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________________ siddhakSetra kuNDalagiri siddhAntAcArya paM. phUlacanda zAstrI hastinApura, u0pra0 bhAratavarSa AryAvarta kA vaha bhAga hai jahA~ se avasarpiNI ke cauthe kAla meM aura utsapiNI ke tIsare kAla meM anantAnanta muni mokSa gaye haiM, jAte rahate hai aura jAte rheNge| isaliye isa deza ke prAyaH sabhI pradezoM meM jaina siddha kSetroM kA pAyA jAnA nizcita hai| isa kAla meM bhagavAna mahAbIra svAmI ke mokSagamana ke anantara gautama svAmI, sudharmAcArya aura jambU svAmI mokSa gaye haiN| ye tInoM anubaddha kevalI the| triloka prajJapti ke ullekha se mAlUma par3atA hai ki zrIdhara nAma ke eka munirAja zrI kuNDalagiri se mokSa gaye haiN| ye ananubaddha kevalI the / ye pUrvokta tIna kevaliyoM se bhinna hai| triloka prajJapti kA yaha ullekha isa prakAra haiM (1) kuNDalagirimmi carimo kevalaNANIsu siridharo siddho / cAraNarisIsu carimo supAsacandAbhidhANo ya // 4-1479 // (2) triloka prajJapti ke isa pATha kI puSTi prAkRta nirvANa bhakti ke "NivaNakuNDalI vande" pATha se bhI hotI hai| isI ke anurUpa saMskRta nirvANabhakti ke nimna zloka meM bhI kuNDalagiri ko siddhakSetra svIkAra karate hue vaha giri kahA~ para hai, isakA bhI bhale prakAra nideza kara diyA gayA hai : (3) droNImati prabalakuNDalamer3ha ke ca, vaibhAraparvatatale varasiddhakUTe / RSyAdrike ca vipulAdribalAhake ca, vindhye ca podanapure vaSadopake ca // 29 // arthAt droNIgiri, kuNDalagiri, muktA giri, vaibhAragiri kA tala bhAga, siddhavarakUTa, RSigiri, vipulagiri, valAhakagiri, vindhya, podanapura aura vRSadIpa meM jo siddha hue, unakI maiM vandanA karatA huuN| isa pATha meM droNagiri aura muktAgiri ke madhya meM kuNDalagiri kA nAma AyA hai| AcArya pUjyapAda kA yaha kathana soddezya honA caahiye| isase nizcita hotA hai ki ina donoM giriyoM ke madhya meM kahIM kuNDalagiri avasthita hai| isa prakAra ukta tIna ullekhoM se hama jAnate haiM ki inameM jisa kuNDalagiri ko siddha kSetra svIkAra kiyA gayA hai, vaha yahI kuNDalagiri hai aura zrIdhara munirAja yahIM se mokSa gaye haiM / pradeza kA nirNaya nirvANa bhakti ke ukta ullekha se yaha to nirNaya ho jAtA hai damoha ke pAsa kA kuNDalagiri hI zrIdhara svAmI kA nirvANa sthAna hai| phira bhI, anya pramANoM se bhI hama yaha nirNaya kareMge ki yaha kuNDalagiri damoha jile meM hI avasthita hai yA usakA anya pradeza meM honA sambhava hai| pahale madhyapradeza meM damoha ke pAsa ke siddhakSetra ko kuNDalapura kahA jAtA thaa| isalie kuNDalagiri kahA~ para hai, yaha vivAda kA viSaya banA huA thaa| abhI taka kuNDalapura nAma ke cAra sthAna svIkAra kiye jAte rahe haiN| unameM se prakRta kuNDalapura kahA~ para hai, usa para yahA~ vicAra kiyA jAtA hai / (1) jahA~ bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI kA janma huA thA, usakA nAma to vAstava meM kuNDala grAma hai kintu lokabhASA meM ise kuNDalapura kahA jAtA hai / kucha AcAryoM ne bhI ise kuNDalapura nAma se svIkAra kiyA hai|
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________________ 368 paM0 jaganmohanalAla zAstrI sAdhuvAda grantha [ khaNDa (2) nAlandA ke nikaTa bar3AgAMva ko kuNDalapura mAnakara use vartamAna meM bhagavAn mahAbIra kA janmasthAna mAnA jAtA hai / vahA~ eka jina mandira bhI banA huA hai / sAdhAraNa janatA vandanA kI dRSTi se vahA~ pahu~catI rahatI hai| (3) eka kuNDalapura satArA jile meM sthita hai| yaha pUnA se satArA vAle relamArga para kirloskara bAr3I se 7 kimI0 para sthita hai| yahA~ sthita pahAr3a para do jina mandira bhI bane hue hai, isalie yaha tIrthakSetra ke rUpa meM mAnA jAtA hai| (4) madhyapradeza ke damoha jile ke antargata 35 kimo0 dUra IzAna dizA meM jo kSetra avasthita hai, usake pAsa kuNDalapura nAma kA gA~va hone se, kSetra ko bhI kuNDalapura kahA jAtA rahA hai| para vahA~ sthita kSetra kA nAma vAstava meM kuNDalagiri hI hai| isa prakAra kuNDalapura nAma ke ye cAra sthAna prasiddha haiN| inameM se do hI aise sthAna haiM jo vicAra koTi meM liye jA sakate haiN| eka mahArASTra meM satArA jile ke antargata kuNDala sthAna aura dUsarA ma0pra meM damoha jile ke antargata kuNDalapura sthaan| ina donoM sthAnoM para jo parvata hai, una para jina mandira bane hue haiN| isalie donoM hI sthAna kSetra ke rUpa meM prasiddha haiM / aba dekhanA yaha hai ki ina donoM sthAnoM meM se siddhakSetra kauna ho sakatA hai / 1-triloka prajJapti ke pramANa se to yahI mAlUma par3atA hai ki jo kuNDalAkAra giri hai, vahI siddhakSetra ho sakatA hai, dUsarA nhiiN| isa bAta ko dhyAna meM rakhakara jaba hama vicAra karate haiM, to isase yahI pratIta hotA hai damoha jile meM kuNDalapura ke ati nikaTa kA pahAr3a hI kuNDalagiri siddhakSetra honA caahie| yaha giri svayaM to kuNDalAkAra hai hI, kintu isa giri se lagakara kuNDalAkAra giriyoM kI eka zRMkhalA cAlU ho jAtI hai / damoha se kaTanI ke lie jo sar3aka jAtI hai, usa para avasthita jo prathama kuNDalAkAra giri hai, vahI prAcIna kAla se siddhakSetra mAnA jA rahA hai| isalie usa giri para sthita pUre siddhakSetra ke darzana ho jAte haiN| kintu usase lagakara kAra dUsarA giri milatA hai, usakI racanA bhI aisI banI huI hai ki usake madhya meM sthita sar3aka se cAra-pAMca jina mandiroM ke darzana ho jAte haiN| yahI sthiti tIsare, cauthe aura pAMcaveM kuNDalAkAra giriyoM kI hai| mAtra una giriyoM para sthita jina mandiroM kA darzana sar3aka se uttarottara saMkhyA meM kama hotA jAtA hai| isalie ina giriyoM kI aisI prAkRtika racanA ko dekhakara yaha nizcaya hotA hai ki triloka prajJapti meM jisa kuNDalagiri siddhakSetra kA ullekha hai, vaha yahI honA caahie| 2-iNDiyana enTokverI meM nandisaMgha kI eka paTTAvali aMkita hai / yaha jaina siddhAnta bhAskara 1, 4, pRSTha 79 1912 meM mudrita kI gayI hai / yaha paTTAvali dvitIya bhadrabAhu se cAlU hotI hai| isameM batalAyA gayA hai ki vikrama saM0 1140 (1083 I0) meM mahAcandra yA mAdhavacandra nAma ke jo paTTadhara AcArya hue haiM, unakA mukhya sthAna kuNDalapura (damoha jilA) thaa| inakA paTTastha kramAMka 52 hai / yaha bhI eka pramANa hai| isase bhI yahI siddha hotA hai ki damoha jile meM kuNDalapura ke pAsa kA kuNDalagiri gyArahavIM sadI meM bhI isI rUpa meM mAnA jAtA rahA hai / yahA~ ullikhita paTTAvali gautama gaNadhara se prArambha hotI hai phira bhI, isa paTTAvali ko jo dvitIya bhadrabAhu se prArambha kiyA gayA hai isakA kAraNa yaha pratIta hotA hai ki dvitIya bhadrabAhu ke kAla meM hI balAtkAragaNa kI sthApanA ho gayI thii| isIlie isa paTTAvali ko balAtkAragaNa kI paTTAvali bhI kahA jAtA hai / pahile to paTTadhara jitane bhI AcArya hote the, ve saba muni hI hote the| yaha paramparA 13 vIM sadI taka akSuNNa rahatI aaii| kintu basantakIrti muni ke kAla meM paTTa para baiThane vAle muniyoM dvArA vastra grahaNa karanA prArambha ho jAne se (bhaTTAraka sampradAya, pR0 93) ve bhaTTAraka zabda dvArA abhihita kiye jAne lge| isa paTTAvali ko kevala bhaTTAraka
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________________ 5] siddhakSetra kuNDalagiri 369 / paTTAvala kahanA upayukta nahIM hai ataH 12 vIM zatAbdI meM kuNDalagiri ke jo paTTadhara AcArya mahAcandra hue haiM, ve bhaTTAraka na hokara muni hI the, yaha spaSTa hai / isa vivecana se bhI nizcita ho jAtA hai ki damoha jile ke kuNDalapura ke pAsa kA kuNDalagiri hI siddhakSetra hai / triloka prajJapti meM jisa kuNDalagiri kA ullekha hai, vaha yahI hai, anya nahIM / 3 - kuNDalagiri siddhakSetra lagabhaga 2500 varSa purAnA hai / yahA~ pahAr3a para eka prAcIna jina mandira 1 ise bar3e bAbA kA mandira kahate haiM / yahA~ eka kuNDalapura grAma ke parisara meM aura dUsarA kuNDalagiri pahAr3a ke talabhAga meM do maThAkAra prAcIna jina mandira bhI bane hue haiM / sarakArI purAtatva vibhAga dvArA ina gayA haiM / ye tInoM chaThavIM zatAbdI yA usake pahile ke haiM / inheM sUcita karane vAlA eka para lagA huA hai / zilApaTTa meM jo ibArata likhI gaI hai, usakA hindI bhAva isa prakAra hai : mandiroM ko brahmamandira kahA zilApaTTa damoha relave sTezana jainiyoM kA tIrthasthAna kuNDalapura damoha se lagabhaga 20 mIla IzAna kI tarapha hai / yahA~ para chaThavIM sadI ke do prAcIna brahmamandira haiN| inake sivAya 58 jaina mandira hai / mukhya mandira meM 12 phITa U~cI padmAsana mahAvIra kI pratimA hai / yahIM para hara sAla mAgha mahIne ke anta meM jainiyoM kA bar3A bhArI melA lagatA hai / isa zilApaTTa meM 58 mandiroM ke sAtha do brahmamandiroM kA ullekha kara unheM purAtatva vibhAga dvArA chaThavIM sadI kA svIkAra kiyA gayA hai| itanA avazya hai ki 58 jinamandiroM meM bar3e bAbA kA mukhya mandira aura do brahmamandira chaThavIM sadI ke haiM / zeSa jina mandira arvAcIna haiM / isalie yahA~ " bar3e bAbA " ke mukhya mandira sahita do brahma mandiroM kA paricaya denA iSTa pratIta hotA hai / (ka) 'bar3e bAbA' ke mukhya mandira kA kramAMka 11 hai / jaisA usakA nAma hai, utanA hI vaha vizAla hai / usakA garbhAlaya pASANa nirmita hai / pahale garbhAlaya kA pravezadvAra purAne DhaMga kA bahuta choTA thA / usameM siMhAsana para virAjamAna 'bar3e bAbA' kI mUrti ko kaI zatAbdiyoM tathA tIrthaMkara mahAvora kI mUrti kahA jAtA rhaa| garbhAlaya ke bAhara dIvAla meM jo zilApaTTa lagAyA gayA haiM, usameM bhI use bhagavAn mahAvIra kI mUrti kahA gayA hai| kintu vastuta: yaha bhagavAn mahAvIra ko mUrti na hokara bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI mUrti hai kyoMki bar3e bAbA kI mUrti meM donoM kandhoM se se kucha nIce taka bAloM ko do-do laTeM laTaka rahI haiM aura Asana ke nIce siMhAsana meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke yakSa-yakSI aGkita kie gae haiM / mUrti padmAsana mudrA meM 12 phuTa 6 iJca U~cI hai aura usakI caur3AI 11 phuTa 4 inca hai / isake donoM pArzva bhAgoM meM 11 phuTa 10 iJca U~ce khaDgAsana mudrA meM sAta phaNI bhagavAn pArzvanAtha ke do jinabimba avasthita haiN| sAtha hI, praveza dvAra ko chor3akara tInoM ora dIvAla ke sahAre prAcIna jinabimba sthApita kiye gaye haiM / mUla nAyaka bar3e bAbA arthAt bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko chor3akara ye saba jinabimba donoM brahmamandiroM se aura barraTa gA~va se lAkara yahA~ virAjamAna kiye gae haiN| (kSetra ke anya jinamandiroM meM bhI prAcIna pratimAyeM avasthita haiM / ve bhI inhIM sthAnoM se lAyI gayI jAna par3atI hai / ) isa kAraNa garbhAlaya kI zobhA apUrva aura manojJa bana gayI hai / kSetra kI zobhA bar3e bAbA se to hai hI, anya bhI aisI aneka vizeSatAyeM haiM jinake kAraNa yaha kSetra apUrva mahimA se yukta pratIta hotA hai| isa kAraNa pratyeka varSa vahA~ mAgha mAha meM melA lagatA hai / zrI balabhadra jI 'madhyapradeza ke jainatIrtha' pu0 189 meM likhate hai ki 'dhyAna se dekhane para pratIta hotA hai ki bar3e bAbA aura pAzrvavartI dInoM pArzvanAtha pratimAoM ke siMhAsana mUlataH ina pratimAoM ke nahIM haiM / bar3e bAbA kA siMhAsana do pASANa khaNDoM ko jor3akara banAyA gayA pratIta hotA hai| isI prakAra pArzvanAtha pratimAoM ke Asana kinhIM khaDgAsana pratimAoM ke avazeSa jaise pratIta hote haiM / kintu yaha sahI nahIM lagatA / bar3e bAbA kA pRSThabhAga, jisa zilA ko kATakara yaha mUrti banAI gayI haiM, usase jur3A huA pratIta hotA hai aura yaha ho sakatA hai|
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________________ 370 paM0 jaganmohanalAla zAstrI sAdhuvAda grantha [ khaNDa banA huA thA / usa ki siMhAsana do pASANa khaNDoM se banAyA gayA ho| para merI namra rAya meM use usI sthAna para nirmita kiyA gayA hai | bArIkI se dekhane para jisa Asana para bar3e bAbA virAjamAna haiM, vaha anyatra se nahIM lAyA gayA hai / yahA~ Ane vAle darzanArthiyoM kA kahanA hai ki siMhAsana meM golaka ke lie eka surAkha sukha meM rupayA paisA DAlane para talabhAga meM vaha kahA~ jAtA thA, isakA Aja taka patA nahIM claa| isa kAraNa aba yaha surAkha banda kara diyA gayA hai / vaha sthAna kucha bhAiyoM ne hameM bhI dikhAyA thA / isase to aisA hI pratIta hotA hai ki bar3e bAbA kA jinabimba aura siMhAsana Adi jo kucha bhI nirmita huA hai, vaha vahIM huA hai / phira bhI hamArI rAya hai ki purAtatvavidoM va injIniyaroM ko bulAkara ina saba bAtoM kI samIkSA eka bAra avazya karA lenA cAhie tAki isa sambandha meM hone vAle bhrama ko dUra kiyA jA sake / (kha) prathama brahma mandira kuNDalagiri kI talahaTI meM sthita hai / maiM aneka bhAiyoM ke sAtha usake abhyantara bhAga kA avalokana karane ke lie vahA~ gayA thaa| unameM samAja ke prasiddha vidvAn zrI paM0 jaganmohanalAla jI zAstrI bhI the / kintu mandira ke dvAra para kucha bhAiyoM ne tAlA lagA rakhA hai| isaliye usake bhItara praveza karake usake bhItara kyA hai, yaha hama nahIM dekha sake / phira bhI, una bhAiyoM kA kahanA thA ki mandira ke bhItara jo devI kI mUrti hai, vaha padmAvatI devI kI hI hai / (ga) dUsare brahmamandira ko rukmiNI maTha bhI kahA jAtA hai / vaha bhI chaThIM sadI kA hai / yaha kuNDalapura grAma ke parisara meM avasthita hai / ise rukmiNI maTha kyoM kahA jAtA hai, isake pIche eka itihAsa hai / yaha brahmamandira jIrNa bar3e bAbA ke mandira meM sthApita zIrNa avasthA meM hai / vahA~ pahale jo jinabimba virAjamAna the, unheM yahA~ se le jAkara kara diyA gayA hai / isa mandira ke madhya bhAga meM 3 hAtha 4 aMgula caur3A zilApaTTa hai / meM usameM aMkita AmravRkSa ke mUla bAlaka haiM aura dUsarA bAlaka usameM bhI jaina mUrtiyA~ aMkita hotI rahatI hai / parantu ina dekharekha nahIM ho pAtI / na to samAja kA isa meM bhagavAna neminAtha sahita yakSa-yakSiNI kI eka mUrti pratiSThita hai / yakSiNI kI godI AmravRkSa para car3hatA huA dikhAyA gayA hai| isa brahma mandira meM giradala rakhA huA hai / hai / bar3e bAbA kA mandira to samAja ke adhikAra meM hone se usakI bhale prakAra dekha-rekha donoM brahma mandiroM kI nahIM hotI / yadyapi kuNDalagiri kI talahaTI meM jo brahmamandira hai, usa para anya bhAiyoM ne kabjA avazya kara rakhA hai, parantu dUsare brahmamandira ke samAna isakI bhI samucita ora dhyAna hai aura na purAtatva vibhAga kA ho / (gha) bar3e bAbA ke mandira kA jo garbhAlaya haiM, usase laga kara jo maNDapa hai, usake madhya meM eka cabUtarA banA huA hai| usa para madhya meM purAne caraNa cihna virAjamAna haiM / ve kitane prAcIna haiM, yaha kahanA kaThina hai / para jisa pASANa khaNDa ko kATakara unheM banAyA gayA hai, use dekhate hue ye caraNa-cihna hajAra ATha sau varSa purAne niyama se hone cAhiye, aisA pratIta hotA hai / sambhava hai ki yahA~ para san 1140 meM mahAcandra nAma ke jo paTTadhara AcArya ho gaye haiM, unake anurodha para ho, yaha nizcaya hone se ki yahI vaha kuNDalagiri hai jahAM se zrIdhara svAmI mokSa gaye haiM, ina caraNa cihnoM kI sthApanA kI gayI ho / una para 'kuNDalagirI zrIdhara svAmI' yaha likhA hone se bhI yahI pratIta hotA hai ki unhoMne hI zrIdhara svAmI ke ina caraNa cinhoM kI sthApanA karAI hogI / zrI paM0 balabhadrajo ne 'madhyapradeza ke digambara jaina tIrtha' ke pR0 193 para jo ina caraNa cihnoM ko 12-13vIM zatAbdI kA sUcita kiyA hai, usase bhI isa bAta kI satyatA pramANita hotI hai / 1 (ca) donoM brahma mandiroM se jo kara dI gaI haiM / unake AkAra aura nirmANa nahIM dikhAI deto ki ye saba mUrtiyA~ kama se kama utanI prAcIna pratIta hota haiM jitane prAcIna brahmamandira haiM / ve saba mUrtiyA~ padmAsana haiM, saMkhyA meM 14 haiM aura pratyeka meM puSpavarNI deva aura caramavAhaka haiM / pratimAyeM lAI gaI thIM, unameM se bahuta-sI pratimAyeM to zailI ko dekhate hue isa kathana ko svIkAra kara lene garbhAlaya meM hI sthApita meM hameM koI Apatti
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________________ siddhakSetra kuNDalagiri 371 (cha) inake sivAya, barraTa Adi sthAnoM se lAI gaI mUrtiyAM anya mandiroM meM sthApita kI gaI haiN| unameM khaDgAsana aura padmAsana-donoM prakAra kI pratimAyeM haiN| udAharaNArtha, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 29, 40 aura 50 saMkhyAMka jina mandiroM meM dezI pASANa nirmita pratimAyeM virAjamAna haiN| isa prakAra 3, 5, aura 6 saMkhyaka mandiroM meM dezI pASANa nirmita caraNa cihna haiN|| (ja) ina saba pramANoM para dRSTipAta karane se yaha spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki isa kSetra kA nirmANa chaThavIM sadI se pahale ho ho gayA thaa| yaha Thoka hai ki yahA~ ke mandiroM meM baraMTa se dezI pASANa nirmita bahuta-sI mUrtiyAM lAkara pratiThita kI gayI hai, parantu isase kSetra kI prAcInatA meM koI bAdhA nahIM pdd'tii| inameM bahuta sI mUrtiyAM aGga-bhaGga bhI haiM / sAtha hI, bar3e mandira kI parikramA ke pIche khule bhAga meM cabUtare para dIvAla se laga kara bahuta-sI mUrtiyA~ yahA~ vahA~ se lAkara rakhI huI hai / isase bhI ukta tathya kI puSTi hotI hai / koThiyA jI ke mata para vicAra DaoN0 darabArIlAla koThiyA, nyAyAcArya ne 'anekAnta' varSa 8, kiraNa 3, mArca 1946 meM 'kauna-sA kuNDalagiri siddhakSetra hai" zIrSaka se eka lekha likhA thaa| use par3ha kara patra dvArA maiMne unheM aise lekha na likhane kA Agraha kiyA thaa| usa samaya jahAM taka mujhe yAda hai, unhoMne merI yaha bAta svIkAra bhI kara lI thii| kintu punaH kucha parivartana ke sAtha usI lekha ko jaba maiMne unake abhinandana grantha meM dekhA, to mujhe bar3A Azcarya huaa| isase hI mujhe isa viSaya para sAMgopAMga vicAra karane kI preraNA milI / ___ isa lekha meM unhoMne batAyA hai ki san 1946 ke pUrva vidvatpariSada ke kaTanI adhivezana meM 'kyA damoha jile kA kuNDalagiri siddhakSetra hai' isakA nirNaya karane ke lie tIna vidvAnoM kI eka upasamiti banAI gaI thiiN| usI AdhAra para apane anusandhAna, vicAra aura usake niSkarSa ko vidvAnoM ke sAmane rakhane ke lie DaoN0 sAhaba ne usa samaya vaha lekha likhA thA / unake abhinandana grantha meM prakAzita unakA etadviSayaka dUsarA lekha bhI unhoMne isa viSaya ke 'anusandheya' bhAva se likhA hai / triloka prajJapti ke anusAra antima ananubaddha kevalI zrIdhara svAmI kuNDalagiri se mokSa gaye haiN| AcArya pAdapUjya (pUjyapAda) ne bhI svalikhita nirvANa-bhakti meM kuNDalagiri ko nirvANa kSetra svIkAra kiyA hai| parantu yaha kuNDalagiri kisa kevalI ko nirvANabhUmi hai, yaha kucha bhI nahIM likhA hai| vahI sthiti "kriyAkalApa' meM saMgRhIta prAkRta nirvANa bhakti kI bhI hai, isa prakAra ina tIna ullekhoM se yaha to spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki kuNDalagiri siddhakSetra hai / aba vicAra yaha karanA hai ki vaha kuNDalagiri siddhakSetra phisa pradeza meM avasthita hai| AcArya pUjyapAda ne apane svalikhita saMskRta nirvANa bhakti ke 9 saMkhyaka zloka meM droNIgiri ke anantara kuNDalagiri kA ullekha karake bAda meM muktAgiri kA ullekha kiyA hai| sAtha hI, isameM rAjagRhI ke pA~ca pahAr3oM meM se vaibhAragiri, RSigiri, vipulagiri aura valAhakagiri kA bhI ullekha karate hue ina nirvANa bhUmi svIkAra kiyA hai| isa ullekha se yaha spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki AcArya pUjyapAda kI dRSTi meM rAjagRhI ke pA~ca pahAr3oM meM se cAra pahAr3a hI siddhakSetra haiM, pANDugiri siddhakSetra nahIM hai / unhoMne apane dUsare lekha meM jo yaha likhA hai ki 'pUjyapAda ke ullekha se jJAta hotA hai ki unake samaya meM pANDugiri, jo vRtta (gola) hai, kuNDalagiri bhI kahalAtA thaa|' so isa sambandha meM hamArA itanA kahanA paryApta hai ki isakI puSTi meM unheM koI pramANa denA cAhiye thaa| sabhI AcAryoM ne pANDugiri ko hI likhA hai| unhoMne bhI vahI kiyA hai| isase yaha kahA~ siddha hotA hai ki unake samaya pANDugiri kuNDalagiri bhI kahalAtA thaa| pratyut usase yahI siddha hotA hai ki unakI dRSTi meM ye do svatantra pahAr3a the| cAra pahAr3oM ke siddhakSetra hone kA ullekha A0 pUjyapAda racita saMskRtanirvANabhakti meM bhI hai| yaha ullekha na to triloka prajJapti meM hI dRSTigocara hotA hai aura na prAkRta nirvANa bhakti meM hii| kintu koThiyA jI kA vicAra hai ki jaba AcArya pUjyapAda ne rAjagRha ke pAMca pahAr3oM meM se cAra ko siddhakSetra mAnI hai, to pANDugiri bhI .
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________________ 372 paM0 jaganmohanalAla zAstrI sAdhuvAda grantha [ khaNDa siddhakSetra honA cAhiye / ise siddhakSetra siddha karane ke liye unhoMne jo tarka praNAlI apanAyI hai, vaha avazya hI vicAraNIya ho jAtI hai / unhoMne triloka prajJapti, harivaMza purANa aura dhavalA-jayadhavalA ke pramANa dekara pAMca pahAr3oM kA vizeSa varNana prastuta kiyA hai| triloka prajJapti ke anusAra RSigiri, vaibhAragiri, vipulagiri, chinnagiri aura pANDugiri ye pA~ca pahADoM ke nAma haiN| dhavalA va jayadhavalA ke anasAra bhI pAMca pahADoM ke nAma triloka prajJapti ke anarUpa haiN| mAtra harivaMzaparANa ke anasAra, chinnagiri ke sthAna meM balAhakagiri kahA gayA hai| zeSa cAra pahADoM ke nAma vahI hai jo triloka prajJapti meM svIkAra kiye gaye haiN| yahA~ itanA vizeSa jAnanA ki triloka prajJapti meM pANDugiri kA koI AkAra nahI diyA gayA hai, kintu zeSa ullekhoM meM use gola likhA hai| eka bAta yahA~ dhyAna dene yogya hai ki ina sabhI granthoM meM jo ye pAMca pahAr3oM ke nAma Aye haiM, ve unakA paricaya karAne ke abhiprAya se hI Aye haiN| ve siddha kSetra hai, isa abhiprAya se unakA ullekha una granthoM meM nahIM kiyA gayA hai / isalie una granthoM kA AdhAra dekara pANDugiri ko siddhakSetra ThaharAnA upayukta pratIta nahIM hotaa| isake viparyAsa meM, triloka prajJapti meM jahA~ kuNDalagiri ko zrIdhara svAmI kA nirvANa kSetra kahA gayA hai, vaha prakaraNa ho dUsarA hai| vahA~ yaha batalAyA gayA hai ki bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI ke mokSa jAne ke bAda kitane kebalo mokSa gaye hai| yahA~ isa bhArata bhUmi meM kitane siddhakSetra haiM aura ve kahA~-kahA~ haiM, yaha nahIM batalAyA gayA hai / mAtra prasaGgavaza kuNDalagiri ko pANDugiri siddha karake use siddhakSetra ThaharAnA ucita pratIta nahIM hotaa| ise dRSTiojhala karake prathama lekha meM likhate haiM ki-yahA~ yaha dhyAna dene yogya hai ki balAhaka ko chinna bhI kahA jAtA hai| ataH eka parvata ke ye do nAma haiM aura inakA ullekha granthakAroM ne donoM nAmoM se kiyA hai| jinhoMne balAhaka nAma diyA hai, unhoMne chinna nAma nahIM diyA aura jinhoMne chinna nAma diyA hai, unhoMne balAhaka nAma nahIM diyA aura avasthAna sabhI ne eka-sA batalAyA tathA paMca pahAr3oM ke sAtha usako ginatI kI hai| ataH balAhaka aura chinna donoM paryAyavAcI nAma haiN| isI taraha 'RSyAdrika aura RSigiri-ye bhI paryAya nAma haiN|' __"aba idhara dhyAna deM ki jina vIrasena aura jinasena svAmI ne pANDugiri kA nAmollekha kiyA hai, unhoMne phira kaNDalagiri kA nAmollekha nahIM kiyaa| isI prakAra pUjyapAda ne jahA~ sabhI nirvANa kSetroM ko ginAte huye kuNDalagiri kA nAma diyA hai, phira unhoMne pANDugiri kA ullekha nahIM kiyaa| hA~, yativRSabha ne avazya pANDugiri aura kuNDalagiri donoM nAmoM kA ullekha kiyA hai / lekina do vibhinna sthAnoM meM kiyA hai| pANDugiri kA to pA~ca pahAr3oM ke sAtha prathama adhikAra meM aura kuNDalagiri kA cauthe adhikAra meM kiyA hai / ataeva pANDugiri-bhinna kuNDalagiri abhISTa ho. aisA nahIM kahA jA sktaa| kintu aisA jAna par3atA hai ki yativRSabha ne pUjyapAda kI nirvANabhakti dekhI hogI aura usameM pajyapAda ke dvArA pANDugiri ke liye nAmAMtara rUpa meM prayukta kuNDalagiri ko pAkara inhoMne kuNDalagiri kA bhI nAmollekha kiyA hai| pratIta hotA hai ki pUjyapAda ke samaya meM pANDugiri ko kuNDalagiri bhI kahA jAtA thaa| ataeva unhoMne pANDugiri ke sthAna meM kuNDalagiri nAma diyA hai|" isa ullekha se aisA lagatA hai ki paMca pahAr3oM meM sabhI pahAr3a siddhakSetra hai| aisA mAnakara hI koThiyA jI kuNDalagiri ko pANDugiri samajhakara use (pANDugiri ko) siddhakSetra siddha kara rahe haiN| apane isa kathana kI puSTi meM jaise chinnagiri kA dUsarA nAma balAhakagiri hai, vaise hI pANDugiri kA dUsarA nAma kuNDalagiri kuNDalAkAra hai aura pANDagiri gola hai, yaha batA karake bhI donoM ko eka likhA hai| kintu unake ye tarka tabhI saMgata mAne jA sakate haiM jaba anya kisI grantha meM ve pANDugiri kA paryAya nAma kuNDalagiri batA skeN| rahI kuNDalAkAra aura gola AkAra kI bAta, so pANDugiri gola hokara Thosa hai aura kuNDalagiri aisA Thosa nahIM hai| balAhaka (chinna) pahAr3a ko avazya ho dhanuSAkAra batalAyA gayA hai| yadi pANDugiri bhI dhanuSAkAra hotA, to use gola nahIM likhA jaataa| isalie jahA~ pANDugiri ko kUNDalagiri ThaharAnA tarkasaMgata nahIM pratIta hotA, vahA~ pANDugiri ko dhanuSAkAra ThaharAnA bhI tarkasaMgata pratIta nahIM hotaa|
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________________ siddhakSetra kuNDalagiri 373 isalie prakRta meM yahI samajhanA cAhiye ki kuNDalagiri ho siddhakSetra hai, pANDugiri nhiiN| bhale hI usakI gaNanA rAjagRhoM ke paMca pahAr3oM meM kI gaI ho| ____ Age pariziSTa likhakara koThiyAjI likhate haiM ki 'jaba hama damoha ke pArzvavartI kuNDalagiri yA kuNDalapura ko aitihAsikatA para vicAra karate haiM, to usake koI puSTa pramANa upalabdha nahIM hote / kevala vikrama kI 17vIM zatAbdI kA utkIrNa huA zilAlekha prApta hotA hai jise mahArAja chAtrasAla ne vahA~ caityAlaya kA jIrNoddhAra karAte samaya khudavAyA thaa| kahA jAtA hai ki kuNDalapura meM bhaTTAraka kI gaddI thii| isa gaddI para chatrasAla ke samakAla meM eka prabhAvazAlI mantravidyA ke jJAtA bhaTTAraka taba pratiSThita the| taba unake prabhAva evaM AzIrvAda se chatrasAla ne eka bar3I bhArI yavana senA para kAbU karake usa para vijaya pAI thii| isase prabhAvita hokara chatrasAla ne kuNDalapura kA jIrNoddhAra karAyA thA, Adi / ' unake isa mata ko par3hakara aisA lagatA hai ki ve eka to kabhI kuNDalapura gaye ho nahIM aura gaye bhI haiM to unhoMne vahAM kA bArIkI se adhyayana nahIM kiyA hai| ve yaha to svIkAra karate hai ki chatrasAla ke kAla meM vahAM eka caityAlaya thA aura vaha jIrNa ho gayA thaa| phira bhI, ve kuNDalagiri kI aitihAsikatA ko svIkAra nahIM karate / jabaki purAtatva vibhAga kuNDalagiri kI aitihAsikatA ko AThavIM zatAbdI taka kA svIkAra karatA hai| usake pramANa rUpa meM katipaya cihna Aja bhI vahA~ pAye jAte haiN| aura sabase bar3A pramANa to bhagavAn RSabhadeva (bar3e bAbA) kI mUrti hI hai| use 18vIM sadI se 100 varSa purAnI batAnA kisI sthAna ke itihAsa ke sAtha nyAya karanA nahIM kahA jAyagA / jina logoM kA kSetra se koI sambandha nahIM, jo jaina dharma ke upAsaka bhI nahIM, ve purAtatva kA bhale prakAra anusandhAna karake kSetra ko chaThI zatAbdI kA likheM aura usake pramANa svarUpa damoha sTezana para eka zilApaTTa dvArA usakI prasiddhi bhI kareM aura hama hai ki usakA samyak prakAra se avalokana to kareM nahIM, vahA~ pAye jAnevAle prAcIna avazeSoM ko buddhigamya kareM nahIM, phira bhI usakI prAcInatA ko lekhoM dvArA sandeha kA viSaya banAyeM, vaha pravRtti acchI nahIM kahI jA sktii| koThiyAjI ne apane donoM lekhoM meM prasaMgataH do viSayoM kA ullekha kiyA hai| eka to nirvANakANDa ke viSaya meM carcA karate hue unhoMne likhA hai ki 'prabhAcandra (11 vIM zatI) aura zrutasAgara (15vIM-16vIM zatI) ke madhya meM bane prAkRta nirvANakANDa ke AdhAra se bane, bhaiyA bhagavatIdAsa (saM0 1741) ke bhASA nirvANakANDa meM jina siddha va atizaya kSetroM kI parigaNanA kI gaI hai, usameM bhI kuNDalapura ko siddhakSetra yA atizayakSetra ke rUpa meM parigaNita nahIM kiyA gyaa| isase yahI pratIta hotA hai ki yaha siddhakSetra to nahIM hai, atizaya kSetra bhI 15 vI-16 vIM zatAbdI ke bAda prasiddha honA caahie|' yaha koThiyAjI kA vaktavya hai| isase mAlUma par3atA hai ki unhone nirvANakANDa ke donoM pAThoM kA samyak avalokana nahIM kiyA hai| nirvANakANDa kA eka pATha mAnapITha pUjAJjali meM chapA hai| usameM kula 21 gAthAe~ hai / dUsarA pATha kriyAkalApa meM chapA hai| usameM pUrvokta 21 gAthAyeM to haiM hI, unake sivAya 8 gAthAyeM aura hai isalie koThiyAjI kA yaha likhanA ki nirvANakAMDa meM kuNDalagiri kA kisI bhI rUpa meM ullekha nahIM hai, ThIka pratIta nahIM hotaa| nirvANakANDa kA jo dUsarA pATha milatA hai, usakI 26 vI gAthA meM 'NivaNakuNDalI vande' isa gAthA ke cauthe pAda (caraNa) dvArA nirvANa kSetra kuNDalagiri kI vandanA kI gaI hai| yahA~ 'NivaNa' pada nirvANa artha ko sUcita karatA hai aura 'kuNDalI' pada kuNDalagiri artha ko sUcita karatA hai / "NivaNaM pada meM AimajapantavaNNasaralovo' isa niyama ke anusAra 'ba' vyaMjana aura 'A' kA lopa hokara NivaNa pada banA hai jo prAkRta ke niyamAnusAra ThIka hai| rahI bhaiyA bhagavatIdAsa ke bhASA nirvANakANDa kI bAta, so unheM ikkIsa gAthA vAlA nirvANa kANDa milA hogaa| isalie yadi unhoMne bhASA nirvANakANDa meM kisI bhI rUpa ke kuNDalagiri kA ullekha nahIM kiyA, to isase yaha kahA~ siddha hotA hai ki vaha nirvANa kSetra nahIM hai| Apa prAkRta yA bhASA nirvANakANDa par3hiye, unameM yadi Upara vaNita rAjagRhoM ke pA~ca
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________________ 374 paM0 jaganmohanalAla zAstro sAdhuvAda grantha [ khaNDa pahAr3oM meM se vaibhAra Adi cAra pahAr3oM ko siddhakSetra rUpa meM svIkAra nahIM kiyA gayA hai, to kyA yaha mAnA jA sakatA hai ki ukta cAra pahAr3a siddhakSetra nahIM hI hai| vastutaH siddhakSetroM yA atizaya kSetroM ke nirNaya karane kA yaha mArga nahIM hai / kintu isa sambandha meM yaha mAna kara calA jAtA hai ki jina AcArya ko jitane siddhakSetroM yA atizaya kSetroM ke nAma jJAta hue, unhoMne usane siddhakSetroM aura atizaya kSetroM kA saMkalana kara diyaa| dUsare sonAgiri ke viSaya meM carcA karate hue unhoMne apane prathama lekha ke anta meM likhA hai ki 'ataH mere vicAra aura khoja se kapaDalagiri ko siddhakSetra ghoSita karane yA karAne kI ceSTA kI jAyagI, to eka anivArya bhrAnta paramparA isI prakAra kI cala uThegI jaisI ki vartamAna ke resiMdIgira aura sonAgira kI cala par3I hai|' usI meM heraphera karake unake dUsare lekha kA niSkarSa bhI yahI hai / ina do ullekhoM se aisA lagatA hai ki pahale to ve residIgira, sonAgira aura kuNDalagiri ina tInoM ko siddhakSetra nahIM mAnate rahe aura bAda meM unhoMne residogira aura sonAgira ko to siddhakSetra mAna liyA hai| mAtra kuNDalagiri ko siddhakSetra mAnane meM unheM vivAda hai| para kisa kAraNa se unhoMne sidIgira aura sonAgira ko siddha kSetra mAna liyA hai, isa sambandha meM ve mauna haiN| mAtra kuNDalagiri ko siddhakSetra na mAnane meM unhoMne jo tarka diye haiM, ve kitane pramANahIna hai, yaha hama pahale hI spaSTa kara Aye haiM / ataH hamAre lekha meM diye gaye tathyoM ke AdhAra para yahI mAnanA zeSa raha jAtA hai ki saba ora se vicAra karane para kuNDalagiri bhI siddhakSetra siddha hotA hai| ___ aba kevala bar3e vAbA ke garbhAlaya ke bAhara dIvAla para eka zilApaTTa meM jo prazasti utkIrNa hai, use avikala dekara usase jo tathya sAmane Ate haiM, una para prakAza DAla denA krama prApta hai / jise bhaTTAraka sampradAya grantha meM jeharaTa zAkhA kahA gayA hai, vaha vAstava meM jehuraTazAkhA na hokara canderI zAkhA hai| yaha zAkhA bhaTTAraka devendrakIti se prArambha hotI hai / isake chaTe paTTadhara bhaTTAraka lalitakIrti the| usI paTTa para baiThane vAle 7 veM bhaTTAraka dharmakIrti aura 8 veM bhaTTAraka padmakoti hae haiN| dharmakIti ne hI zrIrAmadeva purANa kI racanA kI hai| yaha paTTa mUlasaMgha kundakundAmnAya ke antargata sarasvatIgaccha balAtkAragaNa ke AmnAya ko mAnane vAlA thaa| cA~dakher3I ke eka zilAlekha meM ise paravAra bhaTTAraka paTTa bhI kahA gayA hai| zrI bhaTTAraka padmakIti ke samakakSa dUsare bhaTTAraka kA nAma candrakIrti thA / sambhavataH ye paTTadhara bhaTTAraka the| canderI paTTa ke 10 veM bhaTTAraka zrI surendrakIti the| unhoMne hI apane guru zrI surendrakIrti ke upadeza se bhikSATana dvArA bar3e bAbA ke mandira kA jIrNoddhAra karAne kA vicAra kiyA thaa| bAda meM unakI Ayu pUrNa ho jAne para jo vedI Adi kA kArya thor3A nyUna raha gayA thA, use namisAgara brahmacArI ne pUrA kraayaa| jisa samaya yaha kArya sampanna ho rahA thA, bundelakhaNDa ke prasiddha rAjA chatrasAla vahIM raha rahe the| musalamAnoM ke AkramaNa se trasta hokara vahAM unheM bahuta kAla taka rahanA pdd'aa| isase prabhAvita hokara unhoMne kuNDalagiri ke talabhAga meM eka vizAla sarovara kA nirmANa karAyA aura zrI mandira ke lie aneka upakaraNa bheMTa kiye| unameM do mana kA pItala kA ghaNTA bhI thaa| bar3e bAbA ke mandira ke bAhara dIvAla meM lage hue vizAla paTTa kA yaha sAmAnya paricaya hai| isase itanA hI jJAta hotA hai ki vahA~ kuNDalagiri ke Upara eka prAcIna jinamandira thA, usameM jo bar3e bAbA kI mUrti virAjamAna thI, use brahmacArI namisAgara ne bhagavAn mahAvIra kI mUrti kahA hai / yaha jinamandira aura donoM brahmamandira, isa lekha se mAlUma par3atA hai ki uso kAla se prasiddhi meM Aye haiM aura usake phalasvarUpa vahA~ janatA kA AnA jAnA prArambha huA hai|