAdhirAja, paramabhaTTAraka, paramezvara Adi milate haiM / jaisAki uparokta lekha se pratIta hogA ki tapAgaccha kA prAdurbhAva, vaMzotpatti, jaina mandira nirmANa Adi kAraNoM se mevAr3a ke rAjya vaMza kA jainadharma se bar3A acchA sambandha ho gayA thA, yaha sambandha tejasiMha evaM usake putra samarasiMha ke zAsanakAla meM aura bhI jyAdA gaharA huaa| tejasiMha ke samaya jainadharma kI abhUtapUrva unnati 1. osavAla jAti kA itihAsa, sukhasampatarAja bhaNDArI, pR0 366. 2. mevAr3a ke jaina vIre, jodhasiMha mehtaa| 3. rAjapUtAnA kA itihAsa, gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA, pR0 733. 4. lekhaka ke pitA zrI arjunalAla mehatA dvArA saMkalita vaMzAvalI / 5. mevAr3a ke jaina vIra, zrI jodhasiMha mehatA / 6. rAjapUtAnA kA itihAsa, gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA, pR. 51..
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________________ 32 karmayogI zrI kesarImalajI surANA abhinandana grantha : SaSTha khaNDa siMha pI paTarANI japatalavAmA cittADa para mata purayAbhaTavara gacchakajanAcAyaka upadarza sa:35 meM zyAma pArzvanAtha kA mandira bnvaayaa|' rANI jayatalla devI kI jainadharma para adhika zraddhA thii| rANI jayatalla devI kI zraddhA evaM aMcalagaccha ke AcArya amitasiMha sUri ke upadeza se rANA tejasiMha ke putra samarasiMha ne apane rAjya meM jIvahiMsA para roka lagA dii| rANA samarasiMha ne ukta zyAma pArzvanAtha ke apanI mAtA dvArA banavAye gaye mandira ke pAsa pauSadhazAlA hetu bhUmi dI evaM isa mandira va upAzraya kI sthAyI vyavasthA hetu kucha hATa (dukAneM) evaM bAga kI bhUmi bhaTevaragaccha ke AcArya pradyumnasUri ko dI aura cittaur3a kI talahaTI, AghATapura (Ahar3a), khohara aura sajjanapura ke sAyara ke mahakamoM se rakama dI jAne kI vyavasthA kI tAki vyaya kI vyavasthA sthAyI rUpa se calatI rahe / isa sambandhI eka zilAlekha mandira ke dvAra para bane chabane para khudA huA cittaur3a ke purAne mahaloM ke cauka meM gar3A huA milA hai| yaha zilAlekha saM0 1335 vaisAkha sudi 5 kA hai| isa zilAlekha ke madhya meM zrI pArzvanAtha kI pratimA khudI huI hai jisase yaha prakaTa hai ki yaha chabanA jayatalla devI ke banAye hue zyAma pArzvanAtha ke mandira ke dvAra kA hai| yaha mandira bAda ke AkramaNa meM misamAra ho gyaa| rANA lAkhA, mokala evaM kumbhA mevAr3a ke rANA lAkhA (lakSasiMha) (vi0 saM0 1436 se 1478), rANA mokala (vi0 saM0 1478 se 1460) rANA kumbhA (vi0 saM0 1460 se 1525) ke samaya meM bhI mevAr3a ke rANAoM para jaina dharma kA bahuta prabhAva rahA hai| kaI jaina mandiroM kA nimArNa evaM jIrNoddhAra huA hai jinake katipaya udAharaNa isa prakAra haiM ki rANA lAkhA ke samaya vi0 saM0 1476 meM Asalapura durga meM zrI pArzvanAtha caitya kA jIrNoddhAra huA, vi0 saM0 1478 meM rANA mokala ke samaya meM jAvara ke jaina-mandiroM kA nirmANa karAyA gyaa| vi0 saM0 1485 meM saMghapati guNarAja dvArA cittaur3a ke kIrti stambha kA jIrNoddhAra karAyA evaM isa kIrtistambha ke pAsa mahAvIra svAmI kA mandira banavAyA gyaa| vi0 saM0 1461 evaM 1464 ke nAgadra ha (nAgadA) evaM devakula-pATakapura (delavAr3A) ke kaI jaina mandiroM ke zilAlekha haiM jinase yaha jAhira hai ki yahA~ kharataragaccha ke AcArya zrI jinavarddhanasUri, jinasAgarasUri, jinacandrasUri evaM sadAnandasUri ne kaI pratiSThA utsava rANA kumbhA ke kAla meM kraaye| delavAr3e ke mandira vizAla evaM bAvana jinAlaya vAle haiN| mandira bhavya evaM kalAtmaka haiM, eka mandira ko dekhane se to AbU ke dilavAr3A mandiroM kI yAda tAjA ho jAtI hai| mandira kI kArIgarI dekhane se aisA anumAna hotA hai ki mandira kI kalA hI donoM sthAnoM ke nAma delavAr3A pukAre jAne kA AdhAra rahA ho / isa mandira kI eka vizeSatA to AbU ke mandiroM se bhI jyAdA yaha hai ki mandira ke bilkula bAhara ke bhAga meM bahuta hI sundara korANI karAI gaI hai jisako dekhate hue vahA~ se haTane kI icchA nahIM hotI hai| isa sthAna para rAjamantrI rAmadeva zreSThI, vIsala evaM zreSThI guNarAja ke parivAroM kA ullekha karanA bhI Avazyaka hai / rAmadeva kA navalakhA parivAra mahArANA khetA (kSetrasiMha, vi0 saM0 1431 se 1436) ke samaya se hI prasiddha rahA hai| vi0 saM0 1464 ke nAgadA ke adbhutajI kI mUrti ke lekha meM isa parivAra kI paramparA dI gaI hai| rAmadeva mahArANA khetA evaM usake putra lAkhA ke samaya mantrI thaa| rAmadeva ke do putra sahaNa evaM sAraMga mahArANA kumbhA evaM mokala ke samaya meM mukhya mantrI the| yaha parivAra delavAr3e kA rahane vAlA thA / 5 nAgadA va delavAr3A kI kaI mUrtiyoM ke lekha meM isa parivAra kA nAma hai| anya kaI mUrtiyoM ke lekha evaM grantha prazastiyA~ isa parivAra kI milI haiN| rAmadeva navalakhA kI eka putrI kA vivAha vikSala se huA, visala ke pitA IDara ke rAjA raNamala kA mantrI thaa| visana ke 1. rAjapUtAnA kA itihAsa, gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA, pR0 80, 82. 1. rAjapUtAne kA itihAsa, gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA, pR0 480. 3. vahI, 4. jaina paramparA no itihAsa, tripuTI mahArAja, pR0 34. 5. vIrabhUmi cittaur3a, zrI rAmavallabha somAnI, pR0 161.
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________________ mevAr3a ke zAsaka evaM jainadhamaM parivAra ne AcArya somasundarasUri ke kAla meM kaI mandiroM kI pratiSThA karAI, saMgha nikAle, grantha likhavAye, cittaur3a meM dheyAMsanAya kA mandira banavAyA zreSTI guNarAja cittaur3a evaM ahamadAbAda kA rahane vAlA thA, jisane vizAla saMgha nikAlA, jisameM rANakapura ke mandira banAne vAlA dharaNazAha bhI zAmila thA / guNarAja gujarAta ke bAdazAha kI sabhA kA sadasya thA evaM usakA putra mahArANA mokala kI sabhA kA sadasya / rANakapura ke prasiddha mandira kI pratiSThA bhI mahArANA kumbhA ke rAjyakAla vi0saM0 1416 meM huii| AcArya zrI somacandrasUri ne isa mandira kI pratiSThA kraaii| isa mandira meM rANA kumbhA ne pASANa ke do stambha banavAye | rANakapura ke mandira ke nirmANa sambandhI yaha pramANa milatA hai ki rANA kumbhA ke prItipAtra zAha guNarAja ke sAtha rahakara nadiyA grAma nivAsI prAgvATa vaMzI sAgara ke putra kurapAla ke beTe ratnasA evaM dhannAsA ne " trailokyadIpaka" nAmaka yugAdIzvara kA 48000 vargaphITa jamIna para evaM 1444 vizAla prastara stambhoM para suvizAla caturmukha mandira mahArANA kI AjJA pAkara bnvaayaa| isI taraha se rANA kumbhA ke prItipAtra zAha gugarAja ne ajAharI (ajArI), piNDaravATaka (piNDavAr3A) tathA sAverA ke navIna mandira banavAye aura kaI purAne mandiroM kA jIrNoddhAra kraayaa| mahArANA kumbhA ke zreya se kumbhA ke khajAMcI velA ( velAka) ne vi0 saM0 1505 meM cittaur3a meM zAntinAtha kA sundara mandira banavAyA ( eka matAnusAra jIrNodvAra karAyA), jisako isa samaya zRMgAracaMdarI kahate haiN| isa mandira ke pAsa vi0 saM 1510 ke do aura jaina mandira haiN| isI taraha se rANA kumbhA ke samaya ke basantapura, mUlA Adi sthAnoM ke jaina mandira vidyamAna haiM macinda durga para mahArANA kumbhA dvArA nirmita jaina mandira hone kA bhI pramANa yaha milatA hai ki mahArANA jagatasiMha (vi0 saM0 1984 se 1702 ) ne isa mandira ke jIrNodvAra hetu pharamAna nikaalaa| rANA kumbhA ne acalagar3ha (AlU) kA durga bnvaayaa| acalagar3ha ke jaina mandira kI pratiSThA bhI isI samaya vi0 saM0 1510 meM huii| rANA kumbhA ke samaya ke kaI zilAlekha bhI milate haiM jinase usakA jaina dharma ke prati zraddhA evaM saMrakSaNa spaSTatayA prakaTa hai, ina zilAlekhoM meM vi0 saM0 1461 kArtika sudi 4 kA delavAr3e kA zilAlekha, vi0 saM0 1494 mAgha sudi 11 kA nAgadA ke adabuda jI (zAntinAthajI) kI ativizAla mUrti ke Asana kA zilAlekha, vi0 saM0 1496 kA rANakapura mandira kA zilAlekha, vi0 saM0 1506 asAr3ha sudi 2 kA delavAr3A ( AbU ) kA zilAlekha, vi0saM0 1518 vaisAkha vida 4 kA acalagar3ha ke jaina mandira meM AdinAthajI kI vizAla pratimA ke Asana para khudA zilAlekha mukhya haiM / rANA kumbhA ne AbU para jAne vAle jaina yAtriyoM para jo kara lagatA thA use uThAkara yAtriyoM ke liye bar3I sugamatA kara dI jisakI puSTi AbU delavAr3A ke vimalazAha evaM vastupAla - tejapAla dvArA banAye gaye mandiroM ke madhya cauka meM eka vedI para lage zilAlekha se hotI hai jisameM AbU para jAne vAle yAtriyoM ke dAma, muMDika, bAlAvI (yAni rAhadArI, prati yAtrI se 33 liye jAne vAlA kara), mArga rakSA kara tathA ghor3e, baila Adi kA jo kara hai / usa samaya AbU pradeza rANA kumbhA ne le liyA thA, jo medapATa, AcArya somasundarasUri, kamalakalazasUri, somajayasUri ke bhakta the / tapAgaccha ke sammAna karate the / hIrAcandasUri ko mahArANA kumbhA guru mAnatA thA, inakA inheM 'kavirAja' kI upAdhi bhI dI thii| rANA kumbhA ke samaya ke nimna paravAne se kumbhA ke jaina dharma ke prati dhA kA sahaja anumAna lagAyA jA sakatA hai liyA jAtA thA use mApha karane kA ullekha eka aMga thA / rANA kumbhA vAcaka kA rANA kumbhA bar3A rAjasabhA meM bar3A sammAna thA aura mevAr3a kA hI somadeva 1. rAjapUtAne kA itihAsa, gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA, pR0 625. 2. bhAvanagara iMskripzana, pR0 114, 115, 2. rAjapUtAnA myUjiyama kI riporTa, I0sa0 1920-21, pR0 3 lekha saM0 10. 4. rAjapUtAne kA itihAsa, gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA, pR0 630-616. 5. vIrabhUmi citaur3a, rAmavallabha somAnI, pR0 118. .
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________________ -0 34 kamayogI zrI kesarImalajI surANA abhinandana grantha : SaSTha khaNDa svasti zrI ekaliMgajI parasAdAtu mahArAjAdhirAja mahArANAjI zrI kumbhAjI AdesAtu medapATa rA umarAva, thAnedAra kAmadAra samasta mahAjana paMcakAsya apraM ApaNe aThe zrIpUja tapAgaccha kA to devendrasUrijI kA paMtha kA tathA punamyAgaccha kA hemAcArajajI ko paramoda hai| dharamajJAna batAyo so aThe agA ko paMtha ko hAvegA jaNIne mAnAMgA pUjAgA / parathama ( prathama ) to Age su hI ApaNe gar3ha koTa meM nIMva de jada pahIlA zrI riSabhadeva jI rA devarA rI nIMva devAr3e hai, pUjA kare hai, abe aju hI mAnegA, sisodA paga kA hovegA ne surepAna ( surApAna ) pAvegA nahIM aura dharama murajAda meM jIva rAkhaNo, yA murajAda lopAgA jaNI ne mahAsatA ( mahAsatiyoM ) kI ANa hai aura phena karegA jaNI ne talAka hai, saM0 1461 kAtI su0 5 / 1 rANA rAyasiMha evaM sAMgA rANA rAyasiMha (vi0 saM0 1530 se 1566 ) evaM rANA sAMgA (vi0 saM0 1566 se 1504) ke samaya meM bhI jaina dharma kI bar3I pragati huI-- kharataragaccha, tapAgaccha, caitragaccha bRhadgaccha bhRtapurIyagaccha, AMcalagaccha ke kaI sAdhuoM kA vicaraNa mevAr3a meM thaa| isa kAla meM jainagrantha lekhana kArya bahuta huA / vi0saM0 1553 meM vinayarAjasUri dvArA upAsakadazAMga caritra likhA gayA, vi0 saM0 1555 meM zatruMjaya mAhAtmya vi0 saM0 1574 meM pArzvapurANa, vi0saM0 1597 meM sthAnAMgasUtra kI pratilipiyA~ karAI gii| rANA sAMgA jainAcArya dharmaratnasUri kA paramabhakta thA / dharmaratnasUra ke AvAgamana ke samaya kaI mIla unake sAmane gayA thA, unake vyAkhyAna sune evaM zikAra bhI kucha samaya ke lie chor3a diyA thA / " rANA ratanasiMha evaM maMtrI siMha mevAr3a ke rANA ratanasiMha dvitIya (vi0 saM0 1584 se 1500) ke mantrI, karma (karmarAja) karmAne vi0 saM0 1587 vaisAkha vida 6 ko zatruMjaya kA sAtavA~ uddhAra karAyA aura puNDarIka ke mandira kA jIrNoddhAra karA usameM AdinAtha kI pratimA sthApita kI isa kArya ke liye aisA kahA jAtA hai ki karmasiMha ne rANA ratnasiMha kI siphAriza se gujarAta ke sulatAna bahAdurazAha se pharamAna prApta kara zatruMjaya kA uddhAra karAyA kyoMki musalamAnoM ke samaya bahudhA mandira banAne kI manAI thii| lekina eka mata yaha ki gujarAta kA zAhajAdA bahAdurazAha bhAgakara rANA sAMgA kI zaraNa meM cittaur3a AgayA / karmAzAha ne use vipatti ke samaya eka lAkha rupaye isa vAste diye ki jaba vaha gujarAta siMhAsana para baiThe taba zatruMjaya kI pratiSThA karAne kI AjJA deve / kAlAntara meM jaba vaha gujarAta kA bAdazAha bana gayA taba usane pUrva vacanAnusAra karmAzAha ko anumati dI rANA pratApasiMha (vi0 saM0 1628 se 1653) ++ rANA pratApa kA rAjyakAla prAyaH saMgharya meM hI bItA / samaya-samaya para eka sthAna ko chor3akara dUsare, 1. rAjapUtAnA ke jainavIra, ayodhyAprasAda goyala, pR0 340. 2. vIrabhUmi citaur3a, rAmavallabha somAnI, pR0 165. 3. zatruMjaya kA zilAlekha vi0 saM0 1787. 4. rAjapUtAne kA itihAsa, gaurIzaMkara hIrAcanda ojhA, pR0 703. 5. bIrabhUmi citaur3a, rAmavallabha somAnI, pR0 166. .
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________________ mevAr3a ke zAsaka evaM jainadharma 35 . dUsare ko chor3akara tIsare para jAte rahe evaM 'mAro aura bhAgo' kI nIti apanAI / isa saMgharSamaya jIvana meM bhI inakA dharmaprema bahuta prabala thaa| jagataguru AcArya hIravijayasUri evaM unake ziSyoM ke liye atyadhika mAna thaa| jaba kabhI tapAgaccha ke paTTadhara sAdhuoM kA AnA hotA thA to sAmane lene jAte the| yaha maryAdA barAbara kAyama rahI aura jabajaba tapAgaccha ke paTTadhara (zItalanAthajI ke upAsare ke zrIpUjyajI) kA AvAgamana udayapura meM hotA taba-taba teliyoM kI sarAya (vartamAna bhUpAla nobalsa kAleja) taka udayapura ke mahArANA agavAI ke liye jAte the| mandira evaM upAsare kI maryAdA barAbara kAyama rakhate / isakI puSTi rANA pratApa ke nimna patra se hotI hai jo hIravijayasUri ko saM0 1635 meM mevAr3a meM padhArane hetu nimantraNa svarUpa likhA gayA ___'sva sti zrI musudu (mevAr3a kA grAma) mahAzubhasthAne saraba opamA lAyaka bhaTTAraka mahArAja zrI hIravijesUri jI caraNa kamalAyaNe svasta zrI bajekaTaka cAvaMDerA (cAmuDerI) suthAne mahArAjAdhirAja zrI rANA pratApasiMghajI lI. page lAgaNoM baMcasI, aThArA samAcAra bhalA hai, AparA sadA bhalA chAIje, Apa bar3A hai, pUjaNIka hai, sadA karapA rAkhe jI sU sasaha (zreSTha) rakhAvegA, apraM apAro patra aNA danA mhe AyA nahIM so karapA kara lagAvegA / zrI bar3A hajara rI vagata padAravo huvo jI meM aThArau~ pAchA padAratA pAtasA akabrajI ne jenAbAda mheM grAnarA (jJAnarA) pratibodha dI do, jIro camatkAra moTo batAyA jIva haMsA (jIvahiMsA) charakalI (cir3iyA) tathA nAma paMSeru (pakSI) ne tIso mApha karAI, jIro moTo upakAra kIdo so zrI jenarA dhrama ro Apa asAhIja adotakArI (udyotakArI) abAra kIse (samaya) dekhatA Apa jU phera ve nhI AvI, pUraba hidasthAna atraveda sudA cArU (4) dasA mhe dharama ro bar3o adotakAra dekhANo, jaThA pache Aparo padAraNo huvonhI so kAraNa kahIvegA padArasI Age sU paTA pravAnA kAraNa rA dastUra mAphaka Apre hai jI mAphaka tola murajAda sAmo AvArI kasara par3I suNI jo kAma kAraNa lekhe bhUla rahI vegA, jIro adeso nhI jANegA, Age su zrI hemAAcArajI ne zrI rAja mhe mAnyatA hai, jI ro paTo kara devANo jI mAphaka aro pagarA bhaTArakha gAdI pra AvegA to paTA mAphaka mAnyA jAvegA zrI hemAcArajI pelA zrI bar3agaccha rA bhaTArakha jI bar3A kAraNa suzrI rAja mhe mAnyA jI mAphaka Apane AparA pagarA gAdI prapATa havI tapAgaccha rAne mAnyA jAvegArI "suvAye desa mheM Apare gaccha ro devaro tathA upAsaro vegA, jI ro murajAda zrI rAja sU vA dUjA gaccha rA bhaTArakha AvegA so rahegA," zrI samaraNa dhyAna . devAjAtrA jaThe yAda karAvasI bhUlasI nahIM ne vegA padArasI, pravAnagI paMcolI goro samat 1635 rA varSa Asoja su. 5 guruvaar'|' rANA pratApa ke samaya meM unake dIvAna bhAmAzAha kAvar3iyA ne vi0saM0 1643 mAha sudI 13 ko kezariyAjI (dhuleva) mandira kA jIrNoddhAra kraayaa| mahArANA amarasiMha (vi0 saM0 1653 se 1676) evaM jagatasiMha (vi0saM0 1684 se 1709) rANA amarasiMha ne tapAgaccha ke bhaTTAraka vijayaratnasUri ke upadeza se paryuSaNa parva ke dinoM meM hiMsA nahIM karane (agatA palAne) kA paTTA jArI kiyaa| khurrama ne apane pitA zahaMzAha jahA~gIra ke hukma se rANA amarasiMha ke viruddha mevAr3a para car3hAI kii| usa samaya vi0saM0 1670 meM zAhI phaujoM ne rANakapura ke prasiddha mandira kI kharAbI karanA zurU kiyA taba rANA ne cittaur3a ke yuddha meM jAna dene vAle vikhyAta yoddhA jayamalla ke putra mukundAsa ko mukAbale ke liye bhejA / mandira kI kharAbI karane vAlI zAhI phauja kA mukundadAsa ne DaTakara mukAbalA kiyA aura apanI jAna dii| rANA jagatasiMha ne AcArya vijayadevasUri evaM vijayasiMhamUri ke upadeza se varakANA (gor3avAr3a) tIrtha para pArzvanAtha bhagavAna ke janmadivasa para hone vAle mele meM Ane-jAne vAle yAtriyoM se kara lenA banda kara diyA evaM bhaviSya meM aisA kara nahIM liyA jAve isa hetu isa AjJA ko zilA para khudavA kara mandira ke daravAje para lagavA diyaa| rANA jagatasiMha 1. rAjapUtAne ke jaina vIra, ayodhyAprasAda goyala, pR0 341, 342. 2. mevAr3a ke mahArANA evaM zahaMzAha akabara, rAjendra zaMkara bhaTTa, pR0 365.
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________________ . 36 karmayogI zrI kesarImalajI surANA abhinandana grantha : SaSTha khaNDa 3.0.0 .oror......... .....0000000000000000000000000 ke nimantraNa para ukta AcArya ne udayapura meM cAturmAsa kiyaa| cAturmAsa samApta hone para eka rAta dala-badala mahala meM vizrAma kiyA, mahArANA jagatasiMha namaskAra karane gaye evaM AcArya ke upadeza se nimna bAteM svIkAra kI 1. pIcholA tAlAba evaM udayasAgara meM machaliyoM ko koI nahIM pakar3e / 2. rAjatilaka ke dina jIvahiMsA banda rakhI jAve / 3. janmamAsa evaM bhAdramAsa meM jIvahiMsA banda rakhI jAve / 4. macIda durga para rANA kumbhA dvArA banavAye gaye jaina-caityAlaya kA punaruddhAra karAyA jaave|' rANA rAjasiMha rANA rAjasiMha (vi0saM0 1706 se 1737) ke samaya meM rAjasamanda kA nirmANa huA thA |usii ke sAtha rANA ke dIvAna dayAlazAha ne dayAlazAha kA kilA nAmaka bAvana jinAlaya kA eka bhavya derAsara bnvaayaa| isa sambandha meM yaha prasiddha hai ki rAjasamanda kI pAla jaise hI taiyAra hotI, pAnI Ane para TUTa jAtI; aisI sthiti meM mandira kI pratiSThA kI anumati ko rANA TAlate rahe / anta meM rANA rAjasiMha ne dayAla zAha kI patnI pATamade (pATamadevI) jo dharmAtmA evaM satI thI usase pAla kI nIMva rakhavAI evaM rAta-dina kAma karavA kara pAla baMdhavAyI jo cAturmAsa kI varSA meM bhI nahIM ttuuttii| tatpazcAt rANA ne isa mandira kI pratiSThA karavAne kI anumati dI tadanusAra vi0saM0 1732 vaisAkha suda 7 ko vijayagaccha ke bhaTTAraka vinayasAgarasUri kI nizrA meM evaM sAMDerAva gaccha ke ma. devasundarasUri kI upasthiti meM isa mandira kI pratiSThA huii| mahArANA rAjasiMha ke samaya kA eka AjJApatra karnala TaoNDa ne aMgrejI meM prakAzita kiyaa| isase bhI rANA rAjasiMha jI kI jaina dharma ke prati aTUTa zraddhA prakaTa hotI hai| yaha AjJA (pharamAna) yati mAna ke upadeza se jArI kiyA gayA thaa| isameM mukhya bAteM nimna prakAra haiM "mahArANA zrI rAjAsaha, mevAr3a ke dasa hajAra gAMvoM ke saradAra maMtrI aura paTeloM ko AjJA detA hai, saba apane-apane pada ke anusAra par3heM 1. prAcIna kAla se jainiyoM ke mandiroM aura sthAnoM ko adhikAra milA huA hai isa kAraNa koI manuSya unakI sImA meM jIva-vadha nahIM kare, yaha unakA purAnA haka hai| 2. jo jIva nara ho yA mAdA, vadha hone ke abhiprAya se inake sthAna se gujaratA hai, vaha amara ho jAtA hai| 3. rAjadrohI, luTere aura kArAgRha se bhAge hue mahAaparAdhI ko bhI, jo jainiyoM ke upAsa re meM zaraNa grahaNa kara legA, usako rAjya karmacArI nahIM pkdd'egaa| 4. phasala meM kUcI (muThI), karAnA kI muTThI, dAna kI huI bhUmi, dharatI aura aneka nagaroM meM unake banAye hue upAsare kAyama rheNge| 5. yaha pharamAna yati mAna kI prArthanA para jArI kiyA gayA hai, jinako 15bI vA dhAna kI bhUmi ke aura 25 bIghe mAleTI ke dAna kiye gaye haiM / nImaca aura nimbAher3A ke pratyeka paragane meM bhI hara eka yati ko itanI hI bhUmi dI gaI hai / arthAt tInoM paraganoM meM dhAna ke kula 45 bIghe aura mAleTI ke 75 bIghe / isa pharamAna ko dekhate hI bhUmi nApa dI jAve va de dI jAya aura koI manuSya jatiyoM ko duHkha nahIM de, balki unake hakoM kI rakSA kre| usa manuSya ko dhikkAra hai jo unake hakoM kA ullaMghana karatA hai| hindU ko gau aura musalamAna ko sUara aura mudArI kI kasama hai / saMvat 1746 (?) mahAsudI 5, I0sa0 1663 (?) / zAha dayAla mNtrii|" 1. rAjapUtAne ke jaina vIra, ayodhyAprasAda goyala, pR0 346. 2. enalsa eNDa eNTaukyUTIja Apha rAjasthAna-karnala TADa, pariziSTa, 5, pR0 697.
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________________ mevAr3a ke zAsaka evaM jainadharma 37 .0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0000000000000000000 00 0 000. rANA bhImasiMha aura AcArya bhAramala mahArANA bhImasiMha (vi0saM0 1834-1885) ko bhI jaina dharma ke prati agAdha zraddhA thii| terApaMtha ke dvitIya AcArya bhAramala jaba vi0saM0 1874-75 meM mevAr3a meM Aye, terApaMtha dharma usa samaya zaizava avasthA meM hI thA; kintu AcArya bhAramala ke prabhAvazAlI vyaktitva evaM unakI saiddhAntika kaTTaratA se prabhAvita hokara terApaMtha ke anuyAyiyoM kI saMkhyA bar3hane lagI, isase kucha vyakti AcArya bhAramala ke virodhI hogaye aura mahArANA bhImasiMha ke kAna bharane lge| rAjA kAnoM kA kaccA hotA hI hai, unhoMne jhUThI bAtoM para vizvAsa karake AcArya bhAramala ko udayapura se niSkAsita kara diyA; kintu devayoga se saMyoga aisA banA ki mevAr3a meM prAkRtika prakopa ho gayA, sarvatra hAhAkAra maca gyaa| mahArANA ko apanI galatI kA ahasAsa huA tathA mevAr3a ke rANAoM kI jaina dharma ke prati zraddhA kA smaraNa huA / unhoMne tatkAla patra bhejakara AcArya bhAramalajI ko puna: udayapura padhArane kA vinamra anurodha kiyA, yathA zrI ekaliMgajI zrI bANanAthajI zrInAthajI svasti zrI sAdha bhAramalajI terepaMthI sAdha zrI rANA bhImasiMgha rI vinatI mAlUma hai / krapA karai aThai pdhaarogaa| kI duSTa vai duSTANo kIdo jI sAmunhIM dekhegaa| mA sAmu vA nagara meM prajA hai jyAMrI dayA kara jeja nahIM karegA / vatI kAhI laSu / ora smAcara shA svalAla kA laSyA jaannegaa| saMvat 1875 varSe ASAr3ha bIda tIja zukre / isake bAda bhI AcArya bhAramalajI kA udayapura AnA na huA, taba vi0 saM0 1876 meM poSa vadi 11 ko mahArANA ne eka patra aura likhaa|' dUsare patra ke bAda AcArya bhAramalajI to udayapura nahIM Aye kintu muni hemarAja va rAmacandra Adi teraha sAdhuoM ko udayapura bhejaa| eka mAsa taka ye udayapura meM hI rahe aura isa avadhi meM gyAraha bAra mahArANA bhImasiMha svayaM calakara ina sAdhuoM ke pAsa Aye aura dharmacarcA kA lAbha prApta kiyaa| mahArANA javAnasiMha evaM muni jJAnasArajI muni jJAnasAra apane samaya ke mahAna rAjasthAnI kavi the| kharataragaccha ke AcArya jinalAbhasUri ne vi0 saM0 1826 meM inheM dIkSA dii| inakA dIkSA ke pUrva kA nAma nArAyaNa thA lekina dIkSA ke pazcAt bhI apanI kavitAoM meM apane Apako isI nAma se sambodhita kiyaa| kahA jAtA hai, eka bAra Apa udayapura padhAre, ApakI siddhiyoM evaM sadguNoM kI prasiddhi sarvatra vyApta thii| jaba rANA kI kRpArahita rANI ne sunA to vaha bhI pratidina zrImad ke caraNoM meM Akara nivedana karane lagI ki gurudeva koI aisA yantra dIjie, jisase mahArANA kI aprasannatA dUra ho, zrImad ne bahuta samajhAyA lekina rANI kisI taraha nahIM mAnI aura yantra dene ke liye vizeSa haTha karane lgii| taba eka kAgaja para kucha likhakara de diyA, rANI kI zraddhA evaM munijI kI vacanasiddhi se aisA saMyoga banA ki mahArANA kI rANI para pUrvavat kRpA ho gii| jaba yantra vazIkaraNa kI bAta mahArANA taka pahu~cI aura unhoMne pUchatAcha kI to zrIna ne kahA, 'rAjana ! hameM ina saba kAryoM se kyA prayojana ?' jA~ca karane ke liye yantra kholakara dekhA gayA to usameM likhA thA ki 'rAjA rANI saM rAjI have to nArANo ne kaI, rAjA rANI saM rUse to nArANo ne kaI' isa para rANAjI ApakI nispRhatA aura vacanasiddhi se bar3e prabhAvita hue evaM ananya bhakta ho gye| 1. terApaMtha kA itihAsa, pR0 152. 2. vahI, pR0 154. 3. jJAnasAra granthAvalI, zrI agaracanda jI nAhaTA, pR0 61.
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________________ Too lolo 38 karmayogI zrI kesarImalajI surANA abhinandana grantha : SaSTha khaNDa mahArANA sajjanasiMha evaM kezariyAkI tIrtha udayapura nagara ke 41 mIla dUra dakSiNa kI ora prasiddha kezariyAjI jaina tIrtha hai jisameM mUlanAyaka prathama tIrthaMkara zrI AdinAtha evaM cAroM ora devabulikAo meM caubIsa tIrthakaroM kI pratimAyeM pratiSTita haiM / isa tIrtha kI mahattA ke sambandha meM sadiyoM se kaI nAcAyoM ne kanAeM zikhI hai| vi0 saM0 1744 meM ginchI muni zrI jJAnasundara DiMgala bhASA meM atyanta prabhAvotpAdaka varNana kiyA hai evaM bAdazAhoM ke AkramaNa kI ora saMketa kiyA, vi0 saM0 1783-84 meM tapAgacchI sAdhu zrI sIhavijaya ne 'kesariyAjI se rAsa' kI racanA kii| isa tIrtha kI vyavasthA eka arse se osavAla jAti ke bApanA gotrI udayapura ke nagaraseTha dvArA kI jAtI thii| yaha vyavasthA vi0 saM0 1634 taka calI AI, isI daurAna vahA~ ke bhaNDAriyoM dvArA tIrtha kI sampatti kA durviniyojana karane evaM gabana karane se mahArANA sajjanasiMha ne 16-11-1877 ko bhaNDAriyoM ko haTA tIrtha kI vyavasthA hetu anya pA~ca osavAla sAhUkAroM kI kameTI niyukta kI / isa samaya se tIrtha kA sAmAnya niyantraNa mevAr3a ke mahArANAoM kA calA aayaa| isa daurAna jaba bhI koI jaina maryAdA kA prazna isa tIrtha kI vyavasthA hetu utpanna hotA to jainAcAryoM se nirNaya karAyA jAtA, tadanusAra vyavasthA karAI jAtI / saMvat 1663 meM mandira kI zuddhi kA prazna paidA huA to tapAgaccha ke mukhya udayapura meM sthita zrI zItalanAthajI ke upAsare (jisakA varNana Upara kiyA jA cukA hai) ke muni prayAsa zrI nemakulajI ke pAsa nirNaya hetu bhejA gayA aura munizrI dvArA dI gaI vyavasthAnusara zuddhi inhIM munizrI se karAI gaI / saMvat 1976 meM nivaidya car3hAnA prArambha kara diyA gayA, isa para usI samaya kArtika zuklA 10 saMvat 1976 ko yaha AzA dI gaI ki jaina saMgha evaM jainAcArya isake viruddha hai, nirbaMdha car3hAne kA yaha navIna kArya avadhita hai, ata: nirbaMdha nahIM car3hAyA jaaye|' mevAr3a ke mahArANAoM kI jaina dharma ke prati bhakti evaM zraddhA kA pramANa mevAr3a rAjya ke gajaTa noTiphikezana dinAMka 14 apraila 1926 se bhI milatA hai jisame yaha ullekha hai ki pavitra jaina tIrtha kezariyAjI meM mahArANA phatahasiMhajI ne sAr3he tIna lAkha rupayoM kI, sonA, hIrA, javAhArAta kI bAMgI mUlanAyakajI ke car3hAI, isa kArya meM mahArANI dvArA 5000) ru0 diyA gyaa| isa sambandha meM mahotsava kiyA jisakA vyaya tatkAlIna mahArAjakumAra ( zrI bhUpAlasiMhajI ) ne vahana kiyaa| mahArANA ke isa kArya ke liye zrI jaina saMgha ne AbhAra prakaTa kiyaa| mahArANA phatahasiMhajI evaM bhUpAlasahajI muni zrI cauthamalajI mahArAja ke pravacanoM se kAphI prabhAvita the, bhakti se prerita ho unhoMne pratyeka varSa pauSa kRSNA 10 (pArzvanAtha bhagavAna ke janma divasa ) caitra zuklA 13 (mahAvIra bhagavAna ke janma divasa ) evaM jaba cauthamalajI mahArAja padhAreM yA vihAra kareM taba jIvahiMsA banda rakhane (agatA pAlane kI AjJA jArI kii| pariNAma sAhityika upalabdhiyAM " mevAr3a ke mahArANAoM dvArA jaina dharma ke saMrakSaNa evaM zraddhA kA yaha pariNAma huA ki kaI jainAcAryoM ne mevAr3a ke rAjAoM evaM vIroM kI vIratA ko kAvyabaddha kiyA hemaratnasUri ne 'gorAbAda parija' kI racanA kI evaM padminI kI lokakathA ko kAvyabaddha kiyA / jayasiMhasUri ne dillI ke sultAna kI nAgadA ( nAgadraha ) kI lar3AI, jo rAjA jaisiMha ke samaya vikrama kI terahavIM zatAbdI meM huI, isa viSaya meM 'hamIra mada mardana' pustaka likhI / vi0 saM0 1306 meM likhita pustaka 'pAkSikavRtti' meM rAjA jayasiMha (jaitrasiMha ) ko dakSiNa evaM uttara ke rAjAoM kA mAna mardana karane bAlA mahArAjAdhirAja kahA gayA hai| sulatAna alAuddIna khilajI ke choTe bhAI ulagavAM kI citaur3a meM vi0 saM0 1356 meM rAjA samarasiMha ke sAtha kI lar3AI kA varNana zrI jinaprabhasUri ne apane 'tIrthakalpa' meM karate hue likhA hai ki mevAr3a ke svAmI samarasiMha ne use daNDa dekara mevAr3a kI rakSA kii| vi0 saM0 1330 meM caitragaccha ke AcArya 1. 1673 vIkalI laoN riporTasa, pR0 1008 (1014) uccatama nyAyAlaya kA nirNaya, perA 11. .
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________________ mevAr3a ke zAsaka evaM jainadharma 35 ..................................................-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. -.-.. ratnaprabhasUri ne cIravA grAma ke mandira kI 51 zlokoM ko prazasti kI racanA kI jisameM rAjA jaitrasiMha, ratanasiMha, samarasiMha ke ullekhanIya kAryoM kA ullekha kiyaa| caritraratnagaNi ne vi0 saM0 1465 meM citrakUTa prazasti' kI racanA kI / isa pustaka meM mevAr3a ke rAjavaMza kA evaM rANA kumbhA kA sundara varNana milatA hai| vijayagaccha ke yati mAna ne 'rAjavilAsa' kAvya vi0 saM0 1733 meM livA jisameM rANA rAjasiMha prathama kA jIvana evaM itihAsa vaNita hai / tapAgaccha ke hemavijaya ne medapATa dezAdhipati prazasti-varNana vikrama kI unnIsavIM zatAbdI meM likhaa| zatrujaya tIrthodvAra prabandha' meM rANA sAMgA ke liye apane bAhubala se samudra paryanta pRthvI jItane vAlA likhA hai, aura yaha batAyA hai ki loga use cakravartI mAnate the| uparyukta tathyoM se yaha spaSTa hai ki mevAr3a meM rAjyamAnyatAnusAra jaina dharma ke saba hI samudAya, gaccha evaM zAbAoM kI mAnyatA rahI hai| xxxxxxxx xxxxxx yatrA'hiMsA mahAdevyAza-chatracchAyA virAjate / sAmrAjyaM tatra dharmasya, dhruvamityavadharyAtAm // -varddhamAna zikSA saptazatI (zrI candana muni viracita) jahA~ ahiMsAdevI kI chatrachAyA vilasita hai, vahIM dharma kA sAmrAjya vyApta hai, ise nizcita maane| XXXXXX xxxxxxxx