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________________ zAsana-catustriMzikA aura madanakIrti 1. zAsana-catustrizikA 1. prati-paricaya 'zAsana-catustrizikA' kI yahI eka prati jaina sAhityameM upalabdha jAna par3atI hai| yaha hameM zraddheya paM0 nAthUrAmajI premI bambaIke anugrahase prApta huii|| isake alAvA prayatna karanepara bhI anyatrase koI prati prApta nahIM ho skii| isakI lambAI caur3AI 1046 iMca hai| dAyIM aura bAyIM donoM ora eka-eka iMcakA hAziyA chUTA huA hai| isameM kula pA~ca patra haiM aura antima patrako chor3akara pratyeka patrameM 18.18 paMktiyAM tathA pratyeka paMktimeM prAyaH 32, 32 akSara hai / antima patra meM (9+3 = ) 12 paMktiyA~ aura hareka paMktimeM uparyakta (32. 32) jitane hai| kucha TippaNa bhI sAthameM kahIM-kahIM lage hue haiM jo mUlako samajhanemeM kucha madada pahu~cAte haiM / yaha prati kAphI (sambhavataH cAra-pA~casau varSakI) prAcIna pratIta hotI hai aura bahata jIrNa-zIrNa dazAmeM hai| lagabhaga cAlIsa-paMtAlisa sthAnoMpara to isake akSara athavA pada-vAkyAdi, patroMke paraspara cipaka jAne Adike kAraNa prAyaH miTase gaye haiM aura jinake par3hane meM bar3I kaThinAI mahasUsa hotI hai| isa kaThinAIkA premIjIne bhI anubhava kiyA hai aura apane 'jaina sAhitya aura itihAsa' (pR0 139 ke phuTanoTa) meM pratikA kucha paricaya dete hue likhA hai- "isa pratimeM likhane kA samaya nahIM diyA hai parantu vaha do-tInasau varSase kama purAnI nahIM mAlUma hotI / jagaha-jagaha akSara ur3a gaye haiM jisase bahatase padya pUre nahIM par3he jAte / " hamane sandarbha, arthasaMgati, akSara-vistArakayantra Adise parizramapUrvaka saba jagahake akSaroMko par3ha kara padyoMko pUrA karanekA prayatna kiyA hai-sirpha eka jagahake akSara nahIM par3he gaye aura isaliye vahA~para''aise bindu banA diye gaye haiM / jAna par3atA hai ki abataka isake prakAzameM na AsakanekA yahI kAraNa rahA hai| yadi yaha jIrNa-zIrNa prati bhI na milI hotI to-jaina sAhityakI eka-anamola kRti aura usake racayitA evaM apane samayake vikhyAta vidvAnke sambandhameM kucha bhI likhanekA avasara na miltaa| na mAlUma aisIaisI kitanI sAhityika kRtiyA~ jaina-sAhitya-bhaNDArameM sar3a-gala gaI hoMgI aura jinake nAmazeSa bhI nahIM haiM / AcArya vidyAnandakA vidyAnandamahodaya, anantavIryakA pramANasaMgrahabhASya Adi bahumUlya grantharatna hamAre pramAda aura lAparavAhIse jaina-vAGmaya-bhaNDAroMmeM nahIM pAye jaate| ve yA to naSTa ho gaye yA anyatra cale gaye / aisI hAlatameM isa uttama aura jIrNa-zIrNa kRtiko prakAzameM lAne kI kitanI jarUrata thI, yaha svayaM prakaTa hai| grantha-paricaya 'zAsanacatustrizikA' eka choTI-sI kintu sundara evaM maulika racanA hai / isake racayitA bikramakI 13vIM zatAbdIke suvikhyAta vidvAn muni madanakIrti haiM / isameM koI 26 tIrthasthAnoM-8 siddhatIrthakSetroM aura 18 atizaya tIrthakSetroMkA paramparA athavA anuzrutise yathAjJAta itihAsa eka-eka padyameM atisaMkSepa evaM saMketa - 340
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________________ rUpameM nivaddha hai / sAtha hI unake prabhAvollekhapUrvaka digambarazAsanakA mahattva khyApita karate hue pratyeka padyameM usakA jayaghoSa kiyA gayA hai| jainatIrthoke aitihAsika paricayameM jina racanAoM Adise vizeSa madada mila sakatI hai unameM yaha racanA bhI prAcInatA AdikI dRSTise apanA viziSTa sthAna rakhatI hai| vikrama saMvat 1334meM race hue candraprabhasUrike prabhAvakacaritra, vikrama saMvat 1361 meM nirmita merutuGgAcAryake prabandhacintAmaNi, vikrama saMvat 1389meM pUrNa hue jinaprabhasUrike vividhatIrthakalpa aura vikrama saMvat 1405 meM nirmita rAjazekharasUrike prabandhakoza (catuvizatiprabandha) meM bhI jainatIrthoke itihAsakI sAmagrI pAyI jAtI hai / muni madanakI tikI, jinheM 'mahAprAmANikacUDAmaNi'kA viruda prApta thA aura jisakA ullekha rAjazekharasurine apane ukta prabandhakoza (pRSTha 64) meM kiyA hai aura unake sambandhakA eka svatantra 'madanakIrtiprabandha' nAmakA prabandha bhI likhA hai, yaha kRti ina cAroM racanAoMse prAcIna (vikrama saMvat 1285 ke lagabhagakI racI) hai / ataH yaha racanA jainatIrthoke itihAsake paricayameM vizeSa ullekhanIya hai / isameM kula 36 padya hai, jo anuSTupa chandameM prAyaH 84 zloka jitane haiN| inameM naMbarahIna pahalA padya agale 32 padyoMke prathamAkSaroMse racA gayA hai aura jo anaSTapa-vattameM hai / antima (35vAM) padya prazasti-padya hai, jisameM racayitAne apane nAmollekha ke sAtha apanI kucha AtmacaryA dI hai aura jo mAlinI chandameM hai| zeSa 34 padya grantha-viSayase sambaddha hai, jinakI racanA zArdUlavikrIDita vRttameM huI hai| ina cauMtIsa padyoMmeM digambara zAsanake prabhAva aura vijayakA pratipAdana honese yaha racanA 'zAsanacatustrizi (zati)kA' athavA zAsanacauMtIsI' jaise nAmoMse di0 jainasAhityameM prasiddha hai| viSaya-paricaya isameM vibhinna tIrthasthAnoM aura vahA~ke digambara jinabimboMke atizayoM, mAhAtmyoM aura prabhAvoMke pradarzanadvArA yaha batalAyA gayA hai ki digambarazAsana apanI ahiMsA, aparigraha (nirgranthatA), syAvAda Adi vizeSatAoMke kAraNa saba prakArase jayakArakI kSamatA rakhatA hai aura usake lokameM bar3e prabhAva tathA atizaya rahe haiM / kailAsakA RSabhadevakA jinabimba, podanapurake bAhubali, zrIpurake pArzvanAtha, hulagiri athavA holAgirike zaGkhajina, dhArAke pArzvanAtha, bRhatpurake bRhaddeva, jainapura (jainabidrI) ke dakSiNa-gommaTadeva, pUrvadizAke pArzvajinezvara, vizvasenadvArA samudrase nikAle zAntijina, uttaradizAke jinabimba, sammedazikharake bIsa tIrthaGkara, puSpapurake zrI puSpadanta, nAgadrahake nAgahRdezvarajina, sammedazikharakI amRtavApikA, pazcimasamudrataTake zrIcandraprabhajina, chAyApArzvaprabhu, zrIAdijinezvara, pAvApurake zrIvIrajina, giranArake zrIneminAtha, campApurake zrIvAsupUjya, narmadAke jalase abhiSikta zrIzAntijinezvara, Azrama' yA AzAramyake zrImunisuvratajina, vipulagirikA jinabimba, vindhyAgirike jinacaityAlaya, medapATa (mevAr3a) dezastha nAgaphaNI grAmake zrImallijinezvara aura mAlavAdezake maGgalapurake zrI abhinandanajina ina 26ke loka-vizru ta atizayoMkA isameM samullekha huA hai| isake alAvA yaha bhI pratipAdana kiyA gayA hai ki smRtipAThaka, vedAntI, vaizeSika, mAyAvI, yoga, sAMkhya, cArvAka aura bauddha ina dUsare zAsanoMdvArA bhI digambarazAsana kaI bAtoMmeM samAzrita huA hai| 1. udayakIrtimanikRta apabhraMza nirvANabhaktimeM Azrama aura prAkRta nirvANakANDa gAthA 20 meM AzAramyanagara kA ullekha hai| -341 -
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________________ isa taraha yaha racanA jahA~ digambarazAsanake prabhAvako prakAzikA hai vahA~ itihAsa premiyoMke lie itihAsAnusandhAnakI isameM mahattvapUrNa sAmagrI bhI hai / ataH isakI upAdeyatA tathA upayogitA spaSTa hai / isakA eka-eka padya eka-eka svatantra nibandhakA viSaya hai| 2. muni madanakIrti aba bicAraNIya hai ki isake racayitA muni madanakI ti kaba hue haiM, unakA nizcita samaya kyA hai aura ve kisa vizeSa athavA sAmAnya paricayako live hae haiM? ataH ina bAtoMpara yahA~ kucha vicAra kiyA jAtA haisamaya-vicAra (ka) jaisA ki pahale ullekha kiyA jA cukA hai, ki zvetAmbara vidvAn rAjazekharasUrine vikrama saM0 1405 meM prabandhakoSa likhA hai jisakA dUsarA nAma caturvizatiprabandha bhI hai| isameM 24 prasiddha pUruSoM10 AcAryo, 4 saMskRtabhASAke suprasiddha kavi-paNDitoM, 7 prasiddha rAjAoM aura 3 rAjamAnya sadgRhasthoMke prabandha (carita) nibaddha haiM / saMskRtabhASAke jina 4 suprasiddha kavi-paNDitoMke prabandha isameM nibaddha haiM unameM eka prabandha digambara vidvAn vizAlakotike prakhyAta ziSya madanakItikA bhI hai aura jisakA nAma 'madanakIrti-prabandha' hai / isa prabandhameM madanakIrtikA paricaya dete hue rAjazekharasUrine likhA hai ki "ujjayinImeM digambara vidvAn vizAlakIrti rahate the| unake madanakIrtinAmakA eka ziSya thaa| vaha itanA bar3A vidvAn thA ki usane pUrva, pazcima aura uttarake samasta vAdiyoMko jIta kara 'mahAprAmANikacUDAmaNi' ke virudako prApta kiyA thaa| kucha dinoM ke bAda usake mana meM yaha icchA paidA haI ki dakSiNake vAdiyoMko bhI jItA jAya aura isake lie unhoMne guruse AjJA maaNgii| parantu gurune dakSiNako 'bhoganidhi' deza batalAkara vahA~ jAnekI AjJA nahIM dii| kintu madanakIti garukI AjJAko ulaMgha karake dakSiNako cale gye| mArgameM mahArASTra Adi dezoMke vAdiyoMko padadalita karate hue karNATa deza pahu~ce / karNATadezameM vijayapura meM jAkara vahA~ke nareza kuntibhojako apanI vidvattA aura kAvyapratibhAse camatkRta kiyA aura unake anurodha karanepara unake pUrvajoMke sambandhameM eka grantha likhanA svIkAra kiyA / madanakIti eka dinameM pAMcasau zloka banA lete the, parantu svayaM unheM likha nahIM sakate the / ataeva unhoMne rAjAse suyogya lekhakakI mA~ga kii| rAjAne apanI suyogya vidUSI putrI madanamaMjarIko unheM lekhikA dii| vaha pardAke bhItarase likhatI jAtI thI aura madanakIrti dhArApravAhase bolate jAte the / kAlAntarameM ina donoMmeM anurAga hogayA jaba guru vizAlakItiko yaha mAlUma huA to unhoMne samajhAne ke liye patra likhe aura ziSyoMko bhejA / paranta madanakIrtipara unakA koI asara na haa|" isa prabandhake kucha AdibhAgako yahA~ diyA jAtA hai ujjayinyAM vizAlakIrtidigambaraH / tacchiSyo mdnkiirtiH| sa pUrvapazcimottarAsu tisaSa dikSa vAdinaH sarvAna vijitya 'mahAprAmANikacaDAmaNiH' iti virudamapAya' svagarvalaMkRtAmujjayinImAgAt / gurUnavandiSTa / pUrvamapi janaparamparAzrutatatkIttiH sa madanakIrtiH bhUyiSThamazlAdhiSTha / so'pi prAmodiSTa / dinakatipayAnantaraM ca guruMnyagadIta-bhagavana ! dAkSiNAtyAna vAdino vijetumohe / tatra gacchAmi / anujJA dIyatAm / guruNoktam-vatsa ! dakSiNAM mA gAH / sa hi bhoganidhirdezaH / ko nAma tatra gato darzanyapi na tapaso bhrazyet / etadguruvacanaM vilaMdhya vidyAmadAdhmAto jAlakUddAlaniHzreNyAdibhiH prabhutaizca ziSyaiH parikarito mahArASTrAdivAdino madgran karNATadezamApa / tatra vijayapure kuntibhoja nAma rAjAnaM svayaM vidyavidaM vidvatpriyaM sadasi niSaNNaM sa dvAsthanivedito dadarza / tamapazlokayAmAsa...|" ityAdi / -342 -
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________________ isa prabandhase do bAteM spaSTa hai| eka to yaha ki madanakIti nizcaya hI eka aitihAsika suprasiddha vidvAn hai aura ve digambara vidvAn vizAlakItike suvikhyAta eva 'mahAprAmANikacUDAmaNi' kI padavI prApta vAdivijetA ziSya the tathA ina prabandhakozakAra rAjazekharasUri arthAt vikrama saM0 1405 se pahale ho gaye haiN| dUsarI bAta yaha ki ve vijayapuranareza kuntibhojake samakAlIna haiM / aura unake dvArA sammAnita hue the / aba dekhanA yaha hai ki kuntibhojakA samaya kyA hai ? jaina-sAhitya aura itihAsake prasiddha vidvAn paM0 nAtha rAmajI premIkA anumAna hai ki prabandhakoSaNita vijayapuranareza kuntibhoja aura somadeva (zabdArNavacandrikAkAra) varNita vIrabhojadeva eka hI haiN| somadevamunine apanI zabdArNavacandrikA kolhApura prAntake arjurikA grAmameM vAdIbhavajrAGkaza vizAlakIti paNDitadevake vaiyAvRtyase vi0 saM0 1262 meM banAkara samApta kI thI aura usa samaya vahA~ vIra-bhojadevakA rAjya thaa| sambhava hai vizAlakIti apane ziSya madanakItiko samajhAne ke liye udhara kolhApurakI tarapha gaye hoM aura tabhI unhoMne somadevakI vaiyAvRttya kI ho|' premIjIkI mAnyatAnusAra kuntibhojakA samaya vikrama saM0 1262ke lagabhaga jAna par3atA hai aura isa liye vizAlakIrtike ziSya madanakotikA samaya bhI yahI vikrama saM0 1262 honA cAhiye / (kha) paNDita AzAdharajIne apane jinayajJakalpameM', jise pratiSThAsAroddhAra bhI kahate haiM aura jo vikrama saMvat 1285 meM banakara samApta haA hai, apanI eka prazasti dI hai / isa prazasti meM apanA viziSTa paricaya dete hue eka padya meM unhoMne ullekhita kiyA hai ki ve madanakIttiyatipatike dvArA 'prajJApuJja' ke nAmase abhihita hue the arthAt madanakottiyatipatine unheM 'prajJApuJja' kahA thaa| madanakottiyatipatike ullekhavAlA unakA vaha prazastigata padya nimna prakAra hai : ityudayasenamuninA kavisuhRdA yo'bhinanditaH prItyA / prajJApuJjo'sIti ca yo'bhihi (ma) to madanakottiyatipatinA // isa ullekhaparase yaha mAlUma ho jAtA hai ki madanakIrtiyatipati, paNDita AzAdharajIke samakAlIna athavA kucha pUrvavartI vidvAn the aura vikrama saMvat 1285ke pahale ve suvikhyAta ho cuke the tathA sAdhAraNa vidvAnoM evaM muniyoMmeM viziSTa vyaktitvako bhI prApta kara cuke the aura isaliye yatipati-muniyoMke AcArya mAne jAte the| ataH isa ullekhase madanakItti vikrama saMvat 1285 ke nikaTavartI vidvAn siddha hote haiM / (ga) madanakottine zAsanacatustrizikAmeM eka jagaha (34veM padya meM) yaha ullekha kiyA hai ki AtatAyI mlecchoMne bhAratabhUmiko roMdhate hue mAlavadezake maGgalapura nagarameM jAkara vahA~ke zrIabhinandana-jinendrakI mUrtiko bhagna kara diyA aura usake Tukar3e-Tukar3e ho gaye, parantu vaha jur3a gayI aura sampUrNAvayava bana gaI aura usakA eka bar3A atizaya prakaTita huaa| jinaprabhasUrine apane vividhatIrthakalpa athavA kalpapradIpameM, jisakI 1. jainasAhitya aura itihAsa pR0 139 / 2. ukta granthake pa0 138ke phaTanoTameM udadhata zabdArNavacandrikAkI antima prazasti / 3. vikramavarSasapaMcAzItidvAdazazateSvatIteSu / AzvinasitAntyadivase sAhasamallAparAkSasya // 19 // 4. yahI prazasti kucha hera-pherake sAtha unake sAgAradharmAmRta Adi dUsare kucha granthoMmeM bhI pAI jAtI hai /
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________________ racanA unhoMne vikrama saM0 1364 se lagAkara vikrama saM0 1389 taka 25 varSoM meM kI hai', eka 'avantidezastha-abhinandanadevakalpa' nAmakA kalpa nibaddha kiyA hai| isameM unhoMne bhI mlecchasenAke dvArA abhinandanajinakI mUrti ke bhagna honekA ullekha kiyA hai aura usake jur3ane tathA atizaya prakaTa honekA vRtta diyA hai aura batalAyA hai ki yaha ghaTanA mAlavAdhipati jayasiMhadeva ke rAjyakAlase kucha varSa pUrva ho lI thI aura jaba use abhinandanajinakA AzcaryakArI atizaya sunane meM AyA to vaha unakI pUjAke liye gayA aura pUjA karake abhinandanajinakI dekhabhAla karane vAle abhayakIrti Adi maThapati AcAryoM (bhaTTArakoM) ke liye devapUjArtha 24 halakI khetI yogya jamIna dI tathA 12 halakI jamIna devapUjakoMke vAste pradAna kii| yathA "tamatizayamatizAyinaM nizamya zrIjayasiMhadevo mAlavezvaraH spharabhaktiprAgbhArabhAsvarAntaHkaraNaH svAminaM svayamapUjayat / devapUjAthaM ca caviMzatihalakRSyA~ bhUmimadatta maThapatibhyaH / dvAdazahalabAhyAM cAvanI devArcakebhyaH pradadAvavantipatiH / adyApi digmaNDalavyApiprabhA vavaibhavo bhagavAnabhinandanadevastatra tathaiva pUjyamAno'sti / " -vividhatIrtha0 pR0 58 / jinaprabhasUridvArA ullikhita yaha mAlavAdhipati jayasiMhadeva dvitIya jayasiMhadeva jAna par3atA hai, jise jaitugideva bhI kahate haiM aura jisakA rAjyasamaya vikrama saM0 1290 ke bAda aura vikrama saM0 1314 taka batalAyA jAtA hai / paNDita AzAdharajIne triSaSTismRtizAstra, sAgAradharmAmataTIkA aura anagAradharmAmRtaTIkA ye tIna grantha kramazaH vi0 saM0 1292, 1296 aura 1300 meM isI (jayasiMhadeva dvitIya athavA jaitugideva)ke rAjyakAlameM banAye hai| jinayajJakalpakI prazasti (padya 5) meM paNDita AzAdharajIne yahA~ dhyAna dene yogya eka bAta yaha likhI hai ki 'mlecchapati sAhibudInane jaba sapAdalakSa (savAlAkha) deza (nAgaura-jodhapurake AsapAsake pradeza) ko sasainya AkrAnta kiyA to ve apane sadAcArakI hAnike bhayase vahA~se cale Aye aura mAlavAkI dhArA nagarImeM A base / isa samaya vahA~ vindhyanareza (vikrama saM0 1217 se vikrama saM0 1249) kA rAjya thA / ' yahA~ paNDita AzAdharajIne jisa maslima bAdazAha sAhivahInakA ullekha kiyA hai vaha zahAbadadInagorI hai| isane vikrama saM0 1249 (I0 san 1192) meM gajanIse Akara bhAratapara hamalA karake dillIko hastagata kiyA thA aura usakA 14 varSa taka rAjya rhaa| aura isaliye asambhava nahIM isI AtatAyI bAdazAha athavA usake saradAroMne sasainya ukta 14 varSoM meM kisI samaya mAlavAke ullikhita dhana-dhAnyAdise bharapUra maGgalapura nagarapara dhAvA mArA ho aura hIrA-javAharAtAdike milane ke durlobha athavA dhArmika vidveSase vahA~ ke lokavizruta zrIabhinandanajinake caityAlaya aura bimbako tor3A ho aura usIkA ullekha madanakItine "mlecchaH pratApAgataH" zabdoM dvArA kiyA ho| yadi yaha ThIka ho to yaha kahA jA sakatA hai ki 1. munijinavijayajI dvArA sampAdita vividhatIrthakalpakI prastAvanA pR0 2 / 2. jainasAhitya aura itihAsa, pR0 134 / 3. ina granthoMkI antima prazastiyA~ / 4. malecchezena sapAdalakSaviSaye vyApte suvRttakSati trAsAdvindhyanarendradoHparimalasphUrjastrivargAjasi / prApto mAlavamaNDale bahuparovAraH purImAvasan yo dhArAmapaThajjinapramitivAkzAstre mahAvIrataH // 5 // 'mlecchezena sAhibudIna turuSkarAjena' -sAgAradharmA0 TIkA pu0 243 /
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________________ madanakIrttine isa zAsanacatustrizikAko vikrama saM0 1249 aura vi0 saM0 1263 yA vi0 saM0 1314 ke bhItara kisI samaya racA hai aura isalie unakA samaya ina saMvatoMkA madhyakAla honA cAhiye / isa UhApohase hama isa niSkarSapara pahu~cate haiM ki madanakIrtikA vi0 saM0 1285 ke paM0 AzAdharajIkRta jinayajJakalpameM ullekha honese ve unake kucha pUrvavartI vidvAn nizcitarUpameM haiM, aura isaliye unakA vi0 saM0 1285 ke AsapAsakA samaya sunizcita hai / sthAnAdi - vicAra samayakA vicAra karane ke bAda aba madanakIrtike sthAna, guruparamparA, yogyatA aura prabhAvAdipara bhI kucha vicAra kara lenA caahie| madanakIrti vAdIndra vizAlakIrtike ziSya the aura vAdIndra vizAlakIrti paM0 AzAdharajIse nyAyazAstrakA abhyAsa kiyA thA / paM0 AzAdharajIne dhArAmeM rahate hue hI unheM nyAyazAstra par3hAyA thA aura isaliye ukta donoM vidvAn ( vizAlakIrti tathA madanakorti) bhI dhArA meM hI rahate the / rAjazekharasUrine bhI unheM ujjayinIke rahanevAle batalAyA hai / ataH madanakIrtikA mukhyataH sthAna ujjayinI (dhArA) hai / ye vAda - vidyA meM bar3e nipuNa the / caturdizAoMke vAdiyoMko jItakara unhoMne 'mahAprAmANika-cUr3AmaNi' kI mahanIya padavI prApta kI thI / ye ucca tathA Azu kavi bhI the / kavitA karanekA inheM itanA uttama abhyAsa thA ki eka dinameM 500 zloka raca DAlate the / vijayapurake nareza kuntibhojako inhoMne apanI kAvyapratibhAse AzcaryAnvita kiyA thA aura isase vaha bar3A prabhAvita huA thA / paNDita AzAdharajIne inheM 'yatipati' jaise vizeSaNa ke sAtha ullekhita kiyA hai| ina saba bAtoMse inakI yogyatA aura prabhAvakA acchA Abha sa milatA hai / saMbhava haiM rAjAkI viduSI putrI aura inakA ApasameM anurAga ho gayA ho aura ye apane padase cyuta ho gaye hoM; para ve pIche samhala gaye the aura apane kRtyapara ghRNA bhI karane lage the| isa bAtakA kucha spaSTa AbhAsa unakI isI zAsanacatustrizatikAke " yatpApavAsAdvAloyaM" ityAdi prathama padya aura " iti hi madanakIrtizcintayannA''tma citte" ityAdi 35veM padyase hotA hai aura jisaparase mAlUma hotA hai ki ve kaThora tapakA AcaraNa karate tathA akele vihAra karate hue indriyoM aura kaSAyoMkI uddAma pravRttiyoMko kaThoratA se rokane meM udyata rahate the aura jIvamAtra ke prati bandhutvakI bhAvanA rakhate the / tAtparya yaha ki madanakIrti apane antima jIvana meM prAyazcittAdi lekara yathAvat munipada meM sthita ho gaye the aura degambarI vRtti tathA bhAvanAse apanA samaya yApana karate the, aisA ukta padyoMse mAlUla hotA hai / unakA svargavAsa kaba, kahA~ aura kisa avasthA meM huA, isako jAnaneke liye koI sAdhana prApta nahIM hai| para itanA jarUra kahA jA sakatA hai ki ve muniavasthAmeM hI svargavAsI hue hoMge, gRhastha avasthAmeM nahIM; kyoMki apane kRtyapara pazcAttApa karaneke bAda pUrvavat muni hogaye the aura usI samaya yaha zAsanacatustrizikA racI, aisA usake antaH parokSaNaparase prakaTa hotA hai / rAjazekharasUrine kucha ghaTA-bar3hAkara unakA caritra citraNa kiyA jAna par3atA hai / premIjIne' bhI unake isa citraNapara avizvAsa prakaTa kiyA hai aura madanakIrtise sau varSa bAda likhA honese 'ghaTanAko gaharA raMga dene' yA 'tor3e maror3e jAne' tathA 'kucha tathya' honekA sUcana kiyA hai| jo ho, phira bhI usake aitihAsika tathyakA mUlyAMkana honA cAhie / 1. jainasAhitya aura itihAsa pa0 139 / 44 - 345 -
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________________ isa racanAke alAvA madanakItikI aura bhI racanAe~ hai yA nahIM, yaha ajJAta hai| vara vijayapura nareza kuntibhojake pUrvajoMke sambandhameM likhA gayA unakA paricayagrantha rahA hai, jisakA ulleka rAjazekharane madanakIrti-prabandhameM kiyA hai / zAsanacatustrizikAmeM ullikhita tIrtha aura unakA kucha paricaya isa zAsanacatusthizikAmeM jina tIrtho evaM sAtizaya digambara jinabimboMkA ullekha haA hai ve 26 haiN| unameM 8 to siddha-tIrtha haiM aura 18 atizayatIrtha haiM / unakA yahA~ kucha paricaya diyA jAtA hai / siddha-tIrtha jahA~se koI pavitra AtmA mukti athavA mokSa prApta karatA hai use jainadharma meM siddhatIrtha kahA gayA hai| isameM yatipati madanakItine aise 8 siddhatIrthoMkA sUcana kiyA hai / ve ye haiM : 1 kailAsagiri, 2 podanapura, 3 sammedazikhara (pArzvanAthahila), 4 pAvApura, 5 giranAra (Urjayantagiri), 6 campApurI, 7 vipulagiri aura 8 vindhyAgiri / 1. kailAsagiri __ bhAratIya dharmomeM vizeSataH jainadharma me kailAsa girikA bahuta bar3A mahattva batalAyA gayA hai / yugake AdimeM prathama tIrthaGkara bhagavAn RSabhadeva (AdinAtha)ne yahA~se mukti-lAbha prApta kiyA thaa| unake bAdama nAgakumAra, bAli aura mahAbAli Adi munivaroMne bhI yahIMse siddha pada pAyA thaa| jaisAki vikramakI chaThI zatAbdIke suprasiddha vidvAnAcArya pUjyapAda (devanandi) kI saMskRta nirvANabhaktise ora ajJAtakartRka prAkRta nirvANakANDase' prakaTa hai: (ka) kailAsazailazikhare parinivato'sau __ zaMlesibhAvamupapadya vRSo mhaatmaa|-ni0 bha0, zlo0 22 / (kha) aTThAvayammi usaho |-ni0 kA0 gA0 naM0 1 / NAgakumAramuNido bAli mahAbAli ceva ajjheyaa| aThThAvaya-girisihare NivvANagayA Namo tesiM ||-ni0 kA0, 15 / muni udayakotine bhI apanI 'apabhraMza nirvANabhakti' meM kailAsa girikA aura vahA~se bhagavAn RSabhadevake nirvANakA nimna prakAra ullekha kiyA hai (ga) kailAsa-sihari sihari-risahanAhu, jo siddhau payaDami dhammalAhu / yaha dhyAna rahe ki aSTApada isI kailAsagirikA dUsarA nAma hai| jainetara ise 'gaurIzaGkara pahAr3a' bhI kahate haiM / bhagavajjinasenAcAryake AdipurANa tathA dUsare digambara granthoM meM isakI bar3I mahimA gAI gaI hai / zvetAmbara aura jainetara sabhI ise apanA tIrtha mAnate haiN| isase isakI vyApakatA aura mahAnatA spaSTa hai / kisI samaya yahA~ bhagavAn RSabhadevakI bar3I hI manojJa aura AkarSaka sAtizaya suvarNamaya digambara jinamUtti 1. isake racayitA kauna haiM aura yaha kitanI prAcIna racanA hai ? yaha abhI anizcita hai phira bhI vaha sAta ATha-sau varSase kama prAcIna nahIM mAlUma hotii| -346 -
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________________ pratiSThita thI, jisakA ullekha madanakIrtine isa racanAke prathama padya meM sabase pahale aura bar3e gaurava ke sAtha kiyA hai aura 'adya' zabdakA prayoga karake kiyA jAnA khAsataura se sUcita kiyA hai| yA nahIM ? purAtatvapremiyoMko isakI khoja apane samaya meM usakA honA tathA devoMdvArA bhI usakI vandanA mAlUma nahIM, aba yaha mUrti athavA usake cihnAdi vahA~ maujUda haiM karanI cAhie / 2. podanapura podanapurakI sthiti ke sambandha meM aneka vidvAnoMne vicAra kiyA hai| DAkTara jaikobI vimalasUrikRta 'paumacariya' ke AdhArase pazcimottarasImAprAnta meM sthita 'takSazilA' ko podanapura batalAte haiM aura DAkTara govinda pai haidarAbAda-barAra meM nijAmAbAda jileke 'bodhana' nAmaka eka grAmako podanapura kahate haiM / bA0 kAmatAprasAdajI jainane ina donoM matoMko samIkSA karate hue jaina aura jainetara sAhityakI sAkSI dvArA pramANita kiyA hai ki takSazilA podanapura se bhinna pazcimottarasImAprAntameM avasthita thI aura podanapura dakSiNabhArata meM godAvarIke taTapara kahIM basA huA thA / bhagavajjinasenake paramaziSya aura vikramakI 9vIM zatAbdI ke vidvAnAcArya guNabhadra ne apane uttarapurANa meM spaSTa likhA hai ki 'bhArata ke dakSiNa meM suramya ( azmaka) nAmakA eka bar3A ( mahAn) deza hai usameM podanapura nAmaka vizAla nagara hai jo usa dezakI rAjadhAnI hai' | zrIkAmatAprasAdajone yaha bhI batalAyA hai ki jaina purANoM meM podanapurako podana, podanApura, paudana aura paudanya tathA bauddhagranthoM meM dakSiNApathake azmaka dezakI rAjadhAnI potana yA potali evaM hindUgrantha bhAgavatapurANa meM ikSvAkuvaMzIya rAjAoMkI azmaka dezakI rAjadhAnI paudanya kahA gayA hai aura vaha prAcIna samaya meM eka vikhyAta nagara rahA hai / jaina itihAsa meM podanapurakA ullekhanIya sthAna hai| AdipurANa Adi jainagranthoM aura aneka zilAlekhoM meM varNita hai ki AditIrthaGkara RSabhadeva ke do putra the- bharata aura bAhubali / RSabhadeva jaba saMsArase virakta ho dIkSita hue to unhoMne bharatako ayodhyAkA aura bAhubaliko podanapurakA rAjya diyA aura isa taraha bharata ayodhyA ke aura bAhubali podanapurake rAjA hue / kAlAntara meM ina donoM bhAiyoMkA yuddha huA / yuddha meM bAhubaliko vijaya huI | parantu bAhubali saMsArakI dazA dekhakara rAjyako tyAga tapasvI ho gaye aura kaThora tapakara podanapura meM unhoMne kevalajJAna prApta karake nirvANa lAbha kiyA / bAdako samrAT bharatane apane vijayI, adbhuta tyAgI tathA advitIya tapasvI aura isa yuga meM sarvaprathama paramAtmapada evaM parinirvRtti prApta karanevAle apane ina Adarza bhAIkI yAdagAra meM podanapura meM 525 dhanuSapramANa unakI zarIrAkRtike anurUpa anupama mUrti sthApita karAI, jo bar3I hI manojJa aura lokavizruta huI / tabase podanapura siddhatIrtha aura atizayatIrtha ke rUpa meM jainasAhitya meM vizruta hai / AcAryaM pUjyapAdane apanI nirvANabhakti meM usakA siddha tIrtha ke rUpa meM samullekha kiyA hai / yathA 1. 'podanapura aura takSazilA' zIrSaka lekha, 'jaina enTIkverI' bhA0 4 ki0 3 | 2. jambUvibhUSaNe dvIpe bharate dakSiNe mahAn / suramyo viSayastatra vistIrNaM podanaM puram // 3. zilAlekha naM0 85 Adi, jo vindhyagiripara utkIrNa haiM / - (zi0 saM0 pR0 169) / 4. vaha yaha ki rAjya jaise jaghanya svArtha ke lie bhAI-bhAI bhI lar3ate haiM aura eka dUsarekI jAna ke duzmana bana jAte haiM / - 347 -
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________________ (ka) vindhye ca podanapure vRSadIpake ca // 29 // X X X ye sAdhavo hatamalAH sugati prayAtAH / sthAnAni tAni jagati prathitAnyabhUvan // 30 // 'nirvANakANDa' aura muni udaya kIrtikRta 'apabhraMzanirvANabhakti' meM bhI podanapura ke bAhubalI svAmIkI atizaya zraddhA ke sAtha vandanA kI gaI hai / yathA (kha) bAhUbala taha vaMdami podanapura hatthinApure vaMde / saMta kuMthu va ariho vArANasIe supAsa pAsaM ca // gA0 naM0 21 / (ga) bAhubalideu poyaNapuraMmi, haMDaM vaMdami mAhasu jammi jammi / aisA jAna par3atA hai ki kitane hI samaya ke bAda bAhubalisvAmIkI ukta mUrti ke jIrNa hojAnepara usakA uddhArakArya aura usa jaisI unakI nayI mUrtiyA~ vahA~ aura bhI pratiSThita hotI rahI haiM / madanakIti ke samaya meM bhI podanapura meM unakI atizayapUrNa vizAla mUrti vidyamAna thI, jisakI sUcanA unhoMne padya domeM 'adyApi pratibhAti podanapure yo vandyabandhaH sa vai' zabdoMdvArA kI hai aura jisakA yaha atizaya thA ki bhavyoMko unake caraNanakhoMkI kAnti meM apane kitane hI Age-pIcheke bhava pratibhAsita hote the / madanakIrti ke prAyaH samakAlIna athavA kucha pUrvavartI kannaDakavi paM0 voppaNadvArA likhita eka zilAlekha naM0 85 (234 ) meM, jo 32 padyAtmaka kannaDa racanA hai aura jo vikrama saMvat 1237 (zaka saM0 1102 ) ke lagabhagakA utkIrNa hai, cAmuNDarAyadvArA nirmita dakSiNa gommaTezvara kI mUrtike nirmANakA itihAsa dete hue batalAyA hai ki cAmuNDa rAyako ukta podanapurake bAhubalIkI mUrti ke darzana karanekI abhilASA huI thI aura unake gurune use kukkuDa sarpoMse vyApta aura vIhar3a vanase AcchAdita hojAnese usakA darzana honA azakya tathA agamya batalAyA thA aura taba unhoMne jainabidrI (zravaNabelagola ) meM usI tarahako unakI mUrti banavAkara apanI darzanAbhilASA pUrNa kI thI / ataH madanakIrtikI ukta sUcanA vicAraNIya hai aura vidvAnoMko isa viSaya meM khoja karanI cAhiye / uparyukta ullekhoMparase prakaTa hai ki prAcIna kAlameM podanapurake bAhubalIkA bar3A mAhAtmya rahA hai aura isaliye vaha tIrthakSetra ke rUpa meM jainasAhitya meM khAsakara digambara sAhityameM ullikhita evaM mAnya hai / 3. sammedazikhara sammeda zikhara jaimoMkA sabase bar3A tIrtha hai aura isaliye use 'tIrtharAja' kahA jAtA hai / yahA~se cAra tIrthaGkaroM (RSabhadeva, vAsupUjya, ariSTanemi aura mahAvIra ) ko chor3akara zeSa 20 tIrthaGkaroM aura agaNita muniyoMne siddha-pada prApta kiyA hai / ise jainoMke donoM sampradAya ( digambara aura zvetAmbara ) samAnarUpase apanA pUjya tIrtha mAnate haiM / pUjyapAda devanandine apanI 'saMskRtanirvANabhakti' meM likhA hai ki bIsa tIrthaGkaroMne yahA~ parinirvANapada pAyA hai| yathA (ka) zeSAstu te jinavarA jita-mohamallA jJAnArka- bhUrikiraNairavabhAsya lokAn / sthAnaM paraM niravadhAritasaukhyaniSThaM sammedaparvatale samavApurIzAH // 25 // isI taraha 'prAkRtanirvANakANDa' aura muni udayakIrtikRta 'apabhraMzanirvANabhakti meM bhI sammedaparvata se bIsa jinendroMne nirvANa prApta karanekA ullekha hai aura jo nimna prakAra hai - - 348 -
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________________ (kha) vIsaM tu jiNavariMdA amarAsura-vaMdidA dhuda-kilesA / ___ sammede girisihare nivvANagayA Namo tesiM ||2||-ni0 kA0 / (ga) sammeda-mahAgiri siddha je vi, haMuM vaMdauM vIsa-jiNida te vi |-a0 ni0 bha0 / isa taraha isa tIrthakA jainadharma meM bar3A gauravapUrNa sthAna hai| prativarSa sahasroM jainI bhAI isa siddhatIrthakI vandanAke liye jAte hai| yaha vihAraprAntake hajArIbAga jilemeM IsarI sTezanake, jisakA aba pArasanAtha nAma ho gayA hai, nikaTa hai| ise 'pArasanAtha hila' (pArzvanAthakA pahAr3a) bhI kahate haiM, jisakA kAraNa yaha hai ki parvatapara 23veM tIrthaMkara bhagavAn pArzvanAthakA sabase bar3A aura pramukha jinamandira banA huA hai| aura isake kAraNa hI ukta sTezanakA nAma bhI 'pArasanAtha' ho gayA hai| madanakItine isa siddhakSetrakA ullekha padya 11 meM kiyA hai| 4. pAvApura yahA~se antima tIrthaMkara vartamAna-mahAvIrane nirvANa prApta kiyA hai / ataeva pAvApura jainasAhityameM siddhakSetra mAnA jAtA hai / AcArya pUjyapAdane likhA hai pAvApurasya bahirunnatabhUmideze padmotpalAkulavatAM sarasAM hi madhye / zrIvarddhamAnajinadeva iti pratIto nirvANamApa bhagavAnpravidhUtapApmA / -nirvA0 bha0 24 / nirvANakANDa aura apabhraMza-nirvANabhaktimeM bhI yahI batalAyA hai / yathA(ka) pAvAe Nivvudo mahAvIro-ni0 kA0 gA0 1 / (kha) pAvApura vaMdauM vaDDhamANu, jiNi mahiyali payaDiu vimalaNANu / a0ni0 bha0 / yaha pAvApura paramparAse vihAraprAntameM mAnA jAtA hai jo paTanAke nikaTa hai| guNAvAse 13 mIlakI dUrIpara hai aura vahAM moTara, tA~ge Adise jAte haiM / yahA~ kArtika vadI amAvasyAko bhagavAna mahAvIrake nirvANadivasopalakSyameM eka bar3A melA bharatA hai| yahA~ vIrajinendrako sAtizaya mUrti rahI hai, jisakA madanakotine padya 19meM ullekha kiyA hai / aba to vahA~ caraNapAdukA zeSa rahI haiN| yahA~ ullekhanIya hai ki purAtattvavid aura aitihAsika vidvAnoMne uttara pradezameM kuzInagarake pAsa pAvAnagara (phAjila nagara)ko bhagavAn mahAvIrako nirvANabhUmi mAnA evaM siddha kiyA hai| nirvANa-divasapara yahA~ janasamudAya ekatrita hotA aura nirvANa divasa manAtA hai / 5. giranAra (Urjayantagiri) yahA~se 22veM tIrthaGkara ariSTanemine nirvANa prApta kiyA hai aura asaMkhya RSi-muniyoMne bhI yahA~ tapa karake siddhapada pAyA hai| ataeva yaha siddhatIrtha hai| AcArya pUjyapAdane kahA hai ki jina 'ariSTanemikI indrAdi aura jainetara sAdhujana bhI apane kalyANake liye upAsanA karate haiM una ariSTanemine aSTakarmoko nAzakara mahAn Urjayantagiri-giranArase muktipada prApta kiyaa|' yathA yatprArthyate zivamayaM vibudhezvarAdyaiH pAkhaNDibhizca paramArtha-gaveSa-zIlaiH / naSTA'STa-karma-samaye tadariSTanemiH samprAptavAn kSitidhare bRhadUrjayante / / 23 / / 1. 'pAvA samIkSA', 'prAcIna pAvA', 'pAvAkI jhA~kI' Adi pustakeM / -349 -
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________________ nirvANakANDakAra aura apabhraMza nirvANabhaktikArakA bhI yahI kahanA hai(ka) ujjate NemijiNo''prA0 ni0 kA0 gA0 1 / (kha) 'ujjeti mahAgiri siddhipattu, sirineminAhu jAdavapavit / isake sivAya ina donoM granthakAroMne yaha bhI likhA hai ki pradyumnakumAra, zambhukumAra, aniruddhakumAra aura sAta sau bahattara koTi muniyoMne bhI isI Urjayantagiri - giranArase siddha-pada prApta kiyA hai / yathA(ka) masAmi pajjuNNo saMbukumAro taheva aNiruddho / bAhattarakoDIo ujjaMte sattasayA siddhA / / ni0 kA0 5 / (kha) aNNe puNu sAmapajuNNavevi, aNiruddhasahiya hauM navami te vi / avare puNu sattasayAI tithu, bAhattarikoDiu siddhapattu // - apa0 ni0 bha0 / yaha Urjayantagiri pA~ca pahAr3oMmeM vibhakta hai / pahale pahAr3akI eka guphAmeM rAjulakI mUrti hai / rAjulane isI parvatapara dIkSA lI thI aura tapa kiyA thA / rAjula tIrthaMkara neminAthakI patnI bananevAlI thIM, para neminAtha ke eka nimittako lekara dIkSita hojAne para unhone bhI dIkSA le lI thI aura vivAha nahIM karAyA thaa| dUsare pahAr3ase aniruddha kumAra, tIsarese zambhukumAra, cauthese zrIkRSNajIke putra pradyumnakumAra aura pA~caveMse tIrthaMkara neminAthane nirvANa prApta kiyA thA / isa siddhatIrtha kI jainasamAja meM vahI pratiSThA hai jo sammedazikharakI hai| yaha saurASTra (gujarAta) meM jUnAgar3ha ke nikaTa avasthita hai / talahaTI meM dharmazAlAe~ bhI banI huI haiM / madanakIrti padya 20 ke ullekhAnusAra yahA~ zrIneminAthakI bar3I manojJa aura nirAbharaNa mUrti rahI, jo khAsa prabhAva evaM atizayako liye hue thii| mAlUma nahIM vaha mUrti aba kahA~ gaI, yA khaNDita ho cukI hai, kyoMki aba vahA~ caraNacihna hI pAye jAte haiM / 6. campApura bArahaveM tIrthaMkara vAsupUjyakA yaha garbha, janma, dIkSA, kevalajJAna aura mokSakA sthAna hai / ataeva yaha siddhatIrtha aura atizaya tIrtha donoM hai / svAmI pUjyapAdane likhA hai ki campApurameM vasupUjyasuta bhagavAn vAsupUjyane rAgAdi karmabandhako nAzakara siddhi (mukti) prApta kI hai / yathA campApure ca vasupUjyasutaH sudhImAn / siddhi parAmupagato gatarAgabandhaH // - saM0ni0 bha0 22 / yahI nirvANakANDa aura apabhraMzanirvANabhakti meM kahA hai (ka) 'caMpAe vAsupujjajiNaNAho' - ni0 kA0 1 / (kha) puNu caMpanayari jiNu vAsupujja, NivvANapattu chaMDevi rajju / - a0 ni0 bha0 / isa taraha campApurako jainasAhitya meM eka pUjya tIrtha mAnA gayA hai / isake sivAya, jaina granthoM meM campApurakI prAcIna dasa rAjadhAniyoM meM bhI ginatI kI gaI hai aura use eka samRddha nagara batalAyA gayA hai' / yaha campApura vartamAna meM eka gA~va ke rUpameM maujUda hai aura bhAgalapura se 6 mIlakI dUrIpara hai / madanakIrti ullekhAnusAra yahA~ 12veM tIrthaMkara vAsupUjyakI atizayapUrNa mUrti rahI hai, jisakI deva-manuSyAdi puSpanicayase bar3I bhakti pUjA karate the / pratIta hotA hai ki campApurake pAsa jo mandaragiri hai usase saTA huA 1. DA0 jagadIzacandrakRta "jainagranthoM meM bhaugolika sAmagrI aura bhAratavarSa meM jainadharmakA pracAra' zIrSaka lekha, premI - abhinandana grantha pRSTha 254 / - 350 -
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________________ eka tAlAba hai / isa tAlAbake kamala hI madanakIrtiko padya 21 meM ullikhita puSpanicaya vivakSita hue haiMunase bhaktajana unakI pUjA karate hoMge / 7. vipulagiri rAjagRhake nikaTa vipulagiri, vaibhAgiri, kuNDalagiri athavA pANDukagiri; RSigiri aura balAhakagiri the pA~ca pahAr3a sthita haiM / bauddha granthoM meM inake vepulla, vebhAra, pANDava, isigili aura gijjhakUTa ye nAma pAye jAte haiM / ina pA~ca pahAr3oMkA jainagranthoM meM vizeSa mahattva varNita hai / inapara aneka RSi-muniyoMne tapazcaryA kara mokSa - sAdhana kiyA hai| AcArya pUjyapAdane inheM siddhakSetra batalAyA hai aura likhA hai ki ina pahAr3oMse aneka sAdhuoMne karma-mala nazAkara sugati prApta kI hai / yathA droNImati pravarakuNDala-meDhra ke ca vaibhAraparvatatale varasiddhakUTe | RSyadrike ca vipalAdri-balAhake ca * * ye sAdhavo hatamalAH surgAta prayAtAH sthAnAni tAni jagati prathitAnyabhUvan / - ni0 bha0 29, 30 / ina pA~coM meM 'vipulagiri kA to aura bhI jyAdA mahattva hai; kyoMki usapara antima tIrthaMkara vardhamAnamahAvIrakA anekabAra samavazaraNa bhI AyA hai aura vahA~se unhoMne mumukSuoMko mokSamArgakA upadeza kiyA hai / madanakIrti padya 30 meM yahA~ke prabhAvapUrNa jinabimbakA ullekha kiyA hai / jAna par3atA hai usakA atizaya lokavizruta thA / sambhava hai jo vipulagiripara prAcIna jinamandira banA huA hai aura jo Aja khaNDahara ke rUpameM vahA~ maujUda hai usI meM ullikhita jinabimba rahA hogA / aba yaha khaNDahara zvetAmbarasamAjake adhikArameM hai / isakI khudAI honepara jaina purAtattvakI paryApta sAmagrI milanekI sambhAvanA hai / 8. vindhyagiri * AcArya pUjyapAdane 'vindhyagiri' ko siddhakSetra kahA hai aura vahA~se aneka sAdhuoMke mokSa prApta karanekA samullekha kiyA hai / yaha vindhyagiri vindhyAcala jAna par3atA hai jo madhyaprAntameM revA ( narmadA ) ke kinArekinAre bahuta dUra taka pAyA jAtA hai aura jisakI kucha choTI-choTI pahAr3iyA~ Asa-pAsa avasthita haiM / madanakIrtine padya 32 meM isI vindhyagiri athavA vindhyAcalake jinamandiroMkA, nirdeza kiyA pratIta hotA hai / jhA~sI ke pAsa eka devagar3ha nAmaka sthAna hai jo eka sundara pahAr3Ipara sthita hai| vahA~ vikramakI 10vIM zatAbdI ke Asa-pAsa bahuta mandira bane haiM / " ye mandira zilpakalA tathA prAcIna kArIgarIkI dRSTise ullekhanIya haiN| bhArata sarakAra ke purAtattva vibhAgako yahasi 200 ke lagabhaga zilAlekha prApta hue haiM / unameM 60 para to samaya bhI aGkita hai / sabase purAnA lekha vi0 saM0 919 kA hai aura arvAcIna saM0 1876 kA hai / yaha bhI ho sakatA hai ki pUjyapAda aura madanakIrtine jisa vindhyagirikI sUcanA kI hai vaha maisUra prAntake hAsana jileke cennarAyapATana tAluke meM pAyI jAnevAlI vindhyagiri aura candragiri nAmakI do sundara pahAr3iyoM meM se pahalI pahAr3I vindhyagiri ho / yaha pahAr3I 'doDDabeTTa' arthAt bar3I pahAr3I ke nAmase prasiddha hai / isapara 1. 'vindhye ca paudanapure vRSadIpake ca' - ni0 bha0 / 2. kalyANakumAra zazikRta 'devagar3ha' nAmaka pustakakI prastAvanA / 3. jaina zilAlekha saMgraha' prastAvanA pR0 2 | - 351
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________________ ATha jinamandira bane hue haiM / gommaTezvarakI saMsAraprasiddha vizAla mUrti isIpara utkIrNa hai, jise cAmuNDarAyane vikramakI gyArahavIM zatAbdImeM nirmita karAyA thaa| ataeva isa prasiddha mUrtike kAraNa parvatapara aura bhI kitane hI jinamandira banavAye gaye hoMge aura isalie unakA bhI prastuta racanAmeM ullekha sambhava hai / yaha pahAr3I aneka sAdhu-mahAtmAoMkI tapaHbhUmi rahI hai / ataH vindhyagiri siddhatIrtha tathA atizayatIrtha donoM hai / atizayatIrtha madanakItidvArA ullikhita 18 atizayatIrthoM athavA sAtizaya jinabimboMkA bhI yahA~ kucha paricaya diyA jAtA hai| zrIpura-pArzvanAtha jaina sAhityameM zrIpurake zrIpArzvanAthakA bar3A mAhAtmya aura atizaya batalAyA gayA hai aura usa sthAnako eka pavitra tathA prasiddha atizayatIrthake rUpa meM ullekhita kiyA gayA hai / nirvANakANDa meM jina atizaya-tIrthoMkA ullekha hai unameM 'zrIpura' kA bhI nirdeza hai aura vahA~ke pArzvanAthakI vandanA kI gaI hai / ' muni udayakItine bhI apanI apabhraMzanirvANabhaktimeM zropurake pArzvanAthakA atizaya pradarzita karate hue unakI vandanA kI hai| madanakItise koI sau-varSa bAda honevAle zvetAmbara vidvAna jinaprabhasUrine bhI apane 'vividha tIrthakalpa' meM eka 'zrIpura-antarikSa pArzvanAthakalpa' diyA hai aura usameM isa atizayatIrthakA varNana karate hue usake sambandhameM eka kathAko bhI nibaddha kiyA hai| kathAkA sArAMza yaha hai ki 'laGkAdhIza dazagrIvane mAlI samAlI nAma ke apane do sevakoMko kahIM bhejaa| ve vimAnameM baiThe hue AkAzamArgase jA rahe the ki jAte-jAte bhojanakA samaya ho gayA / sumAlIko dhyAna AyA ki jinendra pratimAko ghara bhUla Aye aura binA devapUjAke bhojana nahIM kara skte| unhoMne vidyAbalase pavitra bAladvArA bhAvijina zrIpArzvanAthako navIna pratimA banAI / donoMne usakI pUjA kI aura phira bhojana kiyaa| pazcAt usa pratimAko nikaTavartI tAlAbameM virAjamAnakara AkAzamArgase cale gaye / vaha pratimA zAsanadevatAke prabhAvase tAlAba meM akhaNDitarUpameM banI rhii| kAlAntarameM usa tAlAbakA pAnI kama ho gayA aura sirpha usI gaDDe meM raha gayA jahA~ vaha pratimA sthita thii| kisI samaya eka zrIpAla nAmakA rAjA, jise bhArI koDha thA, ghUmatA huA vahA~ pahu~cA aura pahu~cakara usa pAnIse apanA hAtha muMha dhokara apanI pipAsA zAnta kI / jaba vaha ghara lauTA, to usakI rAnIne usake hAtha-mu~hako koDharahita dekhakara punaH usI pAnIse snAna karane ke lie rAjAse kahA / rAjAne vaisA kiyA aura usakA sarva kor3ha dUra ho gyaa| rAnIko devatAdvArA svapnameM isakA kAraNa mAlUma huA ki vahA~ pArzvajinakI pratimA virAjamAna hai aura usIke prabhAvase yaha saba huA hai / phira vaha pratimA antarikSameM sthita ho gii| rAjAne vahA~ apane nAmAGkita zrIpuranagarako bsaayaa| aneka mahotsavoMke sAtha usa pratimAkI vahA~ pratiSThA kI gaI / tInoM kAla usakI pUjA huI / Aja bhI vaha pratimA usI taraha antarikSameM sthita hai / pahale vaha pratimA itane adhara thI ki usake nIcese zirapara ghar3A rakkhe hue strI nikala jAtI thI, parantu kAlavaza athavA bhUmiracanAvaza yA mithyAtvAdise dUSita kAlake prabhAvase aba vaha pratimA itane nIce 1. yathA-'pAsaM sirapuri vaMdami....."'-nirvANakA0 / 2. yathA-'aru vaMdauM sirapuri pAsanAhu, jo aMtarikkhi chai NANalAhu / 3. siMdhI granthamAlAse prakAzita 'vividhatIrthakalpa' pR0 102 / - 352 -
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________________ gaI ki eka cAdara ( dhAgA ? ) kA antara raha gayA hai / isa pratimAke abhiSeka jalase dAda, khAja, kor3ha Adi roga zAnta hote haiM / " lagabhaga yahI kathA muni zrI zIlavijayajIne apanI 'tIrthamAlA' meM dI hai aura zrIpurake pArzvanAthakA lokavizruta prabhAva pradarzita kiyA hai / munijIne vikrama saM0 1731-32 meM dakSiNake prAyaH samasta tIrthoMkI vandanA kI thI, usIkA ukta pustakameM varNana nibaddha hai / " yadyapi ukta kathAoM kA aitihAsika AdhAra tathyabhUta hai athavA nahIM, isakA nirNaya karanA kaThina hai phira bhI itanA avazya hai ki ukta kathAe~ eka anuzruti haiM aura kAphI purAnI haiM / koI Azcarya nahIM ki ukta pratimAke abhiSekajalako zarIrameM lagAne se dAda, khAja aura kor3ha jaise roga avazya naSTa hote hoMge aura isI kAraNa ukta pratimAkA atizaya lokameM dUra-dUra taka prasiddha ho gayA hogA / vikramakI navamI zatAbdIke prakhara tArkika AcArya vidyAnanda jaise vidvAnAcArya bhI zrIpurake pArzvanAthakI mahimAse prabhAvita hue haiM aura unakA stavana karane meM pravRtta hue haiM / arthAt zrIpurake pArzvanAthako lakSyakara unhoMne bhaktipUrNa 'zrIpurapArzvanAthastotra' kI racanA kI hai / gaGganareza zrIpuruSake dvArA zrIpurake jainamandirake lie dAna diye jAnekA ullekha karanevAlA I0 san ina saba bAtoMse zrIpurake pArzvanAthakA aitihAsika mahattva aura 776 kA eka tAmrapatra bhI milA hai| prabhAva spaSTatayA jAna par3atA hai / aa vicAraNIya yaha hai ki yaha zrIpura kahA~ hai - usakA avasthAna kisa prAnta meM hai ? premIjIkA anumAna hai ki dhAravAr3a jile kA jo zirUra gA~va hai aura jahA~se zaka saM0 787kA eka zilAlekha prApta huA hai tathA jo iNDiyana e. bhAga 12 pR0 216 meM prakAzita ho cukA hai, vahI prastuta zrIpura hai / kucha pAzcAtya vidvAn lekhakoMne vesiGga jileke 'sirapura ' sthAnako eka prasiddha jainatIrtha batalAyA hai aura vahA~ prAcIna pArzvanAthakA mandira hone kI sUcanAe~ kI haiM / gaGganareza zrIpuruSa ( I0 776) aura AcArya vidyAnanda ( I0 775 - 840 ) ko iSTa zrIpura hI prastuta zrIpura jAna par3atA hai aura jo maisUra prAnta meM kahIM honA cAhie, aisA bhI hamArA anumAna hai / " vidvAnoMko usakI pUrI khoja karake ThIka sthitipara pUrA prakAza DAlanA cAhiye / madanakIrtine isa tIrthakA ullekha padya 3 meM kiyA hai aura usakA vizeSa atizaya khyApita kiyA hai / - zaGkhana zrIpurake pArzvanAthakI taraha hulagiri zaGkhajinakA bhI atizaya jainasAhitya meM pradarzita kiyA gayA hai / isa tIrthake sambandhameM jo paricaya grantha upalabdha haiM unameM madanakIrtikI prastuta zAsanacatustrizikA sabase prAcIna aura prathama racanA hai / isake padya 4 meM likhA hai ki- "prAcIna samaya meM eka dharmAtmA vyApArI gaunameM zaGkhoM ko bharakara kahIM jA rahA thaa| rAste meM use hulagiripara rAta ho gaI / vaha vahIM basa gayA / subaha uThakara jaba calane lagA to usakI vaha zaGkhoMkI gauna acala ho gaI - cala nahIM sakI / jaba usame se 1. 'jainasAhitya aura itihAsa' pR0 227 / 2. jaina si0 bhA0 bhA0 4 kiraNa 3, pR0 158 / 3. jainasAhitya aura itihAsa pR0 237 / 4. AptaparIkSA, prastAvanA, vIrasevAmandira - saMskaraNa | 5. DA0 darabArIlAla koThiyA, zrIpura-pArzvanAtha stotra, prastAvanA, vIra sevAmandira - saMskaraNa / 45 - 353 -
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________________ zaGkhajina (pArzvanAtha) kA AvirbhAva huA to vaha cala sakI / isa atizayake kAraNa hulagiri zaGkhajinendrakA tIrtha mAnA jAne lgaa| arthAt tabase zaGkhajinatIrtha prasiddhiko prApta huaa|" madanakotise eka zatAbdI bAda honevAle jinaprabhasUri apane 'vividhatIrthakalpa' gata 'zaGkhapura-pArzvanAtha' nAmaka kalpameM zaGkhajinakA paricaya dete hue likhate haiM ki "prAcIna samayakI bAta hai ki navame pratinArAyaNa jarAsandha apanI senAko lekara rAjagRhase navame nArAyaNa kRSNase yuddha karane ke liye pazcima dizAkI ora gaye / kRSNa bhI apanI senA lekara dvArakAse nikalakara usake sammukha apane dezakI sImApara jA pahu~ce / vahA~ bhagavAn ariSTanemine zaGkha bajAyA aura zaMkhezvara nAmakA nagara bsaayaa| zalakI AvAjako sunakara jarAsandha kSobhita ho gayA aura jarA nAmakI kuladevatAkI ArAdhanA karake use kRSNakI senAmeM bheja diyaa| jarAne kRSNakI sArI senAko zvAsa rogase pIr3ita kara diyA / jaba kRSNa ne apanI senAkA yaha hAla dekhA to cintAtura hokara ariSTanemise pUchA ki 'bhagavan ! merI yaha senA kaise nirupadrava (rogarahita) hogI aura kaise vijayazrI prApta hogii|' taba bhagavAnne avadhijJAnase jAnakara kahA ki 'bhUgarbhameM nAgajAtike devoMdvArA pUjita bhAvijina pAvakI pratimA sthita hai / yadi tuma usakI pUjA-ArAdhanA karo to usase tumhArI sArI senA nirupadrava ho jAyagI aura vijayazrI bhI milegii|' isa bAtako sunakara kRSNane sAta mAsa aura tIna dina taka nirAhAra vidhise nAgendra kI upAsanA kii| nAgendra prakaTa huA aura usase sabahumAna pArzvajinendrakI pratimA prApta kii| bar3e utsavake sAtha usakI apane devatAke sthAna meM sthApanAkara trikAla pUjA kii| usake abhiSekajalako senApara chiDakate hI usakA vaha saba zvAsarogAdi upadrava dUra ho gayA aura senA lar3aneke samartha ho gaI / jarAsandha aura kRSNa donoMkA yuddha huA, yuddha meM jarAsandha hAra gayA aura kRSNako vijayazrI prApta huii| isake bAda vaha pratimA samasta vighnoMko nAza karane aura Rddhi-siddhiyoMko paidA karanevAlI ho gii| aura use vahIM zaGkhapurameM sthApita kara diyaa| kAlAntarameM vaha pratimA antardhAna ho gii| phira vaha eka zaGkhakUpa meM prakaTa huI / vahA~ vaha Aja taka pUjI jAtI hai aura logoMke vighnAdiko dUra karatI hai / yavana rAjA bhI usakI mahimA (atizaya) kA varNana karate haiN|" muni zIlavijayajIne bhI tIrthamAlAmeM eka kathA dI hai jisakA Azaya yaha hai ki 'kisI yakSane zrAvakoMse kahA ki nau dina taka eka zaGkhako phUloMmeM rakho aura phira dasaveM dina darzana kro| isapara zrAvakoMne nau dina aisA hI kiyA aura naveM dina hI use dekha liyA aura taba unhoMne zaGkako pratimArUpameM parivartita pAyA, parantu pratimAke paira zaGkharUpa hI raha gaye, arthAt yaha dazaveM dinakI nizAnI raha gaI / zaGkha meMse neminAtha prabhu prakaTa hue aura isa prakAra ve 'zaGkhaparamezvara' kahalAye / ' nirvANakANDa aura apabhraMzanirvANabhaktike racayitAoMne bhI holAgirike zaGkhadevakA ullekha karake unakI vandanA kI hai| yathA (ka) ........"vaMdami holAgirI saMkhadevaM pi|'-ni0 kA0 24 / (kha) 'holAgiri saMkhujiNeMdu deu, vijhaNariMdu Na vi laddha cheu |'-a0ni0 bha0 / yadyapi apabhraMza nirvANabhaktikArane vijhaNa (vindhya ?) narendrake dvArA unakI mahimAkA pAra na pA sakanekA bhI ullekha kiyA hai, para usase vizeSa paricaya nahIM miltaa| Uparake paricayoMmeM bhI prAyaH kucha vibhinnatA hai phira bhI ina saba ullekhoM aura paricayoMse itanA spaSTa hai ki zaGkajina tIrtha rahA hai aura jo 1. 'vividhatIrthakalpa' pR0 52 / 2. premIjI kRta 'janasAhitya aura itihAsa' (pR0 237) se uddhRta / - 354 -
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________________ kAphI prasiddha rahA hai tathA jinaprabhasUrike ullekhAnusAra vaha yavana rAjAoM dvArA prazaMsita aura varNita bhI rahA hai / zrIbhAnukotine zaGkhadevASTaka', zrIjayanta vijayane zaMkhezvara mahAtIrtha aura zrImaNilAla lAlacandane zaMkhezvarapArzvanAtha jaisI svatantra racanAe~ bhI zaGkhajinapara likhI haiM / zaGgajinatIrthakI avasthitipara vicAra karate hae premIjIne likhA hai 'atizayakSetrakANDameM "holagiri saMkhadevaM pi" pATha hai, jisase mAlUma hotA hai ki holagiri nAmaka parvatapara zaGkhadeva yA zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha nAmakA koI tIrtha hai| mAlUma nahIM, isa samaya vaha jJAta hai yA nhiiN|' jainasAhitya aura itihAsako prastuta karate hue aba unhoMne usameM likhA hai 'lakSmezvara dhAravAr3a jilemeM mirajake paTavardhanako jAgIrakA eka gA~va hai / isakA prAcIna nAma 'pulagare' hai| yahA~ 'zaGga-vasti' nAmakA eka vizAla jainamandira hai jisakI chata 36 khambhoMpara thamI huI hai / yAtrI (muni zIlavijaya) ne isIko 'zata-paramezvara' kahA jAna par3atA hai / isa zaGkha-vastimeM chaha zilAlekha prApta hue hai / zaka saMvat 656 ke lekhake anusAra cAlukya-nareza vikramAditya (dvitIya) ne pulagareko zaMkhatIrthavastIkA jIrNoddhAra karAyA aura jinapUjAke liye bhUmi dAna kii| isase mAlUma hotA hai ki ukta vasti isase bhI prAcIna hai / hamArA (premojIkA) anumAna hai ki atizayakSetrakANDa meM kahe gaye zaMkha devakA sthAna yahI hai / * jAna par3atA hai ki lekhakoMkI ajJAnatAse 'pulagere' hI kisI taraha holagiri' ho gayA hai|' ___ muni zIlavijayajIne dakSiNake tIrthakSetroMkI paidala dhandanA kI thI aura jisakA varNana unhoMne 'tIrthamAlA' meM kiyA hai| ve dhAravAr3a jileke vaGkApurako, jise rASTrakUTa mahArAja amoghavarSa (851-69) ke sAmanta 'bakeyerasa' ne apane nAmase basAyA thA', dekhate hue isI jile ke lakSmezvarapura tIrtha pahu~ce the aura vahA~ke 'zaMkhaparamezvara kI vandanA kI thI, jinake bAre meM unhoMne pUrvollikhita eka anuzruti dI hai / premIjIne inake dvArA vaNita ukta 'lakSmezvarapura tIrtha' para TippaNa dete hae hI apanA ukta vicAra upasthita kiyA hai aura pulagereko zaMkhadevakA tIrtha anumAnita kiyA hai tathA holagiriko pulagerekA lekhakoMdvArA kiyA gayA bhrAnta ullekha batalAyA hai| pulagerekA holagiri yA hulagiri athavA hola gari ho jAnA koI asambhava nahIM hai / dezabheda aura kAlabheda tathA aparicitike kAraNa ukta prakArake prayoga bahudhA ho jAte haiN| munisuvratanAthakI pratimA jahA~ prakaTa huI usa sthAnakA tIna lekhakoMne tIna tarahase ullekha kiyA hai / nirvANakANDakAra 'assAramme paTTaNi' kahakara 'AzAramya' nAmaka nagarameM usakA prakaTa honA batalAte haiM aura apabhraMzanirvANabhaktikAra muni udayakIti 'AsaraMmi' likhakara 'Azrama meM usakA AvirbhAva kahate haiN| madanakIti use 'Azrama varNita karate haiM aura jinaprabhasUri Adi vidvAn pratiSThAnapura mAnate haiN| ataeva dezAdi bhedase yadi 1. mANikacandra granthamAlAmeM prakAzita siddhAntasArAdisaMgrahameM sngklit| 2. vijayadharmasUri-graMthamAlA, ujjainase prakAzita / 3. sastIvAcanamAlA ahamadAbAdase mudrita / 4. siddhAntasArAdisaMgrahako prastAvanA pR0 28 kA phuTanoTa / 5. 'jainamAhitya aura itihAsa' pR0 236-237 kA phuTanoTa / 6. premIjI kRta 'jaina sAhitya aura itihAsa' pR0 236 kA phuTanoTa / -355 -
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________________ pulagerekA hulagiri yA holAgiri Adi bana gayA ho to AzcaryakI bAta nahIM hai / ataH jaba taka koI dUsare spaSTa pramANa hulagiri yA holAgirike astitva ke sAdhaka nahIM milate taba taka premIjIke ukta vicAra aura anumAnako hI mAnya karanA ucita jAna par3atA hai / dhArA-pArzvanAtha dhArAke pArzvanAthake sambandha meM madanakortike padya 5 ke ullekha ke sivAya aura koI paricAyaka ullekha abhI taka nahIM mile aura isa liye usake bAre meM isa samaya vizeSa kucha nahIM kahA jA sakatA / bRhatpura-bRhadeva madana kIrtine padya 6 meM vRhatpurake bRhaddevakI 57 hAtha kI vizAla prastara mUrtikA ullekha kiyA haiM, jise arkakIrti nAmake rAjAne banavAyA thA / jAna par3atA hai yaha 'bRhatpura' bar3avAnIjI hai, jo usIkA apabhraMza ( bigar3A huA ) prayoga hai aura 'bRhaddeva' vahA~ke mUlanAyaka AdinAthakA sUcaka hai / bar3avAnI meM zrIAdinAthakI 57 hAtha kI vizAla prastara mUrti prasiddha hai aura jo bAvanagajAke nAmase vikhyAta hai / bRhaddeva purudevakA paryAyavAcI hai aura purudeva AdinAthakA nAmAntara hai / ataeva bRhatpurake bRhaddevase madana kIrtiko bar3avAnI ke zrI AdinAtha ke atizayakA varNana karanA vivakSita mAlUma hotA hai / isa tIrtha ke bAremeM saMkSipta paricaya dete zrIyuta paM0 kailAzacandrajI zAstrIne apanI 'jainadharma' nAmaka pustakake 'tIrthakSetra' prakaraNa ( pR0 335 ) meM likhA hai : 'bar3avAnI se 5 mIla pahAr3apara jAnese bar3avAnI kSetra milatA hai / "kSetrakI vandanAko jAte hue sabase pahale eka vizAlakAya mUrtike darzana hote haiM / yaha khar3I huI mUrti bhagavAna RSabhadevakI hai, isakI U~cAI 84 phITa hai / ise bAvanagajAjI bhI kahate haiM / saM0 1223 meM isake jIrNoddhAra honekA ullekha milatA hai / pahAr3apara 22 mandira haiM / prativarSa pauSa sudI 8 se 15 taka melA hotA hai / ' bar3avAnI mAlavA prAntakA eka prAcIna prasiddha tIrthakSetra hai aura jo indaura ke pAsa hai| nirvANakANDa' aura apabhraMza nirvANabhakti ke racayitAoMne bhI isa tIrthakA ullekha kiyA hai / jainapurake dakSiNa gommaTadeva 'jainapura' jainabidrI va zravaNabelagolAkA prAcIna nAma hai / gaGganareza rAcamalla ( I0 974 - 984) ke senApati aura mantrI cAmuNDarAyane vahA~ bAhubali svAmIkI 57 phITa U~cI khaDgAsana vizAla pASANamUrti vAI thii| yaha mUrti eka hajAra varSa se jAr3e, garmI aura varasAtakI coToMko sahatI huI usI taraha lAja bhI vahA~ vidyamAna hai aura saMsArakI prasiddha vastuoMmeMse eka hai / isa mUrtikI prazaMsA karate hue kAkA kAlelakarane apane eka lekha meM likhA hai : 'mUrtikA sArA zarIra bharAvadAra, yauvanapUrNa, nAjuka aura kAntimAna hai / eka hI patthara se nirmita itanI sundara mUrti saMsArameM aura kahIM nhiiN| itanI bar3I mUrti itanI adhika snigdha hai ki bhaktike sAtha kucha kI bhI yaha adhikAriNI banatI hai / dhUpa, havA aura pAnIke prabhAvase pIche kI ora UparakI papar3I khira par3ane para bhI isa mUrtikA lAvaNya khaNDita nahIM huA hai / ' 1. ni0 kA0 gAthA naM0 12 / 2. a0 ni0 bha0 gAthA naM0 11 / 3. jainadharma pR0 342 se uddhRta / 356 -
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________________ - DAkTara hIrAlAla jaina likhate haiM ' "yaha nagna, uttaramukha khaDgAsana mUrti samasta saMsArakI AzcaryakArI vastuoM meM se hai / eziyA khaNDa hI nahIM, samasta bhUtalakA vicaraNa kara Aiye, gommaTezvarakI tulanA karanevAlI mUrti Apako kvacit hI dRSTigocara hogI / bar3e-bar3e pazcimIya vidvAnoMke mastiSka isa mUrti kI kArIgarIpara cakkara khA gaye haiM / itane bhArI aura prabala pASANapara siddhahasta kArIgarane jisa kauzalase apanI chainI calAI hai usase bhAratake mUrtikAroMkA mastaka sadaiva garvase U~cA uThA rahegA / yaha sambhava nahIM jAna par3atA ki 57 phuTakI mUrti khoda nikAlaneke yogya pASANa kahIM anyatra se lAkara isa U~cI pahAr3I para pratiSThita kiyA jA sakA hogaa| isase yahI ThIka anumAna hotA hai ki usI sthAnapara kisI prakRtidatta stambhakAra caTTAnako kATakara isa mUrtikA AviSkAra kiyA gayA hai / kama-se-kama eka hajAra varSa se yaha pratimA sUrya, megha, vAyu Adi prakRtidevIkI amogha zaktiyoMse bAteM kara rahI haiN| para aba taka usameM kisI prakArakI thor3I bhI kSati nahIM huI / mAno mUrtikArane use Aja hI udghaTita kI ho / ' isa mUrti ke bAremeM madanakIrtine padya 7 meM likhA hai ki 'pA~casI AdamiyoMke dvArA isa vizAla mUrtikA nirmANa huA thA aura Aja bhI devagaNa usakI savizeSa pUjA karate haiM / ' prAkRta nirvANakANDa' aura apabhraMza nirvANabhakti meM bhI devoMdvArA usakI pUjA hone tathA puSpavRSTi (kezara kI varSA) karanekA ullekha hai / ina saba varNanoMse jainapurake dakSiNa gommaTadevakI mahimA aura prabhAvakA acchA paricaya milatA hai / vizvasena nRpadvArA niSkAsita zAntijina madanakIrti aura udayakIrtike ullekhoMseM mAlUma hotA hai ki vizvasena nAmake kisI rAjA dvArA samudra se zrozAnti jinezvarakI pratimA nikAlI gaI thI, jisakA yaha atizaya thA ki usake prabhAva se logoM ke kSudra upadrava dUra hote the aura logoMko bar3A sukha milatA thA / yadyapi madanakIrti ke padya 9 ke ullekha se yaha jJAta nahIM hotA ki zAntijinezvarakI ukta pratimA kahA~ prakaTa huI ? para udayakIrti ke nirdeza vidita hotA hai ki vaha pratimA mAlavatI meM prakaTa huI thI / mAlavatI sambhavataH mAlavAkA hI nAma hai / astu / puSpapura- puSpadanta puSpapura paTanA (vihAra) kA prAcIna nAma hai / saMskRta sAhitya meM paTanAko pATaliputrake sivAya kusumapura ke nAmase bhI ullekhita kiyA gayA haiM / ataeva puSpapura paTanAkA hI nAmAntara jAna par3atA hai / madanakIrti padya 12 ke ullekhAnusAra vahA~ zrIpuSpadanta prabhukI sAtizaya pratimA bhUgarbhase nikalI thI, jisakI vyantaradevoM dvArA bar3I bhaktise pUjA kI jAtI thI / madanakIrtike isa sAmAnya paricayollekhake alAvA puSpapurake zrIpuSpadantaprabhuke vAremeM abhItaka aura koI ullekha yA paricayAdi prApta nahIM huA / 1. zilAlekha saMgraha, prastAvanA pR0 17 - 18 / 2. gommaTadevaM vaMdami paMcasayaM dhaNuha-deha-uccattaM / devA kuNati buTTI kesara - kusumANa tassa uvarimmi / / 25 / / 3. vaMdijjai gommaTadeu titthu, jasu aNu-diNa paNavaI surahaM satthu / 4. mAlava saMti vaMdau pavittu visaseNarAya kaDDiu niruttu // 5. ' vividhatIrthakalpa' gata 'pATaliputranagarakalpa' pR0 68 / * 357 - -
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________________ nAgadraha-nAgahRdezvara vividhatIrthaMkalpameM caurAsI tIrthoke nAmoMko ginAte hue usake kartA jinaprabhasUrine nAgadraha athavA nAgahRdameM zrInAgahradezvara (pArzvanAtha) tIrthakA nirdeza kiyA hai| prAkRtanirvANakANDakAra tathA udayakIrtine bhI nAgadrahameM zrIpArzvasvayambhudevakI vandanA kI hai| isa tIrthake upalabdha ullekhoMmeM madanakIrtikA padya 13 gata ullekha prAcIna hai aura kucha sAmAnya paricayako bhI liye hue hai| isa paricayameM unhoMne likhA hai ki zrInAgahradezvara jina kor3ha Adi aneka prakArake rogoM tathA aniSToMko dUra karanese logoMke vizeSa upAsya the aura unakA yaha atizaya lokameM prasiddhiko prApta thA / isase prakaTa hai ki yaha tIrtha Ajase AThasau varSa pahalekA hai / 'nAgadraha' nAgadAkA prAcIna nAma mAlUma hotA hai / jo ho| pazcimasamudrataTastha candraprabha madanakItine padya 16 meM pazcima samudrataTake jina candraprabha prabhukA atizaya evaM prabhAva varNita kiyA hai unakA sthAna kahA~ hai ? udayakIrtine unheM pazcima samudrapara sthita tilakApurImeM batalAyA hai / yaha tilakApurI sambhavataH sindha aura kaccha ke Asa-pAsa kahIM rahI hogii| apane samayameM yaha tIrtha kAphI prasiddha rahA pratIta hotA hai| chAyA-pAcaprabhu isa tIrthakA muni madanakIti, jinaprabhasUri aura mAnavasaMhitAkAra zAntivijaya ina tIna vidvAnoMne ullekha kiyA hai / madanakIrtine padya 17 ke dvArA use siddhazilApara aura jinaprabhasUri tathA zAntivijayane mAhendra parvata aura himAlaya parvatapara batalAyA hai| Azcarya nahIM madanakotiko siddhazilAse mAhendraparvata athavA himAlaya hI vivakSita ho / yadi aisA ho to kahanA hogA ki mAhendraparvata athavA himAlayapara kahIM yaha tIrtha rahA hai aura vaha chAyApArzvanAthatIrthake nAmase prasiddha thaa| mAlUma nahIM, aba usakA koI astitva hai athavA nahIM? Azrama-nagara-manisavatajina muni madanakIrtike padya 28 gata ullekhAnusAra AzramameM, prAkRtanirvANakANDakArake kathanAnusAra AzAramyanagarameM, muni udayakIrtike ullekhAnusAra AzramameM aura jinaprabhasUri, muni zIlavijaya tathA zAntivijaya1 varNanAnusAra pratiSThAnapura meM godAvarI (bANagaGgA) ke kinAre eka zilApara prAcIna samayameM 1. 'kalikuNDe nAgahrade ca zrIpArzvanAthaH |'-vividhtiirthklp pR0 86 / 2. prA0 ni0 kA0 gAthA 20 / 3. 'nAyaddaha pAsu sayaMbhudeu, hauM vaMdauM jasu guNa Natthi cheva / ' 4. 'paccimasamuddasasi-saMkha-vaNNu, tilayApuri caMdappahavaNNu / ' 5. 'mAhendraparvate chAyApArzvanAthaH / "himAcale chAyApAzvo mantrAdhirAjaH zrIsphuliMgaH |'-vividhtiirthklp pR086 / 'mAhendraparvatameM chAyApArzvanAthakA tIrtha hai / himAlaya parvatameM chAyA pArzvanAtha mantrAdhirAja aura sphuliMga pArzvanAthakA tIrtha hai|'-maanvdhrmsNhitaa pR0 599-600 (vi0 saM0 1955 meM prakAzita sNskrnn)| prA0ni0 kA0 gAthA 20 / 8 apabhraMzanirvANabhakti gaa06| 9 vividhatIrthakalpa 10 59 / 10 tIrthamAlA / 11 mAnavadharmasaMhitA, pR0 599 / 12 premojIne likhA hai ki isakA vartamAna nAma paiThaNa hai, jo haidarAbAdake auraMgAbAda jilekI eka tahasIla hai-(jaina sA0 aura iti0 pR0 238 kA phuttnott)| -358 -
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________________ zrImunisuvratasvAmIkI pratimA prakaTa huI, jisakA atizaya lokameM khUba phailA aura tabase yaha tIrtha prasiddhi meM aayaa| ukta vidvAnoMke lekhoM aura varNanoMse spaSTa hai ki vikramakI 13vIM, 14vIM zatAbdImeM yaha eka bar3A tIrtha mAnA jAtA thaa| aura vi0 kI 18vIM zatAbdI taka prasiddha rahA tathA yAtrI usakI vandanAke liye jAte rahe haiM / vizeSake lie isI grantha meM prakAzita dravya saMgrahako prastAvanA dRSTavya hai / mevAr3adezastha nAgaphaNI-mallijinezvara madanakotike padya 33 ke ullekhase mAlUma hotA hai ki mevADake nAgaphaNI gA~vameM khetako jotate hae eka AdamIko zilA milii| usa zilApara zrImallijinezvarakI pratimA prakaTa huI aura vahA~ jinamandira banavAyA gyaa| jAna par3atA hai ki usI samayase yaha sthAna eka pavitra kSetrake rUpameM prasiddhimeM AyA aura tIrtha mAnA jAne lgaa| yadyapi yaha tIrtha kabase prArambha huA, yaha batalAnA kaThina hai phira bhI yaha kahA jA makatA hai ki vaha sAtasau-sAr3he sAtasau varSa prAcIna to avazya hai| mAlavadezastha maGgalapura-abhinandanajina mAlavAke maGgalapurake zrIabhinandanajinake jisa atizaya aura prabhAvakA ullekha madanakIrtine padya 34 meM kiyA hai usakA jinaprabhasUrine bhI apane 'vividhatIrthakalpa' gata 'avantidezastha-abhinandanadevakalpa' nAmake kalpa (pR0 57) meM nirdeza kiyA hai aura sAthameM eka kathA bhI dI hai / usa kathAkA sAra yaha hai ki mlecchoMne abhinandanadevakI mUrtiko tor3a diyA lekina vaha jur3a gaI aura eka bar3A atizaya pragaTa huaa| sambhavataH isI atizayake kAraNa prAkata nirvANakANDa' aura apabhraMza nirvANabhakti meM usakI vandanA kI gaI hai / ataeva ina saba ullekhAdikoMse jJAta hotA hai ki mAlavAke maGgalapurake abhinandanadevakI mahimA lokavizruta rahI hai aura vaha eka pavitra atizayatIrtha rahA hai| yaha tIrtha bhI ATha-sau varSase kama prAcIna nahIM hai / isa taraha isa saMkSipta sthAnapara hamane kucha jJAta atizaya tIrthoM aura sAtizaya jinabimboMkA kucha paricaya denekA prayatna kiyA hai| jina atizaya tIrthoM athavA sAtizaya jinabimboMkA hameM paricaya mAlUma nahIM ho sakA unheM yahA~ chor3a diyA gayA hai| AzA hai purAtattvapremI unheM khojakara unake sthAnAdikA paricaya degeN| Qu OuTMASAND 1. 'pAsaM taha ahiNaMdaNa NAyaddahi maMgalAure vaMde |'-gaathaa 20 / 2. 'maMgalavuri vaMdauM jagapayAsu, ahiNaMdaNu jiNu guNagaNaNivAsu / ' - 359 -