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________________ zahaDola jile ko prAcIna jaina kalA aura sthApatya' DA0 rAjendra kumAra baMsala kAmika prabandhaka, amalAI pepara milsa, amajhAI, zahaDola zahaDola jile ko bhaugolika evaM prAkRtika sthiti tathA mahatva' zahaDola jilA, rIvA saMbhAga (madhya pradeza) kA eka pramukha aitihAsika evaM udyoga pradhAna jilA hai| isake pUrva meM suragujA, pazcima meM jabalapura, uttara meM satanA evaM sIdhI tathA dakSiNa meM maNDalA evaM bilAsapura jile hai / isa jile kA adhikAMza bhAga vana, pahAr3a, kaMdarA, guphA, nadI, nAle, ghATI, jala-prapAta evaM prAcIna TIloM se AcchAdita hai| prakRti ne varadahasta se ise prAkRtika saundarya ke upahAra pradAna kiye hai| Adhunika yuga kA kAlA sonA arthAt koyalA jile ke bhUgarbha meM vizAla mAtrA meM bharA par3A hai| koyale ke alAvA yahA~ agnirakSaka mRttikA, bAksAiTa, gAraneTa, jipsama, kaccA lohA, cUnA, patthara, tA~bA evaM abhraka Adi khanija sampadA vipula mAtrA meM upalabdha hai / audyogika mahatva ke atirikta isa, jile kA dhArmika evaM aitihAsika mahatva bhI hai| puNya salilA narmadA, sona evaM juhilA ke udgama-sthala kA saubhAgya isI jile meM mekala kI parvata zreNiyoM ko prApta hai| amarakaMTaka kA ullekha matsya purANa ke 186 evaM 188 veM adhyAya meM huA hai / mahAkavi kAlIdAsa ne bhI meghadUta meM AmrakUTa ke nAma se amarakaMTaka kA ullekha kiyA hai| isI kAraNa amarakaMTaka paurANika kAla se mAnava kI udAtta evaM dhArmika bhAvanAoM kA preraNAsthala banA huA hai| prAkRtika vaibhava to jile ko udAratApUrvaka milA hI hai, aitihAsika, sAMskRtika evaM kalAtmaka vaibhava kI daSTi se bhI yaha jilA atyanta samRddha evaM sampanna rahA hai| aitihAsika dRSTi se isa jile ke purAtatvIya vaibhava evaM prAcInatA kI jaDeM prAgaitihAsika kAla kI paratoM kI gaharAI meM chipI hai| isa jile ko pASANakAlIna mAnava ke AzrayadAtA hone kA saubhAgya prApta huA hai| jile ke gajavAhI grAma ke samIpa "likhanAmAr3A" nAmaka sthala hai| yahA~ eka DogarI meM hAla kI chApeM hai jo geruA raMga kI hai jise sthAnIya lokadevatA ke rUpa meM pUjate haiN| vastutaH ye chApeM hAla kI sAmAnya chAna hokara doharo jyAmitika rekhAoM se ghire kaI caturbhaja yA cakayantra hai jo zrI devakUmAra mizra dvArA pASANa kAlona citrita zailAzraya nirUpita kiye gaye haiN| aitihAsika pRSThabhUmi vaidika sabhyatA ke Adi grantha Rgveda meM narmadA nado evaM vindhyAcala kA nAmollekha nahIM hai| amarakaMTaka purANa kAla meM prasiddha huaa| nanda-maurya kAla ke pazcAt vindhyakSetra sAtavAhana rAjAoM ke antargata rahA / bAMdhavagar3ha ke nikaTavartI sthAnoM meM kuSANakAlona tAmra mudrAyeM evaM candragupta dvitIya ko svarNa mudrAyeM miliiN| isameM yaha jJAta hotA hai ki isa kSetra meM inakA rAjya rahA hogaa| IsA kI sAtavIM zatAbdi ke madhya meM vAmarAja ne DAhala maMDala meM kalacurI sAmrAjya kI nIMva ddaalii| bAda meM isakI rAjadhAnI tripurI banI / yaha rAjavaMza tripurI ke cedo yA kalacurI ke nAma se itihAsa meM prasiddha huaa| isI rAjavaMza ke adhIna zahaDola jilA IsA kI 12 voM zatAbdi taka rhaa| isa rAjavaMza ke patana ke sAtha 13 vIM zatAbdo se jile
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________________ 384 paM0 jaganmohanalAla zAstrI sAdhuvAda grantha [ khaNDa meM rAjanaitika asthiratA kA tANDava prArambha huA jo san 1868 taka claa| bAda meM briTiza zAsakoM dvArA 1857 ke gadara meM briTiza sAmrAjya ke prati vaphAdArI ke puraskAra svarUpa ise rIvA rAjya meM vilIna kara diyA gyaa| 2 tripurI ke kalacurI zAsaka aura unakI kalA kalA evaM sthApatya ke vikAsa kI dRSTi se zahaDola kA kalacurI kAla hI vizeSa rUpa se ullekhanIya hai / kalacurI zAsaka sAhitya, kalA evaM dharmapremI the / unhoMne rAjakoSa se aneka kalAtmaka zaiva mandiroM kA nirmANa kiyA / unake kAla meM kalA evaM kalAkAroM ko rAjya kA saMrakSaNa prApta thA 13 amarakaMTaka kA svarNa mandira 11 vIM sadI meM rAjA karNa dvArA banavAyA gyaa| isI prakAra, bher3AghATa kA vaidyanAtha mandira rAjA narasiMhadeva dvArA nirmita kiyA gayA / inake kAla meM jaina, vaiSNava evaM zaiva mandiroM evaM mUrtiyoM kA nirmANa bhI rAjakIya saMrakSaNa meM huA / bher3AghATa, kArItalAI, bilaharI, tripurI, panAgara, nohaTA, rIThI, sohAgapura, siMhapura, amarakaMTaka, maUbelA, baijanAtha, mar3aI evaM rIvA ke nikaTa cidreha, gurgI, maMhasAMva Adi aise sthAna hai jahA~ kalacurI kalA kA unmukta vikAsa huA / ina sthAnoM se prApta mUrtiyA~ kalacurI kalA ke pratIkAtmaka utkRSTa namUne kahe jA sakate haiM / kalacurI-kAlIna jaina sthApatya kalA yaha eka rocaka tathya hai ki yadyapi kalacurI zAsaka gaNa zaiva matAvalambI the, parantu unakI yaha zaiva zraddhA jainadharma ke vikAsa meM bAdhA nahIM banI / kalacurI kAlIna abhilekhoM se yaha siddha hotA hai ki usa kAla meM jaina mandira nirmita huye the / tIrthaMkaroM evaM unake zAsana devI-devatAoM ke sthApatya avazeSoM se jJAta hotA hai ki usa kAla meM jaina maM ko rAjakIya evaM vyaktigata, donoM hI saMrakSaNa prApta the| unakI prajA kA eka prabhAvazAlI varga jaina dharmAvalambI thA / isa kAla meM zahaDola jile ke sohAgapura yA usake Asa-pAsa jaina mandira vidyamAna the / purAtatvIya evaM sAhityika sAkSyoM se yaha jJAta hotA hai ki kalacurI narezoM ke kAla meM jainadhamaM atisamRddha avasthA meM thA / jaina dharmAvalambiyoM dvArA isa kAla meM aneka bhavya jaina mandira, dharmazAlAeM, stUpa, smAraka evaM sAdhuoM ke liye guphAe~ Adi nirmita kiiN| zahaDola jile ke sohAgapura, siMhapura, anupapura, pipariyA, arA ( kotamA ), siMhavAr3A, arjulI, maUgrAma, birasiMhapura pAlI, umariyA, sItApura, barabasapura, patharahaTA, ciTolA, vikramapura, aMtariyA, jhagarahA, baghavAparA, cuA, pAvagA~va, lakhabariyA, silaharA, Adi sthAnoM meM jaina sthApatya evaM mUrtikalA ke avazeSa rUpa meM tIrthaMkaroM evaM unake zAsana devI-devatA ( yatha-yakSiyoM) kI mUrtiyA~ vipula mAtrA meM upalabdha huI haiN| sohAgapura kI gar3hI meM yA usake Asa-pAsa jaina mandira vidyamAna the| isa tathya kI puSTi sohAgapura ke ThAkura ke mahala meM saMgrahIta aneka jaina mUrtiyoM se hotI hai / isameM zAsana devI-devatAoM mUrtiyA~ bhI sammilita haiM / isa mahala ke nirmANa meM adhikAMza rUpa se jaina mandiroM ke alaMkRta avazeSoM kA upayoga kiyaa| " rovA rAjya gajeTiyara ke anusAra pAlI ke eka hindU mandira (birAsanI devI) meM aneka prAcIna jaina pratimAe~ thiiN| zahaDola nagara ke pAMDava nagara, rAjAbAga, sohAgapura gar3hI, jilAdhyakSa kAryAlaya, kotavAlI, zaktipITha evaM durgA mandira, zAhaMzAha Azrama, bANa gaMgA evaM virATa mandira meM jainakalA ke avazeSa evaM khaNDita mUrtiyA~ abhI bhI vidyamAna hai / prArambha meM jaina sAdhu adhikatara vanoM kandarAoM meM rahate the aura bhramaNazIla hote the / kalacurI kAla meM isa kSetra meM zramaNa sAdhuoM kA unmukta vihAra hotA thA aura ve nirbhaya hokara nagaroM se dUra ekAnta vanoM meM AtmasAdhanA karate the| kSetra nirIkSaNa ke madhya mujhe kanAr3I grAma meM eka jaina guphA milii| isake atirikta, jile meM lakhabariyA evaM silaharA (bhAlUmAr3A) meM bhI guphAe~ haiM / yahA~ jaina tIrthaMkaroM kI mUrtiyA~ evaM kalAvazeSa haiM / isase prakaTa hotA haiM ki ye guphAe~ bhI jaina sAdhuoM ke Azrama sthala hetu nirmita kI gayI hogI /
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________________ zahaDola jile kI prAcIna jaina kalA aura sthApatya 385 hA purAtattvIya sarvekSaNa ke Aloka meM jaina kalA suprasiddha purAtattvavida zrI baigalara ne san 1873 meM zahaDola jile kA purAtattvIya sarvekSaNa kiyA thaa| unake prativedana ke anusAra sohAgapura ke mahala evaM isake nikaTavartI kSetroM meM jaina mandiroM ke avazeSa, tIrthakara matiyA~ evaM zAsana devI-devatAoM kI anekoM pratimA bikharI thiiN| unake anusAra sohAgapura prakSetra 10-11 vIM zatAbdi meM jaina dharmAvalambiyoM kA vizAla kendra rahA hogA / jaina kalA se sambandhita unake prativedana avalokanIya hai| (1) sohAgapura kA mahala (gar3hI) sohAgapura ke mahala meM jaina tIrthaMkara evaM jaina devI-devatAoM kI anekoM mUrtiyA~ vidyamAna thiiN| ye mUrtiyA~ dIvAloM meM lagI thiiN| mahala ke praveza dvAra ke bAhara bhI aneka jaina mUrtiyAM thiiN| mahala ke prAMgaNa kI dIvAla para 12 hAthoM vAlI devI kI mUrti thI jisake Upara eka jaina nagna mUrti baiThI thii| pratimA ke nIce cir3iyA kA cihna thA / mastaka para eka vizAla nAga apanA phana phailAye thaa| mUrti kA lekha apaThanIya thaa| yaha mUrti bhAgavAn pAzvanAtha evaM unakI zAsanadevI padmAvatI kI hai| isa mUrti ke nikaTa eka bahuta bhavya jana siMhAsana (peDesTala) evaM anya jaina mUrtiyAM thiiN| vartamAna meM, isa mahala meM cAra tIrthaMkaroM ke adhiSThAna zeSa hai, jinakA paMjIyana hA (2) 11vIM sadI ke virATezvara mandira ko nirmANa zailI lAla, pIle evaM gahare katthaI raMga ke baluA pattharoM se nirmita yaha mandira sohAgapura gar3hI se lagabhaga eka kilomoTara dUra sthita hai / baiMgalara ne isa mandira ko khajurAhoM ke samakAlIna 11vIM sado kI nirUpita kiyA hai| isakI vizAla zikhara patthara kSaraNa ke kAraNa pIche kI ora jhukatI jA rahI hai / isakI surakSA hetu tatkAla samucita upAya apekSita hai| sthApatya kalA evaM zailI kI dRSTi se baigalara ne isa mandira ko khajurAho ke javArI mandira ke anurUpa nirUpita kiyaa| isakA vizAla zikhara khajurAho ke jaina mandiroM kI zailI evaM sthApatya kalA ke anurUpa hai| baiMgalara isa mandira kI bhavyatA, kalAtmakatA aura zailI se bahuta prabhAvita huA aura usane isa mandira ke vistRta adhyayana kA sujhAva diyA / isa mandira ke mahAmaMDapa meM do jaina tIrthaMkara kI pratimAeM bhI saMgrahIta haiM / (3) 10vIM sadI ke do jaina mandira vidyamAna virATa mandira ke pUrvIkhaNDa ke vistRta maidAna meM baMgalara ne mandiroM ke bhagnAvazeSoM evaM khaNDaharoM ko dekhaa| navIna sohAgapura nagara ke nirmANa meM ina avazeSoM kA upayAga khadAna ke rUpa meM kiyA gyaa| baigalara ne ATha mandiroM ke samUha ko. dekhA jinameM do mandira nizcita ho jaina the| jaina mandira ke nikaTa eka mUrti rakhI thI jisa para 'zrIcandra' aMkita thaa| isa AkRti para hiraNa kA cihna thaa| eka anya mUrti ke pAdamUla para kucha zabda aMkita the jo dhAradAra zastroM ke kharoMca diye gaye the| baiMgalara ke anusAra yaha jaina mandira dasavIM sadI ke AsapAsa kA hogaa| ina ATha mandiroM meM do vaiSNava, do zaiva ke the| do mandiroM ko pahicAnA nahIM jA sakA thaa| uttara khaNDa meM eka vizAla mandira kA smAraka thA jisake cAroM ora AraMga evaM bher3AghATa ke causaTha yoginI mandiroM jaisI choTo-choTI koThariyAM thIM, mandira the jisake donoM ora do bAvalI thii| lagatA hai ki yaha tapastriyoM kA upAsanA-gRha yA yAtriyoM kA Azrama sthala rahA hogaa| (4) prAcIna jaina bhagnAvazeSaH jaina mUti evaM stUpa smAraka uttara kI ora bhagna mandiroM ke do samUha the| ina samUhoM ke madhya eka ekAMkI TIlA thA jisase samopa jaina mUrtiyAM thiiN| eka mUrti ke pIche kucha aMkita thaa| isake dakSiNa-pUrva meM vizAla mandiroM kA samUha thA jisameM aneka
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________________ 386 paM0 jaganmohanalAla zAstrI sAdhuvAda grantha [khaNDa bhujAoM vAlI eka devI kI mUrti thii| isake mastaka para eka baiThI huyI mUrti thI jo kisI jaina tIrthakara kI thii| yaha ekAMkI TolA kisI jaisa mandira kA khaNDahara rahA hogaa| __baigalara ne bAvalI ke kinAre eja arddhajana stUpa, khaNDita mUrtiyoM sahita dekhaa| isake alAvA anya aneka jaina mUrtiyoM ke avazeSa bAvalI ke kinAre vidyamAna the| usa samaya baiMgalara ne yahA~ 21 smAraka dekhe / eka smAraka meM jaina zilpa kalA se utkRSTa namUne lage the ora kucha jaina mUrtiyA~ bikharI par3I thiiN| vyaktigata nirIkSaNa nagara meM navanirmita tIrthaMkara mahAvIra saMgrahAlaya hetu mUrtiyoM ke saMgraha ke liye lekhaka dvArA varSa 1978 meM siMhapura, maU (vyauhArI), kanAr3I, sohAgapura, birasiMhapura, ciTolA, vikramapura, amarakaMTaka Adi sthAnoM kA nirIkSaNa kiyA gyaa| ina sthAnoM meM jaina kalA ko dRSTi se siMhapura, kanAr3I evaM maU kA ullekha karanA yathocita hogaa| (1) kanAr3I ko jaina guphA ___ kanAr3I grAma zahaDola se lagabhaga 60 kimI0 dUra zahaDola-rIvA mArga para sthita TeTakA grAma se 8 kimI0 dUra jaMgala meM sthita hai| yahA~ kulahariyA nAle ke kinAre baluA patthara ko caTTAna kATakara guphAyeM nirmita kI gayo thIM / caTTAna ko kATa kara eka eka AMgana banAyA gayA jisake tIna ora guphAyeM thiiN| inameM se eka guphA vidyamAna hai jisakI chata TUTa cukI hai| yaha guphA bAlU se bharI huI hai / mukhyadvAra ke donoM ora do jaina padmAsana mUrtiyA~ utkIrNa hai / mUrtiyoM ke Upara nAgaphaNa vidyamAna hai jisake mudrAnusAra ye mUrtiyAM jena tIrthaMkara bhagavAn pArzvanAtha ko hai| yaha guphA jaina zaila guhA kA sundara udAharaNa hai| guphA kI saphAI ko jAne para anya purAtattvIya jAnakArI milane kI sambhAvanA hai| (2) maU grAma ke 10.11 vIM sadI ke bhagnAvazeSa yaha grAma byohArI kasbe se 6 kimo0 dUra bardharA nAle ke kinAre zahaDola-rIvA mArga para sthita hai| grAma se lagabhaga eka kimI dUrI para 15-20 prAcIna Tole bhagnAvasthA meM vidyamAna hai jo prAcona gAyA ko apane andara saMjoye haiM / sohAgapura ke samAna maU grAma bhI 10-11 vIM zatAbdi meM mandira nagara kahalAtA hogaa| yahA~ para jaina, vaiSNava evaM zaiva mata kI mUrtiyA~ prApta hotI rahI hai| satanA di0 jaina mandira meM bhagavAn zAntinAtha kI kAryotsarga mudrA meM eka vizAla mUrti hai jo maU grAma kI amUlya dharohara hai| pahale grAmavAsI use bhImabAbA kI mUrti ke nAma se pUjate the / maU grAma kI anya manohArI mUrtiyA~ byauhArI ke jaina mandiroM meM sthApita kI gyiiN| bhagna mandiroM ke ToloM ke samIpa khetoM kI sataha para lAla mUtiyA~ evaM mRd khaNDoM ke avazeSa phaile haiN| utkhanana evaM TIloM kI saphAI meM aneka purAvazeSa milane kI sambhAvanA hai / janazruti ke anusAra sAdhuoM kA bar3A saMgha yahA~ ke pASANoM meM samAdhistha ho gayA thaa| grAmavAsiyoM ne kucha mUrtiyA~ saMgrahita kI hai| isameM eka tIrthakara phalaka vAlI tathA 65 semI0 ke zIrSa yukta jaina mUrti hai jo 10-11 vA sadI ko hai / prApta sUcanAnusAra maU ke nikaTa 30-40 varSa pUrva saikar3oM jaina ajaina mUrtiyA~ thIM jo dhIre-dhIre lupta hotI gyiiN| (3) siMhapura zahaDola se 15 kimI0 dUrI para dakSiNa dizA meM sihapura grAma hai| IsA kI 10vIM se 13vIM sadI meM siMhapura evaM usake nikaTavartI grAma vibhinna saMskRtiyoM evaM kalA ke kendra rhe| tAlAba ke kinAre eka bhavya mandira jIrNa-zoNaM avasthA meM abhI bhI vidyamAna hai| yaha mandira paMcamar3hI ke nAma se prasiddha hai| isa mandira kA pramukha dvAra atyanta kalAtmaka evaM manohArI hai| usake dvAra kI dharaNI (UparI hissA) meM darAra A jAne ke kAraNa yaha asurakSita ho gayA hai| isa
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________________ zahaDola jile kI prAcIna jaina kalA aura sthApatya 387 mandira ko jarNodvAra ajolI grAma ke prAcIna purAvazeSoM se kiyA gyaa| mandira meM eka gar3hI ke avazeSoM meM jaina tIrthaMkaroM evaM unake zAsana devI-devatAoM ko aneka bhavya evaM kalAtmaka mUrtiyA~ thiiN| kAlAntara meM inameM se adhikAMza ko niSkAsita kara tAlAba para DAla diyA gayA tAki unakA upayoga (durupayoga) kalhAr3I ghisane, kapar3A dhone evaM lar3akoM ko pAnI meM kUdane ke kAma meM ho sake aura ina mUrtiyoM ke sthAna para mandira meM anya devatAoM kI mUrtiyA~ prasthApita kara dI gayI hai| paMcamar3hI mandiroM ko aneka purAtatvavid jaina mandira mAnate haiN| mandira se bhagavAn AdinAtha ke sAtha khaDgAsana evaM padmAsana caubIsI banI huI hai| isa mandira meM aura bhI kaI sthAnoM para zAsana deviyoM ke Upara tIrthaMkaroM kI mUrtiyA~ banI huI haiM / mandira ke pRSTha bhAga meM bhagavAna AdinAtha aura pAzvanAtha kI khaDgAsana pratimAyeM hai / (4) rAjAbAga saMgrahAlaya, sohAgapura sohAgapura ke kuMvara mRgendra siMha kA vartamAna nivAsa "rAjAbAga" kalacurIkAlIna sthApatya evaM mUrtikalA : kA eka samRddha saMgrahAlaya hai / purAtatva kI dRSTi se eka zatAbdi pUrva jo sthiti sohAgapura ke mahala (gar3hI) kI thI, vahI sthiti Aja rAjAbAga kI hai| prApta jAnakArI ke anusAra, rAjAbAga meM jaina kalA kI 13 mUrtiyA~ evaM adhiSThAna hai / inameM tIrthaMkara kI mUrtiyA~, jaina zAsana devI-devatA evaM adhiSThAna sammilita hai / ina mUrtiyoM meM prathama tIrthakara bhagavAna AdinAtha kI mUrti ullekhanIya hai / yaha mUrti sapheda caluA patthara para utkIrNa kI gayI hai / yaha 68 semI0 U~cI hai aura 11-12vIM sadI kI hai / alaMkRta pAdapITha para pradhAna zAsana devo candrezvarI padmAsana mudrA meM hai / vRSabhacinha sahita RSabhadeva padmAsana mudrA meM dhyAnastha hai / unake dhuMgharAle keza uSNobaddha hai jo kandho para laTaka rahe hai| hRdaya para zrIvatsa kA cihna hai aura gale meM trivalaya hai / pRSThabhAga meM aSTadala kamala kI AbhAyukta prabhAmaNDala hai / mUrti ke dAye-bAMye puSpamAla liye vidyAdhara tathA cAmaradhArI indra hai / mastaka ke Upara chatra hai| chatra para duMdubhika evaM zaci devI baiThI hai| mastaka ke dAMye-bAMye do-do tIrthaMkara pratimAe~ padmAsana mudrA meM dhyAnarata hai| yaha mUrti saumya-mudrAyukta, AkarSaka evaM vItarAga bhAva sampanna hai| isa mUrti ke samIpa bha0 zAMtinAtha kA zilApaTTa hai . jisameM bhagavAn zAMtinAtha ko kAryotsagaM mudrA meM darzAyA hai / isa para hiraNa cihna aMkita hai / hRdaya para zrIvatsa kA cihna hai / keza dhuMgharAle evaM uSNIbaddha hai| mUrti AjAnubAhu evaM prabhAvotpAdaka hai / isake dAMye-bAMye yakSa-yakSiNo kI alaMkRta alaMkRta pratimAeM hai| (5) rAjakIya saMgrahAlaya dhubelA meM zahaDola kA purAtatva rAjakIya saMgrahAlaya dhubelA meM jaina tIrthaMkaroM evaM unake zAsana devI devatAoM kI 50 se adhika pratimAeM hai / inameM se kalacurI kAlIna pratimAe~ mUlataH rIvA rAjya ke vibhinna sthAnoM se saMgrahIta kI gayI hai / vyaktigata nirIkSaNa ke anusAra 22 pratimAyeM zahaDola jile se saMgrahIta kI gayI pratIta hotI hai jo lAla balue patthara se nirmita hai / inameM adhikatara RSabhanAtha, nemInAtha, pArzvanAtha tIrthaMkaroM evaM gomedha, ambikA, cakrezvarI evaM brahmA yakSa-yakSiyoM kI pratimAe~ hai jo padmAsana evaM kAryotsarga mudrA meM hai / ina pratimAoM meM bAisaveM tIrthaMka ra nemInAtha kI mUrti ullekhanIya hai jo zahaDola jile kI jaina kalacurI kalA kA saphala pratinidhitva karatI hai| yaha mUrti 114 semI. U~cI hai jisameM tIrthakara nemInAtha ko padmAsana mudrA meM eka ucca pAda poTha para dhyAnastha baiThe huye darzAyA gayA hai| pratimA ke Upara tona paktiyoM meM dhyAna mudrA meM ikkIsa tIrthakara baiThe huye haiM / chatra ke donoM ora do hAthI puSpa vRddhi kara rahe hai jinake donoM ora eka-eka tIrthakara kAryotsarga mudrA meM aMkita hai| pratimA ke alaMkRta pAdapITha para nemInAtha kA lAMchana zekha aMkita hai / pAdapITha ke kinAroM para tIrthakara ke upAsaka gomedha evaM yakSiNI aMvikA kI alaMkRta mUrtiyAM pradarzita hai| yakSI aMbikA kI khar3I mudrA meM alaMkRta AkRti ullekhanIya hai / samagra rUpa se yaha mUrti prabhAvaka, kalAtmaka naisargika saundarya evaM sajIvatA se ota-prota hai|
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________________ 388 paM0 jaganmohanalAla zAstrI sAdhuvAda grantha [ khaNDa viralA purAtatva saMgrahAlaya, bhopAla meM bhI zahaDola jile ke aMtarA (siMhapura) nAmaka grAma se lAla baluye patthara se nirmita aMbikA kI mUrti saMgrahota kI gayI hai| isakI UMcAI 105 semo0 hai / yaha mUrti jaina tIrthakara nemInAtha kI upAsikA zAsana devI hai / aMbikA lalitAsana meM dvi-paMktibaddha kamala ke Upara virAjamAna hai / isake bAMye hAtha meM priyaMkara (kaniSThaputra) usakI godI meM baiThA hai / jyeSTha putra zubhaMkara pAda pITha para khar3A huA hai| zubhaMkara ke bAMye hAtha meM Amra phala hai aura dAyAM hAtha U~cA uThA hai / aMbikA kA dAyA hAtha khaMDita hai / mastaka para mukuTa, kAna meM kuNDala, gale meM kapUrahAra, hAtha meM kar3A, mekhalA evaM U~galo meM aMguThI Adi AbhUSaNa se yaha mUrti alaMkRta hai / pratimA vastrayukta hai jisako lahareM pairoM meM kalAtmaka rUpa se darzAyI gayI hai / aMga kA UparI bhAga nirvastra hai| kaMdhoM para uttarIya darzAyA gayA hai / AmraphaloM ke gucche aura AbhAmaMDala donoM ora aMkita hai / pratimA ke donoM ora hAra liye paricArikA pradarzita hai / ambikA kA vAhana siMha pAdapITha ke bAyIM ora darzAyA gayA hai / pratimA ke Upara madhya meM tIrthaMkara nemInAtha dhyAnastha baiThe haiM jinake donoM ora ur3ate vidyAdhara yugala darzAye gaye hai / devI kI mUrti yadyapi khaMDita hai kintu usakI vRttAkAra mukhAkRti, puSTa vakSa aura kSINa kaTibhAga, AbhAmaya mukhamaDala eva saumya mudrA Adi se isa pratimA ke kalAtmaka saundarya meM vRddhi huyI hai / yaha pratimA 9-10 sadI kI kalacurI jainakalA kA zreSTha namUnA hai| (6) pArzvanAtha jainamaMdira, zahaDola meM jaina purAtatva yaha maMdira zahaDola nagara ke madhya meM sthita hai / maMdira meM alaMkRta tIna toraNa dvAra ke avazeSoM sahita kula bosa kalacurI kAlIna jaina purAvazeSa hai| inameM bhagavAn AdinAtha, pArzvanAtha evaM mahAvIra kI manojJa mUrtiyA~ hai jo padmAsana dhyAnastha mudrA meM haiM / eka choTI mUrti kAyotsarga mudrA meM hai / ye mUrtiyA~ 9-10 sado kI haiM jo sohAgapura ke prAcIna jaina maMdiroM ke bhagnAvazeSoM se saMgrahIta ko gayI hai / inameM 122 semI0 U~co bhagavAn mahAvIra kI akhaMDita mUrti atizaya yukta kahI jAtI hai jo mUlanAyaka ke rUpa meM pUjanIya hai / bhagavAna pArzvanAtha kI saptaphaNoM se yukta 122 semI0 kI kalAtmaka mUrti bhI ullekhanIya hai jo dhyAnarata mudrA meM hai| inake keza dhuMgharAle tathA uSNIbaddha hai| hRdaya para zrIvatsa kA cihna hai / yaha indra, zAsana devI-devatA, lAMchana evaM chatra Adi se yukta hai / ye mUrtiyAM darzaka ko sahaja ho moha letI hai / yahA~ bhagavAn AdinAtha kI 108 tIrthakaroMyukta mUrti ullekhanIya hai / yahA~ padmAsana mudrA meM jaina dharma ke prathama tIrthaMkara AdinAtha (RSabhadeva) dhyAnastha hai| RSabha cihna ke Upara zAsana devI candrezvarI aMkita hai| zAsana devI ke Upara puSpa patroM se alakRta pAdapoTha Asana hai aura usake dAyeM-bAyeM vyakti unmukta mudrA meM pradarzita haiM / keza dhuMgharAle evaM uSNIbaddha haiN| hRdaya para zrIvatsa kA cihna evaM kaNTha meM trivalaya hai| AdinAtha nAsAgradRSTi kie haiN| pRSTha bhAga padma maNDala cakra kI AbhA se zobhita hai| padma maNDala cakra ke Upara chatra hai jisake donoM ora ghaToM ko dhAraNa kie hue gajaratnoM dvArA ghaTAbhiSeka kiyA jA rahA hai| ghaToM evaM gajoM ke nIce cAmaradhAriNI gandharva kanyAyeM utkoNa hai / mUrti ke donoM ora saudharma evaM IzAnendra haiN| bhagavAn AdinAtha kI bAyIM ora 18 evaM dAyoM ora 19 tIrthaMkara padmAsana mudrA meM 6-6 paMktiyoM meM darzAye gaye haiN| pratyeka paMkti meM 3-3 tIrthakara hai / gaja ke bAyoM ora 6 evaM dAyoM ora 7 tIrthakara padmAsana mudrA meM hai| mastaka ke Upara 15 tIrthaMkara kAryotsarga mudrA meM pradarzita haiN| inake Upara tIna paMktiyoM meM 30 tIrthakara padmAsana mudrA meM darzAye gaye haiN| inake donoM ora 3.3 paMktiyoM meM do-do tothaMkara padmAsana mudrA meM suzobhita hai| isa prakAra mUla nAyaka sahita kula 108 tIrthakara padmAsana evaM kAryotsarga mudrA meM pradarzita hai| yaha mUrti 9-10 sado kI lAla balue patthara para nirmita hai| yaha badhavA grAma ke AsapAsa ke prApta huI hai|
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________________ 5) zahaDola jile kI prAcIna jaina kalA aura sthApatya 389 (7) digambara jaina mandira, bur3hAra di0 jaina mandira bur3hAra meM eka alaMkRta toraNa dvAra ke avazeSa sahita dasa prAcIna jaina kalAkRtiyAM haiN| inameM tIna mUrtiyAM sAta phaNoM yukta bhagavAn pArzvanAtha kI evaM do anya tIrthaMkaroM kI mUrtiyA~ kAryotsarga mudrA meM hai / eka mUrti meM bhagavAn pArzvanAtha kA lAMchana nAga pIThikA ke rUpa meM kuNDalI mAre baiThA hai / eka dvimUrtikA kalAkRti hai jisameM do AjAnubAhu tIrthakara kAyotsarga mudrA meM hai / inameM eka padmAsana mudrA meM hai evaM do anya choTo mUrtiyA~ haiN| ye mUrtiyA~ lAla balae patthara se nirmita hai jo kahIM kahIM khaNDita hai| ye mUrtiyA~ 9-10 sadI se sambandhita hai, jinheM haroM, karakaTI, siraujA, sItApura, arjulA Adi grAmoM evaM lakhabariyA guphAoM se prApta kara saMgrahIta kiyA gayA hai| nizcita hI, usa kAla meM ina sthAnoM para jaina mandira rahe hoNge| (8) tIrthakara mahAvAra saMgrahAlaya : zahaDola jile ke purAvazeSoM kI surakSA evaM saMrakSaNa hetu do dazAbdiyoM pUrva zahaDola ke tatkAlIna jilAdhyakSa zrI rAmabihArIlAla zrIvAstava kI preraNA evaM sahayoga se siMhapura evaM unake nikaTavartI kSetroM se saikar3oM jaina-ajaina mUrtiyA~ evaM kalAvazeSa ekatrita kara rAjendra klaba, zahaDola ke prAMgaNa meM saMgrahIta kiye gae the| rAjakIya saMrakSaNa evaM surakSA kI vyavasthA ke abhAva meM ye mUrtiyA~ zanaiHzanaiH lupta hotI gayIM / vahA~ aba kucha mahatvahIna avazeSa par3e haiN| antima tIrthaMkara bha0 mahAvIra kA 2500vA nirvANa mahotsava san 1975 meM antarrASTrIya stara para manAyA gyaa| unakI puNya smRti meM jilAdhyakSa zahaDola kI adhyakSatA meM gaThita jilA samiti ne tIrthaMkara mahAvIra saMgrahAlaya evaM udyAna ke nirmANa kA saMkalpa kiyaa| phalasvarUpa nagara ke madhya meM chattIsa hajAra vargaphITa ke bhUbhAga para sArvajanika sahayoga se isakA nirmANa kiyA gayA aura mahAvIra ke tyAga ke mArga ke anurUpa use sarva upayoga hetu jilA purAtatvIya saMgha ko samarpita kara diyA gyaa| isa saMgrahAlaya meM 10vIM-11vIM sadI ke 35 purAvazeSa evaM mUrtiyAM haiN| inameM 59 semI UMcI eka mUrti bhagavAna AdinAtha kI hai jisake donoM ora do-do tIrthaMkara kramazaH padmAsana evaM kAryotsarga mudrA meM aMkita haiM / alaMkRta indra, gaja vidyAdhara Adi pUrvavat hai / mUrti purAtatvIya mahatva kI hai| sandarbha1. zahaDola sUcanA evaM prakAzana vibhAga, madhyapradeza, bhopAla / la. Prof. S. R. Sharma, Some Aspects of Archaeological Works in M. P. (Hindi). Govt Degree College, Shahdol, English Section, Page 6. (1963-66). 2. Rewa State Gazetteer, Vol. IV, 1907, Page 18-87. 3 RK. Sharma. "Royal Patronage to Art of Kalchuri Dynasty", Prachya Pratibha, Bhopal, Vol. V, No. 2, July 1977, Page 21. 4. zivakumAra nAmadeva, bhAratIya jainakalA ko ma0pra0 ko dena, sanmativANI, indaura, maI 75, pR013 / 5. Rewa State Gazetteer, Vol. IV, 1907, Page 104. 6. DaoN. rAkezakumAra upAdhyAya, 'zahaDola jile ko purAtattvIya saMpadA' dainika janabodha, zahaDola, dinAMka 19-3-79, pRSTha 3 / 7. A.Cunnighm, A.S. I. R., Vol. VII, P. 239-46. 9. S. K. Dixit, A Guide to the State Museum-Dhabela, Nowgaon, P. 12. avadhezapratApa siMha vizvavidyAlaya, rIvA, ma0pra0kI jaina vidyA saMgoSThI meM paThita zodhapatra kA sAra / 49