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________________ zrI pAvApurI tIrtha kA prAcIna itihAsa lekhakapUraNa canda nAhara ema0 e0, bI0 ela0, ema0 Ara0 e0 esa 0, ema0 e0 esa0 bI0, ityAdi
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________________ PRINTED BY MAHALCHAND BAID AT THE OSWAL PRESS. 19, Synagogue Street, Calcutta. -ANDPUBLISHED BY P. C. NAHAR 48, Indian Mirror Street, Caloutta.
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________________ nivedana parama pavitra zrI pAvApurI tIrtha ke prAcIna itihAsa kA yaha choTA sA nibandha Aja apane sAdharmI bandhunoM ke karakamaloM meM, arpita karate hue mujhe bar3A ho harSa hai| yoM to apane samasta tIrthaMkaroM kI kalyANaka bhUmi pavitra tIrtha mAne gaye haiM parantu yaha sthAna jainiyoM ke liye vizeSa mahatva kA hai| bhAja samagra jaina samAja apane cauvIsaveM tIrthaMkara zrI mahAvIra svAmI ke zAsana kI chatrachAyA meM cala rahe haiN| bhAja unakI vANI, unakI tripadI ke AdhAra para hI jaina siddhAnta kI racanA huI hai| ve hI jisa tIrtha kI sthApanA kara gaye the vahI sAdhu sAdhvI, zrAvaka zrAvikA adyAvadhi zrIsaMgha ke aMgavarUpa cale Ate haiN| isI kAraNa zrIsaMgha ke janmadAtA kA vahI nirvANa sthAna pratyeka jaina-dharmAnuyAyI ke darzana aura pUjana karane yogya hai, isameM sandeha nhiiN| sone meM sugandhi ko taraha pavitratA ke atirikta yaha sthAna bar3A hI cittAkarSaka hai, aura zAMti bhAva ke sAtha 2 apane dharma mahatva ko, aura zrI vIra bhagavAn ke ucca prAdarza aura tyAga ko smaraNa kara darzakoM kA hRdaya gadgad ho jAtA hai| aise sthAna ke itihAsa jAnane aura vahAM kI darzanIya vastueM dekhane ko merI bahuta dinoM se abhilASA thii| vahAM ke jo kucha lekha maiMne saMgraha kiye the ve pAThakoM ko "jaina lekha saMgraha" ke prathama aura dvitIya khaMDoM meM yathA sthAna meM mileNge| hamAre sAdharmI bandhuoM ke jJAtArtha isa sthAna kA saMkSipta vivaraNa likhA gayA hai, mAzA hai ki ye upayogI hoNge| 48, iNDiyana mirara sTrITa, kalakattA vIra saM02456 . pUraNa caMda nAhara
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________________ 111 zrI pAvApurI tIrtha jalamaMdira kA dRzya
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________________ zrI tIrtha pAvApurIjI kA prAcIna itihAsa zrI tIrtha pAvApurau ke nAma se jaina samAja suparicita haiN| Aja 2456 varSa hue ki apane zAsana nAyaka antima tIrthaMkara zrI vardhamAna khAmI isI pAvApurI meM pasaMkhya jIvoM ko upadeza dete hue paugalika deha tyAga kara nirvANa prApta hue the| bihAra-ur3IsA prAnta ke bihAra-zarIpha zahara se sAta mAIla dakSiNa kI bhora yaha pavitra sthAna avasthita hai| vartamAna samaya isa pAvApurI grAma kI AbAdI lagabhaga tIna sau ghara ko hai jinameM bhUmihAra brAhmaNoM ko hI adhika saMkhyA hai| ____jainAgama se jJAta hotA hai ki usa samaya pAvApurI (prAcIna-apApApurau) meM hastipAla nAmaka sAmanta rAjA vahAM rAjya karate the, aura vahAM kI jIrNa lekhazAlA meM bhagavAn antima cAturmAsa Thahare the| usa samaya unakI Ayu bahattara varSa kI yo| kArtika kRSNa amAvasyA kI zeSa rAvi ke samaya carama tIrthaMkara zrI mahAvIra khAmI isa nazvara kalevara ko tyAga kara isI pAvApurI meM nirvANa prApta hue the| " baina zAstra se paura bhI jJAta hotA hai ki usa samaya devatA loga jo vahAM nirvAka mahotsava manAne ko pAye the unhoMne uso sthAna meM smaraNa cinha rUpa eka divya stUpa sthApita kiye the, aura bhagavAn ke bar3e bhAI zrI nandivAIma rANA
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________________ vahAM eka caityAlaya nirmANa karAye the| pAvApurau gAMva kA vartamAna mandira usI sthAna meM banA huA hai, aura vahAM tIrthaMkara zrI mahAvIra khAmI kI mUrti evaM caraNa pAdukA pratiSThita hai jo ki "gAMva mandira" ke nAma se prasiddha hai| gAMva ke bahirbhAga dakSiNa kI tarapha eka bar3A tAlAva hai. jisake madhya bhAga meM eka vimAnAkAra mandira banA huA hai jisako "jalamandira" kahate haiN| yahA~ para bhagavAn ke bhautika deha ko antyeSTika kriyA sampAdita huI thii| apane zvetAmbara logoM meM yaha pravAda hai ki bhagavAn kA jisa samaya agnisaMskAra huA thA usa samaya vahAM para jo devatA manuSyodi asaMkhya prANI ekatrita hue the, ve nija 2 sthAna kI ora lauTate samaya vahAM kI bhasma aura miTTI pavitra samajha kara thor3I2 uThA kara le gaye the, isa kAraNa vahAM eka tAlAva sA bar3A gar3hA ho gayA thaa| digambarI loga bhagavAn mahAvIra kA nirvANa samaya aura sthAna anya rUpa se batalAte haiN| digambara jaina paNDita kAvyatIrtha zrImAn gajAdharalAlajI ne apane "mahAvIra khAmI aura dIvAlI" nAmaka pustaka meM bhagavAn kA mokSagamana isa prakAra varNana kiyA hai : "bhagavAn uparyuktaprakArase upadeza karate 2 bahattaraveM varSa jaba ki mokSahonemeM ekamAsa bAkI rahagayAthA bihAra prAMta ke pAvApura nAmaka sthAna para pdhaare| pAvApurake banameM eka sarovara thA usake bIcameM eka UMcA TolA thA usapara ekajagaha baiThakara zukladhyAnakA prArambha kiyA jisake yogase zeSa rahI 85 karmaprakRtiyoMkA sarvathA nAzakarake kArtikakRSNa 14 ko rAtrikezeSa aura amAvasyAke prabhAta hI svAtinakSatrameM bhagavAn nazvaramanuSyazarIra ko chor3a kara 72 veM varSa meM nirvANa ko (lokazikharapara jahAM saba muktajIva virAjate haiM ) prApta ho gye| uparokta uddata aMza se pAThakoM ko jJAta hogA ki zrI vIra bhagavAn ke nirvANa ke viSaya meM donoM sampradAyoM meM do pradhAna antara hai jo ki yahAM spaSTa kiyA jAtA hai :
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________________ [1] nirvANa tithi zvetAmbariyoM ke granthAnusAra kAttika kRSNa amAvasa kI zeSa rAtri aura digambarI mata se kArtika kRSNa caturdazI ko zeSa rAvi mAnI gaI hai| [2] nirvANa sthAna zvetAmbarI mata se hastipAla rAjA ko lekhazAlA meM bhagavAn kA paugalika dehAvasAna huA aura digambarI matAnusAra tAlAva ke madhya meM TIle para bhagavAn kA nirvANa mAnA gayA hai| yadi pAThaka nirapekSa hokara vicAreM to pahile antara ke viSaya para koI vicAra karanA sambhava nahIM hai, kyoMki apane 2 zAstra sabhoM ke mAnya haiN| yadi hama zvetAmbara haiM to hama zrI nirvANa mahotsava amAvasyA ko pichalau rAtri ko ho kareMge, aura usI dina zrI vIra bhagavAn ko mukti hone para pUrNa vizvAsa rkheNge| athavA yadi hama digambarI haiM to eka dina Age bar3ha kara caturdazI ko pichalI rAtri ko ho nirvANa kA samaya mAneMge aura pUrNa zraddhA pUrvaka usI dina utsava mnaaveNge| _ aba dUsarI bAta-nirvANa sthAna ke viSaya meM vicAra dRSTi se yahI jJAta hotA hai ki zvetAmbariyoM kA kathana hI adhika zraddheya aura vizvAsayogya hai| hamAre zvetAmbarI zAstra meM prAyaH sarvaca vaura bhagavAna kA nirvANa sthAna pAvApurI grAma meM varNita hai, aura isI prakAra aura 2 bhAgamoM meM jahAM ki zrI mahAvIra khAmI ke nirvANa kA varNana milatA hai vahAM para zrI pAvApurI grAma meM hI antima cAturmAsa aura nirvANa honA likhA hai| pAThaka mahAzaya ko smaraNa hogA ki paM. gajAdharalAlajI ke varNana meM digambarI zAstrAnusAra nirvANa ke eka mAsa pUrva ho bhagavAn kA pAvApurI pAne kA ullekha hai, parantu zvetAmbara siddhAntAnusAra cAturmAsa meM sAdhuSoM kA isa prakAra vihAra nauM hotA hai, ve eka hI sthAna meM
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________________ varSA ke cAra mAsa vyatIta karate haiN| sarovara ke madhya bhAga ke TIle para pAnI ko ullaMghana karake kevala ekAko zrI mahAvIra svAmI kA ekAnta meM nirvANa honA pasambhava sA jJAta hotA hai| "zrI jaina siddhAnta bhavana ArA" jo ki digambara samAja ko eka mukhA saMsthA hai usake pratiSThAtA svargIya kumAra devendra prasAdajI jaina eka prasiddha vidvAn aura kavi the| unake prakAzita caubIsa tIrthaGkaroM ke paTTa (cArTa ) meM zrI mahAvIra svAmI kA nirvANa sthAna sarovara taTa likhA hai| yadyapi pani saMskArAdi kArya aise sthAnoM meM honA sambhava ho sakatA hai, parantu bhagavAn mahAvIra paramAtmA kA nirvANa isa prakAra ekAkI paura ekAnta meM honA kadApi sambhava nahIM hai| dUsase isa bAta para vizeSa zraddhA aura vizvAsa ho sakatA hai ki zvetAmbarau zAstroM ke varNanAnusAra bhagavAn mahAvIra AjIvana loka hitArthaM pAyuH ke zeSa kSaNa paryanta amRta rUpo dezanA dete hue iso pAvApurau gAMva meM hI deha tyAga kara nirvANa prApta hue haiN| nirvANa tithi aura sthAna ke viSaya meM adhika likhanA niSpayojana hai| zrI vIra bhagavAn ke viSaya meM to unake janma ke pUrva se hI zvetAmbara aura digambara ke varNana meM kaI sthUla viSayoM meM bheda pAyA jAtA hai| zvetAmbariyoM meM phira cAhe vaha sthAnakavAsI ho, cAhe saMbegI ho, cAhe terahapanthI ho-devAnandA brAhmaNI ko kukSi se bUndrAdezAnusAra hariNagameSau devatA hArA vizalA mAtA kI kukSi meM bhagavAn ke saMkramaNa hone kI kathA sarvatra mAnya hai parantu digambarI siddhAnta meM yaha bAta mAnya nahIM hai| zvetAmbara siddhAntAnusAra bhagavAn caturdaza khapna sUcita athavA digambara matAnusAra SoDaza khapna sUcita hokara mAtA ke garbha meM pAye the| isa kAraNa donoM matAnusAra dUtanA pArthakya nahIM hai jitanA ki zvatAmbara matAnusAra bhagavAn ke yauvanArambha ke samaya vivAhAdi saMsAra dharma kI varNana meM aura digambarI granthAnusAra bhagavAn ke AjIvana avivAhita rahane ke varmana meM bheda pAyA jAtA hai| kalpasUtra meM bhagavAna ke parivAra varNana meM unakI putrI
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________________ priyadarzanA aura jAmAtA jamAlI kA spaSTa ullekha hai| isa prakAra donoM sampradAyoM kA matabheda hai| viSayAntara ke kAraNa yahAM adhika varNana ko AvazyakatA nahIM haiN| kAraNa ki donoM sampradAya vAle uparokta tIrtha pAvApurI ke jalamandira ko mAnate haiM, parantu digambarI sampradAya vAle gAMva mandira ko nirvAsa sthAna nahIM mAnate haiN| - prAcIna hone ke kAraNa zvetAmbara sampradAya vAle hI adyAvadhi samasta tIrtho kI taraha, isa pavitra pAvApurI tIrtha kI racA va dekharekha barAbara karate pA rahe haiN| zvetAmbara zrIsaMgha kI ora se jo sajjana mainejara niyukta hote haiM unako gAMva mandira, jalamandira, samosaranajo mandira, dhamazAlA evaM rAstA vagairaha kA prabandha karanA par3atA hai| dUna mandiroM ke atirikta eka zrI mahAvIra khAmI kA mandira aura bhI hai jo ki murzidAbAda-ajImagana nivAsinI bAI mahatAba kuMvara kI pora se sarovara ke uttara tarapha banA hai| - vartamAna samaya meM lagabhaga tIsa varSa hue digambarI logoM ne jalamandira ke sarovara ke taTa para pUrva dizA meM apanA eka mandira aura dharmazAlA banavAye haiN| zvetAmbara mandiroM ke saMkSepa varNana ke sAtha mujhe vahAM jo kucha aitihAsika saudhana prApta hue haiM vaha yahAM upasthita karanA samucita hogaa| [1] gAMva mandira ___yaha mandira pAvApurI gAMva ke pazcima ko ora avasthita hai aura mandira ke cAro tarapha eka bar3A hAtA (kaMpAuNDa) ghirA huA hai| isI hAte ke andara hI zvetAmbara saMgha kI par3ho, tIrtha bhaNDAra, aura dharmazAlA banI huI hai| dharmazAlA aMdhikAMza meM dvitala hai aura usameM saikar3oM koThariyAM maujUda hai, jinapara banavAne vAloM ko paTariyAM lagI huI haiN| darzakoM ko yaha dekha kara par3A hI oNnanda hotA hai ki eka choTe se gAMva ke mandira meM, kevala eka parama pavitra tIrtha samajha kara sa, deza ke saba prAnta ke dhArmika sajjana usa sthAna meM yAtrA karane vAle bhAiyoM ke liye apanA dravya vyaya kiye hai, aura vAstava meM vahAM saikar3oM nahIM balki jArI
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________________ saurtha sevA meM Aye hue yAtrau loga pArAma se raha sakate haiN| mandira ke dakSiNa bhora munirAjoM ke liye eka upAzraya bhI banA huyA hai aura usI ke pIche kI tarapha Age bar3ha kara jo eka maMjilI imArata dRSTigocara hotI hai vahI purAno banI huI dharmazAlA hai jo ki naurana ke nAma se prasiddha hai| . vartamAna mandira pAMca bhavya zikharoM se suzobhita hai aura do maMjilA banA huA hai| mandira ko prazasti aura vahAM ke lekhoM se spaSTa hai ki-zAhajahAM bAdazAha ke samaya vikrama saMvat 1668 vaizAkha sudau 5 somavAra ko kharataragacchA. cArya zrI jinarAja sUrijI kI adhyakSatA meM bihAra nivAsI zvetAmbara zrIsaMgha me yaha "vara vimAnAkAra" mandira kI pratiSThA karAI tho usa samaya kamalalAbhopAdhyAya evaM paM0 labdhakauti bhAdi kaI vidvAna sAdhu maMDalI upasthita thI, jina logoM kA prazasti Adi lekhoM meM ullekha milatA hai| mandira ko prazasti lagabhaga savA phuTa lambI aura eka phuTa caur3I zyAma raGga ko zilA para sundara akSaroM meM khudI huI hai| bar3e harSa kA viSaya hai ki aise tIrtharAja ke mandira ko prazasti ko uDvAra karane kA mujhe hI prathama saubhAgya prApta huA thA, jisako maiMne "jaina lekha saMgraha" bhA. 1 ke pRSTha 46-47 meM prakAzita kiyA thaa| pazcAt kaI varSoM bAda suyoga milane para usa prazasti ko zilA ko ati sAvadhAnI pUrvaka vedo ke nIce se nikalavA kara mandira kI dIvAra para yathA sthAna meM sthApita kara dI gaI, aura sampUrNa prazasti punaH lekha saMgraha ke raya khaNDa pRSTha 158-6 0 meM prakAzita huI hai| .....' mUla mandira meM vedI ke madhya bhAga meM mUlanAyaka zrI mahAvIra svAmI ko zveta pASANamaya manona mUrti virAjamAna hai, aura dAhine tarapha zrI AdinAtha ko evaM bAMI taspha zrI zAntinAtha ko usI prakAra zveta pASANa kI mUrtiyAM haiN| inake atirikta vahAM kaI dhAtu ko paMcataurthiyAM aura choTI 2 mUrtiyAM rakhI huI haiN| mala vedI ke dAhine tarapha ko vedI meM saM0 1645 baizAkha zaka 3 guruvAra kA pratiSThita eka vizAla caraNayugala virAjamAna hai| mUla gabhAra ke dakSiNa ko
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________________ dIvAra ke eka Ale ( gokhale ) meM bhI saM0 1772 mAha sudI 13 somavAra ko pratiSThita zrI puMDarIka gaNadhara ko caraNapATukA hai, aura mUla vedI ke bAMI tarapha ko vedo para zrI vaura bhagavAn ke 11 gaNadharoM ko caraNapAdukA khudI huI hai| yaha caraNapAdukApaTTa mandira ke sAtha saMvat 1668 kA pratiSThita hai aura isI vedI para saMvat 1810 meM zrI mahendrasUri ko pratiSThita zrI devarSi gaNi kSamAzramaNa kI pole pASANa ko sundara mUrti rakhI huI hai| mUla mandira ke bIca meM vedI para saMvat 1668 kA lekha sahita kasauTo pASANa kI ati bhavya caraNapAdukA virAjamAna hai| ___mandira ke cAro kone meM cAra zikhara ke adho bhAga ko cAra koThariyoM meM kaI caraNa aura mUttiyAM haiN| ina para ke jina lekhoM ke saMvat par3he jAte haiM una saboM se pratiSThA samaya vikramoya saptadaza zatAbdi se vartamAna zatAbdi paryanta pAye jAte haiN| sivAya ina mUrtiyoM ke mandira meM dikpAla ( bhairava ) zAsanadevI pAdi bhI virAjamAna haiN| prAcIna mandira kA sabhA maNDapa pAdi aparisara hone ke kAraNa baiThane kA sthAna saMkucita thA jo ki ajImagaJja nivAsI bAbU nirmala kumAra siMha navalakhA ne hAla hI meM mandira ke bahirbhAga ko vizAla banavA kara isa kamI ko patti kara dI hai| [2] jalamandira ... vAstava meM yaha sthAna ko, jaisau ki tIrthaM paryaTana ke samaya bahuta se yAtrI logoM ne manoja aura cittAkarSaka dRzya ko vaNanA evaM mahimA apane 2 pustakI meM kI hai, usameM kiJcinmAna bhI atizayokti nahIM hai| varSA Rtu ke prArambha meM jisa samaya sarovara sthita kamaloM kA puSpa patra se pUrNa vikAza rahatA hai, usa samaya vahAM kA dRzya eka anokhI zobhA ko dhAraNa karatA hai| yadi koI bhAvuka usa samaya apanI zuddhabhAvanA aura Atma cintavana ke liye jalamandira meM upasthita ho to isa duHkhamaya saMsAra ko azAnti ko sahaja hI meM bhUla sakatA hai| mandira taka pahuMcane ke liye zatAbdi hue sarovara ke taura se eka sundara pula bnaa|
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________________ ( 6 huA hai| yaha pula lagabhaga 600 phauTa lambA hai / pahile jaba yaha pula banA huA na thA usa samaya yAtrau loga nAva meM baiTha kara mandira meM pahuMcate the / mandira sarovara ke madhya bhAga meM rahane ke kAraNa ukta pula ke atirikta cAroM ora jalAkIrNa aura kamaloM se AcchAdita haiM, aura vahAM hajAroM choTe bar3e matsya nirbhaya ho svatantratApUrvaka phirate hue dikhAI dete haiM / pAThaka isa dRzya kA paricaya yahAM diye gaye citroM se acchI taraha pA sakate haiM / jalamaMdira meM koI zikhara banA huA nahIM hai, taubhI kevala gumbaja sahita yaha maMdira bahuta dUra taka dikhAI par3atA hai| maMdira ke bhItara kalakattA nivAso seTha jIvanadAsajI ko saM0 1628 ko banavAI huI makarANe ko sundara tIna vediyAM haiN| madhyama vedo meM zrI vaura prabhu ko prAcIna choTI caraNapAdukA virAjamAna haiM / isa caraNa paTTa para koI lekha nahIM jJAta hotA aura caraNa bhI bahuta prAcIna hone ke kAraNa ghisa gaye haiN| isa vedI para zrI mahAvIra khAmo ko eka dhAtu ko mUrtti rakhI huI hai jo saM0 1260 jyeSTha zukla 2 ko AcArya zrI abhayadevasUrijI kI pratiSThita hai, aura yaha mUrtti snAnAdi pUjA ke samaya upayoga meM lAI jAtI hai kAraNa ki jalamaMdira meM caraNoM ke sivAya aura koI mUrti nahIM hai / dAhinI veda para zrI mahAvIra prabhu ke prathama gaNadhara zrI gautama svAmI ko, cora bAMyI para paJcama gaNadhara zrI sudharma khAmI kI caraNapAdukAyeM virAjamAna hai, ye donoM caraNa saMvat 1935 ke pratiSThita haiM / maMdira ke bAhara donoM tarapha do kSetrapAla haiM aura noce ko prathama pradakSiNA meM eka ora brAhmI, candanAdi solaha satiyoM kA vizAla caraNapaTTa saM0 1631 ko aura dUsarI ora saM0 1735 ko pratiSThita zrI daupavijayajI gaNi ko pAdukA avasthita hai| bAhara kI pradakSiNA meM saM0 1658 ko pratiSThita zrI jinakuzalasUrijI kau pAdukA hai| mandira ko uttara dizA meM sarovara meM utarane ke liye sIr3hiyAM banI huI haiM /
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________________ zrI pAvApurI tIrtha jalamaMdira ke sanmukha kA dRzya
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________________ (&) [3] zrI samAsaraNajI 0 yaha maMdira aura hAtA (kampAuNDa) varttamAna zatAbdi kA banA huA hai 1. zrI pAvApurIjI grAma ko pUrva dizA meM Amra udyAna ke pAsa eka choTA sA stUpa: banA huA hai vahau bhagavAn ke prAcIna samosaraNa kA sthAna thA aisA pravAda hai| yaha sthAna thor3I dUrI para rahane ke kAraNa zve * zrIsaMgha ne sarovara ke taTa para hI yaha samosaraNajI ko racanA kI hai aura maMdira banavAye haiM / golAkAra hAte ke cAroM cora lohe kI reliMga lagI huI hai aura bhUmi se prAkAravaya kA bhAva darzAte hue madhya bhAga meM eka aSTakoNa sundarAkRti mandira banA huA hai / isakI pratiSTha zvetAmbara zrIsaMgha kI ora se tatkAlIna mainejara bihAra nivAsI bAbU govindacaMda jau sucantau ne saMvat 1953 meM karavAI thI / usa maMdira ke madhya meM catuSkoNa vedau para saMvat 1645 vaizAkha zukla 5 kA pratiSThita zrI vIra prabhu kA caraNayugala virAjamAna hai / isake atirikta samosaraNajI meM aura koI mUrti athavA caraNa nahIM hai| isa samosaraNajI ke maMdira ke samIpa pazcima dizA meM lekhaka ko svargIyA mAtuzrI zrImatI gulAba kumArI ko dditala dharmazAlA banI huI hai, aura uttara kI tarapha rAyabahAdura budhasiMhajI dudhor3iyA ko dharmazAlA hai| [4] bAI mahatAba kuMvara kA mandira 1 yaha zro mahAvIra khAmI kA maMdira dvitala banA huA hai / Upara kI bhUmi meM eka caumukhajI virAjamAna haiM aura noce mUla vedI para zrI vaura bhagavAn kI mUrti ke sAtha aura kaI pASANa va dhAtu ko mUttiyAM haiM / sunA jAtA hai ki murzidAbAda - ajImagaJja nivAsinI bAI mahatAba kuMvara ne apanI dekharekha meM yatna ke sAtha yaha maMdira banavA kara saM0 1632 meM pratiSThA karAI thI / isa pavitra tIrtha kI yAtrA sarva jainamAtra ko eka vAra avazya karanI cAhiye / varttamAna meM yahAM apane zAsana nAyaka ko nirvANa tithi para bhinna 2 pradezoM ke saiMkar3oM yAtrau ekatrita hote haiM aura usa samaya dIna duHkhiyoM ko ana
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________________ ( 10 ) vastrAdi vitaraNa kara patula punya ke bhAgI banate haiN| isa mele ke prasaMga para ghAsapAsa ke gAMva ke atirikta dUra ke kuSTAdi roga pIr3ita, cakSu vihIna. evaM paGgu pAdi nAnA prakAra roga grasita hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM upasthita hote haiM jinako vizrAma karane ke liye eka bhI sthAna na hone ke kAraNa lekhaka ko svargIyA patnI zrImatI kundana kumArI ko smRti meM eka "donazAlA" banavAI gaI hai, jisako udghATana kriyA kucha varSa hue AgarA nivAsI dezabhakta zrIyuta cAMdamalajI vakIla ke karakamaloM se sampAdita huI thii| Ajakala isI daunazAlA meM paTanA DisTrikaborDa kI tarapha se eka Ayurveda cikitsAlaya bhI kholA gayA hai jahAM se rogI loga binA mUlya barAbara lAbha uThAte haiN| isa nirvANotsava para kArtika zukla pratipadA ko bar3e dhUmadhAma se rathotsava-varaghor3A bhI nikalatA hai| - maiMne pAThakoM ko sevA meM tIrtha zrI pAvApurIjI kA saMkSipta itihAsa upasthita kiyA hai| aba yahAM aitihAsika dRSTi se kucha digdarzana karA kara isa prabandha ko samApta kruuNgaa| bhAratavarSa ke aMga, baGga, prAnta meM ho jainiyoM ke kaI prasiddha tIrtha haiN| jinameM zrI sammetazikhara, caMpApurI, rAjagRha, pAvApurI pora pATalIputra ( paTanA ) Adi mukhya haiN| jahAMtaka mujhe upalabdha huA hai, ina samasta sthAnoM meM vikramIya hAdaza zatAbdi ke pUrva kI lekha sahita ullekha yogya koI vastu adyAvadhi dRSTigocara nahIM huii| kaliDna dezameM bhuvanezvara ke samIpa khaNDagiri udayagiri ke khAravela rAjA kA lekha vizeSa prAcIna aura vikhyAta hai| aGga aura baGga deza meM adyAvadhi jo kucha lekha sahita mUrti mile haiM unameM rAjagRha sthita gAMva mandira ke dUsare maMjile meM zrI zAntinAtha bhagavAn ko saMvat 1110 kI mUrti ke atirikta anya prAcIna koI matti nahIM pAI gaI / jalamaMdira sthita saM0 1260 ko pratiSThita dhAtu mati se bhI prAcIna aura koI mUttiH yA lekha vahAM nahIM hai| zrI hemacandrAcAryajI ke pazcAt jisa samaya bhAratavarSa para musalamAnoM kA prabala AkramaNa cala rahA thA,
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________________ ' unako rAjya vistAra ko lipsA bar3hatI jA rahI thI, usa samaya ke zatAbdiyoM kA koI pramANika itihAsa nahIM milatA hai| kAraNa bhI spaSTa hai ki isa ghora saMghaDaMga ke samaya dezavAsI jaina-ajaima saba loga apane 2 dhana prANa aura kuTumba ko rakSA meM dUsa prakAra lage hue the ki tIrtha Adi sthAnoM ko akSata rakhanA asambhava thaa| punaH jisa samaya vijetA aura parAjita prajA ke bIca sadbhAva kA aGgura bar3hane lagA usa samaya saba loga apane 2 dharma aura naSTaprAya dharma sthAnoM ke uddhAra meM tana mana aura dhana se kaTibaDva hue| mujhe jo kucha aisI khoja meM prAcIna likha prApta hue haiM unase jJAta hotA hai ki dillI samrATa phirojazAha toghalaka ke samaya bihAra prAnta meM zvetAmbara jainAcArya aura zrAvakoM ke padamya utsAha evaM parizrama se usa prAnta ke tIrthoM meM vizeSa unnati huI yo| rAjagRha ke vaibhAra parvatopari thI pArzvanAtha khAmI ke maMdira ke saMvata 1412 ko prazasti bhI sarva prathama maiMnehI prakAzita kiyA thA aura usa samaya ko paristhiti kA varNana prazasti meM hai| ; usa samaya zrI pAvApurI tIrtha kA bhI jIrNoddhAra sucArU rUpa se huA hogA parantu vartamAna meM vahAM usa samaya kA koI bhI cinha vidyamAna nahIM hai| mugala samrATa akabara hindUdharma ke vizeSa pakSapAtI the| bhApa sarva jAti, sampradAya ke prasiddha 2 dharma yAcakoM ko apanI rAjasabhA meM pAmakhita kara sammAnita kiye the| inake samaya meM uttara bhArata meM digambarI jainiyoM kA astitva vizeSa nahIM thaa| khanAmakhyAta pAzcAtya vidvAn vinseNTa smitha sAhaba ne apanI 'akabara' nAmaka pustaka meM akabara kI rAjasabhA meM niyoM kA kyA sthAna thA, isa viSaya para acchA varNana likhA hai| zvetAmbara tapagacchAcArya zrI hauravinayasUrijI ko bAdazAha akabara kI tarapha se jo kucha pharamAna mile the ve bhI prasiddha hai| zvetAmbara kharataragacchAcArya zrI jinacandrasUri Adi se bhI samrATa kA acchA paricaya thA, aura dUna logoM ke upadeza se hI akabara ne barasa meM kaI dina sarva prakAra kI hiMsA baMda rakhane kI apane rAjya meM ghoSaNA kI thii|
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________________ ( 12 ) akabara bAdazAha ke bAda zAhajahAM samrAT ke samaya meM isa tIrtha ke jA hAra ko kArya bihAra nivAsI zvetAmbara saMgha kI tarapha se pUrNa rUpa se huI jisakA hAla prazasti Adi meM spaSTa milatA hai| vartamAna zatAbdi ke prAra jisa samaya saMvat 1814 meM gadara huI thI aura dezo sipAhI loga bAgI hue 'usa samaya isa prAnta meM apane tIrtha sthAnoM para bhI hAni pahuMcI thii| samIpavarta rAjagRhe tIrtha sthita paJca pahAr3oM ke bahuta se maMdira naSTa hue the| parantu meM pAvApurIjI meM ina logoM kA vizeSa koI upadrava nahIM huA thaa| isa sa" yaha to sarva prakAra se surakSita hai| parantu mujhe kheda hai ki anyAnya tIrtha rahe. kI taraha yahAM bhI Ajakala apane donoM sampradAyoM ke vaimanasya kA pUrA Fk par3A hai| san 1825 meM akhila bhAratavarSIya digambara jaina tIrthakSetra kamiTI ka presiDeNTa sara hukamacaMdajI vagairaha ne paTane kI adAlata meM isa tIrtha ke sambandha meM bhI mukaddamA prArambha kiye haiM jisase donoM sampradAyoM kI sagha taraha se samaya, zakti aura dhana kI hAni ho rahI hai| aise 2 kalaha meM koI bhI zubha pariNAma kI AzA nahIM kI jA sktii| zAsana deva se merI yahI prArthanA hai ki tIrtha sthAna ko avicala rakheM aura zAsananAyaka zrI vIra nirvANa bhUmi kI uttarottara unnati kreN|