Book Title: Vir Nirvan Samvat aur Jain Kal Ganana
Author(s): Kalyanvijay Gani
Publisher: Shardaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/002752/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA munizrI kalyANa vijayajI prakAzaka zAradAbena cimanabhAI ejyukezanala risarca senTara zAhI bAga, ahamadAbAda erso800048 Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA paM. zrI kalyANa vijayajI gaNI prakAzaka zAradAbena cimanabhAI ejyukezanala risarca senTara zAhIbAga, ahamadAbAda - 380004 Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jainakAla gaNanA paM. zrI kalyANa vijayajI gaNI prakAzaka zAradAbena cimanabhAI ejyukezanala risarca senTara 'darzana', zAhIbAga, ahamadAbAda-380 004 (c) zAradAbena ejyukezanala risarca senTara prathama AvRtti, janavarI san 2000 mUlya rupaye 100/ nakala 500 mudraka navaprabhAta prinTiMga presa novelTI sinemA ke samIpa, ghI-kA~TA mArga, ahamadAbAda. Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dravyasahAyaka zrI vimalanAtha jaina per3hI (jJAnadravyamAMthI) pArasavADI, Ahora, ji : jAlora zrI jhIMjhUvADA jaina zve. mU. pU. saMgha (jJAnadravyamAMthI) mu. jhIMjhUvADA, tAH pATaDI ji : surendranagara zrI jaina zve. ma. pU. saMgha amarasara zarata ji : jAlora Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1. OM kArasUri ArAdhanA bhavana subhASacoka gopIpurA, surata. 3. vimalanAtha jaina per3hI pArasavADI, Ahora, ji. jAlora, 5. vijayabhadra cerITI TrasTa hAive, bhIlaDIyAjI ji. banAsakAMThA prAptisthAna pIna- 385530 phona - 02744-33129 2. sarasvatI pustaka bhaMDAra hAthIkhAnA, ratanapola ahamadAbAda- 1 4. motIlAla banArasIdAsa 40UA baMgaloror3a, javAharanagara, naI dillI 110007 Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ purovacana paMnyAsazrI kalyANavijaya mahArAja sAhebanAM darzana jAlora purAmahollA dharmazALAmAM trIsa varSa pahelAM thayelAM. e pachI teozrInuM kAla-gaNanA' pustaka ane bIjAM pustako vAMcelAM. tyArathI teozrInA itihAsaviSayaka jJAnathI prabhAvita thayelo. vi. saM. 2054nuM cAturmAsa jAlora thayuM. je upAzrayamAM paM. zrI kalyANavijaya mahArAja lAMbo samaya rahelA te ja sthaLe (purAmahollAmAM) cAturmAsa daramiyAna paMnyAsajI mahArAjanI noMdho, graMtho jovAnI taka maLI. ane teoe sthApela "kezaravijaya lAIbrerI" sthita jJAnabhaMDArane vyavasthita karyo. tyAre munirAjazrI mitravijaya mahArAja sAhebe kahyuM : "vIranirvANa saMvata aura jaina kAlagaNanA A pustakanI nakalo khalAsa thaI gaI che ane tenI mAMga ghaNI che, enuM punarmudraNa thavuM jarUrI A bAbata meM paM. jitendrakumAra bI. zAhano saMparka karyo. teo paNa AnuM prakAzana karavAnI bhAvanA dharAvatA hatA. graMtha prakAzananI badhI javAbadArI teoe svIkArI. te badala teo dhanyavAdane pAtra che. zrI AhIra jaina zve. mU. pU. saMgha (pArasAvADI) ane zrI jhIMjhuvADA jaina zve. mU. pU. saMghanA jJAnadravyamAMthI A prakAzanano lAbha levAyo che. te mATe banne saMghone dhanyavAda ! ghaNAM varSothI durlabha baneluM A pustaka Aje sarasa chapAI sAthe pragaTa thaI rahyuM che tethI ghaNo saMtoSa thAya che. abhyAsIo A graMthanuM adhyayana karI AtmakalyANane vare e ja abhilASA. po. su. 5 A. vijayamunicandrasUri vi. saM. 2016 A bhuvanabhAnusUri smRtimaMdira paMkaja sosAyaTI, pAlaDI amadAvAda-380007 Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakIya paM. zrI kalyANavijayajI gaNivarya viracita vIranirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAlagaNanA graMtha prakAzita karate hue hameM apAra harSa ho rahA hai / paM. zrI kalyANavijayajI jaina darzana, Agama, itihAsa, zilpa evaM sthApatya ke marmajJa vidvAn the / unhoMne sabhI jaina AgamoM, prabandhoM evaM TIkA graMthoM kA sUkSma avalokana karake prastuta graMtha taiyAra kiyA thA / prastuta graMtha vArANasI sthita nAgarI pracAriNI sabhA ne kaI sAloM pUrva prakAzita kiyA thA / yaha graMtha jaina itihAsa ke lie eka mahattvapUrNa graMtha thA kintu vigata kaI sAloM se vaha aprApya thA / ataH senTara dvArA prakAzita karane kA vicAra kara rahe the taba pU. AcArya zrI municaMdrasUrijI ma. se milanA huA / unhoMne mana kI hI bAta kahI / maiMne pUjya zrI kA Adeza grahaNa kiyA aura unake AzIrvAda se hI prastuta graMtha prakAzita ho rahA hai / ataH hama unake RNI haiM / hameM AzA hai ki prastuta graMtha na kevala jaina itihAsakAroM ko hI upayogI siddha hogA kintu bhAratIya saMskRti ke itihAsa kA abhyAsa karane vAle sabhI jijJAsuoM ko upayogI hogA / tA. 12-6-2000 jitendra bI. zAha Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ XC S sAhitya-premI va itihAsavettA gaNivarya pa.pU. zrI kalyANavijayajI ma.sA. Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paM. zrI kalyANavijayajI gaNivara paM. zrI kalyANavijaya ma. sA.no janma sirohI rAjyanA lAsa gAmamAM (kailAsanagara) thayo tyAre vi. saM. 1944 aSADha vada amAvAsyA ane mRgazIrSa nakSatra hatuM. nAma paDyuM kasturacaMda. kasturacaMdanI pahelA eka putra nAnI vayamAM marI gayo hato. e vakhate mAravADamAM saMtAna jIvatA na hoya to ene janme tyAre trAjavAmAM toLavAmAM Avato. sturacaMdane paNa toLavAmAM Avyo. eTale ene tolArAma kahIne paNa bolAvatAM, pitA kisanAjI jAgIravAla brAhmaNa hatA. emanA vaDavAo sirohI rAjaparivAranA purohita hovAthI jAgIra maLelI jenA aneka bhAga paDatAM paDatAM kisanAjI pAse thoDAka vIghA jamIna AvelI. vi. saM. 1955mAM pitA kisanAjI ane vi. saM 1957mAM mAtA kadanAbAIno svargavAsa thayo. tera varSanA sturacaMda ane ATha varSanA hemacaMde mAtA-pitAnI chatrachAyA gumAvI. ane e ja gALAmAM chappaniyA dukALe hAhAkAra macAvyo hato. Arthika sthiti jarA paNa sArI na hatI. na chUTake kAkAe jamIna vecI dIdhI. kasturacaMdane mA-bApa vinAnA A jagatamAM kyAMya cena paDatuM nathI. zuM karavuM, zuM na karavuM kazI sUjha paDatI nathI. tyAre pADosaNa bAIne lAgyuM : Ane atyAre sthAna Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parivartana karAvavAnI jarUra che. tenI bahena bAjunA delaMdara gAmamAM rahetI hatI tyAM kasturane mokalyo. eka zeThane tyAM nokarI maLI gaI. navuM vAtAvaraNa ene phAvI gayuM. eka varSa pachI nAnAbhAI hemacaMdane paNa bolAvI potAnI jagyAe nokarIe goThavyo ane pote haMsarAja zeThane tyAM nokarI karavA lAgyo. zeThanAM nAnAM nAnAM pAMca-cha varSanAM bALakone kakko vagere lakhatAM bhaNatAM joI kasturane potAnI abhaNadazA bahu khaTakavA lAgI. gharanA kAmakAja karatAM karatAM samaya maLe tyAre kakko zIkhavAno prayatna paMdara varSano kastura karavA lAgyo. mAravADI akSarono thoDo thoDo paricaya-oLakha meLavI. - kizora kasturanA haiye adhyayana karavAnI bhAre hoMza jAgI UThI che...paNa bhaNAve koNa ? evAmAM munirAjazrI kezaravijayajI ma. sA.nuM delaMdara gAmamAM Agamana thayuM. kharataragacchanA sAdhvIzrI puNyazrIjI Adi paNa padhAryA. eka paMDita paNa sAthe hatA. sAdhvIjIone laghusiddhAMtakaumudI, amarakoza vagereno abhyAsa karAvatA. mumukSu gulAbacaMda bhAI paNa munizrI kezaravijayajI ma. sA. pAse saMyamajIvananI tAlIma letA hatA. gulAbacaMdabhAI jamavA mATe zeTha zrI haMsarAjajInA tyAM AvatA. stura emanI joDe upAzraye avAranavAra jato. rAtre munizrInA paga dabAvato, sevA karato. eka divasa kasturacaMde DaratAM DaratAM munizrI kezaravijayajI ma. sA. ne vinaMtI karI : gurudeva ! mAre paNa bhaNavuM che. A gulAbacaMdabhAInI jema mane paNa ApanI sAthe na rAkho ? munirAjazrI kezaravijayajI kahe : "tArA gharanAnI ane zeThanI saMmati hoya to rAkhIe." kasturanI jJAnapipAsA eTalI tIvra hatI ke chevaTe sammati maLI gaI. vi. saM. 1962 vaizAkha suda 3nA zubha divase munizrI Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kezaravijayajI ma. sA. e kasturane (devanAgarI lipi) "kakko zikhavADavAno prAraMbha karyo. munizrI kezaravijayajI vihAra karI jAlora padhAryA. kasturacaMde paMca-pratikramaNa, cANakyanItizAstra, amarakoza Adino abhyAsa karyo. rajapUta gulAbacaMda ane brAhmaNa kasturacaMda banneno abhyAsa teja gatithI cAlato hato. bannenA haiyA vairAganA raMge raMgAvA lAgyA'tA. kasturacaMde nAnI vayamAM A saMsAranA svarUpano khAsso anubhava meLavI lIdho hato. have jaina dIkSA levA bannenuM mana lAlAyita banyuM hatuM. vi. saM. 1966 vai. su. 3nA jAloramAM banne mumukSuo bhAgavatI pravajyA meLavavA bhAgyazALI banyA. gulAbacaMda muni AnaMdavijayanuM nAmAbhidhAna pAmyA. kasturacaMda muni kalyANa vijaya banyA. e pachI takhatagaDha tarapha vicaraNa thayuM. tyAM jodhapuranA paM. nityAnaMdajI zAstrI pAse bane nUtana muniono abhyAsa jhaDapabhera AgaLa vadhavA lAgyo. sArasvata vyAkaraNa, paMcataMtra, vAlmaTAlaMkAra vagere aneka graMthonuM adhyayana karyuM. sAdaDI mukAme paM. zrI siddhivijayajI ma. (bApAjI ma.nA) varada haste bane munionI vaDI dIkSA thaI. muni AnaMdavijayajInuM nAmAMtara muni saubhAgyavijaya rakhAyuM. muni kalyANavijayanuM e ja nAma rahyuM. pharI takhatagaDha pahoMcI paMDitajI pAse adhyayana jhaDapabhera AgaLa vadhAryuM. aneka graMtho kaMThastha karyA. vi. saM. 1966nuM comAsuM. mahesANA pU. paM. zrI siddhi vi. ma. sA.nI nizrAmAM thayuM. yazovijayajI jaina pAThazALAmAM siddhahema bRhavRtti, nyAyakArikAvalIno abhyAsa thayo. saM. 1967nuM comAsuM bharUca thayuM. tyAMthI sUrata khaMbhAta thaI pAlItANA 1968nuM cAturmAsa Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 karyuM. e pachI mAravADamAM AvyA. gurudevazrI kezaravijayajInuM svAstha barAbara rahetuM na hatuM. 1970-71 be comAsAM takhatagaDhamAM karyA. takhatagaDhanA saMghe ane banne munirAjoe khaDe page sevA karI. munizrInA upadezathI saMghe dhArmika pAThazALA zarU karI. vi. saM. 1971nA phA. su. ranA gurudeva pU. munizrI kezaravijaya ma. kALadharma pAmyA. agnisaMskAranA sthaLe saMghe chatrI banAvI. vi. saM. 1972 jAlora cAturmAsa daramiyAna tyAMno kusaMpa munizrI kalyANavijayajIe dUra karyo. ane potAnA guru ma.nA nAmathI zrI kezaravijaya jaina lAibrerInI sthApanA karI jemAM Aje paNa graMthono moTo saMgraha vyavasthita che. vi. saM. 1973nuM cAturmAsa DIsA karyuM. tyAM zrI kalyANavijaya jaina pAThazALAnI sthApanA thaI je Aje paNa cAle che. saM. 1975mAM vaDodarA sthiratA daramiyAna pAlI bhASAno abhyAsa karyo. sI. DI. dalAla vagere vidvAnono paricaya thayo. gAyakavADa orieMTala sirijhamAM prasiddha thatAM - vasaMtavilAsa, bhavisayattakatA vagerenAM prUpho munizrI kalyANa vijayajIe joI ApyAM. vasudevahiMDo'nuM saMpAdana kArya munizrIne soMpavAmAM AvyuM paraMtu suratathI e graMtha prakAzita thavAnA samAcAra maLatAM mulatavI rakhAyuM. paMjikA sAthe tattvasaMgraha'nuM saMzodhana karavAnI vinaMtI zrI dalAle munizrIne karelI paNa sI. DI. dalAlanuM e pachI TUMka samayamAM avasAna thatAM e kArya paNa sAkAra na thayuM. vi. saM. 1975nuM comAsuM AcArya siddhisUri ma. sA.nI nizrAmAM mahesANA karyuM. tyAre marAThI ane baMgALI ane e pachInA pAlItANAnA comAsAmAM brAhmI, kuTila, gupta Adi lipiono abhyAsa karyo. AraMbhasiddhi vagere jyotiSa graMtho bhaNyA. Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A daramiyAna paM. becaradAsanA deva-dravya viSayaka vicAronA lekhanA kAraNe zrIsaMghamAM UhApoha cAlelo. munizrI kalyANa vijayajIe paM. becaradAsanA A vicAronI dAkhalA-dalIlapUrvaka evI samAlocanA karI ke jethI zrI jainasaMghamAM eka vidvAna lekhaka tarIke teo jANItA thayA. munizrIe prAraMbhamAM gujarAtImAM ane pachI hindImAM ghaNuM lakhyuM che. saMskRta bhASAmAM "dharmasaMgrahaNI' graMthanI vistRta prastAvanA lakhI che. ghaNAM saMskRtastotro racyAM che. pAlI-marAThI-baMgALI uparAMta urdU upara paNa emano sAro kAbU hato. emanA itihAsa viSayaka jJAnathI vidvAno prabhAvita thayA hatA. I. sa. 1919mAM orieMTala kaoNnpharansamAM padhAravA munizrIne AmaMtraNa mokalavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. munizrI jaI zakyA nahotA. evI ja rIte chaThThI gujarAtI pariSadanuM AmaMtraNa paNa teo svIkArI zakyA na hatA paNa potAno "paMdaramI sadImAM bolAtI gujarAtI bhASA" nAmano nibaMdha lakhIne mokalyo hato. munizrInuM vAMcana ati vizALa hatuM. vAMcana pachI upayogI viziSTa bAbatonuM TAMcaNa paNa avazya karatA. evI aneka noMdho bharelI noTo Aje paNa jAloramAM sacavAyelI che. vi. saM. 1994 mAgasara su. 11nA amadAvAdamAM vidyAzALAmAM munizrI kalyANa vijayajI ane munizrI saubhAgya vijayajI banne munirAjone gurujanoe gaNipada ane paMnyAsa padathI vibhUSita karyA. paMnyAsajInA varada haste aneka sthaLe aMjanazalAkA-pratiSThAo thaI. zrI naMdIzvaradvIpanI sthApanA jAloramAM teozrInA mArgadarzanathI ja thaI. Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vi. saM. 2032 aSADha su. 13nA divase savAre 9.15 vAgye 88 varSanI vaye pUjyazrIno svargavAsa thatAM jainasaMghane eka mahAnuM itihAsattanI na purAya tevI khoTa paDI che. mA.va.30 vi. saM. 2056 pagathiyAno upAzraya hAjA paTelanI poLa kAlupura amadAvAda-1 pU. A. bha.zrI bhadrasUri ma. sA.nA ziSyaratna munirAjazrI jinacandra ma. sA.nA ziSya A. vijaya municandrasUri Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ smaraNAMjali paM. zrI kalyANavijayajI ma.e ghaNuM sAhitya racyuM che. teozrInA sAhityano paricaya ApatAM paM. maphatalAla jhaveracaMda (kalyANakalikAmAM) smaraNAMjalI ApatAM jaNAve che ke-- pU. paM. zrIkalyANavijayajI gaNi, jaina zAsanamAM prAcIna graMthonA saMzodhaka, Agama vyAkaraNa nyAya Adi graMthonA prakAMDa vidvAna, itihAsanA samartha jJAtA, vidhividhAna graMthonA viziSTa jJAtA, jyotiSa zAstranA samartha vidvAna tathA prAcIna zilpavijJAnanA UMDA abhyAsI hatA. A badhAya viSayomAM te ajoDa ane samartha hatA. jaina jagata uparAMta samasta bhAratamAM itihAsavettA tarIke temanI viziSTa khyAti hatI ane temano abhiprAya itihAsanA viSayamAM gaNanApAtra gaNAto. prAcIna itihAsa saMbaMdhamAM ApaNA jaina zAsanamAM traNa vyaktionI gaNanA hatI : 1. pU. A. indrasUrijI ma., 2. pU. paM. kalyANavijayajI gaNi., 3. pU. munizrI darzanavijayajI tripuTI. A traNemAM viziSTa sthAna pU. paM. zrIkalyANavijayajI gaNinuM hatuM. temaNe jaina itihAsanA saMzodhana sAthe keTalIka evI viziSTa vAto saMzodhana dvArA rajU karI hatI ke jene laI bhAratabharanA vidvAno temanA abhiprAyane bahumUlya gaNatA. tenI sAkSIrUpe temanA lakhelA 'vIranirvANa saMvat ane jaina kAlagaNanA' pustaka che. Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ emaNe emanA jIvanakALa daramiyAna lagabhaga trIsa graMtho lakhyA che. moTA bhAganA temanA svayaM sarjana ane ciMtanamUlaka che. ApaNe tyAM pU. puNyavijayajI mahArAja sAhebane prAcIna graMthonA saMzodhananA viSayamAM viziSTa mAnavAmAM Ave che. paraMtu temane meM haThIbhAInI vADI amadAvAdamAM kalAkonA kalAko sudhI pU. paMnyAsajI ma.nI preraNA letA joyA che. AgamAdi graMthonuM teo viziSTa jJAna dharAvatA hatA. tenA purAvArUpe "prabaMdha pArijAta' graMtha ke je graMthamAM nizItha mahAnizItha jevA cheda graMthonuM temanA hAthe khUba ja anveSaNa thayuM che. seMkaDo varSathI jaina samAjane ke tenA vidvAn munione paNa mAhitI na hoya tevI vigato temaNe "paTTAvalI parAga" ane "nibaMdha nicaya graMtha dvArA pUrI pADI che. "kalyANa kalikA' bhAga 1-2 vidhividhAna, jyotiSa ane prAcInazilpanA aneka graMthonuM temAM dohana che. A uparAMta "mAnavabhojya mImAMsA', "paMDita mAgha vagere ghaNA graMtho evA lakhyA che ke je dvArA bhAratabharanA viziSTa vidvAnone temaNe AkarSyA che. zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ane vIranirvANasaMvata aura jaina kAla gaNanA A graMthanuM nirmANa to bhAratabharanA itihAsajJone natamastaka banAve tevo tenI pAchaLano temano parizrama che. AgamagraMtho, zilAlekho ane vividhasAhityanA nirIkSaNa, manana ane ciMtana dvArA temaNe zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIranA kramabaddha comAsAM temAM thayelA upasargo vagerenuM je tAraNa karyuM che tevuM Aja sudhI koIe paNa karyuM nathI. viranirvANa aura jena kAla gaNanA graMtha to eTalo badho AdhArabhUta graMtha manAya che ke tene AdhArarUpa gaNI itihAsavidoe potAnuM saMzodhana karyuM che. temaNe lakhelA lagabhaga 30 graMtho pAchaLa prAcIna arvAcIna vividha graMthonuM vAMcana, nirIkSaNa, manana ane saMkalana savizeSa jovA Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maLe che. temanA hAthe mudrita thayela ekeka graMthanI savistara AlocanA karavAmAM Ave to temanA vizALa jJAna, anubhava ane nirIkSaNa pratye ahobhAva pragaTAvI darekane natamastaka banAve tema che. pU. paMnyAsa kalyANavijayajI ma. sAhebane AcAryapada levA mATe khUba ja Agraha karavAmAM Avyo hato paraMtu koInA paNa Agrahane vaza na thatAM haMmezA "je pada upara huM chuM te barAbara che' tema kahI AcArya padavI levAnuM TALyuM hatuM. pU. paM. kalyANavijayajI gaNimAM viziSTa anveSaNa-zakti evI AtmA sAta hatI ke vihAramAM koIpaNa gAmamAMthI pasAra thAya to te gAmane pAdare ubhelo pALIyo pachI te game teno hoya to paNa teno lekha, teno itihAsa ane tenI pAchaLa raheluM rahasya-A badhAMnuM teo anveSaNa karatA. nAnAmAM nAnA gAmamAM jAya to te gAmanuM daherAsara upAzraya ane tyAM paDI rahelAM jUnA copaDA pAnAM ke copAniyAM badhAMnuM bArIka rIte nirIkSaNa karatA ane temAMthI jene loko nakAmuM kahI pheMkI devA jevuM mAnatA temAMthI te itihAsa-paraMparA ane tattvajJAnanuM navanIta zodhI kADhatA. pU. paM. kalyANavijayajI gaNi siMhanI peThe nIDara prakRtinA hatA. te koInI paNa AbhA-pratibhA, lAgavaga, ADaMbara ke khoTA tejathI aMjAtA na hatA. temane je sAruM lAge te kahetAM je kAMI sahana karavuM paDe te sahana karavA haMmezA tatpara rahetA. vadhumAM pote mAnela vicArela ane pracArela vAta barAbara nathI, nukasAnakartA che te khyAla Ave to teno svIkAra karavAmAM kIrti, yaza ke mahattAne jarApaNa ADe lAvyA vagara spaSTapaNe kahetA ke meM karyuM che, vicAryuM che paNa have mane lAge che ke A karavA jevuM nathI to turata te karavAmAM acakAtA nahotA. Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viSayAnukrama 1-16 17-28 29-61 36-50 62-67 68-77 77-92 93 samakAlIna vyakti bauddha aura paurANika kAlagaNanA jaina kAlagaNanA kalki viSayaka mAnyatAe~ yugapradhAnatva kAlagaNanA paddhati bhadrabAhu aura caMdragupta Arya suhastI aura rAjA saMprati vAcanAMtara kA matabheda pATaliputrI vAcanA mAthurI vAcanA vAlabhI vAcanA devarddhigaNi kA pustakalekhana eka hI bhUla kA pariNAma gardabhilloM ke 152 varSa 13 varSa ke matabheda kA kAraNa nirvANasamaya viSayaka digaMbarIya sammati nirvANasamaya viSayaka Adhunika matabheda jaina kAlagaNanA viSayaka eka tIsarI prAcIna paraMparA therAvalI kI vizeSa bAteM magadha ke rAjavaMza rAjA khAravela aura usakA vaMza ujjayinI kI maurya rAjyazAkhA Arya skandila ghaTanAvalI 94-103 104-109 110-112 112-136 136-141 141-144 144-147 147-149 149-160 161-183 162-164 164-168 168-174 174-177 177-181 181-183 Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA mahAvIra jina nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAlagaNanA kA abhedya saMbaMdha hai| nirvANasaMvat ke saMbaMdha meM vicAra karate samaya vicAraka jaina kAla-gaNanApaddhatiyoM ko achUtA nahIM chor3a sakatA, isaliye hama ina donoM bAtoM kA sAtha meM vicAra kareMge / samakAlIna vyakti mahAvIra ke samaya - vicAra meM inake samakAlIna vyaktiyoM kI carcA karanA prAsaMgika hI nahIM, Avazyaka bhI hai; kyoMki isa prakAra eka dUsare ke sattAsamaya kA samanvaya kie binA hama apane iSTa viSaya ko puSTa aura sarvagrAhya nahIM banA sakate / yoM to mahAvIra ke samaya meM aneka ullekhanIya vyakti ho gae haiM, para hameM yahA~ para rAjA zreNika ( biMbasAra), kUNika (ajAtazatru), mahAtmA gautama buddha aura maMkhali gozAlaka ke ullekha se hI prayojana hai; inakA samayavicAra hI prastuta vivecana kA samarthaka ho sakatA hai / bauddhoM ke pAlI aura saMskRta sAhitya meM hameM isa prakAra varNana milatA hai - 'magadha kA rAjA biMbasAra aura bhagavAn buddha samavayaska the / ' 'buddha ke upadeza se biMbasAra bauddha dharma kA anuyAyI huA / ' 'buddha kI vRddhAvasthA meM biMbasAra ko mArakara usakA putra ajAtazatru Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA magadha kA rAjA huA / ' 'pitRhatyA se saMtapta ho ajAtazatru buddha ke pAsa gayA aura unakA upadeza sunakara vaha bauddha ho gayA / ' ___ 'ajAtazatru ke rAjyAbhiSeka ke AThaveM varSa meM mahAtmA buddha kA nirvANa huA / ' zreNika ke sAtha mahAvIra kA vayoviSayaka kyA saMbaMdha thA isa viSaya kA koI bhI ullekha jaina graMthoM meM hamAre dekhane meM nahIM AyA, para kitane hI prasaMgoM se jJAta hotA hai ki mahAvIra se avasthA meM zreNika adhika the / jainagraMthakAra likhate haiM ki 'zreNika kA pahale naMdA nAmaka eka zreSThiputrI se pANigrahaNa huA thA aura usa rAnI se usako abhayakumAra nAmaka eka putra bhI huA thA / ' jisa samaya rAjakumAra abhaya apane pitA zreNika ke pradhAna maMtrI ke pada para thA usa vakta rAjA zreNika ne apane liye vaizAlI ke rAjA ceTaka se unakI putrI kI mA~ga kI, para ceTaka ne usako svIkAra nahIM kiyA jisase zreNika nirAza ho udAsIna rahane lagA / 'maMtrI abhaya ne rAjA ko dhIraja diyA aura vaha khuda isa kArya ke liye koziza karane lagA / vyApArI ke veSa meM vaha vaizAlI meM jAkara rahA aura aneka prapaMcoM ke bAda usane ceTaka kI sabase choTI rAjakumArI cellanA kA apaharaNa kiyA aura zreNika ke sAtha usakA vivAha karA diyA / ' 'ceTakaputrI cellanA jaina thI aura zreNika bauddha / apane pati ko jaina dharma meM le jAne ke liye cellanA aneka upAya karatI thI para rAjA bauddha dharma ko chor3akara jaina hone ko taiyAra nahIM huA / ' / 'eka bAra zreNika udyAna yAtrArtha bAhara gayA, jahA~ eka yuvaka jaina zramaNa kA tapa aura tyAga dekhakara vaha jaina dharma kA zraddhAlu ho gayA / ' .. ina saba prasaMgoM ke bAda 'zreNika ko bhagavAn mahAvIra kA upadeza Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA milA aura vaha dRr3ha jainadharmI ho gayA / ' rAjA zreNika viSayaka uparyukta jaina kathAoM kA sArAMza yahI batAtA hai ki zreNika ko pahale buddha kA upadeza milA thA aura apanI pichalI avasthA meM mahAvIra ke upadeza se vaha jaina huA thA / yadi uparyukta ghaTanA ke satya hone meM koI bhI bAdhaka pramANa nahIM hai to isakA artha yahI ho sakatA hai ki karIba 42 varSa kI avasthA meM kevala jJAna prApta kara bhagavAn mahAvIra jaba rAjagRha nagara meM gae usa samaya rAjA zreNika vRddhAvasthA ko pahu~ca cukA thA / - jaina sUtroM meM mahAvIra ke sAtha zreNika-viSayaka jitane prasaMga upalabdha hote haiM unase kahIM adhika ullekha abhayakumAra aura kUNika saMbaMdhI milate haiM, isase bhI yahI dhvanita hotA hai ki mahAvIra kA kevalI jIvana zreNika ne adhika samaya taka nahIM dekhA / isI ke saMbaMdha meM aba hama bauddha graMthoM ke ullekhoM para vicAra kreNge| bauddha sAhitya meM buddha ke pratispardhI tIrthaMkaroM kA jahA~ jahA~ ullekha huA hai vahA~ vahA~ sarvatra nirgrantha jJAtaputra kA nAma sabake pIche likhA gayA hai / isakA zAyada yahI kAraNa ho sakatA hai ki unake pratispardhiyoM meM jJAtaputra-mahAvIra sabase pIche ke pratispardhI the / / 1. nimnalikhita nAma ke 6 tIrthaMkara buddha ke pratispardhI the, aisA bauddha lekhaka likhate haiM- 1. pUraNakAzyapa, 2. mazkarI gozAlaka, 3. saMjaya vaiTTI putra, 4. ajita kezakaMbala, 5. kakuda kAtyAyana aura 6. nirgrantha jJAtaputra / divyAvadAna meM isa viSaya kA ullekha isa prakAra hai "tena khalu samayena rAjagRhe nagare SaT pUrNAdyAH zAstAro'sarvajJAH sarvajJamAninaH prativasaMti sma / tadyathA- pUraNaH kAzyapo mazkarI gozAliputraH saMjayI vaiTTIputro'jitaH kezakambalaH kakudaH kAtyAyano nigraMtho jJAtaputraH / " -divyAvadAna 12-143-144 / yahI bAta kSemeMdra ne "avadAnakalpa-latA'' meM isa prakAra kahI hai - Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA ajAtazatru se jina tIrthaMkaroM kI mulAkAta huI thI unake varNana meM pAligraMtha 'dIghanikAya' meM mahAvIra ke saMbaMdha meM ajAtazatru ke amAtya ke mukha se isa prakAra varNana karAyA gayA hai " annataro pi kho rAjAmacco rAjAnaM mAgadhaM ajAtasattuM vedehIputtaM etadavoca 'ayaM deva nigaMTho nAtaputto saMghI ceva gaNI ca gaNAcAriyo ca jAto yasassI titthakaro sAdhusaMmato bahujanassa rattassU (?) cirapavvajito addhagato vayo anupattA ti / " arthAt 'unameM se eka maMtrI vaidehIputra magadhapati rAjA ajAtazatru se bolA- mahArAja ! ye nirgrantha jJAtaputra A gae, ye saMgha aura gaNa ke mAlika haiM, gaNa ke AcArya aura prakhyAta kIrtimAn tIrthaMkara haiM, sajjanamAnya aura bahuta logoM ke zraddhAspada (?) hone ke uparAMta ye ciradIkSita aura avasthA meM adher3a haiM / ' yadi yaha mAna liyA jAya ki uparyukta tIrthaMkaroM kI mulAkAta kA prasaMga ajAtazatru ke rAjya ke prathama varSa meM huA to usa samaya mahAtmA buddha kI umra 72 varSa se kama nahIM ho sakatI, kyoMki ajAtazatru ke rAjatvakAla ke AThaveM varSa meM ve assI varSa kI avasthA meM nirvANa ko prApta hue the / isI prasaMga para mahAvIra ko " ardhagatavayAH " likhA hai, isa ullekha se usa samaya bhagavAn mahAvIra kI avasthA 50 varSa ke AsapAsa hone kI sUcanA milatI hai / " pure rAjagRhAbhikhye, bimbasAreNa bhUbhujA / pUjyamAnaM jinaM dRSTvA, sthitaM veNuvanAzrame // 2 // mAtsaryaviSasaMtaptA mUrkhAH sarvajJamAninaH / na sehire tadutkarSaM, prakAzamiva kauzikAH // 3 // mazkarI saMjayI vairairajitaH kakudastathA / pUraNajJAtiputrAdyA mUrkhAH kSapaNakAH pare // 5 // " -avadAnakalpalatA, pallava 13, 411 2. dI0 ni0 pI0 TI0 esa, bhAga 1, pRSTha 48-49 / Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA yadi anaMtarokta bauddha - ullekha aura hamArA anumAna ThIka mAna liyA jAya to yaha siddha hogA ki ajAtazatru ke rAjya ke bAIsaveM varSa meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kA nirvANa huA kyoMki mahAvIra kI saMpUrNa Ayu 72 varSa kI thI aura ajAtazatru ke rAjyAraMbha ke varSa meM ve 50 varSa se jyAdA umara ke nahIM the / isa hisAba se mahAtmA buddha ke nirvANa se lagabhaga 14 varSa pIche mahAvIra kA nirvANa huA hogA / Upara kahA gayA hai ki bauddha lekhakoM ne aisA likhA hai ki ajAtazatru ke AThaveM varSa meM bhagavAn buddha kA nirvANa huA to aba yaha dekhanA cAhie ki ajAtazatru ke rAjyakAla ke sAtha mahAvIra nirvANa kA saMbaMdha bhI jaina sUtroM se sUcita hotA hai yA nahIM, aura yadi hotA hai to kaba / jainasUtroM meM likhA hai ki zreNika kI mRtyu ke bAda kUNika aura usake bhAI halla aura villa kA Apasa meM, secanaka nAmaka hAthI kI mAlikI ke bAre meM, jhagar3A huA / taba halla aura villa hAthI ko lekara apane nAnA rAjA ceTaka ke pAsa cale gae / kUNika ne apane bhAiyoM ko hAthI ke sAtha vApisa bheja dene kA saMdezA dekara ceTaka ke pAsa dUta bhejA, para vaizAlIpati ne magadharAja kI prArthanA svIkRta nahIM kI / pariNAma svarUpa kUNika ne ceTaka para dhAvA bola diyA aura ghamAsAna yuddha karake vaizAlI ko barabAda kara diyA / isa yuddha kA jainasUtra bhagavatI, nirayAvalI Adi meM "mahAzilA kaMTaka " nAma se varNana hai / aba mahAvIra aura gozAlaka ke usa jhagar3e kI ora dhyAna dIjie, jisakA bhagavatI sUtra ke 15 veM zataka meM vistRta varNana diyA hai / 'gozAlaka zrAvastI ke udyAna meM tapa kara rahA hai, usI avasara para mahAvIra bhI zrAvastI ke koSTaka caitya meM jAte haiM / upadeza sunane ke liye sabhA ekatra hotI hai aura mahAvIra dharmopadeza karate haiM / upadeza kI samApti 3. bhagavatI sUtra ke 7 veM zataka ke 9 veM uddeza meM ( patra 315-321) "mahAzIlA kaMTaka" aura " ratha musala" nAmaka do saMgrAmoM kA varNana hai / ina saMgrAmoM meM koNika aura isake sahAyaka vRjika logoM kA jaya aura ceTaka tathA unake madadagAra kAzI kozala ke gaNarAjAoM kA parAjaya huA thA / Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA para mahAvIra ke mukhya ziSya iMdrabhUti gautama gozAlaka kI sarvajJatA ke saMbaMdha meM mahAvIra se prazna karate haiM, jisake uttara meM mahAvIra gozAlaka kI sarvajJatA kA khullamakhullA khaMDana karate haiM / bAta gozAlaka ke kAnoM taka pahu~catI hai aura vaha apane bhikSusaMgha ke sAtha mahAvIra ke pAsa Akara apanI tarapha se saphAI detA hai para mahAvIra usakI eka nahIM sunate / gozAlaka kruddha hokara mahAvIra ko jalAkara bhasma kara dene ke liye apanI tejaH zakti kA prayoga karatA hai, para isameM vaha saphala nahIM hotA / usakI taijasazakti mahAvIra ke cAroM ora cakkara lagAkara pIche usI ke zarIra meM praveza karatI hai / isase gozAlaka vyAkula hotA hai aura jhuMjhalAkara mahAvIra ko kahatA hai " mRtyuprArthI kAzyapa mere isa tapasteja se grasta ho chaH mAsa meM hI tU pittajvara se mara 114 jAyagA I isa Akroza ke uttara meM mahAvIra use kahate haiM- " gozAla ! maiM terI isa zakti se nahIM marU~gA, maiM abhI 16 varSa taka isa pRthvI para vicarU~gA, para gozAlaka ! tU khuda hI apanI isa tejolezyA se dagdha hokara Aja se sAta dina ke bhItara maraNavaza hogA / "" isake bAda gozAlaka bImAra ho jAtA hai aura sAtaveM dina vaha sakhta bImAra hokara sAnnipAtika avasthA ke nikaTa pahu~ca jAtA hai / usa avasthA meM gozAlaka apane ziSyoM ko kucha naI bAteM kahatA hai jinameM ATha carimoM kI prarUpaNA mukhya hai / ina ATha carimoM meM gozAlaka "mahAzilAkaMTaka" yuddha ko sAtaveM nambara para rakhatA hai / 4. bhagavatI ke mUla zabda ye haiM "tumaM NaM Auso kAsavA ! mamaM taveNaM teeNaM annAiTThe samANe aMto chaNhaM mAsANaM pittajjaraparigayasarIre dAhavakkaM tIe chaumatthe ceva kAlaM karessasi / " - bhagavatI za0 15, 678-679 / - 5. mUla zabda isa prakAra haiM "no khalu ahaM gosAlA tava taveNaM teeNaM annAiTThe samANe aMto chaNhaM jAva kAlaM karessAmi, ahannaM annAI solasavAsAiM jiNe suhatthI viharissAmi, tumaM NaM gozAlA appaNA ceva saeNaM teeNaM annAiTThe samANe aMto satta rattassa pittajjaraparigayasarIre jAva chaDamatthe ceva kAlaM karessasi" / - bhagavatI za0 15, 678-679 / 6. ATha carimoM (aMtima padArthoM) ke prarUpaNa saMbaMdhI bhagavatI ke zabda isa prakAra haiM Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla gaNanA hamAre isa vivecana kA prayojana yaha hai ki ajAtazatru ke magadha kA rAjyasiMhAsana prApta karane ke bAda "mahAzilA kaMTaka" yuddha huA aura usake bAda gozAlaka kA maraNa huA, kyoMki marate samaya kahe hue ATha carimoM meM vaha isa yuddha ko bhI ginAtA hai, aura gozAlaka ke maraNa ke uparAMta karIba 16 varSa taka mahAvIra jIvita rhe| isakA tAtparya yaha nikalA ki bhagavAn mahAvIra ajAtazatru kI rAjyaprApti ke 16 varSa se bhI adhika samaya taka jIvita rahe the aura buddha usake rAjyakAla ke 8 veM varSa meM hI dehamukta ho cuke the| buddha kI jIvita avasthA meM jJAtaputra ke kAladharma-sUcaka bauddha ullekha bhI milate haiM / unheM bhI dekhanA cAhie / __Upara dekhA gayA hai ki mahAvIra kA nirvANa buddha nirvANa ke pIche huA thA, paraMtu bauddhoM ke "dIghanikAya" aura "majjhimanikAya' meM kucha aise ullekha bhI pAe jAte haiM, jo buddha ke jIvita samaya meM hI jJAtaputra mahAvIra ke nirvANa kI ora saMketa karate haiM / hama una pAlI zabdoM ko yahA~ uddhRta karake dekheMge ki inakA tAtparya kyA hai / majjhimanikAya meM likhA hai "eka samayaM bhagavA sakkesu viharati sAmagAme / tena kho pana samayena niggantho nAtaputto pAvAyaM adhunA kAlakato hoti / tassa kAlakiriyAya bhinnaniggaMthadvedhika jAtA, bhaMDanajAtA, kalahajAtA, vivAdApannA, aNNamaNNaM mukhasattohiM vitudaMtA viharati / " arthAt 'eka samaya bhagavAn (buddha) zAkya deza ke sAmagAma meM the taba (unhoMne sunA ki) pAvA meM nigraMtha jJAtaputra ne kAla kiyA aura (usake "xxx imAI aThTha carimAiM pannaveti, taMjahA- carime pANe, carime geye, carime naTTe, carime aMjalikamme, carime pokkhalasaMvaTTAe mahAmehe, carime seyaNae gaMdhahatthI, carime mahAsilA kaMTae saMgAme ahaM ca NaM imIse osappINIe cauvIsAe titthakarANaM carime titthakare sijjhissaM jAva aMtaM karessaMti / " - bhagavatI 15, pR0 680 / 7. majjhimanikAya bhAga 2, pRSTha 143 / Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA ziSya nirgranthoM meM do dala ho gae haiN| yahI nahIM, ve Apasa meM lar3ate-jhagar3ate haiM, aura mu~ha se eka dUsare ko bhalA burA bhI kahate phirate haiM / ' . isI Azaya kA pATha 'dIghanikAya' ke pAsAdika suttaMta meM bhI hai aura vahA~ para nirgrantha kisa taraha eka dUsare kA khaMDana karate haiM isakA varNana bhI diyA hai / ina ullekhoM ke hI AdhAra para DA. viseMTa smitha Adi aneka vidvAnoM kA kathana hai ki mahAtmA buddha kI jIvita dazA meM hI mahAvIra kA nirvANa ho cukA thA / ___ DA0 jekobI kahate haiM - bauddha lekhaka jisa pAvA meM mahAvIra kA kAla prApta honA likhate haiM, vaha sthAna mahAvIra kI nirvANabhUmi se bhinna hai, isaliye isa viSaya meM yaha ullekha prAmANika nahIM ho sakatA / DA0 jekobI jisa kAraNa se ina ullekhoM ko galata samajhate haiM usI kAraNa se maiM inheM ThIka samajhatA hU~ / bauddhoM ke ye galata ullekha hI buddha aura mahAvIra ke nirvANa samaya ke vAstavika aMtara ko pradarzita karane meM sahAyaka ho rahe haiN| kyoMki ukta ullekhoM kA saMbaMdha mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke sAtha nahIM para usa bImArI ke sAtha hai jo gozAlaka ke sAtha jhagar3A hone ke bAda zurU huI thI aura cha: mAsa taka rahI thI / mahAvIra kI isa bImArI kA aMtima svarUpa bar3A bhayaMkara thA / logoM ko unake bacane kI AzA kama ho gaI thii| jo koI unakI bImArI kI hAlata dekhatA aura sunatA vaha gozAlaka ke bhaviSya kathana ko yAda karatA aura kahatA "sacamuca hI zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra maMkhali gozAlaka ke tapasteja se vyApta hue haiM, aura cha: mAsa ke bhItara hI pittajvara se kAla kara jAya~ge / " 8. mahAvIra kI isa bImArI ke hAla aura janapravAda kA bhagavatI meM nIce likhA varNana diyA hai "taeNaM samaNassa bhagavao mahAvIrassa sarIragaMsi viule rogAyake pAubbhUe ujjale jAva durahiyAse pittajjaraparigayasarIre dAhavakaMtIe yAvi hotthA / aviyAi lohiyavaccAI pkrei| cAuvannaM vAgareti evaM khalu samaNe bhagavaM mahAvIre gozAlassa maMkhaliputtassa taveNaM Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA eka bAra meMDhiyagAma-nivAsI prajA isa prakAra kalpanA karatI huI mahAvIra ke pAsa se apane sthAna kI ora jA rahI thI / mArga ke nikaTa mAlukA kaccha ke pAsa tapa karate hue mahAvIra-ziSya siMhamuni ne yaha janasaMvAda sunA aura unakA dhyAna vicalita ho gayA / itanA hI nahIM, tapobhUmi se nikalakara ve bacce kI bhA~ti jora se ro par3e / gA~va kI ora jAte hue jana samavAya ne siMhamuni ke isa rudana ko sunakara "mahAvIra kAlaprApta ho gae" yaha mAna liyA ho, aura Age se Age ur3atI huI yaha aphavAha buddha ke kAnoM taka pahu~ca gaI ho to isameM Azcarya kyA hai / meMDhiyagAma pAvA ke pAsa hI hogA isa kAraNa se meMDhiyagAma ko logoM ne pAvA mAna liyA ho, athavA mahAvIra kA pAvA meM nirvANa hone se pichale bauddha lekhakoM ne ina ullekho meM 'pAvA' zabda likha diyA ho to Azcarya nahIM hai / kucha bhI ho, ukta ullekhoM kA kAraNa-viSaya mahAvIra kA nirvANa nahIM para unakI sakhta bImArI ke samaya kI isa prakAra kI koI aphavAha hI hai / teeNaM annAiTesamANe aMto chaNhaM mAsANaM pittajjara pariMgayasarIre dAhavakkaMtIe chaumatthe ceva kAlaM karessati / " - bhagavatI 15, 686 / 9. mahAvIra ke ziSya siMha anagAra ko mahAvIra kI aMtima bImArI kaisI bhayaMkara jAna par3I thI aura ve isakI ciMtA se bacce kI taraha kisa taraha ro par3e the isakA varNana bhI darzanIya hai "teNaM kAleNaM teNaM samaeNaM samaNassa bhagavao mahAvIrassa aMtevAsI sIhe nAma aNagAre pagaibhaddae jAva viNIe mAluyA kacchassa adUrasAmaMte chaTheM chaTheNaM anikkhitteNaM 2 tavo kammeNaM uDDhaM bAhA jAva viharati / taeNaM tassa sIhassa aNagArassa jhANaMtariyAe vaTTamANassa ayameyArUve jAvasamuppajjitthA-evaM khalu mamaM dhammAyariyassa dhammovadesagassa samaNassa bhagavao mahAvIrassa sarIragaMsi viule rogAyaMke pAunbhUe ujjale jAva chaumatthe ceva kAlaM karissati, vadissaMti ya NaM annatitthiyA chaumatthe ceva kAla gae, imeNaM eyArUveNaM mahayA maNomANasieNaM dukkheNaM abhibhUe samANe AyAvaNabhUmIo paccorubhai AyA0 jeNeva mAluyAkacchae teNeva uvA 2 mAluyAkacchagaM aMto 2 aNupavisai mAluyA0 2 mahayA 2 saddeNaM kuhukuhussa parunne / " - bhagavatI 15, 686 / Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA hamAre isa anumAna ke samarthaka inhIM ullekhoM ke pichale ve zabda haiM jo mahAvIra ke ziSyoM meM jhagar3A hone kI sUcanA dete haiM / mahAvIra kI vidyamAnatA se lekara Aja taka jaina zramaNasaMgha meM jo jo choTe bar3e matabheda hue haiM, una sabakA itihAsa aura smRtiyA~ jaina sUtragraMthoM meM dI huI milatI hai" / mahAvIra ko kevala jJAna hue 14 varSa bIta cuke the taba sabake pahale nirgratha jamAli ne mahAvIra ke sAtha virodha khar3A kiyA aura vaha unase alaga ho gayA thA, jisakA jainagraMthoM meM vistRta varNana hai / mahAvIra ke kevala jIvana ke solahaveM varSa meM bhI tiSyagupta nAmaka eka sAdhu ne kucha matabheda khar3A kiyA thA, jisakA savistara varNana jaina lekhakoM ne kiyA hai / mahAvIra kI jIvita avasthA meM uparyukta do sAdhu unase viruddha hue the, aura inake nirvANa ke bAda bhI 214, 220, 228, 544, 584 ina varSoM meM kramazaH ASAr3ha, azvamitra, gAMgeya, rohagupta aura goSThAmAhila ye pA~ca puruSa jaina pravacana meM bheda karanevAle hue jinheM jaina zAstrakAroM ne "nihnava" nAma se udghoSita kiyA hai / yadi mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke anaMtara hI nirgratha zramaNasaMgha meM jabaradasta matabheda par3A hotA hai - jaisA ki bauddhoM ne likhA hai - to jaina graMthoM meM isakA avazya hI ullekha hotA, para jaina graMthoM meM isa viSaya kI sUcanA taka nahIM hai, isase viparIta jaina sAhitya meM nirvANa se 160 varSa paryaMta mahAvIra kI nirgratha-paraMparA meM paramazAMti aura sulaha rahane ke ullekha milate haiM, " isaliye 10. jamAli saMbaMdhI saMpUrNa vRttAMta bhagavatI sUtra ke naveM zataka ke 33 veM uddeza meM diyA hai aura Avazyaka niryukti vizeSAvazyaka bhASya, Avazyaka cUrNi tathA uttarAdhyayanavRtti Adi prAcIna graMthoM meM jamAli se lekara goSThAmAhila paryaMta ke 7 nihnavoM kI utpatti likhI hai / sthAnAMga aura aupapAtika mUla sUtra meM bhI ina sAta nihnavoM ke nAma likhe milate haiM / 11. sthavira yazobhadra paryaMta mahAvIra kA dharmazAsana ekAcArya kI sattA meM hI Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 11 rahA / sthavira yazobhadra nirvANa saMvat 148 meM saMbhUtivijaya aura bhadrabAhu nAmaka apane do ziSyoM ko uttarAdhikArI banAkara svargavAsI hue / taba se kabhI kabhI eka pATa para do do AcArya hone kI pravRtti calI, para isakA artha yaha nahIM samajhanA cAhie ki ve donoM uttarAdhikArI Apasa meM nirapekSa ho jAte the / bAta yaha thI ki jaba taka bar3A paTTadhara jIvita rahatA, choTe paTTadhara kA saMgha ke kArya meM hastakSepa nahIM hotA thA / yazobhadra ke do paTTadharoM meM saMbhUtivijaya jaba taka jIte the, bhadrabAhu kA saMgha ke kArya meM kucha bhI adhikAra nahIM thA / ni0 saM0 156 meM jaba saMbhUtivijayajI svargavAsI hue tabhI bhadrabAhu ko saMghasthavira kA pada prApta huA / ni0 saM0 160 ke AsapAsa pATaliputra meM saMgha ekatra huA aura bhadrabAhu ko saMgha samavasaraNa meM bulAyA gayA, para unhoMne inakAra kara diyA / isa para saMgha ne bhadrabAhu ko na kevala dhamakI hI dI balki unakA alpa samaya ke lie bahiSkAra taka kara diyA, para sthavirajI jaldI samhala gae aura saMgha se samajhautA ho gayA / isake sivA bhadrabAhu ke samaya meM jaina zramaNa saMgha meM koI jhagar3A nahIM huA / isa samaya meM dakSiNa ke aura uttara ke jaina sAdhuoM meM bhinnatA par3ane kI bAta kahI jAtI hai para isakA koI pramANa nahIM hai / digaMbarIya sAhitya meM bhadrabAhu ke dakSiNa meM jAne aura sthUlabhadrAdi katipaya sAdhuoM ke na jAne kI jo kathAe~ likhI gaI haiM ve kevala arvAcIna kalpanAe~ haiM / isa viSaya meM AdhArabhUta mAnI jAtI digambarIya bAteM kaisI avyavasthita aura lacara haiM yaha nIce ke vivaraNa se jJAta hogA / zravaNa belagola kI pArzvanAtha bastI ke zaka saMvat 522 ke AsapAsa likhe hue eka zilAlekha meM bhadrabAhu ke vacana se uttarApatha se dakSiNApatha kI ora jainasaMgha ke jAne kA ullekha milatA hai, para usase yaha spaSTa nahIM hotA ki bhaviSyavedI bhadrabAhu bhI usake sAtha dakSiNa meM gae the / isake uparAnta usa lekha meM rAmalya, sthUlabhadra yA bhadrAcArya kA ullekha bhI nahIM hai| - isake bAda isa prasaMga kA ullekha zaka saM0 853 meM race hue hariSeNa ke 'bRhatkathAkoSa' meM isa prakAra milatA hai - 'eka samaya vihAra karate hue bhadrabAhu ujjainI nagarI meM pahuMce aura ziprA nadI ke tIra upavana meM Thahare / isa samaya ujjainI meM jaina dharmAvalaMbI rAjA caMdragupta apanI rAnI suprabhA sahita rAjya karatA thA / jaba bhadrabAhu svAmI AhAra ke nimitta nagarI meM gae taba eka gRha meM jhUle meM jhUlate hue bAlaka ne cillAkara unheM nikala jAne ko kahA / isa nimitta se AcArya ne jAnA ki bAraha varSa kA bhayaMkara durbhikSa par3anevAlA hai / isa para unhoMne saMgha ko bulAkara saba hAla nivedana kiyA aura kahA ki aba tuma logoM ko dakSiNa deza ko cale jAnA cAhie, maiM svayaM yahIM ThaharU~gA, kyoMki merI Ayu aba kSINa ho cukI hai (ahamatraiva tiSThAmi, kSINamAyurmamA'dhunA) / ' Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA isI kathAkoSa meM caMdragupta kA bhadrabAhu ke pAsa dIkSA lekara vizAkhAcArya ke nAma se prasiddha honA aura guru ke AjJAnusAra saMgha ko lekara dakSiNa ke punnATa deza meM jAnA likhA hai sAtha hI milla, sthUlavRddha aura bhadrAcArya ko apane apane saMghoM sahita siMdhu Adi dezoM meM bhejane kA varNana hai / aura isake bAda bhadrabAhu ke avantI ke bhAdrapAda nAmaka sthAna para samAdhimaraNa karane kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai / " prApya bhAdrapadaM dezaM zrImadujjayunIbhavam / cakArA'nazanaM dhIraH sa dinAni bahUnyalam // samAdhimaraNaM prApya bhadrabAhurdivaM yayau // " bhaTTAraka ratnanaMdi-nirmita bhadrabAhucaritra meM, jo anumAnataH vikrama kI paMdrahavIM yA solahavIM sadI kA graMtha hai, likhA hai ki 'nimitta jJAna se bhAvI dvAdazavarSIya durbhikSa ko jAnakara bhadrabAhu apane bAraha hajAra saMgha ke sAtha dakSiNa deza meM cale gae, para rAmalya, sthUlabhadrAdi bAraha hajAra sAdhu ujjainI ke zrAvaka saMgha ke Agraha se durbhikSa ke samaya vahIM Thahara gae / durbhikSa ke aMta meM dakSiNa deza se bhadrabAhu ke paTTadhara vizAkhAcArya kAnyakubja ke udyAna meM Ae, taba rAmalya sthUlabhadrAdi ne apane sAdhuoM ko unake pAsa bhejA / sAdhuoM ne unakI bhaktipUrvaka vaMdanA kI, para vizAkhAcArya ne unako vastradhArI dekhakara prati-vaMdanA nahIM kI / sAdhu lajjita ho apane sthAna para gae / rAmalya, sthUlabhadra aura sthUlAcArya ikaTThe hokara vicAra karane lage ki aba kyA karanA cAhie / vRddha sthUlAcArya ne kahA- "durbhikSa ke vaza jo AcAra meM zithilatA A gaI hai use aba chor3a denA cAhie aura mUla mArga ko svIkAra kara lenA cAhie / " isa para kitaneka bhavyAtmAoM ne to mUla mArga svIkAra kara liyA para kitaneka yuvA sAdhuoM ko vRddha kI yaha salAha acchI nahIM lagI, aura ve kahane lage ki isa paMcama kAla meM aba cauthe kAla kI duSkara kriyA nahIM pAlI jA sakatI / isaliye jo mArga svIkAra kiyA hai vahI yogya hai / sthUlAcArya ke jyAdA kahane para ve una sthavira para ekadama kruddha hue aura daMDoM se mArakara unhoMne sthUlAcArya ko pheMka diyA / zaka saM0 1751 meM bane hue devacaMdra ke rAjAvalI kathA nAmaka kannar3a graMtha meM bhI bhadrabAhu aura caMdragupta kI kathA hai, jo ki uparyukta bhadrabAhucaritra ke samAna hI hai / hA~, isameM kucha kucha nae saMskAra bhI haiM, jaise- bhadrabAhucaritra meM ujjainI ke rAjA caMdragupta ko solaha svapna hote haiM, para rAjAvalI kathA ke lekhaka ne ve hI solaha svapna pATaliputra ke rAjA caMdragupta ko dikhAe haiM / ina eka dUsare se bhinna kathAnakoM ko dekhate hue hameM yahI kahanA par3atA hai ki bhadrabAhu kI pramukhatA meM dakSiNa meM jAne ke bAda sthAnika zramaNa saMgha ke vastra dhAraNa kara lene se donoM pArTiyoM ke bhinna ho jAne kI jo Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA hama bauddhoM ke prastuta ullekha mahAvIra ke nirvANa se nahIM para unakI ukta bImArI aura jamAlIvAlI takarAra se saMbaMdhita mAnate haiM / nirgranthoM ke dvaidhIbhAva aura eka dUsare kI khaTapaTa kA bauddhoM ne jo varNana diyA hai vaha bhagavatI sUtra meM varNita jamAli aura gautama iMdrabhUti ke vivAda kA vikRta svarUpa hai / 12 vidvAnoM kI sampati hai vaha kevala Adhunika daMtakathAoM ke Upara avalaMbita hai / jaina saMgha ke dakSiNa meM jAne kA sabase purAnA ullekha pArzvanAtha bastI ke ukta lekha meM hai, para usameM bhadrabAhu ke dakSiNa meM jAne kA koI ullekha nahIM hai / aura usameM ullikhita bhadrabAhu zrutakevalI nahIM para unake paraMparAbhAvI dUsare naimittika bhadrabAhu haiM / vikrama kI dazama sadI ke bRhatkathAkoSa ke graMthakAra bhadrabAhu ko zrutakevalI to likhate haiM para unake dakSiNa meM jAne se sApha inakAra kara dete haiM aura ve caMdragupta ko hI vizAkhAcArya ke nAma se bhadrabAhu ke saMgha kA mukhiyA banAkara dakSiNa meM aura rAmilla, sthUlavRddha tathA bhadrAcArya ko apane apane saMgha ke sAtha siMdhu Adi dezoM meM bhejavAte haiN| bhadrabAhu-caritrakAra isase bhI Age bar3hakara sthUlavRddha ko sthUbhadra aura bhadrAcArya ko sthUlAcArya banA lete haiM aura bhadrabAhu ko dakSiNa meM pahu~cAkara anazana karAte haiM / rAjAvalI kathAkAra ratnanaMdi kI saba bAtoM ko svIkAra kara lene ke uparAMta caMdragupta ko pATaliputra kA rAjA ThaharAne kI ceSTA karatA hai / isa prakAra Age se Age bar3hAI huI bAtoM ko hama 'pramANa ' na kahakara daMtakathA mAtra yA managaDhaMta kalpanA hI kaha sakate haiM / 12. caMpA ke pUrNabhadra caitya meM mahAvIra ke sAmane Akara jisa samaya jamAli Apa kevalI hone kI zekhI hA~ka rahA thA usa samaya mahAvIra ke mukhya ziSya iMdrabhUti-gotama ne usase jo praznottara kie the unakA varNana bhagavatI meM isa prakAra hai "taeNaM bhagavaM goyame jamAli aNagAraM evaM vayAsI No khalu jamAlI ! kevalissa NANe vA daMsaNe vA selasi vA thaMbhaMsi vA thUbhaMsi vA Avarijjai vA NivArijjai vA jai NaM tummaM jamAlI upaNNaNANadaMsaNadhare arahA jiNe kevalI bhavittA kevalIavakkamaNeNaM avakte tA NaM imAiM do vAgaraNAI vAgarehi sAsae loe jamAlI, asAsae loe jamAlI? sAsae jIve jamAlI, asAsae jIve jamAlI ? | taeNaM se jamAlI aNagAre bhagavayA goyameNaM evaM vutte samANe saMkie kaMkhie0 jAva kalusasamAvaNNe jAe yAvi hotthA, No saMcAei bhagavao goyamassa kiMcivi pAmokkhamAikkhittae tusaNIe saMciTThaiM / ' Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA gozAlaka kI taijasa zakti-janita mahAvIra kI sakhta bImArI, jamAli kA mahAvIra se viruddha hokara judA honA, jamAli ke 500 ziSyoM meM do mata hokara Adhe kA jamAli ko chor3akara mahAvIra ke pAsa jAnA,13 jamAli kA mahAvIra ke pAsa jAkara AtmazlAghA karanA aura iMdrabhUti gautama kA usake bauddha lekhakoM ne nirgranthoM ke viSaya meM jo likhA hai ki ve eka dUsare ke sAtha lar3ate bhir3ate haiM, vaha isI vivAda kI vikRta sUcanA hai| 13. jamAli kI navIna matakalpanA ko kitaneka sAdhuoM ne to svIkAra kara liyA para kitanekoM ne use svIkAra nahIM kiyA / jinhoMne jamAli ke nae mata ko maMjUra nahIM kiyA thA ve jamAli ko chor3akara mahAvIra ke pAsa cale gae the / isa viSaya kA bhagavatI kA ullekha isa prakAra hai "taeNaM tassa jamAlissa aNagArassa evamAikkhamANassa0 jAva parUvemANassa atthegaiyA samaNA NiggaMthA eyamaLU saddahaMti pattiyaMti royaMti atthegaiyA samaNA NiggaMthA eyamaDhaM No saddahati No pattiyaMti No royaMti, tattha NaM je samaNA NiggaMthA jamAlissa aNagArassa eyamaThu saddahati pattiyaMti royaMti te NaM jamAli ceva aNagAraM upasaMpajjitA NaM viharaMti / tattha NaM je te samaNA NiggaMthA jamAlissa aNagArassa eyamaThu No saddahati No pattiyaMti No royaMti te NaM jamAlissa aNagArassa aMtiyAo koTTayAo ceiyAo paDiNikkhamaMti paDiNikkhamaittA puvvANupuci caramANe gAmANugAmaM duijjamANe jeNeva caMpANayarI jeNeva puNNabhadde ceie jeNeva samaNe bhagavaM mahAvIre teNeva uvAgacchaMti uvAgacchaittA samaNaM bhagavaM mahAvIraM tikhutto AyAhiNaM payAhiNaM vaMdaMti NamaMsaMti vaMdittA NamaMsittA samaNaM bhagavaM mahAvIraM uvasaMpajjittA NaM viharati / " --bhagavatI 9-33 / isI saMbaMdha meM Avazyaka niyuktikAra ne likhA hai ki Akhira meM DhaMka zrAvaka ke samajhAne para jamAlImatAvalaMbI saba sAdhu-sAdhvI jamAli ko chor3akara mahAvIra ke pAsa cale gae the, isa viSaya kI saMgraha gAthA yaha hai "jiTThA sudaMsaNa jamAliNojja sAvatthitidugujjANe / paMcasayA ya sahassaM DhaMkeNa jamAli mottUNam // 2307 // " khuda jamAli ke liye bhagavatI meM likhA hai ki jamAli mithyA Agraha aura asatkalpanAoM se apanI AtmA ko aura dUsaroM ko bahukAtA huA bahuta varSoM taka zrAmaNya pAlatA rahA / (bahUhiM asabbhAvubbhAvaNAhi micchattAbhiNivesehiM ya appANaM ca paraM ca tadubhayaM ca vuggAhemANe vuppAemANe bahUI vAsAiM sAmaNNapariyAgaM pAuNai)- bhagavatI 9-33 / Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA sAtha vivAda ye saba bhagavAn mahAvIra ke kevalijIvana ke 14 veM varSa ke aMta meM banI huI ghaTanAe~ haiM, aura inhIM saba ghaTanAoM kI vikRta sUcanA pAligraMthoM ke ukta ullekhoM meM saMgRhIta hai / 'jisa varSa meM jJAtaputra ke maraNa ( maraNa kI aphavAha ) ke samAcAra sune usake dUsare hI varSa buddha kA nirvANa huA' bauddhoM ke isa Azaya ke lekha se hama buddha aura mahAvIra ke nirvANa samaya ke aMtara ko ThIka taura se samajha sakate haiM / 15 kevala jJAna ke caudahaveM varSa ke mArgazIrSa mAsa meM zrAvastI ke sAlakoSTaka udyAna meM mahAvIra aura gozAlaka ke bIca jhagar3A huA aura vaizAkha mAsa meM jaba mahAvIra meMDhiyagAma ke sAlakoSTaka caitya meM the taba sakhta bImAra hokara unake maraNa kI aphavAha ur3I, aura karIba isI arse meM ziSya jamAli ne zrAvastI ke koSTaka caitya meM mahAvIra ke vacana kA utthApana kiyA aura usake sAdhuoM meM do pArTiyA~ huiiN| isake bAda ThIka eka varSa eka jagaha likhA hai, 'jamAli anagAra apane AcArya aura upAdhyAya kA pratyanIka zatru-huA, vaha apane AcArya upAdhyAya kA apayaza karanevAlA huA / ( jamAlI NaM aNagAre AyariyapaDiNIe uvajjhAyapaDiNIe AyariyauvajjhAyANaM ayasakArae) - bhagavatI 9, 489 / ina jaina ullekhoM se yaha bAta siddha hai ki jamAli ke matabheda se nirgrantha saMgha meM eka aniSTa - carcA khar3I ho gaI thI / isI carcA aura bhinnatA ko lakSya karake nirgrathoM ke viSaya meM " bhinnAniggaMthadvedhika jAtA" ye zabda bauddha piTakoM meM likhe gae haiM jo khAsa karake jamAli ke ziSyoM para ghaTita hote haiM / 14. jaina mata meM bheda DAlanevAle jo sAta nihnava hue una saba meM pahalA 'jamAli' thA, yaha bAta pahale hI kaha dI hai / jamAli ne jo mata nikAlA thA usakA nAma 'bahurata' thA / isa bahurata mata kI utpatti kA nirUpaNa karate hue Avazyaka niryuktikAra likhate haiM- 'mahAvIra ko kevala jJAna utpanna hue 14 varSa hue taba zrAvastI meM 'bahurata' darzana kI utpatti huI / dekho gAthA - "coddasa vAsANi tayA, jiNeNa uppADiyassa nANassa / to 'bahurayANa' diTThI, sAvatthIe samuppannA // 241 // '' Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA meM vaizAkha sudi 15 ke dina mahAtmA buddha ne deha chodd'aa| aba taka mahAvIra ko kevala jJAna hue paMdraha varSa saMpUrNa hokara solahaveM varSa ke 5 dina vyatIta hue the / isake bAda mahAvIra 14 varSa 5 mAsa aura 15 dina jIvita rahe / buddha kA 80 varSa kI vaya meM nirvANa huA aura usake bAda karIba sAr3he caudaha varSa meM mahAvIra kA 72 varSa kI umara meM nirvANa huA / buddha aura mahAvIra, donoM ne 30-30 varSa kI umara meM dIkSA lI / buddha ne apanI 36 varSa kI avasthA meM bodhi prApta karake dharmapracAra karanA zurU kiyA, taba mahAvIra ne apanI 42 varSa se bhI adhika avasthA meM kevala jJAna prApta kara dharmopadeza denA prAraMbha kiyA / ina saba prasaMgoM se hama isa prakAra niSkarSa nikAla sakate haiM-- mahAvIra kA kevalI jIvana sauragaNanAnusAra 29 varSa 5 mAsa aura 27 dina kA thA / isa hisAba se jamAli ke matabheda ke bAda mahAvIra 15 varSa 5 mAsa 27 dina taka jIvita rhe| udhara bhayaMkara bImArI se aniSTa kalpanA karate aura rote hue siMha anagAra ko apane pAsa bulAkara AzvAsana dete hue mahAvIra kahate haiM 'he siMha ! tU mere maraNa kI kalpanA kara kyoM duHkha karatA hai ? maiM isa samaya nahIM marU~gA, abhI maiM sAr3he paMdaraha varSa taka isa pRthivI para vicarU~gA / ' ("taM no khalu ahaM sIhA ! gosAlassa maMkhaliputtassa taveNaM teeNaM annAiTThe samANe aMto chaNhaM mAsANaM jAva kAlaM karessaM, ahaMnaM annAI addhasolasavAsAI ji suhatthI viharissAmi / " ) - bhagavatI 15,686 / ina zAstrIya lekhoM se siddha hotA hai ki jamAli kA matabheda aura mahAvIra kI bhayaMkara bImArI ye donoM ghaTanAe~ samakAlIna thIM / bhagavAn mahAvIra gozAlaka ke sAtha jhagar3A hone ke bAda 16 varSa taka jIvita rahe / bhagavatI ke isa solaha varSa ke ullekha kA jo artha 'barAbara solaha varSa kiyA jAya to nirvANa ke pahale ke satarahaveM varSa ke kArtika mAsa meM jhagar3e vAlA prasaMga AtA hai, para hama dekhate haiM ki kevala jJAna hone ke bAda mahAvIra ne zrAvastI meM eka bhI cAturmAsya nahIM kiyA thA isaliye yaha prasaMga caumAse meM to nahIM banA, para caumAsA utarate hI mahAvIra mithilA athavA vaizAlI se zrAvastI gae haiM aura jhagar3A lagabhaga mArgazIrSa meM hI ho gayA hai, isI liye mahAvIra usa samaya apanA 16 varSa kA jIvita rahanA batAte haiM / 15. vaizAkha sudI dazamI ko mahAvIra ko kevala jJAna huA aura kArtika vadi amAvasyA ko unakA nirvANa huA, isa sAmAnya gaNanA se mahAvIra kA kevalIjIvana 29 varSa 5 mAsa aura 20 dina kA mAnakara AyuSya ke saMbaMdha meM yahA~ ullekha kie gae haiM I Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 17 buddha 22 varSa ke hue taba mahAvIra kA janma huA / 30 varSa kI avasthA meM jaba buddha ne pravrajyA grahaNa kI taba mahAvIra 8 varSa ke hokara pAThazAlA meM adhyayanArtha gae / 36 varSa kI avasthA meM bodhi prApta kara buddha ne bauddha dharma kA pracAra zurU kiyA usa samaya mahAvIra 14 varSa ke the / ___buddha 52 varSa ke hue taba mahAvIra ne 30 varSa kI avasthA meM dIkSA grahaNa kii| buddha 65 veM varSa meM the taba mahAvIra ko 43 veM varSa meM kevala jJAna prApta huA / buddha ko 79vA~ varSa calatA thA taba mahAvIra kI avasthA 56 varSa aura 6 mAsa ke AsapAsa thI aura inheM kevala jJAna hue prAya: 13 varSa aura 7 mAsa hue the| isa samaya meM mahAvIra aura gozAlaka ke bIca jhagar3A huA aura isake bAda 5 mAsa ke arse meM jamAli ne matabheda khar3A kiyA aura gozAlaka kI tejolezyA-janita tApa ke asara se mahAvIra sakhta bImAra hue| 80 varSa kI avasthA meM mahAtmA buddha kA dehAMta huA taba mahAvIra ko 58vA~ varSa calatA thA / buddha kA dehAMta vaizAkha sudi 15 pUrNimA ko huA thA aura mahAvIra kA kArtika vadi amAvasyA ko / isa hisAba se buddha-nirvANa ke bAda barAbara 14 varSa 5 mAsa aura 15 dina meM mahAvIra kA nirvANa huA / bauddha aura paurANika kAlagaNanA buddha-nirvANa-samaya kA pratipAdana karate hue bauddha pAligraMtha 'mahAvaMza' aura 'dIpavaMza' meM magadha ke zaizunAga, naMda aura maurya rAjAoM ke rAjatvakAla kI avadhiyA~ dI haiM aura buddha-nirvANa ke 218 veM varSa meM azoka kA rAjyAbhiSeka honA ThaharAyA hai / purANakAroM ne bhI zaizunAga naMda aura maurya rAjAoM ke rAjatva-kAla vIra-2 Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA * * kA varNana kiyA hai / ajAtazatru se azoka ke abhiSeka taka kI ukta avadhiyA~ isa prakAra haibauddhagaNanA6 purANagaNanA-17 ajAtazatru ajAtazatru udAyibhadda vaMzaka anuruddha-muMDa udAyI nAgadAsaka naMdivardhana susunAga mahAnaMdI kAlAsoka navanaMda kAlAsokaputra caMdragupta nava nanda biMdusAra caMdragupta biMdusAra anabhiSikta * * * w 225 328 16. bauddha graMthoM meM ajAtazatru kA rAjatva kAla 32 varSa kA likhA hai| aura bAkI ke mAgadha rAjAoM ke rAjatva kAla kA pratipAdana karanevAlI 'mahAvaMza' kI nimnalikhita gAthAe~ haiM "ajAtasattu putto taM, ghAtatvodayabhaddako / rajjaM solasavassAni, kAresi mittadubbhiko // 1 // udaya bhaddaputto taM, ghAte tvA anuruddhako / anuruddhassa putto taM, ghAtetvA muNDanAmako // 2 // mittaduno dummatino, te pi rajjaM akArayuM / tesaM ubhinnaM rajjesu, aTThavassAnatikkamuM // 3 // muNDassa putto pitaraM, ghAtetvA nAgadAsako / catuvIsati vassAni, rajjaM kAresi pApako // 4 // Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA pitu ghAtaka vaMso yaM, iti kuddhAtha nAgarA / nAgadAsaka rAjAnaM, apane tvA samAgatA / / 5 / / susunAgoti paJjAtaM, amaccaM sAdhusaMmataM / rajje samabhisiJcisu, savvesaM hitamAnasA // 6 / / so aTThArasa vassAni, rAjA rajjaM akArayi / kAlAsoko tassa putto, aLUvIsati kArayi // 7 // atIte dasame vasse, kAlAsokassa rAjino / saMbuddha parinivvANA, evaM vassasataM ahu ||8|| -mahAvaMza pariccheda 4 / kAlAsokassa puttA tu, ahesuM dasa bhAtukA / dvAvIsati te vassAni, rajjaM samanusAsitUM // 14 // nava naMdA tato AsuM, kameneva narAdhipA / te pi dvAvIsa vassAni, rajjaM samanusAsitUM // 15 // moriyAnaM khattiyAnaM vaMse jAtaM sirIdharaM / caMdaguttoti pAtaM, cANakko brAhmaNo tato // 16 / / navamaM dhananaMdaM taM, ghAte tvA caMDakodhavA / sakale jaMbudIpasmi, rajje samabhisiJci so // 17 // so catuvIsa vassAni, rAjA rajjaM akArayi / tassa putto biMdusAro, aTThavIsati kArayi // 18 // biMdusArasutA AsuM, sataM eko ca vissutA / asoko Asi tesaM tu, puJatejobaliddhiko // 19 // vemAtike bhAtaro so, hantvA ekUnakaM sataM / sakale jaMbudIpasmi, ekarajja apApuNi // 20 // jinanivvANato pacchA, pure tassAbhisekato / sAThThArasaM vassasata-dvayaM evaM vijAniyaM // 21 // patvA catuhi vassehi, ekarajjaM mahAyaso / pure pATaliputtasmi, attAnaM abhisecayi // 22 // - mahAvaMza pariccheda 5 / Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 17. viSNu, matsya, brahmAMDa, vAyu aura zrImadbhAgavata ina 5 purANoM meM yaha kAlagaNanA dI huI hai, jisameM viSNupurANa aura bhAgavata meM pratyeka rAjA kA 'rAjatva kAla' nahIM diyA, sirpha unake nAma aura unake vaMza kA rAjatva kAla mAtra batA diyA hai| bAkI ke 3 purANoM meM pratyeka vyakti ke nAma ke sAtha unake rAjatva kAla ke varSa bhI die haiM, para inameM bhI aneka nAmoM meM aura rAjyakAla ke varSoM meM eka dUsare ke sAtha bhinnatA ho gaI hai, isaliye hamane kisI eka hI purANa ke anusAra kAlagaNanA na dekara sabake Upara se avatArita karake yaha sUcI dI hai| purANoM ke mUlazloka isa prakAra haiM "ajAtazatrurbhavitA, saptatriMzat samA nRpaH / caturviMzatsamA rAjA, vaMzakastu bhaviSyati ||9|| - matsyapurANa adhyAya 272 / " udAyI bhavitA tasmAttrayastriMzatsamA nRpaH / sa vai puravaraM ramyaM pRthivyAM kusumAhavayam // gaGgAyA dakSiNe kUle, caturthe'bde kariSyati // 313 // dvAcatvAriMzatsamA bhAvyo, rAjA vai nandivarddhanaH / catvAriMzattrayaM caiva, mahAnandI bhaviSyati || 314||" - vAyupurANa uttarakhaMDa adhyAya 37 pa0 175, 179 / "mahAnandisutazcApi zUdrAyAH kAlasaMvRtaH / utpatsyate mahApadmaH, sarvakSatrAntakRnnRpaH // 139 // tataH prabhRti rAjAno, bhaviSyAH zUdrayonayaH / ekarAT sa mahApadma, ekacchatro bhaviSyati // 140 // aSTAzItiM tu varSANi, pRthivIM pAlayiSyati / sarvakSatraM samuddhRtya bhAvino'rthasya vai balAt // 141 // tatapazcAttatsutA hyaSTau, samA dvAdaza te nRpAH / mahApadmasya paryAye, bhaviSyanti nRpAH kramAt // 142 // uddhariSyati tAnsarvAn, kauTilyo vai dvijarSabhaH / bhuktvA mahIM varSazataM, narendraH sa bhaviSyati // 143 // candraguptaM nRpaM rAjye, kauTilyaH sthApayiSyati / caturviMzatsamA rAjA, candragupto bhaviSyati ||144|| bhavitA bhadrasAra (vi0 pu0 bindusAra)) stu paJcaviMzatsamA nRpaH / Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA isase mAlUma hogA ki bauddha avadhiyoM ke anusAra ajAtazatru ke rAjyAbhiSeka se azoka ke rAjyAbhiSeka paryaMta sirpha 225 varSa vyatIta hue the, aura purANoM kI gaNanA ajAtazatru ke abhiSeka se 326 varSa bItane para azoka kA rAjyAbhiSeka ThaharAtI hai / isa prakAra 100 se bhI adhika varSa ke aMtara ke kAraNa ye smRtiyA~ kitanI avyavasthita hai yaha bAta svayaM siddha ho jAtI hai / jaina graMthoM se mAlUma hotA hai ki rAjA kUNika (ajAtazatru) ne caMpA ko apanI rAjadhAnI banAyA thA, 18 to ajAtazatru jaba caMpA meM gayA hogA, avazya hI apane kisI bhAI bhatIje ko rAjagRha meM vahA~ ke zAsaka ke taura para rakhakara gayA hogA, jaisA ki usane apane vaimAtRka bhAiyoM se zreNika ko padacyuta karane ke pahale svIkAra kiyA thA / 19 SaTtriMzattu samA rAjA, azokAnAM ca tRptidaH // 145 // " - brahmAMDapurANa ma0 bhA0 upo0 pA0 3 a0 74 10 185 / 18. koNika rAjagRha se caMpA meM apanA rAjyakArya kyoM le gayA isakA vistRta varNana Avazyaka vRtti meM diyA hai, usakA sArAMza yaha hai ki - 'eka bAra koNika ne apanI mAtA se pUchA ki jitanA mujhe apane putra se sneha hai utanA aura kisI ko hogA ? mAtA ne kahA - tere pitA ko tere Upara itanA sneha thA ki ve terI sar3I galI durgaMdhita a~gulI ko mu~ha meM rakhakara tujhe rone se phusalAte the / koNika ko yaha sunakara bahuta pazcAttApa huA aura kulhAr3I lekara piMjare se zreNika ko nikAlane ke liye daur3A, para zreNika ne samajhA ki yaha merA vadha karane ko A rahA hai, isase vaha AtmaghAta karake mara gayA / koNika ko isa ghaTanA se bar3A duHkha huA aura vaha zreNika ke smArakoM ko dekha dekhakara sadA udAsIna rahane lagA / Akhira usane isa ciMtA se mukta hone ke liye rAjagRha ko chor3akara caMpA meM jAkara nivAsa kiyA / ' Avazyaka vRtti ke isa viSaya ke prAraMbhika zabda isa prakAra haiM 'aNNayA tassa (koNiyassa) paumAvaIe devIe putto udAyitakumAro jemaMtassa ucchaMge Thio, so thAle mutteti na cAlei, mA dumijjihitti / ( jattie ) muttiyaM tattiyaM kUraM avaNei, mAyaM bhaNati ammo aNNassavi kassavi putto eppio atthi ? mAyAe so bhaNio - durAtman ! tava aMgulI kimie vamaMtI piyA muhe kAUNa acchiyAio, iyarahA tumaM rovaMto acchiyAio / " 44 21 - Avazyaka vRtti0 pa0 683 / 19. zreNika ( bibasAra) ko kaida karane ke pahale koNika (ajAtazatru) ne apane Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA ajAtazatru kA uttarAdhikArI udAyI bhI pATaliputra nagara basAkara apanA rAjyakArya vahA~ le gayA thA, isa Azaya kA jaina graMthoM aura purANoM meM lekha hai / 20 isase saMbhava hai ki ajAtazatru ke samaya se hI rAjagRha meM isa vaimAtRka daza bhAiyoM ko yaha kahakara ubhAr3A thA ki 'zreNika hama logoM kI svataMtratA kA bAdhaka hai isa vAste hama saba milakara isako kaida kara deM aura rAjya ko 11 hissoM meM bA~Ta leM / ' bhAiyoM ne koNika kI salAha mAna lI aura zreNika ko kaida karake rAjya ko bA~Ta liyA / isa bAta kA nirayAvalI meM isa prakAra varNana kiyA hai - "abhayaMmi gahiyavvae annayA koNio kAlAIhiM dasahi kumArehi samaM maMtei-seNiyaM secchAvigghakArayaM baMdhittA ekkArasabhAe rajjaM karemotti / tehi paDissuyaM / seNio baddho / puvvanhe avaranhe ya kasasayaM davAvei / " -nirayAvalI varga 1 adhyAya 1 pR0 6 / "tate NaM kUNie rAyA annayA kayAi kAlAdIe dasa kumAre saddAveti 2 rajjaM ca jAva jaNavayaM ca ekkArasabhAe viriMcati 2 sayameva rajjasiriM karemANe pAlemANe viharati / " -nirayAvalI varga 1 adhyAya 1 peja 14 / 20. pATaliputra kI utpatti kA savistara varNana 'Avazyaka cUrNi (likhita patra 248) aura Avazyaka vRtti (patra 686) meM diyA hai / Avazyaka vRtti ke thor3e se avataraNa hama nIce dete haiM "tAhe rAyANo udAiM ThAvaMti / udAissa ciMtA jAyA ettha Nayare mama piyA Asi, addhitIe aNNaM nayaraM kArAvemi, maggaha vatthuti pesiyA xxxx - Avazyaka vR0 pR0 687 "taM kira vIyaNagasaMThiyaM nayaraM, NayarAbhie ya (?) udAiNA ceiharaM kArAviyaM, esA pADaliputtassa uppattI / " -- A0 vR0 pR0 686 / "so udAI tatthaThio rajjaM bhuMjai / " - A0 vR0 pR0 690 isa bAta kA purANoM se bhI samarthana hotA hai / brahmAMDa aura vAyupurANa meM udAyI ne kusumapura (pATaliputra) basAyA isa bAta ke samarthaka nimnalikhita zloka milate haiM "udAyI bhavitA tasmAttrayastriMzatsamA nRpaH / sa vai puravaraM rAjA, pRthivyAM kusumAhvayam // 132 / / Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA vaMza kI koI choTI rAjya zAkhA kAyama ho gaI ho aura usameM bauddhoM ke nAgadAsaka aura paurANikoM ke darzaka vA harSaka vagairaha rAjA paidA hue hoM aura ina donoM zAkhAoM ke rAjAoM ke rAjatva kAla ko gar3abar3a karake bauddhoM aura paurANikoM ne galata vaMzAvaliyA~ taiyAra kara lI hoM / ina donoM sUciyoM meM nizcita bhUla kahA~ hai yaha jAnanA kaThina hai; para jahA~ taka maiM samajhatA hU~, purANoM kI sUcI meM darzaka ke 24 varSa adhika haiM / inheM nikAla dene se paurANika aura jaina gaNanAe~ maurya rAjya ke aMta meM jAkara mela khA jAtI haiM / bauddha graMtha 'dIpavaMza' meM naMdoM kA nAmollekha taka nahIM hai aura 'mahAvaMza' meM nava naMdoM kA rAjyakAla sirpha 22 varSa likhA hai, yaha spaSTa bhUla gaMgAyA dakSiNe kUle, caturthe'hni kariSyati / " 23 " udAyI bhavitA tasmAttrayastriMzatsamA nRpaH / sa vai puravaraM rAjA, pRthivyAM kusumAhvayam // gaMgAyA dakSiNe kUle, caturthebde kariSyati // 313|| - brahmAMDa0 ma0 bhA0 upo0 3 adhyAya 74 / - vAyupurANa utta0 a0 37 / 21. Upara dekha Ae haiM ki udAyI ne pATaliputra ko apanI rAjadhAnI banAyA . thA, udAyI jainoM aura bauddhoM ke kathanAnusAra ajAtazatru, koNika kA putra thA, jaina ullekhoM ke anusAra udAyI ke bAda magadha kI rAjadhAnI naMda ke hAtha meM gaI thI, purANa udAyI ke bAda naMdivarddhana aura mahAnaMdi kA magadha para rAjyAdhikAra batAte haiM, jo vAstava meM naMda hI haiM / parantu purANakAra ajAtazatru aura udAyI ke bIca meM vaMzaka athavA darzaka ko magadha kA rAjA batAte haiM jo spaSTa bhUla hai / yadyapi darzaka zaizunAga vaMza kA hI rAjavaMzI puruSa thA, para vaha magadha kA mukhya rAjA nahIM kiMtu magadha kI purAnI rAjadhAnI rAjagRha kI zAkhA kA mAMDalika thA / mahAkavi bhAsa ke 'svapnavAsavadatta nATaka' ke nimna uddhRta ullekhoM se bhI darzaka rAjagRha kA rAjA thA yahI dhvanita hotA hai / dekho - "kAJcukIyaH- bhoH zrUyatAm / eSA khalu gurubhirabhihitanAmadheyAsmAkaM mahArAjadarzakasya bhaginI padmAvatI / saiSA no mahArAjamAtaraM mahAdevImA zramasthAmabhigamyAnujJAtA tatrabhavatyA rAjagRhameva yAsyati / " - svapnavAsavadatta, aMka 1 pRSTha 14 / Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA hai / naMdoM ke samaya meM bauddha lekhakoM ne bahuta gar3abar3a kara diyA hai aura isI kAraNa se inakI sUciyoM meM se naMdasaMbaMdhI adhika samaya chUTa gayA hai / purANakAra naMdoM kA rAjatva kAla 100 varSa kA likhate haiM aura jaina graMthakAra 150 varSa taka magadha para naMdoM kA zAsana huA batAte haiM / hamArI samajha meM jainoM kA kathana hI isa viSaya meM ThIka pratIta hotA hai, kyoMki purANakAroM ne naMdivardhana aura mahAnaMdi ko zaizunAgavaMzya mAnakara inakA rAjatva- kAla zaizunAga kI vaMzAvalI meM gina liyA hai, para vastutaH naMdivardhana aura mahAnaMdi nava naMdoM se bhinna nahIM haiM / isaliye inakA rAjatvakAla naMdakAla meM lenA cAhie aura aisA karane para paurANika gaNanA se naMdoM ke 185 varSa Ae~ge jo ki jaina gaNanA se 35 adhika haiM / jaina gaNanA mauryakAla 160 varSa kA mAnatI hai aura purANakAra isako 137 varSa se adhika nahIM mAnate / udhara naMdivardhana aura mahAnaMdi ke varSa naMdoM ke kAla meM le lene se paurANika gaNanA meM zaizunAgoM ke 94 varSa baceMge, inameM se darzaka ko rAjagRha zAkhA kA mAna ke isake 24 varSa bhI nikAla die jAya to zaizunAgoM ke rAjatvakAla ke varSa 70 baceMge aura mauryAMta samaya 70 + 185 + 137 = 392 varSa kA hogA | jaina gaNanAnusAra bhI mauryAMta samaya 82 + 150 + 160 392 varSa ke barAbara hI hotA hai / aisA mAlUma hotA hai ki bauddhoM ne bahuta samaya taka rAjagRhavAlI sattAhIna rAjya - paraMparA ko hI pakar3a rakkhA thA, anyathA ve kyoM naMdoM kA nAmollekha na kareM aura nava naMdoM kA sirpha 22 varSa kA alpa samaya batAveM / isakA aura kyA kAraNa ho sakatA hai ? hamane Upara dekhA ki jaina aura paurANika gaNanAe~ kisI taraha mauryakAla ke aMta meM jAkara mila jAtI haiM, para bauddha gaNanA kisI taraha mela nahIM khAtI / saMbhavataH isameM se naMdoM ke rAjatva kAla ke bahuta varSa chUTa gae haiM, aura zAyada isI kamI ko ThIka karane ke irAde se pichale bauddha lekhakoM ne udAyibhadda muMDa aura anuruddha inameM se pratyeka kA 18 - 18 varSa kA rAjatva kAla ginakara aura biMdusAra ke 58 varSa mAnakara ukta gaNanA meM karIba 60 varSa bar3hAne kI ceSTA kI hogI / kucha bhI ho, bauddhoM kI kAlagaNanA dUSita Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA avazya hai / isa avyavasthita gaNanA ke AdhAra para mahAvIra ke nirvANa samaya kA vicAra karanA ucita nahIM hai / ajAtazatru aMta taka mahAvIra kA anuyAyI thA, 22 udAyI bhI parama jaina thA / 23 udAyI ke uttarAdhikArI naMda24 aura unakA maMtrIvaMza bhI jaina 22. ajAtazatru (koNika) mahAvIra kA parama anuyAyI thA, yaha bAta aupapAtika Adi jainasUtroM se siddha hotI hai / 25 23. udAyI mahAvIra kA parama bhakta vratadhArI zrAvaka thA / isane apanI rAjadhAnI pATaliputra meM jaina- caitya banavAyA thA aura yaha aSTamI caturdazI Adi parva tithiyoM meM pauSadha-upavAsa bhI karatA thA aisA Avazyaka cUrNi aura Avazyaka vRtti meM likhA hai / dekho Avazyaka vRtti patra 689 690 / - 24. rAjA padmanaMda aura isake uttarAdhikArI dUsare naMda kisa dhArmika mata ko mAnanevAle the isakA kahIM spaSTa ullekha nahIM milatA tathApi katipaya purANoM aura itara graMthoM ke lekhoM se naMdoM kA jaina dharmAnuyAyI honA siddha hotA hai / viSNupurANakAra naMda ke saMbaMdha meM likhate haiM 'mahAnaMdi kA putra zUdrA - garbhajAta ati lobhI aura ati balI parazurAma kI taraha saba kSatriyoM kA nAza karanevAlA mahApadma nAmaka naMda hogA aura taba se isa bhArata bhUmi para zUdra rAjA hoMge / ' - "mahAnaMdinastatazzUdrAgarbhodbhavo'tilubdho'tibalo mahApadmanAmA naMda: parazurAma ivA'paro'khila kSatrAntakArI bhaviSyati // 20 // tataH prabhUti zUdrA bhUpAlA bhaviSyanti ||21|| viSNupurANa / yahI bAta matsyapurANa ke 272 veM adhyAya ke 17 veM aura 18 veM zlokoM meM, brahmAMDapurANa ma0 bhA0 upo0 pA0 3 ke adhyAya 74 ke 39 veM aura 40 veM zlokoM meM aura vAyupurANa utta0 adhyAya 37 ke 320 veM tathA 321 veM zlokoM meM duhAI hai / zrImadbhAgavata dvAdaza skaMdha ke 1 adhyAya ke 8 veM zloka meM likhA hai| kSatriyoM kA nAza karanevAlA mahApadmapati nAma kA koI naMda hogA aura taba se zUdraprAya adhArmika rAjA hoMge - "mahApadmapatiH kazcinnaMdaH kSatravinAzakRt / tato nRpA bhaviSyaMti, zUdraprAyAstvadhArmikAH // " Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA purANoM ke ina ullekhoM se yaha pAyA jAtA hai ki naMda rAjA ke samaya meM brAhmaNa dharma, 'rAjyadharma' isa viruda ko kho cukA thA / yoM to pradyotoM aura zaizunAgoM ke samaya meM hI jaina aura bauddha dharma kI unnati ke sAtha vaidika dharma pichar3ane laga gayA thA para phira bhI kabhI kabhI use rAjyasattA kA sahArA mila jAtA thA / para mAlUma hotA hai, naMda aura maurya sAmrAjyakAla meM vaha sarvathA rAjyasahAya se rahita ho gayA thA / yahI kAraNa hai ki brAhmaNoM ne naMda ke samaya se kaliyuga ke prabhAva kI vRddhi batAI hai aura rAjAoM ko zUdra likhA hai / isase yaha bAta to nizcita hai ki naMda rAjA aura usake uttarAdhikArI vaidika dharma ke anuyAyI nahIM the / to aba yaha dekhanA rahA ki naMda jaina thA yA bauddha ? jahA~ taka hamane dekhA hai, bauddha lekhaka naMdoM se bilakula aparicita haiM / dIpavaMza meM jahA~ sIlona ke rAjAoM ke sAtha sAtha magadha ke rAjAoM kA samaya batAyA hai, vahA~ naMdoM kA nAmollekha hI nahIM kiyA, aura mahAvaMza meM naMdoM kA ullekha to hai, para vahA~ sirpha 22 varSa hI unake rAjatvakAla ke die haiN| isase jJAta hotA hai, bauddha lekhakoM ko naMdo kA vAstavika paricaya nahIM thA / agara naMda bauddha dharmI hote to bauddha lekhaka unase itane anabhijJa nahIM rahate / isase jAnA jAtA hai ki naMda aura usake vaMzaja jaina dharma ke anuyAyI hoMge / 'titthogAlI painnaya' aura 'dIpamAlA - kalpa' Adi meM likhA hai ki 'eka bAra nagaracaryA karate hue kalkI ( puSyamitra ) ne pAMca stUpa dekhe aura unake saMbaMdha meM pUchA taba uttara meM manuSyoM ne kahA- naMda rAjA ne jo bar3A dhanavAn, rUpavAna aura yazasvI thA yahA~ bahuta kAla taka rAjya kiyA thA / usI ne ye stUpa banavAe haiM aura inameM apAra suvarNarAzi gAr3I hai| jise anya koI rAjA grahaNa nahIM kara sakatA / ' yaha sunakara kalkI ne una stUpoM ko khudavAyA aura naMda rAjA kA vaha suvarNa le liyA / dekho nIce kI gAthAe~ "so aviNayapajjatto, aNNanariMde taNaM piva gaNato / nagaraM AhiMDato, pecchIhi paMcathUbhe u ||636 || puTThA ya beMti maNuA, naMdo rAyA ciraM ihaM Asi / balito atthasamiddho, rUvasamiddho jasasamiddho // 637 // teNa u ihaM hiraNNaM nikkhittaM, si bahu ( ? ) balapamatteNam / na ya NaM taraMti aNNe rAyANo dANi ghittuM je ||638 // taM vayaNaM soUNaM khaNehIti samaMtato tato thUbhe / naMdassa saMtiyaM taM paDivajjai so aha hiraNaM // 639 || " Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 27 thA,25 maurya rAjA bhI jaina dharma ke poSaka aura kitaneka kaTTara jaina the,26 isa paristhiti ko dhyAna meM rakhakara yaha kahA jAya ki bauddha aura paurANika gaNanAoM kI apekSA jaina kAlagaNanA hI isa viSaya meM ThIka ho sakatI hai to kucha bhI anucita nahIM hogA / . yahI hAla dIpamAlA kalpoM meM bhI likhA hai jisakA yahA~ ullekha karane kI jarUrata nahIM hai / bauddhoM ko ina naMdakArita suvarNastUpoM kA paricaya na hone se yahI kahanA upayukta hogA ki pATaliputra ke ukta stUpa jaina dharma ke smAraka hoMge / hAthIguMphA ke kaliMgarAja khAravela ke lekha ke eka ullekha se bhI naMda rAjA kA jaina dharmAnuyAyI honA sAbita hotA hai| khAravela apane rAjyAbhiSeka ke bArahaveM varSa ke kAmoM kA ullekha karatA huA likhatA hai ki 'bArahaveM varSa meM....se uttara deza ke rAjAoM ko bhayabhIta kiyA, magadha ke nivAsiyoM para dhAka jamAte hue usane apane hAthiyoM ko gaMgA meM jalapAna karAyA, magadharAja bRhaspati mitra ko apane pairoM meM girAyA aura rAjA naMda dvArA le jAI gaI kaliMga kI jina mUrti ko...aura gRharatnoM ko lekara pratihAroM dvArA aMga-magadha kA dhana le aayaa|' dekho nIce kA avataraNa "-bArasame ca vase.....sehi vitAsayati utarApatharAjAno....magadhAnaM ca vipulaM bhayaM janeto hathisu gaMgAya pAyayati [1] mAgadhaM ca rAjAnaM vahasatimitaM pAde vaMdApayati [1] naMdarAjanItaM ca kAliMga-jina-saMnivesaM gaharatanAna paDihArehi aMgamAgadha-vasuM ca neyAti [1]" isa prakAra naMda dvArA jina mUrti kA le jAnA bhI yahI sUcita karatA hai ki vaha jaina dharma kA anuyAyI hogA anyathA use jina mUrti le jAne kA koI prayojana nahIM thA / 25. prathama naMda kA maMtrI kalpaka brAhmaNa thA, jo kaTTara jaina dharmI thA / isake vaMza meM navama naMda ke maMtrI zakAla taka ke saba puruSa jaina dharmI hI hue / zakaTala ke putra sthUlabhadra, zrIyaka aura yakSA Adi sAta putriyoM ne jainadharma kI dIkSA aMgIkAra kI thI / zakayala khuda bhI parama jaina zrAvaka thA aura isI kAraNa se vaha brAhmaNoM ke dveSa kA pAtra huA thA / dekho Avazyaka cUNi pariziSTa parva Adi jaina graMtha / 26. pariziSTa parva meM AcArya hemacaMdra ne likhA hai - 'brAhmaNa cANakya parama jaina zrAvaka thA aura vaha caMdragupta ko bhI jaina-dharmI banAnA cAhatA thA / yadyapi rAjA usake haraeka vacana ko svIkAra karatA thA, para cANakya ne rAjA ko yuktipurassara jaina dharma meM dRr3ha karane kA vicAra kiyA aura jainetara saba darzana ke sAdhuoM ko rAjA ko dharma sunAne ke liye Ane kA AmaMtraNa diyA / saba darzanI niyata samaya ke pahale hI niyata sthAna para Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA A DaTe, para rAjA unake pAsa samaya para nahIM gayA / darzanI loga jaba taka rAjA nahIM AyA usa ekAMta sthAna meM idhara se udhara ghUmate phirate rahe, koI kahIM car3hatA utaratA to koI mahaloM kI jAliyoM se janAne meM hI najara jhukAtA / ' aMta meM sabako bidA karane ke bAda cANakya ne rAjA se kahA - 'ye kaise caMcalaprakRti aura viSayoM ke lolupa haiM, jAliyoM se Apake aMta:pura taka ko dekhanA nahIM cuuke| dekhie inake retI meM par3e hue ye padacihna / ' yaha kahakara usane unake idhara udhara bhaTakane aura car3hane utarane ke sUkSma raja meM par3e hue padacihna dikhAe / isa dRzya se caMdragupta kI saba darzaniyoM para se zraddhA kama ho gaI / usI prakAra dUsare dina jaina sAdhuoM ko bhI usane bulAyA / sAdhu samaya para Akara niyata sthAna para baiTha gae aura jaba taka rAjA nahIM AyA usI sthAna para baiThe rhe| rAjA ne unase bhI dharma sunA aura unheM bidA kiyA / pIche se cANakya ne kahA-'dekhie ye kaise zAMta aura jiteMdriya sAdhu haiM ? apanA sthAna aura dhyAna chor3akara inhoMne kahIM bhI paira nahIM rakhA / caMdragupta kI bhakti jaina sAdhuoM kI aura jhukI / itanA hI nahIM balki vaha jaina dharma kA pakkA anuyAyI ho gayA / ' isase jJAta hotA hai ki cANakya kI preraNA aura jaina sAdhuoM ke upadeza se caMdragupta Akhira meM jaina ho gayA thA / caMdragupta jaina thA isa viSaya meM jainetara vidvAnoM ke mata bhI dekhane yogya haiM / TAmasa sAhaba apanI eka pustaka (jainijma aura dI arlI lAipha Apha azoka-peja 23) meM likhate haiM ki 'caMdragupta jaina samAja kA vyakti thA yaha jaina graMthakAroM ne eka svayaMsiddha aura sarvaprasiddha bAta ke rUpa se likhA hai, jisake liye koI anumAna pramANa dene kI AvazyakatA hI nahIM thI / isa viSaya meM lekhoM ke pramANa bahuta prAcIna aura sAdhAraNataH saMdeharahita haiM / maigAsthanIja ke kathanoM se bhI jhalakatA hai ki caMdragupta ne brAhmaNoM ke siddhAMtoM ke vipakSa meM zramaNoM(jaina muniyoM)ke dharmopadezoM ko aMgIkAra kiyA thA / isake uparAMta TAmasa sAhaba yaha bhI siddha karate haiM ki caMdragupta maurya ke putra biMdusAra aura pautra azoka bhI jaina dharmAvalaMbI the / isake liye unhoMne mudrArAkSasa, rAjataraMgiNI tathA Aine akabarI ke pramANa die haiM / inake atirikta DA0 lyUmana, hArnale, smitha, mi0 rAisa aura zrIyuta jAyasavAla bhI caMdragupta ko jaina dharmAvalaMbI mAnate haiM, lekina ye sabhI vidvAn caMdragupta ko zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu kA ziSya mAnate haiM, isake sAtha hama sahamata nahIM ho sakate / hamane jahA~ taka isa viSaya kA anveSaNa kiyA hai, caMdragupta ke samaya meM bhadrabAhu kA astitva siddha nahIM hotA / caMdragupta ke rAjyakAla meM jaba durbhikSa par3A usa samaya pATaliputra meM suTThiya Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA jaina kAlagaNanA jainoM meM kAlagaNanA kI do paddhatiyA~ banI huI haiM- pahalI prasiddha rAjAoM ke rAjatvakAla kI gaNanA se aura dUsarI sthaviroM ke yuga pradhAnatva kAla kI gaNanA para / ina donoM paddhatiyoM kA prAraMbha bhagavAn mahAvIra ke nirvANakAla se hotA hai / pahale hama rAjatva kAlagaNanA para hI vicAra kareMge / " titthogAlI painnaya" nAmaka prAcIna jaina prakaraNa graMtha meM 27 mahAvIra - nirvANa se zaka saMvatsara ke prAraMbha taka ke 605 varSa aura 5 mAsa kI kAlagaNanA nIce anusAra gAthAbaddha kI hai 29 (susthita) nAmaka vRddha AcArya ke hone ke prAcIna lekha to milate haiM, para bhadrabAhu - caMdragupta kA guruziSya saMbaMdha batAnevAlA ullekha vikrama kI dazavIM sadI ke pahale ke kisI bhI lekha yA graMtha meM hamAre dekhane meM nahIM AyA / isakA putra biMdusAra kisa dharma kA anuyAyI thA, isa bAta kA abhI taka koI nizcaya nahIM hai / caMdragupta kA uttarAdhikArI hone se, TAmasa sAhaba ke kathanAnusAra, yaha jaina ho to koI Azcarya nahIM hai / para bauddhoM ke kucha aise bhI ullekha haiM jinase isakA brAhmaNabhakta honA bhI dhvanita hotA hai / azoka bauddha hone ke pahale jaina thA aisA katipaya vidvAnoM kA kathana hai / azoka kA uttarAdhikArI saMprati athavA saMpadI kaTTara jaina thA isa prasiddha bAta ke liye zAyada hI pramANa dene kI jarUrata hogI / saMprati ke bAda ke maurya rAjAoM kA jaina graMthakAroM ko adhika paricaya nahIM hai, isakA kAraNa saMbhavataH unakI dhArmika maMdatA ho sakatI hai / 27. 'titthogAlI' prakaraNa ke kartA kA athavA isake racanA - samaya kA isa graMtha meM kahIM bhI ullekha nahIM hai / vaise hI kahIM bhI isake saMbaMdha meM vizeSa ullekha na hone se isakA vAstavika nirmANakAla batAnA kaThina hai to bhI kucha aise ullekha isameM maujUda haiM jinake AdhAra para hama isa graMtha ko vikrama kI pAMcavIM sadI ke AsapAsa pATaliputra meM banA huA anumAna kara sakate haiM / kalkI rAjA kI utpatti ke saMbaMdha meM isameM eka gAthA isa prakAra hai Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA "jaM rayaNi siddhigao, arahA titthaMkaro mahAvIro / taM rayaNimavaMtIe, abhisitto pAlao rAyA // 620|| pAlagaraNNo saTThI, puNa paNNasayaM viyANi NaMdANam / muriyANaM saTThisayaM, paNatIsA pUsamittANam (ttassa) // 621|| balamitta-bhANumittA, saTThA cattAya hoti nahaseNe / gaddabhasayamegaM puNa, paDivanno to sago rAyA // 622 // paMca ya mAsA paMca ya, vAsA chacceva hoMti vAsasayA / parinivvuassa'rihato, to uppanno(paDivanno)sago rAyA // 623 // " arthAt 'jisa rAta meM arhan mahAvIra tIrthaMkara nirvANa hue usI rAta (yA dina ?) meM avaMti meM pAlaka kA rAjyAbhiSeka huA / 60 varSa pAlaka ke, 150 naMdoM ke, 160 mauryoM ke, 35 puSyamitra "jaM eyaM varanagaraM, pADaliputtaM tu vissuaM loe / ettha hohI gayA, caumuho nAma nAmeNa // 653 // " __-titthogAlI painnaya pR0 28 isa gAthA ke 'eyaM' aura 'ettha' zabda-prayogoM se jAnA jAtA hai ki lekhaka ne pATaliputra meM rahate hue hI yaha prakaraNa banAyA hogA / rAjavaMzo kI samApti-sUcaka eka gAthA isameM isa prakAra hai"tA evaM sagavaMso ya naMdavaMso ya maruyavaMso ya / sayarAheNa paNaTThA, samayaM sajjhANavaMseNa // 705 / / " __-titthogAlI pR0 23 / isameM naMda, maurya aura zaka vaMza ke aMta kA nirdeza hai / vikrama kI cauthI sadI ke pUrvArdha meM hI eka sAmrAjya kA aMta aura gupta sAmrAjya kA udaya ho cukA thaa| prakaraNakAra zaka vaMza ke nAza kA ullekha to karate haiM, para usake nAzaka gupta rAjavaMza ke bAre meM kucha bhI izArA nahIM karate / isase mAlUma hotA hai ki unake samaya meM guptavaMza tarakkI kara rahA hogA / dUsare bhI kitaneka aise AMtara pramANa haiM jinase vikrama kI cauthI sadI ke aMta meM aura pAMcavIM ke Adi meM isa graMtha kI racanA hone kA anumAna kiyA jA sakatA hai / Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA ke, 60 balamitra-bhAnumitra ke, 40 nabhaHsena ke aura 100 varSa gardabhilloM ke bItane para zaka rAjA kA zAsana huA / ___arhan mahAvIra ko nirvANa hue 605 varSa aura 5 mAsa bItane para zaka rAjA utpanna huA8 / koI koI vidvAn isa rAjatva kAlagaNanA ke yathArtha hone meM yaha kahakara saMdeha karate haiM ki yaha kisI eka hI sthAna ke rAjAoM kI vaMzAvalI nahIM hai, kiMtu aneka sthAnoM ke aneka rAjAoM ke rAjatvakAla kA saMmizraNa hai| 28. hamAre pAsa eka pustaka hai, jise duHSamagaMDikA aura yugapradhAna gaMDikA kA 'sAra' kaha sakate haiM isake prathama patra ke dUsare pRSTha meM jaina kAla gaNanA-saMbaMdhI ve gAthAe~ haiM jinakI AcArya merutuMga ne 'vicArazreNi' nAmaka TIkA likhI hai| usameM pAlaka kA rAjya 20 varSa kA likhA hai aura naMdoM kA 158 varSa kA, mauryoM kA 108, puSyamitroM kA 30, balamitrabhAnumitra kA 60, dadhivAhana kA 40, gardabhilloM kA 44, zakoM kA 50, . vikrama kA 97 varSoM kA aura 38 varSa zUnya vaMza kA rAjyakAla batAkara 605 meM zaka saMvatsara kA prAraMbha batAyA hai / pAThakoM ke avalokanArtha hama una mUla paMktiyoM ko nIce uddhRta karate haiM "zrIvIranirvANAt vizAlAyAM pAlakarAjya' 20 varSANi / etena sahitaM sarvanaMdarAjyaM' 178 / 108 varSANi mauryarAjyaM, varSa 30 puSyamitrANAM, balamitra-bhAnumitrarAjyaM 60 vrssaanni| dadhivAhanarAjyaM 40 / tadA 416 / tadA ca devapattane caMdraprabhajinabhuvanaM bhaviSyati / atha gardabhillarAjyaM varSa 44, tadanu varSa paM0 50 zakavaMzA rAjAno jIvadayAratA jinabhaktAzca bhaviSyati / zrI vIrAt / pR0 470 / kAlaMtareNa keNavi, uppADittA sagANa taM vaMsaM / hohI mAlavarAyA nAmeNaM vikkamAicco // 1 // to satta navai vAsA 97 pAlehI vikkamo rajjaM (?) / ariNattaNeNa so vihu, vihae saMvaccharaM niyayaM // 2 // saMvaccharaM tu lattaM (?) taMmi sayayaMmi gaNanAha // zrI vIranirvANAt 550 vikramavaMzastadanu varSa 38 zUnyo vaMzaH / zrI vIrAt 605 zaka saMvatsaraH // " Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA hama mAnate haiM ki isa paddhati meM anyAnya sthAnIya rAjAoM kA rAjatvakAla jor3A huA hai, aura isI kAraNa se isa paraMparA ko "rAjyavaMzAvalI'' athavA 'rAjyapaTTAvalI" na kahakara hama 'rAjatva kAlagaNanA' kahate haiM / ___ eka rAjavaMza kA viccheda hone para usa vaMza kA rAjatvakAla nae rAjavaMza ke sAtha jur3a sakatA hai, athavA, sthAna-parivartana meM prathama sthAnIya samayagaNanA nae sthAna ke rAjatvakAla ke sAtha lI jA sakatI hai,29 taba kyA kAraNa hai ki bhramaNazIla jaina sAdhuoM kI isa prakAra kI rAjatvakAla-zRMkhalA kI satyatA meM saMdeha kiyA jAya ? jisa rAta meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kA nirvANa huA usI dina avanti meM rAjA pAlaka kA rAjyAbhiSeka huA thA isaliye nirvANa ke sAtha barAbara saMbaMdha jur3a jAne se isa rAjatva kAla ko jainAcAryoM ne apanI gaNanA-zRMkhalA kA pahalA oNkar3A banA liyA / pAlaka vaMza ke rAjya-kAla ke sATha varSa pUre hote hI udAyI kA maraNa huA, isake sAtha hI magadha ke prakhyAta zaizunAga vaMza kA aMta huaa| 29. purANoM meM parIkSita ke janma se mahApadmanaMda ke abhiSeka paryaMta ke 1050 varSoM kI gaNanA dI hai, jisameM na eka sthAna kA patA hai aura na eka rAjavaMza kA hii| gaNanA parIkSita ke janma-sthAna se zurU hokara avanti, girivraja hotI huI pATaliputra meM samApta hotI hai / isameM eka rAjavaMza kA bhI kucha hisAba nahIM haiM, parIkSita, bArhadratha, , pradyota, zaizunAga prabhRti aneka rAjavaMzoM ke rAjatvakAla ko ekatra jor3akara purANakAroM ne "yAvat parIkSito janma, yAvannaMdAbhiSecanam / etadvarSasahasraM tu, jJeyaM, paJcAzaduttaram / // 104 // " ___ -vi0 pu0 aMza 4 adhyA0 24 pR0 199-202 / yaha 1050 varSa kA lekhA diyA hai / aura jahA~ taka maiM jAnatA hU~ eka sthAna aura eka rAjavaMza se saMbaMdhita na hone ke kAraNa mAtra se isa gaNanA kI satyatA ke viSaya meM Aja taka kisI ne zaMkA prakaTa nahIM kI / jaina gaNanA bhI karIba isI DhaMga para aitihAsika vyaktiyoM ke samaya ke AdhAra para kI gaI hai / usakI satyatA meM saMdeha karane kA koI kAraNa nahIM hai| Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA magadha ke rAjya para naMda kA rAjyAbhiSeka huA aura nava pIr3hI taka naMda ke vaMzajoM ne 150 varSa paryaMta magadha kA sAmrAjya bhogA / jainoM ne isa dIrgha kAla ko apanI gaNanA - zRMkhalA kA dUsarA A~kar3A banA liyA / 30 vIra nirvANa ko 210 varSa pUre hue the ki naMdoM kA rAjasiMhAsana DolA, cANakya brAhmaNa ne aMtima naMda ko padacyuta karake caMdragupta maurya ko magadha kA mahArAjA banA liyA / 33 magadha aura AsapAsa ke pradezoM meM vicarate hue jainAcArya isa maurya sAmrAjya kAla ko smaraNa meM rakhate gae aura maurya kAla ke 160 varSoM se apanI gaNanA - zRMkhalA kA tIsarA A~kar3A pUrA kara vIra nirvANa se 370 varSa taka A pahu~ce / aMtima maurya rAjA bRhadratha ko mArakara usake senAnI puSyamitra ne magadha kI rAjya- dhurA apane kaMdhe para le lI / puSyamitra kevala vaidika dharmAnuyAyI hI nahIM, apane iSTa dharma kI vRddhi ke liye anyadharma - nAzaka dharmAMdha rAjA thA / naMda aura maurya vaMzya rAjAoM kI taraha apane mAnya dharma ke poSaNa ke sAtha sAtha anya dharmoM kA ucita satkAra karane kI jagaha unakA vinAza karanA hI usane ThIka samajhA / azoka aura saMprati sarIkhe dhArmika maurya rAjAoM kI chatrachAyA meM phUle phale bauddha aura jaina dharmArAmoM ke liye puSyamitra pracaMDa dAvAnala rUpa sAbita huA / 30. yugapradhAnastotrayaMtra ke patra meM eka gAthA likhI huI milatI hai jisakA bhAva yaha hai ki 'mahAvIra nirvANa kI rAta meM avaMti meM pAlaka rAjA hogA, jo aputra udAyI kA maraNa hone para pATaliputra kA svAmI hogA / ' mUla gAthA yaha hai " maha, nivvANanisAe, goyama pAlayanivo avaMtIe / hohIi pADalIa pahU, so asuyaudAya (i) niva maraNe // 1 // " isake Age "pAlagaraNo saTThI" ityAdi prasiddha gAthAe~ dI haiM / para hama isa gAthA ke uttarArdha ke ullekha para vizvAsa nahIM kara sakate ki udAyI kI mRtyu ke bAda pAlaka pATaliputra kA rAjA huA ho, kyoMki anya saba jaina ullekha naMda ko hI udAyI kA uttarAdhikArI batAte haiM / vIra- 3 Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA naMdakAlIna kImatI jaina stUpoM aura bauddhoM ke saMghArAmoM (vihAroM) kA nAza kara hajAroM bauddha bhikSuoM aura jaina nigraMthoM ke veSa isane jabaradastI utaravA lie21 / 31. mahAyAnika bauddhoM ke 'divyAvadAna' graMtha ke 29 veM avadAna meM likhA hai ki puSyadharmA ke putra puSyamitra ne apane maMtriyoM se pUchA-aisA kauna upAya hai jisase hamArA nAma ho ? maMtriyoM ne kahA - mahArAja ! Apake vaMza meM rAjA azoka huA jisane 84000 dharmarAjikA sthApita karake apanI kIrti acala kI jo jahA~ taka bhagavAn (buddha) kA zAsana rahegA vahA~ taka rahegI / Apa bhI aisA kIjie tAki ApakA nAma amara ho jaay| puSyamitra ne kahA-rAjA azoka to bar3A thA / hamAre liye koI dUsarA upAya hai ? yaha sunakara usake eka azraddhAvAn brAhmaNa ne kahA-deva ! do kAraNoM se nAma amara hogA x xx rAjA puSyamitra caturaMga senA ko sajjita karake bhagavacchAsana kA nAza karane kI buddhi se kurkaTArAma kI ora gayA, para dvAra para jAte hI ghora siMhanAda huA jisase bhayabhIta hokara rAjA vApisa pATaliputra ko calA AyA / dUsarI aura tIsarI bAra bhI yahI bAta huI / Akhira meM rAjA ne bhikSu aura saMgha ko apane nikaTa bulAkara kahA-maiM buddhazAsana kA nAza karU~gA / tuma kyA cAhate ho, stUpa yA saMghArAma ? bhikSuoM ne (stUpoM ko ?) grahaNa kiyA / puSyamitra saMghArAma aura bhikSuoM kA nAza karatA huA zAkala taka pahu~ca gayA / usane yaha ghoSaNA kara dI ki jo mujhe zramaNa (sAdhu) kA mastaka degA usako maiM sone kI sau muhara dU~gA / xxx bar3I saMkhyA meM zira denA AraMbha kiyA sunakara vaha arhat (arhat pratimA ?) kA ghAta karane lagA, para vahA~ usakA koI prayatna saphala nahIM huA / saba prayatna chor3akara vaha koSTaka meM gayA / usa samaya daMSTrAvinAzI yakSa socatA hai ki yaha bhagavacchAsana kA nAza ho rahA hai, para maiMne yaha zikSA grahaNa kI huI hai ki 'maiM kisI kA apriya nahIM karU~gA' / usa pakSa kI putrI kI kRmIsena yakSa yAcanA karatA thA para use pApakarmI samajhakara vaha apanI putrI ko nahIM detA thA, para usa samaya usane bhagavacchAsana kI rakSA ke nimitta apanI putrI kRmIsena ko de dii| puSyamitra ko eka bar3e yakSa kI madada thI, jisase vaha kisI se mArA nahIM jAtA thaa| daMSTrAvinAzI yakSa puSyamitra saMbaMdhI yakSa ko lekara pahAr3oM meM phirane ko calA gayA / udhara kRmIsena yakSa ne eka bar3A pahAr3a lAkara senA sahita puSyamitra ko roka liyaa| usa (puSyamitra) kA 'munihata' aisA nAma sthApita kiyA / jaba puSyamitra mArA gayA taba mauryavaMza kA aMta huA / Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA jAtA hai jisakA Azaya Upara diyA gayA hai vaha divyAvadAna kA mUla pATha nIce diyA 35 " XXX puSyadharmaNaH puSyamitraH so'mAtyAnAmaMtrayate kaH upAyaH syAd yad asmAkaM nAma ciraM tiSThate / tairabhihitaM devasya ca vaMzAdazoko nAmnA rAjA babhUveti, tena caturazItidharmarAjikAsahasraM pratiSThApitaM yAvadbhagavacchAsanaM prApyate tAvadasya yazaH sthAsyati, devo'pi caturazItidharmarAjikAsahasraM pratiSThApayatu / rAjAha / mahezAkhyo rAjA'zoko babhUva; anyaH kazcidupAya iti / tasya brAhmaNapurohitaH pRthagjano'zrAddha:, tenAbhihitaM deva ! dvAbhyAM kAraNAbhyAM nAma ciraM sthAsyati xxx yAvadrAjA puSyamitraH caturaMgabalakAyaM saMnAhayitvA bhagavacchAsanaM vinAzayiSyAmIti kurkuTArAmaM nirgataH / dvAre ca siMhanAdo muktaH, yAvatsa rAjA bhItaH pATaliputraM praviSTaH evaM dvirapi trirapi, yAvad bhikSUzca saMghamAhUya kathayati bhagavacchAsanaM nAzayiSyAmIti kimicchatha stUpaM saMghArAmAn vA ? bhikSubhiH parigRhItA yAvatpuSyamitro yAvatsaMghArAmaM bhikSUMzca praghAtayan prasthitaH sa yAvat zAkalamanuprAptaH / tenAbhihitaM yo me zramaNaziro dAsyati tasyA'haM dInArazataM dAsyAmi / dharmarAjikA bArhadvRddhyA ziro dAtumArabdhaM zrutvA ca rAjA'rhat praghAtayitumArabdhaH, sa ca nirodhaM saMpannaH, tasya paropakramo na kramate, sa yatnamutsRjya yAvat koSThakaM gataH, daMSTrAvinAzI yakSazcintayati idaM bhagavacchAsanaM vinazyati, ahaM ca zikSAM dhArayAmi na mayA zakyaM kasyacidapriyaM kartuM tasya duhitA kRmisena yakSeNa yAcyate na cAnuparyacchati tvaM pApakarmakArIti yAvatsA duhitA kRmisenasya dattA, bhagavacchAsanaparitrANArthaM parigrahaparipAlanArthaM ca puSyamitrasya rAjJaH pRSThataH yakSo mahAn pramANe yUyaM (?) tasyAnubhAvAt sa rAjA na pratihanyate yAvad daMSTrAvinAzI yakSastaM puSyamitrAnubandhayakSaM grahAya parvatacarye'carat yAvaddakSiNamahAsamudraM gataH, kRmisenena ca yakSeNa mahAntaM parvataM AnayitvA puSyamitro rAjA sabalavAhano'vaSTabdhaH, tasya 'munihata' iti saMjJA vyavasthApitA, yadA puSyamitro rAjA praghAtitastadA mauryavaMzaH samucchinnaH / " - divyAvadAna 29 pR0 430-434 | bauddhoM ke isa lekha se jJAta hotA hai ki dharmAMdha puSyamitra ne pATaliputra se sAkala (syAlakoTa-paMjAba) taka ke bauddha vihAroM kA nAza kara diyA thA aura bauddha bhikSuoM ko maravAyA thA / jaina dharma aura jaina zramaNoM ke Upara puSyamitra ne kyA atyAcAra kiyA thA isakA spaSTa lekha yadyapi jaina graMthoM meM nahIM milatA tathApi mahAnizItha, titthogAlI painnaya Adi jaina graMthoM meM jo kalkI rAjA ke atyAcAroM kA varNana upalabdha hotA hai, vaha mere khyAla se puSyamitra ke kartavyoM kA hI anyoktika varNana hai / isa bAta ko samajhane ke liye yahA~ hamako kalkI saMbaMdhI purANoM tathA jaina graMthoM ke lekha vicArane hoMge / Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA kalki ke saMbaMdha 'purANakAra' isa prakAra likhate haiM 'jaba kaliyuga pUrA hone lagegA taba dharmarakSaNa ke liye zaMbhala gAma ke mukhiyA viSNuyaza brAhmaNa ke yahA~ bhagavAn viSNu kalki ke rUpa meM avatAra leMge / 'kalki devadatta nAmaka teja ghor3e para savAra ho ke khaDga se duSToM aura rAjaveza meM rahate hue saba luTeroM kA nAza karegA / jo mleccha haiM, jo adhArmika aura pASaMDI haiM ve saba kalki se naSTa kie jAe~ge / ' pAThakoM ke avalokanArtha hama purANoM ke una zlokoM ke yahA~ uddhRta karate haiM jinameM kalki ke kartavyoM kA varNana hai / " itthaM kalau gataprAye, janeSu kharadharmiNi / dharmatrANAya satvena, bhagavAnavatariSyati // 16 // carAcaragurorviSNorIzvarasyAkhilAtmanaH / dharmatrANAya sAdhUnAM, janmakarmApanuttaye // 17 // zaMbhalagrAmamukhyasya brAhmaNasya mahAtmanaH / bhavane viSNuyazasaH, kalkiH prAdurbhaviSyati ||18|| azvamAzugamAruhya, devadattaM jagatpatiH / asinA'sAdhudamanamaSTaizvaryasamanvitaH // 19 // vicarannAzunA kSoNyAM, hayenA'pratimadyutiH / nRpaliMgacchado dasyUnkoTizo nihaniSyati ||20||" - zrImadbhAgavata 12 skaMdha, a0 2, pR0 1030 - 1034 / "kalkinA vyAhatAH sarve, mlecchA yAsyanti saMkSayam // 206 // adhArmikAzca ye'tyarthaM pAkhaNDAzcaiva sarvazaH // " - brahmANDapurANa ma0 bhA0 upo0 pA0 3 a0 74 pR0 185- 188 / purANoM ke ina lekhoM se yaha to spaSTa hai ki kalki vaidika dharma kA uddhAraka hogA / itanA hI nahIM balki vaha adharmI aura pAASaMDiyoM (anya dArzanikoM) kA nAza karanevAlA hogA / aba isI kalki ke saMbaMdha meM jainoM kI kyA mAnyatA hai so bhI dekhie - (1) titthogAlI meM likhA hai Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 37 'zaka se 1323 (vIra nirvANa 1928) varSa vyatIta hoMge taba kusumapura (pATaliputra) meM duSTabuddhi kalki kA janma hogA / ' (2) kAlasaptatikA prakaraNa meM likhA hai 'vIra nirvANa se 1912 varSa aura 5 mAsa bItane para pATaliputra nagara meM caMDAla ke kula meM caitra kI aSTamI ke dina zramaNoM (sAdhuoM) kA virodhI janmegA jisake tIna nAma hoMge-1. kalkI , 2. rudra aura 3. caturmukha / ' (3) dIpamAlA kalpa meM jinasundara sUri likhate haiM 'vIra nirvANa ke 1914 varSa vyatIta hoMge taba pATaliputra meM mleccha kula meM yaza kI strI yazodA kI kukSi se caitra zukla 8 kI rAta meM kalki kA janma hogA / ' (4) upAdhyAya kSamAkalyANa apane dIpamAlA kalpa (pRSTha 45)) meM likhate haiM 'mujhase (vIra nirvANa se) cAra sau pacahattara (475) varSa bItane para vikramAditya nAma kA rAjA hogA / usake bAda karIba 124 varSa ke bhItara (nirvANa saMvat 599 meM) pATaliputra nAmaka nagara meM x x x caturmukha (kalki) kA janma hogA / ' (5) digaMbarAcArya nemicaMdra apane "tiloyasAra' nAmaka graMtha meM likhate haiM___'vIra nirvANa se 605 varSa aura 5 mAsa bItane para 'zaka rAjA' hogA aura usake bAda 394 varSa aura 7 mAsa meM arthAt nirvANa saMvat 1000 meM kalkI hogA / ' kalkI ke samaya ke saMbaMdha meM jaina AcAryoM kI jo bhinna bhinna mAnyatAe~ haiM unakA nirdeza Upara kara diyA / aba hama kalkI ke samaya meM banI huI ghaTanAoM kA saMkSipta varNana kareMge jo 'isa viSaya ke sabase prAcIna graMtha titthogAlI painnaya tathA mahAnizItha sUtra meM diyA huA hai / ' (6) titthogAlI painnaya meM likhA hai 'kalki kA janma hogA taba mathurA meM rAma aura kRSNa ke maMdira gireMge aura viSNu ke utthAna (kArtika zudi 11) ke dina vahA~ janasaMhAraka ghaTanA hogI / ' / (7) isa jagatprasiddha pATaliputra nagara meM hI 'caturmukha' nAma kA rAjA hogA / vaha itanA abhimAnI hogA ki dUsare rAjAoM ko tRNa samAna ginegA / nagaracaryA meM nikalA huA vaha naMdoM ke pAMca stUpoM ko dekhegA aura unake saMbaMdha meM pUchatAcha karegA, taba use uttara meM kahA jAyagA ki yahA~ para bala, rUpa, dhana aura yaza se samRddha naMda rAjA bahuta Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA samaya taka rAja kara gayA hai, usI ke banavAe hue ye stUpa haiM / inameM usane suvarNa gAr3A hai jise dUsarA koI rAjA grahaNa nahIM kara sakatA / yaha suna kalkI una stUpoM ko khudavAegA aura unameM kA tamAma suvarNa grahaNa kara legA / isa dravya-prApti se usakI lAlaca bar3hegI aura dravyaprApti kI AzA se vaha sAre nagara ko khudavA degA / taba jamIna meM se eka patthara kI gau nikalegI jo 'loNadevI' kahalAegI / loNadevI Ama rAste meM khar3I rahegI aura bhikSA nimitta jAte Ate sAdhuoM ko mAra girAvegI, jisase unake bhikSA pAtra TUTa jAyeMge, tathA hAtha paira aura zira bhI phUTeMge aura unako nagara meM calanA phiranA muzkila ho jAyagA / taba mahattara ( sAdhuoM ke mukhiyA) kaheMge- zramaNo ! yaha anAgata doSa kI jise bhagavAn varddhamAna svAmI ne apane jJAna se pahale hI dekhA thA agra sUcanA hai / sAdhuo ! yaha gau vAstava meM apanI hitacintikA hai / bhAvI saMkaTa kI sUcanA karatI hai, isa vAste calie, jaldI hama dUsare dezoM meM cale jAya~ ! gau ke upasarga se jinhoMne jina vacana satya hone kI saMbhAvanA kI ve pATaliputra ko chor3akara anya deza ko cala gae / para bahutere nahIM bhI gae / gaMgAzoNa ke upadrava viSayaka jina-vacana ko jinhoMne sunA ve vahA~ se anya deza ko cale gae aura kaI eka nahIM bhI gae / 'bhikSA yatheccha mila rahI hai, phira hameM bhAgane kI kyA jarUrata kahate hue kaI sAdhu vahA~ se nahIM gae / dUra gaeM bhI pUrvabhavika karmoM ke to nikaTa hI haiM / niyamita kAla meM phalanevAle karmoM se kauna dUra bhAga sakatA hai ? manuSya samajhatA hai, maiM bhAga jAU~ tAki zAMti prApta ho, para use mAlUma nahIM ki usake bhI pahale karma vahA~ pahu~cakara usakI rAha dekhate haiN| hai ?' yaha vaha durmukha aura adharmyamukha rAjA caturmukha (kalkI) sAdhuoM ko ikaTThA karake unase kara mAMgegA aura na dene para zramaNasaMgha tathA anya mata ke sAdhuoM ko kaida kregaa| taba jo sonA cAMdI Adi parigraha rakhanevAle sAdhu hoMge ve saba 'kara' dekara chUTeMge / kalkI una pAkhaMDiyoM kA jabaran veSa chinavA legA / lobhagrasta hokara vaha sAdhuoM ko bhI taMga karegA / taba sAdhuoM kA mukhiyA kahegA-'he rAjan ! hama akiMcana haiM, hamAre pAsa kyA cIja hai jo tujhe kara svarUpa dI Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA jAya ?' isa para bhI kalkI unheM nahIM chor3egA aura zramaNa-saMgha kaI dinoM taka vaise hI rokA huA rahegA / taba nagaradevatA Akara kahegA-'aye nirdaya rAjan ! tU zramaNa-saMgha ko hairAna karake kyoM marane kI jaldI taiyArI karatA hai, jarA sabara kara / terI isa anIti kA AkhirI pariNAma taiyAra hai / ' nagaradevatA kI isa dhamakI se kalkI ghabarA jAyagA aura Ardra vastra pahinakara zramaNasaMgha ke pairoM meM par3akara kahegA 'he bhagavAn ! kopa dekha liyA aba prasAda cAhatA huuN|' isa prakAra kalkI kA utpAta miTa jAne para bhI adhikatara sAdhu vahA~ rahanA nahIM cAheMge, kyoMki unheM mAlUma ho jAyagA ki yahA~ para niraMtara ghora vRSTi se jalapralaya honevAlA hai / taba vahA~ nagara ke nAza kI sUcanA karanevAle divya AMtarikSa aura bhauma utpAta hone zurU hoMge ki jinase sAdhu sAdhviyoM ko pIr3A hogI / ina utpAtoM se aura atizAyI jJAna se yaha jAnakara ki-'sAMvatsarika pAraNA ke dina bhayaMkara upadrava honevAlA hai'-sAdhu vahA~ se vihAra kara cale jAyeMge / para upakaraNa makAnoM aura zrAvakoM kA pratibaMdha rakhanevAle tathA bhaviSya para bharosA rakhanevAle sAdhu vahA~ se jA nahIM sakeMge / / taba satraha rAta dina taka niraMtara vRSTi hogI jisase gaMgA aura zoNa meM bAr3ha Ae~gI / gaMgA kI bAr3ha aura zoNa ke durdhara vega se yaha ramaNIya pATaliputra nagara cAroM ora se baha jAyagA / sAdhu jo dhIra hoMge ve AlocanA prAyazcitta karate hue aura jo zrAvaka tathA vasati ke moha meM phaMse hue hoMge ve sakaruNa dRSTi se dekhate hue makAnoM ke sAtha hI gaMgA ke pravAha meM baha jAyeMge / jala meM bahate hue ve kaheMge-'he svAmi sanatkumAra! tR zramaNasaMgha kA zaraNa ho, yaha vaiyAvRtya karane kA samaya hai / ' isI prakAra sAdhviyA~ bhI sanatkumAra kI sahAyatA mA~gatI huI makAnoM ke sAtha baha jAya~gI / inameM koI koI AcArya aura sAdhu sAdhviyA~ phalaka Adi ke sahAre tairate hue gaMgA ke dUsare taTa para utara jAya~ge / yahI dazA nagaranivAsiyoM kI bhI hogI / jinako nAva phalaka Adi kI madada milegI ve baca jAyeMge, bAkI mara jAya~ge / rAjA kA khajAnA pADivata AcArya aura kalkI rAjA Adi kisI taraha baceMge para adhikatara baha jAya~ge / anya darzana ke sAdhu bhI isa pralaya meM bahakara mara jAya~ge / bahuta kama manuSya hI isa pralaya se bacane pAyeMge / isa prakAra pATaliputra ke baha jAne para dhana aura kIrti kA lobhI kalkI dUsarA nagara basAegA aura bAgabagIce lagavAkara use devanagara-tulya ramaNIya banA degA / phira vahA~ devamaMdira baneMge aura sAdhuoM kA vihAra zurU hogA / anukUla vRSTi hogI aura anAja vagairaha itanA upajegA ki use kharIdanevAlA nahIM milegA / isa prakAra 50 varSa subhikSa se prajA amana caina meM rahegI / isake bAda phira kalkI utpAta macAegA, pASaMDiyoM ke veSa chinavA legA aura Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 zramaNoM para bhI atyAcAra karegA / usa samaya kalpavyavahAradhArI tapasvI yugapradhAna AcArya pADivata tathA dUsare sAdhu duHkha kI nivRtti ke liye chaTTha aTThama kA tapa kareMge / taba kucha samaya ke bAda nagaradevatA kalkI se kahegA- 'aye nirdayI ! tU zramaNa saMgha ko takalIpha dekara kyoM jaldI marane kI taiyArI kara rahA hai ? jarA sabUra kara, tere pApoM kA ghar3A bhara gayA hai / ' nagaradevatA kI isa dhamakI kI kucha bhI paravAha na karatA huA vaha sAdhuoM se bhikSA kA SaSThAMza vasUla karane ke liye unheM bAr3e meM kaida kregaa| sAdhugaNa sahAyatArtha iMdra kA dhyAna kareMge taba aMbA aura yakSa kalkI ko cetAe~ge, para vaha kisI kI nahIM sunegA / Akhira meM saMgha ke kAyotsarga dhyAna ke prabhAva se iMdrakA Asana ka~pegA aura vaha jJAna se saMgha kA upasarga dekhakara jaldI vahA~ AegA / dharma kI buddhivAlA aura adharma kA virodhI vaha dakSiNa lokapati (iMdra ) ) jina-pravacana ke virodhI kalkI kA tatkAla nAza karegA / ugrakarmA kalkI ugra nIti se rAja karake 86 varSa kI umara meM nirvANa se 2000 varSa bItane para iMdra ke hAtha se mRtyu pAegA / taba iMdra kalkI ke putra datta ko hita zikSA de zramaNa saMgha kI pUjA karake apane sthAna para calA jAyagA / (8) dIpAlikA kalpa meM jinasuMdara sUri likhate haiM 'nirvANa se 2000 varSa pUre hoMge taba bhAdrapada zudi 8 ke dina iMdra ke capeTayaprahAra se 86 varSa kI umara meM marakara kalkI naraka meM jAyagA / ' vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA (9) 'mahAnizItha' sUtra ke 5 veM adhyayana meM kalkI ke saMbaMdha meM gautama svAmI kA praznottara hai, jisakA sAra isa prakAra hai gautama - 'bhagavAn ! zrIprabha nAmaka anagAra kisa samaya hogA ?' mahAvIra - 'he gautama ! jisa vakta nikRSTa lakSaNavAlA, adraSTavya, raudra, ugra aura krodhI prakRtivAlA, ugra daMDa denevAlA, maryAdA aura dayAhIna, ati krUra aura pApabuddhivAlA, anArya, mithyAdRSTi aisA kalkI nAma kA rAjA hogA, jo pApI zrI zramaNasaMgha kI bhikSA ke nimitta kadarthanA karegA, aura usa vakta jo zIlasamRddha aura satvavaMta, tapasvI sAdhu hoMge unakI airAvatagAmI vajrapANi iMdra Akara sahAyatA karegA / usa samaya zrIprabha nAmaka anagAra hogA / ' jinakA sArAMza Upara diyA gayA hai, ve titthogAlI Adi graMthoM ke mUlapATha kramazaH nIce die jAte haiM / pAThaka mahodaya dekheMge ki kalkI ke saMbaMdha meM jaina graMthakAroM kI mAnyatA kyA hai 1 Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA (1) "sagavaMsassa ya terasa--sayAI tevIsaiM hoMti vAsAiM / hohI jammaM tassa u kusumapure duTThabuddhissa ||624 // " ____-titthogAlI painnaya / (2) "vIra jiNA guNavIsa-saehiM paNamAsabAravarisehiM / caMDAlakule hohI, pADalapurI samaNapaDikUlo // 44 // cittaTThami viTThibhavo, kakkI 1 ruddo 2 caumuha 3 tinAmA" || -dharmaghoSasUri kRta kAlasaptatikA / (3) "mannivRtergateSvabda-zateSvekonaviMzatau / caturdazasu cAbdeSu, caitrazuklASTamIdine // 231 // viSTau mlecchakule kalkI, pATalIpurapattane / rudrazcaturmukhazceti dhRtA'parAhvayadvayaH // 232 // yazogahe yazodAyAH, kukSau sthitvA trayodaza / mAsAn madhau sitASTamyAM, jayazrIvAsare nizi // 233 / / SaSThe makaralagnAMze, vahamAne mahIsute / vAre karkasthite candra, candrayoge zubhAvahe // 234 // prathame pAde'zleSAyAH, kalkijanma bhaviSyati / " ___ -jinasundarasUri kRta dIpAlikalpa / (4) "mattaH paMcasaptatyadhikacatuHzatA (475) bdavyatIte sati vikramAdityanAmako rAjA bhaviSyati / tataH kiMcidUnacaturviMzatyadhikazatavarSAnaMtaraM pATalipuranAmni nagare xxx caturmukhasya janma bhaviSyati / '' -kSamAkalyANa kRta dIpamAlAkalpa / (5) "paNacchassaya vassa paNa mAsa judaM gamiya vIraNivvuido / sagarAjo to kakkI, ticaduNavatimahiyasagamAsaM // " -nemicaMdrIya trilokasAra / (6) "taiyA bhuvaNaM paDaNassa (taiyA ya bhuvaNa paDaNaM ?) -jaMmanagarIe rAmakaNhANaM / ghoraM jaNa dha(kha)ya karaM, paDivohadiNe ya viNhussA // 628 // " ___-titthogAlI painnaya / (7) "jaM evaM vara nagaraM, pADaliputtaM tu visue (vassuaM) loe / __ etthaM hohI rAyA, caumuho nAma nAmeNaM // 35 // Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA so aviNayapajjatto, aNNanariMde taNaM piva gaNaMto / nagaraM AhiMDato, pecchIhi paMca thUbheu // 36 / / puTThA ya beMti maNuyA, naMdo ! rAyA ciraM ihaM Asi / balito atthasamiddho, rUvasamiddho, jasasamiddho // 37 // teNa uihaM hiraNNaM nikkhittaMsi (?) bahubalapamatteNaM / naya NaM taraMti aNNe rAyANo dANi ghittuMje // 38 // taM vayaNaM soUNaM, khaNehIti samaMtato tato thUbhe / naMdassa saMtiyaM taM pari (Da) vajjai so aha hiraNNaM // 39 // so atthapaDibaddho aNNanariMde taNevi agaNito / aha savvabhamaNaha taM (?) khaNAvihI puravaraM savvaM // 40 // nAmeNa loNadevI, gAvIrUveNa nAma ahiutthA / dharaNiyalAu jUyA, dIsihI silAmayI gAvI // 41 // sA kira taiyA gAvI, hoUNaM rAya maggamotiNNA / sAhujaNaM hiMDataM, pAhiTThI (?) sUsuyAyaMtI // 42 // te bhiNNabhikkhabhAyaNa-viloliyA bhiNNakoppaniDAlA / bhikkhaM pi hu samaNagaNA na cayaMti hu hiMDiuM nagare // 43 // vocchaMti ya mayaharagA, Ayariya paraMparAgayaM taccaM / esa aNAgaya doso, ciradiTTho baddhamANeNa // 44 // aNNevi atthi desA, lahuM lahuM tA ito avakkamimo / esA vihu aNukaMpai, gAvIrUveNa ahiutthA // 45 // gAvIe uvasaggA, jiNavaravayaNaM ca je suNehiti / gacchaMti aNNadesaM, tahavi ya bahave na gacchaMti // 46 / / gaMgA soNuvasaggaM, jiNavaravayaNaM ca je suNehiti / gacchaMti aNNadesaM, tahavi ya bahuyA na gacchaMti // 47 / / ki amha palAeNaM, bhikkhassa kimicchayAi labhaMte / evaMti jaMpamANA, tahavi ya bahuyA na gacchaMti // 48 // Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 43 puvvabhava nimmiyANaM, dUre niyaDe vva aliyavaMtANaM / kammANa kopalAyai, kAlatulAsaMvibhattANaM // 49 // dUraM vaccai puriso, tattha gato nivvuI labhissAmi / tatthavi puvvakayAI, puvvagayAI paDikkhaMti // 50 // aha dANi so nariMdo, caummuho dummuho adhammamuho / pAsaMDe piMDeuM bhaNihI savve karaM dehA // 51 // . ruddho ya samaNasaMgho, acchihIti sesayA ya pAsaMDA / savve dArhiti karaM, sahiraNNa suvaNNiyA jatthA // 52 / / savve ya kupAsaMDe, moyAvehi balA saligAiM / aitivva loha ghattho, samaNevi abhiddavesI ya // 53 // vocchaMti ya mayaharagA, amhaM dAyavvayaM kiMcitthaM / jaM nAma tubbha labbhA, karehi taM dAyasI rAya // 54|| roseNa sUsayaMto, so kaivi diNA taheva acchihI / aha nagaradevayA taM, appaNiyA bhaNihI rAya // 55 // ki tUrasi mariThaM je, nisaMsa kiM bAhase samaNasaMghaM / sajjate pajjattaM, naNu kaidIhaM paDicchAhi // 56 // ullapaDasADao so, paDio thAehi (pAesa) samaNasaMghassa / kovo diTTho bhayavaM, kuNaha pasAyaM pasAemi // 57 // ki ahma pasAeNaM, tahavi ya bahuyA tahiM na icchaMti / ghoraniraMtaravAsaM, aha vAsaM dAI vAsihati // 58|| divvaMtarikkhabhomA, taiyA hohiMti nagaranAsAya / uppAyA 3 mahallA, susamaNasamaNINa pIDakarA ||59 / / saMvaccharapAraNae, hohi asivaMti to tato niti / suttatthaM kuvvaMtA, aisayamAdIhiM nAUNaM // 60 // gaMtu pi na cAyaMti, kei uvagaraNavasahipaDibaddhA / kei sAvaganissA, kei puNa jaMbhavissA u // 61 / / Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA taM dANi samaNubaddhaM, satarasarAtidiyAi~ vAsihIti / gaMgA soNA ya saro, uvvattai teNa vegeNaM // 62 // gaMgAe vegeNa ya, soNassa ya duddhareNa soteNaM / aha savvato mahaMtA, vujjhihI puravaraM rammaM // 63 / / Aloiya mayasallA, paccakkhANesu dhaNiyamujjuttA / ucchappirhiti sAhu, gaMgAe aggavegeNaM // 64 // / keittha sAhuvaggA, uvagaraNe dhaNiyarAgapaDibaddhA / kaluNAI paloiMtA, vasahIsahiyA to bujjhaMti // 65 // sAmiya saNaM kumArA saraNaM tA hohi samaNasaMghassa / iNamo veyAvaccaM, bhaNamANANaM ta (na) vaTTihIti // 66|| AloiyatisallA, paccakkhANesu dhaNiya mujjaMtA / ucchapihiti samaNI, gaMgAe aggavegeNaM // 67 // kAovi sAhaNIo, uvagaraNadhaNiyarAgapaDibaddhA / kaluNa paloyaNiyAto, vasahI sahIyAto vujhaMti // 68 // sAmiyasaNaMkumArA, saraNaM tA hohi samaNasaMghassa / iNamo veyAvaccaM, bhaNamANINaM na baThThihIti // 69 // Aloiya tisallA, samaNIu paccakkhAiUNa ujjuttA / ucchippihiM ti dhaNiyaM, gaMgAe aggavegeNaM // 70|| keI phalagavilaggA, vaccaMti samaNasamaNINa saMghAyA / AyariyAdI ya tahA, utinnA bIya kUlaMmi // 71 / / nagarajaNo viyavUDho, keI labhrUNa phalagakhaMDAiM / samutinno bIya taDaM, koI puNa tattha nihaNagato // 72 // raNNo ya atthajAyaM, pADivato ceva kakirAyA ya / evaM havai hubuTuM, bahuyaM bUDhaM jabhohaNA (?) // 73|| pAsaMDA viya vaNhA (?) bUDhA vegeNa kAlasaMpattA / coivaraMtijje (?) vA paviralamaNu paMcasaMjAyA (?) // 74 / / Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA so attha paDibaddho, majjhaM hohI jaso ya kittI ya / taMmi ya nagare bUDhe, aNNaM nagaraM nivisihIti // 75 // aha savvato samaMtA, kArehI puravaraM mahAraMmaM / ArA mujjANajuyaM, virAyate devanagaraM va // 76 / / puNaravi AyataNAI, puNaravi sAhU ya tattha viharati / sammaM ca vuTTikAo, vAsihiti saMtI ya vaTTihiti // 77 // paDieNavi kuMbheNaM, kiNatayA ya tahiM na hoti / paNNAsaMvAsAi, hohI ya samubbhavo kAlo // 78 / / puNaravi ya kupAsaMDe, mellAvihiti balA saliMgAiM / aitivva lohaghattho, samaNevi abhiddabesI ya // 79 // taiyA vi kappavahAra, dhArao saMjato tavAutto / ANAdiTThI samaNo, bhAviyasutto pasaMtamaNo // 80 // vIreNa samAiTTho, titthogAlIe jugappahANotti / sAsaNauNNatijaNaNo, Ayarito hohiti dhIro // 81 // pADivato nAmeraM, aNagAro taha ya suvihiyA samaNA / dukkhaparimoyaNaTThA, chaTThaTThamatave kAhiMti // 82 // roseNa misimisaMto, so kai dIhaM taheva acchI ya / nagaradevayAu, appiNiyA veti vesIyA // 83|| ki tUrasi mAriuM je, nissaMsa ki bAhase samaNasaMghaM / savvaM taM pajjattaM, naNu kaidIhaM paDicchAhi // 84 // tAsipi ya asuNato, chaTheM bhikkhassa bhaggae bhAgaM / kAusaggaM ciTThiya, sakkassArAhaNaTThAe // 85 / / govADaMmi niruddhA, samaNA roseNa misamisAyaMtA / aMbA jakkho ya bhaNaMti, rAya kaThehiM sappaMti // 86 / / kAusaggaThiNasu, sakkassAkaMpiyaM tauTThANaM / Abhoiya ohIe, khippaM ti dasAhi vo ei // 87|| Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA so dAhiNalogapatI, dhammANumatI ahammadudrumatI / jiNavayaNapaDikuTuM, nAsihiti khippameva tayaM / / 88 / / chAsItIu samAu, uggo uggAi daMDanItIe / bhottuM gacchati nihaNaM, nivvANasahassa do punne // 89|| tassa ya puttaM dattaM, iMdo aNusAsiUNa jaNamajjhe / kAUNa pADiheraM, gacchai samaNe paNamiUNaM // 90 // " (8) "ityuditvA sa zakreNa, mama nirvANato gate / varSasahasradvitaye, bhAdrazuklASTamIdine // 284 // jyeSThakSa ravivAre ca, capeTAprahato ruSA / SaDazItisamAyuSkaH kalkIrAD narakaM gamI // 285 // " ___-jinasundarIya dIpAlikalpa / (9) "se bhayavaM kevaieNaM kAleNaM se sirippabhe aNagAre bhavejjA ?, goyamA hohI duraMtapaMta lakkhaNNe adaTThavve rodde caMDe payaMDe uggapayaMDadaMDe nimmire nikkive nigghiNe nittiMse kUraparapAvamaI aNAriyamicchadiTThI kakkI nAma rAyANe se NaM pAve pAhuDiyaM bhamADiukAye sirisamaNasaMghakayatthejjA jAva NaM kayatthe tAva NaM goyamA je keI tattha sIlaDDhe mahANubhAge acaliyasatte tavohaNa aNagAre tesiM ca pADiheriyaM kujjA sohamme kulisapANI erAvaNagAmI suravariMde // " -mahAnizItha 5 / 46 / uparyukta paurANika aura jaina varNanoM se yaha bAta to prAyaH nizcita hai ki donoM matavAloM kA kathana eka hI vyakti ke saMbaMdha meM hai / yadyapi purANakAra kalki kA janma kaliyuga ke aMta meM zaMbhala gAma meM batAte haiM aura jaina nirvANa kI bIsavIM sadI meM pATaliputra meM, taba bhI hameM ina bAtoM kI ora khyAla na karake yahI kahanA cAhie ki donoM dharmavAloM kA kalki eka hI hai / kyoMki jo kalki kA varNana purANoM meM haiM, vahI jaina graMthoM meM bhI hai / bheda itanA hI hai ki purANakAra usake kAmoM ko avatArI puruSoM ke kAryoM meM ginate haiM aura jaina eka anyAyI aura atyAcArI rAjA ke nAma se usakI niMdA karate haiM / donoM kA kathana sApekSa hai, aura usakA kAraNa spaSTa haiM / aba hama ina kathanoM kI samAlocanA karake dekheMge ki inameM kucha aitihAsika aMza bhI hai yA kalkI viSayaka varNana nirAdhAra kalpanA hI hai / Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 47 purANakAra pradyotoM ke samaya se hI dhArmikatA kI apekSA se rAjAoM kI zikAyata karate mAlUma hote haiM / pradyota ke liye to ve spaSTa kahate haiM ki-'vaha sAmaMtoM se pUjita hogA, dharma se nahIM / ' "sa vai praNatasAmanto bhaviSyo na ca dharmataH / " - matsyapurANa, a0 272 / zaizunAga vaMza ke magadha rAjAoM ko bhI purANakAra 'kSatrabaMdhu' arthAt patita kSatriya kahate haiM "zizunAgA bhaviSyaMti rAjAnaH kSatrabaMdhavaH // 12 // " __-matsyapurANa, a0 272 / "zizunAgA dazaivaite rAjAnaH kSatrabaMdhavaH / " -bra0 ma0 bhA0 u0 pA0 3 a0 74 / vAyupurANa meM to zaizunAgoM ke atirikta dUsare rAjAoM ko bhI patita kSatriya kahA hai / dekho nIce kA zloka "zaizunAgA bhaviSyati tAvatkAlaM nRpAH pare / etaiH sArddha bhaviSyaMti, rAjAnaH kSatrabAMdhavAH // 316 // " -vAyu0 pu0 u0 a0 37 / zaizunAgoM ke pIche bhAratavarSa kA rAjamukuTa naMda ke zira car3hatA hai / naMda ko to purANakAra zUdrA kA putra kahate hI haiM, paraMtu isake sAtha hI ve bhaviSya ke rAjAoM kI jAti kA bhI khulAsA kara dete haiM ki 'taba se zUdra rAjA hoMge / ' purANoM ke ina ullekhoM kA yadi koI kAraNa ho sakatA hai to yahI ki pradyota, zaizunAga, naMda aura mauryoM ke samaya meM brAhmaNoM ko rAjyAzraya nahIM milatA thA / pradyota aura zaizunAga rAjA jaina aura bauddha dharma ke anuyAyI the, aura lagabhaga yahI bAta naMda aura mauryoM ke saMbaMdha meM bhI thI / isa kAraNa se brAhmaNa sAmrAjya kamajora ho calA thA / ThIka isI samaya meM zuMga puSyamitra ne magadha kI rAjagaddI apane adhikAra meM kI aura cira kAla se rAjyAzraya se vaMcita vaidika dharma kI ekadama unnati karane ke liye usane apanI rAjazakti kA yathAzakya prayoga kiyA / bauddhoM ke maTha-maMdira tor3e, bauddha jaina aura itaradharmI sAdhuoM ke veSa chIna chIna unheM brAhmaNa dharma meM jor3A / jinhoMne na mAnA unake zira ur3Ae, aura azvamedhAdi yajJa karake kucha samaya se vismRta huI vaidika kriyAoM kA punaruddhAra kiyaa| Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA ___ puSyamitra ke ukta kAmoM ne brAhmaNa samAja ko saMtuSTa kara diyA / itanA hI nahIM balki unake mana meM aisI bhAvanA kA bIja bo diyA jo Age jAkara avatAra kI kalpanA ke rUpa meM pragaTa huA / sacamuca hI kalkI kA varNana eka satya ghaTanA kA kalpanAmizra itihAsa hai / jaina varNanoM meM to katipaya bAteM prakaTatayA isa ghaTanA kI aitihAsikatA ke pramANa haiM / gaMgA aura zoNa kI bAr3hoM se pATaliputra ke baha jAne kI bAta hamArI samajha meM satya ghaTanA hai / caMdragupta ke darabAra meM rahanevAle grIka vakIla megAsthanIja ke apanI 'TA iMDikA' meM die hue pATaliputra ke varNana aura vartamAna samaya meM usake kathanAnusAra pATaliputra ke prAcIna avazeSoM ke milane se yahI anumAna hotA hai ki megAsthanIja varNita pATaliputra kisI vizeSa ghaTanA ke pariNAmasvarUpa bhUmizAyI ho gayA thA jo khodane para aba prakaTa ho rahA hai / hamArI rAya meM caMdragupta ke pATaliputra ko naSTa karanevAlI yadi koI ghaTanA ho sakatI hai to vaha kalkI ke samaya meM honevAlA jala-pralaya hI hai / kalkI saMbaMdhI jaina varNanoM meM dhyAna khIMcanevAlI dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki kalki naMdakArita stUpoM ko dekhatA hai aura usake manuSya naMda kI samRddhi kA usake sAmane bayAna karate haiM / isase hama yaha mAna lene meM kucha bhI anucita nahIM karate ki kalkIvAlI ghaTanA naMdoM ke pIche paraMtu unakI banavAI huI imAratoM kI maujUdagI meM ho gaI thii| yaha ghaTanA-kAla yadi vIra nirvANa se 375 varSa pIche mAna liyA jAya to vaha samaya puSyamitra kA ho sakatA hai / purANakAra spaSTa kaha rahe haiM ki kalkI pAkhaMDiyoM (anya dArzanika sAdhuoM) kA nAza karegA, jaina bhI kahate haiM ki kalkI jabaradastI sAdhuoM ke veSa chInegA aura unako pIr3A degA aura bauddha bhI yahI pukArate haiM ki puSyamitra ne bauddha dharma ko naSTa karane kA saMkalpa karake bauddha maThoM aura bhikSuoM kA nAza kiyA / ina tInoM matoM ke bhinna bhinna paraMtu eka hI vastu kA pratipAdana karanevAle varNanoM ko dekhakara hameM yahI kahanA par3atA hai ki paurANikoM kA 'kalki avatAra' 'jainoM kA kalkIrAja' aura bauddhoM kA 'puSyamitra' ye tInoM eka hI vyakti ke bhinna bhinna nAma haiM / yahA~ prazna ho sakatA hai ki jaba paurANika aura jainagraMthakAroM kA varNana bhI puSyamitra ko hI lakSya kara rahA hai to vaha puSyamitra ke hI nAma se kyoM na kiyA gayA? athavA kyA kalki aura puSyamitra zabda ekArthika haiM ? uttara yaha hai ki 'kalki' aura Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 'puSyamitra' zabda ekArthaka to nahIM haiM, para 'kalki yaha nAma puSyamitra kA vizeSaNa ho sakatA hai / donoM saMpradAyavAle kalki kA vAhana ghor3A batAte haiM / paurANika use 'devadatta' aura 'Azuga' kahate haiM / jinasuMdara sUri pramukha jaina lekhaka kalki ke ghor3e ko 'adaMta turaMga' kahate haiM / saMbhava hai kalki kA yaha ghor3A 'karka' (zveta) hogA (sitaH karko, rathyo vor3hA rathasya yaH - amarakoza 2 kAMDa kSatriya varga 8 / aura karka vAhana se usakA savAra 'ka' kahalAtA hogA / karkI ko prAkRta meM 'kakkI' ke rUpa meM likhA hogA aura pIche se 'kakkI' kA saMskRta bhASA meM 'kalkI' ho gayA hogA / isa prakAra dhIre dhIre vizeSa nAma 'puSyamitra' kA sthAna 'kakka' athavA 'kalkI' ne le liyA ho to kucha bhI Azcarya nahIM hai / 49 khAravela ke hAthIguMphA ke lekha se jJAta hotA hai ki usane do bAra magadha ke rAjA para car3hAI kI thI / kalkI bhI do bAra dhArmika viplava macAtA hai aura sAdhuoM ko satAtA hai / kahane kI jarUrata nahIM hai ki puSyamitra jaina dharma kA parama virodhI thA aura khAravela parama poSaka, isaliye kalkI- puSyamitra ke donoM utpAtoM ke samaya khAravela ne magadha para car3hAI karake jaina zramaNoM kA rakSaNa kiyA thA / jaina lekhakoM kA yaha kathana ki 'dakSiNa loka ke svAmI iMdra ne Akara kalkI ko sajA dI' pUrA pUrA khAravela kI hI aura saMketa karatA hai / usa samaya khAravela jaina zAsana meM deva kI yogyatA prApta kara cukA thA / hAthIguMphA ke lekha se jJAta hotA hai ki 'mahA meghavAhana' yaha khAravela kI upAdhi thI / 'mahA meghavAhana' kaho yA 'mahendra' bAta eka hI hai / lekhakoM ne iMdra ko 'dakSiNa lokAdhipati' aisA vizeSaNa diyA hai, vaha bhI khAravela para hI baiThatA hai, kyoMki magadha kI apekSA kaliMga karIba dakSiNa dizA meM hone se khAravela dakSiNa loka kA svAmI kahA jAtA hogA / kalkI ko sajA denevAle iMdra ko airAvatagAmI kahA hai aura khAravela bhI hAthI kI savArI se hI magadha para car3hAI karake AyA thA, aisA usake lekha se jJAta hotA hai / kalkI ke samaya meM mathurA meM baladeva aura kRSNa ke maMdira TUTane kA 'titthogAlI' meM ullekha milatA hai, khAravela ne bhI mathurA para car3hAI karake uttarApatha ke rAjAoM ko bhayabhIta kiyA thA yaha bAta hAthIguMphA ke lekha se jJAta hotI hai / ina sAdRzyoM se maiM isa nirNaya para AyA hU~ ki jainoM kA 'kalkI' vAstava meM puSyamitra thA jisane jaina zramaNoM ko takalIpha dI thI aura usako sajA dene ke liye AnevAlA 'iMdra' thA kaliMga cakravartI 'khAravela zrI' / vIra-4 vyavahAra sUtra ke chaTThe uddezoM kI cUrNi meM nimnalikhita vAkya upalabdha hotA hai"muDDivato Ayarito suhajjhANo tassa pUsamitteNaM jhANa vigdhaM kataM // " Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA puSyamitra kI isa dharmAMdhatA ke kAraNa kaliMga ke samrAT khAravela ko do bAra magadha para car3hAI karanI par3I thI / pahalI car3hAI usane mathurA se lauTakara kI / puSyamitra ko yogya zikSA dekara vaha lauTa gayA, 32 para puSyamitra apanI dharmAMdhatA se bAja nahIM AyA / cAra varSa ke bAda usane dubArA pATaliputra arthAt - muDivata nAma ke zubhadhyAnI AcArya the / unake dhyAna kA puSyamitra ne bhaMga kiyA / yadi yaha 'muDDivata' AcArya hI titthogAlIvAle 'pADivata' AcArya hoM aura 'puSyamitra' ko pATaliputra kA rAjA mAna liyA jAya to hamArI pUrvokta mAnyatA Agama pramANa se bhI siddha ho sakatI hai / titthogAlI Adi graMthoM meM 'pADivaya' AcArya ko kalkI kA samakAlIna likhA hai, taba mahAnizItha meM 'zrIprabha' anagAra ko kalkI ke samaya kA pramukha sthavira batAyA hai / isase yA to vyavahAra cUrNivAlA 'muDDivata' 'pADivata' kA azuddha rUpa hai, athavA 'pADivata' 'muDDivata' kA azuddha rUpa / athavA 'zrIprabha' 'muDDivata' aura 'pADivata' ye tInoM hI bhinna bhinna sthavira hoMge jinako ki kalkI- puSyamitra ne satAyA hogA / khAravela ne magadha para kI pahalI car3hAI apane rAjya ke 8 veM varSa meM kI thI aura dUsarI 12 veM varSa meM / khAravela apane rAjya kA 13 varSa kA vRttAMta likhAkara lekha ko samApta karatA hai aura aMta meM samaya kA nirdeza karatA huA kahatA hai 'maurya kAla ke 164 varSa vyatIta ho cukane para saba kArya lipibaddha kie / ' (muriyakAle vocchinne ca coyaThi agasatakaMtariye upAdayati 1 ) mere mata se maurya rAjatvakAla 160 varSa kA thA aura mauryakAla ke anaMtara hI puSyamitra magadha kA rAjA huA thA / isa hisAba se khAravela ke rAjyAbhiSeka kA bArahavA~ varSa puSyamitra ke cauthe varSa meM AyagA aura khAravela kA 8 vA~ varSa mauryakAla ke 160veM athavA puSyamitra ke 1 le varSa meM nikalegA / maurya saMvat kA 160 vA~ aura 165 vA~ varSa vIra nirvANa kA 370 vA~ aura 375 vA~ varSa thA jo I0 sa0 pUrva 158 veM aura 153 veM varSa meM par3atA thA / isase sAbita huA ki I0 sa0 pUrva 158 veM varSa meM maurya rAjya kA aMta karake puSyamitra - kalkI- ma -magadha kI rAjyagaddI para baiThA aura usI varSa tathA usake cauthe varSa meM usane upadrava macAyA jisako miTAne ke liye do vAra kaliMga mahArAja khAravela magadha para car3ha gayA thA / 32. magadha kI isa pahalI car3hAI ke viSaya meM khAravela ke hAthIguMphAvAle lekha meM isa prakAra ullekha hai - Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA meM dhArmika viplava macAyA / vaha sAdhuoM se kara vasUla karane aura kara dene se inakAra karane vAle sAdhuoM ko kaida karake bhUkhoM mArane lagA / jaina saMgha ne kisI taraha isa utpAta ke samAcAra kaliMga ke jaina rAjA khAravela ko pahu~cAe, taba vaha puSyamitra para car3ha AyA, aura apAra hastisenA se kaliMgarAja ne pATaliputra ko ghera liyA / puSyamitra vivaza ho khAravela se saMdhi "aThame ca vase mahatA senA.........goradhagiriM' ghAtApayitA rAjagahaM upapIDApayati [1] etinaM ca kaMmApadAna - saMnAdena saMvita senavAhano vipamuMcitu madhuraM apayAto yavanarAja Dimita.......' yaha lekha zrI0 ke0 pI0 jAyasavAla ke vAcanAnusAra hai, aura isakA tAtparyArtha yaha hai ki 'AThaveM varSa khAravela bar3I senA se magadha para car3ha gayA aura gorathagiri nAmaka kile ko tor3akara rAjagRha ko ghera liyA / isa hAla ko sunakara yavanarAja Dimita mathurA ko chor3akara apanI senA ke sAtha pIche haTa gayA / paraMtu maiM isa lekhAMza ko isa prakAra par3hatA hU~ - "aThame ca vase moriyaM rAjAnaM dhamagutaM ghAtApeti pazumito ghAtApayitA rAjagahaM upapIDApayati etinA ca kaMmapadAna-panAdena saMvItasenavAhini vipamuMcita madhuraM apAyAto yeva bahasadi mitaM..... " arthAt-'rAjyAbhiSeka ke AThaveM varSa meM mauryarAjA dharmagupta ko maravA kara puSyamitra rAjagRha meM AtaMka macA rahA hai yaha bAta sunakara senA se ghirI huI mathurA ko chor3akara (khAravela) bRhaspati mitra ko (zikSA dene ke liye rAjagRha para car3ha AyA) / ' isa phikare meM jo maurya rAjA kA nAma dharmagupta hai vaha mauryarAja bRhadratha kA nAmAMtara ho sakatA hai, aura 'bRhaspati mitra' yaha 'puSyamitra kA nAmAMtara hai / yaha bAta vidvAnoM kI mAnI huI hai / isase yahI sAbita hotA hai ki bRhadratha vA dharmagupta maurya ko mArakara puSyamitra ne rAjagRha meM mAra kATa kI / usa samaya khAraveleM mathurA ko ghere hue thA / jaba usane rAjagRha kA utpAta sunA to ekadama apanI vizeSa senA ke sAtha puSyamitra para car3ha AyA aura vahA~ kA upadrava zAMta kiyA / khAravela ne uttara hiMdusthAna ke dezoM para car3hAI kI thI, isakI sUcanA khAravela ke lekha meM bhI hai / bArahaveM varSa ke kartavyoM ke nirUpaNa meM vaha likhatA hai ki ".....hajAroM se uttarApatha ke rAjAoM ko DarAtA hai" (sahase hiM vitAsayati uttarApatha rAjAno) / 33. khAravela kI isa dUsarI car3hAI ke saMbaMdha meM usake hAthIguMphAvAle lekha meM isa prakAra ullekha huA hai-- Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA karane ko taiyAra huA / khAravela ne isa jainadveSI rAjA ko, caraNoM meM vaMdana karavAke, bahusaMkhyaka dhana ratna lekara chor3a diyA aura AyaMdA aisA utpAta hone para padacyuta karane kI dhamakI dekara naMda ke dvArA lAI huI jina-mUrti ko leke vaha apane deza ko lauTa gayA34 / - isake bAda khAravela kA dehAMta ho gayA5, puSyamitra niraMkuza hokara jainoM aura bauddhoM para usI dharmavirodhinI nIti ko baratane lagA jo usane zurU meM akhtiyAra kI thI / pariNAma yaha huA ki kama se kama cAra sau varSa "bArasame ca vase..............sahase hi vitAsayati utarApadharAjAno.....magadhAnaM ca vipulaM bhayaM janeto hatthI sugaMgIya pAyayati [1] mAgadhaM ca rAjAnaM vahasadimitaM pAde vaMdApayati naMdarAjanItaM ca kAliMgajinaM saMnivesaM....gaharatanAna paDihAre hi aMgamAgadhavasu ca neyAti [1]" arthAt-'bArahaveM varSa meM .......hajAroM se uttarApatha ke rAjAoM ko bhayabhIta kiyA aura magadhavAsiyoM ko bhayabhIta karatA huA vaha apane hAthI ko sugAMgeya (prasAda) taka le gayA aura magadharAja bRhaspatimitra ko pairoM meM girAyA, tathA rAjA naMda dvArA le jAI gaI kaliMga kI jina mUrti ko......aura gRharatnoM ko lekara pratihAroM dvArA aMga magadha kI saMpatti le AyA / ' 34. puSyamitra ne magadha para 35-36 varSa taka rAjya kiyA, aise jaina aura paurANika ullekha haiM / yadi khAravela kI pahalI car3hAI puSyamitra ke pahale varSa meM mAna lI jAya to yaha usakI dUsarI car3hAI usake 4-5 veM varSa meM huI yaha mAnanA jarUrI hai / aura isa hisAba se isa car3hAI ke bAda puSyamitra ne kama se kama 30 varSa rAjya kiyA yaha mAnanA bhI anivArya hai / isaliye hamane puSyamitra ko jItA chor3akara khAravela ke jAne kA izArA kiyA hai / khAravela ke lekha se bhI yahI dhvanita hotA hai ki magadha ke rAjA ko apane caraNoM meM girAkara jina mUrti ke uparAMta dhanaratna lekara khAravela apane deza ko calA gayA thA / titthogAlI painnaya Adi graMthoM meM dUsarI car3hAI meM maheMdra-khAravela-ne kalkIpuSyamitra-ko mArakara usake putra 'datta' athavA 'dharmadatta' ko pATaliputra kA rAjya diyA, aisA lekha hai / 35. khAravela ke rAjyakAla ke 13 varSoM kA saMkSipta varNana usake likhAe hue hAthIguMphA ke lekha meM diyA hai, para isake Age khAravela ke astitva kA kucha bhI patA na hone se vidvAnoM kA anumAna hai ki usake bAda vaha jIvita nahIM rahA / Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA se mahAvIra ke dharmapracAra kI kroDAsthalI banI huI magadha-bhUmi se nigraMtha zramaNoM ke paira ukhar3ane lage / hajAroM jaina sAdhu magadha deza kI ati paricita bhUmi kA parityAga karake cAroM ora vicarane lage / yoM to maurya saMprati ke samaya se hI madhya aura pazcima hiMdusthAna meM jaina zramaNoM kA jamAva hone lagA thA, para puSyamitra kI isa dhArmika krAMti ne magadha ke zramaNagaNa ko bhI idhara khader3a diyA / pariNAmataH magadha ke rAjavaMza se jainoM kA saMbaMdha kama ho gayA, paraMtu maurya vaMza ke aMta aura zuMga puSyamitra ke rAjyAraMbha ke kAla ko jaina AcArya bhUle nahIM the / Ajakala karate isa bAta ko 35 varSa ho cuke the| magadha para abhI taka puSyamitra kA hI amala thA aura saMbhavataH usakI jiMdagI kA yaha aMtima varSa thA / ThIka isI arse meM lATa deza kI rAjadhAnI bharukakSa (bharoca) meM balamitra kA rAjyAbhiSeka huA / jainAcAryoM ne puSyamitra ke 35 varSoM se hI apanI gaNanA zRMkhalA kA cauthA A~kar3A pUrA kara liyA aura Age ve jaina rAjA balamitra ke rAjyakAla kI gaNanA karane lage / balamitra-bhAnumitra ke amala ke 47 veM varSa ke AsapAsa ujjayinI meM eka aniSTa ghaTanA ho gaI / vahA~ ke gardabhilla vaMzIya rAjA dIrpaNa38 ne ___36. saMprati ke samaya ke pahale se hI Arya mahAgiri aura Arya suhastI anekabAra mAlave kI tarapha vicare the aura saMprati ke samaya meM to unake ziSya saurASTra (kAThiyAvAr3a) taka vicarane lage the / Arya suhastI ke ziSya RSi gupta se nikale hue 'mAnavagaNa' kI 4 zAkhAoM meM eka zAkhA kA nAma 'soraTThiyA' arthAt 'saurASTrikA' thA jo soraTha athavA Ajakala ke kAThiyAvADa se nikalI thI / isase yaha bAta to nizcita hai ki saMprati maurya ke rAjatvakAla meM jaina zramaNoM kA vihAra saurASTra taka hotA thA, itanA hI nahIM balki vahA~ zramaNoM kA acchA jamAva ho gayA thA / ___37. purANoM meM puSyamitra kA rAjatvakAla 36 varSa kA likhA hai aura jainAcAryoM ne isake 35 varSa likhe haiM / mAlUma hotA hai, jainAcAryoM ne bRhadratha kA aMtima varSaM aura puSyamitra kA Adi varSa eka mAna liyA hai aura purANakAroM ne unheM judA judA mAnake puSyamitra ke 36 varSa mAna lie hoMge / 38. jaina lekhakoM kA kathana hai ki jisa rAjA ne kAlakAcArya kI bahina sarasvatI kA apaharaNa kiyA thA usakA nAma 'dappaNa' (darpaNa) thA aura kisI yogI kI tarapha se gardabhI-vidyA prApta karane se vaha 'gardabhilla' kahalAtA thA / Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA kAlakasUri nAma ke jainAcArya kI bahana sarasvatI sAdhvI ko jabaran par3ade meM DAla diyA / AcArya kAlaka ne gardabhilla ko bahuta samajhAyA, ujjayinI ke jaina saMgha ne bhI sAdhvI ko chor3a dene ke liye vividha prArthanAe~ kIM, para rAjA ne eka bhI na sunI / kAlakasUri ne nirupAya ho rAjasattA kI madada lenI cAhI para ujjayinI ke gardabhilla darpaNa se lohA lenevAlA koI bhI rAjya usa samaya nahIM thA / bharoca ke balamitra - bhAnumitra kAlaka aura sarasvatI ke bhAnaje the para ve bhI darpaNa ke sAmane U~galI U~cI karane kA sAhasa nahIM kara sake / aMta meM kAlaka ne paradeza jAkara kisI rAjasattA kI sahAyatA lene kI ThAnI aura ve pArisakula jA pahu~ce / pArisakula meM jAkara kAlaka ne eka zakavaMzya zAha (maMDalika rAjA) ke darabAra meM jAnA zurU kiyA / nimitta jJAna ke bala se thor3e hI dinoM meM kAlaka ne zAha ke mana ko apane vaza meM kiyA aura maukA pAkara vaha use aura dUsare aneka zAhoM ko samudra mArga se hindusthAna meM le AyA / rAste bRhatkalpa bhASya aura cUrNi meM bhI rAjA gardabha saMbaMdhI kucha bAteM haiM, jinakA sAra yaha hai ki 'ujjayinI nagarI meM anilaputra yava nAmaka rAjA aura usakA putra gardabha yuvarAja thA / gardabha ke aDoliyA nAma kI bahina thI / yauvanaprApta aDoliyA kA rUpa sauMdarya dekhakara yuvarAja gardabha usa para mohita ho gayA / usake maMtrI dIrghapRSTha ko yaha bAta mAlUma huI aura usane aDoliyA ko sAtaveM bhUmighara meM rakha diyA aura gardabha usake pAsa jAne Ane lagA / ' cUrNi kA mUla lekha isa prakAra hai "ujjeNI NagarI, tattha aNilasuto javo nAma rAyA, tassa putto gaddabho NAma juvarAyA, tassa raNNo dhUA gaddabhassa bhaiNI aDoliyA NAma, sA ya rUpavatI tassa ya juvaraNNo dIhapaTTo NAma sacivo ( amAtya ityarthaH) tAhe so juvarAyA taM aDoliyaM bhaiNi pAsittA ajjhovavaNNo dubalI bhavai / amacceNa pucchito gibbaMdhe siTTaM amacceNa bhaNNa sAgAriyaM bhavissati to sattabhUmIghare chubhau tattha bhuMjAhi tAe samaM bhoe logo jANissai sA karhipi NaTThA evaM houtti kataM / " saMbhava hai, sAdhvI sarasvatI kA apahAraka gardabhilla aura aDoliyA kA kAmI yaha gardabha donoM eka hI hoM / Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla gaNanA meM lATa deza ke rAjA balamitrabhAnumitra Adi bhI zAhoM ke sAtha ho gae / koI 96 zaka maMDalika aura lATa ke rAjA balamitra kI saMyukta senA ne ujjayinI ko jA gherA / ghamAsAna lar3AI ke bAda zaka zAhoM ne ujjayinI para adhikAra kara liyA aura gardabhilla ko kaida karake sarasvatI sAdhvI ko chur3AyA / kAlaka sUri kI salAha ke anusAra gardabhilla ko padacyuta karake jIvita chor3a diyA gayA aura ujjayinI ke rAjyAsana para usa zAha ko biThalAyA gayA jisake yahA~ kAlaka Thahare the / ukta ghaTanA balamitra ke 48 veM varSa ke aMta meM ghttii| yaha samaya vIra nirvANa kA 453 vA~ varSa thA / 39. nizItha cUrNi Adi prAcIna graMthakAroM ne inako vaMza se 'saga' aura upAdhi se 'sAhi' likhA hai / inakA mukhiyA 'sAhAnusAhI' kahalAtA thA / saMskRta graMthakAra AcArya hemacaMdra sUri Adi ne 'sAhi' kA anuvAda 'zAkhi' kiyA hai / ye sAhi athavA zaka sIthiyana jAti ke loga the aura inakA nivAsasthAna IrAna athavA balakha thA / AcArya kAlaka 96 sAhiyoM ko lekara kAThiyAvAr3a meM utare aura varSARtu vahA~ bitA kara lATa ke rAjA balamitra - bhAnumitra ko bhI sAtha lekara ujjayinI para car3ha gae the / dekho nimnalikhita kathAvalI kA ullekha I 55 " tAhe je gaddahilleNAvamANiyA lADarAyANo aNNeya te miliuM savvehiM pi rohiyA ujjeNI / " - kathAvalI 2, 285 / / 40. "sUrIjappAsi Thio, AsIso'vaMtisAmio sesA tassevagA ya jAyA, tao pautto a sagavaMso // 80 // " isI prakAra kA ullekha nizItha ke 10 veM uddeza kI "jaM kAlagajjo samallINo so tattha rAyA adhivo / rAyA Thavito, tAhe sagavaMso uppaNNo // " - kAlakAcArya kathA | cUrNi meM bhI hai - nizItha cU0 10 u0 patra 236 / yadyapi nizItha cUrNi ke isa ullekha kA pUrva saMbaMdha yaha hai ki 'una sAhiyoM ne kAThiyAvAr3a ko 96 bhAgoM meM bA~Ta liyA aura kAlakAcArya jisake pAsa Thahare the usa Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 4 varSa taka zakoM kA adhikAra rahane ke bAda balamitra - bhAnumitra ne ujjayinI para adhikAra kara liyA aura 8 varSa taka vahA~ rAjya kiyA, sAha ko vahA~ kA 'rAjAdhirAja' banAyA para vastutaH ina donoM ullekhoM meM koI virodha nahIM hai, jo saurASTra kA rAjAdhirAja huA hogA vaha avaMti kA svAmI to huA hI hogA, kyoMki car3hAI kA mukhya uddezya to avaMti ko sara karake sAdhvI ko chor3Ane kA hI thA / 41. merutuMga kI vicArazreNi meM dI huI gAthA meM "sagassa caU" arthAt ujjayinI meM zaka kA 4 varSa taka rAjya rahA / isa ullekha se jJAta hotA hai ki ujjayinI kA kabjA zakoM ke hAtha meM 4 varSa taka hI rahA thA / kAlakAcAryakathA kI - "balamitta bhANumittA, Asi avaMtIi rAyajuvarAyA / niya bhANijjatti tayA, tattha gao kAlagAyario ||84|| " isa gAthA meM aura nizItha cUrNi ke "kAlagAyario viharaMto ujjeNi gato / tattha vAsAvAsaM Thito / tattha NagarIe balamitto rAyA, tassa kaniTTo bhAyA bhANumitto juvarAyA + +' isa ullekha meM balamitra ko ujjayinI kA rAjA likhA hai / isase yaha nizcita hotA hai ki jisa samaya sarasvatI sAdhvI ke chuTakAre ke liye kAlakAcArya zakoM kI senA ujjayinI para le Ae usa samaya ujjayinI ko sara karane ke bAda unhoMne vahA~ ke takhta para zaka maMDalika ko biThAyA thA, para bAda meM usakI zakti kama ho gaI thI / zaka maMDalika aura usa jAti ke anya adhikArI puruSoM ne avaMti ke takhtanazIna zaka rAjA kA pakSa chor3a diyA thA / dekho vyavahAracUrNi kA nimnalikhita pATha - "ujjeNIe gAhA / yadA ajja kAlaeNa sagA ANItA so sagarAyA ujjeNIe rAya hANIe tassaMgaNijjagA 'amhaM jAtI e sariso' tti kAuM gavveNaM taM rAyaM Na suTTu sevaMti / rAyA si vitti Na deta avittIyA teNNaM ADhattaM kAuM te gAuM bahujaNeNa viNNavieNa te NivvisatA katA, te aNNaM rAyaM alaggaNaTThAe uvagatA / " - vyavahAra cUrNi uddezaka 10 patra 179 / ujjayinI ke zaka rAjA kI isa kamajora hAlata meM karIba cAra varSa ke bAda bharoca ke balamitra - bhAnumitra ne ujjayinI para apanA adhikAra jamA liyA aura use apanI rAjadhAnI banAke ve vahA~ rahane lage / balamitra - bhAnumitra kahIM bharoca ke aura kahIM ujjayinI ke rAjA kahe gae haiM usakA kAraNa yahI hai ki ve pahale bharoca ke rAjA the para zaka ko harAkara ujjayinI ko prApta karane ke bAda ve ujjayinI yA avanti ke bhI Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 57 rAjA bane the / isa vastu-sthiti ko na samajhakara merutuMga ne apanI vicArazreNI meM likhA hai ki-- __ "balamitrabhAnumitrau rAjAnau (60) varSANi rAjyamakArTAm / yau tu kalpacUrNI caturthIparvakartRkAlakAcAryanirvAsako ujjayinyAM balamitra-bhAnumitrau tAvanyAveva // " / AcArya ke uparyukta lekha kA sAra yaha hai ki 60 varSa rAjya karanevAle balamitra-bhAnumitra se caturthI ke dina sAMvatsarika parva karanevAle kAlakAcArya ko nirvAsana karanevAle ujjayinI ke balamitra-bhAnumitra bhinna the / merutuMga sUri ke isa ullekha kA kAraNa mere vicAra se nimnalikhita gAthA ho sakatI hai "teNauanavasaehiM, samaikkatehiM vaddhamANAo / pajjosavaNacautthI, kAlagasUrIhito ThaviA // " isa gAthA meM vIra nirvANa se 993 meM kAlakAcArya se caturthI kA paryuSaNa parva sthApita hone kA kathana hai / merutuMga kI gaNanA meM 60 varSa rAjya karanevAle balamitrabhAnumitra kA samaya nirvANa se 354 se 413 taka thA isaliye ye rAjA 993 meM caturthI ko paryuSaNA karanevAle kAlakAcArya ke samakAlIna nahIM ho sakate the / isa asaMgati ke cakra meM par3ake AcArya ko kahanA par3A ki 'ujjayinI ke balamitra-bhAnumitra anya the|' aba hameM isa gAthA kI mImAMsA karanI cAhie ki yaha gAthA hai kahA~ kI, aura isakA kathana vizvAsayogya hai bhI yA nahIM / AcArya jinaprabha 'saMdehaviSauSadhi' nAmaka apanI kalpasUtra TIkA meM kahate haiM ki yaha gAthA 'titthogAlI painnaya' kI hai / paraMtu vartamAna 'titthogAlI painnaya' meM yaha gAthA upalabdha nahIM hotI / hA~, deveMdrasUri ziSya dharmaghoSa sUri kRta kAlasaptati meM ukta gAthA dRSTigata avazya hotI hai aura vahA~ isakA gAthAMka 41 diyA huA hai / isI gAthA ke saMbaMdha meM TIkA karate hue upAdhyAya dharmasAgarajI 'kalpakiraNAvalI' meM likhate haiM ki 'tIrthodgAra meM yaha gAthA dekhane meM nahIM AtI aura 'kAlasaptatikA' meM yadyapi yaha dekhI jAtI hai, para usameM kaI eka kSepaka gAthAe~ bhI maujUda haiM, aura avacUrNikAra ne bhI isakI vyAkhyA nahIM kI, isase mUla graMthakAra kI yaha gAthA ho aisA saMbhava nahIM hai / ' dharmasAgarajI kA yaha abhiprAya unhIM ke zabdoM meM nIce diyA jAtA hai Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA " iti gAthAcatuSTayaM tIrthodgArAdyuktasammatitayA pradarzitaM tIrthodgAre ca na dRzyate ityapi vicAraNIyam / yadyapi " teNauanavasaehiM " iti gAthA 'kAlasaptatikAyAM' dRzyate paraM tatra prakSepagAthAnAM vidyamAnatvena tadavacUrNAvavyAkhyAtatvena ceyaM na sUtrakRtkartRketi saMbhAvyate / " - kalpakiraNAvalI 131 / AcArya merutuMga ne bhI apanI vicArazreNI meM 'taduktam' kahakara 993 meM caturthI paryuSaNA hone ke viSaya meM isa gAthA kA pramANa kI bhA~ti avataraNa diyA hai / kAlakAcArya kathA meM isa gAthA kA avataraNa dete hue likhA hai"uktaM ca prathamAnuyogasAroddhAre dvitIyodaye- teNaua0 " arthAt 'prathamAnuyogasAroddhAra ke dUsare udaya meM 'teNauanavasaehiM' yaha gAthA kahI hai' paraMtu prathamAnuyogasAroddhAra kA isa samaya kahIM bhI astitva na hone se yaha kahanA kaThina hai ki prathamAnuyogasAroddhAra kI hI yaha gAthA hai yA dUsare graMtha kI / kyA Azcarya hai jinaprabha ne jaise isako titthogAlI ke nAma para car3hAyA vaise hI kAlakAcArya kathAlekhaka ne isa para prathamAnuyogasAroddhAra kI muhara lagA dI ho ? kucha bhI ho, ina bhinna bhinna ullekhoM se itanA hI siddha hotA hai ki vikrama kI terahavIM sadI ke pahale kI ukta gAthA avazya hai, para yaha kisa maulika graMtha kI hai isakA koI nizcaya nahIM hotA / aba hameM yaha dekhanA hai ki 'nirvANa se 993 meM caturthI paryuSaNA sthApita huI ' yaha gAthokta bAta vAstava meM satya hai yA nahIM / hama dekhate haiM ki nizIthacUrNi Adi saba prAcIna cUrNiyoM aura kathAoM meM eka mata se yaha bAta mAnI gaI hai ki 'pratiSThAnapura ke rAjA sAtavAhana ke anurodha se kAlakAcArya ne caturthI ke dina paryuSaNA kI / ' aura jaba hamane yaha mAna liyA ki sAtavAhana ke samaya meM hI hamArA paryuSaNA parva caturthI ko huA to pIche yaha mAnanA asaMbhava hai ki vaha samaya nirvANa kA 993 vA~ varSa hogA, kyoMki nirvANa kA 993 vA~ varSa vikrama kA 523 vA~ aura I0 sa0 kA 466 vA~ varSa hogA jo sAtavAhana ke samaya ke sAtha bilakula nahIM mila sakatA / itihAsa se yaha bAta siddha ho cukI hai ki I0 sa0 kI tIsarI zatAbdI meM hI AMdhrarAjya kA aMta ho cukA thA, isaliye paryuSaNA caturthI kA jo gAthokta samaya hai vaha bilakula kalpita hai / merA to anumAna hai ki jaba se 12vIM sadI meM caturthI se phira paMcamI meM paryuSaNA karane kI mAnyatA hone lagI thI usI samaya meM caturthI paryuSaNA ko arvAcIna ThaharAne ke irAde se kisI ne ukta gAthA raca DAlI hai aura gatAnugatikatayA pichale samaya meM graMthakAroM ne apane graMthoM meM use uddhRta kara liyA hai / caturthI paryuSaNA kA samaya hamArI mAnyatAnusAra nirvANa se 453 aura 465 ke bIca Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA bharoca meM 52 varSa aura ujjaina meM 8 varSa, saba milakara 60 varSa taka balamitrabhAnumitra ne rAjya kiyA / yahI jainoM kA balamitra pichale samaya meM 'vikramAditya' ke nAma se prasiddha huA / isakI sattA ke 60 varSoM se 5 vA~ A~kar3A pUrA huA / ___ balamitra-bhAnumitra ke bAda ujjayinI ke rAjyasiMhAsana para nabha:sena baitthaa2| nabhaHsena ke pA~caveM varSa meM zaka logoM ne phira mAlavA para hallA kiyA jisakA mAlava prajAne bahAdurI ke sAtha sAmanA kiyA aura vijaya paaii| isa zAnadAra jIta kI yAdagAra meM mAlava prajA ne 'mAlava saMvat' nAmaka eka saMvatsara bhI calAyA jo pIche se vikrama saMvat' ke nAma se prasiddha huA / meM hai, kyoMki 453 ke bAda balamitra-bhAnumitra kA ujjayinI meM rAjya huA aura 465 ke aMta meM usakA aMta, isaliye isa samaya ke bIca meM kisI samaya balamitra ke kAraNa se kAlakAcArya ujjaina se nikale aura pratiSThAna meM jAkara sAtavAhana ke kahane se paMcamI se caturthI meM paryuSaNA kI / sAtavAhana kA samaya bhI isa ghaTanA ke sAtha ThIka mila jAtA hai / 42. vicArazreNI Adi meM jo saMzodhita gAthAe~ haiM unameM isakA nAma 'nahavAhana' likhA hai jo galata hai / titthogAlI meM balamitra-bhAnumitra ke bAda ujjayinI kA rAjA nabhaHsena likhA hai / nahavAhana, jisake nAmAMtara 'naravAhana' aura 'dadhivAhana' bhI milate haiM, bharoca kA rAjA thA / sikkoM para isakA nAma 'nahapAna' bhI milatA hai / pratiSThAna ke sAtavAhana ne isake Upara aneka bAra car3hAiyA~ kI thIM / saMbhava hai, balamitra-bhAnumitra ke ujjaina meM cale jAne ke bAda yaha nahavAhana bharoca kA maMDalika rAjA rahA hogA / / 43. 'mAlava saMvat' athavA 'mAlavagaNa saMvat' kA nAmAMtara 'kRtasaMvat' bhI hai| yaha saMvat kisa kAraNa se pracalita huA isakA spaSTa khulAsA abhI taka dekhane meM nahIM AyA paraMtu hamAre mata se isakA kAraNa videziyoM ko jItakara mAlavagaNa kI svataMtratAprApti ke sivAya aura kucha nahIM ho sakatA / isa saMvat saMbaMdhI nimnalikhita ullekha vidvAnoM ne DhU~r3ha nikAle haiM (1) maMdasaura se mile hue naravarman ke samaya ke lekha meM - "zrIrmAlavagaNanAte, prazaste kRtasaMjJite / ekaSaSThyadhike prApte, samAzatacatuSTaye [1] prAvRkkA (TkA)le zubhe prApte // " Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA (2) rAjapUtAnA myUjiama ( ajamera) meM rakhe hue nagarI (madhyamikA, udayapura rAjya meM) ke zilAlekha meM " kRteSu caturSu varSazateSvekAzItyuttareSvasyAM mAlavapUrvAyAM [ 400] 801 kArtikazukla paMcamyAm / " (3) maMdasaura se mile hue kumAragupta ( prathama ) ) ke samaya ke zilAlekha meM"mAlavAnAM gaNasthityA yAte zatacatuSTaye / trinavatyadhikebdAnAmri (mR) tau sevyaghanasta (sva) ne || sahasyamAsazuklasya prazastehni trayodaze // " (4) maMdasaura se mile hue yazodharman (viSNuvarddhana) ke samaya ke zilAlekha meM "paMcasu zateSu zaradAM yAteSvekAnnavatisahiteSu mAlavagaNasthitivazAtkAlajJAnAya likhiteSu // " (5) koTA ke pAsa kaNasvA ke zivamaMdira meM lage hue zilAlekha meM "saMvatsarazatairyAtaiH sapaJcanavatyargalaiH [1] saptabhirmAlavezAnAM / - bhAratIya prA0 lipimAlA 166 | (6) " kRteSu caturSu varSazateSvaSTAviMzeSu 40 208 phAlguNa (na) bahulasyA paJcadazyAmetasyAM pUrvAyAM / " (7) "yAteSu caturSu kri (kR) teSu zateSu sausye (myai) SvA (STA) zItasottarapadeSviha vatsa [reSu ] zukle trayodazadine bhuvi kArtikasya mAsasya sarvajanacittasukhAvahasya |" - phlI, gu0 iM, pR0 74 / ina ullekhoM meM kahIM bhI vikrama ke nAma kA nirdeza nahIM hai| dhaulapura se mile hue cAhamAna (cauhAna) caMDa mahAsena ke vikrama saMvat 868 ( I0 sa0 841 ) ke zilAlekha meM pahale pahala isa saMvat ke sAtha vikrama kA nAma jur3A huA milatA hai / vaha lekha - khaMDa isa prakAra hai - phlI, gu0 iM, pR0 253 "vasu nava [a] STau varSAgatasya kAlasya vikramAkhyasya / vaizAkhasya sitAyA (yAM) ravivArayutadvitIyAyAm // " -bhAratIya prAcIna lipimAlA / Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA isa taraha vIra nirvANazabda 453 ke aMta meM ujjayinI meM zaka rAjya huA / nirvANAbda 457 ke aMta meM balamitra ( prasiddha nAma vikramAditya) ne ujjayinI se zakoM ko nikAlakara apanA adhikAra jamAyA aura isake bAda 13 veM varSa ke aMta meM arthAt vIra nirvANAbda 470 ke aMta meM mAlava saMvat pracalita huA / yahI bAta nimnalikhita prAcIna gAthA se pratidhvanita hotI hai / "vikkamarajjANaMtara, terasavAsesu vaccharapavitto / sunnamuNiveyajutto, vikkamakAlAo jiNakAlo // " 61 nabha: sena ke rAjya ke 40 varSoM se gaNanA - zRMkhalA kA chaThA A~kar3A pUrA huA aura isake sAtha hI vIra nirvANAbda 505 pUre hue / isake bAda ujjayinI meM pUrI eka zatAbdI taka gardabhillIya rAjyavaMza kI sattA rahI / jainAcAryoM kI gaNanA -: -zRMkhalA kA yaha 7vA~ aura aMtima A~kar3A thA / isa zatAbdi kI pUrNatA ke sAtha nirvANa saMvat 605 taka A pahu~cA / isI arse meM mAlavA para phira zakoM kA AkramaNa huA / Der3ha sau varSa se bhI adhika samaya taka bhAratavarSa kI sabhyatA aura zikSA kA anubhava karane ke bAda kA zakoM kA yaha AkramaNa mAlavI senA se nahIM rokA jA sakA pariNAmasvarUpa gardabhilla sAmrAjya kA aMta karake zakoM ne mAlavA para pUrNa adhikAra jamA liyA aura isa mahattvapUrNa vijaya ke upalakSya meM unhoMne bhI eka saMvat pracalita kiyA jo Aja taka zaka saMvat athavA zAlivAhana zAkA ke nAma se pracalita hai 4 / 44. isa dUsarI bAra ke AkramaNa ke samaya zakoM kA mukhiyA kauna thA, isa bAta kA yadyapi pUrNa nizcaya nahIM huA to bhI saMbhavataH sannapa caSTana isa lar3AI kA sUtradhAra ho sakatA hai / caSTana ke zaka saMvat 46 - 72 taka ke sikkoM se jJAta hotA hai ki usane gujarAta kAThiyAvAr3a ke uparAMta mAlavA para bhI apanA adhikAra jamAyA thA aura ujjayinI ko apanI rAjadhAnI banAyA thA, jo aMta taka isake vaMzajoM kI bhI rAjadhAnI rahI / vizeSa saMbhava hai ki caSTana ke isa vijaya ke upalakSya meM hI 'zaka saMvat' calAyA gayA ho / Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA yugapradhAnatva kAla-gaNanA-paddhati yugapradhAnatva kAla-gaNanA se tAtparya una saMghasthaviroM ke kAlanirUpaNa se hai, jo apane samaya meM sarvazreSTha aura jaina zramaNa saMgha ke pramukha ho gae haiN| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke nirvANa se zaka saMvatsara paryaMta 605 varSa meM kramazaH saMghasthavira-pada-prApta 20 mahApuruSa hue haiM jinake gArhasthya, sAmAnya zramaNatva aura yugapradhAnatva paryAya kAla kA nirUpaNa "sthavirAvalI" athavA "yugapradhAnapaTTAvalI" meM kiyA hai / yahA~ para hama sthavirAvalI kI una gAthAoM ko avatarita kareMge, jinameM kramaza: yugapradhAnoM ke nAma aura unake yugapradhAnatva paryAya kA samaya-nirUpaNa hai / ve gAthAe~ isa prakAra haiM"siri vIrAu suhammo, vIsaM caucattavAsajaMbussa / pabhavegArasa sijjaM-bhavassa tevIsa vAsANi // pannAsa jasobhadde, saMbhUissaTTha bhaddabAhussa / caudasa ya thUlabhadde, paNayAlevaM dupannarasa || ajjamahAgiri tIsaM, ajjasuhatthINa varisa chAyAlA / guNasuMdara cauAlA, evaM tisayA paNattIsA // tatto igacAlIsaM, nigoyavakkhAya kAligAyario / aTThattIsaM khaMdila (saMDila), evaM causaya cauddasa ya // revaimitte chattIsa, ajjamaMgU a vIsa evaM 'tu / causaya sattari causaya, tipanne kAlago jAo / / cauvIsa ajja dhamme, eguNacAlIsa bhaddagutte a / sirigutti panara vaire, chattIsaM evaM paNaculasI // terasa vAsA siri ajja-rakkhie vIsa pUsamittassa / itthaya paNahia chasaesu sAgasaMvaccharuppatto // " Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 63 arthAt 'zrImahAvIra ke nirvANa ke bAda sudharmA 20, jaMbU 44, prabhava 11, zayyaMbhava 23, yazobhadra 50, saMbhUtivijaya 8, bhadrabAhu 14 aura sthUlabhadra, 45 varSa taka kramazaH yugapradhAna pada para rahe, yahA~ taka vIra nirvANa ko 215 varSa hue45 / ' 45. nirvANa se 215 varSa ke aMta meM sthUlabhadra kA yugapradhAnatva paryAya kAla pUrA hotA hai aura isI samaya meM paTTAvalikAra unakA svargavAsa bhI batAte haiM, paraMtu merI samajha meM yugapradhAnatva kI samApti ke sAtha hI unake AyuSya kI samApti mAna lenA ThIka nahIM hai / jahA~ taka maiM samajhatA hU~, Arya sthUlabhadra ne nirvANa saMvat 215 meM 89 varSa kI vRddhAvasthA meM yugapradhAnatva pada apane mukhya ziSya Arya mahAgiri ko supurda kara diyA hogA aura isake bAda 10 varSa taka jIkara 225 meM 99 varSa kI avasthA meM ve svargavAsI hue hoMge / mere isa anumAna ke kAraNa nimnalikhita haiM (1) yadi 215 varSa meM sthUlabhadra kA svargavAsa mAnA jAyagA to unakI dIkSA 146 meM mAnanI par3egI, kyoMki unhoMne 30 varSa kI avasthA meM dIkSA lI thI aura 99 varSa taka ve jIe the / isa prakAra yadi 146 meM sthUlabhadra dIkSita ho gae hote to karIba 10 varSa taka ye saMbhUtavijaya ke pAsa adhyayana kara sakate the, paraMtu paThana pAThana ke saMbaMdha meM sarvatra bhadrabAhu-sthUlabhadra kA hI guru-ziSyabhAva dekhA jAtA hai / isase mAlUma hotA hai ki sthUlabhadra kI dIkSA ke bAda Arya saMbhUtavijaya adhika samaya nahIM jIe hoMge / 156 veM varSa ke aMta meM Arya saMbhUtavijayajI kA svargavAsa huA thA, aura saMbhavata: isI varSa meM sthUlabhadra kI dIkSA bhI huI hogI / (2) Arya suhastI sthUlabhadra ke hasta-dIkSita ziSya the / unhoMne 30 varSa kI umara meM sthUlabhadra ke pAsa dIkSA lI thI aura 100 varSa kI avasthA meM nirvANa se 291 veM varSa ke aMta meM unakA svarga-vAsa huA thA / isase yaha siddha hotA hai ki Arya suhastI kI dIkSA nirvANa se 221 veM varSa meM huI / socane kI bAta yaha hai ki yadi 215 meM hI sthUlabhadra svargavAsI ho gae hote to 221 meM unake pAsa Aryya suhastI kI dIkSA kaise ho sakatI thI ? isase mAnanA hogA ki sthUlabhadra kA svargavAsa 215 meM nahIM para 221 ke bAda huA thA / sthUlabhadra ne Arya suhastI ko judA gaNa diyA thA, aisA nizItha cUrNi Adi meM lekha hai / isase jJAta hotA hai ki sthUlabhadra ke svargavAsa ke samaya meM suhastI kA kama se kama 4-5 varSa kA to dIkSA paryAya hogA hI, anyathA sthUlabhadra unako pRthak gaNa pradAna nahIM karate, ina saba bAtoM ke paryAlocana se yahI siddha hotA hai ki sthUlabhadra kA 215 meM nahIM para 225 meM svargavAsa huA thA / ___ isI prakAra Arya mahAgiri kA yugapradhAnatva-kAla nirvANa saMvat 245 meM pUrA hotA hai aura katipaya paTTAvalI-lekhakoM ne isI arse meM Arya mahAgirijI kA svarga-vAsa Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA honA bhI likhA hai para mere vicArAnusAra yugapradhAnatva kAla ke bAda bhI ve adhika samaya taka jIvita rahe the| Arya mahAgirijI ke saMbaMdha meM yaha bAta suprasiddha hai ki unhoMne pichale samaya meM apanA sAdhu samudAya Arya suhastI ko supurda kara diyA thA aura Apa gaccha kI nizrA meM rahate hue bhI jinakalpa kA anukaraNa karate the| isase yaha avazya mAnanA par3egA ki unhoMne gaNa samarpaNa ke sAtha hI apanA yugapradhAna-pada bhI Arya suhastI ko samarpita kiyA hogaa| kyoMki aisA kie vagaira ve kisI taraha jinakalpa kI tulanA kara hI nahIM sakate the / Avazyaka cUrNi Adi graMthoM meM jo Arya mahAgirijI ke jIvana ke prasaMga ullikhita haiM unase bhI Arya mahAgiri ke pichale jIvana kI kevala ni:saMgatA hI TapakatI hai / isase yaha bAta avazya mAnane yogya hai ki Arya mahAgirijI ne pichale samaya meM gaccha aura saMgha ke kAryoM se apanA saMbaMdha chor3a diyA thA, aura gaccha-saMgha ke kAmoM kA prapaMca chor3akara ve kisI hAlata meM saMghasthavira ke pada para nahIM raha sakate the / isase siddha hotA hai ki Arya mahAgiri ne pichale samaya meM yugapradhAna pada chor3a diyA hogA / saMprati ke jIvadramaka ko kozaMbAhAra meM Arya suhastI ne dIkSA dI usa samaya Arya mahAgirijI jIvita the, aura usa samaya magadha kI rAja-gaddI para maurya azoka thA, kyoMki dramaka sAdhu usI dina marakara rAja-ku~vara kunAla kA putra saMprati huA mAnA gayA hai / azoka kA rAjatva kAla nirvANa se 259 se zurU hokara 295 meM pUrA huA thA, isase yaha bAta avazya vicAraNIya hai ki Arya mahAgiri yadi 245 meM hI svargavAsI ho gae hote to azoka ke samaya meM dramaka ke dIkSA prasaMga para unakI vidyamAnatA ke ullekha nahIM milate / isase yaha to prAyaH nizcita hai ki Arya mahAgirijI kA 245 meM nahIM para 259 ke bAda svargavAsa huA thA, para 259 ke bAda ve kaba svargavAsI hue isakA koI spaSTa ullekha nahIM hai| . mere pAsa ke eka yugapradhAna yantra meM sthUlabhadra ke anaMtara ke yugapradhAna kA paryAya kAla 46 varSa kA likhA huA hai / isase yadi yaha anumAna kara liyA jAya ki ye 246 varSa sthUlabhadra ke pIche unake ziSya mahAgiri kI jIvita dazA ke sUcaka haiM to isakA artha yaha hogA ki Arya mahAgiri kA svargavAsa nirvANa saMvat 261 ke aMta meM huA thA / merI isa mAnyatA ke anusAra Arya sthUlabhadra, mahAgiri aura suhastI ke bhinna bhinna prasaMgo kA kAla-sUcaka koSTaka nIce likhe anusAra bana sakatA hainivArNa se (gatavarSa) janma dIkSA yu0 pra0 pada yu0 pra0 pada nikSepa svarga0 1. sthUlabhadra 126 156 170 215 2. Arya mahAgiri 161 191 215 245 261 3. Arya suhastI 191 221 245 291 225 Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA Age Arya mahAgiri 30, Arya suhastI 46 aura guNasuMdara 44 varSa taka yugapradhAna rahe, evaM nirvANa ko 335 varSa vyatIta hue / usake bAda nigoda vyAkhyAtA kAlakAcArya46 41 varSa aura sAMDilya 38 varSa yugapradhAna rahe aura nirvANa ke 414 varSa pUre hue / 46. kahate haiM ki ye kAlakAcArya nigoda ke jIvoM ke saMbaMdha meM acchA vyAkhyAna kara sakate the, jisase eka bAra iMdra ne brAhmaNa ke veza meM inake pAsa Akara nigoda kA vyAkhyAna sunA thA aura inakI stuti kI thI / nigoda ke vyAkhyAna meM kuzala hone se ye nigoda-vyAkhyAtA ke nAma se prasiddha the / kAlakAcArya nAma ke aneka AcAryoM ke ho jAne se vyavacchedArtha yahA~ para "nigodavakkhAya' yaha vizeSaNa grahaNa kiyA hai / inako nirvANa se 335 veM varSa ke aMta meM yugapradhAna pada milA aura 41 varSa taka ye isa pada para rahe, jaisA ki sthavirAvalI kI gAthA meM kahA hai| paraMtu vicArazreNI ke pariziSTa meM eka gAthA hai jo inakA 320 meM honA pratipAdita karatI hai| pAThakoM ke vilokanArtha vaha gAthA nIce uddhRta kI jAtI hai- . "sirivIrajiNidAo, varisasayA tinnivIsa (320) ahiyaao| kAlayasUrI jAo, sakko paDibohio jeNa // 1 // " mAlUma hotA hai, isa gAthA kA Azaya kAlaka sUri ke dIkSA samaya ko nirUpaNa karane kA hogA / "ujjeNikAlakhamaNA, sAgarakhamaNA suvannabhUmIe / pucchA AuyasesaM, iMdo sAdivvakaraNaM ca // " __ -uttarAdhyayana niyukti / isa gAthA meM sAgara ke dAdAguru kAlakAcArya ke sAtha iMdra kA prazna Adi honA likhA hai, gardabhillocchedaka, caturthI paryuSaNAkAraka aura avinIta ziSya parihAraka eka hI kAlakAcArya the, jo 453 meM vidyamAna the aura zyAmAcArya kI apekSA dUsare the / prastuta sthavirAvali kI gAthA meM prathama kAlakAcArya ko nigoda vyAkhyAtA likhA hai jo ki isa viSaya kA eka spaSTa matabheda hai / ratnasaMcaya meM 4 saMgRhIta gAthAe~ haiM, jinameM nirvANa se 335, 454, 720, aura 993 meM kAlakAcArya nAmaka AcAryoM ke hone kA nirdeza hai / inameM se pahale aura dUsare samaya meM honevAle kAlakAcArya kramaza: nigoda vyAkhyAtA aura gardabhillocchedaka kAlakAcArya haiM / isameM to koI saMdeha nahIM hai para 720 varSavAle kAlakAcArya ke astitva ke saMbaMdha meM abhI taka dUsarA koI pramANa nahIM milA / vIra--5 Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66. vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA revatImitra 36 varSa aura AryamaMgU 20 varSa taka yugapradhAna rahe / taba taka nirvANa ko 470 varSa ho gae / isI bIca meM 453 meM kAlakAcArya hue| dUsare isa gAthokta kAlakAcArya ko zakra-saMstuta likhA hai jo ThIka nahIM, kyoMki zakra-saMstuta aura nigoda-vyAkhyAtA kAlakAcArya to eka hI the, jo pannavaNAkartA aura zAmAcArya ke nAma se bhI prasiddha the, aura unakA samaya 335 se 376 taka nizcita hai| isase isa gAthokta samaya ke kAlakAcArya ke viSaya meM pUrNa saMdeha hai / 993 meM kAlakAcArya hone aura caturthI ko paryuSaNA karane ke saMbaMdha meM likhI huI yaha gAthA aneka jagaha milatI hai para usa samaya meM sAMvatsarika parva saMbaMdhI ghaTanA banI nahIM thI / isaliye ye gAthAvAle kAlakAcArya bhI vAstava meM hue yA nahIM yaha nizcayapUrvaka nahIM kaha sakate / para hAM, yugapradhAnapaTTAvaliyoM meM eka 'kAlaka' nAma ke yugapradhAna kA ullekha hai, aura unakA yugapradhAnatva samaya bhI una paTTAvaliyoM kI pracalita gaNanAnusAra vIra saMvat 981 se 993 paryaMta kA hai| yadi 993 vAle kAlaka ye hI mAna lie jAya~ to koI virodha nahIM hai / jina gAthAoM kA Upara nirdeza kiyA hai, ve nIce dI jAtI haiM "sirivIrAo gaesu, paNatIsahiesu tisaya (335) varisesu / paDhamo kAlagasUrI, jAo sAmajjanAmutti // 55 / / causayatipanna, (453) varise, kAlagaguruNA sarassaI gahiA / causayasattari varise, vIrAo vikkamo jAo // 56 / / paMceva ya varisasae, siddhaseNo divAyaro jAo / sattasayavIsa (720) ahie, kAligagurU, sakkasaMthuNio // 57 // navasayateNauehiM (993), samaikkatehiM vaddhamANAo / pajjosavaNacautthI, kAlikasUrIhito ThaviA // 58 / / -ratnasaMcayaprakaraNa patra 32 / 47. '453 meM kAlakAcArya hue' yaha ullekha kAlakAcArya dvArA kie gae gardabhilla ke ucchedavAlI ghaTanA kA smAraka hai / merutuMga sUri kA yaha kathana ki 'isa varSa meM kAlakAcArya kI AcArya pada-sthApanA huI (asmizca varSe gardabhillocchedakasya zrIkAlakAcAryasya sUripadapratiSTA'bhUt / ' vicArazreNi pa0 3) ThIka nahIM hai / gardabhillavAlI ghaTanA ke bahuta pahale hI kAlaka ko AcArya pada prApta ho gayA thA / AcArya kAlaka ke saMbaMdha meM likhA gayA hai ki pArisa kula meM jAkara unhoMne nimitta ke bala se sAhi rAjA ko vaza kiyA thA / kAlaka ke nimitta adhyayana ke saMbaMdha meM paMcakalpa cUNi meM Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA isake bAda Aryadharma 24, bhadragupta 39, zrIgupta 15 aura vajra 36 varSa yugapradhAna pada para rahe / isa taraha nirvANa ko 584 varSa hue / 67 vajra ke bAda AryarakSita 13 aura puSyamitra 20 varSa yugapradhAna rahe / isI arse meM vIra nirvANa se 605 varSa bItane para zaka saMvatsara kI utpatti huI / saMgati aba hameM yaha dekhanA hai ki ukta donoM jaina gaNanA-paddhatiyA~ paraspara saMgata haiM yA nahIM, tathA anya aitihAsika jaina paraMparAoM se unakA mela khAtA hai yA nahIM ? jahA~ taka merA anumAna hai, ina donoM gaNanAoM meM pArasparika koI virodha nahIM hai / donoM kA viSaya bhinna bhinna hone se inameM virodha hone kA kAraNa bhI nahIM hai / sthavira gaNanAnusAra sthavira bhadrabAhu kA svargavAsa nirvANa se 170 veM varSa meM AtA hai aura rAjatvakAla-gaNanA kA pratipAdaka "titthogAlI painnaya" bhI bhadrabAhu kA svargavAsa nirvANAbda 170 meM hI batAtA hai" / isase 170 taka to ye donoM paddhatiyA~ barAbara saMgata haiM / likhA hai ki 've (kAlaka) aise vidvAn hone para bhI aisA muhUrta nahIM jAna sake ki jisameM dIkSA dene se ziSya sthira hoM / ina nirveda se unhoMne AjIvakoM ke pAsa nimitta par3hA | cUrNikA nimnalikhita ullekha dekhie - "logaNuoge ajjakAlagA / sajjetavAsiNA ( 2 ) ettiuM paDhiuM so na nAo muhutto jattha pavvAvio thiro hojjA / teNa nivveeNa AjIvagANa sagAse nimittaM paDhiaM / " - paJcakalpacUrNi pa0 24 / isase yaha bAta spaSTa hotI hai ki AcArya hone ke bAda apane ziSyoM kA asthairya dekhakara unhoMne nimitta par3hA, phira ve pArisa meM gae aura usake bAda 453 meM gardabhilla kA ucchedana karAyA / isa prakAra 453 ke bahuta pahale hI kAlaka kI AcArya pada sthApanA ho cukI thI / 48. yadyapi titthogAlI meM bhadrabAhu kA 170 meM svargavAsa hone kA nAmapUrvaka ullekha nahIM hai, tathApi 170 meM sthUlabhadra kI vidyamAnatA meM caudahapUrva ke viccheda hone kA ullekha Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA donoM paddhatiyA~ nirvANa aura zaka saMvatsara kA aMtara 605 varSa pratipAdita karatI hai / isase bhI inakA Apasa kA mela spaSTa ho jAtA hai| paraMtu hA~, katipaya aitihAsika jaina paraMparAe~ aisI bhI haiM, jinakA prathama gaNanA se ThIka mela nahIM khAtA, aura jaba taka ina bemela paraMparAoM se upasthita hote hue virodha kA parihAra na hogA taba taka ukta gaNanA kI nirdoSitA kA siddha honA kaThina hai, aura isa prakAra zaMkita gaNanA ke AdhAra para kI gaI nirvANa saMvatsaragaNanA kA bhI nizzaMkita honA asaMbhava hai / bhadrabAhu aura caMdragupta sUcita jaina paraMparAoM meM eka paraMparA sthavira bhadrabAhu aura maurya samrATa caMdragupta kI samAnakAlInatA saMbaMdhI hai / __(1) caMdragupta ke rAjatvakAla meM jaba bAraha varSa kA durbhikSa par3A usa samaya aura usake pIche bhI bahuta dinoM taka bhadrabAhu jIvita rahe / (2) caMdragupta ko eka samaya 16 aniSTa svapna Ae / rAjA ne sthavira bhadrabAhu ke pAsa jAkara unakA phala pUchA / isake uttara meM sthavirajI ne duSSamAkAla ke bhAvI anarthoM kA varNana kiyA / ___ (3) caMdragupta bhadrabAhu se jaina-dIkSA grahaNa kara unake sAtha dakSiNa deza kI ora calA gayA / Upara kI daMtakathAe~ bhadrabAhu aura caMdragupta kI samakAlInatA kI dyotaka haiN| yadi ina pravAdoM ko ThIka mAna liyA jAya to caMdragupta kA sattAsamaya jina-nirvANa se 170 varSa ke anaMtara nahIM ho sakatA / aba rAjatvakAla-gaNanA kA hisAba dekhie / vaha caMdragupta ke samaya kA prAraMbha nirvANa se 210 (60 + 150 = 210) varSa pIche batAtI hai / spaSTa hai, isaliye vAstava meM yaha ullekha caudahapUrvo kA viccheda batAne ke bahAne bhadrabAhu ke svargagamana ke samaya kI hI sUcanA detA hai / isa vastusthiti kI pratipAdikA gAthA yaha hai "coddasapuvvacchedo, varisasate sattare viNiddiTTho / sAhammi thUlabhadde, anne ya ime bhave bhAvA // 701 // " -titthogAlI painnaya / Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA yaha bAta isa gaNanA meM zaMkA utpanna karanevAlI hai / saMbhava hai, ukta daMtakathAoM ko satya mAnakara hI AcArya hemacaMdrajI ne pariziSTa parva meM vicArapUrvaka hI nirvANa ke 155 veM varSa meM caMdragupta kA rAjA honA likhA hogA 49 / paraMtu, jahA~ taka maiMne dekhA hai, bhadrabAhu - caMdraguptavAlI ukta kathAoM ke liye prAcIna jainasAhitya meM koI sthAna nahIM hai / prathama kathAnirmANa kA koI bhI kAraNa ho to yahI ho sakatA hai ki bhadrabAhu aura caMdragupta- ina donoM ke samaya meM bhinna bhinna durbhikSa par3e the, jinako pichale lekhakoM ne eka mAna liyA / isake pariNAma svarUpa bhadrabAhu aura caMdragupta ke samasAmayika hone kI kiMvadaMtiyA~ pracalita ho calIM / Avazyaka cUrNi, titthogAlI painnaya pramukha prAcIna jaina graMthoM se pramANita hotA hai ki bhadrabAhu ke samaya meM jaba durbhikSa par3A aura usake aMta meM pATaliputra nagara meM zramaNa saMgha ne ekatra ho gyAraha aMgoM kI vyavasthA kI tathA bArahavA~ aMga par3hane ke liye sthUlabhadra pramukha sAdhuoM ko bhadrabAhu ke samIpa bhejA taba taka pATaliputra meM naMda kA hI rAjya thA / caMdragupta kA isa ghaTanA ke sAtha kahIM bhI nAmollekha taka nahIM hai / 69 hA~, nizIthacUrNi Adi graMthoM meM caMdragupta ke samaya meM duSkAla par3ane kA ullekha avazya milatA hai, para isase yaha kaise mAna liyA jAya ki bhadrabAhu ke samaya kA aura yaha durbhikSa eka hI thA ? bhadrabAhu se svapnoM kA phala pUchanevAlI kathA kA bhI kisI prAcIna jaina graMtha meM ullekha nahIM hai / SoDazasvapnAdhikAra, bhadrabAhu - carita aura isI 49. " evaM ca zrImahAvIra - muktervarSazate gate / paMcapaMcAzadadhike, caMdragupto'bhavannRpaH // 339 // " - hemacaMdrasUri kRta, pariziSTa parva sarga 8 pR0 82 / 50. yadyapi saMgha ekatra hone ke saMbaMdha meM naMdarAjya kA spaSTollekha nahIM hai, para anuvRtti se adhikAra naMda kA hI cala rahA hai, caMdragupta kA prasaMga usake bahuta pIche AtA hai, isase siddha hai ki pATaliputra meM jaba jaina saMgha kI pahalI sabhA huI usa samaya vahA~ naMda kA hI rAjya thA / Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA koTi ke arvAcIna graMthoM meM yaha kathA avazya upalabdha hotI hai / para arvAcIna daMtakathAoM ke AdhAra para bhadrabAhu aura caMdragupta ko samakAlIna mAnanA yuktisaMgata nahIM hai / 51. solaha svapna - saMbaMdhI kathA kI nUtanatA usakI bhASA se to siddha hotI hI hai pratyuta usake abhyaMtara tathya se bhI yaha bAta kalpita sAbita hotI hai / yahA~ para usameM se kucha vRttAMta ke aMza die jAte haiM, jinase pAThakagaNa ko vizvAsa ho jAyagA ki vastutaH svapna saMbaMdhI kathA Adhunika kalpanA hai / (1) "saMbhUyavijayassa sIse jugappahANe bhaddabAhunAmaM aNagAre / " (2) "ajjapabhai kovi rAyA saMjamaM na gihissai / " (3) "kevalanANaM vocchijjissaI" / (4) "ceidavvaAhAriNo muNI bhavissaMti / lobheNaM mAlArovaNauvahANAimAINi bahavo tattha pabhAvA payAissaMti / " (5) " vaissa hatthe mo (?) bhavissai teNaM vANIyagA aNegamagge gihissaMti / " (6) "khattiyakumAra rAyabhaTThA bhavissaMti javaNA savvaM ginhisaMti / " (7) "taM succA rAyA nivinnakAmo puttaM rajje ThaviUNa virAgabhAve cAritaM pAliUNaM devaloyaM gao / " pahale avataraNa meM bhadrabAhu ko saMbhUtavijayajI kA ziSya likhA hai jo ki jaina graMthoM se sammata nahIM hai / bhadrabAhu yazobhadra ke ziSya aura saMbhUtavijayajI ke gurubhAI I dUsare meM kahA gayA hai ki 'aba se koI rAjA dIkSA nahIM legA / ' paraMtu Age jAkara caMdragupta ko hI dIkSA dilAI gaI hai, jo ki 'vadato vyAghAta' hai / dUsare zvetAMbara sAhitya meM yaha bhaviSyavANI mahAvIra ke mukha se hI prakAzita karAI gaI hai / abhayakumAra ke pUchane para mahAvIra ne pharamAyA thA ki rAjA udAyana ke bAda koI mukuTadhArI rAjA saMyama nahIM legA / dekho Avazyaka cUrNi kA nimnalikhita pATha - "abhao kira sAmi pucchati ko apacchimo rAyarisitti' sAmiNa bhaNitaM uddAyaNo, ato paraM baddhamauDo na pavvayati / " isase spaSTa hai ki bhadrabAhu kI yaha bhaviSyavANI vAstava meM jaina mAnyatA se viruddha arvAcIna kalpanA hai / Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA aba rahI bhadrabAhu ke pAsa maurya caMdragupta ke dIkSA lene kI bAta, so yaha bAta bhI daMtakathA se bar3hakara adhika mUlya kI nahIM hai / isa kathA kA zvetAMbara jaina sAhitya meM to ullekha nahIM hai, para prAcIna digaMbara jaina sAhitya bhI isakA samarthana nahIM karatA / isa kathA kA digaMbarIya graMthoM meM jisa DhaMga se varNana kiyA hai use dekhakara yahI kahanA par3atA hai ki zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu aura maurya caMdragupta kA isake sAtha kucha bhI saMbaMdha nahIM hai / prAcIna lekhoM meM isa kathA ke nAyaka bhadrabAhu ko kahIM bhI zrutakevalI nahIM likhA hai, pratyuta unheM nimittavettA likhA hai, jo ki digaMbaroM ke hI kathanAnusAra dUsare jyotiSI bhadrabAhu ho sakate haiM / tIsare avataraNa meM bhadrabAhu ke mukha se kahalAyA hai ki 'aba se kevala jJAna kA viccheda hogA' paraMtu jaina siddhAMta meM jaMbUsvAmI ke sAtha hI kevala jJAna kA viccheda honA likhA hai / isaliye bhadrabAhu ke mukha se kevala jJAna kA viccheda kahalAnA arthazUnya kalpanA hai / 71 ! cauthe avataraNa meM kahA hai ki 'devadravya khAnevAle sAdhu hoMge / ve lobha se mAlAropaNa upadhAna Adi aneka bAteM prakAzita kareMge / ' isa ukti se spaSTa hotA hai ki yaha kathana caityavAsa kI utpatti ke bAda kI sthiti kI sUcanA detA hai / pA~caveM avataraNa meM kahA gayA hai ki 'aba se dharma vaizya jAti ke hAtha meM jAyagA / banie aneka mArga grahaNa kareMge / ' isa vAkya se mAlUma hotA hai ki jaina dharma ke jAti-dharma banane ke bAda kA yaha ullekha hai / chaThe avataraNa meM kahA gayA hai ki 'kSatriya kumAra rAjyabhraSTa hoMge aura saba yavanoM ke hAtha meM calA jAyagA / ' isase bhI yaha dhvanita hotA hai ki hiMdustAna meM musalamAnoM kI sattA hone ke bAda kI yaha racanA honI cAhie / sAtaveM avataraNa meM caMdragupta ke dIkSA lene kI bAta hai, jo ki zvetAMbara graMthoM ke viruddha hai / pariziSTa parva Adi meM caMdragupta ke jaina hone kI bAta avazya hai, para vahA~ gRhasthadharma meM rahate hue usakA aMtakAla honA likhA hai / dIkSA lene kI koI bAta nahIM hai / 52. zravaNa belgola ke caMdragiri parvata para eka zilAlekha meM bhadrabAhu aura Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA caMdragupta ko bhI maurya athavA pATaliputra kA rAjA na likhakara use ujjayinI kA rAjA likhA hai53 / caMdragupta kA ullekha hai / isa lekha ke zaka saMvat 572 ke Asa pAsa ke hone kA anumAna kiyA jAtA hai / yadi yaha anumAna ThIka mAna liyA jAya to yaha kahanA anucita nahIM hogA ki vikrama kI AThavIM sadI ke prAraMbha meM hI caMdragupta ke bhadrabAhu kA dIkSita ziSya hone kI mAnyatA digaMbara saMpradAya meM ho calI thI / paraMtu yaha bAta bhI bhUlane yogya nahIM hai ki isa lekha meM na to bhadrabAhu ko zrutakevalI likhA hai aura na caMdragupta ko maurya / digaMbara sAhitya meM isa viSaya kA sabase prAcIna ullekha hariSeNa kRta 'bRhatkathA koSa' meM pAyA jAtA hai / yaha graMtha zaka saMvat 853 kA racA huA hai / isameM zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu ke mukha se durbhikSa saMbaMdhI bhaviSyavANI sunakara ujjayinI ke rAjA caMdragupta ke dIkSA lene kA ullekha hai / Age calakara caMdragupta ke dazapUrvadhara vizAkhAcArya ke nAma se saMgha kA nAyaka banane kA ullekha bhI isa kathA graMtha meM kiyA hai / yaha saba hote hue bhI caMdragupta ko ujjayinI kA rAjA kahakara kathAkAra ne isa kathA kI vAstavikatA kI sUcanA to kara hI dI / bhadrabAhu ke dakSiNa deza meM jAne saMbaMdhI aura caMdragupta ke ujjayinI kA rAjA hone saMbaMdhI tathya se hI yaha bAta spaSTa ho jAtI hai ki ye bhadrabAhu zrutakevalIbhadrabAhu se bhinna the, aura caMdragupta bhI pATaliputra ke maurya caMdragupta se bhinna thA / pArzvanAtha vasti meM lagabhaga zaka saMvat 522 ke AsapAsa kA likhA huA eka zilAlekha hai| usameM bhadrabAhu kI sUcanA se saMgha ke dakSiNa meM jAne kA ullekha hai, para usa lekha se yaha bAta spaSTa siddha hotI hai ki jinakI durbhikSasaMbaMdhI bhaviSyavANI se jaina saMgha dakSiNApatha ko gayA thA ve bhadrabAhu zrutakevalI nahIM para zrutakevalI kI ziSya-paraMparA meM honevAle dUsare bhadrabAhu the jinakI nimittavettA ke nAma se prasiddhi huI thI / dekho ukta lekha kA eka khaMDa "+ + + mahAvIrasavitari parinirvRte bhagavatparamarSigautamagaNadharasAkSAcchiSyalohArya - jambu-viSNudevAparAjita-govarddhana-bhadrabAhu-vizAkha-proSThila-kRttikAya - jayanAma-siddhArthadhRtiSeNa-buddhilAdi-guru-paramparINavakka(ka)mAbhyAgatamahApuruSasaMtatisamavadyotitAnvayabhadrabAhusvAminA ujjayanyAmaSTAMgamahAnimittatattvajJAna traikAlyadarzinA nimittena dvAdazasaMvatsarakAlavaiSamyamupalabhya kathite sarvasaMgha uttarApathAddakSiNApathaM prasthitaH / " 53. dekho bhadrabAhucaritra kA nimnalikhita pATha "avaMtIviSaye'trAtha, vijitAkhilamaMDale / vivekavinayAneka-dhanadhAnyAdisaMpadA / / 5 / / Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 73 isa ghaTanA kA samaya bhI vikrama kI pahalI yA dUsarI zatAbdI ke AsapAsa likhA hai54 / / abhAdujjayinI nAmnA, purI prAkAraveSTitA / zrIjinAgArasAgAra-munisaddharmamaMDitA // 6 // caMdrAvadAtasatkIrtizcaMdravanmodakartR(kRnna)NAm / caMdragupti pastatrA'cakaccAruguNodayaH // 7 // - bhaTTAraka ratnanaMdi kRta bhadrabAhucaritra 2 pariccheda / 54. digaMbarAcAryoM ke lekhoM ke AdhAra para dvitIya bhadrabAhu kA sattA-samaya vikrama kI dUsarI sadI ke AsapAsa pramANita hotA hai 'aMgapannatti' ke kartA bhaTTAraka zubhacaMdra ina dvitIya bhadrabAhu ko prathamAMgadhara (AcArAMgavettA) likhate haiM / dekho pannatti kI yaha gAthA "aggima aMgi subhaddo, jasabhaddo bhaddabAhuparamagaNI / AyariyaparaMparAi, evaM sudaNANamAvahadi // 47 // " -aMgapannatti / paraMtu brahma hemacaMdra ne apane zrutaskaMdha meM aMgazruta kI paraMparA vicchinna hone ke bAda meM dvitIya bhadrabAhu kI sattA kA nirdeza kiyA hai / jina-nirvANa pIche kevalI varSa 62, zrutakevalI varSa 100, daza pUrvadhara varSa 183, ekAdazAMgadhara varSa 220, ekAMgadhara aura aMgadezadhara varSa 118 taka rahe / isa prakAra aMgazruta kI pravRtti nirvANa se 683 varSa paryaMta rahakara vicchinna huI / yaha 683 varSa kA itihAsa likhane ke bAda hemacaMdra dvitIya bhadrabAhu ke saMbaMdha meM 'zrutaskaMdha' meM nIce mujaba ullekha karate haiM "Ayario bhaddabAhU, aTuMgamahaNimittajANayaro / NiNNAsai kAlavase, sa carimo hu Nimittio hodI // 80 // " -aba zubhacaMdra ke kathanAnusAra yadi bhadrabAhu ko prathamAMgadhara mAna liyA jAya taba to unakA astitva vikrama kI prathama zatAbdI meM mAnanA hI saMgata ho sakatA hai, paraMtu brahma hemacaMdra Adi kA kathana ThIka mAnakara yadi bhadrabAhu kA samaya aMgajJAna ke viccheda hone ke bAda kA mAna leM to isakA artha yahI hogA ki vIranirvANa 683 (vikrama 213) ke bAda ye naimittika bhadrabAhu hue, paraMtu digaMbara vidvAnoM ke lekhoM se pAyA jAtA hai ki dvitIya bhadrabAhu-jinase sarasvatI gaccha kI naMdi AmnAya kI paTTAvalI prAraMbha hotI haiIsavI san se 53 varSa aura zaka saMvat se 131 varSa pUrva hue / paTTAvalI meM inake ziSya kA nAma guptigupta likhA hai / DA0 phlITa kA mata hai ki dakSiNa kI yAtrA karanevAle ye hI dvitIya bhadrabAhu the aura 'caMdragupta' unake ziSya guptigupta kA hI nAmAMtara hai / hamAre Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA ina saba bAtoM ko dhyAna meM lene para yahI kahanA hogA ki isa kathA kA zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu aura maurya caMdragupta ke sAtha koI saMbaMdha nahIM ho sakatA / saMbhava hai, guptoM ke samaya meM caMdragupta nAmaka kisI guptavaMzIya vyakti ne varAhamihira ke bhAI bhadrabAhu nAmaka jaina AcArya se jaina dIkSA lI ho jise pichale lekhakoM ne aviveka se zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu aura maurya caMdragupta ke nAma ke sAtha lagA diyA / caMdragupta ko lekara bhadrabAhu kA dakSiNApatha kI tarapha jAnA bhI yahI bhI yahI mata hai ki yadi bhadrabAhu ne dakSiNa kI yAtrA kI ho to ve dvitIya bhadrabAhu hI ho sakate haiM, paraMtu dvitIya bhadrabAhu kA jo astitvasamaya mAnA gayA hai vaha ThIka nahIM jaMcatA / hemacaMdra ke ukta lekha ke anusAra bhadrabAhu kA samaya vikrama kI tIsarI sadI kA prAraMbhakAla mAna liyA jA sakatA hai paraMtu usameM yaha spaSTa nahIM likhA hai ki aMgazruta kA viccheda hone ke bAda turaMta hI bhadrabAhu hue the / usa ullekha kA tAtparya itanA hI ho sakatA hai ki aMgazruta kA aMta hone ke bAda ke prasiddha AcAryoM meM prathama puruSa bhadrabAhu the, para isase yaha mAnane meM kyA bAdhaka hai ki ye bhadrabAhu aMgazruta kI pravRtti-viccheda hone ke bAda karIba DhAI tIna sau varSa ke bAda hue hoM ? inake naMdi AmnAya ke Adi puruSa hone kI mAnyatA se bhI yahI siddha hotA hai ki ye bhadrabAhu vikrama kI chaThI sadI ke pahale ke nahIM ho sakate / yadyapi ina bhadrabAhu ko naMdisaMgha kI paTTAvalI meM AcArya kuMdakuMda kA purogAmI likhA hai, paraMtu isa paTTAvali-lekha ko prAmANika mAnane ke pahale bahuta socane kI jarUrata hai, kyoMki prAcIna lekhoM meM AcArya kuMdakuMda ko hI mUla saMgha kA nAyaka likhA hai / dekho zravaNa velagola kI kattile bastI ke eka staMbha para ke zilAlekha kA. nimnalikhita zloka "zrImato varddhamAnasya, varddhamAnasya zAsane / zrI koMDakuMda nAmAbhUnmUlasaMghAgraNIrgaNI // 3 // " arthAt "zrImAn varddhamAna svAmI ke zAsana meM mUla saMgha ke nAyaka koMDakuMda nAmaka AcArya hue / " __ aura, dUsare digaMbarIya saMgha gaNa gaccha aura zAkhAe~ isI mUla saMgha kA vistAra hone se naMdi zAkhA bhI isa mUlasaMgha aura isake agraNI AcArya koMDakuMda ke pIche kI hI ho sakatI hai / aura jaba naMdi zAkhA kuMdakuMda ke bAda ke samaya kI hai taba isake pravartaka bhadrabAhu bhI kuMdakuMda se arvAcIna hI ho sakate haiM / isaliye hamAre vicAra se ye dvitIya bhadrabAhu vikrama kI chaThI yA pA~cavIM zatAbdI ke pahale ke nahIM ho sakate / Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 75 batalAtA hai ki ye bhadrabAhu pratiSThAnapura ke jyotiSI varAhamihira ke bhAI dUsare bhadrabAhu hI the, kyoMki zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu ke dakSiNa deza meM vihAra karane kA koI pramANa nahIM hai / isase ulaTA durbhikSa ke aMta meM bhadrabAhu kA nepAla zvetAMbara graMthakAra jina bhadrabAhu ko varAhamihira kA bhAI likhate haiM ve ye hI dvitIya bhadrabAhu ho sakate haiN| 55. zvetAMbara jaina graMthoM meM bhadrabAhu ko jyotiSI varAhamihira kA bhAI likhA hai| dekho nIce likhA huA ullekha "pratiSThAnapure varAhamihirabhadrabAhudvijau bAMdhavau pravrajitau / bhadrabAhorAcAryapadadAne ruSTaH san varAho dvijaveSamAdRtya vArAhIsaMhitAM kRtvA nimittairjIvati / " -kalpakiraNAvalI 163 / paraMtu inhIM bhadrabAhu ko zvetAMbara lekhaka zrutakevalI kahate haiM / yaha ThIka nahIM hai, kyoMki jyotiSI varAhamihira zaka saMvat 427 meM vidyamAna thA aisA paMcasiddhAMtikA kI nimnalikhita AryA se nizcita hai "saptAzvivedasaMkhyaM, zakakAlamapAsya caitrazuklAdau / ardhAstamite bhAnau, yavanapure saumyadivasAye // 8 // " - paJcasiddhAntikA / jaba varAhamihira kA astitva zaka saMvat 427 (nirvANa 1032) meM nizcita hai taba usake bhAI bhadrabAhu zrutakevalI nahIM ho sakate / vastutaH zrutakevalI-bhadrabAhu aura varAhamihira ke bhAI jyotiSI- bhadrabAhu bhinna vyakti the / digaMbarAcAryoM ne ina donoM ko bhinna hI mAnA hai, parantu jyotiSI bhadrabAhu ko ve vikrama kI pahalI zatAbdI meM huA mAnate haiM / yaha galatI hai / hamAre vicAra meM varAhamihira kA jo samaya hai vahI ina bhadrabAhu kA bhI astitva-samaya honA cAhie / jaise digaMbara jaina graMthoM meM dvitIya bhadrabAhu ko 'caramanimittadhara' likhA hai, vaise hI zvetAMbara jaina graMthoM meM bhI bhadrabAhu ko 'nimittavettA aura bhadrabAhu saMhitA nAmaka graMtha kA praNetA' likhA hai, para ina pratiSThAnanivAsI varAhamihira ke bhAI bhadrabAhu ko zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu se bhinna nahIM mAnA - yaha eka cirakAlIna bhUla kahI jA sakatI hai / saMbhavata: varAhamihira ke bhAI bhadrabAhu chaThIM sadI ke vidvAn hoMge / isI samaya ke lagabhaga harigupta nAmaka kisI guptarAjavaMzya vyakti ne jaise zvetAMbara saMpradAya meM dIkSA lI thI vaise hI caMdragupta nAmaka rAjavaMzI puruSa ne bhI ina bhadrabAhu ke pAsa dIkSA aMgIkAra kI hogI aura navadIkSita caMdragupta ko lekara ukta AcArya dakSiNApatha kI tarapha gae hoMge / Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 ke mArga meM honA 56 aura inake ziSyoM kA tAmralipti aura puMDravardhana meM cirakAla rahanA'" yaha batAtA hai ki zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu aura unakA samudAya durbhikSa ke samaya pUrva deza ko chor3akara kahIM nahIM gayA thA" / vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 56. dekho nimnalikhita Avazyaka cUrNi kA lekha - "taMmi ya kAle bArasavariso dukkAlo uvaTThito saMjatAito ya samuddatIre acchittA puNaravi pADaliputte militA aNNassa uddesao aNNassa khaMDaM evaM saMghADitehiM tehiM ekkArasa aMgANi saMghAtitANi, diTTivAdo natthi, nepAlavattaNI bhayavaM bhaddabAhussAmI acchati coddasapuvvI / " - Avazyaka cUrNi 252 57. sthavira bhadrabAhu ke ziSya godAsa se nikale hue godAsagaNa kI 4 zAkhAe~ thIM, aisA kalpasUtra kI " therAvalI' meM likhA hai| dekho nIce likhI huI kalpasUtra kI paMktiyA~ - "therihiMto godAsehito kAsavagatterhito itthaNaM godAsagaNe nAmaM gaNe niggae, tassa NaM imAo cattAri sAhAo evamAhijjaMti, taMjahA - tAmalittiyA koDIvarisiyA, puMDabaddhaNiyA, dAsIkhabbaDiyA / " inameM pahalI zAkhA 'tAmalittiyA' kI utpatti baMgAla deza kI usa samaya kI rAjadhAnI tAmalittI vA tAmralipti se thI, jo dakSiNI baMgAla kA eka prasiddha baMdara thA / dUsarI zAkhA 'koDIvarisiyA' kI utpatti koTivarSa nagara se thI / yaha nagara bhI rAr3ha deza ( Ajakala ke murzidAbAda jilA - pazcimI baMgAla ) kI rAjadhAnI thI / tIsarI zAkhA 'puMDabaddhaNiyA' thI, jo 'puMDravarddhana' (uttarI baMgAla kI rAjadhAnI) se utpanna huI thI / ina tInoM zAkhAoM ke utpattisthAna pUrva samudra aura gaMgA nadI ke nikaTa baMgAla meM the, inameM adhika samaya taka nivAsa karane ke kAraNa godAsaMgaNa ke sAdhu-samudAya kI zAkhAe~ ina sthAnoM ke nAma se prasiddha huI thIM / isase yaha bAta nizcita hai ki durbhikSa ke samaya meM bhadrabAhu aura unakA sAdhu- samudAya baMgAla meM, jahA~ sajalatA ke kAraNa duSkAla kA adhika asara na thA vahA~ hI, ThaharA thA / 58. TippaNI naMbara 56 meM die hue Avazyaka cUrNi ke pATha meM yaha bhI sUcita kiyA hai ki durbhikSa ke samaya meM sAdhu- samudAya samudra ke taTa para kI bastiyoM meM calA gayA thA / AcArya hemacaMdra bhI pariziSTa parva meM yahI bAta kahate haiM / dekho nimnalikhita zloka " itazca tasmin duSkAle karAle kAlarAtrivat / nirvAhArthaM sAdhusaMghastIraM nIranidheryayau // 55 // | " - pariziSTa parva sarga 9 / Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 77 hamAre isa vistRta vivecana kA tAtparya yahI hai ki zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu aura caMdragupta ko samakAlIna batAnevAlI AkhyAyikAe~ bilkula nirAdhAra haiM / ina nirAdhAra daMtakathAoM ke bharose caMdragupta ko bhadrabAhu ke samaya meM khIMca lAnA aura prastuta gaNanA-paddhati ko avizvasanIya kahanA yogya nahIM hai| Arya suhastI aura rAjA saMprati nizItha, bRhatkalpa, vyavahAra aura paMcakalpa jaise prAcIna aura prAmANika jaina sUtroM ke bhASyoM aura cUNiyoM meM saMprati ke saMbaMdhameM yaha kathA dI gaI hai ki 'rAjA azoka ke pautra ujjayinI ke rAjA maurya saMprati ko jaina AcArya Arya sahastIjI ne jaina banAyA aura jaina upAsaka banakara saMprati ne jaina dharma kI bahuta hI unnati kI / ' / zvetAMbara saMgha ke mAnya vidyamAna AgamoM meM nizItha, bRhatkalpa aura vyavahAra nAmaka sUtroM kA bar3A mahattva hai / ye tInoM chedasUtra haiM aura inake kartA bhagavAn bhadrabAhu zrutakevalI haiM / yadyapi inameM se vyavahAra sUtra kI bhASA kucha arvAcIna pratIta hotI hai, tathApi hama ise abhadrabAhukartRka nahIM kaha sakate / ho sakatA hai ki pichale samaya meM isameM kucha saMskAra hue hoM aura bhASA aura kahIM kahIM bhAva bhI badala die gae hoM, para itane hI kAraNa se ise abhadrabAhu kartRka kahanA yogya nahIM hai / ina tInoM sUtroM meM jo jo sAdhuoM ke AcAra-vicAra batAe haiM ve ekadama prAcIna haiN| inameM jo apavAda mArgoM kA nirUpaNa hai vaha avazya hI kisI samaya-vizeSa kA sUcaka hai / jahA~ taka merA vicAra hai, ye tInoM adhyayana (aura kama se kama kalpAdhyayana to avazya hI) viSama samaya kI kRti hai / inakA AMtara svarUpa dekhane se ye tIna bAteM to spaSTa ho jAtI haiM ki ina sUtroM kI racanA kaliMga yA baMgAla meM huI hai / sUtrakAra ke samaya meM kAlasaMbaMdhI viSama sthiti thI aura sAdhuoM kA samudAya adhika thA / __ kalpAdhyayana ke prAraMbha ke pralamba sUtra aura isake bhASya se to yaha bAta aura bhI spaSTa ho jAtI hai ki isa sUtra kI racanA durbhikSa ke samaya meM tosali deza (kaliMga ke eka prAMta) meM huI hai| isase yadi hama yaha mAna leM ki durbhikSa ke pahale bhadrabAhu ne 'nizIthAdhyayana' kI racanA kI, durbhikSa ke samaya meM unhoMne tosali deza meM rahate hue 'kalpAdhyayana' kA nirmANa kiyA, aura durbhikSa ke bAda 'bRhatkalpa' kA saMkalana kiyA to kucha bhI anucita nahIM hai / kucha bhI ho, para eka bAta to nizcita hai ki durbhikSa ke samaya meM zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu pUrva deza meM hI vicarate the / Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA yugapradhAnatva kAla-gaNanA meM hama dekha Ae haiM ki nirvANa se 291veM varSa meM Arya suhastI kA svargavAsa ho jAtA hai, udhara 'rAjatvakAla-gaNanA' meM nirvANa se 210 varSa ke bAda maurya rAjya kA prAraMbha hotA hai / purANa aura bauddha lekhoM ke anusAra caMdragupta kA 24, biMdusAra kA 25 aura azoka kA 36 varSa parimita rAjatvakAla mAna liyA jAya to saMprati kA rAjya 295 (210 + 24 + 25 + 36 = 295) ke pahale nahIM A sakatA 9 / yaha gaNanA uparyukta kathA ke sAtha jarA asaMgata sI mAlUma hotI hai / isa asaMgati ko miTAne ke liye hameM saMprati caritra ke vizeSa aMzoM para dRSTipAta karanA hogA / azoka apane bar3e putra kunAla ko yuvarAja banAkara ujjayinI kA zAsana dekara vahA~ bheja detA hai, kAraNa- vizeSa se kunAla aMdhA ho jAtA hai| lAcAra ho azoka use dUsarA gA~va dekara vahA~ bhejatA hai aura ujjayinI kA zAsana dUsare kumAra ko de detA hai / pIche se apane gA~va meM rahate hue kunAla 59. AcArya jinasuMdara sUri dIpAlI - kalpa meM saMprati kA nirvANa saMvat 300 meM rAjA honA batAte haiM / dekho nimnalikhita zloka " dinato mama mokSasya, gate varSazatatraye / ujjayinyAM mahApuryAM bhAvI saMprati bhUpatiH // 107|| " - dIpAlI kalpa, pR0 11 60. yuvarAja kunAla aMdha ho gayA thA, yaha bAta jaina aura bauddha graMthoM se jAnI jAtI hai / donoM matavAle kunAla kI apara mAtA ke dveSa ke kAraNa kunAla kA aMdhA honA batAte haiM, para usake prakAra bhinna bhinna haiM / I bauddha lekhakoM ne isa viSaya kA 'divyAvadAna' aura 'avadAnakalpalatA' meM bahuta vistAra ke sAtha varNana kiyA hai, para usakA sArAMza itanA hI hai ki rAjaku~vara kunAla kI A~kheM bahuta suMdara thIM / azoka kI tiSyarakSitA nAmaka rAnI ne ina suMdara A~khoM para mohita hokara kunAla se anucita prArthanA kI, para kunAla bar3A suzIla thA / usane tiSyarakSitA kI prArthanA kA bhaMga kara diyA, isase vaha kunAla para bahuta hI nArAja huI aura avasara milane para isakA badalA lene kA usane nizcaya kara liyA / usake bAda rAjA azoka eka bAra bImAra par3A aura vedyoM ke aneka upacAra karane para bhI vaha acchA nahIM huA, taba rAnI tiSyarakSitA ne apanI kuzala buddhi se rAjA ko nIroga kiyA / rAjA rAnI para bahuta prasanna huA aura use rAta dina kA rAjyAdhikAra diyA / rAnI ne kunAla kA vaira lene ke liye Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA ke eka putra hotA hai aura kunAla apane putra ko azoka ke rAjya kA azoka ke nAma se eka AjJA-patra takSazilA ke adhikArIvarga ke pAsa bhejA jisameM likhA ki 'kunAla hamAre kula meM kalaMkarUpa hai, isaliye isakI A~kheM nikAla dI jAya~ / ' rAjAjJA-bhaMga kI kaThoratA kA vicAra karate hue takSazilA - nivAsiyoM ne A~kheM nikAlane ke liye cAMDAloM ko bulAyA para unako isa duSTakArya ke karane kA sAhasa nahIM huA, taba kunAla ne svayaM hI zalAkA se apanI A~kheM nikAlakara usa AjJA kA pAlana kiyA / 79 jaina lekhakoM kA isa saMbaMdha meM jo kathana hai usakA sArAMza yaha hai ki 'eka bAra rAjA azoka ne avaMti ke adhikAriyoM ko patra likhA jisameM likhA gayA ki 'aba kumAra vidyAdhyayana kare,' (adhIyau kumAro ) isa samaya azoka kI dUsarI rAnI pAsa meM baiThI huI thI / rAjA ke kahIM jAne para usane patra ko par3hA aura socA ki yadi kunAla par3ha likhakara hoziyAra ho gayA to mere putra ko rAjyAdhikAra nahIM milegA, isa vicAra se usane kunAla ko apAMga banAne ke irAde se " adhIyau" ke "a" ke Upara kajjala kA biMdu lagAkara "aMdhIyau kumAro" banA liyA / rAjA ne binA par3he hI patra banda karake ujjayinI bheja diyA / ujjayinI ke adhikArI patra ko bA~cakara avAk raha gae, aura kunAla ke pUchane para unhoMne AjJA kI krUratA kA kumAra se nivedana kiyA / kunAla ne prasannatApUrvaka rAjAjJA kA pAlana karane ko kahA lekina kisI ko yaha duSTa kArya karane kA sAhasa nahIM huA / taba kunAla svayaM apanI A~khoM meM zalAkA Ajakara aMdhA ho gayA / ' isa prakAra donoM hI dharmavAloM ke lekhoM se yaha bAta sAbita hotI hai ki yuvarAja kunAla ke aMdhAre kA khAsa kAraNa usakI apara mAtA kA prapaMca hI thA / para eka bAta yahA~ para avazya vicAraNIya hai / vaha yaha ki bauddhoM ke lekhAnusAra kunAla takSazilA kA zAsaka thA aura vahIM vaha aMdhA huA, paraMtu jaina lekhoM ko dekhate vaha takSazilA kA nahIM para ujjayinI ( avanti) kA zAsaka thA, aura ujjayinI meM hI usakI A~kheM gaIM / yaha eka asAdhAraNa matabheda mAlUma hotA hai, para vastutaH isameM kucha bhI matabheda nahIM hai / bauddhoM kI takSazilA aura jainoM kI avaMti vAstava meM bhinna nagarI nahIM thI / 'takSazilA' zabda bauddhoM ne avaMti ke hI paryAyArtha meM likhA mAlUma hotA hai / prAcIna samaya meM takSazilA nAma avaMti kA bhI nAmAMtara thA, yaha bAta vaijayaMtI koza ke nimnalikhita vacana se bhI siddha hotI hai 'avaMtI syAttakSazilA / ' - vaijayaMtI, pR0 159' / Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA uttarAdhikArI banAne kI tarakIba socatA hai / gAna-kalA meM pravINa kunAla apane putra ko sAtha lekara, gAyaka ke veSa meM, pATaliputra pahu~catA hai aura sAmaMta maMDalikoM ke yahA~ apanI saMgIta-kalA kA paricaya detA huA azoka ke darabAra pahu~catA hai / isa aMdha gAyaka ke gAna se rAjA khUba prasanna hotA hai aura sahasA bola uThatA hai 'tujhe kyA dU~ ?' rAjA kA vacana mukha se nikalate hI yavanikA ke bhItara baiThA huA gAyaka kunAla kahatA hai "paputto caMdaguttassa, biMdusArassa nattuo / asogasiriNo putto, aMdho jAyai kAgiNiM // " rAjA caukakara pardA dUra karavAke kunAla ko gale lagatA hai, aura kAgiNi mAtra mA~gane kA kAraNa pUchatA hai, jisake uttara meM maMtrI kahate haiM "rAjaputroM kI paribhASA meM kAkiNI kA artha rAjya' hai| kunAla kI mA~ga kA tAtparya samajhakara rAjA use aMdhadazA meM rAjya mA~gane kA kAraNa pUchatA hai| taba kunAla azoka ko pautrajanma kI badhAI sunAtA hai / rAjA usI samaya kunAla ke putra ko apanI goda meM lekara use ujjayinI kA zAsaka aura apanA uttarAdhikArI yuvarAja banAtA hai aura ujjayinI bheja detA hai62 / 61. kunAla azoka kA uttarAdhikArI thA, isaliye kunAla ke putra saMprati ko usakA uttarAdhikAra milanA kaThina nahIM thA, phira kunAla use uttarAdhikAra dilAne ke liye yaha tarakIba kyoM socatA hai ? yaha zaMkA yahA~ para avazya ho sakatI hai aura isakA parihAra yoM ho sakatA hai ki, kunAla ke aMdhA hone ke bAda azoka ne ujjayinI dUsare rAjakumAra ko de dI thI-yaha bAta kalpacUrNi meM likhI hai| (paritappittA ujjeNI aNNassa kumArassa diNNA / ) isa prakAra anya kumAra ko pradatta ujjayinI kA adhikAra pIche kunAla ke putra ko milanA jarA kaThina thA, isaliye buddhimAn kunAla ne tarakIba se rAjA ko vacanabaddha karake ujjayinI kA adhikAra prApta kiyA / 62. saMprati ko ujjayinI kA adhikAra dene ke saMbaMdha meM jaina lekhakoM ke do taraha ke lekha milate haiM / bRhatkalpa cUrNi, kalpakiraNAvalI Adi meM likhA hai ki jaba kunAla azoka se milA aura apane putra saMprati ke liye rAjya mA~gA usI samaya azoka ne saMprati ko rAjya de diyA / dekho nimnalikhita ullekha Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA - ujjayinI meM rahatA huA saMprati avaMti ke atirikta sAre dakSiNApatha aura kAThiyAvAr3a ko apane vaza meM kara letA hai63 / "ki kAhisi aMdhao rajjeNaM, kuNAlo bhaNati-mama puttotthi saMpatI nAma kumAro, dinnaM rajjaM / " -bRhatkalpa cUrNi 22 / __ "+ + tasya sutaH kuNAlastannaMdanastrikhaMDabhoktA saMpratinAmA bhUpatirabhUt, sa ca jAtamAtra eva pitAmahadattarAjyaH / " -kalpakiraNAvalI 165 / nizItha cUrNi kA vidhAna isase bhinna hai / vahA~ saMprati ko kumArabhukti meM ujjayinI dene kA ullekha hai / dekho nIce kI paMkti ___ "ujjeNI se kumArabhottI diNNA / " para ina donoM taraha ke lekhoM kA tAtparyArtha eka bhI ho sakatA hai / kalpacUrNi ke 'rAjya' zabda kA artha 'yauvarAjyaM' kara lene para saMgati ho jAtI hai ki saMprati ko bacapana meM hI apane rAjya kA uttarAdhikArI yuvarAja banAkara azoka ne avaMti pradeza use kumArabhukti meM de diyA thA / 63. saMprati ne kAThiyAvAr3a aura dakSiNApatha ko svAdhIna kiyA aisA nizIthacUrNi meM likhA haiM / dekho nimnalikhita ullekha "teNa suraddhAvisayo aMdhA damilA ya oyaviyA / " isI viSaya meM kalpacUrNikAra kA mata isa prakAra kA hai "tAhe teNa saMpaiNA ujjeNIAI kAuM dakSiNAvaho savvo tattha ThieNa vi ajjAvito / " kAThiyAvAr3a aura dakSiNApatha ko jItane se saMprati ke saMbaMdha meM yaha anumAna ho sakatA hai ki pazcima aura dakSiNa hiMdusthAna meM usane yuvarAja avasthA meM hI apanI svataMtra sattA sthApita kara dI hogI / azoka ke maraNa ke bAda vaha magadha ke rAjasiMhAsana para abhiSikta huA thA yaha bAta bhI bauddhagraMthoM se jAnI jAtI hai, para Akhira taka pUrva hiMdusthAna meM saMprati kI sattA kahA~ taka rahI yaha nizcita nahIM kaha sakate / pUrvIya pradeza se jo dazaratha maurya ke zilAlekha mile haiM unase yaha bhI dhvanita hotA hai ki 'devAnAM priya' ke bAda maurya dazaratha kA rAjyAbhiSeka huA thA' / yadi 'devAnAM priya' kevala azoka kA hI biruda hai to isase yaha mAnanA par3egA ki azoka ke bAda pUrvIya hiMdusthAna ke kucha pradeza para azoka ke dUsare putra dazaratha kA adhikAra thA / Azcarya nahIM aMdha avasthA vIra-6 Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 82 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA AcArya Arya suhastI jIvaMta svAmI ko vaMdana karane ke liye ujjayinI meM Ate haiM / rathayAtrA meM calate hue AcArya ko saMprati dekhatA hai aura unake mukAma para jAkara vaha jaina zrAvaka ho jAtA hai / uparyukta kathAMza hameM spaSTa batAte haiM ki Arya suhastI aura saMprati kA samAgama tathA saMprati kA jaina dharma svIkAra karanA ye saba bAteM ujjayinI meM usa samaya kI haiM jaba saMprati yuvarAjapada para thA / meM kunAla kA adhikAra radda karake azoka ne jise ujjayinI kA rAjya diyA aura saMprati kA janma hone para usase lekara vApisa saMprati ko diyA vaha azoka kA dUsarA putra yahI dazaratha ho| 64. yadyapi nizIthacUNi aura usake pIche ke graMthoM meM rathayAtrA meM jAte hue Arya suhastI ko dekhakara saMprati ko jAtismaraNa jJAna hone aura usI samaya avalokana se nIce utarake AcArya ko guru dhAraNa karane kA ullekha hai tathApi kalpacUrNi ke mata se AcArya ke makAna para jAkara dharma carcA kara saMprati ne jaina dharma ko svIkAra kiyA thA / dekho kalpacUNi kA pATha "ito ya ajjasuhatthI ujjeNi jiyasAmi vaMdao Agao rahANujjANe ya hiMDaMto rAulaMgaNapadese rannA AloyaNagateNa diTTho, tAhe ranno IhapohaM kareMtassa jAtaM (jAisaraNaM jAtaM) tahA teNa maNussA bhaNitA-paDicaraha Ayarie kahi Thitatti tehi paDicariuM kahitaM sirighare ThitA / tAhe tattha gaMtuM dhammo NeNa suo, pucchitaM dhammassa kiM phalaM ?, bhaNitaM avyaktasya tu sAmAiyassa rAjAti phalaM so saMbhaMto hAni (hoti ?) saccaM bhaNasi ahaM bhe kahiM ci diTellao, Ayariehi uvaujjitaM diTellao tti tAhe so sAvao jAo paMcANuvvayadhArI tasajIvapaDikkamao pabhAvao samaNasaMghassa / " arthAt 'idhara Arya suhastI jIvita svAmI ko vaMdana karane ke liye ujjayinI ko Ae, aura rathayAtrA meM calate hue ve rAjamahala ke A~gana meM Ae / avalokana (jharokhe) meM baiThe hue rAjA saMprati ko unheM dekhate hI IhApohapUrvaka jAtismaraNa jJAna utpanna huA, taba rAjA ne apane AdamiyoM ko kahA-'talAza karo, AcArya kahA~ para Thahare haiN|' AdamiyoM ne patA lagAkara rAjA se nivedana kiyA ki AcArya kA mukAma zrIghara meM hai| rAjA unake pAsa gayA aura dharmopadeza sunane ke bAda usane prazna kiyA ki 'dharma kA phala kyA hai ?' AcArya ne kahA 'avyakta sAmAyika dharma kA phala rAjapada-prApti Adi hai' yaha sunakara rAjA ne Azcarya prakaTa karate hue kahA-satya kahate ho, mahArAja ! Apa mujhe pahicAnate haiM ? zrutajJAna kA upayoga dekara AcArya ne kahA-hA~, tuma hamAre paricita (pUrva bhava ke ziSya) ho / taba rAjA zrAvaka ho gayA / vaha paMcANu-vratadhArI trasa jIvoM kI hiMsA kA tyAgI aura zramaNa-saMgha kI unnati karanevAlA zrAvaka ho gayA / ' Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA bauddha aura paurANika lekhoM se yaha bAta to nizcita hai ki saMprati azoka kA uttarAdhikArI thA65 aura azoka kI aMtima bImArI ke samaya meM vaha pATaliputra meM thA tathA azoka kI mRtyu ke bAda pATaliputra ke rAjyasiMhAsana para usakA rAjyAbhiSeka huA thA / yadi Arya suhastI ke samaya meM saMprati samrATa hotA 65. purANoM meM maurya rAjAoM ke nAmoM meM bahuta gar3abar3a hai| azoka maurya vaMza kA tIsarA rAjA hai, yaha bAta to prAya: saba purANoM se nirvivAda siddha hai, para azoka ke bAda ke rAjAoM kA krama aura nAma donoM ThIka nahIM milate / viSNupurANa aura bhAgavata meM azoka ke uttarAdhikArI kA nAma 'suyazA' hai, taba usI sthAna para vAyupurANa meM 'kunAla' aura brahmAMDapurANa meM 'kuzAla' ye nAma upalabdha hote haiM / ina suyazA, kunAla yA kuzAla ke pIche viSNupurANa meM 'dazaratha' kA nAma hai tathA vAyu aura brahmAMDa meM 'baMdhupAlita' nAma milatA hai / bhAgavatakAra isI sthAna meM 'saMgata' yaha nAma likhate haiM, aura matsyapurANa meM azoka ke pIche isake pote 'saptati' (saMprati) kA rAjyAdhikAra likhA hai| matsyapurANa kA yaha 'saptati' hI azoka kA potA jainoM kA 'saMprati' hai / isa prakAra matsyapurANa meM azoka ke pIche usake pote 'saMprati' kA aura usake bAda dazaratha kA rAjA honA likhA hai, para bhAgavata, brahmAMDa aura vAyupurANa meM 'dazaratha' kA nAma hI nahIM hai| vAyu ke kunAla aura brahmANDa ke kuzAla ke bAda donoM meM 'baMdhupAlita' kA nAma hai / viSNupurANa meM suyazA ke pIche dazaratha aura usake bAda 'saMyuta' nAma likhA hai jo 'saMprati' kA hI vikRta rUpa hai / ina vikalpoM se eka bAta nizcita ho jAtI hai ki azoka ke pichale maurya rAjAoM kI purANakAroM ko ThIka ThIka jAnakArI nahIM thii| phira bhI matsyapurANa-jo ki isa saMbaMdha meM sabase prAmANika mAnA gayA hai-azoka ke bAda usake pote 'saMprati' ke rAjA hone aura daza varSa taka rAjya karane kA ullekha karatA hai / yaha bAta isa viSaya ke jaina itihAsa kI satyatA sAbita karatI hai| pAThakagaNa ke vilokanArtha hama matsyapurANa ke usa aMza ko nIce uddhRta karate haiM "SaT triMzattu samA rAjA, bhavitA'zoka eva ca / saptati(saMprati)rdazavarSANi, tasya naptA bhaviSyati // 23 / / rAjA dazaratho'STau tu, tasya putro bhaviSyati / " ___-matsyapurANa adhyAya 272 / 66. azoka kI bImArI ke samaya usakA potA yuvarAja saMprati pATaliputra meM thA, aura azoka ke maraNa ke bAda usakA vahIM rAjyAbhiSeka huA thA, yaha bAta divyAvadAna nAmaka bauddha graMtha ke 29 veM avadAna meM die hue nimnalikhita vRttAMta se siddha hotI hai / Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 84 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA divyAvadAna meM likhA hai ki 'rAjA azoka ko bauddha saMgha ko sau karor3a suvarNa kA dAna dene kI icchA huI, aura usane dAna denA zurU kiyA / 36 varSoM meM usane 96 karor3a suvarNa to de diyA para abhI 4 karor3a denA bAkI thA, taba vaha bImAra par3a gayA, jiMdagI kA bharosA na samajhakara usane cAra karor3a pUrA karane ke liye khajAne se kurkuTArAma meM bhikSuoM ke liye dravya bhejanA zurU kiyA / ' usa samaya azoka ke putra kunAla kA putra 'saMpadI' nAmaka rAjakumAra yuvarAja pada para thA / azoka kI dAnapravRtti kI bAta saMpadI ko kahakara maMtriyoM ne kahA- rAjan ! rAjA azoka thor3I dera kA mahamAna hai, vaha jo dravya kurkuTArAma bheja rahA hai, usase use rokanA cAhie, kyoMki khajAnA hI rAjAoM kA bala hai| maMtriyoM ke kahane para yuvarAja saMpadI ne khajAnacI ko dhana dene se roka diyA / isa para azoka apane suvarNamaya bhojanapAtra hI kurkuTArAma ko bhejane lagA, taba azoka ke bhojana ke liye kramazaH raupya, loha aura mArtika pAtra bheje gae, jinakA bhI usane dAna kara diyA / usa samaya rAjA azoka ke hAtha meM sirpha AdhA A~valA bAkI rahA thA / rAjA bahuta virakta huA, maMtrigaNa aura prajAgaNa ko ikaTThA karake vaha bolA- 'bolo isa samaya pRthivI meM sattAdhArI kauna hai ?' maMtriyoM ne kahA- 'Apa hI pRthivI meM IzvarI - sattAdhArI rAjA haiM / ' A~khoM se A~sU bahAte hue azoka ne kahA- tuma dAkSiNya se jhUTha kyoM bolate ho ? hama to rAjyabhraSTa haiM / isa samaya hamArA prabhutva mAtra isa ardhAmalaka para hai / pAsa meM khar3e AdamI ko bulAkara azoka ne vaha ardhAmalaka use diyA aura kahA- bhadra ! merA yaha thor3A sA kAma kara, kurkuTArAma jAkara mere vandana ke sAtha yaha ardhAmalaka saMgha ko bheMTa kara / bhikSu saMgha ne azoka kA vaha AkhirI dAna usakI icchA ke anusAra yUpa meM milA karake sAre saMgha meM bA~Ta diyA / rAjA ne amAtya rAdhagupta ko bulAkara kahA - 'bola rAdhagupta ! isa samaya pRthivI meM Izvara kauna hai ?' vinaya ke sAtha uttara dete hue rAdhagupta ne kahA - ' Apa hI to pRthivI meM Izvara haiM / ' yaha sunakara azoka kisI taraha uThA aura cAroM ora najara phirAkara saMgha ko namaskAra kara bolA- 'mahAkoza ko chor3akara isa samudraparyaMta mahApRthivI ko saMgha ke liye arpaNa karatA hU~' isa prakAra pRthivI kA dAna karake rAjA kAlazaraNa ho gayA / amAtyoM ne jalase ke sAtha azoka ke zarIra kA agnisaMskAra kiyA aura ve magadha ke siMhAsana para saMpadI ko biThAne kI taiyArI karane lage, taba rAdhagupta ne kahA- cAra karor3a suvarNa ke badale yaha pRthivI azoka ne saMgha ko dAna kara dI hai, isa vAste jaba taka saMgha se yaha pRthivI chor3AI nahIM jAtI, taba taka isa para dUsarA rAjA nahIM ho sakatA / amAtyoM ke pUchane para usane batAyA ki kyoM azoka ne saMgha ko pRthivI dI / taba amAtyoM Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA ne bhagavacchAsana meM 4 karor3a suvarNa dekara pRthivI ko chur3AyA aura bAda meM saMpadI kA rAjyAbhiSeka kiyA / pAThakagaNa ke darzanArtha hama divyAvadAna ke una aMzoM ko yahA~ uddhRta kareMge jinakA ki sAra-bhAga Upara likhA hai / "api ca rAdhagupta, ayaM me manoratho babhUva koTIzataM bhagavacchAsane dAnaM dAsyAmIti, sa ca me'bhiprAyo na paripUrNaH / tato rAjJA'zokena catvAraH koTayaH paripUrayiSyAmIti hiraNyasuvarNaM kurkuTArAmaM preSayitumArabdhaH / tasmizca samaye kunAlasya saMpadI nAma putro yukrAjye pravartate / tasyAmAtyairabhihitaMkumAra ! azoko rAjA svalpakAlAvasthAyI idaM ca dravyaM kurkuTarAmaM preSayati kozabalinazca rAjAno nivArayitavyaH / yAvat ku mAreNa bhAMDAgArika: pratiSiddhaH / yadA rAjJo'zokasyApratiSiddhAH (?) tasya suvarNabhAjane AhAramupanAmyate, bhuktvA tAni suvarNabhAjanAni kukkuTArAmaM preSayati / tasya suvarNabhAjanaM pratiSiddhaM rUpyabhAjane AhAramupanAmyate, tAnyapi kukkuTArAmaM preSayati / tato rUpyabhAjanamapi pratiSiddhaM yAvallohabhAjana AhAramupanAmyate / tAnyapi rAjA azokaH kurkuTarAmaM preSayati / tasya yAvanmRdbhAjana AhAramupanAmyate / tasmiMzca samaye rAjJo'zokasyArdhAmalakaM karAMtargatam / atha rAjA'zoka: saMvigno'mAtyAn paurAMzca saMnipAtya kathayati kaH sAmprataM pRthivyAmIzvaraH / tato'mAtya utthAyA''sanAd yena rAjAzokastenAMjaliM praNamyovAca-devaH pRthivyAmIzvaraH / atha rAjA'zokaH sAzrudurdinanayanavadano'mAtyAnuvAca dAkSiNyAt anRtaM hi kiM kathayatha, bhraSTAdhirAjyA vayam, zeSaM tvAmalakArdhamityavasitaM yatra prabhutvaM mama / aizvaryaM dhiganAryamuddhatanadItoyapravezopamam, matyendrasya mamApi yat pratibhayaM dAridyamabhyAgatam // 1 // tato rAjA'zokaH samIpagataM puruSamAhUyovAca-bhadramukha / pUrvaguNAnurAgAda bhraSTaizvaryasyApi mama imaM tAvadapazcimaM vyApAraM kuru-idaM mamA'rdhAmalakaM grahAya kurkuTArAmaM gatvA saMghe niryAtaya, madvacanAcca saMghasya pAdAbhivandanaM kRtvA vaktavyaM jambUdvIpaizvaryasya rAjJa eSa sAMprataM vibhava iti / idaM tAvad apazcimaM dAnaM tathA pratibhoktavyaM yathA me saMghagatA dakSiNA vistIrNA syAditi / yAvattadardhAmalakaM cUrNayitvA yUpe prakSipya saMghe cAritam / tato rAjA'zoko Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 86 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA to jaina lekhaka use pATaliputra kA rAjA na likhakara ujjayinI kA rAjA athavA yuvarAja nahIM likhate / isase hama isa natIje para pahu~cate haiM ki jisa samaya saMprati ko Arya suhastI ne jaina banAyA usa samaya vaha yuvarAja pada para sthita hokara avaMti kA zAsaka thA, isaliye suhastI aura saMprati kI samakAlInatA meM koI asaMgati nahIM hai / rAdhaguptamuvAca-kathaya rAdhagupta ! kaH sAmprataM pRthivyAmIzvaraH / atha rAdhagupto'zokasya pAdayornipatya kRtAJjaliruvAca- devaH pRthivyAmIzvaraH / atha rAjA'zokaH kathaJcidutthAya caturdizamavalokya saMghAyAJjaliM kRtvA 'eSa idAnIM mahatkozaM sthApayitvA imAM samudraparyaMtAM mahApRthivIM bhagavacchrAvakasaMghe niryAtayAmi / ' yAvatpatrAbhilikhitaM kRtvA dattaM (danta) mudrayA mudritam / tato rAjA mahApRthivIM saMghe datvA kAlagataH / yAvadamAtyairnIlapItAbhiH zivikAbhirnirharitvA zarIrapUjAM kRtvA rAjAnaM pratiSThApayiSyAma iti yAvad rAdhaguptenAbhihitaM rAjJA'zokena mahApRthivI saMghe niryAtitA iti / tato'mAtyairabhihitaM kimarthamiti, rAdhagupta uvAca - eSa rAjJo'zokasya manoratho babhUva koTizataM bhagavacchAsane dAnaM dAsyAmIti tena SaNNavatikoTyo dattA yAvad rAjJA pratiSiddhAH tadabhiprAyeNa rAjJApRthivI saMghe dattA yAvadamAtyaizcatasraH koTyo bhagavacchAsane dattvA pRthivIM niSkrIya saMpadI rAjye pratiSThApitaH / " - divyAvadAna 29 / avadAnakalpalatA ke 74 veM pallava meM kSemendra ne bhI saMpadI ko azoka kA pautra aura uttarAdhikArI likhA hai / dekho nIce kA ullekha "tatpautraH saMpadI nAma, lobhAndhastasya zAsanam / dAnapuNyapravRttasya, kozAdhyakSairavArayat // 8 // dAne niSiddhe pautreNa, saMghAya pRthivIpatiH / bhaiSajyAmalakasyArdhaM dadau sarvasvatAM gatam // 9 // dhImataH sammatenA'tha, rAdhaguptasya mantriNaH / dadau saMghAya nikhilAM pRthivIM pRthivIpatiH // 10 // gaGgAmbubhAraruciraM caturamburAzivelAvilAsavasanAM malayAvataMsAm / datvA'khilAM vasumatIM sa samAsasAda, puNyaM pramANakalanArahitaM hitAya // 11 // prakhyAtaSaNNavatikoTisuvarNadAne yAte divaM narapatAvatha tasya pautraH / zeSeNa mantrivacasA kSitimAjahAra, spaSTaM krayI kanakakoTicatuSTayena // 12 // ' - bodhisattvAvadAnakalpalatA pa 74 pR0 597 // Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA saMprati ke rAjya meM Arya mahAgiri kI vidyamAnatA ke ullekha uparyukta vivecana se Arya suhastI aura saMprati ke samaya kI saMgati karane meM to hama lagabhaga saphala prayatna ho sakate haiM, para aba bhI eka vikaTa samasyA hamAre sAmane khar3I hai, ki jisakI carcA kie binA hama Age nahIM bar3ha sakate / 87 pUrvokta nizIthAdi sUtroM ke bhASyoM aura cUrNikAroM ne jaina zramaNoM meM asAMbhogikatA - - vyavahAra kI utpatti kaise huI isakA varNana karate hue likhA hai ki 'audarika mRtyu ko yAda karate hue rAjA ne nagara ke cAroM daravAjoM para rasor3e banavA rakhe the, jahA~ para vaha bAhara bhItara jAtA AtA bhojana kiyA karatA thA / aisA kisI kA kathana hai, para hama kahate haiM ki ve 'satra' the aura jAte Ate loga usameM bhojana pAte the / logoM ke bhojana kara lene ke bAda una rasor3oM meM jo bhojya padArtha bacate unake mAlika rasoie ThaharAe gae the, aura rAjA ne rasoIyoM ko kaha rakhA thA ki jo tumhAre bhAga meM bhojya peya padArtha AveM unheM tuma sAdhuoM ko diyA karo aura unakI jo kImata ho, rAjabhaMDAra se le liyA karo / sirpha rasoiyoM ko hI nahIM, kaMdoI, telI, ghIyA, dosI Adi saba vyApAriyoM ko apanI apanI cIjeM sAdhuoM ko dene aura unakI kImata ke dAma rAjakhajAne se lene ke liye rAjA ne AjJA de rakhI thI / isa rAjasaMketa ke kAraNa sAdhuoM ko bar3I sulabhatA se bhikSA milane lagI / AryamahAgirijI ko isa bhikSA-sugamatA ke viSaya meM zaMkA utpanna huI aura Arya suhastI ko cetAte hue unhoMne kahA- Arya ! AhAropadhi prApti meM kucha apUrvatA dIkhatI hai; jA~ca karo, kahIM rAjAjJA kA to pariNAma na ho ? Arya suhastI ne kucha bhI jA~ca na karake kaha diyA- isameM aura kAraNa kyA ho sakatA hai ? rAjA kI ora se satkAra dekhakara " yathA rAjA tathA prajA" isa nyAya se prajA bhI hamArI bhakti karatI hai / para Arya suhastI kI yaha bAta mahAgirijI ko acchI na lagI / ve nArAja hokara bole- 'Arya, tU aisA samajhadAra hokara ziSyoM ke rAga se rAjapiMDa kA sevana karatA hai, to basa Aja se maiM tere sAtha bhojanAdi vyavahAra karanA baMda karatA hU~ / ' aba 67. isa paraMparA ke pratipAdaka kalpacUrNi ke zabda isa prakAra haiM 'tAe (he) dAratti (TThi) eNa rannA odariyamRtyuM smaratA causu vi NagaradAresu Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA Arya mahAgiri unase judA ho gae / para bAda meM rAjapiMDa na lene kI Arya suhastI kI pratijJA para mahAgirijIne phira unase saMbaMdha jor3a liyA / '68 ukta kathAnaka se yaha jJAta hotA hai ki jisa samaya saMprati ujjayinI kA rAjA thA, usa samaya Arya mahAgiri AcArya jIvita the / parantu, Upara kahA gayA hai ki saMprati kA rAjyAbhiSeka nirvANa se 295 meM AtA hai aura yugapradhAna-paTTAvalI ke anusAra Arya mahAgirijI kA svargavAsa nirvANa saMvat 245 meM hI ho jAtA hai, jisa samaya zAyada saMprati kA janma bhI nahIM huA hogA / taba saMprati dvArA sAdhuoM kI bhikSAsulabhatA aura usake nimitta Arya suhastI se AryamahAgiri kA judA honA kaise saMbhava ho sakatA hai ? prazna avazya vicAraNIya hai aura isa samasyA ko hala karane ke liye hameM ina tIna upAyoM meM se kisI eka ko svIkRta karanA hogA (1) saMprati ke rAjatvakAla ko Arya mahAgiri ke svargasamaya (245) ke AsapAsa rakhanA / mahANasA kArAvitA, tesu so rAyA kajjesu suNaMto(Nito) aiMto ya bhuMjai, kei evaM bhaNaMti, vayaM puNa evaM bhaNAmo-tANi satrANi, tesu Nito aiMto logo bhuMjati / pucchati rAyA diNe diNe sUvagAre pucchati kevaiyaM sesaM bhuttaM logeNaM taM ca sUvagArANaM Abhavati, tAhe rAyA te sUvagAre bhaNati-sAdhUNa devagAhA kaMThA / Na kevalaM sUvagArA bhaNati-emeva telli gAhA kNtthaa| paNitti mahallAvaNA, vipaNitti dAriddAvaNA, evaM dANe pucchAya mahAgiriNo tti / mahAgiriNA ajjasuhatthI pucchito ajjo ! pavaro AhArovadhI, jANejjAsi mA rannA logo pavuttao hojjA tAhe ajja suhatthiNA agavesittA ceva bhaNitaM-amhaM rAyA sammattaM kareti teNa aNurAyA jaNo loiyadhammamaNuyattamANo deti / saMbhoi tti / tAhe ajjamahAgiriNA ajjasuhatthI bhaNite ajjo ! tumaM nAma eriso evaM bhaNasi / tatti saMbhogapacchaddhaM kaThaM / -bRhatkalpacUrNi u0 1 pa0 135 / 68. dekho nizItha cUrNi kI nimnalikhita paMkti "tato ajja suhatthI paccAuTTo micchAmi dukkaDaM karoti / 'Na puNo geNhAme evaM bhaNie saMbhutto / " -nizItha cUNi u0 8 pa0 191 / Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA (2) Arya mahAgiri ke svargasamaya ko saMprati ke rAjatvakAla ( 295) ke najadIka le jAnA, athavA (3) Arya mahAgiri ne saMprati kA rAjya dekhA hI nahIM yaha mAna lenA / inameM se pahalI bAta mAna lene kA artha hogA nirvANa aura zaka saMvatsara kA aMtara batAnevAlI prAcIna aura vyavasthita gaNanApaddhati ko ThukarAkara eka nirAdhAra kalpanA ko janma denA ki jisake pariNAma svarUpa gardabhilla aura balamitra bhAnumitra saMbaMdhI kAlakAcAryavAlI saba ghaTanAe~ bilakula asaMgata ho jAyagI, jinakA ki 453 ke nikaTa honA yugapradhAnatva kAlagaNanA-paddhati se bhI pramANita hotA hai / isaliye prathama upAya hamAre liye kisI kAma kA nahIM hai / 89 dUsare upAya ke aucitya meM bhI hamAre pAsa koI pramANa nahIM hai / yadyapi paTTAvaliyoM aura sthavirAvaliyoM se judA par3akara maiM Arya mahAgirijI kA svargavAsa nirvANa saMvat 261 meM mAnatA hU~ para isase bhI saMprati ke rAjya ke sAtha inakA saMbaMdha nahIM jur3a sakatA, isaliye aba yaha tIsarA upAya hI hamAre liye svIkArya kalpanA hai ki 'Arya mahAgirijI ne saMprati kA rAjya dekhA hI na thA / ' yadyapi pUrvokta saMprati ke rAjyakAla meM asAMbhogikatA kA prAraMbha honA likhA hai, para merI samajha meM yaha ghaTanA saMprati ke samaya kI nahIM hai, para pichale lekhakoM ne isako saMprati - caritra ke sAtha jor3a diyA hai / merI isa mAnyatA ke kAraNa ye haiM 1 - jahA~ jahA~ ukta ghaTanA kA varNana hai, vahA~ sarvatra vidheyatA 'asAMbhogikatA' kI hai, na ki saMprati ke caritAMza kI / 2- ukta kathAMza meM kahIM bhI saMprati kA spaSTa nAmollekha na hokara kevala anuvRtti se usakA bodha kiyA jAtA hai / 3- kalpacUrNi ke lekha se spaSTa hai ki AryasuhastIjI jIvita svAmI Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA ko vandana karane ke liye ujjayinI meM Ae; usake bAda saMprati jaina huA thA / nizItha cUrNi kA bhI yahI bhAvArtha hai ki vidizA meM jIvatsvAmi ko vandana karane ke liye Arya suhastI gae / usake bAda saMprati ko suhastI kA samAgama huA aura AcArya ke upadeza se vaha jaina huA / 69 aba isI viSaya meM Avazyaka cUrNikAra kA mata suna lIjie / ve likhate haiM 69. kalpacUNi aura AvazyakacUrNi ke lekhoM se spaSTa hai ki saMprati ko Arya suhastI kA samAgama ujjayinI meM huA aura vahIM use pratibodha huA thA, para nizItha cUNi kA ullekha kucha aura hI bAta kI sUcanA karatA hai / isa ullekha ke zabda yaha sUcanA dete haiM ki 'anya dina AcArya vidizA meM jIvitasvAmi kI pratimA ke vandana karane ko gae, vahA~ rathayAtrA nikalI / rAjA kA makAna ratha ke mArga para hI thA / ratha rAjamahala ke pAsa pahu~cA / gavAkSa meM baiThe hue rAjA saMprati ne yAtrA meM calate hue Arya suhastI ko dekhA, aura dekhate hI use pUrvabhava kA jJAna ho gayA / turaMta mahala se utarakara rAjA nIce AyA aura AcArya ke pairoM meM par3akara usane prazna kiyA, 'bhagavAn, Apa mujhe jAnate haiM ?' AcArya ne tanika dhyAna lagAkara socA aura ve bole-hA~, maiM jAnatA hU~, tU merA pUrvabhava kA ziSya hai| vidizA meM saMprati ke jaina hone kI sUcanA karanevAlI yaha nUtana paraMparA hai, para isameM asaMbhava yA Azcarya mAnane kA bhI koI kAraNa nahIM hai, kyoMki vidizA bhI usa samaya kI eka prasiddha nagarI thI / usake avantI ke adhikAra meM hone se vahA~ rAjA kA makAna aura saMprati kA nivAsa honA bhI svAbhAvika hai / vidizA meM sthAvarta nAmaka eka atiprasiddha jaina-tIrtha thA aura vahA~ jIvaMta-svAmi kI pratimA bhI thI aisA jainasUtroM se siddha hotA hai / isa dazA meM hi yaha mAna liyA jAya ki saMprati kA pratibodha vidizA meM huA to koI hAni nahIM hai| ukta ghaTanA ke pratipAdaka nizItha cUrNi ke mUla zabda nIce die jAte haiM "aNNayA AyariyA vatIdisaM jiyapaDimaM vaMdiyA gatA / tattha rahANuujjAte raNNo gharaM rahovari aMcati / saMpatiraNNA oloyaNagaeNa ajjusuhatthI diTTho / jAtIsaraNaM jAtaM / Agao pAesu paDio paccuTThio viNaoNao bhaNati-bhagavaM ahaM taM kahiM diTTho, 1 sumrh| AyariyA uvauttA-Ama diTTho tumaM mama sIso AsI / putvabhavo kahito / AuTTho, dhamma paDivaNNo / atIva paropparaM Neho jaato|" -nizIthacUNi 191 / Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA "xxx do vi jaNA vatidisaM gayA, tattha jiyapaDimaM vaMdittA ajjamahAgirI elakacchaM gayA gayaggapadavaMdayA, tassa elakacchaM nAmaM ? taM puvvaM dasaNNapuranagara mAsI x x x tAhe dasaNNapurassa elakacchaM nAmaM jAyaM / tattha gayaggapayayo pavvao / x x tattha mahAgirI bhattaM paccakkhAya devattaM gayA / suhatthI vi ujjeNi jiyapaDimaM vaMdayA gayA / " 'arthAt (pATaliputra se) vihAra kara donoM (Arya mahAgiri aura Arya suhastI) vidizA (Ajakala kA bhilsA) gae aura vahA~ jIvita pratimA ko vandana kara Arya mahAgiri eDakAkSa (dazArNapura) ke gajAgrapada tIrtha kI vandanA karane gae aura vahA~ (gajAgrapada tIrtha) para anazana karake ve svargavAsI hue aura Arya suhastI vidizA se ujjayinI meM jIvitapratimA ko vandana karane ko gae / ' Avazyaka sUtra ke uparyukta lekha se yaha bAta spaSTa ho jAtI hai ki vidizA se AryamahAgiri gajAgrapada para jAke svargavAsI ho gae / usake bAda Arya suhastI ujjayinI meM jIvitasvAmI ko vandana karane ko Ae the aura usake bAda unhoMne saMprati ko jaina banAyA / isa avasthA meM saMprati ke saMketa se sAdhuoM ko rAjapiMDa kA milanA aura usake nimitta AryasuhastI se Arya mahAgiri kA judA honA yaha bAta satya nahIM ho sakatI / / saMbhava hai ki AryamahAgiri aura suhastI ke samaya ke durbhikSa meM rAjA biMdusAra ne apanI rAjadhAnI meM dAnazAlAe~ kholI hoMgI jinase ki sAdhu brAhmaNAdi ko bhojana milatA rahe / usa samaya kA yuvarAja azoka ujjayinI kA zAsaka hogA aura usane bhI rAjA kA anusaraNa karake vahA~ dAnazAlAyeM banavAIM hoMgI, jaisA ki bauddha ullekhoM se sUcita hotA hai / parantu jaina zramaNa 70. bauddhoM ke mahAvaMza ke 5 veM pariccheda ke 23 veM zloka meM kahA hai ki 'azoka kA pitA rAjA biMdusAra nitya 60000 (sATha hajAra) brAhmaNoM ko bhojana karAtA thA / usI prakAra azoka bhI tIna varSa taka brahmabhoja karAtA rahA / ' dekho mahAvaMza kA vaha zloka "pitA saTThisahassAni, brAhmaNe brahmapakkhike / bhojesi so pite yeva, tINi vassAni bhojayi // 23 / / - mahAvaMza pa0 5 / Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 92 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA apane AcAra ke viruddha samajha una rAjakIya dAnazAlAoM se AhAra pAnI nahIM lete hoMge, jisase gupta rAjasaMketa se rasoiyoM aura vyApAriyoM kI mArphata jaina sAdhuoM ko AhAra vastrAdi pahu~cane lagA hogA / mahAgirijI ko isa asvAbhAvika bhakti ke viSaya meM zaMkA utpanna ho gaI hogI jisase unhoMne suhastI se saMbaMdha tor3a diyA hogA / 44 isa ghaTanA ke varNana meM dAna- pravartaka rAjA ke saMbaMdha meM Ae hue " odariyamRtyuM smaratA" ye zabda aura Arya mahAgiri ke mukha se nikalate 'ajjo ! imaM apuvvaM dIsai" ye zabda hI usa samaya kI viSamatA ke dyotaka haiM / acche samaya kI yaha ghaTanA hotI to dAnagRha kholanevAle ko "audarika mRtyu" (durbhikSakRta mRtyu) kA smaraNa karane aura Arya suhastI jaise rAjapratibodhaka yugapradhAna ke ziSyoM ko yogya AhAropAdhi kI prApti meM Arya mahAgirijI ko apUrvatA dIkhane kA koI kAraNa nahIM thA / mere khyAla se to yaha asAMbhogikatA' vAlI kathA usa duSkAla ke samaya kI kalpanA hai jaba ki saMprati ke jIva ne dramaka ke bhava meM Arya suhastI ke samIpa 'kosaMbAhAra' meM jaina dIkSA lI thI / para pichale lekhakoM ne biMdusAra kI isa duSkAla pratikriyA ko saMprati kI zAsana - prabhAvanA kA aMga mAna liyA / bhUla avazya huI, para isake hone meM Azcarya nahIM hai / lekhakoM kI dRSTi ke Age saMprati hI ghUma rahA thA aura unake mana meM saMprati ke zubha kAmoM ko hI smRti thI / isa dazA meM biMdusAra ke ekAdha kArya kA saMprati ke kAmoM meM mila jAne meM Azcarya kyA ho sakatA hai ? Upara ke vivecanoM meM hamane donoM jaina gaNanAoM kI pArasparika saMmatatA siddha karane kI ceSTA kI hai| isakI saphalatA ke saMbaMdha meM kucha bhI kahanA hamAre adhikAra ke bAhara kI bAta hai / phira bhI yaha kahanA anucita nahIM hogA ki pUrvokta jaina gaNanAoM meM kucha bhI virodha yA pArasparika asaMgati nahIM hai / Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA vAcanAMtara kA matabheda pUrvokta gaNanApaddhatiyoM se yaha to nizcita hai ki zaka saMvatsara ke prAraMbha taka vIra nirvANa kI saMvatsaragaNanA meM kisI taraha kA matabheda nahIM thA, para bAda meM bhinna bhinna vAcanAoM ke kAraNa nirvANa saMvatsaragaNanA meM kucha matabheda avazya ho gayA thA ki jisakA ullekha devarddhigaNi kSamAzramaNa ne kalpasUtrAMtargata vIracaritra ke aMta meM-- 'vAyaNaMtare puNa ayaM teNaue saMvacchare kAle gacchai ii dIsai" - isa sUtra meM kiyA hai / 93 isa vAcanAviSayaka matabheda ko samajhane ke liye pahale hameM vAcanAoM kA itihAsa samajha lenA bahuta jarUrI hai / vAcanA vAcanA kA sAmAnya artha hai " par3hAnA" / AcArya apane ziSyoM ko jo sUtra aura artha par3hAte haiM use jainaparibhASA meM " vAcanA" kahate haiM / pratyeka zrutadhara AcArya apane ziSyoM ko vAcanA dete haiM aura vaha vAcanA unhIM AcArya kI kahI jAtI hai / aisI vAcanAe~ mahAvIra kI paraMparA meM saikar3oM ho gaI hai, para una sAmAnya vAcanAoM ke varNana kA yaha sthala nahIM hai / yahA~ para unhIM vizeSa vAcanAoM kA ullekha upAdeya hai, jo jaina saMgha meM eka viziSTa ghaTanA kI bhA~ti prasiddha hai, aura jinase hamArI prastuta kAlagaNanA kA ghaniSTha saMbaMdha hai / aisI viziSTa vAcanAe~ bhagavAn mahAvIra ke nirvANa se eka hajAra varSa ke bhItara bhItara tIna hamAre jAnane meM AI haiM / 1. pATaliputrI - sthavira bhadrabAhukAlIna / 2. mAthurI - sthavira skandila kRta / 3. vAlabhI - vAcaka nAgArjuna kRta / Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA pATaliputrI vAcanA yaha vAcanA vIranirvANa se 160 ke AsapAsa naMda rAjA ke rAjatvakAla -- meM sarva jainazramaNasaMgha ke samakSa pATaliputra nagara meM huI thI isa kAraNa se yaha 'pATaliputrI' kahalAtI hai / isa vAcanA ke samaya durbhikSavaza chinna bhinna hue jaina pravacana ke gyAraha aMga phira se vyavasthita kie gae aura sthavira bhadrabAhu ke pAsa sAdhuoM ko bhejakara bArahavA~ aMga dRSTivAda prApta kiyA gayA / isa vAcanA meM zAstra mukhapATha hI vyavasthita kiyA thA yA likhA bhI gayA thA isa bAta kA abhI taka nizcaya nahIM huA / isa pATaliputrI vAcanA kA hamArI prastuta. gaNanA meM vizeSa upayoga na hone para bhI yahA~ prasaMgavaza ullekha kara diyA hai / 71. pATaliputrI vAcanA kA vistRta varNana titthogAlI painnaya, Avazyaka cUNi, pariziSTa parva Adi meM upalabdha hotA hai| pAThakagaNa ke jJAnArtha hama titthogAlI kI gAthAoM ko sArAMza ke sAtha dekara isa vAcanA kA spaSTIkaraNa kareMge / titthogAlI painnaya ke kartA likhate haiM bhagavAn mahAvIra ke bAda sAtaveM puruSa caudaha pUrvadhara bhadrabAhu hue jinhoMne bAraha varSa taka yogamArga kA avalaMbana kiyA aura sUtrArtha kI nibaMdhoM ke rUpa meM racanA kii| usa samaya madhyadeza meM prabala 'anAvRSTi' huI / isa durbhikSa ke kAraNa sAdhu vahA~ se dUsare dezoM meM cale gae / koI vaitADhya parvata kI guphAoM meM, koI nadiyoM ke taToM para aura kitaneka samudra ke taTa para jAkara apanA niravadya jIvana bitAne lage / taba katipaya sAdhuoM ne, jo virAdhanAbhIru the, apanI khuzI se anna jala kA tyAga kara diyaa| bahuta varSoM ke bAda jaba subhikSa huA taba paraloka jAte jAte jo bace the ve saba sAdhu phira magadha deza meM A pahu~ce aura cirakAla se eka dUsare ko dekha kara ve apanA nayA avatAra hI mAnane lage / / taba ve sAdhu eka dUsare ko pUchane lage ki kisako kyA yAda hai aura kyA nahIM ? isa prakAra pUchate hue unhoMne gyAraha aMga saMkalita kara lie, para dRSTivAda aMga kA jAnanevAlA vahA~ koI nahIM rahA / ve kahane lage-pUrvazruta ke bagaira hama jinapravacana kA Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA sAra kisa prakAra dhAraNa kareMge ? para hA~, zramaNa bhadrabAhu isa vakta bhI saMpUrNa caudaha pUrva ke jAnakAra haiM / unake pAsa se hameM pUrvazruta kI prApti ho sakatI hai / paraMtu ve isa vakta bAraha varSa kA yoga dhAraNa kie hue haiM, isa kAraNa se vAcanA deMge yA nahIM yaha saMzaya hai / usake bAda zramaNa saMgha ne apane do pratinidhi bhadrabAhu ke pAsa bhejakara kahalAyA ki 'he pUjya kSamAzramaNa ! Apa vartamAna samaya meM jina tulya haiM isaliye pATaliputra meM ekatra huA 'mahAvIra kA saMgha' prArthanA karatA hai ki Apa vartamAna zramaNagaNa ko pUrvazruta kI vAcanA deM / ' 95 zramaNa saMgha ke pramukha sthaviroM kI prArthanA kA uttara dete hue bhadrabAhu ne kahA'zramaNo ! maiM isa samaya tumako vAcanA dene meM asamartha hU~, aura Atmika kArya meM lage hue mujhe vAcanA kA prayojana bhI kyA hai ? bhadrabAhu ke uttara se nArAja hokara sthaviroM ne kahA- kSamAzramaNa ! isa lAparvAhI se saMgha kI prArthanA kA anAdara karate hue tumheM kyA daMDa milegA isakA vicAra karo / bhadrabAhu ne kahA- 'maiM jAnatA hU~ saMgha isa prakAra vacana bolanevAle kA bahiSkAra kara sakatA hai / ' sthavira bole- tuma yaha jAnate hue saMgha kI prArthanA kA anAdara karate ho / aba kahie hama tumako saMgha meM zAmila kaise rakha sakate haiM ? kSamAzramaNa ! hama tumase vinatI karate haiM para tuma vAcanA dene ke liye taiyAra nahIM ho, isaliye zramaNasaMgha Aja se tumhAre sAtha bArahoM prakAra kA vyavahAra baMda karatA hai / bhadrabAhu yazasvI puruSa the, ve apayaza se Darate the / isase jaldI sa~bhalakara bole- zramaNo ! eka zarta para maiM vAcanA de sakatA hU~ / zarta yaha hai ki 'na vAcanA lenevAle mujhe bolAveM aura na maiM unako bolAU~ / ' yadi yaha zarta ho sakatI ho to maiM kAyotsargadhyAna pUrA karane ke bAda, bhojana ke samaya meM, aura makAna se bAhara jAne Ane ke samaya meM vAcanA de sakU~gA / bhadrabAhu kI ukta zarta ko maMjUra karate hue zramaNasaMgha ne kahA- kSamAzramaNa ! jaisA hI Apa kaheMge, jaisI hI ApakI marajI hogI vaisA hI hama kreNge| isa viSaya meM Apa kucha bhI vicAra na kareM / isake bAda buddhizAlI aura grahaNa - dhAraNa meM samartha 500 sAdhu vidyArthI aura pratyeka kI vaiyAvRtya - cAkarI ke liye do do dUsare evaM 1500 sAdhu bhadrabAhu ke pAsa dRSTivAda ke adhyayana ke nimitta bheje gae / ve sAdhu bhadrabAhu ke pAsa vAcanA ke liye gae sahI, paraMtu vahA~ unheM anukUlatA Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA nahIM thI / AcArya ke sAtha bolane kI mumAniyata to thI hI, para isake uparAMta unheM saMtoSajanaka vAcanA bhI nahIM milatI thI / amuka amuka khAsa prasaMgoM meM jaba AcArya uThate taba unako vAcanA milatI thI; para buddhimAnoM ko isase saMtoSa nahIM hotA thA / isa kAraNa se vAcanA-pratIcchaka dhIre dhIre vahA~ se cale gae, aura jAte jAte kevala sthUlabhadra muni pIche raha ge| pada, AdhA pada jo kucha milA use hI ve par3hate rahe para bhadrabAhu kA pIchA nahIM chodd'aa| isa prakAra rahate hue sthUlabhadra ko 8 varSa hue taba unhoMne ATha pUrva kA adhyayana pUrA kiyA / aba bhadrabAhu kI yogasAdhanA bhI pUrI ho gaI aura unhoMne pahale pahala sthUlabhadra ke sAtha saMbhASaNa karate hue pUchA-kyoM muni ! tujhe bhikSA aura svAdhyAya yoga meM kucha takalIpha to nahIM hai ? sthUlabhadra ne kahA-nahIM bhagavan ! mujhe koI takalIpha nahIM hai, para maiM Apase eka prazna karatA hU~ ki aba taka maiMne kitanA sIkhA aura kitanA zeSa hai? bhadrabAhu ne kahA-sthUlabhadra ! abhI taka tumane sarSapa mAtra grahaNa kiyA hai aura meru parvata zeSa hai / bhadrabAhu ke isa vacana se sthUlabhadra bilakula nirutsAha nahIM hote hue bole-pUjya ! maiM adhyayana se nahIM thakA hU~, phira sirpha eka vicAra avazya mujhe cintita banAtA hai ki apanI isa alpa jiMdagI meM yaha merutulya zrutajJAna maiM kaise prApta kara sakU~gA ?' sthUlabhadra kA vicAra sunakara sthavira bhadrabAhu ne kahA-vIra sthUlabhadra ! aba tU isa viSaya meM kucha bhI phikara mata kara / aba merA dhyAna samApta ho gayA hai aura tU buddhimAna hai, rAta dina maiM tujhe vAcanA detA rahU~gA jisase aba tU isa dRSTivAda kA jaldI hI pAra pAyagA / sthUlabhadra prayatnapUrvaka adhyayana karane lage aura unhoMne dazapUrva sAMgopAMga sIkha lie / eka dina sthUlabhadra ekAMta sthala meM baiThakara gyArahavA pUrva yAda karate the / usa samaya unakI 7 bahineM bhadrabAhu ke pAsa vaMdanArtha AIM aura sthUlabhadra ko na dekhakara unake sthAna ke saMbaMdha meM unhoMne prazna kiyA / bhadrabAhu ne sthUlabhadra kA sthAna batAyA aura sAdhviyA~ bhAI ke darzanArtha usa tarapha calI / sthUlabhadra ne apanI zakti kA paricaya sAdhviyoM ko karAne ke irAde se nija rUpa badalakara siMha kA rUpa dhAraNa kara liyA / sAdhviyA~ vahA~ pahu~cate hI siMha ko dekhakara bhayabhIta hokara bhadrabAhu ke pAsa lauTa AIM aura bhayakAtara svara se kahane lagIM-kSamAzramaNa ! Apake nirdiSTa sthAna para sthUlabhadra to nahIM para eka vikarAla siMha baiThA huA hai ! na jAne sthUlabhadra kA kyA huA ! bhadrabAhu ne kahA-AryAo ! vaha siMha aura koI nahIM tumhArA bhAI sthUlabhadra hI hai / AcArya ke vacana se ve phira usa sthAna para gaIM taba unheM sthUlabhadra kA darzana huA / Azcarya kA anubhava karatI huIM sAdhviyA~ unako vaMdana karake bolI-bhAI ! tujha siMha ko dekhakara hama bahuta hI bhayabhIta ho gaI thIM / Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA sthUlabhadra ne uttara diyA - yaha maiMne zrutajJAna kI Rddhi batAI hai / bahinoM ko vidA karake sthUlabhadra bhadrabAhu ke nikaTa vAcanA lene ko gae taba bhadrabAhu ne kahA- 'he anagAra ! jo taiMne par3hA hai vahI bahuta hai, aba tujhe par3hane kI koI jarUrata nahIM / ' guru ke isa vacana se sthUlabhadra ko apanI bhUla kA khyAla AyA / ve bahuta pachatAvA karane lage aura guru ke caraNoM meM vaMdana karake apane aparAdha kI mAphI mA~gate hue kahane lage - pUjya kSamAzramaNa ! yaha merI pahalI hI bhUla hai, kRpayA kSamA kIjie, yadyapi bAkI ke pUrva aba svayaM vicchinna hone ko haiM phira bhI bhaviSya ke mahattara sthavira kaheMge ki 'sthUlabhadra ne zrutamada kiyA isase zeSa pUrvoM kA nAza huA / ' apane gaccha ke sAdhuoM ne bhI hAtha jor3akara bhadrabAhu se prArthanA kI ki aba Apa inako vAcanA dene kI kRpA kareM, ye phira aparAdha na karane kI pratijJA ke sAtha Apase kSamA mA~gate haiM / 97 sthUlabhadra aura zeSa zramaNagaNa kI prArthanA kA uttara dete hue bhadrabAhu ne kahAzramaNo ! tuma aba isa viSaya meM jyAdA Agraha mata karo, maiM vAcanA dene se inakAra kyoM karatA hU~ isakA kAraNa suno| maiM sthUlabhadra ke aparAdha ke kAraNa se nahIM para bhaviSya kA vicAra karake zeSa pUrvoM kA pracAra karanA baMda karatA huuN| dekho, rAjakula jaise zakayala maMtrI ke khAnadAna meM janmA huA sthUlabhadra jaisA gaMbhIra puruSa jisane bAraha varSa kI saMginI kozA ke prema kA kSaNa bhara meM tyAga kara diyA aura naMda rAjA se die jAte maMtrIpada ko ThukarAkara viraktabhAva se dIkSA grahaNa kI, vaha bhI isa zrutajJAna kA durupayoga karane meM tatpara ho gayA to dUsaroM kI bAta hI kyA kI jAya ? zramaNo ! dina dina samaya nAjuka A rahA hai, manuSyoM kI mAnasika zaktiyoM kA prati samaya hrAsa ho rahA hai, unakI kSamatA aura gaMbhIratA naSTa hotI jAtI hai / isa dazA meM aba zeSa pUrvoM kA pracAra karane meM maiM kuzala nahIM dekhatA / AcArya kA yaha antima uttara sunakara sthUlabhadra dInatApUrvaka kahane lage- bhagavan, aba kabhI para rUpa nahIM banAU~gA / Apa kaheM una zartoM para calakara bhI maiM cAra pUrva jAnanA cAhatA hU~ / ati Agraha ke vaza hokara bhadrabAhu ne kahA- sthUlabhadra ! tU itanA Agraha karatA hai to tujhe 4 pUrva batA dU~gA / para usakI anujJA (dUsaroM ko par3hAne kI AjJA ) nahIM dU~gA / tujhe anujJA mAtra daza pUrvoM kI dU~gA, bAkI ke cAra pUrva tere sAtha hI naSTa hue samajha le / ukta kAraNa se mahAvIra ke pIche AThaveM puruSa sthUlabhadra ke sAtha cAra pUrvoM kA nAza huA / pATaliputrI vAcanA ke saMbaMdha meM jo jo mukhya ghaTanAe~ ghaTI thIM unakA saMkSipta sAra vIra - 7 Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 98 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA Upara likha diyA hai, isI vastu kA vistArapUrvaka varNana karane vAlI 'titthogAlI' kI una mUla gAthAoM ko bhI yahA~ avatarita kara dete haiM, jisameM prAkRta bhASA ke vidvAnoM ko isa viSaya kA maulika graMtha dekhane kI bhI suvidhA ho jAya / "sattamato thirabAhu jANuyasIsasupaDicchiya subAhu | nAmeNa bhaddabAhU avihI sAdhamma saddotti ( ? ) // 714 // so viya coddasa puvvI bArasavAsAI jogapaDivanno / suttheNaM nibaMdha, atthaM ajjhayaNabaMdhassa || 715 // paliyaM (dhaNiyaM) ca aNAvuTThI, taiyA AsI ya majjhadesassa / dubhikkhavippaNaTThA, aNNaM visayaM gatA sAhU ||16|| kahavi virahaNAbhIruehi, aibhIruehiM kammANa | samaNehiM saMkaliTTaM, paccakkhAyAI bhattAI // 17 // veyaDDhakaMdarAsu ya, nadIsu seDhIsamuddakUlesu / ihaloga apaDibaddhA ya, tattha jayaNAe vaTTaMti ||18|| te AgayA sukAle, saggagamaNasesayA tato sAhU / bahuyANaM vAsANaM, magahAvisayaM aNuppattA // 19 // te dAI ekkamekkaM, gayamayasesA ciraM sa daTThUNa | paralogagamaNapaccAgaya vva maNNaMti appANaM ||20|| te biMti ekkamekkaM sajjhAo kassa kittio dharati / haMdi hu dukkAleNaM amhaM naTTho hu sajjhAto // 21 // jaM jassa dharai kaMThe, taM pariyaTTiUNa savvesiM / to hi piMDitAI, tahiyaM ekkArasaMgAI // 22 // te biti savvasArassa, diTTivAyarasa natthi paDisAre / kaha puvvagaNa viNA ya, pavayaNasAraM dharehAmo // 23 // samaNassa bhaddabAhussa, navari coddasavi aparisesAI / puvvAI aNatthaya u, na karhiNivi (0hiMvi) asthi paDisAro ||24|| so viya coddasavI bArasavAsAI jogapaDivanno / dejja na va dejja vA vAyaNaMti vAhippara tAva // 25 // Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA saMghADaeNa gaMtUNa, ANito (Natto) samaNasaMghavayaNeNaM / so saMghatherapamuhehiM, gaNasamuhehiM AbhaTTo // 26 // taM ajjakAliyajiNo, vIrasaMgho taM jAyae savvo / puvvasuyakamma (kama)dhAraya puvvANaM vAyaNaM dehi // 27 // so bhaNati eva bhaNie, asikiliTThaeNa vayaNeNaM / na hu tA ahaM samattho, ihi bhe vAyaNaM dAuM // 28 // appaTTe Auttassa, majjha ki vAyaNAe kAyavvaM / evaM ca bhaNiya mettA, rosassa vasaM gayA sAhU // 29 // aha viNNaviti sAhU, haMcevasi (?) pADipucchaNaM amhaM / eva bhaNaMtassa tuhaM, ko daMDo hoi taM muNasu // 30 // so bhaNati evaM bhaNie, avisaMno vIravayaNaniyameNa / vajjeyavvo suyaginhato (ninhavo) tti aha savvasAhUhiM // 31 // taM evaM jANamANo, necchasi ne pADipucchayaM dAuM / taM ThANaM pattaM te, kahaM taM pAse ThavIhAmo // 32 // bArasavihasaMbhoge, vajjae to tayaM samaNasaMgho / jaM ne jAijjato, navi icchasi vAyaNaM dAuM // 33 // so bhaNati eva bhaNie, jasabharito ayasabhIruto dhIro / ekkeNa kAraNeNaM, icchaM bhe vAyaNaM dAuM // 34 / / appaTe Autto, paramaTe suTTha dAiM ujjutto / navi haM vAhariyavvo, ahaMpi navi vAharissamAmi // 35 // pAriyakAusaggo, bhattaTThito va ahava sejjAe / nito va aiMto vA, evaM bhe vAyaNaM dAhaM // 36 // bALaMti samaNasaMgho, amhe aNuyattimo tuhaM chaMda / dehi ya dhammAvAdaM tumhaM chaMdeNa ghecchAmo // 37 // je AsI mehAvI, ujjuttA gahaNadhAraNasamatthA / tANaM paMcasayAI, sikkhagasAhUNa gahiyAiM // 38 // Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA veyAvaccagarA se, ekkekasseva uTThiyA do do / bhikkhaMmi apaDibaddhA, diyA ya rattiM ca sikkhaMti // 39 te ega saMgha sAhU, vAyaNaparipucchaNAe paritaMtA / vAhAraM alahaMtA, tattha ya jaM kici asuNaMtA // 40 // ujjuttA mehAvI, saddhAe vAyaNaM alabhamANA / aha te thovA thovA, savve samaNA vinissariyA // 41 // eko navari na muMcati, sagaDAlakulassa jasakaro dhIro / nAmeNa thUlabhaddo, avihIsAdhammabhaddotti // 42 / / so navari aparitaMto, payamaddhapayaM ca tattha sikkhaMto / annei bhaddabAhuM, thirabAhuM aTThavarisAiM // 43 // suMdara aTThapayAI, aTTahiM vAsehiM aTThamaM puvvaM / bhiMdati abhiNNahiyato, AmeleuM aha pavatto // 44|| tassa vidAI samatto, tava niyamo eva bhaddabAhussa / so pAritatavaniyamo, vAhariuM je aha pavatto // 45 / / aha bhaNai bhaddabAhU, paDhamaM tA aTThamassa vAsassa / aNagAra ! na hu kilissasi, bhikkhe sajjhAyajoge ya // 46 // so aTThamassa vAsassa, teNa paDhamilluyaM samAbhaTTho / kIsa ya paritaMmIhaM, dhammAvAe ahijjaMto // 47|| ekaM tI bhe pucchaM, kettiyametami sikkhitto hojjA / kattiyamettaM ca gayaM, ahiM vAsehiM ki laddhaM // 48 // maMdaragirissa pAsaMmi, sarisavaM nikkhivejja jo puriso / sarisavamettaM ti gayaM maMdaramettaM ca te sesaM // 49 // so bhaNai evaM bhaNie, bhIto navi tA ahaM samatthomi / appaM ca mahaM Au, bahusuyaM maMdaro seso // 50 // mA bhAhi nittharIhisi, appataraeNa vIra kAleNaM / majjha niyamo samatto, pucchAhi divA ya rattiM ca // 51 / / Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 101 so sikkhiuM payatto, dadruttho saTTha diTThivAyaMmi / / puvvakkhatovasamiyaM, puvvagataM puvvaniddiSTuM // 52 // saMpatti (?) ekkArasamaM, puvvaM ativayati vaNadavo ceva / jhaMtitao bhagiNIto, suTumaNA vaMdaNanimittaM // 53 / / jakkhA ya jakkhadiNNA, bhUyA taha havati bhUyadiNNA ya / seNA veNA reNA, bhagiNIto thUlabhaddassa // 54|| eyA satta jaNIo, bahussuyA nANacaraNasaMpaNNA / sagaDAlapANi (bAli) yAto, bhAuM avaloiuM eMti // 55 // to vaMdiUNa pAesu, bhaddabAhussa dIhabAhussa / pucchaMti bhAuNo Ne, katthagato thUlabhaddo tti // 56 // aha bhaNai bhaddabAhu, so pariyaTTeti sivaghare aMto / vaccaha tahiM vidacchihaM, sajjhAyajjhANaujjuttaM // 57 / / iyaro viya bhaiNIo, daTThaNaM tattha thUlabhaddarisI / citii gAravayAe suyaiDDei tAva dAemi // 58 / / so dhavalavasabhametto, jAto vikkhiNakesarAjaDAlo / ghaNamukkasasiriccho kuMjarakulabhIsaNo sIho // 59|| taM sIhaM davaNaM bhIyAo sivagharA vinissariyA / bhaNito ya NAhiM gurU ettha hu sIho atigato tti // 60 // natthettha koi sIho, so ceva ya esa bhAuo tubbhaM / iTThIpatto jAto, suyassa iDDi payaMsei // 61 // taM vayaNaM soUNaM, tAto aMciyataNuruhasarIrA / saMpattiyAu tatto, jatto so thUlabhaddarisI // 62 // jaha sAgaro vva ubvelamatigato paDigato sayaM ThANaM / saMpaliyaMkanisaMno, dhammajjhANaM puNo jhAi // 63 // dupaTTamaharakaMThaM, so pariyaTTei tAva pADhamayaM / / bhaNiyaM ca tAhi bhAuga, sIhaM daTThaNa te bhIyA // 64 // Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA so viya pAgaDadaMtaM, daraviyasiyakamalasacchaha hasiuM / bhaNai ya gAravayAe, suyaiDDhI darisiyA ya mae // 65 // taM vayaNaM, soUNaM, tAto aMciyataNUruhasarIrA / pucchaMti paMjaliyauDA, vAgaraNatthe suNiuNatthe // 66 / / iyaro viya bhagiNIo, vIsajjeUNa thUlabhaddarisI / uciyaMmi desakAle, sajjhAyamuvaTTio kAuM // 67 // aha bhaNai bhaddabAhU, aNagAra ! alAhi ettiyaM tujhaM / pariyaTTato aThTha (ccha) su, ettiyamettaM viyattaM me // 68 / / aha bhaNai thUlabhaddo, pacchAyAveNa tAviyasarIro / iDDhI gAravayAe, suyavisayaM jeNa avaraddhaM // 69 / / navi tAva majjha maNuM, jaha me Na samANiyAiM puvvAiM / appA hu mae avarahito, tti paliyaM khame maNNuM // 70 // etehiM nAsiyavvaM, saeviNAvi (?) jaha sAsaNe bhaNiyaM / jaM puNa me avaraddhaM eyaM puNa Dahati savvaMgaM // 71 // vocchaMti ya mayaharayA, aNAgatA jeya saMpatIkAle / gAraviyathUlabhadaMmi, nAma naTThAI puvvAiM // 72 / / aha viNNaviti sAhU, sagacchayA kariya aMjali sIse / bhaddassa tA pasiyaha, imassa ekkAvarAhassa // 73 // rAgeNa va doseNa va, jaM ca pamAeNa kiMci avaraddhaM / taM bhe sauttaraguNaM, apuNakAraM khamAveti // 74 / / aha surakarikarauvamANabAhuNA bhaddabAhuNA bhaNiyaM / mA gacchaha nichaMtaM (?), kAraNamegaM nisAmeha // 5 // rAyakulasarisabhUte, sagaDAlakulammi esa saMbhUto / duharAu ceva puNNo, nimmAto savvasatthesu // 76 // kosA nAmaM gaNiyA, samiddhakosA ya viulakosA va / jIe ghare uvaTTho, ratisaMvesaM vivesaMmi // 77|| Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 103 bArasavAsA ya uttho, kosAe gharaMmi sirigharasamaMmi / soUNa ya piumaraNaM, raNNo vayaNaM nigacchI (?) // 78 / / tigicchisarisavaNNaM, kosaM Apucchae tayaM dhaNiyaM / khippaM khu eha sAmiya, ahayaM nahu vAyarAsehaM (?) // 79 // bhavaNoroha vimukko, chajjhai caMdo va somagaMbhIro / parimalasiri vahato, joNhAnivahaM sasI ceva // 80 // bhavaNAu niggao so, sAraMge pariyaNeNa kaDDito / mattavaravAraNagao, iha patto rAulaM dAraM // 81 // aMteuraM aigato, viNIyaviNao parittasaMsAro / kAUNa ya jayasaddo, ranno purato Thito Asi // 82 // aha bhaNai naMdarAyA, maMtipayaM giNha thUlabhadda mahaM / paDivajjasu tevaTThAI, tiNNi nagarAgarasayAI // 83 / / rAyakulasarisabhUe, sagaDAlakulaMmi taM si saMbhUo / satthesu ya nimmAto, giNhasu piusaMtiyaM evaM // 84 // aha bhaNai thUlabhaddo, gaNiyAparimalasamappiyasarIro / sAmI kayasAmattho, puNo a bhe viNNavesAmi // 85 / / aha bhaNati naMdarAyA, keNa samaM dAI tujjha sAmatthaM / ko aNNo varatarato nimmAto savvasatthesu // 86 // kaMbalarayaNeNa tato, appANaM suTTha saMvarittANaM / aMsUNi niNhayaMto, asogavaNiyaM aha paviTTho // 87|| jettiyamettaM diNNaM, tettiyamettaM imaMmi bhUtatti (?) / etto navari paDAmo, sovva (savve) mINAulagharaMmi // 88 // ANArajjaM bhogA, raNNo pAsaMmi AsaNaM paDhamaM / savvatta imaM na khamaM, khamaM tu appakhamaM kAuM // 89 / / kesaM paricitaMto, rAyakalAo ya je parikilese / naraesu ya je kese, tA luMcati appaNo kese // 90 // taM viya parihiyavatthaM chettUNaM kuNai aggatoAraM / kaMbala rayaNo guMThiM, kAuM raNNo ThiyaM purato // 91 // Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA mAtharI vAcanA yaha vAcanA vIra nirvANa se 827 aura 840 ke bIca meM kisI varSa meM yugapradhAna AcArya skaMdila sUri kI pramukhatA meM mathurA nagarI meM huI thI,72 eyaM me sAmatthaM, bhaNai avaNehi matthatoguMThi / to NaM kesavihUNaM, kesihi viNA paloeti // 12 // aha bhaNai naMdarAyA, lAbho te dhIra natthi rohiyaNaM / bAdati bhANiUNaM, aha so saMpatthito tatto // 13 // aha bhaNai naMdarAyA, vaccai gaNiyAgharaM jai kahici / to NaM asaccavAdi, tIse purato cithAemi (?) // 94|| so kulagharisAmiddhi, gaNiyagharasaMtiyaM ca sAmiddhi / pAeNa paNolleuM, nIti NagarA aNavayakkho / // 95 / / jo evaM pavvaio, evaM sajjhAyajjhANaujjutto / gAravakaraNeNa hio, sIlabharuvvahaNadhoreo // 96 / / jaha jaha ehI kAlo, taha taha appAvarAhasaMraddhA / aNagArA paDaNIte, nisaMsayaM uvaTThavehiti // 97 // uppAyaNIhi avare, keI vijjA ya uppaittANaM / viuru vihI vijjAhi, dAiM kAhiti uDDAhaM // 98 // maMtehi ya cunnehi ya, kucchiya vijjAhiM taha nimitteNa / kAuNa uvagghAyaM, bhamihiMti aNaMtasaMsAre // 19 // aha bhaNai thUlabhaddo, aNNaM rUvaM na kici kAhAmo / icchAmi jANiuM je, ahayaM cattAri puvvAiM / / 800 // nAhisi taM puvvAI, suyamettAiM vibhuggahA hiMti (?) / dasa puNa te aNujANe, jANa paNaTThAI cattAri // 801 / / eteNa kAraNeNa u purisajuge aTTamaMmi vIrassa / sayarAheNa paNaTThAiM, jANa cattAri puvvAiM // 802 // " __ - titthogAli painnaya / 72. vAlabhI sthavirAvalI ke lekhAnusAra 'skaMdila' nAma ke AcArya mahAvIra ke bAda ke pradhAna sthaviroM meM 13 veM puruSa the, jo nirvANa saMvat 377 se 414 taka Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA yugapradhAna pada para vidyamAna the / inhoMne 22 varSa kI avasthA meM dIkSA lI thI aura 48 varSa taka sAmAnya zramaNa tathA 38 varSa paryaMta yugapradhAna pada para rahakara ye 108 varSa kI avasthA meM vI. ni. saMvat 414 meM svargavAsI hue the / mAthurI sthavirAvalI ke kathanAnusAra uparyukta samaya bhAvI AcArya kA nAma 'khaMdila' (skaMdila ) nahIM para saMDilla ( sAMDilya ) thA / mAthurI kA sAMDilya (saMDilla) yA vAlabhI kA khaMdila anuyoga pravartaka prakRta skaMdila se bhinna hone se inake saMbaMdha meM jyAdA UhApoha karanA aprastuta hai / 105 aba hama anuyoga pravartaka dUsare skaMdilAcArya ke saMbaMdha meM yaha dekheMge ki ye AcArya kisa gaccha aura zAkhA ke the aura inakA astitva samaya kyA thA ? vRddhavAdi prabaMdha meM AcArya prabhAcaMdra likhate haiM ki vidyAdhara AmnAya meM pAdalipta sUri ke kula meM AcArya skaMdila hue jo jaina zAsana rUpI naMdana vana meM kalpavRkSa-samAna sarvazruta ke anuyoga ko aMkurita karane meM megha - samAna aura vidyAdharAmnAya meM citAmaNitulya iSTa denevAle the / dekho ukta prabaMdha ke nimnalikhita zloka "pArijAto'pArijAto, jainazAsananandane / sarvazrutAnuyogArha - kandakandalanAmbudaH ||4|| vidyAdharavarAmnAye, cintAmaNiriveSTadaH / AsIcchrIskandilAcArya: pAdaliptaprabhoH kule // 5 // " - prabhAvakacaritavRddhavAdiprabaMdha 91 / isa ullekha se jJAta hotA hai ki anuyogoddhAraka Arya skaMdila vidyAdhara AmnAya ke aura pAdalipta kI paraMparA ke sthavira the / vidyAdhara AmnAya kA artha vidyAdharagaccha hai yA zAkhA athavA kula, isakA hama nizcaya nahIM kara sakate, paraMtu yaha anumAna kara sakate haiM ki AryasuhastI ke ziSya susthita supratibuddha se cale hue koTika gaNI kI jo 4 zAkhAe~ thI, unameM kI dUsarI zAkhA kA nAma vidyAdharI thA / saMbhavata: susthita- supratibuddha ke dUsare ziSya vidyAdhara gopAla se yaha zAkhA pracalita huI thI aura isakI utpatti vikrama pUrva dUsarI zatAbdI meM huI thI / yahI vidyAdharI zAkhA pichale samaya meM vidyAdharakula ke nAma se prakhyAta ho gaI hogI, jaisA ki 'nAilI' zAkhA ke saMbaMdha meM huA hai, aura yaha vidyAdharakula bhI dhIre dhIre vidyAdhara gaccha ke nAma se prakhyAta ho gayA hogA jaisA ki nAila aura nirvRti kula ke viSaya meM huA hai / isaliye yahA~ para hama 'vidyAdharAmnAya' kA artha 'vidyAdhara gaccha' kareM cAhe Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 'vidyAdhara kula' bAta eka hI hogI, kyoMki ina donoM nAmoM kI utpatti 'vidyAdharI' zAkhA se hai / isa dazA meM AcArya skaMdila ke saMbaMdha meM yaha kahA jAya ki 've vidyAdharI zAkhA ke sthavira the' to kucha bhI anucita nahIM hai / AcArya malayagirijI naMdITIkA meM skaMdilAcArya ko siMhavAcakasUriziSya likhate haiM-(tAn skaMdilAcAryAn siMhavAcakasUriziSyAn) paraMtu hama isa viSaya meM isa ullekha para jyAdA jora nahIM de sakate, kyoMki malayagirijI kA ukta ullekha naMdI kI sthavirAvalI ko devardhigaNi kI guruparaMparA samajha lene kA pariNAma mAtra hai| hama Age kisI prasaMga para isa bAta ko spaSTa karake batAe~ge ki naMdI kI sthavirAvalI devadhi kI guruparaMparA nahIM kiMtu yugapradhAna-paTTAvalI hai / isaliye skaMdila ko siMhasUri kA ziSya mAnane ke liye hama isa ullekha mAtra se taiyAra nahIM ho sakate haiM / ' dUsarI bAta yaha bhI hai ki naMdI kI therAvalI meM hI ina siMhavAcaka ko 'brahmadvIpaka' kahA hai, isase yaha bAta to nirvivAda hai ki ye siMhasUri 'brahmadvIpikA' zAkhA ke sthavira the / skaMdilAcArya vidyAdharI zAkhA kI paraMparA ke sthavira the yaha bAta pahale hI kaha dI gaI hai, isaliye skaMdila ko siMhasUri kA ziSya mAnanA saMzaya-rahita nahIM hogA / pUrvokta prabhAvaka caritra ke ullekha meM skaMdilAcArya kA pAdalipta ke kula meM honA likhA hai, isase yaha bAta to nizcita hai ki inakA sattA samaya pAdalipta kA pichalA samaya hI ho sakatA hai| prabhAvakacaritra Adi graMthoM ke kathana se jAnA jAtA hai ki pAdalipta sUri vikrama kI prathama zatAbdI ke vyakti hone cAhie~, kyoMki ve khapaTAcArya ke vidyArthI the aura unhIM graMthoM ke anusAra khapAcArya kA svargavAsa vIra nirvANa saM0 484 meM huA thA / 'pAdalipta ke kula meM skaMdila hue' isa ukti se tAtparya yaha nikalatA hai ki pAdalipta ke pIche unakI paraMparA meM skaMdila hue, para ve kitane aMtara para hue isakA khulAsA ukta ullekha se nahIM ho sakatA / AcArya merutuMga kI vicArazreNI meM isa viSaya meM nIce likhe anusAra ullekha hai"zrIvikramAt 114 varvajrasvAmI, tadanu 239 varSeH skandilaH / " / arthAt-'vikrama se 114 varSa meM vajrasvAmI (svargavAsI hue)) aura unake bAda 239 varSa vyatIta hone para skaMdilAcArya hue / ' isa hisAba se AcArya skaMdila kA samaya vikrama saMvat 353 meM AtA haiM, para hama dekhate haiM ki isa gaNanA meM 3 varSa kI spaSTa bhUla hai / AcArya merutuMga ne isa Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 107 isaliye yaha "mAthurI vAcanA'' kahalAtI hai / jisa prakAra bhadrabAhu ke samaya meM durbhikSa ke kAraNa zruta-paraMparA chinna bhinna ho gaI thI, usI taraha AcArya skaMdila ke samaya meM bhI duSkAla ke kAraNa Agamazruta avyavasthita ho gayA thA, kitane hI zrutadhara sthavira paralokavAsI ho cuke the, vidyamAna zramaNagaNa meM bhI paThana pAThana kI pravRttiyA~ baMda ho calI thIM / usa samaya usa pradeza meM AcArya skaMdila hI eka vizeSa zrutadhara rahane pAe the / durbhikSa kA saMkaTa dUra hote hI AcArya skaMdilajI kI pramukhatA meM mathurA meM zvetAMbara zramaNasaMgha ekatra huA aura AgamoM ko vyavasthita karane meM laga gayA / jise jo AgamasUtra yA usakA khaMDa yAda thA vaha likha liyA gayA / isa taraha Agama aura unakA anuyoga likhake vyavasthita karane ke bAda sthavira skaMdilajI ne usake anusAra sAdhuoM ko vAcanA dI, isI kAraNa se yaha vAcanA "skAMdilI vAcanA' nAma se bhI prasiddha hai / gaNanA meM Aryavajra ke bAda vajrasena ke astitva ke 33 varSa hI gine haiM para cAhie the 36 varSa, kyoMki vajra ke bAda 13 varSa AryarakSita, 20 varSa puSyamitra aura unake bAda 3 varSa taka vajrasena yugapradhAna rahe the, isaliye vajra ke bAda vajrasena 36 varSa taka jIvita rahe / unake bAda nAgahasti 69, revatimitra 59 aura brahmadvIpakasiMha 78 varSa taka yugapradhAna rahe / kula vikrama varSa 356 (114 + 36 + 69 + 59 + 78 = 356) siMhasUri ke svargavAsa taka hue, isake bAda AcArya skaMdila kA yugapradhAnatvaparyAya zurU huA / _ AcArya merutuMga ne skaMdila, himavat, nAgArjuna ina tInoM sthaviroM ke yugapradhAnatva paryAya ke ekatra 78 varSa likhe haiM, para yaha nahIM batAyA ki inameM se kinake kitane varSa lene cAhie / gA~va muMDArA ke yatijI paM0 yazasvatasAgarajI ke pustakabhaMDAra meM duSSamA saMgha-stotra kI prati ke aMta meM devaddhigaNi paryaMta ke sthaviroM kI paTTAvalI dI huI hai, usameM skaMdilAcArya kA yugapradhAnatva samaya vIra saMvat 800 se 814 taka 14 varSa kA likhA hai / bahuta prAcIna na hone ke kAraNa hama isa paTTAvalI para jyAdA vizvAsa nahIM kara sakate taba bhI isameM likhe anusAra skaMdila ke yugapradhAnatva ke 14 varSa ThIka mAna leM to anuyogapravartaka skaMdilAcArya kA samaya vikrama saMvat 357 se 370 (vI0 ni0 827 se 840) taka mAnanA kucha bhI anucita nahIM hai| 73. mAthurI vAcanA ke viSaya meM aneka jaina graMthoM meM ullekha to milate haiM, para pATali putrI vAcanA kA jitanA vistRta aura vizada varNana milatA hai utanA varNana isakA kahIM Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA bhI nahIM milatA, phira bhI yaha vAcanA kama mahattva kI nahIM hai / AcArya malayagirijI kI naMdITIkA aura jyotiSakaraMDakaTIkA meM, bhadrezvara kI kathAvalI meM aura hemacaMdrAcArya kI yogazAstra vRtti meM isa vAcanA ke saMbaMdha meM mahattvapUrNa ullekha milate haiM, jinakA hama yathAsthAna ullekha karake pAThakagaNa kI jijJAsA pUrNa kareMge / AcArya malayagirijI ne naMdItherAvalI kI "jesimimo aNuogo, payarai ajja vi aDDabharahammi / bahunayara niggayajase, te vaMde khaMdilAyarie ||33|| " - isa gAthA para TIkA karate hue likhA hai ki 'vartamAna anuyoga skaMdilAcArya kA kyoM kahalAtA hai ? isa prazna kA uttara yaha hai ki AcArya skaMdila ke yugapradhAnatva samaya meM bAraha varSa kA durbhikSa par3A, isa vikaTa durbhikSa ke samaya meM sAdhuoM ko bhikSA milanA bhI asaMbhava ho gayA jisase na to ve zAstra par3ha sake aura na paThita AgamoM ko yAda hI rakha sake / isa kAraNa se kitanA hI alaukika zruta naSTa ho gayA, parAvartana na hone se aMgopAMgagata bhI bhAva se naSTa ho gayA / bAraha varSa ke bAda jaba durbhikSa miTakara sukAla huA taba mathurA nagarI meM skaMdilAcArya kI pramukhatA meM zramaNa saMgha ikaTThA huA / usa samaya jisako jo yAda thA vaha kahatA gayA, isa prakAra kAlika zruta aura thor3e se pUrvazruta kI vahA~ saMghaTanA kI gaI / mathurA meM saMpanna hone ke sababa se yaha vAcanA 'mAdhurI' kahI jAtI hai / usa samaya ke yugapradhAna skandilAcArya ne use pramANa kiyA aura usakA anuyoga kiyA isase vaha anuyoga skaMdila saMbaMdhI kahAtA hai / 'anya AcArya isa saMbaMdha meM kahate haiM ki durbhikSa ke vaza kucha bhI zruta naSTa nahIM huA para skaMdilAcArya ko chor3akara dUsare anuyogadhara duSkAla ke sababa se mRtyu kA grAsa ho cuke the, isalie durbhikSa ke aMta me skaMdilAcArya ne mathurA meM anuyoga kiyA, isa kAraNa se isa vAcanA kA nAma 'mAthurI' par3A aura anuyoga skaMdila saMbaMdhI kahalAyA / ' vidvAnoM ke avalokanArtha hama naMdI TIkA kA vaha pATha ki jisakA Azaya Upara likha diyA hai, nIce uddhRta karate haiM "athAyamanuyogorddha bharate vyApriyamANaH kathaM teSAM skandilanAmnAmAcAryANAM saMbaMdhI ? ucyate- iha skandilAcAryyapratipattau duSSamamasuSamApratipanthinyAH tadgatasakalazubhabhAvagrasanaikasamAraMbhAyAH duSSamAyAH sAhAyakamAdhAtuM paramasuhRdiva dvAdazavArSikaM durbhikSamudapAdi, tatra caivaM rUpe mahati durbhikSe bhikSAlAbhasyA'sambhavAdavasIdatAM sAdhUnAmapUrvArthagrahaNapUrvArthasmaraNazrutaparAvartanAni mUlata evApajagmuH / zrutamapi cAtizAyiprabhUtamanezat / aGgopAGgAdigatamapi Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 109 bhAvato vipranaSTam / tatparAvartanAderabhAvAt, tato dvAdazavarSAnantaramutpanne subhikSe mathurApuri skandilAcAryapramukhazramaNasaMdhenaikatra militvA yo yat smarati sa tatkathayatItyevaM kAlikazrutaM pUrvagataM ca kiMcidanusandhAya ghaTitaM, yatazcaitanmathurApuri saMghaTitamata iyaM vAcanA 'mAthurI' tyabhidhIyate, sA ca tatkAlayugapradhAnAnAM skandilAcAryANAmabhimatA taireva cArthataH ziSyabuddhi prApiteti tadanuyogaH teSAmAcAryANAM sambandhIti vyapadizyate / apare punarevamAhuH-na kimapi zrutaM durbhikSavazAt anezat, kintu tAvadeva tatkAle zrutamanuvartate sm| kevalamanye pradhAnA yenuyogadharAH te sarvepi durbhikSakAlakavalIkRtAH, eka eva skaMdilasUrayo vidyante sm| tatastairdurbhikSApagame mathurApuri punaranuyogaH pravartita iti vAcanA mAthurIti vyapadizyate, anuyogazca teSAmAcAryANAmiti / " -nandI 51 / isa vAcanA ke varNana meM hamane 'jise jo AgamasUtra yA usakA khaMDa yAda thA vaha usase likha liyA gayA' yaha jo ullekha kiyA hai isake saMbaMdha meM jarA spaSTIkaraNa Avazyaka hai| hama logoM kI sAmAnya mAnyatA yaha hai ki hamAre Agama-zAstra devarddhigaNi kSamAzramaNa ke samaya vIra nirvANa saMvat 980 meM hI pustakoM para likhe gae the, usake pahale tamAma Agama AcAryoM aura sAdhuoM ke mukhapATha hote the / "valahipurammi nayare, devaDhipamuheNa samaNasaMgheNa / putthai Agamu lihio, navasayaasIAo vIrAo // " -ityAdi paraMparAgata gAthAoM kA hama yahI artha mAna lete haiM ki pahale pahala hamArA zAstra devaddhigaNi ke samaya meM likhA gayA, parantu vastusthiti isase bhinna hai / devaddhigaNi ke samaya meM zAstra likhA gayA isa bAta se hama inakAra nahIM karate, para hama yaha bhI nahIM kaha sakate ki usake pahale hamAre Agama-zAstra likhe nahIM gae the / anuyogadvArasUtra meM patra pustaka para likhe hue zruta ko dravyazruta kahA hai / dekho anuyogadvAra kA nimnalikhita vAkya"se kiM taM jANayasarIrabhaviasarIravairittaM davvasuaM ? pattayapotthayalihiaM" -anuyogadvArasUtra 34 / yadi devaddhigaNi ke pahale Agama likhe hue nahIM hote to anuyogadvAra meM dravyazruta ke varNana meM pustakalikhita zruta kA ullekha nahIM hotA / isase yaha bAta to nizcita hai ki devaddhigaNi ke samaya se bahuta pahale jaina zAstra likhe jAne kI pravRtti ho calI thI / chedasUtroM meM sAdhuoM ko kAlikazruta aura kAlikazruta niyukti ke liye pA~ca prakAra kI pustakeM rakhane kA adhikAra diyA gayA hai / dekho nizIthacUNi kA nimnalikhita pATha Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA vAlabhI vAcanA jisa kAla meM mathurA meM Arya skaMdila ne AgamoddhAra karake unakI vAcanA zurU kI usI kAla meM valabhI nagarI meM nAgArjuna sUri ne bhI zramaNasaMgha "sehauggahaNadhAraNAdiparihANi jANiUNa kAliyasuyaTThA, kAliyasuyaNijjuttinimittaM vA potthagapaNagaM gheppati // " - nizIthacUrNi udezaka 12 patra 321 / yadi pUrvakAla meM sUtroM kI pustakeM likhI nahIM jAtI hotIM to nizItha bhASyakAra vagairaha inakI carcA aura vidhAna nahIM karate / isase yaha mAnane meM to koI virodha hI nahIM hai ki devarddhigaNi ke pustakalekhana ke pahale bhI jainazAstra likhe jAte the, paraMtu yaha lekhanapravRtti kaba se zurU huI isakA nirNaya honA muzkila hai / jahA~ taka merA khyAla hai, AryarakSitajI ke samaya se hI pUrvazruta ke atirikta jaina Agama graMtha alpa pramANa meM likhe jAne zurU hue hoMge / bhagavAn AryarakSitajI ne deza kAla kA vicAra karake prAcIna kAlIna aneka AcAra-paraMparAoM ko badalA thA, isI silasile meM unhoMne vidyArthiyoM kI suvidhA ke liye cAroM anuyogoM ko bhI pRthak pRthak kiyA thA / koI Azcarya nahIM hai, yadi unhoMne usI samaya maMdabuddhi sAdhuoM ke anugrahArtha apavAda mArga se Agama likhane kI bhI AjJA de dI ho / inake abhimata anuyogadvAra meM 'pustaka likhita zruta' zabda kA prayoga bhI hamAre isa anumAna kA samarthaka hai / prastuta mAthurI vAcanA ke samaya Agama likhe gae the isake to hameM spaSTa ullekha bhI milate haiM / AcArya hemacaMdra yogazAstra vRtti meM likhate haiM ki 'duSSamA kAlavaza jinavacana ko naSTaprAya samajhakara bhagavAn nAgArjuna skaMdilAcArya pramukha ne use pustakoM meM likhA' / dekho nimnalikhita paMktiyAM "jinavacanaM ca duSSamAkAlavazAducchinnaprAyamiti matvA bhagavadbhirnAgArjunaskaMdilAcAryaprabhRtibhiH pustakeSu nyastam / " - yogazAstraprakAza 3 patra 207 / Upara ke vivecana se pAThaka mahodaya samajha sakeMge ki mAthurI aura vAla bhI vAcanA ke samaya meM skaMdilAcArya aura nAgArjuna vAcakoM ne AgamoM ko pustakoM meM likhAyA thA, isameM to koI zaka nahIM hai, para saMbhavataH usake pahale bhI Agama likhe jAte the aura kAraNa yoga se sAdhu una pustakoM ko apane pAsa bhI rakhate the / Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 111 ikaTThA kiyA aura dubhikSavaza naSTAvazeSa Agama siddhAMtoM kA uddhAra zurU kiyaa| vAcaka nAgArjuna aura ekatrita saMgha ko jo jo Agama aura unake anuyogoM ke uparAMta prakaraNa graMtha yAda the ve likha lie gae aura vistRta sthaloM ko pUrvApara saMbaMdha ke anusAra ThIka karake usake anusAra vAcanA dI gaI / isa siddhAMtoddhAra aura vAcanA meM AcArya nAgArjuna pramukha sthavira the isa kAraNa se ise "nAgArjunI vAcanA" bhI kaha sakate haiM / 74. kathAvalI meM mAthurI aura vAlabhI vAcanA ke saMbaMdha meM ekatra ullekha karate hue AcArya bhadrezvara sUri likhate haiM ki 'mathurA meM skaMdila nAmaka zrutasamRddha AcArya the aura valabhIpura meM nAgArjuna / usa samaya meM duSkAla par3ane para unhoMne apane sAdhuoM ko bhinna bhinna dizAoM meM bheja diyA / kisI taraha duSkAla kA samaya vyatIta karake subhikSa ke samaya meM phira ve ikaTThe hue aura abhyasta zAstroM kA parAvartana karane lage, to unheM mAlUma huA ki prAya: ve par3he hue zAstroM ko bhUla cuke haiM / yaha dazA dekha kara AcAryoM ne zruta kA viccheda rokane ke liye siddhAMta kA uddhAra karanA zurU kiyA / jo jo Agama pATha yAda thA vaha vaise hI sthApana kiyA gayA aura jo bhUlA jA cukA thA vaha sthala pUpira saMbaMdha dekhakara vyavasthita kiyA gayA / ' dekho kathAvalI kA mUlalekha "atthi mahurAurIe suyasamiddho khaMdilo nAma sUrI, tahA valahinayarIe nAgajjuNo nAma sUrI / tehi ya jAe varisie dukkAle nivvau bhAvaovi phuThThi (?) kAUNa pesiyA disodisiM sAhavo gamiuM ca kahavi dutthaM te puNo miliyA sugAle, jAva sajjhAyaMti tAva khaMDukhuruDIhUyaM puvvAhiyaM / tao mA suyavocchittI hou (u) tti pAraddho sUrIhiM siddhNtuddhaaro| tatthavi jaM na vIsariyaM taM taheva saMThaviyaM / pamhaTuTThANe uNa puvvAvarAvaDaMtasuttatthANusArao kayA saMghaDaNA / " -kathAvalI 298 / isI se milatA julatA isa viSaya kA ullekha malayagiri sUri kRta jyotiSakaraMDaka TIkA meM bhI upalabdha hotA hai, jisakA sAra yaha hai ki du:SyamAnakAla ke prabhAva se AcArya skaMdila ke samaya meM duSkAla par3A jisase sAdhuoM kA paThana guNanAdi baMda ho gayA thA, isaliye subhikSa hone para 'valabhI' aura 'mathurA' ina do jagahoM meM saMgha kA sammelana huA / vahA~ sUtra aura artha ke saMghaTana meM paraspara kucha vAcanAbheda ho gayA, aura bhUle hue sUtra artha ko yAda karake vyavasthita karane meM vAcanA-bheda kA honA thA bhI avazyaMbhAvI / Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA Upara likhA jA cukA hai ki mAthurI aura vAlabhI-ye donoM vAcanAe~ karIba eka hI kAla meM saMpanna huI thIM, aura isase yaha kahane kI AvazyakatA hI nahIM rahatI ki AcArya skaMdila aura nAgArjuna samakAlIna sthavira the / paraMtu durbhAgya kI bAta yaha hai ki ukta vAcanAoM kA mahAn kArya saMpanna hone ke bAda ina siddhAMtoddhAraka donoM mahAsthaviroM kA Apasa meM milanA nahIM huA, isase ukta donoM vAcanAoM meM jahA~ kahIM kucha bhinnatA raha gaI thI vaha vaise hI raha gaI, jisakA Aja taka TIkAoM meM ullekha pAyA jAtA hai / devaddhigaNi kA pustaka lekhana uparyukta vAcanAoM ko saMpanna hue karIba Der3ha sau varSa se adhika dekho mUla pATha-"iha hi skaMdilAcAryapravRttau duSSamAnubhAvato durbhikSapravRttyA sAdhUnAM paThanaguNanAdikaM sarvamapyanezat / tato durbhikSAtikrame subhikSapravRttau dvayoH saMghayormelApako'bhavat / tadyathA-eko valabhyAmeko mathurAyAm / tatra ca sUtrArthasaMghaTane parasparavAcanAbhedo jAtaH / vismRtayohi sUtrArthayoH smRtvA saMghaTane bhavatyavazyaM vAcanAbhedo na kAcidanupapattiH / " -jyotiSakaraNDaka TIkA / 75. isa viSaya meM kathAvalIkAra kahate haiM ki 'siddhAMtoM kA uddhAra karane ke bAda skaMdila aura nAgArjuna sUri paraspara mila nahIM sake, isa kAraNa se inake uddhAra kie hue siddhAMta tulya hone para bhI unameM kahIM kahIM vAcanA-bheda raha gayA, jisako pichale AcAryoM ne nahIM badalA aura TIkAkAroM ne apanI TIkAoM meM 'nAgArjunIya aisA par3hate haiM' ityAdi ullekha karake una vAcanA bhedoM ko sUcita kiyA hai / ' dekho isa viSaya kA pratipAdaka kathAvalI kA mUla lekha "paropparamasaMpaNNamelAvA ya tassamayAo khaMdillanAgajjuNAyariyA kAlaM kAuM devalogaM gayA / teNa tullayAe vi taduddhariyasiddhatANaM jo saMjAo kathaya (kahamavi) vAyaNAbheo so ya na cAlio pacchimehiM / tao vivaraNakArehiM pi nAgajjuNIyA uNa evaM paDhanti tti samulliMgiyA tahe vAyArAisu / " - kathAvalI 298 / 76. katipaya jaina vidvAnoM kI yaha mAnyatA hai ki sthavira devaddhigaNijI ne valabhIpura meM siddhAMtoM ko pustakoM meM likhAyA, usI ghaTanA kA nAma 'vAlabhI vAcanA' hai, aura isa kAraNa se ve skaMdila aura devaddhi ko prAya: samakAlIna bhI mAna lete haiM / isa mAnyatA ke udAharaNa ke taura para hama upAdhyAya vinayavijayajI ke lokaprakAza kA eka aMza pAThakagaNa ko bheMTa karate haiM / Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla gaNanA samaya vyatIta ho cukA thA, usa samaya phira valabhI nagara meM devaddhigaNi kSamAzramaNa kI adhyakSatA meM zramaNasaMgha ikaTThA huA, aura pUrvokta donoM vAcanAoM ke samaya likhe gae siddhAMtoM ke uparAMta jo jo graMtha, prakaraNa maujUda the una sabako likhAkara surakSita karane kA nizcaya kiyA / isa zramaNa samavasaraNa meM donoM vAcanAoM ke siddhAMtoM kA paraspara samanvaya kiyA gayA, aura jahA~ taka ho sakA bheda-bhAva miTAkara unheM ekarUpa kara diyA, aura jo jo mahattvapUrNa bheda the unheM pAThAMtara ke rUpa meM TIkA - cUrNiyoM meM saMgRhIta kiyA / kitaneka prakIrNaka graMtha jo kevala eka "durbhikSe skaMdilAcAryadevarddhigaNivArake / gaNanA bhAvataH sAdhusAdhvInAM vismRtaM zrutam // vIra - 8 tataH subhikSe saMjAte saMghasya melako'bhavat / valabhyAM mathurAyAM ca sUtrArthaghaTanAkRte // valabhyAM saMgate saMghe devarddhigaNiragraNIH / mathurAyAM saMgate ca skaMdilAryo'graNIrabhUt // tatazca vAcanAbhedastatra jAtaH kvacit kvacit / vismRtasmaraNe bhedo jAtu syAdubhayorapi / tattaistato'rvAcInaizca gItArthaiH pApabhIrubhiH / matadvayaM tulyatayA kakSIkRtamanirNayAt // " 113 - lokaprakAza / upAdhyAyajI ke kathana kA tAtparya vahI hai jo kathAvalI meM bhadrezvara sUri ne aura jyotiSkaraNDaka TIkA meM malayagirijI ne kahA hai, para upAdhyAyajI kA yaha kathana ki 'vAlabhya saMgha ke agresara devarddhigaNi the' bilkula nirAdhAra hai / uparyukta graMthoM ke kathana se yaha bAta nirvivAda siddha hai ki skaMdilAcArya ke samaya meM valabhI meM mile hue saMgha ke pramukha AcArya nAgArjuna the aura unakI dI huI vAcanA hI 'vAlabhI vAcanA' kahalAtI hai / devarddhigaNi kI pramukhatA meM bhI valabhI meM jaina zramaNasaMgha ikaTThA huA thA yaha bAta sahI hai, para usa samaya vAcanA nahIM huI, para pUrvokta donoM vAcanAgata siddhAMtoM kA samanvaya karane ke uparAMta ve likhe gae the, isI liye hama isa kArya ko devarddhigaNi kI vAcanA na kahakara 'pustakalekhana' kahate haiM / isa viSaya kA vizeSa spaSTIkaraNa Age kisI TippaNI meM kiyA jAyagA / Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 . vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA hI vAcanA meM the vaise ke vaise pramANa mAne gae / uparyukta vyavasthA ke bAda skaMdila kI mAthurI vAcanA ke anusAra saba siddhAMta likhe gae,78 jahA~ jahA~ nAgArjunI vAcanA kA matabheda aura pAThabheda 77. vartamAna jaina AgamoM kA mukhya bhAga mAthurI vAcanAnugata hai, para unameM koI koI sUtra vAlabhI vAcanAnugata bhI hone cAhie~ / sUtroM meM kahIM kahIM visaMvAda aura virodha tathA virodhAbhAsasUcaka jo ullekha milate haiM unakA kAraNa bhI vAcanAoM kA bheda hI samajhanA cAhie / AcArya malayagirijI jyotiSkaraMDaka-TIkA meM kahate haiM ki 'anuyogadvAra Adika vartamAna zruta mAthurI vAcanAnugata hai aura jyotiSkaraMDaka sUtra ke kartA vAlabhya AcArya haiM, isaliye anuyogadvAra ke sAtha isakI saMkhyAviSayaka zailI kI bhinnatA ko dekhakara saMzaya nahIM karanA cAhie / ' dekho AcArya ke mUla zabda"tatrA'nuyogadvArAdikamidAnI vartamAnaM mAthuravAcanAnugataM jyotiSkaraMDakasUtrakartA cAcAryoM vAlabhyaH, tata ihedaM saMkhyAsthAnapratipAdanaM vAlabhyavacanAnugatamiti nAsyAnuyogadvArapratipAditasaMkhyAsthAnaiH saha visadRzatvamupalabhya vicikitsitavyamiti / " -jyotiSkaraMDaka TIkA / isase yaha bAta to nizcita hai ki vartamAna zruta mAthurI vAcanAnusAra hai, kevala jyotiSkaraMDa ke vAlabhI vAcanA kA graMtha hone kA ullekha hai aura hamAre vicArAnusAra katipaya yugapradhAna therAvaliyA~ bhI vAlabhI vAcanAnugata ho sakatI haiM, para isake sivA kauna kauna sUtra prakaraNa vAlabhI vAcanAnugata hoMge isakA nizcaya honA kaThina hai / / 78. 'bhagavAn devarddhigaNi ne mAthurI vAcanAnugata AgamoM ko likhAyA aura vAlabhI vAcanAnusArI pAThoM ko pAThAMtara rUpa meM rakhA' isa prakAra kI hamArI mAnyatA ke liye nimnalikhita pramANa die jA sakate haiM (1) devaddhigaNi naMdI kI yugapradhAna sthavirAvalI meM skaMdila aura nAgArjuna donoM AcAryoM kA vaMdana karate haiM, para nAgArjuna kI apekSA skaMdila ke prati kiyA gayA vaMdana kucha viziSTatAsUcaka hai, nAgArjuna ko kie hue vaMdana meM unake guNa aura pada kA hI smaraNa hai, para skaMdila ke vaMdana meM unake anuyoga kI bhI sUcanA hai, itanA hI nahIM balki yahA~ taka kahA gayA hai ki 'Aja taka bhAratavarSa meM skaMdilAcArya ke anuyoga kA pracAra ho rahA hai / ' dekho naMdI kI nimnalikhita gAthA Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 115 "jesi imo aNuogo, payarai ajjAvi aDDabharahammi / bahunayaraniggayajase, te vaMde khaMdilAyarie // 37 // " isa gAthA meM gaNijI ne spaSTa svIkAra kiyA hai ki Ajakala skaMdilAcArya kA anuyoga pracalita hai| yadi devaddhijI ne nAgArjunakRta vAlabhI vAcanA ko mukhya mAnakara usake anusAra siddhAMta likhAe hote to 'skaMdilAcArya kA anuyoga pracalita hai' aisA ve kabhI nahIM khte| vAlabhI vAcanAnuyAyI dUsare therAvalikAroM ne apanI therAvaliyoM meM anuyoga-pravartaka skaMdilAcArya kA nAmollekha taka nahIM kiyA vaise hI devaddhigaNi bhI yadi nAgArjunAnuyAyI hote to skaMdilAcArya ke saMbaMdha meM uparyukta ullekha kabhI nahIM karate / / (2) parvokta jyotiSkakaraMDaka TIkA meM AcArya malayagirijI bhI yahI kahate haiM ki anuyoga dvAra prabhRti vartamAnakAlIna jaina zruta mAthurI vAcanAnugata hai / (3) jaina AgamoM meM sarvatra pUrNAMta mAsa mAnA gayA hai isase bhI yahI anumAna ho sakatA hai ki ina sUtroM kI saMkalanA pUrva yA uttara hiMdustAna meM huI hogI / (4) jaina sUtroM meM jo do hajAra dhanuSa kA koza mAnA gayA hai vaha zaurasena deza kI paribhASA hai| magadha deza kI prAcIna paribhASA ke anusAra eka koza eka hajAra dhanuSa kA hotA thA / dekho nIce ke ullekha"dhanussahasraM mAgadhakrozaH / " -lalitavistara 170-12 / kauTilIya arthazAstra meM eka hajAra dhanuSya kA goruta (gAu) aura 'cAra' goruta kA yojana likhA hai / (dhanussahastraM gorutam / caturgoruta yojanam / ) kauTilya magadha ke mauryarAjA caMdragupta kA pradhAna maMtrI thA isase isane jo 4 hajAra dhanuSa kA yojana likhA hai vaha mAgadha paribhASA hI honI cAhie / jaina AgamoM meM jo 2 hajAra dhanuSa kA 1 koza athavA gavyUta aura 8 hajAra dhanuSa kA eka yojana mAnA hai vaha spaSTa hI zaurasenI paribhASA hai| vaijayaMtIkoza ke nimnalikhita zlokoM meM bhI magadha meM 4 hajAra dhanuSa kA hI yojana honA likhA hai / dekho - _ "caturhasto dhanurdaNDo dhanurdhanvantaraM yugam / " Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA "dhanvantarasahasraM tu krozo gavyA tu tadvayam / strI gavyUtizca gavyUtaM gorutaM gomataM ca tat // gavyUtAni ca catvAri yojanA kozalAdiSu / gavyUtidvayameva syAdyojanaM magadhAdiSu // 63 // " -vaijayaMtI-dezAdhyAya 40 / tAtparya isakA yaha hai ki 'cAra hasta pramANa 1 dhanurdaMDa, hajAra dhanvaMtara (dhanurdaMDa) kA eka kroza, do kroza kA 1 gavyUta, 4 gavyUta kA kozala Adi dezoMkA 1 yojn| magadha Adi meM do gavyUta (4 kroza) kA hI 1 yojana hotA hai / Upara ke ullekhoM se yahI sAbita hotA hai ki jainasUtroM meM kroza aura yojanoM kI jo paribhASA hai vaha magadha kI nahIM para dUsare deza kI hai, aura vaha dUsarA deza aura koI nahIM para zaurasena (mathurA ke Asa pAsa kA pradeza) hI honA cAhie, kyoMki vahIM ina sUtroM kA punaruddhAra aura saMkalana huA thA / (5) prAcIna jaina sUtroM kI bhASA meM mAgadhI ke sAtha hI zaurasenI prAkRta kI bahulatA bhI uparyukta anumAna kA hI samarthana karatI hai / (6) sUtroM meM jahA~ jahA~ vAcanAkRta pAThabheda thA una sabhI sthaloM meM nAgArjuna ke vAlabhI vAcanAnugata pAThoM ko hI TIkAoM meM pAThAMtaroM ke rUpa meM likhA hai| para kahIM bhI skaMdilIya vAcanAnugata pAThoM kA pAThAMtaratayA ullekha nahIM milatA / dekho AcArAMga tathA sUtrakRtAMga TIkA aura kathAvalI ke nimnoddhRta avataraNa"nAgArjunIyAstu paThaMti-evaM khalu0 / " -AcArAMga TIkA 245 / "nAgArjunIyAstu paThaMti-samaNA bhavissAmo0" ___ -AcArAMga TIkA 253 / "nAgArjunIyAstu paThaMti-je khlu|" --AcArAMga TIkA 256 / "nAgArjunIyAstu paThaMti-puTTho vA." -AcArAMga TIkA 303 / "atrAMtare nAgArjunIyAstu paThaMti-so UNa tayaM uvtttthiyN0|" -sUtrakRtAMga TIkA 64 / Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 117 thA vaha TIkA meM likha diyA gayA, para jina pAThAMtaroM ko nAgArjunAnuyAyI kisI taraha chor3ane ko taiyAra na the, unakA mUlasUtra meM bhI "vAyaNaMtare puNa" ina zabdoM ke sAtha ullekha kara diyA / 79 kalpasUtra kA - "nAgArjunIyAstu paThaMti-palimaMthamahaM viyaanniyaa0|" -sUtrakRtAMga TIkA 64 / "tao vivaraNakarehi pi nAgAjjuNIyA uNa evaM paDhaMtitti samulliMgiyA tahevAyArAisu / " -kathAvalI 298 / ina pAThAMtara-ullekhoM se yaha bAta svata: siddha ho jAtI hai ki pustakalekhana ke samaya meM mAthurI vAcanAnugata skaMdilAcArya ke anuyoga ko mukhya mAna lene se hI gaNijI ko nAgArjunIya vAcanAgata pAThoM ko pAThAMtara mAnanA par3A hogA / (7) isI lekha meM hama Age jAkara dekheMge ki pUrvakAla meM jainoM meM do yugapradhAna paraMparAe~ pracalita thIM, eka mAthurI aura dUsarI vAlabhI / vIra nirvANa saMvat ke viSaya meM donoM paraMparAoM kI mAnyatA bhinna bhinna thI / devaddhigaNi ke siddhAMta-lekhanakAla meM mAthurI paraMparA ke kathanAnusAra nirvANa kA 980 vA~ varSa calatA thA, taba vAlabhIvAcanAnuyAyiyoM kI mAnyatA ke anusAra vaha 993 vA~ varSa thA / ina donoM mAnyatAoM ko devaddhijI ne kalpasUtra meM ullikhita kiyA hai, jisameM mAthurI vAcanAnugata samaya viSayaka mAnyatA ko unhoMne saiddhAMtika mAnakara kramaprApta sthAna meM likhA aura 13 varSa ke aMtaravAlI vAlabhI vAcanAnugata mAnyatA ko vAcanAMtara kI mAnyatA kahakara pAThAMtara ke DhaMga se likhA hai| ina saba bAtoM kA vicAra karane para yahI kahanA par3atA hai ki devarddhigaNijI ne mAthurI vAcanA ko mukhya mAnakara tadanusAra AgamoM ko likhAyA thA / 79. yadyapi devaddhi ke pustakalekhana ke kArya kA vizeSa prakAza karanevAlA koI spaSTa ullekha nahIM milatA tathApi kArya kI gurutA dekhate hue yaha kahanA kucha bhI asaMbhavita nahIM hogA ki isa kArya-saMghaTana-samaya meM donoM vAcanAnuyAyI saMgho meM avazya hI saMgharSaNa huA hogA / apanI apanI paraMparAgata vAcanA ko ThIka manavAne ke liye aneka kozizeM huI hoMgI aura aneka kATachAMTa hone ke uparAMta hI donoM saMghoM meM samajhautA huA hogA / hamAre isa anumAna kI puSTi meM nimnalikhita gAthA upasthita kI jA sakatI hai "vAlabbhasaMghakajje , ujjamiaM jugapahANatullehiM / gaMdhavvavAiveyAla-saMtisUrIhiM valahIe // 2 // " Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA yaha gAthA eka duSSamAsaMgha stotrayaMtra kI prati ke hAziye para likhI huI hai / usakA bhAva yaha hai ki 'yugapradhAna tulya gaMdharva vAdi vetAla zAMtisUri ne vAlabhya saMgha ke kArya ke liye valabhI nagarI meM udyama kiyA / ' jahA~ taka maiM samajhatA hU~, gAthokta 'vAlabhya saMgha' kA tAtparya vAlabhI vAcanAnuyAyI zramaNasaMgha se hai aura 'isake kArya ke liye zAMtisUri ne udyama kiyA' isa ullekha meM 'devarddhigaNi ke Agama lekhana kArya ke avasara para vAlabhI vAcanA ko nyAya dilAne ke liye kie hue gaMdharva vAdi vetAlazAMti sUri ke udyama kI sUcanA hai| yadi merA yaha anumAna ThIka ho to isase yaha siddha ho sakatA hai ki nirvANa se 980 ke arse meM devarddhigaNi kI pramukhatA meM valabhI meM jo zvetAMbara zramaNasaMgha ekatra huA thA vaha mAthurI aura vAlabhI ina donoM paraMparAoM kA saMmilita saMgha thA / mAthurI paraMparA ke mukhiyA yugapradhAna devagaNa kSamAzramaNa the aura vAlabhI paraMparA ke pramukha kAlakAcArya aura upapramukha yugapradhAnatulya gaMdharvavAdi vetAla zAMtisUri / ' inhIM zAMtisUri ke saMbaMdha meM tapAgaccha kI eka jIrNa paTTAvalI meM nIce likhe anusAra ullekha dRSTigocara hotA hai 44 'zrI vIrAt 845 zrI vikramAt 375 valabhInagarIbhaMgaH kvacidevaM zrIvIrAt 904 gaMdharvavAdivetAlazrIzAMtisUriNA valabhIbhaMge zrIsaMgharakSA kRtA / " - ajJAtakartRka tapAgacchIya paTTAvalI / arthAt 'vIranirvANa se 845 aura vikrama se 375 meM valabhI nagarI kA bhaMga huA / kahIM kahIM aisA bhI hai ki vIranirvANa se 904 meM valabhI kA bhaMga huA aura isa avasara para gaMdharva vAdi vetAla zAMtisUri ne zrIsaMgha kI rakSA kI / ' paTTAvalIkAra gaMdharvavAdi vetAla ke udyama kA artha 'paracakra bhaya se saMgharakSA' aisA karate haiM aura isa ghaTanA ko nirvANa saMvat 904 meM huA batAte hai, para 904 ke AsapAsa valabhI bhaMga batAnevAle isa ullekha kA itihAsa se samarthana nahIM hotA / pUrvokta gAthA meM bhI isa bAta kA kucha jikara nahIM hai / rAjyaviplava meM eka AcArya se saMgharakSA kA saMbhava bhI nahIM mAnA jA sktaa| isaliye merA khyAla to yaha hai ki valabhI-bhaMgasUcaka ullekha ke sAtha hone se hI isa ullekha meM bhI valabhI bhaMga zabda jur3a gayA mAlUma hotA hai / vastutaH yaha ullekha devarddhigaNi ke pustakoddhArakArya meM vAlabhyasaMgha kI ora se zAMtisUri dvArA die gae sahayoga kA smAraka hai / isameM saMvat sUcaka jo 904 kA aMka hai vaha mere vicAra meM, ThIka nahIM hai| mUla meM 984 athavA 994 saMvat hogA jo pIche se galatI se 904 ho gayA hai / Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 119 "vAyaNaMtare puNa ayaM teNaue saMvacchare kAle gacchai ii dIsai / " - yaha pAThAMtara-ullekha isI viSaya kA eka udAharaNa samajhanA caahie| Upara kahA gayA hai ki devarddhigaNi kSamAzramaNa ne mAthurI vAcanA ko mukhya mAnakara usake anusAra siddhAMta pustakArUr3ha kiyA thA / gaNijI ne apane isa kArya ke sAtha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirvANa samaya kA saMbaMdha dikhAte hue kalpasUtrAMtargata mahAvIracaritra ke aMta meM likhA hai "samaNassa bhagavao mahAvIrassa jAva savvadukkhappahINassa nava vAsasayAI vaikvaMtAI, dasamassa vAsasayassa ayaM asIime saMvacchare kAle gacchai / " arthAt 'zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ko mukta hue nava sadiyA~ bIta gaIM aura dasavIM sadI kA yaha assIvA~ varSa calatA hai / isI sUtra ke anaMtara ve likhate haiM"vAyaNaMtare puNa ayaM teNaue saMvacchare kAle gacchai / " arthAt 'dUsarI vAcanA meM dekhA jAtA hai, dasavIM sadI kA yaha terAnabevA~ varSa calatA hai / ' gaNijI ke ina ullekhoM se yaha bAta spaSTa hotI hai ki unake samaya meM mahAvIra nirvANa saMvat ke viSaya meM do mata the / mAthurI vAcanAnuyAyI kahate yaha assIvA~ varSa hai, taba vAlabhI vAcanAvAloM kA kahanA thA, yaha assIvA~ nahIM, terAnabevA~ varSa hai / / ___ yaha mata-bheda kaba aura kaise khar3A huA isakA kahIM bhI spaSTa ullekha nahIM milatA, para prAcIna sthavirAvaliyoM kA sUkSma paryAlocana karane para isa mata-bheda kA bIja hamArI samajha meM A sakatA hai / isa samaya hameM do taraha kI jaina sthavirAvaliyA~ milatI haiM / pahilI Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA mAthurI - jo naMdi sUtra ke prAraMbha meM bhagavAn devaddhigaNi ne dI hai, aura dUsarI 80. naMdI sUtra ke prAraMbha meM bhagavAn devarddhigaNijI ne jo sthavirAvalI dI hai vaha hamAre mata se mAthurI vAcanAnugata yugapradhAna sthavirAvalI hai, para AcArya malayagirijI merutuMgasUri prabhRti AcAryoM kA kathana hai ki naMdI kI therAvalI mahAgiri zAkhIya devarddhigaNi kI guruparaMparA mAtra hai / isa viSaya kA malayagirisUri kA ullekha isa prakAra hai " tatra suhastina Arabhya susthitasupratibuddhAdikrameNAvalikA vinirgatA sA yathA dazA zrutaskaMdhe tathaiva draSTavyA, na ca tayehAdhikAraH, tasyAmAvalikAyAM prastutAdhyayanakArakasya devavAcakasyAbhAvAt, tata iha mahAgiryAvalikAyA'dhikAraH / " - naMdIsUtra TIkApatra 49 / arthAt 'suhastI se zurU hokara susthita- supratibuddhAdi krama se jo paraMparA nikalI hai vaha dazAzrutaskaMdha (kalpa kI therAvalI) meM likhI gaI hai, para usa kA yahA~ adhikAra nahIM hai, kyoMki devavAcaka (devarddhigaNi) usa paraMparA ke nahIM haiM / yahA~ adhikAra mahAgiri kI paraMparA kA hai / ' isI saMbaMdha meM therAvalI TIkA meM AcArya merutuMga isa prakAra likhate haiN| 44 'atra cAyaM vRddhasaMpradAyaH - sthUlabhadrasya ziSyadvayam - AryamahAgiriH AryasuhastI ca / tatra AryamahAgireryA zAkhA sA mukhyA / sA caivaM sthavirAvalyAmuktA sUri valissaha sAI, sAmajjo saMDilo ya jIyadharo / ajjasamuddo maMgU, naMdillo nAgahatthI ya // reva siMho khaMdila, himavaM nAgajjuNA ya goviMdA / siribhUidinna - lohicca - dUsagaNiNo ya devaDDI ! - asau ca zrI vIrAdanu saptaviMzatamaH puruSo devarddhigaNiH siddhAMtAn avyavacchedAya pustakAdhirUDhAnakArSIt / " - merutuMgIyA therAvalI TIkA 5 / arthAt- 'isa viSaya meM vRddha saMpradAya hai ki sthUlabhadra ke do ziSya the 1AryamahAgiri aura 2 - Arya suhastI / unameM Arya mahAgiri kI zAkhA mukhya thI, vaha zAkhA sthavirAvalI meM isa prakAra kahIM hai - balisahasUri svAti, zyAmAcArya, sAMDilya, Aryasamudra, maMgU, naMdila, nAgahastI, revati, siMha, khaMdila, himavAn, nAgArjuna, goviMda bhUtadinna, lauhitya, gaNi aura devaddhi / ina devarddhigaNi ne jo mahAvIra ke pIche ke sthaviroM meM sattAisaveM puruSa the, AgamoM Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA kA viccheda na ho jAya, isaliye AgamoM ko pustakoM para likhA liyA / ' naMdI TIkA ke ukta ullekha se hamako do bAtoM kI sUcanA milatI hai, eka to yaha ki devarddhigaNi-jinakA nAmAMtara devavAcaka bhI hai - AryamahAgirijI kI zAkhA ke sthavira the aura dUsare, naMdI meM jisa sthavirAvalI kA varNana kiyA hai vaha vastutaH devarddhigaNi kI guru-paraMparA hai / merutuMga ke lekha meM ina bAtoM ke uparAMta eka yaha bAta bhI kahI gaI hai ki devagiNi mahAvIra ke pichale sthaviroM meM sattAisaveM puruSa the / 121 aba hama ina sUcanAoM kI samAlocanA karake dekheMge ki vastutaH ukta sUcanAe~ kahA~ taka ThIka haiM, aura inakI satyatA meM kucha pramANa bhI hai yA nahIM ? malayagirijI ne naMdI kI therAvalI ko kisa AdhAra se guruziSya paraMparA mAnA hogA isakI unhoMne kucha bhI sUcanA nahIM kI, para merutuMga ne isa mAnyatA kA spaSTa khulAsA kara diyA hai ki 'isa prakAra kA vRddhasaMpradAya hai / ' yadi sacamuca hI merutuMga ke kathana ke anusAra devarddhigaNi ko AryamahAgiri kI zAkhA kA sthavira mAnanevAlA prAcIna vRddhasaMpradAya thA, to mujhe kahanA par3egA ki isa saMpradAya kA satya honA kaThina hai / Aja paryaMta jo jo ullekha hamAre dRSTigata hue haiM unase to yahI sAbita hotA hai ki devarddhigaNi AryamahAgiri kI zAkhA ke nahIM, kiMtu AryasuhastI kI paraMparAgata jayaMtI zAkhA ke sthavira the, aura naMdI ke Adi meM unhoMne jina jina sthaviroM kA ullekha kiyA hai ve saba guruziSyaparaMparAgata nahIM paraMtu yugapradhAna - paraMparAgata sthavira the / unake bhinna bhinna gaccha aura guruoM ke ziSya hone para bhI eka dUsare ke pIche yugapradhAna pada prApta hone se devaddhi ne unako kramazaH eka- Avalibaddha kiyA hai / hamArI isa mAnyatA ke samarthaka aneka kAraNoM meM nimnalikhita kAraNa mukhya haiM (1) dazAzrutaskaMdha ke aSTamAdhyAya meM varNita vIracaritra ke aMta meM vIranirvANa 980 kA ullekha hone se mAlUma hotA hai ki yaha graMtha devarddhigaNi saMkalita athavA inake dvArA saMskRta hai, kyoMki ukta samaya meM hI gaNijI ne AgamoM ko pustakArUr3ha kiyA thA, isa sthiti meM isa adhyayana meM saMgRhIta therAvalI bhI devarddhigaNi kI guruparaMparA hI ho sakatI hai / yadyapi isa therAvalI ke gadyabhAga meM devaddhi kA nAmanirdeza nahIM hai, para isI gadya ke pIche jo isakA padyAnuvAda diyA huA hai usameM "suttattharayaNabharie, khamadamamaddavaguNehiM saMpanne | deviDDhikhamAsamaNe, kAsavagatte paNivayAmi ||14|| " Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA - yaha devaddhi kA nirdeza karanevAlI gAthA vidyamAna hai| ho sakatA hai ki yaha gAthA devaddhigaNi kI racanA na ho, para isa therAvalI ke aMta meM isa gAthA kA nyAsa hone se yaha bAta to nizcita ho jAtI hai ki yaha therAvalI devaddhigaNi kI guru-paraMparA hai / aura isa prakAra jaba devarddhigaNi kalpasUtrokta therAvalI kI AryasuhastI kI paraMparA ke sthavira siddha ho gae to unheM AryamahAgirIya zAkhA kA sthavira kahanevAlA vRddha saMpradAya satya kaise ho sakatA hai ? (2) naMdI-therAvalI guru-ziSya-paraMparA na hone kA kAraNa yaha bhI hai ki usameM saMbhUtavijaya ke bAda bhadrabAhu kA aura mahAgiri ke bAda suhastI kA varNana kiyA gayA hai, yadi isameM guru-ziSya-krama se sthaviroM kA varNana hotA to yahA~ saMbhUtavijaya ke pIche unake ziSya sthUlabhadra kA aura mahAgiri ke bAda unhIM ke paTTadhara ziSya balissaha kA ullekha hotA / kyoMki jahA~ guru ziSyoM kI paTTaparamparA kI dRSTi se paTTAvaliyA~ likhI gaI haiM vahA~ saMbhUtavijaya ke pIche unake paTTadhara sthUlabhadra kA hI nAma likhA gayA hai, mahAgiri kI zAkhA meM sthUlabhadra ke pIche mahAgiri aura unake bAda unake ziSya balissaha kA sthAna hai / aise hI suhastI kI zAkhA meM sthUlabhadra, suhastI, susthita-supratibuddha isa krama se guruparamparA likhI jAtI thI, para jahA~ yugapradhAnoM kI paTTaparaMparA dikhAne kA uddeza hotA vahA~ saMbhUtavijaya ke bAda bhadrabAhu aura mahAgiri ke pIche suhastI kA naMbara AtA / hama naMdI therAvalI meM dekhate haiM ki devaddhi ne saMbhUtavijaya ke bAda bhadrabAhu aura mahAgiri ke bAda suhastI ko sthavira mAnA hai, isase jJAta hotA hai ki yaha therAvalI guru-kramAvalI therAvalI nahIM para yuga-pradhAna kramAvalI hai / (3) kisI bhI graMtha yA prakaraNa ke prAraMbha meM apanI guru-paraMparA likhane kA aura use vaMdana karane kA rigaja nahIM thA, para graMtha ke aMta meM aisI paraMparA-prazastiyA~ likhane mAtra kA rivAja thA aura aba bhI hai, graMtha ke prAraMbha meM unhIM puruSoM kA smaraNa-vaMdana kiyA jAtA thA jo prakRta viSaya ke adhika vidvAn aura mArgadarzaka ho gae hoM, gaNijI ne naMdI meM aise puruSoM kI paraMparA kA hI varNana-vaMdana kiyA hai jo apane apane samaya meM Agama ke anuyoga meM sarvazreSTha hokara yugapradhAna pada bhoga cuke the / gaNijI ke apane zabdoM se bhI yahI sAbita ho rahA hai ki naMdI meM unhoMne apanI guru-paraMparA kA nahIM paraMtu anuyogadhara yugapradhAna paraMparA kA hI vaMdana kiyA hai / dekho therAvalI ke aMtima zabda "je anne bhagavante, kAliasuaANuogie dhIre / te paNamiUNa sirasA, nANassa parUvaNaM vucchaM // 50 // " Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 123 (4) naMdI-therAvalI meM svAti sUri ke bAda zyAmArya, aura naMdila ke anaMtara nAgahastI kA varNana hai / ye donoM AcArya vidyAdhara gaccha ke the aisA prabhAvakacaritra ke nimnalikhita ullekha se jJAta hotA hai "AsItkAlikasUriH zrIzrutAmbhonidhipAragaH / gacche vidyAdharAkhye AryanAgahastisUrayaH // 15 // " -prabhAvakacaritra pAdalipta prabaMdha 48 / yaha vidyAdhara gaccha Arya suhastIziSya susthita-supratibuddha ke ziSya vidyAdhara gopAla se nikalI huI 'vidyAdharI' zAkhA kA hI pazcAdbhAvI nAma hai| yadi prakRta therAvalI AryamahAgirIya zAkhA kI gurukramAvalI hotI to isameM suhastI kI zAkhA ke ina donoM sthaviroM ke ullekha nahIM hote / (5) isI therAvalI meM Arya maMgU ke anaMtara Arya AnaMdila kA nirdeza hai / yugapradhAna paTTAvaliyoM ke lekhAnusAra Arya maMgU kA yugapradhAnatva paryAya vIra saMvat 451 se 470 taka thA / parantu Arya AnaMdila kA samaya maMgU se bahuta pIche kA hai, kyoMki ye AryarakSita ke pazcAdbhAvI sthavira the / AryarakSita kA svargavAsa vIra saMvat 597 meM huA thA isaliye AryAnaMdila 597 ke pIche ke sthavira ho sakate haiM / isa prakAra dUra samaya meM honevAle Arya AnaMdila Arya maMgU ke ziSya nahIM ho sakate / isake atirikta prabhAvakacaritra meM Arya AnaMdila ko Arya rakSitajI kA vaMzaja bhI kahA hai, dekho nIce kA zloka "AryarakSitavaMzIyaH, sa zrImAnAryanandilaH / saMsArAraNyanirvAhasArthavAhaH punAtu vaH // 1 // " -prabhAvakacaritra / ___ yadi yaha kathana satya mAna liyA jAya to AnaMdila suhastI kI paraMparA ke sthavira hone se bhI Arya maMgU ke ziSya nahIM ho sakate / (6) therAvalI meM revatI nakSatra ke bAda brahmadvIpika siMha kA ullekha hai / para yaha kahane kI zAyada hI jarUrata hogI ki brahmadvIpikA zAkhA suhastI kI paraMparA ke sthavira Aryasamita se nikalI thI, aura siMha isI brahmadvIpikA zAkhA ke sthavira the-aisA svayaM devaddhi ke lekha se hI siddha hai, to aba yaha dekhanA cAhie ki yadi devaddhi kI therAvalI mahAgiri zAkhA kI gurvAvalI hotI to usameM anya zAkhA ke sthavira siMha kA ullekha kyoM kiyA jAtA ? (7) siMha ke anaMtara therAvalI meM skaMdila kA varNana hai, paraMtu ye skaMdila bhI Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA prabhAvakacaritra Adi graMthoM ke lekhoM se vidyAdhara gaccha ke sthavira the aisA siddha hotA hai I (dekho TippaNa naM0 72) vidyAdhara gaccha suhastI kI zAkhA meM thA yaha bAta pahale hI kaha dI gaI hai, yadi naMdI therAvalI mahAgirizAkhIya sthaviroM kI guru-paraMparA hotI to usameM skaMdila ko sthAna nahIM milatA / (8) prastuta therAvalI meM hI devarddhigaNi bhUtadinna sthavira ke varNana meM likhate haiM ki 'bhUtadinna sUri nAgArjuna RSi ke ziSya aura nAila - kula-vaMza kI vRddhi karanevAle haiM' dekho therAvalI kI nimnalikhita gAthAe~ "aDDabharahappahANe, bahuvihasajjhAyasumuNiyapahANe / aNuAgiyavaravasabhe, nAilakulavaMsanaMdikare // 44 // jagabhUyahi (hiya) pagabbhe, vaMde'haM bhUyadinnamAyarie / bhavabhayavuccheyakare, sIse nAgajjuNarisINaM // 45 // " - naMdI therAvalI sUtra 2 / uparyukta nAila kula hamAre vicAra meM nAilI zAkhA kA hI nAma hai / katipaya lekhakoM ne nAila kula kA tarjumA 'nAgeMdra kula' bhI kiyA hai, para 'nAila' kA rUpa 'nAgeMdra' hone ke liye koI lAkSaNika niyama nahIM hai / kahIM kahIM 'nAila' ke sthAna meM 'nAgila' zabda prayukta huA dekhA gayA hai aura yaha ThIka bhI hai / vastutaH 'nAilA' zAkhA ke liye, jo ki Arya vajrasena ke ziSya Arya nAila se nikalI thI, pIche se nAilakula, nAilagaccha Adi nAma pracalita hue the / isaliye sthavirAvalI meM jo ' nAilakula' kA ullekha hai usakA tAtparya suhastI zAkhAnugata 'nAilA' zAkhA se hI hai aura nAilakula ko nAgeMdra kula mAna liyA jAya taba bhI bAta vahI hai, kyoMki nAgeMdrakula bhI suhastI zAkhAnugata hI hai, isaliye nAilakula yA nAgeMdrakula ke sthavira bhUtadina aura inake guru nAgArjunasUri devaddhi ke vacana se hI suhastI kI paraMparA ke siddha hote haiM, yadi devaddhi mahAgiri zAkhA ke sthavira hote aura unhoMne naMdI meM apanI gurvAvalI kA hI varNana kiyA hotA to nAgArjuna aura bhUtadinna AcArya kA yahA~ ullekha nahIM kiyA jAtA / Upara ke vivecana se yaha bAta spaSTa ho jAyagI ki naMdI kI therAvalI devaddhi kI gurvAvalI nahIM hai, kiMtu bhinna bhinna zAkhA aura kula ke AcAryoM kI yugapradhAnAvalI hai / isaliye isa therAvalI ke AdhAra para devarddhigaNi ko AryamahAgiri kI zAkhA meM mAnane aura isa therAvalI ko devaddhi kI gurvAvalI mAnane kA jo vRddha saMpradAya hai vaha kisI avasthA Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA meM satya nahIM ho sakatA / devagaNa ko sattAIsavA~ puruSa kahanA bhI hamArI samajha meM kucha prAmANikatA nahIM rakhatA / kyoMki yugapradhAna - krama se devarddhigaNi 32 veM yugapradhAna aura guruziSyakrama meM 34 veM puruSa the / yadyapi malayagiri - vyAkhyAta naMdI - therAvalI meM balissaha ke pahale suhastI kA nAma zAmila rakha aura 'goviMda' kA nAma kama karake devaddhi ko sattAIsavA~ puruSa ThaharAyA hai, aura merutuMga saMgRhIta therAvalI gAthAoM meM suhastI ko kama karake goviMda kA nAma kAyama rakhakara devaddhi ko sattAIsavA~ naMbara diyA hai, para hama dekhate haiM ki ina donoM paddhatiyoM meM eka mahattvapUrNa bhUla ghusI huI hai / donoM therAvalIkAra AryamaMgU ke anaMtara AnaMdila kA ullekha karate haiM - yaha eka spaSTa bhUla hai, kyoMki maMgU kA yugapradhAnatva to nirvANa saMvat 470 meM hI pUrA ho gayA thA, taba AnaMdila kA yugapradhAnatva paryAya nirvANa se 597 varSa ke bAda kisI samaya meM zurU huA thA / aba dekhanA cAhie ki maMgU se kama se kama 127 varSa pIche honevAle Arya AnaMdila maMgU ke uttarAdhikArI yugapradhAna kaise ho sakate haiM ? isa gar3abar3a kA artha hama yahI kareMge ki Arya maMgU aura AnaMdila ke bIca ke katipaya yugapradhAnoM ke nAma ina sUciyoM meM se chUTa gae haiM, ina chUTe hue nAmoM kA patA bhI hama AsAnI se lagA sakate haiM / hamAre pAsa eka saTIka aura eka mUla mAtra naMdI kI therAvalI hai| ina donoM meM Arya maMgU ke pIche Aryadharma, bhadragupta, vajra aura AryarakSita ke varNana kI nIce likhita gAthAe~ upalabdha hotI hai "vaMdAmi ajjadhammaM, vaMde tatto a bhaddaguttaM ca / tatto a ajjavayaraM, tavaniyamaguNehiM vayarasamaM // 31 // vaMdAmi ajjarakkhiya-khamaNe rakkhiacarita savvasse / rayaNakaraMDagabhUo, aNuogo rakkhio jehi ||32||" - mUla naMdI therAvalI 2 | AcArya merutuMga ke eka ullekha se bhI jJAta hotA hai ki unake samaya meM ukta gAthAe~ naMdI kI therAvalI meM maujUda thIM, dekho nimnalikhita ullekha hotI hai 125 " sthavirAvalyAM tu AryamaMgoH paro'nu Aryadharma-bhadragupta-vajrasvAmi AryarakSitAbhinnazAkhodbhavA api tasmin samaye pradhAnapuruSA ityupAttAH / " - vicArazreNi patra 5 / Arya goviMda ke varNana kI nimnalikhita gAthA bhI hamArI therAvalI meM dRSTigata Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 "goviMdANaM pi namo, aNuoge viuladhAriNidANaM / niccaM khaMtidayANaM, parUvaNAdullabhidANaM // 41 // " - mUla naMdI therAvalI 2 | malayagiri kI vyAkhyAta naMdI therAvalI meM ukta tInoM gAthAe~ nahIM hai aura saMbhava hai dUsarI TIkAoM meM bhI ye na ho, para ye gAthAe~ haiM devaddhakRta / jisa prakAra vAlabhI vAcanA ke anuyAyiyoM ne yugapradhAna gaMDikA prabhRti prakIrNaka graMthoM meM apanI paraMparAgata yugapradhAnAvalI kA krama diyA hai usI prakAra devaddhi jI ne bhI isa therAvalI meM mAthurI vAcanAnuyAyI yugapradhAna - therAvalI kA varNana kiyA hai, isameM kula 31 yugapradhAnoM kA krama varNita hai, para jaba se devaddhi ko 27 vA~ puruSa mAnane kI daMtakathA pracalita huI taba se isa therAvalI meM dharma, bhadragupta, vajra, AryarakSita aura goviMda ke varNana kI gAthAe~ prakSipta samajhI jAkara nikAla dI gaIM / vastutaH ukta gAthAe~ naMdI kI hI haiM aura isa hisAba se devaddhi 27 veM nahIM para 32 veM yugapradhAna Thaharate haiM / vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA dazAzrutaskaMdhokta therAvalI meM AryasuhastI kI paraMparA meM devaddhi kA nAma Ane se ve isI zAkhA ke sthavira the yaha bAta mAna lene meM kucha bhI virodha nahIM hai, aura isa therAvalI kI gaNanA ke anusAra devarddhigaNi 27 ve nahIM kiMtu 34 veM puruSa pratIta hote haiM / pAThakagaNa ke darzanArtha hama dazAzrutaskaMdhokta devarddhigaNi kI guruparaMparA nIce likha dete haiM devarddhigaNi kSamAzramaNa kI gurvAvalI zrI mahAvIra 1. Arya sudharmA 2. Arya jaMbU 3. Arya prabhava 4. Arya zayyaMbhava 5. Arya yazobhadra 6. Arya saMbhUtavijaya - bhadrabAhu 7. Arya sthUlabhadra 8. Arya suhastI 9. Arya susthita- supratibuddha 10. Arya iMdradinna 11. Arya dinna 12. Arya siMhagiri 13. Arya vajra 14. Arya ratha 15. Arya puSyagiri 16. Arya phalgumitra 17. Arya dhanagiri 18. Arya zivabhUti 19. Arya bhadra 20. Arya nakSatra 21. Arya rakSa 22. Arya nAga 23. Arya jehila 24. Arya viSNu Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 127 25. Arya kAlaka 30. Arya dharma 26. Arya saMpalita-bhadra 31. Arya siMha 27. Arya vRddha 32. Arya dharma 28. Arya saMghapAlita 33. Arya sAMDilya 29. Arya hastI 34. Arya devarddhigaNi ___ isa gurukramAvalI se jJAta hogA ki devaddhigaNi 34 veM puruSa the aura ve Arya sAMDilya ke ziSya the / AcArya malayagirijI inako dUSyagaNi ke ziSya likhate haiM (dUSyagaNi ziSyo devavAcakaH / prasiddhi meM bhI devaddhigaNi dUSyagaNi ke hI ziSya kahalAte haiM para hama samajha sakate haiM ki malayagirijI kA ullekha aura ukta prasiddhi naMdI therAvalI ko devaddhi kI gurukramAvalI mAna lene kA hI phala hai aura jaba hama yaha dekha cuke haiM ki naMdI therAvalI devaddhi kI gurupaTTAvalI nahIM hai, taba usake AdhAra para yaha kaise mAna leM ki devaddhigaNi dUSyagaNi ke ziSya the / kalpa therAvalI meM bhI dUSyagaNi kA nAmanirdeza nahIM hai, para yahA~ aMtyanAma sAMDilya kA hai, isase jAnA jAtA hai ki devarddhigaNi ke dIkSAguru Arya sAMDilya hI hone cAhie~ / naMdI meM devaddhi ke pahale dUSyagaNi kA nAma hone kA artha yaha ho sakatA hai ki ve devaddhigaNi ke purogAmI yugapradhAna hoMge ! devaddhigaNi kI gurvAvalI kA koSThaka Upara diyA jA cukA hai, aba hama naMdI therAvalI meM dI huI mAthurI vAcanAnusAriNI yugapradhAna paTTAvalI ko avatarita kareMge jisameM pAThakagaNa dekha sakeMge ki devaddhigaNi ko hama 32 vA~ yugapradhAna kisa prakAra mAnate haiN| mAthurI yugapradhAna paTTAvalI 10. bhagavAn mahAvIra 1. Arya sudharmA 2. Arya jaMbU 3. Arya prabhava 4. Arya zayyaMbhava 5. Arya yazobhadra 6. Arya saMbhUtavijaya 7. Arya bhadrabAhu 8. Arya sthUlabhadra 12. Arya mahAgiri Arya suhastI Arya balissaha Arya svAti Arya zyAmArya Arya sAMDilya Arya samudra Arya maMgu 13.. 14. 16. Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 vAlabhI - jo yugapradhAna paTTAvali ke nAma se prasiddha hai 1 17. Arya Aryadharma 18. Arya bhadragupta 19. Arya vajra 20. Arya rakSita 21. Arya AnaMdila 22. Arya nAgahastI 23. Arya revatinakSatra 24. Arya brahmadvIpaka siMha vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. Arya kaMdilAcArya Arya himavaMta Arya nAgArjuna Arya goviMda Arya bhUtadinna Arya lauhitya Arya dUSyagaNi Arya devarddhigaNi 81. yugapradhAna paTTAvalI ke nAma se prasiddha jo jo sthavirAvaliyA~ Ajakala upalabdha hotI haiM ve saba vAlabhI vAcanAnuyAyI yugapradhAna sthavirAvaliyA~ haiM, inameM mAthurI vAcanA ke pravartaka skaMdilAcArya kA nAmollekha taka nahIM hai / isameM skaMdila aura himavaMta ke yugapradhAnatva samaya ko bhI nAgArjuna ke samaya meM mAna liyA mAlUma hotA hai, kyoMki merutuMga ke kathana ke anusAra skaMdilahimavaMta aura nAgArjuna ke milakara 78 varSa hote haiN| para ina paTTAvaliyoM meM skaMdilahimavaMta kA kucha bhI nirdeza na karake 78 varSa akele nAgArjuna ke paryAya ke mAna lie gae haiM / mAthurI vAcanA kA anusaraNa karanevAle devarddhigaNi kA bhI isameM ullekha nahIM hai tathA isa sthavirAvalI meM Arya rakSitajI kA yugapradhAnatva kAla nirvANa saMvat 585 se 597 taka mAnA gayA hai / ina saba bAtoM kA vicAra karane ke bAda hamane yaha nizcaya kiyA hai ki yugapradhAna gaMDikA, duSSamA saMghastotra Adi meM jina yugapradhAna paTTAvaliyoM kA nirUpaNa kiyA gayA hai ve saba nAgArjunIya - vAlabhI vAcanAnugata sthavirAvaliyA~ haiM / Arya suhastI paryaMta mAthurI therAvalI ke sAtha isa paTTAvalI kA koI matabheda nahIM hai para usake bAda kahIM kahIM bhinnatA A gaI hai aura Arya rakSita ke pIche to inakI bhinnatA aura bhI bar3ha gaI hai / mAthurI kI gaNanA ke anusAra Arya rakSita jI 20 veM sthavira the, ve nirvANa saMvat 584 meM svargavAsI hue aura inake pIche 396 varSa meM devaddha sahita 12 yugapradhAna hue aura devaddhi ne 980 meM pustakoddhAra kiyA, para vAlabhI paraMparAnusAra AryarakSita 19 veM yugapradhAna the aura nirvANa saMvat 597 meM ve svargavAsI hue the, inake pIche 396 varSa meM kAlakaparyaMta 8 yugapradhAna hue aura kAlakAcArya ke aMtima varSa nirvANa saMvat 993 meM valabhI meM pustakoddhAra huA / mAthurI aura vAlabhI gaNanA meM nirvANa saMvat viSayaka 13 varSa kA matabheda thA yaha bAta isI lekha meM Age jAkara kahI jAyagI / isaliye uparyukta mAthurI ke 980 aura vAlabhI ke 993 varSa vastutaH eka hI samaya ke Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 129 sUcaka bhinna bhinna aMka hai / isase eka bAta spaSTa hotI hai, vaha yaha ki mAthurI vAcanAnuyAyI devarddhigaNi aura vAlabhI vAcanAnusArI kAlakAcArya eka hI samaya meM do vyakti the, para vizeSatA yaha hai ki devaddhi mAthurI therAvalI ke 32 veM puruSa the taba kAlakAcArya vAlabhI yugapradhAnAvalI ke 27 veM yugapradhAna puruSa the| kyA Azcarya hai, kAlaka ke 27 veM puruSa hone se hI inake samakAlIna devaddhigaNi ke saMbaMdha meM bhI 27 veM puruSa hone kI prasiddhi cala par3I ho / mAthurI yugapradhAnAvalI kA krama Upara diyA jA cukA hai, aba hama vAlabhI yugapradhAna therAvalI ke devaddhigaNi ke samaya taka ke yugapradhAnoM kA krama likheMge jisameM jijJAsu gaNa dekha sakeM ki ina donoM paraMparAoM meM ekatA aura bhinnatA kahA~ kahA~ hai / vAlabhI yugapradhAna paTTAvalI bhagavAna mahAvIra 1. Arya sudharmA Arya maMgU 2. Arya jaMbU 44 16. Arya dharma / 3. Arya prabhava __ Arya bhadragupta 4. Arya zayyaMbhava Arya vajra 5. Arya yazobhadra 50 19. Arya rakSita / 6. Arya saMbhUtavijaya- 8 20. Arya puSyamitra 7. Arya bhadrabAhu 14 21. Arya vajrasena 8. Arya sthUlabhadra Arya nAgahastI 9. Arya mahAgiri Arya revati mitra 10. Arya suhastI 24. Arya siMhasUri 11. Arya guNasuMdara 44 25. Arya nAgArjuna 12. Arya kAlakAcArya 41 26. Arya bhUtadinna / 13. Arya skaMdilAcArya 38 27. Arya kAlakAcArya 11 14. Arya revatimitra 36 981 uparyukta paTTAvalI ke saMbaMdha meM hameM do cAra bAtoM kA khulAsA karanA jarUrI hai, kyoMki yaha hamArI saMzodhita paTTAvalI hai / pracalita adhikatara paTTAvaliyoM meM Arya maMgu kA nAma nahIM milatA aura Arya dharma kA yugapradhAnatva kAla 44 varSa pramANa likhA jAtA hai, taba hamane isameM maMgu aura dharma donoM ko svataMtra yugapradhAna mAnA hai aura bhadragupta kA 78 78 vIra-9 Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA Arya suhastI taka ye donoM sthavirAvaliyA~ eka mArga para calatI haiM, para isake Age kahIM kahIM bhinna mArga bhI pakar3a letI haiM / Arya rakSita sUri paryaMta ina donoM sthavirAvaliyoM kA vidhAna isa prakAra hai mAthurI Arya suhastI ke pIche Arya mahAgiri ke ziSya balisaha aura inake bAda svAti nAmaka Arya ko saMgha-sthavira svIkAra karatI hai, para vAlabhI ina donoM kI jagaha guNasuMdara nAmaka kisI aprasiddha zrutasthavira ko yaha pada detI hai / ina guNasuMdara kA vAlabhI sthavirAvalI ke sivAya kahIM bhI nAmollekha nahIM milatA / saMbhava hai, rAjA saMprati kI preraNA se dakSiNa meM sudUra taka dharmapracArArtha jAnevAle Arya suhastI ke kisI ziSya samudAya ke ye guNasuMdara mukhiyA hoMge / 82 yugapradhAnatva 41 varSa kA mAnakara inake pIche jo zrIgupta kA nAma likhA milatA hai use nikAlakara vAlabhI gaNanA meM se 13 varSa kama kara die haiM isa kAraNa se kAlakAcArya kA svargavAsa 981 meM batAyA hai, anyathA pracalita vAlabhI gaNanAnusAra kAlaka kA aMtima varSa 994 meM AtA / ina saba bAtoM kI carcA Upara mUla lekha meM kara dI gaI hai isaliye yahA~ vizeSa carcA nahIM kI jAtI / 82. AcArya merutuMga guNasuMdara ke saMbaMdha meM TIkA karate hue likhate haiM ki 'donoM zAkhAoM meM Arya suhastI ke bAda guNasuMdara aura zyAmAcArya ke bAda skaMdila dRSTigocara nahIM hote to bhI saMpradAya isI taraha kA hone se inakA yahA~ nirdeza kiyA gayA hai|' dekho merutuMga ke isa viSaya ke zabda "evaM cA'tra zAkhAdvaye'pyAryasuhastino'nuguNasuMdaraH zyAmAryAdanu skaMdilAcAryazca na dRzyate, tathA'pyatra saMpradAye dRSTAvatastAveva proktau / " -vicArazreNi patra 5 / merutuMga ke isa ullekha se jJAta hotA hai ki ve mAthurI therAvalI ko Arya mahAgiri kI zAkhA aura vAlabhI therAvalI ko Arya suhastI kI zAkhA samajhate the / merutuMga jisa saMpradAya kA izArA karate haiM vaha yugapradhAna paTTAvalIkAroM kA saMpradAya hai / yugapradhAna paTTAvaliyoM meM guNasuMdara aura skaMdilAcArya kA nAma hai, para merutuMga ke vicAra meM naMdI therAvalI Arya mahAgirIya zAkhA kI paTTAvalI hai aura dazAzrutaskaMdhokta therAvalI Arya suhastI kI paTTAvalI, ina donoM zAkhAoM kI paTTAvaliyoM meM ukta sthAna para guNasuMdara Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 131 mAthurI sthavirAvalI yA anya kisI graMtha meM guNasuMdara kA ullekha na honA bhI yahI sAbita karatA hai ki ye kisI dUra prAMta meM prasiddhi pAe hue sthavira hone caahieN| ___isa prakAra balisaha aura svAti ke sthAna meM akele guNasuMdara ko mAna lene se vAlabhI sthavirAvalI meM eka naMbara kama ho jAtA hai / Age donoM meM zyAmArya aura saMDila yugapradhAna mAne gae haiM / saMDila ke bAda mAthurI meM Aryasamudra ko aura vAlabhI meM revatImitra ko saMghasthavira mAnA hai / isake Age donoM meM Arya maMgU, Arya dharma aura bhadragupta sthavira gine gae haiN| mAthurI meM bhadragupta ke pIche vajra aura vajra ke bAda AryarakSita kA naMbara hai, taba vAlabhI meM bhadragupta ke pIche 15 varSa taka zrIgupta ko saMghasthavira mAnA hai, aura inake pIche 36 varSa vajra ke aura vajra ke bAda ArakSita kA sthAna hai| vyaktIkaraNa isa prakAra haimAthurI ke anusAra vAlabhI ke anusAra 10. Arya suhastI 10. Arya suhastI 11. balisaha 11. guNasuMdara 12. svAti 12. zyAmArya 13. zyAmArya . 13. khaMdila 14. sAMDilya 14. revatimitra aura skaMdila kA nAma na hone se ve saMpradAya kA sahArA lete haiM, para vastusthiti isase bhinna hai / "sUri balissaha" se AraMbha honevAlI zAkhA mAthurI yugapradhAna paTTAvalI hai aura guNasuMdara se prAraMbha honevAlI vAlabhI yugapradhAna sthavirAvalI / pahalI meM zyAmArya ke pIche saMDila kA nAma hai hI, aura dUsarI meM bhI suhastI ke pIche guNasuMdara yugapradhAna kA nAma sarva therAvaliyoM meM hai hI / isaliye isa viSaya meM saMpradAya kA sahArA lene kI koI jarUrata nahIM hai| 'suThThiya suppaDibaddha' se AraMbha honevAlI paraMparA meM guNasuMdara kA nAma na honA svAbhAvika hai, kyoMki yaha suhastI kI ziSyaparaMparA hai, na ki yugapradhAna-paraMparA / Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 15. Aryasamudra 16. AryamaMgU 17. Aryadharma 18. bhadragupta 19. Aryavajra 20. AryarakSita vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 15. AryamaMgU 16. Aryadharma 17. bhadragupta 18. zrIgupta 19. Aryavajra 20. AryarakSita isa prakAra donoM sthavirAvaliyoM meM AryarakSita kA naMbara 20 vA~ hai / para vAlabhI gaNanA ke liye AryarakSita kA 20 vA~ naMbara AnA eka viruddha ghaTanA hai, kyoMki isa vAcanAnusAriNI yugapradhAna gaMDikA, duSSamAsaMgha stotra Adi samagra sthavirAvaliyoM aura etatsaMbaMdhI yaMtroM meM AryarakSita ko 19 vA~ sthavira likhA hai, isase yaha bAta nizcita hai ki isa vAlabhI gaNanA meM eka sthavira kA nAma adhika prakSipta ho gayA hai / AcArya merutuMga isa viSaya meM kahate haiM " iha kepi maMgu- dharmayornAmnaiva bhedamAhuH / tanmate Aryadharmasya varSANi 44 / " -vicAra zreNI 5 / arthAt 'koI AcArya maMgU aura dharma meM nAma kA hI bheda mAnate haiM, yAne maMgU aura dharma ye eka hI vyakti ke do nAma kahate haiM unake mata meM Aryadharma ke 44 varSa hoMge / ' isa kathana ke anusAra Arya maMgU kA nAma kama karane se AryarakSita kA naMbara 19 vA~ ho sakatA hai, para hama dekhate haiM ki devarddhigaNijI ne naMdI kI sthavirAvalI meM " bhaNagaM karaNaM jharagaM pabhAvaraM nANadaMsaNa guNANaM / vaMdAmi ajjamaMguM suyasAgarapAragaM dhIraM ||30| vaMdAmi ajjadhammaM, vaMde tatto a bhaddaguttaM ca // " isa taraha AryamaMgU aura dharma kA judA judA vaMdana kiyA hai / anya Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA zAstroM se bhI maMgU aura dharma kI bhinnatA pragaTa hotI hai, isaliye hamAre mata meM maMgU aura dharma ko eka mAnanA nirAdhAra hI nahIM, zAstraviruddha bhI hai / 133 mere namra abhiprAya se to maMgU kA nahIM, para bhadragupta ke bAda zrIgupta kA nAma vAlabhI sthavirAvalI meM adhika prakSipta ho gayA hai / mAthurI sthavirAvalI meM bhadragupta ke pIche sIdhA Aryavajra kA hI sthAna hai / nimnalikhita ghaTanAe~ bhI zrIgupta ke prakSiptapana kI hI sUcaka haiM 'AryarakSita ne pUrvazruta kA adhyayana karane ke liye Aryavajra kI ora vihAra kiyA, isa bIca meM ujjayinI meM unheM sthavira bhadragupta mile aura unhoMne apanI anazananiryAmaNa ke liye AryarakSitajI ko rokA / bhadragupta ke svargavAsa ke bAda rakSitArya vajrasvAmI ke pAsa gae aura pUrvazruta kA adhyayana kiyA | 183 vAlabhI sthavirAvalI meM bhadragupta kA svargavAsa nirvANa saMvat 533 meM huA likhA hai aura Arya rakSita kI dIkSA 54484 / meM aba dekhanA cAhie 83. AryarakSitajI kI dIkSA, pUrvazrutAdhyayana ke nimitta Arya vajra kI ora vihAra, ujjayinI meM sthavirabhadragupta kA milApa, rakSitArya ke dvArA bhadragupta kI niryAmaNA aura vajra ke pAsa rakSitArya kA pUrvazruta paThana ityAdi bAtoM ko savistara jAnane ke liye jijJAsuoM ko Avazyaka niryukti kI "devidavaMhiehi " isa gAthA kI cUrNi (pRSTha 397 se 415 taka) yA TIkA dekhanI cAhie / 84. vAlabhI therAvalI kI "ravaimitte chattIsa" isa gAthA meM Arya maMgU kA svargavAsa nirvANa saMvat 470 ke aMta meM batAyA hai aura usake bAda "caubIsa ajjadhamme" isa gAthA meM 24 varSa Arya dharma ke aura 39 varSa bhadragupta ke likhe haiM, isa hisAba se (470 + 24 + 39 = 533) pA~ca sau teMtIsaveM varSa meM bhadragupta kA svargavAsa prApta hotA hai / udhara isI paTTAvalI ke " siriguttipanaravaire, chattIsaM eva paNaculasI || terasavAsANi siriajjarakkhie" isa lekhAnusAra nirvANa saMvat 584 meM Arya vajra kA svargavAsa hone para Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA ki 544 meM dIkSita honevAle AryarakSitajI 533 meM bhadragupta kI niryAmaNA kisa taraha karA sakate haiM 24 AryarakSita jI yugapradhAna banate haiM aura 597 paryaMta 13 varSa taka ve yugapradhAna pada para rahate haiM / vAlabhI therAvalI meM hI Arya rakSita kA sAmAnya zramaNa paryAya 40 varSa kA likhA hai, ye 40 varSa 584 meM se nikAla dene para 544 varSa baceMge jo ki Arya rakSitajI kA dIkSA samaya hogA / 85. yaha asaMgati upAdhyAya dharmasAgarajI ke bhI lakSya meM thI para unako isakI saMgati karane kA koI rAstA nahIM sUjhA, ve isa zaMkA ko bahuzrutoM ke supurda karake hI raha gae haiM, sAgarajI kA ukta zaMkAsthala nIce diyA jAtA hai " tatra zrIvIrAt trayastriMzadadhikapaJcazata 533 varSe zrI AryarakSitasUriNA zrIbhadraguptAcAryo niryAmitaH svargabhAgiti paTTAvalyAM dRzyate, paraM duSSamAsaMghastava yaMtrakAnusAreNa catuzcatvAriMzadadhikapaJcazata 544 varSAtikrame zrIAryarakSitasUrINAM dIkSA vijJAyate tathA coktasaMvatsare niryAmaNaM na saMbhavatItyetad bahuzrutagamyam // " - dharmasAgarIya tapAgacchapaTTAvalI pa0 4 / sAgarajI kI isa zaMkA kA samAdhAna yahI hai ki bhadragupta kA niryAmaNa saM0 533 meM nahIM para 535 meM huA thA, paTTAvaliyoM meM jo 533 varSa likhe haiM ve matAMtara se bhadragupta ke yuga-pradhAnapada - nikSepa ke haiM, arthAt kisI ke mata se 533 meM bhadragupta ne yugapradhAna pada chor3A aura 535 meM ve AryarakSita se niryAmaNa pAkara svargavAsI hue, para hamAre mata se bhadragupta vI0 saM0 535 taka yugapradhAna rahe the, unake bAda 15 varSa taka jo zrIgupta nAmaka yugapradhAna kA samaya mAnA gayA hai vaha vastutaH prakSipta hai / isaliye prastuta gaNanA meM se ise nikAla denA cAhie, aisA karane para phalitArtha-svarUpa vI0 saM0 535 meM bhadragupta kA svargavAsa tathA Arya vajra kA yugapradhAna pada, 571 meM Aryavajra kA svargavAsa tathA Arya rakSita kA yugapradhAna pada aura 584 meM Arya rakSita kA svargavAsa tathA puSyamitra kA yugapradhAnapada AyagA / mAthurI vAcanAnusArI Avazyaka niryukti meM Arya rakSita kA svargavAsa vIra saM0 584 meM hI likhA hai / Arya rakSitajI kA kula zramaNatva paryAya 53 varSa kA thA isaliye pUrvokta 584 meM se 53 varSa nikAla dene para unakA dIkSA samaya vIra saM0 531 meM AyagA, isa hisAba se Arya rakSita ne vI0 saM0 530 meM dIkSA lI aura apane hI dIkSAguru tosaliputrAcArya ke pAsa 5 varSa taka abhyAsa karake saM0 535 meM ve vajra svAmI ke pAsa abhyAsa karane ke liye nikale, bIca meM ujjayinI meM unheM bhadragupta mile aura unako niryAmaNa karAyA, isa prakAra 13 varSa kA kSepaka prastuta gaNanA meM se nikAla dene para upAdhyAya dharmasAgarajI kI bahuzrutagamya zaMkA kA nirAkaraNa svayaM ho jAtA hai / Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 135 isa virodha se yaha bAta to spaSTa ho jAtI hai ki bhadragupta ke bAda AryarakSita ke pahale ke samaya kI gaNanA meM hI kahIM gar3abar3a ho gaI hai, aura isa gar3abar3a kA kAraNa hamArI samajha meM vAlabhI sthavirAvalI meM bhadragupta ke pIche zrIgupta ke samaya ko bhinna mAnanA - yahI ho sakatA hai / mAthurI vAcanAnugata Avazyaka niyukti aura cUrNi ke mata se AryarakSitajI kA svargavAsa nirvANa saMvat 584 meM ho jAtA hai,86 para vAlabhI sthavirAvalI meM inakA svargavAsa vIra saMvat 597 meM honA likhA hai / AcArya devaddhijI ne kalpasUtra meM nirvANa viSayaka 13 varSa kA jo mata-bheda sUcita kiyA hai usakA yaha pratyakSa udAharaNa hai| yadi bhadragupta kA yugapradhAnatva paryAya 39 ke sthAna meM 41 varSa kA mAna liyA jAtA-jaisA ki vAlabhI sthavirAvalI kI hI eka gAthA meM likhA hai,8 aura gaNanA meM se zrIgupta ke 15 varSa-jo prakSipta haiM - kama kara die jAte to ukta saba virodha miTa jAtA aura - 86. Avazyaka cUrNi, uttarAdhyayana TIkA Adi meM nihnavotpatti adhikAra meM goSThAmAhila nihnava kI utpatti bhI vistArapUrvaka likhI gaI hai jisakA sAra yahI hai ki 'Arya rakSitajI kA svargavAsa huA usI varSa dazapura nagara meM goSThAmAhila ne 'abarddhi' mata nikAlA / goSThAmAhila kA abaddhi -mata Avazyaka niyukti ke lekhAnusAra vIra saM0 584 meM nikalA thA, dekho nimnalikhita gAthA "paMca sayA culasIyA, taiyA siddhi gayassa vIrassa / to abaddhiyadiTThI, dasauranayare samuppannA / // 265 // " ___ -Avazyaka niyukti / isa prakAra jaba goSThAmAhila ke mata kI utpatti 584 meM hai to isake pUrva bhAvI Arya rakSitajI kA svargavAsa-samaya bhI 584 meM hI ho sakatA hai, pIche nahIM / 87. isake liye TippaNa naM0 84 dekho / 88. AcArya merutuMga ne apanI vicAra zreNI meM prathama udaya ke yugapradhAnoM kA gRhastha-sAmAnyazramaNa-yuga pradhAnatva-paryAya batAnevAlI sthavirAvalI kI jo gAthAe~ dI haiM unameM skaMdila, revatImitra, dharma, bhadragupta, zrIgupta aura vajra kA kramazaH yugapradhAnatva paryAya batAnevAlA gAthA khaMDa isa prakAra hai "aDatIsA chattIsA caucattigayAlapanarachattIsA / " Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA " ayaM asIime saMvacchare kAle gacchai" - isa mAnyatAvAlI mAthurI vAcanA ke sAtha "vAyaNaMtare puNa ayaM teNaue saMvacchare kAle gacchai " - isa AzayavAlI vAlabhI vAcanA ekarUpa ho jAtI / eka hI bhUla kA pariNAma aba hama usa bhUla ke saMbaMdha meM kucha likheMge, jo cirakAla se hamArI rAjatvakAlagaNanA meM calI jA rahI hai, aura jisake kAraNa jaina itihAsa kI aneka satya ghaTanAe~ vidvAnoM kI dRSTi meM zaMkita ho gaI haiM / para Azcarya hai ki usa mUla azuddhi kI tarapha kisI kI najara nahIM pahu~cI / maiMne jo pahale 'rAjatvakAlagaNanA' kA varNana kiyA hai usameM naMdoM ke 150, mauryoM ke 160 aura puSyamitra ke 35 varSa die haiM, para pAThakagaNa dekheMge ki Ajakala isa viSaya kI jo jo gAthAe~ hameM upalabdha hotI hai una sabhI meM naMdoM ke 155, mauryoM ke 108 aura puSyamitra ke 30 varSa likhe hue milate haiM, jo ki eka cirakAlIna azuddhi kA pariNAmamAtra hai / 9deg 1 isameM bhadragupta kA yugapradhAnatva samaya batAnevAlA zabda " igayAla" hai, isakA saMskRta paryAya "ekacatvAriMzat " hai, jo 41 saMkhyA kA vAcaka hai / yahA~ mUla zabda " iguNayAla" hogA aisA bhI nahIM kaha sakate, kyoMki aisA mAnane para gAthA meM " caucattiguNayAla" aisA rUpa hogA jo chaMdobhaMga hone ke kAraNa pratyakSa azuddha hai / prastuta therAvalI gAthA meM " iguNayAla" ke sthAna jo " igayAla" zabda A par3A hai vaha avazya hI kAraNika hai aura jahA~ taka merA khyAla hai isakA kAraNa bhadragupta kA 41 varSa pramANa yuga pradhAnaparyAya mAnanevAlI koI paraMparA hai, isI paraMparA ke smaraNavaza therAvalIkAra ne 39 saMkhyAvAcaka 'iguNayAla' zabda ke sthAna meM 49 vAcaka 'igayAla' zabda likha diyA hai| bahuta saMbhava hai, mAthurI sthavirAvalI bhadragupta kA yugapradhAnatva paryAya 41 varSa pramANa mAnatI hogI, bhadragupta ke bAda yaha therAvalI Aryavajra ko yugapradhAna mAnatI hai aura AryarakSita kA svargavAsa vI0 saM0 584 meM mAnatI hai isase bhI yahI pAyA jAtA hai ki isa sthavirAvalIkAra ke mata meM bhadragupta kA yugapradhAnatva paryAya 41 varSa kA hI hogA / 1 89. purANakAroM ne 36 varSa taka puSyamitra kA rAjya karanA likhA hai, isake liye dekho TippaNa naM0 37 / 90. 'titthogAlI painnaya' vividha 'paTTAvalI aura 'duSSamAkAla gaMDikA' Adi Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA naMdoM kI varSasaMkhyA batAnevAle "puNa paNNasayaM" isa vAkyAMza ke "puNa" zabda kA azuddharUpa "paNa" hokara " paNNasayaM" ke sAtha mila jAne se aura "paNatIsA pUsamittassa" isa vAkya khaMDa ke paMcavAcaka "paNa" zabda ke "puNa" hokara tIsA ke pIche cale jAne se donoM jagaha pA~ca varSa kI kamI bezI ho gaI, para AkhirI saMkhyA barAbara raha jAne se yaha sUkSma bhUla kisI ke dhyAna meM nahIM AI / Ajakala kI gAthAoM meM maurya-kAla- sUcaka gAthAMza"aTThasayaM muriyANaM" -yaha hai, para ina gAthAoM ke mUla graMtha 'titthogAlI painnaya' meM ukta gAthAMza jina jina graMthoM meM prakaraNoM meM rAjatva kAla-gaNanA ke ullekha haiM vahA~ sarvatra isI prakAra kA kAlanirdeza hai, kevala eka pustaka meM (jisakA maiMne 'duSSamAkAlagaMDikAsAra' isa nAma se pahale ullekha kiyA hai) pAlaka kA 20 aura naMdoM kA 158 varSa kA rAjyakAla likhA hai para prAcIna na hone kI vajaha se isa ullekha para hama vizvAsa nahIM kara sakate I 137 AcArya hemacaMdra vIra nirvANa se 60 varSa bItane para naMdarAjya kA prAraMbha batAte haiM, dekho nimnalikhita pariziSTa parva kA zloka "anaMtaraM vardhamAna - svAminirvANavAsarAt / gatAyAM SaSTivatsaryAmeSa naMdo'bhavannRpaH // 243 // - pariziSTa parva sarga 6 patra 65 / isase yaha bAta to nizcita hai ki hemacaMdra ne pAlaka saMbaMdhI 60 varSa chor3a nahIM die haiM, para ve vI0 saM0 155 meM maurya rAjya kA prAraMbha huA batAte haiM, yaha eka naI hakIkata hai / mAlUma hotA hai ki hemacaMdra para naMdarAjya ke 100 varSa batAnevAle purANoM kA asara hogA jisase naMdoM ke 150 varSa ke sthAna kevala 95 varSa hI mAna lie haiN| aura aisA karake unhoMne bhadrabAhu caMdragupta saMbaMdhI daMtakathAoM ko saMgata karane tathA Arya mahAgiri aura Arya suhastI ke samaya ke sAtha saMprati ke samaya kA samanvaya karane kI buddhi se 155 meM caMdragupta kA rAjA honA likha diyA hai / maurya rAjAoM aura puSyamitra kA rAjatvakAla kitanA thA isakA hemacaMdra ke graMthoM meM ullekha nahIM hai, para inake pahale aura pIche ke sabhI graMthoM meM yaha galata samaya hI likhA huA milatA hai / Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA "maruA (muriyA)NaM aTThasayaM" -isa prakAra hai / avazya hI yaha pATha bhI azuddha hai para isa upanyAsa meM se azuddhi kA mUla hama jaldI pakar3a sakate haiM / / vastutaH "muriyANaM aTThasayaM' kI jagaha "muriyANaM saTThisayaM" pATha thA, para lekhaka kI galatI se "saTThisayaM" ke "sa" ke sthAna "ma" ho gayA,91 pichale zodhakoM ne isa "maTThisayaM" kA artha eka sau ATha kiyA 91. kevala 'saTThisaya' meM hI 'sa' ke sthAna para 'ma' nahIM huA, dUsare bhI aneka zabdoM meM 'sa' ke 'ma' aura 'ma' ke 'sa' hue titthogAlI kI prati meM abhI taka dRSTigocara ho rahe haiM, pAThakagaNa ke darzanArtha hama isa viSaya ke thor3e se udAharaNa yahA~ uddhRta kreNge| 'sa' kA 'ma' hone ke udAharaNatitthogAlI patra, gAthA, pAda / azuddha pATha murA0 / 9 / 208-2 / eravayavAme / 13 / 316-2 / nimuMbhe ya / 23 / 610-2 / maMjato / 26 / 680-2 / muyanisillo / 30 / 809-4 / muyarayaNa / 32 / 849-4 / maMkiNNA / 34 / 912-4 / bhamuMDiya / 36 / 950-1 / muNiviTTho / 45 / 1199-4 / 'ma' kA 'sa' hone ke udAharaNaparIsANaM / 1 / 13-4 / suhakamalA / 11 / 270-4 / dhaNiyasujjaMtA / 25 / 667-2 / suvaTThio / 29 / 768-4 / sutihiti / 35 / 935-3 / sussura / 35 / 937-2-4 / sAsaNe / 39 / 1050-2 / zuddha pATha surA0 / eravayavAse / nisuMbhe ya / saMjato / suyanisillo / suyarayaNa / saMkiNNA / bhasuMDiya / suNiviTTho / parImANaM / muhakamalA / dhaNiyamujjaMtA / muvaTThio / mutihiti / mummura / mAsaNe / Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 139 aura 'maTThi' ke "m" aura "i' ko galata samajhakara unheM ThIka karake "muriyANaM aTThasayaM" pATha banA liyA, para isameM bhI vaikalpika saMdhi se "muriyANamaTThasaya" hokara kahIM mAtrA na ghaTa jAya isa ciMtA se pichale lekhakoM ne isakI kAyA hI palaTa kara "aTThasayaM muriyANaM" banA liyA / isa prakAra yaha bhUla aura isakA itihAsa hai / yaha bhUla kucha Ajakala kI nahIM hai, caudahavIM sadI meM to yaha bhUla apanA vAstavika svarUpa bhulAkara zuddha gaNanA ke nAma se prasiddha ho cukI thI, jaisA ki AcArya merutuMga kI vicArazreNI se jJAta hotA hai| saMbhava hai, usake bhI bahuta pahale yaha isI rUpa meM rUr3ha ho calI ho / isa bhUla kA jaina itihAsa para kyA asara par3atA hai, vaha bhI jarA dekha lene yogya hai| prabhAvakacaritra aura isase bhI prAcIna prabaMdhoM meM likhA hai ki Arya khapaTa jaba bharoca meM vicarate the usa samaya vahA~ kAlakAcArya ke bhAnaje balamitra bhAnumitra kA rAjya thA / pracalita azuddha gaNanAnusAra balamitra bhAnumitra kA rAjya nirvANa saMvat 353 se 413 taka meM AtA hai, jaba khapaTAcArya kA svargavAsa nirvANa 484 meM honA likhA hai,92 aba kahie, ratthAsuha / 40 / 1058-4 / ratthAmuha / sahaseNa / 41 / 1097-4 / mahaseNa / suhe / 42 / 1142-4 / muhe / suMcA / 43 / 1158-3 / muMcA / suttamaM / 44 / 1197-1 / muttamaM / suttI / 45 / 1208-2 / muttI / suNaha / 45 / 1222-4 / muNaha / uparyukta udAharaNa paraMparA titthogAlI kI eka prAcIna prati se uddhRta kI gaI hai| pAThaka mahAzaya isase yaha samajha sakeMge ki 'sa' ke sthAna 'ma' ho jAne kA hamane jo ullekha kiyA hai vaha kucha bhI kliSTa-kalpanA nahIM hai, pUrvakAla meM lekhakoM kI ajJatA ke kAraNa 'sa' kA 'ma' ho jAnA aura 'ma' kA 'sa' ho jAnA sAdhAraNa bAta thI, hamane Upara 'sa' ke sthAna meM 'ma' ke likhe jAne ke jo aneka udAharaNa die haiM unhIM kI koTi kA 'saTThi' kA 'maTThi' hone kA bhI eka udAharaNa samajha lIjie / 92. dekho prabhAvakacaritra kA nimnalikhita ullekha Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA Arya khapaTa kA balamitra ke rAjya meM vicaranA kaise saMgata ho sakatA hai ? sarva paraMparA, paTTAvaliyoM aura prabaMdhoM se jJAta hotA hai ki kAlakAcArya vIra nirvANa saMvat 453 meM maujUda the aura inake bhAnaje balamitra bhAnumitra bhI isI samaya meM bharoca tathA ujjayinI meM rAjya karate the 193 yadi balamitra bhAnumitra kA rAjatvakAla nirvANa saMvat 353 aura 413 ke bIca mAna liyA jAya-jaisA ki pracalita azuddha gAthAoM ke anusAra AtA hai-to kAlaka aura balamitra bhAnumitra kA samAna-kAlInatva kaise ho sakegA ? / ye aneka virodha aura asaMgatiyA~ isa bhUla ke kAraNa upasthita hotI haiM jo hamAre saMzodhana ke bAda nahIM Thahara sakatIM / Upara hamane jo bhUlasaMbaMdhI tarka kiyA hai, vaha kevala kalpanA hI nahIM hai, para titthogAlI painnaya ke lekha se bhI yahI pramANita hotA hai ki isakI gaNanAviSayaka gAthAoM meM kucha bhUla praviSTa ho gaI hai, kyoMki Adhunika pATha ke anusAra vIra nirvANa se zaka taka ke rAjAoM ke rAjatvakAla ke 553 varSa hI Ate hai, para hameM cAhie 605 varSa, kyoMki inhIM gAthAoM meM likhe hue varSoM kA jor3a batAtI huI Age kI gAthA meM "zrIvIramuktitaH zatacatuSTaye caturazItisaMyukte / varSANAM samajAyata zrImAnAcAryakhapaTaguruH // 79 / / - prabhAvakacaritravijayasiMhaprabaMdha pR0 74 / 93. kAlakAcArya kA bhAnajA balamitra bharoca kA rAjA thA aisA prabhAvakacaritra ke nimna uddhRta zlokoM se jJAta hotA hai "itazcAsti puraM lATa lalATatilakaprabham / bhRgukacchaM nRpastatra balamitro'bhidhAnataH // 94 // " --prabhAvakacaritrapAdalipta pra0 pR0 48 / "tathA zrIkAlakAcArya svastrIyaH zrIyazonidhiH / bhRgukacchapuraM pAti, balamitrAbhidho nRpaH // 308 // -pra0 ca0 pAdalipta prabaMdha pR0 67 / balamitra ujjayinI kA rAjA thA yaha bAta nizIthacUrNi aura kAlakAcArya kathA meM likhI haiM, dekho TippaNa naM0 41 meM uddhRta ina graMthoM ke ullekha / Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA nirvANa-zaka ke aMtara ke 605 varSa aura 5 mAsa die haiM, isase nizcita hai ki ukta payanne kI vartamAna gAthAoM meM se 52 varSa chUTa gae haiM, aura yaha 52 varSa kI bhUla "saTThisayaM" ke sthAna "maTThisayaM" ho jAne kA hI pariNAma ho sakatI hai / gardabhilloM ke 152 varSa hama Upara dekha cuke haiM ki pracalita gaNanA meM mauryakAla meM se 52 varSa chUTa gae haiM, para pichale lekhakoM ne gardabhilloM ke 152 varSa mAnakara isa kamI ko dUrakara vIra nirvANa aura zaka kA 605 varSa kA aMtara ThIka kara liyA / isa saMbaMdha meM AcArya merutuMga nimnalikhita gAthA dete haiM "vikkamarajjANaMtara, satarasavAsehiM vaccharapavittI / sesaM puNa paNatIsasayaM, vikkamakAlammi ya paviTTha // " isakI vyAkhyA ve isa taraha karate haiM 141 'saptadazavarSairvikramarAjyAnaMtaraM vatsarapravRttiH / ko'rthaH ?, nabhovAhanarAjyAt 17 varSairvikramAdityasya rAjyam / rAjyAnaMtaraM ca tadaiva vatsarapravRttiH / tato dvipaMcAzadadhikazata (152) madhyAt 17 varSeSu gateSu zeSaM paMcatriMzadadhikazataM (135) vikramakAle praviSTam" arthAt '17 varSoM meM vikrama rAjya ke anaMtara saMvatsara calA, isaliye 152 meM se 17 varSa pahale vyatIta ho cuke the aura 135 varSa vikrama aura zaka ke aMtara meM praviSTa haiN| isa taraha gardabhilla ke rAjyAraMbha se zaka saMvatsara taka kula 152 varSa hote haiN|' gardabhilloM ke 152 varSa siddha karane ke liye merutuMga ko yaha drAvir3Iya prANAyAma karanA par3A hai, kyoMki kisI bhI taraha unheM nirvANa aura zaka ke bIca 605 varSoM kA mela milAnA thA, para merI samajha meM unakA yaha artha ukta gAthA se upasthita nahIM ho sakatA / gAthA ke pUrvArddha kA spaSTa aura svAbhAvika artha to yahI hai ki 'vikrama rAjya ke bAda 17 varSoM meM saMvatsara kI utpatti huI / ' rAjatvakAlagaNanA ke vivecana meM hama kaha cuke haiM ki 'balamitra' hI Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA jainoM kA vikramAditya'4 hai / nirvANa saMvat 453 meM gardabhilla ko uThAkara kathAvalI Adi ke matAnusAra vaha ujjayinI ke rAjyAsana para baiThA5 / aura isake bAda 17 varSoM meM (nirvANa sa0 470) mAlava saMvatsara kI pravRtti huI, yahI ghaTanA pUrvokta gAthA ke pUrvArddha meM sUcita kI hai, para mauryoM ke rAjatvakAla meM se 52 varSa chUTa jAne ke kAraNa pIche se isa svAbhAvika artha kI vyavasthA asaMgata ho gaI thI isI liye AcArya merutuMga ko asvAbhAvika kalpanA karane kI jarUrata par3I / matsya brahmAMDa aura vAyupurANa meM kula 7 gardabhilla rAjA likhe haiM,96 94. saMskRta bhASA meM 'bala' aura 'vikrama' zabda ekArthaka haiM aura 'mitra' tathA 'Aditya' bhI samAnArthaka haiM, isaliye 'balamitra' kaho yA 'vikramAditya' donoM zabdoM kA artha eka hI hai / saMbhava hai, balamitra hI ujjayinI ke siMhAsana para baiThane ke bAda "vikramAditya' nAma se prakhyAta huA ho, athavA usa samaya vaha 'balamitra' aura "vikramAditya' ina donoM nAmoM se prasiddha hogA aura 'kRtasaMvatsara' ke sAtha 'vikrama' nAma pracalita hone ke bAda pUrvokta 52 varSa kI bhUla ke pariNAma kAlabhinnatA se balamitra aura vikramAditya bhinna bhinna mAna lie gae hoMge / 95. aneka cUrNiyoM aura kAlaka kathAoM ke lekhAnusAra ujjayinI ke gardabhilla ko uThA ke vahA~ ke rAjyAsana para kAlakAcArya kA AzrayadAtA zAhi biThalAyA gayA thA, para bhadrezvarasUri ko kathAvalI meM eka aisA ullekha hai jo gardabhilla ke anaMtara hI ujjayinI ke rAjyAsana para kAlaka ke bhAnaje balamitra kA abhiSeka huA batAtA hai / dekho kathAvalI kA nimnalikhita lekha "sAhippamuharANaehi cAhisitto ujjeNIe kAlagasUribhANejjo balamitto nAma rAyA, takkaNiTThabhAyA ya bhANumitto nAmAhisitto juvarAyA / " -kathAvalI / 2 / 285 / 96. "saptaivAMdhrA bhaviSyaMti, dazAbhIrAstathA nRpAH / sapta gardabhilAzcApi, zakAzcASTAdazaiva tu // 18 // " matsya purANa a0 273 / patra 296 / "saptaSaSTiM ca varSANi, dazAbhIrAstato nRpAH / saptagardabhinazcaiva bhokSyaMtImAM dvisaptatim // 74 // " -brahmAMDapurANa ma0 bhA0 upo0 pA0 3 / a0 74 Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 143 aura brahmAMDapurANa meM gardabhilloM kA rAjatvakAla sirpha 72 varSa kA likhA hai / 27 'titthogAlI painnaya' meM gardabhillavaMzya rAjAoM kI saMkhyA to nahIM para unakA rAjatvakAla 100 varSa pramANa likhA hai, taba AcArya merutuMga gardabhilla 17, vikramAditya 60 dharmAditya 40, bhAilla 11, nAilla 14 aura nAhar3a 10, isa taraha gardabhilla Adi 6 puruSoM meM 152 varSoM kA samAveza karate haiM,8 jo svAbhAvika rItyA adhika hai| mere mata se to merutuMga ke vikramAditya aura dharmAditya, balamitra aura nabhaHsena se bhinna nahIM haiM / vikramAditya aura dharmAditya kA rAjatvakAla merutuMga kramazaH 60 aura 40 varSa kA dete haiM, taba balamitra aura nabhaHsena ne bhI anukrama se 60 aura 40 varSa taka rAjya kiyA thA / merutuMga vikramAditya ko gardabhilla kA putra likhate19 haiM, balamitra bhI gardabhilla kA putra athavA vaMzaja honA cAhie, kyoMki gardabhilla ke bAda vaha ujjayinI ke rAjya kA adhikAra prApta karatA hai / balamitra-bhAnumitra 12 varSa taka ujjayinI kA zAsana karate haiM aura inake bAda saMbhavataH inhIM kA putra vA vaMzaja nabha:sena 40 varSa taka ujjayinI kA rAjya karatA hai, ye 52 (12 + 40 = 52) varSa gardabhilloM ke 100 varSoM meM jor3a dene se gardabhilloM ke saptaiva tu bhaviSyaMti, dazAbhIyastato nRpAH / saptagardabhinazcApi, tato'tha daza vai zakAH // 353 // " -vAyupurANa utta0 a0 37 / 97. dekho TippaNa naM0 96 meM uddhRta brahmAMDapurANa kA zloka / 98. dekho merutuMgIya vicArazreNI kA nimnalikhita avataraNa "xxx gardabhillaH / 13 / zakA: 4 / evaM 470 / tadanu vikramAdityaH 60 / dharmAdityaH 40 / bhAila: 11 / nAila: 14 / nAhaGa: 10 / evaM 135 / ubhayaM 605 / " -vicArazreNi patra 3 / isa prakAra merutuMgasUri zaka saMbaMdhI 4 varSa sahita 6 gardabhillIya rAjAoM kA rAjatvakAla 152 varSa pramANa likhate haiM / 99. dekho vicArazreNi kA nIce likhA huA ullekha "tadanu gardabhillasyaiva sutena vikramAdityema' rAjJojjayinyA rAjyaM prApya suvarNapuruSasiddhibalAt pRthivImanRNAM kurvatA vikramasaMvatsaraH pravartitaH / " -vicArazreNi patra 3 / / Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 152 varSa kA lekhA bhI mila jAtA hai / aura darpaNa 1, balamitra 2, bhAnumitra 3, nabha: sena 4, bhAilla 5, nAilla 5 aura nAhar3a 7 isa prakAra gardabhilloM kI purANokta saMkhyA bhI mila jAtI hai / yadi uparyukta hamArA anumAna ThIka mAnA jAya to isakA artha yahI hogA ki mauryakAla meM se jo 52 varSa chUTa gae the unakI jagaha pUrI karane ke liye pichale lekhaka balamitra ke 12 aura nabhaH sena ke 40 varSoM ko bhUla se dubArA ginakara lekhA ThIka karate the / 13 varSa ke matabheda kA kAraNa hama Upara dekha Ae haiM ki rAjatvakAlagaNanA meM kucha gar3abar3a avazya ho gaI thI, para nirvANa aura zaka ke aMtara meM matabheda nahIM thA / mAthurI gaNanA se, vAlabhI gaNanA se, mauryoM ke 160 varSa mAnane se aura unake 108 varSa mAnane se bhI nirvANa aura zaka kA aMtara to 605 varSa taka hI AtA thA / isase yaha to nizcita hai ki jaba zaka saMvatsara kI pravRtti huI vahA~ taka jainoM meM mahAvIra nirvANa ke saMbaMdha meM koI matabheda nahIM thA / paraMtu pUrva varNita 52 varSa idhara udhara ho jAne ke bAda jaba " vikkamarajjANaMtara terasavAsehi vaccharapavittI / " - isa vAkya kA vAstavika artha calA gayA aura -- 'vIra nirvANa se 470 varSa ke bAda vikrama rAjA huA aura pRthivI ko uRNa karake rAjya ke terahaveM varSa meM usane apanA saMvatsara calAyA / ' jaba isa taraha kI athavA isase milatI julatI mAnyatA rUr3ha ho calI 00 tabhI se isa 13 varSa ke AdhikyavAlI mAnyatA kA samarthana kiyA jAne lagA / 100. jaba se vikrama nAma ke sAtha saMvat likhane kI prathA calI hai tabhI se isa viSaya meM aneka prakAra kI mAnyatAe~ pracalita ho calI haiM / 'vikrama pahale avaMti kA rAjA huA aura pIche usane pRthivI kA RNa cukAkara apanA saMvatsara calAyA' isa Azaya ke ullekha bhI aneka graMthoM meM haiM / prabhAvakacaritra ke jIvadevasUri prabaMdha meM AcArya prabhAcaMdrasUri ne likhA hai ki 'jisa samaya AcArya jIvadevasUri vAyaTa nagara meM the usa samaya vikramAditya avaMtI (ujjayinI) meM rAjya karatA thA, saMvatsara pravRtti ke nimitta pRthivI kA RNa cukAne ke liye rAjA ne apane maMtrI lAbA ko vAyaTa bhejA jahA~ usane prasiddha mahAvIra kA maMdira Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA jIrNa dekhA, maMtrI ne usakA jIrNoddhAra karAkara vikrama saMvat 7 meM jIvadevasUri ke hAtha se dhvajadaMDa kI pratiSThA karAI / ' prabaMdha ke mUla zabda isa prakAra haiM " itaH zrIvikramAdityaH zAstyavaMtIM nirAdhipaH / anRNAM pRthivIM kurvan pravartayati vatsaram // 71 // vATe preSito'mAtyo limbAkhyastena bhUbhujA / janAnRNyAya jIrNaM cA'pazyacchrIvIradhAma tat // 72 // uddadhAra svavaMzena nijena saha maMdiram / arhaMtastatra sauvarNa-kuMbhadaMDadhvajAlibhRt // 73 // saMvatsare pravRtte sa SaTsu varSeSu pUrvataH / gateSu saptamasyAMtaH pratiSThAM dhvajakuMbhayoH ||74 | zrIjIvadevasUribhyastebhyastatra vyadhApayat / adyApyabhaGgaM tattIrthamamUhagbhiH pratiSThitam // 75 // 145 - prabhAvakacaritra pR0 83 / jinaprabhasUri ke pAvApurI kalpa meM bhI isI Azaya kA ullekha hai ki 'mahAvIranirvANa ke anaMtara pAlaka, naMda, caMdragupta Adi rAjAoM ke bAda 470 varSa para vikramAditya rAjA hogA / 470 varSa kA lekhA isa prakAra hai- pAlaka varSa 60, navanaMda 155, mauryavaMza 108, puSyamitra 30, balamitra bhAnumitra 60, naravAhana 40, gardabhilla 13 aura zaka rAjyavarSa 4 / kula jor3a 470 / isake bAda vikramAditya rAjA hogA / vaha (vikrama) suvarNa puruSa ko siddha karake pRthivI ko uRNa kara apanA saMvatsara calAvegA / ' ukta kalpa kA mUlapATha isa prakAra hai " maha mukkhagamaNAo pAlaya - naMda - caMdaguttAi - rAIsu bolINesu causayasattarehiM vAsehiM vikkamAicco rAyA hohI / tattha saTThI varisANaM pAlagassa rajjaM, paNapannasayaM naMdANaM, aTTuttaraM sayaM moriyavaMsANaM, tIsaM pUsamittassa, saTThI balamitta - bhANumittANaM, cAlIsaM naravAhaNassa, terasa gaddabhillassa, cattAri sagassa / tao vikkamAicco, so sAhiyasuvaNNapuriso puhavi ariNaM kAuM niyasaMvaccharaM pavattehI / " -- pAvApurI kalpa patra 6 / ina ullekhoM se yaha to spaSTa jhalakatA hai ki vIranirvANa se 470 varSa ke bAda vikramAditya rAjA huA aura usake bAda kAlAMtara meM usane apanA saMvatsara pracalita kiyA, para vaha aMtara kitane varSoM kA thA isakA ina ullekhoM meM spaSTIkaraNa nahIM hai / vIra - 10 Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA / mAthurI vAcanAvAloM ke matAnusAra vIra nirvANa aura vikrama saMvatsara kA aMtara 470 varSa kA thA, isa mAnyatA ko vyakta karate hue ve kahate "vikkamarajjAraMbhA, purao sirivIranivvuI bhaNiyA / sunnamuNiveyajutto, vikkamakAlAu jiNakAlo // 101 arthAt 'vikrama rAjyAraMbha ke 470 varSa pahale vIra nirvANa huA isaliye vikramakAla meM 470 varSa milAne para jinakAla hogA / ' isa mAnyatA ke uttara meM vAlabhI vAcanAnuyAyI kahate the-nahIM, vikramakAla meM 470 varSa hI nahIM, para 483 varSa DAlane se jinakAla AyagA, kyoMki 470 varSa kA aMtara to nirvANa aura vikrama rAjyAraMbha kA hai, aura rAjyAraMbha ke bAda 13 varSa meM vikrama saMvatsara pravRtta huA isaliye 483 (4700 + 13 = 483) DAlane se hI vIra aura vikrama saMvat kA aMtara nikalegA / isI tAtparya ko sUcita karanevAlI nimnalikhita gAthA vidyamAna hai "vikkamarajjANaMtara terasavAsesu vaccharapavitto / sirivIramukkhao vA causayatesIivAsAo // ''102 101. yaha gAthA merutuMga vyAkhyAta sthavirAlavI meM hai, isakA uttarArddha mAtra dharmaghoSasUri kI kAlasaptaki meM bhI hai / isake sivA prakIrNaka gAthA patroM meM bhI yaha gAthA aneka jagaha dRSTigata hotI hai, para abhI taka yaha mAlUma nahIM huA ki yaha gAthA hai kisa graMtha kI aura kisakI rcnaa| 102. yaha gAthA bhI kisa maulika graMtha kI hai isakA patA nahIM hai / hamane yaha gAthA bar3ode ke seTha ambAlAla nAnAbhAI ke pustakabhaMDAra meM rakSita prakIrNaka prAcIna patroM meM se likhI thI / yahI gAthA merutuMgIya vicArazreNi ke pariziSTa meM bhI dRSTigocara hotI hai para vahA~ isake caturtha caraNa meM "causaya tesIi" ke sthAna meM "causaya tevIsa" pATha hai / sAtha hI vahA~ nIce likhA hai ki 'yaha gAthA titthogAlI prakIrNaka meM hai' (titthugAlI prakIrNake) paraMtu vartamAna meM upalabdha titthogAlI prakIrNaka meM yaha gAthA nahIM hai| mAlUma hotA hai, aneka gAthAe~ jaise tIrthoddhAra prakIrNake nAma para car3hA dI gaI haiM usI prakAra isa para bhI kisI ne yoMhI titthogAlI prakaraNa kI muhara lagA dI hai| kucha bhI ho, para yaha to nizcita hai ki vIranirvANa ke saMbaMdha meM jainoM meM 13 varSa kA matabheda rUr3ha hone ke uparAMta vikrama saMvat likhane kI pravRtti zurU hone ke bAda kI ye donoM gAthAe~ haiM jo donoM pakSa ke mata kI rUparekhA pradarzita karatI haiN| Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA yadyapi isa gAthA ke sivAya dUsare kisI graMtha meM yaha spaSTa nahIM likhA ki vikrama rAjya ke kisa varSa meM saMvatsara kI pravRtti huI thI, para aneka lekhaka yaha to avazya kahate haiM ki nirvANa se 470 varSa meM vikrama kA rAjya prAraMbha huA aura bAda meM saMvatsara pracalita huA / 103 147 kucha bhI ho, para yaha bAta to nizcita hai ki pichale samaya meM jaina saMgha meM eka aisA samudAya bhI vartamAna thA, jo vIra nirvANa kA vikrama rAjyAraMbha se aura usake nAma se pracalita saMvatsara se judA judA aMtara mAnatA thA aura isa mAnyatA kA kAraNa mere vicAra se 52 varSa ke viparyAsa ke pariNAmasvarUpa "terasavAsesu vaccharapavitto" isa vAkya ke vAstavika artha kA vismaraNa aura kAlpanika artha kI utpatti hI thA / aura vAlabhI gaNanA meM jo 13 varSa adhika Ate the ve isa mAnyatA ke samarthaka the / nirvANasamaya viSayaka digaMbarIya sammati aba taka hamane nirvANa - samaya kA vicAra zvetAMbara jainoM ke sUtra aura prakaraNoM ke AdhAra para hI kiyA hai, para isa viSaya meM digaMbara jainAcAryoM kI kyA sammati hai isakA ullekha nahIM kiyA / kiMtu jahA~ taka hamArA khyAla hai, nirvANa samaya ke bAre meM prAmANika digaMbarAcAryoM kA bhI vahI mata hai jo zvetAMbara jainAcAryoM ne "titthogAlI painnaya" Adi graMthoM meM nirUpaNa kiyA hai / yaha bAta bAra bAra kahI gaI hai ki hamArI gaNanA meM vIra nirvANa aura zaka saMvatsara ke bIca 605 varSa aura 5 mAsa kA aMtara mAnA gayA hai, aura ThIka yahI mAnyatA digaMbara jainAcArya yati vRSabha kI "tiloya pannati" aura siddhAMtacakravartI AcArya nemicaMdra ke "tiloya sAra" meM dRSTigocara hotI hai / prastuta viSaya kI tiloya pannati kI gAthA yaha hai 103. dekho TippaNa naM0 100 / Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA " NivvANe vIrajiNe, chavvAsasadesu paMcavarisesu / paNamAsesu gadesu, saMjAdo sagaNio ahavA / ''104 arthAt 'vIra nirvANa ke bAda 605 varSa aura 5 mAsa ke bItane para zaka rAjA huA / ' yahI bAta nemicaMdra ke 'tiloya sAra' kI nIce kI gAthA meM bhI kahI hai 104. ' ahavA' kA artha vikalpa darzana hai / isase jJAta hotA hai ki gAthokta samaya ke uparAMta usa samaya isake saMbaMdha meM dUsare vikalpa bhI the jinakA yati vRSabha ne ' ahavA' se sUcana kiyA hai aura isa prasaMga para dUsarI gAthAoM meM unakA nirUpaNa bhI kiyA hai / ina matavikalpoM meM eka mAnyatA yaha thI ki 'vIranirvANa se 461 varSa ke bAda 462 meM 'zaka rAjA' utpanna huA / ' yaha mAnyatA vikrama aura zaka rAjA ko eka mAnane saMbaMdhI bhUla kA pariNAma hai / jaise trilokasAra kI TIkA meM mAdhava caMdra ne nirvANa se 605 varSa pIche honevAle zaka rAjA ko 'vikramAMka' kahane kI bhUla kI hai (" zrIvIranAtha nirvRteH sakAzAt paMcottaraSaTzatavarSANi gatvA pazcAdvikramAMka zakarAjo'jAyata / ") vaise hI isa mAnyatAvAloM ne vikrama ko zaka samajhane kI bhUla kI / yati vRSabha ke samaya meM dUsarI mAnyatA yaha thI ki vIranirvANa ke bAda 9785 varSa aura 5 mAsa bItane para zaka rAjA huA thA, aura tIsarI kalpanA yaha thI ki vIra nirvANa se 14793 varSa bItane para zaka rAjA huaa| ye tInoM mata triloka prajJapti kI nimnalikhita gAthAoM se spaSTa hote haiM "vIrajiNe siddhigade, causadaigasaTThivAsaparimANe / kAlammi adikkate, uppanno ettha sagarAo // ahavA vIre siddhe, sahassaNavakaMmi sagasayasabbhahie / paNasIdimi atIde, paNamAse saMgaNio jAdo || coddasasahassasagasaya teNaudivAsakAlavicchede / vIresarasiddhIdo, uppaNNo sagaNio ahavA ||" ina gAthAoM ke pratipAdana ke anusAra kyA sacamuca hI yadi vRSabha ke samaya meM vIra aura zaka ke aMtara ke saMbaMdha meM bhinna bhinna mAnyatAe~ hoMgI ? athavA ina gAthAoM kA kucha aura hI tAtparya hai ? vidvAnoM ko ina gAthAoM kI pUrI samAlocanA karanI cAhie / Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 149 "paNa chassayavassapaNamAsajudaM gamiyavIraNivvuidosagarAjo" / to kakkI [ti] caduNavatimahiyasagamAsaM // 105 arthAt 'vIra jina ke nirvANa se 605 varSa aura 5 mAsa vyatIta hone para zaka rAjA huA / ' uparyukta donoM prAcIna digaMbarAcAryoM kI nirvANa-viSayaka kAlagaNanA hamArI gaNanA ke sAtha barAbara ekarUpa ho jAtI hai, aura vartamAna kAlIna digaMbara saMpradAya bhI inhIM AcAryoM ke kathanAnusAra zaka se pahale 605 varSa aura 5 mAsa ke aMtara para hI vIra nirvANa saMvata mAnatA hai, isaliye yaha kahanA anucita nahIM hogA ki nirvANa samaya ke vicAra meM donoM jaina saMpradAya prAraMbha se lekara Aja taka eka-mata haiM, aura hamArI samajha meM pracalita nirvANa samaya kI satyatA meM yaha eka sabala pramANa ginA jA sakatA hai / nirvANasamaya viSayaka Adhunika matabheda aba hama mahAvIra ke nirvANa-samaya-saMbaMdhI Adhunika matabhedoM kI kucha carcA karake isa lekha ko pUrA kareMge / jaba se DaoNkTara harmana yAkobI ne AcArya hemacaMdra ke eka ullekha ke AdhAra para mahAvIra nirvANa ke pracalita saMvat kI satyatA meM saMdeha upasthita karake nirvANa samaya ke nirNaya meM apanA nayA mata pradarzita kiyA hai taba se isa viSaya kI adhika carcA aura samAlocanA ho rahI hai / 105. isa gAthA meM 'sagarAjo' paryaMta zaka kA vRttAMta hai, aura usake bAda rAjA kalki kA / digaMbara jainAcAryoM kI mAnyatA yaha hai ki vIra nirvANa ke bAda 1000 varSa bItane para prathama kalkI aura dUsare hajAra varSa kI saMdhi meM dUsarA kalkI hogA, isa prakAra hara eka hajAra hajAra varSa kI saMdhi meM eka eka kalkI hogA / isa prakAra 20 kalkI hone ke bAda 21 vA~ jalamaMthana nAmaka sanmArga kA mathana karanevAlA kalkI hogA / prathama kalkI zaka saMvat 394 varSa aura 7 mAsa meM hone kA isa gAthA meM ullekha hai isase yaha bAta siddha ho cukI ki vIranirvANa aura zaka saMvat ke bIca jo 605 varSa 5 mAsa kA aMtara batAyA jAtA hai vahI digaMbara jainAcAryoM kI saiddhAMtika mAnyatA hai / Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA DA0 harmana yAkobI aura inhIM ke matasamarthaka DAkTara jArla cArapeMTiyara pracalita vIra nirvANa saMvat meM se 60 varSa kama karake I0 sa0 pUrva 467 varSa para mahAvIra kA nirvANa honA batAte haiM / 106 isa mata ke samarthaka vidvAnoM kI mukhya dalIleM ye haiM (1) "jina gAthAoM ke AdhAra para nirvANa samaya kA pratipAdana kiyA gayA hai, una gAthAoM meM batAe hue rAjAoM kA aura sthAnoM kA kucha bhI aitihAsika-saMbaMdha na hone se unake sattAsamaya ke AdhAra para kI gaI nirvANa-samaya gaNanA satya nahIM ho sakatI / ' (2) 'mahAvIra nirvANa ke bAda 470 varSa para vikrama saMvat mAnakara jo nirvANa saMvat mAnA jAtA hai vaha bhI ThIka nahIM ho sakatA / kyoMki usa samaya meM saMvatsarapravartaka vikrama nAmaka kisI vyakti ke astitva kA hI itihAsa meM patA nahIM hai, to usake nAma se pracalita saMvatsara ke AdhAra para nirvANa saMvatsaragaNanA nirdoSa kaise ho sakatI hai ?' ___ (3) bauddha sAhitya se buddha aura mahAvIra kI samakAlInatA siddha hotI hai, aura buddha kA nirvANa I0 sa0 pahale 477 varSa para huA thA yaha bAta nizcita ho cukI hai, aba jo mahAvIra kA nirvANa pracalita paraMparAnusAra I0 sa0 pahale 527 varSa para mAna liyA jAya to mahAvIra ke nirvANasamaya meM buddha kI avasthA sirpha 30 varSa kI hogI jisa samaya ki unheM bodhijJAna 106. mahAvIra ke nirvANa samaya ke saMbaMdha meM pro0 yAkobI ne kalpasUtra aura sekreDa buksa oNpha dI IsTa pustaka 22 kI prastAvanA meM carcA karake nirvANa samaya I0 sa0 pUrva 467 varSa para sthApita karane kA prayatna kiyA hai, aura inhIM kI dalIloM ke AdhAra para DA0 jArla cArapeMTiyara ne adhika vistRta nibaMdha likha ke pro0 yAkobI ke mata kA samarthana kiyA hai / yaha lekha isa viSaya meM Aja taka likhe gae pAzcAtya vidvAnoM ke saba lekhoM se adhika vistRta hai / isake atirikta DA0 hArnala, gurinATa, rAis, thomasa, Adi ne bhI mahAvIranirvANa samaya ke viSaya meM likhA hai para inameM se adhikatara vidvAnoM kA mata I0 sa0 527 varSa pUrva nirvANa mAnane ke pakSa meM hai isaliye inakI yahA~ samAlocanA karanA anAvazyaka hai / Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla gaNanA 151 taka prApta nahIM huA thA to ve mahAvIra ke samakAlIna dharmapravartaka kaise ho sakate haiM ?' DA0 yAkobI aura cArapeMTiyara ke nibaMdhoM kI ye hI mukhya dalIleM haiM, aura ina sabake saMkSipta uttara mere isa lekha meM A bhI gae haiM, para phira bhI spaSTatA ke vicAra se isa viSaya meM yahA~ kucha likhanA ThIka hogA / prathama dalIla ke javAba meM jyAdA likhanA vRthA hai kyoMki rAjatvakAlagaNanA-paddhati ke vivecana meM hI hamane likha diyA hai ki yaha gaNanA kisI rAjavaMza kI vaMzAvalI yA paTTAvalI nahIM hai, kiMtu smRtiyoM kI eka zRMkhalA hai / jaina sAdhu kisI bhI rAjavaMza yA rAjasthAna ke grAsabhogI kIrtigAthaka nahIM hote the jo bhAToM kI taraha hamezA vahIM rahakara usa vaMza kI vaMzakathA likhate rahate, kiMtu apane dhArmika niyamoM ke anusAra deza paradeza meM bhramaNa karanevAle apratibaddha vihArI sAdhu the, ve jisa samaya jahA~ hote vahA~ ke adhika prasiddha rAjA ke rAjatvakAla ko apanI gaNanA meM saMbaMdhita kara lete the jisakA kAraNa mAtra yahI thA ki nirvANa kAla gaNanA meM kisI taraha kI bhUla praviSTa na ho jAya, isaliye isa paddhati meM aitihAsika saMbaMdha DhU~r3hanA nirarthaka hai / balamitra bhAnumitra aura kAlakAcArya kA samaya paraspara na milane kI jo zikAyata thI vaha avazya hI vicAraNIya thI, para aba hamAre saMzodhana ke bAda yaha zikAyata bhI dUra ho jAtI hai| saMvatsarapravartaka vikrama nAmaka vyakti ke astitva-nAstitva kI zaMkA107 bhI jainagaNanA meM kucha bhI asara nahIM DAla sakatI, kyoMki hamArI 107. adhikatara purAtattvavettAoM kA kathana hai ki 'I0 sa0 se 57 varSa ke aMtara para jo saMvatsara pracalita hai usake sAtha vikrama kA vAstavika koI saMbaMdha nahIM hai| zilAlekha, sikkA Adi koI bhI aisA pramANa nahIM hai ki isa saMvatsara-pravRtti ke samaya meM 'vikrama' nAmaka vyakti kA astitva bhI sAbita kara sake / pahale pahala 'vikramAditya' upAdhi kA ullekha dvitIya caMdragupta ke nAma ke sAtha milatA hai, isake pahale kisI kA nAma yA upAdhi 'vikramAditya' ho aisA kucha bhI sAdhaka pramANa nahIM hai / pracalita saMvatsara ke sAtha vikrama kA nAma bahuta pIche se likhA jAne lagA hai / 9 vIM sadI ke pahale ke kisI bhI lekha patra meM saMvat ke sAtha 'vikrama' zabda likhA nahIM milatA, isaliye yA to isa saMvatsara pravartana ke samaya meM vikrama nAmadhArI koI rAjA hI nahIM huA, Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 152 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA prAcIna gaNanA nirvANa se AraMbha hokara 605 varSa aura 5 mAsa ke aMta meM zaka saMvatsara se A milatI hai aura taba se donoM saMvatsara Aja taka usI aMtara para cale A rahe haiM / vikramAditya (balamitra) kI mRtyu ke pIche 5 varSa ke uparAMta cale hue mAlavagaNa saMvat ke sAtha jaba se vikrama kA nAma jaDA aura usakA vyavahAra meM adhika prayoga hone lagA108 taba se jaina lekhakoM ne bhI aura yadi koI isa nAma vAlA vyakti huA bhI ho to usakA isa saMvatsara pravRtti ke sAtha koI saMbaMdha nahIM thA / / hamAre vicAra meM yadyapi yaha saMvatsara vikramAditya ne nahIM calAyA, para usa samaya meM athavA usake AsapAsa ke samaya meM 'vikrama' nAmaka vyakti kA astitva mAnane meM koI Apatti nahIM hai / titthogAlI painnaya kI kAlagaNanA meM nirdiSTa 'balamitra' hI vAstava meM saMvatsara saMbaMdhita vikramAditya hai / usakA ujjayinI meM rAjya huA, usake bAda 13 varSa para pracalita saMvatsara kA AraMbha huA thA jaba ki balamitra-vikramAditya ko mare pA~ca varSa pUre ho cuke the, isa bhAva ko vyakta karanevAlI kaI prAcIna jaina gAthAe~ haiM jinakA hamane isI lekha meM yathAsthAna upayoga kiyA hai / hamAre kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki zurU meM isa saMvatsara ke sAtha vikrama kA khAsa saMbaMdha nahIM thA yaha bAta ThIka hai, para isa nAma kA koI rAjA hI nahIM huA yaha nahIM kahA jA sakatA / hAla-gAthA-saptazatI meM vikramAditya kI prazaMsA meM likhI huI eka gAthA upalabdha hotI hai / yadi yaha gAthAsaptazatI sAtavAhana vaMza ke rAjA hAla kI athavA usake samaya kI kRti mAnane meM koI Apatti nahIM hai to usake pahale vikramAditya nAmaka rAjA kA astitva mAnane meM bhI koI Apatti nahIM honI cAhie / 108. mAlavagaNa saMvat ke sAtha vikrama nAma kaba se likhA jAne lagA isakA nizcaya honA muzkila hai, kyoMki nauvIM zatAbdI ke pahale ke kisI lekha meM saMvat ke sAtha "vikrama' zabda likhA huA nahIM milatA, para saMbhava hai ki isake bahuta pahale se yaha saMvat vikrama ke nAma se prasiddha ho cukA hogA / jaise zaka saMvat purAne samaya meM kevala 'saMvat' likhA jAtA thA aura kAlAMtara meM 'zaka saMvat' likhA jAne lagA vaise hI yaha saMvat bhI pahale vikrama ke nAma se pahicAnA jAtA hogA, para likhane meM kevala 'saMvat' likhA jAtA hogA aura jaba se zaka saMvat, gupta saMvat Adi aneka saMvatoM ne apane vizeSa nAmoM ke sAtha pracAra pAyA hogA taba se isa mAlavA saMvat ne bhI mAlavA ke prasiddha rAjA vikramAditya kA nAma apane sAtha le liyA hogA / Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA * vIra - vikrama kA aMtara batAnevAlI gAthAe~ banA DAlIM aura merutuMga sUri Adi pichale lekhakoM ne unhIM gAthAoM ke AdhAra para vikrama ke 470 varSa pahale mahAvIra kA nirvANa - samaya batAyA, to isameM bhI saMdeha karane kA koI kAraNa nahIM hai, kyoMki zaka ke 135 varSa pUrva aura vIra nirvANa se 470 varSa pIche eka saMvat calA thA yaha bAta lagabhaga sarvamAnya hai, merutuMga ne jo nirvANa aura vikrama saMvat ke bIca 470 varSa kA aMtara likhA hai usakA tAtparya isI saMvatsara ke aMtara se hai, cAhe yaha saMvat vikrama se calA ho yA dUsare kisI se / 153 aba rahI buddha aura mahAvIra kI samakAlInatA kI bAta, so yaha to hama bhI mAnate haiM ki ye donoM mahApuruSa samakAlIna hI the, para buddha ke saMdehapUrNa nirvANa - samaya ko nizcita mAna lene aura mahAvIranirvANa - samaya ko, jo nizcita aura nissaMdeha hai, idhara udhara ghasITakara ulaTA avyavasthita banA denevAlI pAzcAtya vidvAnoM kI nIti ko hama kisI taraha svIkAra nahIM kara sakate / buddha kA nirvANa - samaya Aja se hI nahIM, hajAroM varSoM se saMzayAspada hai, yaha kahane kI zAyada hI jarUrata hogI / cInI yAtrI phAhiAna ne, jo I0 sa0 400 meM yahA~ AyA thA, likhA hai ki " isa samaya taka nirvANa se 1497 varSa vyatIta hue haiM / "* isase buddhanirvANa kA samaya I0 sa0 pUrva 1097 (1497-400 1097) ke AsapAsa AtA hai / jaina graMthoM meM pahale pahala AcArya devasena ke 'darzanasAra' graMtha meM saMvat ke sAtha vikrama ke nAma kA ullekha huA dRSTigocara hotA hai / darzanasAra ke kartA ukta AcArya vikrama kI 10 vIM sadI meM the / isake bAda gyArahavIM sadI ke jaina vidvAn dhanapAla kI 'pAialacchI nAmamAlA' meM aura AcArya amitagati ke 'subhASita ratnasaMdoha' meM vikrama saMvat kA upanyAsa hai aura isake bAda ke samaya meM bane hue graMthoM aura lekhoM meM to jyAdAtara vikrama saMvat kA hI dauradaurA hai, para dasavIM sadI ke pahale ke kisI jaina graMtha meM isa saMvat ke sAtha vikrama zabda kA ullekha hamAre dekhane meM nahIM AyA / bhAratIya prAcIna lipimAlA / = Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 prasiddha cInI yAtrI huenatsaMga, jo I0, sa0 630 meM yahA~ AyA thA, apanI bhAratayAtrA ke varNana meM likhatA hai vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 1 " zrI buddhadeva 80 varSa taka jIvita rahe / unake nirvANa kI tithi ke viSaya meM bahuta se matabheda hai / koI vaizAkha kI pUrNimA ko unakI nirvANa-tithi mAnatA hai / sarvAstivAdI kArtika pUrNimA ko nirvANatithi mAnatA haiM / koI kahate haiM ki nirvANa kAla ko 12 sau varSa ho gae / kinhIM kA kathana hai ki 15 sau varSa bIta gae / koI kahate haiM abhI nirvANa-kAla ko 900 varSa se kucha adhika hue haiM / "* isase mAlUma hotA hai ki huenatsaMga ke samaya meM buddha nirvANa - kAla ke viSaya meM kama se kama tIna taraha kI mAnyatAe~ thI, kisI ke mAnyatAnusAra buddha nirvANa I0 sa pUrva 570 (1200 - 630 570) varSa para AtA thA, kisI ke vicAra se 870 varSa para aura kisI ke mata se 270 varSa se kucha hI adhika samaya para / = bauddhoM ke pAligraMtha azoka ke rAjyAbhiSeka se pUrva 218 varSa para buddha kA nirvANa honA pratipAdita karate haiM, taba divyAvadAna pramukha uttarIya bauddha graMtha azoka ke pahale 100 varSa para hI buddha kA parinirvANa huA batAte haiN| cIna ke bauddha I0 sa0 pUrva 638 meM buddha kA nirvANa honA mAnate haiM, aura sIlona, brahmA aura zyAma meM buddhanirvANa I0 sa0 se 544 varSa pUrva huA mAnA jAtA hai aura yahI mAnyatA AsAma ke rAja- guruoM kI bhI hai / I ina bhinna bhinna matoM ke dekhane para yahI kahanA par3atA hai ki bauddhoM ke donoM saMpradAya buddha ke nirvANa samaya ko bahuta pahale hI bhUla cuke the / para, hA~ kahIM kahIM isa viSaya kI satya paraMparA bhI maujUda thI, ki jisake AdhAra se buddhaghoSa ne mahAvaMzokta nirvANasamaya - gaNanA kA samaMtapAsAdikA meM saMzodhana karake nirvANa samaya ko ThIka kiyA hai aura, jahA~ taka merA vicAra hai, sIlona brahmA Adi meM jo Ajakala buddha - nirvANa samaya mAnA jAtA hai vaha buddhaghoSa kA saMzodhita samaya hI hai / bhAratIya prAcIna lipimAlA / - Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 155 yaha to pUrva kAla aura vartamAna samaya kI bauddha paraMparAoM kI bAteM huIM, para itara vidvAnoM kA bhI buddha ke nirvANa-samaya ke viSaya meM eka mata nahIM hai| jina jina ne isa viSaya para carcA kI hai, unameM se adhika saMkhyaka vidvAnoM ne apanI apanI bhinna rAya hI kAyama kI hai / / DA0 bulhara kI rAya se buddha kA nirvANa I0 sa0 pUrva 483-2 aura 472-1 ke bIca meM sthira hotA hai / pro0 karna ke mata se I0 sa0 pUrva 388 meM, phargusana ke vicAra se 481 meM, janarala kaniMgahAma kI sammati se 478 meM, meksamUlara tathA mi0 bainarajI ke kathanAnusAra 477 meM, paMDita bhagavAnlAla iMdrajI ke khayAla se 638 meM, phlITa ke anveSaNAnusAra 482 meM aura DA0 vholara tathA tukArAma kRSNa lAD ke nirNayAnusAra 483 meM aura vI0 e0 smitha ke prathama zodha ke anusAra 543 meM aura pichale zodha ke anusAra I0 sa0 487 pUrva mahAtmA buddha kA parinirvANa samaya AtA hai| isa prakAra nirvANa samaya ke viSaya meM kama se kama paMdraha taraha kI mAnyatAoM kI vidyamAnatA meM nizcita rUpa se yahI mAna lenA ki buddha kA nirvANa I0 sa0 pUrva 477 meM hI huA thA, hamArI samajha meM kevala manasvitA hai| bhAratavarSIya vidvAnoM meM mahAvIra nirvANa-samaya ke saMbaMdha meM sabase pahale aura vivecanA-pUrvaka vicAra karanevAle zrI ke0 pI0 jAyasavAla haiM / Apane 'pATaliputra' 'bihAra-orisA patrikA' Adi hiMdI aura aMgrejI patroM meM nirvANa-viSayaka aneka lekha die haiM aura apanI yaha rAya sthira kI hai ki mahAvIra-nirvANa I0 sa0 pUrva 527 yA 467 meM nahIM varan 545 meM huA thA / prastuta viSaya meM ApakI dalIleM ye haiM 'zAkya bhUmi ke zAmagAma meM rahe hue buddhane jJAtaputra kA pAvA meM maraNa huA sunA / isa matalaba kA jo aMguttara nikAya meM ullekha hai vaha prAmANika hai aura isake anusAra mahAvIra kA nirvANa buddhanirvANa se pahale Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA huA siddha hotA hai / ' 'jaina gaNanA meM jo vIranirvANa aura vikrama saMvat ke bIca meM 470 varSa kA aMtara mAnA jAtA hai vaha vastutaH sarasvatIgaccha kI paTTAvalI ke lekhAnusAra nirvANa aura vikramajanma ke bIca kA aMtara hai, vikrama 18 veM varSa meM rAjyAbhiSikta huA aura usI varSa se saMvat pracalita huA / isa prakAra vIranirvANa se (470 + 18 =) 488 varSa para vikrama saMvatsara kI pravRtti huI, para jaina-gaNanA meM se ukta 18 varSa chUTa jAne se nirvANa se 470 varSa para hI saMvatsara mAnA jAne lagA jo spaSTa bhUla hai / ' 'brahmA aura sIlona Adi kI daMtakathAoM ke AdhAra para buddha-nirvANa I0 sa0 544 ke pUrva honA siddha hai, isaliye vIranirvANa bhI isake pahale I0 sa0 545 pUrva mAnanA yuktisaMgata hai / ' mi0 jAyasavAla kI prathama dalIla ke uttara meM hameM yahA~ kucha bhI likhane kI jarUrata nahIM hai, kyoMki isa bAta kA khulAsA hamane isI lekha meM "buddha kI jIvita avasthA meM jJAtaputra kA kAladharma-sUcaka bauddha ullekha" isa heDiMga ke nIce kara diyA hai / dUsarI dalIla vIra aura vikrama ke aMtara ke viSaya meM hai so yaha bhI nirvANa-samaya ke nirNaya meM kucha bhI prakAza nahIM DAla sakatI, kyoMki prAcIna jaina nirvANa-gaNanA kA saMbaMdha zaka saMvatsara ke sAtha hai, na ki vikrama saMvat ke sAtha / nirvANa aura zaka kA 605 varSa kA aMtara jo purAne samaya meM thA vahI Aja bhI hai, isaliye isa viSaya meM zaMkA uThAne kA koI bhI kAraNa nahIM hai| nirvANa ke bAda 470 varSa meM vikrama kA janma, 8 varSa taka bAlakrIr3A 16 varSa taka deza-bhramaNa, 25 varSa taka mithyA dharmayukta rAjya aura 40 varSa taka jaina-dharmayukta rAjya karake vikrama kI svargagati batAnevAlI jo paTTAvalI aura vikrama prabaMdha kI gAthA'09 hai vaha bilakula navIna aura daMtakathA 109. zrIyuta jAyasavAla ne isa viSaya meM sarasvatI gaccha kI paTTAvalI ke jisa ullekha kA nirdeza kiyA hai vaha isa prakAra hai Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 157 ke Upara gar3hI huI hai / aisI aprAmANika nUtana gAthAoM ke AdhAra para cirapracalita vyavasthita gaNanA ko anyathA ThaharAnA hama kisI taraha yogya nahIM samajhate / hama dekhate haiM ki zvetAMbaroM kI taraha digaMbara saMpradAya meM bhI jaba se vikrama saMvat kA pracAra huA hai, kaI taraha kI bhUleM ghusanI zurU ho gaI thIM, kAI vikrama ke janma se saMvatsara pravRtti mAnatA thA,110 koI vikrama ke rAjyAbhiSeka se saMvatsara kA prAraMbha ginate the,11 aura koI koI vikrama kI "vIrAt 492 vikrama janmAMtara varSa 22, rAjyAMta varSa 4 / " paTTAvalI kA yaha lekha kitanA anizcita aura Adhunika hai yaha batAne kI zAyada hI jarUrata hogI / prabaMdha kI gAthAe~ bhI bilakula arvAcIna aura azuddha haiM, inakA racanAkAla zAyada hI vikrama kI 16 vIM yA 17 vIM sadI ke pahale kA ho / pAThakagaNa ke avalokanArtha hama vikrama prabaMdha kI una gAthAoM ko nIce avatarita karate haiM, jinameM vikrama jIvana-kAla ko bhinna bhinna varSoM meM bA~TA hai "sattara causada jutto(te), ti(ji)NakAlevikkamo havaijammo / aTThavarasa bAlalIlA, soDasavAsehi(sAI) bhammae deso(saM) / varasa paNavIsA rajjaM, kuNati micchovadesasaMjutto / cAlIsa varasa jiNavara-dhammaM pAliya surapahaM lahiyaM // " (ina gAthAoM kA tAtparyArtha mUla lekha meM A gayA hai / ) 110. TippaNa naM0 109 meM ullikhita sarasvatI gaccha kI paTTAvalI ke Adhunika ullekha se jAnA jAtA hai ki zAyada paTTAvalIkAra ke samaya meM kisI kisI kI mAnyatA vikrama ke janma se vikrama saMvat mAnane kI hogI, para isa viSaya kA koI bhI prAmANika ullekha nahIM hai| 111. vikrama ke rAjyAbhiSeka se saMvatsara pravRtti mAnane kA digaMbarAcAryoM ke kina kina graMthoM meM vidhAna hai isakA isa samaya mere pAsa koI khulAsA nahIM hai, paraMtu jahA~ taka merA khyAla hai, jina jina AcAryoM ne apane graMthoM meM sAmAnyatayA vikrama saMvat kA ullekha kiyA hai ve saba rAjyAbhiSeka se vikrama saMvat mAnanevAle hone cAhie~, kyoMki yaha eka sAmAnya prathA hai ki saMvatsara yadi kisI rAjA ke nAma kA hotA hai to vaha Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA mRtyu se hI saMvat kA AraMbha mAnate the / 112 avazya hI vikrama saMvatsara ke viSaya meM matabheda thA, para kauna mAnyatA ThIka thI aura kauna galata, isa bAta usake rAjyAbhiSeka varSa se hI zurU huA mAnA jAtA hai aura usakA nirdeza sAmAnya hotA hai, para jahA~ usakA anya ghaTanA ke sAtha saMbaMdha hotA hai vahA~ bahudhA usa ghaTanA kA bhI sAtha hI nirdeza kiyA jAtA hai, jaise 'vIranirvANa saMvat' tathA 'vikramamRtyu saMvat' kA / yahA~ para 'nirvANa' aura 'mRtyu' ghaTanA kA nirdeza kiyA jAtA hai / 112. vikrama kI mRtyu se saMvatsara pravRtti mAnanevAle AcAryoM meM digaMbara jainAcArya devasena sUri kA nAma khAsa ullekhanIya hai / inhoMne apane 'darzanasAra' nAma ke graMtha meM jahA~ jahA~ aitihAsika ghaTanAoM kA nirUpaNa kiyA hai vahA~ sarvatra vikrama mRtyu saMvat kA hI ullekha hai| pAThakoM ke avalokanArtha hama yahA~ para darzanasAra kI una gAthAoM ko uddhRta kareMge ''ega sae chattIse, vikkamarAyassa maraNapattassa / soraTe valahIe, uppaNNo sevaDo saMgho // paMcasaye chavvIse, vikkamaNyassa maraNapattassa / dakkhiNamahurAjAdo, dAviDasaMgho mahAmoho // sattasaye tevaNNe, vikkamarAyassa maraNapattassa / naMdayaDe varagAme, kaTThAsaMgho muNeyavvo // " pAThaka gaNa dekheMge ki ukta pratyeka gAthA ke pUrvArdha meM vikrama mRtyusaMvatsara kA ullekha hai| isake uparAMta AcArya amitagati ne apane 'subhASita ratnasaMdoha' meM aura paM0 vAmadeva ne 'bhAvasaMgraha' meM vikramamRtyusaMvat kA ullekha kiyA hai, jo nIce ke padyoM se jJAta hogA "samArUDhe pUtatridazavasati vikramanRpe, sahasre varSANAM prabhavati hi paJcAzadadhike / samAptaM paJcamyAmavati dharaNI muJjanRpatau, site pakSe pauSe budhahitamidaM zAstramanagham // " -subhASitaratnasaMdoha / "saSaTtriMze zate'bdAnAM, mRte vikramarAjani / saurASTra vallabhIpuryAmabhUttatkathyate mayA // " -vAmadevakRta bhAvasaMgraha / Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 159 kI carcA karane kI hameM koI jarUrata nahIM hai / hamArI gaNanA kA maryAdAstaMbha zaka kAla hai aura usameM kisI prakAra kA matabheda nahIM hai / __mi0 jAyasavAla kI isa mAnyatA ke sAtha hama sahamata haiM ki buddhanirvANa kA samaya vahI ThIka hai, jo sIlona, brahmA tathA zyAma ke bauddha aura AsAma ke rAjaguru mAnate haiM / para hama yaha nahIM mAna sakate ki mahAvIra kA nirvANa buddha-nirvANa ke pahale ho cukA thA / hamArI rAya meM buddhanirvANa ke uparAMta bahuta arse taka mahAvIra jIvita rahe the / isa bAta ko hamane prAraMbha meM hI spaSTa kara diyA hai, aura hamArI isa gaNanA meM koI bhI virodha nahIM AtA / balki jaina sUtroM aura bauddha graMthoM kA ThIka samanvaya bhI ho jAtA hai jo ki pahale batAyA jA cukA hai / / vIra nirvANa zaka-pUrva 606 (vartamAna) aura vikrama pUrva 471 (vartamAna) varSa meM huA113 isa hisAba se I0 sa0 pUrva 528 (vartamAna) varSa ke 113. vartamAna samaya ke jaina paJcAGgoM meM vIranirvANa ke gata varSa lie jAte haiM, para isa bAta ko samajhanevAlA zAyada hI koI jaina vidvAn hogA / isa samaya vikrama saMvat kA 1986 vA~ tathA zaka kA 1851 vA~ varSa vartamAna hai, hamAre jaina paJcAGgoM meM yahI varSa vIra nirvANa saMvat kA 2455 vA~ varSa likhA huA hai| isake saMbaMdha meM yadi Apa kArtika zukla pratipadA ke pahale kisI jaina vidvAn se yaha pUchege ki 'aba taka vIra nirvANa ko kitane varSa bIte ?' to turaMta vaha kaha uThegA ki 'nirvANa ko 2454 varSa bIta cuke aura 55 vA~ calatA hai', para yaha vAstavika uttara koI bhI nahIM degA ki '2455 varSa bIta cuke aura 56 vA~ calatA hai', isakA kAraNa spaSTa hai, vartamAna kAla meM jo jo saMvat pracalita haiM ve bahudhA vartamAna varSa ke sUcaka haiM, isa kAraNa se vIra saMvat ke saMbaMdha meM bhI yahI mAna lete haiM ki saMvat kA aMtima aMka vartamAna varSa kA bodhaka hai, para yaha koI bhI nahIM socatA ki hamAre paMcAGgoM meM vIra saMvat ke Age jo varSasUcaka aMka samudAya hai vaha gata varSoM kA bodhaka hai / vIra saMvat 2455 kA artha yaha nahIM hai ki nirvANa kA caubIsau pacapanavA~ varSa calatA hai / para isakA artha yahI hai ki nirvANa ko 2455 varSa bIta cuke haiM aura isake Upara kA (chapannavA~) varSa calatA hai / hama una jaina paMcAMgaprakAzaka vyaktiyoM aura saMsthAoM se anurodha karate haiM ki yA to ve apane paMcAMgoM meM yaha spaSTa sUcanA kara diyA kareM ki ye nirvANa ke gata varSa haiM / yadi yaha sUcanA denA ThIka na samajheM to nirvANagata varSagaNa meM eka saMkhyA bar3hAkara use vartamAna varSa-sUcaka banA leM tA ki nirvANasaMvat ke viSaya meM 1 varSa kA jo bhrama Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA aktUbara aura navaMbara ke bIca meM vIranirvANa kA samaya AtA hai / mahAvIra nirvANa ke pahale 14 varSa aura 5 mAsa para buddha kA parinirvANa huA yaha bAta hama pahale likha Ae haiM, isa siddhAMtAnusAra buddha kA nirvANa I0 sa0 pUrva 542 (vartamAna) varSa ke maI mAsa meM AegA / sIlona Adi ke bauddha I0 sa0 pUrva 544 - 3 meM nirvANa mAnate haiM / isa mAnyatA aura hamArI jaina aura bauddha gaNanA ke bIca eka varSa kA aMtara hai jo ki vizeSa mahattva nahIM rakhatA / yadi hama yaha mAna leM ki vaizAkha mahIne meM buddha ne mahAvIra ke maraNa kI khabara sunI aura bAda meM AgAmI kArtika kI sudI 8 athavA sudI 15 ko ve dehamukta hue 114 to buddha mahAvIra ke nirvANa kA aMtara karIba 15 varSa kA AyagA aura isa prakAra buddha kA nirvANa - samaya I0 sa0 pUrva 543 meM AyagA jo sIlona Adi kI paraMparA se prAyaH mila jAtA hai / phailA huA hai vaha dUra ho jAya / 114. pahale kahA gayA hai ki buddha kI nirvANa - tithi ke saMbaMdha meM bauddhasaMpradAyoM meM aneka mata the jinameM sarvAstivAdI bauddha saMpradAya buddha kA nirvANa kArtikI pUrNimA ke dina mAnatA thA / saMbhava hai, sIlona, brahmA Adi dezoM meM jo I0 sa0 pUrva 544 - 43 varSa para buddha nirvANa hone kI mAnyatA hai vaha isI sarvAstivAdI saMpradAya kI nirvANatithiviSayaka mAnyatA ko pramANa mAnakara pracalita huI hogI / Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina kAla-gaNanA-viSayaka eka tIsarI prAcIna paraMparA [pUrva-prakAzita lekha kA pariziSTa] kAla-gaNanA saMbaMdhI do prAcIna paraMparAoM kA varNana hamane mUla lekha meM kara diyA hai aura unake vivecana meM upalabdha sAmagrI kA yatheccha upayoga bhI kara diyA hai, para meTara presa meM bhejane ke bAda hameM isa viSaya kI eka naI paraMparA upalabdha huI hai jisakA saMkSipta paricaya isa lekha meM diyA jAtA hai| kucha dina pahale mujhe mAlUma huA ki kaccha deza ke kisI pustakabhaMDAra meM AcArya himavat-kRta "therAvalI' vidyamAna hai / maiMne isa prAkRta bhASAmayI mUla therAvalI kI prApti ke liye udyoga kiyA aura kara rahA hU~, para aba taka mUla pustaka mere hastagata nahIM huI, kevala usakA jAmanagara-nivAsI paM0 hIrAlAla haMsarAjakRta gujarAtI bhASAMtara prApta huA hai, prastuta lekha usI bhASAMtara ke AdhAra para likhA jA rahA hai / AcArya himavAn eka prasiddha sthavira the / prasiddha anuyogapravartaka skaMdilAcArya aura nAgArjuna vAcaka kA sattA-samaya hI ina himavAn kA sattA-samaya thA isameM koI saMdeha nahIM hai, kyoMki devaddhigaNi kI naMdI-therAvalI meM inakA skaMdila ke bAda aura nAgArjuna ke pahale ullekha hai aura prastuta therAvalI meM inako skaMdila kA ziSya likhA hai / para yaha nizcaya honA kaThina hai ki yaha therAvalI prastuta himavat-kRta hai yA anya krtRk| isameM kaI prAcIna aura azrutapUrva bAteM aisI haiM jinakA prAcIna zilAlekhoM se bhI samarthana hotA hai, aura ina bAtoM kA pratipAdana isameM dekhakara ise prAcIna 1 rAjA khAravela kA vaMza-isake bApa dAdoM ke nAma, isake putra vakrarAya aura pautra viduharAya ke nAma ityAdi aneka bAtoM kA patA zilAlekhoM se milatA hai, isakI carcA una sthaloM ke TippaNoM meM yathAsthAna kI jaapgii| vIra-11 Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA mAnane ko jI cAhatA hai, para katipaya bAteM aisI bhI haiM jo isa therAvalI kI himavat-kartRkatA meM zaMkA utpanna karatI haiM, vastuta: yaha therAvalI himavat - kRta hai yA nahIM yaha prazna abhI anirNIta hai, isakA nirNaya kisI dUsare lekha meM kiyA jAyagA / yahA~ para to isameM dI huI kAla-gaNanA aura mukhya mukhya anya ghaTanAoM kA digdarzana karAnA hI paryApta hogA / therAvalI kI vizeSa bAteM therAvalI kI prathama gAthA meM bhagavAn mahAvIra aura unake mukhya ziSya iMdrabhUti gautama ko namaskAra kiyA gayA hai aura bAda meM 10 gAthAoM meM prasiddha sthavirAvaliyoM ke krama se sudharmA, jaMbU, prabhava, zayyaMbhava, yazobhadra, saMbhUtivijaya, bhadrabAhu, sthUlabhadra, Arya mahAgiri, Arya suhastI aura susthitasupratibuddha - ina sthaviroM kI vaMdanA kI hai / prAraMbha kI mUla gAthA isa prakAra hai "namiUNa vaddhamANaM, titthayaraM taM paraM payaM pattaM / iMdabhUigaNanAhaM, kahemi therIvaliM kamaso || 1 ||" gAthA chaTThI meM eka mahattvapUrNa bAta kI sUcanA hai / sthavira yazobhadra ke varNana meM likhA hai ki unake samaya meM atilobhI AThavA~ naMda magadha kA rAjA thA / dekho nimnalikhita gAthA "jasabhaddo muNi pavaro, tappayasohaMkaro paro jAo / aTumaNaMdo magahe, rajjaM kuNai tayA ailohI ||6|| " I yazobhadra kA svargavAsa isa therAvalI meM tathA dUsarI saba paTTAvaliyoM meM vIra - nirvANa se 148 varSa bItane para honA likhA hai / isI samaya kI sUcanA AThaveM naMda ke hone kI isa gAthA meM kI hai| isa therAvalI meM Age jo nirvANa se 154 ke bAda caMdragupta maurya kA rAjyArohaNa likhA hai tathA 2. ratnaprabhasUri dvArA upakeza vaMza kI sthApanA kA ullekha, vikramArka aura bhilla saMbaMdhI ghaTanA, do tIna jagaha vikrama saMvat ke prayoga vagairaha aisI bAteM haiM jo isa bhagavalI kI Arya himavat kartRkatA meM saMzaya utpanna karatI haiN| I Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina kAla-gaNanA- viSayaka eka tIsarI prAcIna paraMparA AcArya hemacaMdrane pariziSTa parva meM nirvANa se 155 veM varSa meM caMdragupta kA jo rAjA honA likhA hai usakA isa ullekha se samarthana hotA hai / gAthA 7vIM meM bhadrabAhu ko aMtima caturdazapUrvI aura sUtraniryuktikAra likhA hai / 163 gAthA 9vIM meM Arya mahAgiri ko jinakalpI aura Arya suhastI ko sthavirakalpI likhA hai / gAthA 10vIM meM Arya suhastI ke ziSya yugala susthita supratibuddha kA varNana hai, isameM ina donoM sthaviroM ko kaliMgAdhipa - bhikSurAja - sammAnita likhA hai / dekho Age kI gAthA "suTThiya supaDibuddhe, ajje dunne vi te nama'sAmi / bhikkhurAya - kaliMgA-hiveNa sammANie jiTTe ||10||" isake bAda inhIM gAthAoM meM varNita AcAryoM kI paTTa-paraMparA kA gadya meM varNana kiyA hai, aura kauna AcArya nirvANa pIche kitane varSoM ke bAda svargaprApta hue isakA spaSTa nirdeza kiyA gayA hai| ina saMvatsaroM kA ullekha hama Age ghaTanAvalI meM kareMge / yahA~ para bhadrabAhu ke svargavAsa ke saMbaMdha meM eka naI bAta dekhane meM AI hai| zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu kA svargavAsa kisa sthAna para huA, isakA vRttAMta merutuMgIya aMcalagaccha paTTAvalI ke atirikta kisI zvetAMbara jaina graMtha meM mere dekhane meM nahIM AyA thA / digaMbara jaina sAhitya meM bhI isa bAta kA nirNaya nahIM hai / bahutere digaMbara lekhaka inakA svargavAsa maisUra rAjya ke hAsana jile meM zravaNabelagola ke pAsa caMdragiri nAmaka pahAr3I para huA batAte haiM, para anya katipaya graMthakAra inakA svargavAsa avaMti ( mAlavA ) meM huA aisA pratipAdana karate haiM, kintu hameM ina ullekhoM para koI vizvAsa nahIM hai, kyoMki ye ullekha varAhamihira ke bhAI dvitIya bhadrabAhu ko zrutakevalI samajhakara kie gae haiM, jaisA ki mUla lekha meM pratipAdita kiyA gayA hai / zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu kA svargavAsa kisa sthAna para huA, isakA vRttAMta pUrvokta paTTAvalI ke sivA kahIM bhI nahIM milane se hama sazaMka the, para isa therAvalI Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 164 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA meM isa viSaya kA spaSTa ullekha mila jAne se isa saMbaMdha meM aba hameM koI zaMkA nahIM rahI / isa therAvalI ke lekhAnusAra bhI zrutakevalI bhadrabAhu kaliMga deza meM kumAra parvata para ( Ajakala kA 'khaMDagiri' jo vikrama kI 10vIM tathA 11vIM zatAbdI taka kumAra parvata kahalAtA thA) hI svargavAsI hue the 1 therAvalI kA zabdAnuvAda isa prakAra hai ke putra "aMtima caturdaza pUrvadhara sthavira zrI Arya bhadrabAhu bhI zakaTAla maMtrI Arya zrIsthUlabhadra ko apane paTTa para sthApita karake zrImahAvIra prabhu ke bAda 170 varSa vyatIta hone para paMdraha dina kA nirjala anazana kara kaliMga deza ke kumAra nAmaka parvata para pratimA ( dhyAna ) dhArI hokara svargavAsI hue| " isake bAda Arya sthUlabhadra, mahAgiri aura suhastI kA jikra hai / Arya mahAgiri kI prazaMsA meM "vucchinne jiNakappe 0" tathA "jiNakappaparIkamma" ye do prasiddha gAthAe~ dI haiM, jinameM dUsarI gAthA ke tRtIya caraNa meM kucha pAThAMtara hai / TIkAoM aura dUsarI paTTAvaliyoM meM isakA tRtIya caraNa "siTThigharammi suhatthI" isa prakAra hai, taba yahA~ para "kumaragirimmi suhasthI," yaha pATha hai| cUNiyoM meM jo Arya mahAgiri kA vRttAMta milatA hai usase to prathama prasiddha pATha hI ThIka ja~catA hai, para yahA~ to sApha likhA hai ki Arya suhastI ne kumAra parvata para Arya mahAgiri kI stuti kI thI, isaliye yaha bhI eka spaSTa matabheda hI samajhanA cAhie / magadha ke rAjavaMza Arya mahAgiri aura suhastI kA prasaMga chor3akara Age biMbisAra ( zreNika) aura ajAtazatru (koNika) tathA udAyI, navanaMda aura maurya rAjyasaMbaMdhI katipaya ghaTanAoM kA gadya meM varNana diyA hai jo avazya darzanIya hone se hama usakA zabdAnuvAda nIce dete haiM "usa kAla aura samaya meM, jaba ki zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra vicarate the, rAjagRha nagara meM biMbisAra upanAma zreNika rAjA bhagavAn mahAvIra kA zreSTha zramaNopAsaka thA, pArzvanAtha Adi ke caraNa yugaloM se pavitrita tathA sAdhusAdhviyoM se sevita kaliMga deza ke bhUSaNa samAna aura tIrtha-svarUpa kumAra Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina kAla-gaNanA-viSayaka eka tIsarI prAcIna paraMparA 165 kumArI nAmaka donoM parvatoM para usa zreNika rAjA ne bhagavAn RSabhasvAmI tIrthaMkara kA ati manohara prAsAda banavAyA aura usameM zrI RSabhadeva prabhu kI suvarNamayI pratimA sudharmasvAmi dvArA pratiSThita karAkara sthApita kI thii| isake atirikta zreNika ne una donoM parvatoM meM nigraMtha nigraMthiyoM ke cAturmAsya meM rahane yogya aneka guphAe~ khudavAI thIM, jinameM aneka nigraMtha aura nigraMthiyA~ dharma, jAgaraNa, dhyAna, zAstrAdhyayana aura vividha tapasyA ke sAtha sthiratApUrvaka cAturmAsya karate haiM / zreNika kA putra ajAtazatru apara nAma koNika huA jisane apane bApa ko piMjar3e meM kaida kara caMpA ko magadha kI rAjadhAnI banAyA / koNika bhI zreNika kI bhA~ti jainadharma kA anuyAyI utkRSTa zrAvaka thA / usane bhI kaliMga deza ke kumAra tathA kumArI parvata para apane nAma se aMkita pA~ca guphAe~ khudavAIM / para pichale samaya meM koNika ne ati lobha aura abhimAna meM Akara cakravartI banane kI icchA kI, jisake pariNAma svarUpa use kRtamAla deva ne mAra DAlA / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke nirvANa se 70 varSa ke bAda pArzvanAtha kI paraMparA ke 6The paTTadhara AcArya ratnaprabha ne upakeza nagara meM 180000 kSatriyaputroM ko upadeza dekara jainadharmI banAyA, vahA~ se upakeza nAmaka vaMza claa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke bAda 31 varSa bItane para koNikaputra udAyI ne pATaliputra nagara basAyA aura use magadha kI rAjadhAnI banAkara vaha rAjya kA kArobAra vahA~ le gayA / usa samaya meM udAyI ko dRr3ha jainazrAvaka jAnakara sAdhuvezadhArI kisI duzmana ne dharmakathA sunAne ke bahAne ekAMta meM le jAkara mAra DAlA / prabhu mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke anaMtara 60 varSa vyatIta hone para naMda nAma ke nApitaputra ko maMtriyoM ne pATaliputra nagara meM rAjyAsana para bitthaayaa| usake vaMza meM kramaza: naMda nAmaka nava rAjA hue / unameM kA AThavA~ naMda atyaMta lobhI thA / mithyAtva se aMdhe bane hue usa naMda ne virocana nAmaka apane brAhmaNa maMtrI kI preraNA se kaliMga deza kA nAza kiyA aura tIrthasvarUpa Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 166 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA kumAraparvata para zreNika rAjA ke banavAe hue RSabhadeva prAsAda kA nAza kara vaha usameM se RSabhadeva kI suvarNamayI pratimA ko uThAkara pATaliputra meM le gayA / mahAvIra-nirvANa se 154 varSa bItane ke bAda . cANakya se prerita mauryaputra caMdragupta naveM naMda rAjA ko pATaliputra se nikAlakara magadha kA rAjA huA / caMdragupta pahale jaina zramaNoM kA dveSI bauddha dharmI thA para pIche se cANakya ke samajhAne para vaha jaina dharma kA dRr3ha zraddhAvAn zrAvaka ho gayA thaa| ati parAkramI caMdragupta ne silIksa nAmaka yavana rAjA ke sAtha mitratA karake apane rAjya kA vistAra kiyA aura apane rAjya meM maurya saMvatsara sthApita kiyA / bhagavAn mahAvIra se 184 varSa vyatIta hone para caMdragupta kA svargavAsa huA aura usakA putra biMdusAra pATaliputra ke rAjyAsana para baitthaa| biMdusAra bhI jainadharma kA ArAdhaka parama zrAvaka thA / usane 25 varSa taka rAjya kiyA aura vIra nirvANa se 209 varSa ke bAda vaha dharmI rAjA svargavAsI huA / nirvANa se 209 varSa ke aMta meM biMdusAra kA putra azoka pATaliputra ke rAjyAsana para baiThA / azoka pahale jainadharma kA anuyAyI thA, para rAjyaprApti se 4 varSa ke bAda usane bauddhadharma kA pakSa kiyA, aura apanA nAma "priyadarzI'4 rakhakara vaha bauddha dharma kI ArAdhanA meM tatpara huaa| azoka bar3A parAkramI rAjA thA / usane apane atula parAkrama se pRthivImaMDala ko jItakara kaliMga, mahArASTra, saurASTra Adi dezoM ko apane adhIna kiyA aura vahA~ bauddha dharma kA vistAra karake aneka bauddha vihAroM kI 3. mahAvaMza Adi bauddhagraMthoM se bhI isa bAta kI puSTi hotI hai / vahA~ likhA hai ki 3 varSa taka azoka anyAnya darzanoM ko mAnatA rahA aura pIche se vaha bauddhadharmI ho gayA / 4. azoka ke prasiddha zilAlekhoM meM sarvatra isa "priyadarzI" nAma kA hI vyavahAra kiyA gayA hai| kevala 'maskI' ke eka zilAlekha meM "devAnaMpiyasa asokasa" isa prakAra 'azoka' nAma kA vyavahAra kiyA gayA hai / Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina kAla-gaNanA-viSayaka eka tIsarI prAcIna paraMparA 167 sthApanA kI, pazcima parvata tathA viMdhyAcala Adi meM bauddha zramaNa zramaNiyoM ko cAturmAsya meM rahane ke liye aneka guphAe~ khudavAI aura vividha AsanoMvAlI buddha kI mUrtiyA~ unameM sthApita kI / giranAra Adi aneka sthAnoM meM azoka ne apane nAma se aMkita AjJAlekha stUpa tathA khaDakoM para khudavAe; siMhala dvIpa, cIna, tathA brahmadeza Adi dvIpoM meM bauddha dharma kA pracAra karane ke vicAra se pATaliputra meM bauddha zramaNoM kI sabhA kI aura usa sabhA kI sammati ke anusAra rAjA azoka ne aneka bauddha zramaNoM ko vahA~ (siMhalAdi dvIpoM meM) bhejA / azoka jainadharma ke nirgratha-nigraMthiyoM kA bhI sammAna karatA, para unakA dveSa kabhI nahIM karatA thA / azoka ke aneka putra the / unameM kuNAla nAmaka putra rAjya ke yogya thA / vaha bhAvI rAjA hone kI saMbhAvanA se apanI sautelI mAtAoM kI A~khoM kA kA~TA thA, isaliye azoka ne usako apane maMtriyoM ke sAtha ujjayinI nagarI meM rakhA, para vahA~ para bhI sautelI mA~ ke SaDyaMtra se kuNAla aMdhA ho gayA / yaha vRttAMta sunakara azoka bahuta kruddha huA aura usane usa prapaMcI rAnI tathA katipaya nAlAyaka rAjaku~varoM ko maravA DAlA aura pIche se kuNAla ke putra saMprati ko apane rAjya kA uttarAdhikArI banAyA / mahAvIranirvANa se 244 varSa ke bAda azoka paralokavAsI huA / saMprati pATaliputra meM rAjyAbhiSikta huA, para vahA~ rahane meM apane virodhiyoM kI ora se zaMkita hokara usane rAjadhAnI pATaliputra kA tyAga kiyA aura apane bApa ko jAgIra meM milI huI ujjayinI meM jAkara vaha sukhapUrvaka rAjya karane lagA / " - isake bAda therAvalIkAra ne saMprati kA pUrvabhava-saMbaMdhI vRttAMta aura Arya suhastI dvArA usake jaina dharma svIkAra karane kA hAla likhA hai, jo ati prasiddha hone se yahA~ nahIM likhA jAtA hai| saMprati ne jainadharma ke pracArArtha jo kAma kiyA usakA varNana therAvalI ke hI zabdoM meM nIce diyA jAtA hai "AcAryajI (Arya suhastI jI) ne kahA-he rAjan ! aba tuma prabhAvanApUrvaka phira jaina dharma kA ArAdhana karo jisase bhaviSya meM vaha tumheM svarga aura mokSa dene meM samartha ho / Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA __ AcArya kA upadeza sunakara rAjA ne ujjayinI meM sAdhusAdhviyoM kI bRhat sabhA kI aura apane rAjya meM jaina dharma kA pracAra karane ke nimitta aneka gA~va nagaroM meM upadezaka sAdhuoM ko vihAra karavAyA, yahI nahIM, anArya dezoM meM bhI usane jainadharma kA pracAra karavAyA aura aneka jina-maMdira tathA pratimAoM se pRthivI ko alaMkRta kara diyA / mahAvIra-nirvANa se 293 varSa pUre hue taba jaina dharma kA parama upAsaka rAjA saMprati svargavAsI huA / mahAvIra-nirvANa se 246 varSoM ke bAda azoka kA putra puNyastha pATaliputra kA rAjA huA / ' yaha rAjA bauddha dharma kA ArAdhaka thA / rAjA puNyastha mahAvIra nirvANa se 280 varSa ke bAda apane putra vRddharatha ko rAjya dekara paralokavAsI huA / bauddha dharma ke anuyAyI rAjA vRddharatha ko mArakara usakA senApati puSyamitra mahAvIra-nirvANa se 304 varSa ke bAda pATaliputra ke rAjyAsana para baiThA / " rAjA khAravela aura usakA vaMza pATaliputrIya maurya rAjya-zAkhA ko puSyamitra taka pahu~cAne ke bAda therAvalIkAra ne kaliMga deza ke rAjavaMza kA varNana diyA hai| hAthIgaMphA ke 5. yaha puNyaratha aura purANoM kA dazaratha eka hI vyakti hai / dazaratha ke nAma ke tIna zilAlekha khalatika parvata para AjIvika sAdhuoM ko guphAoM kA dAna karane ke saMbaMdha meM likhe hue mile haiM unase bhI yaha mAlUma hotA hai ki priyadarzi (azoka) ke bAda pATaliputra meM dazaratha kA rAjyAbhiSeka huA thA / (dekho Age kA lekha / ) "bahiyakA kubhA daSalathena devAnaM priyenA AnaMtaliyaM abhiSitenA [AjIvikehi] bhadaMtehi vASa niSidiyAye niSive" / / (priyadarziprazastayaH, TippaNavibhAga, pRSTha 38) 6. purANoM meM isakA nAma "bRhadratha'' milatA hai / Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina kAla-gaNanA-viSayaka eka tIsarI prAcIna paraMparA lekha se kaliMga cakravartI khAravela kA to thor3A bahuta paricaya vidvAnoM ko avazya hai, para usake vaMza aura usakI saMtati ke viSaya meM abhI taka kucha bhI prAmANika nirNaya nahIM huA thA / hAthIguMphA ke lekha ke "cetavasavadhanasa" isa ullekha se koI koI vidvAn khAravela ko " caitravaMzIya" samajhate the, taba koI use " cedivaMza" kA rAjA kahate the / hamAre prastuta therAvalIkAra ne isa viSaya ko bilakula spaSTa kara diyA hai / therAvalI ke lekhAnusAra khAravela na to caitravaMzya thA aura na cedivaMzya; vaha to "ceTavaMzya" thA, kyoMki vaha vaizAlI ke prasiddha rAjA ceTaka ke putra kaliMgarAja zobhanarAya kI vaMza paraMparA meM janmA thA / ajAtazatru ke sAtha kI lar3AI meM ceTaka ke marane para usakA putra zobhanarAya vahA~ se bhAgakara kisa prakAra kaliMgarAja ke pAsa gayA aura kaliMga kA rAjA huA ityAdi vRttAMta therAvalI ke zabdoM meM hI nIce likha dete haiN| vidvAn loga dekheMge ki kaisI apUrva ghaTanA hai / " vaizAlI kA rAjA ceTaka tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kA utkRSTa zramaNopAsaka thA | caMpAnagarI kA adhipati rAjA koNika, jo ki ceTaka kA bhAnajA thA, ( anya zvetAMbara jaina saMpradAya ke graMthoM meM koNika ko ceTaka kA dohitA likhA hai) vaizAlI para car3ha AyA aura usane lar3AI meM ceTaka ko harA diyA / lar3AI meM hArane ke bAda anna-jala kA tyAgakara rAjA ceTaka svargavAsI huA / ceTaka kA zobhanarAya nAma kA eka putra vahA~ se (vaizAlI nagarI se ) bhAgakara apane zvazura kaliMgAdhipati sulocana kI zaraNa meM gayA / sulocana ke putra nahIM thA isaliye apane dAmAda zobhanarAya ko kaliMga deza kA rAjyAsana dekara vaha paralokavAsI huA / 169 bhagavAn mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke bAda 18 varSa bItane para zobhanarAya kA kaliMga kI rAjadhAnI kanakapura meM rAjyAbhiSeka huA / zobhanarAya jaina dharma kA upAsaka thA / vaha kaliMga deza meM tIrthasvarUpa kumAraparvata para yAtrA karake utkRSTa zrAvaka bana gayA / zobhanarAya ke vaMza meM pA~cavI pIr3hI meM caMDarAya nAmaka rAjA huA vIra- 12 Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 170 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA jo mahAvIra ke nirvANa se 149 varSa bItane para kaliMga ke rAjyAsana para baiThA thA / caMDarAya ke samaya meM pATaliputra nagara meM AThavA~ naMda rAjA rAjya karatA thA, jo mithyAdharmI aura ati lobhI thA / vaha kaliMga deza ko naSTabhraSTa karake tIrtha svarUpa kumAragiri para zreNika ke banavAe hue jina-maMdira ko tor3a usameM rakhI huI RSabhadeva kI suvarNamayI pratimA ko uThAkara pATaliputra meM le AyA / isake bAda zobhanarAya kI 8vIM pIr3hI meM kSemarAja' nAmaka kaliMga kA rAjA huA / vIra nirvANa ke bAda jaba 227 varSa pUre hue taba kaliMga ke rAjyAsana para kSemarAja kA abhiSeka huA aura nirvANa se 239 varSa bItane para magadhAdhipati azoka ne kaliMga para car3hAI kI aura vahA~ ke rAjA kSemarAja ko apanI AjJA manAkara vahA~ para usane apanA gupta saMvatsara calAyA / mahAvIra-nirvANa se 275 varSa ke bAda kSemarAja kA putra vuDDarAja' kaliMga deza kA rAjA huA / vuDDarAja jainadharma kA parama upAsaka thA / usane 7. hAthIguMphAvAle khAravela ke zilAlekha meM bhI paMkti 16 vIM meM 'khemarAjA sa' isa prakAra khAravela ke pUrvaja ke taura se kSemarAja kA nAmollekha kiyA hai / 8. kaliMga para caDhAI karane kA jikra azoka ke zilAlekha meM bhI hai / para vahA~ para azoka ke rAjyAbhiSeka ke AThaveM varSa ke bAda kaliMga vijaya kA ullekha hai| rAjyaprApti ke bAda 3 athavA 4 varSa pIche azoka kA rAjyAbhiSeka huA mAna lene para kaliMga kA yuddha azoka ke rAjya ke 12-13 veM varSa meM AyagA / therAvalI meM azoka kI rAjyaprApti nirvANa se 209 varSa ke bAda likhI hai / arthAt 210 meM ise rAjyAdhikAra milA aura 239 meM usane kaliMga vijaya kiyA / isa hisAba se kaliMga vijayavAlI ghaTanA azoka ke rAjya ke 30 veM varSa ke aMta meM AtI hai, jo ki zilAlekha se mela nahIM khaatii| 9. azoka ke gupta saMvatsara calAne kI bAta ThIka nahIM jaMcatI / mAlUma hotA hai, therAvalI-lekhaka ne apane samaya meM pracalita gupta rAjAoM ke calAe gupta saMvat ko azoka kA calAyA huA mAna lene kA dhokhA khAyA hai / isI ullekha se isakI ati prAcInatA ke saMbaMdha meM bhI zaMkA utpanna hotI hai / 10. 'vuDDarAja' kA bhI khAravela ke hAthIguMphAvAle lekha meM "vuDDarAjA sa" isa prakAra ullekha hai| Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina kAla-gaNanA - viSayaka eka tIsarI prAcIna paraMparA kumAragiri aura kumArIgiri nAmaka do parvatoM para zramaNa aura nirgrathiyoM ke cAturmAsya karane yogya 11 guphAe~ khudavAI thIM / 171 bhagavAn mahAvIra ke nirvANa ko jaba 300 varSa pUre hue taba vuDDharAya kA putra bhikkhurAya kaliMga kA rAjA huA / bhikkhurAya ke nIce likhe anusAra tIna nAma kahe jAte haiM nirgratha bhikSuoM kI bhakti karanevAlA hone se usakA eka nAma " bhikkhurAya" thA / pUrvaparaMparAgata " mahAmegha' nAmaka hAthI usakA vAhana hone se usakA dUsarA nAma " mahAmeghavAhana" thA / usakI rAjadhAnI samudra ke kinAre para hone se usakA tIsarA nAma "khAravelAdhipati" thA / 11 bhikSurAja atizaya parAkramI aura apanI hAthI Adi kI senA se pRthivI - maMDala kA vijetA thA / usane magadha deza ke rAjA puSyamitra ko 12 parAjita karake apanI AjJA manavAI | pahale naMdarAjA RSabhadeva kI jisa pratimA ko uThA le gayA thA use vaha pATaliputra nagara se vApisa apanI rAjadhAnI meM le gayA3 aura kumAragiri tIrtha meM zreNika ke banavAe hue jinamaMdira kA punaruddhAra karAke Arya suhastI ke ziSya supratibuddha nAma ke sthaviroM ke hAtha se use phira pratiSThita karAkara usameM sthApita kiyA / pahale jo bAraha varSa taka duSkAla par3A thA usameM Arya mahAgiri aura Arya suhastIjI ke aneka ziSya zuddha AhAra na milane ke kAraNa kumAragiri 11. hAthIguMphA ke lekha meM bhI bhikSurAjA, mahAmeghavAhana aura khAravelasiri ina tInoM nAmoM kA prayoga khAravela ke liye huA hai / 12. khAravela ke zilAlekha meM bhI magadha ke rAjA bRhaspatimitra ( puSyamitra kA paryAya) ko jItane kA ullekha hai / 13. naMdarAja dvArA le jAI gaI jina-mUrti ko kaliMga meM vApisa le jAne kA hAthIguMphA meM isa prakAra spaSTa ullekha hai "naMdarAjanItaM ca kAliMga jinaM saMnivesaM..... gRha ratanAna paDihAre hi aMgamAgadha-vasuM ca neyAti [1] " ( hAthIguMphA lekhapaMkti 12, bihAra-orisA jarnala, vAlyuma 4 bhAga 4) | Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 172 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA nAmaka tIrtha meM anazana karake zarIra chor3a cuke the| usI duSkAla ke prabhAva se tIrthaMkaroM ke gaNadharoM dvArA prarUpita bahutere siddhAMta bhI naSTaprAya ho gae the, yaha jAnakara bhikkhurAya ne jaina-siddhAMtoM kA saMgraha aura jaina dharma kA vistAra karane ke liye saMprati rAjA kI nAIM zramaNa nigraMtha tathA nigraMthiyoM kI eka sabhA vahA~ kumArI parvata nAmaka tIrtha para ikaTThI kI, jisameM Arya mahAgirijI kI paraMparA ke balissaha, bodhiliMga, devAcArya, dharmasenAcArya, nakSatrAcArya, Adika do sau jinakalpa kI tulanA karanevAle jinakalpI sAdhu, tathA Arya susthita, Arya supratibuddha, umAsvAti, zyAmAcArya prabhRti tIna sau sthavirakalpI nigraMtha Ae / AryA poiNI Adika tIna sau nigraMthI sAdhviyA~ bhI vahA~ ikaTThI huI thIM / bhikkhurAya, sIvaMda, cUrNaka, selaka Adi satata sau zramaNopAsaka aura bhikkhurAya, kI strI pUrNamitrA Adi sAta sau zrAvikAe~, bhI usa sabhA meM upasthita thiiN| putra, pautra aura rAniyoM ke parivAra se suzobhita bhikkhurAya ne saba nigraMthoM aura nigraMthiyoM ko namaskAra karake kahA- "he mahAnubhAvo ! aba Apa vardhamAna tIrthaMkara prarUpita jaina dharma kI unnati aura vistAra karane ke liye sarva zakti se udyamavaMta ho jAya~" / . bhikkhurAya ke uparyukta prastAva para sarva nigraMtha aura nigraMthiyoM ne apanI sammati prakaTa kI aura bhikkhurAya se pUjita satkRta aura sammAnita nigraMtha aura nigraMthiyA~ magadha, mathurA, vaMga Adi dezoM meM tIrthaMkara-praNIta dharma kI unnati ke liye nikala par3e / ... usake bAda bhikkhurAya ne kumAragiri aura kumArIgiri nAmaka parvatoM para jina pratimAoM se zobhita aneka guphAe~ khudavAIM, vahA~ jinakalpa kI tulanA karanevAle nigraMtha varSAkAla meM kumArI parvata kI guphAoM meM rahate aura jo sthavirakalpI nigraMtha hote ve kumAra parvata kI guphAoM meM varSAkAla meM rahate / isa prakAra bhikkhurAya ne nigraMthoM ke liye vibhinna vyavasthA kara dI thI / uparyukta sarva vyavasthA se kRtArtha hue bhikkhurAya ne balissaha, Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina kAla-gaNanA-viSayaka eka tIsarI prAcIna paraMparA 173 umAsvAti, zyAmAcAryAdika sthaviroM ko namaskAra karake jinAgamoM meM mukuTatulya dRSTivAda aMga kA saMgraha karane ke liye prArthanA kI / bhikkhurAya kI preraNA se pUrvokta sthavira AcAryoM ne avaziSTa dRSTivAda ko zramaNa-samudAya se thor3A thor3A ekatra kara bhojapatra, tAr3apatra aura valkala para akSaroM se lipibaddha karake bhikkhurAya kA manoratha pUrNa kiyA aura isa prakAra ve Arya sudharma-racita dvAdazAMgI ke saMrakSaka hue / usI prasaMga para zyAmAcArya ne nigraMtha sAdhu sAdhviyoM ke sukhabodhArtha 'pannavaNA sUtra' kI racanA kI / 14 ___ sthavira zrI umAsvAtijI ne usI uddeza se niyukti sahita 'tattvArtha sUtra' kI racanA kI / 15 sthavira Arya balissaha ne vidyApravAda pUrva meM se 'aMgavidyA' Adi zAstroM kI racanA kI / 16 isa prakAra jinazAsana kI unnati karanevAlA bhikkhurAya anekavidha dharmakArya karake mahAvIra-nirvANa se 330 varSoM ke bAda svargavAsI huA / bhikkhurAya ke bAda usakA putra vakrarAya kaliMga kA adhipati huaa|17 14. zyAmAcArya kRta 'pannavaNA sUtra' aba taka vidyamAna hai / 15. umAsvAti kRta 'tattvArtha sUtra' aura isakA svopajJa bhASya abhI taka vidyamAna hai / yahA~ para ullikhita 'niyukti' zabda saMbhavataH isa bhASya ke hI artha meM prayukta huA jAna par3atA hai| 16. aMgavidyA prakIrNaka bhI hAla taka maujUda hai| koI nau hajAra zloka pramANa kA yaha prAkRta gadya padya meM likhA huA 'sAmudrika vidyA' kA graMtha hai / 17. kaliMga deza ke udayagiri parvata kI mAnikapura guphA ke eka dvAra para khudA huA vakradeva ke nAma kA zilAlekha milA hai jo isI vakrarAya kA hai / lekha nIce diyA jAtA hai "verasa mahArAjasa kaliMgAdhipatino mahAmeghavAhana vakradepa sirino leNaM' / (jinavijaya saMpAdita prAcIna jaina lekhasaMgraha pR0 49 / ) Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 174 vakrarAya bhI jainadharma kA anuyAyI aura unnati karanevAlA thA / dharmArAdhana aura samAdhi ke sAtha yaha vIra - nirvANa se tIna sau bAsaTha varSa ke bAda svargavAsI huA / vakrarAya ke bAda usakA putra ' viduharAya' kaliMga deza kA adhipati huA vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA viduharAya ne bhI ekAgra citta se jaina dharma kI ArAdhanA kI / nirgratha samUha se prazaMsita yaha rAjA mahAvIra - nirvANa se tIna sau paMcAnabe varSa ke bAda svargavAsI huA / " ujjayinI kI maurya rAjyazAkhA mahAn rAjA azoka ke bAda maurya rAjya ke do hisse ho jAne kA vidvAnoM kA anumAna hai, isa anumAna kA isa therAvalI se bhI samarthana hotA hai / magadha ke rAjavaMzoM ke nirUpaNa meM saMprati ke prasaMga meM kahA gayA hai| ki saMprati apane virodhiyoM ke bhaya se pATaliputra ko chor3akara ujjayinI meM calA gayA thA / usI prasaMga meM yaha bhI kahA gayA hai ki nirvANa se 244 varSoM ke Upara azoka kA svargavAsa huA thA aura 246 meM puNyastha ( purANoM kA dazaratha) pATaliputra ke rAjyAsana para baiThA thA / isakA artha yaha hai ki azoka ke bAda saMprati pATaliputra kA rAjA huA thA para virodhiyoM se taMga Akara do varSa ke bAda usake ujjayinI meM cale jAne para pATaliputra kA siMhAsana puNyaratha (dazaratha) ko milA thA / saMprati ke svargavAsa paryaMta kA vRttAMta pahale diyA jA cukA hai, isaliye yahA~ para saMprati ke bAda ke maurya rAjAoM kA jikra therAvalI ke hI zabdoM meM diyA jAtA hai 18. udayagiri kI maMcapurIguphA ke sAtaveM kamare meM vidurAyA ke nAma kA eka choTA lekha hai / usameM likhA hai ki yaha layana guphA 'kumAra vidurAya' kI hai| lekha ke mUla zabda nIce die jAte haiM"kumAra vaduravasa lenaM" (epigrAphikA iMDikA jilda 13 ) Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina kAla-gaNanA viSayaka eka tIsarI prAcIna paraMparA " 'ujjayinI ke rAjA saMprati ke koI putra nahIM thA isaliye usake marane para vahA~ kA rAjyAsana azoka ke putra tiSyagupta ke putra balamitra aura bhAnumitra nAmaka rAjakumAroM ko milA / ye donoM bhAI jaina varSa ke bAda ujjayinI ke svargavAsI hue / 175 dharma ke upAsaka the / ye vIra - nirvANa se 294 rAjya para baiThe aura nirvANa se 354 varSa ke bAda isake bAda balamitra kA putra nabhovAhana ujjayinI meM rAjyAbhiSikta huA / nabhovAhana bhI jainadharmI thA / vaha nirvANa se tIna sau caurAnabe varSa ke bAda svargavAsI huA / usake bAda nabhovAhana kA putra gardabhilla- jo gardabhI vidyA jAnanevAlA thA - ujjayinI ke rAjyAsana para baiThA / " isI prasaMga meM kAlakAcArya kA vRttAMta, unakI bahana sarasvatI sAdhvI kA gardabhilla dvArA apahAra aura lar3AI karake sAdhvI ko chur3Ane Adi kA vRttAMta diyA huA hai jo ati prasiddha hone se yahA~ para nahIM likhA jAtA hai / hA~, yahA~ para eka bAta vizeSa hai, saba cUrNiyoM aura kAlaka kathAoM meM yaha likhA gayA hai ki kAlaka ne 'pArisakula meM jAkara vahA~ ke sAhi athavA zAkhi nAmadhArI 96 rAjAoM ko hiMdustAna meM lAkara gardabhilla ke Upara caDhAI karavAI', taba isameM isa prasaMga meM itanA hI kahA hai ki 'siMdhu deza meM sAmaMta nAmaka zaka rAjA rAjya karatA thA, usake pAsa kAlaka gae aura use ujjayinI para car3hA lAe / ' isa lar3AI meM gardabhilla mArA jAtA hai, ujjayinI para zaka rAjA adhikAra karatA hai aura sarasvatI ko phira dIkSA dekara kAlaka bharoca kI tarapha vihAra karate haiN| kAlAMtara meM gardabhilla kA putra vikramAditya zaka rAjA ko jItakara ujjayinI kA rAjya apane hAtha meM kara letA hai, yaha bAta therAvalI ke zabdoM meM nIce likhI jAtI hai| "usake bAda gardabhilla kA putra vikramArka zaka rAjA ko jItakara mahAvIra - nirvANa se cAra sau dasa varSa bItane para ujjayinI ke rAjyAsana para baiThA / Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA vikramArka ati parAkramI, jainadharma kA ArAdhaka aura paropakAraniSTha hone se atyaMta lokapriya ho gayA / " yahA~ para vikramArka-rAjyAraMbha vIra-nirvANa saMvat 410 ke aMta meM likhA hai aura merutuMga kI vicAra-zreNI Adi ke anusAra vikramAditya ne 60 varSa taka rAjya kiyA thA, isa hisAba se vikramAditya kA maraNa nirvANa se 470 varSa ke bAda huA / AcArya devasena, amitagati Adi jo vikrama mRtyusaMvat kA ullekha karate haiM usakA khulAsA isa lekha se svayaM ho jAtA hai / vIra aura vikrama kA aMtara to 470 varSa kA hI hai para prastuta paraMparA ke anusAra yaha aMtara mahAvIra ke nirvANa aura vikrama ke maraNa kA hai, taba anya gaNanA-paraMparAoM meM yaha aMtara vIra-nirvANa aura vikrama-rAjyArohaNa kA athavA vikrama saMvatsarapravRtti kA mAnA gayA hai / prastuta therAvalI kI gaNanA ke anusAra mahAvIra-nirvANa se vikramarAjyAraMbha taka ke 410 varSoM kA hisAba nIce ke vivaraNa se jJAta hogA / nirvANa ke bAda koNika tathA udAyI9 navanaMda caMdragupta biMdusAra azoka saMprati20 balamitra-bhAnumitra 19. titthogAlI painnaya kI gaNanA meM 60 varSa pAlaka ke liye haiM, para isameM pAlaka kA kahIM bhI nAma-nirdeza nahIM hai / 20. saMprati 293 ke bAda svarga gayA aura 294 ke bAda balamitra bhAnumitra rAjA hue / isase mAlUma hotA hai, bIca meM 1 varSa taka koI rAjA nahIM rahA hogA-arAjakatA rahI hogI / Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina kAla-gaNanA-viSayaka eka tIsarI prAcIna paraMparA 177 40 nabhovAhana gardabhilla tathA zaka 410 vikramAditya ke rAjya prAraMbha kA ullekha karake therAvalIkAra ne rAjaprakaraNa ko chor3a diyA hai aura Arya mahAgiri se lekara Arya skaMdila taka ke sthaviroM kA 9 gAthAoM se vaMdana kiyA hai| ye gAthAe~ naMdI therAvalI kI "elAvaccasaguttaM'' isa gAthA se lekara "jesi imo aNuogo" yahA~ taka kI gAthAoM se abhinna hoMgI, aisA isake bhASAMtara se jJAta hotA hai / / ___ Age inhIM gAthAoM kA sAra gadya meM diyA hai jaisA ki nandIcUrNikAra ne diyA hai, isalie isakI carcA karane kI koI jarUrata nahIM hai / isameM jo vizeSa hakIkata hai usakA varNana therAvalI ke hI zabdoM meM nIce diyA jAtA hai| __ "Arya revatI nakSatra ke Arya siMha nAmaka ziSya hue, jo brahmadvIpaka siMha ke nAma se prasiddha the / sthavira Arya siMha ke do ziSya hue-madhumitra aura Arya skaMdila / Arya madhumitra ke Arya gaMdhahastI nAmaka bar3e prabhAvaka aura vidvAn ziSya hue / pUrva kAla meM mahAsthavira umAsvAti vAcaka ne jo tattvArthasUtra nAmaka zAstra racA thA usa para Arya gaMdhahastI ne 80000 zloka pramANavAlA mahAbhASya banAyA / itanA hI nahIM, sthavira Arya skaMdilajI ke Agraha se gaMdhahastIjI ne gyAraha aMgoM para TIkA rUpa vivaraNa bhI likhe, isa viSaya meM AcArAMga ke vivaraNa ke aMta meM likhA hai ki "madhumitra nAmaka sthavira ke ziSya tIna pUrvo ke jJAtA muniyoM ke samUha se vaMdita, rAgAdi-doSa-rahita // 1 // aura brahmadvIpika zAkhA ke mukuTa samAna AcArya gaMdhahastI ne vikramAditya ke bAda 200 varSa bItane para yaha (AcArAMga kA) vivaraNa banAyA / " Arya skaMdila therAvalI ke aMta meM Arya skaMdila kA vRttAMta aura unake kie hue siddhAMtoddhAra kA varNana diyA hai, pAThakagaNa ke avalokanArtha yaha varNana bhI Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 178 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA hama therAvalI ke hI zabdoM meM nIce uddhRta karate haiM "aba Arya skaMdilAcArya kA vRttAMta isa prakAra hai-uttara mathurA meM megharatha1 nAmaka utkRSTa zramaNopAsaka aura jinAjJApratipAlaka brAhmaNa thA, usakI rUpasenA nAma kI zIlavatI strI thI aura somaratha nAmaka putra thaa| eka bAra brahmadvIpikA zAkhA ke AcArya siMha sthavira vihAra-krama se mathurA meM padhAre aura unake upadeza se vairAgya pAkara brAhmaNa somaratha ne unake pAsa dIkSA lI / usa avasara meM Adhe bhAratavarSa meM bAraha varSa kA bhayaMkara duSkAla par3A jisake prabhAva se bhikSA na milane ke kAraNa kitane hI jaina nigraMtha vaibhAra parvata tathA kumAragiri Adi tIrthoM meM anazana karake svargavAsI ho ge| usa samaya jinazAsana ke AdhArabhUta pUrva saMgRhIta gyAraha aMga naSTaprAya ho ge| pIche se duSkAla kA aMta hone para vikrama saMvat 153 meM sthavira Arya skaMdila ne mathurA meM jaina nigraMthoM kI sabhA ekatra kii| sabhA meM sthavirakalpI madhumitrAcArya tathA Arya gaMdhahastI prabhRti 125 nigraMtha ekatra hue / usa samaya una nigraMthoM ke avazeSa mukha-pAThoM (kaMThastha pAThoM) ko milAkara AcArya gaMdhahastI Adi sthaviroM kI sammatipUrvaka Arya skaMdilajI ne gyAraha aMgoM kI saMkalanA kI aura sthavirapravara skaMdila kI preraNA se AcArya gaMdhahastI ne bhadrabAhu niyukti ke anusAra una gyAraha aMgoM para vivaraNoM kI racanA kI / taba se sarva sUtra bhAratavarSa meM mAthurI vAcanA ke nAma se prasiddha hue / mathurA-nivAsI ozavAlavaMza-ziromaNi zrAvaka polAka ne gaMdhahastI vivaraNa sahita una sarva sUtroM ko tAr3apatra Adi meM likhavAkara paThana-pAThana ke liye nigraMthoM ko arpaNa kiyA / isa prakAra jainazAsana kI unnati karake sthavira Arya skaMdila vikrama saMvat 202 meM mathurA meM hI anazana karake svargavAsI hue / " Arya skaMdila ke vRttAMta ke sAtha hI isa therAvalI kI samApti hotI 21. prAcIna jaina graMthakAra Ajakala kI 'mathurA' ko uttara mathurA kahate the aura dakSiNa deza kI Adhunika 'madurA' ko dakSiNa mathurA / Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina kAla-gaNanA-viSayaka eka tIsarI prAcIna paraMparA 179 hai| isameM jina jina vizeSa bAtoM kA varNana hai unakA yathAsthAna ullekha kiyA jA cukA hai| isa therAvalI meM jo gaNanA-paddhati dI hai vaha kahA~ taka ThIka hai, yaha kahanA kaThina hai / hA~, itanA avazya kahanA paDegA ki yaha paddhati bhI hai prAcIna / AcArya devasenAdi ne vikrama mRtyu saMvat kA jo nirdeza kiyA hai usakA bIja isI gaNanA-paddhati meM saMnihita hai, yaha pahale kahA jA cukA hai| hamane "vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA" nAmaka nibaMdha meM aura usake TippaNa meM jina jina bAtoM kI carcA kI hai unameM se katipaya bAtoM kA isa therAvalI se samarthana hotA hai aura katipaya kA khaMDana bhI, to bhI jaba taka isa therAvalI kI mUla pustaka parIkSA kI kasauTI para car3hAkara prAmANika nahIM ThaharAI jAtI, isake ullekhoM se ciMtita viSaya meM raddo-badala karanA ucita nahIM hai / vastutaH hamArI gaNanA se vIra nirvANa saMvat viSayaka jo mukhya siddhAMta sthApita hotA hai usakA, yaha gaNanA bhI vIra aura vikrama kA mRtyu-aMtara 470 varSa kA batAkara samarthana hI kara rahI hai / astu / therAvalI meM jo jo naI bAteM dRSTigocara huI hai unakI satyatA ke viSaya meM hameM adhika saMzaya karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / inameM se katipaya ghaTanAoM kA to purAne se purAne zilAlekhoM aura graMthoM se bhI samarthana hotA hai / zreNika aura koNika ke jaina hone kI bAta jainasUtroM meM prasiddha hai, inake dvArA kaliMga ke tIrtharUpa parvata para jina-prAsAda aura stUpoM kA bananA koI Azcarya kA viSaya nahIM hai / naMda rAjA dvArA kaliMga se jina-pratimA kA pATaliputra meM le jAnA aura vahA~ se khAravela dvArA usakA phira kaliMga meM le AnA khAravela ke lekha se hI siddha hai / kumArI parvata para khAravela ke karAe hue dhArmika kArya22 tathA aMga sUtroM ke uddhAra kA ullekha 22. khAravela ke, apane rAjya ke terahaveM varSa meM, kumArI parvata (udayagiri) kI niSadyAoM (stUpoM) meM rahanevAloM ke liye rAjya kI tarapha se Aya bA~dhane ke saMbaMdha meM isa prakAra ullekha hai Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 180 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA bhI khAravela ke hI lekha meM pAyA jAtA hai / khAravela ke putra vakrarAya aura pautra viduharAya ke nAma bhI kaliMga ke udayagiri parvata kI guphA meM pAe gae hai aura khAravela ke AdipuruSa ceTaka kA nAma bhI usake lekha ke prAraMbha meM dRSTigata ho rahA hai / mauryarAjya kI do zAkhA hone ke saMbaMdha meM purAtattvajJoM ne pahale hI anumAna kara liyA thA, jisako therAvalI ke lekha se samarthana milA hai| skaMdilAcArya ke siddhAMtoddhAra kA ullekha naMdIcUrNi Adi aneka prAcIna graMthoM meM milatA hI hai, gaMdhahastI ke sUtra vivaraNoM ke astitva kA sAkSya zIlAMka kI AcArAMga TIkA de rahI hai24 aura unakI tattvArtha bhASya racanA ke viSaya "terasame ca vase supavata vijayicake kumArI pavate arahiteya [1] pakhimavyasaMtAhi kAyyanisIdIyAya yApajAvakehi rAjabhitini cinavatAni vo sAsitAni vo sAsitAni [1] pUjani kata uvAsA khAravela sirinA jIvadevasirikalpaM rAkhitA [I]" (bi0 o0 pa0 pu0 4 bhA0 4) 23. hAthIguMphA lekha kI 16vIM paMkti meM aMgoM kA uddhAra karane ke saMbaMdha meM ullekha hai, aisA vidyAvAridhi ke0 pI0 jAyasavAlajI kA mata hai / Apake vAcanAnusAra vaha ullekha isa prakAra hai "muriyakAlavorchinaM ca coyaTTi - aMga-satikaM turiyaM upadiyati [1]" arthAt mauryakAla meM viccheda hue cosaTTi (causaTha adhyAyavAle) aMgasaptika kA cauthA bhAga phira se taiyAra karavAyA / para maiM isa sthala ko isa prakAra par3hatA hU~ . "muriyakAle vorchine ca coyaTThiaga-satike turiyaM upAdayati [I]" arthAt mauryakAla ke 164 varSa ke bItane para turaMta (khAravela ne) uparyukta kArya kiyA / 24. gaMdhahastikRta sUtravivaraNa aba kisI jagaha nahIM milate, saMbhavataH ve sadA ke liye lupta ho gae haiM, para ye vivaraNa kisI samaya vidvadbhogya sAhitya meM gine jAte the isameM koI saMdeha nahIM hai / vikrama kI dazavIM zatAbdI ke pUrvArddha kI kRti AcArAMga TIkA meM usake kartA zIlAcArya gaMdhahastikRta vivaraNa kA ullekha isa prakAra karate haiM - I " zastraparijJAvivaraNamatibahugahanaM ca gaMdhahastikRtam / tasmAt sukhabodhArthaM, gRhNAmyahamaJjasA sAram ||3||" ( kalakattAmudrita AcArAMga TIkA ) Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina kAla-gaNanA-viSayaka eka tIsarI prAcIna paraMparA 181 meM bhI aneka madhyakAlIna graMthakAroM ne ullekha kie haiN| isaliye isa therAvalI meM varNita khAsa ghaTanAoM kI satyatA ke saMbaMdha meM zaMkA karane kA hameM koI avasara nahIM hai / hA~, isameM yadi kucha zaMkanIya sthala ho to vaha ghaTanAvalI kA sattA-samaya ho sakatA hai / isameM aneka ghaTanAoM ke atirikta aneka rAjAoM aura AcAryoM kI sattA aura unake svargavAsa ke sUcaka jo saMvatsara die hue haiM unameM katipaya saMvatsara avazya hI ciMtanIya hai, para jaba taka therAvalI kI mUla prati hastagata nahIM hotI, isa viSaya kI samAlocanA karanA nirarthaka hai| vidvAnoM ke vicArArtha nIce hama una ghaTanAoM kI sUcI dete haiM jinakA sattA-samaya therAvalI meM spaSTa likhA gayA hai / ghaTanAvalI vIra-gatAbda gautama iMdrabhUti ko kevalajJAna huA / vIra-gatAbda 12 gautama iMdrabhUti kA nirvANa / vIra-gatAbda 18 zobhanarAya kA kaliMga ke rAjyAsana para ArohaNa / vIra-gatAbda 20 * Arya sudharmA kA nirvANa / vIra-gatAbda 31 udAyI ne pATaliputra nagara ko basAyA / vIra-gatAbda 60 naMda rAjA kA pATaliputra meM rAjyAbhiSeka / vIra-gatAbda 64 * matAMtara se Arya jaMbU kA nirvANa / vIra-gatAbda 70 Arya jaMbU kA nirvANa / vIra-gatAbda 70 ratnaprabha sUri dvArA upakeza vaMza sthApanA / uparyukta padya meM kevala AcArAMga sUtra ke eka adhyayana-'zastraparijJA' ke vivaraNa kA ullekha hone se yaha bhI kalpanA ho sakatI hai ki zAyada zIlAcArya ke samaya taka gaMdhahasti kRta vivaraNa chinna bhinna ho cuke hoMge / isI kAraNa se zIlAMka ko aMgoM kI naI TIkAe~ likhane kI jarUrata mahasUsa huI hogI / 25. gaMdhahasti kRta tattvArthabhASya ke saMbaMdha meM madhyakAlIna sAhitya meM kahIM kahIM ullekha hai para isa bhASya kA kahIM bhI patA nahIM hai / dharmasaMgrahaNI TIkA Adi meM "yadAha gaMdhahastI-prANApAnau ucchvAsanizvAsau / " ityAdi gaMdhahastI ke graMtha ke pratIka bhI die hue milate haiM, para isa samaya gaMdhahasti kRta koI bhI graMtha upalabdha nahIM hotA / Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 182 vIra nirvANa saMvat aura jaina kAla-gaNanA 209 209 vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda 75 * Arya prabhava kA svargavAsa / 98 Arya zayyaMbhava kA svargavAsa / 148 * Arya yazobhadra kA svargavAsa / caMDarAya kA kaliMga meM rAjyAbhiSeka / 149 AThaveM naMda kI kaliMga deza para car3hAI / 154 * caMdragupta magadha kA rAjA banA / 156 Arya saMbhUtivijayajI kA svargavAsa / 170 * Arya bhadrabAhu svAmI kA svargavAsa / 184 samrATa caMdragupta kA svargavAsa / 184 biMdusAra kA rAjyAdhikAra / biMdusAra kA svargagamana / / azoka kA rAjyAraMbha / 227 kSemarAja kA kaliMga meM rAjyArohaNa / 239 azoka rAjA kI kaliMga para car3hAI / 244 azoka kA paralokavAsa / saMprati kA pATaliputra meM rAjyAdhikAra / saMprati kA ujjayinI ko jAnA / pATaliputra meM puNyaratha kA rAjyAdhikAra / 275 vuDDarAja kA kaliMga meM rAjyArohaNa / puNyaratha kA maraNa / 280 vRddharatha kA pATaliputra meM rAjyAbhiSeka / 293 * saMprati kA svargavAsa / 293 . ujjayinI meM eka varSa taka arAjakatA / balamitra-bhAnumitra kA ujjayinI meM rAjyArohaNa / 300 bhikkhurAya (khAravela) kA rAjyAbhiSeka / 304 vRddharatha kI hatyA / 244 246 246 280 294 vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina kAla-gaNanA-viSayaka eka tIsarI prAcIna paraMparA 183 vIra-gatAbda 354 llh vIra-gatAbda 304 vIra-gatAbda 330 330 vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda 354 vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda 410 vikrama-gatAbda 153 llh llh pATaliputra para puSyamitra kA adhikAra bhikkhurAya kA svargavAsa / vakrarAya kA rAjyAbhiSeka / balamitra-bhAnumitra kA maraNa / nabhovAhana kI rAjyaprApti / vakrarAya kA svargavAsa / viduharAya kA rAjyAdhikAra / / nabhovAhana kA svargagamana / gardabhilla kA rAjyAdhikAra / vidaharAya kA paralokavAsa / vikramArka kA ujjayinI meM rAjyAbhiSeka / Arya skaMdila kI pramukhatA meM jaina zramaNoM kI mathurA meM sabhA huI / gaMdhahastI ne AcArAMga kA vivaraNa racA / skaMdilAcArya kA mathurA meM svargavAsa6 / llh 395 200 vIra-gatAbda vIra-gatAbda 202 - upasaMhAra himavaMta therAvalI kI khAsa jJAtavya bAtoM kA digdarzana karA diyaa| inameM kaI bAteM aisI haiM jo adhika khoja aura vivecana kI apekSA rakhatI haiM / yadi mUla therAvalI upalabdha ho gaI aura apekSita samaya milA to isake saMbaMdha meM svataMtra nibaMdha likheMge-isa vicAra ke sAtha yaha lekha yahIM pUrA kiyA jAtA hai / 26. isa ghaTanAvalI meM jisa jisa ghaTanA kA samaya isa cihna se cihnita hai usakA paTTAvalI, therAvalI Adi anya graMthoM se bhI samarthana hotA hai, para jisa ghaTanAkAla ke Age ukta cihna nahIM hai usakA sirpha isI therAvalI meM ullekha hai -- aisA samajhanA caahie| Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa. pU. panyAsa kalyANavijayajI ma. likhita tathA prakAzita graMthAvalI 1. nibaMdhanicaya 2. prabandha pArijAta 3. paTTAvalI 4. pratikramaNa vidhi saMgraha 5. zrI zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra 6. sarvodaya zAstra 7. zrI jinapUjA paddhati 8. zrI jainavivAha vidhi 9. zrI maMtrakalpa saMgraha 10. zrI tIrthamAlA 11. paMDita mAgha 12. mAnavabhojyamImAMsA 13. zrI gola nagarIya pratiSThA vidhi 14. jaina jJAnaguNa saMgraha 15. parva tithi carcA saMgraha 16. zrI jinaguNa kusumAMjali 17. zrI kalyANa kalikA bhAga-1 18. zrI kalyANa kalikA bhAga-2 19. tristutikamImAMsA 20. ratnAkara 21. titthogAliya payannA 22. cAlu carcAmAM sArAMza keTalo 23. vIranirvANa saMvat aura kAlagaNanA Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Catalogue of the Manuscripts of Patan Jain Bhandara Parts I, II, III, IV saMkalana kartA - sva. munizrI puNya vijayajI; saMpAdaka - muni jambUvijayajI pAtaJjala yogadarzana tathA hAribhadrIya yogaviMzikA : saMpAdaka - paM. sukhalAlajI / A Treasury of Jain Tales: Prof. V. 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