Book Title: Prachin Jain Itihas Sangraha Part 02 Jain Rajao ka Itihas
Author(s): Gyansundar Maharaj
Publisher: Ratnaprabhakar Gyanpushpamala
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/007288/1

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Ajakala Apa kyA likha rahe ho ? kAnticandra-maiM prAcIna itihAsa likha rahA huuN| ......... Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [ 4 ] zAnti-kisa viSaya kA ? kAnti-viSaya bahuta jaTila hai| zAnti-para vaha hai kauna sI ? kAnti-viSaya hai hamAre pUrvajoM ke itihAsa kI / zAnti-Apane kahAM taka likhA hai ? . kAnti-likheM kyA kucha sAdhana hI nahIM milatA hai / zAnti-phira bhI kucha milA to hogA hI ? kAnti-bahuta kama milA hai| zAnti--kyA Apane kulaguru va vahIbhAToM se talAza kI haiM ! __ kyoMki isa viSaya kA sAhitya una logoM ke pAsa aksara ... milA karatA hai| kAnti-una logoM ke pAsa saccA itihAsa nahIM milatA hai yadi kuccha milatA hai to usameM satyatA kA aMza bahuta kama hai. kevala idhara udhara kI sunI huI pramANazUnya bAteM hI milatI haiM ve itihAsa ke liye anupayogI haiN| zAnti-meharabAna ! kulaguruoM kI vaMzAvalie sarvathA nirAdhAra nahIM haiM unameM bhI bahuta sA tathya rahA huA hai aura itihAsa likhane meM ve upAdeya bhI haiN| kAnti-jahA~ taka itihAsa pramANa na mile vahA~ taka maiM una ___ vaMzAvalie bagairaha ko upAdeya nahIM samajhatA huuN| zAnti-ApakA kahanA kisI aMza meM ThIka hai para khyAla karo itihAsa taiyAra karane ke liye aisI sAmagrI kI bhI to AvazyaktA hai ? . . kAnti-bhAI sAhiba ! itihAsa kI sAmagrI-zilAlekha, Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [ 5 ] tAmrapatra, dAnapatra zikkA aura ghaTanA ke samakAlina pramA Nika puruSoM ke likhe hue prAcIna grantha hI ho sakate haiM / . .. aura inako hI hama pratyakSa pramANa kahate haiN| zAnti-ApakA kahanA ThIka hai para yaha sAmagrI ekAda vyakti kA itihAsa likhane meM bhI paryApta nahIM hai to vizAla bhArata ___ ke itihAsa ke liye to nahIM ke barAbara haiN| yadi isa pratyakSa pramANa ke sAtha parIkSA pramANa kA sahayoga liyA jAya to phira bhI sAmagrI kI vizAlatA ho sakatI hai / kAnti-isa bAta ko mAnane ke liye maiM taiyAra nahIM huuN| . zAnti-yaha ApakI par3hAI nahIM para eka kisma kA haTabAda hai| ... bhalA, lIjiye eka udAharaNa canda rAjA kA zilAlekha saMvat 980 varSa kA milA usI vaMza ke nanda rAjA kA dUsarA zilAlekha 1071 kA milA / bIca meM 91 varSa kA koI bhI sAdhana nahIM milA, aba Apa kyA kareMge ? eka rAjA kA 91 varSa rAja honA mAneMge ? yA anumAna pramANa se bIca meM eka rAjA honA svIkAra kareMge, jaba vaMzAvaliyoM meM canda ., kA putra bhIma aura bhIma kA putra nanda likhA milatA hai to kyA Apa bhIma ko svIkAra kareMge ki jisakA Apa ke itihAsa meM nAma nizAna bhI nahIM hai| .. kAnti-nAma cAhai bhIma ho yA dUsarA ho para 91 varSa meM eka .. rAjA honA to hamako mAnanA hI pdd'egaa| zAnti-jaba prAcIna grantha aura vaMzAvaliyoM ko anAdara kI __ dRSTi se kyoM dekhate ho ? kAnti-vaMzAvalie yA kaI prAcIna grantha hamane dekhe haiM unameM Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghaTanA, sthAna, vyakti aura samaya ke liye itanI gar3abar3a hai ki sthAna milatA hai to vyakti kA patA nahIM aura vyakti sthAna milatA hai to samaya ThIka nahIM milatA hai isa hAlata meM unapara kaise vizvAsa kiyA jAya / / zAnti-jisa bAta kA Apake itihAsa meM nAma nizAna taka bhI nahIM milatA hai vaha vaMzAvalie yA prAcIna granthoM meM ullekha sahaja hI mila pAtA hai kyA yaha kama mahatva kI bAta hai aba rahA vyakti sthala samaya aura ghaTanAeM isake liye Apa loga kI kamajorI hai ki Apake sAmane aisI kaThinAiyA~ AtI haiM taba unakA saMzodhana karane meM thor3A sA hI kaSTa na uThAkara anAdara kI dRSTi se upekSA kara kaha dete ho ki yaha sAmagrI itihAsa ke liye anopayogI hai yadi isake saMzodhina meM thor3A sA kaSTa uThAyA jAya to itihAsa kI bahuta sAmagrI prApta ho sakatI hai mehatA naiNasI kI khyAta aura mahAtmya TaoNDa sAhaba kA 'TaoNDa rAjasthAna' idhara udhara kI sunI huI bAteM aura paTAvaliyoM vaMzAvaliyoM ke AdhAra para likhA huzrA hai para ve graMtha Aja kitane upayogI samajhe jAte haiM ? kAnti-TaoNDa sAhaba aura mehatA naiNasI ke grantha meM bahuta truTie~ ... rahI huI haiM ? zAnti-truTieM hogI para vaha kitanA upayogI hai Aja acche acche vidvAnoM ne unakA saMzodhina kara unhIM kA hI sahArA lekara aneka aitihAsika pranthoM kA nirmANa kara yaza kamAyA hai tAtparya yaha hai ki pratyakSa pramANa ke sAtha parokSa Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [ 7 ] . pramANa ko rakha kara itihAsa likhA jAya to usameM vizeSa saphalatA mila sakatI hai / kAnti-zrApa parokSa pramANa kisako kahate ho ? zAnti-Agama aura anumAna ko parokSa pramANa kahA jAtA hai| kAnti-Agama ke kyA mAne hote haiM ? zAnti-prAcIna samaya meM likhe hue sUtra yA prantha, aura paTTAvaliyoM vaMzAvaliyoM yaha bhI AgamoM meM samAveza ho sakatI haiM tathA. eka vastu kA dUsaro vastu ke sAtha sambandha jor3anA tathA . Age calakara vaha kisI aMza meM satya nikalatA ho. use anumAna pramANa kahate haiN| kAnti-meharavAna ! zrApa jI cAhe utane pramANa mAne para maiM to eka pratyakSa pramANa ko hI mAnatA huuN| zAnti-meharavAna / eka vidvAna kA kahanA bhI Apane sunA hai ? kAnti-nahIM ? vaha kaunasA hai kRpayA sunaaiye| zAnti-suniye "vastu kI mUla sthiti pahacAnane ko mukhya do pramANoM ko AvazyakatA hai (1) pratyakSa pramANa ( 2 ) parokSa pramANa (Agama aura anumAna) yadyapi parokSa pramANa pratyakSa pramANa ke sAmane gauNa hai| tathApi parokSa pramANa ke binA pratyakSa pramANa kA kAma bhI nahIM calatA hai / saca pUcho to parokSa pramANa, pratyakSa pramANa kA saccA mArga darzaka hai| parokSa pramANa kI sahAyatA se hI pratyakSa pramANa Age calatA hai itanA hI nahIM para pratyakSa pramANa vAle paga paga para / anumAna pramANa kA zaraNa liyA karate haiN| . kAnti-maiM khaNDana maNDana meM utaranA nahIM cAhatA hU~ para yaha Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [<] bAta to dAve ke sAtha kaha sakatA hU~ ki maiM pratyakSa pramANa ko hI mAnane vAlA hU~ / khaira Apa isa samaya kyA sAhitya likha rahe haiM ? zAnti - maiM bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA itihAsa likha rahA hU~, kAnti - bhagavAna RSabhadeva kauna aura kisa samaya meM hue ? zAnti - kyA Apa bhagavAna RSabhadeva ko bhI nahIM jAnate ho ? kAnti - nahIM ? merI itihAsa kI sodha khoja meM RSabhadeva kA sambandha nahIM AyA hai / zAnti - bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA nAma to Apane sunAhI hogA ? kAnti -- nahIM Aja Apake mu~ha se hI sunA hai / zAnti - are bhAI | kyA Apa itane varSa kisI guphA meM raha kara hI dina pUre kiye the ki Apane bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA nAma taka bhI nahIM sunA ? bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI mUrtiyoM hajAroM varSa pUrva kI Aja bhI janatA kA jIvana saphala banA rahI haiM udadyAgiri khaNDagirI ke zilAlekha aura mathurA ke kAMkAlI TIlA ke khaNDahara jinakI prAcInatA pragaTa kara rahe haiM / kAnti - hA~ mitra ? maiM bacapana se hI skUla meM praveza huA caudaha varSa kI par3hAI ke bAda vahA~ se nikalakara isa kamare meM pustakoM kA kIr3A bana rAtri dina inakA hI avalokana kara rahA hU~ isakA kAraNa mujhe zikSA hI aiso milI aura merA saMskAra bhI isa viSaya meM sajar3a bana gayA ki pramANa ke sivAya kucha bhI nahIM mAnatA huuN| sodha khoja meM merA samaya jA rahA hai / maiM itihAsa aura isI Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [ 9 ] . zAnti-balihArI hai Apake sodha khoja kI jina mahApuruSa RSabhadeva ko jaina hindU aura musalamAna apanA Adi puruSa . aura eka mahAn dharma pracAraka mAnate haiM bar3A hI aphasosa hai ki jagatprasiddha bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA Apa jaise vidvAnoM auraH khoja karane vAloM ko nAma taka kA jJAna nahIM yaha kitanA andhakAra ? kAnti-mitra ghabarAveM nahIM maiM to itihAsa ko hI mAnane vAlA hU~ zAnti-khaira ! Apa yaha batalAiye ki Apake pitA kA kyA nAma hai ? kAnti-mere pitA kA nAma hai kezarIsiMha / ...... -zAnti-kyA sabUta ? kAnti-dUkAna para maujUda, baiThe haiM Apa dekhleN| ........ zAnti- kezarIsiMha ke pitA kA kyA nAma hai ? .. kAnti-umarAvasiMha / zAnti-kyA pramANa hai? kAnti-hamAre pitA maha ke samaya kA unakA phoTU mere pAsa hai| zAnti-umarAvasiMha ke pitA kA kyA nAma hai ? kAnti-rAmasiMha / zAnti-kyA sabUta ? kAnti-unhoMne eka sunAra se sonA kI kaMThI kharIda kI thI ... usake rupaye sonAra kI bahI meM nAMve maMDA huzrA thA. jisake rupaye vyAja sahita maiMne hAla hI cukAye haiN| zAnti-rAmasiMha ke pitA kA kyA nAma ?.. kaanti-chtrsiNh| .. .. . . / kAntimarAvAsaha / Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [10] zAnti-kyA pramANa hai ? kAnti-unhoMne eka tAlAba para chatrI banAI thI jisakA zilAlekha Aja bhI maujUda hai| zAnti-chatrasiMha ke pitA kA kyA nAma thA ? kaanti-lkssmnnsiNh| zAnti-kyA sabUta ? kAnti-Apa tIrthoM kI yAtrA padhAre usa samaya paMDoM ko kucha dAna diyA thA vo paMDoM kI bahI meM usI samaya kA likhA. milatA hai ! zAnti-lakSmaNasiMha ke pitA kA kyA nAma thA ? kAnti-mujhe mAlUma nahIM zAnti-Apako mAlUma na hogA para lakSamaNasiMha ke pitA hue to hoMge na ? kAnti-sabUta nahIM milatI hai zAnti-are bhAI ! sabUta nahIM milatI hogI para itanA to Apa anumAna pramANa se jAna sakate ho ki binA pitA putra ho nahIM sakatA hai to lakSamaNasiMha ke pitA to avazya hogA hI ? zAnti-kucha bhI ho jaba taka itihAsa pramANa nahIM mile vahA~ taka maiM kisI ko mAnane ke liye taiyAra nahIM huuN| zAnti-balihArI hai Apake itihAsa kI ki Apa binA itihAsa putra ke pitA mAnane ko taiyAra nhiiN| kAnti-zrApa kucha bhI kahe para maiM, itihAsa pramANa ke sivAya gappeM mAnane ko kisI hAlata meM taiyAra nahIM huuN| ...... Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [ 11 ] zAnti-gappoM ko to na Apa mAnate haiM namaiM mAnatA hU~ para anumAna pramANa aura sAdhAraNa jJAnavAle yaha avazya mAnate haiM ki putra pitA se hI utpanna hotA hai isalie lakSamaNasiMha kA pitA mAnanA anumAna pramANa se siddha hai ataeva hama kaha sakate haiM ki pratyakSa pramANa vAloM ke do netra haiM ki vaha dekhI huI vastu ko mAne para anumAna pramANa vAle ke cAra netra huA karate haiM ki ve dekhI huI vastu mAne aura anumAna se bhUta bhaviSya kI vastu ko bhI anubhava se jAna sake / kAnti-pratyakSa pramANa meM asatyatA kA aMza nahIM hotA hai taba zrAgama aura anumAna pramANa meM satyatA kA aMza bahuta kama hotA hai| zAnti-pratyakSa meM kevala satyatA aura anumAna meM asatyatA kahanA mAtra pakSapAtiyoM kA hI kAma hai, hama dekhate haiM ki itihAsa pramANa vAle bhI kaI vakhta aise cakra meM par3a jAte haiM ki unako aneka bAra apanA itihAsa badalanA par3atA hai aura eka dUsare para TIkA TippaNIeM karate haiM kAraNa ki. ye anumAna aura Agama pramANoM ko anAdara kI dRSTi se| dekhate haiM para aAkhira to unako hI anumAna va Agama pramANoM kA sahayoga khojanA par3atA hai| kAnti-ApakA bhAgama pramANa RSabhadeva ko prathama tIrthaMkara aura unakA zarIra aura zrAyu itanA bar3A mAnate haiM aura anumAna pramANa usa para satyatA kA sikkA mAratA hai para hama pratyakSa pramANa vAle unako aitihAsika puruSa kabhI nahIM mAnate haiN| zAnti-ApakI to hama bAta hI kyoM kareM ki Apa apanI dona Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [ 12 ] cAra pIr3hI ke Age kisI ko bhI mAnane ko inkAra haiM to RSabhadeva to bahuta purAne samaya meM huye haiM, para Apa yaha batalAiye ki Apa kitane tIrthaMkaroM ko aitihAsika puruSa mAnate haiM ? kAnti-bhagavAna mahAvIra aura pArzvanAtha kitaneka nayi sodha vAloM ke mata se bhagavAn neminAtha bhI etihAsika puruSa - haiM zeSa ke liye itihAsa pramANa nahIM milatA haizAnti-acchA bhAI yaha to zrApa mAnate ho ki Apa ke pUrvaja lachamaNasiMha kisI manuSya kI zrolAda the? . kAnti-para itihAsa meM yaha patA nahIM calatA hai ki lachamaNasiMha ___kA pitA kona thA ? . zAnti--isa liye hI hama kahate haiM ki anumAna pramANa ke cAra . netra hote haiN| aura isI ke dvArA manuSya jAna sakate haiM ki lakSamaNasiMha ke pitA kA nAma bhale hI itihAsa meM na ho para vaha manuSya ko saMtAna avazya hai-isI muvAphika neminAtha ke pahile ke tIrthaMkaroM kA nAma bhale hI Apake itihAsa meM na ho para ve hue jarUra haiM / anumAna pramANa se yaha bAta siddha bhI hai kAraNa yaha to kadApi nahIM mAnA jAya ki neminAtha ke pUrva bhArata meM kucha bhI nahIM thA ? kyoMki bhArata meM manuSya the| manuSyoM ko sad mArga batalAne vAle maharSi bhI the unako hI hama tIrthakara va mahApuruSa kahate haiM aura vaha kAlpanika. nahIM hai jaise 2 sodha khoja hotI jAyagI . vaise 2 hamArA Agama aura anumAna pramANa pratyakSa evaM 'itihAsa pramANa meM parivartana hotA jaaygaa| eka samaya thA Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [ 13 ] ki itihAsa vAle bhagavAna mahAvIra ko aitihAsika puruSa mAnane meM hicakate the usa samaya bhI hamArA Agama pramANa mahAvIroM ko tIrthaMkara mAnate the jaise RSabhadeva ko mAnate haiM / itihAsakAroM ne mahAvIra ko aitihAsika puruSa mAnA to pArzvanAtha ke liye saMkIrNatA batalAI para phira bhI pArzvanAtha ko aitAhAsika mahApuruSa mAnA to bhagavAna neminAtha ke liye sAdhanoM ke abhAva vaha hI bAta upasthita huI para hAla hI meM kAThiyAvAr3a prAnta ke tAmrapatra ne sAbita kara diyA hai ki neminAtha aitihAsika puruSa haiM isa bhA~ti hamArA anumAna aura Agama pramANa aitihAsika pramANa banatA jA rahA hai / kAnti - zrApa ke tIrthakaroM kA zarIra pramANa zrAyuSya jo Apake kisI pramANa se AgamoM meM likhA milatA hai use Apa siddha kara batalA sakate ho ? zAnti - jo cAra pA~ca pustaka ke pUrva apane pUrvajoM ko mAnane ke liye hI taiyAra na ho unake liye maiM to kyA para brahmA bhI samartha nahIM hai para sabhya samAja isa bAta ko svIkAra kara sakatI hai ki lAkhoM kror3oM nahIM para asaMkhya varSa pUrva itanA zarIra aura AyuSya honA kisI prakAra kA Azcarya nahIM hai / Apa jaba gaNita zAstra se hisAba lagAiye ki 1000 varSa pUrva ke manuSyoM kA zarIra AyuSyaH kitanA thA evaM 5000 varSa pahile - usake Age daza hajAra varSa pahile ke manuSyoMkA zarIra aura AyuSya kitanA bar3A hogA yadi eka hajAra varSa pUrva ke manuSyoM kA eka iMca zarIra UMcA aura pA~ca varSa kI AyuSya adhika mAnaleM to kramaza: asaMkhya varSa pUrva ke manuSyoM kA Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [ 14 ] deha mAna aura Ayu kitanA bar3A hogaa| isa bAta ko kevala hamako hI nahIM para sabhya samAja ko bhI mAnanA par3atA hai| aura yaha bAta bhI solaha Ane saccI hai jaba RSabhadeva kA samaya hI asaMkhya koTA koTI varSa pUrvakA hai unake zarIra aura AyuSya meM zaMkA ko sthAna hI nahIM milatA hai "jarA AMkha uThA ke dekho paMjAba aura sindha kI sarahada para "harappA" nAmaka sthAna meM khoda kA kAma karate samaya jo bhUmi ke andara eka nagara nikala AyA hai usa nagarakA anumAna deza hajAra varSa pUrva kA batalAte haiM yadyapi hamAre itihAsa kI ghur3adaur3a yahA~ taka nahIM pahuMcI hai tathApi usa bhUmi se nikale huve tamAma padArtha itane lambe caur3e haiM ki Aja ke manuSyoM se bahutabar3e haiM" aura bhI aise kaI padArtha milate haiM ki jisa para dRSTi DAlane se hamArA anumAna ThIka pramANika kahA jA sakatA hai / meharavAna ? Apa itihAsa pramANa ke sAtha anumAna aura aAgama pramANa kA sahayoga liyA kareM ki Apake do naitra kI jagaha cAra naitra ho jAya aura phira vizAla dRSTi se kAma kareM ki ApakA itihAsa sarva mAnya aura upayoga ho| astu kyoM padhArate ho ? kAnti-jI hA~ ApakA khyAla ThIka hai aba maiM bhI samajha gayA ki anumAna aura aAgama pramANa itihAsa ke liye bar3e upakArI haiN| kyA vaMzAvalI vAloM se pUchane para hamAre pUrvajoM kA itihAsa mila sakegA ? zanti-hA~ jarUra mila sakegA aura unakI sahAyatA se hI ApakA itihAsa sundara aura pramANika bnegaa| Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [ 15 ] kAnti-acchA mitr| maiM ApakA upakAra mAnatA hU~ phira __ kabhI miliye ? zAnti-ApakA samaya maiMne bahuta liyA hai kSamA kreN| jayajinendra? kAnti-jayajinendra ? - -- - -- -- marudhara meM jJAna prakAzA ratnaprabhAkara jJAna puSpamAlA / prakAza kiyA saba deza meM // itihAsa bhakti upadeza carcA / tattvajJAna samajhAyA rahasya meM / ekasauseMtAlIsa jAtike puSpa / tIna lAkha pratie~ vizeSa meM // marudhara kI muni 'jJAnasundara' / unnati cAheM hameza meM // 1 // 'guNa' ------- -- -- -S CRESH Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ do shbd| yaha bAta to nirvivAda siddha hai ki eka samaya jaina dharma rASTradharma thA / jainadharma ke upadezakoM ne bhArata ke pratyeka prAnta meM ghUma ghUma kara janatA ko jaina dharma kI zikSA-dikSA dene meM bharasaka prayatna kiyA thA itanA hI nahIM para bhArata ke atirikta anya dezoM meM bhI jaina dharma kA pracAra karane meM khUba utsAha pUrvaka. prayatna kiyA thA aura usameM unhoM ko saphalatA bhI kAphI milI Aja itihAsa kI sodha evaM khoja se yaha nizcaya ho cukA hai ki ASTrIyA, amerikA, maMgoliyA, abastAna, yUnAna, mizra, cIna, jApAna aura makkA-madInAdi pradezoM meM jainadharma kA kAphI pracAra thA pUrvokta pradezoM meM khoda kA kAma karate samaya jainadharma ke prAcIna smAraka upalabdha ho rahe haiM para kheda isa viSaya kA hai ki ina saba bAto kA silasilevAra itihAsa nahIM milatA hai Aja hameM yahI mAlUma nahIM hai ki kisa samaya kauna rAjA jaina dharma kA kyA kyA kArya kiyA ityAdi / phira bhI sodha-khoja karane para yatratatra bikhare hue aise sAdhana mila bhI sakate haiM jinako ekatra kiyA jAya to eka mahatvapUrNa itihAsa taiyAra ho sakatA hai isI uddezya ko lakSa meM rakha kara maiMne choTe choTe TrekTa dvArA "prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha" likhanA prArambha kiyA hai AzA hai ki hamAre itihAsa lekhaka ina pustakoM dvArA avazya lAbha uThAveMge "jJAnasundara" Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * zrI jaina itihAsa jJAna bhAnU kiraNa naM0 2 // zrIratnaprabhasUrIzvarapAdapadmebhyonamaH // prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha dvitIya bhAga] jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa ---- -- ni dharma vIra kSatriyoM kA dharma hai, isa zrosapiNi ja kAla apekSA zrI RSabhAdi cauvIsa tIrthakara, 2. bharatAdi bAraha cakravarti, rAmacandrAdi nau 23 baladeva kRSNAdi nauvAsudeva, samrATa rAvaNAdi nau prati vAsudeva, aura maMDalIka rAjA mahArAjA isa dharma ke upAsaka hI nahIM para kaTTara pracAraka the, isaliye hI jaina dharma vizva dharma kahalAtA thA aura jahA~ taka jaina dharma rASTrIya dharma rahA vahAM taka saMsAra kI uttarottara unnati hotI rahI, sukha aura zAnti meM janatA apanA kalyANa karane meM tatpara rahatI thii| ___ vartamAna samaya kevala vaizya jAti hI jaina dharma pAlana karatI dekha. kaI loga kaha uThate haiM ki jaina dharma mAtra vaizya jAti kA Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha 18 hI dharma hai para jina mahAnubhAvoM ne itihAsa par3hane kA thor3A bahuta kaSTa uThAyA hai vaha bakhubI jAna sakate haiM ki jaina dharma eka rASTrIya dharma hai / bhArata ko Aryavarta aura ahiMsA pradhAna deza kahA jAtA hai isa se hI siddha hotA hai ki bhArata meM jaina dharma kI hI pradhAnatA thI, veda kAla ke pUrva jaina dharma kA astitva to khuda veda aura purANa hI batalA rahe haiM / * nimna likhita pramANoM ko par3hiyeOM namo'rhato RSabho || artha - arhanta nAma vAle (va) pUjya RSabhadeva ko namaskAra ho / ( yajurveda ) OM rakSa rakSa ariSTa nemi svAhA || artha - he ariSTanemi bhagavAn hamArI rakSA karo / ( yajurveda adhya0 26 ) OM trailokya pratiSTitAnAM caturviMzati tIrthakarANAM / RSabhAdi varddhamAnAntanAM, siddhAnAM zaraNaM prapadye // artha-tAna loka meM pratiSThita zrI RSabhadeva se Adi lekara zrI barddhamAna svAmI taka cauvAsa tIrthaMkaro ( tIrtha ko sthApana karane vAle ) haiM una siddhAM kI zaraNa prApta hotA hai / ( Rgveda ) OM pavitraM nagnamupavi (I ) prasAna he yeSAM nagnA ( nagnaye ) jAtiryeSAM vIrA // artha- - hama loga pavitra, "pApa se bacAne vAle'- nagna devatAoM ko prasanna karate haiM jo nagna rahate haiM aura balavAn haiM / ( Rgveda ) Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa .. kudarata kA yaha eka aTala niyama hai ki pratyeka padArtha kI unnati aura avanIti avazya huA karatI hai, bhagavAna mahAvIra prabhu ke pUrva bhArata meM yajJavAdiyoM kA khUba jora bar3ha rahA thA, azvameda-gajameda, narameda, ajAmedAdi yajJa ke nAma para asaMkhya niraparAdhI mUka prANiyoM ke balIdAna se rakta kI nadiyAM baha rahI tho, isa azAnti ne janatA meM trAhI trAhI macA dI thii| varNa jAti upajAti mata paMtha ke kIcar3a meM phaMsa kara janatA apanI zakti kA durupayoga kara rahI thI, ucca nIca kA jaharIlA viSa sarvatra ugalA jA rahA thA, durAcAra kI bhaTTiye sarvatra dhadhaka rahI thI, naitika, sAmAjika, aura dhArmika, patana apanI carama sImA taka pahu~ca cukA thA, janatA eka aise mahApuruSa kI pratikSA kara rahI thI ki ve una ulajhanoM ko zAnti pUrvaka sulajhA ke zAnti sthApita kreN| revatAndo jino nemiyugAdi vimalA cale / RSINAmAzramA devamukti mArgasya kAraNam // 1 // ( mahAbhArata) aSTha SaSTiSu tIthaSu yAtrAyAM yatphalaM bhavet / AdinAthasya devasya smaraNonApi tadbhavet // / (zivapurANa) marudevi ca nAbhizcabharateH kula sattamaH / aSTamomarudevyAM tu nAbhe jati urukramaH / / darzayana vatmavIrANaM surAsura namaskRtaH / nIti tritayakarttAyo yugAdau prathamojinaH / / ( manusmRti) Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha 20 janatA ke kalyAnArtha prema aura paropakAra kA ThIka usI samaya bhagavAn mahAvIra ne avatAra dhAraNa kara hiMsA, satya, acaurya, brahmacarya, santoSa, saMdeza bhArata ke cAroM ora bulanda AvAja se pahu~cAyA / nIca ucca kA bheda bhAva ko miTA ke prANI mAtra ko dharma ke adhikArI banAye / Atma kalyANa kara svarga mokSa kA haka saba ko samAna rUpa meM de diyaa| phirato derI hI kyA thI, sarvatra zanti kA sAmrAjya varatane lagA / bhagavAna mahAvIra kA prabhAva kevala sAdhAraNa jana para hI nahIM, para bar3e bar3e rAjA mahArAjA para bhI khUba par3A, aura kror3oM kI saMkhyA meM mahAvIra ke, zAnti jhaMDe ke nIce janatA zAnti pA rahI thI / Aja hama bhagavAn mahAvIra ke upAsaka katipaya rAjAoM kA hI yahAM ullekha karanA cAhate haiM-- jo ki jisake ullekha. jainoM ke prAcIna evaM prAmANika aMgopAMga sUtroM meM vidyamAna haiM 9 : - 9. 9 ( 19 ) vizAlA nagarI ke - mahArAjA ceTaka, kaTTara jaina dharmI the| inhoMkI behana trizalA mahArAjA siddhArtha ko byAhI thI jinhoMkI kukSa se bhagavAna mahAvIra ne pavitra janma liyA thA / mahArAjA ceTaka ke adhikAra meM kAzI kozala ke 18 gaNa rAjA the vaha bhI jainadharmopAsaka ho the / ina saboM ne bhagavAn mahAvIra kI paramopAsanA kI tathA antima samaya bhagavAn ke pAsa pAvApurI meM pauSadha vrata kiye the / * " niriyAvalikA, aura bhagavatI sUtra" deza ke - mahArAjA udAI va jainI the / Apane apane bhANeja kezI 1 ( 20 ) sindhu sovIra mahArANI prabhAvatI pakke Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 21 jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa kumAra ko rAja dekara bhagavAn mahAvIra ke caraNa kamaloM meM bhagavatI jaina dIkSA grahaNa kara mokSa pada prApta Apake putra abhicakumAra tathA mahArAjA kezI ne kA khUba pracAra kiyA / kiyA thA / bhI jainadharma "bhagavatI sUtra" ( 21 ) zrAvantI nagaro ke - mahArAjA caMDaprayodhana jaina dharma bar3I ruci se pAlana karate the / "uttarAdhyayana sUtra" (22) kapIlapura nagara ke mahArAjA saMyati ne bhagavatI jaina dIkSA ko pAlana kara akSaya sukha ko prApta kiyA thA / 'uttarAdhyayana sUtra " a0 18 ( 23 ) darzAnapura nagara ke mahArAjA darzAnabhadra ne eka samaya bhagavAn mahAvIra kA svAgata bar3A hI zAnadAra kiyA thA para mana meM aisA abhimAna AyA ki bhagavAn ke upAsaka aneka rAjA haiM para mere jaisA svAgata zAyada hI kisI ne kiyA ho ? yaha bAta vahA~ para Aye hue zakrendra ko jJAta huI jisane vaikraya se aneka rUpa banAyA ki jisako dekhate hI rAjA darzAnabhadra kA garva gala gayA / aba vaha isa sodha meM thA ki indra ke sAmane 'merA mAna kaise raha sake / AkhIra unhoMne ThIka soca samajha ke - mahAvIra prabhu ke pAsa bhagavatI jaina dIkSA svIkAra karalI / yaha dekha indra ne Akara una muni ke caraNoM meM zira jhukA kara kahA Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha . he muni saccA mAna rakhane vAle saMsAra bhara meM eka Apa hI ho, darzAnabhadra muni ne usI bhava meM mokSa prApta kara lii| . "uttarAdhyayana sUtra" ( 24 ) AvaMtI deza kA sudarzana nagara ke-mahArAjA yuga bAhu aura unakI mahArANI maiNarAya pakke jaina the / "uttarAdhyayana sUtra" (25) campA nagarI ke mahArAjA dadhIbAhana bhI jaina dharmApAsaka the jinhoM kI putrI candanabAlA ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa sabase pahale dIkSA grahaNa kI thii| ___" kalpasUtra" ( 26 ) kAzI deza ke mahArAjA zaMkha ne bhI bhagavAn ke pAsa dIkSA dhAraNa kara kalyANa kara liyA thaa| ___"ThANAyaMga sUtra" ( 27 ) videhadeza mithIlA nagarI ke-mahArAjA nami ___(28) kaliGga pati mahArAjA karakaMDU - (29) paMcAla deza-kapolapura ke svAmI mahArAja dumaI (30) gaMdhAradeza-puMDavardhana nagara ke-nRpati niggaI evaM cAroM nRpati kaTTara jaina the| adhyAtma kA abhyAsa karate cAroM ko sAtha hI meM jJAna ho AyA aura nAzamAna saMsAra kA tyAga kara unhoMne jaina dIkSA grahaNa kara Atma kalyANa kara gye| - "uttarAdhyayana sUtra" ( 31 ) suprIvanagara ke mahArAjA balabhadra jaina zramaNopAsaka the| Apake ekAeka mRgA putra nAmaka, kumAra ne bhaga Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23 jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa vatI jaina dIkSA pAlana kara saMsAra kA pAra kara diyA thaa| "uttarAdhyayana sUtra a0 19" (32 ) polAsapura ke-rAjo vijayasena jinhoM ke putra ahamantA kumAra ne bhagavAn mahAvIra prabhu ke pAsa dIkSA le ke saMsAra kA anta kiyA / . "aMtagar3hadazAMga sUtra" (33) sAvatthi nagarI ke-rAjA adInazatruAdi bhI parama jaina the| "bhagavatI sUtra" ( 34 ) sAMketapura nagara ke rAjA candrapAla jo ki jinhoM ke putra ne mahAvIra prabhu ke pAsa dIkSA lI thii| . (35) kSatriyakunDa nagara ke-rAjA naMdivardhana jo bhagavAna mahAvIra ke vRddha bhrAtA the| Apane ahiMsA dharma kA khUba pracAra kiyaa| "kalpasUtra" ( 36 ) kosuMbI nagarI ke mahArAjA saMtAnIka aura ApakI paTTarANI mRgAvatI bhI jena the jinhoM kI bahina jayanti bAI ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa jaina dIkSA grahaNa karI thii| mahArAjA saMtAnIka ke putra rAjA udAI zrAdi bhI pakke jaina the| "bhagavatI sUtra" ( 37 ) kapIlapura ke jayaketu rAjA bhI jaina the| "utpAtika sUtra", (38) kAMcanapura ke mahArAjA dharmazIla bhI jaina the| .. Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha (39) hastinApura ke rAjA adInazatru aura Apake mahA rANI dhAraNI bhI jaina the jinhoM ke putra subAhukumAra ne bhagavAna ke pAsa dIkSA lI thii| (40) RSabhapura nagara ke mahArAjA dhanabahA aura sarasAvatI rANo jaina dharmAnuyAyI the / Apake putra bhadranaMdI ne prabhu mahAvIra ke pAsa jaina dIkSA grahaNa kI thii| (41 ) vIrapura nagara ke-mahArAjA vIra kRSNamitra aura rati devI jaina dharma pAlana karate the, Apake putra sujAtakumAra ne mahAvIra ke pAsa jaina dIkSA lekara usakA samyak prakAra se pAlana kiyaa|.... ... . (42) vijayapura nagara ke-vAsavadatta rAjA aura kRSNAdevI jaina dharmopAsaka the, Apake putra suvAsava kumAra ne mahAvIra ke pAsa jaina dIkSA lI thii| " (43) sogaMdhikA nagarI ke-apratihata nAmaka rAjA jaina dharma ke bar3e bhArI pracAraka the. Apake putra mahacandrakumAra ne bhI jaina dIkSA grahaNa kI thii| :: (44 ) kanakapura nagara ke-prIyacandra rAjA bhI jaina the, Apake putra vaizramaNa kumAra ne bhI bhagavAn vIra prabhu ke pAsa dIkSA lekara svapara kalyANa kiyA thA / (45) mahApura nagara ke-bala rAjA-subhadrAdevI jaina dharmopAsaka the, Apake putra mahAbala kumAra ne 500 aMtevara aura rAjya tyAga kara jaina dIkSA lI thii| Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa (46 ) sughoSa nagara ke- arjuna rAjA bhI jaina the, zrApa ke putra bhadranandI ne bar3e vairAgya ke sAtha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa jaina dIkSA grahaNa krii| (47) campA nagarI ke--rAjA datta aura rattavantI rANI jaina dharma ko prema pUrvaka pAlana karate the, Apake putra mahicandra ne rAjaRddhi aura 500 aMtevara kA tyAga kara jaina dIkSA lI thii| ' (48) sAketa nAmA nagara ke-rAjA mitranandI aura zrI kAntA rANI jaina dharmopAsaka the, Apake putra varadatta kumAra ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke caraNa kamaloM meM bhagavatI jaina dIkSA ko grahaNa kara svapara kalyANa kiyA / (naM. 39 se 49 taka ke daza nRpatiyoM kA adhikAra vipAka sUtra dvitIya zrutaskandha ke 10 adhyayanoM meM vistAra pUrvaka likhA milatA hai) (49) amalakampA nagarI ke rAjA seta jainadharmI the, jinhoMne bhagavAna mahAvIra prabhU ke AgamaNa samaya bar3A hI joradAra svAgata kiyA thaa| ___ "rAyapaseNI sUtra" ... (50) zvetAmbikA nagarI ke rAjA pradezI vo sUrikAnta ku~vara bhI jainadharma ke paramopAsaka the / rAjA pradezI kaThina vrata tapazcaryA kara ke sUriyAbha nAmakA deva huA eka bhavakara mokSa jaaygaa| "rAya paseNI sUtra" (51) hastinApura ke rAjA ziva pahile tApasI dIkSA lI thI aura isakA mata thA ki saMsAra bhara meM sAta dvIpa aura sAta samudra hI haiM, parantu jaba bhagavAna mahAvIra kA samAgama hone se Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha Apako apanI-mAnyatA mithyA mAlUma huI aura bhagavAn vIra ke siddhAnta ko svIkAra kara jaina dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| "bhagavatI sUtra" (52) rAjA vIrAMga (53) rAjA vIrajasa ina donoM nRpatiyoM ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa dIkSA lekara mokSapada ko prApta kiyaa| "ThANAyAMga sUtra ThA08" (54) pAvApurI ke rAjA hastapAla jainadharma ke kaTTara pracAraka the-jinhoMne bhagavAna mahAvIra ko Agraha pUrvaka vinatI kara antima cAturmAsa apane yahA~ karAyA aura usI cAturmAsa meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA nirvANa huaa| "kalpasUtra" uparokta rAjAoM ke alAvA mahArAja prazannajIta, zreNika (bimnasAra ), samrAT koNaka (ajAta zatru) aura udAI rAjA bhagavAna mahAvIra prabhu ke parama bhakta the jinhoMne pAzcAtya dezoM meM bhI jainadharma kA pracUratA se pracAra kiyA jinhoM kA itihAsa hama pahile bhAga meM likha Ae haiM aura choTe bar3e aneka rAjA bhagavAn mahAvIra prabhu ke upAsaka the, parantu hamArI zodha evaM khoja meM jitane nRpatiyoM kA itihAsa milA hai usako hI yahA~ saMkSipa meM ullekha kiyA hai, jisakA kAraNa isa samaya janatA ko bar3e grantha par3hane kI arUci, magaja kI kamajorI, samaya kA abhAva aura na itihAsa se itanA prema hai isaliye yaha choTe choTe TrekTa saMkSepa meM hI likha kara sarvasAdhAraNa ke hitArtha mudrita karAyA hai| Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa ___bhagavAna mahAvIra kA nirvANa ke bAda bhI jainAcAryoM ne jaina dharma pracAra ke liye bharasaka prayatna kiyA aura aneka rAjA mahArAjAoM kA jainadharma kI dIkSA dekara jaina banAye jinakA saMkSipta itihAsa yahA~ de diyA jAtA hai(1) zrImAla nagara kA rAjA jayasena jaina rAjA pUrva bhArata meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne zuddhi aura saMgaThana kI mazIna sthApana kara lAkhoM kror3oM ajainoM ko jaina bnaayaa| taba idhara marubhUmi meM zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAn ke pAMcaveM pada para svayaMprabhasUri kA zubhAgamana huaa| zrApa aneka muniyoM ke parivAra se zrImAla nagara ke udyAna meM padArpaNa kiyaa| usa samaya zrImAla nagara meM yajJa kI bar3o bhArI taiyAriyA~ ho rahI thIlAkhoM pazu pakSiyoM ko balidAnArtha ekatra kiye gaye the, prAcArya zrI ko khabara hote hI unhoMne rAjasabhA meM jAkara "ahiMsAparamo dharmaH" kA bar3I khUbI se upadeza diyA, phala svarUpa meM asaMkhya prANiyoM ko abhaya dAna dilavA ke 50000 gharoM ko jaina banAye / ve Aja 'zrImola' mahAjana ke nAma se mazahUra hai| jisameM vahA~ kA rAjA jayasena mukhya thaa| "upakeza gaccha paTTAvalI" () padmAvatI nagarI kA rAjA padmasena-jaina rAjA AbU ke pAsa padmAvatI nagarI ke rAjA padmasena ne bhI eka bar3A bhArI yajJa karanA prArambha kiyA "joki usa samaya yaha prathA sarvatra pracalita thI / yajJa meM balidAna denA to una logoM Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha kI sAdhAraNa kriyA thI jisakI khabara zrImAla nagara meM birAjamAna prAcArya svayaMprabhasUri ko huii| Apa zrImAla nagara ke aneka bhAvukoM ke sAtha padmAvatI nagarI meM pahuMce aura yajJavAdiyoM ke sAtha zAstrArtha kara unako saprema samajhA kara yajJa meM hoto huI lAkhoM mUka prANiyoM kI bali ko roka kara rAjA padmasenAdi 45000 gharoM ko jainadharmI banAye, ve Aja paryanta prAgavaTa (poravAloM) ke nAma se prasiddha haiM jinhoM ko padmAvatI pora. vAla bhI kahate haiM kAraNa AcArya haribhadrasUri ne bAda meM bhI 'poravAla banAye the| "upakeza gaccha paTTAvalI" (3) candrAvatI nagarI kA rAjA candrasena jainarAjA yaha zrImAla nagara ke rAjA jayasena kA lotAsA putra hai apane bhAI bhImasena ke anabana ke kAraNa apane nAma para naI -nagarI candrAvatI basA ke apano rAjadhAnI kAyama kI aura jaina dharma kA pracAra karane meM khUba ho prayatna kiyA / "upakeza gaccha pahAvalI" (4) zivapurI kA rAjA zivasena jaina rAjA * yaha candrasena kA laghu bandhu thaa| isane zivapurI (sirohI) nagarI basA ke vahA~ kA zAsana kiyA-yaha nRpati bhI jainadharma 1-rAjA candra sena ne AbU ke pAsa candrAvatI nagarI AbAda kI vaha 'vikrama kI terahavIM zatAbdI taka to acchI unnati para thI kahA jAtA hai ki usa samaya jainoM ke 300 mandira isa nagarI meM the para Aja to kevala usake khaMDahara hI dRSTigocara hote haiN| Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 29 kA kaTTara pracAraka thA / jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa "upakezagaccha paTTAvalI"" (5) upakezapura kA mahArAjA utpaladeva - jainarAjA mAravAr3a kI mukhya rAjadhAnI aura vAmamArgiyoM kA kendra sthala upakezapura thA / yahA~ ke zAsana karttA mahArAjAdhirAja utpaladeva the / AcArya svayaMprabhasUri ke paTTadhara mahAprabhAvika svanAmadhanya AcArya ratnaprabhasUri jo Apa vidyAdhara kula bhUSaNa' the aneka vidyAoM ke pAragAmI aura caturdaza pUrvadhArI bhI the / 500 muniyoM ke parivAra se aneka kaThinAiyoM va upasarga ko sahana karate hue upakezapura meM padhAre / para Apa kisake mahamAna ? kauna ApakA svAgata kareM ? kahA~ anna jala makAnAdi ? para jinhoM ke hRdaya meM dharma pracAra kI dhagAsa ho unhoM ko pUrvokta sAdhanoM kI kyA paravAha ? AcArya deva ne araNya meM dhyAna lagA diyA aura hamezA tapa vRddhi hotI rhii| kaI muniyoM ke tapazcarya kA pAraNa Ane para nagara meM bhikSA ke liye gaye para aisA koI ghara na pAyA ki jisake ghara kI jaina sAdhu bhikSA le sake, kAraNa usa nagara meM sarvatra mAMsa madirA kA pracAra pratyeka ghara meM thA, muni jaise gaye the vaise hI vApisa lauTa Ae para ApakI kaThora tapazcaryA kA prabhAva nAgarikoM para hI nahIM varan vahA~ kI adhiSTAyakA cAmuNDA devI para bhI kAfI pdd'aa| arthAt maMtrI putra ko sarpa kATanA aura cAmUNDA devI kA cama-tkAra dikhAnA, sUrIzvarajI ke kArya meM nimitta kAraNa hue, rAjA prajA ne satya dharma sunA aura mithyA mArga kA tyAga kara rAjA ke jamAI. Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha lAkhoM kI saMkhyA meM jaina dharma ko svIkAra kara sUrijI ke paramopAsaka bana gaye / paTTAvaliyoM se vidita hotA hai ki prAcArya ratnaprabhasUri usa prAnta meM ghUma ke 384000 gharoM ko jaina banA ke unakA nAma 'mahAjana vaMza' rkhaa| ___ usa samaya una AcAryoM kI yaha bhI paddhati thI ki jahAM naye jaina banAye vahAM aneka graMthoM kI racanA unake paThana pAThana ke liye vidyAlayoM aura sevA-pUjA ke liye, jaina mandiroM kI sthApanA : karavAyA karate the aura ina bAtoM kI unako parama AvazyakatA bhI thI aura una logoM kI santAna Aja paryanta jaina dharma pAlana karatI hai yaha saba una maharSiyoM kI sundara paddhati kA hI madhura phala hai / prAcArya svayaMprabhasUri ne zrImAla, padamAvatI, candrAvatI, zivapurI zrAdi aneka nagaroM meM tathA prAcArya zrI ratnaprabhasUri ne upakezapura tathA usake Asa pAsa meM aneka jaina mandiroM, jaina vidyAlayoM kI sthApanA va pratiSThA krvaaii| unake andara se katipaya sthAna to oja paryanta vidyamAna haiN| prAcArya ratmaprabhasUri ke pratiyodhita nUtana jainoM meM mahArAja utpaladeva mukhya the| yaha ghaTanA upakezapura meM vIrAt 70 varSa meM bno| Age cala kara usa mahAjana vaMza kA hI nAma upakeza vaMza huvA aura upakeza vaMza kA. 1-AcAryaratnaprabhasUri kA eka ziSya ke sAtha AnA, bhikSA na milane 'para bhArI kATa ke lAnA, rUI kA sarpa banA ke rAjapuna ko kaTAnA, phira viSa utArake jaina banAnA ityAdi bAteM ajJa loga kahA karate haiM para yaha saba nirAdhAra gappeM ho haiM isa viSaya meM dekho merA likhA "jaina jAti mahodaya prathama khaNDa" / . Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 31 jaina rAjAoMkA itihAsa apabhraMza hI zrosavAla hai| Aja zrImAla poravAla aura osavAla jAtiyA~ paramparA se jainadharma pAlana karatI AI haiM vaha prAcArya svayaMprabhasUri aura prAcArya ratnaprabhasari kA hI upakAra kA sundara phala hai| mahArAjA utpaladeva ke bAda sAraMgadeva, nAgudeva Adi 28 pIr3hI taka upakezapura meM rAja karate hue jaina dharma kI vRddhi kI / unakA roTI beTI vyavahAra ajaina gajapUtoM ke sAtha bhI thA ki jisase ve jaina dharma kA pracAra karane meM saphalatA prApta karalI thii| "upakezagaccha paTTAvali" (6) kolApura paTTana (koraMTo) kA rAjA kanakasena 'jaina rAjA' zrAcArya ratnaprabhasUri kI AjJA lekara upakezapura se 465 muniyoM ne vihAra kiyA thA jisameM mukhya muni kanakaprabha the unhoMne kolApura paTTana ( koraMTA) meM cAturmAsa kiyA vahA~ kA rAjA kanakasena ko dharmopadeza dekara unake sAtha bahuta se ajainoM ko zuddhi dvArA jaina-dhama kI zikSA dIkSA de jaina banAyA / vahA~ ke bhAvukoM ne bhagavAna mahAvIra kA eka vizAla mandira banAyA jisakI pratiSThA AcArya ratnaprabhasUrI ke karakamaloM se huI jo upakezapura ke mahAvIra mandira kI pratiSTA kA lagna meM AcArya zrI ne do rUpa banA ke eka upakezapura dUsarA kolApura meM pratiSThA karavAI thI mahArAjA kanakasena ne jaina dharma kA khUba pracAra kiyA (r) koraMTA nagara bahuta prAcIna hai jisake ullekha prabhAvika cAritra va kalpasUtra kI TIkAe meM milate haiM vaha hama phira Ageke bhAgoM meM likheNge| Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha 32 ApakI kaI pIr3hiyeM jaina-dharma kA pAlana karatI huI bar3I yogyatA se rAjataMtra claayaa| "koraMTa gacchIya zrI pUjya ajina sUrI kI eka bahI se" (7) ziva nagara kA mahArAjA rudrATa-jainarAjA prAcArya ratnaprabhasUrI ke paTTadhara AcArya yakSadeva sUrI ne eka samaya vicAra kiyA ki hamAre pUjya maharSiyoM ne naye 2 prAntoM meM ajainoM ko jaina banAyA to kyA merA kartavya nahIM hai ki maiM bhI kisI prAnta meM jAkara naye jaina banAU~ ? marudhara ke pAsa hI siMdha prAnta thA aura vahA~ pracUratA se jIva hiMsA bhI ho rahI thI AcArya yakSadeva sUri apane ziSya maMDala ke sAtha siMdha kI ora bihAra kiyA, para yaha kArya sAdhAraNa nahIM thaa| una pAkhaNDiyoM ke sAmrAjya ke bIca meM jAkara satya mArga kA upadeza karanAmAnoM Ter3hI khIra thI / tathApi AtmApaNa karane vAloM ke liye kucha kaThina bhI nahIM thA / AcArya zrI ko bihAra meM anekoneka kaThi.. nAIyoM kA sAmAnA karanA pdd'aa| usa samaya usa prAnta meM zivanAma kA nagara vAmamArgiyoM kA kendra mAnA jAtA thA, vahA~ kA zAsana kartA mahArAja rudrATa thA, Apake kakka nAma ke eka. kumAra bhI the aura vaha eka dina apane sAthiyoM ke sAtha zikAra karane ko jA rahe the, jisake bhaya ke mAre banacara pazu jIva bacAne kI garaja se idhara-udhara bhAga rahe the| usI samaya AcArya yakSa devasUri bhramana karate vahA~ A nikale aura una pazuoM kI anukampA lAkara jAte hue rAjakumAra ko rokA aura ahiMsA paramodharmaH kA upadeza diyA jisakA rAjakumAra para itanA prabhAva par3A Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina gajAoM kA itihAsa ki usane zikAra kA tyAga kara AcAryazrI ko apane nagara meM le gaye-aura sUrIzvarajI ne vahA~ ke mahArAjA rudrATAdi nAgarika logoM .ko pratibodha dekara jaina bnaaye| itanA hI nahIM para rAjakumAra kaka ne AcArya zrI ke caraNa kamaloM meM bhagavatI jaina dIkSA svIkAra kara apanI jananI janma bhUmi kA uddhAra kiyaa| usa prAnta meM medanI jinAlayoM se maMDita karavAdI / muni kakadeva ko yogya samajha prAcAryadeva ne apane paTTapara AcArya pada se vibhUSita kiyA / sindha prAnta meM jaina-dharma kA khUba pracAra huA / vikrama kI terahavI zatAbdI taka kevala upakeza gaccha ke zrAvakoM kI dekha rekha meM 500 jaina mandira vidyamAna the| zrImAn luNAzAha jaise dhanI mAnI usa prAnta meM basate the| para kheda hai ki musalamAnoM kI julmI sattA ke kAraNa siMdha prAnta Aja jainoM se nirvAsita dekhAI de rahI hai / kyA jainAcArya yaha sAhasa kara sakate haiM ki ve aise prAMtoM meM vihAra kara punaH jaina saMskRti kA pracAra kareM ? "upakeza gaccha paTTAvalI" 8 tAnU cetha kakkasUri sindhu deze mayA saha / Agaccha taya tastatra kiM kartA sau narezvaH // 144 // yasya deva gRhasyechA dvechAvApiya spatAM / pUraye tatraya deva gRha paMcazatI mamaH // 445 // zrAvakA atha saMkhyA tAzcala tAtojaTi tyApi / sakleza kAraka sthAna dUrataH. parivarjayet // 446 // "upakeza gacha caritra Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina itihAsa sNgrh| (8) bhadrAvatI nagarI kA rAjA zivadatta "jainarAjA" . ___jaise Adhunika prAcArya jainiyoM kA saMgaThana tor3a-tor3a ke apane bAr3A bandhana meM salagna haiM usI bhA~ti pUrvAcArya naye 2 prAMtoM meM ajainoM ko jaina banA ke unakA saMgaThana bala bar3hAne meM saMlagna the| prAcArya kaka sUri eka samaya vihAra kara sauraTha kI ora jA rahe the para rAstA bhUla jAne se eka pahAr3oM ke bIca bhayaMkara jaMgala meM jA nikale / vahA~ eka devI ko narabalI dene kI taiyArI ho rahI thI jisakI balI dI jA rahI thI vaha yuvaka bhI vahA~ udAsa badana se beThA huA thA / para unake cehare se yaha pAyA jAtA thA ki yaha koI bhAgyazAlI hai| prAcArya zrI ne apane Atmabala aura upadeza dvArA una ghAtikoM ko samajhA kara usa bhavya ko prANa dAna diyAvaha thA bhadrAvatI ke rAjA zivadatta kA laghu putra devaguNa kumAra / usane AcAryazrI kA mahAna upakAra mAna apane nagara meM le gyaa| prAcAryazrI ne rAjA evaM prajA ko ahiMsA maya dharma sunAyA, jisakA asara upasthita zrotAoM para isa kadara huo.. ki unhoMne usI samaya jaina-dharma ko svIkAra kara AcAryazrI ke paramopAsaka bana gaye, kAlAntara usI devaguptakumAra ne AcArya zrI ke pAsa jaina dIkSA mvIkAra kara lI aura AcArya zrI usako sarva prakAra se yogya samajha apane paTTa para sthApana kara siddhagirI kI zitala chAyA meM apanA kalyANa kiyaa| AcArya devagupta sUri ne kaccha evaM soraTha meM jaina-dharma kA khUba pracAra kiyaa| ___ "upakeza gaccha paTTAvalI" Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa (6) pATalIpura ke naunanda rAjA bhI jaina the| jinhoM kA itihAsa pahile bhAga meM likhA gayA hai| (18) pATalIpura ke maurya mugaTamaNi samrATa candragupta bindusAra azoka aura samrAT samprati yaha saba jaina-dharmApAsaka hI nahIM para jaina-dharma ke kaTTara pracAraka the| jinhoMne cIna, jApAna, zrAvasthAna, turkIstAna, yUnAna, mizra, mAMgaliyA aura amerikA taka jaina-dharma kA pracAra kiyA thaa| Aja vahAM jaina-dharma kA astitva nahIM hai tathApi vahAM jainadharma ke dhvaMsa vizeSa khaMDahara pracUratA se pAye jAte haiN| 'pAzcAtya vidvAnoM kI zodha evaM khoja ne yaha sAbita kara diyA hai ki kisI samaya yahAM jainoM kI prabalyatA thI jisakA itihAsa hama pahile bhAga meM likha Ae haiN| . (22) kaliGga pati mahA meghavAnacakravartI ... mahArAjA khAravela-jaina rAjA . inake pUrvaja mahArAjA zobhanarAya se khAravela taka jitane rAje hue ve saba jaina dharma ke parama upAsaka the| khAravela kA itihAsa hama svataMtra Age ke bhAga meM likheNge| (23) vijayApura paTTana kA rAjA vijayasena - jaina rAjA rAjA vijayasena mahArAjA utpaladeva ke khAnadAna meM huA hai isane vijaya paTTana basA ke vahAM kA zAsana kiyaa| prAcArya Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha 36. kakkasUri ke paramopAsaka evaM bhakta thA isane zrIRSabhadeva kA eka vizAla mandira banavAyA aura tIrtha yAtrA nimita virATa saMgha nikAla ke mahAn punyApArjana kiyA thA / inakA sattA samaya vI0 ni saM0 358 kA hai / "upakeza gaccha paTTAvali" (24) saMkhapura nagara kA rAjA saMkhapAla jaina rAjA yaha nRpati bhI mahArAjA utpaladeva ke gharAne meM bar3A hI parAkarmI aura vIra huA jisane saMkhapura nAma kA nagara basA kara vahAM kA zAsana kiyA / videziyoM ke sAtha bar3I vIratA se yuddha kara deza vadharmaM kA rakSaNa kiyaa| Apake putra devArjuna ne AcArya kakasUra ke pAsa 16 varSa kI umara meM bhagavatI jaina dIkSA ko grahaNa kii| Apa jaina dharma ke kaTTara pracAraka the aura lAkhoM jainoM ko jaina banA ke jahAM tahAM jaina dharma kI khUba prabhAvanA kI / ApakI kaI pir3hiyoM ke rAjAzroM ne jainadharma pAlana karate hue bar3I yogyatA se rAjataMtra calAyA / inakA sattA samaya vI0 ni0 saM0 360 kA hai / "upakeza gaccha paTTAvala " (25) maMDovara kA rAjA mahAbalI - jainarAjA mahArAjA mahAbalI eka samaya zikAra khelane ko jA rahe the usa samaya AcArya devaguptasUri pada bhramana karate jaMgala meM A nikale aura vanacara jIvoM para tathA rAjA para kAruNAbhAva lAkara rAjAdi ko dharmopadeza diyaa| phula svarUpa meM unhoM para "ahiMsA paramodharma" kA itanA prabhAva par3A ki mAMsa madirA kA tyAga kara Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 37 jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa jaina dharma ko svIkAra kara liyaa| nRpati ne apane nagara meM jaina mandira banAyA aura prAcAryazrI ke kara kamaloM se pratiSTA kara vAI / jaina dharma kA pracAra aura svadharmI bhAIyoM kI vAtsalyatA meM isa nRpati ne acchA nAma kmaayaa| vaMzAvalI meM inakA vistAra se varNana kiyA hai vaha upakeza gaccha paTTAvali meM diyA jAyagA / inakA sattA samaya vI0ni0 saM0 409 kA hai / "vaMzAvaliyoM" (26 ) ujjaina kA mahArAjA vidartha-jainarAjA yaha nRpati samrAT samprati kA putra aura usake uttarAdhikArI thA jisane apane pitA ko muvAphika jaina dharma kA poSaNa aura pracAra kiyA / ilakA sattA samaya vIra nirvANa cauthI zatAbdiH / . "mahAn samprati nAmaka grantha" [27] ujjaina nagarI kA rAjA balamitra aura bhAnUmitra-jainarAjA yaha yugala nRpati bharuccha nagara ke rAjA the para jaba gardabhilla kA rAja zakoM ne chIna kara ujjaina kI gaddI para cAra varSe rAja kiyA thaa| bAda zakoM se ujjaina kA rAja balamitra bhAnUmitra ne chIna liyA aura vahAM kA rAja kiyA yaha napati bhI kAlakAcArya ke paramopAsaka aura jainadharma ke kaTTara pracAraka the| inakA samaya vikrama kI pahalI zatAbdi hai -- "prabhAvika cAritra" Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha phUTa (26 ) ujjaina nagarI kA mahArAjA nabhasena jaina rAjA balamitra bhAnUmitra rAjA ne ujjaina meM 8 varSa rAja kiyA unake bAda vahAM kA zAsana mahArAjA nabhasena ne kiyA inakA samaya vIra nirvaNa caturthI zatAbdi hai / " mahAna saMmprati" (30) dhArAvAsa nagara kA rAjAvorasiMha - jainarAjA mahArAjA vorasiMha jainadharmopAsaka eka vIra rAjA thA / zrApake kAlaka nAmaka putra aura sarasvatI nAma putrI thI unhoMne AcArya guNakArasUri ke pAsa parama vairAga se jaina dIkSA lI thI / kAlaka muni sUri pada ke yogya sarva guNa sampanna hone para guNakAra sUri ne AcArya padavI dekara usako kAlakAcArya banAyA / kAlakA cArya jaise kSatrIvaMza meM vIra the vaise hI dharmavIra bhI the Apa apane sadguNoM se sarvatra prasiddha bhI the| sAdhvI sarasvatI mahAn rUpavatI hone ke kAraNa ujjaina kA rAjA gardabhilla ne badanIti aura balajabarI se use antevara gRha meM rakhalI / yaha bAta kAlakAcArya ko khabara hone para unako bar3A bhArI duHkha huaa| ve rAjA ke pAsa jA kara bahuta samajhAyA. para kAmAndha rAjA ne eka bhI nahIM maanii| dUsarA upAya na hone se kAlakAcArya ne irAna ke 96 maMDalIka rAjAoM ko bulavAye aura ujjaina kA bhaMga karavA ke rAjA garda bhilla ko unake pApa kI pUrI sajA dIlAI arthAt bhilla ko pada bhraSTa karavI ke sAdhvI sarasvatI ko mukta karavA ke punaH dIkSA dI isa prakAra Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina rAjAoMkA itihAsa kAlakAcArya ne zAsana va dharma kI rakSA kI / inakA samaya vikrama kI prathama zatAbdi hai| ___ "nizIthacUrNI vaM prabhAvika cAritra" (31) bharuccha nagara kA rAjA balamitra bhAnu mitra jaina rAjA bharuccha nagara kA rAjavaMza prAcIna kAla se hI jainadharma ke upAsaka aura pracAraka the para bala mitra bhAnU mitra kA nAma vizeSa mazahUra hai| ina donoM nRpatiyoM ne thor3e vakta ujjaina meM bhI rAjya kiyA thA unake dharma guru kAlakAcArya the| / "nizotha cUrNo va pra. cAritra" (32) pratiSThAna nagara kA rAjA satabAhana jaina rAjA rAjA satabAhana ke Agraha se kAlakAcArya ne paMcamI kI saMvatsarI caturthI ko karI thI bAta yaha thI ki jaba kAlakAcArya pratiSTAna nagara meM padhAra ke cAturmAsa kiyA aura rAjA satavAhanako upadeza de kara jaina banAyA aura usI varSa meM saMvatsarIka vrata aura pratikramaNa karane ke lie sUrijo ne rAjAko kahA uttara meM rAnA ne kahA ki paMcamI ko to yahA~ sArvajanika mahotsava hai aura usameM mujhe sAmIla rahanA bahuta jarUrI hai yadi Apa saMvatsarI ke liye eka dina Age * yA pIche arthAt caturthI va SaSTI kA dina rakheM to maiM yaha dharma kRtya 'suvidhA se kara sakatA hU~ kAlakAcArya ne rAjA ko dharma meM sthira rakhane ko lakSa meM rakha unake Agraha ko mAna dekara caturthI ko Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha saMvatsarI karanA svIkAra kara liyA / kAlakAcArya kA saMghameM itanA prabhAva thA ki usa nUtana pravRtti ko prAyaH saba saMgha mAna rakhI aura Aja paryanta bhI caturthI kI saMvatsarI hotI AI hai| _ 'prabhAvika cAritra" (33) ujjaina nagarI kA rAjA vikramAditya-jainarAjA parama dayAlu nyAya nipuNa mahArAjA vikramAditya ujjainanagarI meM rAja kara rahe the| yaha bhI kahA jAtA hai ki rAjA vikrama ne saba janatA kA RNa ( kaja) cukA ke apane nAma kA saMvat calAyA vaha Aja paryanta bhI cala rahA hai iso kAraNa rAjA vikrama dharmAvatAra ke nAma se prasiddha haiN| __eka samaya AcArya siddhasena divAkara bhUbhramana karate hue ujjaina meM pdhaare| Apa nyAya chaMda evaM vyAkaraNa ke dhurandhara vidvAn the| kavitya zakti to ApakI itanI camatkArotpAdaka thI ki jisako zravaNa kara vRhaspati bhI cakarA jAtA thaa| mahA. rAjA vikrama kI rAjasabhA meM Apa apanI vidvatA se rAjA aura paMDitoM ke mana ko raMjana kara acchA sammAna prApta kara liyA thA, vikrama kI rAjya sabhA meM Apa eka prakhara vidvAn paNDita samajhe jAte the| eka samaya rAjAvikrama, divAkarajI ko sAtha lekara kuMDagezvara mahAdeva ke mandira meM gaye / rAjA ne zivaliMga ko namaskAra kiyA para divAkarajI jaise ke vaise hI khar3e rahe arthAt unhoMne zivaliMga ko namaskAra nahIM kiyaa| rAjA ne pucchA kyA Apa zivaliMga ko namaskAra nahIM karate haiM, divAkarajI ne kahA mere namaskAra Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 41 jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa ko sahana karane vAle deva dUsare hI haiN| yaha deva merA namaskAra ko sahana nahIM kara sakatA hai| yaha suna rAjA Azcarya meM DUba gayA aura zrAgraha pUrvaka binatI kI / isaliye divAkarajI ne usI samaya kalyANamaMdira stotra banA ke bhagavAn pArzvanAtha kI stuti karanA prArambha kiyA jisakA kramazaH 13 vA~ padya par3hate hI dharaNendra zrAkara hAjira huaA aura liMga kATa kara usake andara sa bhagavAn pArzvanAtha kI mUrti pragaTa huii| divAkarajI ne kahA merA namaskAra sahana karane vAlA yaha deva hai / rAjA isa camatkAra pUrvaka ghaTanA ko dekha divAkarajI kA pUrNa bhakta bana gayA arthAt jaina dharma ko svIkara kara usakA khUba hI pracAra kiyA / cAritroM se pAyA jAtA hai ki rAjA vikrama ne ujjaina se eka bar3A bhArI tIrthayAtrArtha zatrujaya giranArAdi kA saMgha nikAlA thaa| __ "vikrama cAritra" (34) kuAra nagara kA rAjA devapAla-jainarAjA ___ zrAcArya siddhasena divAkara eka samaya bhUbhramana karate - pUrva deza ke kurmArapura meM pdhaare| vahAM kA rAjAdevapAla sUrijI ka acchA svAgata kiyaa| AcAryazrI hamezA rAja sabhA meM jA kara dharmopadeza diyA karate the, jisakA prabhAva rAjA aura prajA para kAphI par3A, rAjAdevapAla divAkarajI kA pUrNa bhakta bana + avaMtI sukamAla kI mAtA ne isa mUrti ko sthApita kI thI para brAhmaNoM ke prabalyatA samaya jainamUrti para liMga sthApana kara diyA phira divAkarajI ke prayatna se liMga phATa kara mUrti pragaTa huI jinako avaMtI pAzrvanAtha kahate haiN| Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha 42. hamezA dharma carcA sunA karatA thaa| rAjA prajA kI Agraha pUrvaka binatI ko mAna de divAkara jI vahAM hI Thahare / eka samaya kAmarU deza kA rAjA vijayavarmA ne bar3I sainA ke sAtha kurmArapura para AkramaNa kiyA, devapAla ke pAsa itanI sainA nahIM thI ki vijayavarmA kA mukAvalA kara sake / usane divAkarajI se saba hAla nivedana kiyA, divAkarajI aneka labdhi aura vidyAoM se paripUrNa the jisakA lAbha devapAla rAjA ne liyA ki usane vijayavarmA ke sAtha yuddha kara use bhagA diyA isa camatkAra ko dekha rAjAdevapAlAdi hajAroM ne jaina dharma svIkAra kara usakA pracAra kiyA / AcAryazrI ko divAkara kI paTTI isI nRpati ne dI inakA samaya vikrama ke samaya kA lIna mAnA jAtA hai / " prabhAvika cAritra" (35) pATalipura kA rAjA murUDa-jaina rAjA AcArya pAdaliprasUri eka samaya bhUbhramana karate pATalIpura pdhaare| vahAM kA murUNDa rAjA ne AcAryazrI kA acchA Adara satkAra kiyA, zrAcAryazrI ne bhI rAjAdi ko dharma dezanA dekara una para jainadharma kA prabhAva DAlA / eka samaya rAjA ke zira kI asAdhya bedanA huI, rAjamaMtriyoM dvArA sUrijI ko jJAta huA taba eka tarjanI aMgulI se rAjA kI vedanA miTA dI / rAjA AcArya deva ke sthAna para jAkara bhakti pUrvaka vandana karI bAda kaI zaMkAoM kA nirAdhAra kara rAjA jaina dharma ko svIkAra kiyA aura rAjA ne sUrijI ke adhyakSatva meM tIrtha yAtrA nimitta zatru- Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa jayAdi kA saMgha nikAla kara jIvana saphala kiyaa| inakA samaya vikrama ko dUsarI zatAbdI hai| "prabhAvika cAritra" . (36) vilAsapura nagara kA rAjA prajApati-jainarAjA ......'rAjA prajApati AcArya zramaNasiMha kA parama bhakta thA / inakA samaya pAdalipta sUri ke samakAlIna hai| ____"prabhAvika caritra" (37) mAnakheTa kA rAjA kRSNarAja-jainarAjA mahArAjA kRSNarAja AcArya pAdalipta sUri kA parama bhakta thaa| zatrujaya kI yAtrA meM yaha rAjA AcArya zrI kI sevA meM thaa| .. "prabhAvika cAritra" (38) gur3a zastrapura kA nRpati-jaina rAjA - AcArya khapaTasUri eka samaya zrI saMgha kI aAgraha pUrvaka vinatI se gur3azastrapura meM pdhaare| vahAM para eka vyantara nagara meM upadrava kara rahA thaa| sUrijI ne use maMtra ke jariye vasa meM kara saMgha upadrava miTA ke zAnti sthApana kro| vahAM ke napaMti ko bhI pratibodha kara jainadharmopAsaka bnaayaa| inakA samaya vikrama kI dUsarI zatAbdI kA mAnA jAtA hai| "prabhAvika caritra" (88) pATalIpura kA dAhar3arAja-jaina rAjA - pATalIpura meM mithyAdRSTi dahAr3a nAmaka rAjA rAja karatA Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha 44 thA usane sarva darzanakAroM kA apanA 2 AcAra vyavahAra chAr3Ane kA zrAjJA dI tathA jainasAdhu brAhmaNoM ko praNAma kare aisI AjJA nikaalii| isase jaina zramaNa saMgha meM bar3I bhArI cintA paidA huii| usa samaya do sAdhuoM ko bharUccha nagara bhejakara zrImAn mahendropAdhyAya ko bulAyA aura sarva brAhmaNoM ko rAja sabhA meM ekatra kiyA ki Apako jaina sAdhu namaskAra kareMge / upAdhyAyajI ne eka kanera kI kaMbhA lekara brAhmaNoM para pheradI 'ki ve saba nicesTa ho gye| yaha dekha rAjA aura prajA upAdhyAyajI ke caraNoM meM zira jhukaayaa| aura prArthanA kI ki Apa dayAlu ho ina brAhmaNoM ko sAvaceta kareM / upAdhyAya jI ne zarta kI ki yadi yaha brAhmaNa jaina dIkSA le to sacetana ho sakate haiN| rAjA prajA ne isa bAta ko svIkAra karI taba upAdhyAyajI ne punaH kanera kI kaMbhA pherI ki ve saba sAvaceta ho aaye| phira ve saba brAhmaNa bharUccha jAkara AcArya khapaTasUri ke pAsa jaina dIkSA grahana krii| rAjA bhI jaina dharmopAsaka huaa| "prabhAvika caritra (40) vallabhinagarI kA rAjA zalyAditya jaina rAjA AcArya siddhasUri pRthvI maMDala ko pAyana karate hue vallabhinagarI meM padhAre / vahA~ kA rAjA zalyAditya ne ApakA bar3A hI svAgata kiyaa| AcAryazrI ne rAjA va prajA ko dharmopadeza sunaayaa| rAjA ne jaina dharma ko svIkAra kara prAcArya deva kA va jinazAsana kA itanA bhakta vana gaiyA ki prativarSa sAsvatIaThA Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 45 jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa IyoM ke samaya zrI siddhagirI jAkara ATha ATha dina vahA~ moha-- tsava pUrvaka bhakti karatA thaa| prAcArya zrI ke upadeza se zalyAditya rAjA ne tIrthAdhirAja zaQjya kA uddhAra bhI karA pAyA thaa| * inakA samaya vI0 ni0 pAMcavI zatAbdI kA hai / (41) sopAraka paTTana kA rAjA jayaketu-- jaina rAjA AcArya devaguptasUri eka samaya sopAraka paTTana padhAreM / vahA~ eka yakSa kA bar3A bhArI upadrava thaa| rAjA jayaketu aura nAgarika loga AcAryazrI se apanI duHkha kI gAthA kahI aura upadrava zAnti kI arja krii| dayAnidhI prAcAryadeva ne apane Atmabala aura maMtra zakti se yakSa ko basa kara nagara meM zAnti vrtaaii| camatkAra ko namaskAra ? rAjA aura prajA sUrijI ke paramo pAsaka bana gye| vahA~ para zrI mahAvIra bhagavAn kA nayA mandira banavA ke sUrizvarajo ke kara kamaloM se usakI pratiSTA karavAI-ityAdi / inakA samaya vI0ni0 chaThI zatAbdI kA hai ___upakeza gaccha pahAvali" teSAM zrI kakka sUrINaM ziSyAH zrI siddha suuryH| vallabhI nagare jagmaviharato mahI tale // 3 // nRpastana zilAdityaH sUribhiH prati bodhitaH / zrI zatrujaya tIrtheza uddhArAn bidaMdha bahana // 74 // prati varSa payUSaNesa caturmAsIkaH zraye / ____ zrI zatrujaya tIrthe gata yAtrAye tRparUtama // 75 // (vi0 saM0 1393 likhe upakeza gacchaM cAritra se ) Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha 46 (42) kolApura paTTana kA rAjA kadarpi- jainarAjA zrAcAryazrI kakkasUrijI eka samaye kolApura paTTana pdhaare| Apa svapara mata ke zAstroM meM pravINa aura aneka alaukika vidyAoM se bhUSita the / vahA~ para eka yogI AyA thA aura vaha hara eka ke sAtha bAda vivAda kara vijaya pAtA thA / isa samaya AcArya zrI ke sAtha bhI vaha vidyA vAda karane kI utkaNThA rakhatA thA aura ina donoM kA vAda rAja sabhA meM huA, Akhira meM vijaya AcArya deva ko milii| isa hAlata meM rAjA aura bahuta nAgarika jaina dharma svIkAra kara AcAryazrI ke paramopAsaka ye 1 - bana " upakeza - paTTAvalI" (43) AnaMdapura kA dhruvasena rAjA- jaina rAjA rAjA dhUvasena zrAcAryazrI kAlakasUri kA paramopAsaka thaa| isI rAjA ke kAraNa kalpa sUtra caturvidha zrIsaMgha kI sabhA meM vAMcanA zurU huA jo ki pahale kevala sAdhu hI vAcate the / " kalpasUtra " (44) jAbalIpura kA rAjA dhavala-jaina rAjA AcArya nannaprabhasUri ne mahArAjA dhavala ko upadeza dekara - jaina banAyA jisane zrI zatruMjaya kA bar3A bhArI saMgha nikAla bhagavAna mahAvIra kA mandira banavA ke savA maNa sonA kA iMDA car3hAyA thA evaM jaina dharma kI khUba prabhAvanA kI / "koraMTA gacchIya zrI pUjya kI bahI " Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa. (45) kanyAkubjadeza kA rAjA citrageMda jaina rAjA .. AcArya devagupta sUri bihAra karate eka samaya kanyAkubjadeza meM padhAre, vahA~ kA rAjA citrageMda ne AcAryazrI kA acchA svAgat kiyaa| aura AcAryazrI kI vidvatA dekha bahuta prasanna huvA hamezA rAja sabhA meM bulA ke jainadharma ke tatvoM ko zraddhA pUrvaka sunatA rhaa| rAjA kI abhiruci jainadharma kI ora jhUkane lagI AcAryadeva ne use jainadharma kI zikSA dIkSA dii| rAjA ne Atma kalyAnArtha bhagavAna mahAvIra kA mandira banavA ke usameM suvarNa kI vizAla mUrti sthApana kara AcArya devagupta sUri se pratiSThA karavAI * "upakeza gaccha cAritra" ( 46 ) bhinnamAla kA hunnavaMzI toramiNa rAjA AcArya hariguptasUri ne hunnavaMzI nRpati toramiNa ko upadeza dekara jainadharma kA anurAgI banAyA aura usane bhinnamAlanagara meM * tadatvayaM devaguptAcArya yaiH pratibodhitaH / zrI kanya kubja dezasya svAmi citrAgaMdA bhidhaH / sva rAjadhAnI nagare svarNa bimba samanvitaM / yo kAraya jinagRha devaguptapratiSThitaM / -(u. cA. loka 85,86 Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha 48 bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA eka mandira banavA ke pUnyo pArjana kiyaa| "kavalayamAla kathA" (47) velApara pahana kA rAjA arimardana-jainarAjA ___ zrImAn lohinyAcArya ne velApura paTTana padhAra kara rAjA arimardana ko pratibodha dekara jaina bnaayaa| paTTAvali" (48) banArasa kA rAjA harSadeva-jainarAjA AcArya mAnatuMgasUri bhramaNa karate eka bakhta banArasa padhAre vahA~ vedAntiyoM kA bar3A jora thA aura ve loga bhinna 2 camatkAroM dvArA rAjA aura nAgarikoM ko apane basa meM kara rakhe the| rAjA ko yaha samajhA diyA ki isa samaya hamAre sivAya kisI darzana meM camatkAra nahIM hai / mAnatuMgasUri bhI alaukika camatkArI the| jaina saMgha ne rAjA se arja karI ki eka jainAcArya yahA~ para Ae haiM aura vaha bar3e hI camatkArI haiM / gajA ne sUrijI ko rAjasabhA meM bulAyA aura unakI parIkSA ke lie unake hAthoM pairoM meM kar3iye DAla ke eka garbha koTar3I meM bandha kara 44 tAle lagA diye / mAnatuMga sUri ne usa bandI khAne meM rahakara bhaktAmara nAmaka stotra dvArA bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI stuti karo-jyoM-tyoM stotra ke ekeka zloka par3hate gaye tyoM-tyoM ekeka tAlA tuTatA gayA Akhira unake hAthoM pairoM kI ber3iye tuTa gaI aura rAja sabhA meM zrA pahu~ce / yaha camatkAra dekha rAjA prajA ko bar3A hI Azcarya huzrA / tatpazcAt zrAcArya zrI jaina dharma ke tatva jJAna kA upadeza diyA / rAjAdika ne jaina dharma ko svIkAra karake zraddhA pUrvaka pAlana karane lge| "prabhAvika cAritra" Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 49 jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa (46) marukoTanagara kA mahArAjA kAkU-jainarAjA zrAcArya zrI kakkasUri eka samaya vihAra karate hue marUkoTa nagara meM padArpaNa kiyaa| usa nagara kA mahAn balI kAkU nAmaka rAjA apane purAne kille kA jIrNoM ddhAra karavA rahA thA khoda kAma karate hue ko bhUmi se bhagavAna neminAtha kI eka vizAla mUrti nikala AI / mUrti manohara evaM camatkArI thI, java isa vAta kA patA AcArya deva ko milA to zrApa zrAvaka varga ke sAtha darzanArtha killA meM pdhaare| usa avasara para rAjA ne prazna kiyA ki he pUjyavara ! yaha nimitta mere liye kaisA hai ? AcAryadeva ne pharamAyA ki isase adhika zaubhAgya kyA ho sakatA hai ki jinake . vahA~ sAkSAt paramezvara kA pratibimba pragaTa huA ho| yaha suna kara rAjA bahuta prasanna huaa| zrAvaka loga rAjA se mUrti kI yAcanA kI ki hama loga isa mUrti ke liye nayA mandira banAke pratiSTA kraaveNge| rAjA inkAra kara diyA aura jina bhakti meM anurAga rakhatA huA apane hI dravya se killA meM vizAla jinAlaya banavAyA aura AcAryakakkasUri ke kara kamaloM se bar3e hI samAroha se pratiSThA karavAI / rAjA ahiMsA paramo dharma kA pakkA anuyAyI banake jaina dharma kA pracAra karane meM saphalatA prApta karI prAcArya kakkasari ke upadeza se rAjA ke sAtha vahA~ ke 4000 gharoM vAloM ne bhI jaina dharma svIkAra kara ruci ke sAtha usakA pAlana kiyA / * * atha zrI vikramAdityAt paJcavarSa zatairyataiH / / sAdhikaiH zrI kakasUri guru rAsI dguNottara // Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha . 50 (50) rANakadurga kA rAjA zUradeva-jainarAjA - AcArya kakkasari bhUbhramana karate hue rANakadurga padhAre / rAjA prajA ne ApakA acchA svAgata kiyA sUrIzvarajI kA hamezA upadeza rAjasabhA meM hotA rahA, jisakA prabhAva rAjA para isa prakAra huA ki jisane mAMsa madirAdi durvyasanoM kA tyAga kara kaI nAgarikoM ke sAtha jaina dharma svIkAra kiyA itanA hI nahIM para apane nagara meM bhagavAn zAntinAtha kA eka vizAla jaina mandira banavA ke usakI pratiSThA AcArya kakasUri se krvaaii| dhanya hai aise dharma pracAraka zrAcArya devoM ko / * tadA zrI marukoTasya, vIkSyavapraM purAtanaM / dRDhaM pRthu kartumamA joiyA tvaya saMbhavaH // kAkunAmA maMDaliko, balavAn bala vRddhaye / zubhelagne zuddha bhUmau, gartApumakhAnayat // khanya mAnA tato kasmAnissasAra jine zituH / bimba zrI neminAthasya, vIkSItaMmumude nRpH|| nUtanaM parikaraM ca, kArayA mAsivA nRpaH / zrI kakasUrinarthya pratiSTAM ca vyadhApayat // . "upakeza gaccha caritra zloka" * sUri rANakadurge gAdviharamatha tatprabhuH / bhuTTAsvaye sUradevo yati taM naM tuma svahaM // prabudhoya svIyapure zrI zAntinAtha jina mandire / kArayA mAsa bhUpAla, pratiSTAMvidadhe guruH // . upakeza gaccha ca0 zloka 61-62 Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 51 jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa (51) tribhuvana nagara kA rAjA ......jaina rAjA .. prAcArya kakkasUri ke aneka ziSyoM meM muni zAnticandra bhI eka thA eka samaya AcArya deva zAnticandra se dharma gauSTI karate hue kahA kyA zAnti tuma bhI kisI rAjA ko pratibodha de kara jaina mandira banAveMgA ? muni zAnticandra ne ise tAnA samajha kara kahA hA~ prabhu ApakI kRpA ho to yaha kArya kaThina nahIM hai para mandira kI pratiSThA ke liye Apako padhAranA hogA ? muni zAnticandra kaI muniyoM ko sAtha le sUrijI kI AjJA lekara vihAra kara kramazaH tribhuvana nagara meM Aye vahA~ ke rAjA ko pratibodha kara jaina dharma kI zikSA dIkSA de unase eka vizAla jaina mandira banavAyA jaba mandira taiyAra ho AyA to rAjA ke karmacAriyoM dvArA AcArya ko AmantraNa pUrvaka bulavA ke usa maMdira ko pratiSThA karavAI / dhanya hai aise guru ziSyoM ko ki unake tAnA mAnA meM bhI dharma pracAra kI dhagAza bharI huI thii| (52) sindha deza kA rAva gozala-jainarAjA prAcArya devagupta sUri dharma pracAra karate hue eka samaya sindha prAnta meM padhAre vahA~ kA rAva gozala ( bhATI ) mithyAtvavAsita zikAra ko jA rahA thA AcArya devane usako pratibodha dekara jaina dharmopAsaka banAyA "karmezUrA so dharmazUrA" isa yukti anusAra usane jaina dharma kA khUba pracAra kiyA lunAzAha jaise dAnI mAnI * pratiSTA yeti sogacchata durge tribhuvanAdi ke / girau bhUpaM pratibodhyA, kAraya jina mandiram // "upakezagaccha ca0 zloka 66 Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha 52 isI dharAnA meM hue jinakI saMtAna Aja lunAvatoM ke nAma se mazahUra hai / "upakeza gaccha paTTAvali" (53) sakkhapura nagara kA rAjA vijayavanta jainarAjA AcArya sarvadevasUri eka samaya vihAra karate hue saMkkhapura nagara meM padhAre / rAjA evaM prajA ne ApakA sundara svAgata kiyA, AcAryadeva ne rAjA prajA ko jaina dharma kI prAcInatA evaM pramAkitA kA khUba hI upadeza diyA jisakA prabhAva rAjA prajA para isa kadara huA ki unhoMne mithyAtva kA tyAga kara jaina dharma ko svIkAra kara zraddhA pUrvaka pAlana kara svapara kA kalyANa kiyA / " jaina gautra saMgraha nAmaka' 99 (54) bhinnamala kA rAjA bhAna--jaina rAjA AcArya udayaprabhasUri eka samaya bhinnamAla nagara meM padArpaNa kiyA, vahA~ kA rAjA bhANa, AcArya zrI kA upadeza hamezA rucIM pUrvaka zravaNa kiyA karate the kaI prakAra kI tarka vitarka ke pazcAt rAjA ne jainadharma ko svIkAra kara usakA pAlana aura pracAra kiyA isakA samaya vikramI kI AThavI zatAbdI kA hai isa nRpati ne upakezapura ke ratnAzAha zreSTi kI putrI ke sAtha vivAha kiyA thA, rAjA bhAga ne bhinnamAla nagara se eka virAT saMgha zatruMjayAdi tIrthoM kI yAtrArtha nikAlA thA jisameM pracUratA se dravya vyaya kara punyopArjana kiyA, jisa gaccha ke pratibodhita zrAvakoM ko vaMzAvaliye usI gaccha vAle likhe aisA prabandha bhI isI bhUpati ke zAsana kAla meM huA ityAdi / " jaina gautra saMgraha " Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 53 jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa (55) gaupagiri (gvAliyara) kA rAjA Ama jainarAjA bAMdIkuMjara kesarI prAcArya bappabhaTTasUrI jaina jainetara janatA meM bar3e hI mazahUra hai Apa pratyeka viSaya kA sAhitya ke dhuraMdhara vidvAna the / Apane kAvya aura kavitva zakti se rAjA zramako jaina banAyA / nRpati zrAmane gvAlayera meM bhagavAna AdIzvara kA 101 hAtha ucca mandira banavA ke usameM 18 bhAra suvarNa kI mUrti sthApana kI jisakI pratiSTA zrAcArya bappabhaTTa sUri ke kara kamaloM se karavAI / AcArya zrI kI adhyakSatva meM isa bhUpati ne zatruMjaya giranArAdi tIthoM kI yAtrA nimita eka bar3A bhArI saMgha nikAlA thA rAjA zramakI santAna osavAla jAti meM rAjakoThArI ke nAma se prasiddha haiM tIrtheza zrI zatrujaya kA antimoddhAraka zrImAn karmAzAha jaise dharmavIra rAjA zrama ke gharAne meM paidA hue the T " prabhAvika cAritra" (56) mathurAnArI kA rAjA bAkapati - jainarAjA ' nRpati vAkpati zrAcArya bappabhaTTasUri kA parama bhakta thA jisane zrI pArzvanAtha caitya meM AcAryazrI ke hAthoM se jaina dIkSA -lekara 18 dina kA anasana vrata pUrvaka svargavAsa kiyA thA / " prabhAvika caritra" (57) gauDa- deza lakhaNAvatI kA rAjA dharmazIla - jaina rAjA AcArya bappabhaTTa sUri kanauja se vihAra kara gauDadeza kI rAjadhAnI lakhAvatI padhAre vahA~ kA rAjA dharmazIla ne zrAcArya Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha 54 deva kA acchA svAgata kiyA, rAjA boddhamata avalambI hone para bhI prAcAryazrI ko Agraha pUrvaka vinati kara Apane rAjasabhA meM hameMzA vyAkhyAna zravaNa kiyA karate the, bodhabhikSu varddhana kuMjara ke sAtha eka daphe AcArya bappabhaTTa sUri kA zAstrArtha huA jisameM vijaya AcArya bappabhaTTa sUri kI huI itanA hI nahIM para rAjA dharmazIla jaina dharma ko svIkAra kiyA aura varddhanakuJjara bhI jaina dharma ko apane hRdaya meM ucca sthAna diyaa| "prabhAvika cAritra" (58) pATaNa kA rAjA banarAja cAvar3A-jainarAjA yoM to cAvar3A baMzI rAjA jaina dharma ke parama upAsaka hI the, inakI rAjadhAnI paMcAsarAmeM thI para vi0 saM0 802 meM banarAja ne anahalavAr3a pAdRNanAmaka nayA nagara basA kara apanI rAjadhAnI kAyama kii| inake guru AcArya zIlaguNasUri the AcArya zrI kI isapara pUrNa kRpA thI jisase Apane saba taraha kI yogyatA prApta kI rAjA banarAja ne pATTaNa meM paMcAsarApArzvanAtha kA mandira banAyA thA aura jainadharma kA pracAra kArya meM bar3A hI sahayoga diyA thA svAdharmI bhAiyoM kI sahAyatA kI aura inakA acchA lakSa thA ityAdi "pATaNa kA itihAsa" (56) mAnakheTa nagara kA rAjA amoghavarSa-jainarAjA mahArASTrIya prAnta meM yoM to vikrama pUrva AThavI zatAbdI meM jainAcArya lohita sUri ke udyoga se jaina dharma kA pracUratA se Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa 55 pracAra huA thA AcArya bhadravAhu svAmI ne isa prAnta meM vihAra kara jaina dharma kA pracAra kiyA thA vikrama kI pA~cavI zatAbdI se dazavI zatAbdI taka isa prAnta meM jaina dharma rASTrIya dharma mAnA jA rahA thA bAda meM bhI pANDya vaMza pallavavaMza kadambavaMzI kala cUrIvaMza ke nRpati jainadharmopAsaka hI nahIM para jaina dharma pracAraka the, vikrama kI nauvIM zatAbdI meM rASTra kuMTa vaMzI mahArAja amoghavarSa jaina dharma kA kaTTara pracAraka huA thA / jinake dharmaguru digambara AcArya jinasena the isa rAjA ne aneka jaina mandira aura jainazrAmaraNoM ke liye guphAe banavAI thI / jinake zilAlekha tAmrapatra dAnapatrAdi bahuta se upalabdha hai / 99 "prAcIna jaina smaraka' (60) nANakapura kA rAjA zatruzalya - jainarAjA AcArya paramAnandasUri ne nANakapura meM padhAra kara rAjA zatruzalya ko jaina dharma kI zikSA dIkSA dekara jaina dharmopAsaka banAyA / isa nRpatine jaina dharma kI khUba hI prabhAvanA kI jaina mandira banavA ke punyopArjana kiyA / " jaina gautra saMgraha " (61) kAlera nagara ke rAva rAkhecA - jaina rAjA AcArya devaguptasUri bhU bhramaNa karate hue eka bAra kAlera namara meM padhAre vahA~ para jIva hiMsA kI ghaura adharma pravRti cala rahI thI / AcArya zrI aneka kaThinAiyoM kA sAmanA kara kaha Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha There aura rAjA prajA ko aneka prakAra ke upAyoM se pratibodha kara jaina banAye aura unhoMne aneka dharma kArya kara pUrva sevina pApa ko dho DAle ityAdi / "upakeza gaccha padAvali" (62) kirATakuMpa nagara kA rAjA jaitrasiMha-jainarAjA . zreSTI vayaM besaTa kisI kAraNa vasAt upakezapura se apane kuTamba aura dhanamAla lekara ravAne ho gaye, rAstA meM jaba kirATakuMpa nagara AyA to Apa bahumUlya bhaTeNo le rAjA jaitrasiMha ke pAsa gayA usa samaya usa nagara meM aTTAImahotsava prAraMbha hone ke kAraNa mahAjana loga rAjA se arja karane ko Aye the ki zrA? dina amArI pahaDA kI ghoSaNA honI cAhiye ? rAjA ne kahA ki tumAre mahAjanoM kA yaha kyA dharma hai ki hareka kArya meM jIva hinsA bandha karAne kI koziza kI jA rahI hai / isa para zreSTI besaTa ne kahA ki yaha dharma kevala mahAjanoM kA hI nahIM para khAsa kara kSatriyoM kA hI hai sadupadeza ke abhAva kSatri loga jIva hinsA karane lage taba mahAjanoM ko hiMsA bandha kI kauzIza karanI par3atI hai| tIrthakara aura avatArI puruSa ahiMsA kA hI upadeza diyA ityAdi upadeza se rAjA ko ahiMsA dharma kA upAsaka bnaayaa| "nAbhinandauddhAra grantha" ___ (63) kanauja kA rAjA bhoja-jaina rAjA gvAliyara kA mahArAjA zrAma kA putra duMdaka aura duMdaka kA putra bhoja thA aura yaha nRpati kanauja kA zAsana kartA the| : AcArya zrIgovindasUri ne isako pratibodha dekara jaina dharma kA Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa upAsaka bnaayaa| isa bhUpati ne jaina dharma kA khUba pracAra kiyA dharma kAryoM meM puSkala dravya kharca kiyaa| "prabhAvika caritra" (64) maMDora kA mahArAjA kakkuka-jaina rAjA pratihAra baMzI rAjA kakkuka kA eka zilA lekha prAma ghaTiyAla se milA hai jisakI bhASA-prAkRta hai purAtattva vetA paM0 rAmakaraNajI ne anuvAdakara spaSTa zabdoM meM kahA hai ki mAravAr3a meM yaha lekha sabase prAcIna hai yaha nRpati jaina dharmopAsaka thA aura isane eka jina mandira banavA ke dhanezvara gaccha vAlo ko arpaNa kiyA thA aisA zilA lekha meM ullekha kiyA hai zilA lekha kA samaya vi0 saM0 918 cetra zukla dvitIyA kA hai / "varisa sarAsu a nvsuN| bhaTTArasa maga lesu cetAmmi / Nakkhatte vahuhatthe buhavAra dhavala bI Ae (19)" / xx "tesa siri kakkueNaM , jiNassa devassa duriaNichalaNaM / karA vi aM acala mimaM, bhavaNa bhattIe suha jaNayaM (22)" xx __"appi ameaM bhavaNasiddhassa dhaNesara gacchami" isa zilA lekha ke avatargoM se spRSTa hotA hai ki mahArAja kakkuka jaina rAjA thA aura jina mandira banavA ke dhanezvara gaccha vAloM ko arpaNa kiyA thaa| "rAjapUtAnA ke jaina vIra se" Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha 58 (65) hastIku~DI nagarI kA rAjA vidagdharAja jaina rAjA goDavADa prAnta kA vijApura grAma se eka zilAlekha milA hai jisameM likhA hai ki hastIkuMDI nagarI kA rASTakuTa rAjA vidagdharAja ne jainAcArya vAsudeva sUri ke upadeza se jinezvara kA mandira banavAke unake nirvAhArtha kaI prakAra kI lAgeM lagavA ke Amanda kA mArga sarala banAyA isakA samaya zilA lekha meM vi0 saM0 973 kA batalAyA hai| prAcIna lekha saMgraha bhAga dUsarA" (66) hastIkuMDI nagarI kA rAjA dhavala-jainarAjA mahArAjA vidagdharAjA kA putra mambhaTa huA usane jaina maMdira ko lAgana kA samarthana kiyaa| mammaTa kA putra rAjA dhavala huA isane apane pitAmaha ke banAyA huA jinamandira kA jIrNoddhAra karavAke usake andara bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI mUrti sthApana kara punaH pratiSThA krvaaii| nayA mandirajI kI Amanda meM aura bhI vRddhi karavAI isakA samaya vi0 saM0 1053 kA usa samaya ke zilA lekha se vidita hotA hai| rAjA vidagdharAja, mammaTa aura dhavala evaM tInoM napatiyoM ne jaina dharma kI khUva prabhAvanna kI hathuDI nagarI meM jainAcAryoM ne aneka rAjaputoM ko pratibodha dekara jaina banAye Aja bhI vAlI sAdar3I zivagaMjAdi grAmoM meM hathuDI rAThaur3a (osavAloM meM eka jAti ) kI bahuta bastI haiM / "prAcIna zilA lekha saMgraha bhAga dUsarA" Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa ke ( ka ) mahArASTra prAnta meM sarakArI purAtattva vibhAga kI sodha evaM khoja se aitihAsika sAmagrI - zilAlekha, tAmrapatra, dAnapatra, guphAlekha, mandira mUrtiyoM lekha, aura prAcIna smArakoM se mAluma hotA hai ki vikrama kI pAcavI zatAbdI se dazavI zatAbdI taka isa prAnta meM jaina nRpatiyoM ne jainadharma kA joroM se pracAra kara jainadharma ko rASTrIya dharma banA ke unnati ke ucce sikkhara para pahu~cA diyA thA jisakA sampUrNa itihAsa to eka svatantra vRhat grantha meM likhA jAyagA yahA~ kevala nAmollekha kara diyA jAtA hai / 59 (67) rASTra kUTa vaMza ke bhUpati jainadharma ke upAsaka hI nahIM para pracAraka the / ( 68 ) cAlukyavaMzI nRpati jainadharma ke pAlaka the jisameM prathama pulakezI rAjA kA nAma vizeSa prasiddha hai / ( 69 ) kalacUrI vaMza ke jisameM mahArAjA vijjaladeva kA bahuta rAjA jainadharmopAsaka the nAma agrezvara hai / ( 70 ) pallavavaMzI nRpati jaina dharma ke paramopAsaka the jisameM mahArAjA mahendravarmA kA nAma mazahUra hai / ( 71) hoyalavaMza ke aneka rAjAoM ne jaina dharma kA pAlana kiyA / ( 72 ) kadambavaMzI rAjA jainadharma ke pakke anuyAyI the / ( 73 ) gaMgavaMzIya nRpati jainadharma ke pracAraka the / (74) pADyavaMzI rAjA jainadharma ke arAdhaka the / ( 75 ) colavaMza ke bhUpati bhI jainadharmI the / "prAcIna jaina smAraka nAmaka graMtha se" Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha 60 (76) elAcIpura ke mahArAjA elaka-jainarAjA . isa nRpati ne Antarika pArzvanAtha kI mUrti ko sthApana kI thI aura jainadharma kI prabhAvanA karane meM apanA sarvasva arpaNa kara diyA thaa| ___ "pragaTa prabhAvika pAzvanAtha nAmaka graMtha" (77) pATaNa kA rAjA cama~DarAya-jainarAjA pATaNa kA rAjA camUMDa rAya prAcArya vIragaraNI kA parama bhakta thA "prabhAvika caritra" (78) dhArAnagaro kA rAjA bhoja-jainarAjA dhArAnagarI kA rAjA bhoja mahAn vidvAn the aura vidvAnoM kA khuba satkAra kiyA karate the, kavi dhanapAla ke saMsarga se ve jainadharma ke sAtha pUrNa sahAnubhUti rakhate hI the para eka samaya vAdI vetAla zAntisUri vihAra karate dhArAnagarI padhAre / AcArya zrI yoM to pratyeka viSayake va bhArI vidvAna the para zrApakI kavitva zakti itanI alaukika thI ki jisake prabhAva se rAjA bhoja aura una kI sabhA ke paNDitoM ko mugdha vanA diye the / rAjA bhoja apanI kavitvaM zakti se prasanna ho eka lAkha mudrAeM upahAra meM dI AcArya zrI tyAgI hone ke kAraNa use svayaM svIkAra na kara jaina mandiroM ke kArya meM lagA dene kA upadeza diyA aura rAjA ne svIkAra bhI kara liyaa| "prabhAbika caritra" Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 61 jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa (76) karaNATaka kA rAjA jayakezI-jainarAjA ___ yaha nRpati AcArya kumandacandra kA parama upAsaka thaa| "prA. ca." (80) nAradapurI kA rAva dhA-jainarAjA AcArya zrI yazodeva sUri eka samaya nAradapurI ( nADila ) nagarI meM padArpaNa kiyA vahA~ kA zAsanakartA rAva lAkhaNa tho jisake laghu vAndhava rAva dUdhAjI the jinako upadeza dekara jaina banAye jinakI santAna osavAla jJAti meM vIrabhaMDAriyoM ke nAma se mazahUra hai| .. "cauhAnoM kA itihAsa" (81) siddhaprAnta kA Damarela nagara kA rAjA-jainarAjA - AcArya kakkasUri eka basta sindhu prAnta meM padhAre the vahA~ ke zrAddavarga ne ApakA acchA svAgata kiyA, ApakA dharmopadeza hamezA hotA thA vahA~ ke nareza ne AcArya zrI kI vidvatA kI prazaMzA suna ke apane vahA~ bulAkara dharma dezanA sunI jisakA prabhAva rAjA para itanA huA ki usane mAMsa madirAdi kuvyasanoM kA tyAga kara jainadharma ko svIkAra kara ahiMsA dharma kA khUba pracAra kiyaa| ___"upakezagaccha caritra" (82) mAroTakoTa kA rAjA siMhavalI-jainarAjA _ yaha nRpati prAcArya kakkasUri kA paramopAsaka aura jaina dharma kA pracAraka the| "upakeza gaccha cA." Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha (83) nAgapura kA rAjA alhadana-janarAjA. AcArya bAdIdevasUri jaina samAja meM eka mahAn prabhAvazAlI aura nyAyavetA sarvatra prakhyAta haiM Apa sapAdalakSa meM vihAra kara jaina dharma kA khuba hI pracAra kiyA nAgapura ( nAgaura ) kA rAjA alhadana ko dharmopadeza de jIvahiMsA ke bajrapApa se bacAkara jaina dharma kA anuyAyi banAyA-phalodI pArzvanAtha ke maMdira kI pratiSTA vi0 saM0 1204 meM ApahI ne krvaaii| "prabhAvika caritra / - (84) pAhaNa kA rAjA siddharAja jayasiMha-jainarAjA. yaha nRpati kAlikAla sarvajJa AcArya hemacandrasUri kA parama bhakta thA AcArya zrI kA vyAkhyAna apanI rAja sabhA meM karavA ke Apa hamezA jinabANi kA pAna kiyA karate the isI nRpati ne tIrthadhirAja zrI satrujaya ko yAtrA kara 12 grAma bheTa meM diyA thaa| "prabhAvika caritra" (85) pAdRNa kA mahArAjA kumArapAla--jainarAjA mahArAjA kumArapAla ke guru kalikAla sarvajJa bhagavAn hemacandrAcArya the, gujareza kumArapAla ne aThArA dezoM meM ahiMsA bhagavatI kA jhaMDA phaharAyA thA, jainadharma kA pracAra karane meM bharasaka prayala kiyA thA hajAroM mandiroM kA jIrNoddhAra aura hajAroM nayA mandira banavAke punyopArjana kiyA thA svAdharmI bhAiyoM kI ora ApakA vizeSalakSathA Apake rAjatva kAla meM gujara deza bar3A hI samRddha Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina rAjAoM kA itihAsa zAlI thA kevala pATTaNa meM 1800 koDAdhipa aura hajAroM lakSAdhipa zrAvaka vasate the Apane zrI zatrujayAdi tIrthI ko yAtrArtha virAT saMgha nikAla thA jisakA vistRta varNana usa samaya ke bane hue grantha meM vidyamAna haiM jisako sunakara manuSya cikita ho jAtA hai ina nRpati ke rAjatva kAla meM jIvahiMsA bilakula bandha thI itanA hI nahIM para kUve talAvoM para pANI ke liye garaNIye bandhAI gaIthI ki manuSyato kyA para pazu bhI ana chanA pANI nahIM pI sake isa dharma ke prabhAva hI usa samaya janatA meM sukha aura zAnti cala rahI thI, mahArAja kumArapAla jaise dharmavIra the vaise hI vaha karmavIra bhI the apane rAja kI sImA itanI vistRta banA di thI ki pATTaNa basane ke bAda kisI rAjAne nahIM banAI ityAdi inakA caritra bahuta vistRta hai para hamArA uddezya isa grantha ko saMkSipta se hI likhane kA hai "pra0 ca." (86) candrAvatI kA rAjA jaitrasiMha-jainarAjA AcArya rUpadevasUri ne apanA prabhAvazAlI upadeza dvArA candrAvatI kA napati jaitrasiMha ko jaina dharma meM dikSita kiyA / (87) zAkambharI kA rAjA prathuna-jainarAjA __ AcArya dharmaghoSa sari bhU bhramana karate hue zAkambharI nagarI meM padhAreM vahA~ kA napati prathuna rAjA ne zrApakA bar3A hI zrAdara satkAra kiyA prAcArya deva ne rAjAdikoM jainadharma kA tattvajJAna Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha 64 aura vizeSa meM ahiMsA dharma kA upadeza diyA aura rAjA use svIkAra kara jainadharmopAsaka banagayA / "tapAgaccha padyAvati" (88) suvarNagirI kA rAjA samarasiMha-jainarAjA yaha nupati AcArya ajitadeva sUri kA paramabhakta thaa| "ta. pa." : (86) maMDobara kA rAva moheNasiMha-jainarAjA zrAcArya zivazarmA sUri ne upadeza dekara rAThauDa rAva mAheNasiMha ko jainadharma kI zikSA dikSA dekara jaina banAye moheNasiMha kI santAna munoMyatoM ke nAma se osavAla jJAti meM prasiddha hai / _ "mehatAjI kA jIvana" . (60) kaliMga kA rAjA pratAparudra-jainarAjA' uDIsA kI guphAoM ke zilAlekha se pAyA jAtA hai ki vikrama kI zolahavIM zatAbdI meM kaliMga meM rAjA pratAparudra nAmaka rAjA thA aura yaha napati jainadharma kA paramopAsaka the| .. (61) dahalIpati bAdazAha akabara. jagat guru bhaTTAraka jainAcArya vijaya hIra sUrIzvara ne bAdazAha akabara ko pratibodha kara eka varSa meM chaH mAsa jIvadaya ke paTTe paravAne karavAye tathA jainatIrthoM kI rakSA ke liye bhI aneka pharamAna prApta kiye isakA vistRta varNana sUrIzvara aura samrATa nAmaka grantha meM hai| (zeSa Age ke bhAgoM meM) Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ par3ha liijiye| zrIsaMgha-zivagaMja kI ora se jJAnakhAte ke ru950) kA hisAba / 170) Adarza zikSA kI likhAI chapAI vagairaha pustakeM 100 54 0 prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha bhAga pahalA 100 130 // 10) , dUsarA , 100 (isa pustaka ke alAvA do phArma tathA likhAI kA kharcA bhI zAmila hai 60) prAcIna jaina itihAsa saMgraha bhAga tIsarA pustakeM 100 47) , cauthA 1008 18) relve pAsalase kAparaDAjI va phalodI pustakeM AI jinakA khaca 10) paryuSaNoM ko kSamApanA patrikAeM 500 ke / ca) bacata rahA vaha jJAnakhAte lagAyA gayA 500) zAha horAcandajI poravAla kA jJAnakhAtA ke ru. 250) kA hisAba / 99 // // zrI jJAnacaubIsI pustaka 1000 kI chapAI 120 // jar3a caitana kA sambAda 1500 kI chapAI 18 // relave pArsala se pu takeM AI jinakA kharcA 11 pustakeM 3 AI jinakA vI+pI kharca 250) ApakA jorAvaramala vaidya muhatA phalodI ( mAravAr3a) Adarza presa (kesaragaMja DAkakhAne ke pAsa ) ajamera meM chpii| osavAla samAja ke isa presa meM chapAI bahuta umadA, jaldI aura sastI hotI