Book Title: Oswal Ki Utpatti Vishayak Shankao Ka Samadhan
Author(s): Gyansundar Maharaj
Publisher: Ratnaprabhakar Gyanpushpmala
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/007293/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Vvvvvv nn vvvv zrIratnaprabhAkara jJAnapuSpamAlA pu0 naM0 152 zrI ratnaprabhasUrIzvara pAda padmebhyo namaH osavAlotpatti viSayaka zaGkAoM kA samAdhAna - ~ lekhaka muni zrI jJAnasundarajI mahArAja prakAzaka zrI ratnaprabhAkara jJAnapuSpamAlA mu0 phalodI (mAravAr3a) zrosavAla saMvat 2362 ummm vIra saM0 2062 1 IsvI san 1935 , vikrama saM0 1662 mUlya paThana pAThana aura sadupayoga -- -- -- nathamala lUNiyA dvArA Adarza presa kesaragaJja ajamera meM chapI / bijalI se calanevAle isa bar3ebhArI presa meM chapAI kA kAma bahuta umadA sastA aura jaldI hotA hai / osavAla bandhuoM se nivedana hai ki ve apanI chapAI kA saba kAma isa svajAtIya presa meM hI bhejane kI kRpA kareM . .... - saMcAlaka-jItamala lUNiyA EUROCURREA ADBLyba S E Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ do zabda jainadharma yaha kisI samAja, jAti aura vyakti vizeSa kA dharma nahIM hai para sampUrNa vizva kA dharma hai| isa dharma kA mUla siddhAnta syAdvAd aura ahiMsA vizva vyApI hai| jisa samaya varNa vyavasthA kAyama huI usa samaya jainadharma ke upAsaka cAroM varNa the| kAlAntara varNa vyavasthA meM kaI prakAra kA vikAra paidA huA-jAtiyAM, upajAtiyAM aura ahaMpada arthAt ucca nIcatva kA jaharIlA viSa sarvatra ugalA jAne lgaa| ThIka usI samaya bhagavAna mahAvIra ne janatA ke TUTe hue zakti tantuoM kA saMgaThana kara samabhAvI banAye aura dharmArAdhana kA adhikAra prANi mAtra ko dekara unake liye mokSa mArga khulA kara diyA-mahArAja ceTaka, zreNika, udAyI Adi kSatriya, indrabhUti, agnibhUti, riSabhadatta, bhRgu Adi brAhmaNa, Ananda kAmadeva, zaMkkha, pokkhalI zrAdi vaizya, harakezI, maitAryAdi zUdra, evaM cAroM varNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke upAsaka the| zuddhi kI mizana khUba raphtAra se calane lagI aura lAkhoM nahIM para karor3oM bhavya prabhu mahAvIra ke jhaMDe ke nIce zAnti pAne lge| yaha zuddha aura sugandhI vAyu mahAvIra nirvANa ke karIbana 30-40 varSa bAda marudhara taka pahu~cA, prAcArya svayaMprabhasUri ne zrImAlanagara va padmAvatI nagarI meM lAkhoM manuSyoM kI zuddhi kara jainadharma meM dIkSita kiyaa| bAda vIrAt 70 veM varSa meM prAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne upakezapura meM lAkhoM ajainoM ko jaina banAye jisake ullekha pUrvAcArya racita prAcIna granthoM meM Aja bhI vidyamAna haiN| isa bAta ko lakSa meM rakha kara hI isa kitAba ke likhane meM prayatna kiyA hai| pAThakavarga isa pustaka ko zrAdyopAnta par3hakara lAbha uThAveMge to maiM mere parizrama ko saphala huA smjhNgaa| ityAlam / "jJAnasundara" Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaina itihAsa jJAna bhAnU kiraNa naM0 6 zrI ratnaprabhasUri sadgurubhyo namaH prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha (chaTThA bhAga) . (osavAlotpatti viSayaka). zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna pakeza vaMza arthAt zrosavAla vaMzotpatti kA samaya nirNaya karanA eka jaTila samasyA hai| kyoMki isa viSaya ke * nirNaya ke lie jitane sAdhana cAhie utane Aja upalabdha nahIM haiM kevala isake lie hI nahIM para bhAratIya kisI bhI viSaya ke itihAsa likhane meM ye hI bAdhAe~ sarva prathama zrA upasthita hotI haiN| isakA qhAsa kAraNa gata zatAbdiyoM meM muslima zAsana kA mahAn atyAcAra aura dharmAndhatA hI hai kyoMki unhoMne bhAratIya itihAsa ke pradhAna sAdhanoM ko naSTa bhraSTa kara diyaa| unhoMne kaI eka pustaka. bhaNDAra yoM ke yoM jalA diye, asaMkhya mandira mUttie~ tor3a DAlI saikar3oM zilAlekha va kIrtistambha barbAda kara die evaM janatA ke dhArmika adhikAroM para sAGghAtika coTa kara janatA meM cira azAnti kA bIjA ropaNa kiyA gayA isa taraha pUrva likhita itihAsa ko naSTa kara bhaviSya meM bhI use silasilevAra likhe jAne se roka rakkhA, phira bhI jo koI sAdhana itastataH vikhare hue zeSa raha gae unameM bhI adhikAMza unake jIrNoddhAra karate samaya vizeSa- lakSya na dene se. lupta prAya hogaeantatogatvA jo kucha bhI Aja aitihAsikoM ke hAtha lagA hai. unhIM para Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrosavAloM kI utpatti pratyeka padArtha ke itihAsa kI AdhAra bhitti jyoM tyoM kara khar3I kI jAtI hai| idhara aura bhI paurvAtya aura pAzcAtya purAtatvajJoM evaM saMzodhakoM kI zodha aura khoja se itihAsa kI bahuta kucha sAmagrI prApta huI hai, yadyapi vaha aparyApta hai tathApi itihAsa kSetra para acchA prakAza DAla rahI hai / jaise ki__eka samaya bhagavAn mahAvIra ko aitihAsika mahApuruSa mAnane meM vidvatsamAja hicakicAtA thA, para Aja bhagavAn mahAvIra ko hI nahIM kintu prabhu pArzvanAtha ko bhI aitihAsika mahApuruSa eka hI AvAz2a se svIkAra karatA hai| itanA hI nahIM parantu hAla hI meM kAThiyAvAr3a prAnta meM milA huA eka tAmrapatra ne to bhagavAn neminAtha ko bhI aitihAsika puruSa siddha kara diyA hai jo zrIkRSNa aura arjuna ke samakAlIna jainoM ke bAvIsaveM tIrthakara the| ___ isI bhA~ti maurya samrATa caMdragupta bhI itihAsa-pramANoM se jaina siddha ho cuke haiM aura jisa samprati ko loga kAlpanika vyakti kahate the, Aja itihAsa kI kasauTI para kasane se eka jaina samrATa pramANita hue haiM yahI kyoM ? kintu jo zilAlekha, staMbhalekha evaM AjJApatra Adi aAja taka samrATa azoka ke mAne jAte the una saba lekhoM ko DAkTara tribhuvanadAsa leharacaMda ne akATya itihAsa pramANoM dvArA samrATa samprati kA siddha kara diyA hai| isa viSaya para nAgarI-pracAriNI traimAsikapatrikA varSa 16 ke prathama aGka meM ujjainanivAsI zrImAn sUryanArAyaNajI vyAsa ne bhI lekha likhakara prakAza DAlA hai / aura unhoMne usameM yaha siddha kara batalAyA hai ki jo zilAlekha, stambhale kha, AjJApatra Adi samrATa azoka ke mAne jA rahe haiM vAstava meM ve saba ( lekhAdi) samrATa samprati ke haiN| isI taraha kaliMgapati mahAmedhabahAna cakravartI mahArAjA khArabola kA nAma aba se pahile jaina sAhitya meM to kyA ? parantu saMsAra bhara ke sAhitya meM nahIM pAyA jAtA thA para ur3IsA kI hastIguphA ke lekha ne yaha spaSTa kara diyA kirAjA khArabola jaina dharma kA upAsaka hI nahIM kintu kadara pracAraka thaa| isI prakAra kaI logoM kA khayAla thA ki osavAla jAti kI utpatti vikrama kI darAmI zatAbdI ke Asa pAsa huI thI, para Aja - itihAsa ke sAdhanoM evaM Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaMkA kA samAdhAna koTA sTeTa ke antargata aTArU nAmaka grAma kA vi0 saM0 508 kA zilAlekha jo itihAsajJa munzI devIprasAdajo kI zodha se prApta huA usakA Apane " rAjapUtAnA kI zodha khoja " nAmaka pustaka meM bhI ullekha kiyA hai inase aura anya sAdhanoM se savAloM kA utpatti samaya vikrama kI dUsarI tIsarI zatAbdI sthira hotA hai, tAtparya yaha hai ki jyoM jyoM zodha kArya hotA rahegA tyoM tyoM itihAsa para prakAza par3atA jAyagA / isIlie vidvAnoM kA kahanA hai ki kisI lekhaka ko hatAza hone kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM; ve apanA kArya sotsAha karate raheM / " merA janma osavAla jAti meM huA, ataH mujhe savAla jAti evaM jaina-dharma kA garva bhI hai, aura maiMne isa viSaya meM yathAsAdhya prayatna bhI kiyA hai / qarIba 8 varSa pUrva maiMne "osavAla jJAti samaya nirNaya " nAma kI eka choTI sI pustaka bhI likhI thI jisane isa viSaya para acchA prabhAva DAlA / " itihAsa viSaya kI jyoM jyoM vizeSa carcA ko jAtI hai tyoM tyoM usakA tathya bhI nikalatA jAtA hai, kAraNa isa pravRtti se lekhaka ko adhikA'dhika pramANoM kI khoja karanI par3atI hai / kisI aitihAsika viSaya meM zaMkA karanA bhI anucita nahIM hai zrAja hamAre sAmane isa viSaya kI aneka zaMkAeM samupasthita haiM jinakA samAdhAna karanA hI isa nibandha kA uddezya hai / I jaina banAyA aura sthApita kiyA, upakeza ( osavAla ) vaMza ke saMsthApaka AdyAcArya zrI ratnaprabha* sUra the isa bAta ko zrIratnaprabhasUri jayantI mahotsava nAmaka pustaka meM vistRta rUpa se varNita kI hai ki AcArya ratnaprabhasUri vi. pUrva 400 varSa arthAt vIranirvANa saM0 70 meM marudhara prAnta evaM upakezapura nagara meM padhAre aura jainoM ko jainadharma kI zikSA dIkSA de usa navadIkSita janasamUha kA nAma " mahAjana vaMza" Age calakara ve upakezapura se anya prAntoM meM jA basane se upakeza vaMzI kahalAe, yadi yaha nAmasaMskAra mUla samaya ke bAda cAra pA~ca zatAbdI se huA ho, to bhI asambhava nahIM hai, aura isa nAma kA hI nirNaya karanA ho to vikrama kI prathama zatAbdI se pUrva milanA asambhava hai, Age calakara vikrama kI dazavIM gyAravIM zatAbdI meM upakezapura kA apabhraMza oziyoM huA, isa hAlata meM upakezavaMza kA nAma bhI zrosa Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ osavAloM kI utpatti vAla ayukti yukta nahIM hai| vartamAna osavAloM kI utpatti kI; zodha khoja karane para bhI vikrama kI dazamI zatAbdI se prAcIna pramANa nahIM mile yaha bAta svAbhAvika hI hai kyoMki jisakA janma hI nahIM usakA nAma DhUMDhanA jaise "pANI ko matha kara ghRta nikAlanA" hai| phira bhI zrosavAloM kI utpatti upakezapura meM AcArya ratnaprabhasUri dvArA huI isameM to purANe aura naye vicAra prAyaH sahamata hI haiM para isa ghaTanA ke samaya ke viSaya meM matabheda avazya hai yadyapi naye vicAravAle Aja paryanta kisI nizcayA''tmaka siddhAnta para to nahIM Ae; tathApi kaI prakAra kI zaGkAeM avazya kiyA karate haiN| kisI padArtha ke nirNaya karane meM tarka va zaGkA karanA koI burI bAta nahIM hai ulTI lAbhakArI hI hai, para isake pahile satya ko svIkAra karane kI yogyatA prApta karanA kucha vizeSa lAbhaprada hai| kisI bhI vastu ko pUrNatayA jA~ca evaM usakA nirNaya karane meM sabase pahilA kArya, samaya, zakti, abhyAsa aura sAdhana sAmagrI kA juTAnA hai, para kheda hai ki isa viSaya meM zAyada hI kisI saMzodhaka ne Aja taka yAvacchakya parizrama kiyA ho, isa mahatvapUrNa kArya sampAdana meM sarvaprathama kartavya to osavAloM hI kA hai / unheM cAhiye ki apanI jAti kI utpatti ke viSaya meM bharasaka prayatna kreN| yaha likhate to hameM phira bhI duHkha hotA hai ki akhila bhAratIya osavAla mahAsammelana ke do do adhivezana hogae para unameM isa viSaya kI carcA taka nahIM calI, jisa samAja ke uddhAra ke lie to hama lAkhoM kA balidAna karane ke sAtha samaya evaM zakti kA bhI vyaya kareM para usakI utpatti ke bAre meM ekadama cuppI sAdha leM yaha nirI mUrkhatA hI hai-kahA hai "mUlaM nAsti kutaH zAkhA" arthAt jisa samAja ke mUla kA patA nahIM usake anya aMgoM kA uddhAra kaise ho skegaa| aura jaba mahAsammelana ke vidvAnoM kA bhI yaha hAla hai to anya sAdhAraNa vyakti kA to kahanA hI kyA ? zrAja osavAla vaMzIya kevala paisA upArjana karanA hI apanA gaurava samajhate haiM, sabhya samAja inheM prAcIna kahe yA arvAcIna isakI inheM kyA paravAha hai / para (Ajakala) samaya kI rukha dekhate yaha Avazyaka ho gayA hai ki hama sarva prathama apane itihAsa ko upalabdha kreN| Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna upakezavaMza ( savAloM ) kI utpatti samaya ke viSaya meM jo zaGkAe~ hamAre sAmane peza hotI haiM unakA samAdhAna karane ke pUrva do bAtoM kA ullekha karanA hama paramAvazyaka samajhate haiM / unameM pahilI to yaha ki mahArAjA utpaladeva ko paramAra jAti kA kahanA, dUsarI upakezavaMza kA nAma varttamAna savAloM se saMgata karanA / basa yahI do bAteM hamAre kArya meM ror3A DAla rahI haiM arthAt bhrama paidA karatI haiM ataH inakA samAdhAna karanA atyAvazyaka hai / upakezapura nagara basAnevAle utpaladeva ko kaI eka itihAsA'nabhijJa paramAra kahate haiM, vastuta: paramAra nahIM the kyoMki kevala bhATa bhojakoM kI dantakathAoM ke -- kisI prAcIna grantha yA paTTAvaliyoM meM utpaladeva rAjA ko paramAra nahIM likhA hai prathama to usa samaya meM paramAroM kA astitva bhI nahIM thA kAraNa utpaladeva kA samaya to vikrama se 400 cAra sau varSa pUrva kA hai aura paramAroM ke Adi puruSa dhUmrarAja paramAra - bAda utpaladeva huA jisakA samaya vikrama kI dazavIM zatAbdI hai to phira samajha meM nahIM AtA ki bhinnamAla kA utpaladeva ko paramAra jAti kA kaise batalAyA jAtA hai / upake gaccha paTTAvalI meM likhA hai: "zrI lakSmI mahAsthAnaM tasyAbhidhAnaM pUrvaM ( nAma ) kRtayuge ratnamAlaM tretAyuge puSpamAlaM dvApare zrImAlaM kaliyuge bhinnamAlaM tatra zrI rAjA bhImasena statputrazrI pujastatputra utpaladevakumAra apara nAma zrIkumArastasya bAndhavaH zrI surasundaro yuva rAjo rAjyabhAre dhurandharaH" / isa ullekha se spaSTa hojAtA hai bhinnamAla ke rAjavaMza ke sAtha paramAra vaMza kA koI sambandha nahIM hai, aba hameM yaha dekhanA hai ki bhinnamAla ke rAjA kisa vaMza ke the aura bhinnamAla kitanA prAcIna sthala hai / zrImAla purANa se likhA hai: -- zrImAle'haM nivatsyAmi, zrImAlaM dayitaM mama // zrImAle ye nivatsyanti te bhaviSyanti me priyAH // X X X Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ osavAloM kI utpatti zrI kAra sthApanA pUrva, zrImAle dvAparAntare // zrI zrImAla iti jJAti, statsthAne vihitA shriyaa|| vimala prabandha / / zrImAlamiti yannAma, ratnamAla miti sphuTam // puSpamAlaM punarbhinnamAlaM, yuga catuSTaye // catvAri yasyanAmAni, vitanvanti pratiSThitim / / aho ! nagarasaundarya, prahArya trijagatyapi / "indrahasa gaNikRta upadezakalpavallI" "naminAha cariyaM nAmaka grantha meM poravAloM kI utpatti sthAna zrImAla hI batalAyA gayA hai" isa taraha aneka granthoM meM zrImAlapura ( bhinnamAla ) kI prazasti ke zloka milate haiM / isa nagara kI aitihAsika prAcInatA ke viSaya meM yoM kahA jAtA hai ki vikrama kI gyArahavIM zatAbdI meM bhinnamAla ke zAzanakartA paramAra the / inake do zilAlekha mile haiM jinameM eka to vi0 saM0 1113 kRSNarAja kA aura dUsarA inakA hI vi. saM. 1123 kA hai / zrImAn paM0 i0 gaurIzaMkarajI zromA ne apane rAjapUtAnA kA itihAsa pahilA khaNDa pRSTha 56 para likhA hai ki bhinnamAla meM vi0 saM0 400 aura inake pUrva gurjaroM kA rAja thA aura vi0 saM0 685 meM cAvar3AvaMzI vyAghramukha nAma kA rAja thaa| jisa samaya vi0 saM0 567 meM hUNa toramANa paMjAba se marudhara kI ora AyA usa samaya bhinnamAla meM gurjaroM kA rAja thA, hUNoM ne gurjaroM ko harA diyA aura gurjara loga lATa kI tarapha cale ge| isa jAti ke nAma se hI usa prAnta kA nAma gurjara huA hai / hUNoM ke Agamana samaya mAravAr3a meM mANDavyapura, upakezapura, nAgapura, jabajIpura aura bhinnamAla ye nagara acche AbAda aura unnati para the| jisa meM hUNoMne apanI rAjadhAnI bhinnamAla meM kAyama kii| isase yaha spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki usa samaya anya nagaroM se bhI yaha caDha baDha kara thA tAki hUNoM ne apanI rAjadhAnI banAI / hUNoM ke samaya bhinnamAla kI samRddhi hI isakI prAcInatA batalA rahI hai / hUNoM ke vakhta vahAM (bhinna Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna mAla meM ) jainAcArya haridattasUri va devagupta kA honA pAyA jAtA hai / AcArya zrI ne toramANa ko upadeza dekara eka jaina mandira banAyA isa se jJAta hotA hai ki hUNoM ke samaya meM bhinnamAla meM jainoM kI acchI AbAdI rahI hogI / vikrama kI AThavIM zatAbdI ' ke racayitA nizItha cUriMga meM bhinnamAla kA ullekha isa prakAra karate hai / tadyathA :"rUpyamayaM jahA bhillamAle vammalato" / / ( vi0 saM0 733 ) nizIthacUrNi 10-225 'sivacandagaNI ahamaya haro ti so ettha Agao desA siri bhillamAla nayarammi saMhiyo kapparukkho va" / ( vi0 saM0 835 ) - kuvalaya mAlA 992 ) upamati0 kathA para paTTAvaliyoM se satreyaM tenata kathA kavinA niHzeSa guNa gaNAdhare // zrI bhillamAla nagare, gaditA'grimamaNDapasthAne // ( vi0 saM0 inake atirikta paM0 hIrAlAla haMsarAja ne jaina gotra saMgraha nAmaka pustaka meM vi0 saM0 202 meM bhinnamAla para ajitasiMha nAma ke rAjA kA rAjya honA likhA hai / usa samaya mIra mAmocI ne bhinnamAla para AkramaNa kara use lUTA / isake pUrva bhinnamAla meM kisakA rAja thA isake liye koI aitihAsika sAdhana upalabdha nahIM / Upara batalAye vi0 saM0 ke 400 cArasau varSa pUrva bhinnamAla para rAjA bhImasena kA rAjya honA pAyA jAtA hai / bhinnamAla kI prAcInatA ke pazcAt aba yaha batalAnA hai ki kaI logoM ne AbU va kirADU ke utpaladeva ko paramAra aura upakezapura basAnevAle bhinnamAla ke rAjakumAra utpaladeva ko eka hI mAnane kI bhUla kI hai / para jaba zrosavAla jAti kI utpatti kA samaya aitihAsika pramANoM se vikrama ko pAMcavI zatAbdI siddha hota] haiM / taba AbU ke utpaladeva kumAra ne kisI kAraNa se yadi zroziyoM ke pratihAroM kA Azraya liyA aura anantara vaha vApisa apane nagara ko calA gayA isa hAlata meM utpaladeva paramArane vikrama kI ! Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ savAloM kI utpatti dazavIM zatAbdI meM upakezapura ( zrosiyAM) basAI yaha mAna lenA sarAsara bhUla nahIM to aura kyA hai ? yadi yaha bhUla upakezapura basAnevAle rAjakumAra utpaladeva ko paramAra mAnane se hI huI ho to isa lekha se apanI lene kI parama AvazyaktA hai / bhUla ko sudhAra 2 dUsarI zaMkA upakezavaMza kA nAma osavAla mAnanA hai / isa viSaya meM prathama to hameM yaha dekhanA hai ki osavAla zabda kI utpatti kisa kAraNa aura kisa samaya meM huI / aneka pramANoM se yaha puSTa hotA hai ki savAla zabda ko utpatti proziyoM nagarI se hI huI, aura proziyoM upakezapura kA apabhraMza hai aura isa zabda kI utpatti kA samaya vikrama kI bArahavIM zatAbdI ke AsapAsa kA hai / isake pUrva isa nagara kA nAma upakezapura aura jAti kA nAma uesa - ukeza -auraupakeza thA jaise: (ka) "uesa yaha mUla nAma hai aura usavAlI bhUmi kA dyotaka hai, arthAt jahAM usa ho use uesa kahate haiM aura usa bhUmi para jo zahara AbAda huA vaha uesapura kahalAyA / yaha isakI prAkRta paribhASA hai / (kha) ukeza prAkRta ke lekhakoM ne uesa ko ukezapura likhA ! ( ga ) saMskRta ke racayitAoM ne ukeza ko apanI sahUliyata se upakezapura likhA / isa viSaya meM prAcIna granthoM meM isa nagara kA nAma ukeza aura upakezapura hI milatA hai yathA : sameta metata prathitaM pRthivyA mUkeza nAmAsti puraM // oziyAM mandira kA zilAlekha vi0 saM0 1013 kA kadA dUcikezapure, sUrayaH samavAsaran / vA yAdRg tannagaraM yena, sthApitaM zrUyatAM tathA // upakezagaccha caritra zloka 28 bhUme marudezasya bhUSaNam // asti svasti cavva ( krava ) nisarga sargasubhaga mu ( pa ) kezapuraM varam / / nAbhinandanoddhAra zloka 18 sti upakezapuraM nagaraM, tatrautpaladeva narezo rAjyaM karoti / upakezagaccha paTTAvalI Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna - pUrvokta prAcIna zilAlekhoM va granthoM meM sarvatra ukeza yA upakezapura ke nAma kA hI ullekha milatA hai, para kisI sthAna para bhI zroziyAM zabda kA prayoga huA ho yaha dRSTigocara nahIM huA, isase yaha nizcaya hotA hai ki jisako Aja hama oziyAM kahate haiM usakA asalI mUlanAma ukeza yA upakezapura thA aura isI upakezapura ke nivAsiyoM kA nAma upakezavaMza huA, bAda meM kaI eka kAraNoM se gotra va jAtiyoM ke nAma alaga 2 par3a gae tathApi Aja paryanta ina jAtiyoM ke Adi meM vahI mUlanAma uesa, Ukeza aura upakeza likhane ko paddhati vidyamAna hai, jinake pramANasvarUpa hajAroM zilAlekha isa samaya bhI maujUda haiM, namUnA ke lie dekhiyeH "I0 saM0 1011 caita suda 3 zrI kakkAcAryaziSya devadatta guruNA upakezIya caitya gRhe asvayuja caitya SaSThyAM zAnti pratimA sthApanIya gandhodakAn divAlikA bhAsula pratimA iti" / (bA0 pUrNacandrajI saM0 prathamakhaNDa lekhAMka 134 ) "saM0 1172 phAlguna suda 7 some zrI UkezIya sAvadeva patnyA AmradevI kAritA kakudAcArya prtisstthitaa'| (bA) pUrNacandrajI saM0 prathamakhaNDa lekhAMka 917 ) "saM0 1356 jyeSTha bada 8 zrI Ukezagacche zrI kakkasari saMtAne zAha mAlhaNa bhA0 suhavadevI putra pAlhayena zrI zAntinAtha biMba kAritaM pitro zre0 prati. zrI siddhmuuribhiH"| (zrA0 buddhi0 saM0 lekhAMka 1044) (r) kinhIM kA vyApAra se kinhIM kA pitA ke nAma se kaI eko kA grAma ke nAma se kinhIM 2 kA koI mahatva kA kArya karane se tathA kaI eko kA hAsya kautuka se pRthak pRthak gautra yA jAti kA nAma ho gyaa| Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ savAloM kI utpatti "vikrama saM0 1073 meM upakezagacchAcArya devaguptasUri ne navapada prakaraNa laghuvRtti kI racanA kI vi0 saM0 2002 pATana nagara meM upakezIya mahAbIra mandira meM isa laghuvRtti para bRhadvRtti kI racanA kI / "* isa bhA~ti saikar3oM hajAroM zilAlekha aura prAcIna graMtha isa samaya vidyamAna haiM jinameM upakezavaMza aura upakezagaccha kA prayoga pAyA jAtA hai, para kahIM ziyoM yA osavAla zabda najara nahIM Ate / jaba se upakezapura kA apabhraMza AziyoM huA taba se kahIM 2 isa zabda kA bhI ullekha huA hai para vaha bahuta thor3e pramANa meM aura samIpavartI samaya vikrama kI terahavIM zatAbdI se huA hai, jaise - " saM0 1212 jyeSTha vadi 8 bhaume zrI koraMTagacche zrI nannAcArya saMtAne zrI ozavaMze maMtri dhAdhUkena zrI vimala mantrI hastIzAlAyA zrI AdinAtha samavasaraNaM kArayAMcake zrI nannasUra par3he zrI kakkasUribhiH pratiSThitaM velApannI vAstavyena / " (sa0 jina vijayajI saM0 zi. dU. lekhAka 248 ) isake pahile kahIM para savAla zabda kA prayoga najara nahIM zrAyA hai| pUrvokta aitihAsika pramANoM se yaha sArAMza nikalatA hai ki osavAla zabda yaha asalI ( mUla zabda ) nahIM hai kintu upakeza kA apabhraMza hai / pahile jo jaina dharmA'nuyAyI upakeza vaMzIya the ve hI Aja osavAla nAma se vikhyAta hai / aura inakA prArambha vikrama kI terahavIM zatAbdI se hotA hai| zrImAn bAbU pUrNacandrajI nAhara apane zilAlekha saMgraha khaNDa tIsare meM pRSTa 25 para " osavAlajJAti nAmaka " lekha meM likhate haiM I GRAND * isa sthAna para hamane samaya kA nirNaya na kara kevala zabda ko hI siddha karane kA prayakSa kiyA hai / Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Novvvvvvom zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna "itanA to nirvivAda kahA jA sakatA hai ki osavAla meM prosa zabda hI pradhAna hai osa zabda bhI uesa zabda kA rUpAntara hai aura uesa upakeza kA prAkRta hai, isI prakAra mAravAr3a ke antargata "proziyAM" nAmaka sthAna bhI upakeza nagara kA rUpAntara hai" jainAcArya ratnaprabhasUrijI vahA~ ke rAjapUtoM ko jIva hiMsA chur3A kara una logoM ko dIkSita karane ke pazcAt ve rAjapUta loga upakeza arthAt osavAla nAma se prasiddha hue" zrImAn bAbU jI kA kathana bhI Upara ke pramANoM se sarvathA milatA hai ataeva siddha huA ki upakeza kA apabhraMza oziyoM hai, aura use AbAda karane vAle zrImAla nagara ke rAjakumAra zrI utpaladeva ke nAma ke sAtha paMvAra zabda kisI sthAna para nahIM hai, aura jinheM Aja hama osavAla kahate haiM pUrva meM unhIM kA asalI nAma upakeza vaMza thA / uparokta donoM bAtoM kA nirNaya karane kA sArAMza yahI hai ki prathama to osavAla jAti kI prAcInatA ke viSaya meM vikrama kI terahavIM zatAbdI se pUrva kAlIna samaya kA anveSaNa karane meM koI apane samaya ko vyarthaM vyaya na kareM aura na isa viSaya kI dalIleM kara dUsaroM kA samaya naSTa kareM, kAraNa osavAla zabda mUla nahIM para upakeza kA apabhraMza hai ataH jinheM yadi bikrama kI terahavIM zatAbdI se pUrva isa jAti kI prAcInatA ke pramANa DhUMDhane hoM ve "upakeza vaMza ke nAma kA pramANa khoje kyoMki isa terahavIM zatAbdI se pahile isa osavAla jAti kA yahI nAma pracalita thA aura jaba upakezavaMza kI prAcInatA siddha ho jAyagI taba osavAloM kI prAcInatA svataH siddha hai kyoMki eka hI jAti ke samayA'nusAra do nAma hai| - dUsarA sArAMza-upakezapura basAne vAle zrImAla nagara ke utpaladeva aura haiM tathA zrAbU ke utpaladeva paramAra aura haiM evaM donoM ke samaya meM 1400 varSa kA antara hai isalie koI bhI upakezapura basAne vAle zrImAlanagara ke rAjakumAra utpaladeva ko paramAravaMzIya samajhane kI bhUla. Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ osavAloM kI utpatti na kareM, kAraNa ye paramAra vaMza ke nahIM the, kevala donoM kI nAma kI samAnatA hone se hI kaI eka itihAsA'nabhijJa manuSyoM ne inheM eka hI samajhane kI bhUla kI hai aura isI kAraNa ye zaGkAe~ paidA huI haiM, Age ke lie aba ye zaGkAe~ bhI nirmUla ho jAya isIke lie hamArA yaha prayAsa haiN| astu ! aba hama yaha batalAne kI ceSTA kareMge ki kauna 2 lekhaka kisa 2 rIti se ina utpaladevoM kI ekatA siddha karate haiM aura unakA hamArI tarapha se kyA parihAra hai ? pAThaka jarA dhyAnapUrvaka ise par3heM zaGkA naM0 1 "munauyata naiNasI kI khyAta kA kathana hai ki-zrAbU ke utpaladeva paramAra ne osiyAM basAI aura isa utpaladeva kA samaya vikrama kI dazamI zatAbdI hai yadi osavAla jAti isI osiyAM se utpanna huI hai to yaha jAti vikrama kI dazavIM zatAbdI se prAcIna kisI hAlata meM nahIM ho sakatI ?" 'samAdhAna-munauyata naiNasI kI khyAta meM kisI sthAna para yaha nahIM likhA hai ki AbU ke utpaladeva paramAra ne osiyAM basAI, para naiNasI kI khyAta se to ulTI osiyAM kI prAcInatA hI siddha hotI hai; dekhiye "naiNasI kI khyAta" prakAzaka kAzI nAgarI pracAriNI sabhA pRSTa 233, para likhA hai "dharaNI barAha kA bhAI utpalarAya kirADU chor3a kara osiyAM meM jA basA saciyAya devI prasanna huI mAla diyA, zrosiyAM meM devala karAyA" isakI TippaNI meM likhA hai "basantagar3ha se mile hue saM0 1068 ke paramAroM ke zilAlekha se pAyA jAtA hai ki utpalarAjA dharaNI varAha kA bhAI nahIM kintu paradAdA thA, jinakA ...... samaya vikrama kI dasavIM zatAbdI ke Arambha meM honA _ caahiye| isa pramANa se to yaha siddha hotA hai ki utpaladeva paramAra ke pUrva bhI zrosiyoM samRddhi sampanna thA, taba hI to utpalarAya kirADU chor3akara Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna zrosiyoM meM jAkara basA, osiyA~ kitanI prAcIna haiM yaha to hama Age cala kara batAveMge, yahA~ to kevala zaGkA kA hI samAdhAna hai| zaGkA karane vAloM ko pahile grantha kA pUrvA'para sambandha dekha lenA cAhie tAki ubhaya pakSa kI samaya zakti kA apavyaya na ho / zaGkAnaM0 2 osavAla jAti kA zilAlekha vikrama kI terahavIM zatAbdI pUrva kA nahIM milatA hai, isase anumAna kiyA jA sakatA hai ki isa jAti kI utpatti terahavIM zatAbdI ke Asa pAsa hI honI caahie| samAdhAna-kisI jAti va sthAna kI prAcInatA kevala zilAlekhoM ke AdhAra para hI nahIM hai, parantu isake aura bhI sAdhana ho sakate haiM / yadi zilAlekha kA hI Agraha kiyA jAya to mAna lo ki posavAla jAti to itanI prAcIna nahIM hai| para isa jAti se pUrva bhI jainadharma pAlane vAlI anya jAtie~ yA manuSya to hoMge, aura una logoM ne zrAtmakalyANArtha jaina-mandira va mUrtie~ bhI nirmANa karAI hoMgI, para Aja unake viSaya meM bhI vikrama kI nauvIM dazavIM zatAbdI pUrva kA koI bhI zilAlekha nahIM milatA hai, to yaha to kadApi nahIM samajhA jAyagA ki zilAlekha ke na milane para pUrva meM koI jainadharmA'nuyAyI manuSya yA jAti nahIM thI ? yaha kadApi nahIM ho sakatA / isa zaGkA ke samAdhAna meM to yahI kahanA paryApta hai ki hama Upara likha Ae haiM ki vikrama kI bArahavIM terahavIM zatAbdI ke Asa pAsa osavAna zabda kI utpatti huI hai, jo upakezavaMza kA apabhraMza hai| jaba isa zabda kI utpatti hI bArahavIM zatAbdI ke Asa pAsa huI to isake pUrva kAlina zilAlekhoM meM isa zabda kI khoja karanA AkAza meM pairoM kA DhU~DhanA hai / yadi isa zabda kI prAcInatA ko chor3a isa zabda ke paryAya-zabda-vAcI jAti kI prAcInatA kA anveSaNa karanA hai to upakeza vaMza kI zodha karanI ucita hai kyoMki jo upakeza vaMza kI prAcInatA hai vahI zrosa. bAla vaMza kI prAcInatA hai / isa viSaya, meM hama Age calakara sapramANa varNana kreNge| - zaMkA 3--bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI paramparA meM ratnaprabhasUri nAma ke prAcArya hue haiM, yadi osavAla vaMza ke sthApaka antima ratna. Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ osavAloM kI utpatti wwxxxmmmmmm prabhasUri mAna lie jAyeM to kyA harja hai ! aura inakA samaya vikrama kI chaThI (6) zatAbdI kA hai jo aitihAsika pramANoM se zrosavAla jAti kI utpatti samaya se milatA julatA bhI hai / ___ samAdhAna-bhagavAn pArzvanAtha kI paramparA meM ratnaprabhasUri nAma ke chaH AcArya hue aura antima zrAcArya ratnaprabhasUri kA samaya bhI vi0 kI chaThI zatAbdI kA hai yaha bAta satya hai / parantu yadi antima ratnaprabhasUri ko hI osavAla jAti kA saMsthApaka mAna liyA jAya to bhI pramANa kA savAla to hamAre sAmane jyoM kA tyoM khar3A hI rhegaa| zrAdya ratnaprabhasUri aura antima ratnaprabhasUri ke bIca 1000 varSoM kA antara hai, phira bhI antima ratnaprabhasUri kA samaya to nikaTa kA hai / usa samaya ke anekoM grantha bhI Aja milate haiM para kisI prantha, kisI sthAna yA kisI zilAlekha se yaha patA nahIM calatA hai ki vikrama kI chaThI zatAbdI meM ratnaprabhasUri ne osavAla vaMza kI sthApanA kI, aura isake viruddha AdyAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ke viSaya meM yaha pramANa milatA hai| phira yaha kahAM kI samajhadArI hai ki jisakA pramANa mileM use to nahIM mAne aura jisake pramANa kI gandha taka na mileM use kore anumAna mAtra se hI osavAlavaMza kA saMsthApaka mAnaleM ? yaha to kevala durAgraha hI siddha hotA hai| - pAThakoM kI jAnakArI ke lie AdyAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ko prosa. vAla vaMza kA saMsthApaka batAne vAle pramANa hama nIce uddhRta karate haiM: tatra zrImadratnaprabhasUriH paMcazataziSyaiH sameto lUNAdrahIM samAyAti, mAsakalpaM cAraNye sthitaH / gaucayArtha munIzvarAH brajanti paraM bhikSAM na lbhnte|lok mithAtvavAsitA yAdRzA gatAstAdRzA AgatAH / munIzvarAH pAtrANi pratileSya mAsaM yAvat santoSeNa sthitAH / . .. pazcAt vihAraM kRtavantaH / punaH kadAcit tatrAyAtAH / . zAsana devyA kathitaM bho !AcArya atra caturmAsakaM kuru, Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna taba mahAlAbho bhaviSyati / guru paMcatrizanmunibhiH saha sthitaH mAsI, dvimAsI, trimAsI, caturmAsIzca (upyositakArikA ) upoSitA kRtA / atha mantrIzvara-Uhar3asutaM bhujaMgo dadaMza / aneke mantravAdina AhUtA paraM na ko'pi samartha statra taiH kathitaM, ayaM mRtaH, dAho dIyatAm / tasya strI kASThabhakSaNe zmazAne aAyAtA zreSThino, mahaduHkhaM jAtaM, vAdi vacasA''karNya laghuziSya statrA'' gataH jhapANe (kumArazavaM) dRSTvA evaM kathitavAn bho ! jIvitaM kathaM jvAlayata ? taiH zreSThine kathitaM, eSo munIzvara evaM katha. yati, zreSThinA jhapANo valitaH / kSullakazca pRSTaH (guru pRSTe sthitaH) mRtaka mAnIya guro ragre muMcati, zreSThI ca gurucaraNayoH ziro nivezya evaM kthyti| bho dayAlo! mayi devo ruSTaH mama gRhaM zUnyaM bhavati, tena kAraNena mahya putrabhitAM dehi / guruNA prAMzu jalamAnIya caraNau prakSAnya tasmin chaMTitam / sahasA sajIvito babhUva harSavAditrANi babhUvuH (zca vAdibhi rabhANi vibhUva) lokaiH kathitaM zreSThisutaH nUtane janmani zrAgataH zreSThinA gurUNAM agre aneka-maNi-muktAphala-suvarNa-vastrAdi samAnIya bhagavan ! gRhyatAm ( ityukta ) guruNA kathitaM mama na kArya paraM bhavadbhirjina dharmo gRhyatAm (grAhyaH) sapAdalakSa zrAvakANAM (pratibodhiH kAreka:) x x x x pratibodhakataH - " upakeza gaccha paTAvalI" isa padAvalI meM "sapAda lakSa zrAvakANAM pratibodhi kArakaH" arthAt savAlakSa rAjapUta Adi ajainoM ko zrAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne pratibodha kara jaina banAyA yaha likhA hai| anya padAvaliyoM meM 384000 kI saMkhyA bhI likhI hai, zAyada isakA matalaba yaha ho ki sabase pahile upakezapura meM 125000 aura bAda meM usake Asa pAsa ghUmakarajaina banAye hoMge Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrosavAloM kI utpatti jinakI saMkhyA sAmila hokara 384000 gharoM kI huI ho aura yaha bAta sambhava bhI ho sakatI hai| Age calakara nUtana zrAvakoM ke kalyANArtha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke mandira kI pratiSThA karAI, isake viSaya meM paTAvalIkAra likhate haiM saptatyA vatsarANAM carama jinapate muktajAtasya varSe / paMcamyAM zuklapakSe suraguru divase brAhmaNe sanmuhUrte // - ratnA''cAyaH sakalaguNayutaiH, sarvasaMghA'nujJAtaiH / zrImadvIrasya vimbe bhavazatamathane nirmiteyaM pratiSThA // 1 // - isa lekha meM zrI vIra se sattara 70 varSa meM AdyAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne upakezapura meM ajainoM ko jaina banAye aura mahAvIra ke mandira kI pratiSThA karavAI yaha spaSTa ullekha hai / isa mandira ke sAtha hI prAcArya zrI ratnaprabhasUri ne koraNTapura nagara meM bhI mahAvIra mandira kI pratiSThA karAI jo isase spaSTa hotA hai - upakeze ca koraNTe, tunyaM zrI vIravimbayoH / - pratiSThA nirmitA zaktyA- zrI. ratnaprabhasUribhiH // 1 // .. "nija rUpeNa upakeze pratiSThA kRtA vaikraya (vikRta ) rUpeNa, kora* NTake pratiSThA kRtA zrAddhai dravya vyayaH kRtaH iti / " ... isa lekha meM yaha batalAyA hai ki AcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne nijarUpa se upakezaMpura aura vaikraya rUpa se koraNTapura * meM arthAt eka ho lagna muhUrta meM donoM mandiroM kI pratiSThA karAI, ye donoM mandira zrAdyA'vadhi vidyamAna haiM, jinakA jIrNoddhAra samaya 2 para jarUra huA hai, ina donoM mandiroM kI prAcInatA ke viSaya meM aneka pramANa mila sakate haiM jinheM hama Age calakara btaaveNge| yahAM to kevala zaMkA kA parihAra mAtra prabhAvika caritra ke mAnadevasUri prabandha meM yaha ullekha milatA hai ki devacandropAdhyAya koraNTA ke mahAvIra mandira kI vyavasthA karate the| devabhadro pAdhyAya kA samaya vikrama kI pahilI yA dUsarI zatAbI hai, isake pUrva ke kAlina samaya kA yaha mandira hai| isalie yaha mAnanA anucita nahIM hai ki AcArya ratnaprabhasUri se pratiSThita upakezapura ke mahAvIra mandira ke samakAlIna jo pratiSThA karAI vahI mandira koraNTA meM vidyamAna haiN| Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaMkAtroM kA samAdhAna karanA hai ki antima ratnaprabhasUrijI ke lie Aja taka bhI aisA koI pramANa nahIM milA hai ki unhoMne saba se prathama osavAlavaMza kI sthApanA kI hai-yaha pramANita hojAya / parantu Adya ratnaprabhasUri ke viSaya meM jo pramANa mile haiM unameM se upakezagaccha paTTAvalI kA pramANa to hama Upara likha Ae haiM aura " nAbhi nandana jinoddhAra " nAmaka prantha tathA upakezagaccha caritrAdi pranthoM meM bhI isa viSaya ko pramANita karane ke aneka pramANa mile haiM ki AcArya ratnaprabhasUri vIrAt (mahAvIra se) 70 varSa bAda upakezapura meM Ae, aura mahAjanavaMza (zrosavAlavaMza) kI sthApanA kI / ataH osavAlavaMza ke saMsthApaka zrAdyAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ko hI mAnanA yukti-yukta aura pramANa siddha hai| zaMkA naM04-osavAla banAne ke samaya zroziyoM meM mahAvIra kA mandira banA, usI mandira meM eka prAcIna zilAlekha lagA huA hai usakA samaya vi0 saM0 1013 kA hai isase anumAna ho sakatA hai ki zrosavAlotpatti kA samaya dazavIM, gyArahavIM zatAbdI kA hI honA cAhie ? samAdhAna yaha zaMkA kevala lekha kA saMvat dekha ke hI kI gaI hai na ki sArA lekha par3ha ke, yadi sampUrNa lekha ko par3ha liyA hotA to isa zaMkA ko sthAna hI nahIM miltaa| dekhiye zrImAn bA0 pUrNacandrajI saMpAdita zilAlekha saMgraha prathama khaNDa lekhAMka 788 meM prastuta zilA. lekha yoM kA yoM mudrita hocukA hai, yadi pahile. usa lekha ko dhyAna pUrvaka par3ha liyA hotA to yaha svayaM spaSTa hojAtA ki vaha lekha na to osavAloM kI utpatti kA hai, aura na mahAvIra ke mandira kI mUla pratiSThA kA hai| isa lekha se to ulTA oziyoM kA prAcInatvasiddha hotA hai| kAraNa isa lekha meM to oziyoM meM pratihAroM kA rAja honA likhA hai jisameM pratihAra vatsarAja kI vahuta prazaMsA likhI hai, yadi isa lekha ke pUrva oziyoM vatsarAja pratihAra ke adhikAra meM rahI hai aura vatsarAja kA samaya vikrama kI AThavIM zatAbdI kA mAnA jAtA hai to usa samaya upakezapura (oziyoM ) ulTA eka aizvarya zAlI nagara thA yaha siddha hotA hai-jisakA sabala pramANa yaha zilAlekha hai aura yaha isa nagara kI prAcInatA batalAtA hai| , Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mmmmm osavAloM kI utpatti yaha zilAlekha bIca bIca meM atyanta khaNDita ho gayA hai ataH usake kucha 2 Avazyaka aMza pAThakoM kI jAnakArI ke lie hama yahA~ dete haiM:...x.x x prakaTa mahimA maNDapaH kArito'tra xxxx ... x x x bhUmaNDano maNDapaH pUrvasyAM kakumi tribhArA vikalAsana goSThikAnuxxx . _ x x tena jinadeva dhAma tatkArita puna rasuSya bhUSaNaM xxx __x x x saMvatsara dazazatyA madhikAyAM vatsaraistrayo dazabhiH phAlguna zukla tRtIya x x x.. . ina khaNDita vAkyAMzoM kA yaha sArAMza jAna par3atA hai ki isa mandira ke purANe raGgamaNDapa kA jIrNoddhAra kisI jinadeva nAmA zrAvaka ne vi0 saM0 1013 phAlguna zukla tRtIyA ko krvaayaa| isa lekha ke par3hane se isakA osavAloM kI sthApanA samaya ke sambandha kA koI patA nahIM pdd'taa| hA~ yaha bAta mAlUma hotI hai vi0 saM0 1013 ke pahile se yaha mandira banA huA thaa| vikrama kI AThavIM aura nauvIM zatAbdI meM to upakezapura upakezavaMza se svarga sadRza zobhA pA rahA thA jise hama Age likheMge / yahA~ to upayukta sandeha kA dUrIkaraNa karanA hai| isa lekha ke samaya se osavAloM kI utpatti mAnanA koI zaGkA nahIM kintu kevala mithyA bhrama hai| - zaGkA naM0 5.-kalpasUtra meM bhagavAna mahAvIra se 1000 varSa ke AcAryoM kI nAmAvalI milatI hai, usameM na to ratnaprabhasUri kA nAma hai aura na zrosavAla banAne kA jikra hai, isase anumAna hotA hai ki isa samaya ke bAda kisI samaya meM osavAloM kI utpatti huI hogI ? samAdhAna-zrI kalpasUtra bhadrabAhu kRta hai aura sthavirAvali devaRddhagaNi kSamAzramaNajI racita haiN| zrImAn devaRddhi gaNi kSamAzramaNajI ne mahAvIra se 1000 varSoM kA itihAsa nahIM likhA para unhoMne kevala apanI gurupAvalI likhI hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samaya meM do paramparAe~ thIM (1) pArzvanAtha paramparA (2) mahAvIra prmpraa| jinameM devaRddhi kSamAzramaNa mahAvIra kI paramparA meM the.| .. Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna AcArya vanasena sUri ke cAra ziSyoM se cAra kula utpanna huecandrakula, nAgendrakula, vidyAdharakula aura nivRttikula, kSamAzramaNajI ne apane kula kI gurupAvalI (guru vaMzavRkSa) likhI hai| jaba mahAvIra paramparA aura vizeSa nivRttikulAdi kA hI itihAsa kalpasthavirAvalI meM nahIM milatA hai to pArzvanAtha paramparA aura upakeza gaccha ke lie to sthAna hI kahAM se ho ! aura isase yaha kahanA bhI yogya nahIM ki jisakA kalpasUtra sthavirAvalI meM ullekha nahIM ho vaha aitahAsika ghaTanA hI na ho| kyA vIra se 1000 varSe meM ghaTita huI sArI ghaTa. nAe~ kalpasUtra kI sthavirAvalI meM A gaI haiM ? aura kevala AsavAloMtpatti ghaTanA hI zeSa rahI hai ? yadi nahIM to yaha zaGkA hI kyoM ? khaira ! yaha zaGkA to osavAla banAne kI hai parantu kalpasthavirAvalI meM to pArzvanAtha paramparA kA nAma bhI nahIM hai aura yaha niHzaGka hai ki mahAvIra ke samaya ke pahile se hI pArzvanAtha kI paramparA vidyamAna thI-ataH yaha zaGkA bhI itanA vajana nahIM rakhatI jisase hama osavAlotpatti meM saMdeha kreN| . zaGkA naM06-osavAloM meM sabase pahale aTThAraha gotra hue, kahe jAte haiM aura ve aTThAraha jAti ke rAjapUtoM se hue batAye jAte haiN| aura una aTThAraha jAti ke rAjapUtoM ke viSaya meM eka kavita bhI kahA jAtA hai vaha yaha hai: "prathama sAkha pa~vAra 1, zeSa zizodA 2 shrRNgaalaa| raNathaMbhA rAThaura 3, vasaMca 4 bAlacacAlA 5 // daiyA6 bhATI7 sonIgarAdha, kacchAvAha dhanagaur3a10 kahIje / jAdava 11 jhAlA 12 jiMda 13, lAja marajAda lahIje // kharadara pATa ope kharA, leNA pATaja . lAkharA / eka dina ete mahAjana bhaye, zUrA var3A bar3I sAkharA // 1 // __ isa kavitta meM kaI jAtiyoM ke nAma raha bhI gae haiM phira bhI ye jAtie~ itanI prAcIna nahIM hai ki jitanA samaya zrosavAloM kI utpatti kA paTTAvaliyoM vagairaha meM milatA hai| . ..... samAdhAna-prathama to yaha kavitta hI svayaM arvAcIna hai aura kisI . prAcIna grantha, paTTAvaliyoM evaM vaMzAvaliyoM meM dRSTigocara bhI nahIM hotA hai| Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 savAloM kI utpatti dUsarA zaGkAkartAoM ko jarA yaha to vicAranA cAhie thA ki yadi zrIsavAlotpatti vikrama kI dazavIM zatAbdI meM hI mAna lI jAya to bhI yaha kavitta to arvAcIna hI ThaharatA hai / kAraNa isa kavitta meM batalAI huI rAjapUtoM kI jAtie~ vikrama kI caturtha zatAbdI se satrahavIM zatAbdI taka meM paidA huI haiM / to kyA isa kavitta ke AdhAra para zrI bAlotpatti kA samaya bhI vikrama kI satrahavIM zatAbdI samajhA jA sakatA hai ? kadApi nahIM / tIsarA kAraNa zrAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ke samaya na to ina rAjapUta jAtiyoM stitva hI thA aura na unhoMne zrosavAloM ke aTThArahagotra sthApita kie the / kAraNa unakA uddezya to bhinna bhinna jAtiyoM ke TUTe hue zakti santuoM ko saMgaThita karane kA thA aura unhoMne aisA hI kiyA / gotra kA honA to eka eka kAraNa pAkara honA saMbhava hotA hai / vIra se 373 varSa meM upakezapura meM mahAvIra pranthi chedana kA eka upadrava huA / usa samaya zAnti snAtra dvArA zAnti kI gaI thI / usa pUjA meM 9 dakSiNa aura 9 uttara kI ora snAtrie~ banAye gae the / ina zraTThAraha snAtrie~ banane vAloM ke gotroM kA upakezagaccha caritra meM varNana kiyA hai / para yaha nizcayAtmaka nahIM kahA jA sakatA ki usa samaya aTThAraha gotra hI the para snAtrie~ hone ke kAraNa hI sarva prathama aTThAraha gotra hone kA pravAda calA AyA hai na ki ye gotra ratna - / prabhasUri ne sthApita kie / saMsAra meM jina gotroM kI sRSTi huI hai unameM kisI na kisI aMza meM nAma ke sAtha samAna guNa kA bhI aMza avazya thA jaise: AdityanAga muhaNota - ghIyA - teliyA nAgorI inakA Adi puruSa aditanAga thA / mujI thA / "" "" inhoMne ghRta kA vyApAra kiyA / inhoMne tela kA vyApAra kiyA thA / inhoMne nAgora se anyatra jA bAsa kiyA / inhoMne rAmapurA se inhoMne jAlora se G 1. rAmapuriyA - jAlorI " "" tathA kAga, mInI, cIla balAI ye haMsI ThaTThA se pracalita hue ityAdi / "" Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna aba rAjapUtoM kI aTTAraha jAtiyoM aura osavAloM ke aTThAraha gotroM ko Apasa meM samAnatA aura samakAlInatA ko bhI dekha lIjiye / samaya rAjapUtoM kI osavAloM ke 18 samaya aTThAraha jAtie / gotra (1) paramAra vi0 kI 9vIM zatAbdI taptabhaTa (tAtehar3a) graMtha va paTTAvaliyoM (2) zizodA |, 14vI zatAbdI bappanAga (bAphaNA) se vikrama pUrva 400 (3) rAThaur3a , chaThI zatAbdI karNATa (karNAvaTa) varSa aura etahAsika (4) solakI , , balAha (rAMkA) sAdhanoM se vikrama (5) cauhAna , dazavIM zatAbdI pokaraNA kI 5 vIM zatAbdI (1) saMkhalA paramAroM kI zAkhA kulahaTa kA samaya / (7) par3ihAra | chaThI zatAbdI virihaTa . (8) bor3A aprasiddha zrI zrImAla (prasiddha) (9) dahiyA - terahavIM zatAbdIzreSTi vaidya muhatA) (10) bhATI / cauthI zatAbdI sUcatiM (saMcetI) (11) moyala cauhAna kI zAkhA adityanAga | 15vI zatAbdI (corar3IyAdi) (12) goyala 8vIM zatAbdIbhUri (bhaTevar3A) (13) makavANa paramAroM kI zAkhA bhadra (samadar3iyA) (14) kacchavAha | nauvIM zatAbdI ciMcaTa (desarar3A) (15) gaura | bArahavIM zatAbda kuMbhaTa (prasiddha) (16) kharavada aprasiddha kanojiyA (17) berar3a DiDa (kaucaramehatA) (10) saurava ladhu zreSTi (prasiddha) isa--"rAjapUto kI 18 jAti aura zrosavAloM ke 18 gotroM kI Upara dI huI tAlikA se pAThaka svayaM vicAra kara sakate haiM ki inameM na to samaya kI samAnatA hai aura na koI zabda kI samAnatA hai, phira samajha meM nahIM AtA hai ki aisI artha zUnya niHsAra dalIleM karake janatA meM vyartha bhrama kyoM paidA kiyA jAtA hai ? yaha to kevala apanI "paraizvarya darzane asahiSNu" buddhi kA hI pradarzana karAnA hai| Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ osavAloM kI utpatti zaGkA naM0 7-isa zaGkA meM kaI loga to bhinnamAla ke paramAra rAjAoM kI zodha kara vi0 saM0 1113 kA kRSNarAja paramAra kA zilAlekha Age rakha kara kahate haiM ki isake pUrva bhinnamAla meM paramAroM kA rAja nahIM thaa| isalie vi0 pUrva 400 varSa meM utpaladeva paramAra ne zrImAla se Akara upakezapura basAyA yaha siddha nahIM hotA hai, aura kaI eka logoM kA kahanA hai ki zroziyAM kA basAne vAlA AbU kA utpaladeva paramAra hI hai, jisakA samaya vi0 kI dazavIM zatAbdI kA hai| ina donoM kA tAtparya yaha ho sakatA hai ki jo paTTAvaliyoM meM bhinnamAla TUTa ke osiyoM basanA likhA hai yaha galata hai| kyoM ki vi0 saM0 1113 ke pahile bhinnamAla meM paramAroM kA rAja nahIM thA / aura dUsarA bAbU ke utpaladeva paramAra ne zrosiyo basAI, jisakA samaya vikrama kI dazavIM zatAbdI hai, isalie osavAloM kI utpatti isake bAda kI honI cAhie ? samAdhAna-ina donoM nRpatiyoM ke zilAlekha bar3I khoja se prApta hue aura bar3e mahatva ke haiM, para osavAloM kI utpatti ke viSaya meM inakA pramANa denA kevala hAsyAspada hI hai, kAraNa jaba aitihAsika pramANoM dvArA posavAloM kI utpatti kA samaya vikrama kI pA~cavIM zatAbdI se nauvIM zatAbdI taka pramANita hai to phira dazavIM zatAbdI ke pazcAt osavAloM kI utpatti kA anumAna karake itihAsa ke nAma para janatA ko bhrama meM DAlanA itihAsa kI avalehanA nahIM to aura kyA hai ? / prathama to kisI grantha yA paTTAvaliyoM meM yaha likhA nahIM milatA hai ki vi0 pUrva 400 varSa meM bhinnamAla meM paramAroM kA rAja thA, tathA zrosiyoM paramAroM ne hI basAI thii| dUsarA yaha bhI kisI sthAna para nahIM likhA hai ki AbU ke utpaladeva paramAra ne vikrama kI dazavIM zatAbdI meM osiyA~ nagarI basAI thI, ataH yaha bAta bhI prAmANika nahIM hai, phira kevala bhramatA meM par3a kara apane mAne hue anumAna se hI itihAsa kA khUna karanA kyA yahI aitihAsikatA hai ? / asalI tAtparya yaha hai ki-upakezapura, upakezavaMza aura upakezagaccha ye bahuta purAne haiN| jaina graMtha aura paTTAvaliyoM meM inakA astitva samaya vikrama pUrva 400 varSa kA hai, aura aitihAsika pramANoM se bhI Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna 23 inakA astitva kAla vikrama kI 5 vIM zatAbdI (hamArI zodha se pahilI dUsarI zatAbdI) kA pramANita huA hai aba Age jyoM jyoM zodha kArya se aitihAsika sAdhana upalabdha hoMge tyoM tyoM inakI prAcInatA para bhI prakAza par3egA / zaGkA naM0 8 - kaI loga to yahAM taka kaha dete haiM ki zrosavAloM kI utpatti na to upakezapura se huI aura na ratnaprabhasUri dvArA, yaha to pazcima dizA se AI huI eka jAti hai / samAdhAna- -yaha zaGkA kevala dveSa aura pakSapAtapUrNa hai, kyoMki yadi aisA nahIM hai to isa jAti kA nAma osavAla aura upakezavaMza kyoM hai ? yaha spaSTa batalA rahA hai ki isa jAti ke sAtha upakezapura aura upakezagaccha kA ghaniSTa sambandha hai kyoMki - yaha nAma aneka prAcIna grantha, paTTAvaliyoM, vaMzAvaliyoM, caritroM aura zilAlekhoM meM likhA milatA hai - phira isa nAma kA kyA artha ho sakatA hai ? zaGkAkarttA mahAzaya, yadi apanI kalpanA ko janatA ke sAmane rakhane ke pahile, yadi isa jAti ke udbhavasthAna, samaya aura pratibodhaka AcArya ke lie kucha yathocita pramANa DhU~Dha lete to acchA hotA, kAraNa sabhya samAja aisI lIcara managaDhanta kalpanA kI koI kImata nahIM karate haiM, kevala hAsyapAtra hI samajha yoM hI ThukarA dete haiM / pUrvokta ina zrAThoM zaGkAoM kA samAdhAna karane ke pazcAt hama kitaneka aise pramANoM kA ullekha karanA yahA~ ucita samajhate haiM- jinase vAstava meM vastu sthiti kA jJAna ho sake aura sabhya samAja upakezavaMza arthAt zrasavaMzotpatti ke samaya kA nirNaya kara sakeM / itihAsa kA viSaya koI khaNDana maNDana kA viSaya nahIM hai apitu kisI bhI vastutattva kA mAnya pramANoM se ThIka nirNaya karane kA viSaya hai / isa viSaya meM lekhaka ko merA kathana so satya ise chor3a 'satya so merA kathana, isa pATha ko apanA karttavya banAnA cAhiye / itihAsa kA triSaya jyoM jyoM usakI samAlocanA pratyAlocanA hotI haiM,. tyoM tyoM parisphuTa hotA hai| ataH isI lakSya bindu ko dhyAna meM rakha maiMne isa mahatva ke viSaya meM hastakSepa kiyA hai vidvadvandya pAThaka truTiyoM ke lie mujhe kSamA kareMge / zroM zAntiH ! zAntiH !! zAntiH !!! - Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upakezavaMza (zrosavAla ) utpatti viSayaka 'pramANa' yadi hama kisI bhI padArtha ke nAma kA nirNaya karanA cAheM to pahile usakI mUlasthiti ko dekhanA jarUrI hai, kyoMki hareka padArtha kA nAma kucha 2 samaya bItane para nAmA'ntarita ho jAtA hai, jaise:-vikrama se 400 varSa pUrva prAcAryazrIratnaprabhasUri ne upakezapura meM jainetaroM ko jaina banA ke eka 'mahAjana-saMgha', sthApita kiyA thaa| anantara kaI zatAbdiyeM botane para usakA nAma upakezavaMza huA, aura vahI kAlAntara meM 'zrosapAla' nAma se prasiddha huA, isa prakAra eka hI mahAjana-saMgha kAlakrama se tIna nAmoM se saMsAra meM vizruta huA, ThIka yahI hAla anya nAmoM kA bhI hotA hai| yadi koI vyakti vartamAna osavAla jAti kI utpatti kA samyag anveSaNa kareM to, jisa zatAbdI meM isa jAti kA nAma pUrvavartI nAmoM se badala kara osavAla huA, usa zatAbdI se pUrva isa jAti kA zrosavAla nAma se koI itihAsa nahIM milegA, isI taraha yadi upakezavaMza kA patA lagAnA cAhe to jisa zatAbdI meM isakA nAma upakezavaMza huA usa zatAbdI se pahile kA upakezavaMza kA itihAsa bhI aprApya hI rahegA, yaha bAta bahuta ThIka bhI hai kyoMki jisakA janma hI nahIM usakA itihAsa kaise bana sakatA hai ? aura jaba itihAsa ghaTanA hI nahIM to phira usakA anveSaNa karanA "kharagoza ke zira sIMga DhU~DhanA hI hai / " arthAt vyartha hai, ataH hameM yadi zrosavAlavaMza kA vAstavika itihAsa khojanA hI hai to pahile isake nAma-viparyaya kA nirNaya kara, isake pUrva pUrvataravartI nAmanirdiSTa jAti ke itihAsa kA anveSaNa karanA cAhie, arthAt yadi sarva prathama mahAjana-saMgha ko zodha kI jAya to asalI vastu kA patA mila sakatA hai| kAraNa isa saMgha kI sthApanA vikrama se 400 varSa pUrva huI tho, bAda meM isa saMgha ke loga upakezapura kA tyAga kara anya nagaroM meM jA base, isase kucha Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna pramANa samaya ke bAda inako upakezapura se Ane ke kAraNa anya loga upa. kezI kahane lge| jaise-zrImAla nagara se zrImAlI, mAhezvarI nagarI se mahezvarI, khaNDavA se khaNDevAla, rAmapurA se rAmapuriyA, nAgapura se nAgapuriyA aura pAlI se pallIvAla hue; isI bhA~ti ye upakezapura se Ane ke kAraNa upakezI hue| inakA yaha nAma parivartana kA samaya vikrama kI pahalI yA dUsarI sadI kA hai para hama yadi pramANa dUMr3anA cAheM to, pahalI, dUsarI sadI ke pramANa nahIM kintu tIsarI yA cauthI sadI ke hI DhUMr3hane cAhie, kAragA jaba isa mahAjana saMgha kA nAma jana samAja meM upakezI yA upakeza vaMza prasiddha huA hogA to koI pracalita hote hI to itihAsa-palaTa kara aGkita nahIM huA hogA ? ise pracalita hone ko kama se kama eka yA do zatAbdIyeM avazya honI cAhie tAki sarvasAdhAraNa meM aviruddhagati se isa nAma kA pracAra ho jaay| ataH upakeza vaMza kI utpatti ke lie vikrama kI tIjI yA cauthI zatAbdI ke pramANa khojane cAhie, aura ve pramANika bhI kahe jA sakate haiM, isake pahale ke pramANa khojanA kevala zrama hI siddha hotA hai| upakezavaMzo. tpatti ke pramANa vikrama ko tIsarI yA cauthI zatAbdI ke hI milane para hama yaha nahIM kaha sakate ki isa jAti kI mUla utpatti kA samaya bhI yahI hai ? . kyoMki jaise eka jana samUha cAra pA~casau varSa rAmapurA meM rahA aura bAda meM vahA~ se ravAnA ho zrInagara ko calAgayA to zrInagara ke loga kaI samaya ke bAda meM unheM rAmapuriyA kaheMge, parantu kAlAntara meM ina rAmapuriyAoM kA samaya nirNaya karanA ho to zrInagara meM basane se pUrva kA kiyA jAya yA pIche kA ? kyoMki zrInagara meM basane ke pUrva to rAmapuriyA nAma kA janma hI nahIM huA thA isa hAlata meM nAma kI khoja karanA vyartha hI hai| hA~ rAmapurA kA tyAgakara zrInagara meM basane ke bAda kitaneka samaya pazcAt ke pramANa mila skegaa| parantu hama yaha nahIM kaha sakte haiM ki usa mUla samUha ke astitva kA ho yaha samaya hai 1 nahIM ! unakA astitva zrInagara meM basane ke pUrva anya nAma se jarUra thaa| yaha avazya hI mAnanA par3egA isI bhAMti upakeza vaMza ko samajhanA cahie ki mUla samUha to inakA bhI uSakezapura meM hI banA bAda meM vahA~ se vichur3ane para loga inheM upakeza vaMzI kahane lage, aura Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 osavAloM kI utpatti isakA samaya hama Upara likha Aye haiN| aba rahA osavAla nAma kA nirNaya so yaha to svayaM siddha hai ki osavAla nAma upakeza vaMza kA apabhraMza hai aura isakA samaya vikrama kI bArahavIM sadI ke AsapAsa kA hai, isakA mUla kAraNa upakezapura nagara kA apabhraMza "oziyoM" honA hai| isa viSaya meM vizeSa pramANoM kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / kAraNa prAcIna graMthoM aura zilAlekhoM meM isa nagara kA nAma upakezapura aura isa jAti kA nAma upakeza vaMza milatA hai, aura isake astitva ke aitihAsika pramANa vikrama kI pA~cavI zatAbdI taka ke mila sakate haiN| kaI eka logoM kA yaha bhI khyAla hai ki jaina graMthakAroM ke pichale samaya meM likhe hue graMthoM meM satyatA kA aMza bahuta kama aura atizayokti atyadhika hai| isalie aitihAsika pramANoM meM inakA koI vizvAsa nahIM, para hama isa kathana se soza sahamata nahIM hai| kAraNa pUrvAcAryoM ke prathoM meM atizayokti bhale hI ho para be sarvathA nirAdhAra bhI nahIM hai| mUla ghaTanA aura pratha nirmANa ke bIca meM kitane hI samaya kA antara hai para isase ve graMtha sarvathA nirmUla nahIM ho sakate / kyoMki unhoMne jo kucha likhA hai vaha bhI kisI na kisI AdhAra se hI likhA hai| aura unakA likhanA prAyaH satya hI hai| yadi hama paMthoM para koI vizvAsa na rakkheM taba to hamArA itihAsa nitAnta aMdhere meM hI rhegaa| ataH yadi kisI lekha meM koI taraha ko truTi ho to usakA saMzodhana karanA hamArA kartavya hai| kintu usakA ekadama bahiSkAra karanA hamAre lie bahuta hAnikAraka hai| Aja maiM upakeza vaMza ( osavAla ) kI utpatti ke katipaya pramANoM kA saMgraha kara vidvad samAja kI sevA meM upasthita karatA huuN| yadyapi eka vizAla vaMza ke lie mere cune ye pramANa paryApta to nahIM hoMge, phira bhI Aja taka jo osavAlotpatti kA itihAsa andhakAra meM thA usa para jarUra (nahIM kI apekSA thor3e kucha pramANa bhI ) acchA prakAza ddaaleNge| aura yaha bAta mAnane meM bhI kisI taraha kA koI sandeha nahIM rahegA ki mUla mahAjana vaMza kI utpatti vikrama se 400 varSa pUrva meM huI thI, aura upakeza vaMza evaM zrosavAla vaMza ye uptI mahAjana vaMza ke kAlakrama se par3e upanAma haiN| astu ! Age jyoM jyoM zaudha hotI rahegI tyoM tyoM Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna pramANaM isa viSaya para adhikAdhika prakAza par3atA jaaygaa| aura hamAre pUrvAcAryoM kI mAnyatA satya kI kasoTI para kharI mAlUma hogii| kahA hai ki "puruSArtheNa siddhiH" yAne pratyeka vyakti ko zuddha bhAvoM se puruSArtha karatA rahanA cAhie, isI meM kArya kI siddhi hai / kramadhikam / 1-upakeza vaMza kI utpatti vIrAta 70 varSa arthAt vikrama pUrva 400 varSa hone ke viSaya meM jo pramANa milA usako yaha udhdhRta kara dete haiN| asti svasti cakravad bhUmarmaru dezasya bhUSaNam / nisarga sarga subhaga, mupakezapuraM varam // 18 // 'mArgAH' yatra sadArAmAH, adArAH munisattamAH / . vidyante na punaH ko'pi, tAga paureSu dRzyate // 16 // yatra rAmAgatiM haMsAH, rAmAH vIkSya ca tadgatim / vinopadeza manyo'nyaM, tAM kurvanti suzikSitAm // 20 // sarasISu sarojAni, vikacAni sadA'bhavan / yatra dIptamaNi jyoti,-dhvasta rAtritamastvataH // 21 // nizAmu gatabhartRNAM, gRhajAleSu subhruvAm / prAptA candrakarAH kAmA-kSiptAH rUpyAH zarAiva // 22 // yatrAste vora nirvANAt saptatyA vatsarairgataiH / zrImadranaprabhAcAryaiH, sthApitaM vIra mandiram // 23 // tadAdi nizcalAsIno, yatrAkhyAti jinezvaraH / zrI ratnaprabhasUrINAM, pratiSThA'tizayA jane // 24 // yatra kRSNA'guruddhRta,-dhUmazyAmAlita viSA / sadaiva dhriyate tasmAna bhAsA zyAmalaM vapuH // 25 // mRdaGga dhvani mAkaye, megha garjita vibhramAt / / mayUrAH kurvate nRtyaM, yatra prekSaNa karaNe // 26 // prativarSa purasyAnta, yaMtra svarNamayo 'rathaH / paurANAM pApa mucchettu, miva bhramati sarvataH // 27 // Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrosavAloM kI utpatti. vidagdhA nAma yatrAste, vApI vApI na vibhramA / nimnA'dho'dho gaminIbhi, ryA'sau sopAnapaGa ktibhiH // 28 // yasyAM yaiH kautukI lokaH, kRta kuGkama hasta kai / saupAnaryAtpadhobhAgaM, na niryAtisataiH punaH // 26 // tat puraH prabhAvo vaMza, UkezAbhidha unnataH / suparvA saralaH kintu, nontaH zUnyo'stiyaH kacit // 30 // tatrA'STAdaza gotrANi, pAtrANI va samantataH / vibhrAnti teSu vikhyAtaM, zreSThigotraM pRthusthiti // 31 // tatra gotre'bhavad bhUri, bhAgya sampanna vaibhavaH / zreSThI vesaTa ityAkhyA, vikhyAtaH titi maMDale // 32 // ya itta dhana saMtAna, niciteSvarthivezmasu / tannAmA (tatyAgA) diva dAridrayaM, tvaritaM dUrato'vrajat // 33 / / kIA yasya prasarpantyA, zubhrayA bhuvane vidham / vinA'pi kaumudIlAsaH, samajAyata zAzcataH // 34 // yasyAH samo'pisomo'pi, na sAmyaM samupeyivAn / aizvaryeNA'nuttareNa, saumyatvena navena ca // 3 // RddhayA samRddhayA yena, dhanadevena (neva)va(zI) litam / le bhe natu kuberatvaM, na pizAcakitA'pi ca // 36 // ko'syA'pUrva stagaduNAnAM, svabhAvaH prabhavatyam / mano'nya guNa sambaddhaM, moca yatyapi vikSitaH // 37 // (vi0 saM0 1393 kakkasUri kRta-zloka 18 se 37 taka) "nAbhinandana jinoddhAra graMtha" uparokta lekha kA sArAMza yaha hai ki vIra nirvANAt 70 varSe arthAt vikrama pUrva 400 varSe meM prAcArya ratnaprabhasUrine upakezapura meM mahAana vaMza kI sthApanA kara mahAvIra mandira kI pratiSThA krvaaii| Age cala kara usa mahAjana vaMza meM 18 gautra hue jisameM zreSThI gautrI eka thA Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna pramANaM uso zreSTI gautra ke andara eka mahAn sampatazAlI kuvera ke sadRza udAra dAnezvarI jagatprasiddha 'vesTa' nAma kA nararatna paidA huA jisakI AThavIM puzta meM 'samarasiMha' huA jisane zatrujaya tIrtha kA paMdrahavA uddhAra krvaayaa|* vesaTa zreSTI kA vaMza vRkSa nimnalikhita hai vesaTa-upakezapura se kirATa kUpa (kirADU) meM jAkara vAsa kiyaa| vIradeva jinadeva nAgendra sahatrakhaNa-isane kirATa kUpa kA tyAga kara pralhAdanapura (pAlanapura) ko apanA nivAsa sthAna bnaayaa| ajar3a gosala dezala-isane pralhAdanapura ko chor3ha pATaNa meM vAsa kiyaa| samarasiMha-isane vi0 saM0 1371 meM zatrujaya kA pandrahavAM uddhAra karAke mahAn puNyopArjana kiyaa| (2) rAjakumAra utpaladeva ne upakezapura basAyA, usameM adhika loga bhinnamAla se ho pAe the, unake guru, zrImAlI brAhmaNa bhI sAtha meM the / jahAM yajamAna jAveM vahAM unake guru bhI jAveM yaha to nyAya anukUla hI hai / usa samaya una brAhmaNoM kA lAga dApA (dharma-Taiksa) itanA sakhta thA ki sAdhAraNa janatA se sahana nahIM ho sakatA thaa| para ina bhURSiyoM kI sattA ke sAmane kauna zira U~cA kara sakatA thA ? lAga dApA liye binA ve koI bhI kriyA va vidhi nahIM karAte the, ata isa pramANa se yaha siddha hotA hai ki vIrAt 70 varSe mahAjana vaMza ( upakeza baMza) kI sthApanA hui jisako Aja 2392 varSa huI haiN| Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 savAloM kI utpatti saba eva duniyA~ ko vitroM kA hukma zira car3hAnA hI par3atA thA / usa samaya kA hI jikra hai ki eka bAra maMtrI Uhar3a vyApArArtha bhArata ke bAhira videzoM meM jA vApisa AyA, brAhmaNoM kI bheTa pUjA na hone se unhoM ne yaha ghoSaNA kara dI ki Uhar3a mlecchoM ke deza meM ho AyA hai, isaliye usake yahA~ koI bhI brAhmaNa kisI prakAra kI kriyA nahIM karAve, isa dazA meM maMtrI Uhar3a ne brAhmaNoM ko bahuta lobha batalAyA, aneka kozizeM kIM para vyartha hue, sattA mada meM unmatta brAhmaNoM ne usakI eka nahIM mAnI / kahA hai "vinAza kAle viparIta buddhiH" tathA " ati sarvatra varjayet" isa kAraNa brAhmaNoM ke isa durAgraha se apamAnita evaM kruddhita ho Uhar3a ne videza se mlecchoM ko dravya dekara AmaMtrita kiyA, mlecchoM kI senA Akara brAhmaNoM ke anyAya kA badalA lene ko AkramaNa karane lagI, prANa, aura ijjata kI rakSA ke lie saba ke saba brAhmaNa bhInamAla kI tarapha cale gae | mlecchoM ne vahAM bhI unakA pIchA kiyA / Akhira viproM ko lAcAra ho yaha pratijJA karanI par3I ki Aja se hama upakezapura vAsiyoM se eka paisA bhI nahIM mAMgegeM, itanA hI nahIM kintu Aja se unakA hamArA guru-yajamAna kA sambandha bhI TUTA samajhA jAyegA / usI dina se upakezapuravAsI aura brAhmaNoM kA ApasI sambandha vicchinna hogayA | isa bAta kA ullekha bhagavAn haribhadra sUri ne apanI "samarAicca kahA,, nAmaka prAkRta pustaka meM kiyA hai, usa kathA kA sArAMza lekara AcArya kanakapramasUri ne saMskRta meM samarAditya kathAsAra likhA hai, jisakA eka zloka nIce udbhUta hai| Apa likhate haiM: taba " tasmAt Ukeza jAtInAM brAhmaNAH guravo nahi / uesa nagaraM sarva kara rINa samRddhimat // 8 // sarvathA sarvanirmukta, muesa nagaraM param / tadAprabhRti saMjAta, miti loka pravINakam // 6 // isa khekha meM batalAe hue Uhar3adeva maMtrI vahI haiM jinhoMne vIra nirvANa se 70 varSoM ke bAda upakezapura nagara meM mahAvIra kA mandira banAke AcArya ratnaprabhasUri ke kara kamaloM se pratiSThA karAI thI, vaha mandira Aja bhI vidyamAna hai / Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pracIna pramANa isa pramANa se spaSTa pAyA jAtA hai ki "brAhmaNazva jagadguruH,, AryAvarta meM sarvatra saba ke guru brAhmaNa hI samajhe jAte the, parantu Uhar3a maMtrI ke samaya se jaina jAtiyoM ke sAtha brAhmaNoM kA sambandha TUTa gyaa| jo Aja paryanta bhI jaina jAti aura brAhmaNoM kA guru yajamAna kA sambandha nahIM hai yadi uparokta bAta satya hai to upakeza vaMza kI utpatti kA samaya vIrAt 70 varSa bAda kA mAnane meM kisI taraha kA sandeha nahIM rahatA hai| (3) upakezapura meM mahAvIra kA mandira ke sAtha hI sAtha koraM. Takapura meM zrImahAvIra mandira kI zubha pratiSThA AcArya zrIratnaprabhasari ne karavAI kA ullekha pracAnI pranthoM meM milate haiM aura isa bAta ko pramA. Nita karane vAlA eka lekha prabhAvika caritra meM bhI milatA hai jo kI koraeTakapura meM mahAvIra ke mandira kI prAcInatA para ThIka prakAza DAlatA hai "tthaashc,,| "asti saptazatI dezo, nivezo dharma karmaNAm / / yahAnezabhiyA bheju,ste rAja zaraNaM gajAH // 4 // tatra koraNTakaM nAma, pura mastyunnatA zrayam / dvijihavimukhA yatra, vinatA nandanA janAH // 5 // tatrA 'sti zrI mahAvIra caityaM caityaM dadhad dRDham / kailAsa zailavabhAti, sarvA zrayatayA 'nayA // 6 // upAdhyAyo 'sti tatra zrI devacandra iti shrutH| vidvadvanda ziroratna, tamastatiharo janaiH // 7 // AraNyaka tapasyAyAM, namasyAyAM jagatyapi / saktaH zaktAnta raMgA 'ri-vijaye bhava tIra bhUH // 8 // sarvadevaprabhu, sarvadeva sadhyAna siddhibhRt / siddha kSetre yiyAsuH zrI vArANasyAH samAgamat // 6 // bahuzruta parivAro, vizrAnta statra vAsarAn / kA~zcit prabodhya tAn , caitya vyavahAra mamocayat // 10 // Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 aosavAloM ko utpatti sa pAramArthikaM tIbra, patte dvAdazadhA tapaH / upAdhyaya stataH mUri, pade pUjyeH pratiSThitaH / / 11 // zrI devasUri rityAkhyA, tasya khyAtiM yayau kila / zrUyante 'dyApi vRddha bhyo, vRddhA ste deva sUrayaH // 12 // "prabhAvika caritra mAnadeva prabandha pRSTa 191,, bhAvArthaH-dharma karma kA nivAsa sthAna rUpa eka saptazati nAmaka deza hai jahAM dAna dAtAoM ke bhaya se tatratya gaja mAnoM rAnA kI zaraNa gae haiM / usa deza meM eka atyanta unnati zIla koraNTaka nAma kA nagara hai vahAM ke puruSa vinata (namra) janoM ko Ananda dene vAle aura dvijihnoM-duSToM ko daNDa dene vAle haiM / usa nagara meM eka bar3A dRDha zrI mahAvIra kA vizAla caitya (mandira) haiM jo sabako Azraya dene se kailoza ke samAna zobhatA hai / usa caitya meM loka prasiddha, ajJAnA'ndhakAra dUra karane vAle, vidvat ziromaNi devacandra nAma ke upAdhyAya pratiSThita haiN| eka samaya kA jikra hai ki jagat pUjya AraNyaka ( ghora ) tapasyA meM Asakta hRdayAntargata samartha zatruoM ke jItane meM lage hue haiM aura saMsAra samudra se pAra gae hue haiM / aisA mahApuruSa bhagavAn sarvadevasUri sarvajJa ke sat dhyAna aura siddhi ko dhAraNa kara zrI vArANasI (kAzI) nagarI se siddhakSetra ko jAne kI icchA se bahuta zrutajJa (paThita) parivAra (ziSya maNDalI) sahita zrI sarvadeva sUri eka dina vahA~ (koraMTakapura meM) Ae aura kucha dina vahAM nivAsa kara tatratya zrI deva candra upAdhyAya kA dharma kA prabodha kara unase caitya nivAsa chur3avAyA / zrI devacandra upAdhyAya bhI taba se bAraha prakAra ke pAramArthika tIvra tapa ko karane lage, taba AcArya zrI sarvadeva sUri ne devacandra upAdhyAya ko sUri-pada para pratiSThita kiyA / aura usake bAda una upAdhyAya jI kA devasUri yaha AkhyA (nAma) prasiddha huI yaha bAta Aja zrI vRddha puruSoM ke mukha se sunate haiM ki ve devasUri bhI vRddha haiN| vizeSaH-devacandra sUri ke paTTa para pradyumna sUri aura inake paTTa para mAnadeva suri hue / mAnadeva sUri vIrake 20 paTTapara aura inakA samaya vIra se 731 varSoM ke bAda kA hai| jaba tIna pATa kA 100 varSa bAda kara diyA diyA to devacandropAdhyAya kA samaya 631 kA hotA hai| vIra se sAtavIM Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna pramANa wwwmum zatAbdI meM mahAvIra ke mandira kI vyavasthA devacandropAdhyAya karate the isase yaha mandira bahuta prAcIna siddha hotA hai / paTTAvaliyoM se koraMTaka pura meM vIra se 70 varSa bAda AcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne mahAvIra ke mandira kI pratiSThA kI yaha spaSTa pramANita hotA hai / vastutaH devacaMdropAdhyAya ke samaya meM koraNTakapura meM mahAvIra kA mandira thA aura isI kI pratiSThA zrI ratnaprabhasUri me kI ho to koI Azcarya nhiiN| koraNTakapura kI prAcInatA ke aura bhI pramANaH"upakeza gacche zrI ratnaprabhasUriH yena usiyA nagare koraMTaka nagare ca samakAlaM pratiSThA kRtA rUpadvayakaraNena camatkArazca darzitaH,, ( kalpasUtra kI kalpa druma kalikA TIkA ke sthavirAvalI adhikAra meM . "koriMTa sirimAla dhAra AhaDa na rANau" (vi0 saM0 1081 meM dhanapAla kavi kRta satyapurIya zrI mahAvIra utsAha nAmaka grantha meM koraMTA kI prAcInatA) "erinapurA kI chAvanI se 3 koza ke lagabhaga koraMTa nAma kA nagara ujAr3a par3A hai, jisa jagaha koraMTA nAma se Ajakala gA~va basA hai vahA~ bhI zrImahAvIrajI kI pratimA va maMdira kI pratiSTA zrIratnaprabhasUrijI kI karAI huI aba vidyamAnakAla meM mojUda aura vaha mandirakhar3A hai" (jaina dharma viSayaka praznottara ke pRSTha 81 meM zrI AtmArAma jI) (4) vIrAt 70 varSe mahAjana saMgha kA sthApanA viSaya pramANa: tataH zrImatyupakeza, pure vIrajinezituH / pratiSThA vidhinA ''dhAya, zrI rtnprbhsuuryH||185|| koraNTaka pure gatvA, vyoma mArgeNa vidyayA // tasminneva dhanurlagne, pratiSThA vidhurAm // 186 // zrI vIra nirvANAtsapta, tisaMkhyairvatsarai gaitaiH|| upakezapure vIrasya, musthirA sthApanA'jani / / 187 // Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrosavAloM kI utpatti wwwmami wwwindow bhUyo 'pi vyomayAnena, tatra cAgatya suuryH|| zreSThinaMbodhayAmAsu, rjina snAnArcana kriyaam||188|| sakramA duhar3aHzreSThI, jina dharmadharo 'bhavat // zuddha samyaktvabhUd, yasya privaaro'picaa'bhvt||186| zrI ratnaprabhasUrINAM mAgatyA''gatya tasthuSAm // mAsakalpA aneke ca, vyatIyuH klpsevinaam||160|| evaM tatra pure pUjyAH, saMsthitA vaNijA matha // aSTAdaza sahasrANi, javAnAM pratyabodhayat // 16 // "nAbhinandana jinoddhAra prastAva dUsarA" ___ bhAvArthaH-tadanantara zrIratnaprabhasUrijI ne zrI sampanna upakezapura (oziyA~) meM bhagavAn vIrajinezvara kI yathA vidhi pratiSThA karake, vidyA bala dvArA, AkAza mArga se koraNTakapura meM jAkara vahA~ bhI usI dhanurlana meM zrI vIra jina kI zubha pratiSThA kI / isa prakAra zrI mahAvIra ke nirvANa samaya ke anantara sittara 70 varSa bIta jAne para usa upakezapura meM mahAvIra kI bimba svarUpa susthira sthApanA huI, aura phira vahA~ se vyomayAna dvArA Akara zrI sUrijI ne seTha ko bhagavAn jinakI snAtra, arcana kriyA samajhAI / vaha seTha anukrama se zuddha samyaktva ko dhAraNa kara saparivAra jina dharma kA anuyAyI huA / zrI ratnaprabhasUrijI vAraMvAra vahA~ Akara aura kucha kAla rahakara kaI mAsa kalpa bitAte the| vahA~ rahakara sUrijI ne aura bhI adAraha hajAra saGgha ( jaGgha)kSatriya aura vaizyoM ko jaina dharma kI dIkSA dii| isa pramANa se bhI yahI siddha hotA hai ki vIra se 70 varSa bItane para prAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne upakezapura meM mahAvIra ke mandira kI pratiSThA karAI, aura Uhar3a seTha Adi hajAroM kSatriyoM evaMvaizyoM ko jaina bnaayaa| (5) prAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne upakezapura meM mahAvIra mandira kI pratiSThA karavAne ke bAda bhI upakezapura meM padhAra kara aura logoM ko bhI jaina banAyA isa viSaya meM kahA hai ki- . Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna pramANa "tadA mukhya brAhmaNasya, dhana koTIzitaH sutaH // duSTa kRSNA 'hinA daSTo, mRta kalpa ivA 'bhavat // 87 // pitA 'gadai baGgulikaH, upAcaratsamAdarAt // . ghanai rupAyai stad vyartha, mAsI diva khale kRtam // 88 // zivikAyAM tamAropya, krandantaH zoka vihlaaH|| pita prabhRtayo viprA, zvelu; pretavanopari // 86 // dharmonatyai mUrayo'pi, taM viditvA sajIvitam // zIghra mAkArayAmAsu, stattAtaM zokasaMkulam // 10 // pUjyai ruktaM tvatsuta the, dujjIvati tato bhavAn / kiM karoti ? sa Aha tvakiMkaro jIvitA'vadhi // 11 // sakuTumbasya me pUjyai dattaM syAjjIvitaM tathA // kimanyat tvaM pitA mAtA, tvaM svAmI tvaM ca devatA // 32 // svapAda nAlana jalaM, dattvA preSIttato dvijam // zibikAyAH samuttAyoM, 'bhyaSiJcat sarvataH sutam // 13 // pIyUSeNe va tenA'tha, saMsiktaH pAda vAriNA // viSamuktaH samuttasthau gatanidra ivAGgavAn / / 64 // kimeta diti pRcchantaM, tAta staM suta mabravIt // vatsa ! svacchAzaya ! bhavAn, yama mukha gato'bhavat / (yamasya mukhato'bhavat ) // 95 // paraM kRpAvAridhibhiH, sUribhi guNabhUribhiH // ..... vitIrNa sakuTumbasya,tavame'pica jIvitam // 66 // .. iti zrutvA (sarasarI) samutthAya vivandiSuH // gurUn guNagurUn vipraH sarva viprasamanvitaH // 17 // bhUpIThe viluThan bhattayA, sUrIn vIkSya sasAdaram // pAdau vavande maulistha, kezaproJchana pUrvakam // 6 // .. Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ osavAloM kI utpatti avAdI dadya bhagavan ! jIvitaM dadatA mama // vipra zramaNayo (ra, miti mithyAkRtaM vacaH // 66 // itaH prabhRti naH pUjyAH, guravo vaNijA miva // 'anyai rapi tadA vigai, staduktaM bahamanyata // 10 // tadA prabhRti sarve'pi, brAhmaNAH zrAvakA iva / / tadagauravaM vidadhire, tadAjJAM nAva menire // 101 // evaM prabhAvayantaste, sUrayo jaina zAsanam // aSTAdaza sahasrANi, javAnAM (jNghaanaaN)prtybodhyt||102|| "upakeza gaccha caritra zloka 87 se 102" bhAvArthaH-"---usa samaya deva saMyoga se brAhmaNa zreSTha-eka koTayadhIza brAhmaNa ke ikalaute putra ko kAle sA~pa ne Dasa liyA aura vaha behoza hogayA usake pitA ne viSavaidyoM (gAruDikoM) dvArA, jar3I bUTiyoM se, tathA nAnA prayatnoM se aneka upacAra kie parantu ve saba duSTa ke sAtha kie gae upakAra ke sadRza vyartha hue, tadanantara zoka vihvala ho usake pitA ne use pAlakI meM rakkhA; aura usake kuTumbI brAhmaNa rote hue usa zava ko le zmazAna ghATa ge| sUrijI ne samAdhi dvArA usa brAhmaNa putra ko jIvita jAna dharma kI unnati ke lie zoka saMtapta usa brAhmaNa ko jaldI apane pAsa bulAyA aura kahA-he brAhmaNa pravara ! yadi terA putra mere mantroM se punaH saceta hojAya, to badale meM tUM kyA karegA ?- usane uttara diyA maiM Aja se ApakA dAsa bana kara rahU~gA-aura aisA mAnU~gA mAnoM pUjya Apane mujha sakuTumba ko jIvana dAna diyA ho-he prAcArya pravara ! jyAdA kyA kahU~ Apa hI mere mA bApa aura svAmI devatA haiN| brAhmaNa kI yaha namra prArthanA sunakara sUrijI ne apane paira dhokara vaha jala usa brAhmaNa ko dekara bhejA usane apane mRta. prAya ( mUrchita ) putra ko zivikA se nIce utAra usa jala se abhiSikta kiyA ( chIMTA) amRta varSeNa ke samAna usa pAdakSAlana jala se abhiSikta vaha brAhmaNa eka dama uTha baiThA-mAnoM nIMda se jagA huA prANI uThA ho, aura usane uThakara usa janasamudAya aura zmazAna Adi ko Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna pramANaM - dekhakara pitA zrI se pUchA ki yaha kyA hai ? taba usane putra ko uttara diyA beTA ! tUM svastha ho! abhI tUM mRtyu ke mukha meM calA gayA thA; parantu kRpAsAgara,, guNa Agara ina pUjya zrI sUrijI ne tujhako aura sakuTumbAdi mujhako punarjIvana lAbha karAyA hai| ise suna saba brAhmaNoM sahita vaha kumAra uTha kara namaskAra karane kI icchA se guNa gambhIra gurujI ke pAsa gayA aura unake pairoM tale mastaka Teka kara unheM sAdara praNAma karane lgaa| ___usa kumAra ne kahA-prabho ! Aja mujhako jIvanadAna dekara Apa ne "brAhmaNa aura jaina sAdhu ke baira vAlI" kahAvata ko mithyA kara diyA hai, he guro ! Aja se Apa zrAvaka vaizyoM ke samAna hama brAhmaNoM ke bhI pUjya haiM-yaha bAta anya tatrastha brAhmaNoM ne bhI khii| usa dina se lekara brAhmaNa bhI vaizyoM ke samAna unakA Adara karane lage aura unakI AjJA mAnane lage-sUrijI isa taraha apane jaina zAsana kA prabhAva phalAte vahA~ se agADI gae aura 18 hajAra jaMghoM (saMgha) ko bhI jaina dharma kA pratibodha kiyaa| upakeza caritra zloka 87 se 102 pahile jo rAjA utpaladeva ke jamAI tilokasiMha ko sauMpa kATanA aura AcArya zrI ke caraNaprakSAlana ke jala se viSa utara jAnA aura isa lekha meM brAhmaNa putra ko sA~pa kATanA aura prakSAlana ke jala se nirviSa honA ina donoM ghaTanAoM ke samAna hone se donoM ko eka mAnane kI koI vyakti bhUla na kare / kAraNa rAjA ke jamAI kI ghaTanA upakezapura meM mahAvIra mandira kI pratiSThA pUrva kI haiM aura brAhmaNa putra kI ghaTanA pratiSThA bAda kI hai| brAhmaNa putra ke adhikAra meM likhA hai ki jaise vaizya loga Apake zrAvaka haiM vaise hama bhI haiM isase siddha hotA hai ki brAhmaNa putra vAlI ghaTanA ke pUrva upakezapura meM zrAvaka bana cuke the aura unhoMne hI mahAvIra mandira kI pratiSThA karavAI thI ataeva pUrvokta donoM 2 ghaTanAe~ alaga alaga hI samajhanA caahiye| aura aisA honA asaMbhava bhI nahIM hai jahA~ jisakA udaya honA hotA hai taba koI na koI nimitta kAraNa mila hI jAtA hai| khaira ! kucha bhI ho para yaha ghaTanA vIrAt 70 varSa kI avazya hai| Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 osavAloM kI utpatti ( 6 ) kalakatte ke purAtatva vibhAga ne zodha ( khoja ) evaM khudAI kA kAma karate samaya eka jaina mUrti prApta kI hai, jisa para zilAlekha bhI ati hai, para vaha purANA hone se bahuta jagaha se khaNDita hogayA hai / phira bhI usa lekha meM vIrAt 84 varSa evaM zrI zrIvaMsa jAti kA nAma spaSTa dIkhatA hai / arthAt zrI zrIvaMsa jAti ke kisI bhAvuka ne vIrAt 84 varSa vItane para yaha mUrtti banAI hogI ? zrI zrIvaMsa jAti kisa varNa kI thI isakI jA~ca karane para vikrama kI solahavIM zatAbdI kA eka zilAlekha milatA hai usameM zrIvaMsa jAti ko upakeza vaMza kI eka jAti batalAI hai / vaha zilAlekha yahA~ uddhRta kiyA jAtA hai | " saMvata 1530 varSe mAgha zre0 devA0 bhA0 pAcu pu0 mahirAja suzrAvakeNa bhA0 aMcalagaccheza jayakezarI biMbaM pra0 zrI saMghena / zuddhi 13 khaMDe zrI zrIvaMze 0 hApA bhA0 puhanI pu0 0 mAtara sahitena pitR zreyase zrI sUriNA / mupadezena zrI sumatinAtha yadi ye donoM zrI zrIvaMsa jAtie~ eka ho hai to isa bAta ko mAnane meM bhI koI zaGkA kI jagaha nahIM rahatI ki upakezavaMza kI utpatti vIrAt 70 varSoM meM huI / (7) upakezapura ke mandira kI pratiSThA vIrAt 70 varSoM bAda . huI anantara 303 varSa meM mahAvIra kI graMthichedana kA upadrava macA / jisakI zAnti AcArya zrI kakkasUri ne karAI yaha viSaya paTTAvalI meM nimna likhita prakAra se ullekha milatA hai jo yahA~ uddhRta hai / tadyathAH " svayaMbhU zrI mahAvIra snAtra vidhikAle ko'sau vidhiH kadA kimarthaM ca saJjAtaH 9 ityucyate / tasminneva devagRhe aSTAnhikAdika mahotsavaM kurvatAM teSAM madhye apariNatavayasAM keSAMcit citte iyaM durbuddhiH saMjAtA / yaduta bhagavato mahAvIrasya hRdaye graMthidvayaM pUjAM kurvatAM kuzobhAM karoti, ataH mazaka Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna pramANa 39 J rogavat chedane ( yitAM) ko doSaH 1 / vRddhaiH kathitaM yaM aghaTito ( bimba: ) TaMkanAghAtaM nAIti / vizeSatastu yasmin svayaMbhU mahAvIra bimbeparaM vRddha vAkya mavagaNayya pracchannaM sUtra dhArasya (rAya) dravyaM datvA granthidvayaM cheditaM tatkSaNAdeva sUtra dhAro mRtaH / granthicchedapradeze tu raktadhArA chuTitA / tata upadravojAtaH tadA upakezagacchAdhipati zrI kakkasUrayaH ( ) caturvidha saMghenA''hUtaH / vRttAntaJca kathitaM / zrAcAryaiH caturvidhasaGgha sahitaiH upavAsatrayaM kRtaM / tRtIyopavAsa prAnte rAtri samaye zAsanadevyA pratyakSIbhUya AcAryAya proktam / he prabho ! na yuktaM kRtaM bAlazrAvakaiH mad ghaTitaM vimbaM AzAtitaM ( kalAniza ) zakalAni kRtaM // to'nantaraM upakezanagaraM zanaiH upabhraMzaM bhaviSyati ( gamiSyati ) gacche virodho bhavi Syati, zrAvakAraNAM kalaho bhaviSyati, goSThikA nagarAt dizodizaM yAsyanti / AcAryaiH proktaM paramezvari ! bhavitavyaM bhavatyeva paraM tvaM zravattu rudhiraM nivAraya - devyA proktam -- ghRta ghaTena, dadhi ghaTena, ikSurasa ghaTena dugdha ghaTena, jala ghaTena kRtopavAsatrayaM yadA bhaviSyati tadA aSTAdaza gotramelaM kuruta ( temI ) tAtahar3agotraM (taptabhaTa ) vAparaNA- gotraM (bappanAga ) karNATa gotraM, balahagotraM, morakha gotraM, kulahaTa gotraM virihaTa gotraM, zrIzrImAla gotraM, zreSThimotraM, ete dakSiNa bAhau / sUcaMti gotraM, AicaNAga gotraM, bhUrigotraM, bhadragotraM, ciMcaTa gotraM, kuMbhaTa gotraM, kanyAkubja gotraM, DiMDubhagotraM, laghu zreSTha gotraM ete vAma bAhau / snAtraM karttavyaM / nAnyathA zivA zAnti bhaviSyati / mUla pratiSThA'nantaraM vIra pratiSThA divasA datIte zatatraye ( vyAdhike trizate 303 varSe ) anehasi graMthiyugasya vIroraH sthasya bhedo'jani deva yogAt ityuktaM // zrImadupakezagaccha caritra sUtre zloka 172 " zrIupakeza gaccha paTTAvali" Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ savAloM kI utpatti bhAvArtha:-svayaMbhU zrI mahAvIra ke snAtra ( snAna ) samaya kI yaha kyA vidhi hai ? aura kaba tathA kisa lie yaha cAlU huI hai ? isa viSaya meM kahA jAtA hai-- ki AdyAcArya zrI ratnaprabhasUrijI ne sarva prathama jisa mandira meM vIra kI pratiSThA ko thI usI devagRha meM 40 STa hikAdika mahAn utsava karate hue, aparipakva avasthA vAle una zrAvakoM ke madhya meM se kinhIM zrAvakoM ke hRdaya meM yaha kubuddhi upajI ki bhagavAn mahAvIra ke vakSaHsthala para sthita ye do gAMThe pUjA karane ke samaya burI mAlUma hotIM haiM, ataH inheM tor3a denA cAhie, kyoMki missA ke roga ke samAna dIkhane vAlI ina gAMThoM ke tor3ane meM kyA doSa hai ? yaha suna vRddha zrAvakoM ne kahA- aisA karanA acchA nahIM kAraNa bhagavAn kA yaha prAkRtika bimba TAMkI kI coTa dene lAyaka nahIM hai / parantu una kubuddhiyoM ne vRddhoM ke vacana kA tiraskAra karake guptarUpa se eka sUtradhAra ( kArIgara) ko bahuta sA dravya de bhagavAn kI vakSasthala sthita ve gA~The tur3avA dI / gAMThoM ke tor3ate hI kArIgara to tatkSaNa vahIM gira kara mara gayA, aura usa tUTe hue sthAna se avirala rakta dhArA bahane lagI aura prajA meM bar3I azAnti phailI, taba caturvidha saGgha ke manuSyoM ne mila upakezagaccha ke adhipati zrI kakasUri ko bulAvA bhejA aura sArA vRttAnta nivedana kiyA, bhagavAn AcArya zrI vahA~ padhAra kara caturvidhi zrI saMgha ke sAtha tIna dina kA upavAsa kiyA, tRtIya upavAsa kI samApti ke samaya rAta ke vakhta zrI zAsanAdevI ne prakaTa ho AcArya zrI ke caraNa meM nidavena kiyA ki he svAmin ! ina 1 bodha zrAvakoM ne bahuta burA kiyA, ( ratnaprabhasUri pratiSThita ) mere nirmita biMba ko khaNDita kara diyA, aba yaha upakezapura barbAda ho jAyagA, gaccha meM virodha paidA hogA, zrAvakoM meM dveSAgni phailegI, aura goSThikA ( maMdiroM ke kAryakarttA) nagara ko chor3a idhara udhara cale jAya~ge, yaha suna AcAryane pratyuttara diyA devi - jo bhavitavyatA hotI hai vaha to ho ke hI rahatI hai, parantu aba bhagavAn ke isa rudhira srAva ko roko, devI ne kahA, ghI, dahI, khAMDa, dUdha, aura jala ke pA~ca ghar3e bharavA kara jaba tIna dina kA upavAsa kara cuko taba vidhi pUrvaka zAnti snAtra karavAnA mahAvIra kI bA~yI aura dA~yI bhujA kI ora krama se ina Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna pramANa 41 aThAraha gotroM ko "tArahar3a gotra, bAphaNA gotra, karNATa gotra, balaha gotra, morakhagotra, kulahaTa gotra, virihaTa gotra zrI zrImAla gotra aura zreSTi gotra ko to dAhinI bhujA para aura sUcaMti gotra, zrAvaNAga gotra, bhUri gotra, bhadra gotra, ciMcaTa gotra, kuMbhaTa gotra, kanyAkubja gotra DiMDubha gotra aura laghu zreSTi gotra ye vAma bhujA para sthApita kara snAna karAnA cAhie isase kalyANa aura zAnti hogI, pradhAna pratiSThA ke bAda 303 varSa bItane para bhagavAn vIra kI vakSaH sthita ina donoM gAMThoM kA daivayoga se bheda huA hai aisA usane kahA " / iti isa pramANa se yaha nirNaya hotA hai ki vIrAt 373 varSa arthAt mahAvIra mandira kI pratiSThA ke bAda 303 varSoM yaha ghaTanA huI usI samaya se upakezapura nivAsI anya prAnta meM gaye ho aura unako anya prAnta vAle upakezI - upakezavaMzI kahane lage ho to vaha sambhava hI hai / eka dUsarA bhI pramANa milatA hai ki upakezapura ke pAsa mIThe pAnI kI nahara calatI thI jisase isa nagara ke Asa pAsa kI jamIna se pracuratA se mAla paidA hotA thA gula pIsane kI cakkiyAM to yatra taMtra Aja bhI dRSTi gocara hotI hai aura bhUmi ke khoda kAma ke andara bar3I bar3I kAyA vAle mAMchaloM ke kalevara bhI milate haiM / pahile jamane meM eka pradeza kA mAla dUsare pradeza meM pahu~cAne kA mukhya sAdhana baNajAroM ke poTha ( bahaloM kI bAladoM ) hI the baladoM dvArA pracUra mAla kA AnA jAnA hotA thA para upakezapura kI nahara ke kAraNa baNajAroM ko bahuta dhakkA khAkara AnA jAnA par3atA thA kaI baNajAroM ne to isa nahara ko dUra le jAne ke liye bharatI DAlane kI kozIza bhI kI para ve isa kArya meM sampUrNa saphalatA na pAsa ke phira eka hema nAmakA baNajArA jisake pAsa eka lakSa baladoM kA poTha thA usane nahara ko bharatI se pUra dI - isa viSaya meM eka purANI kahAvata bhI hai ki "lAkhA sarIkhA lakha gaye, Adu sarIkhA Tha | 'hema' haDAuna AvasI, valake INa hI ja vaThaM // yadi yaha bAta kisI aMza meM satya hai to mAnanA par3egA ki nahara 6 Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrIsavAloM kI utpatti abhAva se upakezapura kA vyApAra kama huA ho aura vahAM ke nivAsI anya sthAna meM jAkara vase hoM aura yahAM ke loga unako upakeza-vaMzI kahane laga gaye hoM to koI Azcarya nahIM / pUrvokta donoM pramANoM se yaha siddha hotA hai ki upakezapura meM mahAjana saMgha kI sthApanA hone ke bAda tIna cAra zatAbdI taka to mahAjana saMgha kI khUba vRddhi huI bAda kaI logoM ne pUrvokta kAraNoM se upakezapura kA tyAga kara anya pradeza meM jAkara vAsa kiyA ho aura ve vahAM ke logoM dvArA upakezavaMzI kahalAye hoM to koI Azcarya kI bAta nahIM hai tAtparya yaha hai ki mahAjanavaMza kA upanAma upakezavaMza kA honA vikrama kI pahalI zatAbdI ke Asa pAsa kA samaya honA cAhiye / savAloM 8 - mAhezvarI - vaMza - kalpadruma nAma kI pustaka meM mAhezvarI logoM kI utpatti vikrama kI pahilI zatAbdI meM honI likhate haiM / isake pahile upakezavaMza kA vidyamAna honA kaI pramANoM se pramANita hai / 9 - bhATa bhojaka aura kula guruoMkI vaMzAvaliyoM meM kI utpatti kA samaya vi0 saM0 222 kA likhA milatA hai / para jAMca karane se yaha patA calatA hai ki usI samaya AbhApurI se dezala kA putra jagazAha upakezapura meM mahAvIra kI yAtrA aura saciyA devI ke darzanArtha AyA thA, usa samaya bhojakoM ko eka karor3a rupayoM kA dAna diyA thA / usI samaya se ve zAyada zrosavAloM kI utpatti kA samaya 222 meM kahate hoM to koI asambhava nahIM / isa viSaya ke kucha prAcIna kavitta bhI mile haiM jo pAThakoM ke avalokanArtha nIce diye jAte haiM: 42 "AbhA nagarI thI Agyo, jaggo jaga meM bhAga / sAcala paraco jaba diyo, taba zIza car3hAI ANa // juga jImADyo jugata su dIdho dAna pramANa / dezala suta jaga dIpatAM, jyArI duniyA mAne kAraNa || + + + cUpa dharI cita bhUpa, senA laI agala arabapati apAra, khaDabapati milIyA derAsara bahu sAtha, kharaca sAmo kauNa V cAle / mAle // bhAle / Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna pramANa ghana garaje varase nahIM, jago juga varase akAle / yati satI sAthe ghaNA, rAjA rANA bar3a bhUpa // vole bhATa virudAvalI, cAraNa kavitA cUpa / milIyA sevaga sAMmaTA, pUre saMkkha anUpa // jaga jasa lIno dAna de, yo jaggo saMghapati bhuup| dAna diyI lakha gAya, lakha vali turaMga tejAlA // sono sau maNa sAta, sahasa motiyana kI maalaa| rUpA no nahIM pAra, sahasa karahA kara mAlA // bIye bAvIsa bhala jAgiyo, yo osavAla bhUpAlA / yaha kavitta yadyapi itanA prAcIna to nahIM hai ki jise hama aitihAsika kSetra meM sthAna de sake, tathApi yaha bilakula nirAdhAra bhI nahIM hai| kAraNa jagazAha kA samaya vi0 saM0 222 kA batalAyA hai taba mahAjana vaMza kI sthApanA vi0 saM0 pUrva 400 varSoM meM huI, isake bIca 622 varSa kA samaya par3atA hai| itane samaya meM upakezavaMzI loga AbhA nagarI taka pahu~ca gaye ho aura sacciyA devI ke paracA ko pA kara yAtrArtha upakezapura Ae hoM aura isa taraha dAna diyA ho yaha koI asaMgata nahIM jAna pdd'taa| kyoMki "upakeze bahulaM dravyaM' isa baradAna se upakezavaMza mahA samRddha thA, aura hamAre upakezavaMzIya eka eka vyakti ne saMgha nikAla ke pratyeka vyakti ko eka eka sone ke thAla ko prabhAvanA dI aise anekoM ullekha milate haiN| ataH isako lakSya meM rakhate huye jagazAha kA itanA dAna denA bhI yukti yukta hI hai| Aja bhI yadi ekaeka rASTra ke pAsa 7000 Tana sonA hai to pUrva jamAnA meM, jahAM ratnoM kA bhI bAhulya thA vahAM sonA kisa ginatI meM hai| isa pramANa se vi0 saM0 222 pUrva bhI upakeza vaMza kA astitva siddha hotA hai| . 10-vikrama kI dUsarI zatAbdI meM upakezagacchAcArya zrI yakSadevasUri soparapaTana meM virAjate the| usa samaya vajra svAmI ke paTTadhara banasenAcArya ne apane cAra ziSyoM ko dIkSA de saparivAra sopAra paTaNa Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ savAloM kI utpatti yakSadevasUri ke pAsa jJAnAbhyAsa ke liye Aye aura ziSyoM kA jJAnAbhyAsa karavAne lage / bIca meM akasmAt AcArya vajrasenasUri kA svargavAsa ho gayA / bAda una cAroM ziSyoM ko 12 varSa taka jJAnAbhyAsa karA, unakA ( cAroM ziSyoM kA ) bhI ziSya samudAya jaba vizAla ho gayA to una cAroM ko AcArya yakSadevasUri ne vAsakSepa aura vidhi pUrvaka sUri padArpaNa kara vahAM se vihAra karAyA / anantara una cAroM ke nAma se alaga alaga cAra zAkhAe~ huI, yathA: 44 (1) nAgendra muni se nAgendrazAkhA, jisameM udayaprabha aura mallisenasUri Adi mahAprabhAvika AcAryoM ne zAsana kI unnati kI / (2) candra muni se candrazAkhA - jisameM var3agaccha, tapAgaccha, aura kharatarAdi aneka zAkhAoM meM bar3e bar3e digvijayI AcArya hue / ( 3 ) nivRtti muni se nivRttizAkhA - jisameM zelAMgAcAryaM dUNAcAryAdi mahA puruSa hue, jinhoMne jaina sAhitya kI unnati kI / (4) vidyAdhara muni se vidyAdharazAkhA - jisameM haribhadra sUri jaise 1444 pranthoM ke racayitA hue / yaha kathana upakezagaccha prAcIna paTTAvalI hai aura zrAcArya zrI vijayAnandasUrijI ne apane jainadharma praznottara meM nAma ke prantha meM bhI likhA hai / isa se yaha siddha hotA hai ki usa samaya upakezagaccha apanI acchI unnati para thA to upakezavaMza jAti kA prAdurbhAva isase pahile honA svataH siddha hai / "evaM anukrameNa zrI vIrAt 585 varSe zrIyakSadevasUri babhUva mahAprabhAvakarttA, dvAdazavarSe ( vArSike ) durbhikSamadhye vajrasvAmI ziSya vajrasenasya gurau paraloka prApte yakSadeva sUriNA catasraH zAkhAH sthApitAH" "upakezagaccha paTTAvali" bhAvArtha:- zrI vIra ke nirvANa kAla se 585 varSa bItane para mahAprabhAvavAn zrI yakSadevasUri AcArya hue usa samaya daiva vaza bAraha varSa kA akAla par3ane para vajrasvAmI ke ziSya zrI vajra senagurujI ke paraloka prayANa karane para zrI yakSadevasUri ne cAra zAkhAaiM sthApita kIM cAra zAkhAaiM: - candrazAkhA, nAgendrazAkhA, nivRttizAkhA, aura Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna pramANa 45 vidyAdharazAkhA jina meM tapAgaccha aura kharataragaccha Adi candra kula meM hai / tathAca : tadanvaye yakSadevasUri, dazapUrvadharovajrasvAmI, durbhikSe dvAdazAbdIye, vartamAne'nAzakena, tato vyatIte durbhikSe cAvaziSTeSu sAdhuSu // militeSu yakSadevAcAryA, candragaNe'milana // 233 // rAsIddhiyAM nidhiH // bhuvyabhavad yathA // 231 // janasaMhArakAriNI // svarge'gurbahusAdhavaH // 232 // arthaH- usa upakezagaccha meM zrI yajJadevasUri darza pUrva-ghara vAsvAmI ke sadRza buddhi ke sAgara isa bhUtala para hue / eka samaya dvAdaza vArSika akAla par3ane para bahutajana saMhAra huA aura aneka sAdhu bhojanAbhAva se svargaloka ko cale gaye / anantara usa durbhikSa ke miTane para aura marane se bace sAdhuoM ke eka sthAna meM ikaThThA hone para zrI yajJadevAcAryasUri ne candragAdi kI sthApanA kI / 10 - AcArya zrI vijayAnanda sUri ne apane jaina dharma viSayaka praznottara nAmaka graMtha meM likhA hai ki zrIdevaRddhi gaNI kSamAzramaNajI ne upakezagacchAcArya devaguptasUri ke pAsa eka pUrva sArtha aura AdhA pUrva mUla evaM Der3ha pUrva kA abhyAsa kiyA thA / isakA samaya vikrama kI chIM zatAbdI ke pUrvArddha kA hai| yahI bAta upakeza gaccha paTTAvalI meM. likhI hai| isase yaha siddha hotA hai ki chaThI sadI meM upakezagacchAcArya maujUda the to upakeza jAti to inake pahile acchI unnati aura AbAdI para honI cAhie / 11 - itihAsajJa muMzI devIprasAdajI jodhapura vAle ne rAjapUtAnA kI zodha (khoja) karate hue jo kucha prAcIna sAmagrI upalabdha kI usake AdhAra para eka " rAjapUtAnA kI zodha khoja" nAmaka pustaka likhI, jisameM likhA hai ki "koTA rAja ke aTArU nAmaka grAMma meM eka jaina mandira jo khaNDahara rUpa meM vidyamAna hai, ke nIce vi0 saM0 508 bhaizAzAha ke nAma kA jisameM eka mUrti zilAlekha hai una Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 zrosavAloM kI utpatti maizAzAha kA paricaya dete hue muMzIjI ne likhA hai ki bhaizAzAha ke aura ror3A viNajArA ke sAtha meM vyApAra sambandha hI nahIM para Apasa meM itanA prema bhI thA ki donoM kA prema cirakAla taka smaraNIya rahe isa lihAja se bhaizA-ror3A ina donoM ke nAma para "bhaizaror3A" nAma kA eka grAma vasAyA vaha Aja bhI mevAr3a prAnta meM maujUda hai| jaina samAja me bhaizAzAha ? bar3A bhArI prakhyAta hai| vaha upakeza jAti AdityanAga gotra kA mahAjana thaa| jaba vi0 saM0 508 pahile bhI upakeza jAti ne vyApAra meM acchI unnati karalI thI to vaha jAti kitanI prAcIna honI cAhie, isake liye pAThaka svayaM vicAra kareM / * 12-khetahUNoM ke viSaya meM itihAsakAroM kA yaha mata hai ki svatahUNa toramoNa, paMjAba se vikrama kI chaTThI zatAbdI meM marusthala kI ora AyA, bhora mAravAr3a ke aitihAsika sthAna bhinnamAla ko apane hastagata kara apanI rAjadhAnI bnaayaa| jainAcArya hariguptasUri ne usa toramANa ko dharmopadeza de jaina dharma kA anurAgI banAyA, jisake phala svarUpa toramANa ne bhinnamAla meM bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA vizAla mandira banAyA, bAda toramANa ke usakA putra mihiragula kaTTara zivadharmopAsaka huA, usake hAtha meM rAjataMtra Ate hI jainoM ke dina badala ge| jaina mandira balAt tor3e jAne lage aura jainoM para itanA atyAcAra hone lagA ki jainoM ko sivAya usa samaya deza-tyAga ke apanI mukti kA aura koI sAdhana nahIM sUjhA / majabUra ho ve mAravAr3a chor3a lATa (gujarAta) deza kI tarapha cala pdd'e| upakeza jAti vyApArika-varga meM to Adi se hI agrasara thI ataH vahA~ kA vyApAra apane adhIna kiyaa| Aja jo lATa (gujarAta) deza meM jo upakeza jAti nivAsa karatI hai vaha vikrama kI chaTThI zatAbdI meM mAravAr3a se gaI huI hai, aura vahA~ jo isa jAti ke logoM ne mandira mUrtiyoM kI pratiSThA karAI, jinake zilAlekhoM meM noTa:-(1) upakeza jAti meM bhaizAzAha nAma ke tIna puruSa hue haiN| 1 eka to prastuta zilAlekha vAlA chaThI zatAbdI meN| 2 DIDavAnA aura bhInamAla nivAsI bhaizAzAha jo vikrama kI bArahavIM zatAbdI meM aura 3 nAgora meM RSabhadeva kI mandira-mUrti kA nirmANa karAne vAlA vikrama kI terahavIM zatAbdI meM Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna pramANa bhI upakeza vaMza aura upakeza jAti dRSTi gocara hotI hai| ( kuvalaya mAlA kathA se) ataH isa pramANa se vikrama kI pA~cavI chuTTI zatAbdI ke pahile bhI upakeza jAti atyunnati para thI yaha siddha hotA hai / 13 - vallabhI nagara kA bhaGga karAne meM jo kAMgasI vAlI kathA ko itihAsakAroM ne svIkAra kiyA hai ve seTha dUsare nahIM, para upakeza jAti balahA gotra ke rAMkAbAMkA nAma ke the| aura unakI saMtAna bhI rAMkAbAMkA jAtiyoM ke nAma se mazahUra hai / 40 14 - zrI ratnavijayajI mahArAja kI zodha khoja se oziyoM ke dhvaMzA'vazeSa mandira meM vi0 saM0 602 kA TUTA huA eka zilAlekha milA hai / usameM " AdityanAga gotra vAloM ne vaha candraprabhu kI mUrti banAI thI " yaha likhA hai isase bhI yaha siddha hotA hai ki usa samaya upakeza jAti acchI tarakkI para thI / 15 - AcArya haribhadra sUri zrAdi zraTha AcAryoM ne ikaTThA hoke " mahAnizItha " sUtra kA uddhAra kiyaa| jisameM upakezagacchAcArya devagupta sUri bhI zAmila the| isa samaya se pahile jaba upakezagaccha bhI maujUda thaa| taba upakeza jAti ne usake bhI pahile acchI unnati kI hogI yaha to niHzaGka hai / tadyathA: "aciMta ciMtAmaNi kappa bhUyassa mahAnisIha suyaskaMdhassa puvvArAsa asitaha caiva khaMDie uddehiyAi ehiM heuhi bahave pataMgA parisADiyA taha vizcaMta sumacchAha sayaMti imaM mahAnisIha sUyaskaMdha kisiNa pavayaNassa paramAhAra bhUyaM paraMtataM mahacchaMti kaviuraNa pavayaraNa vacchalateya' bahubhava saMtoviyAriya ca kA tahAya AyariyaM zraThayA e Ayariya haribhaddeNa jaM tatthA yari se hitaM saccaM samatI esA hiUNa lihiyaMti anahiMpi siddhaseNa, buvAI, jakhvaseNa, devagute jassa bhaddeNaM khamAsamaNa sIsa ravigutta somacaMda, jiNadAsa - gaNi maga savasUri pahe hi jugappahANa 99 " mahAnizItha sUtra 0 dUsarA hastalikhita prati pAne 72-1 Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ osavAloM kI utpatti 16-paM0 hIrAlAla haMsarAja ne apane aitihAsika graMtha "jaina gotra saMgraha" nAmaka pustaka meM likhA hai ki bhInamAla ke rAjA bhANa ne upakezapura ke ratnAzAha kI putrI ke sAtha lama kiyA thA, aura rAjA bhANa kA samaya vi0 saM0 775 kA hai aura isake pahile upakesa vaMza khUba vistAra pA cukA thaa| yaha siddha hotA hai| 17-60 hIrAlAla haMsarAja ne apane aitihAsika grantha "jaina gotra saMgraha" meM bhinnamAla ke rAjA bhAMNa ke saMgha ke samaya vAsakSepa kI takarAra hone se vi0 saM0 775 meM bahuta se gacchoM ke prAcAryoM ne saMmilita ho yaha maryAdA, bAMdhI ki bhaviSya meM jisake pratibodhita jo zrAvaka ho ve hI vAsakSepa deveN| isa kArya meM nimnalikhita AcAryoM ne sahamata ho apane hastAkSara bhI kie the| nAgendra gacchIya-soma prabhasUri / upakeza gacchIya-siddha mUri / nivRtti gacchIya-mahendra suuri| vidyAdhara gacchIya-hariyAnanda sUri / brAhmaNa gacchIya --jajjaga sUri / (vA) sADarA gacchIya-Izvara sUri / vRddha gacchIya-udaya mama sUri / . ityAdi bahuta se prAcAryoM ne apanI sammati dI thii| isase bhI yaha puSTa hotA hai ki isa samaya ke pahile upakezagaccha ke AcAryoM ne apanI acchI unnati kI thii| taba yaha jAti inase pUrva banI huI aura vizAla ho isameM kyA sandeha hai / .. 18-oziyoM mandira kI prazasti ke zilAlekha meM upakezapura ke par3ihAra rAjAoM meM vatsarAja kI bahuta prazaMsA likhI hai| jisakA samaya vi0 saM0 783 yA 84 kA hai| isase bhI yahI prakaTa hotA hai ki usa vakhta upakezapura kI bhArI unnati thii| isase bAbU ke utpala deva pa~vAra ne oziyoM basAI yaha bhrama bhI dUra ho jAtA hai| 19-vi0 saM0 802 meM pATaNa (aNahilavAr3A) kI sthApanA ke samaya caMdrAvalI aura bhInamAla se upakezavaMza, poravAla aura zrImAla Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna pramANa 49 jAti ke bahuta se logoM ko AmantraNa pUrvaka pATaNa meM basane ke liye legae, anantara mAravAr3a ke unake kulagurU vahA~ jAkara unakI zAvaliyoM likhane lge| una upakezAdi jainiyoM kI saMtAna. Aja bhI vahA~ nivAsa karatI hai, aura jinake banAe mandira Adi aba bhI maujUda hai| dekho ! unakI vaMzAvaliyoM (khurzInAmA)-- 20-jainAcArya bappabhaTTasUri jaina saMsAra meM bar3e hI prabhAvazAlI evaM prakhyAta hue haiM zrApa zrI ne kannauja (gavAliyara) ke rAjA nAgAvaloka vA nAga bhaTTa pratihAra (AmarAjA) ko pratibodha kara jainI banAyA usa rAjA ke eka rAnI vyavahAriyA (vaNika) kI putrI thI isase hone vAlI santAna ko ina AcArya ne vizada evaM vizAla osavaMza meM milA diyA unhoMne rAja koThAra kA kAma kiyA jisase unakA gotra rAja koSThAgAra huaa| isI gotra meM Age calakara vikrama kI solahavIM zatAbdI meM svanAma dhanya evaM prasiddha puruSa karmAzAha hue jinhoMne zrI zatrujaya tIrtha kA antima jIrNoddhAra karavAyA isakA zilAlekha vi. saM0 1587 kA khudA huA zatrujaya tIrtha kI vimala vasI meM vidyamAna haiM isa lekha meM nimnalikhita do zloka yahA~ uddhRta kara diye jAte haiM / etazca gopAhagirau gariSTaH zrI bappabhaTTI pratibodhitazca / zrI zrAmarAjo'jani tasyapatnI kAcit babhava vyavahAriputrI // tatkukSi jAtAH kila rAja koSTAgArA gotresu kRteka pAtre / zrI osavaMse vizade vizAle tasyAnvaye'mopuruSAH prsiddhaaH|| - AcArya bappabhaTTasUri kA samaya vi0 saM0 800 ke Asa pAsa kA hai isameM patA calAtA hai ki osavAla jAti usa samaya vizada evaM vizAla kSetra meM phailI huI thI aura isakA itanA prabhAva thA ki jisako paidA karane meM kaI zatAbdIyoM ke samaya kI AvazyaktA rahatI hai| yaha pramANa zrosavaMza kI kitanI prAcInatA batalA rahA hai pAThaka svayaM vicAra kreN| . ina pramANoM ke alAvA zilAlekha yA dazavIM gyArahavIM sadI ke bane pranthoM meM bhI pracuratA se pramANa milate haiM aura ve khuba prasiddha bhI hai / aba hama Adhunika AcAryoM Adi kI mAnyatA ke kucha pramANa uddhRta karate haiN| Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mmmmmmmmm zrosavAloM kI utpatti 21-jainAcArya zrI vijayAnandasUri (AtmArAmajI) apane "jaina dharma viSaya praznottara" nAma ke prantha meM likhate haiM ki pArzvanAtha ke chaThe paTTadhara AcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne upakezapura meM osavAla banAye jinakA samaya zrIvIra se 70 varSa bAda kA hai / 22- jainAcArya zrI vijayadharmasUri ne apane eka lekha meM likhA hai ki saba se pahile prAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne zrosA nagarI meM bIrAt 70 varSe zrosavAla bnaaye| 23--jainAcArya zrI buddhisAgarasUrine apane "gacchamata prabandha nAma ke grantha meM likhA hai ki upakeza gaccha saba gacchoM meM prAcIna hai isa gaccha ke prAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne vIrAt 70 varSe UkezAnagarI meM Ukeza ( osavAla ) vaMza kI sthApanA kii| 24-jaina dharma kA itihAsa jo 'jaina dharma prasAraka sabhA bhAva nagara se prakAzita huA hai usameM likhA hai ki vIra se 70 varSoM bAda ukeza nagara meM prAcArya zrI ratnaprabhasUri ne osavAla banAye / ____25-panyAsa lalitavijayajI ne " AbU mandiroM kA nirmANa" nAma kI kitAba meM likhA hai ki prAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne vIrAt 70 varSe ukeza nagara meM ukeza vaMza kI sthApanA kii| ___ 26-50 hIrAlAla, haMsarAja apane "jaina gotra saMgraha" nAma ke graMtha meM likhate haiM ki vIrase 70 varSa bAda pArzvanAthake cha? pATa prAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne ukeza nagara meM ukeza vaMza kI sthApanA kii| 27-kharatara gacchIya muni cidAnandajI ne apane "syAdvAdA'nu bhava" nAmaka grantha meM likhA hai ki vIrAta 70 varSe prAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne zrozA nagarI meM osavAla vaMza kI sthApanA kii| 28-kharatara gacchIya yati zrIpAlajI ne apane jaina sampradAya zikSA nAmaka grantha meM likhA hai ki vIrAt 70 varSe prAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne ukezapura meM ukezavaMza kI sthApanA kii| . 29-kharatara gacchIya yati rAmalAlajI ne apane mahAjana vaMza muktAvali nAmaka pustaka meM likhA hai ki vIrAta 70 varSe AcArya ramaprabhasUri ne osavAla banAe / Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna pramANa 51 nAma graMtha 30 - sAkSara zrI zAntivijayajI ne apane "jaina mata patAkA " meM likhA hai ki vIrAt 70 varSe zrAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne osavAla banAye / 31 - paM0 hIrAlAla haMsarAja ne apane " jaina itihAsa" nAmaka graMtha meM likhA hai ki vIrAt 70 varSe osA nagarI meM AcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne savAla banAye | 32- pro0 maNilAla bakora bhAI surata vAlA ne apane "zrI mAlavANiyoM nA jJAta bheda" nAmaka grantha meM likhA hai ki vikrama pUrva 400 varSe uesa-ukeza vaMza kI sthApanA AcArya ratnaprabhasUri dvArA huI / (lekhaka mahodaya ne to vistRta pramANoM dvArA yaha bhI siddha kara diyA hai ki zrImAla TUTa ke hI upakezapura basA hai) 33 - parama yogirAja muni zrI ratna vijayajI mahArAja bahuta zodha khoja ke pazcAt isa nirNaya para Ae haiM ki vIrAt 70 varSe zroziyoM nagarI meM zrAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne oza vaMza kI sthApanA kI / 34 - vyA0 vA0 yatIndra vijayajI mahArAja ne "koraMTA tIrtha kA itihAsa" nAma ke grantha meM likhA hai ki vIrAt 70 varSe zrAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne upakezapura meM upakezavaMza kI sthApanA karAke vahAM mahAvIra ke mandira kI pratiSThA kI aura usI samaya koraMTapura meM bhI mahAvIra mandira kI pratiSThA Apa zrI ne karavAI / kA nagara ujaDa par3A hai / jisa jagaha basatA hai vahA~ bhI zrI mahAvIrajI kI sUrijI kI pratiSThA karAI huI aba khar3A hai| 35 - " erinapurA kI chAvanI se 3 koza ke lagabhaga koraMTa nAma koraMTA nAma se Ajakala gA~va pratimA mandira kI zrI ratnaprabhavidyamAna kAla meM so mandira "" jaina dharma viSayaka praznotara ke pRSTha 81 meM ( AtmArAmajI ma0 ) 36 -- "uesa yA osavaMza ke mUla saMsthApaka yahI ratnaprabhasUrijI the inhone zrosavaMza kI sthApanA mahAvIra ke nirvANa se 70 varSa bAda ukeza ( varttamAna osiyAM) nagara meM kI thI / Adhunika katipaya kulaguru kahA karate haiM ki ratnaprabhAcAryajI ne bIye bAvIse (222 ) meM osavAla Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ osavAloM kI utpatti banAe yaha kathana kapola kalpita hai, isameM satyAMza bilakula nahIM hai / jaina pAvalI aura jaina graMthoM meM AsavaMza sthApanA kA samaya mahAvIra nirvANa se 70 varSa bAda hI likhA milatA hai jo vAstavika mAlUma hotA hai| "bAbU jaina mandiroM ke nirmAtA pRSTa 2-4" 37-tapAgacchIya prAcIna paTTAvalI meM likhA hai ki vIrAta 70 varSe prAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne zrosA nagarI meM zrosavaMza kI sthApanA kii| 38-aMcalagaccha paTTAvalI meM ullekha milatA hai ki prAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne vIra se 70 varSa ukezapura meM ukezavaMza kI sthApanA kii| 39-koraMTagaccha paTTAvalI meM likhA hai ki vIrAt 70 varSe AcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne Aesa nagarI meM zrosavAla banAe / 40-kharatara gaccha paTTAvalI meM likhA hai ki zroziyoM nagarI meM ' vIrAt 70 varSe AcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne osavAla banAe / ___41-nAgapuriyA tapAgaccha paTTAvalI meM likhA hai ki vIrAt 70 varSe AcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne upakezapura meM upakezavaMza kI sthApanA kii| 42-upakeza gaccha paTTAvalI meM vistRta rUpa se likhA hai ki dhIrAt 70 varSe prAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne mahAjana saMgha kI sthApanA kii| 43-kulaguruoM kI prAmANika vaMzAvaliyoM meM yaha likhA milatA hai ki vIrAt 70 varSe prAcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne upakezapura meM kSatriyAdi ajainoM ko jaina banAke mahAjana saGgha kI sthApanA kI, Age calakara unhIM kA nAma upakezavaMza aura osavAla huA hai| ___44-vartamAna samaya kI patra patrikAe~ prakAzita hotI haiM aura inameM jo osavAla jAti kI utpatti viSayaka lekha nikalate haiM una saba meM yahI ullekha milatA hai ki vIrAt 70 varSe AcArya ratnaprabhasUri ne upakezapura meM mahAjana vaMza kI sthApanA kI jinheM Aja hama osavAla kahate haiM / isa taraha pUrvokta prAcIna evaM arvAcIna pramANoM se maiMne upakezavaMza / (zrosavAla ) kI utpatti kA samaya vIrAta 70 varSe arthAt vikrama se 400 varSa pUrva kA nirNaya kiyA hai aura mere ina nirNaya meM yadi koI Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna pramANa truTi raha gaI bhI ho, ( yaha saMbhava hai) phira bhI jabataka isake vipakSa meM koI yukta yukti pramANa nahIM mile taba taka ina pramANoM ko mAnanA nyAya saGgata hI hai / ___yadi zrosavAla samAja ke vidvAna loga saMzodhaka tathA navayuvaka isa viSaya kA vizeSa UhApoha evaM anveSaNa kareMge to osavAla jAti kI prAcInatA siddha karane vAle kaI eka aitihAsika pramANa milane muzkila nahIM hai| pratyeka jAtie~ apanI2 prAcInatA kI zodha meM bharasaka prayatna kara rahI haiM kintu bhArata meM eka osavAla jAti hI aisI hai jo apanI jAti kI utpatti va utthAna ke liye kAnoM meM tela DAla kuMbhakarNI nidrA meM so rahI hai / parantu vIroM ! uTho! aba sone kA samaya nahIM hai jAgo ! aura sAvadhAna hokara apanA jIvana jAti kI sevA meM arpaNa kara do yahI ApakA jAti ke sAtha upakAra aura akSaya kalyANa hai| ityalam Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "apUrva aitihAsika grantha ratna" jaina jAti mahodaya (prathama khaNDa) isa grantha ko taiyyAra karavAne meM bar3A hI parizrama evaM zodha khoja karane meM dravya aura samaya vyaya karanA par3A hai| cauvIsa tIrthakara bAraha cakravarti Adi mahApuruSoM kA itihAsa, prosavAla, poravAla, zrImAlAdi jAtiyoM kI utpatti aura abhyudaya / mahArAjA zrerika, koNika, udAyI, naunanda, maurya, mugala samrATa candraguma; bindusAra, Azoka aura samrAT samprati kA vistRta itihAsa / kaliMgapati sahAmeghabahAna, cakravarti, khArabela aura inake pUrvavarti kaliMgapatiyoM kA gauravapUrNa itihaas| zrI pArzvanAtha evaM mahAvIra ke paramparA prAcAryoM kA vistRta varNana / pUrva paMjAba, marudhara, sindha, saurASTra, mahArASTra Adi bhArata ke pratyeka prAnta va bhArata ke bAhara kisa samaya kisa AcArya dvArA jainadharma kA kisa prakAra pracAra huA thA / jaina jAtiyoM ke nararatna deza, samAja evaM dharma kI kisa prakAra sevA bajAke apanI dhavalakIrti ko amara banA gaye ityAdi aneka viSayoM para prakAza DAlane vAle khi aura mahatvapUrNa aitihAsika ghaTanAaiM saMgraha kara Apa zrImAnoM kI sA meM arpaNa kiyA hai ummeda hai ki Apa isako AdyopAnta par3hake avazya lAbha utthaaveNge| pRSTha saMkhyA 1000 se adhika, sundara citra 43, ye dAipa, sundara chapAI, rezamI jilda honepara bhI mUlya nAma mAtra / paurakha la 3 zrI ratnaprabhAkara jJAnapuSpamAlA na bhaMDArA mu0 phalaudI ( mApha "noTa-kizciyana dharma kA bAIbila, Arya samAjiyoM kA sAmArthaprakAza, pranthoM kI kaI AvRtiyA~ evaM lAkhoM pustakeM vitIrNa ho cukI haiM jaba ki jainadharma ke tasvajJAna yA aitihAsika viSayaka granthoM kI zAyada hI dUsarI AvRti prakA. zita huI ho| isakA kyA kAraNa hai ? svayaM vicAra kara lIjiye ?