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________________ zrIdhara svAmI ko nirvANa-bhUmi : kuNDalapura paMDita jaganmohanalAla zAstrI kuMDalapura aMtima kevalI zrIdhara svAmI kI nirvANa-bhUmi kA nAmollekha tiloyapaNNati, nirvANa kANDa Adi meM AyA hai| inhIM ke AdhAra para ukta nirvANa bhUmi kA nirNaya karane kA prayAsa kucha vidvAnoM dvArA pichale bIsa, bAisa varSoM meM kiyA gayA hai / isa saMbaMdha ke prAyaH sabhI zAstrIya ullekhoM ko dRSTi meM rakhakara tatsambandhI upalabdha lekhoM kA manana karake tathA kucha navIna udghATita pramANoM para vicAra karate hue isa lekha meM bhagavAn zrIdhara svAmI ke nirvANa sthala para vicAra karate haye madhyapradeza ke damoha jile meM sthita prasiddha aura manorama kSetra kuNDalapura ko unakI siddha bhUmi mAnane ke kAraNa aura sAkSya prastuta karane kA maiM prayAsa kara rahA huuN| isa lekha kA prArambha zAstrokta pramANoM se karate hue sarvaprathama hama tiloyapaNNati ko saMdarbhita gAthA para vicAra kreNge| isa yativRSabhAcArya dvArA racita graMtha ke svAdhyAya kAla meM dekhI (gAthA saMkhyA 1471) / isa gAthA ke par3hane ke bAda aneka prazna uTha khar3e he| ye zrIdhara kevalI kaba hae ? antima kevalI to jamba svAmI kahe gaye haiM, phira ye carama kevalI kaise hue ? kuNDalagiri kauna-sA sthAna hai ? ityAdi / grantha ke avalokana se yaha jAnA jAtA hai ki kevalI to aneka prakAra ke hote haiM para pratyeka tIrthaMkara ke samaya do taraha ke kevalI mukhyatayA kahe gaye haiM : 1. anubaddha kevalI aura 2. ananubaddha kevalo / anubaddha kevalI ve haiM jo bhagavAn ke samavazaraNa meM sthita aneka ziSyoM meM bhagavAna ke pazcAta makhya upadeSTA paraMparA meM kevalajJAnI hokara hue / jo paripATI krama meM nahIM hae kintu kevalI hue, ve ananubaddha kevalI kahalAte haiM / inakI saMkhyA pratyeka tIrthaMkara ke samaya alaga-alaga batAI gaI hai / udAharaNArtha, bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke samavazaraNa meM kevalI saMkhyA 20000 para anubaddha kevalI kevala 84 / zrI ajitanAtha tIrthaMkara ke samavazaraNa meM sampUrNa kevala jJAniyoM kI saMkhyA 20000 para anubaddha kevalI kevala 84 / isI prakAra pratyeka tIrthakara ke anubaddha aura ananubaddha kevalI ko saMkhyAyeM bhinna haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samavazaraNa meM kevalI jJAnI 700 the aura anubaddha kevalI kevala tIna the / isakA yaha artha hai ki bhagavAn mahAvIra ke paTTaziSya zrI gautama gaNadhara the, bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pazcAt kArtika kRSNa 15 ko hI zrI gautama kevalI hue| unake paTTa para rahane vAle sudharmAcArya the jo gaNadhara to bhagavAna mahAvIra ke the para unako paTTa zrI gautama svAmI ke bAda prApta huaa| sudharmAcArya bhI kevalo hue / unake paTTa para zrI jambU svAmI hae jo kevalI hue| jambU svAmI ke paTTa para zrI viSNunandi tathA viSNunandi ke paTTa para zrI nandimitra, nandimitra ke paTTa para aparAjita, phira govardhana aura unake paTTa para zrIbhadrabAhu (prathama) hue, para ye saba zrutakevalI hue, kevalI nahIM hue| inakI ziSya-praziSya paramparA Age bhUtabali AcArya taka 683 varSa pramANa clii| yadyapi AcArya paramparA Age bhI calI parantu yahA~ taka aMgajJAna rahA / isake bAda aMgadhArI nahIM hue| isa prakAra paTTadhara ziSyoM kI paramparA meM 3 kevalI hue / ve bhagavAn mahAvIra ke anubaddha kevalI the| inake sivAya jo 700 kevalI samavazaraNa meM the, ve ananubaddha kevalI the| unameM sabhI kevalI apanI-apanI Ayu ke anta meM siddha pada ko prApta haye hoMge / yadyapi inakA samayollekha nahIM hai, tathApi paJcama kAla kI Ayu 120 varSa kahIM hai taba inakI Ayu bhI adhika se adhika itano athavA caturthakAla meM inakA janma hone se kucha varSa adhika bhI rahI ho, to bhI bhagavAn ke muktigamana kAla ke bAda prathama zatAbdI meM hI inakA muktigamana siddha hai| ina 700 kevaliyoM meM antima zrI zrIdhara svAmI the jinakA tiloyapaNNati meM kuNDalagiri meM muktigamana batAyA hai /
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________________ 376 paM0 jaganmohanalAla zAstrI sAdhuvAda grantha [ khaNDa grantha meM ukta ullekha par3hane para merA dhyAna sarvaprathama damoha (madhyapradeza) ke nikaTa sthita kuNDalapura grAma para gayA / yaha parvata kuNDalAkAra (gola) hai, ataH kuNDalagiri ho sakatA hai| anyatra aisA parvata nahIM hai aura na aise grAma kI hI prasiddhi hai / mUlanAyaka vizAla pratimA bhagavAn mahAvIra kI hai, aisI prasiddhi hai / tathApi ciha ke sthAna para isameM koI cihna nahIM hai| aba yaha pratimA AdinAtha kI mAnI jAtI hai aura bar3e bAbA ke nAma se prasiddha hai| yaha sthAna zrI 1008 zrIdhara kevalI kI nirvANa-bhUmi hai, yaha nIce likhe pramANoM se spaSTa hai : 1. pUjyapAdakRta dazabhakti meM nirvANa bhakti ke prakaraNa meM nirvANa kSetroM ke nAmoM kI gaNanA hai| RSyAdrimer3haka-kuNDala-droNImati-biMdhya-podanapura Adi aneka nirvANa bhUmiyoM ke nAma hai| inameM paMca pahAr3iyoM meM sabhI ke nAma nahIM haiN| kevala unake nAma haiM jo siddha sthAna haiN| ve hai vaibhAra-vipulAcala-RSyAdrika / kuNDala zabda ke sAtha meDhaka zabda hai / ina donoM ke pUrva prabala zabda aura usake bAda hI paMcapahAr3iyoM meM usakA nAma hai| isase / jisa prakAra mer3haka mer3hagiri ke lie alaga se AyA hai, isI prakAra kuNDala zabda kuNDalagiri ke liye alaga se AyA hai / phalataH mer3hagiri kI taraha kuNDalagiri svatantra nirvANa bhUmi hai| anyathA nirvANa bhUmi meM usakA ullekha na pAyA jaataa| nirvANa bhUmiyoM meM usakA nAma AnA usa sthAna ko siddha-bhUmi mAnane ke liye paryApta pramANa hai| nirvANa bhakti meM isake pUrva ke zlokoM meM tIrthaMkaroM kI nirvANa bhUmiyoM ke nAma dekara AThaveM zloka ke pUrva nimna utthAnikA bhI hai : "idAnIM tIrthaMkarebhyo'nyeSAM nirvANabhUmim stotumAha" AThaveM zloka meM zatruJjaya tuGgIgiri kA nAmollekha hai-dasaveM zloka meM bhI kucha nAma hai| ina sabhI zlokoM kA artha nimna hotA hai : droNImati (droNagiri), prabalakuNDala, prabalamer3haka ye donoM, vaibhAra parvata kA talabhAga, siddhakUTa, RSyAdrika, vipulAdri, balAhaka, vidhya, podanapura, vRSadIpaka, sahyAcala, himavat, lambAyamAna gajapaMtha Adi pavitra pRthviyoM meM jo sAdhujana karmanAza kara mukti padhAre, ve sthAna jagat meM prasiddha hue| Age ke zlokoM meM ina sthAnoM kI pavitratA kA varNana kara stuti kI hai| prastuta prasaGga meM kuNDala zabda para vicAra karanA hai / TokA meM kuNDala aura mer3haka kI "prabala kuNDale prabala mer3hake ca" aisA likhA gayA hai jisakA artha svatantratA se zreSTha kuNDalagiri aura zreSTha mer3hagiri hotA hai / pAMca pahAr3iyoM meM kevala 3 nAma Ae haiM / RSyAdrika ko TIkAkAra ne zramaNagiri likhA hai| pAMca pahAr3iyoM ke nAma nimna hai : (1) ratnAgiri (RSigiri), (2) vaibhAragiri (3) vipulAcala (4) balAhaka (5) pANDu / bauddha granthoM meM pAMca pahAr3iyoM ke nAma isa prakAra haiM-(1) vepulsa (2) vaibhAra (chinna zramaNagiri) (3) pANDava (4) isagiri (udayagiri, RSigiri) aura (5) gijjhakUTa / dhavalA TIkA meM inake nimna nAma haiM-(1) RSigiri (2) vaibhAra (3) vipulagiri (4) chinna (balAhaka) (5) pAMDu / ina tInoM nAmAvaliyoM se siddha hai ki pAMcoM pahAr3iyoM meM kuNDalagiri kisI kA bhI nAma nahIM thA aura na Aja bhI hai / taba paJca pahAr3iyoM meM usakI kalpanA kA koI AdhAra nahIM raha jaataa| phalataH kuNDalagiri svatantra nirvANa bhUmi hai, yaha siddha hotA hai| nIce likhA prAkRta nirvANabhakti kA ullekha bhI ise siddha karatA hai : aggala devaM vaMdami varaNadhare nivaNa kuNDalI vNde| pAsaM sirapuri vaMdami holAgiri saMkha devammi / varanagara meM agaladeva (AdinAtha) kI tathA nirvANa kuNDalI kSetra kI, zrIpura meM zrI pAzvanAtha ko tathA holAgiri zaMkhadvIpa meM zrI pArzvanAtha kI vaMdanA karatA huuN|
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________________ zrIdhara svAmI kI nirvANa-bhUmi : kuNDalapura 377 yahA~ isa siddhakSetra kA ullekha 'NavaNa kuNDalI vande' ke rUpa meM ullikhita hai| yahA~ kuMDalI ke sAtha nirvANa zabda bhI hai / usa zabdoM para vicAra karane para parvata kuNDalI (sapaM ke) AkAra hai, aisA bhI artha hotA hai / kSetra ke darzaka ise sahaja hI samajha skeNge| chaighariyA kA mandira sarpa ke phaNAkAra hai, usake bAda yaha parvata sarpa kI taraha bala khAtA huA kucha utAra ke rUpa meM hai jahA~ eka jina maMdira hai, phira Upara car3hAva hai jisa car3hAva kI samApti para do jina mandira hai, phira do maMdiroM ke bAda parvata para balakhAte huye utAra hai| jahA~ bar3A mandira (mukhya mandira) hai, phira car3hAva para eka mandira hai, pazcAt pAMDe ke mandira taka samAna jAkara pIche sarpa kI pUMcha kI taraha laMbAyamAna calA gayA hai / sarpAkRti bhI parvata kI kuNDalAkAra ke rUpa meM hai| phalataH isI AkAra ke kAraNa saMbhava hai ise "kuMDalI" likhA gayA hai / parvata ke pIche bhAga se aneka parvata bhI kuNDalAkAra isase jur3e haiN| saMskRta nirvANa bhakti ke ullekha para yadi 'prabalaM' zabda para vicAra kiyA jAya, to "zreSTha" ke atirikta prabala kA artha 'aneka' bhI hotA hai / ataH jisameM aneka kuMDala hoM use prabala kuMDala bhI kahA jA sakatA hai / ina donoM ullekhoM se damoha kA kuMDalagiri hI kuMDalAkAra yA sarpAkAra hone se 'kuMDalagiri' siddha kSetra pramANa siddha hotA hai / prAyaH aneka siddha kSetroM kA paricaya AkAra ke AdhAra para varNita hai jaise mer3hAgiri-mer3ha ke AkAra, cUlagiri cUla ke AkAra, droNagiri-droNa (donA) ke AkAra, athavA bhaugolika sthiti ke anusAra droNagiri kA artha hotA hai, jisa parvata ke donoM ora pAnI ho, use droNagiri kaha sakate haiM / droNagiri siddha kSetra ke donoM ora nadiyAM bahatI hai| ataH usakA isa artha meM bhI sArthaka nAma hai| isI prakAra kaMDala ke samAna golAkAra yA kuMDalI (sapa) ke samAna sarpAkAra hone se isa kSetra kA paricaya kuMDalagiri yA kuMDalI parvata ke rUpa meM diyA gayA hai| donoM AkAroM ke kAraNa damoha kA kuMDalapura "kuMDalagiri" hI siddha kSetra hai, yaha siddha hotA hai| ___ isakI prasiddhi kuMDalapura ke nAma se hai, ataH ise kuMDalagiri nahIM mAnanA cAhiye / yaha bhI taka kinhIM sajjanoM dvArA upasthita kiyA jAtA hai / para itanI sAdhAraNa bAta to pratyeka buddhimAna samajhatA hai ki kuNDalagiri ke samIpa grAma ko 'kuMDalapura' hI kahA jAyegA / isa kSetra ke badale pAMDugiri (rAmagiri) ko kuMDalagiri mAnane ke saMbaMdha meM koThiyA jI ke maMtavyoM kI samIkSA hamAre sahayogI pUrva meM kara cuke haiN| ataH usakI punarAvRtti karane meM koI lAbha nahIM hai / yadi pAMca pahAr3iyoM meM isa siddha kSetra kA ullekha karanA abhISTa hotA to ve AcArya apane ullikhita pAMca pahAr3iyoM meM se hI isakA nAma avazya likhate / pAMDugiri ko vRttAkAra (gola) likhA hai, isase kuMDalagiri ho sakatA hai-aisI kalpanA to bhArata meM pAye jAne vAle sabhI golAkAra parvatoM para kI jA sakatI hai| yativRSabhAcArya ne svayaM apane ukta graMtha meM 'pANDu' aura 'kuMNDalagiri' kA do alaga-alaga nAmoM se vibhinna sthAnoM para ullekha kiyA hai / ataH yaha sUrya kI taraha spaSTa hai ki ye donoM sthAna bhinna-bhinna hI unheM iSTa the / ataH pANDugiri ko kuNDalagiri mAnane kI bAta svayaM nirasta ho jAtI hai| isa para hamAre sahayogI ne anyatra vicAra kiyA hai| phira bhI yadi kisI anya kSetra ko kuMDalagiri pramANita karane ke inase adhika koI spaSTa pramANa prastuta kiye jAte haiM, to vidvajjana usako parIkSA kara samucita mata grahaNa kara sakate haiN| __ prastuta pramANoM se "kuNDalagiri koI nirvANa kSetra hai" yaha siddha ho gayA / prazna aba yaha hai ki vaha sthAna kahA~ hai ? kuNDalagiri maGgalASTaka meM AtA hai / vaha manuSya loka ke bAhara kuNDalagiri dvIpa meM hai| vaha to nirvANa bhUmi nahIM ho sakatA / anya cAra sthAnoM ke viSaya meM mere sahayogI paM0 phUlacaMdra jI ne pichale lekha meM vicAra kiyA hI hai / inameM damoha jile kA kuMDalapura hI yahAM abhISTa hai / yaha sthAna zrI zrodhara svAmI kI nirvANa bhUmi hai, aisA merA varSoM se mata calA A rahA hai / rAjagRha ko paMca pahAr3iyoM meM kuNDalagiri hone kI AzaMkA ukta pramANoM meM nirasta ho jAtI hai /
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________________ 378 50 jaganmohanalAla zAstrI sAdhuvAda grantha [khaNDa ise atizaya kSetra kahA jAtA hai| eka atyAcArI mugala zAsaka ne mUrtikhaNDana karane kA yahAM prayAsa kiyA thaa| para usake sevakoM para tatkAla madhumakkhiyoM kA aisA AkramaNa huA ki ve saba bhAga khar3e hue / isa atizaya ke kAraNa yaha atizaya kSetra mAnA jAtA hai / nirvANa-bhUmi abhI taka nahIM mAnA jAtA thA / yahA~ prazna hai ki mugala kAla meM yaha atizaya kSetra mAnA jAe, para kSetra to usase bahata parva kA hai| yaha chaThavIM zatAbdI kI kalA kA pratIka hai / vahA~ jainetara mandira bhI, jise brahma mandira kahate hai, chaThI zatAbdI se hai aisA kahA jAtA hai / taba chaThI zatAbdI se mugala kAla taka 1000 varSa taka yaha kauna-sA kSetra thA? yaha kuNDalAkAra pavaMta aisA sthAna nahIM hai jahA~ kisI rAjA kA kilA yA gar3hI hai jisase yaha mAnA jAe ki usane mandira aura mUrti banavAI hogo| koI prAcIna vizAla nagara bhI vahA~ nahIM hai ki kinhIM seThoM ne yA samAja ne mandira nirmANa karAyA ho / taba aisI kauna-sI bAta hai jisake kAraNa yahA~ itanA vizAla mandira aura mUrti banAI gaI / tarka se yaha siddha hai ki yaha siddha-bhUmi ho thI jisake kAraNa isa nirjana jaMgala meM kisI ne yaha mandira banAyA tathA anya 57 jinAlaya bho samaya-samaya para yahA~ banAye gaye haiN| ye jinAlaya vi0 saM0 1100 se 1900 taka ke pAye jAte hai| sana saMvata lekha rahita bhI bIsoM khaMDita jinabimba vahA~ sthita hai| vahA~ 1757 kA jo zilAlekha hai, vaha mandira ke nirmANa kA nahIM balki jIrNoddhAra kA hai| lekha saMskRta bhASA meM hai jisameM yaha ullekha hai ki zrI kundakundAcArya ke anvaya meM yazaHkIrti nAmA munIzvara hue| unake ziSya zrI lalitakoti tadanaMtara dharmakIrti pazcAt padmakIti pazcAt surendrakIti hue| unake ziSya sucandragaNa hue jinhoMne isa sthAna ko jIrNa-zIrNa dekhakara bhikSAvRtti se ekatrita dhana se isakA jorNoddhAra karAyA / acAnaka unakA dehAvasAna ho gayA, taba unake ziSya bra0 nemisAgara ne vi0 saM0 1757 mAgha sudI 15 somavAra ko saba chatoM kA kAma pUrA kiyaa| aisI kiMvadantI calI A rahI hai ki candrakIrti (sucandragaNa) nAmaka koI bhaTTAraka bhramaNa karate-karate yahA~ Aye, unakA darzana karake hI bhojana kA niyama thA, kintu koI mandira pAsa na hone se ve nirAhAra rhe| taba manuSya ke chadmaveza meM kisI devatA ne unheM kRNDalagiri para le jAkara sthAna kA nirdeza kiyaa| ve vahA~ para gaye aura usa vizAlakAya pratimA kA darzana kiyA tathA unhoMne hI isa mandira kA jIrNoddhAra kraayaa| kiMvadantI zilAlekha ke lekha se mela khAtI hai, ataH satya hai| yaha jIrNoddhAra prasiddha bandelakhaNDa kesarI mahArAja chatrasAla ke rAjyakAla meM huaa| kahate haiM apane ApattikAla meM mahArAja chatrasAla isa sthAna meM kucha dina pracchanna rahe haiM aura punaH rAja-pATa prApta karane para unakI tarapha se hI tAlAba sIr3hiyAM Adi kA nirmANa bhakti-vaza karAyA gayA hai / ____ ina saba pramANoM ke hote hue bhI loga saMdeha karate the ki vastutaH yahI sthAna zrIdhara kevalI kI nirvANa bhUmi hai, isakA koI likhita pramANa upalabdha nahIM hai| san 67 meM, maiM vIra nirvANa mahotsava para kuNDalagiri gayA thaa| vahA~ bar3e mandira ke cauka meM eka prAcIna chataro bano hai aura usake madhya 6 inca lambe caraNa-yugala haiN| anekoM bAra darzana kiye ina caraNoM ke / ye bhaTTArakoM ke caraNa cinha hoMge, aisA mAnate rahe / socA, caraNa cinha to siddha-bhUmi meM sthApita hone kA niyama hai, yaha to atizaya kSetra hai, siddhabhUmi nahIM hai, ataH yahA~ caraNoM pAyA jAnA yaha batAtA hai ki kinhoM 'bhaTTArakoM' ne apane yA apane guru ke caraNa sthApita kiye hoMge / kabhI vizeSa dhyAna nahIM diyA para isa bAra hamAre Azcarya kA ThikAnA na rahA jaba pujArI ne hameM batAyA ki caraNoM ke nIce kI paTTI para kucha lekha hai| hamane tatkAla use le jAkara jamIna meM sira rakhakara use bArIkI se par3A to ghise akSaroM meM kucha spaSTa par3hane meM nahIM AyA, taba jala se svaccha kara kapar3e se prakSAlana kara use par3hA to una caraNoM ke pASANa se sAmane kI paTTI para likhA hai : "kuNDalagirau zrI zrIdhara svAmI" isa lekha ko par3ha apanI varSoM kI dhAraNA saphala pramANita ho gii| isa pramANa kI samupalabdhi meM koI sandeha nahIM raha gyaa| yaha sUrya kI taraha sapramANa siddha hai ki ye caraNa zrI zrIdhara svAmI ke haiM aura yaha kSetra zrI kuNDalagiri hai /
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________________ zrIdhara svAmI kI nirvANa-bhUmi : kuNDalapura 379 __ saMbhavataH kuMDalagiri ke nAma ke kAraNa nIce base choTe se grAma kA nAma kuMDalapura par3A hogaa| isake pUrva isa grAma ko 'mandira TIlA' nAma se kahate the / zilAlekha meM ise isI nAma se ullikhita kiyA gayA hai| saMbhavataHbra nemisAgara jI kA dhyAna bhI caraNoM ke usa choTe lekha para nahIM gayA, jaise ki pacAsoM barasoM se unake darzana karane vAle hajAroM vyaktiyoM kA nahIM gyaa| yaha lekha isake bAda kSetra ke adhyakSa zrI rAjArAma jI bajAja, siMghaI bAbUlAla jI kaTanI tathA vahA~ ke eka mandira nirmANakartA U~cA ke siMghaI tathA anya kaI logoM ne par3hA hai| cauka meM chatarI prArambha se hI hai, navIna nahIM hai| usase cauka meM sthAna kI kamo A jAtI hai para prAcIna hone se abhI taka surakSita calI AI hai / yaha bhI isa bAta kA pramANa hai ki yaha zrIdhara kevalI kA mukti sthAna hI hai| chatarI binA prayojana nahIM banAI jaatii| 1501 ke saMvata kI eka jIrNa pratimA meM usa sthAna kA nAma niSadhikA (nasiyA~) bhI likhA hai / kaTanI ke sa0 siM0 dhanyakumAra jo ne zrIdhara kevalI ke navInacaraNa bhI padharAe haiM / ina pramANoM ke prakAza meM yaha bilkula spaSTa hai ki 'kunDalagiri' (damoha, ma0 pra0) hI zrIdhara kevalI kI nirvANa bhUmi hai| adhyAtma kA kSetra vaijJAnika kSetra hai| isa yAtrApatha ke pathika ko vaijJAnika honA aura bananA hI par3atA hai| aisA nahIM hotA ki AcArya vaijJAnika bana jAya, satya kI khoja kare aura usake anuyAyI usa khoje hue satya kA upabhoga kreN| pratyeka sAdhaka ko vaijJAnika bananA hotA hai, parIkSaNa karanA hotA hai aura satya ko Dhar3ha nikAlanA hotA hai -mahAprajJa