Tamilnadu Digambar Tirthkshetra Sandarshan

Author(s): Bharatvarshiya Digambar Jain Mahasabha Chennai
Publisher: Bharat Varshiya Digambar Jain Mahasabha
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003645/1

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tamilanADu-digambara jaina tIrthakSetra saMdarzana zrI bhAratavarSIya digambara jaina (tIrtha saMrakSiNI) mahAsabhA cennaI (tamilanADu Jain Education international

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mahAmaMtra dvAdazAMgI jinavANI kA sAra, sarvArtha siddhi kA uttama dvAra / lo banA hRdaya kA hAra, yaha mahAmaMtra navakAra / / Namo arahantANaM Namo siddhANaM Namo AyariyANa Namo uvajjhAyANaM Namo loe savvasAhUNaM ___artha :ema lokopakArI arahantoM ko praNAma ! niSkarmA siddhoM ko praNAma ! anuzAsnA AcAryoM ko praNAma ! jJAnadAtA upAdhyAyoM ko praNAma ! loka meM vyApta samasta sAdhuoM ko praNAma ! dhyAtavya :yaha mahAmaMtra mUlataH guNa namana pradhAna AdhyAtmika mahAmantra hai / yaha samasta jinavANI kA sAra hai / isakA pratadina zuddha evaM manoyogapUrvaka smaraNa samasta siddhiyoM kA pradAtA hai /

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!! zrI AdinAthAya nama: !! tamilanADu digambara jaina tIrtha saMdarzana (tamilanADu ke pracInatama digambara jaina mandiroM kI sacitra smArikA ) prakAzana maMgala prasaMga cennaI meM nUtana zatAbdi ke prasaMga para tIrtha saMrakSiNI mahAsabhA kA prathama adhivezana dinAMka : 17 mArca 2001 Uchleich zrI bhAratavarSIya digambara jaina (tIrtha saMrakSiNI) mahAsabhA cennaI (tamilanADu)

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pustaka bhASA prakAzana prasaMga oNphisa * * prakAzaka * mudraka * prApti sthala * * * * tamilanADu digambara jaina tIrtha saMdarzana hindI 17 mArca 2001 cennaI meM nUtana zatAbdi ke prasaMga para tIrtha saMrakSiNI mahAsabhA kA prathama adhivezana zrI bhAratavarSIya digambara jaina (tIrtha saMrakSiNI) mahAsabhA cennaI (tamilanADu) khaNDelavAla digambara jaina mandira 11, koDaliyAra sTrITa, koMDItopa, cennaI phona naM0 5221465 zrI candraprabha digambara jaina mandira 34, subramaNiyam sTrITa, cennaI-600079 phona naM0 5242319 11, vinAyagA mestrI sTrITa, sAhUkArapeTa, cennaI-600079 O: 5221384, 5230890 bhadreza kumAra jaina jaina prakAzana kendra 53, AdiappA nAIkana sTrITa, sAhUkArapeTha, cennaI-79 : 5229739

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zubhakAmanA sandeza zrI bhAratavarSIya digambara jaina tIrtha saMrakSiNI mahAsabhA ke sahayoga se tamilanADu ke digambara jaina saMskRti ke prAcIna tIrtha kSetroM ko jIrNoddhAra kA kArya arahantagirI ke svasti zrI dhavalakIrti bhaTTAraka svAmIjI ke netRtva meM saphalatApUrvaka sapanna ho rahe haiM, jo bahuta hI prazaMsanIya hai / digambara jaina saMskRti kI prAcIna purAtattva sAmagrI pracura mAtrA meM sarvatra bikharI huI hai / tIrtha saMrakSiNI mahAsabhA ke adhyakSa zrI nirmalakumArajI seThI ke athaka prayAsoM se mahAsabhA aura samAja kA dhyAna isa purAtattva kI surakSA hetu AkRSTita huA hai, yaha pramoda kA viSaya hai| vastutaH yaha atIva puNya kA kArya ho rahA hai / prAcIna purAtatva kI surakSA hetu kiye jA rahe prayAsoM meM Apa sabhI ko saphalatA mile, yahI maMgalamaya zubha AzIrvAda / 1 karmayogI cArukIrti bhaTTAraka mahAsvAmIjI (zravaNabelagola maTha)

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zubhasandeza Dear Dharambandhu, I am glad to note that you have planned to publish a book with details of historical information about the Jain Temples in Tamilnadu. FR This book will be very useful to the devotees and also to the pilgrims visiting from outside. I appreciate your venture and wish you all success. May Shree Manjunatha Swamy bless you. Thanking you, 2 Yours sincerely, D. VEERENDRA HEGGADE Dharamsthala

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zubhakAmanA sandeza bhArata bhUmi mahAn puNya-dharA hai| yaha aneka sAdhu saMtoM kI janma-sthalI hai evaM unake tapazcaraNa se isakA kaNa-kaNa pavitra hai| yahA~ ke ati prAcInatama tIrtha-sthaloM, mandiroM, purAvazeSoM aura zAstroM ne pIDhI dara pIDhI jaina aura jainetara samAja kA mArgadarzana kiyA hai| zramaNa saMskRti kI ArSa paraMparA kI mUrtiyA~, mandira, guphAyeM aneka jagaha para Aja bhI kSatigrasta rUpa meM haiM / jainetara loga dhIre-dhIre una para kabjA evaM unakI durAvasthA karane kI ceSTA kara rahe haiM / jisakA saMrakSaNa, surakSA evaM jIrNoddhAra honA paramAvazyaka hai| isa durAvasthA ko jIrNoddhAra ke mAdhyama se surakSita karane ke lie zrIbhAratavarSIya digambara jaina dharma saMrakSiNI mahAsabhA ne mahAvIrajI meM dinAMka 5 pharavarI 1668 ko eka naI saMsthA kA gaThanakara zrI bhAratavarSIya digambara jaina (tIrtha saMrakSaNI) mahAsabhA ke rUpa meM nAmAMkita karake isa sabhA ke kArya ko kAryAnvita karane ke lie zrImAn nirmalakumArajI seThI, lakhanaU ko pradhAna adhyakSa banAyA / usa samaya se hI seThIjI ne apanI mehanata se sAre kAryakartAoM ko utsAha pradAna kara tIrtha saMrakSiNI mahAsabhA ke kArya ko bhArata ke aneka rAjyoM meM vistArita kara svayaM jagaha-jagaha jAkara apanI karmaTha kArya-kuzalatA se aneka sAdhu-saMtoM kA AzIrvAda prApta kara samAja ko jagAyA, samAja se yathAzakti dAna-rAzi prApta kara rAjasthAna, madhyapradeza, mahArASTra, karnATaka, Andhrapradeza, tamilanADu, ur3IsA, gujarAta, bihAra, uttarapradeza, AsAma, nAgAlaiNDa, kerala Adi sthaloM meM do karor3a se adhika rupaye vyaya kara aneka jIrNita kSetroM, mandiroM, mUrtiyoM evaM guphAoM ko eka nayA rUpa dekara unakI surakSA kA prazaMsanIya kArya kiyA hai| tIrtha saMrakSaNI mahAsabhA ke kArya kI saphalatA ke lie apane ArAdhya aneka AcAryoM, muni mahArAjoM, AryikA mAtAjI evaM bhaTTAraka svAmIjI ne samaya-samaya para apane AzIrvAda ke mAdha yama se, apane anamola upadeza se preraNA dekara samAja evaM mahAsabhA ke kArya ko Age bar3hAyA aura bar3hA rahe haiM /

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zramaNa saMskRti ke itihAsa ke kaI avazeSa tamilanADu meM aneka jagahoM para sthita hai / Aja yadi tamilanADu ke sAre mandiroM, guphAoM evaM kSetroM kA jIrNoddhAra karanA hai to kama se kama do karor3a rupayoM se adhika vyaya hogA / zrI nirmalakumArajI seThI kI preraNA evaM cennaI brAMca mahAsabhA ke (zrI ema. ke. jaina jI, zrI prakAzacandajI jaina, zrInivAsajI bar3ajAtyA, tArAcandajI pahAr3iyA, padamacandajI dhAkar3A, ema. ke. dhAkar3AjI, rAjakumArajI, jayacandajI, anilajI, ema. ke. jhAjharIjI Adi) padAdhikAriyoM ke utsAha, lagana, zubha bhAvanA evaM kArya kuzalatA ke sahayoga se do sAla ke andara kama se kama 22-23 mandiroM (tirumale, cittAImUra, peramaNDUra, kIlasAtamaMgalaM, kIlaeDayAlama, vAlapandala, torapADI, melaattipAkkama, nAvalla, eyila, saidApeTai-AraNI, kunnattUra, ennAyarammalai, nallavanapAlayama, kaDalUra-oTI, vallImalai, taccUra, kolapatUra, desUra, valloDa-IroDa, karandai, ambattUra-cennaI, vembAkkama Adi ) ke jIrNoddhAra kA kArya pUrNa hokara unakI pUjA pATha bhI nirantara cala rahA hai / vartamAna samaya meM bhI ATha-dasa maMdiroM kA jIrNoddhAra kArya cala rahA hai| ina mandiroM ke jIrNoddhAra ke kAryoM meM tIrtha saMrakSaNI mahAsabhA ke sahayoga ke sAtha-sAtha tIrtha kSetra kameTI, muMbaI evaM zravaNavelagolA ke parama pUjya jagadguru karmayogI svAsti zrIcArukIrti bhaTTAraka svAmIjI kA aura dharmasthala ke dharmAdhikArI padmabhUSaNa DaoN. zrIvIrendra hegar3ejI kA bhI acchA sahayoga milA hai aura mila rahA hai| bhagavAn se prArthanA hai ki tIrtha saMrakSaNI mahAsabhA kA kArya nirantara calatA rahe / bhArata bhUmi meM sthita sabhI mandiroM kA jIrNoddhAra kArya zIghra saMpanna ho, isake lie dharmaniSTha zrImAn nirmalakumArajI seThI evaM anya sabhI padAdhikAriyoM ko bhI tana-mana-dhana evaM Arogya, dIrghAyu, AtmazAMti prApta ho / tamilanADu kI rAjadhAnI cennaI meM hone vAle 17 mArca 2001 tIrtha saMrakSaNI mahAsabhA kA adhivezana susaMpanna ho, yahI hamArA zubhAzIrvAda hai / dharmo rakSati rakSataH ! svasti zrI dhavalakIrti bhaTTAraka svAmIjI zrI kSetra arhantagirI digambara jaina maTha,

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Sadharmabhandu, zubha sandeza We are immensly pleased to note that Shree Bharathvarshiya Digambar Jain (Teerth Sarankshini) Mahasabha has decided to do yeoman service to that ancient Jinalayas of Tamilnadu. The renovation work of such ancient temples is a necessity in the present age. People should be reminded about the 'Thapas' of more than 8000 Munimaharajas in Tamilnadu. A Special mention should be made about Bhuthabali Maharaj and Pushpadantha Maharaj who have been instrumental in giving us the great Agamas namely Dhavaladi granthas. We know that the number of Jain Temples found in different hills of Tamilnadu are worth visiting as all of them are holy places. You have decided to do a commendable work which needs all encouragement and assistance from the Jain Society. We Pray Lord Chinthamani Prashwanath Swamy and deity Kushmandini to shower their choicest blessings to you all. "Bhadram Bhuyat, Vardhatham Jinashasanam" With Best of Blessings SWATI SRI BHATTARAKA CHARUKEERTHI PANDITHACHARYAVARYA SWAMIJI SHRI JAIN MATH, MOODBIDRI 5

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zrI bhAratavarSIya digambara jaina (tIrtha saMrakSiNI) mahAsabhA, (tamilanADu saMbhAga) saMrakSaka : zrI esa. zrIpAla jI jaina, cennaI zrI zrInivAsajI bar3ajAtyA, cennaI zrI tArAcandajI pahAr3iyA, cennaI zrI tArAcandajI bagar3A, selama zrI campAlAlajI sirAyata, selama zrI padamacandajI dhAkar3A, cennaI upAdhyakSa : zrI rAjakumArajI bar3ajAtyA, cennaI zrI mahendrakumArajI dhAkar3A, cennaI kAryAdhyakSa (dakSiNa saMbhAga): ema. ke. jaina, cennaI saMyukta mahAmaMtrI (dakSiNa saMbhAga): zrI prakAzacandajI bar3ajAtyA, cennaI koSAdhyakSa : zrI jayacandalAlajI bAkalIvAla, cennaI saha saciva : zrI anilakumArajI kAsalIvAla, cennaI kAryakAriNI sadasya 1. zrI vimalakumArajI seThI, cennaI 2. zrI mahendrakumArajI jAMjharI, cennaI 3. zrI prakAzacandajI chAbar3A, cennaI 4. zrI jJAnacandajI jAMjharI, cennaI 5. zrI nirmalakumArajI kAlA, cennaI 6. zrI meghakumArajI jaina, cennaI 7. zrI sohanalAlajI koThArI, selama 8. zrI dharamacandajI bAkalIvAla, trivallUra 6. zrI rAjendrakumArajI bagar3A, mduraaii| 10. zrI zreyAMsakumArajI jaina, melacittAmUra 11. zrI apANDeyarAjajI, karandai 12. zrI cinnAduraijI jaina, cennaI 13. zrI lAlacandajI bAkalIvAla, kar3alUra

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zrI bhAratavarSIya digambara jaina (tIrtha saMrakSiNI) mahAsabhA, (tamilanADu saMbhAga) dhavala kirtI bhaTTAraka svAmI jI esa. zrIpAla jI jaina zrInivAsajI bar3ajAtyA tArAcandajI pahAr3iyA . padamacandajI dhAkar3A ema. ke. jaina rAjakumAra bar3ajAtyA mahendrakumAra dhAkar3A prakAzacanda bar3ajAtyA jayacandalAla bAkalIvAla anilakumAra kAsalIvAla vimalakumAra seThI mahendrakumAra jAMjharI prakAzacanda chAbar3A rAjendrakumAra bagar3A

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zubha sandeza yaha jAnakara atyanta prasannatA huI ki zrI bhAratavarSIya digambara jaina ( tIrtha saMrakSiNI ) mahAsabhA kI dakSiNa tamilanADu ke prAcIna tIrthoM kI sacitra smArikA kA prakAzana karane jA rahI haiM / prAcIna tIrtha ke jIrNoddhAra kAryoM meM tamilanADu kI dharma/tIrtha saMrakSiNI mahAsabhA kA abhUtapUrva sahayoga evaM yogadAna prApta hotA rahA hai| isa smArikA kA prakAzana usI sahayoga kI kar3I hai| usase sampUrNa jaina samAja ko tamilanADu kI prAcIna saMskRti ke bAre meM mahatvapUrNa jAnakAriyAM prApta hoMgI tathA yaha smArikA samAja meM prAcIna tIrtha jIrNoddhAra ke kAryoM meM sahayoga karane hetu prerita karegI, aisI pUrNa AzA hai / isa smArikA ke prakAzana ke lie tamilanADu prAnta ke dharma/tIrtha saMrakSiNI mahAsabhA ke sabhI padAdhikArI bahuta-bahuta badhAI ke pAtra haiM / kendrIya mahAsabhA isa kArya ke lie sabhI kI bahuta-bahuta AbhArI hai| tamilanADu prAcIna kAla se hI jaina RSi-muniyoM kI tapa evaM sAdhanA sthalI rahI hai / aneka munirAjoM, AcAryoM ne yahA~ tapa karaka isa prAnta ko gauravAnvita kiyA hai / isa smArikA ke prakAzana se tamilanADu kI prAcIna saMskRti ke bAre meM logoM ko jAnakArI prApta hogii| hArdika zubhakAmanAoM sahita ! nirmalakumAra jaina adhyakSa zrI bhAratavarSIya digambara jaina (tIrtha saMrakSiNI) mahAsabhA

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(tamilanADu sarakAra kI mohara) zubhakAmanA dinAMka : 7-03-2001 zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya digambara jaina dharma tIrtha saMrakSiNI mahAsabhA, tamilanADu zAkhA ne samAja kI kurItiyoM ko dUra kara ApasI prema, sadbhAva va ApasI sauhArda banAne meM yogadAna karate hue apanI pahacAna banAI hai| mahAsabhA 17 mArca 2001 ko cennaI meM adhivezana karane jA rahA hai, jisameM jaina dharma evaM sAMskRtika vikAsa ke sAtha naye jinAlayoM ke nirmANa kI jagaha pUrAne jinAlayoM ke jIrNoddhAra kI vizeSa carcA evaM jAnakArI dI jaayegii| jo eka ati sundara prayAsa hai| __ isa adhivezana ke prasaMga para eka smArikA kA bhI prakAzana kiyA jA rahA hai, jo samAja ke jijJAsuoM kI jJAnavRddhi ke sAtha-sAtha tamilanADu ke sabhI sAMskRtika sthaloM kI jAnakArI meM bhI sahAyaka siddha hogii| _maiM AzA karatA hU~ ki adhivezana tathA smArikA hara dRSTi se samAja evaM rASTra ke lie upayogI siddha hogii| hArdika badhAI evaM zubhakAmanAoM ke sAtha / Apa sabhI kI samRddhi kI kAmanA jinendradeva se karatA huuN| bhavadIya ena. ke. jaina mukhya nyAyAdhIza : hAI korTa, madrAsa

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zubhakAmanA sandeza yaha jAnakara atyanta pramoda ho rahA hai ki zrI bhAratavarSIya digambara jaina tIrtha saMrakSiNI mahAsabhA (dakSiNa saMbhAga) tamilanADu ke prAgaitihAsika mandiroM, jinabimboM, guphAoM Adi prAcIna dharohara ko samasta bhAratavarSIya digambara jaina samAja ke samakSa smArikA ke rUpa meM prastuta karane ko dRr3ha saMkalpita hai| hamArI prAcIna saMskRti Aja hamAre jaina jIvana ko hI nahIM apitu jaga-jIvana ko bhI nUtana dizA pradAna karane meM sakSama hai| ataH isa prAnta ke prAcIna mandiroM aura bhagnAvazeSoM kI surakSA kA kArya atyanta mahatvapUrNa hai| samasta digambara jaina samAja ko adhika se adhika sahayoga pradAna karake ina mandiroM ke jIrNoddhAra ke punIta kArya meM sahRdayatA se dAna dekara mahAn puNya kA sarjana karanA cAhie / maiM vItarAga prabhu se vinati karatA hU~ ki ApakA yaha anumodanIya/prazaMsanIya kArya sAnanda sampanna ho / sAtha hI sAtha isI viSaya ko lekara 17 mArca 2001 ko ho rahe adhivezana kI susampannatA ke lie bhI zubhakAmanAeM preSita karatA huuN| zrIpAla jaina AI. pI. esa. bhUtapUrva pulisa mahAnidezaka, tamilanADu

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zubhakAmanA sandeza Apa dvArA preSita patra ke mAdhyama se jJAta huA ki akhila bhAratIya digambara jaina mahAsabhA (tIrtha saMrakSiNI) dakSiNa saMbhAga (tamilanADu zAkhA) dvArA prAcIna jinAlayoM ke jINoddhAra kI pragati sambandhI eka smArikA prakAzita karane jA rahI hai| yaha bar3e harSa evaM dakSiNa digambara samAja ke lie Atmagaurava kI bAta hai I isa smArikA ke mAdhyama se jinAlayoM ke citroM va dakSiNa bhArata ke aneka RSiyoM, muniyoM, tapasviyoM, sAdhakoM ke sAtha-sAtha jaina saMskRti ko anuprANita karane meM bhaTTArakoM ke apratima yogadAna ko kabhI bhI bhulAyA nahIM jA sakatA / vAstava meM smArikA hI sAhitya, samAja evaM saMskRti kA pratIka hotI haiN| pratIka hI saMskRti kI AdhArazilA hai / smArikA ke prakAzana para dakSiNa saMbhAga ke kAryAdhyakSa zrI ema. ke. jaina, saMyukta mahAmaMtrI zrI prakAzacandajI bar3ajAtyA, tamilanADu zAkhA ke upAdhyakSa zrI rAjakumArajI bar3ajAtyA, zrI mahendrakumArajI dhAkar3A, koSAdhyakSa zrI jayacandalAlajI bAkalIvAla, sahasaciva zrI anilakumArajI bAkalIvAla evaM paM. vANIbhUSaNa vidyAvAridhi zrI mallinAthajI zAstrI jaise samAjaseviyoM ke avismaraNIya yogadAna ko kabhI bhI nahIM bhUlAyA nahIM jA sakatA / mujhe pUrNa vizvAsa haiM ki isa smArikA ke mAdhyama se sampUrNa digambara jaina samAja lAbhAnvita hogA / smArikA prakAzana para hamArI hArdika zubhakAmanAeM ! ApakA zubhecchu bAbUlAla jaina chAbar3A maMtrI zrI bhA. diga. jaina (tIrtha saMrakSiNI) mahAsabhA 9

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zubhakAmanA sandeza ApakA patra milA / par3hakara atyanta prasannatA huI ki Apa tamilanADu meM jaina dharma tathA dakSiNa ke digambara tIrthoM ke viSaya meM pUrI jAnakArI dene ke lie eka smArikA kA prakAzana kara rahe haiN| isa smArikA ke prakAzana se dakSiNa bhArata meM jo jaina samAja kI purAtatva sampadA hai, usakI jAnakArI pUre jaina samAja ko milegI aura jo loga dakSiNa meM bhramaNa karane jAte haiM, unheM vahA~ ke maMdiroM meM jAne ke lie preraNA milegii| zeSa zubha / ApakA ummedamala pANDyA

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zubhakAmanA sandeza ApakA patra prApta huA / etadartha dhanyavAda / mujhe yaha jAnakara ati prasannatA ho rahI hai ki akhila bhAratavarSIya digambara jaina tIrtha saMrakSiNI mahAsabhA dvArA tamilanADu meM sthita ati prAcIna jinAlayoM kI jAnakArI evaM jIrNoddhAra hetu eka smArikA kA prakAzana kiyA jA rahA hai / smArikA ke prakAzana ke lie Apako bahuta-bahuta badhAI tathA yaha AzA karate haiM ki isa smArikA ke prakAzana se samasta bhArata ke jainiyoM ko tamilanADu meM sthita prAcIna bhavya jinAlayoM kI jAnakArI prApta hogI tathA unako jIrNoddhAra hetu Age Ane kI preraNA prApta hogii| AbhAra sahita dharmacanda pahAr3iyA, kAryAdhyakSa zrI bhAratavarSIya digambara jaina (tIrtha saMrakSiNI ) mahAsabhA, rAjasthAna saMbhAga jayapura

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zubhakAmanA sandeza dakSiNa bhArata digambara jaina tIrtha saMrakSiNI mahAsabhA apanI purA-sampadA ke mahatva ko rekhAMkita karane ke lie adhivezana aura smArikA ke prakAzana kI AyojanA kara rahI hai, yaha eka mahatvapUrNa prasaMga hai| dakSiNa bhArata meM vizeSataH tamilanADu meM jaina saMskRti kI sampadA ko saMrakSaNa aura jIrNoddhAra kI jitanI AvazyakatA hai, usake pracAra-prasAra kI bhI utanI hI jarurata hai| isa ora mahAsabhA ke karNadhAroM kA dhyAna gayA, yaha Ane vAne kala ke lie zubha saMketa hai| Aja navanirmANa kI hor3a meM prAcInatA ke vinAza kA sarvatra eka abhiyAna cala rahA hai / pracalita pUjA-paddhatiyoM meM parivartana lAne ke prayAsa kiye jA rahe haiM, jisase naI pIr3hi ke mana meM anAsthA aura dharma ke prati aruci paidA ho rahI hai| yaha samUcI jaina saMskRti ke lie 'AtmaghAta' jaisA hAnikAraka kRtya hai| mujhe vizvAsa hai ki yaha Ayojana hamArI prAcIna dharohara ke rakharakhAva ke lie samAja meM jAgRti aura utsAha utpanna kregaa| AyojakoM ko badhAI dete hue maiM Ayojana kI saphalatA kI kAmanA karatA nIraja jaina rASTrIya upAdhyakSa zrI bhAratavarSIya digambara jaina mahAsabhA

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zubhakAmanA sandeza ApakA patra milA / zramaNa saMskRti meM tamilanADu kA mahattvapUrNa sthAna rahA hai| yaha prAcIna kAla meM jaina saMskRti kA kendrabindu rahA hai| yahA~ ke mUla nivAsI dravir3a jaina dharma ke upAsaka the| yaha prasannatA kI bAta hai ki isa kSetra meM bikharI jaina-saMskRti kI purA-dharohara, jinAlayoM ke jIrNoddhAra kA kAma Apa sabhI ke dvArA kiyA jA rahA hai| yaha sarvavidita hai ki naye jinAlayoM ke nirmANa kI apekSA purAne kA uddhAra ATha gunA adhika puNya pradAtA hai| ataH Apa sabhI isa zubha kArya ke lie badhAI ke pAtra haiN| Apa dvArA prakAzita hone vAlI smArikA tamilanADu ke ina sabhI sAMskRtika-sthaloM ke bAre meM jAnakArI pradAna karegI to vizeSa upayogI rhegaa| hArdika zubhakAmanAoM ke sAtha ApakA ramezacandra jaina prabandha sampAdaka TAimsa oNpha iNDiyA/ navabhArata TAimsa naI dillI-2

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sampAdakIya apanI saccI asmitA meM samAcAra patra janavANI aura jinavANI kI AkAMkSAoM aura dezanAoM kA pratinidhi honA cAhie / yaha laghu smArikA isa dizA meM eka prayAsa hai| sacce deva, zAstra aura guru ke saMrakSaNa aura anusaraNa se hI dharma gatizIla rahatA hai| Aja sacce deva arthAt arihanta parameSThI ke parokSa pratibimba tIrtha sthala sarvatra kSayiSNu sthiti kA sAmanA kara rahe haiM / prAntIya evaM kendrIya sarakAroM kA isa dizA meM utsAha sImita hai / taba yaha vinAzalIlA hama mUka darzaka banakara dekhate raheM yA phira apanI antarAtmA meM praveza kareM, jAgRta hoM aura yuddhastara para apane kartavya kA pAlana kareM / koI bhI jAti puruSArtha, tyAga aura saMgaThana se pahacAnI jAtI hai| Aja samasta deza ke tIrthasthaloM vizeSataH tamilanADu ke dharmasthaloM kI marammata aura surakSA kA savAla visphoTaka sthiti meM hai / samasta digambara jaina samAja ko tana-mana-dhana se juTanA hI hogaa| yaha smArikA apanI lughatA ke sAtha yahI eka mAtra nivedana lekara Apake kara kamaloM meM A rahI hai| hama isa smArikA ke prakAzana meM sabhI vijJApanadAtAoM ke evaM isameM sahayoga karane vAle samAja ke samasta sadasyoM ke hRdaya se AbhArI haiM, jinakI sadbhAvanA se yaha smArikA Apake kara kamaloM meM prastuta karane meM samartha ho sake haiM 1 sampAdaka maMDala paMDita mallinAtha zAstrI DaoN. ravIndrakumAra jaina ema. e., pI-eca.DI., DI. liT. mahendrakumAra dhAkar3A anilakumAra kAsalIvAla 14 rAjakumAra bar3ajAtyA jayacandalAla bAkalIvAla jJAnacanda jhAMjharI

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kAryAdhyakSa ( dakSiNa saMbhAga) adhyakSa kI kalama se....... kArya ke prArambha meM bhagavAna kI jaya bolie / antaH karaNa ke dRr3ha kapAToM ko sahaja hI kholie / / " madrAsa aura sampUrNa tamilanADu kI jaina samAja ke lie yaha parama saubhAgya kI bAta hai ki akhila bhAratIya digambara jaina tIrtha saMrakSiNI sabhA kA yaha mahattvapUrNa adhivezana cennaI meM sampanna ho rahA hai / vAstava meM uttara dakSiNa kA AdhyAtmika evaM sAhityika AdAna-pradAna sahasroM varSoM se hotA A rahA hai / sabhI tIrthaMkara uttara meM janme aura vahIM se nirvANa prApta kiyA, jabaki sabhI pramukha jaina AcAryoM ne dakSiNa meM janma liyA aura uttara bhArata meM jaina dharma kA vyApaka pracAra kiyaa| isI mahattvapUrNa krama meM Aja yahA~ ke prAcIna tIrtha sthaloM, zAstroM aura anya dhArmika AyatanoM ke jIrNoddhAra, surakSA, pracAra evaM prasAra kI vyApaka samasyA hamAre sAmane hai / abhI taka uttara ke jainiyoM ne mahattvapUrNa bhUmikA adA kI hai, parantu abhI bahuta kAma bAkI hai| isake lie eka prAmANika sarve aura sthaloM kA cayana jarUrI hai| ye sabhI dharma sthala tIrthaMkaroM ke samavazaraNa ke pratIka haiM- inakI rakSA honI hI caahie| Apa sabakA sabhI prakAra kA sahayoga paramAvazyaka hai / " ratnatraya arthAt samyak darzana, samyak jJAna aura samyak cAritra sammilita rUpa se mokSa pradAtA haiM / isa siddhAnta ko hameM jIvana meM utAranA hI hogaa| Azaya yaha hai ki pUrNa vizvAsa hamArA hRdaya hai, pUrNa jJAna hamArA mastiSka hai aura pUrNa cAritra pAlana hamArA zarIra haiM ina tInoM ke yoga se hI hamArA yaha loka aura paraloka sudhregaa| Aja hameM ApasI ekAMgI matabheda aura haTha ko bhUlAkara dharma ko usakI sampUrNatA meM samajhanA hI hogA / Aja vijJAna aura udyogoM kA yuga hai / yathArtha aura vyavahAra kA yuga hai / bhAvanA aura kalpanA kA yathArtha se jor3anA hogA / anya dharmoM, vizvAsoM aura vicAroM ke prati udAra dRSTi rakhanI hogI / jaina dharma kA marma bhI yahI hai I Bhop Apa saba ke yahA~ Ane se hameM bahuta prasannatA huI hai aura utsAha milA hai / yaha silasilA calatA rahe, yahI bhAvanA hai / bhAvanA jJAna se puSTa ho aura AcaraNa se pramANita ho to hamArA nara-janma dhanya ho jAegA / bolie bhagavAna mahAvIra kI jaya / 15 bhavadIya ema. ke. jaina

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saMyukta mahAmaMtrI kI kalama sedigambara jaina tIrthoM kI surakSA kI paramAvazyakatA jaina dharma kI saMskRti atyanta prAcIna hai| isa saMskRti ne deza, samAja para apanI amiTa chApa aMkita kI hai| saMskRti hI rASTra aura samAja kI dharohara hai, thAtI hai / yaha saMskRti sthApatya kalA ke vaibhava se samRddha hai| bhAratavarSa ko isa saMskRti kI jo mahAn dena hai vaha hai- sthApatya kalA / sthApatya kalA meM jaina kalA kA sarvopari sthAna hai| isake paryAya hai- prAcIna jaina mandira / dakSiNa bhArata meM jaina saMskRti evaM sthApatya kalA kA apanA eka vizeSa mahatva hai / yahA~ ke darre-darre meM jainatva kI pratiSThA anugUjita hai| pahAr3oM kI kaMdarAoM evaM mandiroM ke jinabimboM meM vaha satyatA pratiSThApita ho rahI hai| tamilanADu ke jaina tIrtha sthala - saMpUrNa tamilanADu ke digambara jaina dharma sthaloM ko kula chaha zAkhAoM yA cakroM meM vibhAjita karake samajhA jA sakatA hai / isake bAda prAthamikatA ke AdhAra para jIrNoddhAra, surakSA evaM vikAsa kA puNyakArya hAtha meM liyA jA sakatA hai / ye chaha cakra haiM -- 1. kAMjIvaram cakra 2. vandavAsI cakra3. AraNI-senjI cakra 4. TiNDIvanam cakra 5. madurai cakra 6. siddhanavAsanamalai cakra ukta sabhI cakroM meM 200 se adhika tIrtha-sthala haiN| inameM se adhikAMza ke lie jIrNoddhAra eva dhanarAzi kI mAnava-zakti kI mahatI AvazyakatA hai| prAthamikatA ke AdhAra para nimnalikhita sthaloM ko pahale liyA jA sakatA hai kAMcI cakra (sarkila) meM tirunarakoDrama aura jinakAMcI ke antargata aneka prakAra kA kAma honA hai| karandai kSetra meM tirumanigiri tathA vandavAsI kSetra meM elaMgADu, sAtamaMgalama evaM pUnnUramale meM paryApta jIrNoddhAra evaM nava-nirmANa jarUrI hai / nArtha ArkATa jile ke antargata AraNI kSetra meM nagaram evaM pUMDI kSetra vicAraNIya hai| tirumalai kSetra meM paryApta acchI vyavasthA hai| ise aura adhika saMvArA jA sakatA hai / isI prakAra ke kSetroM kA sarve honA caahie| cennaI mahAnagara meM uttara bhArata se Aye aura base digambara jainoM ne prAcIna jaina maMdira kA jIrNoddhAra karAkara use eka atyanta bhavya jinAlaya kA rUpa diyA hai / khaNDelavAla samAja ne svataMtra rUpa se vizAla jinAlaya kA nirmANa karAyA hai| isameM aneka dhArmika evaM sAmAjika kArya hote rahate 16

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haiM / sabhAgAra hai, atithizAlA hai / vidvAnoM ke pravacana, pratiyogitAeM aura sAmUhika mahAmaMtra pATha niyamita rUpa se hote rahate haiN| mere ye do zabda to eka saMketa mAtra hai| mujhe vizvAsa hai uttara-dakSiNa ke milAna kA yaha silasilA calatA rahegA / dakSiNa bhArata vizeSatayA tamilanADu meM karIbana 300 prAcIna jinamandira hai / prAcIna guphAoM meM bane sAdhuoM ke zayanAgAra evaM vizAla caTTAnoM para likhita Agama ratnatraya kA mUrtimAna rUpa upasthita karate haiM / yahA~ para AcArya guruvara kundakunda, samantabhadra, mallisena, puSpadaMta, akalaMkadeva Adi AcAryoM ne janma liyA aura tapa kiyA / ina 300 prAcIna jinamandiroM meM se aneka mandira 1500-2000 varSa prAcIna hai| jo vartamAna meM jIrNa-zIrNa avasthA meM hai / ina prAcIna mandiroM kI dharohara kI rakSA ke lie jIrNoddhAra ke kAryoM meM aura gati pradAna karane kI atyanta AvazyakatA hai | ina jIrNa-zIrNa mandiroM ke turanta jIrNoddhAra ke lie Arthika sAdhanoM kI atyanta AvazyakatA hai tAki hamArI amUlya prAcIna saMskRti kI rakSA kI jA ske| isa smArikA ke dvArA hamane deza ke samasta bhAgoM meM pUrNa jaina samAja ko tamilanADu ke prAcIna mandiroM kA sacitra vivaraNa prastuta kara, saMpUrNa vAstavikatA se avagata karAne kA prayAsa kiyA hai / hamane sImita sAdhanoM se hI tamilanADu meM 2 varSoM ke bhItara 22-23 mandiroM kA jIrNoddhAra karAne kA satprayAsa kiyA hai / isa Alekha ke mAdhyama se maiM bhAratavarSa ke samasta dharmAnurAgiyoM se Agraha karUMgA ki isa saMskRti ko aura adhika sthAyitva pradAna karane ke lie adhika se adhika tIrtha saMrakSiNI mahAsabhA ko anudAna evaM yogadAna pradAna kareM tAki prAcIna dharohara ko aura adhika sthAyitva mila sake / jo bharA nahIM hai bhAvoM se, bahatI jisameM rasadhAra nahIM / hRdaya nahIM, vaha patthara hai, jisako svadharma se pyAra nahIM / / agaNita janmoM ke puNyoM se, hamane nara-janma kamAyA hai / para kitane nAdAM haiM hama, aba taka to vyartha gaMvAyA hai / / saMyama, sevA aura nija viveka se, hama tIrthoM ko apanAyeMge / ye tIrthaMkara haiM mUrtamAna, inako na hama kabhI bisarAyeMge / 17 - prakAzacanda bar3ajAtyA, ema. e.

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prAcIna tIrtha tamilanADu tIrtha baca gaye, dharma baca gayA, mAnavatA kA marma baca gayA ARANI POONDI ERAMPALUR KARANTHAI GINGEE HILL MANNARKUDI THANJORE KARANTHAI ARPAKKAM KALLAKULATHUR

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prAcIna tIrtha tamilanADu MELISTHAMUR MUTT tIrtha hamArI haiM phcaan| karo surakSita dekara dAna / / THIRUPARATHI KUNDRAM PERANAMALLUR PUDUKKOTTAI CHITHANNAVASAL KOVILPATTI KAZHUKUMALAI DEEPANGUDI BRAMAHDEV VALLIMALLAI VIJAYA MANGALAM EYYIL KUSMANDENI DEVI KARANTHAI

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tamilanADu meM jaina dharma evaM tIrtha saMdarzikA prastuti : paM. mallinAtha zAstrI DaoN. ravIndrakumAra jaina

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SaTkhaNDAgama siddhAnta grantha evaM tamilanADu SaTkhaNDAgama jaise mahAn grantha kA nAma sunate hI digambara jaina samAja ke hara vyakti kA sira gaurava se natamastaka ho jAtA hai| yaha itanA mahattvapUrNa grantha hai ki mAno bhagavAn mahAvIra rUpI himAlaya se nikalI huI gaMgA hai / isakA saMbandha bhagavAn mahAvIra se hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke bAda caudaha pUrvadhara gautama gaNadhara, paraMparAgata zruta kevalIgaNa tathA antima rUpa se sabhI aMga pUrvo kA jJAna AcArya paraMparA se AtA huA dharasena AcArya ko prApta huA / - paM. mallinAtha zAstrI ye mahAn AcArya saurASTra (gujarAta kAThiyAvAr3a) deza ke giranAra nAma ke nagara kI candraguphA meM rahane vAle the / aSTAMga mahAnimitta ke pAragAmI, pravacana vatsala AcArya dharasena mahArAja ko bhAna huA ki Age aMga- zruta kA viccheda ho jAyegA, ataH lipibaddha kara isakI surakSA karanI cAhie / vastutaH AcArya dharasena mahArAja ke pUrva logoM kI avismaraNIya smaraNa zakti thI / jJAna zIghra hI kaNThastha kara lete the / lipibaddha kI paraMparA nahIM thii| loga eka sandhI, dvisandhI, trisandhI grAhI rahA karate the / arthAt jisako eka bAra sunAne se zAstra kA jJAna ho jAtA hai (smaraNa zakti sthira ho jAtI thI) aise jJAna vAle ko eka sandhI-grAhI kahate the / jise do bAra kahane kI AvazyakatA par3atI thI, use dvisandhI-grAhI kahate the| jise tIna bAra kahane kI AvazyakatA par3atI thI, use trisandhIgrAhI kahate the / arthAt una logoM ko sabhI bAteM yAda ho jAtI thI, bhUlate nahIM the, ataH siddhAnta - viSaya Adi bAtoM ko lipibaddha karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM par3atI thI, kAlAntara meM smaraNa-zakti kama hotI gaI, kaI bAra kahane para bhI loga bhUlane lage, yaha paristhiti dharasenAcArya mahArAja ke samakSa thI / ataH AcArya mahArAja ne socA ki smaraNa-zakti kama ho jAne ke kAraNa saiddhAntika viSayoM ko yadi lipibaddha na kiyA gayA to inakA viccheda hI ho jaayegaa| siddhAnta ke rahasya kA jJAna zUnya ho jAyegA / ataH siddhAnta viSayoM ko lipibaddha kara denA atyanta Avazyaka hai| isa taraha kA vicAra unake mAnasa meM AyA / ucita samaya para dharasenAcArya ke netRtva meM paMcavarSIya sAdhu sammelana huA thA / usameM sammilita hue dakSiNApatha (dakSiNa dezoM ke) AcAryoM ke pAsa AcArya dharasena mahArAja ne eka lekha bhejaa| jisameM ukta kahI gaI bAtoM kA vivaraNa thaa| dakSiNApatha ke AcAryoM ne una vacanoM ko acchI taraha samajhakara 19

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zAstra ke artha ko grahaNa karane evaM dhAraNa karane meM samartha nAnA prakAra se ujjvala aura nirmala vinaya se saMpanna zIlamAlA ke dhAraka, deza, kula aura jAti se vizuddha arthAt uttama kula aura jAti meM utpanna samasta kalAoM meM pAraMgata do mahAn sAdhuoM ko veNAnadI ke taTa se bhejA / usa samaya dakSiNa meM tamilanADu - Andhra, karnATaka aura kerala ke rUpa meM vibhAjita nahIM thA / cAroM milakara drAvir3a deza ke rUpa meM thaa| isa ke udAharaNa meM jAna sakate haiM ki bhagavAn mahAvIra kA samavasaraNa 56 dezoM meM vihAra karate hue dravir3a deza meM AyA thA, na ki Andhra, karnATaka Adi dezoM meM / ataH ve donoM AcArya drAvir3a se nikalakara dharasenAcArya ke sAnnidhya meM pahuMce / AcArya dharasena ko donoM munivaroM ne vinayapUrvaka namostu kiyA / AcArya mahArAja ne donoM ko AzIrvAda dekara kuzala samAcAra pUche / una sAdhuoM ko ucita sthAna meM biThAne ke bAda yaMtra-taMtra-maMtra Adi meM pAraMgata dharasenAcArya ne Agata sAdhuoM kI parIkSA lenI zuru kii| bAta yaha thI ki una sAdhuoM ko kucha maMtra dekara vidyA sAdhane kI AjJA dI thii| Ajakala katipaya loga prazna karate haiM ki sAdhuoM ko maMtra-taMtra kI kyA AvazyakatA hai ? usase Atma-kalyANa to hotA nahIM hai, na hI vaha vyAvahArika hai / maMtra-taMtra kI sAdhanA meM samaya vyatIta karanA vyartha hai / una logoM ko yaha vivaraNa pATha sIkhAtA hai ki sAdhuoM ko sabhI viSayoM meM jAnakAra honA atyanta Avazyaka hai / AcArya mahArAja ke kathanAnusAra donoM sAdhuoM ne maMtra-vidyA sAdhanA prAraMbha kii| usameM se eka maMtra adhika akSara vAlA thA aura dUsarA hIna akSara vAlA thA / una donoM sAdhuoM ne guru kI AjJA se upavAsa ke sAtha bhagavAn neminAtha kI nirvANa sthalI para jAkara vidyAoM ko sAdhanA zuru kiyA / jaba unakI vidyAe~ siddha ho gaI to una vidyAoM kI adhiSThAtrI deviyoM ko dekhA, ki 'eka devI ke dAMta bAhara nikale hue haiM aura dUsarI kAnI hai / ' 'vikRtAMga honA devatAoM kA svabhAva nahIM hai'| isa para donoM ne vicAra kiyA / ve donoM maMtra saMbandhI vyAkaraNa - zAstra meM kuzala the| phira una donoM ne hIna akSaravAlI vidyA meM adhika akSara milAkara aura adhika akSaravAlI vidyA meM se akSara nikAlakara maMtra ko siddha kiyA / jisase ve donoM vidyA-deviyA~ apane svabhAva se sundara rUpa ke sAtha dRSTigocara huI / una donoM deviyoM ne sAdhuoM se kahA ki 'AjJA dIjiye' unake uttara meM sAdhuoM ne kahA ki hama logoM ne guru kI AjJA mAtra se maMtra kA anuSThAna kiyA hai| hameM kisI taraha kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / uttara sunakara donoM deviyA~ apane sthAna ko calI gii| isa taraha kA 'zrutAvatAra' meM varNana hai / 20

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tadanantara AcArya dharasena ke samakSa una donoM sAdhuoM ne vinayapUrvaka vidyA-siddhi saMbandhI sAre vRttAnta ko kaha sunAyA / dharasenAcArya 'bahuta acchA' kahakara santuSTa hue| tadnantara AcAryazrI ne zubha tithi, zubha nakSatra aura zubha vAra meM grantha ko par3hAnA prAraMbha kiyaa| isa taraha krama se par3hate-par3hate zukla pakSa ekAdazI ke dina pUrvAhUna kAla meM grantha samApta kiyA gayA / isase santuSTa hue bhUta jAti ke vyantara devoM ne ina donoM meM se eka kI puSpa, bali, zaMkha aura sUrya jAti ke vAdya vizeSa ke nAda se bar3I bhArI pUjA kI / use dekhakara dharasena bhaTTAraka ne unakA bhUtabali nAma rakhA tathA jinakI bhUtoM ne pUjA kI hai| aura asta-vyasta danta-paMkti ko dUra karake daoNta samAna kara diye hai, aise dUsare sAdhu kA nAma zrIdharasena AcArya ne puSpadanta rakhA / tadanantara vahA~ se bheje gaye sAdhu-mahAtmAoM ne guru kI AjJA pAkara aMkalezvara (gujarAta) Aye aura vahIM varSAkAla vyatIta kiyaa| guru mahArAja kA una donoM ko vahAM se bhejane kA vizeSa kAraNa yaha thA ki unheM apanI alpAyu kA bhAna hone se una donoM sAdhuoM ko vahAM se vihAra kara anyatra cArtumAsa karane kI AjJA dI thii| ataH ve donoM aMkalezvara Aye aura vahIM para varSAkAla vyatIta karane lage / varSAkAla samApta karane ke bAda puSpadaMtAcArya jinapAlita ko sAtha lekara vanavAsI deza ko cale gaye tathA bhUtabali bhaTTAraka tamila deza ko cale gaye / tadnantara puSpadantAcArya ne jinapAlita ko dIkSA dekara bIsa prarUpaNA garbhita satprarUpaNA ke sUtra banAkara dikhAye tathA jinapAlita muni ko par3hAkara unheM bhUtabali AcArya ke pAsa bheja diyA / bhUtabali mahArAja ne jinapAlita ke dvArA dikhAye gaye sUtroM ko dekhakara nirNaya kiyA ki puSpAdantAcArya alpAyu ke haiM aura hama donoM ke bAda mahAkarma prakRti prAbhUta kA viccheda ho jAyegA / aisA vicAra kara AcArya bhUtabali mahArAja ne dravya pramANAnugama kI grantha ke rUpa meM racanA kara dI / isalie isa khaNDa siddhAnta ( SaT khaNDa siddhAnta) ke kartA AcArya bhUtabali aura puSpadanta kahe jAte haiM / anugranthakartA gautama svAmI hai tathA upagrantha kartA rAga-dveSa aura moha se rahita bhUtabali puSpadanta Adi aneka AcArya haiN| I dharasenAcArya kA samaya :- nandisaMgha kI prAkRta paTTAvalI meM 683 varSa ke andara hI dharasenAcArya kA kAla mAnA gayA hai arthAt bhagavAn mahAvIra ke bAda 683 varSa ke antargata kAla meM hI dharasenAcArya hue / yaha samaya I. san 73 ke lagabhaga kA hai / AcArya puSpadanta aura bhUtabali kA kAla bhI inhIM ke AsapAsa kA mAnA jAtA hai | 21

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___ isa taraha paTTAvalI indranandI ke zrutAvatAra ke AdhAra para zrIdharasenAcArya kA samaya vIra nirvANa saMvat 600 arthAt I. san 73 ke lagabhaga AtA hai / isa prakAra dharasenAcArya ke upakAra se hI Aja hameM SaTkhaNDAgama grantha svAdhyAya karane ko mila rahA hai / digambara saMpradAya kI mAnyatA ke anusAra SaTkhaNDAgama aura kaSAyapAhuDa aise grantha hai jinakA sIdhA saMbandha mahAvIra svAmI kI dvAdazAMga vANI se mAnA jAtA hai| dharasenAcArya ke itihAsa se hameM yaha jJAta hotA hai ki ye AcArya hI ekamAtra aMga aura pUrvo ke jJAtA the| maMtra-zAstra ke bhI acche vidvAn the| inhoMne cirakAla taka candraguphA meM nivAsa kiyA thA tathA yogya muniyoM ko zrutajJAna par3hAyA thaa| ziSyoM ko maMtra-siddha karane hetu protsAhita kiyA thaa| jisa dina SaTkhaNDAgama kI racanA pUrNa huI usa dina caturvidha saMgha ne milakara zruta kI pUjA kI thI, usa dina jyeSTha zuklA paMcamI thii| ataH usa paMcamI ko Aja zrutapaMcamI kahakara sarvatra zrutapUjA karane kI prathA calI A rahI hai| use vizeSa parva ke rUpa meM manAne ke sAtha-sAtha zruta ke guru pUjya dharasenAcArya puSpadanta tathA bhUtabalI AcArya kI pUjA bhI karanI cAhie / isase jJAta hotA hai ki SaTkhaNDAgama siddhAnta kI surakSA meM drAvir3a deza (tamilanADu) ke AcArya dvaya puSpadanta aura bhUtabalI kI sevA avismaraNIya hai / isakA tAtparya yaha hai ki dharasenAcArya rUpI himAlaya se puSpadanta aura bhUtabalI kI dhArA nikalakara avicchanna rUpa se bahatI A rahI hai, yaha ahobhAgya hai| yahA~ para aura eka dhyAtavya hai ki AcArya bhadrabAhu ke ziSyagaNa ne tamilanADu meM vicaraNa prAraMbha kiyA, tadnantara hI jaina dharma tamilanADu meM pracalita huA, usa ke pahale nahIM thaa| yaha bAta bhI yahAM khaNDita ho jAtI hai arthAt I. san 73 meM tamilanADu ke andara jaina dharma thA, yaha bAta AcArya dharasena, puSpadanta aura bhUtabalI ke AdhAra se nirNIta ho jAtI hai| tamilanADu kA prAgaitihAsika itihAsa sabhI dharmoM meM jaina dharma sarvotkRSTa hai / isake kaI nAma hai, jaise Arhat dharma, niggaMta (nirgrantha) dharma, anekAnta dharma aura syAdvAda dharma Adi / jaina dharma ke ArAdhya deva ko jina kahate hai| jina kA artha hai 'jayatItijinaH' arthAt jo karmoM ko jItatA hai, use 'jina' kahA jAtA hai / karma, saMsAra-sAgara meM DubAne vAlA evaM duHkha dene vAlA hai| aise karmo ko jItane se yA naSTa karane se hI AtmA ko zAzvata sukha milatA hai| aise jina ko jo namana karate haiM, ve jaina kahalAte hai / jina ko 'arhat' bhI kahate 22

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haiM / ataH jaina dharma- Arhat dharma, anekAnta dharma aura syAdvAda dharma bhI kahalAtA hai / eka samaya meM jaina dharma sAre bhArata meM mahonnata sthiti para thaa| isa bAta ko jaina aura jainetara evaM sabhI vidvAn svIkAra karate hai / jainetara vidvAnoM meM vizeSataH rAdhAkRSNana, pro. virupAkSa ema.e., kAzIprasAda jayasavAla, DaoN. vAsudevazaraNa agravAla Adi ke nAma ullekhanIya hai / videzI vidvAnoM meM DaoN. jekobI, DaoN. bUlara aura smitha Adi smaraNIya aura prazaMsanIya hai / jaina vidvAnoM meM caMpatarAyajI, DaoN. e.ena. upAdhyAya, bairisTara jugamandaralAlajI aura pro. e. cakravartI Adi hai / ina vidvAnoM ne bhArata ke viSaya meM vizeSataH jainattva ke viSaya meM zodha kara yaha niSkarSa nikAlA hai ki bhArata meM vidyamAna dharmoM meM jaina dharma bahuta prAcIna hai aura zreSTha hai / isake mUlanAyaka pravartaka bhagavAn mahAvIra hI jaina dharma ke pravartaka evaM pracAraka the / una logoM ke kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pahale jaina dharma nahIM thaa| jaise buddha se bauddha dharma / yaha bAta bilakula hAsyAspada hai / DaoN.rAdhAkRSNan kA kathana hai ki jaina paraMparA bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko apanA saMsthApaka evaM pracAraka batalAtI hai / isa dharma kA kAla bahuta prAcIna hai| bhagavAn vardhamAna aura pArzvanAtha ke pahale bhI jaina dharma thA, isakA pramANa yaha hai ki hinduoM ke yajurveda meM RSabhadeva, ajitanAtha aura ariSTanemi- ina tInoM kA ullekha milatA hai| bhAgavat purANa meM bhagavAn zrIRSabhadeva ko jaina dharma kA saMsthApaka batAyA gayA hai| eka anya vaidika vidvAn pro. virupAkSa kA kathana hai ki bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA Rgveda meM varNana kiyA gayA hai| 'vRSabhaM mAsanAM sapatnAnAM viSasAha' ityAdi se yaha bAta svIkAra karane yogya hai / saMta vinobA bhAvejI kA kahanA hai ki jaina dhArA ko ati prAcIna kahane meM saMkoca nahIM karanA cAhiye, kyoMki hinduoM ke atiprAcIna veda vacanoM meM 'arhat idaM daya se vizva saMsevasa' Adi vacana pAye jAte haiM / arhat zabda jaina dharma ke adhinAyaka bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko hI sUcita karatA hai / isa bAta ko hama yadi maMjUra kara lete haiM to hinduoM ke veda kAla se bhI prAcInatA jaina dharma ko mila jAtI hai| isameM koI sandeha kI bAta nahIM hai / mohanajodar3o aura har3appA se milI nagna digambara mUrtiyoM se bhI jainatva ko (digambara jainatva) pA~ca hajAra sAla se pahale kI prAcInatA prApta hotI hai / mohanajodar3o kA kAla pA~ca hajAra sAla kA hai| udayagiri aura khaNDagiri se prApta zilAlekhoM se (jo jaina bhakta ziromaNI khAravela ke jamAne ke hai) bhI hama kaha sakate haiM ki jaina dharma atyanta prAcIna hai| ina sabhI AdhAroM se hama isa niSkarSa para pahuMcate haiM ki jaina dharma bhagavAn RSabhadeva rupI himAlaya se nikalI gaMgA hai, na ki bhagavAn neminAtha, pArzvanAtha aura vardhamAna se / ajJAna evaM anusaMdhAna ke abhAva se kucha itihAsajJa, jaina dharma kI prAcInatA 23

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ko tirohita karane ke liye jaina dharma ke Adi saMsthApaka ke rupa meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko svIkAra na karate hue neminAtha, pArzvanAtha aura mahAvIra ko mAnate hai| una logoM kI bhramapUrNa vArtAoM para dRSTi na DAlakara viziSTa itihAsavettAoM ke prAmANika vacanoM ko svIkAra kara lenA hI zreyaskara hai| uparyukta kathana se jainatva kI prAcInatA pramANita hotI hai| hameM aba dakSiNa kI ora yAtrA karanI hai / dakSiNa meM jaina dharma kaba se hai ? kauna isake pravartaka rahe ? yaha mahAn dharma kahA~-kahA~ phailA huA thA ? Adi jAnanA hai| dakSiNa bhArata- tamila, telugU, karnATaka aura kerala- ina cAra prAntoM meM vibhAjita hai, ina cAra prAntoM meM kerala aura telugU meM sthAnIya jainiyoM ko khatma sA kara diyA gayA hai / AdizaMkarAcArya kA janma kerala prAnta meM huA thaa| ve jaina dharma ke kaTTara virodhI the| ve 35 sAla kI umra meM hI gujara gaye the parantu unhoMne apanI 35 sAla kI umra ke andara hI kanyAkumArI se lekara himAlaya taka paidala calakara aneka maThoM kI sthApanA kI thii| jina ke prabhAva se jaina dharma aura bauddha dharma kA hAsa huaa| unhIM ke kAraNa kerala meM jaina dharma lupta ho gayA / pUrAne jamAne meM kerala 'ceranADu kahA jAtA thaa| vahA~ ke rAjA loga prAyaH jaina dharmAnuyAyI hote the| 'zilappadhikAraM' nAmaka eka mahAn kAvya tAmila bhASA meM hai| vaha pahalI yA dUsarI sadI kA mAnA gayA hai| usa mahAkAvya ke racayitA 'ilaMgovaDigala' ceranADu ke yuvarAja the| zilappadhikAraM se patA calatA hai ki yuvarAja pakke jaina the aura unakI paraMparA bhI jaina thii| zilappadhikAraM kathA kA nAyaka vaizyakala tilaka 'kovalana' bhI kaTTara jaina thA / zilappadhikAraM kI kathA rocaka aura aitihAsika hai / eka jamAne meM kerala ekadama jainatva se bharA huA thA / Aja vahA~ jaina dharma kA nAmonizAna bhI nahIM hai aura eka bhI sthAnIya jaina nahIM hai| yaha saba AdizaMkarAcArya ke kAraNa se huA / sArAMza yaha hai ki jaina dharma ko kerala se haTA diyA gayA / dUsarA nambara Andhra prAnta kA AtA hai| prAcInakAla meM vahA~ bhI jaina dharma pracalita thA / na jAne vahA~ jaina dharma kaise khatma kara diyA gayA ? yaha saba kisa ke prabhAva se kaba aura kaise huA? yaha patA nahIM calatA / vAstava meM 'elorA' kI zilpakalA se patA calatA hai ki Andhra jaina evaM bauddha dharma kA gar3ha thA / Andhra aura mahArASTra meM jaina aura bauddha dharma mahonnata sthiti para avazya rahe, isameM koI zaka nahIM hai / Andhra meM jaina dharma kI apekSA vaiSNava dharma jyAdA pracalita hai / kAla ke prabhAva se ulaTa-pulaTa hotI rahatI hai| jaina dharma ke prakhyAta mahAn AcArya kundakunda kA janma AMdhra meM hI huA thA / Andhra pahale tamilanADu meM milA huA thA / jaina dharma ke bAre meM AcArya kundakunda se jyAdA Thosa udAharaNa dene kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| aise viziSTha sthAna meM Aja eka bhI sthAnIya jaina nahIM hai| aba vahA~ vyApArI yA sarvisa vAle jaina hI Akara rahane lage haiM / jahA~ taka karnATaka kA saMbaMdha hai, prAcIna kAla se Aja taka karnATaka jaina dharma kA kendra banA 24

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rahA hai| vahA~ ke bahuta se rAjA jaina dharmAnuyAyI the| vizeSataH cAlukya vaMza ke rAjA loga jaina dharma ko mAnane vAle the| bAda meM vahA~ bhI vaiSNava dharma ne jora pakar3A / usa samaya rAjAoM ke amAtyagaNa jaina dharma ke pakke zraddhAvAna the| una amAtyoM meM khAsa kara jaina bhakta ziromaNI cAmuNDarAya aura iragappana tathA hullara smaraNIya hai| kucha manISI vidvAnoM kA vicAra hai ki usa samaya jaina dharma kI rakSA ke liye jaina maThoM kI sthApanA kI gaI thii| jisa se jaina dharma thor3A bahuta bacAyA jA sakA / yaha yukti-saMgata mAlUma par3atA hai| jaina dharma ke prati mahAmanA amAtya hullara kI sevA asAdhAraNa rahI / ve rAjA narasiMhadeva ke amAtya evaM bhaNDArI the| unake dvArA banAyA huA mandira zravaNabelagolA meM Aja taka bhaNDArI bastI ke nAma se prasiddha hai / bhaNDArI hullara kI sevA se santuSTa jainI janatA ne unheM 'samyaktva cUDAmaNI' nAma kI padavI se alaMkRta kara gaurava pradAna kiyA / yaha bar3I mahatva kI bAta hai| dUsare dharmazraddhAlu cAmuNDarAya, saMsAra ke mahAn atizaya svarUpa bhagavAn bAhubalI kI pratimA ke nirmANa va sthApanA ke kAraNa amara bana gaye / bhaviSya meM bhagavAn bAhubalI kI atizaya mUrti ke sAtha-sAtha samyaktvaratna cAmuNDarAya kA nAma bhI AcandrArka TaMkotkIrNa banA rahegA / mahAn vibhUti bAhubalI bhagavAn ke kAraNa aura siddhAnta rahasya pAraMgata AcAryavarya dharasena bhUtabalI-puSpadanta aura siddhAnta cakravartI nemicandra Adi AcAryavoM ke kAraNa karNATaka meM prAcInakAla se Aja taka jaina dharma bar3e mahatva ke sAtha calatA A rahA hai| Aja bhI vaha sthAna vaibhavamaya hai tathA bhaviSya meM bhI rhegaa| ___ vahA~ para (karnATaka meM) jaina dharma prasiddhi ke do kAraNa haiM / pahalA mahAmahima bhagavAn bAhubalI kI pratimA, dUsarA mUDabadrI ke dhavala siddhAnta grantha / Ajakala zravaNabelagolA jainabadrI ke nAma se bhI prasiddha hai| ina sabhI kAraNoM se karnATaka jaina dharma kA mahAn kendra bana gayA hai| aba tamila prAnta ke bAre meM vicAra karate haiN| tamilanADu ke andara cera, cola aura pANDaya nAmaka tIna vaMza ke rAjA rahate the| ina tInoM meM bahuta se jaina dharmAnuyAyI tathA sahAnubhUtizIla hone ke nAte yahA~ para jaina dharma khUba phalA aura phUlA / prAcIna cera rAjya Ajakala kerala meM hai| cola rAjya ke rAjA kI bahana 'kundave' ne tamilanADu ke tirumale meM jinamandira banavAyA thaa| Aja bhI vaha mandira kundavai mandira ke nAma se prasiddha hai / unake jamAne meM jaina dharma unnata avasthA meM thaa| pAMDyarAjA 'neDumArana' kaTTara jainI thaa| unakI rAnI 'maMgayarkarasI' aura amAtya 'kulaccirai' 25

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donoM zaiva the| usa jamAne meM eka ghara ke andara kucha loga jaina aura kucha logoM kA zaiva rahanA svAbhAvika thA / maMtrI aura rAnI ina donoM ne kaI taraha ke Sar3ayantroM ke dvArA rAjA ko zaiva banA liyaa| unake rAjya-kAla meM zaiva aura jainoM kA hamezA saMgharSa hotA thA / jaina aura zaivoM ko bhir3Akara rAjA tamAzA dekhatA thA / antataH una donoM meM vAda-vivAda (zAstrArtha ) kA nirNaya liyA gayA / usa vAda-vivAda meM tarkavAda se nirNaya lenA cAhie thA, parantu zaiva logoM ne cAlAkI se 'analavAda-punalavAda' ko nirNaya karA liyA / analavAda kA artha hai ki agni meM tAr3apatra ko DAlanA, punalavAda kA artha hai ki pAnI meM tAr3apatra ko DAlanA / jisakA tAr3apatra agni meM jala jAye aura pAnI meM baha jAye, usa pakSa ko hArA huA mAnA jAyegA / jisakA jalA nahIM aura bahA nahIM, use jItA huA mAnA jAyegA / vastutaH yaha zAstrArtha nahIM thA balki dhokhA thA / Sar3ayaMtra racakara jainiyoM para hAra kI chApa lagA dI gii| jainiyoM ke pakSa meM ATha hajAra munirAja the aura zaivoM ke pakSa meM akelA 'saMbandhana' thaa| rAjA to zaiva matAnuyAyI ho gayA thA, phira kyA thA ? manamAnI calI / jainiyoM para hAra kI chApa lagAkara ATha hajAra munirAjoM ko (zaiva mata ko svIkAra na karane ke kAraNa) zUlI para car3hAkara mAra diyA gyaa| yadi tarkavAda se jainiyoM ke sAtha hama zAstrArtha karate to jainiyoM ko tInoM kAla meM jIta nahIM sakate the| zaivoM ne apane zAstra meM likhA hai ki 'tarka samaNaragala' aura 'sAvAyuM vAyuseya samaNaragala' arthAt jaina loga tarkavAda meM dakSa aura marate dama taka vAda-vivAda karane vAle hote haiM / Aja bhI unake tevAra grantha meM ye vAkya milate haiM / isa taraha kI bhayaMkara hatyA kI bAteM periyapurANaM (zaiva) meM spaSTa dekhI jA sakatI hai| isase yaha anumAna kiyA jAtA hai ki vAda-vivAda kI ye bAteM vastutaH huI nahIM / apane mata pracAra ke liye gaDha lI gii| tamilanADu aura karnATaka meM vidveSiyoM ke dvArA jainiyoM ke Upara akathanIya atyAcAra hue / niSkarSa yaha hai ki kaI taraha (mAranA, pITanA, bhagAnA aura chInanA) se jainatva ko naSTa kiyA gayA thA / isa taraha ke atyAcAra se Darakara bahuta se jaina loga zaiva bana gaye aura musalamAna bhii| isakA vizada vivecana Age bhI kiyA jAyegA / kAla doSa ke kAraNa jaina dharma ko kisa-kisa taraha se naSTa kiyA gayA, yaha samajhane kI bAta hai / Upara ke viSayoM se acchI taraha patA calatA hai ki tamila prAnta meM prAcIna kAla se hI jaina dharma pracalita thA aura anagaNita jaina anuyAyI loga the| isI pavitra bhUmi meM tarkacUDAmaNI mahAna AcArya samantabhadra mahArAja kA janma huA thaa| unhoMne sATha jagahoM para anya mata vAloM se zAstrArtha kara jaina dharma kA DaMkA bajAyA thA / una mahAn AcArya kA kahanA hai ki 'zAstrArtha vicarAmyahaM narapate zArdUlavikIDitaM ' arthAt he rAjan ! zAstrArtha ke lie maiM zArdUla (siMha) ke samAna niDara hokara saMcAra kara rahA hU~ / koI bhI mere sAtha zAstrArtha karane ke liye AveM, maiM taiyAra hU~ / isa taraha cunauti dekara 26

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zAstrArtha karane vAle mahAn sAdhu samantabhadra kI pavitra bhUmi yahI thii| bauddhoM ko zAstrArtha meM harAne vAle tArkika ziromaNi, tyAgadevatA akalaMkadeva kI janmabhUmi bhI yahI thI / isI pavitra bhUmi meM AcArya pUjyapAda ne janma liyA thA / prAbhRtatraya ke racayitA AcArya kundakunda mahArAja ne isI pavitra bhUmi meM mUla saMgha kI sthApanA kara sAre tamilanADu meM jaina dharma kA pracAra kiyA thaa| isa taraha tamilanADu kaI AcAryavaryo evaM saMtoM kA janma sthAna, nivAsa sthAna aura tapobhUmi rahA hai / kucha bhramagrasta itihAsavettAoM kA kahanA hai ki dakSiNa meM prAcInakAla se jaina dharma nahIM thA / zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu mahArAja ke dakSiNa meM Ane ke bAda hI yahA~ para jaina dharma pracalita huaa| isameM socane kI bAta yaha hai ki jaina dharma ke caubIsa tIrthakaroM kA (bhagavAn AdinAtha se lekara mahAvIra vardhamAna paryanta) uttara bhArata meM hI janma huA aura tapa dhAraNa kara karmoM ko naSTa karate hue mokSadhAma sidhAre / parantu bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI ne ghAtiyA karmoM kA vinAza kara kevalajJAna prApta karane ke bAda samavasaraNa ke dvArA sAre dezoM meM arthAt 56 dezoM meM vihAra kara jaina dharma kA pracAra kiyA / una dezoM meM dravir3a deza kA nAma bhI maujUda haiN| jaba sAre dravir3a deza meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kA samavasaraNa AyA aura jaina dharma kA pracAra kiyA gayA to dakSiNa meM jaina dharma kaise nahIM rahA hogA ? dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki jahA~ para dharmAnurAgI loga rahate haiM, vahIM samavasaraNa jAtA hai, anyatra nhiiN| isakA matalaba yaha nikalA ki bhagavAn mahAvIra se pahale bhI dakSiNa meM jaina dharma maujUda thA aura usake anuyAyI zrAvakagaNa bhI rahate the / isIlie bhagavAn mahAvIra kA samavasaraNa yahA~ AyA / yadi kevala pahAr3a aura jaMgala hI hotA to vahA~ samavasaraNa kyoM AtA ? ataH bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samaya se pUrva hI dakSiNa bhArata meM vizeSataH tamila prAnta meM jaina dharma maujUda thaa| yaha bAta nirvivAda siddha hai| mahAn AcArya bhadrabAhu I. pUrva 36 se 267 taka jaina dharma ke AcArya rahe / ve jagat prasiddha samrAT maurya candragupta (prathama) ke dharmaguru bhI the| yaha candragupta sikandara kA samakAlIna thaa| candragupta samrATa azoka ke pitAmaha the / samrAT candragupta ke jamAne meM uttara bhArata meM bAraha sAla taka bhaMyakara akAla par3A / jisake kAraNa zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu svAmI ke netRtva meM bAraha hajAra munirAjoM ke vizAla di. jaina muni saMgha ne dakSiNa kI ora prasthAna kiyA / bhagavAn zrutakevalI ke advitIya ziSya samrATa candragupta saMsAra kI asAratA ko jAnakara apane maNimaulI kirITa ke sAtha mahAn sAmrAjya ko tyAgakara apane gurudeva ke caraNoM kA anusaraNa karate hue pIche-pIche calane lage / sArA saMgha karnATaka ke zravaNabelagolA Ane ke bAda zrutakevalI mahArAja ne apane divyajJAna ke dvArA apanI Ayu kA avasAna jAnA / phira apane ziSyagaNa/sAdhuoM ko vizAkha nAma ke munirAja ke netRtva meM cera-cola-pANDava dezoM kI ora gamana karane kA Adeza diyA / usa saMgha meM ATha hajAra munirAja the| bAda meM bhadrabAhu mahArAja 27

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ne I. pUrva 266 meM apanI antima avasthA ke samaya saMlekhanA dhAraNa kara lI aura AtmArAdhanA ke sAtha svargavAsa ko prApta hue| rAjAdhirAja candragupta apane guru mahArAja se jina-dIkSA dhAraNa kara gurudeva ke caraNAnugAmI bane / isa bAta kA AcArya hariSeNa (I. 631) ne apane 'kathAkoza' meM ullekha kiyA hai tathA devacandrajI (I. 1838) ne apanI 'rAjAvalI kathA' meM bhI ise aMkita kiyA hai / isake alAvA zravaNabelagolA ke candragiri pahAr3a para AcArya bhadrabAhu guphA evaM candragupta bastI Aja bhI maujUda hai / candragupta bastI meM bhadrabAhu ke aitihAsika cinha, zilpa-kalA ke rUpa meM aMkita hai / isake sAtha-sAtha vahA~ kA zAsana (zilAlekha) bhI isa bAta kI puSTi karatA hai / isa taraha I. pUrva tIsarI zatAbdI meM AcArya bhadrabAhu ke ziSya vizAkhamuni ke dvArA tamilanADu meM jaina dharma kA Agamana huA, yaha eka mata hai / pANDaya deza mathurA (dakSiNa) jile ke andara eka zilAlekha hai| yaha brAhmI lipi meM likhA huA jaina lekha hai| isakA samaya I. pUrva tIsarI sadI hai| isa bAta ko Arakolojikala DipArTameMTa bhI svIkAra karatA hai / isase bhI siddha hai ki yahA~ I. pUrva tIsarI sadI se jaina dharma kA astitva thA / dUsarA pramANa yaha hai ki mahAvaMza nAma kA eka bauddha graMtha hai , usameM I. pUrva tIsarI sadI ke pahale se jaina dharma kA astitva batAyA gayA hai| I. pUrva 37 se 367 taka laMkA dvIpa para rAjA 'pANDukAbhayana' rAjya karatA thaa| usane anurAdhapura nAma ke nagara meM jaina sAdhuoM ke nivAsa sthAna (gurukula) kA nirmANa kiyA thaa| uttara hindustAna kA rAjA candragupta aura laMkA dvIpa kA rAjA 'pANDukAbhayana' donoM samakAlIna the| usa samaya jaina dharmAnuyAyI sAdhu laMkA dvIpa meM rahe ho, ve tamila prAnta ke jariye hI gaye hoNge| usa samaya tamilanADu aura laMkA dvIpa ina donoM meM Ane-jAne meM dikkata nahIM thI arthAt samudra kA gherAva nahIM thA / paidala Ane-jAne kI suvidhA thii| isalie I. pUrva tIsarI sadI ke pahale tamilanADu aura laMkA dvIpa meM jaina loga aura sAdhugaNa nivAsa karate the| yaha bAta niHsandeha svIkRta hai| ____yahA~ yaha samajhane kI bAta hai ki di. jaina sAdhu-saMta saba jagaha sabhI logoM se (anya sAdhuoM ke samAna) AhAra grahaNa nahIM karate / jo zrAvaka bar3I zraddhA aura bhakti bhAvanA ke sAtha navadhA puNya karma se AhAra detA hai to grahaNa karate haiM, nahIM to samatA aura zAMti ke sAtha upavAsa grahaNa karate haiM / yahI una di. jaina sAdhuoM kA niyama thA / guru bhadrabAhu mahArAja ise acchI taraha jAnate the| aisI

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paristhiti meM bhadrabAhu mahArAja hajAroM munirAjoM ko zraddhAlu jaina zrAvakoM se rikta tamilanADu meM kaise bhejate ? kadApi nhiiN| Ajakala 8-10 muniyoM kA saMgha A jAye to bhI kitanA parizrama uThAnA par3atA hai| yaha sarvavidita hI hai / hajAroM munirAjoM ke samAgama hone para kitane zraddhAlu jaina zrAvakoM kI AvazyakatA par3I hogI ? yaha samajhane kI bAta hai| vastutaH di. jaina sAdhugaNa, jahA~ bhakta evaM zraddhAlu zrAvaka samAja basatA hai, vahIM padArpaNa karate haiM / isaliye yahA~ para acchI taraha samajhanA yaha hai ki hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM munirAjoM kA samAgama huA ho to unheM samhAlane kI kSamatA tamilanADu ke tatkAlIna jainiyoM para nirbhara thI aura usa samaya jaina loga lAkhoM kI saMkhyA meM tamilanADu meM nivAsa karate the| tabhI to caryA ko saMbhAlanA saMbhava ho sakA, nahIM to asaMbhava hI thA / ataH niHsandeha svIkAra karanA par3egA ki zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu mahArAja ke ziSyagaNa dakSiNa meM vizeSataH tamilanADu meM Ane ke pahale se hI yahA~ para jaina dharma maujUda thA aura lAkhoM kI saMkhyA meM jaina loga yahA~ nivAsa karate the| yaha bAta nirvivAda siddha hai| isa bAta ko svargIya DaoN. e. ena. upAdhyAya ne bhI apane pravacanasAra kI prastAvanA meM svIkAra kiyA hai| isake alAvA 'mekDonala' nAma ke videzI vidvAn ne saMskRta vyAkaraNa para bahuta kucha likhA hai / unakA kathana hai ki saMskRta kA 'indra' vyAkaraNa aura tamila bhASA kA 'tolakApyaM' - ina donoM kA kAla eka hai / indra vyAkaraNa kA kAla I. pUrva 350 kA hai| vaise hI 'tolakApyaM' kA kAla bhI hai| parAkramI 'sikandara' ne bhArata para car3hAI kI thii| usa samaya ke jyotiSI bhI unake sAtha Aye the| ve jyotiSI apanI TippaNI meM likhate haiM ki tamila bhASA meM 'tolakApyaM' nAma kA eka advitIya vyAkaraNa hai| isase patA calatA hai ki sikandara ke bhArata meM Ane ke pahale se hI tolakApyaM prasiddha vyAkaraNa ke rUpa meM mazahara thA / bhArata para sikandara kI car3hAI I. pUrva tIsarI sadI se pahale huI hai / ataH tolakApyaM kA kAla usase pahale kA hai, ise niHsaMkoca svIkAra karane meM koI Apatti nahIM hai / tolakApyaM eka jaina vyAkaraNa hai| usameM ekendriya se lekara paMcendriya taka kA varNana hai / eka sthAna para likhA hai ki 'vinaiyina nIMgivilaMgiya arivana munaivana kaNDadu mudala nUlagam' arthAt karmabaMdhana se vimukta jJAnI (kevalajJAnI-sarvajJa) jo prathama mahApuruSa AdinAtha RSabhadeva haiM, unake jJAna meM pratibhAsita zAstra hI pahalA zAstra haiN| yaha bAta sarvajJa vItarAga AdinAtha bhagavAna ke sAtha ghaTita hone se niSpakSa vicArazIla ajaina 'veNugopAla pillai' aura mayilai sInu 'veMkaTasvAmI' Adi itihAsa ke vidvAn loga tolakApyaM ko jaina AcAryoM kI hI racanA kahate haiM / ataH ukta grantha ko jaina graMtha kahane meM kisI taraha saMdeha nahIM hai| usameM jaina dharma saMbandhI kaI bAteM jJAta hone se spaSTa hai ki usake pahale se hI tamila prAnta meM jaina dharma phailA huA thaa| 29

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isake alAvA tamilanADu ke rAmanAthapuram jile meM bahuta prAcIna brAhmI zilAlekha mile haiM / ve azoka ke staMbhoM ke zilAlekha se (akSaroM se milate-julate haiM / itihAsavettA unheM I. pUrva tIsarI sadI ke pahale kA mAnate haiM / yaha zilAlekha jaina saMskRti se saMbandhita hai| tamilanADu ke ina zilAlekhoM kI brAhmIlipi aura laMkA dvIpa ke zilAlekhoM kI lipi meM samAnatA hai, aisA itihAsavettAoM kA mata hai / ataH ye donoM samakAlIna hone caahiye| isa kAraNa ye donoM I. pUrva tIsarI sadI se pahale ke mAne jAte haiM / aisI hAlata meM tamila prAnta ke andara jaina dharma kA astitva I. pUrva tIsarI sadI se pahale mAnane meM kisI taraha kI hicakicAhaTa kI jarUrata nahIM hai / 1 aura eka bAta yaha hai ki pANDavoM ke jamAne meM, arthAt kRSNajI ke samaya meM jaina dharma kA astitva tamilanADu meM svIkAra kiyA jAtA hai / yaha kAla neminAtha bhagavAn ke tIrtha ke samaya kA hai / isakA AdhAra (pramANa) tolakApyaM porula adhikAra hara sUtra kI vyAkhyA meM hai / aura eka anya pramANa yaha hai ki hama jaina logoM ke sAtha cera, cola, pANDya narezoM ko beTI lena-dena kA vyavahAra bhI hotA thA / isakA AdhAra saMgha kAla ke grantha meM haiN| saMgha kAla do hajAra sAla kA mAnA jAtA hai / ina logoM ko usa jamAne meM 'arulAlaai' arthAt karuNA vAle ke nAma se pukArate the arthAt jainoM ko karuNAzIla kahanA ucita hai kyoMki ye loga ahiMsAvAdI the / isase patA calatA hai ki I. pUrva kaI sau sAloM se tAmilanADu meM jainoM kA nivAsa thA / usa samaya ke narezagaNa bhI jaina huA karate the / ina logoM kA Apasa meM beTI lena-dena vyavahAra bhI hotA thA / 1 yahAeN para eka vizeSa bAta yaha hai ki kRSNajI ke vaMza vAle aThAraha gRhastha (patiNeNakuDi) vyavasAyI arulAlaai the / ye saba jaina dharmAvalambI the / ina logoM ke uttara bhArata se dakSiNa bhArata Ane ke bAda isa prAnta meM kRSNa aura balarAma- ina donoM ko pUjane kI paraMparA bhI calane lagI / isase samajhanA yaha hai ki I. pUrva kaI sadI se arthAt kRSNajI aura pANDavoM ke jamAne se jaina dharma tamila prAnta meM vidyamAna thA na ki AcArya bhadrabAhu mahArAja ke jamAne se| isase acchI taraha patA lagatA hai ki tamilanADu meM jaina dharma prAcInakAla se vidyamAna thA / jaina dharma uttara se dakSiNa kI ora bhI bhArata kI pAvanatama bhUmi vizvabhara ke dezoM meM adhyAtma kI uccatA, prAkRtika sundaratA, saMpannatA aura vIratA tathA vidyA ke kSetroM meM prathama rahI hai tathA bhArata meM bhI uttara bhArata ko yaha gaurava aneka kAraNoM se prApta hai / jaina dharma kI janma bhUmi uttara bhArata hai / zaiva, vaiSNava aura bauddha dharma bhI yahI 30

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janmeM aura panape / caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kA janma se nirvANa taka kA jIvana uttara bhArata meM hI saMpanna huA / tIrthaMkaroM kA vihAra dakSiNa bhArata meM vizAla muni-saMghoM ke sAtha huA thA kintu kaba, kaise aura kisa dizA se yaha nizcita kara pAnA Aja taka pUrNatayA saMbhava nahIM ho sakA hai / dhArmika vidveSa aura jAtigata vaimanasya ke kAraNa itihAsa lupta hotA rhaa| phira bhI bhAratIya itihAsa ke aneka vizeSajJa yaha to svIkAra karate hI haiM ki aMtima zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu kI dakSiNa-yAtrA ke sAtha dakSiNa bhArata meM jaina dharma kA bIjAropaNa huA / kaisA anokhA saMyoga hai ki sabhI tIrthaMkara uttara bhArata meM janme aura vahIM se mokSa gaye, jabaki jaina dharma ke prAyaH sabhI AcArya, kavi aura siddhAntagranthoM ke racayitA dakSiNa bhArata meM hue| muni paraMparA kA nirvAha bhI prAyaH dakSiNa se hI ho rahA hai ataH uttara aura dakSiNa jaina dharma kI do bhujAeM haiM aisA kahanA anucitana hogA / yaha bhI janazruti hai ki caMndragupta maurya ke samaya meM uttara bhArata meM bAraha varSa kA bhaMyakara akAla par3A / usa samaya zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu ne bAraha hajAra muniyoM ke sAtha dakSiNa bhArata kI ora prasthAna kiyA / yaha munisaMgha do bhAgoM meM vibhAjita ho gayA / alaga-alaga mArgoM se karnATaka aura tamilanADu meM ye muni pahu~ce / aneka zilAlekhoM aura avazeSoM se isa pakSa kI puSTi hotI hai / usa samaya kerala aura Andhrapradeza munisaMgha ke lie anukUla na the / ataH yaha lagabhaga spaSTa hai ki IsA pUrva tIsarI zatI meM dakSiNa bhArata meM jaina dharma kA praveza huA / yahA~ yaha bAta bahuta mahatvapUrNa hai ki tamilanADu aura karnATaka meM jaina dharma isase bhI pahale avazya hI rahA hogA, kyoMki binA kisI svastha aura vizvasanIya pUrvavartI AdhAra ke itane bar3e munisaMgha vahA~ kaise jA sakate the / yadyapi tamilanADu kI apekSA karnATaka meM jaina muniyoM, mandiroM aura gatividhiyoM ko paryApta adhika saMrakSaNa milA, samRddhi milI, phira bhI tamilanADu meM jaina dharma kA bahumukhI vistAra hotA rahA / aneka sAmpradAyika saMgharSoM ke bAvajUda yahA~ ke aneka parvata, guphAeM aura maMdira sahasroM muniyoM se abhimaMDita hote rahe aura adhyAtma sAdhanA meM lIna rahe / sAhitya sRjana aura siddhAnta graMtha lekhana meM bhI yahAeN pracura evaM mahatvapUrNa kArya huA hai| yaha aneka vidvAnoM dvArA prakAza meM bhI lAyA gayA hai / tamilanADu ke digambara jaina prakhyAta evaM prAcIna mandiroM, parvatoM aura guphAoM kA sacitra saMdarzana karAnA atyanta Avazyaka aura mahatvapUrNa hai / 31

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jaina dharma kI abhivRddhi prAcIna kAla meM jaina dharma saMpUrNa tamilanADu meM phailA huA thA tathA jaina loga bahusaMkhyaka the / ve loga acche dhanADhya evaM samRddhazAlI the / jaina dharma kI abhivRddhi ke viSaya meM anya matoM ke tevAraM, periyapurANaM, tiruvilaiyADalapurANaM, nAlAyiraprabandhaM Adi zaiva-vaiSNavoM ke grantha aura bauddhamata ke maNimekhalai, jainamata ke zilappadhikAraM vistRta rUpa se batalAte haiM / isake alAvA tamilanADu ke andara saba jagaha milane vAle zilAlekha, khaNDahara, jaina mandira, pahAr3a, jaMgala Adi sthaloM meM asurakSita, avyavasthita par3I tIrthaMkaroM kI pratimAe~ isa bAta kI sAkSI hai / jaina dharma ke loga anna, abhaya, auSadha aura zAstra - ina cAra dAnoM ko apanI zakti ke anusAra jAti bheda ke binA sAre logoM ko dayA dRSTi ke sAtha diyA karate the / garIboM ko AhAra dAna, auSadha dAna denA aura jo Dare hue haiM, unheM abhayadAna denA apanA kartavya samajhate the / ve loga abhayadAna kA sthAna yathAsaMbhava bahutayA jaina mandira ke AsapAsa hI rakhate the / isa sthAna kA nAma tamila bhASA meM 'aMjinAna pugaliDaM' arthAt 'bhayabhItoM kI rakSA sthAna' thA / zAsana meM isake bAre meM likhA huA milatA hai sAUtha ArkADa jile meM pallicandala gaoNva ke khetoM meM eka zilAlekha hai / dUsarA nArtha ArkADa jilA vandavAsi tAlUkA, tellAra gA~va meM eka mandira ke maNDapa meM mAravarmana tribhuvana cakravartI vikrama pANDayadeva ke pA~caveM varSa meM likhA gayA 'aMjinAna pugaliDaM' hai / sakala loka cakravartI saMbuvarAyara rAjA ke 16 veM varSa meM eka pUrA gaoNva aMjinAna pugaliMDa rahA / auSadhadAna meM bhI jaina loga agraNI rahe the / ye loga khuda vaidya banakara sabhI logoM ke rogoM kI niHzulka cikitsA kara sahAyatA karate the / una logoM ke auSadhidAna mahimA kA smaraNa apane jaina grantha dilAte haiM / jaise birikaDu ke elAdI, siru paMcamUlaM Adi - ye graMtha (lauMga-ilAyacI) roga nivAraNa karane vAlI davAI ke nAma se race gaye haiM / ina graMthoM se zarIra kA roga aura AtmA kA roga (karma) donoM nivAraNa kiyA jAtA thA / ve loga zAstra dAna meM (jJAnadAna) bhI Age rahate the / jaina logoM ke sAdhugaNa hamezA dharmopadeza ke sAtha-sAtha jJAnadAna diyA karate the| hara gA~va meM pAThazAlA kholakara baccoM ko niHzulka par3hAkara jJAnadAna denA jainiyoM kA kartavya samajhA jAtA thA / isa kAraNa sArI janatA jainoM ke prati Adara bhAva dikhAtI thI / dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki jainiyoM ke kAraNa se hI baccoM ke par3hane kA sthAna pAThazAlA ke nAma se prasiddha thA / Aja bhI usI nAma se pukArA jAtA hai / 32

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yahA~ jaina dharma panapane kA aura eka kAraNa yaha bhI hai ki jainoM kA pracAra-prasAra mAtRbhASA tamila meM hI huA karatA thaa| usake sAre amUlya grantha mAtRbhASA tAmila meM likhe gaye / isase sthAnIya loga jaina tatvoM ko AsAnI se samajha pAte the| isI meM dharma pracAra kArya bhI calatA thA / brAhmaNa vaidika loga apane granthoM ko saMskRta bhASA meM likhate the tathA dUsaroM ko par3hane nahIM dete the| kintu jaina dharma meM kisI taraha kI rukAvaTa na hone ke kAraNa yaha dharma dinoMdina phalatA-phUlatA rahA |is taraha vizAla hRdaya vAle jaina dharmAvalambI tamila deza ke andara tamila bhASA meM apane dhArmika siddhAnta granthoM ko likhate the| ina granthoM ke nirmANa kArya meM sAdhu logoM kA sahayoga avarNanIya rhaa| ina logoM ne lokopakAra ke nimitta koSa, kAvya, alaMkAra, chanda nIti grantha Adi agaNita zAstroM kA nirmANa kara samAja kA mahAn upakAra kiyaa| yaha bhI jaina dharma kI abhivRddhi kA kAraNa banA / jaina sAdhuoM kI sahAyatA tAmila prAnta meM jaina dharma kA pracAra aura prasAra kA bhAra adhikAMzataH jaina sAdhuoM para nirbhara thA / ve sAdhugaNa saMgha ke mAdhyama se sabhI sthAnoM para jAkara jaina dharma kI prabhAvanA ke kArya meM saMlagna rahate the| saMgha ke sAdhu-saMta saccaritra ke sAtha nagna digambara mudrAdhArI rahA karate the| una tyAgI mahAtmAoM ko AhAra ke sivAya aura kisI taraha kI cIjoM kI AvazyakatA nahIM hotI thii| sirpha una tapodhanoM ke lie japa-tapa-dhyAna aura svAdhyAyArtha ekAnta nivAsa sthAna kI AvazyakatA hotI thii| ve sAdhu-saMta pahAr3oM aura guphAoM meM nivAsa kiyA karate the / kevala unheM AhAra ke samaya nagara AnA par3atA thaa| lekina dharmAtmA loga aise sAdhu mahAtmAoM ke sAnidhya meM jAkara dharmalAbha lete hue- apane jIvana ko saphala banAte the| una tyAgI mahAtmAoM ke nivAsa sthAna svarUpa jo pahAr3a aura guphAe~ haiM unameM una mahApuruSa tyAgIgaNoM ke nAmoM se aMkita pASANa-zilAe~ Aja bhI kaI jagaha maujUda hai| isa taraha sAdhu-mahAtmA loga tamilanADu meM jaina dharma aura jaina siddhAnta kA pracAra karate the| usake sAkSI agaNita zilAlekha haiN| prAcInakAla meM madrAsa bar3A zahara nahIM thA, choTe-choTe gAMvoM meM basA huA thA, jaise saidApeTa, cintAdripeTa aura vAsaramenapeTa Adi / kAMjIpuram, taMjAura aura madhurai (dakSiNa) Adi zahara khyAti prApta the| kalugumalai zilAlekha yaha batalAte haiM ki zrAmaNa saMlagaNa samaNarmalai, kalugumalai, tiruccArattumalai Adi sthaloM ko kendra banAkara vidyApIThoM kI sthApanA karate hue jaina siddhAnta, ahiMsA aura karUNA Adi sArvajanika dharmoM kA bheda-bhAva ke binA pracAra kiyA karate the| ye nisvArthI, tyAgI mahAtmA loga tana-mana 33

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aura AtmA- ina sArI amUlya cIjoM ko lokopakArArtha samarpita karate hue, rAta-dina sadA-sarvadA dhArmika kArya meM saMlagna rahate the| ina tyAgI mahAtmAoM ke tyAga ke kAraNa se hI jaina dharma dina dUnA, rAta caugUnA bar3hatA gayA / munirAjoM kA mukhya kArya yaha huA karatA thA ki logoM ko dharmopadeza denA, mahonnata grantha rAjoM kI sRSTi karanA Adi / yahA~ samajhane kI bAta yaha hai ki muniyoM kA samUha saMgha kahalAtA thA / usake nAyaka AcArya hote the| prAcInakAla meM mUlasaMgha nAma se bahuta bar3A saMgha thA / usake antargata cAra gaNa the| ve haiMnandigaNa, senagaNa, siMhagaNa aura devagaNa / pratyeka gaNa meM gaccha, anvaya- ye do avAntara bheda the / naMdigaNa saMgha ke muniyoM ke nAma isa prakAra hai- puSpanandI, zrInandI, kanakanandI bhaTTAraka, uttamanandI guruvaDigala, perunandI bhaTTAraka, guNanandI, ajjanandI, bhavanandI bhaTTAraka, candanandI Adi / tamila bhASA meM 'nannUla' nAmaka prasiddha jaina vyAkaraNa hai / usake racayitA bhavanandI bhaTTAraka haiM / yaha vyAkaraNa sarvottama mAnA jAtA hai / isake barAbara dUsarA koI vyAkaraNa hai hI nhiiN| Aja taka jaina-ajaina sAre ke sAre isI vyAkaraNa kA upayoga karate haiM / senagaNa saMgha ke munigaNa ke nAma hai- candrasena, indrasena, dharmasena, kandasena aura kanakasena Adi / ye saba sena saMgha ke munirAja the / devasaMgha ke muniyoM meM tirutakkadevara ne 'jIvakacintAmaNI' mahAkAvya kI racanA kI / tolAmolidevara ne 'cUr3AmaNI' kAvya kI racanA kI hai| ye kAvya jaina-ajaina logoM ke dvArA sarvazreSTha mAnakara upayoga kiye jAte haiN| muni vajranandI ne vikrama saMvat 526 (I. 470) meM 'dravir3a saMgha' kI sthApanA kI thii| isake bAre meM e. ena. upAdhyAya ne apane pravacanasAra bhUmikA meM jikra kiyA hai| isa saMgha ke munigaNoM ne tamila graMthoM kI racanA bhI kI thii| 'draviDa saMgha' ke muniyoM ke bAre meM maisUra zilAlekha meM kahA gayA hai| zrImad damila saMghe 'smin nandisaMghostyarUMgalA / anvayo bhAti niHzeSa zAstra sArAdhipATakaiH / / isakA matalaba yaha hai ki dAvir3a saMgha nandisaMgha ke antargata thA / isake AcAryagaNa zAstrasAgara ke pAraMgata the / maisUra zilAlekha meM drAvir3a saMgha ke AcAryoM ke nAma isa taraha batalAye gaye haiMtrikAlamuni bhaTTAraka, ajitasena bhaTTAraka, zAntimuni, zrIpAla jaividhara Adi /

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jaina dharma kI arjikAyeM inheM arjikA aura gaundI ke nAma se pukArA jAtA hai| tamilanADu ke zilAlekha meM inakA nAma 'kurattiyara' batalAyA gayA hai, jaise- tiruccAraNattu kurattigala, ariSTanemi kurattigala, kanakavIra kurattigala Adi / prAcInakAla meM tamila prAnta meM jaina dharma ke pracAra aura prasAra ke kArya meM aryikA mAtAoM kI sevAe~ kama nahIM thIM balki bar3I mahattva kI thii| AryikA mAtAoM se milane meM aura dharma zravaNa karane meM mumukSu mahilAoM ko kAphI suvidhA rahatI thii| isalie mahilA samAja meM, jaina dharma kA pracAra kArya, tyAgazIla AryikAoM se jyAdAtara huA karatA thA / ye mAtAyeM kaI jagaha mahilAoM ke lie vidyAkendra Adi kI sthApanA kara jaina dharma aura nIti dharma (jaina-ajainoM ke yogya nIti pradhAna AcAra zAstra) kA pracAra-prasAra karatI thii| nIti dharmoM ke upadeza ke kAraNa sAmAnya loga bhI AkarSita ho jAte the / usa samaya ke zilAlekha ina sabhI bAtoM ko abhivyakta karate haiM ki AryikA mAtAoM kI sevAeM amUlya thI / ise udAharaNa ke rUpa meM samajha sakate haiM ki tamila prAnta ke sAutha ArkADa jile meM jiMjI se dasa mIla kI dUrI para 'viDAla' nAma kA gA~va hai / isa gA~va meM eka bar3A pahAr3a hai| usa pahAr3a kI guphA meM 'guNavIra kuratti' nAma kI AryikA mAtAjI ne pA~ca sau mahilAoM ko zAstrAdhyayana (paThana-pAThana) karAtI thI / yaha bAta yahAeN ke zilAlekha se jJAta hotI hai / Aja bhI vaha guphA maujUda hai / isa taraha sAdhu-sAdhviyoM dvArA tamilanADu prAnta meM jo dhArmika sevAeN huI thIM, usakA pUrA vivecana karanA sarvathA azakya hai / "hameM yaha zaMkA uThatI hai ki sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke kAraNa jaina dharma kA pracAra-avirala calatA rahatA hai / yadi ise rokanA ho to (jaina dharma ke ) pracAra kArya meM lage hue sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko khatma karanA hogA / isake binA una logoM kA (jainiyoM) pracAra rokA nahIM jA sakatA / " mAno isI uddezya se sAmpradAyika vidveSiyoM ne madhurA ke (dakSiNa) andara ATha hajAra munirAjoM ko zUlI para caDhAkara khatma kiyA ho| isa taraha kA anyAya duniyA~ meM aura kahIM nahIM huA hogA / munirAjoM kA yaha kaisA tyAga ? dharma ke liye jIvana ko tuccha samajhakara zUlI para car3ha jAnA hI vAstavika tyAga hai / ve tyAgI mahAtmA loga dharma ke sAmane apane nazvara zarIra ko bilakula tuccha samajhate the / dharmarakSA meM jIvana balidAna kara apane ko dhanya samajhate the / una mahAtmAoM kA yahI vicAra thA ki jIvana ko chor3a deMge parantu dharma rakSaNa kareMge / kadApi anya dharma svIkAra nahIM kareMge / isa taraha ke tyAgiyoM ke abhAva ke kAraNa se hI tamilanADu Aja jaina dharma ke pracAra-prasAra se rikta par3A hai I koI bhI dharma tAtkAlIna rAjya kI sahAnubhUti ke binA kabhI bhI panapa nahIM sakatA / 'yathA rAjA 35

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tathA prajA' yaha nIti batalAtI hai ki hara dharma ke lie rAjya sattA kI sahAyatA atyanta Avazyaka hai| pallava rAjya ke adhipati mahendravarmana kaTTara jaina dharmAnuyAyI the| ve saMskRta ke acche jJAtA aura vidvAn the| unhoMne 'bhattavilAsa prahasanaM' nAmaka eka rocaka graMtha kA nirmANa kiyA thA / usameM anya dharmoM kA upahAsamaya khaNDana aura jaina dharma kA maNDana hai| sva. e. cakravartI nainAra ema.e. ne use prakAzita kiyA thA, jo atyadhika rocaka hai / mata-saMgharSa isa bAta ko hama loga jAna gaye haiM ki I. pU. kaI sadI pahale se jaina dharma tamilanADu meM samRddha hokara panapatA A rahA thaa| isakA matalaba yaha nahIM ki yahA~ dUsarA dharma nahIM thA / usa jamAne meM anya dharma vAle bhI maujUda the| ve haiM- vaidika dharma (brAhmaNa dharma), bauddha dharma evaM makkhalI ke 'AjIvaka' / inake alAvA tamilanADu meM dravir3a dharma bhI eka thA / Upara kahe gaye jaina, bauddha, AjIvaka aura vaidika- ye cAroM dharma vAle Apasa meM lar3akara eka-dUsare ko girAne ke prayatna meM lage hue the| isalie inakI lar3AI ke bAre meM jAnanA atyAvazyaka hai| ina dharmoM kI lar3AI meM AjIvaka dharma zaktihIna hokara tirohita ho gayA, bAkI jaina, bauddha, vaidika (veda AdhArita) tInoM bahuta kAla taka Apasa meM lar3ate rahe / inameM vaidika dharma vAloM kI hAlata bhI bigar3ane lgii| isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki vaidika havana (yAga) meM hiMsA hotI thii| brAhamaNa loga U~ca-nIca kA vicAra rakhate the| apane veda-zAstra kA adhyayana anya matavAloM ko nahIM karane dete the| ye loga svarNadAna, kSetradAna, godAna, mahiSadAna, azvadAna, gajadAna aura kanyAdAna ko prApta karane meM hI jyAdA dilacaspI rakhA karate the| jaina aura bauddha sAdhAraNa janatA ke liye zAstradAna, vidyAdAna, auSadhadAna aura abhayadAna diyA karate the| ina kAraNoM se jaina-bauddha ke samAna vaidikamata panapa nahIM sakA thaa| jaina, bauddha dharma kA hI mahatva thaa| isake alAvA ina dharmoM ke prasiddha hone kA anya kAraNa zikSA denA, rogiyoM kA roga nivAraNa karanA thaa| ina dharmoM ke anuyAyI hiMsA aura mAMsa bhakSaNa nahIM karate the| inake lokapriya kAryo se janatA AkRSTa ho jAtI thii| durbhAgya kI bAta yaha hai ki ye donoM (jaina-bauddha) mila-julakara nahIM rahe / Apasa meM lar3ate the| isakA AdhAra nIlakezI aura kuNDalakezI grantha hai / ina donoM tamila graMthoM meM Apasa ke matabheda kA khaNDana hai / Akhira bauddha mata ke andara bhedabhAva hone se usakI zakti kSINa ho gii| I.8 vIM sadI (I.753) meM jaina dharma ke mahAn AcArya akalaMka mahArAja ne kAMjIpura nagara ke kAmAkSI mandira meM 36

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bauddhoM ke sAtha zAstrArtha kiyaa| bauddha loga usa zAstrArtha meM hAra jAne se laMkA dvIpa cale gye| isa kAraNa se bhI bauddha dharma kSINa ho gayA / samRddha jaina dharma bhI jyAdA dina Tika nahIM sakA / usakA kAraNahindU dharma meM bhakti mArga kA praveza / isake bAre meM Age vicAra kiyA jAyegA / prAcIna kAla meM ina dharmoM ke sAtha eka dravir3a mata (dharma) kA varNana kiyA gayA thA / ukta dravir3a dharma vAle SaNmukha ziva-pArvatI aura viSNu kI pUjA - bhakti karate the / ve loga kAlI (koTravai) mAtA ko bali (jIvahiMsA) diyA karate the| lekina ziva aura viSNu devatA ke sAmane jIva hiMsA kA AdhAra nahIM milatA hai / isake alAvA, usa samaya vaidika dharma ke atirikta zaiva-vaiSNava dharma alaga-alaga dikhAI nahIM dete the / aisI paristhiti meM vaidika dharma vAle Age bar3hane kA prayatna karane lge| ina logoM ko Age bar3hAnA thA to jaina-bauddhoM ko girAnA hI thA / tabhI kAma bana sakatA thA / ye loga usake liye rAstA DhU~Dhane lage / una logoM ko yahI dikhane lagA ki jaina-bauddhoM ko harAnA hai to hameM dravir3a matoM ke sAtha mila jAnA hai tabhI sAdhAraNa logoM ko apanI tarapha AkarSita kara sakate haiN| isI uddezya se vaidika dharma vAle ke SaNmukha, kAlImAtA, ziva-viSNu Adi devatAoM ko apane devatA ke rUpa meM svIkAra karane lage / sirpha itanA hI nahIM dravir3a dharma ke devatAoM ke sAtha saMbaMdha bhI jor3ane lage / una devatAoM ko naye-naye nAma kalpita karane lage / jaise- SaNmukha ke sAtha subrahamaNyam, kandana, murugana Adi nAma jor3A gayA / tamilanADu kI devI valli - devAnai ko unakI patnI banAyA gayA / isa taraha Arya dravir3a saMbandha hone lagA / eka jamAne meM vaidika loga 'zizunadeva' zivaliMga upahAsa karate the| bAda meM usI ko utkaTa devatA mAnakara ziva kA cihna mAna liyA gayA / pArvatI ko ziva kI patnI banA diyA gayA / lekina kerala meM pArvatI (kAlI) ko ziva kI patnI na mAnakara bahina mAnate A rahe haiM / SaNmukha ko ziva aura pArvatI kA putra mAna liyA gyaa| mahArASTra se Aye vinAyaka ko bhI putra mAna liyA gayA / vaise hI viSNu ko mAyona, tirumAla, nArAyaNana Adi nAma diyA gayA / ina sabakI naI-naI kathAyeM kalpita kara dI gayIM / nayA purANa bhI likha diyA gayA / isa taraha vaidika mata (dharma) dravir3a mata (dharma) alaga-alaga na rahakara eka hI hindU mata meM (dharma) parivartita kara diye gye| ina donoM kI milAvaTa apratyAzita nahIM huI / isa prakriyA meM saiMkar3oM sAla bIta gaye / jaina dharma kA hAsa (patana) hindU dharma ke andara bhaktimArga praveza karane ke bAda usane jaina dharma para AkramaNa karanA zurU kiyA / bhaktimArga ne jaina dharma kA hrAsa kisa prakAra kiyA, AIye isa para jarA vicAra kareMge / 37

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mokSa prApta karane ke liye jaina dharma aura hindU dharma donoM kA vicAra kyA hai ? isake bAre meM sabase pahale jAnanA jarUrI hai| jaina dharma :- inake arihanta, paramAtmA rAga-dveSa se mukta hai| unakI jo bhakti karate haiM yA nahIM karate haiM, donoM kI avasthA eka apekSA se barAbara hai| ve bhagavAn na dete haiM aura na lete haiM / parantu unhoMne mokSa prApta karane kA mArga batAyA hai| pratyeka vyakti unake batAye gaye mArga para calakara mokSa prApta kara sakatA hai / gRhasthI meM rahane vAle strI-puruSa donoM puNya kArya kareMge to svarga mila sakatA hai, mokSa nahIM / mokSa prApta karane ke lie digambara muni kA dharma grahaNa karanA par3egA / munidharma meM tapa kara koM ko nAza karanA hai / tabhI mokSa mila sakatA hai / kitanA kaThina hai ! isakA matalaba yaha hai ki gRhastha dharma se mokSa nahIM balki muni dharma se hI mokSa mila sakatA hai| mokSa prApta karanA ho to sadAcAra (AcaraNa) kI bar3I jarUrata hai / sadAcAra ke binA kadApi mokSa nahIM mila sakatA / sadAcAra rUpI tapa se hI mokSa milatA hai / isake liye sadaiva prayatna karanA pdd'egaa| hindU dharma :- gRhastha, yati, nArI sabhI (hara koI) mokSa pA sakate haiN| kisI ko roka-Toka nahIM haiN| isake liye bhakti hI kAphI hai| 'bhakti se mukti' yaha unakI nIti hai arthAt sadAcAra para dhyAna dene kI koI jarUrata nahIM / cAhe jitanA bhI pApI ho, aise pApI vyakti bhI ziva (bhagavAn) ke caraNoM kA bhakta bana jAye to zivajI usake sAre pApoM ko miTAkara pavitra banA dete haiM / sAtha hI sAtha use mokSa kA bhI pAtra banA dete haiM / yaha ziva bhagavAn kI mahimA hai / banAnA yA bigAr3anA saba unake hAtha meM haiN| yaha bAta unake 'nAlAyiraM tirumalai' graMtha meM likhI huI milatI hai / unake 'tevAraM' Adi graMtha meM bhI isake kaI udAharaNa hai| hinduoM ke matAnusAra gRhastha strI-puruSoM ko, aura bhayaMkara se bhayaMkara pApI ko bhakti se mokSa milatA hai| koI kaThina parizrama karane kI jarUrata nahIM hai| AcAra, vicAra, sadAcAra, kaThina tapa Adi kisI kI bhI jarUrata nahIM hai| kevala bhakti karanI hai basa mukti mila jAtI hai| isa taraha khUba pracAra hone lagA / bhayaMkara pApI se lekara patita taka sabhI ko binA parizrama ke ghara baiThe-baiTha, bhoga bhogate-bhogate kisI taraha kI rUkAvaTa ke binA AsAnI se mokSa milatA hai to use kauna chor3a sakatA hai? koI nahIM / sAdhAraNa janatA AsAna tarIkoM ko apanAtI hai aura kaThina ko chor3a detI hai / hara AdamI yahI cAhatA hai ki parizrama ke binA mokSa mila jAye / kisI ne mokSa ko dekhA nahIM / dekhe hue vyakti se sunA nahIM / mukti tapa karane vAle ko milatI hai yA bhakti karane vAle ko koI dekhakara bolane vAlA bhI nahIM hai| jo bar3e haiM, ve jo kucha bhI kaheM, usa mata (dharma) ko, vizvAsa se satya 38

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mAna liyA jAtA hai| matAndha logoM kI vicArane kI zakti kSINa ho jAtI hai| phira kyA ? cAhe satya ho athavA asatya ho, apane-apane dharma ke AcArya ke kaha dene para, satya mAna liyA jAtA thA / dharmAcArya ke sAmane kisI ko bolane kI guMjAiza nahIM thii| vaha to bhagavAn kA ThekedAra, celA samajhA jAtA thaa| usake muMha se jo kucha nikalatA thA, vaha bhagavAn kI vANI samajhI jAtI thii| aMdhavizvAsa kA jamAnA thaa| hindu dharma kA bhakti mArga AsAna aura sarala thaa| aise sulabha mArga ko chor3akara putra-mitra-kalatra, dhana-dhAnya Adi sabhI parigrahoM ko aura sAMsArika bhoga-vilAsa ko chor3a kara pA~coM indriyoM ko damanakara, kaThina tapa ke dvArA AThoM karmoM kA nAzakara jJAnavIra hote hue mokSa prApta karane kauna AyegA ? koI nahIM / isaliye sAdhAraNa loga, AsAna bhakti-mArga ko apanAne lge| isase jaina dharma kI vRddhi kSINa hone lgii| hindu dharma kI abhivRddhi najara Ane lgii| lekina bhakti-mArga se hI jaina dharma kSINa ho gayA ho, aisA samajhanA ThIka nahIM hai| hindu dharma vAloM ne jaina dharma kI abhivRddhi ko rokane ke lie kaI tarIkoM ko apnaayaa| dharma ke viparIta balAtkAra Adi kaI duSkRtyoM kA upayoga kiyA gyaa| isake kaI AdhAra hai| isake bAre meM jyAdA likhanA ucita nahIM hai| isa taraha dharma ke mAdhyama se Apasa meM jo lar3AI huI thI, vaha I. 7, 8, 6 vIM sadI kI thii| hindu dharma ke andara bhI zaiva-vaiSNavoM kI lar3AI huI thI , parantu jainiyoM ke sAtha lar3ate samaya donoM mila jAte the| una donoM kI lar3AI pIche kI hai| tevAraM nAmaka zaiva grantha meM jina-jina mandiroM kA jikra kiyA gayA thA, una sabhI sthAnoM meM jaina-bauddhoM kA nivAsa sthAna mandira, pAThazAlA Adi the| una sabako chInakara badala diyA gayA / jaina dharma ke loga hara taraha se pratAr3ita hue the| una logoM ke sAtha hiMsA karanA, zUlI para car3hAnA, kalaha karanA, dhana-dhAna, ghara-bAra sabako chIna lenA Adi atyAcAra hue the| dharma vidveSa ke kAraNa bhayaMkara hatyAkANDa huA thA / isakA AdhAra una logoM ke hI grantha hai| jainoM ke kaI ghara, dharmazAlA, pAThazAlA Adi chInakara bar3e-bar3e tAlAba banA diye gaye the| 'talaiyai Age arughade karumaM kaNDAya' (zaiva AlavAra tiruppADala graMtha) jainiyoM ke sira kATo, yahI tumhArA kartavya hai| isake udAharaNa ke rUpa meM zaivoM ke periyapurANaM, tiruvilaiyADara purANaM Adi graMthoM meM batalAyA gayA hai ki ATha hajAra jaina sAdhuoM ko zUlI para car3hAkara mArA gayA thA / dakSiNa madhurA ke ziva mandira kI dIvAra para isakA dRzya utkIrNa kiyA huA hai| hara 39

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sAla zaiva loga isakI smRti rUpa meM dasa dina utsava manAte hai| kAMjIpura ke pAsa 'tivattUra' meM isa taraha kA kalaha huA thA / vahA~ ke zaiva mandira meM yaha dRzya utkIrNita rUpa meM maujUda hai / cola nareza ke 'paraiyAra' meM bhI yahI huA thA / isakA ullekha zaiva tirutNDara purANa graMtha meM hai| tiruvArura meM bhI isa taraha kA kalahakArI kArya huA thA / jainoM ke maTha, pAThazAlA, ghara-bAra Adi chIna lie gaye the| yaha bAta zaiva periyapurANaM meM hai| 'pannuM pAli palila kulaM mUla karai par3attu (zaiva periyapurANaM ) chInakara tAlAba banAyA gayA thA / isa taraha jainoM ke maTha pAThazAlA Adi chInanA, unako zUlI para car3hAnA, hAthI ke pairoM tale dabAkara mAranA, gaoNva se bhagAnA, jamIna jAyadAda chIna lenA Adi bhayaMkara atyAcAra evaM kalaha huA thA / karIba pA~ca sau sAla ke pahale sAutha ArkADa ke 'jiMjI' nagara meM I. 1478 ke samaya 'veMkaTapati nAyakana' nAma kA eka choTA sA rAjA rAja karatA thA / use 'dubAlakRSNappanAyakana' ke nAma se bhI pukArate the| yaha vijayanagara sAmrAjya ke adhIna telugU vaMza kA thaa| usakA vicAra thA- U~ce kula vAle kI lar3akI se zAdI karanA / usane brAhmaNoM ko bulAkara lar3akI dene hetu pUchA / una logoM kI rAjA ko lar3akI dene kI icchA nahIM thI kintu rAjA ke sAmane manA nahIM kara sakate / isalie una logoM ne cAlAkI se yaha kahA ki hama logoM se zramaNa arthAt jaina U~ce haiM, Apa unase eka lar3akI lIjiye, taba hama bhI deMge / vaha rAjA mUrkha evaM anyAyI thA / usane vaise hI jainiyoM se bhI eka lar3akI maaNgii| jainoM kI bhI lar3akI dene kI icchA nahIM thii| manA kareM to upadrava mcaayegaa| isa vicAra se eka natIje para Aye / rAjA se yaha kahA gayA ki amuka dina amuka jagaha para Aiye / vahA~ Apako lar3akI mila jaayegii| tadanantara jainiyoM ne eka ghara ko khAlI kara sApha sutharA kiyA / khUba dIpa jalAye / eka 'kuttiyA' ko nahalavA kara tilaka lagavAyA aura use bAMdhakara cale gaye / rAjA ne Akara dekhA / koI AdamI nahIM thA / sirpha kutiyA baeNdhI huI thii| use dekhakara rAjA ko bar3A gussA aayaa| usane ise apanA apamAna samajhA / isaliye jainiyoM ko daNDa dene ke vicAra se katla karanA zurU kiyA / jaise eka kA sira kATakara dUsare ke sira para rakhanA / isa taraha dasa-dasa AdamiyoM ko mAratA jAtA thA, unheM eka AdamI DhotA thaa| ise 'sumantAna talai pattu' arthAt kATe gaye dasa sira ko r3hone vAlA kahate haiM / usa samaya hajAroM jaina loga mAre gaye / jaina logoM ne bematalaba Apatti mola lI thii| usa jamAne meM sAre jaina loga janeU pahanate the| bahutase loga use pheMkakara Dara ke mAre zaiva bana gye| aba bhI usa jAti vAle zaiva ke rUpa meM rahate haiM / unako 'nainAra' kahate haiM / yahA~ sthAnIya jainiyoM ko bhI nainAra kahA jAtA hai| donoM kA pharka 40

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itanA hai ki ve rAta meM khAte haiM, mastaka para rAkha lagAte haiM, janeU nahIM pahanate / sthAnIya jaina loga ina tInoM se pare haiN| una logoM ko 'nIrapUsI nainAra' arthAt mAthe para rAkha lagAne vAlA kahA jAtA hai| unakI saMkhyA bhI kAphI hai| yadi ve loga bhI jaina rahate to Aja tamilanADu meM jainoM kI saMkhyA lAkhoM meM hotI / jaina dharma para kyA-kyA, kaisI-kaisI ApattiyoM nahIM AyI ? jaina logoM ne ina sabako jhelA / ina sabhI ApattiyoM ke bAvajUda bhI abhI taka kucha loga bace hue haiN| unakI saMkhyA karIba pacAsa hajAra kI hai| usa samaya jiMjI ke pAsa velUra meM 'vIrasenAcArya' nAma ke eka muni taTa ke kinAre tapa kara rahe the| sevaka use pakar3akara rAjA ke pAsa le gyaa| usa samaya rAjA putrotpati kI khuzI meM thA / isalie muni ko chor3a diyA / ve zravaNabelagolA cale gaye / jiMjI rAjA ke atyAcAra ke samaya jiMjI ke pAsa 'tAyanUra' gA~va meM 'gaoNgeya uDayAra' nAma ke bar3e vyakti rahate the| ve uDaiyArapAlayaM choTe rAjA ke pAsa 'abhaya' kI dRSTi se gaye the / vaha rAjA bar3A dayAlu thA / usane Adara diyA aura jamIna jAyadAda bhI dI / ve mahAzaya daMgA zAnta hone ke bAda zravaNabelagolA gaye the| vahA~ virAjamAna 'vIrasenAcArya' ko le Aye / yahA~ jo loga mata parivartana hokara zaiva bana gaye the, unheM phira se jaina banavAyA gayA thaa| vIrasenAcArya ne una logoM ko yajJopavIta pahanAkara jaina dharma meM dIkSita kiyA thaa| usa uDaiyAra paraMparA ke loga jaina samAja meM Aja bhI maujUda hai / ve loga zAdI, byAha Adi meM kahIM bhI jAveM, samAja una logoM ko Age baiThAkara sammAna karatA hai| vaha paramparA Aja taka cAlU hai| samajhane kI bAta yaha hai ki tamilanADu ke sAre jaina loga ratnatrayasvarUpa yajJopavIta barAbara pahanate haiN| hara sAla zrAvaNa pUrNimA ke dina mandira Akara yajJopavIta badalate haiM / dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki tamilanADu meM usa yajJopavIta ne hI jaina dharma ko bacAyA thaa| usa samaya yajJopavIta pahanAkara jitane logoM ko jaina banA sake ve jaina bane / bAkI loga vaise hI zaiva dharma meM raha gaye / nainAra ke nAma se zaiva matAnuyAyI ke rUpa meM lAkhoM loga Aja bhI maujUda hai / jaina mata ke lie eka se eka bhayaMkara durghaTanAyeM ghaTI haiM / isa taraha kI kaI ApattiyA~ AyI thIM / Ajakala jitane jaina maujUda haiM, ve isa taraha kI kaThinAiyoM se bace hue loga haiN| ina saba se bacakara alpasaMkhyA meM Aja bhI jaina loga maujUda haiM / bauddhoM ke samAna bilakula khatma nahIM hue| kucha jaina loga bhaMyakara kalaha ke samaya apanA dharma chor3akara apanI jIvarakSA ke nimitta zaiva bane, kucha loga vaiSNava bane aura kucha musalamAna bne| isake udAharaNa meM dekha sakate haiM ki kerala ke AsapAsa Aja

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bhI kucha muslima loga apane nAma ke sAtha 'jaina allAuddIna' 'nainAra muhamada' likhate haiN| ye saba jaina paraMparA ke haiN| dharma ko chor3A magara jaina zabda ko nahIM chor3a ske| use apane nAma ke sAtha likhate hI haiN| I tamila bhASA meM pAThazAlA ko 'palli' kahate haiN| tamilanADu meM muslima kI masjida ko pallivAsala ke nAma se pukArA jAtA hai / jainoM kI 'palli' pallivAsala ke nAma se badala dI gaI hai| isa taraha bagAva ke samaya jaina dharma chinna-bhinna hokara naSTa-sA ho gayA thA / jo jaina, mata parivartita hokara hindU bana gaye, ve apane AcaraNa ko nahIM chor3a sake / unhoMne apane-apane AcaraNa ko hindU dharma meM milA diyA / Agama sAra ahiMsA saMyama aura tapa dharma ke lakSaNa hai / jisakA mana sadaiva dharma meM ramaNa karatA hai, use devatA bhI namaskAra karate haiM / * krodha ko zAMti se, mAna ko namratA se, mAyA ko saralatA se, lobha ko santoSa se jIto / dharma merA jalAzaya hai, brahmacarya zAnti tIrtha hai, AtmA kI nirmala bhAvanA pavitra ghATa hai; jahA~ para (Atma svarUpa meM) snAna kara maiM karma mala se mukta ho jAtA hU~ / eka mAyA sahasroM satyoM ko naSTa kara detI hai| * lAbha se lobha bar3ha jAtA hai / * sadgRhastha dharmAnukUla hI AjIvikA karate haiN| * sarala AtmA meM hI dharma Thahara sakatA hai / * suvratI sAdhaka kama khAye, kama pIye, kama bole / * kSamA, santoSa, saralatA aura namratA- ye cAra dharma ke dvAra hai / * tapoM meM brahmacarya tapa zreSTha hai / he dhIra puruSa ! AzA, tRSNA aura svacchandatA kA tyAga kara / * jo apane prApta lAbha meM santuSTa rahatA hai aura dUsaroM lAbha kI icchA nahIM karatA, vaha sukhapUrvaka sotA hai| 42

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tamilanADu ke digambara jaina tIrtha kSetra sAmAnyatayA bhUgola aura itihAsa ke AdhAra para aura adhyayana kI suvidhA ke stara para sampUrNa tamilanADu ke digambara jaina tIrtha kSetroM ko kula sAta saMbhAgoM meM vibhAjita kiyA jA sakatA hai| ve isa prakAra hai - 1. kAMjIvaram tIrthakSetra-saMbhAga kAMjIvaram- jinakAMcI, perunagara, ArapAkkam mAgarala alundUra- tirunarakoMDum ceyyAra- nAvala, vellai, veliya mallUra, karandai, tiruppaNamUra, veNavAkkam 2. vandavAsI tIrthakSetra-saMbhAga vandavAsI, virudUra, sallukai, nailliyAnagulama, villIvan, nallUra, anantapuram, elambalUra, mudlUra, elaMgADu, ponnUragrAma, vaMgAram, sAtamaMgalam, guDalUra, tellAra, korakorTa, periyakoTai, maMjapaDhu, tennAttUra, narakoila, ponnUramalai, veNukuMDum, saidamaMgalam, erambUra AraNI tIrtha kSetra-saMbhAgaperaNamallUra, vAlapadala, melapaMdala, nAgaram-netrapAkkam atizaya kSetra, pUMDI atizaya kSetra, seUra, AraNI, taccUra, tirumalai, tccaambaadd'ii| TiNDIvanam kSetra-saMbhAgaTiNDIvanam, vIDUra, pairanI, AlagrAma, seMDIpAkkam, peramaMDUra, vilukkam, melaMcittAmUra, AtipAkkam / 5. iror3a tIrtha kSetra-saMbhAga iror3a , satyamaMgalama, velADa, tiMgalUra, cinnApUra 6. madurai tIrtha kSetra-saMbhAga maduraI, nAgamalai, metupaTTImalai, karalIpaTTImalai, kaDagumalai, yAnaimalai, alagaramalai, aralIpaTTI, pudukoTTai, siddhanavAsanamalai, maMnAragur3I, dIpaMguDI, kumbhakoNam, tirUcI / 7. cennaI kSetra-saMbhAga pAMDIcerI, kaDallUra, panarUTI, ArakoNNam 43

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ullikhita sAtoM kSetroM ke sabhI digambara jaina dhArmika tIrtha-sthaloM kI surakSA, prabandha evaM jIrNoddhAra kI paramAvazyakatA hai / muniyoM aura vidvAnoM ke AvAsa evaM AhAra Adi kI samucita vyavasthA bhI avilamba honI cAhie / prAthamikatA ke AdhAra para hama kama se kama atyanta mahatvapUrNa dhArmika sthaloM kA kAma Arambha kara sakate haiM / aise tIrtha sthaloM para hI yahA~ jAnakArI dI jA rahI hai| cennaI:- cennaI tamilanADu prAnta kI rAjadhAnI hai, yahA~ saba taraha kA vANijya calatA hai| karIba 80 lAkha janatA isI nagarI meM nivAsa karatI hai| yahA~ 6 digambara jaina mandira hai / bhagavAn candraprabha jinAlaya jise jUnA maMdira bolate haiM lekina tIna varSa pahale isa maMdira kA pUrNa nava-nirmANa karAyA gyaa| maMdira ke nIce dharmazAlA hai tathA dUsarI maMjila para candraprabha kI atyanta atizayakArI pratimA hai / tIsarI maMjila meM bhagavAn zAMtinAtha, anantanAtha, mahAvIra bhagavAn kI khaDgAsana mUrtiyA~ haiM / eka maMdira AdinAtha jinAlaya (11, kuMDaliyAra sTrITa) koNDItopa meM haiM / AryikA vijayamatI mAtAjI ke saMgha ne cennaI meM cAturmAsa karane kA nizcaya kiyA lekina cAturmAsa ke liye jagaha nahIM thii| usI samaya uttara bhArata ke jaina dharmAnurAgI baMdhuoM ne milakara isa bhavana ko kharIdA tathA mAtAjI ke sAnnidhya meM AdinAtha bhagavAn kI pratimA virAjamAna kara ise maMdira kA rUpa diyA / nIce 6 kamare evaM 2 haoNla hai, tIsarI maMjila para svAdhyAya haoNla hai aura yahA~ yAtriyoM ke liye sabhI prakAra kI suvidhA kI vyavasthA kI gaI hai| dUsare maMdirajI ambattura, mugappiyAra, ArambAkkama va candrappAmudalI sTrITa meM sthApita hai| cennaI meM sthAI nainAra digambara jaina ke karIba 700 parivAra hai| yahA~ tIna digambara jaina maMdira hai| pahalA kalakattA ke nivAsI seTha baijanAtha sarAvagI ke dvArA banavAyA gayA / purAtana zikharabaddha candraprabha bhagavAn kA maMdira haiM / yaha aba nayA bana gayA hai| nIce dharmazAlA bhI hai / isakA patA : 34 subrahamaNyam mudalI sTrITa, cennaI-76 (naTUpillAyara sTrITa ke pAsa ) cennaI relve sTezana se karIba eka kilomITara dUrI para hai| dUsarA uttara bhArata se vyApAra ke lie Aye hue jaina logoM dvArA banavAyA gayA khaNDelavAla digambara jaina maMdira hai / isake nIce dharmazAlA bhI hai| isakA patA - 11, koNDaliyAra sTrITa, koNDitopa, cennaI-76 hai| tIsarA candrappAmudalI sTrITa meM haiM / yaha kAnajI (sonagar3ha) bhaktoM dvArA banavAyA gayA hai / cennaI meM tamilanADu ke sthAyI digambara jainoM ke 700 se bhI jyAdA ghara hai| sarvisa vAle hone ke kAraNa ve sAre zahara meM phaile hue haiM / uttara bhArata se vyApAra ke liye Aye hue digambara jainoM ke ghara karIba 100 hai / sabhI vyApArI loga haiN|

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ceMgalapaTTu sarkila (ceMgalapaTTU jilA) uttaramerUra :- yaha choTA sA zahara hai / isake sundaravaradaperumAla (ajaina) maMdira meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI mUrti hai / prAcInakAla meM yahAeN jaina loga nivAsa kiyA karate the / anandamaMgala :- yaha olakkUra relve sTezana se paoNca mIla dUrI para hai| isa gA~va meM caTTAna hai jisameM jaina mUrtiyAM utkIrNa kI huI hai| unameM bhagavAn anantanAtha kI mUrti bhI hai / Azcarya kI yaha hai ki bhagavAn ke nAma se yaha gaoNva prasiddha hai / 1638 varSa pUrva (I.645) kA likhA gayA zilAlekha hai / usase mAlUma hotA hai ki yahAeN jinagiri nAma kI pAThazAlA thii| vinayabhAsura guru mahArAja ke ziSya evaM varddhamAna mahArAja ke netRtva meM sAdhu-saMtoM kI AhAra vyavasthA hotI thI / aba yahAeN jaina nahIM hai / AsapAsa ke gaoNva se jaina loga yahAeN Akara pauSa mAha meM pUjA karate haiM siruvAkkaM :- yahA~ kA jinamandira girA par3A hai| yahAeN ke zilAlekha meM likhA huA hai ki jinamandira kA nAma zrIkaraNaperupalli thA / isake liye jamIna dAna meM dI gaI thI / kAMjIvaram :- lagabhaga do hajAra varSo se prayAga, vArANasI, mathurA, avantIpurI aura kAMcI nagarI bhArata kI dhArmika evaM sAMskRtika rAjadhAnI ke rUpa meM prakhyAta rahI hai| inameM kAMcI (tamilanADu) kI prasiddhi bhI anokhI rahI hai| isa nagarI meM jaina, bauddha, vaiSNava aura zaiva dharmo ne apanI-apanI eka svataMtra kAMcI kI sthApanA kii| saikar3oM varSoM taka ina saba meM dhArmika, sAMskRtika saumanasya rhaa| dhIredhIra pArasparika vaimanasya ke kAraNa aura nRpatiyoM ke saMrakSaNa ke abhAva ke kAraNa bauddha aura jaina kAMcI kI prasiddhi aura lokapriyatA kama hotI gyii| Aja kI jaina kAMcI aura prAcIna jaina kAMcI meM 45

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jamIna-AsamAna kA aMtara hai| yahAeN sahasroM saMpanna dhArmika jaina parivAra rahate the / gurukula, Azrama, munisaMgha, AryikA saMgha Adi saba kucha thA / lagabhaga 84 jaina maMdira the / Aja lagabhaga 100 digambara jaina parivAra isa nagarI meM rahate haiN| eka navanirmita jinAlaya hai| mUla nAyaka mahAvIra svAmI hai| sapheda pASANa kI padmAsanastha bhavya pratimA hai / | tiruppattikunTraM- yaha kAMjIpuram se pazcima kI ora do kilomITara kI dUrI para hai / yahI jinakAMcI kahalAtA hai | yahAeN bahuta bar3A jinamaMdira hai| yahAeN para virAjamAna bhagavAn kA nAma trailokyanAtha hai / yahA~ ke abhilekha dvArA jAnA jAtA hai ki malliSeNa, vAmanAcArya ke ziSya paravAdi malla puSpasena vAmanAcArya nAma ke munirAja ke prayatna se isa maMdira kA gopuram banavAyA gayA hai / dUsarA zAsana (tamilanADu meM zilAlekhoM ko zAsana ke nAma se kahane kI paripATI hai) vAmanAcArya aura malliSeNAcArya ke viSaya meM batAtA hai / isa maMdira ke koranAma per3a ke nIce isa mahAn AcAryoM ke caraNa cihna virAjamAna hai / malliSaNAcArya kI ullekhanIya bAta yaha hai ki inake dvArA tamila meM 'merumandarapurANaM' aura 'nIlakezI' tarka graMtha kI 'samaya divAkaraM' nAma kI vyAkhyA likhI gaI hai ( ina donoM ko pro. e. cakravartI nainAra ema.e., AI.I.esa ne aMgrejI bhUmikA ke sAtha mudrita karavAyA hai ) aura eka zAsana batalAtA hai ki 2000 kuji jamIna isa maMdira ke lie dAna meM dI gaI hai / T eka zAsana se yaha bAta mAnI jAtI hai ki isa maMdira ke lie 'kaitaDuppara' nAma ke grAmavAsiyoM ne RSabha samudAya ke vAste kuA khodane ke liye jamIna dI hai, yaha pavitra kSetra hai / pahale yahAeN eka vidyApITha thA / bhaTTAraka maTha bhI thaa| isa maMdira meM cola, pallava aura vijayanagara rAjAoM kI citrakArI aMkita hai / pahale cAra maTha the / dillI, kolhApura, jinakAMjI aura penakoMDA / inameM se jinakAMjI maTha yahIM 46

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para thA, na jAne vaha jiMjI ke pAsa melacittAImUra meM kaise pahuMca gayA ? arAjakatA ke kAraNa yahA~ se vahA~ jAkara basa gaye hoNge| yahA~ candraprabha bhagavAn kA purAtana jaina mandira hai| isake cAroM ora kapAsa kI khetI hai / kapAsa ko tamila meM 'parutti' kahate haiM / tiru gaurava kA zabda hai / zAyada isI kAraNa se isa gA~va kA nAma tirupattikundraM hai| isa purAtana maMdira kA zikhara TUTA par3A hai| yaha mandira Arkilojikala DipArTameMTa ke adhIna hai| aba isa gA~va meM eka hI zrAvaka kA ghara hai aura eka pUjArI kA hai| isa maMdira kI cAra sau ekar3a kI jamIna thii| saba naSTa-bhraSTa karadI gaI hai| kucha logoM ne har3apa liyA hai| sAre gA~va kI jamIna mandira kI hai parantu ajaina logoM ne usa para kabjA kara liyA hai| yahA~ tIna maMdira hai jo bhagavAn AdinAtha, pArzvanAtha aura mahAvIra ke haiM / eka hI parakoTe ke andara ye tInoM maMdira haiM / yahIM para dharmadevI (kUSmANDinI) kA pITha bhI hai / kaI dhAtu kI pratimAe~ haiM / kuAM hai| 'korA' nAma ke peDa ke pAsa do pITha hai| ye donoM malliSeNa AcArya aura puSpasena AcArya ke batAye jAte haiM / yaha eka pavitra, zAMta aura manohara sthAna hai / vartamAna meM yaha sarakAra ke adhIna hai| prAraMbha meM gopura dvAra hai tathA saMgIta maNDapa hai , isameM saikar3oM loga baiTha sakate haiM / yahA~ se karIba-karIba do phalAMga para 5 samAdhi sthAna hai jo ki bhagnAvazeSa ke rUpa meM vidyamAna hai| ye kinhIM munirAjoM ke samAdhi-sthala hai| mAgarala :- yahA~ AdinAtha bhagavAna kA maMdira hai| yahA~ ke ajaina maMdira meM do jaina pratimAyeM haiN| zaiva bhakta tirujJAna ke dvArA eka jamAne meM jainI logoM ko yahA~ se bhagA diyA gayA thA / yahA~ kA jaina maMdira bhagnAvazeSa hai / yaha ArapAkkaM se karIba do kilomITara dUrI para hai| vartamAna meM yahA~ koI jaina parivAra nahIM hai| ArapAkkaM :- yahA~ AdinAtha bhagavAna kA jaina maMdira hai| yahA~ bhagavAn ko Adi bhaTTAraka bhI bolate hai| yaha bahuta prAcIna hai| yahA~ sirpha pujArI kA ghara hai| yaha jaina maMdira kezariyAjI ke samAna atizayayukta hai| loga baccoM kA cola-karma (bAla utaravAnA ), karNa chedana Adi yahIM karAte haiN| unakI manokAmanAe~ bhI pUrNa hotI haiM / ajaina loga bhI unheM pUjate haiN| roja loga Ate rahate haiM / dhAtu kI pratimAe~ kAphI saMkhyA meM haiN| usameM dharmadevI, brahmadeva Adi bhI haiM / sAmane mAnastaMbha hai| sannikaTa hI dharmazAlA hai / jalavAyu acchA hai| sunA jAtA hai ki tAmila bhASA ke 'tirukkalaMbakaM' nAmaka graMtha kI racanA yahIM huI thii| sAdhuoM ke lie yaha ati yogya sthAna hai| zAMti se japa-tapa anuSThAna kara sakate 47 Jain Education intematonai

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haiM / dhyAnAvasthita bhagavAn kI mudrA cittAkarSaka hai / yahA~ zivarAtri ke samaya (Adiprabhu kA mokSa dina) bahuta bar3A melA lagatA hai / yaha sthala kAMjIpuramaM se karIba 12 kilomITara kI dUrI para hai / basa kA sAdhana hai| darzana karane yogya hai / perunagara :- yaha ceMgalapaTu jilA, madurAMtakaM tAlukA, madurAMtakaM se uttara-pazcima meM 25 ki. mI. kI dUrI para hai| isa gA~va ke pUrva meM eka jina maMdira zithila hokara girA huA hai| isa maMdira ke pattharoM ko le jAkara jainetaroM ke dvArA kRSNa mandira banavA liyA gayA hai / isa taraha logoM kA kathana hai| naoNrtha ArkADa sarkala (jilA) setUra :- AranI zahara se uttara-pazcima meM yaha gA~va hai / yahA~ eka purAtana jaina maMdira hai / mUlanAyaka vRSabhanAtha bhagavAn hai / yaha naI pratimA zrInirmalakumArajI seThI mahAsabhA adhyakSa ke dvArA virAjamAna karAI gaI hai / yahA~ jainiyoM ke 60 ghara hai / logoM meM jina-bhakti evaM muni-bhakti hai| anantapuraM :- yaha AranI se do ki.mI. para hai / yahA~ eka prAcIna choTA sA jina-maMdira hai| mUlanAyaka AdinAtha bhagavAn hai / yahA~ para abhI jainiyoM ke 20 ghara hai / AranI :- yaha naoNrtha ArkADa jile meM eka choTA sA zahara hai| yahA~ eka vizAla AdinAtha bhagavAn kA jina maMdira hai / dAhinI aura 500 AdamiyoM ke baiThane yogya sabhA maNDapa hai aura sAmane uttuMga mAnastaMbha tathA dhvajastaMbha bhI hai| maMdira zikharabaddha hai aura suvyavasthita hai / mUlanAyaka AdinAtha 48

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bhagavAn hai / karIba tIsa dhAtu kI mUrtiyA~ haiM zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyA~ bhI haiN| yaha maMdira AranI nagara ke eka kone meM kozAppAlayaM nAmaka vIthI meM hai| yahA~ 50 digambara jainiyoM ke ghara hai| maMdira kI vyavasthA acchI hai / tirumalai :-- polUra tAlukA se uttara-pUrva meM 12 ki. mI. dUrI para 'vaDamAdimaMgala' hai / vahaoN se 5 ki. mI. para yaha gA~va hai| yahAeN eka choTe se pahAr3a para 18 phuTa U~cI neminAtha bhagavAn kI pratimA dRSTigocara ho rahI hai / yahAeN ke zAsana meM 'kundavai jinAlayaM' kA nAma aMkita hai / kundavai colarAjA kI bahana thI / tamilanADu kI pratimAoM meM yahI sabase jyAdA U~cI mAnI jAtI hai| isa pahAr3a ke nIce do maMdira hai / yahA~ kI guphAoM meM cola rAjya kI citrakArI hai, parantu ghisI huI hai| isameM samavasaraNa bhI hai, caTTAna para kucha sundara mUrtiyAM utkIrNa hai / 1 dUsarA zAsana yaha batalAtA hai ki tirumalai paravAdimalla ke ziSya ariSTanemi AcArya mahArAja ne eka jina pratimA banavAkara rakhI hai aura eka zAsana batalAtA hai ki pallava rAjA kI rAnI 'ilaiya maNimagai' nAmaka devI ne isa maMdira lie nandAdIpa (akhaNDa dIpa) ke vAste sATha sone TakA aura jamIna dI thI / neminAtha bhagavAn ko 'zikhAmaNinAthara' bhI bolate haiN| ina maMdiroM meM kaI dhAtu kI mUrtiyAM hai sAtha hI zAsana devI-devatAoM kI mUrtiyAM bhI hai| eka choTA sA jharanA hai jisakA pAnI bhagavAn kI pUjA Adi ke kAma meM bhI AtA hai / sabase Upara choTA sA pArzvanAtha jinAlaya hai| usake Upara eka caTTAna para tIna pAdukAeN utkIrNa haiM / ve zrI vRSabhAcArya, zrI samantabhadrAcArya evaM zrI varadatta gaNadhara kI batAI jAtI hai / yaha hajAroM sAdhu-saMtoM kI tapobhUmi rahI hai tathA atyanta hI pavitra sthala hai| kahA jAtA hai ki yahA~ 49

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pANDava loga Aye the| unake darzanArtha neminAtha bhagavAn kI mUrti banavAI gaI thii| kucha logoM kA yaha bhI kahanA hai ki yaha caturtha kAlIna atizaya tIrtha kSetra hai| yaha kendra sarakAra ke adhIna hai / sArI vyavasthA 'ArakolAjikala DipArTameMTa' hI karatA hai / avazya darzana karane yogya pavitra sthala hai| eka-eka kaNa munirAjoM ke caraNa sparza se pavitra hai / jalavAyu anukUla hai| yahA~ hara sAla saMkrAnti ke tIsare dina bhagavAn neminAtha kA vizeSa rUpa meM abhiSeka hotA hai| usa samaya hajAroM jaina loga zAmila hokara dhArmika kAryakrama kI zobhA bar3hAte haiM / yahA~ jainoM ke ghara abhI nahIM hai / philahAla do sAla ke pahale yahA~ para zravaNabelagolA ke bhaTTAraka zrIcArukIrti mahArAja ne eka maTha kI sthApanA kI thii| usakI gaddI para apane ziSya dhavalakIrtijI ko dIkSA dekara AsIna kiyA / bhaTTAraka dhavalakIrtijI bar3e hoziyAra navayuvaka hai / saMskRta, hindI, tamila, kannaDa Adi kaI bhASAoM ke jAnakAra hai / jyotiSa, vAstukalA meM nipuNa haiM tathA pratiSThAcArya bhI haiM / acche vyAkhyAtA hai| inake kAraNa kSetra kI abhivRddhi khUba ho rahI hai / kSetra ArakAlojikala DipArTameMTa ke adhIna hone ke kAraNa kSetra kA jIrNoddhAra kArya pUrNa rUpa se nahIM ho pA rahA hai| DipArTameMTa se paramizana lene kI koziza kara rahe haiM / AsAnI se nahIM mila rahI hai / kSetra ke lie dasa ekar3a jamIna kharIda lI gaI hai / vidyArthiyoM ko bhojana-AvAsa Adi ke sAtha zikSA dI jA rahI hai / bhaTTArakajI utsAha ke sAtha kArya kara rahe haiM / samAja meM unakI pratiSThA hai / neminAtha bhagavAn kI kRpA se unako dIrghAyu aura Arogya prApta ho / Apa tIrtha saMrakSiNI mahAsabhA ke dharma saMrakSaka bhI hai| pratyeka tIrthasthala arihantatIrthakara - kevalI ke samavazaraNa kA laghu rUpa hotA hai / yaha bhAva mana meM rakhakara vaMdanA aura tIrtha sevA karanA cAhie / bhAva sahita tIrthoM kI vaMdanA karanA nara janma kI bahuta bar3I saphalatA hai| sarakAra ke sAtha-sAtha hameM bhI isa kSetra ke vikAsa ke lie kucha na kucha karate rahanA cAhie / viDAla :- yaha naoNrtha ArkADa jile meM hai / yahA~ do choTe se pahAr3a para svAbhAvika do guphAe~ haiM / guphA ke sAmane do maNDapa hai| yahA~ ke zAsana se patA calatA hai ki eka maNDapa pallava rAjA ke dvArA aura dUsarA maNDapa cola rAjA ke dvArA banavAyA gayA thaa| mAlUma hotA hai ki ina guphAoM meM pUrAne jamAne meM muni loga nivAsa karate the| eka bAta yaha bhI dhyAtavya hai ki guNakIrti bhaTTAraka kI ziSyA kanakavIrakuratti nAma kI AryikA ne apanI ziSyAoM ko yahA~ rahane kI vyavasthA kI thii| eka jamAne meM yaha muni aura sAdhviyoM kA nivAsa sthAna hone ke kAraNa atyanta pavitra tathA svAdhyAya evaM sAdhanA kA kendra mAnA jAtA thaa|

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tiruvattUra :- yaha choTA sA zahara hai / prAcIna kAla meM jainoM ke pradhAna zaharoM meM yaha bhI eka thA / usa jamAne meM yahA~ jaina loga adhika saMkhyA meM nivAsa karate the / yahA~ kA talapurANa nAma kA periyapurANa batalAtA hai ki zaiva bhakta tirujJAna saMbandhana yahA~ AyA thaa| usake kAraNa zaiva aura jainoM meM joradAra muThabher3a huii| sAre jaina loga bhagA diye gaye the| yahA~ ke ziva mandira meM isa bAta kA zasana hai| isake pAsa punatAkai nAma kA jo gA~va hai usameM bhI jaina maMdira thA / use bhI tor3akara usake patthara lAye gaye the aura usase tiruvattura kA zaiva mandira banavAyA gayA thA / punatAkai ke bAhara do jaina mUrtiyAM par3I hai / isake pAsa kI jagaha para isa maMdira ke tAmbe ke kivAr3a Adi gAr3a kara rakhe haiN| isa bAta ko yahA~ kA zAsana batalAtA hai / tiruppanamra :- yaha kAMjIvaraM se 15 ki.mI. dUrI para hai| yahA~ puSpadanta bhagavAna kA jina-maMdira hai| sAmane vizAla mAnastaMbha haiM / zrIpuSpadanta bhagavAn kI mUrti, cUne se nirmita vizAlakAya hai / dhAtu kI bhI saikar3oM mUrtiyAM haiM / pASANa kI bhI mUrtiyA~ haiM / yaha zikharabaddha maMdira hai| zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyAM bhI hai| yahA~ eka maNDapa evaM isameM tamila pustakAlaya hai jisameM kaI bhASAoM ke graMtha haiM / nikaTa hI meM eka chatrI hai| jisameM munirAjoM kI caraNapAdukAyeM haiM / yaha mandira 600 varSa pUrAnA hai / isakI vyavasthA ThIka taraha se cala rahI hai| maMdira bhI suvyavasthita hai |is gA~va meM jainoM ke ghara hai| yahA~ tIna munirAja hue haiM / isa maMdira ko mahAsabhA kA anudAna diyA huA hai / karandai :- (munigiri-akalaMkabasti) yaha tiruppaNamUra se eka pharlAga para hai / bIca meM eka tAlAba hai| pahale ke jamAne meM yahA~ adhikatara saMkhyA meM muni loga nivAsa karate the| isalie isakA nAma munigiri par3A / yaha jagatprasiddha akalaMka mahArAja kI tapobhUmi hone ke nAte 'akalaMkabasti' kahI jAtI Jain Education thematonai For Privale & Personal use only

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hai| yaha gaoNva choTA hai magara maMdira bar3A hai| isa gaoNva meM jainiyoM ke lagabhaga bIsa ghara hai| eka bar3e bhArI parakoTe ke andara tIna maMdira hai| mUlanAyaka kunthunAtha bhagavAn haiN| isa maMdira kA nirmANa pallava nareza nandIvarma ke dvArA I.806-866 meM huA hai| vAstukalA kA eka adbhuta namUnA hai 1 isa maMdira ke dakSiNa bhAga meM 25 sIr3hiyA~ car3hane para mahAvIra bhagavAn kA maMdira hai| yaha 12 vIM sadI kA hai / uttara meM AdinAtha bhagavAn kA maMdira hai / yaha 15 vIM sadI kA hai / usake bagala meM kUSmANDI yakSI kA maMdira hai| yaha bhI 15 vIM sadI kA hai| dakSiNa pazcima ke Akhira meM brahmadeva maMdira hai / pArzvanAtha bhagavAn kA bhI eka jinAlaya hai tathA devIjI ke maMdira ke bagala meM maNDapa hai / sAmane dIvAla para zrI 108 akalaMkadeva kI pAdacihna, pIchI, kamaNDula, pustaka Adi korI huI maujUda hai / karandai - tiruppanamUra ke bIca meM eka chatrI hai| vaha akalaMkadeva kI samAdhi hai / ina maMdiroM ke bAre meM kahanA yaha hai ki atyanta prAcIna hone ke kAraNa pahale se hI ye maMdira nirmita the parantu rAjA logoM ne bAda meM sirpha jIrNoddhAra kiyA hai| yahA~ 18 zilA zAsana hai / kunthunAtha bhagavAn ke jo maMdira hai usake gopura ke andara kA zilAlekha pallava nareza nandivarmana prasiddha hai / vardhamAna bhagavAn ke maMdira meM bhI zAsana hai / mahAn AcArya akalaMkadeva ke bAre meM yaha bAta prasiddha hai ki ye 'alipaDaitAMgala' nAma ke sthala meM jo buddha sAdhugaNa rahate the unake sAtha himazItala mahArAjA (kAMjIpuraM) kI sabhA meM zAstrArtha kara jIte the / isa jIta meM karandai kI kuSmANDinI devI kI sahAyatA rhii| eka tamila padya meM ye sArI bAteM likhI milatI hai / 52

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karIba 5-6 lAkha rupaye ke kharca se ina maMdiroM kA jIrNoddhAra huA hai| maMdira surakSita ho gaye haiM / jIrNoddhAra kArya meM mahAsabhA kA sahayoga kAphI rahA hai| cennaI jaina samAja kI pUrNa sahAyatA milI hai| isakI paMcakalyANa pratiSThA pUjyA AryikA zrI 105 subhUSaNamati mAtAjI , zrI 105 suprakAzamati mAtAjI ke sat prayatna se (28.2.61 se 4.3.61 meM) bar3I dhUmadhAma ke sAtha saMpUrNa huI thii| yahA~ hara sAla phAlguna mAsa meM dasa dina kA brahmotsava calatA hai| jaina loga zAmila hokara zobhA bar3hAte haiM / yaha darzana karane yogya pavitra sthala hai / AraNI kSetra-saMbhAga (naoNrtha ArkATa jilA) isa tIrtha kSetra cakra meM lagabhaga 15 gaoNvoM meM prAcIna jinAlaya haiM / yaha kSetra vandavAsI kSetra se 35 kilomITara kI dUrI para hai| isa kSetra ke atyanta vikhyAta jinAlayoM kA vivaraNa prastuta hai pUNDI (atizaya kSetra) :- AraNI kSetra kI goda meM saghana amarAI aura dhAna ke vizAla khetoM se ghirA huA yaha suramya tIrtha sthala hai / janazruti hai ki rAjA nandivarmana ne isa 7 parakoTe vAle kSetra kA nirmANa karAyA thaa| prathama hI AdIzvara maMdira hai| candraprabhu jinAlaya aura jvAlAmAlinI devI kI bhavya pratimAeM hai| pArzvanAtha maMdira aura aneka deviyoM ke bimba haiM / aneka dhAtumayI pratimAe~ haiM / janazruti hai ki yahA~ bhagavAn AdinAtha kI mUrti bhUgarbha se nikalI hai, nikAlate samaya bhagavAn kI pratimA ko coTa laga gyii| sambaddha vyakti andhA ho gyaa| use svapna meM Adeza milA / sAvadhAnI se 53

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khodo, bhagavAn haiM / maMdira banavAne para tumhArI dRSTi lauTa AyegI, aisA hI huaa| aisI aura bhI aneka camatkArI ghaTanAoM kA isa jinAlaya se sambandha haiM / darzanArthI jaina-ajaina Ate hI rahate haiN| yahA~ vArSika vizAla melA lagatA hai / poMgala dhUmadhAma se manAte haiM / jIrNoddhAra kI bar3I jarUrata hai, ucita surakSA aura marammata ke abhAva meM yaha prasiddha kSetra dhIre-dhIre kamajora hotA jA rahA hai| yaha uttara bhArata ke campApura aura nainAgira kI samatA kA kSetra hai / aise pavitra aura mahAn kSetroM kI rakSA karanA hama Asthika jainoM kA parama kartavya hai| isase apAra puNyabaMdha hotA hai / AraNI :- yahA~ paryApta prAcIna evaM bhavya AdinAtha jinAlaya hai / vizAla sabhA maMDapa aura mAna-stambha hai, do vediyAM haiM, chaha zAsana devI-devatAoM kI mUrtiyAM hai| yahA~ abhiSeka evaM pUjana niyamita rUpa se hotA hai / yahA~ pUjana Adi zAma ke samaya sampanna hote haiM / 40 zraddhAlu jaina parivAra hai| vallimalai :- yaha sthala nArtha ArkADa jilA, guDiyAttama tAlukA melapIDi nAma ke gA~va ke pAsa hai / isa gA~va kA choTA sA pahAr3a patthara se bharA hai| isakI pUrva dizA meM svAbhAvika eka guphA hai / usake bagala meM do paMkti meM jaina mUrtiyAM utkIrNa kI huI hai| isake nIce kannar3a lipi meM kucha likhA huA hai| isase patA calatA hai ki isa guphA ko rAjamalla nAma ke gaMgakula nareza ne banavAyA thA tathA ajjanandI bhaTTAraka dvArA ye mUrtiyA~ banavAyI gaI thii| _yahA~ kI jaina mUrtiyAM aura zilAzAsana se patA calatA hai ki yaha sthAna jainiyoM kA thA aura AsapAsa ke gA~voM meM aneka jaina loga nivAsa karate the kiMtu Ajakala koI bhI jaina nahIM hai| vartamAna meM isa sthala para ajaina logoM ne atikramaNa kara liyA hai| yahA~ jIrNoddhAra karA sakate haiM va tyAgI bhavana banA sakate haiM / 54

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paMcapANDavaramalai :- ArkADa zahara se dakSiNa-pazcima meM chaha kilomITara dUrI para paMcapANDavaramalai nAma kA choTA sA pahAr3a hai| tamila meM malai kA artha pahAr3a hai| paMcapAMDavoM ke sAtha isakA koI saMbaMdha nahIM dikhatA / isakA dUsarA nAma tiruppAmalai hai / isa pahAr3a ke pUrva bhAga meM bAraha stambhoM se yukta chaha kakSa haiM / isa guphA ke Upara eka caTTAna para dhyAnastha jaina mUrtiyAM hai / dakSiNa bhAga meM svAbhAvika eka guphA hai| pAsa meM pAnI kA eka kuNDa hai| isa pahAr3a para jo mUrtiyAM dRSTigocara hai unameM sAdhu kI aura yakSaNI kI sAmane dikhAI detI hai / sAdhu kA nAma nAganandI mAlUma hotA hai| ina sabhI AdhAroM se patA calatA hai ki eka jamAne meM yaha pahAr3a zramaNa sAdhuoM kA nivAsa sthAna thA / isameM koI zaka nahIM hai / yahAeN para zramaNa sAdhugaNa tapa kiyA karate the / isa bAta ko yahAeN kA zAsana niHsandeha batalA detA hai / yaha nirjana pradeza hai / sAdhu-saMtoM ke anukUla ekAnta sthAna hai| saikar3oM munirAja yahAeN tapa kiye hoMge, Aja yaha nirjana hai, yahAeN tyAgI Azrama va dharmazAlA banAI jA sakatI hai / vandavAsI saMbhAga- uttara ArkATa jilA itihAsa, saMskRti aura dharmAyatanoM ke puSTa AdhAra para yaha kSetra atyanta mahatvapUrNa hai / isake antargata choTe-bar3e lagabhaga 30 tIrtha kSetra Ate haiN| yaha 125 se 150 kilomITara ke kSetra meM phailA huA hai / yahA~ ke parvata aura guphAe~ bhI atyanta prasiddha hai| isa kSetra meM jAgRti tulanAtmaka stara para adhika hai / aneka saMsthAe~ aura adhyayana kendra bhI haiN| isa cakra ke antargata lagabhaga 35 kSetra Ate haiN| sarvatra digambara jaina parivAroM kI saMsthA paryApta hai, rucipUrvaka dhArmika kAryoM meM bhAga lete haiM / I vandavAsI :- isa nagarI meM eka caityAlaya hai| mUla nAyaka mahAvIra svAmI hai / zveta pASANa kI pratimA hai / aMbikAdevI pratiSThita hai| maMdira nayA hai / yahA~ 150 jaina parivAra hai| 1 sAta maMgalam :- grAma vandavAsI se 5 kilomITara kI dUrI para hai| yahAeN 1500 varSa pUrAnA bhavya candraprabha jinAlaya hai / sundara, vizAla mAnastambha hai| ATha zAsana deva-deviyAM haiM, pUjA, bhajana Adi hote rahate haiM / jIrNoddhAra Avazyaka hai / yahA~ 60 zraddhAlu jaina parivAra nivasita haiM 1 narakoila - atizaya kSetra :- ponnUra gA~va se lagI huI eka pahAr3I para prAcIna AdinAtha jinAlaya bhagnAvasthA meM haiN| eka choTe kamare meM sabhI mUrtiyA~ rakha dI gaI haiN| isa kSetra ke uddhAra ke kucha prayatna hue para abhI aneka prakAra kA kAma honA zeSa hai| pUrA sarve honA cAhie / samIpa hI aneka tIrthaMkaroM kI bhagna mUrtiyA~ haiM / 55

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ponnUra grAma :- yaha lagabhaga 2000 varSa pUrAnA prasiddha nagara hai| yaha suprasiddha jainAcArya kundakunda svAmI kI tapobhUmi ke rUpa meM mAnyatA prApta hai / yahA~ se 2 kilomITara kI dUrI para ponnUramalai (parvata) sthita hai, vastutaH ponnUra gA~va aura ponnUra parvata kabhI eka hI the, dhIre-dhIre dUrI baDhI aura alaga-alaga nAma ho gaye / isa gA~va meM prasiddha AdinAtha jinAlaya hai| ise kanakAgiri bhI kahA jAtA hai| maMdira ke sAmane mAnastambha hai| maMdira meM zatAdhika dhAtu nirmita mUrtiyAM hai / sabhA maMDapa hai / yahA~ eka pAThazAlA hai| sabhI jaina parivAra zraddhAlu evaM saMgaThita hai / yahA~ saba kucha vyavasthita hai| yaha vandavAsI se 6 ki. mI. dUrI para hai| pahale ke jamAne meM isakA nAma 'alagiya sola nallUra' thaa| vartamAna meM yaha jainoM ke mukhya gA~voM meM eka hai| yahA~ para jainoM ke 60 ghara hai| yahA~ AdinAtha prabhu kA jinamaMdira hai / ponnUra ko svarNapurI bhI kahate haiM / kundakunda AcArya mahArAja kI yaha tapobhUmi kahI jAtI hai / maMdira suvyavasthita hai| philahAla paMcakalyANa pratiSThA bhI huI thii| maMdira ke sAmane mAnastambha hai / zAsana devatAoM kA maMndira bhI hai / mandira meM pacAsoM dhAtu kI mUrtiyA~ haiM / pAsa meM sabhA maNDapa hai / parikramA ke dAhinI ora navIna caraNa pAdukA sthApita hai / zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM kI bhakti hai| ponnUramalai :- atizaya kSetra-tapobhUmi-karmabhUmi-yaha vandavAsI se pazcima kI ora 6 kilomITara dUrI para hai / basa suvidhA hai / isake cAroM ora surakSita vanasthalI hai / nIce acchI dharmazAlA hai aura kundakunda vidyApITha hai / kundakundAzrama bhI hai| isameM eka mandira hai aura pA~ca vediyA~ haiM / vediyoM meM pASANa evaM dhAtu kI mUrtiyA~ haiM kintu yahA~ jainiyoM ke ghara nahIM hai| mandira ke andara eka ora sundara nandIzvara dvIpa kI racanA hai evaM bAhara eka sundara navanirmita samavasaraNa mandira bhI hai / 56

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| Azrama ke sAmane pahAr3a hai| sAmane dharmacakra hai| pahAr3a para car3hane kI 300 sIr3hiyA~ haiM / Upara jAne para vizAla maNDapa dikhAI detA hai| jisameM karIba 600 AdamI baiTha sakate haiN| maNDapa ke dakSiNI ora kundakunda - elAcArya mahArAja kI caraNa pAdukAyeM haiN| (tamila kurala kAvya ke racayitA kundakunda elAcArya mAne jAte haiM / unake prAkRta ke to samayasAra Adi 84 grantha haiM / ) yaha eka zilA para utkIrNa hai isa zilA ko maNizilA kahate haiM / parvata 'nIlagiri' ke nAma se prasiddha hai / abhI do varSa pUrva muni zrI 108 ArjavasAgarajI kI preraNA se eka aura mandira evaM vizAkhAcArya taponilayam banAyA gayA hai / yaha AcArya kundakunda mahArAja kI tapobhUmi hai / ekAnta sthAna hai / nirjana pradeza hai / munirAjoM ke anukUla sthAna hai / isa sthAna ko dekhane se aisA bhAva hotA hai ki hama bhI muni banakara isa parama pavitra sthAna meM dhyAna karane laga jaayeN| surakSita ThaMDI-ThaMDI havA AtI hai| yahAeN eka guphA bhI hai / AsapAsa meM 4-5 mIla para zrAvakoM ke gA~va haiM / cittAkarSaka sthAna hone se mumukSuoM ko avazya darzana karane cAhie / karIba 20 sAla pUrva AcArya nirmalasAgarajI mahArAja kA yahA~ cAturmAsa huA thA / usa samaya acchI prabhAvanA huI thI / karIba 10 sAla pUrva gaNinI 105 zrI vijayAmatI mAtAjI kA bhI cAturmAsa huA thA / apUrva dharmabhAvanA huI thI / tyAgiyoM ke prabhAva se hI dharma kI prabhAvanA hotI hai kintu vartamAna meM usakI kamI hai / bhUtakAlIna itihAsa isakA sAkSI hai / vandavAsI kSetra kA yaha parvata aura jinAlaya sarvAdhika prasiddha, kriyAzIla aura lokapriya hai / kundakunda svAmI kI yaha karmabhUmi aura tapobhUmi ke rUpa me prasiddha hai / isa kSetra kA prAyaH sarvatomukhI vikAsa ho rahA hai / yAtriyoM kA AvAgamana bhI pratidina paryApta mAtrA meM hotA rahatA hai / T arugulaM :- yaha sthAna cennaI se tiruttani jAne ke rAste para uttara meM tiruttani se dasa mIla kI dUrI para haiM / yahAeN eka sundara jinamandira hai jo vizAla evaM surakSita hai / mUlanAyaka dharmanAtha bhagavAn hai / usameM parikramA hai / sunA jAtA hai ki pallava narezoM ke dvArA yaha mandira banavAyA gayA thA / mandira bahuta prAcIna hai / pahale jIrNa thA, jIrNoddhAra karavAkara ThIka kara diyA gayA hai| yahAeN jaina loga nahIM hai, sirpha pujArI kA ghara hai, barAbara nitya kA abhiSeka hotA hai / yaha AcArya accaNandi mahArAja kI tapobhUmi hai / tamila bhASA kA 'cUr3AmaNi' nAma kA adbhuta sAhitya grantha hai / usake racayitA 'tolAmolideva' dharmanAtha bhagavAn ke bhakta the / unhoMne bhagavAn ke sannidhAna meM hI apanI grantha racanA pArambha kI thI / isa bAta ko tamila kA eka padya prakaTa karatA hai| cAheM kucha bhI ho yaha tapodhanoM kA nivAsa sthAna thA / pUrva meM AsapAsa ke gA~voM meM bhI jaina loga rahA karate the kintu Ajakala sarvazUnya hai / sirpha mandira mAtra hai / sAla meM eka bAra mAgha mAsa meM melA lagatA hai / jaina samAja ikaTThA hotA hai / usa samaya 57

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bhagavAn kA abhiSeka tathA dharma-pracAra Adi kAryakrama hote haiM / yahA~ para tyAgI Azrama evaM dharmazAlA kI AvazyakatA hai| mayilApura :- yaha cennaI zahara kA eka hissA hai / pUrAne jamAne meM yahA~ neminAtha bhagavAn kA eka mandira thA / 'avirodhi AlavAra' nAma ke vyakti pahale brAhmaNa the aura bAda meM ve jaina bane / unhoMne bhagavAn kI bhakti meM lIna hokara, unake guNoM kA varNana karate hue 'tirunUTrandAdi' nAma ke grantha kI racanA kI thii| vaha grantha upalabdha hai| bhakti se otaprota adbhuta grantha hai| jaina loga usakA pArAyaNa karate haiM / isake alAvA 'mayilApura pattupadikaM' mayilApura neminAtha svAmI padikaM Adi grantha bhI hai| ye sabhI neminAtha bhagavAn ke guNagAna para AdhArita hai| pahale neminAtha bhagavAn kA mandira mayilApura meM thA / jahA~ Ajakala mayilApura ke samudra ke kinAre IsAI sAnthoma carca hai / eka jamAne meM yaha mandira samudra ke tUphAna se DUba jAyegA, isa Dara ke kAraNa bhagavAn kI mUrti ko le jAkara melacittAmUra meM virAjamAna kara diyA gayA thaa| vaha atizaya mUrti Aja bhI melacittAmUra meM virAjamAna hai / isa bAta ko eka zAsana ke dvArA jAnA jAtA hai / isase neminAtha bhagavAn aura mandira kI bAta nizcita ho jAtI hai| ukta sthAna para yAni carca ke AsapAsa jaina mUrtiyA~ thii| unheM uThAkara yatra-tatra bhUmigata kara diyA gayA hai / mayilApura ke neminAtha bhagavAn ke Upara 'neminAtha' nAma ke grantha kI racanA huI thii| nannUla nAma ke vyAkaraNa grantha ke vyAkhyAtA mayilainAthara kA nivAsa sthAna bhI yahIM thaa| kucha jaina mUrtiyA~ pAdarI ke ghara meM hai aura kucha anya logoM ke gharoM meM hai / isa taraha yahA~ eka jamAne meM vahA~ khyAti prApta vizAla jaina mandira thA kintu Ajakala vahA~ nAmonizAna bhI nahIM hai / desUra :- yaha choTA sA zahara hai / ponnUramale se 20 ki.mI. para hai| yahA~ AdinAtha bhagavAn kA mandira hai| yahA~ para jainoM ke ATha-dasa ghara hai / mandira meM dhAtu kI pratimAe~ bhI hai / dharmacakra hai, zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyA~ haiM kintu mandira kI vyavasthA sAdhAraNa hai / mandira meM jIrNoddhAra kArya ho rahA hai| mahAsabhA ne anudAna diyA hai| tellAra :- desUra se 6 ki.mI.para hai| yaha eka prAcIna gA~va hai / yahA~ eka jaina mandira hai| mUlanAyaka mahAvIra bhagavAn hai / dhAtu kI mUrtiyA~ bhI hai / mandira zithila ho gayA thA, aba jIrNoddhAra huA hai| yahA~ dasa jaina parivAra hai| pracAra na hone ke kAraNa zraddhA-bhakti kama hai| mahAsabhA ne anudAna diyA hai| 58

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tirakkoyila :- (atizaya kSetra) yaha ponnUramale se 5 ki. mI. kI dUrI para hai| yahA~ eka choTA sA pahAr3a hai| pahAr3a ke Upara eka mandira thA jo pUrA Dhaha cUkA hai ataH mandira kI mUrtiyoM ko eka koTharI meM virAjamAna kiyA gayA hai jisase eka choTA sA mandira taiyAra huA hai / mUlanAyaka AdinAtha bhagavAn haiM / dhAtu kI pratimAyeM bhI haiM / pUjA kI vyavasthA ThIka nahIM hai, cAra jaina parivAra hai| sthAna atyanta suramya hai, mandira ke pIche jo caTTAna hai usameM bAhubalI svAmI kA bimba utkIrNa kiyA huA hai / talahaTI meM eka caTTAna ke cAroM ora mahAvIra bhagavAn ,AdinAtha bhagavAn, pArzvanAtha bhagavAn tathA candraprabha bhagavAn- ina cAroM kI padmAsana mUrtiyA~ utkIrNa hai| yaha bahuta pUrAnA mandira hai / mahAsabhA kI tarapha se mUlanAyaka AdinAtha bhagavAn kI mUrti pratiSThA karAI gaI hai| vaha virAjamAna kI gaI hai| tIrtha kSetra kameTI ne bhI isa kSetra kI sahAyatA kI hai| isa kSetra meM jIrNoddhAra kI AvazyakatA hai / veNkunTaM :- vandavAsI ke uttara meM 3 ki. mI. para hai / yahA~ eka jaina mandira hai, 35 digambara jainoM ke ghara hai| yahA~ ke mandira ke mUlanAyaka bhagavAn pArzvanAtha hai anya kaI dhAtu kI mUrtiyA~ haiM / dAyIM ora dharmadevI kA mandira hai / mandira ke sAmane maNDapa meM vRSabhanAtha bhagavAn kI mUrti haiM jise 'malaibimba-varSAkAlabimba' kahakara pUjate haiM / mukhya dvAra ke sAmane eka vedI hai| usakA mUlanAyaka candraprabhu bhagavAn haiN| dhAtu kI mUrtiyA~ bhI hai| eka sabhA- maNDapa bhI hai| yaha vizAla mandira darzanIya hai / vyavasthA acchI hai / loga dharmapremI hai / yaha cola rAjya ke samaya se nirmita hai / bahuta pUrAnA haiM / sAUtha ArkADa jilA tiruppApuliyUra :- (pATalIpura) ke nAma se prasiddha thA / yaha sAUtha ArkADa jile meM 59

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haiN| ise kaDalUra bhI kahate haiM / yaha jaina logoM kA mukhya sthAna thA / prAcInakAla meM yahA~ jaina maTha evaM mandira the / yahA~ kA jaina maTha ati prAcIna thA / yahA~ ke sarvanandI nAma ke zramaNa sAdhu mahAtmA ne 'lokavipAkaM' nAma ke zAstra ko ardhamAgadhI bhASA se saMskRta bhASA meM anuvAdita kiyA thaa| ve donoM bhASA ke mUrdhanya vidvAn the| usa zAstra se patA calatA hai ki yaha kArya zaka varSa 380 meM (I.458) kAMjIpuraM ke nareza narasiMhavarma ke 22 veM varSa meM huA thaa| isa pATalIpura maTha ke andara zAstrAdhyayana kara isa pITha ke pradhAna sAdhu ke rUpa meM jo dharmasena the unhoMne zaiva banakara bAda meM jaina dharma ke prati bar3A anartha kiyA thaa| vaha pradhAna zaiva bhaktoM meM se eka ho gayA thaa| yaha 'appara' ke nAma se pukArA jAtA thA / isI vyakti ne zaiva hone ke bAda jaina maTha ko tur3avAkara usake pattharoM se 'puNapara' ke dvArA tiruvadikai meM zaiva mandira banavAyA thaa| isa sthAna meM jaina mandira thA - isakA AdhAra yaha hai ki maMjakuppaM yAtrI baMgale ke pAsa eka jaina mUrti maujUda hai / isakI U~cAI cAra phuTa hai| tiNDivanam :- yaha eka zahara hai / yahA~ eka jaina mandira hai vizAla candraprabha bhagavAn kI manojJa pratimA hai| zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyA~ haiM / dharmazAlA hai| yahA~ kA mandira navIna hai| isakI pratiSThA bhI ho cukI hai| isa zahara meM lagabhaga digambara jainoM ke 200 ghara haiM kintu dhArmika vAtAvaraNa kama hai / cennaI se 100 ki.mI. dUrI para hai| sirukaDaMbUra :- (tirunAtha'nTra) yaha jiMjI se 2 ki.mI. para hai| yahA~ ke tAlAba ke caTTAna para 4-5 phuTa kI jina pratimA utkIrNa hai| isake pAsa eka bar3I caTTAna para 24 tIrthaMkaroM kI padmAsana 60

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I pratimAyeM do paMkti meM utkIrNa hai / yaha jamIna se dasa phuTa U~cAI para hai| isaliye duSTa loga ise tor3a nahIM pAye / ve mUrtiyA~ saumya evaM manojJa haiM / ise dekhane se aisA lagatA hai ki ve abhI abhI banavAyI gaI ho / isa sthAna para candrakIrti upAdhyAya evaM ilaiya bhaTTAraka- ina do sAdhu-mahAtmAoM ne 57 va 30 dina kA upavAsa kiyA thA / yaha tapobhUti hai / isa bAta ko yahAeN kA zAsana batalAtA hai ki yaha mahatvapUrNa sthAna hai / yahAeN eka guphA hai| ekAnta sthAna hai / sAdhuoM ke liye anukUla sthAna hai / yahA~ kA zAsana bahuta hI prAcIna hai / ise IsvI tIsarI sadI kA batalAte haiM / jiMjI :- yaha bhI eka choTA sA zahara hai| isake eka kone meM jainoM kA nivAsa sthAna hai / jainoM ke karIba 15 ghara hai| eka choTA sA caityAlaya hai| pUjA Adi kI vyavasthA hai| yahAeN dharma ke prati abhiruci evaM jAgrati karAne kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai / tiNDIvanama se 30 ki.mI. dUrI para hai / 10 melacittAmUra :- isa gA~va meM bhagavAn mallinAtha kA purAtana mandira hai / usameM eka hI caTTAna para mallinAtha bhagavAn, pArzvanAtha bhagavAn, mahAvIra svAmI aura bAhubalI svAmI kI pratimAyeM utkIrNa hai / bagala meM kuSmAMDinI devI hai| eka jaina maTha bhI hai / yahIM tAmilanADu meM jainoM kA ekamAtra maTha hai / pahale yaha kAjIvaram meM thaa| na jAne vahaoN se yahAeN kaise A gayA ? mailApura ke neminAtha bhagavAn ko yahA~ lAkara virAjamAna kiyA gayA hai / yahA~ ke mandiroM meM kucha zilAzAsana upalabdha hai / tiNDIvanam se 20 ki.mI. dUrI para hai / yahAeN ke maTha meM maThAdhIza rahate haiN| dhArmika saMskAra DAlanA, dharma kA pracAra karanA - inake hAtha meM hai / maTha kA bahuta bar3A bhavana hai / samAja kA sudhAra, dekharekha Adi ye hI karate haiM / inakA nAma 61

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lakSmIsena bhaTTAraka hai / cAra maTha mukhya mAne jAte haiM , jaise- dillI, kolhApura, jinakunjI aura penakoNDA, kintu penakoNDA kA patA nahIM calatA / sambhavataH vaha karnATaka meM thA / maTha ke pAsa do mandira hai / eka neminAtha bhagavAn kA evaM dUsarA pArzvanAtha bhagavAn kA hai / pArzvanAtha bhagavAn kA mandira nayA aura kalAtmaka hai / mUlanAyaka pArzvanAtha bhagavAn kI mUrti dekhate hI banatI hai / itanI kalApUrNa sundara AkRti hai ki usakA varNana karanA azakya hai / neminAtha bhagavAn kI mUrti bhI pUrAnI hai tathA kalA kI dRSTi se uttama hai / praveza gopurAkAra sAta manjila kA hai / mandira ke sAmane vizAla maidAna hai| caitra mAha meM dasa dina kA brahmotsava hara sAla hotA hai| sAtaveM dina bhagavAn pArzvanAtha kA rathotsava hotA hai / yaha saba dakSiNa paraMmparA ke anusAra calatA hai| pArzvanAtha bhagavAn kA mandira bar3A mandira kahalAtA hai / mandira grenAiTa patthara se banavAyA gayA hai / dakSiNa kI vAstukalA se paripUrNa hai / neminAtha bhagavAn kA mandira choTA mandira kahalAtA hai / bar3e-choTe mandiroM meM dhAtu kI mUrtiyA~ bahuta hai| choTe mandira ke pazcima meM sarasvatI, gaNadhara parameSThI, brahmayakSa, kuSmAMDinI devI, jvAlAmAlinI yakSI aura padmAvatI- ina saba ke alaga-alaga mandira hai| yahA~ eka bahuta bar3A sabhA maNDapa hai| usake sAmane mAnastambha aura dhvajastambha hai / usake sAmane ke maNDapa meM bAhubalI bhagavAn kI mUrti virAjamAna hai / maTha ke andara tAr3apatra kA zAstra bhaNDAra hai / dekharekha kI kamI ke kAraNa grantha jIrNa-zIrNa hote jA rahe haiM / maTha kI kAphI jamIna hai / cAra-pAMca sAla se varSA kA abhAva hone ke kAraNa AmadanI nahIM ke barAbara hai / mandira ke donoM gopuroM kA jIrNoddhAra ho gayA hai / pANDuka zilA bhI hai| brahmotsava ke antima dina 1008 kalazoM se isI pANDuka-zilA para bhagavAn kA abhiSeka hotA hai / maTha ke andara prAcIna caoNdI, sphaTika, hIrA, pannA Adi kI mUrtiyA~ haiM / dharmazAlA hai / yAtrI loga Thahara sakate haiM / Ane-jAne ke liye basa kI suvidhA hai| yaha darzana karane yogya atizaya kSetra hai / mahAsabhA tIrtha saMrakSaNI se anudAna diyA hai / dharmazAlA va tyAgI bhavana kI AvazyakatA hai| tonDUra :- yaha tiNDivanam se 25 ki. mI. aura jinjI se 15 ki. mI. para hai / isa gA~va ke dakSiNa meM eka choTA sA pahAr3a hai| ise pancapANDavamalai kahate haiM / isameM do guphAyeM aura kaI zayyAyeM haiM / guphA meM 2 phuTa U~cI tIrthakara pratimA hai / isa gA~va meM 'baluvAmoli perupalli' nAma kA mandira thA / zilAzAsana se patA calatA hai ki isa 62

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mandira ke liye eka rAjA ne 'ArAnda maMgalam' nAma kA gA~va, bagIcA aura kuA Adi dAna meM diyA thA / isakA nirvAha vajrasiMha sAdhu aura usake ziSya karate rhe| isa taraha kA zilAzAsana kiyA gayA thA / pA~coM pAMDavoM kA yahA~ Agamana huA tathA yaha aneka muniyoM kI tapobhUmi bhI rahI hai / mela ulakkUra ke pAsa eka toNDara hai| yahAeN eka vizAla jinamandira hai / mUlanAyaka mahAvIra bhagavAn hai / mandira kA jIrNoddhAra huA hai| mandira meM dhAtu kI mUrtiyA~ bhI hai| yaha jina-mandira prAcIna hai / gA~va se eka pharlAMga para choTI pahAr3I hai / usameM eka guphA hai| guphA kI caTTAna para pArzvanAtha bhagavAn kI mUrti utkIrNa hai / yaha atyanta camatkArI mAnI jAtI hai| apanI manokAmanA kI pUrti ke lie jaina-ajaina sabhI Ate haiM aura bhakti se pUjA karate haiN| kahA jAtA hai ki anekoM AcAryoM ne yahAeN tapazcaraNa kiyA thA / guphA ke Upara anekoM zayyAye haiM, jisase patA calatA hai ki kaI munirAjoM ne yaoNtapa kiyA hogA aura Atma-sAdhanA ke dvArA nijAnanda prApta kiyA hogA / yahA~ atyanta zAnta vAtAvaraNa hai / yahA~ zrAvakoM ke 25 ghara hai jo dharma premI aura dhArmika pravRtti ke hai / mahAsabhA se anudAna diyA gayA hai / kallapuliyUra :- yaha jiMjI se 15 ki. mI. para hai / yahA~ digambara jainoM ke 50 ghara hai / eka jina maMdira hai / mUlanAyaka bhagavAn pArzvanAtha hai / mandira kI vyavasthA ThIka hai / yaha sAdhu-santoM kA janma-sthAna rahA hai / zrI 108 vardhamAnasAgarajI kA janma sthAna yahI haiM / yahA~ kA mandira prAcIna hai / mandira meM dhAtu kI mUrtiyA~ bahuta hai| yahA~ ke bhaNDAra meM tAr3apatra ke karIba 150 graMtha hai| zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM meM dharma kI ora abhiruci hai| pUjA-pATha Adi barAbara calatA hai / 63

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valatti :- yahA~ eka jina-mandira hai / jainiyoM ke karIba 30 ghara hai / mandira ke sAmane mAnastambha hai| mUlanAyaka AdinAtha bhagavAn hai, anya pASANa kI mUrtiyA~ bhI haiN| zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyA~ hai / zAstra bhaNDAra bhI hai| eka sabhA maNDapa hai| zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM meM dharma kI abhiruci hai| gA~va se eka kilAmITara para pahAr3I jaMgala meM eka guphA hai, usameM bhagavAn pArzvanAtha kI pratimA utkIrNa hai, isase patA calatA hai tyAgIgaNa bhI yahA~ nivAsa kiye hoMge / sudhAra kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai / jIrNoddhAra atyAvazyaka hai| melamalayannUra :- yahA~ eka jinamandira hai| yaha prAcIna hai| yaha jIrNAvasthA meM thA kintu aba pUrNa rUpa se jIrNoddhAra ho gayA hai| mahAsabhA, tIrtha kSetra kameTI, dharma sthala Adi saMsthAoM kI sahAyatA kAphI rhii| bhavya jaina samUha ne bhI yathAzakti sahAyatA dI hai| mAnastaMbha kI sthApanA kI gaI hai, paMca kalyANa pratiSThA ho cukI hai| yahA~ dasa zrAvakoM ke ghara hai / mandira ke jIrNoddhAra meM karIba 4-5 lAkha rupaye lage haiM / kaThina parizrama ke kAraNa kAma pUrA huA hai / mUlanAyaka AdinAtha bhagavAn hai, anya dhAtu kI pratimAyeM kAphI hai| zAsana devatAoM kI bhI pratimAyeM haiM / brahmadeva aura dharma devI alaga-alaga mandira meM sthApita haiM / dhArmika ruci sAdhAraNa hai| tAyanUra :- yahA~ eka jinamandira hai| jainoM ke 25 ghara hai| yaha melamalayannUra se 2 ki. mI. para hai / mUlanAyaka AdinAtha bhagavAn hai / yaha 2500 varSa prAcIna sthala hai| anya dhAtu kI pratimAyeM haiM / isakA jIrNoddhAra huA hai / jiMjI dubAla kRSNappanAyakana ke atyAcAra se Dara kara jo loga zaiva bana gaye the, unheM phira se jaina banAne kA zreya jaina oDayAra nAmaka zrAvaka ko hai| ve mahAzaya isI 64

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gA~va ke the / unakI paraMparA aba bhI yahA~ para hai, jo koI jaina tAmilanADu meM najara A rahe haiM ve sabake saba phira se jaina dharma meM punaH dIkSita kiye gaye the / inakI kRpA nahIM hotI to Aja eka bhI jaina najara nahIM AtA / yahA~ ke jaina oDayAra zrAvaka mahAnubhAva kI sevA prazaMsanIya hI nahIM apitu anukaraNIya bhI hai / mahAsabhA se anudAna diyA gayA thA / torappADI :- yahA~ puSpadanta bhagavAn kA 1500 varSa prAcIna jinamandira hai| yaha jIrNa avasthA meM hai / mahAsabhA kI sahAyatA se isakA jIrNoddhAra huA thA kintu pUrA nahIM ho sakA / yahA~ anya dhAtu kI pratimAyeM haiM / yaha jiMjI se 8 ki. mI. para hai / yahA~ 15 digambara jainoM ke ghara hai / yahA~ para jIrNoddhAra kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai / peraMbukai :- yaha jiMjI se cAra kilomITara para hai| yahA~ eka 200 sAla prAcIna jinamandira hai / mUlanAyaka mallinAtha bhagavAn hai| zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyA~ haiM / yahA~ akSaya tRtIyA ke dina acche r3haMga se AhAra-dAna kI vidhi karAyI jAtI hai / gA~va se Der3ha kilomITara para eka guphA hai usameM karIba bIsa zayyAyeM haiM / isameM AcArya nirmalasAgarajI, zAMtisAgarajI evaM AcArya vardhamAnasAgarajI mahArAja ke caraNa-cihna sthApita kiye gaye haiN| yaha pahAr3a kI talahaTI meM hai| isase patA calatA hai ki isa parvata kI guphA meM munigaNa tapa kiye hoMge aura ve AhAra ke liye nIce gA~va meM jAte rahe hoMge / sundara vAtAvaraNa hai / muniyoM ke yogya sthAna hai / yahA~ bAhara meM 2000 varSa pUrva kI AdinAtha bhagavAn kI manojJa pratimA hai / jIrNoddhAra kI bahuta jarUrata 1 vINAmUra :- yaha melacittAmUra se 5 ki. mI. para hai| yahAeN zrI AdinAtha bhagavAn kA 2000 65

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varSa pUrva kA jinamandira hai| hara gA~va meM jaina loga alaga hI rahate haiM / ina logoM kI vIthI (sTrITa) ajainoM kI vIthI (galI) se alaga rahatI hai| yahA~ karIba cAlIsa jaina parivAra hai / mandira meM anya dhAtu kI pratimAyeM bhI hai| isa mandira kI bAMyI aura tIna koThiyA~ haiM jisameM kuSmANDinI, padmAvatI aura jvAlAmAlinI devI virAjamAna hai| hara eka mandira meM bhagavAn kI sevA karane vAle zAsana devatA aura deviyA~ virAjamAna kI jAtI hai| inakA Adara-satkAra bhI barAbara hotA rahatA hai| isa prAnta meM Agama paraMparA ke anusAra saba kAma calatA hai| yahA~ para paMcAmRtAbhiSeka kI paraMparA cAlU hai| logoM kI bhakti bhAvanA bhI sarAhanIya hai / Agama para inakI aTUTa zraddhA hai / mandira kI vyavasthA ThIka hai| philahAla isa mandira kI paMcakalyANa pratiSThA bhI huI hai| BAARTIKA odalavADI :- yaha tirumalai se 5 ki. mI. para hai| yahA~ jainiyoM ke 60 ghara hai| yahA~ eka jinamandira hai / mUlanAyaka AdinAtha bhagavAn hai| anya dhAtu kI mUrtiyA~ bhI hai| dharmadevI Adi zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyA~ haiM / brahmadeva mandira hai| zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM meM dharma ke prati abhiruci kama hai ataH yahA~ pracAra kI jarUrata hai| taccAMbADI :- yahA~ eka jaina mandira hai / vandavAsI se 35 ki. mI. kI dUrI para hai| jainoM ke 20 ghara haiM / yahA~ par3he-likhe vidvAn loga rahate the / mandira ke mUlanAyaka bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI hai| anya dhAtu kI pratimAyeM haiM zAsana devatAoM kI bhI pratimAyeM haiM / mandira ke sAmane mAnastaMbha aura dhvajastambha hai / pIche kI ora eka munirAja kI 2500 varSa prAcIna caraNapAdukA hai| vizAla sabhA maNDapa hai / mandira sundara evaM surakSita hai| 66

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peraNamallUra :- yahA~ AdinAtha bhagavAn kA jina mandira hai| dhAtu kI 20 pratimAyeM haiM / zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyAM haiM / mandira surakSita hai / cAra-pA~ca sAla pahale isakI paMcakalyANa pratiSThA huI thI / yahA~ karIba 40 jaina parivAra hai| dharma ke prati abhiruci sAdhAraNa hai| dharma pracAra kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai| malapandala :- yaha choTA sA gA~va hai / yahA~ eka jinamandira hai / mUlanAyaka AdinAtha bhagavAn hai, anya dhAtu kI pratimAyeM haiM / zAsana devatAoM kI pratimAyeM bhI hai| isa gA~va meM 20 zrAvakoM ke ghara hai / mandira kA sudhAra Avazyaka hai / dharma pracAra bhI atyAvazyaka hai / koIlAMbUNDi :- yaha melapandala se eka kilomITara para hai| yahA~ jainoM ke ghara nahIM hai| pahale rahe hoNge| prAcIna jinamandira hai| purAtana mUrtiyAM haiM / caturtha kAla kI batalAte haiM / mUlanAyaka bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI hai| ise karIba Der3ha hajAra varSa prAcIna sthala batalAte haiM / mandira kI avasthA ThIka hai parantu zikhara kI hAlata zocanIya hai, jIrNoddhAra kI AvazyakatA hai| brahmadeva aura dharmadevI ke pRthak mandira hai| vAlappandala :- yaha AranI ke pAsa hai / yahA~ eka jinamandira hai / mUlanAyaka AdinAtha bhagavAn hai / dhAtu kI 10 pratimAyeM haiM / tAmilanADu ke hara eka gA~va meM jaina mandira avazya rahatA hai / jainI logoM ko mandira aura jina bhagavAn ke prati zraddhA aTUTa hai / yahA~ ke mandira ke jIrNoddhAra kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai| yahA~ jainoM ke 20 parivAra hai| dharma kI abhiruci kama hai| 67

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nagaraM-netrapAkkaM :- melapandala se 6 kilomITara para hai| yaha choTA sA gA~va hai / yahA~ cAra jainoM ke ghara hai| yahA~ se eka kilomITara para jaMgala meM choTA sA jaina mandira hai, bahuta sundara hai| isake cAroM ora khaNDahara par3A hai, isase jJAta hotA hai ki eka jamAne meM yahA~ para vizAla mandira rahA hogA / isakA jIrNoddhAra sAhU ramArAnI ke koSa se huA hai| mUlanAyaka neminAtha bhagavAn hai| yaha eka taraha se mahattvapUrNa kSetra hai| yaha kSetra netrapAkkaM bhI kahA jAtA hai / yahA~ kI dhAtuoM kI mUrtiyoM ko netrapAkkaM meM le jAkara rakhA gayA hai| yahA~ corI kA bhaya hai / AsapAsa meM koI ghara nahIM hai / taccUra :- yaha eka prAcIna sthala hai| yaha AranI se 10 kilomITara para hai| yahA~ AdinAtha bhagavAn kA 1000 sAla pUrAnA jinamandira hai| anya dhAtu kI pratimAyeM haiN| zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyA~ bhI hai| kahA jAtA hai ki eka mArca ke dina sUrya kI kiraNeM prAtaH kAla vRSabhanAtha svAmI ke caraNasparza karatI hai| yaha eka atizaya hai| yahA~ jainiyoM ke 25 ghara hai| isa mandira kA jIrNoddhAra huA hai| pratiSThA bhI huI hai / mandira surakSita hai / darzana karane lAyaka hai| serapperipAlayaM :- yaha taccUra se 2 kilomITara para hai| yahA~ karIba 10 ghara jainiyoM ke haiM parantu mandira prAcIna hai / mandira kI avasthA dayanIya hai| isakA jIrNoddhAra honA Avazyaka hai / mahAsabhA kI tarapha se sahAyatA dI gaI hai| pUrNarUpa se jIrNoddhAra nahIM huA hai| roja abhiSeka hotA hai| mUlanAyaka AdinAtha bhagavAn hai, anya dhAtu kI mUrtiyAM bhI hai| zAsana devatAoM kI pratimAyeM bhI hai| mandira kalAtmaka hai| 68

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| nAvala :- yaha caiyAra se 8 kilomITara para hai| yahA~ para eka choTA sA gA~va hai| isameM eka 2500 varSa pUrAnA jinamandira hai / yahA~ kaI vidvAn hue haiN| isa mandira ke mUlanAyakaM vAsupUjya bhagavAn hai / dhAtu kI mUrtiyAM bhI hai / tAr3apatra kI kucha pratiyA~ hai / zAsana devI-devatA hai / mandira kI paristhiti sAdhAraNa hai / yahA~ 25 jaina parivAra hai / mahAsabhA se anudAna diyA gayA hai / AORN PR wat Corona velale :- yaha caiyAra se 6 ki.mI. kI dUrI para hai| yahA~ 12 jaina parivAra hai| choTA sA 2000 varSa prAcIna jinAlaya hai / jIrNoddhAra cala rahA hai| mahAsabhA kI sahAyatA milI hai / mUlanAyaka pArzvanAtha bhagavAn hai / dhAtu kI mUrtiyA~ bhI hai / zAsana devatA kI mUrti hai| yahAeN ke logoM meM dharma kI abhiruci sAdhAraNa hai / dharma pracAra kI AvazyakatA hai / veliyanallUra :- yaha karandai se 6 ki. mI. para hai| yahAeN eka prAcIna mandira hai / mUlanAyaka mahAvIra svAmI hai / dhAtu kI pratimAyeM haiN| zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyA~ hai| yahAeN karIba 30 digambara jaina parivAra hai / mandira para zikhara nahIM hai / mandira kI hAlata ThIka nahIM hai / pUjApATha bhI barAbara nahIM calatA hai| jIrNoddhAra kI jarUrata hai| veNbAkkaM yaha bar3A gA~va hai / tiruppaNamUra se do kilomITara para hai| yahAeN eka jinamandira hai / atiprAcIna hai / mUlanAyaka candraprabhu bhagavAn haiM / anya dhAtu kI pratimAyeM haiN| zAsana devatAoM kI pratimAye bhI hai / devI kuSmANDinI kA alaga mandira hai / mandira kI vyavasthA acchI hai / isako mahAsabhA kI sahAyatA milI hai| sApha sutharA hai / pravezadvAra kA gopura banavAkara kalaza caDhAyA gayA hai| yahAeN 30 jaina parivAra hai| saMpanna bhI hai| dharma ke prati abhiruci hai / 1 :-- 69

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salukka :- vandavAsI se karIba 3 ki.mI. para yaha gA~va hai| yahA~ prAcIna khaNDahara meM eka choTA sA mandira hai| yahA~ tIrthaMkara kI mUrti hai| isa bhagavAn ko ajaina loga bhI pUjate haiM / isa gA~va meM 15 varSa pUrva jamIna khodate samaya dhAtu kI pratimAyeM nikalI thI parantu unheM sarakAra ne apane adhikAra meM kara liyA hai| yahA~ koI zrAvaka kA ghara nahIM hai| pahale ke jamAne meM kAphI jaina loga rahe hoMge ? nahIM to jinAlaya honA, jamIna meM pratimAyeM nikalanA kaise saMbhava hai ? zaiva nainAra ke kucha ghara hai| ve pahale jaina the| aba bhI unakA AcAra-vicAra jainoM kA sA hai / birudUra :- yaha gaoNva vandavAsI se 2 ki.mI. para hai| yahA~ jainoM ke 60 ghara hai / AdinAtha bhagavAn kA eka jinamandira hai| yaha mandira ArakADa ke navAba (muslima rAjA) ke jamAne kA hai| isa mandira ke lie navAba kI dI huI jamIna hai / mUlanAyaka yakSa-yakSI sahita hai| zAsana devI kA mandira hai| anya dhAtu kI mUrtiyA~ haiN| mAnastambha hai / eka sabhA maNDapa bhI hai| dharma ke prati logoM meM abhiruci hai| jIrNoddhAra kI jarUrata hai| nelliyAMgulama :- yaha virudUra se 2 ki.mI. para hai| yahA~ eka jinamandira hai / mUlanAyaka neminAtha bhagavAn hai| anya dhAtu kI mUrtiyA~ haiM / zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyA~ bhI hai / eka sabhA maNDapa hai jisameM neminAtha bhagavAn kA pUrA jIvana caritra citrita hai| mukhyadvAra ke daoNyI ora eka kamare meM vedI hai jisameM caubIsa bhagavAn virAjamAna hai| kuSmANDinI devI bhI bagala meM virAjamAna hai| yahA~ para eka saMpanna, dAnI evaM dharmAtmA jayapAla nainAra nAma ke vyakti the| unhoMne apane jIvanakAla meM lAkhoM rupaye dAna meM kharca kiye the / yahA~ ke mandira kA kharca tathA usakA nirvAha unhIM ke jimme meM thA / jahA~ kahIM bhI paMcakalyANa hote unakA sArA kharca svayaM kiyA karate the| ve jaina zAstra ke acche jAnakAra bhI the|

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sadAcArI the / unakI paraMparA ke loga yahIM rahate haiN| yahAeN ke mandira kI paristhiti acchI hai / loga dharmapriya haiM / jainoM ke 30 ghara hai I villivanam :- yahAeN para mahAvIra bhagavAn kA jinamandira hai| sAhU jaina TrasTa kI sahAyatA se kucha jIrNoddhAra huA hai parantu adhUrA hai| dhAtu kI kaI pratimAyeM haiN| zAsana devatAoM kI pratimAyeM bhI hai / zikhara nirmANa huA hai| yahAeN jainoM ke 20-25 ghara haiM / yaha gaoNva nelyAMgulaM se karIba 2 ki.mI. hai / pracAra kI AvazyakatA hai| logoM meM dharma kI abhiruci hai / para nallUra :- yahAeN vRSabhanAtha bhagavAn kA eka 2000 varSa pUrAnA jinamandira hai / dhAtu kI kaI pratimAyeM haiM / zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyA~ haiM / yahA~ jainoM ke 50 ghara hai / vizAla mandira hai / mandira ke dAhinI ora samavasaraNa kI racanA hai / caubIsa tIrthaMkara bhagavAn saMgamaramara ke haiM / mukhya dvAra ke bAyIM ora pANDuka zilA hai / yaha prAcIna hai / mAnastambha hai / mandira kI dazA ThIka hai / vyavasthA sAdhAraNa hai / yaha gA~va vandavAsI se 10 ki.mI. para hai / basa kI suvidhA hai / dharma kI jAgRti sAdhAraNa hai / eraMbalUra :- yaha eka choTA sA gA~va hai / yahA~ kA jinAlaya naSTa ho gayA hai / kevala jamIna hai / mahAvIra bhagavAn kI eka mUrti hai| ise eka pratthara ke Upara virAjamAna kara rakhI hai / yahA~ sirpha 5 jainoM ke ghara hai / ye loga ukta mUrti kI bhakti pUjA kara lete haiM / yaha mUrti bhI 2500 varSa pUrAnI hai / sahAyatA kI AvazyakatA hai 1 mudalUra :- yaha vandavAsI se 6 ki.mI. para hai| yahAeN bahuta pUrAnA jinamAndara hai| yahAeN jainoM 71

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ke sivAya anya loga nahIM rahate haiN| yaha pA~ca gA~voM kA eka hI mandira thaa| aba logoM ne apane-apane gaoNva meM mandira banavA liye haiM / yahIM se tIna maThAdhIza ho cUke haiN| yahAeN para jainoM ke karIba 50 ghara hai| yahAeN mUlanAyaka AdinAtha bhagavAn hai| anya dhAtu evaM zAsana devI-devatAoM kI mUrtiyA~ haiM / mahAsabhA kI sahAyatA se kucha jIrNoddhAra huA thA parantu kAma pUrA nahIM huA hai| mAnastambha hai jisameM bhagavAn kI mUrtiyA~ banI huI haiM / jIrNoddhAra kI AvazyakatA hai / elaMgADa (atizaya kSetra) yahA~ eka jinAlaya hai| mUlanAyaka AdinAtha prabhu hai / zrIneminAtha bhagavAn kI mUrti bhI hai / yaha camatkArI pratimA hai / isakI U~cAI 8 phuTa hai aura caur3AI 4 phuTa hai / yaha dhAtu kI hai / anya mUrtiyA~ bhI dhAtu kI hai| yahAeN 25 jainoM ke ghara hai| zraddhA-bhakti kAphI hai / jIrNoddhAra kI AvazyakatA hai / : vaMgArama :yahA~ eka jinamandira hai / mUlanAyaka zrIAdinAtha bhagavAn hai / yaha vandavAsI se 5 ki.mI. para hai / yahA~ karIba 40 zrAvakoM ke ghara hai / yaha gaoNva ponnUramalai se 3 ki.mI. para hai I yahAeN kA mandira prAcIna hai / gopura jIrNa ho gayA hai / anya dhAtu kI pratimAyeM haiM / zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyaoN hai / zrAvaka logoM kI bhakti bhAvanA jAgRta hai / kucha jIrNoddhAra huA hai aura bhI honA hai, kArya apUrNa hai| 1 sAttamaMgalam :- yaha vandavAsI se 3 ki.mI. para hai| yahAeN zrAvakoM ke karIba 60 ghara hai I candraprabha bhagavAn kA jinamandira hai / yaha bahuta prAcIna hai / U~cA mAnastambha hai| eka hI patthara se nirmita hai / mandira kI dazA acchI hai| kucha jIrNoddhAra huA hai kintu adhUrA hai, pUrA honA Avazyaka hai / anya dhAtu kI pratimAyeM bhI hai| yahAeN ke zrAvakoM meM zraddhA-bhakti kama hai| navayuvakoM meM to bahuta kama hai / jIrNoddhAra kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai / dharma pracAra kI bhI bar3I AvazyakatA hai / navayuvaka dharma se alaga hote jA rahe haiN| unheM sudhArane kI jarUrata hai / gA~va kI paristhiti sAdhAraNa hai 1 gUDalUra :- yaha eka choTA sA gA~va haiN| yahAeN zrI kuMthunAtha bhagavAn kA jinAlaya hai / atyanta vizAla mAnastambha hai / sabhAmaNDapa hai / padmAvatI devI kI pratimA citAkarSaka hai / anya dhAtu kI pratimAyeM hai / yakSa-yakSiyoM kI mUrtiyAM haiM / kundakunda mahArAja kI caraNa pAdukAyeM hai / mandira kA gopura kalApUrNa hai parantu zithila hai| jIrNoddhAra kI AvazyakatA hai| mandira kI hAlata ThIka nahIM hai| yahA~ zrAvakoM ke 30 ghara hai / yahA~ ke loga jina dharma meM abhiruci rakhate haiN| kolhApura ke vartamAna bhaTTAraka zrIlakSmIsena bhaTTAcArya kI yahI janma-bhUmi hai / yaha vidvAnoM kI nagarI rahI hai| hajAroM varSa prAcIna hai / 72

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agarakorakkoTTe 1:- yaha tellAra ke pAsa hai| yahAeN zrAvakoM ke lagabhaga 12 ghara hai / zrIbhagavAn pArzvanAtha svAmI kA choTA sA jinAlaya hai| dhAtu kI mUrtiyA~ bhI hai / jIrNoddhAra kiyA jA rahA hai / yahA~ par3he-likhe loga rahate haiN| dharma pracAra kI AvazyakatA hai / | periya korakkoTTai :- yaha agarakorakkoTTe ke pAsa hai| yahAeN 2000 varSa prAcIna AdinAtha bhagavAn kA sundara jinAlaya hai| dhAtu kI pratimAyeM kAphI hai| tIna caubIsI kI pratimA vizeSa AkarSaka hai / mandira kA jIrNoddhAra huA hai| yahAeN jainoM ke 60 ghara hai| par3he-likhe loga jyAdA hai / gaoNva se dUra eka caTTAna para caraNapAdukAyeM haiN| bagala meM picchI kamaNDulu sahita mUrti utkIrNa hai / caTTAna para car3hane kI 10-12 sIr3hiyoM hai / kisI munirAja kA samAdhi sthala mAlUma par3atA hai / philahAla yahA~ paMcakalyANaka huA hai / mahAsabhA se anudAna diyA huA hai / I aruMgAvara : (cittarukAvUra) yaha eka choTA sA gA~va hai jo ki jaMgambUNDI ke pAsa hai / donoM gaoNvoM meM milakara karIba 15 zrAvakoM ke ghara hai / jaMgambUNDI meM mandira nahIM hai / arugAvU meM AdinAtha bhagavAn kA jina mandira hai| dhAtu kI pratimAyeM haiN| mandira choTA hai parantu jIrNAvasthA meM hai| jIrNoddhAra kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai / maMjapaTTu :- yaha gaoNva desUra se 5 ki.mI. para hai| yahAeN 1500 varSa pUrAnA mallinAtha bhagavAn kA jinAlaya hai / isakA jIrNoddhAra ho cukA hai| paMcakalyANaka bhI ho gayA hai| yahAeN 30 zrAvakoM ke ghara hai / anya dhAtu kI pramimAyeM haiN| yakSa-yakSiNiyoM bhI hai| yahAeN tAr3apatra ke zAstra bhaNDAra hai| mahAsabhA se anudAna diyA gayA hai| 73

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sIyamaMgalaM :- maMjapaTTu se Der3ha ki.mI. para sIyamaMgalaM nAma kA gA~va hai / vahaoN jaina nahIM hai / eka jamAne meM khUba rahe hoNge| usa gA~va ke pahAr3a para eka guphA hai| guphA ke Upara caTTAna para tIna mUrtiyAM utkIrNa hai / ve bhagavAn pArzvanAtha, mahAvIra bhagavAn aura bAhubalI bhagavAn haiM / mUrtiyA~ nayanAbhirAma hai / Upara car3hane ke liye sIr3hiyA~ haiM / sunA jAtA hai ki guphA ke andara pA~ca phuTa kI mUrti thI / guphA kA dvAra banda na hone ke kAraNa duSTa logoM ne use khaNDita kara diyA hai| aba vaha mUrti cennaI ke myUjiyama meM hai| pahAr3a Ajakala Arkolejikala DipArTameMTa meM hai| mUrti karIba DeDha hajAra sAla pahale kI honI caahie| zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyAM hai, unheM gaoNva ke ajaina loga pUjate haiM / yaha sthAna desUra se 3 ki.mI. para hai| guphA Adi ko dekhane se patA calatA hai ki vaha munirAjoM kA nivAsa sthAna rahA thA / ve vahA~ tapa karate hue pAsa ke gA~voM meM jAkara AhAra lAyA karate the / jahA~ kahIM bhI pahAr3a aura guphA hogI vahaoN para jina pratimAyeM avazya hoMgI, kyoMki tamilanADu meM eka jamAne meM ATha hajAra munirAja vihAra evaM saMcAra karate the / ve munigaNa adhikAMza guphA meM hI rahA karate the / tapa ke lie vahI anukUla evaM ekAnta sthAna hotA thA / | tennAttUra :- tennAttUra gaoNva maMjapaTTu se 2 ki.mI. para hai| yahAeN eka jinamandira hai / mUlanAyaka bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI hai / pASANa evaM dhAtu kI pratimAyeM bahuta / zAsana devatAoM kI pratimAyeM bhI hai / digambara jaina parivAra ke 30 ghara hai / mandira kA jIrNoddhAra hokara vedI pratiSThA bhI ho gaI hai / bhagavAn ko yathAsthAna virAjamAna kara diyA gayA hai / dharma-karma para logoM kI zraddhA hai / yahA~ dharma kA pracAra honA cAhie / | isAkulattUra :- yaha gA~va tennAttUra se 2 ki.mI. para hai| eka jinamandira hai / mUlanAyaka bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI hai / pASANa aura dhAtu kI mUrtiyA~ bhI hai / sabhI mUrtiyA~ nayanAbhirAma hai / parikramA para tIna mUrtiyA~ dIvAra ke andara utkIrNa hai| yahAeN kUSmANDinI (dharmadevI) devI kI alaga vedI hai| devI kI mUrti cAra phuTa U~cI hai| hara zukravAra ke dina loga Ate haiM aura manautI karate haiM / varSAraMbha ke dina bhIr3a jyAdA hotI hai| jainoM ke ghara 10 hai / mandira kA jIrNoddhAra kArya huA hai / mahAsabhA aura dAnI mahAnubhAvoM kI sahAyatA bharapUra rahI hai / solai arugAbUra :- yaha kulattUra se do ki.mI. para hai| yahA~ AdinAtha bhagavAn kA jinamandira hai / pASANa kI evaM dhAtu kI mUrtiyA~ hai / mandira kA jIrNoddhAra cAlU hai / mahAsabhA kI sahAyatA milI hai| jainoM ke 30 ghara hai| logoM kI dharma meM abhiruci sAdhAraNa / dharma pracAra kI AvazyakatA hai / 74

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seMdamaMgalaM :- yaha gaoNva vandavAsI se pazcima meM hai| yahA~ kA mandira prAcIna hai / yaha muslima navAba ke sahayoga se nirmita hai| ise phira se nayA banA rahe haiN| mahAsabhA kI sahAyatA milI hai| loga yathAzakti dAna dekara jIrNoddhAra kara rahe haiN| kAma adhUrA par3A hai| gopura kA kAma pUrA ho cUkA hai bAkI kAma honA hai| dhana kA abhAva hai| kaI sAla se varSA kI kamI hai| pratimAyeM kamare meM virAjamAna hai| yahA~ jamIna se cAra pratimAyeM nikalI hai / mUlanAyaka AdinAtha bhagavAn hai| dhAtu kI pratimAyeM hai| yakSa-yakSiNiyaoN bhI hai| yahA~ karIba 25 jaina zrAvakoM ke ghara hai / jIrNoddhAra kI AvazyakatA hai| e5bUra :- yaha vandavAsI se 5 ki.mI. para hai| yahA~ jinamandira hai / mUlanAyaka AdinAtha bhagavAn hai / mandira kA thor3A jIrNoddhAra huA hai, zeSa honA hai| dhAtu kI mUrtiyA~ hai| zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyA~ bhI hai| tAr3apatra ke kucha grantha haiM / yahA~ zrAvakoM ke 30 ghara hai| dharma kI abhiruci ThIka hai phira bhI dharma pracAra kI AvazyakatA hai| AyalavADI :- yaha euMbUra se 6 ki.mI. para hai| choTA sA gA~va hai, eka jinamandira hai / mUlanAyaka AdinAtha bhagavAn hai / isa mandira kA jIrNoddhAra hokara paMcakalyANaka pratiSThA huI hai| mandira sundara hai| pASANa kI evaM dhAtu kI pratimAyeM hai| zAsana devatAoM kI bhI pratimAyeM hai / yahA~ karIba 20 zrAvakoM ke ghara hai| dharma ke prati zraddhA sAdhAraNa hai| dharma kA pracAra kareM to aura bhI dRr3ha bana sakatI hai / mahAsabhA kA anudAna diyA gayA hai| vilukkaM :- yaha gA~va cittAmUra ke pAsa hai / cittAmUra se karIba 3 ki.mI. para hai / yaha jinamandira hai| mUlanAyaka pArzvanAtha bhagavAn hai / eka pArzvanAtha kI pratimA caoNdI se bhI nirmita hai, anya 75

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dhAtu kI pratimAyeM haiM / yahAeN arthAt isa prAnta meM sabhI jagaha adhikAMza mUrtiyAM samavasaraNa yukta evaM prabhAmaNDala sahita | vizAla mAnastambha hai / mandira kI vyavasthA acchI hai| yahAeN padmAvatI devI camatkArayukta hai / loga isakI manauti karate hai / isake nAma se zukravAra ke dina ekAsana karate haiN| AsapAsa ke loga Akara pUjA Adi karate haiN| yahAeN ke tAlAba para AcArya guNasAgara ke caraNadvaya virAjamAna hai / nUtana varSAraMbha ke dina isakI pUjA hotI hai / | elamaMgalaM : - yaha vilukkaM ke pAsa kA gA~va hai / yahA~ eka jinamandira hai| jainoM ke 10 ghara hai / dharma ke prati jAgarukatA kama hai / dharma pracAra kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai / agalUra :- yaha cittAmUra se 8 ki.mI. para hai| yahAeN AdinAtha bhagavAn kA jinAlaya hai / isakA jIrNoddhAra huA hai / vyavasthA acchI hai / mandira ke sAmane mAnastambha hai / eka sabhA maNDapa hai / kSetrapAla kA mandira hai / dhAtu kI bahuta sI pratimAyeM hai / yakSa-yakSiyoM kI mUrtiyA~ bhI hai / zAstra bhaNDAra hai / yahA~ 40 jainoM ke ghara hai / isa gA~va meM vidvAn loga jyAdA rhe| isa gaoNva se do bhaTTAraka hue hai I attipAkkaM :- yahA~ do jinamandira hai| eka anaMtanAtha bhagavAn kA hai dUsarA mahAvIra bhagavAn hai / anantanAtha bhagavAn ke mandira meM kaI dhAtu kI mUrtiyAM hai / pASANa kI 5 mUrtiyAM hai / eka caoNdI kI mUrti bhI hai| zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyAM haiN| yaha prAcIna mandira hai| zrAvakoM meM saMgaThana kA astitva kama hai| jisake kAraNa mandira kI vyavasthA ThIka nahIM hai| zrAvakoM ke 30 ghara hai / logoM meM dharma kI ruci sAdhAraNa hai / dharma pracAra kI AvazyakatA hai / kA nemelI :- yaha attipAkkaM se eka kilomITara para hai| yahAeN nUtana jinamandira bana rahA hai 1 mUlanAyaka neminAtha bhagavAn hai / kaI dhAtu kI pratimAyeM haiN| zAsana devI-devatAoM kI mUrtiyAM haiM / yaha 2000 varSa prAcIna mandira hai / yahA~ zrAvakoM ke 30 ghara hai 1 vIDUra :- yahA~ AdinAtha svAmI kA jinAlaya hai / yaha 1500 varSa prAcIna hai / isa gaoNva meM zrAvakoM ke karIba 50 ghara hai / isa mandira meM 150 tADapatra kI pratiyA~ haiM / ye saba saMskRta aura prAkRta meM haiN| yahAeN karIba 60 se jyAdA jina pratimAyeM haiN| yaha gA~va tiNDivanaM se 25 ki.mI. para hai| akSaya tRtIyA aura dazahare ke samaya utsava manAye jAte haiN| abhiSeka pUjArI hI karatA hai| tamila prAnta meM aisI hI hAlata hai | zrAvaka-zrAvikAyeM bhagavAn ke darzana karane Ate haiN| khuda abhiSeka karane kI Adata kama hai / yahAeN cAra-pA~ca sAla ke pahale paMcakalyANaka pratiSThA huI thii| yahAeN ke mahAnubhAva humbucaM ke bhaTTAraka rahe / unhIM ke dvArA tADapatra kI pratiyAM taiyAra kI gaI hai| una meM acche-acche zAstra hoNge| khojakara dekhane kI jarUrata hai / mahAsabhA kA anudAna rahA hai / 1 76

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vellimeTupeTTai :- yahAeN kA jinAlaya sApha-sutharA hai / vyavasthA acchI hai / mUlanAyaka anantanAtha svAmI hai / mAnastambha hai| padmAvatI devI kA mandira hai / yaha devI camatkArayukta hai I dhAtu kI kAphI pratimAyeM haiN| zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyA~ haiM / isa gA~va meM karIba 30 jaina parivAra hai / yaha tiNDivanaM aura vandavAsI ror3a para hai / mahAsabhA se anudAna diyA huA hai I peraNI : :- yaha vIDUra se 8 ki. mI. para hai| yahA~ 1500 varSa prAcIna jinAlaya hai| mUlanAyaka pArzvanAtha bhagavAn hai / atyanta kalAtmaka mUrti hai / kUSmANDinI, padmAvatI, dharaNendra- ina tInoM kI alaga-alaga vediyA~ hai| yahAeN dhAtu kI pratimAyeM 20 haiM / sunA jAtA hai ki yahAeN para 100 jinamandira the| aisI avasthA meM zrAvakoM kI AbAdI kitanI rahI hogI ? yaha socane kI bAta hai| vaha eka svarNima jamAnA thA / Aja kI bAta alaga hai, karIba 25 ghara jainoM ke haiN| kahA jAtA hai ki jamIna se mandira nikalA thA / usa meM padmAsana pArzvanAtha, khaDgAsana pArzvanAtha, padmAsana mahAvIra svAmI kI mUrtiyA~ niklii| unheM sarakAra ne apane adhikAra meM le liyA hai| mandira kI vyavasthA ThIka-ThIka hai / mahAsabhA kI tarapha se sahAyatA dI gaI thI / usase pUrA kAma nahIM ho sakA / kAma adhUrA hai| pracAra kI AvazyakatA hai / perAUra :- yaha eka bar3A gA~va hai| yahAeN kA mandira 2000 varSa prAcIna hai| prathama gopura dvAra pA~ca maMjila kA hai / tAmila prAnta ke andara prAyaH jinAlayoM kA pravezadvAra isI prakAra kA rahA karatA thA / vizAla mAnastambha hai / bAyIM ora AdinAtha bhagavAn kA jinAlaya hai / mAnastambha ke Age sabhA-maNDapa hai / dhAtu ke karIba 40 bimba hai / zAsana deva - deviyoM kI mUrtiyAM hai / mandira kI hAlata sAdhAraNa hai / isa gA~va meM 30 digambara jaina parivAra hai| padmAvatI devI kA alaga mandira hai / yahA~ 77

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ke logoM kI sthiti prAyaH acchI hai / dhArmika bhAvanA kama dikhatI hai| loga bhadra svabhAvI hai| pracAra karane kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai| uppuvelUra :- yaha bar3A gA~va hai / isameM jainoM ke 40 parivAra hai / yahA~ sundara jinAlaya hai| loga dharmapriya evaM saMpanna hai / paraMparA se bhakta hai / mandira kA jIrNoddhAra huA hai| mandira vizAla evaM manohara hai / mUlanAyaka bhagavAn AdinAtha prabhu hai / dhAtu kI pratimAyeM bahuta hai| zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyAM hai / kSetrapAla kA alaga mandira bhI hai| mAnastaMbha hai / sundara gopura hai / dharma ke prati zraddhA bhakti sAdhAraNa hai| AlagrAmam :- yaha gA~va TiMDIvanama se 20 ki. mI. para hai| yahA~ RSabhanAtha prabhu kA jinAlaya hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra nirvANa 2500 veM mahotsava ke samaya para sthApita dharmacakra stUpa hai / mandira sundara evaM majabUta hai| tamilanADu ke hara eka mandira meM naivedya banAne kA eka alaga kamarA rahatA hai / usameM pUjArI bhagavAn ke lie naivedya taiyAra karatA hai| yahA~ eka prathA aura hai ki sabhI bhagavAnoM kA abhiSeka nahIM kiyA jAtA kintu siMhAsana para eka bhagavAn ko virAjamAna kara usI kA paMcAmRta se abhiSeka hotA hai| yahA~ dhAtu kI aneka mUrtiyAM hai / gaNadhara parameSThI kI bhavya pratimA japamudrA ke rupa meM pIchI kamaNDalu sahita hai| pANDukazilA bhI hai| yahA~ hara sAla ASAr3ha mAha meM 8 dina taka brahmotsava hotA hai| zrAvakoM kI bhakti bhAvanA acchI hai| yahA~ zrAvakoM ke 40 ghara hai / seNDiyaMbAkkaM :-- yaha gA~va AlagrAma se 4 ki. mI. para hai / choTA sA gA~va hai / eka digambara jaina mandira hai / mandira kA jIrNoddhAra huA hai lekina adhUrA hai| dhAtu kI pratimAyeM hai| zAsana 78

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devatAoM kI pratimAyeM bhI hai| mUlanAyaka zveta pASANa ke haiM / atyanta sundara hai| yahA~ 25 zrAvakoM ke ghara hai / Avazyaka tyauhAroM para utsava manAte haiM / caturdazI, pUrNimA Adi kA vrata bhI karate haiM / tAmilanADu meM jaina mahilAoM meM yaha prathA pracalita hai ki hara eka mahilA pUrNimA ke dina ekAsana karatI hai| paramaNDUra :- yaha prAcIna gA~va hai / yahA~ do digambara jaina mandira hai / yahA~ vidvAn loga rahA karate the| isa mandira meM tADapatra ke saikar3oM grantharAja the / aba nahIM hai| corI ho gaye haiM / eka AdinAtha svAmI kA mandira hai / dUsarA candraprabha bhagavAn kA hai / dhAtu kI kAphI mUrtiyAM haiM / kucha vedI para hai aura kucha alamArI meM hai| jinAlaya hajAroM varSa prAcIna hai / kUSmANDinI devI kI mUrti nayanAbhirAma hai / zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyA~ haiM / mahAsabhA dvArA kucha jIrNoddhAra huA hai lekina adhUrA hai / mAnastambha aura dhvaja stambha hai / AcArya nirmalasAgarajI kI caraNapAdukAyeM virAjamAna hai| sabase purAtana mandira jo gA~va se jarA dUra para hai , usakA jIrNoddhAra huA hai| aba vahA~ zAstra bhaNDAra nahIM hai| pahale thA / mandira ke cAroM aura jaina logoM kA nivAsa hai| yahA~ karIba 60 zrAvakoM ke ghara hai| loga dharma zraddhAlu haiN| tirunaruMkunTraM :- yaha atyanta prAcIna atizaya kSetra hai| yaha tirukkoyilUra se 18 ki.mI. para hai| yaha mandira pahAr3a para hai| Upara caDhane ke lie sIr3hiyoM kI vyavasthA hai| isameM pArzvanAtha bhagavAn ko 'appANDainAthara' ke nAma se pUjate haiN| yahA~ eka candranAtha bhagavAn kA jinamandira bhI hai| yahA~ kaI zilAlekha milate haiM / kulottuMga colarAjA ke nauvIM sadI meM 'vIrasegAkADavarAyara' ne 79

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pAThazAlA ke liye 48 hajAra Teksa dAna diyA thaa| rAjarAja deva ke 13 veM varSa meM dUsarI pAThazAlA ko dAna dene kA vivaraNa dUsare zAsana zilAlekha se mAlUma par3atA hai| yaha dAna puSpadanta nAma ke AcArya ko sauMpA gayA thA / appANDainAthara kA caitra mAsa utsava aura pauSamAsa utsava calAne ke lie jamIna dAna meM dI gayI thii| isa bAta ko tribhuvana cakravartI ke samaya kA zAsana batalAtA hai / yahA~ se kucha Age niSiddha sthAna hai| lohe ke kaMTIle tAra lage haiM / yahA~ kucha saMlekhanA vAle sAdhuoM kI samAdhi hai / yaha pahAr3I sarakAra ke saMrakSaNa meM hai| yahA~ eka cetAvanI aMgrejI bhASA meM eka paTTa para isa prakAra hai - This hill called" Thirunathan Kuru" was a piace of penance of the jain monks, from early times. According to the incription datable to 1st to 4th cent. A.D. found here. on Chandra Nandi Acharya fasted unto death 57 days. An other incription dateble to 10 century A. D. records that one Bhattarak also fasted for 10 days and died. So this hill, like many other hills of Tamil Nadu Tirumalia, Vallmalai, etc., seems to have been the place chosen for the Jain monks to do their Sanlekhana Penance. isase spaSTa hai ki AcArya candranandI ne 57 dina kA upavAsa kara yahA~ samAdhi lI aura bhaTTArakazrI 10 dina kA upavAsa kara samAdhistha hue, ataH yaha uttama tapobhUmi hai / yahA~ kA kSetra jainoM ke pAsa hai| kahA jAtA hai ki guNabhadra munirAja ke netRtva meM 'vIrasaMgha' yahA~ rahA thA / yahA~ do guphAyeM hai / pravezadvAra para unnata zikhara hai / guphA ke sAmane dhvajastambha hai / praveza karate hI candraprabha bhagavAn kI gAre se nirmita pratimA dikhatI hai| prakoSTha meM yakSa-yakSiNI kI mUrtiyAM 80

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hai, bIca meM guphAdvAra hai| praveza karate hI dAhinI ora parvata bhitti para utkIrNa zrI 1008 pArzvanAtha prabhu kI camatkArayukta atizaya manojJa yakSa-yakSiNI sahita khaDgAsana mUrti hai| isake camatkAra se AkRSTa jaina-jainetara loga dUra-dUra se Akara pUjA pATha karate hue manauti karate haiM tathA abhISTa phala prApta karate hai| anya dhAtu kI mUrtiyAM haiN| vizAla parikramA hai| bAyIM ora vizAla maNDapa hai , madhya meM padmAvatI devI kA mandira hai| isake pazcima meM kucha kamare haiN| nIce eka dharmazAlA hai| yahA~ hara sAla maI mAha meM 10 dina kA brahmotsava melA lagatA hai| hajAroM loga Akara zobhA bar3hAte haiM / isa mandira kA acche DhaMga se jIrNoddhAra hokara pratiSThA bhI ho cukI hai| narakAkSI (samyagdarzana) vrata vAle 42 dina vrata karane ke bAda vahA~ Akara usakI pUrti karate haiN| eka jamAne meM yahA~ ATha hajAra jaina parivAra the| usakA pramANa yaha hai ki 'tillai mUvAyiraM tirunaruMkundraM eNNAyiraM' yAni lokokti aba bhI kahI jAtI hai ki cidAmbarama meM tIna hajAra aura tirunaruMkundra meM ATha hajAra jaina the / yahA~ dhAtu pratimA kI corI huI thii| cora apane Apa Akara pakar3A gyaa| isase isa kSetra kA camatkAra jAnA jA sakatA hai| vartamAna meM yahA~ jainoM ke do hI ghara hai aura eka pUjArI hai parantu yaha mahAn atizaya kSetra hai| yaha gA~va cennaI se tirucirApallI jAne ke rAste para hai / ulundUrapeTa utara kara tiruvannai nallUra se (ror3a se) pillaiyAra kuppaM jAnA hai| vahA~ se yaha kSetra 5 ki.mI. para hai / basa kI vyavasthA hai / mahAsabhA ke phaNDa se isake jIrNoddhAra kArya meM sahAyatA milI hai| tirukkoyilUra :- yahA~ ke kRSNa mandira kA dhvajastaMbha jainastambha sA mAlUma par3atA hai / isase anumAna kiyA jAtA hai ki yaha mandira pahale jaina mandira rahA hogaa| yahA~ ke rAjAoM meM bahuta se rAjA jaina the| dAdApuraM :-- isakA pUrAnA nAma 'rAjarAjapuraM' thA / yahA~ ke kRSNa mandira ke zAsana meM batAyA gayA hai ki yahA~ jaina mandira thA / yaha zAsana rAjakezarIvarmA rAjarAjadeva kA hai| dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki cola rAjA kI bahana 'kundavai devI' ne apane nAma se 'kundavai jinAlaya' banavAkara usa mandira ke lie kundavai devI ne sonA, caoNdI ke bartana, motI, jamIna Adi dAna kiyA thaa| isa rAjakula devI ne polUra tAlUkA tirumalai meM aura tirucci tirumalaivADI meM jaina mandiroM ko banavAyA thA / pallicandala :-- (tirukovilUra tAlUkA) yahA~ kI choTI pahAr3I para eka jaina mandira hai| yahA~ bAhubalI bhagavAn kI mUrti hai / yahA~ kA zAsana I.1530 kA vijayanagara acyutadeva mahArAjA kA hai| 81 For Private & Personal use only www.janelibrary.org

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isameM jambai vijayanAyanAra ke dvArA diyA huA mandira (jaina) ke dAna kA vivaraNa hai / isake alAvA 'vAlaiyUranATTu peruMpalli' nAma ke jaina mandira ke sahAyatArtha eka jhIla dAna meM dI gaI hai / isase do ki.mI. para rAjarAjacola kA zAsana kaNDarAditya perupalli nAma ke jaina mandira kA vivaraNa batAtA hai / yaha bhI batalAtA hai ki yahAeN eka 'aMjinAna pugaliDaM' bhayabhItoM kA rakSA sthAna thA / yahAeN koI bhaya se Ave to usakI rakSA kI jAtI thI / solavaNDipuraM :- (tirukkovilUra tAlUkA) yahA~ ke kIranUra gaoNva meM 'kiranAMpATai' nAmakI eka caTTAna hai / usa para bhagavAn gomaTezvara aura pArzvanAtha kI mUrtiyA~ aura sAdhu logoM kI zayyAyeM haiM / yahA~ para eka jamAne meM jaina loga atyanta vaibhava ke sAtha nivAsa karate the / dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki solavANDipuraM ke ANDi pahAr3a para dasavIM sadI kA zAsana milatA hai| yahAeN kI caTTAna meM zAsanadevI padmAvatI mAtA, gomaTezvara bhagavAn, pArzvanAtha bhagavAn aura mahAvIra svAmI kI mUrtiyAM hai / zAsana devI padmAvatI mAtA, isake pAsa deviyagaraM elandUra meM pArzvanAtha bhagavAn kI mUrti hai / isase patA calatA hai ki sAUtha ArkADa jile ke andara jaina loga eka jamAne meM adhika saMkhyA meM rahate the aura unake jaina mandira bhI the / isa sabhI jagaha para jaina mandiroM kI jamIneM thI / jIrNoddhAra kI AvazyakatA hai / 1 tiruccirApalli jilA uraiyUra :- yaha cola rAjya kA pradhAna zahara thA / yahAeN jaina loga aura jaina mandira the / 'silappadhikAraM' nAmaka jaina kAvya ke pAtra kovalana - kaNNakI ke sAtha jaina AryikA 'gauDaMnadI aDigala' mAtAjI ne yahAeN ke jina bhagavAn kI vandanA kI thii| phira mathurA (dakSiNa) nagarI kI ora tInoM prasthAna kiye the / yaha bAta silappadhikAraM mathurA kANDa meM ullikhita hai / I. dUsarI sadI meM yahAeN jaina loga adhika saMkhyA meM nivAsa karate the| yaha bAta nIlakezI grantha AjIvakavAda sarga meM batalAI gaI hai / kuttAlaM :- tenkAsi tAlUkA kuttAlaM kI guphA aura pahAr3I meM zramaNa munigaNa rahA karate the / tirumalaivADI :- yahAeN kundavai devI ne eka jaina mandira banavAyA thA / abhI nahIM hai / pudukoTai jilA siddhanavAsalaSe :- pudukoTai tamilanADu kA atyanta prAcIna dhArmika-sAMskRtika nagara / aba yaha eka bar3A gA~va jaisA hai| yahAeN ke sarakArI myUjiyama meM aneka tIrthaMkaroM kI pratimAeM, devI-devatAoM ke bimba, zilAlekha, phoTo Adi saMgrahIta hai / yaha sAmagrI 2000 varSa hai rahA 82

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pUrAnI honI cAhie / isa kasbe se lagabhaga 15 mIla kI dUrI para atyanta prasiddha aitihAsika vizAla parvata cittanavAsala (siddha nivAsa) hai / siddhannavAsana siddhannavAsana gaoNva ke pUrva meM 2 ki. mI. para eka lambA pahAr3a hai / isa pahAr3a ke Upara zayyAyeM (patthara ke takhta) hai| isa sthAna para jaina munigaNa tapa kiyA karate the / isameM patthara ko kATakara banAyA huA 1600 varSa prAcIna eka guphA mandira hai / yaha sthAna tamilanADu bhara meM atyanta prasiddha hai / pUrAne jamAne meM yaha sthAna jaina sAdhuoM kA kendra thA / isa guphA mandira ke sAmane uttara dakSiNa meM 23 phuTa lambA aura 12 phuTa caur3A eka maNDapa hai| isameM kaI khambe hai yaha sabhI eka hI caTTAna meM khode hue haiN| ise dekhane se bahuta Azcarya hotA hai / isa maNDapa ke uttara meM chatratraya ke sAtha arihanta bhagavAn kI mUrti hai| dUsarI ora pArzvanAtha bhagavAn kI mUrti hai / maNDapa ke cAroM ora citrakalA aMkita hai / ise dekhane ke lie roja saikar3oM loga Ate haiN| ye citra jarA ghIse hue haiN| phira bhI cittAkarSaka hai / jo jainadharmI haiM, unheM aise parama pavitra sthaloM kA eka bAra darzana karanA atIva Avazyaka hai / jisase janma saphala avazya hogA, kyoMki hajAroM evaM lAkhoM munirAjoM ke caraNasparza se yaha sthala ekadama pAvana hai / ataH yaha sthAna atyanta mahatvapUrNa hai / isa maNDapa ke bIca meM caTTAna ko khodakara taiyAra kiyA huA guphA mandira hai| isakI lambAI aura caur3AI 11 phuTa hai| U~cAI karIba 6 phuTa hai / isa mandira ke andara chatratraya ke sAtha arihanta bhagavAn kI tIna pratimAyeM haiM / isa guphA mandira ke nirmANakartA jagatprasiddha pallava rAjAdhirAja mahendravarmana hai| yaha rAjA I. 600 se 630 taka cola sAmrAjya kA adhipati thA / eka kone meM udAracitta isa rAjA kI mUrti bhI banI huI hai| isa mandira ke uttara-pUrva meM eka svAbhAvika guphA hai| isa guphA ke andara jAnA ho to elaDipaTTaM rAste se jAnA -- 83

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hogA / isa guphA meM pUrAne jamAne meM zramaNa sAdhugaNa apanI AtmArAdhanA (tapa) kiyA karate the| yahA~ para brahmIlipi meM zilAlekha hai / yaha zilAlekha kaI tIrthaMkara bhagavAnoM ke tAmila nAma batalAtA hai| sAdhuoM ke bhI dUsarA zAsana batalAtA hai ki avanizekhana zrIvalluvana ke jamAne meM ilaMgotamana nAma ke buddhimAna vyakti ne ukta bhItara ke maNDapa kA jIrNoddhAra kiyA thA / _yahA~ ke bagIce meM eka TUTI huI jinamUrti hai / usa para halkA sA Thokane para madhura nAda nikalatA hai / kaI zilAlekha ye batalAte haiM ki jaina mandiroM ke lie kisI vyakti ne pallicaMdaM ke nAma jamIna dAna meM dI thii| kulattUratAlU kA kunnANDAra (koyila-mandira) guphA mandira, jaina mandira hai| yahA~ ke nAriyala ke bagIce meM do jina pratimAyeM haiM / samaNarameDu meM jamIna se mUrti milI hai / tekkATUra meM eka jaina mUrti hai| kaiNguDi meM eka jaina mUrti milI hai| kIlaitAniyama gA~va meM kucha jaina mUrtiyAM haiN| ina sabako dekhane se patA calatA hai ki prAcIna kAla meM yahA~ aura AsapAsa meM bahuta adhika jaina loga rahate the / kalaha ke samaya saba naSTa kara diyA gayA hai| nahIM to itanI mUrtiyA~ aura zramaNoM ke cihna nahIM mila sakate the| ise paMcamakAla kA doSa hI kahanA cAhie / dharma kI avanati aura adharma kI unnati huI hai| taMjAUra jilA taMjAUra ( siTI,karadaTTADI ) :- yaha jilA hai / yahA~ AdinAtha bhagavAn kA jinAlaya hai / yaha 2500 varSa prAcIna hai / yahA~ anekoM dhAtu kI pratimAyeM haiM / zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyAM haiN| pradakSiNA meM sarasvatI devI mandira haiM / brahmadeva, jvAlAmAlinI aura kuSmANDinI ke bhI mandira hai| mandira kI vyavasthA sAdhAraNa hai| do-tIna sAla ke pahale pratiSThA bhI huI thii| yahA~ zrAvakoM ke 20 ghara hai| jina bhakti acchI hai| taMjAvUra (koTai) yahA~ jainiyoM ke 15 parivAra hai / eka caityAlaya hai / kaI dhAtu kI pratimAyeM haiM / zAsana devataoM kI mUrtiyA~ haiM / yaha vyaktigata caityAlaya hai / taMjAUra karandai se tIna ki.mI. dUra hai| yaha zahara ke bhItara hai| tiruvArUra:- yaha zahara hai| prAcIna kAla meM yahA~ jaina loga samRddhi ke sAtha rahate the| usa samaya yahA~ kA tAlAba choTA thA / usa tAlAba ke cAroM ora jaina logoM ke maTha pAThazAlA aura jamIna Adi the| I.sAtavIM sadI ke pahale yahA~ sAMpradAyika upadrava hue aura jaina logoM ko yahA~ se bhagA diyA gayA thaa| zaiva periyapurANa batalAtA hai ki 'daNDi aDi' ke jamAne meM isa taraha kA kalaha huA thaa| 84

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isa kalaha ke kAraNa jainoM ke maTha, makAna Adi tor3akara naSTa kara diye gaye the| aba vaha tAlAba 18 ekar3a vistIrNa meM hai| pahale isake kinAre para jainoM kI jamIneM thii| una sabase balapUrvaka chInakara tAlAba bar3A kara diyA gayA / sendalai :- taMjAUra tAluke meM yaha gA~va hai / isake zaiva mandira kI dIvAra para eka zilAlekha hai / vaha batalAtA hai ki nakkanIti nAma kI mahilA ne jaina mandira ke lie sonA dAna diyA thaa| isase patA calatA hai ki yahA~ jaina loga rahate the aura jaina mandira thA tathA usako sonA dAna diyA gayA thA / 141 mannAragur3I :- yaha tAlUkA hai / pUrAne jamAne meM yahA~ jaina loga adhika saMkhyA meM rahate the / aba yahA~ jainoM ke 30 ghara hai / yahA~ eka vizAla jaina mandira hai| yahA~ kA rAjagopAla svAmI mandira (ajaina) kA dhvajastambha jainoM ke mAnastambha ke samAna hone se yaha mandira jaina mandira rahA hogaa| mannAraguDI kA jaina mandira kile ke samAna sudRr3ha hai / mandira kA mUlanAyaka bhagavAn mallinAtha hai / kSetrapAla aura brahmadeva kI vedI hai / devI jvAlAmAlinI kA alaga mandira hai| yaha devI zaktizAlinI mAnI jAtI hai| loga isakI manauti karane dUra-dUra se Ate haiM / ajaina loga bhI Ate haiM / abhISTa phala pAte haiM / yahA~ dhAtu kI kaI mUrtiyAM hai| zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyAM bhI hai| taMjAUra caityAlaya se bhI kucha mUrtiyAM lAkara rakhI gaI hai| svastika vedAraNyaM ananta rAjayyana mudaliyAra ke ghara vAloM kI tarapha se isakA jIrNoddhAra parI taraha se hokara paMca kalyANa pratiSThA bhI ho cukI hai| aba mandira sundara bana gayA hai| usakI hAni kisI taraha se nahIM hai / mandira kI jamIna hai / yaha mandira 85

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bahuta pUrAnA hai / taMjAUra jile meM mugaloM ke samaya hI jyAdA kalaha huA thA / na jAne yaha mandira kaise baca gayA hai| kahate haiM yahA~ lava-kuza ne Akara pUjA kI thii| ataH munisuvratanAtha bhagavAn ke samaya kA yaha mandira hai| dIpaMguDI :- yaha nannilaM tAlUkA meM hai| yaha bhI eka jaina logoM kA mukhya sthala hai| yahA~ 'jayaMgoNDAra' nAma ke kavivara ne 'dIpaMkuDipattu' ke nAma se atyanta bhAvapUrNa bhaktirasa yukta dasa padyoM kI racanA kara , bhagavAn ke mahAtmya ko mukharita kiyA hai| yaha dasoM padya bhakti ke dasa ratna haiM , inhIM mahAtmA ne 'kaliMkattuparaNI' kI racanA kI thii| yaha grantha upalabdha hai| isa mandira ke bAre meM zAsana bhI hai| isa gA~va kA nAma 'arasavanakADu' hai| mUlanAyaka AdinAtha bhagavAn haiM / dhAtu kI kaI mUrtiyA~ haiM / zAsana deva-deviyA~ hai / mandira ke sAmane vizAla ahAtA hai / kSetrapAla aura jvAlAmAlinI kA alaga mandira hai| yaha mandira IToM se banA huA hai / tAmra dhvajadaNDa hai| zilApaTTa meM mandira jIrNoddhAra kA itihAsa hai| mandira vizAla hai| yahA~ pahale dasa dina brahmotsava hotA thaa| yaha mandira ArcilojI DipArTameMTa ke hAtha meM hai| vedAraNyaM tambAkU (svastika) vAloM kI tarapha se acche DhaMga se jIrNoddhAra ho gayA hai| abhI do sAla pahale paMcakalyANaka pratiSThA bhI ho cukI hai| mandira surakSita ho gayA hai| amaNakuDi :- amaNa kA artha hai- nirgrantha / isa nAma se patA calatA hai ki yahA~ prAcIna kAla meM jaina loga rahate the| yahA~ rAjarAjezvara mandira (ajaina) kA zAsana hai| usameM ina saba bAtoM kA vivaraNa hai| 86 Jan Education International For Private & Personal use only www.janelibrary.org

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taMjAUra jile meM jo zAsana milate haiN| unase jAnA jAtA hai ki bahuta sI jagaha jaina loga nivAsa karate the| saba jagaha 'pallicanda' ke nAma se dAna kA mahAtmya batalAyA gayA hai| kAladoSa ke kAraNa saddharma jo ahiMsAmaya dharma hai, usakA hAsa huaa| vidveSiyoM ne hAsa kiyaa| hiMsAmaya dharma kI abhivRddhi huI / kalikAla kA doSa hI kahanA cAhie aura kyA kaheM ? rAmanAthapuraM jilA anumantakkuDi :- rAmanAthapuraM ke uttara meM 45 ki.mI. para hai / isa gA~va meM malavanAtha (mallinAtha) svAmI kA jaina mandira hai| yahA~ para eka zAsana hai / yaha I.1535 kA hai| vijayanagara sAmrAjya ke kAla meM likhA gayA hai| isameM 'jinendramaMgalaM' gA~va kA nAma hai| yahA~ aba bhI jainoM ke 2 ghara hai / eka jaina mandira hai / unameM cAra dhAtu kI pratimAyeM haiM / madurai (madurAI) jilA madurai mahAnagarI vAstava meM digambara jaina parvatoM kI nagarI thI / yahA~ ke 21 parvata tIrthaMkaroM kI utkIrNa mUrtiyAM dhyAna guphAoM evaM zayana-pASANa-padyoM se yukta the| sarvatra nirantara dhArmika evaM sAMskRtika vAtAvaraNa thA / yahA~ kA prasiddha mInAkSI mandira usa samaya kUSmAMDinI devI-mandira ke rUpa meM vikhyAta thA / anya deviyoM aura tIrthaMkaroM kI bhavya evaM vizAla pratimAyeM thii| isameM pUrAne rAjamahala taka jAne vAlI suraMga bhI hai| aba sarakAra dvArA pratibandhita hai| kahate haiM yahA~ zaMkarAcArya (6 vIM zatI) ke samaya meM sahasroM jaina muniyoM ko apamAnita kara ghAnI

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meM pela diyA thA / aba bhI yahA~ ke vArSikotsava meM jaina sAdhuoM ke putale jalAye jAte haiM / (saMbhavataH aba sarakArI pratibandha ke kAraNa yaha prathA banda hai|) aba kucha parvatoM para hI jainatva ke avaziSTa cinha vidyamAna hai / madurai ke AsapAsa jo pahAr3a aura caTTAna hai unameM brAhmIlipi meM likhA huA eka zAsana I.pUrva do zatAbdI kA milatA hai| zaiva periyapurANaM ke AdhAra se pANDiya deza meM jaina dharma zobhAyamAna thA / kUna pANDiyana neDumArana jaina dharmAnuyAyI thA / usa samaya 'jJAnasaMbandhana' ne rAjA ko rAnI ke dvArA zaiva banA liyA thaa| jisake kAraNa se hajAroM jaina sAdhu zUlI para car3hA diye gaye the athavA mAra diye gaye the| jJAnasaMbandhana ke samaya meM hI jaina dharma kA hAsa huA , parantu sarvathA naSTa nahIM huaa| yahA~ AsapAsa ke pahAr3oM para jaina sAdhu tapa karate the| ve ATha pahAr3a haiM / ina pahAr3a para ATha hajAra muni loga rahate the| una saba ko zUlI para caDhAkara mAra diyA thaa| isa bAta ko zaivapurANaM svayaM batalAtA hai , jaise- 'eNNerukundrattu eNNAyiravalaM eTra erinArakala' isakA tAtparya yaha hai ki ATha pahAr3oM ke ATha hajAra muni loga zUlI para caDhAye gaye / aba ina pahAr3oM ke bAre meM vicAra kreNge| yAnaimalai :- tAmila bhASA meM pahAr3a ko malai kahate haiM / yAnai ko hAthI, 'yAnaimalai' arthAt hAthI-pahAr3a / yaha madurai ke pAsa 6 ki.mI. para hai| yaha jaina sAdhuoM ke ATha pahAr3oM meM se eka hai| isa pahAr3a meM guphA aura brAhmIlipi kA zAsana hai| lipi anusaMdhAna vAloM kA kahanA hai ki yaha do hajAra sAla ke pahale kA hai| isa guphA meM zramaNa sAdhugaNa rahate the| bAda meM jaina munirAjoM ko bhagAkara yahA~ eka vaiSNava mandira banavA diyA gayA hai| aba bhI vaha vaiSNava mandira maujUda hai| isa mandira ke zAsana se patA calatA hai ki yaha mandira I. 770 meM banavAyA gayA hai| eka zAsana saMskRta meM hai| dUsarA pUrAnI tamila bhASA meM hai|

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- vaiSNava loga jaina evaM bauddha mandiroM ko le lete aura vahA~ vaiSNava mandira banavAte the / yahA~ bhI yahI huA / parantu isakI eka kathA jor3a dI gaI / vaha yaha hai ki zramaNa logoM ne apanI maMtra zakti ke dvArA madurai nagarI ko nAza karane ke lie hAthI bheje / ziva ne use bANa ke dvArA mAra DAlA / vaha hAthI pahAr3a ke rUpa meM baca gayA / vahI Ajakala kA yAnaimale hai| isa taraha kapola kalpita kathAoM ko banAkara jor3a diyA thaa| usake bhakta use saca mAnane ke liye taiyAra baiThe haiM phira kyA ? saca-jhUTha aura jhUTha saca bana jAtA hai| mata yA dharma moha ke kAraNa loga andhavizvAsI ho jAte haiM unheM sudhAra nahIM skte| nAgamalai :- yaha bhI madurai ke pAsa kA eka 2000 varSa prAcIna pahAr3a hai| isakA rUpa saoNpa ke samAna hone se ise nAgamalai (saoNpa pahAr3a) kahate haiM / isa pahAr3a para bhI zramaNa sAdhugaNa rahA karate the| bAda meM hindU logoM ne zramaNa sAdhuoM ko bhagA diyA thaa| isake lie bhI eka jhUThI kathA taiyAra kI gaI thii| vaha hai- zramaNa logoM ne madurai nagarI ko khatma karane ke lie apanI maMtra-zakti ke dvArA bar3e bhArI saoNpa ko bhejA / zivajI ne apane bANa se use mAra DAlA / vahI saoNpa patthara ke rUpa meM yahA~ baiTha gayA hai / isake alAvA aura bhI kathAyeM jor3a dI gaI haiM / janazruti hai| yahA~ kabhI sahasroM nAga the| ve sabhI parama zAnta aura ahiMsaka the| ataH yaha parvata nAgamalai kahalAyA / isa nAgamale para car3hane ke lie sIr3hiyAM haiN| caDhAI meM eka choTA sA mandira hai| usameM eka choTI sI jina-pramimA hai / kSetrapAla, kuSmANDinI aura padmAvatI pratimAyeM bhI haiM / ina sabhI ko ajaina loga anya nAmoM se pUjate haiN| isake Upara car3hane ke bAda eka jina bimba hai| parvata ke zilAkhaNDa meM manohara ATha pratimAyeM utkIrNa hai / bAyIM ora pahale pahala khaDgAsana gomaTezvara bhagavAn haiM tadanantara phaNA sahita 4 khaDgAsana pratimAyeM haiM , bIca meM padmAsana mahAvIra prabhu haiM aura do padmAsana pratimAyeM bhI haiM, unameM se eka ko khaNDita kara diyA gayA hai / inake nIce zItala jala dhArA pravAhita hai / usa ke Upara jAne para mandira kA bhagnAvazeSa hai / isase Age khaNDita mAnastambha hai| jinAlaya kA cihUna hai / parvata ke pIche kI ora eka caTTAna ke nIce choTI guphA hai usameM tIna jina pratimAyeM haiM , donoM ora zAsana devatA hai| guphA ke dvAra para caTTAna meM padmAsana mahAvIra svAmI virAjamAna haiN| yaha mUrti aSTa prAtihArya sahita hai / parvata ke Upara car3hakara dekhane se cAroM ora sundara nayanAbhirAma dRzya dikhAI dete haiM / anekoM videzI loga bhI dekhane Ate haiN| pIche se car3hane ke lie kaccI sar3aka hai / -89

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iDapagiri :- ise solai malai bhI kahate haiM / 'paripADala' nAma ke graMtha ke andara isake bAre meM batAyA gayA hai| yAnaimalai ke samAna yaha pahAr3a bhI vaiSNavoM kA sthala bana gayA hai| yAnaimalai ke sadRza yahA~ bhI guphA aura brAhmIlipi kA zilAlekha hai / prAcInakAla meM yahA~ jaina sAdhugaNa nivAsa karate the| vRSabha kA parimArjita rUpa 'ir3apa' banA hai / vAstava meM yaha vRbhaSagiri arthAt jainoM kA vRSabhanAtha pahAr3a thA / yahA~ se bhI jaina dhArmika sAdhu mahAtmAoM ko bhagA diyA gayA thA / isa pahAr3a ke bAre meM bhI jhUThI kathAyeM taiyAra kara lI gaI thii| pazumalai :- yaha pahAr3a bhI madurai ke pAsa hai |shrmnnoN ke dvArA bhejI gaI mAyAmayI gAya ko somanAtha ziva ke vRSabha ne mAra diyA thA / isalie vaha 'pazu yAni gAya' yahA~ patthara ke rUpa meM baiTha gii| hara eka bAta ke lie zivajI kI vakAlata lI jAtI hai| una logoM kI kathA kA sArAMza yaha hai ki zramaNoM ko mArane ke lie aura zaiva dharma kI rakSA ke lie sAkSAt zivajI pratyakSa hokara kAma karate the| jabaki isa taraha karane vAle to ye hI loga the parantu zivajI para Aropa kara dete the / tirupparaM kunTraM :- yaha madurai ka pAsa kA pahAr3a ha / isa pahAr3a meM zramaNa sAdhuoM kI guphAyeM, zayyAyeM tathA unake darzanArtha jina-bimba aura brAhmI zilAlekha hai| (1) yahA~ para zayyAyeM karIba 80 hai| jina mandira ko tor3akara ziva mandira banA liyA gayA hai, 2500 phuTa lambI caTTAna meM 2 jina pratimAyeM utkIrNa haiM / isake pAsa eka choTA sA mandira hai| usake pIche caTTAna meM jina pratimAyeM haiN| kucha bhagnAvazeSa bhI par3e haiM / isakI talahaTI meM pAnI bharA rahatA hai / cAroM ora hariyAlI dikhatI hai| sarvatra zilA Asana hai| zAyada munirAjoM ke baiThane ke liye hoM / pIche kI ora saikar3oM guphAyeM haiN| unameM kaI sau zayyAyeM haiM / durbhAgya se vahA~ jAne kA rAstA ThIka nahIM hai / 90

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maTupaTTImalai :- yaha madurai se 3 ki.mI. para hai / yahA~ mUrtiyAM nahIM hai / bIsa zayyAyeM haiM / eka lambI guphA hai| usameM sAdhuoM ke zayana ke lie zayanAgAra hai| yahA~ para zramaNa sAdhugaNa rahakara tapa kiyA karate the| karalIpaTTImalai :- yaha nAgamalai ke pazcima meM 5 ki.mI. para hai| caTTAna para do pramimAyeM utkIrNa hai / mahAvIra svAmI kI eka padmAsana pratimA hai , cAlIsa zayyAyeM haiM / eka vizAla guphA hai aura eka choTI guphA hai jo sundara caTTAna para banAI huI hai| yahA~ munirAja AsIna hote rahate hoNge| siddharmale :- isa nAma se patA calatA hai ki zramaNa sAdhugaNa yahA~ rahate the| isameM guphAyeM aura patthara kI zayyAyeM haiN| yahA~ sAta samudra nAma kA eka jalAzaya hai / isako meTupaTTI pahAr3a bhI kahate haiN| samaNamalai :- yaha madurai se 18 ki.mI. para hai| yahA~ kA pahAr3a pUrva-pazcima kI ora hai| isa egar3a para idhara-udhara saba jagaha tIrthaMkaroM kI pratimAyeM banI huI hai| isakA apara nAma amaNarmalai hai| tAmila bhASA meM nirvANa ke icchuka jaina sAdhu ko amaNa kahate hai| amaNa kaheM yA zramaNa kaheM donoM eka hI hai| isake pAsa AlaMpaTTI aura muttipaTTI nAma ke do gA~va haiM / inake pAsa pahAr3a para pazcima kI ora 'paMcavarapaDukkai' pA~ca logoM kI zayyA nAma kA eka sthAna hai| yahA~ kI caTTAna meM patthara kI zayyAyeM khodI huI haiN| ye sAdhu mahAtmAoM ke lie rahI hoMgI |yh jagaha guphA ke samAna hai| yahA~ para brAhmIlipi kA zilAzAsana hai / yaha IsvI pahale kA hai| ina zayyAoM ke pAsa eka pITha para jina bhagavAn kI pratimA khodI huI hai| caTTAna ke pazcima meM do pratimAyeM banI huI haiN| usake nIce tAmila zAsana hai| yaha IsvI dasavIM sadI kA hai / isa zramaNa pahAr3a ke dakSiNa-pazcima kI ora eka guphA hai / isake bAyIM ora caTTAna para tIrthaMkara bhagavAn kI pratimA banI huI hai| isa pratimA ke nIce tAmila zAsana hai| vaha I. dasavIM sadI kA hai| guphA ke andara candrAkAra caTTAna para pA~ca mUrtiyA~ haiM / eka zAsana devI hai| dUsarI brahmadeva yakSa kI hai| isake bagala meM chatratraya ke sAtha tIna tIrthaMkara pratimAyeM haiN| isake nIce tAmila bhASA kA I. dasavIM sadI kA zAsana hai| seTTipoDuvu gA~va ke pUrva meM samaNamalai para peccipala nAma kA sthAna hai| yahA~ ke choTe pahAr3a para paMkti ke rUpa meM tIrthaMkara bhagavAn kI pratimAyeM banI huI haiM / isake nIce tAmila zAsana hai / ye I. AThavIM yA nauvIM sadI ke haiM /

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isa taraha alaga-alaga vyaktiyoM se pratimAyeM banavAI gayI hai| una ke pUre nAma likhane se graMtha bar3ha jAyegA / uttama pAlayama madurai jile meM isa gaoNva ke uttara-pazcima para tIna pharlAMga dUra eka bar3I caTTAna hai / usa para tIrthaMkara bhagavAn kI 21 pratimAyeM banI huI haiN| isake nIce nirmAtAoM ke nAma bhI aMkita hai / isake pAsa meM eka jalAzaya hai| loga usameM se pAnI bhara le jAte haiN| pAnI svaccha evaM nirmala hai / : mettupaTTImalai, karalIpaTTImalai, tirUparanakAMDrammalai Adi aneka parvata isa samaya aise haiM jinake Upara aura andara ke avazeSoM evaM utkIrNa bimboM Adi se jainatva ke puSTa saMketa milate haiM 1 tirunelavelI jilA arugamaMgalaM :- vaiguNDa tAlukA mAramaMgalaM gA~va kA zAsana arugamaMgalaM kA vivaraNa detA hai / aruga kA artha hai 'arahaMta', isase patA calatA hai ki bhagavAn arahantadeva ke nAma se yaha gA~va rahA hogA / Aja bhI isa gA~va kA nAma arugamaMgalaM hai| isase jAna par3atA hai ki pahale yahAeN jaina loga rahate the / tirucendUra tAlUkA meM AdinAthapuraM nAma kA gA~va hai / AdinAtha vRSabhadeva kA nAma hai / gA~va kA nAma bhagavAn ke nAma para hai| isase mAlUma par3atA hai ki yahA~ jaina loga avazya rahate the / isIlie gaoNva kA nAma Aja taka bhagavAn ke nAma para prasiddha hai / 200 S yaha gaoNva aiyanAra kovila ke nAma se pukArA jAtA hai / yaha kovilapaTTI tAlUkA meM hai / saMkara nayinAra koyila ke pUrva meM 15 ki.mI. para hai| yahAeN ke pahAr3a kI caTTAna kalugumalai :-- 92 SHOR

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para saiMkar3oM jina pratimAyeM haiM / saikar3oM zAsana bhI hai / pUrAne jamAne meM yahA~ aura AsapAsa meM jaina loga atyadhika prasiddhi ke sAtha rahe hoNge| isa pahAr3a para saiMkar3oM sAdhuvRnda apane tapa, dhyAna meM lIna rahe hoMge / yaha sthAna jaina evaM jaina muniyoM ke lie kendra thA / yahA~ ke zAsanoM meM mahAtmAoM ke nAma ginAyeM gaye haiN| jaise ki guNasAgara bhaTTAraka ke ziSya sAtadeva ke dvArA banavAyI gaI mUrti, zrIvarddhamAna ke ziSya zrInandI zAMti se banavAyI gayI mUrti, kanakavIra mahAnubhAva se banavAyI gayI pramimA, zantisena mahAnubhAva se banavAI gaI pratimA Adi.. isake bAre meM vizeSa rUpa se jAnanA hai to sAutha iNDiyA insakIpzana graMtha meM dekha leveN| pUrAne jamAne meM yahA~ jaina siddhAnta par3hAyA jAtA thA aura eka zAsana batalAtA hai ki dAna meM isake lie jamIna dI gayI thI / yahA~ kI prAkRtika chaTA atyanta manamohana hai / parvata kI upatyakA meM eka mandira hai| yaha guphA ko kATakara banAyA gayA hai| yahA~ ke loga pahale aSTAnhikA ke samaya rathotsava manAte the| yaha jaina paraMparA kA pratIka hai| parvata kI talahaTI meM 15-20 kuNDa hai jinameM nirmala jala bharA rahatA hai / Upara yahA~ karIba 200 jina pratimAyeM haiM aura yakSa-yakSiNiyAM bhI haiM / yahA~ para zAsana devatAoM kI paraMparA hamezA rahI thii| guphA ke andara ajaina logoM ne muruganakoyila banA rakhA hai| vizAla caTTAna ke sAmane vaTavRkSa hai jisakI chAyA se yahA~ ThaMDI banI rahatI hai| isake sAmane ajainoM ke tIna mandira hai / sunA jAtA hai ki yahA~ bali(jIva hiMsA) dI jAtI hai / jIvarakSA pracAra sabhA, cennaI ke prayatna se kahIM bhI kSudra devI-devatAoM ko bali nahIM caDhA sakate haiM / aisA bila pAsa kiyA gayA hai| phira bhI chipa-chipAkara kucha dUrI para kara DAlate haiN| vizeSa bAta yaha hai ki karIba 20 sAla ke pahale AcArya nirmalasAgarajI mahArAja tAmilanADu padhAre the / ve yahA~ sAre sthAnoM para gaye the / koI bhI sthAna bAkI nahIM hai jahA~ AcArya mahArAja nahIM padhAre hoM / unake kAraNa ahiMsA kA joradAra pracAra huA thaa| unhoMne kalugumale meM cAturmAsa bhI kiyA thA / eka sau sAla se digambara jaina muniyoM kA vihAra na hone ke kAraNa hara jagaha unakA virodha hotA thaa| phira bhI unhoMne nirbhIkatA ke sAtha sabhI sthAnoM aura sabhI gAMvoM meM vihAra kiyA thA / usake bAda karIba 10 sAla ke pahale pUjya vijayAmatI mAtAjI kA bhI vihAra huA thA / tyAgiyoM kA saMcAra hotA rahe to jainadharma kA pracAra avazya hotA rhegaa| isameM koI zaka nahIM hai| 93

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( koMgunADu) selam koyambattUra jilA selama :- yaha jile kA pradhAna zahara hai| yahA~ kI nadI ke kinAre eka jinamUrti thii| dUsarI mUrti kalekTara ke ghara (baMgalA) ke aura carca ke bIca meM thI abhI nahIM hai| yahA~ eka navIna mandira hai jo ki uttara bhArata se Aye hue khaMDelavAla digambara jainoM ne banAyA hai| mUlanAyaka bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI hai| khaMDelavAla digambara jainoM ke 15 ghara haiN| sabhI saMpanna haiM aura dharma zraddhAlu bhI haiM / barAbara pUjA bhakti karate haiN| vijayamAla :- irAr3a tAlUkA meM vijayamaMgala relve sTezana se uttara meM 5 ki.mI. para puttUra gaoNva meM eka jaina mandira hai| mUlanAyaka AdinAtha bhagavAna hai| yahA~ kaI mUrtiyAM haiM / vijayamaMgalaM meM candraprabha tIrthaMkara kA jinamandira hai / peruMkathai nAma ke tAmila kAvya ke racayitA koMguvelira kA janma sthAna yahI thA / silappadhikAraM tAmila kAvya ke vyAkhyAtA 'aDiyAkkunallAra' kA janmasthAna bhI yahIM batAyA jAtA hai| koMguvelira eka rAjA thaa| saMskRta aura tAmila bhASA kA prakhyAta vidvAn thA / vaha peruMkathai kAvya kA kartA bhI thA / vidvAnoM kA bhArI Adara karatA thaa| isalie ukta mandira meM paoNca vidvAnoM kI mUrti banavAkara sthApita kI thii| Aja taka ve mUrtiyA~ maujUda hai / isa rAjA ke bAre meM videzI vidvAn 'TUnnisana' kA kahanA hai ki rAjA ne tAmila vidvAnoM kA saMgha ( The ideales of the tamil king) sthApita kiyA thaa| yahIM tAmila saMgha kA sthAna thaa| isake rAjamahala kI naukarAnI bhI tamila bhASA kI viduSI thii| yaha bAta Azcarya kI hai| 94

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dUsare saMgha vAloM ne rAjA kI vidvattA kI parIkSA karane ke lie kavitA likhakara bhejI thii| use dekhakara usa naukarAnI kA javAba yaha thA ki isake lie rAjA ke pAsa kyoM jA rahe ho ? maiM svayaM batA dUMgI, itanA kahakara tatkSaNa usakA javAba de diyaa| rAjagharAne meM vidvattA kI itanI mahimA thii| aho Azcarya ! cAmuNDarAya kI bahana 'palappai' nAma kI devI isa mandira meM samAdhi sallekhanA ke dvArA AtmasAdhanA kara svarga sidhArI thii| kogumaNDalazatakaM nAma kA graMtha ina sabhI bAtoM ko spaSTa karatA hai| isa gA~va ke pAsa eka choTA sA pahAr3a hai| usameM guphA aura zAsana hai / yaha brAhmI lipi meM hai, jo 1800 varSa pahale kA hai| isake pAsa 'tiMgalUra' meM zrIpuSpadanta bhagavAn kA mandira hai 'pUMturai' gA~va meM bhI pArzvanAtha bhagavAn kA mandira hai / padmAvatI devI kI mUrti hai / 'velleDu' gaoNva ke pAsa kheta meM AdinAtha bhagavAn kA mandira hai| vahA~ ke loga bhakti-bhAvanA ke sAtha pUjA karate haiM / 'sinnAvUra' meM bhI AdinAtha bhagavAna kA maMdira hai| ina sabhI AdhAroM se patA calatA hai ki yaha sthAna jaina dharma kA kendra rahA thaa| Aja vahA~ jaina pujArI kA eka hI ghara hai / mandira ke jIrNoddhAra kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai / mahAsabhA se anudAna diyA gayA hai| kArya cala rahA hai| mahAbalIpuraM :- yaha jaina sthala nahIM hai / yahA~ caTTAnoM para zilpa-kalA ke kaI namUne haiM / unameM eka ajita tIrthakara purANa meM kahe gaye sagara cakravartI kI kathA ko pradarzita karatA hai| ina utkIrNa kI huI mUrtiyoM ko Ajakala 'arjunatapa' kahate haiM / jo ki galata rUpa meM kahA jAtA hai / vAstavika bAta 95

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yaha hai ki sagara rAjA ke putragaNa kailAzaparvata ko ghera lete haiN| usake cAroM ora khAI banAkara usameM gaMgA nadI ke pravAha ko praveza karAte haiM, jisake pravAha se deza, nagara nAza hone lagate haiM / bhagIratha usa pravAha ko samudra meM milA detA hai / isa kathA ko bar3e sundara DhaMga se usa caTTAna para citrita kiyA gayA hai| pallava rAjA ke jamAne meM isakA nirmANa huA thaa| Ajakala yaha sthAna paryaTana kSetra ke rUpa meM prasiddha hai / prativarSa lAkhoM darzaka ise dekhane Ate haiN| yaha sthAna cennaI se karIba 55 ki.mI. para hai| citrakalA ke namUne dekhane lAyaka hai / yahA~ ke mUrti zilpakAra prasiddha hai| ____pAMDIcerI :- yahA~ khaMDelavAla digambara jainoM ke 140 ghara hai| do digambara jaina maMdira hai| navIna paMcAyatI mandira kI pratiSThA bhI ho cukI hai / sthAnIya digambara jaina logoM ke karIba 20 ghara haiM / kaDalUra :- (oTI) prAcIna nagara hai| yahA~ digambara jainoM ke 15 ghara hai| zrI AdinAtha bhagavAn kA prAcIna jinAlaya hai| pahale yahA~ jainiyoM para bahuta atyAcAra hue the / hajAroM jaina sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko katla kara diyA gayA thA / pUrAne samaya meM isa zahara kA nAma 'pATalIputra' thA / yaha jaina dharma kA pradhAna kendra thaa| yahIM se jaina dharma kA pracAra hotA thA / yahA~ ke mandiroM meM kaI dhAtu kI mUrtiyA~ haiN| caoNdI kI pratimAyeM bhI hai| jinAlaya zikhara-baddha hai kintu hAlata ThIka nahIM hai| pUjya AryikA vijayAmatI mAtAjI kA yahA~ cAturmAsa huA thA / mahAsabhA se anudAna diyA gayA hai / jIrNoddhAra kArya cala rahA hai| panaruTI :- yaha bhI pUrAtana nagara hai| pahale yahA~ bhI jaina loga adhika saMkhyA meM rahe hoNge| sthAnIya jainoM ke ghara nahIM hai parantu digambara khaMDelavAla jainoM ke 5 ghara haiM / yahA~ eka caityAlaya hai| jinAlaya banakara pratiSThA bhI ho cukI hai| kuMbhakoNam :- yaha bar3A zahara hai| yahA~ sthAnIya digambara jainoM ke karIba 15 ghara haiM / yahA~ eka jina mandira hai / mandira choTA hai| jIrNoddhAra kI AvazyakatA hai| pahale yahA~ jaina loga saMpanna the parantu aba utane nahIM hai / mandira ke mUlanAyaka candraprabha bhagavAn hai / mandira ke pIche nAriyala kA bagIcA hai| dhAt kI karIba 40 martiyAM haiN| zAsana devatAoM kI mUrtiyAM bhI hai| isa bhaoNti isa smArikA meM kaI sthAnoM kA vivaraNa diyA gayA hai| prAcInakAla se yahA~ jaina dharma ke anuyAyIgaNa, jaina mandira, jaina tIrthaM aura sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kI sthiti kA vivecana hai| unakI paristhitiyAM , utthAna-patana aura saMgharSa Adi kI jAnakArI bhI dI gaI hai| __isase pAThakagaNa samajha sakate haiM ki eka jamAne meM tamilanADu prAnta meM jaina dharma apanA jhaMDA phaharAtA thA / vaha usakA yuga huA karatA thaa| jo vaha aba bIta cukA hai / vaha atIta ho gayA hai / 96

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aisI paristhiti meM bhI yahA~ jaina loga rahate haiM, mandira hai , dharma kA pracAra hai phira bhI yaha yAda raheM ki dharma ke utthAna evaM patana kI ora viveka ke sAtha jAgRti kI jarUrata hai , sAtha hI ekatA kI bhii| 1681 meM zravaNavelagolA meM bhagavAn bAhubalI kA mahAmastAbhiSeka samApta hone para AcAryaratna vimalasAgarajI mahArAja ke AdezAnusAra AryikA gaNini vijayamatI mAtAjI ne apane saMgha ko lekara dakSiNa bhArata meM vihAra karane kA nizcaya kiyA / AryikA saMgha ne paoNca cAturmAsa tamilanADu prAnta meM karake yahA~ dharma kA pracAra kiyA aura sthAnIya jaina baMdhuoM ko sahI mArga batAkara unameM dharma ke prati jAgRti jgaaii| usa samaya AryikA saMgha ne jinamandiroM kI dazA dekhakara jIrNoddhAra karAne kA saMkalpa kiyA / usI saMkalpa ko digambara jaina mahAsabhA tathA kucha uttara bhArata ke viziSTa vyaktiyoM ke dvArA kriyAnvayana kiyA jA rahA hai| AryikA saMgha ke dharma pracAra se vAstavika rUpa meM, dakSiNa meM jo jaina sAdhuoM kI virakti ho gaI thii| use virAma lagA / usake pazcAt aneka muni evaM AryikAoM kA dakSiNa bhArata meM vihAra hotA rahA aura dharma prabhAvanA baDhatI gaI / itanA hone ke bAda bhI yahAM ke prAcIna jina maMdiroM kI hAlata sudharI nahIM aura unheM jIrNoddhAra kI bahuta AvazyakatA hai| pichale 3 sAla se akhila bhAratIya digambara jaina tIrtha jIrNoddhAra kameTI dvArA aneka maMdiroM kA jIrNoddhAra karAyA jA rahA hai lekina yaha bhI paryApta nahIM hai| dhana kI kamI isa kArya meM rUkAvaTa banI huI hai| ataH hama sabhI kA dAyitva hai ki pUrva AcAryoM kI tapobhUmi ke ina vizAla prAcIna jina mandiroM ke jIrNoddhAra meM tana-mana-dhana se sahayogI bane / 97 For Private & Personal use only www.janelibrary.org

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tamilanADu ke digambara jaina tIrthoM kI cennaI se dUrI (kilomITara meM) 88 ki.mI. 100 ki.mI. 10% ki.mI. 1. alaMgakulam cennaI - tirutanI mArga 2. ArapAkkama cennaI - kAMjIpurama - uthirAmerUra 3. thirUpArUthIkundrama(jinakAMcI) kAMcIpurama 4. agarakorAkoTTAI kAMjIpurama - vandavAsI(vaMdavAsI tIDavanama) 5. virUara kAMjIpurama - vandavAsI 6. guDatura kAMjIpurama - vandavAsI 7. elaoNgaDU kAMjIpurama - vandavAsI 8. kappAlura TIDIvanama - tirUnAmalaI - polura 6. kadaDamalAnUra TIDIvanama - tirUnAmalAI 10. kilanellai ceyyAra 11. kilapennApura TIDIvanama - tirUnAmalAI 12. kilasAthamaMgalama kAMjIpurama - vandavAsI 13. kilavillivalama kAMjIpurama - vandavAsI 14. kojhappAlUra vAlAjApeTa - AranI 15. madrAkolApura kAMjIpurama - vandavAsI 16. majApaTTa kAMjIpurama - vandavAsI - desUra 17. mudAlUra kAMjIpurama - vandavAsI 18. maltipaTu AranI - tirannAmalAI 16. nallAvanapAlayama tiMDIvanama - tirUnAmalAI 20. nalalUra kAMjIpurama - vandavAsI 21. nAvala kAMjIpurama - caiyAra 22. nollayAgulama kAMjIpurama - vandavAsI 23. nethAppakama AranI 24.othAlvADI AranI - devikApurama 25. ponnura kAMcIpurama - vandavAsI 130 ki.mI. 112 ki.mI. 135 ki.mI. 120 ki.mI. 165 ki.mI. 186 ki.mI. 126 ki.mI. 170 ki.mI. 115 ki.mI. 125 ki.mI. 147 ki.mI. 120 ki.mI. 135 ki.mI. 115 ki.mI. 138 ki.mI. 175 ki.mI. 136 ki.mI. 110 ki.mI. 135 ki.mI. 142 ki.mI. 157 ki.mI. 127 ki.mI. 98

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DIGAMBAR JAIN TEMPLES IN CHENGALPATTU AND CHENNAI DISTRICTS Gummidipundid 6 Ponneri Uthukottai Pallipet Chinnampedu Stevanpedu) Anangular Rod Hill Tiruttani Tiruvallur MADRAS Saidapet Sriperumbudur KANCHIPURAM Jans Kancha Mamundos X arpakkam Chengalpattu Mamallapuram (Sculptura) Uthlramerur Madurantakam

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DIGAMBAR JAIN TEMPLES IN SOUTH ARCOT AND NORTH ARCOT DISTRICTS Vaniyambadi Index to Numbers 1 Mullippatu 2 Nethapakkam 3 Thatchur 5 Renderipattu 6 Mandakolathur 7 Odalavadi 8 Kappalur 9 Vempakkam 10 Thirupparambur 11 keez Nelli 12 Velianallur 13 Vellai 14 Naval 15 Pernamallur 23 Solaiyarugavur 24 Chetharugavur Tirupattur 16 Kozhappalur 17 Then Senthamangalam 18 Venkunam 19 Birudur 20 Keezsathamangalam 21 Vangaram 22 Ponnur Gudiyattam Chengam 25 Gudalur 26 Nelliyangalam 27 Keez Villavalam 33 Eyyil 28 Nallur 34 Valathi 29 Nallavanpalayam 35 Kallapuliyur 30 Somasipadi 36 Viranamur Vallimala Tiruvannamala Kallakurichch VELLORE Thirumala B Poluro 8 30 Tinuppanmaal R Thatchampadie Arni Thazhanoor Tirukoilur 31 Keezpennathur 37 Mel Athipakkam 32 Kattumalayanur 38 Ethanemili 39 Agalur 40 Perumbugai 41 Kattusittamur 42 Alagramam 328 48 R Thunarungkonde Walajapet Arcot 188 Korakatte Thondur Vedaly 254 Kam 388 Mal Malarsanoor Mahamoo 3817 8 Gingee 40 Ponnurhilis 822 Villupuram Bas Vridhachalam 43 Kiledayalam 44 Kallakulathur 45 Uppuvelur 46 Veedur 47 Karadipakkam Karantha Arakkonam Selukki 18 Vandawasi Elangedu 26 24278 28 29 Thiruvathipuram Vellimadupetta Elamangalam 82 43 Chidambaram Tiruvanam PONDICHERRY CUDDALORE

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tIrthaMkaroM ke aMgarakSaka yakSa-yakSiNiyA ekA vyAvahArika dRSTi - jayacandalAla bAkalIvAla jaina dharma meM pratyeka tIrthaMkara ke garbha-kalyANaka se lekara mokSa-kalyANaka ke ThIka pUrva taka lAkhoM deva, devAMganAe~, yakSa-yakSiNiyA~ aura indra-indrANI taka aneka prakAra ke bhaktibhAva, sevAvRtti, atizaya aura camatkAroM kA pradarzana zuddha manoyoga pUrvaka karate haiN| ratnoM kI varSA, uttama jalavAyu, samabhAva aura sukAla kA vAtAvaraNa rahatA hai| arihanta parameSThI (tIrthakara) ke 46 meM se 42 guNa to atizaya aura camatkAra ke haiN| svayaM tIrthaMkara inheM samabhAva se lete haiN| spaSTa hai ye deva, devAMganAe~ bhagavAna ke niSkAma bhakta hai / inakI ujjvala bhakti se hama bhaktoM ko bhI apAra preraNA milatI hai / ye sabhI mahAn puNyAtmA hai, nirmala dRSTi haiM / ataH ina sabake prati hamAre mana meM AdarabhAva aura zraddhA jaganA svAbhAvika hai| hama eka vakIla, pulisa insapekTara, DaoNkTara evaM rAjanetA se upakRta hone para mastaka jhukAkara ehasAna mAnate haiM, nAka ragar3ate haiN| kisI se lAbha hone para bhI kRtajJatA prakaTa karate hI hai / bhakti to vyakti ke mAdhyama se guNoM kA hI namana hai| taba eka tIrthakara bhakta ke prati hInabhAva rakheM aura upekSA se dekheM to yaha AtmapravaMcanA ke alAvA aura kucha nahIM hai| sabhI dharmoM meM bhagavAn ke bhaktoM ke prati Adara aura zraddhA kI prazasta paraMparA hai / hama yadi isa prakaTa satya kA ullaMghana kareMge to avyAvahArika (anaprekTIkala) hokara raha jAyeMge aura adhika alpamata meM A jaayeNge| hamane loka pakSa kI upekSA kA bahuta mUlya cukAyA hai, aba to sAvadhAna honA cAhie / hamArI dhArmika dRSTi se devI-devatA, yakSa-yakSiNI ke prati bhaktibhAva yA pUjyabhAva prakArAntara se tIrthaMkara ke deva bhaktoM ke prati sammAna hI hai| bhAratavarSa meM jo atiprAcIna jinAlaya hai unameM adhikatara dakSiNa meM- vizeSa rUpa se tamilanADu evaM karnATaka meM hai| ina jinAlayoM meM sabhI bhavya pratimAoM ke sAtha yakSa-yakSiNI niyama se hote haiN| jaba ve jinendradeva ke caraNoM meM pUrNa bhakti se virAjamAna hai to ve bhI bhavya evaM samyagadRSTi hai| hameM bhI unase preraNA milatI hai / lakSya to Atma svarUpa kI prApti hI hai| isalie hama saba bhI hajAroM varSoM se unakA Adara, sammAna karate Aye haiM, AzIrvAda lete Aye haiM / hama sabakA yaha parama kartavya hai ki jahA~ para jo paripATI ho , jo pUjA-paddhati ho unako usI anurUpa kAyama rakheM / devI-devatA jo prAcInakAla se virAjamAna hai, unako barAbara Adara deveM, unase preraNA leve / unako haTAne kA vicAra mana meM bhI na lAveM / tabhI hamArI saMskRti kAyama raha skeNgii| 102

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yakSa yakSiNI go vadana mahAyakSa trimukha yakSezvara tumbarava mAtaMga vijaya ajita * brahana, cakrezvarI rohiNI prajJapti vajrazrRMkhalA vajrAMkazA cakrezvarI purudatA manovegA kAlI jvAlA mAlinI mahAkAlI gaurI gAMdhArI vairoTI anantamatI mAnasI mahAmAnasI tIrthaMkara nAma zrI RSabhadevajI 2. zrI ajitanAtha jI 3. zrI saMbhavanAtha jI 4. zrI abhinandanasvAmI jI zrI sumatinAtha jI zrI padmaprabha jI zrI supArzvanAtha jI zrI caMdraprabha jI zrI suvidhinAtha jI zrI zItalanAtha jI 11. zrI zreyAMsanAtha jI 12. zrI vAsupUjya jI 13. zrI vimala nAthajI 14. zrI anaMta nAthajI 15. zrI dharmanAthajI 16. zrI zAMtinAthajI 17. zrI kunthunAtha jI 18. zrI aranAthajI 16. zrI mallInAtha jI 20 zrImunisuvrata svAmI jI 21. zrI naminAtha jI 22. zrI ariSTanemi jI 23. zrI pArzvanAtha jI 24. zrImahAvIra svAmI jI brahanezvara kuhAra SaNmukha jayA pAtAla kinnara kimpuruSa garuNa gandharva kubera varuNa bhrakuTi gomedha pArzva mAtaMga guhayaka vijayA aparAjitA bahurUpiNI kuSmAMDI padmA siddhAyinI 103

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bhaTTArakoM kI mahanIya paramparA anilakumAra kAsalIvAla jaina dharma ko jana-jana taka pahu~cAne meM RSi-muniyoM evaM AcAryoM kA sahayoga to ananya rahA hI hai sAtha hI sAtha jaina bhaTTArakoM ne bhI jaina dharma ke pracAra-prasAra meM apanA amUlya yogadAna pradAna kiyA hai| isa prAcIna paramparA ke bAre meM zAstrokta evaM prAcIna AdhAroM se ekatrita karane kA vinamra prayAsa kiyA jA rahA hai| dakSiNa bhArata meM abhI bhI zravaNabelagolA, mUDabidrI, kArakala, hummaca, kanakagirI, tirUmalAI, melacItAmUra evaM mahArASTra meM kAraMjA, malakher3a, lAtura, kolhApura, jintura nArer3a, devagirI, nAgapura, AsAgA~va tathA rAjasthAna meM nAgora, pratApagar3ha, jayapura, ajamera, RSabhadeva, citor3a, mAnapura, merahaTa, sAgavAr3A, mahuA, DUMgarapura, oza madhyapradeza meM indora, gvAliyara, sonAgirI meM bhaTTArakoM ke kendra rahe haiM evaM unakA dharma ke pracAra-prasAra meM viziSTa evaM mahatnapUrNa prabhAva rahA thA / bhaTTAraka paraMparA navama zatAbdi se prAraMbha hokara lagabhaga terahanIM zatAbdi taka susthira huI thii| zrutasAgarasUrI ke anusAra basaMtakIrti dvArA yaha prathA AraMbha kI gaI thii| sAdhuoM ke AcAra-vicAra meM dhIra-dhIre zaithilya Ane se vi. saM. 136 meM spaSTa rUpa se sampradAya vibheda ho gayA thA / muniyoM meM saMrakSaNa evaM sampradAya bheda kI pravRti bar3ha gaI thii| vikAsazIlatA aura vyApakatA kA dRSTikoNa nahIM rahane se bhaTTAraka paraMparA kA udaya huA evaM isa vastradhAraNa prathA ko muslima rAjya ke samaya meM atyadhika bala milA / sAtha hI sAtha zrAvakoM kA sahayoga bhI isa prathA ke unnayana meM rahA / zrAvakoM dvArA inheM pUjA-pATha aura AvAsa hetu maMdira-maTha, kheta Adi ke svAmitva kA avasara diyA gayA thA / uttara prAntoM meM kucha vidvAnoM dvArA isa prathA kA maryAdAtIta virodha hone ke kAraNa yaha prathA vahA~ banda sI ho gaI hai| yadyapi digambara jaina AmnAya meM muni, AryikA, ailaka, kSullaka, kSullikA, zrAvaka evaM zrAvikA ke atirikta koI anya mUlataH svIkRti nahIM hai, lekina "bhaTTAraka" kA pada ina sabake atirikta hote hue bhI zatAbdiyoM se calA A rahA hai / unake dvArA jena paramparA, zAstroM ke saMrakSaNa evaM jJAnArAdhanA ke lie jo kendra sthApita kiye gaye unheM 'maTha' kI saMjJA dI gii| yaha na to mandira hai na makAna hii| ina donoM ke bIca kI pavitra sthiti kA yaha maTha digdarzana hai| yaha maTha saMkramaNa yuga kI dena hai, aisA bhI 104

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kahA jAtA hai| inhIM maThoM meM to zAstra saMrakSaNa evaM unakA pratilipikaraNa tathA adhyayana-adhyApana Adi kI samucita vyavasthA kI jAtI rahI hai / kaThina dAyitva saMbhAlane vAle, saMskAra se ekadama viraktacita, agAdha vaiduSya ke dhanI evaM jinameM jinavANI kI sevA, saMrakSaNa evaM prabhAvanA kI utkaTa abhilASA ho tathA vyavasthA meM pUrNa nipuNatA ho, aise vyakti ko maThoM kA maThAdhIza evaM bhaTTAraka banAyA jAtA rahA hai| ___ ina bhaTTArakoM ke maThoM meM sAmAnyataH vidyAbhyAsI chAtroM ke adhyayana-adhyApana kI vizeSa vyavasthA hotI thii| isalie bhI "maTha' kI yaha paribhASA prasiddha huI hai / ( vatyusAra 126 ) meM "maTha mandiratIti" arthAt maTha mandira hai kyoM ki usameM jJAna kI prabhAvanA evaM jJAna kA abhyAsa kiyA jAtA hai / isaliye yaha eka jJAna kA mandira hai| bhaTTAraka bhI tyAgI, guNI, sAdhanAzIla evaM mahApaNDita hote haiM / bhaTTAraka kI vizeSatA kA varNana karate hue AcArya indranandi ne nItisAra meM likhA hai sarvazAstra kalAbhijJo, nAnAgacchAbhivarddhakaH / mahAtmanA yaH prabhAvI, bhaTTArakaH ityucyate / / arthAt jo sabhI Agama zAstroM aura kalAoM ke jJAtA hote haiM, mUla saMgha ke anekoM gaNa-gacchoM ke abhivarddhaka mahAn dharmaprabhAvaka hote haiM ve hI bhaTTAraka kahalAte haiM / Aja jo hamArA bahumUlya sAhitya evaM tAr3a patra Adi ke anekoM Agama grantha surakSita milate haiM, unakI surakSA kA mUla evaM eka mAtra kAraNa ye maTha evaM inake bhaTTAraka hI rahe haiM / agara Aja inakA saMrakSaNa nahIM hotA to digambara jaina samAja kA svarUpa evaM astitva hI saMkaTagrasta ho jAtA / ina bhaTTArakoM ne hamezA apane prabaMdha kauzala se hamAre dharmagranthoM kI surakSA kI evaM unakA adhyayana-adhyApana saMcAlita kiyA hai / dharma prabhAvanA meM inakA yogadAna atulanIya rahA hai / dharma saMrakSaNa evaM tIrtha rakSaNa ke kArya se prabhAvita hokara samAja bhI inheM prabhUta Adara-sammAna hamezA se dete A rahA hai / Aja koI kasI ghaTanA yA kAraNa vizeSa se sampUrNa bhaTTAraka paramparA ko yadi koI lAMchita yA tiraskRta karanA cAhatA hai to vaha usakI bar3I bhUla hogii| aise saMskArI digambara jaina kI avahelanA yA tiraskAra koI karatA hai to use vicAra lenA cAhie ki vaha digambara jaina AmnAya/paramparA ke viruddha kArya kara rahA hai| hamAre AcAryavarya ne to nItisAra meM yahA~ taka likhA hai ki saguNo nirguNo vApi, rAvako manyate sadA / nAvajJA kriyate tasya, tanmUlA dharmavartanA / / 105

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arthAt eka sAmAnya savaka cAhe vaha guNavAna ho athavA guNahIna, usakA sadaiva sammAna hI karanA cAhie kyoM ki dharma kI prabhAvanA inhIM ke AdhAra se hogI tathA dharma ke adhyayana adhyApana meM mUla yogadAna bhI ye hI deNge| bhaTTAraka kabhI bhI jina dharma kA virodha nahIM karate / inakI paramparA ne jina dharma rakSaNa kA eka itihAsa banAyA hai, inake yogadAna kI upekSA evaM tiraskAra sarAhanIya nahIM hai / / hameM apane itihAsa kA evaM apanI paramparA kA jJAna rakhanA cAhie, isase hamArI dRSTi vyApaka banatI hai| kSudra AvegoM meM Akara kisI para AkSepa nahIM kreN| jo vyakti apanI jAti, dharma ke itihAsa evaM mahApuruSoM ke yazasvI kAryoM kI paramparA se anabhijJa hote haiM, ve hI Aga paramparA viruddha kArya karate haiM / vaktavyoM meM bhI yadA-kadA isa prAcIna bhaTTAraka paramparA kA virodha karate haiM, aisA karanA yA kahanA kadApi sarAhanIya nahIM haiN| bhaTTArakoM ne jaina Agama granthoM evaM sampUrNa saMskRti kI rakSA ke lie apanA jIvana samarpita kiyA / bhaTTArakoM kI paramparA bhI yazasvI evaM mahanIya rahI hai| isa paramparA ke prati samAja hamezA kRtajJa thA, hai evaM rhegaa| Aja bhI karNATaka, tamilanADu, mahArASTra rAjya meM isa prathA kA pracalana hai evaM vahA~ ke bhaTTArakoM ke dvArA kiye gaye abhUtapUrva kAryoM kI samAja para amiTa chApa hai| vastutaH bhaTTArakoM ne deva, guru, dharma evaM zAstra sevA meM apanA pUrNa yogadAna diyA hai, de rahe haiM / isakA pramukha udAharaNa zravaNabelagolA hai, vahA~ bhaTTArakajI dvArA kiye gaye kAryoM ko dekhakara sabhI natamastaka ho jAte haiM / vizva ke prakha dezoM ke zraddhAlu vahA~ Ate haiM / isI bhA~ti anya sabhI sthaloM para bhI bhaTTArakajI vidyamAna hai tathA tIrthoM ke saMrakSaNa evaM anya jana kalyANakArI pravRtiyoM meM apanA amUlya yogadAna pradAna karate hue jaina dharma ko unnayana kara rahe haiN| tIrtha surakSita to dharma surakSita - pUjya AcArya zrI vardhamAnasAgarajI ma. 106

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bhaktAmara navanIta bhakti kA mAhAtmya : bhakta bhale tapasvI na ho, para bhakti avazya hI tapasyA hai| yadyapi bhakti meM umra yA jAti vagairaha kA koI pratibandha nahIM, to bhI bhakta birale hI hote haiM / bahusaMkhyaka honA zreSThatA kA mApadaNDaka nahIM hai / mana lagAne kA sarvottama upAya prabhubhakti hai / bhakti mA~gatI nahIM, arpaNa karanA cAhatI hai| bhakta kA pavitra hRdaya dhArmika bhAvanAoM se paripUrNa hotA hai, tuccha laukika kAmanAoM se nahIM / bhagavAna sneha se abhibhUta hokara bhakta svayaM ko bhUla jAtA hai, unase khulakara bAtacIta karatA hai aura unakI dvivyavANI kA zravaNa bhI / vaha bhakta khuzI se pAgala ho uThatA hai, usakI bhItarI kuNThAyeM vilIna ho jAtI hai, usameM nirbhikatA kA saMcAra hotA hai aura usakA jIvana dhanya ho jAtA hai| use antaH prakAza kI upalabdhi hotI hai aura mRtyaMjaya hone kA rahasya bhI prApta ho jAtA hai / antataH vaha pUrNatayA bhAramukta ho, kRtakRtya ho jAtA hai I kSullaka zrI dhyAnasAgarajI mahArAja ke bhakta ke nayanoM kA azrujala, usakA romAMcita zarIra, gad gad kaMTha aura bhAvapUrNa hRdaya Adi samarpaNa mUka pratIka hai / bhagavadbhakti kA Ananda rasapAna karane ke uparAnta vaha bar3abhAgI sAMsArika sukha ko nIrasa samajhatA hai / jIvana kA vikaTa parIkSAoM meM vaha kharA utaratA hai| vaha saMpatti meM garva se nahIM phUlatA aura vipatti meM dharma ko nahIM bhUlatA / sAMsArika vaibhava ko vaha caMda dinoM kA ThATha samajhatA hai aura saMkaTagrasta hone para socatA hai, "re mana! ghabar3Ane kI kyA bAta hai ? yaha to prasannatA kA avasara hai jo purAnA karz2a cuka rahA hai|" bhakta kI tallInatA se UrjA kA kendrIkaraNa hotA hai aura usake bhAva vibhora ho jAne para roma-roma se bhakti kI koI adbhUta dhArA svayaM pravAhita hone lagatI hai| taba usakA soyA bhAgya jAga uThatA hai, udayAgata azubha karma Tala jAtA hai aura bar3I se bar3I vipatti bhI tatkAla bhAga khar3I hotI hai| ise Ama janatA camatkAra samajhakara namaskAra karatI hai| vAstava meM bhakti kA lakSya camatkAra se pare hai| andha bhakti kI niHsAratA : jina bhakti andhazraddhA karanA nahIM sikhalAtI / yaha aTala satya hai ki koI kArya niSkAraNa nahIM hotA / antaraMga evaM bahiraMga kAraNoM ke sumela se hI saMsAra kA pratyeka kArya niSpanna hotA hai| kAraNa ke viSaya meM bhramita na honA viveka kI kasauTI hai / kAraNa kArya vyavasthA ko samajhane vAlA, camatkAra se AzcaryAnvita nahIM hotA aura na hI use koI apratyAzita ghaTanA mAnatA hai| bhItara puNyodaya hone para bAhara devatA Adi kA 108

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sahayoga bhI upalabdha ho jAtA hai| bhagavAna kI bhakti chor3akara svArthapUrti ke liya anya devatAoM ko rijhAne kA zrama karanA, mUrkhatA kI parAkASThA hai| UparI upacAra se roga kI jar3a DhIlI nahIM paDatI hai| bhakta camatkAra ko nahIM, apitu bhagavAna ko namaskAra karatA hai| bhakti, Dara yA lAlaca kA nahIM, bhagavatprema kA madhura phala hai / laghutA to bhakta ke andara kUTa-kaTa kara bharI hotI hai| vaha apane ko bhagavAna kI caraNa raja se bhI tuccha samajhatA hai aura sacce mana se usa dhUli kaNa ke bhAgya kA sarAhatA hai, jise prabhu caraNoM kI gaja rekhA meM sthAna prApta huA hai| adhika kyA kahA jAye ? vaha itanA niSkAma ho jAtA hai ki mokSa kI kAmanA ko bhI vyavadhAna samakSAtA hai| kisI ne ThIka hI kahA hai, 'ai sA~soM ! z2arA AhistA calo, dhar3akanoM se bhI ibAdata meM khalala par3atA hai|' bAlakavat sarala hRdaya bhakta apanI TUTI-phUTI bolI meM bhagavAna kA jo guNagAna karatA hai, vahI stotra hai / bhakti andara se svayaM umar3atI hai, karanI nahIM pdd'tii| sAdhanA aura bhakti: sAdhanA kSetra meM bhI bhakti kA mahatvapUrNa sthAna hai / mana ko sthira karanA sahaja nahIM hai / svAdhyAya aura dhyAna se bAhara Aye hue mana ko kevala bhagavadbhakti hI viSaya kaSAyoM se bacA sakatI hai / sAdhaka jAnatA hai ki sAdhya siddhi vItarAgatA se hogI lekina jaba taka rAga vidyamAna hai, taba taka dharmAnurAga dvArA viSayAnurAga se bacanA merA kartavya hai / bhakta sAdhana tatva viveka ke sAtha pravRti viveka bhI rakhatA hai| bhakti ko sarvathA upekSita karane vAle kaI aMhakArI rasAtala ko prApta ho cuke kyoMki bhAvanA zUnya veza yA korA zabdajJAna, saMsAra ke bhaMyakara kaSToM se bacAne meM asamartha hai / guNoM kA icchuka manuSya guNAnurAgI hotA hai / AcArya mAnatuMga svAmI : jaina jagat meM sarvamAnya evaM stotra sAhitya meM atyanta garimApUrNa sthAna para pratiSThata zrI AdinAtha stotra kA prabhAva anUThA hai| isakA prasiddha nAma bhaktAmara stotra hai / AcArya mAnatuMga svAmI kI pavitra bhAvanAoM se ota-prota yaha stotra prabhu vyakti kA suMdara namUnA hai| aisI prasiddha hai ki isake prabhAva se AcAryazrI ke bandhanamukta hone para mahatI dharma prabhAvanA huI tathA virodhI bhI namrIbhUta ho gaye / stuti se beDiyoM kA TUTanA azakya nahIM lekina ber3iyoM ko tor3ane ke liye eka niHspRha digambara sAdhu stuti kare, yaha kahanA samucita nahIM jAna par3atA / ber3I yA kArAgAra AtmA ke bandhana haiM hI kahA~ ? phira jo AtmA ko mukta karane cale haiM, unheM unakI kyA cintA ? mahApurUSa svayaM ko mahAn nahIM samajhate / tadanusAra AcArya deva ne bhI apane Apako bAlakatulya batAyA hai, to bhI pada-pada para bikharI pada lAlitya kI chaMTA, bhAva-gAMbhirya evaM bhASA kI sarasatA unakI udbhUta pratibhA kA spaSTa paricaya hai| ve niHsandeha eka praur3ha vidvAna rahe / pUjya zrI ke bhAvoM kI nirmalatA stotra meM spaSTa jhalaka rahI hai / 109

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3laa kaal : (9) bhAratIya jJAnapITha se prakAzita AdipurANa kI prastAvanA meM sampAdaka va anuvAdaka DaoN.pannAlAla jaina sAhityAcArya ne pR.22 para AcArya mAnatuMga ko 7 vIM zatAbdI kA likhA hai| (2) saMskRta-kavi-darzana nAmaka pustaka meM pR.483-484 para DaoN.bholAzaMkara vyAsa kA Alekha hai, 'bhaktAmara stotra nAmaka kAvya ke kartA mAnatuMga divAkara bhI bANa ke sAtha harSa kI rAjasabhA meM the|' harSavardhana kA rAjyAbhiSeka itihAsajJoM ke anusAra I.san 607 (vikrama saMvat 664) meM huA thaa| (3) saMskRta sAhitya ke prasiddha itihAsa vettA DaoN.e.vI.kItha. ne mAnataMga svAmI ko bANa kavi ke samakAlIna anumAnita kiyA hai / (A history of sanskrit literature 1941 p.214-215) (4) suprasiddha itihAsajJa paM.gaurizaMkara hIrAcanda okSA ne apane 'sirohI kA itihAsa' nAmaka gantha meM mAnatuMga kA samaya harSakAlina mAnA hai| (5) jyotiSAcArya sva. DaoN.nemIcanda zAstrI ne apane lekha "kavIzvara mAnatuMga" meM likhA hai, 'bhoja kA rAjyakAla 11 vIM zatAbdI hai, ataeva bhoja ke rAjyakAla meM bANa aura mayUra ke sAtha mAnatuMga kA sAhacarya karAnA saMbhava nahIM hai / AcArya kavi mAnatuMga ke bhaktAmara stotra kI zailI mayUra aura bANa kI stotra zailI ke samAna hai| ataeva bhoja ke rAjya me mAnatuMga ne apane stotra racanA nahIM kI hai| bhaktAmara stotra ke AraMbha karane kI zailI puSpadanta ke zivamahimna stotra se prAyaH milatI hai / prAtihArya evaM vaibhava-varNana meM bhaktAmara para pAtra kesarI stotra kA bhI prabhAva parilakSita hotA hai / ataeva mAnatuMga kA samaya 7 vIM zatI hai| yaha zatI mayUra, bANabhaTTA Adi ke camatkArI stotroM kI racanA ke liye prasiddha bhI hai| ataH spaSTa hai ki camatkAra ke yuga meM vItarAga Adijina kA mahattva aura camatkAra kavi ne yuga ke prabhAva se hI dikhalAyA hai|' (6) jaina darzana sAhityAcArya paM. amRtalAla zAstrI ke kathanAnusAra, 'harSavardhana samrATa kA rAjyakAla I. 647 taka sunizcita hai, ataH AcArya mAnatuMga kA bhI yahI samaya siddha hotA hai|' katipaya lekhaka unheM bhojakAlIna batAte haiN| AcArya mAnatuMga kI viddhatA : AcArya mAnatuMga svAmI ke prAkRta bhASA meM nibaddha bhayahara stotra (aparanAma namiUNa stotra) dvArA pArzva jinendra kI bhI stuti kI hai, jisameM 23 gAthAyeM haiM, dUsare se lekara satrahaveM padya taka kramazaH do- do padyoM meM kuSTha, jala, agni, sarpa, cora, siMha, gaja aura raNa dana ATha bhayoM kA ullekha hai aura ikkIsavIM gAthA meM mAnatuMga zabda bhI zleSAtmaka diyA hai| jaina darzana-sAhityAcArya paM.amRtalAla zAstrI ke anusAra donoM stotroM ke adhyayana se yaha jJAta hotA hai ki racanAkAra saMskRta-prAkRta ke jJAtA hone ke sAtha-sAtha veda, vyAkaraNa, sAhitya, alaMkAra-zAstra evaM jaina-jainetara vAGmaya ke anya viSayoM para bhI pUrNa adhikAra rakhate the| unakI vidvattA kA vAstavika paricaya to svayaM unakI racanA hI hai / 110

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bhaktAmara vAGmaya : bhaktAmara para AdhArita lagabhaga 20-25 samasyA pUrtiyA~ racI gaI haiN| udAharaNArtha dekhiye prANapriyaM nRpasutA kila raivatAdri zrRGgagrasaMsthitamavocaditi prglbhm| asmAdRzAmuditanIlaviyogarUpe' vAlambanaM bhavajale patatAM janAnam / / 1 / / [prANapriya khaNDakAvya - muni ratnasiMha ] aise kula ar3atAlIsa chanda isa kAvya meM haiM, jinameM bhaktAmara ke sabhI caturtha caraNa samAviSTa haiM tathA varNana bhagavAna neminAtha kA kiyA hai / pratyeka caraNa kI samasyApUrti bhaktAmara zatadvayI meM kI gaI hai / vIra bhaktAmara, nemIbhaktAmara, sarasvatI bhaktAmara, zAMti bhaktAmara, pArzva bhaktAmara, RSabha bhaktAmara Adi anya samasyA pUrtiyA~ haiM / stotra kI katipaya saMskRta TIkAe~ haiN| hindI, aMgrejI, jarmana Adi vividha bhASAoM meM stotra ke kaI gadyAnuvAda evaM padyAnuvAda hue haiN| Rddhi, mantra, yantra va inakI sAdhanA vidhi (tantra) bhI pratyeka kAvya ke sAtha kinhIM prakAzanoM meM milatI hai / tatsaMbaMdhI mahimA kA ullekha bhaktAmara kathAloka meM kathAoM dvArA kiyA gayA hai / saMskRta bhaktAmara kathA ke racanAkAra bhaTTAraka haiM / (vi.18 vIM zatI ke) vizvabhUSaNa bhaTTAraka aura paM. vinodIlAla ne bhaktAmara carita ko rcaa| eka bhaktAmara mahAmaNDala pUjA bhI hai jisake racanAkAra somasenAcArya haiM / Aja isa stotra ke aneka saMgItamaya kaisaTa evaM vrata pUjana vidhAna bhI pracalana meM haiM / stotra kA hRdaya : sarvaprathama AcArya mahArAja ne maMgalAcaraNa pUrvaka apanI bhAvanA vyakta kI hai, ve kahate haiM / padya kra. 1.2. 'maiM sarvajJa, vItarAga va hitopadezI bhagavAna AdinAtha jI ke caraNa yugala ko praNAma karake unakI stuti karUMgA, jo sakala zAstroM ke marmajJa, buddhisaMpanna evaM kuzala indroM dvArA utkRSTa va madhura stutiyoM se vandita the / ' hue pazcAt bhagavAna ko lakSya karake apanI ceSTA ko avicArita batAte haiM / 3.4 'he prabho ! indra jaisI buddhi ke abhAva meM ApakI stuti karane ko utkaMThita honA merA lar3akapana hai| bAlaka hI pAnI meM par3I candramA kI parachAI para jhapaTatA hai| he guNoM ke sAgAra ! Apake candramA sama rUcikara guNoM ko kahane meM kauna sakSama hai ? bhale hI vaha indra ke gurU bRhaspati jaisA buddhimAna bhI kyoM na ho / kupita jala jantuoM se paripUrNa pralayakalIna samudra ko hAthoM se kauna pAra kara sakatA hai ? Age ve kahate haiM ki maineM yaha asaMbhava kArya karane kA vicAra kyoM kiyA hai ? 5.6 'he munIza ! asamartha hokara bhI ApakI bhakti ke prabhAva se maiM stuti karane ko taiyAra huA hU~ jaise 111

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hiranI nirbala hokara bhI bacce kI prIti se siMha kA sAmanA kara baiThatI hai ! he bhagavAna ! merA jJAna thor3A sA hai ataH vidvajjana mujha para ha~seMge para kyA karU~ ? ApakI bhakti hI mujhe jabarana bAtUnI banA rahI hai / koyala hamezA cupa rahatI hai lekina basanta meM AmramaMjariyA~ use kUkane ko vivaza kara detI hai / ' AcArya kahate haiM ki stotra maMgalamaya hotA hai : 7.8 'he deva ! jaise amAvasa kA aMdherA bhI prabhAta meM sUrya kiraNoM dvArA zIghratayA vighaTita ho jAtA hai, usI prakAra ApakI stuti se prANiyoM ke kaI janmoM kA pApa tatkSaNa naSTa ho jAtA hai| yahI jAnakara mandabuddhi hotA huA bhI aba maiM stuti zurU karatA hUM / ' yaha stotra itanA AkarSaka kyoM banA hai ? isakA kAraNa AcAryazrI svayaM dete haiM : 8. 'he nAtha ! yaha stotra Apake prabhAva se ApakA stotra hone ke kAraNa sarvapriya banegA, zabda bhale hI mere rahe Aye / kamalinI ke pattoM kI saMgati pAkara pAnI kI choTI sI bUMda motI kI taraha jagamagA uThatI hai, sabako acchI lagane lagatI hai / ' I isake uparAnta mAnatuMga svAmI apanI pUrvakathita bAta meM saMzodhana karate hai : 6.10. 'he svAmI ! ApakI stuti ko pApanAzaka hI samajhanA merI bhUla hogI kyoMki pApa to kevala ApakI carcA hI se naSTa ho jAte haiN| ApakI nirdoSa stuti to stotA ko stutya banAne vAlI hai bazarte cApalUsI na hoM vAstavika guNoM ke dvArA ApakI stuti karane vAle bhakta svayaM eka dina bhagavAna bana jAte haiM ataH anyatra bhaTakane se kyA prayojana, jahA~ zaraNAgata ko hamezA hI zaraNAgata rahanA par3atA hai ? bhagavAna ke anupama saudarnya kA citraNa bhI AcArya deva bar3e acche DhaMga se karate haiM : 11.12 'he rUpa siratAja ! cUMki ApakA rUpa zAnti kI kAnti pradAna karane vAle durlabha paramANuoM se racA gayA, isaliye Apake darzanoparAnta AMkhe kahIM aura tRpta hI nahIM hotii| yadi ve paramANu thor3e aura hote, to koI dUsarA bhI Apa sA rUpavAna dikhAI detA, lekina aisA ho nahIM pAyA / kSIrasAgara kA madhura jalapAna jisane kiyA hai, use jaise khAre sAgara kA jala cakhane kI IcchA nahIM hotI vaisA hI hAla merA huA hai Apake bAda aba kisI kI jhalaka pAne ko bhI jI nahIM karatA / I 13. 'kavi loga sundara mukha ko candra kahate haiM lekina kahA~ ApakA anupama ceharA aura kahAM becArA candramA ? usa para to kAle dhabbe haiM / ' 14. 'he brahmalIna munIzvara ! ApakA brahmacarya adbhUta rahA / apsarAeM Apako tapasyA se bilakula na DigA sakIM kyoMki Apa vairAgya aura tatvajJAna kI sAkSAt mUrti the, paristhitivaza bane hue sAdhu nahIM / kyA AMdha sumeru ko hilA sakatI hai ?" 16. 'aho nAtha ! Apa koI dUsare hI dIpa ho kyoMki Apa dhuA~, battI evaM tela se rahita ho, -tUphAna se bujhate nahIM aura kevalajJAna rUpa lau dvArA sAre jagata ko prakAzita karate ho / ' 17. 'he munIndra ! ApakI mahimA sUrya se bar3hakara hai tabhI to Apa kabhI DUbate nahIM, Apa para grahaNa 112 A~dha

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nahIM lagatA, na hI bAdala chAte haiM aura ApakA teja itanA adhika hai ki usase tInoM loka prakAzita ho jAtA 18.16. 'ApakA mukhAravinda koI anokhA candramA bhAsita hotA hai, jo sadA ucita rahatA hai, moharUpI mahAtimira kA nAzaka hai, bAdaloM evaM rAhu-graha se aprabhAvita hai aura saMsAra ko prakAzita karatA huA atizaya zobhita hotA hai / jaba Apake tejasvI mukha ne aMdhere kA nAma taka miTA DAlA, taba sUrya-candramA kI AvazyakatA hI kyA rahI ? phasala paka jAne para jalapUrNa meghoM kA koI mahatva nahIM raha jAtA / ' 20. 'he sarvajJa ! jisa prakAza utkRSTa maNiyoM jaisA teja kAMca meM nahIM hotA, usI prakAra Apa jaisA adbhUta jJAna anyatra nahIM hai|' 21.22. 'he bhagavAna ! yaha acchA rahA jo maineM Apase pahale anya vibhUtiyoM ke darzana kara liye| yadi mujhe sarvaprathama Apake darzana ho gaye hote, to mujha santuSTa-hRdaya ko agale janma meM bhI kisI anya ke darzana kA avasara na milatA / ' (yaha bAta anubhavagabhya hai, kyoMki bhakta ke netra hI bhagavAna kA avalokana karate haiM) 'saikar3oM mAtAe~ aneka bAra putroM ko upanna karatI haiM para mAtA marUdevI ke sivAya anya kisI ne Apa jaisA putra nahIM janA so ThIka hI hai sUrya ko eka prAcI dizA hI janma detI hai, anya nahIM / ' 23.24. 'he paramAtmA ! munijana Apako parama puruSa evaM aMdhakAra naSTa karane meM sUrya ke samAna tejasvI mAnate haiN| Apako ThIka se prApta karake ve mutyu para vijaya pA lete haiN| mujhe to isake atirikta mokSa kA koI anya maMgalamaya patha nahIM dikhatA / ' 'Apa avinAzI ho, vibhu ho, cintana se pare ho, saMkhyA se atita ho, prathama ho, brahmA ho, Izvara ho, kAma-vinAzaka ho, ananta ho aura yogiyoM ke nAtha ho / ApakA dhyAna jagatprasiddha hai, Apa aneka hokara bhI eka ho, kevala jJAnasvarUpa ho aura nirmala ho|' aisA satpuruSa kahate haiM / ArAdhanA meM lagA huA ArAdhaka apane ArAdhya meM saba kA darzana karatA hai, ise AcArya zrI vyakta karate haiM : 25.26. 'he dhIra vIra jinendra ! Apa hI devoM se pUjita jJAna ke dhAraka buddha ho, jagata ko AnaMdita karane vAle zaMkara ho, vidhi kA vidhAna- mokSamArga kA anuSThAna karane vAle vidhAtA brahmA ho aura spaSTatA puruSottama viSNu ho / adhika kyA kahUM ? tribhuvana kI pIr3A harane vAle, vasundharA ke jagamagAte AbhUSaNa, triloka ke paramezvara tathA bhavasAgara ko sakhAne vAle Apako namana ho ! namana ho ! namana ho / ' ____27. 'he sarvaguNasampanna munIza ! anyatra sthAna na pAkara samasta guNoM ne milakara ApakI zaraNa le lI kintu zaraNa lenA to dUra, apane nijI makAnoM kA garva rakhane vAle doSoM ne, kabhI svapna meM bhI ApakA darzana nahIM kiyaa| jinhoMne Apako dUra se bhI nahIM dekhA, ve doSa Apake pAsa kaise phaTakate ? tadanantara AcAryazrI bhagavAna ke asAdhAraNa vaibhava kA varNana karate hue unakI hI mahimA prakaTa karate haiM : 28. azokavRkSa prAtihArya : 'u~ce azokavRkSa ke nIce virAjamAna Apa, aise manohara lagate ho, jaise 113

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bAdala ke pAsa sthita prakAzapuMja sUrya / ' 26. siMhAsana prAtihArya : 'maNiyoM kI raMgabiraMgI kiraNoM se vyApta siMhAsana para virAje hue ApakA suvarNasama pIta zarIra, udAyAcala para AkAza meM kiraNoM ko bikharAne vAle ugate sUryasama sundara lagatA 30. cAmara pratihArya : 'jisa para camelI jaise sapheda ca~vara DhurAye jA rahe hai, aisA ApakA sone jaisA AkarSaka zarIra, zveta jharanoM kI jaladhAroM se yukta sumerUparvata ke UMce srvaNamaya taTa kI taraha suzobhita hotA 31. tIna chatra prAtihArya : 'Apake mastaka ke Upara candramA jaise manohara tathA motiyoM ke jhAlara se aura adhika sundara lagane vAle tIna sapheda chatra Apako triloka kA paramezvara batAte hue zobhAyamAna haiM / ' 32. dundubhi-vAdya prAtihArya : 'jahAM Apa virAjamAna ho, usa dizA vibhAga ko jisane apanI joradAra gaMbhIra dhvani se guMjAyamAna kara diyA hai, tribhuvanavartI sarva prANiyoM taka satsamAgama kA pracAra-prasAra karane meM jo kuzala hai, yamarAja para Apane jo vijaya pAI, usakA jayaghoSaka tathA ApakA yazogAna karane vAlA jo nagAr3A hai, ve AkAza meM bajatA hai| 33. divya puSpavRSTi prAtihArya : ' he trilokapati ! Apake sAmane AkAza se kalpavRkSoM ke vibhinna divya puSpoM kI anokhI varSA hotI hai, jo surabhita jalakaNoM se mizrita hotI hai aura manda sugandhita vAyu ke pravAha se prerita hotI hai| dhIme-dhIme giratI hue usa manorama varSA ko dekhakara aisA lagatA hai mAno ApakI vacanapaMkti puSpa banakara barasa rahI hai, lekina eka bhI puSpa ulTA nahIM giratA / Apake caraNoM meM girane vAlA adhomukhI kaise ho sakatA hai ? 34. bhAmaMDala prAtihArya : ' he prabhApuMja vibhu ! anekoM antarAla vihIna sAtha meM ugate sUryoM jaisI ujjvala hokara bhI caMdramA sI samatA rahita aura tInoM lokoM ke prakAzamAna padArthoM ko lajjita karane vAlI Apake dedIpyamAna bhAmaMDala kI mahAn AbhA se rAtri bhI hAra mAnatI hai, aMdherA bilakula lApatA ho jAtA hai| ___35. divya dhvani prAtihArya : 'he hitopadezaka ! ApakI divya vANI svarga mokSa kA rAstA zrAvaka muni dharma khojane vAloM ko iSTa, tInoM lokoM ke lie sacce dharma kA svarUpa batalAne meM bejor3a aura spaSTa artha ko lie hue sarvabhASA rUpa badalane meM samartha hotI hai| 36. bhavya kamala racanA : he jinendra ! Apake vihAra kI chaTA nirAlI hai| jinakI kAnti khile hue navIna svarNa kamaloM ke puMja jaisI hai aura darpaNasama svaccha nakhoM se Asa pAsa vikIrNa kiraNoM ke kAraNa nayanAbhirAma haiM, aise Apake caraNa jahAM Daga bharate hai, vahAM deva sundara kamaloM kA nirmANa kara dete haiN| 37. AryakhaNDa meM sarvatra tIrtha pravartana karane vAle he tIrthakara ! isa prakAra, dharmopadeza ke samaya jaisA Azcarya kArya vaibhava ApakA rahA, vaisA sirpha ApakA hI rahA, anya kA nahIM so ThIka hI hai, jaisI tamanAzI prabhA sUrya kI hotI hai, vaisI prakAzamAna grahamaMDala meM kaise ho sakatI hai ? 114

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aba AcAryadeva bhayoM kA nirmUlana karate hue kahate haiM : 38. 'he bhavyazaraNa ! jo indra ke vAhana airAvata jaisA moTA tagar3A hai, jisake mada jala se maTamaile va hilate-Dulate gAloM ke Asa pAsa gandha se AkarSita bhramara maMDarA rahe haiM aura unakI guMjAra se jisakA gussA aura bhar3aka rahA hai, aise madamasta hAthI ko apane sAmane AtA dekha, Apake zaraNAgata loga nahIM ddrte|' 36. ' hAthiyoM ke mastaka ko phAr3akara gaja muktAoM ko dharatI para vikherane vAlA aura Upara chalAMga mArane ko taiyAra siMha bhI apanI capeTa meM Aye hue Apake bhakta para upadrava nahIM krtaa|' 40. 'pralayakAlIya agnitulya jvAlA va cinagAriyoM vAlI tathA samUce vizva ko nigalane kI icchuka sarIkhI jaMgalI Aga Apake agnizAmaka nAma kA kIrtana karane se pUrNataH bujha jAtI hai|' 41. 'ApakA nAma sarpa ko vaza meM karane vAlI davA hai, use apane hRdaya meM rakhane vAlA sarpa se nahIM ghabar3AtA / yadi lAla AMkhoM vAlA bhaMyakara kAlA nAga bhI rUSTa hokara phana phailAkara sAmane A rahA ho, to vaha niDara purUSa yamarAja ke usa vizvasta pratinidhi ko donoM pairoM se lAMgha jAtA hai|' 42.43 - Apake kIrtana se zutrasenA titara-bitara ho jAtI hai aura yadi yuddha jyAdA vikaTa ho, to zatru ko hI hAranA par3atA hai|' 44. tUphAna se bhar3ake hue bhaMyakara ghar3iyAla aura vizAla machaliyA~ jisameM vidyamAna haiM, bhItara spaSTa bar3avAnala sulaga rahA hai aura jisakI U~cI laharoM kI coTI para yAtriyoM ke jahAja khar3e ho gaye haiM, mAno palaTane ko hoM, usa bhayAnaka samudra meM Apake bhaktajana Apake smaraNa mAtra se bhayamukta hokara apane gantavya ko pA lete haiM, jalayAtrA ko nirvighna sampanna karate haiN|' 45. 'DarAvane jalodara ke bhAra se jinakI kamara Ter3hI ho gaI hai, jinakI avasthA bar3I dayanIya hai aura jinake bacane kI koI AzA nahIM raha gaI hai, aise rogI manuSya Apake caraNakamaloM kI amRtatulya pavitra caraNaraja ko zarIra para lagAkara, kAmadeva jaise rUpavAna aura svastha ho jAte haiN|' 46. 'he pUjya ! jo nIce se Upara taka bhArI jaMjIroM se jakar3e hue haiM, kasI huI vizAla ber3iyoM ke kinAroM se ghisakara jinakI piMDaliyA~ burI taraha chila gaI haiM aura jo bhaMyakara pIr3A kA anubhava kara rahe hai, ve bhI Apake nAmarUpa mantra kA nirantara smaraNa kara zIghra hI bandhanamukta ho jAte haiN|' pazcAt AcArya mahArAja stotra pATha kI mahimA batAte haiM : 47. 'he nAtha ! AdhyAtmika rUpa se bhI kAlarUpa hAthI, pAparUpa va paMcAnana siMha, kAma krodharUpa agni, bhogarUpa bhujaMga, antaraMga saMgrAma, bhavasamudra, karmaroga aura sneha-vaira ke bandhana se utpanna huA bhaya stotrapATha se bhayabhIta hokara tatkAla samApta ho jAtA hai, hA~, pAThakartA AsthAvAna ho ! 48. 'he vRSabha jinendra ! maine bhakti pUrvaka nAnA akSararUpI raMgabiraMge puSpa pirokara Apake guNarUpI Dora se yaha stotra rUpI mAlA banAI hai| jo ise hamezA gale meM pahanakara rakhegA, usa sammAnita manuSya kA varaNa vivaza hokara lakSmI ko svayaM karanA paDegA / tAtparya yaha hai ki jaise mAlyArpaNa dvArA sammAnita puruSa zobhA dvArA varA jAtA hai| zobhAyamAna hotA hai vaise hI bhaktAmara stotra rUpI mAlA ko gale meM pahanane vAlA, kaMThastha rakhane vAlA 115

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sammAnonnata purUSa bhI svarga muktirUpI lakSmI dvArA varA jAtA hai, yaha nizcita hai|' isa prakAra hama dekhate haiM ki yaha maMgalamaya stotra AcArya kI niHsvArtha bhaktibhAvanA kA anupama pratiphala hai ataH stotra racanA ke hetu viSayaka anyathA kalpanA karanA nitAnta aprAMsagika hai| bhaktAmara-pATha: bhautika cakAcauMdha ke isa Adhunika yuga meM jaba kisI ke saMkaTa vaijJAnika camatkAroM se bhI nahI Talate, taba mAnava kA hatAza mana dharma kI zaraNa letA hai aura yaha saca hai ki jisake sabhI rAste baMda ho cuke haiM, use bhI dharma zaraNa detA hai| yadi isI paristhiti meM koI vAstava meM dharma ko hRdayagata kara le, to dhanya ho jAye ! AMgatuka vipatti kara dUra honA, bhaya kA nAza honA, upasarga nivAraNa, saubhAgya saMpatti meM vRddhi, sarvatra yaza prApti aura lokapriyatA to stotrapATha ke vyAvahArika lAbha haiM, pAramArthika lAbha alaukika hai| bhaktAmara pATha viSayaka katipaya Avazyaka nirdeza dhyAtavya haiM / uccAraNa : (1) yaha stotra vasantatilakA chanda meM hai, pratyeka caraNa 14 akSara yukta hai tathA cAroM caraNoM meM kula 56 akSara hai / 48 kAvyoM ke akSara milAne para 2688 hote haiN| tRtIya caraNa meM laya parivartita hotI hai| yogya maukhika prazikSaNa lAbha dAyaka siddha hogA / zuddha uccAraNa kA hara saMbhava prayatna kareM / (2) bhaktAmara ko 'bhaktAmbara yA bhaktAmmara' na kahakara 'bhaktAmara' kaheM tathA stotra ko istotra, strotra, strota yA strotra na kaheM / sarvaprathama nAma kA zuddha uccAraNa kareM / (3) saMyuktAkSara ke pUrva yadi hrasva varNa ho, to use kucha jora dekara uccArita kiyA jAtA hai tathA AgAmI saMyuktAkSara ke kAraNa use guru mAnA jAtA hai / yaha eka sAmAnya niyama hai udAharaNArtha dekhiye - __ zikSA yA rakSA meM 'zi' yA 'ra', saMyuktAkSara 'kSA' hai| * vidyA yA vizvAsa meM 'vi', saMyuktAkSara 'yA' va 'zvA' hai / kSatriya yA kSiprA maM 'kSa' aura 'kSi' saMyuktAkSara 'tri' va 'prA' hai| * satra yA saprema meM 'sa' saMyuktAkSara 'tra' va 'pra' hai| * bhaTTa yA bhaktAmara meM 'bha' saMyuktAkSara 'TTa' va 'ktA' hai / ina sabhI akSaroM para hasva hone se jora par3atA hai| (4) stuti aura spaSTa Adi zabdoM ke pUrva 'i' na jodd'e| jihya ko 'sa' ke uccAraNa- sthAna para lagAkara phira vAyu kI dhvanipUrvaka 'tuti yA paSTa ko' kaNTha se uccArita kreN| 'i' milAne se eka akSara bar3ha jAtA hai / (5) sahana ko 'sahastra' na boleN| 116

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(6) repha bolate samaya AvAja aTakanI cAhiye / jaise 'dundubhi rdhvanati' yahA~ dundabhir para aTakakara 'dhvanati' boleM / jyAdA aTakane se tAlabhaga hogaa| repha ko pUre 'ra' jaisA na uccArita kreN| AgAmI akSara ke uccAraNa sthAna se anusvAra kA uccAraNa kareM / (7) sarakArI 'sa' ko zakkara vAlA 'za' na boleM / 'za' ora SaTkoNa ke 'Sa' ko 'sa' na bole / isI taraha 'dya' ko 'dhyAdha' na boleM / 'kSa' ko 'cha' yA 'jJa' ko 'gya' bhI na boleM / (8) 'pha' kA uccAraNa uparila dA~ta aura nicalA hoTha milA kara na kareM, donoM oTha milAkara kareM / 'Ga' ko 'Da' na kaheM, na hI 'aMga' boleM kintu jaMgala aura tIrthaMkara ke anusvAra bindu jaisa uccArita kareM / visarga ':' kI dhvani Adhe "ha" jaisI ho jaise dIvAra se TakarAkara AyI ho / (6) "vahi" ko "vanhi" yaha vahani na kahakara vaHni kaheM / 10) pravRttaH ko pravartaH yA 'pravrataH' na boleM apitu pravrittaH kheN| mRgendra ko 'bhragendra' na kaheM / gADhaM ko gAr3ha na bole aura nigaDa ko nigar3a na boleM saMskRta bhASA meM ku, ga, pha, z2a, r3a yA r3ha nahIM hote / niyama : yadi stotra pATha kA eka-varSIya niyama lenA ho, to nimnalikhita bAtoM ko dhyAna deN| (1) pATha dopahara ke pUrva kara leM, sUryodaya kI belA uttama hai| baiThaka pUrvabhimukha yA uttarAbhimukha rakheM / (2) zrAvaNa, bhAdrapada, kArtika, magasira (agahana), pauSa aura mAghamAsa kI pUrNA (5,10,15), nandA (1,6,11), tathA jayA (3,8,13) tithiyA~ niyamAraMbha kI tithiyA~ haiN| pakSa zukla ho / (3) prAraMbhika dina brahmacarya pAleM aura upavAsa yA ekazana (eka bAra AhAra jala) kA saMkalpa nibhAyeM / (4) eka varSa taka abhakSya aura vyasanoM se pUrNataH baceM / (5) RtukAla meM uccAraNa varjita hai / sUtaka Adi kA bhI viveka rakheM / nityapATha zurU karane ke icchukajana nimnAMkita bAtoM para dhyAna deM : (1) caitra, jeTha evaM ASAr3ha mAha se nityapATha zurU na kareM / I (2) zeSa mahInoM ke zukla pakSa kI 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13 aura 15 tithiyA~ mAnya haiM I (3) mandira meM bhagavAna ke sammukha pATha karanA acchA hai yA phira dopahara se pUrva kiyA jA sakatA hai| (4) vinaya aura zuddhi kA sAmAnya viveka Avazyaka hai| mana, vacana aura kAyA kI sthiratA apekSita hai / bhaktAmara kI mantra zakti : bhaktAmara stotra kevala stotra hI nahIM, apitu vicitra tathya isa stotra ke viSaya meM ujAgara kiyA - mantra zakti kA khajAnA bhI hai| sahajAnanda varNI jI ne eka "isake pratyeka kAvya meM varNamAlA ke cAra vyaMjana 'ma, na, ta 117

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o aura ra' vidyamAna hai, prakArAntara se hara kAvya meM mantra chupA huA hai / " yaha carcA kAvyoM ke sAtha diye hue pRthak mantra saMbandhI na hokara pratyeka kAvya kI nijI mantra zakti saMbaMdhI hai / mantra kA phala kahIM kAvyArtha se nirapekSa hai to kahIM sApekSa eka nizcita krama se vyavasthita akSaroM ke samUha kA vidhivat zuddha jApa karane para koI UrjA prasphuTita hotI hai, jisakI kAryakSamatA adbhUta hotI hai| yahI UrjA mantra zakti hai| tatsaMbandhI saMsmaraNoM kI eka pustaka bana sakatI hai / japa kI saphalatA ekAgratA, puNya ora sAhasa para nirbhara hai / pratyeka kAvya AvazyakatAnusAra kisI bhI kAvyakI eka mAlA prAtaHkAla niyamita pherI jA sakatI hai / mantra zakti kA sarvatra prayoga karanA anucita hai| jahA~ taka bane, vipatti meM samatA dhAraNa kareM / prakAzita saMskaraNoM ke AdhAra para pratyeka kAvya kI mantra zakti kA ullekha kiyA jAtA hai - kAvya kramAMka kArya sarvavighna vinAzaka mastaka pIr3A nAzaka sarvasiddhi dAyaka jalajantu-bhayamocaka netra rogahAraka . vidyAprasAraka kSudropadrava nivAraka sarvAriSTa yoga nivAraka abhIpsita-phaladAyaka/saptabhaya saMhAraka kUkara viSa nivAraka AkarSaka kAraka/vAMchApUraka hastimada nivAraka/vAMchitarUpadAyaka saMpattidAyaka/zarIra rakSaka Adhi/vyAdhinAzaka sammAna-saubhAgya-saMvardhaka sarva-vijaya-dAyaka sarvaroga nirodhaka zatru sainya staMbhaka uccATanAdi rodhaka saMtAna-saMpatti-saubhAgya dAyaka sarvasukha-saubhAgya-sAdhaka ##### #y26 118

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22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 26. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 38. 36. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 10. 99. bhUta-pizAca bAdhA nirodhaka pretabAdhA nAzaka ziroroga nAzaka dRSTi viSa nivAraka AdhA sIsI pIr3A nivAraka zatru nAzaka sarvamanoratha pUraka pIr3A nivAraka zatru staMbhanakAraka rAjasammAna pradAyaka saMgrahaNI - nivAraka sarvajvara saMhAraka garbha saMrakSaka Iti bhAti nivAraka lakSmI-pratirodhaka duSTatA-pratirodhaka hastimada bhaMjaka/saMpatti vardhaka sarvagnizAmaka bhujaMgabhayanAzaka yuddha bhayanivAraka 48. sarvasiddhi-dAyaka noTa : maMgalavANI pR. 280-282 para kucha kAvyoM kI mantra zakti bhinna rUpa se dI gaI hai 2. lakSmI-prApti / zatru-vijaya vacana- siddhi khoI vastu kI punaH prApti 119 sarvazAntidAyaka sarvApatti-nivAraka jalodarAdi roga nAzaka / vipatti nivAraka bandhana muktidAyaka astra-zastrAdi-nirodhaka

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brahmacarya/spapnadoSa-nivRti/rAjasammAna/lakSmI vRddhi/pratiSThA prApti jAdU-bhUta-preta prabhAva nivAraka/rojagAra dAyaka/bhAgyahIna bhI bhUkhA na rahe svajana parajana prema pradAyaka 45. sarvabhaya upasarga vinAzaka/sarvaroga zanti/teja pratApa vistAraka rAjabhaya nivAraka/ kArAgAra mukti paM.ha~samukha jaina pratiSThAcArya dhariyAbAda ne apane lekha 'mantra-paricaya evaM mantra vidhi' meM kAlazuddhi ke antargata jApa prAraMbha karane kA kAla batalAyA hai, jo nimna prakAra hai - (1) vaizAkha, zrAvaNa, Azvina, kArtika, agahana, mAgha aura phAlguna mAsa mantrAraMbha ke liye zreSTha haiN| (2) kRSNa pakSa meM 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 13 aura 15 tithiyA~ acchI haiM / (3) ravivAra, somavAra, budhavAra, guruvAra aura zukravAra ThIka haiM / (4) azvinI, rohiNI, mRgazirA, punarvasu, puSya, maghA, pUrvAtraya, uttarAtraya, hasta, citrA, svAti, anurAdhA, zatabhikhA aura revatI nakSatra uttama haiN| (5) ravipuSya, gurupuSya, raviyoga, siddhiyoga, sarvAsiddhi yoga aura amRta siddhi yoga iSTa haiM / (6) rAtri kA tIsarA aura cauthA prahara acchA hai| (7) vRSa, mithuna, siMha, kanyA, vRzcika, dhanu, kuMbha aura mIna lagna uttama hai / bhaktAmara-padyasaMkhyA : digambara mAnyAtAnusAra bhaktAmara stotra meM 48 kAvya haiM / munizrI ratnasiMha kRta 'prANapriya' khaNDakAvya meM isake 48 kAvyoM ke antima caraNoM kI samasyApUrti kA upalabdha honA tathA 'bhaktAmara zatadvayI' meM 48 kAvyoM ke pratyeka caraNa kI samasyApUrti kA milanA isI saMkhyA ko puSTa karatA hai| sthAnakavAsI zvetAmbarAcArya kaviratna zrI amaramuni Adi ne bhaktAmara ke padyoM kI saMkhyA 48 hI mAnI hai| zve. sAdhvI mahAsatI ummedaka~varajI ne bhI 'svAdhyAya sumana' meM 48 kAvyoM ko sArtha diyA hai| dundubhi, puSpavarSA, bhAmaMDala aura divyadhvani prAtihAryoM kA ullekha karane vAle 32 se 35 kAvyoM ko chor3a bhaktAmara kA yathAvat pATha zvetAmbara saMpradAya meM pracalita hai| nirNayasAgara presa se mudrita saptama gucchaka saMpAdaka mahodaya ke matAnusAra ina 4 kAvyoM kI bhASA zailI mUla se mela nahIM khAtI ataH ye AcArya mAnatuMgakRta nahIM haiM / astu / isa para mImAMsA na karake prakRta viSaya para vicAra kiyA jAtA hai| kalyANa maMdira stotra bhI bhaktAmara kI bhA~ti digambara va zvetAmbara donoM hI saMpradAyoM meM mAnya hai| isake 16 26 ve padyoM me aSTa prAtihAryoM kA varNana AtA hai| zvetAmbara vADmaya meM kahIM bhI tIrthakara ke cAra prAtihArya ullikhita nahIM milate, sabhI grantha eka svara se aSTa prAtihArya ke svIkAra karate haiN| jaba vastu sthiti aisI hai, taba bhaktAmara jaise garimApUrNa stotra meM cAra prAtihAryoM ke pratipAdaka kAvyoM ko parigaNita na karanA avazya hI 120

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vicAraNIya ho jAtA hai / paM. amRtalAla zAstrI jaina darzana sAhityAcArya ne isa samasyA ke samAdhAna hetu jaba zvetAMbara AcArya prabhAcandra sUri racita 'prabhAvaka carita' (saM. 1334) kA Alor3ana kiyA, taba unheM isake antargata 166 padyoM meM nibaddha 'zrImAnatuGga prabandha' meM eka saMbhAvita samAdhAna spaSTa dRSTigocara huA / 'eka mantrI ke anurodha para samrATa harSavardhana ne AcArya mAnatuMGga se camatkAra dikhalAne kI icchA vyakta kI tathA niSThura sipAhiyoM dvArA 44 ber3iyoM se pairoM se sira taka jakar3a kara unheM andhakAramaya koThArI meM banda karavA diyA / taba stotra racanA ke prabhAva se ve ber3iyA tar3atar3Akara TUTa gaI, tAlA bhI TUTa gayA aura phATaka khulane para ve bhI bAhara gaye / isa ghaTanA ne samrAT ke bhItara zraddhA kA bIja aMkurita kara diyA / ' paM. amRtalAlajI ke dRSTikoNa se 44 padyoM kI mAnyatA kA AdhAra kathAnaka meM AyI huI 44 ber3iyA~ hai / bhaktAmara ke prakSipta kAvya : kinhIM prAcIna pratiyoM meM cAra atirikta padya cAra prakAra se upalabdha hote haiN| anekAnta, varSa 2, kiraNa 1 meM 4 prAtihAryoM kI punarakti hai, jaina mitra phAlguna sudI 6, vi.ni.saMvat 2486 meM stotra pATha ke phalapUrvaka samApti kI gaI hai, racanA vaiSamya haiM evaM artha bhI susaMgata nahIM hai, zrI tilakadhara zAstrI ludhiyAnA 1870 kI prati meM 'bIjaka kAvya' zIrSaka se diye gaye kAvyoM kI sthiti bhI unheM mUla stotrakartA kI racanA pramANita nahIM karatI aura caturtha prati meM bhI chandobhaMgAdi visaMgatiyA~ haiM ataH manISiyoM ne bhaktAmara ke 48 kAvya hI mAne haiM, 52 nahIM mRgo bhaktAmara meM pAThabheda : jaina nibaMdha ratnAvalI (1) evaM bhaktAmara rahasya meM nimnalikhita pAThAntaroM kI jAnakArI milIH zloka.kra. caraNa pracalita pATha pATha bheda bhavajale bhavanidhi vibudhArcita pAda vibudhArcita pAda pIThaM mRgI taccAmracArU taccArUcUta prabhAvAt prasAdAt nAtyudbhUta atyadbhutaM rapavarjita rapi varjita tejaH sphuranmaNiSu tejo mahAmaNiSu naivaM tu / / kAcodbhaveSu na tathaiva vikaasktvm|| pavitra om xury BCCM codocm pumAMsa 121

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bh h h h h h h h h h h h h h purastAt trijagata: ko vismayo'tra bhAnukarapratApam trijagataH zubha bhUti vanati prapAtA vacasAM zubhatprabhA bhUri loketraye dyuti soma saumyAm guNaiHprayojyaH airAvatAbhamibhamuddhata kramagataM saMzrita te nAgadamanI balavatAmapi nakracakra bhavataH smaraNAd bhugnAH mA smarataH sadyaH tasyAzu nAza yastAvakaM vividha h parastAt trijagatI citraM kimatra bhAnukaraprabhAvam trijagatI ziva/sukha bhUri naMdati prayAtA vacasAM caMcatatprabhA bhUti loketrayadhuti somasaumyA guNaiHprayojyaH airAvatAbhamibhamutkaTa kramagatAn saMzritA~ste nAgadamano balavatAmari nakracakre tava saMsmaraNAd bhugnAH sadyo smaranti nAtha ! tasya praNAza yaste'nizaM rUcira h h h h h h h h h h h h h m 122

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pUche apane AtmA se ki ... hama duHkhI kyoM ? - upAdhyAya munizrI guNadharanaMdIjI saMsAra meM duHkha kA jar3a rAga hai| rAga kA jIva ko duHkha utpanna hotA hai| jaisA ki hama pratidina patrikA par3hate haiM, usameM likhA rahatA hai ki amuka deza, amuka prAMta meM 100 vyakti mare, Apa usa samAcAra ko par3hakara duHkhI nahIM hoMge parantu usI samAcAra meM Apake putra ke marane kI khabara hotI to Apa turaMta ronA prArambha kareMge tathA ApakA mana usI kSaNa duHkha se dravita ho jAyegA / Apako atyaMta duHkha utpanna hogaa| isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki apane putra ke pratirAga hai isa kAraNa Apako duHkha hotA hai aura 100 vyaktiyoM ke prati ApakA rAga (moha) nahIM hai isa kAraNa se 100 vyakti marane ke bAvajUda bhI Apako duHkha nahIM hai / isakA kAraNa hai- raag| rAga Aga hai, saMsAra meM isake samAna Aga nahIM hai / Aga to phira bhI thor3I dera meM jalA ke khatma ho jAtI hai| parantu yaha rAga jo hai AtmA ko ananta kAla jalAtA rahatA hai| yaha Aga mAnava ko jarjarita kara detA hai| eka bAra bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI se gautama gaNadhara ne prazna kiyA- he bhagavanta mujhe kevalajJAna kaba utpanna hogA? bhagavAna kA pratyuttara thA- jaba tumhAre aMdara vidyamAna rAga khatma ho jAyegA, usI kSaNa tumheM kevala jJAna utpanna ho jAyegA / ataH jaba taka moharUpI rAjA vidyamAna rahatA hai taba taka jIva ko saMsAra baMdhana se chuTakArA nahIM mila sakatA hai| jaba mohanIya karma naSTa hotA hai taba usake antara zeSa 3 ghAti kamoM kA vidhvaMsa hotA hai| ataH karmoM kA rAjA moha hI hai / jaba taka moha rUpI rAjA ko parAsta nahiM kiyA jAtA taba taka zeSa karmoM ko naSTa nahIM hotA taba taka jJAna kI prApti nahIM hotI hai| ataH kevala jJAna kA bodha, yaha moha hI hai / pAMDunaMdana pAMDava eka dina saMsAra se virakta ho gaye aura rAja pATa ko tyAga karake pAcoM pAMDava ne eka sAtha jinezvara (digambara) dIkSA ko aMgIkAra kiyA tathA eka sAtha hI pA~coM pAMDava tapasyA meM tallIna ho gaye / eka dina unakA zatru AyA aura pA~co pAMDava para upasarga karanA prArambha kara diyA, pahale pAMDavoM ko lohA garama karake cipakAyA to bhI pAMDava kucha nahIM bole phira usane lohe ko pUrNataH garama karake kAnoM meM kuMDala kI taraha pahanAyA, lohe kA jaThogIta banA kara bAju meM bAMdhA aura lohe ko garama karake paira meM pAyajAmA ke rUpa meM pahanAyA / isa prakAra vaha zatru pAMDavoM para ghora upasarga hone lagA to nakula aura sahadeva ke mana meM thor3A sA rAga kA ciMgArA udayamAna huaa| vaha isa prakAra utpanna huaa| nakula aura sahadeva socane lage hama donoM to javAna hai, hama donoM kA abhI yauvana avasthA hai| ataH isa upasarga ko hama donoM saha sakate, paraMtu bhImAdi 3 pAMDavoM kA zarIra vRddhAvasthA ko prApta ho cukA hai| ataH vRddha avasthA meM isa saMsAra kAraNa bana gayA phira hama loga parivAra, dhana, vaibhavAdi se atyanta moha kareM to hamArI kyA dazA hogI ? AcArya 123

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pUjyapAda svAmI saMsAra kA kAraNa batAte huye likhate haiM : mohana saMvRtta jJAnaM svabhAva labhate nahIM / mata pumAnpidArzalAM, yathA madana krodrrveH|| yaha jIva moha rUpI madirA pI ke apane svarUpa bhUla cukA hai, jaise madirA pAna kiyA huA vyakti kabhI strI ko mAtA kahatA hai, aura mAtA ko strii| vaha zarAbI yathArtha vastu svarUpa ko samajha nahIM pAtA / usI prakAra moha rUpI zarAba pIyA huA prANI apane svarUpa ko jAna nahIM pAtA / paM. daulatarAmajI ne bhI isI bAta kA ullekha isa prakAra kiyA hai : tAhi suno bhavi mana thira Ana jo cAho apanoM klyaann| moha mahAmada piyo anAdi, bhUla Apako bharamata vAdI / / 3 / / he bhavya jIvoM ! yadi tuma apanA kalyANa cAhate ho to isa parama, pavitra, duHkha nivAraka aura sukhadAyaka zikSA ko mana sthira karake sUno / yaha jIva anAdi kAla se moha rUpI madirA pAna kara apane AtmA ko bhUla kara moharUpI madirA se unmata hokara idhara-udhara cAroM gati meM paribhramaNa kara rahA hai| isI prasaMga meM mujhe eka dRSTAnta yAda A rahA hai- eka vyakti apanI patnI se bahuta DaratA thA / vaha madirA-pAna karake patnI ke samakSa nahIM jAtA thaa| eka dina ghaTanA yaha ghaTI, jaba vaha madirA sevana karake apane ghara meM praveza karane jA hI rahA thA ki acAnaka daravAje ke sAmane patnI khar3I dikhalAI dii| yaha dekhakara usake pAMva tale se dharatI khisakane lgii| use AbhAsa ho gayA ki aba to patni ko patA cala jAyegA ki maiM zarAba pIyA huuN| zarAbI ne socA ki patnI nArAja hogI ataH use prasanna karane kA prayatna karanA caahiye| vaha madirA ke mada meM cara thA. daravAje ke sAmane bhaiMsa baMdhI haI thI. zarAbI ne bhaiMsa kI paMcha pakaDI aura kahane lagA- he priye ! hamezA tama do karatI ho, Aja eka hI coTI kyoM kI hai ? jisa prakAra yaha zarAbI madirA se unmata hokara bhaiMsa ko patnI mAna baiThA usI prakAra moharUpI madirA se unmata prANI svarUpa na jAnakara para padArtha meM ahaM buddhi rakhatA hai, tathA para AtmA, zarIrAdi ko apanA mAnatA hai| isI kAraNa caurAsI lAkha yoni meM bhramaNa kara rahA hai| aura ina yoniyoM meM duHkha hI hogA, duHkha ke sivAya anya kucha nahIM ho sakatA hai| jisa prakAra viSa jaba bhI aura kisI ko bhI pilAyA jAya vaha mArane ke sivAya anya kArya nahIM kara sakatA hai, usI prakAra moha bhI kisI ke bhI prati kyoM na ho vaha duHkha kA hI kAraNa hotA hai / moha meM vidyAdhyayana bhI nahIM hotA kyoMki mohita vidyAbhyAsa nahIM karane detA / isI kAraNa se pUrva kAla meM (rAmanavamI ke samaya se ) baccoM ko ghara meM nahIM par3hAyA jAtA thA / 12 varSa taka gurukula meM vidyA adhyayana karAyA jAtA thA, isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki ghara meM baccA rahegA to baccA kA moha parivAra ke prati bar3hegA tathA pArivArika janoM kA bhI svabhAvataH bacce ke prati moha bar3hegA / lAr3a-pyAra me par3ha nahIM sakatA hai| balki udaNDa TeyA~ 124

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bana jAtA hai| ataH moha, vidyA kA bhI bAdhaka hai| moha ke udaya meM vyakti dIkSA bhI dhAraNa nahIM kara sakatA hai| Aja dekhA bhI jAtA hai ki bAla sapheda ho gaye, mu~ha se dAMta gira gaye, aisA ardhamRtaka zarIra hai jinakA, una vRddha mahApuruSoM se kahA jAye ki bhAI ! aba dIkSA dhAraNa kara lo to vRddha mahApuruSa kahate haiM ki mahArAja ! abhI merA makAna bananA zeSa, abhI merA vyApAra bhI maMdI meM cala rahA hai| dIkSA kI bAta ko havA meM ur3A diyA aura apanI rAmAyaNa gAne lage aura unakA yaha bhI ThikAnA nahIM rahatA hai / isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki moha ne unheM isa taraha jakar3a ke rakhA hai ki maraNa sAmane Ane ke bAvajUda bhI ghara nahIM chor3a sakate haiN| moha baMdhana kA bhI kAraNa hai| agara kisI vyakti ko koI tarUNa strI mohita kara letI hai, to vaha usI kA dhyAna rahatA hai| khAte, pIte, sote jAgate, uThate-baiThate sirpha usI kA dhyAna rahatA hai| usI kA kharIdA huA dAsa bana jAtA hai| ataH moha vyakti ko parAdhIna banA detA hai| eka kahAvata bhI hai ki "parAdhIna svapne sukha nAhI" arthAta para ke AdhIna tIna kAla meM sukha nahIM mila sakatA hai / jaisA ki eka vyakti garIba hai jise sabaha khAne ke bAda sAyaM ko khAne kI ciMtA rahatI hai| eka samaya bhI khAnA rUkhI-sakhI milatI hai. aise garIba vyakti acAnaka koI aparAdha kare to use pulisa baMdI banAkara jela meM DAla detI hai| jela me do samaya ArAma se khAnA milatA hai| cAyAdi bhI upalabdha hotI haiN| ghara se bhI adhika jela meM suvidhA hote huye bhI vyakti jela me rahanA nahIM cAhatA hai| balki yaha bhAvanA karatA hai kaba jela se chUTUM aura kaba maiM ghara jAUM / isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki vahA~ sukha kI anubhUti nahIM ho sakatI hai / isI prakAra lakSmI (dhana) ke saMcaya karane meM dina-rAta lagA rahatA hai / isake lie acche-bure sabhI kAma karatA hai / usI ciMtA ke kAraNa na vidyamAna sampatti kA upabhoga karatA, na hI caina se so pAtA hai, na hI ArAma se khAtA-pItA hai| adhika kyA kahe lakSmI ke moha se mohita vyakti svakIya pitA tathA janmadAtrI mAtA ko bhI khatma (hatyA) karane meM pIche nahIM haTatA hai / ataH moha se yukta prANI saMsAra meM paribhramaNa kara rahA hai / jisa prakAra navanIta (makkhana) nikAlane ke lie eka lakar3I do rassI ke bIca phiratA hai usI prakAra rAga-dveSa rUpI rassI meM jIva rUpI lakar3I phaMsakara saMsAra paribhramaNa kara rahA hai / pUjyapAda svAmI kahate hai : rAgadveSa dvayI dIrgha, netrA karSaNa karmaNA / ajJAnAtsuciraM jIva, saMsArabdhau bhramatyasau / / 1 / / ye prANI rAga-dveSa kAraNa ajJAnI banA huA hai aura ajJAnatA ke kAraNa saMsAra meM paribhramaNa kara rahA hai| moha karane se hiMsA bhI hotI hai kyoMki AcArya amRtacandra jI puruSArtha siddhi upAya meM kahate hai ki AtmA pariNAma (svabhAva) kA hanana (ghAta) hone se hiMsA hotI hai ataH AtmA kA svabhAva vItarAgatA hai aura moha karane se usa vItarAgatA kA hanana hotA hai| isalie moha karane se hiMsA karane kA bhI pApa, lagatA hai| tathA uparyukta gAthA meM yaha bhI batAyA hai ki jahA~ rAga hogA vahA~ niyama se dveSa bhI rahegA / jaisA ki iSTa vastu ke prati rAga hai to iSTa vastu ke bAdhaka ke prati dveSa rahegA / udAharaNa ke taura para samajhiye nAga nAgina kA jor3A hai, acAnaka 125

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skUTara ke nIce nAga kI mRtyu ho gaI, usI samaya nAgina kyA cupa baiThegI,nahIM ! mRtyu kA badalA lene ke lie usa skUTara kA pIchA karegI aura skUTara vAle ko mAra DAlegI, isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki nAga ke prati hone vAle AghAta se skUTara vAle ke prati dveSa ho gayA / ataH isase siddha hotA hai moha vaira evaM dveSa kA bhI utpAdaka hai| isake sAtha hI yaha moha aMhakAra (mAna) kA bhI janmadAtA hai| jaisA ki apanA zarIra sundara hai aura zarIra ke prati moha hai to hameM nizcita rUpa se ahaM bhAva paidA hotA hai ki are mere jitanA sundara zarIra aura kisI kA nahIM hai| moha lobha kA bhI kAraNa hai, jaisA ki dhana se hamAra sneha hai to dhana ko saMgraha karane kI icchA hotI hai| ataH dhana saMgrahita kane kA bhAva hI lobha hai aura lobha hI pApa kA bApa hai / lobha pApa ko janma detA hai aura pApa duHkha ke sivAya anya kyA de sakatA hai ? uparyakta bAtoM se siddha hotA hai ki moha se cAroM kaSAyoM kI utpatti hotI hai| kaSAya AtmA ko kaluSita karatI hai| AtmA kA pariNAma kaluSita hone se pApa baMdha bhI hogA / pApa baMdha hone se pApa udaya meM bhI niyama se AyegeM aura pApodaya se duHkha prApta hogaa| ataH jahA~ se bhI dekhoM, kisI bhI niyama se dekho, moha jo hai vaha duHkha kA hI kAraNa hai aura hama duHkhI moha ke kAraNa hI ho rahe haiM aura sArA duHkha kA khajAnA moha hI hai / ataH moha kA jitanA bane utanA tyAga karane kA prayatna kareM / moha se rahita hokara sukhAnubhava kA pratyeka jIva anubhava kare isI pavitra bhAvanA ke sAtha virAma letA huuN| jaya mahAvIra ! jina maMdira hamAre jina dharma kI anAdikAla kI paramparA ko batAne vAle hai / - pUjya AryikA zrI supArzvamatI mAtAjI jaina dharmake tIrthoM evaM maMdiroM ke jIrNoddhAra ke lie ciMtana kare tabhI hamArI saMskRti surakSita raha sakatI hai| - pUjya AcArya zrI vardhamAnasAgarajI ma. 126

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karma se hI nahIM janma se bhI mahAn mAnava karma se hI nahIM janma se bhI mahAn hai, Aja jana-jana meM eka bhrama dhAraNA bana cukI hai ki mAnava janma se nahIM apitu karma se mahAn hai, jaina zAsana meM 24 tIrthaMkara jisa samaya garbha me Ate hai, garbha meM Ane ke chaH mAha pUrva hI kubera sundara nagarI kI racanA karatA hai| gRhAMgana meM ratnoM kI varSA hotI hai| mAtA solaha maMgala svapnoM ko dekhatI hai / indra kI AjJA se aSTa deviyA~ zrI, hI, dhRti Adi va 56 kumArikAeM mAtA kI sevA karatI haiM yaha saba kyoM ? isakA samAdhAna hai ki garbha meM Ane vAlA bAlaka karma se nahIM janma se hI athavA garbha se hI mahAn hai / itanA hI nahIM jo jIva narakAyu ko chor3akara madhyaloka me tIrthaMkara hone vAle hote haiM unake lie naraka meM bhI 6 mAha pUrva nArakI upadrava nahIM kara pAte / devaloka ke jIva unakI surakSA meM koTa lagA dete hai / yadi janma lene vAle janma se mahAn nahIM hote to nagara kI racanA, ratnoM kI varSA, sAr3he bAraha karor3a bAjoM kA bajanA, indra dvArA deviyoM ko mAtA kI sevA meM bhejanA, janmate bAlaka kA sumerU parvata para devoM dvArA abhiSeka honA, janmajAta zizu ke samakSa eka bhavAvatArI saudharma indra kA natamastaka honA unake samakSa nRtya karanA Adi adbhuta kArya, kaise ho sakate haiM ? - AryikA zrI syAdvAdamatI jI tIrthaMkara, cakravartI, baladeva, kAmadevAdi mahApuruSa janma se mahAn haiM aura karma se to mahAn hai hIM / vicAraNIya prazna yaha bhI hai ki eka mahAn jIva ke garbha meM Ane para ghara-parivAra me sukha-zAnti-vaibhava meM vRddhi hotI haiM mAtA ke cehare para muskAna hotI hai tathA use acche-acche dohada uThate hai / duSTa jIva ke garbha meM Ane para ghara-parivAra meM vipatti AtI hai, ghara kI rUci azubha karmoM meM lagatI hai tathA mAM ko bhI aniSTa dohada uThate haiM / ina sabhI vicAraNIya cinhoM se spaSTa saMketa milatA hai ki mAnava janma se bhI mahAn hai, karma se bhI mahAn hai / satyatA kI ora dRSTipAta kareM, gaharAI meM praveza kareM to jo janma se mahAn nahIM hai vaha karma se bhI mahAn nahIM ho sakatA / ucca kula meM utpanna huA mAnava digambarAvasthA ko prApta kara mukti zrI kA varaNa kara sakatA hai, anya nahIM / janma se jisakA kulAdi uttama hai usakI vANI, usakA vyavahAra, usakA rahana-sahana Adi apane Apa meM vizeSatA lie hotA hai / ataH karma kI mahAnatA meM prathama janma kI mahAnatA Avazyaka hai / janma se mahAn hone meM anekoM janmoM kA puruSArtha kAraNa hai / jisa bhavyAtmA ne pUrva bhava meM prANImAtra ke utthAna kA vicAra kiyA hai, jisake pariNAmoM meM prANImAtra ke kalyANa kI bhAvanA sadA rahI hai, aisI mahAn AtmA tIrthaMkara prakRti kA baMdha karatA hai vaha janma se bhI nahIM 127

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garbha se mahAn hotA hai / trilokyAdhipati tIrthaMkara bhagavAna madhyaloka meM janma lene vAle hai, indra avadhijJAna ke dvArA jaba aisA jAnatA hai taba vaha kubera ko AjJA karatA hai ki tuma madhyaloka meM jAkara sundara, uttama nagarI kI racanA karo / zrI hI Adi aSTa deviyoM ko bhI indra AjJA detA hai ki tuma loga tIrthaMkara jananI kI sevA karo / indra kI AjJA pAkara kubera nava yojana caur3e aura bAraha yojana lambe suMdara vizAla nagara kI racanA karatA hai / kubera bhakti ke sAtha garbha meM Ane ke chaha mAha pUrva hI dina me caudaha karor3a ratnoM kI varSA bhI prArambha kara detA hai / zrI hI dhRti Adi ATha mukhya deviyoM ke sAtha chappana kumArikA deviyAM bhI mAtA kI sevA karatI hai| jinamAtA pichalI rAtri meM 16 svapnoM gajarAja, zveta vRSabha, siMha, lakSmI kA kalaza ke dvArA abhiSeka, do mAlA, ravi, zazi, do mIna, kanaka ghaTa, jalayukta sarovara, kallola mAlAoM se yukta samudra, siMhAsana, ramaNIka deva vimAna, dharaNendra bhavana, rUcikara ratnarAzi aura nirdhUma agni ko dekhatI hai / prAtaHkAla zubhabelA meM uThakara nitya kriyA se nirvRtta ho rAjA ke pAsa jAkara vaha jinamAtA patideva ko vinayapUrvaka namaskAra karake svapnoM kA phala pUchatI haiN| rAjA svapnoM kA phala kahakara rAnI ko saMtuSTa karate haiM tathA kahate haiM - priye tumhArI kokha se tInaloka kA nAtha aisA tIrthaMkara putra utpanna hogaa| bhagavAna tIrthaMkara ko garbha meM AyA jAnakara indra madhyaloka meM AtA hai aura nagara kI tIna pradakSiNA dekara mAtA-pitA ko namaskAra karake unakI phala puSpoM se pUjA karatA hai| tathA usI samaya sAr3he bAraha karor3a vAditra bajane lagate hai / devAMganAeM mAtA se aneka prakAra ke gUr3ha prazna pUchatI hai tathA mAtA bhI garbhastha mahAnAtmA se jJAna ke prabhAva se gUr3ha praznoM kA uttara detI hai / bAlaka tIrthaMkara janama se bhI nahIM garbha se hI mahAn hote hai usI mahAnatA kA phala mAtA para bhI par3atA hai| mAtA kI sevA deviyAM karatI hai| koI mAtA ko nahalAtI hai, koI zrRMgAra karatI hai, koI darpaNa dikhalAtI hai| yadi svIkAra na kareM to kyA anya nArI meM yaha meM vizeSatA dekhane meM AtI hai / isa prakAra aneka prakAra se deva-devAMganAeM garbhAlaya manAtI hai, unako garbha kalyANa kahate haiM / mati-zruta-avadhi tIna jJAna ke avadhAraka tIrthaMkara bhagavAn kA jisa samaya janma hotA hai usa samaya tIna loka meM Ananda aura zAnti chA jAtI hai usakA varNana avarNIya hai| deviyAM mAtA kI sevA karane meM tatpara rahatI hai / putra janma ke samaya mAtA ko thor3A sA bhI kaSTa nahIM hotaa| usa samaya nAbhimaMDala atyaMta svaccha ho / AkAza se kalpavRkSa ke sugandhita puSpoM kI varSA hotI hai / duMdubhi bAje bajate hai / prakRti bhI usa samaya mAnoM harSa se nAca uThatI hai / jAtA hai 128

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tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke janma ke samaya dasa atizaya hote haiM ... atizayarUpa, sugandhatana nAhi paseva nihAra, priya hita vacana atulya bala rudhira zveta AkAra / lakSaNa sahasaru ATha tana samacaturasa saMsthAna, bajravRSabhanArAja juta ye janamata isa jAna / / tIrthaMkara bAlaka ke zarIra meM khUna dUdha ke samAna sapheda hotA hai / kaSAyavAna hiMsaka prANiyoM ke bhAvoM meM kaluSatA ke kAraNa unakA zArIrika khUna lAla hotA hai, kintu tIrthakara bhagavAna ke pariNAmoM meM prANI mAtra ke prati maitrI bhAva hotA hai tathA pariNAmoM meM azubha lezyA kA abhAva hotA hai, isI kAraNa unakA khUna sapheda hotA hai| prabhu ke janma ke samaya bhavanavAsiyoM ke bhavana meM zaMkhadhvani, vyantaroM ke yahA~ bherInAda, jyotiSayoM ke yahA~ siMhanAda tathA kalpavAsiyoM ke ghara ghaMTe bajane lagate hai / prabhu ke janma ke mahAprabhAva se indra kA AsAna kampita hotA, indra avadhijJAna se jAnatA hai ki madhyaloka meM tIrthaMkara prabhu ne janma liyA hai / vaha harSa vibhora ho uThatA hai| siMhAsana se uThakara "jayatAM jinaH" aisA kahakara hAtha jor3akara bhagavAn ko parokSa namaskAra karatA hai / indra kI AjJA prAptakara caturnikAya ke deva sau garma indra kI sabhA meM upasthita hote haiM / kubera sAta prakAra kI senA sahita abhiyogya jAti ke deva ko airAvata banane ko Adeza detA hai| kabera kI AjJA pAte hI vikriyA zakti se sampanna vAhana jAti kA dave eka lAkha yojanA kA gajAkAra vaikriyika zarIra banAtA hai / usa gajarAja ke battIsa mukha hote haiM / eka-eka mukha meM ATha-ATha dAMta aura pratyeka dAMta para eka-eka sarovara, pratyeka sarovara meM eka-eka kamalinI, eka-eka kamalinI sambandhI battIsa-battIsa kamala / pratyeka kamala ke battIsa-battIsa patra rahate haiN| pratyeka patra para devAMganAeM manoharI nRtya karatI hai| caturnikAya deva ke sAtha saudharma indra-indrANI sahita airAvata hAthI para ArUr3ha hokara prabhu ke janma sthAna para pahuMcate haiN| sarvaprathama indra nagara kI tIna pradakSiNA dekara rAjAMgaNa meM pravezakara indmaNI ko prasUti ghara meM jAkara prabhu ko lAne kI AjJA detA hai / devarAja kI AjJA pAkara inhmaNI prasUtighara meM jAkara prabhu ke prathama darzana kara AlhAdita hotI hai, prabhu kI tIna pradakSiNA dekara bhaktipUrvaka namaskAra karatI hai| prathama darzana karane kA mahAbhAgya indrANI ko prApta huA, aho puNya kI mahimA adbhUta hai / prabhudarzana se indrANI ke nayanacakora pulakita ho uThe, hRdaya meM kalpanAtIta hilore uThane lgii| isI prathama darzana kI bhakti kA mahAphala vaha indrANI eka bhavAvatArI hotI hai| indrANI mAtA kI bhakti kara mAtA ke pAsa mAyAmayI bAlaka ko rakhakara prabhu ko godI meM lekara bAhara jAtI hai aura indra kI goda meM prabhu ko arpaNa karatI hai| 129

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indra bhI prabhu ke darzanakara eka dRSTi se niharatA huA prabhu ko apalka nirakhatA hai tathA vizAla sumeru parvata para le jAkara 1008 bar3e-bar3e kalazoM se prabhu kA abhiSeka karatA hai / indrANI bhI prabhu kA abhiSeka kara zrRMgAra karatI hai, vastrAbhUSaNa pahanAtI hai| prabhu ko punaH janma sthAna meM lAkara, mAtA-pitA ko sauMpakara indra tANDava nRtya karatA hai aura prabhu kI sevA meM devoM ko niyukta kara svargasthAna meM calA jAtA hai| isa prakAra janma se hI mahAn tIrthaMkara prabhu kI devakRta pUjA abhiSeka Adi kriyAoM ko janma kalyANaka mahotsava kahate haiM / bAlaka tIrthaMkara dUja ke candramA kI taraha bar3e hote hue samasta sukhoM ko bhogate hue bhI nimitta pAte hI saMsAra se virakta ho jAte haiN| tabhI unake vairAgya kI anumodana karane paMcama svarga se laukAntika deva Ate haiM / laukAntika deva prabhu ke vairAgya kI anumodanA kara namaskAra karate hai evaM punaH svarga cale jAte haiM / tabhI cAroM nikAya ke devoM sahita indra AtA hai aura kSIrasamudra ke jala se bhagavAn kA dIkSAbhiSeka karake sundara vastrAbhUSaNa se unhe susajjita karatA hai / pazcAt devaracita pAlakI meM baiThAkara vana meM le jAtA hai / pAlakI se nIce utarakara sarva parigraha ko tyAga candrakAntamaNi kI zilA para ArUr3ha hokara upavAsa dhAraNakara "U~ namaH siddhebhyaH" aisA uccAraNa kara bhagavAn paMcama gati kI prApti ke lie paMca parAvartanoM kA mUla viccheda karane ke lie paMcamuSTI kezaloMca kara moha zatru ke senA ko ukhAr3akara pheMka dete hai / prabhu ke pAvana kezoM ko indra ratna piTAre meM rakhakara utsAha va bhakti ke sAtha kSIra samudra meM visarjita karatA hai| prabhu do, tIna, cAra Adi dinoM meM pAraNA ke lie Ate haiM, rAjA ke ghara AhAra karate haiM / rAjAMgaNa meM ratnoM kI varSA hotI hai, duMdubhi-vAditra bajate haiM, puSpa-vRSTi, jaya-jaya dhvani aura gaMdhodaka kI varSA rUpa paMcAzcarya hote haiM / isa prakAra tIrthaMkara prabhu kI vairAgya avasthA ko dIkSAkalyANaka kahate hai / jinadeva dhyAnAgni ke dvArA ghAtiyAM karma kA vinAza kara kevalajJAna prApta karate haiM / kevalajJAna prApta hote hI prabhu pRthvItala se 5000 dhanuSa Upara cale jAte haiN| prabhu ke darzanArtha samIpa meM jAne ke lie indra vizAla samavazaraNa kI racanA karatA hai| samavasaraNa meM ATha bhUmiyAM haiM prAsAda caitya nilayA parikhAta vallI / prodyAnaketu suravRkSakRhADDa gaNAzca / / pITatrayaM sadasi casyaM sadA vibhAti / tatme namastribhuvana prabhave jinAya / / 3||nN.bh. / / (1) caitya prAsAda bhUmi (2) khAtikA bhUmi (3) latA bhUmi (4) upavana bhUmi (5) dhvajA bhUmi (6) kalpabhUmi (7) bhavanabhUmi aura (8) zrImaNDapa bhUmi / aSTama zrI maNDapa bhUmi meM 12 koThe hote haiM unameM kramaza munirAja Adi virAjamAna hote haiM 130

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nirgrantha munivara kalpavanitA AryikA haiM sohatI / jyotiSI vyantara bhavana kI deviyAM mana mohatI / / bhavana vyantara jyotiSI aru kalpavAsI deva haiM | manuja pazu saba jina caraNa meM jhuka rahe sira Teka haiM / / zrI maNDapa kI bhUmi ke madhya vaiDUrya bhUmi nirmita prathama pIThikA haiM / usa pIThikA para aSTa maMgaladravya bhRMgAra, tAla, kalaza, dhvaja, svastika, chatra, darpaNa, camara, aura yakSarAja ke mastaka para sthita hajAra AroM vAlA dharmacakra haiM / prathama pIThikA ke Upara svarNa nirmita dUsarI pIThikA hai usake Upara cakra, gaja, vRSabha, kamalA, vastra, siMha, garur3a aura mAlA cinha se yukta nirmala dhvAjAeM haiM / I tIsarI pIThikA para tIna chatra se zobhita, maNimaya vRkSa ke nIce siMhAsana para antarikSa jinendra bhagavAna sthita rahate haiN| isa samavasaraNa sabhA meM bIsa hajAra sIr3hiyAM rahatI haiM / bhagavAn ke donoM tarapha causaTha camara dulate haiM / bhagavAna ke pITha pIche rAta dina ke bheda ko naSTa karane vAlA bhAmaMDala hai / amRta ke samudra sadRza nirmala bhAmaNDala rUpa darpaNa meM sura-asura tathA mAnava apane sAta sAta bhava dekhate haiM / kevala jJAna hote hI jinendra deva meM atizaya hote haiM yojana zata ika meM subhikha gagana gamAna mukha cAra / nahi adayA upasarga nahIM, nAhi kavalAhAra // saba vidyA Izvara pano, nAhi bar3he nakha keza / animiSa ddaga chAyA rahita dasa kevala ke veza / / samavazaraNa meM virAjamAna tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke kevalajJAnotsava kI pUjA karane va bhagavAna ke darzana karane ke lie airAvata hAthI para ArUr3ha ho indra indrANI apane saba parivAra ke sAtha Ate haiM aura caturnikAya ke devoM ke sAtha divya vastuoM ke dvArA jinadeva kI bhakti pUrvaka pUjA karate haiM I samavazaraNa meM sthita prabhu kI prabhAtakAla, madhyAhUnakAla, sAyaMkAla tathA madhyarAtri meM chaha-chaha ghar3I taka divya vANI sarvAMga se khiratI hai| bhagavAna kI vANI ko gaNadhara jhelate haiM / prabhu kI divyavANI meM sapta tatvoM kA kathana hotA hai jisako sunakara bhavyajIva santuSTa hote haiM tathA aneka prakAra ke vrata, niyama, saMyama dhAraNa kara AtmakalyANa karate haiM / tIrthaMkara prabhu apane vihAra ke vibhinna dezoM ko pavitra karate haiM / vihAra ke samaya devagaNa prabhu ke caraNa-kamaloM ke nIce do sau svarNamaya kamaloM kI racanA karate haiN| isa prakAra kevalajJAnotpatti ke samaya indra dvArA samavazaraNa racanA honA, kevala jJAna kI pUjA honA, divyadhvani ke dvArA asaMkhya jIvoM kA kalyANa honA Adi saba kevalajJAna kalyANa mahotsava haiM / tIrthaMkara bhagavAna se vibhinna dezoM meM jinadharma kI apUrva prabhAvanA karate hue, dharmopadeza kI varSA karate hue anta meM samavazaraNa svarUpa bahiraMga lakSmI kA tyAgakara apanI ananta catuSTaya rUpa antaraMga lakSmI meM suzobhita hote hue yogoM kA 131

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nirodha kara zukla dhyAna rUpa agni ke dvArA aghAtiyA karmoM kA kSayakara parama vizuddha siddhAvasthA ko / mokSa ko prApta karate yukta ho jAte hai / / eka samaya meM hI Rjugati se gamana kara ve lokAgra meM sthita ho aSTaguNoM Ayu pUrNa hote hI tIrthaMkara bhagavAna kA paramaudAyika zarIra kapUra kI bhA~ti ur3a jAtA haiM / caturnikA ke deva Akara sarvaprathama Ananda nAmaka nATaka karate haiN| agnikumAra deva apane mukuTa se agni utpanna kara nakhaaura kezoM kA dAha saMskAra karate haiM / tadanantara nirvANa sthAna para bhagavAna kI pUjA-stuti, namaskAra karake deva apane-apane sthAna para cale jAte haiM / spaSTataH siddha hai ki janma se mahAn AtmA hI paMcakalyANaka vibhUti ko prApta karatA hai| janma se mahAn AtmA karma se hI mahAn banakara apane paramapada ko tathA ananta sukha ko prApta karatA hai / bhItara se dharmI bano, chor3o mAyAcAra / karanI-kathanI eka ho, yahI dharma kA sAra / / 132

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mahAvIra kA anupama avadAna aparigraha nIraja jaina, satanA parigraha kI tRSNA ko apane lie ahitakara samajhakara aMtaraMga aura bahiraMga sabhI prakAra ke parigrahoM se mamatva-bhAva haTAnA, parigraha kA bhAra kama karane ke upAya karanA aura apanI AvazyakatA ke anurUpa unakI sImA nirdhArita karake usase adhika saMgraha kA tyAga kara denA, yahI parigraha parimANa-aNuvrata kI paribhASA hai| yaha apanI aMtahIna icchAoM ko sImita karane kA kauzala hai ataH isakA dUsarA nAma icchA-parimANa vrata bhI hai| yaha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke upadezoM kA prANa tatva hai / parigraha ke prakAra : parigraha caubIsa prakAra kA kahA gayA hai| caudaha aMtaraMga aura dasa brAhya / mithyAvAda yA avidyA, krodha, mAna, mAyA aura lobha, hAsya rati-arati bhaya-jugupsA aura zoka tathA strI aura napuMsaka veda sambandhI vAsanA, yaha caudaha prakAra ke aMtaraMga parigraha hai| dUsare zabdoM meM aisA kaha sakate haiM ki cetanA meM uThane vAlI vikAra kI sabhI taraMge aMtaraMga parigraha haiM / kAmanAoM kA hI dUsarI nAma hai- aMtaraMga parigraha / bAhya parigraha ke dasa bheda hai- kSetra-vAstu, dhana-dhAnya, dvipada-catuSpada, zayanAsanayAna, kupya aura bhANDa / ina saba aMtaraMga aura bahiraMga parigrahoM meM, apanI zakti, paristhiti aura AvazyakatA ke anusAra sImA bAMdha kara unake bAhara jo ananta padArtha haiM una sabakA mana-vacana aura kAya se tyAga kara denA "parigraha parimANa-aNuvrata" hai| parigraha parimANa vrata kA dUsarA nAma icchA parimANa vrata hai| icchAoM kA vistAra asIma hai / yadi unheM sImita na kiyA jAye to icchAeM mAnava ko dAnava ke samAna bhayAvaha aura vivekahIna banA detI haiM / manuSya jaba apanI icchAoM ke adhIna ho jAtA hai taba vaha cAhatA hai ki sabase adhika sukhasuvidhAeM aura sAdhana usI ke pAsa hoM / sArA vabhaiva, yaza aura khuziyAM use hI milatI rheN| maje kI bAta yaha hai ki jaise icchAoM kI pUrti hotI hai, vaise hI vaise unakA dAyarA bar3hatA jAtA hai / tRSNA kI yahI vizeSatA hai ki vaha kabhI samApta nahIM hotI / vaha aisI Aga hai jo bujhanA jAnatI hI nhiiN| Aja samAja meM jo zoSaNa-vRtti, avizvAsa, IrSyA-dveSa, chala-kapaTa, dukha-dAridrya, lUTa-mAra aura zoka-saMtApa Upara se nIce taka vyApa rahe haiM / unakA pramukha kAraNa parigraha vRtti, jamAkhorI, munAphAkhorI yA saMgraha kI bhAvanA hI hai| parigrahavRtti hiMsA kA mUla kAraNa hai| isase bacanA yA isa para niyaMtraNa rakhanA hI hitakara hai, isIlie gRhastha zrAvaka ko icchA-parimANa vrata kA parAmarza diyA gayA hai / 133

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bhAva hiMsA aura dravya-hiMsA kI taraha parigraha meM bhI bheda karanA caahie| padArthoM ke sAtha mana meM lagAva rakhanA, unake vyAmoha kI mUrcchA meM kho jAnA bhAva-parigraha hai| manacAhI vastuoM kA svAmitva prApta kara lenA, una para kAbija ho jAnA dravya parigraha yA bhautika parigraha hai / bhautika parigraha merA banA rahe aura bhItara se usakI lolupatA chUTa jAye aisA kabhI nahIM ho sakatA / isIlie brAhya parigraha kA tyAga sAdhaka ke lie anivArya hai| aMtaraMga meM jitanA mamatva-bhAva ho itane padArtha mila hI jAyeM, aisA niyama to nahIM haiM, parantu bAhara jitanA hamane jor3akara, saMjokara rakhA hai, jisakI rakSA ke lie hama dina-rAta ciMtita haiM, niyama se usakI mamatA hamAre bhItara hogii| dhAna kA UparI moTA chilakA car3hA rahe aura bhItara kA mahIna lAla chilakA utara jAe yaha kaise saMbhava hai ? parigraha parimANa - aNuvrata meM vikSepa utpanna karane vAle pAMca aticAra haiM ativismaya, atilobha aura ati bhAravAhana / inakI vyAkhyA isa prakAra hogI 1. adhika lAbha kI AkAMkSA meM zakti se adhika daur3a-dhUpa karanA / dina-rAta usI AkulatA meM ulajhane rahanA aura dUsaroM se bhI niyama-viruddha adhika kAma lenA ativAhana 1 2. adhika lAbha kI icchA se upabhoktA vastuoM kA adhika samaya taka saMgraha karake rakhanA / arthAt adhika munAphAkhorI yA jamAkhorI kI bhAvanA rakhakara saMgraha karanA atisaMgraha hai / 3. apane adhika lAbha ko dekhakara ahaMkAra meM DUba jAnA aura dUsaroM ke adhika lAbha meM viSAda karanA, jalanA-kur3hanA aura hAya-hAya karanA ativismaya hai| apanI nirdhArita sImA ko bhUla jAnA yA bar3hAne kI bhAvanA karanA bhI usameM zamila hai / ativAhana, atisaMgraha, 4. manacAhA lAbha hote hue bhI aura adhika lAbha kI AkAMkSA karanA, kraya-vikraya ho jAne ke bAda bhAva ghaTa-bar3ha jAne se, adhika lAbha kI sambhAvanA ho jAne para use apanA ghATA mAnakara saMkleza karanA atilobha hai / 5. lobha ke vaza hokara kisI para nyAya se adhika bhAra DAlanA, tathA sAmane vAle kI sAmarthya ke bAhara apanA hissA, munAphA, byAja Adi vasUla karanA ati bhAravAhana hai / pAMca indriyoM ke mAdhyama se sparza, rasa, rUpa, gandha aura zabda-svara Adi kA jJAna hotA hai / isI mAdhyama se vastuoM ke saMgraha kI bhAvanA bar3hatI hai, ataH pAMca indriyoM ke viSayoM para nitya niyaMtraNa kI bhAvanA rakhanA parigraha - parimANa vrata hI bhAvanA hai I hiMsA- jhUTha-corI-kuzIla aura parigraha ye pAMca pApa dukha rUpa haiN| jisake sAtha hiMsA Adi kA vyavahAra kiyA jAtA hai, vaha to duHkhI hotA hI hai parantu inheM karate samaya, pApa karane vAle ko bhI kaI prakAra se dukha jhelane par3ate hai / pApa dukha rUpa hai| AgAmI kAla meM ina pApoM kA duSphala bhoganA paDegA, taba bhI taraha taraha dukha jIva ko uThAne par3eMge ataH pApa dukha ke bIja bhI hai 1 ke 134

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vadha baMdhana aura pIr3ana jisa prakAra mujhe apriya haiM, usI prakAra ve dUsare prANiyoM ko bhI apriya aura kaSTakara hoNge| kisI ke kaThora aura kaTu vacana sunakara yA jhUThI bAtoM se mujhe duHkha hotA hai, vaise hI dUsaroM ko bhI duHkha hotA hogA / merI kisI vastu kI corI ho jAne para, yA Thage jAne para mujhe jaisI pIr3A hotI hai, vaise hI dUsare loga bhI vastu ke viyoga meM pIr3ita hote hoNge| mere parivAra kI striyoM kA jarA sA bhI tiraskAra ho jAye taba mujhe jaisA mAnasika kaSTa hotA hai, vaisA hI apanI mAtA-bahina-patnI yA putra ko lekara dUsaroM ko bhI hotA hogaa| parigraha-prApti meM bAdhA A jAne para yA prApta parigraha ke naSTa ho jAne para jaise mujhe vAMchA aura zoka Adi kA dukha uThAnA par3atA hai, vaisA hI sabhI ko hotA hogA / bAra-bAra aisA cintavana karane se yaha AsthA banegI ki hiMsAdika pApa kevala dUsaroM ke lie hI dukhada nahIM hai, ve mere lie bhI vartamAna meM duHkha rUpa haiM tathA bhaviSya ke lie dukha ke bIja haiM / Aja bote samaya bhale hI kSaNika sukha kA AbhAsa inameM hotA hai, parantu kAlAntara meM jaba mujhe vaha phasala kATanI par3egI, taba taka yAtanAoM, pIr3AoM aura saMklezoM ke cakravyUha meM merI AtmA akelI hI hogI / usa samaya merA koI sahAyI nahIM hogaa| .... nahIM, aba mujhe yaha kaTIlI phasala bonI hI nahIM hai / apane kurukSetra ko sulagane nahIM denA hai| pAMca grAma dekara yaha saMgharSa, TalatA ho to yaha avasara khonA nahIM hai| kyA sacamuca parigraha pApa hai..? zAstroM meM paga-paga para parigraha ko pApa batAyA gayA hai / jisane bhI AtmakalyANa kA saMkalpa liyA usane sabase pahale parigraha kA hI tyAga kiyA hai / prAyaH sabhI dharmagranthoM meM parigraha kI nindA kI gaI hai| parantu bAta kucha samajha meM AtI nahIM / sArI sukha-suvidhAeM upalabdha karAne kI sAmarthya rakhane vAlI sampadA pApa kaise ho sakatI hai ? kucha loga use puNya kA bhI to kahate haiN| puNya kA phala aura pApa yaha kaise ho sakatA hai ? aise aneka prazna parigraha ko lekara mana meM uThate haiM / parigraha pApa hai to usakA jaharIlApana samajhA jAnA cAhiye / use sahI pariprekSya meM pahacAnA jAnA cAhiye / isalie parigraha para kucha aura vicAra kreNge| aparigraha-saMrakSaka - eka vyakti makAna banavAnA cAhatA thaa| usane vAstakAra se apane mana kA nakzA taiyAra krvaayaa| nakzA sacamuca bahuta acchA banA thA / usake sAtha nirmANa ke lie takanIkI parAmarza ( varkiMga DijAinsa) bhI sAtha meM dI gaI thii| isa saba ke lie dhanyavAda dete hue vAstukAra se prazna kiyA gayA - kabhI-kabhI naye makAna meM bhI pAnI Tapakane lagatA hai| Apa itanI kRpA aura kareM ki isa nakze meM una sthaloM para nizAna lagA deM jahAM pAnI Tapakane kI hAlata meM marammata karAnI caahie| prazna sunakara vAstukAra cakita thA / apane vyAvasAyika jIvana meM pahalI bAra aise prazna se usakA 135

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sAmanA huA thA / usane kahA- bandhu ! yadi merI DijAina ke anusAra nirmANa hogA to makAna meM pAnI Tapakane kA koI prazva hI nahIM hai / parantu yadi kisI kAraNa se, kabhI, chata Tapakane hI lage to usa samaya kahAM marammata karAnI hogI, vaha Aja nakze meM kaise rekhAMkita kiyA jA sakatA hai ? jaba pAnI Tapake tabhI Apa dekha leM ki pAnI kahAM se TapakatA hai, basa vahIM marammata karAnI hogI / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne hameM apane vyaktitva kA nirmANa karane ke lie bhI eka aisA nakzA diyA thA jisase eka chidra rahita bhavana hama banA sakate the| unhoMne jIvana nirmANa ke lie kucha aise takanIkI parAmarza diye the jina para yadi amala kiyA jAtA to eka niSpApa aura niSkalaMka vyaktitva hamArA bana sakatA thA / hamAre jIvana meM pApa kA praveza ho hI nahIM sakatA thA / parantu hama cUka gaye / apane vyaktitva kA prAsAda khar3A karate samaya hamane mahAvIra ke nirdezoM kA pAlana nahIM kiyA / isI kA phala hai ki hamAre jIvana meM pAMca pApoM kA praveza ho rahA hai| yadi hamArA jIvana unakI batAI huI paddhati para gar3hA jAtA to usameM pApa ke risAva kA koI prazna hI nahIM thA / aba hamAre sAmane samasyA yahI hai ki apane sachidra vyaktitva ko paripUrNa banAne ke lie hama kyA upacAra kareM ? hamAre jIvana meM jagaha jagaha pApa kA malina jala Tapaka rahA hai, kisa tarapha se usa cuana rokane kA prayAsa kareM ? pApa pravRttiyoM se bacane ke lie mahAvIra kA yahI parAmarza hai ki niraMtara Atma-avalokana karate raheM / jisa AcaraNa ke mAdhyama se hamAre jIvana meM pApa praveza hotA dikhe, usa AcaraNa ko pUrI satarkatA ke sAtha anuzAsita karane kA prayatna kareM / pApa kI jar3a- lipsA Aja hamAre jIvana meM parigraha hI zeSa cAra pApoM ke dvAra khola rahA hai| Aja vahI kainsara kI vyAdhi banakara hamAre mana mastika para chAyA huA hai| jIvana meM praveza karatI huI pApa kI dhArA ko rokane ke lie, hameM pahale apanI parigraha lipsA para aMkuza lagAnA hogA, taba usa dizA meM Aga bar3hA jA sakegA / hiMsA, jhUTha, corI aura kuzIla se hama saba ghRNA karate haiM, parantu parigraha se koI ghRNA nahIM karatA / ulTe usake sAnnidhya meM hama apane Apa ko sukhI aura bhAgyavAna samajhane lage haiN| yaha parigraha-priyatA hameM bhItara taka jakar3a rahIM haiM, yaha hita-ahita kA viveka bhI hamase chIna rahI hai / Aja parigraha ke pIche manuSya aisA dIvAnA ho rahA hai ki usake arjana aura saMrakSaNa ke lie vaha karaNIya aura akaraNIya, saba kucha karane ko taiyAra hai / hama anajAne meM bhI hiMsaka nahIM honA cAhate, parantu parigraha ke arjana aura rakSaNa ke lie jitanI bhI hiMsA karanI par3e hama karate jA rahe haiN| hama svapna meM bhI jhUTha aura corI kameM apanI pratiSThA nahIM mAnate / 136

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unake binA apane Apako dukhI bhI nahIM mAnate / parantu parigraha ke arjana aura rakSaNa ke lie jitanA jhUTha bolanA par3e, hama bolate hai| jisa-jisa prakAra kI corI karanA par3e hama karane ko taiyAra baiThe hai / Aja hamArI jIvana paddhati meM vyabhicAra aura kuzIla nindanIya mAne jAte haiN| koI kuzIla ko apane jIvana meM samAviSTa nahIM karanA cAhatA / parantu parigraha ke arjana aura rakSaNa ke lie jitanA kuzIla -maya, vyavahAra karanA par3e, hamameM se prAyaH saba, use karane ke lie taiyAra baiThe haiM 1 parigraha ko lekara kahIM anuja, agraja ke sAmane A~khe tarera kara khar3A hai, usakI avamAnanA aura apamAna kara rahA hai| kahIM agraja apane anuja ko korTa kacaharI taka ghasITa rahA hai / parigraha ko lekara aise tanAva pragaTa ho rahe haiM ki bahina kI rAkhI bhAI kI kalAI taka nahIM pahuMca pA rahI / parigraha ke pIche pati-patnI ke bIca anabana ho rahI hai aura mitroM meM mana-muTAva paidA ho rahe haiM | ye hone ke pahale hI TUTate hue rizte, ye caramarAte hue dAmpatya, parityakta patniyoM kI ye sulagatI huI samasyAe~ aura daheja kI vedI para jhulasatI jalatI ye komala-kaliyA~, hiMsA jhUTha aura corI kA pariNAma nahIM hai ? ye sArI ghaTanAeM vyabhicAra ke kAraNa bhI nahIM ghaTa rahIM hai ? ye sArI ghaTanAeM vyabhicAra ke kAraNa bhI nahIM ghaTa rahIM ? mAnavatA ke mukha para kAlikha potane vAle, aura samAja meM sar3Adha paidA karane vAle ye sAre duSkRtya, hamArI parigraha lipsA ke hI kuphala haiN| gaharAI meM jAkara dekheM to inameM se adhikAMza ghaTanAoM ke pIche hamArA lobha, hamArI lAlaca, aura bhautikatA ke lie hamArI atRpta AkAMkSAe~ hI khar3I dikhAI deMgI / mahAvIra kI saMhitA meM parigraha kI lolupatA ko, sabhI pApoM kI jar3a batAte hue kahA gayA "manuSya parigraha ke lie hI hiMsA karatA hai| saMgraha ke lie hI jhUTha bolatA hai aura usI abhiprAya se corI ke kArya karatA hai / kuzIla bhI vyakti ke jIvana meM parigraha kI lipsA ke mAdhyama se AtA hai / isa prakAra parigraha kI lipsA Aja kA sabase bar3A pApa / usI ke mAdhyama se zeSa cAra pApa hamAre jIvana meM praveza pA rahe haiM / lipsA hI vaha chidra hai jisameM se hokara hamAre vyaktitva ke prAsAda meM pApa kA risAva ho rahA hai / saMga NimitaM mArai, bhaNaI alIkaM, karejja corikkaM, sevai mehuNa-micchaM, apiramANo kuNadi jiivo| 137 - samaNasuttaM www.jalnelibrary.org

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sarvodaya tIrtha - rAjakumAra bar3ajAtyA bhagavAna mahAvIra kA tIrtha sarvodaya tIrtha hai| kisI bhI tIrtha yA dharma meM sarvodayatA tabhI A sakatI hai, jaba usameM sAmapradAyikatA, pArasparika vaimanasya, IrSyA aura hiMsA Adi ke lie koI sthAna ho / Aja samAja evaM deza meM cAroM ora azAnti, abhAva aura vaira-virodha ke bAdala maMDarA rahe hai / isake kAraNoM kI khoja kareM to jJAta hogA ki Aja mAnava ne mAnavatA aura dharma bhAvanA ko tilAMjali dekara adharma, anaitikatA, hiMsA, saMgrahavRti aura vivAda ko apanA liyA hai, kintu yadi vyakti ahisA, aparigraha ora anekAnta ko apanA leM to Aja bhI ghara, samAja, rASTra aura vizva meM zAMti kA sAmrAjya sthApita ho sakatA hai| paraspara sahAyatA, sahAnubhUti, ekatA, udAratA, prema, prAmANikatA, saMtoSa tathA saMyama sadRza sadguNoM kI yadi abhivRddhi ho jAye to sarvatra zAnti, sauhArda evaM saumanasya kA vAtAvaraNa sthApita ho sakatA hai| ahiMsA eka aisI sundara vyavasthA hai jo prANImAtra ko binA bhedabhAva ke apanA pUrNa vikAsa karane ke samAna avasara pradAna karatI hai| prANImAtra kA hita sampAdana karane vAlI ahiMsA mAnava ko mAnavatA kA pATha par3hAtI hai tathA use satyaniSTha, nizcala, nirlobha, kSamAzIla aura Atmonmukha banane kA saMketa pradAna karatI hai| ahiMsA mAnava ko vizvaprema evaM vizva baMdhutva ke avasara pradAna karAtI hai| jisameM bhaya, kAyaratA, ghRNA, dveSa, nirAzA, zoSaNa, mAyAcAra, nirdayatA, jhUTha aura beImAnI Adi kupravRtiyoM kA abhAva rahatA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vANI kA divya udghoSa yahI hai ki jIva mAtra meM svataMtra AtmA kA astitva vidyamAna hai| pratyeka jIva ko jIvita rahane kA aura AtmasvAtaMtrya kA utanA hI adhikAra hai jitanA dUsaroM ko / jaise apane jIvana meM tumheM koI bAdhA sahya nahIM usI prakAra dUsaroM ke jIvana meM bhI Apa bAdhaka mata bano / ahiMsA meM AsthA rakhane vAle sAdhaka kI yahI bhAvanA rahatI hai - satveSu maitrI guNiSu pramodaM, kliSTeSu jIveSu kRpA paratvaM / mAdhyastha bhAvaM viparIta vRttau, sadA mamAtmA vidadhAtu deva / / ahiMsA ke AdhAra hai - prema, karuNA, AtmIyatA, tyAga aura mamatA / jahA~ ahisA hai vahA~ abhaya hai, karuNA hai / jahA~ prema hai, vahA~ bhaya kaisA ? Aja kA manuSya evaM samAja ahiMsA ke guNagAna to bahuta karatA hai parantu vaha ahiMsA logoM ke pArasparika vyavahAra meM nahIM utara sakI hai| Aja kathanI aura karanI meM bahuta antara A gayA hai / ahiMsA kA yathArtha svarUpa rAga-dveSa, krodha-mAna-mAyA-lobha, bhIrUtA, zoka aura ghRNAdi vikRta bhAvoM kA parityAga karanA hai| saMsAra ke sabhI dharmoM ne ahiMsA kI mahattA ko svIkAra kiyA hai / aparigraha aura parigraha parimANa vrata sarvodaya tIrtha kA dUsarA AdhAra stambha hai / Aja kA mAnava 138 Jan Education International For Private & Personal use only www.janelibrary.org

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bhautikatA kI cakAcauMdha meM amaryAdita lAlasAoM ke kAraNa saMgrahavRtti meM AkaNTha nimagna ho rahA hai aura isake lie hiMsA, jhUTha, corI, kuzIla aura atitRSNA ko apanAne meM tanika bhI nahIM hicakatA / isase usake hRdaya meM eka prakAra ke AMdolana evaM saMgharSa kI sthiti paidA ho gaI hai phira usake pariNAma corI, lUTamAra, yuddha, hiMsA, vidveSa, chala, kapaTa, milAvaTa ghusakhorI ke vividha rUpoM meM pragaTa ho rahe haiM / Aja para padArthoM meM mamatva buddhi inatI bar3ha gaI hai ki manuSya dUsaroM kI sampatti para apanA adhikAra jamAne meM jarA bhI cUkatA nahIM / saMsAra ke samasta pApoM kA mUla yaha parigraha yA mUrchAbhAva hI hai| isase grasta huA vyakti jaghanya se jaghanya kArya karane meM tanika bhI saMkoca nahIM karatA / jainAcAryoM kA udghoSa hai ki sukhI rahane ke lie aura sukhI rakhane ke lie pratyeka vyakti ko apane bhoga aura upabhoga kI sAmagrI kI sImA bAMdhanI caahie| apanI sImita AvazyakatAoM kI paripUrti ke bAda jo bhI bace use janakalyANa meM lagA denA cAhie / jaina dharma ne gRhasthoM ke puruSArtha dvArA utpAdana aura upArjana para roka nahIM lagAI hai, usakA to utanA hI kathana hai ki manuSya ko apane vyApArAdi sabhI kArya naitikatA evaM ImAnadArI se karanA cAhie aura duSkRtyoM se bacanA cAhie / jaina dharma kI mUla zikSA samatva ke sarjana aura mamatva ke visarjana kI hai kyoM ki isakI dRSTi meM mamatA yA Asakti hI vaiyaktika aura sAmAjika jIvana kI samasta viSamatAoM kI mUla hai / vartamAna yuga meM vaicArika saMgharSa apanI carama sImA para hai| yaha vaicArika asahiSNutA dhArmika, dArzanika, rAjanaitika, sAmAjika evaM pArivArika samagra jIvana ko viSAkta banA rahI hai| vaicArika Agraha aura matAndhatA ke isa yuga meM jaina darzana kA anekAnta hI mAnava ko saMkIrNatA se Upara uThAne hetu dizA nirdeza de sakatA hai| anekAnta dharma vastu svarUpa kA jJAna karAtA hai aura pakSapAta se grasita logoM ko saMketa karatA hai ki vastu utanI hI nahIM hai jitanI Apa kaha rahe hai| AcAryoM ne vastu ko ananta dharmAtmaka mAnakara satya ko aneka pahaluoM se samajhane kA saMketa kiyA hai ataH pakSapAta chor3akara dUsaroM kI vicAradhArA bhI samajhanI cAhie / vastutaH jaina dharma eka vizuddha dharma hai| isakA tattvajJAna anekAnta para AdhArita hai aura AcAra ahiMsA para pratiSThApita / yaha dharma aihika aura pAralaukika mAnyatAoM para andha zraddhA rakhakara calane vAlA sampradAya nahIM hai| yaha to prANimAtra ke hita meM vastu svabhAva va manovijJAna ke ati nikaTa hai / isake siddhAnta mAnava ko zAnti kI ora agrasara karate hai, isalie tattvajJoM ne isa dharma ko sarvodaya tIrtha kahA hai| isa varSa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA 2600 vAM janma mahotsava 6 apraila 2001 se rASTrIya evaM antarASTrIya stara para manAyA jA rahA hai| hameM cAhie ki bhagavAna mahAvIra kA sarvodaya tIrtha evaM unake dvArA pratipAdita ahiMsA, aparigraha, anekAnta evaM syAdvAda siddhAntoM kA pracAra-prasAra pUre vizva meM kiyA jAye, jisase ki vizva meM sukha, zAnti kA sAmrAjya sthApita ho ske| / / jainaM jayatu zAsanam / / 139

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tamilanADu meM jainadharma -mahendrakumAra jaina (dhAkar3A) jaina dharma vizva dharma hai / yaha anAdi evaM sabhI dharmoM meM utkRSTa hai| jaina dharma ko kaI nAmoM se jAnA jAtA hai, yathA- arhat dharma, anekAnta dharma, syAdvAda dharma Adi / jaina dharma ke ArAdhyadeva ko jina kahate hai| jisakA artha hai- jItane vaalaa| jisane vikAroM para vijaya prApta karalI, vaha jina hai / jIvAtmA aura paramAtmA meM itanA hI antara hotA hai ki jIvAtmA azuddha hotA hai, kAma krodhAdi vikAroM ke kAraNa karmoM se ghirA rahatA hai, ataH svAbhAvika guNa- ananta darzana, ananta jJAna, ananta vIrya, ananta sukha prakaTa nahIM ho pAte / jaba vaha una karmoM ko kSaya kara detA hai, taba vaha paramAtmA bana jAtA hai| unhIM parama pUjya paramAtmAoM ke jina bimba hamAre bhavya jinAlayoM meM sthApita karate haiM unake guNoM kI pUjA karake apane karmoM kA nAza karate hai / AIye, aba tamilanADu meM jaina dharma evaM usakI paristhiti para vicAra kreNge| Aja jitanA tamilanADu prAnta hai, yaha prAcIna kAla meM kaI guNA vistRta thA / Aja ke vibhakta tamilanADu, karNATaka, kerala evaM Andhra- ye sabhI pradeza sammilita hokara eka vizAla prAMta kI sImA rekhAeM nirdhArita karate the, jise dravir3a ke nAma se jAnA jAtA thA / dravir3a jaina dharmAvalambiyoM kA pramukha kendra thA / jaina evaM jainetara sabhI itihAsakAroM kA yahI mata hai / yahA~ mahAn AcArya kuMdakuMda, AcArya samantabhadra, AcArya akalaMka Adi vidvad ziromaNiyoM kA janma sthAna evaM pracAra sthala hone ke kAraNa jaina dharma jagamagAtA rhaa| ye sabhI AcArya jJAnasindhu evaM garimA ke pratIka the / tamilanADu jaina siddhAnta aura jainatva ke ati prAcInatama bhagnAveza kA sthAnabhUta prAcIna deza hai / yaha pradeza jinabimba, jinAlaya, zilAlekha, vijJAna, kalA Adi se otaprota hai / yahA~ para jainatva ke anamola javAharAta bikhare par3e haiN| ina ratnoM kA paricaya honA jaina samAja ke lie atyanta Avazyaka hai / yahA~ ke khaNDaharoM kA avalokana kareMge to spaSTa vidita hogA ki eka samaya meM jaina samudAya ke loga kitanI tAdAda meM rahe hoMge aura una logoM ne jaina dharma kI ArAdhanA kI hogii| yahAeN kI pavitra tapobhUmiyAM tyAgI mahAtmAoM ke tyAga ke rajakaNoM se bharI par3I hai| jisa prakAra hamAre tIrthaMkara parama devoM ne uttara bhArata ko divya caraNoM se pavitra kiyA hai tadanusAra atyanta udbhaTa mahatI prabhAvanA se otaprota AcAryoM ne tamila prAnta ko ekadama pavitra banAyA hai / isa pradeza meM digambara jainAcAryoM ke saMcAra ne jaina saMskRti ko atyanta pragatizIla banAyA hai, magara kAraNavaza usakA patana huA hai / AcArya bhadrabAhu mahArAja ke sAtha 12 hajAra muniyoM kA vicaraNa dakSiNa bhArata meM huA / unameM se ATha 140

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hajAra sAdhu gaNoM ne tamilanADu meM vicaraNa kiyaa| unake vihAra se pavitrita yaha bhUmi bhagnAvazeSoM ke dvArA Aja bhI unakI pavitra gAthAoM kI yAda dilAtI huI zobhita ho rahI hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirvANa prApti ke pazcAt unake padAnugAmI AcArya kundakunda mahArAja kI tapobhUmi isI prAnta meM hai, usakA nAma punnUramalai hai / yaha pavitra sthAna unake mahatva kI yAda dilAtA huA zobhAyamAna ho rahA hai / akaMlaka bastI AhvAna karatA huA batA rahA hai ki Ao aura mahAtmAoM ke caraNa-cihnoM se Atmazodhana kara preraNA prApta kara lo / madurAI Adi jiloM meM yadyapi jaina dharmAvalambI nahIM hai parantu yahA~ ke suramya parvatoM kI vizAla caTTAnoM para utkIrNa jinendra bhagavAn ke bimba aura guphAoM meM banI huI bastikAyeM tathA citrakArI Adi sabake saba 2000 varSoM pUrAnI apanI amara kahAnI sunAtI rahatI hai / yahA~ saiMkar3oM sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke nivAsa, adhyayana, adhyApana ke sthAna, Azrama Adi ke cihna pAye jAte haiM / siddhAnavAsana, yAnemalai, kalagumalai Adi pahAr3a hai| ve darzanIya hone ke sAtha-sAtha Atmatatva ke pratibodha ke rUpa meM jAne jAte haiN| prAcInakAla meM tamilanADu meM jaina dharma rAjAoM ke Azraya se panapatA rahA / cera, cola, pANDaya aura pallava narezoM meM katipaya jaina dharmAvalambI the aura kucha jaina dharma ko Azraya dene vAle the| isakA pramANa yahA~ ke bhagnAvazeSa aura bar3e-bar3e mandira hai| cAroM dizAoM ke pravezadvAra vAle jitane bhI ajainoM ke mandira hai ve sabhI eka samaya meM jaina mandira the / ve saba samavasaraNa paddhati se banAye hue the / aba bhI bahuta se ajaina mandiroM meM jainatva ke cihUna pAye jAte haiM / isa pavitra bhUmi meM jagat prasiddha samantabhadra, pUjyapAda, akalaMka, siMhanandI, jinasena, vIrasena aura malliSeNa Adi mahAn RSiyoM ne janma liyA thA / yaha pAvana sthAna una tapasviyoM ke janma sthAna hone ke sAtha-sAtha unakA karmakSetra bhI rahA / yahA~ koI aisA pahAr3a nahIM hai jo jaina saMtoM ke zilAlekhoM, zayyAoM, bastikAoM Adi cihnoM se rikta ho| tamilanADu meM jainAcAryoM dvArA viracita nIti-graMtha bahuta hai, jaise- tirukkurala, nAlaDiyAra, aranericcAra Adi / jaina graMthoM ko ajaina loga bhI prakAzana meM lAte haiM kyoMki jaina dharma ke graMtha uttamottama hai , usakA udAharaNa nIlakezI, jIvakaciMtAmaNI, mekavarapurANa Adi hai / jaina-ajaina sabhI ina graMthoM ko atyanta umaMga evaM ullAsa se par3hate haiN| yahA~ para bhaTTArakoM kI bhI mAnyatA hai / yaha prathA eka samaya meM bhAratavarSa meM thI / uttara bhArata meM kama hotI jA rahI hai| dakSiNa meM yaha prathA banI huI hai| vartamAna meM melacitAmura meM lakSmIsena bhaTTArakajI hai evaM tirumale meM dhavalakIrtijI bhaTTArakajI hai| tamilanADu, karnATaka, mahArASTra meM bhaTTArakoM kI mAnyatA barAbara calatI A rahI hai| jaina dharma kI rakSArtha yaha mAnyatA AdizaMkarAcArya ke jamAne se huI thI, bAda meM mugaloM ke atyAcAroM ke kAraNa bhI dharma rakSArtha muniyoM ko bhaTTAraka veza dhAraNa karanA par3A thaa| AdizaMkarAcArya jaina dharma ke virodhI the| unhoMne zaiva maTha kI sthApanA kara kanyAkumArI se lekara himAlaya taka hindU dharma kA pracAra 141 Jain Education nation Fon Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrarjiang

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kiyA / jaina dharma kA hrAsa dekhakara jaina logoM ne bhI dillI, kolhApura, jinakAMcI, penugoDA Adi sthAnoM meM maTha kI sthApanA kara jaina saMskRti kI rakSA kI thI / vartamAna meM dakSiNa meM bhaTTAraka prathA hone se jaina saMskRti akSuNNa banI huI hai / tAmila prAnta meM Aja bhI yaha prathA hai ki jainiyoM ke lar3ake-lar3akiyoM ko pahale-pahala bhaTTArakoM se hI paMca namaskAra diyA jAtA hai| lar3akoM ko paMca namaskAra maMtra kA upadeza dete samaya janeU pahanAyA jAtA hai / tAmilanADu meM isa samaya tirumalai ke bhaTTAraka zrI dhavalakIrtijI svAmIjI kI dekharekha meM pUrAne kSetroM kI khoja huI hai| bhaTTAraka svAmIjI ne na kevala jIrNoddhAra ke kArya meM pUrNarUpa se juTe hue haiM apitu yahAeN kI hajAroM varSoM kI paraMparA ko bhI pUrNa gaurava ke sAtha banAye rakhane meM bhI prayatnazIla hai / vartamAna meM yahA~ ke mandiroM kA jIrNoddhAra ke lie bhAratavarSIya digambara jaina (dharma-tIrtha) mahAsabhA ne kAphI kArya kiyA hai / karIba 25 lAkha rupaye vibhinna mandiroM ke jIrNoddhAra ke lie lage haiN| karIba 15 sAla pahale 108 AcArya zrI nirmalasAgarajI mahArAja ne tAmilanADu meM 6 sAla vicaraNa karake atyanta dharma prabhAvanA kI / bAda meM 105 AryikA zrI vijayamati mAtAjI ne 5 sAla bhramaNa karake vibhinna vidhAna pUjAoM se avagata karAyA aura unakA mahAtmya btaayaa| kaI mandiroM kI pratiSThA bhI karAI / 105 AryikA suprakAzamati mAtAjI ne bhI 4 sAla bhramaNa karake dharma prabhAvanA kI / vartamAna 108 guru zrI ArjavasAgarajI mahArAja pichale 4 sAloM se vihAra kara rahe haiM / pUjya mahArAja ne aneka pratiSThAyeM kraayii| saiMkar3oM logoM ko pUjA-pATha, brahmacarya evaM aneka niyama dilAye / pahale pUjA-pATha pUjArI se karavAte the, aba zrAvaka svayaM karane lage haiN| unake yahAeN rahane se kAphI dharma prabhAvanA ho rahI hai / tamilanADu ke jinAlaya jitane vizAla hai utane hI anupama kalA se zobhita hai| mUrtiyoM kI saumya evaM vizAla chavi anupama, advitIya hai / unako surakSita rakhanA pratyeka jainI kA parama kartavya hai / hamArI saMskRti ke AdhAra ye jinAlaya hai jo hajAroM varSoM se hamAre AcAra, vicAra, tyAga, tapasyA evaM Atma-zodhana ke sAdh AnoM kA saMrakSaNa karate A rahe haiN| prAcIna saMskRti ke smAraka ina jIrNa bhavanoM kA saMrakSaNa, jIrNoddhAra karanA hama saba kA anivArya kartavya ho jAtA hai| hama sabako ekajuTa hokara tana-mana-dhana se isa kArya meM laganA hogA, nahIM to yaha hamAre andhera khAtA hogA / apane hI hAthoM apane hI paira para kulhAr3I mArane jaisA hogA / AzA hai hama saba unakI rakSArtha apane ko samarpita karane kA praNa leM, nahIM to Ane vAlI pIr3hI hameM kabhI mApha nahIM karegI / jaina dharma kI jaya / 142

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With Best Complimets From: ESSEN DEINKI No. 22, Industrial Area, Phase - II, CHANDIGARH - 160 002 Phone: 653111, 115 (Five lines) Fax: 91-172-653106, 653107 E-mail: essen@ch1.dot.net.in Website: www.essendeinki.com MANUFACTURERS OF: IDC Headers and Sockets, DIP Connectorss, Strip Headers, Shunts, Euro/Reverse Euro Connectors, Back Panel Connectors, High Density Connectors (4 row, 128 way), D-Sub Connectors, Hoods for D-Sub Connectors, Box Headers, Custom Based IDC Cable Connector Assemblies, Microswitches, Thumbwheel Switches, Relay Sockets, EMI/ RMI Metal Hoods, PCB Terminal Block Pitch 5 mm, Terminal Strips & Terminal Blocks, HRC Fuse Fittings, Pilot Lamp Holders, LED Module Indicating Lights dia 22.5 mm, Plug-in-Terminal Block with Screw Connection, Electronic Timers. Accredited to ISO 9002 Quality System With Best Compliements From: PRADEEP TEXTILES SYNDICATE A-8, Karim Complex, A.M.Lane, A.M.Lane, Chickpet, Bangalore - 560 053 Phone: 2255449, 2266548, 2251171. Res: 2241358, 2233285 Mfrs. & Wholesale Dealers in : COTTON FANCY "PRIYANKA SAREES MANOJ TRADING CO., Room No. 23, Hira Mahal Building #250, Kalbadevi Road, Mumbai - 400 002. Phone: 2050619, 2094670, 2069750, 2082675 (Mfrs. of Priyanka Sarees)

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atoottu poottu poottum vitaivir With Best Compliments From : LALIT STEEL SUPPLIER (Dealers & Suppliers in Iron & Steel) 5- E, (Old No. 3 - E) Jones Street, 1st Floor, Chennai - 600 001. Ph : Off : 522 5206, 524 5053 Fax : 044 - 5245053 Res : 523 1134 Pager : 9632 - 707531 E- mail : lalit steels@rediffmail.com atee pool avaaaivinnnaiviraivil We believe modern day business is not of doing "What is" but of conceiving "What can be', not what we have but what we can achieve WE CONCEIVE, WE BELIEVE, WE DO BUSINESS AS PARTNERS MAHENDRA KUMAR JHANJHRI RAKESH KUMAR JHANJHRI pttuvtoottu poottumpinnnai vilai |

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With best compliments from : SRI ADINATH SALES CORPORATION WHOLESALE MFRS. DHOTIES, SHIRTINGS & SUITINGS # 37, Godown Street, 1st Floor, CHENNAI - 600 001 i : Off : 538 8014, Res : 523 1712 SISITER CONCERN: SRI ADINATH SALES CORPORATION # 4/84, New Cloth Market, CHALKARANJI 1:436859 Kamal Kumar Kasliwal

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WITH BEST COMPLIMENTS FROM: SIST RAHUL SYNTHETICS MILLS Head Office: 9/547, OPP. "Hirkani Hotel" ICHALKARANJI - 416115 RAHUL SILK MILLS Manufacturers of Dhoti Uniform Suitings & Shirtings Off: 436380, 435062, 436407 Res: 434792, 434178 Rahul SANJAY PATNI SUNIL PATNI ASHOK PATNI Branch Office: 74, Godown Street, (AMEX ARCADE) 1st Floor, CHENNAI-600001 Off: 538 6319, 538 1867 Res: 523 3217 RAJENDRA PATNI ANIL PATNI

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OM 37 NITING MLA MARUTI dharmasthAna saMrakSaNa karoti pApa mocanam MASTER OF JEEP PARTS M.L. AUTOMOBILES Specialising in Genuine Spares for entrire range of MAHINDRA Vehicles, AMB Trekker, B.M.C., Nova, Isuzu, MATADOR 305, 307, Tempo Trax, Tempo Traveller, TATA Sumo, Sierra, Estate, 206, 207, MARUTI 800, Van, Gypsy, 1000, Esteem, Zen and AUTHORISED GOVT. SUPPLIERS #2 (Old # 10), Byramjung Bahdur 2nd Lane, General Patters Road, Chennai - 600 002. Ph: (0) 8531806, 8532589; (R) 8250761, 8229944; Fax: 91-044-8531806 E-mail: mlauto10@md3.vsnl.net.in; Mobile: 98410-70589 Shree Adhinathaya Namah Perayur With Best Compliments From SED AUTHORIS SERMO the KARS KARE SERVICE CENTRE Maruti Authorised Service Station # 648, T.H. Road, Tondiarpet, Chennai - 600 081. Ph: 5987671, 5987672. Mobile: 98410 70589. A Mahindra Res: 2-A, 6th Avenue, Harrington Road, (Opp. M.C.C. School), Chetpet, Chennai - 600 031. Ph: 8250761, 8229944. KAMAL KUMAR JAIN Mrs. NISHI JAIN (KK)

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Wan zubha karmoM se puNya kamAyeM / milakara jIrNoddhAra karAyeM / zubhakAmanAoM sahita padamacanda mahendrakumAra jaina (dhAkar3A) #80(Old #470), minTa sTrITa, koNDItopa,cennai-600076 Phone : 5222601, 5226812, 522 3550. vyAvasAyika pratiSThAna pradIpa kaoNmarziyala enTaraprAijeja rAjasthAna sTIla saplAyarsa #56, zambudAsa sTrITa, cennai-600 001. Ph: 5228522,5220032 Mobile : 98400 51121 cakrezvarI kaoNraporezana 13/27, K.V.S. nilayam IIIrd Main Road, kailAzI pAlayam, nyU eksaTenzana IIIrd kraoNsa, baiMgalora- 560 002. Ph : 2991179 (O) 2273199(R.)

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/ / zrI cintAmaNI pArzvanAthAya namaH / / samyak darzana ke binA jJAna nahIM, jJAna ke binA cAritra nhiiN| cAritra ke binA karmoM kA kSaya nahIM, aura karmoM kA kSaya huai binA nirvANa nhiiN|| NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN With Best Compliments From Kanhiyalal Tarachand Kanhiyalal Tarachand & Sons Hemant Kumar Anil Kumar Jain Tubes Dealer in Seamless, E RW, Boilers, Hydraulic Pipes & Tubes 661/662 T.H. Road, Tondiarpet, Chennai - 600 081. Ph: 5951633; 5952558. Fax: 5954720 Mobile: 9840052112, 98410 80564 Residence Sri. Chinthamani Nilayam Touch Stone Apartment, 10, Vasu St., Kilpauk Chennai - 600 010 Ph: 6431362 6610597 Taranchand, Hemant Kumar & Anil Kumar Jain, Paharia AADriviafeDamannaleoall ainalihani

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